NON-CONTACT TEMPERATURE MONITORING DEVICE

• US 20140219314A1
• Filed: 09/07/2012
• Published: 08/07/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/08/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Deog Bong Ryou
• Original Assignee: Deog Bong Ryou
• Inventors: Ryou, Deog Bong
• Application Number:
  US14/343,387
• Publication Number:
  US 20140219314A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 374/152
• CPC Class Codes: G01J 5/0066 for hot spots detection
• CPC Class Codes: G01J 5/025 Interfacing a pyrometer to an external device or network; User interface
• CPC Class Codes: G01J 5/026 Control of working procedures of a pyrometer, other than calibration; Bandwidth calculation; Gain control
• CPC Class Codes: G01J 5/0859 Sighting arrangements, e.g. cameras
• CPC Class Codes: G01K 13/00 Thermometers specially adapted for specific purposes

Abstract

The present invention pertains to a non-contact temperature monitoring device, wherein: temperature data and image data are simultaneously outputted to a monitoring unit by simultaneously photographing a temperature detection target and detecting the temperature of the temperature detection target in a non-contact manner, in which the temperature state of the temperature detection target and on-site conditions can be monitored in real time; the state of the temperature detection target is photographed using an image capturing unit only when the temperature state of the temperature detection target is abnormal, thereby simplifying an operation in a normal state and more accurately detecting on-site conditions using image information in emergency situations. Accordingly, quicker and more accurate responses are possible, thereby preventing fire accidents in industrial settings.

Claims

1. A non-contact temperature monitoring device, comprising:

a non-contact temperature detection unit that detects a temperature of a plurality of points of a temperature detection object with a non-contact method;

a sensing unit that comprises an image photographing unit that photographs the temperature detection object;

a data transmitting unit that is connected to the sensing unit to transmit temperature data and image data obtained by the sensing unit;

a monitoring unit that receives and outputs temperature data and image data obtained by the sensing unit; and

a controller that receives the temperature data and the image data from the data transmitting unit to apply the temperature data and the image data to the monitoring unit.

2. The non-contact temperature monitoring device of claim 1, further comprising a manipulating unit to be manipulated by a user so as to select an operation state of the image photographing unit, wherein the controller controls an operation state of the image photographing unit according to a manipulating signal of the manipulating unit.

3. The non-contact temperature monitoring device of claim 1, wherein the controller controls an operation state of the image photographing unit according to temperature data obtained by the non-contact temperature detection unit.

4. The non-contact temperature monitoring device of claim 3, wherein the controller controls the image photographing unit to photograph the temperature detection object, if temperature data obtained by the non-contact temperature detection unit is equal to or larger than a preset reference value.

5. The non-contact temperature monitoring device of claim 1, wherein the sensing unit and a data transmitting unit corresponding thereto are each provided in plural, and the controller controls to alternately output temperature data of a plurality of sensing units to the monitoring unit.

6. The non-contact temperature monitoring device of claim 5, wherein the controller controls an image photographing unit of a corresponding sensing unit to operate and controls temperature data and image data of a corresponding sensing unit to intensively output to the monitoring unit, if one temperature data of temperature data of the plurality of sensing units is equal to or larger than a preset reference value.

7. The non-contact temperature monitoring device of claim 1, wherein the monitoring unit comprises:

a display unit that displays temperature data and image data received from the controller; and

a warning device that can warn a state of temperature data received from the controller, wherein the controller controls the warning device to operate, if temperature data is equal to or larger than a preset reference value.

8. The non-contact temperature monitoring device of claim 1, wherein the non-contact temperature detection unit and the image photographing unit of the sensing unit are fixed and coupled to one case so as to fix a relative position.

9. The non-contact temperature monitoring device of claim 8, wherein the non-contact temperature detection unit detects a temperature of a plurality of points within an area photographed by the image photographing unit.

10. The non-contact temperature monitoring device of claim 9, wherein the non-contact temperature detection unit comprises:

a printed circuit board (PCB) that is disposed within the case and that has a light receiving area at one side;

a lens module that collects infrared rays generated in the temperature detection object and that is mounted to protrude to a front side surface of the case so as to apply the infrared rays to the light receiving area;

an infrared ray sensor chip that is mounted in plural in the light receiving area so as to receive infrared rays and that receives infrared rays to convert the infrared rays to an electric signal; and

a calculation unit that receives and calculates an electric signal of the infrared ray sensor chip to generate each temperature data, wherein a temperature of a plurality of points of the temperature detection object is detected through a plurality of infrared ray sensor chips.

11. The non-contact temperature monitoring device of claim 10, wherein the image photographing unit comprises:

a camera that is coupled to the case to photograph the temperature detection object; and

a lighting lamp that is coupled to the case to radiate lighting light to the front side of the camera, wherein the controller controls the camera and the lighting lamp to operate.

12. The non-contact temperature monitoring device of claim 10, wherein the infrared ray sensor chip is disposed in a specific arrangement state in the light receiving area so as to detect a temperature of a specific point of the temperature detection object.

13. The non-contact temperature monitoring device of claim 10, wherein the infrared ray sensor chip is evenly disposed in an entire area of the light receiving area, and only a specific infrared ray sensor chip of a plurality of infrared ray sensor chips is activated to detect only a temperature of a specific point of the temperature detection object.

14. The non-contact temperature monitoring device of claim 2, wherein the monitoring unit comprises:

a display unit that displays temperature data and image data received from the controller; and

a warning device that can warn a state of temperature data received from the controller, wherein the controller controls the warning device to operate, if temperature data is equal to or larger than a preset reference value.

15. The non-contact temperature monitoring device of claim 3, wherein the monitoring unit comprises:

a display unit that displays temperature data and image data received from the controller; and

a warning device that can warn a state of temperature data received from the controller, wherein the controller controls the warning device to operate, if temperature data is equal to or larger than a preset reference value.

16. The non-contact temperature monitoring device of claim 4, wherein the monitoring unit comprises:

a display unit that displays temperature data and image data received from the controller; and

a warning device that can warn a state of temperature data received from the controller, wherein the controller controls the warning device to operate, if temperature data is equal to or larger than a preset reference value.

17. The non-contact temperature monitoring device of claim 5, wherein the monitoring unit comprises:

a display unit that displays temperature data and image data received from the controller; and

a warning device that can warn a state of temperature data received from the controller, wherein the controller controls the warning device to operate, if temperature data is equal to or larger than a preset reference value.

18. The non-contact temperature monitoring device of claim 6, wherein the monitoring unit comprises:

a display unit that displays temperature data and image data received from the controller; and

a warning device that can warn a state of temperature data received from the controller, wherein the controller controls the warning device to operate, if temperature data is equal to or larger than a preset reference value.

19. The non-contact temperature monitoring device of claim 2, wherein the non-contact temperature detection unit and the image photographing unit of the sensing unit are fixed and coupled to one case so as to fix a relative position.

20. The non-contact temperature monitoring device of claim 3, wherein the non-contact temperature detection unit and the image photographing unit of the sensing unit are fixed and coupled to one case so as to fix a relative position.

21. The non-contact temperature monitoring device of claim 4, wherein the non-contact temperature detection unit and the image photographing unit of the sensing unit are fixed and coupled to one case so as to fix a relative position.

22. The non-contact temperature monitoring device of claim 5, wherein the non-contact temperature detection unit and the image photographing unit of the sensing unit are fixed and coupled to one case so as to fix a relative position.

23. The non-contact temperature monitoring device of claim 6, wherein the non-contact temperature detection unit and the image photographing unit of the sensing unit are fixed and coupled to one case so as to fix a relative position.