Wide-angle adjusting and positioning mechanism for intelligent panoramic looking-around system

By designing a wide-angle adjustment positioning mechanism, the angle and height of the wide-angle camera can be adjusted, solving the problem of insufficient field of view in the panoramic surround view system and reducing system costs.

CN223803507UActive Publication Date: 2026-01-16JIANGSU SHENMOU INTELLIGENT TECH CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202520369380.X
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-03-05
Publication Date
2026-01-16
Estimated Expiration
2035-03-05

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Technical Problem

In existing panoramic surround view systems, the wide-angle camera is positioned in a fixed position, which limits the field of view. Increasing the number of cameras is necessary to expand the field of view, which increases costs.

Method used

Design a wide-angle adjustment and positioning mechanism, including a housing, an angle adjustment mechanism and a traction mechanism, which controls the angle and height adjustment of the wide-angle camera through a motor to achieve automatic adjustment of the camera.

Benefits of technology

It expands the shooting range of the wide-angle camera, covering the field of view of traditional multi-camera systems, and reduces the cost of panoramic surround view systems.

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Abstract

The utility model provides a wide-angle adjusting and positioning mechanism for an intelligent panoramic looking-around system, which comprises a shell and a wide-angle camera, the wide-angle camera is arranged in the shell, a round through hole is arranged at the bottom of the shell, avoidance channels are arranged on two symmetrical sides of the round through hole, and the avoidance channels are communicated with the shell. And the bottom of the wide-angle camera extends to the outside through the circular through hole. The horizontal height of the wide-angle camera can be adjusted through the traction mechanism, and meanwhile, the shooting angle of the wide-angle camera can be adjusted through the angle adjusting mechanism, so that the shooting range of the wide-angle camera is greatly increased, and the view field range of a traditional multi-camera can be covered; and the angle adjusting mechanism and the traction mechanism are both controlled by the motor, so that the angle can be automatically adjusted according to the road condition, the fine adjustment of the angle can be realized, the number of wide-angle cameras is reduced, and the cost of the panoramic looking-around system is further reduced.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to intelligent panoramic all -round looking system technical field, concretely is a wide angle adjusting positioning mechanism for intelligent panoramic all -round looking system. BACKGROUND

[0002] With the continuous development of science and technology, the automobile gradually tends to intelligent, various vehicle-mounted safety early warning radar systems, driving auxiliary system, intelligent panoramic all -round looking system should be in a hurry, and the like,

[0003] The publication number "CN114572119B" provides a wide-angle video acquisition positioning piece for intelligent panoramic all -round looking system, belongs to intelligent panoramic all -round looking system technical field, including locating cylinder, installing sliding seat in locating cylinder, installing spherical seat in sliding seat, installing wide-angle camera on spherical seat, the other end of telescopic rod is hinged in the bottom of sliding block, and the sliding block is installed on the radial sliding drive mechanism. The device can independently adjust the expansion of the collection space field of view,

[0004] But the above scheme and prior art still have the following defects:

[0005] For panoramic all -round looking system, the more important one includes the wide-angle camera below the rearview mirror, can provide the field of view of both sides of the automobile, but the position of this wide-angle camera is fixed, so even if the wide-angle camera itself has a larger field of view, it cannot provide a wider field of view, so in order to expand the field of view, the number of wide-angle cameras must be increased, resulting in increased cost of panoramic all -round looking system. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS

[0006] The utility model aims at providing a wide-angle adjusting positioning mechanism for intelligent panoramic all -round looking system to solve the problems in the above background technology.

[0007] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model provides the following technical scheme:

[0008] A wide-angle adjusting positioning mechanism for intelligent panoramic all -round looking system, including shell and wide-angle camera, the wide-angle camera is arranged in the inside of shell, the bottom of shell is provided with circular through -hole, the both sides symmetrical on the circular through -hole are provided with the avoidance passage, the bottom of wide-angle camera extends to the outside through the circular through -hole;

[0009] The angle adjusting mechanism is arranged between the wide-angle camera and the shell, the angle adjusting mechanism comprises a traction block, a rotating shaft, a gear, a first gear tooth part, a second gear tooth part and a traction seat, one end of the rotating shaft is fixedly connected to the side surface of the wide-angle camera, the traction block is vertically movably connected to the inner wall of the shell through a traction mechanism, the other end of the rotating shaft is rotatably connected to the surface of the traction block, the gear is fixedly installed on the surface of the rotating shaft, the traction seat is rotatably arranged in the interior of the shell through a driving mechanism, and the first gear tooth part and the second gear tooth part are fixedly installed on the bottom and the top of the inner wall of the traction seat respectively.

