JP2009284418A - Surveillance camera system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem that in a traditional surveillance camera system, an external power source has to be connected with the surveillance camera body through electric wiring and hence electric work is needed when the external power source does not exist in the vicinity, leading to a troublesome work of installing the surveillance camera body. <P>SOLUTION: The surveillance camera system is provided with a solar battery panel 14 in the surveillance camera body 10. A power source control means 15 regulates electric power generated in the solar battery panel 14 so as to become a given voltage to store electric power the electric power posterior to the regulating in a rechargeable battery 16. Then, the electric power stored in the rechargeable battery 16 is fed to a control means 13. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a monitoring camera system for photographing a predetermined monitoring area by a monitoring camera body, and in particular, a solar battery panel is provided in the monitoring camera body, and power control means uses the power generated by the solar battery panel as a predetermined voltage. The electric power after the adjustment is stored in the storage battery, and the electric power stored in the storage battery is supplied to the control means, so that the electric work for supplying the power can be made unnecessary. The present invention relates to a new improvement that can be easily applied to a remote place where power supply is difficult.

Since no patent application has been filed for in-house technology, no literature name is given, but this type of surveillance camera system used in the past is configured as shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a conventional surveillance camera system.
In the figure, a surveillance camera body 10 that photographs a predetermined surveillance area has a rotation drive base 11, a photographing means 12, and a control means 13. The rotation drive base 11 is constituted by a gimbal mechanism or the like, for example, and although not shown, the photographing means 12 is attached to the rotation drive base 11. That is, the visual axis of the photographing means 12 is movable along the rotational axis of the rotary drive base 11. The control means 13 controls the rotational drive of the rotational drive base 11 and controls the photographing operation of the photographing means 12.

  An external power source 20, a controller 30, and an image monitor 40 are connected to the monitoring camera body 10. The external power source 20 is, for example, a commercial power source, and the control unit 13 controls the operation of the rotary drive base 11 and the photographing unit 12 with the electric power supplied from the external power source 20 through the electric wiring 20a. The controller 30 and the image monitor 40 are connected to the surveillance camera body 10 by wire, and the controller 30 sends a control command 30 a for controlling the operation of the rotation drive base 11 and the photographing means 12 to the control means 13. The image monitor 40 displays the captured image captured by the imaging unit 12.

In the conventional surveillance camera system as described above, since the external power source 20 must be connected to the surveillance camera body 10 via the electrical wiring 20a, if the external power source 20 is not in the vicinity, for example, a hole is made in a wall. Electrical work such as wiring is required, and the installation of the surveillance camera body becomes very complicated. For this reason, it is unsuitable for the use which installs the surveillance camera body simply or temporarily.
Although it is conceivable to use a generator instead of the commercial power source, there is a problem that the amount of fuel is limited and the usage time is limited.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and the object thereof is to eliminate the need for electrical work for power supply and to more easily apply to remote locations where power supply is difficult. It is to provide a surveillance camera system that can.

The monitoring camera system according to the present invention includes a rotation camera base, an imaging unit attached to the rotation drive table, and a control camera body having a control unit that controls operations of the rotation drive table and the imaging unit. In the surveillance camera system for photographing the surveillance area, a solar battery panel attached to the surveillance camera body and generating power by receiving light, a power control means provided in the surveillance camera body and connected to the solar battery panel, A storage battery connected to the power supply control means, and the power supply control means adjusts the power generated by the solar battery panel to a predetermined voltage, and the adjusted power Is stored in the storage battery, and the power stored in the storage battery is supplied to the control means.
A first antenna provided in the surveillance camera body and connected to the control means; a second antenna for performing wireless communication with the first antenna; and a controller connected to the second antenna; An image monitor connected to the second antenna, and the controller sends a control command for controlling operations of the rotary drive base and the photographing means via the first and second antennas. And the image monitor displays a photographed image of the photographing means transmitted from the control means via the first and second antennas.

According to the surveillance camera system of the present invention, the surveillance camera body is provided with a solar battery panel, and the power control means adjusts the power generated by the solar battery panel to a predetermined voltage, and the adjusted power is stored in the storage battery. In addition, since the electric power stored in the storage battery is supplied to the control means, electric work for supplying electric power can be made unnecessary, and can be more easily applied to a remote place where electric power supply is difficult. Therefore, it is particularly effective for an application in which the surveillance camera body is installed simply or temporarily.
The controller inputs a control command for controlling the operations of the rotation drive base and the photographing unit to the control unit via the first and second antennas, and the image monitor is configured to control the first and second images. Since the captured image of the imaging unit transmitted from the control unit via the antenna is displayed, it is not necessary to connect the controller and the image monitor to the surveillance camera main body by wire, and the controller and the image monitor can be connected to the surveillance camera. Wiring work can be dispensed with even when installed in remote locations away from the main unit.

