Ergonomic configurations for thermal imaging cameras
US8102424B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 17, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jan 24, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 28, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01J2005/0077
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A housing of a thermal imaging camera includes a camera portion, in which an thermal imaging assembly is mounted, and to which a focusing assembly is mounted, on a first side thereof, and to which a display is mounted, on a second side thereof; a handle portion of the housing extends from a bottom side of the camera portion of the housing at an angle, away from the first side of the camera portion. The housing is configured for ergonomic handling wherein an index finger of a hand may readily activate the focusing assembly, when the hand is wrapped about the handle portion of the housing. The hand may be a right hand or a left hand, and the camera may further include additional features to provide support for single-handed operation.
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