Pivoting Camera Stand Structure for Stable Display Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing camera units attached to display devices have complex configurations that complicate their attachment and stability, requiring multiple centers of rotation for orientation adjustment.
Innovation Solution
A simplified camera unit design featuring a camera main body with a light receiving section and a stand that includes a first arm for upward and downward pivotal motion and a second arm for distance adjustment, with a protrusion and slip-proof members for secure attachment to the display device, allowing for stable positioning and optical axis adjustment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If three centers of rotation are provided for mounting and orientation adjustment, then the camera unit can be attached to a display device and adjusted, but the configuration becomes complex and attachment becomes complicated
Solution Approach 1:
The stand is divided into two separate arm portions: a first arm portion that provides pivotal motion for upward and downward orientation adjustment, and a second arm portion that provides pivotal motion for distance adjustment. This segmentation allows each arm to handle a specific adjustment function, reducing overall configuration complexity while maintaining full orientation adaptability
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting function is extracted from the orientation adjustment mechanism. The camera main body includes a protrusion that directly engages with the display device for mounting, while the stand's two arm portions separately handle orientation and distance adjustment. This extraction simplifies the overall structure by separating mounting from adjustment functions
2Ease of operation
If multiple parts are used for attachment and adjustment, then orientation can be adjusted, but the attachment stability is compromised and displacement may occur
Solution Approach 1:
The protrusion on the camera main body is preliminarily positioned to engage with the display device before the stand is attached. This preliminary mounting action provides a stable base, and then the two arm portions are sequentially attached to provide adjustment capabilities without compromising the initial stable attachment
Solution Approach 2:
The second arm portion is attached to the first arm portion, creating a nested structure where the second arm pivots relative to the first arm. This nesting allows both arms to work together cooperatively, maintaining attachment stability while providing combined orientation and distance adjustment capabilities
3Device complexity
If the stand structure is simplified, then the configuration is reduced, but the ability to adjust orientation and maintain stability is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
Each arm portion is designed with universal pivot joints that can accommodate both orientation adjustment and distance adjustment functions. The first arm portion primarily handles upward and downward orientation while the second arm handles distance, but both can contribute to overall positioning, making each component multi-functional and reducing the need for additional specialized parts
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed herein is a camera unit including a camera main body, and a stand configured to support the camera main body, in which the camera main body includes a light receiving section and a main body housing in which the light receiving section is accommodated, the stand includes a first arm portion configured to support the main body housing for pivotal motion such that an orientation in an upward and downward direction of an optical axis of the light receiving section is adjustable, and a second arm portion attached for pivotal motion to the first arm portion, and the main body hosing has a protrusion that projects downwardly at a lower portion of the camera unit in a use state of the camera unit.