CN112291454A

CN112291454A - Spherical camera

Info

Publication number: CN112291454A
Application number: CN202011087686.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 盘海里
Original assignee: Dongguan Lipeng Mould Development Co ltd
Current assignee: Dongguan Lipeng Mould Development Co ltd
Priority date: 2020-10-13
Filing date: 2020-10-13
Publication date: 2021-01-29

Abstract

The invention discloses a spherical camera which comprises a supporting base, a rotating support and a camera body, wherein the supporting base is of a hollow structure and extends towards a first direction to form an integral structure, the camera body is movably connected to the rotating support, and a first buckling mechanism is arranged between the supporting base and the rotating support and is used for movably connecting the rotating support to the supporting base so as to enable the rotating support to horizontally and circumferentially rotate relative to the supporting base. According to the invention, the first buckle mechanism is arranged between the support base and the rotating bracket, so that the rotating bracket can be directly buckled on the support base, the functions of quick installation and disassembly are realized, the operation time of assembly and maintenance of an operator is greatly saved, and the assembly between the support base and the rotating bracket is more convenient and reliable.

Description

Spherical camera

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of cameras, in particular to a spherical camera.

Background

With the continuous development of electronic monitoring technology and the continuous improvement of science and technology, cameras are applied to various places, so that the safety and benefits of people are protected. Spherical camera is the most common type in the camera, and spherical camera installs on the wall usually, and its most can install on the installation base movably relatively, and then can monitor different regions in the multi-angle. Among the present spherical camera, its rotation connecting piece and installation base swing joint, wherein, need use the screw to connect the rotation connecting piece of spherical camera on the installation base, and adopt the connected mode of screw, must just can assemble the camera body or take off with the help of the instrument when the camera body need assemble or dismantle, operating procedure is many and complicated relatively, and then increases operator's work load, influences equipment or maintenance efficiency.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention is directed to a spherical camera in view of the above problems.

The technical scheme adopted by the invention for realizing the purpose is as follows:

the utility model provides a spherical camera, includes that hollow structure just extends into an organic whole structure to first direction and supports base, rotation support and swing joint in this camera body on rotating the support, support the base with it is used for this rotation support swing joint on this supports the base to rotate to be provided with first buckle mechanism between the support, makes this rotation support for this support base horizontal circumferential direction.

Preferably, the first accommodating body with the annular hollow structure is arranged on the extension section of the supporting base, the first accommodating body is close to the inner wall surface of the first accommodating body, one end of the rotating support is provided with a first clamping block towards the central axis of the first accommodating body in a protruding mode, the first accommodating body is close to the inner wall surface of the first accommodating body, first supporting ribs are distributed on the supporting base in an interval mode at one end of the upper wall surface of the first accommodating body, a second accommodating body with the annular hollow structure is arranged on the rotating support, and the first accommodating body is connected with the second accommodating body through the first clamping mechanism.

Preferably, the first fastening mechanism includes a first fastening block, a bearing and a second fastening block, the first fastening block includes a chassis in an integrally formed structure and at least one first connecting insert extending toward the rotating bracket, the chassis abuts against the first supporting rib, the bearing is annularly disposed on the first connecting insert, and the upper end of the bearing abuts against the chassis, the first fixture block abuts against the lower surface of the bearing to enable the bearing to press the chassis upward on the first supporting rib, the inner ring of the bearing abuts against the outer wall of the second accommodating body, the first connecting insert is provided with a second fixture block facing the second accommodating body, the second fastening block is disposed on the inner wall of the second accommodating body, and the middle of the second fastening block is provided with a first through hole, the inner wall of the first through hole is distributed with a first fastening slot with the same number as the first connecting insert at intervals, the second clamping block penetrates through the first clamping groove and abuts against the second buckling block.

Preferably, a first gear is annularly arranged on the outer wall of the second accommodating body and below the bearing, a driving motor is fixed on the extending section of the supporting base, and a second gear meshed with the first gear is arranged on an output shaft of the driving motor.

Preferably, the linkage segment that supports the base is provided with observes the opening, wall department is provided with first baffle down in observing the opening, it is provided with waterproof construction to survey the opening periphery, waterproof construction includes overhead gage, left side board, right side board and preceding baffle, the overhead gage slope is located survey the opening upper end, left side board, right side board buckle through the arc and set up in this overhead gage left and right end, preceding baffle is fixed in just shelter from completely on left side board, right side board and the overhead gage survey the opening, the length of left side board, right side board is greater than survey open-ended length.

