Method for Providing Simulated Smoke and a Smoke Generator Apparatus Therefor
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsAndrew D. Rauschenberg, Steven M. Barton, John D. Miller
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Abstract
An apparatus is provided for providing simulated smoke. The apparatus comprises a reservoir including a reservoir port, and a bladder disposed in the reservoir. The bladder can be deflated to cause a fluid substance to flow through the reservoir port into the reservoir to fill the reservoir with the fluid substance to generate smoke. The bladder can be inflated to cause smoke to flow out of the reservoir through the reservoir port to provide simulated smoke.
Claims20
A method for providing simulated smoke, the method comprising:
- filling a reservoir with smoke of a predetermined density;
- and
- releasing smoke of the predetermined density from the reservoir at a rate such that the density of the released smoke is relatively consistent.
A method for providing simulated smoke, the method comprising:
- deflating a bladder to fill a reservoir with a substance to generate smoke of a predetermined density;
- and
- inflating the bladder to release smoke of the predetermined density from the reservoir at a rate such that the density of the released smoke is relatively consistent.
An apparatus for providing simulated smoke, the apparatus comprising:
- a reservoir including a reservoir port;
- and
- a bladder disposed in the reservoir, wherein (i) the bladder can be deflated to cause a fluid substance to flow through the reservoir port into the reservoir to fill the reservoir with the fluid substance to generate smoke, and (ii) the bladder can be inflated to cause smoke to flow out of the reservoir through the reservoir port to provide simulated smoke.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.