Fire Equipment Housing with Segmented Removable Compartments
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current fire equipment configurations, which combine a fire extinguisher and a fire blanket in a housing assembly, are inconvenient for mobility and accessibility, particularly when mounted to a vertical surface, limiting their effective use in emergency situations, especially near flammable liquids or open fires.
Innovation Solution
A housing assembly design that allows the fire extinguisher and fire blanket to be removably housed separately, with the fire extinguisher's trigger mechanism and fire blanket's grips positioned to facilitate easy removal and use, enabling the equipment to be mounted on a wall or placed on the floor for enhanced mobility and accessibility.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If the fire equipment is fixed-mounted to a vertical surface, then the housing is stable and securely positioned, but the equipment becomes difficult or inconvenient to move from one place to another
Solution Approach 1:
The housing assembly incorporates a removable mounting bracket that allows the fire equipment to transition between a fixed-mounted stable state and a movable portable state. The bracket can be detached to enable relocation while maintaining secure attachment when mounted, thus providing dynamic adaptability between stability and mobility requirements
2Volume of moving object
If the housing provides access to the fire blanket from the bottom or sides, then the housing structure is compact, but the accessibility of the fire blanket is limited by placement location
Solution Approach 1:
The housing assembly provides access to the fire blanket from the top dimension through a removable cover, in addition to side access. This multi-dimensional access approach allows users to retrieve the fire blanket from above when placed on surfaces like tables or shelves, while maintaining compact housing volume, thus resolving the contradiction between compactness and accessibility
3Device complexity
If the fire extinguisher and fire blanket are housed together in the same housing, then the equipment is integrated and space-efficient, but the fire extinguisher cannot be easily removed when the fire blanket needs to stay in place
Solution Approach 1:
The housing assembly is segmented into separate compartments: an outer housing containing the fire blanket, and an inner removable housing containing the fire extinguisher. This segmentation allows the fire extinguisher to be selectively removed while the fire blanket remains in place, while maintaining integrated storage when both are needed together, thus resolving the contradiction between integration and selective removal ease
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AI summary
The present invention relates to equipment for fire fighting and fire prevention. The invented fire equipment comprises a fire blanket (220), a fire extinguisher (101) and a housing assembly for housing the fire blanket (220) and the fire extinguisher (101). The housing assembly enables the fire blanket (220) and the fire extinguisher (101) to be easily and quickly accessible and removable.