Six-lens panoramic camera

By designing a six-lens panoramic camera and using a combination design of low-distortion wide-angle lenses, the problems of large lens distortion and poor portability in the existing technology are solved, and street scenes, surveying, inspection and other fields are realized suitable for high-definition sunlight, and the portability and storage capabilities of the equipment are improved.

CN222638614UActive Publication Date: 2025-03-18SHENYANG YUANYING INTELLIGENT IMAGING TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202421631102.9
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-07-11
Publication Date
2025-03-18
Estimated Expiration
2034-07-11

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Technical Problem

In the existing panoramic live broadcast solutions, the lens distortion is relatively large, making it difficult to be suitable for high-definition and low-distortion street scenes, surveying, inspection and other fields, and the equipment is not portable.

Method used

A six-lens panoramic camera is designed, using five low-distortion wide-angle lenses to set uniformly along the horizontal ring array, and a low-distortion wide-angle lens is set at the center of the top of the middle frame. The lens distortion is small, suitable for high-definition and low-distortion applications.

Benefits of technology

It achieves small lens distortion and is suitable for high-definition street scenes, surveying, and inspections. At the same time, through the design of hard disk boxes and battery boxes, the portability and storage capabilities of the equipment are improved.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a six-lens panoramic camera, which comprises five low-distortion wide-angle lenses uniformly arranged on the side wall of a middle frame along the horizontal direction in an annular array manner and a low-distortion wide-angle lens arranged at the central position of the top of the middle frame, and the low-distortion wide-angle lenses are respectively connected with a main control board through a lens control board in a flat cable manner. The utility model relates to the technical field of panoramic shooting, and adopts an integrated layout mode that a combined design of six low-distortion wide-angle lenses is adopted, five low-distortion wide-angle lenses are uniformly distributed on the periphery of a middle frame along the horizontal direction, and one low-distortion wide-angle lens is arranged at the central position of the top of the middle frame, so that the lenses are small in distortion and high in resolution. The method is suitable for the fields of high-definition and low-distortion streetscape, surveying and mapping, routing inspection and the like; a hard disk box is designed at the bottom, a mobile hard disk can be replaced, storage is expanded, and practical performance is improved; and a battery is designed at the bottom, so that the long-time single-machine cruising ability can be provided, and the portability of the equipment is relatively high.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical fields of panoramic live broadcast, panoramic photo and panoramic video shooting, and is widely used in the fields of street view, surveying and mapping, inspection, etc., and is specifically a six-lens panoramic camera. Background Art

[0002] In recent years, fields such as panoramic shooting and panoramic security inspection have been rapidly popularized with the implementation of 5G; however, most of the panoramic live broadcast solutions on the market use wide-angle fisheye lenses, which have large lens distortion and are not very suitable for high-definition and low-distortion street scenes, surveying and mapping, inspections and other fields. In addition, the portability of the equipment is not good. In view of this, in-depth research was conducted on the above-mentioned issues, which led to this case. Utility Model Content

[0003] In view of the deficiencies in the prior art, the utility model provides a six-lens panoramic camera, which solves the problems raised in the background technology.

[0004] To achieve the above objectives, the utility model is implemented through the following technical solutions: a six-lens panoramic camera, including five low-distortion wide-angle lenses evenly arranged on the side walls of a middle frame in a horizontal circular array and a low-distortion wide-angle lens arranged at the center of the top of the middle frame, the low-distortion wide-angle lenses are respectively connected to the main control board through the lens control board wiring, the bottom of the middle frame is connected to a hard disk box, the bottom of the hard disk box is connected to a battery box, and the base is installed on the lower side of the battery box.

[0005] A UV filter is installed on the outer side of the low-distortion wide-angle lens to protect the lens.

[0006] A hard disk connector is installed in the hard disk box, and the hard disk connector is connected to the main control board cable.

[0007] A sound receiving hole is provided on the upper left side of the five low-distortion wide-angle lenses on the side of the middle frame, and a top shell and a bottom shell are respectively installed on the upper and lower ends of the middle frame.

[0008] A membrane button is installed at the front of the battery box, a battery is installed inside the battery box, and the membrane button and the battery box are both connected to the main control board cable.

[0009] The power supply and other interfaces, HDMI interface, Ethernet interface and audio interface are all arranged on the bottom shell and are respectively located on both sides of the hard disk box and are all connected to the main control board.

[0010] The Wifi antenna interface is installed on the bottom rear side of the battery box.

[0011] The base is provided with a base threaded hole, and the base threaded hole is used for connecting the camera to the vehicle bracket.

