Ullage pressure-driven valve for fire suppression
AssigneeKidde Technologies, Inc.
InventorsMatthew Allen Newcomer, John Wright Porterfield, Jr., David William Frasure
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Abstract
A fire suppression system includes a feed port and a channel to couple the feed port to an actuation chamber. A solenoid valve controllably blocks a connection between the feed port and the channel. Pressure from the feed port builds up in the actuation chamber based on the solenoid valve unblocking the connection. A piston is in communication with the actuation chamber. The system also includes an inlet port closed off by a disc. The piston travels through the inlet port and burst the disc based on the pressure in the actuation chamber. An outlet port is coupled to the inlet port.
Claims8
A method of assembling a fire suppression system, the method comprising:
- forming a feed port;
- arranging a channel to couple the feed port to an actuation chamber;
- configuring a solenoid valve to controllably block a connection between the feed port and the channel, wherein pressure from the feed port builds up in the actuation chamber based on the solenoid valve unblocking the connection;
- arranging a piston in communication with the actuation chamber;
- disposing a disc to close off an inlet port, wherein the piston is configured to travel through the inlet port and burst the disc based on the pressure in the actuation chamber;
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- coupling an outlet port to the inlet port;
- pressurizing a container containing a volume of fire suppressant agent and ullage absent the fire suppressant agent, the container in flow communication with the feed port and the inlet port,
- wherein the piston is configured to be driven toward the container to initially burst the disc via pressure of the ullage on the piston when the solenoid valve unblocks the connection.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.