CN220324006U - Smoke alarm system for toilet - Google Patents

Abstract

The present application relates to a smoke alarm system for a bathroom, the smoke alarm system comprising: a plurality of smoke detectors disposed within the toilet; an alarm disposed at an entrance of the bathroom; a local control device arranged at the toilet, the local control device comprising a plurality of indicator lights in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of smoke detectors, wherein there is a first communication connection between the local control device and the at least one smoke detector for smoke alerting and a second communication connection between the local control device and an alarm for smoke alerting; and a central management device having a third communication connection for smoke alerting between the central management device and the local control means, and provided with a display for displaying the status of the bathroom. Thus, the smoke alarm of the toilet can be managed reliably and/or efficiently.

Description

Smoke alarm system for toilet

Technical Field

The present application relates generally to the field of smoke alarm technology, and more particularly, to a smoke alarm system for a toilet.

Background

Smoke alarms are widely used in various places such as schools, stations, hospitals, factories, etc. in order to prevent the occurrence of fire in time. In general, smoke detectors for smoke alarms can detect smoke from cigarettes, thereby finding smoking behaviour in time. However, since a bathroom is generally allowed to smoke, a corresponding smoke detector is not installed in the bathroom. However, in some safety critical venues, such as production plants, smoking in any area within the venue, including toilets, is not generally allowed. Furthermore, in some safety critical locations, such as production plants, there are often more toilets distributed, which presents a great challenge for smoke alarm management.

Therefore, how to provide a reliable and/or efficient smoke alarm system for toilets, especially for a plurality of toilets, is a technical problem to be solved by the person skilled in the art.

Disclosure of Invention

It is therefore an object of the present application to provide a smoke alarm system for a toilet, which is capable of reliably and/or efficiently managing smoke alarms for a toilet.

According to the present application, there is provided a smoke alarm system for a toilet, the smoke alarm system may comprise: a plurality of smoke detectors disposed within the toilet; an alarm disposed at an entrance of the bathroom; a local control device arranged at the toilet, the local control device comprising a plurality of indicator lights in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of smoke detectors, wherein there may be a first communication connection between the local control device and the at least one smoke detector for smoke alerting and a second communication connection between the local control device and the alarm for smoke alerting; and a central management device, which may have a third communication connection for smoke alarms between the central management device and the local control means, and which is provided with a display for displaying the status of the toilet.

In some embodiments, the smoke alarm system comprises a plurality of smoke detectors arranged accordingly within a plurality of toilet locations of a toilet.

In some embodiments, the local control device may include a plurality of indicator lights, the plurality of indicator lights being in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of smoke detectors, respectively.

In some embodiments, the plurality of indicator lights are disposed in a positional relationship with each other that is consistent with the positional relationship of the plurality of smoke detectors with each other.

In some embodiments, the smoke alarm system includes a smoke gathering mechanism for use with a smoke detector, the smoke gathering mechanism being disposed above the smoke detector.

In some embodiments, the extended area of the smoke gathering mechanism is at least 3 times greater than the extended area of the smoke detector.

In some embodiments, the smoke gathering mechanism has a concave side disposed toward the smoke detector.

In some embodiments, a baffle skirt is formed on the perimeter of the smoke gathering mechanism and an air outlet mechanism is provided on the baffle skirt of the smoke gathering mechanism.

In some embodiments, the smoke alarm system comprises a plurality of local control devices arranged at a plurality of toilets, with a third communication connection for smoke alarm between the plurality of local control devices and a central management facility, respectively.

In some embodiments, the smoke alarm system may include a mobile communication device with a fourth communication connection for smoke alarm between a central management device and the mobile communication device.

In some embodiments, the smoke alarm system may be deployed in at least one toilet of a production plant.

In some embodiments, the smoke alarm system may comprise a plurality of sound playing devices, and a fifth communication connection for smoke alarm may be respectively provided between the central management device and the plurality of sound playing devices.

In some embodiments, the plurality of sound playback devices may be allocated to a plurality of production areas of the production plant accordingly.

