Display Camera Mount With Pivot Arms for Stable Attachment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing camera units for display devices have a complex configuration that complicates their attachment and adjustment.
Innovation Solution
A camera unit with a simplified design featuring a camera main body, a stand with adjustable arm portions, and a protrusion that secures it to the display device, allowing for stable attachment and adjustable optical axis orientation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a camera unit uses a complex structure with three centers of rotation for mounting and adjustment, then the orientation adjustability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The stand is divided into multiple arm portions (first arm portion and second arm portion) that can be independently adjusted. Each arm portion provides a separate degree of freedom, allowing the camera to achieve various orientations through sequential adjustment of each segment rather than requiring a complex integrated mechanism
Solution Approach 2:
The first arm portion serves multiple functions: it supports the camera weight, provides tilt adjustment, and acts as a mounting interface for the second arm portion. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate components, simplifying the overall structure while maintaining adjustability
2Reliability
If a camera unit uses a complex structure with three centers of rotation, then the mounting stability is improved, but the ease of manufacture deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting structure is segmented into discrete arm portions connected by simple pivotal joints. Each segment can be manufactured independently using standard machining processes, and then assembled through straightforward connection operations, greatly simplifying manufacturing compared to a monolithic complex structure
Solution Approach 2:
The first arm portion acts as an intermediary component between the mounting base and the second arm portion. It provides a standardized interface that simplifies both manufacturing and assembly, serving as a mediator that connects different functional elements through a simple, repeatable connection mechanism
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AI summary
A camera unit (100) capable of being attached to a display device (D) with a simplified configuration is provided. The camera unit (100) includes a camera main body (10), and a stand (20) configured to support the camera main body (10). The camera main body (10) includes a light receiving section (11) and a main body housing (12) in which the light receiving section (11) is accommodated. The stand (20) includes a first arm portion (21) configured to support the main body housing (12) for pivotal motion such that the orientation in an upward and downward direction of an optical axis (L) of the light receiving section (11) is adjustable, and a second arm portion (22) attached for pivotal motion to the first arm portion (21). The main body hosing (12) has a protrusion (12a) that projects downwardly at a lower portion (121) of the camera unit (100) in a use state of the camera unit (100).