TW202348276A - Fire extinguisher holder and control system thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A fire extinguisher holder includes a carrier has a holding groove and a head part. The holding groove is used to carry a fire extinguisher and a surface of the head part forms a sound hole. The head part has a holding space. A reminder module has an object sensing unit, a sound unit and a control unit. The object sensing unit is arranged on the top of the holding groove and used to detect whether there is the fire extinguisher in the holding groove. The sound unit is located in the holding space and is set in the direction of the sound hole and the sound unit is used to issue a warning sound. The control unit is arranged in the holding space and electrically connected to the object sensing unit and the sound unit, and the control unit is used to control the sound unit action.

Description

Fire extinguisher placement rack and its control system

The present invention mainly relates to a placement rack, and in particular, to a fire extinguisher placement rack capable of confirming the status of the fire extinguisher and its control system.

According to reports, fire safety issues have always received much attention. The main reason is that fires cause casualties and property losses. Therefore, how to ensure that every household is equipped with a fire extinguisher is an issue that the government and society must pay attention to. However, fire extinguishers are usually placed on conventional storage racks, and the conventional storage racks are placed in public places, corners of homes, or places where fires occur more frequently, so that when a fire alarm occurs, the user can quickly Obtain the fire extinguisher within the time limit and carry out fire extinguishing operations.

With the above-mentioned conventional storage rack, since the user may forget to add a new fire extinguisher to the conventional storage rack after using the fire extinguisher for fire-fighting operations, the user will be in the dilemma of not using the fire extinguisher when a fire occurs next time. The inability to carry out fire-fighting operations in a short period of time may endanger people's lives and safety.

In view of this, it is necessary to provide a fire extinguisher storage rack to solve the above problems.

The object of the present invention is to provide a fire extinguisher storage rack that can remind the user that a fire extinguisher is not placed on the fire extinguisher storage rack.

A secondary object of the present invention is to provide a fire extinguisher rack control system that can control the above-mentioned fire extinguisher rack.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a fire extinguisher storage rack, which includes: a carrier with a receiving groove and a head. The receiving groove is used to carry a fire extinguisher and extends toward the left and right sides of the carrier. , to form two grooves, the rear side of the accommodation groove is provided with at least one hanging hole, the surface of the head is formed with a sound hole, the head has an accommodation space; and a reminder module has an object sensor unit, a sound-generating unit and a control unit. The object sensing unit is arranged at the top of the accommodating tank and is used to detect whether there is the fire extinguisher in the accommodating tank. The sound-generating unit is located in the accommodating space and is aligned with the outlet. The direction of the sound hole is set, and the sound-generating unit is used to emit a warning sound. The control unit is arranged in the accommodation space and is electrically connected to the object sensing unit and the sound-generating unit. The control unit is used to control the action of the sound-generating unit.

The present invention provides a fire extinguisher placement rack control system, including: at least one of the above-mentioned fire extinguisher placement racks. When the object sensing unit does not detect the fire extinguisher, the control unit controls the sound unit to emit the warning sound; and a servo terminal, a wireless transmission unit coupled to the reminder module of the at least one fire extinguisher placement rack, the server end has a database unit, the database unit is used to store an identification code of the at least one fire extinguisher placement rack and an Set position, when the object sensing unit of one of the fire extinguisher placement racks does not detect the fire extinguisher, the control unit of one of the fire extinguisher placement racks sends a notification signal to the server through the wireless transmission unit, and the notification signal Containing the identification code of one of the fire extinguisher placement racks, the server obtains the corresponding setting position from the database unit based on the identification code and sends it to a mobile device.

In some embodiments, the reminder module further has a fire extinguisher warning light electrically connected to the control unit and disposed on the head. The fire extinguisher warning light is used to emit a warning light source. The reminder module also has a reset button. The reset button is electrically connected to the control unit and disposed on the head, and is used to switch the sound unit or/and the fire extinguisher warning light from enabling to disabling. In this way, the sound unit and/or the fire extinguisher warning light can be prevented from being triggered, and the fire extinguisher can be alerted to nearby people that the fire extinguisher has been taken out of the storage tank, and false alarms can be avoided.

In some embodiments, the reminder module further has a power indicator light electrically connected to the control unit and disposed on the head, and the power indicator light is used to emit an indication light source. In this way, it has the effect of reminding the user to replace the power supply.

In some embodiments, the reminder module further has a weight sensing unit electrically connected to the control unit. The weight sensing unit is disposed at the bottom of the accommodating tank and is used to detect the total weight of the fire extinguisher. In this way, it has the effect of detecting whether the fire extinguisher has failed.

