EP3577020B1 - Dispositif extensible de sauvetage - Google Patents

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EP3577020B1
EP3577020B1 EP18703893.0A EP18703893A EP3577020B1 EP 3577020 B1 EP3577020 B1 EP 3577020B1 EP 18703893 A EP18703893 A EP 18703893A EP 3577020 B1 EP3577020 B1 EP 3577020B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63C—LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS; LIFE-SAVING IN WATER; EQUIPMENT FOR DWELLING OR WORKING UNDER WATER; MEANS FOR SALVAGING OR SEARCHING FOR UNDERWATER OBJECTS
    • B63C9/00—Life-saving in water
    • B63C9/08—Life-buoys, e.g. rings; Life-belts, jackets, suits, or the like
    • B63C9/18—Inflatable equipment characterised by the gas-generating or inflation device
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63C—LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS; LIFE-SAVING IN WATER; EQUIPMENT FOR DWELLING OR WORKING UNDER WATER; MEANS FOR SALVAGING OR SEARCHING FOR UNDERWATER OBJECTS
    • B63C9/00—Life-saving in water
    • B63C9/02—Lifeboats, life-rafts or the like, specially adapted for life-saving
    • B63C9/04—Life-rafts
    • B63C2009/042—Life-rafts inflatable
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63C—LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS; LIFE-SAVING IN WATER; EQUIPMENT FOR DWELLING OR WORKING UNDER WATER; MEANS FOR SALVAGING OR SEARCHING FOR UNDERWATER OBJECTS
    • B63C9/00—Life-saving in water
    • B63C9/08—Life-buoys, e.g. rings; Life-belts, jackets, suits, or the like

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  • This invention refers to an extensible inflatable life-preserving device capable of supporting one or more persons at the same time and of automatically opening and inflating once in contact with water.
  • Various devices are known for the rescue of people who accidentally fall into the water or who are shipwrecked such as the ring-shaped life belt, life jacket, collar or life vest, which can be either rigid or inflatable.
  • the ring-shaped life belt (or less commonly life-buoy) is a floating device whose presence, by virtue of international conventions, is provided for in the safety equipment of pleasure vessels, boats and ships with the purpose of being used to rescue shipwrecked people or those who have fallen in the water, in order to keep them afloat and avoid drowning. It is usually of a toroidal shape and is tied to a rope that allows the body of the person to be rescued to approach the lifeboat.
  • the life jacket is equipped with floating means and laces for fastening and must be worn by the person.
  • the life jacket may be of the self-inflatable type being equipped with an air chamber which, through the use of compressed gas contained in a metal cylinder connected thereto, is inflated.
  • air chambers There are several other models with one or more air chambers, manual or automatic inflation mechanisms using gas (for example, carbon dioxide cylinder), oral inflation tube, fastening belts and safety harness.
  • gas for example, carbon dioxide cylinder
  • the air chambers are made of durable nylon fabric, with double or single welds, while the straps or safety harness, if provided, ensure a better wearability.
  • the ring-shaped life belt and rigid vests allow the floating in water of a single person for which they must be of sufficient number in relation to the number of people that must be saved. They also require some time before they can be used by people in the water who have to wait for the rescue means to be recovered and launched into the water from the boat or aircraft. In addition, they occupy a certain space on the craft resulting, therefore, rather cumbersome and not simple to store.
  • Said devices of the state of art to ensure a certain safety, must also be worn by the shipwrecked person, but this operation is not at all easy especially if the persons to be rescued are in the water without the aid of other means of buoyancy.
  • the object of the present invention is to obviate the aforesaid drawbacks by providing an inflatable life-preserving device according to what is indicated in claim 1.
  • said inflatable life preserver is of reduced size when inactive, so it can be stored in a small space inside a locker or in any space on the deck of the boat, while it becomes large when it is activated in water, so as to allow simultaneous rescue of more people.
  • the life-preserving device comprises at least one substantially tubular structure 1 of variable length, capable of accommodating compressed air or other gas.
  • Said tubular structure 1 is made of an expandable material, preferably nylon, welded at its terminal end with single or double welds and the opportunely tapered opposite end is connected to at least one inflating cylinder 2 suitable for its complete filling.
  • Said inflating cylinder 2 is provided with at least one automatic activation device 3 which, upon contact with the water, triggers the inflating action of the life preserver, consisting of a salt tablet contained inside said device 3 which, melting after a few seconds of immersion in water, releases a striker which pierces the cylinder by injecting the gas inside the life preserver.
  • Manual activation is also envisaged which requires the intervention of man so that the perforation of the cylinder takes place by pulling a special cord 4 which releases the striker.
  • the gas (for example carbon dioxide) contained in the inflation cylinder 2 must be able to fully inflate the tubular structure 1, so that the pressure is variable according to the volume of the said tubular structure 1 by the installation of a pressure regulator able to supply said tubular structure 1 with the right pressure, suitable to keep it inflated in water.
  • a pressure regulator able to supply said tubular structure 1 with the right pressure, suitable to keep it inflated in water.
  • tubular structure 1 and the inflation cylinder 2 are retained by the band or buckle 5, forming a life-preserving device of reduced dimensions that can be easily stored in a limited space of any boat or aircraft.
  • the thrust generated by the inflation of the tubular structure 1 is able to release one or more bands or buckles 5 allowing the unrolling of the tubular structure 1.
  • said one or more bands or buckles 5 can be opened by the operator before its launch into the water, in order to allow a faster opening of the life preserver which is, however, able to maintain its compact shape during the launch phase.
  • the life-preserving device is also large when in its active phase or when, in water, it inflates due to the activation of the inflation cylinder, becoming a means of rescue capable of supporting several people at the same time.
  • the tubular structure 1 comprises a substantially tubular central body 11 on which are provided a plurality of wings or protrusions 12 which extend substantially in a direction perpendicular to said body acting as stabilisers.
  • these protrusions 12 can be made in one piece with the central body and inflate with it, or they can always be obtained in one piece but are rigid or semi-rigid so they do not need to be inflated.
  • these wings or protrusions 12 are made of semi-rigid or flexible material able to float (for example, polystyrene and/or plastic) and are inserted in a special through hole 24 made in the central body 11 of just larger width, in the central part, with respect to that of said wings or protrusions 12 so that the latter remain firmly connected to said central body 11.
  • float for example, polystyrene and/or plastic
  • the wings or protrusions 12 of semi-rigid or flexible material are rolled, together with the central body 11, around the inflation cylinder by virtue of their flexibility.
  • said wings or protrusions 12, made of semi-rigid or flexible material, are joined to the central body 11 by way of constraining means (for example, welding, gluing, binding).
  • the protrusions 12 have the double effect of making the unrolled and inflated life-preserving device more stable in the water avoiding the rotation on its axis when one or more people try to grasp it and also constitute a convenient point of rest and support for shipwrecked persons.
  • the tubular structure 1 can be of any desired size and can be divided into two or more separate chambers in which each chamber is joined to an inflating cylinder 2 capable of filling it.
  • inflation is even faster and it is possible to obtain the desired length of the life preserver taking into consideration the fact that the greater its extension, the greater the number of people that can be saved.
  • the tubular structure 1 is made of a fairly rigid and elastic material, for example nylon and of any cross-section and dimension, preferably such as to allow the support of people in the water. Furthermore, it is provided with a gas release safety valve 23 when the pressure is excessive inside it while the inflation cylinder 2 can be equipped with a pressure sensor capable of compensating for any loss of pressure of the life-preserving device.
  • Reflector strips and a light buoy can be applied to the life-preserving device, so as to make it more visible in conditions of poor visibility as well as a satellite indicator contained in a pocket (not shown) applied to the tubular structure, in order to allow the retrieval of the life preserver in difficult weather and sea conditions or poor visibility.

