Patent ID: 8269640
Filing Date: 2012-09-18
Classification: G08B

Abstract:
1. An odor-generating alarm apparatus, comprising: a casing that defines an accommodation space configured to accommodate a spray can that includes a container body and a nozzle, the container body being filled with an odorous liquid and can be switched between a releasing state in which the odorous liquid is released and a non-releasing state; a switching device configured to perform a switching operation from the non-releasing state to the releasing state by displacing the container body of the spray can accommodated in the accommodation space of the casing with respect to the casing; and a control device configured to cause the switching device to perform a switching operation from the non-releasing state to the releasing state by displacing the container body of the spray can with respect to the casing, when abnormality information indicating occurrence of an abnormal state is supplied from a detecting device that detects occurrence of an abnormal state.