Camera enclosure
mounting kits
mounting kits for autoVimation's
camera enclosures and
camera mounting blocks
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Foreword and Disclaimer
This documentation has been prepared with most possible care. However autoVimation does not take
liability for possible errors.
In the interest of technical progress, autoVimation reserves the right to perform technical changes
without further notice.
Please notify sales@autovimation.com if you become aware of possible errors in this manual or if
certain topics require more detailed explanation.
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Any product and company names used in this manual are propperty of their respective owners.
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Table of Contents
1 Camera enclosure mounting kits overview.......................................................................................... 4
1.1 Mounting Adapter Plates............................................................................................................... 5
1.2 General features Mounting Brackets and Adjustments................................................................. 6
1.3 Mounting and Adjustment Solution Guide..................................................................................... 7
1.4 Description of Gecko Mounting and Adustment Brackets............................................................. 9
1.4.1 Parallel Slim Bracket.............................................................................................................. 9
1.4.2 Parallel Slim Bracket with hand knob..................................................................................... 9
1.4.3 Repeatable Positioning Bracket............................................................................................ 10
1.4.4 Rotational Bracket................................................................................................................ 11
1.4.5 Tilt bracket ± 6 degrees........................................................................................................ 12
1.4.6 XZ / XY Fine Adjustment Table............................................................................................ 13
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1 Camera enclosure mounting kits overview
Gecko- Orca – and Salamdner camera enclosures from autoVimation attach to a machine frame with
one of the 11 mounting kits described in this manual.
All mounting kits consist of at least 2 parts:
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Mounting adapter plate that can be mounted directly to T- Slot profiles or a machine frames
One or several mounting brackets to meet all adjustment requirements
Example:
Requirements:
Mounting position: horizontal T-Slot profile
Camera adjustment required: Tilt adjustment ± 6 degrees
Solution:
90 degrees
mounting plate
Parallel slim bracket
Tilt bracket
± 6 degrees
Gecko / Salamander housing
with ± 6 degrees tilt adjustment
The following sections include a number of mounting examples.
Since most of the mounting adapters and brackets can be combined, this is by no means a complete
list.
Please contact sales@autovimation.com if you have adjustment requirements not listed in this
catalogue.
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1.1
Mounting Adapter Plates
Mounting adapter plates overview
There are 3 different mounting adapter plates adapters:
- mounting plate 90 degrees
- rotational mounting plate
- mounting plate parallel
These mounting plates can be readily mounted to vertical or horizontal T-Slot profiles1.
90 degrees
mounting plate
rotational
mounting plate
Parallel mounting plate
Alternatively, mounting on any surface is possible if the corresponding mounting holes are provided:
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Use M4 slot nuts and mounting screws maching your machine frame profile.
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General features Mounting Brackets and Adjustments
Once adjusted and fastened- the camera housing will not
move!
One 2 screw mounting bracket resists dislocation up to 3000N!
This means the housing does not move even if a load of up to
294kg or 650 lb. pulls on the camera housing.
The large load is made possible by employing a high precision
convex clamping geometry that enlarges the area of contact
compared with 2 parallel surfaces:
Bracket holds
up to 294kg!
Flexible mounting on all 4 sides along the entire housing length means:
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Working distance adjustment of ± 70mm always included!
Turing the camera image by 90, 180 or 270 degrees simply by changing the mounting side.
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Mounting and Adjustment Solution Guide
Mounting
Position
Adjustment Requirements
X
mm
Y
mm
Z
mm
Rot
deg.
Tilt
deg.
Roll
deg.
0
0
± 70
0
0
0
Solution
Mount.
Kit No.
Adapt.
Plate
Adjustm.
Bracket(s)
Image
parallel
1
Holds up to 3000N
Low cost
0
0
± 70
0
0
0
Right
angle
2
Right
angle
3
Holds up to 3000N
Low cost
± 15
0
± 70
0
0
0
Holds up to 1500N, small
adjustment in X direction
0
0
± 70
0
0
0
parallel
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Repeatable positioning with 0.05mm
accuracy, when housing needs to be
removed and repositoined, see section 1.4.3
Right
angle
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Holds up to 5250N!
Parallel mounting pattern:
Right angle mounting pattern:
Co-ordinate System:
Rotation Rot around Y
axis
Z
Y
Tilt around
X-axis
X
Roll around Z axis
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Adjustment Requirements
X
mm
Y
mm
Z
mm
Rot
deg.
