KR102237150B1 - Electric spinning side-camera - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an electric spinning side-camera mounted on a side of a vehicle, and more specifically, to an electric spinning side-camera which includes: a housing mounted on a side of the vehicle; a photographing unit provided to be idled in the housing; and a driving unit for rotating the photographing unit, so the electric spinning side-camera can correctly set a photographed image by electrically rotating the photographing unit that is a camera through the driving unit according to a location without a need to separately manufacture the devices to be mounted on the left and right sides of the vehicle.

Description

Electric rotating side camera{ELECTRIC SPINNING SIDE-CAMERA}

The present invention relates to an electric rotating side camera mounted on the side of a vehicle, and more particularly, a housing mounted on the side of the vehicle, a photographing unit provided to be idling in the housing, and a driving unit for rotating the photographing unit. It is composed of, without the need to separately manufacture devices mounted on the left and right sides of the vehicle, the photographing unit electrically through the drive unit according to the position, that is, the electric rotary side that can correctly set the photographed image by rotating the camera It's about the camera.

In general, side mirrors for detecting hazards and securing visibility are provided on the side of a vehicle such as a passenger car or a bus. In addition, as technology advances, technologies for preventing blind spots from occurring in the user's field of view by installing cameras as well as side mirrors have been proposed.

As such a conventional technology, there is Patent Publication No. 10-2005-0052429 "Room Camera, Side Camera" (hereinafter referred to as "Prior Art 1").

The prior art 1 proposes a technology of using a liquid crystal monitor in a rearview mirror and a side mirror of a vehicle in order to reduce the risk of an accident while driving a vehicle by eliminating blind spots in a vehicle using a camera and a liquid crystal monitor.

In addition, as a prior art, there is Registration Patent No. 10-0979881, “Operating device for side cameras and side direction indicators of automobiles” (hereinafter referred to as “prior art 2”).

The prior art 2 includes left and right direction indicators installed on both sides of the vehicle, left/right side cameras respectively installed on both sides of the vehicle so as to be close to the left/right direction indicators, respectively, and at one end of the interior of the vehicle. It comprises a monitor to be installed and a lever switch that is installed close to the steering wheel of the vehicle and is electrically connected to the left/right turn indicator, the left/right side camera, and the monitor, so that the vehicle changes direction. When the turn indicator on the right side is activated by blinking, a technology is proposed in which the right side camera of the vehicle is operated in conjunction with this.

Another prior art is Registration Patent No. 10-0807812, “An integrated direction indicator with a side camera of a vehicle” (hereinafter referred to as “Prior Art 3”).

The prior art 3 is mounted on the side of the vehicle with a turn indicator for displaying a turn of the vehicle, a camera for photographing the side of the vehicle, and the turn indicator and the camera, and at least a part of the upper surface of the vehicle is mounted on the side of the vehicle. A window through which the light is emitted is formed so that the light flashing from the turn indicator is displayed, and a lens exposure hole is formed on the side so that the lens of the camera is exposed to the outside, and the camera and the monitor provided inside the vehicle are connected to the bottom surface. An integrated direction indicator with a side camera of the vehicle, which consists of a case in which an electric wire and a through hole for the electric wire through which the electric wire connecting the turn indicator and the driving device passes is formed, as well as direction indication and side detection, as well as a clear appearance of the vehicle. Are presented.

In addition, as a prior art, there is Registration Utility Model No. 20-0415133 『Surveillance Camera for Left, Right and Rear for Automobiles』 (hereinafter referred to as'Prior Art 4').

The prior art 4 unifies the types of left, right, and rear surveillance cameras installed on the outside of a vehicle into one model, and mass production is possible by using the camera module in common on the left, right, and rear, and secures a wide field of view of the camera. It does not require a separate angle adjustment part by giving the camera module coupling part of the camera body for this purpose, and the camera cable is connected to the inside of the vehicle body through the body bottom and the body fixing parts so that it is not exposed to the outside. It protects the cable, and when it is mounted on a vehicle, the fixing part is bolted to the vehicle body, and the camera body is combined with the vehicle body fixing part to prevent the fixing bolt from being exposed to the outside, making the vehicle appearance more beautiful, and fixing the camera body to the vehicle body. It is designed to simplify camera parts and facilitate installation by inserting them into parts and fastening bolts at the front, thus presenting surveillance cameras for the left, right, and rear of vehicles that monitor the surroundings of the vehicle.