In some embodiments, the fire extinguisher storage rack of the present invention may further include an adsorption member disposed on the rear side of the receiving tank, and the fire extinguisher is detachably coupled to the adsorption member. In this way, it has the effect of firmly combining the fire extinguisher.

In some embodiments, the reminder module has a reset button electrically connected to the control unit. When the reset button is triggered, a reset signal is generated and sent to the control unit. The control unit receives the reset signal. When sending a signal, the sound-generating unit is set to be disabled within an installation time so that the sound-generating unit will not emit the warning sound. In this way, it has the effect of avoiding false alarms.

In some embodiments, the base of the at least one fire extinguisher storage rack is provided with a barcode reader electrically connected to the control unit. The barcode reader is used to read a barcode label provided on the fire extinguisher. The barcode label Store and record a management information of the fire extinguisher, the control unit adds the identification code of the at least one fire extinguisher rack to the management information, and transmits it to the server to store the management information of the fire extinguisher in the database unit . In this way, it has the effect of fire extinguisher maintenance and management.

In some embodiments, the management information includes a manufacturing year of the fire extinguisher. The server determines whether the fire extinguisher has exceeded a shelf life based on the manufacturing year of the fire extinguisher. If the confirmation result is yes, the server determines the fire extinguisher to which it belongs. The identification code of the fire extinguisher rack is sent to the mobile device. In this way, it has the effect of reminding the user that the fire extinguisher has expired.

In some embodiments, the reminder module has a weight sensing unit electrically connected to the control unit. The weight sensing unit is used to detect the total weight of the fire extinguisher to obtain a weight of the fire extinguisher. The control unit controls the fire extinguisher. The weight is appended with an identification code of the at least one fire extinguisher rack and transmitted to the server to store the weight of the fire extinguisher in the database unit. The server checks whether the weight of the fire extinguisher is lower than a warning weight, If the check result is yes, the server sends the identification code of the fire extinguisher rack to which the fire extinguisher belongs to the mobile device. In this way, it has the effect of reminding the user that the fire extinguisher has expired.

The fire extinguisher storage rack and its control system of the present invention have the following characteristics: the object sensing unit can detect whether there is a fire extinguisher in the storage tank, and when the presence of the fire extinguisher is not detected, the fire extinguisher can be controlled. The sound unit is used to emit the warning sound to alert nearby people that the fire extinguisher has been taken out of the storage tank. In this way, the fire extinguisher placement rack and its control system of the present invention can achieve the effect of reducing the risk to people's life safety.

The embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the drawings. The accompanying drawings are mainly simplified schematic diagrams, which only illustrate the basic structure of the present invention in a schematic manner. Therefore, only elements related to the present invention are marked in these drawings. , and the components shown are not drawn based on the number, shape, size ratio, etc. of the actual implementation. The actual implementation specifications and sizes are actually a selective design, and the component layout may be more complex.

The following description of the embodiments refers to the accompanying drawings to illustrate specific embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. The directional terms mentioned in the present invention, such as "up", "down", "front", "back", etc., are only for reference to the directions in the attached drawings. Therefore, the directional terms used are used to explain and understand the present application, rather than to limit the present application. Additionally, in the specification, unless expressly described to the contrary, the word "comprising" will be understood to mean the inclusion of stated elements but not the exclusion of any other elements.

Please refer to Figure 1 , which is a preferred embodiment of a fire extinguisher storage rack of the present invention. It includes: a carrier 1 and a reminder module 2. The reminder module 2 is installed on the carrier 1.

Please refer to FIG. 2 as well. The carrier 1 has a receiving groove 11. In this embodiment, the receiving groove 11 is used to carry a fire extinguisher E. Specifically, the accommodating groove 11 is formed by being recessed from the front side to the rear side of the carrier 1 . It is worth noting that the accommodating groove 11 can also extend toward the left and right sides of the carrier 1 to form two grooves 12 . Thereby, when the user wants to take out the fire extinguisher E from the accommodating groove 11, he can put his thumb and the other four fingers into the two grooves 12 respectively to hold the fire extinguisher E, which provides the user with the convenience of taking out the fire extinguisher E. The function of removing the fire extinguisher. On the other hand, at least one hanging hole 13 can be further provided on the rear side of the accommodating groove 11 to hook and position the carrier 1 on the wall.

