L-Shaped Camera Mount for Cranes With High Load Stability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing camera support assemblies for cranes are complex and prone to premature wear, leading to high maintenance costs and instability, particularly when handling bulky and heavy cameras.
Innovation Solution
A mounting apparatus comprising a L-shaped bracket with a horizontal and vertical plate, and a support assembly with elongated slots, secured using mechanical fasteners, providing a stable and load-bearing platform for cameras without complex mechanisms.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If complex support assemblies with gear trains, pinions, struts and linkage members are used, then camera mounting capability is provided, but the system is subject to premature wear and increased maintenance costs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes complex mechanical components (gear trains, pinions, struts, linkage members) from the support assembly, retaining only the essential structural elements (L-shaped bracket, horizontal plate, vertical plate, main plate) needed to support the camera, thereby eliminating premature wear and maintenance issues
Solution Approach 2:
The invention replaces complex, wear-prone mechanical components with simple, robust structural elements that have no moving parts and therefore no wear, effectively creating a maintenance-free mounting system
2Ease of manufacture
If complex mechanisms are used in support assemblies, then camera mounting is enabled, but maintenance costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and eliminates all complex mechanical mechanisms from the support assembly, leaving only simple structural components (brackets and plates) that are inexpensive to manufacture and require no maintenance or repair
Solution Approach 2:
The invention replaces complex mechanical systems with simple structural support elements that rely on static strength rather than dynamic mechanical mechanisms, eliminating the need for maintenance and repair
3Strength
If simple components are used, then manufacturing is easier, but load-bearing capacity may be insufficient for heavy cameras
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs an asymmetric L-shaped bracket design with specifically oriented horizontal and vertical plates, and strategically positioned elongated slots, to optimize load distribution and achieve high load-bearing capacity with simple components
Solution Approach 2:
The invention utilizes the vertical dimension through the L-shaped bracket configuration, with the vertical plate providing additional load-bearing capability while maintaining component simplicity, effectively distributing camera weight across multiple structural dimensions
Data Source
AI summary
A mounting apparatus for use to secure a camera to a crane is provided. The mounting apparatus includes a L-shaped bracket having a vertical plate designed to couple to the crane and a horizontal plate having an elongated slot, and a support assembly having a main plate disposed on the horizontal plate of the L-shaped bracket. The main plate of the support assembly has an elongated slot that aligns with the elongated slot in the horizontal plate of the L-shaped bracket. The main plate supports the camera thereon and the elongated slots in the horizontal plate of the L-shaped bracket and main plate of the support assembly are designed to receive a fastener that extends through the elongated slots to engage the camera.