TW202246696A - Device for fixing camera - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to a device for fixing a camera. According to the utility model, the device comprises a bottom cover assembly (1) used for accommodating a camera assembly; the mounting seat (3) is used for being fixed at a mounting position, and the mounting seat (3) is provided with at least one first connecting part (6); wherein the bottom cover assembly (1) is provided with at least one second connecting part (7), and the at least one second connecting part is suitable for being meshed with the at least one first connecting part on the mounting seat (3) in a sliding mode through sliding of the bottom cover assembly (1) on the mounting seat (3) in the sliding direction.

Description

A device for fixing a camera

The invention relates to a device for fixing a video camera.

Usually, to fix the camera, the camera is pre-locked to the ceiling or to the wall with the help of a mount. The mount comes pre-installed on the ceiling or on the wall with fixtures.

In the prior art, there are two ways to pre-lock the camera on the mount: twist lock and snap lock. Connecting parts corresponding to each other are respectively provided on the mounting seat and the housing.

In the case of a twist lock, for example, hooks are provided on the mounting base and corresponding hooks are provided on the housing for receiving the camera, which are activated by the torsional movement of the housing relative to the mounting base. snap into each other, thereby pre-locking the camera to the mount. Although this locking method is easy to design and simple and reliable, due to user experience (UX) optimization, some cameras cannot use this method, because the camera is equipped with a pipeline for protecting the cable, which will limit the rotation of the camera .

Due to the above-mentioned limitations of the twist lock, most of the current cameras are pre-locked by means of a card lock. For example, a hook is provided on the mounting base or the housing for receiving the camera, and correspondingly, a snap-in structure corresponding to the hook is provided on the housing or the mounting base. The pre-locking is realized by the locking of the hook and the locking structure. The user experience of this locking method is good, but there are risks in terms of reliability. Due to the locking process, the hook or the locking structure needs to have a certain degree of flexibility and elastically deform during the locking process. The hooks are therefore usually made of plastic rather than metal. Based on this, the strength and reliability of this locking structure will be worse than when using metal materials. From a design point of view, although the installation and removal of this locking structure is very easy, it is difficult to adjust its locking force.

Therefore, there is a need for a reliable and convenient device for pre-locking, which has no deformation in structure, can use metal as the material of the connection part, and is not limited in use behavior.

In this context, according to the present invention, an efficient solution for fixing a camera is proposed, which can not only overcome the shortcomings of the prior art solutions, but also achieve a particularly reliable snapping and enable Make sure it's strong enough.

According to the invention, a device for fixing a video camera is provided. The device includes: a bottom cover assembly for accommodating a camera assembly; a mounting base for fixing to an installation position, and the mounting base is provided with at least one first connecting portion; wherein, the bottom cover assembly is provided with at least one A second connecting portion, the second connecting portion is adapted to engage with the first connecting portion on the mounting base in a sliding manner when the bottom cover assembly slides on the mounting base along a sliding direction.

The basic idea of the present invention is that by providing corresponding first connecting parts and second connecting parts on the bottom cover assembly and the mounting base respectively, a different snap-lock or twist-lock way is realized. Specifically, the present invention enables the bottom cover assembly to be connected to the mounting seat in a manner of sliding along a sliding direction on the mounting seat by means of the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion, wherein the The first connecting portion and the second connecting portion engage with each other in a sliding manner. Here, except for the movement in the sliding direction, the movement or degrees of freedom of the bottom cover assembly in other directions are restricted or blocked, thereby achieving reliable engagement of the bottom cover assembly on the mounting seat. In this way, not only can the reliability and strength of the entire structure be sufficiently high, but also the usage behavior of the user can not be restricted at all. In addition, based on the engaging structure, the device can also achieve the advantages of locking and twisting to a certain extent.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the mounting base is adapted to be fixed to the installation position in a first fixing direction by a first fixing device. In addition, the bottom cover assembly is adapted to be fixed on the mounting base in a second fixing direction by a second fixing device. By arranging the first fixing device and the second fixing device, the connection reliability between the bottom cover assembly and the mounting base can be improved and the mounting base together with the bottom cover assembly can be fixed to a desired installation position.

