CN217227439U

CN217227439U - Vehicle-mounted camera device and vehicle

Info

Publication number: CN217227439U
Application number: CN202123233779.6U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 何超然
Original assignee: Changsha Celar Automation Equipment Co ltd
Current assignee: Changsha Celar Automation Equipment Co ltd
Priority date: 2021-12-21
Filing date: 2021-12-21
Publication date: 2022-08-19
Anticipated expiration: 2031-12-21

Abstract

The utility model relates to a vehicle-mounted camera device and a vehicle, wherein, the vehicle-mounted camera device comprises a shell and a lens module, the shell is embedded in the tail end of the vehicle, and the shell is provided with a first mounting hole; the lens module is arranged in the shell and comprises a wide-angle camera, and the wide-angle camera is exposed out of the first mounting hole. The utility model adopts the wide-angle camera, and the wide-angle camera is exposed out of the first mounting hole, so that the camera angle at the rear of the vehicle can be enlarged, the formation of a monitoring blind area at the rear of the vehicle is avoided, and the safe construction of the vehicle is ensured; in addition, compare in current infrared camera, wide-angle camera can also provide clearer color image to restore external environment that can be more clear, improve the picture quality of control, more be favorable to the staff to carry out accurate judgement to actual environment.

Description

Vehicle-mounted camera device and vehicle

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a camera technical field especially relates to a vehicle-mounted camera device and vehicle.

Background

The engineering truck belongs to a large-scale vehicle, is usually used in outdoor places such as job sites, and the environment is often complicated and abominable in such workplaces. Therefore, in the process of operating the engineering truck, a worker not only needs to observe the front environment, but also needs to monitor the rear environment, particularly the rear ground environment, so that the situation that the vehicle cannot normally run and even safety accidents are caused due to the fact that obstacles exist on the rear ground is avoided.

However, the volume of the engineering truck is generally larger, and the height of the whole truck is higher. The common vehicle-mounted camera has a small camera angle, easily causes a monitoring blind area and is not beneficial to the safe construction of an engineering truck.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

Therefore, it is necessary to provide a vehicle-mounted camera device and a vehicle for solving the problem of a dead zone behind a vehicle, so as to enlarge the camera angle behind the vehicle and avoid causing the dead zone behind the vehicle.

In a first aspect, the present application provides an on-vehicle camera device for monitoring vehicle body rear environment, include:

the shell is embedded at the tail end of the vehicle and provided with a first mounting hole;

the lens module is arranged in the shell and comprises a wide-angle camera, and the wide-angle camera is exposed out of the first mounting hole.

In some embodiments, the housing includes a fixation plate coupled to the rear end of the vehicle, the fixation plate having an outwardly facing front face and a rear face facing the rear end of the vehicle;

wherein, first mounting hole runs through openly reach the back is seted up in on the fixed plate, the camera lens module includes first base, first base connect in the fixed plate the back, wide-angle camera connect in on the first base.

In some embodiments, the vehicle-mounted camera device includes a light supplement module, and the light supplement module is disposed between the first base and the fixing plate to supplement light to the wide-angle camera.

In some embodiments, the light supplement module includes a second base, a light supplement lamp disposed on the second base, and a second mounting hole disposed on the second base, the second base is disposed between the fixing plate and the first base, the second mounting hole is disposed opposite to the first mounting hole, and the wide-angle camera sequentially passes through the second mounting hole and the first mounting hole.

In some embodiments, a light supplement lamp hole corresponding to the light supplement lamp is formed in the fixing plate, and a light supplement lamp lens is disposed in the light supplement lamp hole.

In some embodiments, the light supplement module includes an optical sensor, and the optical sensor is in communication connection with the light supplement lamp to sense external environment light and control the light supplement lamp to be turned on or off.

In some embodiments, the fixing plate is embedded in the tail end of the vehicle and keeps the front surface flush with the outer surface of the tail end, the fixing plate is provided with a mounting groove along the front surface and the back surface, the mounting groove is recessed towards the tail end, the first mounting hole is formed in the mounting groove, and the length of the wide-angle camera extending out of the first mounting hole is less than or equal to the depth of the mounting groove.

In some embodiments, the housing further includes a rear cover, the rear cover is connected to the fixing plate, and a receiving cavity is formed between the rear cover and the fixing plate, and the lens module is located in the receiving cavity.

