Multi-image capture device capturing images by means of circular motion

摘要

A multi-image capture device capturing images by means of circular motion controls the shift movement, along a semi-circular measuring rod, of a moving mechanism by a location control device. Furthermore, a rotary control device is used to control the positioning and image-capturing angle of a second image capture device fixed on the rotary mechanism. Thereby, a first image capture device and the second image capture device are of a co-circle configuration where the optical axis of the first image capture device and the second image capture device overlap to form a center of the co-circle. Such a configuration can broaden the visual range of the image capture device, and allows quick calibration of the image capture device according to positioning of shift movement and image-capturing angles.

主权项

1. A multi-image capture device capturing images by means of circular motion, comprising:
a carrier mechanism, comprising:
a support frame; anda measuring rod, of semi-circular shape, wherein a fixture base is provided at a center of the measuring rod; the center of the measuring center connects to the support frame; the fixture base is used to sustain a first image capture device; and a central optical axis of the first image capture device goes to overlap the center of the measuring rod; and two moving mechanisms, wherein the moving mechanisms are respectively mounted on the measuring rod, with one being at a left side of the fixture base and the other at a right side of the fixture base, in a manner of being able to move along the measuring rod; at least one of the moving mechanisms further comprising:
a moving base, consisting of a shell, two movable pulleys and a positioning pulley, wherein a right side and a left side of the shell respectively has a through hole; the movable pulleys are mounted inside a front of the shell; the positioning pulley is mounted inside a rear of the shell; the movable pulleys and the positioning pulley are in isosceles triangle configuration; the measuring rod penetrates through the through hole, and the moving base is driven respectively by the movable pulleys and the positioning pulley to the measuring rod at the right side and left side of the fixture base;a rotary mechanism, mounted at a front of an exterior of the shell of the moving base and used to fix a second image capture device, the rotary mechanism consisting of a rotary base, rotary element, a fixture, a position-limiting tray and a position-limiting switch, wherein the rotary base is mounted at the front of the exterior of the shell of the moving base; the rotary element is located on the rotary base and the rotary element is rotated around the moving base; the fixture is located on the rotary element, the fixture is used to sustain the second image capture device, and the second image capture device is driven to rotate by the rotary element; the position-limiting tray is located on the rotary base and the position-limiting tray and the rotary element can be simultaneously rotate around the moving base; the position-limiting switch are located at both sides of the rotary base and is used to cooperate with the position-limiting tray, when the position-limiting tray comes into contact with the position-limiting switch, the rotation of the rotary element stops so as to allow the image-capturing angle of the second image capture device to be within the range of +90° to −90°; the position-limiting tray and the position-limiting switch are referred to as a rotary position limiting mechanism;a location control device, connecting to the positioning pulley to control the rotation of the positioning pulley so as to control shift movement along the measuring rod and positioning of the second image capture device fixed on the rotary mechanism; anda rotary control device, used to control the rotation of the rotary mechanism connecting to the location control device so as to control the image-capturing angle and positioning of the second image capture device fixed on the rotary mechanism;wherein with the control of positioning of shift movement and image-capturing angle of the second image capture device by the location control device and the rotary control device, the first image capture device and the second image capture device are of a co-circle configuration which the central optical axis of the first image capture device and the second image capture device overlap to form a center of a co-circle.