In some embodiments, the sound playing device may include a speaker and/or a sound box.

The application provides a smoke alarm system for a bathroom, and a communication architecture based on the smoke alarm system can efficiently and/or reliably meet smoke alarm management requirements for the bathroom. A "communication architecture" is understood to be a communication topology consisting of a combination of different communication connections, it being understood that these communication connections of the communication topology may be any form of communication channels. In some embodiments, the communication connection may involve a wired channel, such as a cable, fiber optic, network cable, or the like. In some embodiments, the communication connection may involve a wireless channel, such as a wireless communication connection based on WLAN or bluetooth technology, or the like. These communication connections of the communication topology may be direct communication connections or indirect communication connections via intermediate devices. It will be appreciated that the present application focuses on the creation of a communication architecture for a smoke alarm system and the advantageous role that a smoke alarm system plays in smoke alarm management based on the created communication architecture. The information interaction means performed within the different communication connections of the communication architecture of the smoke alarm system may be implemented as any information interaction means known in the art. The so-called information interaction means may include, but are not limited to, the sending, transmission, processing, etc. of different types of messages.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic block diagram of a smoke alarm system for a toilet according to some embodiments of the present application.

Fig. 2 is a schematic view of a smoke gathering mechanism for use with a smoke detector.

Fig. 3 is a schematic block diagram of a smoke alarm system for a toilet according to some embodiments of the present application, wherein a plurality of toilets are shown.

Fig. 4 is a schematic block diagram of an extension of a smoke alarm system for a toilet according to some embodiments of the present application.

Fig. 5 is a schematic block diagram of another extension of a smoke alarm system for a toilet according to some embodiments of the present application.

Detailed Description

The present application will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings, which show several embodiments of the present application. It should be understood, however, that this application may be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein; indeed, the embodiments described hereinafter are intended to provide a more complete disclosure of the present application and to fully convey the scope of the application to those skilled in the art. It should also be understood that the embodiments disclosed herein can be combined in various ways to provide yet additional embodiments.

It should be understood that the terminology herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to limit the scope of the present application. All terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art unless otherwise defined. Well-known functions or constructions may not be described in detail for brevity and/or clarity.

In this document, the term "a or B" includes "a and B" and "a or B", and does not include exclusively only "a" or only "B", unless otherwise specifically indicated.

In this document, the terms "schematic" or "exemplary" mean "serving as an example, instance, or illustration," rather than as a "model" to be replicated accurately. Any implementation described herein by way of example is not necessarily to be construed as preferred or advantageous over other implementations. Furthermore, there is no intention to be bound by any expressed or implied theory presented in the preceding technical field, background, brief summary or the detailed description.

In addition, for reference purposes only, the terms "first," "second," and the like may also be used herein, and are thus not intended to be limiting. For example, the terms "first," "second," and other such numerical terms referring to structures or elements do not imply a sequence or order unless clearly indicated by the context.

The present application proposes a smoke alarm system for a bathroom that can be deployed in various types of places, such as factories, schools, stations, hospitals, etc. The smoke alarm system may advantageously be deployed within a production plant of a manufacturing plant for advantageous use in terms of production management of the plant.

The smoke alarm system of the present application can efficiently and/or reliably meet smoke alarm management needs for toilets based on a particular communication architecture. A "communication architecture" is understood to be a communication topology consisting of a combination of different communication connections, it being understood that these communication connections of the communication topology may be any form of communication channels. In some embodiments, the communication connection may involve a wired channel, such as a cable, fiber optic, network cable, or the like. In some embodiments, the communication connection may involve a wireless channel, such as a wireless communication connection based on WLAN or bluetooth technology, or the like. These communication connections of the communication topology may be direct communication connections or indirect communication connections via intermediate devices.

