TWI587068B - Lamp camera - Google Patents

Description

Bulb type monitor

The present invention relates to a bulb type monitor, and more particularly to a bulb type monitor in which a back cover or a light transmissive front cover is rotatable relative to a lamp cap.

In general, bulb-type monitors are usually placed on the ceiling (or wall) for light illumination and image monitoring operations. However, since the thread-locking fit between the lamp holder of the bulb-type monitor and the socket on the ceiling (or wall) has structural manufacturing tolerances, the bulb-type monitoring often occurs when the bulb-type monitor is installed. The photographic device in the device cannot align the monitoring area at the correct angle, thereby generating a problem of monitoring the image skew. Although the above problem can be solved by additionally adding a coil adapter between the lamp cap and the back cover of the bulb type monitor for the user to manually adjust the mounting angle of the lens device of the bulb type monitor relative to the monitoring area, The additional configuration of the above-mentioned coil adapter not only causes an increase in the manufacturing cost of the bulb type monitor, but also causes the installation of the bulb type monitor to be time consuming and labor intensive.

One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a bulb type monitor in which a back cover or a light transmissive front cover is rotatable relative to a lamp cap to solve the above problems.

According to an embodiment, the bulb type monitor of the present invention comprises a back cover, a light transmissive front cover, a lighting device, a photographing device, a lamp cap, and at least one engaging member. The back cover is formed with a first engagement opening and a second engagement opening. The transparent front cover is coupled to the rear cover via the first engagement opening to form an accommodation space together with the rear cover. The illuminating device is fixed in the accommodating space for generating illumination light to be emitted from the transparent front cover. The photographic device is fixed in the accommodating space for capturing images. The lamp cap is coupled to the second joint opening and electrically connected to the illumination device and the photographing device for electrically connecting to an external lamp holder to obtain the illumination device and the power required for the operation of the photographing device. The at least one engaging member is disposed at a position corresponding to the second engaging opening of the base for engaging with a circumference of the second engaging opening to rotate the rear cover relative to the base to adjust the photographic device relative to the photographic device One of the lamp heads rotates at an angle.

According to another embodiment, the bulb type monitor of the present invention comprises a back cover, a light transmissive front cover, a lighting device, a photographing device, a lamp cap, and at least one engaging member. The back cover is formed with a first engagement opening and a second engagement opening. The light transmissive front cover is engaged in the first engagement opening. The illuminating device is disposed in the transparent front cover for generating illumination light to be emitted from the transparent front cover. The photographic device is disposed in the transparent front cover for capturing images. The lamp cap is connected to the rear cover via the second joint opening and electrically connected to the illumination device and the photographing device for electrically connecting to an external lamp holder to obtain the illumination device and the power required for the operation of the photographing device. The at least one engaging member is disposed at a position corresponding to the first engaging opening of the transparent front cover for engaging with a periphery of the first engaging opening to rotate the transparent front cover relative to the back cover, The angle of rotation of the photographic device relative to one of the back covers is adjusted.

In summary, the present invention adopts a structural design in which the rear cover or the transparent front cover can be rotated relative to the lamp cap without additionally adding a coil adapter between the lamp cap and the back cover. Therefore, the present invention can not only reduce the bulb The manufacturing cost of the type of monitor also simplifies the installation process of the bulb type monitor, thereby effectively improving the ease of use of the bulb type monitor.

The advantages and spirit of the present invention will be further understood from the following embodiments and the accompanying drawings.

