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Smoke and fire detector

  • US 4,845,474 A
  • Filed: 08/01/1986
  • Issued: 07/04/1989
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/01/1986
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. In a smoke and fire detector having a housing, a source of ionizing radiation, a smoke chamber, a reference resistance, means for comparing the electrical conductivity of ionized components in the smoke chamber with the electrical conductivity of the reference resistance, and means for sounding an alarm when the difference between the electrical conductivities exceeds a predetermined amount, the improvement comprising:

  • a nodal ring that is molded into the housing;

    a piezoelectric transducer formed by depositing piezoelectric material onto a metal disc and disposed on the nodal ring at a mode of oscillation of the transducer to form a part of the means for sounding an alarm;

    a sound-emission aperture formed as a part of the housing and coupled acoustically to the transducer, whereby the means for sounding an alarm is thereby made an integral part of the housing; and

    a retainer that is adapted to snap into engagement with the housing to secure the transducer in physical contact with the nodal ring, the retainer further including a plurality of guides, each adapted to support a spring to make electrical contact with the transducer.

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