WO2023112062A1 - Battery-operated fog generator with instantaneous heating - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- the present invention refers to a battery- operated fog generator with instantaneous heating, and therefore not of the storage type .
- accumulation-type battery- powered fog generators which perform the function of preventing theft in closed places by firing a fog-generating fluid into the environment to be protected, a fluid which, when adequately heated, releases a dense fog, inside which it is not possible to carry out any unauthori zed action (for example theft by malicious people ) .
- Obj ect of the present invention is solving the aforementioned prior art problems by providing a battery-powered fog generator with instantaneous heating that is compact , very ef ficient , with a configuration that is simple to make in production, but optimal from the point of view of operational yield, built with a reduced number of components , j oined together by compact connection elements and effectively protected from the high heat generated by the heat exchanger that trans forms the fog fluid into fog .
- Figure 1 shows a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the fog generator according to the present invention
- FIG. 1 shows a top view of the generator of Figure 1 ;
- Figure 3 shows a partially cut-away view of the generator of Figure 1 ;
- FIG. 4 shows another perspective view of the generator of Figure 1 .
- the battery-powered fog generator with instantaneous heating of the present invention substantially comprises :
- At least one supply battery 3 contained in the structure 1 at least one container 5 o f fog fluid contained in the structure 1 ; at least one pump 11 contained in the structure 1 and designed to pump the fog fluid out of the container 5 towards the heat exchanger 12 ; at least one electronic board 9 for controlling, feeding and heating the components of the generator, where the electronic board 9 can be contained in the structure 1 ; at least one hermetic or non-hermetic insulation device 11 , contained in the structure 1 and designed to contain and thermally insulate at least one heat exchanger 12 inside which the fog fluid passes before its firing outside the generator ; and at least one hydraulic connection and support element 14 contained in the structure 1 , the hydraulic connection and support element 14 being designed to support and hydraulically connect the container 5 , pump 11 and exchanger 12 contained in the hermetic insulation device 7 .
- the supply batteries 3 are one or more than one , of the lead type ( or other type ) and are designed to power the components of the generator and to heat the fog fluid pumped into the exchanger 12 .
- the thermal insulation device 7 reali zed as illustrated m box-like form, could be replaced by at least one shielding wall (not shown) of the heat generated by the exchanger 12 , and preferably by a number of shielding walls suf ficient to completely surround the exchanger 12 , preventing the heat generated by it from damaging the internal components of the fog generator, for example and in particular the electronic control board 9 .
- the thermal insulation device 7 can be made in a box-like shape ( from which only the two ends of the exchanger 12 protrude ) and in a material which i s at the same time insulating and has a low thermal capacity, preferably calcium silicate .
- the exchanger 12 consists of at least one spiral-wound tube , designed to receive on one side the fog fluid taken from the container 5 and pushed by the pump 11 , and to shoot the fog fluid heated inside it on the other side .
- the exchanger 12 has the function of resistance and is optionally equipped with a non-resettable or resettable fuse thermal protection, the thermal insulation device 7 being operatively connected to the electronic board 9 , preferably by means of at least one electrical conductor .
- the support and hydraulic connection element 14 contains a plurality of connection channels and at least one sealing valve 18 for the fog fluid .
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Abstract
A battery-operated fog generator with instantaneous heating is described, comprising a support and containment structure (1) containing: at least one power supply battery (3); at least one container (5) of fog fluid; at least one pump (11) designed to pump the fog fluid out of the container (5); at least one electronic board (9) for controlling, feeding and heating the generator components; and at least one hermetic or non-hermetic thermal insulation device (7) designed to contain and 15 isolate at least one heat exchanger (12) inside which the fog fluid passes before its firing outside the generator.
Description
BATTERY-OPERATED FOG GENERATOR WITH INSTANTANEOUS
HEATING
The present invention refers to a battery- operated fog generator with instantaneous heating, and therefore not of the storage type .
Various types of accumulation-type battery- powered fog generators are known in the art , which perform the function of preventing theft in closed places by firing a fog-generating fluid into the environment to be protected, a fluid which, when adequately heated, releases a dense fog, inside which it is not possible to carry out any unauthori zed action ( for example theft by malicious people ) .
These known fog generators , however, are bulky and heavy, equipped with numerous expensive components and therefore di f ficult and lengthy to produce , and with a high final cost for end users .
Documents US-B2- 8 422 869 , US-A-4 764 660 , USA-4 818 843 , WO-A1-2017 / 179080 and US-B2- 8 917 980 describe battery-powered fog generators with
instant heating according to the prior art .
Obj ect of the present invention is solving the aforementioned prior art problems by providing a battery-powered fog generator with instantaneous heating that is compact , very ef ficient , with a configuration that is simple to make in production, but optimal from the point of view of operational yield, built with a reduced number of components , j oined together by compact connection elements and effectively protected from the high heat generated by the heat exchanger that trans forms the fog fluid into fog .
The above and other obj ects and advantages of the invention, as will emerge from the following description, are achieved with a battery-powered fog generator with instantaneous heating such as that described in claim 1 . Preferred embodiments and non-trivial variants of the present invention form the subj ect of dependent claims .
It is understood that all attached claims form an integral part of the present description .
It will be immediately obvious that innumerable variations and modi fications ( for example relating to shape , dimensions , arrangements and parts with equivalent functionality) can be
made to what is described, without departing from the scope of the invention as appears from the attached claims .
