Camera Mount Extension Through Tire Rim
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Solution Overview
Problem
Vehicle-mounted rear cameras are often obstructed by accessories such as tire carriers, rendering them useless in their original location, necessitating a solution to relocate or reattach the camera to maintain functionality.
Innovation Solution
A camera apparatus comprising a housing with a bracket and extension that secures through a tire rim to a tire carrier, allowing the camera to be rotated and adjusted for optimal viewing, while accommodating the tire carrier's presence.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a tire carrier is mounted to the rear of the vehicle, then the vehicle can carry additional equipment, but the rear mounted camera is blocked and rendered useless
Solution Approach 1:
The camera is extracted from its original blocked location and relocated to a new position on the tire carrier structure. The extension component allows the camera to be positioned above or to the side of the tire carrier, removing it from the blocked field of view while maintaining its monitoring function.
Solution Approach 2:
The camera is repositioned from a two-dimensional plane at the rear of the vehicle to a three-dimensional position utilizing vertical space above the tire carrier. The extension component provides vertical and lateral positioning capability, moving the camera into an unused spatial dimension that avoids obstruction.
2Reliability
If the camera is relocated to accommodate the tire carrier, then the camera can function properly, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket assembly is designed as a universal mounting structure that can accommodate different camera models and positions. The bracket with adjustment mechanisms serves multiple functions: mounting the camera, positioning it at various angles, and securing it to the tire carrier structure, thereby managing complexity through multi-functionality rather than multiple separate components.
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket incorporates adjustable and movable elements that allow the camera position and angle to be dynamically adjusted during installation and maintenance. This dynamic capability enables a single mounting structure to adapt to different camera types and optimal viewing angles without requiring multiple fixed mounting options.
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AI summary
A camera location apparatus, system, and method is disclosed which includes a camera housing configured to at least partially enclose a camera, the camera housing attached to an extension via a bracket, wherein the extension is configured to extend through a tire rim and secure to a tire carrier and the bracket is configured to allow the camera housing to rotate in relation to the extension.