Patent ID: 9697713
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: G08B,H04W

Claim:
1. A multi-sensing hazard detector for use in a building or structure for detecting potential dangers therein, the multi-sensing hazard detector comprising: a back plate that is couplable with a wall or ceiling of the building or structure so as to secure the multi-sensing hazard detector relative thereto; a front casing coupled with the back plate to define a housing having an interior region within which a plurality of components of the multi-sensing hazard detector are at least partially contained, the housing having a plurality of openings through which air flows so that the air is accessible to the components within the interior region of the housing; a circuit board coupled with the housing and having the plurality of components communicatively coupled therewith, the plurality of components including: an alarm device communicatively coupled with the circuit board, the alarm device being activatable upon the detection of a potential hazard so as to warn an occupant of the building or structure of a potential danger; a smoke chamber configured to detect the presence of smoke, the alarm device being triggered according to a first warning type upon the detection of smoke; a carbon monoxide sensor configured to detect the presence of carbon monoxide, the alarm device being triggered according to a second warning type upon the detection of carbon monoxide; communications circuitry communicatively coupled with the circuit board, comprising: first communications circuitry configured for wireless communications according to a relatively high power, high data rate wireless protocol; and second communications circuitry configured for wireless communications according to a relatively low power, low data rate wireless protocol; wherein the housing of the multi-sensing hazard detector comprises a volume of less than about 1024 cubic centimeters; and wherein the multi-sensing hazard detector is relatively flat so as not to extend excessively outwardly from the wall or ceiling, the multi-sensing hazard detector having a minimum aspect ratio defined as a thickness dimension thereof extending outwardly from the wall or ceiling divided by a longest lateral dimension perpendicular to said thickness dimension, the multi-sensing hazard detector having a maximum aspect ratio defined as a thickness dimension thereof extending outwardly from the wall or ceiling divided by a shortest lateral dimension perpendicular to said thickness dimension, wherein each of said minimum aspect ratio and said maximum aspect ratio is less than about 33%.