Vehicle-mounted 360-degree looking-around camera

By designing a car-mounted 360-degree surround view camera with automatic storage and shading, the problem of camera lenses being easily damaged in bad weather is solved, and effective protection and efficient shooting in harsh environments are achieved.

CN222522594UActive Publication Date: 2025-02-25张家港乐达汽车电器有限公司
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202421341449.X
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-06-13
Publication Date
2025-02-25
Estimated Expiration
2034-06-13

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Technical Problem

Existing vehicle-mounted surround-view cameras are susceptible to rain, snow, dust, etc. in bad weather, resulting in blurred or obscured lenses, and lack effective protective measures.

Method used

A vehicle-mounted 360-degree surround view camera is designed. Through the arrangement of the bearing seat and the main body, the lifting mechanism and the rotating connector are used to realize that the camera is automatically stored when it is idle and is blocked by the bearing seat, thereby protecting the lens.

Benefits of technology

Effectively prevent rain and dust from entering the camera from bad weather, keeping the lens clean and extending its service life, while quickly expanding to shoot when needed.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of vehicle-mounted cameras, in particular to a vehicle-mounted 360-degree all-round camera which comprises a bearing seat and a main body, an embedding groove is formed in the top of the bearing seat, a lifting mechanism is installed at the bottom end of the bearing seat, front camera modules are installed at the two ends of the main body in an embedded mode, and a rear camera module is installed at the bottom end of the main body. Side camera modules are embedded in the two sides of the main body, and avoiding grooves are formed in the two sides of the inner bottom face of the embedding groove. According to the utility model, through the arrangement of the bearing seat and the main body, the bearing seat is installed at the position of the car roof, when the surrounding needs to be shot, the main body translates upwards, and the front shooting module and the side shooting module shoot the surrounding from the upper part of the car roof; the bearing seat shields the two front camera modules and the two side camera modules, so that the main body in the storage state is protected, and the main body is conveniently protected through the bearing seat when the external environment is severe.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of vehicle-mounted cameras, in particular to a vehicle-mounted 360-degree surround view camera. Background Art

[0002] The on-board surround-view camera located on the roof can capture the 360-degree environment around the vehicle and provide the driver with a full range of vision. This helps the driver better understand the surrounding environment and avoid collisions when parking, meeting or driving on narrow roads; some on-board cameras also support one-click shooting of scenery along the way and sharing with the community, adding fun to driving; combined with the on-board navigation system, the external camera on the roof can provide more accurate navigation information. For example, at complex intersections or highways, the camera can capture road signs and traffic conditions to provide drivers with more intuitive navigation guidance. Most of the existing on-board cameras installed on the roof are directly exposed to the external environment and are easily affected by bad weather such as rain, snow, and dust, resulting in blurring or obstruction of the camera lens when in use (although some cameras are equipped with transparent covers, the transparent covers are also in a directly exposed state, and external dust and debris also cover the transparent covers, thereby affecting subsequent shooting). There is a need for an on-board surround-view camera that can better protect the lens when idle. Utility Model Content

[0003] The purpose of the utility model is to provide a vehicle-mounted 360-degree surround view camera to solve the problems raised in the above background technology.

[0004] In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model provides the following technical solutions:

[0005] A vehicle-mounted 360-degree surround view camera comprises a socket and a main body, the top of the socket is provided with an engaging groove, the bottom end of the socket is installed with a lifting mechanism, both ends of the main body are embedded and installed with front camera modules, both sides of the main body are embedded and installed with side camera modules, avoidance grooves are provided at both sides of the inner bottom surface of the engaging groove, a long groove is provided on one side of the bottom end of the avoidance groove, the lifting mechanism comprises a driving module, a two-way screw rod is rotatably connected between the two ends of the long groove, both ends of the two-way screw rod are screwed and connected with an internal thread seat, one end of the internal thread seat is rotatably connected with a vertical rod, both sides of the bottom end of the main body are provided with mounting grooves, the top end of the vertical rod is rotatably connected to the inner wall of the mounting groove, the driving module is transmission-connected to one end of the two two-way screw rods, and the internal thread seat is slidably connected to the inner wall of the long groove on the adjacent side.

