INFRARED SURVEILLANCE CAMERA HAVING DETACHABLE LIGHTING DEVICE ROTATABLE WITH CAMERA LENS

• US 20090284596A1
• Filed: 05/14/2009
• Published: 11/19/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/19/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Camdeor Technology Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Camdeor Technology Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Lin, Sung-Ken
• Application Number:
  US12/465,660
• Publication Number:
  US 20090284596A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/143
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/51 Housings
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/56 provided with illuminating means
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/58 Means for changing the camera field of view without moving the camera body, e.g. nutating or panning of optics or image sensors
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/33 Transforming infrared radiation cameras or camera modules for generating image signals from infrared radiation H04N23/20; circuitry of SSIS for transforming infrared radiation into image signals H04N25/20

Abstract

An infrared surveillance camera essentially includes a base, a camera lens, a horizontal rotation device, a vertical rotation device, a transparent cover, a shielding cover, at least one lighting device, and at least one connector. The shielding cover is provided in the base and configured for shielding components received in the base. The at least one lighting device is connected to the camera lens by the at least one connector so as to rotate with the camera lens, thereby providing supplementary illumination and enhancing the quality of images captured with the camera lens.

Claims

1. An infrared surveillance camera, comprising:

a base;

a camera lens provided on the base;

a horizontal rotation device provided in the base;

a vertical rotation device provided in the base;

a shielding cover provided in the base and configured for covering components received in the base;

a transparent cover provided on the base and covering the camera lens;

at least a lighting device provided outside the transparent cover; and

at least a connector for connecting the camera lens with the at least a lighting device;

wherein the at least a connector connects the at least a lighting device to the camera lens such that when the camera lens is rotated by the horizontal rotation device and the vertical rotation device, the at least a lighting device is rotated along with the camera lens so as to provide supplementary illumination effectively while the shielding cover covering the components received in the base prevents foreign matters from entering the base.

2. The infrared surveillance camera of claim 1, wherein each said lighting device comprises a plurality of arrayed light-emitting diodes.

3. The infrared surveillance camera of claim 1, wherein each said lighting device has a square, oblong, or circular shape.

4. The infrared surveillance camera of claim 1, wherein the transparent cover is formed with at least a through hole for being inserted by the at least a connector, respectively.

5. The infrared surveillance camera of claim 1, wherein the base has an end provided with a fixing element.

6. The infrared surveillance camera of claim 1, wherein a shell is further mounted around the transparent cover to reinforce the transparent cover.

7. The infrared surveillance camera of claim 1, wherein a support is additionally provided for supporting and carrying the camera lens.