IL139549A

IL139549A - Rescue system for high-rise buildings

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Publication number: IL139549A
Application number: IL13954900A
Authority: IL
Original assignee: Aes 2000 Ltd
Priority date: 2000-02-21
Filing date: 2000-11-08
Publication date: 2004-09-27
Also published as: IL139549A0

Abstract

A system for the evacuation of individuals trapped in multiple storey buildings by gliding down a rescue sleeve as claimed in Claim 1 of the Parent Application, comprising a housing at said dedicated location accommodating the sleeve in said compact package state, with 2715 י" ב בתשרי התשס" ה - September 27, 2004 the axis thereof extending in parallel to the building wall, the housing being slidably mounted enabling its extraction out-doors of the building so that the unfolding of the sleeve down to ground level is directed aside of and parallel to said building wall.

Description

RESCUE SYSTEM FOR HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS 139549/2 RESCUE SYSTEM FOR HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This application is for a Patent of Addition to my co-pending application No. 134638 dated Feb. 21 , 2000 (also WO 01/62138 - hereinafter referred to "the Parent Application"), the contents of which is hereby incorporated by reference.

In the Parent Application there has been described and claimed a system for the evacuation of individuals trapped in multiple storey buildings by gliding down a rescue sleeve, comprising a sleeve made of sections, each section being made of a sheet material strengthened by a circumferential rigid support member, the sections being connected to each other to form a continuous envelope, at least a pair of cables thread along the sleeve, one at the bottom and one at the top generatrix thereof, a winch system for winding the cables into a dedicated location at the building storey from which rescue is requested, so that the sleeve becomes folded into a compact package, spring operated means for selectively ejecting and unfolding the sleeve down to ground level where it becomes tied to stationary object(s).

As evident from the description of the Parent Application, in order to attain a reasonable, not too steep inclination of the rescue sleeve 12 (see Fig.1 ), say of 45°, a relatively large open space must be available in front of the building, 10 to enable the cables 14 and 15 be anchored far enough. 2/5104 1 This condition might not always be satisfied, for obvious reasons, depending on the location and neighborhood of the building in question (see Fig. 1 ). .-'''-': ·'·'■ ; ' It is therefore the general object of the present invention to propose a solution to this problem. * ., »■ , .' It is a further object of the invention to enable a sidewise directed launching of the rescue sleeve, along-side the building wall.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Thus provided according to the invention is a system for the evacuation of individuals trapped in multiple storey buildings by gliding down a rescue sleeve as claimed in Claim 1 of the Parent Application, comprising a housing at said dedicated location accommodating the sleeve in said compact package state, with the axis thereof extending in parallel to the building wall, the housing being slidably mounted enabling its extraction out-doors of the building so that the unfolding of the sleeve down to ground level is directed aside of and parallel to said building wall.

The housing is preferably mounted on rails of the self-supporting type.

BREIF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Further constructional features and advantages of the invention will be more clearly understood in the light of the ensuing description of a preferred 2/5104 2 embodiment thereof, given by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein- Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of the rescue system in the sleeve deployed, operative position enabled according ftp the present invention; Fig. 2 is a partly sectional view of the sleeve storing compartment taken along line ll-ll of Fig. 3; .. · · ■ ■ · : r ; v Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken along line lli-lll of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a view taken along line IV-IV of Fig. 2; and Fig. 5 shows the sleeve storing compartment in its out-doors extracted, ready to activating position.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In the attached drawings, numerals with the prefix"!" will be used to, \ designate parts and components corresponding to those mentioned in the Parent Application; other parts will bear "2" as a prefix.

As seen in Fig. 1, there exists a second building 210 in front of the , rescue exit 1 10b of the building 110. Therefore, the deployment of the sleeve 112 straight ahead is obstructed, and only possible side-wise, in one or the other directions parallel to the wall 110a.

Figs. 2 and 3 do not materially differ from Figs. 7 and 8 of the Parent Application. However, rather than extending normal to the building wall 110a, (as seen in Fig. 8 of the Parent Application), the compartment 150 is parallel '2/5104 ■· . \- 3 139549/3 to the wall; the single slide door 70 leading to the wall exit opening 110b is replaced by a pair of doors 170a and 170b (see Fig. 4); and the door 74b (see Fig. 7 of the Parent Application) forms now a side wall 274 of the compartment 150.

The complete structure of the compartment 150 is mounted to and slides along a pair (or more) of preferably self-supporting rail systems 200 of any conventional design (Fig. 3).

Entrance doors 174a and 274b (see Fig. 3) are now provided, extending normal to the building wall 110a, so that the users, after entering the compartment 150, must turn left (in the present example) in order to let him/her self into the opening 164a of rescue sleeve 112.

The operation of the rescue system remains the same (Fig. 1) after the compartment 150 as a whole has been pushed on the rail systems 200 out of the building wall 110a as seen in Fig. 5.

