Thermal Imager Housing With Segmented Picatinny Rail Interfaces
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing thermal imagers lack the ability to be connected to other devices or accessories, such as mobile phones and laser devices, due to protective housings that only provide installation and positioning functions, limiting their functionality and versatility.
Innovation Solution
A thermal imager connecting device featuring a clamping member for smart display devices and a protective housing with Picatinny rail connecting portions, allowing for the connection and mounting of thermal imagers with external devices, including power supply handles and laser modules, through Picatinny rails or slots.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a protective housing is used to protect the thermal imager from vibrations and shocks, then the reliability of the thermal imager is improved, but the adaptability of the thermal imager to connect with external devices deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The protective housing is equipped with multiple Picatinny rail connecting portions arranged at different positions (upper, lower, and side), enabling the housing to perform both protective functions and multiple connection functions simultaneously. This allows the thermal imager to be mounted on various external devices such as rifles, tripods, or other accessories while maintaining its protected state
2Device complexity
If the protective housing only has installation and positioning functions, then the device complexity is reduced, but the versatility of the thermal imager system deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The protective housing maintains its simple protective structure while incorporating Picatinny rail connecting portions that enable multiple connection functions. The housing thus serves both as a protective enclosure and as a mounting platform for various accessories, achieving multi-functionality without significantly increasing structural complexity
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple Picatinny rail connecting portions are added to the protective housing, then the adaptability of the thermal imager is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The Picatinny rail connecting portions are segmented and distributed at different positions (upper, lower, side) on the protective housing. This segmentation allows each connecting portion to independently serve specific mounting needs while maintaining the overall simplicity of the housing structure, avoiding the need for a complex integrated mounting system
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AI summary
The embodiments of the application provide a thermal imager connecting device, including a clamping member and a protective housing used for mounting a thermal imager. The clamping member is rotatably connected to a front end of the protective housing. A lower Picatinny rail connecting portion is arranged at a lower end of the protective housing, and the lower Picatinny rail connecting portion is a Picatinny rail slot or a Picatinny rail; and/or, an upper Picatinny rail connecting portion is arranged at an upper end of the protective housing, and the upper Picatinny rail connecting portion is a Picatinny rail slot or a Picatinny rail; and/or, a side Picatinny rail connecting portion is arranged on a side of the protective housing, and the side Picatinny rail connecting portion is a Picatinny rail structure or a Picatinny rail slot structure. According to the thermal imager connecting device, a smart display device is clamped by the clamping member, the thermal imager is mounted and protected by the protective housing, and the protective housing is connected to an external device provided with a Picatinny rail slot or a Picatinny rail by means of a Picatinny rail or a Picatinny rail slot arranged on the protective housing, such that installation and matching the thermal imager, the smart display device and various external devices may be implemented, multi-scenario and multi-device application is realized, and the application scenarios and functions are greatly expanded.