3903 results about "Fire extinguisher" patented technology

A system for remotely monitoring the status of one or more fire extinguishers includes means for sensing at least one parameter of each of the fire extinguishers; means for selectively transmitting the sensed parameters along with information identifying the fire extinguishers from which the parameters were sensed; and means for receiving the sensed parameters and identifying information for the fire extinguisher or extinguishers at a common location. Other systems and methods for remotely monitoring the status of multiple fire extinguishers are also provided.

A health and wellness station having a plurality of emergency response resources incorporated into a single unit is provided to a customer. A method is provided of deploying the health and wellness station and includes the steps of determining components for the health and wellness station, providing a station having the determined components to a customer, and monitoring the components of the station for maintenance and readiness. The station includes an automated external defibrillator (AED) and may have any variety of additional resources, such as a bioterror response kit, a first aid kit, a fire extinguisher, a security system, an oxygen dispenser, and other domestic preparedness items.

The invention discloses a method for recognizing video fire smoke image based on optical flow, which is characterized in that: optical flow of corners and points in smoke motion regions is extracted by a computer based on the video image obtained by a surveillance camera; whether the smoke is fire smoke is judged based on the set threshold by calculating the average and variance of the array consisting all corner and point optical flow speed in the foreground image and the average and variance of the array consisting optical flow speed directions; if a fire smoke is identified, the computer sends orders which controls the alarm to send alarm signals and controls the interlocked fire extinguisher to start the fire extinguishing function quickly; if a fire smoke is not identified, the first step is returned to. The method provided by the invention can not only accurately reflect the motion characteristics of smoke, reducing light interference and impact of similar pixels on the results, but also reduce computation and improve practicality. The method can greatly reduce false alarm rate and quickly and accurately realize fire smoke detection function.

The present invention is directed to a suppression system in which a carrier gas and suppression liquid are contained in a common containment vessel and separated by a separation member. The separation is one or more of movable, deformable, or shape changing in response to pressure exerted by the stored gas.

The present invention is water absorbing gel fire extinguishing agent of high-hydroscopicity resin and its application, and aims at raising water-maintaining and fire extinguishing performance and saving water. The present invention features that high-hydroscopicity resin comprising synthetic resin, starch and fiber as the kernel components is mixed with water to form the fire extinguishing agent, which is used via traditional fire nozzle. When used, the high-hydroscopicity resin may be mixed with great amount of water for half an hour to create water absorbed gel sprayed with fire nozzle to the fire; or the high-hydroscopicity resin powder may be mixed with great amount of water and sprayed to the fire to form fire extinguishing gel in 15-60 sec; or the high-hydroscopicity resin may be mixed with some organic solvent and sprayed together with water to the fire; or fine high-hydroscopicity resin powder may be spread and water is sprayed to form fire extinguishing gel.

The object of the present invention is to provide a fire extinguishing agent that can extinguish fire and check the spread of fire by easily containing water therein by means of heat due to the fire and solidifying thereby adhering to a burning object; a fire extinguishing water and a method for extinguishing fire by using it. Concretely, the present invention relates to a fire extinguishing agent comprising a thermosensitive polymer that is water-soluble at a temperature not more than a specific preset temperature and that gels or solidifies by containing water therein by means of heat due to a fire which attains to a temperature not less than the preset temperature; a fire extinguishing water obtained by dissolving the fire extinguishing agent into water optionally with a flameproofing agent or other fire extinguishing fire agent; and a method for extinguishing fire using the fire extinguishing water.

Improvements to a portable fire extinguisher are disclosed. The improvements allow for frequent and simpler untrained and automatic self servicing of a fire extinguisher. The improvements include an anti-bridging mechanism that can be articulated from the exterior of the chamber to fluff, mix or stir the powder within the chamber to keep it in a liquefied state. Additional improvements include a larger opening to more quickly fill and inspect the powder within the chamber. Another improvement includes the use of a CO₂ canister located external to the chamber to allow easier servicing or replacement of just the CO₂ canister as well as the ability to maintain the chamber in an un-pressurized condition, allows for non-HASMAT shipping. These features will extend the service intervals while maintaining the fire extinguisher in a ready condition.

