Multi-Camera Holder With Common Clip for Precise Vehicle Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing camera holders for automotive cameras are not cost-efficient and do not easily accommodate multiple cameras with varying positions, as they require separate housings and precise alignment with the windscreen bracket, limiting their adaptability across different vehicles.
Innovation Solution
A camera holder design featuring multiple camera housings connected by a single, adaptable backside clip with spring elements, allowing for flexible mounting and positioning of cameras within a common bracket, which can be adjusted for different vehicle configurations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If separate housings are used for each camera, then each camera can be individually positioned, but the device complexity and manufacturing cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple separate camera housings are merged into a single integrated common bracket structure that can accommodate multiple cameras. The bracket includes multiple mounting positions and a shared backside clip mechanism, reducing the number of separate components while maintaining the ability to position each camera independently according to different vehicle requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The common bracket is designed as a universal mounting structure that can accommodate different numbers and configurations of cameras. It includes multiple adjustable mounting positions and a standardized backside clip interface that works with various camera models, allowing the same bracket design to be used across different vehicle types and camera configurations.
2Ease of manufacture
If a common backside clip is used to fix multiple cameras simultaneously, then the manufacturing cost decreases, but the precision of camera positioning may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The common backside clip is segmented into multiple independent clipping positions, each capable of independently securing a camera at its specific mounting location. This segmentation allows each camera to be positioned and fixed with the same precision as individual housings would provide, while still using a single integrated clip component for cost-effective manufacturing.
Solution Approach 2:
Different portions of the common bracket and backside clip are designed with locally optimized features. The bracket includes position-specific mounting elements and adjustment mechanisms at each camera location, while the backside clip has differentiated clipping zones. This local quality optimization ensures that each camera receives appropriate positioning precision tailored to its specific requirements, even within a unified cost-effective structure.
3Manufacturing precision
If the camera holder is designed for specific vehicle configurations, then the alignment accuracy with the windscreen bracket is improved, but the adaptability to different vehicle models decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The camera holder system incorporates dynamic adjustability features that allow the mounting positions and angles to be modified according to different vehicle configurations. The bracket includes adjustable arms, movable mounting positions, and configurable backside clip placements that can be adapted to various windscreen geometries and camera requirements across different vehicle models, maintaining alignment accuracy through adjustability rather than fixed positioning.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables cost-effective and versatile mounting of multiple cameras with high accuracy, accommodating varying camera positions and distances, enhancing adaptability across various vehicle models while maintaining precise alignment with the windscreen bracket.
Implementation Method 1
The backside clip has multiple spring elements which are arranged for fixing the position of the respective camera in the respective housing
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AI summary
The invention relates to a Camera holder (1) comprising at least two camera housings (2) for receiving an automotive camera in each housing (2) and a backside clip (3), to fix each camera in the respective housing (2), wherein the camera housings (2) and the backside clip (3) are arranged in a common camera bracket. The backside clip (3) is hereby built as one part and is designed to fix each camera in the respective housing (2) simultaneously.