Surveillance device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11835847-B2
Application number	US-202117444576-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 6, 2021
Priority date	Sep 27, 2017
Publication date	Dec 5, 2023
Grant date	Dec 5, 2023

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a device. The device includes a first camera which is rotatable around a first axis and a second camera which is rotatable around a second axis. The first axis is in a direction of the second axis.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A device, comprising:
a first camera which is rotatable around a first axis, wherein the first camera has a first camera housing and a first lens assembly arranged in the first camera housing; and
a second camera which is rotatable around a second axis, wherein the second camera has a second camera housing and a second lens assembly arranged in the second camera housing, and at least one of the first camera housing or the second camera housing includes a window;
wherein the first axis is in a direction of the second axis.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the first axis is parallel to the second axis.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the first axis is the same as the second axis.

4. The device of claim 1 , further comprising:
an indicator board mounted on a bottom wall of the device,
an indicator board frame arranged on a side of the indicator board away from the device, and
a transparent indicator cover mounted on the indicator board frame.

5. The device of claim 4 , wherein the transparent indicator cover and the indicator board frame are connected by a buckle.

6. The device of claim 3 , wherein the first camera and the second camera are respectively rotatable around the first axis.

7. The device of claim 6 , wherein
at least one opening is mounted on a wall of at least one of the first camera housing or the second camera housing,
at least one slide rail is mounted on the wall of at least one of the first camera housing or the second camera housing,
wherein the window on the first camera housing or the second camera housing slidably moves along the at least one slide rail to open or close the at least one opening.

8. The device of claim 6 , wherein at least one of the first camera or the second camera includes a fixing frame, and the fixing frame is fixedly mounted on a bottom wall of at least one of the first camera housing or the second camera housing.

9. The device of claim 6 , wherein the first camera and the second camera are interconnected through a connecting module comprising:
a switching board with an opening thereon; and
a switching shaft comprising a shaft component and a disc component connected to the shaft component,
wherein the shaft component goes through the opening, and the shaft component is rotatable with respect to the switching board around an axis of the shaft component.

10. The device of claim 9 , wherein the first camera is fixedly connected with the shaft component of the switching shaft, and the second camera is fixedly connected with the switching board.

11. The device of claim 9 , wherein the switching board is provided with at least one hook on a side facing the disc component, and a side of the disc component facing away from the switching board is provided with a grooved portion to be engaged with the at least one hook.

12. The device of claim 11 , wherein the grooved portion provided on the disc component is a ring groove arranged along a peripheral of the disc component, and the at least one hook is evenly distributed along the peripheral of the disc component.

13. The device of claim 9 , wherein the disc component and the switching board are provided with a damping strip.

14. The device of claim 13 , wherein a side of the disc component facing the switching board is provided with a plurality of strip-shaped mounting grooves surrounding the shaft component, and the damping strip is mounted inside one of the mounting grooves.

15. The device of claim 9 , wherein a mounting hole is mounted on one end of the shaft component, and the first camera housing and the shaft component of the switching shaft are fixedly connected by an engaging mechanism inserted into the mounting hole.

16. The device of claim 9 , wherein a through hole is set on the switching board, and the second camera housing and the switching board are fixedly connected by an engaging mechanism inserted into the through hole.

17. The device of claim 9 , wherein a position-limiting structure is arranged on a side of the switching board facing the first camera, and the first camera facing the switching board is provided with a stopper corresponding to the position-limiting structure.

18. The device of claim 17 , wherein when the first camera and the switching board are rotated to a particular position, the position-limiting structure and the stopper lock each other from movement when they come into contact.

Assignees

• Zhejiang Dahua Technology Co

Inventors

• Zheng Liyun
• Zhan Hui
• Li Wenji
• Ye Dong
• Chen Qilin

Classifications

• G03B17/561 Primary

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• G01V1/00

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• G03B15/03

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• H04N23/51

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• H04N23/55

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