KR101011709B1

KR101011709B1 - receptacle

Info

Publication number: KR101011709B1
Application number: KR1020070080904A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 임두만
Original assignee: 임두만
Priority date: 2007-08-10
Filing date: 2007-08-10
Publication date: 2011-01-28
Also published as: WO2009022838A2; KR20090016346A; WO2009022838A3

Abstract

The present invention relates to an outlet having fire extinguishing means for extinguishing a fire prematurely when ignition is started due to a short circuit or application of a strong voltage at the outlet.

The outlet according to the present invention has an inner space, the main body is provided with a plug insertion hole into which the plug terminal can be inserted, and installed in the inner space of the main body, the plug terminal inserted through the plug insertion hole to supply the current It is provided to the power supply terminal and the main body or a point adjacent to the main body is provided with a fire extinguishing means for extinguishing the flame when a spark occurs in the power supply terminal or a short circuit occurs.

The outlet according to the present invention provides an advantage of using the electric appliance more safely by preventing a large fire by initially extinguishing the fire occurring in the outlet.

Outlet, fire hydrant, gas

Description

Outlet {receptacle}

The present invention relates to an outlet, and more particularly, to an outlet having fire extinguishing means for extinguishing a fire early when ignition is started due to a short circuit or application of a strong voltage.

In general, a home is provided with a receptacle for inserting the plug of the appliance to the wall of the building to supply power to the appliance. In addition, the electric wires of the electric appliance may not be extended enough to the installation position of the outlet, or multiple outlets may be used to supply power to a plurality of electric appliances.

In Korea, power supplied to homes is usually rated at 220V and rated current is 10-50A.

The occurrence of electric fires is increasing due to overvoltage or short circuit in such an outlet.

Therefore, each home is equipped with a circuit breaker to cut off the power supply when a short circuit occurs, which can cut off the power supply when a short circuit occurs. Flames are not extinguished and there is a risk of fire.

Therefore, after the ignition is made, it is necessary to install a fire extinguishing means having a fire extinguishing function in the conset so as to extinguish the fire quickly.

An object of the present invention is to provide an outlet having a fire extinguishing means capable of extinguishing a fire quickly in the event of a fire.

The fire extinguishing means is installed inside the main body and is coupled to the compression vessel formed with an opening on one side, the extinguishing gas filled in the compression vessel, and the compression vessel to close the opening, when the temperature rises above a predetermined temperature It is preferable to have a blocking member for opening the opening to diffuse the extinguishing gas inside the compression vessel to the outside to block the oxygen supply to the ignition point.

In addition, the extinguishing means includes a wall on which the main body is mounted or a compression vessel installed in the main body, a digestion gas filled in the compression vessel, and a digestion gas filled in the compression vessel extending from the compression vessel toward the main body. A discharge pipe for discharging, an on / off valve for opening and closing the discharge pipe, a temperature sensor for measuring the temperature of the power supply terminal, and the temperature sensor are connected to open the open / close valve according to a detection signal of the temperature sensor to extinguish the gas. And a spray nozzle connected to an end of the discharge pipe to inject extinguishing gas toward the power supply terminal, wherein the compressed container is to be refilled after the extinguishing gas is discharged. It is formed to be, The injection nozzle is to be able to inject the extinguishing gas directly to the power supply terminal installed inside the main body It is preferable to extend to the inner space of the main body.

Hereinafter, the outlet 10 according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The outlet 10 has a lower main body 11, an upper main body 17 coupled to an upper part of the lower main body 11, a power supply terminal 15 installed inside the lower main body 11, and a fire in case of fire. Fire extinguishing means 20 for extinguishing.

The lower main body 11 has a predetermined internal space, and a through hole 12 through which the power line 13 can penetrate is formed at one side thereof, so that the power line 13 passes through the lower main body 11 through the through hole 12. It is connected to the internal space of). An inner side of the lower body 11 is provided with an installation table 14, which is for mounting the compression vessel 21 of the fire extinguishing means 20 to be described later, it can stably support the circular compression vessel 21 It is formed. When the compression container 21 is not a cylindrical shape but a polygonal column shape, it is preferable that the mounting table 14 is formed to correspond to the shape of the compression container 21 so that the compression container 21 can be stably supported.

The power supply terminal 15 is installed in the inner space of the lower body 11, and is electrically connected to the power line 13, the plug fitting portion 16 is formed in contact with the insertion terminal of the plug on the top. When the plug insertion terminal is inserted into both plug fitting portions 16, it is energized to supply power to the electric device.

The upper body 17 is coupled to the upper portion of the lower body 11, the plug mounting portion 18 for mounting the plug is provided on the upper surface. In the present embodiment, since the two-hole outlet 10 is applied, the power supply unit has two pairs of plug fitting portions 16, and the upper main body 17 is illustrated as having two plug mounting portions 18. If necessary, the plug fitting portion 16 and the plug mounting portion 18 into which the plug can be inserted may be added or subtracted.

