CN116546299A

CN116546299A - Video camera

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Publication number: CN116546299A
Application number: CN202310808434.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 支鹏龙
Original assignee: Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2023-07-04
Filing date: 2023-07-04
Publication date: 2023-08-04
Anticipated expiration: 2043-07-04
Also published as: CN116546299B

Abstract

The invention discloses a camera, which is applied to the technical field of camera shooting. The camera comprises a body module and a sphere module; the machine body module is provided with a first length dimension along the length direction and a first height dimension along the height direction; the sphere module is connected with the machine body module and at least partially positioned outside the machine shell, and the part of the sphere module positioned outside the machine body module is provided with a second height dimension; the sum of the first height dimension and the second height dimension is less than the first length dimension. According to the technical scheme, the occupied space of the camera in the height direction is reduced, so that the camera is flat, and the occupied space of the spherical module of the camera in the height direction is small when the spherical module rotates, so that the spherical module is more suitable for application scenes in a mine tunnel.

Description

Video camera

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of camera shooting, in particular to a camera.

Background

With the development of technology, the demand for cameras is increasing. The camera has wide application fields, such as application in a community gate, a market, under a mine, and the like. The traditional mine camera is mostly thin and high, but the height in the mine channel is limited for the special working condition under the mine, so that the traditional camera occupies a larger height space in the mine channel.

Disclosure of Invention

The main purpose of the invention is to propose a camera, which aims to solve the problem that the traditional mining camera occupies too much space in the height direction.

In order to achieve the above object, the camera provided by the present invention comprises a body module and a sphere module, wherein the body module has a first length dimension along a length direction and a first height dimension along a height direction; the sphere module is connected with the body module and is at least partially positioned outside the body module, and the part of the sphere module positioned outside the body module is provided with a second height dimension; the sum of the first height dimension and the second height dimension is less than the first length dimension.

In an example, the fuselage module has a first width dimension along a width direction, the width direction being perpendicular to the length direction, and a sum of the first height dimension and the second height dimension being less than the first width dimension.

In an example, the body module includes a housing, a main control board, a horizontal transmission assembly, and a speaker, where the main control board, the horizontal transmission assembly, and the speaker are all disposed in the housing, a length direction of the housing is the first length dimension, a width direction of the housing is the first width dimension, and a height direction of the housing is the first height dimension; the panel surface of the main control panel extends along a horizontal plane, the horizontal transmission assembly is arranged on one side of the main control panel and is at least partially distributed with the main control panel in the horizontal direction, and the horizontal transmission assembly is in transmission connection with the sphere module and drives the sphere module to rotate; the loudspeaker is arranged on one side of the main control board, which is far away from the horizontal transmission assembly.

In an example, the speaker is disposed below the main control board and extends to the rear end of the sphere module.

In one example, the sphere module includes:

the transfer frame module is in transmission connection with the horizontal transmission assembly and at least partially extends out of the shell downwards; and

the camera module is arranged on the transfer frame module, and the dimension between the bottom surface of the camera module and the bottom surface of the shell is the second height dimension.

In one example, the switch shelf module includes:

the upper cover is provided with a rotating shaft which is in transmission connection with the horizontal transmission assembly;

a left transfer frame;

the right transfer frame, left side transfer frame with right side transfer frame all can dismantle connect in the upper cover, the module of making a video recording is including making a video recording the casing, make a video recording the casing clamp locate left side transfer frame with between the right transfer frame, and with left side transfer frame with right side transfer frame rotates to be connected, the module of making a video recording is relative the axis of rotation when left side transfer frame rotates with the axis of pivot is perpendicular.

In an example, the camera module further comprises a vertical motor mounted on the camera housing, a second driving gear is mounted on an output shaft of the vertical motor, an inner gear ring is formed on the inner side of the left transfer frame, and the second driving gear is meshed with the inner gear ring.

In an example, the camera housing includes a main housing and an adapter plate, the main housing has a mounting opening facing the left adapter frame, the adapter plate is detachably mounted at the mounting opening, the vertical motor is mounted on the adapter plate and is located in the main housing, and an output shaft of the vertical motor penetrates through the adapter plate.

In an example, the camera module further includes a circuit board mounted in the main housing, the circuit board having an output connection line, the output connection line including a first connection section, a second connection section, and a third connection section connected end to end, the first connection section passing through the main housing toward one side of the right adapter frame and coinciding with a rotation axis of the main housing; the second connecting section is arranged on one side of the right transfer frame, which is away from the camera module; the third connecting section penetrates through the rotating shaft to be connected with the main control board and coincides with the rotating axis of the rotating shaft.

In an example, the switching frame module further includes a cover plate, where the cover plate is connected to the upper cover, and covers a side of the right switching frame facing away from the left switching frame, so as to cover the second connection section.

