31results about "Inflatable life-saving equipment" patented technology

The invention belongs to the technical field of rescue equipment, and particularly relates to a foldable flight lifesaving device which comprises a shell, a plurality of partition plates are arranged in the shell, and the interior of the shell is divided into a buoyancy bin, a plurality of storage bins and a plurality of air inlet bins through the partition plates. The multiple storage bins are located on the two sides of the interior of the shell correspondingly, the cross section of each storage bin on the horizontal plane is in a U shape, the multiple air inlet bins are located at the two ends of the interior of the shell correspondingly, and the expansion assemblies are assembled in the storage bins and comprise air bags and air valves. The high-pressure micro air pump is started to inject air into the air bag, the air bag in the folded state is converted into the stretching state, the air bag in the stretching state and the shell can form a temporary danger avoiding area, people falling into water climb on the temporary danger avoiding area to wait for rescue, and the temperature loss phenomenon caused by long-time soaking in low-temperature water is avoided.

The portable rescue device for the seaborne wounded person falling into water comprises a foldable air bag, a foldable stretcher, a hoisting mechanism and a positioning system. According to the foldable air bag, an air inflation assembly communicated with the interior of an air bag body and an air inflation pull rope connected with the air inflation assembly are fixed in a containing groove in the air bag body, and stretcher connecting pieces are fixed to the four corners of the air bag body. The foldable stretcher comprises a stretcher body formed by splicing a first stretcher and a second stretcher through a sleeve, a back plate formed by splicing a first back plate and a second back plate, a soft bottom plate formed by splicing a first soft bottom plate and a second soft bottom plate, hoisting separation pins and lifting lugs are vertically installed at one ends of the first stretcher and the second stretcher, and corresponding stretcher connecting pieces are fixed to the bottoms of pin shafts of the four hoisting separation pins. The four lifting lugs are fixed with the lifting mechanism, and the connecting belt at the top of each lifting separation pin is fixed with the lifting mechanism; the hoisting mechanism is hoisted upwards, the pin shaft of each hoisting separation pin moves upwards to separate from the fixation of the stretcher connecting piece, so that the stretcher is separated from the air bag, and only the stretcher for fixing the drowning wounded is hoisted.

A personal flotation device includes a burst zipper connected to a back panel, a left panel, and a right panel of a shell of the personal flotation device. The personal flotation device further includes an inflatable bladder sewn into a seam of the shell of the personal flotation device. The seam extends through one or more of a neck panel, the left panel, and the right panel of the shell. The personal flotation device further includes strap components connected between the back panel and the left panel and the right panel. The strap components are configured to secure the left panel and the right panel to the back panel.

The present invention relates to a liquid detection indicator, configured to provide a visual and / or tangible indication if liquid such as water leaks into a cavity / space. The liquid soluble element can be made to withstand oil, but dissolve completely or partly in water, thereby allowing the liquid detection indicator to be installed either in a dry void, or in a void filled completely or partly with oil such as lubrication / gear oil, this so that if water enters said dry void, or if an amount of water ingress to said oil filled void exceeds a certain value, the liquid soluble element will dissolve partly or complete to release a mechanism allowing for a visual and / or tangible signal, e.g. release plunger.

A safety device is for securing a threaded connection between a gas cylinder and an actuator of an inflatable life vest, where the gas cylinder has an elongated cylindrical outer surface in respect to its longitudinal axis and a threaded end portion configured to be connected to a corresponding threading of said actuator, and the safety device has a capsule body forming an internal compartment configured to receive the gas cylinder, wherein the internal compartment has a form conforming to the outer cylindrical surface of the gas cylinder with a clearance between the capsule body and the outer cylindrical surface of the gas cylinder. The capsule body is configured to revolve around the longitudinal axis of the gas cylinder when the gas cylinder is connected to the actuator.

