Abstract
The invention relates to a pyrotechnic article (10), comprising at least one first receiving part (11) for a pyrotechnic effect (20) and at least one ignition means (40) connected to the pyrotechnic effect (20). Moreover, at least one auxiliary ignition system (30) is provided, which can be ignited by the ignition means (40), wherein an igniting flame (31) can be generated by the auxiliary ignition system (30), and the igniting flame (31) can, in particular, be directed substantially horizontally out of the pyrotechnic article (10), whereby at least one additional pyrotechnic article comprising a pyrotechnic effect can be ignited.
Claims
1. A pyrotechnic article, comprising: a jacket having at least one first receiving part for containing a first mixture of substances for generating a pyrotechnic effect; at least one ignition device mounted in the jacket for igniting the first mixture for generating the pyrotechnic effect; a volumetric body disposed in a second receiving part of the jacket and containing a second mixture of substances; wherein the volumetric body has an isolating element disposed in the second receiving part to direct an igniting flame horizontally out of the pyrotechnic article, with which an additional pyrotechnic effect generated by at least one additional pyrotechnic article is ignited, wherein the igniting flame is formed by an ignition of the second mixture of substances in the volumetric body.
2. The pyrotechnic article according to claim 1, wherein the isolating element is at least partially disposed between the volumetric body and the first mixture of substances.
3. The pyrotechnic article according to claim 2, wherein the ignition device protrudes at least partially from the first receiving part or from the jacket of the pyrotechnic article.
4. The pyrotechnic article according to claim 1, wherein the first mixture of substances and the volumetric body are pyrotechnically connected to one another by way of the ignition device.
5. The pyrotechnic article according to claim 1, wherein at least one positioning aid or a support aid are disposed on the jacket.
6. The pyrotechnic article according to claim 5, wherein at least the positioning aid or the support aid establishes a mechanical connection between the jacket and an additional pyrotechnic article.
7. The pyrotechnic article according to claim 5, wherein at least the positioning aid or the support aid are movably disposed on the first receiving part.
8. The pyrotechnic article according to claim 5, wherein at least the positioning aid or the support aid is brought at least into a closed position and into an open position, wherein at least the positioning aid or the support aid are disposed flush on the first receiving part in the closed position, and a mechanical connection to the additional pyrotechnic article is established in the open position.
9. The pyrotechnic article according to claim 5, wherein at least the positioning aid or the support aid are disposed in a folding manner on the jacket.
10. The pyrotechnic article according to claim 1, further comprising an isolating element having at least cellulose or gypsum or clay or quartz or metal or ceramic.
11. The pyrotechnic article according to claim 1, wherein a safety element is disposed on the volumetric body, whereby the igniting flame is suppressed from exiting.
12. The pyrotechnic article according to claim 1, further comprising a safety mechanism.
13. The pyrotechnic article according to claim 12, wherein the ignition device is pyrotechnically isolated or connected.
14. The pyrotechnic article according to claim 1, wherein the igniting flame has an angle of radiation relative to the horizontal in a range between 90 and 0.
15. The pyrotechnic article according to claim 1, wherein the igniting flame has an exit length in the range of 2 mm and 300 mm.
16. The pyrotechnic article according to a claim 1, wherein the igniting flame has a burn time in the range between 25 seconds and 60 seconds.
17. The pyrotechnic article according to claim 1, wherein the igniting flame is a bengal fire or a shellac fire or a flame surface or a pyrofluid.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS
(1) Further measures improving the invention will be apparent from the following description of several exemplary embodiments of the invention, which are schematically illustrated in the figures. All of the features and/or advantages that are apparent from the claims, the description or the drawings, including design details, arrangements in terms of space, and method steps, can be essential to the invention, both alone and in a wide variety of combinations. The drawings in each case show schematic illustrations:
(2) FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of the firework battery according to the invention comprising a pyrotechnic article and an additional pyrotechnic article according to the invention;
(3) FIG. 2 shows a first embodiment of the auxiliary ignition system according to the invention;
(4) FIG. 3 shows a second embodiment of the auxiliary ignition system according to the invention;
(5) FIG. 4 shows a third embodiment of the auxiliary ignition system according to the invention;
(6) FIG. 5 shows a fourth embodiment of the auxiliary ignition system according to the invention;
(7) FIG. 6 shows a fifth embodiment of the auxiliary ignition system according to the invention;
(8) FIG. 7 shows a further embodiment of a firework battery according to the invention;
(9) FIG. 8 shows a further embodiment of a firework battery according to the invention;
(10) FIG. 9 shows a further embodiment of a firework battery according to the invention;
(11) FIG. 10 shows a further embodiment of a firework battery according to the invention;
(12) FIG. 11 shows a further embodiment of a firework battery according to the invention; and
(13) FIG. 12 shows an embodiment of two pyrotechnic articles according to the invention.
