Optical smoke detector with active self-monitoring
US5381130A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 8, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jan 10, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 8, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08B17/107
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In a scattered-light smoke detector, for preventing false alarms due to extraneous matter in a measurement chamber (1), a radiation source (2) and two radiation detectors (7, 8) are included. An evaluation circuit is provided for comparing the two detector signals, and an alarm signal is triggered if at least one of the detector signals exceeds a predetermined threshold, and if the two detector signals are at least approximately equal. In another embodiment, a scattered-light smoke detector includes two radiation sources (2, 22), a radiation detector (7), and circuitry for alternatively activating one (2) or the other (22) radiation source. For comparison, corresponding detector signals are stored in sample-and-hold circuits, and an alarm signal can be triggered depending on the same tests. Furthermore, in both cases, a trouble signal can be produced if the two signals are significantly different.
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