WO2017080022A1

WO2017080022A1 - Rotating mechanism for use in roof-mounted omnidirectional vehicle camera

Info

Publication number: WO2017080022A1
Application number: PCT/CN2015/098136
Authority: WO
Inventors: 周勤行
Original assignee: 周勤行
Priority date: 2015-11-13
Filing date: 2015-12-21
Publication date: 2017-05-18
Also published as: CN105398402A; CN105398402B

Abstract

A rotating mechanism for use in a roof-mounted omnidirectional vehicle camera. The rotating mechanism comprises a rotating rod (1) mounted on a vehicle rooftop and having an end power-connected to a pin (2). The pin (2) is power-connected to a speed reduction drive device (5) via a noose (3) and a connection rod (4), and a power input of the speed reduction drive device (5) is power-connected to a power output shaft of an electric generator (6). The rotating rod (1) is power-connected to the speed reduction drive device (5) via the pin (2) and the connection rod (4), and configured to drive an omnidirectional camera (8) to move, thereby adjusting an angle and a direction of the omnidirectional camera (8). The components in the rotating mechanism, such as the electric generator (6), the speed reduction drive device (5), and the pin (2), are configured in a fin-shaped portion (7), and only the rotating rod (1) is configured to extend from an upper portion of the fin-shaped portion (7). The configuration does not affect an external shape of a car, and reasonably utilizes a space in the fin-shaped portion (7) of a car roof unused in the prior art.

Description

Swing mechanism for roof omnidirectional shooting lens

Technical field

The invention relates to a supporting mechanism of an in-vehicle image capturing device. More specifically, the present invention mainly relates to a swinging mechanism for a roof-wide omnidirectional shooting lens.

Background technique

At present, the vehicle image or video capture device used on the vehicle mainly includes a driving recorder and a reverse image, wherein the driving recorder is used to record the live video in front of the vehicle to provide evidence for traffic accidents, but generally only Shooting in one direction cannot meet the actual needs of omnidirectional monitoring during the driving process of the car; while the reversing image can only be activated when reversing, unable to save the recording, and can not be taken while the vehicle is running normally; and the above two types of vehicle image acquisition The shooting angle of the device is fixed in one direction. Generally speaking, it is not easy to adjust the shooting angle and area of the camera according to the current shooting requirements. More importantly, the above-mentioned driving recorder and reversing image can only be in the car. It can not be used after the driver leaves and the car is powered off, so it is necessary to further research and improve the existing car image and video capture device.

Summary of the invention

One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a swinging mechanism for a vehicle roof omnidirectional lens in view of the above-mentioned deficiencies, in order to solve the problem that the shooting angle of the vehicle-mounted video image capturing device in the prior art is single and fixed in one direction, Technical issues such as easy adjustment of the camera's shooting angle and area according to current shooting needs.

In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention adopts the following technical solutions:

The invention provides a swinging mechanism for a roof omnidirectional photographing lens, the swinging mechanism comprising a swinging rod for mounting on a roof, the end of the swinging rod is dynamically connected with a pin, the pin shaft The kinematics and the connecting rod are dynamically connected with the reduction transmission device, and the power input end of the reduction transmission device is dynamically connected with the power output shaft of the motor for outputting power by the motor, and is decelerated and increased by the reduction transmission device, and then connected by the connecting rod And the slip knot is transmitted to the pin shaft, and then the swing rod is driven to swing by the pin shaft; the motor, the reduction transmission device and the pin shaft are both placed in the shark fin on the roof, and the swing rod is from the upper part of the shark fin Extend.

Preferably, a further technical solution is: the motor is a servo motor, and the servo motor is connected to the control module, and is used for controlling the start, stop, forward and reverse, and the rotation speed of the servo motor by the control module, thereby controlling the indirect through the reduction transmission device. The amount and direction of power transmitted to the swing lever.

A further technical solution is that the control module provides an App port to receive a control command sent by the smart terminal, and then controls the servo motor to perform a corresponding action according to the control command.

