Adjustable road monitoring camera

By designing vertical and horizontal rotation components and lens cleaning components in road surveillance cameras, the camera's two-way rotation and lens self-cleaning are achieved using motor and motor systems, solving the problems of difficulty in adjusting the viewing angle after installation and the impact of stains, improving shooting accuracy and User experience.

CN222262846UActive Publication Date: 2024-12-27ZHE JIANG TAI XI KE JI YOU XIAN GONG SI
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Application Number
CN202323562055.5
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2023-12-25
Publication Date
2024-12-27
Estimated Expiration
2033-12-25

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Technical Problem

The road surveillance camera is difficult to adjust the shooting angle in a longitudinal direction after being installed, and lens stains affect the picture accuracy but are difficult to clean.

Method used

The vertical rotation assembly and the horizontal rotation assembly are designed, combined with the lens cleaning assembly, and the two-way rotation and lens self-cleaning functions of the camera are achieved by using the motor, gear and motor system, and the longitudinal and lateral adjustments are achieved through the gear and motor drive rotor and wiper bar and the clean.

Benefits of technology

It realizes the camera's two-way rotation adjustment and lens self-cleaning functions, improves the user experience and shooting accuracy, and solves the problems of viewing angle adjustment and stain cleaning.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the field of cameras, in particular to an adjustable road monitoring camera. The technical problems that after the road monitoring camera is installed, the shooting visual angle of the road monitoring camera can be horizontally adjusted through remote control but is not convenient to longitudinally adjust, and after a lens of the camera is stained, the precision of a shot picture is affected, but the shot picture is not easy to clean are solved. According to the technical scheme, the adjustable road monitoring camera comprises a vertical rotating assembly, a horizontal rotating assembly and a lens cleaning assembly. According to the utility model, through the arrangement of the dual-rotation mechanism and the lens washing mechanism, the equipment can simultaneously have a horizontal rotation function and a longitudinal rotation function, and also has a lens self-cleaning function, thereby solving the problem that after the road monitoring camera is installed, the equipment is not easy to clean. The shooting visual angle of the camera can be horizontally adjusted through remote control but is not convenient to longitudinally adjust, and after a lens of the camera is stained, the precision of a shot picture is influenced and the shot picture is not easy to clean.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the field of cameras, in particular to an adjustable road monitoring camera. Background Art

[0002] Road monitoring cameras are terminals that digitally encode and compress video images and then output them. They are usually installed on an inverted L-shaped white traffic pole on the roadside. They are usually white rectangular cameras with a rectangular LED fill light next to the camera. The fill light is usually not on during the day and only emits high-frequency light at night. They are mainly used to capture illegal behaviors such as running red lights, driving without guidance, illegal lane changes, crossing the line, driving in the wrong direction, and motor vehicles occupying non-motorized vehicle lanes. When the road monitoring camera is installed, its own shooting angle can be adjusted horizontally by remote control, but it is not convenient to adjust it vertically. When the camera lens is stained, it will affect the accuracy of the shooting picture but it is not easy to clean. Utility Model Content

[0003] In order to overcome the problem that after the road monitoring camera is installed, its own shooting angle can be adjusted horizontally by remote control but it is not convenient to adjust vertically, and when the camera lens is stained, it will affect the accuracy of the shooting picture but it is not easy to clean.

[0004] The technical solution of the utility model is: an adjustable road monitoring camera, comprising a vertical rotating component, a horizontal rotating component and a lens cleaning component; a horizontal rotating component for horizontally rotating the camera is arranged above the vertical rotating component; a lens cleaning component for cleaning the camera lens is arranged on one side of the horizontal rotating component.

[0005] Preferably, the vertical rotating assembly enables the camera shooting angle to be adjusted longitudinally, the horizontal rotating assembly enables the camera shooting angle to be adjusted horizontally, and the lens cleaning assembly can utilize the collected rainwater to clean the camera lens.

