Outdoor enclosure with temperature protection means for a smart camera
An enclosure for an outdoor smart camera includes an environmentally sealed main housing with a core formed by a hollow heatsink. The heatsink runs through the interior of the housing with openings on either end of the heatsink to allow airflow. Heat emitting electronics inside the sealed main housing are mounted directly to the heatsink to conduct the heat passively through the heatsink to the external environment. The heatsink and main housing can be cut to any desired length to adjust the size of the enclosure and accommodate variable size and quantity of internal components. Mounting slots are included for mounting the enclosure easily to poles and other structures.
1. An environmental housing comprising:
an elongated body portion having a hollow core and extending from a lower end to an upper end of the body portion;
an elongated heat sink portion in physical communication with the elongated body portion and extending from proximate the lower end of the body portion to proximate the upper end of the body portion, wherein the elongated heat sink portion is adapted to receive components in thermal communication with the heat sink portion;
a top cap adapted to cover and seal an open upper end of the body portion;
a collar mount adapted to cover an open lower end of the body portion; and
wherein the collar mount has an adjustable camera mount, a power jack and power switch.
2. The environmental housing of claim 1 , wherein the elongated heat sink portion is a hollow body having a plurality of internal fins.
3. The environmental housing of claim 1 , wherein:
the elongated heat sink portion is a hollow body;
the top cap includes a grate portion adapted to cover an open upper end of the heat sink portion hollow body; and
the collar mount includes a grate portion adapted to cover an open lower end of the heat sink portion hollow body.
4. The environmental housing of claim 1 , wherein the top cap includes mounting slots adapted to receive a first band for securing the housing to a pole.
5. The environmental housing of claim 4 , wherein the collar mount includes mounting slots adapted to receive a second band for securing the housing to a pole.
6. The environmental housing of claim 1 , further comprising a bottom cap configured to cover the camera mount.
7. The environmental housing of claim 6 , wherein one of the collar mount or the bottom cap seal the core of the body portion from the environment.
8. The environmental housing of claim 1 , wherein the body portion is composed of plastic and the heat sink portion is composed of metal.
9. The environmental housing of claim 8 , wherein the body portion is composed of one of PVC or Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene.
10. The environmental housing of claim 8 , wherein the heat sink portion is composed of aluminum.
11. The environmental housing of claim 1 , further comprising at least two rods configured to extend from the top cap to the collar mount, and secure at least one of the top cap and collar mount to the body portion.
12. The environmental housing of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the top cap or collar mount further have a mounting mast extending from a cover portion, adapted to cover and seal an open upper end of the body portion, and into the hollow core of the elongated body portion.
13. The environmental housing of claim 1 , further comprising a separate mounting mast, made out of plastic, and the separate mounting mast is located within the body portion but far from other metal components.
14. The environmental housing of claim 13 , wherein components that cannot be placed near other metal components, including a radio antennae, are mounted to the separate mounting mast.
15. An environmental housing comprising:
an elongated body portion having a hollow core and extending from a lower end to an upper end of the body portion;
an elongated heat sink portion in physical communication with the elongated body portion and extending from the lower end of the body portion to the upper end of the body portion, and wherein the elongated heat sink portion is a hollow body having a plurality of internal fins extending along a length of the hollow body from a lower end toward an upper end, wherein a portion of the heat sink has an internal component mounting portion for receiving and mounting heat generating components and wherein the component mounting portion is disposed in the hollow core of the body portion;
a top cap having a cover portion adapted to cover and seal an open upper end of the body portion, an adjacent grate portion to cover an open upper end of the elongated heat sink portion, and an attachment portion adapted with slots to receive a first attachment band whereby the environmental housing can be attached to a pole;
a collar mount having a cover portion adapted to cover an open lower end of the body portion, an adjacent grate portion to cover an open lower end of the heat sink portion, an attachment portion adapted with slots to receive a second attachment band whereby the environmental housing can be attached to a pole; and
at least one of the top cap or collar mount further having a mounting mast extending from the cover portion and into the hollow core of the elongated body portion; and
wherein the collar mount has an adjustable camera mount, a power jack and power switch.
16. The environmental housing of claim 15 , further comprising a bottom cap configured to cover the camera mount.
17. The environmental housing of claim 15 , wherein the top cap and at least two of the collar mount, the bottom cap and the heat sink portion seal the core of the body portion from the environment.
18. The environmental housing of claim 15 , further comprising at least two rods configured to extend from the top cap to the collar mount, and secure at least one of the top cap and collar mount to the body portion.
19. The environmental housing of claim 15 , further comprising a separate mounting mast, made out of plastic, and the separate mounting mast is located within the body portion but far from other metal components.
20. The environmental housing of claim 19 , wherein components that cannot be placed near other metal components, including a radio antennae, are mounted to the separate mounting mast.