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EP2722456B1
EP2722456B1 EP13185776.5A EP13185776A EP2722456B1 EP 2722456 B1 EP2722456 B1 EP 2722456B1 EP 13185776 A EP13185776 A EP 13185776A EP 2722456 B1 EP2722456 B1 EP 2722456B1
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
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    • E04C2/521—Building elements of relatively thin form for the construction of parts of buildings, e.g. sheet materials, slabs, or panels characterised by the purpose with special adaptations for auxiliary purposes, e.g. serving for locating conduits serving for locating conduits; for ventilating, heating or cooling
    • E04C2/523—Building elements of relatively thin form for the construction of parts of buildings, e.g. sheet materials, slabs, or panels characterised by the purpose with special adaptations for auxiliary purposes, e.g. serving for locating conduits serving for locating conduits; for ventilating, heating or cooling for ventilating
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    • E04C2/00—Building elements of relatively thin form for the construction of parts of buildings, e.g. sheet materials, slabs, or panels
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    • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
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    • E06B7/00—Special arrangements or measures in connection with doors or windows
    • E06B7/02—Special arrangements or measures in connection with doors or windows for providing ventilation, e.g. through double windows; Arrangement of ventilation roses
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F3/00—Air-conditioning systems in which conditioned primary air is supplied from one or more central stations to distributing units in the rooms or spaces where it may receive secondary treatment; Apparatus specially designed for such systems
    • F24F3/12—Air-conditioning systems in which conditioned primary air is supplied from one or more central stations to distributing units in the rooms or spaces where it may receive secondary treatment; Apparatus specially designed for such systems characterised by the treatment of the air otherwise than by heating and cooling
    • F24F3/16—Air-conditioning systems in which conditioned primary air is supplied from one or more central stations to distributing units in the rooms or spaces where it may receive secondary treatment; Apparatus specially designed for such systems characterised by the treatment of the air otherwise than by heating and cooling by purification, e.g. by filtering; by sterilisation; by ozonisation
    • F24F3/167—Clean rooms, i.e. enclosed spaces in which a uniform flow of filtered air is distributed
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06B—FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
    • E06B7/00—Special arrangements or measures in connection with doors or windows
    • E06B7/02—Special arrangements or measures in connection with doors or windows for providing ventilation, e.g. through double windows; Arrangement of ventilation roses
    • E06B2007/026—Special arrangements or measures in connection with doors or windows for providing ventilation, e.g. through double windows; Arrangement of ventilation roses with air flow between panes
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
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  • the invention relates to a clean room delimitation unit and a device for the production and / or packaging of high-purity components.
  • Clean room technology plays a major role in the pharmaceutical industry as well as in medical, micro and food technology.
  • controlled cleanliness is the top priority.
  • the cleanliness of rooms is stipulated by legal requirements through ISO14644-1 and GMP EU guidelines, with the ISO standard describing the maximum number of particles allowed.
  • the GMP EU guideline regulates the permissible number of germs.
  • a clean room has a clean room system with air conditioning in which the air flowing through can be permanently cleaned.
  • Common clean room systems have supply and exhaust air lines with a large footprint, which represent an uncontrollable source of contamination and can have a complex, cost-intensive assembly.
  • a clean room delimitation unit which comprises at least one wall module with an inner wall and an outer wall which form at least one air guiding area between them is, for example, from the JP S61 175424 A , of the DE 27 06 968 A1 and the U.S. 5,681,219 A known.
  • a device for processing circulating air in a clean room which has a fan in a housing.
  • a return air line is provided through which a first part of the circulating air from the clean room is fed to the fan.
  • a second part of the circulating air is fed directly to the fan, bypassing the return air line.
  • Snap-in connection elements for building walls are already from the FR 1 252 603 A , U.S. 3,570,205 A and U.S. 3,789,567 A known.
  • the invention is based in particular on the object of providing a clean room delimitation unit with which the purity of the clean air in a clean room can be improved in a simple manner.
  • the invention is based on a clean room delimitation unit comprising at least one wall module, with an inner wall and an outer wall, which between them form at least one air guiding area. It is proposed that the inner wall and the outer wall in the air guide area are each at least partially transparent.
  • An essential advantage of the invention is that the inner wall and the outer wall in the air guiding area are each at least partially transparent. In an advantageous manner, this allows the interior of the clean room to be permanently visually checked, in particular that within the Wall module designed air ducting area, which is particularly important for the purity of the clean air in a clean room.
  • Another advantage is that complex and cumbersome installations of contamination-prone supply and exhaust air lines inside or outside of the clean room can be reduced or avoided altogether, thereby gaining additional clean room volume. In this way, particularly valuable additional clean room work volume can be created or saved, and the clean room can be designed in a particularly visually or aesthetically pleasing manner.
  • the clean room delimitation unit has at least one, preferably likewise transparent, central wall which is positioned between the Inner and outer wall is arranged, whereby in particular a higher seal, a higher stability and / or an improved air flow can be achieved.
  • the inner wall and the outer wall of the wall module are at a distance of at least 25 mm.
  • the clean room air can advantageously be sufficiently cleaned in a small clean room and still be supplied with sufficiently cleaned clean air.
  • the clean room can have a small footprint.
  • a distance between the inner wall and the outer wall of the wall module of at least 50 mm is advantageous, a distance between 50 mm and 80 mm is particularly advantageous, or a distance of 100 mm is particularly advantageous.
  • larger distances are also conceivable. As the distance from the inner wall to the outer wall of the wall module increases, the cleaning volume of the air flowing through increases and thus the purity of the interior air within the clean room.
  • the air duct area is designed as a circulating air duct and / or a return air duct.
  • the air guide area of the clean room delimitation unit advantageously has an exhaust air guide unit which guides the internal air out of the clean room, and a return air guide unit which guides the cleaned internal air into the clean room.
  • the clean room delimitation unit according to the invention can provide a clean room wall system which enables local control of the air flow within the clean room and can thus be flexibly adjusted to diverse production conditions.
  • At least one air flow device is proposed which is provided for the flow of an air flow through at least one wall of the wall module.
  • the wall module in addition to his The original function as a clean room-delimiting component also fulfills the function as a supply and exhaust air duct of a clean room system, whereby voluminous and / or disruptive supply and exhaust air ducts can be saved and replaced by a thin wall element. This makes it possible to produce the clean room system economically.
  • the low cost of creating a clean environment as well as the elimination of components of the clean room system reduces the costs for the users of clean rooms and for producers of clean room products.
