Monitoring device arrangement

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10054844-B2
Application number	US-201715792249-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 24, 2017
Priority date	Dec 19, 2013
Publication date	Aug 21, 2018
Grant date	Aug 21, 2018

Abstract

A monitoring device arrangement is disclosed that may comprise a mounting rail and at least two fixed monitoring devices. The fixed monitoring devices may each being mounted on a respective holder. The holders may be arranged on the mounting rail. Each holder may include a lock device that locks the holder in a determined position on the mounting rail. The lock device may be releasable to allow sliding repositioning of the holder on the mounting rail.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A monitoring device arrangement comprising:
a mounting surface, wherein the mounting surface includes a rim that is arcuate;
a plurality of monitoring devices, wherein the mounting surface is configured to position each of the plurality of monitoring devices; and
a plurality of holders,
wherein each of the plurality of monitoring devices is mounted on a respective one of the holders arranged on the mounting surface,
wherein each of the holders comprises a lock device to secure the respective holder in a first position on the mounting surface or in a second position on the mounting surface,
wherein the first position is different than the second position on the mounting surface,
wherein the lock device is releasable to allow the respective holder to be repositioned on the mounting surface from the first position on the mounting surface to the second position on the mounting surface, and
wherein each of the holders comprises a magnet and the mounting surface comprises ferromagnetic material, wherein magnetic force between the respective magnet and the mounting surface secures the respective holder to the mounting surface.

2. The monitoring device arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the holders are configured to be manually moved, during installation of the monitoring device arrangement, so as to change fields of view of the plurality of monitoring devices, and wherein the holders are configured to fix the plurality of monitoring devices, so as to prevent movement, during monitoring.

3. The monitoring device arrangement of claim 1 , further comprising:
a mounting rail including the mounting surface.

4. The monitoring device arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the lock device includes the magnet.

5. The monitoring device arrangement of claim 1 , wherein one of the holders comprises a biasing member to bias the one of the holders for securing the one of the holders to the mounting surface.

6. The monitoring device arrangement of claim 5 , wherein the biasing member includes a spring.

7. The monitoring device arrangement of claim 5 , wherein the biasing member includes a leaf spring.

8. The monitoring device arrangement of claim 1 ,
wherein the rim is circular.

9. The monitoring device arrangement of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the holders comprises a retaining member arranged to retain the holder on said mounting surface when the lock device is released.

10. The monitoring device arrangement of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of monitoring devices is a camera.

11. The monitoring device arrangement of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of monitoring devices is a fix focus lens camera.

12. The monitoring device arrangement of claim 1 ,
wherein the respective holder is configured to slide on the mounting surface from the first position to the second position.

13. The monitoring device arrangement of claim 12 ,
wherein, when the magnetic force is manually overcome, the respective holder is configured to slide on the mounting surface from the first position to the second position.

14. The monitoring device arrangement of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of monitoring devices are incapable of panning and tilting during monitoring.

15. The monitoring device arrangement of claim 2 ,
wherein the plurality of monitoring devices include a first camera with a first field of view and a second camera with a second field of view, and
wherein the first position and the second position are configured to allow the first camera and the second camera to be manually moved to be closer to each other to increase overlap of the first field of view and the second field of view.

16. The monitoring device arrangement of claim 15 ,
wherein the first camera is a fix focus lens camera, and
wherein the second camera is a fix focus lens camera.

17. A monitoring device arrangement comprising:
a mounting surface,
wherein the mounting surface is arcuate,

a plurality of monitoring devices, wherein the mounting surface is configured to position each of the plurality of monitoring devices; and
a plurality of holders,
wherein each of the plurality of monitoring devices is mounted on a respective one of the holders arranged on the mounting surface,
wherein each of the holders comprises a lock device to secure the respective holder in a first position on the mounting surface or in a second position on the mounting surface,
wherein the first position is different than the second position on the mounting surface,
wherein the lock device is releasable to allow the respective holder to be repositioned on the mounting surface from the first position to the second position on the mounting surface, and
wherein one of the holders comprises a retaining member to retain the holder on the mounting surface when the lock device is released.

18. The monitoring device arrangement of claim 17 , wherein the monitoring devices are cameras, wherein the holders are configured to be manually moved, during installation of the monitoring device arrangement, so as to change fields of view of the cameras, and wherein the holders are configured to fix the cameras, so as to prevent movement, during monitoring.

19. The monitoring device arrangement of claim 17 ,
wherein the respective holder is configured to slide on the mounting surface from the first position to the second position.

20. The monitoring device arrangement of claim 19 , further comprising:
a biasing member to bias the holder on the mounting surface when the lock device is unlocked.

21. The monitoring device arrangement of claim 17 ,
wherein the lock device includes a spring to secure the respective holder on the mounting surface.

22. The monitoring device arrangement of claim 17 ,
wherein the monitoring devices are cameras, infra-red (IR) detectors, or microphones,
wherein the holders are configured to be manually moved, during installation of the monitoring device arrangement, so as to change direction of monitoring, and
wherein the holders are configured to fix the monitoring devices, so as to prevent movement, during monitoring.

23. The monitoring device arrangement of claim 17 , wherein the retaining member comprises a hook to retain the holder on the mounting surface.

24. The monitoring device arrangement of claim 17 , wherein the retaining member comprises a boss to retain the holder on the mounting surface.

25. The monitoring device arrangement of claim 20 , wherein the biasing member includes a spring.

26. The monitoring device arrangement of claim 20 , wherein the biasing member includes a leaf spring.

27. A monitoring device arrangement comprising:
a mounting surface, wherein the mounting surface is arcuate, and
a plurality of monitoring devices, wherein the mounting surface is configured to position each of the monitoring devices; and
a plurality of holders,
wherein each of the plurality of monitoring devices is mounted on a respective one of the holders arranged on the mounting surface,
wherein each of the holders comprises a lock device to secure the respective holder in a first position on the mounting surface or in a second position on the mounting surface,
wherein the first position is different than the second position on the mounting surface,
wherein the lock device includes a spring to secure the respective holder on the mounting surface, and
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Assignees

• Axis Ab

Inventors

• Bergsten Johan
• Pahlitzsch Jens
• Lewin Niclas Moller

Classifications

• F16M13/022

  repositionable · CPC title

• G03B17/561 Primary

  Support related camera accessories · CPC title

• G08B13/19623 Primary

  Arrangements allowing camera linear motion, e.g. camera moving along a rail cable or track · CPC title

• H04N7/18

  Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast · CPC title

• H04N7/181

  for receiving images from a plurality of remote sources · CPC title