JP2005217964A - Surveillance camera device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a surveillance camera device installed in a protection cabinet attached at an installation components such as a strut stood on the ground or a wall of a building, having a surveillance camera and a monitoring unit for monitoring an image photographed by the surveillance camera via the Internet, and being equipped with excellent installation workability since a horizontal turn axis of the surveillance camera always turns to the perpendicular direction with the self-weight of the surveillance camera because the surveillance camera is suspended while permitting free tilting perpendicular to the protection cabinet by the self-weight according to a universal joint mechanism. <P>SOLUTION: The surveillance camera device according to the invention is installed at an installation components such as a strut stood on the ground or a wall of a building, and accommodating horizontal turn operation possible surveillance camera 1 within a protection cabinet 2, and comprises a universal joint mechanism 3 capable of suspending the surveillance camera 1 in the status of permitting free tilting perpendicular to the protection cabinet by the self-weight. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a monitoring camera device and its system used for monitoring, for example, road snowfall conditions, avalanche conditions, traveling vehicle conditions, and weather conditions.

Conventionally, as this type of surveillance camera device, for example, a surveillance camera such as a network camera is installed in a protective housing, and the protective housing is attached to an installation member such as a column or a wall of a building standing on the ground. There is known a structure in which a surveillance camera is moved in a horizontal direction to take an image of a landscape or the like of 360 degrees in all directions.
JP 2002-39861 A

  However, in the case of the conventional structure, when the surveillance camera is attached to an installation member such as a column or a wall, for example, when the surveillance camera is rotated 360 degrees horizontally with the horizontal turning axis of the surveillance camera not oriented vertically, , Because the imaging becomes an imaging with a sense of incongruity that moves up and down, it is necessary to adjust the mounting posture so that the horizontal turning axis of the monitoring camera is directed in the vertical direction in order to turn the monitoring camera in the horizontal plane, There is a disadvantage that the installation workability may be lowered.

  The present invention aims to solve these disadvantages. Among the present inventions, the invention according to claim 1 is attached to an installation member such as a column or a wall of a building standing on the ground. The surveillance camera is equipped with a surveillance camera that can be turned horizontally, and a universal joint mechanism is provided that allows the surveillance camera to be suspended in a state that allows the surveillance chassis to freely tilt in the vertical direction due to its own weight. It is in the surveillance camera device characterized by comprising.

  The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that the universal joint mechanism is composed of a spherical body and a concave spherical body which can be spherically fitted to each other, and the invention according to claim 3 is the invention described above. A surveillance camera is installed in the front part of the protective casing, and the protective casing is attached to the installation member with the upper surface of the protective casing inclined from the front to the rear with respect to a horizontal plane. Further, the invention according to claim 4 is provided with an intake port through which external air can be taken into the protective housing and an exhaust port through which the internal air can be discharged to the outside. A ventilation fan capable of taking outside air into the intake port is provided.

  A fifth aspect of the present invention is a monitoring system using the monitoring camera device according to any one of the first to fourth aspects.

  As described above, in the invention according to claim 1 or 5, the present invention provides a monitoring case in which a protective case is attached to an installation member such as a column or a wall of a building standing on the ground. The imaging from the camera can be monitored by the monitoring unit via the Internet. At this time, the monitoring camera is suspended from the protective housing in a state allowing a free tilt in the vertical direction due to its own weight by a universal joint mechanism. Therefore, the horizontal turning axis of the surveillance camera always faces in the vertical direction due to the weight of the surveillance camera. Therefore, when the surveillance camera is rotated 360 degrees horizontally and the imaging is monitored, the imaging is up and down. It is possible to prevent monitoring of imaging with a sense of incongruity that does not displace and displaces up and down, and the installation posture is adjusted so that the horizontal turning axis of the surveillance camera faces the vertical direction in the installation work That it is unnecessary, it just, it is possible to improve the installation workability.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, since the universal joint mechanism is composed of a spherical body and a concave spherical body that can be spherically fitted to each other, the structure can be simplified. In this invention, the surveillance camera is installed in the front part of the protective casing, and the protective casing is attached to the installation member in an inclined state in which the upper surface of the protective casing is lowered from the front part to the rear part with respect to the horizontal plane. Therefore, snowmelt water and rainwater on the upper surface of the protective housing can be guided to the rear, the growth of ice pillars at the front of the protective housing can be suppressed, and the field of view of the surveillance camera can be secured, According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the protective housing is provided with an intake port through which external air can be taken in and an exhaust port through which the internal air can be discharged to the outside. Because it is equipped with a ventilation fan that can take in external air, the protective housing To suppress the temperature difference between the inside and the outside, it is possible to prevent internal condensation phenomena.

  1 to 5 show an embodiment of the present invention. Reference numeral 1 denotes a surveillance camera. In this case, a network camera is used, a swivel body 1b is used as a base body 1a, and a horizontal swivel axis of a vertical axis 1c. The camera body 1d is provided on the swivel body 1b so as to be pivotable about the vertical turning axis N of the horizontal axis 1e, and the camera body 1d is provided with an optical mechanism 1f composed of a color CCD. The camera body 1d is sent to the monitoring unit K, and the camera body 1d is turned horizontally and vertically via the Internet G so that it can be remotely operated remotely.

