WO2019194332A1 - 모듈형 산소발생기 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an oxygen generator, and more particularly, to a modular oxygen generator consisting of a tank assembly having a plurality of oxygen collection tanks and piping assemblies disposed respectively above and below.
- Oxygen generators are devices that generate oxygen by chemical reactions or by separating oxygen from the air, and are widely used in various fields such as industrial, medical, and home.
- Figure 1 schematically shows the structure of a conventional oxygen generator, showing an exemplary structure using a pressure circulation adsorption (PSA) method of separating oxygen from the air.
- the oxygen generator uses an air tank (1) for supplying compressed air, two oxygen collection tanks (2, 3) for separating nitrogen and oxygen from the air supplied from the air tank (1), and oxygen generated in the oxygen collection tank.
- An oxygen tank 4 for storing.
- the oxygen collection tanks 2 and 3 contain an adsorbent such as zeolite and separate and concentrate oxygen using the principle that nitrogen in the air is adsorbed to the adsorbent by pressure.
- the valve V1 and the valve V3 are opened so that the compressed air is supplied from the air tank 1 to the first oxygen collection tank 2 through the pipe P1.
- nitrogen is adsorbed to the adsorbent and oxygen is discharged to the oxygen tank 4.
- the valve V2 When nitrogen is sufficiently adsorbed to the adsorbent of the first oxygen collection tank 2, the valve V2 is opened to supply air to the second oxygen collection tank 3.
- the valve V3 is switched so that oxygen is discharged from the second oxygen collecting tank 3 to the oxygen tank 4, whereby nitrogen is adsorbed to the adsorbent in the second oxygen collecting tank 3 and oxygen is absorbed from the oxygen tank 4. Will be discharged.
- the cleaning process is performed in the first oxygen collection tank 2. That is, the valve V1 is switched so that nitrogen adsorbed to the adsorbent is discharged to the outside of the first oxygen collection tank 2.
- the pressure of the first oxygen collection tank 2 is reduced, the valve V4 is partially opened, and a part of the oxygen generated in the second oxygen collection tank 3 is used as the purge gas. To release nitrogen quickly.
- a pair of oxygen collection tanks are provided, and oxygen is continuously generated by alternately repeating a cleaning process while the other generates oxygen in one collection tank.
- the conventional oxygen generator there is a disadvantage in that it takes a long time to supply sufficient high concentration oxygen, that is, a warm-up time, after operating the oxygen generator device.
- a warm-up time Immediately after the start of the operation, the oxygen concentration in the air, ie approximately 20% oxygen, is discharged from the oxygen collection tanks 2 and 3, and then over time the concentration of oxygen released gradually increases to discharge high concentration oxygen. Done.
- such a warm-up time takes about several tens of minutes to 1 hour, so there is a problem in that necessary oxygen cannot be used sufficiently during this time.
- an oxygen generator that can significantly reduce the warm-up time compared to the prior art.
- the load on the oxygen collection tank can be greatly reduced compared to the conventional Provide a generator.
- a modular oxygen generator comprising: a tank assembly in which a plurality of tanks are coupled; A lower piping assembly disposed below the tank assembly and having a piping for supplying air to the tank assembly and for discharging nitrogen; And an upper piping assembly disposed above the tank assembly and having a piping for discharging oxygen generated in the tank assembly, wherein the tank assembly comprises: a plurality of beds each comprising a pair of oxygen collection tanks; An air tank for storing air to be supplied to the oxygen collection tank; And an oxygen tank configured to receive and store oxygen from the oxygen collection tank, wherein the lower pipe assembly includes an air supply passage for supplying air from the air tank to each of the oxygen collection tanks, and each of the oxygen collection tanks.
- the manifold may include: first to third flow paths disposed side by side in the manifold; First and second upper openings formed on an upper surface of the manifold and configured to communicate with each of the pair of oxygen trap tanks of each bed; And a lower opening region formed on the lower surface of the manifold by the number of the beds and formed of a plurality of openings, each of the lower opening regions communicating with each of the first to third flow paths. To third lower openings; And fourth and fifth lower openings communicating with the first and second upper openings, respectively.
