Chamberless smoke detector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10580277-B2
Application number	US-201816123724-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 6, 2018
Priority date	Sep 8, 2017
Publication date	Mar 3, 2020
Grant date	Mar 3, 2020

Abstract

The detector has a first optical smoke detector having a first smoke detector light source arranged for emitting a first beam of light and a first scattered light sensor positioned to detect light from the first beam which is scattered by smoke present within a detection zone; a second optical smoke detector having a second smoke detector light source arranged for emitting a second beam of light and a second scattered light sensor positioned to detect light from the second beam which is scattered by smoke present within the detection zone; and an object proximity detector to detect an object in the detection zone.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A chamberless smoke detector, comprising:
a first optical smoke detector having a first smoke detector light source arranged for emitting a first beam of light and a first scattered light sensor positioned to detect light from the first beam which is scattered by smoke present within a detection zone;
a second optical smoke detector having a second smoke detector light source arranged for emitting a second beam of light and a second scattered light sensor positioned to detect light from the second beam which is scattered by smoke present within the detection zone; and
an object proximity detector to detect an object in the detection zone,
wherein the first smoke detector light source and the first scattered light sensor are inclined, with respect to a line normal to the chamberless smoke detector, by a greater angle than the second smoke detector light source and the second smoke sensor.

2. A chamberless smoke detector according to claim 1 , wherein the proximity detector comprises a proximity signal source arranged for emitting a proximity signal beam towards the detection zone and a reflected proximity signal sensor arranged with the proximity signal source to detect a signal reflected from an object.

3. A chamberless smoke detector according to claim 2 , wherein the proximity signal source is an ultrasonic signal source, and the proximity signal sensor is an ultrasonic signal sensor.

4. A chamberless smoke detector according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second light sources are arranged to emit light of different frequencies.

5. A chamberless smoke detector according to claim 1 , wherein the first light source, the first light sensor and the proximity sensor are arranged in a straight line across the chamberless smoke detector.

6. A chamberless smoke detector according to claim 1 , wherein the first light source, the first light sensor, the second light source, the second light sensor and the proximity sensor are arranged in a straight line across the chamberless smoke detector.

7. A chamberless smoke detection method for a chamberless smoke detector, comprising:
emitting a first beam of light with a first smoke detector light source and detecting the first beam of light with a first scattered light sensor positioned to detect light from the first beam which is scattered by smoke present within a chamberless detection zone;
emitting a second beam of light with a second smoke detector light source and detecting the second beam of light with a second scattered light sensor positioned to detect light from the second beam which is scattered by smoke present within the detection zone; and
detecting an object in the detection zone with an object proximity detector
wherein the first smoke detector light source and the first scattered light sensor are inclined, with respect to a line normal to the chamberless smoke detector, by a greater angle than the second smoke detector light source and the second smoke sensor.

8. A method according to claim 7 , further comprising the proximity detector emitting a proximity signal beam towards the detection zone and a reflected proximity signal sensor detecting the signal reflected from an object.

9. A method according to claim 8 , wherein the proximity signal source is an ultrasonic signal source, and the proximity signal sensor is an ultrasonic signal sensor.

10. A method according to claim 7 , wherein the first and second light sources are arranged to emit light of different frequencies.

11. A method according to claim 7 , wherein the first light source, the first light sensor and the proximity sensor are arranged in a straight line across the chamberless smoke detector.

12. A method according to claim 7 , wherein the first light source, the first light sensor, the second light source, the second light sensor and the proximity sensor are arranged in a straight line across the chamberless smoke detector.

Assignees

• Tyco Fire & Security Gmbh
• Johnson Controls Fire Prot Lp

Inventors

• Penney Stephen J
• Naish Andrew
• Bennett Steven
• Meah Faruk

Classifications

• G08B17/113

  Constructional details · CPC title

• G01N21/532

  with measurement of scattering and transmission · CPC title

• G08B17/107 Primary

  for detecting light-scattering due to smoke · CPC title