The integrated rescue system for the seaborne drowning wounded personnel comprises a protection device, a seaborne rescue device and a transporting and throwing system, the protection device comprises a protection shell, a shell hoisting mechanism and a shell pulling and locking mechanism, and the shell hoisting mechanism and the shell pulling and locking mechanism are installed on the shell; the marine rescue device comprises a foldable air bag mechanism, a foldable stretcher mechanism, a stretcher hoisting mechanism and a positioning system. The transporting and delivering system comprises an unmanned aerial vehicle and a dispenser. The dispenser mounting shell hoisting mechanism achieves hoisting of the protection device, and the unmanned aerial vehicle searches and positions the position of the wounded falling into water and then releases the protection device. The shell zipper mechanism is unlocked under the pulling effect so as to release the sea rescue device, the air bag mechanism is inflated and unfolded, the stretcher mechanism is spliced and unfolded, and the drowning wounded person lies on the unfolded stretcher mechanism; the positioning system reports the position to the rescue command center in real time, the stretcher hoisting mechanism enables the air bag mechanism to be separated from the stretcher mechanism under the upward hoisting action of the rescue helicopter, and only the stretcher mechanism for fixing the drowning wounded person is hoisted.

A flotation device that can include a multi-chamber flotation element having a first fluid chamber and a second fluid chamber. The flotation device can have a first valve in fluid communication with the active inflation chamber but not the passive inflation chamber and an opening in fluid communication with the passive inflation chamber but not the active air chamber. The active inflation chamber can be configured to be inflated through the first valve. The active inflation chamber can be configured to expand the passive inflation chamber from a collapsed state to an expanded state as the active inflation chamber is expanded by, for example and without limitation, permitting ambient air to enter the passive inflation chamber when a pressure within the passive inflation chamber is less than an ambient air pressure.

Described are inflation systems having an electric propellant device and an inflatable safety device. The electric propellant device may be configured to generate gas for the inflatable safety device, and the electric propellant device may include an electric propellant that is configured to be converted to gas by the electric propellant device using an electric current. The inflatable safety device may be positioned to receive the gas from the electric propellant device.

A water safety garment and apparatus configured to avoid drowning can be configured to permit submergence for a predetermined period of time without inflation. After the predetermined time has passed, the garment or other apparatus can be configured to inflate to help a person wearing the garment float on top of the water to avoid drowning or other potentially harmful condition that may result from being underwater for too long. In some embodiments, a circuit may be utilized to detect the submergence condition of a person wearing the apparatus or garment. Upon a determination that the detected submergence condition has occurred continuously for a pre-determined period of time, an inflation mechanism can be actuated to force the person wearing the apparatus or garment to float to the top of the water.

This invention relates to an integrated rescue system for drowning victims, comprising a protective device, a maritime rescue device, and a delivery system. The protective device includes a protective shell, a shell hoisting mechanism mounted on the shell, and a shell zipper mechanism. The maritime rescue device is housed within the protective shell and includes a foldable airbag mechanism, a foldable stretcher mechanism, a stretcher hoisting mechanism, and a positioning system. The delivery system includes a drone and a delivery device. The delivery device is mounted on the shell hoisting mechanism to hoist the protective device. After the drone locates the drowning victim, it delivers the protective device. The shell zipper mechanism unlocks under pulling action to release the maritime rescue device, inflating and deploying the airbag mechanism. The stretcher mechanism then unfolds, and the drowning victim lies on the unfolded stretcher mechanism. The positioning system reports the location to the rescue command center in real time. The stretcher hoisting mechanism, under the lifting action of the rescue helicopter, detaches the airbag mechanism and the stretcher mechanism, lifting only the stretcher mechanism that secures the drowning victim.

A state-monitoring-based fall-into-water protection method and a related device are provided in the present disclosure, are applied to an intelligent storage battery box. The method includes the following. An acceleration of the intelligent storage battery box and a humidity of an environment in which the intelligent storage battery box is located are detected first. A space occupation state of the intelligent storage battery box is determined according to the acceleration and the humidity. The space occupation state includes a non-fall-into-water state and a fall-into-water state. If the space occupancy state of the intelligent storage battery box is the fall-into-water state, a fall-into-water protection start instruction is generated, and a fall-into-water floatable apparatus is controlled to inflate a floatable airbag in a folded state according to the fall-into-water protection start instruction. Therefore, a fall-into-water protection measure can be taken by the intelligent storage battery box in time, thereby ensuring safety of a mobile power source built in the intelligent storage battery box, and improving comprehensiveness and intelligence of protecting the built-in mobile power source by the intelligent storage battery box.

