EP3002498A1 - Gas container with valve block provided with a touch screen for displaying information - Google Patents

Gas container with valve block provided with a touch screen for displaying information Download PDF

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EP3002498A1
EP3002498A1 EP15306223.7A EP15306223A EP3002498A1 EP 3002498 A1 EP3002498 A1 EP 3002498A1 EP 15306223 A EP15306223 A EP 15306223A EP 3002498 A1 EP3002498 A1 EP 3002498A1
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Damien GERMANI
Beatriz LOPEZ
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Air Liquide SA
Air Liquide Sante International SA
LAir Liquide SA pour lEtude et lExploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
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  • the invention relates to a gas distribution assembly comprising a gas container, in particular a gas cylinder, a valve block, with or without an integrated expansion system fixed on the gas container, a protective cowling arranged around the block faucet to protect it from shock and dirt and a touchscreen information display device, housed in a housing of the cowling, allowing both to display information and the user to enter information or enable or disable one or more features.
  • a gas distribution assembly comprising a gas container, in particular a gas cylinder, a valve block, with or without an integrated expansion system fixed on the gas container, a protective cowling arranged around the block faucet to protect it from shock and dirt and a touchscreen information display device, housed in a housing of the cowling, allowing both to display information and the user to enter information or enable or disable one or more features.
  • Gas containers typically gas cylinders, equipped with a valve block, with or without built-in expansion valve, namely a single tap open / closed type or a tap to integrated regulator, also called RDI, to control flow and pressure of the delivered gas.
  • RDI integrated regulator
  • Cowlings of this type are described in particular by the documents EP-A-629812 , DE-A-10057469 , US-2004/020793 and EP-A-2586481 .
  • the gases are conditioned at high pressure in the gas containers, such as gas cylinders, that is to say typically at pressures greater than 100 bar absolute, generally between 200 and 350 bar abs, or more.
  • the high-pressure gas exiting the container must therefore be expanded before it can be used, that is to say its pressure must be reduced to a lower operating pressure, called low pressure, for example a pressure less than 20 bar abs, or even often less than 10 bar abs.
  • the expansion of the gas can be done either directly in the valve block itself, when it is an integrated pressure regulator valve block, also called RDI, or downstream of the valve block by means of a pressure reducer device. gas.
  • a pressure indicator device such as a manometer
  • the pressure tap is in fluid communication with the gas passage passing through the valve block and carrying the high pressure gas from the bottle.
  • This device can then be electronic in nature and present information via a display screen or one or more light indicators.
  • a display screen or one or more light indicators can then be electronic in nature and present information via a display screen or one or more light indicators.
  • a device generally fulfills only a function of presenting the information.
  • the problem that arises is to improve the comfort and / or the ease of use of the information display device equipping a valve block gas distribution, typically for bottle or other gas container, avoiding the aforementioned drawbacks, in particular being able to enter information into said device or to activate and / or deactivate one or more functions of said device, in an easy and intuitive manner for the user, and without having to resort to a dedicated device or specific input means.
  • the solution of the invention is then a gas distribution assembly comprising a gas container equipped with a valve block, a protective cover arranged around said valve block and an information display device comprising a display screen, characterized in that said display screen is a touch screen, said touch screen being arranged within a housing provided in said protective hood and being designed to display information useful to the user and to enable said user to enter information into the information display device or to activate or deactivate one or more functions of said information display device by exerting one or more pressures on said touch screen.
  • the invention further relates to a use of a gas distribution assembly according to the invention for storing or dispensing a gas or gas mixture, preferably a gas or medical gas mixture.
  • a gas or gas mixture is chosen from oxygen, air, N 2 O / O 2 , He / O 2 or NO / nitrogen, in particular a gas or gas mixture intended for use in the medical field or for health.
  • a protective cover 1 commonly called “hat”, arranged around a valve block (not visible), namely a valve with or without built-in regulator, itself fixed on the neck of a gas cylinder 2, preferably the valve block is of type RDI.
  • the lower part 1b, also called the lower part, of the cowling 1 is located at the level of the bottle 2.
  • the fixing of the valve block on the neck of the gas bottle 2 is done by screwing.
  • the gas cylinder 2 typically has a cylindrical steel body and a size between 10 and 150 cm, and a capacity of 0.5 to 20 liters (in water equivalent).
  • the protective cover 1 protects the valve block against shocks. To do this, it comprises a casing body forming a protective shell around an internal volume sized to receive the valve block.
  • the cowling 1 is surmounted by a carrying handle 6 designed to be handled by a user.
  • the carrying handle 6 is formed of a rigid material, such as a polymer or a metal or metal alloy, and is carried by one or more support posts 5 mechanically connecting the casing body to the carrying handle 6. It is preferentially arranged horizontally, that is to say perpendicularly or quasi-perpendicularly relative to the vertical axis of the bottle 2 and the cowling 1.
  • the carrying handle 6 has an elongated shape, whether rectilinear or curved, typically a length less than 20 cm, typically 6 to 15 cm.
  • One or more support posts 5 are attached to one or both ends of the carrying handle 6 so as to allow a user to easily transport the hat / tap / bottle assembly by means of said carrying handle 6.
  • the casing body 1 is typically made of a polymer and / or metal type material, preferably made of plastic material, such as PVC, PE, PET, PP, PMMA, PU, PA.
  • support posts 5 may be formed of a plastic material, such as the body of the cowling 1, but also of aluminum alloy or any other metallic material. They can be attached to the handle 6 by screwing or welding, for example, or formed in one piece.
  • valve body of the valve block conventionally comprising a fastening system, for example a tapered, frustoconical or cylindrical threaded portion, for fixing the valve block to the gas container 2, for example by screwing.
  • This threaded portion comprises a gas inlet port through which the gas contained in the container 2 can enter the valve body.
  • the valve block further comprises a gas outlet port 8 through which the gas can emerge from the valve body.
  • An internal gas passage fluidly connects the gas inlet port to the gas outlet port 8.
  • a pressure sensor fixed on the valve body makes it possible to measure the pressure of the gas in the internal gas passage, preferably upstream of the site where the gas is expanded, when the valve block is of the RDI type and therefore integrates a system of pressure reduction, for example a relief valve cooperating with a valve seat.
  • This sensor makes it possible to determine the pressure of the gas, said pressure being then used by information processing means to possibly deduce a gas autonomy of the bottle 2.
  • a gas flow control member 7 such as a rotary wheel or a pivoting lever, allows the user to control the flow rate of the gas passing through the valve block.
  • This gas flow control member 7 cooperates with a gas passage control system arranged on the internal gas passage, that is to say in the block tap.
  • the gas flow control member 7, namely a rotary flywheel is located on the front face 11 of the cowling 1 and is arranged around a gas outlet fitting carrying the gas outlet orifice. 8.
  • the gas outlet fitting could be located elsewhere and is not necessarily coaxial with the steering wheel.
  • the protective casing 1 may comprise, on the side of its rear face , an attachment device 10 pivoting between a fully folded position, called “rest”, that is to say the position adopted by the attachment device 10 when stored and in contact or near-contact with the body of the cowling 1 (as illustrated in Fig.), and a fully unfolded position called “hooking”, that is to say the position adopted by the attachment device 10 when completely out and can be hooked to a support, such as a bed rail or the like.
  • the attachment device 10 could also be fixed or still mobile in translation rather than pivoting.
  • the protective casing 1 also has a housing 4 arranged at the upper part 1a, also called the upper part, of the front face 11 of the protective casing 1, within which housing 4 is housed a display screen of unique information, namely a touch screen 3 according to the invention, allowing not only to display various useful information to the user, such as gas pressure or autonomy of the bottle, but also to the user to enter information information or activate or deactivate one or more functions, as explained below, by exerting pressure (ie contacts) on said touch screen 3.
  • the pressures exerted by the user can be digital, that is to say say exercised by means of a finger, or exercised by means of a stylet or the like.
  • the touch screen 3 is designed to not only allow the user to enter information into the information display device or to activate or deactivate one or more functions of said display device information by exerting one or more digital pressures on said touch screen 3, but also to display one or more information, data or other useful to the user.
  • the touch screen 3 is said to be "unique" because it is the only screen equipping the rollover.
  • this single touch screen 3 provides a dual function, that is to say a combined function of display and input of information or activation / deactivation of functions.
  • this single touch screen 3 the overall architecture of the cowling is simplified because it is no longer necessary to provide keys, buttons, keyboard or additional screen to enter the data, as it is the in known devices where the display functions and data input / information are always dissociated, that is to say provided by different devices.
  • the protective casing 1 comprises an opening formed in the body or the wall of said protective casing and in which is housed the information display device, in particular the touch screen 3.
  • the touch screen 3 is flush with the outer peripheral surface of the cowling 1, that is to say that the surface of the screen 3 is coplanar or approximately coplanar with the outer surface of the cowling 1, c ' that is, it may be slightly recessed or protruding from the surface of the screen 3.
  • the touch screen 3 preferably comprises, on the one hand, a display panel, for example segmented LCD or dot matrix, AMOLED, plasma or other, intended to display the information intended for the user, and, d on the other hand, a touch screen, whether resistive, capacitive or otherwise, intended to record the commands, ie the digital or stylus pressures exerted by the user.
  • a display panel for example segmented LCD or dot matrix, AMOLED, plasma or other, intended to display the information intended for the user, and, d on the other hand, a touch screen, whether resistive, capacitive or otherwise, intended to record the commands, ie the digital or stylus pressures exerted by the user.
  • the touch screen 3 of the information display device is designed and able to display a selected information from the time, the date, the flow of gas delivered by the tap, the gas pressure in the bottle 2, the gas autonomy of the bottle 2, the autonomy of the electrical source, the ambient temperature, an alarm, the name of the health care facility or any other useful information to the user.
  • the information display device can also display, in addition to the pressure of the gas, other additional information useful to the user, such as a gas autonomy measured in time, a graphical representation of this autonomy, information related to the use of the assembly, such as the operating time, the quantity of gas delivered, the average flow rate used, the nature of the gas delivered, the name of the health facility using the assembly (name of the hospital, name of service %), the name of the patient to whom the gas is delivered, the temperature of the gas, the expiry date of the gas, the unit of measurements displayed ...
  • other additional information useful to the user such as a gas autonomy measured in time, a graphical representation of this autonomy, information related to the use of the assembly, such as the operating time, the quantity of gas delivered, the average flow rate used, the nature of the gas delivered, the name of the health facility using the assembly (name of the hospital, name of service ...), the name of the patient to whom the gas is delivered, the temperature of the gas, the expiry date of the gas, the unit of measurements displayed ...
  • the user can himself interact with the display device, namely the touch screen 7, using the touch properties of the screen to trigger the implementation of one (or more) function particular, the implementation of a lighting, the modification of the nature of the information displayed, the acknowledgment of an alert signal or an alarm, the starting or stopping of a measurement function of time (chronometry), the recording of a state of the set or information related to the state of the set at the time of the user action (location, rate used, time, ...), sending or receiving information to or from a third-party device, initializing a user function (resetting a counter, for example) ...
  • the use or activation of the touch screen 7 can be done as soon as a digital touch of the user is detected by the touch screen 7 or only after the user has disabled or activated a means s' displaying on the screen, for example by sliding a virtual cursor on the screen, as described by US Patent 7,479,949 , or by dialing a code or drawing a given figure on the touch screen.
  • the measurements made by the sensor are processed by information processing means, for example at least one microprocessor associated with one or more algorithms, and then possibly stored in a storage memory. information, and finally transmitted via a suitable connector, to the electronic screen 3 on which they can be displayed to inform the user.
  • information processing means for example at least one microprocessor associated with one or more algorithms, and then possibly stored in a storage memory. information, and finally transmitted via a suitable connector, to the electronic screen 3 on which they can be displayed to inform the user.
  • An electrical source for example one or more batteries or rechargeable batteries or rechargeable batteries, supplies electrical power to the screen 3, as well as the sensor or sensors, and the information processing means.
  • the source of electrical energy is fixed to the valve body or in a housing provided in the wall of the cowling 1.
  • the information processing means comprise an electronic card comprising a calculator element, such as a microprocessor, said electronic card being fixed on the tap or in a housing provided in the wall of the cowling 1, and electrically connected to the pressure sensor fixed on the faucet body.
  • a calculator element such as a microprocessor
  • the information processing means are fixed in the cowling 1, for example arranged in a housing of the cowling, or the valve block.
  • the information display device that is to say the touch screen 3, is attached to the valve body or to the cowling 1, and is also electrically connected to the electronic card of the information processing means .
  • the axis of the screen 3 is oblique with respect to the axis AA of the cowling 1 and the bottle 2 so as to form between them an angle less than 70 °, preferably less than 60 °.
  • the touch screen 3 is arranged in the housing 4 arranged in a flat surface 9 located in the upper part of the cowling 1, that is to say under the handle 6 as shown in FIG. so as to come flush at said flat surface 9, or slightly recessed within the housing 4 or, conversely, slightly protruding outwards with respect to the flat surface 9.
  • Such an arrangement of the touch screen 3 makes it considerably easier for the user to read the information delivered by the electronic display screen 3 and to avoid reading errors, while allowing the user to enter easily information or activate or deactivate functions, by simple pressure or digital contact or stylus with said touch screen 3.
  • the gas distribution assembly of the invention is particularly well suited for use in storing and / or dispensing a medical gas or gas mixture, in particular oxygen, air or a mixture N 2 O / O 2 , He / O 2 , NO / nitrogen, Xe / O 2 or other.

