Passive infra red detector
US9711018B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 20, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jul 18, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 20, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B13/14
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A passive infra red detector comprises a plurality of passive infra red sensors (4, 5) and a lens member (2) arranged to direct radiation from a target area onto the sensors. The lens member (2) forms a substantially hemispherical dome about the infra red sensors (4, 5). The dome has a central axis and a plurality of contiguous facets (2a-2g) distributed about the central axis. Each facet has a flat outer surface and an inner surface that forms a lens to direct radiation onto the sensors. The detector further comprises a first passive infra red sensor (4) aligned with the central axis of the dome and having a sensitive surface substantially normal to the central axis, and a plurality of second passive infra red sensors (5) distributed about the central axis of the dome. The second passive infra red sensors (5) are inclined such that the outward normal from the sensitive surface of each second passive infra red sensor (5) makes an acute angle with the outward direction of the central axis. The detector is capable of detecting movement of people within a wide region from a significant height above that region.
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