Video-Recording Doorbell
AssigneeGoogle Inc.
InventorsAlexander P. Wroblewski, Arun Prakash Raghupathy, Douglas Harrington
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Abstract
The present document describes a video-recording doorbell. In aspects, the video-recording doorbell provides a compact, space-efficient, electronic-doorbell camera device. Thermal control is enhanced by dividing the heat sink into separate sections for different heat-dissipating subassemblies. The video-recording doorbell includes a robust waterproofing system that enables mechanical movement of the button when a user presses the button to initiate a chime event. For an enhanced user experience, the video-recording doorbell also includes a mounting system that is easy to install and provides added security against theft.
Claims20
A video-recording doorbell comprising:
- a housing having a front exterior surface and an opposing rear exterior surface, the housing having a height along a y-axis that is greater than a width along an x-axis and a depth along a z-axis, the front exterior surface being normal to the z-axis, the front exterior surface having first and second opposing ends along the y-axis;
- a camera module disposed at the first end of the housing, the camera module configured to operate an image sensor and associated circuitry to capture video data;
- a printed circuit board disposed within the housing and having circuitry configured for continuous recording of the video data;
- a button subassembly disposed at the second end of the housing and configured to be pressed by a person to initiate a chime event;
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- a heat sink having a separate first and second sections, the first section of the heat sink disposed adjacent to the printed circuit board, the second section of the heat sink disposed adjacent to the camera module, the first section positioned proximate to the second section in a direction of the y-axis and separated from the second section by a predefined gap.
A video-recording doorbell comprising:
- a housing having a front exterior surface and an opposing rear exterior surface, the housing having a height along a y-axis that is greater than a width along an x-axis and a depth along a z-axis, the front exterior surface being normal to the z-axis, the front exterior surface having first and second opposing ends along the y-axis;
- a camera module disposed at the first end of the housing, the camera module configured to operate an image sensor and associated circuitry to capture video data;
- a printed circuit board disposed within the housing and having circuitry configured for continuous recording of the video data;
- a button subassembly disposed at the second end of the housing and configured to be pressed by a person to initiate a chime event;
- a battery frame configured to accommodate a battery for providing power to the circuitry during the chime event;
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- one or more board-resistor heaters disposed on the printed circuit board, the one or more board-resistor heaters configured to dissipate heat to a heat sink to indirectly warm the battery based on the heat sink transferring the heat to the battery via internal air of the video-recording doorbell.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.