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Sprinkler head

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1991-05-03
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Granted: 1992-11-03
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Expires: 2011-05-03
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Abstract

Abstract A sprinkler head comprises an elastic retainer which is mounted between a couple of clamps and can absorb and reduce a tightening power which is added to a heat sensitive part by the insertion of a screw. Water can be sprayed according to circumstances due to an improvement in the sensitivity of the heat sensitive part.

Inventors

  • 👤 Takamasa Hattori

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 13:18
CPC Classifications
B; B05; B05B; B05B3/00; A; A62; A62C; A62C37/00; A62C37/08; A62C37/10; A62C37/11; A62C37/14

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim 142 words
A sprinkler head whose exit is blocked by pressuring a heat sensitive part 21, which part is broken by a heat expansion of a liquid 23, sealed in the inside of the sprinkler head by means of an insertion of a screw 22; comprising: a couple of vertical clamps (12 and 13) set below a plug 4, an elastic retainer 11 mounted between flanges (12b and 13b) of the clamps (12 and 13) to block an exit 5 with the plug 4; and the retainer 11 pressured by the clamp 13 at the side of a sprinkler head body 1 when the screw 22 is screwed, said retainer 11 is linked and held between an inboard concave 16 and the flanges (12b and 13b), said retainer 11 is set on said concave 16 of a frame 3 said sprinkler head body 1.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 142 words
A sprinkler head whose exit is blocked by pressuring a heat sensitive part 21, which part is broken by a heat expansion of a liquid 23, sealed in the inside of the sprinkler head by means of an insertion of a screw 22; comprising: a couple of vertical clamps (12 and 13) set below a plug 4, an elastic retainer 11 mounted between flanges (12b and 13b) of the clamps (12 and 13) to block an exit 5 with the plug 4; and the retainer 11 pressured by the clamp 13 at the side of a sprinkler head body 1 when the screw 22 is screwed, said retainer 11 is linked and held between an inboard concave 16 and the flanges (12b and 13b), said retainer 11 is set on said concave 16 of a frame 3 said sprinkler head body 1.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 32 words
A sprinkler head as claimed in claim 1, wherein a spring 7 is mounted between a bottom la of said sprinkler head body 1 and the plug 4 under a compression condition.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 19 words
A sprinkler head as claimed in claim 2, wherein a surface of said spring 7 is coated with fluoroplastic.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 18 words
A sprinkler head as claimed in claim 2, wherein said spring 7 is made of a plate spring.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 260 words
A sprinkler head whose exit is blocked by pressuring a heat sensitive part 21, which part is broken by a heat expansion of a liquid 23, sealed in the inside of the sprinkler head by means of an insertion of a screw 22; comprising: a couple of vertical clamps (12 and 13) set below a plug 4, an elastic retainer 11 mounted between flanges (12b and 13b) of the clamps (12 and 13) to block the exit 5 with the plug 4; a hollow projection 13a mounted on a lower clamp 13 of the clamps (12 and 13) so a part of said heat sensitive part 21 can be inserted, said projection 13a being slidably fitted into a hole 4b of said plug 4 through a hold 12a formed in an upper clamp 12 of the clamps (12 and 13), a hold plate 19, which has a female screw 20 formed on an internal face thereof, mounted on a top of a connector railing 18, a screw 22 is screwed into the female screw 20 of the hold plate 19, an other part of the heat sensitive part 21 being formed so it can be pressured; and the retainer 11 is pressured by the clamps (12 and 13) against a side of a sprinkler head body 1 when the screw 22 is screwed, said retainer 11 being linked and held between an inboard concave 16 and the flanges (12b and 13b), said retainer 11 is set on said concave 16 of a frame 3 of said sprinkler head body 1.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 260 words
A sprinkler head whose exit is blocked by pressuring a heat sensitive part 21, which part is broken by a heat expansion of a liquid 23, sealed in the inside of the sprinkler head by means of an insertion of a screw 22; comprising: a couple of vertical clamps (12 and 13) set below a plug 4, an elastic retainer 11 mounted between flanges (12b and 13b) of the clamps (12 and 13) to block the exit 5 with the plug 4; a hollow projection 13a mounted on a lower clamp 13 of the clamps (12 and 13) so a part of said heat sensitive part 21 can be inserted, said projection 13a being slidably fitted into a hole 4b of said plug 4 through a hold 12a formed in an upper clamp 12 of the clamps (12 and 13), a hold plate 19, which has a female screw 20 formed on an internal face thereof, mounted on a top of a connector railing 18, a screw 22 is screwed into the female screw 20 of the hold plate 19, an other part of the heat sensitive part 21 being formed so it can be pressured; and the retainer 11 is pressured by the clamps (12 and 13) against a side of a sprinkler head body 1 when the screw 22 is screwed, said retainer 11 being linked and held between an inboard concave 16 and the flanges (12b and 13b), said retainer 11 is set on said concave 16 of a frame 3 of said sprinkler head body 1.

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