Abstract: A corrosive gas detecting sensor has a cartridge, a sensor body, and a connecting unit. The cartridge has a sensor element and a memory device. The sensor element changes its characteristic property when the sensor element contacts a corrosive gas, and the memory stores an initial value of the characteristic property of the sensor element. The sensor body has a control unit which detects a change of the characteristic property of the sensor element when the cartridge is connected to the body and outputs an indication of a fire when a rate of the change exceeding a preset reference value, the cartridge is detachably attached to the sensor body. The connecting unit electrically connects the cartridge with the sensor body when the cartridge is attached to the sensor body.

Abstract: A fire detecting/extinguishing apparatus according to the present invention is comprised of a fire detecting unit which monitors to detect a fire within a monitoring area, the fire detecting unit stepwise scanning in a vertical direction while scanning the fire monitoring area in the vertical direction at each step of the horizontal scanning; a water discharging unit having a water discharging nozzle for discharging water to the monitoring area, the water discharging unit being rotatable in the horizontal direction, the water discharging unit being directed toward a position of the fire based on the fire detection by the fire detecting unit; a swinging unit which swings the water discharging unit in the horizontal direction; and a casing in which the fire detecting unit and the water discharging unit are housed as a single unit. Further, the apparatus of the present invention includes a cover fixed to a side of the water discharging nozzle which is opposite to the side of the water discharging nozzle.

Abstract: A scan type fire detecting apparatus is provided with a scanning unit which stepwise scans a monitoring area in a horizontal direction and vertically scans at each step of the horizontal scan to output a detecting signal obtained during the vertical and horizontal scan while a fire judging section judges an occurrence of a fire based on the detecting signal from the scanning unit. The fire judging section includes a first fire judging section which judges as to whether or not the detecting signal outputted from the scanning unit during the vertical and horizontal scanning is higher than a predetermined threshold value, and stops the horizontal scan of the scanning unit when the detecting signal is higher than the predetermined threshold value.

Abstract: A transmission processing unit is disposed in a terminal sensing device for a disaster prevention monitoring system. The transmission processing transmits a detection data to a central unit of the system, only when the detection data is equal to or higher than a predetermined level threshold and a difference between the detection data and a detection data of a preceding transmission is equal to or larger than a predetermined level difference threshold .DELTA.TH. Alternatively, the transmission processing unit transmits the detection data to the central unit of the system, only when the detection data is equal to or higher than the predetermined level threshold and a time period which is elapsed after the transmission of the preceding detection data is equal to or longer than a predetermined time period threshold.

Abstract: In a light scattering smoke sensor of the present invention, a first diaphragm portion is disposed just aheat of a light receiving device, and a second diaphragm portion is disposed ahead of the first diaphragm portion. A gap between the first and second diaphragm portion is a smoke introducing portion which introduces smoke to a smoke detecting space via a gap between labyrinth members and the second diaphragm portion.

Abstract: A fire sensor according to the present invention includes a sensor base, a sensor body and an address unit. The sensor base is mounted and fixed on a predetermined position, for example, a ceiling. The sensor body includes a plurality of pins for electrically connecting the sensor body with the sensor base, and a first fitting member for electrically and mechanically connecting the sensor body with the sensor base. The plurality of pins are formed on a surface of the sensor body connectable to the sensor base and circumferentially arranged on a circle with a predetermined radius. The sensor base has a second fitting member which is electrically and mechanically fitted to the first fitting member.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a line fault monitor for detecting a short circuit in a terminal-side loop line and disconnecting the short-circuit portion from a power supply, so that the position of the short circuit can easily be specified. The line fault monitor includes at least one of a mid-point line monitoring device and a beginning/end line monitoring device. The mid-point line monitoring device has a first fault indicator lamp for indicating a fault in a line connected to one terminal, and a second fault indicator lamp for indicating a fault in a line connected to the other terminal. The beginning/end line monitoring device in the side of a receiver has a first fault indicator lamp for indicating a fault in a line connected to a beginning terminal, a second fault indicator lamp for indicating a fault in a line connected to an end terminal, and a representative fault indicator lamp for representatively indicating a fault in any one of the lines connected to the beginning and the end terminals.

Abstract: A fire disaster monitoring system of the present invention has a control unit and a fire sensor. The fire sensor includes a sensor base and a sensor body. The sensor base incorporates a first memory which stores first address information of the first memory. The sensor body incorporates a second memory and a CPU therein. The second memory stores second address information of the sensor body. The CPU includes an address reader, a comparator and an address generator. When the power is turned on, the address reader reads the address information in the first memory, and reads the address information in the second memory. The comparator compares the read pieces of address information with each other. When the comparison result by the comparator indicates agreement, the address generator leaves the address information in the second memory as valid data.

Abstract: A light scattering type smoke sensor of the present invention has a plurality of labyrinth members for facilitating an inflow of smoke entering from the outside, and for cutting off light entering from the outside; a plurality of smoke inlets each of which is formed by a space between paired ones of the labyrinth members being adjacent to each other; a smoke detecting chamber which is formed in a center portion by the labyrinth members; light emitting device for radiating light toward the smoke detecting chamber; and light receiving device for detecting light which is scattered by the smoke in the smoke detecting chamber, the light receiving device having an optical axis which intersects in the smoke detecting chamber an optical axis of the light emitting device at a scattering angle in the range of 60.degree. to 80.degree.

