JP6326731B2 - Pan head, imaging device, and installation method of imaging device - Google Patents

Description

  The technology disclosed in the present application relates to a pan head, an imaging device, and an installation method of the imaging device.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an imaging apparatus that includes an imaging unit that captures the front and a pan head that fixes the imaging unit to an installation target is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In such an imaging apparatus, when the front of the imaging unit is imaged by the imaging unit, a captured image is obtained from the imaging unit.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-262238

  By the way, in the field using such an imaging device, it may be required that the imaging device is not conspicuous from the front side of the imaging unit so that the presence of the imaging device is not noticed.

  An object of the present invention is to make an imaging device including an imaging unit and a camera platform inconspicuous.

In one aspect, the pan / tilt head of the present invention is a pan / tilt head that fixes an imaging unit for photographing the front to an arm extending in a horizontal direction, and the imaging unit is placed on the platform, and the height of the imaging unit is higher than the arm And a mounting portion that is provided alongside the mounting portion in the front-rear direction of the imaging unit and is attached to the arm from below.

  In one aspect, the present invention can obscure an imaging apparatus including an imaging unit and a camera platform.

It is a front view of the imaging device which attached the pan head to the imaging unit in the first attachment state. It is a side view of the imaging device shown by FIG. It is a side view which shows the state which inclined the imaging device shown by FIG. 1 downward. It is a side view of the pan head shown in FIG. It is a top view of the lower clamping board shown by FIG. It is a front view of the imaging device which attached the pan head to the imaging unit in the 2nd attachment state. It is a side view of the imaging device shown by FIG. It is a side view which shows the state which inclined the imaging device shown by FIG. 6 downward. It is a side view which shows the modification of a pan head. It is a top view of the lower clamping board shown by FIG. It is a figure which shows the state which installed the imaging device in the field. It is a figure which shows an imaging system. It is a figure which shows an imaging system.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the technology disclosed in the present application will be described.

  The imaging apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is, for example, a vehicle number reading apparatus, and includes an imaging unit 20 and a pan head 40.

  The imaging unit 20 includes a unit body 21 and a pedestal 31 provided on the lower side of the unit body 21. The unit main body 21 has a rectangular parallelepiped case 22, and a camera 23 is accommodated in the case 22.

  A transparent window glass 24 is provided on the front surface of the case 22, and the front of the imaging unit 20 (arrow FR side) is photographed by the camera 23 through the window glass 24. When the front of the imaging unit 20 is photographed by the camera 23, photographed image data is obtained from the imaging unit 20.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the pedestal 31 is disposed at a substantially central portion in the front-rear direction of the unit main body 21. The pedestal 31 includes a movable member 32 fixed to the lower surface of the case 22 and a fixed member 33 provided on the lower side of the movable member 32. A plurality of bolts 34 and 35 are provided on the side portions on both sides of the movable member 32 and the fixed member 33, respectively. Among the plurality of bolts 34, 35, the bolt 34 positioned on the front side of the imaging unit 20 passes through the side wall portion 36 of the fixed member 33, and the front end portion of the bolt 34 is the side wall portion 37 of the movable member 32. And is screwed into a screw hole (not shown) formed in.

  Further, arc-shaped grooves 38 around the front bolts 34 are formed in the side wall portions 36 on both sides of the fixing member 33, respectively. The shaft portion of the bolt 35 located on the rear side of the imaging unit 20 among the plurality of bolts 34 and 35 is inserted into the groove 38, and the tip portion of the bolt 35 is formed on the side wall portion 37 of the movable member 32. Are screwed into screw holes (not shown).

  In a state where the plurality of bolts 34 and 35 are loosened, the movable member 32 is rotatable with respect to the fixed member 33 around the front bolt 34. Further, when the movable member 32 is rotated with respect to the fixed member 33 around the front bolt 34, the unit main body 21 is tilted downward. At this time, the downward tilt of the unit main body 21 is restricted within a range in which the shaft portion of the rear bolt 35 moves in the groove 38. In addition, the front and rear bolts 34 and 35 are tightened in a state where the unit main body 21 is adjusted to an arbitrary downward tilt angle, whereby the tilt angle of the unit main body 21 is maintained.

