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(11) EP 3 181 811 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
12.07.2017 Bulletin 2017/28

(43) Date of publication A2:
21.06.2017 Bulletin 2017/25

(21) Application number: 16204334.3

(22) Date of filing: 15.12.2016
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
E21F 11/00(2006.01)
A62B 7/02(2006.01)
 A62B 5/00(2006.01)
A62B 13/00(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
MA MD

(30) Priority: 16.12.2015 NO 20151735

(71) Applicant: Eureka Pumps AS
1640 Rade (NO)

(72) Inventors:
  • DE GROOT, Hein
    1640 RÅDE (NO)
  • LUND, Øyvind
    1640 RÅDE (NO)
  • TORBAL, Petter
    1640 RÅDE (NO)

(74) Representative: Zacco Norway AS 
Haakon VII's gate 2 PO Box 2003 Vika
0125 Oslo
0125 Oslo (NO)

   


(54) A TUNNEL EMERGENCY LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM


(57) A tunnel emergency refuge system comprises one or more refuge shelters (6, 7) inside a tunnel (5), and at least one air supply system (1a, 1b) arranged outside the tunnel and fluidly connected to the refuge shelters (6, 7) via one or more air supply lines (8, 8a, 8b). The refuge shelter may be a mobile refuge module (6), which is a stand-alone unit with means enabling movement out of and into the tunnel, and comprising releasable connection means to the air supply lines. The mobile refuge module (6) may be a reinforced freight container, for example an IMO-type container.







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