WO2022130096A1 - Chariot de biodécontamination - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a cart for moving material to/from a clean room, in particular a cart with biodecontamination capacity.
- the invention is intended in particular for use in plants comprising at least one controlled contamination zone, or clean room, i.e., an area with a very low amount of dusts and sterile from a microbiological point of view (hereinafter referred to in short as “clean room”). For this reason, the following description will make specific reference to this field of use. However, as those skilled in the art may well understand, the invention can also be usefully employed in different environments, for example in environments subject to less stringent constraints.
- one of the problems which constantly arises in systems comprising one or more clean rooms is that of correctly managing the transport of material from an unclassified external environment or an environment with a lower classification than that of the clean room (and therefore referred to in short as “dirty space”) to a clean room.
- the flowed transfer carts referred to as LAF Laminar Air Flow
- LAF Laminar Air Flow
- These carts comprise a closed compartment into which air is blown which is sucked in from the external environment, typically filtered through HEPA (High Efficiency Particulate Air) filters, and reintroduced into the external environment. A double effect is thus obtained.
- HEPA High Efficiency Particulate Air
- the filtered air is blown in the form of a laminar flow in order to carry out a continuous washing of the surfaces, removing any suspended pollutants from the compartment and thus preventing it from contaminating the material loaded inside the cart.
- the material which was already clean at the start, remains clean throughout the journey, up to the second clean room.
- pass box or material pass-through
- the pass box can then comprise a biodecontamination system which is suitable for the treatment of the contents of the compartment.
- the correct use of the pass box requires that, keeping the second door hermetically closed, a first operator in the dirty space opens the first door, introduces the contaminated material into the compartment and closes the first door.
- the biodecontamination cycle is carried out, for example by means of hydrogen peroxide vapor.
- a second operator inside the clean room can open the second door and take the material, now biodecontaminated and clean, so as to put it in the clean room without any risk of contamination.
- Flowed LAF carts are only adapted to maintain the material at a previously achieved degree of cleanliness, but they are not capable of reducing the risk of contamination or improving the degree of cleanliness.
- pass boxes are an expensive and inflexible solution. In fact, at least one pass box must be included for each clean room and, since it requires a rather complex and laborious installation, it is preferable for it to be provided from the beginning of the construction of the plant. In fact, the construction of a pass box requires significant masonry work and the preparation of some systems including the biodecontamination system and an adequate ventilation and air conditioning system (HVAC, Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning). If it is necessary to create a new pass box in a location lacking one, the necessary works involve prolonged unavailability of the clean room and therefore at least partial shutdown of the entire plant.
- HVAC Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning
- FIG. 1 shows an axonometric view of a cart and a fixed communication window in accordance with the invention
- - figure 2 diagrammatically shows an operating mode of the cart in accordance with the invention
- FIG. 3 diagrammatically shows another operating mode of the cart in accordance with the invention.
- FIG. 4 diagrammatically shows another operating mode of the cart in accordance with the invention.
- FIG. 5 diagrammatically shows another operating mode of the cart in accordance with the invention.
- FIG. 6 shows an axonometric view of an embodiment of the cart in accordance with the invention, in which some parts have been removed;
- figure 7 shows a plan view similar to that in figure 1 , in which some parts of the cart have been removed;
- figure 8 shows a view of the section made along the line VIII-VIII in figure 7;
- the invention relates to a movable cart in an industrial environment.
- the expression "fixed” refers hereinafter to elements of the environment, as opposed to the elements of the cart which are movable therewith.
- clean room means a constantly controlled environment which meets certain predefined requirements and which therefore has a very low amount of dust and is sterile from a microbiological point of view.
- dirty space means an environment outside a clean room and for which there is no requirement or there are less stringent requirements than those of the clean room.
- HP mixture hereinafter refers to a mixture of gas, for example air, and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2 - Hydrogen Peroxide), adapted to obtain a biodecontamination effect on the surfaces with which it comes into contact.
- gas for example air
- hydrogen peroxide H2O2 - Hydrogen Peroxide
- HP apparatus refers to a device adapted to generate a flow of HP mixture.
