Rotating Sample Holder for Multi-Angle Object Photography
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing devices for photographing small items like watches and jewelry are limited in capturing images from various angles due to static configurations, requiring complex setups and visible locking systems, and struggle with uneven lighting distribution.
Innovation Solution
A device with a rotatable box-like body and a horizontal disc-shaped sample-holder, allowing independent rotation around their respective axes, combined with a digital capturing device and adjustable lighting fixtures, enables capturing from any angle with controlled lighting conditions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Illumination intensity
If a static configuration is used to control lighting and capture images, then lighting control is improved, but the ability to capture from multiple angles deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the capturing device and sample holder movable relative to each other. The sample holder can rotate about a vertical axis, and the capturing device can rotate about a horizontal axis, transforming the static configuration into a dynamic one that enables multi-angle capture while maintaining lighting control through the enclosed housing.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a cylindrical configuration with limited rotation is used, then partial angle capture is improved, but full 360-degree capture capability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from a single-axis rotation system to a two-axis rotation system. The sample holder rotates about a vertical axis (first dimension), and the capturing device rotates about a horizontal axis (second dimension), enabling full 360-degree capture capability without excessively increasing device complexity.
3Adaptability or versatility
If vertical placement of samples is required for top and lateral capture, then capture coverage is improved, but ease of sample placement deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the sample holder rotatable about a vertical axis, allowing samples to be captured from multiple angles while remaining in a simple horizontal placement position. This eliminates the need for vertical placement and complex locking systems, significantly improving ease of operation.
4Device complexity
If lighting fixtures are placed only on the inner lateral surface, then device simplicity is improved, but lighting distribution uniformity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent improves lighting distribution uniformity by adding lighting fixtures to the base surfaces (horizontal dimension) in addition to the inner lateral surface (vertical dimension). This multi-dimensional lighting arrangement ensures even illumination across the entire sample area without significantly increasing device complexity.
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AI summary
Device for photographing objects comprising an optically opaque, box-like body housing (1), a sample-holder disc (4) rotating about a vertical axis, suspended from a base (2) to which it is rotationally coupled according to a horizontal diameter axis through two rotary loops (33); wherein inside the box-like body housing (1) lighting fixtures (6) are provided.