Patent ID: 7202904

Claim:
A video monitoring device comprising: a casing, said casing comprising a hollow bottom shell, said hollow bottom shell having an upright shaft, and a top cover covering said hollow bottom shell and fastened pivotally with said upright shaft for clockwise/counter-clockwise rotation on said upright shaft horizontally; a camera pivotally connected to said top cover by a horizontal pivot and adapted to pick up images and to convert received images into electronic signals for transmitting to an electronic apparatus; and a driver mounted inside said hollow bottom shell, said driver comprising a first driving unit adapted to rotate said top cover on said upright shaft and a second driving unit adapted to turn said camera about said horizontal pivot, said first driving unit comprising a fixed gear wheel fixedly mounted on said upright shaft inside said hollow bottom shell, a circuit board fixedly fastened to said top cover, a reversible motor fixedly mounted on said circuit board, and a transmission mechanism coupled between said fixed gear wheel and the reversible motor of said first driving unit, said second driving unit comprising a flat supporting plate fixedly fastened to a bottom side of said camera, an eccentric wheel axially extended in parallel to said horizontal pivot, and a motor fixedly mounted on said circuit board and adapted to rotate said eccentric wheel, said flat supporting plate having a bottom opening coupled to said eccentric wheel for enabling said flat supporting plate to be moved up and down upon rotary motion of said eccentric wheel.