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, as they cannot be used interchangeably.
Innovation Solution
A versatile camera mount design 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 holes, a curved part for knob reception, and arms for secure fastening, enabling flexibility in installation.
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 platform that can be oriented in different directions, allowing the same mount to accommodate wall upright, wall inverted, and ceiling inverted configurations. The mount includes a platform with a first surface for mounting the camera and a second surface for mounting to a support surface, with openings that can receive fasteners from either direction, enabling one mount design to serve multiple mounting configurations
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple types of camera mounts are maintained in inventory, then different mounting configurations can be supported, but installation costs and inventory management complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
A single universal mount design replaces the need to stock multiple specialized mounts. The mount achieves this through a platform that can be installed in different orientations (upright or inverted) and can be fastened to various support surfaces (walls or ceilings) using the same basic structure, thereby reducing inventory requirements from multiple mount types to a single versatile model
3Reliability
If specialized mounts are used for each camera configuration, then the mounting is optimized for that specific configuration, but the overall system flexibility and ease of reconfiguration decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The mount incorporates a platform that can be dynamically oriented in different directions during installation. The platform includes a first surface for camera mounting and a second surface for support surface mounting, with openings that can receive fasteners from either the first or second surface depending on the desired orientation. This dynamic design allows the same mount to be reliably installed in wall upright, wall inverted, or ceiling inverted configurations as needed
Data Source
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 at one end and 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 slot in the mounting surface receives a knob secured to the device. Arms extend from the mounting surface part way between the end part and the curved part and each has an opening to receive a threaded fastener that is also received by a threaded opening in an end surface of the device.