  • the air flow device is integrated in at least one wall of the wall module.
  • the air flow device can be adapted in a particularly space-saving manner in the wall of the wall module and to various production requirements and space conditions.
  • An essential advantage is the exchangeability of walls or wall modules of an existing clean room, in that a wall module without an air flow device can be exchanged for a wall module with an air flow device. Retrofitting or subsequent conversion of a clean room system or a change in the structure of the clean room with new clean room delimitation units is thus possible.
  • the air flow device is designed to be adjustable. In this way, the amount of air flowing through the clean room system can advantageously be adjusted and thus influence can be exerted on different process conditions or on the products.
  • the air flow device is arranged in a floor area of the wall module.
  • the air flow device can be arranged at any height of the wall module at the customer's request and / or depending on the production.
  • the clean room delimitation unit can thus be adapted quickly and optimally to customer-specific needs.
  • a heating unit and / or a cooling unit be provided in the wall module.
  • the room climate of the clean room can be influenced or adjusted in a particularly simple and space-saving manner.
  • At least one wall element of the wall module can advantageously have a coating, such as, for example, a coating that produces a Peltier effect or a heating resistor coating.
  • a connection device is proposed which is provided for the detachable connection of the walls of the wall module.
  • Another essential advantage of the invention is that the wall module consisting of individual walls can be quickly dismantled without additional tools or other aids and, in the opposite case, can be quickly assembled from individual walls. As a result, a great deal of time can be saved when assembling and / or dismantling the wall module or the clean room.
  • a device for the production and / or packaging of high-purity components has a clean room delimitation unit according to the invention.
  • a significant advantage of the clean room delimitation unit according to the invention is that the clean room delimitation unit, in addition to its original function as a structural component of a clean room wall system, can also be used as a component of a supply air and exhaust air system. This makes it possible to provide a particularly economical clean room with an improved air conditioning system and optimized use of the clean room.
  • the Figs. 1 to 3 show a clean room delimitation unit 10 according to the invention, which comprises at least one wall module 12 with an inner wall 12.1 and an outer wall 12.2, which form at least one air guiding area 14 between them.
  • the clean room delimitation unit 10 is provided and is used for a device (not shown here) for the production and / or packaging of high-purity components preferably for the construction of a clean room wall system according to Fig. 1 used.
  • the clean room 11 can have a wall module 12 according to the invention or any number of wall modules 12 according to the invention, which can be produced in different sizes.
  • the inner wall 12.1 and the outer wall 12.2 in the air duct area 14 are each at least partially transparent.
  • Transparent wall modules 12 When using transparent wall modules 12, the operating personnel can, for example, monitor a process sequence or a machine from the outside and possibly intervene in the process sequence from the outside without entering the interior of the clean room 11 and without contaminating the clean air in the clean room 11.
  • Transparent wall modules 12 which can be made of glass, Plexiglas (PMMA) or polyvinyl chloride (PVC), for example, take on technical functions and at the same time offer protection from production noises. As a result, bright rooms, especially those illuminated by daylight, can be created with modern aesthetics and positive working conditions.
  • the inner wall 12.1 and the outer wall 12.2 of the wall module 12 have a distance of 100 mm.
  • the wall module 12 can be produced with a distance of 25 mm to 100 mm. The greater the distance between the inner wall 12.1 and the outer wall 12.2 of the wall module 12, the greater can the flow through Be the amount of air and the higher the cleaning volume of the air 24 flowing through.
  • the air duct area 14 is designed as a circulating air duct and / or a return air duct.
  • the circulating air routing of the clean room delimitation unit according to the invention enables a permanently circulating air flow 24, which supplies the interior of the clean room 11 with purified air by directing an air flow 24 possibly contaminated with particles out of the clean room 11 through the wall modules 12 and the cleaned air flow 24 at the same time through adjacent wall modules 12 or other return air guide units of the clean room can be introduced into the clean room 11.
  • the wall module 12 has an air flow device 16 which is designed for the air flow 24 to flow through the inner wall 12. 1 of the wall module 12.
  • the air flow device 16 is integrated in an inner wall 12.1 of the wall module 12, the air flow device 16 being designed as recesses made in the inner wall 12.1 or as a grille, not shown here, inserted in the inner wall 12.1, which is flush with the wall. Since the air flow device 16 can be designed to be adjustable, the air flow rate 24 can be regulated by partially or completely closing the air flow devices 16 of individual wall modules 12. As a result, the performance of the air conditioning system can be controlled as required and the clean room 11 can be operated economically.
  • the air conditioning system is intended to ensure that an air stream 24 possibly contaminated with particles can be removed from the clean room 11 immediately.
  • the air throughflow device 16 is therefore arranged in a floor area 12a of the wall module 12.
  • the contaminated air stream 24 is according to FIGS Figs. 1 to 3 through the air flow device 16 via the
  • the air guiding area 14 of the wall module 12 is passed out of the interior of the clean room 11 and passed to a filter system (not shown here) for filtering.
  • the air flow device 16 can be arranged in a region of the source of the air flow 24 possibly contaminated with particles and thereby largely prevent contamination of the clean room 11.
  • the air throughflow device 16 can therefore be arranged in a central region 12b and / or in a ceiling region 12c of the wall module 12 and can thus be adapted particularly flexibly to the production conditions.
  • the conversion of the arrangement of the air throughflow device 16 from the floor area 12a to the ceiling area 12c is particularly simple by rotating the inner wall 12.1 by 180 °.
  • the large available inner surfaces or outer surfaces of the wall module 12 can advantageously support the air conditioning system and regulate the temperature in the clean room 11 by using the wall module 12 according to FIG Fig. 3 a heating unit 26 and / or a cooling unit 26 is arranged.
  • the heated air flow 24 can already be cooled or the cooled air flow 24 can be heated in the air guiding area 14 of the wall module 12.
  • at least one wall 12.1, 12.2 of the wall module 12 can have a space-saving coating that produces a Peltier effect, for example.
  • other common, tried and tested coatings or systems for temperature control are also conceivable.
  • a connecting device 18 for the detachable connection of the walls 12.1, 12.2 of the wall module 12 is fixed.
  • the walls 12.1, 12.2 of the wall module 12 and the wall modules 12 are detachably connected to one another with a retaining profile 18c of the connecting device 18 by means of a clip-on fastening element 22.
  • a retaining profile 18b and in one lower edge area 12u of the wall module 12 a holding profile 18a, which are arranged between the walls 12.1, 12.2 of the wall module 12 to form a distance.
  • the retaining profile 18a has ventilation openings 20 for the passage of the air flow 24 out of the wall module 12.
  • Both the retaining profiles 18a, 18b, 18c and the fastening element 22 consist of a metallic material, preferably aluminum, although other materials that appear sensible to a person skilled in the art are also conceivable, such as plastic or a plastic composite.

