High Temperature Video Camera Thermal Insulation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional camera systems are complex and costly, making them impractical for high-temperature environments due to their inability to effectively inhibit heat transfer, which often results in equipment failure at temperatures above 130° F (54.4° C).
Innovation Solution
A housing for a high-temperature video camera system is designed with a support formed by stacked insulation layers and a conductor interposed between them, hermetically sealed by a casing to prevent heat transfer, allowing for the accommodation of a camera and battery while maintaining portability and reducing complexity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Temperature
If conventional camera equipment is used in high temperature environments, then the camera can capture video in difficult-to-reach locations, but the equipment shuts down due to heat transfer at temperatures above 130°F
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary thermal insulation barrier between the high-temperature external environment and the camera equipment. This insulation layer acts as a mediator that blocks heat transfer, allowing the camera to operate in high-temperature environments without shutting down due to excessive heat exposure.
Solution Approach 2:
The camera equipment is nested within a protective housing structure that includes multiple insulating layers. This nested configuration creates a thermal buffer zone around the camera, protecting it from external high temperatures while maintaining portability and functionality.
2Reliability
If specialized high temperature camera systems are used, then heat transfer is inhibited and equipment reliability improves, but the system becomes immobile, expensive, and complicated
Solution Approach 1:
The housing is segmented into multiple thin insulating layers rather than using a single thick insulation block. This segmentation provides effective thermal protection while maintaining the portability and simplicity of the overall system. Each layer contributes to heat blocking without requiring the system to be bulky or immobile.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs thin film-like insulation layers that provide thermal protection without adding significant weight or bulk. These flexible, thin insulating layers maintain the camera system's portability and ease of movement while effectively inhibiting heat transfer to protect the equipment.
3Temperature
If specialized high temperature camera systems are used, then heat transfer is inhibited, but the cost increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
Dividing the insulation into multiple thin layers reduces material costs and manufacturing complexity compared to using a single thick insulation layer. This segmented approach allows for easier assembly and uses less expensive materials while achieving the same thermal protection level.
Solution Approach 2:
Using thin film insulation materials reduces the overall amount of insulating material required, thereby lowering material costs. These thin films are also easier and less expensive to manufacture and assemble into the housing structure compared to traditional thick insulation materials.
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 protects camera equipment from high temperatures by inhibiting heat transfer, ensuring reliable operation in elevated temperature conditions while reducing system complexity and cost.
Implementation Method 1
A plurality of insulation layers stacked in a linear direction forms the support including the at least one compartment
Implementation Method 2
The casing is disposed around the support and compresses the support so as to hermitically seal the at least one pair of adjacent insulation layers around the conductor
Data Source
AI summary
A housing for a high temperature video camera system includes a support and a conductor. The support has at least one compartment defined therein, the at least one compartment being airtight with respect to a support exterior and configured for accommodating at least one of a camera and a battery. A plurality of insulation layers is stacked in a linear direction to form the support, including the at least one compartment, where an outer periphery of each insulation layer of the plurality of insulation layers defines the support exterior. A conductor interposed between at least one pair of immediately adjacent insulation layers of the plurality of insulation layers and extends from the at least one compartment to the support exterior. The conductor connects a plurality of exterior lights disposed external to the support with a battery disposed in the at least one compartment.