DESCRIPTION OF SPECIFIC EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION
(14) Elements and features having identical technical functions and modes of operation are in each case denoted by identical reference numerals in FIGS. 1 to 12.
(15) FIG. 1 schematically shows a firework battery 100 according to the invention, comprising a pyrotechnic article 10 according to the invention, which here, by way of example, comprises at least one first receiving part 11 for a pyrotechnic effect 20 and at least one ignition means 40 connected to the pyrotechnic effect 20. The pyrotechnic effect 20 may be comprised of a first mixture of substances 21. In FIG. 1, the ignition means 40 connects the auxiliary ignition system 30 to the pyrotechnic effect 20 and is directed out of the same through the receiving part 11 and the jacket 12, whereby it is accessible from the outside. The auxiliary ignition system 30 may be comprised of a second mixture of substances 22, for example, a chemical substance mixture. The auxiliary ignition system 30, which can be ignited by the ignition means 40, is disposed in the first receiving part 11 in FIG. 1, wherein the jacket 12 forms the outermost edge of the pyrotechnic article 10. The auxiliary ignition system 30 is disposed in the receiving part 13, also referred to herein as a second receiving part, wherein an isolating element 50, which isolates the auxiliary ignition system 30 from the pyrotechnic effect 20, is disposed on the one side of the auxiliary ignition system 30. Receiving part 13 thus defines a volumetric body 14 disposed therein, for containing the second mixture of substances 22 that form the auxiliary ignition system 30. The receiving part 13 surrounds the auxiliary ignition system 30 on the remaining surface areas of the auxiliary ignition system 30, so that the same is pyrotechnically connected to the pyrotechnic effect 20 only by way of the ignition means 40. The igniting flame 31, which is generated by the auxiliary ignition system 30, is directed substantially horizontally out of the pyrotechnic article 10, so that an additional pyrotechnic article 70 spaced apart from the first pyrotechnic article 10 and containing an additional pyrotechnic effect 72, can be ignited by the igniting flame 31. The additional pyrotechnic article 70 spaced apart from the first pyrotechnic article likewise comprises an ignition means 40, which is lit by the igniting flame 31. In FIG. 1, the pyrotechnic article 10 comprises a positioning aid 60 and a support aid 61 on the receiving part 11 of the pyrotechnic article 10. According to the invention, the positioning aid 60 and/or the support aid 61 can be disposed in a folding manner on the receiving part 11 or on the jacket 12 of the pyrotechnic article 10. In particular, the support aid 61 is preferably disposed in the vicinity of the surface area with which the pyrotechnic article 10 is set on the ground, so that the pyrotechnic article 10 can be supported on the ground by way of the support aid 61. In contrast, the positioning aid 60 can be disposed in any arbitrary location on the pyrotechnic article 10 and can also be disposed reversibly, such as by way of latching, screwing or bonding. A further function of the positioning aid 60 and/or of the support aid 61 results from the connecting means 63 according to the invention, which is disposed both on the positioning aid 60 and on the support aid 61. In this way, an at least mechanical connection can be established to at least one connecting means 63 disposed on additional pyrotechnic article 70. Accordingly, it is conceivable that further pyrotechnic articles are disposed on the side of the pyrotechnic article 10 on which the connecting means 63 is disposed, and are connected. This further increases the stability. In FIG. 1, the connecting means 63 is designed as a vertical slot 63 or notch 63 in the positioning aid 60 and the support aid 61. This slot 63 makes it possible, for example, for the positioning aid 60 and the slot 63 of the support aid 61 to be inserted into or nested inside one another.
