Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A62—LIFE-SAVING; FIRE-FIGHTING
  • A62C—FIRE-FIGHTING
  • A62C5/00—Making of fire-extinguishing materials immediately before use
  • A62C5/006—Extinguishants produced by combustion
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A62—LIFE-SAVING; FIRE-FIGHTING
  • A62C—FIRE-FIGHTING
  • A62C13/00—Portable extinguishers which are permanently pressurised or pressurised immediately before use
  • A62C13/02—Portable extinguishers which are permanently pressurised or pressurised immediately before use with pressure gas produced by chemicals
  • A62C13/22—Portable extinguishers which are permanently pressurised or pressurised immediately before use with pressure gas produced by chemicals with incendiary substances producing pressure gas
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A62—LIFE-SAVING; FIRE-FIGHTING
  • A62C—FIRE-FIGHTING
  • A62C35/00—Permanently-installed equipment
  • A62C35/02—Permanently-installed equipment with containers for delivering the extinguishing substance
  • A62C35/08—Containers destroyed or opened by bursting charge

Definitions

• the invention relates to an aerosol-generating fire extinguisher generator according to the preamble of patent claim 1.
• Such a fire extinguisher generator is known from EP-A-0 569 025.
• This fire extinguisher generator has a housing which, among other things. contains an aerosol-generating set which forms an aerosol during combustion, which is suitable for extinguishing fires, e.g. in transport facilities or closed building rooms.
• An ignition device is provided to ignite this set.
• a fire extinguisher generator is described in German patent application P 44 19 098, which is considered to be state of the art in accordance with section 3 (2) of the PatG, and contains an aerosol-generating set, a reaction chamber and a cooling arrangement in a housing.
• the aerosol flows through the cooling arrangement and leaves the through the holes in a perforated floor.
• the cooling arrangement serves to remove part of the heat of reaction and thus to cool the outflowing aerosol.
• the invention has for its object to provide an aerosol generating fire extinguisher, in which a significant reduction in the outside temperature of the housing is achieved without generating harmful gas compositions.
• an inner sleeve made of thermally insulating material and surrounding the aerosol-generating set is present in the housing.
• the consequence of this is that when the set burns off, the hot combustion gases do not come into direct, extensive contact with the inner wall of the housing, so that the housing is protected against thermal destruction.
• the housing therefore retains its dimensional stability during the entire burn-up and fulfills the function of allowing the hot aerosol / gas mixture to flow out of the outlet openings as intended. Because of the thermally insulating protective layer, the housing can be made thinner-walled than would be the case without an inner sleeve.
• the heat-insulating inner sleeve has the effect that a) there is a significant reduction in the housing outer temperature during or after the erasure of the extinguishing set,
• Cardboard in different wall thicknesses or lengths is considered as the preferably suitable heat insulation medium.
• metal sleeves or moldings made of other inert materials such as Ceramic with a defined wall distance to the outer housing of the fire extinguisher is suitable.
• the inner sleeve preferably extends not only over the area of the aerosol generating set, but also includes the reaction spaces and the cooling section.
• the inner sleeve therefore also has the function of a support sleeve.
• the inner sleeve is made of cardboard or a similar material which chars during the burning of the set and forms a heat-insulating layer on the inner wall of the housing.
• the inner sleeve has only limited material stability and strength.
• An inner sleeve made of melting or flammable plastic would not form a heat-insulating layer on the inner wall of the housing or would lead to undesired gas compositions when the extinguishing sentence burned off.
• a carbon layer forms that acts as a heat insulator.
• FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of the aerosol generating fire extinguisher generator according to the invention in longitudinal section
• Fig. 2 shows a modified embodiment
• the fire extinguisher generator shown has a cup-shaped housing 10 made of sheet metal, for example steel, the bottom wall 11 of which is designed as a perforated wall which has numerous outlet openings 12 arranged through which aerosol can flow out of the housing.
• a moisture-proof barrier film 13 which is held by an edge surround 14, is spread from the inside of the housing (alternatively from the outside) above the floor 11.
• the rim 14 also serves as a spacer, which keeps the cooling device 15 at a distance from the base 11 and causes the barrier film 13 to be kept at an axial distance from the cooling device 15 and from the base 11.
• the barrier film 13 is partially pierced under the pressure of the aerosol in order to expose the outlet openings 12.
• a cooling device 15, through which the gases flow, is arranged upstream of the barrier film 13.
• the aerosol generating set 18 is located above the net 17 and is axially pressed against the net 17 by a spring 19.
• the spring 19, which is designed here as a ring-shaped leaf spring, is supported on a cover 20 which seals the housing 10 and is inserted into the housing.
• the cover 20 is held in position by a locking ring 21.
• the locking ring 21 has a larger outer diameter than the cover 20 and it is surrounded by a flange 22 of the housing 10.
• the cover 20 has an outwardly projecting central projection 23 which forms a receptacle for the igniter 24.
• a screw part 25 screwed into the extension 23 from the inside of the cover secures the igniter 24 in the extension 23.
• the igniter 24 is an electrical igniter with contact terminals 24a to which a voltage for triggering the ignition device is applied 26 can be created.
• the ignition device 26 projecting axially from the screw part 25 to the interior of the housing is provided with radial openings 27.
• the ignition device 26 consists of a tubular extension of the screw part 25, in which radial openings 27 are formed.
• the ignition device 26 projects into an axial recess 28 of the set 18, which is preferably star-shaped in cross section.
• the set 18 and the mesh grids 16, 17 are enclosed by an inner sleeve 30, which formations 31, 32 for Holding the edges of the mesh 16,17 has.
• the inner sleeve 30 forms, with the components contained therein, an insert which can be inserted into the housing 10 in a preassembled manner. This insert is pressed by the spring 19 in the direction of the cooling device 15.
• the inner sleeve 30 consists of heat-insulating, heat-resistant material and serves for the thermal protection of the housing 10.
• the inner sleeve 30 is provided at its upper end with a radially projecting flange 33 which, like the formations 31 and 32, is supported on the wall of the housing 10, while the inner sleeve 30 is otherwise a short distance from the Has housing wall.
• the cooling device 15 is not encompassed by the inner sleeve and its circumference is in surface contact with the wall of the housing 10.
• the cooling device 15 consists of numerous stacked perforated plates 34 made of a highly heat-conducting metal that is heat-resistant. The cooling device throttles the aerosol flow and ensures and even aerosol outlet with a defined flow rate.
• the inner sleeve 30 consists of cardboard, which chars during the burning of the set 18 and thus forms a heat-insulating carbon layer on the inside of the housing 10.
• the material thickness of the inner sleeve 30 is 0.5 to 3 mm, preferably 1 mm.
• FIG. 2 largely corresponds to the first embodiment, so that the the following description can restrict the differences.
• the thermally insulating inner sleeve 30a is formed such that it extends as a cylindrical part over the entire length of the housing 10 and is in full contact with the latter.
• a star-shaped folded ring 35 is provided as a spacer between the network grids 16 and 17, which circumferentially delimits the reaction space 18a.
• the barrier film 13 lies directly on the bottom wall 11.
• a further star-shaped ring 36 is supported on it, which holds a mesh grid 37 at a distance from the bottom wall 11.
• the cooling device 15 Between the mesh grids 16 and 37 is the cooling device 15, through which the aerosol gas mixture can flow axially to the housing.

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• 1995
  • 1995-12-13 DE DE1995146528 patent/DE19546528A1/de not_active Withdrawn
• 1996
  • 1996-12-12 EP EP96943931A patent/EP0871516A1/de not_active Ceased
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• 1998
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