- the HP apparatus can utilize different technologies: for example, it can utilize technologies based on the use of hydrogen peroxide in the vapor state such as VHP (Vaporized Hydrogen Peroxide), HPV (Hydrogen Peroxide Vapor), VPHP (Vapor Phase Hydrogen Peroxide) technologies, or it can utilize technologies based on ionized hydrogen peroxide such as IHP (Ionized Hydrogen Peroxide) or HPE technologies, or it can utilize so-called dry fog technologies such as spraying or atomizing hydrogen peroxide.
- paths are defined within which a fluid moves in a unique direction.
- the expressions "upstream”, “before” or the like are uniquely defined with respect to the expressions “downstream”, “after” or the like.
- the invention relates to a cart 20 for moving material to/from a clean room 22, comprising:
- the cart 20 further comprises an HP apparatus 32 and a first conduit 34 adapted to introduce a flow of hydrogen-peroxide based HP mixture into the compartment 24.
- the cart 20 can further comprise an exposed door 26, also adapted to alternatively allow accessing the compartment 24 and hermetically closing the compartment 24.
- an exposed door 26 also adapted to alternatively allow accessing the compartment 24 and hermetically closing the compartment 24.
- both doors 26, 28 are exposed in the same identical manner in many conditions of use.
- the possibility of obtaining a protection for one of the two doors 26, 28 is one of the technical features of the cart 20 which allows making the most of the advantages of the invention.
- the cart 20 can further comprise a ventilation system 30 adapted to create an air flow inside the compartment 24, preferably a laminar air flow.
- the ventilation system 30 can be similar per se to those mounted on board the flowed LAF (Laminar Air Flow) carts of a known type.
- the ventilation system 30 comprises a first opening 36 for the suction of air from the outside, one or more filters (described in greater detail below), a fan 38, a second opening 40 for expelling the air towards the outside, and a series of channels 42 adapted to connect the first opening 36 to the fan 38 and then to the compartment 24 of the cart 20, and adapted to connect the compartment 24 to the second opening 40.
- the ventilation system 30 comprises one or more of the following filters:
- suction filter 44 placed at the first opening 36, adapted to intercept the air flow sucked in from the outside by the ventilation system 30;
- an introduction filter 46 placed near the compartment 24, adapted to intercept the air flow which is blown into the compartment 24;
- an exhaust filter 48 placed at the second opening 40, adapted to intercept the air flow which is expelled to the outside.
- the cart 20 comprises a second suction filter 44, adapted to intercept the air flow sucked from the outside by the HP apparatus 32.
- the cart 20 comprises a single suction filter 44 which serves both the ventilation system 30 and the HP apparatus 32.
- one or more of the filters listed above are so-called absolute filters, for example they can be said HEPA (High Efficiency Particulate Air) or ULPA (Ultra Low Penetration Ait) filters based on the classification defined by the UNI EN 1822 standards.
- HEPA filters have a filtration efficiency between 85% and 99.995% depending on the class to which they belong
- ULPA filters have a filtration efficiency between 99.9995% and 99.999995% depending on the class to which they belong.
- the ventilation system 30 further comprises a shutter 50, preferably motorized, adapted to close the channel 42 upstream of the compartment 24.
- the fan 38 is a centrifugal fan.
- the cart 20 comprises a control panel 52 which allows one or more of the following functions to be performed:
- the cart 20 comprises an electrical power supply system 54, adapted to power the devices on board the cart 20.
- the power supply system 54 preferably comprises a connection to the mains and/or a battery or an uninterruptible power supply which allows the on-board devices to be powered even while the cart 20 is disconnected from the mains, typically when it is in motion.
- the devices on board the cart 20 which must be powered are certainly the fan 38 of the ventilation system 30 and the HP apparatus 32 but, in accordance with the various embodiments, other devices may also require an energy supply.
- the ventilation system 30 is adapted to achieve two purposes. Firstly, the ventilation system 30 ensures that an overpressure with respect to the external environment is established inside the compartment 24. Furthermore, the ventilation system 30 is adapted to blow air in the form of a laminar flow inside the compartment 24.
- the cart 20 to have the operating mode diagrammatically shown in figure 2.
- the cart 20 of the invention functions exactly like a flowed LAF cart 20 of a known type.
