KR20140141409A - monitoring cameras installed in road traffic signs - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a monitoring camera installed in an existing traffic sign without installing an additional support on a road or the like for installing a monitoring camera. The present invention includes: a monitoring camera (11); a traffic sign (16) including a sign (13) having an exposure hole unit (12) for the monitoring camera (11) installed in the rear side to be exposed to the front side, and an arm unit (15) which extends to a support (14) in a side direction to support the sign (13), and supporting the monitoring camera (11); a support and angle control unit which fixes the monitoring camera (11) on the arm unit (15) of the support (14) and controls an angel where the monitoring camera (11) directs.

Description

Monitoring cameras installed in traffic signs {monitoring cameras installed in road traffic signs}

The present invention relates to a surveillance camera for monitoring violation of traffic regulations such as overspeed or illegal driving regulations, and more particularly, to a surveillance camera installed on a road or a separate support for installing a small- The present invention relates to a surveillance camera installed on a traffic sign such that a surveillance camera can be installed on a traffic sign or an existing support supporting the same.

Conventional traffic violation surveillance system is divided into police intervention by artificial vehicle interception and surveillance of unauthorized traffic regulation violation by surveillance device. A police officer is stationed at each intersection or road, and car inspection is carried out for each vehicle, and the information of the vehicle which violates the traffic regulations is transmitted to a police station radio.

Unauthorized traffic law violation monitoring recognizes the speed of the vehicle as a speed sensor and operates the camera for vehicles exceeding the standard speed in traffic regulations to shoot the vehicle and add penalties and penalties.

One example traffic black box for monitoring a vehicle running on the road as described above is a camera installed at a predetermined height on the road and operated by wired and wireless to monitor the surroundings, A controller for controlling the operation of the sensor to record an image photographed by the camera or to display an image on the electric sign board and a modem for notifying the traffic situation room that an abnormal condition has occurred at the position where the sensor is operated.

The unmanned traffic monitoring apparatus installed in a school zone of another example for monitoring a speeding vehicle or the like monitors a vehicle or the like operating a school zone by arranging a camera and various sensing units in a case installed at a predetermined height .

Another example of the vehicle unmanned overspeed monitoring system is to install two cameras at a constant height to monitor the speed at which a vehicle traveling on a road travels over a certain interval to monitor whether the vehicle is overspeed.

Since the camera, various sensors, and surveillance cameras installed on the highways and other various roads must be installed at a predetermined height in order to secure the field of view, it is necessary to set up a separate landing pad on the road so that the cost And time is further required.

Domestic registered patent No. 10-1105338 (Registration notice of Jan. 16, 2012) Korean Registered Patent No. 10-0541613 (2006. 01. 10. Registration Notice) Domestic registered patent No. 10-0656793 (registration notice of December 14, 2006) Korean Registered Utility Model No. 20-0215331 (Registration Notice on Mar. 02, 2001)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems occurring in the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a surveillance camera without installing a separate support for installing surveillance cameras, The present invention provides a surveillance camera installed on a traffic sign capable of reducing traffic light.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a surveillance camera installed on a traffic sign capable of blocking sunlight applied to a surveillance camera with an opaque material to capture a high quality image without being affected by sunlight.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a surveillance camera installed on a traffic sign capable of freely adjusting the direction in which the surveillance camera installed on the arm portion of the pillar is viewed,

It is another object of the present invention to provide a surveillance camera installed on a traffic sign capable of firmly fixing and supporting a surveillance camera by reinforcing the supporting strength of a fixing plate for fixing and supporting the surveillance camera with a reinforcing panel.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a surveillance camera installed on a traffic sign capable of freely adjusting a vertical angle viewed by a surveillance camera by screwing the support plate and the surveillance camera with two bolts positioned on the same axis.

In addition, the present invention can reduce the cost and work time for installing a surveillance camera on a road by installing a small surveillance camera installed on a vehicle or other indoors as well as a normal surveillance camera installed on a road, on various traffic signs The present invention provides a surveillance camera installed on a traffic sign.