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Reinraumbegrenzungseinheit sowie eine Vorrichtung zur Herstellung und/oder Verpackung von hochreinen Bauteilen.The invention relates to a clean room delimitation unit and a device for the production and / or packaging of high-purity components.

Die Reinraumtechnik spielt insbesondere in der Pharmaindustrie sowie in der Medizin-, der Mikro- und der Lebensmitteltechnik eine große Rolle. In der Reinraumtechnik ist kontrollierte Sauberkeit oberstes Gebot. Durch gesetzliche Auflagen wird die Reinheit von Räumen durch ISO14644-1 und GMP EU Richtlinien festgeschrieben, wobei die ISO-Norm die maximal zulässige Anzahl an Partikeln beschreibt. Die GMP EU Richtlinie reguliert die zulässige Keimanzahl. Um angemessene Reinheit zu gewährleisten, weist ein Reinraum ein Reinraumsysteme mit Klimatechnik auf, in welcher die durchströmende Luft permanent gereinigt werden kann. Gängige Reinraumsysteme weisen Zu- und Abluftleitungen mit einem großen Grundflächenbedarf auf, die eine unkontrollierbare Kontaminationsquelle darstellen und eine aufwändige kostenintensive Montage aufweisen können.Clean room technology plays a major role in the pharmaceutical industry as well as in medical, micro and food technology. In clean room technology, controlled cleanliness is the top priority. The cleanliness of rooms is stipulated by legal requirements through ISO14644-1 and GMP EU guidelines, with the ISO standard describing the maximum number of particles allowed. The GMP EU guideline regulates the permissible number of germs. In order to ensure adequate cleanliness, a clean room has a clean room system with air conditioning in which the air flowing through can be permanently cleaned. Common clean room systems have supply and exhaust air lines with a large footprint, which represent an uncontrollable source of contamination and can have a complex, cost-intensive assembly.

Eine Reinraumbegrenzungseinheit, die mindestens ein Wandmodul, mit einer Innenwand und einer Außenwand umfasst, welche zwischen sich zumindest einen Luftführungsbereich ausbilden, ist beispielsweise aus der JP S61 175424 A , der DE 27 06 968 A1 und der US 5 681 219 A bekannt.A clean room delimitation unit which comprises at least one wall module with an inner wall and an outer wall which form at least one air guiding area between them is, for example, from the JP S61 175424 A , of the DE 27 06 968 A1 and the U.S. 5,681,219 A known.

Aus der US 5 029 518 A ist bereits eine modulare Tragstruktur für Reinräume mit vertikalen Seitenwänden bekannt, wobei die Seitenwände jeweils aus einzelnen Wandmodulen bestehen.From the U.S. 5 029 518 A a modular support structure for clean rooms with vertical side walls is already known, the side walls each consisting of individual wall modules.

Aus der US 7 468 084 B2 ist bereits eine Vorrichtung zur Aufbereitung von Umluft in einem Reinraum bekannt, welche einen Lüfter in einem Gehäuse aufweist. Es ist eine Rückluftleitung vorgesehen, durch die ein erster Teil der Umluft aus dem Reinraum dem Lüfter zugeführt wird. Ein zweiter Teil der Umluft wird unter Umgehung der Rückluftleitung direkt dem Gebläse zugeführt.From the US 7 468 084 B2 a device for processing circulating air in a clean room is already known which has a fan in a housing. A return air line is provided through which a first part of the circulating air from the clean room is fed to the fan. A second part of the circulating air is fed directly to the fan, bypassing the return air line.

Einrastende Verbindungselemente zum Aufbau von Wänden, wie beispielsweise Mehrzwecktrennwände oder dergleichen, sind bereits aus den FR 1 252 603 A , US 3 570 205 A und US 3 789 567 A bekannt.Snap-in connection elements for building walls, such as multipurpose partitions or the like, are already from the FR 1 252 603 A , U.S. 3,570,205 A and U.S. 3,789,567 A known.

Der Erfindung liegt insbesondere die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine Reinraumbegrenzungseinheit bereitzustellen, mit welcher auf eine einfache Weise eine Verbesserung der Reinheit der Reinluft in einem Reinraum ermöglicht wird.The invention is based in particular on the object of providing a clean room delimitation unit with which the purity of the clean air in a clean room can be improved in a simple manner.

Die Aufgabe wird erfindungsgemäß durch die Merkmale des Patentanspruchs 1 gelöst, wobei weitere Ausgestaltungen der Erfindung den Ansprüchen 2 bis 9 entnommen werden können.The object is achieved according to the invention by the features of claim 1, further embodiments of the invention can be found in claims 2 to 9.

Die Erfindung geht aus von einer Reinraumbegrenzungseinheit umfassend mindestens ein Wandmodul, mit einer Innenwand und einer Außenwand, welche zwischen sich zumindest einen Luftführungsbereich ausbilden. Es wird vorgeschlagen, dass die Innenwand und die Außenwand in dem Luftführungsbereich jeweils zumindest teilweise transparent ausgebildet sind.The invention is based on a clean room delimitation unit comprising at least one wall module, with an inner wall and an outer wall, which between them form at least one air guiding area. It is proposed that the inner wall and the outer wall in the air guide area are each at least partially transparent.

