The dome camera is a fixed-type dome camera having a camera lens, a direction of which is manually set. An inner cover is supported to a parallel support portion of a base. A dome cover is supported on an inclined step portion of the inner cover with the dome cover inclined by an inclination angle θ 1 . A pan direction of the camera lens has a predefined target direction to be set, and the inner cover is rotatable in the pan direction relative to the base, so as to be directed toward the target direction. An optical axis X of the camera lens passes through a spherical center of the dome cover, and an inclination limit angle of the dome cover is θ 2.
1. A dome camera having a camera lens, an orientation of the camera lens being settable,
the dome camera comprising:
a base having a parallel support face that is parallel to an installation face to which the dome camera is installed;
the camera lens provided on the base so as to be rotatable in a tilt direction and in a pan direction;
an inner cover supported on the parallel support face so as to cover the camera lens; and
a semi-spherical outer cover covering the inner cover,
the inner cover including:
a partially spherical portion having an inclined support plane on which the outer cover is supported such that a radial line perpendicular to the inclined support plane is inclined at a predetermined inclination angle from a line passing through a center of the spherical portion and extending perpendicular to the installation face, and
a semi-spherical portion having a semi-spherical shape, with an elongated window provided in the semi-spherical portion, the semi-spherical portion covered by the outer cover supported on the inclined support plane, and
a cover constituted by the inner cover and the outer cover, the cover being rotatable in the pan direction relative to the base, so as to bring an orientation of the elongated window into accordance with the orientation of the camera lens,
wherein a projection of a line joining maximum and minimum heights of the inclined support plane coincides with a projection of a line extending along an axis of elongation of the window, each projection extending in a direction perpendicular to the parallel support face.
2. The dome camera according to claim 1 , wherein
the inner cover includes the partially spherical portion and the semi-spherical portion between which the inclined support plane is disposed.
3. The dome camera according to claim 1 , wherein
an optical axis of the camera lens passes through a spherical center of the outer cover.
4. The dome cover according to claim 1 , wherein
the inner cover and the outer cover are combined integrally and continuously on the inclined support plane, so as to have a substantially spherical appearance.
5. The dome cover according to claim 1 , wherein
the partially spherical portion includes an inclined step portion that supports an end of the outer cover.
6. The dome cover according to claim 1 , wherein
spherical centers of the semi-spherical portion and the partially spherical portion are concentric with a spherical center of the outer cover.
7. The dome camera according to claim 1 , wherein
the outer cover has plural locking portions, and
the inner cover has plural lock portions engagable with the plural locking portions,
and
the locking portions are engaged with the lock portions so as to fix the outer cover to the inner cover.
8. The dome camera according to claim 7 , wherein
each of the locking portions includes L shaped locking projection extending from an end of the outer cover,
each of the lock portions includes a locking recess provided on an inner face of the inner cover,
insertion holes for inserting the locking projections are provided in an inclined step portion of the inner cover, and
the locking projections are configured to be inserted through the insertion holes and engaged with the locking recesses.
9. The dome camera according to claim 8 , wherein
each of the locking portions includes a locking hole provided in each locking projection,
each of the lock portions includes a locking protrusion provided on each locking recess,
each of the locking protrusions includes an inclined face and a lock wall,
wherein, upon engagement of the locking projections with the locking recesses, a periphery of each locking hole moves beyond the inclined face, and each locking hole comes into engagement with a locking protrusion, and
upon an attempt to unlock the engagement between the locking projections and the locking recesses, the periphery of each locking hole is locked by the lock wall, so as to prevent unlocking of the engagement between each locking hole and the locking protrusion.
10. The dome camera according to claim 8 , wherein
each of the locking portions includes a locking hole provided in each locking projection,
each of the lock portions includes a locking protrusion provided on each locking recess,
each of the locking protrusions includes a first inclined face and a second inclined face,
wherein, upon engagement of the locking projections with the locking recesses, a periphery of each locking hole moves beyond the first inclined face, and each projecting hole comes into engagement with each locked protrusion, and
in unlocking the engagement between the locking projections and the locking recesses, the periphery of each locking hole moves beyond the second inclined face, so as to unlock the engagement between each locking hole and the locking protrusion.
11. The dome camera according to claim 8 , wherein
each of the locking projections has a smaller thickness than a thickness of the outer cover.
12. The dome camera according to claim 7 , wherein
in an engaged state between the locking portions and the lock portions, inner faces of the outer cover and the inner cover are aligned in height.
13. The dome camera according to claim 5 , wherein
the end of the outer cover is of a same color as a color of the inclined step portion of the inner cover.
14. The dome camera according to claim 5 , wherein
the end of the outer cover is of a dark color.
15. The dome camera according to claim 1 , wherein
a smoke treatment is provided to the outer cover.
16. The dome camera according to claim 1 , wherein the elongated window is provided in a portion of the inner cover over which the outer cover extends.
17. The dome camera according to claim 1 , wherein the inner and outer covers are connected to prevent relative movement between the inner and outer covers.
18. The dome camera according to claim 1 , the outer cover being superimposed on the semi spherical portion of the inner cover and is not superimposed on the partially spherical portion of the inner cover.
19. A dome camera having a camera lens, an orientation of the camera lens being settable, the dome camera comprising:
a base having a parallel support face that is parallel to an installation face to which the dome camera is installed;
the camera lens being mounted on the base so as to be rotatable in a tilt direction and in a pan direction; and
a camera lens cover, the camera lens being received within the camera lens cover, the camera lens cover comprising an inner cover and an outer cover, the inner cover including a support portion extending in a plane parallel to the base, the inner cover and the outer cover being movable in the pan direction without relative movement therebetween;
the inner cover having a generally partially spherical shape with an outer portion extending from the support portion to an inclined support plane that is inclined with respect to the support portion, and an inner portion extending from the inclined support plane, an elongated window provided in the inner cover, a ledge transitioning between the inner and outer portions, the outer portion of the inner cover being supported by the ledge;
the outer cover having a generally semi-spherical shape, and overlying the inner portion of the inner cover, an outer surface of the outer cover and an outer surface of the outer portion of the inner cover providing a substantially smooth surface, a shape of an outer surface of the inner portion of the inner cover substantially conforming to a shape of an inner surface of the outer cover.