The above object is achieved by a surveillance camera; A traffic sign supporting the surveillance camera, the surveillance camera comprising: a sign board having an exposure hole portion in which the surveillance camera installed at the rear is exposed forward; and an arm portion extending laterally in the strut to support the signboard; And a support and angle adjusting means for fixing the surveillance camera to the arm portion of the strut and adjusting the angle at which the surveillance camera is directed.

According to one aspect of the present invention, the first wing film is disposed on the upper side of the exposure hole portion so as to face forward.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a first embodiment of the supporting and angle adjusting means comprises: a fixing plate having first and second fastening projections and fixed on an arm portion of the support; A U-shaped bolt and a first nut for fixing the fixing plate to the arm portion of the strut; A support plate extending upward from both sides of the bottom plate portion having the third fastening projections and having a vertical plate portion having a fourth fastening work, the support plate being coupled to the fastening plate; A first bolt and a second nut for fixing the support plate to the fixing plate; And a second bolt fixing the surveillance camera to the support plate.

According to another aspect of the present invention, another embodiment of the supporting and angle adjusting means comprises: a fixing plate having first and second fastening cradles and fixed on an arm portion of the support; A U-shaped bolt and a first nut for fixing the fixing plate to the arm portion of the strut; A lower support plate having a sixth fastening hole and a lower support portion having a groove portion at an end portion thereof erected upward; A first bolt and a second nut for fixing the lower support plate to the fixing plate; An upper support plate having a seventh fastening hole and having a ball portion coupled to the groove portion, the upper support portion extending downward; And a third bolt fixing the surveillance camera to the upper support plate.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the fixing plate has a first reinforcing panel portion extending downward from the front and fitted between the sign and the arm portion of the support.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, the fixing plate has a second reinforcing panel portion extending downward to the rear of the bottom surface to contact the arm portion of the support.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the second fastening work of the fixing plate is formed as a long hole in the front-back direction.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the third fastening work of the support plate is formed as an arc-shaped slot located on one concentric circle.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the second bolt is screwed into the fifth fastening hole on the side of the surveillance camera through the fourth fastening hole of the vertical plate portion of the support plate.

Also, an object of the present invention is to provide a sign board having an engaging hole portion; A surveillance camera formed to protrude forward and having an engaging portion having a lens portion for image capturing coupled to an engaging hole portion of the sign; And a fixing means for fixing the monitoring camera to the sign board.

According to one aspect of the present invention, the fixing means may be a fixed cap having an exposure hole portion for exposing a lens portion of the surveillance camera and screwed to a coupling portion of the surveillance camera.

According to another aspect of the present invention, an adhesive member may be applied between the surveillance camera and the signpost to adhere the surveillance camera to the signpost.

According to the present invention, the surveillance camera is installed on the arm portion of the traffic sign post and the front of the surveillance camera is exposed forward through the exposure hole portion of the signboard, so that a surveillance camera It is possible to reduce the cost and the work time for installing the surveillance camera on the road.

Further, according to the present invention, by providing an opaque shading film which can shield the sunlight from the front upper end portion of the surveillance camera or the upper surface of the exposure hole portion, a high-quality image can be taken without being affected by sunlight.

Further, according to the present invention, the surveillance camera is fixed to the arm portion of the support by using a fixing plate having a circular arc shape or a long elongated hole and a supporting plate, and the direction in which the surveillance camera is viewed can be freely adjusted up and down, have.

Further, according to the present invention, since the reinforcing panel portion extending downward from the front of the fixing plate or extending downward to the rear of the bottom surface of the fixing plate, the load applied to the fixing plate can be dispersed to stably support the surveillance camera.

In addition, according to the present invention, the vertical angle can be adjusted so that the surveillance camera can photograph a specific area of the road by screwing the support plate and the surveillance camera with two bolts positioned on the same axis.

