CA2087830A1 - Fire alarm without using electric power - Google Patents
Fire alarm without using electric powerInfo
- Publication number
- CA2087830A1 CA2087830A1 CA002087830A CA2087830A CA2087830A1 CA 2087830 A1 CA2087830 A1 CA 2087830A1 CA 002087830 A CA002087830 A CA 002087830A CA 2087830 A CA2087830 A CA 2087830A CA 2087830 A1 CA2087830 A1 CA 2087830A1
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- CA
- Canada
- Prior art keywords
- housing
- spindle
- detent arm
- fastened
- alarm
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Abandoned
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Classifications
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- G—PHYSICS
- G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
- G10K—SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES; METHODS OR DEVICES FOR PROTECTING AGAINST, OR FOR DAMPING, NOISE OR OTHER ACOUSTIC WAVES IN GENERAL; ACOUSTICS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- G10K1/00—Devices in which sound is produced by striking a resonating body, e.g. bells, chimes or gongs
- G10K1/06—Devices in which sound is produced by striking a resonating body, e.g. bells, chimes or gongs the resonating devices having the shape of a bell, plate, rod, or tube
- G10K1/07—Devices in which sound is produced by striking a resonating body, e.g. bells, chimes or gongs the resonating devices having the shape of a bell, plate, rod, or tube mechanically operated; Hand bells; Bells for animals
- G10K1/072—Operating or striking mechanisms therefor
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- G—PHYSICS
- G08—SIGNALLING
- G08B—SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
- G08B17/00—Fire alarms; Alarms responsive to explosion
- G08B17/02—Mechanical actuation of the alarm, e.g. by the breaking of a wire
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Abstract
ABSTRACT:
A fire alarm without using electric power, which comprises a housing, an alarm assembly and a switch assembly;
a driving spring in the alarm assembly is used for storing a driving energy. As soon as a nylon string in the alarm is burnt and broken, the driving spring will drive small hammers to hit a bell cup to send out a warning signal to warn people that a fire is taking place.
A fire alarm without using electric power, which comprises a housing, an alarm assembly and a switch assembly;
a driving spring in the alarm assembly is used for storing a driving energy. As soon as a nylon string in the alarm is burnt and broken, the driving spring will drive small hammers to hit a bell cup to send out a warning signal to warn people that a fire is taking place.
Description
2~7~0 Title: A Fire Alarm Without U~ing Electric Power ~ackground of the Invention:
Most of the conventional fire alarms can only send out a warning signal by means of either a commercial power or a dry battery so as to tell people that a fire is taking place.
However, such type of fire alarms would fail to send out a fire warning signal in case of outage of the commercial power or the dry battery being out of order; therefore, ~uch fire alarms would consume a lot of electric power.
Summary of the Invention:
This invention relates to a fire alarm without using electric power, which comprises a housing, an alarm assembly and a switch asæembly. The present invention uses a driving spring as a means to store driving energy, and a nylon string as a switch; as soon as the nylon string i~ burnt and broken, the driving spring will drive a small ha~mer to hit a bell cup to send out a sound signal to warn people that a fire is taking place. The prime object of the present invention is to provide a fire alarm without using electric powex so as to save electric power, and to prevent the fire alarm from failure to function ln case of power outage or a dry battery being out of order.
Brief De~cription of the Drawing~:
FIG.1 is a front view of -the inside structure of an embodiment ac~ording to the present inven-tion.
FIG.2 is a per~pective view of an embodiment according `~ i2~$7~/3~
to the present invention.
FIG.3 is a side view of the present inventionO
FIG.4 is a front view of the speed regulator in the present invention~
~etailed De~cription:
Referring to FIGS.1 and 2, the embodiment according to the present invention comprises a housing 10, an alarm assembly 20, and a switch assembly 40. The alarm assembly 20 (as shown in FIG.3) is installed in the housing 10, and it includes a spindle 21, of which both ends are mounted and supported with the housing 10; the front end passes through the front wall of the housing 10; the front end of ~he spindle 21 is mounted with a crank 22. The spindle 21 can be turned by cranking the crank 22. A fixed rod 23 is mounted on the spindle 21 in a symmetrical and equal length ~anner. Both ends of the fixed rod 23 are mounted with two springs 24 and two small hammers 25 respectively. A bell cup 26 is fixedly mounted within the housing 10 on the opposite side of the small hammer 25 with a given gap therebetween. When the ~pindle 21 is ro~ated, the small hammer 25 will hit the bell cup 26 as a result of the centrifugal force. A fixing base 27 is fixed beside the fixed rod 23, and is mounted on a base 28, which is fixed to the housing 10. The fixing base 27 has a spindle hole 29 for receiving the spindle 21. The top end of the fixing base 27 is mound with a driving sp~ing 30, of which the inner end is fixed to the fixing base 27, while the :, : . . . .
