Foldable Camera Stand Arm Layout for Stable Floor Imaging
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing camera stands do not effectively stabilize the camera during imaging, leading to shaking and instability, especially when trying to capture floor surfaces of buildings.
Innovation Solution
A camera stand with a supporter, first arm, and second arm that are rotatable around fulcrons, allowing the arms to be stored in a compact position using magnetic locking devices, ensuring the camera remains stable and can be easily positioned for imaging.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the camera stand uses a traditional support structure, then it can hold the camera, but it cannot effectively suppress shaking during imaging
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies counterweight principle by positioning the second fulcrum below the first fulcrum and tilting the second arm toward the first arm when stored. Gravity acting on the second arm creates a stabilizing moment that suppresses shaking during imaging, while maintaining structural simplicity through the gravitational stabilization mechanism
2Adaptability or versatility
If the arms are positioned for imaging, then the camera can capture floor surfaces, but the stand occupies more space
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the support structure into segmented arms (first arm and second arm) that can be independently positioned. The arms can be extended and rotated to achieve imaging positions for capturing floor surfaces, then folded back to compact storage positions, providing both imaging capability and space efficiency
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements dynamic positioning through rotatable arms with fulcrams. The first arm rotates around the first fulcrum, and the second arm rotates around the second fulcrum, allowing the structure to transition between compact storage configuration and extended imaging configuration, adapting to different operational requirements
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 camera stand effectively suppresses shaking during imaging, allowing for stable and flexible positioning of the camera, including capturing floor surfaces, and can be easily stored in a compact state.
Implementation Method 1
gravity acting on the second arm acts on the second arm so as to rotate the second arm toward the side of the first arm
Data Source
AI summary
Provided is a stand for a device that is capable of storing, in a stable state, a plurality of arms that are rotatably coupled. The stand for a device includes a supporter including a first fulcrum, a first arm that is coupled to the supporter so as to be rotatable around the first fulcrum and that includes a second fulcrum on one end, and a second arm that includes a first end and a device-side second end, the first end being coupled to the first arm so as to be rotatable around the second fulcrum. In a case where the first arm and the second arm are positioned at stored positions, the second fulcrum is positioned below the first fulcrum and, also, the second arm is tilted with respect to the vertical direction toward the first arm side.