KR0186162B1 - Camera apparatus of a computer monitor for video conferencing - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a camera apparatus of a computer monitor for videoconferencing, comprising a computer monitor having a predetermined groove shape in a central corner of the front side, and a camera lens provided in a front side thereof so as to be detachable from a storage unit of the computer monitor. And a video camera having a camera vertical rotation means for adjusting the vertical angle of the camera lens, and a camera detachable means for coupling and detaching the video camera to the receiving groove of the computer monitor. The contents of the material are photographed at a short distance and transmitted.

Description

Camera Unit of Video Conference Computer Monitor

1 is a perspective view showing the overall appearance of a video conference computer monitor to which the present invention is applied.

2 is a front view of a camera installation portion of a video conference computer monitor to which the present invention is applied.

3 is a plan view of a camera installation portion of a videoconferencing computer monitor to which the present invention is applied.

Figure 4 is a partial cutaway side view of the portion of the installation of the video-conference computer monitor of the video conference computer monitor to which the present invention is applied.

5 is a perspective view of the base structure of the video camera constituting the camera device of the video conference computer monitor according to the present invention.

Figure 6 is an exploded cross-sectional view showing an exploded base structure of a video camera constituting the camera device of a video conferencing computer monitor according to the present invention.

7 (a) is a front view of an elastic member used for the base structure of a video camera constituting a camera device of a video conference computer monitor according to the present invention.

7 (b) is a front view of a video camera constituting a camera device of a videoconferencing computer monitor according to the present invention and a supporting member used for its base structure.

Fig. 7 (c) is a bottom view of a video camera constituting a camera device of a videoconferencing computer monitor according to the present invention and a detachable base used for its base structure.

(A) and (b) of FIG. 8 are plan views each showing a detachment preventing structure of a video camera constituting a camera device of a videoconferencing computer monitor according to the present invention in a prevented and released state.

9 is a side cross-sectional view showing the state of (a) of FIG.

10 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A of FIG.

11 and 12 are partial cutaway front views showing a detachable structure and a coupled state of a video camera constituting a camera device of a videoconferencing computer monitor according to the present invention in a detached state and a coupled state.

B-B sectional drawing in FIG. 13 FIG.

14 is a perspective view showing the overall appearance of a portable (laptop) personal computer having a video conference computer monitor to which the present invention is applied, with the computer monitor open.

Fig. 15 is a partially cutaway sectional view showing a video camera attached to an upper surface of a conventional video conference computer monitor.

* Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

1: accommodating part 4: slide ball

5: cord storage groove 6: jamming

10: video camera 11: the camera body

13: Code 21: Fixing screw

22: rotation support angle 22c: shaft portion

23: removable base 23a: shaft ball

23b: guide boss 24: set screw

25: elastic member 25b: embossing projection

26: support member 31: push lock mechanism

32: fixed shaft 33: hook

34: elastic member 41: locking piece

42: slide knob 42a: irregularities

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a camera apparatus of a video conferencing computer monitor, in which a video camera is combined with a computer monitor. Particularly, a video conferencing system for separating a camera from a computer monitor during video conferencing so that meeting data and the like can be photographed at a short distance and transmitted to a counterpart. It relates to a camera device of a computer monitor.

Recently, a technique for implementing a remote video conference using a multimedia computer has been widely known, and the frostbite computer monitor is equipped with a video camera device for transmitting a meeting participant's appearance and document information to the other party's conference bar. A typical embodiment of a camera apparatus of a prior art video conferencing computer monitor will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIG. 15, the base 51 is fixed to the upper surface of the computer monitor M, and the video camera 52 having the camera lens L on the base 51 rotates in the vertical direction. It is coupled so as to, and the sliding friction friction portion (51a, 52a) is formed on the upper surface of the base 51 and the lower surface of the video camera 52, respectively, to rotate the video camera 52 in the vertical direction In this case, while the sliding friction occurs in the sliding friction portion (51a, 52a) of the base 51 and the video camera 52 to adjust the vertical rotation angle of the video camera 52 of the video camera 52 Up and down view angle adjustment of the camera lens (L) attached to the front is possible.

However, in the camera apparatus of the videoconferencing computer monitor according to the related art as described above, the video camera 52 is integrally formed on the base 51 so that the video camera 52 cannot be separated from the base 51. Because of this structure, for example, if you want to transmit the contents of documents and materials placed on a table, the distance of the camera lens (L) is too long to recognize the contents of documents and materials. There was a problem that the contents could not be properly transmitted to the other party's participants.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a camera apparatus of a video conferencing computer monitor, which allows a video camera to be detachably mounted so that contents of documents and data can be photographed and transmitted at a short distance.