- a laminar flow of clean air is ensured inside the compartment 24 which prevents any pollutant suspended in the air from contaminating the material stored inside the compartment 24.
- the cart 20 of the invention can be used to transport clean material from a first clean room 22 to a second clean room 22, passing through a dirty space 56.
- the HP apparatus 32 is a generator of the VPHP type (Vapor Phase Hydrogen Peroxide), known per se.
- a VPHP generator is adapted, starting from hydrogen peroxide in the liquid phase, to generate hydrogen peroxide in the vapor phase and thus to obtain the HP mixture.
- the cart 20 comprises a tank 58 of liquid phase hydrogen peroxide from which the HP apparatus 32 draws to obtain the vapor phase hydrogen peroxide.
- the HP apparatus 32 is also adapted to suck an air flow from the outside, for mixing a predetermined flow rate of hydrogen peroxide vapor with a predetermined flow rate of air, so as to obtain the HP mixture.
- the cart 20 of the invention comprises a first conduit 34 which connects the outlet of the HP apparatus 32 inside the compartment 24, so that the HP mixture can be introduced into the compartment 24 itself.
- the cart 20 further comprises one or more main catalysts 58, adapted to ensure the splitting of the hydrogen peroxide molecules (H2O2) into water (H2O) and oxygen (O2).
- the main catalysts 58 known per se, preferably comprise metal grids with a coating of heavy metals such as mixtures of palladium, iridium, chromium, and the like.
- the main catalysts 58 are placed along the ventilation system 30, downstream of the compartment 24 and preferably upstream of the second opening 40 for expelling the air towards the outside.
- the cart 20 of the invention allows carrying out a biodecontamination process of the compartment 24 and the material stored therein.
- the HP device 32 produces the HP mixture which is fed into the compartment 24 by the first conduit 34.
- the shutter 50 is closed to prevent the HP mixture from accidentally passing through the ventilation system 30 in the opposite direction. Since hydrogen peroxide is an irritant, the ventilation requires the flow of HP mixture to be passed through the main catalysts 58 before being expelled, so that the hydrogen peroxide is split into water and oxygen and only harmless substances are expelled outside the cart 20.
- the cart 20 should be brought into an operating mode similar to that in figure 2 with the only difference that in this case the main catalysts 58 are also involved.
- the HP apparatus 32 is deactivated and therefore the HP mixture is no longer fed inside the compartment 24.
- the shutter 50 is opened and the fan 38 is activated.
- the forced ventilation inside the compartment 24 allows any residual hydrogen peroxide to be removed and passed through the main catalysts 58, to ensure that the compartment 24 can be opened in total safety.
- the cart 20 comprises first interface means 60.1 surrounding the protected door 28.
- Said first interface means 60.1 will be described in more detail below.
- the invention relates to an assembly 66 comprising a cart 20 in accordance with the invention, and a fixed window 62 adapted to allow the communication between a dirty space 56 and a clean room 22.
- the window 62 comprises a panel 64 which can alternatively be open or sealingly closed, and second interface means 60.2 extending along the periphery of the panel 64 and which are complementary to first interface means 60.1 arranged on board a cart 20 in accordance with the invention.
- the panel 64 opens from the side of the window 62 opposite to the side on which the second interface means 60.2 are arranged.
- the window 62 is mounted so that the panel 64 opens towards the clean room 22 and the second interface means 60.2 face the dirty space 56. In accordance with other embodiments, vice versa, the window 62 is mounted so that the panel 64 opens towards the dirty space 56 and the second interface means 60.2 face the clean room 22.
- the cart 20 comprises first interface means 60.1 surrounding the protected door 28, and the window 62 comprises second interface means 60.2 extending along the periphery of the panel 64.
- the first interface means 60.1 and the second interface means 60.2 are mutually complementary and are referred to as interface means 60 as a whole.
- the interface means 60 allow, if necessary, the cart 20 to be firmly coupled to the window 62 so as to define a sealingly closed gap 68 between the two.
- the gap 68 is sealingly closed towards the compartment 24 of the cart 20, towards the dirty space 56, and towards the clean room 22.