Described are inflation systems having an electric propellant device and an inflatable safety device. The electric propellant device may be configured to generate gas for the inflatable safety device, and the electric propellant device may include an electric propellant that is configured to be converted to gas by the electric propellant device using an electric current. The inflatable safety device may be positioned to receive the gas from the electric propellant device.

Embodiments of a floatation device floatation assistance with an advanced safety mechanism are provided. The floatation device comprises a frustoconical floatation member defining a cavity to receive a lower region of a wearer. The floatation device comprises a pair of straps having a first end and an opposing second end. The floatation device further comprises an inflatable annular strap. The annular strap comprising an inflation mechanism and at least a water level sensor to measure a water level data and an inclination sensor to measure inclination data. The floatation device further comprises a memory to store instructions, and a processor. The processor is configured to receive the water level data and the inclination data, determine whether the wearer is drowning based on the water level data and the inclination data, and trigger the inflation mechanism to inflate the annular strap based on determining that the wearer is drowning.

Described are inflation systems having a gas generator, a turbine, and an inflatable safety device. The gas generator may be configured to generate gas from an electric propellant for the inflatable safety device. The turbine may be coupled with the gas generator to receive the gas to power the turbine by rotating one or more fan blades to provide ambient air to the inflatable safety device. The inflatable safety device may be coupled with the turbine to receive the ambient air for inflating the inflatable safety device.

The invention relates to the technical field of vehicle engineering, and discloses an automatic window breaking device for a vehicle falling into water, the automatic window breaking device comprises a vehicle, window breaking mechanisms are arranged on the front side and the rear side of the interior of the vehicle, each window breaking mechanism comprises a hollow box, the two hollow boxes are fixedly connected to the front side and the rear side of the interior of the vehicle correspondingly, and a motor is fixedly connected to the left side of each hollow box; the output end of the motor penetrates through the hollow box and is fixedly connected with a threaded rod, the outer side of the threaded rod is in threaded connection with a hollow plate, the inner side of the hollow plate is slidably connected with a movable plate, the bottom of the movable plate penetrates through the hollow plate and is fixedly connected with a knocking hammer, and a window is formed in the outer side of the hollow box. The motor drives the threaded rod to rotate so as to push the hollow plate to move, the hollow plate is just located at the end of the thread of the threaded rod when moving to the window, at the moment, the threaded rod rotates to drive the hollow plate to rotate, and the movable plate further drives the knocking hammer to move to knock the car window so as to rapidly crush the car window.

Described are inflation systems having a gas generator and a vessel. The gas generator may be configured to generate gas from an electric propellant for an inflatable safety device. The vessel may be coupled with the gas generator, and the vessel may include a liquid having a temperature below a threshold temperature. The liquid may be combined with the gas to form inflation input for an inflatable safety device, and the gas generator may be configured to control a rate of production of the gas based at least in part on a pressure associated with the vessel. The inflatable safety device may be coupled with the vessel to receive the inflation input for inflating the inflatable safety device.

The application is portable rescue device for offshore fallen-in-water wounded person, which comprises foldable air bag, foldable stretcher, hoisting mechanism and positioning system. The foldable air bag comprises air bag body, air charging assembly fixed in the accommodating groove of the air bag body and communicated with the air bag body, air charging pull rope connected with the air charging assembly, and stretcher connecting piece fixed at four corner positions of the air bag body. The foldable stretcher comprises stretcher body spliced by first and second stretchers, back plate spliced by first and second back plates, soft bottom plate spliced by first and second soft bottom plates, hoisting disengaging pin and lifting lug vertically installed at one end of the first and second stretchers, pin shaft bottom of the four hoisting disengaging pins fixed with corresponding stretcher connecting piece, four lifting lugs fixed with the hoisting mechanism, and connecting belt at the top of each hoisting disengaging pin fixed with the hoisting mechanism. The hoisting mechanism is hoisted upward, the pin shaft of each hoisting disengaging pin is moved upward to disengage the fixing of the stretcher connecting piece, the stretcher and the air bag are disengaged, and only the stretcher for fixing the fallen-in-water wounded person is hoisted.

