CN117676290A - Camera for nursing home - Google Patents

Abstract

The application provides a camera for a nursing home. The camera comprises a shell, a lens, a mounting rack, a flip cover and a motor. The shell is provided with a storage cavity and a window communicated with the storage cavity. The lens, the mounting frame, the flip and the motor are positioned in the storage cavity. The flip is rotatably mounted to the mounting bracket. The flip cover comprises a shielding part and a fixing part connected to the shielding part. The motor shaft of the motor is directly fixed with the fixing part so as to drive the flip to switch between an open position and a closed position. When the lens is at the closed position, the shielding part shields the window so as to hide the lens; when the lens is in the open state, the shielding part deviates from the window and enters the accommodating cavity so as to expose the lens. The camera directly drives the flip to rotate through the motor, so that flip overturning action is realized, the structure is simple, the number of parts of a transmission system is reduced, the cost is reduced, the assembly efficiency is improved, and the reliability is improved.

Description

Camera for nursing home

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of video monitoring, in particular to a camera for a nursing home.

Background

With the popularization of networks and the reduction of cost, network security cameras gradually enter families, and the cameras have functions of alarming and remote video monitoring, so that security guarantee is provided for users. But for webcams, the application of home scenes is different in user's needs from the application of public places. Because the camera is installed in the home, the user may worry about the privacy of himself being compromised. Therefore, a camera that can conceal the occlusion camera has been developed. Such cameras only open the camera when shooting is required, and can hide the hidden camera when shooting is not required. The existing camera with shielding function has more parts, so that the structure is complex, and the cost is increased.

Disclosure of Invention

The application provides a camera for nursing home simple in structure.

The embodiment of the application provides a camera, including shell, camera lens, mounting bracket, flip and motor, the shell be equipped with accomodate the chamber and with accomodate the window of chamber intercommunication, the camera lens the mounting bracket flip reaches the motor is located accomodate the intracavity, flip rotationally installs to the mounting bracket, flip include shelter from the portion and be connected to shelter from the fixed part of portion, the motor shaft of motor with the fixed part is directly fixed, in order to drive flip switches between open position and closed position when closed position, shelter from the portion shelter from the window, in order to hide the camera lens when open state, shelter from the portion skew the window and get into accomodate the intracavity, in order to expose the camera lens.

The embodiment of the application provides a camera for nursing home, including:

the shell comprises a front cover and a rear cover, wherein the front cover and the rear cover are provided with windows, the outer surface of the front cover horizontally extends and forms an acute angle with the horizontal plane, the front cover and the rear cover form a containing cavity, the containing cavity is gradually enlarged from the bottom end to the top end, and the boundary of a blind area at the near end of a monitoring visual angle of the camera is determined by the acute angle;

the mounting frame comprises a bottom wall, a first side wall and a second side wall, wherein the bottom wall is provided with a through hole for receiving a lens, the first side wall and the second side wall are oppositely arranged, and the first side wall and the second side wall define a first direction;

a lens assembly fastened to the front cover via the mounting bracket such that a lens of the lens assembly is exposed to the window;

a motor disposed on the mounting frame adjacent to the second side wall, a motor shaft of the motor extending in the first direction;

the flip cover comprises a plate-shaped shielding part and a first ear part and a second ear part which are connected to the shielding part, wherein the extending direction of the first ear part and the extending direction of the second ear part are defined as a second direction, the spacing direction of the first ear part and the second ear part is the same as the first direction, and the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction;

the mounting bracket, the motor, and the flip are configured to:

the motor shaft is fastened with the second side wall and the first lug, the first side wall is fastened with the second lug, so that the shielding part is located between the lens and the window, and when the motor works, the motor shaft drives the first lug and then drives the second lug, so that the shielding part can move relative to the lens and the window and is used for shielding the lens.

