Photography – Camera support – Surveillance type
Reexamination Certificate
1999-01-20
2001-03-13
Gray, David M. (Department: 2851)
Photography
Camera support
Surveillance type
Reexamination Certificate
active
06200042
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a parts-mounted member for various apparatuses such as a monitor camera, a mechanical apparatus, and an electronic apparatus. This invention also relates to a method of mounting parts of various apparatuses such as a monitor camera, a mechanical apparatus, and an electronic apparatus.
2. Description of the Related Art
In general, stores and banks use monitor cameras. A monitor camera of a fixed type covers a limited and fixed area. There is a panning mechanism for rotating a monitor camera about a vertical axis. In addition, there is a tilting mechanism for rotating a monitor camera about a horizontal axis. It is known to equip a monitor camera with both a panning mechanism and a tilting mechanism to widen the area covered thereby.
In a known compact monitor camera, a camera section, a panning mechanism, and a tilting mechanism are collected in a narrow space separate from a power supply.
Japanese patent application Toku-Hyo-Hei
9-502331
discloses a prior-art compact monitor camera. A method of making the prior-art compact monitor camera has many steps. Assembling the prior-art compact monitor camera takes a relatively long time.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is a first object of this invention to provide a member on which parts are easily mounted.
It is a second object of this invention to provide a method of easily mounting parts.
A first aspect of this invention provides a parts-mounted member comprising plural portions having different surfaces respectively on which parts are mounted; means for rotatably connecting the portions to each other; and means for fixing the portions to each other and holding the surfaces thereof in a fixed angular relation after the parts are mounted on the surfaces.
A second aspect of this invention is based on the first aspect thereof, and provides a parts-mounted member wherein the portions include first and second portions which are held perpendicular to each other by the fixing means.
A third aspect of this invention provides a parts-mounted member for a monitor camera having a camera section, a tilting mechanism for rotating the camera section in a horizontal axis, and a panning mechanism for rotating the camera section in a vertical axis. The parts-mounted member comprises a vertical portion and a horizontal portion on which parts of the tilting mechanism and the panning mechanism are mounted; a hinge for rotatably connecting the vertical portion and the horizontal portion to each other; and means for fixing the vertical portion and the horizontal portion to each other after the parts are mounted thereon.
A fourth aspect of this invention provides a method of mounting parts which comprises the steps of preparing plural portions having different surfaces respectively on which parts are to be mounted; rotatably connecting the portions to each other; holding the surfaces of the portions in substantially a common flat plane; mounting the parts on the surfaces of the portions while the surfaces of the portions are held in substantially the common flat plane; rotating the portions relative to each other out of the common flat plane after the parts are mounted on the surfaces; and fixing the portions to each other and holding the surfaces thereof in a fixed angular relation after the parts are mounted on the surfaces and the portions are rotated relative to each other out of the common flat plane.
A fifth aspect of this invention is based on the fourth aspect thereof, and provides a method wherein the mounting step comprises mounting the parts on the surfaces of the portions in a same direction.
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Tamura Kazushige
Wada Jyoji
Gray David M.
Matsushita Electric - Industrial Co., Ltd.
Woo Louis
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