Vacuum Mount Monitoring Camera with Elastic Casing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Mounting and removing monitoring camera devices secured by screws is cumbersome and time-consuming.
Innovation Solution
A monitoring camera device with an exterior casing made of elastic material that forms a vacuum seal when pressed against a surface, allowing for secure attachment and detachment using air pressure, and a wireless remote control system to operate camera assemblies and adjust their position and orientation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the monitoring camera device is secured by screws, then the device is firmly attached to the surface, but the mounting and removing process becomes cumbersome and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the traditional screw-based mechanical attachment system with a vacuum-based attachment system. The exterior casing is made of elastic material that can be deformed to create a vacuum seal against the mounting surface, eliminating the need for screws and significantly reducing mounting and removing time while maintaining secure attachment
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the attachment mechanism from mechanical (screws) to pneumatic/vacuum-based. By deforming the elastic exterior casing to create a vacuum environment inside the casing, the device achieves secure attachment through pressure differential rather than mechanical fastening, resolving the contradiction between firm attachment and quick installation
2Ease of operation
If the exterior casing is made of elastic material for vacuum attachment, then mounting becomes quick and easy, but the structural strength may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs composite material construction for the exterior casing, combining elastic materials capable of vacuum sealing with structurally strong materials. This composite approach allows the casing to be deformed for vacuum attachment while maintaining sufficient structural strength to support the camera device and withstand operational conditions
Solution Approach 2:
The exterior casing is designed with a spherical or curved geometry that facilitates elastic deformation for vacuum creation while distributing mechanical stresses evenly across the structure. The curved shape allows uniform expansion and contraction during mounting and removing operations, maintaining structural integrity despite the elastic material's flexibility
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables quick and secure attachment and detachment of the camera device, along with remote control operation of camera assemblies for image capture, improving installation efficiency and flexibility.
Implementation Method 1
an elastic exterior casing 10 which is elastically deformed when pushed and which defines a number of first receiving cavities 11, first vents 12 and first through holes 13
Implementation Method 2
The exterior casing 10 is made of elastic material, such as rubber, and is elastically deformed when pushed
Implementation Method 3
When the exterior casing 10 is elastically deformed to allow the air in the first vents 12 to flow, the annular elastic tap 120 is elastically deformed
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AI summary
A monitoring camera device includes an exterior casing made of elastic material, an interior casing made of rigid material and attached to an inner surface of the exterior casing, and a number of camera assemblies received in the interior casing. The exterior casing is elastically deformed when pushed by a flat surface, such that the air between the exterior casing and the flat surface is drawn out of the exterior casing, thereby allowing the exterior casing to be firmly attached to the flat surface and the camera of each camera assembly.