IP Library Granted Patent US 11,322,006
Granted Patent B2
US 11,322,006 · App. 17/252,634 · Granted May 3, 2022

Smoke detector

Inventors: Mingyan Zu (Hebei, CN); Zhanlin Yang (Hebei, CN); Zhihua Gao (Hebei, CN)
Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATION
G08B17/107G08B17/113G08B29/04G08B29/18
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Patent No.
US 11,322,006
App. No.
17/252,634
Granted
May 3, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A smoke detector includes: a housing; a sensing chamber in the housing, wherein in the sensing chamber, a first light emitter and a first light receiver that are disposed at the periphery of the sensing chamber and facing a middle portion of the sensing chamber are included, a first baffle is included in the sensing chamber, the first baffle is disposed adjacent to the first light emitter and includes a baffle body and a branch portion, the baffle body extends from the periphery of the sensing chamber toward the middle portion, and the branch portion comprises a plurality of sub-baffles branching off the baffle body; and a circuit board electrically connected to the first light emitter and the first light receiver respectively.

Claims (25)

1. A smoke detector, comprising:

a housing;

a sensing chamber in the housing, wherein in the sensing chamber, a first light emitter and a first light receiver are disposed at the periphery of the sensing chamber and facing a middle portion of the sensing chamber;

a first baffle in the sensing chamber, the first baffle disposed adjacent to the first light emitter and including a baffle body and a branch portion, the baffle body extending from the periphery of the sensing chamber toward the middle portion, and the branch portion including a plurality of sub-baffles branching off the baffle body;

the first light emitter and the first light receiver arranged at a central angle between 90° and 180°;

a second light emitter disposed in the sensing chamber, the second light emitter located between the first light emitter and the first light receiver and spaced apart from the first light receiver by a central angle of less than 90°, wherein the first baffle is located between the first light emitter and the second light emitter;

a second baffle extending from the periphery of the sensing chamber toward the middle portion and disposed between the second light emitter and the first light receiver, the second baffle extending beyond a distal end of the second light emitter, the second baffle extending beyond a distal end of the first light receiver;

a third baffle disposed at the outer side of the first light receiver, an inner end of the third baffle extending toward the radial direction of the first light receiver; and

a circuit board electrically connected to the first light emitter and the first light receiver respectively.

2. The smoke detector according to claim 1 , wherein some of the sub-baffles extend toward the radial direction of the first light emitter.

3. The smoke detector according to claim 1 , wherein the branch portion is divergent in cross-section.

4. The smoke detector according to claim 1 , wherein the sensing chamber is cylindrical.

5. The smoke detector according to claim 1 , wherein some of the sub-baffles extend toward the radial direction of the first light emitter, and some of the sub-baffles extend toward the radial direction of the second light emitter.

6. The smoke detector according to claim 1 , wherein the sensing chamber comprises an opening, a sidewall and a bottom wall, and the sidewall of the sensing chamber is toothed.

7. The smoke detector according to claim 1 , wherein the sensing chamber is formed by assembling a smoke guiding cover, a labyrinth body and a labyrinth base.

8. The smoke detector according to claim 7 , wherein the first baffle is fixed to the labyrinth base.

9. The smoke detector according to claim 7 , wherein the labyrinth base defines a light emitter holder and a light receiver holder, and the first light emitter and the first light receiver are respectively located in the light emitter holder and the light receiver holder, wherein pins of the first light emitter and the first light receiver are connected to the circuit board after passing through the labyrinth base, and the labyrinth body defines a light emitter cover and a light receiver cover; when the labyrinth body and the labyrinth base are assembled together, the first light emitter is fixed between the light emitter holder and the light emitter cover, and the first light receiver is fixed between the light receiver holder and the light receiver cover.

10. A smoke detector, comprising:

a housing;

a sensing chamber in the housing, wherein in the sensing chamber, a first light emitter and a first light receiver are disposed at the periphery of the sensing chamber and facing a middle portion of the sensing chamber;

a first baffle in the sensing chamber, the first baffle disposed adjacent to the first light emitter and includes a baffle body and a branch portion, the baffle body extending from the periphery of the sensing chamber toward the middle portion, and the branch portion including a plurality of sub-baffles branching off the baffle body;

wherein the first light emitter and the first light receiver are spaced apart by a central angle between 90° and 180°;

a second light receiver disposed in the sensing chamber, the second light receiver located between the first light emitter and the first light receiver and spaced apart from the first light emitter by a central angle of less than 90°, wherein the first baffle is located between the first light emitter and the second light receiver;

a second baffle extending from the periphery of the sensing chamber to the middle portion and disposed between the second light receiver and the first light receiver, the second baffle extending beyond a distal end of the second light receiver, the second baffle extending beyond a distal end of the first light receiver; and

a third baffle at an outer side of the first light receiver, an inner end of the third baffle extending toward the radial direction of the first light receiver.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 10, 2025
From: CARRIER CORPORATION; CARRIER GLOBAL CORPORATION; CARRIER FIRE & SECURITY EMEA; CARRIER FIRE & SECURITY, LLC; CARRIER CANADA CORPORATION; CLIMATE, CONTROLS & SECURITY ARGENTINA S.A.; KIDDE IP HOLDINGS , INC.; KIDDE LTD.; KIDDE PRODUCTS LTD.; CARRIER TRANSICOLD AUSTRIA GMBH; CARRIER TRANSICOLD FRANCE SCS
To: KIDDE FIRE PROTECTION, LLC
Reel/Frame 072828/0591 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 15, 2020
From: ZU, MINGYAN; YANG, ZHANLIN; GAO, ZHIHUA
To: GULF SECURITY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 054656/0328 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 15, 2020
From: GULF SECURITY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITED
To: CARRIER CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 054656/0730 →
Priority Claims (1)
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Continuity (1)
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