Please refer to FIG. 1 , FIG. 2 , and FIG. 3 . FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a bulb-type monitor 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a bulb-type monitor of FIG. 1 . FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the bulb-type monitor 10 of FIG. 1 along section line AA. As shown in FIG. 1 , FIG. 2 , and FIG. 3 , the bulb type monitor 10 includes a The rear cover 12, a light transmissive front cover 14, a lighting device 16, a photographing device 18, a base 20, and at least one engaging member 22 (four are shown in Fig. 2, but are not limited thereto). The rear cover 12 is formed with a first engagement opening 24 and a second engagement opening 26. The transparent front cover 14 can be coupled to the rear cover 12 via the first engagement opening 24 to form an accommodation space 28 for receiving with the rear cover 12. The illuminating device 16 and the photographic device 18, that is, the illuminating device 16 (such as a light emitting diode (LED), but not limited thereto) can be fixed in the accommodating space 28 for generating illumination light. The light-emitting front cover 14 is emitted to provide a light bulb illumination function, and provides the illumination required by the light bulb type monitor 10 in monitoring the image so that the photographing device 18 can capture a clear image, such as a webcam (such as a webcam ( The IP camera), but not limited to this, can be fixed in the accommodating space 28 for capturing images for subsequent related image processing (such as image monitoring, etc.), and the illuminating device 16 and the photographic device 18 are fixed to The manner in which the transparent front cover 14 and the rear cover 12 are formed together in the accommodating space 28 can adopt a fixed design commonly used in the prior art, such as screw locking or structural snapping, etc., Let me repeat. The base 20 is coupled to the second engagement opening 26 and electrically connected to the illumination device 16 and the photographing device 18 for electrically connecting to the external lamp holder (eg, electrically connected to the external lamp holder in a threaded locking manner) to obtain The lighting device 16 and the power required to operate the camera device 18 are operated.

The design of the engaging member 22 is described in detail herein. It can be seen from FIGS. 2 and 3 that the engaging member 22 can be disposed at a position corresponding to the second engaging opening 26 of the base 20 for engaging with the second. The peripheral edge 30 of one of the openings 26 is engaged to rotate the rear cover 12 relative to the base 20 to adjust the angle of rotation of the photographic device 18 relative to the base 20. In this embodiment, the base 20 corresponds to the second engagement opening 26 in this embodiment. The position is formed with a skirt 32. The engaging member 22 can include a screw 34 and a stud 36. The screw 34 has a nut portion 38. The stud 36 can be formed at a position corresponding to the second engaging opening 26 of the base 20. Through the above design, the screw 34 can be screwed into the stud 36 when the base 20 is engaged in the second engagement opening 26 such that the nut portion 38 and the skirt 32 together hold the periphery 30 of the second engagement opening 26 (eg, Figure 3). Next, the light-transmissive front cover 14 is connected to the rear cover 12 via the first joint opening 24 to accommodate the illumination device 16 and the photographing device 18 to complete the assembly of the bulb-type monitor 10 (as shown in FIG. 1) and After the base 20 is electrically connected to the outer socket, at this time, as described above, the rear cover 12 is permeable to the base 20 of the second engagement opening 26 by the nut portion 38 and the skirt 32. Rotating, therefore, if the user observes the image captured by the photographing device 18 and finds that the photographing device 18 does not align the monitoring area with the correct angle and has the problem of monitoring the image skew, the user can directly rotate the back cover 12 and The front cover 14 is rotated relative to the base 20 to adjust the angle of rotation of the camera 18 relative to the base 20 so that the camera 18 can be adjusted to align the position of the monitored area at the correct angle for quick and convenient resolution of the monitoring The problem of image skew.

In summary, since the present invention adopts the structural design that the back cover can be rotated relative to the lamp cap without additionally adding a coil adapter between the lamp cap and the back cover, the present invention can not only reduce the bulb type monitor. The manufacturing cost also simplifies the installation process of the bulb type monitor, thereby effectively improving the usability of the bulb type monitor.

In addition, please refer to FIG. 2, FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, and FIG. 4 is a schematic view showing the assembly of the light-transmitting front cover 14 connected to the rear cover 12 at another viewing angle in FIG. 2, and FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the assembly of the screw 34 locked in the stud 36 of the lamp cap 20. As shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, in this embodiment, a first limit stop 40 is available from the rear cover 12. A peripheral edge 30 of the second engaging opening 26 is formed to protrude from the base 20, and a second limiting stop 42 is formed at a position corresponding to the first limiting stop 40 of the base 20, thereby completing the rear cover 12 and the base. 20 and the assembly of the engaging member 22, the first limit stop 40 can be used to stop the second limit stop 42 to limit the rotation angle of the photographing device 18 relative to the base 20, thereby reliably avoiding excessive user Rotating the light transmissive front cover 14 and the rear cover 12 (e.g., rotating over 360°) causes the lamp head 20 to electrically connect the lighting device 16 and the photographic device 18 to rotate and break the wire. In addition, as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, in this embodiment, the bulb type monitor 10 may further include a friction pad 44, and the friction pad 44 may be interposed between the lamp cap 20 and the rear cover 12. A frictional force is provided to fix the rotational position of the back cover 12 relative to the base 20 to provide a segmentless rotational positioning effect.