- the interface means 60 comprise sensors adapted to detect the correct position of the cart 20 with respect to the fixed window 62.
- the sensors can be positioned on the cart 20, on the window 62 or, preferably, on both.
- the interface means 60 comprise electromagnets adapted to be activated to lock the cart 20 in the correct position with respect to the fixed window 62.
- the electromagnets can be positioned on the cart 20, on the window 62, or on both.
- the interface means 60 comprise a pair of sleeve flanges 70 complementary to each other.
- a first sleeve flange 70.1 is mounted on the cart 20, so as to surround the protected door 28, and a second sleeve flange 70.2 is mounted on the window 62, so as to surround the panel 64.
- the two sleeve flanges 70 are complementary to each other, meaning that one sleeve flange (for example the second sleeve flange 70.2 mounted on the window 62) can accommodate the other sleeve flange therein (in the example the first sleeve flange 70.1 mounted on the cart 20).
- the two sleeve flanges 70 have such dimensions that, while the cart 20 is in the correct position with respect to the fixed window 62, they remain at a distance one from the other on all sides (see the detail in figure 10. a).
- the distance ean be between about 1 mm and about 50 mm, preferably between about 5 mm and about 30 mm.
- the interface means 60 further comprise a gasket 72.
- the gasket 72 is of the pneumatically actuated type, known per se, and is adapted to bridge the distance d between the two sleeve flanges 70 so as to ensure the closure of the gap 68 (see the detail in figure 10.b). Furthermore, the actuation of the gasket 72, for example pneumatic, ensures that it is compressed, so as to ensure the sealing closure of the gap 68.
- the gasket 72 is arranged on the second interface means 60.2 of the window 62. Therefore, in this case the window 62 preferably comprises a system for activating the gasket 72, for example a pneumatic system which makes compressed air available. In other embodiments (not shown), the gasket 72 can be mounted on the first interface means 60.1 of the cart 20. Therefore, in this case the cart 20 can comprise a system for activating the gasket 72, for example a pneumatic system which makes compressed air available.
- the embodiment of the interface means 60 described above is only one among many possible ones.
- the interface means 60 can comprise plates designed to come into contact with each other and an electromagnetic coupling. The activation of the electromagnetic coupling, in addition to ensuring that the cart 20 remains firmly in position, also ensures that a gasket 72 is adequately compressed to obtain the seal.
- the cart 20 comprises a second conduit 74 connecting the outlet of the HP device 32 to an opening 76 outside the compartment 24, between the protected door 28 and the first interface means 60.1.
- the opening 76 is inside the gap 68. Thereby, it is possible to introduce the HP mixture inside the gap 68 itself.
- the window 62 comprises a second ventilation system 78 of the gap 68, in turn comprising an exhaust filter and a fixed catalyst, both similar to the corresponding components of the cart 20 described above.
- a second ventilation system 78 of the gap 68 in turn comprising an exhaust filter and a fixed catalyst, both similar to the corresponding components of the cart 20 described above.
- a second fixed fan or another ventilation device such as a source of compressed air.
- the cart 20 can have the operating mode diagrammatically shown in figure 4.
- the cart 20 can ensure the biodecontamination of the gap 68, introducing the HP mixture therein, similarly to what was described above in relation to the compartment 24.
- the second ventilation system 78 and the respective fixed catalyst allow removing any residual hydrogen peroxide from the gap 68 so as to ensure the safety of the operator who must open the panel 64.
- the window 62 itself can comprise a grid 80 between the panel 64 and the second interface means 60.2, connected to a fixed HP system 82.
- the opening 80 is inside the gap 68.
- the operating mode is completely similar to that described above.
- the cart 20 comprises a third conduit 84 connecting the outlet of the HP apparatus 32 to a point inside the ventilation system 30, downstream of the main catalysts 58 and preferably upstream of the second opening 40 for the expulsion of the air towards the outside.
- the third conduit 84 is permanently arranged on board the cart 20.
- the third conduit 84 can be assembled and disassembled if required.
- the cart 20 further comprises a removable accessory 86 comprising an air manifold and one or more accessory catalysts which are completely similar to the main catalysts 58 described above.
