EP1654513B1 - Ameliorations apportees ou relatives a des structures de suppression de chocs - Google Patents

Ameliorations apportees ou relatives a des structures de suppression de chocs Download PDF

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EP1654513B1
EP1654513B1 EP04743497A EP04743497A EP1654513B1 EP 1654513 B1 EP1654513 B1 EP 1654513B1 EP 04743497 A EP04743497 A EP 04743497A EP 04743497 A EP04743497 A EP 04743497A EP 1654513 B1 EP1654513 B1 EP 1654513B1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
    • F42D—BLASTING
    • F42D5/00—Safety arrangements
    • F42D5/04—Rendering explosive charges harmless, e.g. destroying ammunition; Rendering detonation of explosive charges harmless
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  • This invention relates to blast and collision protection structures of the type which are inflatable and which, in use, contain a liquid such as water as a means of mitigating the effects of an explosion blast from e.g. a car bomb or of a collision with e.g. a car.
  • inflatable structures in the form of rupturable flexible containers which may typically be initially filled with air so as to provide the required shape, whereafter the air is replaced by water by means of a pressure relief valve.
  • the required shape is preferably maintained by the use of drop stitches between opposing internal walls of the structure so that, especially where the structure comprises a simple shape, such as a cube, individual structures can be mounted side-by-side and/or on top of other such structures to form a protective wall which, when filled with water, can mitigate against explosive blasts and/or the effects of collisions.
  • More intricate shapes are also possible but because of the inherent weight and liquidity of water it has been found heretofore that there is a practical limit to the height that such structures can reach without requiring separate mechanical support.
  • WO 95/08749 describes a water filled rupturable flexible explosion containment device.
  • the present invention is derived from the realisation that a relatively high structure can be achieved through the use in combination of opposing pairs of walled water-containing or containable containers which are at least partially supported in-use by inflatable air-filled containers therebetween.
  • shock suppression apparatus as claimed in claim 1.
  • the upper ends of the walled containers are connected together by webbing or strapping and the lower ends are splayed apart and connected to an inflatable base to form in combination therewith a structure of generally triangular section when inflated, whereafter following inflation of the support means, which may be partially or wholly of triangular section, so as to provide full support or partial support, as the case may be, the walled containers are then filled with water and the inflatable cushion thereafter prevents inward collapse under the weight of water.
  • each walled container may be interconnected by drop stitches so as to prevent or inhibit outward bulging thereof in response to the weight of water contained therein.
  • each walled container may be comprised of a number of individual segments or cells which thereby minimise the tendency of each segment or cell to jeopardise the overall required shape of the walled containers by collapsing under the weight of water.
  • the internal walls of the walled containers may be interconnected by straps at strategic locations, which may conveniently be heat-welded in place.
  • the walled containers overlap with each other in a stepped or staggered formation such that adjoining ones of each apparatus may be interlinked to form a continuous wall of such structures.
  • These may conveniently be interlinked with each other along the line of the wall by support webbing/strapping, such as through the use of strips of Velcro® webbing or strapping stitched to each one and adapted to interconnect with adjacent ones of such support structures.
  • the support means may contain air or liquid or a mixture of both which may contain e.g. a fire retardant/suppressant or some other useful material which may be released following an explosion or collision event.
  • shock (such as blast and/or collision) suppressing apparatus in the form of a pair of oppositely disposed inflatable walled containers 1,2 secured together at their respective upper, sealed, ends by means of webs 3 extending thereacross which may be stitched to the fabric of each of the containers 1,2 or may be releasably securable such as through the use of e.g. Velcro® strips etc.
  • each walled container 1,2 is connected to an inflatable base 4 comprising a walled container which may be inflated to the position shown.
  • the walled containers 1,2 are connected to each other by the straps 3 in a stepped or staggered formation so that adjacent structures can overlap in a manner to be described.
  • the base container 4 is arranged in this embodiment symmetrically relative to this staggered formation although it will be appreciated that it could instead be disposed wholly underneath one or other of the walled containers 1 or 2 or may be shorter than as shown in the drawing so that the edges do not project beyond the walled containers 1,2 when seen in plan view.
  • the walled containers 1,2 are shown staggered with respect to each other they may not be and may instead be perfectly symmetrical with each other relative to the base container 4.
  • water is introduced into the containers 1, 2 and 4 by any suitable means although in a preferred arrangement this is by first of all introducing air under pressure so that the structure assumes the desired shape, in this case one of generally triangular section, whereafter the air is then gradually replaced with water through the use of e.g. a pressure release valve (not shown).
  • a pressure release valve not shown
  • the structure could be self-supporting but, as will be apparent, for taller structures of three or even four metres it would ordinarily require for that purpose rigid mechanical support, such as by the use of self-supporting booms, spars or such other rigid framework as are described in GB2289750 , where metal "rungs" are used to support lay-flat plastics tubing filled with water.
  • the invention provides an alternative method of supporting the walled containers 1,2 from inward collapse through the use of the inflatable cushion 5 which, if positioned as shown prior to the walled containers 1,2 being completely filled with water, provides enough support for the structure to retain its required shape until completely filled with water and pressurised to the extent that the walled containers 1,2 either become entirely self-supporting, in which case the support cushion 5 may thereafter be removed, to be reused to erect a similar structure, or left in place as additional support.
  • FIG. 3 there is shown a schematic plan view of a wall of such shock suppression structures in which it will be seen that adjacent pairs interlock with each other by virtue of the staggered or stepped arrangement of the oppositely disposed walled containers 1,2, the ensuing walled structure being similar in concept to the construction of a brick wall such that the joints between adjacent walled containers 1 do not coincide with the joints of respective walled containers 2, the overlap thereby ensuing that on the occurrence of an explosion or collision event adjacent thereto the integrity of the entire walled structure is not compromised in the immediate aftermath of such an event, thereby allowing the water to partially or wholly absorb the energy of the blast and/or collision.
  • the shock suppression apparatus may be reinforced with webbing or strapping, such as by strips of Velcro®, running lengthways along the top, sides and/or bottom of the wall such that although it is composed of a number of individual inflatable structures as shown in Figure 1 and 2 the resultant composite wall structure may effectively be regarded as a single structure having the known advantages for suppressing the effects of an explosion or collision through the use of water, without using any rigid parts and whilst retaining sufficient height to ensure that damage to adjacent buildings etc. is minimised, as compared to existing self-supporting non-rigid structures of lower height.

