Angled Partition Dialysis Module for Privacy and Observation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Hemodialysis centers and hospital emergency rooms face challenges in providing individual patient privacy while allowing convenient observation and efficient installation of medical equipment, as current open designs lack compartmentalization and integrated utility supply solutions.
Innovation Solution
An integrated dialysis unit module with angled partition boards and modular design allows for easy assembly and reconfiguration, providing individual privacy spaces for patients and integrating power and water supply, enabling convenient observation and reduced assembly time.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If open type interior design is adopted for hemodialysis centers, then convenient observation for patients is achieved, but patient privacy is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The open space is segmented into multiple unit module compartments, each providing individual privacy while maintaining overall observability. The partition boards divide the large open area into smaller private spaces without completely blocking sightlines for medical personnel.
Solution Approach 2:
Privacy protection is applied locally at each patient station through partition boards, while the overall layout maintains open characteristics for observation. Each compartment has customized privacy solutions based on its specific position and requirements.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If curtains or screens are supplied for privacy, then some privacy protection is achieved, but extensive working time is consumed in completion of facilities
Solution Approach 1:
The partition boards are pre-assembled into complete unit module compartments with all necessary facilities (power supply, water supply, drainage) integrated beforehand. This preliminary preparation significantly reduces on-site assembly time compared to installing curtains or screens after the space is ready.
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple functions (privacy partitioning, power supply, water supply, drainage) are merged into single integrated unit module compartments. This consolidation eliminates the need for separate installation of each facility, reducing overall assembly time and complexity.
3Stability of the object's composition
If fixed arrangement of compartments is used, then stable structure is achieved, but flexibility in changing locations is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The unit module compartments are designed with detachable connection means, allowing the structure to transition between fixed and movable states. This dynamic design enables easy reconfiguration and relocation while maintaining structural stability when assembled, eliminating the need to choose between fixed arrangement and flexibility.
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AI summary
A unit module compartment structure of intergraded dialysis unit module includes a first unit module compartment and a second unit module compartment. The first unit module compartment includes a first partition board having connection means at one end, and a second partition board having connection means at two ends thereof, respectively. The connection means of the first partition board and the connection means at one end of the second partition board are connected with each other so as to form a first angle less than 90° but greater than 45°, and preferably 60°, between the first partition board and the second partition board. Further, the second unit module compartment includes a third partition board having connection means at one end, and a fourth partition board having connection means at two ends thereof, respectively. The connection means at one end of the third partition board and the connection means at one end of the fourth partition board and the connection means at another end of the second partition board are connected with each other so as to form a second angle less than 90° but greater than 45°, and preferably 60°, identical with the first angle, between the third partition board and the fourth partition board such that the first partition board and the third partition board maintain parallel with each other. Still further, an intergraded unit module compartment structure can be formed by combining together in sequence all the unit module compartment structures. Still further, an intergraded dialysis unit module is also disclosed. The intergraded dialysis unit module comprises unit module compartments each including a sitting or lying facility such as a hospital bed or a lounge, a piping box, piping including an inlet pipe and an outlet pipe, a socket panel, and a relevant medical instrument such as a dialysis machine.