Security system including modular ring housing

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9485477-B2
Application number	US-201314015743-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 30, 2013
Priority date	Nov 21, 2008
Publication date	Nov 1, 2016
Grant date	Nov 1, 2016

Abstract

A modular building system arrangement includes a plurality of electrical building systems. Each electrical building system has a housing with a mechanical connector that is connectable with a like connector of each other building system housing. Members of any subset of the building system housings are connectable with each other to form a building system assembly. The building systems of the building system assembly conjointly define an electrically conductive pathway interconnecting each of the building systems of the building system assembly. The pathway carries power and/or data.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A modular and reconfigurable security system arrangement, the system arrangement comprising:
a base configured to mount to a fixed structure of a building;
a first security system for performing an intrusion detection function;
a second security system for performing a second function different than the intrusion detection function; and
an electrical end cap, wherein:
the base, the first security system, the second security system and the electrical end cap are configured to mechanically connect to each other in different combinations to form a plurality of different arrangements along an axis,
each combination includes an electrical connection between the first security system, the second security system, and the electrical end cap to provide one or more electrically conductive pathways, and
wherein the electrical connection includes a first surface and a second surface, the first surface having at least one male electrical connector, the second surface having at least one female electrical connector connected to the at least one male electrical connector.

2. The modular and reconfigurable security system arrangement of claim 1 , wherein each combination includes at least one subset of the base, the first security system, the second security system, and the electrical end cap.

3. The modular and reconfigurable security system arrangement of claim 1 ,
wherein the intrusion detection function includes at least one selected from the group consisting of a microphone function, a motion detection function, a burglar alarm function, and a video function, and
wherein the second function includes at least one selected from the group consisting of a fire alarm function, an intercom function, a music function, and a lighting function.

4. The modular and reconfigurable security system arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the first security system, the second security system, and the electrical end cap are configured to mechanically connect by rotating relative to each other about the axis.

5. The modular and reconfigurable security system arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the at least one female electrical connector is L-shaped and includes a first leg and a second leg, the second leg including a substantially V-shaped notch.

6. The modular and reconfigurable security system arrangement of claim 5 , wherein the substantially V-shaped notch opens in a circumferential direction.

7. A modular and reconfigurable security system arrangement, the system arrangement comprising:
a base having an upper mounting surface and a lower connecting surface, the upper mounting surface configured to be mounted to a fixed structure of a building, the lower connecting surface having at least one first lower electrical connector; and
a plurality of security systems, each of the security systems including an upper surface and a lower surface, the upper surface having at least one upper electrical connector, the lower surface having at least one second lower electrical connector electrically connected to the at least one upper electrical connector, each of the at least one said upper electrical connectors configured to be electrically connected with the at least one first lower electrical connector of the base and with the at least one second lower electrical connector of each of the other security systems,
wherein any subset of the security systems is configured to be connected with each other in any order to form a security system assembly,
the security systems being aligned along an axis, each of the security systems including an upper surface with a first mechanical connector and a lower surface with a second mechanical connector, the security systems configured to be connected with each other by rotating adjacent security systems relative to each other about the axis such that a respective said first mechanical connector and a respective said second mechanical connector on said adjacent security systems become mechanically connected, and
the at least one upper electrical connector is configured to be connected to the at least one lower electrical connector, wherein the at least one upper electrical connector and the at least one lower electrical connector are moved into an electrical connection with each other in circumferential directions by rotating adjacent security systems relative to each other about the axis.

8. The system arrangement of claim 7 , further comprising:
an end cap module configured to be connected to a distal one of the security systems such that the at least one second lower electrical connector of the distal security system is substantially covered by the end cap module, wherein the end cap module includes an electrical end cap module electrically connected to the at least one second lower electrical connector of the distal security system.

9. The system arrangement of claim 8 , wherein the electrical end cap module includes a surveillance camera, the system arrangement further includes a covert liner configured to cover and connect to the surveillance camera.

10. The system arrangement of claim 7 , wherein a proximal one of the electrical security systems that is closest to the base in the security system assembly is connected to the base.

11. The system arrangement of claim 7 , wherein the at least one upper electrical connector and the at least one lower electrical connector are configured to carry power to each of the security systems to carry data between each of the security systems.

12. The system arrangement of claim 7 , wherein the base and one of the security systems are configured to be connected with each other by rotating the one of the security systems about the axis.

13. The system arrangement of claim 7 , wherein the at least one second lower electrical connector or the at least one upper electrical connector is L-shaped and includes a first leg and a second leg, the second leg including a substantially V-shaped notch.

14. The system arrangement of claim 13 , wherein the substantially V-shaped notch opens in a circumferential direction.

15. A modular and reconfigurable security system arrangement, the system arrangement comprising:
a base configured to be mounted to a fixed structure of a building, the base including at least one first lower mechanical connector; and
a plurality of security systems, wherein each of the security systems includes at least one upper mechanical connector and at least one second lower mechanical connector, each of the at least one upper mechanical connectors configured to be mechanically connected with the at least one first lower mechanical connector of the base and with the at least one second lower mechanical connector of each other security system,
wherein any subset of the security systems is configured to be connected with each other in any order to form a security system assembly,
each of the security systems includes a first surface and a second surface, the first surface having at least one male electrical connector, the second surface having at least one female electrical connector electrically connected to the at least one male electrical connector, the at least one female electrical connector being L-shaped and including a first leg and a second leg, the second leg including a substantially V-shaped notch opening in a circumferential direction, each of the at least one male electrical connectors configured to be electrically connected with the at least one female electrical connector of each of the security systems, the security systems of the security system assembly being aligned along an axis, the at least one male electrical connector an

Assignees

• Bosch Security Systems Inc
• Bosch Gmbh Robert

Inventors

• Dipoala William

Classifications

• G08B13/19697

  Arrangements wherein non-video detectors generate an alarm themselves · CPC title

• G08B17/00

  Fire alarms; Alarms responsive to explosion · CPC title

• G08B13/19619 Primary

  Details of casing · CPC title

• H04N7/183 Primary

  for receiving images from a single remote source · CPC title

• H05K5/0256

  of interchangeable modules or receptacles therefor, e.g. cartridge mechanisms · CPC title