The fire extinguishing means 20 is for extinguishing a fire when a fire occurs in the outlet 10, and is installed in the mounting table 14 provided in the inner space of the lower main body 11. The extinguishing means 20 includes a compression vessel 21, a digestion gas filled in the compression vessel 21, and a blocking member 23 for opening and closing the compression vessel 21.

Compression container 21 has a size that can be embedded in the lower body 11, the filling space is formed in the digestion gas is filled therein. One side of the compression vessel 21 is provided with an opening 22 through which the extinguishing gas can be ejected to the outside in the event of a fire, and the opening 22 is closed by the blocking member 23.

The blocking member 23 is to close the opening 22 to maintain a state in which the extinguishing gas is filled in the compression container 21. The blocking member 23 opens the opening 22 so that the extinguishing gas can be diffused to the outside in case of fire. Open.

In this embodiment, polystyrene resin is applied as the blocking member 23. Polystyrene resin has the property of becoming a viscous liquid when it becomes soft at 100 degreeC or more and about 185 degreeC. Therefore, when the fire occurs, the extinguishing gas can be diffused to the outside by opening the opening 22 while melting by the temperature of the flame. The blocking member 23 stably closes the opening 22 of the compression vessel 21 at room temperature, but if the fire 22 can be quickly opened by extinguishing gas to the outside in the event of a fire, various materials may be used. Can be formed.

The fire extinguishing gas is to extinguish the fire by blocking the supply of oxygen to the fire generating area when a fire occurs in the outlet 10, and compresses and fills the inside of the compression container 21.

As the digestive gas of this embodiment, halon gas was applied. Halon gas is a fire extinguishing gas containing a bromine-based element, similar to Freon gas, and contains a bromine, the same halogen group element, instead of chlorine contained in Freon gas. It has excellent extinguishing performance and does not pollute the object, so it is widely used as a fire extinguisher for special purposes. In particular, halon-1301 is used as a computer room, bank safe, dangerous goods storage, tank, submarine fire extinguisher, and missile antifriction agent.

Since the compression vessel 21 is filled with halon gas at a pressure higher than atmospheric pressure, when the blocking member 23 melts due to the fire and the opening 22 is opened, the halon gas is ejected to the outside of the compression vessel 21, and a fire is generated. Digestion can be achieved by blocking the supply of oxygen to the region. In particular, since halon gas is harmless to the human body, when it is ejected for digestion, halon gas can be safely used because there is no danger of harming the human body.

In addition to halon gas, the extinguishing gas may block the supply of oxygen at the ignition point, such as carbon dioxide, and other kinds of gases that are harmless to the human body may be applied.

Fire extinguishing means 20 may be installed in the outlet 10 as needed, the size of the compression vessel 21 may be formed in various ways in consideration of the extinguishing performance.

3 shows another embodiment of a fire extinguishing means 25.

The fire extinguishing means 25 of the present embodiment has a predetermined space formed therein, and the first and second filling containers 26 and 27 having an opening 29 formed at a lower end thereof, and the first and second filling containers 26, The blocking member 28 blocking the opening 29 of the 27 and the first and second filling containers 26 and 27 are respectively filled, and when contacted, an aqueous aluminum sulfate solution and a hydrocarbon to form bubbles by chemical reaction. Contains sodium.

The blocking member 28 is melted by the temperature of the flame when a fire occurs, such as the blocking member 23 of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 to open the openings 29 of the first and second filling containers 26 and 27. It is formed of polystyrene resin which can be made. Therefore, when the first and second filling containers 26 and 27 are opened at the time of a fire, the aqueous aluminum sulfate solution and sodium hydrocarbon filled in each filling container are discharged from the first and second filling containers 26 and 27 and the outlet (10) Internal contact is made. The aluminum sulfate solution and the hydrocarbon form a bubble through a chemical reaction, and the bubble is digested by blocking the supply of oxygen to the point of ignition.

4 to 6 show a second embodiment of the outlet 100 fixed to the wall 113.

The outlet 100 of the present embodiment is installed to surround the mounting groove 114 formed in the wall 113, the cover 110 is provided with a plug insertion hole 111 into which the plug of the electric device can be inserted, and the mounting groove Is installed in the 114, the power supply terminal 112 and the power supply terminal 112 is formed so as to supply a current when the plug terminal inserted through the plug insertion hole 111, when spark or fire occurs in the power supply terminal 112, Fire extinguishing means 120 for extinguishing the fire.

The outlet 100 of the present embodiment has the same structure as the outlet installed on the wall of a general building except for the fire extinguishing means 120, and the fire extinguishing means 120 is a temperature sensor 128 installed adjacent to the power supply terminal 112. And according to the detected information of the temperature sensor 128 is formed to extinguish the flame.