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outer end thereof i~ fixed to a rotary disc 31, which is fixedly mounted beside the driving ~pring 30 to turn synchronously with the spindle 21. A speed regulator 32 ~as shown in FIG.4) is mounted by the side of the rotary disc 31, and i-t is fixed to a fixing base 33 connected to -the base 28.
The speed regulator 32 includ~es a round drum 34 fixedly connected with the fixing base 33; a spindle 21 is mounted through the center hole of the round drum 34, and is fixedly mounted with a bushing 35. Both the top and bottom sides of the bushing 35 are pivotally mounted with two friction blocks 37 respectively, of which the outer ends each is connected with the bushing 35 through a spring 3a so as to pull the friction block 37 towards the bushing 35 normally, and to maintain a gap between the friction block 37 and the round drum 34. When the spindle 21 rotates at a higher speed, the friction blocks 37 will be thrown away from the spindle as a result of the centrifugal force; in that case, the friction blocks 37 would touch the inner surface of the round drum 34 to cause a friction, which will cause the spindlP 21 to reduce rotation speed ~o as to have ~he spindle 21 maintained at a slaw and steady rotating speed.
The switch assembly 40 mounted in the housing 10 includes a detent arm 41, which is pivotally mounted, with a pin 42, to the housing 10 as a fulcrum. The top of the detent arm 41 has a pawl 43 to be engaged with a ~atching cut 39 on the outer surface of the ro-tary disc 31 of the alarm assembly --20~ The lower end of the detent arm 41 is attached with nylon .
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string 44, which pa~ses throuyh the housing 10 and several fixed pi.n~ 11, 12, 13and 14 on the outer surface of the hou~ing 10. The rear end of the nylon string 44 is fastened to the fixed pin 14. Between the pawl 43 of the detent arm 41 and the pin 42, a pulling spring 45 is attached, while the other end of the spring 45 is hooked to the housing l0;
however, the pulling force of the spring 45 to the detent arm 41 is slightly smaller than that of the llylon striny 44 so as to have the pawl 43 engaged normally in the catching cut 39 of the rotary disc 31.
The present invention in real use is also to be attached to the ceiling of a room by means of the housing 10;
the driving spring 30 should be pre-wound fully by using -the crank 22 and the spindle 21 so as to have the driving spring 30 stored a driving energy able to drive the spindle 21 and the rotary disc 31 to turn, if necessary; normally, the rotary disc 31 and the spindle 21 can not be rotated as a result of the rotary disc 31 being retained by the detent arm 41. In case of a fire taking place, the nylon string 44 will be burnt and broken by a high temperature; in such case, the pawl 43 of the detent arm 41 will become disengaged from the rotary disc 31 as a result of the pulling force of the pulling sp~ing 45; as soon as the pawl 43 is disengaged from the catching cut 39, the rotary disc 31 and the spindle 21 will be driven by the driving spring 30 to turn; almost simultaneously, the fixed rod 23 on the spindle 21 will also 2~7~30 turn, and the small hammer~ 25 on both ends thereof will hit the bell cup 26 as a result of the centrifugal force thereof.
The sound of the bell cup 26 would warn people that a fire takes place. Since spindle 21 is mounted with a speed regulator 32, the rotation speed of the spindle 21 will be retarded so as to let the sound of the bell cup have a longer duration; okherwise, the sound of the bell cup will disappear soon.
The duration of the bell sound may be increased by installing a bell sound duration assembly 50, which includes a touch swi-tch 51 mounted on the lower end of the detent arm 41; the touch switch 51 is connected with a commercial power supply by using a plug 52. In case of the nylon string being broken, the lower end of the detent arm 41 will hit the touch switch 51, which will be turned on immediately to trigger an electric alarm 53; the electric alarm 53 can provide a continuous alarm after the sound of bell cup 26 is di~continued.