In some embodiments, a side of the rear cover, which faces away from the fixing plate, is provided with a connecting rod protruding outwards, and the connecting rod is inserted into the rear end face of the vehicle body.

In a second aspect, the present application provides a vehicle, including the automobile body and as above the vehicle-mounted camera device, the connecting groove has been seted up to the rear end of the vehicle body, the vehicle-mounted camera device install in the connecting groove.

According to the vehicle-mounted camera device and the vehicle, the wide-angle camera is adopted and is exposed out of the first mounting hole, so that the camera angle at the rear of the vehicle can be enlarged, a monitoring blind area is prevented from being formed at the rear of the vehicle, and the safe construction of the vehicle is ensured; in addition, compare in current infrared camera, wide-angle camera can also provide clearer color image to restore external environment that can be more clear, improve the picture quality of control, more be favorable to the staff to carry out accurate judgement to actual environment.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic overall structure diagram of a vehicle-mounted camera device in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 2 is an exploded view of the in-vehicle image pickup device shown in fig. 1;

fig. 3 is an exploded view of the in-vehicle image pickup device shown in fig. 1.

Detailed Description

In order to make the above objects, features and advantages of the present invention more comprehensible, embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein, as those skilled in the art will be able to make similar modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and for simplicity of description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the 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 present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "fixed" are to be construed broadly and may, for example, be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be directly connected or indirectly connected through intervening media, or they may be connected internally or in any other suitable relationship, unless expressly stated otherwise. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific situations by those of ordinary skill in the art.

In the present application, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the first feature may be directly on or directly under the second feature or indirectly via intermediate members. Also, a first feature "on," "over," and "above" a second feature may be directly or diagonally above the second feature, or may simply indicate that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature may be directly under or obliquely under the first feature, or may simply mean that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "secured to" or "disposed on" another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. 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. As used herein, the terms "vertical," "horizontal," "upper," "lower," "left," "right," and the like are for purposes of illustration only and do not denote a single embodiment.

At present, an infrared camera is mostly adopted for monitoring the environment behind the engineering truck, the camera angle of the infrared camera is small, and a monitoring blind area is easily caused. In addition, the infrared camera can only detect black and white pictures, the monitoring effect is poor, and the accurate judgment of the working personnel on the actual environment is not facilitated.

In addition, in order to enlarge the camera angle of the camera, the camera of the existing engineering truck is generally fixed on the truck body through a camera bracket. The connection stability of the connection mode is poor, the exposed camera is easy to scratch by an external structure, so that the camera is worn, and the waterproof performance and the attractive appearance of the convexly arranged camera are poor.

Based on this, the present inventors have conducted extensive studies and have devised an in-vehicle imaging apparatus that is fixed to a rear end surface of a vehicle body in a nested manner and that is protected by the vehicle body. In addition, the wide-angle camera is arranged outside the shell in a protruding mode, the camera shooting angle can be enlarged, and the monitoring effect is improved.

Fig. 1 shows the overall structure diagram of the vehicle-mounted camera device in an embodiment of the present invention, and fig. 2 and fig. 3 show the explosion diagram of the vehicle-mounted camera device in an embodiment of the present invention respectively. For the purpose of facilitating description, the drawings show only the structures related to the embodiments of the present invention.

Referring to fig. 1, fig. 2 and fig. 3, an embodiment of the present invention provides an on-board camera device 100 for monitoring an environment behind a vehicle body, including a housing 10 and a lens module 20 disposed inside the housing 10. The housing 10 is embedded in the tail end of the vehicle, and the housing 10 is provided with a first mounting hole 11. The lens module 20 includes a wide-angle camera 21, and the wide-angle camera 21 is exposed to the first mounting hole 11.

Specifically, a connecting groove (not shown) is formed at the rear end of the vehicle, and the connecting groove matches with the profile of the housing 10, so that the housing 10 is inserted into the connecting groove. In addition, the wide-angle camera 21 is exposed out of the housing 10 through the first mounting hole 11, and the wide-angle camera 21 is substantially flush with the outer surface of the tail end of the vehicle, so that the wide-angle camera 21 is prevented from being integrally protruded outwards, and the wide-angle camera 21 is prevented from being damaged due to scratch of an external structure.