[0006] Furthermore, a connecting channel 1 is provided at the middle position of both sides of the bottom surface of the embedding groove, a discharge hole is provided at the bottom end of the connecting channel 1, and one end of the discharge hole is connected to the outer side wall of the receiving seat.

[0007] Furthermore, the bottom surface of the engaging groove is a concave surface.

[0008] Furthermore, a second connecting channel is provided between the middle position of the long slot and the discharge hole on the adjacent side.

[0009] Furthermore, the driving module includes a driving motor, a receiving cavity is opened inside one end of the receiving seat, two fixed seats are fixedly connected to the inner wall of one side of the receiving cavity, one end of the two fixed seats is rotatably connected with a shaft rod, both ends of the shaft rod are fixedly sleeved with bevel gear 2, one end of the two-way screw rod is fixedly sleeved with bevel gear 1, the bevel gear 2 is meshed with the adjacent bevel gear 1, the driving motor is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the receiving cavity, the output end of the driving motor is fixedly connected with spur gear 2, the middle position of the shaft rod is fixedly connected with spur gear 1, the spur gear 2 is meshed with spur gear 1.

[0010] Furthermore, the bottom surface of the main body is a concave surface.

[0011] Furthermore, the outer edge of the top end of the main body covers the top end of the receiving seat.

[0012] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model are:

[0013] 1. Through the arrangement of the receiving seat and the main body, the receiving seat is installed on the roof. When it is necessary to take pictures of the surroundings, the driving module drives the two-way screw to rotate, and the rotation of the two-way screw drives the two internal threaded seats to move toward the middle, thereby driving the two vertical rods to cross and support the main body upward, so that the main body moves upward, so that the front camera module and the side camera module are separated from the receiving seat, so that the front camera module and the side camera module can shoot the surroundings from above the roof. When the bottom end of the main body is embedded in the fitting groove, the receiving seat shields the two front camera modules and the two side camera modules, thereby protecting the main body in the storage state, so that it is convenient to protect the main body through the receiving seat when the external environment is relatively harsh. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0014] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the utility model;

[0015] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the main structure of the utility model;

[0016] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of the receiving seat in the utility model;

[0017] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of the receiving seat in the utility model;

[0018] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the lifting mechanism structure in the utility model;

[0019] Figure 6 It is a schematic diagram of the bottom structure of the main body in the utility model;

[0020] Figure 7 yes Figure 5 A partial enlarged view of point A.

[0021] In the figure: 100, receiving seat; 110, release hole; 120, connecting channel 1; 130, connecting channel 2; 140, long groove; 150, avoidance groove; 160, fitting groove; 170, placement cavity; 200, main body; 210, installation groove; 220, front camera module; 230, side camera module; 300, lifting mechanism; 310, two-way screw rod; 320, internal thread seat; 330, vertical rod; 340, bevel gear 1; 350, driving module; 351, shaft rod; 352, bevel gear 2; 353, fixing seat; 354, flat gear 1; 355, driving motor; 356, flat gear 2. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0023] See also Figures 1 to 7 In the embodiment of the utility model, a vehicle-mounted 360-degree surround view camera includes a receiving seat 100 and a main body 200. The top of the receiving seat 100 is provided with an engaging groove 160. The bottom end of the receiving seat 100 is provided with a lifting mechanism 300. Both ends of the main body 200 are embedded with front camera modules 220. Both sides of the main body 200 are embedded with side camera modules 230. Both sides of the inner bottom surface of the engaging groove 160 are provided with avoidance grooves 150. One side of the bottom end of the avoidance groove 150 is provided with a long groove 140. The lifting mechanism 300 includes a driving module 350, a bidirectional screw rod 310 is rotatably connected between the two ends of the long slot 140, both ends of the bidirectional screw rod 310 are screwed together with an internal thread seat 320, one end of the internal thread seat 320 is rotatably connected to a vertical rod 330, and mounting grooves 210 are provided on both sides of the bottom end of the main body 200, the top of the vertical rod 330 is rotatably connected to the inner wall of the mounting groove 210, the driving module 350 is transmission-connected to one end of the two bidirectional screw rods 310, and the internal thread seat 320 is slidably connected to the inner wall of the long slot 140 on the adjacent side.