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Most of the conventional fire alarms can only send out a warning signal by means of either a commercial power or a dry battery so as to tell people that a fire is taking place.
However, such type of fire alarms would fail to send out a fire warning signal in case of outage of the commercial power or the dry battery being out of order; therefore, ~uch fire alarms would consume a lot of electric power.
Summary of the Invention:
This invention relates to a fire alarm without using electric power, which comprises a housing, an alarm assembly and a switch asæembly. The present invention uses a driving spring as a means to store driving energy, and a nylon string as a switch; as soon as the nylon string i~ burnt and broken, the driving spring will drive a small ha~mer to hit a bell cup to send out a sound signal to warn people that a fire is taking place. The prime object of the present invention is to provide a fire alarm without using electric powex so as to save electric power, and to prevent the fire alarm from failure to function ln case of power outage or a dry battery being out of order.
Brief De~cription of the Drawing~:
FIG.1 is a front view of -the inside structure of an embodiment ac~ording to the present inven-tion.
FIG.2 is a per~pective view of an embodiment according `~ i2~$7~/3~
to the present invention.
FIG.3 is a side view of the present inventionO
FIG.4 is a front view of the speed regulator in the present invention~
~etailed De~cription:
Referring to FIGS.1 and 2, the embodiment according to the present invention comprises a housing 10, an alarm assembly 20, and a switch assembly 40. The alarm assembly 20 (as shown in FIG.3) is installed in the housing 10, and it includes a spindle 21, of which both ends are mounted and supported with the housing 10; the front end passes through the front wall of the housing 10; the front end of ~he spindle 21 is mounted with a crank 22. The spindle 21 can be turned by cranking the crank 22. A fixed rod 23 is mounted on the spindle 21 in a symmetrical and equal length ~anner. Both ends of the fixed rod 23 are mounted with two springs 24 and two small hammers 25 respectively. A bell cup 26 is fixedly mounted within the housing 10 on the opposite side of the small hammer 25 with a given gap therebetween. When the ~pindle 21 is ro~ated, the small hammer 25 will hit the bell cup 26 as a result of the centrifugal force. A fixing base 27 is fixed beside the fixed rod 23, and is mounted on a base 28, which is fixed to the housing 10. The fixing base 27 has a spindle hole 29 for receiving the spindle 21. The top end of the fixing base 27 is mound with a driving sp~ing 30, of which the inner end is fixed to the fixing base 27, while the :, : . . . .
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outer end thereof i~ fixed to a rotary disc 31, which is fixedly mounted beside the driving ~pring 30 to turn synchronously with the spindle 21. A speed regulator 32 ~as shown in FIG.4) is mounted by the side of the rotary disc 31, and i-t is fixed to a fixing base 33 connected to -the base 28.
The speed regulator 32 includ~es a round drum 34 fixedly connected with the fixing base 33; a spindle 21 is mounted through the center hole of the round drum 34, and is fixedly mounted with a bushing 35. Both the top and bottom sides of the bushing 35 are pivotally mounted with two friction blocks 37 respectively, of which the outer ends each is connected with the bushing 35 through a spring 3a so as to pull the friction block 37 towards the bushing 35 normally, and to maintain a gap between the friction block 37 and the round drum 34. When the spindle 21 rotates at a higher speed, the friction blocks 37 will be thrown away from the spindle as a result of the centrifugal force; in that case, the friction blocks 37 would touch the inner surface of the round drum 34 to cause a friction, which will cause the spindlP 21 to reduce rotation speed ~o as to have ~he spindle 21 maintained at a slaw and steady rotating speed.
The switch assembly 40 mounted in the housing 10 includes a detent arm 41, which is pivotally mounted, with a pin 42, to the housing 10 as a fulcrum. The top of the detent arm 41 has a pawl 43 to be engaged with a ~atching cut 39 on the outer surface of the ro-tary disc 31 of the alarm assembly --20~ The lower end of the detent arm 41 is attached with nylon .
