WO2006092561A1 - Dispositif d'enceinte d'isolation - Google Patents

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WO2006092561A1
WO2006092561A1 PCT/GB2006/000646 GB2006000646W WO2006092561A1 WO 2006092561 A1 WO2006092561 A1 WO 2006092561A1 GB 2006000646 W GB2006000646 W GB 2006000646W WO 2006092561 A1 WO2006092561 A1 WO 2006092561A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C29/00—Nets for protection against insects in connection with chairs or beds; Bed canopies
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C21/00—Attachments for beds, e.g. sheet holders, bed-cover holders; Ventilating, cooling or heating means in connection with bedsteads or mattresses
    • A47C21/04—Devices for ventilating, cooling or heating
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C29/00—Nets for protection against insects in connection with chairs or beds; Bed canopies
    • A47C29/003—Bed canopies
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G10/00—Treatment rooms or enclosures for medical purposes
    • A61G10/005—Isolators, i.e. enclosures generally comprising flexible walls for maintaining a germ-free environment
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G10/00—Treatment rooms or enclosures for medical purposes
    • A61G10/02—Treatment rooms or enclosures for medical purposes with artificial climate; with means to maintain a desired pressure, e.g. for germ-free rooms
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01L—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE
    • B01L1/00—Enclosures; Chambers
    • B01L1/04—Dust-free rooms or enclosures
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F3/00—Air-conditioning systems in which conditioned primary air is supplied from one or more central stations to distributing units in the rooms or spaces where it may receive secondary treatment; Apparatus specially designed for such systems
    • F24F3/12—Air-conditioning systems in which conditioned primary air is supplied from one or more central stations to distributing units in the rooms or spaces where it may receive secondary treatment; Apparatus specially designed for such systems characterised by the treatment of the air otherwise than by heating and cooling
    • F24F3/16—Air-conditioning systems in which conditioned primary air is supplied from one or more central stations to distributing units in the rooms or spaces where it may receive secondary treatment; Apparatus specially designed for such systems characterised by the treatment of the air otherwise than by heating and cooling by purification, e.g. by filtering; by sterilisation; by ozonisation
    • F24F3/163—Clean air work stations, i.e. selected areas within a space which filtered air is passed
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F3/00—Air-conditioning systems in which conditioned primary air is supplied from one or more central stations to distributing units in the rooms or spaces where it may receive secondary treatment; Apparatus specially designed for such systems
    • F24F3/12—Air-conditioning systems in which conditioned primary air is supplied from one or more central stations to distributing units in the rooms or spaces where it may receive secondary treatment; Apparatus specially designed for such systems characterised by the treatment of the air otherwise than by heating and cooling
    • F24F3/16—Air-conditioning systems in which conditioned primary air is supplied from one or more central stations to distributing units in the rooms or spaces where it may receive secondary treatment; Apparatus specially designed for such systems characterised by the treatment of the air otherwise than by heating and cooling by purification, e.g. by filtering; by sterilisation; by ozonisation
    • F24F3/167—Clean rooms, i.e. enclosed spaces in which a uniform flow of filtered air is distributed
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21F—PROTECTION AGAINST X-RADIATION, GAMMA RADIATION, CORPUSCULAR RADIATION OR PARTICLE BOMBARDMENT; TREATING RADIOACTIVELY CONTAMINATED MATERIAL; DECONTAMINATION ARRANGEMENTS THEREFOR
    • G21F7/00—Shielded cells or rooms
    • G21F7/015—Room atmosphere, temperature or pressure control devices
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G10/00—Treatment rooms or enclosures for medical purposes
    • A61G10/02—Treatment rooms or enclosures for medical purposes with artificial climate; with means to maintain a desired pressure, e.g. for germ-free rooms
    • A61G10/023—Rooms for the treatment of patients at over- or under-pressure or at a variable pressure

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  • This invention relates to an enclosure device for isolating persons such as allergy sufferers from the surrounding environment.
  • Isolated environments can be provided in hospitals and the like but such environments are maintained using expensive air conditioning and filtration equipment and as such are beyond the financial reach of those wanting relief at home.
