Surveillance Camera Mount With Integrated Circuit Board Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Surveillance camera assemblies often face challenges in efficiently integrating and accessing circuit boards for data transfer, power regulation, and movement control, particularly in installations where the desired field of view is below the camera, making it difficult to position these components optimally.
Innovation Solution
A surveillance camera assembly design featuring a camera mount with a housing and arm, where the camera is electrically and mechanically coupled to a circuit board assembly within the housing, and a camera mount accessory with an electrical component, such as a sensor or lighting device, is integrated to generate signals, allowing for improved signal processing and control functions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If circuit boards are positioned above the camera and between the camera and the mounting structure, then the field of view requirement is met, but the accessibility and integration of circuit boards becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The camera assembly is divided into separate functional modules: the camera module, the circuit board assembly, and the mounting structure. This segmentation allows the circuit board to be positioned in the camera mount housing away from the camera optical path, maintaining field of view while improving accessibility for integration and maintenance operations.
2Device complexity
If circuit boards are integrated within the camera housing, then integration is improved, but accessibility for maintenance and data transfer becomes restricted
Solution Approach 1:
The circuit board assembly is extracted from the camera housing and relocated to the camera mount housing. This extraction maintains integration benefits while significantly improving accessibility, allowing maintenance personnel to easily access the circuit board for data transfer, power regulation adjustments, and movement control configurations without disassembling the camera housing.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple electrical components are integrated into the camera mount accessory, then functionality is enhanced, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The camera mount accessory housing is designed as a universal platform that can accommodate multiple different electrical components (sensors, lighting devices, power generation devices, communication devices). This multi-functional design enhances camera versatility while managing complexity through a standardized interface and modular architecture.
Data Source
AI summary
A surveillance camera assembly includes a camera mount having a camera mount housing, a base, and an arm extending between the housing and the base. The base includes a mounting feature for coupling the camera mount to a surface external to the surveillance camera assembly. A camera has a camera housing coupled to the camera mount housing, a camera lens module, and an image sensor configured to generate a first signal. A camera mount accessory has an accessory housing coupled to the camera mount housing. The camera mount accessory further has an electrical component configured to generate a second signal. A circuit board assembly is positioned within the camera mount housing, the circuit board assembly configured to receive the first signal and the second signal.