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string 44, which pa~ses throuyh the housing 10 and several fixed pi.n~ 11, 12, 13and 14 on the outer surface of the hou~ing 10. The rear end of the nylon string 44 is fastened to the fixed pin 14. Between the pawl 43 of the detent arm 41 and the pin 42, a pulling spring 45 is attached, while the other end of the spring 45 is hooked to the housing l0;
however, the pulling force of the spring 45 to the detent arm 41 is slightly smaller than that of the llylon striny 44 so as to have the pawl 43 engaged normally in the catching cut 39 of the rotary disc 31.
The present invention in real use is also to be attached to the ceiling of a room by means of the housing 10;
the driving spring 30 should be pre-wound fully by using -the crank 22 and the spindle 21 so as to have the driving spring 30 stored a driving energy able to drive the spindle 21 and the rotary disc 31 to turn, if necessary; normally, the rotary disc 31 and the spindle 21 can not be rotated as a result of the rotary disc 31 being retained by the detent arm 41. In case of a fire taking place, the nylon string 44 will be burnt and broken by a high temperature; in such case, the pawl 43 of the detent arm 41 will become disengaged from the rotary disc 31 as a result of the pulling force of the pulling sp~ing 45; as soon as the pawl 43 is disengaged from the catching cut 39, the rotary disc 31 and the spindle 21 will be driven by the driving spring 30 to turn; almost simultaneously, the fixed rod 23 on the spindle 21 will also 2~7~30 turn, and the small hammer~ 25 on both ends thereof will hit the bell cup 26 as a result of the centrifugal force thereof.
The sound of the bell cup 26 would warn people that a fire takes place. Since spindle 21 is mounted with a speed regulator 32, the rotation speed of the spindle 21 will be retarded so as to let the sound of the bell cup have a longer duration; okherwise, the sound of the bell cup will disappear soon.
The duration of the bell sound may be increased by installing a bell sound duration assembly 50, which includes a touch swi-tch 51 mounted on the lower end of the detent arm 41; the touch switch 51 is connected with a commercial power supply by using a plug 52. In case of the nylon string being broken, the lower end of the detent arm 41 will hit the touch switch 51, which will be turned on immediately to trigger an electric alarm 53; the electric alarm 53 can provide a continuous alarm after the sound of bell cup 26 is di~continued.
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Claims (3)
1. A fire alarm without using electric power comprising:
a housing with a plurality of fixed pins on the outer surface thereof, and said pins being penetrated with a nylon string;
an alarm assembly being mounted in said housing, and said alarm assembly including a spindle being mounted horizontally in said housing; the front end of said spindle being fastened with a crank, while the rear end thereof being fastened with a fixed rod, of which both ends being fastened with two springs and two small hammers respectively; a bell cup being fastened to said housing opposite said small hammers; a fixing base being mounted beside said fixed rod, and the top of said fixed rod having a spindle hole for receiving said spindle; the top of said fixing base being mounted with a driving spring, of which one end being fastened to said fixing base, while the other end thereof being fastened to said rotary disc which being fixed to said spindle so as to turn synchronously; a speed regulator being mounted beside said rotary disc to provide a retarding function;
a switch assembly mounted in said housing and including a detent arm being pivotally fastened to said housing as a fulcrum; the top of said detent arm having a pawl to be engaged with a catching cut on said rotary disc; a pulling spring being attached to the upper part of said detent arm, while the other end of said pulling spring being attached to said housing, and said pulling spring being used for pulling said pawl out of said catching cut; the lower end of said detent arm being fastened with a nylon string to pull said detent arm so as to have said pawl engaged in said catching cut; the other end of said nylon string passing through said housing and a plurality of fixed pins on the outer surface of said housing; and said driving spring able to be wound for storing a driving power by turning said crank; said detent arm of said switch assembly normally retaining said rotary disc to turn, and in case of a fire taking place, said nylon string being broken by fire, and simultaneously said detent arm and said pawl being pulled away from said rotary disc by said pulling spring, and said driving spring able to drive said fixed rod to turn, and then said shell hammers able to hit said bell cup as a result of a centrifugal force to send out a warning signal.
