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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 1995
Filed:
Apr. 15, 1994
Tominori Sato, Osaka, JP;
Toshihide Kanagawa, Osaka, JP;
Koichi Sumida, Osaka, JP;
Takeshi Nishio, Osaka, JP;
Osaka Gas Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A gas visualizing apparatus includes an image sensor for detecting infrared light radiated or reflected from a background of a gas leak monitoring territory A, a laser source for emitting a detection infrared beam in two-dimensional form toward the gas leak monitoring territory A, the detection infrared beam having a wavelength absorbable by a gas 'g' to be detected and a CRT for displaying information relating to gas leakage as a two-dimensional visible image corresponding to the gas leak monitoring territory A. The laser source includes a beam expander for converging or diverging the detection infrared beam to vary an area of the gas leak monitoring territory A. The image sensor includes a transmission and width varying device for setting the infrared light entering the image sensor to a band substantially centering on the wavelength of the detection infrared beam, and varying a width of the band, to realize an excellent visible image.