JP2008253396A - Abandonment fire extinguisher - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an abandonment fire extinguisher capable of preventing the accident of unexpected discharge of a fire extinguishing agent during transportation. <P>SOLUTION: In the abandonment fire extinguisher comprising a fixed lever 6 fixed to the upper head part of a main body container 1, an activation lever 8 oppositely equipped on the upper side of the fixed lever 6 and pivoted so as to be freely turned to be open and closed around a pivot 7 for discharging the fire extinguishing agent inside the main body container 1 by the closing turning operation, and a lever support member 9 pivoted freely turnably around a pivot 13 over an erected posture and a tilted posture on the lower side of the activation lever 8 for locking the activation lever 8 in an open state in the erected posture, an inclusion 20 is interposed between the fixed lever 6 and the activation lever 8 so as to regulate the tilting of the lever support member 9 in the erected posture and regulate the closing turning of the activation lever 8. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a waste fire extinguisher equipped with means for preventing accidents in which a fire extinguishing agent is accidentally released during transportation of a recovered fire extinguisher such as a pressure type or a pressure accumulation type.

  Conventionally, the collected fire extinguisher has been transported in a cardboard box or a specific multi-volume transfer box in an unpacked state and loaded on a dedicated vehicle. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the recovered pressure-type or pressure-accumulated fire extinguisher is pivotally attached to the upper head portion of the main body container 30 filled with a fire extinguishing agent so as to be able to open and close around the pivot 31. The start lever 32 that releases the extinguishing agent by the closing and turning operation, and the start lever 32 is pivotally mounted around the pivot 33 over the standing posture and the tilting posture at the lower side of the starting lever 32 and the start lever 32 is opened in the standing posture. A lever support member 34 that locks in the state is provided, and a safety plug 35 is attached to the activation lever 32 and the lever support member 34 in order to prevent an emergency operation of the activation lever 32. The safety plug 35 is inserted into openings 38 and 39 provided in the front and rear of the upper wall portion of the activation lever 32 from above, and is further inserted into and engaged with the plug receiving grooves 40 and 41 of the lever support member 34, thereby supporting the lever. The tilting of the member 34 is prevented, and the emergency operation of the start lever 32 is prevented (for example, refer to Patent Documents 1 and 2).

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 62-43571 JP 2004-358043 A

  However, in the above-mentioned waste fire extinguisher to be recovered, when the fire extinguisher used in ordinary households is transported through a mail or a private transporter etc. If the safety plug 35 is removed, an external force is applied to the activation lever 32 and the activation lever 32 is pushed down, so that the fire extinguishing agent remaining in the main body container 30 is released, causing damage to other mixed products. There was a situation that occurred.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a waste fire extinguisher that can prevent accidents in which a fire extinguishing agent is unexpectedly released during transportation and is excellent in safety.

According to the present invention, a fixed lever fixed to the upper head portion of the main body container and a fixed lever arranged on the upper side of the fixed lever are pivotally mounted so as to be openable and closable around a pivot axis. An activation lever that releases the fire extinguishing agent in the main body container by a pivoting operation, and is pivotally mounted around the pivot axis in a standing posture and a tilting posture below the activation lever, and the activation lever is opened in the standing posture. In a waste fire extinguisher having a lever support member that locks in a state, an inclusion between the fixed lever and the activation lever restricts the tilt of the lever support member in the standing posture and the start lever is closed and rotated. It is characterized by being interposed so as to regulate the above.
According to such a configuration, the safety stopper may come off during transportation, or the safety stopper may accidentally come off by simple means of interposing an inclusion between the fixed lever and the activation lever. Even if there is an accident, accidental release of fire extinguishing agent can be prevented. In addition, since the inclusion performs double locking of the lever support member tilt restriction and the start lever closing rotation restriction, it is surely prevented that the start lever is pushed down even if it receives a strong external force. it can.

  The waste fire extinguisher according to claim 1 is a fixed object formed in a shape corresponding to a space shape formed between the fixed lever and the activation lever, as described in claim 2. Can be. According to this, in order to suffice, it is sufficient to simply insert the inclusion, which is a fixed object, between the fixed lever and the start lever. For example, the fixed lever and the start lever are wrapped around with a tape or the like so that the start lever is closed. Excellent workability compared to work that requires dynamic regulation.

  The waste fire extinguisher according to claim 1 or 2 may be configured such that the inclusion is fixed to the fixing lever and the activation lever with an adhesive tape as described in claim 3. According to this, since the inclusions can be reliably prevented from coming off between the fixed lever and the activation lever, the tilting restriction state of the lever support member and the closing rotation restriction state of the activation lever by the inclusions can be stably and reliably performed. Can be maintained.

  The waste fire extinguisher according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the waste fire extinguisher is placed in a strong bag, and the mouth of the bag is sealed with a string or the like. Can be. According to this, even if the fire extinguishing agent may be released, the scattering damage of the fire extinguishing agent can be minimized within the bag. In addition, even if the main body container bursts and explodes with the release of a fire extinguishing agent when the metal main body container rusts violently and the pressure resistance is significantly reduced, the damage is minimized by covering with a strong bag. be able to.

  According to the present invention, there is a case where the safety stopper is dropped during transportation or the safety stopper is accidentally removed by simple means of interposing an inclusion between the fixing lever and the activation lever. However, accidental release of fire extinguishing agents can be prevented. In particular, because the inclusions are double-locked with the lever support member tilting restriction and the start lever closing rotation restriction, it is possible to reliably prevent the start lever from being pushed down even if it receives a strong external force. Excellent.

  Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 is a vertical side view of a head part of a fire extinguisher according to one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an end view taken along line AA in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a state in which the waste fire extinguisher of FIG. FIG.

  The overall basic configuration of the waste fire extinguisher that is the subject of the present invention is the same as that of a conventional standard type pressurized fire extinguisher or accumulator fire extinguisher. FIG. 1 shows a pressurized fire extinguisher. A valve 2 is attached to an upper head portion of the main body container 1 filled with a fire extinguishing agent, and a pressure source that radiates the fire extinguishing agent is provided on the lower surface side of the valve 2. A pressure gas container 3 is fixed. In the valve 2 above the pressurizing gas container 3, a breaking needle having a sharpened lower end 5 a to break through the sealing plate 4 of the pressurizing gas container 3 in accordance with a closing and turning operation of an activation lever 8 described later at the time of use. A bar 5 is incorporated so as to be movable up and down.

  A fixed lever 6 having a groove shape in the cross section and an upper portion of the fixed lever 6 are arranged on the upper portion of the valve 2, and a front end side base portion is pivoted to a front end side base portion of the fixed lever 6 by a pivot 7. A worn activation lever 8 is provided. The actuating lever 8 is formed in a groove shape having an upper wall portion 8a and both side wall portions 8b, 8b and having an open section below. The upper end portion of the breaking needle bar 5 is locked to a part 8 c near the base portion of the activation lever 8.

A lever support member 9 and a safety plug 10 for preventing the lever support member 9 from collapsing are provided to prevent the activation lever 8 from operating accidentally.
The lever support member 9 is a plastic molded product such as polyacetal resin or polyamide resin having excellent wear resistance, and the upper part thereof is a free upper end portion 9a, and the plug receiving grooves 11 and 12 are arranged vertically in the front and rear direction. Is formed. The lower end base portion 9 b of the lever support member 9 is pivotally attached to the fixed lever 6 on the lower side of the start lever 8. Thus, the lever support member 9 has a standing posture in which the free upper end portion 9a abuts against the lower surface of the upper wall portion 8a of the activation lever 8 to lock the activation lever 8 in an open posture, and the activation lever 8 is closed. The free upper end 9a is rotatable about the pivot 13 over a tilting posture in which the free upper end 9a slides on the fixed lever 6 while sliding on the lower surface of the upper wall 8a.

  The safety stopper 10 has a linear insertion pin 14a made of a metal rod, and an annular portion 14b bent in an annular shape continuously from the upper end of the insertion pin 14, and the annular portion 14b is made of resin. The handle 15 is integrally formed by coating. On the lower surface side of the handle 15, an insertion pin 16 shorter than the insertion pin 14a is integrally protruded downward so as to face the front side of the insertion pin 14a in parallel. The safety plug 10 has insertion pins 16, 14 a inserted into openings 17, 18 provided in the front and rear of the upper wall of the activation lever 8 from above, and inserted into the plug receiving grooves 11, 12 of the lever support member 9. By combining, the lever support member 9 is prevented from being tilted, and the starter lever 8 is prevented from operating unexpectedly.

