CN114251574A

CN114251574A - Image pickup apparatus

Info

Publication number: CN114251574A
Application number: CN202111633004.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 钟玉根; 戚炳炳; 李文凯
Original assignee: Hangzhou Tuya Information Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Hangzhou Tuya Information Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-12-28
Filing date: 2021-12-28
Publication date: 2022-03-29

Abstract

The invention discloses a camera device, comprising: the base is integrally columnar, and a first end of the base is provided with an avoidance groove; the supporting arm is fixedly connected with the base; the camera body, the camera body wholly be the column and with the support arm rotates to be connected, the first terminal surface of camera body is provided with the camera lens, the camera body can for the support arm rotates extremely the camera lens orientation dodge inslot portion. When the user need protect the privacy, can make the camera body rotate around the axis of rotation to the camera lens and keep away the inslot portion to stop in this position, hide the camera lens and realize withdrawing troops on garrison duty. In addition, when the camera body is in an upward view or an overlook view, part of the end part of the camera body can be positioned in the avoiding groove so as to avoid the interference of the base on the adjustment of the pitching angle of the camera body.

Description

Image pickup apparatus

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of electronic products, in particular to a camera device.

Background

With the popularization of intelligent security products, the household camera is accepted by more and more families. However, the surveillance camera device brings convenience to life and also brings worry about privacy security to users, so a disarming function of the camera device is required to meet the requirement of protecting privacy of users.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to provide an image pickup apparatus that can perform disarming when necessary to satisfy a demand for privacy protection.

In order to achieve the purpose, the invention provides the following technical scheme:

an image pickup apparatus comprising:

the base is integrally columnar, and a first end of the base is provided with an avoidance groove;

the supporting arm is fixedly connected with the base;

the camera body, the camera body wholly be the column and with the support arm rotates to be connected, the first terminal surface of camera body is provided with the camera lens, the camera body can for the support arm rotates extremely the camera lens orientation dodge inslot portion.

Preferably, in the above imaging apparatus, the camera body can rotate relative to the support arm to overlap a center line of the base and a center line of the camera body, and the lens faces the inside of the avoidance groove.

Preferably, in the imaging apparatus, the base and the camera are the same in shape;

the base and the camera body are both cylindrical.

Preferably, in the above imaging apparatus, a diameter of the first end of the camera body is smaller than a diameter of the second end of the camera body, so that a circumferential edge of the first end of the camera body can extend into the avoiding groove.

Preferably, in the imaging device, an inner wall of the avoiding groove is a spherical crown shape.

Preferably, in the imaging apparatus, a rotation axis between the camera body and the support arm is provided along a horizontal direction; and/or the presence of a gas in the gas,

the supporting arm and the base are of an integrated structure.

Preferably, the imaging apparatus further includes a first driving unit, and the first driving unit is configured to drive the camera body to rotate relative to the supporting arm.

Preferably, the above imaging apparatus further includes a support table, a second end of the base is rotatably connected to the support table, and the base rotates relative to the support table to realize horizontal oscillation;

the base is used for supporting the supporting table, and the second driving piece is used for driving the base to rotate relative to the supporting table.

Preferably, in the above-mentioned camera device, the support arm is fixedly provided with a rotating shaft, the rotating shaft is provided with a clamping groove, the side wall of the camera body is provided with a shaft hole, and the edge of the shaft hole is provided with a flange clamped into the clamping groove.

Preferably, in the above image pickup apparatus, the camera body includes a front cover and a rear cover, and the lens is fixed to the front cover;

the front cover is provided with a connecting column provided with a threaded hole, and the front cover and the rear cover are fixedly connected through screws.

When the camera device provided by the embodiment is applied, when a user needs to protect privacy, the camera body can rotate to the position inside the lens avoidance groove around the rotation axis and is stopped at the position, so that the lens is hidden to realize disarming.

In the process of the rotation of the camera body, the pitching angle of the camera body can be adjusted. In addition, when the camera body is in an upward view or an overlook view, part of the end part of the camera body can be positioned in the avoiding groove so as to avoid the interference of the base on the adjustment of the pitching angle of the camera body.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to the drawings without creative efforts.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an image pickup apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a schematic view of a camera device according to an embodiment of the present invention in a bottom view;

fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of an image pickup apparatus in a top view state according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a camera device in a disarming state according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is an exploded view of a camera body, support arm, and base provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is an exploded view of a base and support table provided in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 7 is a schematic view of a second end of the image capturing apparatus according to the embodiment of the invention being partially located in the avoiding groove when viewed from the bottom;

fig. 8 is a schematic view of a portion of a first end of the image pickup apparatus located in an evasion groove when viewed from a top view according to the embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 9 is a schematic view illustrating a connection between a camera body and a support plate according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 10 is an enlarged view of a portion of area A of FIG. 9;

fig. 11 is a schematic view of the connection of the front cover and the rear cover according to the embodiment of the present invention.

In fig. 1-11:

1-camera body, 11-lens, 12-front cover, 13-rear cover, 14-shaft hole, 15-flanging, 16-screw, 2-supporting arm, 21-rotating shaft, 3-base, 31-avoiding groove and 4-supporting table.