[0024] Specifically, the receiving seat 100 is installed at the roof position. When it is necessary to take pictures of the surroundings, the driving module 350 drives the two-way screw rod 310 to rotate. The rotation of the two-way screw rod 310 drives the two internal threaded seats 320 to move toward the middle, thereby driving the two vertical rods 330 to cross and support the main body 200 upward, so that the main body 200 moves upward, so that the front camera module 220 and the side camera module 230 are separated from the receiving seat 100, so that the front camera module 220 and the side camera module 230 can shoot the surroundings from above the roof.

[0025] like Figures 1 to 4 As shown, in this embodiment, connecting channels 120 are provided at the middle positions on both sides of the bottom surface of the fitting groove 160, and a discharge hole 110 is provided at the bottom end of the connecting channel 120. One end of the discharge hole 110 is connected to the outer wall of the receiving seat 100. The bottom surface of the fitting groove 160 is a concave surface, and a connecting channel 2 130 is provided between the middle position of the long groove 140 and the discharge hole 110 on the adjacent side.

[0026] In this embodiment, by setting the discharge hole 110 and the connecting channel 1 120, rainwater enters the interlocking groove 160 and flows out through the connecting channel 1 120 and the discharge hole 110. Rainwater enters the avoidance groove 150 and flows out through the long groove 140 and the discharge hole 110, thereby avoiding the accumulation of rainwater in the interlocking groove 160 and facilitating the discharge of rainwater.

[0027] like Figures 4 to 7 As shown, in the present embodiment, the driving module 350 includes a driving motor 355, an accommodation cavity 170 is opened inside one end of the receiving seat 100, two fixed seats 353 are fixedly connected to the inner wall of one side of the accommodation cavity 170, one end of the two fixed seats 353 is rotatably connected with a shaft 351, both ends of the shaft 351 are fixedly sleeved with a bevel gear 2 352, one end of the bidirectional screw rod 310 is fixedly sleeved with a bevel gear 1 340, the bevel gear 2 352 is meshed with the adjacent bevel gear 1 340, the driving motor 355 is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the accommodation cavity 170, the output end of the driving motor 355 is fixedly connected with a flat gear 2 356, the middle position of the shaft 351 is fixedly connected with a flat gear 1 354, the flat gear 2 356 is meshed with the flat gear 1 354, the bottom surface of the main body 200 is a concave surface, and the top outer edge of the main body 200 covers the top of the receiving seat 100.

[0028] In this embodiment, the driving motor 355 drives the shaft 351 to rotate through the meshing transmission of the flat gear 2 356 and the flat gear 1 354, and the shaft 351 drives the bidirectional screw rod 310 to rotate through the meshing of the bevel gear 2 352 and the bevel gear 1 340, thereby driving the two bidirectional screw rods 310 to rotate at the same time, and the rotation of the bidirectional screw rod 310 drives the two internal thread seats 320 to move toward each other, and then the main body 200 is controlled to be lifted and lowered through the two cross-arranged vertical rods 330. When the bottom end of the main body 200 is embedded in the fitting groove 160, the receiving seat 100 shields the two front camera modules 220 and the two side camera modules 230, thereby protecting the main body 200 in the storage state. Through the setting of the concave surface at the bottom end of the main body 200, when the main body 200 rises and unfolds, during the movement, under the action of the pressure difference between the upper and lower sides of the main body 200, the airflow drives the main body 200 to be squeezed downward, so that the main body 200 is more stable after unfolding.

