FR2614736A1 - FEEDING BEAM FOR INTENSIVE CARE - Google Patents

Abstract

THE BEAM INCLUDES, BEHIND THE SUPPLY WALL 14, AN AUXILIARY FRAME 17 WHICH CARRIES SEVERAL CONNECTION UNITS 16. THE AUXILIARY FRAME 17 HAS TWO WINGS 22, 23 THAT CAN BE Squeezed and which are hooked up, by means of NOTCH 24, ON THE SUPPLY WALL 14. THE LENGTH COMPENSATION IS DONE BY MEANS OF ADAPTER ELEMENTS 26 WHICH CAN BE ATTACHED TO THE REAR SIDES OF THE CONNECTION UNITS 16. THE AUXILIARY CHASSIS 17 WITH THE CONNECTION UNITS 16 SHAPES A GROUP THAT WE CAN EXCHANGE GLOBALLY WITHOUT SCREWING. THE INVENTION APPLIES TO SUPPLY BEAMS FOR INTENSIVE CARE IN HOSPITALS AND MAKES A REPAIR THERE ACCELERATE.

Description

FEEDING BEAM FOR INTENSIVE CARE

  The present invention relates to a feed beam

  for intensive care, comprising a casing which extends along

  nally and has at least one supply wall with

  openings for electrical and / or pneumatic connection units

  ticks that are attached to the inside of the housing.

  For intensive care in hospitals, we know! Supply beams that are suspended from the ceiling

  either can be fixed against a wall. Such aluminum beams

  mentions contain connection units in the form of electrical sockets or in the form of gas taps, for example for the supply of oxygen. The feed beams serve

  to arrange the connection units clearly in an easy way-

  accessible, so that you can connect the necessary devices

  for intensive care. The connecting beams are also

  distribution and connection stations for energy

  electrical, information transmission conductors, power supply

  gas and the like. The supply beams can also be simultaneously designed as luminaires and contain inside their bulbs whose light is radiated through

a translucent wall.

  In the case of known supply beams, connection units, i.e. sockets for high current, low current, and for medical monitoring technique, gas taps, bulbs and the like are mounted inside the supply beam so that their parts forming plugs and sockets are arranged in openings in the wall

  housing supply, so as to be accessible from the outside.

  Problems arise when different connection units

  are defective. In order to exchange defective connection units, it is generally necessary to carry out screwing and assembly work. If a defective condition appears immediately before or during the treatment of a patient, a technician must be called in to replace the defective unit on the

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  feed beam while it is used for feeding

  patient or device connected to the patient. It can be of decisive importance to shorten the time necessary for possible exchange and repair work on the supply beam. In the case of known feed beams, it is also disadvantageous that the feed units, which are fixed inside the beam, are not, due to manufacturing or mounting tolerances, flush of the supply wall, but recede behind it or in

  overflow outside of it.

  The object of the invention is to establish a feed beam

  tation of the type mentioned at the beginning in order to be able to exchange quickly

  simply and simply the connection units.

  According to the invention, this object is achieved by the fact that several connection units are fixed to an auxiliary chassis which is easily and removably mounted by means of elements of

  notching on the rear face of the supply wall.

  According to the invention, the connection units, i.e.

  say electrical outlets, gas taps and the like, are attached

  on auxiliary chassis which, for their part, are directly

  worn on the rear face of the supply wall. In this way

  Lesson the fastening constructions inside the aluminum beam

  mentation disappear. The auxiliary chassis can be quickly and easily detached from the supply wall together with the connection units attached to it. A modular system is obtained in this way, it being specified that each module has an auxiliary chassis which, for its part, contains at least one unit

  connection. Each module can hang on the supply wall

  corresponding tation by notching elements, it being specified that this attachment can be eliminated, by exerting pressure

  with your fingers, to extract the module out of the supply beam

  mentation. A module with a faulty connection unit

  it can be replaced and replaced by an i-dut held kidnapping

replacement dule.

