JP2013250901A - Smoking tester - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a smoking tester that can generate smoke and charge a storage battery included in the smoking tester simultaneously by driving the smoking tester.SOLUTION: A smoking tester 1A comprises: a smoke generator 2 having a heater, a freely chargeable storage battery 9 serving as a power source of the heater, water soluble liquid evaporated by being heated with the heater and then atomized by being cooled in an air flow, and a cylindrical body holding the heater and the water soluble liquid therein, and emitting smoke S from the tip of the cylindrical body; a pump 10 having a lever 11 performing reciprocating motion or rotary motion by operation, and generating the air flow and atomizing it by the motion of the lever 11; and a power generator 13 rotating in conjunction with the reciprocating motion or rotary motion of the lever 11. Electric power generated by the power generator 13 is stored in the storage battery 9.

Description

  The present invention relates to a smoke tester used for an operation test of a smoke detector.

  Conventionally, when a fire breaks out in a building such as an office or a house, the smoke generated by the fire is detected and alerted by an alarm, etc., and fire extinguishing, evacuation, and fire fighting activities are performed as quickly as possible. Smoke detectors are installed on the ceiling of the building to make it possible. It is required to regularly check whether or not this smoke detector can operate properly after installation in a building. As a smoke tester used for an operation test of the smoke detector, the following Patent Document 1 is required. , 2 using oil smoke or gas cylinders is widely used.

The smoke tester described in Patent Document 1 includes an oil storage unit that stores test oil, an electric heater that heats the test oil in the oil storage unit so as not to burn, and a cover that guides generated smoke to a smoke detector. And a support bar attached to the bottom of the cover.
When performing a smoke detector operation test, hold the support rod, cover the smoke detector installed on the ceiling, heat the electric heater to heat the oil storage section at a low temperature, It is pyrolyzed without burning and sent to the smoke detector as mist-like oily smoke.
Further, the smoke tester described in Patent Document 2 includes a gas cylinder filled with a raw material material of a particulate gas body instead of an oil storage unit, and the gas body is atomized and injected from the gas cylinder by the filling pressure. Is detected by the smoke detector as pseudo smoke.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 6-309577 JP-A-8-77472

Incidentally, in the smoke tester described in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, electricity is used to heat the heater and the like, and a storage battery or the like is used as the power source. When the remaining amount of electricity that can be supplied becomes small, the storage battery may not be able to send enough smoke from the smoker, but in many cases the remaining amount is not visualized, so the state immediately Is often not known. Therefore, there has been a problem that the smoke detector may not be used unexpectedly at the smoke detector test site, or the battery may have to be replaced on site during the test.
Even if the remaining amount of the storage battery is known, if there is a decrease in the remaining amount, replace the storage battery one by one, or if the storage battery is of a chargeable type, take out the storage battery. There is a problem that the work is complicated because it has to be charged.
Then, this invention makes it a subject to provide the smoke testing machine which can charge to the storage battery with which this smoke testing machine was made to smoke at the same time by driving a smoke testing machine.