According to an optional embodiment of the present invention, the first fixing device and/or the second fixing device are screws. The specifications of the screws may be, for example, M4. Alternatively or additionally, the first fixing direction is parallel to or coincides with the second fixing direction. In other words, the first fixing means and the second fixing means can be mounted facing the same direction. Alternatively or additionally, the sliding direction is in a non-parallel relation to the first fixing direction and/or the second fixing direction.

According to another optional implementation manner of the present invention, the sliding direction is perpendicular to the first fixing direction and/or the second fixing direction. According to another optional embodiment of the present invention, the first connecting portion and/or the second connecting portion is configured as a snap-in hook. Alternatively or additionally, the first connection part and the second connection part are configured to be only suitable for relative sliding in a sliding direction. Alternatively or additionally, the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion are configured so that the bottom cover assembly cannot continue to slide along the sliding direction in the engaged state.

According to another optional embodiment of the present invention, the first connecting portion is provided with a stop suitable for preventing the bottom cover assembly from continuing to slide along the sliding direction in the engaged state. In the engaged state, the second connecting portion stops at the stop.

According to another optional embodiment of the present invention, it is provided that the bottom cover assembly is configured in a hollow cylindrical shape, in particular in a hollow cylindrical shape. Furthermore, according to another optional embodiment of the present invention, it is provided that the mounting seat is configured in the shape of a disk, in particular in the shape of a disk.

According to another optional embodiment of the present invention, the device further includes a pipe fitting adapted to accommodate a cable for the camera, the pipe fitting being adapted to be fixed to the mounting base in a third fixing direction by a third fixing device superior.

According to another optional implementation manner of the present invention, the third fixing direction is in a non-parallel relationship with the first fixing direction and/or the second fixing direction. In particular, the third fixing direction is perpendicular to the first fixing direction and/or the second fixing direction.

According to another optional embodiment of the present invention, the mounting seat is provided with lugs, and the pipe is fixed to the lugs through the third fixing device.

According to another optional implementation manner of the present invention, the third fixing direction is parallel to the sliding direction. According to another optional embodiment of the present invention, one end of the pipe fitting connected to the lug is narrowed to form a step, wherein the third fixing device is a nut, and the nut will The lug is clamped to the step. In particular, the specification of the nut is M8.

According to an optional embodiment of the present invention, the at least one first connecting part includes three first connecting parts, and the bottom cover assembly is configured to make the three first connecting parts move along the sliding direction. A first connecting portion engages with a corresponding second connecting portion at the same time. According to an optional embodiment of the present invention, the first connection part and/or the second connection part are made of metal. By providing several, in particular three, first and second connections and additionally using a metallic material for the connections, the connections can be brought into engagement with one another more firmly, thereby improving the overall The installation stability and operation reliability of the above-mentioned device.

Further features of the present invention will become apparent from the claims, drawings and description of the drawings. Features and feature combinations mentioned in the above description as well as features and feature combinations mentioned in the following description of the drawings and/or only shown in the drawings can not only be used in the respectively specified combination, but also in different Other combinations are used without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the following are also considered to be covered and disclosed by the present invention: these are not explicitly shown in the drawings and are not explicitly explained, but are derived from a combination consisting of separate features from the explained content and composed of These combinations produce. The following contents and combinations of features are also considered to be disclosed which do not have all the features of the originally drafted independent claims. In addition, the following content and combination of features are considered to be particularly disclosed by the above content: it exceeds or deviates from the combination of features defined in the reference relationship of the patent scope of the application.

In order to make the technical problems, technical solutions and beneficial technical effects to be solved by the present invention clearer, the present invention will be further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and multiple exemplary embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described here are only used to explain the present invention, but not to limit the protection scope of the present invention.

