Integrated Dome Cover Shielding Light Module
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional dome covers for surveillance cameras require an intermediate injection-molded product and a fastening structure for assembling the transparent and transmissive panels, leading to increased product size, assembly time, and cost.
Innovation Solution
A dome cover design where a light cover and a camera cover are formed integrally with a shield in between, without the need for an assembly process, and an eave is used to prevent light from entering the camera cover.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the transparent panel and transmissive panel are assembled using an intermediate injection-molded product with fastening structures, then the panels can be securely mounted, but the product size increases and assembly time and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the transparent panel, transmissive panel, and intermediate injection-molded product into a single integrated dome cover component. This eliminates the need for separate fastening structures and intermediate products, reducing assembly complexity while maintaining secure mounting through the integrated design of the dome cover itself
2Reliability
If the transparent panel and transmissive panel are assembled using an intermediate injection-molded product with fastening structures, then the panels can be securely mounted, but the assembly process requires additional time and cost
Solution Approach 1:
By combining all panel mounting functions into a single integrated dome cover component, the patent eliminates multiple assembly steps involving intermediate products and fastening structures. This single-component design allows for direct installation, significantly improving assembly efficiency and reducing manufacturing time and cost while maintaining secure panel mounting
3Ease of manufacture
If the light cover and camera cover are formed as separate components requiring assembly, then each component can be optimized independently, but the overall product size increases and space utilization decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates the light cover and camera cover into a single unified dome cover component. This merging eliminates the need for separate components and their associated assembly structures, thereby minimizing the overall dome cover size and maximizing space utilization within the camera housing while maintaining manufacturing optimality through integrated design
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
This design reduces manufacturing time and cost by eliminating the assembly process, allows for miniaturization and improved space utilization, and effectively prevents light from entering the camera cover, enhancing the camera's functionality.
Implementation Method 1
a shield interposed between the light cover and the camera cover and configured to prevent transmission of light from the light module
Implementation Method 2
an eave coupled to the shield and configured to prevent light emitted from the light cover from being incident toward the camera cover member
Data Source
AI summary
A dome cover configured to shield an opening of a housing in which at least one camera module and a light module corresponding to the at least one camera module are mounted, the dome cover includes: a light cover coupled to the housing and surrounding an outside of the light module; a camera cover surrounding the outside of the at least one camera module and shielding the opening of the housing; and a shield interposed between the light cover and the camera cover and configured to prevent transmission of light from the light module, wherein the light cover and the camera cover are attached to the shielding member.