- the upper pipe assembly includes a pipe block installed on the tank assembly as many times as the number of beds, wherein each of the pipe blocks, a pair of oxygen collection tank of the bed
- a lower block including a first through hole communicating with each of the first through holes, a check valve installed at each of the first through holes, and a first connection channel connecting the first through holes;
- An upper block disposed above the lower block and including a second connection channel connecting the first through hole; And a second valve operative to open and close the first connection channel, wherein the upper blocks of the respective pipe blocks are in communication with each other.
- the pipes respectively installed on the upper and lower portions of the oxygen collection tank assembly may be integrated into a manifold or a block to reduce the complexity of the pipe and stabilize the supply flow rate and flow rate.
- the modular oxygen generator of the present invention can be installed by attaching a plurality of parallel wires in parallel, so the installation is simple and the maintenance is easy.
- 1 is a view for explaining a conventional oxygen generator
- FIG. 2 is a view for explaining a modular oxygen generator according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- Figure 3 is a view for explaining the lower structure of the modular oxygen generator of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a modular oxygen generator according to one embodiment
- FIG. 5 is a front view of a modular oxygen generator according to one embodiment
- FIG. 6 is a rear view of the modular oxygen generator according to one embodiment
- FIG. 7 is a plan view of a modular oxygen generator according to one embodiment
- FIG. 8 is a bottom view of a modular oxygen generator according to one embodiment
- FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view of a modular oxygen generator according to one embodiment
- FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a manifold of the lower piping assembly of a modular oxygen generator according to one embodiment
- FIG. 11 is a perspective view from another perspective of a manifold according to one embodiment
- FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA ′ of FIG. 10;
- FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB ′ of FIG. 10;
- FIG. 15 is a perspective view of the upper piping assembly of the modular oxygen generator according to one embodiment
- FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC ′ of FIG. 15;
- 17 is a view for explaining the effect of the modular oxygen generator according to an embodiment.
- FIG. 2 is a view for explaining a modular oxygen generator according to an embodiment of the present invention, for convenience of description, the oxygen collection tank, the air tank, the oxygen tank and the pipes and valves connected between them in the oxygen generator Bay is shown schematically.
- the modular oxygen generator may be implemented by connecting a plurality of beds (B) consisting of a pair of oxygen collection tank.
- the leftmost pair of oxygen collection tanks T1 and T2 constitute the first bed B1.
- a pair of oxygen trap tanks T3 and T4 next to it constitute a second bed
- a pair of oxygen trap tanks T5 and T6 next to it constitute a third bed. That is, it will be understood that the oxygen generator of the illustrated embodiment is composed of five beds.
- the oxygen generator is composed of five beds B, but this is an exemplary embodiment and the number of beds may vary depending on the actual embodiment.
- the bed (B1) is composed of the first oxygen collection tank (T1), the second oxygen collection tank (T2), the bed (B1) and air It includes a plurality of pipes and valves connecting between the tank (TA) and the oxygen tank (TO).
- the air tank TA stores air to be supplied to the oxygen collection tanks T1 and T2 and supplies air to the oxygen collection tanks T1 and T2 as necessary.
- the first and second oxygen collection tanks T1 and T2 alternately receive air from the air tank TA and generate oxygen by separating oxygen from the air.
- each oxygen collection tank (T1, T2) is filled with a nitrogen adsorbent, such as zeolite, and when the air passes through the oxygen collection tank (T1, T2), the nitrogen components are adsorbed to separate oxygen to generate oxygen. Can be.
- valves V11 and V12 for controlling the fluid flow are disposed.
- the first supply valve V11 controls the opening and closing of the pipe between the air tank TA and the first oxygen collection tank T1
- the second supply valve V12 is the air tank TA and the second oxygen collection tank ( Control opening and closing of pipes between T2).
- Oxygen trap tanks T1 and T2 may discharge nitrogen in the tank to the outside in the state in which the air supply from the air tank TA is stopped.
- the valve V11 is switched to discharge nitrogen from the first oxygen collection tank T1 to the outside, and at the same time, air flows into the second oxygen collection tank T2.
- the valve V12 may be switched to flow in.
- Oxygen generated in each oxygen collection tank (T1, T2) is discharged to the oxygen tank (TO).