In addition, the present invention is not limited to a general surveillance camera installed on a road, but a small small surveillance camera installed in a vehicle or other indoor space may be installed or attached to various traffic signs to provide a separate support for installing a surveillance camera or the like It is possible to install a surveillance camera without installing the surveillance camera on the road, thereby reducing the cost and the work time for installing the surveillance camera on the road.

1 is a perspective view of a surveillance camera installed in a traffic sign of the present invention.
2 is an exploded perspective view of FIG.
3 is a perspective view showing another example of the sign 13 shown in Fig.
4A and 4B are plan views showing the position and direction of the support plate 22 coupled to the fixing plate 19 shown in FIG.
FIG. 5 is a side view showing the combined state of FIG. 1. FIG.
6 is a perspective view showing another example of the support and angle adjusting means shown in Figs. 1 to 5. Fig.
7 is an exploded perspective view of a surveillance camera installed in a traffic sign according to another example of the present invention.
8 is a side cross-sectional view of a surveillance camera installed in a traffic sign of another example of the present invention.

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

1 is a perspective view of a surveillance camera installed in a pillar of a traffic sign of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, a surveillance camera installed on a traffic sign of the present invention includes a surveillance camera 11 for photographing a traffic situation such as a running of a vehicle, a traffic sign 16 And a support and angle adjusting means for fixing the surveillance camera 11 to the traffic sign 16 and adjusting the angle to which the surveillance camera 11 is directed.

2 is an exploded perspective view of a surveillance camera installed in a traffic sign of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the surveillance camera 11 is a camera for photographing a traffic situation such as a running of a vehicle, captures a traffic situation such as driving of the vehicle by its own or remote control, To a database or to a separate recording device so that it can be used as monitoring data for pedestrians or vehicles that violate traffic regulations.

The surveillance camera 11 is provided with a first sunshade portion 17 for blocking sunlight at the upper end portion of the surveillance camera 11 so that sunlight is not incident into the surveillance camera 11 through the lens portion, And rainwater does not flow down to the lens part during raining, so that a high-quality image can be taken.

The traffic sign 16 is composed of a sign 13 on which traffic information is recorded and a support 14 for supporting the sign 13. The sign 13 is connected to the arm 14 of the support 14 by fastening means such as bolts, (Not shown).

The signboard 13 is a signboard for providing various traffic information to a vehicle occupant or a pedestrian traveling on the road as a signboard for monitoring the position of the surveillance camera 11 fixed to the arm 15 of the support 14 And an exposure hole portion 12 through which the front of the camera 11 is exposed. At this time, the exposure, that is, the degree of protrusion of the surveillance camera 11 should be such as to be able to secure a field of view for capturing the traffic situation ahead, and should not block the traffic information of the sign 13. Here, it is a matter of course that the exposure hole portion 12 should be located in a space in which the traffic information is not displayed among the sign boards 13. [

3, the sign 13 is provided so as to face the signboard 13 contacting the upper end of the exposure hole portion 12 so that the second shading film portion 18 blocking the sunlight is directed to the front, It is not incident into the surveillance camera 11 through the lens portion, so that a high-quality image can be photographed. Moreover, since rainwater does not flow down on the lens portion during raining, a high-quality image can be photographed.

In this case, the first shading film portion 17 of the surveillance camera 11 may be omitted.

The post 14 is one or two posts positioned on one side or both sides of the road, and the arm 15, which supports the sign 13 in the lateral direction, is extended or connected to support the surveillance camera 11.

Here, the surveillance camera 11 is fixed to the arm portion 15 of the strut 14 by means of support and angle adjusting means. The first embodiment of the support and angle adjusting means comprises a fixing plate 19, a U-shaped bolt 20 A first nut 21, a support plate 22, a first bolt 23 and a second nut 29, a second bolt 32, and the like.