A further technical solution is: a gear is disposed on one end of the pin shaft and the swing lever, and the gear is meshed with the rack on the swing lever for driving the rack through the gear, thereby driving the swing lever to perform Swing back and forth.

A further technical solution is that: the oscillating rod is mounted with an omnidirectional shooting lens, and the omnidirectional shooting lens is respectively connected to the battery and the storage device through a line; the storage device is also connected to the display, and the storage battery is connected to the automobile. The cigarette lighter interface on the.

A further technical solution is that the omnidirectional shooting lens comprises a mounting seat, and the mounting seat is respectively provided with a lens mounting surface around the lens mounting surface, and the lens mounting surface is mounted with a respective lens body, and the lens mounting of the mounting seat A fill light is also mounted on the face, and the fill light is placed around the lens body.

A further technical solution is that the battery, the storage device and the display are both placed inside the automobile, and the line between the battery, the storage device and the omnidirectional shooting lens passes through the shark fin on the roof and is placed on the swinging rod. internal.

A further technical solution is that the shark fin on the roof has a signal receiving chip built therein; the fill light includes an infrared lamp and/or an LED illumination lamp.

A further technical solution is that the mounting seat is generally a rectangular body or an inverted quadrangular mounting body, and the lens mounting surface is a rectangular body or four planes on the side of the quadrangular mounting body; and the mounting seat is screwed On the swing bar.

Compared with the prior art, one of the beneficial effects of the present invention is that the swinging rod is dynamically connected to the reduction transmission device through the pin shaft and the connecting rod, and then the swinging rod is indirectly driven by the motor output power, and the omnidirectional shooting is mounted on the swinging rod. When the lens is used, the omnidirectional shooting lens can be moved by the swinging lever to realize the adjustment of the shooting angle and direction of the omnidirectional shooting lens, and the components of the motor, the reduction transmission device and the pin shaft in the swinging mechanism are all set in the vehicle. In the shark fin on the top, only the swinging rod is extended from the upper part of the shark fin. The external shape of the car is not affected by the installation of the lens swinging mechanism, and the space in the shark fin at the top of the car can be used reasonably. The swing mechanism for the roof omnidirectional shooting lens provided by the invention has a simple structure and can be installed and used on the top of various types of automobiles, and has a wide application range.

DRAWINGS

1 is a schematic structural view for explaining an embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 2 is a schematic view showing the structure of another embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a schematic structural view of an omnidirectional shooting lens for explaining another embodiment of the present invention;

In the figure, 1 is a swinging rod, 2 is a pin shaft, 3 is a slip knot, 4 is a connecting rod, 5 is a reduction transmission, 6 is a motor, 7 is a shark fin, 8 is an omnidirectional lens, 81 is a mount, 82 It is a lens mounting surface, 83 is a lens body, 84 is a fill light, 9 is a battery, 10 is a storage device, 11 is a display, and 12 is a cigarette lighter interface.

detailed description

The invention is further illustrated below in conjunction with the drawings.

Referring to FIG. 1, an embodiment of the present invention is a swing mechanism for a roof omnidirectional photographing lens, the swing mechanism including a swinging lever 1 for mounting on a roof, and an end of the swinging lever 1 and The pin 2 is dynamically connected, and the pin 2 is dynamically connected to the reduction transmission 5 via the slip knot 3 and the connecting rod 4, and the power input end of the reduction transmission device 5 is dynamically connected to the power output shaft of the motor 6 for output by the motor 6. After the power is decelerated and increased by the reduction transmission device 5, the connecting rod 4 and the slip knot 3 are transmitted to the pin shaft 2, and then the swing shaft 1 is driven by the pin shaft 2 to swing; more importantly, the outside of the vehicle is not affected. Form, the motor 6, the reduction gear 5 and the pin 2 are both placed in the shark fin 7 on the roof, and only the swinging rod 1 is extended from the upper part of the shark fin 7; the preferred power structure is A gear is arranged on one end of the pin shaft 2 and the swinging rod 1 , and the gear is meshed with the rack on the swinging rod 1 , so that the rack can be driven by the gear to drive the swinging rod 1 forward and backward. swing.