  In the present invention, when the fire extinguisher having the above-described configuration is discarded, the tilting of the lever support member 9 in the standing posture is restricted between the fixed lever 6 and the activation lever 8 and the activation lever 8 is closed and rotated. It has the characteristic in interposing so that it may regulate.

  As the inclusion 20, a cardboard paper folded in half, a piece of paper, a styrofoam resin, or the like is used, which is formed into a substantially trapezoidal shape corresponding to the space shape between the fixed lever 6 and the activation lever 8. Is done. As shown in FIG. 2, the inclusion 20 which is a fixed shape is fitted into the groove of the starting lever 8 having a cross-sectional groove shape and the lower end thereof is inserted into the groove of the fixing lever 6 having the same cross-sectional groove shape, as shown in FIG. The lever support member 9 in the standing posture is pressed in the standing direction to restrict its tilting, and its closing rotation is restricted so that the starting lever 8 cannot be pushed down. The inclusion 20 which is a fixed object is sufficient to be fitted between the fixed lever 6 and the start lever 8 and is excellent in workability.

  After the inclusion 20 is fitted between the fixed lever 6 and the activation lever 8, the inclusion 20 is fixed to the fixation lever 6 and the activation lever 8 with an adhesive tape 21, so that the inclusion 20 is fixed between the fixation lever 6 and the activation lever 8. It can be surely prevented from coming off. Therefore, the tilt restriction state of the lever support member 9 by the inclusion 20 and the closed rotation restriction state of the start lever 8 are sufficiently ensured.

  Thus, the fire extinguisher equipped with the inclusion 20 as described above is placed in a strong and strong bag 22 made of reinforced fiber such as Kepler fiber as shown in FIG. Sealed for transport.

  At the time of transportation, the inclusion 20 is interposed between the fixed lever 6 and the activation lever 8 to restrict the tilting of the lever support member 9 in the standing posture and the closing rotation of the activation lever 8. Even if 10 has already dropped out or the safety stopper 10 is accidentally removed, accidents in which the fire extinguishing agent is accidentally released can be prevented.

  Since the waste fire extinguisher is put in a bag 22 having excellent strength and the mouth of the bag 22 is sealed with a string 23 or the like, even if the fire extinguishing agent is released, the fire extinguishing agent may be scattered. Can be minimized within the bag 22. Even when the main body container 1 ruptures and explodes with the release of a fire extinguishing agent under the condition that the main body container 1 rusts severely, the damage is minimized by covering the bag 22 with strength. It can be done.

It is a vertical side view of the head part of the waste fire extinguisher which concerns on one Example of this invention. FIG. 2 is an end view taken along line AA in FIG. 1. It is a perspective view which shows the state which put the waste fire extinguisher of FIG. 1 in the bag. It is a vertical side view of the fire extinguisher of a prior art example.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body container 6 Fixed lever 7 Pivot 8 Start lever 9 Lever support member 10 Safety stopper 13 Pivot 20 Inclusion 21 Adhesive tape 22 Bag 23 String

Claims (4)

A fixed lever fixed to the upper head portion of the main body container and an upper side of the fixed lever are disposed so as to be pivotable to open and close around the pivot axis, and the extinguishing agent in the main body container is released by the closing and rotating operation. A disposal lever, and a lever support member that is pivotally mounted around the pivot axis in a standing posture and a tilting posture below the activation lever, and that locks the activation lever in an open state in the standing posture. In the fire extinguisher,
A fire extinguishing fire characterized in that an inclusion is interposed between the fixed lever and the activation lever so as to restrict the tilting of the lever support member in the standing posture and to regulate the closing rotation of the activation lever. vessel.   The waste fire extinguisher according to claim 1, wherein the inclusion is a fixed-shaped object formed in a shape corresponding to a space shape formed between the fixed lever and the activation lever.   The waste fire extinguisher according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the inclusion is fixed to the fixing lever and the activation lever with an adhesive tape.   The waste fire extinguisher according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the waste fire extinguisher is placed in a strong bag, and the mouth of the bag is sealed with a string or the like.

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