Back to results
US 12,259,267 B2Granted
Self reporting fire suppressant tank configuration
AssigneeKidde-Fenwal, LLC
InventorsMarcin Piech, Cezary Jedryczka, Wojciech Szelag
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A fire suppressant module according to one example includes a suppressant tank having a body and a base, a counterweight scale disposed in the base, and a data module comprising at least one of a display configured to display a weight of the suppressant tank and processor and a transmitter configured to communicate the weight of the suppressant tank.
Claims19
A fire suppressant module comprising:
- a suppressant tank comprising a body and a base, wherein the base comprises a tank support plate contacting the suppressant tank and a ground plate spaced apart from the tank support plate;
- a counterweight scale disposed in the base, the counterweight scale includes a lever and a biasing member, wherein the counterweight scale is disposed between the tank support plate and the ground plate;
- a contact sensor disposed between the tank support plate and the ground plate wherein the biasing member is configured to continuously urge the lever towards the contact sensor, wherein the biasing member is further configured to place the lever into contact with the contact sensor when a weight of the suppressant tank falls below a predetermined amount;
- and
- a data module comprising at least one of a display configured to display the weight of the suppressant tank and processor and a transmitter configured to communicate the weight of the suppressant tank.
2 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.