Abstract

L'invention porte sur un ensemble de distribution de gaz comprenant un récipient de gaz équipé d'un bloc robinet, et un dispositif d'affichage d'informations comprenant un unique écran d'affichage de type écran tactile permettant d'assurer à la fois l'affichage des informations utiles à l'utilisateur et l'entrée d'informations ou de données, ou l'activation ou la désactivation de fonctions dudit dispositif d'affichage d'informations. De préférence, l'écran tactile est agencé au sein d'un logement aménagé dans un capotage de protection agencé autour du bloc robinet. Utilisation d'un tel ensemble de distribution de gaz pour stocker ou distribuer un gaz ou mélange gazeux, notamment gaz ou mélange gazeux médical.Provided is a gas distribution assembly comprising a gas container equipped with a valve block, and an information display device comprising a single touch-screen type display screen to ensure both displaying useful information to the user and entering information or data, or enabling or disabling functions of said information display device. Preferably, the touch screen is arranged in a housing arranged in a protective cowling arranged around the valve block. Use of such a gas distribution assembly for storing or dispensing a gas or gas mixture, especially gas or medical gas mixture.

Description

L'invention porte sur un ensemble de distribution de gaz comprenant un récipient de gaz, en particulier une bouteille de gaz, un bloc robinet, avec ou sans système de détente intégré fixé sur le récipient de gaz, un capotage de protection agencé autour du bloc robinet pour le protéger des chocs et des salissures et un dispositif d'affichage d'informations à écran tactile, logé dans un logement du capotage, permettant à la fois d'afficher des informations et, à l'utilisateur, d'entrer des informations ou d'activer ou désactiver une ou des fonctions.The invention relates to a gas distribution assembly comprising a gas container, in particular a gas cylinder, a valve block, with or without an integrated expansion system fixed on the gas container, a protective cowling arranged around the block faucet to protect it from shock and dirt and a touchscreen information display device, housed in a housing of the cowling, allowing both to display information and the user to enter information or enable or disable one or more features.