  The pan / tilt head 40 includes a lower clamping plate 41 that is an example of a lower clamping member, and a pair of U-shaped fittings 51 that are an example of an upper clamping member. The lower sandwich plate 41 is formed in a rectangular shape in plan view extending in the front-rear direction of the imaging unit 20 (see also FIGS. 4 and 5). A portion of the lower sandwiching plate 41 located on the front side of the imaging unit 20 is a mounting portion 42. In addition, a portion of the lower sandwich plate 41 that is provided along with the mounting portion 42 in the front-rear direction of the imaging unit 20 (that is, a portion of the lower sandwich plate 41 that is located on the rear side of the imaging unit 20). The mounting portion 43 is used.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the mounting portion 42 is formed with a center hole 44 and a plurality of (for example, four) arc holes 45. The plurality of arc holes 45 are formed on the same circle with the center hole 44 as the center. Further, a plurality of (for example, four) holes 46 are formed in the attachment portion 43. The plurality of holes 46 are formed side by side in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction of the lower sandwich plate 41 so as to form a square apex.

  And as FIG. 2 shows, the base 31 is mounted in the mounting part 42 from the upper side. Further, the center hole 44 and the plurality of arc holes 45 formed in the mounting portion 42 are bolts 47 and 48 from the lower side of the lower sandwich plate 41 in a state where the pedestal 31 is mounted on the mounting portion 42. Are inserted respectively. The tip portions of the plurality of bolts 47 and 48 are respectively screwed into screw holes (not shown) formed in the bottom wall portion of the fixing member 33. The pedestal 31 is fixed to the mounting portion 42 with the plurality of bolts 47 and 48 mounted on the mounting portion 42.

  When the bolts 47 and 48 are loosened, the pedestal 31 can be rotated with respect to the mounting portion 42 around the central bolt 47 within a range in which the shaft portion of the bolt 48 moves through the arc hole 45. The Further, the imaging unit 20 is rotated laterally with respect to the platform 40 by rotating the pedestal 31 with respect to the mounting portion 42 around the central bolt 47. Then, the bolts 47 and 48 are tightened in a state where the imaging unit 20 including the base 31 is adjusted to an arbitrary rotation angle (swing angle) in the horizontal direction, whereby the unit body 21 is rotated in the horizontal direction. The angle is maintained.

  A screw portion 52 to be inserted into the hole 46 formed in the mounting portion 43 described above is formed at the distal end portion of the U-shaped bracket 51. The pitch of the pair of screw portions 52 formed in each U-shaped bracket 51 is the pitch P1 of the pair of holes 46 arranged in the vertical direction of the lower sandwiching plate 41 among the plurality of holes 46 shown in FIG. Are set to be equal to the pitch P2 of the pair of holes 46 arranged in a row. Then, as shown in FIG. 2, the pair of screw portions 52 are inserted from above into the pair of holes 46 arranged in the longitudinal direction (longitudinal direction) of the lower sandwich plate. Further, the nuts 53 are screwed into the screw portions 52 from the lower side of the attachment portion 43, whereby each U-shaped metal fitting 51 is fixed to the attachment portion 43.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, bent-piece-shaped reinforcing portions 61 that are bent downward from the edge portions are formed on the edge portions on both sides in the lateral direction of the lower clamp plate 41 of the pan head 40. ing. As shown in FIG. 2, the pair of reinforcing portions 61 extends along the front-rear direction of the imaging unit 20 (as an example, is formed over the entire length of the lower sandwiching plate 41), and the mounting portion 42 and the attachment portion 43 are connected (see also FIG. 4).

  Next, a method for installing the above-described imaging device 10 will be described.

  When the imaging device 10 is a vehicle number reading device, the installation target of the imaging device 10 is, for example, as shown in FIG. 11, along a horizontal direction from a column 68 erected on the side of the road surface 66 of the roadway. The arm 70 has a circular cross section. The arm 70 is an example of a member that is provided above the road surface and has a thickness extending in the lateral direction. On the lower side of the arm 70, for example, a traffic light 72 is provided.

