Quick Release Plate Vertical Insertion and Anti-Slide Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing quick-release camera mounts are cumbersome and risk damaging accessories when trying to install or remove the plate from the base, especially when accessories hang below the plate, and lack a mechanism to prevent the plate from sliding off the base when mounted vertically or on an incline.
Innovation Solution
A quick-release camera mount design featuring a dovetailed tail that inserts vertically into a socket with a dropping gate mechanism, allowing for secure vertical insertion and sliding along a plane, and a clamping apparatus with a stop to prevent plate removal and sliding, ensuring safe and easy attachment and detachment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If lateral insertion is used to attach the plate to the base, then the plate can be easily inserted, but accessories hanging below the plate must be removed first and may be damaged
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the insertion direction from lateral (horizontal) to vertical (perpendicular to the base plane). The dovetailed tail is inserted vertically downward into the socket, allowing accessories hanging below the plate to clear the insertion path naturally, eliminating the need to remove them and preventing damage.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the plate is designed to be slideable along the base, then positioning flexibility is improved, but the plate may slide off the base when mounted vertically or on an incline
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates a stop that protrudes into the socket to contact the dovetailed tail, preventing the plate from sliding off the base in vertical or inclined orientations. This preliminary protective structure counteracts the potential harmful effect of gravity causing unintended sliding while preserving positioning flexibility within safe limits.
Solution Approach 2:
The clamping apparatus provides dynamic control over plate movement. When unlocked, the plate can slide freely along the base for positioning; when locked, the clamping members secure the plate to prevent unintended sliding. This dynamic system adapts to different operational states.
3Reliability
If a clamping apparatus is added to restrict plate movement, then the plate security is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The clamping apparatus is designed to be quickly operated by a single user action (pressing the release mechanism), and the dropping gate automatically secures the plate position once inserted. The system largely secures itself without requiring complex multi-step procedures or additional components beyond the essential clamping and release mechanisms.
Data Source
AI summary
A mounting system having a plate with a tail portion and a base with a socket portion. The socket includes a dropping gate which recedes into a compartment in the base when the plate is vertically inserted on the base. The base includes a stop which engages a catch on the plate to prevent the plate from being laterally removed from the base.