Optics Attachment Apparatus for Smartphone Camera Alignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing solutions fail to efficiently and conveniently align high-end optics with smartphone cameras, particularly due to issues with eye relief distances and varying eyepiece diameters, often requiring bulky cases or complex mechanisms.
Innovation Solution
A modular apparatus with a movable second body and adjustable strap, combined with magnetic attachment to a ferrous arc on the phone, allows for quick and precise alignment of optical devices with smartphone cameras, accommodating different eye relief distances and eyepiece diameters without the need for bulky fixtures.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If traditional alignment methods are used for high-end optics with smartphone cameras, then alignment precision can be achieved, but the device becomes bulky and complex
Solution Approach 1:
The alignment apparatus is divided into two separate bodies: a first body that attaches to the smartphone and a second body that holds the optical device. This segmentation allows each body to be optimized independently, reducing overall complexity while maintaining alignment precision through the movable connection between bodies.
Solution Approach 2:
A movable connection mechanism acts as an intermediary between the first body (smartphone attachment) and the second body (optical device holder). This intermediary enables precise alignment adjustment without requiring a complex integrated system, resolving the contradiction between precision and simplicity.
2Measurement precision
If traditional alignment methods are used for high-end optics with smartphone cameras, then alignment precision can be achieved, but the device becomes bulky
Solution Approach 1:
By separating the alignment function into two distinct bodies attached to different components (smartphone and optical device), the solution avoids the need for a bulky integrated alignment mechanism, achieving precision without increased volume.
Solution Approach 2:
The movable connection between the first and second bodies allows dynamic adjustment during use, enabling precise alignment to be achieved through movement rather than through a large, fixed alignment structure.
3Stability of the object's composition
If fixed alignment mechanisms are used, then structural stability is improved, but adaptability to different optical devices is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The movable connection between the first and second bodies provides both stability (when locked in position) and adaptability (when adjusted), allowing the same structure to work with different optical devices while maintaining structural integrity during use.
Solution Approach 2:
The ability to change the position and orientation parameters of the second body relative to the first body enables adaptation to different optical devices with varying eye relief distances and eyepiece diameters, while the locked position provides structural stability.
4Measurement precision
If complex alignment mechanisms are used, then alignment precision is improved, but ease of operation is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The movable connection allows users to easily adjust alignment by simply moving the second body relative to the first body, eliminating the need for complex adjustment mechanisms while maintaining alignment precision through the flexibility of the movable design.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables a quick, rigid, and repeatable attachment of various optical devices to smartphones, ensuring proper alignment and easy adjustment for different sizes, without obstructing the camera view or requiring bulky cases.
Implementation Method 1
a magnet selectively connected to a ferrous arc on a smartphone
Data Source
AI summary
The disclosure is generally related to an apparatus is configured to mount an optical device to a phone and align the optical device with the camera of the phone. The apparatus includes a first body having an arcuate shape, the first body having an inner side, an outer side, a top, a bottom, a first end, and a second end. The bottom includes a first recess and a second recess positioned within the first recess. The apparatus includes a second body connected to the inner side of the first body. The second body is movable inwards and outwards with respect to the inner side of the first body. The apparatus includes a strap connected to the first body to connect an optical device. The apparatus includes a magnet positioned within the second recess. The magnet connects the apparatus to a ferrous element connected to the back of phone.