Patent ID: 8648963

Claim:
An eyeball device, comprising: an eyeball; a main part having a camera; a frame having a first section and a second section, the first section being horizontally pivotally coupled to the main part relative to the main part, the second section vertically pivotally supporting the eyeball; first and second actuators mounted to the main part for producing rotary motions; a first connecting member coupled to the first section of the frame at one end thereof and to the first actuator at an opposite end thereof to transmit the rotary motion of the first actuator to the frame; and a second connecting member coupled to the eyeball at one end thereof and to the second actuator at an opposite end thereof to transmit the rotary motion of the second actuator to the eyeball, wherein the eyeball and the frame horizontally pivot relative to the main part by the first actuator and the eyeball vertically pivots relative to the frame and the main part by the second actuator, wherein the first connecting member comprises a link member and the second connecting member comprises a wire member, wherein the eyeball device further comprises a tubular member disposed between the eyeball and the second actuator configured to guide the wire member, and a ball and socket joint disposed at both ends of the tubular member, and wherein the wire member passes through the ball and socket joint.