DE202013005629U1 - Emergency rescue system for television towers and skyscrapers - Google Patents

Abstract

The ground station is mounted on the outside of the tower ring and is used to exit the rescued persons or to the entry of rescuers and their rescue equipment. The ground station houses the entire technology (eg drive unit for the carrying unit, electrical control, etc.). Also in the ground station is a mechanical brake system of the rope, which allows for total electrical failure, that the gondolas can be left alone by their gravity down. However, the power supply of the ground station should always be decoupled from that of the tower.

Description

The present invention relates to an emergency rescue system for television towers in the event of a fire. All people who are in an emergency on the TV tower can be transported safely and safely down in no time.

So far, people could only get down the elevator or / and the emergency stairs. This would take a lot of time because the elevator would have to go up and down several times. On the emergency staircase, panic could be triggered because the stairs are very narrow and not every person can climb stairs at the same time.

In addition, the elevator shaft and the emergency staircase are not separated from each other in many television towers, so that the emergency staircase would be the case in case of fire of the elevator shaft.

In the event of a fire in the elevator shaft, the electrical system of the elevator system could also be destroyed, thus immobilizing the elevator and keeping the people trapped in it.

Due to new fire protection regulations many television towers had to close and the restaurant owners had to cease their operations. Also a big loss of entrance fees of the daily visitors on the platform had to be accepted.

The main idea of the new invention is primarily to decouple the much too narrow and dangerous interior of the tower in a rescue and to relocate the rescue system to the outside.

This object is achieved in that a plurality of rescue gondolas (eg 6) are docked on the outside of the lower floor of the dome of the television tower, which, when the people are boarded, can be lowered individually via a cable system and guide rails.

The arrangement of the gondolas are intended as segments of a circular ring and adapted to the diameter of the tower, so that the existing appearance of the tower is not significantly disturbed. The resting position of the gondolas may be located either at the ground station of the tower or at the lower floor of the tower dome.

The drives for the respective rescue gondolas are installed in the ground station. At the dome floor is located in each case the cable deflection and a Einklinkvorrichtung the gondola for the entry of people.

The rescue gondolas require a capacity that allows all persons, who are allowed to be on the tower at maximum, to be transported downwards at once.

The gondolas can also be operated individually and be left in case of power failure only by their gravity and with a brake system on the rope down.

A big advantage of this external rescue system is that not only can the people to be rescued on the tower be brought down, but also the rescuers and firefighters and lifesaving equipment can be carried from the bottom up. In the case of a fire in the elevator shaft, this is of utmost importance.

In this type of transport, the persons to be rescued, as well as the rescuers, are completely separate from the smoke, fire and pollutants that arise during the fire.

The external rescue system is also suitable as a retrofit for older skyscrapers or larger blocks or as an integration in the planning of new skyscrapers.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

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ground station

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Anchoring ground station

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guide rail

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supporting cable

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Einklinkstation tower dome

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Exit flap on the tower bottom

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Pulleys from the rope

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rescue gondola

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Entrance hatch in the gondola

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Get out of the gondola

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Guide channel for the guide rail

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spring-loaded support and fixing rollers

Claims (12)

The ground station is mounted on the outside of the tower ring and is used to exit the rescued persons or to the entry of rescuers and their rescue equipment. The ground station houses the entire technology (eg drive unit for the carrying unit, electrical control, etc.). Also in the ground station is a mechanical brake system of the rope, which allows for total electrical failure, that the gondolas can be left alone by their gravity down. However, the power supply of the ground station should always be decoupled from that of the tower. The anchoring of the nacelle to the ground station should guarantee a firm position and release the opening of the exit door of the nacelle. Each gondola is provided with a guide rail, which is subsequently attached vertically to the tower. Inside the guide rail, the carrying rope runs. The drive of the carrying rope is in the ground station. The rope passes through the interior of the guide rail to the lower floor of the tower dome, where it is deflected twice and then moored to the rescue gondola. The nacelle is latched to the lower floor of the tower dome, which is ensured by securing bolts and hooks. The latching device must simultaneously have the task of releasing the exit door on the tower bottom for opening. When you open the exit door on the tower cupola floor, a staircase, ladder or slide must automatically unfold, which leads into the access hatch of the gondola. It will be required on the tower cupola floor two pulleys for the support cable, one at the exit of the guide rail and a vertically above the suspension of the gondola. Several rescue gondolas (eg 6) are docked on the outside of the tower and on the lower floor of the television tower dome and moved up and down via the cable system. The arrangement of the gondolas are intended as segments of a circular ring and adapted to the diameter of the tower. The rescue gondolas require a capacity that allows all persons, who are allowed to be on the tower at maximum, to be transported downwards at once. The gondolas can also be operated individually and can be left down in the case of power failure solely by their gravity and with a brake system on the rope. The access hatch in the gondola is located directly under the exit door on the tower dome floor. The exit of the gondola is a door that opens to the front, but only in connection with the anchorage in the ground station. At the rescue gondola, a guide channel with sliding segments over the entire nacelle height is required to ensure a fixed sliding. In addition, sprung support and fixing rollers are attached to all four corner points, which slide along the tower.

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