Body-Worn Camera Side Latch for Secure Easy Release
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing connectors for body-worn cameras and other devices lack efficient mechanisms for secure and easy attachment and detachment, often failing to withstand environmental factors and user handling.
Innovation Solution
A connector system with a latch mechanism that allows for secure coupling and decoupling with body-worn cameras and other devices, featuring a durable design and internal components that can withstand environmental conditions, using rigid materials like metals and composites, and a latch housing that transitions between locked and unlocked states for easy attachment and detachment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a connector uses a simple attachment mechanism, then ease of operation is improved, but reliability deteriorates due to inability to withstand environmental factors and user handling
Solution Approach 1:
The latch mechanism transitions between locked and unlocked states dynamically, allowing the connector to adapt between secure attachment (locked state) for reliability and easy detachment (unlocked state) for ease of operation. The latch arm rotates between positions to engage or disengage from the connector, providing conditional security based on operational needs.
2Reliability
If a connector uses a secure latch mechanism, then reliability is improved, but device complexity worsens due to additional internal components
Solution Approach 1:
The connector is divided into distinct functional segments: the latch arm for securing, the latch housing for guiding movement, and the connector body for structural support. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function efficiently, achieving reliable attachment without requiring a monolithic complex structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The latch arm and latch housing are nested within the connector assembly, with the latch arm rotating within the confines of the latch housing. This nesting approach consolidates multiple components into a compact integrated structure, reducing overall device complexity while maintaining the secure attachment function.
3Ease of operation
If a connector is designed for easy detachment, then ease of operation is improved, but strength worsens due to reduced secure coupling capability
Solution Approach 1:
The latch mechanism provides dynamic security: when locked, the latch arm engages firmly with the connector to provide strong coupling; when unlocked, it releases easily for detachment. This dynamic behavior resolves the contradiction by providing both strength during secure attachment and ease of operation during detachment, depending on the operational state.
Data Source
AI summary
A locking system comprises a connector, a connector cable that extends from the connector and a connector socket. The connector may comprise a connector slide, one or more latches, and a connector interface. The connector slide may be configured to translate, based at least on one or more user inputs, between a first position and a second position along a first axis. The first position may put the one or more latches in the locked state and the second position may put the one or more latches in the unlocked state. The one or more latches and the connector interface extend from a bottom surface of the connector along a second axis perpendicular to the first axis. Translation of the connector slide may apply a rotational force to the one or more latches via one or more latch pins associated with the one or more latches.