[0012] A camera thread is provided at the center of the lower side of the battery box for connecting the camera to a tripod.

[0013] The middle frame is the main structure of the panoramic camera, which is made of aluminum alloy. The top shell and the bottom shell are installed at the upper and lower ends of the middle frame respectively. The hard disk box is installed on the lower side of the bottom shell, the battery box is installed on the lower side of the hard disk box, and the base is installed on the lower side of the battery box. The camera thread is set in the center of the lower side of the battery box. There are six low-distortion wide-angle lenses, five of which are evenly distributed around the middle frame. The angle between two adjacent low-distortion wide-angle lenses is 72 degrees. A low-distortion wide-angle lens on the top is located in the center of the camera. The UV filter is located on the outside of each low-distortion wide-angle lens to protect the lens. The hard disk connector is installed in the hard disk box and connected to the main control board cable. The membrane button is installed At the front of the battery box and connected to the main control board cable, the battery is installed inside the battery box and connected to the main control board cable, the sound receiving hole is designed at the upper left of the five low-distortion wide-angle lenses in the circle, the power supply and other interfaces, HDMI interface, Ethernet interface and audio interface are designed on the bottom shell and are located on both sides of the hard disk box respectively, and are all connected to the main control board, the Wifi antenna interface is installed on the bottom rear of the battery box, and a base threaded hole is designed on the base. The main control board is a collection of the camera CPU and all processors, which control the operation of the entire camera, and all low-distortion wide-angle lenses are installed on the lens control board, and the lens control board is connected to the main control board cable.

[0014] The utility model provides a six-lens panoramic camera. It has the following beneficial effects: the six-lens panoramic camera adopts a combination design of six low-distortion wide-angle lenses, five low-distortion wide-angle lenses are evenly distributed in the horizontal direction around the middle frame, and an integrated layout of a low-distortion wide-angle lens is arranged at the top center of the middle frame. The lens distortion is small and it is suitable for high-definition and low-distortion street scenes, surveying and mapping, inspection and other fields; a hard disk box is designed at the bottom, and a mobile hard disk can be replaced to expand storage and improve practical performance; a battery is designed at the bottom, which can provide long-term stand-alone endurance, and the device is highly portable. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1 The figure is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of a six-lens panoramic camera described in the utility model.

[0016] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the main view structure of a six-lens panoramic camera described in the utility model.

[0017] Figure 3 The figure is a schematic diagram of the top view structure of a six-lens panoramic camera described in the utility model.

[0018] Figure 4 The utility model is a schematic diagram of the upward-looking structure of a six-lens panoramic camera.

[0019] Figure 5For this utility model Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure at the AA position.

[0020] In the figure: 1. Middle frame; 2. Top shell; 3. Bottom shell; 4. Hard disk box; 5. Battery box; 6. Base; 7. Camera thread; 8. Lens; 9. UV filter; 10. Hard disk connector; 11. Membrane button; 12. Battery; 13. Sound receiving hole; 14. Power and other interfaces; 15. HDMI interface; 16. Ethernet interface; 17. Audio interface; 18. Wifi antenna interface; 19. Base threaded hole; 20. Main control board; 21. Lens control board. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] 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.

[0022] Through the personnel in this field, all the electrical components in this case are connected to their corresponding power supplies through wires, and a suitable controller should be selected according to the actual situation to meet the control requirements. The specific connection and control sequence should refer to the following working principle, and the electrical connection between the electrical components is completed in the order of working in sequence. The detailed connection means are well-known technologies in this field. The following mainly introduces the working principle and process, and does not explain the electrical control.

[0023] Embodiment: In conjunction with the specification Figure 1-5 It can be seen that this scheme adopts a combination design of six low-distortion wide-angle lenses 8, five low-distortion wide-angle lenses 8 are arranged along the horizontal circumference of the middle frame, the angle between two adjacent lenses is 72 degrees, and a low-distortion wide-angle lens 8 on the top is located in the center of the camera top shell 2. The field of view of a single lens is 130-160 degrees, and each low-distortion wide-angle lens 8 is respectively installed on the lens control board 21, and each lens control board 21 is connected to the main control board 20 by wiring. The UV mirror 9 is located on the outside of each low-distortion wide-angle lens 8 for protecting the lens; the upper and lower ends of the middle frame are respectively installed with a top shell and a bottom shell, a hard disk box 4 is arranged at the bottom of the camera bottom shell 3, and a hard disk connector 10 is installed inside the hard disk box 4. An elastic flip cover structure is arranged at the position of the hard disk connector 10. Open the flip cover, insert the mobile hard disk into the hard disk box, close the flip cover, and the buckle is automatically locked. The flip cover has a triangular lock, and the flip cover can be locked with a key. In this way, unlimited storage expansion can be achieved by replacing the mobile hard disk;

[0024] A battery box 5 is provided at the bottom of the hard disk box 4. The battery 12 is installed inside the battery box 5 and connected to the main control board 20 by cable, which can provide long-term stand-alone endurance. At the same time, a membrane button 11 is installed at the front of the battery box 5 and connected to the main control board 20 by cable. The membrane button 11 includes a switch, a camera button and an indicator light, which can control the camera to work and take pictures, etc.

