Physical condition monitoring system for detection in remote places

• US 4,260,981 A
• Filed: 05/02/1979
• Issued: 04/07/1981
• Est. Priority Date: 05/04/1978
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Hochiki Corporation
• Original Assignee: Hochiki Corporation
• Inventors: Yamauchi, Yukio, Tanigawa, Takeshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Robinson, Thomas A.
• Application Number:
  US06/035,354
• Time in Patent Office: 706 Days
• Field of Search: 340/182, 340/511, 340/524, 340/525, 340/171 A
• US Class Current: 340/870.11
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 1/00 Measuring arrangements giving results other than momentary value of variable, of general application G01D3/00 takes precedence; in tariff metering apparatus G01D4/00; transducers not specially adapted for a specific variable G01D5/00
• CPC Class Codes: G01K 1/02 Means for indicating or recording specially adapted for thermometers
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 23/00 Alarms responsive to unspecified undesired or abnormal conditions

Abstract

A monitoring system having physical condition detectors arranged at places remote from a central receiving device so as to detect changes in the physical condition of a matter to be observed such as temperature, light and smoke. The central receiving device impresses detection mode signals on the output portions of detectors to control the outputs thereof. When said receiving device receives an output fed from said detectors by one of detection mode signals, said receiving device displays a physical condition of matter responding to the detection mode signal, thereby enabling the physical condition of matter to be continuously observed responding to detection mode signals and according to the lapse of time.

Claims

1. A monitoring system comprising:

a constant voltage power source,

a circuit means connected to said power source for generating detection mode alternation signals,

an AND means having first and second input terminals, means applying said detection mode alternation signals to said first input terminal,

a display portion coupled to the output of said AND means,

a receiving means comprising a switching means connected to said power source, said switching means having a control terminal, the output terminal of said switching means being connected to the second input terminal of said AND means,

a detecting means connected to said power source for detecting a predetermined physical quantity through the electrical power of said power source, and

a detection device connected to said detecting means and having an output control means with an output control terminal, said detection device being connected to apply an output corresponding to the physical quantity detected by said detecting means on the control terminal of said switching means, the output control terminal of said output control means being connected to receive the output of said detection mode alternation signal generation means.

2. The monitoring system according to claim 1 comprising a plurality of further detection devices, in which said switching means comprises a plurality of switches corresponding to said detection devices, and said display means comprising means for displaying the position of each of said detection devices, the outputs detected by said detection devices being applied to the corresponding switches, said AND means including a plurality of AND circuits, the output terminal of each of said switches being connected to the second input terminal of separate AND circuits, said display means being connected to the output terminal of each of said switches.

3. The monitoring system according to claim 1 in which said detection mode alternation generator means comprises:

a first stable multivibrator circuit,

an inverter connected to the output terminal of said multivibrator circuit,

a first switching element having a control terminal connected to the output terminal of said inverter, and a second switching element having a control terminal connected to the output terminal of said multivibrator circuit, said first and second switching elements being opened and closed in reverse relation to each other,

a capacitor connected to the output terminal of said first switching element, and

an amplifying means connected to amplify the charging voltage of said capacitor;

said AND means comprising

a third switching element having a control terminal connected to said amplifying means, and

an amplifying means connected to the output terminal of said third switching element;

said switching detection means comprising

a transistor switching element connected to said power source, the control terminal of said transistor switching element being connected to the output of said detection device, and

a monostable-multivibrator connected to the output terminal of said transistor switching element, and having an output terminal connected to the control terminal of said third switching element of said AND means;

said output control means comprising a comparator having a first input terminal connected to the output terminal of said detection section and a second input terminal connected to the output terminal of said amplifier of said detection mode alternation signal generation means; and

a transistor switching element having a control terminal connected to the output terminal of said comparator and an input terminal connected to the control terminal of a transistor switching element of said switching detection means.

4. The monitoring system according to claim 1 comprising

a natural frequency receiving circuit connected to said power source by way of a capacitor,

first, second and third dividing resistors connected in series between said power source and ground,

a first comparator having a high potential input terminal connected to the junction of said first and second resistors,

a second comparator having a high potential input terminal connected to the junction of said second and third resistors, the low potential terminals of said first and second comparators being connected to one terminal of a control resistor, the other end of the control resistor being connected to the high potential terminal of said first resistor,

a dividing resistor connected between the junction of said comparators and said control resistor and the input terminal of said transistor switching element of said detection devices,

a natural frequency oscillator circuit connected between the input terminal of said transistor switching element and said power source,

a memory circuit of the two stage shift transistor type and having data terminals corresponding to the detection devices and connected to the output terminals of said natural frequency receiving circuit, said memory circuit having two clock terminals connected to the output terminals of said first and second comparators by way of a NOR circuit, and

a display portion connected to the output terminals of said memory circuit.