JP3197508U - Surveillance camera device - Google Patents

Abstract

There is provided a surveillance camera integrated with a recording apparatus capable of high image quality, long time recording, high reliability, easy installation, and easy data backup in a short time. A monitoring camera device includes a base 2 configured to be fixed to a mounting portion of the monitoring camera device, a camera unit 30, a pedestal unit 34 to which the camera unit 30 is mounted, and a camera unit. And an external hard disk drive 36 for storing the image data picked up at 30, and the external hard disk drive 36 is disposed between the pedestal 34 and the base 2. [Selection] Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a monitoring camera device, and more particularly to a recording camera integrated monitoring camera device.

  As a conventional surveillance camera device integrated with a recording device, one using an SD card as a recording medium is known.

  On the other hand, as a monitoring camera device using a hard disk drive as a recording medium, a monitoring camera device in which a recording device is formed separately from the camera device is known (Patent Document 1).

Utility Model Registration No. 3177789

  However, an SD card used as a recording medium in the above-described conventional recording camera-integrated surveillance camera device has a storage capacity as small as 64 GB at the maximum and has low durability against repeated use. Therefore, it is difficult to record a high-quality image over a long period of time. Moreover, it is only necessary to periodically take out the SD card and check whether the SD card is broken or not. However, since it is troublesome, in practice it is not frequently checked, so the durability against repeated use is low. There is a problem that the image data may not be able to be taken out due to the failure of the SD card due to the above.

  On the other hand, the hard disk drive is a storage medium with a large capacity, high durability against repeated use, high reliability, and a high transfer speed. However, since the volume is large, the hard disk drive is similar to the recording apparatus described in Patent Document 1. In addition, the recording apparatus is configured separately from the camera apparatus. In such a monitoring camera apparatus, wiring is required between the camera apparatus and the recording apparatus, and the installation is troublesome and expensive.

  Therefore, the present invention provides a surveillance camera integrated with a recording device that can record images for a long time with high image quality, is highly reliable, is easy to install, and can easily back up data and can be installed in a short time. This is one of the purposes.

  An aspect of the present invention is a surveillance camera device, a base configured to be fixed to an attachment site of the surveillance camera device, a camera unit, a pedestal unit to which the camera unit is attached, and the camera And a hard disk drive for storing image data picked up by the camera, the hard disk drive providing a surveillance camera device disposed between the pedestal and the base.

  Preferably, the hard disk drive is an external hard disk drive.

  Preferably, the monitoring camera further includes a circuit board having a data transfer interface, a first data transfer cable is connected to the circuit board, and a second data transfer cable is connected to the hard disk drive, The second data transfer cable is detachably connected to the first data transfer cable directly or via one or more data transfer cables.

  Preferably, the data transfer interface is a USB interface, and the first data transfer cable and the second data transfer cable are USB cables.

  Preferably, the monitoring camera device further includes a sub camera, and the sub camera is detachably attached to the pedestal portion and can be freely positioned.

  Preferably, the camera unit further includes an illumination unit that emits infrared light. By further providing such a configuration, the monitoring area can be imaged even when the illuminance is low such as at night by irradiating the monitoring area when the illuminance of the monitoring area is low at night or the like.

  Preferably, the monitoring camera device further includes a wireless LAN module.

  Preferably, the hard disk drive further includes the wireless LAN module.

  Preferably, the monitoring camera device further includes a wired LAN module.

  Preferably, an abnormality detection notifying unit for detecting and notifying an abnormality when an abnormality occurs in the monitoring camera is further provided.

  According to the present invention having the above-described configuration, a recording device integrated type monitoring capable of high image quality and long-time recording, high reliability, easy installation, and easy data backup in a short time. A camera is provided.