Ein wesentlicher Vorteil der Erfindung besteht darin, dass die Innenwand und die Außenwand in dem Luftführungsbereich jeweils zumindest teilweise transparent ausgebildet sind. In vorteilhafter Weise kann hierdurch der Innenbereich des Reinraums permanent visuell kontrolliert werden, insbesondere der innerhalb des Wandmoduls ausgebildete Luftführungsbereich, der für die Reinheit der Reinluft in einem Reinraum besonders wichtig ist. Ein weiterer Vorteil besteht darin, dass aufwändige und hinderliche Installationen von kontaminationsanfälligen Zu- und Abluftleitungen innerhalb oder außerhalb des Reinraums reduziert bzw. ganz vermieden und dadurch zusätzliches Reinraumvolumen gewonnen werden kann. Hierdurch kann besonders wertvolles zusätzliches Reinraumarbeitsvolumen entstehen oder eingespart werden und eine optisch bzw. ästhetisch besonders ansprechende Gestaltung des Reinraums erfolgen. Ferner kann mit steigender Anzahl von Wandmodulen eines Reinraums eine zunehmende Luftmenge durch die Wandmodule hindurch geleitet und gereinigt werden, ohne eine optische Beeinträchtigung durch Zu- und Abluftleitungen. In einer weiteren Ausgestaltung ist es denkbar, dass die Reinraumbegrenzungseinheit zumindest eine, vorzugsweise ebenfalls transparente, Mittelwand aufweist, die zwischen der Innen- und der Außenwand angeordnet ist, wodurch insbesondere eine höhere Abdichtung, eine höhere Stabilität und/oder ein verbesserter Luftstrom erreicht werden kann.An essential advantage of the invention is that the inner wall and the outer wall in the air guiding area are each at least partially transparent. In an advantageous manner, this allows the interior of the clean room to be permanently visually checked, in particular that within the Wall module designed air ducting area, which is particularly important for the purity of the clean air in a clean room. Another advantage is that complex and cumbersome installations of contamination-prone supply and exhaust air lines inside or outside of the clean room can be reduced or avoided altogether, thereby gaining additional clean room volume. In this way, particularly valuable additional clean room work volume can be created or saved, and the clean room can be designed in a particularly visually or aesthetically pleasing manner. Furthermore, as the number of wall modules in a clean room increases, an increasing amount of air can be passed through the wall modules and cleaned without any visual impairment from supply and exhaust air lines. In a further refinement, it is conceivable that the clean room delimitation unit has at least one, preferably likewise transparent, central wall which is positioned between the Inner and outer wall is arranged, whereby in particular a higher seal, a higher stability and / or an improved air flow can be achieved.

In vorteilhafter Ausgestaltung der Erfindung weisen die Innenwand und die Außenwand des Wandmoduls einen Abstand von zumindest 25 mm auf. In vorteilhafter Weise kann hierdurch die Reinraumluft in einem kleinen Reinraum ausreichend gereinigt und dennoch mit ausreichend gereinigter Reinluft versorgt werden. Dadurch kann der Reinraum einen geringen Grundflächenbedarf aufweisen. In einer alternativen Ausführung ist ein Abstand der Innenwand zur Außenwand des Wandmoduls von zumindest 50 mm vorteilhaft, ein Abstand zwischen 50 mm und 80 mm besonders vorteilhaft oder ein Abstand von 100 mm ganz besonders vorteilhaft. Es sind allerdings auch noch größere Abstände denkbar. Mit zunehmendem Abstand von der Innenwand zu der Außenwand des Wandmoduls steigt das Reinigungsvolumen der durchströmenden Luft und somit die Reinheit der Innenluft innerhalb des Reinraums.In an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the inner wall and the outer wall of the wall module are at a distance of at least 25 mm. In this way, the clean room air can advantageously be sufficiently cleaned in a small clean room and still be supplied with sufficiently cleaned clean air. As a result, the clean room can have a small footprint. In an alternative embodiment, a distance between the inner wall and the outer wall of the wall module of at least 50 mm is advantageous, a distance between 50 mm and 80 mm is particularly advantageous, or a distance of 100 mm is particularly advantageous. However, larger distances are also conceivable. As the distance from the inner wall to the outer wall of the wall module increases, the cleaning volume of the air flowing through increases and thus the purity of the interior air within the clean room.

In weiterer vorteilhafter Ausgestaltung der Erfindung ist der Luftführungsbereich als Umluftführung und/oder Rückluftführung ausgebildet. In vorteilhafter Weise weist der Luftführungsbereich der Reinraumbegrenzungseinheit eine Abluftführungseinheit auf, welche die Innenluft aus dem Reinraum herausleitet, und eine Rückluftführungseinheit, welche die gereinigte Innenluft in den Reinraum einleitet. Im Gegensatz zu herkömmlichen Ausführungen des Reinraumsystems kann die erfindungsgemäße Reinraumbegrenzungseinheit ein Reinraum-Wandsystem bereitstellen, welches eine lokale Steuerung der Luftströmung innerhalb des Reinraums ermöglicht und somit flexibel auf vielfältige Produktionsbedingungen eingestellt werden kann.In a further advantageous embodiment of the invention, the air duct area is designed as a circulating air duct and / or a return air duct. The air guide area of the clean room delimitation unit advantageously has an exhaust air guide unit which guides the internal air out of the clean room, and a return air guide unit which guides the cleaned internal air into the clean room. In contrast to conventional designs of the clean room system, the clean room delimitation unit according to the invention can provide a clean room wall system which enables local control of the air flow within the clean room and can thus be flexibly adjusted to diverse production conditions.

Es wird zumindest eine Luftdurchströmeinrichtung vorgeschlagen, die zum Strömen von einem Luftstrom durch mindestens eine Wand des Wandmoduls vorgesehen ist. In vorteilhafter Weise kann dadurch das Wandmodul neben seiner ursprünglichen Funktion als reinraumbegrenzendes Bauteil auch die Funktion als Zu- und Abluftleitung eines Reinraumsystems erfüllen, wodurch voluminöse und/oder störende Zu- und Abluftleitungen eingespart und durch ein dünnes Wandelement ersetzt werden können. Hierdurch kann eine wirtschaftliche Herstellung des Reinraumsystems möglich sein. Der damit geringe Aufwand zur Herstellung eines sauberen Umfelds sowie ein Wegfallen von Bauteilen des Reinraumsystems reduziert die Kosten für die Anwender von Reinräumen und für Produzenten von Reinraumprodukten.At least one air flow device is proposed which is provided for the flow of an air flow through at least one wall of the wall module. In an advantageous manner, the wall module in addition to his The original function as a clean room-delimiting component also fulfills the function as a supply and exhaust air duct of a clean room system, whereby voluminous and / or disruptive supply and exhaust air ducts can be saved and replaced by a thin wall element. This makes it possible to produce the clean room system economically. The low cost of creating a clean environment as well as the elimination of components of the clean room system reduces the costs for the users of clean rooms and for producers of clean room products.

