Camera Damping Arm Coupling to Minimize Buffer Stroke Variation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional spring-based damping mechanisms in camera stabilization devices suffer from significant stroke variations and instability due to road surface influences, leading to less stable footage and metal fatigue, requiring inconvenient spring replacements for different equipment weights.
Innovation Solution
A damping apparatus with a coupling assembly forming a buffer zone among a damping main arm, base, and buffer assembly, utilizing movable connectors and adjustable components to minimize stroke variations and adapt to varying camera weights.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If spring-based damping mechanisms are used to stabilize camera equipment, then shock absorption capability is improved, but stroke variations increase leading to reduced filming stability
Solution Approach 1:
The damping apparatus is divided into multiple functional segments: a damping main arm for positioning, a buffer assembly with elastic elements for shock absorption, and a coupling assembly with movable connectors for stroke variation compensation. Each segment performs a specific function, and their coordinated operation resolves the contradiction between shock absorption and filming stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The coupling assembly acts as an intermediary mechanism between the damping main arm and the buffer assembly. It includes movable connectors that compensate for stroke variations, mediating the interaction between the shock-absorbing buffer and the camera mounting system to maintain filming stability while preserving shock absorption capability.
2Strength
If spring-based damping mechanisms are used, then load damping is provided, but metal fatigue occurs requiring inconvenient spring replacements
Solution Approach 1:
The coupling assembly incorporates movable connectors that can dynamically adjust and compensate for stroke variations in the buffer assembly. This dynamic compensation mechanism reduces stress cycles on the spring elements, delaying metal fatigue and extending service life without requiring frequent replacements.
Solution Approach 2:
The apparatus allows for adjustment of damping parameters through the movable connectors in the coupling assembly. By changing the operational parameters such as stroke compensation amounts, the system can optimize performance for different loads and conditions, reducing stress on components and delaying fatigue.
3Force
If conventional damping mechanisms are used, then shock absorption is achieved, but stroke variations lead to camera equipment displacement
Solution Approach 1:
The coupling assembly serves as an intermediary that decouples the stroke variations of the buffer assembly from the camera equipment mounting point. The movable connectors absorb and compensate for the buffer's stroke variations, allowing the buffer to perform shock absorption while the camera remains stable.
Solution Approach 2:
The coupling assembly introduces additional degrees of freedom and motion dimensions to compensate for the buffer assembly's stroke variations. By using movable connectors with rotational and translational capabilities, the system compensates for vertical buffer movement through motions in other dimensions, maintaining camera stability.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The apparatus reduces camera equipment displacement and enhances filming stability by minimizing stroke variations and allowing quick adjustments to damping force and rebound speed without spring replacements.
Implementation Method 1
These mechanisms leverage the elasticity and compressible/expandable stroke characteristics of springs to absorb shocks
Implementation Method 2
the coupling assembly forms a buffer zone among the damping main arm, the base, and the buffer assembly to reduce variations in the movement stroke of the buffer assembly
Implementation Method 3
a damping main arm, wherein the front end of the damping main arm is configured to carry imaging equipment
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AI summary
A damping apparatus, including a damping main arm, a base, a buffer assembly, and a coupling assembly. The front end of the damping main arm is designed to support and carry camera equipment. The base is rotatably connected to the rear end of the damping main arm. The buffer assembly is rotatably connected to the front end of the damping main arm and is configured to provide load damping. The coupling assembly includes a first connector, which is movably connected to the base, and a second connector, which is movably connected to the damping main arm. The coupling assembly forms a buffer zone among the damping main arm, the base, and the buffer assembly. When the damping apparatus pitches, the first and the second connectors swing slightly, thereby reducing variations in the movement stroke of the buffer assembly.