Revolving Photography Studio Manual Rotation Inversion

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Solution Overview

Problem

Traditional automotive photography methods using motorized turntables are costly, inefficient, and pose risks due to the complexity of rotating large vehicles, leading to inconsistent and poor-quality images, especially when capturing multiple angles.

Innovation Solution

A revolving photography studio with a stationary circular track and removable wheels, allowing for manual rotation of a studio backdrop and camera mounts, enabling controlled, uniform photo capture from multiple angles without the need for motorized systems, and featuring adjustable camera mounts and battery-powered lighting for flexibility and safety.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If motorized turntables are used to rotate the automobile for capturing images from multiple angles, then productivity is improved, but device complexity and cost increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveefficiency of capturing multiple anglesVSAvoidcomplexity of motorized turntable system

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

Instead of rotating the automobile on a motorized turntable, the invention rotates the studio backdrop and camera mounts around a stationary vehicle. This inversion eliminates the need for complex motorized turntables while achieving the same goal of capturing images from multiple angles, directly resolving the contradiction between productivity improvement and device complexity reduction.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #13The other way round (Inversion)

2Adaptability or versatility

If motorized turntables are used to rotate large vehicles, then photography coverage is improved, but reliability decreases due to safety risks

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveability to capture multiple anglesVSAvoidsafety in handling large vehicles

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The stationary automobile approach eliminates safety risks associated with rotating large vehicles on motorized turntables. By keeping the vehicle stationary and rotating only the lightweight backdrop and camera mounts, the system maintains adaptability for capturing multiple angles while significantly improving reliability through reduced safety hazards.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #13The other way round (Inversion)

3Adaptability or versatility

If motorized turntables are used for vehicle rotation, then image capture capability is improved, but manufacturing and maintenance costs increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvemulti-angle photography capabilityVSAvoidinstallation and maintenance costs

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

By inverting the rotation mechanism to rotate the backdrop and camera mounts rather than the vehicle, the system achieves multi-angle photography capability while using simpler, less expensive components. This eliminates the need for costly motorized turntables, directly reducing manufacturing and maintenance costs while preserving adaptability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #13The other way round (Inversion)

Solution Approach 2:

The invention uses removable wheels and a modular backdrop system that are simpler and less expensive than motorized turntables. These components can be easily replaced or adjusted as needed, reducing both initial manufacturing costs and ongoing maintenance expenses while maintaining the required adaptability for various photography scenarios.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #27Cheap short-living objects (Disposable)

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 solution provides cost-effective, efficient, and consistent photography results by allowing manual operation of the studio and camera positioning, reducing installation and maintenance costs, and ensuring safer handling of large vehicles, while minimizing the gap between the studio wall and floor for professional-grade images.

Implementation Method 1

The plurality of magnetic indexers on the stationary circular track and each magnet in the plurality of wheel mounts allow the revolving photography studio to stop at predefined locations

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectMagnetic attraction: Magnetism

Data Source

PatentUS11573481B1Revolving photography studio

Publication Date: 2023.02.07 DN IP HLDG LLC

AI summary

A revolving photography studio is disclosed. The revolving photography studio includes a stationary circular track surrounding a product setup location and an upright wall coupled to a frame defining a studio backdrop, being of a curved configuration, at least partially surrounding the product setup location, and following the stationary circular track for undergoing revolvable movement along the track using wheels. The wall comprises a defined opening for entrance into the product setup location. The revolving photography studio also includes a linear horizontal crossbar across a top of the opening and coupled to the frame. The revolving photography studio additionally comprises a plate coupled to the linear horizontal crossbar. The plate is configured to receive a camera mount.