[0010] Preferably, the traction mechanism comprises a first motor and a threaded rod, the threaded rod is vertically rotatably connected to the inner wall of the shell, the first motor is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the shell and connected to the top of the threaded rod, and the traction block is threadedly connected to the surface of the threaded rod.

[0011] Preferably, the traction seat comprises an upper arc-shaped plate, a lower arc-shaped plate and a vertical plate, the vertical plate is vertically fixedly connected between the upper arc-shaped plate and the lower arc-shaped plate, the first gear tooth part is fixedly installed on the surface of the lower arc-shaped plate, the second gear tooth part is fixedly installed on the surface of the upper arc-shaped plate, and the upper arc-shaped plate, the lower arc-shaped plate and the shell are concentrically arranged.

[0012] Preferably, the driving mechanism comprises a top plate, a second motor, a guide rod, a swing arm and a sliding groove, the top plate is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the shell, the second motor is installed on the top of the top plate through a support, one end of the swing arm is rotatably connected to the center position of the top of the top plate and connected to the output end of the second motor, the other end of the swing arm is fixedly connected to the top end of the guide rod, the bottom end of the guide rod is fixedly installed on the top of the traction seat, the sliding groove is arranged on the surface of the top plate, and the top end of the guide rod is slidably connected to the interior of the sliding groove.

[0013] Preferably, the sliding groove is arranged in an arc-shaped structure, and the center of the projection circle arc of the sliding groove on a horizontal plane coincides with the center of the top plate.

[0014] Preferably, the length of the first gear tooth part is one time of the length of the second gear tooth part, and the projections of the first gear tooth part and the second gear tooth part on a horizontal plane are provided with a spacing section.

[0015] Preferably, the height of the vertical plate is the same as the outer diameter of the gear, and initially, the first gear tooth part and the second gear tooth part are both below the gear.

[0016] Compared with the prior art, the wide-angle camera has the advantages that:

[0017] The utility model discloses a traction mechanism can adjust the horizontal height of wide -angle camera, can adjust the shooting angle of wide -angle camera through angle adjusting mechanism simultaneously, and then make the shooting range of wide -angle camera greatly increase, can cover the field of vision of traditional multicamera, and because angle adjusting mechanism and traction mechanism are controlled through motor, can therefore automatically adjust angle according to road condition, can also realize the fine adjustment of angle to reduce the number of wide -angle camera, and then reduce the cost of panoramic look around system. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0018] Figure 1 It is the main body structure schematic diagram of the utility model;

[0019] Figure 2 It is the top structure schematic diagram of the utility model;

[0020] Figure 3 It is the main body structure schematic diagram of the shell of the utility model;

[0021] Figure 4 It is the main body structure schematic diagram of the traction mechanism of the utility model;

[0022] Figure 5 It is the main body structure schematic diagram of the angle adjusting mechanism of the utility model.

[0023] In the drawing: 1, shell, 2, wide -angle camera, 3, round through -hole, 4, avoid passage, 5, traction block, 6, pivot, 7, first wheel tooth part, 8, second wheel tooth part, 9, traction seat, 10, first motor, 11, threaded rod, 12, upper arc plate, 13, lower arc plate, 14, vertical board, 15, top plate, 16, second motor, 17, guide rod, 18, swing arm, 19, sliding slot, 20, interval section, 21, gear. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] The technical scheme in the embodiments of the utility model will be described clearly and completely in conjunction with the drawings of the embodiments of the utility model, and obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by the person skilled in the art without creative labor are within the protection scope of the utility model.

[0025] Please refer to Figures 1-5The utility model provides a technical scheme: a wide angle adjusting positioning mechanism for intelligent panoramic all -round looking system, including casing 1 and wide angle camera 2, wide angle camera 2 sets up in the inside of casing 1, the bottom of casing 1 is provided with round through hole 3, and the both sides of symmetry of round through hole 3 are provided with avoiding passage 4, and the bottom of wide angle camera 2 extends to outside through round through hole 3, and angle adjusting mechanism is arranged between wide angle camera 2 and casing 1, and angle adjusting mechanism includes traction block 5, pivot 6, gear 21, first gear tooth part 7, second gear tooth part 8 and traction seat 9, and one end of pivot 6 is fixedly connected to the side of wide angle camera 2, and traction block 5 is vertically movably connected to the inner wall of casing 1 through traction mechanism, and the other end of pivot 6 is rotatably connected to the surface of traction block 5, and gear 21 is fixedly installed on the surface of pivot 6, and traction seat 9 is rotatably arranged in the inside of casing 1 through drive mechanism, and first gear tooth part 7 and second gear tooth part 8 are fixedly installed on the bottom and top of the inner wall of traction seat 9 respectively.

