Image Capturing Equipment With Orbital Camera Movement and Rotation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing outdoor security cameras lack sufficient rotational freedom to adapt to various monitoring scenarios, limiting their applicability.
Innovation Solution
The image capturing equipment features a moving assembly on a track that encircles the central axis of the main body, allowing the image capturing module to revolve and rotate on multiple axes, enhancing its positional and angular adjustments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the security camera is mounted fixed on a wall or pole, then the installation is simple and stable, but the camera cannot adjust its position to different angles for various monitoring scenarios
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms the fixed mounting structure into a dynamic adjustable system. The camera module is mounted on a moving assembly that can rotate along a moving path encircling the central axis, and the image capturing unit can rotate on its own axis. This dynamic structure allows the camera to adjust its position and angle according to different monitoring scenarios while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent divides the camera system into separate functional modules: a moving assembly for positional adjustment along the moving path, and an image capturing unit for angular adjustment. This segmentation allows each module to perform its specific function independently, achieving multi-angle adaptability without overcomplicating the entire system.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the camera can rotate on multiple axes to cover more angles, then the monitoring coverage is improved, but the structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The moving assembly serves multiple functions: it enables the camera to move along the moving path for positional adjustment, supports the image capturing unit, and provides the rotational mechanism. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate components for each function, thereby achieving rotational freedom without proportionally increasing structural complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The image capturing unit is nested on the moving assembly, with the image capturing unit rotatably disposed on the moving assembly. This nested arrangement allows the camera to have multiple rotational degrees of freedom (rotation along the moving path and rotation on its own axis) while maintaining a compact and relatively simple overall structure.
3Ease of operation
If the camera module can move along the moving path, then the positional adjustment capability is improved, but the stability of the camera system may be affected
Solution Approach 1:
The moving assembly acts as an intermediary between the fixed mounting structure and the image capturing unit. It provides a stable platform that can move along the moving path while supporting the image capturing unit. The damping member further serves as a mediator to reduce vibrations and maintain stability during movement, thus enabling positional adjustment without compromising system stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The damping member is introduced to cushion vibrations and shocks that may occur during the camera's movement along the moving path. This beforehand cushioning mechanism ensures that the camera system maintains stability during positional adjustment, preventing excessive vibrations from affecting the image capturing unit.
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AI summary
An image capturing equipment includes a main body and at least one image capturing module. The at least one image capturing module includes a moving assembly and an image capturing unit. The moving assembly is disposed on the main body movably along a moving path. The moving path encircles a central axis of the main body. The image capturing unit is rotatably disposed on the moving assembly.