The camera of this application embodiment passes through motor direct drive flip and rotates, realizes flip upset action, simple structure reduces transmission system part quantity, not only the cost is reduced, has improved packaging efficiency and has promoted the reliability.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a camera for a nursing home according to an embodiment of the present application, in which a lens is in an exposed state;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the camera shown in FIG. 1 with the lens in a hidden state;

FIG. 3 is a side view of the camera shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the front cover of the camera of FIG. 1 assembled with a lens assembly, a radar assembly, a flip cover, a mounting bracket, and a motor;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the camera of FIG. 1 prior to assembly of a flip cover, mounting bracket, lens assembly, and motor;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the mount shown in FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of the mount shown in FIG. 6 from another perspective;

FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of the circled portion A of the schematic diagram shown in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a schematic view of the flip cover shown in FIG. 5;

FIG. 10 is an enlarged view of the circled portion B of the schematic diagram shown in FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a side view of the flip cover of FIG. 5 assembled with the mounting bracket, with the flip cover in a closed position;

FIG. 12 is a side view of the flip cover of FIG. 5 assembled with the mounting bracket, with the flip cover in an open position;

FIG. 13 is a schematic view of the damping member shown in FIG. 5;

FIG. 14 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the side view shown in FIG. 11;

FIG. 15 is an enlarged view of the circled portion at C of the cross-sectional schematic view shown in FIG. 14;

FIG. 16 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the schematic shown in FIG. 4;

FIG. 17 is a schematic view of the camera of FIG. 1 assembled with a stationary bracket;

FIG. 18 is a schematic view of the camera of FIG. 17 prior to assembly with a stationary bracket;

FIG. 19 is a top view of the schematic diagram shown in FIG. 17;

FIG. 20 is a schematic view of the stationary bracket shown in FIG. 18;

FIG. 21 is a cross-sectional schematic view of the schematic view shown in FIG. 17;

FIG. 22 is an enlarged view of the circled portion at D of the cross-sectional schematic view shown in FIG. 21;

FIG. 23 is another cross-sectional schematic view of the schematic view shown in FIG. 17;

FIG. 24 is an enlarged view of the circled portion at E of the cross-sectional schematic view shown in FIG. 23;

FIG. 25 is a schematic view of the camera shown in FIG. 17 after being wall mounted;

fig. 26 is a schematic view of the camera of fig. 17 after corner fitting.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to exemplary embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, the same numbers in different drawings refer to the same or similar elements, unless otherwise indicated. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all embodiments consistent with the present application. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus consistent with some aspects of the present application as detailed in the accompanying claims.

The terminology used in the present application is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the present application. Unless defined otherwise, technical or scientific terms used herein should be given the ordinary meaning as understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application belongs. The terms "first," "second," and the like in the description and in the claims, are not used for any order, quantity, or importance, but are used for distinguishing between different elements. Likewise, the terms "a" or "an" and the like do not denote a limitation of quantity, but rather denote the presence of at least one. "plurality" or "plurality" means two or more. Unless otherwise indicated, the terms "front," "rear," "lower," and/or "upper" and the like are merely for convenience of description and are not limited to one location or one spatial orientation. The word "comprising" or "comprises", and the like, means that elements or items appearing before "comprising" or "comprising" are encompassed by the element or item recited after "comprising" or "comprising" and equivalents thereof, and that other elements or items are not excluded. The terms "connected" or "connected," and the like, are not limited to physical or mechanical connections, but may include electrical connections, whether direct or indirect. As used in this specification and the appended claims, the singular forms "a," "an," and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should also be understood that the term "and/or" as used herein refers to and encompasses any or all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

The lens 21 of the camera according to the embodiment of the present application may be hidden by being shielded, and may be used in a bedroom of a home or a nursing home to apply to a scene that does not need to be photographed for a long time. For example, when an abnormal situation occurs in the bedroom, the camera is activated to remotely monitor the situation in the bedroom. For example, when a bedroom is occupied, the camera is automatically started to monitor whether an abnormality occurs or not under the condition that no person walks in the bedroom for a long time.

Referring to fig. 1 to 9, the video camera of the embodiment of the present application includes a housing 1, a lens assembly 2, a mounting bracket 3, a flip cover 4, and a motor 5. The lens assembly 2 includes a lens 21. The housing 1 is provided with a housing chamber 11 and a window 12 communicating with the housing chamber 11. The lens 21, the mounting frame 3, the flip cover 4 and the motor 5 are located in the accommodating cavity 11. The flip cover 4 is rotatably mounted to the mounting frame 3. The flip cover 4 includes a shielding portion 41 and a fixing portion 42 connected to the shielding portion 41. The motor shaft 51 of the motor 5 is directly fixed to the fixing portion 42 to drive the flip cover 4 to switch between the open position and the closed position. In the closed position, the shielding portion 41 shields the window 12 to hide the lens 21; in the open state, the shielding portion 41 is deviated from the window 12 and enters the housing chamber 11 to expose the lens 21.