The invention according to claim 1 is a water-soluble liquid that is atomized by being heated by the heater and then cooled in an air flow in a smoke tester, a heater, a rechargeable storage battery serving as a power source for the heater, and the heater. And a cylinder that holds the heater and the water-soluble liquid inside, a smoke generating body that emits smoke from the tip of the cylinder, and a lever that is operated to reciprocate or rotate. A pump that generates the airflow by the movement of a lever; and a generator that generates electric power in conjunction with the reciprocating or rotating movement of the lever, and the electric power generated by the generator is charged to the storage battery. To do.
In the present invention, the battery can be charged in the operation of generating an air flow by driving the pump in accordance with the reciprocating motion or the rotational motion of the lever.
The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that a pressure adjusting unit for adjusting a wind pressure of the air flow generated by the pump is provided between the pump and the smoke generating body.
In the present invention, it is possible to appropriately adjust the degree of atomization of the vaporized water-soluble liquid by adjusting the wind pressure of the airflow generated by the pump.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided an airflow detection unit that detects that the airflow generated by the pump has reached a predetermined wind pressure and controls energization between the storage battery and the heater based on the detection result. It is characterized by that.
In the present invention, for example, when an airflow that reaches a predetermined wind pressure is generated by the pump, the heater is energized and heated in conjunction with the airflow detection unit under the control of the airflow detection unit. Therefore, the water-soluble liquid vaporized by being heated by the heater can be immediately atomized. Further, it is possible to prevent the water-soluble liquid from being vaporized by heating the heater in a state where a sufficient air flow is not generated to atomize the vaporized water-soluble liquid.
The invention of claim 4 is characterized in that a switch for forcibly disconnecting the electrical connection is provided between the heater and the storage battery.
In the present invention, since the switch for cutting off the energization to the heater by the user's operation is provided, it is possible to perform only the charging operation to the storage battery by driving the pump.

  According to the present invention, the battery can be charged in the operation of generating the air flow by driving the lever of the pump, so that it is possible to avoid unexpected battery exhaustion when using the smoke tester, and There is an effect that it is possible to suitably use the smoke tester while suppressing the replacement frequency of the smoke.

These are sectional drawings which abbreviate | omitted and showed some smoke testers of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. These are sectional drawings which showed a part of smoke tester of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. These are sectional drawings which showed the operation state of the smoke tester of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. These are sectional drawings which showed the operation state of the smoke tester of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. These are sectional drawings which expanded and showed a part of modification of the smoke tester of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. These are sectional drawings which abbreviate | omitted and showed some smoke testers of the 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of a smoke tester of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1, the smoke tester 1 </ b> A according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes a smoke body 2, a removable cover 3 that covers the smoke body 2, and a support that supports the smoke body 2 and the cover 3. A rod 4 and an operation unit 5 for operating the smoke generating body 2 are provided.

As shown in FIG. 2, the smoke generating body 2 includes a cylindrical body 6, a heater 7 disposed in the cylindrical body 6, and a water-soluble liquid that is provided in the vicinity of the heater 7 and is vaporized by the heat of the heater 7. A liquid holding unit 8 to be held and a storage battery 9 serving as a power source for supplying power to the heater 7 are provided.
The cylindrical body 6 is formed in a cylindrical shape having a circular cross section with both ends opened, and a smoke discharge port 6a is formed on one end side. The cross-sectional shape, diameter, and longitudinal dimension of the cylindrical body 6 are not particularly limited.

  The heater 7 is formed in a coil shape having a diameter smaller than that of the cylindrical body 6 by using a metal wire such as a nichrome wire or a platinum wire, and is arranged in the longitudinal direction with the cylindrical body 6 and the axis L1 substantially coincided with each other. One end portion 7a of the heater 7 is connected to a terminal of a heater connector C fixed to the bottom of the cylindrical body 6, and the other end portion 7b is folded back at the end (tip) of the coil toward the heater connector C. It extends in a straight line and is connected to the other terminal of the connector C in the same manner as the one end portion 7a, and is connected to the storage battery 9 and an airflow detection sensor 14 (see FIG. 1) described later via the connector C. The airflow detection sensor 14 constitutes an airflow detection unit together with a control means (not shown).

  On the inner side and the outer side of the coil-shaped heater 7, for example, a fiber-based incombustible filter such as glass fiber or a non-combustible filter made of foamed resin is disposed as the liquid holding unit 8. The filter of the liquid holding unit 8 has a large number of void holes that are open so as to be able to vent in all directions on the surface thereof, and a water-soluble liquid serving as a smoke generating agent can be held in the void holes. It has become. The liquid holding unit 8 can be vaporized by the heat of the heater 7 by supplying a fuming agent to the heater 7 along the heater 7 in a state of being impregnated with a water-soluble liquid, that is, in contact with or adjacent to the heater 7. It has become.