The carrier 1 has a head 14 located at the top of the carrier 1 and has an accommodating space 141 for accommodating the reminder module 2 . A sound hole 142 is formed on the surface of the head 14 . Furthermore, the surface of the carrier 1 can also be coated with fluorescent agent, so that the carrier 1 has a luminous function to facilitate the user to find and use it at night or when the light is dim. In this embodiment, the fluorescent agent It is coated on the left and right sides of the carrier 1 closer to the rear side.

The reminder module 2 has an object sensing unit 21, a sound unit 22 and a control unit 23. The object sensing unit 21 is disposed on the top of the accommodating slot 11 and is used to detect the contents of the accommodating slot 11. Whether there is the fire extinguisher E, in this embodiment, the object sensing unit 21 is an infrared sensor. The sound unit 22 is located in the accommodating space 141, and is preferably disposed in the direction of the sound hole 142. The sound unit 22 is used to emit a warning sound to warn nearby people that the fire extinguisher E has been removed from the accommodating slot 11. is taken out, in this embodiment, the sound unit 22 is a speaker. The control unit 23 is also disposed in the accommodation space 141 and is electrically connected to the object sensing unit 21 and the sound unit 22. The control unit 23 is used to control the operation of the sound unit 22.

The reminder module 2 of the fire extinguisher storage rack of the present invention may also include a fire extinguisher warning light 24 electrically connected to the control unit 23 and disposed on the head 14. The fire extinguisher warning light 24 is used to emit a warning light source to warn nearby areas. The fire extinguisher E has been taken out of the storage tank 11 .

The reminder module 2 of the fire extinguisher rack of the present invention may also include a reset button 25 electrically connected to the control unit 23 and disposed on the head 14. The reset button 25 is used to reset the sound unit 22 or/and The fire extinguisher warning light 24 is switched from enabled to disabled.

Specifically, when the reset button 25 is triggered, a reset signal is generated and sent to the control unit 23. When the control unit 23 receives the reset signal, the sound unit 22 or/and the fire extinguisher warning light is turned on. 24 is set to be disabled during an installation time, which means that the sound unit 22 or/and the fire extinguisher warning light 24 will not emit the sound due to the fire extinguisher E being taken out from the containing groove 11 during the installation time. Warning sound or/and the warning light source. After the installation time, the control unit 3 can automatically reset the sound unit 22 and/or the fire extinguisher warning light 24 to enable. The installation time can be set according to the time required for personnel to install a new fire extinguisher, which can be understood by those with ordinary knowledge in the field related to the present invention.

The reminder module 2 of the fire extinguisher storage rack of the present invention may also include a power indicator light 26 electrically connected to the control unit 23 and disposed on the head 14. The power indicator light 26 is used to emit an indication light source to remind attention. This reminds the battery of module 2. For example, the battery indicator light 26 can emit a green light or a red light indicator light source to respectively represent that a power supply component (not shown) has more than a percentage (for example: 20%) of power, and that the power supply The component's charge is less than this percentage. The power supply component is used to provide power to the reminder module 2. For example, but not limited to, the power supply component can be an alkaline battery.

The reminder module 2 of the fire extinguisher storage rack of the present invention may also include a weight sensing unit 27 electrically connected to the control unit 23. The weight sensing unit 27 is disposed at the bottom of the accommodating slot 11 and is used to detect the fire extinguisher. E total weight to obtain a weight of the fire extinguisher. In this embodiment, the weight sensing unit 27 is a load element, but it is not limited to this.

It is worth noting that the control unit 23 can determine whether to control the sound unit 22 to emit the warning sound by confirming whether the weight of the fire extinguisher is lower than a warning weight to remind nearby personnel to check whether the fire extinguishing agent in the fire extinguisher E is insufficient. . Among them, the warning weight can be set to 90% of the total weight of a new fire extinguisher, but it is not limited to this.

The fire extinguisher placement rack of the present invention may also include an adsorbing part 3. The adsorbing part 3 is disposed on the rear side of the accommodating groove 11 so that the fire extinguisher E can be detachably combined with the adsorbing part 3. In this embodiment, the adsorbing part 3 The adsorbing part 3 is a magnet.

Please refer to Figure 3, which is a preferred embodiment of the fire extinguisher placement rack control system of the present invention. It includes: the above-mentioned at least one fire extinguisher placement rack and a servo end 4, the servo end 4 is coupled to the at least one fire extinguisher. A wireless transmission unit 28 of the reminder module 2 is placed on the shelf.

In this embodiment, the server 4 is a cloud server, and the server 4 has a database unit 41. The database unit 41 is used to store an identification code and a setting location of the at least one fire extinguisher rack. , for example, the identification code can be a first-class water number. When the installation area of the at least one fire extinguisher rack is a building, the installation location can be the door number of each household or the corridor or stairwell of each floor, etc. at.

