Dome Surveillance Camera Movable Mounting Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing dome-type surveillance cameras with fixed cameras cannot intensively image areas in predetermined directions due to their fixed positioning, limiting their ability to align imaging directions with various angles.
Innovation Solution
A dome-type surveillance camera design featuring a base, connecting members, and a dome-type cover, where one camera's imaging direction can be aligned with the top of the cover, allowing for adjustable elevation and azimuth movements to align with various directions, and a mechanism to maintain the imaging direction within predetermined angles.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If cameras are fixed in position, then the device structure is simple, but the imaging direction cannot be aligned with various directions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by making the camera movable relative to the base through a connecting member that enables rotation in elevation and azimuth directions. This allows the camera to dynamically adjust its imaging direction to align with various directions, resolving the contradiction between fixed structure simplicity and imaging versatility.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple cameras are used for omnidirectional imaging, then coverage is improved, but the ability to intensively image a predetermined direction is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses a single camera mounted on a movable connecting member that can rotate in multiple directions (elevation and azimuth). This dynamic positioning capability allows one camera to cover multiple directions sequentially, eliminating the need for multiple fixed cameras while maintaining the ability to intensively image predetermined directions.
3Adaptability or versatility
If cameras are made movable to align with various directions, then imaging versatility is improved, but the device structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the imaging system into a base, a movable connecting member, and a camera. The connecting member is further divided into portions that enable independent rotation in elevation and azimuth directions. This segmentation allows complex multi-directional movement to be achieved through simpler, modular rotational mechanisms.
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AI summary
A dome type surveillance camera includes a base, a plurality of cameras, a first connecting section, a plurality of second connecting sections, a hemispherical cover fixed to the base, and a circular rail. The first connecting section is connected on the base and connected with one first camera out of the plurality of cameras. The second connecting sections are connected on the base and connected with each of a plurality of second cameras excluding the first camera out of the plurality of cameras. The cover is disposed to cover the first connecting section, the second connecting sections, and the plurality of cameras. The rail is provided on the base and of which a center is immediately below a top of the cover.