Specifically to this embodiment, the wide-angle camera 21 adopts a wide-angle low-illumination high-definition camera, and not only has a larger shooting angle, but also can ensure good color image quality in a low-light environment. Connect this wide angle camera 21 to the monitor display screen in the automobile body through the communication, the picture that can show wide angle camera control in real time on the messenger monitor display screen to the staff in the automobile is to the observation of monitored environment.

From this, wide angle camera 21 can provide the bigger angle of making a video recording in automobile body rear, avoids producing the control blind area to wide angle camera 21 has more clear color image quality, can improve the picture quality among the monitor display screen, so that in the car staff carries out quick accurate observation and judgement to external environment, reduces the emergence of incident.

In some embodiments, the housing 10 includes a mounting plate 12 that is coupled to the rear end of the vehicle, the mounting plate 12 having an outwardly facing front surface and a rear surface that faces the rear end of the vehicle. The first mounting hole 11 is opened on the fixing plate 12 through the front and back surfaces. The lens module 20 includes a first base 22, the first base 22 is coupled to the back surface of the fixing plate 12, and the wide-angle camera 21 is coupled to the first base 22.

In the present embodiment, the fixing plate 12 serves as a mounting interface flush with the outer surface of the vehicle tail end, and can ensure the mounting stability of the wide-angle camera 21 protruding from the first mounting hole 11 at the vehicle tail end. In addition, the first base 22 is connected to the fixing plate 12 through bolts, so that the connection stability between the wide-angle camera 21 and the fixing plate 12 can be ensured, and the wide-angle camera 21 can be more stably mounted at the tail end of the vehicle.

Further, after the wide-angle camera 21 is stably connected to the fixing plate 12, UV glue is applied to a gap between the wide-angle camera 21 and the first mounting hole 11 for sealing, so as to achieve a waterproof effect.

In some embodiments, the vehicle-mounted camera device 100 includes a light supplement module 30, and the light supplement module 30 is disposed between the first base 22 and the fixing plate 12 to supplement light to the wide-angle camera 21.

When the vehicle is operated in a dark environment at night, in order to ensure that the vehicle-mounted camera device 100 can normally monitor the external environment, the light supplement module 30 is disposed between the lens module 20 and the fixing plate 12 to supplement light to the lens module 20, so as to ensure that the quality of the monitoring picture is kept stable.

Further, the light supplement module 30 includes a second base 31, a light supplement lamp 32 disposed on the second base 31, and a second mounting hole 33 disposed on the second base 31. The second base 31 is disposed between the fixing plate 12 and the first base 22, the second mounting hole 33 is disposed opposite to the first mounting hole 11, and the wide-angle camera 21 sequentially passes through the second mounting hole 33 and the first mounting hole 11.

The second base 31 is connected between the fixing plate 12 and the first base 22 by bolts, and the second mounting hole 33 on the second base 31 is aligned with the first mounting hole 11, so that the wide-angle camera 21 sequentially passes through the second mounting hole 33 and the first mounting hole 11. Specifically to in this embodiment, light filling lamp 32 is including two that are located second mounting hole 33 both sides respectively, because wide angle camera 21 wears to locate second mounting hole 33, consequently, light filling lamp 32 can be better carries out the light filling to wide angle camera 21.

Furthermore, a light filling lamp hole 121 corresponding to the position of the light filling lamp 32 is formed in the fixing plate 12, and a light filling lamp lens (not shown) is disposed in the light filling lamp hole 121. The light filling lamp 32 is arranged in the light filling lamp hole 121, and the light filling lamp lens can protect the light filling lamp 32, so that the light filling lamp 32 is prevented from being damaged due to the influence of the external environment.

In addition, the light supplement module 30 further includes a light sensor (not shown in the figure), and the light sensor is in communication connection with the light supplement lamp 32 to sense external ambient light and control the light supplement lamp 32 to be turned on or off. The light to external environment is sensed through the optical sensor, and when the light to external environment is sensed by the optical sensor, an electric signal is formed and transmitted to the light supplement lamp 32, so that the light supplement lamp 32 is controlled to be opened, and the light supplement is performed on the wide-angle camera 21. Thus, the automatic light supplementing function of the in-vehicle imaging device 100 can be realized, and the quality of the imaging picture can be kept stable.

