Head-Mounted Action Camera Cooling With Integrated Fan Airflow
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for a product that can house an action camera and actively cool it while mounted to a user's head for first-person recording, as existing solutions do not effectively address overheating issues in dynamic environments.
Innovation Solution
An action camera headware system comprising a chassis with a fan, a rigid plate member, and a fan mount feature, which actively cools the camera by blowing air onto it, integrated with a resilient support and cable routing clips to secure the system to the user's head.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If an action camera is mounted to a user's head for first-person recording, then the camera can capture video in dynamic environments, but the camera overheats due to lack of cooling
Solution Approach 1:
A headband structure serves as an intermediary between the user's head and the camera, providing a mounting platform that also accommodates cooling components. The headband includes a resilient support that can be placed over the user's head, with cable routing clips to secure cables, creating a integrated cooling and mounting system.
Solution Approach 2:
A fan is integrated into the headware system to provide active air cooling. The fan blows air onto the camera to dissipate heat generated during video recording, directly addressing the overheating issue while maintaining the first-person recording capability.
2Temperature
If a cooling system is added to the action camera headware, then overheating is prevented, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The cooling system is merged with the mounting structure by integrating the fan, headband, and camera mount into a single unified headware system. This combination reduces overall complexity compared to separate cooling and mounting devices, while providing both cooling and first-person recording capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The headband structure serves multiple functions: it mounts the camera to the user's head, provides structural support for the fan, routes cables through integrated clips, and dissipates heat. This multi-functionality reduces the need for additional separate components, managing system complexity.
3Temperature
If the fan housing area is reduced to match the camera housing area, then all airflow impinges upon the camera for effective cooling, but the fan housing becomes more constrained
Solution Approach 1:
The fan housing is designed with a specific area constraint to ensure that airflow is concentrated and directed precisely onto the camera surface. This localized airflow optimization ensures maximum cooling efficiency on the camera while the fan housing itself remains compact and integrated into the headware system.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The system effectively prevents overheating, increases camera longevity, and extends recording times by actively cooling the action camera, allowing for uninterrupted video capture in dynamic conditions.
Implementation Method 1
a fan comprising a fan housing comprising a fan housing peripheral edge; an action camera assembly coupled to the action camera mount feature... wherein an area within the fan housing peripheral edge is no greater than an area within the camera housing peripheral edge such that substantially all airflow generated by the fan impinges upon the back side of the camera
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AI summary
An action camera headware system is configured to house an action camera actively cooled by a fan of a chassis for head-mounted use. The chassis includes a rigid plate member with cutouts to attach a strap, at least one arm for mounting an action camera, and a fan. The strap further includes a clip with at least one hook to hold auxiliary cables for the fan and the user's action camera. The action camera mounting arm further includes a circular cutout to house a securing device that affixes the action camera's mount to the mount on the chassis, while still allowing the action camera to securely pivot along the longitudinal central axis of the securing device. The fan blows air onto the user's mounted action camera, thus actively cooling the action camera.