Modular Camera Mount With Side Hanger for Drop-Safe Removal
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing camera apparatuses face challenges in easy detachment and replacement, leading to a risk of damage during removal due to strong magnetic forces and complex structures, which complicate the decoupling process and increase the likelihood of the camera being dropped.
Innovation Solution
A camera apparatus design featuring a hanger with a through hole and protrusion on the main body, allowing for easy detachment from a plate using magnetic or Velcro attachments, which connects to the user, preventing the camera from being dropped during removal by providing a secure coupling mechanism.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If a magnet is used to couple the modular camera to the housing, then the coupling strength is improved, but the ease of decoupling deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The coupling system is divided into two independent parts: a magnet for strong attachment and a hanger with hole for easy removal. The hanger passes through a hole in the housing, allowing the camera to be easily decoupled by pulling the hanger, while the magnet maintains strong coupling during normal operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The hanger acts as an intermediary component between the camera and housing. It provides a mechanical interface that overrides the magnetic force during removal, enabling easy decoupling without directly opposing the magnetic coupling strength.
2Reliability
If a safety wire is added to prevent camera drop, then the reliability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The safety function is merged with the existing hanger component. The same hanger that enables easy removal also serves as the safety mechanism by passing through the housing, eliminating the need for separate safety wires or additional connection structures.
Solution Approach 2:
The hanger performs multiple functions: it enables easy decoupling of the camera and simultaneously prevents camera drop by passing through the housing. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for additional safety components, reducing overall device complexity.
3Reliability
If additional connection structures are added for safety wire, then the reliability is improved, but the ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The safety connection and decoupling mechanisms are merged into a single hanger component. The hanger's passage through the housing provides both safety and easy removal functionality, eliminating the need for separate connection structures that would complicate the decoupling process.
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
Facilitates easier installation and replacement of cameras while preventing damage by allowing secure decoupling without additional safety wires, enhancing user convenience and reducing the risk of camera drop and damage.
Implementation Method 1
The first attachment member and the second attachment member may be coupled to each other via a magnetic force
Implementation Method 2
A protrusion may protrude from an inner surface of the main body at an inner side of the side surface of the main body, toward the hole formed in the hanger
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AI summary
A camera apparatus includes: a main body, on which a camera is mounted, wherein the camera is operated according to a signal applied from the outside, is configured to change a surveillance area by rotating in vertical and horizontal directions, and capture an image of the surveillance area; an attachment coupled to the main body, and configured to connect an external device to the main body; and a hanger in which a hole is formed, the hanger being connected to the main body for coupling the main body with the external device and decoupling the main body from the external device, wherein the attachment shares a center with the main body and is positioned at a center of the main body, and wherein the hanger is apart from the center of the main body by a certain distance and is connected to a side surface of the main body.