An apparatus for mounting an object to a ferromagnetic surface comprising an upper support portion adapted to retain the object with a lower magnetic base to the support portion that is attractable to the ferromagnetic surface. A friction layer below the magnetic base separates the magnetic base from direct contact with the ferromagnetic surface whereby the magnetic base acts to releasably retain the support portion on the ferromagnetic surface and the friction layer acts to prevent slippage and provides cushioning. The mounting bracket is particularly suited to anchoring hoses, lines or cables to heavy equipment. The mounting bracket also useful for mounting equipment such as fire extinguishers or other safety equipment to a mounting location in a vehicle. Vehicle emergency lights or brake lights attached to the mounting bracket are readily installable on the exterior of a vehicle at any desired location and removable without damaging the vehicle finish.

A modular fire detection and extinguishing system is disclosed that is inexpensive, compact, and modular to allow easy aftermarket installation in a variety of vehicles. The system may include a detector, a trigger coupled to the detector and a gas generant fire extinguisher, a modular distribution line in fluid communication with the extinguisher and a nozzle. The system allows exhaust gas from the gas generant fire extinguisher to carry dry powdered fire suppressant from the fire extinguisher and through the nozzle to disperse the fire suppressant substantially uniformly throughout a fire hazard zone. The extinguisher is installed such that exhaust gas must aerate substantially all the fire suppressant before exiting the extinguisher.

The invention provides an aqueous film-forming foam extinguishing agent special for a fire extinguishing bullet and a throwing type fire extinguisher. The aqueous film-forming foam extinguishing agent has the advantages of being small in additive amount, rapid in fire extinguishing, good in recrudescence resisting effect, environmentally friendly, efficient and the like. The aqueous film-forming foam extinguishing agent comprises, by weight, 8 percent to 12 percent of main foaming agents, 8 percent to 20 percent of auxiliary foaming agents, two percent to 10 percent of antifreeze agents, 12 percent to 22 percent of cosolvents, 0.1 percent to one percent of stabilizers, 8 percent to 20 percent of fire retardants, two percent to five percent of burning-resistance agents and the balance water. The main foaming agents are selected from F1157N, F1203 and F1460, the auxiliary foaming agents are selected from lauryl sodium sulfate, ammonium lauryl sulfate, alkyl glycoside, dodecyl dimethyl betaine and cocamidopropyl betaine. The antifreeze agents are selected from ethylene glycol, glycerol and the like. The cosolvents are selected from dodecanol, n-butyl alcohol and diethylene glycol diethyl ether. The stabilizing agents are selected from xanthan gum, Arabic gum, guar gum and sodium alginate tech grade. The fire retardants are selected from ammonium polyphosphate and ammonium dihydrogen phosphate.

A fire extinguisher includes a container having a chamber for receiving a dry chemical agent, a cover attached to the container and having a passage for allowing the dry chemical agent to flow out of the cover, and an agitating device received in the container for agitating the dry chemical agent and for preventing the dry extinguishing agent from being hardened. A rod is rotatably received in the container and extended out of the container and includes an agitator, and a hand wheel is secured to the rod for rotating the rod and the agitator relative to the container. A carrier is rotatably attached to a seat for supporting the container and for adjustably securing the container to the seat at selected angular positions.

The invention discloses an intelligent fire-fighting rescue robot, which comprises a vehicle body with a travelling mechanism and a mechanical arm which is hinged with the vehicle body and is provided with a power mechanism, wherein a fixed mount for placing a fire extinguisher is arranged on the top surface of the vehicle body; a temperature sensor and a flame sensor are arranged on the mechanical arm; a barrier shunning module for inducing barriers is arranged on the vehicle body; the travelling mechanism is provided with a driving motor; the driving motor, the temperature sensor, the flame sensor, the barrier shunning module and the power mechanism of the mechanical arm are connected to a master control module; and the master control module is connected with a wireless transceiving module for wireless communication. The intelligent fire-fighting rescue robot can provide multiple operations such as safety control and the like for personnel in fire sites, and can help and even replace fire fighters to enter fire disaster sites and put out a fire or search and rescue in accident sites.

