INFRARED CAMERA WITH ROTATABLE CORE ASSEMBLY

• US 20120057027A1
• Filed: 05/09/2011
• Published: 03/08/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 09/06/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Guangzhou Sat Infrared Technology Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Guangzhou Sat Infrared Technology Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Wu, Jiping
• Granted Patent: US 9,083,865 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/164
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 13/02 Viewfinders
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 17/02 Bodies
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/531 being rotatable or detachable
• 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 camera with a rotatable core assembly, the infrared camera having; a main body including a body shell and a signal processor installed in the body shell; a core assembly including a core assembly housing, an infrared lens provided at the front end of the core assembly housing, and a sensing unit installed in the core assembly housing; a handle connected to the main body; and a LCD display used to display a picture and rotatably installed on one side of the main body, wherein the core assembly is rotatably connected to the front end of the body shell. The infrared camera according to the present application can switch its shooting modes among horizontal type, gun type and upright type according to the requirements of the observation by a user.

Claims

1. An infrared camera with a rotatable core assembly, while the infrared camera comprising:

a main body including;

a body shell; and

a signal processor installed in the body shell;

a core assembly including;

a core assembly housing;

an infrared lens provided at the front end of the core assembly housing; and

a sensing unit provided in the core assembly housing;

a handle connected to the main body; and

a LCD display used to display a picture and rotatably installed on one side of the main body,

wherein

the core assembly is rotatably connected to the front end of the body shell.

2. The infrared camera with a rotatable core assembly according to claim 1, wherein the core assembly further comprises:

a first rotating mechanism provided on one side of the core assembly housing by which the core assembly rotates relatively to the main body, such that the infrared camera switches its shooting modes among horizontal type, upright type and gun type.

3. The infrared camera with a rotatable core assembly according to claim 2, wherein the core assembly is detachably installed together with the main body via the first rotating mechanism.

4. The infrared camera with a rotatable core assembly according to claim 2, wherein the first rotating mechanism comprises:

a shaft base provided on one side the core assembly near the LCD display;

a shaft fixed on the shaft base; and

a brake gasket collared on the shaft.

5. The infrared camera with a rotatable core assembly according to claim 4, wherein the main body further comprises:

a fitting part for the first rotating mechanism provided at the front end of the body shell of the main body and used to fit in with the first rotating mechanism, wherein the fitting part for the first rotating mechanism comprises;

an extending arm provided at the front end of the main body on one side near the LCD display and extending from the front end of the main body;

a via hole of the extending arm provide on the extending arm;

a brake gasket;

a corrugated pad; and

a locknut, wherein

the shaft passing through the brake gasket, the via hole of the extending arm, another brake gasket and the corrugated pad is locked up by the locknut.

6. The infrared camera with a rotatable core assembly according to claim 2, wherein the infrared camera further comprises:

a viewfinder including

a viewfinder body; and

a second rotating mechanism provided at the lower end of the viewfinder body, wherein the viewfinder body is rotatably and hideably connected to the rear end of the core assembly housing of the core assembly via the second rotating mechanism.

7. The infrared camera with a rotatable core assembly according to claim 6, wherein the second rotating mechanism comprises:

two rotating arms, separated apart from each other, provided respectively at the front end of the viewfinder body and extended therefrom;

two via holes of the rotating arms each provided on one of the rotating arms respectively;

two bolts; and

two dishing springs, wherein

each bolt passing through one of the dishing springs inserts into one of the two via holes of the rotating arms.

8. The infrared camera with a rotatable core assembly according to claim 7, wherein the core assembly further comprises:

a fitting part for the second rotating mechanism provided at the rear end of the core assembly housing of the core assembly and used to fit in with the second rotating mechanism, while the fitting part for the second rotating mechanism comprises;

a U groove, having a U cavity surrounded by two side walls, one bottom surface and one back wall to receive the viewfinder, provided at the rear end of the core assembly housing of the core assembly;

a hinge block provided on the back wall of the U groove near the top of the back wall at its central axis; and

two via holes of the hinge block provided on two sides of the hinge block, wherein

each bolt passing through one dishing spring and one via hole of the rotating arm respectively inserts into one of the via holes of the hinge block of the fitting part for the second rotating mechanism to be fixed respectively.

9. The infrared camera with a rotatable core assembly according to claim 6, wherein the viewfinder body of the viewfinder, when the infrared camera operates in a shooting mode of upright type, is rotated out of the core assembly housing to extrude over there via the second rotating mechanism.

10. The infrared camera with a rotatable core assembly according to claim 6, wherein the viewfinder body of the viewfinder, when the infrared camera operates in a shooting mode of horizontal type or gun type, is rotated into the U cavity of the core assembly housing to be hidden via the second rotating mechanism.

11. The infrared camera with a rotatable core assembly according to claim 1, wherein the core assembly further comprises:

a visual light lens provided at the front end of the core assembly housing right over the infrared lens;

a laser indicator provided at the front end of the core assembly housing on one side of the infrared lens; and

a lamp provided at the front end of the core assembly housing on another side of the infrared lens.

12. The infrared camera with a rotatable core assembly according to claim 1, wherein the handle is provided on the top surface of the main body, there is a keypad part including a plurality of keys for control provided at the front end of the handle.

13. The infrared camera with a rotatable core assembly according to claim 1, wherein the LCD display has a third rotating mechanism provided thereon to cause the screen of the LCD display rotates relatively to the main body, while a fitting part for the third rotating mechanism is provided on the main body on the side where the LCD display is installed and used to fit in with the third rotating mechanism.

14. The infrared camera with a rotatable core assembly according to claim 1, wherein the infrared camera comprises a plurality of electric functional modules for implementing functions of infrared imaging, visual light imaging, storing and outputting of the vocal information and video information.

15. The infrared camera with a rotatable core assembly according to claim 14, wherein the plurality of electric functional modules comprise:

a lamp control circuit, a vocal control circuit and a video control circuit provided within the body shell of the main body; and

the internet online interface and a Bluetooth interface provided at the rear end of the body shell of the main body, wherein

the lamp is connected to the signal processor via the lamp control circuit;

the keypad part is connected to the signal processor via the vocal control circuit, the video control circuit and the lamp control circuit respectively; and

the signal processor is connected to the internet or the communication devices via the internet online interface and the Bluetooth interface respectively.