US3636542A - Portable photoresponsive intrusion alarm - Google Patents
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- ABSTRACT An intrusion alarm with a self-contained power source having a trigger circuit with means for adjusting its standby level and means receiving available ambient light which when blocked causes the circuit level to rise and provide a triggering signal.
- An alarm signal circuit with a gated semiconductor is energized by the trigger signal provided to the gate of the semiconductor.
- the intrusion alarm may be modified for connection to an outside source and may be provided with a remotely positioned signal generator.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a portable photoresponsive protective device with a self-contained power source.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide the foregoing device having means for adjusting the standby level of the circuit for the available light in the area the alarm is to be used.
- Yet another object of the present invention is to provide the foregoing device which is easily set for operation and relies on the shock effect of a sudden loud persistent signal in a relatively dark and quiet environment to scare away an intruder.
- Still another object of the present invention is to provide the foregoing device which is relatively simple and inexpensive to manufacture, is of a rugged and reliable construction, and is easily set up for use.
- Still another object of the present invention is to provide the foregoing device with a remotely located signal generator.
- FIG. 1 is an elevational view, with the cover removed to show the internal operating parts, of an intrusion alarm made in accordance with the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram of the novel device of FIG. 1.
- FIGS. 3, 4 and 5 are circuit diagrams of various modifications of the novel device for providing signal generating means remotely located therefrom.
- a case is provided with a sidewall 11, and a front wall 12 and a rear wall 13 extending from opposite edges of the sidewall.
- a top wall 14 and a removable bottom wall 15 extend from the sidewall 11 between the front and rear walls 12 and 13, and an internal wall 16 is provided in spaced substantially parallel relationship between the top and bottom walls thereby dividing the area within the case 10 into a circuit chamber 17 and a battery chamber 18 which normally are closed by the cover of the case that has been removed in the drawings.
- the sidewall 11 and the cover (not shown) are formed to provide tracks to permit the bottom wall 15 to be slid away from the front wall 12 and thereby open as an access into the battery chamber 18.
- a meter 20 extends through and is connected to the top wall 12.
- a control 21 to set the novel device is mounted on the rear wall 13 and has an external knob 22 for operation.
- An externally operated on/olf switch 23 also is mounted on the rear wall 13 and connects a signal generator means 24 to one side of a self-contained low level DC power source, in this instance, batteries B in the chamber 18.
- the signal generator means 24, which in this instance is a horn to provide an audible signal, is mounted in the chamber 17 to the sidewall 11 which is provided with a plurality of small openings 25 forming a grillwork so the audible signal is not muffled.
- the front wall 12 is provided with an opening or window 26 for passage of light to a light-responsive element or photocell 27 which is mounted on a printed circuit board 28 in the front end of the circuit chamber 17.
- the printed circuit board 28 is supported in slots in the upper and internal walls 14 and I6, and mounts a transistor 40, an adjustable resistance 41, resistors 42 and 46, a diode 43 and an S.C.R. 44 in addition to the photocell 27 (see FIG. 2).
- the usual types of battery contacts 31 and 32 are supported by the front and rear walls 13 and 12, respectively, at opposite ends of the battery chamber 18.
- the contact 31 is provided with a wire conductor 33 which extends through an opening 35 in the rear end of the wall 16 and is connected to the main or set" control 21.
- the contact 32 is provided with a wire conductor 34 which extends through an opening 36 in the front end of wall 16 and is connected to the circuit provided by the board 28.
- a harness 29 or plurality of wire conductors are provided in the chamber 17 to conductively connect the meter 20, control 21, switch 23 and horn or signal generator 24 to the circuit of the board 28.
- the main or set" control 21 is comprised of an on/off switch 37, connected on one side to the battery contact 31 by the wire conductor 33, and a variable resistance or potentiometer 39.
- the other side of switch 37 is connected to one side of switch 23 which is connected to the horn or signal generating means 24.
- the variable resistance 39 connects line 38 to the base of transistor 40 and to one side of the photocell 27 which is connected on the other side to the wire conductor 34. Therefore, the variable resistance or potentiometer 39 and the photocell 27 form a resistance voltage divider which is manually adjustable and light-responsive to control the base bias of transistor 40.
- the wire conductor 34 which is connected to one side of the photocell 27, is connected to the cathode of the S.C.R. 44 which is anode connected by a conductor 45 to the horn 24.
