Multi TFI with fluid sprinklers

Abstract

A fire extinguisher apparatus that consists on a loading lever network that gets built in the transport equipment allowing manipulation of the device that is directly introduced to the fire to compress it and by this, stopping the combustion process. Simultaneously, the said extinguishing apparatus will inject a series of substances over the flames, drastically reducing temperature of the fire zone, avoiding reignition when the device collapses on the different interventions these have.

The Main Lever of such network is originally built in to the transport equipment and one end will branch different tips which will form a net of smaller lever which will hang the TFI device. A tension cable will go across the upper part of the Main lever to bring more resistance and provide much more strength by preventing arcing of the lever when handling very heavy loads. A pipeline network that extends and is supported over and through the lever network, transports the cooling substances from the fluid deposits until the injecting sprinklers are arranged in the upper part of the attack devices.

Claims

1. A fire extinguisher apparatus that comprises a network of metallic pipes of different diameters and sizes that can be easily assembled one inside the other locked through metallic pins and together form a main lever which supports a second set of smaller pipes designed to carry the firefighting devices. The said main lever is previously inserted in an embedding element installed onto the load handler device thus forming an easily assembled joint between the lever and the load handler device. A tension cable is installed and attached between the edges on the upper part of the said main lever to provide much more strength by preventing arcing of the lever when handling very heavy loads.

2. A fire extinguisher apparatus as described on claim 1 holds an additional network of fluid pipes used to transport substances from containers located in the load handler device to the compressing and combustion stopper devices which inject the said substances internally and externally to help extinguish the fire and to cool down the area in order to prevent the fire from reigniting thus forming a complete firefighting system.

Description

DRAWINGS_Figures

[0022] FIG. 1 Side view of the TFI set carried by handling equipment

[0023] FIG. 2 Front view of the TFI set

[0024] FIG. 3 Side view of TFI with activated fluid sprinklers

[0025] FIG. 4 Top view of the TFI set before attacking the fire zone

[0026] FIG. 5 Top view of the TFI set attacking the fire zone with activated fluid sprinklers

[0027] FIG. 6 Interior view of TFI with activated fluid sprinklers and CO2 (A-A′)

[0028] FIG. 7 Exploiting view of Detachable Load Set.

[0029] FIG. 8 The Detachable Load Set with the TFI Injectors.

[0030] FIG. 9 Front view of the Universal Adapter

DRAWINGS_REFERENCE NUMERALS

[0031] 101 Handling Equipment [0032] 102 Carriage [0033] 103 Universal Adapter [0034] 104 Detachable Main Lever [0035] 104-A Secondary Detachable Main Lever [0036] 105 Multi Load Handler [0037] 106 Detachable Secondary Lever [0038] 107 Sustaining Hook [0039] 108 Tension Cable [0040] 109 Mechanical Pin [0041] 110 TFI 1 [0042] 111 TFI 2 [0043] 112 TFI 3 [0044] 113 Fluid Pump [0045] 114 Fluid Reservoir [0046] 115 Fluid Pipe [0047] 115-A A Secondary Metallic Fluid Pipe [0048] 116 Flexible Fluid Pipe [0049] 117 Sprinklers Metallic Ring [0050] 118 Fluid [0051] 119 CO2 Reservoir [0052] 120 Pressure Regulator [0053] 121 Electro-Valve [0054] 122 Metallic CO2 Pipe [0055] 123 Flexible CO2 Pipe [0056] 124 CO2 [0057] 125 Fire [0058] 126 Ground [0059] 127 Bridge [0060] 128 Carriage Guide [0061] 129 Whole [0062] 130 Eye [0063] 131 Universal Adapter Charge [0064] 132 Distributor [0065] 133 Flexible Fluid Pipe Entrance [0066] 134 Flexible Fluid Pipe Discharge [0067] 135 Flexible CO2 Pipe Discharge

DETAILED DESCRIPTION—FIG. 1 THROUGH FIG. 9—PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

[0068] The preferred embodiment of the “Multi TFI with fluid sprinklers is composed of 4 main modules:

[0069] The first module will be the manipulation and loading. These equipment will be used for the terrestrial operations and will be able to transport the whole system in the areas to fight the fire. FIG. 1 and FIG. 8.

[0070] It will basically consist of the Handling Equipment (101) and the Carriage (102), which is the holding element located at the front of the machine and where the Universal Adapter (103) is mounted.

