EP0240468A2 - Personen- und/oder Gegenstände-Lokalisierungs-, Rettungs- und Ortungsvorrichtung - Google Patents

Personen- und/oder Gegenstände-Lokalisierungs-, Rettungs- und Ortungsvorrichtung Download PDF

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EP0240468A2
EP0240468A2 EP87830073A EP87830073A EP0240468A2 EP 0240468 A2 EP0240468 A2 EP 0240468A2 EP 87830073 A EP87830073 A EP 87830073A EP 87830073 A EP87830073 A EP 87830073A EP 0240468 A2 EP0240468 A2 EP 0240468A2
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08B—SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
    • G08B5/00—Visible signalling systems, e.g. personal calling systems, remote indication of seats occupied
    • G08B5/002—Distress signalling devices, e.g. rescue balloons

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  • This invention relates to a device for locating, rescue and recovery of people and/or objects. More particularly, the present invention relates to a device of the type mentioned above, which is realized in such a way as to make the rescuing and recovering operations easier in any kind of situations, with particular reference to the situations in which the usual rescue means, such as for instance helicopters, cannot operate easily.
  • the main object of the present invention is that of supplying a device that allows people, equipment and goods to be located and recovered in those cases which are considered difficult or impossible, such device being made up of a balloon or the like contained within a housing envelope fastened to the person in question or to the object, said balloon being capable of inflating automatically or as a result of a manually controlled action, said balloon being fastened to the person or the object through a strong and thin cable, said cable being able to support the weight of the person or the object to be recovered, said balloon being also provided with all devices, such as for instance a signal transmitter with its antenna, a coating of a refractive material, a handle for a hooking operation, acoustic signaling devices, which make it possible to locate and recover people and/or objects under any condition.
  • a device that allows people, equipment and goods to be located and recovered in those cases which are considered difficult or impossible
  • such device being made up of a balloon or the like contained within a housing envelope fastened to the person in question or to the object, said balloon
  • a device for locating, rescue and recovery of people and/or objects comprising fastening means for fastening the device itself to the person or the object to be. recovered, housing means arranged on said fastening means and connected to the same in a rigid way, inflatable balloon means housed in the non-operating condition within said housing means and connected to the same through foldable cable means, means for releasing said balloon means, such balloon means being also provided with gripping and hooking means, as well as signal transmitting means provided with the respective antennas.
  • said balloon means can also be provided with devices capable of emitting sound signals and/or with means capable of emitting light signals.
  • said fastening means for fastening the device of the present invention to the person or to the object to be recovered can consist of a belt of sufficient strength to support the stresses caused by the rescue operations, as belts realized in an independent way or integrated into a rescue equipment or system.
  • said housing means are provided with manually actuated control means for releasing said balloon means and/or provided with sensor means that control said release following sharp changes in the temperature, in the altitude and the like.
  • said balloon means belonging to the device according to the present invention can be coated with a coating of a material and of a color which are able to refract the light.
  • said cable means are coated with an antifire and. anticorrosive coat and they can include an electrical cable placed inside said cable means for connecting the device to radio sets and actuator means in possession of the people bringing help.
  • Said gripping and hooking means can be advantageously made up of a handle.
  • said transmitter means which are qualified to transmit on frequencies set forth by the regulations in force in the various countries, can be coated with a water-tight or sealing material, while said antenna can be of the flexible wire type, of the fishpole or the parabolic type.
  • the particular structure of the device according to the present invention allows through the automatic activation of the radio transmitting set the immediate introduction into the listening channels, the signal being in addition irradiated over a range that is remarkably wider than that of similar systems attached to the person because of the fact that said antenna resting on the balloon is placed high on the vertical line of the site to be reached by people bringing help.
  • both naval and terrestrial search means can locate the person and/or the objects to be rescued in an easier way.
  • An additional advantage of the device according to the present invention is that of allowing a person to be located in cases in which said person cannot be sighted by the naked eye (e.g. in marshes, brushwoods, rough sea, crevasses, and the like) or in the case of adverse atmosheric conditions and in case of limited visibility.
  • the particular kind of the system for fastening the device to the person or to the object to be recovered allows in addition such operation to be carried out easily even in cases in which, once the person or the object have been located, the rescue helicopter cannot get sufficiently close to them.
  • the device according to the present invention it is possible to supply the person to be helped with equipment, food or any other thing that could be a comfort to the same by employing the cable as a cableway.
  • the device according to the present invention can be exploited as a recovery means when, after locating the person with other means, the direct recovery cannot be performed so that it is advantageous to drop a device like that proposed by the Applicant to the person to be recovered.
  • the device according to the present invention can be advantageously employed, as already mentioned above, both in the military fields or like applications such as for instance the Navy, the Army, the paratroops, the Air Force, the police, the customs agents, guard corps, rescue squads, and in the civil field such as for instance the civil protection, the fire brigade, skiers, rock-climbers, hunters, aquatic sports, scouts, workmen in lonely erecting yards, people living in particularly lonely areas, and so on.
  • the military fields or like applications such as for instance the Navy, the Army, the paratroops, the Air Force, the police, the customs agents, guard corps, rescue squads, and in the civil field such as for instance the civil protection, the fire brigade, skiers, rock-climbers, hunters, aquatic sports, scouts, workmen in lonely erecting yards, people living in particularly lonely areas, and so on.
  • the reference number 1 points out the inflatable balloon provided with the handle 2 for realizing the hooking operation with the rescue means.
  • Said balloon 1 is fastened to a belt 3 provided on the person or on the object to be recovered, by means of a thin cable 4 that is made up of a material capable of supporting the weight of the person plus the weight of the equipment.
  • An electrical cable can be provided inside said thin cable 4 for realizing any possible radio connection with those bringing help or for energizing any actuator means (not shown).
  • a housing 5 is provided on the belt 3 for housing the device according to the present invention in the non-operative condition.
  • the reference number 6 shows a valve for the inflation of the balloon 1, the inflating operation being carried out through the cylinder pointed out by the reference number 7.
  • the apparatus for the emission of sound signals is indicated with reference number 8 while the apparatus provided for the emission of light signals is pointed out by the reference number 9.
  • the balloon 1 as a result of the thrust due to the gas introduced into the same by means of the cylinder 7, takes in the inflated state a position right on the vertical line above the person in question, said position being pointed out by the reference number 10 in Figure 4, at such a height and with the emission of such signals as to allow the person to be located by means of radio-frequencies emission, the sighting by the naked eye and the rescue operations for instance in the case of rescue in a brushwood, as shown in Figure 4.
  • the radio transmitter 11 contained inside said balloon 1 and its antenna 12 go into action immediately after the release operation of the balloon 1 out of its housing 5.
  • the transmitter 11 will be of sufficient autonomy of operation to emitt help asking signals at pre-established frequencies according to the regulation in force in the various countries where the device is employed.
  • the balloon 1 will be coated with materials and colors that are able to refract the light and to stand out from their environment.
  • the person bringing help can hook himself to the handle 2 which is to be sufficiently strong as to support the loads consisting of the weight as well as the lifting action by means of a winch or the like.
  • the belt 3 also is to be of such a size as to warrant the strength required to support the stresses mentioned above.
  • a button (not shown) will also be provided on said housing 5, such button being able to release, following a manually controlled action, the balloon 1,or sensors will be provided which cause said release following sharp sudden changes in parameters such as the altitude, the temperature and so on.