- a resistance 46 is provided to also connect the conductor 34 to the emitter of transistor 40 and gate of S.C.R. 44.
- An adjustable resistance 41 connects the line 38 to the collector of the transistor 40 and to one side of the meter 20 which is connected on the other side to the line 38 by the resistance 42.
- a diode 43 is connected across the resistance connections of the meter 20 to prevent meter damage.
- the adjustability of resistance 41 is to provide a resistance equal to the resistance 42 and the internal resistance of the meter 20.
- the case 10 In operation, with switches 23 and 37 open, the case 10 is positioned to face a source of light which passes through the opening 26 in the front wall 12 and impinges upon the photocell 27 establishing its standby resistance or resistance level in the circuit.
- the knob 22 is pulled out or away from the case 10 connecting battery current to open switch 23, to one side of the meter 20 across resistance 42, to the other side of the meter and the collector of the transistor 40, and to the potentiometer 39.
- the knob 22 is then rotated to position the wiper of the potentiometer 39 to provide the required bias to the base of the transistor 40 so the level of conduction of the transistor establishes the proper collector current as is indicated on the meter 20.
- the emitter voltage of transistor 40 provided to the gate of the S.C.R. 44 is below the value required to fire the S.C.R.
- the alarm is now conditioned to be set for operation, and the switch 23 is closed to connect one side of the battery B to the horn or audible signal generator 24 which is unoperated or open-circuited because the S.C.R. 44 is not conducting.
- the novel alarm is now fully set for operation and will remain so, unless triggered, until it is shut off by pushing knob 22 inwardly to reopen switch 39 and/or by opening switch 23.
- the horn 24 With the S.C.R. 44 conducting, the horn 24 is connected by a closed circuit across the battery B and is, thereby, energized to generate an audible signal which will continue as long as electrical power is available, or until one or both switches 23 and 37 are opened.
- novel alarm may be modified in various ways without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
- batteries for extended continuous use an external AC to DC converter may be connected to the battery terminals 31 and 32.
- the intrusion alarm is provided with a receptacle or socket 47 in place of or conductively connected in parallel with the signal generator 24.
- one side of the socket 47 is connected to the switch 23 and the other is connected to the conductor 45.
- the leads 51 of a remotely positioned signal generator means 50 are plugged into the socket 47.
- the remote signal generator means 50 will be energized to provide an audible and/or a visible signal when the S.C.R. 44 starts to conduct.
- a relay 48 of any suitable type may be used to control the remote signal generator means 50.
- the relay 48 is connected between the switch 23 and the conductor 45 while the normally open contacts are provided in one of the connections to the socket 47.
- the relay contacts 49 close and the remote signal generator 50 is energized.
- the remote signal generator 50 may be con nected to a separate power source; either AC or DC. As shown in FIG. 5, one of the leads 51 is connected to a separate power source 52. While the relay 48 is still connected between the switch 23 and the conductor 45, the relay contacts 49 are each connected to a different one of the terminals of the socket 47. When the S.C.R. 44 starts to conduct, the relay 48 will close and conductively connects its contacts 49 to each other. This provides current to the remote signal generator 50 from the second or separate power source 52.
- the circuitry of an intrusion alarm made in accordance with the present invention is comprised of a trigger circuit, a signal circuit, a meter 20, and a main switch 37 provided by the set" control 21 providing power when closed to the two circuits and the meter.
- the trigger circuit comprises the trigger signal output transistor 40 and a voltage divider bias loop formed by the potentiometer 39, which is adjustable to establish the standby level of the trigger circuit, and the photocell 27, which causes the trigger circuit to provide an output signal in response to a reduction of light after the standby level of the trigger circuit has been set.
- the signal circuit includes the signal generating means, is manually connected and disconnected from the DC power source, and is controlled by the S.C.R. 44.
- the signal generating means may be the audible signal generator 24 and/or the remote signal generator 50.
- a hollow case with a window at one end for passing available external ambient light therethrough, having a self-contained DC power source therein and a movable wall portion providing access to said DC power source;
- a signal circuit within said case and connected on one side to said DC power source, including means when energized for generating an alarm signal and a gated semiconductor which when triggered to conduct causes said signal generating means to be energized;
- a trigger circuit within said case and connected on one side to said DC power source, including an output transistor connected to the gate of said semiconductor and a voltage divider connected to said transistor and providing a bias thereto;
- said transistor when biased above a standby level providing a gate signal triggering said semiconductor
- said voltage divider including manual means for adjusting the bias to said transistor to a standby level for the amount of available external light passing through said window and photoresponsive means adjacent said window causing the bias to said transistor to increase above such a standby level when at least part of the available external light is blocked from said window;
- switch means connected to the other side of each of said circuits and said DC power source, and establishing both of said circuits when closed.