It will be appreciated that the present application focuses on the creation of a communication architecture for a smoke alarm system and the advantageous role that a smoke alarm system plays in smoke alarm management based on the created communication architecture. The information interaction means performed within the different communication connections of the communication architecture of the smoke alarm system may be implemented as any information interaction means known in the art. The so-called information interaction means may include, but are not limited to, the sending, transmission, processing, etc. of different types of messages.

Referring next to fig. 1, a schematic block diagram of a smoke alarm system 100 for a toilet according to some embodiments of the present application is shown.

As shown in fig. 1, the smoke alarm system 100 may include a smoke detector 10 disposed within a toilet WC, the smoke detector 10 may also be referred to as a smoke detector. The smoke detector 10 may be configured to detect smoke within a bathroom, such as smoke from a cigarette.

In some embodiments, the smoke detector 10 may be disposed within a toilet WC along with a smoke gathering mechanism. As shown in fig. 2, the smoke gathering mechanism may be configured as a disc-like structure, for example, the concave side of the smoke gathering mechanism may be arranged towards the smoke detector, so that smoke may be effectively gathered. The extended area of the smoke gathering mechanism may be significantly greater than the extended area of the smoke detector 10, for example at least 2 times, 3 times, 5 times or even 10 times greater than the extended area of the smoke detector 10. The smoke gathering mechanism may be arranged above the smoke detector 10 such that smoke may partially return from the smoke gathering mechanism and diffuse towards the smoke detector 10. Advantageously, a baffle skirt may be formed on the periphery of the smoke gathering mechanism, which may extend around the periphery of the smoke gathering mechanism so that smoke may be gathered more effectively towards the smoke detector 10. Further advantageously, an air outlet means may be provided on the barrier skirt of the smoke gathering means to facilitate the flow of air towards the smoke detector.

In some embodiments, the smoke alarm system 100 may include a plurality of smoke detectors 10 (three smoke detectors are shown in fig. 1 by way of example). The plurality of smoke detectors 10 may be arranged accordingly in a plurality of toilet locations of a toilet WC. For example, the first smoke detector may be installed in a first toilet location; the second smoke detector may be mounted in a second toilet location; and a third smoke detector may be installed in a third toilet location. Thus, the smoke alarm system 100 can not only timely detect smoke events within a toilet WC, but also accurately detect smoke events within a particular toilet location of the toilet WC. This is particularly advantageous in situations where the toilet is large and has multiple toilet locations, as a smaller number of smoke detectors, for example only one smoke detector, may not be able to detect smoke events in the toilet in time, especially some toilet locations may not be able to be detected in time due to the relatively enclosed space.

With continued reference to fig. 1, the smoke alarm system 100 may also include a local control device 20 disposed at the toilet WC and an alarm 30 disposed at the entrance of the toilet. The local control device 20 may be installed at a bathroom, for example, in the form of a control cabinet within which a circuit board and various functional modules, such as a processing module, a memory module, a display module, and/or a communication module, etc., mounted on the circuit board may be installed. The alarm 30 may be mounted, for example, above an entrance door of a bathroom, allowing an associated person to immediately find a smoke alarm event when passing through the bathroom or when wanting to enter the bathroom. In some embodiments, the alarm 30 may be configured as an audible and visual alarm, that is to say, when the alarm 30 is triggered, an alarm sound may be emitted at the entrance of the bathroom as well as an alarm light, in order to be able to carry out a smoke alarm both visually and audibly.

The communication architecture of the smoke alarm system 100 of the present application creates a first communication connection 11 for smoke alarms between the local control device 20 and the smoke detector 10 and a second communication connection 12 for smoke alarms between the local control device 20 and the alarm 30. This can be achieved in that: the smoke detector 10 detects smoke events in real time in the field and transmits information characterizing a smoke alarm event to the local control device 20 via the first communication connection 11 when a smoke event is detected, e.g. smoke exceeding a certain concentration. The local control device 20 may, upon receipt of information from the smoke detector 10 characterizing a smoke alarm event, transmit trigger information for triggering the alarm 30 to the alarm 30 via the second communication connection 12, thereby triggering a smoke alarm response of the alarm 30 arranged at the entrance of the bathroom.

