Rotatable Camera Holder for Optical Eyepiece Adapter
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional spotting scopes and binoculars require users to frequently adjust their position to view targets, disrupting the viewing experience, especially when needing to quickly observe game or targets outside the device's field of view.
Innovation Solution
A cap assembly with a rotatable camera holder and adjustable contact members allows for a camera to capture images aligned with the eyepiece while enabling unobstructed viewing by moving out of the line of sight, accommodating different eyepiece sizes through flexible springs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If a camera is permanently positioned in line with the eyepiece to capture images, then image capture capability is improved, but user viewing is obstructed when the camera is in the line of sight
Solution Approach 1:
The camera holder is made rotatable with respect to the attachment member, allowing the camera to dynamically change its position between a first position (colinear with the eyepiece for image capture) and a second position (not colinear for unobstructed viewing). This dynamic repositioning resolves the contradiction between image capture capability and user viewing accessibility.
2Ease of operation
If the optical device is designed for conventional viewing only, then viewing simplicity is improved, but adaptability for dual purposes (viewing and imaging) deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The cap assembly is designed to perform multiple functions: it can capture images when the camera holder is in the first position and allow conventional viewing when the camera holder is in the second position. This multi-functionality resolves the contradiction between viewing simplicity and adaptability for dual purposes.
Solution Approach 2:
The rotatable camera holder enables the system to dynamically switch between viewing mode and imaging mode, allowing the same optical device to adapt to different operational requirements without compromising either viewing simplicity or imaging capability.
3Manufacturing precision
If contact members are fixed to accommodate a specific eyepiece size, then manufacturing precision is improved, but adaptability to different eyepiece sizes deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The contact members are made movable with respect to the attachment member, allowing them to dynamically adjust their positions to accommodate eyepieces of different sizes. This dynamic adjustability resolves the contradiction between manufacturing precision and adaptability to different eyepiece sizes.
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AI summary
A cap assembly for use with an optical device having an eyepiece includes an attachment member defining a cavity having a first opening and a second opening that are colinear. The first opening is dimensioned such that the eyepiece is insertable into the cavity through the first opening to secure the cap assembly to the eyepiece. A camera holder is rotatably mounted with respect to the attachment member, such as via a hinge, such that the camera holder is selectively movable between a first position in which the camera holder is colinear with the first opening, second opening, and cavity, and a second position in which the camera holder is not colinear with the first opening, second opening, and cavity.