JPH02305075A - Fitting structure of monitor camera - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make it difficult to find the monitor camera to be installed from its outward appearance by housing the monitor camera in a pole and running a cable in the pole. CONSTITUTION:The camera 21 is housed in the pole 22 and the cable 33 is not exposed to the outside of the pole 22. Consequently, only the pole 22 is stood on an installation surface 27 and becomes inconspicuous with traffic indicators and street lamps stood on a road, etc., and it becomes difficult to find this device to be the monitor camera device from its outward appearance. Further, the cable 33 is never cut. Further, when the camera 21 is installed at an actual site, a fixing screw 40 is loosened to rotate a tip pole part 36 and shown by an arrow a-b and a knob 55 is rotated to rotate a holding plate 51 as shown by an arrow c-d and thus direct the camera 21 in a desired direction, so the pole 22 need not be installed in consideration of the direction of the camera 21.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Object of the Invention] (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a mounting structure for a surveillance camera used for monitoring road traffic, etc.

(Conventional technology) FIG. 8 shows a mounting structure for a conventional surveillance camera of this type.

In the figure, 1 is a surveillance camera (hereinafter referred to as a camera),
Reference numeral 2 designates a pole to which the camera 1 is attached at the tip to position the camera 1 at a predetermined height, and 3 a cable connecting the camera 1 to a television monitor (not shown). The camera 1 is housed in a camera housing 5, and the periphery of the camera housing 5 is covered with a hood 6 to protect it from the sun. Also,
The camera housing 5 is provided with a window section 7 made of a glass plate or the like, and the lens section 8 of the camera 1 is opposed to the window section 7. A flange 10 is provided at the base end of the pole 2, and the flange 10 of the pole 2 is placed on an installation surface 1 such as the ground.
1 with bolts 12 and is erected on the installation surface 11. Further, a mounting plate 14 is fixed to the tip of the pole 2, and the camera housing 5 is attached to a pan head 15 provided on the mounting plate 14. This pan head 15 is attached to the mounting plate 1
4 and a holding plate 1 to which the camera housing 5 is attached by screws to the fixing plate 16.
7 and a screw insertion hole 1 formed in the fixing plate 16.
The screw insertion holes 19 formed in the holding plate 8 and the holding plate 17 are respectively arc-shaped elongated holes. Therefore, the orientation of the camera 1 can be adjusted by rotating the camera housing 5 horizontally and vertically within the range of the screw insertion holes 18 and 19.

In addition, the cable 3 is connected to a pipe 20 attached to the pole 2.
It passes through the interior and reaches the installation surface 11, where it is buried in the ground or the like.

According to this conventional mounting structure, since the camera housing 5 is attached to the tip of the pole 2 and the cable 3 is exposed, it can be seen at a glance that this device is equipped with a surveillance camera, and the surroundings of the surveillance camera device can be easily seen. Not only did this damage the landscape, but people other than those being monitored (residents, etc.) were under the psychological pressure of being constantly monitored, and there were complaints that it violated their privacy. Furthermore, since the cable 3 was exposed, there was a risk that the cable 3 would be cut and the monitoring would be obstructed.

In addition, since the angle of the pan head 15 can only be adjusted within a limited range of arc-shaped length 18.19, the pole 2 must be installed in such a way that the camera 1 faces in the appropriate direction, taking this into account. Since it is necessary to perform
The installation work was complicated.

(Problem M to be solved by the invention) As mentioned above, in the conventional surveillance camera mounting structure, the camera housing is attached to a pan head attached to the tip of a pole, and the cable is exposed. Therefore, it can be seen at a glance that this device is a surveillance camera device, which not only spoils the scenery around the device, but also puts residents under mental pressure from being constantly monitored.

There was also the risk that the cable could be cut and surveillance could be disrupted.

In addition, since the range of angle adjustment using the pan head is limited,
On-site camera installation work was complicated because the pole needed to be erected so that the camera faced in the proper direction, and the cable had to be fixed to the pole.

The present invention has been made in view of these conventional drawbacks, and the entire surveillance camera device blends into the surrounding scenery, making it difficult to tell from the outside that this device is a surveillance camera device, and the cables are not easily identified. There is no risk of cutting, and
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a surveillance camera mounting structure that facilitates on-site camera installation work.

[Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problems) The mounting structure for a surveillance camera of the present invention is formed in the shape of a hollow rod with an open base end and a closed end, and a window portion is provided near the end. and a pole that is erected with the base end fixed to an installation surface, and a lens portion that is housed on the distal end side of the pole while facing the window portion, passing through the inside of the pole to the base end opening. and a surveillance camera to which the guided cable is connected.

The pole also includes a fixed pole part that is fixed to the installation surface,
The fixed pole is configured to include a tip pole portion having a surveillance camera attached therein and fittingly connected to the fixed pole portion, and a fixing means for fixing a fitting portion between the fixed pole portion and the tip pole portion. It is preferable that the fitting portions of the part and the tip pole part each have a cylindrical shape.

Furthermore, the tip pole part has a fulcrum shaft that extends in a direction that is parallel to the axial direction of the fixed pole part at the fitting part with the tip pole part, and one end of which is supported by the fulcrum shaft and a surveillance camera. It is preferable to provide a holding plate for holding the holding plate, and a rotating means for rotating the holding plate in conjunction with the operation of the operating portion protruding to the outside of the tip pole portion.

Furthermore, the pole includes a fixed pole part that is fixed to an installation surface, a tip pole part to which a surveillance camera is attached inside, and one end of which is fitted and connected to the fixed pole part and intersects with the axial direction of the one end. an intermediate pole portion whose other end extending in the direction is fitted and connected to the tip pole portion; a first fixing means for fixing a fitting portion between the fixed pole portion and the intermediate pole portion; and the intermediate pole portion. a second fixing means for fixing a fitting portion with the tip pole portion, and a second fixing means for fixing a fitting portion of the fixed pole portion and the intermediate pole portion and a fitting portion of the intermediate pole portion and the tip pole portion, respectively; The mating portion may also have a cylindrical shape.

(Function) In the present invention, by storing the camera at the tip end of the pole and guiding the cable connected to the camera through the inside of the pole to the base end opening of the pole, it appears that only the pole is standing upright. Become. Therefore, it is hard to tell from the outside that there is a surveillance camera because it is integrated into traffic signs and street lights erected on roads and the like.

In addition, the cable is passed through the pole, so there is no risk of it being cut.

In addition, by making the pole a connecting body between the fixed pole part and the tip pole part, and by making the tip pole part rotatable around the fixed pole part, the camera stored in the tip pole part can be The direction of rotation can be freely adjusted.

Furthermore, a holding plate that holds the camera and is supported by a pivot shaft and a rotating means for rotating this holding plate are attached to the tip pole part, and the tip pole can be moved by operating the operating part that protrudes outside of the tip pole part. By configuring the holding plate to rotate in a direction different from the rotation direction, it becomes possible to point the camera housed in the tip pole portion in any direction.

In addition, the pole is a connected body of a fixed pole part, an intermediate pole part, and a tip pole part, and the intermediate pole part rotates around the fixed pole part, and the tip pole part rotates around the intermediate pole part. At the same time, by bending the intermediate pole part so that the rotation direction of the intermediate pole part around the fixed pole part is different from the rotation direction of the tip pole part around the intermediate pole part, the intermediate pole part and the tip pole part can be bent. The camera can be directed in any direction by rotating the pole.

(Embodiments) Examples of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7.

1 to 3 are diagrams for explaining a first embodiment of the mounting structure of a surveillance camera, with FIG. 1 being a perspective view and FIG.
A sectional view taken along the line ■-■ in the figure, and FIG. 3 are diagrams for explaining the action.