The camera directly drives the flip cover 4 to rotate through the motor 5, so that the flip cover 4 can turn over, the structure is simple, the number of parts of a transmission system is reduced, the cost is reduced, the assembly efficiency is improved, and the reliability is improved; the flip cover 4 is located in the accommodating cavity 11, and in the open state, the shielding part 41 enters the accommodating cavity 11, so that the camera is neat in surrounding.

The lens component 2 and the motor 5 are fixed to the mounting frame 3 through locking screws, so that the assembly and the disassembly are convenient.

The housing 1 comprises a front cover 13 and a rear cover 14 fixed together. The front cover 13 and the rear cover 14 enclose the accommodating cavity 11. The window 12 is provided in the front cover 13. The lateral direction of the shell 1 takes an inverted triangle shape. The included angle between the plane of the front cover 13 and the plane of the rear cover 14 is an acute angle, and optionally, the included angle is 35 degrees.

The front cover 13 is inclined, so that the visual range of the large-field angle lens 21 can be effectively utilized, and the near-end and far-end blind area ranges are reduced. For example, taking the lens 21 with a focal length of 2mm as an example, the vertical field angle is 152 degrees, and in the case that the front cover 13 is inclined by 35 degrees, the blind area of the near end is only 0.3m under the normal installation height, so that no dead angle observation can be realized for the human body target.

In the open state, the lens 21 may be tilted downward and advanced, so that no dead angle monitoring may be realized, and the lens 21 may be extended outward to avoid black edges of the image caused by structural interference of the angle of view.

The appearance gap of the flip cover 4 is consistent with that of the front cover 13 in the closed position, and the flip cover has better appearance effect.

As shown in fig. 5 to 9, the mounting frame 3 includes a bottom wall 31, and a first side wall 32 and a second side wall 33 extending from the bottom wall 31. The lens 21 is located between the first side wall 32 and the second side wall 33. The second side wall 33 is provided with a first hole 331 for the fixing portion 42 or the motor shaft 51 to pass through.

The flip cover 4 includes a mounting portion 43, one of the first side wall 32 and the mounting portion 43 is provided with a shaft portion 321, the other is provided with a mounting hole 431, and the shaft portion 321 is rotatably assembled into the mounting hole 431, so as to increase the stability of the flip cover 4 and the smoothness during rotation.

The mounting 3 is fixed to the front cover 13. The mounting bracket 3 includes a pair of abutments 34 extending from the bottom wall 31. The pair of abutting portions 34 abuts against the housing 1 to increase the stability of the mounting frame 3. The bottom wall 31 and the pair of abutting portions 34 enclose a channel 341, and when the flip 4 rotates, the shielding portion 41 enters the channel 341 to shield the lens 21.

Referring to fig. 7 to 12, the flip cover 4 includes a first ear portion 44 and a second ear portion 45 connected to the shielding portion 41. The fixing portion 42 is provided to the first ear portion 44, and the mounting portion 43 is provided to the second ear portion 45. The first ear 44 is provided with a protruding column 441. The second sidewall 33 is provided with a first resisting portion 332 and a second resisting portion 333. In the closed position, one end of the protruding post 441 abuts against the first abutment 332, and in the open position, the opposite end of the protruding post 441 abuts against the second abutment 333, so as to define a rotation angle of the flip cover 4, and prevent the flip cover 4 from colliding with the lens 21 during movement. Alternatively, when the motor 5 rotates 75 degrees, the opposite end of the boss 441 abuts the second abutment 333, and the folder 4 is in the open position.

The shielding portion 41 has a plate shape, and the first ear portion 44 and the second ear portion 45 extend from one side of the shielding portion 41 to above the shielding portion.

