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Self-contained emergency breathing apparatus
Assignee: Bertin Technologies SAS
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Filing: 1989-07-10
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Granted: 1991-07-02
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Expires: 2009-07-10
Abstract
Abstract A self-contained emergency breathing apparatus is provided comprising a hood (10) surrounding substantially sealingly the head of a person and comprising an assembly (18) formed of a cylinder of breathable gas at high pressure, a pressure reducer, an ejection nozzle, a duct for sucking the air contained in the hood and mixing this air with the ejected gas and carbon dioxide absorption means. The apparatus may be stored for a long period of time and be used for a short period of time for escaping from a zone having risks of asphyxiation.
Inventors
- 👤 Jean-Pierre Patureau
- 👤 Christian Morillon
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 13:49
CPC Classifications
A; A62; A62B; A62B17/00; A62B17/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
191 words
Self-contained emergency breathing apparatus intended to be stored for a long period of time and then to be used for a short period of time in order to enable the wearer of the apparatus to move away from a zone in which there is a high risk of asphyxiation, comprising a hood for covering a large portion of the wearer's head in substantially air-tight manner, oxygen supply means and carbon dioxide absorbing means, wherein said oxygen supply means comprises a cylinder having a volume of about 100 cm 3 which is filled at an initial pressure of about 200 bars with a breathable gas containing oxygen, means for expanding the gas to a pressure several times greater than the ambient pressure, and an ejection nozzle connected by the expander means to the cylinder and opening out into an air passage duct for sucking in the air contained in the hood and mixing said air with the gas leaving the nozzle, the delivery rate of the cylinder being about 2 to 4 liters/minutes, the nozzle and the air passage duct forming an assembly having an entrainment ratio of about 10 to 20.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
191 words
Self-contained emergency breathing apparatus intended to be stored for a long period of time and then to be used for a short period of time in order to enable the wearer of the apparatus to move away from a zone in which there is a high risk of asphyxiation, comprising a hood for covering a large portion of the wearer's head in substantially air-tight manner, oxygen supply means and carbon dioxide absorbing means, wherein said oxygen supply means comprises a cylinder having a volume of about 100 cm 3 which is filled at an initial pressure of about 200 bars with a breathable gas containing oxygen, means for expanding the gas to a pressure several times greater than the ambient pressure, and an ejection nozzle connected by the expander means to the cylinder and opening out into an air passage duct for sucking in the air contained in the hood and mixing said air with the gas leaving the nozzle, the delivery rate of the cylinder being about 2 to 4 liters/minutes, the nozzle and the air passage duct forming an assembly having an entrainment ratio of about 10 to 20.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the nozzle has an outlet diameter of about 0.35 mm.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that a middle portion of the duct forms a mixer of substantially constant section, having a diameter of about 3.5 mm and a length of about 25 mm.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
53 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that a downstream portion of the duct is formed by a diffuser so that the pressure of the gases leaving the duct is slightly greater than the ambient pressure, this diffuser comprising a truncated cone shaped portion having an angle at the apex of about 3°.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the ejection nozzle is fed with gas at a pressure between about 4 and 10 bars.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the cylinder, the expander means, the carbon dioxide absorbing means, the ejection nozzle and the air passage duct are contained inside the hood.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the breathing apparatus also comprises water vapour absorbing means such as silica gel.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that expander means are disposed in the path of the air sucked into the duct and leaving the carbon dioxide absorbing means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the hood is made from a light and transparent heat resistance material such as polyimide.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that a portion of the external surface of the hood is metal coated.
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