The present invention 10 discloses a safety stand for a tree 18 having a main housing body 20 and attached thereto a secondary housing body 32. The main housing 20 is elliptically shaped having situated thereon illumination lights 26, LED lights 36 along with transparent picture sleeves 38. Also attached thereto is a mounting collar 28 with threaded screws 30 for receiving and holding a tree trunk along having an electrical outlet 34 disposed thereon. The main housing 20 also contains a CD player 24 along with a water reservoir 62 for watering the tree. Also contained on the main housing 20 is an extinguisher system having flame sensors 76 attached thereto in the form of decorative ornamental bulbs 12 placed throughout the tree. Vent holes 70 are provided in the bulbs 12 through which air can pass in the form of smoke so as to activate the sensors 76 and thereby having a bulb transmitter 78 send a signal to a means for an alarm 46 disposed in the main housing body. Extinguishing conduits 40 run around the outside of the main housing 20 having retardant outlets 42 disposed thereon through which retardant is released from a pressurized fire retardant compartment 60. The secondary housing body 32 contains a tree rotation system comprising a motor 50 and bevel gears 48, 52 along with a mounting collar 28. An alternative embodiment is disclosed wherein an artificial tree is held by a central rotating shaft 86 and a central conduit 88 for fire retardant is contained therein so that the sensor when activated will disperse retardant over and about the artificial tree. Another embodiment discloses a bulb 12 having fire retardant outlets 80 and a supply of retardant 84 disposed therein which bulb rotates and directly sprays retardant about.

The invention relates to a dry-chemical extinguisher automatic bottling product line. The invention comprises a transmitter formed by several transmission rollers, wherein, the transmitter is arranged with a disc for containing the pot of dry-chemical extinguisher; the transmitter is arranged with a quick bottling device, an accurate bottling device, a vibrator, a screwing device, and an aerator, while their connections are arranged with front and back baffle posts, front and back approach sensors, and top rods that connected to the controller. The inventive product line only needs user to put the empty pot on the product line, and plug the aerate head after filling powder, then take off the screwed and aerated bottle. The whole process is controlled by computer.

An apparatus for remote inspection of fire extinguishers at one or a system of fire extinguisher stations includes, e.g., at each fire extinguisher station: a detector for lack of presence of a fire extinguisher in its installed position at the fire extinguisher station; a detector for out-of-range pressure of contents of the fire extinguisher at the fire extinguisher station; a detector for an obstruction to viewing of or access to the fire extinguisher at the fire extinguisher station; and a device for transmission of inspection report information from the fire extinguisher station to a remote central station.

A vehicle charging station comprising: a container comprising an upper portion having an air duct, and a lower portion comprising a support structure, a smoke detector, a fire-suppressant inlet, and a charging/communications junction, wherein the upper portion is configured to mate with the lower portion to form a weather-tight enclosure around a vehicle, and wherein removal of the upper portion allows for loading/unloading of the vehicle into/out of the lower portion; and a resource control unit (RCU) comprising a processor, an environmental control unit (ECU), a fire-suppressant control manifold, and a charger, wherein the ECU is operatively coupled to the air duct, the fire-suppressant control manifold is operatively coupled to the fire-suppressant inlet, the charger is electrically coupled to the charging/communications junction, and the processor is communicatively coupled to the smoke detector, the charging/communications junction, the ECU, the charger, and the fire-suppressant control manifold.

The invention provides a use method of a fire extinguishing training analog system of a naval vessel. The method includes the following steps: step A, setting fire information in a training process according to a training plan demand by group trainers; step B, designing the training plan according to the information collected in step A by the group trainer; step C, performing analog fire extinguishment training by trainee; step D, a center control host controlling a heater on the training clothes to heat according to the parameters set in the step B; step E, the center control host comparing fire extinguishment position image information corresponding to an analog extinguisher with the on-fire goods information set in the step B, and step F, the group trainer judging the training effect of the trainee. The invention provides the use method of the fire extinguishing training analog device. The fire extinguishing training analog system provided by the invention can be used for implementing special training which cannot be implemented in real naval vessel environments and a common simulator and has comprehensive training content.