[0071] The second module is the Loading System FIG. 7, FIG. 8 and FIG. 9. It is composed of the Universal Adapter (103) which will be supported by the Carriage Guides (128) which will be hinged and fastened to the carriage (102) FIG. 7 and FIG. 9.

[0072] Likewise by the Detachable Main Lever (104) and the Secondary Detachable Main Lever (104-A) and will be formed by two or more tubular elements that will be arranged one inside of another and will be fixed between them by means of a Mechanical Pin (109).

[0073] The said Detachable Main Lever (104) will be mounted and levered to Universal Adapter Chargers (131), welded to the Universal Adapter (103) FIG. 7, FIG. 8 and FIG. 9

[0074] The Detachable Main Lever (104), the Universal Adapter Charger (131) and one end of the Tension Cable (108) will be secured by the Mechanical Pin (109) through the eye of the cable (130), the hole (129) and the Detachable Main Lever element (104) FIG. 8 and FIG. 9

[0075] At the other end of the Detachable Main Lever (104) will be installed the Secondary Detachable Main Lever (104-A) from which the second end of the Tension Cable (108) will be installed. Likewise, the Sustaining Hook (107), the Multi Load Handler (105) will be fixed by the Mechanical Pin (109) through the eye (130) of the Sustaining Hook (107) and the Multi Load Handler (105) through the hole (129) FIG. 8.

[0076] The Detachable Secondary Lever (106) will be loaded by the Multi Load Handler (105) and will be attached to it by Mechanical Pin (109) FIG. 8. At the ends of the Detachable Secondary Lever (106) and the Sustaining Hooks (107) will be attached and fixed by the Mechanical Pin (109), of which the TFIs (110), (111) and (112) will be suspended and secured by Mechanical Pin (109) FIG. 8.

[0077] The third module is the “Toxic Fume Injectors (110), (111) and (112) system. U.S. Pat. No. 9,174,074 B2. It is composed of a set of Toxic Fume Injector (110), (111) and (112). FIG. 2, FIG. 4, and FIG. 5.

[0078] They are suspended from the Sustaining Hook (107) which are placed at one end of the Detachable Secondary Lever (106) and held by the Mechanical Pin (109) FIG. 2, FIG. 4, FIG. 5, FIG. 7 and FIG. 8.

[0079] Also, this set of TFI Toxic Fume Injectors (110), (111) and (112) have soldered on the outer perimeter of the upper cover, the Sprinklers metal rings (117) FIG. 2. In addition, the upper caps of the Injectors include a Secondary Metallic Fluid Pipe (115-A) that connects to the Metal Sprinkler Ring (117) and the Flexible Fluid Pipe (116) FIG. 3

[0080] In addition, this set of TFI Toxic Fume Injectors (110), (111) and (112) in the top metallic lid, contains the Flexible Fluid Pipes (133) FIG. 2, FIG. 3, FIG. 4 and FIG. 5.

[0081] In addition, this set of TFI Toxic Fume Injector devices (110), (111) and (112) have in their upper internal part the discharges of the Flexible Fluid Pipes (134) from which the Fluids (118) are discharged FIG. 6, And also the discharges of the Flexible CO2 Pipes (135) from which the CO2 (124) will be discharged, FIG. 6.

[0082] The fourth module is the reservoirs and distribution network of fluids and substances.

[0083] It is composed of the Fluid Reservoir (114) connected to the Fluid Pump (113) which in turn is connected to the Metal Pipe (115) which is located and is disposed on the top of the Main Lever Detachable (104) and the Secondary Detachable Main Lever (104-A) and which rests on the bridges (127) FIG. 8.

[0084] Also one end of the Metal Pipe (115) will be connected to the Distributor (132), from which the Flexible Fluid Pipes (116) will be connected, at the ends of which are installed the Flexible Fluid Pipes (133), where the discharges of the Flexible Fluid Pipes (134) will connect, from where the Fluids (118) will be fired into the devices FIG. 6.

[0085] In addition to one side of the Flexible Fluid Pipes (133), the Secondary Metal Fluid Pipes (115-A) are connected from which the Metallic Ring Sprinklers (117) are connected, located on the upper caps of TFI devices (110), (111) and (112) and from which the fluids (118) are discharged. FIG. 2, FIG. 3, FIG. 5, FIG. 6 and FIG. 8.

[0086] In addition, the CO2 Reservoir (119) is mounted on the bottom of the Universal Adapter (103) FIG. 1 and FIG. 8.

