Pressure vessel having electromechanical latching mechanism
US6391258B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 7, 1999 |
| Grant date | May 21, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 7, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T292/307
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A pressure vessel, such as a bench top sterilizer, including a pressurizable chamber housing having an interior for receiving items to be sterilized. The chamber housing includes an access opening and the sterilizer or pressure vessel includes a door with hinge structure facilitating door movement between an opened condition, a latch condition and a latched and sealed condition. A seal is connected with at least one of the chamber housing and the door and is disposed in sealing engagement around the access opening when the door is in the latched and sealed condition. After latch structure on the door is initially actuated by a user, a motorized drive mechanism with a rotatable output connects with the latch structure such that rotation of the output moves the door from the initially latched condition to the latched and sealed condition.
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