Method and apparatus for regulating air supplied to a gas mask
AssigneeKemira Oy
InventorJorma Ponkala
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method by which the amount of air supplied to a gas mask is kept essentially constant by using the fan motor (1) as a sensor, with the aid of which its power is regulated. The electronic regulation circuit of the invention keeps the air amount constant by regulating the pulse width ration of the voltage (U1) operating over the motor. The light emitting diode (LED) connected to the control circuit detects when the fan motor is unable to produce the selected amount of air. In order to prevent deep discharge of the battery, the voltage supervising circuit (6) interrupts the current supply to the device when the supplied voltage (SJ) drops below the set limit value.
Claims9
A method for regulating the amount of air supplied to the face part of a gas mask or another breathing covering, the gas mask comprising a filter, a fan enhancing the air supply through it, a motor (1) driving the fan, as well as an electronic circuit controlling the operation including operation switches (6A, 3B), characterized in that the fan motor (1) together with the fan blades and the housing surrounding them form a sensor, whereby the current (I) running through the motor (1) and the voltage (U1) operating over the motor detect the variations of the air flow, the power supplied to the fan motor (1) being then regulated on the basis of the said current and voltage.
A gas mask or some other face part of a breathing covering, comprising a filter, a fan enhancing the air supply through it, a motor (1) driving the fan, as well as an electronic circuit controlling the operation including operation switches (6A, 3B), characterized in that the electronic regulation circuit (R11, 3, OP1, 4, 5) is set to maintain the air amount supplied to the gas mask essentially constant by regulating the power of the fan motor (1), in that the motor (1) together with the fan blades and the housing surrounding them form a sensor, and in that the power of the motor is regulated on the basis of the current (I) of the motor and the voltage (U1) operating over it.
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