Body-Worn Camera Light Assembly Mounting Plate
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current body-worn cameras for police and emergency responders lack effective lighting solutions, requiring officers to hold separate flashlights, which can be inconvenient and limit their ability to perform tasks hands-free.
Innovation Solution
An accessory for body-worn cameras featuring a mounting plate that secures a light assembly with multiple lights, including a white light, red light, and blue light, adjacent to the camera, allowing for hands-free illumination and customizable lighting options.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If officers use separate flashlights for illumination, then lighting is provided, but hands-free operation is limited and convenience is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the light assembly with the body-worn camera system by mounting the light assembly adjacent to the camera on a mounting plate. This integration allows officers to have both illumination and video recording capabilities in a single worn device, eliminating the need to carry separate flashlights and enabling hands-free operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting plate serves multiple functions: it secures the body-worn camera to the officer's uniform and simultaneously provides a mounting surface for the light assembly. This multi-functional design reduces the number of separate components needed while providing both lighting and camera capabilities.
2Ease of operation
If a light assembly is mounted next to the body-worn camera, then hands-free illumination is achieved, but the device structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting plate is designed to perform dual functions: securing the body-worn camera to the officer's uniform and providing a mounting surface for the light assembly. This eliminates the need for separate mounting hardware for each device, reducing overall structural complexity despite adding functionality.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple lights (white, red, blue) are included in the light assembly, then customizable lighting options are provided, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The light assembly is designed as a single integrated unit containing multiple light sources (white, red, and blue lights) that can be activated independently or in combination. This allows the same physical component to serve multiple lighting functions for different operational scenarios without requiring separate light devices.
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple light sources with different colors and functions are combined into a single light assembly housing with a common mounting interface. This integration reduces the number of separate components while providing versatile lighting options for various law enforcement situations.
Data Source
AI summary
An accessory for use with a body-worn camera makes use of a releasable light assembly to replace the need for a wearer of the body-worn camera to use a separately held flashlight. The light assembly may likewise include at least one, white light, as well as additional lights to enable illumination of the field being photographed or videoed by the body-worn camera, such as a red, infrared, or other low light frequencies. A blue light may be combined with the red and white lights to serve as a marker for the police or other emergency response presence, a beacon, or other similar responder functions.