KR20190071547A - Life buoy expander - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a device for automatically expanding a life buoy (90) such as a life jacket, a life ring and a lifeboat, in which a gas container (20) is opened so that the life buoy (90) is expanded as an expansion material (35) received in a lower portion of a main body (10), in which the gas container (20) is coupled to an upper end, is expanded as the life buoy (90) is flooded. Accordingly, the present invention can provide the life buoy (90) quickly expanded when flooding regardless of user′s operation, thereby preventing losses of lives even in a situation difficult for operation of the life buoy (90).

Description

{Lifhe BUOY EXPANDER}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for automatically inflating a life support body 90 such as a lifeboat, a lifeboat and a lifeboat, The expandable member 35 accommodated in the lower portion of the main body 10 to which the gas container 20 is coupled at the upper end is expanded and the gas container 20 is opened and the life support member 90 is inflated.

A lifejacket or a lifeboat having a gas injection means configured to be able to swiftly expand in the event of a watering accident or a watering accident has been used, and related arts have been developed as disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2006-83884.

In the conventional automatic expansion device for lifespan including the patent publication No. 2006-83884, a compact pressure-resistant container in which an inert gas such as carbon dioxide is compressed and loaded is attached to a gas tight body, and in an emergency, By injecting an inert gas into the nasal cavity, rapid expansion of the nasal cyst is possible.

Particularly, in case of an accident in a waterway of a multi-use transportation means such as a ship and an aircraft, in case of an escape of a passenger, in a ship or in a cabin, a retracted state of a lifeboat is maintained to facilitate an easy movement, So that it can be operated in such a manner that it is expanded.

However, in actual use, it is difficult for a user to skillfully manipulate a life support member such as a life support due to a panic state due to an accident, and in the case of a user who is injured or unconscious, it is impossible to operate the life support member.

Therefore, a sensor that senses whether or not a life support body is immersed is adopted and a method of automatically expanding regardless of user manipulation is introduced. However, the configuration is complicated and there is a limit to miniaturization, and a large life support body such as a life- It is mainly applied to the subject.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a gas injector to be mounted on a life support member and having a body 10 connected to an inlet 91 of the life support body 90 through an outlet 17, And a gas container 20 having a compaction portion 21 formed at a lower end thereof is coupled to the container coupling port 11 and a storage chamber 11 12 is provided with an absorbent inflatable expandable material 35 and a storage cap 30 having a water supply hole 31 formed at the bottom thereof. The body 10 is provided at its center with a breaking needle 45 at its upper end, The elevating bar 40 is connected to the elevating bar 40 so as to be movable up and down so that the elevating bar 40 is formed with an active surface 41 and a lower end is fixed to one side of the main body 10, One end of the trigger 50 is in contact with the active surface 41 of the elevating rod 40 and the other end of the trigger 50 is in contact with the injection port 91 The inflow chamber 15 is formed so that the breaking needle 45 is accommodated in the inflow chamber 15 and the spring 16 is installed on the breaking needle 45 so that the downward elastic force acts on the upright bar 40 When the water flows into the storage chamber 12 through the water supply hole 31, the expanding member 35 is expanded to raise the lifting rod 40. When the trigger 50 is rotated, the trigger 50 moves to the active surface 41 The lifting rod 40 is lifted so that the breaking needle 45 protrudes upward from the inside of the container fitting opening 11 to break the fitting portion 21 of the gas container 20, And the gas is introduced into the discharge port (17).

The rotary shaft 51 is fixed to the trigger 50. One end of the rotary shaft 51 is exposed to the outside of the main body 10 and an emergency lever 57 is provided at one end of the exposed rotary shaft 51 And the trigger (50) is pivoted by conducting the emergency lever (57).

It is possible to provide the life support member 90 that swells quickly upon flooding regardless of whether the user operates or not, thereby achieving the effect of preventing damage to the life span even in a situation where the operation of the life support member 90 is difficult have.