Les gaz industriels et médicaux sont couramment conditionnés à haute pression dans des récipients de gaz, typiquement des bouteilles de gaz, équipés d'un bloc robinet, avec ou sans détendeur intégré, à savoir un robinet simple de type ouvert/fermé ou un robinet à détendeur intégré, encore appelé RDI, permettant de contrôler débit et pression du gaz délivré.Industrial and medical gases are commonly packaged at high pressure in gas containers, typically gas cylinders, equipped with a valve block, with or without built-in expansion valve, namely a single tap open / closed type or a tap to integrated regulator, also called RDI, to control flow and pressure of the delivered gas.

Afin de protéger ce bloc robinet, il est courant d'agencer autour dudit bloc robinet, un capotage de protection formant coque protectrice autour du corps du robinet. Un tel capotage est couramment appelé « chapeau ». Des capotages de ce type sont décrits notamment par les documents EP-A-629812 , DE-A-10057469 , US-A-2004/020793 et EP-A-2586481 .In order to protect this valve block, it is common to arrange around said valve block, a protective cover forming a protective shell around the valve body. Such a cowling is commonly called "hat". Cowlings of this type are described in particular by the documents EP-A-629812 , DE-A-10057469 , US-2004/020793 and EP-A-2586481 .

Classiquement, les gaz sont conditionnés à haute pression dans les récipients de gaz, telles les bouteilles de gaz, c'est-à-dire typiquement à des pressions supérieures à 100 bar absolus, en général entre 200 et 350 bar abs, voire plus.Conventionally, the gases are conditioned at high pressure in the gas containers, such as gas cylinders, that is to say typically at pressures greater than 100 bar absolute, generally between 200 and 350 bar abs, or more.

Le gaz à haute pression sortant du récipient doit donc être détendu avant de pouvoir être utilisé, c'est-à-dire que sa pression doit être réduite jusqu'à une pression d'utilisation plus basse, appelée basse pression, par exemple une pression inférieure à 20 bar abs, voire même souvent inférieure à 10 bar abs.The high-pressure gas exiting the container must therefore be expanded before it can be used, that is to say its pressure must be reduced to a lower operating pressure, called low pressure, for example a pressure less than 20 bar abs, or even often less than 10 bar abs.

La détente du gaz peut se faire soit directement dans le bloc robinet lui-même, lorsqu'il s'agit d'un bloc robinet à détendeur intégré, encore appelé RDI, soit en aval du bloc robinet au moyen d'un dispositif détendeur de gaz.The expansion of the gas can be done either directly in the valve block itself, when it is an integrated pressure regulator valve block, also called RDI, or downstream of the valve block by means of a pressure reducer device. gas.

Dans tous les cas, afin de mesurer et contrôler la pression du gaz contenu dans la bouteille sur laquelle est fixé le bloc robinet, qu'il soit avec ou sans détendeur intégré, on utilise généralement un dispositif indicateur de pression, tel un manomètre, dont la prise de pression est en communication fluidique avec le passage de gaz traversant le bloc robinet et véhiculant le gaz à haute pression provenant de la bouteille.In all cases, in order to measure and control the pressure of the gas contained in the bottle to which the valve block is attached, whether with or without a built-in pressure reducer, a pressure indicator device, such as a manometer, is generally used. the pressure tap is in fluid communication with the gas passage passing through the valve block and carrying the high pressure gas from the bottle.

De manière analogue, il est aussi parfois nécessaire de recourir à un dispositif indicateur d'autonomie en gaz pour déterminer la quantité de gaz résiduelle dans le récipient de gaz équipé du bloc robinet.Similarly, it is also sometimes necessary to use a gas autonomy indicator device to determine the amount of residual gas in the gas container equipped with the valve block.

Ce dispositif peut alors être de nature électronique et présenter des informations via un écran d'affichage ou un ou plusieurs indicateurs lumineux. Toutefois, un tel dispositif ne remplit généralement qu'une fonction de présentation de l'information.This device can then be electronic in nature and present information via a display screen or one or more light indicators. However, such a device generally fulfills only a function of presenting the information.

Il s'ensuit alors que, lorsqu'une information spécifique doit être introduite dans le dispositif d'affichage d'informations par l'utilisateur :

  • soit cela n'est pas possible,
  • soit il est obligatoire de recourir à des moyens d'entrée spécifiques, tel un ou des boutons, ou à un appareil dédié, ce qui n'est pas pratique.
It follows then that, when specific information has to be introduced into the information display device by the user:
  • that is not possible,
  • either it is mandatory to use specific input means, such as one or buttons, or a dedicated device, which is not practical.

Ceci est par exemple décrit par les documents EP-A-1145740 , EP-A-2399222 et US-A-2002/0170347 , qui enseignent des appareils venant se fixer en aval d'un ensemble de distribution de gaz, et comprenant un écran d'affichage non tactile pour afficher des données et par ailleurs un dispositif additionnel pour rentrer les informations ou autres données, tel un clavier ou analogue.This is for example described by the documents EP-A-1145740 , EP-A-2399222 and US-2002/0170347 which teach apparatuses which are attached downstream of a gas distribution assembly, and which comprise a non-touch display screen for displaying data and furthermore an additional device for inputting information or other data, such as a keyboard or similar.

Au vu de cela, le problème qui se pose est d'améliorer le confort et/ou la facilité d'utilisation du dispositif d'affichage d'informations équipant un bloc robinet de distribution de gaz, typiquement pour bouteille ou autre récipient de gaz, en évitant les inconvénients susmentionnés, en particulier de pouvoir entrer des information dans ledit dispositif ou d'activer et/ou de désactiver une ou des fonctions dudit dispositif, de manière aisée et intuitive pour l'utilisateur, et ce, sans avoir à recourir à un appareil dédié ou à des moyens d'entrée spécifiques.In view of this, the problem that arises is to improve the comfort and / or the ease of use of the information display device equipping a valve block gas distribution, typically for bottle or other gas container, avoiding the aforementioned drawbacks, in particular being able to enter information into said device or to activate and / or deactivate one or more functions of said device, in an easy and intuitive manner for the user, and without having to resort to a dedicated device or specific input means.

La solution de l'invention est alors un ensemble de distribution de gaz comprenant un récipient de gaz équipé d'un bloc robinet, un capotage de protection agencé autour dudit bloc robinet et un dispositif d'affichage d'informations comprenant un écran d'affichage, caractérisé en ce que ledit écran d'affichage est un écran tactile, ledit écran tactile étant agencé au sein d'un logement aménagé dans ledit capotage de protection et étant conçu pour afficher des informations utiles à l'utilisateur et pour permettre audit l'utilisateur d'entrer des informations dans le dispositif d'affichage d'informations ou d'activer ou désactiver une ou des fonctions dudit dispositif d'affichage d'informations en exerçant une ou des pressions sur ledit écran tactile.The solution of the invention is then a gas distribution assembly comprising a gas container equipped with a valve block, a protective cover arranged around said valve block and an information display device comprising a display screen, characterized in that said display screen is a touch screen, said touch screen being arranged within a housing provided in said protective hood and being designed to display information useful to the user and to enable said user to enter information into the information display device or to activate or deactivate one or more functions of said information display device by exerting one or more pressures on said touch screen.