In the figure, 21 is a camera, and 22 is a pole in which the camera 21 is housed on the tip side and positions the camera 21 at a predetermined height.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the pole 22 is made of a cylindrical rod, with a proximal end 23 open and a distal end 24 closed. Furthermore, a flange 2 is provided at the base end 23 of the pole 22.
6 is provided, and the flange 26 of the pole 22 is fixed to the installation surface 27 such as the ground with bolts 28.
It will be erected in Further, a window portion 30 made of a glass plate or the like is provided near the tip of the pole 22, and the camera 21 is housed on the tip side of the pole 22 with its lens portion 31 facing the window portion 30. That is, the tip portion of the pole 22 plays the same role as the conventional camera housing 5. Similarly to the camera housing 5, the pole 22
The tip of the camera 21 is covered with a hood 32 that serves as a sunshade to prevent the temperature of the camera 21 from rising due to sunlight. In addition, the cable 33 connected to the TV monitor (not shown) passes through the through hole 34 of the pole 22 and connects to the base end 2.
It is guided to the opening in No. 3 and buried underground. Therefore, only the pole 22 is erected on the installation surface 27, and the cable 33 is not exposed.

The pole 22 itself includes a fixed pole part 35 fixed to the installation surface 27 and a tip pole part 3 in which the camera 21 is housed.
It consists of 6. Note that the sunshade hood 32 described above has a hole 37 in the window 30 provided in the tip pole portion 36.
are screwed to the tip pole portion 36 so as to face each other.

This tip pole portion 36 is fitted and connected to the end of the fixed pole portion 35, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. In this case, both the fixed pole part 35 and the tip pole part 36 have a cylindrical shape. Therefore, the tip pole portion 36 can rotate in the horizontal direction (in the direction of arrow a-b shown in FIG. 3) about the fixed pole portion 35 as the rotation center. In addition, the fixed pole part 35
A groove 41 having a width slightly larger than the screw diameter of the fixing screw (fixing means) 40 is formed on the outer periphery of the end portion of the tip pole portion 36, and a groove 41 is formed in the tip pole portion 36 to be screwed into the fixing screw 40 at a position opposite to the groove 41. A screw hole 42 is provided. Therefore, the fixing screw 40
into the screw hole 42, and insert the threaded part of the fixing screw 40 into the groove 4.
1 prevents the tip pole portion 36 from separating from the fixed pole portion 35. Further, by screwing in the fixing screw 40 until the tip of the fixing screw 40 is pressed against the bottom surface of the groove 41, rotation of the tip pole portion 36 with respect to the fixed pole portion 35 is prevented. In addition, 43
is a spring washer. Moreover, the cable 33 is
It is composed of a cable 33a to which a connector 44 is attached and a cable 33b to which a connector 45 is attached,
The connectors 44 and 45 are connected when the tip pole part 36 is attached to the fixed pole part 35.

On the other hand, inside the tip pole section 36, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, one end is attached to the inner wall of the tip pole section 36 via a hinge (fulcrum shaft) 50 in the vertical direction (arrow c shown in FIG. 3). A holding plate 51 that is rotatable in the -d direction) is provided, and the camera 21 is held on this holding plate 51. Further, the tip of the adjustment screw 53 is brought into contact with the lower surface of the other end side of the retainer plate 51, and the arrow d of the retainer plate 51
Rotation in this direction is prevented by this adjustment screw 53. Also,
The adjustment screw 53 is screwed into a nut 54 welded to the inner surface of the tip pole portion 36, and when the adjustment screw 53 is rotated, the adjustment screw 53 screwed into the nut 54 moves vertically to the third position. Slide in the direction of arrow 1bc1ct1 shown in the figure.

In addition, the knob portion (operation portion) 55 of the adjustment screw 53 has a tip
It protrudes to the outside of the pole portion 36. Hence, the tip.

By rotating the knob 55 on the outside of the pole portion 3B, the camera 21 can be rotated in the direction of arrow c-d, and the viewing direction of the camera 21 can be freely changed. That is, the adjustment screw 53 and the nut 54 constitute a rotating means that rotates the holding plate 51 (and thus the camera 21) in conjunction with the operation of the operating section 55. 57 is a tension spring. This spring 57 is provided between the holding plate 51 and the inner wall of the tip pole portion 36, and urges the holding plate 51 so that the holding plate 51 comes into contact with the tip of the adjustment screw 53. Therefore, the holding plate 51 does not shake up and down when the tip pole portion 36 vibrates or when the adjustment screw 53 slides up and down. Further, on the inner wall of the tip pole portion 36, there is an arrow C.
upper limit stopper 59 that comes into contact with the retaining plate 51 rotating in the direction
A lower limit stopper 59b is provided that comes into contact with the holding plate 51 rotating in the directions of arrows a and d, and limits the range of rotation of the holding plate 51 to the range necessary for adjusting the angle of the camera 21.

As described above, in the mounting structure of this example, the camera 21 is housed within the pole 22, and the cable 33 is not exposed to the outside of the pole 22. Therefore, only the pole 22 is placed on the installation surface 27.
It is only installed upright and blends into traffic signs and street lights installed on roads, etc., making it difficult to tell from the outside that this device is a surveillance camera device. Furthermore, the cable 33 is never cut.

Furthermore, when installing the camera 21 on site, loosen the fixing screw 40 and move the tip pole part 36 with the arrow a -
The camera 21 can be turned in the desired direction by rotating the holding plate 51 in the direction b and turning the knob 55 in the direction of arrows c and d. There is no need to set it up. Also, cable 33
is passed through the pole 22, and there is no need for the conventional cable fixing work.

4 to 6 are diagrams for explaining a second embodiment of the mounting structure for a surveillance camera, with FIG. 4 being a perspective view and FIG.
FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of the inside A of FIG. 5.

In the figure, 21 is a camera, and 22A is a pole in which the camera 21 is housed on the tip side and positions the camera 21 at a predetermined height.

The pole 22A is made of a cylindrical rod, and as shown in FIG. 4, when it is erected on the installation surface 27, the tip side has an r'l"J shape so that it looks like a street light. Similarly to the pole 22, the proximal end 23 of the pole 22A is open, and the distal end 24A is closed.

Further, a flange 26 is provided at the base end 23 of the pole 22A, and the flange 26 is fixed to the installation surface 21 with bolts 28. Further, a window portion 30 made of a glass plate or the like is provided near the tip of the pole 22A, and the camera 22A has a window portion 30 made of a glass plate or the like.
The lens portion 31 faces the window portion 30 and the pole 22
It is stored on the tip side of A. Moreover, the cable 33 is
It passes through the inside of the pole 22A, is guided to the opening of the base end 23, and is connected to a repeater 61 buried underground, for example. 62 is a cable connecting the repeater 61 and the television monitor side. Therefore, the installation surface 27 has a street light-shaped pole 22A.
The cable 33 is not exposed.

Moreover, the pole 22A itself includes a fixed pole part 35 fixed to the installation surface 27, a tip pole part 36A in which the camera 21 is housed, and an intermediate pole part 65 that connects both at 35°3qA.
It consists of

The tip pole portion 36A' is formed into a "Tj shape" as described above by the connecting cylindrical portion 66 and the camera storage cylindrical portion 67, and the camera storage cylindrical portion 67 in which the camera 21 is stored.
A sunshade hood 32A is screwed to.

The intermediate pole portion 65 is formed of an “L”-shaped cylinder, and as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, one end 68 of the intermediate pole portion 65 is fitted and connected to the fixed pole portion 35, and the other end 69 is connected to the fixed pole portion 35.
is fitted and connected to the connecting cylindrical portion 66 of the tip pole portion 36A. In this case, the fixed pole part 35, the tip pole part 36A, and the intermediate pole part 65 are all cylindrical, and the intermediate pole part 65 is bent at a substantially right angle. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4, the intermediate pole section 65 rotates in the horizontal direction (arrows a-b
The tip pole portion 36A can rotate in the vertical direction (arrow c-d direction) with the intermediate pole portion 65 as the center of rotation.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, on the outer periphery of the connecting side end of the fixed pole part 35 and the outer periphery of the connecting side end of the tip pole part 36A,
A groove portion 41 similar to that of the first embodiment is formed, and fixing screws 4 are provided at both ends of the intermediate pole portion 65 at positions facing the groove 41.
0 is provided. Therefore, by tightening the fixing screw 40, the fixed pole part 35,
The ends of the tip pole portion 36A and the middle pole portion 65 are connected and fixed.

