Installation structure of apparatus

Abstract

To provide an installation structure of an apparatus that can more reliably prevent the apparatus from falling than existing structures.SOLUTION: A body case 10 is provided with a wire insertion part 12 through which a wire 30 is insertable to prevent a camera apparatus 2 from falling. The wire 30, when being inserted through the wire insertion part 12, has one end screwed to a base-side screw fixing part 23 and the other end screwed to a wall-side screw fixing part. The configuration can reduce load applied to the base-side screw fixing part 23 when the body case 10 is detached from an angle adjustment mechanism part 6, so that the base-side screw fixing part 23 is less likely to be damaged and thus the camera apparatus 2 can be reliably prevented from falling.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an installation structure for installing equipment such as electrical equipment on a predetermined installation surface. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, when installing electrical equipment on a wall, for example, an installation structure has been devised that connects the electrical equipment to the wall with a wire to prevent the electrical equipment from falling off the wall. In the installation structure described in Patent Document 1, one end of the wire is connected to an equipment-side connecting part provided on the surface of the main body case of the electrical equipment, and the other end is connected to an installation-surface-side connecting part provided on the installation surface, thereby preventing the electrical equipment from falling off the installation surface. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2023-105375 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, in the installation structure described in Patent Document 1, when the wire is used to prevent the electric device from falling, an extremely large load is applied to the device-side connecting part, which is therefore prone to breakage, resulting in a problem of poor reliability in terms of preventing the electric device from falling.

[0005] SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in consideration of the above problems, and aims to provide an equipment installation structure that can more reliably prevent equipment from falling than conventional structures. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention, as set forth in claim 1, provides an installation structure for a device that is installed via a base fixed to an installation surface, wherein a main body case of the device is provided with a wire insertion section through which a wire for preventing the device from falling can be inserted, and the wire is inserted into the wire insertion section and connected at one end to the base side and the other end to the installation side. Note that the installation surface side of the present invention does not have to be the installation surface itself. For example, when installing on a wall surface, the installation surface side may be the ceiling surface, or a mounting bracket or the like that constitutes the base. According to the invention described in claim 1, the main body case of the equipment is provided with a wire insertion portion through which a wire can be inserted to prevent the equipment from falling, and the wire is inserted into the wire insertion portion and connected at one end to the base side and at the other end to the installation surface side.Therefore, when the equipment falls off the base, the load on the connecting portion of the wire, particularly the connecting portion on the base side, can be reduced, making the connecting portion less likely to be damaged and ultimately preventing the equipment from falling.

[0007] The invention described in claim 2 is characterized in that, in the invention described in claim 1, the base is provided with a metal fixing portion to which the main body case is fixed, and the fixing portion is provided with a base-side connecting portion to which one end of a wire can be connected. According to the invention described in claim 2, the base is provided with a metal fixing portion to which the main body case is fixed, and the fixing portion is provided with a base-side connecting portion to which one end of the wire can be connected, making the base-side connecting portion extremely unlikely to be damaged and furthermore preventing the equipment from falling. [Effects of the Invention]

