Patent Publication Number: US-2022214604-A1

Title: Adjustment Support Assembly and Surveillance Camera

Description:
This is a continuation application of International Patent Application No. PCT/CN2020/091459, filed on May 21, 2020, which claims the priority to a Chinese patent application No. 201910963900.9, filed with the China National Intellectual Property Administration on Oct. 11, 2019, and entitled “ADJUSTMENT SUPPORT ASSEMBLY AND SURVEILLANCE CAMERA”. The disclosures of these applications are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety. 
    
    
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present disclosure relates to the technical field of security, in particular to an adjustment support assembly and a surveillance camera. 
     BACKGROUND 
     A surveillance camera is an important part in the field of security. A surveillance system may be configured with multiple surveillance cameras, so as to obtain surveillance images of multiple locations. The surveillance camera is generally fixed on a wall or other objects by means of an adjustment support assembly, and is rotatable within a certain range after being fixed, so as to obtain images within this range. 
     In the related art, the adjustment support assembly includes a base and a camera shell. The base and the camera shell are connected via a connecting rod with a ball head at one end. The ball head can be arranged in the camera shell. By controlling the rotation of the ball head, the camera shell rotates under the action of friction force of the ball head, so as to adjust an angle of the camera. 
     However, with solutions in the related art, a rotatable angle of the adjustment support assembly is limited, which cannot meet the needs of consumers. 
     SUMMARY 
     In order to overcome above defects in the related art, an objective of the present disclosure is to provide an adjustment support assembly and a surveillance camera. The present disclosure improves a range of a rotation angle of the adjustment support assembly. 
     An embodiment of the present disclosure provides an adjustment support assembly including a first shell, a second shell, a first ball head, a second ball head, and a ball head connecting rod. The first ball head and the second ball head are fixed at two ends of the ball head connecting rod, respectively. The first shell is provided therein with a first ball head fixing portion, and the first ball head is rotatably arranged in the first ball head fixing portion. The second shell is provided therein with a second ball head fixing portion, and the second ball head is rotatably arranged in the second ball head fixing portion. 
     In above adjustment support assembly, optionally, the first shell includes a first ball head tabletting and a first ball head wrapping member. The first ball head tabletting is provided thereon with a first mounting portion that is adapted to an outer surface of the first ball head. The first ball head wrapping member is provided thereon with a second mounting portion that is adapted to the outer surface of the first ball head. The first ball head tabletting is fixedly connected with the first ball head wrapping member, so that the first mounting portion and the second mounting portion enclose together to form the first ball head fixing portion. 
     In above adjustment support assembly, optionally, the second mounting portion is a first protrusion arranged on a surface of the first ball head wrapping member, and a surface of the second mounting portion is provided with a first notch. 
     In above adjustment support assembly, optionally, the first ball head wrapping member is provided therein with a plurality of first fixing holes, the first ball head tabletting is provided thereon with a plurality of first through holes. The plurality of the first through holes correspond to the plurality of the first fixing holes one by one. A first fastener passes through the first through hole and is fixed in the first fixing hole, so that the first ball head wrapping member is fixedly connected with the first ball head tabletting. 
     In above adjustment support assembly, optionally, the second shell includes a second ball head tabletting and a second ball head wrapping member. The second ball head tabletting is provided thereon with a third mounting portion that is adapted to an outer surface of the second ball head, and the second ball head wrapping member is provided thereon with a fourth mounting portion that is adapted to the outer surface of the second ball head. The second ball head tabletting is fixedly connected with the second ball head wrapping member, so that the third mounting portion and the fourth mounting portion enclose together to form the second ball head fixing portion. 
     In above adjustment support assembly, optionally, the fourth mounting portion is a second protrusion arranged on a surface of the second ball head wrapping member, and a surface of the fourth mounting portion is provided with a second notch. 
     In above adjustment support assembly, optionally, the second ball head wrapping member is provided therein with a plurality of second fixing holes, and the second ball head tabletting is provided thereon with a plurality of second through holes. The plurality of the second through holes correspond to the plurality of the second fixing holes one by one. A second fastener passes through the second through hole and is fixed in the second fixing hole, so that the second ball head wrapping member is fixedly connected with the second ball head tabletting. 
     In above adjustment support assembly, optionally, the first ball head is integrally connected with the ball head connecting rod, and the second ball head is detachably connected with the ball head connecting rod. Alternatively, both the first ball head and the second ball head are fixedly connected with the ball head connecting rod via fastening screws. 
     In above adjustment support assembly, optionally, the ball head connecting rod is provided at an end thereof a third fixing hole, and the second ball head is provided therein with a third through hole passing through the second ball head. A third fastener passes through the third through hole and is fixed in the third fixing hole, so that the second ball head is fixedly connected with the ball head connecting rod. 
     Another embodiment of the present disclosure provides a surveillance camera including any of the adjusting support assemblies above. 
     The present disclosure provides an adjustment support assembly and a surveillance camera. The adjustment support assembly includes a first shell, a second shell, a first ball head, a second ball head, and a ball head connecting rod. The first ball head and the second ball head are fixed at two ends of the ball head connecting rod, respectively. The first shell is provided therein a first ball head fixing portion, and the first ball head is rotatably arranged in the first ball head fixing portion. The second shell is provided therein with a second ball head fixing portion, and the second ball head is rotatably arranged in the second ball head fixing portion. Compared with the related art which adopts a solution with a single ball head, the present disclosure expands a range in which the first shell and the second shell are rotatable relative to each other, that is, expands the range of a rotation angle of the adjustment support assembly, by rotatably arranging the first ball head in the first shell and rotatably arranging the second ball head in the second shell. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
       In order to describe the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure or related art more clearly, drawings to be used in the embodiments and in the related art will be briefly described below. It is apparent that the drawings provided below are only some embodiments of the present disclosure, and those skilled in the art can also obtain other drawings based on these drawings without any creative efforts. 
       In order to describe the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure or related art more clearly, drawings to be used in the embodiments and in the related art will be briefly described below. It is apparent that the drawings provided below are only some embodiments of the present disclosure, and those skilled in the art can also obtain other drawings based on these drawings without any creative efforts. 
         FIG. 1  is a schematic structural diagram of an adjustment support assembly provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 2  is an exploded view of  FIG. 1 ; 
         FIG. 3  is a front view of  FIG. 2 . 
     
