Surveillance camera gimbal mechanism
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1. A surveillance camera gimbal mechanism for providing control of a camera lens assembly having a lens optical axis, comprising:
- a support structure;
a diagonal adjustment mechanism mounted in said support structure, said diagonal adjustment mechanism being secured in said support structure by a compressible structure and selectively rotatable relative to said support structure when a compressive force is applied to the compressible structure in a direction generally parallel to the lens optical axis; and
a tilt adjustment mechanism mounted in said support structure and including a single only tilt fastener.
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Abstract
A surveillance camera gimbal mechanism. The mechanism utilizes a rotationally adjustable disk and support arrangement to afford smoothly adjustable, fastener-free, and stable diagonal adjustment that also provides axial compliance. The diagonal adjustment mechanism is integrated with a pan and tilt gimbal mechanism to allow smooth and stable single-point manual fixation of pan and tilt positions without creating depressions in the mating parts which make readjustment difficult.
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1. A surveillance camera gimbal mechanism for providing control of a camera lens assembly having a lens optical axis, comprising:
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a support structure; a diagonal adjustment mechanism mounted in said support structure, said diagonal adjustment mechanism being secured in said support structure by a compressible structure and selectively rotatable relative to said support structure when a compressive force is applied to the compressible structure in a direction generally parallel to the lens optical axis; and a tilt adjustment mechanism mounted in said support structure and including a single only tilt fastener. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 24, 25, 26, 28)
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13. A surveillance camera gimbal mechanism for providing control of a camera lens assembly having a lens optical axis, comprising:
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a support structure; a diagonal adjustment mechanism mounted in said support structure, said diagonal adjustment mechanism being secured in said support structure by a compressible structure and selectively rotatable relative to said support structure when a compressive force is applied to the compressible structure in a direction generally parallel to the lens optical axis. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 27, 29)
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20. A surveillance camera gimbal mechanism for providing control of a camera lens assembly having a lens optical axis, comprising:
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a support structure; a diagonal adjustment mechanism mounted in said support structure, said diagonal adjustment mechanism being secured in said support structure by a compressible structure and selectively rotatable relative to said support structure when a compressive force is applied to the compressible structure in a direction generally parallel to the lens optical axis; a tilt adjustment mechanism mounted in said support structure and including a single only tilt fastener; and a pan adjustment mechanism associated with said support structure including a single only pan fastener. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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