EP3117136A1 - Bloc robinet pour récipient de gaz avec dispositif indicateur de pression ou d'autonomie en position haute - Google Patents
Bloc robinet pour récipient de gaz avec dispositif indicateur de pression ou d'autonomie en position hauteInfo
- Publication number
- EP3117136A1 EP3117136A1 EP15714564.0A EP15714564A EP3117136A1 EP 3117136 A1 EP3117136 A1 EP 3117136A1 EP 15714564 A EP15714564 A EP 15714564A EP 3117136 A1 EP3117136 A1 EP 3117136A1
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- Prior art keywords
- gas
- pressure
- valve block
- passage
- internal
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- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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- F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
- F17C2270/00—Applications
- F17C2270/02—Applications for medical applications
- F17C2270/025—Breathing
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- the invention relates to a gas distribution valve block, with or without an integrated expansion system, for equipping a gas container or the like, and making it possible to reduce the risk of a pressure reading error, in particular by virtue of flexibility increased positioning of the elements subjected to high pressure, and a gas distribution assembly comprising a gas cylinder, in particular medical gas, and such a valve block fixed to the gas cylinder, and preferably with a rollover of protection arranged around the valve block to protect it from shocks and dirt.
- 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-A-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.
- 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.
- the pressure indicator device typically a pressure gauge, is also generally arranged in the lower part of the valve block, that is to say closer to the entrance of the high pressure in the valve body. This also responds to technical constraints related to the dimensions of the valve block.
- a gas autonomy indicator device to determine the use time corresponding to the amount of residual gas in the gas container equipped with the valve block.
- EP-A-21 16332 teaches a portable device for supplying CO2 to a pneumatic tool. It includes a gas cylinder equipped with a valve block with integrated pressure reducer system (RDI), protected by a protective cover.
- RDI valve block with integrated pressure reducer system
- the internal architecture of the RDI is conventional since it comprises a low pressure internal chamber located downstream of the site where the expansion of the gas occurs, at which a pressure tap is made.
- a manometer located at the top of the RDI therefore allows to know the pressure after expansion but not the pressure before expansion, that is to say that of the high pressure gas from the bottle.
- the problem is to improve the comfort and / or readability of the pressure indicator device or gas autonomy, preferably a manometer, equipping a valve block gas distribution, typically for bottle or other gas container, avoiding the aforementioned drawbacks, that is to say to propose a faucet block of improved design.
- valve body comprising a lower part comprising a fastening system for fixing the valve block to a gas container, and an upper part surmounting the lower part, the lower part of the valve body comprising a gas inlet orifice; by which a gas can enter the valve body,
- valve body such as a manometer
- valve body comprises a second internal gas passage fluidly connected to the first internal passage of gas so that the gas pressure exerted in said second internal gas passage is equal (ie strictly equal to or approximately equal to) that exerting itself in the first internal gas passage upstream of the fluidic connection site of the first and second internal gas passages, and
- the gas pressure or autonomy indicating device is fixed to the valve body at its upper end, and comprises a pressure tap in fluid communication with the second internal gas passage so as to measure the pressure of the gas at the within said second internal gas passage, i.e. the pressure of the high pressure gas present in the second internal gas passage.
- a valve block according to the present invention has many advantages, besides the comfort of pressure reading for the user because of the possible position of the pressure indicator device or autonomy in the upper part of the valve block, it makes it possible in particular to provide one or more high-pressure gas outlets on the top of the valve block, that is to say opposite to the gas source with respect to the expansion system possibly present, but also to improve the overall ergonomics of the valve block, which also tends to reduce the risk of pressure reading error in particular, thanks to an increased flexibility of positioning of the elements subjected to high pressure, namely the pressure indicator device, such as a manometer, or autonomy but also other elements, such as pressure sensor, rupture disc ...
- valve block of the invention may comprise one or more of the following technical characteristics:
- a gas passage control system arranged on the first internal gas passage, and a control member operable by a user and cooperating with the gas flow control system to control the passage of gas in the first passage.
- internal gas in the direction from the gas inlet port to the gas outlet port, that is to say to adjust the flow of the delivered gas.
