Motion detector device with rotatable focusing views and a method of selecting a specific focusing view

• US 7,635,846 B2
• Filed: 12/09/2008
• Issued: 12/22/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/25/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: IQ Group Sdn. Bhd. (IQ Group Holdings Bhd.)
• Original Assignee: IQ Group Sdn. Bhd. (IQ Group Holdings Bhd.)
• Inventors: Chi, Yung Chih, Chen, Wen Chin
• Primary Examiner(s): Porta; David P
• Assistant Examiner(s): VU, MINDY D
• Application Number:
  US12/330,894
• Publication Number:
  US 20090084957A1
• Time in Patent Office: 378 Days
• Field of Search: 250/338.3, 250/353, 250/DIG.1
• US Class Current: 250/353
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/193 using focusing means
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 250/01 Passive intrusion detectors

Abstract

A motion detector device includes a lamp assembly, a junction box assembly with a cylindrically shaped holding arm, a rotation assembly incorporating a sensor seat, a pyro-sensor and circuitry, and a lens assembly. The lens assembly can assume a semi-spherical or cylindrical shape. The lens assembly is integrally formed by a plurality of multifaceted lenses with pre-determined focuses constituting pre-determined focusing views. Each focusing view is defined for a range/distance and angle of detection. The lens assembly can be rotated to select a specific focusing view. The sensor seat is disposed at the focus of the selected focusing view to receive infrared radiation rays. The entire or half or portion of the lens assembly carries lenses making up the pre-determined focusing views.

Claims

1. An infrared radiation motion detector device, comprising:

a lamp assembly;

a junction box assembly with a cylindrically shaped holding arm;

a rotation assembly incorporating a sensor seat;

a pyro-sensor and circuitry; and

a lens assembly

wherein the lens assembly has a semi-spherical shape integrally formed by a plurality of multifaceted lenses with pre-determined focuses constituting pre-determined focusing views defined for range and angle of detection and the lens assembly is rotatable to select a specific focusing view,

whereby the sensor seat is disposed at the focus of the selected focusing view to receive infrared radiation rays.

2. The motion detector device of claim 1, wherein the lenses have a dotted lens configuration.

3. The motion detector device of claim 1, wherein the lenses have a Fresnel lens configuration.

4. The motion detector device of claim 1, wherein the lens assembly is integrally formed with four multifaceted lenses with pre-determined focuses constituting four pre-determined focusing views defined for range and angle of detection.

5. The motion detector device of claim 1, wherein a lens pattern corresponding to each focusing view is provided towards the dome surface of the lens assembly.

6. The motion detector device of claim 1, wherein a plurality of zone-indicating marks are integrally provided along a circumferential lens frame of the lens assembly and each zone-indicating mark is disposed at the edge of a focusing view.

7. The motion detector device of claim 1, wherein a main printed circuit board (PCB) assembly includes a sensor seat and a pyro-sensor, all in electrical connection, is firmly attached to the rotation assembly.

8. The motion detector device of claim 1, wherein the lamp assembly is first rotated to face a viewing zone;

the rotation assembly is rotatable to align with the lamp assembly; and

the lens assembly is rotatable to align with the aligned lamp and rotation assemblies;

whereby the three assemblies rotate, as a whole, relative to the central axis of the holding arm.

9. The motion detector device of claim 1, wherein the lamp assembly is locked with the rotation assembly and is first rotated to face a viewing zone;

and

the lens assembly is then rotated to align with the locked lamp and rotation assemblies;

whereby the three assemblies rotate, as a whole, relative to the central axis of the holding arm.

10. The motion detector device of claim 1, wherein two wings are provided extending outwardly from the sensor seat to limit receiving infrared rays from a pre-determined angle.

11. The motion detector device of claim 10, wherein the angle between the two wings on the sensor seat corresponds to the maximum angle of detection from the design of the focusing views on the lens assembly.

12. The motion detector device of claim 1, wherein a central line is marked on the circumference of the rotation assembly, which corresponds with the centre of the sensor seat in the main PCB assembly (45);

and two side indicating lines off the central indicating line are marked, which correspond with the zone-indicating marks defining the focusing view.

13. The motion detector device of claim 1, wherein the entire lens assembly carries the lenses with predetermined focusing views.

14. The motion detector device of claim 1, wherein half or a portion of the lens assembly carries the lenses with pre-determined focusing views.

15. An infrared radiation motion detector device, comprising:

a lamp assembly;

a junction box assembly with a cylindrically shaped holding arm;

a rotation assembly incorporating a sensor seat;

a pyro-sensor and circuitry; and

a lens assembly;

wherein the lens assembly has a cylindrical shape integrally formed by a plurality of multifaceted lenses with pre-determined focuses constituting pre-determined focusing views defined for range and angle of detection and the lens assembly is rotatable to select a specific focusing view,

whereby the sensor seat is disposed at the focus of the selected focusing view to receive infrared radiation rays.