Preferably, the rotary support extends towards the camera body to form an elastic connection lug, and the camera body is movably connected with the elastic connection lug.

Preferably, one be provided with the third on the elastic connection ear and hold the body, the third holds the body and is provided with first mounting groove, is provided with first cooperation piece in this first mounting groove, it is provided with first jack to run through in the first cooperation piece, interval distribution is provided with first connecting rib on the first cooperation piece, first connecting rib is close to the terminal surface of first mounting groove inner wall along camera body entering direction slope sets up, another the elastic connection ear is provided with first slot, the inside rotation motor that is provided with of camera body, the output shaft that rotates the motor corresponds first jack extends the camera body outside, camera body outward appearance corresponds first slot is provided with first inserted column.

Preferably, a movable cavity position is arranged on the elastic connecting lug and close to the third accommodating body, a front cavity wall and a rear cavity wall of the movable cavity position are recessed forwards and backwards respectively to form a limiting groove, and a limiting block is arranged on one side of the output shaft of the rotating motor and on the camera body corresponding to the limiting groove.

Preferably, the third accommodating body and the first slot are oppositely arranged on the same horizontal position, and the positions of the third accommodating body and the first slot deviate from the horizontal central axis position of the elastic connecting lug.

Preferably, the camera body includes lid behind camera protecgulum and the camera, the inside orientation of camera protecgulum the lid direction is provided with three erection columns that have the screw hole behind the camera, three the erection column is the triangular distribution setting, the lid corresponds behind the camera the erection column is provided with the perforation, and first screw passes the perforation is arranged in the screw hole of erection column.

The invention has the beneficial effects that: according to the invention, the first buckle mechanism is arranged between the support base and the rotating bracket, so that the rotating bracket can be directly buckled on the support base, and the functions of quick installation and disassembly are further realized, the operation time of assembly and maintenance of an operator is greatly saved, and the assembly between the support base and the rotating bracket is more convenient and reliable; in addition, the supporting base adopts the integrated into one piece structure, and then can promote the structural strength of self, can also reduce loaded down with trivial details installation procedure of operator simultaneously, improves operator's equipment and maintenance efficiency.

The invention is further described with reference to the following figures and examples.

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 embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art that other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative efforts.

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of an explosion structure of a spherical camera provided in an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a spherical camera provided in an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a front view of a spherical camera provided in an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged schematic view of the region A in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram A of a support base according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram B of a support base according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a schematic structural view of a first fastening block according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a rotating bracket provided in an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

In order to make the aforementioned objects, features and advantages of the present invention comprehensible, embodiments accompanied with figures are described in detail below. In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. This invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", etc., indicate orientations or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, but do not indicate or imply that the referenced devices or elements must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, are not to be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "first", "second" and the like are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implying any number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means at least two, e.g., two, three, etc., unless specifically limited otherwise.

In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or intervening elements may also be present. In contrast, when an element is referred to as being "directly connected" to another element, there are no intervening elements present.

Referring to fig. 1 to 9, a spherical camera in an alternative embodiment includes a support base 1 having a hollow structure and extending to a first direction to form an integral structure, a rotating bracket 2, and a camera body 3 movably connected to the rotating bracket 2, wherein a first locking mechanism 4 is disposed between the support base 1 and the rotating bracket 2 for movably connecting the rotating bracket 2 to the support base 1, so that the rotating bracket 2 rotates horizontally and circumferentially relative to the support base 1.

In the spherical camera of the embodiment, the support base 1 is a hollow structure and comprises an extension section 10 and a connection section 11, the front end of the extension section 10 of the support base 1 is in a bowl-shaped structure, and the opening of the extension section is arranged downwards and is used for being connected with the rotating bracket 2; connecting column 12 is arranged at the connecting position of extension section 10 and connecting section 11, two connecting pieces extend from the two ends of the driving motor, holes in the connecting pieces correspond to the connecting column 12, a fourth screw extends into the opening at the lower end of the extension section 10 and is fixed with a screw hole of the connecting column 12 after passing through the holes in the connecting pieces, and then the driving motor is fixed on the supporting base 1, two connecting columns 12 play a role in positioning, so that the connecting precision of the driving motor is increased, the position deviation of the driving motor is prevented, and the connecting stability of the driving motor and the supporting base 1 is further increased.