[0026] Please refer to Figure 1 And Figure 3 , the inside of casing 1 is hollow design, and the bottom is provided with round through hole 3 and symmetrical avoiding passage 4, for accommodating wide angle camera 2 and limiting its moving track, and casing 1 provides protection and guiding function, and avoiding passage 4 allows camera to deflect within a certain range, and wide angle camera 2 is installed in casing 1, and the lens extends to the outside through round through hole 3, and the initial angle can be dynamically adjusted through angle adjusting mechanism, when traction seat 9 rotates, gear 21 is pushed by first gear tooth part 7 or second gear tooth part 8, drives pivot 6 to rotate, realizes the angle adjustment of wide angle camera 2, and moreover, wide angle camera 2 can change the pitch angle by traction mechanism lifting, expands vertical field of view (such as observing the obstacle below the vehicle head).

[0027] Traction mechanism includes first motor 10 and threaded rod 11, and threaded rod 11 is vertically rotatably connected to the inner wall of casing 1, and first motor 10 is fixedly installed on the inner wall of casing 1 and is connected with the top of threaded rod 11, and traction block 5 is screwedly connected to the surface of threaded rod 11.

[0028] Specifically, please refer to Figure 4 And Figure 5 , first motor 10 drives the rotation of vertically installed threaded rod 11, and traction block 5 moves up and down along threaded rod 11 in the axial direction through thread cooperation, and wide angle camera 2 is moved to the inside of traction seat 9 by pivot 6 driving gear 21.

[0029] The traction seat 9 comprises an upper arc plate 12, a lower arc plate 13 and a vertical plate 14, the vertical plate 14 is vertically fixedly connected between the upper arc plate 12 and the lower arc plate 13, the first gear part 7 is fixedly installed on the surface of the lower arc plate 13, the second gear part 8 is fixedly installed on the surface of the upper arc plate 12, the upper arc plate 12 and the lower arc plate 13 are concentrically arranged with the shell 1, the length of the first gear part 7 is one time of the second gear part 8, and the projection of the first gear part 7 and the second gear part 8 on the horizontal plane is provided with a spacing section 20, the height of the vertical plate 14 is the same as the outer diameter of the gear 21, and initially, the first gear part 7 and the second gear part 8 are both below the gear 21.

[0030] Specifically, referring to Figure 4 and Figure 5 , when the driving mechanism drives the whole traction seat 9 to rotate, the lower arc plate 13 first drives the first gear part 7 to revolve, at this time, the first gear part 7 is engaged with the gear 21, and drives the gear 21 to rotate, at this time, the gear 21 can drive the wide-angle camera 2 to change the angle as a whole through the rotating shaft 6, and with the rotation of the traction seat 9, the gear 21 is separated from the surface of the first gear part 7 and enters the spacing section 20, at this time, the gear 21 is in a free state, and with the continuous rotation of the traction seat 9, the upper arc plate 12 drives the second gear part 8 to approach the gear 21 and be engaged with the gear 21, at this time, the second gear part 8 drives the gear 21 to rotate reversely, so that the gear 21 drives the wide-angle camera 2 to rotate reversely through the rotating shaft 6, thereby realizing the reciprocating swing of the wide-angle camera 2, so that the shooting range of the wide-angle camera 2 is greatly increased.

[0031] It should be noted that when the gear 21 is separated from the surface of the first gear part 7, at this time, the wide-angle camera 2 rotates to the maximum stroke on the right side (assuming that the wide-angle camera 2 rotates to the right at this time), when the gear 21 is in contact with the second gear part 8, the wide-angle camera 2 rotates to the left, when the midpoint of the second gear part 8 moves to the gear 21, the wide-angle camera 2 is reset at this time, and with the continuous rotation of the second gear part 8, when the gear 21 is separated from the surface of the second gear part 8, at this time, the wide-angle camera 2 rotates to the maximum stroke on the left side.

[0032] The driving mechanism comprises a top plate 15, a second motor 16, a guide rod 17, a swing arm 18 and a sliding groove 19, the top plate 15 is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the shell 1, the second motor 16 is installed on the top of the top plate 15 through a support, one end of the swing arm 18 is rotatably connected to the top center position of the top plate 15 and connected with the output end of the second motor 16, the other end of the swing arm 18 is fixedly connected to the top end of the guide rod 17, the bottom end of the guide rod 17 is fixedly installed on the top of the traction seat 9, the sliding groove 19 is arranged on the surface of the top plate 15, the top end of the guide rod 17 is slidably connected to the inside of the sliding groove 19, the sliding groove 19 is arranged in an arc structure, and the center of the projection of the circular arc of the sliding groove 19 on the horizontal plane coincides with the center of the top plate 15.

