EP0585704B1 - Work station for the cleaning with liquid - Google Patents
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- This invention relates to work stations and, more particularly, to washing and cleaning work stations.
- the sink is arranged adjacent a ventilated wall, a low pressure is generated adjacent the wall and the emissions from the treatment liquids are drawn through the ventilated wall.
- This system suffers from the disadvantage that the ventilated wall must be operated continuously whilst the sink is in use and the evacuating air currents above the sink can be disrupted by, for example, opening or closing a door in the room within which the washing arrangement is located allowing, the emissions to escape into the atmosphere.
- a work station including a sink, a lid arrangement, means for supplying liquids to said sink, and a drain for draining liquids from the sink, characterised by the lid arrangement being adapted to be sealed over the open top of the sink to avoid the escape of volatile emissions therefrom whilst the work station is in use, an air filter means arranged to extract volatiles from the air passed therethrough and an air circulating means arranged to circulate air from the sink through the said filter means and to return cleaned air from said filter to said sink.
- the work station is characterised by a control unit programmable to control a washing and air circulating cycle for the work station.
- control unit is programmable to effect a washing, rinsing, disinfecting and second rinse cycle for the sink before initiating the air circulating cycle.
- the work station includes means for locking the lid in its sealing condition whilst a programme cycle is being effect.
- the work station is characterised by containers for liquids to be supplied to said sink, means for supplying liquids from said containers to said sink, an outlet in the lower regions of said sink and means for selectively ducting liquids drained from said sink to mains drain or back to aid containers for re-use.
- the work station includes a plenum chamber beneath the sink and the said sink drains into said plenum chamber.
- the plenum chamber includes an air evacuation outlet whereupon, when the air circulating arrangement is operating, air flows from said sink to said plenum chamber and therefrom through said filter means before being returned to said sink.
- the work station is characterised by a plurality of air outlets in the upper regions of the sink and means for ducting filtered air from said air circulating arrangement into the sink through said outlets.
- the work station is characterised by an air pressurising means and duct means for circulating air withdrawn from said sink through said filter means and through aid pressurising means before being returned to the sink.
- the work station is characterised by an air drying means in the air circulating arrangement.
- the work station is characterised by air outlets for extracting air from the upper regions of the sink and duct means for directing the extracted air through said filter, through an air pump means and through a non-return valve before releasing said air back into the sink via the liquid drain outlet for the sink.
- the work station 11 generally comprises a sink 14, surrounded by an inclined wall 15 upstanding from the otherwise plane surface 16 of the cabinet 13.
- the sink 14 is closeable by a lid 17, including a surrounding downwardly and outwardly inclined side wall 17 a , and the slope of the side wall 17 a of the lid 17 substantially matches the slope of the wall 15, whereupon a sealing of the lid 17 to the side wall 15 and the top 16 of the cabinet 13 is facilitated to isolate the volume within the sink 14 from the surrounding atmosphere.
- a resilient seal may be positioned between inclined wall 15 and the inclined side wall 17 a , and/or the lid 17 and the top 16, to seal the sink against the surrounding atmosphere.
- the work station 12 is defined by a sink 18, surrounded by an upstanding inclined wall 19, and the open top of the sink 18 is closeable by a lid 20 including inclined side walls 20 a , in identical manner to the lid 17, and again having a substantially identical slope to the slope of the surround 19 to facilitate a sealing of the lid 20 with the surround 19 and the top 16 of the cabinet 13, whereupon to isolate the atmosphere within the sink 18 from the surrounding atmosphere.
- the lids 17 and 20 have handle elements 21 and 22 respectively to facilitate the lifting and lowering of said lids 17 and 20.
- the lids 17 and 20 each present a locking element 23 and 24, respectively, and each said locking element 23 and 24 is engaged in a recess, not shown, in the top 16 when the respective lid 17 and 20 is in it's sink closure condition.
- the said locking elements 23 and 24 are engageable by locking mechanisms (not shown) when the respective work station 11, 12, is operating.