[0087] The above-mentioned CO2 Reservoir (119) will immediately connect to a pressure regulator (120) and then an electro valve (121), from which the Metallic CO2 Pipe (122) is connected, from which the Flexible CO2 Pipe will be branched and connected (123) and these will in turn be connected to the discharges of the Flexible CO2 Pipes (135) from which CO2 (124) will be injected into the TFI (110), (111) and (112) FIG. 6.

Operation—FIG. 1 Through FIG. 9

[0088] “The Multi TFI with Fluid Sprinklers” will work extinguishing the fire combining a procedure and two basic actions:

Procedure:

[0089] The detachable load set (103), (131), (104), (104-A), (105), (106), (107), (108), FIG. 7 and FIG. 9.

[0090] This element is designed to be assembled and disarmed in a simple way and by one or two people without using a single tool, using only a few small pins (109) FIG. 7. It is designed in several pieces to be easily manageable and once armed is able to withstand and handle large loads. The first part that is installed is the Universal Adapter (103) sliding it into the Carriage guides (128) that are installed in the Carriage (102), which is arranged in the Handling Equipment (101) FIG. 1 and FIG. 9

[0091] The Detachable Main Lever (104) is then installed, inserting it through the Universal Adapter Holder (131) soldered to the Universal Adapter (103) FIG. 9. Once the Detachable Main Lever (104) is installed, it will form an extraordinary lever with the Universal Adapter (103) FIG. 8. With it, we can load and manipulate heavy weight.

[0092] Then the Secondary Detachable Main Lever (104-A) is inserted into the Detachable Main Lever (104) and fixed by a Mechanical Pin (109) to lengthen the loading system FIG. 1, FIG. 8. Then, one end of the Tension Cable (108) will be installed on top of one end of the Main Lever Detachable (104) and secured by inserting the Mechanical Pin (109), through the eye (130) of the Tension Cable Eye (108), Through the Universal Adapter Charger (131) and the Hole (129) of the Detachable Main Lever (104) FIG. 7, FIG. 8, FIG. 9.

[0093] To complete the assembly of the Detachable Load Lever, consisting of the Universal Adapter (103), the Detachable Main Lever (104) and the Secondary Detachable Main Lever (104-A), from which the Multi Load Handler (105) is hold, held by the Sustaining Hook (107) and fixed by the Mechanical Pin (109). The second end of the Tension Cable (108) will then be installed on the top of the Multi Load Handler (105), and this will be fixed by a Mechanical Pin (109), which will pass through the Eye (130) of the Tension Cable (108) and the hole (129) of Sustaining Hook (107) FIG. 7 and FIG. 8.

[0094] The Detachable Secondary Lever (106) is then inserted into the tips of the Multi Load Handler (105) and fixed by Mechanical Pin (109). Then the Sustaining Hook (107) will be installed on the ends of the Detachable Secondary Lever (106) and fixed by the Mechanical Pin (109). FIG. 7 and FIG. 8.

[0095] This completes the procedure for setting the Detachable Load Set.

[0096] Once the mentioned Detachable Load Set is armed, the TFI Toxic Fume Injectors (110), (111) and (112) will be hung at the ends of the Secondary Detachable Lever (106) and supported by the Sustaining Hook (107) and fixed by The Mechanical Pin (109) FIG. 1 and FIG. 8.

[0097] The Metallic Fluid Pipe (115) will be connected to the top of the Detachable Main Lever (104) and the Secondary Detachable Main Lever (104-A) and supported on the bridges (127). These Metallic Fluid Pipes (115) will be connected to the Fluid Pump (113) that is connected to the Fluid Reservoir (114). Subsequently, it will be connected to the distributor (132) located at one end of the Metallic Fluid Pipe (115) FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 and from where the Flexible Fluid Pipe (116) will be connected from where the Secondary Metal Fluid Pipe (115-A), which connects the Metallic Ring Sprinklers (117) FIG. 2 and FIG. 3.

[0098] In addition to the Flexible Fluid Pipes (116), the Flexible Fluid (133) inputs will be connected, from which the Flexible Fluid Pipe (134) will be connected through which the Fluids (118) will be expelled into the devices and on the flames (125) FIG. 6.