Particularly, the automatic expansion can be performed as well as the manual operation. Even if the automatic expansion function is lost, the life support body 90 can be expanded only by a simple operation.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG.
2 is a perspective view of the present invention
3 is an exploded perspective view of the present invention
4 is an exploded perspective view of the main body of the present invention,
Figure 5 is a partial assembly view
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an operation method of the present invention
7 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention in which the emergency lever is constituted.
8 is an exploded perspective view of the main body of Fig.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 shows a state in which the automatic expansion device according to the present invention 90 is mounted on a life support member 90 in the form of a life-like motion. As shown in the figure, the present invention is directly connected to the life support member 90 A gas container 20 coupled to the main body 10, and a pull line 55 configured to allow manual operation.

2, a discharge port 17 is formed in the main body 10 of the present invention in which the gas container 20 is fastened. The discharge port 17 is connected to the injection port 91 formed in the life support member 90, The inert gas such as carbon dioxide loaded in the gas container 20 is discharged to the discharge port 17 and then injected into the injection port 91 through the operation of the fuel cell 10 so that the life support member 90 is expanded.

2 and 3, the present invention, which is a gas injecting apparatus to be mounted on the life support member 90, has a structure in which the upper end of the main body 10 connected to the injection port 91 of the life support member 90 through the discharge port 17 And a gas container 20 having a compaction portion 21 formed at the lower end thereof is coupled to the container accommodating opening 11 and the accommodating chamber 12 is connected to the container accommodating opening 11, And has a structure in which the accommodating cap 30 in which the absorbent inflatable expander 35 is accommodated and the water supply hole 31 is formed in the lower portion is coupled to the accommodating chamber 12.

3, the container coupling port 11 formed at the upper end of the main body 10 of the present invention is a protruding tubular body having a female thread formed therein and an open top, and the inner diameter of the container coupling port 11 The accommodating chamber 12 formed at the lower end of the main body 10 is formed to coincide with the outer diameter of the mouth of the gas container 20 and an expansion member 35 for recognizing immersion is built in, .

The inflatable material 35 applied to the present invention is constructed by compressing the inflatable synthetic resin or paper or the like by dry pressing so that when the inflow of water into the storage room 12 is absorbed by the inflatable material 35, So that the volume of the opening 35 is rapidly increased.

3, a plurality of water holes 31 are formed in the lower portion of the storage cap 30, which is coupled to the lower end of the storage chamber 12 of the present invention to close the storage chamber 12, Water can flow smoothly into the storage chamber 12 as soon as the motion, life boat, or lifeboat is flooded.

4 shows the internal structure of the main body 10 of the present invention in detail. As shown in the figure, the main body 10 of the present invention includes a lifting rod 40, a trigger 50 and the like.

4 and 5, the main body 10 of the present invention is formed with a sharp breaking tip 45 at the upper end thereof and a lower end at which the elevating bar 40 contacting the expander 35 is vertically movable. The active surface 41 is formed in the steel bar 40.

That is, the upper end of the elevating bar 40, which is a vertical bar having a cut-out portion 42 formed inside the center portion and an active surface 41 formed at the upper end of the cut-out portion 42, 4 and 5, a small through hole through which the breaking needle 45 can pass is formed at the upper end of the main body 10 to which the lifting bar 40 is coupled, And the breaking needle 45 that is positioned inside the main body 10 normally protrudes outward from the upper end of the main body 10 when the lifting bar 40 is raised.

4, a trigger 50 connected to the main body 10 through a pivot 51 is provided at one end of the main body 10, and one end of the trigger 50 is connected to the main body 10 The trigger 50 is exposed to the outside of the main body 10 at one side thereof and the rotating shaft 51 is formed at the lower portion thereof as shown in FIG. And a curved lateral projection of the trigger 50 is engaged with the cutout portion 42 formed in the elevation bar 40. As shown in Fig.

5 and 6, a structure is formed in which the curved lateral projecting end portions of the trigger 50 are brought into contact with the active rods on the upper end of the raising and lowering rods 40, .

4 to 6, an inflow chamber 15 communicating with the injection port 91 is formed in the upper portion of the main body 10 so that the breaking needle 45 is accommodated in the inflow chamber 15, A spring 16 is provided and a downward elastic force acts on the lifting rod 40. [

That is, the lower end of the spring 16 is brought into contact with the upper end surface of the ascending bar 40 at the lower end of the breaking needle 45 and the upper end of the spring 16 is brought into contact with the upper end of the inflow chamber 15, The force is constantly applied in the direction of lowering the lifting rods 40. This makes it possible to prevent the breaking tip 45 from protruding due to an external impact to break the fuel fitting portion 21 of the gas container 20 .

