JP2803425B2 - Lighting device with video camera - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention comprises a video camera which is installed on, for example, a wall near an entrance and is used for confirming a visitor and for monitoring security, and an illumination lamp for optically capturing the visitor. Also, the present invention relates to an illumination device with a video camera, which is a so-called hidden surveillance camera device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a state in which a conventional hidden surveillance camera device is mounted. In FIG. 3, reference numeral 1 denotes a mounting portion such as a building wall or a door, and 2 denotes a pinhole lens 2a.
The video camera having the above structure is fixed to the inside of the mounting portion 1 via a mounting bracket 4, and the pinhole lens 2a is inserted into a hole 1a formed in the mounting portion 1 to monitor the outside. Reference numeral 3 denotes an illumination lamp, which is mounted near the video camera 2 and outside the mounting portion 1.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described. When a person approaches the outside, the pinhole lens 2a of the video camera 2 optically captures it. This optical image is converted into an electric signal by the video camera 2, the electric signal is transmitted to a monitor television (not shown), and an external situation is displayed on a screen of the monitor television. By watching the video on the screen of the monitor TV indoors, it is possible to confirm a visitor, know that a suspicious person has entered, and the like. Here, the illumination lamp 3 works to clearly capture a visitor or a suspicious person by the video camera 2 and to project the image clearly on the screen of the monitor TV even under dark conditions such as at night. Things.

In the above-described hidden surveillance camera device, it is important to monitor the presence of the video camera 2 without noticing it.
The video camera 2 with the pinhole lens 2a is used so that the hole 1a formed in the camera can be made as small as possible. Further, as the illumination lamp 3, a lamp having a form that is more decorative than the so-called floodlighting is used.

[0005]

Since the conventional hidden surveillance camera apparatus is constructed as described above, it is necessary to make a small hole 1a in the mounting portion 1 such as a wall. Installation work is required on both the inside and outside surfaces of the slab. In addition, when the video camera 2 is installed, its position is limited to a position suitable for external monitoring, and is limited to a position behind the mounting portion 1, that is, a position where the video camera 2 protruding indoors does not interfere with other objects. Since it is necessary to consider the relative position between the lamp 3 and the hole 1a, there is a problem that the installation position is subject to many restrictions. In addition, no matter how close the video camera 2 and the illuminating lamp 3 are, they are separate bodies, especially the hole 1a.
, The camouflage effect of the presence of the video camera 2 is not sufficient, and there is a problem that the presence of the video camera 2 is easily detected by a suspicious person.

[0006] As a camouflage effect of the presence of a video camera, a conventional camcorder has been proposed.
As disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 81, an apparatus incorporating a video camera in a lamp housing cover of an entrance light is known, but in this case as well, the lamp section and the video camera housing section are clearly distinguished. Because of its form, the possibility of discovering the presence of a video camera by a suspicious person or the like with such knowledge is still high.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the installation work is very simple, and the camouflage effect is enhanced to make it difficult to detect the presence of a video camera. It is an object of the present invention to provide a lighting device with a video camera.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An illumination device with a video camera according to the present invention includes a video camera having a pinhole lens having a small diameter, and a circular illumination lamp having a cylindrical portion surrounding the periphery of the video camera. A mounting bracket for fixing the video camera and the illumination lamp, and a circle having a peephole for the pinhole lens at the center and formed to be larger than the outer shape of the video camera and fixed to the tip of the cylindrical portion. And a shielding plate having a shape.

In particular, it is desirable to provide a decorative pattern on the front surface of the shielding plate.

[0010]

According to the present invention, since the video camera and the illumination lamp are formed as a unit unit which is completely integrated via the mounting bracket, it is not necessary to make a hole in a mounting portion such as a wall. Installation from one side of the installation part is sufficient, and the installation work is very simple. In addition, the video camera can be connected to one of the components of the illumination lamp, such as a ballast or a wiring component, by a cylindrical portion connected to the orbiting illumination lamp and a circular shielding plate fixed to a tip portion of the cylindrical portion. In addition to simulating the internal parts of the camera, the decorative plate and the illumination lamp allow the decorative indirect lighting device to visually recognize the whole, and a hole formed in the center of the circular shield plate is a video camera. The camouflage effect of the presence of the video camera is enhanced because the tiny hole corresponding to the pinhole lens of the video camera can be small and the small hole is located in the center of the device and is almost inconspicuous in the overall pattern be able to.