However, in the prior art 1 to 4, a separate fixing bracket is added to the existing camera and installed on the side of a large or small vehicle, or mounted on a side mirror. At this time, various types of additional fixing devices are required depending on the vehicle structure. Since the image on the screen, which is necessary and the most vulnerable problem, rotates up and down when installed on the left and on the right, it is separately produced for left and right during production, and sold separately when selling to buyers. There is a problem that the installing end-user is also divided and installed.

Therefore, the present invention is conceived to solve the above problem,

The purpose of the purpose is to provide an electric rotating side camera capable of adjusting the direction of the photographed image according to the installation position by allowing the photographing unit to be idle in a housing in which the photographing unit is built, and the photographing unit can be rotated electrically through a drive unit. It is done.

In addition, it is an object of the present invention to provide an electric rotating side camera designed to improve durability and stably rotate, wherein the photographing unit is composed of a case in which a camera is embedded, and the case is connected to a driving unit and rotated.

Furthermore, it is another object of the present invention to provide an electric rotating side camera capable of photographing infrared rays even at night by further introducing a light emitting unit to the photographing unit.

In order to achieve the above object, the electric rotating side camera according to the present invention

A housing comprising a body having a through hole formed at one side thereof, and a cover covering the body and forming an accommodation space therein;

A photographing unit provided so as to be idle in the accommodation space and comprising a camera for photographing the outside through the through hole;

A driving unit provided in the receiving space and rotating the photographing unit;

Consists of including,

It characterized in that it is made to adjust the direction of the image to be photographed by rotating the photographing unit according to the installation direction.

As described above, the electric rotating side camera according to the present invention

It includes a housing mounted on the side of the vehicle and a photographing unit provided in the housing, and is mounted on the left and right sides of the vehicle to photograph the left and right sides so that the driver can check the selected image. To prevent the occurrence of blind spots,

By further introducing a driving unit that electrically idles the photographing unit, the photographing unit is rotated according to the left and right directions when mounted to prevent the image from being overturned,

In particular, there is no need to separately manufacture the left and right side cameras, so labor and manufacturing costs can be reduced.

Furthermore, as the photographing unit is configured as a housing, and the housing is made in a rotating manner, durability can be further improved,

There is an effect that photographing is possible even at night through the light emitting member.

1 is a perspective view of an electric rotating side camera according to the present invention
2 is a partial exploded view of an electric rotating side camera according to the present invention
3 is a cross-sectional view of an electric rotating side camera according to the present invention
Figures 4a to 4c is a modified example of the electric rotating side camera according to the present invention

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The present invention will be described in detail in the text of the bar, implementation (態樣, aspect) (or embodiment) that can apply various changes and can have various forms. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to a specific form of disclosure, and it should be understood to include all changes, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention.

In each drawing, the same reference numerals, in particular the number of tens and ones, or the same reference numerals with the same tens, ones, and alphabet indicate members having the same or similar functions, and unless otherwise specified, each of the drawings. The member indicated by the reference numeral can be identified as a member conforming to these criteria.

In addition, the components in each drawing are expressed by exaggeratingly large (or thick) or small (or thin) or simplified the size or thickness in consideration of the convenience of understanding, but this limits the scope of protection of the present invention. It shouldn't be.

The terms used in the present specification are only used to describe specific embodiments (sun, 態樣, aspect) (or embodiments), and are not intended to limit the present invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In the present application, terms such as ~comprise~ or ~consist~ are intended to designate the existence of features, numbers, steps, actions, components, parts, or a combination thereof described in the specification, but one or more other features It is to be understood that the presence or addition of elements or numbers, steps, actions, components, parts, or combinations thereof, does not preclude in advance the possibility of the presence or addition.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms used herein including technical or scientific terms have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs. Terms as defined in a commonly used dictionary should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning in the context of the related technology, and should not be interpreted as an ideal or excessively formal meaning unless explicitly defined in the present application. Does not.