The fixing plate 19 is fixed on the arm portion 15 of the column 14 and includes four first fastening projections 24 for engagement with the arm portions 15 of the support columns 14, And four second fastening projections (25) for the second fastening projections (25).

Here, the second fastening projections 25 are elongated holes formed in a longitudinal direction.

5, since the fixing plate 19 has the first reinforcing panel portion 33 extending downward from the front and sandwiched between the sign 13 and the arm portions 15 of the pillars 14, 14 to reinforce the coupling force between the arm portion 15 and the fixing plate 19, thereby stably supporting the surveillance camera 11.

5, the fixing plate 19 has a second reinforcing panel portion 34 extending downward to the rear of the bottom surface and contacting the arm portions 15 of the pillars 14, It is possible to stably support the surveillance camera 11 by reinforcing the coupling force between the camera 15 and the fixing plate 19.

The U-shaped bolt 20 is fitted into the first coupling 24 of the fixing plate 19 while surrounding the arm portion 15 of the support 14 and the first nut 21 is screwed to the end of the U- The fixing plate 19 is fixed to the arm portion 15 of the support 14.

The support plate 22 is coupled to the fixing plate 19 and has a vertical plate portion 31 extending upward from both sides of the bottom plate portion 30 having the third fastening claws 26 and having the fourth fastening claws 27 do.

Here, the third fastening piece 26 is a long hole formed in an arc shape located on one concentric circle.

The first bolt 23 is fitted into the second fastening hole 25 of the fixing plate 19 and the third fastening hole 26 of the support plate 22 and the second nut 29 is screwed to the end thereof, And the support plate 22 is fixed on the fixing plate 19.

Particularly, since the second fastening projections 25 of the fastening plate 19 are elongated holes formed long in the front-rear direction and the third fastening projections 26 of the support plate 22 are long holes formed in an arc shape located on one concentric circle 4A, the support plate 22 can be moved forward and backward as well as the support plate 22 can be rotated as shown in FIG. 4B.

That is, the operator moves the surveillance camera 11 fixed to the support plate 22 in the forward and backward directions in accordance with the surrounding environment for monitoring the traffic situation using the second fastening projections 25 and the third fastening projections 26 So that the surveillance camera 11 can set an area to be monitored.

The second bolt 32 fixes the surveillance camera 11 to the support plate 23.

In other words, the second bolt 32 passes through the fourth fastening hole 27 of the vertical plate portion 31 of the support plate 22 and is screwed to the fifth fastening hole 28 on the side of the surveillance camera 11 The vertical angle of the surveillance camera 11 can be adjusted. In this case, the fifth fastening projections 28 of the surveillance camera 11 should have a spiral structure for screw connection.

The second embodiment of the support and angle adjusting means for fixing the surveillance camera 11 to the arm portion 15 of the support 14 and adjusting the angle at which the surveillance camera 11 is directed is shown in Fig. The fixing plate 19, the U-shaped bolt 20 and the first nut 21, the lower support plate 30a, the first bolt 23 and the second nut 29, the upper support plate 40, (31a) and the like.

The fixing plate 19 is fixed on the arm portion 15 of the column 14 and includes four first fastening projections 24 for engagement with the arm portions 15 of the struts 14, And four second fastening projections 25 for engagement.

The U-shaped bolt 20 is fitted into the first coupling 24 of the fixing plate 19 while surrounding the arm portion 15 of the support 14 and the first nut 21 is screwed to the end of the U- The fixing plate 19 is fixed to the arm portion 15 of the support 14.

The lower support plate 30a and the upper support plate 40 are ball-coupled to adjust the angle of up and down and left and right while supporting the surveillance camera 11. The lower support plate 30a has a sixth fastening hole 26a formed in a circular arc shape located on one concentric circle and a lower support portion 35 having a groove portion 36 at an end thereof is erected upward. The upper support plate 40 has an upper support portion 39 having a seventh engagement claw 39 for engagement with the surveillance camera 11 by the third bolt 32a and a ball portion 38 for ball engagement with the groove portion 36 37 extend downward.

