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Fire protection sprinkler

US9573007B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17Claims

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Assignees

Tyco Fire Products LP · US
FLN FEUERLOSCHGERATE NEURUPPIN VERTRIEBS GMBH · DE

Inventors

Bernhard Abels · Tallahassee, US
Stefan Vaeth · Wertheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 14, 2014
Grant date	Feb 21, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 7, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA62C37/11
WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A fire protection sprinkler that includes a body defining an internal passageway extending along a sprinkler axis between an inlet end and an outlet end to define a passageway length and a nominal K-factor greater than 16. A deflector is supported and spaced from the outlet end by a pair of support arms. The sprinkler includes means for allowing a flow of water from the outlet end of the body. The means includes a closure assembly having a body defining a blind bore and a thermally responsive glass bulb. The glass bulb has a first end disposed within the blind bore defining a first seat diameter and a second end defining a second seat diameter. The glass bulb has a bulb length that is greater than the length of the internal passageway and a maximum wall thickness less than the difference between the bulb length and the passageway length.

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