Camera

Abstract

The utility model discloses a camera, the disclosed camera comprises a housing, a light-transmitting member and a driving mechanism, the housing is provided with a mounting hole, the light-transmitting member is movably arranged in the mounting hole, the driving mechanism is arranged in the housing and is connected with the light-transmitting member, and the driving mechanism can drive the light-transmitting member to vibrate. According to the scheme, the problem that water drops easily remain on the window glass of the camera in the prior art to affect shooting of the camera can be solved.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to camera technology field especially relates to a camera. BACKGROUND

[0002] The camera is widely used, and covers many fields from home security to city traffic management. However, when these cameras are deployed in outdoor environments, they often encounter adverse weather conditions such as rainy days or high humidity. These problems cause water droplets to remain on the window glass (i.e. the transparent protective cover in front of the camera lens), which seriously affects the imaging effect. SUMMARY

[0003] The utility model discloses a camera to solve the problem that the camera of related art is easy to remain water droplet and influence camera shooting.

[0004] To solve the above technical problem, the utility model is realized as follows:

[0005] The application discloses a camera, the disclosed camera includes a shell, a light-transmitting piece and a driving mechanism, the shell is provided with a mounting hole, the light-transmitting piece is movably arranged in the mounting hole, the driving mechanism is arranged on the shell and connected with the light-transmitting piece, and the driving mechanism can drive the light-transmitting piece to vibrate.

[0006] The technical scheme adopted by the utility model can achieve the following technical effects:

[0007] The camera disclosed by the embodiment of the application is movably arranged in the mounting hole 101 of the shell, and the driving mechanism connected with the light-transmitting piece is arranged, so that the driving mechanism can drive the light-transmitting piece to vibrate, so that when water droplets remain on the light-transmitting piece, the driving mechanism can drive the light-transmitting piece to vibrate to make the remaining water droplets fall off, and then the remaining water droplets can be avoided to affect the imaging effect. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0008] Figure 1 The utility model discloses a camera's sectional view of embodiment;

[0009] Figure 2 The utility model discloses a camera's sectional view of embodiment; Figure 1 The utility model discloses a camera's sectional view of embodiment;

[0010] Figure 3 The utility model discloses a camera's sectional view of embodiment;

[0011] Mark explanation:

[0012] 100-shell, 101-mounting hole, 102-annular groove, 103-limit protrusion, 110-shell body, 120-baffle,

[0013] 200 - light-transmitting member,

[0014] 300 - driving mechanism,

[0015] 400 - elastic connecting member, 410 - first protruding part, 420 - second protruding part, 430 - bending part,

[0016] 500 - annular auxiliary mounting member, 501 - sink, 510 - first annular mounting part, 520 - second annular mounting part. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0017] In order to make the purpose, technical scheme and advantages of the utility model clearer, the following will combine the utility model specific embodiments and corresponding drawings to make the utility model technical scheme clear and complete. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the utility model, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by the person skilled in the art without making creative labor belong to the protection scope of the utility model.

[0018] The following will combine the drawings to specifically describe the technical scheme disclosed by each embodiment of the utility model.

[0019] Please refer to Figures 1 to 3 , the utility model embodiment discloses a camera, and the disclosed camera includes a shell 100, a light-transmitting member 200 and a driving mechanism 300.

[0020] The shell 100 is the installation basis of other components of the camera, and the shell 100 is also the component of the camera installed to the installation basis (for example, wall, roof, etc.). The shell 100 is provided with a mounting hole 101, and the light-transmitting member 200 is movably arranged in the mounting hole 101. It should be noted that the light-transmitting member 200 in the embodiment of the application refers to the light-transmitting member opposite to the camera head of the camera, and external light can enter the camera head through the light-transmitting member 200.

[0021] The driving mechanism 300 is arranged in the shell 100 and connected with the light-transmitting member 200, and the driving mechanism 300 can drive the light-transmitting member 200 to vibrate.

[0022] It should be noted that the light-transmitting member 200 has a movable gap between the edge in the circumferential direction and the inner wall of the mounting hole 101. Please refer to Figure 1 , the driving mechanism 300 can drive the light-transmitting member 200 to vibrate in the up-down direction or the front-back direction as shown in Figure 1 , and the driving mechanism 300 can also drive the light-transmitting member 200 to vibrate in the left-right direction as shown in Figure 1The left-right direction vibration is shown, and of course, the driving mechanism 300 can also vibrate in the up-down direction, the front-back direction and the left-right direction together, and the embodiments of the present application do not specifically limit the vibration direction of the light-transmitting piece 200.

[0023] The camera disclosed in the embodiments of the present application can drive the light-transmitting piece 200 to vibrate through the driving mechanism 300 connected with the light-transmitting piece 200, so that when there is water droplet remaining on the light-transmitting piece 200, the light-transmitting piece 200 can be driven to vibrate by the driving mechanism 300 to make the remaining water droplet fall off, thereby avoiding the influence of the remaining water droplet on the imaging effect.

[0024] Specifically, the driving mechanism 300 can be a driving motor, and of course, the driving mechanism 300 can also have other structures, for example, the driving mechanism 300 can include an electromagnet and a permanent magnet, one of the electromagnet and the permanent magnet can be arranged on the light-transmitting piece 200, and the other can be arranged on the shell 100, the electromagnet and the permanent magnet are magnetically matched, and the electromagnet or the permanent magnet can drive the light-transmitting piece 200 to vibrate by controlling the on-off or current direction of the electromagnet. The driving mechanism 300 and the light-transmitting piece 200 can be connected by bonding, welding, clamping or the like, and the embodiments of the present application do not specifically limit the connection mode of the driving mechanism 300 and the light-transmitting piece 200.

[0025] In an optional embodiment, the driving mechanism 300 can serve as the mounting base of the light-transmitting piece 200, and the light-transmitting piece 200 can be mounted through the driving mechanism 300.

[0026] In order to improve the reliability of the installation of the light-transmitting piece 200, the camera can further include an elastic connecting piece 400, which can be connected between the light-transmitting piece 200 and the shell 100.

[0027] The camera disclosed in the embodiments of the present application can improve the reliability of the installation of the light-transmitting piece 200 by arranging the elastic connecting piece 400, so that the light-transmitting piece 200 is connected with the shell 100 through the elastic connecting piece 400, thereby the elastic effect of the elastic connecting piece 400 can better adapt to the vibration of the light-transmitting piece 200, thereby avoiding the limitation of the elastic connecting piece 400 on the vibration of the light-transmitting piece 200.

[0028] Optionally, the camera can further include an annular auxiliary mounting piece 500, which can be arranged around the edge of the light-transmitting piece 200, and the elastic connecting piece 400 can be connected between the annular auxiliary mounting piece 500 and the shell 100.

[0029] The camera disclosed by the embodiment of the present application sets the annular auxiliary mounting member 500 around the edge of the light-transmitting member 200, so that the annular auxiliary mounting member 500 can protect the light-transmitting member 200, and the elastic connecting member 400 is indirectly connected with the light-transmitting member 200 through the annular auxiliary mounting member 500, so that the connection of the elastic connecting member 400 is easier than the direct connection of the elastic connecting member 400 with the light-transmitting member 200.

[0030] In order to make the light-transmitting member 200 vibrate in a fixed area, optionally, the inner wall of the mounting hole 101 can be provided with an annular groove 102, at least part of the annular auxiliary mounting member 500 can be located in the annular groove 102, and the part of the annular auxiliary mounting member 500 located in the annular groove 102 has a movable gap with the inner wall of the annular groove 102.

[0031] The camera disclosed by the embodiment of the present application sets the annular groove 102 on the inner wall of the mounting hole 101, so that at least part of the annular auxiliary mounting member 500 is located in the annular groove 102, so that during the process of driving the light-transmitting member 200 to vibrate by the driving mechanism 300, the part of the annular auxiliary mounting member 500 located in the annular groove 102 has a limiting action with the inner wall of the annular groove 102, so that the light-transmitting member 200 can vibrate in a fixed area.

[0032] One end of the elastic connecting member 400 can be located in the annular groove 102, and the other end of the elastic connecting member 400 can extend out of the annular groove 102 and be connected with the annular auxiliary mounting member 500, in order to avoid that the annular auxiliary mounting member 500 extrudes the elastic connecting member 400 when the light-transmitting member 200 vibrates, optionally, the housing 100 can be provided with a limiting protrusion 103, the limiting protrusion 103 can be used for limiting contact with the annular auxiliary mounting member 500, the side of the annular auxiliary mounting member 500 away from the limiting protrusion 103 can be used for limiting contact with the side wall of the annular groove 102, in the case that the limiting protrusion 103 limits the contact with the annular auxiliary mounting member 500, the annular auxiliary mounting member 500 and the side wall of the annular groove 102 on the side of the limiting protrusion 103 have a gap, and the one end of the elastic connecting member 400 located in the annular groove 102 can be located in the gap between the annular auxiliary mounting member 500 and the side wall of the annular groove 102 on the side of the limiting protrusion 103.

[0033] The camera disclosed by the embodiment of the present application sets the limiting protrusion 103, so that one side of the annular auxiliary mounting member 500 is limited to cooperate with the limiting protrusion 103, and the other side of the annular auxiliary mounting member 500 is limited to cooperate with the side wall of the annular groove 102, so that the annular auxiliary mounting member 500 can avoid extruding the elastic connecting member 400 when the light-transmitting member 200 vibrates.

[0034] In order to improve the stability of the installation of the light-transmitting piece 200, optionally, the annular auxiliary mounting piece 500 can be provided with a sunken groove 501, and the opening direction of the sunken groove 501 can be parallel to the extension direction of the central axis of the mounting hole 101. The light-transmitting piece 200 can be arranged in the sunken groove 501, and the limiting protrusion 103 can be used to limit the contact with the edge of the opening of the sunken groove 501.

[0035] The camera disclosed in the embodiments of the present application is provided with the sunken groove 501 on the annular auxiliary mounting piece 500, so that the light-transmitting piece 200 is arranged in the sunken groove 501, thereby improving the stability of the installation of the light-transmitting piece 200.

[0036] Specifically, the light-transmitting piece 200 can be arranged in the sunken groove 501 by means of adhesion, and the light-transmitting piece 200 can also be arranged in the sunken groove 501 by means of welding, clamping or the like. The embodiments of the present application do not make specific limitations on the arrangement mode of the light-transmitting piece 200.

[0037] Specifically, the shell 100 can include a shell body 110 and a baffle 120, and the shell body 110 and the baffle 120 can be detachably connected. At least one of the shell body 110 and the baffle 120 can be provided with a first recess, and the first recess can be located at the connection position of the shell body 110 and the baffle 120. The first end of the elastic connecting piece 400 is provided with a first protruding portion 410, and the first protruding portion 410 can be arranged in the first recess. The second end of the elastic connecting piece 400 can be connected with the annular auxiliary mounting piece 500.

[0038] The camera disclosed in the embodiments of the present application is provided with the shell 100 including the shell body 110 and the baffle 120, so that at least one of the shell body 110 and the baffle 120 is provided with the first recess at the connection position of the shell body 110 and the baffle 120, thereby arranging the first protruding portion 410 of the first end of the elastic connecting piece 400 in the first recess. Since the shell body 110 and the baffle 120 are detachably connected, the connection of the first end of the elastic connecting piece 400 is easier, and the replacement of the elastic connecting piece 400 is facilitated.

[0039] It should be noted that the shell body 110 and the baffle 120 are both provided with through holes, and the through holes of the shell body 110 and the baffle 120 are opposite and penetrating, thereby forming the mounting hole 101 together. In the case that the annular groove 102 is arranged on the inner wall of the mounting hole 101, the annular groove 102 can be located at the connection position of the shell body 110 and the baffle 120, thereby facilitating the installation and dismounting of the annular auxiliary mounting piece 500 and the light-transmitting piece 200 through the detachable connection of the shell body 110 and the baffle 120.

[0040] Specifically, the annular auxiliary mounting member 500 can include a first annular mounting portion 510 and a second annular mounting portion 520, the first annular mounting portion 510 and the second annular mounting portion 520 are detachably connected, at least one of the first annular mounting portion 510 and the second annular mounting portion 520 can be provided with a second recess, the second recess is located at the connection of the first annular mounting portion 510 and the second annular mounting portion 520, the second end of the elastic connecting member 400 can have a second protruding portion 420, the second protruding portion 420 can be arranged in the second recess, and the light-transmitting member 200 is connected with the first annular mounting portion 510.

[0041] The camera disclosed in the embodiments of the present application can make the second protruding portion 420 of the second end of the elastic connecting member 400 located in the second recess at the connection of the first annular mounting portion 510 and the second annular mounting portion 520 by setting the annular auxiliary mounting member 500 to include the first annular mounting portion 510 and the second annular mounting portion 520, and since the first annular mounting portion 510 and the second annular mounting portion 520 are detachably connected, the installation of the second end of the elastic connecting member 400 is easier, and the replacement of the elastic connecting member 400 is facilitated.

[0042] Further, the first protruding portion 410 can be in sealing contact with the inner wall of the first recess, and the second protruding portion 420 can be in sealing contact with the inner wall of the second recess, so that the internal area of the camera can be sealed, and water droplets can be prevented from entering the internal area of the camera.