    
    
     REFERENCE NUMERAL 
     
         
           100 —a first shell; 
           110 —a first ball head tabletting; 
           111 —a first mounting portion; 
           112 —a first through hole; 
           120 —a first ball head wrapping member; 
           121 —a second mounting portion; 
           1210 —a first notch; 
           130 —a first fastener; 
           200 —a second shell; 
           210 —a second ball head tabletting; 
           211 —a third mounting portion; 
           220 —a second ball head wrapping member; 
           221 —a fourth mounting portion; 
           222 —a second fixing hole; 
           230 —a second fastener; 
           300 —a first ball head; 
           400 —a second ball head; 
           500 —a ball head connecting rod; 
           510 —a third fixing hole; 
           600 —a third fastener. 
       
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     In order to make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the present disclosure clearer, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure will be clearly and completely described below in combination with the drawings of the embodiments of the present disclosure. Obviously, the embodiments described are only some, and not all, of the embodiments of the present disclosure. 
     All other embodiments obtained based on the embodiments of the present disclosure by those skilled in the art without any creative efforts fall into the protection scope of the present disclosure. The following embodiments and features in the embodiments may be combined with each other in absence of conflict. 
     Embodiment 1 
       FIG. 1  is a schematic structural diagram of an adjustment support assembly provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure.  FIG. 2  is an exploded view of  FIG. 1 .  FIG. 3  is a front view of  FIG. 2 . Please refer to  FIGS. 1-3 . 
     The embodiment provides an adjustment support assembly including a first shell  100 , a second shell  200 , a first ball head  300 , a second ball head  400 , and a ball head connecting rod  500 . The first ball head  300  and the second ball head  400  are fixed at two ends of the ball head connecting rod  500 , respectively. A first ball head fixing portion is arranged in the first shell  100 , and the first ball head  300  is rotatably arranged in the first ball head fixing portion. A second ball head fixing portion is arranged in the second shell  200 , and the second ball head  400  is rotatably arranged in the second ball head fixing portion. 
     Specifically, the adjustment support assembly of the present embodiment can be applied to a surveillance camera to control a rotatable range of the surveillance camera. When applied to the surveillance camera, the first shell  100  may be a shell of the main body of the surveillance camera, and the second shell  200  may be a base of the surveillance camera. Of course, it is clear to those skilled in the art that the first shell  100  and the second shell  200  of the embodiment may also be applied to any other suitable fields. At this point, the first shell  100  and the second shell  200  may be separate components, and by connecting the first shell  100  and the second shell  200  with other devices, a relative rotation between the two devices can be achieved. 
     In the embodiment, a first ball head fixing portion is provided in the first shell  100 , and the first ball head  300  is rotatably arranged in the first ball head fixing portion. A second ball head fixing portion is provided in the second shell  200 , and the second ball head  400  is rotatably arranged in the second ball head fixing portion. Through above arrangement, when the first ball head  300  rotates, the first shell  100  may be driven to rotate by the action of friction force, and when the second ball head  400  rotates, the second shell  200  may also be driven to rotate by the action of friction force, so that the relative rotation of the first shell  100  and the second shell  200  is achieved. 
     In the embodiment, since the first ball head  300  and the second ball head  400  are respectively provided in the first shell  100  and the second shell  200 , both the first shell  100  and the second shell  200  can rotate. Comparing with the solution with a single ball head in the related art, such embodiment significantly improve a range of a rotatable angle of the adjustment support assembly. 
     The adjustment support assembly provided by the embodiment includes a first shell  100 , a second shell  200 , a first ball head  300 , a second ball head  400  and a ball head connecting rod  500 . The first ball head  300  and the second ball head  400  are fixed at two ends of the ball head connecting rod  500 , respectively. A first ball head fixing portion is provided in the first shell  100 , and the first ball head  300  is rotatably arranged in the first ball head fixing portion. A second ball head fixing portion is provided in the second shell  200 , and the second ball head  400  is rotatably arranged in the second ball head fixing portion. Compared with the related art which adopts the solution with a single ball head, the embodiment expands the range within which the first shell  100  and the second shell  200  are rotatable relative to each other, that is, improve the range of the rotatable angle of the adjustment support assembly, by rotatably arranging the first ball head  300  in the first shell  100  and the second ball head  400  in the second shell  200 . 