An exploded view of the components of a device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is shown by way of example in FIG. 1 . In an exemplary embodiment, the device according to the present invention includes a bottom cover assembly 1, screws 2, mounting base 3, nuts 4, pipe fittings 5, and an screw 8 (see Figure 3). In this exemplary embodiment, the mounting seat 3 is designed in the form of a disk, and the base cover assembly 1 is correspondingly also designed as a cylindrical hollow cover. Here, the mounting base 3 and the bottom cover assembly 1 are respectively made of metal materials, such as stainless steel, through a forming process. However, the mount and bottom cover assembly according to the present invention is not limited to the materials, shapes, and manufacturing methods mentioned in this exemplary embodiment. Furthermore, four screws 2 are shown here by way of example, the size of which is, for example, M4. A light hole matching the specification of the screw 2 is provided in the bottom cover assembly 1 and a threaded hole matching the specification of the screw 2 is provided in the mounting base 3 at a position corresponding to the position of the light hole. Here, the specification of the nut 4 is, for example, M8. In this case, the tube piece 5 is designed as a hollow circular tube and is made of a bendable electrically insulating material, for example plastic. According to the present invention, a first connecting portion 6 is provided on the mounting base 3 , here for example three first connecting portions 6 are provided, and three corresponding connecting portions 6 are provided in the bottom cover assembly 1 . A second connecting part 7 (see Figure 2). Furthermore, according to this exemplary embodiment, a lug perpendicular to the plane of the mounting base 3 is formed on the mounting base 3 , and the lug has a through hole slightly larger than the specification or inner diameter of the nut 4 . In this case, the pipe piece 5 is, for example, stepped at one end and is formed on the outer circumference of the step with an external thread section corresponding to the internal thread of the nut 4 .

FIG. 2 shows an exemplary side sectional view of an exemplary device according to the invention in an assembled state. It can be seen from FIG. 2 that the nut 4 clamps the lug to the step in a fixed state, and the bottom cover assembly 1 is pre-locked on the mounting seat by means of the first connecting part 6 and the second connecting part 7 engaging with each other. 3 and fixedly connected with the mounting base 3 by screws 2.

3 to 5 exemplarily show the assembly steps of the device according to the invention.

FIG. 3 shows a first step in which, according to an exemplary embodiment, the mount 3 is mounted on a wall or ceiling by means of screws 8 , here four screws 8 . The pipe piece 5 is then fastened, in particular screwed, onto the lugs of the mount 3 by means of the nut 4 . The cable for the camera passes through the tube 5 to the mount.

Figure 4 shows the second step. In this case, the mounting seat 3 is designed in the form of a disc, while the base cover assembly 1 is designed as a cylindrical hollow cover. The diameter of the disc-shaped cross section of the bottom cover assembly 1 is slightly larger than the diameter of the mounting seat 3 . In FIG. 4 , the sliding direction of the bottom cover assembly 1 relative to the mounting base 3 is shown as an example by an arrow. In this second step, the bottom cover assembly 1 is first aligned with the mounting seat 3 , that is to say, the front inner wall of the bottom cover assembly 1 in the direction of the arrow abuts against the front edge of the mounting seat 3 in the direction of the arrow. Here, the first connection part 6 of the mounting seat 3 is offset by a distance from the second connection part 7 of the bottom cover assembly 1 in the direction of the arrow, as shown in the right diagram of FIG. 4 . Then the bottom cover assembly 1 is slid on the mounting base 3 along the direction of the arrow, so that the first connecting portion 6 of the mounting base 3 and the second connecting portion 7 of the bottom cover assembly 1 are engaged with each other. Here, by moving the bottom cover assembly 1 on the installation seat 3 along the arrow direction relative to the installation seat 3 , the sliding snap-fit connection of the bottom cover assembly 1 on the installation seat 3 is realized. According to an exemplary embodiment, a stopper is provided on the first connecting portion 6, and the stopper prevents the mounting seat 3 from moving further along the direction of the arrow. That is to say, the stopper prevents the second connecting part 7 from continuing to move beyond the first connecting part 6 after the first connecting part 6 and the second connecting part 7 are fully engaged. Here, according to an exemplary embodiment, when the first connecting portion 6 and the second connecting portion 7 are fully engaged, the rear inner wall of the bottom cover assembly 1 along the direction of the arrow just abuts against the edge of the mounting seat 3 . on the rear edge in the direction of the arrow, as shown in the left panel of Figure 4. Here, when the first connecting portion 6 and the second connecting portion 7 are fully engaged, the light hole on the bottom cover assembly 1 and the threaded hole of the mounting base 3 are just aligned with each other in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the mounting base 3 .

Fig. 5 shows the third step, in this third step, the screw 2 passes through the light hole provided on the bottom cover assembly 1 and is screwed with the threaded hole provided on the mounting seat 3, so that the bottom cover assembly 1 is connected with the The mounting base 3 is fixedly connected.

