Modular Camera Framework With Quick Locking Rails
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing equipment for outdoor photography, particularly for SLR cameras, is cumbersome, difficult to assemble and disassemble, and lacks flexibility, making it unsuitable for rapid movements and ecological macro-photography, leading to potential damage and increased difficulty in achieving high-quality images.
Innovation Solution
A framework with mounting rails and a quick locking device that allows for easy assembly and disassembly, enabling rigid connections and free adjustment of camera and lens modules, facilitating quick mounting and dismounting of various components, including Picatinny and trapezoid rails, to enhance stability and versatility.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If existing assisted equipment is used for telephoto lens installation, then connection reinforcement is achieved, but the equipment becomes single in function and complicated in operation
Solution Approach 1:
The framework is designed with multiple mounting rails (top, bottom, and side mounting holes) that can accommodate various coupling components including Picatinny rails and trapezoid rails. This universal design allows a single framework to serve multiple functions: mounting cameras, telephoto lenses, and other photographic equipment, thereby resolving the contradiction between connection strength and equipment complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The framework divides the mounting structure into separate modular components including top mounting rails, bottom mounting rails, and side mounting holes. Each component can be independently adjusted and configured, allowing users to assemble only the necessary parts for their specific needs, thus reducing overall complexity while maintaining strong connections
2Stability of the object's composition
If existing equipment is used for rapid movement photography, then stability is maintained, but the equipment is difficult to assemble and disassemble quickly
Solution Approach 1:
The framework incorporates a quick locking device that enables dynamic assembly and disassembly operations. The locking mechanism can be rapidly engaged and disengaged, allowing the equipment to transition between stable mounted state and portable disassembled state quickly, thus resolving the contradiction between stability and assembly time
Solution Approach 2:
The framework is pre-configured with mounting rails and locking mechanisms in positions optimized for rapid deployment. The quick locking device is pre-positioned to engage with coupling components immediately, eliminating the need for complex alignment procedures during assembly, thereby reducing assembly time while maintaining stability
3Ease of operation
If a framework with multiple mounting rails and quick locking device is used, then assembly and disassembly become rapid and easy, but the structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The framework uses standardized mounting interfaces (Picatinny rails and trapezoid rails) that are universally compatible with various coupling components. This universality allows the same framework structure to accommodate different photographic equipment without requiring additional complex components, thus improving ease of operation without proportionally increasing structural complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The framework combines multiple mounting functions into a single integrated structure. The top mounting rails, bottom mounting rails, and side mounting holes work together as a unified system, eliminating the need for separate mounting devices for different locations, thereby simplifying the overall structure while providing easy assembly and disassembly capabilities
4Volume of moving object
If module assemblies are mounted in a compact space, then portability is improved, but the number of mountable modules is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The framework utilizes three-dimensional space efficiently by distributing mounting rails across top, bottom, and side surfaces. This multi-dimensional arrangement allows module assemblies to be mounted at different spatial locations and orientations, maximizing the number of mountable modules within a compact volume while maintaining adaptability for different photographic configurations
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AI summary
A framework for installation of coupling components, comprising: at least one mounting rail arranged on at least one of positions above and below the framework and used for installation of coupling components, wherein the mounting rail extends along a length direction of the framework; a locking device arranged at an end portion of the framework; and one or more mounting holes distributed in a side surface of the framework and used for installation of coupling components; wherein the framework is designed as a rectangular frame structure, an inner frame of the framework is provided with a cavity passing through along the length direction thereof, and the mounting hole passes through the cavity.