As described above, in the mounting structure of this example, the camera 21 is housed in the street light-shaped pole 22A, and the cable 33 is not exposed. Therefore, the pole 22A is welded into the surrounding street lights, etc., making it difficult to distinguish from the outside that this device is a surveillance camera device. Furthermore, by loosening the fixing screw 40, the intermediate pole portion 65 can be rotated in the direction of arrows a-b, and the tip pole portion 36A can be rotated in the direction of arrows c-d, so that the camera 21 can be directed in a desired direction. . Therefore, camera 2
It is not necessary to consider the direction of pole 22A and install it upright.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a third embodiment of a surveillance camera mounting structure. In the pole 22B of this example, the tip pole portion 3
The structure is similar to that of the pole 22A except that the outer shape of the pole 68 is similar to that of the tip pole portion 36 of the first embodiment.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, in the mounting structure of the present invention, the surveillance camera is housed inside the pole and the cable is passed through the pole, so that the appearance is that only the pole stands up on the installation surface. becomes. Therefore, the pole itself blends into the surrounding landscape,
It becomes difficult to tell from the appearance that there is a surveillance camera. Furthermore, there is no risk of the cable being cut and monitoring being disturbed.

In addition, since the surveillance camera housed inside the pole can be pointed in any direction, there is no need to consider the direction of the surveillance camera when setting up the pole, and there is no need to fix the cable to the pole. Installation work for surveillance cameras can be easily carried out.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

1 to 3 are diagrams explaining a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pole having a surveillance camera;
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line ■--■ in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of essential parts for explaining angle adjustment of the surveillance camera. 4 to 6 are diagrams explaining a second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a pole having a surveillance camera;
5 is a sectional view taken along the line V-V in FIG. 4, and FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of the interior A in FIG. FIG. 7 is a perspective view illustrating a third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a perspective view illustrating a conventional surveillance camera mounting structure. 21... Surveillance camera 22.22A, 22B.
...Pole 23...Base end 24.24A...
・Tip 27...Installation surface 30...Window part 31・
...Lens part 33...Cable 34...Through hole 35...Fixed pole part 36, 36A,
36B... Tip pole portion 40... Fixing screw (fixing means) 50... Fulcrum shaft 51... Holding plate 53...
m adjustment screw 541. , Nut55...knob part (
Operation section) 65...Intermediate pole section agent Patent attorney Book 1) Sou 1st figure 32A 32A Fig. 5

Claims (4)

[Claims] (1) A pole that is formed into a hollow rod shape with an open base end and a closed end, has a window near the front end, and is erected with the base end fixed to the installation surface; and a lens part. a surveillance camera that is housed on the distal end side of the pole facing the window and connected to a cable that passes through the pole and is guided to the proximal opening. Mounting structure. (2) The pole has a fixed pole part that is fixed to the installation surface,
A tip pole part having a surveillance camera attached therein and fittingly connected to the fixed pole part, and a fixing means for fixing a fitting part between the fixed pole part and the tip pole part, 2. The surveillance camera mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein each of the fitting portions of the pole portion and the tip pole portion has a cylindrical shape. (3) The tip pole part has a fulcrum shaft that extends in a direction crossing the direction parallel to the axial direction of the fixed pole part at the fitting part with the tip pole part, and one end is supported by this fulcrum shaft for monitoring. Claim (2) characterized in that the camera is provided with a holding plate that holds the camera, and a rotating means that rotates the holding plate in conjunction with the operation of an operating section protruding to the outside of the tip pole section. ) Mounting structure of the surveillance camera described. (4) The pole includes a fixed pole part that is fixed to the installation surface,
a tip pole portion into which a surveillance camera is attached; and an intermediate portion having one end fitted and connected to the fixed pole portion and the other end extending in a direction crossing the axial direction of the one end fittingly connected to the tip pole portion. a pole part, a first fixing means for fixing a fitting part between the fixed pole part and the intermediate pole part, and a second fixing means for fixing a fitting part between the intermediate pole part and the tip pole part. The fitting portion of the fixed pole portion and the intermediate pole portion, and the fitting portion of the intermediate pole portion and the tip pole portion are cylindrical. A mounting structure for a surveillance camera according to claim (1).