Device with a protective cover and it's use
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing quarantine systems are inadequate for rapid deployment and effective prevention of biocontamination, as they are often permanently installed and not readily available at the point of need, leading to insufficient capacity and increased risk of virus transmission during epidemics.
Innovation Solution
A device with a protective cover comprising multiple textile layers with varying flow permeability, supported by a spacer layer, which creates a controlled environment for quarantine areas by maintaining internal pressure greater than external pressure, using a filter-fan unit to supply sterile air and prevent contamination, and equipped with sensors for monitoring and regulation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If permanently installed quarantine stations are used, then the quarantine capacity is available, but the systems are not available in the right place in the world and cannot be quickly deployed
Solution Approach 1:
The protective cover is divided into multiple transportable modules that can be assembled at the deployment location. The cover comprises a first cover portion and a second cover portion that can be separately transported and then assembled to form the complete protective structure, enabling quick deployment anywhere in the world without requiring permanent installation infrastructure.
2Reliability
If permanently installed quarantine stations are used, then the quarantine capacity is available, but the required number of quickly transportable and set up quarantine systems is not available
Solution Approach 1:
The protective cover is pre-assembled into compact transportable modules that can be quickly deployed and set up at the desired location. The modular design with pre-configured components allows for rapid assembly and immediate operational capability, eliminating the need for time-consuming permanent installation while maintaining full quarantine functionality.
3Productivity
If potentially infected people are housed in open spaces, then the accommodation capacity is available, but the likelihood of transmission to healthy individuals increases
Solution Approach 1:
A flexible protective cover comprising multiple layers including a flow-permeable first layer and a flow-impermeable second layer is used to enclose potentially infected individuals. The spacer layer maintains a distance between the layers, creating a protected environment that prevents virus transmission while accommodating individuals in otherwise open spaces.
4Reliability
If a protective cover with multiple layers is used, then the protection against biocontamination is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The protective cover utilizes a first layer made of flow-permeable material with specific permeability characteristics that allows controlled air flow while maintaining protection against biocontamination. This porous structure provides effective filtration and protection without requiring complex multi-component systems, simplifying the overall device while maintaining high reliability.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables rapid setup of virus-free and cross-contamination-free quarantine areas that meet high cleanliness standards, effectively preventing the spread of biocontamination and ensuring safe accommodation of individuals or objects, while being lightweight, flexible, and easy to deploy.
Implementation Method 1
The air flow through the spacer layer into the room area is driven by a layer pressure p2 developing within the spacer layer, which is greater than an internal room pressure p1 developing within the room area and greater than an ambient pressure p3 prevailing in the environment
Implementation Method 2
at least one flow unit with a flow outlet is provided which is fluidically connected to the spacer layer through the second layer of the protective cover facing the environment
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AI summary
The invention relates to an apparatus having a protective envelope that is suitable and designed for enveloping at least one room region, with the result that the protective envelope is capable of separating the at least one room region from an environment directly surrounding the protective envelope, and to the use thereof. The invention also relates to a method for operating a production engineering unit under clean room conditions and for producing and operating a virus-free and cross-contamination-free room region that is surrounded by a protective envelope and intended for accommodating persons and/or objects subject to quarantine. The invention is characterized in that the protective envelope has at least two layers, namely a first and a second layer, that are separated by a spacer layer, in that at least the first layer is permeable to flow, in that the spacer layer has a supporting structure that keeps the two layers at a distance apart and that is traversable by flow in the longitudinal extent of the layer, and in that there is provided at least one flow unit that is fluidically connected to the spacer layer or to the room region.