A water-safety system is disclosed comprising a wearable device including a housing with a controller, at least one biometric sensor, and a buoyancy actuator. The controller operates in a detection mode to monitor biometric signals, enters an alarm mode when distress is indicated, and actuates the buoyancy actuator in an activation mode if no cancellation signal is received. Baselines for biometric signals are established using rolling averages to distinguish between normal activity and abnormal conditions. Optional features include adaptive response periods, multi-sensor confirmation, pattern detection of physiological events, reciprocating motion detection, manual activation interface, and wireless communication for remote cancellation, activation, and event notification.

Disclosed are methods, computer readable medium, and an underwater diver recovery system configured to be worn by a diver. The underwater diver recovery system includes an inflatable bladder. The underwater diver recovery system also includes an inflation control mechanism coupled to the inflatable bladder. The underwater diver recovery system also includes a control module configured to be in communication with the inflation control mechanism. The control module is operable to determine an underwater depth of the diver, and upon determining that the underwater depth exceeds a depth threshold value, cause the inflation control mechanism to inflate the inflatable bladder with a preset amount of gas, and cause the diver to ascend in controlled manner.

A pill for an automatic inflator employing a bobbin having at least one pivotal arm to hold-back a spring-loaded actuator pin in its cocked position, the pill including a major portion to retain and hold the pivotal arm of the bobbin in a cocked position and a minor portion comprising a fusible segment, and a heater wire positioned contiguous to said minor portion to fuse to the minor portion when electrical energy is supplied to said heater wire, thereby allowing the pivotal arm of the bobbin to move from a cocked position to a fired position.

The invention discloses a safety automobile for protecting and guaranteeing life and property safety of passengers, which belongs to the technical field of automobile safety and comprises an automobile body, an early fire danger disposal system and an underwater floating and power system. The early fire danger disposal system and the underwater floating and power system are arranged on the vehicle body; the vehicle body middle chassis floating mechanism is mounted on the middle chassis of the vehicle body and covered with a floating material assembly; the roof of the vehicle body adopts a composite structure and a reinforcing framework, the outer roof is a controllable deformation area, and a crumple buffer area is arranged at the connecting part of the outer roof and the inner roof; front windshield glass is omitted at the front windshield position of the vehicle body, a high-strength compression-resistant structure is arranged, a displayer is arranged on the inner side of the high-strength compression-resistant structure, multiple sets of cameras are arranged on the front, back, left and right sides of the vehicle body, and the cameras are electrically connected with the displayer. According to the invention, the life and property safety of passengers can be protected and guaranteed when the automobile is on fire, falls into water and other dangerous scenes.

Disclosed are methods, computer readable medium, and an underwater diver recovery system configured to be worn by a diver. The underwater diver recovery system includes an inflatable bladder. The underwater diver recovery system also includes an inflation control mechanism coupled to the inflatable bladder. The underwater diver recovery system also includes a control module configured to be in communication with the inflation control mechanism. The control module is operable to determine an underwater depth of the diver, and upon determining that the underwater depth exceeds a depth threshold value, cause the inflation control mechanism to inflate the inflatable bladder with a preset amount of gas, and cause the diver to ascend in controlled manner.

