JP4912355B2 - Sprinkler head - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a sprinkler head.

  Conventionally, a sprinkler head includes a head body having a water outlet therein, a valve body that closes the water outlet, a thermal decomposition part that supports the valve body, and a cylindrical frame part provided below the head body. Yes. Many thermal decomposition parts are provided with a pair of arms (also referred to as levers), and support the valve body by locking the arms at two positions on the stepped part of the frame (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In this sprinkler head, a cylinder containing a cylindrical thermal element is provided at the lower end of the thermal decomposition part.

  In addition, as the thermal decomposition part, there is a part provided with a plurality of (e.g., eight) lock balls and supporting the valve body by locking the balls to the stepped part of the frame at a plurality of positions (for example, see Patent Document 2). . This sprinkler head has a donut (ring) -like thermal element at the lower end of the thermal decomposition part.

  In addition to this, as the thermal decomposition part, there is a part that includes a ring body that is sandwiched by a sandwiching body and that supports the valve body by locking the ring body to the stepped portion of the frame almost all around (for example, (See Patent Document 3). This sprinkler head also has a donut (ring) -like thermal element at the lower end of the thermal decomposition part. When an external force is applied to the sprinkler head, there is a risk of causing water leakage or the like. In order to be strong against external force, it is only necessary to increase the number of locking points between the frame and the thermal decomposition part. The ring-shaped type described above and the type using a large number of lock balls can be used as a sprinkler head that is strong against external force. I can say that.

JP-A-7-231949 Japanese Patent No. 3844175 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 2-109661

In the conventional sprinkler head, the one using a ring body or a lock ball, which is considered to be strong against external force, as the thermal decomposition part, has a donut-like thermal element due to its mechanical limitations. However, the doughnut-shaped thermal element has a problem that the sensitivity is lower than that of the cylindrical thermal element, and it is easy to creep.
In addition, sprinkler heads using a lock ball generate an inward rolling force by applying an assembly load to the lock ball. However, if excessive force is applied to this ball, the ball will bite into the frame and operate. There is a risk of failure.
Furthermore, although a head using a ball or a ring body is considered to be relatively strong against external force, a sprinkler head having a stronger impact resistance structure is desired at an installation site where water leaks are not desired.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and a first object of the invention is to provide a sprinkler head in which a thermal element is difficult to creep. A second object is to provide a sprinkler head that is less prone to malfunction, and a third object is to provide a sprinkler head having a stronger impact resistance structure.

A sprinkler head according to the present invention includes a head main body having a water discharge port therein, a valve body that closes the water discharge port, a thermal decomposition mechanism that supports the valve body, and a cylindrical shape provided below the head main body. In the sprinkler head having a frame portion, the thermal decomposition mechanism is held by a groove formed on the inner periphery of the frame portion and biased inward, and holds the ring body on the outer periphery. A cylindrical locking member holder, a lock ball provided in a (lock) ball insertion hole formed in the locking member holder, in contact with the ring body, and provided in the locking member holder, the lock A piston having a tapered surface in contact with the ball and suppressing entry of the lock ball into the locking member holder; and a thermal element provided at a lower end of the piston and housed in the cylinder It is those with a.

In the sprinkler head according to the present invention, the locking member holder is formed with a flange portion whose diameter is increased in the outer circumferential direction at a lower portion thereof, and the upper surface of the flange portion and the lower surface of the frame portion abut.

In the present invention, by adopting the configuration described above, since the structure to be able to use a cylindrical thermosensitive element in thermal degradation mechanism, as compared with a donut-shaped heat sensitive element, sensitive, also click Li Generation of loops is suppressed.

In addition, an assembly load is applied to the ring body, but the load applied to the ring body is applied to the frame portion as a surface load (or line load), so that the ring body does not bite into the frame portion and operates. A situation where a defect occurs can be avoided.

Further, in the present invention, the locking member holder is formed with a flange portion whose diameter is increased in the outer peripheral direction at a lower portion thereof, and an upper surface of the flange portion and a lower surface of the frame portion are in contact with each other, and an impact force is generated. Even if it is applied to the flange portion, the impact force is transmitted to the frame portion side and is not transmitted to the cylinder or the like. For this reason, damage is avoided and there is no fear of water leakage.