The electric rotating side camera (SC) according to the present invention is configured to include a housing 10 and a photographing unit 20 and a driving unit 30 provided in the housing 10, see FIGS. 1 to 3 Thus, each configuration will be described in more detail.

The housing 10 is composed of a main body 11 and a cover 12 coupled to the main body 11, and a through hole 111 is formed in front of the main body 11, and the through hole 111 is circular. It is preferably made so that the recording unit 20 to be described later can be idle.

The main body 11 is fixed to the outer wall of the vehicle, more precisely to the left or right side, and to increase the mounting convenience, a fixing bracket 14 is further provided at the lower portion of the main body 11 so as to be detachable. The bracket 14 is made so that it can be fixedly installed on the side of the vehicle using a separate fixing pin 141 or the like.

That is, after the fixing bracket 14 is coupled to the side, the main body 11 (housing 10) is mounted on the fixing bracket 14 in a manner of fixing the fixing bracket 14.

The fixing bracket 14 and the body 11 are fastened in a sliding manner, and for this purpose, a fixing hole 112 is formed in the lower portion of the body 11, and the fixing hole 112 is formed in the fixing bracket 14. ) Is provided with a fixing protrusion 142 that is laterally inserted, and stability can be increased by further introducing a detachable coupling block to prevent arbitrary separation, which will be described in more detail below.

Again, a cover 12 is coupled to the main body 11, and the cover 12 is to protect the devices accommodated therein, and the cover 12 has a certain receiving space 121, that is, the photographing A space in which the unit 20 and the driving unit 30 can be built is formed.

Furthermore, since the housing 10 is fixedly installed outside the vehicle, and a waterproof structure must be applied, a separate packing member is further introduced between the main body 11 and the cover 12, although not shown in the drawing. Preferably, the packing member is preferably made of a material such as silicone or rubber.

The present invention is designed to capture an external image through the photographing unit 20 and transmit or record in real time, and the photographing unit 20 includes a housing 21 embedded in the accommodation space 121, and the housing ( 21) The camera 23 is provided inside to take an image, and a light emitting member 25 is further introduced outside the camera 23 to facilitate night photography, and the camera 23 The lens of is located in the through hole 111, and the through hole 111 has a structure in which a light-transmitting member 26 is further provided in the through hole 111 to protect the lens.

The light-transmitting member 26 has a stepped portion 261 formed on the edge, and a separate protective cap 27 for fixing the stepped portion 261 of the light-transmitting member 26 is further introduced to the light-transmitting member 26. To prevent it from being dislodged.

The protective cap 27 is fixed to the enclosure 21, and when the driving unit 30 to be described later operates through this, the protective cap 27, the light transmitting member 26, and the enclosure 21 are rotated together. This is achieved so that foreign matter or water is introduced into the inside of the place camera 23 by the combination structure of the enclosure 21, the protective cap 27, and the light transmitting member 26 once more. It can also have the effect of further enhancing the waterproof performance.

The light-emitting member 25 may emit infrared rays so that the camera 23 can photograph at night, and may be made to emit general lighting, and the scope of the rights should not be limited and interpreted.

In the present invention, as the camera 23 is provided inside the enclosure 21, durability can be secured by preventing various cables connected to the camera 23 from being exposed to the outside, and furthermore, the driving unit 30 When rotated by, not only the camera 23 is rotated, but as the enclosure 21 is rotated, the camera 23 is rotated, thereby fundamentally solving the problem that cables may be twisted and disconnected or short-circuited. It has the effect of improving more.

In addition, in order for the cable to be connected to the outside, a cable communication part 211 through which the cable can pass is further provided at the rear end of the enclosure 21 (meaning a direction opposite to the photographing direction).

In the present invention, a driving unit 30 is further introduced into the receiving space 121 so that the photographing unit 20, more precisely, the enclosure 21 can be idle, and the driving unit 30 is a driving shaft It consists of a drive motor 31 provided with 33, and is made to be able to rotate the housing 21 by electric power by the operation of the motor.

