Patent ID: 7893958
Filing Date: 2011-02-22
Classification: B60R,G07C,H04N

Abstract:
1. A video recorder which can be mounted on a vehicle for creating and recording images in response to a triggering event comprising: (a) a housing, (b) a mounting arrangement for fixedly mounting said housing of the video recorder onto said vehicle, (c) a printed circuit board having a longitudinal axis, (d) a mounting arrangement for mounting said printed circuit board inside said housing for rotational movement freely about said axis, (e) a camera fixedly mounted on said printed circuit board for creating images when activated and storing said images, (f) a switch for activating said camera only when acceleration of a predetermined value is sensed, acceleration of a predetermined value constituting said triggering event, (g) a leveling mechanism on the printed circuit board for causing the optical axis of the camera to be oriented approximately horizontal when the housing of the video recorder is fixedly mounted onto said vehicle, the vehicle is on a horizontal surface and said printed circuit board is not rotating freely but rather is at its “at rest” position, (h) a locking arrangement for locking said printed circuit board in its “at rest” position, to prevent rotational movement of the printed circuit board relative to said housing, and (i) electronics coupled to an antenna for controlling the operation of said camera and processing said images.