In a practical application, please refer to FIG. 6 , which is a schematic cross-sectional view of a bulb-type monitor 10 ′ according to another embodiment of the present invention. The embodiment has the same number as the components described in the above embodiments. It has the same structure or function, and its related description will not be repeated here. As shown in FIG. 6, the bulb type monitor 10' may include a rear cover 12, a light transmissive front cover 14, a lighting device 16, a photographing device 18, a base 20, and at least one engaging member 22' (in FIG. 6 Two or more are shown. In this embodiment, the engaging member 22' is preferably a snap hook, whereby the engaging member 22' can be engaged after the base 20 is engaged. When the cover 12 is hooked, the peripheral edge 30 is hooked, so that the back cover 12 can rotate relative to the base 20 through the engaging member 22' to hook the peripheral edge 30, so that the user can directly rotate the rear cover 12 and the transparent front cover. 14 is adjusted for the angle of rotation of the camera unit 18 relative to the base 20.

It is worth mentioning that, in the present invention, the design of the engaging member disposed on the lamp cap is engaged with the periphery of the engaging opening of the back cover, so that the design of the back cover can be rotated relative to the lamp cap can also be applied to the transparent front cover and the back cover. The connection is such that the transparent front cover can be rotated relative to the rear cover and the base, so as to adjust the rotation angle of the photographic device mounted on the transparent front cover relative to the rear cover and the base. Briefly, in another embodiment, the bulb type monitor of the present invention may comprise a back cover, a light transmissive front cover, a lighting device, a photographing device, a lamp cap and a snap member, and the illumination device and the photographing device are disposed in the light transmission. In the front cover, the lamp cap is connected to the back cover via the second joint opening and is electrically connected to the lighting device and the photographing device and can be electrically connected to the external lamp holder. The engaging member is disposed on the first joint opening of the corresponding back cover of the transparent front cover. Positioned to engage the circumference of the first engagement opening, whereby the light transmissive front cover can be rotated relative to the rear cover to adjust the rotation angle of the photographing device relative to the back cover and the lamp cap, thereby allowing the user to directly rotate The light transmissive front cover adjusts the rotation angle of the photographing device relative to the rear cover and the lamp cap so that the photographing device can be adjusted to align the position of the monitoring area at the correct angle. As for the change of the snap-in design (such as the design of the snap-on screw and stud so that the nut portion of the screw and the skirt together hold the circumference of the first joint opening of the back cover, or the use of the snap member The snap-fit hook is designed to hook the circumference of the first joint opening of the back cover with other structural components (such as the stop of the first limit stop and the second limit stop, the arrangement of the friction pad, etc.) The description of the related embodiments can be referred to the analogy of the above embodiments, and details are not described herein again. The above are only the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and all changes and modifications made to the scope of the present invention should be within the scope of the present invention.

10, 10'‧‧‧ bulb type monitor

12‧‧‧ Back cover

14‧‧‧Light front cover

16‧‧‧Lighting device

18‧‧‧Photographing device

20‧‧‧ lamp holder

22, 22'‧‧‧Cards

24‧‧‧First joint opening

26‧‧‧Second joint opening

28‧‧‧ accommodating space

30‧‧‧Weekly

32‧‧‧ skirt

34‧‧‧ screws

36‧‧‧ Stud

38‧‧‧ Nuts Department

40‧‧‧First limit stop

42‧‧‧Second limit stop

44‧‧‧ Friction gasket

1 is a perspective view of a bulb type monitor according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 2 is a schematic exploded view of the bulb type monitor of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the bulb type monitor of Fig. 1 taken along section line A-A. Fig. 4 is a schematic view showing the assembly of the light-transmitting front cover of Fig. 2 connected to the rear cover at another viewing angle. Figure 5 is an assembled view of the screw of Figure 2 locked in the stud of the lamp cap. Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a bulb type monitor according to another embodiment of the present invention.