It is a perspective view of the whole surveillance camera device concerning an embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view in the state where a cover part of a surveillance camera device concerning an embodiment of the present invention was removed. It is a disassembled perspective view of the state which removed the sub camera of the whole surveillance camera apparatus concerning the embodiment of the present invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the state which removed the sub camera of the main-body part which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a circuit block diagram of the surveillance camera apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  1 is a perspective view of the entire surveillance camera device, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the surveillance camera device with the cover portion removed, and FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the surveillance camera device with the sub-camera removed. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the main body with the sub camera removed, and FIG. 5 is a circuit configuration diagram of the surveillance camera device. With reference to these FIGS. 1-5, the structure and the principle of operation of embodiment of this invention are demonstrated.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a surveillance camera device 1 according to this embodiment includes a base 2, a main body 3 attached to the base 2, and a cover 4 detachably attached to the base 2 so as to cover the main body 3. It consists of.

  A male screw portion 21 is provided in the cylindrical portion of the base 2 of the bottomed cylinder. A boss 26 is provided on the bottom surface 20 of the base 2 for attaching a support column 50 described later. In addition, the base 2 is provided with an attachment hole 22 for attaching to a ceiling, a wall or the like, and a lead hole 24 for drawing out the power cord.

  The cover part 4 is comprised from the dome part 40 formed with the translucent material, and the cylindrical trunk | drum 42 formed with the non-translucent material. At the lower end of the inner peripheral surface of the body portion 42, a female screw portion 420 that is screwed with the male screw portion 21 of the base 2 is formed. By this, the cover portion 4 is screwed into the base 2, thereby the cover portion 4. Can be attached to the base 2. That is, the cover part 4 can be detachably attached to the base 2 so as to cover the main body part 3. As a structure for attaching the cover portion 4 to the base 2, other suitable structures such as a structure using elastically deformable locking claws may be used.

  The main body 3 includes a camera unit 30, a support unit 32 that supports the camera unit 30 in a rotatable manner, a pedestal unit 34 to which the camera unit 30 is attached via the support unit 32, a GPS receiver 35, and an external hard disk It comprises a drive 36, a holder 37 for detachably holding the external hard disk drive 36, and a sub camera 39.

  The camera unit 30 includes a lens unit 302, a circuit board unit 304, a movable member 306, an illumination unit 308, a microphone 310, and a speaker 312. The circuit board unit 304 includes a camera board 3040, a main board 3042, and an external interface board 3044.

  The camera substrate 3040 includes an image sensor 3040a such as a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) or a CMOS (Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor) for imaging the monitoring area. In the present embodiment, the resolution of the image sensor 3040a is 1 million pixels, and a high resolution image can be captured. The lens unit 302 is attached to the camera substrate 3040. The main board 3042 compresses and encodes the image signal output from the camera board 3040 and the audio signal output from the microphone 310. The main board 3042 is connected to a power cord (not shown). The external interface board 3044 includes an interface for connection with various external devices. In this embodiment, an image / audio output interface 3044a, a memory card interface 3044b, a USB interface 3044c, and a sub camera interface 3044d are provided as interfaces for connection with various external devices. Among these interfaces, the image / audio output interface 3044a, the memory card interface 3044b, and the USB interface 3044c output the compression-coded image / audio signals output from the main board 304b to the outside. The memory card interface 3044b has a memory card slot 3044b-1 into which a memory card such as an SD card can be attached and detached.

  The camera board 3040, the main board 3042, and the external interface board 3044 are mechanically coupled to each other by a spacer to constitute a circuit board unit 304. The circuit board unit 304 is attached to the movable member 306. The movable member 306 is rotatably fixed to the support portion 32 with a screw, and can adjust the imaging direction of the camera portion 30 to the elevation angle direction.

  The pedestal 34 is supported by a boss 26 provided on the bottom surface 20 of the base 2 and a support column 50 fixed to the boss 26 in an upright state. The boss 26 and the support pillar 50 constitute the support pillar portion 5. That is, the support column portion 5 is provided between the pedestal portion 34 and the bottom surface 20 of the base 2, and the pedestal portion 34 is supported by the base 2 via the support column portion 5, and the pedestal portion 34 and the base 2 A space in which the external hard disk drive 36 can be arranged is formed. As a result, an external hard disk drive having a large volume can be accommodated in the housing in a compact manner. Here, conventionally, at least a part of the circuit board constituting the monitoring camera device is provided in the base, but in the present embodiment, all the circuit boards constituting the monitoring camera device 1 are included in the circuit board unit 304. Therefore, the space between the pedestal 34 for placing the external hard disk drive 36 and the base 2 can be made more compact, and the external hard disk drive can be easily stored in the housing. .

