Television camera apparatus

A television camera apparatus for attachment to a frame body such as a wall, a ceiling, a pole or the like, comprising:

• a television camera;
• a base including a plate-like base member for attachment to said frame body and presenting an exposed surface when so attached;
• channel-like support means including:
• a plate portion supported by one surface of said base member so as to be rotatable about a first axis extending in a direction intersecting said base member;
• and a pair of support portions extending parallel to each other in the same direction from opposite end portions of the plate portion, said television camera being supported by both said support portions so as to be rotatable about a second axis extending in a direction intersecting said first axis;
• first drive means above the exposed surface of said base for rotating the support means about said first axis relative to said base, including:
• a first member of ring-like form attached to said support means and located thereon within the dimensional extent of the support means in the direction of said first axis and extending around said support means circumferentially of said first axis;
• and a first rotary mechanism having a second member engaged with the first member so as to rotate the first member about said first axis and fixedly attached to said base;
• and
• second drive means for rotating said television camera about said second axis relative to said support means, including:
• a third member having a position extending along a virtual circle around said second axis and fixedly attached to one of said support means and said television camera;
• and a second rotary mechanism having a fourth member engaged with said position of the third member and fixedly attached to the other of said support means and said television camera.

A television camera apparatus for attachment to a frame body such as a wall, a ceiling, a pole or the like, comprising:

• a television camera;
• a base including:
• a plate-like base member for attachment to said frame body and presenting an exposed surface when so attached;
• channel-like support member having a plate portion fixedly attached to one surface side of the base member and a pair of support portions extending parallel from opposite end portions of the plate portion to the same side;
• support means including:
• a square tubular frame member supported by said support portion at a pair of opposite side portions so as to be rotatable about a first axis extending parallel to one surface of said base member and supporting said television camera by another pair of opposite side portions of said frame member so as to be rotatable about a second axis orthogonal to said first axis;
• first drive means above the exposed surface of said base for rotating the support means about said first axis relative to said base, said first drive means including:
• a first member of ring-like form attached to said support means and located thereon within the dimensional extent of the support means in the direction of said first axis and extending around said support means circumferentially of said first axis;
• and a first rotary mechanism having a second member engaged with the first member so as to rotate the first member about said first axis and fixedly attached to said base;
• and
• second drive means for rotating said television camera about said second axis of said support means, said second drive means including:
• a third member having a position extending along a virtual circle around said second axis and fixedly attached to one of said support means and said television camera;
• and a second rotary mechanism having a fourth member engaged with said position of the third member and fixedly attached to the other of said support means and said television camera.