Fire detector

• US 8,294,895 B2
• Filed: 03/25/2010
• Issued: 10/23/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/27/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nohmi Bosai Limited (Secom Company Limited)
• Original Assignee: Nohmi Bosai Limited (Secom Company Limited)
• Inventors: Kato, Kenichi
• Primary Examiner(s): STAFIRA, MICHAEL PATRICK
• Application Number:
  US12/731,574
• Publication Number:
  US 20100243898A1
• Time in Patent Office: 943 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 356/337
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 21/3504 for analysing gases, e.g. multi-gas analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 21/53 within a flowing fluid, e.g. smoke
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 2201/022 Casings
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 2201/0642 Light traps; baffles
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 17/107 for detecting light-scattering due to smoke
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 17/113 Constructional details

Abstract

Provided is a fire detector in which an element substrate can be easily removed from and mounted into an optical case. The fire detector includes: an optical case (21); an element substrate (31), on which a light-receiving element (12) is mounted, the element substrate (31) being provided in the optical case (21); a signal line (35) passing through an introduction portion of a peripheral wall (21a) of the optical case (21), the signal line (35) being connected to the element substrate (31); and an optical cover (30) for closing an opening of the optical case (21), in which the signal line (35) is inserted into a slit (37) which is open on an upper end surface (21f) of the introduction portion of the peripheral wall (21a).

Claims

1. A fire detector, comprising:

an optical case;

a light-receiving element provided in the optical case;

a received-light amplifying section for amplifying an output signal of the light-receiving element; and

a fire determination section for determining occurrence of a fire when a detection level obtained by A/D conversion of the amplified output signal is equal to or higher than a threshold value, wherein;

a signal line is connected to an element substrate on which the light-receiving element is mounted; and

the signal line passes through a slit formed obliquely through a peripheral wall of the optical case wherein the signal line passes through said slit so that said signal line is bent more easily extend along the outer surface of said peripheral wall and to have outside light less likely to enter said optical case.

3. A fire detector according to claim 1, wherein a light-shielding wall is provided in a space for housing the signal line in the optical case between a position at which the element substrate is to be mounted and the slit.

5. A fire detector according to claim 1, wherein the slit obliquely intersects the peripheral wall.

2. A fire detector, comprising:

an optical case whose interior forms a dark box;

an air passage constituting a smoke detection portion, for letting a gas flow into the optical case;

a light-emitting element provided in the optical case;

a light-receiving element for receiving scattered light generated by scattering of light emitted from the light-emitting element by smoke particles present in the smoke detection portion;

a received-light amplifying circuit for amplifying an output signal of the light-receiving element; and

a fire determination section for determining occurrence of a fire when a detection level obtained by A/D conversion of the amplified output signal is equal to or higher than a threshold value, wherein;

a signal line is connected to an element substrate on which one of the light-emitting element and the light-receiving element is mounted; and

the signal line passes through a slit formed obliquely through a peripheral wall of the optical case wherein the signal line passes through said slit so that said signal line is bent more easily extend along the outer surface of said peripheral wall and to have outside light less likely to enter said optical case.

4. A fire detector according to claim 2, wherein a light-shielding wall is provided in a space for housing the signal line in the optical case between a position at which the element substrate is to be mounted and the slit.

6. A fire detector according to claim 2, wherein the slit obliquely intersects the peripheral wall.

7. A fire detector, comprising:

an optical case;

a light-receiving element provided in the optical case;

a received-light amplifying section for amplifying an output signal of the light-receiving element; and

a fire determination section for determining occurrence of a fire when a detection level obtained by A/D conversion of the amplified output signal is equal to or higher than a threshold value, wherein;

an outer surface of the optical case has conductivity;

a signal-line retaining portion for bringing a signal line connected to an element substrate, on which the light-receiving element is mounted, into contact with the outer surface is provided to the optical case so that said signal line is not affected by noise present in said optical case; and

an opening of the optical case is closed by an optical cover having conductivity.

9. A fire detector according to claim 7, wherein the signal-line retaining portion is provided to the optical cover mounted onto the optical case.

8. A fire detector, comprising:

an optical case whose interior forms a dark box;

an air passage constituting a smoke detection portion, for letting a gas flow into the optical case;

a light-emitting element provided in the optical case;

a light-receiving element for receiving scattered light generated by scattering of light emitted from the light-emitting element by smoke particles present in the smoke detection portion;

a received-light amplifying circuit for amplifying an output signal of the light-receiving element; and

a fire determination section for determining occurrence of a fire when a detection level obtained by A/S conversion of the amplified output signal is equal to or higher than a threshold value, wherein;

an outer surface of the optical case has conductivity;

a signal-line retaining portion for bringing a signal line connected to an element substrate, on which the light-receiving element is mounted, into contact with the outer surface is provided to the optical case so that said signal line is not affected by noise present in said optical case; and

an opening of the optical case is closed by an optical cover having conductivity.

10. A fire detector according to claim 8-, wherein the signal-line retaining portion is provided to the optical cover mounted onto the optical case.