FR3017020A1 - FIXING STAND FOR SURVEILLANCE CAMERA AND COMPLEMENTARY FIXING MEMBER. - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a mounting base (1) for a surveillance camera (101), intended to be fixed on a mobile support (102), comprising a main cavity (2) designed to receive a complementary fastener (13). ) to the mounting base (1), characterized in that the fixing base (1) comprises a connector board (9) positioned at least partly in the main cavity (2), said connector board (9) comprising a connection socket (10a) adapted to cooperate with a complementary connection socket (10b) of the complementary fastening member (13).

Description

The invention relates to the field of surveillance cameras and more particularly the fixing of said surveillance cameras on a mobile support. There are many types of surveillance cameras and those of interest to the invention are the dome-type surveillance cameras which are attached to a movable support. Indeed, these cameras are generally fixed on a mobile shuttle rail, the rail being positioned in height, preferably on a ceiling. The access to these cameras being rather difficult because of the height at which they are installed, it is therefore necessary for maintenance issues that these cameras have a quick and easy assembly and disassembly. Conventionally, the dome camera is mechanically fixed on the shuttle 15 by means of screws, which requires the disassembly of the frame of the shuttle to allow the passage of the screws, and this camera imposes a connection that travels between the amounts of the frame of the shuttle to the electronic management cards that are positioned outside the camera. This integration mode of the camera requires simultaneous intervention on the upper face for the passage of the connector and on the underside of the frame for screwing the camera. In addition, for the maintenance of the camera, it is necessary to partially disassemble the frame of the shuttle to have access to the fixing screws. The object of the invention is to remedy all or some of the aforementioned drawbacks. The invention relates to a fixing base for a surveillance camera, intended to be fixed on a mobile support, comprising a main cavity designed to receive a complementary fastening member to the mounting base, characterized in that the base of attachment comprises a connector card positioned at least partly in the main cavity, said connector board having a connection socket designed to cooperate with a complementary connection socket of the complementary fastener. According to the invention, the surveillance camera mounting base integrates a mechanical fastening function by the cooperation of the main cavity with a fastener, and an electronic fastening function by the integration of a security card. connector with socket designed to cooperate with a complementary socket provided on the complementary fastener. The mounting base thus makes it possible to overcome any disassembly of the mobile support on which it is intended to be fixed for a maintenance operation of the camera and to allow the centering and the alignment of the camera and the camera. connectivity fast way. In addition, the integration of the connector directly into the mounting base allows a simple connection of the camera with the management cards included in the mobile support or more upstream in a remote structure.

According to a feature of the invention, the main cavity comprises a bottom, a portion of the connector board being fixed to said bottom directly or via an adaptation support. Preferably, the portion of the connector board is fixed on the outer surface of the bottom. Advantageously, the adaptation support makes it possible to receive any type of connector board, whether it is standard or specific, and to make the interface between the base of fixation and the mobile support on which said base of fixation is intended to to be fixed. According to another characteristic of the invention, an orifice is formed in the main cavity, the connection socket being introduced into said orifice so that said connection socket extends into the main cavity projecting from the bottom of the cavity main. Thus, the electronic connection is maintained inside the main cavity, which makes it possible to gain compactness and to protect this connection from the outside.

According to another characteristic of the invention, the main cavity comprises at least one groove designed to cooperate with at least one additional rib integrated in the complementary fastener. Advantageously, the cooperation of a groove with a rib allows the cooperation of the mounting base with the complementary fastener effortlessly and quickly. According to another characteristic of the invention, the groove extends at least in part along a circumferential line defining the periphery of the main cavity. Preferably, the attachment base is of substantially cylindrical shape.

According to another characteristic of the invention, the groove comprises at least one indexing element designed to cooperate with at least one indexing element complementary to the complementary fastener. Thus, when the camera is assembled to the mobile support via the mounting base and the complementary fixing member, the alignment of the latter is facilitated and allows faster mechanical and electronic fixing. The subject of the invention is also a complementary fixing member designed to cooperate with a fixing base according to the invention, the complementary fixing member being intended to be mounted on a surveillance camera, characterized in that the complementary fastening comprises a complementary connection socket designed to cooperate with the connection socket of the connector card of the mounting base.