In addition, although not shown in the drawings, the present invention can be applied to a case in which a surveillance camera 11 and a support case for accommodating the support and angle adjusting means are provided at the rear of the signboard 13, And locking means for locking the opening and closing means are added to prevent the surveillance camera 11 from being stolen.

7 is an exploded perspective view of a surveillance camera installed in a traffic sign according to another example of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 7, a surveillance camera installed in a traffic sign according to another example of the present invention includes a small surveillance camera 11a installed on a vehicle or an indoor space to photograph a surrounding situation, And a fixing means for fixing the surveillance camera 11a to the signboard 13a and the signboard 13a.

The surveillance camera 11a captures images and stores them in a separate storage device or transmits them to remote facilities in the same manner as a surveillance camera installed in a vehicle or an indoor space. The surveillance camera 11a projects in a direction toward an object to be imaged, And a coupling portion 42 having a lens portion. At this time, the engaging portion 42 has a spiral portion 45 for screwing on the outer peripheral surface.

The sign 13a has an engagement hole portion 46 at an arbitrary position, that is, at a position that does not cover the traffic information of the sign 13a, which is a hole for engaging the engagement portion 42 of the surveillance camera 11a Newly installed traffic signs or existing traffic signs can be drilled.

The fixed cap 41 as one example of the fixing means is for fixing the surveillance camera 11 to the sign 13a and has an exposure hole portion 43 for exposing the lens portion of the surveillance camera 11a. At this time, the fixed cap 41 may be screwed to the engaging portion 42 of the surveillance camera 11a to fix the surveillance camera 11a to the signboard 13a.

For this purpose, the fixed cap 41 is provided with a spiral portion corresponding to the spiral portion 45 of the engaging portion 42, though not shown in the figure.

8 is a side view of a surveillance camera installed in a traffic sign of another example of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 8, a surveillance camera installed in a traffic sign according to another embodiment of the present invention includes a small surveillance camera 11a installed on a vehicle or an indoor space to photograph a surrounding situation, And a fixing means for attaching the surveillance camera 11a to the signboard 13a.

The surveillance camera 11a captures images and stores them in a separate storage device or transmits them to remote facilities in the same manner as a surveillance camera installed in a vehicle or an indoor space. The surveillance camera 11a projects in a direction toward an object to be imaged, And a coupling portion 42 having a lens portion.

The sign 13a has an engagement hole portion 46 at an arbitrary position, which is a hole for engaging the engagement portion 42 of the surveillance camera 11a.

The adhesive member 44, which is another example of the fixing means, is applied between the surveillance camera 11a and the signboard 13a as silicone, adhesive, double-sided tape or the like and attaches the small- I will.

Here, since the small-sized surveillance camera 11a provided in a vehicle or an indoor space is small in volume and low in weight, it is possible to use a fixing means such as the fixed cap 41 or the adhesive member 44 as shown in Figs. 7 and 8, But the present invention is not limited thereto, and it may be further fixed by using a fastening means such as a separate bracket or other screw.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be practical exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be determined by the scope of the appended claims and equivalents thereof.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, Modification is possible. Accordingly, the spirit of the present invention should be understood only in accordance with the following claims, and all equivalents or equivalent variations thereof are included in the scope of the present invention.

11, 11a: surveillance camera 12, 43: exposure hole section
13, 13a: sign 14: holding
15: Armbu 16: Traffic Signs
17, 18: First and second eclipsing parts 19: Fixing plate
20: U-shaped bolts 21, 29: First and second nuts
22: support plates 23, 32, 32a: first to third bolts
24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 26a, 39: first to seventh fastening
30: bottom plate portion 30a: lower support plate
31: vertical plate portion 33, 34: first and second reinforcing panel portions
35: lower support portion 36:
37: upper support portion 38:
40: upper support plate 41: fixed cap
42: engaging portion 44:
45: spiral part 46: engaging hole part

