Variably fastened 3D camera mount
for image processing in machine and plant construction
Embedded Vision – smart image processing systems, which are directly integrated into machines and plants, give equipment “vision”! Optics, data links and software are the focus of rapid developments for countless tech companies. But who cares about the mechanical interfaces of industrial devices? Who brings camera and machine together in such a way in plant and machine construction so that all mounting situations can be universally implemented with only a few standard components?
dk FIXIERSYSTEME GmbH & Co.KG shows how almost any camera positioning, no matter how complex, can be easily generated, easily adjusted and permanently and rigidly fixated with only one mounting element.
What are the requirements for a high-end camera mount?
- » Technical simplicity and universal connections to machine and camera
- » Spatial camera positioning independent of machine frame
- » Unlimited, variable camera alignment in 3D space
- » Adjusting the camera’s degree of movement from lightly adjustable to absolutely rigid with extra tools
- » The degree “absolutely rigid” is comparable to welded parts
- » The high-strength mounting can be readjusted and removed without tools
The solution is a 3D camera mount with special technical features – especially the progressive central clamping of three joints designed for maximum force.
dk offers these camera mounts in three different sizes.
With a radius of action of the larger joint of ca. 350 mm, the joint remains rigid in a right-angled setting even with a tensile force > 300 N.
The benefit of the systematic use of such joints by plant manufacturers is obvious:
- » Standard brackets for all applications instead of machine-specific special solutions
- » Largely free positioning of the camera in the machine interior
- » Perfect infinitely variable alignment via three individual joints
- » Simplest operation
- » Absolutely rigid and secure end result
- » Can still be used after modifications or disassembly
The advantages over cheap joints, standard angles and special solutions milled from the solid are more than clear. The costs are relativised by versatility, speed, permanently secure function and repeated usability. This is fully in line with the principle of dk: “FAST REASSEMBLY LIFELONG”.
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