Helmet Camera Mount with Defined Load Release Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing camera mounts for helmets fail to safely detach the camera during dynamic loads, leading to potential injuries from force transmission to the wearer's head or neck.
Innovation Solution
A mount with a release mechanism that disconnects the camera from the helmet at a defined load, using a magnetic connection or a bending mechanism with a predetermined breaking point to ensure safe detachment and prevent damage to the helmet or camera.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the camera is securely fastened to the helmet during dynamic use, then the camera remains stable and functional, but forces are transmitted to the wearer's head or neck which can cause serious injuries
Solution Approach 1:
The mount is divided into two separable parts: a first part attached to the helmet and a second part attached to the camera. These parts can detach from each other at a defined breaking point, allowing the camera to separate from the helmet during excessive dynamic loads while maintaining stable attachment during normal use.
Solution Approach 2:
The mount acts as an intermediary element between the camera and helmet. It includes a breaking point mechanism that mediates the force transmission, allowing controlled detachment when forces exceed safe thresholds, thus protecting the wearer's head and neck from injury.
2Reliability
If the camera is securely anchored during highly dynamic applications, then the camera remains stable, but the mount and camera may be damaged under strong dynamic loads
Solution Approach 1:
The mount is pre-designed with a defined breaking point at a specific location between the first and second parts. This predetermined weakness allows the mount to fail safely at a controlled point when excessive loads are applied, preventing damage to more critical components like the camera or helmet while maintaining reliable anchoring during normal operation.
3Reliability
If a fixed connection is used to attach the camera to the helmet, then the camera is securely held, but the helmet and wearer are exposed to dangerous force transmission during falls or impacts
Solution Approach 1:
The harmful force transmission chain is extracted and interrupted at the breaking point of the mount. When excessive forces occur during falls or impacts, the mount detaches at its defined breaking point, removing the camera from the force transmission path and preventing these forces from reaching the helmet and wearer's head.
Solution Approach 2:
The potential harmful effect of strong dynamic loads is converted into a beneficial safety feature. The defined breaking point is designed to fail at a specific load threshold, transforming the harmful force transmission into a controlled detachment mechanism that protects the wearer by allowing the camera to separate safely during excessive events.
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
The solution effectively interrupts the force transmission chain, preventing injuries and allowing the camera to detach safely, even if it results in camera destruction, thereby protecting the wearer's safety.
Implementation Method 1
The mount may also have a magnet and a metal part or two magnets to hold the camera to the mount or the mount to a helmet or to hold two parts of the mount together.
Implementation Method 2
A simple design of the mount provides that the magnetic connection is strong enough to hold the camera securely during normal use and that, in the event of a fall, it releases the camera so that the connection between the camera and the helmet becomes loose.
Implementation Method 3
the bracket no longer supports the camera above a defined load. As a result, the camera detaches from the helmet in highly dynamic use
Implementation Method 4
the release device has a holding bracket which, when a defined load on the camera is exceeded, bends in such a way that the camera is detached from the holder. This bending can be reversible or irreversible.
Implementation Method 5
the release device has a predetermined breaking point which, when a defined load on the camera is exceeded, releases the camera from the mount when it breaks.
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AI summary
The invention relates to holding elements for cameras on ski helmets which must secure the camera to the helmet and also in a releasable manner. The aim of the invention is to improve said holding element. Said holding element comprises a release device which releases the camera from the holding element to a defined position when a defined load is exerted on the camera. As a result, for example in the event of a fall, the produced forces are only transmitted from the camera on the holding element to the helmet only until a defined force. Said system thus preventing injuries to the wearer of the helmet.