US1804374A - Sprinkler fire-protection apparatus - Google Patents

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US1804374A
US1804374A US341474A US34147429A US1804374A US 1804374 A US1804374 A US 1804374A US 341474 A US341474 A US 341474A US 34147429 A US34147429 A US 34147429A US 1804374 A US1804374 A US 1804374A
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    • E06DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06BFIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
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    • E06B5/10Doors, windows, or like closures for special purposes; Border constructions therefor for protection against air-raid or other war-like action; for other protective purposes
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    • A62LIFE-SAVING; FIRE-FIGHTING
    • A62CFIRE-FIGHTING
    • A62C37/00Control of fire-fighting equipment
    • A62C37/08Control of fire-fighting equipment comprising an outlet device containing a sensor, or itself being the sensor, i.e. self-contained sprinklers
    • A62C37/10Releasing means, e.g. electrically released
    • A62C37/11Releasing means, e.g. electrically released heat-sensitive
    • A62C37/12Releasing means, e.g. electrically released heat-sensitive with fusible links
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06BFIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
    • E06B5/00Doors, windows, or like closures for special purposes; Border constructions therefor
    • E06B5/10Doors, windows, or like closures for special purposes; Border constructions therefor for protection against air-raid or other war-like action; for other protective purposes
    • E06B5/16Fireproof doors or similar closures; Adaptations of fixed constructions therefor
    • E06B5/162Fireproof doors having windows or other openings, e.g. for permitting ventilation or escape

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  • the present invention relates to improve-v ments: in sprinkler fire protection apparatus, one object of the invention being the provision of a no vel arrangement or construction of door and window frames for use in external ue sehd' int rn l partit h h m y he SO associated with a sprinkler system and head as. to assist in directing the sprayed wa ter toextinguish the fire and at the same timeproduce a veil or mist?
  • Another object, of the present invention is the provision of a sprinkling system which is equally ei iective when used in conjunction withcity-vv'ater pressure, a cistern or well water arrangement, or a reservoir upon the roof which may beffil'led in any desired manner, in combination with a.
  • Figure 2 s an elevation of, the inner side of vhs h W nd r? mh dyin the p se invention. a
  • Figure 7 is a section taken, on line of Figured V i Figure 8 is a section taken on line 88 of Figure2 i
  • Figure 9 is a sectiontakenfon line of Figure 3.
  • p i Figurev 0 s an e e d ta l c o s-Sec: tional view through one ofthe automatie pr nk rhe do v i I r Fi ur 11 i crossesectional v ew-t rough sp k er h d hende er type R ring o he draw and more n h: h le y to Fig r 1 h re f, he num ra '2 designates the outer wall: of a building emody g the pa ular floo p n i us rated in t g r it h h un er ood, h w er,
  • this floor plan is merely-illustrative of hh y at m y be d n ry ng outq he P es in nt n This fl or pl s ws; he
  • door openings areypipes S through which water is supplied to the sprinklers either from a reservoir (notshown) upon theroof of the house, or, through any other means, such as direct connection through; automatic valVBS' with the water system. Itis also possible that thereservoir may receive waterfautow matically froman individual water plant, the
  • au ticor ifioat valves anaemployed to regulate the depth oft-he water therein.
  • a shown in dowirame in the opening 14 comprises jambs; l 9 .zea chforming one wall of a verticali'com- Phrtme t 2 d ja h Q- ormi g alls of an intermediate hollow column, chamber 23,
  • openings 21 being formedintermediatepfthe; q id 9f he .j hehs .19. Qpe i-ngs inter-1, I
  • a header 25 closes the upper ends of the compartments 20 and the chamber 23 and is provided with openings 26 and 27 which establish communcation between these compartments and chamber withan upper coinpartment or chamber 28 formed above the window frame proper and provided with a header 28.
  • the outer face 29 of this window frame is providedwith an opening 30, the purpose of which will presently appear, while the inner face is formed by the sheet 31 of perforated celluloid or other fusible material, the pipe 15 connected with the sprinkler system being extended into the chamber 28 from above the latter and carrying the globular sprinkler head 16.
