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Granted Patent B2
US 11,859,404 · App. 17/601,451 · Granted Jan 2, 2024

Fire resistant shelter

Inventor: Akihiko Yano (Shizuoka, JP)
Assignee: SHELTER JAPAN CO., LTD.
E04H9/14E04H9/08E04H9/12
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,859,404
App. No.
17/601,451
Filed
Oct 5, 2021
Granted
Jan 2, 2024
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3633
USPC
52/79.1
Abstract

A fire resistant shelter is provided which controls a temperature of an underground evacuation space in case of a long-lasting fire. A fire resistant shelter comprises a shelter main body, a water supply device, a heat insulating housing, and a drain device. The shelter main body is made of concrete having a thickness of 30 cm and is provided with an evacuation space therein. When a fire breaks out, an evacuee escapes to the evacuation space, closes an underground door, and subsequently opens a valve of a water supply pipe through a remote operation from inside the evacuation space. This supplies water to a heat-insulating space. When water being stored up to a level corresponding to the top end of the evacuation space is confirmed, the supply of the water is stopped. At that time, the water remains at a predetermined level in a ceiling water tank.

Claims (23)

1. A fire resistant shelter, comprising:

a shelter main body having a bottom plate, a side wall that attaches an underground door and a ceiling, the shelter main body defining an underground evacuation space;

a heat insulating housing having an elevating device and defining a heat insulating space that is capable of storing water and is connected to the underground door; and

a water supply device that is configured to supply water to the heat insulating space,

wherein the water supply device includes a water tank for storing water and a water supply pipe for supplying the water in the water tank to the heat insulating space, and

a water amount capacity of the water tank is more than an amount that the water is supplied to a height of an upper surface of the underground evacuation space.

2. The fire resistant shelter according to claim 1 , wherein the water tank includes a ceiling water tank that is connected to the ceiling.

3. The fire resistant shelter according to claim 2 , wherein a predetermined water level of the ceiling water tank is maintained when the water is supplied to a level that is higher than a height of an upper surface of the underground evacuation space.

4. The fire resistant shelter according to claim 1 , further comprising a drain device that is configured to drain the water stored in the heat insulating space to outside.

5. The fire resistant shelter according claim 1 , wherein a ceiling heat insulating member having a thickness of 0.8 to 1.2 m is provided between the ceiling and the evacuation space.

6. The fire resistant shelter according to claim 1 , wherein a side heat insulating member having a thickness of 0.8 to 1.2 m is provided between the side wall in contact with the heat insulating space and the evacuation space.

7. The fire resistant shelter according to claim 1 , wherein the bottom plate, the side wall, the ceiling, and the underground door are made of concrete having a thickness of 0.3 to 0.5 m.

8. A fire resistant shelter, comprising:

a shelter main body having a bottom plate, a side wall that attaches an underground door and a ceiling, the shelter main body defining an underground evacuation space;

a heat insulating housing having an elevating device and defining a heat insulating space that is capable of storing water and is connected to the underground door; and

a water supply device that is configured to supply water to the heat insulating space,

wherein the water supply device includes a water tank for storing water and a water supply pipe for supplying the water in the water tank to the heat insulating space, and

the water tank includes a ceiling water tank that is connected to the ceiling.

9. The fire resistant shelter according to claim 8 , wherein a predetermined water level of the ceiling water tank is maintained when the water is supplied to a level that is higher than a height of an upper surface of the underground evacuation space.

10. The fire resistant shelter according to claim 8 , further comprising a drain device that is configured to drain the water stored in the heat insulating space to outside.

11. The fire resistant shelter according to claim 8 , wherein a ceiling heat insulating member having a thickness of 0.8 to 1.2 m is provided between the ceiling and the evacuation space.

12. The fire resistant shelter according to claim 8 , wherein a side heat insulating member having a thickness of 0.8 to 1.2 m is provided between the side wall in contact with the heat insulating space and the evacuation space.

13. The fire resistant shelter according to claim 8 , wherein the bottom plate, the side wall, the ceiling, and the underground door are made of concrete having a thickness of 0.3 to 0.5 m.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 5, 2021
From: YANO, AKIHIKO
To: SHELTER JAPAN CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 057698/0768 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2019-072413 · Apr 5, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220195747A1 · Jun 23, 2022
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