At this time, the drive motor 31 is preferably made of a servo motor to enable finer adjustment, and although not shown in the drawing, the drive shaft 33 is a separate tooth member rather than being directly connected to the housing 21 It is good to make it possible to stably rotate in multiple stages, but the scope of the right should not be limited and interpreted.

To this end, it is obvious that a separate fitting part 212 is formed at the rear end of the housing 21 to be fitted while the drive shaft 33 of the drive unit 30 is interlocked.

Again, in the present invention, in fixing the main body 11 to the coupling bracket, the detachable coupling block (A) is configured at the rear end to prevent it from being easily separated after sliding coupling to secure safety.

The detachable coupling block (A) includes a first block (A1) and a second block (A2) that are coupled to each other, and an iron ball (BB) provided in the second block (A2), and the first block (A1) and the first block (A1). Consisting of a push unit (P) consisting of a first push bar (P1) and a second push bar (P2) provided in each of the two blocks (A2), the first block (A1) and the second block (A2) It is designed to be reliably coupled to each other and to be easily locked and unlocked. Hereinafter, with reference to FIGS. 4A to 4C, each configuration will be described in more detail, and the left and right directions and up and down directions are determined based on FIG. 4B. It should be explained, but the scope of the rights should not be constrained.

First, briefly, the first block A1 is provided in the main body 11, and an insertion groove A12 is formed therein,

The second block (A2) is provided in the coupling bracket and comprises an insertion block (B) provided to be protruded so as to be coupled to the insertion groove (A12),

The iron ball (BB) is provided in the second block (A2), is coupled by the insertion block (B) and wire (W), the ball moving part (A23) formed in the second block (A2) Is provided to be located,

The push unit P is provided to protrude from the first block A1 to push the iron ball BB from one end of the ball moving part A23 to the other end, and the It consists of a second push bar (P2) provided in the second block (A2) to return the iron ball (BB) from the other end of the ball moving part (A23) to one end.

The first block (A1) is provided at the rear end of the main body (11), has a similar'L' shape in which a first contact portion (A11) protruding to one side is formed, and the second block (A2) is combined It is provided at the upper end of the rear end of the bracket and has a similar'b' shape in which a second contact portion A21 that protrudes to the other side and is in close contact with the lower portion of the first contact portion A11 is formed. The contact portion and the second contact portion A21 of the second block A2 are in close contact with each other so that the first block A1 and the second block A2 can be coupled to each other.

In the first contact portion A11 of the first block A1, an insertion groove A12 is formed in a portion that is in close contact with the second contact portion A21, and an insertion block B, which will be described later, in the insertion groove. The first block A1 and the second block A2 are interposed so as to prevent the lateral separation of the first block A1 and the second block A2. (The first block A1 and the second block A2 have a structure in which the first block A1 and the second block A2 are combined in the transverse direction.)

The second block (A2) has an insertion moving part (A22) formed in the second contact part (A21) so that the aforementioned insertion block (B) can move up and down, and the insertion moving part (A22) From the side, a curved ball moving part A23 is formed in the lower direction of the other side of the insertion moving part A22, and an iron ball BB is embedded in the ball moving part A23 along the ball moving part A23. It is equipped to be movable.

First, the insertion block (B) has an insertion portion (B1) that is inserted into the insertion groove (A12), a horizontal portion (B2) formed in a horizontal direction under the insertion portion (B1), and the other side of the horizontal portion (B2). It consists of a vertical portion (B3) that is bent in the upper direction, so that the horizontal can be maintained without shaking when moving up and down.

The present invention is characterized in that the first block (A1) and the second block (A2) are coupled and separated from each other by lifting and lowering the insertion block (B). For this purpose, an iron ball (BB), a wire ( W) and the push unit (P) is characterized in that it further comprises a configuration, each configuration will be described in more detail with reference to Figs. 4B and 4C.

First, the iron ball BB is made to move along the ball moving part A23, and the ball moving part A23 and the insertion block B, more precisely the vertical part of the insertion block B (B3) is connected through a wire (W) having no elastic force.