  In the installation method of the imaging apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment, as an example, first, the pan head 40 is attached to the arm 70. That is, with the pair of U-shaped brackets 51 removed from the attachment portion 43, the attachment portion 43 is disposed on the lower side of the arm 70. At this time, in the pan head 40, the direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the arm 70 in a plan view is the longitudinal direction of the pan head 40 (that is, the direction in which the mounting portion 42 and the mounting portion 43 are aligned, and the front and rear of the imaging unit 20). Direction). In addition, the pan / tilt head 40 has a direction in which the attachment portion 43 is positioned on the rear side of the imaging unit 20 with respect to the placement portion 42.

  Then, in a state in which the pair of U-shaped brackets 51 are directed downward (a state in which the screw portion 52 is positioned on the lower side), the screw portions 52 of the pair of U-shaped brackets 51 are attached to the attachment portion from the upper side of the arm 70. 43 is inserted into the hole 46. Further, the nut 53 is screwed into the screw portion 52 from the lower side of the mounting portion 43 in a state where the arm 70 is sandwiched from above and below by the pair of U-shaped metal fittings 51 and the mounting portion 43 in this manner. The bracket 51 is fixed to the mounting portion 43. In this manner, the attachment portion 43 is attached to the arm 70 from below by using the pair of U-shaped metal fittings 51.

  Subsequently, the imaging unit 20 is fixed to the camera platform 40. That is, the pedestal 31 is placed on the placement portion 42 from above. Bolts 47 and 48 are respectively inserted into the center hole 44 and the plurality of arc holes 45 formed in the mounting portion 42 from the lower side of the lower sandwich plate 41, and the tip ends of the plurality of bolts 47 and 48 are fixed. Screwed into screw holes (not shown) formed in the member 33. The pedestal 31 is fixed to the mounting portion 42 with the plurality of bolts 47 and 48 mounted on the mounting portion 42. When the imaging unit 20 is fixed to the camera platform 40 as described above, as shown in FIG. 2, the arm 70 is disposed between the unit main body 21 and the mounting portion 43 in the height direction of the imaging unit 20. The

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 3, the pan head 40 is tilted with respect to the horizontal direction so that the mounting portion 42 is located below the mounting portion 43, and the arm 70 is tilted in this tilted state. Attached to. Thereby, the imaging direction of the imaging unit 20 is inclined obliquely downward. In FIG. 1, the front surface of the imaging unit 20 in a state where the shooting direction of the imaging unit 20 is inclined obliquely downward is indicated by an imaginary line (two-dot chain line) L1.

  When it is necessary to set the unit main body 21 to an arbitrary inclination angle to the lower side, the movable member 32 is moved to the front side with the plurality of bolts 34 and 35 provided on the side of the pedestal 31 being loosened. The bolt 34 is rotated with respect to the fixing member 33 around the bolt 34. As a result, the unit main body 21 is tilted downward. Then, the bolts 34 and 35 are tightened in a state where the unit main body 21 is adjusted to an arbitrary inclination angle downward, so that the unit main body 21 is set to an arbitrary inclination angle.

  Further, when it is necessary to set the imaging unit 20 to an arbitrary rotation angle (swinging angle) in the lateral direction, the imaging unit 20 is in the lateral direction with the bolts 47 and 48 of the mounting portion 42 loosened. Adjusted to any rotation angle. Then, the bolts 47 and 48 are tightened in a state where the imaging unit 20 is adjusted to an arbitrary rotation angle in the lateral direction, whereby the unit main body 21 is set to an arbitrary rotation angle.

  Next, the operation and effect of this embodiment will be described.

  According to the imaging device 10 installed on the arm 70 in the manner described above, the mounting portion 43 of the camera platform 40 is provided side by side with the mounting portion 42 on the rear side of the imaging unit 20, and on the arm 70. Installed from below. The arm 70 is disposed between the unit main body 21 and the attachment portion 43 in the height direction of the imaging unit 20.