As the component of the water-soluble liquid, a water-insoluble liquid that is hydrophilic and has a high water retention property, for example, at least one component among components such as glycerin and propylene glycol, is harmless to the human body. The water-soluble liquid is preferably a component that has high moisture retention and does not easily volatilize at room temperature, and is preferably a component that does not easily alter the smoke detector K and the ceiling material W of the building (see FIG. 1).
The smoke generating body 2 having the above-described configuration is attached to the tip of the support bar 4 and can emit smoke by operating the operation unit 5 as will be described in detail later.

As shown in FIG. 1, the cover 3 is a member formed of a synthetic resin material or the like that covers the smoke detector K installed on the ceiling material W or the like and fills the smoke emitted from the smoke generating body 2 inside. Yes, and includes a tapered portion 3a and a cylindrical portion 3b connected to the tapered portion 3a.
One end side of the taper portion 3a is fixed to the support rod 4 so that the tip portion of the support rod 4 can be attached to and detached from the tip portion as necessary with the tip portion of the support rod 4 being inserted and arranged through the sealing member 35. Part of the cylindrical portion 3b has a bellows shape, and thus the cover 3 has a predetermined stretchability in the direction of the axis L1.

  Under the above configuration, when there is an exogenous airflow generated by an air conditioner or the like in the vicinity of the smoke detector K to be tested, the cover 3 blocks the airflow and ensures that the pseudo smoke S becomes the smoke detector K. It is provided so that it can be reached and tested stably and reliably, and can be removed if no such airflow exists.

The support bar 4 is a hollow bar member, and has a predetermined length so that the user can press the upper end of the cover 3 against the ceiling material W from below.
The smoke emitting body 2 and the cover 3 are fixed to the distal end portion of the support bar 4, and the operation portion 5 is connected to the proximal end portion.
The inside of the support rod 4 is a hollow hole 4a through which air can flow and wiring can be inserted.

  Further, the support bar 4 has a structure in which a plurality of hollow bar-like members are slidably connected, and is configured so that the entire length of the support bar 4 can be expanded and contracted as necessary while maintaining internal ventilation. Has been. During the test, the rod-shaped member is slid to adjust the overall length of the support rod 4, and the connecting portion between the rod-shaped members is fixed and the length is used.

  The operation unit 5 generates a gas stream toward the smoke generating body 2, atomizes the water-soluble liquid vaporized by the heat of the heater 7 to form pseudo smoke (aerosol) S, and a lever provided in the pump 10. 11, a pinion 12 that is linked to the operation of the pin 11, a generator 13 that is driven by the rotation of the pinion 12 to generate power, an airflow detection sensor 14 that detects whether the pump 10 generates airflow, a pump 10, a pinion 12, and a generator 13. , And a housing 15 for holding the airflow detection sensor 14 is provided.

The pump 10 includes an accommodating portion 16 that accommodates air, a lever 11 that is disposed in the accommodating portion 16, compresses or draws air, a spring 20 that biases the lever 11 in one direction, and intake and exhaust balls. Check valves 21A and 22A are provided.
The accommodating portion 16 is formed in a cylindrical shape by a part of the housing 15, and has an opening portion 16a through which the lever 11 is inserted at one end side in the direction of the axis L2, and an opening portion 16b through which the spring 20 is inserted at the other end side. ing.

  The lever 11 has a disc shape slightly smaller in diameter than the diameter of the accommodating portion 16, a sealing portion 23 that can seal the inside of the accommodating portion 16 and compress air, and one plate surface of the sealing portion 23 The shaft portion 24 that protrudes out of the housing portion 16 from the center of the housing portion 16 through the one end side opening 16 a of the housing portion 16, and the reciprocating motion of the sealing portion 23 via the shaft portion 24 are provided at the tip of the shaft portion 24. And a pressing portion 25 to be moved.