In order to achieve the above object of the present invention, a camera apparatus for a videoconferencing computer monitor in which a video camera is installed on a computer monitor for a user, wherein the computer monitor is used to store the video camera at an upper edge of the front surface thereof. It has a groove-shaped accommodating portion formed to be opened to the front and the upper surface, and is supported to be able to adjust the shooting direction by rotating the video camera in the vertical direction to be stored in the accommodating portion of the computer monitor with the video camera. Rotatable support means, detachable means for detachably attaching or detaching the rotatable support means to the accommodating portion of the computer monitor, and the rotatable support means for the accommodating portion of the computer monitor. The video camera housed with its rotation support means In that the withdrawal prevention means to prevent the characteristics of video-conference having a computer monitor to the camera apparatus.

The rotation support means includes a rotation support angle fixedly connected to the left and right sides of the video camera, a detachable base for rotatably connecting and supporting the lower end of the rotation support angle, and a connection portion between the detachable base and the rotation support angle. It includes an elastic member that is interposed and elastically contacted to allow the rotational movement of the rotational support angle and to remain stationary at any rotated position.

The rotating support angle includes a shaft portion protruding inwardly at each lower end portion, and the detachable base has a shaft hole formed to be opened inward and outward so as to rotatably receive the shaft portion of the rotation support angle on both sides thereof. And an annular jaw formed therebetween, the shaft supporting portion of the rotating support angle and the elastic member being inserted at both sides with the annular jaw interposed between the axial hole of the detachable base, so that a separate fixing screw penetrates the rear surface of the elastic member. Fasten to the shaft of the.

The elastic member has several embossing protrusions protruding to elastically contact the end surface portion of the rotation supporting angle shaft portion.

The regular detachable means is fixed to the hook which protrudes downward to the said rotation support means, the guide rod which protrudes on both sides of this hook, and the bottom surface of the accommodating part of the said computer monitor, and repeatedly hooks and releases the hook. The push lock mechanism to be pushed into the operation, and the guide groove which can be inserted into the guide rod can be removed from the bottom of the receiving portion, and the spring member accommodated in the guide groove to elastically support the guide rod.

The detachment preventing means includes a locking piece protruding rearward from the rear surface of the video camera, a recess formed to open upwardly to receive the locking piece in a rear wall portion of the accommodating part of the computer monitor; And a release preventing knob provided to open and close the opening of the groove portion.

The outer surface of the video camera does not protrude from the outer surface of the computer monitor in a state in which it is attached to the housing of the computer monitor.

The computer monitor has a cord storage groove which is formed on the upper surface of the storage unit and is opened to the upper surface portion of the computer monitor so as to accommodate the cord drawn out from the video camera coupled thereto. Several locking projections are formed to alternately protrude to prevent the cords stored therefrom from being separated.

A sliding groove is formed at the opening edge of the recess to slide the release prevention knob into the sliding groove to open and close the opening.

The accommodating portion is formed to a depth of 3 to 5 cm from the upper surface of the computer monitor.

Hereinafter, the video camera device of the computer monitor for multimedia according to the present invention will be described according to the embodiment shown in the accompanying drawings.

1 to 4 show a video conferencing computer monitor to which the present invention is applied and a camera installation portion thereof. As shown in the drawing, the camera apparatus of the video conferencing computer monitor according to the present invention includes a computer monitor M having a receiving portion 1 having a predetermined groove shape at the center corner of the front side and a front surface thereof. The video camera 10 is provided with a camera lens (L) and detachably accommodated in the storage unit (1) of the computer monitor (M) and the rotation support means of the camera for adjusting the vertical angle of the camera lens (L); Camera detaching means for coupling and detaching the video camera 10 to the receiving groove 1 of the computer monitor (M), and the video camera 10 stored in the receiving groove (1) of the computer monitor (M) It is composed of a camera departure prevention means for preventing the departure.

The storage unit 1 is preferably formed at the position closest to the eye level of the meeting participant so as to be able to talk while facing the other party's meeting participants during the video conference.

That is, it is formed from the top of the computer monitor (M) to a length of 3 ~ 5cm, which is the position that is the closest to the screen.

