Intrusion entry protection
Systems for protecting electrical components in a detection device are provided. Aspects include a housing comprising a plurality of vents configured to allow ambient air to pass through the plurality of vents in to the housing, a sensing component configured to collect ambient air data associated with the ambient air present in the housing, a printed circuit board, the printed circuit board including a controller and a plurality of electrical components, and a protection cover arranged on at least one electrical component in the plurality of electrical components.
1. A detector comprising:
a housing comprising a plurality of vents configured to allow ambient air to pass through the plurality of vents in to the housing;
a sensing component configured to collect ambient air data associated with the ambient air present in the housing;
a printed circuit board, the printed circuit board including a controller and a plurality of electrical components; and
a protection cover, separate from the housing, arranged on at least one electrical component in the plurality of electrical components, wherein the at least one electrical component comprises a high voltage electrical component;
wherein the protection cover is substantially flush with a surface of the printed circuit board;
wherein the protection cover comprises at least one orifice configured to allow at least one non-high voltage electrical component in the plurality of electrical components to pass through the at least one orifice.
2. The detector of claim 1 , wherein the protection cover comprises a material having a resistivity.
3. The detector of claim 2 , wherein the resistivity comprises about one billion ohms.
4. The detector of claim 2 , wherein the material comprises a plastic.
5. The detector of claim 1 , wherein the protection cover is coupled to the printed circuit board by at least one fastener.
6. The detector of claim 5 , wherein the at least on fastener comprises a screw.
7. The detector of claim 1 , wherein the protection cover is coupled to the printed circuit board by an adhesive.
8. The detector of claim 1 , wherein the protection cover comprises a thickness of about 2 millimeters.
9. The detector of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to:
receive, from the sensing component, contaminant data; and
determine an event based on the contaminant data.
10. The detector of claim 9 , wherein the controller is further configured to initiate an alarm based at least in part on the event.
11. The detector of claim 8 , wherein the event comprises a detection of smoke.
12. The detector of claim 8 , wherein the event comprises a detection of carbon monoxide.
13. The detector of claim 1 , wherein the protection cover is contained entirely within the enclosure.
14. The detector of claim 1 , wherein the protection cover is mounted over only a portion of the printed circuit board.
15. A fire detection system comprising:
a smoke detector comprising a housing including a plurality of vents configured to allow smoke to pass through the plurality of vents in to the housing;
a smoke sensing component configured to collect smoke data associated with smoke present in the housing;
a printed circuit board, the printed circuit board including a controller and a plurality of electrical components; and
a protection cover, separate from the housing, arranged on at least one electrical component in the plurality of electrical components;
wherein the at least one electrical component comprises a high voltage electrical component;
wherein the protection cover is substantially flush with a surface of the printed circuit board;
wherein the protection cover comprises at least one orifice configured to allow at least one non-high voltage electrical component in the plurality of electrical components to pass through the at least one orifice.
16. The fire detection system of claim 15 , wherein the protection cover comprises a material having a resistivity, the resistivity comprising at least one billion ohms.
17. The fire detection system of claim 15 , wherein the protection cover is coupled to the printed circuit board by at least one fastener.
18. The fire detection system of claim 15 , wherein the protection cover is coupled to the printed circuit board by an adhesive.