WO2008084269A2

WO2008084269A2 - Device for producing rich in nacl, high dispersity and low moisture aerosol

Info

Publication number: WO2008084269A2
Application number: PCT/HU2008/000004
Authority: WO
Inventors: Janos Feher
Original assignee: Janos Feher
Priority date: 2007-01-12
Filing date: 2008-01-11
Publication date: 2008-07-17
Also published as: WO2008084269A3; HU0700003V0; HU3318U

Abstract

The invention is device for producing highly disperse, low moisture aerosol. The device has a closing (1) with electronic plug, main switch (3) and programmable electronic control panel (2), a blower (8) and grind mill (6) connected to the control panel (1) by a timer, where the grind mill (6) is equipped with a final safety switch and an open able and closable door (7) from outside the closing (1). There is an air passage (9) shaped around the blower (8) which is equipped with an electronic air heater (10) connected to the control panel (2) by a timer and which leads to an external insufflator-pipe (12). In certain implementations there is an air duct (11) leading from the grind mill (6) to the air passage (9) and/or insufflator-pipe (12) is equipped with a filter (13) built from electronically heated glass pipes or glass rungs and connected to the control panel (2) by a timer and/or the insufflator-pipe has a metal grille(15); inside the cover (1) the device also has an electronically heatable salt dryer (16) unit connected to the electronic control panel (2) by a timer and has an open- and closable door (19).

Description

Device for producing rich in NaCl, high dispersity and law moisture aerosol

The invention is device for producing highly disperse, rich in NaCI, low moisture aerosol. This means such a medical device which enables to establish a climate chamber with the same parameters of the healing microclimate experienced in natural salt mines. It is possible to prevent, decrease and completely rehabilitate diseases of the immunity-, respiratory systems and of allergic origin by applying^'the micrύclimate produced by the outlined device as therapeutic cure - under proper control of a medical team or individual medical specialist-.

For people suffering from chronic respiratory problems is traditionally highly recommended to participate at salt mine treatment cures. It is important for us- to examine and reproduce the healing elements, as it is not possible for everyone to visit a salt mine and to take a cure there. As the positive effect in salt mines is mainly a result of the dry, ionized, rich in tiny salt particles air, we should produce a more advantageous, longer inhale able microclimate.

- The drizzle of dry materials is often solved by suspension of dust into liquid carrier. Then the solution or mixture is being pulverized or vaporized. In our case vaporization would not bring a , positive outcome as the air quality produced by vaporization of the salt solution would result high > humidity. ^{l •}

- Pattern HU217917 reports of a device which allocates dry aerosol into the air. The mentioned device is driven by an electric engine turned by a working wheel. It actually drives the low density, low speed dust cloud gained form the fine dust and air streaming in through the vent from the aerosol-chamber into the exterior air. According to the invention the device and the mechanism are mostly suitable for direct oral dosing of aerosol and medicament insufflations.

- According to the WO94/19042 publication document there are electrodes put into the way of the particle stream wanting to allocate into the air. The aim is to give electrostatic charge to the streamed particles, as due to experiences both particle size and electrostatic charge influence where exactly in the respiratory system it will have an effect.

Our aim is to develop such an electronically operating device which enables us not only to allocate dry aerosol to the respiratory organs by pumping the curing agent directly orally or nasally, but to produce a microclimate in a complete chamber which is controllable, has low moisture, is consisting of very fine particles, is rich in ionized salt, has proved healing effect.

The invention device for producing highly disperse, rich in NaCI, low moisture aerosol has a closing with electronic plug, main switch and programmable electronic control panel, a blower and a grind mill powered by engines connected to the control panel by a timer, where the grind mill is equipped with a final safely switch and an open able and closable door from outside of the closing. There is an air passage, shaped around the blower which is equippedwith an air heater connected to the electronic control panel by a timer and which leads to an external same size or bigger meter insufflator-pipe.

In some cases there is an air duct leading from the grind mill to the air passage or the grind mill leads directly to the air passage. The terminal of the insufflator-pipe is equipped with an ionization grill or with filter built from heat able glass pipes or glass rungs.