[0025] The sound receiving hole 13 is designed at the upper left of the five low-distortion wide-angle lenses 8 arranged in the horizontal direction, and is used for panoramic sound collection. The power supply and other interfaces 14, HDMI interface 15, Ethernet interface 16 and audio interface 17 are designed on the bottom shell 3, respectively located on both sides of the hard disk box 4, and are all connected to the main control board 20. The Wifi antenna interface 18 is installed at the bottom rear side of the battery box 5. The above interfaces are used for power supply of the panoramic camera and wired and wireless network transmission, audio and video stream transmission and other functions.

[0026] The base 6 is designed with a base thread hole 19, which is used for the camera to connect to a vehicle bracket or other structures, so as to facilitate the fixed connection of the camera; the camera thread 7 is installed in the center of the lower side of the battery box 5, and the camera thread 7 is used for the camera to connect to a tripod or the like;

[0027] The main control board 20 is a collection of the camera's CPU and all processors, and controls the entire camera operation. The lens control board 21 , the hard disk connector 10 , the membrane button 11 , and the battery 12 are all connected to the main control board 20 by cables.

[0028] This six-lens panoramic camera adopts a combination design of six low-distortion wide-angle lenses. Five low-distortion wide-angle lenses are evenly distributed horizontally around the middle frame, and an integrated low-distortion wide-angle lens is arranged at the top center of the middle frame. The lens distortion is small and it is suitable for high-definition and low-distortion street scenes, surveying and mapping, inspection and other fields. A hard drive box is designed at the bottom, and the mobile hard drive can be replaced to expand storage and improve practical performance. A battery is designed at the bottom to provide long-term stand-alone battery life, and the device is highly portable.

[0029] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, and that the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A six-lens panoramic camera, characterized in that: The invention comprises five low-distortion wide-angle lenses (8) uniformly arranged in a horizontal circular array on the side wall of a middle frame (1) and a low-distortion wide-angle lens (8) arranged at the top center of the middle frame (1), wherein the low-distortion wide-angle lenses (8) are connected to a main control board (20) via a lens control board (21) respectively, a hard disk box (4) is connected to the bottom of the middle frame (1), a battery box (5) is connected to the bottom of the hard disk box (4), and a base (6) is installed on the lower side of the battery box (5).

2. The six-lens panoramic camera according to claim 1, characterized in that: A UV lens (9) is installed on the outer side of the low-distortion wide-angle lens (8) for protecting the lens.

3. The six-lens panoramic camera according to claim 1, characterized in that: A hard disk connector (10) is installed in the hard disk box (4), and the hard disk connector (10) is connected to the main control board (20) by a cable.

4. The six-lens panoramic camera according to claim 1, characterized in that: A sound receiving hole (13) is provided on the upper left side of the five low-distortion wide-angle lenses (8) on the side of the middle frame (1), and a top shell (2) and a bottom shell (3) are respectively installed at the upper and lower ends of the middle frame (1).

5. The six-lens panoramic camera according to claim 4, characterized in that: A membrane button (11) is installed at the front of the battery box (5), a battery (12) is installed inside the battery box (5), and the membrane button (11) and the battery box (5) are both connected to the main control board (20) by wiring.

6. The six-lens panoramic camera according to claim 4, characterized in that: The power supply and other interfaces (14), the HDMI interface (15), the Ethernet interface (16) and the audio interface (17) are all arranged on the bottom shell (3) and are respectively located on both sides of the hard disk box (4) and are all connected to the main control board (20).

7. The six-lens panoramic camera according to claim 1, characterized in that: The Wifi antenna interface (18) is installed at the bottom rear side of the battery box (5).

8. The six-lens panoramic camera according to claim 1, characterized in that: The base (6) is provided with a base threaded hole (19), and the base threaded hole (19) is used for connecting the camera to the vehicle bracket.

9. The six-lens panoramic camera according to claim 1, characterized in that: A camera thread (7) is provided at the center of the lower side of the battery box (5) for connecting the camera to a tripod.