Communications: electrical – Condition responsive indicating system – Specific condition
Patent
1999-07-14
2000-11-21
Lieu, Julie
Communications: electrical
Condition responsive indicating system
Specific condition
340332, 3406911, 362259, G08B 1710
Patent
active
061509434
ABSTRACT:
A device for projecting an escape path to direct evacuation from a fire includes a plurality of laser diode projectors secured within a housing and aimed to project successive rays or images along a predetermined escape path. The images may comprise arrow indicators, graphics, or alphanumeric indicators. The laser beams are emitted through the same window in the housing to minimize heat infiltration into the housing. The laser diodes are triggered by an alarm condition, such as direct actuation by a smoke sensor, IR detector, or the like, or secondary actuation in response to the audio alarm signal of a primary fire alarm. For actuation by a primary alarm system, a microphone input is amplified and fed to a microprocessor. The microprocessor is programmed to digitally filter and process the signal to determine the presence of a primary alarm signal, and actuate a fire escape path illuminating module. The audio pickup includes a pair of microphones spaced apart approximately one-half wavelength of the primary alarm signal to avoid acoustic standing wave problems, the microphones switching periodically to acquire the best signal. The microprocessor operates in a low power mode, and activates only when the microphone signal exceeds a predetermined level. A housing for the system is mounted in the opposed arms of a C-shaped bracket, so that the housing may rotate (yaw) through a large angle and tilt (pitch) through an angular range to orient the projection of the fire escape path indicators.
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Fuller Jerome Keith
Gechtman Dan
Hreha Michael A.
Lehman Mark R.
American Xtal Technology, Inc.
Cohen Howard
Lieu Julie
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