  Another advantage of the invention lies in the fact that

  the connection units are not fixed inside the housing

  ter of the supply beam on the support constructions, but that their position in space is directly given by the supply wall. As a result, the views of the connection units are always shown to correspond spa-

  correct with the supply wall and do not come in or out

  line neither forward. The auxiliary chassis are fixed in an amo-

  visible, to the supply wall itself on which are located

  the openings which receive the view faces of the connection units

is lying.

  The auxiliary chassis may consist of a profile which has at least one elastic wing. In order to be able to use the same profile for connection units of different depths, adapter elements are provided which can be fixed in the

  auxiliary chassis to compensate for the length. While we are taking

  bends the profile of the auxiliary chassis, without change, for all kinds of connection units that come into question, the adapter elements are individually provided for the

respective connection.

  The auxiliary chassis can carry plugs for the connection

  its connection units with supply conductors.

  The supply conductors can be detached from the plugs of the auxiliary chassis by undoing a plug connection, which further accelerates the exchange of the auxiliary chassis which contains one or more

several connection units.

  In the case of supply beams for which the

  the inside of the housing is easily accessible, for example by removing

  front of a glass panel or other cover panel, the

  tage and disassembly of the modules can be done from the inside

  of the housing. In the case of the other feed beams, which pre-

  feel a removable supply wall, for example the wall

  before, the auxiliary frames are fixed to this removable wall.

  In each case the exchange of defective connection units

  can be done quickly and simply with a few gestures.

  Interesting achievements and extensions of the information

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are stated as follows

  - on the rear face of the supply wall are pre-

  views, above and below the openings, of the longitudinal ribs

  dinales; and the auxiliary chassis can catch on the nerves

  vures; - the auxiliary chassis has the shape of a U; and the elements

  notches are provided at the ends of the wings of the auxiliary chassis

  liary; - the auxiliary chassis consists of a profile; at least one wing consists of bars which are separated from each other by cutouts;

  - the auxiliary chassis carries, on its rear face,

  ches for connecting the connection units with supply conductors; - On the auxiliary chassis is provided, for at least one connection unit, an adapter element which carries this connection unit in alignment with the supply wall;

  - the auxiliary chassis has at least one long rail

  tudinal to center the connection units or the elements

adapters.

  Two examples of embodiments are explained in detail below.

  tion of the invention with reference to the drawings:

  Figure 1 is a perspective view of a feed beam

tation suspended from a ceiling.

  Figure 2 is a section along the line II-II of Figure I. Figure 3 is a view in the direction of arrow III

  of figure 2, of the module which contains several connection units

  but without the housing of the feed beam.

  FIG. 4 is a view of the module from below, that is to say

  say in the direction of arrow IV in Figure 3.

  Figure 5 is a rear view of the module in the direction

of arrow V d, FIG. 4.

  Figure 6 is a view of a feed beam attached to a wall and Figure 7 is a section along line VII-VII of the

figure 6.

  The feed beam shown in Figures 1 and 2 has a housing 10 which is suspended by hollow sections 11 from the ceiling of a room. In the profiles 11 pass electrical or pneumatic supply conductors, in the form of cables, flexible pipes or tubes, to come inside the casing 10. In the case of the present exemplary embodiment, the casing 10 contains the bulbs ( not shown) whose light is directed towards the

  ceiling and downwards, through translucent panels 12, 13.

  The panels 12, 13 close the access openings to the casing 10 and

  can be designed as easy-to-open covers.

  In the case of the present exemplary embodiment, these are the

  longitudinal side walls which form the supply walls

  tion 14. These walls are directed obliquely downwards, so that the feed beam has in section the shape of a trapezoid which tapers downwards. The oblique arrangement of the supply walls 14 facilitates the attachment of the plugs to the

  connection 16 embedded in the openings 15 of the supply wall

mentation.

