Wireless Vehicular Security Camera System

A wireless vehicular security camera system for mounting to a vehicle dashboard includes a vehicle having a dashboard and a housing including a top wall, a bottom wall, and a perimeter wall. A plurality of cameras is mounted on the top wall and records a 360° range of view of an exterior and an interior of the vehicle. A mounting member is attached to the bottom wall and secures the housing to the dashboard. A control circuit is electrically coupled to the cameras and is positioned within the housing. A motion sensor is electrically coupled to the control circuit and actuates the cameras when the motion sensor detects movement. A transmitter is electrically coupled to the control circuit and wirelessly communicates with an electronic device.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

(1) Field of the Invention

The disclosure relates to video cameras and more particularly pertains to a new video camera for recording an interior and exterior of a vehicle.

The prior art relates to video cameras and includes a variety of video cameras being mounted to a vehicle and recording an exterior of the vehicle. Known prior art does not allow a video camera to record the exterior and an interior of the vehicle simultaneously and be in wireless communication with an electronic device.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a vehicle having a dashboard and a housing including a top wall, a bottom wall, and a perimeter wall. A plurality of cameras is mounted on the top wall and records a 360° range of view of an exterior and an interior of the vehicle. A mounting member is attached to the bottom wall and removably secures the housing to the dashboard. A control circuit is electrically coupled to the cameras and is positioned within the housing. A motion sensor is electrically coupled to the control circuit and actuates the cameras when the motion sensor detects movement. A transmitter is electrically coupled to the control circuit and is configured for wirelessly communicating with an electronic device.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

With reference now to the drawings, and in particular toFIGS.1through5thereof, a new video camera embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral10will be described.

As best illustrated inFIGS.1through5, the wireless vehicular security camera system10generally comprises a vehicle12having a dashboard14. A housing16has a top wall18, a bottom wall20, and a perimeter wall22. The perimeter wall22may include an upper perimeter wall24and a lower perimeter wall26and the lower perimeter wall26may be angled relative to the upper perimeter wall24. A plurality of cameras28is mounted on the top wall18and records a 360° range of view of an exterior30and an interior32of the vehicle12. The cameras28are equally spaced about a vertical axis34of the housing16and each of the cameras28has a lens36positioned facing away from the vertical axis34. The cameras28will typically comprise four cameras equally spaced from each other.

A mounting member38is attached to the bottom wall20and removably secures the housing16to the dashboard14. The mounting member38may comprise a magnetic disc40. The mounting member38will typically be extendable and retractable to adjust a height of the housing16relative to the dashboard14. A dome42is mounted on the top wall18and encloses the cameras28in an interior space44to protect each camera28from external damage. The dome42normally comprises a transparent material and has a semi-spherical shape.

A control circuit46is electrically coupled to the cameras28and is positioned within the housing16. A motion sensor48is electrically coupled to the control circuit46and actuates the cameras28when the motion sensor48detects movement. The motion sensor48is attached to the top wall18and is positioned within the interior space44contained between the top wall18and the dome42. A transmitter50is electrically coupled to the control circuit46and is configured for wirelessly communicating with an electronic device52such as a mobile phone. The transmitter50is positioned within the housing16.

A power supply54is electrically coupled to the control circuit46and is positioned within the housing16. The power supply54typically comprises a rechargeable battery. A charging port56is positioned on the upper perimeter wall24and is electrically coupled to the rechargeable battery. A plurality of solar panels58is electrically coupled to the power supply54and the solar panels58are mounted on the top wall18and are positioned adjacent to the perimeter wall22.

In use, the mounting member38is removably secured to the dashboard14of the vehicle12. The plurality of cameras28records a 360° range of view of the exterior30and the interior32of the vehicle12. The plurality of cameras28is actuated to record when the motion sensor48detects movement, typically detecting movement proximate to the vehicle12. The transmitter50wirelessly communicates with the electronic device52such that a user60of the electronic device52can view the recoding from each of the cameras28.