JPH08164897A - Capsule for rescue - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a device to protect occupants from a crashing accident caused at the time of taking off and landing an aircraft. CONSTITUTION: This capsule is formed of double spherical bodies 1, 2 and constituted by attaching a proper door for entrance and exit, forming a life room A by way of arranging a seat 5 in the inner spherical body 1, interposing a shock absorbing member (gel type object 9) between the inner and outer spherical bodies 1, 2 and interposing a positional control mechanism 10 to change a position of the inner spherical body 1 in accordance with detection of an acceleration sensor between the inner and outer spherical bodies 1, 2.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a life-saving capsule installed in an aircraft.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Various safety measures have heretofore been proposed to cope with aircraft accidents. For example, Jitsuko Sho 54-
Japanese Patent No. 31760 discloses a capsule body for one person, in which a cushioning material is arranged on the back surface and a parachute is attached.
In Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 63-240497, a plurality of people sitting on a row seat are covered with a tubular body in an emergency, and a cushion material is dropped and filled into the tubular body. A device with a parachute is disclosed. Further, JP-A-2-133299 discloses an emergency escape device composed of a capsule enclosing a sheet and a parachute attached to the capsule.

[0003]

The above-mentioned conventional capsule-type emergency evacuation device basically aims at escape from an aircraft by a parachute. However, most aircraft accidents occur during takeoff and landing of the aircraft, that is, at altitudes where the parachute does not function sufficiently. Therefore, the present invention proposes a life-saving capsule for coping with the occurrence of an accident at a low altitude.

[0004]

The life-saving capsule according to the present invention is formed of a double sphere that is robust and has fire resistance and floating property, and is provided with an appropriate door for entrance and exit and inside the inner sphere. A seat is placed to form a life-saving room, a gel or other shock absorbing member is interposed between the inner and outer spheres, and a position control mechanism that changes the position of the inner sphere based on the detection of the acceleration sensor is placed between the inner and outer spheres. It is characterized by being inserted.

Further, in the above-mentioned life-saving capsule, an air bag device that operates based on the detection of an impact sensor is installed in the life-saving chamber, or a double sphere is wholly or partially formed of a transparent body, It is characterized by having a confirmation function.

[0006]

The life-saving capsule according to the present invention is installed in an aircraft, and the life-saving capsule serves as a passenger's boarding point, or the passenger enters the life-saving room when the aircraft is taking off and landing.
It deals with accidents that occur during takeoff and landing. That is, since the outside of the lifesaving room is covered with a gel-like material or other shock absorbing member, the shock absorbing member absorbs the shock when the aircraft crashes (low altitude), and protects the lives of passengers. In particular, when an abrupt acceleration (minus direction) change is detected when an aircraft crashes, the inner sphere is moved to the side opposite to the collision side with the ground, which is opposite to that, and the impact such as thickening the gel-like object on the collision side. Increases the effect of absorption. Further, by detecting the impact at the time of collision with the ground, the airbag is operated to protect the human body, and the state of the inside confirmation can be visually confirmed from the outside, so that the rescue team can be rescued smoothly.

[0007]

EXAMPLES Next, examples of the present invention will be described. The life-saving capsules shown in the examples are formed of transparent inner and outer double spheres 1 and 2 which are robust and have fire resistance, and have a heat insulating material attached to improve the heat insulating material. Doors 3 and 4 for entrances and exits are attached to this to form a lifesaving room A in the inner sphere 1.

A seat 5 provided with a safety belt in the lifesaving room A, an air bag device mechanism 6 provided facing the seat 5 and operating based on the detection of an impact sensor, an external communication device 7, and an emergency device. The oxygen cylinder 8 and other various devices required in an emergency are incorporated. The space between the inner and outer spheres 1 and 2 is filled with a transparent gel-like material (aggregate of particles of a gel-like substance) 9 which serves as a shock absorbing member and a heat insulating member, and the inner sphere 1 is positioned at a position inside the outer sphere 2. The position control mechanism 10 for changing is interposed between the inner and outer spheres 1 and 2. Specifically, the position control mechanism 10 includes a spring 10a that connects the inner and outer spheres 1 and 2, and a control unit 10b that expands and contracts based on the detection of an acceleration sensor interposed in the spring 10a.
The position of the inner sphere 1 is determined by the balance of the position control mechanism.

