KR102334883B1 - Module Detachable Surround Camera System - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a module-detachable surround camera system which mounts and applies various types of cameras in a detachable module structure to provide multifunctionality and versatility in a monitoring area while promoting convenience of installation and maintenance. According to the present invention, the module-detachable surround camera system comprises: a housing main body including an upper housing having a support extending upwardly at the upper part, having an equipment installation space formed therein, and having a plurality of terminal connection parts at intervals on the outer lower end part and a lower housing provided to correspond to the lower part of the upper housing and having an inwardly hollow mounting hole formed on the lower part; a multidirectional camera module having a built-in pan/tilt/zoom function detachably installed in the mounting hole of the lower housing of the housing main body and capturing an omnidirectional image of a monitoring area; and a fixed camera module disposed at intervals in the circumferential direction with respect to n the multidirectional camera module, connected to the terminal connection part of the upper housing, and detachably installed on the upper housing. The fixed camera module includes a fixed camera capturing a video of the monitoring area and a module bracket supporting and fixing the fixed camera and installed to be connected to the terminal connection part of the upper housing.

Description

Module Detachable Surround Camera System

The present invention relates to a module-removable surround camera system, and more particularly, to implement versatility and versatility in the monitoring area while promoting convenience in installation and maintenance by mounting and applying various types of cameras in a detachable module structure. It relates to a modular detachable surround camera system capable of

In general, surveillance cameras are used for various purposes such as crime prevention and traffic control monitoring, industry, and education. Because practical effects such as ease of securing and arresting criminals and reducing fear of citizens have been proven, the use of surveillance cameras with various types for each purpose continues to increase despite problems such as infringement of portrait rights and privacy of ordinary citizens in some areas. .

In particular, in recent years, the number of cameras installed according to the purpose and target of surveillance is increasing, and the technologies that constitute an intelligent surveillance camera system for the purpose of life crime prevention, automatic object tracking, illegal parking enforcement, uninhabited road crime prevention, and illegal garbage emission control are increasing. there is a situation.

In such a surveillance camera system, in order to shoot a surveillance area without a blind spot, a rotating centralized surveillance camera with pan/tilt/zoom functions to play a central role in monitoring, and a centralized surveillance camera that monitors a wider area than the centralized surveillance camera, By configuring a plurality of fixed cameras having a fixed installation structure, a specific area is monitored and photographed.

As a prior art disclosed in relation to a centralized surveillance camera having a rotational structure as described above, Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 1179131 (2012.08.28.) has a lens coupling part provided at the front end, and a wide-angle lens in the lens coupling part. It uses a combined pan/tilt/zoom function integrated simultaneous monitoring camera, and a camera device unit for capturing an omnidirectional (360 degree) long-distance image of a monitoring area through a pan/tilt/zoom camera integrated with a wide-angle lens; an image signal processing unit converting the distorted long-distance image signal captured by the camera unit into image data; The image signal processing unit selects an unwrapping region from the distorted image data to make an ROI (Region of Interest), converts a necessary curved region of the ROI into a flat image using a lookup table, and displays the image on the monitor. a central processing unit configured to display at least one monitoring screen by restoring the flat image to an original image through an image calibration process; and a centralized monitoring unit that enlarges a specific area through the pan/tilt/zoom camera among the images restored through the central processing unit and displays it as a concentrated monitoring screen; A monitoring system using a simultaneous monitoring camera with integrated pan/tilt/zoom function that can take pictures and does not need a separate auxiliary camera, which is easy to install and maintain, is known.