Methods and apparatus for use in fire extinguisher training are provided. These methods and apparatus are implemented electronically without the need for an open flame. The training apparatus includes a display having a plurality of light sources adapted to display a varying light pattern simulating a dynamic flame; a sensor adapted to detect a stimulus emitted by one of a fire extinguisher and a fire extinguisher simulator and output a signal corresponding to the detected stimulus; and one or more processors adapted to receive the output from the sensor and vary the light pattern simulating the dynamic flame on the display in response to the stimulus detected by the sensor. The methods and apparatus may be used to train firefighters in the proper use of a fire extinguisher, for example, training in the techniques typically required when suppressing class A, B, C, D, or K type fires.

The invention discloses a power lithium battery leakage alarm and extinguishment integrated device which comprises a detection module and an extinguishment module. The detection module comprises a gas sensor, a smoke sensor, a temperature sensor and a detection module circuit board. The gas sensor, the smoke sensor and the temperature sensor are connected with the detection module circuit board. The extinguishment module comprises an electric igniter and an S-shaped aerosol fire extinguisher. The electric igniter is connected with the S-shaped aerosol fire extinguisher. The electric igniter is connected with the detection module circuit board of the detection module. The detection module circuit board is connected with a power supply module of a battery management system and a sensor CAN bus. The power lithium battery leakage alarm and extinguishment integrated device can implement online detection, give an alarm and remind a driver and after-sale maintainers to check internal hidden dangers of a power lithium battery set, the power consumption is low, the size is small, and the power lithium battery leakage alarm and extinguishment integrated device is suitable for occasions where fire risk early warning and fire early inhibition are needed for a power lithium battery pack of a pure electric vehicle or a hybrid power vehicle.

At least one embodiment of the invention pertains to a removable fire extinguisher sleeve that serves to customize the exterior appearance of a fire extinguisher to make it more appealing in various environments or uses. The fire extinguisher sleeve is sized and shaped so that it slides over a fire extinguisher and is kept in place by friction or any other securing means. The sleeve may have a visible graphic, design, logo, color, and/or outer texture that serve to customize it for different environments and uses. The sleeve may also include a fluorescent material that increases its visibility in the darkness to help locate the fire extinguisher. The sleeve may also serve to protect a fire extinguisher, display instructions in multiple languages, and/or house various devices.

A fire fighting process wherein large bubbles are made by blowing batches of a gas through a saponaceous liquid. These bubbles are pumped into a burning building to fill the space and block the air to the fire, and thereby to quickly stop the chemical reaction of combustion.

The invention discloses a sub-regional protection type substation fire fighting monitoring and early-warning and fire fighting system which comprises a video unit, a detection device, a fire alarm control device and a fire fighting device, wherein the detection device comprises a temperature sensing cable, a characteristic gas detection device, a linear infrared beam smoke and temperature sensing detector, a point type temperature sensing detector and a point type smoke sensing detector; the fire alarm control device gathers signals collected by the detection device and sends a starting signal to the fire fighting device; the fire fighting device comprises a fire trace tube fire fighting device, a gas storage type total-flooding dry powder extinguishing device, a suspension type dry powder fire extinguisher, an oil-drainage nitrogen-filling device and a water mist fire extinguishing device. According to equipment in each sub region and the combustion characteristic of combustibles of the sub region, the sub-regional protection type substation fire fighting monitoring and early-warning and fire fighting system selects corresponding detection devices and corresponding fire fighting devices for combined distribution, carries out targeted fire detection, early warning and fire fighting arrangement, and comprehensively improves the prevention and fire fighting capability of substations to fire.

A fire extinguisher has a combination alarm system attached thereto or in contact therewith. The alarm is energized when a fire extinguisher is removed from any one location which sends a signal to a remote monitor to indicate such a removal. the alarm system also includes a signal which is generated when a fire extinguisher is used to douse a fire. The signal is generated when the trigger of the fire extinguisher is activated to expel the fire fighting fluid from the extinguisher. This signal is sent to the proper authority by way an RF transmitter.