  Therefore, for example, the mounting unit 43 of the camera platform 40 is provided side by side below the mounting unit 42, and the imaging unit 20 and the camera platform are compared with the case where the mounting unit 43 is mounted on the arm 70 from above. The total height of the imaging device 10 including 40 can be reduced. Thereby, the imaging device 10 including the imaging unit 20 and the pan head 40 can be made inconspicuous (the imaging device 10 can be made small).

  In particular, the camera platform 40 is attached to the arm 70 in a state where the camera unit 20 is inclined with respect to the horizontal direction so that the imaging direction of the imaging unit 20 is inclined obliquely downward. Accordingly, the arm 70 and the pan head 40 are hidden by the unit main body 21 when the image pick-up device 10 is viewed from a far front (see the imaginary line L1 in FIG. 1), and therefore the image pick-up device 10 including the image pickup unit 20 and the pan head 40 is included. Can be made even less noticeable.

  The pan head 40 includes a lower sandwiching plate 41 having a placement portion 42 and an attachment portion 43, and a U-shaped bracket 51. The pan head 40 is attached to the arm 70 in a state where the arm 70 is sandwiched from above and below between the attachment portion 43 formed on the lower sandwich plate 41 and the U-shaped metal fitting 51. Therefore, the camera platform 40 can be firmly fixed to the arm 70, and workability when the camera platform 40 is inclined with respect to the horizontal direction can be improved.

  The pan head 40 is provided with a reinforcing portion 61 that extends along the front-rear direction of the imaging unit 20 and connects the mounting portion 42 and the mounting portion 43. Therefore, even when the imaging unit 20 is mounted on the mounting portion 42 with the mounting portion 43 fixed to the arm 70, the mounting portion 42 is lower than the mounting portion 43 due to the weight of the imaging unit 20. Can be prevented from being deformed.

  Further, the attachment portion 43 is provided on the rear side of the imaging unit 20 with respect to the placement portion 42. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3, when the imaging unit 20 is tilted downward, the pan head 40 moves so that the mounting portion 42 moves downward about the arm 70 to which the attachment portion 43 is attached. It is rotated. Thereby, even when the imaging unit 20 is tilted downward, it is possible to suppress an increase in the position of the imaging device 10 including the imaging unit 20. Further, even when there is no space above the imaging device 10, the imaging unit 20 can be tilted downward.

  Next, a modification of this embodiment will be described.

  In the above-described embodiment, the camera platform 40 is attached to the imaging unit 20 in a direction in which the attachment portion 43 is located on the rear side of the imaging unit 20 with respect to the placement portion 42 (first attachment state). However, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the camera platform 40 may be attached to the imaging unit 20 in such a direction that the attachment portion 43 is positioned on the front side of the imaging unit 20 with respect to the mounting portion 42. (Second mounting state).

  Further, in this case, as shown in FIG. 8, the pan head 40 is inclined with respect to the horizontal direction so that the mounting portion 42 is located above the attachment portion 43, and the arm 70 is inclined in this inclined state. It may be attached to. Thereby, the photographing direction of the imaging unit 20 may be inclined obliquely downward. In FIG. 6, the front surface of the imaging unit 20 in a state where the shooting direction of the imaging unit 20 is inclined obliquely downward is indicated by an imaginary line (two-dot chain line) L2.

  Even in such an attachment state, the attachment portion 43 of the camera platform 40 is provided alongside the mounting portion 42 on the rear side of the imaging unit 20 and attached to the arm 70 from below. The The arm 70 is disposed between the unit main body 21 and the attachment portion 43 in the height direction of the imaging unit 20.

  Therefore, for example, the mounting unit 43 of the camera platform 40 is provided side by side below the mounting unit 42, and the imaging unit 20 and the camera platform are compared with the case where the mounting unit 43 is mounted on the arm 70 from above. The total height of the imaging device 10 including 40 can be reduced. Thereby, the imaging device 10 including the imaging unit 20 and the pan head 40 can be made inconspicuous (the imaging device 10 can be made small).