- the sink 14 is made from sheet material and is defined by a relatively flat bottom 25 with a surrounding upstanding side wall 26.
- the vertical corners of the sink 14 are rounded and the unit includes a plenum chamber 27 formed below the bottom 25 of the sink 14.
- the sink unit 14 receives liquid via a duct 28, which discharges liquid contents through an outlet 29 opening into the sink 14 through an upper side wall region of the sink 14.
- the sink unit 14 above bottom 25 drains via a drain duct 30 to the plenum chamber 27.
- the plenum chamber 27 includes a bottom wall 31, which slopes downwardly to a liquid exhaust duct 32 through the bottom 31 of the said plenum chamber 27.
- the liquid supply duct 28 is conveniently arranged to supply a washing liquid from a container 33, via a duct 33 a including a pump 33 b , fresh water for rinsing via a link to mains (not shown) or a disinfectant liquid from a container 34, via a duct 34 a including a pump 34 b .
- the liquid exhaust duct 32 from the plenum chamber 27 is conveniently arranged to duct liquid flowing therethrough back to the washing container 33, via a drain duct 33 c , back to the disinfecting liquid container 34, via a drain duct 34 c , or direct to the mains outlet, depending upon the condition of the liquid being exhausted from the plenum chamber 27.
- the operation cycle for the work station 11, is conveniently controlled by a control unit 35 behind a display panel 36, which can visually display the programme being operated and the progression therethrough.
- the control unit 35 may effect the following operations in order;
- such an arrangement includes an air dryer, conveniently defined by a heating element 42 in the duct 37, so that dry air is released through the holes 41 into the sink unit 14 to rapidly evaporate any residual liquid in said sink unit 14.
- the supply of air through the duct 37 may be terminated by closing a valve 43 in the duct 37.
- the sink unit 14 may also include a nozzle (not shown) connectable to the duct 28 and whereupon hollow surgical apparatus, such as endoscopes, may be attached to the nozzle to have their bores thoroughly washed, cleansed, and disinfected.
- a nozzle (not shown) connectable to the duct 28 and whereupon hollow surgical apparatus, such as endoscopes, may be attached to the nozzle to have their bores thoroughly washed, cleansed, and disinfected.
- control unit 36 allows the programme to be performed to be set and adjusted, as desired.
- the unit 18 has it bottom 25 contoured, to facilitate the cleansing of specially shaped articles, but otherwise the work station 12 is substantially identically arranged and can operate in the manner described above for the work station 11.
- the work station 12 will include a plenum chamber 27, ducts and outlets identical to ducts and outlets 28, 29, 30, 31 and 37, and with an air circulating system including a filter 38, air pump 39, plenum chamber 40, and air dryer 42, together with containers 33 and 34 with their respective ducts 33a 34a, pumps 33b, 34b and return ducts 33c, 34c, all identical with and arranged to operate in identical manner to the work station 11, under the control of a control unit 44 individual thereto.
- the work station 11 and its associated apparatus may all be contained in the right side of the cabinet 13, as viewed in Fig. 1, and the work station 12 with its associated apparatus may be contained in the left side of said cabinet 13.
- work stations 11 and 12 may be operated in complete independence of one another.
- work stations 11 and 12 may share common liquid containers 33 and 34.
- the inclined walls 15 and 19 may be omitted and the lids 17 and 20 may seal directly against the top surface 16, or against the top edge regions of the sinks 14 and 18.
- the washing liquid or detergent and/or the disinfectant may be charged directly into the sinks 14 and 18 by hand or via a dispensing means, preferably a dosing dispensing means.
- a dispensing means preferably a dosing dispensing means.
- the storage containers 33 and/or 34 may be omitted and the washing liquid or detergent and/or the disinfectant liquid may be ducted direct to mains draining or to a waste disposal container, which may be remote from the work stations.
