SPRAYER Russian patent published in 1999 - IPC

FIELD: spraying equipment used for fire suppression. SUBSTANCE: sprayer has casing with at least one nozzle. Casing has inlet opening for supplying of fire-suppressing medium to at least one nozzle. Sprayer has disintegrating temperature sensitive device, which in its initial state is in contact with rod mounted for sliding within channel provided with inlet and outlet leading to nozzle. Construction of sprayer provides uniform and rectilinear loading of disintegrating device without breaking it due to high pressure of liquid. Rod is in sliding relation to channel wall. Rod and channel are positioned at both sides of channel inlet opening to provide at least partial equilibrium of liquid pressure at inlet end, when sprayer is in its initial state. EFFECT: increased efficiency by uniform loading of disintegrating device, simplified construction and enhanced reliability in operation. 12 cl, 8 dwg