Low-Profile Sliding Camera Mount for Secure Angle Adjustment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional camera mounts are bulky and obtrusive, making them difficult to maneuver and configure, which diminishes the user's experience and flexibility in capturing angles.
Innovation Solution
A low-profile camera mount system comprising a rail mount component and a sliding mount component, where the sliding mount component is securely coupled to the rail mount component using levers and pins, allowing for easy insertion and removal, and featuring a stopper to prevent excessive movement, enabling flexible camera positioning without the need for bulky structures.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional camera mounts are used to securely couple a camera to objects, then the camera is firmly held in place, but the mount becomes bulky and obtrusive, making it difficult to maneuver and configure
Solution Approach 1:
The mount is divided into multiple components: a base component with a rail, a sliding component that moves along the rail, and a camera holder. This segmentation allows each part to be optimized independently - the rail provides secure coupling while the sliding component enables easy repositioning without requiring a bulky structure
Solution Approach 2:
The mount transitions from a static rigid structure to a dynamic system where the camera holder can slide along the rail and be quickly repositioned. This dynamic capability allows the user to easily adjust the camera position and angle while maintaining secure coupling when locked in place
2Reliability
If conventional camera mounts are used to securely couple a camera to objects, then the camera is firmly held in place, but the mount becomes bulky and obtrusive, diminishing the user's experience
Solution Approach 1:
The sliding mechanism allows the camera holder to be dynamically repositioned along the rail to configure different capture angles. The low-profile design maintains adaptability without requiring bulky structures, enabling users to easily adjust the camera orientation while keeping the mount compact
Solution Approach 2:
The rail provides a linear dimension for positioning the camera holder, adding a degree of freedom for configuring capture angles. This linear adjustment mechanism enables versatile angle configuration without increasing the mount's overall footprint or bulk
3Ease of operation
If a low-profile mount is used to enable easy movement of components, then flexibility and ease of use are improved, but the secure coupling capability may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The separation of the sliding component from the camera holder allows easy movement during adjustment while the locking mechanism ensures secure coupling when positioned. The base component with rail provides stable mounting while the sliding component enables easy repositioning
Solution Approach 2:
The locking mechanism is designed to engage automatically or with minimal effort, providing secure coupling before the user needs to adjust the camera. This allows the mount to maintain reliability during use while enabling easy movement when adjustment is needed
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AI summary
A camera mount comprising: a sliding mount component comprising: a sliding base; protrusions protruding outward from a bottom surface of the sliding base; and a sliding mount component locking mechanism; and a rail mount component comprising: a rail base; and a rail mount component locking mechanism; wherein the sliding mount component is configured for insertion into the rail mount component, and wherein the sliding mount component is connected to the rail mount component by the sliding mount component locking mechanism forming a connection with the rail mount component locking mechanism.