Claims (12)

A surveillance camera 11;
(13) having an exposure hole (12) for exposing the surveillance camera (11) installed forward and an arm portion (15) extending laterally to support the sign (13) A traffic sign 16 for supporting the surveillance camera 11; And
A supporting and angle adjusting means for fixing the surveillance camera 11 to the arm portion 15 of the strut 14 and adjusting the angle of the surveillance camera 11,
A surveillance camera installed on the traffic sign. The method according to claim 1,
And a first shading film portion (17) is provided on the upper side of the exposure hole portion (12) so as to be directed forward. The method according to claim 1,
The support and angle adjusting means may comprise:
A fixing plate 19 having first and second fastening projections 24 and 25 and fixed on the arm portion 15 of the strut 14;
A U-shaped bolt 20 and a first nut 21 for fixing the fixing plate 19 to the arm portion 15 of the strut 14;
And a vertical plate portion 31 extending upward from both sides of the bottom plate portion 30 having the third fastening projections 26 and having a fourth fastening hole 27. The support plate 22 );
A first bolt 23 and a second nut 29 for fixing the support plate 22 to the fixing plate 19; And
A second bolt 32 for fixing the surveillance camera 11 to the support plate 23,
And a security camera installed on the traffic sign. The method according to claim 1,
The support and angle adjusting means may comprise:
A fixing plate 19 having first and second fastening projections 24 and 25 and fixed on the arm portion 15 of the strut 14;
A U-shaped bolt 20 and a first nut 21 for fixing the fixing plate 19 to the arm portion 15 of the strut 14;
A lower support plate 30a having a sixth fastening hole 26a and a lower support portion 30a having a groove portion 36 at an end portion thereof erected upward;
A first bolt 23 and a second nut 29 for fixing the lower support plate 30a to the fixing plate 19;
An upper support plate 40 having a seventh fastening hole 39 and an upper support portion 37 having a ball portion 38 coupled to the groove portion 36 and extending downward; And
A third bolt 32a for fixing the surveillance camera 11 to the upper support plate 40,
And a security camera installed on the traffic sign. The method according to claim 3 or 4,
Characterized in that the fixing plate (19) extends downward from the front and has a first reinforcing panel portion (33) fitted between the sign (13) and the arm portion (15) of the support (14) The unmanned surveillance camera installed in. The method according to claim 3 or 4,
Wherein the fixing plate 19 has a second reinforcing panel portion 34 extending downward to the rear of the bottom surface and contacting the arm portion 15 of the strut 14. [ . The method according to claim 3 or 4,
The surveillance camera according to claim 1, wherein the second fastening projections (25) of the fastening plate (19) are elongated in a longitudinal direction. The method according to claim 3 or 4,
Wherein the third fastening projections 26 of the support plate 22 or the sixth fastening projections 26a of the lower support plate 30a are formed as arc-shaped slots located on one concentric circle. The surveillance camera installed in. The method of claim 3,
The second bolt 32 is screwed into the fifth fastening hole 28 of the side surface of the surveillance camera 11 through the fourth fastening hole 27 of the vertical plate 31 of the support plate 22 A surveillance camera installed on a traffic sign. A sign 13a having an engaging hole portion 46;
A surveillance camera 11a formed to protrude forward and having an engaging portion 42 having a lens portion for image capturing coupled to an engaging hole portion 46 of the signboard 13a; And
And fixing means (13a) for fixing the surveillance camera (11) to the signboard (13a)
A surveillance camera installed on the traffic sign. 11. The method of claim 10,
The fixing means is a fixed cap 41 having an exposure hole portion 43 for exposing a lens portion of the surveillance camera 11a and screwed to a coupling portion 42 of the surveillance camera 11a Surveillance cameras installed on traffic signs. 11. The method of claim 10,
And a bonding member 44 which is applied between the surveillance camera 11a and the signboard 13a and attaches the surveillance camera 11a to the signboard 13a. .

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