Infrared lens arrays

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1988-07-15

1989-09-19

Howell, Janice A.

Radiant energy

Invisible radiant energy responsive electric signalling

Infrared responsive

250342, G01J 100

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048683914

ABSTRACT:
An array of lenses is provided for focusing thermal infrared radiation onto a detector from a set of arcuately displaced directions 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 to detect intruders. The lenses are formed as fresnel lenses, typically, in a sheet 17 of radiation transmissive material as two planar leaves 18, 19 transverse to one another, one horizontal, the other vertical. With the detector 6 set to receive focused radiation from both leaves, the radiation at each lens is more nearly normal to the lenses, greatly reducing transmission losses from directions almost under the array and from horizontal directions. Also, when moulded as a single sheet, the intersecting edge 20 of the two sheets greatly increases the mechanical rigidity of the array. Being flat, a lip 32 can be provided around the sheet edge for easy mounting and good dust sealing.

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patent: 4321594 (1982-03-01), Galvin et al.
patent: 4717821 (1988-01-01), Messiou
patent: 4734585 (1988-03-01), Owers

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