According to the technical scheme, the sum of the first height dimension of the body module and the second height dimension of the sphere module is smaller than the first length dimension of the body module, so that the layout of all parts in the body module is more biased to the layout in the horizontal direction, the whole body of the body module is in a short flat shape, the dimension in the height direction is saved, the occupied space of the camera in the height direction is further reduced, and the sphere module of the camera does not occupy excessive space in the height direction in the rotation process, so that the camera is more suitable for application scenes in a mine.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings that are required in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly described, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and other drawings may be obtained according to the structures shown in these drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of an embodiment of a camera according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a front view of an embodiment of a camera of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a top view of an embodiment of a camera of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of an exploded view of one embodiment of a camera module, a cradle module, and a camera module according to the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the structure of the camera of the present invention in which the side cover and the housing of the camera module are separated from each other;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of a portion of FIG. 5 at A;

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a burst structure of a camera body module of the camera of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of a fuselage module in the camera of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a schematic view of a part of an exploded structure of a camera body module of the present invention when a side cover is connected to a cable;

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of the front structure of a main control board of a camera body module of the camera of the present invention;

FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram of the reverse side structure of the main control board of the camera body module of the camera of the present invention;

FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram of an exploded view of a relay module in a camera according to the present invention;

FIG. 13 is a schematic view of a part of an exploded view of a camera module of the camera of the present invention;

FIG. 14 is a schematic view of the assembly of the camera housing, adapter plate and vertical motor of the camera module of the present invention;

FIG. 15 is a schematic view of an exploded view of the camera housing, adapter plate and vertical motor of the camera module of the present invention;

FIG. 16 is a schematic view of another exploded view of a camera module of the camera of the present invention;

FIG. 17 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the camera of the present invention;

fig. 18 is a schematic diagram showing an assembly structure of an output connection wire and a fixing sleeve in the camera according to the present invention.

Reference numerals illustrate:

the achievement of the objects, functional features and advantages of the present invention will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in conjunction with the embodiments.

Detailed Description

The following description of the embodiments of the present invention will be made clearly and fully with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which it is evident that the embodiments described are only some, but not all embodiments of the invention. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the invention without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the invention.

It should be noted that, if directional indications (such as up, down, left, right, front, and rear … …) are included in the embodiments of the present invention, the directional indications are merely used to explain the relative positional relationship, movement conditions, etc. between the components in a specific posture (as shown in the drawings), and if the specific posture is changed, the directional indications are correspondingly changed.

In addition, if there is a description of "first", "second", etc. in the embodiments of the present invention, the description of "first", "second", etc. is for descriptive purposes only and is not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defining "a first" or "a second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In addition, the technical solutions of the embodiments may be combined with each other, but it is necessary to base that the technical solutions can be realized by those skilled in the art, and when the technical solutions are contradictory or cannot be realized, the combination of the technical solutions should be considered to be absent and not within the scope of protection claimed in the present invention.

The invention provides a camera. The camera can be applied to mines or other working conditions, such as communities, parks or hospitals.

In the embodiment of the present invention, referring to fig. 1 and 2 in combination, the camera includes a body module 100 and a sphere module 20, wherein the body module 100 has a first length dimension along a length direction and a first height dimension along a height direction; the sphere module 20 is connected with the body module 100 and is at least partially positioned outside the body module 100, and the part of the sphere module 20 positioned outside the body module 100 has a second height dimension; the sum of the first height dimension and the second height dimension is less than the first length dimension.

The body module 100 is a stationary module, and the sphere module 20 is a rotatable module. The sphere module 20 rotates with respect to the body module 100 to take the effect of a proper picture. The top view projection of the fuselage module 100 may be rectangular, elliptical or low-profile, and the fuselage module 100 may have a first length dimension and a first width dimension, where the first length dimension of the fuselage module 100 may be defined as L and the first width dimension may be defined as W. The front projection of the body module 100 may show that the body module 100 has a certain height, and the first height dimension of the body module 100 may be defined as H1. The body module 100 is connected with the sphere module 20, so that the sphere module 20 moves to change the photographing angle, and therefore at least part of the sphere module 20 is exposed out of the body module 100, so that the body module 100 is prevented from blocking the sphere module 20 for photographing, and the height dimension of the part of the sphere module 20 located outside the body module 100 on the orthographic projection is the second height dimension. The second height dimension is defined as H2.

According to the technical scheme, the sum of the first height dimension of the body module 100 and the second height dimension of the sphere module 20 is smaller than the first length dimension of the body module 100, so that all parts of the camera are biased to be distributed in the horizontal direction, the whole camera is short and flat, the dimension in the height direction is saved, the occupied space of the camera in the height direction is reduced, and the sphere module 20 of the camera does not occupy excessive space in the height direction in the rotation process, so that the camera is more suitable for application scenes in a mine.

In an example, referring to fig. 1 to 3 in combination, the fuselage module 100 further has a first width dimension along a width direction, the width direction is perpendicular to the length direction, and a sum of the first height dimension and the second height dimension is smaller than the first width dimension.

The width direction of the body module 100 is defined as W, and the sum of the first height dimension of the body module 100 and the second height dimension of the sphere module 20 is set to be smaller than the first width dimension of the body module 100, that is, W is larger than the sum of H1 and H2, so that the overall height dimension of the camera is minimum, the space occupied by the camera in the height direction is reduced, and the camera is more suitable for application scenes in a mine.

In the embodiment of the present invention, referring to fig. 1 to 8 in combination, the body module 100 includes a housing 110, a main control board 120, a horizontal assembly and a speaker 160, wherein the main control board 120, the horizontal transmission assembly and the speaker 160 are all disposed in the housing 110, the dimension of the housing 110 in the length direction is a first length dimension, the dimension of the housing 110 in the width direction is a first width dimension, and the dimension of the housing 110 in the height direction is a first height dimension; the plate surface of the main control board 120 extends along the horizontal plane, the horizontal transmission assembly is arranged on one side of the main control board 120 and at least partially distributed with the main control board 120 in the horizontal direction, and the horizontal transmission assembly is in transmission connection with the sphere module 20 and drives the sphere module 20 to rotate; the speaker 160 is disposed on a side of the main control board 120 away from the horizontal component.

