Walk-in shelter

Claim 2

A walk-in shelter for protection against undesired heat, radiation, gas and water action and against mechanical stressing, particularly for data carriers, comprising walls including several different layers, outer and inner layers (2, 13) constructed as a closed metal envelope, a metallic supporting frame (8) provided between and spaced from the outer and inner layers (2, 13), insulating layers (6, 10, 12) between outer layer (2), supporting frame (8) and inner layer (13), with high thermal insulation and mechanical strength, and the outer and inner layers (2, 13), supporting frame (8) and insulating layers (6, 10, 12), set up independently of one another, are self-supporting and not mechanically interconnected.

Claim 3

The shelter according to claim 1, wherein the metal envelope (2, 13) comprises bent sheet metal elements (3).

Claim 4

The shelter according to claim 2, further comprising the sheet metal elements (3) having edge regions (4, 7) bent at right angles, the edge regions of the particular sheet metal elements (3) being interconnected.

Claim 5

The shelter according to claim 3, further comprising the edge regions (4, 7) bent twice at right angles.

Claim 6

The shelter according to claim 2, further comprising the sheet metal elements (3) of the metal envelope (13) forming the inner layer sealed at their intersections with a seal (14).

Claim 7

The shelter according to claim 1, wherein the supporting frame comprises parallel beams (8).

Claim 8

A walk-in shelter for protection against undesired heat, radiation, gas and water action and against mechanical stressing particularly for data carriers comprising an enveloped enclosure defined by multi-layer walls, each wall including: an inner metal layer and an outer metal layer constructed as a closed metal envelope; a plurality of self-supporting parallel metal beams located between the inner and outer metal layers, the parallel metal beams positioned in spaced relationship to each other and to both the inner and outer metal layers; a first insulating layer located between the outer metal layer and the parallel beams being self-supporting and independent of the outer layer and the beams having high thermal insulating characteristics, the first insulating layer preventing contact between the outer layer and the parallel beams; a second insulating layer located between the inner metal layer and the parallel beams being self-supporting and independent of the outer layer and the beams having high thermal insulating characteristics, the second insulating layer preventing contact between the inner metal layer and the parallel beams; a third insulating layer located between the first and second insulating layer, said first, second and third insulating layers being self-supporting and independent of one another.

Claim 9

A walk-in shelter for protection against undesired heat, radiation, gas and water action and against mechanical stressing particularly for data carriers comprising an enveloped enclosure defined by multi-layer walls, each wall including: an inner metal layer and an outer metal layer constructed as a closed metal envelope; a plurality of self-supporting parallel metal beams located between the inner and outer metal layers, the parallel metal beams positioned in spaced relationship to each other and to both the inner and outer metal layers; a first insulating layer located between the outer metal layer and the parallel beams being self-supporting and independent of the outer layer and the beams having high thermal insulating characteristics, the first insulating layer preventing contact between the outer layer and the parallel beams; a second insulating layer located between the inner metal layer and the parallel beams being self-supporting and independent of the outer layer and the beams having high thermal insulating characteristics, the second insulating layer preventing contact between the inner metal layer and the parallel beams; a third insulating layer located between the first and second insulating layer, said first, second and third insulating layers being self-supporting and independent of one another.

Claim 10

The shelter according to claim 7 further comprising a plaster board layer located between the second insulating layer and the third insulating layer.

Claim 11

The shelter according to claim 7, wherein the layer structure of the walls from the outside to the inside comprises: (a) bent sheet metal elements (3) with high strength insulating material (5) placed in the bent regions, (b) insulating layer (6) with high thermal insulation and mechanical strength, p1 (c) supporting frame with beams (8), high strength insulating material (9) placed in the profile between the individual beams (8), (d) insulating layer (10) with a high thermal insulation and mechanical strength, (e) plaster board layer (13), (f) insulating layer with high thermal insulation and mechanical strength, (g) bent sheet material elements (3) with seals (14) provided between intersections of each element (3), the bent regions directed toward the interior and filled with high strength insulating material (15), and (h) wood, plaster board or similar covering (16).

Claim 12

The shelter according to claim 9, wherein the layers have increasing heat storage capacity from the outside to the inside.

Claim 13

The shelter according to claim 9, wherein the layers have increasing mass from the outside to the inside.

Claim 14

The shelter according to claim 9, further comprising the shelter having a modular construction with sizes of the modules determined by the sheet metal elements (3).

Claim 15

The shelter according to claim 9, wherein the beams (8) of the supporting frame and the intersections of the sheet metal elements (3) are arranged so as to be displaced relative to one another.

Claim 16

The shelter according to claim 9, further comprising a supply pipe (17) for an extinguishing system in the walls and deflected on a number of occasions from the outside to the inside, the supply pipe (17) having a sleeve in the outer layers (2, 5, 6) enveloped by fire protection material which foams in the case of a fire.

Claim 17

The shelter according to claim 9, further comprising a multiply folded door (18) formed from high density fire protection plates received in a frame connected to the inner metal envelope (13), such that the door (18) firstly moves out parallel and then swings.

Claim 18

The shelter according to claim 15, further comprising a swinging lever (23) and a steering lever (24), the steering lever (24) preventing the door from swinging out in the first 10 degrees to 15 degrees of the swinging movement of the swinging lever (23).

Claim 19

The shelter according to claim 16, further comprising pivot points (25, 26) of the steering lever (24) positioned upstream of the pivot points (27, 28) of swinging lever (23) in the direction of movement.

Claim 20

The shelter according to claim 16, wherein the steering lever (24) is longer than the swinging lever (23).

Claim 21

The shelter according to claim 15, wherein the door (18) has at least one 360 degree fold (19).