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  1. Dispositif de sauvetage extensible comprenant:
    - au moins une structure sensiblement tubulaire (1) en matériau expansible qui est vide à l'intérieur et fermée, capable de recevoir de l'air ou du gaz comprimé ;
    - au moins un cylindre (2) contenant de l'air ou du gaz comprimé, capable de gonfler complètement ladite structure tubulaire (1) à laquelle il est relié en permanence au moyen d'au moins un dispositif d'activation automatique (3) du cylindre (2) qui permet le déversement de l'air ou du gaz comprimé et le gonflage de la structure tubulaire (1), lorsqu'il est en contact avec l'eau,
    - ledit dispositif est dans un état d'inactivité dans lequel il est enroulé autour du cylindre de gonflage (2), dans lequel ladite structure tubulaire (1) et ledit cylindre de gonflage (2) sont rassemblés au moyen d'une ou plusieurs bandes (5) permettant le stockage dans un espace limité quelconque du bateau ou de l'aéronef et dans un état d'activité, lorsqu'il est en contact avec l'eau, dans lequel la structure tubulaire (1) se gonfle en se présentant sous la forme d'un élément tubulaire allongé,
    - la structure (1) comprend un corps central sensiblement tubulaire (11) sur lequel sont prévues une pluralité d'ailes ou protubérances (12) qui s'étendent sensiblement dans la direction perpendiculaire audit corps et qui s'enroulent avec celui-ci lorsque le dispositif est dans l'état d'inactivité,
    caractérisé par le fait que lesdites ailes ou protubérances (12) sont réalisées d'une seule pièce avec le corps central (11) et se gonflent avec celui-ci et la structure tubulaire (1) est équipée d'une soupape de sécurité (23) qui permet la libération du gaz lorsque la pression est excessive à l'intérieur de celui-ci.
  2. Dispositif de sauvetage selon la revendication 1, caractérisé par le fait que lesdites ailes ou protubérances (12) sont réalisées d'une seule pièce avec le corps central (11) mais elles sont rigides ou semi-rigides et n'ont pas besoin d'être gonflées.
  3. Dispositif de sauvetage selon la revendication 1, caractérisé par le fait que lesdites ailes ou protubérances (12), réalisées en matériau semi-rigide ou souple, sont contraintes au corps central (11) par insertion dans un trou traversant approprié (24) et enroulées avec celui-ci au cylindre de gonflage grâce à leur flexibilité dans la phase inactive.
  4. Dispositif de sauvetage selon la revendication 1, caractérisé par le fait que lesdites ailes ou protubérances (12) sont réalisées avec un matériau qui est apte à flotter dans l'eau, comme par exemple du Styrofoam ou du plastique.
  5. Dispositif de sauvetage selon la revendication 1, caractérisé par le fait que la structure tubulaire (1) est de toute section ou dimension pratique et est réalisée en un matériau assez rigide et élastique, par exemple en nylon.
  6. Dispositif de sauvetage selon la revendication 1, caractérisé par le fait que le cylindre de gonflage (2) est équipé d'un régulateur de pression apte à compenser toute perte de pression du dispositif de sauvetage.
  7. Dispositif de sauvetage selon la revendication 1, caractérisé par le fait que le dispositif d'activation (3) du cylindre (2), qui permet le déversement de l'air ou du gaz comprimé et le gonflage de la structure tubulaire (1), est équipé d'un cordon (4) d'activation manuelle par traction.
  8. Dispositif de sauvetage selon la revendication 1, caractérisé par le fait qu'on lui applique une signalisation lumineuse et/ou un dispositif de signalisation par satellite.
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