Patent · US Expired

Electronic warning apparatus

US5061917A · kind A · utility

79Cited by
20References
29Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 10, 1990
Grant dateOct 29, 1991
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 10, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG08B25/00
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Warning apparatus comprising a transmitter for producing a coded signal and a monitor for detecting such signal; the transmitter including a detection circuit comprising sensors responsive to abnormal conditions at a location in a region near the transmitter, a circuit for generating a coded signal in response to the abnormal condition detected, and a circuit for transmitting the coded signal for reception by the monitor; the monitor including a circuit for receiving the coded signal transmitted, an electronic circuit for decoding the coded signal received, and an electronic circuit for displaying the type of abnormal condition detected by the sensor and the location of the transmitter which detected the abnormal condition.

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