The foregoing example has been shown as a left-hand side directed unit, but the same design principles are of course applicable with respect to oppositely directed rescue system. 2/5104 4 tpmna own my \n!?>n ronyn RESCUE SYSTEM FOR HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS 139549/2 RESCUE SYSTEM FOR HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This application is for a Patent of Addition to my co-pending application No. 134638 dated Feb. 21 , 2000 (also WO 01/62138 - hereinafter referred to "the Parent Application"), the contents of which is hereby incorporated by reference.

As evident from the description of the Parent Application, in order to attain a reasonable, not too steep inclination of the rescue sleeve 12 (see Fig.1 ), say of 45°, a relatively large open space must be available in front of the building, 10 to enable the cables 14 and 15 be anchored far enough. 2/5104 1 This condition might not always be satisfied, for obvious reasons, depending on the location and neighborhood of the building in question (see Fig. 1 ).

It is therefore the general object of the present invention to propose a solution to this problem.

It is a further object of the invention to enable a sidewise directed launching of the rescue sleeve, along-side the building wall.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Thus provided according to the invention is a system for the evacuation of individuals trapped in multiple storey buildings by gliding dawn a rescue sleeve as claimed in Claim 1 of the Parent Application, comprising a housing at said dedicated location accommodating the sleeve in said compact package state, with the axis thereof extending in parallel to the building wall, the housing being slidably mounted enabling its extraction out-doors of the building so that the unfolding of the sleeve down to ground level is directed aside of and parallel to said building wall.

The housing is preferably mounted on rails of the self-supporting type.

BREIF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Further constructional features and advantages of the invention will be more clearly understood in the light of the ensuing description of a preferred 5104 2 embodiment thereof, given by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein- Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of the rescue system in the sleeve deployed, operative position enabled according to the present invention; Fig. 2 is a partly sectional view of the sleeve storing compartment taken along line ll-ll of Fig. 3; Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken along line Ill-Ill of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a view taken along line IV-IV of Fig. 2; and Fig. 5 shows the sleeve storing compartment in its out-doors extracted, ready to activating position.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In the attached drawings, numerals with the prefix "1" will be used to designate parts and components corresponding to those mentioned in the Parent Application; other parts will bear "2" as a prefix.

As seen in Fig. 1 , there exists a second building 210 in front of the rescue exit 110b of the building 110. Therefore, the deployment of the sleeve 112 straight ahead is obstructed, and only possible side-wise, in one or the other directions parallel to the wall 110a.

Figs. 2 and 3 do not materially differ from Figs. 7 and 8 of the Parent Application. However, rather than extending normal to the building wall 110a, (as seen in Fig. 8 of the Parent Application), the compartment 150 is parallel 139549/3 to the wait; the single slide door 70 leading to the wall exit opening 110b is replaced by a pair of doors 170a and 170b (see Fig. 4); and the door 74b (see Fig. 7 of the Parent Application) forms now a side wall 274 of the compartment 150.

The operation of the rescue system remains the same (Fig. 1 ) after the compartment 150 as a whole has been pushed on the rail systems 200 out of the building wall 110a as seen in Fig. 5.

The foregoing example has been shown as a left-hand side directed unit, but the same design principles are of course applicable with respect to oppositely directed rescue system.

Claims

WHAT IS CLAIMED IS: 1. A system for the evacuation of individuals trapped in multiple storey buildings by gliding down a rescue sleeve as claimed in Claim 1 of the Parent Application, comprising a housing at said dedicated location accommodating the sleeve in said compact package state, with the axis thereof extending in parallel to the building wall, the housing being slidably mounted enabling its extraction out-doors of the building so that the unfolding of the sleeve down to ground level is directed aside of and parallel to said building wall 2. The system as claimed in Claim 1 wherein the housing is mounted on rails. 3. The system as claimed in claim 2 wherein the rails are of the self-supporting type. 4. The system for the evacuation of individuals trapped in multiple storey buildings substantially as herein claimed and described with reference to the accompanying WHAT IS CLAIMED IS:

1. A system for the evacuation of individuals trapped in multiple storey buildings by gliding down a rescue sleeve as claimed in Claim 1 of the Parent Application, comprising a housing at said dedicated location accommodating the sleeve in said compact package state, with the axis thereof extending in parallel to the building wall, the housing being slidably mounted enabling its extraction out-doors of the building so that the unfolding of the sleeve down to ground level is directed aside of and parallel to said building wall.

2. The system as claimed in Claim 1 wherein the housing is mounted on rails.

3. The system as claimed in claim 2 wherein the rails are of the self-supporting type.

4. The system for the evacuation of individuals trapped in multiple storey buildings substantially as herein claimed and described with reference to the accompanying drawings. /5104 5