- the first discharge valve V13 is opened and the second discharge valve V14 is closed. Accordingly, oxygen generated in the first oxygen collection tank T1 may be supplied to the oxygen tank TO through the first discharge valve V13, and at this time, nitrogen in the second oxygen collection tank T2 may be It is discharged to the outside through the first supply valve (V12).
- valve V15 provided in the bypass path connecting the two oxygen collection tanks T1 and T2 is partially written and partially opened, and partial oxygen of the first oxygen collection tank T1 is transferred to the second oxygen collection tank T2. ) May be supplied to function as a purging gas.
- the oxygen generator includes a plurality of beds B that are the same as or similar to the first bed B1 described above.
- the oxygen generator is composed of a plurality of beds (B) connected in parallel. That is, oxygen collection tanks T1 to T10 of the beds B are connected to the air tank TA and the oxygen tank TO, respectively.
- the first oxygen collection tank and the second oxygen collection tank of each bed B alternately perform oxygen collection and cleaning operations, but may operate with a slight time difference between the plurality of beds B.
- each of the first to second beds B2 to B5 includes the first first.
- the oxygen collection tanks T3, T5, T7, and T9 perform the oxygen collection operation, and the oxygen collection and cleaning operations between the first and second oxygen collection tanks T3 and T4 of the second bed B2 are switched.
- Each of the first oxygen collection tanks T1, T5, T7, and T9 in the first and third to fifth beds B1, B3 to B5 performs an oxygen trapping operation, and in this way, the first and the third and fifth beds in each bed.
- the remaining bed may control the first or second oxygen collection tank to perform the oxygen collection operation.
- the device volume can be significantly reduced compared to the conventional oxygen generator.
- the conventional 5 Nm 3 / only having a pair of oxygen collection tank as shown in FIG. Compared to the h-capacity oxygen generator, the device volume can be reduced by 1/10 or more, and by reducing the volume of the oxygen collection tank, the warm-up time can be significantly reduced compared to the conventional method.
- each of the plurality of beds (B) and when switching the operation between the first and second oxygen collection tank in one bed in the remaining bed in the first or second oxygen collection tank Since the oxygen collection operation is performed, the operation switching occurs only in one bed at any one time, so that the pressure change of the oxygen tank is not large and a continuous and stable oxygen supply is possible.
- FIG 3 shows the lower structure of the prototype implementing the oxygen generator of Figure 2 described above.
- the illustrated product includes ten oxygen collection tanks T1 to T10 arranged in a 5 * 2 arrangement, and a plurality of valves and pipes are installed on the upper and lower portions of the oxygen collection tank.
- the oxygen generator of the present invention has the advantage of greatly reducing the overall device volume and continuously and stably produce oxygen, many valves in the upper and lower portions of the oxygen collection tank (T1 to T10) And piping must be connected and installed.
- one valve V11 to V52
- three pipes are connected to each valve, so at least 10 valves and 30 pipes are provided under the 10 oxygen collection tanks (T1 to T10). Should be connected.
- the oxygen collection tank (T1 to T10) is reduced in volume, while a large number of valves and pipes are installed there is a problem that the device is complicated and difficult to maintain.
- FIGS. 5 to 8 show a front view, a rear view, a top view, and a bottom view, respectively, of the modular oxygen generator.
- the modular oxygen generator according to an embodiment of the tank assembly 10, the lower piping assembly 20 disposed on the lower portion of the tank assembly 10, and the upper piping assembly 30 disposed on the upper portion Include.
- the tank assembly 10 may include a plurality of oxygen collection tanks 100, one air tank TA, and one oxygen tank TO.
- a total of ten oxygen collection tanks 100 are configured in a 5 * 2 arrangement by connecting five beds composed of a pair of oxygen collection tanks.
- the number of beds can vary depending on the specific embodiment.
- the first bed includes a first oxygen capture tank T1 and a second oxygen capture tank T2, and the second bed includes a third oxygen capture tank T3 and a fourth oxygen capture tank T4.
- the third bed includes a fifth oxygen collection tank (T5) and a sixth oxygen collection tank (T6)
- the fourth bed includes a seventh oxygen collection tank (T7) and an eighth oxygen collection tank (T8).
