Methods and systems for retrofitting an industry standard valve
AssigneeRed Weather Systems Inc.
InventorTrent Farrer
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Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for a fire device. In one example, a method for control of a fire device includes receiving a wireless input selecting a first mode, actuating a two-stage valve included in the fire device to open to a second stage, via a first control signal, to flow gas through a main gas channel, actuating a variable valve positioned on the main gas channel downstream of the two-stage valve to open to a first position, via the first control signal, to flow gas through the main gas channel, and receiving a second wireless input to adjust the variable valve responsive to an audio input.
Claims20
A method for control of a fire device, comprising:
- receiving a wireless input selecting a first mode;
- actuating a two-stage valve included in the fire device to open to a second stage, via a first control signal, to flow gas through a main gas channel;
- actuating a variable valve positioned on the main gas channel downstream of the two-stage valve to open to a first position, via the first control signal, to flow fuel through the main gas channel;
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- receiving a second wireless input to adjust the variable valve responsive to an audio input.
A fire device, comprising:
- a main gas channel;
- a pilot gas channel;
- a two-stage valve positioned on a first end of the main gas channel, the two-stage valve configured to adjust an amount of fuel flowed through the main gas channel and the pilot gas channel;
- a variable valve positioned on a second end of the main gas channel, opposite the first end, the variable valve configured to adjust an amount of fuel flowing out of the second end of the main gas channel based on a first control signal in a first mode and based on an audio input in an audio mode;
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- a controller with instructions stored in non-transitory memory executable to:
- in the first mode, provide the first control signal to actuate the two-stage valve to a second stage and actuate the variable valve to a first position;
- and
- in the audio mode, provide an audio control signal to adjust a position of the variable valve based on the audio input.
A fire device, comprising:
- a bracket;
- a main gas channel and a pilot gas channel;
- a fuel source;
- a two-stage valve coupling the fuel source to the main gas channel and to the pilot gas channel;
- a variable valve coupled to the main gas channel;
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- an electronic receiver supported by the bracket, the electronic receiver configured to:
- receive a first user input selecting a first mode and adjust a flow of fuel to the pilot gas channel from the fuel source by adjusting the two-stage valve to a first stage to light a pilot in response to the first user input;
- in response to a lit pilot, adjust a flow of fuel to the main gas channel from the fuel source by adjusting the two-stage valve to a second stage;
- and
- receive a second user input selecting an audio mode, receive an audio input, and adjust the flow of fuel out of the main gas channel by adjusting a position of the variable valve in response to the audio input.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.