Advantageously, the local control means 20 may comprise an indicator light 22 corresponding to the smoke detector 10. Preferably, in case the smoke alarm system 100 comprises a plurality of smoke detectors 10, the local control device 20 may comprise a plurality of indicator lights 22, the plurality of indicator lights 22 being in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of smoke detectors 10, respectively. Not only can the current existence of a smoke alarm event be visually indicated by the indicator light 22, but also which smoke detector or detectors 10 detected the smoke alarm event can be efficiently indicated, thereby checking out the corresponding toilet location where the smoke alarm event occurred. This is advantageous for the subsequent investigation and maintenance work of the staff.

In some embodiments, the arrangement of the plurality of indicator lights 22 of the local control device 20 may be consistent with the arrangement of the plurality of smoke detectors 10. That is, the arrangement of the plurality of indicator lights 22 may be consistent with the arrangement of the plurality of smoke detectors 10. For example, a first smoke detector, a second smoke detector, and a third smoke detector are sequentially arranged in the order of toilet positions. Correspondingly, a first indicator light corresponding to the first smoke detector, a second indicator light corresponding to the second smoke detector, and a third indicator light corresponding to the third smoke detector are also arranged in this order on the local control device 20. This consistent layout is particularly advantageous for subsequent screening and maintenance by personnel when there are large toilets and more toilets where there are more smoke detectors 10 deployed.

With continued reference to fig. 1, the smoke alarm system 100 may also include a central management device 40. For example, the central management device 40 may be configured as a control host, such as a programmable logic control device, a server, or the like. The central management device 40 may be provided with a display for displaying the status of the bathroom. The status of the individual toilets may be presented centrally on the display of the central management device 40.

The communication architecture of the smoke alarm system 100 of the present application creates a third communication connection 13 for smoke alarms between the central management device 40 and the local control means 20. Advantageously, as shown in fig. 3, a third communication connection 13 for smoke alarms can be provided between a plurality of local control devices 20 arranged at a plurality of toilets WC and the central management apparatus 40, respectively. This can be achieved in that: the respective local control means 20 may transmit information characterizing the smoke alarm event to the central management device 40 via the respective third communication connection 13, and the central management device 40 may update the status of the respective toilet on the display 45 based on the received information. For example, it may be centrally presented on the display 45 of the central management device 40 which toilet or toilets have a smoke alarm event, and even which toilet or toilets may be presented as having a smoke alarm event, thereby significantly improving smoke alarm management for a plurality of toilets in a distributed arrangement.

Referring next to fig. 4, a schematic block diagram of an extension of smoke alarm system 100 according to some embodiments of the present application is shown.

As shown in fig. 4, smoke alarm system 100 may include a mobile communication device 50 assigned to an associated worker. The mobile communication device 50 may be configured as a smart phone, a smart watch, a communication console, or the like, for example. The communication architecture of the smoke alarm system 100 of the present application creates a fourth communication connection 14 for smoke alarms between the central management device 40 and the mobile communication device 50. This can be achieved in that: the central management device 40 may transmit information characterizing the smoke alarm event to the mobile communication device 50 via the respective fourth communication connection 14 in order to timely inform the relevant staff personnel which toilet or toilets have the smoke alarm event, and even which toilet or toilets have the smoke alarm event. The relevant staff can then take efficient countermeasures after having knowledge of the specific smoke alarm event, thereby significantly improving smoke alarm management for a plurality of toilets in a distributed arrangement.

Advantageously, the central management device 40 may have an allocation module (not shown) that may be configured to select the mobile communication device 50 associated with the current smoke alarm event in order to notify only the staff associated with the current smoke alarm event.

Referring next to fig. 5, a schematic block diagram of another extension of smoke alarm system 100 according to some embodiments of the present application is shown.

