EP2439710B1 - Alarmvorrichtung - Google Patents

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EP2439710B1
EP2439710B1 EP11183945.2A EP11183945A EP2439710B1 EP 2439710 B1 EP2439710 B1 EP 2439710B1 EP 11183945 A EP11183945 A EP 11183945A EP 2439710 B1 EP2439710 B1 EP 2439710B1
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    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08B—SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
    • G08B29/00—Checking or monitoring of signalling or alarm systems; Prevention or correction of operating errors, e.g. preventing unauthorised operation
    • G08B29/02—Monitoring continuously signalling or alarm systems
    • G08B29/04—Monitoring of the detection circuits
    • G08B29/046—Monitoring of the detection circuits prevention of tampering with detection circuits
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    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08B—SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
    • G08B13/00—Burglar, theft or intruder alarms
    • G08B13/02—Mechanical actuation
    • G08B13/14—Mechanical actuation by lifting or attempted removal of hand-portable articles
    • G08B13/149—Mechanical actuation by lifting or attempted removal of hand-portable articles with electric, magnetic, capacitive switch actuation

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  • the present invention relates to alarm systems, particularly to intruder alarm systems, where the components of the alarm system are provided with anti-tamper means.
  • the components of the alarm system are said to form alarm apparatus.
  • Alarm systems generally contain a control unit that is connected to one or more sensors and one or more alarm indicators (sounders, etc). Upon activation of the alarm, a trigger signal from each activated sensor is transmitted, either through wires or wireless means, to the control unit and alarm sounders.
  • Such alarm systems can also incorporate expander units. These expander units provide more capacity so that more sensors, sounders, etc can be incorporated into the alarm system.
  • a trigger signal from each activated sensor that is connected to the expander unit is transmitted, through wires or wireless means, to the expander unit, and the expander unit then transmits the trigger signal, through wires or wireless means, to the control unit.
  • Such alarm apparatus are often fitted to walls of buildings in exposed, accessible locations and so are usually fitted with anti-tamper means.
  • An example of a prior art alarm apparatus provided with anti-tamper means is given in US2005/219046A1 .
  • These anti-tamper means generally comprise a spring connected to a microswitch, and the spring extends between the alarm apparatus and the wall to which the alarm apparatus is mounted. The spring is usually positioned against the wall in at least a partially compressed configuration.
  • the compressed spring is allowed to relax, triggering the microswitch, and generating a 'tamper' condition at the alarm apparatus. This causes a signal to be transmitted to the control unit and this may set off an alarm.
  • anti-tamper means are designed to be used with an alarm apparatus fitted to a flat surface. These anti-tamper means do not work so well for uneven surfaces.
  • the present application arose in an attempt to provide an improved alarm apparatus for alarm systems.
  • an alarm apparatus for an alarm system as recited by Claim 1.
  • the alarm apparatus can be a control unit, a sensor, an alarm indicator, an expander unit, or any other components of the alarm system that can be mounted to an external surface.
  • Anti-tamper means are usually provided on expander units, so preferably, the alarm apparatus is an expander unit.
  • the alarm apparatus may comprise a housing, such as a box, which houses one or more alarm components, eg a housing for one or more sounders, sensors, control devices, power supplies, expanders or otherwise.
  • a housing such as a box, which houses one or more alarm components, eg a housing for one or more sounders, sensors, control devices, power supplies, expanders or otherwise.
  • the protective means is arranged to be held captive by the housing yet able to float axially therewith. This allows the amount by which the protective means extend outwardly from a part of the housing to vary, and enables the protective means to extend across a range of different sized gaps formed between the housing and a surface to which the alarm apparatus is mounted.
  • the protective means may fully extend across the gap, or partly across the gap.
  • the shroud preferably fits at least partially around the anti-tamper means and has at least one hollow end.
  • the shroud can have many different shapes, for example, the shroud can be in the form of a tube, or a cap, or a plate, or a pair of parallel or non-parallel plates.
  • the shroud may have one hollow and one closed end.
  • the closed end can project outside the housing of the alarm apparatus, and the hollow end can be retained inside the housing. It is also possible to have the cap in an inverted configuration, with the closed end retained inside the housing, and the hollow end projecting outside the housing.
  • the shoulder may limit the size of the gap across which the protective means may fully extend.
  • the maximum size of the gap would be the amount by which the shroud extends outwardly from the housing when the shoulder is in contact with the housing.
  • the shoulder may be separable from the shroud.
  • the shoulder is attached by a weakened portion to the body of a shroud, for example, so that the shoulder may be frangibly separable from the shroud.
