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Infrared ray detector control illumination system

US4843283A · kind A · utility

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4Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 24, 1987
Grant dateJun 27, 1989
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 24, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02B20/40
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An illumination control system has a plurality of infrared detection systems located in a plurality of adjacent scanning areas. Each of the detection systems controls the activation of light sources located in two or more scanning areas. Each of the detection systems is equipped with an infrared radiation sensor, an ambient light resistor, a timing circuit, a light source driving circuit, and a blinking condition prevention circuit.

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