Photographing Aid Inner Casing for Integrated Storage and Charging
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing photographing aids, such as external hard disks and batteries, are inconvenient to carry and require complex operations for data transfer and charging, disrupting the continuity of photography.
Innovation Solution
A photographing aid with an outer casing containing a cavity and an opening, accommodating an inner casing with a locking structure, allowing easy attachment and detachment of electronic devices like hard disk drives or batteries, and a connecting member for attaching to a handheld extension device.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If external hard disk drive or battery is used to expand storage capacity or prolong photographing time, then the photographing function is improved, but the device becomes inconvenient to carry and requires complex operations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the hard disk drive or battery with the photographing aid (tripod or support device) into a single integrated unit. The electronic device is housed within a casing that forms part of the photographing aid structure, eliminating the need for separate accessories and simplifying carrying operations while maintaining expanded storage or power functions.
2Quantity of substance
If external hard disk drive is connected to transfer data, then storage capacity is expanded, but multiple operations including taking out hard disk, connecting data line are required which affects photographing continuity
Solution Approach 1:
The hard disk drive is pre-installed and pre-connected within the photographing aid device before the photographing session begins. The data transfer interface is already prepared and accessible, allowing immediate data transfer from the photographing device without requiring the user to perform multiple setup operations during the photographing process, thus maintaining continuity.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple accessories are added to expand functionality, then the photographing capability is improved, but the number of extra accessories increases making carrying inconvenient
Solution Approach 1:
The photographing aid device is designed to perform multiple functions: it serves as a support structure for the photographing device, provides integrated storage capacity through the hard disk drive, and offers extended power capability through the battery. This multi-functional design eliminates the need for separate accessories for each function, reducing overall complexity while enhancing photographing capability.
Data Source
AI summary
A photographing aid includes an outer casing and an inner casing. The outer casing includes a cavity and an opening. The inner casing can be placed in or taken out of the cavity via the opening. The inner casing includes a data interface being electrically connected to a photographing device. The inner casing, in which a hard disc drive or a battery is installed, can be placed in the cavity to be carried easily; and the photographing device can be electrically connected to the data interface of the inner casing by a cable passing through the opening, such that the complex operation of taking and placing the inner casing is avoided, the data in the photographing device can be saved in the hard disc drive and the photographing device can be recharged by the battery, and the photographing experience of the users is improved.