Magnetic Mount for Security Sensors
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing security devices, such as motion sensors and cameras, often require specific mounting orientations to function effectively, but current mounting solutions lack flexibility and stability, especially in varying environments and applications.
Innovation Solution
A mounting system that includes a base and a stem with a magnetic attachment mechanism, allowing the security apparatus to be mounted at adjustable angles and orientations using a socket with a recessed magnetic material, ensuring precise positioning and stability against vibrations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a tilt and swivel adapter mount is used to provide flexibility in mounting angles, then adaptability is improved, but stability and precision in maintaining specific orientations deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The mount allows dynamic adjustment of the security device to various angles and orientations during installation, then locks into stable positions. The mounting mechanism enables the device to be positioned at different angles while maintaining each position stably, resolving the contradiction between adaptability and stability.
2Reliability
If a fixed-angle mount is used to ensure stable orientation, then reliability is improved, but adaptability to different installation situations deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system is divided into separable components that can be assembled in different configurations. The security device can be mounted at various angles using the same base mount, providing both stability through the fixed mount structure and adaptability through configurable orientation options.
3Ease of operation
If magnetic attachment mechanism is used to allow adjustable positioning, then ease of operation is improved, but manufacturing complexity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The magnetic attachment mechanism replaces complex mechanical fastening systems with a simpler magnetic field-based attachment. This allows for easy adjustment and positioning of the security device while reducing the mechanical complexity of the mounting structure, as magnets provide both attachment and positioning functions without requiring intricate mechanical components.
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 system provides flexible and precise mounting options for security devices, ensuring optimal coverage areas and maintaining orientation stability even in environments with vibrations or shocks, enhancing the effectiveness of security monitoring.
Implementation Method 1
a mount and a body of the security apparatus. The mount includes a base and a stem... the body includes a socket with a recessed magnetic material... ensuring precise positioning and stability against vibrations
Data Source
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AI summary
A security apparatus includes a mount and a sensor body with a socket recessed into the sensor body at a first angle from a functionality plane. A stem extends from the base of the mount at a second angle from horizontal. The functionality plane is set at an angle from horizontal equal to the first angle plus the second angle if the mount is installed vertically in a first orientation, and the functionality plane of the sensor body is set at an angle from horizontal equal to the first angle minus the second angle if the mount is installed vertically in the opposite orientation. The sensor body is held in place on the mount by magnetic attraction between magnetic materials in the socket and the stem.