Since the gel-like material 9 is filled between the inner and outer spheres 1 and the position of the inner sphere 1 is changed, the side wall 11 at the entrance / exit is formed of an elastic member.

A plurality of the life-saving capsules are installed in the aircraft as illustrated in FIG. 1, and passengers board the life-saving capsules.
It is equipped with various equipment (TV, etc.) to make your trip enjoyable. Further, in particular, the passenger B may enter the lifesaving room A only when the aircraft takes off and takes off the aircraft, sits on the seat 5 and fastens a predetermined belt to deal with an accident that occurs at the time of takeoff and landing.

A crash accident at the time of takeoff and landing of an aircraft occurs suddenly and it is difficult to deal with the crash, so it is already in the lifesaving room A. If a fall from the nose side occurs in the event of an accident (fall), the acceleration sensor incorporated in the capsule detects the fall and operates the control unit 10b to keep the distance between the inner and outer spheres 1 and 2 from each other. Then, the inner sphere 1 is moved in the rearward direction of the aircraft (the back direction of the passenger in the capsule), which is the changing direction of the acceleration (see FIG. 4). When the position of the inner sphere 1 moves, the gel-like material (shock absorbing member) 9 on the front side of the inner sphere 1 becomes thicker.

Therefore, even if the aircraft collides with the ground, the thickened gel-like material 9 absorbs the impact at the time of the crash and protects the passenger B. At the same time, the airbag is operated at the time of the ground collision, and the passenger B is further protected. The communication device 7 protects the vehicle safely, and the communication unit 7 forms a contact line with the rescue team after the crash to form a transparent whole, thereby facilitating confirmation of the life room of the rescue team and protecting the life. In addition, the entire capsule shall be equipped with fire resistance and floating properties to ensure safety in the event of a crash fire and safety in case of a water surface crash.

According to the present invention, the life-saving capsule is made of inner and outer double spheres, and a shock absorbing member is interposed between the double spheres. The impact absorption capacity is enhanced without increasing the size of the entire capsule by increasing it before the collision, and the impact absorption member is not necessarily limited to the gel-like material filled between the double spheres. It may be a fluid material such as an object or an aggregate of rubber-like particles.

[0014]

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY As described above, the present invention is a double sphere in which a shock absorbing member is interposed between the inner and outer spheres, and the inner sphere is mounted as a lifesaving room on an aircraft. By being in the lifesaving room, in the event of a crash during takeoff and landing, which accounts for the majority of aircraft accidents,
It is designed to protect the lives of passengers.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an aircraft and an installed state according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view (side view) of the life-saving capsule.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view (front view) of the life-saving capsule.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the life-saving capsule (state at the start of a crash).

FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the life-saving capsule (state at the time of ground collision).

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Inner Sphere 2 Outer Sphere 3,4 Door Door 5 Seat 6 Airbag Device Mechanism 7 External Communication Device 8 Emergency Oxygen Cylinder 9 Shock Absorbing Member (Gel-like Object) 10 Position Control Mechanism

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An inner and outer sphere, which is formed of a double sphere that is robust and has fire resistance and water buoyancy, is provided with an appropriate door for entrance and exit, and a seat is arranged in the inner sphere to form a life-saving room. A life-saving capsule characterized in that a gel-like material or other shock absorbing member is interposed therebetween and a position control mechanism for changing the position of the inner sphere based on the detection of an acceleration sensor is interposed between the inner and outer spheres. 2. The life-saving capsule according to claim 1, wherein an airbag device that operates based on the detection of an impact sensor is installed inside the life-saving chamber. 3. The life-saving capsule according to claim 1, wherein all or a part of the double sphere is made of a transparent material and has an internal confirmation function.