Es wird weiter vorgeschlagen, dass die Luftdurchströmeinrichtung in zumindest eine Wand des Wandmoduls integriert ist. Hierdurch kann die Luftdurchströmeinrichtung besonders platzsparend in der Wand des Wandmoduls sowie auf verschiedene Produktionsbedürfnisse und Platzverhältnisse angepasst werden. Ein wesentlicher Vorteil ist die Austauschbarkeit von Wänden oder von Wandmodulen eines bestehenden Reinraums, indem ein Wandmodul ohne Luftdurchströmeinrichtung gegen ein Wandmodul, mit einer Luftdurchströmeinrichtung ausgetauscht werden kann. Somit ist eine Nachrüstung oder eine nachträgliche Umstellung eines Reinraumsystems bzw. eine Änderung des Aufbaus des Reinraums mit neuen Reinraumbegrenzungseinheiten möglich.It is further proposed that the air flow device is integrated in at least one wall of the wall module. As a result, the air flow device can be adapted in a particularly space-saving manner in the wall of the wall module and to various production requirements and space conditions. An essential advantage is the exchangeability of walls or wall modules of an existing clean room, in that a wall module without an air flow device can be exchanged for a wall module with an air flow device. Retrofitting or subsequent conversion of a clean room system or a change in the structure of the clean room with new clean room delimitation units is thus possible.

In vorteilhafter Ausgestaltung der Erfindung ist die Luftdurchströmeinrichtung einstellbar ausgebildet. In vorteilhafter Weise kann hierdurch die durchströmende Luftmenge des Reinraumsystems eingestellt und somit Einfluss auf unterschiedliche Prozessbedingungen bzw. auf die Produkte genommen werden.In an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the air flow device is designed to be adjustable. In this way, the amount of air flowing through the clean room system can advantageously be adjusted and thus influence can be exerted on different process conditions or on the products.

In einer weiteren vorteilhaften Ausgestaltung der Erfindung ist die Luftdurchströmeinrichtung in einem Bodenbereich des Wandmoduls angeordnet. In vorteilhafter Weise können hierdurch nach unten schwebende Partikel schnell erfasst und aus dem Reinraum heraus transportiert werden. Die Luftdurchströmeinrichtung kann auf Kundenwunsch und/oder produktionsabhängig in einer beliebigen Höhe des Wandmoduls angeordnet werden. Die Reinraumbegrenzungseinheit kann somit schnell und optimal auf kundenspezifische Bedürfnisse angepasst werden.In a further advantageous embodiment of the invention, the air flow device is arranged in a floor area of the wall module. In this way, particles floating downwards can advantageously be quickly captured and transported out of the clean room. The air flow device can be arranged at any height of the wall module at the customer's request and / or depending on the production. The The clean room delimitation unit can thus be adapted quickly and optimally to customer-specific needs.

In einer weiteren Ausgestaltung der Erfindung wird vorgeschlagen, dass in dem Wandmodul eine Heizeinheit und/oder eine Kühleinheit vorgesehen ist. Hierdurch kann auf eine besonders einfache und platzsparende Weise das Raumklima des Reinraums beeinflusst bzw. eingestellt werden. In vorteilhafter Weise kann zumindest ein Wandelement des Wandmoduls eine Beschichtung aufweisen, wie beispielsweise eine, einen Peltier-Effekt erzeugende Beschichtungen oder eine Heizwiderstandsbeschichtung.In a further embodiment of the invention it is proposed that a heating unit and / or a cooling unit be provided in the wall module. In this way, the room climate of the clean room can be influenced or adjusted in a particularly simple and space-saving manner. At least one wall element of the wall module can advantageously have a coating, such as, for example, a coating that produces a Peltier effect or a heating resistor coating.

Es wird eine Verbindungseinrichtung vorgeschlagen, die zur lösbaren Verbindung der Wände des Wandmoduls vorgesehen ist. Ein weiterer wesentlicher Vorteil der Erfindung besteht darin, dass das aus einzelnen Wänden bestehende Wandmodul ohne zusätzliches Werkzeug oder andere Hilfsmittel schnell zerlegbar ist und im umgekehrten Fall schnell aus einzelnen Wänden montiert werden kann. Dadurch kann bei einem Auf- und/oder Abbau des Wandmoduls bzw. des Reinraums sehr viel Zeit gespart werden.A connection device is proposed which is provided for the detachable connection of the walls of the wall module. Another essential advantage of the invention is that the wall module consisting of individual walls can be quickly dismantled without additional tools or other aids and, in the opposite case, can be quickly assembled from individual walls. As a result, a great deal of time can be saved when assembling and / or dismantling the wall module or the clean room.

Erfindungsgemäß weist eine Vorrichtung zur Herstellung und/oder Verpackung von hochreinen Bauteilen eine erfindungsgemäße Reinraumbegrenzungseinheit auf. Ein wesentlicher Vorteil der erfindungsgemäßen Reinraumbegrenzungseinheit liegt darin, dass die Reinraumbegrenzungseinheit neben ihrer ursprünglichen Funktion als baulicher Bestandteil eines Reinraum-Wandsystems zusätzlich als ein Bestandteil eines Zuluft- und Abluftsystems eingesetzt werden kann. Dadurch kann ein besonders wirtschaftlicher Reinraum mit einem verbesserten Klimasystem und einer optimierten Reinraumnutzung bereitgestellt werden.According to the invention, a device for the production and / or packaging of high-purity components has a clean room delimitation unit according to the invention. A significant advantage of the clean room delimitation unit according to the invention is that the clean room delimitation unit, in addition to its original function as a structural component of a clean room wall system, can also be used as a component of a supply air and exhaust air system. This makes it possible to provide a particularly economical clean room with an improved air conditioning system and optimized use of the clean room.

Zeichnungendrawings

Weitere Vorteile ergeben sich aus der folgenden Zeichnungsbeschreibung. In den Zeichnungen ist ein Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung dargestellt. Die Zeichnungen, die Beschreibung und die Ansprüche enthalten zahlreiche Merkmale in Kombination. Der Fachmann wird die Merkmale zweckmäßigerweise auch einzeln betrachten und zu sinnvollen weiteren Kombinationen zusammenfassen.Further advantages emerge from the following description of the drawings. In the drawings, an embodiment of the invention is shown. The The drawings, the description and the claims contain numerous features in combination. The person skilled in the art will expediently also consider the features individually and combine them into meaningful further combinations.