Selon le cas, un ensemble de distribution de gaz selon l'invention peut comprendre l'une ou plusieurs des caractéristiques techniques suivantes :

  • ledit écran tactile comprend une dalle d'affichage destinée à afficher les informations, et une dalle tactile destinée à enregistrer les commandes exercées par l'utilisateur, c'est-à-dire les pressions de l'utilisateur sur la dalle tactile, qu'elles soient digitales ou opérées via un stylet ou analogue.
  • l'écran tactile est conçu pour que l'utilisation ou l'activation dudit écran tactile se fasse dès qu'un contact digital de l'utilisateur est détecté par l'écran tactile ou après que l'utilisateur ait désactivé ou activé un moyen s'affichant sur l'écran.
  • l'écran tactile est agencé au sein d'un logement aménagé dans la paroi du capotage de protection, c'est-à-dire la paroi périphérique externe du capotage.
  • le capotage comprend un unique écran d'affichage, c'est-à-dire l'écran tactile est le seul écran présent sur le capotage.
  • l'écran tactile est conçu pour assurer à la fois la fonction d'affichage, notamment d'informations, de données ou autres, et la fonction d'entrée des informations dans le dispositif d'affichage d'informations ou d'activation ou désactivation d'une ou plusieurs fonctions du dispositif d'affichage d'informations par exercice d'une ou plusieurs pressions sur ledit écran tactile de la part de l'utilisateur.
  • l'écran tactile est agencé dans le logement de manière à affleurer au niveau de la surface externe du capotage, c'est-à-dire qu'il peut être coplanaire à la surface externe du capotage ou légèrement en saillie ou en retrait par rapport ladite surface externe du capotage.
  • il comprend en outre au moins une source d'énergie électrique et des moyens de traitement d'information reliés électriquement à ladite source d'énergie électrique et au dispositif d'affichage d'information.
  • les moyens de traitement d'information comprennent au moins une carte électronique comprenant au moins un organe calculateur.
  • les moyens de traitement d'information comprennent au moins une carte électronique comprenant au moins un microprocesseur.
  • le bloc robinet comprend un passage interne de gaz et un capteur de pression relié fluidiquement audit passage interne de gaz de manière à permettre de mesurer la pression de gaz au sein dudit passage interne de gaz, ledit capteur de pression étant en outre relié électriquement à ladite source d'énergie électrique par l'intermédiaire de la (ou d'une) carte électronique.
  • ladite source d'énergie électrique comprend au moins une batterie.
  • le capteur de pression est relié électriquement à la carte électronique et/ou au dispositif d'affichage d'informations.
  • l'écran tactile permet à l'utilisateur d'entrer des informations dans le dispositif d'affichage d'informations ou activer ou désactiver une ou des fonctions dudit dispositif d'affichage d'informations en exerçant une ou des pressions digitales sur ledit écran tactile et ce, avec un doigt (ou plusieurs) ou avec un stylet ou analogue.
  • l'écran tactile est conçu pour que son activation, c'est-à-dire sa mise en route, se fasse dès qu'un contact de l'utilisateur est détecté par ledit écran tactile, que ce soit un contact digital ou par stylet, ou après que l'utilisateur ait désactivé ou activé un moyen de verrouillage/déverrouillage s'affichant sur l'écran.
  • l'écran tactile est conçu pour se mettre en veille après une durée de non-utilisation donnée. Ainsi, si aucun contact n'est opéré par l'utilisateur sur l'écran pendant une durée donnée, par exemple une durée comprise entre 5 et 60 secondes, l'écran se mettra en veille, c'est-à-dire qu'il s'éteindra ou que sa luminosité diminuera pour économiser de l'énergie électrique.
  • l'écran tactile est conçu pour se mettre en veille après une durée de non-utilisation donnée réglable par l'utilisateur. De préférence, la durée de non-utilisation donnée est comprise entre quelques secondes et quelques minutes.
  • l'écran tactile est un écran à affichage en couleur ou en noir et blanc, de préférence un écran à affichage en couleur.
  • le dispositif d'affichage d'informations est fixé au robinet ou, de façon alternative, à la paroi du capotage.
  • le récipient de gaz est une bouteille de gaz, encore appelée bonbonne, obus ou cylindre.
  • le capotage est en matériau polymère, par exemple en plastique, en composite, ou en métal ou alliage métallique, par exemple en acier, en fonte, en aluminium ou en un alliage d'aluminium.
  • le capotage est en matériau plastique, tel que le PVC, le PE, le PET, le PP, le PMMA, le PU, le PA... Il est à noter que le matériau plastique peut être chargé ou renforcé, c'est-à-dire additionné de fibres par exemple.
  • le capotage de protection comprend une poignée de portage, de préférence une poignée de portage reliée au capotage par l'intermédiaire d'un ou plusieurs montants-supports.
  • le capotage de protection comprend en outre un dispositif d'accrochage, de préférence un dispositif d'accrochage mobile, par pivotant ou translatif, permettant d'accrocher l'ensemble à un support, en particulier un barreau de lit, à un brancard...
  • la poignée de portage et/ou le ou les montants-supports sont formés d'un matériau rigide choisi parmi les polymères et les métaux ou alliages métalliques.
  • la poignée de portage est globalement longiforme. Typiquement, sa longueur est comprise entre 5 et 20 cm, de préférence entre 6 et 15 cm.
  • la poignée de portage surmonte le corps de capotage.
  • la poignée de portage est horizontale ou quasi-horizontale et perpendiculaire à l'axe vertical du capotage (i.e. l'axe du capotage correspond à l'axe du robinet et/ou de la bouteille).
  • la bouteille de gaz a une taille comprise entre 10 et 150 cm.
  • la bouteille de gaz contient de 0,5 à 20 litres (contenance en équivalent eau).
  • la bouteille de gaz a un corps cylindrique creux et comprend un col portant un orifice de sortie de gaz au niveau duquel est fixé le bloc robinet, de préférence par vissage.
  • la bouteille de gaz contient un gaz ou mélange gazeux, de préférence un gaz ou mélange gazeux conforme aux spécifications du domaine médical (pharmacopée).
  • la bouteille de gaz contient un gaz ou mélange gazeux choisi parmi l'oxygène, l'air, un mélange N2O/O2, un mélange He/O2, un mélange NO/azote ou tout autre gaz ou mélange gazeux.
  • la bouteille est en acier, en un alliage d'aluminium, en matériau composite ou une combinaison de plusieurs de ces matériaux.
  • la bouteille contient du gaz à une pression allant jusqu'à 350 bar environ.
As the case may be, a gas distribution assembly according to the invention may comprise one or more of the following technical characteristics:
  • said touch screen comprises a display panel for displaying the information, and a touch screen for recording the commands exerted by the user, that is to say the user's pressure on the touch screen, that they are digital or operated via a stylus or the like.
  • the touch screen is designed so that the use or activation of said touch screen is done as soon as a digital touch of the user is detected by the touch screen or after the user has disabled or activated a means s displaying on the screen.
  • the touch screen is arranged in a housing arranged in the wall of the protective cowling, that is to say the outer peripheral wall of the cowling.
  • the cowling comprises a single display screen, that is to say the touch screen is the only screen on the cowling.
  • the touch screen is designed to provide both the display function, including information, data or other, and the input function information in the information display device or activation or deactivation one or more functions of the information display device by performing one or more pressures on said touch screen from the user.
  • the touch screen is arranged in the housing so as to be flush with the outer surface of the cowling, that is to say it may be coplanar with the outer surface of the cowling or slightly protruding or recessed relative to said outer surface of the cowling.
  • it further comprises at least one source of electrical energy and information processing means electrically connected to said source of electrical energy and to the information display device.
  • the information processing means comprise at least one electronic card comprising at least one calculating member.
  • the information processing means comprise at least one electronic card comprising at least one microprocessor.
  • the valve block comprises an internal gas passage and a pressure sensor fluidly connected to said internal gas passage so as to measure the gas pressure within said internal gas passage, said pressure sensor being further electrically connected to said source of electrical energy via the (or an) electronic card.
  • said source of electrical energy comprises at least one battery.
  • the pressure sensor is electrically connected to the electronic card and / or the information display device.
  • the touch screen allows the user to enter information into the information display device or activate or deactivate one or more functions of said information display device by exerting one or more digital pressures on said touch screen and this, with one finger (or more) or with a stylus or the like.
  • the touch screen is designed so that its activation, that is to say its start-up, is done as soon as a contact of the user is detected by said touch screen, whether it is a digital or stylus contact , or after the user has deactivated or activated a locking / unlocking means appearing on the screen.
  • the touch screen is designed to go to sleep after a given period of non-use. Thus, if no contact is made by the user on the screen for a given duration, for example a duration between 5 and 60 seconds, the screen will go to sleep, that is to say that it will turn off or its brightness will decrease to save power.
  • the touch screen is designed to go to sleep after a user-defined time of non-use. Preferably, the duration of non-use given is between a few seconds and a few minutes.
  • the touch screen is a color or black-and-white display, preferably a color display.
  • the information display device is attached to the valve or, alternatively, to the wall of the cowling.
  • the gas container is a gas cylinder, also called a cylinder, shell or cylinder.
  • the cowling is made of polymer material, for example plastic, composite, or metal or metal alloy, for example steel, cast iron, aluminum or an aluminum alloy.
  • the shroud is made of plastic material, such as PVC, PE, PET, PP, PMMA, PU, PA ... It should be noted that the plastic material can be loaded or reinforced, that is, that is to say added fiber for example.
  • the protective casing comprises a carrying handle, preferably a carrying handle connected to the casing via one or more support posts.
  • the protective cowling further comprises an attachment device, preferably a mobile attachment device, pivoting or translational, for hanging the assembly to a support, in particular a bed bar, to a stretcher .. .
  • the carrying handle and / or the one or more supports are formed of a rigid material selected from polymers and metals or metal alloys.
  • the carrying handle is generally elongated. Typically, its length is between 5 and 20 cm, preferably between 6 and 15 cm.
  • the carrying handle overcomes the casing body.
  • the carrying handle is horizontal or almost horizontal and perpendicular to the vertical axis of the cowling (ie the axis of the cowling corresponds to the axis of the valve and / or the bottle).
  • the gas cylinder has a size between 10 and 150 cm.
  • the gas cylinder contains 0.5 to 20 liters (water equivalent capacity).
  • the gas cylinder has a hollow cylindrical body and comprises a neck carrying a gas outlet orifice at which the valve block is fixed, preferably by screwing.
  • the gas cylinder contains a gas or gas mixture, preferably a gas or gas mixture according to the specifications of the medical field (pharmacopoeia).
  • the gas cylinder contains a gas or gas mixture selected from oxygen, air, an N 2 O / O 2 mixture, a He / O 2 mixture, a NO / nitrogen mixture or any other gas or gas mixture.
  • the bottle is made of steel, an aluminum alloy, a composite material or a combination of several of these materials.
  • the bottle contains gas at a pressure up to about 350 bar.