In certain case the device has inside the cover an electronically heat able salt dryer unit connected to the electronic control panel by a timer. This salt dryer can be filled and voided from outside the cover through an open able and closable door. In case of favorable implementation shape the control is solved by an electronic module; the air heater leading form the axial blower to the air passage consists of one or more electronic pipe heaters or spiral heaters; the cover is built of a frame welded from closed cuts and plates fixed by conjunctive units; there is a cleaner slot on the side fixed by conjunctive, unlock able units; there are wheels at the bottom which enable moving, on the front side there are handles which help in moving.

The device utilizes 40-50 grams, pre-dried, 2-4 mm mine salt particles with the chop-knife of its grind mill in case of favorable operation; the ionized salt particles floating in the low moisture aerosol, blown out through the insufflator-pipe welded from plates, are of the size of 2-7 microns.

The structure and operation of the device is described in details with help of figures.

1. Figure shows a schematic outline of one possible solution.

2. Figure is a schematic outline for different implementation of the invention where the insufflator- pipe has a filter.

3. Figure is an axonometric drawing of a favorable implementation In 1. Figure we describe schematically the main components and their relations. Main components of the device are 8 blower, 10 air heater, 6 grind mill and 12 insufflator -pipe. The device can be turned on and off by 3 main switch. It has a programmable, electronic 2 control which is connected electronically through a timer to the 4 blower engine, 5 grind mill engine, 10 air heater. The 6 grind mill has an open able and cjosable 7 door from outside the closing which is equipped with a final safety switch. There is a P^ajj- passage shaped around the 8 blower which has an 10 air heater and which leads to an exterηa] ,S|jne size or bigger meter 12 insufflator-pipe. In case of the described implementation there js, an 11 air duct leading from the 6 grind mill to 9 air passage in the upper part of the 10 air heater, at the jointing 12 insufflator-pipe; besides there is a 15 metal grille at the end of the 12 insufflator-pipe. The device described in figure should operate as follows: The chamber that we want to acclimatized has to be clean, freshly aired, size of 12-20 m², with temperature of 20-22⁰C. We fill the device through the 7 door of the 6 grind mill with 40-50 grams, particle size of 2-4 mm, favorably preheated and pre-dried, of controlled quality mine salt. We close 7 door and start the operation of the electronically programmed, equipped with a timer 2 control by switching the 3 main switch on. The heating of the 10 air heater starts, just like by delay the 4 blower engine and then the 5 grind mill engine.

The 10 air heater dries, accelerates and makes warm the air streaming up and out of the 9 air passage established around 8 blower. The streaming air gives electrostatic charge to the 15 metal grille at the bottom of the 12 insufflator-pipe. Meantime the flux effect absorbs and carries along the salt particles of 2-7 microns that were produced by the chop knife of the 6 grind mill through the 11 air duct. These salt particles get through the 12 insufflator-pipe to the air surface ionized. On the one hand the too big particles mainly fall down as they get to the streaming space. On the other hand they do not get out to the airspace as they get blocked on the 15 metal grille and get stuck due to their charge. In our case, the efficiency of the blowing increases due to the 6 times longer 12 insufflator-pipe in comparison to its diameter.

Depending on the settings the timer stops first the 6 grind mill after a couple of minutes of operation, then the 10 air heating and then the 8 blower will also stop. Due to the particle size and ionization the salt particles do not reside in the airspace. This way they actually secure a micro climate that has a relatively constant setup, is dry and highly disperse in the chamber till the next airing.

We can measure the setup, concentration and disperse of the microclimate produced and enriched with ionized salt. According to he data of the control measurements the density of the produced medium lies between 4-6mg/m³; which mainly consists of Na+ and Cl- ions and 2,5% of other ions; the size of the salt particles lies up to 99% between 2-7 microns. In case of the implementation described in 2. Figure the 12 insufflator-pipe's terminal is equipped with a 13 filter streaked from 14 glass pipes heated by electronic heaters which we heat parallel to the operation of the 10 air heater. The heated 14 glass pipes will get electrostatic charge from the streaming, dry air. In our case the dry, heated air in the 9 air passage directly carries along the salt particles produced by 6 grind mill. The too big salt particles (bigger then 7 microns) get blocked due to their opposite electric charge and fall back or get stuck on the 14 glass pipes meanwhile the streaming.

The aerosol streaming through the 12 insufflator-pipe will result very low moisture and a significantly small particle sized setup due to the increased heating capacity.