  A first position adjusting hole 340 extending in the circumferential direction of the pedestal 34 is provided on the outer periphery of the pedestal 34, so that the camera unit 30 can rotate in the circumferential direction of the pedestal 34 with respect to the base 2. The support column 50 is fixed to the pedestal portion 34 with screws through the first position adjusting hole 340. A holder 37 for detachably holding the external hard disk drive 36 is attached to the pedestal 34 with screws. The external hard disk drive 36 is attached to and detached from the holder 37 by sliding in the holder 37.

  As the holding mechanism for the external hard disk drive, in the above configuration, a holder that can be attached and detached by sliding the external hard disk drive is used. However, the external hard disk drive is installed in the space formed between the base and the base. Any configuration can be used as long as the holding mechanism can be arranged.

  A second position adjusting hole 342 extending in the radial direction of the pedestal 34 is provided at the center of the pedestal 34, so that the camera unit 30 can move with respect to the pedestal 34, and the support 32 is the first. The second position adjustment hole 342 is fixed to the pedestal portion 34 with screws. With this second position adjusting hole 342, the camera unit 30 can be arranged so as to avoid a sub camera 39 described later, and the space where the sub camera 39 can be arranged can be expanded.

  The external hard disk drive 36 includes a USB terminal 360. On the other hand, a first USB cable 380 having a female connector is connected to the USB interface 3044c of the external interface board 3044 at the end opposite to the board. Therefore, by connecting the USB terminal 360 and the first USB cable 380 via the second USB cable 382, the USB terminal 360 can be detachably connected to the USB interface 3044c. The number of USB cables connected between the USB terminal 360 and the USB interface 3044c can be any number of one or more. That is, as described in [0050], the second USB cable 382 connected to the external hard disk drive 36 and the first USB cable 380 connected to the external interface board 3044 are detachably connected. Thus, the external hard disk drive 36 can be attached to and detached from the monitoring camera device 1. The second USB cable 382 and the first USB cable 380 may be directly connected, or may be connected via one or more USB cables. Further, the housing of the external hard disk drive 36 can be made of, for example, a silicon material in order to prevent slipping and to reduce impact.

  In the above configuration, the USB cable and the USB interface are used as the data transfer cable and the data transfer interface. However, any data transfer cable and data transfer interface can be used as long as data transfer to the hard disk drive is possible. Can do.

  As the external hard disk drive 36, one having a wireless LAN module compliant with a standard such as IEEE 802.11 may be used. By using such an external hard disk drive, data can be transmitted / received by wireless communication by the wireless LAN module, and stored in the external hard disk drive 36 without removing the external hard disk drive 36 from the monitoring camera device 1. Further, the image data can be transferred to a device outside the monitoring camera apparatus 1, for example, a personal computer, and the data can be backed up.

  Here, instead of the configuration using the external hard disk drive provided with the wireless LAN module, the circuit board unit 304 may be configured to further include a substrate provided with the wireless LAN module, or the surveillance camera device 1 at another appropriate place. May be configured to include a wireless LAN module.

  Further, in addition to or instead of the wireless LAN module, the surveillance camera device 1 is configured to include a wired LAN module, and is stored in the external hard disk drive 36 without removing the external hard disk drive 36 from the surveillance camera device 1. The image data may be transferred to a device outside the monitoring camera apparatus 1 via a LAN cable, for example, a personal computer so that the data can be backed up.

  An illumination unit 308 is attached to the movable member 306 so as to surround the lens unit 302. The illumination unit 308 is composed of a group of infrared light emitting diodes, and irradiates the monitoring area when the illuminance of the monitoring area is low at night or the like, so that the monitoring area can be imaged even when the illuminance is low at night or the like.

  A microphone 310 is detachably attached to the movable member 306. The microphone 310 is electrically connected to a microphone input interface (not shown) of the main board 3042, and an output signal from the microphone 310 is input to the main board 3042. The microphone 310 is configured to be detachable, and can be attached to a desired place inside and outside the surveillance camera device 1.

