WO2017028562A1

WO2017028562A1 - Multi-lens camera

Info

Publication number: WO2017028562A1
Application number: PCT/CN2016/081803
Authority: WO
Inventors: 潘隽
Original assignee: 杭州海康威视数字技术股份有限公司
Priority date: 2015-08-19
Filing date: 2016-05-12
Publication date: 2017-02-23
Also published as: CN204906518U

Abstract

The utility model provides a multi-lens camera, comprising: a casing and at least two lenses provided on the casing with different mounting inclination angles and separated monitoring areas. Since the camera can be used for monitoring different occasions simultaneously, when applied in trades such as banking, insurance or the like, only one camera needs to be mounted so as to monitor multiple areas. It is hence simple in structure and convenient to use.

Description

Multi-lens camera

Technical field

The utility model relates to the technical field of cameras, in particular to a camera with a plurality of lenses.

Background technique

The camera has functions such as image monitoring and sound monitoring, which can be used to ensure transaction security. The data information stored in the camera can be used as legal evidence. Therefore, cameras have been widely used in industries such as banking and insurance.

Currently, cameras used in industries such as banking or insurance are usually provided with a lens. However, due to the structural limitations of the lens, the monitoring angle of the lens is not large, which limits the monitoring range of the camera. When the camera is used in, for example, a bank, generally only the customers who handle the business are monitored, and the parties that conduct the transaction, that is, the customer and the bank staff, cannot be simultaneously monitored.

Therefore, an effective solution has not been proposed for how to solve the problem that the monitoring range of the existing camera is limited.

Utility model content

The utility model provides a multi-lens camera, which is provided with at least two lenses with different inclination angles, and different operators can be monitored by different lenses.

The multi-lens camera of the present invention includes a casing, and at least two lenses disposed on the casing with different installation inclination angles, and the lens position is adjustably mounted on the casing.

In one embodiment, the multi-lens camera further includes a data transmission line disposed in the casing and connected to the lens, and a digital signal processing module connected to the data transmission line, wherein the lens and the different monitoring area are Different data transmission lines are connected, and signals of the lens different in the monitoring area are separately processed by the digital signal processing module.

In one embodiment, different lenses of the surveillance area correspond to different interfaces of the multi-lens camera.

In one embodiment, each of the lenses is crimped to the sea between a mounting bracket located within the housing cotton.

In one embodiment, the sponge comprises a crescent shaped sponge, wherein each of the opposite sides of each of the lenses is provided with one of the crescent shaped sponges.

In one embodiment, the outer surface of the mounting bracket for setting the sponge is a curved surface that is recessed toward the interior of the casing.

In one embodiment, the lens is provided with two and the two lenses are tilted in a direction facing away from each other.

In one embodiment, the casing includes a base, a front cover disposed on the base and provided with the lens, and a cover disposed on an outer side of the lens and having an outer shape conforming to an outer shape of the base Transparent cover.

In one embodiment, the front cover has an outer shape that is convex outward.

In one embodiment, the transparent cover is coupled to the front cover by a magnetic member.

Compared with the prior art, the camera of the present invention includes at least two lenses with different installation inclination angles. Since the camera can monitor different occasions at the same time, a camera can be installed in, for example, the banking or insurance industry, and the structure is simple, convenient to use, and labor-saving.

DRAWINGS

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in FIG. The present invention will be described in more detail hereinafter based on the embodiments and with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawing:

1 is a schematic structural view of a lens in an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a view showing a state of use of a camera in an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a working flow chart of the camera in the embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a schematic view showing an arrangement structure of a sponge in an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural view of a camera according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

Figure 6 is a schematic view showing the arrangement of magnets in the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view showing the arrangement structure of an SD card slot in the embodiment of the present invention.

In the drawings, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals. The drawings are not drawn to scale.

Camera-100, case-1, lens-2, mounting bracket-3, magnetic member-4, sponge-5, data transmission line -6, digital signal processing module-7, interface-8, client-9, base-11, front cover-12, transparent cover-13, lens mounting hole-31, magnet-41, magnetic sheet-42, SD Card slot -111.

detailed description

It should be noted that the embodiments in the present application and the features in the embodiments may be combined with each other without conflict. The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings in conjunction with the embodiments.

