Camera Stand Joint With Constant Resistance Positioning
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for a compact and robust stand assembly that can support electronic devices, such as network-connected cameras, with at least one degree of freedom of motion to facilitate easy installation and optimal positioning in smart home environments, while ensuring consistent packaging and user-friendly adjustability.
Innovation Solution
A stand assembly comprising a receiving element and a base assembly with matching fastener structures that provide two independent degrees of motion, allowing the receiving element to rotate and flip with consistent resistance, enabling easy installation and adjustable positioning of electronic devices, and featuring a method of packaging that ensures the device can be packaged compactly and efficiently.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a stand assembly provides degrees of freedom of motion for adjustable positioning, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases due to additional joints and fastener structures
Solution Approach 1:
The stand assembly is divided into distinct functional components: a receiving element for the electronic device, a base assembly with joint structures, and fastener mechanisms. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function independently while maintaining overall system adjustability without excessive complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The joint structures and fastener mechanisms serve multiple functions: they provide degrees of freedom for positioning adjustment, maintain structural support, and enable compact packaging. The same mechanical structures that allow rotation and flipping also serve as the mounting mechanism, eliminating the need for separate adjustment and mounting systems
2Ease of operation
If fastener structures are made visible for adjustment purposes, then ease of operation is improved, but aesthetic design deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The fastener structures are extracted from the visible exterior and integrated into the internal structure of the stand assembly. The receiving element and base assembly are designed so that adjustment mechanisms are accessible from the rear or interior, removing visually distracting elements from the front-facing aesthetic surfaces while maintaining full adjustability functionality
3Productivity
If the stand assembly is designed for compact packaging, then productivity is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to limited access for adjustment
Solution Approach 1:
The stand assembly utilizes three-dimensional spatial arrangement to achieve compact packaging while maintaining adjustment accessibility. The receiving element and base assembly are configured to fold or rotate into compact positions for packaging, while adjustment mechanisms remain accessible through strategically placed openings or from the rear dimension, allowing users to adjust positioning without requiring excessive packaging space
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The stand assembly provides reliable support and adjustable positioning for electronic devices, ensuring consistent packaging and reducing customer frustration by offering optimal adjustability and aesthetic design by hiding fastener structures, thus enhancing user experience.
Implementation Method 1
The movement of the receiving element at the first degree of freedom has substantially consistent resistance through first part of a first full range of motion associated with the first degree of freedom of motion
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AI summary
This application discloses a stand assembly that includes a receiving element for physically receiving a module, and a base assembly for supporting the receiving element. The receiving element further includes a module holding structure, an extended portion, and a first fastener structure coupled to an end of the extended portion. The base assembly includes a base, and a second fastener structure coupled to the base at a joint and configured to mate with the first fastener structure. The first fastener structure and the joint are configured to respectively provide a first degree of freedom of motion and a second degree of freedom of motion of the receiving element with respect to the base. The movement of the receiving element at the first degree of freedom has substantially consistent resistance through first part of a first full range of motion associated with the first degree of freedom of motion.