Spring Loaded Mount Adapter for Rapid Camera Release
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current camera mount adapters are cumbersome and require significant manual input to release the camera system, making it difficult to rapidly decouple the camera from the adapter.
Innovation Solution
A spring loaded camera mount adapter with multiple components that interlock with the camera frame to stabilize the camera, featuring input mechanisms that allow users to easily disengage the camera system by applying a force input, enabling rapid coupling and decoupling.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If a camera system is coupled to a mount adapter to stabilize the camera, then the camera stability is improved, but it becomes difficult to rapidly decouple the camera system from the adapter
Solution Approach 1:
The mount adapter employs a spring-loaded mechanism that dynamically adjusts the locking force. The spring applies continuous pressure to maintain a secure, stable connection during camera use, but when a release button is pressed, the dynamic system allows rapid disengagement by overcoming the spring force temporarily. This resolves the contradiction by making the connection stable during operation but easily releasable when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention introduces a release button as an intermediary mechanism between the user and the camera mounting system. This intermediary allows the user to easily decouple the camera by pressing a single button, which triggers the spring-loaded release mechanism. The intermediary simplifies the decoupling operation while maintaining strong coupling during normal use.
2Reliability
If current mount adapters are designed to securely hold the camera, then the camera is stabilized, but significant manual input is required to release the camera system
Solution Approach 1:
The spring-loaded mechanism performs preliminary action by continuously applying locking force to maintain secure camera attachment during operation. When release is needed, the pre-positioned spring force can be quickly overcome by a simple button press, enabling rapid decoupling without requiring significant manual input or time.
Solution Approach 2:
The spring-loaded release mechanism provides self-service functionality where the spring automatically returns to its loaded state after release, preparing the system for rapid reattachment without requiring manual resetting or adjustment by the user.
3Reliability
If a mount adapter requires significant manual input for release, then the camera is securely held, but user convenience is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The release button serves as an intermediary that translates a simple user action (pressing the button) into the complex mechanism needed to overcome the spring-loaded locking force. This intermediary maintains secure attachment during normal use while dramatically improving user convenience during release operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The spring-loaded mechanism automatically maintains secure attachment without requiring continuous user input, and automatically prepares for release when the button is pressed, providing both reliable holding and ease of operation through self-service functionality.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The spring loaded mount adapter effectively stabilizes the camera during use while allowing for quick release, enhancing user convenience by reducing the effort required to access the camera.
Implementation Method 1
The spring loaded mount adapter may include a base component, a first component, and a second component. The first component and the second component may each include an input mechanism. The spring component may be coupled to the first component and the second component.
Implementation Method 2
The spring component may be configured to store a force input from a user that decouples the camera system from the spring loaded mount adapter.
Data Source
AI summary
The spring loaded mount adapter couples with a camera system to affix the position of the camera system. The spring loaded mount adapter includes multiple raised members that, at a resting configuration, are designed to couple with extensions of the camera frame and prevent the camera system from displacing. A user may decouple the camera system from the spring loaded mount adapter by providing a user input to multiple input mechanisms of the spring loaded mount adapter. In doing so, the applied force movably displaces the multiple raised members, thereby eliminating their coupling with the camera system. The camera system may be conveniently removed in response to the user provided input.