Sound, temperature and motion alarm for vehicle occupants and pets

• US 9,384,647 B1
• Filed: 06/27/2014
• Issued: 07/05/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/05/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: All Distributors, LLC
• Original Assignee: All Distributors, LLC
• Inventors: Arnold, Bettye, Best, Mark
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, An T
• Application Number:
  US14/317,326
• Time in Patent Office: 739 Days
• Field of Search: 340/449, 340/522, 340/573.1, 340/425.5, 340/457, 340/438, 340/581, 340/584
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 5/001 Switches therefor
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 5/005 automatically actuated
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 16/033 characterised by the use of electrical cells or batteries for propulsion puposes B60K1/04; supplying batteries to, or removing batteries from, vehicles B60S5/06; testing of charge state G01R31/36
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 15/71 responsive to temperature changes, rain, wind or noise
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2900/531 Doors
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2900/55 Windows
• CPC Class Codes: G01K 1/024 for remote indication
• CPC Class Codes: G01K 1/14 Supports; Fastening devices; Arrangements for mounting thermometers in particular locations
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/02 Alarms for ensuring the safety of persons
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/22 responsive to presence or absence of persons
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/24 Reminder alarms, e.g. anti-loss alarms

Abstract

Systems, devices and methods of using sound detectors, motion detectors and temperature sensors inside vehicles for activating alarms to protect vehicle occupants that include babies, children, infirm, elderly and pets. Headrest mounted sound detector(s), motion detector(s) and temperature sensor are used wherein detected sound from the sound detector can activate the motion temperature sensor and motion detected to activate adjacent or remote alarms. when unsafe cold and warm interior vehicle temperatures are reached. Low battery indicators such as audible alarms, chirp sounds and lights can be used to indicate low battery power supplies.

Claims

1. A vehicle interior temperature alarm system, comprising:

a sound detector, and a motion detector and a temperature sensor for being mounted inside a vehicle;

a battery power supply for supplying power to the sound detector, the motion detector and the temperature sensor; and

an alarm attached to the sound detector, the motion detector and the temperature sensor;

a listen mode, wherein the sound detector is turned on to be powered by the battery, and both the motion detector and the temperature sensor are turned off from the battery; and

a temperature sensor power mode, wherein the temperature sensor is turned on when the sound detector picks up a sound inside of the vehicle; and

a motion detector power on mode, wherein the motion detector is turned on when a selected temperature is detected by the temperature sensor, and wherein the alarm is activated when a selected motion level is detected inside of the vehicle by the motion detector.

2. The vehicle interior temperature alarm system of claim 1, further comprising:

a single housing for the sound detector, the motion detector and the temperature sensor; and

a mount for mounting the housing to a headrest on a seat inside of a vehicle.

3. The vehicle interior temperature alarm system of claim 1, further comprising:

an SOS alarm signal played on a vehicle horn.

4. The vehicle interior temperature alarm system of claim 1, wherein the motion detector includes:

a rear seat facing motion scanning detector; and

a side facing motion scanning detector for scanning a front seat.

5. The vehicle interior temperature alarm system of claim 1, wherein the motion detector includes:

a rear seat facing motion scanning detector; and

a front seat facing motion scanning detector.

6. The vehicle interior temperature alarm system of claim 1, further comprising:

a wireless transmitter attached to the alarm system; and

a wireless receiver attached to a vehicle horn, wherein an alarm signal is transmitted by the transmitter inside the vehicle to the receiver to activates the horn.

7. The vehicle interior temperature alarm system of claim 1, wherein the battery power supply includes:

removable batteries for providing power to the sound detector, the motion detector and the temperature sensor.

8. The vehicle interior temperature alarm system of claim 1, further comprising:

a switch having different temperature settings between approximately 1 to approximately 160 F for different occupants inside the vehicle, the different occupants being selected from children, infirm/elderly and pets.

9. The vehicle interior temperature alarm system of claim 8, wherein the switch includes at least three fixed settings.

10. The vehicle interior temperature alarm system of claim 1, further comprising:

controls for automatically opening a vehicle window when the detected temperature setting is reached.

11. The vehicle interior temperature alarm system of claim 1, further comprising:

controls for automatically opening a vehicle door when the detected temperature setting is reached.

12. A method of activating a temperature dependent alarm inside a vehicle, comprising the steps of:

mounting a sound detector and a motion detector and a temperature sensor inside a vehicle;

supplying power from a battery supply to the sound detector and the motion detector and the temperature sensor;

detecting sound from the sound detector, and detecting a motion from the motion detector and sensing a temperature from the temperature sensor; and

activating an alarm, when the detected sound, the detected motion and sensed temperature reach selected levels;

continuously listening for a selected sound level by the sound detector, when the motion detector and the temperature sensor are turned off from the power from the battery supply;

supplying the power from the battery to the temperature sensor when the selected sound level by the sound detected is reached;

supplying the power from the battery to the motion detector when a selected temperature level sensed by the temperature sensor is reached; and

activating the alarm when a selected motion level detected by the motion detector is reached.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising the step of:

attaching the sound detector, the motion detector and the temperature sensor to a headrest above a seat inside of the vehicle.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the activating step includes the steps of:

remotely sending an alarm signal from a wireless transmitter adjacent to the sound detector and the motion detector and the temperature sensor; and

remotely receiving the alarm signal by a wireless receiver located adjacent to a vehicle horn.

15. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

selecting different temperature settings for the temperature sensor based on different vehicle occupants; and

selecting different settings from the different occupants being selected from children, infirm/elderly and pets.

16. The method of claim 12, further comprising the step of:

playing an SOS alarm signal on a vehicle horn when a selected temperature setting has been reached.

17. The method of claim 12, further comprising the step of:

automatically opening at least one of a vehicle window and vehicle door when the detected temperature setting is reached.

18. A vehicle interior temperature alarm system, comprising:

a motion detector and a temperature sensor for sensing motion and temperature inside a vehicle;

a battery power supply for supplying power to the motion detector and the temperature sensor; and

a sound detector for sensing sound inside of the vehicle, with the battery power supply supplying power to the sound detector;

an alarm attached to the sound detector, motion detector and temperature sensor;

a listen mode, wherein the sound detector is turned on to be powered by the battery power supply, and both the motion detector and the temperature sensor are turned off from the battery power supply; and

a temperature sensor power mode, wherein the temperature sensor is turned on when the sound detector picks UP a sound inside of the vehicle; and

a motion detector power on mode, wherein the motion detector is turned on when a selected temperature is detected by the temperature sensor, and

wherein the alarm is activated when motion is detected inside of the vehicle by the motion detector.

19. The vehicle interior temperature alarm system of claim 18, further comprising:

a single housing for the sound detector, the motion detector and the temperature sensor.