Patent ID: 7319226

Claim:
An infrared night vision camera apparatus comprising: a casing unit comprising a first receiving section delimiting a first compartment and a second receiving section delimiting a second compartment separated from the first compartment, the casing unit further including a through-hole for communicating the first compartment with the second compartment; a light source module mounted in the first compartment, the light source module comprising a first circuit board and a plurality of lighting elements mounted on the first circuit board; a shooting module mounted in the first compartment, the shooting module including a second circuit board and a lens mounted on the second circuit board and extending through the first circuit board; and a power supply unit mounted in the second compartment, the power supply unit comprising a power line and a signal line extending through the through-hole, the power line being electrically connected and supplying power to the light source and the shooting module, the signal line being electrically connected to the shooting module; heat generated by the power supply unit and moisture in the second compartment being prevented from entering the first compartment; wherein the first circuit board is an infrared board and the lighting elements are light-emitting diodes; and wherein the casing unit comprises a partitioning member mounted between the first receiving section and the second receiving section for separating the first compartment from the second compartment, with the through-hole being defined in the partitioning member, the partitioning member comprising a first section and a reduced second section integrally formed on a side of the first section, the through-hole extending from the first section through the second section.