Contraves, Inc.

Contraves Usa, Inc.

Domenic A Tommarello

James C Tommarello

Joseph E Lioi, Jr

Walter Sobkiw

The present invention is a fire fighter trainer. The fire fighter trainer is used to train fire fighters to extinguish a simulated fire scenario. The fire fighter trainer includes a burner assembly for providing fire and a mechanism for detecting application of fire suppressant, suppressing agent or surrogate suppressing agent. The detecting mechanism is disposed adjacent to the burner assembly, such as below it. The fire fighter trainer also includes a control system for controlling the burner depending on a signal from the detecting mechanism. The control system also comprises a mechanism for determining if a burning object simulated by the burner assembly would reignite based on application of fire suppressing agent and parameters defining a simulated burning object. The control system is in communication with the detecting mechanism and the burner assembly. Preferably, there is a mechanism for reigniting the burner assembly based on an output of the determining mechanism. The fire fighter trainer can also have a personal tracking device for determining a fire fighter trainer's position in the fire scenario. The tracking device can communicate with the control system to determine if the fire fighter would have been in danger due to the fire and smoke.

Fire fighter trainer having personal tracking and constructive injury

A plurality of screening stations are arranged in a circular array around a continuous conveyor for advancing in step-by-step fashion a plurality of modules from station to station. A module is provided for each station and includes a holder for receiving and securing in place a glass panel for photoprocessing red, blue, and green pixels on each glass panel in the fabrication of a cathode ray tube. The glass panels are supported on each module for rotational and angular movement controlled by a drive mechanism housed on each module. A controller for initiating programmed motion of the glass panel operates the drive mechanism of each module in response to the actuation of selected magnetic switches corresponding to the operations to be performed at a specific station. The magnetic switches are actuated upon the detection of a glass panel on a module and the movement of a module is then actuated by the controller to execute a programmed tilt and spin motion associated with the station in synchronization with other programmed operations to be performed at the station.

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Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America

Domenic A Tommarello