[0006] Preferably, the vertical rotation assembly includes a connecting block, a motor, a first gear, a connecting shaft, a second gear, a rotating drum, and a gear block; the motor is fixedly connected to one side of the connecting block; the first gear is rotatably connected to one side of the motor through a coupling; and a connecting shaft is provided at the front end of the first gear. The connecting block is used to fix the motor.

[0007] Preferably, one side of the connecting shaft is rotatably connected to a second gear; a tooth block is meshed at the front end of the second gear; a rotating drum is fixedly connected to the tooth block. The motor rotates the second gear through the first gear, and then rotates the rotating drum through the tooth block.

[0008] Preferably, the horizontal rotating assembly includes a rotating groove, a first motor, a third gear, a gear ring, and a turntable; the upper end of the rotating drum is provided with a rotating groove; the first motor is fixed in the rotating groove; the upper end of the first motor is rotatably connected to the third gear through a coupling. The first motor rotates the gear ring through the third gear.

[0009] Preferably, the front end of the third gear is meshed with a gear ring rotatably connected to the rotating drum, and the upper end of the gear ring is fixedly connected to a turntable, and the turntable is rotated by the rotation of the gear ring.

[0010] Preferably, the lens cleaning assembly includes a camera, a second motor, a wiper strip, a water pipe, a rain collecting box, a guide plate, a slide plate, an electric slider, an electric slide rail, and a submersible pump; the camera is fixedly connected to the top of the turntable; the second motor is fixedly connected to one side of the camera; the front end of the second motor is rotatably connected to the wiper strip through a coupling; and the front end of the camera is provided with a water pipe. The second motor rotates the wiper strip to scrape the lens wetted by water, and the water pipe is used to spray water.

[0011] Preferably, the other end of the water pipe is fixedly connected with a submersible pump; the lower end of the submersible pump is fixedly connected with a rain collecting box; the upper end of the rain collecting box is provided with a guide plate; the lower end of the guide plate is provided with an electric slide rail; the electric slide rail is electrically connected with an electric slider; the electric slider is fixedly connected with a slide plate. The submersible pump is used to send the rainwater collected in the rain collecting box into the water pipe, and the electric slide rail and the electric slider are used to control the slide plate to open and close the rain collecting box.

[0012] Beneficial effects of the utility model:

[0013] 1. By setting up a double rotation mechanism and a lens flushing mechanism, the device can have both horizontal and vertical rotation functions, and also has a lens self-cleaning function, thus solving the problem that after the road monitoring camera is installed, its own shooting angle can be adjusted horizontally by remote control but it is not convenient to adjust it vertically, and when the camera lens is stained, it will affect the accuracy of the shooting picture but it is not easy to clean;

[0014] 2. The first gear is rotated by the motor, so that the second gear is rotated, and then the rotating drum is rotated through the gear block, so that the shooting angle of the device can be adjusted up and down. Secondly, the first motor rotates the gear ring and the turntable through the third gear, so that the shooting angle of the device can be adjusted left and right, thereby optimizing the user experience of the device;

[0015] 3. The rainwater collected in the rain collecting box is sent into the water pipe through a submersible pump, and after the lens is soaked, the second motor is used to rotate the wiper strip to scrape the lens wetted by water, thereby maintaining the cleanliness of the lens. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 What is shown is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the utility model;

[0017] Figure 2 What is shown is a schematic diagram of the motor structure of the utility model;

[0018] Figure 3 Shown is a schematic diagram of the gear block structure of the utility model;

[0019] Figure 4 The first motor structure schematic diagram of the present utility model is shown;

[0020] Figure 5 Shown is a schematic diagram of the gear ring structure of the utility model;

[0021] Figure 6 Shown is a schematic diagram of the structure of the wiper strip of the utility model;

[0022] Figure 7 What is shown is a schematic diagram of the water pipe structure of the utility model;

[0023] Figure 8 What is shown is a schematic diagram of the electric slide rail structure of the utility model.

