EP3411862A1 - Device for quick release of at least two fluids - Google Patents
Device for quick release of at least two fluidsInfo
- Publication number
- EP3411862A1 EP3411862A1 EP17706292.4A EP17706292A EP3411862A1 EP 3411862 A1 EP3411862 A1 EP 3411862A1 EP 17706292 A EP17706292 A EP 17706292A EP 3411862 A1 EP3411862 A1 EP 3411862A1
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- Prior art keywords
- piston
- fluid
- release
- fluids
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Classifications
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- G—PHYSICS
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- G08B15/02—Identifying, scaring or incapacitating burglars, thieves or intruders, e.g. by explosives with smoke, gas, or coloured or odorous powder or liquid
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Definitions
- the present invention relates to a device for the rapid release of at least two fluids and a secure transport container of values comprising such a device for smearing said values during the break-in or attempted break-in of said container.
- patent EP 1 560 994 discloses a fluid release system comprising a tubular reservoir having an outlet and containing fluid, a piston that is substantially fluid tight within said reservoir, and a supply means in pressurized gas from the reservoir, so that the piston is pushed towards said outlet and that the fluid is ejected through the outlet.
- the system also includes an electronically activated lock for opening or closing said supply means.
- the object of the present invention is therefore to overcome the aforementioned drawbacks and to propose a device for the rapid release of at least two fluids which is at the same time compact, refillable and reusable, with a minimum of consumables, while being particularly simple to realize and to implement.
- the present invention relates to a rapid release device comprising a tubular reservoir containing a first fluid and at least a second fluid to be released and closed at its ends by a first flange and a second flange provided with a outlet and closure means of said outlet orifice conditioning the release of the first and second fluids, a first piston sealingly sliding inside and along the longitudinal axis of said reservoir, and propulsion means and adapted to moving said first piston to release the first and second fluids by said outlet orifice, said device being remarkable in that it comprises at least one second piston disposed downstream of said first piston, sealingly sliding inside and along the longitudinal axis of said reservoir and provided with a transfer orifice and means for closing said transfer orifice allowing the conditioned passage of the first fluid, the first and second pistons separating the reservoir at least in an upstream chamber between the first flange and the first piston, a first chamber of storage containing the first fluid and between the first piston and the second piston, and at least a second storage chamber containing the second fluid and
- the respective closure means of the outlet orifice and the transfer orifice are dimensioned to release either simultaneously or sequentially the first and second fluids.
- the closure means of the outlet orifice are a rupture seal capable of tearing in order to release the first and / or second fluids when the pressure inside the reservoir reaches a predetermined value.
- the closure means of the outlet orifice are a controlled valve or slave.
- the closure means of the transfer orifice are a rupture seal capable of tearing in order to allow the passage of the first fluid when the pressure inside the first storage chamber reaches a maximum temperature. determined value.
- the propulsion means are advantageously a gas generator chosen from the chemical, pyrotechnic, hybrid or cold gas type group.
- the first and second pistons respectively have an internal recess so that their propulsion face is located upstream of at least most of the first and second pistons in contact with the reservoir.
- the invention also relates to a secure transport container of values, comprising at least one release device according to the invention.
- FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of the fluid release device according to the invention
- FIG. 2 is an enlarged partial sectional view of the fluid release device along the line II-II of FIG. 1;
- FIG. 3 is a view similar to FIG. 2 according to a different angle of view
- the device 1 for the release of at least two fluids comprises a reservoir 2 in the general shape of a tube, a first generally closed disc-shaped closure flange 3 at one end of said reservoir 2, a second flange 4 of generally disk-shaped closure sealingly attached to the other end of said reservoir 2 and provided with an outlet opening 41 opening on both sides and arranged substantially in the middle of said second flange 4, and a first piston 5 and at least a second piston 6.
- the first and second pistons 5.6 separate the reservoir 2 at least into three parts.
- the first part between the first flange 3 and the first piston 5 is the upstream chamber 21
- the second part between the first piston 5 and the second piston 6 is the first storage chamber 22
- the third part between the second piston 6 and the second flange 4 is the second storage chamber 23.
