Sports ball comprising automatic inflation means and method to manage the internal pressure of such a ball
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1. Sports ball comprising:
- at least one internal pressure measurement sensor of said ball,an automatic inflator, capable of compensating for a decrease in the internal pressure, said automatic inflator comprising at least one gas micro-generator, said at least one microgenerator being capable of being actuated when the pressure measurement sensor measures an internal pressure below a predetermined threshold, wherein said micro-generator comprises a pyrotechnic formulation capable of igniting by means of a Joule effect and an electrical actuator capable of inducing the ignition of said formulation.
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Abstract
Sports ball, and more generally a pneumatic object with at least one internal pressure sensor (10) of said ball, automatic inflator (6), capable of compensating for a decrease in the internal pressure, this inflator having at least one gas micro-generator, said at least one micro-generator being capable of being actuated when the pressure sensor (10) measures an internal pressure below a predetermined threshold.
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1. Sports ball comprising:
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at least one internal pressure measurement sensor of said ball, an automatic inflator, capable of compensating for a decrease in the internal pressure, said automatic inflator comprising at least one gas micro-generator, said at least one microgenerator being capable of being actuated when the pressure measurement sensor measures an internal pressure below a predetermined threshold, wherein said micro-generator comprises a pyrotechnic formulation capable of igniting by means of a Joule effect and an electrical actuator capable of inducing the ignition of said formulation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. Method to manage the internal pressure of a sports ball comprising several gas microgenerators and a pressure sensor comprising the following steps:
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measurement of the internal pressure of the sports ball by the pressure sensor, comparison of the pressure value with a threshold value made by a comparator in the sports ball, and activation of at least one gas microgenerator if the pressure value measured is below the threshold. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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