  In addition, when the mounting portion 43 is provided on the rear side of the imaging unit 20 with respect to the mounting portion 42 as in the present modification, the mounting portion 42 is on the upper side in order to tilt the imaging unit 20 downward. What is necessary is just to rotate the pan head 40 centering on the arm 70 so that it may move to. Thereby, when the imaging unit 20 is tilted downward, the imaging unit 20 can be tilted downward even when there is no space below the imaging device 10.

  The pan head 40 can be attached to and detached from the imaging unit 20 by releasing the fixed state between the base 31 and the mounting portion 42. And this pan head 40 can select the above-mentioned 1st attachment state (refer FIGS. 1-3) and the 2nd attachment state (refer FIGS. 6-8). Thereby, according to the installation environment of the imaging device 10, the attachment state to the imaging unit 20 of the pan head 40 can be selected flexibly.

  Moreover, the pan head 40 may be configured as follows. That is, in the modified examples shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the camera platform 40 has an upper sandwich plate 81 that is an example of an upper sandwich member instead of the U-shaped metal fitting 51 described above. The upper sandwiching plate 81 is disposed on the upper side of the arm 70 and is bent so as to protrude upward. Moreover, in this modification, the attachment part 43 of the lower clamping plate 41 is bent so as to protrude downward. The mounting portion 43 is formed symmetrically with the upper sandwiching plate 81 in the vertical direction.

  The bolts 84 are inserted into the holes 82 and 83 formed at both ends of the mounting portion 43 and the upper sandwiching plate 81 in a state where the arm 70 is sandwiched between the mounting portion 43 and the upper sandwiching plate 81 from above and below. . Further, the pan head 40 is attached to the arm 70 by screwing the nut 85 into the tip end portion of the bolt 84.

  In addition, rib-shaped reinforcing portions 91 are respectively formed at the end portions on both sides in the horizontal direction of the lower sandwich plate 41. The pair of reinforcing portions 91 extends in the length direction of the lower sandwich plate 41 (the direction in which the placement portion 42 and the attachment portion 43 are arranged), and connects the placement portion 42 and the attachment portion 43.

  Even if configured in this way, the pan head 40 is attached to the arm 70 in a state where the arm 70 is sandwiched between the attachment portion 43 and the upper sandwiching plate 81 from above and below. Therefore, the camera platform 40 can be firmly fixed to the arm 70, and workability when the camera platform 40 is inclined with respect to the horizontal direction can be improved.

  The pan head 40 is provided with a reinforcing portion 91 that extends along the front-rear direction of the imaging unit 20 and connects the mounting portion 42 and the mounting portion 43. Therefore, even when the imaging unit 20 is mounted on the mounting portion 42 with the mounting portion 43 fixed to the arm 70, the mounting portion 42 is lower than the mounting portion 43 due to the weight of the imaging unit 20. Can be prevented from being deformed.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the imaging device 10 was used as the number reading apparatus of a vehicle as an example, you may be set as other than the number reading apparatus of a vehicle.

  In addition, the imaging unit 20 is attached to the camera platform 40 after the camera platform 40 is attached to the arm 70, but the camera platform 40 is attached to the arm 70 in a state where the image pickup unit 20 is attached to the camera platform 40. May be.

  Moreover, the attachment part 43 was attached to the arm 70 from the lower side by using a pair of U-shaped metal fittings 51. However, for example, a screw hole is formed on the lower side of the arm 70, and a bolt that penetrates the attachment portion 43 is screwed into the screw hole, so that the attachment portion 43 is attached to the arm 70 from below. good.

  In addition, the pan head 40 has a plate-like lower sandwich plate 41 as an example of the lower sandwich member, but has a lower sandwich member formed in a shape other than the plate shape instead of the lower sandwich plate 41. May be. Moreover, although the pan head 40 has the U-shaped bracket 51 as an example of the upper sandwiching member, it may have a member other than the U-shaped bracket 51 as the upper sandwiching member.

  Moreover, the modification which can be combined among the said some modification may be combined suitably, and may be implemented.

  Next, the imaging system will be described.

