Rotating Camera Head Weather Protection Design
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Solution Overview
Problem
Motion cameras are often exposed to harsh weather conditions without protective covering, affecting camera parts and footage quality.
Innovation Solution
A rotating camera head design featuring a transparent sphere with a waterproof door and cover panels to protect the camera from inclement weather, comprising a camera mount, rotator assembly, and cover panels that shield the camera and rotator assembly from environmental elements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If motion cameras are placed outside without protective covering, then ease of installation and operation is improved, but reliability and protection from harmful environmental factors deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a transparent sphere as a protective shell that encloses the camera and rotator assembly. This spherical enclosure acts as a flexible yet protective barrier against harsh weather conditions while maintaining visibility and allowing the camera to function outdoors without direct exposure to elements.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements a nested structure where the camera is mounted within a rotator assembly, which is in turn enclosed within a transparent sphere. The camera mount plate and camera are nested within the rotator assembly's bearing structure, creating multiple protective layers that maintain ease of installation while providing comprehensive environmental protection.
2Reliability
If a protective enclosure is added around the camera, then reliability and protection from harmful factors is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The transparent sphere serves as a simple yet effective protective shell that provides comprehensive weather protection without requiring complex multi-component structures. The spherical design naturally resists environmental factors while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure that does not significantly increase device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The transparent sphere performs multiple functions simultaneously: it protects the camera and rotator assembly from weather, maintains visibility for monitoring, and provides a structural framework for mounting. This multi-functionality reduces the need for additional separate protective components, thereby limiting the increase in device complexity.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If cover panels are added to protect the rotator assembly, then protection from harmful factors is improved, but ease of operation and maintenance deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The protective structure is segmented into distinct components: the transparent sphere, the rotator assembly with bearing plates, and removable cover panels. This segmentation allows the cover panels to be easily removed or opened for maintenance access to the rotator assembly and camera, while still providing comprehensive protection when closed. Each component can be independently accessed or replaced.
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
Effectively protects camera equipment and footage from harsh weather conditions, ensuring operational integrity and quality during exposure to inclement weather.
Implementation Method 1
A transparent sphere first side is arranged against a first metallic ball in the rotator assembly. A transparent sphere second side is arrange against a second metallic ball.
Data Source
AI summary
A rotating camera head is configured to protect cameras during inclement weather. The rotating camera head has a top plate joined to an inner semisphere outer surface and a camera mount. A bottom plate is joined to an inner semisphere inner surface and the camera mount with a plurality of long mount plate bolts and nuts. A rotator assembly is joined to an opening in the inner semisphere. A transparent sphere first side is arranged against a first metallic ball in the rotator assembly. A transparent sphere second side is arrange against a second metallic ball. A waterproof door is arranged on the transparent sphere. A camera is arranged within the transparent sphere. A plurality of cover panels is joined to the camera mount spacer and covering the rotator assembly. The plurality of cover panels protect the rotator assembly and the camera from inclement weather.