Clean air device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10830462-B2
Application number	US-201616067264-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 28, 2016
Priority date	Jan 21, 2016
Publication date	Nov 10, 2020
Grant date	Nov 10, 2020

Abstract

The purpose of the present invention is to reduce the risk of contamination in a clean air device in which a safety cabinet and clean booths are coupled. To achieve this, a clean air device in which a cabinet and clean booths are coupled, is configured such that the cabinet is equipped with: a work space which is formed on the inner side of a front shutter; and a circulation path which is formed from the lower surface, side surfaces, rear surface of the work space, and an outside portion of the cabinet so as to exhaust the air flowing into the work space. Pass boxes connected to the clean booths are provided to a portion of the side surfaces of the work space. Each of the pass boxes is formed by a pass box coupling inner surface, the outside of which has a space formed by a pass box coupling outer surface. The space communicates with the circulation path. The bottom of the pass box coupling outer surface is provided with a pass box coupling outer surface slit.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A clean air apparatus comprising:
a clear air device in which a cabinet and a clean booth are connected, wherein
the cabinet includes a work space formed on an inner surface side of a front shutter, and a pass box connected to the clean booth which is provided in a part of a side wall of the work space,
a circulation flow path which is formed by a lower surface side, a side surface side and a rear surface side of the work space and an outside portion of the cabinet to exhaust the air flowing into the work space,
the pass box is formed by an inner surface of a pass box connection portion,
an outer surface of the pass box connection portion is formed outside the pass box via a space and the space is formed between the inner surface of the pass box connection portion and the outer surface of the pass box connection portion,
the space communicates with the circulation flow path, and
an outer surface slit of the pass box connection portion is provided at a lower part of the outer surface of the pass box connection portion.

2. The clean air apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein an inner surface slit of the pass box connection portion is provided in a part of the inner surface of the pass box connection portion.

3. The clean air apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the inner surface slit of the pass box connection portion is provided on the inner surface of the pass box connection portion on a front bottom side or a front side surface of the pass box.

4. The clean air apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein when the clean booth is not connected to the cabinet, an air-tight cover is attached to an outer surface of the pass box.

5. The clean air apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a door and a door switch which detects opening and closing of the door are provided in the pass box, and when the door is opened, the door switch is turned ON to increase the a capability of the fan provided in the cabinet, or an operation of a separately installed fan is started.

6. The clean air apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
a storage portion is configured to penetrate a circulation flow path on a lower side of the work space is included at an opening portion on a bottom surface of the work space, and the storage portion is provided with a slit on a side surface.

7. The clean air apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein a work space bottom slit which is a lateral slit or a punching hole is provided in a central part of the work space to divide an air flow branching point which branches to a lower front surface and a lower rear surface of the air flow passing through the circulation flow path from the lower side of the work space.

Assignees

• Hitachi Industry Equipment Systems Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kaneko Takeshi
• Sato Hirotoshi

Classifications

• F24F3/167 Primary

  Clean rooms, i.e. enclosed spaces in which a uniform flow of filtered air is distributed (air distribution by perforated walls F24F7/10) · CPC title

• F24F3/163 Primary

  Clean air work stations, i.e. selected areas within a space which filtered air is passed · CPC title

• B01L1/04

  Dust-free rooms or enclosures · CPC title

• B01L1/00

  Enclosures; Chambers (provided with manipulation devices or glove boxes B25J21/00) · CPC title

• F24F9/00

  Use of air currents for screening, e.g. air curtains · CPC title