In some embodiments, the fixing plate 12 is embedded in the tail end of the vehicle and keeps the front surface flush with the outer surface of the tail end, the fixing plate 12 has a mounting groove 122 penetrating along the front surface and the back surface thereof, and the mounting groove 122 is recessed toward the tail end of the vehicle. The first mounting hole 11 is opened in the mounting groove 122, and the length of the wide-angle camera 21 extending out of the first mounting hole 11 is less than or equal to the depth of the mounting groove 122.

Specifically, the wide-angle camera 21 is disposed in the mounting groove 122, and since the length of the wide-angle camera 21 extending out of the first mounting hole 11 is less than or equal to the depth of the mounting groove 122, it can be ensured that the wide-angle camera 21 is slightly lower than the fixing plate 12, or is located in the same plane as the fixing plate 12. Even if the wide-angle camera 21 is slightly lower than the outer surface of the tail end of the vehicle or is basically level to the outer surface of the tail end of the vehicle, the wide-angle camera 21 can be protected from being affected by an external structure on the basis of ensuring normal shooting of the wide-angle camera 21, the installation stability of the wide-angle camera 21 on the vehicle body is improved, and image blurring caused by scratching of the wide-angle camera 21 by the external structure is reduced.

In addition, a front cover 13 is further disposed in the mounting groove 122, and a first opening 131 and a second opening 132 corresponding to the first mounting hole 11 and the fill light hole 121 are formed in the front cover 13. The wide-angle camera 21 extends from the first opening 131, and the second opening 132 allows light of the fill light 32 to pass therethrough. Through setting up front shroud 13, can play the guard action to the light filling lamp lens in wide angle camera 21 and the light filling lamp hole 121.

In some embodiments, the housing 10 further includes a rear cover 14, the rear cover 14 is connected to the fixing plate 12, and a receiving cavity 15 is formed therebetween, and the lens module 20 is located in the receiving cavity 15. Specifically, the rear cover 14 is configured as a groove structure, so that the rear cover 14 and the fixing plate 12 can enclose each other to form the receiving cavity 15 when the rear cover 14 is connected to the fixing plate 12. The lens module 20 and the light supplement module 30 are disposed in the accommodating cavity 15, and the lens module 20 and the light supplement module 30 can be protected by the accommodating cavity 15, so that the normal operation of the vehicle-mounted camera device 100 is ensured.

Further, a connecting rod 141 is provided to protrude outward from a side of the rear cover 14 facing away from the fixed plate 12, and the connecting rod 141 is inserted into a rear end surface of the vehicle body. Specifically, a plug hole is formed in a connecting groove on the rear end surface of the vehicle body, and when the housing 10 is mounted in the connecting groove, the connecting rod 141 on the rear cover 14 is inserted into the plug hole, whereby the mounting stability of the vehicle-mounted image pickup apparatus 100 on the vehicle body can be further ensured.

In addition, a sealing ring 40 is further disposed at a connection position of the rear cover 14 and the fixing plate 12, so that tight connection between the rear cover 14 and the fixing plate 12 can be ensured through the sealing ring 40, and waterproof performance of the housing 10 can be ensured, thereby ensuring normal operation of each component inside the housing 10.

Based on the same concept as the vehicle-mounted image pickup apparatus 100 described above, the present application provides a vehicle including a vehicle body and the vehicle-mounted image pickup apparatus 100 described above. Wherein, a connecting groove is opened on the rear end face of the vehicle body, and the vehicle-mounted camera device 100 is installed in the connecting groove.

In particular use of the present application, the second base 31 is first fixed to the fixing plate 12 by bolting, and the second mounting hole 33 is aligned with the first mounting hole 11. Then, the wide-angle camera 21 sequentially passes through the second mounting hole 33 and the first mounting hole 11, and the first base 22 is fixedly connected with the second base 31 through bolts. After completion, the front cover 13 is fixed into the mounting groove 122, and the wide-angle camera 21 is exposed through the first opening 131.