L'invention concerne en outre une utilisation d'un ensemble de distribution de gaz selon l'invention pour stocker ou distribuer un gaz ou mélange gazeux, de préférence un gaz ou mélange gazeux médical. De préférence, le gaz ou mélange gazeux est choisi parmi l'oxygène, air, N2O/O2, He/O2 ou NO/azote, en particulier un gaz ou mélange gazeux destiné à une utilisation dans le domaine médical ou de la santé.The invention further relates to a use of a gas distribution assembly according to the invention for storing or dispensing a gas or gas mixture, preferably a gas or medical gas mixture. Preferably, the gas or gas mixture is chosen from oxygen, air, N 2 O / O 2 , He / O 2 or NO / nitrogen, in particular a gas or gas mixture intended for use in the medical field or for health.

L'invention va maintenant être mieux comprise grâce à la description détaillée suivante, faite à titre illustratif mais non limitatif, en référence à la figure annexée qui représente un mode de réalisation d'un ensemble bouteille/bloc robinet/capotage selon l'invention.The invention will now be better understood thanks to the following detailed description, given by way of illustration but not limitation, with reference to the attached figure which shows an embodiment of a cylinder / valve block / cowl assembly according to the invention.

Plus précisément, on voit sur la Figure annexée, un capotage de protection 1, couramment appelé « chapeau », agencé autour d'un bloc robinet (non visible), à savoir un robinet avec ou sans détendeur intégré, lui-même fixé sur le col d'une bouteille de gaz 2, de préférence le bloc robinet est de type RDI.Specifically, we see in the appended Figure, a protective cover 1, commonly called "hat", arranged around a valve block (not visible), namely a valve with or without built-in regulator, itself fixed on the neck of a gas cylinder 2, preferably the valve block is of type RDI.

La partie inférieure 1b, encore appelée partie basse, du capotage 1 est située au niveau de la bouteille 2. La fixation du bloc de robinet sur le col de la bouteille de gaz 2 se fait par vissage. La bouteille de gaz 2 a typiquement un corps cylindrique en acier et une taille entre 10 et 150 cm, et une contenance de 0,5 à 20 litres (en équivalent eau).The lower part 1b, also called the lower part, of the cowling 1 is located at the level of the bottle 2. The fixing of the valve block on the neck of the gas bottle 2 is done by screwing. The gas cylinder 2 typically has a cylindrical steel body and a size between 10 and 150 cm, and a capacity of 0.5 to 20 liters (in water equivalent).

Le capotage de protection 1 permet de protéger le bloc robinet contre les chocs. Pour ce faire, il comprend un corps de capotage formant une coque protectrice autour d'un volume interne dimensionné pour recevoir le bloc robinet.The protective cover 1 protects the valve block against shocks. To do this, it comprises a casing body forming a protective shell around an internal volume sized to receive the valve block.

Le capotage 1 est surmonté d'une poignée de portage 6 conçue pour être prise en main par un utilisateur. La poignée de portage 6 est formée d'un matériau rigide, tel un polymère ou un métal ou alliage métallique, et est portée par un ou plusieurs montants-supports 5 reliant mécaniquement le corps de capotage à la poignée de portage 6. Elle est préférentiellement agencée horizontalement, c'est-à-dire perpendiculairement ou quasi-perpendiculairement par rapport à l'axe vertical de la bouteille 2 et du capotage 1. La poignée de portage 6 a une forme longiligne, qu'elle soit rectiligne ou incurvée, typiquement une longueur inférieure à 20 cm, typiquement de 6 à 15 cm.The cowling 1 is surmounted by a carrying handle 6 designed to be handled by a user. The carrying handle 6 is formed of a rigid material, such as a polymer or a metal or metal alloy, and is carried by one or more support posts 5 mechanically connecting the casing body to the carrying handle 6. It is preferentially arranged horizontally, that is to say perpendicularly or quasi-perpendicularly relative to the vertical axis of the bottle 2 and the cowling 1. The carrying handle 6 has an elongated shape, whether rectilinear or curved, typically a length less than 20 cm, typically 6 to 15 cm.

Un ou des montants-supports 5 sont fixés à l'une ou aux deux extrémités de la poignée de portage 6 de manière à permettre à un utilisateur de transporter facilement l'ensemble chapeau/robinet/bouteille au moyen de ladite poignée de portage 6.One or more support posts 5 are attached to one or both ends of the carrying handle 6 so as to allow a user to easily transport the hat / tap / bottle assembly by means of said carrying handle 6.

Dans tous les cas, le corps du capotage 1 est typiquement en un matériau de type polymère et/ou métal, préférentiellement en matériau plastique, tel que PVC, PE, PET, PP, PMMA, PU, PA... De même, les montants-supports 5 peuvent être formés d'un matériau plastique, comme le corps du capotage 1, mais aussi en alliage d'aluminium ou tout autre matériau métallique. Ils peuvent être fixés à la poignée 6 par vissage ou soudage, par exemple, ou formés d'une seule pièce.In all cases, the casing body 1 is typically made of a polymer and / or metal type material, preferably made of plastic material, such as PVC, PE, PET, PP, PMMA, PU, PA. support posts 5 may be formed of a plastic material, such as the body of the cowling 1, but also of aluminum alloy or any other metallic material. They can be attached to the handle 6 by screwing or welding, for example, or formed in one piece.