Referring to fig. 11, the first ear portion 44 is provided with a second hole 440, and an end portion of the motor shaft 51 is received in the second hole 440. The cross section of the end of the motor shaft 51 and the second hole 440 are shaped to prevent the motor shaft 51 from rotating relative to the folder 4.

The first blocking portion 332 encloses a first recess 3321, and the second blocking portion 333 encloses a second recess 3331. In the closed position, one end of the protruding post 441 is received in the first recess 3321, and in the open position, the opposite end of the protruding post 441 is received in the second recess 3331, so as to ensure the stability of the flip cover 4 after stopping.

The shape of one end of the protruding column 441 is adapted to the shape of the first groove 3321, the shape of the opposite end of the protruding column 441 is adapted to the shape of the second groove 3331, and when one end of the protruding column 441 is received in the first groove 3321 and the opposite end of the protruding column 441 is received in the second groove 3331, the continued rotation of the flip cover 4 is prevented.

The camera includes a damper 6, the damper 6 is sleeved to the shaft 321, and the damper 6 is located between the first side wall 32 and the mounting portion 43.

The damping member 6 may be made of silica gel or rubber or the like.

As shown in fig. 4 to 6, 9 and 13 to 15, the mounting hole 431 is provided in the mounting portion 43, and the shaft portion 321 is provided in the first side wall 32 and provided with a positioning hole 3211. The mounting portion 43 is located outside the first side wall 32.

The camera comprises a locking member 7. The locking member 7 includes a head portion 71 and a positioning portion 72 extending from the head portion 71. The positioning portion 72 is assembled into the positioning hole 3211 from the outside of the shaft portion 321 and fixed to the shaft portion 321. The head 71 is located outside the mounting portion 43 and is bonded to the mounting portion 43.

When the locking piece 7 is locked at the shaft 321, the head 71 of the locking piece 7 presses the flip 4, so that the flip 4 presses the damping piece 6, the condition of damping force difference caused by inconsistent torsion when the locking piece 7 is locked is avoided, and the stable consistency of the damping force of the camera is ensured.

The locking member 7 may be a screw, and the positioning portion 72 is screwed and fixed with the shaft 321.

The first side wall 32 is provided with a recess 322 and a ridge 323 located within the recess 322. The damping member 6 is accommodated in the recess 322 and has a notch 61. The ribs 323 are accommodated in the openings 61, so that the damping piece 6 is prevented from being rotated randomly by friction force, and the damping piece 6 is effectively limited to provide stable damping.

One or more of the notch 61 and the rib 323 may be provided.

The motor 5 of the present application is a conventional stepping motor, and the motor shaft 51 thereof has a return clearance of about 3 degrees, in which range, the motor 5 cannot provide a self-locking force of the flip 4, and the damping member 6 is provided to provide a certain damping for the flip 4 for solving the shake of the flip 4 caused by the inherent return clearance of the motor 5.

The motor 5 may be other types of motors, and the present application is not limited to the type of the motor 5.

The damping piece 6 provides stable resistance in the vertical axial direction, when one end of the protruding column 441 and the first resisting part 332 are propped against each other, the motor 5 stops rotating, the resistance of the damping piece 6 acts on the flip 4 to prevent the flip 4 from shaking randomly in the range of the return clearance of the motor 5, so that the flip 4 is ensured to be consistent with the appearance clearance of the front cover 13 in the closed position, no step difference with the flip 4 is achieved, and better appearance effect is achieved.

The camera comprises a detection device and a control device. The control device controls the motor 5 to work according to the detection result of the detection device so as to drive the flip cover 4 to rotate.

In a normal working state, the flip cover 4 is in a closed position, the lens 21 is blocked by the flip cover 4, and at the moment, the detection device works and the control device works; when an external condition triggers shooting of the lens 21 to be opened, the motor 5 rotates to drive the flip 4 to an opening position, the lens 21 shoots normally, and external information is confirmed through an actual image; after shooting is completed, the motor 5 rotates to drive the flip 4 to the closed position.

After shooting is completed, the motor 5 can be started in a preset time or detection mode, so as to drive the flip cover 4 to the closed position.

The detection device can detect through radar, infrared or the like.

Referring to fig. 4 and 16, the detection device includes a radar assembly 81, and the radar assembly 81 is provided with a fixing hole 811.