According to another characteristic of the invention, the complementary fixing member comprises at least one rib cooperating with the groove of the fixing base according to the invention. The subject of the invention is also a fixing assembly for a surveillance camera, characterized in that the fixing assembly comprises a mounting base according to the invention, said mounting base cooperating with a complementary fixing member as described above. according to the invention, said fixing base being intended to be fixed on a support and said complementary fixing member being intended to be fixed to a surveillance camera. Advantageously, the mechanical fixing of the assembly and the electronic fastening of the assembly are contained in the main cavity of the mounting base, the fixing assembly thus being very compact. According to another characteristic of the invention, the fixing base and the complementary fastening member cooperate by interlocking. According to another characteristic of the invention, the fixing assembly comprises at least one locking means positioned at the level of the attachment base, which makes it possible to secure the assembly of the attachment base with the complementary fixing member. Thus, the positioning of the camera head is correct and the locking means makes it possible to mechanically lock the frame of the support on which the mounting base is fixed with the assembly. The invention will be better understood, thanks to the following description, which refers to an embodiment according to the present invention, given as non-limiting examples and explained with reference to the attached schematic drawings, in which: 1 represents a schematic perspective view of a mounting base according to the invention, FIG. 2 represents an exploded schematic view of a fixing assembly according to the invention, FIG. 3 is a diagrammatic perspective view. FIG. FIG. 4 is a fragmentary diagrammatic view of a cross-sectional detail of the fastening assembly of the locking assembly of the fastening assembly according to FIG. FIG. 5 is an exploded partial schematic view of the lock shown in FIG. 4. According to the invention, the fastening assembly 100 for a surveillance camera 101 comprises a base plate of 1 attachment cooperating with a complementary fixing member 13, as visible in Figures 2 and 3. The fastening assembly 100 is fixed on a support 102, which in this case is a movable support for moving in a rail (no represent). In addition, the fastening assembly 100 is assembled by simple interlocking. In the example illustrated in Figures 1 to 5, the mounting base 1, and the complementary fastening member 13 are substantially cylindrical in shape. As illustrated in FIG. 1, the attachment base 1 comprises a main cavity 2 comprising a bottom 3 in which a groove 5 is formed. The attachment base comprises a circumferential edge 4 acting as wall of the main cavity 2 and extending from the bottom 3 of the main cavity 2, in a direction substantially perpendicular to said bottom 3. The groove 5 is between the circumferential edge 4 of the main cavity 2 and an inner circumferential wall 6 extending in one direction substantially parallel to the direction in which extends the circumferential edge 4 of the main cavity 2. In addition, the groove 5 is intended to cooperate with a rib 14 of the complementary fastener 13 shown in Figure 2 for example. In FIGS. 1 and 2, the mounting base 1 is equipped with a connection card 9, which, in the illustrated example, is fixed on an adaptation support 8 itself fixed on the mounting base 1. The support 8 and a portion of the connector board 9 are fixed on the outer surface of the bottom 3 of the main cavity 2, via conventional fastening means 12 such as screws. In addition, as can be seen in FIG. 1, the bottom 3 of the main cavity 2 comprises an opening 7 with respect to which a portion of the connector card 9 forms a projection. Indeed, the connection socket 10a extends into the main cavity 2 through the opening 7 and is intended to cooperate with a connection socket 10b of the complementary fixing member 13. In addition, the connector card 9 comprises a connection socket 10a which extends substantially perpendicularly with respect to the plane of the connector board 9. As illustrated in FIG. 3, the attachment base 1 is fixed to the mobile support 102. More precisely, the mounting base 1 is fixed on the mobile support 102 via the adaptation support 8 via fastening means 12 (not shown in the figures), the fastening being made through countersunk holes 25 formed in the support 8, as visible in FIG. FIG. 1 shows the complementary fixing member 13 intended to cooperate with the fixing base 1. The complementary fixing member 13 is fixed on a base of the surveillance camera 101. complementary fastening 30 13 comprises a circumferential rib 14. The rib 14 forms an edge of the fastener and is intended to cooperate with the groove 5 of the attachment base 1. The rib 14 is discontinuous, that is to say that it comprises perforations 17 distributed over the rib surface 14. These openings 17 may be used as indexing elements in assemblies similar to that shown in FIGS. 1 to 5. The rib 14 extends from the base of the camera 101 in a direction substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the camera 101.

In addition, the circumferential rib 14 defines a space in which a connection socket 10b is formed. As said above, this connection socket 10b is intended to cooperate with the connection socket 10a of the mounting base 1. The connection socket 10b extends in a direction substantially parallel to the direction in which the rib 14 extends. The sockets 10a and 10b are electronic connection sockets and allow the electronic connection of the camera with the mobile support 102 including video management cards.

In order to ensure the alignment of the fixing base 1 with the complementary fastener 13, the inner circumferential wall 6 of the groove 5 comprises an indexing element 11a and the rib 14 is provided with an indexing element supplementary 11b. As illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2, the indexing element 11a of the groove 5 is a notch intended to receive the indexing element 11b of the rib 14, which is a relief element of complementary shape formed on the surface 14. Of course, according to the invention, it is possible for the fixing assembly 100 to comprise several indexing elements cooperating with each other to ensure better positioning and centering of the complementary fastening member. 13 with respect to the mounting base 1.

Thus, when the camera 101 is positioned on the mobile support 102, the indexing elements 11a, 11b make it possible to align the attachment base 1 with the complementary fixing member 13 so that the connection sockets 10a, 10b cooperate with each other and that the rib 14 cooperates with the groove 5.

