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Granted Patent B2
US 11,854,361 · App. 18/111,605 · Granted Dec 26, 2023

Smoke detector with protrusions

Inventors: Cheng-Nan Tsai (Hsin-Chu County, TW); Guo-Zhen Wang (Hsin-Chu County, TW); Ching-Kun Chen (Hsin-Chu County, TW); Yen-Chang Chu (Hsin-Chu County, TW); Chih-Ming Sun (Hsin-Chu County, TW)
G08B17/107
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Patent No.
US 11,854,361
App. No.
18/111,605
Granted
Dec 26, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is provided a smoke detector including a light source, a reflective surface, a light sensor and a processor. The light sensor receives reflected light when the light source emits light toward the reflective surface, and generates a reference detection signal when there is no smoke. The processor receives the detection signal from the light sensor, and automatically selects a set of predetermined condition thresholds according to a profile of the detection signal to be compared with the detection signal thereby determining whether to generate an alarm according to the comparison result.

Claims (18)

1. A smoke detector, comprising:

a light source;

a light sensor, configured to receive reflected light of emission light of the light source to generate a detection signal;

a bottom surface, comprising multiple protrusions extending out from the bottom surface, wherein the multiple protrusions are configured to block reflected light from the bottom surface,

a side wall, extending out from an edge of the bottom surface, and having apertures; and

a reflective surface, arranged at an inner surface of the side wall,

wherein the light source and the light sensor are arranged at the inner surface of the side wall and opposite to the reflective surface.

2. The smoke detector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the multiple protrusions are circular cylinders, triangular cylinders, rectangular cylinders or long strips.

3. The smoke detector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the side wall comprises multiple pillars perpendicularly extending out from the edge of the bottom surface.

4. A smoke detector, comprising:

a base, configured to be attached to a surface for arranging the smoke detector;

a cover, combined with the base and comprising multiple protrusions extending out from a bottom surface thereof;

a side wall, extending out from the base or from the cover;

a reflective surface, arranged at an inner surface of the side wall;

a light source, arranged at the inner surface of the side wall opposite to the reflective surface; and

a light sensor, arranged at the inner surface of the side wall opposite to the reflective surface,

wherein the side wall comprises multiple pillars perpendicularly extending out from an edge of the bottom surface.

5. The smoke detector as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the multiple protrusions are circular cylinders, triangular cylinders, rectangular cylinders or long strips.

Continuity (3)
Division 17320222 · May 14, 2021
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