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US 6,783,286 B2Granted
Monitoring camera with detachable lens housing
AssigneeElmo Co., Ltd.
InventorsHaruo Maeda, Kenichi Maruyama, Hirokazu Mitsugi
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Abstract
A monitoring camera includes a camera housing, a camera body housed in the camera housing, a lens barrel protruding from the camera housing, and a lens housing mounted for protecting the lens barrel. The lens housing is detachably mounted on the camera housing by bayonet engagement.
Claims2
A monitoring camera comprising:
- a camera housing having an opening;
- a camera body housed in the camera housing;
- a lens barrel protruding from the camera housing;
- a lens housing formed integrally with the camera housing for protecting the lens barrel, the lens housing having a side peripheral wall and an opening formed in the peripheral wall thereof;
- a cylindrical cover turnably fitted in the opening of the camera housing so as to cover the lens barrel, the cover having a side peripheral wall and an opening formed in the peripheral wall, the cover being turned so that the openings of the lens housing and the cover are placed one upon the other.
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