Movable barrier operator with integrated camera module
AssigneeThe Chamberlain Group, Inc.
InventorsMatthew James Baer, Jimmy Bedolla, Matthew Peter Crane, Corey Lyn Herrboldt, Sapta Gireesh Pudipeddi
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Abstract
In one aspect, a movable barrier operator includes a housing and a motor. The movable barrier operator further includes a camera mount that is connected to the housing and that supports a camera. The camera mount is configured to facilitate movement of the camera between a storage position wherein at least a portion of the camera is inside the housing and an operative position wherein the at least a portion of the camera is outside of the housing.
Claims20
A movable barrier operator comprising:
- a housing;
- a motor in the housing, the motor operable to move a movable barrier between an open position and a closed position;
- a camera having a field of view;
- a camera mount connected to the housing and configured to facilitate movement of the camera relative to the housing between a storage position wherein at least a portion of the camera is inside the housing and an operative position wherein the at least a portion of the camera is outside of the housing;
- wherein the camera mount is movable to orient the field of view of the camera in the operative position to capture environment proximate the movable barrier;
- and
- a handle portion of the camera mount that is configured for manual manipulation by a hand of a user outside the housing in a direction away from the housing to move the camera relative to the housing from the storage position to the operative position.
A garage door operator system for a garage, the garage door operator system comprising:
- a garage door operator;
- a rail;
- a trolley to be connected a garage door;
- a motor of the garage door operator operable to move the trolley along the rail to cause movement of the garage door between a closed position and an open position;
- a camera of the garage door operator, the camera having a lens;
- a camera mount of the garage door operator configured to facilitate movement of the camera between a storage position wherein the lens of the camera is covered by the garage door operator to protect the lens of the camera and an operative position wherein the lens of the camera is exposed to permit the camera to capture an image of the garage;
- wherein the camera mount orients the camera in the operative position to direct the lens of the camera toward the garage door;
- and
- an external handle portion of the camera mount configured to be manually manipulated by a hand of a user outside of the garage door operator in a direction away from the garage door operator to move the camera from the storage position to the operative position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.