- the device indicating the contents of the bottle is a pressure indicator
- the device indicating the contents of the bottle is a manometer.
- the device indicating the contents of the bottle is an indicator of autonomy in gas.
- the device indicating the contents of the bottle is a needle or digital device indicating an estimate of the duration of use of the gas corresponding to the quantity of residual gas in the bottle.
- the device indicating the contents of the bottle is preferably an electronic device which calculates and displays a gas autonomy expressed in units of time.
- the valve body comprises a gas expansion system arranged between the fluidic connection site of the first and second internal gas passages, and the gas outlet orifice. According to this embodiment, it is therefore an integrated regulator valve or RDI.
- the axis BB of the pressure indicator device forms with the axis AA of the valve body an angle of between 0 and 90 °, preferably between 10 ° and 80 °, more preferably between 25 ° and 70 °.
- the gas outlet port is carried by a gas outlet fitting, located between the upper and lower parts of the valve body for example.
- the expansion system comprises a high pressure chamber, a valve and a valve seat, and a low pressure chamber.
- the gas passage control system comprises a movable element carrying calibrated orifices having increasing dimensions corresponding to increasing gas flow values.
- the movable element of the gas passage control system is a rotating disk. This rotating disk is pierced with calibrated orifices.
- the rotating wheel cooperates in rotation with the movable member of the gas passage control system for controlling the gas flow delivered by the valve block.
- the portion of the first internal gas passage situated between the gas inlet orifice and the fluidic connection site of the first and second internal gas passages, and the second internal gas passage are shaped, that is to say say suitable for and designed to, convey high pressure gas.
- the pressure indicator device is a needle pressure gauge or a digital display pressure gauge, also called “electronic” or “digital” manometer.
- the pressure tap of the pressure indicator device or gas autonomy is in fluid communication with the second internal gas passage via a connecting passage arranged in the body of the valve.
- the control member operable by a user is a rotary wheel or a pivoting lever, preferably a rotary wheel.
- the rotary wheel is arranged coaxially and around the gas outlet fitting carrying the gas outlet port.
- the fluidic connection site comprises the high pressure chamber of the expansion system.
- This high-pressure chamber is therefore traversed by the high pressure gas, that is to say that the first gas passage brings the gas at high pressure to said high pressure chamber and the second gas passage discharges a part high pressure gas from said chamber and conveys it to the pressure tap of the pressure indicating device or gas autonomy so as to measure the pressure of said gas.
- the fluidic connection (ie junction) site is located upstream of the expansion system, therefore the expansion itself, the high pressure chamber being merged with or connected to the fluidic connection site. this.
- the valve body is made of copper alloy, brass, steel or stainless steel, or aluminum alloy.
- the fastening system for fixing the lower part of the valve body to a gas container comprises a thread arranged on the outer periphery of an expansion of cylindrical or conical shape located at the lower part of the valve body.
- the threading carried by the cylindrical or conical expansion is fixed by screwing within a thread / tapping reciprocal arranged at the outlet of the gas container, in particular at the neck of a gas cylinder .
- the valve body further comprises a filling connector comprising a filling orifice, preferably with an internal non-return valve, for introducing high pressure gas into the gas container equipped with said valve body, for example when it is empty, that is to say that it contains no or more gas, or almost empty, that is to say that it still contains a little.
- a filling connector comprising a filling orifice, preferably with an internal non-return valve, for introducing high pressure gas into the gas container equipped with said valve body, for example when it is empty, that is to say that it contains no or more gas, or almost empty, that is to say that it still contains a little.
- the invention also relates to a gas distribution assembly comprising a gas container, such as a gas cylinder, and a valve block attached to said gas container, said valve block being as described above.
- the whole of the invention may comprise one or more of the following technical characteristics:
- the gas container is a gas cylinder, also called a cylinder, shell or cylinder.
- a protection cowling is arranged around said valve block, the protective cowling comprising an opening arranged at the level of the upper part of the protective cowling and within which is housed the pressure indicating device, typically a manometer, or gas autonomy, that is to say that the opening is arranged through the wall of the cowling.
