Modular Camera Mounting Structure for Battery and Accessory Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing camera systems lack a comprehensive mounting system that allows for the integration of accessories and extended battery life, particularly for handheld cameras, to enhance their functionality and usability.
Innovation Solution
A modular camera mounting system comprising planar structural members and a battery structure, allowing for the connection of accessories and enabling multiple orientations of the camera screen, with built-in cable management and support for interchangeable components.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a camera is used as a handheld device, then portability and ease of operation are improved, but battery life and stability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The camera system is divided into separate modular components including the main camera body, removable battery pack, and interchangeable lens modules. This segmentation allows the battery to be independently replaced or extended without affecting the camera body, effectively addressing the limited battery life of handheld devices while maintaining portability.
Solution Approach 2:
The camera system incorporates universal mounting interfaces and standardized connection protocols that allow multiple functions to be integrated. Accessories such as external battery packs, stabilizing devices, and additional storage can be coupled to the camera through standardized mounts, enabling the system to adapt to different operational needs while maintaining handheld usability.
2Adaptability or versatility
If accessories are added to extend camera functionality, then versatility is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
A universal mounting system with standardized interfaces is implemented, allowing various accessories (flash mechanisms, stabilizing devices, external batteries, storage devices) to be coupled to the camera through a common mount structure. This universal interface approach enables versatile accessory integration without requiring separate mounting mechanisms for each accessory type, thereby maintaining system simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
A standardized mount structure serves as an intermediary between the camera body and various accessories. This intermediate mounting system provides a simplified interface that mediates between the camera's internal systems and external accessories, reducing the complexity of direct integration while enabling versatile accessory attachment through a single standardized interface.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a mounting system is implemented to couple accessories, then adaptability is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The standardized mount acts as an intermediary that simplifies accessory attachment while maintaining adaptability. The mount provides pre-configured interfaces and connection protocols that make accessory coupling straightforward, reducing the operational complexity that would otherwise result from direct integration of multiple accessory types.
Solution Approach 2:
The universal mounting system employs standardized interfaces and consistent attachment mechanisms across all accessory types. This universality allows users to attach and detach accessories using the same simple procedure regardless of the specific accessory type, maintaining ease of operation while supporting diverse accessory integration through the common mount structure.
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AI summary
A camera mounting system including a camera, a first planar structural member and a battery structure. The camera has a first surface and a second surface. The first planar structural member has a first end and a second end, the first end being connected to the first surface of the camera. The battery structure is connected to the second end of the first planar structural member.