At this time, one end of the ball moving part A23 is made to communicate with the outside of the second block A2, and at this time, a separation prevention step A231 is further provided to prevent separation of the iron ball BB. .

The second block (A2) is formed with a pulley rod (D) on which the wire (W) spans, and the pulley rod (D) is a lower portion of the curved portion of the ball moving portion (A23) and the insertion moving portion ( It is formed in the upper direction of A22), so when the iron ball BB is located at one end (see Fig. 4B) of the ball moving part A23, the insertion block B is in a lowered state in the insertion moving part A22. And the iron ball BB is positioned at the other end of the ball moving part A23 (refer to Fig. 4c), the wire W is pulled and the insertion block B rises like a pulley, and the insertion part B1 Is made to be inserted into the insertion groove (A12) of the first block (A1).

That is, the present invention is made to raise or lower the insertion block (B) through the movement of the iron ball (BB), further comprising the configuration of the push unit (P) for this operation, the push unit (P) includes a first push bar (P1) provided in the first block (A1) and a second push bar (P2) provided in the second block (A2).

First, a push hole A13 into which the first push bar P1 is inserted is formed in the first block A1, and the push hole A13 is a moving hole ( A132 and a locking hole (A131) bent to one side from the movement hole (A132), the first push bar (P1) is a push portion (P11) that is inserted into the movement hole (A132), the It consists of a handle part P12 which is bent upward from the push part P11 and partially exposed in the upper direction of the first block A1.

In addition, a first elastic body P3 is provided in the push hole A13 to impart an elastic force to one side of the push bar, and the other end of the moving hole A132 is opened to the other side of the first block A1. .

The first push bar (P1) maintains the compressed state of the first elastic body (P3) by allowing the handle part (P12) to be located in the locking groove during normal operation, and rotates the first push bar (P1). So that the handle part P12 is positioned in the moving hole A132 and then released, the other end of the push part P11 is momentarily moved to the other side of the first block A1 by the elastic force of the first elastic body P3. It is configured to be protruded.

That is, when the first block A1 and the second block A2 are in close contact, the other side of the moving hole A132 communicates with one end of the ball moving part A23, and the first push bar ( When P1) is operated, the other end of the first push bar (P1) momentarily pushes the side of the iron ball (BB) located at one end of the ball moving part (A23) to move the iron ball (BB) to the ball moving part (A23). By moving from one end to the other end, the insertion block (B) is raised so that it can be inserted into the insertion groove (A12).

This means that the first block (A1) and the second block (A2) maintain a combined state.

Conversely, a second push bar (P2) is provided in the second block (A2), and one side of the second push bar (P2) protrudes toward the outer surface of the second block (A2), and the ball moving part (A23) It is located at the other end and is provided with a second elastic body P4 below it. (The second elastic body P4 is provided in the ball moving part A23.)

As a result, when the first block (A1) and the second block (A2) are combined, the iron ball (BB) is positioned above the second push bar (P2). After (P2) is lowered to compress the second elastic body (P4), when released, the second push bar (P2) rises and strikes the lower portion of the iron ball (BB) to move the iron ball (BB) into the ball moving part ( A23) Move to one end and make the insertion block (B) descend again.

This means that the first block A1 and the second block A2 are maintained in a separable state.

Therefore, in the present invention, in combining and separating the first block (A1) and the second block (A2), the first block (A1) is easily operated by operating the first push bar (P1) and the second push bar (P2). By allowing the and the second block (A2) to be firmly fixed or separated, both convenience of use, stability of coupling, and ease of separation can be secured.

Further, the iron ball BB must be accurately positioned at one end and the other end of the ball moving part A23, and for this purpose, a first stopper S1 is provided on one side of the ball moving part A23 to provide the iron ball BB. It prevents movement to the other end of the ball moving part (A23) arbitrarily, and in the same way, by providing a second stopper (S2) at the other end of the ball moving part (A23), the iron ball (BB) is arbitrarily moved to one end of the ball moving part (A23). Prevent movement.

