Patent ID: 7540670
Filing Date: 2009-06-02
Classification: G08B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A camera apparatus, comprising: a base; an outer case that is assembled on the base and that is configured to rotate around a first axis which passes through the base, wherein the outer case includes an outer opening which extends from the base to a top of the outer case; an inner case that is assembled within the outer case and that is configured to rotate around a second axis which extends in a plane intersecting with the first axis, wherein the inner case includes: an inner opening configured to move along the outer opening when the inner case rotates around the second axis, a supporting member assembled within the inner case, a camera that is attached to the supporting member and that is configured to perform imaging of a subject through the outer opening and the inner opening, and that is configured to perform a focusing operation and a zooming operation, a board that is attached to the supporting member and that includes a first circuit configured to control the focusing operation and the zooming operation and a second circuit configured to process an image signal generated by imaging the subject, and a cooling fan configured to blow cooling air from an air inlet, over the board, and to an air outlet; wherein the outer case includes an air circulation port which alternatively provides air to the air inlet or exhausts air from the air outlet depending on a rotation of the inner case relative to the outer case.