(16) FIG. 2 schematically shows the auxiliary ignition system 30, which is disposed on a jacket 12. The auxiliary ignition system 30 in FIG. 2 comprises an isolating element 50 and a receiving part 13. Receiving part 13 defines a volumetric body 14 disposed therein, for containing the second mixture of substances 22 that form the auxiliary ignition system 30. The ignition means 40 is routed from the outside through the jacket 12 and the receiving part 13, as well as through the auxiliary ignition system 30, and exits again on another side of the receiving part 13 of the auxiliary ignition system 30. Accordingly, a connection is obtained between the ignition means 40 and the pyrotechnic effect 20 and first mixture of substances 21, both above and beneath the auxiliary ignition system 30. This has the advantage that, when the pyrotechnic effect 20 is combusted, the portion of the ignition means 40 that is disposed in the pyrotechnic effect 20 can be ignited in two locations. Accordingly, the ignition means 40 can be ignited by the pyrotechnic effect 20 beneath the auxiliary ignition system 30. Additionally, the option exists that the ignition means 40 can likewise be ignited by the pyrotechnic effect 20 above the auxiliary ignition system 30, when a pyrotechnic effect 20 burns down from the bottom to the top. This provides a kind of fall-back level, and in the event that the ignition means 40 is not ignited at a first contact point with the pyrotechnic effect 20, the ignition means 40 is ignited by the second contact with the pyrotechnic effect 20. The auxiliary ignition system 30 is disposed on the jacket 12 in such a way that the jacket 12 forms the outermost edge layer of the pyrotechnic article 10. Accordingly, it is conceivable that the auxiliary ignition system 30 is connected to the jacket 12 on a contact surface therewith. This may be a bonded, screw or detent joint, for example. The jacket 12 thus forms a protective layer for the auxiliary ignition system 30, whereby the same is at least partially protected against environmental conditions and/or applications of forces.
(17) FIG. 3 shows a pyrotechnic article 10 comprising a receiving part 11, wherein no pyrotechnic effect is present in the receiving part 11 in FIG. 3. This is conceivable, for example, when pyrotechnic effects are not disposed in every pyrotechnic article within a firework battery 100, but an auxiliary ignition system 30 for lighting further pyrotechnic articles and/or firework batteries is present. In FIG. 3, the auxiliary ignition system 30 is consequently disposed in the receiving part 11 behind a jacket 12 in such a way that the ignition means 40 penetrates the receiving part 13 for the auxiliary ignition system 30 in at least two locations of the receiving part 13. Furthermore, in FIG. 3 as well the auxiliary ignition system 30 comprises an isolating element 50, wherein the isolating element 50 is used, in particular, to direct the igniting flame of the auxiliary ignition system out of the receiving part 13 or out of the jacket 12. Furthermore, the safety element 62 is apparent in FIG. 3, which at least substantially suppresses the igniting flame from exiting. FIG. 3 likewise shows the horizontal axis of symmetry, wherein the angle of radiation is shown on the horizontal. The angle of radiation spans the region above and beneath the horizontal axis of symmetry in which the igniting flame preferably propagates. Accordingly, the angle of radiation can extend in a range above the horizontal between 0 and 90, and beneath the horizontal between 0 and 90.
(18) FIG. 4 shows the auxiliary ignition system 30, which is disposed directly on the jacket 12, so that no receiving part 11 for receiving the second receiving part 13 is required here. The auxiliary ignition system 30, together with the receiving part 13, is disposed directly on the jacket 12 and, according to the invention, includes a bonded, detent or screw joint, for example. Again, the ignition means 40 passes through on both the upper side and the lower side of the receiving part 13 of the auxiliary ignition system 30. The isolating element 50 according to the invention, which is situated on the side of the receiving part 13 for the auxiliary ignition system 30 located opposite the jacket 12 is also shown.