  FIG. 12 shows an imaging system S1 according to the first embodiment. An arm 70 is provided above the road surface 66 as an example of a member having a thickness extending in the lateral direction. As an example, an installation object 74 such as a traffic light or a signboard is attached to the tip of the arm 70.

  The imaging system S1 includes the imaging device 10 described above. The imaging device 10 includes an imaging unit 20 including a pedestal 31 attached to the upper side of the arm 70 and a unit main body 21 attached to the pedestal 31. The unit body 21 is located below the pedestal 31. Moreover, the imaging device 10 includes a pan head 40 on the mounting side.

  FIG. 13 shows an imaging system S2 according to the second embodiment. This imaging system S2 is changed as follows with respect to the imaging system S1 described above. That is, the imaging device 10 includes a pedestal 31 attached to the lower side of the arm 70 and a unit main body 21 attached to the pedestal 31. The unit main body 21 is located above the pedestal 31. Moreover, the imaging device 10 includes a pan head 40 on the mounting side.

  As mentioned above, although one embodiment of the technique disclosed in the present application has been described, the technique disclosed in the present application is not limited to the above, and various modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Of course, it is possible.

  In addition, the following additional remarks are disclosed regarding the one aspect | mode of the technique which the above-mentioned this application discloses.

(Appendix 1)
A placement unit on which an imaging unit for photographing the front is placed;
A mounting portion that is provided alongside the mounting portion in the front-rear direction of the imaging unit and is attached to the arm from below.
With pan head.
(Appendix 2)
A lower clamping member having the mounting portion and the mounting portion;
An upper sandwiching member sandwiching the arm from above and below with the mounting portion;
The pan head according to appendix 1.
(Appendix 3)
It extends along the front-rear direction of the imaging unit, and includes a reinforcing portion that connects the mounting portion and the mounting portion.
The pan head according to appendix 1 or appendix 2.
(Appendix 4)
The mounting portion is provided on the rear side of the imaging unit with respect to the mounting portion.
The pan head according to any one of supplementary notes 1 to 3.
(Appendix 5)
The mounting portion is provided on the front side of the imaging unit with respect to the mounting portion.
The pan head according to any one of supplementary notes 1 to 3.
(Appendix 6)
An imaging unit for photographing the front,
A platform having a mounting portion on which the imaging unit is mounted, and a mounting portion that is provided alongside the mounting portion in the front-rear direction of the imaging unit and is attached to the arm from below;
An imaging apparatus comprising:
(Appendix 7)
The head is
A lower clamping member having the mounting portion and the mounting portion;
An upper sandwiching member sandwiching the arm from above and below with the mounting portion;
The imaging apparatus according to appendix 6.
(Appendix 8)
The imaging unit has a unit main body for photographing the front, and a pedestal that is provided on the lower side of the unit main body and placed on the mounting portion.
The arm is disposed between the unit main body and the mounting portion in the height direction of the imaging unit.
The imaging apparatus according to appendix 7.
(Appendix 9)
The pan head has a reinforcing portion that extends along the front-rear direction of the imaging unit and connects the mounting portion and the mounting portion.
The imaging apparatus according to any one of Appendix 6 to Appendix 8.
(Appendix 10)
The pan head has a first attachment state in which the attachment portion is attached to the imaging unit in a direction in which the attachment portion is located on the rear side of the imaging unit with respect to the placement portion, and the attachment portion is in relation to the placement portion. The second mounting state attached to the imaging unit in an orientation located on the front side of the imaging unit can be taken,
The imaging apparatus according to any one of Appendix 6 to Appendix 9.
(Appendix 11)
The mounting portion is provided on the rear side of the imaging unit with respect to the mounting portion.
The imaging device according to any one of appendix 6 to appendix 10.
(Appendix 12)
The mounting portion is provided on the front side of the imaging unit with respect to the mounting portion.
The imaging device according to any one of appendix 6 to appendix 10.
(Appendix 13)
The pan head is attached to the arm in a state inclined with respect to a horizontal direction so that a photographing direction of the imaging unit is inclined obliquely downward.
The imaging apparatus according to appendix 11 or appendix 12.
(Appendix 14)
A platform including a mounting unit on which an imaging unit for photographing the front is mounted; and a mounting unit provided in parallel with the mounting unit in the front-rear direction of the imaging unit and attached to the arm from below. Attaching to the arm so that the shooting direction of the imaging unit is inclined obliquely downward,
How to attach the pan head.
(Appendix 15)
A platform including a mounting unit on which an imaging unit for photographing the front is mounted; and a mounting unit that is provided alongside the mounting unit in the front-rear direction of the imaging unit and is attached to the arm from below. Attaching to the arm so that the imaging direction of the imaging unit is inclined obliquely downward, and placing the imaging unit on the mounting portion,
How to install the imaging device.
(Appendix 16)
A member provided above the road surface and having a thickness extending in the lateral direction;
An imaging device having an imaging unit including a pedestal attached to an upper side of the member and a unit main body attached to the pedestal;
With
The unit body is located below the pedestal;
An imaging system characterized by that.
(Appendix 17)
The imaging device includes a pan head on the mounting side,
The imaging system according to appendix 16.
(Appendix 18)
A member provided above the road surface and having a thickness extending in the lateral direction;
An imaging device having an imaging unit including a pedestal attached to a lower side of the member and a unit main body attached to the pedestal;
With
The unit body is located on the upper side with respect to the pedestal;
An imaging apparatus system characterized by the above.
(Appendix 19)
The imaging device includes a pan head on the mounting side,
The imaging system according to appendix 18.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Imaging device 20 Imaging unit 21 Unit main body 31 Base 40 Pan head 41 Lower clamping board (an example of a lower clamping member)
42 Mounting portion 43 Mounting portion 51 U-shaped bracket (an example of an upper sandwich member)
61, 91 Reinforcement part 70 Arm 81 Upper sandwich plate (an example of an upper sandwich member)

