Fire scene evacuation guiding device

• US 9,997,034 B2
• Filed: 03/08/2017
• Issued: 06/12/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 11/15/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nexcom International Co , Ltd
• Original Assignee: Nexcom International Co , Ltd
• Inventors: Yang, Chung-Shu, Lai, Alexander I-Chi
• Primary Examiner(s): Bolourchi, Nader
• Application Number:
  US15/453,435
• Publication Number:
  US 20180137721A1
• Time in Patent Office: 461 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 17/06 Electric actuation of the alarm, e.g. using a thermally-operated switch
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 7/062 indicating emergency exits
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 7/066 guiding along a path, e.g. evacuation path lighting strip

Abstract

A fire scene evacuation guiding device includes an indicator (100) and a thermoelectric converter (200). The thermoelectric converter (200) is electrically connected with the indicator (100), the thermoelectric converter (200) includes a first detecting end (210) and a second detecting end (220), and the first detecting end (210) and the second detecting end (220) are arranged away from each other. The thermoelectric converter (200) can provide evacuation instructions according to a real time situation at a fire scene.

Claims

1. A fire scene evacuation guiding device, comprising:

an indicator (100); and

a thermoelectric converter (200), the thermoelectric converter (200) being electrically connected to the indicator (100), the thermoelectric converter (200) including a first detecting end (210) and a second detecting end (220), the first detecting end (210) and the second detecting end (220) being arranged away from each other,

wherein each of the first detecting end (210) and the second detecting end (220) is thermally coupled to a heat conductive pipe (300).

2. The fire scene evacuation guiding device of claim 1, wherein a heat conductive insulating structures (400) is connected between each of the two heat conductive pipes (300) and each of the first detecting end (210) and the second detecting end (220) thermally coupled to the respective heat conductive pipes (300).

3. The fire scene evacuation guiding device of claim 2, wherein the heat conductive insulating structure (400) consists of a ceramic material.

4. The fire scene evacuation guiding device of claim 1, further comprising a control module (110), the control module (110) being electrically connected to the indicator (100) and the thermoelectric converter (200).

5. The fire scene evacuation guiding device of claim 4, further comprising another indicator (100) electrically connected to the control module (110).

6. A fire scene evacuation guiding device, comprising:

a door panel (10);

an indicator (100) disposed on one side of the door panel (10); and

a thermoelectric converter (200), the thermoelectric converter (200) being electrically connected to the indicator (100), the thermoelectric converter (200) including a first detecting end (210) and a second detecting end (220), the first detecting end (210) and the second detecting end (220) being respectively disposed on two sides of the door panel (10),

wherein each of the first detecting end (210) and the second detecting end (220) is thermally connected to a heat conductive pipe (300).

7. The fire scene evacuation guiding device of claim 6, further comprising a control module (110), the control module (110) being electrically connected to the indicator (100) and the thermoelectric converter (200).

8. The fire scene evacuation guiding device of claim 7, further comprising another indicator (100) electrically connected to the control module (110) and disposed on the other side of the door panel (10).

9. The fire scene evacuation guiding device of claim 6, wherein a heat conductive insulating structure (400) is connected between each of the two heat conductive pipes (300) and each of the first detecting end (210) and the second detecting end (220) thermally coupled to the respective heat conductive pipes (300).

10. The fire scene evacuation guiding device of claim 9, wherein the heat conductive insulating structure (400) consists of a ceramic material.