EP0725687B1 - Work cabinet - Google Patents

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EP0725687B1
EP0725687B1 EP94919040A EP94919040A EP0725687B1 EP 0725687 B1 EP0725687 B1 EP 0725687B1 EP 94919040 A EP94919040 A EP 94919040A EP 94919040 A EP94919040 A EP 94919040A EP 0725687 B1 EP0725687 B1 EP 0725687B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B08—CLEANING
    • B08B—CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
    • B08B15/00—Preventing escape of dirt or fumes from the area where they are produced; Collecting or removing dirt or fumes from that area
    • B08B15/02—Preventing escape of dirt or fumes from the area where they are produced; Collecting or removing dirt or fumes from that area using chambers or hoods covering the area
    • B08B15/023—Fume cabinets or cupboards, e.g. for laboratories

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  • the present invention relates to a cabinet acting as a fume cupboard, alternatively as a work bench.
  • the cabinet comprises a cabinet hood having side walls, a rear wall and a front with an access opening and a slide door, and ventilation means to create subpressure in the cabinet or the work bench.
  • fume cupboards of a conventional type In laboratory interiors, where work with toxic chemicals takes place, there are found as a standard on the one hand fume cupboards of a conventional type, and on the other hand so called work benches.
  • a work bench work is performed with dangerous chemcials, for example substances releasing toxic or corrosive vapours or the like, and the work in fume cupboards is often associated with heating, the ventilation through an underpressure in the cabinet taking place with the creation of an upwardly directed air flow.
  • the ventilation air in principle leaves at the upper part of the cabinet.
  • the equipment is designed in such a manner that the fume cupboards are arranged separate from the work benches which results in extensive space requirements and therefore means that the equipment requires extensive space and, furthermore, the physical separation between fume cupboards and work benches results in impaired installation flexibility.
  • a work cabinet acting as a fume cupboard and/or as a work bench comprising a cabinet hood having side walls, a rear wall and a front having an access opening and a slide door.
  • the cabinet further contains a work bench having a perforated element and a suction tray and a ventilation duct for connection to a suction fan.
  • the cabinet according to said US patent contains a damper or fin which can be manually adjusted to form an upper fume collection chamber or can be moved to another position whereby the interior of the hood communicates with the ventilation duct.
  • the hood has no direct communication with the surroundings in either position of the damper or fin.
  • the present invention has for its main purpose to provide a modified work cabinet which can be alternatively used as a fume cupboard or as a work bench, this being possible by a simple adjustment procedure within the frame work of the same construction.
  • Another purpose of the invention is to provide a work cabinet which results in improved flexibility in connection with ventilation dynamics and enables a generally improved ventilation.
  • Yet another object of the invention is to provide a work cabinet which, in spite of its simple construction, functions well, as a fume cupboard as well as a work bench without setting aside the-safety for the laboratory operator.
  • the work cabinet acting as a fume cupboard and, alternatively, as a work bench.
  • the work cabinet according to the invention comprises a cabinet hood having associated side walls, a double rear wall, a front having an access opening and a slide door, and a work bench having a perforated work surface and a ventilation duct for connection to a suction fan or other means capable of generating subpressure in the cabinet.
  • the cabinet further comprises a suction box being in connection with the ventilation duct and at the lower part thereof being connectable with the interior of the cabinet hood, and ducts 29,31 which connect the area above the perforated work surface or the suction tray 21 to the suction box 33, and an adjustment damper 41 which is adjustable between a first position (L 1 ) that essentially blocks the connection between the suction box 33 and the interior of the cabinet hood 3, and a second position (L 2 ), said suction box 33 occupying depthwise only part of the upper end of the cabinet which is otherwise open.
  • the cabinet according to the invention is characterized in that the cabinet, with the adjustment damper 41 in said second position, essentially blocks the connection between the interior of the cabinet hood 3 and the surroundings, the cabinet mainly operating as a fume cupboard, and that the cabinet is open at the top except for the space occupied by the suction box (33).
  • said ducts are arranged adjacent to the rear wall of the cabinet and, optionally, also in association with the side walls of the cabinet. It is particularly preferred that at least a first duct is arranged adjacent to the rear wall and that at the lower end thereof it is connected to the suction tray for downward suction through the perforated work surface
  • At least a second duct is arranged adjacent to each of the side walls and adjacent to the rear wall on each side of said first duct. These second ducts open at the lower end thereof into the area above the perforated work surface for suction backwardly across said perforature.
  • said first duct which is connected to the suction tray is flanked by said second ducts opening into the area above the perforated work surface, said ducts thus being arranged adjacent to the rear wall 25.
  • said suction box is provided with a downwardly oriented wall thus separating at its upper end the suction box area from the other part of the cabinet.
  • the damper is preferably pivotably arranged at the lower edge of the downwardly oriented wall.
  • the connection between the suction box and the interior of the cabinet contains a restriction element or grid, whereby the flow resistance through said connection can be controlled.
  • a drive motor particularly an electric one, by means of which the damper can be moved between the two positions for changing the cabinet to a fume cupboard or to a work bench.
  • the slide door may be connected to a counter weight, for example via cords running over pulleys, whereby its displacement upwardly is facilitated by balancing the weight of the slide door.
  • a lamp mounting is suitably placed on the front of the cabinet above the working position.
