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Infrared intrusion sensor with selectable radiation patterns
Assignee: Cerberus AG
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Filing: 1982-05-17
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Granted: 1984-05-29
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Expires: 2002-05-17
Abstract
Abstract A passive infrared intrusion detector is provided with a lens having selectable patterns of sensitivity. The lens unit can be mounted to the detector in two orientations to provide two different patterns of sensitivity.
Inventors
- 👤 Herbert N. St. Jean
- 👤 Richard Settanni
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 01:04
CPC Classifications
G; G08; G08B; G08B13/00; G08B13/18; G08B13/189; G08B13/19; G08B13/193; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S250/00; Y10S250/01
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
113 words
In a passive infrared intrusion detector wherein an infrared detecting element is enclosed within an enclosure having an aperture formed in one wall of said enclosure, and wherein a lens unit is provided in said aperture, the improvement wherein said aperture is provided on one half of said wall, wherein said lens unit includes first and second lens portions, each corresponding in size to said aperture, and each for focusing radiation onto said detecting element from different patterns of sensitivity, and wherein said lens unit is mountable to said enclosure in at least two orientations, each of said orientations causing a different one of said lens portions to be positioned in said aperture.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
113 words
In a passive infrared intrusion detector wherein an infrared detecting element is enclosed within an enclosure having an aperture formed in one wall of said enclosure, and wherein a lens unit is provided in said aperture, the improvement wherein said aperture is provided on one half of said wall, wherein said lens unit includes first and second lens portions, each corresponding in size to said aperture, and each for focusing radiation onto said detecting element from different patterns of sensitivity, and wherein said lens unit is mountable to said enclosure in at least two orientations, each of said orientations causing a different one of said lens portions to be positioned in said aperture.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
The improvement specified in claim 1 wherein said first lens portion provides patterns of sensitivity displaced in azimuth and elevation, and wherein said second lens portion provides patterns of sensitivity displaced in elevation.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
70 words
The improvement specified in claim 1 or claim 2 wherein there is provided a light source in said enclosure, and wherein each of said lens portions include a plurality of first and second lens segments, said first lens segments for focusing infrared radiation from each of said patterns of sensitivity onto said detecting element, and said second lens segments for focusing light from said light source into corresponding light beams.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US4275303A
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