The extinguishing means 120 includes a case 121 having an inner space, a filling container 123 installed inside the case 121, and an opening / closing valve for controlling the discharge of the extinguishing gas filled in the filling container 123. 126, a control unit 127 for opening and closing the on-off valve 126, and the temperature sensor 128 electrically connected to the control unit 127.

The case 121 is fixed to the wall 113 to be positioned above the cover 110 and has a predetermined internal space. A rotatable opening and closing door 122 is installed on the front surface of the case 121 to selectively open and close the inner space of the case 121.

Filling container 123 is installed in the inner space of the case 121, the fire extinguishing gas is filled therein. Since the filling container 123 is provided with a refillable inlet 124, when there is no damage to the filling container 123 including the case 121 even after the extinguishing gas is discharged, the ingestion gas is refilled through the inlet 124. It can be reused by filling.

One side of the filling container 123 is extended to the discharge pipe (125) for discharging the digested gas filled in the filling container 123, the discharge pipe 125 is equipped with an opening and closing valve (126). The on-off valve 126 blocks the filling gas from being discharged to the outside of the filling container 123 through the discharge pipe 125, and when the fire occurs, the discharge pipe 125 can extinguish the fire of the power supply unit. Make sure

As the extinguishing gas filled in the filling container 123, halon gas or carbon dioxide is preferably applied as in the extinguishing gas of the first embodiment.

The open / close valve 126 is controlled by the controller 127. The control unit 127 is installed inside the case 121, and is electrically connected to the temperature sensor 128 installed adjacent to the power supply terminal 112, according to the sensing information of the temperature sensor 128. The on / off valve 126 is operated. That is, when a temperature of a predetermined level or more is sensed by the temperature sensor 128, it is recognized as a fire occurrence situation and opens and closes the valve 126 so that the extinguishing gas is injected.

The temperature sensor 128 is installed adjacent to the power supply terminal 112, and when the fire occurs in the power supply terminal 112, the temperature sensor 128 is likely to be damaged by high heat, so that the temperature sensor 128 can be coupled to and detached from the control unit 127. When the temperature sensor 128 is damaged by a fire, the case 121, the filling container 123, the opening / closing valve 126 and the control unit 127 are reused by replacing only the temperature sensor 128 in the control unit 127. It is desirable to make this possible.

Injection nozzle 129 is provided at the end of the discharge pipe 125, the extinguishing gas discharged through the discharge pipe 125 is injected to the outside through the injection nozzle (129). The extinguishing gas is sprayed toward the outlet 100 to block the oxygen supply at the point of fire generation so that extinguishing can be made.

In the present embodiment, the discharge pipe 125 is shown to extend downward through the side of the case 121, in contrast, a plurality of injection nozzles 129 are installed below the case 121, and each injection nozzle ( 129 is connected to the discharge pipe 125, it may be formed to inject the extinguishing gas at a time from a plurality of injection nozzles.

Unlike shown, the injection nozzle 129 may be installed to be introduced into the mounting groove 114 to directly inject the digestion gas to the power supply terminal 112. In this case, since the extinguishing gas is directly injected to the point where the fire occurs, a more certain extinguishing effect can be expected.

The outlet of the present invention can reduce the risk of leading to a large fire by extinguishing the fire inside the outlet when a fire occurs in the outlet, so that it can be used directly in each household or industrial outlet, there is industrial applicability.

1 is an exploded perspective view showing a first embodiment of an outlet according to the present invention;

Figure 2 is a partial excerpt perspective view showing the fire extinguishing means of Figure 1,

3 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the fire extinguishing means;

4 is a perspective view showing a second embodiment of an outlet according to the present invention;

Figure 5 is a partial excerpt perspective view showing the fire extinguishing means of Figure 4,

6 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the outlet of FIG. 4 is installed on a wall;

10; Outlet 11; Lower body

15; Power supply terminal 17; Upper body

20; Extinguishing means 21; Compression container

22; Opening 23; Blocking member

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An inner space and a main body provided with a plug insertion hole into which a plug terminal can be inserted;

A power supply terminal installed in an inner space of the main body and configured to supply a current when the plug terminal inserted through the plug insertion hole is coupled;

And a fire extinguishing means installed at the main body or a point adjacent to the main body to extinguish the flame when a spark occurs in the power supply terminal or a fire occurs due to a short circuit.

The fire extinguishing means is installed in the main body and the compression vessel formed with an opening at one side;

Extinguishing gas filled in the compression container;

It is coupled to the compression vessel to close the opening, and if the temperature rises above a predetermined temperature, the opening is opened so that the extinguishing gas inside the compression vessel is diffused to the outside having a blocking member to block the oxygen supply to the ignition point Outlet, characterized in that.

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