The connecting section 11 of the supporting base 1 is used for being fixed on the surface of an installation body (including a wall body, a lamp post and the like) through a second screw, and the antenna 13 is installed at the upper end of the connecting section 11 of the supporting base 1, wherein the antenna 13 is buckled in a hole of the connecting section 11 of the supporting base 1 through a knob, the antenna 13 can rotate on the supporting base 1 through the knob buckling, the direction is adjusted, the adaptability of the antenna 13 is improved, and the antenna 13 can adapt to different installation environments.

In addition, the supporting base 1 is an integrally formed structure, most of the traditional supporting base 1 is composed of two parts, and the two parts are fixed through metal connecting pieces, so that the working time of an operator and the production cost of a product are undoubtedly increased; according to the spherical camera, the supporting base 1 with the integrally formed structure is arranged, so that the assembling and installing time of an operator is saved, and the integrally formed supporting base 1 is more stable and reliable in structure and can support larger weight.

Referring to fig. 1 to 9, in another alternative embodiment of the spherical camera, a first accommodating body 14 with an annular hollow structure is provided on an extension section 10 of the support base 1, first locking blocks 140 are convexly provided on an inner wall surface of the first accommodating body 14 near one end of the rotating bracket 2 toward a central axis of the first accommodating body 14, first support ribs 141 are distributed on the inner wall surface of the first accommodating body 14 at intervals near one end of an upper wall surface of the support base 1, a second accommodating body 20 with an annular hollow structure is provided on the rotating bracket 2, and the first accommodating body 14 is connected to the second accommodating body 20 through the first locking mechanism 4.

In the spherical camera of this embodiment, a reinforcing rib 142 is provided between the outer wall of the first accommodating body 14 and the upper wall of the extension section 10 of the support base 1, so as to enhance the connection strength between the first accommodating body 14 and the support base 1, and make the structure of the first accommodating body 14 more stable; gaps 143 are distributed on the wall surface of the first accommodating body 14, and further, the gaps 143 are respectively located at two sides of the first fixture block 140, so that the wall surface of the first accommodating body 14 has an elastic deformation capability, and the first fastening block and the bearing can be installed in the first accommodating body 14.

In addition, the size of the bearing is slightly larger than that of the first accommodating body 14, so that the bearing is installed into the first accommodating body 14 from bottom to top during installation, when the upper surface of the bearing contacts the first fixture block 140, the wall surfaces of the first accommodating body 14 where the first fixture block 140 and the first fixture block 140 are located are obliquely pushed and retreated, so that the bearing enters the first accommodating body 14, at the moment, the wall surfaces of the first accommodating body 14 where the first fixture block 140 and the first fixture block 140 are located are reset, and the first fixture block 140 abuts against the lower surface of the bearing; through setting up above structure, can retrench the inner structure of spherical camera to can convenient installation, it is fixed to need not additionally to use the metal mounting, saves manufacturing cost and promotes the packaging efficiency, can also increase first buckle mechanism 4 and support the stability of being connected between the base 1.

In addition, the first supporting rib 141 is used for abutting against the upper surface of the chassis of the first fastening block, the first supporting rib 141 is arranged in cooperation with the first fixture block 140, the distance between the first supporting rib 141 and the first fixture block 140 cannot be too large or too small, if the distance is too large, when the first fastening block and the bearing enter the first accommodating body 14, the first fastening block and the bearing are loosened, and the first fastening block and the bearing cannot form a fixed compact state, so that the rotation of the rotating bracket 2 is influenced; if the distance is too small, the first fastening block and the bearing cannot enter the first accommodating body 14, so that the first fastening mechanism fails to be installed. Therefore, the distance between the first supporting rib 141 and the first fastening block 140 is the width that can just accommodate the chassis and the bearing of the first fastening block, so that the rotating bracket 2 can be ensured to rotate smoothly.