- the plenum chamber 27, may be omitted from the work station and with such an embodiment, during the air circulating cycle, air is extracted from the upper regions of the respective sink, the extracted air is passed through a filter for removing contaminates from the air said cleaned air is then passed through an air pump and through a non-return valve before being returned to the respective sink 14 or 18, via the liquid outlet 30 from the sink 14 or 18.
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Description
- This invention relates to work stations and, more particularly, to washing and cleaning work stations.
- It is well known in the art to wash and cleanse articles at a work station including a sink or sump, hereinafter called a sink, for containing washing and cleansing liquids. US-A-4 051 858 describes a work station including a sink with a lid arrangement which is open during use of the sink In many uses the washing and/or cleansing liquids can emit volatiles which are obnoxious and, in many examples, harmful.
- Thus, for example, in the medical profession many of the washing, cleansing and/or disinfecting liquids used for surgical tools and apparatus emit obnoxious, and often harmful, emissions.
- It is known to overcome this problem by arranging the sink in which the washing, cleansing or disinfecting operation is to be performed in a specially built cabinet but with such an arrangement the cabinet takes up substantial floor space and there are problems in ventilating the cabinet after use to allow personnel to enter the cabinet.
- In another well known arrangement the sink is arranged adjacent a ventilated wall, a low pressure is generated adjacent the wall and the emissions from the treatment liquids are drawn through the ventilated wall. This system suffers from the disadvantage that the ventilated wall must be operated continuously whilst the sink is in use and the evacuating air currents above the sink can be disrupted by, for example, opening or closing a door in the room within which the washing arrangement is located allowing, the emissions to escape into the atmosphere.
- Thus, in the practising of the prior art methods, it is difficult to avoid the escape of emissions into the atmosphere, to the detriment of personnel in the area.
- According to the present invention there is provided a work station, including a sink, a lid arrangement, means for supplying liquids to said sink, and a drain for draining liquids from the sink, characterised by the lid arrangement being adapted to be sealed over the open top of the sink to avoid the escape of volatile emissions therefrom whilst the work station is in use, an air filter means arranged to extract volatiles from the air passed therethrough and an air circulating means arranged to circulate air from the sink through the said filter means and to return cleaned air from said filter to said sink.
- Preferably the work station is characterised by a control unit programmable to control a washing and air circulating cycle for the work station.
- In a preferred embodiment the control unit is programmable to effect a washing, rinsing, disinfecting and second rinse cycle for the sink before initiating the air circulating cycle.
- Preferably the work station includes means for locking the lid in its sealing condition whilst a programme cycle is being effect.
- Preferably the work station is characterised by containers for liquids to be supplied to said sink, means for supplying liquids from said containers to said sink, an outlet in the lower regions of said sink and means for selectively ducting liquids drained from said sink to mains drain or back to aid containers for re-use.
- In one embodiment the work station includes a plenum chamber beneath the sink and the said sink drains into said plenum chamber.
- In such an embodiment the plenum chamber includes an air evacuation outlet whereupon, when the air circulating arrangement is operating, air flows from said sink to said plenum chamber and therefrom through said filter means before being returned to said sink.
- Preferably the work station is characterised by a plurality of air outlets in the upper regions of the sink and means for ducting filtered air from said air circulating arrangement into the sink through said outlets.
- Preferably the work station is characterised by an air pressurising means and duct means for circulating air withdrawn from said sink through said filter means and through aid pressurising means before being returned to the sink.
- Preferably the work station is characterised by an air drying means in the air circulating arrangement.
- In another embodiment the work station is characterised by air outlets for extracting air from the upper regions of the sink and duct means for directing the extracted air through said filter, through an air pump means and through a non-return valve before releasing said air back into the sink via the liquid drain outlet for the sink.
- The invention will now be described further, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawings in which;
- Fig 1 shows a front view of two work stations in accordance with the present invention, in a common cabinet,
- Fig 2 shows a plan view of the work stations shown in Fig 1.