  • other means could be used to separate the shoulder from the shroud. It may also be possible to repeatedly separate and reconnect the shoulder and the shroud, for example, using a clip or a screw mechanism. The separability allows the same shroud to be used with or without the shoulder depending on the circumstances.
  • the anti-tamper means may comprise a compressible component and a switch.
  • the compressible component may be a spring
  • the switch may be a micro switch.
  • the compressible component is preferably compressed against the closed end of the shroud, and the closed end of the shroud is preferably in contact with the external surface.
  • the shroud is screwed to the external surface.
  • the shroud could also be glued, nailed or otherwise attached to the surface.
  • the shroud can be provided with projections through which screws, nails or other fixing means can be fitted, or the fixing means can be fitted through a closed end of the shroud, or through the shoulder.
  • Fixing the shroud to the external surface enables the protective means to be used with uneven external surfaces. If the external surface is uneven and no fixing means are provided, it is difficult to arrange the alarm apparatus so that the protective means are reliably fixed against the external surface, resulting in the protective means often functioning less effectively. Providing fixing means with the protective means overcomes this problem.
  • At least part of the housing of the alarm apparatus is preferably formed with a pre-formed shroud.
  • the shroud is preferably separable from the housing, preferably by means of a weakened portion, for example a frangible portion.
  • the shroud can be separated from the housing before or after the housing of the alarm apparatus has been fully assembled.
  • the invention comprises an expander unit.
  • the alarm apparatus can also comprise a control unit, a sensor, an alarm indicator, or any other components of the alarm system that can be mounted to an external surface.
  • Figure 1 illustrates an expander mounted to a surface such as a wall.
  • the expander unit 1 generally comprises housing 2, anti-tamper means 3, and protective means 4.
  • the expander unit is mounted to an external surface 5 (the means for mounting the expander unit to the external surface are not illustrated in the figures).
  • the protective means 4 is in the form of two parallel plates 6a, 6b which protect the anti-tamper means 3 by restricting user access to the anti-tamper means. In other embodiments only one plate need be provided, or more than two plates can be provided, and the plates may be planar or arcuate, and the more than two plates need not be parallel.
  • the anti-tamper means 3 comprise a switch 8 and a spring 9
  • the protective means 4 comprise a shroud 9, in the form of a cap, with shoulders 11.
  • the shroud 10 fits through an opening 13 in the expander unit.
  • the bottom surface 12 of the shroud 10 protects outside the expander unit 2, and the shoulders 11 are retained within the expander unit 2.
  • the shoulders 11 have an outer diameter that is larger than the diameter of the opening 13 and so the shoulders prevent the shroud 10 from being fully removed from the expander unit 2 through the opening 13.
  • the shroud 10 is held captive within the housing 2, yet able to float axially (direction A) within the housing 2. By being able to float axially relative to the housing 2, the shroud 10 can fill a gap 7 between the housing 2 and the surface 5.
  • the maximum size of the gap 7 across which the shroud 10 can extend is the amount by which the shroud 10 extends from the housing 2 when the shoulder 11 is in contact with the housing 2.
  • the expander unit 1 is mounted to the external surface 5 so that the bottom surface 12 of the shroud is in contact with the external surface, and the spring 9 is compressed against the external surface of the shroud 10.
  • the anti-tamper means 8, 9 are then fully contained within the shroud 10. A user cannot gain access to the spring 9, without taking apart the expander unit 2, and so the anti-tamper means 8, 9 are protected by the shroud 10.
  • the shroud 10 has the same configuration and orientation to the shroud 10 in figure 2 , but in this case, the shroud 10 is fixed to the external surface 5.
  • the fixing means are a screw 15 that is screwed through the bottom surface 12 of the shroud 10.
  • the spring 9 is protected within the shroud 10.
  • FIG. 4 illustrates how, most preferably, the shroud may be pre-formed as part of the housing for an expander.
  • the figures show a panel 17 in the form of a rear moulding 18, the rear moulding being the wall of the expander unit that faces the external surface.
  • the panel is formed with a projecting shroud portion 19 that is fixed to the rear moulding 18 by frangible means 21 or other breakable/ removable means.
  • the shroud 19 is in the form of a cap, and may be provided with a removable shoulder 20.
  • the shroud 19 is separated from the rear moulding 18 by breaking the frangible means 21.
  • the shroud is then fitted through the opening 22 in the rear moulding, and the shroud can be used to protect the anti-tamper means in this position.
  • the anti-tamper means preferably comprise a compressible component and a switch.
