Mounting bracket for mounting a monitoring camera

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9823551-B2
Application number	US-201615374642-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 9, 2016
Priority date	Dec 10, 2015
Publication date	Nov 21, 2017
Grant date	Nov 21, 2017

Abstract

The disclosure relates to a mounting bracket for mounting a monitoring camera. The bracket comprises an alcove adapted to slidingly receive said camera, a first mounting arrangement adapted for the camera to be mounted in a corner formed of a first and second wall, the first mounting arrangement comprising a first and second mounting surface arranged at an angle relative to each other. The first mounting surface is adapted to be attached to and abut the first wall. The second mounting surface is adapted to be attached to and abut the second wall. A second mounting arrangement is adapted for the camera to be mounted on a wall, the second mounting arrangement comprising a third mounting surface adapted to be attached to and abut the wall. The disclosure also relates to a system with a mounting bracket and monitoring camera.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A mounting bracket for mounting a monitoring camera, the mounting bracket comprising
an alcove adapted to slidingly receive said monitoring camera,
a first mounting arrangement adapted to be used when the monitoring camera is mounted in a corner formed of a first and a second wall, the first mounting arrangement comprising a first and a second mounting surface arranged at an angle relative to each other, wherein the first mounting surface is adapted to be attached to and to abut the first wall and wherein the second mounting surface is adapted to be attached to and to abut the second wall, and
a second mounting arrangement adapted to be used when said monitoring camera is mounted on a wall, the second mounting arrangement comprising a third mounting surface adapted to be attached to and to abut the wall,
wherein the alcove comprises a fourth surface and a fifth surface, the fourth and fifth surfaces forming two opposing, inwardly facing side surfaces, each extending from a respective one of the first and second mounting surfaces and at an angle relative to the third mounting surface in a direction extending away from the wall or the corner, wherein the two side surfaces of the alcove are adapted to slidingly engage with two opposing, outwardly facing side surfaces of the monitoring camera,
wherein the fourth and fifth surfaces are each provided with an upper tongue adapted to extend, when the mounting bracket is mounted on the wall or in the corner, upwardly from the fourth and the fifth surface, respectively, and to be inserted into and interact with one to each upper tongue associated downwardly facing upper recess of said monitoring camera, the interaction between the upper tongues and upper recesses being adapted to prevent said monitoring camera from being removed from between the fourth and fifth surfaces in a horizontally directed movement, and
wherein the mounting bracket is further provided with at least one lower tongue which is positioned at a bottom portion of the alcove and which is adapted to extend, when the mounting bracket is mounted on the wall or in the corner, upwardly from the bottom portion and to be inserted into and interact with one to each at least one lower tongue associated downwardly facing lower recess of said monitoring camera, the interaction between the lower tongue and the lower recess being adapted to prevent said monitoring camera from being removed from between the fourth and fifth surfaces in a horizontally directed movement.

2. The mounting bracket according to claim 1 , wherein each of the first mounting surface and the second mounting surface extend at an angle relative to the third mounting surface in a direction extending away from the wall or corner such that, when the mounting bracket is mounted at a corner, the first wall, the second wall and the third mounting surface define a prismatic volume with triangular cross-section.

3. The mounting bracket according to claim 1 , wherein the first mounting surface extends along a first side of the third mounting surface and the second mounting surface extends along a second side, opposite the first side, of the third mounting surface.

4. The mounting bracket according to claim 1 , wherein, when the mounting bracket is mounted on the wall or in the corner, the fourth and fifth surfaces are adapted to each extend in a respective plane having a vertical extension, and wherein the fourth and fifth surfaces are parallel to each other.

5. The mounting bracket according to claim 1 , the bracket further comprising a bottom wall adjoining the third surface, the first and second surfaces and the fourth and fifth surfaces.

6. The mounting bracket according to claim 5 , wherein the bottom wall is provided with a through-going opening.

7. The mounting bracket according to claim 1 , wherein a first wall member forming the first surface and a second wall member forming the second surface are each provided with one or more through-going openings, wherein when the bracket is mounted in a corner, one or more fasteners are adapted to extend through said one or more through-going openings in the first wall member to attach the mounting bracket with the first surface in abutment to the first wall and one or more fasteners are adapted to extend through said one or more through-going openings in the second wall member to attach the mounting bracket with the second surface in abutment to the second wall.

8. The mounting bracket according to claim 1 , wherein a third wall member forming the third surface is provided with one or more through-going openings, wherein when the mounting bracket is mounted on a wall, one or more fasteners are adapted to extend through said one or more through-going openings to attach the mounting bracket with the third surface in abutment to the wall.

9. The mounting bracket according to claim 1 , wherein a fourth wall member forming the fourth surface or a fifth wall member forming the fifth surface comprises one or more resiliently depressible portions adapted to interact with one or more associated depressible button on said monitoring camera, thereby allowing said one or more buttons to be operated although hidden inside the alcove of the mounting bracket.

10. The mounting bracket according to claim 1 , wherein the alcove is adapted to receive a monitoring camera in a fixed mounting position and wherein the first and second mounting arrangements are inclined relative to the alcove such that there is provided a fixed mounting angle in relation to the wall or the corner, wherein the camera is adapted to in said mounting position be inclined relative to the wall or corner with its field of view oriented away from the wall or corner and inclined downwardly.

11. System comprising a mounting bracket according to claim 1 and a monitoring camera with an outer envelope being adapted to be slidingly received in the alcove of the mounting bracket.

12. A mounting bracket for mounting a monitoring camera, the mounting bracket comprising
an alcove adapted to slidingly receive said monitoring camera,
a first mounting arrangement adapted to be used when the monitoring camera is mounted in a corner formed of a first and a second wall, the first mounting arrangement comprising a first and a second mounting surface arranged at an angle relative to each other, wherein the first mounting surface is adapted to be attached to and to abut the first wall and wherein the second mounting surface is adapted to be attached to and to abut the second wall, and
a second mounting arrangement adapted to be used when said monitoring camera is mounted on a wall, the second mounting arrangement comprising a third mounting surface adapted to be attached to and to abut the wall,
wherein the alcove comprises a fourth surface and a fifth surface, the fourth and fifth surfaces forming two opposing, inwardly facing side surfaces, each extending from a respective one of the first and second mounting surfaces and at an angle relative to the third mounting surface in a direction extending away from the wall or the corner, wherein the two side surfaces of the alcove are adapted to slidingly engage with two opposing, outwardly facing side surfaces of the monitoring camera, and
wherein the fourth and fifth surfaces are each provided with an upper tongue adapted to extend, when the mounting bracket is mounted on the wall or in the corner, upwardly from the fourth and the fifth surface, respectively, and to be inserted into and interact with one to each upper tongue associated downwardly facing upper recess of said monitoring camera, the interaction between the upper tongues and upper recesses being adapted to prev

Assignees

• Axis Ab

Inventors

• Adervall Mikael
• Wiberg Louise
• Vigren Andres
• Ekbladh Mats-Ake

Classifications

• F16M13/025

  Corner supports · CPC title

• F16M13/02 Primary

  for supporting on, or attaching to, an object, e.g. tree, gate, window-frame, cycle · CPC title

• G08B13/19619

  Details of casing · CPC title

• H04N7/183

  for receiving images from a single remote source · CPC title

• G03B17/561 Primary

  Support related camera accessories · CPC title