EP3175290A1 - Kleinkamera - Google Patents
KleinkameraInfo
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- EP3175290A1 EP3175290A1 EP15737958.7A EP15737958A EP3175290A1 EP 3175290 A1 EP3175290 A1 EP 3175290A1 EP 15737958 A EP15737958 A EP 15737958A EP 3175290 A1 EP3175290 A1 EP 3175290A1
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Definitions
- the invention relates to a device for attachment to a garment, comprising a housing, an image acquisition unit connected to the housing with an optical axis and a fastening device for fastening the housing to the garment, wherein the housing has a support surface for resting on the garment.
- the object of the invention is to provide an image acquisition device belonging to the aforementioned technical field, which can be optimally aligned in a state attached to a garment.
- the optical axis of the image-recording unit for the solder on the support surface is pivoted or fixedly pivoted.
- optical axis is understood below to mean a connecting line between two center points of two parallel and mutually spaced image planes. In other words, it is a straight line which impinges centrally through the optics in the center of the image sensor.
- the image acquisition unit preferably comprises at least one image sensor for capturing image data.
- the image acquisition unit may also include optical elements such as lenses or filters.
- the image capture unit is provided for taking pictures or movies or both.
- the image recording unit is at least partially pivotable or fixedly pivoted within the housing.
- the bearing surface of the housing also Focus displacements of the image pickup unit, which can be done depending on the design by pivoting the image pickup, better record. Further, the image pickup unit is better protected and the device can be made more compact.
- the housing thus preferably forms a unit with the support surface, respectively the support surface is preferably fixedly oriented relative to the housing.
- the image recording unit can also be connected outside the housing to the housing.
- the bearing surface of the housing is understood to be a preferably planar region in the vicinity of the fastening device.
- the housing has an at least substantially prismatic shape, wherein the image recording unit is arranged on or in a cover surface and the second cover surface, which in this case serves as a support surface, comprises the fastening device.
- the support surface need not be flat in the strict sense.
- the support surface may, for example, have a structure which can prevent slippage of the device on the garment. This structure may comprise, for example, knobs, in particular rubberized knobs with high frictional resistance. If the fastening device is provided, for example, as Velcro, the support surface of the device would have a corresponding structure (see below).
- the garment to which the device can be fastened via the fastening device, can likewise be largely of any desired design.
- the fastening device may comprise, for example, a needle.
- the textile garment is preferably present as a garment of the upper body and may be formed, for example, as a jacket, sweater, shirt, jacket, coat or the like.
- other garments such as pants, cap, hat, scarf, belt and the like may be provided for attachment of the device.
- a camera attached to a garment is to be able to capture a particular field with the shot.
- a camera takes one of the orientation of the garment surface appropriate orientation.
- the optical axis rather is aligned horizontally. The orientation of the optical axis thus depends on the location of attachment to the garment and optionally the garment itself.
- the optical axis of the device according to the invention is not oriented at right angles to the contact surface as usual, it is now possible to form a camera which can be fastened to a garment in such a way that the optical axis is optimally aligned with respect to the support surface.
- the optical axis is not perpendicular with respect to the support surface, but is pivoted.
- a device according to the invention can be designed in such a way that, when mounted in the shoulder region, the inclination of the support on the shoulder is compensated.
- the orientation of the optical axis can be influenced in a smaller range. If the optical axis of the garment-mounted device is not horizontally oriented as desired, the device may be displaced upwardly or downwardly in the region of curvature of the shoulder.
- the fixed-tilted camera can also be optimized by the use of a wide-angle lens with respect to the recording field
- the optical axis itself is pivotable relative to the support surface.
- the optical axis can be realigned or even adjusted even after attachment to a garment. This is particularly advantageous when the camera support, for example, sits on a seat with backrest inclined backwards, so that the correctly aligned in standing optical axis is now aligned obliquely up and no longer captures the target of the camera support.
- the camera support does not have to laboriously remove and relocate the device from the garment. Rather, it can simply the optical axis with respect to the bearing surface of the device swivel accordingly.
- this advantage does not only result from a change in the position or orientation of the garment comprising the device, but also when the camera wearer decides to change the camera's shooting target.
- the camera support can easily adjust the orientation of the optical axis to the size of that person.
- the image pickup unit is pivotable relative to the housing so that an angle of the optical axis to the support surface changes.