The housing 1 is provided with a positioning post 15. The positioning column 15 is disposed on the front cover 13. The positioning column 15 is assembled into the fixing hole 811. The camera includes a set screw 82 and a bumper 83. The set screw 82 is fixed to the positioning post 15. The cushion 83 is sleeved to the positioning column 15 and is located between the fixing screw 82 and the radar assembly 81.

In order to ensure the fixing precision of the radar assembly 81, the radar assembly 81 is directly fixed on the front cover 13, so that error accumulation caused by other switching pieces is avoided. Because the clearance between the radar assembly 81 and the front cover 13 is required to be small, for example, 1.5mm, in order to secure the engagement depth of the fixing screw 82, the positioning column 15 is passed out of the radar assembly 81 and is fixed using the fixing screw 82.

Referring to fig. 17 to 26, the camera includes a fixed bracket 9. The fixing bracket 9 can be fixed on the wall by expansion screws. The fixing bracket 9 may be fixed to the wall in other manners, and the fixing manner of the fixing bracket 9 to the wall is limited in the application.

The rear cover 14 is fixed to the fixing bracket 9 to achieve the mounting fixation of the camera. Optionally, the rear cover 14 is detachably assembled to the fixing bracket 9. The fixing bracket 9 can be fixed on the wall first, and then the camera is mounted on the fixing bracket 9, so that the camera is more convenient to mount and dismount.

The fixing bracket 9 includes a first mounting surface 91 and a pair of second mounting surfaces 92 located at opposite ends of the first mounting surface 91. The pair of second mounting surfaces 92 are disposed obliquely with respect to the first mounting surface 91 and the plane in which the pair of second mounting surfaces 92 are disposed is perpendicular. When the camera is installed on the wall, the first installation surface 91 is abutted, when the camera is installed on the corner, the second installation surface 92 is abutted, so that the fixed support 9 is compatible with the wall and the corner, and on the basis of ensuring usability, the camera is applicable to various installation scenes, and the cost is saved.

The fixing bracket 9 includes a first buckle 95 disposed on the side wall 93. The rear cover 14 includes a second catch 141. The camera is mounted to the fixing support 9 from top to bottom, so that the first buckle 95 and the second buckle 141 are buckled and fixed, and the camera is convenient to assemble and disassemble. The camera and the fixed bracket 9 can also be locked by screws.

The number of the first buckle 95 and the second buckle 141 may be one or more. The plurality of first buckles 95 and the plurality of second buckles 141 may increase the stability of the camera.

The first buckle 95 and/or the second buckle 141 are provided with protruding points 951, and shake is avoided after the camera is installed through the design of local facet interference.

The fixed bracket 9 includes a side wall 93 and a pair of flanges 94 extending from opposite ends of the side wall 93. The rear side of the rear cover 14 is located in the space enclosed by the side wall 93 and the pair of flanges 94 when the camera is fixed to the fixing bracket 9. When the camera is close to the fixed support 9, the flange 94 is matched with the rear cover 14, the camera is limited in the left-right direction, and the auxiliary guide is used for enabling the second buckle 141 to be buckled with the first buckle 95 more accurately, so that the installation efficiency is improved.

The fixing bracket 9 includes an elastic arm 96 disposed on the side wall 93, and when the first buckle 95 is buckled with the second buckle 141, the elastic arm 96 is snapped into the groove 142 of the rear cover 14 to abut against the rear cover 14, so as to prevent the camera from moving upwards, so as to prevent the camera from being separated from the fixing bracket 9. When the camera is installed, the elastic arm 96 is clamped into the groove 142, and the sound and vibration generated by the state change from compression to release of the elastic arm 96 can provide obvious installation feedback to the user so as to remind the user that the camera is installed in place, so that the camera is more humanized, and the stability of the camera after installation can be ensured.

