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US 8,137,007 B1Granted
Miniaturized turret-mounted camera assembly
AssigneeBrandebury Tool Company, Inc.
InventorWilliam B. Harvey
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Abstract
A lightweight camera mounting assembly allowing for tilt and pan of a camera through a significant portion of a spherical range of views with minimal parts, minimal weight, and a full 360 degree freedom of rotation. A combined retraction and extension assembly for the camera is provided with minimal weight and complexity. The assembly includes doors which open to allow the camera to extend beyond the surface of a vehicle and to close to protect the camera and allow for landing of the vehicle without external skids.
Claims11
A camera mount comprising:
- a housing including a pair of doors in communication with a bottom wall of the housing through which a camera unit is retracted and extended, the doors rotating in a plane parallel to the bottom wall of the housing;
- a retraction assembly within of said housing;
- said assembly including an output arm being extended and retracted with respect to said housing;
- the camera unit pivotally mounted to the output arm;
- a pan servo to rotate the camera unit about a pan axis;
- a tilt servo to rotate the camera unit about a tilt axis;
- and
- a retract servo to retract and extend the camera unit with respect to the housing.
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A camera mount comprising:
- a housing including a pair of doors in communication with a bottom wall of the housing through which a camera unit is retracted and extended, the rotation of the doors limited to a plane substantially parallel with the bottom wall of the housing;
- a retraction assembly within of said housing;
- said assembly including an output arm being extended and retracted with respect to said housing;
- the camera unit pivotally mounted to the output arm;
- a pan servo to rotate the camera unit about a pan axis;
- a tilt servo to rotate the camera unit about a tilt axis;
- and
- a retract servo to retract and extend the camera unit with respect to the housing.
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A camera mount comprising:
- a housing including a pair of doors in a bottom wall of the housing through which a camera unit is retracted and extended, the doors parallel to the bottom wall and configured to rotate substantially parallel to the bottom wall;
- a retraction assembly within of said housing;
- said assembly including an output arm being extended and retracted with respect to said housing;
- the camera unit pivotally mounted to the output arm;
- a pan servo to rotate the camera unit about a pan axis;
- a tilt servo to rotate the camera unit about a tilt axis;
- and
- a retract servo to retract and extend the camera unit with respect to the housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.