- the image recording unit is at least partially pivotable within the housing.
- the image recording unit may alternatively or additionally be rotatably mounted relative to the housing about the optical axis.
- the image recording unit is pivotable about at least one axis of rotation, wherein the axis of rotation is particularly preferably oriented parallel to the support surface.
- a single axis of rotation can thus be oriented horizontally with respect to the attachment, for example, so that the optical axis is pivotable in a vertical plane.
- the image recording unit can also be pivotable about more than one pivot axis.
- these are preferably arranged at right angles to each other.
- one of the pivot axes can be parallel and the other can be aligned at right angles to the support surface, wherein the image acquisition unit relative to the parallel pivot axis and these in turn are pivotable about the right-angled pivot axis.
- the device may have a support surface pivotable about at least one axis.
- the disadvantage would be that thus, if necessary, a larger mass would have to be fixed in an orientation, which under certain circumstances, the alignment of the optical axis can be difficult.
- the image recording unit is preferably mounted in or on the housing via a ball guide, so that the image recording unit can be pivoted along a spherical cap.
- the ball guide has the advantage that the image acquisition unit can be aligned largely arbitrarily.
- the image recording unit in the stored region has a spherical shape.
- the shape is a sphere segment, wherein the lens of the image acquisition unit is arranged in the region of the cut surface.
- the ball segment may have a structured outer skin, whereby a frictional resistance to the bearing of the ball segment can be adjusted so that the image pickup unit can be aligned by hand, but does not adjust by itself when shaken or accelerated.
- the center of gravity of the image recording unit with the spherical segment-shaped shell lies in the sphere center.
- the image pickup unit comprises a protruding, preferably rectangular, frame, on which an orientation of the image pickup unit can be detected and adjusted by hand.
- the image acquisition unit can be easily grasped and readjusted or adjusted via the frame.
- the rectangular shape is advantageous since it also makes it possible to detect a possible rotation about the optical axis (apart from a 180 ° rotation about the optical axis).
- it can be imitated the image format, which makes the orientation of the camera more intuitive.
- the frame forms a stop respectively a travel limit for the pivoting of the optical axis.
- the frame could also be square, whereby a rotation in the range of 90 ° can be detected.
- the frame may possibly be round if rotation about the optical axis should not be provided.
- the frame can also be dispensed with. In this case, for example, an automated alignment of the image recording unit or the optical axis may be provided.
- the ball guide is preferably by means of motor drive, in particular by means of gear drive operable.
- the alignment of the optical axis can be done automatically, without the carrier must actively intervene. Alignment may be by known means, such as pattern recognition.
- the image recording unit in the room a specific destination can be programmed, on which, as far as possible, the optical axis automatically, z. B. via image recognition or space vectors, remains aligned. The respective corrections could be made by motor in this case.
- the device can also be designed in such a way that the image recording unit assumes a constant orientation relative to the space, for example horizontally, in that only the inclination of the optical axis to the horizontal is compensated for by a motor.
- the angular momentum is transmitted by means of a gear wheel to the spherical housing of the camera.
- the gear With the teeth of the gear, the gear on the static friction can put the housing in rotation.
- the gear can be positioned so that the housing is between two teeth and thus is not engaged with the gear.
- the housing can be freely rotated, for example by hand or via another motor drive.
- the device comprises at least one further toothed wheel which can rotate the housing about a further axis of rotation, in particular if the first or the further toothed wheels are not in engagement with the housing.
- dispense with the motor drive Either one can completely dispense with an automatic alignment of the optical axis or this can be achieved by other means. In the latter case, alignment can be achieved, for example, by means of magnets or piezo elements, for example, only individual positions can be assumed. Thus, for example, with 4 or 6 different orientations, depending on the angle of view, a field of view of 180 ° or more can be covered.
- actuators which can be used as a drive for the automatic alignment of the optical axis, such as via heat-driven bimetals or the like.
- an automatic alignment of the optical axis can also be achieved via a pivotable mirror, so that the image recording unit can be fixed relative to the bearing surface.
- the device preferably comprises a gravitational sensor, the automatic drive, in particular the motor drive, being in data communication with the gravitational sensor.
- the orientation of the image recording unit via the gravitational sensor can be controlled such that the optical axis, for example, each aligned horizontally or occupies a certain angle to the horizontal.
