WIRELESS INDOOR PERSONAL EVACUATIONS SYSTEM

• US 20150364025A1
• Filed: 06/11/2015
• Published: 12/17/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/11/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Trojan Safety Services Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Trojan Safety Services Ltd.
• Inventors: Kirschner, Allan, Kirschner, Jeffrey, McLennan, Brendan
• Application Number:
  US14/736,977
• Publication Number:
  US 20150364025A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/12 responsive to undesired emission of substances, e.g. pollution alarms
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/14 Central alarm receiver or annunciator arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 7/066 guiding along a path, e.g. evacuation path lighting strip

Abstract

A personal evacuation alarm system is provided, including: a gas detection system; a control panel in communication with the gas detection system, the control panel including a wireless control board and a plurality of alarm ports, each alarm port connected to an outdoor audio alarm; a plurality of personal devices in wireless communication with the control panel, each of the personal devices including a plurality of light emitting diodes; and an audio emitter.

Claims

1. A wireless personal evacuation device, comprising:

a wireless receiver for receiving signals related to a presence of gas and a location associated with the gas presence;

a plurality of light emitting diodes arranged in rows, the diodes in each row having a different color;

an audio emitter;

a control board for processing the signal

wherein on receipt of the signal, the control board actuates the diodes in the row corresponding to the location.

2. The wireless personal evacuation device of claim 1, wherein the device is located in a different building from the location.

3. The wireless personal evacuation device of claim 1 further comprising:

an audible alarm actuated on receipt of the signal.

4. The wireless personal evacuation device of claim 1, wherein the diodes further indicate the device is powered.

5. The wireless personal evacuation device of claim 1, wherein the location is associated with one of a plurality of zones.

6. The wireless personal evacuation device of claim 5, wherein the diodes are arranged in rows on the device, each row associated with one of the plurality of zones.

7. The wireless personal evacuation device of claim 6, wherein each row of diodes is a different color.

8. A personal evacuation alarm system, comprising:

a gas detection system;

a control panel in communication with the gas detection system, the control panel comprising;

a wireless control board; and

a plurality of alarm ports, each alarm port connected to an outdoor audio alarm; and

a plurality of personal devices in wireless communication with the control panel, each of the personal devices comprising;

a plurality of light emitting diodes; and

an audio emitter.

9. The personal evacuation alarm system of claim 8, wherein the control panel is configured to receive a signal from the gas detection system indicating a presence of gas and a zone associated with the presence.

10. The personal evacuation alarm system of claim 9, wherein the plurality of light emitting diodes are arranged in rows, each row associated with a zone.

11. The personal evacuation alarm system of claim 10, wherein the control panel is configured to send a wireless signal to each of the plurality of personal devices, the signal including the zone associated with the gas presence.

12. The personal evacuation alarm system of claim 11, wherein each of the personal devices is configured to actuate the row of light emitting diodes associated with the zone indicated in the received signal.

13. The personal evacuation alarm system of claim 12, wherein the personal devices are positioned in buildings different from the gas detection system.

14. The personal evacuation alarm system of claim 13, wherein the control panel is further configured to actuate a plurality of outdoor audio alarms on receipt of the signal indicating the presence of gas.

15. A method of providing a personal evacuation signal, comprising:

determining, by a gas detection system, a presence of gas and a zone associated with a location of the gas;

communicating the presence of gas and the zone via a wired connection to a control panel;

communicating the presence of gas and the zone via a wireless connection to a plurality of personal devices; and

emitting a visible and auditory signal from each of the personal devices.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the personal devices are located in buildings different from the gas detection system.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the visible signal comprises the actuation of a plurality of light emitting diodes, the light emitting diodes positioned in a row associated with the zone.