[0099] In the same way, the CO2 Reservoir (119) will be installed in the lower part of the Universal Adapter (103) FIG. 1 and FIG. 8, from which the Pressure Regulator (120) will be connected and the Electro-Valve (121), from which the Metallic CO2 Pipe (122) which will be connected to the Flexible C02 Pipe (123) will be connected and will discharge the CO2 (124) into the devices by means of the discharges of the Flexible CO2 Pipes (135) FIG. 6. Once the Detachable Load Set is installed with the TFI Toxic Fume Injectors (110), (111) and (112), and the hose system for fluid injection is installed, the extinguishing apparatus is ready to exert the first and second action of the invention.

First Action

[0100] Handling Equipment (101) will transport and move the Detachable Load Set, armed with Injectors (110), (111) and (112), FIG. 1 and FIG. 8, through the different areas of fire to be attacked.

[0101] By carrying the aforementioned device, the Handling Equipment (101) may be moved to the fire area FIG. 1 and FIG. 4. And by rotating the Carriage (102) upwardly and downwardly it is possible to move the lever formed by the Detachable Main Lever (104) and the Secondary Detachable Main Lever (104-A) from which the Multi Load Handler (105) is engaged and This in turn forms a small network of levers with the Detachable Secondary Lever (106), of which the TFI “Toxic Fume Injectors” (110), (111) and (112) hang, supported by the Sustaining Hook (107) FIG. 1, FIG. 2, FIG. 4, FIG. 5, FIG. 8.

[0102] With this, Handling Equipment (101) can introduce the TFI “Toxic Fume Injectors” (110), (111) and (112) directly into the fire and will be able to compress it with the intention of stopping the combustion process FIG. 5.

[0103] After a few seconds all the fire trapped under the tarps of the mentioned Injectors is very reduced or extinct, but although this happens the temperature and heat that remains inside and outside of the TFI devices are still very high, and it happens that at Lift the Injectors to continue the attacks, the fire tends to restart in some occasions and is why a second action will be exerted to avoid re-ignition of the fire.

Second Action

[0104] As mentioned above even if the fire has already been reduced or extinct, the heat as well as the temperatures inside and outside the devices remain very high, so when lifting TFI devices from the attacked area, heat transfer From the exterior to the interior, as well as from the interior to the exterior flows automatically, forming a thermal transfer bridge and this is the reason why in some occasions the fire ignition happens.

[0105] In order to avoid this physical chemical phenomenon, a second action will be implemented in the final fire extinction process. This consists of the injection of fluids and substances on the area that is covered with the TFI devices, as well as the perimeter thereof

[0106] Therefore, when compressing the fire by depositing the TFI injectors mentioned above on the latter, they will compress the flames and stop the combustion process, so that the fire is reduced to a minimum or eliminated, after a few seconds the operator of the Handling Equipment (101), will activate a switch that will turn on the Fluid Pump (113) and begin to extract fluids and substances contained in the Fluid Reservoir (114) and transport them through the pipe network, formed by the Metallic Fluid Pipe (115) The distributor (132), the Flexible Fluid Pipe (116), the Secondary Metallic Fluid Pipe (115-A), the Metallic Ring Sprinklers (117) that trigger the fluids (118) to the outside of the TFI FIG. 2, FIG. 3, FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, these same fluids will travel to the inflow of the Flexible Fluid Pipes (133) and finally to the discharges of the Flexible Fluid Pipes (134), which will discharge the Fluids (118) To the inside of the devices TFI FIG. 6.

[0107] Almost simultaneously the Handling Equipment operator (101) will activate a second switch that activates the Electro-Valve (121), which will allow extracting a certain amount of CO2, contained in the CO2 Reservoir (119) and regulating the pressure required with The pressure Regulator (120). This pressure will be determined by the type and size of the fire to be extinguished. The aforementioned CO2 will be transported to the interiors of the TFI devices (110), (111) and (112) through the network of pipes formed by the Metallic CO2 Pipe (122) the Flexible CO2 Pipe (123), up to arrive at the discharges of the Flexible CO2 Pipe (135) by which the CO2 (124) will be expelled into the TFI devices, FIG. 6, this to avoid the activity of any small flame that would remain active inside said devices.

[0108] After a few seconds the operator will close both switches, deactivating both injection systems, so that the quantities of fluids and substances discharged on the fire will be really small and will not require large quantities of the fluids mentioned above, since those that control, reduce and eliminate the fire are TFI Injectors, so the injection of fluids only serves to cool the areas of fire attacked and break with the heat transfer bridges when lifting TFI injectors from the fire, to continue with the next area to attack.