Patent ID: 8432446

Claim:
A monitoring camera assembly comprising: a camera portion that senses image of a object behind a vehicle, the camera portion comprising: a camera body configured to be disposed horizontally over a license plate and to rotate about an central axis through the camera body; a camera lens disposed at a side of the camera body; and two rotational axles, each of which extending from one of both ends of the camera body and aligning with the central axis; a rear housing configured to be installed on the license plate and support the camera body, the rear housing comprising: a pair of axle supports for supporting the two rotational axles rotatably; and a pair of fixing extensions extending from both ends for fixing the pair of axle supports to the license plate; and a pair of front housings, each of which being configured to fixed to one of the pair of fixing extensions of the rear housing, engaging one of the two rotational axles of the camera portion and one of the pair of axle supports rotatably, and comprising: a supporting groove for keeping the rotational axle in place along with a corresponding one of the pair of axle supports of the rear housing; and a first mechanical fastening device for fastening the front housing to the license plate from a front thereof.