The video camera 10 preferably has a front surface and an upper surface coplanar with the front surface and the upper surface of the computer monitor M so as not to damage the appearance.

As shown in FIGS. 4 to 7, the camera rotation support means includes a camera body 11 having a camera lens L and a fixing screw 21 on both sides of the camera body 11. Removable base 23 which is fixed to each of the rotating support angle 21 and the lower end of the rotary support angle 22 is rotatably coupled to the storage unit 1 of the lower portion of the computer monitor (M). And an elastic member 25 and a support member 26 fixed to the rotation support angle 22 in the detachable base 23 by a fixing screw 14 to support the rotation operation of the rotation support angle 22. Consists of.

In more detail, the both sides of the camera body 11 is formed with a fastening boss 12 facing inward, respectively, the upper end of the rotation support angle 22 and the fastening boss 12 of the camera body 11 and The screw insertion grooves 22b each having a screw insertion hole 22a to communicate with each other are formed to a predetermined depth, and after being inserted into the screw insertion grooves 22b, the fastening boss 12 passes through the screw insertion hole 22a. The rotating support angle 22 is fixed to both sides of the camera body 11 by the fixing screw 21 which is fastened to.

In addition, shaft holes 23a are formed at predetermined portions on both sides of the detachable base 23, and annular jaws 23b are formed on inner walls thereof, and the middle of the elastic member 25 and the support member 26 is formed. The screw insertion holes 25a and 26a through which the fixing screw 24 passes are respectively formed in the portion, and the shaft portion 22c formed at the lower end of the inner surface of the rotation support angle 22 on the outer surface of the elastic member 25. Several embossing protrusions 25b are formed in elastic contact with each other, and the shaft portion 22c formed at the lower end portion of the inner side surface of the rotation support angle 22 from the outside of the detachable base 23 is formed in the shaft hole of the detachable base 23. The screw 23 is rotatably coupled to the shaft 23a, and the fixing screw 24 is inserted into the shaft hole 23a with the elastic member 25 and the support member 26 inserted therebetween with the shaft portion 22c and the annular jaw 23b interposed therebetween. ) Is passed through the elastic member 25 and the support member 26 to the screw fastening holes 22d formed at the shaft portions 22c of the rotation support angle 22, respectively. .

The lower plate 23c of the detachable base 23 is preferably formed separately as in the embodiment of the present invention and fixed to the detachable base 23 by the fixing screw 27. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the lower plate 23c may be integrally formed with the detachable base 23. In this case, although not shown in the drawing, a work hole is formed on the upper surface of the detachable base 23, The work is to assemble the rotating means of the camera through the work.

In this way, the assembly of the video camera 10 according to the present invention maintains the state in which the embossing projection 25b of the elastic member 25 is in elastic contact with the shaft portion 22c of the rotation support angle 22. In the state where the vertical rotation angle of the camera body 11 is adjusted, the camera body 11 is not arbitrarily rotated with respect to the detachable base 23.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 11 and FIG. 12, the camera attachment / detachment means of the push lock mechanism 31 provided in the bottom face of the accommodating part 1 of the computer monitor M, and the attachment / detachment base 23 of FIG. Hook 32 is fixed to the middle of the lower surface, guide rods 33 formed on each of the lower edge of the detachable base 23, and guide grooves formed on each corner of the bottom of the receiving portion 1, respectively. It is comprised by the spring 34 inserted in (3) and elastically supporting the video camera 10 isolate | separated from the locker 31 upward.

The guide rod 33 serves as a leg to maintain the center of gravity when the video camera 10 is separated.

The push lock mechanism 31 is applied to a television, V-Cal, or a button cover of a computer main body, and the like by holding the hook 32 while retracting by one push operation, and then pressing once again. It has a function of releasing the hook 32 while opening to the outside, and its internal structure is a conventionally known technique, so detailed drawings thereof will be omitted.

On the other hand, the camera detachment preventing means, as shown in Figures 8 to 10, the engaging piece 41 formed on the back of the camera body 11, and the receiving portion (1) of the computer monitor (M) A release preventing knob 42 formed on the rear wall and coupled to the recess 7 in which the locking piece 41 is opened and closed on the upper surface thereof and the slide hole 4 formed in the opening of the recess 41 can be moved left and right. It consists of).