As shown in fig. 5, smoke alarm system 100 may include a plurality of sound playback devices 60, which plurality of sound playback devices 60 may be respectively assigned to a plurality of production areas of a production plant. In the present application, the sound playing device 60 should be construed broadly as any device having a voice playing function. In some embodiments, the sound playing device 60 may be a horn, such as an IP network ceiling horn or an IP network broadcast post. In some embodiments, the sound playback device 60 may be a sound box, such as an IP network wall-mounted sound box. In some embodiments, the sound playing device 60 may be a communication device with a sound playing unit equipped to a staff member. In some embodiments, the sound playing device 60 may be a monitoring device with a sound playing unit installed at a workstation.

The communication architecture of the smoke alarm system 100 of the present application creates a fifth communication connection 15 between the central management device 40 and the plurality of sound playing devices 60 for smoke alarms, respectively. In some embodiments, the fifth communication connection 15 between the central management device 40 and the sound playing device 60 may be a direct communication connection, that is, the central management device 40 may directly trigger the sound playing of the sound playing device 60. In some embodiments, the fifth communication connection 15 between the central management device 40 and the sound playing device 60 may be an indirect communication connection via a broadcast server, that is, the central management device 40 may first transmit information characterizing the smoke alarm event to the broadcast server, which then triggers the sound playing of the sound playing device 60. An automated voice broadcast scheme for smoke alarms can thus be implemented, improving the efficiency and/or reliability of smoke alarms.

Advantageously, the central management device 40 may have an allocation module (not shown) that may be configured to select the sound playing device 60 associated with the current smoke alarm event so as to trigger only the sound playing device 60 within the production area associated with the current smoke alarm event.

Some embodiments of the utility model are described above by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the particular structures shown in the above embodiments are illustrative only and not limiting. Furthermore, the person skilled in the art can combine the various technical features described above in a number of possible ways to construct new solutions or make other modifications, which new solutions are all included in the scope of the utility model.

Claims (10)

1. A smoke alarm system for a toilet, the smoke alarm system comprising:

a plurality of smoke detectors disposed within the toilet;

an alarm disposed at an entrance of the bathroom;

a local control device arranged at the toilet, the local control device comprising a plurality of indicator lamps in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of smoke detectors, wherein a first communication connection for smoke alarm is respectively provided between the local control device and the plurality of smoke detectors, and a second communication connection for smoke alarm is provided between the local control device and the alarm; and

a central management device having a third communication connection for smoke alarms between the central management device and the local control means, and provided with a display for displaying the status of the bathroom.

2. The smoke alarm system for a toilet of claim 1 wherein said plurality of smoke detectors are disposed in a plurality of toilet locations in the toilet, respectively.

3. The smoke alarm system for a toilet of claim 1 wherein said plurality of indicator lights are disposed in a positional relationship with each other that is consistent with said plurality of smoke detectors.

4. A smoke alarm system for a toilet according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the smoke alarm system comprises a smoke gathering mechanism for use with a smoke detector, the smoke gathering mechanism being arranged above the smoke detector.

5. The smoke alarm system for a toilet of claim 4 wherein said smoke gathering mechanism has an extended area at least 3 times greater than the extended area of the smoke detector.

6. The smoke alarm system for a toilet of claim 5 wherein the smoke gathering means has a concave side disposed toward the smoke detector and a barrier skirt is formed on the periphery of the smoke gathering means and an air outlet means is provided on the barrier skirt of the smoke gathering means.

7. A smoke alarm system for a toilet according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the smoke alarm system comprises a plurality of local control means arranged at a plurality of toilets, there being a third communication connection for smoke alarm between the plurality of local control means and a central management facility, respectively.

8. A smoke alarm system for a toilet according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the smoke alarm system comprises a mobile communication device with a fourth communication connection for smoke alarm between a central management device and the mobile communication device.

9. A smoke alarm system for a toilet according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the smoke alarm system comprises a plurality of sound playing devices, there being a fifth communication connection for smoke alarm between the central management device and the plurality of sound playing devices, respectively.

10. A smoke alarm system for a toilet according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the smoke alarm system is deployed in a toilet in a production plant.