AUTOMATIC CUTOFF APPARATUS

• US 20120016496A1
• Filed: 12/30/2009
• Published: 01/19/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: BOTEM Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: BOTEM Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Hyo-goo
• Granted Patent: US 8,660,707 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/14
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19 using infrared-radiation detection systems G08B13/194 takes precedence

Abstract

Disclosed is an automatic cutoff apparatus that automatically cuts off a power source in a space where people go in and out when it is confirmed that no one is in the space. The apparatus includes: an entrance sensor; at least one moving object sensor; a controller connected to the entrance sensor, the moving object sensor, and configured to cut off the resources in the specific object device when the entrance sensor senses a passage of a moving object but the moving object sensor does not sense a presence of the moving object.

Claims

1. An apparatus for automatically cutting off resources, comprising:

an entrance sensor disposed at or around an entrance of a specific object space to sense a passage of a moving object;

at least one moving object sensor disposed in the specific object space and sensing a presence of the moving object in the specific object space;

a controller which is connected to the entrance sensor, the moving object sensor, and the specific object device through cable or wirelessly to control the resources for the specific object device, and configured to cut off the resources in the specific object device when the entrance sensor senses a passage of a moving object but the moving object sensor does not sense a presence of the moving object.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein when the entrance sensor senses a passage of a moving object, the controller supplies or continues to supply the resources in the specific object device.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein when the entrance sensor senses a passage of a moving object and the moving object sensor senses a presence of a moving object in the specific object space, the controller supplies or continues to supply the resources in the specific object device.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein when the entrance sensor senses a passage of a moving object, the controller operates the moving object sensor, and

when the entrance sensor senses a passage of a moving object and the moving object sensor senses a presence of a moving object in the specific object space, the controller stops the moving object sensor from operating.

5. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein when the entrance sensor senses a passage of a moving object, the controller operates the moving object sensor, and

when the entrance sensor senses a passage of a moving object and the moving object sensor senses a presence of a moving object in the specific object space, the controller stops the moving object sensor from operating.

6. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein when the entrance sensor senses a passage of a moving object, the controller operates the moving object sensor, and

when the entrance sensor senses a passage of a moving object and the moving object sensor senses a presence of a moving object in the specific object space, the controller stops the moving object sensor from operating.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein when the entrance sensor senses a passage of a moving object, the controller operates the moving object sensor, and

after performing an operation of cutting off, supplying or continuing to supply the resources in the specific object device, the controller stops the moving object sensor from operating.

8. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein when the entrance sensor senses a passage of a moving object, the controller operates the moving object sensor, and

after performing an operation of cutting off, supplying or continuing to supply the resources in the specific object device, the controller stops the moving object sensor from operating.

9. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein when the entrance sensor senses a passage of a moving object, the controller operates the moving object sensor, and

after performing an operation of cutting off, supplying or continuing to supply the resources in the specific object device, the controller stops the moving object sensor from operating.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a timer.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein when the entrance sensor senses a passage of a moving object, the controller operates the timer, and when the moving object sensor does not sense a presence of a moving object in the specific object space within a first predetermined time, the controller cuts off or continues to cut off the resources in the specific object device.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the first predetermined time ranges from about 5 seconds to about 5 minutes.

13. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein when the entrance sensor senses a passage of a moving object, the controller operates the timer, and when the moving object sensor does not sense a presence of a moving object in the specific object space within a first predetermined time, the controller cuts off or continues to cut off the resources from the specific object device, and when the moving object sensor senses a presence of a moving object in the specific object space within a second predetermined time, the controller resumes supplying the resources in the specific object device.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the first predetermined time and the second predetermined time range from about 5 seconds to about 5 minutes, individually.

15. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein when the specific object space has at least one entrance, the automatic cutoff apparatus is connected to and operate with at least one entrance sensor set up for each entrance.

16. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the specific object device is at least one device selected from the group consisting of a gas supply device, a tap water supply device, and an electricity supply device.