- the pressure indicating device typically a manometer, or gas autonomy
- the protective casing comprises a flat surface at its upper part, the opening comprising the pressure indicating device or gas autonomy being arranged in said flat surface.
- the flat surface forms an oblique face with respect to the vertical axis of the cowling.
- the cowling is made of a polymer material, for example plastic, composite, or metal or metal alloy, for example steel, cast iron, aluminum or an aluminum alloy.
- the cover 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, it 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 carrying handle is arranged on the cowling so that the pressure indicator device or gas autonomy is positioned substantially between the carrying handle and the valve block carrying said pressure indicator or gas autonomy .
- the protective cowling further comprises a hooking device, preferably a pivoting hooking device, for hanging the assembly to a support, in particular a bed bar, to a stretcher ...
- the carrying handle and / or the support or amounts are formed of a rigid material selected from polymers and metals or metal alloys.
- the carrying handle is generally longiforme. 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 (i.e. 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 from 0.5 to 20 liters (capacity in water equivalent).
- the gas cylinder has a hollow cylindrical body and comprises a neck carrying a gas outlet port at which is fixed the valve block, 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 chosen from oxygen, air, an N 2 O / O 2 mixture, an He / O 2 mixture, a NO / nitrogen mixture or any other gas or gaseous 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.
- the invention further relates to a use of a valve block according to the invention or a gas distribution assembly according to the invention for dispensing a gas or gas mixture, preferably a gas or medical gas mixture.
- the gas or gas mixture is chosen from oxygen, air, N 2 O / O 2 , He / O 2 , NO / nitrogen
- FIG. 1 represents an embodiment of a bottle / valve block / cowling assembly according to the invention
- FIG. 4 schematizes the principle of operation of the valve block according to the invention of the assembly of FIG. 1, and
- FIG. 5 shows a sectional view of the valve block of Figure 2 according to the invention arranged in a protective casing.
- Figure 1 shows an embodiment of a rigid protective cover 21, commonly called “cap”, arranged around a valve block 1 according to the invention (visible in Fig. 5), namely a valve block with or without integrated expansion valve, itself attached to the neck of a gas cylinder 20, said protective cowl 21 being provided with a carrying handle 25 according to the present invention.
- the gas bottle 20 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 cowling 21 protects the valve block 1 against shocks, that the valve block 1 is of the type with integrated pressure reducer or RDI, or the type without built-in expansion valve.
- the protective casing 1 comprises a casing body forming a protective shell around an internal volume sized to receive the valve block 1, and a carrying handle 25 designed to be handled by a user.
- the casing body 21 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 ...
- the carrying handle 25 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 24 mechanically connecting the casing body to the carrying handle 25.
- the handle portage 25 is generally arranged horizontally, that is to say perpendicularly or quasi-perpendicularly to the vertical axis of the bottle 20 and the cowling 21.
- the carrying handle 25 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 24 are fixed to the carrying handle 25 so as to allow a user to easily transport the assembly comprising the cap 21, the tap 1 and the bottle 20 by means of said carrying handle 25.
- the support posts 24 may be formed of a plastic material, such as the body of the cowling 21, but also of aluminum alloy or any other metallic material. They can be attached to the handle 25 by screwing or welding, for example, or formed in one piece.
- the protective cowl 21 also has openings giving access to the valve block 1 located in the internal volume of the cowl body.
- a first opening 22 is provided at the top 21a, also called the upper part, of the protective cowling 21, within which is housed a pressure indicator device 7, namely here a manometer, or at needle, which is electronic.
- the lower part 21b, also called the lower part, of the cowling 21 is positioned around at least a portion of the neck of the bottle 20, as shown in Figure 1.
- the protective cowling 21 comprises a flat surface 26 at its upper part 21a, that is to say at the top of the cowling, within which is arranged the first opening 22.
- the flat surface 26 is in fact an oblique face with respect to the axis CC of the bottle 20.
- the flat surface 26 is perpendicular to the axis BB of the pressure indicator device 7, as shown diagrammatically in FIG. 1.