Par ailleurs, le corps de robinet du bloc robinet comprenant classiquement un système de fixation, par exemple une portion filetée conique, tronconique ou cylindrique, permettant de fixer le bloc robinet au récipient de gaz 2, par exemple par vissage. Cette portion filetée comprend un orifice d'entrée de gaz par lequel le gaz contenu dans le récipient 2 peut pénétrer dans le corps de robinet.Furthermore, the valve body of the valve block conventionally comprising a fastening system, for example a tapered, frustoconical or cylindrical threaded portion, for fixing the valve block to the gas container 2, for example by screwing. This threaded portion comprises a gas inlet port through which the gas contained in the container 2 can enter the valve body.

Le bloc robinet comprend par ailleurs un orifice de sortie de gaz 8 par lequel le gaz peut ressortir du corps de robinet. Un passage interne de gaz relie fluidiquement l'orifice d'entrée de gaz à l'orifice de sortie de gaz 8.The valve block further comprises a gas outlet port 8 through which the gas can emerge from the valve body. An internal gas passage fluidly connects the gas inlet port to the gas outlet port 8.

Un capteur de pression fixé sur le corps de robinet permet de mesurer la pression du gaz dans le passage interne de gaz, de préférence en amont du site où le gaz est détendu, lorsque le bloc robinet est de type RDI et intègre donc un système de réduction de pression, par exemple un clapet de détente coopérant avec un siège de clapet. Ce capteur permet de déterminer la pression du gaz, ladite pression étant ensuite utilisée par des moyens de traitement d'information pour en déduire éventuellement une autonomie en gaz de la bouteille 2.A pressure sensor fixed on the valve body makes it possible to measure the pressure of the gas in the internal gas passage, preferably upstream of the site where the gas is expanded, when the valve block is of the RDI type and therefore integrates a system of pressure reduction, for example a relief valve cooperating with a valve seat. This sensor makes it possible to determine the pressure of the gas, said pressure being then used by information processing means to possibly deduce a gas autonomy of the bottle 2.

De façon classique, un organe 7 de commande du débit de gaz, tel un volant rotatif ou un levier pivotant, permet à l'utilisateur de contrôler le débit du gaz traversant le bloc robinet. Cet organe 7 de commande du débit de gaz coopère avec un système de contrôle de passage de gaz agencé sur le passage interne de gaz, c'est-à-dire dans le bloc robinet. Sur la Figure, l'organe 7 de commande du débit de gaz, à savoir un volant rotatif, est situé en face avant 11 du capotage 1 et est agencé autour d'un raccord de sortie de gaz portant l'orifice de sortie de gaz 8. Toutefois, le raccord de sortie de gaz pourrait être agencé à un autre endroit et n'est pas nécessairement coaxial au volant.Conventionally, a gas flow control member 7, such as a rotary wheel or a pivoting lever, allows the user to control the flow rate of the gas passing through the valve block. This gas flow control member 7 cooperates with a gas passage control system arranged on the internal gas passage, that is to say in the block tap. In the Figure, the gas flow control member 7, namely a rotary flywheel, is located on the front face 11 of the cowling 1 and is arranged around a gas outlet fitting carrying the gas outlet orifice. 8. However, the gas outlet fitting could be located elsewhere and is not necessarily coaxial with the steering wheel.

Afin de permettre l'accroche ou l'arrimage de l'ensemble bouteille/bloc robinet/capotage à un support, tel un barreau de lit d'hôpital ou de brancard, le capotage de protection 1 peut comprendre, du côté de sa face arrière, un dispositif d'accrochage 10 pivotant entre une position totalement repliée, dite « de repos », c'est-à-dire la position adoptée par le dispositif d'accrochage 10 lorsqu'il est rangé et en contact ou quasi-contact du corps du capotage 1 (comme illustré sur la Fig.), et une position totalement dépliée dite « d'accrochage », c'est-à-dire la position adoptée par le dispositif d'accrochage 10 lorsqu'il est complètement sorti et peut être accroché à un support, tel un barreau de lit ou analogue. Le dispositif d'accrochage 10 pourrait également être fixe ou encore mobile en translation plutôt qu'en pivotement.In order to allow the hooking or securing of the bottle / valve block / cowling assembly to a support, such as a hospital bed or stretcher bar, the protective casing 1 may comprise, on the side of its rear face , an attachment device 10 pivoting between a fully folded position, called "rest", that is to say the position adopted by the attachment device 10 when stored and in contact or near-contact with the body of the cowling 1 (as illustrated in Fig.), and a fully unfolded position called "hooking", that is to say the position adopted by the attachment device 10 when completely out and can be hooked to a support, such as a bed rail or the like. The attachment device 10 could also be fixed or still mobile in translation rather than pivoting.

Le capotage de protection 1 présente par ailleurs un logement 4 aménagé au niveau de la partie supérieure 1a, encore appelée partie haute, de la face avant 11 du capotage de protection 1, au sein duquel logement 4 vient se loger un écran d'affichage d'information unique, à savoir un écran tactile 3 selon l'invention, permettant non seulement d'afficher différentes informations utiles à l'utilisateur, tel que pression du gaz ou autonomie de la bouteille, mais aussi à l'utilisateur d'entrer des informations ou d'activer ou désactiver une ou des fonctions, comme expliqué ci-après, en exerçant des pressions (i.e. des contacts) sur ledit écran tactile 3. Les pressions exercées par l'utilisateur peuvent être digitales, c'est-à-dire exercées au moyen d'un doigt, ou exercées au moyen d'un stylet ou analogue.The protective casing 1 also has a housing 4 arranged at the upper part 1a, also called the upper part, of the front face 11 of the protective casing 1, within which housing 4 is housed a display screen of unique information, namely a touch screen 3 according to the invention, allowing not only to display various useful information to the user, such as gas pressure or autonomy of the bottle, but also to the user to enter information information or activate or deactivate one or more functions, as explained below, by exerting pressure (ie contacts) on said touch screen 3. The pressures exerted by the user can be digital, that is to say say exercised by means of a finger, or exercised by means of a stylet or the like.

En d'autres termes, l'écran tactile 3 est conçu pour non seulement permettre à l'utilisateur d'entrer des informations dans le dispositif d'affichage d'informations ou d'activer ou désactiver une ou des fonctions dudit dispositif d'affichage d'informations en exerçant une ou des pressions digitales sur ledit écran tactile 3, mais aussi pour afficher une ou des informations, données ou autres utiles à l'utilisateur.In other words, the touch screen 3 is designed to not only allow the user to enter information into the information display device or to activate or deactivate one or more functions of said display device information by exerting one or more digital pressures on said touch screen 3, but also to display one or more information, data or other useful to the user.

L'écran tactile 3 est dit « unique » car il est le seul écran équipant le capotage.The touch screen 3 is said to be "unique" because it is the only screen equipping the rollover.

En effet, cet écran tactile 3 unique assure une double fonction, c'est-à-dire une fonction combinée d'affichage et d'entrée d'informations ou d'activation/désactivation de fonctions. Grâce à cet écran tactile 3 unique, l'architecture globale du capotage est donc simplifiée puisqu'il n'est plus nécessaire de prévoir de touches, de boutons, de clavier ou d'écran supplémentaire pour entrer les données, comme c'est le cas dans les dispositifs connus où les fonctions d'affichage et d'entrée de données/informations sont toujours dissociées, c'est-à-dire assurées par des dispositifs différents.Indeed, this single touch screen 3 provides a dual function, that is to say a combined function of display and input of information or activation / deactivation of functions. With this single touch screen 3, the overall architecture of the cowling is simplified because it is no longer necessary to provide keys, buttons, keyboard or additional screen to enter the data, as it is the in known devices where the display functions and data input / information are always dissociated, that is to say provided by different devices.

