Camera Mounting Structure for Tool-Free Plate Installation
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Solution Overview
Problem
The installation of cameras on installation target plates, such as walls or ceilings, often requires the use of separate tools like screwdrivers, making the process time-consuming.
Innovation Solution
A structure and method for installing a camera that includes a housing with a wing portion and a fixer, allowing for tool-free attachment by using a housing with an outer and inner surface support frame to press against the installation target plate, and a fixer with a protrusion that couples with the housing, enabling secure fixation without tools.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a separate tool like a screwdriver is used to fix the housing to the installation target plate, then the fixation is secure, but the installation process becomes time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The fixer is designed to perform both functions of securing the housing and pressing the support frame simultaneously through a single self-contained structure. The pressing portion is integrated with the fixing mechanism, allowing the fixer to serve itself rather than requiring separate tools like screwdrivers for each function.
Solution Approach 2:
The fixing function and the pressing function are merged into a single fixer component. The fixer includes both a fixing portion that secures the housing to the target plate and a pressing portion that applies force to the support frame, combining multiple functions into one integrated tool.
2Ease of operation
If a single fixer performs both fixing and pressing functions, then the installation is simplified, but the fixer structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The fixer is segmented into distinct functional portions: a fixing portion for securing the housing and a pressing portion for applying force to the support frame. This segmentation allows each portion to be optimized for its specific function while maintaining overall integration, reducing the complexity burden of multi-functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The fixer is designed as a universal component that performs multiple functions (fixing and pressing) through its multi-functional structure. The single fixer can adapt to different installation scenarios by combining fixing and pressing capabilities, making it a versatile tool that simplifies the overall installation process despite its enhanced complexity.
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AI summary
A structure (1) for installing a camera includes: a housing (100); a wing portion (300) connected to the housing (100); and a fixer (200) configured to be coupled to the housing (100), where the housing (100) includes: an embedded portion (110) insertable into an opening (H) of an installation target plate (P); and an outer surface support frame (130) protruding from the embedded portion (110) and configured to support an outer frame of the installation target plate (P), where the wing portion (300) includes: a wing portion body (320); an interposition portion (330) connected to a first end of the wing portion body (320); and an inner surface support frame (340) connected to a second end of the wing portion body (320) and configured to support an inner frame of the installation target plate (P).