- Fig 3 shows a side view of part of the work station shown in Figs 1 and 2, and
- Fig 4 shows, diagrammatically, a cross-section through part of a work station on the line II-II in Fig 2.
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work station 11 generally comprises asink 14, surrounded by aninclined wall 15 upstanding from the otherwiseplane surface 16 of thecabinet 13. Thesink 14 is closeable by alid 17, including a surrounding downwardly and outwardlyinclined side wall 17a, and the slope of theside wall 17a of thelid 17 substantially matches the slope of thewall 15, whereupon a sealing of thelid 17 to theside wall 15 and thetop 16 of thecabinet 13 is facilitated to isolate the volume within thesink 14 from the surrounding atmosphere. - In a preferred embodiment a resilient seal may be positioned between
inclined wall 15 and theinclined side wall 17a, and/or thelid 17 and thetop 16, to seal the sink against the surrounding atmosphere. - In similar manner the
work station 12 is defined by asink 18, surrounded by an upstandinginclined wall 19, and the open top of thesink 18 is closeable by alid 20 includinginclined side walls 20a, in identical manner to thelid 17, and again having a substantially identical slope to the slope of thesurround 19 to facilitate a sealing of thelid 20 with thesurround 19 and thetop 16 of thecabinet 13, whereupon to isolate the atmosphere within thesink 18 from the surrounding atmosphere. - The
lids elements lids - The
lids locking element locking element top 16 when therespective lid locking elements respective work station - The
sink 14 is made from sheet material and is defined by a relatively flat bottom 25 with a surroundingupstanding side wall 26. The vertical corners of thesink 14 are rounded and the unit includes aplenum chamber 27 formed below the bottom 25 of thesink 14. - The
sink unit 14 receives liquid via aduct 28, which discharges liquid contents through anoutlet 29 opening into thesink 14 through an upper side wall region of thesink 14. Thesink unit 14 above bottom 25 drains via adrain duct 30 to theplenum chamber 27. Theplenum chamber 27 includes abottom wall 31, which slopes downwardly to aliquid exhaust duct 32 through thebottom 31 of the saidplenum chamber 27. - The
liquid supply duct 28 is conveniently arranged to supply a washing liquid from acontainer 33, via aduct 33a including apump 33b, fresh water for rinsing via a link to mains (not shown) or a disinfectant liquid from a container 34, via aduct 34a including apump 34b. Theliquid exhaust duct 32 from theplenum chamber 27 is conveniently arranged to duct liquid flowing therethrough back to thewashing container 33, via adrain duct 33c, back to the disinfecting liquid container 34, via a drain duct 34c, or direct to the mains outlet, depending upon the condition of the liquid being exhausted from theplenum chamber 27. - The operation cycle for the
work station 11, is conveniently controlled by acontrol unit 35 behind adisplay panel 36, which can visually display the programme being operated and the progression therethrough. Thus, for one cleaning cycle, thecontrol unit 35 may effect the following operations in order; - (a) A plug (not shown) for
sink unit 14, is brought to a position closing theoutlet 30, - (b) The
sink unit 14 is charged with articles to be cleaned, thelid 17 is manually lowered to it's sealing condition and saidlid 17 is locked in said sealing condition by the locking means (not shown) engaging thelocking element 23. - (c) The
duct 28 is connected to theduct 33a whereupon, on operation of thepump 33b by the control means 35, washing liquid is pumped from thecontainer 33 into thesink unit 14 to a predetermined level above the bottom 25. On reaching the predetermined level the supply of washing liquid is terminated by stopping thepump 33b. - (d) Means (not shown), provided for agitating the washing liquid in the
sink unit 14 are operated for a fixed period of time to effect a through washing of the articles in thesink 14. - (e) On completion of the wash cycle the
control unit 35 is caused to connect theoutlet duct 32 to thedrain duct 33c and to displace the plug (not shown) to open theduct 30 to allow the washing liquid to drain from thesink 14 into theplenum chamber 27 and therefrom back to the washingliquid container 33. - (f) After a predetermined time, sufficient to allow the washing liquid to drain fully from the
sink unit 14, thecontrol unit 35 connects theduct 28 to the mains water supply, whereupon water flows from theoutlet 29 into thesink unit 14 above bottom 25.
At this stage thecontrol unit 35 may cause the plug closure member foroutlet 30 to close theoutlet 30, thus to effectually fill thesink unit 14 with rinsing water, whereupon thecontrol unit 35 then opens theduct 30 to allow the rinsing water to flow through theplenum chamber 27 and through theoutlet 32 to exhaust. In another embodiment theoutlet 29 may comprise aspray outlet 29, which causes the rinsing water to be sprayed over all the articles within thesink unit 14 and theduct 30 may be left open to allow the rinsing water to drain readily therefrom (to mains drain). - (g) After the rinsing cycle the
control unit 35 connects theduct 28 to theduct 34a and, by operating thepump 34b, disinfectant from the container 34 is pumped through theoutlet 29 and into thesink unit 14.
During this operation the plug closure foroutlet 30 may closeoutlet 30, allowing thesink unit 14 to charge with disinfectant liquid, or theoutlet 30 may be left open and the disinfectant liquid simply sprayed from theoutlet 29. - (h) After a predetermined period the supply of disinfectant liquid is terminated, the
duct 32 is connected to the drain duct 34c and the disinfectant liquid is allowed to drain from thesink unit 14 throughduct 32 and duct 34c back to the disinfectant liquid container 34. - (i) The control unit then causes a second rinsing operation, with water from the main supply, to be effected within the
sink unit 14 to cleanse the articles insink 14 of disinfectant.
After the second rinsing cycle has been completed there may still be droplets of liquid in thesink unit 14 containing volatile contaminates in solution and which contaminates would be released into the atmosphere if the lid was opened.
To overcome this problem thecontrol unit 35 initiates programme step - (j) and wherein the
ducts said ducts plenum chamber 27 via aduct 37, the extracted air is passed through amolecular filter 38 in theduct 37 and whichfilter 38 removes the greater part of the volatile contents from the air passing therethrough, and the air from thefilter 38 is pumped, via apump 39 in theduct 37, through aplenum chamber 40 and back into thesink 14 throughsmall holes 41 in the wall of theplenum chamber 40.
Thus, by the air circulating arrangement described above, air is circulated from thesink unit 14, through theplenum chamber 27 into theduct 37 and through thefilter 38,pump 39 and theplenum chamber 40 back to thesink unit 14 and thefilter 38 works continuously on the circulating air removing contaminates therefrom. - (k) The air circulation system is allowed to run for a period sufficient to ensure that all the liquid droplets in the air circulation system have been evaporated and only after said period has expired is the lid released by the locking mechanism to allow the lid to be safely lifted to allow the cleaned and disinfected articles to be removed from the sink.