- Said first and second storage chambers 22, 23 respectively contain a first fluid 7 and a second fluid 8.
- the first and second pistons 5.6 which are advantageously of the floating type, that is to say without connecting rod, are able to slide, substantially sealingly to said first and / or second fluids 7,8, to the and said first and second pistons 5,6 slide between a "storage" position where the first and second storage chambers 22,23 are filled and a "work” position where the first storage chamber 22 and the second storage chamber 23 are respectively empty.
- the second piston 6 is disposed downstream of said first piston 5.
- downstream and upstream denotes a position that succeeds, respectively preceding, another one in the direction of movement of the first and second pistons 5,6, namely from their “storage” position to its position " job ".
- the device 1 further comprises propulsion means, not shown in the figures, preferably secured to the first flange 3 and advantageously arranged in the middle thereof.
- these propulsion means are a gas generator capable of releasing, within a very short period of time, a quantity of gas sufficient to set the first and second pistons 5 in motion inside the tank 2. , In order to successively or simultaneously release the first and second fluids 7,8 through the outlet orifice 41.
- Said gas generator is preferably similar to those used in airbag systems for automobiles.
- this gas generator is preferably a pyrotechnic generator, but it may be substituted by any other gas generator such as chemical gas generators, hybrid generators, cold gas generators or the like, or by any other means of generating gas. providing similar effects.
- these propulsion means may be of a completely different type such as, for example, a rod connected to an actuator and adapted to set in motion the first piston 5.
- the second flange 4 has substantially in its middle a preferably cylindrical orifice 42 whose inner diameter is greater than the diameter of the outlet orifice 41 and opening on one side to the outside of the tank 2 and on the other side in said outlet port 41.
- the inner portion of this port 42 has a first female portion 421.
- the device 1 comprises a tubular element 9 independent, advantageously of generally cylindrical shape and comprising a male portion 91 adapted to cooperate with said female portion 421 of the orifice 42 so as to fix tightly and non-permanently the tubular element 9 in the second flange 4.
- male and female parts 421, 91 are advantageously and respectively tapped and threaded.
- the inner portion of said tubular element 9 is adapted to cooperate with the end of a pipe so as to allow, for example, to route the first and second fluids 7,8 at a well-defined location.
- the tubular element 9 comprises at one of its ends a peripheral rim 92 making it possible to limit the displacement stroke of said tubular element 9 in the orifice 42 by bringing said flange 92 into contact with the second flange 4.
- the second flange 4 of the device 1 comprises closure means of the outlet orifice 41 able to allow the release of at least the second fluid 8 only under conditions such as, for example, when the pressure inside the second storage chamber 23 of the tank 2 reaches a determined value.
- these sealing means are a rupture cap.
- This cap 10 makes it possible to close the reservoir 2 and to keep the first and second fluids 7.8 inside said reservoir 2 when the first and second pistons 5, 6 are in the "storage" position, and is capable of tearing in order to release the first and / or second fluids 7,8 when the first and / or second pistons 5,6 begin to slide and the pressure inside the tank 2 increases and reaches a determined value.
- said lid 10 will advantageously be made of thin aluminum, for example 0.1 mm, or elastomer, saturated or not, with a breaking point.
- the tubular element 9 is dimensioned so that, when its flange 92 is in contact with the second flange 4, said cap 10 is held tightly by the element tubular 9 inside the orifice 42 of the second flange 4.
- closure means of the outlet orifice 41 could be of a completely different type, such as for example a controlled or controlled valve, without departing from the scope of the present invention.
- the second piston 6 comprises a transfer orifice 61 allowing the first fluid 7 to pass from the first storage chamber 22 to the second storage chamber 23 and the closure means to block said transfer orifice 61 capable of to allow the release of the first fluid 7 contained in the first storage chamber 22 of the tank 2 only under conditions such as, for example, when the pressure inside said first storage chamber 22 reaches a predetermined value.
- these sealing means are a rupture cap 11.
- This seal 11 of the second piston 6 closes the first storage chamber 22 of the reservoir 2 and maintains the first fluid 7 inside the latter and is able to tear in order to release the first fluid 7 when the pressure within said first storage chamber 22 increases.