Es zeigen:

Fig. 1
in einer schematischen Darstellung einen Reinraum mit einer erfindungsgemäßen Reinraumbegrenzungseinheit,
Fig. 2
in einer schematischen Darstellung die erfindungsgemäße Reinraumbegrenzungseinheit, umfassend ein transparent ausgebildetes Wandmodul, mit einer Luftdurchström-einrichtung, das zwischen zwei Wandmodulen angeordnet ist,
Fig. 3
in einer schematischen Schnittdarstellung die erfindungsgemäße Reinraumbegrenzungseinheit aus Fig. 2 entlang Linie A-A mit einer zwischen einer Innenwand und einer Außenwand des Wandmoduls angeordneten Verbindungseinrichtung und einer Heizeinheit/Kühleinheit, und
Fig. 4
in einer schematischen Schnittdarstellung die erfindungsgemäße Reinraumbegrenzungseinheit aus Fig. 2 entlang Linie B-B mit der zwischen der Innenwand und der Außenwand des Wandmoduls angeordneten Verbindungseinrichtung.
Show it:
Fig. 1
a schematic representation of a clean room with a clean room delimitation unit according to the invention,
Fig. 2
in a schematic representation, the clean room delimitation unit according to the invention, comprising a transparent wall module, with an air flow device, which is arranged between two wall modules,
Fig. 3
the clean room delimitation unit according to the invention in a schematic sectional view Fig. 2 along line AA with a connecting device arranged between an inner wall and an outer wall of the wall module and a heating unit / cooling unit, and
Fig. 4
the clean room delimitation unit according to the invention in a schematic sectional view Fig. 2 along line BB with the connecting device arranged between the inner wall and the outer wall of the wall module.

Beschreibung der AusführungsbeispieleDescription of the exemplary embodiments

Die Fig. 1 bis 3 zeigen eine erfindungsgemäße Reinraumbegrenzungseinheit 10, die mindestens ein Wandmodul 12, mit einer Innenwand 12.1 und einer Außenwand 12.2 umfasst, welche zwischen sich zumindest einen Luftführungsbereich 14 ausbilden. Im vorliegenden Ausführungsbeispiel ist die Reinraumbegrenzungseinheit 10 für eine hier nicht dargestellte Vorrichtung zur Herstellung und/oder Verpackung von hochreinen Bauteilen vorgesehen und wird vorzugsweise zum Aufbau eines Reinraum-Wandsystems gemäß Fig. 1 verwendet. Der Reinraum 11 kann ein erfindungsgemäßes Wandmodul 12 oder beliebig viele erfindungsgemäße Wandmodule 12 aufweisen, die in unterschiedlichen Größen hergestellt werden können. Hierdurch besteht eine große Kombinationsmöglichkeit einen Reinraum 11 nur aus Wandmodulen 12 mit Luftführungsbereichen 14 oder in Kombination mit Wandmodulen ohne Luftführungsbereiche 14 aufzubauen, wodurch eine optimale Anpassung eines Klimasystems an die Produktionsverhältnisse innerhalb des Reinraums 11 ermöglicht wird.The Figs. 1 to 3 show a clean room delimitation unit 10 according to the invention, which comprises at least one wall module 12 with an inner wall 12.1 and an outer wall 12.2, which form at least one air guiding area 14 between them. In the present exemplary embodiment, the clean room delimitation unit 10 is provided and is used for a device (not shown here) for the production and / or packaging of high-purity components preferably for the construction of a clean room wall system according to Fig. 1 used. The clean room 11 can have a wall module 12 according to the invention or any number of wall modules 12 according to the invention, which can be produced in different sizes. As a result, there is a large combination possibility of building a clean room 11 only from wall modules 12 with air ducting areas 14 or in combination with wall modules without air ducting areas 14, whereby an optimal adaptation of an air conditioning system to the production conditions within the clean room 11 is made possible.

Um eine Reinraumbegrenzungseinheit 10 bereitzustellen, mit welcher auf eine einfache Weise eine Verbesserung der Reinheit der Reinluft in einem Reinraum 11 ermöglicht wird, wird erfindungsgemäß vorgeschlagen, dass die Innenwand 12.1 und die Außenwand 12.2 in dem Luftführungsbereich 14 jeweils zumindest teilweise transparent ausgebildet sind.In order to provide a clean room delimitation unit 10 with which the purity of the clean air in a clean room 11 can be improved in a simple manner, it is proposed according to the invention that the inner wall 12.1 and the outer wall 12.2 in the air duct area 14 are each at least partially transparent.

Bei der Verwendung von transparenten Wandmodulen 12 kann beispielsweise das Bedienpersonal von außen einen Prozessablauf oder eine Maschine überwachen und eventuell von außen in den Prozessablauf eingreifen, ohne den Innenraum des Reinraums 11 zu betreten und ohne die Reinluft im Reinraum 11 zu kontaminieren. Transparente Wandmodule 12, die beispielsweise aus Glas, Plexiglas (PMMA) oder Polyvinylchlorid (PVC) hergestellt werden können, übernehmen technische Funktionen und bieten gleichzeitig Schutz vor Produktionsgeräuschen. Dadurch können helle, insbesondere auch durch Tageslicht beleuchtete, Räume mit moderner Ästhetik und mit positiven Arbeitsbedingungen entstehen.When using transparent wall modules 12, the operating personnel can, for example, monitor a process sequence or a machine from the outside and possibly intervene in the process sequence from the outside without entering the interior of the clean room 11 and without contaminating the clean air in the clean room 11. Transparent wall modules 12, which can be made of glass, Plexiglas (PMMA) or polyvinyl chloride (PVC), for example, take on technical functions and at the same time offer protection from production noises. As a result, bright rooms, especially those illuminated by daylight, can be created with modern aesthetics and positive working conditions.

Im vorliegenden Ausführungsbeispiel gemäß Fig. 3 weisen die Innenwand 12.1 und die Außenwand 12.2 des Wandmoduls 12 einen Abstand von 100 mm auf. Alternativ kann das Wandmodul 12 mit einem Abstand von 25 mm bis 100 mm hergestellt werden. Je größer der Abstand zwischen der Innenwand 12.1 und der Außenwand 12.2 des Wandmoduls 12 ist, umso größer kann die durchströmende Luftmenge sein und umso höher ist das Reinigungsvolumen der durchströmenden Luft 24.In the present embodiment according to Fig. 3 the inner wall 12.1 and the outer wall 12.2 of the wall module 12 have a distance of 100 mm. Alternatively, the wall module 12 can be produced with a distance of 25 mm to 100 mm. The greater the distance between the inner wall 12.1 and the outer wall 12.2 of the wall module 12, the greater can the flow through Be the amount of air and the higher the cleaning volume of the air 24 flowing through.