Embodiment 1. FIG.
1A and 1B are a front view and a longitudinal sectional view of a sprinkler head according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of an integrated head body and a frame portion, and FIG. 3 is a view of a deflector assembly. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view. 4A to 4D are a top view, a bb cross-sectional view, a cc cross-sectional view and a dd cross-sectional view of the locking member holder, and FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view and a bottom view of the heat sensitive portion. These are the longitudinal cross-sectional view and bottom view of a piston.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the sprinkler head 1 includes a head body 10. The head body 10 has a water outlet 11 in the center thereof. A flange 12 is formed in the lower part of the head body 10, and a screw part 13 connected to a water supply pipe is provided on the outer periphery of the head body 10 on the upper side of the flange 12. The frame part 20 is integrally formed. A cylindrical portion 14 is formed on the inner side of the frame portion 20 so as to protrude downward, and a water outlet 11 is formed on the inner side of the cylindrical portion 14.

  Further, the sprinkler head 1 includes a cylindrical frame portion 20 formed integrally with the head body 10 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. The frame portion 20 is formed longer than the cylindrical portion 14, and an annular groove portion 21 is provided at a height position substantially the same as the lower end of the cylindrical portion 14 on the inner wall of the frame portion 20. A retaining ring 22 urged so as to spread outward is attached to the groove portion 21. In the holding ring 22, the outer half of the ring enters the groove portion 21, and the inner half protrudes inward from the inner peripheral surface of the frame portion 20, thereby forming a step on the inner peripheral surface of the frame portion 20. A tapered surface 23 having a larger diameter is formed on the lower end of the frame portion 20, so that a part such as the holding ring 22 can be easily inserted. Between this taper surface 23 and the groove part 21, the cyclic | annular groove part 24 for hold | maintaining the below-mentioned thermal decomposition mechanism 40 is formed. A tapered surface whose diameter decreases upward is provided on the upper portion of the groove portion 24.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the sprinkler head 1 includes a deflector assembly 30, and the deflector assembly 30 includes a valve body 31, a disc spring 32, a deflector 33, a column 34, and a stopper ring 35. And is inserted into a gap 15 (see FIG. 2) formed between the frame portion 20 and the cylindrical portion 14.

  The valve body 31 is for closing the water discharge port 11 of the head main body 10, and as shown in FIG. 3, the main body 31a having an outer diameter slightly larger than the inner diameter of the cylindrical portion 14 of the head main body 10, and the main body The head 31b is provided on the central upper surface of the portion 31a and is inserted into the water outlet 11 of the head body 10. A disc spring 32 is interposed between the valve body 31 and the water discharge port 11. The disc spring 32 is formed of, for example, a circular disc spring that is coated with a fluororesin and has a substantially C-shaped cross section, and abuts against the lower end edge (water outlet end edge) of the cylindrical portion 14 of the head body 10.

  A donut-shaped deflector 33 having a disc shape and having a through hole in the center is connected (fixed) to the lower surface of the valve body 31. This deflector 33 has a through hole in which the support 34 is loosely fitted in the circumferential direction, and has an outer diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the frame portion 20, and the inner diameter of the through hole is outside the main body portion 31 a of the valve body 31. It is formed smaller than the diameter, and holds and fixes the valve body 31. The deflector 33 is connected to a stopper ring 35 through a support 34. The stopper ring 35 has an inner diameter slightly larger than the outer diameter of the cylindrical portion 14 of the head body 10, the outer diameter is smaller than the inner diameter of the frame portion 20, and is large enough to be locked to the holding ring 22 when lowered during water discharge. Is formed. The inner diameter side of the stopper ring 35 is formed in a cylindrical shape, and is guided by the cylindrical portion 14 when the stopper ring 35 is lowered.

  In addition, the sprinkler head 1 includes a thermal decomposition mechanism 40, and the thermal decomposition mechanism 40 includes a locking member holder 41 and a thermal part 51.

  The locking member holder 41 is provided at the lower end of the frame portion 20 and is slidably disposed in the frame portion 20, and details thereof are shown in FIGS. 4 (a) to 4 (d). 4A is a plan view, FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional view taken along line bb in FIG. 4A, FIG. 4C is a cross-sectional view taken along line cc in FIG. 4A, and FIG. These are dd sectional drawing of the figure (b).

