Quick-Assembly Plate and Seat Structure for Thinner Camera Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional quick-assembly components for photographing devices have an excessively large overall thickness due to the design of their quick-assembly seats, which complicates assembly and disassembly processes.
Innovation Solution
A quick-assembly component comprising a quick-assembly plate with a recess and a quick-assembly seat featuring a touch assembly and clamping assemblies, where the touch member presses against the plate's surface to separate the clamping member and allow the restoring force to drive the clamping member into a clamping slot, simplifying assembly and reducing the plate's thickness by omitting a bottom wall in the recess.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If conventional quick-assembly seats are designed with a bottom wall in the recess to press against the touch member, then the structural strength is improved, but the overall thickness of the quick-assembly plate increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the bottom wall from the recess of the quick-assembly plate, extracting the unnecessary structural element that was causing increased thickness. The touch member is instead pressed by the side wall of the recess, eliminating the need for a bottom wall and thereby reducing the overall thickness of the quick-assembly plate while maintaining functional integrity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the dimensional approach by pressing the touch member against the side wall of the recess rather than requiring a bottom wall. This dimensional reconfiguration allows the assembly to achieve the same clamping function with reduced thickness in the direction perpendicular to the side wall, effectively solving the thickness problem.
2Force
If conventional quick-assembly components use traditional assembly mechanisms, then the clamping force is sufficient, but the assembly and disassembly operations become complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a spring-loaded clamping member that automatically engages with the touch member when the quick-assembly plate is inserted into the quick-assembly seat. The spring force provides automatic clamping without requiring manual intervention, and the touch member's movement automatically releases the clamping force for disassembly, achieving self-service operation that is both simple and maintains sufficient clamping force.
Solution Approach 2:
The spring-loaded clamping member is pre-loaded with elastic potential energy before assembly. When the quick-assembly plate is inserted, this pre-stored energy is converted to kinetic energy that automatically drives the clamping member to engage with the touch member, providing immediate clamping force without requiring additional assembly steps.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This configuration enables quick and efficient assembly of the photographing device on a support, simplifies operation steps, and reduces the thickness of the quick-assembly plate by eliminating the need for a bottom wall in the recess, thereby minimizing the overall size of the component.
Implementation Method 1
a first restoring member provided between the clamping member and the seat body, and the clamping member is movable relative to the seat body to allow the first restoring member to accumulate and release a restoring force
Implementation Method 2
the touch member presses against the first surface and moves relative to the seat body along the thickness direction of the quick-assembly plate; thus, the clamping member becomes separated from the touch member
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AI summary
A quick-assembly component includes a quickly-assembly plate and a quick-assembly seat. The quick-assembly plate has a first surface and a second surface oppositely arranged along a thickness direction of the quick-assembly plate. The first surface is provided with a recess; a side wall of the recess is provided with a clamping slot communicating with the recess. The quick-assembly seat includes a seat body, a touch assembly, and clamping assemblies. The touch assembly includes touch members that are movable relative to the seat body along the thickness direction of the quick-assembly plate. The clamping assemblies each include a clamping member and a first restoring member provided between the clamping member and the seat body. The clamping member is movable relative to the seat body to allow the first restoring member to accumulate and release a restoring force.