  A speaker 312 is attached to the movable member 306. The speaker 312 is electrically connected to a sound output interface (not shown) of the main board 3042, and an output signal from the main board 3042 is converted into sound and output. The speaker 312 is configured to be detachable and can be attached to a desired place inside or outside the surveillance camera device 1.

  In addition to the camera unit 30, the sub camera 39 can be detachably and detachably attached to the pedestal unit 34 with a vibration-proof adhesive mat or the like. In the present embodiment, the resolution of the sub camera 39 is 1 million pixels, and a high resolution image can be taken. The sub camera 39 is connected to the sub camera interface 3044 d of the external interface board 3044, and an image signal of an image captured by the sub camera 39 is input to the main board 3042 via the external interface board 3044. Since the sub camera 39 can be freely mounted in addition to the camera unit 30, it is possible to capture images in two desired directions, widen the monitoring area, and acquire two types of images, a wide image and a zoomed-in image. be able to.

  A GPS receiver 35 is detachably attached to the pedestal portion 34. The GPS receiver 35 is electrically connected to a GPS signal input interface (not shown) of the main board 3042, and a GPS signal from the GPS receiver 35 is input to the main board 3042. Using the GPS signal received by the GPS receiver 35, the time of an internal clock (not shown) is calibrated. Since the GPS receiver 35 is configured to be detachable, it can be attached to a desired location with good reception sensitivity inside and outside the monitoring camera device.

  With reference to FIG. 4, the control unit 3042 c of the main board 3042 controls the operation of the monitoring camera device 1. The control unit 3042c is configured by a CPU (Central Processing Unit), for example.

  An abnormality detection notification unit 3042c of the main board 3042 detects an abnormality of each part of the monitoring camera device 1, and when an abnormality is detected, an abnormality detected via the speaker 312 such as a system error, a voltage abnormality, or a GPS signal is detected. A message corresponding to non-reception and the like is output by voice.

  The light of the subject that has passed through the lens unit 302 forms an image on the image pickup surface of the image pickup device 3040a, and an image signal based on the formed image is output from the image pickup device 3040a. The image signal output from the image sensor 3040a is input to the image / audio data processing unit 3042a of the main board 3042 via an interface (not shown). The audio signal from the microphone 310 is input to the image / audio data processing unit 3042a. In this image / sound data processing unit 3042a, predetermined image processing is performed on the image signal from the image sensor 3040a, and the image data of the image signal subjected to the image processing and the sound data of the sound signal are compressed. Compressed image / audio data is generated. The compression processing of image data and audio data is, for example, H.264. H.264 system can be used.

  The compressed image / sound data generated by the image / sound data processing unit 3042a is sent to any of these interfaces via the image / sound output interface 3044a, the memory card interface 3044b, or the USB interface 3044c of the external interface board 3044. Output to connected external device.

  For example, when the first USB cable 380 connected to the USB interface 3044c and the USB terminal 360 of the external hard disk drive 36 are connected by the second USB cable 382, the image / audio data processing unit 3042a generates The compressed image / sound data is output to the external hard disk drive 36 and stored.

  For example, when the memory card 60 is inserted in the memory card slot 3044b-1 of the memory card interface 3044b, the compressed image / audio data generated by the image / audio data processing unit 3042a is output to the memory card 60. Memorized.

  Based on the above apparatus configuration, a procedure for transferring compressed image / audio data stored in the external hard disk drive 36 to an external device such as a personal computer for data backup or the like will be described.

  First, the cover part 4 screwed into the base 2 is removed. Next, the second USB cable 382 connected to the USB terminal 360 of the external hard disk drive 36 is removed from the first USB cable 380. Next, the external hard disk drive 36 is removed from the holder 37 with the second USB cable 382 connected to the USB terminal 360. The second USB cable 380 connected to the external hard disk drive 36 is connected to the USB terminal of the personal computer, and the compressed image / audio data stored in the external hard disk drive 36 is transferred to an external device such as a personal computer. Move to. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the compressed image / sound data stored in the monitoring camera device 1 can be easily transferred to an external device such as a personal computer.