- a meter is connected to said trigger circuit providing a visual indication of the level of the bias to said transistor.
- said switch means is a manual switch device operable between an open position and a closed position
- said manual means of said voltage divider is a variable resistance device
- said manual switch and variable resistance device being fixedly mounted within said case and having a common operating means extending outwardly through said case.
- said common operating means is movable axially to operate one of said devices and is rotatable to operate the other.
- said switch means further includes a manually operable on/off switch circuit connected between said manual switch device and said signal generating means, and when off disabling only said signal generating means when said manual switch device is closed.
- said alarm signal generating means generates an audible signal and is fixedly mounted inside said case
- said case having a plurality of openings therethrough in the immediate vicinity of said signal generating means thereby minimizing mufl'ling of the audible signal by said case.
- a receptacle fixedly mounted in said case and having a pair of terminals open to the outside thereof;
- one of said pair of terminals being connected to said semiconductor and the other being connected to said switch means;
- a signal generator to be positioned remote from said case and having a pair of conductors extending therefrom and insertable into said receptacle each conductively engaging a difierent one of said terminals.
- said alarm signal generating means further includes an audible signal generator circuit connected in parallel with said terminals between said switch means and said semiconductor;
- said audible signal generator being fixedly mounted within said case
- said case having a plurality of openings therethrough in the immediate vicinity of said audible signal generator thereby minimizing the muffling of the audible signals generated.
- said relay means providing normally open contacts in the connection to one of said terminals and causing said contacts to close when said semiconductor is triggered to conduct.
- said alarm signal generating means further includes an audible signal generator circuit connected in parallel with said relay between said switch means and said semiconductor;
- said audible signal generator being fixedly mounted within said case
- said case having a plurality of openings therethrough in the immediate vicinity of said audible signal generator thereby minimizing the muffling of the audible signals generated.
- said alarm signal generating means comprising:
- a receptacle fixedly mounted in said case and having a pair of tenninals open to the outside thereof;
- said relay means providing normally open contacts each connected to a different one of said terminals and causing said contacts to close when said semiconductor is triggered to conduct;
- a signal generator to be positioned remote from said case and having a pair of conductors extending therefrom of which one is insertable into said receptacle to conductively engage one of said terminals and the other is adapted for connection to a separate electrical power source;
- said alarm signal generating means further includes an audible signal generator circuit connected in parallel with said relay between said switch means and said semiconductor;
- said audible signal generator being fixedly mounted within said case
- said case having a plurality of openings therethrough in the immediate vicinity of said audible signal generator thereby minimizing the muffling of the audible signals generated.
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US4021935A (en) * | 1976-02-20 | 1977-05-10 | Frank Witt | Flight training hood |
US4194192A (en) * | 1978-12-11 | 1980-03-18 | General Electric Company | Alarm devices for interconnected multi-device systems |
US4227190A (en) * | 1979-02-26 | 1980-10-07 | Kelley Jerry K | Water alarm for monitoring floor moisture |
US4940967A (en) * | 1989-08-31 | 1990-07-10 | Burle Technologies, Inc. | Balanced digital infrared detector circuit |
US5047749A (en) * | 1990-04-03 | 1991-09-10 | Tyco Industries, Inc. | Passive remote photoelectric surveillance alarm with telescopic optics |
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US3967261A (en) * | 1974-10-10 | 1976-06-29 | Fudaley Solly L | Proximity sensor with simultaneously active intermixed sensor types |
US4021935A (en) * | 1976-02-20 | 1977-05-10 | Frank Witt | Flight training hood |
US4194192A (en) * | 1978-12-11 | 1980-03-18 | General Electric Company | Alarm devices for interconnected multi-device systems |
US4227190A (en) * | 1979-02-26 | 1980-10-07 | Kelley Jerry K | Water alarm for monitoring floor moisture |
US4940967A (en) * | 1989-08-31 | 1990-07-10 | Burle Technologies, Inc. | Balanced digital infrared detector circuit |
US5047749A (en) * | 1990-04-03 | 1991-09-10 | Tyco Industries, Inc. | Passive remote photoelectric surveillance alarm with telescopic optics |
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