In addition, the iron ball (BB) must pass through the first stopper (S1) and the second stopper (S2) (referred to as a stopper (S) together) through the hit of the push unit (P), and for this purpose, the stopper ( S) is made of a soft material and is compressed to allow penetration of the iron ball (BB).

Furthermore, it is possible to further include a magnet M at one end of the ball moving part A23 to position the iron ball BB at one end of the ball moving part A23 through magnetism, and the magnet M Silver can be further provided at the other end of the ball moving part (A23), and the magnetism is only enough to limit the movement of the iron ball (BB) weakly, interfering with the movement of the iron ball (BB) by the hit of the push unit (P). It is desirable not to do it.

In addition, in describing the present invention above, with reference to the accompanying drawings, the electric rotary side camera having a specific shape, structure, and configuration has been mainly described, but the present invention can be various modifications, changes, and substitutions by those skilled in the art, and such modifications, Changes and substitutions should be construed as belonging to the scope of the present invention.

SC: side camera
10: housing 11: main body
111: through hole 112: fixed hole
12: cover 121: accommodation space
14: fixing bracket 141: fixing pin
142: fixed protrusion
20: shooting unit 21: enclosure
211: cable communication part 212: fitting part
23: camera 25: light-emitting member
26: light transmitting member 261: stepped portion
27: protective cap
30: drive unit 31: drive motor
33: drive shaft

Claims (4)

A housing 10 comprising a body 11 having a through hole 111 formed on one side thereof, and a cover 12 covering the body 11 and forming an accommodation space 121 therein;
A photographing unit (20) provided to be idle in the accommodation space (121) and comprising a camera (23) for photographing the outside through the through hole (111);
A driving unit 30 provided in the receiving space 121 and rotating the photographing unit 20;
Consists of including,
It is made to adjust the direction of the image to be photographed by rotating the photographing unit 20 electrically according to the installation direction
A fixing bracket 14 fixed to the installation surface is further provided under the main body 11,
The main body 11 is detachably coupled to the fixing bracket 14 by a detachable coupling block (A) in a sliding manner,
The detachable coupling block (A) is
A first block (A1) provided on one side of the main body 11 and having an insertion groove (A12) formed thereon,
A second block (A2) provided in the fixing bracket (14) and comprising an insertion block (B) protruding so as to be coupled to the insertion groove (A12),
An iron ball (BB) provided in the second block (A2), coupled by the insertion block (B) and the wire (W), and positioned at the ball moving part (A23) formed in the second block (A2);
A first push bar (P1) provided to protrude from the first block (A1) to push the iron ball (BB) from one end of the ball moving part (A23) to the other end, and the second block (A2). A push unit (P) comprising a second push bar (P2) provided to return the iron ball (BB) from the other end of the ball moving part (A23) to one end;
Consists of including,

After the first block (A1) and the second block (A2) are brought into close contact, the first push bar (P1) is operated to move the iron ball (BB) to the other end of the ball moving part (A23), the iron ball As the wire (W) fixed to (BB) and spanned across the pulley rod (D) pulls the insertion block (B), the insertion block (B) is inserted into the insertion groove (A12) and the first block (A1) and Combine the second block (A2),

When the second push bar (P2) is operated to return the iron ball (BB) from the other end of the ball moving part (A23) to one end, the wire (W) is loosened and the insertion block (B) becomes the insertion groove (A12). ) Motorized rotating side camera, characterized in that made to be separated from. The method of claim 1,
The photographing unit 20 is
The camera 23 is provided, the housing 21 coupled to the driving unit 30, and a light emitting member 25 provided in front of the housing 21 to emit light,
An electric rotary side camera, characterized in that when the drive unit (30) is operated, the housing (21) rotates so that the camera (23) fixed inside the housing (21) can rotate. The method of claim 2,
An electric rotating side camera, characterized in that the through hole 111 further includes a light transmitting member 26 for protecting the lens of the camera 23. The method according to claim 2 or 3,
An electric rotating side camera, characterized in that a cable communication part 211 through which a cable connected to the camera 23 passes is further provided at a rear end of the housing 21.

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