In the present embodiment, the swinging lever 1 is dynamically connected to the reduction transmission device 5 through the pin 2 and the connecting rod 4, and the output power of the motor 6 indirectly drives the swinging lever 1 to move. When the omnidirectional shooting lens 8 is mounted on the swinging lever 1 The omnidirectional shooting lens 8 can be moved by the swinging lever 1 to realize the adjustment of the shooting angle and direction of the omnidirectional shooting lens 8, and the motor 6, the reduction transmission device 5 and the pin 2 in the swinging mechanism and the like They are all placed in the shark fin 7 on the roof of the car. Only the swinging bar 1 is extended from the upper part of the shark fin 7. It does not affect the external shape of the car due to the installation of the lens swinging mechanism, and the original shark fin 7 in the top of the car. The unused space is used rationally.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, in order to facilitate the control and improve the accuracy of the output power of the motor 6, a servo motor may be employed as the motor 6 described above, and the servo motor is connected to the control module for controlling the servo motor by the control module. Starting and stopping, forward and reverse rotation and rotation speed, thereby controlling the magnitude and direction of power transmitted to the swinging rod 1 indirectly through the reduction transmission device 5; Furthermore, the position of the omnidirectional shooting lens 8 on the oscillating lever 1 can be accurately controlled according to the need, and the operation is convenient and quick. Further, in order to enable the user to remotely control the shooting angle and direction of the omnidirectional shooting lens 8 in the vehicle, an App port provided in the foregoing control module may be added to receive the smart terminal. The control command further controls the servo motor to perform corresponding actions according to the control command; thereby, the user can control the motion of the swing mechanism through the App program on the smartphone or the tablet.

As shown in FIG. 2, in another embodiment of the present invention, as mentioned above, the oscillating lever 1 can be mounted with an omnidirectional shooting lens 8 for storing the video image collected by the omnidirectional shooting lens 8. The battery 9 can be continuously operated in the state of the vehicle power-off state, and a battery 9 independent of the car battery can be added inside the car, and the omnidirectional lens 8 is respectively connected to the battery 9 and the storage device 10 through the line; wherein the storage device 10 Also connected to the display 11, the battery 9 is connected to the cigarette lighter interface 12 on the car. The aforementioned storage device 10 can be an ordinary data storage device or a device having a recording function. Through the foregoing structural arrangement, after the vehicle is started, the battery 9 is connected to the cigarette lighter interface 12 for charging, and simultaneously supplies power to the storage device 10 and the omnidirectional shooting lens 8, and when the automobile engine stops working, the battery 9 and the automobile battery Disconnecting and continuously supplying power to the storage device 10 and the omnidirectional shooting lens 8, thereby continuing to operate after the driver leaves and the car is powered off, preventing the car from being stolen, which is beneficial to the safety of the goods in the car; The omnidirectional shooting lens 8 continues to use and loses the power of the car battery.

As shown in FIG. 3, the omnidirectional camera lens 8 has a specific structure including a mounting bracket 81, and a lens mounting surface 82 is disposed around the mounting bracket 81, and a lens body 83 is mounted on the lens mounting surface 82. A fill light 84 is mounted on the lens mounting surface 82 of the mount 81, and a fill light 84 is placed around the lens body 83. By mounting the lens body 83 around the mounting seat 81, the mounting seat 81 can shoot the surrounding environment through the lens body 83 under normal conditions, and meet the requirements of all-round visual and monitoring when the vehicle is driving and reversing, and the lens is required. When the body 83 is connected to the display 11 and the storage device, the collected omnidirectional image can be displayed and stored, and the function of the reversing image and the driving recorder can be combined.

