SG11201809640XA - Fire suppression sprinkler and deflector - Google Patents

Abstract

INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property MD HIM 0 11101 HOE 3E1 0 01110111111111H111111111111111111110111111 Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date ......0\" WO 2018/048687 Al 15 March 2018 (15.03.2018) WIP0 I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, A62C 31/02 (2006.01) A62C 3 7/16 (2006.01) HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, A62C 37/12 (2006.01) BO5B 1/26 (2006.01) KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, A62C 37/14 (2006.01) MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, (21) International Application Number: OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, PCT/US2017/049254 SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (22) International Filing Date: (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every 30 August 2017 (30.08.2017) kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, (25) Filing Language: English GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, (26) Publication Language: English UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, (30) Priority Data: EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, 62/385,273 09 September 2016 (09.09.2016) US MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, (71) Applicant: VICTAULIC COMPANY [US/US]; 4901 KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Kesslersville Road, Easton, PA 18040 (US). (72) Inventor: WANCHO, Thomas, F.; 4147 Ross Road, Beth- Published: lehem, PA 18020 (US). — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) — before the expiration of the time limit for amending the (74) Agent: CHIONCHIO, John, A. et al.; Ballard Spahr LLP, claims and to be republished in the event of receipt of 999 Peachtree Street, Suite 1000, Atlanta, GA 30309-3915 = amendments (Rule 48.2(h)) — (US). = _ (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every _ kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, _ AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, = (54) Title: FIRE SUPPRESSION SPRINKLER AND DEFLECTOR (57) : A fire suppression sprinkler has a deflector with two = slots aligned with the deflector support arms. The two slots extend = FIG.I from opposite sides of a periphery of the deflector along a common _ = 1 8 line which passes though the sprinkler's flow axis. The two slots ex- tend to a point which underlies the sprinkler's nose at the ends of the Effi support arms to which the deflector is attached. Other slots extend = — MIN from the of the deflector along lines which do not =II periphery pass — r= through the sprinkler flow axis. The other slots extend to in == 12 points = 10 = vonnommunra ira It \" spaced relation to the nose. Regions of the deflector periphery sur- = I I 20 rounding the first and second slots are closer to the flow axis than other regions of the periphery. The area of each of the first and second _ Mil slots is greater than the area of any other slot in the deflector plate. = 66 — 1-1 . 4 22 IN GC 64 28,30 32 38 I V 34,36 li , . 1 26 24 GC 29 _____ 71' 27 42,44 0 1111H1111811111111111MIKIIIIIIIIIL --.... 1-1 0 ei C