Detailed Description

An object of the present invention is to provide an image pickup apparatus that can realize disarming when necessary to satisfy the demand for privacy protection.

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left" and "right", etc., indicate orientations or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplification of description, but do not indicate or imply that the positions or elements referred to must have specific orientations, be constructed in specific orientations, and be operated, and thus are not to be construed as limitations of the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

Referring to fig. 1 to 4, the image capturing apparatus of the present invention includes a base 3, a supporting arm 2 and a camera body 1. Wherein, the base 3 is wholly columnar, and when the camera shooting device is used normally, the central line of the base 3 can be arranged along the vertical direction. The first end of base 3 has dodges groove 31, and when this camera device normally used, the first end of base 3 was the top of base 3, and the groove 31 of dodging has been seted up on the top of base 3 promptly.

The supporting arm 2 is fixedly connected with the base 3, namely the supporting arm 2 is relatively fixed with the base 3. The camera body 1 is rotatably connected to the support arm 2, i.e., the camera body 1 can be rotated relative to the support arm 2 and the base 3 to adjust the angle of the camera body 1.

The camera body 1 is generally columnar, and a lens 11 is disposed on a first end surface of the camera body 1. The center line of the lens 11 may be disposed coincident with the center line of the camera body 1, or the center line of the lens 11 may be disposed parallel to the center line of the camera body 1. The camera body 1 can rotate relative to the support arm 2 until the lens 11 faces the inside of the avoiding groove 31. Specifically, during the rotation of the camera body 1 around the rotation axis, the camera body 1 may rotate until the lens 11 faces the inside of the avoiding groove 31 and is stopped at this position.

When the image pickup apparatus provided by the above embodiment is applied, when a user needs to protect privacy, the image pickup apparatus body 1 may be rotated to the inside of the lens 11 facing the avoidance groove 31 and stopped at the position, so as to hide the lens 11 to realize disarming.

In a specific embodiment, the axis of rotation between the camera body 1 and the support arm 2 is arranged in a horizontal direction. In other words, the axis of rotation between the camera body 1 and the support arm 2 is in the horizontal direction during normal use of the imaging apparatus. Thus, the pitching angle of the camera body 1 can be adjusted in the process of rotating the camera body 1. As shown in fig. 2, fig. 2 is a schematic view of the camera body 1 in a bottom view state; as shown in fig. 3, fig. 3 is a schematic view of the camera body 1 in a plan view.

Further, as shown in fig. 7 and 8, when the camera body 1 is viewed from the top or from the bottom, a part of the end of the camera body 1 may be located in the avoiding groove 31 to avoid the base 3 from interfering with the adjustment of the tilt angle of the camera body 1.

As shown in fig. 4, camera body 1 can rotate the central line that overlaps to base 3 and camera body 1's central line for support arm 2, and camera body 1 and base 3 are similar to an organic whole structure like this, have guaranteed the holistic pleasing to the eye and the neatness nature of camera device, more like a home decoration article.

Further, when the camera body 1 can rotate relative to the support arm 2 until the center line of the base 3 overlaps with the center line of the camera body 1, the lens 11 can face the inside of the avoiding groove 31, thereby further reducing the gap between the camera body 1 and the base 3.

In another embodiment, the base 3 and the camera body 1 may be identical in shape. Specifically, the base 3 and the camera body 1 may be both cylindrical. Of course, the base 3 and the camera body 1 may be in a square column shape, a hexagonal prism shape, or the like, and are not limited thereto.

Preferably, the diameter of the first end of the camera body 1 may be smaller than the diameter of the second end of the camera body 1, so that the circumferential edge of the first end of the camera body 1 can protrude into the escape groove 31. Of course, the circumferential edge of the first end of the camera body 1 may not extend into the escape groove 31, but may have a gap with the escape groove 31, and is not limited herein.

When camera body 1 can rotate the central line to base 3 and camera body 1's central line for support arm 2 and overlap, the outer wall of base 3 and camera body 1's outer wall can the parallel and level to guarantee holistic clean and tidy and pleasing to the eye.

In another embodiment, the inner wall of the avoiding groove 31 may be a spherical crown shape, so as to design the inner wall of the avoiding groove 31 according to the track of the camera body 1 when rotating. Of course, the inner wall of the escape groove 31 may be a square shape, and is not limited herein.

As shown in fig. 5, in order to achieve automatic rotation of the camera body 1, the image pickup apparatus may further include a first driving member for driving the camera body 1 to rotate relative to the support arm 2. The first driving member may be a motor or a rotary cylinder, and the automatic adjustment of the pitch angle of the camera body 1 can be realized by controlling the operating state of the first driving member.

As shown in fig. 6, the image capturing device may further include a supporting platform 4, the second end of the base 3 is rotatably connected to the supporting platform 4, and the base 3 rotates relative to the supporting platform 4 to achieve horizontal swinging. That is, when the imaging apparatus is used normally, the rotation axis between the base 3 and the support table 4 is set in the vertical direction. Specifically, base 3 rotates the in-process for a supporting bench 4, can realize base 3's horizontal swing, and base 3 drives camera body 1 horizontal swing, can adjust the horizontal angle of camera lens 11, changes the scope of making a video recording.

