Gimbal camera and vehicle

Abstract

The application relates to the technical field of vehicle-mounted cameras, and particularly discloses a holder camera and a vehicle, the holder camera being installed on the vehicle, the holder camera comprising a shell, an accommodating space being formed in the shell, and a shooting window being formed in the shell and being in communication with the accommodating space; a camera being arranged in the accommodating space and having a lens facing the shooting window; a heat dissipation piece being arranged in the accommodating space and being connected between the camera and the shell; a circuit board being arranged in the accommodating space and being electrically connected with the camera; and a driving mechanism being in transmission connection with the shell and being used for driving the shell to rotate. The holder camera can meet the requirements of field-of-view following and multi-angle adjustment, and the hardware cost is reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of vehicle-mounted camera technology, specifically to a gimbal camera and a vehicle. Background Technology

[0002] In the field of automotive imaging, gimbal cameras are widely installed on vehicle roofs for purposes such as road recording, security monitoring, or panoramic capture. Currently, automotive gimbal cameras typically employ a structure consisting of multiple cameras, a control board, and a housing. They simultaneously acquire images from multiple cameras and then stitch and fuse them in post-production to output wide-field-of-view images. However, this approach has the following drawbacks: First, multi-camera solutions are expensive in terms of hardware; second, the shooting angle of such cameras is physically fixed, failing to meet the requirements for field-of-view tracking and multi-angle adjustment, thus limiting their application scenarios. Utility Model Content

[0003] In view of the above, it is necessary to propose a gimbal camera and vehicle to meet the requirements of field of view tracking and multi-angle adjustment, while reducing hardware costs.

[0004] In a first aspect, embodiments of this application provide a gimbal camera, installed in a vehicle, comprising: a housing having an internal accommodating space and a shooting window communicating with the accommodating space; a camera disposed within the accommodating space with its lens facing the shooting window; a heat sink disposed within the accommodating space and connected between the camera and the housing; a circuit board disposed within the accommodating space and electrically connected to the camera; and a drive mechanism, tractively connected to the housing, for at least driving the housing to rotate.

[0005] The aforementioned gimbal camera, through a drive mechanism connected to the housing, actively drives the housing and its internal camera to rotate. This overcomes the limitation of a fixed shooting angle, enabling flexible and active adjustment of the shooting angle. This allows the gimbal camera to meet the needs of field-of-view tracking and multi-angle adjustment, improving its functionality and human-computer interaction. Furthermore, only one camera is required, reducing hardware costs. In addition, by connecting a heat sink between the camera and the housing, an efficient heat conduction path is provided for the heat generated during camera operation. This heat is transferred to the housing and dissipated to the outside, effectively preventing performance degradation or damage due to overheating and ensuring long-term stable operation.

[0006] In one embodiment, the housing includes a top, a peripheral wall, and a bottom connected sequentially from top to bottom, the top, the peripheral wall, and the bottom enclosing the receiving space, the shooting window is opened on the peripheral wall, the heat sink is connected between the camera and at least one of the top and the peripheral wall, the circuit board is disposed on the bottom, and the drive mechanism is drivenly connected to the bottom.

[0007] The aforementioned gimbal camera features a modular housing structure comprising a top, peripheral walls, and a bottom. This design facilitates efficient manufacturing and assembly. By connecting the heat sink to at least one of the top or peripheral walls, the heat dissipation path is clearly defined, allowing heat to be conducted upwards and / or outwards to the housing, thus improving heat dissipation efficiency. Placing the circuit board at the bottom contributes to a stable overall structural layout. Furthermore, the connection between the drive mechanism and the bottom transmission provides a stable and reliable drive fulcrum.

[0008] In one embodiment, a thermally conductive gel is disposed between the heat sink and the camera, and / or, a thermally conductive gel is disposed between the heat sink and at least one of the top and the peripheral wall, and / or, a thermally conductive gel is disposed between the circuit board and the bottom.

