Sun Visor Mounting Plate Structure for Stable Camera Positioning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing camera mounting systems for vehicles lack stability and often obstruct the driver's or pilot's view, creating safety hazards while also failing to capture all possible footage due to limited mounting positions and access to power and data storage.
Innovation Solution
A sun visor mounting system comprising a mounting plate with a J-hooked end, a securing plate in a U-shape, a joining plate in a V-shape, and an extension plate, which together provide increased stability by engaging with a windshield or other fixed structure, while allowing for flexible positioning and access to power and data storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If suction cups or traditional mounting apparatuses are used to mount cameras, then the cameras can be installed in the vehicle, but the mounting position is limited and the system blocks significant portions of the driver's viewing area
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from traditional dashboard/windshield mounting (2D surface mounting) to sun visor mounting (3D spatial utilization). By attaching the mounting apparatus to the sun visor, the system moves the camera to a higher, more flexible position that does not obstruct the driver's forward view while providing multiple mounting orientations through the adjustable arm mechanism.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting apparatus incorporates an adjustable arm with multiple degrees of freedom, allowing the camera to be positioned dynamically at various angles and distances from the sun visor. This dynamic positioning capability enables optimal camera placement that captures footage without blocking the driver's view, resolving the contradiction between mounting flexibility and viewing area obstruction.
2Reliability
If traditional mounting systems are used, then installation is simple, but the system lacks stability and fails to capture all possible footage
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting apparatus is divided into multiple functional segments: a mounting base that attaches to the sun visor, an adjustable arm with multiple joints, and a camera holder. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function while contributing to overall stability, and enables the camera to be positioned at optimal locations for comprehensive footage capture without requiring a completely complex monolithic structure.
3Loss of information
If cameras are mounted to capture comprehensive footage, then all possible footage can be captured, but the mounting position may obstruct the driver's view
Solution Approach 1:
The adjustable arm mechanism allows the camera to be positioned at multiple angles and distances from the sun visor. This dynamic positioning enables the camera to capture comprehensive footage including wide-angle views and specific angles of interest while maintaining a position that does not obstruct the driver's forward view, thus resolving the contradiction between footage completeness and viewing area obstruction.
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AI summary
The present disclosure is a sun visor mounting apparatus, system or method having a mounting plate with a J hooked end configured to receive a sun visor, a securing plate opposing the J hooked end, configured in a U shape for receiving the sun visor. A joining plate configured in a V shape with a first side capable of coupling to the mounting plate, and a second side capable of coupling to an extension plate, and the extension plate can have a first side of a coupled to the joining plate, and a second side configured to engage against a fixed structure. One or more fasteners may be utilized with each plate to secure them together. To accommodate different sizes and configurations, the joining plate and extension plate may be extending to satisfactory positions, to engage with a fixed structure for the stability of the mounting plate.