Smart Fire-Extinguishing Device with Sensor-Triggered Agent Deployment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional firefighting methods using shovels or pickaxes are inefficient and labor-intensive, leading to delayed firefighting and poor fire extinguishing efficiency.
Innovation Solution
A smart fire extinguishing device and system that automatically detects fires using temperature, flame, and smoke sensors, and spurts a fire extinguishing agent through a chemical storage unit and fuse unit, with adjustable spurt holes and nozzles for directional control.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If conventional firefighting methods using shovels or pickaxes are employed, then firefighting work can be performed with simple equipment, but fire extinguishing efficiency is very poor and firefighting is delayed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical firefighting tools (shovels, pickaxes) with an automated fire extinguishing device that uses sensors to detect fire conditions and automatically dispenses extinguishing agent. This substitution eliminates the need for manual labor and significantly improves response speed and extinguishing efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The fire extinguishing device is designed to autonomously detect fire conditions through sensors and automatically activate the extinguishing mechanism without human intervention. The system serves itself by monitoring its own operational environment and taking corrective action when fire is detected, eliminating delays associated with manual deployment.
2Reliability
If a large amount of manpower is put in the site for fire extinguishing work, then fire can be suppressed, but it consumes a lot of manpower and time
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces human manpower with an automated mechanical system that can continuously monitor and respond to fire conditions. The device eliminates the need for multiple firefighters to manually apply extinguishing agents, thereby reducing manpower consumption while maintaining reliable fire suppression capability through automated operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The fire extinguishing device acts as an intermediary between fire detection and fire suppression. Instead of requiring direct human intervention at the fire scene, the automated system mediates the response by automatically deploying extinguishing agents when sensors detect fire conditions, thereby reducing the need for manpower while ensuring reliable suppression.
3Measurement precision
If multiple sensors and control units are added to improve fire detection accuracy, then detection precision improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple sensing functions (temperature detection, flame detection, smoke detection) into a single integrated fire detection device. By merging these sensors and control units into one cohesive system rather than separate devices, the patent improves fire detection accuracy while minimizing the increase in device complexity through unified design and centralized control.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The system enables rapid and efficient fire extinguishing by automatically deploying the fire extinguishing agent, improving decision-making with visualized fire outbreak area images, and predicting fire spread to reduce damage.
Implementation Method 1
a fire detection unit for detecting at least one among temperature, flame, and smoke
Implementation Method 2
a fire detection unit for detecting at least one among temperature, flame, and smoke
Implementation Method 3
a fire detection unit for detecting at least one among temperature, flame, and smoke
Implementation Method 4
a fuse unit exhibiting an explosive force so that the fire extinguishing agent filled in the chemical storage unit may be spurted to the outside
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention relates to: a smart fire-extinguishing device for automatically performing a fire-extinguishing operation by detecting the outbreak of a fire; and a smart fire-extinguishing system including same, and provides a smart fire-extinguishing device comprising: a chemical storage part in which fire-extinguishing chemicals are filled; a fuse part for exhibiting explosive force so that the fire-extinguishing chemicals of the chemical storage part are jetted to the outside; and a fire detection part, which detects at least one from among temperature, flames and smoke, compares a detection result with a pre-set fire outbreak reference value so as to determine whether a fire breaks out, and operates the fuse part according to a determination result so as to jet out the fire-extinguishing chemicals.