Twin drive camera shielding device

• US 20050238345A1
• Filed: 04/22/2005
• Published: 10/27/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 04/23/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Chi-Sheng Hsieh
• Original Assignee: Chi-Sheng Hsieh
• Inventors: Hsieh, Chi-Sheng
• Application Number:
  US11/111,922
• Publication Number:
  US 20050238345A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 396/427
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/00 Optical viewing arrangements; Real-time viewing arrangements for drivers or passengers using optical image capturing systems, e.g. cameras or video systems specially adapted for use in or on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/04 Mounting of cameras operative during drive; Arrangement of controls thereof relative to the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 19/48 combined with, or convertible into, other devices or objects, e.g. bumpers combined with road brushes, bumpers convertible into beds
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/10 around a horizontal axis F16M11/12 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/18 with mechanism for moving the apparatus relatively to the stand
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 15/001 Concealed systems, e.g. disguised alarm systems to make covert systems

Abstract

A twin drive camera shielding may adjust the photographic angle of a camera and may uncover, cover, and disguise the camera through a driving power of a driver for achievement of disguising the device, comprising an outer casing and a shielding device, in which a holder and a shielding body are accommodated in the shielding device, the shielding body has a shielding faceplate, a driver and a camera are accommodated inside the body, and the spindle of driver is fixed onto a fixed holder, so when the driver is electrified, the driver runs because of its fixed spindle; the driver and the camera are located behind the shielding faceplate, so when the driver is powered, the shielding body opposite to the holder does an uncovering or covering action to make the lens of camera emerge or submerge, and when the lens of camera emerge, the photographic angle may be adjusted.

Claims

1. A twin drive camera shielding that may adjust the photographic angle of a camera and may uncover and cover the camera through a driving power of a driver for achievement of disguising the device, comprising:

an outer casing mainly provided for installation and disguise of the shielding device; and

the shielding device comprising at least a fixed holder and a shielding body rotatable, in which the shielding body comprises at least a shielding faceplate, a container, a camera, and a driver, in which the container may accommodate the camera and the driver.

2. The twin drive camera shielding according to claim 1, wherein the outer casing is made up with a faceplate and a decorative body, in which the faceplate of outer casing is bored with a cavity of which a shape and a size should match with those of the shielding faceplate for achievement of disguise, and the decorative body of outer casing assists to decorate the outer casing and a structure of the side of decorative body may be properly provided for installation of the entire device, and the outer casing may be provided with an extra floodlight source to function as an illuminator and keep others under the delusion for achievement of the function of disguise.

3. The twin drive camera shielding according to claim 1, wherein the holder of the shielding device may be fixed onto the outer casing and may be one of the structures of the outer casing and it is used to mainly support the shielding body rotatable and make the shielding body balanced when the shielding body does an uncovering or covering action.

4. The twin drive camera shielding according to claim 1, wherein a direction of image snapped by the lens of camera in the shielding body is horizontal to the face of faceplate of the shielding body so that a moving angle of the shielding faceplate uncovered is consistent with the angle of image snapped by the lens of camera for achievement of uncovering and covering the camera and adjusting the photographic angle of the lens of camera.

5. The twin drive camera shielding according to claim 1, wherein the driver of the shielding device comprises at least a driving motor that, when electrified, may drive the driver to do an uncovering action in a certain angle or a covering action, in which after the motor is electrified, a driving force may be produced by a spindle of the driving motor or the motor.

6. The twin drive camera shielding according to claim 1, wherein two opposite sides of the driver has a driving spindle and a groove accommodating a symmetrical axis, and when the spindle of driver and the accommodated symmetrical axis are fixed to the holder, if the holder is fixed, the driver may be run;

on the contrary, if the driver is fixed, the holder may be run, which may be set upon the requirements of a real product.

7. The twin drive camera shielding according to claim 1, wherein the faceplates of the outer casing and shielding body may be printed, painted, or floated with patterns or trademarks relates to all kinds of products, and when the device enables the shielding function, the large faceplate set horizontally may achieve effect(s) of disguise, advertisement, or both of the two.