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 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 that presses the installation target plate, and a fixer with a knob and coupling portions to secure the housing 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 be self-fixing by rotating the knob to directly engage with the coupling portion, eliminating the need for external tools like screwdrivers. The user's manual rotation action directly creates the fixation without requiring separate tool intervention.
Solution Approach 2:
The fixing mechanism is divided into distinct functional components: the fixer body, the knob for operation, the coupling portion for engagement, and the wing portion for support. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function efficiently, enabling tool-free operation while maintaining secure fixation.
2Ease of operation
If the housing is designed with support frames to press the installation target plate, then the installation becomes tool-free, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The housing structure integrates multiple functions into unified components. The outer surface support frame and inner surface support frame not only provide structural support but also directly engage with the installation target plate to create fixation. The wing portion serves both as a structural element and as a mechanism to transmit fixing force. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate components.
Solution Approach 2:
The support frames are merged with the housing body to form an integrated structure. The outer surface support frame and inner surface support frame are combined with the casing to create a unified housing assembly that provides both support and fixation functions simultaneously, rather than being separate attachable components.
3Productivity
If the fixer includes a knob and coupling portions for direct engagement, then the installation efficiency improves, but the manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The coupling portion is pre-formed with threaded or grooved structures during manufacturing, allowing the knob to engage directly without requiring additional assembly steps or special tools. The preliminary formation of these engagement features simplifies the actual installation process while the manufacturing complexity is handled during production.
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AI summary
A structure for installing a camera includes: a housing; a wing portion connected to the housing; and a fixer configured to be coupled to the housing, where the housing includes: a casing insertable into an opening of an installation target plate; and an outer surface support frame protruding from the casing and configured to support an outer frame of the installation target plate, where the wing portion includes: a wing portion body; an interposition portion connected to a first end of the wing portion body; and an inner surface support frame connected to a second end of the wing portion body and configured to support an inner frame of the installation target plate.