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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a smoke sensor capable of avoiding incorrect detection caused by element deterioration or a disturbance such as temperature change, and applicable to a reflection type. SOLUTION: In the smoke sensor, a signal processing circuit 16A outputs a smoke detection signal on the basis of a difference between a first output signal outputted by a first amplifier 5, and a second output signal output by a second amplifier 6. When a first photo detector 2 receives a disturbance such as temperature change or element deterioration, a second photo detector also receives the disturbance such as the temperature change or the element deterioration. Accordingly, by using the smoke detection signal based upon the difference between the first output signal by a first photoreception signal and the second output signal by a second photoreception signal, fluctuation factors due to a disturbance such as temperature change and element deterioration are counterbalanced, and incorrect detection can be avoided. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To surely correct output fluctuations caused by a change in ambient temperature. SOLUTION: A temperature correction resistor 21 is provided between an output terminal 16 and a ground section of a signal processing circuit 15 installed in a signal processing IC 4 mounted on a lead frame together with a light receiving element. When an output level of the signal processing circuit 15 fluctuates caused by a change in ambient temperature, a resistance value of the temperature correction resistor 21 is adjusted so that the fluctuations in the output level are canceled out. The output fluctuations of the signal processing circuit 15 caused by a change in ambient temperature can be thereby surely corrected. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a smoke detector that can reliably detect both white smoke and blackish smoke and prevent erroneous detection of smoke induced by the presence of dust and/or bugs.SOLUTION: A smoke detector comprises a light emitting element 1 that emits light toward a smoke detecting area D, a position detecting element 4 having a light receiving face 4a on which light reflected by smoke particles in the smoke detecting area D comes incident and outputting signal currents Iand Iwhich represent the positions of incident light within this light receiving face 4a, and a control device 100. This control device 100, when it determines on the basis of the ratio between the signal currents Iand Ireceived from the position detecting element 4 that substantially the whole area of the light receiving face 4a of the position detecting element 4 has received reflected light from the smoke particles, recognizes the presence of smoke within the smoke detecting area D.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a false distance measurement from occurring due to shifting of an object in relation to radiation light. SOLUTION: A light blocking section made up of a light blocking resin 16 having a window 17 is disposed at a light emitting section which contains a light emitting chip 12 mounted on a lead frame 11, thereby blocking a spread portion of radiation light caused by reflection light from the lead frame 11. As a result, even in the case the object which should be in the center section of the radiation light, is shifted along an alignment direction of the light emitting chip 12 and a light receiving chip 13 so as to be deviated from a portion of the radiation light, since the spread portion of the radiation light is blocked and does not exist there, reflection light of the spread portion of the radiation light from the object is prevented from entering the light receiving chip 13. Therefore, the false distance measurement is prevented from occurring due to the shifting of the object in relation to radiation light. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an infrared sensor device capable of detecting accurately the existing position of a person or the like, and detecting the presence of a human or the like, in a region comparatively close to the infrared sensor device and comparatively wide. SOLUTION: A pyroelectric element 1 having first detection regions 11, 12, 13, 14 and a pyroelectric element 2 having second detection regions 21, 22, 23, 24 are arranged at prescribed interval. Each and/or between the first detection regions 11, 12, 13, 14 and the second detection regions 21, 22, 23, 24 is detected, by using a signal from the first pyroelectric element 1 and a signal from the second pyroelectric element 2, and the existing position and the movement of a detection object are detected. Since the two pyroelectric elements, having the plurality of detection regions are arranged mutually at the interval, the resolution in the detection range of the detection object can be enhanced. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an improved range finding sensor so that its output can be more easily adjusted. SOLUTION: A light emitting element 1, a photoflood lens 33 for flooding outgoing light emitted from the light emitting element 1 to an object, a condensing lens 38 for collecting reflected light from the object, and a light receiving element 2 are provided. The light receiving element 2 is installed in a light collecting position of the condensing lens 38 and transmits a different signal according to a position of the object by receiving the reflected light on a light receiving surface. The condensing lens 38 is hold by a holding member 36 having a guide function capable of moving it in a prescribed direction. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a ranging sensor whose output can be easily adjusted. SOLUTION: The ranging sensor comprises: a case subassembly 10 having a light-emitting element and a light receiving element inside; and a lens case subassembly 30 that has a light-projecting lens 38 for projecting emission light that is emitted from the light-emitting device to a target and a condensing lens 38 for condensing reflection light that is reflected from the target, and is attached to the front of the case subassembly 10. The condensing lens 38 is fitted to the case subassembly 30 so that it can freely travel and the condensing lens 38 is fixed after output adjustment. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a smoke sensor which can improve accuracy of smoke detection and can perform stable smoke detection.SOLUTION: According to a smoke sensor, initial values of output signals from first and second amplifiers 5 and 6 are stored as first and second initial values in a storage unit 16B. The initial values are stored in the storage unit 16B on a stage of e.g., shipping from a factory. A value V2(0)/V2(k) is obtained by dividing a second initial value V2(0) with a value V2(k) of the output signal from the second amplifier 6 measured at a certain time after installation. By multiplying a value V1(k) of the output signal from the first amplifier 5 measured at that time with the value V2(0)/V2(k), influences exerted upon the value V1(k) of the output signal by variation caused by the ambient temperature during the measurement or aging of a light-emitting element are corrected and reduced. When a determination value obtained by subtracting the first initial value V1(0) from a value V1(k)×V2(0)/V2(k) of the output signal after the correction exceeds a detection threshold value, a signal processing circuit 16A then outputs a smoke detection signal.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a compact and highly accurate range finding sensor, and an electronic device having the sensor mounted. SOLUTION: A light emitting element 12 for projecting light to an object 30 whose distance is to be measured, and a light receiving element 13 for receiving light reflected on the object 30 are provided on an upper surface (reference plane) of a substrate 11, and the elements 12 and 13 are resin-sealed with translucent resin seals 15 and 16, respectively. Further, the outer periphery of the seals 15 and 16 is covered with a light-shielding resin seal 17. A light emitting slit 18 for narrowing a flux of the light projected onto the object 30 and a light receiving slit 19 for narrowing a flux of the light reflected by the object 30 are provided on the seal 17, thereby completing the range finding sensor 10. The light-shielding resin seal 17 is formed so that a top surface 17t closer to the light emitting element 12 from the light receiving slit 19 is leveled with a bottom face 17b farther from it. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a range-finding sensor capable of output combination according to use by outputting an analog output and a digital output. SOLUTION: This range-finding sensor is equipped with a PSD 12 for receiving reflected light from a range-finding object relative to light projection to the range-finding object by an LED 16.1, a signal processing part 14 for converting into a signal having the level corresponding to the measuring distance to the range-finding object based on the light-receiving position for receiving the reflected light on the PSD 12, an output terminal 22 for outputting a converted signal converted by the signal processing part 14 as an analog signal to the outside, a comparison part 28 for comparing the signal level of the analog signal with the set signal level set beforehand, and an output terminal 24 for outputting a digital signal for displaying a comparison result by the comparison part 28. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI