Patent ID: 8701478

Claim:
A test apparatus for blow-out panels, comprising: a housing; two contiguous inner chambers, located within the housing, and communicating directly with one another through an inner aperture which is closable by applying a blow-out panel thereupon; a pressurized air inlet, communicating with at least one of the two chambers; a connecting duct which extends between the two inner chambers which is provided with a valve for selectively establishing or closing a fluid communication between the two chambers through said connecting duct; at least one opening, formed in an outer wall of the housing, the opening setting one of the two inner chambers in fluid communication with the exterior of the device at atmospheric pressure; at least one door hinged to the housing for hermetically closing the at least one opening; a quick opening device, associated with the door and operable to cause a rapid opening of the door, thereby causing a sudden difference in pressure between the two chambers and creating the conditions for the opening or rupture of the panel being tested.