Fire protection trolley and fire protection device comprising a fire protection trolley of this type

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9597535-B2
Application number	US-201514711059-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 13, 2015
Priority date	May 14, 2014
Publication date	Mar 21, 2017
Grant date	Mar 21, 2017

Abstract

A fire protection trolley for securing a burning or flammable article, in particular for the interior of an aircraft or spacecraft, includes a sealable, fire-resistant safety container, and an interface connected to the safety container and formed for connection to a counterpart interface of a smoke gas exhaust line for removing a medium located in the safety container. A fire protection device has a fire protection trolley of this type which may be included in an aircraft or spacecraft.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An aircraft comprising a fire protection device for securing a burning or flammable article, the fire protection device comprising:
a fire protection trolley comprising a sealable fire-resistant safety container;
an interface connected to the safety container and configured to be connected to a counterpart interface of a smoke gas exhaust line for removing a medium located in the safety container;
a smoke gas exhaust line having a counterpart interface which can be coupled to the interface of the fire protection trolley; and
an outlet device connected to the smoke gas exhaust line and provided and arranged for emitting the medium into an environment of the fire protection device, wherein the outlet device is arranged on an outer skin of the aircraft.

2. The aircraft according to claim 1 , wherein a parking slot for the fire protection trolley is provided in an interior of the aircraft, the counterpart interface being arranged in the parking slot in a position that corresponds to the position of the interface on the fire protection trolley, and/or the coupling device being provided and configured to be couplable to the counterpart interface by inserting the fire protection trolley into the parking slot.

3. The aircraft according to claim 2 , wherein a trigger device for triggering an extinguishing system is provided in the parking slot for automatically triggering when a state coupled to the smoke gas exhaust line is achieved or for activating a switch for manual triggering, the extinguishing system being connected to the safety container and/or the extinguishing system being arranged in the interior of the aircraft, the safety container comprising a further interface and the parking slot comprising a further corresponding counterpart interface for connection to the extinguishing system.

4. The aircraft according to claim 2 , wherein the interface and the counterpart interface are configured for anchoring the fire protection trolley in the parking slot.

5. The aircraft according to claim 1 wherein the aircraft is a spacecraft.

6. The aircraft according to claim 1 , wherein the interface and/or the counterpart interface comprise a releasable coupling device formed and arranged for releasably connecting the interface to the counterpart interface.

7. The aircraft according to claim 6 , wherein the coupling device comprises a sealing device that seals automatically in a disconnected state.

8. The aircraft according to claim 6 , wherein an actuation device is provided for releasing and/or closing the coupling device.

9. The aircraft according to claim 1 , wherein the safety container is coupled to an extinguishing system.

10. The aircraft according to claim 9 , wherein the extinguishing system is a CO 2 or a halon extinguishing system.

11. The aircraft according to claim 1 , wherein the safety container comprises an overpressure valve.

12. The aircraft according to claim 1 , wherein the fire protection trolley is equipped with a fire-proof griping tool.

13. The aircraft according to claim 12 , wherein the fire-proof gripping tool comprises gloves for gripping a burning or flammable article or at least one of a first extinguisher, a fire blanket, and a sand container.

14. The aircraft according to claim 1 , wherein the safety container comprises an openable cover for introducing a burning article.

15. The aircraft according to claim 14 , wherein the openable cover comprises a removable or hinged cover, and wherein the cover is made hermetically sealable.

16. The aircraft according to claim 1 , wherein the outlet device comprises an overpressure seal that opens automatically when an opening pressure in the smoke gas exhaust line is reached.

17. The aircraft according to claim 1 , wherein the safety container is hermetically tight or explosion-proof.

18. An aircraft comprising a fire protection device for securing a burning or flammable article, the fire protection device comprising:
a fire protection trolley comprising a sealable fire-resistant safety container;
an interface connected to the safety container and configured to be connected to a counterpart interface of a smoke gas exhaust line for removing a medium located in the safety container;
a smoke gas exhaust line having a counterpart interface which can be coupled to the interface of the fire protection trolley; and
an outlet device connected to the smoke gas exhaust line and provided and arranged for emitting the medium into an environment of the fire protection device;
wherein a parking slot for the fire protection trolley is provided in an interior of the aircraft, the counterpart interface being arranged in the parking slot in a position that corresponds to the position of the interface on the fire protection trolley, and/or the coupling device being provided and configured to be couplable to the counterpart interface by inserting the fire protection trolley into the parking slot; and
wherein a trigger device for triggering an extinguishing system is provided in the parking slot for automatically triggering when a state coupled to the smoke gas exhaust line is achieved or for activating a switch for manual triggering, the extinguishing system being connected to the safety container and/or the extinguishing system being arranged in the interior of the aircraft, the safety container comprising a further interface and the parking slot comprising a further corresponding counterpart interface for connection to the extinguishing system.

19. The aircraft according to claim 18 , wherein the interface and the counterpart interface are configured for anchoring the fire protection trolley in the parking slot.

20. The aircraft according to claim 18 wherein the aircraft is a spacecraft.

21. The aircraft according to claim 18 , wherein the interface and/or the counterpart interface comprise a releasable coupling device formed and arranged for releasably connecting the interface to the counterpart interface.

22. The aircraft according to claim 21 wherein the coupling device comprises a sealing device that seals automatically in a disconnected state.

23. The aircraft according to claim 21 , wherein an actuation device is provided for releasing and/or closing the coupling device.

24. The aircraft according to claim 18 , wherein the safety container is coupled to an extinguishing system.

25. The aircraft according to claim 24 , wherein the extinguishing system is a CO 2 or a halon extinguishing system.

26. The aircraft according to claim 18 , wherein the safety container comprises an overpressure valve.

27. The aircraft according to claim 18 , wherein the fire protection trolley is equipped with a fire-proof griping tool.

28. The aircraft according to claim 27 , wherein the fire proof gripping tool comprises gloves for gripping a burning or flammable article or at least one of a first extinguisher, a fire blanket, and a sand container.

29. The aircraft according to claim 18 , wherein the safety container comprises an openable cover for introducing a burning article.

30. The aircraft according to claim 29 , wherein the openable cover comprises a removable or hinged cover, and wherein the cover is made hermetically sealable.

31. The aircraft according to claim 18 , wherein the outlet device comprises an overpressure seal that opens au

Assignees

• Airbus Operations Gmbh

Inventors

• Knijnenburg Thorsten

Classifications

• A62C31/28

  Accessories for delivery devices, e.g. supports · CPC title

• A62C3/08 Primary

  in aircraft {(A62C3/0207 takes precedence)} · CPC title