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Granted Patent B2
US 10,950,113 · App. 16/520,973 · Granted Mar 16, 2021

Alarm device

Inventor: Tomohiko Shimadzu (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Hochiki Corporation
G08B21/12G01N21/01G01N21/534G08B17/107
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Patent No.
US 10,950,113
App. No.
16/520,973
Granted
Mar 16, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A detection unit that detects smoke contained in a gas by radiating detection light toward a detection space for detecting smoke, and an inner labyrinth for inhibiting ambient light from entering the detection space, the inner labyrinth being provided to cover an outer edge of the detection space are included, the detection unit includes a light emitting unit that radiates the detection light and a light receiving unit that receives the detection light radiated by the light emitting unit, and at least a part of a side surface of the inner labyrinth on a side of the detection space is formed in a flat shape capable of inhibiting the detection light reflected by the inner labyrinth from entering a field of view RV of the light receiving unit in the detection space.

Claims (12)

1. An alarm device comprising:

a detection unit that detects a substance to be detected contained in a gas by radiating a detection light toward a detection space for detecting the substance to be detected; and

a light shielding unit that inhibits ambient light from entering the detection space, the light shielding unit being provided to cover an outer edge of the detection space, wherein the light shielding unit includes at least two light shielding walls,

wherein the detection unit includes a light emitting unit that radiates the detection light and a light receiving unit that receives the detection light radiated by the light emitting unit, wherein a first corner is formed by intersecting the at least two light shielding walls so that the light receiving unit is positioned between the corner and the light emitting unit, and

at least a part of a side surface of the light shielding unit on a side of the detection space is formed in a flat shape capable of inhibiting the detection light reflected by the light shielding unit from entering a field of view of the light receiving unit in the detection space, wherein the light emitting unit radiates the detection light toward the first corner so that the detection light illuminates the first corner.

2. The alarm device according to claim 1 , wherein a flat shape portion of the side surface of the light shielding unit on the side of the detection space includes a first incident portion on which the detection light is directly incident from the light emitting unit in the light shielding unit and a second incident portion on which the detection light is directly incident from the first incident portion in the light shielding unit.

3. The alarm device according to claim 1 , wherein a whole of the light shielding unit is formed in a shape of a polygon ring.

4. The alarm device according to claim 3 , wherein the whole of the light shielding unit is formed in a shape of a rectangular ring.

5. The alarm device according to claim 2 ,

wherein a whole of the light shielding unit is formed in a shape of a rectangular ring,

a vicinity of any one of four corners, including at least the first corner, in the light shielding unit is formed as the first incident portion of the flat shape portion, and

a vicinity of a corner not facing a corner on a side of the first incident portion among the four corners in the light shielding unit is formed as the second incident portion of the flat shape portion.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 7, 2019
From: SHIMADZU, TOMOHIKO
To: HOCHIKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 049983/0995 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2017-012263 · Jan 26, 2017 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation In Part PCTJP2018002167 · Jan 24, 2018
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