(19)
(11) EP 0 027 310 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
28.10.1981 Bulletin 1981/43

(43) Date of publication A2:
22.04.1981 Bulletin 1981/16

(21) Application number: 80302929

(22) Date of filing: 22.08.1980
(84) Designated Contracting States:
FR GB IT

(30) Priority: 15.10.1979 US 7900845

(71) Applicant: CATERPILLAR TRACTOR CO.
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(72) Inventor:
  • Fee, David M.
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(54) Fire extinguishing system


(57) A fire extinguishing system including a vessel for receipt of a fire extinguishing material and having an outlet closed by a flow control mechanism (14). A linkage (20,30) provides for suitable operation or actuation of the flow control mechanism (14). A double rod ended cylinder (36) is employed for operating the linkage in response to a remotely generated pressure signal or in response to manual actuation by a manual actuator (70) coupled to one of the rod ends (38).






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