(19) FIG. 5 shows a further embodiment of the auxiliary ignition system 30, wherein the receiving part 13 of the auxiliary ignition system 30 is designed in the manner of a sleeve and, together with the jacket 12, forms the outermost edge of the pyrotechnic article 10. The ignition means 40 in FIG. 5 is located partially outside the pyrotechnic article 10 and, from there, is routed into the auxiliary ignition system 30, so that the auxiliary ignition system 30 can also be ignited from the outside by the ignition means 40. From the receiving part 13 for the auxiliary ignition means 30, the ignition means 40 is routed out of the second receiving part 13 and into the first receiving part 11. In this embodiment, the auxiliary ignition system 30 requires comparatively little installation space, whereby the same terminates the pyrotechnic article 10 directly with the jacket 12 and due to the sleeve-like shape has a relatively compact design.
(20) FIG. 6 shows a further embodiment of the auxiliary ignition system 30, wherein this is an ignition surface area 30, which is protected against environmental conditions by a jacket 12 in the form of a label. The ignition means 40 is disposed partially outside the jacket 12 and penetrates the jacket 12 in one location such that the ignition means 40 is routed along the surface area-shaped auxiliary ignition system 30 and, from there, is routed into the first receiving part 11. In this embodiment, the auxiliary ignition means 30 has the smallest installation space since the auxiliary ignition system 30, due to the surface area-shaped configuration, can be disposed without difficulty between the receiving part 11 and the jacket 12.
(21) FIG. 7 shows a firework battery 100 according to the invention, wherein the firework battery 100 comprises two brace elements 112 in the embodiment, which in the illustrated folded-out position hold the receiving parts 111 in the usage position. According to the invention, the brace elements 112 are connected to the one long side of the receiving parts 111 via a hinge part 114 and, in the transport position, can be folded about the hinge part 114, so that the surface area of the brace elements 112 rests against the one surface area of the long receiving part 111, whereby the firework battery 100 assumes the shape shown in FIG. 1 in the transport position. According to the invention, the brace elements 112 can have differing sizes and do not have to become seated against the entire long side of the receiving parts 111. The brace elements 112 shown in FIG. 7 provide extensive bracing action for the receiving parts 111 since they cover the majority of the support base 130 and thus are seated along almost the entire long side of the receiving parts 111.
(22) The brace elements 112 furthermore create a cover for the support base 130, allowing additional information and/or advertisement to be displayed on this defined surface area, and furthermore establishing a surface area which is protected against environmental conditions and on which further pyrotechnic articles 10 can be arranged. It is thus conceivable that the brace elements 112 are made of a material that is at least partially designed to be moisture-proof and/or moisture-inhibiting, whereby the stability of the brace elements 112 is not adversely impacted by moisture.
(23) FIG. 8 shows a further embodiment of the firework battery 100 according to the invention, in which a plurality of pyrotechnic articles 10 are arranged in the defined support base 130. In the illustrated usage position, the receiving parts 111 form a square support base 130, which forms sufficient space for further pyrotechnic charges 20. It is conceivable for further pyrotechnic articles 10 to be arranged on a carrier, which, in the usage position of the firework battery 100, is arranged between the receiving parts 111 on the support base 130, so that the number of pyrotechnic articles 10 is considerably increased, whereby the pyrotechnic effects of the firework battery 100 yield a greater variety in the display.
(24) By arranging the additional pyrotechnic articles 10 on a carrier in the support base 130, an effect comparable to that of the brace elements 112 is achieved. In this way, a displacement of the receiving parts 111 out of the usage position and into the transport position is prevented, whereby increased safety is ensured. Accordingly, numerous advantages result in the embodiment according to FIG. 8, which, in addition to increased safety, also result from a positive influence of the pyrotechnic effects or the number of the pyrotechnic effects.
(25) FIG. 9 illustrates a further embodiment of the firework battery 100 according to the invention formed by three receiving parts 111, in which a plurality of pyrotechnic articles 10 are arranged. In the illustrated transport position, the border 113 has the smallest possible circumference of the shown embodiment. An auxiliary ignition system 30 according to the invention, which allows a pyrotechnic article of a further firework battery to be ignited, is disposed on the outer receiving part 111. This only requires the further firework battery to be positioned, together with an ignition means or an auxiliary ignition system disposed on the further firework battery, in such a way that this can be lit by the igniting flame.
