Method for improving behaviour of a museum display case with respect to objects exhibited therein
AssigneeGoppion S.P.A.
InventorAlessandro Goppion
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Abstract
In order to improve the behaviour of a museum display case towards objects exhibited therein, the display case is subjected to a heat treatment in which the museum display case is maintained at a treatment temperature for a treatment time. The treatment temperature is between 35° and 50° and the treatment time is at least 30 hours. In this way, the emission of harmful volatile substances, including VOCs (volatile organic compounds), is drastically reduced and consequently the objects displayed in the display case are not at risk of damages due to the presence of these volatile substances in the display case.
Claims7
A method for improving behaviour of a museum display case with respect to objects to be exhibited therein, wherein the display case has parts facing an interior exhibition space which are made of materials capable of emitting volatile substances, the materials including at least one of:
- silicone rubber, elastic material, and plastoferrite, the method comprising the steps of:
- assembling the display case by assembling various parts to obtain a structure of the display case;
- after the assembling the display case and before exhibiting objects in the display case, subjecting the assembled display case to a heat treatment in which at least said materials including at least one of:
- silicone rubber, elastic material, and plastoferrite are subjected to a treatment temperature for a treatment time, wherein the treatment temperature is selected to accelerate release of volatile substances from said materials and the treatment time is at least 30 hours and not more than 100 hours, during which an air change is periodically performed in the interior exhibition space of the display case for a duration of at least 5 minutes every hour, and wherein the heat treatment is performed by placing heating members in the display case;
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- verifying elimination or reduction of volatile substances by measuring a concentration value of volatile substances in air inside the display case during and at the end of the heat treatment.
A method for manufacturing a museum display case comprising an interior exhibition space, comprising the steps of:
- assembling a display case structure using, in parts of the display case facing the interior exhibition space, materials capable of emitting volatile substances, the materials including at least one of:
- silicone rubber, elastic material, and plastoferrite;
- after the assembling the display case and before exhibiting objects in the display case, subjecting the assembled display case structure to a heat treatment in which at least said parts materials including at least one of:
- silicone rubber, elastic material, and plastoferrite are subjected to a treatment temperature for a treatment time, wherein the treatment temperature is selected to accelerate release of volatile substances from said materials and the treatment time is at least 30 hours and not more than 100 hours, during which an air change is periodically performed in the interior exhibition space of the display case for a duration of at least 5 minutes every hour, and wherein the heat treatment is performed by placing heating members in the display case;
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- verifying elimination or reduction of volatile substances by measuring a concentration value of volatile substances in air inside the display case during and at the end of the heat treatment.
A method for improving behaviour of a museum display case with respect to objects to be exhibited therein, wherein the display case has parts facing an interior exhibition space which are made of materials capable of emitting volatile substances, the materials including at least one of:
- silicone rubber, elastic material, and plastoferrite, the method comprising the steps of:
- assembling the display case by assembling various parts to obtain a structure of the display case, the structure comprising a base configured to house a hygroscopic material for moisture control;
- after the assembling the display case and before exhibiting objects in the display case, and before housing the hygroscopic material in the base, subjecting the assembled display case to a heat treatment in which at least said materials including at least one of:
- silicone rubber, elastic material, and plastoferrite are subjected to a treatment temperature for a treatment time, wherein the treatment temperature is selected to accelerate release of volatile substances from said materials and the treatment time is at least 30 hours and not more than 100 hours, during which an air change is periodically performed in the interior exhibition space of the display case for a duration of at least 5 minutes every hour, and wherein the heat treatment is performed by placing heating members in the display case;
- verifying elimination or reduction of volatile substances by measuring a concentration value of volatile substances in air inside the display case during and at the end of the heat treatment;
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- after the heat treatment is completed, housing the hygroscopic material in the base of the display case.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.