In particular, when a decorative pattern is provided on the front surface of the shielding plate, the hole is a part of the decorative pattern, and a visual recognition function is provided so that the camouflage effect can be further enhanced.

[0012]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view showing a lighting device with a video camera according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of FIG. 1, in which 12 is a video camera having a pinhole lens 12a. ing. 13 is a lighting lamp,
A circular reflecting plate 14 having a cylindrical portion 14a surrounding the periphery of the video camera 12 integrally formed at a central portion thereof; and an annular fluorescent lamp main body 1 disposed on the outer periphery of the cylindrical portion 14a.
5. The reflector 13 of the illumination lamp 13 is fixed to a mounting bracket 18 which is mounted on a mounting portion 16 such as a wall by a screwing means or the like, and the video camera 12 is stayed in a cylindrical portion 14a. The illumination lamp 13 and the video camera 12 are configured as a single unit by being fixed to the reflection plate 14 through the intermediary unit 17.

Reference numeral 19 denotes a circular shielding plate.
Has an outer diameter larger than the outer diameter of the cylindrical portion 14a, and has a peephole 20 for the pinhole lens 12a of the video camera 12 at the center thereof. It is fixed concentrically to the tip of 14a. A geometric or pictorial decorative pattern 21 is provided on the front surface of the shielding plate 19. The decorative pattern 21 is desirably such that the peephole 20 becomes a part of the pattern. For example, a multiple concentric circular pattern can be considered.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described. The video camera 12 has a pinhole lens 1 at its tip.
An external person (not shown) is captured as an optical image through the peephole 20 of the shielding plate 19 by 2a, and the optical image is transmitted as an electric signal to a monitor television (not shown), and the external situation is displayed on the screen of the monitor television. Here, the shielding plate 19 serves as a so-called blindfold that makes the video camera 12 and the illumination lamp 13 invisible to an outside person. On the other hand, in the illumination lamp 13, the light of the fluorescent lamp body 15 is blocked from being projected forward by the shielding plate 19, and is thus projected forward from the periphery of the shielding plate 19 via the reflecting plate 14. In other words, it functions as a so-called indirect lighting device to brightly illuminate the entire periphery.

A decorative pattern 21 is provided on the front surface of the shielding plate 19, and when viewed from the front, it is generally recognized as a decorative indirect lighting device. It is possible to camouflage. Further, the video camera 12 and the illumination lamp 13 can be easily and integrally mounted simply by fixing the mounting bracket 18 from the front surface to the mounting portion 16 such as a wall via a screwing means or the like. .

[0016]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the video camera and the illumination lamp are integrated into a unit through the mounting bracket, it is necessary to make a hole in a mounting portion such as a wall. In addition to the above, there is no need to install from the one side of the mounting part, and the mounting work can be made very simple. In addition, the cylindrical part connected to the orbiting illumination lamp and the circular shielding plate fixed to the tip of the cylindrical part simulate the video camera as an internal part of the illumination lamp such as a ballast or a wiring part. At the same time, it is possible to visually recognize the whole by the decorative indirect lighting device by the shielding plate and the illumination lamp, and the hole formed at the center of the circular shielding plate is provided in the pinhole lens of the video camera. Corresponding very small ones are fine,
In addition, since the small hole is located at the center of the device and is almost inconspicuous in the overall pattern, the camouflage effect of the presence of the video camera can be enhanced, and the predetermined security effect can be enhanced.

In particular, when a decorative pattern is provided on the front surface of the shield plate, the hole is a part of the decorative pattern, and a visual recognition function is provided to further enhance the camouflage effect.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a lighting device with a video camera according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view showing an attached state of a conventional hidden surveillance camera device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 12 Video camera 12a Pinhole lens 13 Illumination lamp 14 Reflector 14a Cylindrical part 18 Mounting bracket 19 Shielding plate 20 Peephole 21 Decorative pattern

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A video camera having a pinhole lens having a small diameter, a circular illumination lamp having a cylindrical portion surrounding the periphery of the video camera, a mounting bracket for fixing the video camera and the illumination lamp, and a center. A video camera having a peephole for the pinhole lens at a portion thereof and a circular shielding plate formed to be larger than the outer shape of the video camera and fixed to a tip end of the cylindrical portion. With lighting device. 2. The lighting device with a video camera according to claim 1, wherein a decorative pattern is provided on a front surface of said shielding plate.