- the fifth bed includes a ninth oxygen collection tank T9 and a tenth oxygen collection tank T10.
- the lower piping assembly 20 is disposed below the tank assembly 10 and includes a flow path and a valve for supplying air to the tank assembly 10 and discharging nitrogen.
- the lower pipe assembly 20 may include a manifold 200 having a plurality of flow paths formed therein and a plurality of valves 250 attached to a lower surface of the manifold 200.
- the lower piping assembly 20 will be described later with reference to FIGS. 10 to 15.
- the upper piping assembly 30 is disposed above the tank assembly 10 and includes a flow path and a valve for discharging oxygen generated in the tank assembly 10.
- the upper pipe assembly 30 includes a pipe block 300 installed on the tank assembly 10 by the number of beds, and each pipe block 300 has at least one flow path therein.
- Each of the plurality of lower blocks 310, the intermediate block 320, the upper block 330, and the valve 340 may be formed.
- the plurality of piping blocks 300 may be connected by one connection block 350.
- the upper pipe assembly 30 will be described later with reference to FIGS. 16 and 17.
- air inlet 411 external air is supplied to the modular oxygen generator through the air inlet 411.
- Air supplied to the air inlet 411 passes through the U-shaped pipe 413 and is supplied to the upper portion of the air tank TA.
- Air stored in the air tank TA may be branched inside the manifold 200 of the lower pipe assembly 20 and supplied to each oxygen collection tank 100.
- Oxygen generated in the oxygen collection tank 100 is supplied to the oxygen tank TO through the connection block 350 of the upper pipe assembly 30 and the oxygen transfer pipe 421 connected thereto.
- Oxygen collected in the oxygen tank (TO) may be supplied to the outside through the discharge pipe (423,425,427).
- the nitrogen discharged from the oxygen collection tank 100 by the cleaning operation of the oxygen collection tank 100 may be discharged to the outside through the discharge pipes 431 and 435 after collecting into the manifold 200 of the lower pipe assembly 30. have.
- FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view of the modular oxygen generator according to one embodiment, showing a state in which the tank assembly 10, the lower piping assembly 20, and the upper piping assembly 30 are separated, and for convenience of description. , Oxygen, and nitrogen inlet and outlet tubes 411, 413, 423, 425, 427, 431, 435 are omitted.
- the tank assembly 10 includes five beds, each of which consists of a pair of oxygen collection tanks T1, T2; T3, T4; T5, T6; T7, T8; T9, T10.
- a pair of oxygen collection tanks are fastened to the upper connecting plate 110 and the lower connecting plate 130 to be integrally coupled to each other, and the plurality of beds connect the upper connecting plate 110 to the upper connecting frame 120.
- the entire bed is integrally coupled by being fastened to the lower connecting frame 140 for connecting the lower connecting plate (130).
- Each upper connecting plate 110 coupled to the upper part of the oxygen collection tank includes through holes 111 and 112 so that the oxygen collection tank and the upper piping assembly 30 communicate with each other, and the air tank TA and the oxygen tank TO
- the upper connection plate 110 coupled to also includes through holes 115 and 116.
- each of the lower connecting plates 130 coupled to the lower portion of the oxygen collection tank includes a through hole so that the oxygen collection tank and the lower piping assembly 20 can communicate with each other.
- the lower connecting plate 130 coupled to the oxygen tank TO also includes a through hole.
- FIGS. 10-13 An exemplary structure of the manifold 200 of the lower piping assembly 20 will now be described with reference to FIGS. 10-13.
- 10 and 11 are perspective views of the manifold 200 of the lower piping assembly 20 viewed from different perspectives
- FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA ′ of FIG. 10
- FIG. 13 is FIG. 10. Sectional drawing cut along the line B-B 'of the figure.
- the manifold 200 has a long block shape.
- the manifold 200 includes three flow paths, that is, first to third flow paths 211, 212 and 213, which are disposed in parallel with each other in the length direction.
- the first and second flow paths 211 and 212 may be a nitrogen discharge flow path for collecting nitrogen discharged from the oxygen collection tank 100 and discharging them to the outside
- the third flow path 213 may be an oxygen collection tank 100. It can function as an oxygen supply flow path for supplying oxygen.