Particularly, in the present invention, the breaking needle 45 is not simply formed as a sharp rod, but as shown in Figs. 4 to 6, the small diameter tube body is partially cut in the axial direction, So that it is possible to perform not only the easy breakage of the fuel compartment 21 of the gas container 20 but also the role of forming the inflow path of the gas in the gas container 20 after the fracture.

6, when water flows into the storage chamber 12 through the water supply hole 31, the expandable member 35 is expanded to raise the lifting rod 40, The gasket 20 of the gas container 20 is broken and the gas is introduced into the inflow chamber 15 and the discharge port 17 so that the gas is introduced into the inlet port 15 of the life support member 90, The life support member 90 can be automatically expanded when the main body 10 is submerged without being operated by the user.

6, when the user manipulates the traction line 55 to rotate the trigger 50, the trigger 50 presses the active surface 41 upward, causing the raising rod 40 and / It may be operated in such a manner that the breaking needle 45 is lifted in preparation for the malfunction of the automatic expansion arrangement including the expansion member 35. In case of emergency that the main body 10 of the present invention does not operate normally, So that the gas container 20 can be broken.

7 and 8 show an embodiment in which the emergency lever 57 as a preliminary means is constituted and the operation of the trigger 50 can be performed even when the operation of the traction line 55 is impossible or the function of the traction line 55 is lost. .

That is, the life support member including the present invention is not an everyday use item but an emergency article provided in preparation for a water accident, and may cause problems such as corrosion or tangling of the tow line 55 during long-term storage There is a high possibility that the user pulls the life support member 90 during actual use or the tang line 55 tangles in a confused situation of escape. In the present invention, the function of the tow line 55 The emergency lever 57 is further provided so that the life support member 90 can be expanded even in a loss situation.

8, the rotary shaft 51 is fixed to the trigger 50, one end of the rotary shaft 51 is exposed to the outside of the body 10, An emergency lever 57 is coupled to one end of the coaxial shaft 51 so that the trigger 50 can be rotated as the emergency lever 57 is conducted.

10: Body
11: container coupling port
12: storage compartment
15: Inflow chamber
16: spring
17: Outlet
20: Gas container
21:
30: storage cap
31: water ball
35: Expansive material
40: Winches
41: active cotton
42: incision
45:
50: Trigger
51:
55: Traction line
57: emergency lever
90: Lifeboat
91: Injection port

Claims (2)

In a gas injector to be mounted on a life support member (90)
A container coupling hole 11 and a storage chamber 12 are formed at the upper and lower ends of the main body 10 connected to the injection port 91 of the life support body 90 through the discharge port 17;
The container coupling means (11) is coupled with a gas container (20) formed with a compaction portion (21) at a lower end thereof;
In the storage chamber 12, a storage cap 30, in which an absorptive inflatable expander 35 is housed and a water supply hole 31 is formed in the lower portion, is coupled;
The upper end of the main body 10 is provided with a breaking needle 45 at the upper end thereof and the lower end thereof is coupled to the elevating bar 40 so that the elevating bar 40 contacting the expander 35 can be raised and lowered. Being;
A trigger 50 connected to the main body 10 via a rotary shaft 51 is provided at one side of the main body 10 and one end of the trigger 50 contacts the active surface 41 of the elevating rod 40;
An inflow chamber 15 communicating with the inflow port 91 is formed in the upper portion of the main body 10 so that a breaking needle 45 is accommodated in the inflow chamber 15 and a spring 16 is installed on the breaking needle 45 A downward elastic force acts on the hoisting rods 40;
When water flows into the storage chamber 12 through the water supply hole 31, the expanding member 35 is expanded to raise the lifting rod 40. When the trigger 50 is rotated, The lifting rods 40 are lifted up so that the breaker needles 45 protrude upwards from the inside of the container fitting opening 11 to cause the fueling compartment 21 of the gas container 20 to break, And the gas is introduced into the discharge port (17).
2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the pivot shaft (51) is fixed to the trigger (50);
One end of the rotating shaft 51 is exposed to the outside of the main body 10;
Wherein the emergency lever (57) is coupled to one end of the exposed pivotal shaft (51), and the trigger (50) is rotated as the emergency lever (57) is conducted.

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