In addition, Patent Publication No. 1989585 (2019.06.10.) relates to a device for detecting a drone intruding into a no-fly zone, a high-performance TOD camera for photographing the upper space at night; a daytime camera for photographing the upper space during the daytime; LED floodlight to illuminate the search light at night; and a plurality of TOD cameras for photographing a surrounding 360-degree space, wherein the plurality of TOD cameras are installed on a fixing plate formed on the upper end of the base of the device, and a circular support is formed in the center of the fixing plate, The high-performance TOD camera, the LED floodlight, and the daytime camera are installed on the upper part, and all points in the virtual space can be identified with the GPS location value and the distance from the TOD camera to determine the exact location of the drone that has invaded the no-fly zone. A system including a spatial setting map consisting of virtual lines specified by values, camera zoom values, and video screen pixel coordinates is provided so that it is possible to quickly detect drones that have entered the no-fly zone even at night or in bad weather. A multi-TOD surround camera device capable of acquiring an image by photographing with high performance is known.

However, in the case of Patent Publication No. 1179131 of the above-mentioned prior art, it is possible to shoot from various angles due to the pan/tilt/zoom function of the integrated surveillance camera, while only the target area can be enlarged and checked, so it There was a functional limitation in that an object could not be identified in the area of

In addition, in the case of Patent Publication No. 1989585 among the above-mentioned prior art, it is difficult to replace and install the camera after the first installation and fixation because the image is taken after being mounted at the installation positions separated by cameras in the housing, which is the basic mounting support structure. There was a problem that there was a limit to the applicable purpose and functionality.

KR Registration Patent Publication No. 10-1179131 (2012.08.28.) KR Registered Patent Publication No. 10-1989585 (2019.06.10.)

The present invention is to solve the above problems, and since the camera of various types including a plurality of fixed cameras along with a camera of a rotational fluid structure and an edge module for image analysis are configured in a detachable module structure on a housing, a plurality of It is an object of the present invention to provide a modular detachable surround camera system that can facilitate installation and maintenance of a camera, efficiently create a flexible camera configuration for each monitoring purpose, and improve the functionality of the camera.

The module detachable surround camera system proposed by the present invention includes an upper housing having a support extending upwardly at the upper portion, forming an equipment installation space therein, and having a plurality of terminal connection portions at intervals at an outer lower end, and a lower portion of the upper housing a housing body comprising a lower housing provided corresponding to and forming a hollow mounting hole in the lower portion; a multi-directional camera module having a built-in pan/tilt/zoom function so as to be detachably installed in the mounting hole of the lower housing of the housing body and capture an omnidirectional image of the monitoring area; A fixed camera module disposed at intervals in the circumferential direction based on the multi-directional camera module, connected to the terminal connection portion of the upper housing, and detachably installed on the upper housing; includes, the fixed camera module comprising: , It comprises a fixed camera for photographing an image of the monitoring area, and a module bracket for supporting and fixing the fixed camera and connecting and installing the terminal connection part of the upper housing.

In addition, it is also possible to configure an external edge module configured to externally mount an edge module for analyzing the collected images of the multi-directional camera module and the fixed camera module on the terminal connection part of the upper housing in the housing body.

The housing body comprises a PTZ assembly that is fixedly installed to correspond to the mounting hole of the lower housing and detachably supports and fixes the multi-directional camera module facing the mounting hole.

The fixed camera module is configured to receive and couple the terminal connection part of the upper housing to partially protrude, and a connection bracket for connecting and supporting the module bracket of the fixed camera module.

The fixed camera module includes a terminal protection cap that binds and opens and closes the externally protruding terminal connection portion corresponding to the connection bracket.

According to the module detachable surround camera system according to the present invention, since the multi-directional camera module and the plurality of fixed camera modules are collectively configured to form a detachable module structure on the housing body, installation and maintenance are easy and the operation is convenient. and to obtain the effect of diversifying the monitoring purpose and functionality of the camera while flexibly assembling the camera according to the monitoring purpose at the installation site.

In addition, the module detachable surround camera system according to the present invention configures the configuration of the edge module for analyzing the images collected from a plurality of camera modules to be externally mounted, so that the mounting efficiency of the edge module can be improved while configuring two or more sets of edge modules. It has the effect of increasing the efficiency of camera image analysis.