  Reference numeral 2 denotes a protective housing, in which a mounting base 2a is mounted inside, and the surveillance camera 1 is allowed to freely tilt in the vertical direction due to its own weight by the universal joint mechanism 3 on the mounting base 2a. The surveillance camera 1 is covered with a protective cover 2b made of a dome-shaped translucent material.

  In this case, the universal joint mechanism 3 is composed of a spherical body 3a and a concave spherical body 3b that can be spherically fitted to each other. A spherical joint mechanism comprising a so-called ball socket mechanism is used, and the base body 1a is attached to the spherical body 3a. The concave spherical body 3b is attached to the mounting base 2a.

  Further, in this case, the protective housing 2 is provided with an intake port 2c through which external air can be taken in and an exhaust port 2d through which the internal air can be discharged to the outside. Is provided with a ventilation fan 4 that can be inserted into the interior, and filters 2f and 2f are attached to the inlet 2c and the outlet 2d.

  Reference numeral 5 denotes an installation member. For example, a support column standing on the ground or a wall of a building is used. In this case, the surveillance camera 1 is installed in the front of the protective housing 2 and the protective housing 2 is used. Is attached to the installation member 5 with the mounting bracket 6 in a state where the upper surface 2e of the protective housing 2 is inclined at an angle θ from the front to the rear with respect to the horizontal plane.

  Since this embodiment has the above-described configuration, the protective housing 2 is attached to an installation member 5 such as a pillar standing on the ground or a wall of a building, and imaging from the monitoring camera 1 provided on the protective housing 2 is performed. Can be monitored by the monitoring unit K via the Internet G. At this time, the monitoring camera 1 is suspended from the protective housing 2 in a state in which the universal joint mechanism 3 allows free tilting in the vertical direction due to its own weight. Therefore, the horizontal turning axis M of the monitoring camera 1 always faces in the vertical direction due to the weight of the monitoring camera 1, and therefore, when the monitoring camera 1 is rotated 360 degrees horizontally and its imaging is monitored. The imaging is not displaced up and down, and it is possible to prevent the imaging with a sense of incongruity that is displaced up and down, and in the installation work, the horizontal turning axis M of the monitoring camera 1 is directed in the vertical direction. Take It is not necessary to adjust the attitude, it only can improve the installation workability.

  Further, in this case, the universal joint mechanism 3 is composed of a spherical body 3a and a concave spherical body 3b that can be spherically fitted to each other, so that the structure can be simplified. Since the surveillance camera 1 is installed at the front and the protective housing 2 is attached to the installation member 5 in a state where the upper surface 2e of the protective housing 2 is inclined with respect to the horizontal plane from the front to the rear by an angle θ, Snow melting water and rainwater on the upper surface 2e of the protective housing 2 can be guided to the rear, the growth of ice pillars at the front of the protective housing 1 can be suppressed, and the field of view of the surveillance camera 1 can be secured. Also, in this case, the protective housing 1 is provided with an intake port 2c through which external air can be taken in and an exhaust port 2d through which the internal air can be discharged to the outside. Because it is provided with a ventilation fan 4 that can be installed inside, a protective housing Of suppressing the temperature difference between the inside and the outside, it is possible to prevent internal condensation phenomena.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and the surveillance camera 1, the protective housing 2, the structure of the universal joint mechanism 3 and the like are designed as appropriate.

  As described above, the intended purpose can be sufficiently achieved.

It is a sectional side view of the example of an embodiment of the invention. It is a bottom view of the embodiment of the present invention. It is a fragmentary sectional view of the example of an embodiment of the invention. It is a use state figure of implementation of this invention. 1 is a system diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

M horizontal turning axis K monitoring part G internet 1 surveillance camera 2 protective housing 3 universal joint mechanism 3a spherical body 3b concave spherical body

Claims (5)

  It is attached to installation members such as pillars standing on the ground and building walls, and is equipped with a surveillance camera that can rotate horizontally in a protective housing. The surveillance camera is installed in the vertical direction by its own weight in the protective housing. A surveillance camera device comprising a universal joint mechanism that can be suspended in a state that allows free tilting to the camera.   2. The surveillance camera device according to claim 1, wherein the universal joint mechanism is composed of a spherical body and a concave spherical body that can be spherically fitted to each other.   The surveillance camera is mounted on the front of the protective casing, and the protective casing is attached to the installation member with the upper surface of the protective casing tilted from the front to the rear with respect to a horizontal plane. The surveillance camera device according to claim 1 or 2.   The protective housing is provided with an intake port through which external air can be taken in and an exhaust port through which internal air can be discharged to the outside, and a ventilation fan capable of taking external air into the intake port The surveillance camera device according to claim 1, wherein the surveillance camera device is provided. A surveillance system using the surveillance camera device according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

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