# US 11,906,496 B2 · Gas detection device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,906,496 B2 - Document ID: US11906496B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/576,371 - Filed: 2022-01-14 - Published: 2022-06-30 - Granted: 2024-02-20 - Earliest claimed: 2017-09-19 - Assignees: Honeywell International Inc. - Applicants: Honeywell International Inc. - Inventors: Sang-Hoon Hur; Jae-Hwan Lee; Je-Phil Ahn - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11906496B2 ## CPC - G01N 33/0063: {using a threshold to release an alarm or displaying means} - G01N 33/0027: {concerning the detector} - G08C 19/00: Electric signal transmission systems (G08C17/00 takes precedence) - H05K 5/03: Covers - G01N 1/24: Suction devices {(G01N1/22 - G01N1/2294 take precedence)} - Y02A 50/20: Air quality improvement or preservation, e.g. vehicle emission control or emission reduction by using catalytic converters - G01N: INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES (measuring or testing apparatus or processes other than immunoassay, involving enzymes or microorganisms C12M, C12Q) - G08C: TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS FOR MEASURED VALUES, CONTROL OR SIMILAR SIGNALS (fluid pressure transmitting systems F15B; mechanical means for transferring the output of a sensing member into a different variable G01D5/00; mechanical control systems G05G) - H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS - Y02A: TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE ## Abstract A gas detection device comprises a pump module for drawing in air; a sensor module including a plurality of unit sensors detecting a gas included in the air; a driving module driving the pump module and the sensor module; and a case including a main body mounted to allow at least one among the pump module, the sensor module, and the driving module to be detachable and a cover connected to the main body to allow the at least one among the pump module, the sensor module, and the driving module to be exposed. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A gas detection device, comprising: a pump for drawing in air and a pump case housing the pump; a sensor housing and a plurality of unit sensors mounted in the sensor housing that are configured to detect a plurality of gases in the air; and a case comprising a main body in which the pump case and the sensor housing are detachable mounted, and a cover connected to the main body to allow at least one of the pump case or the sensor housing to be exposed, wherein the pump case and the sensor housing are arranged such that a first surface of the sensor housing protrudes further than a front surface of the pump case. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The gas detection device of claim 1, wherein the case related to the main body comprises a hinge portion connecting the cover to the main body. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The gas detection device of claim 1, wherein the case related to the main body comprises a slide portion connecting the cover to the main body. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The gas detection device of claim 1, wherein the pump case and the sensor housing are exposed based on movement of the cover. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The gas detection device of claim 4, wherein the pump case and the sensor housing are mounted in at least one accommodation space provided in the main body to be detachable from the main body. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The gas detection device of claim 5, wherein the pump case and the sensor housing are mounted in the at least one accommodation space in a sliding manner. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The gas detection device of claim 1, further comprising: an input portion provided in the cover for receiving an input from a user; and a display provided in the cover for displaying a state of at least one among the pump, the plurality of unit sensors and a gas detection result of the plurality of unit sensors. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The gas detection device of claim 1, further comprising a module substrate in which a circuit processing an electrical signal generated by the plurality of unit sensors and a terminal outputting the electrical signal are formed, wherein the module substrate is mounted in the sensor housing, the plurality of unit sensors being detachable from the sensor housing. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The gas detection device of claim 8, wherein the sensor housing comprises a protruding portion disposed adjacent to a detection surface of the plurality of unit sensors and protruding in a direction toward the detection surface to allow the air to flow in the direction toward the detection surface. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The gas detection device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of unit sensors comprise a first unit sensor, a second unit sensor, a third unit sensor, and a fourth unit sensor, and the first unit sensor, the second unit sensor, the third unit sensor, and the fourth unit sensor have the same size and shape. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The gas detection device of claim 1, wherein the case related to the main body comprises a first port providing an intake path of the air and a second port providing a discharge path of the air. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The gas detection device of claim 11, wherein the plurality of unit sensors are disposed in series along a path of air introduced to the first port to be discharged from the second port. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The gas detection device of claim 1, further comprising a controller within the main body, wherein the main body provides a first accommodation space in which the pump case is mounted and a second accommodation space in which the sensor housing is mounted, and the first accommodation space and the second accommodation space are disposed between the controller and the cover. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The gas detection device of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of unit sensors is disposed in the sensor housing to allow a detection surface in contact with the plurality of gases to face the ground.