The camera body module 100 mainly comprises a plurality of transmission mechanisms or control circuits, etc., and in order to realize the effect that the sphere module 20 rotates as omnidirectionally as possible to pick up images at all angles of view, the camera is provided with a horizontal transmission assembly for driving the sphere module 20 to rotate, so that the sphere module 20 can be driven to rotate in a horizontal plane. Through locating main control board 120, horizontal transmission subassembly and speaker 160 in casing 110, then make casing 110 all have good protection effect to main control board 120, horizontal transmission subassembly and speaker 160. In an example, in order to facilitate the installation of the main control board 120, the horizontal transmission assembly and other components in the casing 110, the casing 110 may include a casing main body 111 and a top cover 112, where an opening is formed at the top of the casing main body 111, the top cover 112 is detachably installed on the casing main body 111 and can cover the opening, and a sealing ring may be further disposed between the top cover 112 and the casing main body 111, so as to improve the tightness of the casing 110, ensure that the components in the casing 110 can be sealed, prevent dust or rainwater from entering the casing 110, and further achieve an anti-explosion effect.

Based on the particularity of the environment under the mine, namely the limited height of the interior of the mine, the horizontal transmission assembly is arranged on one side of the main control board 120 and at least partially arranged with the main control board 120 in the horizontal direction by extending the board surface of the main control board 120 along the horizontal plane, so that the whole layout of the fuselage module 100 extends along the horizontal direction, the whole shape of the fuselage module 100 deviates to a short flat shape, the dimension in the height direction can be saved, and the space occupied by the camera in the height direction is reduced. Through locating the speaker 160 in the main control board 120 and keeping away from one side of the horizontal motor 130, the layout of each component in the fuselage module 100 is more biased to be laid out in the horizontal direction, so that the fuselage module 100 is in a short flat shape as a whole, the dimension in the height direction is saved, and the space occupied by the camera in the height direction is further reduced, so that the camera is more suitable for the application scene in the mine.

In an example, referring to fig. 7 and 8 in combination, the horizontal transmission assembly includes a horizontal motor 130 and a horizontal gear 150, a first driving gear 140 is disposed on an output shaft of the horizontal motor 130, the horizontal gear 150 is meshed with the first driving gear 140, and the sphere module 20 partially extends into the housing 110 to be in transmission connection with the horizontal gear 150.

The horizontal motor 130 in the present invention refers to a motor capable of driving the transmission assembly to rotate in a horizontal plane, and the horizontal gear 150 in the present invention is a gear for driving the actuators (e.g., the adaptor bracket module 200 and the camera module 300 in the present invention) to rotate in a horizontal plane. It will be appreciated that the extending direction of the output shaft of the horizontal motor 130 is vertical, and the axis of the horizontal gear 150 is also vertical. By at least partially penetrating the sphere module 20 through the casing 110 and being in transmission connection with the horizontal gear 150, the horizontal motor 130 drives the first driving gear 140 on its output shaft to rotate synchronously when working, and the first driving gear 140 drives the horizontal gear 150 to rotate when the horizontal gear 150 is meshed with the first driving gear 140. In the present invention, the horizontal direction is a vertical direction, which is a height direction in the present invention, with respect to a state in which the camera is mounted, and a plane parallel to the ground is a horizontal plane and a plane perpendicular to the ground is a vertical plane. The horizontal gear 150 may be disposed at a side of the horizontal motor 130 remote from the main control board 120; in another example, the horizontal gears 150 may be arranged with each other in the height direction with the main control board 120. The horizontal motor 130 may be disposed near one side of the housing 110, or may be disposed in the middle of the housing 110. It can be understood that the main body module 100 has more electrical components connected with the main control board 120, so that the main control board 120 is disposed near the middle of the casing 110, the motor is disposed on one side of the casing 110, and other electrical components can be disposed on one side of the main control board 120 away from the motor, thereby facilitating the electrical connection between other electrical components and the main control board 120. Through making horizontal gear 150 and spheroid module 20 transmission be connected, then horizontal motor 130 during operation drives first drive gear 140 and rotates, then makes first drive gear 140 drive horizontal gear 150 rotate to make horizontal gear 150 drive spheroid module 20 synchronous rotation, in order to be able to adjust the camera lens angle, realize the effect that the multi-angle was made a video recording.

In an example, referring to fig. 7 to 12 in combination, the horizontal gear 150 is disposed above the main control board 120, the main control board 120 has a first avoidance port 120a corresponding to the horizontal gear 150, the edge of the main control board 120 is provided with a second avoidance port 120b, the first avoidance port 120a is used for allowing a part of the switching frame module 200 to pass through, and the second avoidance port 120b is provided with the horizontal motor 130.

It can be understood that the output shaft of the horizontal motor 130 is in the vertical direction, so that the height dimension of the horizontal motor 130 is greater than the height dimension of the main control board 120, and by arranging the horizontal gear 150 above the main control board 120, the dimension in the horizontal direction (length direction or width direction) can be reduced on the premise of reducing the height dimension, thereby reducing the overall volume of the fuselage module 100. Through having seted up first mouthful 120a of dodging in the position that main control board 120 corresponds horizontal gear 150, then be convenient for provide the space of dodging when being connected for horizontal gear 150 and switching frame module 200 transmission. Through being equipped with the second at the edge of main control board 120 and dodging mouthful 120b, horizontal motor 130 installs in this second dodging mouthful 120b department, then is convenient for further reduce the size of fuselage module 100 in the horizontal direction. By this arrangement, the layout of the components in the fuselage module 100 is more compact, the volume is smaller, and the space in the direction of excessive height is not occupied.