  As shown in FIGS. 4A to 4D, the locking member holder 41 has a cylindrical shape with a top plate 42 formed on the top. The upper top plate 42 is provided with a screw hole 44 through which the adjustment screw 43 is inserted, and four ball insertion holes 45 are formed on the side surface of the cylindrical portion, for example. Further, a groove portion 46 into which the heat sensitive portion holding ring 55 is inserted is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion, and a tapered surface 47 having a diameter increasing outward is formed below the groove portion 46. A flange portion 48 whose diameter is increased in the outer peripheral direction is formed at the lower portion of the cylindrical portion, and the upper surface of the flange portion 48 and the lower end surface of the frame portion 20 are in contact with each other. The outer shape of the cylindrical portion of the locking member holder 41 is formed slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the frame portion 20. A lock ball 49 made of a steel material is inserted into the ball insertion hole 45 of the locking member holder 41, and a C-shaped ring 50 having a notch in a part for pressing the lock ball 49 inward on the outer side (the ring body of the present invention). Is attached). The C-shaped ring 50 is partially inserted into the groove portion 24 of the frame portion 20 so that the thermal decomposition mechanism 40 does not fall from the frame portion 20. The diameter of the ball insertion hole 45 is assumed to be larger than the outer diameter of the lock ball 49, and moves inward by the lowering of the piston 57 (see FIGS. 1B and 6).

As shown in FIG. 1B, the heat sensitive part 51 includes a cylinder 52, a heat sensitive part holding ring 55, a fusible alloy 56, and a piston 57.
As shown in FIGS. 5 (a) and 5 (b), the cylinder 52 is formed in a bottomed cylindrical shape, and includes a disk-shaped heat sensitive plate 53 on the outer wall thereof. Further, the outer side of the heat sensitive plate 53 at the top of the cylinder 52 is thick, and a groove portion 54 is formed on the outer peripheral wall thereof. The groove portion 54 is disposed to face the groove portion 46 of the locking member holder 41, and the heat sensitive portion holding ring 55 is mounted across the groove portion 54 and the groove portion 46 of the locking member holder 41, so that the cylinder 52 is It is held by the locking member holder 41. The fusible alloy 56 is a thermal element made of, for example, compression solder, and is housed in the lower part of the cylinder 52 and melted by heat.

  As shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, the piston 57 is formed in a T-shaped cross section, and is accommodated in the cylinder 52 so as to be slidable on the fusible alloy 56. A tapered surface 57a is formed on the outer peripheral portion of the piston 57, and the tapered surface 57a supports the lock ball 49 so that the lock ball 49 of the locking member holder 41 does not fall inward. That is, the lock ball 49 is urged inward by the C-shaped ring 50, but the tapered surface 57 a abuts against the lock ball 49 and restricts its movement.

  Pressurized fire extinguishing water is supplied to the sprinkler head 1 as described above, but the valve body 31 seals the water discharge port 11 of the head body 10 and the fire extinguishing water does not leak. In this state, the water pressure of the fire extinguishing water at the outlet 11 and the assembly load of the parts act on the C-shaped ring 50 via the deflector assembly 30 and the locking member holder 41. Since the surface contact (or line contact) is made on the lower surface side of the groove portion 24 of the frame portion 20, the biting caused by the point contact does not occur. The C-shaped ring 50 always acts to move the lock ball 49 inward, but since the movement is blocked by the tapered surface 57a of the piston 57, the C-shaped ring 50 is held at that position, and the locking member holder The state where 41 is held by the frame unit 20 continues. Further, the thermosensitive part 51 is engaged with the locking member holder 41 by the thermosensitive part holding ring 55, and as a result, the thermosensitive decomposition mechanism 40 is held by the frame part 20. The deflector assembly 30 is directly held by an adjusting screw 43 attached to the locking member holder 41. To adjust the spring force of the disc spring 32, the position of the adjusting screw 43 is adjusted. To do. In this manner, the deflector assembly 20 and the thermal decomposition mechanism 40 are accommodated in the frame portion 20 and the positions thereof are held. Both the heat-sensitive member holding ring 55 and the holding ring 20 are annular ring bodies that are partially cut like the C-type ring 50, but unlike the C-type ring 50, these are outside on the assembled state. It is urged to expand, and only the C-shaped ring 50 is urged to shrink inward.