     In an optional embodiment, the first shell  100  of the present disclosure includes a first ball head tabletting  110  and a first ball head wrapping member  120 . The first ball head tabletting  110  is provided with a first mounting portion  111  that is adapted to an outer surface of the first ball head  300 , and the first ball head wrapping member  120  is provided with a second mounting portion  121  that is adapted to the outer surface of the first ball head  300 . The first ball head tabletting  110  is fixedly connected with the first ball head wrapping member  120 , so that the first mounting portion  111  and the second mounting portion  121  enclose together to form the first ball head fixing portion. It is clear to those skilled in the art that both the first mounting portion  111  and the second mounting portion  121  may be adapted to a surface shape of a part of the first ball head  300 , and the first ball head fixing portion formed through a combination of the first mounting portion and the second mounting portion may also accommodate only a part of the first ball head  300 , as long as it can be ensured that the first ball head  300  is capable of rotating therein. Shapes of the first ball head tabletting  110  and the first ball head wrapping member  120  may be set as required, which are not further limited in the embodiment. Also, it can be understood that the first ball head tabletting  110  and the first ball head wrapping member  120  may be connected through nuts and screws, or may be bonded through adhesives. 
     Optionally, in order to expand a rotation range of the adjustment support assembly in a vertical direction, in the embodiment, the second mounting portion  121  may be a first protrusion arranged on the surface of the first ball head wrapping member  120 , and a surface of the second mounting portion  121  is provided with a first notch  1210 . The first notch  1210  may accommodate the ball head connecting rod  500 . When the first ball head  300  rotates, the ball head connecting rod  500  may be driven to move along the first notch  1210 , thereby driving the first shell  100  to move in the vertical direction, which expands a rotation range of the first shell  100  in the vertical direction. 
     Optionally, in the embodiment, a plurality of first fixing holes may be provided in the first ball head wrapping member  120 , and a plurality of first through holes  112  are provided on the first ball head tabletting  110 . The plurality of first through holes  112  correspond to the plurality of first fixing holes one by one. A first fastener  130  passes through the first through hole  112  and is fixed in the first fixing hole, so that the first ball head wrapping member  120  and the first ball head tabletting  110  are fixedly connected. The first fixing hole in the embodiment may be a threaded hole, and corresponding first fastener  130  may be a fastening screw. 
     In an optional embodiment, the second shell  200  includes a second ball head tabletting  210  and a second ball head wrapping member  220 . The second ball head tabletting  210  is provided with a third mounting portion  211  that is adapted to an outer surface of the second ball head  400 , and the second ball head wrapping member  220  is provided with a fourth mounting portion  221  that is adapted to the outer surface of the second ball head  400 . The second ball head tabletting  210  and the second ball head wrapping member  220  are fixedly connected, so that the third mounting portion  211  and the fourth mounting portion  221  enclose together to form the second ball head fixing portion. 
     It is clear to those skilled in the art that both the third mounting portion  211  and the fourth mounting portion  221  may be adapted to a surface shape of a part of the second ball head  400 , and the second ball head fixing portion formed through a combination of the third mounting portion and the fourth mounting portion may accommodate only a part of the second ball head  400 , as long as it can be ensured that the second ball head  400  is capable of rotating therein. Shapes of the second ball head tabletting  210  and the second ball head wrapping member  220  may be set as required, which are not further limited in the embodiment. 
     Optionally, in order to expand a rotatable range of the adjustment support assembly, in the embodiment, the fourth mounting portion  221  may be a second protrusion arranged on the surface of the second ball head wrapping member  220 , and a surface of the fourth mounting portion  221  is provided with a second notch. The second notch may accommodate the ball head connecting rod  500 . When the second ball head  400  rotates, the ball head connecting rod  500  may be driven to move along the second notch, thereby expanding a rotatable range of the adjustment support assembly. 