[0043] Optionally, the elastic connecting member 400 can have a bending portion 430, the bending portion 430 can have a U-shaped structure, and the opening of the U-shaped structure can be parallel to the extension direction of the central axis of the mounting hole 101. By arranging the bending portion 430, the elastic connecting member 400 can have a larger vibration amplitude during the vibration of the light-transmitting member 200, so that the ability of the light-transmitting member 200 to shake off water droplets can be improved.

[0044] In order to further improve the shooting performance of the camera, the camera can further include a heating device, the heating device can be arranged in the shell 100, and the heating device can be used to heat the light-transmitting member 200, so as to accelerate the evaporation of water droplets remaining on the light-transmitting member 200, and the influence of water droplets on the shooting performance of the camera can be further alleviated.

[0045] Specifically, the heating device can include a heating wire, the heating wire can be arranged on the light-transmitting member 200, of course, the heating device can also be other devices, for example, the heating device can be a device for blowing hot air to the light-transmitting member 200, and the like, and the type of the heating device is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0046] The different optimization features between the various embodiments can be combined to form a better embodiment as long as they are not contradictory.

[0047] The embodiments of the utility model are described above in combination with the drawings, but the utility model is not limited to the above-mentioned specific embodiments, and the above-mentioned specific embodiments are only illustrative but not restrictive, and the ordinary skilled in the art can make many forms without departing from the purpose of the utility model and the scope protected by the claims under the inspiration of the utility model, which all belong to the protection of the utility model.

Claims

1. A video camera characterized by comprising: The camera comprises a shell (100), a light-transmitting piece (200) and a driving mechanism (300), the shell (100) is provided with a mounting hole (101), the light-transmitting piece (200) is movably arranged in the mounting hole (101), and the driving mechanism (300) is arranged in the shell (100) and connected with the light-transmitting piece (200), and the driving mechanism (300) can drive the light-transmitting piece (200) to vibrate.

2. The camera of claim 1, wherein, The camera further comprises an elastic connecting piece (400), which is connected between the light-transmitting piece (200) and the shell (100).

3. The camera of claim 2, wherein, The camera further comprises an annular auxiliary mounting piece (500), which is annularly arranged at the edge of the light-transmitting piece (200), and the elastic connecting piece (400) is connected between the annular auxiliary mounting piece (500) and the shell (100).

4. The camera of claim 3, wherein, An inner wall of the mounting hole (101) is provided with an annular groove (102), and at least part of the annular auxiliary mounting piece (500) is located in the annular groove (102) and has a movable gap with the inner wall of the annular groove (102).

5. The camera of claim 4, wherein, The shell (100) is provided with a limiting protrusion (103) for limiting contact with the annular auxiliary mounting piece (500), and a side of the annular auxiliary mounting piece (500) away from the limiting protrusion (103) is used for limiting contact with the side wall of the annular groove (102).

6. The camera of claim 3, wherein, The annular auxiliary mounting piece (500) is provided with a sunken groove (501), an opening of the sunken groove (501) is parallel to the extension direction of the center axis of the mounting hole (101), the light-transmitting piece (200) is arranged in the sunken groove (501), and the limiting protrusion (103) is used for limiting contact with the edge of the opening of the sunken groove (501).

7. The camera of claim 3, wherein, The shell (100) comprises a shell body (110) and a baffle (120), the shell body (110) and the baffle (120) are detachably connected, at least one of the shell body (110) and the baffle (120) is provided with a first recess, the first recess is located at the connection position of the shell body (110) and the baffle (120), a first end of the elastic connecting piece (400) is provided with a first protruding portion (410), the first protruding portion (410) is arranged in the first recess, and a second end of the elastic connecting piece (400) is connected with the annular auxiliary mounting piece (500).

8. The camera of claim 7, wherein, The annular auxiliary mount (500) comprises a first annular mounting portion (510) and a second annular mounting portion (520), the first annular mounting portion (510) and the second annular mounting portion (520) are detachably connected, at least one of the first annular mounting portion (510) and the second annular mounting portion (520) is provided with a second recess, the second recess is located at the connection of the first annular mounting portion (510) and the second annular mounting portion (520), the second end of the elastic connecting piece (400) is provided with a second protruding portion (420), the second protruding portion (420) is arranged in the second recess, and the light-transmitting piece (200) is connected with the first annular mounting portion (510).

9. The camera of claim 8, wherein, The first protruding portion (410) is in sealing contact with the inner wall of the first recess, and the second protruding portion (420) is in sealing contact with the inner wall of the second recess.

10. The camera of claim 3, wherein, The elastic connecting piece (400) has a bending portion (430).

11. The camera of claim 1, wherein, The camera further comprises a heating device arranged in the shell (100) and used for heating the light-transmitting piece (200).

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