Remote alarm system

• US 4,531,115 A
• Filed: 07/26/1982
• Issued: 07/23/1985
• Est. Priority Date: 07/26/1982
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Emhart Industries Incorporated Farmington CT
• Original Assignee: Emhart Industries, Inc. (Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.)
• Inventors: Black, Donald, Pirtle, James D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Crosland, Donnie L.
• Application Number:
  US06/402,154
• Time in Patent Office: 1,093 Days
• Field of Search: 340/539, 340/531, 340/527, 340/528, 455/63, 455/50, 455/67
• US Class Current: 340/539.17
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 1/08 using electric transmission ; transformation of alarm signals to electrical signals from a different medium, e.g. transmission of an electric alarm signal upon detection of an audible alarm signal
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/02 Alarms for ensuring the safety of persons
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 3/1083 Pager locating systems

Abstract

A remote alarm system provides a transmitter having an audio frequency signal generator circuit, a modulator circuit forming a current source modulated by the audio frequency signal and a radio frequency oscillator circuit modulated by the current source, and a receiver having a super-regenerative detector, an amplifier connected thereto, a notch filter for selectively filtering the audio frequency signal, an alternating current rectifier for rectifying the audio frequency signal, a delay circuit for delaying activation of an alarm signal until a signal from the rectifier circuit is present for a predetermined amount of time and for determining a period of time for activation of an alarm signal, and an alarm means for generating an alarm signal in response to the output of the delay circuit.

Claims

1. A remote alarm system, comprising:

a transmitter;

circuit means, included in said transmitter for generating an audio frequency electrical signal;

means for activating said circuit means for generating;

modulator circuit means, included in said transmitter and coupled to said circuit means for generating, for forming a current source modulated by said circuit means for generating;

radio frequency oscillator circuit means included in said transmitter and coupled to said modulator circuit means for being modulated by said modulated current source;

antenna means coupled to said radio frequency oscillator circuit means for transmitting signals therefrom;

a receiver;

antenna means for receiving transmissions from said antenna means for transmitting;

super-regenerative detector means included in said receiver and coupled to said antenna means for receiving;

amplifier means included in said receiver and coupled to said detector means for amplifying signals therefrom;

notch filter means included in said receiver and coupled to said amplifier means for selectively filtering the audio frequency of said circuit means for generating;

alternating current rectifier means included in said receiver and coupled to said filter means for converting any said audio frequencies filtered by said filter means into a direct current signal;

delay circuit means, included in said receiver and coupled to said rectifier means, for delaying activation of an alarm signal until said direct current signal is present for a predetermined amount of time and for determining a period of time for activation of an alarm signal; and

alarm means coupled to said delay circuit means for generating an alarm signal in response to said delay circuit means.

2. The alarm system of claim 1, wherein said means for generating said audio frequency includes a twin-T oscillator circuit configuration.

3. The alarm system of claim 2, wherein said radio frequency oscillator circuit means includes a crystal controlled frequency.

4. The alarm system of claim 3, wherein said notch filter means includes a twin-T circuit configuration.

5. The alarm system of claim 1, wherein said delay circuit means includes a first delay network means for determining said predetermined amount of time and a second delay network means for determining said period of time for activation.

6. The alarm system of claim 5, wherein said delay circuit means also includes an inverter gate coupling said first and second delay network means.

7. The alarm system of claim 6, wherein said delay circuit means further includes an interlock circuit means having first and second logical NOR gates, each of which includes first and second inputs and an output, said first input of said first NOR gate being coupled to said rectifier means, said second input of said first NOR gate being coupled to said output of said second NOR gate, said output of said first NOR gate being coupled to said first delay network means and to said first input of said second NOR gate, and said second input of said second NOR gate being coupled to said second delay network means.

8. The alarm system of claim 7, wherein said delay circuit means further includes third NOR gate circuit means having a first input coupled to said output of said first NOR gate, a second input coupled to said second input of said second NOR gate, and an output coupled to said alarm means.