Patent ID: 7802629

Claim:
A fire protection system for ensuring that a space inside a building is sealed off from another space in the building in a light-permeable, fire-resistant manner, said fire protection system comprising: a fire protection glass pane of fire-risk category E as a first fire protection barrier arranged to seal off said space from said another space, and a fire-activated, water spray system installed in the building, with high-pressure water spray outlet nozzles ( 2 ) for atomizing water on at least one side of the fire protection glass pane, which are oriented relative to the fire protection glass pane such that a curtain-like water spray haze ( 7 ) can be applied directly in front of the fire protection glass pane as an additional, light-permeable fire protection barrier for absorbing heat; wherein the high-pressure water spray outlet nozzles are arranged on a ceiling and in front of and spaced from the fire protection glass pane; and wherein said curtain-like water spray haze ( 7 ) extends from said ceiling to a bottom end of said fire protection glass pane and has a width (B) in a direction perpendicular to the fire protection glass pane that is from 10 cm to 200 cm.