Electric dissuader

Abstract

Electric dissuader comprising a support unit to generate pressurised liquid and an electric discharge, and a lance unit used to provide at least one jet of said pressurised liquid, to be directed towards a potential target.

1 . Electric dissuader characterised in that it comprises a support unit ( 2 ) used to generate pressurised liquid and an electric discharge, and a lance unit ( 3 ) used to provide at least one jet of said pressurised liquid, to be directed towards a potential target, and to apply to said jet an electric potential in a manner such that when the target is attained by the jet, the electric circuit is closed generating an electric discharge on the target in question. 
     
     
         2 . Electric dissuader according to  claim 1 , wherein the liquid jets are two in number and they are both applied with a potential difference. 
     
     
         3 . Electric dissuader according to  claim 1 , wherein said lance unit comprises a support base ( 31 ) to which a lance device is attached in an articulated manner. 
     
     
         4 . Electric dissuader according to  claim 3 , wherein said lance device comprises a lance tank ( 32 ), a pair of nozzle barrels ( 33 ) and a gunstock ( 34 ) conceived to permit easy lance device handling by the operator. 
     
     
         5 . Electric dissuader according to  claim 4 , wherein, on the upper surface of the said tank is a handle ( 35 ) for combined use with said gunstock to control the movement of the lance device. 
     
     
         6 . Electric dissuader according to  claim 4 , wherein on said lance tank are a switch ( 36 ) to activate the electric discharge, and a lever ( 37 ) to open and close the electrovalve for liquid distribution sent to the barrels by means of hoses from the support unit. 
     
     
         7 . Electric dissuader according to  claim 1 , wherein said support unit comprises a device to generate the electric discharge ( 5 ) and a device to supply the liquid under pressure to said lance unit. 
     
     
         8 . Electric dissuader according to  claim 7 , wherein said device for liquid supply under pressure to said lance unit comprises a liquid tank ( 21 ), a gas compressor ( 22 ) and an actuator device for the liquid jet composed of a pair of gas cylinders ( 23 ) into which the liquid is fed under pressure from the tank by means of a pair of electrovalves ( 24 ). 
     
     
         9 . Electric dissuader according to  claim 7 , wherein the device for electric discharge generation is provided by an electronic circuit comprising a transistor switch ( 51 ) appropriately operated by an integrated circuit ( 52 ) which controls the charge of a condenser ( 53 ) connected to the primary winding of a transformer ( 54 ) and charged at a preset voltage by means of said switch that is initially open, and which, when the condenser is charged, the switch closes and the current impulse that is proposed to the transformer primary provokes an impulse having a similar form to the secondary, but with a step-up in voltage having a factor equal to the coil ratio of the transformer in question. 
     
     
         10 . Electric dissuader according to  claim 9 , wherein the circuit also comprises a regulating circuit ( 55 ) to adjust the intensity of the electric discharge. 
     
     
         11 . Electric dissuader according to  claim 1 , wherein said lance unit comprises a device to identify the distance of the target to be hit. 
     
     
         12 . Electric dissuader according to  claim 1 , wherein said identification device is an ultrasound or Laser sighter.