Watertight Camera-Light Enclosure With Isolated Power Compartments
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional camera and light systems are limited in their use, particularly in underwater environments and simultaneous use of both devices, as they lack waterproof features and effective electrical separation, which hinders their functionality during activities like fishing and hunting.
Innovation Solution
A watertight enclosure system that securely houses a camera and light with parallel configurations, ensuring optimal functionality by maintaining electrical separation and providing a watertight seal, allowing for underwater use and integration with fishing lines or hunting equipment, with separate power sources to prevent circuit interruptions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If camera and light are housed in a single enclosure, then device complexity is reduced, but electrical separation and waterproof reliability cannot be ensured
Solution Approach 1:
The enclosure is divided into two separate waterproof compartments - a first compartment housing the camera and a second compartment housing the light. Each compartment has its own sealed environment with independent electrical isolation, allowing both devices to function simultaneously in wet environments without electrical interference or short circuits.
2Device complexity
If camera and light share the same power source, then device complexity is reduced, but circuit interruptions occur when light activates
Solution Approach 1:
The power system is segmented into two independent power sources - a first power source for the camera and a second power source for the light. This allows each device to operate independently without circuit interruptions, as activating the light does not affect the camera's power supply or operation.
3Ease of manufacture
If conventional camera and light systems are used, then ease of manufacture is maintained, but waterproof functionality and simultaneous use capability are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses separate waterproof compartments for the camera and light, each with its own power source and control mechanisms. This segmented design enables both devices to be used simultaneously in underwater or wet environments while maintaining ease of manufacture through modular assembly of standardized components.
Data Source
AI summary
An enclosure for a video camera and light, the enclosure including a housing; an internal body secured within the housing; one or more connections extending from the housing; an end plate secured to the housing, a first window extending through the end plate; and a second window extending through the end plate; an end cap secured to a second end of the housing and to seal the internal body within the housing; a video recorder positioned within the internal body and positioned such that a field of view extends out of the first window; a light positioned within the internal body, the light being independent of the video recorder and positioned such that a beam of light extends out of the second window and parallel with the field of view; a magnet holder extending from the housing; and a magnet within the magnet holder and engaged magnetically with a switch associated with the light; dislodging the magnet from the magnet holder causes the switch to activate the light.