10‧‧‧Light bulb monitor

12‧‧‧ Back cover

14‧‧‧Light front cover

16‧‧‧Lighting device

18‧‧‧Photographing device

20‧‧‧ lamp holder

22‧‧‧Cards

28‧‧‧ accommodating space

30‧‧‧Weekly

32‧‧‧ skirt

34‧‧‧ screws

36‧‧‧ Stud

38‧‧‧ Nuts Department

42‧‧‧Second limit stop

44‧‧‧ Friction gasket

Claims (10)

A bulb type monitor comprising: a rear cover formed with a first engagement opening and a second engagement opening; a light transmissive front cover coupled to the back cover via the first engagement opening to be associated with the back cover Forming an accommodating space; a lighting device is fixed in the accommodating space for generating illumination light to be emitted from the transparent front cover; and a photographic device is fixed in the accommodating space for 撷Taking an image; a lamp cap is coupled to the second joint opening and electrically connected to the illumination device and the photographing device, the lamp cap is fixed to and electrically connected to an external lamp holder to obtain the illumination device and the photographing device is operated The power required; and at least one engaging member disposed at a position corresponding to the second engaging opening of the base for engaging with a circumference of the second engaging opening to rotate the back cover relative to the base To adjust the angle of rotation of the photographic device relative to one of the bases. The light bulb type monitor of claim 1, wherein the base is formed with a skirt corresponding to the position of the second engaging opening, the at least one engaging member comprises a screw and a stud, the screw has a nut portion. The stud is formed at a position corresponding to the second engaging opening of the lamp cap, and the screw is screwed into the stud when the cap is engaged in the second engaging opening, so that the nut portion and the skirt are clamped together The circumference of the second engagement opening. The light bulb type monitor of claim 1, wherein a first limit stop protrudes from the circumference toward the base, and a second limit stop is formed at a position corresponding to the first limit stop of the base. The first limit stop is configured to stop the second limit stop to limit the photographic device relative to the base The angle of rotation. The light bulb type monitor of claim 1, further comprising: a friction pad interposed between the lamp cap and the rear cover for providing a frictional force to fix the rear cover relative to the lamp cap One of the rotating positions. The light bulb type monitor of claim 1, wherein the at least one engaging member is a snap hook for hooking the second engaging opening when the base is engaged in the second engaging opening. The circumference. A bulb type monitor comprising: a rear cover formed with a first engagement opening and a second engagement opening; a light transmissive front cover engaged in the first engagement opening; a lighting device disposed on the The light-transmitting front cover is configured to generate illumination light to be emitted from the light-transmitting front cover; a photographing device is disposed in the light-transmitting front cover for capturing an image; and a base through which the second joint is An opening is connected to the rear cover and electrically connected to the illumination device and the photographing device, the lamp cap is fixed to and electrically connected to an external lamp holder to obtain the illumination device and the power required for the operation of the photographing device; and at least one card And a position of the light-transmitting front cover corresponding to the first joint opening for engaging with a circumference of the first joint opening to rotate the light-transmitting front cover relative to the back cover to adjust the The photographing device is rotated at an angle relative to one of the back covers. The light bulb type monitor of claim 6, wherein the at least one engaging member comprises a screw And a stud, the screw has a nut portion formed at a position corresponding to the first engaging opening of the transparent front cover, the screw is rotated when the transparent front cover is engaged in the first engaging opening The stud is inserted such that the nut portion and the light transmissive front cover together hold the circumference of the first engagement opening. The light bulb type monitor of claim 6, wherein a first limit stop protrudes from the periphery toward the transparent front cover, and a second limit stop is formed on the transparent front cover. a position of the limit stop, the first limit stop is configured to stop the second limit stop to limit the rotation angle of the photographing device relative to the back cover. The light bulb type monitor of claim 6, further comprising: a friction pad interposed between the transparent front cover and the rear cover for providing a frictional force to fix the light transmission The cover is rotated relative to one of the back covers. The light bulb type monitor of claim 6, wherein the at least one engaging member is a snap hook for hooking the first light when the transparent front cover is engaged in the first joint opening The circumference of the opening is engaged.