Containment enclosure having two distinct closed positions
AssigneeGetinge La Calhene
InventorsPascal Goulay, Pascal Cochard
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Abstract
The invention relates to a containment enclosure comprising two compartments (21, 22) and a sealing system between the two compartments. The sealing system (16; 23, 30) comprises a door (23) having two opposite faces (23a, 23b). The door comprises a transfer support (30) on one of its faces. According to the invention, the door allows two closed positions distinct from one another, in which positions the door forms a gastight interface between the two compartments.
Claims13
A containment enclosure including a first compartment, a second compartment and a sealing system between the first compartment and the second compartment,
- the sealing system including a door having a first face and a second face opposite to the first face,
- the door including at least one transfer support on the first face,
- wherein the door is configured to have a first closed position and a second closed position, distinct from the first closed position, the first face respectively participating in delimiting the first compartment in the first closed position, the first face respectively participating in delimiting the second compartment in the second closed position,
- the door including a pivot rod and a seal disposed about the pivot rod, the seal being positioned between a frame and a rim, and
- the door forming a gas tight interface between the first compartment and the second compartment in the first and in the second closed position.
A method for transferring a loading between two compartments of a containment enclosure including a first compartment, a second compartment and a sealing system between the first compartment and the second compartment,
- the sealing system including a door having a first face and a second face opposite to the first face,
- the door including at least one transfer support on the first face,
- wherein the door is configured to have a first closed position and a second closed position, distinct from the first closed position, the first face respectively participating in delimiting the first compartment in the first closed position, the first face respectively participating in delimiting the second compartment in the second closed position,
- the door including a pivot rod and a seal disposed about the pivot rod, the seal being positioned between a frame and a rim, and
- the door forming a gas tight interface between the first compartment and the second compartment in the first and in the second closed position,
- the method including the step of moving the door from the first closed position to the second closed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.