The present invention will be better described by some preferred embodiments , provided by way of non-limiting example , with reference to the attached drawings , in which :
Figure 1 shows a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the fog generator according to the present invention;
- Figure 2 shows a top view of the generator of Figure 1 ;
Figure 3 shows a partially cut-away view of the generator of Figure 1 ; and
- Figure 4 shows another perspective view of the generator of Figure 1 .
Referring to the Figures , the battery-powered fog generator with instantaneous heating of the present invention substantially comprises :
- a support and containment structure 1 ;
- at least one supply battery 3 contained in the structure 1 ; at least one container 5 o f fog fluid contained in the structure 1 ; at least one pump 11 contained in the
structure 1 and designed to pump the fog fluid out of the container 5 towards the heat exchanger 12 ; at least one electronic board 9 for controlling, feeding and heating the components of the generator, where the electronic board 9 can be contained in the structure 1 ; at least one hermetic or non-hermetic insulation device 11 , contained in the structure 1 and designed to contain and thermally insulate at least one heat exchanger 12 inside which the fog fluid passes before its firing outside the generator ; and at least one hydraulic connection and support element 14 contained in the structure 1 , the hydraulic connection and support element 14 being designed to support and hydraulically connect the container 5 , pump 11 and exchanger 12 contained in the hermetic insulation device 7 .
Preferably, in the fog generator of the invention, the supply batteries 3 are one or more than one , of the lead type ( or other type ) and are designed to power the components of the generator and to heat the fog fluid pumped into the exchanger 12 .
Furthermore , the thermal insulation device 7 ,
reali zed as illustrated m box-like form, could be replaced by at least one shielding wall (not shown) of the heat generated by the exchanger 12 , and preferably by a number of shielding walls suf ficient to completely surround the exchanger 12 , preventing the heat generated by it from damaging the internal components of the fog generator, for example and in particular the electronic control board 9 .
As illustrated, the thermal insulation device 7 can be made in a box-like shape ( from which only the two ends of the exchanger 12 protrude ) and in a material which i s at the same time insulating and has a low thermal capacity, preferably calcium silicate .
Preferably, the exchanger 12 consists of at least one spiral-wound tube , designed to receive on one side the fog fluid taken from the container 5 and pushed by the pump 11 , and to shoot the fog fluid heated inside it on the other side .
Furthermore , the exchanger 12 has the function of resistance and is optionally equipped with a non-resettable or resettable fuse thermal protection, the thermal insulation device 7 being operatively connected to the electronic board 9 ,
preferably by means of at least one electrical conductor .
Furthermore , to achieve the function for which it was designed, the support and hydraulic connection element 14 contains a plurality of connection channels and at least one sealing valve 18 for the fog fluid .
Claims
1. Battery-operated fog generator with instantaneous heating comprising:
- a support and containment structure (1) ;
- at least one supply battery (3) contained in said structure (1) ; at least one container (5) of fog fluid contained in said structure (1) ;
- at least one pump (11) contained in said structure (1) and designed to pump said fog fluid out of said container (5) ; at least one electronic board (9) for controlling, feeding and heating the components of said generator, said electronic board (9) being contained in said structure (1) ; at least one hermetic or non-hermetic thermal insulation device (7) contained in said structure (1) and designed to contain and insulate at least one heat exchanger (12) inside which said fog fluid passes before its firing outside the generator; characterized in that it also includes: at least one hydraulic support and connection element (14) contained in said structure (1) , said hydraulic support and connection element
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(14) being designed to support and mutually hydraulically connect said container (5) , said pump (11) and said exchanger (12) contained in said insulation device (7) , said hydraulic support and connection element (14) containing inside it a plurality of connection channels and at least one sealing valve (18) for the fog fluid.
2. Battery-operated fog generator with instantaneous heating comprising:
- a support and containment structure (1) ;
- at least one supply battery (3) contained in said structure (1) ; at least one container (5) of fog fluid contained in said structure (1) ;
- at least one pump (11) contained in said structure (1) and designed to pump said fog fluid out of said container (5) ; at least one electronic board (9) for controlling, feeding and heating the components of said generator, said electronic board (9) being contained in said structure (1) ; at least one wall for shielding the heat generated by said exchanger (12) , said wall being contained in said structure (1) and designed to isolate at least one heat exchanger (12) inside
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which said fog fluid passes before its firing outside the generator; characterized in that it also includes: at least one hydraulic support and connection element (14) contained in said structure
(I) , said hydraulic support and connection element (14) being designed to support and mutually hydraulically connect said container (5) , said pump
(II) and said exchanger (12) contained in said insulation device (7) , said hydraulic support and connection element (14) containing inside it a plurality of connection channels and at least one sealing valve (18) for the fog fluid.
3. Fog generator according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that said supply batteries (3) are two, they are of the lead type and are designed to power the components of the generator and to heat the fog fluid contained in said exchanger (12) .
4. Fog generator according to claim 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that said thermal insulation device (7) is made of both insulating and low thermal capacity material, preferably calcium silicate .
5. Fog generator according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said
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exchanger (12) consists of at least one spiralwound tube, designed to receive on one side the fog fluid taken from said container (5) and pushed by said pump (11) , and to shoot the fog fluid heated inside it on the other side.
6. Fog generator according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said exchanger (12) has also the function of resistance and is equipped with at least one protection fuse, said thermal insulation device (7) being operatively connected to said electronic board (9) , preferably by means of at least one electrical conductor with low thermal conductivity.
7. Fog generator according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said hydraulic support and connection element (14) is made up of several separate components, each of which performs a support or hydraulic connection function or both.
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