The invention relates to an anti-drowning device for shallow-water blackout for a diver, comprising a vest (1) with a communicator (2) and an airbag (3) connected to a CO2 cylinder (27) by means of a feeder (8) and a detonation device (6) for the airbag (3), wherein the airbag (3) comprises a first stage airbag (4) and a second stage airbag (5), the feeder (8) comprises a two-way valve for communication with the two airbags (4, 5). The device also comprises a microcontroller (10) responsible for the electronic management of the device, the communicator (2) being configured for two-way communication between the diver and the microcontroller (10), the detonation device (6) comprising a pressure probe (11), a battery (12), a motor (21), and a punch mechanism to activate the outlet of CO2 from the cylinder (27) to inflate the airbag (3).

Embodiments of a floatation device floatation assistance with an advanced safety mechanism are provided. The floatation device comprises a frustoconical floatation member defining a cavity to receive a lower region of a wearer. The floatation device comprises a pair of straps having a first end and an opposing second end. The floatation device further comprises an inflatable annular strap. The annular strap comprising an inflation mechanism and at least a water level sensor to measure a water level data and an inclination sensor to measure inclination data. The floatation device further comprises a memory to store instructions, and a processor. The processor is configured to receive the water level data and the inclination data, determine whether the wearer is drowning based on the water level data and the inclination data, and trigger the inflation mechanism to inflate the annular strap based on determining that the wearer is drowning.

The invention relates to a garment (1) having a device (2a, 2b) and this device (2a, 2b) having a floating body (3) which can be inflated with gas. In order to be able to inflate the floating body in a stable and responsive manner when it comes into contact with water, the device (2a, 2b) is provided with an inflation apparatus (4) for inflating the floating body (3), which apparatus has a gas cartridge (5) and an opening apparatus (6) which can be activated to open the gas cartridge (5), the opening apparatus (6) having a housing (7) which is connected to the gas cartridge (5), in particular via a threaded connection (8), and the device is provided with a sensor apparatus (9) which has a sensor (10) and an evaluation circuit (11), which is connected to the sensor (10), for activating the opening apparatus (6).

The present invention relates to a safety device for a free diver, comprising at least one actuator and comprising an electronic device powered by an electrical power source, the safety device further comprising an automatic device for piercing a compressed fluid tank, which automatic device is controlled by the electronic device for inflating an inflatable element, the automatic piercing device comprising a motor element (13) and a piercing element (4) configured to generate a first movement for piercing the tank and a second movement for rearming the piercing element (4).

Described are inflation systems having a gas generator, a turbine, and an inflatable safety device. The gas generator may be configured to generate gas from an electric propellant for the inflatable safety device. The turbine may be coupled with the gas generator to receive the gas to power the turbine by rotating one or more fan blades to provide ambient air to the inflatable safety device. The inflatable safety device may be coupled with the turbine to receive the ambient air for inflating the inflatable safety device.

Described are inflation systems having a gas generator and a vessel. The gas generator may be configured to generate gas from an electric propellant for an inflatable safety device. The vessel may be coupled with the gas generator, and the vessel may include a liquid having a temperature below a threshold temperature. The liquid may be combined with the gas to form inflation input for an inflatable safety device, and the gas generator may be configured to control a rate of production of the gas based at least in part on a pressure associated with the vessel. The inflatable safety device may be coupled with the vessel to receive the inflation input for inflating the inflatable safety device.

This invention discloses an emergency flood rescue kit, comprising a supply box, an upper shell, an inflatable airbag, and a lower shell. An installation box is fixedly installed in the center of the upper shell, and a fixing groove is formed on the inner wall of the installation box. Elastic clips are fixedly installed on the sidewalls of the supply box, and these clips are embedded in the fixing grooves. The top of the inflatable airbag is fixedly connected to the bottom of the upper shell, and the top of the lower shell is fixedly connected to the bottom of the inflatable airbag. This invention features a supply box and an inflatable airbag, making it quick, convenient, and easy to use. In the event of a sudden flood, rescuers can drop a large number of emergency flood rescue kits into the water via aerial or upstream deployment, allowing them to float downstream. This increases the probability of missing or trapped individuals receiving rescue supplies and enables rescuers to locate and track those trapped, facilitating faster and more timely rescues and further improving the chances of survival for those missing or trapped in floods.