Hinged Camera Stand for Flexible Monitor and Wall Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional video cameras are limited in their installation locations, making them unsuitable for diverse monitor sizes and shapes, and pose difficulties for patients who cannot sit comfortably in front of a computer monitor during video conferencing or telemedicine.
Innovation Solution
A video camera with an adjustable stand featuring a leg bracket, first and second legs connected by hinges, allowing for adjustable height and angle, which can be mounted on various surfaces including floors, walls, and display devices, enhancing versatility and stability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a clip-type stand is used to fix the web camera to the monitor top bezel, then the camera can be easily installed on the monitor, but it cannot be applied to monitors with diverse thicknesses and decreasing bezel sizes
Solution Approach 1:
The stand incorporates adjustable legs with hinges that allow dynamic adaptation to different monitor thicknesses and bezel sizes. The legs can be extended or retracted and angled to accommodate various monitor configurations, transforming a static clip structure into a dynamic, adaptable mounting system.
Solution Approach 2:
The stand is designed with universal applicability to multiple monitor types regardless of thickness or bezel size. The adjustable leg mechanism enables the same stand structure to function across diverse monitor configurations, eliminating the need for multiple specialized clip designs.
2Ease of manufacture
If the stand structure is simplified for easy manufacturing, then production cost decreases, but the fixing force and stability of the stand on various surfaces deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The stand is divided into modular components including adjustable legs, hinges, and a mounting bracket. This segmentation allows each component to be manufactured independently using simple processes, while the assembled structure provides sufficient fixing force and stability through the coordinated action of its parts.
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
Enables flexible installation on various surfaces, including thin monitors and walls, providing stable mounting and improved accessibility for patients during video conferencing and telemedicine.
Implementation Method 1
a first leg rotatably coupled to the leg bracket through a first hinge, and a second leg rotatably coupled to an end portion of the first leg through a second hinge
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed is a video camera, including a body, a camera module installed in the body, and a stand located under the body to support, the stand including a leg bracket coupled to the body, a first leg rotatably coupled to the leg bracket through a first hinge, and a second leg rotatably coupled to an end portion of the first leg through a second hinge, wherein an angle and height of the body are adjustable by adjusting angles of the first and second hinges. Accordingly, the video camera can be installed not only on a floor, but also on a monitor or a wall, thereby being easily installed in various places.