  • a fusible plug 17 between the end of the pipe 15 and the sprinkler head normally prevents the passage of water from said pipe to the sprinkler head.
  • the frame 13 is provided, as shownin Figures 3, 6 and 7, with a header 33 which, with the subheader 32, provides a chamber 34. Openings 35, formed in the door jambs between the header 33 and sub-header 32 are directed toward the wall or partition in which the frame 13' is supported.
  • the front and rear of the chamber 34 are closed by perforated sheets of celluloid or other fusible material.
  • a sprinkler head16' connected by a pipe 15 to the pipe S, is mounted in the chamber 34:.
  • a sprinkler 16 may be mounted centrally of the room and within the support 38 which, in turn, supports the sheet metal member 39 constituting the upper supporting fixture of an electric chandelier 40, or
  • the reservoir (not shown) supplies water to the various sprinklers throughout the entire system, and should draperies, or the like, become ignited, the heat therefrom at any of the windows will cause the celluloid sheet31 to fuse, and such heat will' also fuse the plug 17 so that water will be projected into the chamber 28 and through 66 the various openings therein downwardly or partitions of the building may each have a concrete base and all the walls may be constructed of a fire-resisting material, in which event, the only inflammable materials employed would be those in the. door and window frames.
  • fire adjacent the doors or windows will ignite the ignitible sheets 36 and 37 and fuse the plug 17 so that water may flow through the sprinklers;
  • I claim 1 In a building having door and window openings in its walls and door openings in its partitions, frames in said door and window openings each having a'chamber at its upper portion, a sprinkler head of the heat responsive type in each of said chambers, means for supplying a fire-extinguishing agent to said sprinkler heads, and panels closing the sides of said chambers, one of the panels of each of said chambers being formed of inflammable material and being so positioned relatively to said sprinkler heads that their burning will release said heads.
  • Aframe for an opening in a wall or partition of a building having a hollow portion behind each of its jambs and a chamber above its head communicating with said hollow ortions, aisprin'kler head in said chamber aving an inlet for connection to a fire-extinguishing-agent supply means, a fusible lug in said inlet, and a perforated anel of inflammable material closing saidc amberand so positioned relatively to said sprinkler head that its burning will fuse said plug.
  • a frame for an opening in a wall or partition of a building comprising a head, a pair ofjambs, and a sub head between said j ambs below said head, said jambs, head and subhead forming a chamber and said jambs having openings therethrough between said head andsub-head, means closing said chamber at one of its sides, a panel of inflammable material closing the other side of said chamber, and a'sprinkler head of the heat responsive type in said chamber, said sprinkler head having means for connection to a fire extinguishing agent supply means and being releasable by the burning of said inflammable panel.
  • a frame for an opening in a wall of a 12!! building comprising a plurality of hollow pedestals and a chamber above said pedestals, said chamber having passageways in its bottom wall communicating with the interiors of said pedestals and also having passageways in 136 its end Walls, panels closing the sides of said chamber, one of which panels is formed of inflammable material, and a sprinkler head of the heat responsive type in said chamber, said sprinkler head being releasable by the burning of said inflammable panel.

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y 5, 19 1. J. P. THURELL 1.804.314
SPRINKLER FIRE PROTECTION APPARATUS Filed Feb. 20. 1929 I SSheets-Sheet 1 1t W [Ill INVENTOR 1 I [E a July; 1? Tfiure/l,
ATTORNEY y. 1931. J. P. THURELL 1,804,374
SPRINKLER FIRE PROTECTION APPARATUS Filed Feb. 20, 1929 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 TIE-ll INVENTOR BY g fiw ATTORNEY J. P. THURELL 1,804,374
SPRINKLER FIRE PROTECTION APPARATUS Filed Feb. 20, 1929 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 May 5, 1931.
