US 12,274,904 B2
Fire detection apparatus
Yasuharu Fujiwara, Tokyo (JP); Isao Saeki, Tokyo (JP); and Hideki Takano, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to HOCHIKI Corporation, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by HOCHIKI Corporation, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Jan. 3, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/402,808.
Application 18/402,808 is a division of application No. 17/033,714, filed on Sep. 26, 2020, granted, now 11,975,228.
Application 17/033,714 is a continuation in part of application No. PCT/JP2019/012780, filed on Mar. 26, 2019.
Claims priority of application No. 2018-062681 (JP), filed on Mar. 28, 2018; application No. 2018-162772 (JP), filed on Aug. 31, 2018; and application No. 2018-173389 (JP), filed on Sep. 18, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2024/0139570 A1, May 2, 2024
Int. Cl. G01N 21/53 (2006.01); A62C 37/36 (2006.01); G01J 5/00 (2022.01); G01J 5/04 (2006.01)
CPC A62C 37/04 (2013.01) [G01J 5/0014 (2013.01); G01J 5/048 (2013.01); G01N 21/53 (2013.01)] 5 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fire detection apparatus for detecting a fire in a monitored area, the fire detection apparatus being installed on an installation surface, the fire detection apparatus comprising:
a housing having an outer cover and an inner cover provided inside of the outer cover;
a first detection space located on the inside of the inner cover to perform detection of a first detection target;
a second detection space located on an outside of the outer cover to perform detection of a second detection target;
an inflow space that is formed, of inside of the outer cover, by being surrounded by at least the inner cover to allow gas that contains the first detection target and is in the monitored area to flow into the first detection space from the outside of the housing;
a detection unit that detects the second detection target, the detection unit being provided such that at least a part of the detection unit is accommodated in the second detection space;
a cover unit that covers at least a part of a periphery of the detection unit such that inhibiting the gas flowing into the inflow space from coming into contact with the detection unit is allowed,
a substrate that is located inside of the outer cover and is positioned relative to the outer cover;
a detector cover that partitions the first detection space and is provided on the substrate via a detection unit main body inside of the inner cover,
wherein the outer cover is provided to cover the inner cover from the monitored area side,
wherein the outer cover has an insertion hole that is a through-hole for inserting a part of the detection unit that protrudes from the cover unit toward the second detection space,
wherein the outer cover has a guard unit that protects the protruding part of the detection unit by covering a periphery of the protruding part of the detection unit and is configured to allow the gas in the monitored area to flow into the inside of the guard unit,
wherein the inner cover has a first opening for sending gas flowing into the inflow space to the first detection space and is provided to cover the detector cover from the monitored area side,
wherein the detector cover has a second opening for allowing gas sent from the first opening to flow into the first detection space,
wherein the cover unit has a tubular first cover portion that is provided inside of the inner cover and that has an insertion hole as a through-hole for inserting a part of the detection unit into the second detection space,
wherein the cover unit has a tubular second cover portion that is provided integrally with the detector cover on the outside of the detection cover and that has an insertion hole as a through-hole for inserting the detection unit, and
wherein the insertion hole of the first cover portion and the second cover portion are configured so that a part on the monitored area side of the second cover can be inserted into the insertion hole of the first cover portion.