[0009] The aforementioned gimbal camera, by providing thermally conductive gel between the heat sink and the camera, and / or between the heat sink and at least one of the top and peripheral walls, and / or between the circuit board and the bottom, allows the thermally conductive gel to fully fill the gaps between the contact surfaces of the aforementioned components, eliminating air, reducing contact thermal resistance, and creating an efficient heat flow channel between the components. This conducts the heat generated by the components to the housing and dissipates it to the outside. Furthermore, the thermally conductive gel is non-adhesive and does not easily cure, ensuring excellent thermal conductivity without stressing the components and facilitating later maintenance and disassembly, thus improving the flexibility of the gimbal camera.

[0010] In one embodiment, the bottom side facing away from the peripheral wall is provided with a plurality of heat dissipation fins.

[0011] The aforementioned gimbal camera, by having multiple heat dissipation fins protruding from the bottom side away from the peripheral wall, increases the contact area between the bottom and the air, providing better heat dissipation conditions. When heat is conducted to the bottom, the heat dissipation fins directly and quickly dissipate this heat into the surrounding air. Through natural convection or forced convection when the vehicle is in motion, the overall heat dissipation performance can be significantly improved, thus increasing heat dissipation efficiency.

[0012] In one embodiment, the housing further includes a seal disposed between the peripheral wall and the bottom.

[0013] The aforementioned gimbal camera, by setting a seal between the perimeter wall and the bottom, can effectively prevent pollutants such as rainwater, car wash liquid, or dust from entering the housing space through the seam between the perimeter wall and the bottom, protecting components such as the camera and circuit board from corrosion, ensuring the reliability of the gimbal camera in harsh weather conditions, and improving the service life of the gimbal camera.

[0014] In one embodiment, the peripheral wall has a notch at one end facing the bottom, and the bottom has a positioning protrusion on the side facing the peripheral wall, the positioning protrusion being adapted to the notch.

[0015] The aforementioned gimbal camera, through the matching structure of the notch and positioning protrusion, achieves rapid and precise positioning between the peripheral wall and the bottom. During the assembly of the housing, it can prevent circumferential misalignment between the peripheral wall and the bottom, avoiding the problem of low assembly efficiency caused by repeated adjustments. At the same time, it can also effectively prevent poor sealing or structural interference caused by assembly errors, ensuring the consistency of assembly.

[0016] In one embodiment, the drive mechanism includes a rotating component that is drively connected to the housing and is used to drive the housing to rotate.

[0017] The aforementioned gimbal camera, by setting the aforementioned rotating component, enables the drive mechanism to drive the housing to rotate.

[0018] In one embodiment, the rotating assembly includes a housing and a drive component, a gear set, and a damping ring disposed within the housing. The input end of the gear set is driven by the drive component, the output end of the gear set passes through the housing and is driven by the housing, and the output end of the gear set is driven by the damping ring.

[0019] The aforementioned gimbal camera, through the specific structure of the aforementioned rotating component, enables the rotating component to drive the housing to rotate. In addition, the damping shock absorption ring can effectively absorb and buffer the impact generated at the output end of the gear set during start-up, stop, or when subjected to external vibrations (such as vehicle bumps), reducing the sway of the rotating component and the backlash between the gears in the gear set. This helps to ensure the smoothness and accuracy of the rotating motion, reduce the operating noise of the rotating component, and extend the service life of the rotating component.

[0020] In one embodiment, the drive mechanism further includes a pitch component and / or a lifting component; the pitch component is driven to the housing and is used to drive the housing to perform pitch motion, and the lifting component is driven to the housing and is used to drive the housing to perform lifting motion.

[0021] The aforementioned gimbal camera, through its limited drive mechanism, also includes a pitch component and / or a lifting component, giving the gimbal camera more degrees of freedom of movement. The pitch movement enables the gimbal camera to scan and track at vertical angles, while the lifting movement can change the physical height and field of view of the camera. The combination of the aforementioned pitch and / or lifting movements enhances the flexibility of the gimbal camera and the diversity of shooting angles, enabling the gimbal camera to adapt to more complex shooting tasks and scene requirements.