     Optionally, in the embodiment, a plurality of second fixing holes  222  are provided in the second ball head wrapping member  220 , and a plurality of second through holes are provided on the second ball head tabletting  210 . The plurality of second through holes correspond to the plurality of second fixing holes  222  one by one. A second fastener  230  passes through the second through hole and is fixed in the second fixing hole  222 , so that the second ball head wrapping member  220  and the second ball head tabletting  210  are fixedly connected. The second fixing hole  222  in the embodiment may be a threaded hole, and corresponding second fastener  230  may be a fastening screw. 
     Optionally, in order to facilitate an installation and a disassembly, in the embodiment, the first ball head  300  and the ball head connecting rod  500  may be connected and fixed by means of an integrated connection, and the second ball head  400  and the ball head connecting rod  500  may be fixed by means of a detachable connection. The first ball head  300  may be fixed in the first shell  100  during the installation, so that the ball head connecting rod  500  passes through the first ball head wrapping member  120 . The second ball head  400  is then installed after the second ball head wrapping member  220  is sleeved on the ball head connecting rod  500 . Finally, the second ball head tabletting  210  is fixed with the second ball head wrapping member  220 , so as to complete an assembly connection. 
     Specifically, an end of the ball head connecting rod  500  may be provided with a third fixing hole  510 , and the second ball head  400  may be provided therein with a third through hole passing through the second ball  400 . A third fastener  600  passes through the third through hole and is fixed in the third fixing hole  510  to fixedly connect the second ball head  400  and the ball head connecting rod  500 . The end of the ball head connecting rod  500  refers to the end of the ball head connecting rod  500  used for connecting with the second ball head  400 . 
     In other optional embodiments, both the first ball head  300  and the second ball head  400  may be fixedly connected to the ball head connecting rod  500  through fastening screws. 
     Embodiment 2 
     The embodiment provides a surveillance camera including the adjustment support assembly described in above Embodiment 1, in which the first shell of the adjustment support assembly may be the shell of the main body of the surveillance camera (that is, the shell for mounting main components such as the camera), and the second shell may be the shell of the base of the surveillance camera. By connecting the shell of the main body of the surveillance camera with the base of the surveillance camera through the first ball head and the second ball head, thus a relative rotation therebetween is achieved. 
     Compared with the related art which adopts the solution with a single ball head, since the surveillance camera provided in the embodiment adopts the adjustment support assembly described in above Embodiment 1, the present disclosure expands the rotatable range of the surveillance camera and a monitoring area. 
     In the description of the present disclosure, it should be understood that orientational or positional relationships indicated by terms “center”, “longitudinal”, “lateral”, “length”, “width”, “thickness”, “above”, “below”, “front”, “back”, “left”, “right”, “vertical”, “horizontal”, “top”, “bottom”, “inner”, “outer”, “clockwise”, “counterclockwise”, “axial”, “radial”, “circumferential” and the like are based on the orientational or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present disclosure and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the devices or elements indicated must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in the particular orientation, thus not being construed as limitations on the present disclosure. 
     In the present disclosure, unless otherwise expressly specified and limited, the terms “install”, “connect”, “connecting”, “fix” and the like should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it may be a fixed connection or a detachable connection , or integrated; it may be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and it may be an internal connection of two elements or an interaction relationship between the two elements. For those of ordinary skill in the art, specific meanings of above terms in the present disclosure may be understood according to specific situations. 
     It should be noted that, in the description of the present disclosure, the terms “first” and “second” are only used to facilitate descriptions of different components, and should not be understood as indicating or implying a sequence relationship, relative importance, or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined by “first”, “second” may expressly or implicitly include at least one such feature. 
     Finally, it should be noted that, the embodiments described above are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present disclosure, and are not used to limit them. Although the present disclosure has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that they can still modify the technical solutions recorded in above embodiments or make equivalent replacements for some or all of the technical features. These modifications or substitutions do not make the essence of corresponding technical solutions depart from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure.