Rapid-opening door
View Patent ↗Rapid-opening door. According to the invention, on its face ( 1.4 ) immediately adjacent to the pressurized space ( 4 ), the door ( 1 ) is provided with a projecting lip ( 10.2 ) in the vicinity of its free edge ( 11 ), accelerating the opening of said door in the event of decompression of the space ( 5 ).
1. A door for closing an opening in a wall separating a first space and a second space, the pressures in which are at least approximately equal, though the pressure in said second space may drop accidentally and violently to a very low value, said door comprising:
a hinge that is for hinging said door on one of its edges to one side of said opening;
a first face for being disposed immediately adjacent to said first space;
a second face for being disposed immediately adjacent to said second space; and
at least one lip projecting from said first face and disposed in the vicinity of a free edge of said door that is farthest from said hinged edge, wherein:
in the event of an accidental and violent drop of pressure in said second space, said lip opposes the rapid equalization of the pressures between said first face and said second face, thus allowing said door to open rapidly into said second space.
2. The door as claimed in claim 1 , in which said projecting lip is arranged for being parallel to said free edge.
3. The door as claimed in claim 1 , in which the distance between said projecting lip and said free edge is less than or equal to the height of said projecting lip from said first face.
4. The door as claimed in claim 1 , in which said projecting lip extends all the way along a dimension of the door which is arranged for being parallel to said free edge.
5. The door as claimed in claim 1 , in which said projecting lip is at least approximately perpendicular to said first face.
6. The door as claimed in claim 1 , in which said projecting lip belongs to an angle bar, the other lip of which is placed against said first face and is used to fix said angle bar to said door.