Deployable L-Bracket for Camera Port Access and Stable Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing L-style brackets for photographic and video equipment are not universally adaptable, lack adjustability, and often obscure or block access to device ports and functional elements due to their rigid construction.
Innovation Solution
An L-shaped mounting bracket with a deployable attachment member that is hingedly and slidably received on the base portion, allowing for access to the side of the device and accommodating various device sizes, and featuring a design that includes a mortise and tenon configuration for secure engagement and adjustable components for versatile use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a rigid L-shaped bracket is used to secure photographic and video equipment, then the mounting stability is improved, but access to device ports and functional elements is blocked
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket incorporates a movable side panel that can transition between a closed position (providing stable mounting) and an open position (providing access to device ports and functional elements). This dynamic component allows the bracket to adapt its configuration based on operational needs, resolving the contradiction between stability and accessibility.
2Manufacturing precision
If a fixed L-shaped bracket is designed for a specific device size, then the mounting precision is improved, but adaptability to different device sizes is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket is divided into multiple adjustable segments including an adjustable arm with positionable stops and a movable side panel. These segmented components can be configured to accommodate different device dimensions while maintaining precise mounting, allowing the same bracket design to adapt to various device sizes without sacrificing mounting precision.
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket incorporates adjustable parameters such as arm length, panel position, and mounting hole locations that can be modified to suit different device sizes. This parametric adjustability enables the bracket to maintain optimal mounting precision across a range of device dimensions, resolving the contradiction between precision and versatility.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a deployable attachment member is added to provide versatility, then the adaptability is improved, but the device complexity is increased
Solution Approach 1:
The deployable attachment member is integrated into the existing movable side panel mechanism, utilizing the same dynamic principles already present in the bracket design. This approach adds versatility without requiring entirely separate complex mechanisms, as the attachment member leverages the existing movable components and their control systems.
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AI summary
A mounting bracket adapted for securing to photographic and video equipment. The bracket having a general L-shape formed from a coupling of a base portion and a bracket portion. The bracket portion and base portion coupling is generally movable in a slidable and hinged configuration, wherein the bracket portion is adapted to move and tilt outward from attached equipment relative to the base portion. The base portion including a deployable attachment member that is generally movable from a retained position to a deployed position.