Plus précisément, le capotage de protection 1 comprend une ouverture aménagée dans le corps ou la paroi dudit capotage de protection et au sein de laquelle vient se loger le dispositif d'affichage d'informations, en particulier l'écran tactile 3.More specifically, the protective casing 1 comprises an opening formed in the body or the wall of said protective casing and in which is housed the information display device, in particular the touch screen 3.

De préférence, l'écran tactile 3 affleure au niveau de la surface périphérique externe du capotage 1, c'est-à-dire que la surface de l'écran 3 est coplanaire ou approximativement coplanaire avec la surface externe du capotage 1, c'est-à-dire qu'elle peut être légèrement en retrait ou en saillie par rapport à la surface de l'écran 3.Preferably, the touch screen 3 is flush with the outer peripheral surface of the cowling 1, that is to say that the surface of the screen 3 is coplanar or approximately coplanar with the outer surface of the cowling 1, c ' that is, it may be slightly recessed or protruding from the surface of the screen 3.

L'écran tactile 3 comprend préférentiellement, d'une part, une dalle d'affichage, par exemple LCD à segments ou à matrice de points, AMOLED, plasma ou autre, destinée à afficher les informations destinées à l'utilisateur, et, d'autre part, une dalle tactile, qu'elle soit résistive, capacitive ou autre, destinée à enregistrer les commandes, i.e. les pressions digitales ou par stylet, exercées par l'utilisateur.The touch screen 3 preferably comprises, on the one hand, a display panel, for example segmented LCD or dot matrix, AMOLED, plasma or other, intended to display the information intended for the user, and, d on the other hand, a touch screen, whether resistive, capacitive or otherwise, intended to record the commands, ie the digital or stylus pressures exerted by the user.

En particulier, l'écran 3 tactile du le dispositif d'affichage d'information est conçu et apte à afficher une information choisie parmi l'heure, la date, le débit de gaz délivré par le robinet, la pression du gaz dans la bouteille 2, l'autonomie en gaz de la bouteille 2, l'autonomie de la source électrique, la température ambiante, une alarme, le nom de l'établissement de soins ou tout autre information utile à l'utilisateur.In particular, the touch screen 3 of the information display device is designed and able to display a selected information from the time, the date, the flow of gas delivered by the tap, the gas pressure in the bottle 2, the gas autonomy of the bottle 2, the autonomy of the electrical source, the ambient temperature, an alarm, the name of the health care facility or any other useful information to the user.

En effet, le dispositif d'affichage d'information peut aussi afficher, outre la pression du gaz, d'autres informations additionnelles utiles à l'utilisateur, comme une autonomie en gaz mesurée en temps, une représentation graphique de cette autonomie, des informations liées à l'utilisation de l'ensemble, tel que le temps de fonctionnement, la quantité de gaz délivrée, le débit moyen utilisé, la nature du gaz délivré, le nom de la structure de santé utilisant l'ensemble (nom de l'hôpital, nom du service ...), le nom du patient à qui le gaz est délivré, la température du gaz, la date de péremption du gaz, l'unité des mesures affichées...Indeed, the information display device can also display, in addition to the pressure of the gas, other additional information useful to the user, such as a gas autonomy measured in time, a graphical representation of this autonomy, information related to the use of the assembly, such as the operating time, the quantity of gas delivered, the average flow rate used, the nature of the gas delivered, the name of the health facility using the assembly (name of the hospital, name of service ...), the name of the patient to whom the gas is delivered, the temperature of the gas, the expiry date of the gas, the unit of measurements displayed ...

Par ailleurs, l'utilisateur peut lui-même interagir avec le dispositif d'affichage, à savoir l'écran tactile 7, en utilisant les propriétés tactiles de l'écran afin de déclencher la mise en oeuvre d'une (ou plusieurs) fonction particulière, comme la mise en oeuvre d'un éclairage, la modification de la nature des informations affichées, l'acquittement d'un signal d'alerte ou d'une alarme, le démarrage ou l'arrêt d'une fonction de mesure de temps (chronométrage), l'enregistrement d'un état de l'ensemble ou d'une information liée à l'état de l'ensemble au moment de l'action utilisateur (localisation, débit utilisé, heure,...), l'envoi ou la réception d'informations vers ou depuis un appareil tiers, l'initialisation d'une fonction utilisateur (remise à zéro d'un compteur par exemple) ...Furthermore, the user can himself interact with the display device, namely the touch screen 7, using the touch properties of the screen to trigger the implementation of one (or more) function particular, the implementation of a lighting, the modification of the nature of the information displayed, the acknowledgment of an alert signal or an alarm, the starting or stopping of a measurement function of time (chronometry), the recording of a state of the set or information related to the state of the set at the time of the user action (location, rate used, time, ...), sending or receiving information to or from a third-party device, initializing a user function (resetting a counter, for example) ...

L'utilisation ou l'activation de l'écran tactile 7 peut se faire dès qu'un contact digital de l'utilisateur est détecté par l'écran tactile 7 ou alors uniquement après que l'utilisateur ait désactivé ou activé un moyen s'affichant sur l'écran, par exemple en faisant coulisser un curseur virtuel sur l'écran, comme décrit par US-A-7,479,949 , ou en composant un code ou en dessinant une figure donnée sur l'écran tactile.The use or activation of the touch screen 7 can be done as soon as a digital touch of the user is detected by the touch screen 7 or only after the user has disabled or activated a means s' displaying on the screen, for example by sliding a virtual cursor on the screen, as described by US Patent 7,479,949 , or by dialing a code or drawing a given figure on the touch screen.

De façon générale, les mesures opérées par le capteur (ou les capteurs) sont traitées par des moyens de traitement d'informations, par exemple au moins un microprocesseur associé à un ou plusieurs algorithmes, puis éventuellement stockées au sein d'une mémoire de stockage d'informations, et enfin transmises, via une connectique adaptée, à l'écran électronique 3 sur lequel elles peuvent être affichées afin d'informer l'utilisateur.In general, the measurements made by the sensor (or the sensors) are processed by information processing means, for example at least one microprocessor associated with one or more algorithms, and then possibly stored in a storage memory. information, and finally transmitted via a suitable connector, to the electronic screen 3 on which they can be displayed to inform the user.

Une source électrique, par exemple une ou plusieurs batteries ou piles électriques, rechargeable ou non, alimente en courant électrique l'écran 3, ainsi que le ou les capteurs, et les moyens de traitement d'informations. La source d'énergie électrique est fixée au corps de robinet ou dans un logement aménagé dans la paroi du capotage 1.An electrical source, for example one or more batteries or rechargeable batteries or rechargeable batteries, supplies electrical power to the screen 3, as well as the sensor or sensors, and the information processing means. The source of electrical energy is fixed to the valve body or in a housing provided in the wall of the cowling 1.

Les moyens de traitement d'informations comprennent une carte électronique comprenant un organe calculateur, tel un microprocesseur, ladite carte électronique étant fixée sur le robinet ou dans un logement aménagé dans la paroi du capotage 1, et reliée électriquement au capteur de pression fixé sur le corps de robinet.The information processing means comprise an electronic card comprising a calculator element, such as a microprocessor, said electronic card being fixed on the tap or in a housing provided in the wall of the cowling 1, and electrically connected to the pressure sensor fixed on the faucet body.

Les moyens de traitement d'informations sont fixés dans le capotage 1, par exemple agencés dans un logement du capotage, ou au bloc robinet.The information processing means are fixed in the cowling 1, for example arranged in a housing of the cowling, or the valve block.

Le dispositif d'affichage d'information, c'est-à-dire l'écran tactile 3, est fixé au corps de robinet ou au capotage 1, et est par ailleurs relié électriquement à la carte électronique des moyens de traitement d'informations.The information display device, that is to say the touch screen 3, is attached to the valve body or to the cowling 1, and is also electrically connected to the electronic card of the information processing means .