- the device may comprise an electronic compass, which is also in data communication with the automatic drive.
- the device comprises both the compass and the gravitational sensor, so that an alignment is possible both horizontally and vertically.
- Such sensors and compasses are known in the art and are already used in many electronic devices, such as mobile phones or tablets.
- the gravitational sensor or the compass can also be dispensed with.
- the device may also have a receiver for other data, by means of which the automatic drive can be controlled.
- a receiver can receive at any known frequencies, for example radio, bluetooth, infrared and the like.
- the fastening device comprises a hinged part which is formed in a state oriented parallel to the support surface as a clamp and in the state pivoted to the support surface as a stand.
- this fastening device comprises a plate-shaped part, which is connected to the housing via a hinge, such as a hinge or a flexible element.
- the part may be held in the parallel position by magnets, thus providing the clamping action. So the part in pivoted state is kept stable, for example, a locking device may be provided or a frictional resistance of the hinge be chosen sufficiently large.
- the device may comprise a clamp as described above, wherein the plate-shaped part comprises holding devices with which the device can be fastened to a garment.
- the pivoting of the camera can be achieved by the pivotable plate-shaped part, whereby a particularly simple construction of the device is achieved.
- the fastening device In variants can be dispensed with the formation of the fastening device as a stand also. In this case, the fastening device only assumes the function of attachment to a garment.
- the fastening device comprises at least one needle, preferably three needles, and is in particular detachably connectable to the housing.
- the needles can in principle be designed in a known manner as safety pins or the like, but also in the form described below.
- the needle can be latched for locking. This can be ensured in the closed position that the needle does not pass unchecked in the open position.
- a lock can be provided for the open position, whereby a risk of injury can be reduced.
- the catch can also be dispensed with.
- the fastening device comprises three needles, so that the device in the fastened state can not move as possible relative to the garment.
- the fastening device or the needles are preferably aligned parallel to each other.
- two are arranged horizontally at the same height and one is arranged in a lower region of the housing, with which the three fastening devices form, for example, vertices of an isosceles triangle.
- the attachment device can of course also one, two or comprise more than three needles, which in particular can also be positioned in any desired manner.
- the fastening device may also comprise no needle.
- the fastening device may comprise a clamping device.
- the clamping device may comprise a spring-loaded element which clamps the garment between the housing of the device and the element.
- the clamping device can also be designed similar to a pair of scissors or pliers, so that the garment is clamped between two parts of the clamping device.
- the fastening device may also include a hook-and-loop fastener or a buttonhole button of a garment. The skilled person is also known other suitable fastening devices.
- the fastening device is detachably connectable to the housing.
- This has the advantage that a defective fastening device can be easily replaced.
- the attachment can be done for example via a screw, via a clip or locking connection or the like.
- Another advantage is that the Befest Trentsvornchtung is also used independently of the device.
- the fastening device can also be used for name badges or the like, for example.
- the fastening device can be used for example for microphones, brooches, etc. The person skilled in any other possible uses are known.
- the needle is formed as a circular arc-shaped needle, which is guided in a circular arc-shaped guide, wherein the circular arc-shaped guide comprises at least one outlet opening in the support surface or in a surface adjacent to the support surface.
- the circular arc-shaped guide comprises at least one outlet opening in the support surface or in a surface adjacent to the support surface.
- the fastening device can be simply placed on the garment and the needle along the circular arc be moved, whereby the needle automatically penetrates into the garment, without there being a risk of injury to the wearer of the device. Otherwise, the garment in the peripheral area to Einsteckort also just something can be lifted from the body to guide the needle harmless along the circular arc through the garment.
- the fastening device comprises a receiving opening into which the needle can be guided after penetration of the garment.
- the guide can be designed as a continuous circular arc-shaped opening with outlet opening and inlet opening, wherein the needle emerges for fastening on a piece of clothing at the outlet opening and enters the inlet opening.
- the fastening device comprises a second circular arc-shaped guide, which is arranged concentrically to the first.
- two needles can be moved against each other so that their tips meet at a point and either a garment pierced (needle pointy) or a garment clamp (needle blunt) can.
- the needle can be acted upon by a spring force, which holds the needle in the closed position.
- a locking device may be provided which holds the fastening device in the closed position.
- the needle can also be shaped otherwise.
- the fastening device may have a recess into which the garment is inserted, wherein the recess is bridged with a straight and linearly movable needle.