[0022] Secondly, embodiments of this application also provide a vehicle, including a gimbal camera as described in the above technical solution, wherein the gimbal camera is mounted on the roof of the vehicle.

[0023] The aforementioned vehicle's gimbal camera is connected to the housing via a drive mechanism. This drive mechanism actively rotates the housing and its internal camera, overcoming the limitation of a fixed shooting angle and enabling flexible, active adjustment. This allows the gimbal camera to meet the needs of field-of-view tracking and multi-angle adjustment, improving its functionality and human-computer interaction. Furthermore, only one camera is required, reducing hardware costs. In addition, by connecting a heat sink between the camera and the housing, an efficient heat conduction path is provided for the heat generated during camera operation. This heat is transferred to the housing and dissipated to the outside, effectively preventing performance degradation or damage due to overheating and ensuring long-term stable operation. Attached Figure Description

[0024] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the gimbal camera provided in the embodiments of this application.

[0025] Figure 2 yes Figure 1 The diagram shows an exploded view of the gimbal camera.

[0026] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a gimbal camera provided in another embodiment of this application.

[0027] Key component symbols: gimbal camera 100, housing 10, receiving space 11, shooting window 12, top 13, peripheral wall 14, notch 141, bottom 15, positioning protrusion 151, embedding groove 152, heat dissipation fins 16, seal 17, camera 20, heat dissipation component 30, circuit board 40, drive mechanism 50, rotation assembly 51, pitch assembly 52, lifting assembly 53, flexible connector 60, thermal conductive gel 70, sealing ring 80. Detailed Implementation

[0028] The embodiments of this application are described in detail below. Examples of these embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals denote the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and are only used to explain this application, and should not be construed as limiting this application.

[0029] In the description of this application, it should be understood that the terms indicating orientation or positional relationship are based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing this application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as a limitation of this application. Furthermore, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the number of indicated technical features. Thus, features defined with "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the stated features. In the description of this application, it should be noted that "a plurality of" means two or more, unless otherwise explicitly specified.

[0030] In the description of this application, it should be noted that, unless otherwise expressly specified and limited, the term "connection" should be interpreted broadly. For example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection, an electrical connection, or a connection that allows communication between the two components; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium; it can be the internal communication between two components or the interaction between two components. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this application according to the specific circumstances.

[0031] The following will describe some embodiments of this application in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0032] Please see Figure 1 This application provides a gimbal camera 100. The gimbal camera 100 is mounted on a vehicle (not shown). Please refer to [reference needed]. Figure 2 The gimbal camera 100 includes a housing 10, a camera 20, a heat sink 30, a circuit board 40, and a drive mechanism 50.

[0033] The housing 10 has an internal accommodating space 11, and a shooting window 12 communicating with the accommodating space 11. A camera 20 is disposed within the accommodating space 11, with its lens facing the shooting window 12, allowing the camera 20 to capture images without obstruction. The camera 20 may include optical components such as a lens and a photosensitive chip, which will not be described in detail here. In this embodiment, the camera 20 can be a 48M camera. It is understood that in other embodiments, the camera 20 can also be a camera with a resolution of 48M or higher, and this embodiment does not specifically limit this. It is also understood that the shooting window 12 can be covered with high-transmittance protective glass or resin, ensuring light transmission while providing protection.