1 is a bottom perspective view showing an embodiment according to the present invention.
Figure 2 is a front view showing an embodiment according to the present invention.
Figure 3 is a partial enlarged view showing a terminal connection in an embodiment according to the present invention.
Figure 4 is a bottom perspective view showing the mounting application state of the external edge module in one embodiment according to the present invention.
5 is a perspective view showing a state in which a PTZ assembly unit and a multi-directional camera module are separated in an embodiment according to the present invention.
6 is an exploded perspective view showing a multi-directional camera module in an embodiment according to the present invention.
7 is an exploded perspective view showing a first embodiment of a fixed camera module in one embodiment according to the present invention.
8 is an exploded perspective view showing a second embodiment of a fixed camera module in one embodiment according to the present invention.
9 is an exploded perspective view showing a terminal protection cap of a fixed camera module in one embodiment according to the present invention.

The present invention provides an upper housing having a support extending upwardly on the upper part, forming an equipment installation space therein, and having a plurality of terminal connection parts at intervals at the outer lower part, and corresponding to the lower part of the upper housing, the inner part in the lower part a housing body comprising a lower housing forming a hollow mounting hole; a multi-directional camera module having a built-in pan/tilt/zoom function so as to be detachably installed in the mounting hole of the lower housing of the housing body and capture an omnidirectional image of the monitoring area; A fixed camera module disposed at intervals in the circumferential direction based on the multi-directional camera module, connected to the terminal connection portion of the upper housing, and detachably installed on the upper housing; includes, the fixed camera module comprising: , a module detachable surround camera system including a fixed camera for capturing images of a corresponding monitoring area, and a module bracket for supporting and fixing the fixed camera and connecting and installing the fixed camera to the terminal connection part of the upper housing.

Next, a preferred embodiment of the module detachable surround camera system according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

First, an embodiment of a module detachable surround camera system according to the present invention includes a housing body 100, a multi-directional camera module 200, and a fixed camera module 300 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 . is done

The housing body 100 performs a function of integrally mounting and supporting the multi-directional camera module 200 and the fixed camera module 300 .

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 , the housing body 100 has an overall external shape, and is a structure connected and coupled between vertically separated assemblies, and constitutes an upper housing 110 and a lower housing 120 .

The upper housing 110 is provided with a support 111 extending upward in the vertical direction.

The upper housing 110 is to support the equipment installation space (not shown in the drawing) therein, that is, communication-related equipment (eg, optical communication device, modem device, industrial switch hub device, power supply device, edge module, etc.) Create space for embedding.

The upper housing 110 is provided with a plurality of terminal connection portions 113 at intervals on the outer lower end.

As shown in FIG. 3 , the terminal connection part 113 protrudes from the lower end of the upper housing 110 , and electrically connects and connects the fixed camera module 300 .

As shown in FIG. 4 , in the terminal connection part 113 of the upper housing 110 in the housing body 100 , it is also possible to configure an external edge module 150 configured to externally mount the edge module.

In the above, the external edge module 150 is basically installed in the equipment installation space of the upper housing 110 and is installed externally so that at least two or more edge modules can be applied together with the electrically connected internal edge module. That is, the external edge module 150 is configured to externally mount the edge module for analyzing the images collected from the multi-directional camera module 200 and the fixed camera module 300 .

If the external edge module 150 is configured from the detachable structure as described above, it is possible to increase the mounting efficiency of the edge module and improve the camera image analysis efficiency while configuring two or more sets of edge modules.

The lower housing 120 is configured to correspond to the lower portion of the upper housing 110 .

The lower housing 120 is configured to be able to mount and support the multi-directional camera module 200 by forming a hollow structure with an open lower portion, that is, an inner hollow mounting hole 121 at the lower portion.

PTZ which is fixedly installed in the lower housing 120 of the housing body 100 to correspond to the mounting hole 121 and detachably supports and fixes the multi-directional camera module 200 facing the mounting hole 121 The assembly part 130 is constituted.

