Communications: electrical – Condition responsive indicating system – With particular system function
Patent
1998-06-16
2000-08-15
Pope, Daryl
Communications: electrical
Condition responsive indicating system
With particular system function
340 54, 340517, 340531, 340538, G08B 2900
Patent
active
061042862
ABSTRACT:
Typical apparatus according to the present invention for detecting a predetermined type of condition (such as the presence of smoke) at a given location and providing an indication (typically audible and/or visible) of the presence of such condition, comprises an electrical detector responsive to the type of condition, for providing a potential difference of at least a predetermined amount between two predetermined points; first circuitry for connecting at least a substantial fraction of the potential difference to an electrical relay or relay analogue in the apparatus so as to provide a predetermined first indication; and second circuitry responsive to a condition in the detector or in the first circuitry that is outside of a predetermined range, and thus of possible detriment to the optimum performance of the apparatus, to provide a predetermined indication. Typically the first circuitry provides one indication concerning the presence or absence of smoke and the second circuitry provides a different indication concerning the presence or absence of possible trouble in the apparatus.
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