- a plurality of openings 201, 202, 203, and 204 are formed in the upper surface of the manifold 200.
- the first and second openings 201 and 202 are for communicating with each of the pair of oxygen collection tanks of each bed of the tank assembly 10 and are formed at positions aligned with each oxygen collection tank 100.
- ten openings 201 and 202 are formed in the upper surface of the manifold 200.
- the five first openings 201 are connected to the first oxygen collection tanks T1, T3, T5, T7, and T9 of the first to fifth beds, respectively, and the five second openings 202 are respectively It may be connected to the second oxygen collection tank (T2, T4, T6, T8, T10) of the first to fifth beds, respectively.
- the third opening 203 formed on the upper surface of the manifold 200 is for communicating with the air tank TA and is formed at a position aligned with the air tank TA.
- the third opening 203 and the third flow path 213 are configured to communicate within the manifold 200.
- the fourth opening 204 formed on the upper surface of the manifold 200 is for communicating with the oxygen tank TO and is formed at a position aligned with the oxygen tank TO.
- a side opening 205 is formed at a side surface of the manifold 200 adjacent to the fourth opening 204, and the fourth opening 204 and the side opening 205 are inside the manifold 200.
- Figure 14 schematically shows a cross section of a lower piping assembly 20 coupled to and below a first bed consisting of a pair of oxygen collection tanks T1 and T2.
- the manifold 200 is attached to the lower portion of the lower connecting plate 130 connecting the pair of oxygen collection tank (T1, T2).
- the first oxygen collection tank T1 communicates with the first opening 201 of the upper surface of the manifold 200 through the first through hole 131 of the lower connecting plate 130.
- the second oxygen collection tank T2 communicates with the second opening 202 of the upper surface of the manifold 200 through the second through hole 132 of the lower connecting plate 130.
- the valve 251 is attached to the lower surface of the manifold 200.
- the valve may be a solenoid valve, for example, but is not limited thereto. Also, for convenience of description, detailed components such as wires for controlling the valve are omitted.
- the valve 251 operates to connect or close the first and second openings 201 and 202 and the first to third flow paths 211, 212 and 213.
- the first opening 201 And the third flow path 213 communicate with each other, and the second opening 202 and the second flow path 212 communicate with each other. Accordingly, the air stored in the air tank TA is supplied to the first oxygen collection tank T1 and the nitrogen discharged from the second oxygen collection tank T2 is discharged to the outside through the discharge pipe 431.
- the first oxygen collection tank T1 performs the cleaning operation and the second oxygen collection tank T2 is generating oxygen
- the first opening 201 and the first flow path. 211 communicates with each other
- the second opening 202 and the third flow path 213 communicate with each other. Accordingly, the air stored in the air tank TA is supplied to the second oxygen collection tank T2, and nitrogen discharged from the first oxygen collection tank T1 is discharged to the outside through the discharge pipe 431.
- an additional through hole or opening is formed inside the manifold 200 to connect or close the first and second openings 201 and 202 and the first to third flow paths 211, 212 and 213 by the operation of the valve 251 as described above. Can be.
- FIG. 15 is a perspective view of the upper piping assembly 30 according to an embodiment
- FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC ′ of FIG. 15.
- FIG. 16 also shows an upper portion of the first bed composed of a pair of oxygen collection tanks T1 and T2 for ease of explanation.
- the upper piping assembly 30 includes as many piping blocks 300 as the number of beds of the tank assembly 10.
- Each piping block 300 may be composed of a lower block 310, an intermediate block 320, an upper block 330, and a valve 340, the plurality of piping block 300 is one connection block ( 350).
- the lower block 310 includes through holes 311 and 312 communicating with each of the pair of oxygen trap tanks T1 and T2 of the bed, check valves 313 and 314 installed in the respective through holes 311 and 312, and through holes 311 and 312. It may include a connection channel 315 for connecting.
- the intermediate block 320 is interposed between the lower block 310 and the upper block 330.
- two intermediate blocks 320 are installed on one lower block 310.
- Each intermediate block 320 includes a through hole 321 penetrating in the vertical direction.
