Vehicle Door Camera Mount With Sliding Crossbar Stability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle-mounted camera devices are unstable, lack flexibility in positioning, and often require the vehicle window to be left open, posing safety and stability issues, especially for video recording and wildlife photography.
Innovation Solution
A hanging vehicle-mounted camera device that attaches to the outer side of the vehicle door via a deflector groove and outer surface, featuring adjustable positioning and robust load capacity, allowing the window to be closed and providing stability and flexibility for capturing subjects on both sides of the door.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If suction-based installation methods are used, then hands-free camera support is achieved, but reliability deteriorates in extreme weather conditions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the suction-based mechanical adhesion system with a mechanical clamping system that uses a clamp to grip the bullhead mount. This substitution eliminates the reliability issues of suction cups in extreme weather while maintaining hands-free operation capability through secure mechanical engagement.
2Ease of manufacture
If suction cups are used for installation, then ease of installation is improved, but stability deteriorates during use
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the unstable suction cup system with a mechanical clamp that firmly grips the bullhead mount. This mechanical connection provides stable support for the camera during use, eliminating wobbling while maintaining ease of installation through the detachable clamp design.
3Device complexity
If camera is fixed in a single position, then device complexity is reduced, but adaptability deteriorates for capturing subjects on both sides
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a movable platform that can slide along the bullhead mount in the longitudinal direction. This dynamic positioning system allows the camera to be adjusted to capture subjects on both sides of the vehicle door while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure through the use of a single sliding mechanism.
4Ease of manufacture
If camera is mounted on vehicle window, then installation location is simplified, but shooting perspective deteriorates for wildlife photography
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions the camera mounting from a fixed window position to a multi-position bullhead mount system that allows adjustment in the longitudinal direction. This dimensional change in positioning flexibility enables diverse shooting perspectives for wildlife photography while maintaining simplified installation through the bullhead mount interface.
5Strength
If camera mounting system is rigid, then structural strength is improved, but adaptability deteriorates for repositioning
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a movable platform with sliding capability along the bullhead mount. This dynamic component maintains strong structural connection through the clamp-grip mechanism while enabling easy repositioning in the longitudinal direction, thus balancing mounting strength with repositioning adaptability.
Data Source
AI summary
A hanging vehicle-mounted camera device, comprises: a support structure, including two hanging units and an installation crossbar; and an installation structure, including an installation frame for mounting a camera. The two hanging units are spaced apart in a transverse direction, each hanging unit comprising a hanging rod and two support rods installed at upper and lower ends of the hanging rod, the hanging rod extends in a vertical direction, the two support rods extend in a longitudinal direction, the upper support rod is adapted to cooperate with a deflector groove on an upper side of a vehicle door, the lower support rod is adapted to cooperate with an outer surface of the vehicle door, and a sliding seat is mounted on the installation crossbar for sliding movement in the transverse direction; and one end of the installation frame in the longitudinal direction is detachably mounted on the sliding seat.