FIRE PROTECTION DEVICE, METHOD FOR PROTECTING AGAINST FIRE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM

• US 20110112660A1
• Filed: 07/29/2009
• Published: 05/12/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Original Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Inventors: Poitner, Ewald, Bergmann, Ralph, Siber, Bernd
• Application Number:
  US13/000,245
• Publication Number:
  US 20110112660A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/29
• CPC Class Codes: A62B 5/00 Other devices for rescuing from fire ladders E06C
• CPC Class Codes: A62C 99/009 Methods or equipment not provided for in groups A62C99/0009 - A62C99/0081
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 17/00 Fire alarms; Alarms responsive to explosion
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 31/00 Predictive alarm systems characterised by extrapolation or other computation using updated historic data
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 7/066 guiding along a path, e.g. evacuation path lighting strip

Abstract

The invention relates to a fire protection device (1) having an input module (3) designed to receive fire data in a protection area, an evaluation module (2) designed to process fire data and to generate a processing result, and an output module (4) designed to activate and/or control protection actions (12, 13, 14, 15) based on the processing result of the evaluation module (2), wherein the evaluation module (2) comprises a prediction unit (5) designed regarding the program technology and/or control technology to predict a fire course based on the fire data as a processing result.

Claims

1. A fire safety device (1) comprising an input module (3) designed to receive fire data in a safety area, an evaluation module (2) designed to process fire data and generate a processing result, and an output module (4) designed to activate and/or control safety actions (12, 13, 14, 15) on the basis of the processing result of the evaluation module (2),

characterized in that

the evaluation module (2) comprises a prediction unit (5) which is programmed and/or designed in terms of control technology to predict a fire course on the basis of the fire data as a processing result.

2. The fire safety device (1) according to claim 1,

characterized in that

the prediction unit (5) is designed to predict a fire course on the basis of a model (9) of the safety area.

3. The fire safety device (1) according to claim 2,

characterized in that

the model (9) of the safety area comprises one or a few of the following bits of complex building information, or any combination thereof:

A basic outline or plan of the safety area in a two-dimensional and/or three-dimensional depiction;

Materials used in the safety area, in particular for floor coverings, furnishings (e.g. curtains), etc.;

Fire loads, in particular partitions, office furnishings, etc.

Inventories, in particular the type of material in inventory, the quantity and hazard class thereof, etc.

State information on the building, in particular the opening state of doors, gates, windows, etc.

4. The fire safety device (1) according to claim 1,

characterized in that

the input module (3) is connected and/or connectable to one or a few of the following input devices (9)—

or any combination thereof—

to receive fire data and/or other input data that form or can form a basis for predicting the course of the fire;

Fire sensor

Temperature sensor

Carbon dioxide/carbon monoxide sensor

Surveillance camera

Break-in sensor

Access sensor

5. The fire safety device (1) according to claim 1,

characterized in that

the input module (3) is connected and/or connectable to one or a few of the following systems—

or any combination thereof—

to receive fire data and/or other data that form or can form e.g. a basis for predicting the course of the fire;

Fire detection center (7)

Access system (11)

Break-in detection center (10)

Video surveillance system (8).

6. The fire safety device (1) according to claim 1,

characterized in that

one possible safety action is an optimization of escape routes (13).

7. The fire safety device according to claim 1,

characterized in that

one possible safety action is an optimization of the guidance along the rescue route (14).

8. The fire safety device according to claim 1,

characterized in that

one possible safety action is tracking (15) of rescue personnel.

9. The fire safety device according to claim 1,

characterized in that

one possible safety action is a three-dimensional, in particular, visualization (12) of the fire and the future course of the fire in the safety area.

10. The fire safety device according to claim 9,

characterized in that

the visualization (12) comprises a three-dimensional depiction of the safety area, it being possible to depict the safety area in a partially transparent and/or transparent manner, thereby enabling a plurality of regions of the safety area, which are separated by ceilings and overlap in the viewing direction, to be monitored simultaneously.

11. A method for protecting against fire, wherein current fire data on a current fire status in a safety area are continuously entered, a fire course is predicted or forecast on the basis of the current fire data, and safety actions are controlled or activated on the basis of the predicted fire course.

12. A computer program comprising program code means for carrying out all steps of the method according to claim 11 when the program is run on a computer and/or a fire safety device (1).