Universal Camera Mount Structure for Wall and Ceiling Orientation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current camera mount solutions require multiple types of mounts for different configurations (wall upright, wall inverted, ceiling inverted) increasing installation costs and inventory needs.
Innovation Solution
A versatile camera mount that can be affixed to either a wall or ceiling and allows the camera to be mounted in both upright and inverted orientations using a platform with adjustable screw openings and a guide slot to secure the camera, eliminating the need for multiple mounts.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple types of camera mounts are used for different configurations (wall upright, wall inverted, ceiling inverted), then the camera can be mounted in various orientations and locations, but the installation cost and inventory requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The camera mount is designed with a symmetrical structure featuring four identical mounting surfaces, allowing the same single mount to be installed on walls or ceilings in any orientation (upright or inverted). This universal design eliminates the need for multiple specialized mount types, directly resolving the contradiction by providing configuration flexibility while reducing device complexity and inventory requirements
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple types of camera mounts are used for different configurations, then the camera can be mounted in various orientations and locations, but the installation cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
By designing a single camera mount that can function in all mounting configurations (wall upright, wall inverted, ceiling inverted) through its symmetrical four-sided structure, the invention eliminates the need to manufacture, stock, and install multiple different mount types. This universal design reduces installation cost while maintaining full adaptability across all camera mounting scenarios
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple types of camera mounts are used for different configurations, then the camera can be mounted in various orientations and locations, but the inventory requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The symmetrical four-sided mounting structure allows a single camera mount design to serve all mounting configurations (wall or ceiling, upright or inverted). This eliminates the need to stock multiple different mount types in inventory, as one universal mount replaces what would otherwise require four different specialized mounts, directly reducing the quantity of inventory needed while maintaining full adaptability
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AI summary
A bracket mounts a device to any of plural surfaces at any of a plural orientations. A platform part has a mounting surface to support the device. An end part is located at one end of the platform part. The end part has openings to receive threaded screws by which the end part is fastened to a first external surface when in a first orientation. The mounting surface has openings to receive threaded screws by which the platform part is alternatively fastened to a second external surface when in a second orientation. A guide slot in the mounting surface has an open end that faces away from the end part. The guide slot, when the bracket is in the second orientation, receives through the open end a knob secured to the device, guides the knob as the device is moved, and retains the knob to hold the device.