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  1. Appareil de suppression de chocs pour supprimer les effets d'une explosion ou d'une collision, l'appareil comprenant ou incluant une paire de contenants (1, 2) à parois, espacés, gonflables, reliés ou aptes à être reliés l'un à l'autre à des extrémités supérieures respectives, soit directement, soit indirectement, et reliés ou aptes à être reliés l'un à l'autre à leurs extrémités inférieures respectives, soit directement, soit indirectement, l'appareil étant caractérisé par le fait qu'un moyen de coussin de support gonflable (5) est disposé entre les contenants à parois pour supporter les parois de ceux-ci à l'encontre d'un effondrement lorsque ceux-ci sont remplis d'eau.
  2. Appareil de suppression de chocs, selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en outre par le fait que les extrémités supérieures des contenants à parois sont reliées ensemble par sanglage ou cerclage (3) et que les extrémités inférieures sont écartées l'une de l'autre et reliées à une base gonflable (4) pour former en combinaison avec celle-ci une structure de section généralement triangulaire lorsqu'elle est gonflée.
  3. Appareil de suppression de chocs, selon la revendication 1 ou la revendication 2, caractérisé en outre par le fait que le moyen de support (5) est partiellement ou entièrement de section triangulaire.
  4. Appareil de suppression de chocs, selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en outre par le fait que les parois des contenants à parois (1, 2, 4) sont interconnectées par des mailles coulées de façon à empêcher ou inhiber un gonflement vers l'extérieur de ceux-ci en réponse au poids de l'eau contenue dans ceux-ci.
  5. Appareil de suppression de chocs, selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en outre par le fait que chaque contenant à parois (1, 2, 4) est constitué d'un nombre de cellules ou segments individuels qui rendent ainsi minimale la tendance de chaque cellule ou segment à menacer la forme requise globale des contenants à parois par effondrement sous le poids de l'eau.
  6. Appareil de suppression de chocs, selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en outre par le fait que les parois internes des contenants à parois (1, 2, 4) sont interconnectées par des bandes à des emplacements stratégiques.
  7. Appareil de suppression de chocs, selon la revendication 6, caractérisé en outre par le fait que les parois internes sont interconnectées par des bandes qui sont thermosoudées en position.
  8. Appareil de suppression de chocs, selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en outre par le fait que les contenants à parois (1, 2) se chevauchent l'un l'autre dans une formation en gradins ou en quinconce, de telle sorte que des contenants adjacents de chaque appareil peuvent être liés réciproquement pour former une paroi continue de telles structures.
  9. Appareil de suppression de chocs, selon la revendication 8, caractérisé en outre par le fait que les contenants sont liés réciproquement l'un à l'autre le long de la ligne de la paroi par un sanglage/cerclage de support (3).
  10. Appareil de suppression de chocs, selon la revendication 8 ou la revendication 9, caractérisé en outre par le fait que les contenants sont liés réciproquement par utilisation de bandes de sanglage ou de cerclage (3) cousues les unes aux autres et aptes à s'interconnecter avec des bandes adjacentes de telles structures de support.
  11. Appareil de suppression de chocs, selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en outre par le fait que le moyen de support (5) est apte à contenir de l'air ou un liquide, ou un mélange des deux, qui peut contenir, par exemple, un agent ignifuge/extincteur ou tout autre matériau utile qui peut être libéré à la suite d'un événement d'explosion ou de collision.
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GB0317253A GB2404145B (en) 2003-07-24 2003-07-24 Improvements in and relating to blast and collision protection structures
PCT/GB2004/003162 WO2005012826A1 (fr) 2003-07-24 2004-07-20 Ameliorations apportees ou relatives a des structures de suppression de chocs

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