Sliding Webcam Mount for Direct Table Capture
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional webcam mounts cannot allow the webcam to face a table directly, resulting in image quality issues due to the lens capturing part of the screen, which leads to trapezoidal images when not aligned correctly.
Innovation Solution
A mount comprising a first base body, a second base body for rotation, a third base body that slides relative to the second, and a fourth base body that rotates 0°-90°, allowing the webcam to be positioned away from the screen, enabling direct lens alignment with the table without capturing screen images.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the webcam is mounted on the top of the display with a conventional movable base body, then the webcam can rotate to adjust viewing angles, but the lens cannot face the table directly without capturing part of the screen
Solution Approach 1:
The mount is divided into multiple independent base bodies (first, second, third, and fourth base bodies) that can move relative to each other. The third base body slides relative to the second base body, and the fourth base body rotates relative to the third base body, allowing the webcam to be positioned and oriented independently from the display mounting location.
Solution Approach 2:
The mount incorporates dynamic movement capabilities with the third base body sliding along rails and the fourth base body rotating within a 0°-90° range. This dynamic structure allows the webcam to adjust its position and orientation to face the table directly at a right angle, preventing screen capture while maintaining operational flexibility.
2Volume of moving object
If the webcam is positioned close to the display for compact mounting, then the mount structure is compact, but the lens captures part of the screen when facing the table
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extends the mounting structure in the vertical dimension by allowing the third base body to slide outward from the second base body. This creates additional space for the webcam to be positioned away from the display screen while maintaining a compact footprint on the display surface, enabling the lens to face the table without capturing the screen.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If the webcam is rotated away from direct table alignment to avoid screen capture, then screen capture is prevented, but a trapezoidal image is produced requiring post-production correction
Solution Approach 1:
The mount is designed to preliminarily position the webcam in the correct orientation and position before image capture. By enabling the fourth base body to rotate to exactly 90° and the third base body to slide to the appropriate position, the system pre-establishes the correct geometric relationship between the lens and the table surface, ensuring right-angle capture without trapezoidal distortion and eliminating the need for post-production correction.
Data Source
AI summary
Provided is a mount for a webcam for installing the webcam on a computer display, and the webcam set on the mount can be moved in a horizontal direction to an appropriate distance beyond the display and then rotated 90°, so that a camera lens of the webcam can be vertically oriented downward to capture an image on a table, so as to avoid capturing a part of the screen of the display, or causing the captured image distortion.