Vehicle Camera Mount with Adjustable Insert and Protective Housing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing camera holders for vehicles, particularly commercial vehicles and trailers, are complex to assemble and calibrate, and lack protection from external elements such as weather and damage.
Innovation Solution
A camera holder with a camera carrier featuring a recording shaft and sleeve housing, allowing for adjustable camera positioning and protection through a cylindrical or spherical design, along with adhesive sealing and snap connections for easy assembly and secure fixation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a camera mount with movable individual components and variable positioning is used, then the camera can be adjusted to different positions for improved viewing angles, but the device becomes complex to manufacture and assemble, and calibration is difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The camera mount is divided into separate functional components: a housing that attaches to the vehicle body, a camera carrier that holds the camera, and a positioning mechanism with adjustable elements. This segmentation allows each component to be manufactured and calibrated independently, then assembled together, reducing overall complexity while maintaining adjustability.
Solution Approach 2:
The camera carrier is pre-positioned and pre-calibrated relative to the housing before final assembly. Adjustment mechanisms are pre-configured with default positions, and the camera is pre-aligned on the carrier. This preliminary action eliminates the need for complex field calibration and simplifies the installation process.
2Ease of manufacture
If a simple mounting plate is used to attach the camera, then the manufacturing and assembly process is simplified, but the camera lacks protection from weather and physical damage
Solution Approach 1:
The camera is nested within a protective housing that encloses the camera carrier. The housing acts as a protective shell while the camera carrier fits inside it, creating a nested structure. This design provides comprehensive protection from weather and physical damage while maintaining a relatively simple overall construction that is easier to manufacture than fully enclosed mounting systems.
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AI summary
A camera mount (1, 100, 200) for attachment to the body of a motor vehicle, in particular a bus or commercial vehicle, or a trailer of the motor vehicle, comprises a camera support part (3, 103, 203) that can be fixed to the vehicle body and has at least one receiving slot (32, 132, 232) for receiving at least one camera body (41) of a camera (4), and a housing (2, 102, 203) that can be detachably placed onto the camera support part (3, 103, 203) in a sliding direction (A), wherein the housing (2) has a receiving opening (20) for receiving the camera support part (3) and at least one window opening (25) provided in a housing wall area (24) in or behind which a lens (42) of the camera (4) can be positioned, wherein at least one adjustment angle is provided on the camera support part (3) by at least one first adjustment angle. (α) adjustable insert (5, 105, 205) accommodating the camera (4).Furthermore, a motor vehicle, in particular a commercial vehicle, and a trailer, in particular a commercial vehicle trailer, are described.