Camera Holder With Slotted Guide And Slide Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing camera devices for vehicle parking assistance are complex, expensive, and difficult to assemble, with limited compatibility for different camera models and inadequate protection, often resulting in damage during accidents.
Innovation Solution
A device with a slide mechanism that uses a gear with an arm and rocking element, allowing for interchangeable cameras, secure assembly, and reduced construction space, featuring a housing guidance system for stable movement and tilting, along with a protective membrane for camera protection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a permanently integrated camera is used in the housing, then the camera is protected during accidents, but the device can only receive a certain camera model and maintenance/exchange is complicated
Solution Approach 1:
The device is divided into a housing and a detachable slide unit. The camera is mounted on the slide which can be removed from the housing, allowing the camera to be protected when retracted while enabling easy exchange of different camera models by simply detaching and attaching different slides.
Solution Approach 2:
The slide design with standardized mounting opening allows different camera models to be mounted on the same slide structure. The slide acts as a universal interface between the housing and various camera models, providing both protection and versatility.
2Reliability
If a permanently integrated camera with integrated lid element is used, then the camera is protected, but the device construction is complicated requiring many components and great construction space
Solution Approach 1:
The lid element is integrated with the slide rather than being a separate component. When the slide is retracted into the housing, the lid automatically covers the camera opening, providing protection without requiring additional separate lid mechanisms or components.
Solution Approach 2:
The slide serves multiple functions: it mounts the camera, provides a mounting surface for the lid element, and acts as a protective barrier itself when retracted. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate protective components.
3Reliability
If a permanently integrated camera is used, then the camera is protected, but production and assembly are complicated and expensive
Solution Approach 1:
The device is segmented into modular components: housing, slide, camera, and lid element. The slide with camera can be pre-assembled as a unit and then easily installed into the housing, simplifying the overall assembly process and reducing manufacturing complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The camera is pre-mounted on the slide in a separate preparation step, allowing the slide assembly to be completed independently before final installation into the housing. This preliminary assembly simplifies the main device assembly process.
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 solution enables simple assembly, cost-effective production, and secure camera protection, allowing for different camera models to be used while minimizing construction space and ensuring the camera's safety during accidents.
Implementation Method 1
a gear which serves for moving the camera between a rest position and an operating position, wherein the gear comprises an arm and a rocking element which are jointly assembled at a housing and are in a mechanic operative connection to one another
Implementation Method 2
the movement of the slide between a rest position and an operating position can at least partially be determined by a housing guidance of the housing
Data Source
AI summary
The invention relates to a device for holding a camera (40) which serves in particular as a parking assistance device for a motor vehicle, comprising a housing (10) in which a slide (20) is movably accommodated to which slide the camera (40) can be secured. The slide (20) can be driven by a mechanism (30) having an arm (40) that is rotatably mounted in the housing (10) about a first axis (1) and that is mechanically functionally connected to a rocking element (50). Said rocking element is rotatably mounted in the housing (10) about a second axis (2) and the slide (20) is rotatably mounted on the rocking element (50) about a third axis (3), the movement of the slide (20) between a rest position (A) and an operating position (B) being at least to some extent defined by a housing guide (14) of the housing (10).