[0034] A heat sink 30 is disposed within the receiving space 11 and connected between the camera 20 and the housing 10. The heat sink 30 is used to conduct the heat generated by the camera 20 to the housing 10, and then dissipate it to the outside through the housing 10, thereby achieving heat dissipation for the camera 20. Understandably, the camera 20 is fixed within the receiving space 11 by the heat sink 30. A circuit board 40 is disposed within the receiving space 11 and electrically connected to the camera 20. The circuit board 40 is used to receive and process the photoelectric signals from the camera 20, and then transmit the processed information to the vehicle. In this embodiment, the camera 20 is electrically connected to the circuit board 40 via a flexible connector 60. A drive mechanism 50 is driveably connected to the housing 10. The drive mechanism 50 is at least used to drive the housing 10 to rotate. In this embodiment, the drive mechanism 50 drives the housing 10 to rotate; understandably, the drive mechanism 50 can also drive the housing 10 to pitch and / or rise. In this embodiment, the gimbal camera 100 is installed on the roof of the vehicle, the drive mechanism 50 is located on the inside of the roof and connected to the roof, and the housing 10 and its internal structure are located on the outside of the roof.

[0035] The gimbal camera 100 in this embodiment is connected to the housing 10 via a drive mechanism 50. The drive mechanism 50 actively drives the housing 10 and its internal camera 20 to rotate, thereby overcoming the limitation of the fixed shooting angle of the camera 20 and enabling flexible and active adjustment of the shooting angle. This allows the gimbal camera 100 to meet the needs of field-of-view tracking and multi-angle adjustment, improving its functionality and human-computer interaction experience. Furthermore, only one camera 20 is required, reducing the hardware cost of the camera 20. In addition, by connecting the heat sink 30 between the camera 20 and the housing 10, an efficient heat conduction path is provided for the heat generated by the camera 20 during operation. The heat generated by the camera 20 is conducted to the housing 10 and dissipated to the outside, effectively preventing the camera 20 from overheating and causing performance degradation or damage, ensuring long-term stable operation of the camera 20. Understandably, the drive mechanism 50 can be started via the vehicle's center console, the owner's mobile app, or voice input.

[0036] In some embodiments, the housing 10 includes a top 13, a peripheral wall 14, and a bottom 15 connected sequentially from top to bottom. The top 13, peripheral wall 14, and bottom 15 enclose a receiving space 11. A shooting window 12 is formed on the peripheral wall 14. A heat sink 30 is connected between the camera 20 and at least one of the top 13 and peripheral wall 14. A circuit board 40 is disposed on the bottom 15. A drive mechanism 50 is drivenly connected to the bottom 15. The heat sink 30 is fixedly connected to the camera 20 and the housing 10 by screws or other fasteners. The top 13 and peripheral wall 14 can be integrally formed. The peripheral wall 14 and the bottom 15 can be fixedly connected by screws or other fasteners. The circuit board 40 and the bottom 15 can be fixedly connected by screws or other fasteners. In this embodiment, the outer peripheral surface of the peripheral wall 14 is provided with multiple concave and convex structures. These structures can be protrusions or depressions. By providing multiple concave and convex structures on the outer peripheral surface of the peripheral wall 14, the contact area between the peripheral wall 14 and the air is increased, improving the heat dissipation efficiency of the peripheral wall 14. This also facilitates the operator's gripping of the peripheral wall 14 for assembly.

[0037] Thus, by setting the housing 10 as a split structure including the top 13, the peripheral wall 14 and the bottom 15, the structure of the housing 10 is reasonable and easy to process and assemble; by defining the connection between the heat sink 30 and at least one of the top 13 and the peripheral wall 14, the heat dissipation path of heat conduction upward and / or to the surroundings to the housing 10 is defined, which is conducive to improving heat dissipation efficiency; by setting the circuit board 40 at the bottom 15, it is conducive to the stable layout of the overall structure; by defining the drive mechanism 50 and the bottom 15 for transmission connection, a stable and reliable drive fulcrum is provided.

[0038] In some embodiments, the heat sink 30 is made of a metal with high thermal conductivity (such as aluminum or copper). A thermally conductive gel 70 is disposed between the heat sink 30 and the camera 20. Thus, by defining the thermally conductive gel 70 between the heat sink 30 and the camera 20, the thermally conductive gel 70 can fully fill the gap between the contact surfaces of the heat sink 30 and the camera 20, eliminating air, reducing contact thermal resistance, and forming an efficient heat flow channel between the heat sink 30 and the camera 20, thereby conducting the heat generated by the camera 20 to the housing 10 and dissipating it to the outside. Furthermore, the thermally conductive gel 70 is non-adhesive and does not easily cure, ensuring excellent thermal conductivity without stressing the heat sink 30 and the camera 20, and facilitating later maintenance and disassembly, thus improving the flexibility of the gimbal camera 100.

