Sprinkler bulb
AssigneeMarioff Corporation Oy
InventorNazar Krutskevych
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Abstract
A sprinkler bulb 100 for a fire suppression system and a method of activating the sprinkler bulb 100. The sprinkler bulb includes a sealed frangible housing 110; a circuit device 120 within the housing 110, wherein the circuit device 120 comprises an ultraviolet light source 125; and a photosensitive fluid 130 within the housing that in use undergoes a chemical reaction when exposed to ultraviolet light from the light source 125.
Claims13
A sprinkler bulb for a fire suppression system, comprising:
- a sealed frangible housing (110);
- a circuit device (120) within the housing (110), wherein the circuit device (120) comprises an ultraviolet light source (125);
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- a photosensitive fluid (130) within the housing that in use undergoes a chemical reaction when exposed to ultraviolet light from the light source (125).
A method of activating a fire suppression system comprising a sprinkler bulb (100) comprising a sealed frangible housing (110) containing a photosensitive fluid (130), the method comprising:
- illuminating the photosensitive fluid (130) with ultraviolet light to cause it to undergo a chemical reaction and thereby break the housing (110).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.