  • the cabinet according to the present invention is at its upper part provided with a suction box extending essentially across the full width of the cabinet and suitably being positioned adjacent to the rear wall of the cabinet.
  • the adjustable damper means that the ventilation characteristics of the cabinet can be changed between on the one hand the use of the cabinet as a fume cupboard and on the other hand for use as a work bench. In between intermediate positions can be used as desired dependent on the type of work performed in the cabinet.
  • the cabinet according to the invention either operates as a fume cupboard or as a work bench.
  • the work cabinet shown in the drawings and generally designated 1 comprises, in a conventional manner, a cabinet hood 3 provided with side walls 4 and a rear wall 25.
  • the front of the cabinet is provided with an access opening 7 with an associated slide door 9 which, by means of a handle 11, can be moved upwardly or downwardly to a suitable access opening, the position shown in Fig. 2.
  • the cabinet is provided with a counter weight 17 which, via cords 13, is connected to the upper part of the slide door 9.
  • cords 13 travel over pulleys 15 arranged at the upper part of the cabinet.
  • the slide door 9 moves in a space inside the front of the cabinet defined by a downwardly directed wall section 18 at the upper end of the cabinet.
  • the cabinet 1 rests on four legs 5 for providing suitable working level.
  • the cabinet can, of course, be anchored directly against the wall in a laboratory space without the use of legs.
  • a work surface or work bench 19 is arranged which is provided with a perforated sheet 23 having openings 24 and a suction tray 21 arranged under the perforated sheet. Furthermore, there is arranged on one side of the cabinet in a conventional manner a discharge funnel 20 and discharge means 22 for water, gas etc.
  • suction box 33 In association with the rear wall 25, which is double so as to create a space 27 for the counter weight 17, two side ducts 29 and one central duct 31 are arranged. In association with the upper part of the rear wall 25 a suction box 33 is arranged which is provided with a front wall 35, and via a perforated grid 37 the suction box 33 is in communication with the interior of the cabinet. Furthermore, suction box 33 is provided with a ventilation duct 39 for connection to a suction fan not shown for providing subpressure in the cabinet and thereby the desired ventilation.
  • the central duct 31 opens at its upper end into the suction box 33, whereas at its lower end it is in connection with the suction tray 21 for a purpose to be described below.
  • the flanking side ducts 29 are also at their upper ends in connection with the suction box 33 but open at their lower ends in the area above the perforature 23, also here for a purpose to be described below.
  • a manually or motor-operated adjustment damper 41 is provided which can be pivoted between the extreme positions indicated L 1 and L 2 in Fig. 2.
  • This adjustment damper 41 can be controlled manually or via an electric motor 43 diagrammatically shown in Fig. 1.
  • the motor 43 is operated from the control panel 40 by means of control means 45 and 47, actuating control member 47 bringing damper 41 to position L 1 , whereas actuating control member 45 bringing damper 41 to position L 2 .
  • cabinet 1 shall be used for working with substances which require heating where poisonous vapours are generated.
  • the cabinet in this case shall function as a fume cupboard.
  • damper 41 By means of pressing knob 45 damper 41 is moved to the position shown by L 2 in Fig. 2 by means of the driving motor 43. This will cause essential blockage of the direct connection between the interior of the cabinet and the surrounding via the otherwise open upper end. With damper 41 in this position there is thus established connection between the suction box 33 and the interior of the cabinet via the perforated grid 37, and ventilation is maintained in the cabinet by an upwardly directed air flow as in a normally operating fume cupboard. In a closed condition about 50% of the ventilation air leaves by a passage through the perforated grid, whereas the reminder passes via ducts 29 over the perforated work surface 23 and a minor part also through the central duct 31 through the perforature 23.
  • the damper 41 When work of work bench nature shall be carried out, which normally takes place without heating of the chemicals involved, the damper 41 is adjusted to the position shown by L 1 in Fig. 2 by pressing knob 47.
  • the cabinet according to the invention operates as a work bench in that the connection between the interior of the cabinet and the surrounding via the partially open upper part of the cabinet results in downwardly directed ventilation in the cabinet, where the major part of the air passes down through perforations 23 and up through the cental duct 31, whereas a minor part, for example about 30%, of the ventilation air passes out through side ducts 29, the remaining about 10% passing out through suction tray 33 by leakage around damper 41.
  • the materials are conventional and the cabinet frame work can be made for example using a particle board and a white laminate, whereas the slide door can be made of a safety laminate glass and the work bench made with a perforated work surface of acid-proof stainless steel.
  • the work surface may, of course, also be made from any resistant polymer, such as polypropylene, or from enamel or ceramic or an epoxi material.
  • the instrument panel 40 placed at one side of the cabinet results in ease of survey and simple operation, and installation connections involved can take place both from floor or from roof or both.

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SE9302943A SE501870C2 (sv) 1993-09-10 1993-09-10 Arbetsskåp fungerande som dragskåp eller dragbänk
SE9302943 1993-09-10
PCT/SE1994/000832 WO1995007154A1 (en) 1993-09-10 1994-09-07 Work cabinet

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EP0725687B1 true EP0725687B1 (en) 1999-04-14

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AT (1) ATE178815T1 (fi)
DE (1) DE69417911D1 (fi)
DK (1) DK0725687T3 (fi)
FI (1) FI105458B (fi)
NO (1) NO301154B1 (fi)
SE (1) SE501870C2 (fi)
WO (1) WO1995007154A1 (fi)

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EP0725687A1 (en) 1996-08-14
NO960983L (no) 1996-05-08
WO1995007154A1 (en) 1995-03-16
FI961092A0 (fi) 1996-03-08
DE69417911D1 (de) 1999-05-20
FI961092A (fi) 1996-05-06
SE9302943D0 (sv) 1993-09-10
FI105458B (fi) 2000-08-31
DK0725687T3 (da) 1999-10-25
ATE178815T1 (de) 1999-04-15
NO960983D0 (no) 1996-03-08
SE501870C2 (sv) 1995-06-12
NO301154B1 (no) 1997-09-22

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