  A packing 26 is fitted on the peripheral surface of the disc-shaped sealing portion 23, and the interior of the housing portion 16 is divided into two airtightly via the sealing portion 23. The spring 20 is installed on the plate surface of the sealing portion 23 opposite to the plate surface on which the shaft portion 24 is provided, and biases the sealing portion 23 toward the one end side opening 16a.

The pressing portion 25 is formed in a rod shape so as to extend in a direction away from each other with the shaft portion 24 as a center, and the user can put it on the finger and press it toward the other end side opening portion 16b. Yes.
A rack 27 of a rack and pinion mechanism is provided at one end of the pressing portion 25 in parallel with the direction of the axis L2 of the pressing portion 25, and the pinion 12 is rotated in conjunction with the movement of the lever 11.

The generator 13 is not particularly limited as long as it can generate electric power by the rotation of the pinion 12, but for example, a magnet (not shown) is fixed to the rotating shaft P of the pinion 12 and is generated by a coil (not shown) arranged around the generator. It generates power. This generator 13 is connected to the storage battery 9 provided in the smoke generating body 2 via the wirings 28 </ b> A and 28 </ b> B so that the electromotive current is charged in the storage battery 9.
A one-way clutch (not shown) is interposed between the pinion 12 and the generator 13, and only the rotation of the pinion 12 in one direction when the lever 11 is pressed toward the other end side opening 16b. Is transmitted to the generator 13.

  The airflow detection sensor 14 is provided in the flow path R, measures the wind pressure of the gas discharged by the pump 10, and outputs a signal to a control means (not shown) when the result is a predetermined value or more. In response to this, the control means electrically connects the storage battery 9 and the heater 7 shown in FIG. In other words, the airflow detection sensor 14 limits or cuts off the current to the heater 7 when it does not detect a constant airflow, and does not heat it. Under this configuration, the airflow detection sensor 14 avoids the temperature of the heater 7 from rising abnormally even when there is no airflow, and heats the heater 7 with a predetermined current only when airflow is detected. It can be done.

The housing 15 is formed with a gas flow path R communicating with the support rod 4 and a housing 16 communicating with the flow path R, and holds the pump 10, the pinion 12, the generator 13 and the airflow detection sensor 14. Holding part 17 is provided.
One end side of the flow path R is an opening portion R1 for sucking air, and the other end side opening portion R2 is communicated with the hollow hole 4a of the support rod 4, and the air is passed from the one end side opening portion R1 side to the other end side opening portion. It is made to flow to R2 in one direction.

An intake ball check valve 21 </ b> A and a valve seat 21 </ b> B that allow only air to flow into the storage portion 16 are provided near the one end side opening R <b> 1 of the flow path R with respect to the pump 10.
Further, an exhaust ball check valve 22 </ b> A and a valve seat 22 </ b> B that allow only air to be discharged from the accommodating portion 16 are provided near the other end opening R <b> 2 of the flow path R with respect to the pump 10.

The intake ball check valve 21A and valve seat 21B, and the exhaust ball check valve 22A and valve seat 22B are provided with the accommodating portion 16 therebetween.
Each of the intake ball check valve 21A and the exhaust ball check valve 22A is provided with an urging means such as a spring and urges gently toward the respective valve seats 21B and 22B.

  The flow path R3 sandwiched between the intake ball check valve 21A and the exhaust ball check valve 22A communicates with the housing portion 16 of the pump 10 and the other end side opening portion 16b. When the pump 10 is driven, the intake ball check valve 21A is opened with the exhaust ball check valve 22A closed, and the intake ball check valve 21A is closed. In this state, the exhaust ball check valve 22A is opened so that the air in the pump 10 can be pumped toward the hollow hole 4a of the support rod 4.

  The smoke detector K to be tested by the smoke tester 1A of the present invention is a smoke detector adopting a scattered light type as a detection principle.