Next, the operation of the sprinkler head 1 will be described.
FIGS. 7A and 7B are diagrams showing an operation process of the sprinkler head 1.
In the monitoring state of the sprinkler head 1, pressurized fire extinguishing water is supplied to the water outlet 11 of the head body 10, and the pressure of the fire extinguishing water is applied to the valve body 31 (FIG. 1B). reference). When a fire occurs and the hot airflow hits the heat sensitive plate 53, the heat sensitive plate 53 is heated and the heat propagates to the cylinder 52. Then, the fusible alloy 56 accommodated in the cylinder 52 starts to be heated and melted from the surroundings, and the melted fusible alloy 56 flows out from between the cylinder 52 and the piston 57 to reduce its volume (FIG. 7). (A)).

  When the fusible alloy 56 melts and the volume of the lower part of the piston 57 decreases, the piston 57 descends corresponding to the decrease in the volume. When the piston 57 descends, the lock ball 49 urged inward by the C-shaped ring 50 moves inward beyond the tapered surface 57a of the piston 57, whereby the C-shaped ring 50 also moves inward. . By the movement of the C-shaped ring 50, the engagement between the thermal decomposition mechanism 40 and the frame portion 20 is released. As a result, the thermal decomposition mechanism 40 is lowered by its own weight, the spring force of the disc spring 32, and the water pressure of the fire extinguishing water, and is detached from the frame portion 20 and dropped. At the same time, the deflector assembly 30 including the valve body 31 also falls due to its own weight, the spring force of the disc spring 32 and the water pressure of the fire extinguishing water, and the stopper ring 35 engages with the holding ring 22 attached to the groove portion 21 of the frame portion 20. Then, it is held in a state of being suspended from the frame portion 20 (FIG. 7B). With the above operation, the water outlet 11 of the head body 10 is opened, and the fire extinguishing water is sprayed from the deflector 33 to extinguish the fire.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the annular groove portion 21 is formed on the inner wall of the cylindrical frame portion 20, and the holding ring 22 is attached to the groove portion 21 so as to protrude inward. Since the stopper ring 35 is locked by the ring 22 in the event of a fire, it is not necessary to form a protruding step on the inner wall of the frame portion 20, and cutting is easy during manufacture. .
Moreover, since there is no level | step difference which protruded in the inner wall of the flame | frame part 20, it becomes possible to insert and integrate an assembly component from one direction and to manufacture easily.
Moreover, the sprinkler head 1 of this embodiment has the head main body 10 and the frame part 20 formed integrally, and the number of parts is reduced, so that the number of manufacturing steps can be reduced.

  Further, the sprinkler head 1 of the present embodiment uses the heat sensitive part holding ring 55 to fix the heat sensitive part 51 to the locking member holder 41 fixed to the frame part 20. The heat sensitive part 51 is fixed by a force spreading outside the heat sensitive part holding ring 55. For example, when a screw structure is used to fix the heat-sensitive part 51, a rotational force is applied to the fusible alloy 56, which is a heat-sensitive element, during assembly, which may cause creep in the fusible alloy 56. However, in this embodiment, since the heat sensitive part holding ring 55 is used, the heat sensitive part 51 can be easily fixed only by moving in one axial direction, and no rotational force is applied to the fusible alloy 56. Can be suppressed. In addition, when a columnar material is used as the fusible alloy 56, the load per area is reduced even in comparison with the doughnut-shaped material, so that the occurrence of creep is also suppressed from this point.

  Further, in this embodiment, as a mechanism for engaging the frame portion 20 and the thermal decomposition mechanism 40, a C-shaped ring 50 is provided outside the lock ball 49, and a load such as water pressure is not applied to the lock ball 49. The C-shaped ring 50 is received. For this reason, since the C-shaped ring 50 acts as a surface load (or at least a linear load) on the groove portion 24 of the frame portion 20, the groove portion 24 of the frame portion 20 that occurs when a load is directly received by the lock ball 49. No biting (biting) occurs. Therefore, it is possible to make it difficult for malfunctions to occur.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the locking member holder 41 is formed with a flange portion 48 that is expanded in the outer peripheral direction at the lower portion thereof, and the upper surface of the flange portion 48 and the lower surface of the frame portion abut. Therefore, even if an impact force is applied to the flange portion 48, the impact force is transmitted to the frame portion 20 side and is not transmitted to the valve body 31, the cylinder 52, or the like. For this reason, damage is avoided and there is no fear of water leakage. In particular, since the C-shaped ring 50 in the locking member holder 41 is in linear contact with the groove portion 24 of the frame portion 20, the entire C-shaped ring 50 can absorb the impact force, so that the structure is strong against impact.