[0008] According to the present invention, the main body case of the equipment is provided with a wire insertion section through which a wire can be inserted to prevent the equipment from falling, and the wire is inserted into the wire insertion section and connected at one end to the base and at the other end to the installation surface.Therefore, when the equipment falls off the base, the load on the connecting section of the wire, particularly the connecting section on the base side, can be reduced, making the connecting section less likely to be damaged and ultimately preventing the equipment from falling. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0009] [Figure 1] FIG. 2 is a perspective explanatory view showing the external appearance of the surveillance camera from the front. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a perspective explanatory view showing the exterior of the surveillance camera from the rear. [Figure 3] FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing the camera device and the second metal fitting from the rear with one end of the wire connected to the camera device and the second metal fitting. [Figure 4] FIG. 10 is an explanatory perspective view showing the camera device, the second metal fitting, and the wire in an exploded state. [Figure 5] 1A is an explanatory diagram showing the camera device from the rear, and FIG. 1B is an explanatory diagram showing the camera device from below. [Figure 6] 1A is an explanatory view showing the second fitting from behind, and FIG. 1B is an explanatory view showing the second fitting from above. [Figure 7] 10 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the camera device has fallen off the angle adjustment mechanism. FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0010] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A detailed description will now be given of a structure for installing a camera device on a wall surface according to an embodiment of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0011] FIG. 1 is an explanatory perspective view showing the exterior of the surveillance camera 1 from the front. FIG. 2 is an explanatory perspective view showing the exterior of the surveillance camera 1 from the rear. FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing the camera device 2 and the second fitting 22 from the rear with one end of the wire 30 connected. FIG. 4 is an explanatory perspective view showing the camera device 2, the second fitting 22, and the wire 30 disassembled. FIG. 5(a) is an explanatory view showing the camera device 2 from the rear, and FIG. 5(b) is an explanatory view showing the camera device 2 from below. FIG. 6(a) is an explanatory view showing the second fitting 22 from the rear, and FIG. 6(b) is an explanatory view showing the second fitting 22 from above. FIG. 7 is an explanatory view schematically showing the camera device 2 having fallen off the angle adjustment mechanism 6.

[0012] The surveillance camera 1 comprises a camera device 2 having a camera unit 4 and a microphone unit 5, and a communication device 3 for transmitting and receiving images captured by the camera unit 4 to and from other devices. The communication device 3 is installed on a wall surface with the rear surface of the main body case screwed to a mounting bracket (not shown) fixed to the wall. An angle adjustment mechanism 6 is provided on the front surface of the main body case of the communication device 3. Meanwhile, the camera device 2 is screwed to the angle adjustment mechanism 6. In other words, from the perspective of the camera device 2, the entire communication device 3 including the mounting bracket functions as a so-called base. The attitude of the camera device 2 relative to the communication device 3 can be adjusted by rotating the angle adjustment mechanism 6 about an axis in the vertical direction and an axis in the horizontal direction.

[0013] Here, a structure for preventing the camera device 2 from falling, which is a main part of the present invention, will be described. A wire 30 is used as a member for preventing the camera device 2 from falling off a wall. The wire 30 has connecting portions 30a, 30a with washers at both ends of the wire 30 body, and can be screwed to a base-side screw fastening portion 23 (described later) or a wall-side screw fastening portion (not shown).

[0014] The camera device 2 includes a main body case 10, which is made up of a front case and a rear case assembled together. The camera unit 4 and the microphone unit 5 are provided on the front surface of the main body case 10. The upper rear surface of the main body case 10 is provided with a camera housing section 11, which is shaped like a rectangular box and bulges outward. A camera (not shown) is housed in the camera housing section 11. The camera housing section 11 is further provided with a tunnel-shaped wire insertion section 12 that connects a first opening on the lower rear surface of the camera housing section 11 with a second opening on the bottom surface of the camera housing section 11. The entire wire 30, including the connecting section 30a, can be inserted through the wire insertion section 12. The internal space of the wire insertion section 12 and the internal space of the camera housing section 11 (and thus the internal space of the main body case 10) are separated by an inner peripheral wall of the wire insertion section 12. In addition, at a location on the rear surface of the main body case 10 below the camera housing section 11, fixed sections 13, 13·· are provided to which the second metal fitting 22 that constitutes the angle adjustment mechanism section 6 can be screwed.

[0015] The angle adjustment mechanism 6 includes a first fitting 21 integrated with the communication device 3 and a second fitting 22 attached to the first fitting 21. The second fitting 22 is provided with a base-side screw-fastening portion 23 that is recessed forward and can be screwed while housing the connecting portion 30a. A notch with a left-right width narrower than the diameter of the connecting portion 30a is provided at the top of the base-side screw-fastening portion 23, and the notch functions as a guide portion 24 that guides the main body of the wire 30 extending from the connecting portion 30a upward while restricting the upward movement of the connecting portion 30a housed in the base-side screw-fastening portion 23. Furthermore, the second fitting 22 is provided with screw holes 25, 25... for screwing the second fitting 22 to the main body case 10 of the camera device 2.