Referring to fig. 1 to 9, in another alternative embodiment of the spherical camera, the first fastening mechanism 4 includes a first fastening block 40, a bearing 41 and a second fastening block 42, the first fastening block 40 includes a chassis 400 in an integrally formed structure and at least one first connecting insert 401 extending toward the rotating bracket 2, the chassis 400 abuts against the first supporting rib 141, the bearing 41 is annularly disposed on the first connecting insert 401, and an upper end of the bearing abuts against the chassis 400, the first fixture block 140 abuts against a lower surface of the bearing 41 so that the bearing 41 presses the chassis 400 upward on the first supporting rib 141, an inner ring of the bearing 41 abuts against an outer wall of the second accommodating body 20, the first connecting insert 401 is provided with a second fixture block 403 toward the second accommodating body 20, the second fastening block 42 is disposed on an inner wall surface of the second accommodating body 20, and the middle of the second fastening block 42 is provided with a first through hole 420 in a penetrating manner, the inner wall of the first through hole 420 is distributed with first clamping grooves 421 with the same number as the first connecting inserting pieces 401 at intervals, and the second clamping block 403 passes through the first clamping grooves 421 and abuts against the second fastening block 42.

In the spherical camera according to this embodiment, the chassis 400 is provided with the arc-shaped grooves 400a at intervals for reducing the weight of the first fastening block 40 itself and making the rotation smoother, the first connection plug 401 extends downward from one groove surface of the arc-shaped grooves 400a, and the rear surface of the first connection plug 401 is connected to the base through a block 400b for improving the connection strength of the first connection plug 401. In addition, the first connecting inserting pieces 401 are disposed to be inclined outward from top to bottom, and in the spherical camera of this embodiment, the number of the first connecting inserting pieces 401 is four, and the four first connecting inserting pieces 401 are gradually inclined outward from top to bottom so that the first fastening block 40 has an outward tension, and can be further engaged with the second fastening block 42.

In addition, be provided with the butt piece 400c that is cross arrangement at chassis 400 lower surface, butt piece 400c outer end extends from between two first connection inserted sheet 401, butt piece 400c outer end is the arc structure setting, the same first outer wall of connecting inserted sheet 401 is the arc structure setting, the circumference diameter that butt piece 400c outer end formed will be greater than the circumference support that four first connection inserted sheet 401 formed, through this kind of setting, when bearing 41 upper surface and chassis 400 lower surface contact, bearing 41 inner circle and butt piece 400c contact, and then play the connection cooperation between first lock piece 40 and the bearing 41, make bearing 41 position can not change or rock at will.

In addition, a withdrawing hole 200 is formed in the second accommodating body 20 through the rotating bracket 2, the withdrawing hole 200 is communicated with the first through hole 420, when the four first connecting insertion pieces 401 are inserted into the second buckling block 42 of the second accommodating body 20, a round rod can be inserted from the withdrawing hole 200 and inserted into the middle of the four first connecting insertion pieces 401, and the first connecting insertion pieces 401 encounter the round rod to be withdrawn and deformed, so that the second clamping block 403 on the first connecting insertion piece 401 is disengaged from the second buckling block 42, and the rotating bracket 2 is taken out; through this structural setting, can take off fast and rotate support 2, save operator maintenance duration, and then improve operator maintenance efficiency.

During assembly, the bearing 41 is firstly sleeved on the first connecting inserting sheet 401 of the first fastening block 40, and then the first fastening block 40 and the bearing 41 are connected to the supporting base 1 through the first fixture block 140; the first gear ring is provided on the second receiving body 20,

moreover, the first locking groove 421 of the second locking block 42 on the rotating bracket 2 is aligned with the second locking block 403 of the first connecting insertion sheet 401 for installation, and after the second locking block 42 contacts with the second locking block 403, the first connecting insertion sheet 401 is inclined and retreated, so that the second locking block 403 of the first locking block 40 is arranged below the second locking block 42, the supporting base 1 is connected with the rotating bracket 2, and at this time, the upper end of the first gear contacts with the bearing 41.

Referring to fig. 1 to 9, in another alternative embodiment of the spherical camera, a first gear 5 is annularly disposed on an outer wall of the second accommodating body 20 below the bearing 41, a driving motor 6 is fixed to the extension section 10 of the support base 1, and a second gear 60 engaged with the first gear 5 is disposed on an output shaft of the driving motor 6.

In the spherical camera of this embodiment, the outer wall of the second accommodating body 20 is provided with positioning ribs at intervals, the first gear 5 is provided with positioning grooves corresponding to the positioning ribs, when the spherical camera is installed, the positioning grooves of the first gear 5 are installed corresponding to the positioning ribs, when the spherical camera is used, the output shaft of the driving motor 6 rotates to drive the second gear 60, the first gear 5 meshed with the second gear 60 rotates along with the second gear, and the rotating support 2 horizontally rotates along the circumferential direction.

