NONCONDENSING SECURITY CAMERA HOUSING WINDOW ASSEMBLY

• US 20100013984A1
• Filed: 04/30/2009
• Published: 01/21/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/16/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Original Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Inventors: LOIACONO, Dominick F.
• Application Number:
  US12/433,457
• Publication Number:
  US 20100013984A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/373
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 17/08 Waterproof bodies or housings
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/51 Housings
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/183 for receiving images from a single remote source

Abstract

Security video cameras, in either bullet or dome formats, typically suffer from fogging (condensation) on the lens window due to humid weather conditions. The present invention uses a secondary window affixed in close proximity to primary window with a sealed air gap between windows to eliminate the fogging conditions.

Claims

1. A security camera housing comprising:

an enclosure adapted to contain a security camera; and

a noncondensing window assembly affixed to the enclosure comprising;

a primary window located with respect to enclosure to allow the security camera to view a region external to the housing; and

a secondary window affixed in close proximity to the primary window, with a sealed air gap between the secondary window and the primary window.

2. The security camera housing of claim 1 in which the air gap between the secondary window and the primary window is approximately two millimeters.

3. The security camera housing of claim 1 in which air in the air gap has low humidity.

4. The security camera housing of claim 1 further comprising a baffle affixed between the secondary window and the primary window for providing the sealed air gap between the secondary window and the primary window.

5. A noncondensing security camera housing window assembly comprising:

a primary window configured for installation in a security camera housing enclosure to allow an internally located security camera to view a region external to the housing; and

a secondary window affixed in close proximity to the primary window with a sealed air gap between the secondary window and the primary window.

6. The noncondensing security camera housing window assembly of claim 5 in which the air gap between the secondary window and the primary window is approximately two millimeters.

7. The noncondensing security camera housing window assembly of claim 5 in which air in the air gap has low humidity.

8. The noncondensing security camera housing window assembly of claim 5 further comprising a baffle affixed between the secondary window and the primary window for providing the sealed air gap between the secondary window and the primary window.

9. A method of assembling a noncondensing security camera housing window assembly comprising affixing a secondary window in close proximity to a primary window, the primary window suitable for use with a security camera housing, with an air gap between the secondary window and the primary window.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein the air gap is approximately two millimeters.

11. The method of claim 9 in which air in the air gap has low humidity.

12. The method of claim 9 in which the secondary window is affixed to a baffle which is affixed to the primary window for providing the sealed air gap between the secondary window and the primary window.