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Rugged miniature pan/tilt dome camera assembly

  • US 6,715,940 B2
  • Filed: 09/10/2002
  • Issued: 04/06/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/10/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An apparatus for housing, panning, and tilting a video camera, comprising:

  • a base housing;

    a platform support attached to the base housing;

    a movable platform suspended relative to the platform support, the video camera having first and second sides and located centrally relative to the movable platform;

    a pan motor attached to the movable platform adjacent to the first side of the video camera and mechanically coupled to the platform support to effect panning of the movable platform through a range of azimuthal angles relative to the platform support; and

    a tilt motor attached to the movable platform adjacent to the second side of the video camera and directly coupled to the video camera to effect tilting of the video camera through a range of elevation angles relative to the platform support.

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