De préférence, l'axe de l'écran 3 est oblique par rapport à l'axe AA du capotage 1 et de la bouteille 2 de manière à former entre eux un angle inférieur à 70°, de préférence inférieur à 60°.Preferably, the axis of the screen 3 is oblique with respect to the axis AA of the cowling 1 and the bottle 2 so as to form between them an angle less than 70 °, preferably less than 60 °.

Selon le mode de réalisation considéré, l'écran tactile 3 est agencé dans le logement 4 aménagé dans une surface plane 9 située en partie haute du capotage 1, c'est-à-dire sous la poignée 6 comme visible sur la Figure, de manière à venir affleurer au niveau de ladite surface plane 9, ou soit légèrement en retrait au sein du logement 4 ou, à l'inverse, légèrement en saillie vers l'extérieur par rapport à la surface plane 9.According to the embodiment considered, the touch screen 3 is arranged in the housing 4 arranged in a flat surface 9 located in the upper part of the cowling 1, that is to say under the handle 6 as shown in FIG. so as to come flush at said flat surface 9, or slightly recessed within the housing 4 or, conversely, slightly protruding outwards with respect to the flat surface 9.

Un tel agencement de l'écran tactile 3 permet de faciliter considérablement à l'utilisateur la lecture des informations délivrées par l'écran 3 d'affichage électronique et d'éviter des erreurs de lecture, tout en permettant à l'utilisateur d'entrer aisément des informations ou d'activer ou désactiver des fonctions, par simple pression ou contact digital ou par stylet avec ledit écran tactile 3.Such an arrangement of the touch screen 3 makes it considerably easier for the user to read the information delivered by the electronic display screen 3 and to avoid reading errors, while allowing the user to enter easily information or activate or deactivate functions, by simple pressure or digital contact or stylus with said touch screen 3.

De façon générale, l'ensemble de distribution de gaz de l'invention est particulièrement bien adapté à une utilisation pour stocker et/ou pour distribuer un gaz ou mélange gazeux médical, en particulier de l'oxygène, de l'air ou un mélange N2O/O2, He/O2, NO/azote, Xe/O2 ou autre.In general, the gas distribution assembly of the invention is particularly well suited for use in storing and / or dispensing a medical gas or gas mixture, in particular oxygen, air or a mixture N 2 O / O 2 , He / O 2 , NO / nitrogen, Xe / O 2 or other.

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Ensemble de distribution de gaz comprenant un récipient de gaz (2) équipé d'un bloc robinet, un capotage de protection (1) agencé autour dudit bloc robinet et un dispositif d'affichage d'informations comprenant un écran d'affichage (3), caractérisé en ce que ledit écran d'affichage (3) est un écran tactile, ledit écran tactile (3) étant agencé au sein d'un logement (4) aménagé dans ledit capotage de protection (1) et étant conçu pour afficher des informations utiles à l'utilisateur et pour permettre audit l'utilisateur d'entrer des informations dans le dispositif d'affichage d'informations ou d'activer ou désactiver une ou des fonctions dudit dispositif d'affichage d'informations en exerçant une ou des pressions sur ledit écran tactile (3).Gas distribution assembly comprising a gas container (2) equipped with a valve block, a protective cover (1) arranged around said valve block and an information display device comprising a display screen (3) characterized in that said display screen (3) is a touch screen, said touch screen (3) being arranged within a housing (4) provided in said protective casing (1) and being adapted to display information useful to the user and to enable said user to enter information into the information display device or to activate or deactivate one or more functions of said information display device by exerting one or more pressures on said touch screen (3). Ensemble selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que ledit écran tactile (3) comprend une dalle d'affichage destinée à afficher les informations, et une dalle tactile destinée à enregistrer les commandes exercées par l'utilisateur.Assembly according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said touch screen (3) comprises a display panel for displaying the information, and a touch screen for recording the commands exerted by the user. Ensemble selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'écran tactile (3) est conçu pour que l'utilisation ou l'activation dudit écran tactile se fasse dès qu'un contact digital de l'utilisateur est détecté par l'écran tactile (3) ou après que l'utilisateur ait désactivé ou activé un moyen s'affichant sur l'écran (3).Assembly according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the touch screen (3) is designed so that the use or activation of said touch screen is done as soon as a digital touch of the user is detected by the touch screen (3) or after the user has deactivated or activated a means appearing on the screen (3). Ensemble selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend en outre au moins une source d'énergie électrique et des moyens de traitement d'information reliés électriquement à ladite source d'énergie électrique et au dispositif d'affichage d'information.Assembly according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it further comprises at least one source of electrical energy and information processing means electrically connected to said source of electrical energy and to the display device of the device. 'information. Ensemble selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que les moyens de traitement d'information comprennent une au moins carte électronique comprenant au moins un organe calculateur.Assembly according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the information processing means comprise at least one electronic card comprising at least one calculating member. Ensemble selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que les moyens de traitement d'information comprennent au moins une carte électronique comprenant au moins un microprocesseur.Assembly according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the information processing means comprise at least one electronic card comprising at least one microprocessor. Ensemble selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le bloc robinet comprend un passage interne de gaz et un capteur de pression relié fluidiquement audit passage interne de gaz de manière à permettre de mesurer la pression de gaz au sein dudit passage interne de gaz, ledit capteur de pression étant en outre relié électriquement à ladite source d'énergie électrique par l'intermédiaire de la carte électronique.Assembly according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the valve block comprises an internal passage of gas and a pressure sensor fluidly connected to said internal gas passage so as to measure the gas pressure within said internal passage of gas, said pressure sensor being further electrically connected to said source of electrical energy via the electronic card. Ensemble selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que ladite source d'énergie électrique comprend au moins une batterie.Assembly according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said source of electrical energy comprises at least one battery. Ensemble selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le capteur de pression est relié électriquement à la carte électronique.Assembly according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the pressure sensor is electrically connected to the electronic card. Ensemble selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif d'affichage d'informations est fixé au robinet ou à la paroi du capotage (1).Assembly according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the information display device is attached to the valve or the wall of the cowling (1). Ensemble selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le capotage de protection comprend une poignée de portage, de préférence une poignée de portage reliée au capotage par l'intermédiaire d'un ou plusieurs montants-supports.Assembly according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the protective cowling comprises a carrying handle, preferably a carrying handle connected to the cowling via one or more support posts. Ensemble selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le capotage de protection comprend en outre un dispositif d'accrochage, de préférence un dispositif d'accrochage mobile pivotant ou translatif.Assembly according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the protective casing further comprises a coupling device, preferably a pivoting or movable mobile attachment device. Ensemble selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'écran tactile est agencé dans le logement de manière à affleurer au niveau de la surface externe du capotageAssembly according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the touch screen is arranged in the housing so as to be flush with the outer surface of the cowling Ensemble selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'écran tactile (7) est conçu pour que son activation se fasse dès qu'un contact de l'utilisateur est détecté par ledit écran tactile (7) ou après que l'utilisateur ait désactivé ou activé un moyen de verrouillage/déverrouillage s'affichant sur l'écran (7).Assembly according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the touch screen (7) is designed so that its activation is done as soon as a contact of the user is detected by said touch screen (7) or after the user has disabled or activated a locking / unlocking means appearing on the screen (7). Utilisation d'un ensemble de distribution de gaz selon l'une des revendications précédentes pour stocker ou distribuer un gaz ou mélange gazeux, de préférence un gaz ou mélange gazeux choisi parmi O2, air, N2O/O2, He/O2 et NO/azote.Use of a gas distribution assembly according to one of the preceding claims for storing or dispensing a gas or gas mixture, preferably a gas or gas mixture selected from O 2 , air, N 2 O / O 2 , He / O 2 and NO / nitrogen.
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