An uneven portion 42a is formed on the upper surface of the release preventing knob 42 to facilitate movement.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 13, a cord storage groove 5 is formed in the upper surface of the computer monitor M, in which the cord 13 connected to the rear end of the camera body 11 is accommodated. On the upper inlet side of the receiving groove 5, several locking projections 6 are formed at predetermined intervals to prevent the cord 13 from being detached.

According to the present invention as described above, the computer monitor (M) on which the video camera is installed is configured to rotate 360 ° left and right with respect to the lower base (B), and the technology for rotating the computer monitor (M) 360 ° left and right. Since the configuration is a known technique, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In the drawings, reference numeral 23d shows a fastening boss and 23e shows a screw insertion hole, respectively.

Referring to the operation of the camera apparatus of the video conferencing computer monitor according to the present invention configured as described above are as follows.

9, 10, and 12 show a state in which the video camera 10 is coupled to the housing 1 of the computer monitor M. In this case, the removable base 23 of the video camera 10 is shown. The hook 32 formed in) is held by the push lock mechanism 31 fixed to the bottom surface of the storage unit 1, so that the video camera 10 is firmly fixed to the computer monitor M. The cord 13 connected to the back of the camera body 11 is coupled to the cord storage groove 5 formed on the upper surface of the computer monitor M, and the cord 13 is connected to the inlet side of the cord storage groove 5. It is prevented from coming out arbitrarily by the several engaging protrusions 6 formed.

At this time, as shown in Figs. 3 and 8 (a), the release prevention knob 42 is moved to the left side, that is, the lock position, of the slide hole 4 formed in the upper surface side opening of the groove portion 7 A locking piece 41 of the camera body 11 is positioned directly below the release prevention knob 42.

As described above, when the photographing direction of the camera lens L is adjusted up and down while the video camera 10 is coupled to the housing 1 of the computer monitor M, the camera body 11 is upward or downward. When rotated to, the rotation support angle 22 fixed integrally with the camera body 11 rotates about the shaft portion 22c together with the camera body 11 to adjust the vertical rotation angle of the camera body 11. At this time, the embossed projection 25b of the elastic member 25 is elastically contacted with the shaft portion 22c of the rotation support angle 22 so that the camera body 11 whose vertical rotation angle is adjusted once is not rotated arbitrarily. do.

The locking piece 41 formed on the rear surface of the camera body 11 is located in the recess 7 of the computer monitor M accommodating part, and thus, the locking piece 41 when the camera body 11 is vertically rotated. There is no interference with these other parts.

On the other hand, when the video camera 10 is detached for capturing documents and materials in a state in which the video camera 10 is coupled to the housing 1 of the computer monitor M, as shown in FIG. As shown in Fig. 6), the release prevention knob 42 is transferred to the right side, that is, in the release direction to secure the release path of the locking piece 41, and then lightly presses the video camera 10 downward in the state of FIG. When the locking state of the push lock mechanism 31 is released, the video camera 10 is pushed upward by the restoring force of the spring 34 accommodated in each guide groove 3 of the computer monitor M. The camera 10 can be easily removed.

Then, when holding the video camera 10 and pulled to the rear side, the cord 13 accommodated in the cord storage groove 5 of the computer monitor (M) is a locking projection (6) formed at the inlet side of the cord storage groove (5) From this, the meeting participant takes the video camera 10 by hand and photographs documents and materials. When the video camera 10 is placed on a table or the like, the meeting part is placed on the bottom plate 23c of the detachable base 23. Each guide rod 33 formed as a bridge will stand upright without falling.

On the contrary, when the video camera 10 is again coupled to the housing 1 of the computer monitor M, the departure prevention knob 42 of the computer monitor M, as shown in FIG. After moving to the release position, when the video camera 10 in the upper portion of the storage unit (1) by pressing the lower side, each guide rod 33 of the detachable base 23 wins the elasticity of the spring (34) The video camera 10 is fixed to the accommodating part 1 when the hook 32 of the detachable base 23 is deformed by the push lock mechanism 31 of the computer monitor M at the same time. Then, as shown in (a) of FIG. 8, the departure prevention knob 42 is moved in the lock direction, and the cord 13 is coupled to the cord storage groove 5 of the computer monitor M to make the video camera ( 10) will be coupled to the computer monitor (M).

On the other hand, Figure 14 shows another embodiment of the present invention, the video camera 10 is provided with a camera vertical rotation means in the computer monitor (M) of a portable computer, and the video camera 10 is a computer monitor (M) It is also possible to configure a camera detachable means for coupling to and detaching, and the technical configuration thereof is the same as in the embodiment of the present invention, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, by attaching a separate cover (not shown) to the upper surface of the computer monitor (M) detachably, it is possible to protect the appearance by making the cord invisible from the outside. .

