Oxygen concentrator with pressure booster and oxygen concentration monitoring
US5071453A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 19, 1990 |
| Grant date | Dec 10, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 19, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2016/1025
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In an oxygen concentrator which is intended for aircraft use, a booster compressor is used to increase the pressure of the product gas from the concentrator in order to increase the amount of the gas which can be stored in a plenum. The booster includes two moving pistons which are rigidly linked together and a series of check valves which control the flow of gases through the compressor. One of the pistons is driven by air from the rotary valve in the concentrator, and the other piston compresses the product gas for delivery to the plenum. A small sample of concentrator product gas is monitored by an oxygen sensor for oxygen concentration. Once the oxygen concentration has reached an acceptable level the booster compressor fills the plenum with product gas. Thereafter, if oxygen concentration of product gas delivered to the crew from the concentrator falls below the concentration which is required at a particular altitude, the product gas stored in the plenum is delivered to the crew. The oxygen sensor monitors the concentrator output product gas to the breathing regulator when the stored plenum gas is not being used.
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