As shown in Fig. 2, in the present embodiment, the battery 9, the storage device 10 and the display 11 are preferably placed inside the automobile, and the line between the battery 9, the storage device 10 and the omnidirectional lens 8 passes through. The shark fin 7 of the roof is placed inside the swinging rod 1. In addition, the installation of the omnidirectional lens 8 and its associated components affects the appearance of the vehicle, and also avoids the external environment affecting the normal use of the omnidirectional lens 8; at the same time, similar to the structure of the existing car, the aforementioned shark fin 7 is built in. There is a signal receiving chip.

In order to prevent the use of the lens at night or in a dark environment, the inventor has selected the type of the fill light 84, and it is considered that the infrared light and the LED light are more preferable, and the lens of the mount 81 can also be mounted. The infrared light and the LED light are simultaneously installed on the surface 82 to illuminate the surrounding environment to ensure the sharpness of the video image collected at night or in a dim light environment; on the other hand, the infrared light is received when someone approaches or touches Induction, which in turn causes the LED illumination to illuminate, while ensuring the clarity of the video image, and also has the function of anti-theft.

As shown in FIG. 4, in order to simplify the structure of the mounting seat 81, it is also possible to directly set the whole body as a rectangular body or an inverted quadrangular prism body, and then the four planes of the side of the rectangular body or the quadrangular prism body are used as The above-mentioned lens mounting surface 82; at the same time, in order to facilitate the mounting and dismounting of the omnidirectional shooting lens 8 on the swinging lever 1, the mounting seat 81 can be screwed onto the swinging lever 1.

At the same time, if necessary, the above control module can also be connected to the storage device 6, and the video image data in the storage device can be transmitted to the smart device through the App port through the App port through the App port. The terminal, so that when no one in the car or a person is in the field, the app program on the smartphone or the tablet can be opened to directly view the current shooting picture of the omnidirectional shooting lens 2, and can also view the historical video image stored in the storage device; On the one hand, the serial number of the aforementioned control module can also be bound with the vehicle owner's license plate number, engine number, frame number and other information, and submitted to the public security, traffic police and other departments for the record, and the vehicle is managed through a unified control system. In the control system, the corresponding record information can be queried through the license plate number, engine number, frame number and other information, and the external data is passed through the vehicle control module. The interface acquires the video image collected by the omnidirectional shooting lens 2 by wireless transmission, and is used for traffic liability determination, insurance claims, and the like.

On the other hand, as mentioned above, the control module provides an App port for communicating with the user's smart terminal to transmit the video image to the smart terminal. On this basis, the real-time intercom function can also be added. Preferably, a real-time intercom button and a microphone are added near the rearview mirror of the automobile, and the real-time intercom button and the microphone are all connected to the control module. When the real-time intercom button is pressed, the microphone is triggered, and then the sound can be received and transmitted to The control module, and then the control module transmits the sound signal to the intelligent terminal of the vehicle owner through the App port by wireless communication, that is, after pressing the real-time intercom button, the vehicle owner can be called, for example, the traffic police enforcement informs the owner to warn the illegal parking. The owner of the car is used in the case of a car or the like.

In addition to the above, the present invention also has the following features:

1) The storage device can record for several days and save it to the memory card for convenient playback.

2) The battery can be connected to the car cigarette lighter for charging. When the car engine starts, it will be automatically charged. When the car is powered off and the flame is turned off, the car battery will be automatically powered off, and the car battery will not be lost.

3) All-round shooting lens can be used for uninterrupted four-sided shooting during driving, and can also function as a driving recorder to prevent scratching around the front and rear.

4) After the car is powered off, the omnidirectional shooting lens can be turned on or off according to the driver's control;

5) The human body induction light on the omnidirectional shooting lens will be automatically recognized when someone approaches, and the LED lighting will be turned on for clearer video shooting;

6) The swinging lever can adjust the omnidirectional shooting lens according to the front and rear angles controlled by the driver, and push backwards to tilt down the omnidirectional shooting lens;

7) The shark fins are disposed of the nut to fix the roof. The whole (including the swinging lever and the omnidirectional lens) is made of aluminum alloy, which is more firm.

