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Fire detector and noise de-influence method

US6329922A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 24, 2000
Grant dateDec 11, 2001
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Expiry dateJul 24, 2020

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG08B17/107
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

It is prevented that a malfunction occurs because of a noise. A smoke detection section samples as a smoke detection signal a signal digitized after being output from a light reception section when a light emission section glows, and updates a previous smoke detection signal. A noise detection section samples as a noise detection signal a signal output from the light reception section when the light emission section is not driven to glow. When the noise detection signal exceeds a predetermined noise level, a noise de-influence unit disables updating of the previous smoke detection signal with the newly sampled smoke detection signal so as to process a noise.

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