Monitoring device arrangement

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9535311-B2
Application number	US-201414567563-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 11, 2014
Priority date	Dec 19, 2013
Publication date	Jan 3, 2017
Grant date	Jan 3, 2017

Abstract

A monitoring device arrangement is disclosed comprising a mounting rail, and at least two fixed monitoring devices, said fixed monitoring devices each being mounted on a respective holder, said holders being arranged on said mounting rail, wherein each said holder comprises a lock device locking said holder in a determined position on said mounting rail, and wherein said lock device is releasable to allow sliding repositioning of said holder on said mounting rail.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A monitoring device arrangement comprising: a mounting rail; and at least two fixed monitoring devices;
said fixed monitoring devices each being mounted on a respective holder, said holders being arranged on said mounting rail;
wherein each said holder comprises a lock device locking said holder in a determined position on said mounting rail;
wherein said lock device is releasable to allow sliding repositioning of said holder on said mounting rail;
wherein one of said lock device of said holder and said mounting rail comprises a magnet; and
wherein another of said lock device of said holder and said mounting rail comprises ferromagnetic material, wherein said holder comprises a retaining member arranged to retain said holder on said mounting rail also when said lock device is released, wherein said retaining member comprises a hook retaining said holder on said mounting rail.

2. The monitoring device arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein said fixed monitoring devices are monitoring devices which are in themselves incapable of panning and tilting.

3. The monitoring device arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein said mounting rail is arcuate or angled.

4. The monitoring device arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein said mounting rail is circular.

5. The monitoring device arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein said holder comprises a biasing member biasing said holder against said mounting rail.

6. The monitoring device arrangement according to claim 5 , wherein said biasing member comprises a leaf spring.

7. The monitoring device arrangement according to claim 5 , wherein said mounting rail has at least one recess or protrusion in a predetermined position along said mounting rail, and wherein said biasing member is adapted to engage said recess or protrusion for locking said holder in said predetermined position.

8. The monitoring device arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein said holder comprises a rotation prevention member preventing said holder from rotating around said mounting rail.

9. The monitoring device arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of said fixed monitoring devices is a fix focus lens camera.

10. The monitoring device arrangement according to claim 1 , further comprising a pannable and/or tiltable monitoring device, said mounting rail being arranged surrounding said pannable and/or tiltable monitoring device.

11. The monitoring device arrangement according to claim 10 , further comprising a shielding portion arranged to shield said pannable and/or tiltable monitoring device from environmental factors, such as sunlight or rain.

12. The monitoring device arrangement according to claim 10 , wherein said pannable and/or tiltable monitoring device is a PTZ camera.

Assignees

• Axis Ab

Inventors

• Bergsten Johan
• Pahlitzsch Jens
• Lewin Niclas Möller

Classifications

• F16M13/022

  repositionable · CPC title

• G08B13/19623 Primary

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

• G03B17/561 Primary

  Support related camera accessories · 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