[0029] It is obvious to those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the details of the exemplary embodiments described above, and that the present invention can be implemented in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential features of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments should be regarded as exemplary and non-restrictive from any point of view, and the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the above description, and it is intended that all changes falling within the meaning and scope of the equivalent elements of the claims be included in the present invention. Any reference numeral in a claim should not be regarded as limiting the claim to which it relates.

[0030] In addition, it should be understood that although the present specification is described according to implementation modes, not every implementation mode contains only one independent technical solution. This description of the specification is only for the sake of clarity. Those skilled in the art should regard the specification as a whole. The technical solutions in each embodiment may also be appropriately combined to form other implementation modes that can be understood by those skilled in the art.

Claims

1. A vehicle-mounted 360-degree surround view camera, comprising a receiving seat (100) and a main body (200), characterized in that: The top of the receiving seat (100) is provided with an engaging groove (160), the bottom of the receiving seat (100) is installed with a lifting mechanism (300), both ends of the main body (200) are embedded with front camera modules (220), both sides of the main body (200) are embedded with side camera modules (230), both sides of the inner bottom surface of the engaging groove (160) are provided with avoidance grooves (150), one side of the bottom end of the avoidance groove (150) is provided with a long groove (140), the lifting mechanism (300) includes a driving module (350), and the long groove (140) is provided with a plurality of movable members. A bidirectional screw rod (310) is rotatably connected between the two ends of the two bidirectional screw rods (310), and both ends of the bidirectional screw rod (310) are screwed together with an internal thread seat (320), and one end of the internal thread seat (320) is rotatably connected to a vertical rod (330), and both sides of the bottom end of the main body (200) are provided with mounting grooves (210), and the top of the vertical rod (330) is rotatably connected to the inner wall of the mounting groove (210), and the driving module (350) is transmission-connected to one end of the two bidirectional screw rods (310), and the internal thread seat (320) is slidably connected to the inner wall of the long groove (140) on the adjacent side.

2. The vehicle-mounted 360-degree surround view camera according to claim 1, characterized in that: A connecting channel (120) is provided at the middle position of both sides of the bottom surface of the engaging groove (160), and a discharge hole (110) is provided at the bottom end of the connecting channel (120), and one end of the discharge hole (110) is connected to the outer wall of the receiving seat (100).

3. The vehicle-mounted 360-degree surround view camera according to claim 2, characterized in that: The bottom surface of the engaging groove (160) is a concave surface.

4. The vehicle-mounted 360-degree surround view camera according to claim 2, characterized in that: A second connecting channel (130) is provided between the middle position of the long slot (140) and the discharge hole (110) on the adjacent side.

5. The vehicle-mounted 360-degree surround view camera according to claim 2, characterized in that: The driving module (350) comprises a driving motor (355), a receiving cavity (170) is provided inside one end of the receiving seat (100), two fixing seats (353) are fixedly connected to the inner wall of one side of the receiving cavity (170), one end of the two fixing seats (353) is rotatably connected to a shaft (351), both ends of the shaft (351) are fixedly sleeved with a bevel gear 2 (352), one end of the bidirectional screw rod (310) is fixedly sleeved with a bevel gear 1 (340), the bevel gear 2 (352) is meshed with the adjacent bevel gear 1 (340), the driving motor (355) is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the receiving cavity (170), the output end of the driving motor (355) is fixedly connected with a spur gear 2 (356), the middle position of the shaft (351) is fixedly connected with a spur gear 1 (354), the spur gear 2 (356) is meshed with the spur gear 1 (354).

6. The vehicle-mounted 360-degree surround view camera according to claim 2, characterized in that: The bottom surface of the main body (200) is a concave surface.

7. The vehicle-mounted 360-degree surround view camera according to claim 2, characterized in that: The outer edge of the top end of the main body (200) covers the top end of the receiving seat (100).