Referring to fig. 1 to 9, a camera for a nursing home according to an embodiment of the present application includes:

the shell 1 comprises a front cover 13 and a rear cover 14 provided with a window 12, wherein the outer surface of the front cover 13 horizontally extends and forms an acute angle with the horizontal plane, the front cover 13 and the rear cover 14 form a containing cavity 11, the containing cavity 11 gradually expands from bottom to top, and the blind area boundary of the near end of the monitoring visual angle of the camera is determined by the acute angle;

a mount 3 comprising a bottom wall 31, a first side wall 32 and a second side wall 33, said bottom wall 31 being provided with a through hole 311 for receiving the lens 21, said first side wall 32 and said second side wall 33 being oppositely disposed, said first side wall 32 and said second side wall 33 defining a first direction;

a lens assembly 2 fastened to the front cover 13 via the mount 3 such that a lens 21 of the lens assembly 2 is exposed at the window 12;

a motor 5 disposed on the mounting frame 3 adjacent to the second side wall 33, a motor shaft 51 of the motor 5 extending in the first direction;

a flip cover 4 including a plate-shaped shielding portion 41 and first and second ears 44 and 45 connected to the shielding portion 41, a direction in which the first and second ears 44 and 45 extend being defined as a second direction and a direction in which the first and second ears 44 and 45 are spaced from each other being the same as the first direction, wherein the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction;

the mounting frame 3, the motor 5 and the flip cover 4 are configured to:

the motor shaft 51 is fastened to the second side wall 33 and the first ear portion 44, the first side wall 32 is fastened to the second ear portion 45, so that the shielding portion 41 is located between the lens 21 and the window 12, and when the motor 5 is operated, the motor shaft 51 drives the first ear portion 44 and further drives the second ear portion 45, so that the shielding portion 41 can move relative to the lens 21 and the window 12, so as to shield the lens 21.

The second side wall 33 has a first aperture 331 and the first ear 44 has a second aperture 440. The first hole 331 has a larger aperture than the second hole 440. The first hole 331 and the second hole 440 are configured to: the motor shaft 51 is fastened to the second hole 440 through the first hole 331 such that the first ear 44 moves in synchronization with the motor shaft 51.

The aperture of the first aperture 331 at a first height from the bottom wall 31 is smaller than the aperture of the first aperture 331 adjacent the bottom wall such that the angle of movement of the shield 41 is defined by the first height.

The first ear 44 is provided with a protruding post 441 adjacent to the second hole 440, the protruding post 441 extending in the first direction and towards the motor 5, the protruding post 441 being limited to be immovable by the aperture of the first hole 331 at the first height when the shielding part 41 is moved, thereby limiting the movement of the shielding part 41.

The camera also comprises a damping member 6. The damping member 6 secures the second ear 45 to the first side wall 32 via the locking member 7. The first side wall 32 is provided with a rib 323 extending along the first direction and facing the damper 6. The end surface of the damping member 6 facing the first side wall 32 is provided with a notch 61 recessed along the first direction. The cutout 61 receives the rib 323, so that the shielding part 41 can be held stationary relative to the lens 21 via the damping element 6 when the motor 5 is rocked in the return gap.

The front cover 13 of the camera is further provided with a radar assembly 81, and in response to the radar assembly 81 detecting an event, the motor 5 can be controlled for the shielding part 41 to move from the shielding lens 21 to the exposure lens 21, thereby acquiring the monitoring video of the nursing home.

The foregoing description is only a preferred embodiment of the present application, and is not intended to limit the invention to the particular embodiment disclosed, but is not intended to limit the invention to the particular embodiment disclosed, as any and all modifications, equivalent to the above-described embodiment, may be made by one skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention.

Claims (12)

1. The utility model provides a camera, its characterized in that includes shell, camera lens, mounting bracket, flip and motor, the shell be equipped with accomodate the chamber and with accomodate the window of chamber intercommunication, the camera lens the mounting bracket flip reaches the motor is located accomodate the intracavity, flip rotationally installs to the mounting bracket, flip include shelter from the portion and be connected to shelter from the fixed part of portion, the motor shaft of motor with the fixed part is directly fixed, in order to drive flip switches between open position and closed position, when the closed position, shelter from the portion shelter from the window, in order to hide the camera lens when the open state, shelter from the portion skew the window and get into accomodate the intracavity, in order to expose the camera lens.