As described above, the video camera device of the computer monitor for multimedia according to the present invention includes a computer monitor having a recess having a predetermined groove shape at the center corner of the front side, and a camera lens provided at the front side thereof. The video camera includes a video camera equipped with a camera up-and-down rotation means for storing the payment part in a detachable manner and adjusting the vertical angle of the camera lens, and a camera attaching and detaching means for separating and detaching the video camera from the storage groove of the computer monitor. By attaching and detaching, there is an effect such as photographing and transmitting the contents of documents and data at a short distance.

Claims (11)

A camera apparatus of a videoconferencing computer monitor in which a video camera is installed on a computer monitor to a user, wherein the above-described computer monitor has a groove shape formed so as to open to the front and top of the computer to accommodate the video camera at the upper edge of the front face. Rotating support means which can be accommodated in the accommodating portion of the computer monitor with the video camera to support the control of the shooting direction by rotating the video camera in the vertical direction, and the rotation Detachable means for detachably attaching or detaching the supporting means to the accommodating portion of the computer monitor, and the video stored together with the rotation supporting means in a state where the rotating support plate is coupled to the accommodating portion of the computer monitor. With separation prevention means to prevent the camera from leaving its housing Camera apparatus for a video conferencing monitor characterized in that the. According to claim 1, wherein the rotation support means is a rotation support angle fixedly connected to the left and right sides of the video camera, a detachable base for rotatably connecting and supporting the lower end of the rotation support angle, and the removable base and the rotation A camera device of a video conference computer monitor interposed between the support angles, the elastic member being elastically contacted to allow the rotational movement of the rotation support angles and to remain stationary at any rotated position. . According to claim 2, wherein the rotation support angle has a shaft portion protruding inwardly at each lower end portion, and the removable base is formed to be opened inward and outward so as to rotatably receive the shaft portion of the rotation support angle on both sides thereof. It has a shaft hole and an annular jaw protruding in the shaft hole, the shaft portion of the rotation support angle and the elastic member are inserted from both sides with the annular jaw between the shaft hole of the detachable base and a separate fixing screw on the back of the elastic member. A camera apparatus for a videoconferencing computer monitor, characterized in that fastened to the shaft portion of the rotation support angle. 4. The camera apparatus of a videoconferencing computer monitor according to claim 3, wherein said elastic member has several embossing protrusions projecting to elastically contact said end face portion of said rotating support angle shaft portion. 2. The hook according to claim 1, wherein the detachable means is fixed to a hook which protrudes downward to different rotational support means, guide rods protruding on both sides of the hook, and the bottom surface of the receiving portion of the computer monitor. A push lock mechanism that is repeatedly pushed and operated to hook and release, a guide groove into which the guide rod can be removed from the bottom of the receiving portion, and a spring member accommodated in the guide groove to elastically support the guide hole. Camera apparatus for a video conference computer monitor, characterized in that it comprises a. The method of claim 1, wherein the detachment preventing means is configured to protrude rearward from the rear surface of the video camera, and to the upper side so as to allow the locking piece to be retracted from the rear wall portion of the accommodating portion of the computer monitor. And a release preventing knob provided to open and close the groove portion formed to be opened, and the opening of the groove portion. The camera apparatus of claim 1, wherein the outer surface of the video camera does not protrude from the outer surface of the computer monitor while being coupled to the housing of the computer monitor. The cord storage device according to claim 1, wherein the Kim computer monitor is formed on the upper surface of the upper side of the housing and is opened to the upper surface of the Kim computer monitor so as to receive the cords drawn out from the video camera. A camera apparatus for a videoconferencing computer monitor, characterized by further comprising a plurality of projections protruding alternately on the opening side of the cord storage groove to prevent the cords stored therefrom from being separated. 4. The camera apparatus of a video conferencing computer monitor according to claim 2 or 3, further comprising a supporting member for supporting the back of the elastic member. 7. The camera apparatus of a video conference computer monitor according to claim 6, wherein a sliding groove is formed at an opening edge of the groove portion, and the release preventing knob is fitted into the sliding groove to slide to open and close the opening. The camera apparatus of claim 1, wherein the accommodating portion has a depth of 3 to 5 cm from an upper surface of the computer monitor.