Abstract: A photoelectric sensor of the present invention includes a light emitting device and a light receiving device for detecting scattered light due to smoke, a light emitting confirming device which lights up when a quantity of light received by the light receiving device is greater than or equal to a threshold and a test light emitting device for emitting light to the light receiving device during the test, wherein a blinking of the light emitting confirming device is started at a time of a test start, and a quantity of light received by the light receiving device is increased in steps so that the blinking is stopped when the quantity is greater than or equal to the threshold. Accordingly, the sensitivity test can be performed by visually counting the number of blinkings of the light emitting device.

Abstract: A disaster prevention monitor is disclosed in which the power consumption during a line monitoring process is reduced, and a disconnection or a short circuit of control lines can be detected by using a single switching means. A central station has a monitor command transmitter for transmitting a monitor command signal to initiate monitoring of power and control lines. A terminal or repeater station has circuitry for controlling the connection of control lines between a line monitor and power lines. During normal conditions, the control lines are not connected to the power lines, but become so connected only in response to a command from the central station. A line monitoring command causes generation of a negative voltage which is applied to line monitoring circuitry to actuate such circuitry for monitoring the status of the power and control lines.

Abstract: A smoke detector in which a plurality of labyrinth members are disposed on an upper wall in a standing position. In an area surrounded by the labyrinth members, a smoke detecting chamber is formed. A light emitting device and a light detecting device are disposed in such a manner that their optical axes intersect each other at the center of the smoke detecting chamber. In order for the visual field of the light detecting device with respect to the smoke detecting chamber to be restricted to the front area thereof, the labyrinth member which cross the optical axis of the light emitting device is formed so as to be longer than the other labyrinth members, and a gap is formed between the front end of the long labyrinth member and a light shielding plate for preventing the light emitted by the light emitting device from directly reaching the light detecting device.

Abstract: A terminal of a disaster prevention monitor of the present invention detects the power-on of a terminal and sets flag information. When a polling call from a central monitor (receiver) is directed to a terminal after a power-on operation, the terminal transmits an information fetch request signal which requests the receiver enter an initialization routine for initialization of the terminal information. The receiver transmits an information request command signal to the terminal. The terminal transmits information to the receiver identifying the type of terminal which is responding. Depending on the type of terminal, the receiver may command test operations at the terminal and obtain the test results therefrom in order to generate and store proper initialization information about the terminal.

Abstract: A fire sensing method and apparatus for detecting a fire based on the detection of a hydrocarbon gas produced before fire ignition and the detection of a second fire indicating phenomenon. Such other phenomenon may comprise the detection of temperature, radiation or combustion product gases. The detection of hydrocarbon gas may generate a pre-alarm condition which permits the use of higher sensitivity conditions for the second fire indicating phenomenon.

Abstract: A thin-type photoelectric smoke detector which is less susceptible to the effect of disturbance light noise, contamination of a smoke detecting unit, etc., and which ensures high sensitivity for the optical detection characteristic of the smoke detecting section. In the photoelectric smoke detector of the type in which infrared light is irradiated into a flat smoke detecting chamber and the scattered light of the irradiated infrared light due to smoke entering into the smoke detecting chamber is detected by a light-sensing element, there are provided optical members for expanding the visual field of the light-sensing element to a flat visual field corresponding to the cross-sectional shape of the smoke detecting chamber.

Abstract: A fire alarm system in which an analog type sensor (3) is connected to a transmission line (2) from a receiver (1) and in which one or more on-off type sensor (7) located in the same monitor area (14, 15, 16) as that in which the analog type sensor (3) is provided is connected to a signal line (6) led out from the analog type sensor (3). The analog type sensor (3) is provided with a fire detection circuit (12) for detecting a fire signal from the on-off type sensor (7) and a transmission control circuit (11) for transmitting its own analog detection data and fire detection data from the fire detection circuit (12) to the receiver (1).

Abstract: In a fire alarm system including a plurality of addressable detectors connected to a main circuit extended from a central receiving unit, any alarming detector is discriminated and indicated in accordance with its address on the receiving unit side. In this system, one of the addressable detectors is assigned as a group master detector to each of areas under surveillance and the other detectors within the same area under surveillance have no addressing function. The unaddressable detectors are dependently connected to the group addressable detector within the same area under surveillance.

Abstract: A photoelectric intrusion detector for detecting the interruption by an intruder of a monitoring beam of optical radiation such as an infrared radiation includes circuitry for preventing the generation of a false alarm when the optical beam is attenuated during its propagation through space due to fog or the like. This false alarm preventing circuitry is designed so that when the attenuation of a beam of optical radiation during its propagation through space is increased due to the occurrence of fog in cloudy weather, the occurrence of a false alarm due to the attenuation of the pulsed light in cloudy weather is prevented by decreasing a comparator reference value to follow the decrease in the level of a light receiving signal, correcting the gain of AGC amplification to maintain constant the level of a received light signal or correcting the level of a received light signal which follows a received light initial value.

Abstract: A fire discriminating apparatus for determining whether there is the outbreak of fire in an area under surveillance in accordance with the temperature difference between a temperature detection value of the area and a reference temperature.

Abstract: An ionization smoke detector of the present invention comprises an outer electrode having a plurality of smoke inlets formed on a side wall thereof, an outer cover and a partition wall having a plurality of smoke inlets disposed between the outer electrode and the outer cover to form a triple wall structure. The smoke inlets formed on the outer cover, the partition wall and the outer electrode are staggered from each other. Air stream hitting against the detector is attenuated by the triple wall structure and generally half of the air flow is allowed to pass between the outer cover and the outer electrode and between the partition wall and the outer electrode, flowing out of the detector and the remaining half of the air flow is led into the detector through the smoke inlets.