Microprocessor operated, portable early fire detection and prevention device
OwnerTony Chavers Montgomeryinventor
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Abstract
The present invention is a battery powered, portable microprocessor based early warning alarming smoke detector. It provides the user two different time limited unattended alarms, as well an alarm for a tipped smoke detector; an alarm for a bumped smoke detector; an alarm based on nearby or lower elevation smoke by either of the two smoke detection devices; and a low power alarm. It offers “full protection” for most of the likely scenarios encountered by residential users that could result in a fire. Since the device is microprocessor controlled, the timing intervals and magnitude of the different alarm notifications can be preprogrammed as well as the sensitivity of the smoke detector devices.
Claims14
A microprocessor controlled alarming smoke detector designed to provide an early warning of a potential fire situation comprising:
- a two piece main body defining an enclosed cavity, formed from the mating engagement between an upper housing and a vented lower component housing wherein said body is fabricated from an infra red translucent, heat resistant polymer;
- an audible alarming device;
- a smoke detector ionizing chamber;
- a smoke detector photo sensor;
- a smoke detector integrated circuit microchip, adapted to send a signal to a microprocessor and to drive said audible alarming device in response to an output alarm signal from said microprocessor;
- an angle alarm optical sensor;
- an infra red alarm override optical sensor;
- a microprocessor, adapted to analyze input signals from said smoke detector microchip, said angle alarm optical sensor, and said infra red override optical sensor, and generate output alarm signals, and reset internal timing circuits, as determined by algorithmic functions programmed into said early warning microprocessor;
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- a power source;
- a circuit board held in spaced configuration within said cavity and is adapted to electronically connect and house all components;
- wherein said lower component housing has multiple linear vent slots extending axially along a tapered side and partially onto a bottom surface thereof, and a series of orifices formed through said bottom surface.
A battery powered microprocessor controlled audibly alarming smoke detector having an infra red translucent main body defining an enclosed cavity formed from the mating engagement between an upper housing and a vented lower component housing, wherein said microprocessor controlled audibly alarming smoke detector comprises the following components:
- at least one smoke sensing device;
- a tipped smoke detector sensing device;
- a tipped smoke detector sensing override device;
- an audible alarming device;
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- a microprocessing means adapted to initiate said audible alarming device according to a programmed algorithmic logic in response to signals generated from said smoke sensing device, said tipped smoke detector sensing device and said tipped smoke detector sensing override device;
- wherein said lower component housing has multiple linear vent slots extending axially along a tapered side and partially onto a bottom surface thereof, and a series of orifices formed through said bottom surface.
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