Snap-Fit Mounting Mechanism for Dome Camera Housing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Dome-type monitoring cameras require space for screw drivers to attach or detach the base and housing, making installation challenging in limited spaces.
Innovation Solution
A monitoring camera design featuring a base with a hooking member, a button member, and a mounting unit that includes an elastic member, allowing the housing to be easily attached and detached from the base using a button mechanism, eliminating the need for screw drivers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If screws and driver tools are used to attach the base and housing, then the connection strength is improved, but the ease of installation and space requirements deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the traditional screw-based mechanical fastening system with a snap-fit mounting mechanism. The mounting unit includes a mounting protrusion that engages with a mounting groove, eliminating the need for screw drivers and manual screw fastening operations. This substitution maintains connection strength while dramatically improving ease of installation and reducing space requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the fastening parameter from threaded screw engagement to elastic snap-fit engagement. The elastic member deforms during installation and then locks into place, providing a different mechanical parameter (elastic deformation) that achieves both strong connection and easy installation without requiring tool manipulation space.
2Ease of operation
If a compact mounting mechanism is used to reduce space requirements, then the ease of installation is improved, but the reliability of the connection may deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates a dome-shaped housing that integrates the mounting mechanism into its curved structure. The mounting protrusion and groove are designed to work with the dome geometry, allowing the compact snap-fit mechanism to achieve reliable connection while maintaining the space-efficient compact design. The curved structure distributes mechanical stress effectively.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting mechanism is segmented into distinct functional components: the mounting protrusion for engagement, the mounting groove for reception, and the elastic member for locking. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized for its specific function while working together to provide both ease of installation and connection reliability in a compact form.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables quick and space-efficient installation and removal of the camera housing, facilitating deployment in areas with restricted space without compromising stability or security.
Implementation Method 1
an elastic member which is disposed on a hinge pin that hinge-combines the latch and the fixing bracket, and has elasticity so as to maintain the latch fixedly attached to the hooking member
Data Source
AI summary
Provided is a monitoring camera including a base which is fixable and installable on a structure; a housing which is attachable to and detachable from the base; a hooking member which is disposed on the base so as to fix the housing with the base; a button member of which one end is exposed outside the housing and the other end is hinge-combinable with the housing in the housing; and a mounting unit which is fixedly attached to the hooking member so as to attach the housing to the base. The housing may be detached from the base by manipulating the button member which may detach the hooking member from the mounting unit.