- Each intermediate block 320 is arranged such that the through holes 321 of the intermediate block 320 are aligned with the through holes 311 and 312 of the lower block 310 one by one.
- the upper block 330 is disposed above the intermediate block 320 and includes a connection passage 331 therein. Both ends of the connection passage 331 communicate with the through holes 321 of the intermediate block 320, respectively.
- connection block 350 is coupled to one side of the upper block 330.
- the connection block 350 is combined with all of the plurality of upper blocks 330.
- the connection block 350 includes a connection flow path 351 formed therein along the longitudinal direction, and communicates with the connection flow path 331 of each upper block 330 through the connection pipe 333. Therefore, all the upper block 330 is in communication with each other by the connection block 350.
- valve 340 is installed to open and close the connection passage 315 of the lower block 310.
- the valve 340 is disposed between the lower block 310 and the upper block 330, but the installation position of the valve 340 may vary.
- the first check valve 313 is opened and the second check valve ( 314 is closed. Therefore, oxygen generated in the first oxygen collection tank T1 is transferred to the connection flow path 351 of the connection block 350 through the through hole 321, the connection flow path 331, and the connection pipe 333. After it is supplied to the oxygen tank (TO) through the oxygen transfer pipe 421 is stored. At this time, the connection flow path 315 may be at least partially opened by the valve 340, and when opened, a part of the oxygen of the first oxygen collection tank T1 may be a purging gas to the second oxygen collection tank T2. Can be supplied.
- the first check valve 313 is closed and the second check valve 314 is opened. do. Therefore, oxygen generated in the second oxygen collection tank T2 is transferred to the connection flow path 351 of the connection block 350 through the through hole 321, the connection flow path 331, and the connection pipe 333 to transfer oxygen. It is supplied to the oxygen tank TO through the pipe 421.
- the connection flow path 315 may be at least partially opened by the valve 340, and when opened, a part of the oxygen of the second oxygen collection tank T2 is purged into the first oxygen collection tank T1. Can be supplied.
- each of the modular oxygen having one, two, three, four, and five beds of the tank assembly 10, respectively Oxygen generation performance curve of generator.
- the X axis represents oxygen yield and the Y axis represents oxygen purity.
- the increase in the amount of oxygen generated decreases drastically.
- the purity decreases slowly even if the oxygen generation amount increases, and when five beds are installed, the amount of oxygen generated may be higher than that of one to four oxygen generators as shown in the rightmost graph.
- the purity of the oxygen can be represented as high as approximately 85% without a significant decrease.
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- 모듈형 산소발생기로서,다수의 탱크가 결합된 탱크 어셈블리(10);상기 탱크 어셈블리(10)의 하부에 배치되며 상기 탱크 어셈블리로 공기를 공급하고 질소를 배출하는 배관을 구비한 하부 배관 어셈블리(20); 및상기 탱크 어셈블리의 상부에 배치되며 상기 탱크 어셈블리에서 생성되는 산소를 배출하는 배관을 구비한 상부 배관 어셈블리(30);를 포함하고,상기 탱크 어셈블리(10)는, 각각이 한 쌍의 산소포집 탱크로 이루어진 복수개의 베드; 상기 산소포집 탱크로 공급할 공기를 저장하는 공기 탱크(TA); 및 상기 산소포집 탱크로부터 산소를 공급받아 저장하는 산소 탱크(TO);를 포함하고,상기 하부 배관 어셈블리(20)는, 상기 공기 탱크(TA)로부터 상기 산소포집 탱크의 각각으로 공기를 공급하는 공기공급 유로 및 상기 산소포집 탱크의 각각에서 생성되는 질소를 외부로 배출하는 질소배출 유로가 내부에 형성된 매니폴드(200); 및 상기 베드의 개수만큼 상기 매니폴드에 결합되며 각 베드의 한 쌍의 산소포집 탱크와 상기 공기공급 유로 및 질소배출 유로 사이를 개폐하는 복수개의 제1 밸브(250);를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 모듈형 산소발생기.
