Global Patent Index - EP 0044725 A3

EP 0044725 A3 19820203 - IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO SECURITY ALARM SYSTEMS

Title (en)

IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO SECURITY ALARM SYSTEMS

Publication

EP 0044725 A3 19820203 (EN)

Application

EP 81303291 A 19810717

Priority

GB 8023674 A 19800719

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0044725A2] An alarm system uses piezo-electric crystals (2) which when vibrated produce an electrical signal that is used to generate an alarm. Each crystal is in a sensor unit (1) with a latch circuit (13) and an indicator (15), and the threshold at which the alarm triggers latch-on and activates the indicator is adjustable. The latched-on alarm signal in normal use is passed by cable to a remote control module (21), where the actual alarm can be raised. For setting up, the sensor is provided with a periodic power supply from the control module and the alarms (24, 29) are disabled, so that during power-on periods an operator can adjust the sensor threshold without disturbance at the control module. If latching occurs at the wrong level, the subsequent momentary power-off restores the sensor to its primed state, enabling re-adjustment. As well as being responsive to sensor vibration above a set level, an alarm is raised if the cable circuit is broken or short circuited.

IPC 1-7

G08B 13/12; G08B 13/16

IPC 8 full level

G08B 13/12 (2006.01); G08B 13/16 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G08B 13/126 (2013.01); G08B 13/1654 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE CH DE FR GB IT NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0044725 A2 19820127; EP 0044725 A3 19820203; EP 0044725 B1 19860102; DE 3173358 D1 19860213

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 81303291 A 19810717; DE 3173358 T 19810717