Next, a method of using the smoke tester 1A will be described.
As shown in FIG. 1, in order to perform an operation test of the smoke detector K with the smoke tester 1A, the tip of the smoke generator 2 is directed toward, for example, the ceiling material W where the smoke detector K is installed, and the cover 3 is smoked. The peripheral edge of the cover 3 is brought into close contact with the ceiling material W over the sensor K.

  When the lever 11 of the pump 10 is pulled in this state, as shown in FIG. 3, the sealing portion 23 moves in the direction Y1 opposite to the urging direction of the spring 20 and elastically deforms the spring 20, In order to compress the air in 16, the pressure of the air pushes the intake ball check valve 21A and the exhaust ball check valve 22A in the directions of arrows X1 and X2 that are separated from each other in the flow path R3. That is, the intake ball check valve 21A is seated on the valve seat 21B and closes the flow path R3, and the exhaust ball check valve 22A is pushed by the air to leave the valve seat 22B and opens the flow path R3. Exhaust the compressed air.

  At this time, when the air flow generated by the pump 10 is detected by the air flow detection sensor 14 installed in the flow path R, the heater 7 is connected from the storage battery 9 via the connector C as shown in FIG. The heater 7 is heated by supplying power to the heater. The water-soluble liquid that is the smoke generating agent impregnated in the filter of the liquid holding unit 8 is vaporized by the heating of the heater 7, and the water-soluble liquid vaporized by the air (air stream) blown by the pump 10 shown in FIG. In addition to being atomized, it flows toward the tip of the cylinder 6, and pseudo smoke (aerosol) S in which the water-soluble liquid is atomized is discharged from the discharge port 6 a of the cylinder 6.

  If the smoke detector K is able to operate normally when the pseudo smoke S fills the cover 3, the smoke detector K reacts to the pseudo smoke S, and the smoke detector K or disaster prevention reception connected thereto. Since the machine emits a warning sound and / or turns on a warning lamp, it can be confirmed that the smoke detector K operates normally. On the other hand, if the smoke sensor K is defective, the smoke sensor K does not react to the pseudo smoke S, does not emit an alarm sound, and / or does not turn on the warning lamp. I can confirm that.

  Moreover, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, by pulling the lever 11 of the pump 10 (pressing operation in the direction of the arrow Y1), as described above, the pseudo smoke S is generated and at the same time provided in the pressing portion 25. The rack 27 thus rotated rotates the pinion 12. Then, the rotating shaft P of the pinion 12 rotates to cause the generator 13 to generate an electromotive current. Then, the current generated in the generator 13 is charged in the storage battery 9.

Thereafter, when the lever 11 of the pump 10 is released, the spring 20 in the pump 10 is elastically restored and the sealing portion 23 is pulled back in the direction of the arrow Y2 toward the one end side opening 16a as shown in FIG. It is.
At this time, since the air in the accommodating portion 16 is slightly reduced and is in a negative pressure state, the exhaust ball check valve 22A is attracted toward the valve seat 22B as the sealing portion 23 moves, and is seated. The valve is closed. The intake ball check valve 21A is attracted in a direction away from the valve seat 21B against the urging force of the urging means, and opens the flow path R3 to draw in air.

Then, when the accommodating portion 16 is filled with air and becomes an atmospheric pressure state, and the sealing portion 23 is urged toward the one end side opening portion 16a, as shown in FIG. 1, the intake ball check valve 21A The valve seat 21B is gently urged again by the elastic return force of the urging means provided on the intake ball check valve 21A to close the valve. On the other hand, the exhaust ball check valve 22A urges the valve seat 22B as it is.
At this time, when the lever 11 moves in the direction of the arrow Y2 by the elastic return force of the spring 20, the pinion 12 rotates in the reverse direction to the case where the lever 11 is pulled by the movement of the rack 27. However, since a one-way clutch (not shown) is interposed between the pinion 12 and the generator 13, the generator 13 is not interlocked by the reverse rotation of the pinion 12. Of course, the present invention is not limited to this, and the storage battery 9 may be charged by operating the generator 13 in an interlocking manner during reverse rotation by another configuration.

