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The disclosure and prior art relates to door motion detectors and more particularly pertains to a new door motion detector for preventing door related injuries.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a housing having a front end, a rear end, and an inner cavity. Each of the front end and the rear end have a first engagement mechanism. The housing is configured to fit through a sensor aperture in a door. A pair of motion sensors comprising a front motion sensor and a rear motion sensor is coupled within the front end and the rear end of the housing, respectively. A pair of LED indicators comprising a front LED indicator and a rear LED indicator is coupled within the front end and the rear end of the housing, respectively. A logic chip is coupled within the inner cavity and is in operational communication with the pair of motion sensors and the pair of LED indicators. A battery is coupled within the inner cavity and is in operational communication with the logic chip, the pair of LED indicators, and the pair of motion sensors. A pair of face plates comprises a front face plate and a rear face plate coupled to the front end and the rear end of the housing, respectively. Each of the front face plate and the rear face plate has a central viewing window and a second engagement mechanism. The central viewing window is transparent and exposes the LED indicator and the motion sensor, the second engagement mechanism of the front face plate and the rear face plate is selectively engageable with the first engagement mechanism of the front end and the rear end of the housing, respectively, to secure the housing into the sensor aperture of the door. The pair of motion sensors and the logic chip are configured to detect when two people are simultaneously approaching the door from either side and to illuminate the pair of LED indicators to warn the people to open the door with caution.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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A pair of motion sensors comprises a front motion sensor 36 and a rear motion sensor 38 coupled within the front end and the rear end of the housing, respectively. A pair of LED indicators comprises a front LED indicator 40 and a rear LED indicator 42 coupled within the front end and the rear end of the housing, respectively. Each of the pair of LED indicators may have a green light, a yellow light, and a red light. A logic chip 44 is coupled within the logic compartment 30 of the housing and is in operational communication with the pair of motion sensors and the pair of LED indicators. A battery 46 is coupled within the logic compartment and is in operational communication with the logic chip, the pair of LED indicators, and the pair of motion sensors. A pair of solar cells comprising a front solar cell 48 and a rear solar cell 50 may be coupled within the front end and the rear end of the housing, respectively. Each of the pair of solar cells is in operational communication with, and provides power to, the battery.
A pair of face plates comprises a front face plate 52 and a rear face plate 54 coupled to the front end and the rear end of the housing, respectively. Each of the front face plate and the rear face plate may be circular and have a central viewing window 56. Each of the pair of face plates has a flat section 58 surrounding the central viewing window and a tapered section 60 extending from an outer perimeter of the flat section. The central viewing window is transparent and exposes the LED indicator, the motion sensor, and the solar cell. Each of the pair of face plates has a second engagement mechanism 62. The second engagement mechanism of the front face plate and the rear face plate is selectively engageable with the first engagement mechanism of the front end and the rear end of the housing, respectively, to secure the housing into the door. The second engagement mechanism may be an outer threading 64 coupled to a door side 66 of each of the pair of face plates. The outer threading of the front face plate and the rear face plate is selectively engageable with the inner threading 22 of the front end and the rear end of the housing, respectively. The second engagement mechanism may alternatively be a pair of through apertures 68, where each of the pair of threaded apertures 24 and the pair of through apertures are configured to receive a pair of bolts 70. Each of the pair of bolts may have a star-patterned bolt head 72.
In use, the housing is installed in the sensor aperture of the door. The pair of face plates is then attached, securing the housing within the sensor aperture. The pair of motion sensors and the logic chip are configured to show the precautionary yellow light when the door is being approached by a person on the opposite side, and when two people are simultaneously approaching the door from either side to show the green light to one side and the red light to the opposite side to signal one person to stop and the other person to open the door.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
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