In addition to the above, it should be noted that "one embodiment", "another embodiment", "an embodiment" and the like referred to in the specification refers to a specific feature, structure or structure described in connection with the embodiment. Features are included in at least one embodiment of the general description of the application. The appearance of the same expression in various places in the specification does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment. Further, when a particular feature, structure, or feature is described in conjunction with any embodiment, it is claimed that such features, structures, or characteristics are also included in the scope of the invention.

Although the present invention has been described herein with reference to the various embodiments of the present invention, it is understood that many modifications and embodiments may be Within the scope and spirit of the principle. More specifically, various variations and modifications can be made in the component parts and/or arrangement of the subject combination arrangement within the scope of the disclosure, the drawings and the claims. Other uses will be apparent to those skilled in the art, in addition to variations and modifications in the component parts and/or arrangements.

Claims

A swinging mechanism for a roof omnidirectional photographing lens, characterized in that the swinging mechanism comprises a swinging lever (1) for mounting on a roof, an end of the swinging lever (1) and a pin (2) a power connection, the pin (2) is power-connected to the reduction transmission (5) via a slip knot (3) and a connecting rod (4), the power input end of the reduction transmission (5) and the motor (6) The power output shaft power connection is used for outputting power by the electric motor (6), and is decelerated and increased by the reduction transmission device (5), and then transmitted to the pin shaft (2) by the connecting rod (4) and the slip knot (3), and then The pin (2) drives the swing lever (1) to swing; the motor (6), the reduction transmission (5) and the pin (2) are both placed in the shark fin (7) on the roof, and the The swinging lever (1) projects from the upper portion of the shark fin (7).
The swinging mechanism for a roof omnidirectional photographing lens according to claim 1, wherein the electric motor (6) is a servo motor, and the servo motor is connected to a control module for controlling a servo motor by a control module. The start-stop, forward-reverse and rotational speed, in turn, control the magnitude and direction of the power transmitted indirectly to the swing lever (1) through the reduction transmission (5).
The swinging mechanism for a roof omnidirectional photographing lens according to claim 2, wherein the control module provides an App port for receiving a control command issued by the intelligent terminal, and then controlling the servo motor according to the control command. Perform the corresponding action.
The swinging mechanism for a roof omnidirectional photographing lens according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: at one end of the pin shaft (2) and the swing lever (1), a gear is provided, the gear Engaged with the rack on the swing lever (1) for driving the rack through the gear, thereby driving the swing lever (1) to swing back and forth.
The swinging mechanism for a roof omnidirectional photographing lens according to claim 1, characterized in that: the oscillating lever (1) is mounted with an omnidirectional photographing lens (8), and the omnidirectional photographing lens (8) The battery (9) and the storage device (10) are respectively connected via lines; the storage device (10) is also connected to the display (11), and the battery (9) is connected to the cigarette lighter interface (12) on the vehicle.
The swinging mechanism for a roof omnidirectional photographing lens according to claim 5, wherein the omnidirectional photographing lens (8) comprises a mounting seat (81), and the mounting seat (81) is separately provided around There is a lens mounting surface (82) on which a respective lens body (83) is mounted, and a fill light (84) is mounted on the lens mounting surface (82) of the mounting seat (81). The fill light (84) is placed around the lens body (83).
The swinging mechanism for a roof omnidirectional photographing lens according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the battery (9), the storage device (10) and the display (11) are both placed inside the automobile, The line between the battery (9), the storage device (10) and the omnidirectional lens (8) passes through the shark fin (7) on the roof and is placed inside the swing bar (1).
The swinging mechanism for a roof omnidirectional photographing lens according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the shark fin (7) on the roof has a signal receiving chip built therein; and the fill light (84) Includes infrared and/or LED lights.
The swinging mechanism for a roof omnidirectional shooting lens according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the mounting seat (81) is entirely in the form of a rectangular body or an inverted quadrangular mounting body, and the lens mounting surface ( 82) is a plane of a rectangular body or a side of a quadrangular piece; and the mounting seat (81) is screwed to the swinging rod (1).