[0024] Explanation of the reference numerals: 1. vertical rotation assembly; 2. horizontal rotation assembly; 3. lens cleaning assembly; 101. connecting block; 102. motor; 103. first gear; 104. connecting shaft; 105. second gear; 106. rotating drum; 107. gear block; 201. rotating groove; 202. first motor; 203. third gear; 204. gear ring; 205. turntable; 301. camera; 302. second motor; 303. wiper strip; 304. water pipe; 305. rain collecting box; 306. guide plate; 307. skateboard; 308. electric slider; 309. electric slide rail; 310. submersible pump. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] The utility model is further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

[0026] See also Figure 1-3The utility model provides an embodiment: an adjustable road monitoring camera, comprising a vertical rotation component 1, a horizontal rotation component 2 and a lens cleaning component 3; a horizontal rotation component 2 for horizontally rotating the camera is arranged above the vertical rotation component 1; a lens cleaning component 3 for cleaning the camera lens is arranged on one side of the horizontal rotation component 2. The vertical rotation component 1 allows the camera shooting angle to be adjusted longitudinally, the horizontal rotation component 2 allows the camera shooting angle to be adjusted horizontally, and the lens cleaning component 3 can use the collected rainwater to clean the camera lens. The vertical rotation component 1 includes a connecting block 101, a motor 102, a first gear 103, a connecting shaft 104, a second gear 105, a rotating drum 106, and a gear block 107; the motor 102 is fixedly connected to the inside of one side of the connecting block 101; the first gear 103 is rotatably connected to one side of the motor 102 through a coupling; a connecting shaft 104 is arranged at the front end of the first gear 103. The connecting block 101 is used to fix the motor 102. The second gear 105 is rotatably connected to one side of the connecting shaft 104; the front end of the second gear 105 is meshed with a tooth block 107; and the rotating drum 106 is fixed to the tooth block 107. The motor 102 rotates the second gear 105 through the first gear 103, and then rotates the rotating drum 106 through the tooth block 107.

[0027] See also Figure 4-5 In this embodiment, the horizontal rotation assembly 2 includes a rotation slot 201, a first motor 202, a third gear 203, a gear ring 204, and a turntable 205; the upper end of the rotating drum 106 is provided with a rotation slot 201; the first motor 202 is fixedly connected in the rotation slot 201; the upper end of the first motor 202 is rotatably connected to the third gear 203 through a coupling. The first motor 202 rotates the gear ring 204 through the third gear 203. The front end of the third gear 203 is meshed with the gear ring 204 rotatably connected to the rotating drum 106; the upper end of the gear ring 204 is fixedly connected to the turntable 205. The turntable 205 rotates through the rotation of the gear ring 204.

[0028] See also Figure 6-8In this embodiment, the lens cleaning assembly 3 includes a camera 301, a second motor 302, a wiper strip 303, a water pipe 304, a rain collecting box 305, a guide plate 306, a slide plate 307, an electric slider 308, an electric slide rail 309, and a submersible pump 310; the camera 301 is fixedly connected to the top of the turntable 205; the second motor 302 is fixedly connected to one side of the camera 301; the front end of the second motor 302 is rotatably connected to the wiper strip 303 through a coupling; and the front end of the camera 301 is provided with a water pipe 304. The second motor 302 rotates the wiper strip 303 to wipe the camera 301 wetted by water, and the water pipe 304 is used to spray water. The other end of the water pipe 304 is fixedly connected to a submersible pump 310; the lower end of the submersible pump 310 is fixedly connected to a rain collecting box 305; the upper end of the rain collecting box 305 is provided with a guide plate 306; the lower end of the guide plate 306 is provided with an electric slide rail 309; the electric slide rail 309 is electrically connected to an electric slider 308; the electric slider 308 is fixedly connected to a slide plate 307. The submersible pump 310 is used to send the rainwater collected in the rain collecting box 305 into the water pipe 304, and the electric slide rail 309 and the electric slider 308 are used to control the slide plate 307 to open and close the rain collecting box 305.