  As described above, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, according to the smoke generating body 2 of the smoke tester 1 </ b> A, pulling the lever 11 of the pump 10 generates airflow by pushing out the lever 11, and an airflow detection sensor. 14, the heater 7 is heated to vaporize the water-soluble liquid, and then cooled and atomized by the air current to generate the pseudo smoke S. Simultaneously with the generation of the pseudo smoke S, the generator 13 can be driven by the drive of the lever 11 of the pump 10 via the rack and pinion mechanisms 27 and 12 to generate a current to charge the storage battery 9.

That is, by one operation of pulling the lever 11, the air flow is generated and the heater 7 is heated, and the pseudo smoke S can be released from the smoke generating body 2, and at the same time, the electric power for heating the heater 7 is charged. be able to.
Therefore, since charging is performed while using the power of the storage battery 9 provided in the smoke body 2 of the smoke tester 1A, a decrease in the remaining amount of the storage battery 9 associated with the use for the smoke test can be suppressed. The effect that the trouble of removing 9 and charging it can be saved. Further, for example, it is possible to prevent an unexpected situation that the smoke detector K cannot be appropriately tested due to forgetting to charge the storage battery 9.

  In addition, when an airflow that reaches a predetermined wind pressure is generated by the pump 10, the heater 7 is energized and heated so as to interlock with this. Therefore, the water-soluble liquid evaporated by being heated by the heater 7 can be immediately atomized. Moreover, when the airflow sufficient to atomize the vaporized water-soluble liquid is not generated, the heater 7 is heated and the water-soluble liquid is prevented from being vaporized.

  Moreover, in order to generate pseudo smoke S obtained by atomizing a water-soluble liquid as smoke for operating the smoke detector K on a trial basis, viscous oil smoke or the like is attached to the smoke detector K or the ceiling material W. It is possible to check the operation of the smoke sensor K suitably while avoiding the sensor K and the like from being soiled and adhering dust. In particular, water-soluble liquids contain components that have hydrophilic properties such as propylene glycol and glycerin and have high water retention properties. These components evaporate with water by a heater, and these components become the core at the jet nozzle. Atomize. Since these components have high water retention, they can float in the air for a relatively long time unlike the case where only water evaporates, and can play a good role as simulated smoke.

On the other hand, since the pseudo smoke S using the water-soluble liquid evaporates in the environment soon after the test, it is possible to avoid the fact that it remains attached to the smoke sensor K and affects its sensitivity. It is done.
Moreover, since the smoke generating body 2 can be manufactured with a simple structure using an inexpensive component water-soluble liquid and an inexpensive resin member, the manufacturing cost of the smoke tester 1A can be reduced.

  In addition, it is possible to selectively use odorless components, low odor components, or odor-friendly components as water-soluble liquids, and smoke generator 1A can be used in hospitals and other places where many people gather. The effect that it is easy to use the testing machine 1A is obtained. Alternatively, when an odor that does not cause discomfort to humans is added to the water-soluble liquid, the smoke remaining state can be recognized after the operation test of the smoke detector K by the smoke tester 1A.

  In the above embodiment, the intake and exhaust of the pump 10 are performed using the intake ball check valve 21A and the valve seat 21B and the exhaust ball check valve 22A and the valve seat 22B. The method of flowing in only one direction is not limited to these. That is, as shown in FIG. 5, a disc-shaped lid body 41A and a valve seat 41B and lid bodies 42A and 42B that are opened and closed by the movement of air by the pump 10, and other check valves. May be.