[0016] The camera device 2 as described above is installed on a wall surface as follows. First, the angle adjustment mechanism 6 is provided to the communication device 3, and the second metal fitting 22 is screwed to the rear surface of the camera device 2, thereby integrating the communication device 3 and the camera device 2. Next, one connecting portion 30a of the wire 30 is inserted into the wire insertion portion 12 from the rear side of the camera housing portion 11, and then pulled out from the bottom side of the camera housing portion 11. In other words, the main body of the wire 30 is inserted into the wire insertion portion 12. Furthermore, one connecting portion 30a is housed in the base-side screw fastening portion 23 and screwed to the second metal fitting 22 with a screw 31. Finally, the communication device 3 is attached to a mounting bracket fixed in a predetermined position on the wall, and the other connecting portion 30a of the wire 30 is screwed to a wall-side screw fastening portion provided on the wall, thereby completing the installation of the camera device 2 on the wall surface. Furthermore, even if the camera device 2 installed in this manner falls off the angle adjustment mechanism 6, it will remain suspended by the wire 30 passing through the wire insertion portion 12 as shown in Figure 7, and will not fall to the ground.

[0017] According to the installation structure for camera device 2 configured as described above, main body case 10 is provided with wire insertion section 12 through which wire 30 can be inserted to prevent camera device 2 from falling, and wire 30 is screwed at one end to base-side screw fastening section 23 and at the other end to the wall-side screw fastening section while being inserted into wire insertion section 12. Therefore, when main body case 10 falls off angle adjustment mechanism 6, the load on base-side screw fastening section 23 can be reduced, base-side screw fastening section 23 is less likely to be damaged, and it is therefore possible to reliably prevent camera device 2 from falling.

[0018] Furthermore, the angle adjustment mechanism 6 is provided with a metal second fitting 22 to which the main body case 10 is screwed, and the second fitting 22 is provided with a base-side screw fastening portion 23 to which one end of the wire 30 can be screwed. Therefore, the base-side screw fastening portion 23 is extremely unlikely to be damaged, and it is possible to more reliably prevent the camera device 2 from falling.

[0019] The installation structure of the equipment according to the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and the overall configuration of the equipment as well as the configuration of the installation structure can be appropriately changed as needed without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

[0020] For example, in the above embodiment, the wall-side connecting portion is provided on the wall, but the wall-side connecting portion may also be provided on the mounting bracket to which the communication device is attached, and the base-side connecting portion may also be provided on, for example, the first bracket or the main body case of the communication device, and the positions of the wall-side connecting portion and the base-side connecting portion can be redesigned as appropriate. In addition, in the above embodiment, a screw structure is used as the structure for connecting the wires, but it is also possible to use a conventional connecting structure, such as forming a ring at the end of the wire passed through the hole and fixing it there.

[0021] Furthermore, the position of the wire insertion portion on the main body case can of course be changed in design, and there is no problem in providing two or more wire insertion portions on the main body case and inserting the wire through two or more wire insertion portions. In addition, in the above embodiment, the installation surface is a wall surface and the device is a camera device, but the present invention can also be suitably employed as an installation structure for other installation surfaces such as a ceiling surface, and can also be suitably employed as an installation structure for other devices such as intercom devices, alarms, and outlet devices. [Explanation of symbols]

[0022] 2. Camera device (equipment), 3. Communication device (base), 6. Angle adjustment mechanism (base), 10. Main body case, 11. Camera housing section, 12. Wire insertion section, 22. Second metal fitting (fixing section), 23. Base side screw fastening section (base side connecting section), 24. Guide section, 30. Wire, 30a. Connecting section, 31. Screw.

Claims

1. An installation structure for equipment that is installed via a base fixed to an installation surface, a main body case of the device is provided with a wire insertion portion through which a wire for preventing the device from falling can be inserted; The device installation structure is characterized in that the wire is inserted through the wire insertion portion, with one end connected to the base side and the other end connected to the installation surface side.

2. The base is provided with a metal fixing portion to which the main body case is fixed, 2. The device installation structure according to claim 1, wherein the fixing portion is provided with a base-side connecting portion to which one end of the wire can be connected.

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