- the needle is connected to an actuator which is preferably oriented in a plane with a normal vector parallel to the tangent, the guide comprising a slot for passage of the actuator.
- the actuating element is also parallel to the plane of the guideway or at right angles thereto.
- the actuating element can also be oriented tangentially.
- the actuator may also be pivotally connected to the needle and be formed as an elongated pin, so that the operation can also be performed at a distance from the needle.
- the arcuate guide is oriented at right angles to the support surface, so that the device only has to be pressed with little pressure on the garment, so that upon actuation of the fastening device, the arcuate needle penetrates into the garment.
- the guide can also be oriented parallel to the support surface, in which case it must be ensured that a part of the garment is grasped by the operation of the fastening device by the needle for successful operation of the fastening device.
- the device preferably also includes a microphone in addition to the image recording unit, so that sound recordings are also possible in addition to the image recordings.
- the device may also include other sensors, such as a motion sensor, an infrared camera, and the like. With these sensors, for example, the image recording unit can be controlled so that the image recording unit is activated during a movement, a sound or when changing a thermal image.
- the actuator or actuators can be controlled accordingly. This has the advantage that only when a change in the environment is happening or if something happens. Optionally, this can be used in addition to space savings, the energy consumption can be optimized if the Image capture unit controlling sensor uses less energy than the image capture unit.
- the device comprises at least one operating element, in particular a rotary switch or a status indicator, preferably an LED, or both.
- control element different functions can be controlled. For example, a recording sequence can be started, changed or ended with the operating element.
- a rotary switch can be provided to switch recording phases A, B, C, etc., so that the video recording can be divided manually into sequences or recording phase.
- one or more control elements can also be used to set further parameters known to the person skilled in the art in connection with video or image recordings, such as exposure, aperture, etc., but also parameters of other functions, such as a microphone and the like.
- the camera is used for long-term recording, so that the lowest possible energy consumption is sought.
- different measures can be taken:
- the device may be equipped with a power generator, for example with solar cells, with an automatic movement coupled to a power generator and other means known to those skilled in the art.
- the device can also be designed such that the least possible energy is consumed.
- mechanical circuits may be provided, such as a rotary switch or a slide switch. This has the advantage that a switching state can also be displayed without energy, since the state can be detected at the switching position.
- the frame rate during video recording can be reduced, especially when shooting slow motion.
- the frame rate can be controlled via a motion sensor or via an image evaluation unit.
- the person skilled in the art will also be familiar with further measures with which a power consumption of such a device can be kept low.
- the device comprises a status indicator which indicates, for example, an operating mode or the state of charge of the battery.
- the status display for the battery state is preferably designed as an LED, which preferably indicates exactly two states, namely "battery charged” and “battery not charged”.
- the LED lights when the battery is full, so that it can be judged at any time, whether the device is ready for use.
- control element can also be dispensed with.
- Either a corresponding function can be dispensed with or the function can be automated, for example via sensors.
- the device comprises a data processing device, which is connected via a connector to the image recording unit, the connector having parallel oriented and in sliding contact first and second contact surfaces, wherein at least one of the Kunststofffizzen relative to the second contact surface in the plane of the contact surface is movable.
- This design also has the advantage that no respectively a constant resistance force of the movement counteracts, so that when adjusting the optical axis, the desired position can be fixed.
- the use of simple connection cables or ribbon cables have the disadvantage that the image pickup unit can not be stably held in a position by a certain spring action, except the static friction between image pickup unit and housing is chosen sufficiently large.
- the connector can also be used for the transmission of energy. In variants but can also be dispensed with the connector.
- the freedom of movement of the image pickup unit relative to the housing can also be achieved by means of longer and flexible cables.
- the first contact surface is preferably rotatable about an axis of rotation relative to the second contact surface, and one of the contact surfaces preferably has a ring conductor which is coaxial with the axis of rotation and which faces the other contact surface and is in sliding contact, in particular for data transmission and power supply.
- at least one of the contact surfaces has a circular disk shape. This rotational movements between the housing and the image pickup unit can be recorded.
- the ring conductor ensures the contact for the energy or data transmission between the two contact surfaces. In this case, each data line or power line corresponds to a loop of a certain diameter.
- the two contact surfaces can be performed by the two contact surfaces.