m mH Aw Patented May 5, 1931 JOH hhh hh our oewe h t e sr mnxnnn Fm -rno'rnorro v Q ue App1ication filed February 20, 1929. Serial No. 341,474. v i
i The present invention relates to improve-v ments: in sprinkler fire protection apparatus, one object of the invention being the provision of a no vel arrangement or construction of door and window frames for use in external ue sehd' int rn l partit h h m y he SO associated with a sprinkler system and head as. to assist in directing the sprayed wa ter toextinguish the fire and at the same timeproduce a veil or mist? in front Qt openingof the-window or-door to prevent flamesfrompassing therethrought I V f Another object, of the present invention is the provision of a sprinkling system which is equally ei iective when used in conjunction withcity-vv'ater pressure, a cistern or well water arrangement, or a reservoir upon the roof which may beffil'led in any desired manner, in combination with a. novel type of window and doorv construction in which the respectivesprinklers of automatic type are so hous dhst h re d y 1 q ckly e t by'th -P h hi'emp reh d e e t fie t f i firetq automatically releasethe water and exting ish t e fie hev foregoing and other objects in v ewtwhihh w ll eiiper as h desc p i n p he dsthe inv n i es in th ombination andfarrang ementsof parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described ehd lhim ds t e sh to d t c g s n'the' P e ise hh nt of the, n en on hereindisclosed can be made within the scope qf wliat is claimed Without departing from therspirit of the invention. 7
. In thefaccompanying drawings F u t e floor p a w 9' onetype of r dh e wi t e P ent Sprinkler sy tem inIusetherewith.
- "Figure 2 s an elevation of, the inner side of vhs h W nd r? mh dyin the p se invention. a a
. F ui i n e ati n h e d or rame and door embodying the present invention, 7 sure 9 V ew on a l r e s e an partlyiin' section, oi the structure shown in he' am v 7 Eighth s-e seqtiqh taken ani ne. k51 i liez hhii h the de a lhe st uc f s e is a iew ar to. F e th door frame construction. 7
Figure 7 is a section taken, on line of Figured V i Figure 8 is a section taken on line 88 of Figure2 i Figure 9 is a sectiontakenfon line of Figure 3. p i Figurev 0 s an e e d ta l c o s-Sec: tional view through one ofthe automatie pr nk rhe do v i I r Fi ur 11 i crossesectional v ew-t rough sp k er h d hende er type R ring o he draw and more n h: h le y to Fig r 1 h re f, he num ra '2 designates the outer wall: of a building emody g the pa ular floo p n i us rated in t g r it h h un er ood, h w er,
that this floor plan is merely-illustrative of hh y at m y be d n ry ng outq he P es in nt n This fl or pl s ws; he
ev r part t on Walls 2 h h d id the ne o hfi th buil ingih all ys a d; Ql1 u 7 i v The numerals 13 and l3 designate, respec v y, do w y in he terior W s 12 and certain of the partitions 12 while the numerals 14 and 14, designate, respectively, double and single window openings in the wallet.
' Suitably supported above'the window and;
door openings areypipes S through which water is supplied to the sprinklers either from a reservoir (notshown) upon theroof of the house, or, through any other means, such as direct connection through; automatic valVBS' with the water system. Itis also possible that thereservoir may receive waterfautow matically froman individual water plant, the
town or municipal plant, or rainswater; caught from the roof, and, when desired,thej
necessary, au ticor ifioat valves anaemployed to regulate the depth oft-he water therein. i
A shown in dowirame in the opening 14 comprises jambs; l 9 .zea chforming one wall of a verticali'com- Phrtme t 2 d ja h Q- ormi g alls of an intermediate hollow column, chamber 23,
openings 21 being formedintermediatepfthe; q id 9f he .j hehs .19. Qpe i-ngs inter-1, I
Figures 2, 4 and 5, the win mediate the ends of the jambs 22, the purpose of Which will presently appear.