- said seal 11 will advantageously be made of thin aluminum, for example 0.1 mm, or elastomer with a point of rupture.
- the rupture seal 11 is held tightly by a tubular element 12 integral with the second piston 6, in a sealed and non-permanent manner.
- the respective closure means of the outlet orifice 41 and the transfer orifice 61 are dimensioned to release either simultaneously or successively the first and second fluids 7,8.
- the device 1 is easily reusable, after the tearing of the respective lids 10,11 of the second flange 4 and the second piston 6 followed by the total release of the first and second fluids 7,8.
- said lids 10,11 by dismounting the associated tubular elements 9,12 and, on the other hand, the gas generator which is advantageously fixed in a sealed and non-permanent manner on the first flange 3.
- first and second pistons 5, 6 are in the form of a flattened full cylinder.
- each of the first and second pistons 5,6 may have a different shape without departing from the scope of the present invention.
- the first and second pistons 5, 6 respectively have an internal recess 51, 62 so that their propulsion surface 52 , 63, who is respectively on the side of the propulsion means and in contact with the first fluid 7, is located upstream at least of the major part of the first and second pistons 5,6 in contact with the reservoir 2.
- said gases exert on said propulsion surface a force which can be likened to a traction force and not a thrust force thus limiting the risk of jamming of the first and second pistons 5,6 inside the tank 2.
- first and second pistons 5.6 are preferably respectively provided with at least one peripheral groove 53, 64 adapted to receive a sealing member, not shown in the figures, so as to ensure their static or dynamic sealing.
- a sealing member is preferably an O-ring.
- first and second flange 3,4 have a peripheral groove 43 adapted to receive a sealing member, not shown in the figures, which is preferably an O-ring.
- the tank 2 and the first and second flanges 3,4 are advantageously metallic.
- they are made from a light alloy; preferably it is an aluminum alloy.
- the materials used to produce the constituent elements of the device 1 must be compatible with the first and second fluids 7.8 contained in the reservoir 2, in particular be chemically inert vis-à-vis said fluids.
- the device 1 is particularly interesting because it is simple in design and allows, in a small footprint, to store and release simultaneously or successively at least two fluids chemically compatible or not.
- the device 1 may comprise a plurality of second pistons 6 arranged one after the other, downstream of the first piston 5, so as to create in the reservoir 2 a third, a fourth. .. etc. storage rooms containing respectively a third, a fourth, ... etc. fluid.
- a second object of the present invention is a container for transport and / or secure storage of securities implementing a device 1 for rapid fluid release for smearing said values, during the break-in or attempted break-in of said container .
- the need to add a second component promoting the attachment of an alteration liquid such as, for example, indelible smearing ink, on said polymer banknotes is appeared.
- this second component can have a negative impact on contact with the ink. It is therefore essential to be able to store the ink and said second component independently and to be able to release the two fluids successively and / or sequentially.
- the device 1 is disposed inside said transport container next to the value storage compartment and is connected by the tubular element 9 to a spraying device, for example a ramp, for staining said values.
- the first and second fluids 7,8 are preferably chosen from the following nonlimiting group of material pairs:
- the gas generator is triggered, propels the piston 8 and releases the first and second fluids 7,8 through the orifice 41, the tubular element 9 and the spraying device to permanently mark the values.
- the blowing device 1 applies more particularly to safe transport containers of values, but it can also be used in other fields such as, for example, syringes used in the medical environment, fire protection or else environments where handling is difficult or perilous (underwater environment, ).
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FR1650938A FR3047506B1 (en) | 2016-02-05 | 2016-02-05 | DEVICE FOR RAPID RELEASE OF AT LEAST TWO FLUIDS |
PCT/FR2017/050186 WO2017134371A1 (en) | 2016-02-05 | 2017-01-27 | Device for quick release of at least two fluids |
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EP3411862A1 true EP3411862A1 (en) | 2018-12-12 |
EP3411862B1 EP3411862B1 (en) | 2019-11-13 |
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