  In the case of the exemplary embodiment of FIGS. 1 to 5, the connection units 16 consist of electrical sockets:, four such sockets being mounted together

  in series on an auxiliary chassis 17 and grouped to give a

  seems or module 18. Each connection unit 16 has a control zone 19 behind which is an indicator light

  -which lights up as soon as the power outlet in question is turned on-

  if we. The control area, which can also contain a number

  fre, for example concerning the protected electrical circuit of the

  of current in question, is arranged in the same plane as the view face, that is to say the front face of the socket. On the

  casing 10, above each opening 15 for a coupling

  Another small opening 15a is provided for the con-

trole 19.

  Above and below the area occupied by openings

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  tures 15 and 15a, run, on the rear face of the feed wall

  tation 14, ribs 20 L-shaped whose free wings are directed towards each other. The part of the housing which contains the

  supply wall 14 is constituted, in the case of the present ex-

  example of an aluminum profile on which the

  vures 20 came in the form of a single piece.

  The auxiliary chassis 17 consists of a profile, by

  example of aluminum, the section of which has the shape of a rectangular U.

  The base part 21 of the auxiliary frame 17 runs parallel to the supply wall 14 and, from its longitudinal edges, the wings 22, 23 extend substantially parallel to each other in the direction of the supply wall 14. At the end of the wings

  22 and 23 are arranged in the form of protrusions projecting towards the ex-

  rear, notching elements 24 which enter from behind

  from the inside and in an adjusted fashion, the ribs 20 are L-shaped. So that at least one of the wings 22, 23 is flexible enough so that the chassis can deform so that it is possible to introduce the notching elements 24 under the ribs 20, the wing 23 is notched by cutouts 23a according to FIG. 4. Over the entire length of the auxiliary frame, which extends over several connection units 16, between the cutouts 23a it does not only two bars remain which form the rest of the wing 23. These bars can be pushed in by hand in the direction of the other wing 22, to bring the notching elements 24 out of engagement with the ribs

  20 and thus detach the auxiliary chassis 17 from the supply wall

  ment 14. Wing 22, located opposite, is executed without being

  cut. As can be seen in FIG. 2, the depth of the connection unit 16 is not large enough for the rear wall 25 to reach the base 21 of the auxiliary chassis 17 when the connection unit 16 is correctly positioned in the openings 15 and that the auxiliary frame 17 is mounted on the wall of! imentacio, lb. our col -nscr i ogueur, à l; base 21 is fixed an adapter element 26 on which the connection units 16 are mounted with screws 27. The adapter element 26 consists of a U-shaped bracket against the base of which the rear surface 25 of the connection unit 16 while the wings are deflected towards the base 21 of the auxiliary chassis 17. On the base

  grooved rails 28 are provided which receive the ex-

  wing hoppers, folded at right angles, to the adapter element

  26 and center this adapter element with respect to the auxiliary chassis

  liary. The attachment of the adapter element 26 to the auxiliary chassis

  link 17 is made by means of screws which pass through the ends of the folded wings of the adapter element and the base 21 of the chassis

auxiliary 17.

  On the rear face of the base 21 of the auxiliary chassis 17 is fixed a strip 29 comprising plugs 30. On the strip 29 is provided, for each plug 30, a clamping screw 31 for connecting a cable 32. These cables 32 penetrate, going through a

  hole 33 (figure 5) provided in the base 21, inside the chas-

  sis auxiliary 17 o they are connected to the different connection units

  cord 16. Other cables 34 (FIG. 5) go, passing through the hole 33, connection units 16 to the contact element provided on the rear face of the base 21. These conductors 34 are earth conductors which are connected in this way to the chassis

  electrically conductive auxiliary 17.

  A multiple connector 36, which has several plugs which collaborate with the plugs 30, is used to connect the module 18 by means of a cable 37. The multiple connector 36 can be plugged in on all of the plugs 30 to achieve

electrical connections.