Specifically, when the object sensing unit 21 of one of the fire extinguisher racks does not detect the fire extinguisher E, the control unit 23 can control the sound unit 22 to emit the warning sound and send a warning sound through the wireless transmission unit 28 A notification signal is sent to the server 4, and the notification signal includes the identification code of one of the fire extinguisher placement racks. The server 4 obtains the corresponding installation location from the database unit 41 based on the identification code and sends it to a mobile device M to remind the user of the mobile device M that a fire alarm may occur at the installation location. Wherein, the mobile device M can be a smart phone or a tablet computer, but is not limited thereto.

It is worth noting that when the reset button 25 of the reminder module 2 is triggered, a reset signal can be generated and sent to the control unit 23 . When the control unit 23 receives the reset signal, it sets the sound unit 22 to be disabled during the installation time, so that the sound unit 22 does not emit the warning sound.

In the fire extinguisher rack control system of the present invention, the holder 1 of the at least one fire extinguisher rack can also be equipped with a barcode reader 5 electrically connected to the control unit 23. The barcode reader 5 is used to read the settings. There is a barcode label T on the fire extinguisher E. The barcode label T stores and records a management information of the fire extinguisher E. In this embodiment, the barcode reader 5 is an RFID reader, and the barcode label T is an RFID electronic reader. label. The control unit 23 adds the identification code of the at least one fire extinguisher rack to the management information and transmits it to the server 4 through the wireless transmission unit 28 to store the management information of the fire extinguisher E in the database unit 41 middle.

Following the above, the management information may include a manufacturing year of the fire extinguisher E. The server 4 may confirm whether the fire extinguisher E has exceeded a storage period based on the manufacturing year of the fire extinguisher E. If the confirmation result is yes, the server 4 The identification code of the fire extinguisher rack to which the fire extinguisher E belongs is sent to the mobile device M to remind nearby people to check whether the fire extinguisher E has failed; if the confirmation result is no, the server 4 does not need to perform additional actions. Among them, the storage period can be set to 3 years, but is not limited to this.

In the fire extinguisher rack control system of the present invention, the weight sensing unit 27 detects the weight of the fire extinguisher, whereby the control unit 23 adds the weight of the fire extinguisher to the identification code of the at least one fire extinguisher rack, and uses The wireless transmission unit 28 transmits it to the server 4 to store the fire extinguisher weight of the fire extinguisher E in the database unit 41 . The server 4 checks whether the weight of the fire extinguisher is lower than the warning weight. If the check result is yes, the server 4 sends the identification code of the fire extinguisher rack to which the fire extinguisher E belongs to the mobile device M to remind nearby people to check. Whether the fire extinguishing agent in the fire extinguisher E is insufficient; if the check result is no, the server 4 does not need to perform additional actions.

Based on the above, the fire extinguisher storage rack and its control system of the present invention can detect whether there is a fire extinguisher in the storage tank through the object sensing unit, and when the presence of the fire extinguisher is not detected, The sound-generating unit is controlled to emit the warning sound to alert nearby people that the fire extinguisher has been taken out of the storage tank. In this way, the fire extinguisher placement rack and its control system of the present invention can achieve the effect of reducing the risk to people's life safety.

The above-disclosed embodiments are only illustrative of the principles, characteristics and effects of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Anyone skilled in the art can implement the invention without violating the spirit and scope of the present invention. Modifications and changes are made to the above embodiments. Any equivalent changes and modifications accomplished by applying the contents disclosed in the present invention shall still be covered by the following patent application scope.

﹝This invention﹞ 1:Carrying seat 11: Accommodation tank 12: Groove 13:hanging hole 14:Head 141: Accommodation space 142: Sound hole 2: Reminder module 21: Object sensing unit 22: Sound unit 23:Control unit 24: Fire extinguisher warning light 25:Reset button 26:Battery indicator light 27: Weight sensing unit 28:Wireless transmission unit 3: Adsorption parts 4:Servo side 41: Database unit 5:Barcode reader E: Fire extinguisher M: mobile device T: barcode label

[Fig. 1] is an exploded three-dimensional view of the fire extinguisher rack of the present invention; [Figure 2] is a three-dimensional assembled view of the fire extinguisher rack of the present invention; [Fig. 3] is a system block diagram of the fire extinguisher rack control system of the present invention.

