Reversible Tripod Head Mount for Dual Screw Interface Switching
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing photographic equipment requires disassembly and assembly of different screw specifications, making replacement inconvenient and prone to loss.
Innovation Solution
A head mount with a conversion structure featuring reversible ⅜ UNC and ¼ UNC screw ends, a quick-loading plate assembly, and multi-dimensional adjustment seats, allowing for easy connection and adjustment without disassembly and minimizing the risk of loss.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If different screw specifications (3/8 UNC and 1/4 UNC) are provided as separate accessories, then compatibility with different camera interfaces is achieved, but operation becomes inconvenient and screws are easy to lose
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple screw specifications (3/8 UNC and 1/4 UNC) into a single integrated head mount structure. The conversion mechanism allows different screw types to be switched within one device, eliminating the need for separate screw accessories and reducing the risk of loss while maintaining compatibility with various camera interfaces.
Solution Approach 2:
The head mount is designed with multi-functionality to accommodate different camera interfaces through a single device. The conversion structure enables the same head mount to work with both 3/8 UNC and 1/4 UNC screws, making one tool serve multiple purposes and improving operational convenience.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple screw specifications are supplied separately, then compatibility with different camera interfaces is achieved, but time is lost due to disassembly and assembly operations
Solution Approach 1:
The head mount incorporates a dynamic conversion mechanism that allows quick switching between different screw specifications. The reversible conversion structure enables fast transition between 3/8 UNC and 1/4 UNC interfaces without time-consuming disassembly and reassembly operations, significantly reducing replacement time while maintaining interface compatibility.
3Ease of operation
If a conversion structure is added to integrate different screw specifications, then operational convenience is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The conversion structure is nested within the mounting cavity of the head mount. The articulated shaft and connecting ends are compactly arranged inside the existing structure, allowing the conversion mechanism to be integrated without significantly increasing the overall device size or external complexity while still providing the functionality to switch between different screw specifications.
Data Source
AI summary
A head mount includes a seat body on which a mounting cavity is provided; a conversion structure, and having two connection ends of different specifications; the conversion structure is reversibly disposed in the installation cavity, and the selected connection end protrudes out of the installation cavity by flipping the conversion structure, and is adapted to The photographing device is connected, and the seat body has a limiting structure for preventing the switching mechanism from being turned over after the photographing device is connected to the connecting end. By setting the conversion structure, when it is necessary to connect with the shooting device of different interfaces, the required connection end may be flipped outside the installation cavity to connect with the corresponding shooting device as required. The invention may realize the conversion of different connection ends by simply flipping the conversion structure, thereby realizing the connection with the different interface photographing devices, the operation is simple and quick, and the connection end is not required to be disassembled, and the connection end is not easily lost.