  • an isolation enclosure comprising a canopy of impermeable material, means for supporting the canopy to define an enclosed compartment, means for introducing filtered air from the atmosphere into the compartment and means for extracting air from the compartment and for discharging the air into the atmosphere.
  • the device In use clean filtered air is circulated through the compartment. Hence, an allergy sufferer can enter the compartment to obtain relief from the effects of allergens in the atmosphere.
  • the device is relatively simple in construction and is thus inexpensive to purchase for use at home.
  • said air introducing means comprises a fan arranged to draw air from the atmosphere through a particle separation device.
  • said particle separation device comprises a cyclonic separator or a filter bag or receptacle of the kind commonly found in a vacuum cleaner.
  • a filter such as a hepa filter, is mounted downstream of said cyclonic separator, filter receptacle or filter bag.
  • the cyclonic separator, filter bag or receptacle collects a large proportion of the particles in the air and can regularly be emptied or changed to maintain the efficiency of the device. The smaller particles having a particle size of down to 0.1 ⁇ m are removed by the downstream filter.
  • said air introducing means and said air extraction means are mounted inside the same housing.
  • said air introducing means and said air extraction means are mounted externally of the canopy and are preferably connected thereto by respective elongate flexible ducts.
  • said air introducing means and said air extraction means are arranged to create a pressure inside the compartment which is slightly greater that the pressure of the surrounding atmosphere.
  • filtered air under pressure, is constantly forced into the compartment and will exert a pressure on the walls of the compartment, thereby assisting in preventing the ingress of air from the atmosphere.
  • said canopy support means comprises a frame, which may be constructed as a rigid structure or may be collapsible or foldable for storage purposes.
  • the canopy could be self-supporting or means could be provided for attaching the canopy to an adjacent structure, such as a wall or ceiling.
  • said means for introducing filtered air from the atmosphere into the compartment advantageously comprises means for heating and/or cooling the air.
  • an opening is provided in the canopy to allow access into and out of the compartment either in normal use and/or in an emergency.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of the canopy portion of an embodiment of isolation enclosure device in accordance with the present invention, with some parts being shown cut away;
  • Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the ventilation portion of the isolation enclosure device of Figure 1 ;
  • FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the canopy portion of an alternative embodiment of isolation enclosure device in accordance with the present invention.
  • the canopy portion of a first embodiment of isolation enclosure device comprises a tent-like canopy 10 formed of impermeable transparent plastics material, such as polyvinyl chloride (PVC), and a support frame 11, which supports the canopy 10 to define an enclosed compartment of sufficient size to house a bed 12 or other item of furniture.
  • PVC polyvinyl chloride
  • the frame 11 comprises a rectangular base portion 13 and uprights 14 extending upwardly from each corner thereof.
  • the uprights 14 are connected at their upper ends to a roof portion of the frame 11 (not shown).
  • the canopy 10 comprises opposite side walls 15, 16, opposite end walls 17, 18, a floor 19 and a roof 20, which are sealingly interconnected to prevent the ingress of the surrounding atmosphere into the compartment.
  • An aperture is formed in one of the sidewalls 15 to enable access to the compartment and flap 21 is provided for sealingly closing the aperture.
  • An inlet and an outlet port 22, 23 extend through one of the end walls 17 of the canopy 10 for connecting to the respective ducts of the ventilation portion of the enclosure shown in Figure 2.
  • the ports 22, 23 may be located at substantially spaced apart locations on the canopy, in order to achieve the optimum airflow.
  • the ventilation portion of the device comprises a housing 24, which encloses a blower unit 25 for introducing filtered air into the canopy 10 and an extraction unit 26 for extracting stale air from the canopy 10.
  • the blower unit 25 comprises a motorised fan 27, which draws air from the atmosphere through a grille 29 into the inlet of the fan 27 via a dust separation device 28.
  • the dust separation device 28 may comprise a filter bag or a cyclonic separator of the type commonly found in a vacuum cleaner. One or more filters may also be provided downstream of the filter bag or cyclone.
  • the outlet of the fan 27 is connected to an elongate flexible duct 30, which extends from the exterior of the housing 24.