Tilt
deg.
0
0
± 70
360
0
Mounting
Roll Position
deg.
0
Solution
Mount.
Kit No.
Adapt.
Plate
Adjustm.
Bracket(s)
Any angle
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360 degrees rotation
adjustment
high holding torque
0
0
± 70
0
±6
0
Parallel
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± 6 degrees tilt adjustment
holds 3000N
Right
angle
0
0
± 70
360
±6
0
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Any angle
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360 degrees rotation
plus ± 6 deg. tilt adjustment
high holding torque / force
±3
fine
0
± 70
0
0
0
Parallel
10
±3
fine
Fine adjustment with
positioning screws in X and Z
direction (sideways and focus)
±3
fine
±3
fine
± 70
0
0
0
Parallel
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Fine adjustment of with
positioning screws in X and Y
direction (camera image)
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1.4.1
Description of Gecko Mounting and Adustment Brackets
Parallel Slim Bracket
* assembly width
Universal mounting bracket that can be used where parallel clamping is required.
Application examples:
With mounting plate 90deg.
→ housing pointing straight down,
no tilt / rotational adjustment.
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2 slim parallel brackets holding XZ
fine adjustment table
(fine X/Y adjustments 6mm travel)
Slim parallel bracket
combined with tilt bracket
Parallel Slim Bracket with hand knob
* assembly width
Applications:
Similar to the "Parallel Slim Bracket" when frequent adjustments are required - ideal for a laboratory
environment. However temporary use only since the holding force of this clamp is limited.
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Repeatable Positioning Bracket
Use:
If removal of the camera housing and exact re-positioning is required (for instance for cleaning and
maintenance).
Description:
Bracket consists of 3 parts - one parallel clamping bracket and 2 positioning clamping pins. The
positioning pins are mounted at each mounting side (for instance on the housing and the adapter
plate). Mounting the parallel mounting bracket across the adjustment pins positions the housing with a
repeatability of ± 0.05mm. The housing orientation remains constant due to the dovetail.
Mounting Steps:
mounting positioning pin on
both sides
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Mounting positioning bracket
across positioning pins
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Rotational Bracket
* assembly width
Use:
- when rotational adjustment is required - housing can be mounted at any angle. Resists large
torque due to clamping geometry.
Application Example:
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1.4.5
Tilt bracket ± 6 degrees
Use:
- where tilt adjustment is required.
Application Example:
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XZ / XY Fine Adjustment Table
Fine positioning Table shown with 2 parallel slim brackets and parallel mounting plate
Use:
When fine Adjustment in X (sideways) and Z (focussing) direction is required. In combination with a
mounting angle this bracket can be also used in X and Y direction (accurate positioning of the camera
image).
Particularly useful when using lenses with large focal length or telecentric lenses, where exact image
positioning and focussing is vital.
Travel in X and Z direction ± 3mm (or 6mm if starting in one end position).
One turn on a positioning screw corresponds to 0.7mm travel.
Mounting Steps and application example:
2. unscrew positioning screws
1. loosening locking screw
(loose in middle position)
3. move table to desired
position by turning positioning
screw on one side back in
(with camera housing
attached). Start at one side
(move table by hand to end
position) to maximise travel.
X ± 3mm
Z ± 3mm
4. Once positioned, also turn
in positioning screws on
opposite sides.
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Final Result:
Camera position and working
distance incrementally adjusted to
correct position.
5. locking positioning table by
fastening locking screw (turn to
either side) - table remains in
adjusted position and does not
move during locking.
6. Attach camera housing with Travel in X and Z direction ± 3mm (or
6mm if starting in one end position).
second parallel slim bracket.
This step is usually done
between step 2 and 3 above,
in order to adjust camera
image.
One turn on a positioning screw
corresponds to 0.7mm travel.
Fine positioning of camera image in X/Y direction:
Adjustment in Y
direction: 6mm max.
Now with knurled head
screws for tool-free,
manual adjustment!
Adjustment in X
direction: 6mm max.
Fine adjustment camera image in X/Y direction, horizontal mounting of adjustment table
Corresponding camera image:
Adjustment in X
direction: 6mm max.
Adjustment in Y
direction: 6mm max.
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