(19)
(11) EP 1 589 231 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
04.01.2006 Bulletin 2006/01

(43) Date of publication A2:
26.10.2005 Bulletin 2005/43

(21) Application number: 05103263.9

(22) Date of filing: 21.04.2005
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F15B 1/02(2006.01)
F15B 15/20(2006.01)
E05F 1/00(2006.01)
F15B 15/14(2006.01)
A62C 2/24(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA HR LV MK YU

(30) Priority: 23.04.2004 IT BO20040254

(71) Applicant: TECNOCUPOLE PANCALDI S.r.l.
40023 Castel Guelfo di Bologna (BO) (IT)

(72) Inventor:
  • Pancaldi, Edoardo
    40050, Monterenzio BO (IT)

(74) Representative: Modiano, Micaela Nadia et al
Dr. Modiano & Associati S.p.A. Via Meravigli 16
20123 Milano
20123 Milano (IT)

   


(54) Actuator particularly for smoke vents


(57) An actuator comprising a fluid-actuated jack, which can be activated by a gas contained under pressure inside a bottle (14); a percussion-type piercing element (15), which can move between a passive position for closing the bottle and an active position for piercing the bottle (14) in order to activate the jack; a mechanical flow control device, which comprises a sensor (32) for detecting hot gases and smoke and a flow control element (27) that is controlled by the sensor and is functionally associated with the piercing element (15) so as to allow the movement of the piercing element from the passive position to the active position when the sensor detects the presence of the hot gases and smoke. The jack comprises a cylinder (2) that is closed by a lower cap (4) that has a connecting element for supporting the bottle (14) inside the cylinder (2), and seats (31, 23, 12) for accommodating the sensor (32), the flow control element (27) and the piercing element (15).







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