As shown in FIG. 5 , the PTZ assembly unit 130 includes a connection assembly means 131 for electrically connecting the multidirectional camera module 200 while supporting it in a bindingly coupled state, and the lower housing 120 is mounted. A connection for connecting and fixing the assembly end cap 133 for supporting and fixing the multi-directional camera module 200 introduced into the sphere 121 and the connection assembly means 131 and the assembling end cap 133 in a spaced apart state. A bracket 135 is constituted.

In the above, the PTZ assembly unit 130 is coupled to the multi-directional camera module 200 by the connection assembly means 131 in the mounting hole 121 of the lower housing 120 while connecting the assembly end cap 133 . ) to the outside of the lower end of the mounting hole 121 of the lower housing 120 .

As described above, since it has an assembly structure detachable by the PTZ assembly unit 130 on the housing body 100, it is easy to mount the multi-directional camera module 200, and various types of the multi-directional camera module 200 can be installed. It is possible to simply replace and apply.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 6 , the multidirectional camera module 200 is detachable by the PTZ assembly unit 130 to the mounting hole 121 of the lower housing 120 of the housing body 100 . install it properly

The multi-directional camera module 200 is installed at the lower portion of the housing body 100 by combining the upper end on the mounting hole 121 of the housing body 100 in an exposed state.

The multi-directional camera module 200 is a freely rotationally driven camera structure, and is configured to take an omnidirectional image of the monitoring area based on the installation point of the housing body 100 .

In the above, the multi-directional camera module 200 receives an electrical signal on the housing body 100 and is configured to be rotatable 360 degrees, and a fan capable of adjusting the shooting angle for taking an image in the vertical and horizontal directions. It has (pan)/tilt functions, and a built-in zoom function that allows you to enlarge a specific shooting point and shoot, etc., is configured to promote wide shooting and intensive shooting within the monitoring area.

The fixed camera module 300 performs a function of monitoring and photographing a fixed position around a corresponding monitoring area separately from the multi-directional camera module 200 .

As shown in FIG. 1 , the fixed camera module 300 is detachably installed on the upper housing 110 of the housing body 100 .

The fixed camera module 300 is configured such that a plurality of them are arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction based on the multi-directional camera module 200 .

In the above, the number of installations of the fixed camera module 300 is configured to be flexibly set according to the situation.

The fixed camera module 300 is detachably installed on the upper housing 110 , and is configured to be electrically connected and mounted in correspondence to the terminal connection part 113 of the upper housing 110 .

The fixed camera module 300 includes a fixed camera 310 that shoots an image of the monitoring area, and the fixed camera 310 is supported and fixed and connected to the terminal connection 113 of the upper housing 110. The module bracket 320 is configured.

The fixed camera 310 is configured by mounting 1 to 6 units on the housing body 100 , but flexibly applying the specifications and functions of each fixed camera 310 . That is, the fixed camera 310 can be configured by applying various camera structures having structures such as variable and short focus, and furthermore, it is possible to use a camera to which a general fisheye lens is applied as the fixed camera 310 . And, it is possible to configure the fixed camera 310 by applying a high-resolution megapixel camera.

In addition, the fixed camera 310 is configured by applying a slow PT camera and a turret camera in view of the external structure.

A connection bracket 330 for connecting and supporting the module bracket 320 is configured in the fixed camera module 300 to correspond to the terminal connection portion 113 of the upper housing 110 .

The connection bracket 330 is coupled to the upper housing 110, and the module bracket 320 of the fixed camera module 300 is connected and supported, but the terminal connection part 113 is partially protruded. .

The module bracket 320 is installed by binding to the connection bracket 330 .

The module bracket 320 is a structure that can support and fix the fixed camera 310 by flexibly applying it according to the type of function of the fixed camera 310, and supports female and turret cameras that support and fix the slow PT camera. It is composed by dividing it into a fixed plate type.

As shown in FIG. 7 , the first embodiment of the module bracket 320 has a female structure to mount and support the fixed camera 310 in the front.

