Patent ID: 8233040

Claim:
A modular camera comprising: a. a chassis module having i) a back wall having a first end and an opposite second end, ii) a bottom wall adjacent the back wall and between the first end and the second end, and having at least one opening formed therein, iii) a first fan mounted at said chassis back wall first end, and iv) a second fan mounted at said chassis back wall second end, and b. a camera module having i) a body, ii) a light sensor, and iii) optics, wherein said camera module body is removably received through a hole formed through said chassis module back wall, c. an illumination module having i) a wall, and ii) at least one light source, wherein said illumination module is removably coupled to said chassis module so that said illumination module wall is spaced apart from said chassis module back wall, and d. a communication module having at least one heat sink formed thereon and having at least one processor, wherein said communication module is removably coupled to said chassis module so that the at least one processor is in communication with the illumination module and the camera module and so that said at least one heat sink is received through said chassis module bottom wall at least one opening, wherein said chassis module back and bottom walls, said camera module body, said illumination module wall and said communication module at least one heat sink together form a cooling channel extending between the first end and second end so that the first fan and the second fan move an air flow through the channel adjacent the chassis module, illumination module, and communication module.