IP Library Granted Patent US 11,680,960
Granted Patent B2
US 11,680,960 · App. 17/008,900 · Granted Jun 20, 2023

Motion detector with adjustable pattern direction

Inventors: Boris Zhevelev (Rishon-Le-Zion, IL); Michael Hahamov (Kiryat Gat, IL)
Assignee: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
G01P13/00G08B7/06
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Patent No.
US 11,680,960
App. No.
17/008,900
Granted
Jun 20, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Aspects of the present disclosure include a PIR assembly including a dome comprising a plurality of optical components, a stationary circuit board, and a moveable PIR sensor moveably coupled to the stationary circuit board via a flexible cable, wherein the moveable PIR sensor is configured to move to a first position to monitor a first zone via a first optical component of the plurality of optical components and to a second position to monitor a second zone via a second optical component of the plurality of optical components.

Claims (25)

1. A passive infrared (PIR) assembly, comprising:

a dome comprising a plurality of optical components;

a stationary circuit board; and

a moveable PIR sensor moveably coupled to the stationary circuit board via a flexible cable, wherein the moveable PIR sensor is configured to move to a first position to monitor a first zone via a first optical component of the plurality of optical components and to a second position to monitor a second zone via a second optical component of the plurality of optical components, wherein the moveable PIR sensor is turnable and rotatable,

wherein the flexible cable enables the moveable PIR sensor to remain in a fixed position.

2. The PIR assembly of claim 1 , wherein the moveable PIR sensor is further configured to:

detect a target;

generate, in response to detecting the target, a detection signal; and

sending the detection signal.

3. The PIR assembly of claim 2 , further comprising a microcontroller, wherein the microcontroller comprises:

a memory having instructions stored therein; and

a processor that execute the instructions to:

receive the detection signal from the moveable PIR sensor;

compare an intensity of the detection signal with a predetermined intensity threshold; and

determine, in response to the intensity of the detection signal exceeding the predetermined intensity threshold, a positive detection by the PIR sensor.

4. The PIR assembly of claim 3 , further comprising a siren configured to emit, in response to the determined positive detection, a sound indicating the positive detection.

5. The PIR assembly of claim 4 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the instructions to, in response to determining the positive detection, cause the siren to emit the sound indicating the positive detection.

6. The PIR assembly of claim 4 , further comprising a communication interface that communicates with an external device.

7. The PIR assembly of claim 6 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the instructions to, in response to determining the positive detection, transmit an indication of the positive detection to the external device via the communication interface.

8. The PIR assembly of claim 7 , wherein the external device is a fire panel.

9. The PIR assembly of claim 3 , further comprising a light configured to emit, in response to the determined positive detection, a light pattern indicating the positive detection.

10. The PIR assembly of claim 1 , wherein the flexible cable includes a stiffness that enables the moveable PIR sensor in the first position or the second position.

11. The PIR assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a power supply that supplies electrical energy to the PIR assembly.

12. The PIR assembly of claim 11 , wherein the power supply comprises one or more batteries.

13. The PIR assembly of claim 11 , wherein the power supply is configured to couple with an alternating power supply.

Assignments (5)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 23, 2024
From: JOHNSON CONTROLS TYCO IP HOLDINGS LLP
To: TYCO FIRE & SECURITY GMBH
Reel/Frame 068494/0384 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 30, 2021
From: JOHNSON CONTROLS FIRE PROTECTION LP
To: JOHNSON CONTROLS US HOLDINGS LLC
Reel/Frame 058599/0339 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 30, 2021
From: JOHNSON CONTROLS US HOLDINGS LLC
To: JOHNSON CONTROLS INC
Reel/Frame 058599/0922 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 30, 2021
From: JOHNSON CONTROLS INC
To: JOHNSON CONTROLS TYCO IP HOLDINGS LLP
Reel/Frame 058600/0047 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 2, 2020
From: ZHEVELEV, BORIS; HAHAMOV, MICHAEL
To: JOHNSON CONTROLS FIRE PROTECTION LP
Reel/Frame 053677/0319 →
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