In the above, the module bracket 320 is formed to extend forward based on the terminal connection part 113 of the upper housing 110, and the fixed camera 310 is angled to be adjustable and fixed.

As shown in FIG. 8, the second embodiment of the module bracket 320 has a plate-type structure that supports and fixes the fixed camera 310 at an angle to the front.

As shown in FIG. 9 , the fixed camera module 300 includes a terminal protection cap 340 for opening and closing the externally protruding terminal connection part 113 and binding to the connection bracket 330 .

The terminal protection cap 340 is fitted on the connection bracket 330 to close the terminal connection part 113 in an externally exposed state. That is, the connection bracket 330 corresponds to the terminal connection part 113 to be not installed by the fixed camera module 300 among the plurality of terminal connection parts 113 provided in the upper housing 110 of the housing body 100 . ), it is possible to protect only the corresponding terminal connection part 113 by closing it in a non-contact state from the outside.

That is, according to the module detachable surround camera system according to the present invention configured as described above, the multi-directional camera module and the plurality of fixed camera modules are collectively configured to form a detachable module structure on the housing body, so installation and maintenance It is easy to operate, and it is possible to diversify the monitoring purpose and functionality of the camera while flexibly assembling and configuring the camera according to the monitoring purpose at the installation site.

In the above, a preferred embodiment of the module-removable surround camera system according to the present invention has been described, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the claims, the specification of the invention, and the accompanying drawings. possible, and this is also within the scope of the present invention.

100: housing body 110: upper housing
111: support 113: terminal connection part
120: lower housing 121: mounting hole
130: PTZ assembly 131: connection assembly means
133: assembly end cap 135: connection bracket
150: external edge module 200: multi-directional camera module
300: fixed camera module 310: fixed camera
320: module bracket 330: connection bracket
340: terminal protection cap

Claims (5)

It has a support that extends upward on the upper part, forms an equipment installation space therein, and embeds a communication device including a built-in edge module electrically connected to the equipment installation space, and includes a plurality of terminal connection parts at intervals at the lower outer part. A housing body comprising: an upper housing provided with a lower housing corresponding to the lower portion of the upper housing, and a lower housing having a hollow mounting hole in the lower portion;
a multi-directional camera module having a built-in pan/tilt/zoom function so as to be detachably installed in the mounting hole of the lower housing of the housing body and capture an omnidirectional image of the monitoring area;
A fixed camera module disposed at intervals in the circumferential direction based on the multi-directional camera module, connected to the terminal connection part of the upper housing, and detachably installed on the upper housing;
It includes an external edge module that is connected externally to correspond to the terminal connection part of the upper housing and is detachably installed on the upper housing,
The built-in edge module and the external edge module are edge modules for analyzing images collected from the multi-directional camera module and the fixed camera module,
The fixed camera module includes a fixed camera for photographing an image of a corresponding monitoring area, and a module bracket for supporting and fixing the fixed camera and connecting and installing the fixed camera to a terminal connection part of the upper housing,
The housing body includes a PTZ assembly unit that is fixedly installed to correspond to the mounting hole of the lower housing and detachably supports and fixes the multi-directional camera module facing the mounting hole, wherein the PTZ assembly unit binds the multi-directional camera module A connection assembly means for electrically connecting while supporting in a coupled state, an assembly end cap for supporting and fixing the multi-directional camera module introduced into the mounting hole of the lower housing, and a spaced apart state between the connection assembly means and the assembly end cap A module-removable surround camera system that enables the replacement and installation of various types of multi-directional camera modules, including connection brackets for fixing connections.
delete delete The method according to claim 1,
A module-removable surround camera system comprising a connection bracket for receiving and coupling the terminal connection part of the upper housing to partially protrude to the fixed camera module and connecting and supporting the module bracket of the fixed camera module.
5. The method according to claim 4,
A module-removable surround camera system comprising a terminal protection cap for opening and closing the externally protruding terminal connection portion and bindingly coupled to the fixed camera module corresponding to the connection bracket.

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