- the CC axes of the bottle 20 and AA of the valve block 1 are merged, that is to say coaxial.
- the protective cowling 21 comprises a second opening 27 arranged in front or front face of the protective cowling, within which is housed the rotary wheel 5 controlling the flow of the gas passing through the valve block 1, as explained below. after in relation with Figures 2 and 3.
- the rotary handwheel 5 is arranged around the gas outlet fitting 13 carrying the gas outlet port 6 for withdrawing the gas stored in the bottle 20.
- the rotary handwheel 5 may be arranged differently, i.e., non-coaxial with the gas outlet fitting 13.
- valve block 1 also comprises a filling connector 17 with an internal valve 18, (see FIGS 2 and 5), which filling connector 17 serves to introduce pressurized gas into the bottle 20 when the latter is empty or almost empty.
- the protective cowling 21 comprises, on the side of its rear face, a hooking device 28 pivoting between a fully folded position, called “rest” (shown schematically in Figure 1), that is to say the position adopted by the attachment device 28 when it is stored and in contact or quasi-contact body of the cowling 21, and a fully unfolded position called “hooking” (not shown), that is to say the position adopted by the attachment device 28 when is completely out and can be hooked to a support, such as a bed rail or the like.
- rest shown schematically in Figure 1
- hooking not shown
- the pressure indicator device 7 is fixed to the body 1 of the valve block which is located in the internal volume of the cowling 21, as can be seen in FIGS. 2 and 3.
- Such an arrangement of the pressure indicator device 7 in position high on the valve block 1 and on the front of the cowling 21 makes it considerably easier to read the pressure delivered by the pressure indicator device 7 and avoids reading errors.
- the axis BB of the manometer 7 and the axis AA of the valve block 1 form an angle ⁇ of between 0 and 90 °, in particular between 10 ° and 80 °, preferably between 25 ° and 70 °, typically of the order of 35 to 55 °.
- the gas distribution valve block of the invention comprises a valve body 1 schematically comprising an upper portion forming the top of the valve block 1, and a lower portion 1b forming the base of the valve block 1.
- the upper part thus overcomes the lower part or base lb of the block 1.
- the lower part 1b of the valve block 1 comprises the fixing system 12a, such as a thread, for fixing the valve block 1 to the bottle 20, as already explained, as well as the gas inlet port 2 through which a gas under pressure from the bottle 20, can enter the valve body 1 and then be conveyed to the outlet port 6 of gas carried by the outlet connector 13 through which the gas can emerge from the body 1 of tap.
- the lower portion 1b of the valve body 1 is shaped to be fixed by screwing.
- the lower portion 1b has an expansion 12 of the downwardly projecting body, of generally cylindrical or conical shape and carrying a thread 12a on its outer surface adapted to cooperate by screwing with a complementary thread or tapping arranged in the neck of the bottle 20.
- a first internal passage of gas 3 fluidly connects the gas inlet port 2 to the gas outlet port 6 carried by the outlet fitting 13.
- This first internal gas passage 3 therefore axially passes through the expansion 12 of body 1 of generally cylindrical or conical shape, as shown in Figure 1, said expansion 12 further carrying the gas inlet port 2.
- valve block 1 also comprises a gas flow control or flow control system 23 cooperating with the control member 5, namely here a user-controllable rotary wheel, to control the passage of gas in the first internal passage of gas 3, that is to say to allow or, conversely, prevent any flow of gas in said passage 3, in the direction from the gas inlet port 2 to the gas outlet port 6 carried by outlet fitting 13.
- a gas flow control or flow control system 23 cooperating with the control member 5, namely here a user-controllable rotary wheel, to control the passage of gas in the first internal passage of gas 3, that is to say to allow or, conversely, prevent any flow of gas in said passage 3, in the direction from the gas inlet port 2 to the gas outlet port 6 carried by outlet fitting 13.
- the gas flow control system 23 comprises a perforated element of calibrated holes, the steering wheel coming, as the case may be, to cooperate the calibrated hole corresponding to the desired flow rate with a fixed orifice, or to cooperate a movable orifice passage with the calibrated hole corresponding to the desired flow rate.