[0039] In some embodiments, a thermally conductive gel 70 is disposed between the heat sink 30 and at least one of the top 13 and the peripheral wall 14. Thus, by defining the thermally conductive gel 70 between the heat sink 30 and at least one of the top 13 and the peripheral wall 14, the thermally conductive gel 70 can fully fill the gap between the contact surfaces of the heat sink 30 and at least one of the top 13 and the peripheral wall 14, eliminating air, reducing contact thermal resistance, and forming an efficient heat flow channel between the heat sink 30 and at least one of the top 13 and the peripheral wall 14, thereby conducting heat from the heat sink 30 to the housing 10 and dissipating it to the outside. Furthermore, the thermally conductive gel 70 is non-adhesive and does not easily cure, ensuring excellent thermal conductivity while not generating stress on the heat sink 30 and at least one of the top 13 and the peripheral wall 14, and facilitating later maintenance and disassembly, thus improving the flexibility of the gimbal camera 100.

[0040] In some embodiments, a thermally conductive gel 70 is disposed between the circuit board 40 and the bottom 15. Thus, by defining the thermally conductive gel 70 between the circuit board 40 and the bottom 15, the thermally conductive gel 70 can fully fill the gap between the contact surfaces of the circuit board 40 and the bottom 15, eliminating air, reducing contact thermal resistance, and forming an efficient heat flow channel between the circuit board 40 and the bottom 15, thereby conducting the heat generated by the circuit board 40 to the bottom 15 and dissipating it to the outside. Furthermore, the thermally conductive gel 70 is non-adhesive and does not easily cure, ensuring excellent thermal conductivity while not generating stress on the circuit board 40 and the bottom 15, and facilitating later maintenance and disassembly, thus improving the flexibility of the gimbal camera 100.

[0041] In some embodiments, a plurality of heat dissipation fins 16 protrude from the side of the bottom 15 opposite to the peripheral wall 14. Thus, by providing a plurality of heat dissipation fins 16 on the side of the bottom 15 opposite to the peripheral wall 14, the contact area between the bottom 15 and the air is increased, providing better heat dissipation conditions. When heat is conducted to the bottom 15, the heat dissipation fins 16 directly and quickly dissipate this heat into the surrounding air. Through natural convection or forced convection during vehicle movement, the overall heat dissipation performance can be significantly improved, increasing heat dissipation efficiency.

[0042] In some embodiments, a notch 141 is provided at one end of the peripheral wall 14 facing the bottom 15, and a positioning protrusion 151 is provided on the side of the bottom 15 facing the peripheral wall 14, the positioning protrusion 151 being adapted to the notch 141. Thus, by setting the aforementioned mating structure of the notch 141 and the positioning protrusion 151, rapid and precise positioning between the peripheral wall 14 and the bottom 15 is achieved. During assembly of the housing 10, circumferential misalignment between the peripheral wall 14 and the bottom 15 can be prevented, avoiding the problem of low assembly efficiency caused by repeated adjustments. Simultaneously, it can effectively prevent poor sealing or structural interference caused by assembly errors, ensuring assembly consistency.

[0043] In some embodiments, the housing 10 further includes a seal 17 disposed between the peripheral wall 14 and the bottom 15. The bottom 15, facing the peripheral wall 14, also has an embedding groove 152 that passes through the positioning protrusion 151, and the seal 17 is at least partially embedded in the embedding groove 152. The seal 17 can be a shaped rubber ring. Thus, by providing a seal 17 between the peripheral wall 14 and the bottom 15, contaminants such as rainwater, car wash liquid, or dust can be effectively prevented from entering the receiving space 11 through the joint between the peripheral wall 14 and the bottom 15, protecting components such as the camera 20 and circuit board 40 from corrosion, ensuring the reliability of the gimbal camera 100 in harsh weather conditions, and improving the service life of the gimbal camera 100.