  When one of the connection elements 16 (sockets) is defective, the panel 12 or the panel 13 is removed and, by opening the casing, the auxiliary chassis 17 is detached,

  which contains all the connection units 16 of the module in question

  tion 18, from the rear face of the supply wall 14, after

  have first detached the multiple connector 36 from the

  ches 30. We can then remove the entire group 18 from the housing

  and replace it with another group kept ready. We can thus

  mediate the default within the shortest time.

  In the case of the embodiment of FIGS. 6 and 7, the group 18 contains two connection units 40 in the form of gas taps to which a flexible pipe connection can be connected. The gas taps open when the flexible hose connection has been inserted in the front mount 41. A gas tap 40

  is for example necessary to bring oxygen to a patient.

  According to Figures 6 and 7, the housing 10 of the rectangular supply beam is fixed to a wall and the front supply wall 14 of the housing 10 is designed as a removable cover fixed with screws 42. On the rear face from the supply wall 40 also run here parallel profiled ribs 20 of section in shape of L, behind which the notching elements are notched

  24 of the wings 22, 23 of the auxiliary chassis 17.

  The gas tap 40 has a depth greater than that of the

  connection units 16 of the first example of an output,

  there is no provision for an adapter element. The gas valve 40 is directly fixed to a rib 42 of the base 21 of the auxiliary frame 17, it being specified that on the rear face of the gas valve is provided, for centering, a groove 43 which fits snugly , on the rib 42. The fixing of the gas tap

  on the rib 42 is made by means of screws 44.

  On a connection pipe 45 of the gas tap 40 a flexible pipe (not shown) is threaded which passes through the

  casing 10 and is connected to a corresponding source of compressed gas.

  In the case of the embodiment of Figures 6 and 7 also, several connection units 40 are grouped on

  a unique auxiliary chassis. Although, in the case of the two examples

  ples of realization, the connection units are each time

  identical to each other, you can also house connection units

  different type of rope on a single auxiliary chassis.

  To exchange a connection unit, in the case of

  the embodiment of Figures 6 and 7, detach the wall of ali-

  ment 14 with the casing 10, after which the auxiliary chassis

  res zuise located on the rear side of the supply wall are accessible and can be removed at the same time as the

  connection units located there.

Claims (6)

  1. Supply beam for intensive care, comprising a casing (10) which extends longitudinally and has at least one supply wall (14) with openings (15) for electrical and / or pneumatic connection units ( 16; 40) which are fixed inside the housing, characterized in that several connection units   (16; 40) are fixed to an auxiliary chassis (17) which mounts easily   cilately, removably, by means of notching elements (24),   on the rear face of the supply wall (14).   2. Feed beam according to claim 1, charac-   characterized in that on the rear face of the supply wall (14) are provided, above and below the openings (15), longitudinal ribs (20) and in that the auxiliary chassis   (17) can catch on the ribs (20).   3. Supply beam according to claim 1 or claim 2, characterized in that the auxiliary frame (17) has the shape of a U and in that the notching elements (24) are   provided at the ends of the wings (22, 23) of the auxiliary chassis (17).   4. Feed beam according to claim 3, charac-   characterized in that the auxiliary chassis (17) consists of a pro-   spun and in that at least one wing (23) consists of bars   which are separated from each other by cutouts (23a).   5. Supply beam according to any one of the res-   dications 1 to 4, characterized in that the auxiliary chassis (17) carries, on its rear face, plugs (30) for connecting the units   connection (16) with supply conductors.   6. Feed beam according to any one of the res-   dications 1 to 5, characterized in that on the auxiliary chassis (17) is provided, for at least one connection unit (16), an adapter element (26) which carries this connection unit in   the alignment of the supply wall (14).   Beam of] itr.,: 'T 3tli, i! one! cnnqie des reven--   dications 1 to 6, characterized in that the auxiliary chassis (17) has at least one longitudinal rail (28; 42) for centering the   connection units (40) or adapter elements (26).