Based on the scheme that the speaker 160 is disposed at the side of the main control board 120 away from the horizontal transmission assembly, in an example, as shown in fig. 8, the speaker 160 is disposed below the main control board 120 and extends to the rear end of the sphere module 20.

The speaker 160 may extend in a vertical direction, and at least a portion of the speaker 160 extends to the rear end of the sphere module 20, so that the dimension of the whole camera in the length direction is prevented from being excessively large, but it should be noted that, although the speaker 160 is disposed to extend in the height direction, since the speaker 160 corresponds to the rear end of the sphere module 20, the space at the rear end of the sphere module 20 may be utilized, so that the dimension of the camera in the horizontal direction can be reduced without enlarging the overall height dimension of the camera. It should be noted that, the sphere module 20 includes the camera module 300, and the rear end of the sphere module 20 refers to the end of the camera module 300 away from the lens window 315.

Based on the scheme that the horizontal motor 130 is arranged in the casing 110, since the first driving gear 140 on the horizontal motor 130 is meshed with the horizontal gear 150, the horizontal gear 150 is in transmission connection with the adapting frame module 200, and at least part of the adapting frame module 200 penetrates through the casing 110, dust or rainwater may enter from a gap between the adapting frame module 200 and the casing 110. In an example, referring to fig. 7 and 8 in combination, the housing 110 is formed with a first accommodating cavity 110a and a second accommodating cavity 110b isolated from each other, the main control board 120, the horizontal motor 130 and the horizontal gear 150 are all disposed in the first accommodating cavity 110a, and the speaker 160 is disposed in the second accommodating cavity 110 b.

By dividing the interior of the casing 110 into a first accommodating cavity 110a and a second accommodating cavity 110b which are isolated from each other, the main control board 120, the horizontal motor 130 and the horizontal gear 150 are installed in the first accommodating cavity 110a, and the adaptor rack module 200 is at least partially inserted into only the cavity wall of the first accommodating cavity 110 a. By providing the speaker 160 in the second accommodation chamber 110b, dust or rainwater entering the first accommodation chamber 110a can be reduced from corroding the speaker 160.

Referring to fig. 4 to 6 in combination, in order to facilitate connection between the main control board 120 and the external cable 122, for example, connection between the network cable 1221 and the optical fiber cable 1222 is required, an interface 121 is provided on the main control board 120, the interface 121 is provided on a side of the main control board 120 away from the horizontal motor 130, and the side wall of the casing 110 away from the horizontal motor 130 is penetrated; the body module 100 further includes a side cover 171, and the side cover 171 is detachably connected to the housing 110 and covers the interface 121.

Through all locating the interface 121 on the main control board 120 and keeping away from the one side of horizontal motor 130 with main control board 120, then for cable 122 is connected to main control board 120 and have been provided and dodge the space, avoid horizontal motor 130 to block the risk that cable 122 is connected with interface 121 on the main control board 120. In addition, by providing the side cover 171, the side cover 171 is convenient to cover the connector 121, so that the side cover 171 is prevented from being detachably connected with the casing 110 by the connector 121 due to rain erosion, and the cable 122 is convenient to be connected with the connector 121 after the side cover 171 is detached. It can be appreciated that the side cover 171 may be provided with a hole through which the cable 122 passes, the cable 122 may be removed from the housing 110 before the cable 122 is connected to the port 121, and then the cable 122 is passed through the hole through which the side cover 171 passes, so that the cable 122 is connected to the port 121, and finally the side cover 171 is mounted on the housing 110.

Interface 121 may include a network interface 1211 and a fiber optic interface 1212, wherein network interface 1211 is connected to network cable 1221 and fiber optic interface 1212 is connected to fiber optic cable 1222. Since the camera body module 100 of the camera extends in the horizontal direction as much as possible, when the camera module 300 is disposed at the front end of the camera body module 100, the space below the rear end of the camera body module 100 is larger, and the network interface 1211 and the optical fiber interface 1212 can be disposed on the upper board surface and the lower board surface of the main control board 120 respectively, so that the overall height dimension of the camera is not increased, and the dimension in the arrangement direction perpendicular to the horizontal motor 130 to the speaker 160 is reduced. For example, by defining the arrangement direction of the horizontal motor 130 to the speakers 160 as the length direction, the size of the whole camera in the width direction can be reduced by arranging the network interface 1211 and the optical fiber interface 1212 on the upper and lower surfaces of the main control board 120, respectively.

Referring to fig. 5 to fig. 9 in combination, in order to ensure good tightness when the cable 122 passes through the side cover 171, in an example, the side cover 171 is provided with a stud 172 in a protruding manner, the stud 172 has a passing cavity, the passing cavity is communicated with the passing hole, the body module further includes a nut 173 and a waterproof ring 174, the nut 173 is in threaded connection with the stud 172, and the waterproof ring 174 is sandwiched between the nut 173 and the stud 172.

The waterproof ring 174 is sleeved outside the cable 122 and is positioned in the screw rod, and when the nut 173 is in threaded connection with the stud 172, the stud 172 is provided with radial pressing force, so that the stud 172 presses the waterproof ring 174, and the waterproof ring 174 presses the cable 122, so that a good sealing effect is achieved.