  • the distal end of the duct 30 is provided with a coupling for connecting to the inlet duct 19 on the sidewall 17 of the canopy 10.
  • the extraction unit 26 comprises a motorised fan 31 having an inlet connected to another elongate flexible duct 32, which extends from the exterior of the housing 24.
  • the distal end of the duct 32 is provided with a coupling for connecting to the outlet duct 20 on the canopy 10.
  • the extraction unit 26 expels air drawn air along the duct 32 into the atmosphere via an outlet grille 33.
  • an allergy sufferer or other person wishing to isolate themself from the surrounding environment can enter the canopy through the flap 21.
  • the flap 21 is then closed and sealed to the body of the canopy 10.
  • the ventilation portion of the enclosure can be activated by a switch (not shown) located inside the compartment.
  • the switch may be connected to the ventilation portion by a cable or by a wireless link.
  • the ventilation portion of the device operates in a boost mode, whereby the blower unit 25 rapidly introduces a large volume of filtered air into the compartment via the duct 30.
  • the separation device 28 removes any dust and allergens in the air having a particle size greater than 0.1 ⁇ m.
  • the extraction unit 26 rapidly extracts stale air from the compartment via the duct 32.
  • the ventilation portion of the device switches to a trickle mode, whereby the blower and extraction units 25, 26 run slowly or intermittently to supply just a sufficient amount of filtered air into the compartment, whilst maintaining a near silent operating condition so as not to disturb the occupant or another person adjacent the device.
  • the volume of air contained within the canopy 10 is defined by the particular application, with some applications requiring a compartment large enough to house an entire double bed, whilst other applications may only need to cover a portion of the bed containing the occupant's upper body.
  • the canopy portion of a second embodiment of isolation enclosure device comprises a canopy 40 in the form of a skirt of one or more panels of impermeable transparent plastics material, such as polyvinyl chloride (PVC).
  • the canopy 40 comprises a large opening which enables the canopy 40 to be fitted onto a mattress of a bed 41 as shown in the drawing.
  • a resiliently extendable cord extends around the mouth of the opening to embrace the mattress and to provide an effective seal.
  • the canopy 40 is supported over the bed 41 by a frame or by attaching it to the ceiling with one or more elongate fastening members. Ports (not shown) are provided on the canopy 40 for connecting to a ventilation portion of the device as hereinbefore described.
  • a flap may be provided in the canopy 40 for permitting access to the compartment. Alternatively, one edge of the canopy could be released from the bed 41 and then refitted once the occupant is inside the compartment.
  • the device operates in a similar manner to the first embodiment but it will be appreciated that the volume of the compartment is greatly reduced, thereby allowing a much smaller and inexpensive ventilation portion of the device to be provided.
  • an enclosure device in accordance with this invention is simple and inexpensive in construction yet can provide a comfortable environment where allergy suffers can escape from the surrounding environment.
  • the device has been described as a device particularly intended for allergy suffers, it will be apparent that the device could be used to provide isolation in a wide range of situations.
  • the device could be used to contain patients suffering from particular diseases, in which case the stale air drawn from the compartment could be treated or filtered before being discharged into the atmosphere.
  • the device could also include means for heating or cooling the air, which is introduced into the compartment. Furthermore, the device could also include units arranged to remove particular chemicals, gases and microbes from the air, in order to provide a safe environment following a chemical or biological attack. The device also provides an environment, which is free from any insects and as such is useful in areas where mosquitoes are prevalent.
  • the ventilation portion of the device comprises parts commonly found in a commercial or domestic vacuum cleaner as well a parts found in air extraction devices, such as bathroom fans. Accordingly, the device can be manufactured inexpensively using such readily available parts.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne une enceinte d'isolation comportant une bâche en matière imperméable. Des moyens destinés à soutenir la bâche sont montés afin de définir un compartiment protégé. Des moyens sont prévus pour introduire de l'air filtré provenant de l'atmosphère afin de l'amener dans le compartiment et aussi pour extraire de l'air du compartiment et pour évacuer l'air dans l'atmosphère.
PCT/GB2006/000646 2005-03-01 2006-02-24 Dispositif d'enceinte d'isolation WO2006092561A1 (fr)

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