Fire extinguishing system
OwnerJoshua Matthew Robinson, William Robert Johnson +1inventors
InventorsJoshua Matthew Robinson, William Robert Johnson, Lincoln Robert Hennell
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Abstract
A fire extinguishing system is provided, which includes: a housing having an opening; a movable door coupled to the housing to cover the opening; a hopper configured to store a fire extinguishing agent, the hopper having a hopper outlet; a movable gate coupled to the hopper to cover the hopper outlet; an expeller coupled to the hopper, the expeller having an expeller outlet; a fan coupled to the expeller; and a controller, the controller configured to activate a fire extinguishing sequence. The fire extinguishing sequence includes: moving the door to uncover the opening; moving the gate to uncover the hopper outlet; and activating the fan.
Claims19
A fire extinguishing system comprising:
- a housing;
- a hopper provided within the housing, the hopper configured to hold a fire extinguishing agent therein;
- an expeller positioned within the housing and below the hopper, the expeller configured to receive the fire extinguishing agent from the hopper and discharge the fire extinguishing agent through an outlet in the expeller;
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- a fan assembly coupled to the expeller and configured to blow the fire extinguishing agent through the outlet in the expeller.
A fire extinguishing system comprising:
- a housing having an opening in a sidewall;
- a movable door coupled to the housing to cover the opening;
- a hopper configured to store a fire extinguishing agent, the hopper having a hopper outlet;
- a movable gate coupled to the hopper to cover the hopper outlet;
- an expeller coupled to the hopper, the expeller having an expeller outlet;
- a fan coupled to the expeller;
- and
- a controller, the controller configured to activate a fire extinguishing sequence,
- wherein the fire extinguishing sequence includes:
- moving the door to uncover the opening;
- moving the gate to uncover the hopper outlet;
- and
- activating the fan.
A fire extinguishing system comprising:
- a fan assembly;
- an expeller having a first end coupled to the fan assembly and an outlet positioned at a second end, the second end being opposite the fan assembly;
- a hopper configured to store a fire extinguishing agent, the hopper fluidly connected to the expeller;
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- a housing, the housing having an opening that corresponds with the outlet of the expeller.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.