2. The camera of claim 1, wherein the mounting bracket includes a bottom wall and first and second side walls extending from the bottom wall, the lens is located between the first and second side walls, the second side wall has a first hole for the fixing portion or the motor shaft to pass through, the flip cover includes a mounting portion, one of the first side wall and the mounting portion has a shaft portion, the other one has a mounting hole, and the shaft portion is rotatably assembled into the mounting hole.

3. The camera of claim 2, wherein the flip cover includes a first ear and a second ear connected to the shielding portion, the fixing portion is disposed at the first ear, the mounting portion is disposed at the second ear, the first ear is provided with a boss, the second side wall is provided with a first abutment portion and a second abutment portion, one end of the boss abuts against the first abutment portion in the closed position, and an opposite end of the boss abuts against the second abutment portion in the open position.

4. A camera according to claim 3, wherein the first abutment defines a first recess and the second abutment defines a second recess, one end of the post being received in the first recess in the closed position and an opposite end of the post being received in the second recess in the open position.

5. The camera of claim 2, wherein the camera includes a damping member that is sleeved to the shaft portion, the damping member being located between the first side wall and the mounting portion, the first side wall being provided with a recess and a rib located in the recess, the damping member being received in the recess and provided with a notch, the rib being received in the notch.

6. The camera according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the camera comprises a detection device and a control device, and the control device controls the operation of the motor according to the detection result of the detection device so as to drive the flip cover to rotate.

7. A camera for a nursing home, comprising:

the shell comprises a front cover and a rear cover, wherein the front cover and the rear cover are provided with windows, the outer surface of the front cover horizontally extends and forms an acute angle with the horizontal plane, the front cover and the rear cover form a containing cavity, the containing cavity is gradually enlarged from the bottom end to the top end, and the boundary of a blind area at the near end of a monitoring visual angle of the camera is determined by the acute angle;

the mounting frame comprises a bottom wall, a first side wall and a second side wall, wherein the bottom wall is provided with a through hole for receiving a lens, the first side wall and the second side wall are oppositely arranged, and the first side wall and the second side wall define a first direction;

a lens assembly fastened to the front cover via the mounting bracket such that a lens of the lens assembly is exposed to the window;

a motor disposed on the mounting frame adjacent to the second side wall, a motor shaft of the motor extending in the first direction;

the flip cover comprises a plate-shaped shielding part and a first ear part and a second ear part which are connected to the shielding part, wherein the extending direction of the first ear part and the extending direction of the second ear part are defined as a second direction, the spacing direction of the first ear part and the second ear part is the same as the first direction, and the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction;

the mounting bracket, the motor, and the flip are configured to:

the motor shaft is fastened with the second side wall and the first lug, the first side wall is fastened with the second lug, so that the shielding part is located between the lens and the window, and when the motor works, the motor shaft drives the first lug and then drives the second lug, so that the shielding part can move relative to the lens and the window and is used for shielding the lens.

8. The camera of claim 7, wherein the second sidewall has a first aperture, the first ear has a second aperture, the first aperture having a larger aperture than the second aperture, the first and second apertures configured to: the motor shaft penetrates through the first hole and is fastened with the second hole, so that the first lug part and the motor shaft synchronously move.

9. The camera of claim 8, wherein an aperture of the first aperture at a first height from the bottom wall is smaller than an aperture of the first aperture adjacent the bottom wall such that an angle of movement of the shield is defined by the first height.

10. The camera of claim 9, wherein the first ear is provided with a post adjacent the second aperture, the post extending in the first direction and toward the motor, the post being limited to no movement by an aperture of the first aperture at the first height upon movement of the shield, thereby limiting movement of the shield.

11. The camera of claim 7, wherein the camera further comprises a damping member securing the second ear to the first sidewall via a locking member, wherein the first sidewall is provided with a rib extending along the first direction and facing the damping member, an end surface of the damping member facing the first sidewall is provided with a notch recessed along the first direction, the notch receiving the rib such that the shield can remain stationary relative to the lens via the damping member when the motor is rocked in a return gap.

12. The camera of any one of claims 7 to 10, wherein the front cover of the camera is further provided with a radar assembly, the motor being controllable for movement of the shield from a mask lens to an exposure lens in response to the radar assembly detecting an event, thereby acquiring surveillance video of the nursing home.