In an example, referring to fig. 1, 4, 12 and 13, the sphere module 20 includes a adapting frame module 200 and a camera module 300, and the adapting frame module 200 is in transmission connection with the horizontal transmission assembly and extends out of the casing 110 at least partially downwards; the camera module 300 is mounted on the adapter frame module 200, and the dimension between the bottom surface of the camera module 300 and the bottom surface of the housing 110 is the second height dimension.

The camera module 300 includes some lenses and other components for performing a camera function, and the adapter bracket module 200 is used to connect the camera module 300 with the body module 100. By connecting the transfer frame module 200 with the horizontal transmission assembly in a transmission manner, the effect that the horizontal transmission assembly drives the sphere module 20 to rotate is achieved. By extending the adaptor module 200 at least partially downward out of the housing 110, the camera module 300 mounted on the adaptor module 200 is facilitated to have a sufficient rotation space when rotating relative to the main body module 100. Based on the above-described scheme that the horizontal transmission assembly includes the horizontal gear 150, the adapter bracket module 200 may be in transmission connection with the horizontal gear 150.

Referring to fig. 1, 4, 12 and 13, in order to achieve the effect of connecting the camera module 300 and the body module 100, the adapting frame module 200 includes an upper cover 210 and a frame assembly, a rotating shaft 220 is disposed on the upper cover 210, and the rotating shaft 220 penetrates through the first avoidance opening 120a and is in transmission connection with the horizontal transmission assembly; the frame assembly is fixedly connected to the upper cover 210, the camera module 300 is rotatably mounted on the frame assembly, and an axis of the camera module 300 when rotating relative to the frame assembly is perpendicular to an axis of the rotating shaft 220 on the upper cover 210.

Through being equipped with pivot 220 on upper cover 210, pivot 220 wears to establish first dodge mouthful 120a and is connected with the transmission of horizontal transmission subassembly, then realized the effect that transfer frame module 200 and horizontal transmission subassembly transmission are connected to can drive transfer frame module 200 and install the camera module 300 on transfer frame module 200 and rotate in the horizontal plane together when guaranteeing horizontal transmission subassembly rotation. In addition, through setting up the support body subassembly, the module 300 of making a video recording rotates and installs on the support body subassembly, then is convenient for will give the module 300 installation space of making a video recording and be convenient for make a video recording the module 300 and rotate with the support body subassembly and be connected. Through setting up the axis when the module 300 of making a video recording rotates relative to the support body subassembly and the axis of pivot 220 on upper cover 210 perpendicularly, then make the module 300 of making a video recording both can rotate in the horizontal plane around the axis of pivot 220 of upper cover 210, can rotate in vertical plane relative to the support body subassembly again to can widen the photographic scope of module 300 of making a video recording.

In an embodiment, the frame assembly includes a left adapting frame 230 and a right adapting frame 240, the left adapting frame 230 and the right adapting frame 240 are detachably connected to the upper cover 210, the camera module 300 includes a camera housing 310, and the camera housing 310 is sandwiched between the left adapting frame 230 and the right adapting frame 240 and is rotatably connected to the left adapting frame 230 and the right adapting frame 240.

Through the detachable connection of the left and right transfer frames 230 and 240 to the upper cover 210, the camera module 300 is convenient to install, i.e. the left and right transfer frames 230 and 240 are respectively arranged on the left and right sides of the camera module 300, then the camera module 300 is clamped, and then the left and right transfer frames 230 and 240 are connected to the upper cover 210. The camera module 300 may be rotatably connected to the left adaptor frame 230 or the right adaptor frame 240. In an example, the rotation axis of the camera module 300 when rotating relative to the left adapter frame 230 is perpendicular to the axis of the rotating shaft 220, so that the camera module 300 can rotate in a horizontal plane and a vertical plane to obtain multi-angle image information.

In order to achieve the effect of automatic rotation, referring to fig. 12 to 17, the camera module 300 further includes a vertical motor 370 mounted on the camera housing 310, a second driving gear 380 is mounted on an output shaft of the vertical motor 370, an inner gear ring 232 is formed on an inner side of the left adapter frame 230, and the second driving gear 380 is meshed with the inner gear ring 232.

It should be noted that, the vertical motor 370 is a motor that can rotate the camera module 300 in a vertical plane, and an extending direction of an output shaft of the vertical motor 370 is a horizontal direction. The second driving gear 380 is installed on the output shaft of the vertical motor 370, and the inner side of the left adapter bracket 230 is formed with the annular gear 232, so that the vertical motor 370, the second driving gear 380 and the annular gear 232 are all arranged in the adapter bracket module 200, namely, the vertical motor 370, the second driving gear 380 and the annular gear 232 can be shielded, and therefore, a good protection effect on the vertical motor 370, the second driving gear 380 and the annular gear 232 can be achieved. In addition, the second driving gear 380 is meshed with the inner gear ring 232, so that on one hand, the second driving gear 380 can be driven to rotate when the vertical motor 370 works, and then the second driving gear 380 can rotate around the axis of the inner gear ring 232, and the effect that the whole camera module 300 can rotate in a vertical plane relative to the adapter bracket module 200 is achieved; on the other hand, the second driving gear 380 is arranged inside the inner gear ring 232, so that on the premise of realizing the same transmission ratio, the space is saved compared with the scheme of the second driving gear 380 and an outer gear ring inner box.

