Systems and methods of sprinkler deflector deployment
AssigneeTyco Fire Products LP
InventorJeremy Cogswell
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Abstract
A sprinkler includes a connector, a body, at least one pin, and a deflector. The connector extends between an inlet end and an outlet end. The body includes a pin wall extending from the outlet end of the connector. The pin wall defines at least one pin receiver. The body wall extends from the pin wall. The pin wall and the body wall define a chamber. The at least one pin is fixed with the at least one pin receiver. The deflector is coupled with the at least one pin to move within the chamber along the at least one pin responsive to a trigger condition from an undeployed state to a deployed state.
Claims17
A sprinkler, comprising:
- a connector extending between an inlet end and an outlet end;
- a body comprising:
- a pin wall integral with and extending from the outlet end of the connector, the pin wall defining at least one pin receiver;
- and
- a body wall extending from the pin wall, the pin wall and the body wall define a chamber;
- at least one pin comprising a first pin end fixed with the at least one pin receiver and a second pin end opposite the first pin end, the second pin end having a greater diameter than the first pin end;
- and
- a deflector coupled with the at least one pin to move within the chamber along the at least one pin responsive to a trigger condition from an undeployed state to a deployed state.
A sprinkler system, comprising:
- one or more pipes coupled with a fluid supply;
- and
- a sprinkler, comprising:
- a connector extending between an inlet end and an outlet end;
- a pin wall integral with and extending from the outlet end of the connector, the pin wall defining at least one pin receiver;
- at least one pin comprising a first pin end fixed with the at least one pin receiver and a second pin end opposite the first pin end, the second pin end having a greater diameter than the first pin end;
- and
- a deflector coupled with the at least one pin to move along the at least one pin responsive to a trigger condition from an undeployed state to a deployed state.
A sprinkler, comprising:
- a connector extending between an inlet end and an outlet end;
- a body comprising:
- a pin wall integral with and extending from the outlet end of the connector, the pin wall defining at least one pin receiver;
- and
- a body wall extending from the pin wall, the pin wall and the body wall define a chamber;
- at least one pin fixed with the at least one pin receiver;
- and
- a deflector comprising an aperture in which the at least one pin is disposed to allow the deflector move within the chamber along the at least one pin responsive to a trigger condition from an undeployed state to a deployed state.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.