Meanwhile, the connection rod 141 of the rear cover 14 is inserted into the insertion hole in the connection groove at the rear end of the vehicle, the packing 40 is disposed between the rear cover 14 and the fixing plate 12, and the rear cover 14 and the fixing plate 12 are hermetically connected by a bolt. And then the fixed plate 12 is fixedly connected with the tail end of the vehicle through bolts. To this end, the mounting of the in-vehicle image pickup apparatus 100 on the vehicle body rear end surface is completed.

The vehicle-mounted camera device 100 and the vehicle in the above embodiment have at least the following advantages:

1) the wide-angle camera 21 is arranged slightly lower than the outer surface of the tail end of the vehicle, so that the camera angle can be enlarged, the wide-angle camera 21 can be protected from being scratched by an external structure, and the camera image quality of the wide-angle camera 21 is ensured;

2) the wide-angle low-illumination high-definition camera not only has a larger shooting angle, but also can ensure good color image quality in a low-light environment, so that the quality and the definition of a monitoring picture of the vehicle-mounted camera device 100 can be improved;

3) the wide-angle camera 21 is automatically supplemented with light through the light supplementing module 30, so that the vehicle-mounted camera device 100 can normally work in a dark environment at night, and the quality of a camera image is ensured to be stable;

4) wide-angle camera 21 sets up in mounting groove 122, and a little less than fixed plate 12, from this, can ensure on the basis that wide-angle camera 21 normally made a video recording, protect wide-angle camera 21 not influenced by exterior structure, improve wide-angle camera 21's installation stability and the definition of the image of making a video recording.

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 above-mentioned embodiments only represent some embodiments of the present invention, and the description thereof is specific and detailed, but not to be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention. It should be noted that, for those skilled in the art, without departing from the spirit of the present invention, several variations and modifications can be made, which are within the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention should be subject to the appended claims.

Claims

1. The utility model provides an on-vehicle camera device for monitor automobile body rear environment, its characterized in that includes:

2. The vehicle-mounted imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the housing includes a fixing plate fitted to the rear end of the vehicle, the fixing plate having a front surface facing outward and a rear surface facing the rear end of the vehicle;

the first mounting hole penetrates through the front face and the back face and is arranged on the fixed plate, the lens module comprises a first base, the first base is connected to the back face of the fixed plate in a matching mode, and the wide-angle camera is connected to the first base in a matching mode.

3. The vehicle-mounted camera device according to claim 2, wherein the vehicle-mounted camera device comprises a light supplementing module, and the light supplementing module is arranged between the first base and the fixing plate to supplement light for the wide-angle camera.

4. The vehicle-mounted camera device according to claim 3, wherein the light supplement module includes a second base, a light supplement lamp disposed on the second base, and a second mounting hole disposed on the second base, the second base is disposed between the fixing plate and the first base, the second mounting hole is disposed opposite to the first mounting hole, and the wide-angle camera sequentially passes through the second mounting hole and the first mounting hole.

5. The vehicle-mounted camera device according to claim 4, wherein a light supplement lamp hole corresponding to the position of the light supplement lamp is formed in the fixing plate, and a light supplement lamp lens is arranged in the light supplement lamp hole.

6. The vehicle-mounted camera device according to claim 4, wherein the light supplement module comprises a light sensor, and the light sensor is in communication connection with the light supplement lamp to sense external ambient light and control the on and off of the light supplement lamp.

7. The vehicle-mounted camera device according to claim 2, wherein the fixing plate is embedded in the tail end of the vehicle and keeps the front surface flush with the outer surface of the tail end, an installation groove penetrates through the fixing plate along the front surface and the back surface, the installation groove is recessed towards the tail end of the vehicle, the first installation hole is formed in the installation groove, and the length of the wide-angle camera extending out of the first installation hole is smaller than or equal to the depth of the installation groove.

8. The vehicle-mounted camera device according to claim 2, wherein the housing further comprises a rear cover, the rear cover is connected with the fixing plate, a containing cavity is formed between the rear cover and the fixing plate, and the lens module is located in the containing cavity.

9. The vehicle-mounted imaging apparatus according to claim 8, wherein a side of the rear cover facing away from the fixed plate is provided with a connecting rod protruding outward, and the connecting rod is inserted into a rear end surface of the vehicle body.

10. A vehicle comprising a vehicle body and the vehicle-mounted camera device as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein a connecting groove is formed at a rear end of the vehicle body, and the vehicle-mounted camera device is mounted in the connecting groove.