  In the above configuration, the external hard disk drive has a USB terminal, and can be detachably connected to an external device such as a personal computer by being removed from the surveillance camera device by a USB cable connected to the USB terminal. However, any configuration can be used as long as the USB cable is connected to the external hard disk drive and can be detached from the monitoring camera device and detachably connected to an external device such as a personal computer.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the structure that enables the hard disk drive to be attached to and detached from the monitoring camera device is disposed between the base portion 34 to which the camera unit 30 is attached and the bottom surface 20 of the base 2. A large-capacity hard disk drive can be compactly accommodated in a housing, and in a surveillance camera device integrated with a recording device, compressed image / audio data acquired by the camera unit 30 and the microphone 310 is stored. As a storage medium, a hard disk drive having a large capacity, high durability against repeated use, high reliability, and high transfer speed can be employed. With the configuration of the present embodiment, a surveillance camera integrated with a recording device capable of high image quality and long-time recording, high reliability, easy installation, easy data backup, and a short time is provided. Realized.

  In addition, since a hard disk drive is used as a storage medium for storing compressed image / sound data, large-capacity data can be stored. Therefore, image data of two cameras, the camera unit 30 and the sub camera 39, can be stored. Therefore, it is possible to capture images in two directions, expand a monitoring area, acquire two types of images, a wide image and a zoomed-in image, and the like.

  In the above configuration, an external hard disk drive is used as the hard disk drive, but a hard disk drive that is not an external hard disk drive (for example, an internal hard disk drive) may be used and connected to the circuit board unit. Even in such a configuration, the hard disk drive monitoring camera device is held between the pedestal to which the camera unit is attached and the bottom surface of the base so that the hard disk drive with a large volume can be placed in the housing. An effect of enabling compact accommodation is obtained.

  As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated regarding some embodiment for an illustration, this invention is not limited to this, About the form and detail, without deviating from the scope and spirit of this invention, It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Surveillance camera apparatus 2 Base 3 Body part 4 Cover part 5 Support pillar part 20 Bottom face 21 Male screw part 22 Mounting hole 24 Pull-out hole 26 Boss 30 Camera part 32 Support part 34 Base part 35 GPS receiver 36 External hard disk drive 37 Holder 39 Sub camera 40 Dome part 42 Body part 50 Support pillar 60 Memory card 302 Lens part 304 Circuit board part 306 Movable member 308 Illumination part 309 Recording state display part 310 Microphone 312 Speaker 340 First rotation adjustment hole 342 Second rotation Adjustment hole 360 USB terminal 380 First USB cable 382 Second USB cable 420 Male screw part 3040 Camera board 3042 Main board 3042a Image / audio data processing part 3042b Control part 3042c Abnormality detection notification part 3044 External interface board 3040a Image elements 3044a image and sound output interface 3044b memory card interface 3044C USB interface 3044d sub camera interface

Claims (10)

A surveillance camera device,
A base configured to be fixed to an attachment site of the monitoring camera device;
A camera unit;
A pedestal part to which the camera part is attached;
A hard disk drive for storing image data captured by the camera unit;
With
The hard disk drive is a surveillance camera device disposed between the base and the base.   The surveillance camera device according to claim 1, wherein the hard disk drive is an external hard disk drive. A circuit board having a data transfer interface;
A first data transfer cable is connected to the circuit board,
A second data transfer cable is connected to the hard disk drive,
The surveillance camera device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the second data transfer cable is detachably connected to the first data transfer cable directly or via one or more data transfer cables. .   The surveillance camera device according to claim 3, wherein the data transfer interface is a USB interface, and the first data transfer cable and the second data transfer cable are USB cables.   The surveillance camera device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a sub camera, wherein the sub camera is detachably and detachably attached to the pedestal.   The surveillance camera device according to claim 1, wherein the camera unit further includes an illumination unit that emits infrared rays.   The surveillance camera device according to claim 1, further comprising a wireless LAN module.   The surveillance camera device according to claim 7, wherein the hard disk drive further includes the wireless LAN module.   The surveillance camera device according to claim 1, further comprising a wired LAN module.   The monitoring camera device according to claim 1, further comprising an abnormality detection notification unit that detects and notifies an abnormality when an abnormality occurs in the monitoring camera.

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