[0044] In some embodiments, the drive mechanism 50 includes a rotating component 51, which is connected to the housing 10 in a transmission manner. The rotating component 51 is used to drive the housing 10 to rotate. Thus, by providing the rotating component 51, the drive mechanism 50 drives the housing 10 to rotate.

[0045] In some embodiments, the rotating assembly 51 includes a housing (not shown) and a drive member (not shown), a gear set (not shown), and a damping ring (not shown) disposed within the housing. The input end of the gear set is driven by the drive member, and the output end of the gear set passes through the housing and is driven by the housing 10. The output end of the gear set is also driven by the damping ring. The drive member can be a motor, and the damping ring can be made of a viscoelastic material or operate using the principle of fluid damping. When the drive member is activated, the power of the drive member is amplified by the gear set to drive the entire housing 10 to rotate.

[0046] Thus, by setting the specific structure of the rotating component 51, the rotating component 51 drives the housing 10 to rotate. In addition, the damping shock absorber ring can effectively absorb and buffer the impact generated when the output end of the gear set starts, stops, or is subjected to external vibration (such as vehicle bumps), reduce the shaking of the rotating component 51 and the return clearance between the gears of the gear set, which helps to ensure the smoothness and accuracy of the rotational motion, reduce the operating noise of the rotating component 51, and extend the service life of the rotating component 51.

[0047] In some embodiments, a sealing ring 80 is also provided between the bottom 15 and the housing, and the sealing ring 80 can be a rubber ring. In this way, by providing a sealing ring 80 between the bottom 15 and the housing, the sealing between the housing 10 and the drive mechanism 50 is ensured.

[0048] Please see Figure 3 This application provides another gimbal camera 100. In this embodiment, the drive mechanism 50 further includes a pitch component 52 and a lifting component 53; the pitch component 52 is driven to the housing 10 and is used to drive the housing 10 to perform pitch movement; the rotation component 51 is driven to the lower part of the pitch component 52 and is used to drive the pitch component 52 and the housing 10 to perform rotation movement; the lifting component 53 is driven to the lower part of the rotation component 51 and is used to drive the rotation component 51, the pitch component 52, and the housing 10 to perform lifting movement. It can be understood that the transmission connection defined in this embodiment can be understood as a direct or indirect connection between the two, with indirect connections such as those via a drive shaft or other mechanisms or components.

[0049] Thus, by including a pitch component 52 and a lifting component 53 in the limited drive mechanism 50, the gimbal camera 100 has more degrees of freedom of movement. The pitch movement enables the gimbal camera 100 to scan and track at vertical angles, while the lifting movement can change the physical height and field of view of the camera 20. The combination of the above-mentioned pitch movement and / or lifting movement enhances the flexibility of the gimbal camera 100 and the diversity of shooting angles, enabling the gimbal camera 100 to adapt to more complex shooting tasks and scene requirements.

[0050] Understandably, in other embodiments, the rotation component 51, the pitch component 52, and the lifting component 53 may be connected in other ways, such as the rotation component 51, the pitch component 52, and the lifting component 53 being connected sequentially from top to bottom, or the rotation component 51, the lifting component 53, and the pitch component 52 being connected sequentially from top to bottom, or the lifting component 53, the pitch component 52, and the rotation component 51 being connected sequentially from top to bottom.

[0051] Understandably, in other embodiments, the drive mechanism 50 may include one of the rotation component 51, the pitch component 52, and the lifting component 53, which may be set according to actual needs. This application embodiment does not specifically limit this.

[0052] This application also provides a vehicle. The vehicle includes a gimbal camera 100 as described above, which is mounted on the roof of the vehicle.