In the above embodiment, the image capturing apparatus further includes a second driving member for driving the base 3 to rotate relative to the supporting table 4. The second driving member may be a motor or a rotary cylinder, and the automatic adjustment of the horizontal angle of the camera body 1 can be realized by controlling the operating state of the second driving member.

For the convenience of manufacturing, the supporting arm 2 and the base 3 can be an integral structure, so that the supporting arm 2 and the base 3 can be integrally injection-molded. Of course, the supporting arm 2 and the base 3 may be separately processed and then fixedly connected, which is not limited herein.

As shown in fig. 9 and 10, the support arm 2 is fixedly provided with a rotating shaft 21, and the camera body 1 rotates around the rotating shaft 21 to realize the rotation of the camera body 1 relative to the support arm 2. The rotating shaft 21 is provided with a clamping groove which can be an annular clamping groove. Shaft hole 14 has been seted up to camera body 1's lateral wall, and the edge in shaft hole 14 is provided with can block into turn-ups 15 in the draw-in groove, specifically, and pivot 21 inserts in the shaft hole, and in the turn-ups 15 card at shaft hole edge blocked into the draw-in groove, so both realized camera body 1 and support arm 2's rotation and connected, can prevent again that camera body 1 breaks away from shaft hole 14 and rocks.

As shown in fig. 11, the camera body 1 may include a front cover 12 and a rear cover 13, and the lens is fixed to the front cover 12. The front cover 12 and the rear cover 13 are oppositely arranged and fixedly connected.

Preferably, the front cover 12 is provided with a connecting column, and the connecting column is provided with a threaded hole, and the front cover 12 and the rear cover 13 are fixedly connected through a screw 16. Specifically, a screw 16 is threaded through the rear cover 13 to connect the connection post to achieve a fixed connection of the front cover 12 and the rear cover 13. Of course, the front cover 12 and the back cover 13 may also be fixedly connected by means of a snap-fit connection, which is not limited herein.

The embodiments in the present description are described in a progressive manner, each embodiment focuses on differences from other embodiments, and the same and similar parts among the embodiments are referred to each other.

The previous description of the disclosed embodiments is provided to enable any person skilled in the art to make or use the present invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be applied to other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Thus, the present invention is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown herein but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

In the description herein, references to the description of "one embodiment," "an example," "a specific example" or the like are intended to mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

Claims

1. A camera device, characterized in that, comprising:

a base (3), the base (3) is in the shape of a column as a whole, and the first end of the base (3) is provided with an escape groove (31);

a support arm (2), the support arm (2) is fixedly connected with the base (3);

A camera body (1), the camera body (1) is cylindrical as a whole and is rotatably connected with the support arm (2), a lens (11) is provided on the first end face of the camera body (1), and the camera body (1) is provided with a lens (11). (1) The lens (11) can be rotated relative to the support arm (2) until the lens (11) faces the inside of the escape groove (31).

2 . The camera device according to claim 1 , wherein the camera body ( 1 ) can be rotated relative to the support arm ( 2 ) until the center line of the base ( 3 ) and the camera body ( 2 ). 3 . 1) The center lines overlap, and the lens (11) faces the inside of the escape groove (31).

3. The camera device according to claim 1, wherein the base (3) and the camera body (1) have the same shape;

Both the base (3) and the camera body (1) are cylindrical.

4. The camera device according to claim 3, characterized in that the diameter of the first end of the camera body (1) is smaller than the diameter of the second end of the camera body (1), so that the camera body (1) The circumferential edge of the first end of ) can protrude into the escape groove (31).

5 . The imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein the inner wall of the escape groove ( 31 ) has a spherical crown. 6 .

6. The camera device according to claim 1, characterized in that the rotation axis between the camera body (1) and the support arm is arranged along a horizontal direction; and/or,

The support arm (2) and the base (3) are integral structures.

7 . The camera device according to claim 1 , further comprising a first driving member, the first driving member is used to drive the camera body ( 1 ) to rotate relative to the support arm ( 2 ). 8 .

8 . The camera device according to claim 1 , further comprising a support table ( 4 ), the second end of the base ( 3 ) is rotatably connected with the support table ( 4 ), and the base ( 3 ) is rotatably connected to the support table ( 4 ). ) rotates relative to the support table (4) to achieve horizontal swing;

A second driving member is also included, and the second driving member is used to drive the base (3) to rotate relative to the support table (4).

9 . The camera device according to claim 1 , wherein the support arm ( 2 ) is fixedly provided with a rotating shaft, and the rotating shaft is provided with a slot, and the side wall of the camera body ( 1 ) is provided with a shaft. 10 . and the edge of the shaft hole is provided with a flange that is snapped into the snap slot.

10. The camera device according to claim 1, wherein the camera body (1) comprises a front cover and a rear cover, and the lens is fixed to the front cover;

The front cover is provided with a connecting column with threaded holes, and the front cover and the rear cover are fixedly connected by screws.