  Further, in order to always make the generation amount of the pseudo smoke S suitable for the test of the smoke detector K, the operation unit 5 shown in FIG. 1 has a constant pressure (wind pressure) of the airflow flowing through the flow path R. A pressure adjusting unit (not shown) that adjusts the pressure may be provided. For example, a known pressure regulating valve can be inserted in the flow path R. Thus, when performing the test, the pressure of the airflow flowing in the flow path R is maintained at a pressure at which the vaporized water-soluble liquid is suitably atomized, and a good pseudo smoke S suitable for the test can always be obtained. it can.

In addition, the heater 7 shown in FIG. 2 is configured to generate airflow by the pump 10 shown in FIG. 1 and heated by the airflow detection sensor 14 detecting the airflow. A switch (not shown) may be provided between the heater 7 and the storage battery 9 to forcibly cut off the electrical connection and stop energization regardless of the detection result of the airflow detection sensor 14.
By providing such a switch, it is possible to perform only the charging operation of the storage battery 9 by driving the pump 10. Further, by operating this switch to cut off the electrical connection, it is possible to prevent inadvertent generation of smoke from the smoke generating body 2 when the lever 11 is accidentally pressed. The effect that it can be obtained.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In the present embodiment, the same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted.
The smoke tester 1B of the present embodiment does not use the pump 10 as a means for generating an air flow, but rotates the impeller 46 by rotating the rotary handle (lever) 45 to cause the air to flow and to support the support rod. A manually rotating blower 47 that passes through the four hollow holes 4a (see FIG. 1) and blows air toward the smoke generating body 2 is used.

  The generator 13 is connected to the rotary shaft 48 of the manual rotary blower 47 via a flywheel (not shown). The generator 13 can generate electric current by the rotation of the rotary handle 45, and the smoke generator 2 can generate electric current. The provided storage battery 9 is charged.

  Similarly to the smoke tester 1A, the smoke tester 1B having the upper functional configuration heats the heater 7 by simply generating an air flow with respect to the smoke generating body 2, and the water solution vaporized by the heater 7 is used. The pseudo smoke S can be emitted by atomizing the liquid.

And simultaneously with generating the pseudo smoke S, it is possible to easily generate power by charging the storage battery 9 by rotating the rotary handle 45. Therefore, since it can charge simultaneously even if it uses the electric power of the storage battery 9 for the heating to the heater 7, the effort of removing the storage battery 9 from a smoke body and charging can be saved. Moreover, the effect that the smoke detector K can be appropriately tested at any time by preventing forgetting to charge the storage battery 9 can be obtained.
In this embodiment as well, a switch that cuts off the electrical continuity between the heater 7 and the storage battery 9 can be provided as in the previous embodiment. The effect by this is the same as that of the previous embodiment.

1A, 1B Smoke testing machine 2 Smoke body 6 Tube 9 Storage battery 10 Pump 11 Lever 13 Generator 14 Airflow detection sensor 45 Rotating handle (lever)
K smoke detector S simulated smoke

Claims (4)

In the smoke tester, a heater, a rechargeable storage battery serving as a power source for the heater, a water-soluble liquid that is vaporized by heating of the heater and then atomized by being cooled in an air current, the heater, and the water-soluble A cylindrical body that holds the ionic liquid inside, and a smoke generating body that emits smoke from the tip of the cylindrical body,
A pump that is operated to reciprocate or rotate, and that generates the airflow by the movement of the lever;
A generator that generates power in conjunction with the reciprocating or rotating movement of the lever,
A smoke tester characterized in that electric power generated by the generator is charged in the storage battery.   The smoke addition tester according to claim 1, wherein a pressure adjusting unit that adjusts a wind pressure of the airflow generated by the pump is provided between the pump and the smoke generating body.   The airflow detection unit that detects that the airflow generated by the pump has reached a predetermined wind pressure and controls energization between the storage battery and the heater based on the detection result is provided. The smoke tester according to 1 or 2. The smoke tester according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a switch for forcibly disconnecting electrical connection is provided between the heater and the storage battery.

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