Segmented Ball Joint for Camera Mount Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing camera mounting brackets for monitoring cameras are complex to assemble, inefficient, and lack durability, making them prone to damage from environmental factors like rain and dust, while also being costly.
Innovation Solution
A compact and durable camera mounting arrangement featuring an arm with ball segments and a ball socket system that allows for easy assembly and adjustment, using a single-part body with abutment openings for secure locking, enabling versatile positioning and protection of cables.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional camera mounting brackets are used, then angular rotation capability is provided, but assembly complexity increases and durability decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The ball joint is divided into two segments (first ball segment and second ball segment) that can be separately inserted through different openings, allowing the arm to be assembled in parts rather than requiring complete disassembly and reassembly of a single complex joint
Solution Approach 2:
The ball socket mechanism provides dynamic angular rotation capability, allowing the arm to rotate to different angles while maintaining a secure connection, thus providing versatility without increasing assembly complexity
2Adaptability or versatility
If traditional camera mounting brackets are used, then angular rotation capability is provided, but structural durability decreases due to multiple elements
Solution Approach 1:
The body is formed as a single integrated piece combining the ball socket, arm opening, and abutment opening, eliminating multiple separate elements that could fail or loosen, while still providing the required angular rotation capability through the ball joint mechanism
3Adaptability or versatility
If the arm is attached to a large camera housing, then mounting capability is provided, but assembly through openings becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The ball joint is segmented into two parts that can be inserted through separate openings (arm opening and abutment opening), allowing assembly even when the camera housing is larger than a single opening would permit
Solution Approach 2:
The two-opening design acts as an intermediary solution, allowing the arm to be attached to large camera housings by providing alternative insertion paths that bypass the size limitation of individual openings
Data Source
AI summary
An arrangement for supporting a monitoring camera is provided. The arrangement comprising: an arm (102), a ball (104) associated with a free end (106) of the arm (102) and comprising a first (108) and a second (110) ball segment, a body (112) having an ball socket (114) accommodating the ball (104), an arm opening (116) arranged in the ball socket (114) and an abutment opening (118), wherein the arm (102) extends from the ball socket (114) through the arm opening (116), and wherein the first (108) and second (110) ball segments are connectible to the free end (106) of the arm (102) by insertion of the free end (106) of the arm (102) into the ball socket (114) through the arm opening (116) and insertion of the first (108) and second (110) ball segments into the ball socket (114) through the abutment opening (118). A method (400) for assembling the arrangement (100) for supporting a monitoring camera is further provided.