- the one contact surface may, for example, be guided linearly or along a curved guide with respect to the second contact surface.
- the contact surface may also have the shape of a cylinder / piston.
- the piston outer comprises circumferential and longitudinally spaced contact surfaces, while the cylinder corresponding to the contact surfaces positioned contact elements comprises.
- the cylinder may also comprise the contact surfaces and the piston may comprise the contact elements.
- the contact surfaces and contact elements may be formed as the known sliding contact.
- Fig. 1 is a schematic sectional view taken along the optical axis of a first embodiment of an image pickup unit;
- Fig. 2 is a plan view in the direction of the optical axis to a schematic
- Fig. 3 is a schematic representation of the function of a gear drive for automatic alignment of the optical axis
- Fig. 4 is a front view of an embodiment of the device comprising a
- FIG. 5 shows a rear view of the device according to FIG. 4;
- 6a shows a sectional view along the optical axis through the fixing device located in the open state
- FIG. 6b shows an illustration according to FIG. 6a in the closed state
- 6c shows a sectional view along the optical axis through the fastening device in the open state, designed as a replaceable unit
- Fig. 7 is a schematic sectional view of a connector
- Fig. 8 is a schematic representation of a connector plate along the
- the image recording unit comprises a cuboidal outer housing 1 20 with a rear wall and four side walls and is open on the front side.
- a fixedly connected to the housing 120 camera stock 12 1 for receiving the camera 1 30 is formed.
- the camera 1 30 is spherical and includes a projection surrounding the lens 131, at which the camera 130 can be grasped and adjusted.
- the projection 131 also forms a stop for the camera 130 to the housing 120.
- the camera 130 can thus be pivoted in all directions about the ball bearing, which is indicated by the arrows 1 1 1 and 1 12.
- the camera 130 can also be rotated about the optical axis 110.
- the housing has an opening 122 for the passage of data cables and cables for the power supply.
- the housing 120 projects beyond the camera storage 121 in the direction of the optical axis 110.
- the housing 120 does not necessarily have to protrude above the camera bearing 121 in the illustrated dimension.
- FIG. 2 shows a plan view in the direction of the optical axis of a schematic illustration of a second embodiment of an image acquisition unit 500.
- This image acquisition unit 500 comprises a first cuboidal housing 510 and a second cuboidal housing 51 1 mounted within the first housing 510 about a first rotational axis 520.
- the second housing 51 1 has smaller external dimensions than the inner dimensions of the first, outer housing 510, so that the second housing 51 1 in the present case by an angle of approximately 90 ° is pivotable.
- a camera 540 is rotatably mounted about a second axis of rotation 530.
- the two axes of rotation 520 and 530 are perpendicular to each other and are preferably in the same plane.
- the optical axis of the camera 540 can be pivoted in all directions, but can not be rotated about the optical axis.
- the image recording unit according to FIG. 2 can be mounted in a further housing via a third axis, which is perpendicular to the two axes.
- the camera 540 again comprises a rectangular frame 541 for gripping and aligning the optical axis.
- the dimensions and the shape of the housing 510 and 51 1 may also be designed so that larger or smaller angles can be achieved.
- the housing 510 and 51 1 may be present as spherical shells, so that any angle can be reached.
- the axles 520 and 530 can each be equipped with a hub motor, whereby an automatic alignment of the optical axis can be achieved.
- FIG. 3 shows a schematic illustration of the function of a gear drive 200 for the automatic alignment of the optical axis by way of example on the camera 130.
- the drive 200 comprises a gear 210 driven by a stepping motor (not shown).
- the gear 210 Upon rotation of the gear 210, the teeth come into contact with the surface of the spherical rotatably mounted camera 130, which is achieved by static friction, a rotation of the camera 130 about an axis parallel to the gear axis.
- there is no rotation of the camera 130 In the phases in which the gear 210 is not in contact with the camera 130, there is no rotation of the camera 130.
- the stiction between camera stock 121 (see FIG. 1) and camera 130 stabilizes the orientation of the camera 130 in such a situation.
- the notches or spaces between the teeth are provided to actively decouple the camera 1 30 of the gear.
- another stepping motor having another axis for example, an axis perpendicular to the present axis with an analogous gear, can be rotated to rotate the camera 130 about the latter axis.
- all possible motions around the ball-bearing center of the camera 130 can be achieved by the arrangement of three such gear drives 200 in pairs at right angles, or in pairs, not in pairs.
