Quick Release Handle for Camera Tripods
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional camera tripods require a long time to assemble and disassemble due to their rotary handle and screw mechanism, leading to delays in adjusting the shooting angle or orientation, potentially causing the miss of crucial moments during photography or video recording.
Innovation Solution
A quick connection handle for photographic equipment featuring a mounting base with a locking component, including a locking block, spring, and button, which allows for rapid mounting and dismounting on a screw bolt without pressing the button, utilizing a through hole with internal and non-threaded sections to facilitate efficient locking and unlocking.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If a rotary handle with long rotation thread counts is used to adjust the bowl head angle and orientation, then the adjustment precision is improved, but the assembly and disassembly time increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The locking component is divided into separate functional elements: a locking block for engagement, a spring for automatic return, and a button for manual actuation. This segmentation allows the precision adjustment function to be separated from the locking mechanism, enabling quick release without compromising adjustment precision.
Solution Approach 2:
The spring is pre-loaded to automatically return the locking block to its locked position after the button is released. This preliminary action eliminates the need for manual threading operations, allowing rapid assembly and disassembly while maintaining the ability to achieve precise adjustments through the bowl head mechanism.
2Strength
If a conventional screw mechanism is used for mounting the handle, then the connection strength is improved, but the ease of operation deteriorates due to time-consuming assembly and disassembly
Solution Approach 1:
The locking mechanism transitions from a static screw-threaded connection to a dynamic spring-loaded system. The locking block can quickly engage with the mounting base through spring force and be rapidly released by pressing the button, providing both strong connection when locked and easy operation for assembly and disassembly.
Solution Approach 2:
The spring automatically returns the locking block to its locked position after the button is released, eliminating the need for manual threading operations. The system serves itself by automatically re-engaging the locking mechanism, maintaining connection strength while dramatically improving ease of operation.
3Reliability
If a rotary handle with multiple rotation threads is used, then the reliability of angle adjustment is improved, but the productivity decreases due to delayed adjustment time
Solution Approach 1:
The adjustment function is segmented from the locking function. The bowl head mechanism handles precise angle adjustment with multiple threads for reliability, while the quick-release handle with spring-loaded locking block handles rapid mounting and dismounting, thereby improving overall productivity without sacrificing adjustment reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The spring is pre-loaded to automatically return the locking block to its locked position, enabling rapid repeated adjustments. This preliminary action ensures reliable locking engagement while dramatically reducing the time required for each adjustment cycle, thereby improving productivity.
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
The quick connection handle significantly reduces assembly and disassembly time, making it more convenient and time-saving for users to adjust camera angles and orientations, thereby enhancing operational efficiency and reducing effort.
Implementation Method 1
a spring abutting against the locking block and a button, the spring is configured to urge the locking block towards a first direction
Implementation Method 2
the button is configured to urge the locking block towards a second direction opposite to the first direction
Implementation Method 3
a through hole is provided in a center of the mounting base through which a screw bolt having an external thread passes, the locking chamber comprises an internal thread section and a non-threaded section
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention relates to a quick connection handle for photographic equipment comprising a mounting base, a locking component provided in the mounting base and a connecting base connected to the mount base; and the locking component is movable in the mounting base, a through hole is provided in the mounting base through which a screw bolt having an external thread passes, the locking component comprises a locking block, a spring abutting against the locking block and a button, the spring and the button urge the locking block towards different directions, a locking chamber is in the locking block communicating with the through hole of the mounting base, and the locking chamber comprises an internal thread section and a non-threaded section locating at opposite sides, and the spring abuts against an end of the locking block adjacent to the internal thread section.