Um zu verhindern, dass unerwünschte Partikel in den Reinraum 11 gelangen können und, um bereits im Luftstrom 24 befindliche Partikel wieder zu entfernen, ist der Luftführungsbereich 14 als Umluftführung und/oder Rückluftführung ausgebildet. In vorteilhafter Weise ermöglicht die Umluftführung der erfindungsgemäßen Reinraumbegrenzungseinheit einen permanent zirkulierenden Luftstrom 24, der den Innenraum des Reinraum 11 mit gereinigter Luft versorgt, indem ein eventuell partikelbelasteter Luftstrom 24 durch die Wandmodule 12 aus dem Reinraum 11 herausgeleitet und der gereinigte Luftstrom 24 zeitgleich durch benachbarte Wandmodule 12 oder andere Rückluftführungseinheiten des Reinraums in den Reinraum 11 eingeleitet werden.In order to prevent unwanted particles from getting into the clean room 11 and in order to remove particles already in the air flow 24 again, the air duct area 14 is designed as a circulating air duct and / or a return air duct. Advantageously, the circulating air routing of the clean room delimitation unit according to the invention enables a permanently circulating air flow 24, which supplies the interior of the clean room 11 with purified air by directing an air flow 24 possibly contaminated with particles out of the clean room 11 through the wall modules 12 and the cleaned air flow 24 at the same time through adjacent wall modules 12 or other return air guide units of the clean room can be introduced into the clean room 11.

Wie in den Fig. 1 bis 3 ersichtlich ist, weist im vorliegenden Ausführungsbeispiel das Wandmodul 12 eine Luftdurchströmeinrichtung 16 auf, die zum Strömen des Luftstroms 24 durch die Innenwand 12.1 des Wandmoduls 12 ausgebildet ist. Die Luftdurchströmeinrichtung 16 ist in einer Innenwand 12.1 des Wandmoduls 12 integriert, wobei die Luftdurchströmeinrichtung 16 als in die Innenwand 12.1 eingebrachte Ausnehmungen oder als ein in die Innenwand 12.1, hier nicht dargestelltes, eingesetztes Gitter ausgebildet wird, das flächenbündig mit der Wand abschließt. Da die Luftdurchströmeinrichtung 16 einstellbar ausgebildet werden kann, ist die durchströmende Luftmenge 24 regelbar, indem die Luftdurchströmeinrichtungen 16 einzelner Wandmodule 12 teilweise oder ganz verschlossen werden. Dadurch kann die Leistung des Klimasystems bedarfsgerecht gesteuert und der Reinraum 11 wirtschaftlich betrieben werden.As in the Figs. 1 to 3 As can be seen, in the present exemplary embodiment the wall module 12 has an air flow device 16 which is designed for the air flow 24 to flow through the inner wall 12. 1 of the wall module 12. The air flow device 16 is integrated in an inner wall 12.1 of the wall module 12, the air flow device 16 being designed as recesses made in the inner wall 12.1 or as a grille, not shown here, inserted in the inner wall 12.1, which is flush with the wall. Since the air flow device 16 can be designed to be adjustable, the air flow rate 24 can be regulated by partially or completely closing the air flow devices 16 of individual wall modules 12. As a result, the performance of the air conditioning system can be controlled as required and the clean room 11 can be operated economically.

Die Klimatechnik soll sicherstellen, dass ein eventuell partikelbelasteter Luftstrom 24 sofort aus dem Reinraum 11 entfernt werden kann. Im vorliegenden Ausführungsbeispiel ist daher die Luftdurchströmeinrichtung 16 in einem Bodenbereich 12a des Wandmoduls 12 angeordnet. Der kontaminierte Luftstrom 24 wird gemäß den Fig. 1 bis 3 durch die Luftdurchströmeinrichtung 16 über den Luftführungsbereich 14 des Wandmoduls 12 aus dem Innenraum des Reinraums 11 herausgeleitet und zum Filtern zu einem hier nicht dargestellten Filtersystem geleitet.The air conditioning system is intended to ensure that an air stream 24 possibly contaminated with particles can be removed from the clean room 11 immediately. In the present exemplary embodiment, the air throughflow device 16 is therefore arranged in a floor area 12a of the wall module 12. The contaminated air stream 24 is according to FIGS Figs. 1 to 3 through the air flow device 16 via the The air guiding area 14 of the wall module 12 is passed out of the interior of the clean room 11 and passed to a filter system (not shown here) for filtering.

Die Luftdurchströmeinrichtung 16 kann in einem Bereich der Entstehungsquelle von dem eventuell partikelbelastetem Luftstrom 24 angeordnet sein und dadurch eine Kontaminierung des Reinraums 11 weitestgehend verhindern. In einer alternativen Ausgestaltung kann daher die Luftdurchströmeinrichtung 16 in einem mittleren Bereich 12b und/oder in einem Deckenbereich 12c des Wandmoduls 12 angeordnet sein und somit besonders flexibel auf die Produktionsbedingungen angepasst sein. Die Umstellung der Anordnung der Luftdurchströmeinrichtung 16 von dem Bodenbereich 12a zu dem Deckenbereich 12c gestaltet sich durch eine Drehung der Innenwand 12.1 um 180° besonders einfach.The air flow device 16 can be arranged in a region of the source of the air flow 24 possibly contaminated with particles and thereby largely prevent contamination of the clean room 11. In an alternative embodiment, the air throughflow device 16 can therefore be arranged in a central region 12b and / or in a ceiling region 12c of the wall module 12 and can thus be adapted particularly flexibly to the production conditions. The conversion of the arrangement of the air throughflow device 16 from the floor area 12a to the ceiling area 12c is particularly simple by rotating the inner wall 12.1 by 180 °.

