Camera Platform Cable Management Clamp and Guide
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Solution Overview
Problem
In camera platform systems, the entanglement and breakage of cables during pan/tilt operations are common issues due to insufficient cable management, leading to connector failure and impaired system operation.
Innovation Solution
A camera platform system with a clamp unit to secure cables on the rear surface of the imaging apparatus and a guide unit to direct the cables, ensuring they remain clear of the rotation locus during roll operations, thereby reducing entanglement and maintaining system functionality.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If cables are connected to the imaging apparatus and camera platform apparatus, then electrical connection is established, but cables may be caught in setting or operation, causing coming-off or breakage of the connector
Solution Approach 1:
A cable clamp unit is introduced as an intermediary component to secure the cable between the imaging apparatus and camera platform apparatus. The clamp unit prevents the cable from being caught during pan/tilt operations by maintaining proper cable positioning and tension, thereby protecting the connector from coming-off or breakage while preserving electrical connection functionality
2Object-affected harmful factors
If a cable clamp unit is provided to secure the cable, then cable entanglement is reduced, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The cable clamp unit is designed to perform multiple functions: it secures the cable during pan/tilt operations, maintains proper cable routing, and prevents connector disconnection. This multi-functional design reduces the need for separate cable management components, thereby limiting the increase in device complexity while effectively reducing cable entanglement
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AI summary
A camera platform system includes a stand to which an imaging apparatus is fixed, a camera platform apparatus configured to rotate the imaging apparatus fixed to the stand in a roll direction by rotating the stand, a clamp unit configured to clamp, on a rear surface side of the imaging apparatus, a cable that electrically connects the imaging apparatus and the camera platform apparatus, and a guide unit configured to guide the cable clamped by the clamp unit, to the camera platform apparatus. The clamp unit is disposed inside a rotation locus by a rotation region that is rotated integrally with the stand when the imaging apparatus is rotated in the roll direction. The guide unit is disposed outside the rotation locus.