A header 25 closes the upper ends of the compartments 20 and the chamber 23 and is provided with openings 26 and 27 which establish communcation between these compartments and chamber withan upper coinpartment or chamber 28 formed above the window frame proper and provided with a header 28. The outer face 29 of this window frame is providedwith an opening 30, the purpose of which will presently appear, while the inner face is formed by the sheet 31 of perforated celluloid or other fusible material, the pipe 15 connected with the sprinkler system being extended into the chamber 28 from above the latter and carrying the globular sprinkler head 16. A fusible plug 17 between the end of the pipe 15 and the sprinkler head normally prevents the passage of water from said pipe to the sprinkler head.
In' the interior door construction, the frame 13 is provided, as shownin Figures 3, 6 and 7, with a header 33 which, with the subheader 32, provides a chamber 34. Openings 35, formed in the door jambs between the header 33 and sub-header 32 are directed toward the wall or partition in which the frame 13' is supported. The front and rear of the chamber 34 are closed by perforated sheets of celluloid or other fusible material. A sprinkler head16', connected by a pipe 15 to the pipe S, is mounted in the chamber 34:.
' In the case of a doorway in an outer wall of 35 the building, only the inner side of the chamber 34 is closed bya perforated fusible sheet and the other side of the chamber is closed by a plate, such as the plate 29, shown in Figure 8, having an opening 30. In freezing weatherthe sprinkler heads 16 and 16 may be isolated from the water supply pipe'S by a valve (not shown). V
Where so desired, a sprinkler 16 may be mounted centrally of the room and within the support 38 which, in turn, supports the sheet metal member 39 constituting the upper supporting fixture of an electric chandelier 40, or
the like, the same being provided with perfo ration 11 through whi'chwater will be projected from the automatic sprinkler 16' when the plug 17 is fused by excessive heat.
' Although one" form of sprinkler head'is here shown, it will be apparent that any type of automatic heat released sprinkler head may be employed without departing from the spirit of the present invention.
' In operation, the reservoir (not shown) supplies water to the various sprinklers throughout the entire system, and should draperies, or the like, become ignited, the heat therefrom at any of the windows will cause the celluloid sheet31 to fuse, and such heat will' also fuse the plug 17 so that water will be projected into the chamber 28 and through 66 the various openings therein downwardly or partitions of the building may each have a concrete base and all the walls may be constructed of a fire-resisting material, in which event, the only inflammable materials employed would be those in the. door and window frames. Thus fire adjacent the doors or windows will ignite the ignitible sheets 36 and 37 and fuse the plug 17 so that water may flow through the sprinklers;
I claim 1. In a building having door and window openings in its walls and door openings in its partitions, frames in said door and window openings each having a'chamber at its upper portion, a sprinkler head of the heat responsive type in each of said chambers, means for supplying a fire-extinguishing agent to said sprinkler heads, and panels closing the sides of said chambers, one of the panels of each of said chambers being formed of inflammable material and being so positioned relatively to said sprinkler heads that their burning will release said heads.
2. Aframe for an opening in a wall or partition of a building having a hollow portion behind each of its jambs and a chamber above its head communicating with said hollow ortions, aisprin'kler head in said chamber aving an inlet for connection to a fire-extinguishing-agent supply means, a fusible lug in said inlet, and a perforated anel of inflammable material closing saidc amberand so positioned relatively to said sprinkler head that its burning will fuse said plug.
3. A frame for an opening in a wall or partition of a building comprising a head, a pair ofjambs, and a sub head between said j ambs below said head, said jambs, head and subhead forming a chamber and said jambs having openings therethrough between said head andsub-head, means closing said chamber at one of its sides, a panel of inflammable material closing the other side of said chamber, and a'sprinkler head of the heat responsive type in said chamber, said sprinkler head having means for connection to a fire extinguishing agent supply means and being releasable by the burning of said inflammable panel. l
4. A frame for an opening in a wall of a 12!! building comprising a plurality of hollow pedestals and a chamber above said pedestals, said chamber having passageways in its bottom wall communicating with the interiors of said pedestals and also having passageways in 136 its end Walls, panels closing the sides of said chamber, one of which panels is formed of inflammable material, and a sprinkler head of the heat responsive type in said chamber, said sprinkler head being releasable by the burning of said inflammable panel.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.
JOHN P. THURELL.
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