- the manifold is adapted to be coupled to the second opening 40 in a removable manner for expelling the air, so as to intercept the flow of gas output from the ventilation system 30 of the cart 20.
- the cart 20 also allows a biodecontamination cycle to be carried out on the second opening 40 for expelling the air towards the outside and in particular on the possible exhaust filter 48 arranged thereat.
- This portion of the ventilation system 30, being located downstream of the main catalysts 58, is never reached by the hydrogen peroxide and is therefore exposed to phenomena of microbiological contamination.
- the third conduit 84 allows the HP mixture to be fed immediately upstream of the second opening 40 and the possible exhaust filter 48 while the removable accessory 86, with the accessory catalysts thereof, ensures the safety of the operators.
- One possible mission is to transfer already cleaned material from a first clean room 22 to a second clean room 22 passing through a dirty space 56.
- a cart 20 in accordance with the invention and comprising the first interface means 60.1 in the dirty space 56; arrange the first clean room 22 with a first window 62 and the second clean room 22 with a second window 62, in accordance with what is described above.
- both windows 62 must be arranged so that the second interface means 60.2 face the dirty space 56 and the panels 64 open towards the respective clean room 22. It is then possible to carry out the following steps:
- an indefinite period of time can elapse.
- the cart 20 can be positioned in a waiting area where, ensuring the power supply of the on-board devices, the cart 20 can remain in total safety for an indefinite time.
- Another possible mission is to transfer dirty material from a dirty space 56 to a clean room 22.
- a cart 20 in accordance with the invention and comprising the first interface means 60.1 in the dirty space 56; and arrange the clean chamber 22 with a window 62 in accordance with what is described above.
- the window 62 must be arranged so that the second interface means 60.2 face the dirty space 56 and the panel 64 opens towards the clean room 22. It is then possible to carry out the following steps:
- the cart 20 of the invention behaves exactly like a movable pass box, i.e., a pass box which can be applied from time to time to the window 62 of the clean room 22 which requires it.
- a further possible mission is to transfer dirty material from a dirty space 56 to a clean room 22 and then move it safely inside the clean room 22. Indeed, it is possible that, inside a clean room 22, there are in turn some areas which must comply with more stringent requirements (for example classified as areas A) with respect to other areas (classified as areas B).
- the window 62 must be arranged so that the second interface means 60.2 face the clean room 22 and the panel 64 opens towards the dirty space 56. It is then possible to carry out the following steps:
- the cart 20 of the invention behaves like a pass box and then allows the clean and biodecontaminated material to be transported in complete safety also through the areas B of the clean room 22.
- the cart 20 of the invention greatly simplifies the management of accesses to the clean rooms.
- it is no longer necessary to provide each clean room 22 with a pass box thereof.
- it is sufficient to provide a simple window 62 in accordance with what is described above for each clean room 22.
- the window 62 is much simpler than the pass box and, in the most essential version thereof, comprises only the interface means 60 and the watertight panel 64. Therefore, the provision o such a window 62 does not require complex work and reduces the unavailable time of the clean room 22 and partial shutdown of the system to a minimum.
- the present invention provides a cart 20 which is not only capable of ensuring the maintenance of a given degree of cleanliness therein, but which is also capable of reducing the risk of contamination and improving the degree of cleanliness.
- the present invention provides a cart 20 which represents a flexible and relatively inexpensive alternative to a traditional pass box.
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Abstract
L'invention concerne un chariot (20) destiné à déplacer un matériel vers/depuis une salle blanche (22). Le chariot (20) comprend : - un compartiment (24), - au moins une porte protégée (28) apte à permettre alternativement l'accès au compartiment (24) et fermant hermétiquement le compartiment (24), un appareil HP (32) et un premier conduit (34) conçu pour introduire un flux de mélange HP à base de peroxyde d'hydrogène dans le compartiment (24), et - des premiers moyens d'interface (60.1) entourant la porte protégée (28). Les premiers moyens d'interface (60.1) sont complémentaires à des seconds moyens d'interface (60.2) s'étendant le long de la périphérie d'un panneau (64) d'une fenêtre (62) qui peut être couplée au chariot (20) et est conçue pour permettre la communication entre un espace sale (56) et une salle blanche (22).
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