1 is a schematic structural view of a lens in an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the video camera 100 of the present embodiment includes a casing 1 and at least two lenses 2 disposed on the casing 1. At least two lenses 2 have different mounting angles and are capable of monitoring different areas. At least two lenses 2 can be mounted on the casing in an adjustable position, and the camera 100 can be applied to a bank or the like. 2 is a view showing a state of use of the camera in the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, when the camera 100 is applied to a bank, two lenses 2 can be disposed. The two lenses 2 are oriented in opposite directions, for example, both inclined toward the direction facing away from each other. When the camera 100 is mounted, the camera 100 can be directly mounted on the counter. After the camera 100 is installed, a lens 2 is directed toward the customer for monitoring the customer, and a lens 2 is directed toward the worker for monitoring the worker. When the camera 100 is applied to a situation where more than two people need to be monitored, the lens 2 of the camera 100 can also be set to more than two, and each lens 2 monitors a different area. Since the camera 100 can simultaneously monitor different occasions, it is possible to monitor different areas by installing a camera 100 in, for example, a banking or insurance industry, which is simple in structure, convenient to use, and labor-saving.

The adjacent two lenses 2 can be separated by a certain distance, so that each lens 2 can also monitor all parties with a small rotation angle. The distance may be a preset distance, for example, according to a specific use occasion. In the camera 100, the mounting angles of the at least two lenses are different, and the monitoring areas of the at least two lenses may not overlap at all, or may overlap partially. Preferably, for example, monitoring areas of at least two lenses may partially overlap to increase The monitoring range of the camera 100 for a certain partial area may also be separated by the monitoring areas of at least two lenses 2, that is, the monitoring areas of at least two lenses 2 do not overlap.

In a specific example, the camera is provided with two lenses 2 in total, and the two lenses 2 are inclined in opposite directions, that is, inclined away from each other. In this way, the opposite scenes can be monitored by the camera, and different occasions can be monitored by the respective lenses 2. For example, when the camera is applied to a bank, a lens 2 monitors the bank staff, and a lens 2 monitors the customer who handles the business.

3 is a flow chart of the operation of the camera in the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, a data transmission line 6 connected to the lens 2 and a digital signal processing module 7 (DSP) connected to the data transmission line 6 are further disposed in the casing 1. In the process of using the camera 100, image information of the monitoring scene is captured through the lens 2. After the image information is captured by the lens 2, the image information is transmitted from the data transmission line 6 to the digital signal processing module 7. It is then encoded, compressed, packaged and transmitted to the interface 8 of the camera by the digital signal processing module 7. Finally, the image information is presented to the display interface of the client 9 through the network cable connection interface 8 or the wireless transmission mode and the client 9. Preferably, the lenses 2 having different monitoring areas are connected to different data transmission lines 6, and the image information of the lenses 2 having different monitoring areas is separately processed by the digital signal processing module 7. In this way, separate monitoring records can be performed for each monitoring area to reduce mutual interference between the various monitoring areas, and to facilitate separate conditioning and sampling. Further, the different lenses 2 of the monitoring area are provided with different interfaces 8 to be able to distinguish the image information of each lens 2 to facilitate sampling.

In addition, a video recording switch (not shown) is provided on the camera. When you need to use the camera, first turn on the recording control switch to control the camera to start working. After the digital signal processing module 7 receives the signal of the recording control switch, it starts to work.

4 is a schematic view showing the arrangement of a sponge in an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, when the lens 2 is mounted, the sponge 2 is crimped between the lens 2 and the mounting bracket 3 located inside the casing 1. When it is necessary to adjust the swing angle of the lens 2, the lens 2 is directly held to swing. After the lens 2 is swung into position, the lens 2 is released, and the lens 2 is fixed by the elastic force of the sponge 5. By the above arrangement, the structure is simple, convenient to use, saves trouble and effort, and the sponge 5 plays the role of rotational damping between the lens 2 and the mounting bracket 3, so as to avoid the feeling of squeaking when the two rotate with each other, and adjust at different positions. Consistency of the feel.

