IP Library Granted Patent US 12710115
Granted Patent B2
US 12710115 · App. 18/571,639 · Granted Aug 18, 2026

Fire-resistant filler

Inventor: Jong Chul Lee (Seoul, KR)
Assignees: KUK IL INNTOT CO., LTD.; Jong Chul Lee
F16L5/04A62C2/065
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12710115
App. No.
18/571,639
Granted
Aug 18, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a fire-resistant filler which is formed inside a pipe to divide the space inside the pipe, and has, on the surface thereof, a coating layer including expandable graphite. As the coating layer expands by flame or heat, the filler blocks the pipe by filling the space inside the pipe. Thus, the filler can prevent the spread of the fire by quickly responding to the fire.

Claims (26)

1 . A fireproof filler configured to be installed inside a pipe and to fill a space inside the pipe in case of fire to block flame or heat, the fireproof filler comprising:

an external frame configured to be installed inside the pipe; and

at least one support formed inside the external frame and configured to divide a space inside the external frame,

wherein a coating layer is formed on surfaces of the external frame and the at least one support,

wherein the coating layer includes:

a first coating layer formed of an expandable graphite material with which a surface of the external frame and a surface of the at least one support are coated; and

a second coating layer formed on a surface of the first coating layer and made of a material including at least one of active carbon, ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA), and calcined vermiculite.

2 . The fireproof filler of claim 1 , wherein the at least one support includes:

a plurality of first supports provided in a form of partition walls disposed at predetermined intervals toward a central axis from an inner circumferential surface of the external frame; and

a second support provided in a form of a partition wall disposed vertically along the inner circumferential surface of the external frame and configured to fix the plurality of first supports to the external frame.

3 . The fireproof filler of claim 1 , wherein the at least one support includes:

a first support provided in a plate shape parallel to a first direction perpendicular to an inner circumferential surface of the pipe; and

a second support provided in a plate shape parallel to a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and

the first support and the second support are formed to cross each other inside the external frame.

4 . The fireproof filler of claim 1 , wherein the coating layer further includes:

a third coating layer formed on a surface of the second coating layer, and

the second coating layer and the third coating layer are made of any one selected from active carbon, EVA, and calcined vermiculite.

5 . The fireproof filler of claim 4 , wherein the second coating layer is made of any one selected from active carbon and EVA, and

the third coating layer is made of a calcined vermiculite material.

6 . The fireproof filler of claim 4 , wherein the second coating layer is made of a calcined vermiculite material, and

the third coating layer is made of any one selected from active carbon and EVA.

7 . The fireproof filler of claim 1 , wherein

the first coating layer is made of a mixture of expandable graphite and calcined vermiculite, and

the second coating layer is made of any one selected from active carbon and EVA.

8 . The fireproof filler of claim 1 , wherein

the second coating layer is made of a mixture of active carbon and calcined vermiculite or a mixture of EVA and calcined vermiculite.