Referring to fig. 6, in another alternative embodiment of the spherical camera, the connecting section 11 of the supporting base 1 is provided with an observation opening 110, a first baffle 111 is disposed at an inner lower wall surface of the observation opening 110, a waterproof structure 112 is disposed around the observation opening 110, the waterproof structure 112 includes an upper baffle 112a, a left side plate 112b, a right side plate 112c and a front baffle 112d, the upper baffle 112a is obliquely disposed at an upper end of the observation opening 110, the left side plate 112b and the right side plate 112c are disposed at left and right ends of the upper baffle 112a through arc-shaped bending, the front baffle 112d is fixed on the left side plate, the right side plate and the upper baffle and completely shields the observation opening, and lengths of the left side plate and the right side plate are greater than that of the observation opening.

In the spherical camera of this embodiment, the observation opening 110 functions to radiate heat of the drive motor 6 and also to visually observe the internal condition of the support base 1. The cross positioning columns are arranged on the two sides of the left side plate and the right side plate respectively, the cross assembling grooves matched with the cross positioning columns are arranged on the front baffle plate corresponding to the cross positioning columns, and when the front baffle plate is installed, the cross assembling grooves on the front baffle plate only need to be pressed into the cross positioning columns. In addition, the left end, the right end and the upper end of the front baffle are respectively bent and extended towards the direction of the observation opening to form a coating block, and the coating blocks are attached to the left side plate, the right side plate and the upper baffle, so that external water can only flow down along the upper baffle, the left side plate and the right side plate even if entering the connecting section; and, still be provided with first baffle 111 in observing opening 110, first baffle 111 has a take the altitude, and ponding that can the separation linkage segment 11 enters into extension section 10, through above structure, can play dual waterproof protection, promotes spherical camera's waterproof ability greatly, and the life that makes spherical camera is longer, and the protective effect is better.

In addition, distances are reserved between the left side plate and the observation opening and between the right side plate and the observation opening, step parts are formed, and the waterproof capacity of two ends of the observation opening is improved by arranging the step parts; set up three kinds of structures of first baffle, waterproof construction and step portion on observing the opening, and then reach the waterproof purpose of three-layer, make spherical camera inside can not intake easily, for traditional spherical camera, this spherical camera waterproof ability is stronger.

Referring to fig. 1 to 9, in another alternative embodiment of the spherical camera, an elastic connection lug 22 extends from the rotating bracket 2 towards the camera body 3, and the camera body 3 is movably connected with the elastic connection lug 22.

Referring to fig. 1 to 9, in another alternative embodiment of the spherical camera, a third accommodating body 220 is provided on one of the elastic connection lugs 22, the third receiving body 220 is provided with a first mounting groove 220a, a first fitting block 220b is provided in the first mounting groove 220a, a first insertion hole 220c is arranged in the first fitting block 220b in a penetrating manner, first connecting ribs 220d are distributed on the first fitting block 220b at intervals, the end surface of the first connecting rib 220d close to the inner wall of the first mounting groove 220a is obliquely arranged along the entering direction of the camera body 3, the other elastic connecting lug 22 is provided with a first slot, a rotating motor is arranged in the camera body 3, an output shaft of the rotating motor extends out of the camera body 3 corresponding to the first jack 220c, the outer surface of the camera body 3 is provided with a first inserting column 220e corresponding to the first slot.

In the spherical camera of the embodiment, the elastic connecting lug 22 is arranged to be connected with the camera body 3, so that the rotary bracket 2 and the camera body 3 are conveniently connected, and the spherical camera is simple to operate, stable and reliable; moreover, the elastic connecting lug 22 is provided with the first matching block 220b and the first slot, so that the camera body 3 can be installed into the rotating support 2 through a simple mechanical installation mode, compared with the traditional installation mode, the operation of the spherical camera of the embodiment is more convenient and simpler, the traditional metal connecting piece is abandoned for fixation, the simple mechanical matching mode is adopted, and the better connection stability of the camera body 3 and the rotating support 2 can be kept.

