Elmo Company, Limited

Eiji Sugiyama

Akira Yamane

Tetsuro Kato

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

Video magnifier

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.

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Nagoya, Japan

Eiji Sugiyama