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US 2016/0008642 A1Published application
Sprinkler comprising a member held by a fusible member and ejection means acting in a pulling sense on the member
AssigneeVactec
InventorMaurice Kadoche
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Abstract
A sprinkler includes: a fixing connector, which allows the sprinkler to be connected to pipework and has a nozzle; a fusible member; a shutoff member for shutting off the nozzle, held in shutoff position by the fusible member; and an ejecting element for ejecting the shutoff member. The ejecting element is mounted outside the duct and acts in a pulling sense on the shutoff member.
Claims9
A sprinkler for vacuum network, comprising:
- a fixing connector, which allows the sprinkler to be connected to pipework and has a nozzle;
- a fusible member;
- a shutoff member for shutting off the nozzle, held in shutoff position by the fusible member;
- an ejecting element configured to eject the shutoff member, wherein the ejecting element is mounted outside the nozzle, acts in a pulling sense on the shutoff member, and comprises at least one torsion spring having a winding from which extend two limbs, of which one limb cooperates with the shutoff member;
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- a retainer, which retains the other limb, the other limb comprising a proximal portion, at the output of the winding, and a terminal portion, with the two portions forming an elbow.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.