In addition, first connecting rib 220d is used for strengthening camera body 3 and rotates the stability between the

support

2, 3 one end of camera body that the motor output shaft extends is provided with the trench with first connecting rib 220d complex, when camera body 3 packs into and rotates on the support 2, the wall of above-mentioned trench contacts with first connecting rib 220d gradually, make the wall of this trench and first connecting rib 220 d's frictional force crescent, and then improve camera body 3 and the stability of being connected of support.

Referring to fig. 1 to 9, in another alternative embodiment of the spherical camera, a movable cavity 220f is disposed on the elastic connection lug 22 near the third accommodating body 220, a front cavity wall and a rear cavity wall of the movable cavity 220f are recessed forward and backward to form a limiting groove 220g, and a limiting block is disposed on one side of the output shaft of the rotating motor and on the camera body 3 corresponding to the limiting groove 220 g.

In the spherical camera of this embodiment, the limiting block is matched with the limiting groove 220g on the movable cavity 220f, so as to limit the rotation angle of the camera body 3.

Referring to fig. 1 to 9, in another alternative embodiment of the spherical camera, the third accommodating body 220 and the first slot are disposed on the same horizontal position opposite to each other, and the positions of the third accommodating body 220 and the first slot are deviated from the horizontal central axis position of the elastic connecting lug 22.

In the spherical camera of this embodiment, the third accommodating body 220 and the first slot are located at the rear position of the horizontal central axis of the elastic connecting lug 22, and since the limiting block is disposed at the front position of the output shaft of the rotating motor, when the camera body 3 is in the horizontal state and starts to rotate downward, the limiting block moves backward along the radian and finally reaches the limiting groove 220g of the rear cavity wall of the movable cavity 220f, and the arc-shaped moving length of the limiting block is defined as a first moving length; when the camera body 3 is in a horizontal state and starts to rotate upwards, the limiting block moves forwards along the radian and finally reaches the limiting groove 220g of the front cavity wall of the movable cavity 220f, and the arc-shaped moving length of the limiting block is defined as a second moving length; through the comparison, first removal length is greater than the second removal length to be used for camera body 3 can rotate great angle downwards, makes camera body 3's monitoring coverage wider, thereby realizes no dead angle and monitors.

Referring to fig. 1 to 9, in another alternative embodiment of the spherical camera, the camera body 3 includes a front camera cover 30 and a rear camera cover 31, three mounting posts with threaded holes are arranged in the front camera cover 30 and face the rear camera cover 31, the three mounting posts are distributed in a triangle, the rear camera cover 31 is provided with through holes corresponding to the mounting posts, and first screws pass through the through holes and are disposed in the threaded holes of the mounting posts.

Compared with the prior spherical camera, the camera front cover 30 and the camera rear cover 31 are fixed by four metal connecting pieces, and the workload of screwing the metal connecting pieces is large when assembling or maintaining and disassembling; in the spherical camera of this embodiment, the camera front cover 30 and the camera rear cover 31 are fixed by three first screws, so that the workload of the operator is reduced, and the camera front cover 30 and the camera rear cover 31 can be stably connected.

According to the invention, the first buckle mechanism 4 is arranged between the support base 1 and the rotating bracket 2, so that the rotating bracket 2 can be directly buckled on the support base 1, the functions of quick installation and disassembly are further realized, the operation time of assembly and maintenance of an operator is greatly saved, and the assembly between the support base 1 and the rotating bracket 2 is more convenient and reliable; in addition, support base 1 and adopt integrated into one piece structure, and then can promote the structural strength of self, can also reduce the loaded down with trivial details installation procedure of operator simultaneously, improve operator's equipment and maintenance efficiency.

The technical features of the embodiments described above may be arbitrarily combined, and for the sake of brevity, all possible combinations of the technical features in the embodiments described above are not described, but should be considered as being within the scope of the present specification as long as there is no contradiction between the combinations of the technical features.

The foregoing is merely a preferred embodiment of the invention and is not intended to limit the invention in any manner. Those skilled in the art can make numerous possible variations and modifications to the present teachings, or modify equivalent embodiments to equivalent variations, without departing from the scope of the present teachings, using the methods and techniques disclosed above. Therefore, all equivalent changes made according to the shape, structure and principle of the present invention without departing from the technical scheme of the present invention shall be covered by the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. The utility model provides a spherical camera, its characterized in that, including the support base that has hollow structure and extends into an organic whole structure to first direction, rotate the support and swing joint is in this camera body that rotates on the support, support the base with it is used for this rotation support swing joint to support on the base to rotate to be provided with first buckle mechanism between the support, makes this rotation support for this support base horizontal circumferential direction.