- Preferably such an arrangement includes an air dryer, conveniently defined by a
heating element 42 in theduct 37, so that dry air is released through theholes 41 into thesink unit 14 to rapidly evaporate any residual liquid in saidsink unit 14. - The supply of air through the
duct 37 may be terminated by closing avalve 43 in theduct 37. - The
sink unit 14 may also include a nozzle (not shown) connectable to theduct 28 and whereupon hollow surgical apparatus, such as endoscopes, may be attached to the nozzle to have their bores thoroughly washed, cleansed, and disinfected. - It will be appreciated that the
control unit 36 allows the programme to be performed to be set and adjusted, as desired. - The
unit 18 has it bottom 25 contoured, to facilitate the cleansing of specially shaped articles, but otherwise thework station 12 is substantially identically arranged and can operate in the manner described above for thework station 11. Thus, thework station 12 will include aplenum chamber 27, ducts and outlets identical to ducts andoutlets filter 38,air pump 39,plenum chamber 40, andair dryer 42, together withcontainers 33 and 34 with theirrespective ducts 33apumps return ducts 33c, 34c, all identical with and arranged to operate in identical manner to thework station 11, under the control of a control unit 44 individual thereto. - The
work station 11 and its associated apparatus may all be contained in the right side of thecabinet 13, as viewed in Fig. 1, and thework station 12 with its associated apparatus may be contained in the left side of saidcabinet 13. - Thus the
work stations - In another embodiment the
work stations common liquid containers 33 and 34. - In another embodiment the
inclined walls lids top surface 16, or against the top edge regions of thesinks - In a further embodiment the washing liquid or detergent and/or the disinfectant may be charged directly into the
sinks storage containers 33 and/or 34 may be omitted and the washing liquid or detergent and/or the disinfectant liquid may be ducted direct to mains draining or to a waste disposal container, which may be remote from the work stations. - In a further embodiment the
plenum chamber 27, may be omitted from the work station and with such an embodiment, during the air circulating cycle, air is extracted from the upper regions of the respective sink, the extracted air is passed through a filter for removing contaminates from the air said cleaned air is then passed through an air pump and through a non-return valve before being returned to therespective sink liquid outlet 30 from thesink
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- A work station, including a sink (14, 18), a lid arrangement, means for supplying liquids to said sink (14, 18), and a drain (30) for draining liquids from the sink (14, 18), characterised by the lid arrangement (17, 20) being adapted to be sealed over the open top of the sink (14, 18) to avoid the escape of volatile emissions therefrom whilst the work station (11, 12) is in use, an air filter means (38) arranged to extract volatiles from the air passed therethrough and an air circulating means (37, 38, 39) arranged to circulate air from the sink (14, 18) through the said filter means (38) and to return cleaned air from said filter means (38) to said sink (14, 18).
- A work station according to claim 1, characterised by a control unit (35) programmable to control a washing and air circulating cycle for the work station (11, 12).
- A work station according to claim 2, characterised in that the control unit (35) is programmable to effect a washing, rinsing, disinfecting and second rinse cycle for the sink (14, 18) before initiating the air circulating cycle.
- A work station according to claims 2 or 3, characterised in that the work station includes means (23, 24) for locking the lid (17, 20) in its sealing condition whilst a programme cycle is being effect.
- A work station according to claims 1, 2, 3 or 4, characterised by containers (33, 34) for liquids to be supplied to said sink( 14, 18), means (33a, 33b or 34a, 34b) for supplying liquids from said containers (33, 34) to said sink (14, 18), an outlet (30) in the lower regions of said sink (14, 18) and means (33c, 34c) for selectively ducting liquids drained from said sink (14, 18) to mains drain or back to said containers (33, 34) for re-use.
- A work station according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the work station (11, 12) includes a plenum chamber (27) beneath the sink (14, 18) and the said sink (14, 18) drains into said plenum chamber (27).
- A work station according to claim 6, characterised in that the plenum chamber (27) includes an air evacuation outlet (37) whereupon, when the air circulating arrangement is operating, air flows from said sink (14, 18) to said plenum chamber (27) and therefrom through said filter means (38) before being returned to said sink (14, 18).
- A work station according to claims 6 or 7, characterised by a plurality of air outlets (41) in the upper regions of the sink (14, 18), and means (40) for ducting filtered air from said air circulating arrangement (37) into the sink (14, 18) through said outlets (41).
- A work station according to any one of the preceding claims characterised by an air pressurising means (39) and duct means (37) for circulating air withdrawn from said sink through said filter means (38) and through said pressurising means (39) before being returned to the sink (14, 18).
- A work station according to any one of the preceding claims characterised by an air drying means (42) in the air circulating arrangement (37).
- A work station according to claims 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 characterised by air outlets for extracting air from the upper regions of the sink (14, 18) and duct means for directing the extracted air through said filter means (38), through a air pump means (39) and through a non-return valve before releasing said air back into the sink (14, 18) via the liquid drain outlet (30) for the sink.
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