In 3. Figure we show the simple, external implementation shape of the invention device. The compact 1 cover of the device is built of a frame welded from closed cuts and plates fixed by conjunctive units; the 12 insufflator- pipe is a welded plate. The 2 control panel is an electronic module equipped with fuses; the external and internal cables are covered with protector coating. For internal cleaning there is a 20 cleaner slot on the side of the 1 cover close to the 6 grind mill fixed by conjunctive, unlock able units; there are 17 wheels at the bottom which enable moving, on the front side there are 18 handles which help in moving. In the described implementation the device has inside the 1 cover an electronically heat able 16 salt dryer -favorably an electronic plate- unit connected to the 2 control panel by a timer. This 16 salt dryer can be filled and voided from outside the cover through an open able and closable 19 door. The 2 control panel is programmed as follows: turn on the 3 main switch, first starts the 16 salt drier heating, after placing the mine salt through the 19 door onto the heating plate of the 16 salt drier unit in jar for instance. After 10-12 minutes of drying the timer stops the heating of the heating plate and favorably indicates by light or sound that the pre-dried and heated salt needs to be filled into the 6 grind mill. The 2 control panel only starts the 10 air heater and then the blower in case the final safety switch of the 7 grind mill door was opened and closed. Further operations are similar to Figure 1-2.

With help of the devices described in invention we can produce an aerosol that is dry, highly ionized and rich in salt particles. In this aerosol we can control the setup and produce an aerosol quantity which fills up a complete chamber with the healing, highly disperse, rich in salt particles, low moisture microclimate reproduced according to parameters of natural salt mines.

The importance of the device is underlined by the fact that according to medical statistics most of people living in culture states suffer from respiratory diseases, problems of the immunity system and allergic illnesses. It is possible to prevent, decrease and completely rehabilitate such diseases by applying the microclimate produced by the outlined device as therapeutic cure - under proper control of a medical team or individual medical specialist-. We can modify the setup of the aerosol generated by the device by using more salt or adding some dust-like additives to improve the therapeutic-healing effect. This widens the sphere of applicability as well.

The simple mechanical shape, the materials, the simple and secure operation enables wide-spread propagation of the device due to needs. REFERENCE SIGNS USED IN FIGURES:

1 closing

2 (electronic) control panel 3 (network) master switch

4 blower -engine

5 grind mill- engine

6 grind mill

7 (grind mill) door 8 blower

9 air passage (from blower to insufflator-pipe)

10 (electronic) air heater

11 air duct (from mill to air passage)

12 insufflator-pipe 13 filter

14 glass pipe

15 metal grille

16 salt dryer

17 wheel 18 handle

19 (salt dryer) door

20 cover of cleaner slot

Claims

1. The device for producing highly disperse, rich in NaCl, low moisture aerosol described as having a (1) closing with electronic plug, main switch (3) and programmable electronic control panel (2), a blower (8) and grind mill (6) powered by engines connected to the control panel by a timer, where the grind mill (6) is equipped with a final safety switch and an open able and closable door (7) from outside the closing (1). There is an air passage (9) shaped around the blower (8) which is equipped with an air heater (10) connected to the electronic control panel (2) by a timer and which leads to an external insufflator-pipe (12).

2. The device in 1. described as having an air duct (11) leading from the grind mill (6) to the air passage (9).

3. The device in 1. described as having an insufflator-pipe (12) equipped with an ionization filter (13) built from heat able glass pipes or glass rungs (14) and which is connected to the electronic control panel (2) through a timer.

4. The device in 1. described as having an insufflator-pipe with a metal grille (15) at its terminal.

5. The device of 1. Claim described as having a 6 times longer insufflator-pipe (12) in comparison to its diameter.

6. The device of 1. Claim described as having inside the cover (1) an electronically heat able salt dryer (16) unit connected to the control panel (2) by a timer. This salt dryer can be filled and voided from outside the cover (1) through an open able and closable door (19).

7. The device in 1-6. Claims described as having a cover (1) which is built of a frame welded from closed cuts and plates fixed by conjunctive units; there is a cleaner slot (20) on the side of the cover (1) at the side of the grind mill (6) fixed by conjunctive, unlock able units; there are wheels (17) at the bottom which enable moving, on the front side there are handles (18) which help in moving.