2. The spherical camera according to claim 1, wherein the extension section of the support base has a first accommodating body with an annular hollow structure, the first accommodating body has a first clamping block on its inner wall surface near one end of the rotating bracket protruding toward the central axis of the first accommodating body, the first accommodating body has first support ribs on its inner wall surface near one end of the upper wall surface of the support base at intervals, the rotating bracket has a second accommodating body with an annular hollow structure, and the first accommodating body is connected to the second accommodating body through the first fastening mechanism.

3. The spherical camera according to claim 2, wherein the first fastening mechanism comprises a first fastening block, a bearing and a second fastening block, the first fastening block comprises a chassis of an integrally formed structure and at least one first connecting insertion piece extending towards the rotating bracket, the chassis is abutted against the first supporting rib, the bearing is annularly arranged on the first connecting insertion piece, the upper end of the bearing is abutted against the chassis, the first clamping block is abutted against the lower surface of the bearing so that the bearing presses the chassis upwards onto the first supporting rib, the inner ring of the bearing is abutted against the outer wall of the second accommodating body, a second clamping block is arranged on the first connecting insertion piece towards the second accommodating body, the second fastening block is arranged on the inner wall surface of the second accommodating body, a first through hole is arranged in the middle of the second fastening block in a penetrating manner, and first clamping grooves with the same number as the first connecting insertion piece are distributed at intervals on the inner wall of the first through hole, the second clamping block penetrates through the first clamping groove and abuts against the second buckling block.

4. The spherical camera head according to claim 3, wherein a first gear is annularly disposed on the outer wall of the second container below the bearing, a driving motor is fixed to the extension section of the support base, and a second gear engaged with the first gear is disposed on the output shaft of the driving motor.

5. The spherical camera according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the connection section of the support base is provided with an observation opening, a first baffle is disposed on the inner lower wall surface of the observation opening, a waterproof structure is disposed around the observation opening, the waterproof structure comprises an upper baffle, a left side plate, a right side plate and a front baffle, the upper baffle is obliquely disposed on the upper end of the observation opening, the left side plate and the right side plate are disposed on the left end and the right end of the upper baffle through arc-shaped bends, the front baffle is fixed on the left side plate, the right side plate and the upper baffle and completely shields the observation opening, and the lengths of the left side plate and the right side plate are greater than the length of the observation opening.

6. The spherical camera head according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the rotatable bracket has an elastic connection lug extending toward the camera head body, and the camera head body is movably connected to the elastic connection lug.

7. The spherical camera according to claim 6, wherein a third receiving body is disposed on one of the resilient coupling lugs, the third receiving body is provided with a first mounting groove, a first mating block is disposed in the first mounting groove, a first insertion hole is disposed in the first mating block in a penetrating manner, first connecting ribs are disposed on the first mating block at intervals, end faces of the first connecting ribs, which are close to inner walls of the first mounting groove, are inclined along a direction of entering the camera body, the other resilient coupling lug is provided with a first insertion groove, a rotating motor is disposed inside the camera body, an output shaft of the rotating motor extends out of the camera body corresponding to the first insertion hole, and a first insertion column is disposed on the outer surface of the camera body corresponding to the first insertion groove.

8. The spherical camera according to claim 7, wherein a movable cavity is provided on the elastic connection lug near the third containing body, a front cavity wall and a rear cavity wall of the movable cavity are recessed forward and backward to form a limiting groove, and a limiting block is provided on the camera body corresponding to the limiting groove and on one side of the output shaft of the rotating motor.

9. The spherical camera head according to claim 7, wherein the third receiving body is disposed at a same horizontal position opposite to the first slot, and the third receiving body and the first slot are offset from a horizontal central axis of the elastic connection lug.

10. The spherical camera according to claim 1, wherein the camera body comprises a front camera cover and a rear camera cover, three mounting columns with threaded holes are arranged inside the front camera cover and towards the rear camera cover, the three mounting columns are distributed in a triangular manner, the rear camera cover is provided with through holes corresponding to the mounting columns, and first screws penetrate through the through holes and are arranged in the threaded holes of the mounting columns.