Clean room including an internal partition system
OwnerRoss P. MacDonaldinventor
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Abstract
This invention relates to operable partition systems for internally partitioning clean room areas into various work area configurations without the need for substantial manual operations. The operable, internally-partitionable clean room includes internal partitions which can be moved to a plurality of predetermined sites for physically, environmentally or visually separating the working area. This permits the user to easily provide the requisite level of work area separation. The internal partition system may be automatically operated. The partition system may be stored at one or more locations within the clean room when not in use. The operable partition system may include a track and carrier assembly for moving the internal partitions into place, typically an overhead track and carrier assembly.
Claims12
An operable, internally-partitionable clean room, which comprises:
- a clean room comprising an external wall means defining an internal working area in which environmental conditions are substantially controlled;
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- operable partition means made of clean room compatible materials which will not substantially increase the air particulate level in said internal working area, said partition means being locatable within said internal working area for physically, environmentally or visually separating said working area, and including means for operably locating said partition means at a plurality of sites within said working area;
- said operable, internally-partitionable clean room includes means for operably locating said operable partition means to a plurality of predetermined sites for physically, environmentally or visually separating said working area, and means for automatically controlling said operable locating of said operable partition means to said plurality of sites for physically, environmentally or visually separating said working area.
A method for internally-partitioning a clean room, which comprises:
- providing a clean room comprising external wall means defining an internal working area in which environmental conditions are substantially controlled;
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- providing within said internal working area an operable partition means made of clean room compatible materials for internally partitioning said clean room;
- operably locating said partition means within said working area to a plurality of predetermined sites and automatically controlling said operable locating of said operable partition means to said plurality of sites for either physically, environmentally or visually separating the working area.
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