Rotatable Camera Core for Trailer Interior Exterior Monitoring
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Solution Overview
Problem
The installation and maintenance of multiple cameras on vehicle trailers to monitor both the interior and exterior require additional hardware, wiring, and service time, which can be cumbersome and time-consuming.
Innovation Solution
A camera housing system that allows adjustable positioning and orientation of cameras within the trailer, enabling image and video capture of both interior and exterior areas without needing to adjust the camera's body position, using a rotatable core and gears to change the lens orientation between interior and exterior views.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple cameras are installed to monitor both interior and exterior of trailers, then monitoring capability is improved, but device complexity and installation difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
A single camera unit is designed with a rotatable core mechanism that allows one camera to perform multiple functions - monitoring both interior and exterior views by rotating the lens between different orientations. This eliminates the need for separate dedicated cameras for each viewing angle, reducing overall device complexity while maintaining comprehensive monitoring capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The camera incorporates a dynamic rotation mechanism with gears and axles that enable the lens to change orientation from facing the trailer interior to facing the exterior. This dynamic positioning capability allows one camera to replace multiple static cameras, reducing hardware requirements while achieving the same monitoring coverage.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple cameras are installed to monitor both interior and exterior, then monitoring capability is improved, but wiring requirements and installation time increase
Solution Approach 1:
By designing a single camera unit that can monitor both interior and exterior through rotation, the system reduces the number of cameras from two or more to one. This consolidation directly reduces wiring requirements and installation time, as fewer devices need to be mounted, wired, and configured while achieving the same dual-monitoring capability.
3Ease of operation
If camera body position is fixed, then installation simplicity is maintained, but ability to capture both interior and exterior views is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The camera maintains simple installation with a fixed body mounting on the trailer, but incorporates a movable core component that rotates the lens between interior-facing and exterior-facing orientations. This dynamic element allows the fixed-mounted camera to capture both interior and exterior views without requiring complex adjustable mounting mechanisms, preserving installation simplicity while enhancing view capture capability.
Data Source
AI summary
Method and apparatus are disclosed for cameras and camera housings for vehicle trailers. An example camera for vehicle trailers includes a casing. The casing defines a cavity and includes a first face defining a first window and a second face defining a second window. The example camera also includes a core including a lens and coupled to the casing within the cavity via an axle. The core rotates to enable capturing of images through the first window and the second window. The example camera also includes gears within the cavity to facilitate rotation of the core.