Die großen zur Verfügung stehenden Innenflächen bzw. Außenflächen des Wandmoduls 12 können in vorteilhafter Weise das Klimasystem unterstützen und die Temperatur im Reinraum 11 regeln, indem in dem Wandmodul 12 gemäß Fig. 3 eine Heizeinheit 26 und/oder eine Kühleinheit 26 angeordnet ist. Dadurch kann bereits im Luftführungsbereich 14 des Wandmoduls 12 der erwärmte Luftstrom 24 abgekühlt oder der abgekühlte Luftstrom 24 erwärmt werden. Für diese Aufgabe kann zumindest eine Wand 12.1, 12.2 des Wandmoduls 12 eine bauraumsparende Beschichtung aufweisen, die beispielsweise einen Peltier-Effekt erzeugt. Selbstverständlich sind auch andere gängige bewährte Beschichtungen oder Systeme zur Temperaturregelung denkbar.The large available inner surfaces or outer surfaces of the wall module 12 can advantageously support the air conditioning system and regulate the temperature in the clean room 11 by using the wall module 12 according to FIG Fig. 3 a heating unit 26 and / or a cooling unit 26 is arranged. As a result, the heated air flow 24 can already be cooled or the cooled air flow 24 can be heated in the air guiding area 14 of the wall module 12. For this task, at least one wall 12.1, 12.2 of the wall module 12 can have a space-saving coating that produces a Peltier effect, for example. Of course, other common, tried and tested coatings or systems for temperature control are also conceivable.

Wie in Fig. 4 ersichtlich ist, ist eine Verbindungseinrichtung 18 zur lösbaren Verbindung der Wände 12.1, 12.2 des Wandmoduls 12 festgelegt. Erfindungsgemäß werden die Wände 12.1, 12.2 des Wandmoduls 12 und die Wandmodule 12 lösbar mit einem Halteprofil 18c der Verbindungseinrichtung 18 mittels eines clipsbaren Befestigungselements 22 miteinander verbunden. Ferner befindet sich gemäß den Fig. 2 und 3 in einem oberen Randbereich 12o des Wandmoduls 12 ein Halteprofil 18b und in einem unteren Randbereich 12u des Wandmoduls 12 ein Halteprofil 18a, welche zwischen den Wänden 12.1, 12.2 des Wandmoduls 12 distanzbildend angeordnet sind. Zur Durchleitung des Luftstroms 24 aus dem Wandmodul 12 weist das Halteprofil 18a Lüftungsdurchbrüche 20 auf. Sowohl die Halteprofile 18a, 18b, 18c als auch das Befestigungselement 22 bestehen aus einem metallischen Werkstoff, vorzugsweise aus Aluminium, wobei jedoch auch andere, einem Fachmann als sinnvoll erscheinende Werkstoffe denkbar sind, wie beispielsweise Kunststoff oder ein Kunststoffverbund.As in Fig. 4 As can be seen, a connecting device 18 for the detachable connection of the walls 12.1, 12.2 of the wall module 12 is fixed. According to the invention, the walls 12.1, 12.2 of the wall module 12 and the wall modules 12 are detachably connected to one another with a retaining profile 18c of the connecting device 18 by means of a clip-on fastening element 22. Furthermore, according to the Fig. 2 and 3 in an upper edge region 12o of the wall module 12 a retaining profile 18b and in one lower edge area 12u of the wall module 12 a holding profile 18a, which are arranged between the walls 12.1, 12.2 of the wall module 12 to form a distance. The retaining profile 18a has ventilation openings 20 for the passage of the air flow 24 out of the wall module 12. Both the retaining profiles 18a, 18b, 18c and the fastening element 22 consist of a metallic material, preferably aluminum, although other materials that appear sensible to a person skilled in the art are also conceivable, such as plastic or a plastic composite.

BezugszeichenReference number

1010
ReinraumbegrenzungseinheitClean room delimitation unit
1111
ReinraumClean room
1212th
WandmodulWall module
12.112.1
InnenwandInner wall
12.212.2
AußenwandOuter wall
12a12a
BodenbereichFloor area
12b12b
mittlerer Bereichmiddle area
12c12c
DeckenbereichCeiling area
12o12o
Randbereich obenEdge area at the top
12u12u
Randbereich untenEdge area below
1414th
LuftführungsbereichAir flow area
1616
LuftdurchströmeinrichtungAir flow device
1818th
VerbindungseinrichtungConnecting device
18a18a
HalteprofilRetaining profile
18b18b
HalteprofilRetaining profile
18c18c
HalteprofilRetaining profile
2020th
LüftungsdurchbruchVentilation breakthrough
2222nd
BefestigungselementFastener
2424
Luftstrom/ InnenraumluftAir flow / indoor air
2626th
Heizeinheit/KühleinheitHeating unit / cooling unit

Claims (9)

  1. Clean room delimitation unit (10)
    with at least one wall module (12), with an inner wall (12.1) and an outer wall (12.2) which form at least one air conveying region (14) between them and which are respectively implemented at least partly transparent in the air conveying region (14),
    and with a connection device (18), which is configured for a releasable connection of the walls (12.1, 12.2) of the wall module (12),
    characterised in that
    the walls (12.1, 12.2) of the wall module (12) and the wall module (12) are releasably connected with each other via a holding profile (18c) of the connection device (18) by means of a clippable fixation element (22).
  2. Clean room delimitation unit according to claim 1,
    characterised in that the inner wall (12.1) and the outer wall (12.2) of the wall module (12) have a distance of at least 25 mm.
  3. Clean room delimitation unit according to claim 1 or 2,
    characterised in that the air conveying region (14) is implemented as a circulating-air conveyor and/or as a return-air conveyor.
  4. Clean room delimitation unit according to one of claims 1 to 3,
    characterised by at least one air flow-through apparatus (16), which is configured for a flowing of an airflow (24) through at least one wall (12.1, 12.2) of the wall module (12).
  5. Clean room delimitation unit according to claim 4,
    characterised in that the air flow-through apparatus (16) is integrated in at least one wall (12.1, 12.2) of the wall module (12).
  6. Clean room delimitation unit according to one of claims 4 or 5,
    characterised in that the air flow-through apparatus (16) is implemented to be adjustable.
  7. Clean room delimitation unit according to one of claims 4 or 5,
    characterised in that the air flow-through apparatus (16) is arranged in a floor region (12a) of the wall module (12).
  8. Clean room delimitation unit according to claim 7,
    characterised in that a heating unit (26) and/or a cooling unit (26) are/is provided in the wall module (12).
  9. Device for a production and/or for a packaging of high-purity components, comprising a clean room delimitation unit (10) according to one of claims 1 to 8.
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