For easy installation, please refer to fig. 12 to 17 in combination, the camera housing 310 includes a main housing 311 and an adapter plate 312, the main housing 311 has a mounting opening facing the left adapter frame 230, the adapter plate 312 is detachably mounted at the mounting opening, the vertical motor 370 is mounted on the adapter plate 312 and is located in the main housing 311, and an output shaft of the vertical motor 370 passes through the adapter plate 312.

Through being equipped with the installing port in the one side of main casing 311 towards left changeover frame 230, installing port department demountable installation has keysets 312, then the user of being convenient for installs perpendicular motor 370, and the user can install perpendicular motor 370 on keysets 312 earlier, then together install keysets 312 and perpendicular motor 370 in main casing 311's installing port department, and makes the keysets 312 that install perpendicular motor 370 can realize the effect that is located main casing 311 simultaneously in the in-process of being connected with main casing 311. In addition, the output shaft of the vertical motor 370 passes through the adapter plate 312, so that the second driving gear 380 is conveniently mounted on the output shaft of the vertical motor 370, and the second driving gear 380 can be conveniently meshed with the annular gear 232 on the left adapter frame 230, so that the vertical motor 370 rotates relative to the annular gear 232, and further the effect that the vertical motor 370 drives the whole camera module 300 to rotate in a vertical plane relative to the adapter frame module is achieved.

In an example, the main housing 311 is formed with a third accommodating chamber 311a and a fourth accommodating chamber 311b isolated from each other, the third accommodating chamber 311a being configured to mount the lens assembly 340 therein, the fourth accommodating chamber 311b having a mounting opening toward the left relay bracket 230.

By mounting the lens assembly 340 and the vertical motor 370 in the third accommodating chamber 311a and the fourth accommodating chamber 311b, respectively, it is possible to avoid the influence of dust or rainwater flowing into the image pickup housing 310 along the output shaft of the vertical motor 370 on the lens assembly 340. It will be appreciated that the fourth receiving chamber 311b has a mounting opening toward the left adaptor bracket 230, so that the vertical motor 370 provided in the fourth receiving chamber 311b can be rotatably coupled to the left adaptor bracket 230.

In an embodiment, referring to fig. 12 to 15, left pin shafts 313 and right pin shafts 314 are respectively disposed on opposite sides of the camera housing 310, the left pin shafts 313 are convexly disposed on the adapter plate 312 and coincide with the axis of the ring gear 232, and the left pin shafts 313 penetrate through the left adapter frame 230 to be rotationally connected with the left adapter frame 230; the right pin 314 penetrates the right adapting frame 240 to be rotatably connected with the right adapting frame 240.

Through the protruding left pin 313 on the adapter plate 312, the user only needs to install the adapter plate 312 on the main housing 311, and then mutually cooperate the left pin 313 with the left adapter frame 230, so that the left pin 313 penetrates through the left adapter frame 230, that is, the left pin 313 is rotationally connected with the left adapter frame 230, and then the effect of rotationally connecting the camera module 300 with the left adapter frame 230 is achieved. Similarly, the right pin 314 passes through the right adapting frame 240, so that the right pin 314 is rotationally connected with the right adapting frame 240, and then the effect of rotationally connecting the camera module 300 with the right adapting frame 240 is achieved. The scheme that the left pin shaft 313 and the right pin shaft 314 are respectively arranged on the two opposite sides of the camera shooting shell 310 is combined, so that the rotation effect of the camera shooting module 300 relative to the adapter bracket module 200 can be achieved by means of the left pin shaft 313 and the right pin shaft 314, and the camera shooting module 300 is guaranteed to have better stability when rotating relative to the adapter bracket module 200.

As an example, the left adaptor frame 230 is provided with a left mounting hole 231, a left bearing 250 is installed in the left mounting hole 231, and a left pin 313 is installed in the left bearing 250; the right adapting frame 240 is provided with a right mounting hole 241, a right bearing 260 is arranged in the right mounting hole 241, and a right pin 314 is arranged in the right pin 314.

Left and right sides of the camera housing 310 are respectively provided with a left pin 313 and a right pin 314, and the left adaptor frame 230 is provided with a left mounting hole 231, so that when the left adaptor frame 230 is mounted with the camera housing 310, only the left pin 313 on the camera housing 310 needs to be inserted into the left mounting hole 231. Similarly, the right adaptor bracket 240 is provided with a right mounting hole 241, so that when the right adaptor bracket 240 is mounted with the camera housing 310, only the right pin 314 on the camera housing 310 needs to be inserted into the right mounting hole 241. Thereby facilitating the connection of the camera housing 310 with the left and right adaptor frames 230 and 240 on the one hand, and achieving the effect of rotating the camera housing 310 with respect to the left and right adaptor frames 230 and 240 on the other hand. In addition, by installing the left bearing 250 in the left mounting hole 231, the left pin 313 is installed in the left bearing 250, and simultaneously installing the right bearing 260 in the right mounting hole 241, and the right pin 314 is installed in the right bearing 260, the friction force when the left pin 313 rotates relative to the left adapter frame 230 is reduced, and the friction force when the right pin 314 rotates relative to the right adapter frame 240 is reduced.

In order to achieve better dustproof effect, the adapter bracket module 200 further includes a left protection cover 391 and a right protection cover 392, wherein the left protection cover 391 and the right protection cover 392 are respectively connected to opposite sides of the camera housing 310, and cover the left bearing 250 and the right bearing 260 respectively, so that the adapter bracket module has better dustproof effect on the left bearing 250 and the right bearing 260.

