Monitor Camera Mount With Clip Bracket for Stable Articulation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing camera mounts for display monitors are prone to instability and detachment when articulated, leading to insecure attachment and potential falling off.
Innovation Solution
A camera mounting system featuring a bracket assembly with a base and lip that securely attaches to the monitor, allowing rotation of the camera without destabilizing the mount, using a clip body with an adhesive surface and tracks for secure positioning and preventing movement or rotation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the camera is articulated to allow rotation and positioning adjustments, then the camera can be aimed at different targets (users or documents), but the mount becomes unstable and may fall off the display monitor
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket assembly is divided into multiple segments: a base portion that contacts the top surface of the monitor, a rear arm portion that contacts the rear surface, and a camera mounting portion. This segmentation allows each part to perform its specific function - the base provides stable support, the rear arm prevents rotation, and the camera mounting portion enables articulation, thereby resolving the contradiction between positioning flexibility and mount stability
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket assembly is nested between the front and rear surfaces of the display monitor, with the base portion on the front surface and the rear arm portion on the rear surface. This nested configuration utilizes the depth of the monitor to create a stable mounting structure that prevents both translation and rotation while still allowing camera articulation
2Adaptability or versatility
If the center of gravity is positioned in front of the forward edge to allow rotation from first to second position, then the camera can be aimed at documents below the monitor, but the bracket assembly may rotate forward and become unstable
Solution Approach 1:
The rear arm portion of the bracket assembly contacts the rear surface of the monitor to provide a counterbalancing force that prevents forward rotation. This preliminary anti-action counteracts the tendency of the assembly to rotate forward when the center of gravity is positioned in front of the monitor edge, enabling the camera to be aimed at documents below the monitor while maintaining stability
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The system provides a stable and secure attachment of the camera to the monitor, allowing for adjustable positioning without compromising stability, enabling the camera to be aimed at users or documents without manual adjustment of the bracket assembly.
Implementation Method 1
The clip body includes an adhesive surface, and the clip body can be coupled in a releasable manner via the adhesive surface adhering to the rear surface of the display monitor.
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AI summary
A camera mounting system comprises a clip body configured to be coupled to a rear surface of the display monitor. The camera mounting system further comprises a bracket assembly that includes a first portion configured to be coupled to the camera and comprising a base and a lip extending from the base. The base is configured to be supported on a top surface of the display monitor and the lip is configured to contact a front surface of the display monitor and limit movement of the bracket assembly in a first horizontal direction perpendicular to the front surface of the display monitor. The bracket assembly also includes second portion coupled to the first portion and configured to be releasably coupled to the clip body with the clip body coupled to the rear surface of the monitor in order to prevent movement of the bracket assembly in the first horizontal direction and prevent rotation of the base relative to the display monitor.