1:Carrying seat

11: Accommodation tank

12: Groove

13:hanging hole

14:Head

141: Accommodation space

142: Sound hole

2: Reminder module

21: Object sensing unit

22: Sound unit

23:Control unit

24: Fire extinguisher warning light

25:Reset button

26:Battery indicator light

27: Weight sensing unit

28:Wireless transmission unit

3: Adsorption parts

Claims (10)

A fire extinguisher storage rack includes: A carrier has a receiving groove and a head. The receiving groove is used to carry a fire extinguisher and extends toward the left and right sides of the carrier to form two grooves. The rear side of the receiving groove is provided with at least A hanging hole, a sound hole is formed on the surface of the head, and the head has an accommodation space; and A reminder module has an object sensing unit, a sound unit and a control unit. The object sensing unit is arranged at the top of the accommodating tank and is used to detect whether there is the fire extinguisher in the accommodating tank. The sound unit Located in the accommodation space and facing the direction of the sound hole, the sound unit is used to emit a warning sound. The control unit is arranged in the accommodation space and is electrically connected to the object sensing unit and the sound unit. The control unit The unit is used to control the action of the sound-generating unit. The fire extinguisher storage rack according to claim 1, wherein the reminder module also has a fire extinguisher warning light electrically connected to the control unit and disposed on the head, and the fire extinguisher warning light is used to emit a warning light source, and the reminder The module also has a reset button electrically connected to the control unit and disposed on the head. The reset button is used to switch the sound unit or/and the fire extinguisher warning light from enabling to disabling. The fire extinguisher storage rack according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the reminder module further has a power indicator light electrically connected to the control unit and disposed on the head, and the power indicator light is used to emit an indication light source. The fire extinguisher storage rack according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the reminder module further has a weight sensing unit electrically connected to the control unit, the weight sensing unit is disposed at the bottom of the accommodating tank and is used to detect Measure the total weight of the fire extinguisher. The fire extinguisher storage rack according to claim 1 or 2 further includes an adsorption member disposed on the rear side of the receiving tank, and the fire extinguisher is detachably combined with the adsorption member. A fire extinguisher placement rack control system, including: At least one fire extinguisher storage rack as described in claim 1, when the object sensing unit does not detect the fire extinguisher, the control unit controls the sound unit to emit the warning sound; and A server terminal is coupled to a wireless transmission unit of the reminder module of the at least one fire extinguisher placement rack. The server terminal has a database unit used to store an identification code of the at least one fire extinguisher placement rack. And a setting position, when the object sensing unit of one of the fire extinguisher placement racks does not detect the fire extinguisher, the control unit of one of the fire extinguisher placement racks sends a notification signal to the server through the wireless transmission unit, and the The notification signal includes an identification code of one of the fire extinguisher racks. The server obtains the corresponding installation location from the database unit based on the identification code and sends it to a mobile device. The fire extinguisher rack control system as described in claim 6, wherein the reminder module has a reset button electrically connected to the control unit. When the reset button is triggered, a reset signal is generated and sent to the control unit. unit, when the control unit receives the reset signal, it sets the sound unit to be disabled within an installation time, so that the sound unit does not emit the warning sound. The fire extinguisher storage rack control system as described in claim 6, wherein the holder of the at least one fire extinguisher storage rack is provided with a barcode reader electrically connected to the control unit, and the barcode reader is used to read the barcode reader set on the fire extinguisher rack. A barcode label on the fire extinguisher. The barcode label stores and records management information of the fire extinguisher. The control unit attaches the management information to the identification code of the at least one fire extinguisher rack and transmits it to the server to store the fire extinguisher. The management information of is stored in this database unit. The fire extinguisher rack control system described in claim 8, wherein the management information includes a manufacturing year of the fire extinguisher, and the server determines whether the fire extinguisher has exceeded a storage period based on the manufacturing year of the fire extinguisher. If the confirmation result If so, the server sends the identification code of the fire extinguisher rack to which the fire extinguisher belongs to the mobile device. The fire extinguisher storage rack control system as described in claim 8, wherein the reminder module has a weight sensing unit electrically connected to the control unit, and the weight sensing unit is used to detect the total weight of the fire extinguisher to obtain A weight of a fire extinguisher. The control unit adds the weight of the fire extinguisher to the identification code of the at least one fire extinguisher rack and transmits it to the server to store the weight of the fire extinguisher in the database unit. The server checks Whether the weight of the fire extinguisher is lower than a warning weight, if the check result is yes, the server sends the identification code of the fire extinguisher rack to which the fire extinguisher belongs to the mobile device.