Patent ID: 6503000
Filing Date: 2003-01-07
Classification: G03B,H04N

Abstract:
A pan/tilt camera apparatus comprising:a camera for photographing an object; a first housing for receiving the camera, the first housing having a camera guide enabling a part of the camera to protrude therethrough, the camera guide enabling tilting of the camera relative to the first housing and preventing rotational movement of the camera relative to the first housing; a tilt shaft disposed inside of and extending across the first housing for supporting the camera, opposing ends of the tilt shaft being rotatably secured to the first housing, the tilt shaft and the camera being fixedly secured to each other; a tilt movement unit contained within the first housing for driving the tilt shaft and tilting the camera; a pan movement shaft connected to the first housing for rotating the first housing about a vertical axis so as to pan the camera; a pan movement unit for rotating the pan movement shaft and the first housing; and a second housing positioned essentially entirely below the first housing and supporting the first housing, the second housing receiving the pan movement unit, wherein, in operation, the first housing rotates about the pan movement shaft to pan the camera, and wherein the tilt movement unit rotates the tilt shaft and tilts the camera without moving the first housing.