Combined Camera Rotating Bracket Structure Simplification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional combined cameras with a gun-ball linkage structure are complex and bulky due to the integration of multiple components and auxiliary mounting brackets, which complicates the structure and increases height.
Innovation Solution
A simplified combined camera design featuring a first camera housing with a rotating disc and a second camera housing that rotates relative to a rotating bracket, eliminating the need for a mounting bracket and base, with motors and synchronous belt transmission mechanisms for compact and stable operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If a conventional gun-ball linkage structure with mounting bracket is used, then the combined camera achieves stable operation, but the structure becomes complicated and bulky
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the mounting bracket and base into an integrated rotating bracket assembly. The rotating bracket is directly rotatably connected to the first camera housing, eliminating the need for separate mounting brackets and bases. This integration reduces structural complexity while maintaining operational stability through the unified design.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs a nested structure where the second camera housing is rotatably connected to the rotating bracket, which itself is rotatably connected to the first camera housing. This nested arrangement of rotating components allows compact integration of multiple functions within a simplified structure, reducing overall complexity while preserving stability.
2Length of stationary object
If auxiliary mounting brackets are introduced, then the cameras are securely mounted, but the height and bulk of the device increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting bracket and base are merged into a single rotating bracket assembly that is directly connected to the first camera housing. This eliminates the need for additional auxiliary mounting brackets, thereby reducing the overall height and bulk of the device while maintaining secure mounting through the integrated design.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple independent cameras are integrated, then monitoring capabilities are enhanced, but the overall structure becomes bulky
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses a nested arrangement where the second camera housing is rotatably connected to the rotating bracket, which is itself connected to the first camera housing. This nested structure allows multiple cameras to be integrated in a compact manner, enhancing monitoring capabilities while minimizing device volume.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces dynamic rotation capabilities to both the first camera housing (horizontal rotation) and the second camera housing (vertical rotation). This dynamic design allows the cameras to cover larger monitoring areas without increasing device volume, as the cameras can rotate to access different fields of view rather than requiring physically larger fixed structures.
Data Source
AI summary
The present application provides a combined camera, comprising a first camera housing inside which a first camera is provided. One side of the first camera housing is provided with a rotating disc that is rotatable relative to the first camera housing; a rotating bracket is fixed on the rotating disc, a second camera housing that is rotatable relative to the rotating bracket is provided on the rotating bracket, and a second camera is provided within the second camera housing. Obviously, the second camera housing of the combined camera directly rotatably connected to the first camera housing through both the rotating disc and the rotating bracket, thereby eliminating the mounting bracket and the base in the existing combined camera of a gun-ball linkage structure, thus simplifying the overall structure and reducing its height dimension.