Water curtain head for preventing fire spread between floors in curtain wall building

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11027159-B2
Application number	US-201616094674-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 1, 2016
Priority date	Apr 22, 2016
Publication date	Jun 8, 2021
Grant date	Jun 8, 2021

Abstract

A water curtain head according to the present invention may comprise: a head body which is connected to a water supply pipe installed in an inner side of a building and has a water-releasing opening; and a deflector arranged adjacent to the water-releasing opening to allow water discharged by the water-releasing opening to pass therethrough. The deflector may comprise: a first spray nozzle formed on the front surface of the deflector to penetrate the front surface of the deflector; and a second spray nozzle formed to be recessed inward from a side surface of the deflector by a predetermined section.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A water curtain head comprising:
a head body connected to a water supply pipe installed inside a building and having a water releasing opening; and
a deflector disposed to be adjacent to the water releasing opening to allow water discharged by the water releasing opening to pass therethrough,
wherein the deflector includes:
a first spray nozzle formed on a front surface of the deflector to penetrate through the front surface;
a plurality of second spray nozzles depressed inwards from a side surface of the deflector by a predetermined section; and
a cover covering the head body and the deflector,
wherein the deflector has a shape of a disk,
wherein the plurality of second spray nozzles are formed in a circumferential direction of the disk,
wherein the plurality of second spray nozzles are formed only in a partial region excluding an upper region of a circumference of the disk,
wherein the deflector is formed to get thicker from center to outside,
wherein the deflector is formed to thicken in a direction towards the water releasing opening, and
wherein the water releasing opening is configured to discharge water horizontally,
wherein the head body includes
a first body, and
a second body formed in a direction perpendicular to the first body and having the water releasing opening,

wherein the first spray nozzle is formed to discharge water in a same direction as the discharge of water from the water releasing opening,
wherein the plurality of second spray nozzles are formed to discharge water in a direction perpendicular to the discharge of water from the first spray nozzle,
wherein the cover icludes
a front surface corresponding to the direction in which water sprayed through the first spray nozzle, and

a lower surface formed in a direction perpendicular to the front surface of the cover and corresponds to the direction in which water sprayed through the plurality of second spray nozzles, and
wherein the cover includes a first heat sensing hole formed at a position of the front surface of the cover corresponding to the first spray nozzle and a second heat sensing hole formed at a position of the lower surface of the cover corresponding to the plurality of second spray nozles.

2. The water curtain head of claim 1 , wherein a sloped portion is formed on a rear surface of the deflector such that a thickness of the deflector is increased from a center of the deflector toward an edge of the deflector.

3. The water curtain head of claim 1 , wherein the head body is provided in a frame, and
wherein the frame has a bent portion formed on at least a portion to correspond to a shape of the first and second bodies.

4. The water curtain head of claim 3 , wherein a stopper is disposed on an opposite side of the water releasing opening of the second body, and
wherein the stopper is coupled to the frame.

5. The water curtain head of claim 3 , wherein a connection portion connected to the frame is formed on a rear surface of the deflector.

6. The water curtain head of claim 1 , further comprising:
a first cap connected to the deflector;
a second cap disposed at the water releasing opening to close the water releasing opening; and
a heat sensing portion configured to sense heat and disposed between the first and second caps.

7. A water curtain head comprising:
a head body connected to a water supply pipe installed inside a building and having a water releasing opening;
a deflector having a spray nozzle allowing water discharged by the water releasing opening to pass therethrough;
a heat sensing portion disposed between the head body and the deflector; and
a cover covering the head body and the deflector,
wherein the deflector includes
a first spray nozzle formed on a front surface of the deflector to penetrate through the front surface of the deflector, and
a plurality of second spray nozzles depressed inwards from a side surface of the deflector by a predetermined section,

wherein the deflector has a shape of a disk,
wherein the plurality of second spray nozzles are formed in a circumferential direction of the disk,
wherein the plurality of second spray nozzles are formed only in a partial region excluding an upper region of a circumference of the disk,
wherein the deflector is formed to get thicker from center to outside,
wherein the deflector is formed to thicken towards the water releasing opening,
wherein the water releasing opening is configured to discharge water horizontally, and
wherein the head body included:
a first body, and
a second body formed in a direction perpendicular to the first body and having the ater releasing opening,

wherein the first spray nozzle is formed to discharge water in a same direction as the discharge of water from the water releasing opening,
wherein the plurality of second spray nozzles are formed to discharge water in a direction perpendicular to the discharge of water from the first spray nozzle,
wherein the cover includes:
a front surface corresponding to the direction in which water sprayed through the first spray nozzle, and
a lower surface formed in a direction perpendicular to the front surface of the cover and corresponds to the direction in which water sprayed through the plurality of second spray nozzles, and

wherein the cover includes a first heat sensing hole formed at a position of the front surface of the cover corresponding to the first spray nozzle and a second heat sensing hole formed at a position of tee lower surface of the cover corresponding to the plurality of second spray nozzles.

8. The water curtain head of claim 7 , wherein the cover is coupled to a first fixing portion, and
wherein the cover is coupled to the first fixing portion by a heat sensing alloy such that the cover is separated from the first fixing portion when an ambient temperature of the cover is equal to or higher than a predetermined temperature.

9. The water curtain head of claim 8 , wherein a hook is formed on at least one of the first fixing portion and a second fixing portion and a recess is formed on another of the first fixing portion and the second fixing portion to allow the hook to be hooked therein so that the first and second fixing portions are coupled to each other.

10. A curtain wall water curtain head system applied to a curtain wall building, the curtain wall water curtain head system comprising:
a curtain wall; and
the water curtain head according to claim 1 , the water curtain head installed to be adjacent to the curtain wall,
wherein the front surface of the deflector faces the curtain wall such that water sprayed through the first spray nozzle is oriented toward the curtain wall.

Assignees

• Paratech Company Ltd
• Korea Fire Industry Tech Institute
• Univ Chung Ang Ind Acad Coop Found

Inventors

• Kim Dongjoon
• Nam Junseok
• Ryou Hongsun

Classifications

• A62C31/02 Primary

  Nozzles specially adapted for fire-extinguishing · CPC title

• A62C2/08 Primary

  Water curtains (nozzles A62C31/02) · CPC title

• A62C37/08

  comprising an outlet device containing a sensor, or itself being the sensor, i.e. self-contained sprinklers · CPC title

• A62C35/68

  Details, e.g. of pipes or valve systems (valves in general F16K) · CPC title

• E04B2/88

  Curtain walls {(fixing of glass panes E06B3/54)} · CPC title