  • the compressible component is generally a spring
  • the switch is generally a microswitch.
  • a microswitch is generally a miniature electric switch that is actuated by a very small physical force, generally through the use of a tipping point mechanism. Microswitches have the advantages of being low cost and durable. However, it will be appreciated by a person of skill in the art that any type of mechanism that is capable of being activated when the expander unit is tampered with is suitable for use with the present invention.
  • the compressible component is generally a coiled spring, but it is obvious to a person of skill in the art that any component that is capable of at least partially extending between the expander unit and the surface to which the expander unit is mounted, and that can be somehow affected by an attempt to tamper with the expander unit, is suitable for use with the present invention.
  • the compressible component could also be a piece of compressible material such as a soft rubber, or the component could be compressible by means of a concertina mechanism.
  • the compressible means are at least partially compressed when the unit is mounted to the external surface.

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  1. Alarmvorrichtung, beinhaltend ein Gehäuse (2), ein Eingriffsicherungsmittel (3), beinhaltend eine zusammendrückbare Komponente (9) und einen Schalter (8), wobei das Eingriffsicherungsmittel angepasst ist, um einen Alarm auszulösen, wenn die Alarmvorrichtung von einer Oberfläche, an der sie befestigt ist, entfernt wird, und der zusammendrückbaren Komponente (9) erlaubt wird, sich zu entspannen, wodurch der Schalter (8) ausgelöst wird, und eine Schutzhaube (10), die angepasst ist, um aus einer Öffnung in dem Gehäuse der Alarmvorrichtung nach außen hervorzuragen, und positioniert ist, um das Eingriffsicherungsmittel durch Beschränken des Benutzerzugriffs auf das Eingriffsicherungsmittel zu schützen, wobei die Haube durch einen Teil des Gehäuses hindurch hervorragt und so angeordnet ist, dass sie von dem Gehäuse festgehalten wird, aber dennoch fähig ist, axial relativ zu dem Gehäuse zu schweben, um der Schutzhaube zu ermöglichen, durch das Gehäuse hindurch um einen variierenden Betrag hervorzuragen, wobei die Haube so montiert ist, dass sie mindestens teilweise zwischen einem Teil des Gehäuses der Alarmvorrichtung und einer Oberfläche, an der die Alarmvorrichtung montiert ist, hervorragt, wobei die Haube in Form einer Kappe vorliegt, die eine Schulter (11) aufweist, wobei die Schulter einen Außendurchmesser aufweist, der größer als der Durchmesser der Öffnung ist, um zu verhindern, dass die Haube von dem Gehäuse durch die Öffnung hindurch vollständig entfernt wird, wobei die Haube so montiert ist, dass eine Oberfläche des Bodens der Haube mit der Oberfläche, an der die Alarmvorrichtung befestigt ist, in Kontakt steht; dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die zusammendrückbare Komponente gegen die andere entgegengesetzte Oberfläche des Bodens der Haube zusammengedrückt wird, wenn die Alarmvorrichtung auf der Oberfläche montiert ist, und dadurch, dass die Haube so angeordnet ist, dass sie von dem Gehäuse festgehalten wird, aber dennoch fähig ist, axial relativ zu dem Gehäuse zu schweben, um der Schutzhaube zu ermöglichen, durch das Gehäuse hindurch zu der Oberfläche hin, an der die Vorrichtung befestigt ist, um einen variierenden Betrag hervorzuragen, bis zu dem Betrag, bei dem die Schulter mit dem Gehäuse in Kontakt kommt.
  2. Alarmvorrichtung gemäß Anspruch 1, wobei die Alarmvorrichtung eine Expandereinheit (1) ist.
  3. Alarmvorrichtung gemäß Anspruch 1, wobei die Haube mindestens teilweise um das Eingriffsicherungsmittel herum passt und mindestens ein hohles Ende aufweist.
  4. Alarmvorrichtung gemäß Anspruch 1, wobei die Schulter von der Haube trennbar ist.
  5. Alarmvorrichtung gemäß Anspruch 4, wobei die Schulter über einen geschwächten Abschnitt (21) an dem Körper der Haube angebracht ist.
  6. Alarmvorrichtung gemäß einem vorhergehenden Anspruch, die ein Mittel zum Befestigen des Schutzmittels an der Oberfläche, an der die Einheit montiert ist, umfasst.
  7. Alarmvorrichtung gemäß einem vorhergehenden Anspruch, wobei mindestens ein Teil des Gehäuses der Alarmvorrichtung mit einer vorgebildeten Haube gebildet ist und die Haube von dem Gehäuse trennbar ist.
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