Device consisting of at least two materials
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1. A patient interface comprised of at least a first material and a second material, wherein the first and second materials are connected at least partially to each other permanently, wherein the first material has a greater hardness than the second material, wherein a movable functional element made of the first material is movable so as to deform the second material so that restoring forces of the second material at least partially return the functional element, wherein the function of a locking connection and/or a snap-in connection is effected by the element of the first material, wherein the second material at least partially forms a grip surface for gripping by a user to operate the locking and/or snap-in connection, wherein the first material defines free spaces and the second material completely fills at least some of the free spaces of the first material and at least partially surrounds the first material, wherein the free spaces are movement spaces into which the functional element can deflect, wherein the second material is a compressible and/or elastic material and is unloaded in a first state and is compressed and/or expanded and/or torsioned in another state when the functional element is activated, and a restoring force is directed by the second material to the functional element of the first material.
2. The patient interface according to claim 1 , wherein each material is processed by a manufacturing process and the materials are at least partially connected to each other permanently by one of these manufacturing processes and/or another manufacturing process.
3. The patient interface according to claim 1 , wherein the second material has a radius of at least approximately 4 mm.
4. The patient interface according to claim 1 , wherein the second material has an edge with a radius of curvature of at last about 2 mm.
5. The patient interface according to claim 1 , wherein a transition between the first and second materials has a maximum offset relative to each other of about 0.5 mm.
6. The patient interface according to claim 5 , wherein the offset is at most about 0.3 mm.
7. The patient interface according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second materials are connected to each other chemically, or by positive engagement, or physically, or by fractional engagement, or by material engagement, or by adhesive surfaces.
8. The patient interface according to claim 1 , wherein the patient interface is a mask arrangement with a mask body of the first material defining a dead space that is different from a free space, and elements made of the second material are arranged in the mask body to reduce the dead space.
9. The patient interface according to claim 8 , wherein the second material influences the flow pattern of gas circulating in the mask arrangement.
10. The patient interface according to claim 1 , wherein a total stability of the patient interface is effected at least partially by the first material.
11. The patient interface according to claim 1 , wherein the first material or the second material or both are made of PP, PC, PA, ABS, silicone, or TPE.
12. The device patient interface according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second materials are at least partially connected to each other permanently by at least one of gluing, welding, riveting, or injection molding.
13. The patient interface according to claim 1 , wherein the second material forms at least partially a sealing element.
14. The patient interface according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second materials are at least partially connected to each other permanently by injection molding.
15. The patient interface according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second materials are at least partially connected to each other permanently by gluing.
16. The patient interface according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second materials are at least partially connected to each other permanently by riveting.
17. The patient interface according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second materials are at least partially connected to each other permanently by welding.
18. The patient interface according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first and second materials comprises ABS.
19. The patient interface according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first and second materials comprises PP.
20. The patient interface according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first and second materials comprises PC.
21. The patient interface according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first and second materials comprises PA.
22. The patient interface according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first and second materials comprises TPE.
23. The patient interface according to claim 1 , wherein the second material comprises silicone.