Neck-worn Bracket with Pivoting Mount for Hands-free Camera Use
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing camera module brackets for terminals are limited in their ability to allow users to photograph situations while using both hands and engaging in motion or activities that require both hands, such as cooking or exercise.
Innovation Solution
A bracket design featuring a hanger part with a bent shape for neck-wearing, a mounting part for the terminal, and a connection part that forms a looped curve shape, allowing the terminal to be securely mounted and adjusted for optimal use with both hands free, including features like pivots, band holes, and a detachable unit for secure attachment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a place mounted bracket is used to hold the terminal, then the terminal can be securely fixed at one location, but the user cannot photograph situations while moving or using both hands
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket is divided into separate functional components: a wearable body-mounted portion and a detachable terminal mounting portion connected by a flexible connection mechanism. This segmentation allows the stable mounting function to be separated from the mobile wearable function, enabling both reliability and adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The connection part incorporates pivot joints and flexible elements that allow dynamic adjustment of the terminal position relative to the body. This dynamic structure enables the terminal to move with natural body motion while maintaining secure attachment, resolving the contradiction between fixed stability and movement freedom.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a hand type bracket (selfie stick) is used, then the user can move and photograph while holding it, but the user cannot use both hands for activities such as cooking or exercise
Solution Approach 1:
The terminal mounting mechanism is extracted from the hand-held portion and transferred to a body-mounted hanger. The mounting part can be detached from the hanger, allowing the user to wear the hanger for hands-free operation while being able to remove the terminal when both hands are needed for other activities.
Solution Approach 2:
The hanger part serves multiple functions: it can wear the terminal for hands-free photographing during activities, and can also be worn without the terminal attached for general body-wearing use. The connection mechanism allows easy attachment and detachment, providing universal applicability for different user needs.
3Reliability
If the hanger part is designed to cover the neck and shoulder areas, then the bracket can be securely worn on the body, but the structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The hanger part combines multiple support functions into a single integrated structure that wraps around the neck and extends to the shoulders. By merging the neck-circling function with the shoulder-support function in one continuous piece, the design achieves enhanced stability without proportionally increasing complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The hanger part is designed with curved surfaces that conform to the natural contours of the neck and shoulders. This curved geometry distributes the mounting load across multiple body contact points, improving stability while using simple continuous curves rather than complex angular joints or mechanisms.
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AI summary
Provided is a bracket for a terminal with a camera module, which can photograph situations in which a user uses both hands while moving or acting. The bracket for the terminal with the camera module includes a hanger part having a bent shape so as to be hung around the neck of a user, a mounting part onto which the terminal is mounted, and a connection part connecting the hanger part and the mounting part.