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EP87830073A 1986-03-04 1987-03-02 Personen- und/oder Gegenstände-Lokalisierungs-, Rettungs- und Ortungsvorrichtung Withdrawn EP0240468A3 (de)

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IT4771586 1986-03-04
IT47715/86A IT1190217B (it) 1986-03-04 1986-03-04 Dispositivo per individuazione,soccorso e recupero di persone e/o oggetti

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EP0240468A3 EP0240468A3 (de) 1988-09-21

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FR2635747A1 (fr) * 1988-08-08 1990-03-02 Ermar Ass Balise de detresse et de reperage par radiogoniometrie dont l'emetteur et l'antenne sont maintenus en hauteur au-dessus de l'eau par un ballon gonflable relie au naufrage
GB2292472A (en) * 1994-08-16 1996-02-21 Thomas Loughrie Location device
GB2313938A (en) * 1996-06-04 1997-12-10 Derek Leonard Foote Person in distress position indicator
GB2349969A (en) * 1999-05-12 2000-11-15 Raymond Stuart Johnson Survival aid
WO2002081300A1 (en) * 2001-04-05 2002-10-17 Wayne Barden An inflatable buoy
WO2009093100A1 (de) * 2008-01-22 2009-07-30 Bernhard Grdseloff Alarmballon

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US3390409A (en) * 1965-09-13 1968-07-02 Hydro Space Corp Lifesaving buoy
FR2077726A1 (de) * 1970-02-10 1971-11-05 Said Tahar
DE2854093C2 (de) * 1978-12-14 1981-01-22 Emil 8100 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Schmidt Markierungsgerät zur Positionsanzeige
DE3002607A1 (de) * 1980-01-25 1981-07-30 Schukat, Manfred, 3300 Braunschweig Seenot-rettungsgeraet
FR2543713A1 (fr) * 1983-03-30 1984-10-05 Giroulet Fabrice Dispositif de reperage pour la securite des personnes
BE902384A (fr) * 1985-05-09 1985-09-02 Huyghe Willy Balise de detresse.

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FR2635747A1 (fr) * 1988-08-08 1990-03-02 Ermar Ass Balise de detresse et de reperage par radiogoniometrie dont l'emetteur et l'antenne sont maintenus en hauteur au-dessus de l'eau par un ballon gonflable relie au naufrage
GB2292472A (en) * 1994-08-16 1996-02-21 Thomas Loughrie Location device
GB2292472B (en) * 1994-08-16 1998-12-09 Thomas Loughrie Location device
GB2313938A (en) * 1996-06-04 1997-12-10 Derek Leonard Foote Person in distress position indicator
GB2349969A (en) * 1999-05-12 2000-11-15 Raymond Stuart Johnson Survival aid
WO2002081300A1 (en) * 2001-04-05 2002-10-17 Wayne Barden An inflatable buoy
US6899583B2 (en) 2001-04-05 2005-05-31 Wayne Barden Inflatable buoy
WO2009093100A1 (de) * 2008-01-22 2009-07-30 Bernhard Grdseloff Alarmballon

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