- 제 1 항에 있어서, 상기 매니폴드(200)가,상기 매니폴드 내부에서 서로 나란히 배치된 제1 내지 제3 유로(211,212,213); 및상기 매니폴드의 상부면에 형성되고 각 베드의 한 쌍의 산소포집 탱크의 각각과 연통하도록 형성된 제1 및 제2 상부 개구부(201,202);를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 모듈형 산소발생기.
- 제 2 항에 있어서,상기 매니폴드의 상기 제1 및 제2 유로(211,212)가 상기 질소배출 유로이고 상기 제3 유로(213)가 상기 산소공급 유로인 것을 특징으로 하는 모듈형 산소발생기.
- 제 3 항에 있어서,상기 제1 밸브(250)가 상기 매니폴드의 하부면에 부착된 것을 특징으로 하는 모듈형 산소발생기.
- 제 4 항에 있어서,상기 제1 밸브(250)는, 제1 개구부(201)와 제3 유로(213)가 연통하고 제2 개구부(202)와 제2 유로(212)가 연통하도록 동작하거나 또는 제1 개구부(201)와 제1 유로(211)가 연통하고 제2 개구부(202)와 제3 유로(213)가 연통하도록 동작하는 것을 특징으로 하는 모듈형 산소발생기.
- 제 4 항에 있어서,상기 매니폴드는, 상부면에 형성되고 상기 공기 탱크(TA)와 연통하도록 형성된 제3 상부 개구부(203)를 더 포함하고,상기 제3 상부 개구부(203)와 상기 제3 유로(213)가 매니폴드 내부에서 연통하도록 구성된 것을 특징으로 하는 모듈형 산소발생기.
- 제 6 항에 있어서,상기 매니폴드(200)가, 상부면에 형성되고 상기 산소 탱크(TO)와 연통하도록 형성된 제4 상부 개구부(204) 및 측면에 형성된 측면 개구부(205)를 더 포함하고,상기 제4 상부 개구부와 상기 측면 개구부가 매니폴드 내부에서 연통하도록 구성된 것을 특징으로 하는 모듈형 산소발생기.
- 제 2 항에 있어서,상기 상부 배관 어셈블리(30)가, 상기 탱크 어셈블리(10)의 상부에 상기 베드의 개수만큼 설치되는 배관 블록(300)을 포함하되, 각각의 상기 배관 블록(300)은,상기 베드의 한 쌍의 산소포집 탱크의 각각과 연통하는 제1 관통구(311,312), 각각의 제1 관통구(311,312)에 설치된 체크밸브(313,314), 및 제1 관통구(311,312)를 연결하는 제1 연결유로(315)를 포함하는 하부블록(310);상기 하부블록(310)의 상부에 배치되며, 상기 제1 관통구(311,312)를 연결하는 제2 연결유로(331)를 포함하는 상부블록(330); 및상기 제1 연결유로(315)를 개폐하도록 동작하는 제2 밸브(340);를 포함하고,상기 각 배관블록(300)의 상부블록(330)들끼리 서로 연통되어 있는 것을 특징으로 하는 모듈형 산소발생기.
- 제 8 항에 있어서,상기 상부 배관 어셈블리(30)가, 복수개의 상기 상부블록(330)들끼리 연결하는 연결블록(350)을 더 포함하고,상기 연결블록(350)은 내부에 길이방향을 따라 형성된 제3 연결유로(351)를 포함하고, 각각의 상기 상부블록(330)의 제2 연결유로(331)가 상기 제3 연결유로(351)와 연통하도록 구성된 것을 특징으로 하는 모듈형 산소발생기.
- 제 9 항에 있어서,상기 하부블록(310)과 상부블록(330) 사이에 개재되어 상기 하부블록과 상부블록을 이격시키는 중간블록(320)을 더 포함하고,상기 중간블록(320)은 상기 하부블록(310)의 제1 관통구(311,312)와 상기 상부블록(330)의 제2 연결유로(331)를 연결하는 제2 관통구(321)를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 모듈형 산소발생기.
- 제 9 항에 있어서, 상부 배관 어셈블리(30)가,상기 연결블록(350)의 제3 연결유로(351)와 상기 탱크 어셈블리(10)의 산소 탱크(TO)를 연결하는 산소 이송관(421)을 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 모듈형 산소발생기.
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