(26) FIG. 10 shows the further embodiment of the firework battery 100 according to the invention which is also shown in FIG. 9, wherein the extension elements 115 disposed between the receiving parts 111 are apparent in the shown first transport position. In the illustrated first usage position, the three receiving parts 111 are disposed spaced apart from one another in an accordion-like manner, so that the extension elements 115 have acute angles between the receiving parts 111. This considerably increases the defined support base 130 of the firework battery 100 compared to the transport position illustrated in FIG. 9. The border 113 is lengthened by the illustrated extension elements 115, so that the receiving parts 111 are connected by the extension elements 115, resulting in increased stability of the firework battery 100. In FIG. 10, each of the three receiving parts 111 comprises an auxiliary ignition system 30. The auxiliary ignition systems 30 of the central and rear receiving parts 111 are each disposed on the inside. In this way, it is possible for the igniting flame of the rear auxiliary ignition system 30 to light the pyrotechnic articles 10 of the central receiving part 111, wherein advantageously an auxiliary ignition system which is located opposite the auxiliary ignition system 30 of the rear receiving part (not shown in detail here) is disposed on the central receiving part 111. The illustrated auxiliary ignition system 30 of the central receiving part 111 is likewise disposed in such a way that a pyrotechnic article 10 of the front receiving part 111 can be lit by an igniting flame of the auxiliary ignition system 30. Analogously to FIG. 9, an auxiliary ignition system 30 according to the invention, which allows a pyrotechnic article of a further firework battery to be ignited, is disposed on the outer/front receiving part 111.
(27) FIG. 10 furthermore shows a fuse 140 having a fuse end 140.1, which is arranged on a receiving part 111 and used to light at least one pyrotechnic article 10.
(28) FIG. 11 shows a further embodiment of the firework battery 100 according to the invention in a second usage position, in which the defined support base 130 is the largest. Compared to the shape shown in FIG. 10, the extension elements 115 have a planar surface area, so that the support base 130 defined between the receiving parts 111 is the largest. In FIG. 11 as well, the receiving parts 111 are shown together with the auxiliary ignition system according to the invention, so that it is also possible to light the pyrotechnic articles 10 of the receiving parts 111 disposed parallel to one another in the second usage position.
(29) Depending on the length of the extension elements 115, the distance between the individual receiving parts 111 can be designed to be larger or smaller. However, the receiving parts 111 are always disposed parallel to and at a distance from one another. It is conceivable that both a rectangular and a trapezoidal arrangement of the firework battery 100 is made possible.
(30) FIG. 12 shows two pyrotechnic articles 10, each comprising a receiving part 11 and pyrotechnic effects 20 disposed therein. Positioning aids 60 are disposed on the jacket 12 of the receiving parts 11. The positioning aids 60 each comprise a connecting means 63, wherein two laterally disposed positioning aids 60 are in the open position in which the two connecting means 63 or positioning aids 60 are inserted into one another. The connecting means 63 on the positioning aid 60 is designed as a slot 63 for this purpose, so that these can be interconnected with one another. Two further positioning aids 60 are disposed on the wide side/transverse surface of the front pyrotechnic article 10, which are formed of the jacket 12 and have a perforation 64 and an opening aid 65, so that the positioning aids 60, together with the connecting means 63 disposed thereon, can be easily detached from the jacket. Accordingly, the positioning aids 60 shown in the foreground of FIG. 12 are shown in a closed position on the receiving part 11, wherein an ignition means 40 is disposed on the receiving part 11.
LIST OF REFERENCE NUMERALS
(31) 10 pyrotechnic article 11 first receiving part 12 jacket 13 second receiving part 20 pyrotechnic effect 30 auxiliary ignition system 31 igniting flame 40 ignition means 50 isolating element 60 positioning aid 61 support aid 62 safety element 63 connecting means 64 perforation 65 opening aid 100 firework battery 111 receiving part of 100 112 brace element of 100 113 border of 100 114 hinge part of 100 115 extension element of 100 130 support base of 100 140 fuse of 100 140.1 fuse end