In an example, referring to fig. 16 and 17 in combination, the camera module 300 further includes a circuit board mounted in the main housing 311, the circuit board having an output connection wire 320, the output connection wire 320 including a first connection section 321, a second connection section 322 and a third connection section 323 connected end to end, the first connection section 321 passing through the main housing 311 toward one side of the right adapting frame 3240 and coinciding with the rotation axis of the main housing 311; the second connecting section 322 is arranged at one side of the right transfer frame 240 away from the camera module 300; the third connecting section 323 is inserted through the rotating shaft 220 to connect with the main control board 120 and coincides with the rotation axis of the rotating shaft 220.

Through wearing the first connecting section 321 of the output connecting wire 320 through the main housing 311 and coinciding with the rotation axis of the main housing 311, when the camera module 300 rotates relative to the adapter frame module 200, the first connecting section 321 of the output connecting wire 320 is not pulled, so that the risk that the first connecting section 321 of the output connecting wire 320 is pulled apart is avoided. Likewise, by threading the third connecting section 323 of the output connecting wire 320 through the rotating shaft 220 and coinciding with the rotation axis of the rotating shaft 220, when the camera module 300 rotates in the horizontal plane relative to the body module 100, the first connecting section 321 of the output connecting wire 320 is not pulled, so that the risk of tearing the third connecting section 323 of the output connecting wire 320 is avoided.

Based on the scheme that the right pin 314 is provided on the camera housing 310, the right pin 314 and the rotating shaft 220 may be both provided as a cylindrical body. Through setting the right pin shaft 314 and the rotating shaft 220 to be cylindrical bodies, and the output connecting wire 320 can pass through the right pin shaft 314 and the rotating shaft 220 and then is connected with the main control board 120, holes with the central lines in the vertical direction are not required to be independently formed on the camera housing 310, the left transfer frame 230 and the right transfer frame 240 for the output connecting wire 320, and therefore good tightness of internal devices of the camera module 300 is ensured. In addition, in order to facilitate the output connection wire 320 to penetrate into the rotating shaft 220 from the side of the right transfer frame 240 away from the camera module 300, the top of the right transfer frame 240 may be provided with an avoidance groove 242, and the avoidance groove 242 penetrates through the side of the right transfer frame 240 away from the left transfer frame 230 and is communicated with the inside of the rotating shaft 220.

It will be appreciated that, based on the above-described scheme that the main housing 311 includes the third accommodating chamber 311a and the fourth accommodating chamber 311b, the circuit board is disposed in the third accommodating chamber 311a to be isolated from the vertical motor 370 in the fourth accommodating chamber 311b, so as to avoid the influence of dust or rainwater entering the fourth accommodating chamber 311b on the circuit board.

For better protection of the wire body, referring to fig. 12 and 17, the adapter rack module 200 further includes a cover plate 270, wherein the cover plate 270 is connected to the upper cover 210, and covers a side of the right adapter rack 240 facing away from the left adapter rack 230, so as to cover the second connection section 322 of the output connection wire 320.

By this arrangement, the portion of the output connection wire 320 that passes out of the camera module 300 is still shielded inside the adaptor module 200, so that the second connection section 322 of the output connection wire 320 can have a good protection effect.

Referring to fig. 17 and 18 in combination, in order to improve the tightness of the camera, dust or water vapor is prevented from entering the body module 100 or the camera module 300 along the output connection line 320, in this example, the camera further includes at least two fixing sleeves 330, wherein the fixing sleeves 330 are all sleeved outside the output connection line 320, and one of the two fixing sleeves 330 is sleeved outside the first connection section 321 of the output connection line 320 and fixedly connected with the main housing 311, and the other fixing sleeve 330 is sleeved outside the third connection section 323 of the output connection line 320 and fixedly installed in the rotating shaft 220. By this arrangement, the sealability of the body module 100 and the camera module 300 can be improved, and the stability of the installation of the output connection line 320 can be ensured.

In order to ensure a better sealing effect, a sealant is filled between the fixing sleeve 330 and the output connection line 320. This arrangement reduces the risk of dust or moisture entering the fuselage module 100 or camera module 300.

In order to achieve a better image capturing effect, as shown in fig. 13 and 16, the image capturing module 300 further includes a light supplementing lamp 350, where the light supplementing lamp 350 is disposed on a side portion of the lens assembly 340; the front end of the camera housing 310 is further provided with a lens window 315 and a light compensating lamp window 316, the lens window 315 is opposite to the lens assembly 340, and the light compensating lamp window 316 is opposite to the light compensating lamp 350.

By setting the light supplementing lamp 350, light supplementing can be performed for the image capturing environment of the camera, so that the image captured by the camera is clearer. By disposing the light supplement lamp 350 at the side of the lens assembly 340, the light supplement lamp 350 and the lens assembly 340 are arranged in the horizontal direction. The light supplement lamp 350 may be provided in one or two or more. When two light supplementing lamps 350 are provided, the two light supplementing lamps 350 are respectively disposed at two opposite side portions of the lens assembly 340, so as to supplement light to the environments at two sides of the lens assembly 340. Through offer lens window 315 and light filling lamp window 316 at the front end of making a video recording casing 310, then be convenient for light pass through lens window 315 and light filling lamp window 316, avoid appearing making a video recording casing 310 and shelter from the condition of light.

In order to have a better light supplementing effect, as shown in fig. 13 and 16, in this example, the inner wall of the light supplementing lamp window 316 protrudes from the front end surface of the image pickup housing 310.