In the above embodiment, the example in which the lock ball 49 and the C-shaped ring 50 are provided on the outer peripheral side of the locking member holder 41 has been described. However, other configurations may be used as long as the ring body is biased inward. For example, you may make it comprise only the C-shaped ring 50, without using the lock ball 49 as an engaging member. In this case, the inner side of the C-shaped ring hits the inclined surface of the piston and gives a downward force to the piston. In this case, the thickness (width) of the portion that holds the ring of the locking member holder is reduced, but by combining the balls, the balls serve as spacers between the C-shaped ring and the piston. However, the thickness of the locking member holder can be increased. This makes it possible to increase the strength of the holder.
Moreover, although the example using the cylindrical thing as a thermal element was demonstrated, the shape may employ | adopt arbitrary shapes. The fusible alloy serving as the thermosensitive element may not be an alloy, and may be a fusible piece made of resin, for example.
Further, although the frame portion has been described as being integrally formed with the head body, these may be configured as separate structures, or the present invention may be applied to a structure in which the frame portion is screwed into the head body. Good.
In the invention of claim 3, the thermal decomposition mechanism is not limited to the one using a ball and a ring, and the thermal decomposition mechanism may be constituted by a link mechanism using a pair of levers. Other heat-sensitive decomposition mechanisms may be used as long as they support the structure and decompose or rupture in the event of a fire. Alternatively, it may be a sprinkler head that uses only one of a ball and a ring.

It is the front view and longitudinal cross-sectional view of the sprinkler head which concern on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a head main body and a frame part. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a deflector assembly. It is a top view of a locking member holder, bb sectional view, cc sectional view, and dd sectional view. It is sectional drawing and a bottom view of a heat sensitive part. It is the longitudinal cross-sectional view and bottom view of a piston. It is the figure which showed the operation | movement process of the sprinkler head.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Sprinkler head, 10 Head main body, 11 Water outlet, 12 Flange, 13 Thread part, 14 Cylindrical part, 20 Frame part, 21 Groove part, 22 Retaining ring, 23 Tapered surface, 24 Groove part, 25 Gap, 30 Deflector assembly, 31 Valve Body, 31a body, 31b head, 33 deflector, 34 strut, 35 stopper ring, 40 thermal decomposition mechanism, 41 locking member holder, 42 top plate, 43 adjustment screw, 44 screw hole, 45 ball insertion hole, 46 groove , 47 Tapered surface, 48 Flange part, 49 Rock ball, 50 C-type ring, 51 Thermal part, 52 Cylinder, 53 Thermal plate, 54 Groove part, 55 Thermal part retaining ring, 56 Soluble alloy, 57 Piston, 57a Tapered surface.

Claims (2)

A sprinkler head comprising: a head body having a water outlet therein; a valve body that closes the water outlet; a thermal decomposition mechanism that supports the valve body; and a cylindrical frame portion provided below the head body. In
The thermal decomposition mechanism is
A ring body locked in a groove formed on the inner periphery of the frame part and biased inwardly;
A cylindrical locking member holder for holding the ring body on the outer periphery;
A lock ball provided in a ball insertion hole formed in the locking member holder and in contact with the ring body;
A piston provided in the locking member holder, having a tapered surface in contact with the lock ball, and suppressing the entry of the lock ball into the locking member holder;
A sprinkler head comprising: a thermosensitive element provided at a lower end of the piston and housed in a cylinder. 2. The sprinkler head according to claim 1, wherein a flange portion having an enlarged diameter in an outer peripheral direction is formed at a lower portion of the locking member holder, and an upper surface of the flange portion and a lower surface of the frame portion are in contact with each other. .

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