公开(公告)号：US20170100616A1

公开(公告)日：2017-04-13

申请号：US15286921

申请日：2016-10-06

申请人： TASK FORCE TIPS, INCORPORATED

发明人： ROBERT W. STEINGASS ,  WILLIAM D. WALKER ,  ERIN L. ROARK ,  JOHN L. CHRISTOS ,  KIMBERLY A. HALE ,  STEWART MCMILLAN

IPC分类号： A62C31/03

CPC分类号： A62C31/03 ,  B05B1/12 ,  B05B1/3402 ,  B05B1/3405

摘要： A new firefighting nozzle has a series of moveable vanes that extend inwardly from a peripheral wall of a base. The inner side of the vanes extends between ⅛ and ⅜ of the diameter of the central channel. The vanes rotate between a linear position, in which the vanes are generally parallel to the direction of the channel, and a vortex position, in which the vanes are significantly angled with respect to the direction of the channel. In the linear position, smooth bore linear flow is produced. In the vortex position, any of a range of fog patterns are produced. An externally mounted controller connects to the vanes and enables a firefighter to change the shape of the nozzle's spray without interrupting the flow. The controller and base have a series of pins that slide in a spiral groove and cause the shaper to move axially with respect to the base when the shaper is rotated about the base. Radial stems that ride in a circumferential slot translate that axial movement into rotation of the vanes.