The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
Embodiment 1 FIG.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a surveillance camera system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a front view showing the surveillance camera body 10 of FIG. The same or equivalent parts as those of the conventional surveillance camera system will be described using the same reference numerals.
In FIG. 1, a surveillance camera body 10 for photographing a predetermined surveillance area has a rotation drive base 11, a photographing means 12, a control means 13, a solar battery panel 14, a power control means 15, a storage battery 16, and a first antenna 17. is doing. The rotary drive base 11 is constituted by a gimbal mechanism or the like, for example, and the photographing means 12 is attached to the rotary drive base 11. That is, the visual axis of the photographing means 12 is movable along the rotation axis of the rotary drive base 11 such as two axes of azimuth and elevation. The control means 13 controls the rotational drive of the rotational drive base 11 and controls the photographing operation of the photographing means 12.

  The solar cell panel 14 is attached to the upper part of the photographing means 12 (see FIG. 2), and generates electric power having a voltage of, for example, 1.5 V by receiving light. The power control means 15 is connected to the solar battery panel 14 and adjusts the power generated by the solar battery panel 14 to a voltage such as 12 V that can be used for the operation in the surveillance camera body 10 ( Boost).

The power control means 15 supplies the adjusted power to the storage battery 16 and supplies the power stored in the storage battery 16 to the control means 13. When the solar cell panel 14 generates power stably, for example, during the daytime, the power control unit 15 can directly supply the adjusted power to the control unit 13. The control means 13 controls the operation of the rotation drive base 11 and the photographing means 12 with the electric power supplied from the power supply control means 15.
As a result, even when there is no external power source such as a commercial power source in the vicinity, it is possible to operate with the power generated by the solar cell panel 14, and electrical work such as opening a hole in the wall and passing electric wiring can be eliminated. . Therefore, the present invention can be more easily applied to a remote place where it is difficult to supply power, and is particularly effective for a purpose of installing the monitoring camera body 10 simply or temporarily. In addition, since the power is generated by natural energy, the labor of refueling can be saved as compared with a normal generator, and convenience can be improved. In addition, although the example using the solar cell panel 14 was given, you may provide a wind power generator instead of the solar cell panel 14 or with a solar cell panel.

  The first antenna 17 is connected to the control means 13 and performs wireless communication with a second antenna 61 installed at a remote location 60. The first antenna 17 can directly communicate with the second antenna 61, but may communicate indirectly via a network such as a wireless LAN.

  The remote place 60 is provided with a controller 30 and an image monitor 40, and the controller 30 sends a control command 30 a for controlling the operation of the rotary drive base 11 and the photographing means 12 to the first and first. The image is input to the control unit 13 via the two antennas 17 and 61, and the image monitor 40 transmits the captured image of the imaging unit 12 transmitted from the control unit 13 via the first and second antennas 17 and 61. 12a is displayed. That is, the provision of the first and second antennas 17 and 61 eliminates the need to connect the controller 30 and the image monitor 40 to the surveillance camera body 10 by wire, and monitors the controller 30 and the image monitor 40. Even when installing in a remote place 60 away from the camera body 10, wiring work can be eliminated.

It is a block diagram which shows the surveillance camera system by Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a front view which shows the surveillance camera main body of FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the conventional surveillance camera system.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Surveillance camera main body 11 Rotation drive stand 12 Image | photographing means 12a Photographed image 13 Control means 14 Solar cell panel 15 Power supply control means 16 Storage battery 17,61 1st and 2nd antenna 30 Controller 30a Control command 40 Image monitor

Claims (2)

Rotation drive base (11), photographing means (12) attached to the rotation drive base (11), and control means (13) for controlling operations of the rotation drive base (11) and the photographing means (12). In the surveillance camera system for photographing a predetermined surveillance area by the surveillance camera body (10) having
A solar battery panel (14) attached to the surveillance camera body (10) and generating power by receiving light;
Power control means (15) provided in the surveillance camera body (10) and connected to the solar cell panel (14);
A storage battery (16) provided in the surveillance camera body (10) and connected to the power control means (15);
The power control means (15) adjusts the electric power generated by the solar battery panel (14) to a predetermined voltage, stores the adjusted electric power in the storage battery (16), and stores the storage battery (16). A monitoring camera system, wherein the power stored in 16) is supplied to the control means (13). A first antenna (17) provided in the surveillance camera body (10) and connected to the control means (13);
A second antenna (61) for performing wireless communication with the first antenna (17);
A controller (30) connected to the second antenna (61);
An image monitor (40) connected to the second antenna (61),
The controller (30) sends a control command (30a) for controlling operations of the rotary drive base (11) and the photographing means (12) via the first and second antennas (17, 61). Input to the control means (13),
The image monitor (40) displays the photographed image (12a) of the photographing means (12) transmitted from the control means (13) via the first and second antennas (17, 61). The surveillance camera system according to claim 1, wherein:

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