a housing with a plurality of fixed pins on the outer surface thereof, and said pins being penetrated with a nylon string;
an alarm assembly being mounted in said housing, and said alarm assembly including a spindle being mounted horizontally in said housing; the front end of said spindle being fastened with a crank, while the rear end thereof being fastened with a fixed rod, of which both ends being fastened with two springs and two small hammers respectively; a bell cup being fastened to said housing opposite said small hammers; a fixing base being mounted beside said fixed rod, and the top of said fixed rod having a spindle hole for receiving said spindle; the top of said fixing base being mounted with a driving spring, of which one end being fastened to said fixing base, while the other end thereof being fastened to said rotary disc which being fixed to said spindle so as to turn synchronously; a speed regulator being mounted beside said rotary disc to provide a retarding function;
a switch assembly mounted in said housing and including a detent arm being pivotally fastened to said housing as a fulcrum; the top of said detent arm having a pawl to be engaged with a catching cut on said rotary disc; a pulling spring being attached to the upper part of said detent arm, while the other end of said pulling spring being attached to said housing, and said pulling spring being used for pulling said pawl out of said catching cut; the lower end of said detent arm being fastened with a nylon string to pull said detent arm so as to have said pawl engaged in said catching cut; the other end of said nylon string passing through said housing and a plurality of fixed pins on the outer surface of said housing; and said driving spring able to be wound for storing a driving power by turning said crank; said detent arm of said switch assembly normally retaining said rotary disc to turn, and in case of a fire taking place, said nylon string being broken by fire, and simultaneously said detent arm and said pawl being pulled away from said rotary disc by said pulling spring, and said driving spring able to drive said fixed rod to turn, and then said shell hammers able to hit said bell cup as a result of a centrifugal force to send out a warning signal.
2. A fire alarm without using electric power as claimed in claim 1, wherein said speed regulator includes a round drum mounted on a fixing base; said round drum being mounted around said spindle through a bushing, which being pivotally attached with two symmetrical friction block by using two pins respectively; each said friction block being pulled to said bushing with a spring; when said spindle rotating at a high speed, said friction blocks moving outwards as a result of a centrifugal force to touch the inner surface of said round drum so as to retard the rotating speed of said spindle.
3. A fire alarm without using electric power as claimed in claim 1, wherein the lower end of said detent arm is mounted with a bell sound duration assembly, which includes a touch switch, a plug connected with a commercial power supply and an electric alarm; in the event of said nylon string being broken, the lower end of said detent arm causing said touch switch to turn on so as to trigger said electric alarm.
Priority Applications (3)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB9300866A GB2274348A (en) | 1993-01-18 | 1993-01-18 | Fire alarm |
| CA002087830A CA2087830A1 (en) | 1993-01-18 | 1993-01-21 | Fire alarm without using electric power |
| FR9302456A FR2702294B3 (en) | 1993-01-18 | 1993-03-03 | Fire alarm not using electric current. |
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB9300866A GB2274348A (en) | 1993-01-18 | 1993-01-18 | Fire alarm |
| CA002087830A CA2087830A1 (en) | 1993-01-18 | 1993-01-21 | Fire alarm without using electric power |
| FR9302456A FR2702294B3 (en) | 1993-01-18 | 1993-03-03 | Fire alarm not using electric current. |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| CA2087830A1 true CA2087830A1 (en) | 1994-07-22 |
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| CA002087830A Abandoned CA2087830A1 (en) | 1993-01-18 | 1993-01-21 | Fire alarm without using electric power |
Country Status (3)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| CA (1) | CA2087830A1 (en) |
| FR (1) | FR2702294B3 (en) |
| GB (1) | GB2274348A (en) |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN112394211B (en) * | 2020-09-28 | 2022-09-23 | 苏州大鑫新能源科技有限公司 | Three-phase multifunctional electric power instrument with burning prevention performance |
| CN112419647B (en) * | 2020-11-12 | 2022-09-09 | 溧水天山水泥有限公司 | Fire prevention alarm equipment for high-place electrical equipment |
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1993
- 1993-01-18 GB GB9300866A patent/GB2274348A/en not_active Withdrawn
- 1993-01-21 CA CA002087830A patent/CA2087830A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 1993-03-03 FR FR9302456A patent/FR2702294B3/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
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| GB2274348A (en) | 1994-07-20 |
| GB9300866D0 (en) | 1993-03-10 |
| FR2702294A3 (en) | 1994-09-09 |
| FR2702294B3 (en) | 1995-02-17 |
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Legal Events
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| EEER | Examination request | ||
| FZDE | Discontinued |