- a perforated element of calibrated holes the steering wheel coming, as the case may be, to cooperate the calibrated hole corresponding to the desired flow rate with a fixed orifice, or to cooperate a movable orifice passage with the calibrated hole corresponding to the desired flow rate.
- the pierced element of calibrated orifices is a movable metal disk traversed by calibrated orifices.
- the orifices have different sizes, i.e. increasing, each caliber corresponding to a given flow rate value.
- This disc is mobile in rotation and driven by the steering wheel 5.
- valve block also incorporates, as illustrated in FIG. 2, a movable valve 4 in translation, one or more seals 15, such as O-rings, and at least one return spring 14.
- the valve 4 is a residual pressure valve for maintaining a positive pressure permanently in the bottle. This valve 4 has an autonomous operation, without action of the steering wheel.
- valve body 1 comprises a second internal gas passage 1 1 fluidly connected to the first internal gas passage 3 at a junction or fluid connection site 10.
- the second internal passage of gas 11 thus forms a bifurcation or branching of the first internal gas passage 3.
- the second internal passage of gas 1 1 and at least the portion of the first internal gas passage 3 between the inlet port 2 and the fluidic junction site 10 convey high pressure gas directly from the gas cylinder 20 These passages 1 1, 3 are therefore subjected to high pressure, typically pressures up to about 350 bar absolute.
- the pressure indicator device here a pressure gauge 7, which is fixed to the valve body 1 at its upper end 1a, comprises a pressure tap 8, for example a channel or the like, in fluid communication with the second internal gas passage 11 so as to measure the pressure of the gas within said second internal gas passage 11.
- the pressure tap 8 of the pressure indicator device 7 can be fluidly connected to the second internal gas passage 11 indirectly, for example via a connecting passage 16 provided in the valve body 1 and connecting the pressure tap 8 of the pressure indicator device 7 at the second internal gas passage 11, as illustrated in FIGS. 2, 3 and 5.
- the valve block is of the RDI type, that is to say that it comprises a gas expansion system 9 arranged between the fluid connection site 10 of the first and second second internal gas passages 3, 1 1, and the gas outlet port 6 so as to effect a reduction of the pressure of the high pressure gas from the bottle 20, to a lower pressure value, for example a passage from a high pressure greater than 100 bar to a low pressure less than 20 bar abs.
- an expansion system 9 comprising an expansion valve and a valve seat.
- the final pressure can be adjustable or fixed value.
- the gas flowing in the second internal gas passage 11 is not subjected to expansion within the expansion system 9 since the junction or fluid connection site 10 between the first and second passages 3, 1 1 of gas is located upstream of the expansion system 9.
- the junction or fluid connection site 10 is typically the so-called high pressure chamber of the expansion system 9, which high-pressure chamber is then traversed by the high-pressure gas brought therein by the first gas passage 3. Part of the high-pressure gas is then discharged through the second gas passage 11 which then conveys it to the pressure tap 8 of the manometer 7 (or a measuring device for autonomy) so as to allow to measure the pressure of said gas.
- This architecture is essential in the context of the present invention.
- Figure 3 provides a better view of the expansion system 9 and the high pressure chamber 10. More precisely, in addition to the pressure tap 8 and the pressure gauge 7, there is shown the elongate expansion valve, i. e. the valve seat, an expansion spring and a detent piston which determines the position of the expansion valve according to the force of the expansion spring, the high pressure and the low pressure.
- the elongate expansion valve i. e. the valve seat
- an expansion spring and a detent piston which determines the position of the expansion valve according to the force of the expansion spring, the high pressure and the low pressure.
- Figure 4 shows schematically the operating principle of the valve block according to the invention.
- valve block also comprises an internal filter 19, as well as arranged downstream of the expansion system 9, a valve 29 and a low pressure gas outlet with isolation valve 30.
- An assembly according to the invention is particularly suitable for use in a medical environment, in particular for the distribution of any medical gas or gas mixture, in particular of oxygen, air, N 2 O / O 2 , He / O 2 , NO / nitrogen or other.
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