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Simplified intruder detector
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1981-03-25
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Granted: 1984-08-28
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Expires: 2001-03-25
Abstract
Abstract A Simplified Intruder Detector is disclosed that incorporates a compact, unique optical system and detector array, including pyroelectric elements mounted in an adjacent, facing relationship. This causes radiation passing through one element to immediately pass through the adjacent element, thereby ensuring that white light, to which the detector elements are not particularly responsive, will generate substantially the same electrical signal in both elements. The electrical system preferably includes a unique power test feature to regularly insure that the system is adequately powered, but only after an intruder has been detected, thereby avoiding nonresponse to an intruder as well as false alarms.
Inventors
- 👤 John A. Rossin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 11:17
CPC Classifications
G; G08; G08B; G08B13/00; G08B13/18; G08B13/189; G08B13/19; G01; G01V; G01V8/00; G01V8/10; G01V8/20; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S250/00; Y10S250/01
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
227 words
An intruder detector having sensor means producing an electrical signal and responsive to an intruder, the sensor means including at least a pair of sensor elements viewing adjacent fields and responsive to the passage of an intruder between those fields to cause first one sensor then the other sensor of the pair to produce an electrical signal; electronic means connected to the sensor means and responsive to the electrical signals produced by the pair of sensor elements to generate an alarm signal, the electronic means having two channel means, each channel means being connected to a corresponding one of the sensor elements and responsive to the electrical signals of that element to produce a first output signal; alarm actuation means electrically responsive to a given intensity of a first output signal from one then the other of the two channel means, the first output signals being of an intensity at least equal to a given intensity, to generate an alarm signal; and inhibition means responsive to the first output signal of either channel to prevent response by the alarm actuation means to the substantially simultaneous generation of the first output signal of the other channel of an intensity less than said given intensity thereby to inhibit the generation of an alarm signal in response to substantially simultaneous generation of first output signals by the two channel means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
227 words
An intruder detector having sensor means producing an electrical signal and responsive to an intruder, the sensor means including at least a pair of sensor elements viewing adjacent fields and responsive to the passage of an intruder between those fields to cause first one sensor then the other sensor of the pair to produce an electrical signal; electronic means connected to the sensor means and responsive to the electrical signals produced by the pair of sensor elements to generate an alarm signal, the electronic means having two channel means, each channel means being connected to a corresponding one of the sensor elements and responsive to the electrical signals of that element to produce a first output signal; alarm actuation means electrically responsive to a given intensity of a first output signal from one then the other of the two channel means, the first output signals being of an intensity at least equal to a given intensity, to generate an alarm signal; and inhibition means responsive to the first output signal of either channel to prevent response by the alarm actuation means to the substantially simultaneous generation of the first output signal of the other channel of an intensity less than said given intensity thereby to inhibit the generation of an alarm signal in response to substantially simultaneous generation of first output signals by the two channel means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
52 words
An intruder detector as set forth in claim 1 including resetting means to terminate the generation of an alarm signal, and power test means responsive to a reduced power condition to prevent operation of the resetting means thereby causing the alarm actuation means to continue to generate an alarm signal once actuated.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
An intruder detector as set forth in claim 2, the detector including battery means to supply electrical power to operate the detector, the power test means being responsive to reduced battery voltage.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
46 words
An intruder detector as set forth in claim 1 in which the inhibition means is responsive to the first output signal of either channel to electrically hold the output of the other channel at a level less than the first output signal for a predetermined interval.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
An intruder detector as set forth in claim 4 in which the predetermined interval of the inhibition means is equal to the duration of the first output signal to which the inhibition means responds.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
An intruder detector as set forth in claim 4 in which the inhibition means electronically grounds one output channel in response to the first output signal of the other channel.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
66 words
A test circuit for an intruder detector responsive to the presence of an intruder to generate an alarm signal when operating normally, the detector there after being re-armed to terminate the alarm signal, the test circuit including: monitoring means responsive to an abnormal condition of the detector to produce an output signal, and circuit means responsive to the output signal to prevent re-arming of the detector.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
66 words
A test circuit for an intruder detector responsive to the presence of an intruder to generate an alarm signal when operating normally, the detector there after being re-armed to terminate the alarm signal, the test circuit including: monitoring means responsive to an abnormal condition of the detector to produce an output signal, and circuit means responsive to the output signal to prevent re-arming of the detector.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
30 words
A test circuit as set forth in claim 7 in which the detector is battery powered and in which the monitoring means is responsive to a low battery voltage condition.
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