[0029] When working, the motor 102 rotates the first gear 103, thereby rotating the second gear 105, and then rotating the drum 106 through the gear block 107, so that the shooting angle of the device can be adjusted up and down. Secondly, the first motor 202 rotates the gear ring 204 and the turntable 205 through the third gear 203, so that the shooting angle of the device can be adjusted left and right.

[0030] When it rains, the electric slide rail 309 and the electric slider 308 control the slide plate 307 to open the upper end of the rain collecting box 305 to collect rainwater. When the rain stops, the electric slide rail 309 and the electric slider 308 control the slide plate 307 to close the upper end of the rain collecting box 305 to prevent the collected rainwater from evaporating.

[0031] When the lens of the camera 301 needs to be cleaned, the rainwater collected in the rain collecting box 305 is sent to the water pipe 304 through the submersible pump 310, and after the lens is wetted, the second motor 302 is used to rotate the wiper strip 303 to scrape the lens wetted by water, thereby maintaining the cleanliness of the lens.

[0032] Through the above steps, a dual rotation mechanism and a lens flushing mechanism are set up, so that the equipment can have horizontal rotation function and vertical rotation function at the same time, and also has a lens self-cleaning function, thereby solving the problem that after the road monitoring camera is installed, its own shooting angle can be adjusted horizontally by remote control but it is not convenient to adjust vertically, and when the lens of the camera 301 is stained, it will affect the accuracy of the shooting picture but it is not easy to clean.

[0033] The embodiments of the present invention are described in detail above in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various changes can be made within the knowledge scope of those skilled in the art without departing from the purpose of the present invention.

Claims

1. An adjustable road monitoring camera, comprising a vertical rotation assembly (1); characterized in that: The invention also comprises a horizontal rotation component (2) and a lens cleaning component (3); a horizontal rotation component (2) for making the camera rotate horizontally is arranged above the vertical rotation component (1); a lens cleaning component (3) for cleaning the camera lens is arranged on one side of the horizontal rotation component (2); the vertical rotation component (1) comprises a connecting block (101), a motor (102), a first gear (103), a connecting shaft (104), a second gear (105), a rotating drum (106), and a gear block (107); a motor (102) is fixedly connected to the inside of one side of the connecting block (101); ); one side of the motor (102) is rotatably connected to the first gear (103) through a coupling; the front end of the first gear (103) is provided with a connecting shaft (104); one side of the connecting shaft (104) is rotatably connected to the second gear (105); the front end of the second gear (105) is meshed with a tooth block (107); the tooth block (107) is fixedly connected to a rotating drum (106); the horizontal rotating assembly (2) comprises a rotating groove (201), a first motor (202), a third gear (203), a gear ring (204), and a rotating table (205); the rotating drum (106) ) is provided with a rotating groove (201); a first motor (202) is fixedly connected in the rotating groove (201); the upper end of the first motor (202) is rotatably connected to a third gear (203) via a coupling; the front end of the third gear (203) is meshed with a gear ring (204) rotatably connected to the rotating drum (106); the upper end of the gear ring (204) is fixedly connected to a turntable (205); the lens cleaning assembly (3) comprises a camera (301), a second motor (302), a wiper strip (303), a water pipe (304), a rain collecting box (305), and a guide plate (306), a slide plate (307), an electric slide block (308), an electric slide rail (309), and a submersible pump (310); a camera (301) is fixedly connected above the turntable (205); a second motor (302) is fixedly connected to one side of the camera (301); a front end of the second motor (302) is rotatably connected to a wiper strip (303) via a coupling; a water pipe (304) is provided at the front end of the camera (301); a submersible pump (310) is fixedly connected to the other end of the water pipe (304); and a rainwater collecting box (305) is fixedly connected to the lower end of the submersible pump (310).

2. The adjustable road monitoring camera according to claim 1, characterized in that: The upper end of the rain collecting box (305) is provided with a guide plate (306); the lower end of the guide plate (306) is provided with an electric slide rail (309); the electric slide rail (309) is electrically connected to an electric slider (308); and the electric slider (308) is fixedly connected to a slide plate (307).