Global Patent Index - EP 0406493 A1

EP 0406493 A1 19910109 - A fire curtain installation.

Title (en)

A fire curtain installation.

Title (de)

Feuerhemmende Vorhangsanlage.

Title (fr)

Installation de rideau coupe-feu.

Publication

EP 0406493 A1 19910109 (EN)

Application

EP 89306919 A 19890707

Priority

EP 89306919 A 19890707

Abstract (en)

A fire curtain installation comprises a curtain (1) of flexible fire-proof material wound upon, and adapted to unwind under gravity from, a rotatable roller (3). A pneumatic cylinder (5) is rested within the roller (3) and its piston(4) is coupled to the roller (3) via a wire and pulley transmission so that movement of the piston (4) in relation to the cylinder (5) causes the roller (3) to rotate. A pneumatic valve (21) controls the supply of pressurised air from a pressurised air source (20) to the pneumatic cylinder (5), the curtain (1) being normally held in its retracted position by the supply of pressurised air. Control means, operable in response to the presence of fire, operate the valve means (21) to cut off the supply of pressurised air to the cylinder (5) and to exhaust pressurised air therefrom.

IPC 1-7

A62C 2/10

IPC 8 full level

A62C 2/10 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A62C 2/10 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE ES FR GB GR IT LI LU NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0406493 A1 19910109; AU 4567589 A 19910110; IE 893768 A1 19910116

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 89306919 A 19890707; AU 4567589 A 19891129; IE 376889 A 19891124