By projecting the inner wall of the light compensating window 316 from the front end surface of the camera housing 310, on the one hand, a better light compensating effect can be achieved, and on the other hand, the light of the light compensating lamp 350 can be prevented from interfering with the lens assembly 340.

In an example, as shown in fig. 13, the camera module 300 further includes a dust cap 360, and the dust cap 360 is detachably connected to the front end of the camera housing 310.

By further providing the front end of the camera housing 310 with the dust cap 360, dust can be prevented from directly contaminating the lens window 315. It will be appreciated that, in order to avoid light shielding the lens window 315, a dust-proof glass may be mounted on the dust-proof cover 360 at a position corresponding to the lens window 315, so that light is facilitated to pass through the dust-proof cover 360.

The dust cover 360 can be further provided with an avoidance hole, and the light supplementing lamp window 316 protruding out of the front end face of the camera shooting shell 310 stretches into the avoidance hole, so that the occupied area of the dust cover 360 can be reduced on one hand, and the whole camera shooting module 300 is neat and square in appearance on the other hand.

The dust cover 360 is detachably connected to the front end of the camera shooting shell 310, so that the dust cover 360 is convenient to be detached and then cleaned, and the front end face of the camera shooting shell 310 is prevented from being directly cleaned, so that water vapor enters the camera shooting shell 310 and affects the lens module. The dust cap 360 may be coupled to the camera housing 310 by a screw connection, a snap connection, or a magnetic attachment. For ease of assembly and disassembly, the dust cap 360 may preferably be magnetically coupled to the camera housing 310. The front end face of the camera shooting shell 310 can be provided with a first magnetic attraction piece, and the dust cover 360 is provided with a second magnetic attraction piece, so that when the dust cover 360 is close to the camera shooting shell 310, the first magnetic attraction piece and the second magnetic attraction piece attract each other to achieve the effect that the dust cover 360 is connected to the camera shooting shell 310. When the user needs to detach the dust cap 360, the user only needs to forcefully drive the dust cap 360 to move away from the camera housing 310.

To facilitate the mounting of the lens assembly 340, the circuit board, etc. within the camera housing 310, the main housing 311 of the camera housing 310 has detachably coupled front and rear housings that together define a third and fourth receiving cavities 311a and 311b that are isolated from each other. In order to ensure good tightness of the whole camera, a sealing ring is arranged between the front shell and the rear shell of the camera housing 310.

In order to make the camera light and flexible, the invention can adopt the materials of the casing 110, the side cover 171, the adapter frame module 200, the camera housing 310, the adapter plate 312 and the dust cover 360 as antistatic plastic materials. For example, antistatic PC (Polycarbonate) or a mixture of antistatic PC materials mixed with GF (glass fiber) may be used.

The foregoing description is only of the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention, and all equivalent structural changes made by the description of the present invention and the accompanying drawings or direct/indirect application in other related technical fields are included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A video camera, comprising:

The device comprises a body module, a first control module and a second control module, wherein the body module is provided with a first length dimension along the length direction and a first height dimension along the height direction; and

the sphere module is connected with the body module and is at least partially positioned outside the body module, and the part of the sphere module positioned outside the body module is provided with a second height dimension;

the sum of the first height dimension and the second height dimension is less than the first length dimension.

2. The camera of claim 1, wherein the body module has a first width dimension in a width direction, the width direction being perpendicular to the length direction, and a sum of the first height dimension and the second height dimension is less than the first width dimension.

3. The camera of claim 2, wherein the body module comprises:

a housing having a length dimension of the first length dimension, a width dimension of the housing of the first width dimension, and a height dimension of the housing of the first height dimension;

the main control board extends along the horizontal plane;

the horizontal transmission assembly is arranged on one side of the main control board, at least partially distributed with the main control board in the length direction, and is in transmission connection with the sphere module and drives the sphere module to rotate; and

The loudspeaker is arranged on one side of the main control board, which is far away from the horizontal transmission assembly.

4. A camera according to claim 3, wherein the speaker is located below the main control board and extends to the rear end of the sphere module.

5. The camera of claim 3 or 4, wherein the sphere module comprises:

6. The camera of claim 5, wherein the switch stand module comprises:

a left transfer frame;

7. The camera of claim 6, wherein the camera module further comprises a vertical motor mounted on the camera housing, a second driving gear is mounted on an output shaft of the vertical motor, an inner gear ring is formed on an inner side of the left transfer frame, and the second driving gear is meshed with the inner gear ring.

8. The camera of claim 7, wherein the camera housing comprises a main housing and an adapter plate, the main housing having a mounting opening toward the left adapter frame, the adapter plate being removably mounted at the mounting opening, the vertical motor being mounted on the adapter plate and within the main housing, and an output shaft of the vertical motor passing through the adapter plate.

9. The camera of claim 8, wherein the camera module further comprises a circuit board disposed within the main housing, the circuit board having output connection lines;

the output connecting wire comprises a first connecting section, a second connecting section and a third connecting section which are connected end to end, and the first connecting section penetrates through the main shell body to one side of the right transfer frame and is overlapped with the rotation axis of the main shell body; the second connecting section is arranged on one side of the right transfer frame, which is away from the camera module; the third connecting section penetrates through the rotating shaft to be connected with the main control board and coincides with the rotating axis of the rotating shaft.

10. The camera of claim 9, wherein the adapter bracket module further comprises a cover plate connected to the upper cover and covering a side of the right adapter bracket facing away from the left adapter bracket for covering the second connection section.