Reversible L-Bracket Assembly for Stable Multi-Device Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing camera mounting solutions, such as L-brackets, are cumbersome and often obstruct device features, require multiple brackets for different devices, and are costly due to device-specific designs, leading to stability issues and limited accessibility.
Innovation Solution
A versatile mounting assembly with a C-shaped arm and base plate, featuring adjustable attachment elements and dovetail grooves, allowing for secure and stable attachment to supports in multiple orientations while maintaining access to device features, compatible with various devices through adjustable positioning and secure engagement mechanisms.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a fixed L-bracket design is used for a specific device, then the mounting stability is improved, but the adaptability to different devices deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The arm of the L-bracket is made adjustable through multiple attachment elements positioned at different locations, allowing the bracket to dynamically adapt its configuration to match different device dimensions and mounting requirements while maintaining stable mounting for each specific device
Solution Approach 2:
The L-bracket design incorporates multiple attachment elements and configurable arm positions to perform multiple functions across different device types, making a single bracket adaptable to various cameras and photographic devices rather than requiring device-specific brackets
2Reliability
If the arm portion is positioned to cradle the device securely, then the mounting stability is improved, but the accessibility to device features deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The arm position and configuration can be dynamically adjusted through multiple attachment elements, allowing users to optimize the balance between secure device cradling and accessibility to ports and features based on specific operational needs
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple device-specific L-brackets are manufactured, then the adaptability to different devices is improved, but the device complexity and cost deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
A single L-bracket design with multiple attachment elements serves multiple device types and configurations, replacing the need for numerous device-specific brackets and reducing overall system complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket system is segmented into modular components with standardized attachment elements, allowing flexible configuration for different devices while maintaining a unified base plate and engagement means
Data Source
AI summary
There is provided a mounting assembly for mounting a device to a support, the assembly comprising: a base plate comprising a connector to removably connect, in use, the base plate to the device, and an engagement means for engagement with the support; and an arm being a plate having a C-shape provided by an aperture in the plate, the arm thereby having an opening in a side, the arm having a plurality of attachment elements arranged, in use, to attach the arm to the base plate, wherein the position of the opening causing the opening to have a different position relative to the base plate when the arm is connected to the base plate by each respective attachment element.