FIG. 6 exemplarily shows the engagement state between the first connecting portion 6 of the mounting base 3 and the second connecting portion 7 of the bottom cover assembly 1 . As shown in FIG. 6 , the connections 6 , 7 are designed in the shape of a hook, or as snap-in hooks. When the snapping hooks 6 and 7 enter into the snapping state, except in the sliding direction, the movement or degrees of freedom of the snapping hooks 6 and 7 in other directions are restricted or prevented, thereby realizing the installation of the bottom cover assembly 1 on the mounting seat 3 Reliably fixed on.

Other advantages and alternative embodiments of the invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art. Therefore, the invention in its broader aspects is not limited to the specific details, representative structures, and exemplary embodiments shown and described. On the contrary, those skilled in the art can make various modifications and substitutions without departing from the basic spirit and scope of the present invention.

1: Bottom cover assembly 2: screw 3: Mounting seat 4: Nut 5: Fittings 6: The first connecting part 7: The second connecting part 8: screw

Additional optional details and features of the invention emerge from the following description of a preferred exemplary embodiment shown schematically in the drawing. here,

[FIG. 1] An exploded view schematically showing components of a device according to the present invention;

[Fig. 2] schematically shows a side sectional view of the device according to the present invention in an assembled state;

[Fig. 3 to Fig. 5] exemplarily show the steps for assembling the device according to the present invention;

[ Fig. 6 ] An example showing a state of engagement between the first connection portion of the mount and the second connection portion of the bottom cover.

1: Bottom cover assembly

2: screw nut

3: Mounting seat

4: Nut

5: Fittings

6: The first connecting part

7: The second connecting part

Claims (10)

A kind of device for fixing video camera, it is characterized in that, described device comprises: A bottom cover assembly (1) for housing the camera assembly; A mounting seat (3) for fixing to an installation position, said mounting seat (3) being provided with at least one first connecting portion (6); Wherein, the bottom cover assembly (1) is provided with at least one second connection part (7), and the second connection part is suitable for passing through the bottom cover assembly (1) on the upper edge of the mounting base (3). Sliding in a sliding direction to engage with the first connecting portion on the mounting base (3) in a sliding manner. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The mounting seat (3) is adapted to be fixed to the mounting position in a first fixing direction by a first fixing device (2); and The bottom cover assembly (1) is adapted to be fixed on the mounting seat (3) in a second fixing direction by a second fixing device. The device according to claim 2, characterized in that, The first fixing means and/or the second fixing means are screws; and/or The first fixing direction is parallel to or coincident with the second fixing direction; and/or The sliding direction is in a non-parallel relationship with the first fixing direction and/or the second fixing direction. The device according to claim 3, characterized in that, The sliding direction is perpendicular to the first fixing direction and/or the second fixing direction; and/or The first connection part and/or the second connection part are configured as snap hooks; and/or The first connection part and the second connection part are configured to be only suitable for relative sliding in a sliding direction; and/or The first connecting part and the second connecting part are configured so that the bottom cover assembly (1) cannot continue to slide along the sliding direction in the engaged state. The device according to claim 4, characterized in that, The first connecting part is provided with a stopper suitable for preventing the bottom cover assembly (1) from further sliding along the sliding direction in the engaged state; and/or The bottom cover assembly (1) is configured in a hollow cylindrical shape; and/or The mounting seat (3) is configured in a disc shape. The device according to any one of claims 2 to 5, characterized in that, The device also comprises a tube (5) adapted to accommodate a cable for the camera, said tube (5) being adapted to be fixed to the mount (3) in a third fixing direction by means of a third fixing means (4) . The device according to claim 6, characterized in that, said third fixation direction is in a non-parallel relationship to said first fixation direction and/or said second fixation direction; and/or The mounting seat (3) is provided with lugs, and the pipe piece (5) is fixed to the lugs through the third fixing device (4). The device according to claim 7, characterized in that, The third fixing direction is parallel to the sliding direction; and/or One end of the pipe fitting (5) connected to the lug is narrowed to form a step, wherein the third fixing device (4) is a nut, and the nut clamps the lug to the on the steps. The device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, 7 to 8, characterized in that, The at least one first connecting part (6) includes three first connecting parts, and the bottom cover assembly (1) is configured to be adapted to make the three first connecting parts and The corresponding second connecting parts snap together simultaneously. The device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, 7 to 8, characterized in that the first connection part and/or the second connection part are made of metal.

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