Elmo Company, Limited

Akira Yamane

Tetsuro Kato

Eiji Sugiyama

Eiji Togawa

Takeshi Yoshida

In the imaging apparatus of the invention, a camera assemblyincluding a camerais mounted on and supported by a basein a pivotally rotatable manner in a vertical direction to allow tilting motions of the camera. First through fourth rollersthroughprovided in an assembly fixation structureof the basesupport the camera assemblyto allow pivotal rotation of the camera assembly. The driving force of a tilting motorbuilt in a pedestal plate unitof the assembly fixation structureis transmitted to frame side faces of the camera assemblyvia a tilting worm gear shaftand a tilting rotation gearto allow the tilting motions of the camera frame. This arrangement of the invention enables further downsizing of the whole imaging apparatus applied to, for example, a security camera.

Imaging apparatus

An imaging apparatus, for example, a security camera, having a camera assembly including a camera mounted on and supported by a base and pivotally rotatable both in a vertical direction and in a horizontal direction to allow tilting and panning motions of the camera. The camera assembly is supported on an assembly fixation structure of the base to allow the tilting motion of the camera assembly. The assembly fixation structure is panned relative to a base foot of the base. A panning rotation gear for the panning motions of the camera is fixed on a ground plate, which has a positional change relative to a pedestal plate unit in the assembly fixation structure. A tilting motor, a panning motor, and vertical and horizontal rotation transmission mechanisms for the tilting motions and the panning motions of the camera are arranged on the pedestal plate unit of the assembly fixation structure. The tilting motor and the panning motor are arranged having respective output shafts in the horizontal direction and face each other across a pivot shaft fitting element on the pedestal plate unit.

A surveillance television camera includes a base mounted on an installation surface, a rotating disc rotatably mounted on the base, a tilt shaft mounted on the installation disc for holding the surveillance television camera, the tilt shaft and the rotating disc being remotely controlled so as to be rotated, and a protecting cover mounted on the base mounted on the installation surface so as to cover the camera.

Surveillance television camera

TV camera

Camera head for a video recorder

Video recorder/player

An image pickup apparatus includes a video camera shooting a material placed on a stage to obtain an image signal delivered to an external reproducing equipment and a column for supporting the video camera so that the video camera is located over a central portion of the stage. The column is formed into a vertical two-stage structure including an upper column and a lower column. The video camera is located over the central portion of the stage when the lower column is rotated to stand and the upper column is extended straightforward from the lower column. The upper column is rotated so as to be folded at right angles to the lower column when an object in the rear of the stage is shot by the video camera. When the apparatus is folded, the lower column is brought down to lie along the stage and the upper column is folded relative to the lower column.

Image pickup apparatus

A TV camera unit is supported by a camera support member having an arm-receiving hole into which an arm is inserted. When a camera support shaft protruded upward from a camera base of the camera support member is fitted into a downward attitude holding aperture that is formed in the front face of the TV camera unit to be parallel to the optical axis of a lens of the TV camera unit, the TV camera unit is supported by the camera base and set at a downward shooting position where the lens faces downward. When the camera support shaft is fitted into a horizontal attitude holding aperture that is formed in the bottom face of the TV camera unit to be perpendicular to the optical axis of the lens, the TV camera unit is set at a horizontal shooting position where the lens faces in the horizontal direction.

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Nagoya, Japan

Akira Yamane