Imaging Device Mounting Mechanism for Secure Accessory Handling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing imaging devices, particularly video cameras for business use, face challenges in easily mounting and removing accessory components such as handles, which are often fixed with screws, making downsizing for convenient carrying difficult and requiring a more efficient mounting/removing mechanism.
Innovation Solution
An imaging device with a mounting/removing mechanism featuring a first and second engaged portion, a locking portion, and connection terminals, allowing for easy engagement, locking, and electrical connection of accessory holding units, enabling secure and efficient mounting and removal of components.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a handle is fixed to the main body using a plurality of screws, then the handle can be securely mounted, but mounting and removal of the handle becomes difficult and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting/removing mechanism is divided into separate functional components: a first engaged portion for mechanical mounting, a second engaged portion for locking, and a locked portion that secures the assembly. This segmentation allows different operations (mounting vs. locking) to be performed independently, enabling secure mounting while maintaining ease of operation through a simple press-and-slide motion that sequentially activates each segment.
2Stability of the object's composition
If a handle is provided in a protruding manner on the outer shell, then the camera can be stably supported during shooting, but the device size increases and becomes less convenient to carry
Solution Approach 1:
The handle is designed as a dynamic component that can be mounted and removed based on operational needs. During shooting operations, the handle is mounted to provide stable support and improve handling comfort. When not needed, the handle can be quickly removed to downsize the device for convenient carrying, transforming the device from a fixed-size configuration to an adaptable size that matches the operational context.
3Ease of operation
If accessory components are mounted only mechanically, then mounting is simple, but electrical connection functionality is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting/removing mechanism merges mechanical engagement functions with electrical connection functions into a single integrated system. The first engaged portion provides mechanical mounting while the second engaged portion and locked portion work together to secure both mechanical and electrical connections. This allows accessory components to be mounted with a simple mechanical motion that simultaneously establishes both mechanical support and electrical connectivity, eliminating the need for separate connection steps.
Data Source
AI summary
An imaging device of the present disclosure is configured that when the accessory holding unit is mounted to the imaging device main-body, the first mounting/removing movable portion and the second mounting/removing movable portion are moved to the mounted positions, the first engaging portion and the first engaged portion are engaged with each other, the second engaged portion and the second engaging portion are engaged with each other, the locking portion and the locked portion are locked to each other, and the first connection terminal and the second connection terminal are electrically connected to each other, and when an accessory component is mounted only to the first engaged portion, the first mounting/removing movable portion is moved to the mounted position, and the second mounting/removing movable portion is held at the non-mounted position to protect the second engaged portion, the locked portion, and the first connection terminal.