In one example, the outer surface of the mounting bracket 3 for arranging the sponge 5 is substantially curved toward the interior of the casing 1. The shape of the sponge 5 is roughly crescent shaped. A sponge 5 is disposed on opposite sides of the lens mounting hole 31 on the mounting bracket 3. After the lens 2 is mounted, the lens 2 can be swung left and right in the direction of one sponge 5 to the other sponge 5, or can be swung back and forth along the extending direction of the sponge 5. Of course, the lens 2 can also rotate along its own axis. This arrangement facilitates the rotation or swing of the lens 2, and the fixing of the lens 2 is good. The left and right maximum swing angles and the front and rear maximum swing angles of the camera 100 may both be -17° to +17° to increase the monitoring angle of the lens 2. The rotation angle of the lens 2 can be up to ±180° to increase the monitoring area of the lens 2.

In addition, the casing 1 includes a base 11 disposed on the base 11 and configured to set the front cover 12 of the lens 2, And a transparent cover 13 (shown in FIGS. 1 and 5) that is disposed on the outer side of the lens 2 and has an outer shape that matches the outer shape of the base 11. After the lens 2 is mounted on the front cover 12, the front cover 12 is connected to the base 11, and the structure is simple and convenient to install. Providing the transparent cover 13 outside the lens 2 can improve the aesthetics of the camera 100. The transparent cover 13 may be brown to enhance the concealability of the camera 100. The specific depth of the transparent cover 13 can be specifically set according to specific needs.

The outer shape of the front cover 12 may be an outwardly convex arc. Thus, when the lens 2 is mounted, the axis of each lens 2 can be substantially parallel to the diameter of the front cover 12, facilitating the arrangement and mounting of the lens 2. The transparent cover 13 can be connected to the front cover 12 through the magnetic member 4 to facilitate the removal of the transparent cover 13. In one example, the magnetic member 4 includes magnets 41 (shown in FIGS. 1 and 6) respectively disposed at opposite side ends of the transparent cover 13, and is disposed on the front cover 12 to be respectively attracted to the respective magnets 41. A magnetic sheet 42 (such as an iron piece) is used to improve the fixing firmness of the transparent cover 13. More specifically, the magnet 41 may be disposed in the protruding post 130 of the transparent cover 13 to facilitate contact with the magnetic sheet 42 to improve the suction force.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 7, an SD card slot 111 may be disposed on the bottom wall of the base 11 to facilitate the installation of the SD card and improve the aesthetics of the camera 100. The camera 100 can also have a sound pickup function, a WIFI function, and the like.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments thereof, various modifications may be made thereto and the components may be replaced with equivalents without departing from the scope of the invention. In particular, the technical features mentioned in the various embodiments can be combined in any manner as long as there is no structural conflict. The present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed herein, but includes all technical solutions falling within the scope of the claims.

Claims

A multi-lens camera, comprising: a casing, and at least two lenses disposed on the casing at different mounting inclination angles, wherein the lens position is adjustably mounted on the casing.
The multi-lens camera according to claim 1, further comprising a data transmission line connected to the lens disposed in the casing, and a digital signal processing module connected to the data transmission line, wherein the monitoring area Different lenses are connected to different data transmission lines, and image information of different lenses of the monitoring area are separately processed by the digital signal processing module.
The multi-lens camera according to claim 1, wherein the different lenses of the monitoring area correspond to different interfaces of the multi-lens camera.
The multi-lens camera according to claim 1, wherein a sponge is crimped between the lens and a mounting bracket located in the casing.
The multi-lens camera according to claim 4, wherein the sponge comprises a crescent-shaped sponge, wherein one of the crescent-shaped sponges is disposed on opposite sides of the lens.
The multi-lens camera according to claim 4, wherein an outer surface of the mounting bracket for arranging the sponge is a curved surface that is recessed toward an inner portion of the casing.
The multi-lens camera according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the lens is provided with two, and the two lenses are inclined toward a direction facing away from each other.
The multi-lens camera according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the casing includes a base, a front cover provided on the base and provided with the lens, and a cover A transparent cover that is external to the lens and has an outer shape that matches the shape of the base.
The multi-lens camera according to claim 8, wherein the front cover has an outer shape that is convex outward.
A multi-lens camera according to claim 8, wherein said transparent cover is coupled to said front cover by a magnetic member.
The multi-lens camera according to claim 8, wherein the at least two lenses are lenses in which the monitoring area is separated.