[0053] In this embodiment, the vehicle's gimbal camera 100 is connected to the housing 10 via a drive mechanism 50. The drive mechanism 50 actively drives the housing 10 and its internal camera 20 to rotate, thereby overcoming the limitation of the fixed shooting angle of the camera 20 and enabling flexible and active adjustment of the shooting angle. This allows the gimbal camera 100 to meet the needs of field-of-view tracking and multi-angle adjustment, improving its functionality and human-computer interaction experience. Furthermore, only one camera 20 is required, reducing the hardware cost of the camera 20. In addition, by connecting the heat sink 30 between the camera 20 and the housing 10, an efficient heat conduction path is provided for the heat generated by the camera 20 during operation. The heat generated by the camera 20 is conducted to the housing 10 and dissipated to the outside, effectively preventing the camera 20 from overheating and causing performance degradation or damage, ensuring long-term stable operation of the camera 20.

[0054] It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that this application is not limited to the details of the exemplary embodiments described above, and that this application can be implemented in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics of this application. Therefore, the embodiments should be regarded as exemplary and non-limiting in all respects, and the scope of this application is defined by the appended claims rather than the foregoing description. Thus, all variations falling within the meaning and scope of equivalents of the claims are intended to be embraced within this application.

[0055] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of this application and are not intended to limit it. Although this application has been described in detail with reference to preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that modifications or equivalent substitutions can be made to the technical solutions of this application without departing from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of this application.

Claims

1. A gimbal camera, mounted on a vehicle, characterized in that, include: The housing has an internal accommodating space and a shooting window that communicates with the accommodating space; A camera is positioned within the receiving space, with its lens facing the shooting window. A heat sink is disposed within the receiving space and connected between the camera and the housing; A circuit board is disposed within the receiving space and is electrically connected to the camera; and A drive mechanism is connected to the housing in a transmission manner and is used to drive the housing to rotate.

2. The gimbal camera as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The housing includes a top, a peripheral wall, and a bottom connected sequentially from top to bottom. The top, the peripheral wall, and the bottom enclose the receiving space. The shooting window is opened on the peripheral wall. The heat sink is connected between the camera and at least one of the top and the peripheral wall. The circuit board is disposed on the bottom. The driving mechanism is drivenly connected to the bottom.

3. The gimbal camera as described in claim 2, characterized in that, A thermally conductive gel is disposed between the heat sink and the camera, and / or a thermally conductive gel is disposed between the heat sink and at least one of the top and the peripheral wall, and / or a thermally conductive gel is disposed between the circuit board and the bottom.

4. The gimbal camera as described in claim 2, characterized in that, The bottom side facing away from the peripheral wall has multiple heat dissipation fins protruding from it.

5. The gimbal camera as described in claim 2, characterized in that, The housing also includes a seal disposed between the peripheral wall and the bottom.

6. The gimbal camera as described in claim 2, characterized in that, The peripheral wall has a notch at one end facing the bottom, and the bottom has a positioning protrusion on the side facing the peripheral wall, the positioning protrusion being adapted to the notch.

7. The gimbal camera as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The driving mechanism includes a rotating component, which is connected to the housing in a transmission manner, and is used to drive the housing to rotate.

8. The gimbal camera as described in claim 7, characterized in that, The rotating assembly includes a housing and a drive component, a gear set, and a damping shock absorber ring disposed within the housing. The input end of the gear set is connected to the drive component, the output end of the gear set passes through the housing and is connected to the housing, and the output end of the gear set is connected to the damping shock absorber ring.

9. The gimbal camera as described in claim 7, characterized in that, The drive mechanism further includes a pitch component and / or a lifting component; the pitch component is driven to the housing and is used to drive the housing to perform pitch motion; the lifting component is driven to the housing and is used to drive the housing to perform lifting motion.

10. A vehicle, characterized in that, Includes a gimbal camera as described in any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the gimbal camera is mounted on the roof of the vehicle.

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