IP Library Granted Patent US 9,844,690
Granted Patent B2
US 9,844,690 · App. 14/832,706 · Granted Dec 19, 2017

Fire extinguishing appliance adjustable in foam expansion ratio

Inventors: Kee-Chiang Chung (Yunlin County, TW); Chun-Hsiang Hsu (Hsinchu, TW)
A62C13/003A62C5/022A62C13/64
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Patent No.
US 9,844,690
App. No.
14/832,706
Granted
Dec 19, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A fire extinguishing appliance adjustable in foam expansion ratio includes a main body, a spray-head seat connected with the main body, and a guide unit. The main body is provided with an agent chamber received therein with a non-toxic agent, while the guide unit is formed with an inlet, an outlet and an inner wall having a damping piece mounted thereon. Thus, when the non-toxic agent is actuated to pass through the inlet and get into the guide unit, the non-toxic agent will collide with the damping piece and rotate to carry out foaming, able to enhance the foam expansion ratio, the mixing efficiency and the fire extinguishing efficiency of the non-toxic agent.

Claims (56)

1. A fire extinguishing appliance adjustable in foam expansion ratio comprising:

a main body;

the main body comprising an agent chamber;

the agent chamber forming an interior of the main body;

a pressure within the agent chamber being higher than a pressure of an outside;

a non-toxic agent;

the non-toxic agent being received within the agent chamber;

a connecting pipe;

the connecting pipe being coupled with the main body;

the connecting pipe being communicated with the agent chamber;

a spray-head seat;

the spray-head seat comprising two axial ends;

the two axial ends being respectively defined to be a first end face and a second end face;

the first end face comprising a first accommodating groove and a through jet orifice;

the first accommodating groove comprising a first inner ring surface and a bottom surface;

the first inner ring surface being assembled with the connecting pipe;

the through jet orifice being bored on the bottom surface;

the second end face comprising a second accommodating groove;

the second accommodating groove comprising a second inner ring surface;

the second accommodating groove being communicated with the first accommodating groove via the through jet orifice;

a damping piece;

the damping piece being mounted on the second inner ring surface;

a water guide member;

the water guide member being received in the first accommodating groove;

the water guide member comprising a seat and a protruding ring;

the protruding ring extending from one side surface of the seat;

the protruding ring being smaller than the seat in diameter;

the seat comprising a plurality of through insert holes axially bored therein;

the plurality of through insert holes being spaced apart from each other at an outer side of the protruding ring;

the protruding ring comprising a free end;

the free end surrounding the through jet orifice;

the protruding ring comprising an inner surface and a volute chamber;

the volute chamber being formed by the inner surface;

the volute chamber corresponding to the through jet orifice;

the protruding ring comprising a plurality of flow passageways cut thereon;

the plurality of flow passageways being spaced apart from each other and communicated with the volute chamber;

the first inner ring surface comprising a female thread;

the seat comprising an outer circumferential edge and a male thread;

the male thread being correspondingly disposed on the outer circumferential edge;

the seat being threadably fixed in the first accommodating groove via the female thread and the male thread; and

the female thread being longer than the male thread.

2. The fire extinguishing appliance adjustable in foam expansion ratio as claimed in claim 1 comprising:

the first inner ring surface comprising another female thread;

the connecting pipe comprising an outer surface and a combining thread;

the combining thread being formed on the outer surface; and

the connecting pipe being fixedly combined with the spray-head seat via the another female thread and the combining thread.

3. The fire extinguishing appliance adjustable in foam expansion ratio as claimed in claim 1 comprising:

the first end face comprising a recessed groove;

the recessed groove being formed on the bottom surface;

the recessed groove surrounding the through jet orifice; and

the free end being positioned to face the recessed groove.

4. The fire extinguishing appliance adjustable in foam expansion ratio as claimed in claim 1 comprising:

a gas supply unit; and

the gas supply unit being connected with the main body.

5. The fire extinguishing appliance adjustable in foam expansion ratio as claimed in claim 1 comprising:

the damping piece being a screw or a bulging block.

Priority Claims (1)
TW 104203775 U · Mar 13, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
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