Claims (9)

In the pan head that fixes the imaging unit for photographing the front to the arm extending in the horizontal direction,
The mounting unit on which the imaging unit is mounted and disposed below the arm in the height direction of the imaging unit;
A mounting portion that is provided alongside the mounting portion in the front-rear direction of the imaging unit, and is attached to the arm from below;
With pan head. A lower clamping member having the mounting portion and the mounting portion;
An upper sandwiching member sandwiching the arm from above and below with the mounting portion;
The pan head according to claim 1. It extends along the front-rear direction of the imaging unit, and includes a reinforcing portion that connects the mounting portion and the mounting portion.
The pan / tilt head according to claim 1 or 2. The mounting portion is provided on the rear side or the front side of the imaging unit with respect to the mounting portion.
The pan / tilt head according to any one of claims 1 to 3. In an imaging apparatus comprising: an imaging unit that images the front; and a camera platform that fixes the imaging unit to an arm extending in a horizontal direction.
The head is
The mounting unit on which the imaging unit is mounted and disposed below the arm in the height direction of the imaging unit;
Provided alongside the mounting portion in the front-rear direction of the imaging unit, and having an attachment portion attached to the arm from below.
Imaging device. The imaging unit has a unit main body for photographing the front, and a pedestal that is provided on the lower side of the unit main body and placed on the mounting portion.
The arm is disposed between the unit main body and the mounting portion in the height direction of the imaging unit.
The imaging device according to claim 5. The pan head has a first attachment state in which the attachment portion is attached to the imaging unit in a direction in which the attachment portion is located on the rear side of the imaging unit with respect to the placement portion, and the attachment portion is in relation to the placement portion. The second mounting state attached to the imaging unit in an orientation located on the front side of the imaging unit can be taken,
The imaging device according to claim 5 or 6. The mounting portion is provided on the rear side or the front side of the imaging unit with respect to the mounting portion,
The pan head is attached to the arm in a state inclined with respect to a horizontal direction so that a photographing direction of the imaging unit is inclined obliquely downward.
The imaging device according to any one of claims 5 to 7. The pan head according to any one of claims 1 to 4 is attached to the arm so that a photographing direction of the imaging unit is inclined obliquely downward, and the imaging unit is mounted on the mounting portion. To
How to install the imaging device.

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