- two such gear drives 200 whose axes of rotation are each oriented at right angles to the optical axis, also sufficient. In this case, only the rotation about the optical axis would be dispensed with.
- the camera 130 can also be aligned manually. Depending on the characteristics of the engines, a manual alignment can be done even when coupled Drive with the advantage that the motors can stabilize the manual adjustment by means of friction.
- FIG. 4 shows a front view of an embodiment of the device 1 comprising an image pickup unit 100 and a fastening device 40 for attachment to a garment.
- the device comprises a housing 10, which in the present case essentially has a cuboid shape with rounded edges.
- the image pickup unit 100 and a knob 20 are embedded.
- the image pickup unit 100 corresponds to that of FIG. 1.
- the knob 20 is used to set the recording phases.
- Behind an opening 30 of the front side 1 1 is a microphone.
- two fastening devices 300 are arranged side by side in the front side and a further center of the housing in the lower area, which are explained in more detail with reference to FIG.
- buttons as a record button “Ree”, a pause button 41, a stop button 42 and a red and a green LED 43, the green lights in operation and the red on recording lights.
- a memory card slot 44 At the bottom of the housing are a memory card slot 44, a socket for a data cable 45 and a charging socket 46. Furthermore, a removable plug can be provided for connection to a smartphone.
- FIG. 5 shows a rear view of the device 1 according to FIG. 4.
- FIG. 6a shows a sectional view along the optical axis through the fastening device 300 which is in the open state.
- the fastening device 300 essentially comprises an interrupted circular channel 310 whose circular axis is oriented at right angles to the optical axis.
- the interruption of the circular channel is located on the rear side 12 of the housing 10 and is formed as two inlet and outlet openings 31 1.
- Within the circular channel 310 is located in the Circular channel 310 movable about the center of the circle circular arc needle 320, which occupies about three quarters of the entire circle.
- the housing has two recesses 13 adjoining the channel 310 in the outer region for receiving the actuating element 321 in the open position according to FIG. 6a or in the closed position according to FIG.
- the circular arc needle 320 has a larger cross-section than the actuating element 321, so that the recesses 13 are substantially formed as slots, which have a smaller width than the circular channel 310. Depending on the dimensions of the channel can also be dispensed with such recesses 13 become.
- the fastening device 300 comprises a circular arc needle 320, which is guided in the channel 310.
- the needle 320 is dimensioned such that no end thereof in the open state protrudes from one of the openings 31 1, but in the closed state, preferably a part of the tip of one end of the first opening 31 1 passes into the second opening 31 1, whereby the fastening device 300 gains stability in the closed position.
- FIG. 6a To shoot the fastening device 300 from the open position according to FIG. 6a, it is gripped on the actuating element 321 which is connected to the needle 320 and moved along the circular path from the first recess 13 to the second recess 13 (in the clockwise direction in the present case). A garment (not shown) lying in the region of the outlet openings 31 1 is simultaneously penetrated by the needle tip of the needle 320, so that the device 1 is fastened to this garment.
- FIG. 6b shows the fastening device in this state.
- FIG. 6c shows a sectional view through a further fastening device 300, which is in the open state, designed as a replaceable unit.
- the fastening device 300 comprises four mounting holes 14, by way of which the fastening device 300 can be detachably fastened to a camera or other objects such as name tags or the like. Via the mounting holes 14, the fastening device 300 can be screwed to an object, for example.
- another mounting device may also be provided to mount the fastening device 300, for example clip devices, latching elements, etc.
- Figure 7 shows a schematic sectional view of a connector 400. This is used to record rotational movements about a line axis during the transmission of data, energy or both.
- the core of this development lies in two disk-shaped connector plates 410, which are rotatable about an axis 420 against each other.
- One of the plates has resilient contact elements 430, which with low frictional resistance ensure the continuous contact between the two plates 410, 41 1 for the transmission of data, energy or both.
- FIG. 8 shows a schematic representation of a connector plate 410 in the direction of the axis of rotation 41.
- FIG. 8 shows ring conductors 440-442, which are connected to cables at the rear (not visible) and either data or energy or both (powerline). Data transmission) to the second disk.
- a device is provided with an image recording unit which can be fastened to a garment in a simple manner while maintaining an optimal alignment of the optical axis and is also of simple construction.
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