Advantageously, the fixing assembly 100 is equipped with two locking means 16 as represented in FIGS. 2 to 5. The locking means 16 are locking jumpers 16 making it possible to secure the attachment base 1 on the mobile support 102. it can be seen in Figures 2 and 3, the mounting base 1 comprises two orifices 15 each formed in the circumferential edge 4 of the main cavity 2. The orifices 15 are positioned opposite one another, so that the locking is symmetrical, which makes it possible not to unbalance the attachment of the mounting base 1 on the support 100.

In Figures 4 and 5 is illustrated the manner in which each lock jumper 16 is installed. In FIG. 4, the locking jumper 16 is shown mounted in the locking position.

More precisely, the locking jumper 16 comprises a first portion which is inserted into the orifice 15. Said first portion is projecting with respect to the circumferential edge 4 and extends into the main cavity 2 in a direction substantially perpendicular to the circumferential edge 4 .

The locking jumper 16 comprises a second portion extending in a plane substantially parallel to the first portion and disposed opposite said first portion. The second portion is positioned under the attachment base 1 at a withdrawal 18 of material from the circumferential edge 4, such as an imprint, as can be seen in FIG. 2. The first portion and the second portion are closed by fastening means 12 conventional, thus forming a tight assembly comprising the attachment base 1, the complementary fixing member 13 and the locking jumpers 16 and making the attachment base 1 in particular integral with the complementary fastening member 13.

The locking jumper 16 also comprises an intermediate portion joining the first and the second portion between them, said intermediate portion is positioned against the outer surface of the circumferential edge 4 tangentially. The intermediate portion extends in a plane substantially perpendicular to the planes in which respectively extend the first and the second portion. Advantageously, the portions of the locking jumper 16 are flat. In addition, the locking jumper 16 has a U shape. When the locking jumper 16 is assembled with the attachment assembly 100, and as shown in FIG. 4, the first portion of said jumper passes through an open end. 17 provided in the rib 14 of the complementary fastener 13, and the fixing assembly 100 is secured. The invention makes it possible to perform all the functions of mechanical and electronic joining with a limited number of operations, since they consist in centering the fixing assembly 100 and fixing it by interlocking, and this, without any risk of mounting error thanks to the indexing elements.

Of course, the fastener assembly is applicable to any other product to receive a surveillance camera and is not limited to fasteners on mobile media. The invention is not limited to the embodiment described and shown in the accompanying figures. Modifications are possible, particularly from the point of view of the constitution of the various elements or by substitution of technical equivalents, without departing from the scope of protection of the invention.

Claims (10)

REVENDICATIONS1. An attachment base (1) for a surveillance camera (101), for attachment to a movable support (102), comprising a main cavity (2) adapted to receive a complementary fastener (13) to the mounting base ( 1), characterized in that the mounting base (1) comprises a connector board (9) positioned at least partly in the main cavity (2), said connector board (9) having a connection socket (10a) adapted to cooperate with a complementary connection socket (10b) of the complementary fastening member (13). 2. Fixing base according to claim 1, characterized in that the main cavity (2) comprises a bottom (3), a portion of the connector board (9) being fixed to said bottom (3) directly or by the intermediate of an adaptation support (8). 3. Fixing base according to claim 2, characterized in that an orifice (7) is formed in the main cavity (2), the connection socket (10a) being introduced into said orifice (7) so that said connection (10a) extends into the main cavity (2) projecting from the bottom (3) of the main cavity (2). 4. Fastening base according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the main cavity (2) comprises at least one groove (5) designed to cooperate with at least one rib (14) integrated complementary to 25 complementary fixing member (13). 5. Fastening base according to claim 4, characterized in that the groove (5) extends at least partly along a circumferential line defining the periphery of the main cavity (2). 30 6. complementary fastening member (13) adapted to cooperate with a mounting base (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 5, the complementary fastening member (13) being intended to be mounted on a surveillance camera (101), characterized in that the complementary fixing member (13) comprises a complementary connection socket (10b) designed to cooperate with the connection socket (10a) of the connector board (9) of the mounting base (1). 7. Additional fastening member according to claim 6, characterized in that the complementary fastening member (13) comprises at least one rib (14) cooperating with the groove (5) of the mounting base (1) according to one any of claims 4 or 5. 8. Fastening assembly (100) for a surveillance camera (101), characterized in that the fixing assembly (100) comprises a mounting base (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 5, said base of fastener (1) cooperating with a complementary fastener (13) according to any one of claims 6 or 7, said fixing base (1) being intended to be fixed on a support (102) and said complementary fastener ( 13) being adapted to be attached to a surveillance camera (101). Fastener assembly according to claim 8, characterized in that the fixing base (1) and the complementary fastening element (13) cooperate by snap-fastening and / or by a bayonet-type fastening system. 10. Fastening assembly according to any one of claims 8 or 9, characterized in that the fixing assembly (100) comprises at least one locking means (16) positioned at the mounting base (1).