Magnetic Camera Accessory Housing for Interchangeable Peripherals
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing camera accessory housing stands are often complex, prone to component loss, and not easily interchangeable, and they do not facilitate the use of interchangeable peripheral devices like grids, filters, and light directing devices, especially in outdoor conditions.
Innovation Solution
A housing device with magnetic and flexible attachment elements that securely hold flash units and peripheral devices, allowing for easy interchangeability and reduced component loss, featuring a rotatable cover and a ferromagnetic connector for secure magnetic coupling, and a removal latch for quick device changes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional housing stands include numerous components and mechanisms to secure accessories, then the securing capability is improved, but the device complexity increases and components are easily lost or misplaced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces complex mechanical securing mechanisms with a magnetic field-based attachment system. The ferromagnetic connector element creates magnetic attraction forces that securely hold flash units and peripheral devices without requiring multiple mechanical components, screws, or complex latching mechanisms, thereby reducing device complexity while maintaining reliable securing capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the essential securing function from complex mechanical systems and implements it through a single ferromagnetic connector element. This connector element integrates the securing capability into one component rather than requiring multiple separate mechanical parts, reducing the number of components that can be lost or misplaced.
2Manufacturing precision
If housing stands are manufactured for a specific make of camera accessories, then the securing precision is improved, but the adaptability decreases and interchangeability is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements universality through the ferromagnetic connector element that can attract and secure multiple types of camera accessories (flash units, grids, filters, light directing devices) regardless of their specific make or model. The magnetic attachment system provides a universal interface that maintains secure precision while enabling broad interchangeability across different accessory types.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes the parameter of magnetic field strength and ferromagnetic material properties to create a securing mechanism that adapts to different accessory sizes, shapes, and weights. By adjusting magnetic field parameters, the system maintains precise securing for various accessory types without requiring custom-designed housing stands for each make.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple housing stands are used to accommodate different peripheral devices, then the adaptability is improved, but the device complexity and component loss risk increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the functionality of multiple specialized housing stands into a single housing stand equipped with a ferromagnetic connector element. This connector can attach various peripheral devices (grids, filters, light directing devices) to the same housing stand, eliminating the need for multiple separate stands and reducing the risk of losing components associated with each individual stand.
4Strength
If complex mechanisms are used to secure accessories, then the securing strength is improved, but the ease of operation decreases and quick changes are difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces complex mechanical securing mechanisms with a magnetic attachment system that provides strong securing forces through magnetic attraction. The ferromagnetic connector element allows accessories to be quickly attached and detached by simply bringing them near the magnetic field, eliminating the need for complex mechanical operations while maintaining strong securing strength.
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 provides a secure, versatile, and user-friendly system for attaching and detaching camera accessories and peripheral devices, reducing the risk of component loss and enabling quick changes during use, even in adverse weather conditions.
Implementation Method 1
the connection element is ferromagnetic such that the flash units may be magnetically coupled to the housing device and secured therein via a separate attachment element secured on the flash unit
Data Source
AI summary
A camera accessory housing device has a connector element that receives a camera accessory. The connector element may be a substantially planar ferromagnetic plate that couples to a sustainably planar face of a camera accessory. The camera accessory may a have a camera accessory attachment element, such as a band with magnets. The magnets facilitate coupling of the camera accessory to the connector element.