[0033] Referring to Figure 2 and Figure 4 The second motor 16 drives the swing arm 18 to rotate around the center of the top plate 15, and the end of the swing arm 18 drives the traction seat 9 to revolve through the guide rod 17 in the sliding groove 19 to realize the driving of the traction seat 9. The arc design of the sliding groove 19 is concentric with the traction seat 9, avoiding motion interference.

[0034] Although the embodiments of the present application have been shown and described, it should be understood by those ordinary skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, replacements and variations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirits of the present application, and the scope of the present application is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A wide-angle adjustment positioning mechanism for an intelligent panoramic surround view system, comprising a shell (1) and a wide-angle camera (2), characterized in that: The wide-angle camera (2) is arranged inside the shell (1), the bottom of the shell (1) is provided with a circular through hole (3), the two sides of the circular through hole (3) are symmetrically provided with an avoiding channel (4), and the bottom of the wide-angle camera (2) extends to the outside through the circular through hole (3); The angle adjusting mechanism is arranged between the wide-angle camera (2) and the shell (1), the angle adjusting mechanism comprises a traction block (5), a rotating shaft (6), a gear (21), a first gear tooth part (7), a second gear tooth part (8) and a traction seat (9), one end of the rotating shaft (6) is fixedly connected to the side surface of the wide-angle camera (2), the traction block (5) is vertically movably connected to the inner wall of the shell (1) through a traction mechanism, the other end of the rotating shaft (6) is rotatably connected to the surface of the traction block (5), the gear (21) is fixedly installed on the surface of the rotating shaft (6), the traction seat (9) is rotatably arranged in the shell (1) through a driving mechanism, and the first gear tooth part (7) and the second gear tooth part (8) are fixedly installed on the bottom and the top of the inner wall of the traction seat (9) respectively.

2. The wide-angle adjustment positioning mechanism for the intelligent surround view system according to claim 1, wherein: The traction mechanism comprises a first motor (10) and a threaded rod (11), the threaded rod (11) is vertically rotatably connected to the inner wall of the shell (1), the first motor (10) is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the shell (1) and connected to the top of the threaded rod (11), and the traction block (5) is screwedly connected to the surface of the threaded rod (11).

3. The wide-angle adjustment positioning mechanism for intelligent surround view system according to claim 1, wherein: The traction seat (9) comprises an upper arc-shaped plate (12), a lower arc-shaped plate (13) and a vertical plate (14), the vertical plate (14) is vertically fixedly connected between the upper arc-shaped plate (12) and the lower arc-shaped plate (13), the first gear tooth part (7) is fixedly installed on the surface of the lower arc-shaped plate (13), the second gear tooth part (8) is fixedly installed on the surface of the upper arc-shaped plate (12), and the upper arc-shaped plate (12), the lower arc-shaped plate (13) and the shell (1) are concentrically arranged.

4. The wide-angle adjustment positioning mechanism for intelligent surround view system according to claim 1, wherein: The driving mechanism comprises a top plate (15), a second motor (16), a guide rod (17), a swing arm (18) and a sliding groove (19), the top plate (15) is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the shell (1), the second motor (16) is installed on the top of the top plate (15) through a support, one end of the swing arm (18) is rotatably connected to the top center position of the top plate (15) and connected to the output end of the second motor (16), the other end of the swing arm (18) is fixedly connected to the top end of the guide rod (17), the bottom end of the guide rod (17) is fixedly installed on the top of the traction seat (9), the sliding groove (19) is arranged on the surface of the top plate (15), and the top end of the guide rod (17) is slidably connected to the inside of the sliding groove (19).

5. The wide-angle adjustment positioning mechanism for the intelligent surround view system according to claim 4, wherein: The sliding groove (19) is arranged in an arc-shaped structure, and the center of the projection circle arc of the sliding groove (19) on the horizontal plane coincides with the center of the top plate (15).

6. The wide-angle adjustment positioning mechanism for intelligent surround view system according to claim 3, wherein: The length of the first gear tooth part (7) is one time of the length of the second gear tooth part (8), and the projections of the first gear tooth part (7) and the second gear tooth part (8) on the horizontal plane are provided with a spacing section (20).

7. The wide-angle adjustment positioning mechanism for the intelligent surround view system according to claim 6, wherein: The height of the vertical plate (14) is the same as the outer diameter of the gear (21), and initially, the first tooth portion (7) and the second tooth portion (8) are both below the gear (21).

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  • A wide-angle video acquisition and positioning component for intelligent panoramic surround view systems

    CN114572119B