Breathing gas supply system
View Patent ↗An oxygen concentrator and compressor assembly. An oxygen concentrator is disposed in a housing having an upper end. A compressor is disposed in a housing having a lower end. The upper end of the oxygen concentrator housing and the lower end of the compressor housing are configured such that placement of the lower end of the compressor housing on the upper end of the oxygen concentrator housing sets the position of the compressor housing with respect to the oxygen concentrator housing.
1. An oxygen concentrator and compressor assembly comprising:
an oxygen concentrator disposed in a housing having an upper end;
a compressor disposed in a housing having a lower end;
wherein said upper end of said oxygen concentrator housing and said lower end of the compressor housing are configured such that placement of the lower end of the compressor housing on the upper end of the oxygen concentrator housing sets the position of the compressor housing with respect to the oxygen concentrator housing;
wherein the upper end of the oxygen concentrator housing includes at least one surface that is generally congruent to at least one surface of the lower end of the compressor housing;
wherein the at least one surface of the oxygen concentrator housing comprises a handle of the oxygen concentrator; and
wherein the at least one surface of the compressor housing comprises a recess that accepts said handle of the oxygen concentrator.
2. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the at least one surface of the upper end of the oxygen concentrator housing engages the at least one surface of the lower end of the compressor housing to set the position of the oxygen concentrator housing with respect to the compressor housing.
3. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the at least one surface of the upper end of the oxygen concentrator housing engages the at least one surface of the lower end of the compressor housing to set the position of the oxygen concentrator housing with respect to the compressor housing such that the position of the compressor housing is not moveable with respect to the oxygen concentrator housing without disengaging the compressor housing from the oxygen concentrator housing.
4. The assembly of claim 2 wherein the at least one surface of the upper end of the oxygen concentrator housing and the at least one surface of the lower end of the compressor housing are shaped to allow placement of the compressor housing on the oxygen concentrator housing at only a single orientation.
5. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the at least one surface of the lower end of the compressor housing extends substantially around an entirety of a perimeter of the lower end of the compressor housing.
6. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the at least one surface of the oxygen concentrator housing comprises at least one projection extending from said upper end of the oxygen concentrator housing.
7. The assembly of claim 6 wherein the at least one surface of the compressor housing comprises a recess that accepts said projection of the oxygen concentrator housing.
8. The assembly of claim 7 wherein the recess is defined by a skirt that extends around a perimeter of the compressor housing.
9. The assembly of claim 8 wherein the skirt of the compressor engages the projection of the oxygen concentrator housing.
10. The assembly of claim 1 further comprising a conduit that connects an outlet of the oxygen concentrator to an inlet of the compressor.
11. The assembly of claim 1 wherein an outlet of concentrated oxygen is coupled to an inlet of the compressor by placing the lower end of the compressor housing on the upper end of the concentrator housing.
12. The assembly of claim 1 further comprising a latch for securing the compressor housing to the oxygen concentrator housing.
13. The assembly of claim 1 further comprising a detent arrangement between the compressor housing and the oxygen concentrator housing.
14. The assembly of claim 13 wherein the detent arrangement snap-connects the compressor housing to the oxygen concentrator housing when the compressor housing is placed on the oxygen concentrator housing.
15. An oxygen concentrator and compressor assembly comprising:
an oxygen concentrator disposed in a housing having an upper end;
a compressor disposed in a housing having a lower end;
wherein said upper end of said oxygen concentrator housing and said lower end of the compressor housing are configured such that placement of the lower end of the compressor housing on the upper end of the oxygen concentrator housing sets the position of the compressor housing with respect to the oxygen concentrator housing;
wherein the upper end of the oxygen concentrator housing includes at least one surface that is generally congruent to at least one surface of the lower end of the compressor housing;
wherein the at least one surface of the oxygen concentrator housing comprises at least one projection extending from said upper end of the oxygen concentrator housing;
wherein the at least one surface of the compressor housing comprises a recess that accepts said projection of the oxygen concentrator housing;
wherein the recess is defined by a skirt that extends around a perimeter of the compressor housing; and
wherein the skirt of the compressor engages the projection of the oxygen concentrator housing.
16. The assembly of claim 15 wherein the at least one surface of the upper end of the oxygen concentrator housing engages the at least one surface of the lower end of the compressor housing to set the position of the oxygen concentrator housing with respect to the compressor housing.
17. The assembly of claim 15 wherein the at least one surface of the upper end of the oxygen concentrator housing engages the at least one surface of the lower end of the compressor housing to set the position of the oxygen concentrator housing with respect to the compressor housing such that the position of the compressor housing is not moveable with respect to the oxygen concentrator housing without disengaging the compressor housing from the oxygen concentrator housing.
18. The assembly of claim 16 wherein the at least one surface of the upper end of the oxygen concentrator housing and the at least one surface of the lower end of the compressor housing are shaped to allow placement of the compressor housing on the oxygen concentrator housing at only a single orientation.
19. The assembly of claim 15 wherein the at least one surface of the lower end of the compressor housing extends substantially around an entirety of a perimeter of the lower end of the compressor housing.
20. The assembly of claim 15 wherein the at least one surface of the oxygen concentrator housing comprises a handle of the oxygen concentrator.
21. The assembly of claim 20 wherein the at least one surface of the compressor housing comprises a recess that accepts said handle of the oxygen concentrator.
22. The assembly of claim 15 further comprising a conduit that connects an outlet of the oxygen concentrator to an inlet of the compressor.
23. The assembly of claim 15 wherein an outlet of concentrated oxygen is coupled to an inlet of the compressor by placing the lower end of the compressor housing on the upper end of the concentrator housing.
24. The assembly of claim 15 further comprising a latch for securing the compressor housing to the oxygen concentrator housing.
25. The assembly of claim 15 further comprising a detent arrangement between the compressor housing and the oxygen concentrator housing.
26. The assembly of claim 25 wherein the detent arrangement snap-connects the compressor housing to the oxygen concentrator housing when the compressor housing is placed on the oxygen concentrator housing.
27. An oxygen concentrator and compressor assembly comprising:
an oxygen concentrator disposed in a housing having an upper end;
a compressor disposed in a housing having a lower end;
wherein said upper end of said oxygen concentrator housing and said lower end of the compressor housing are configured such that placement of the lower end of the compressor housing on the upper end of the oxygen concentrator housing sets the position of the compressor housing with respect to the oxygen concentrator housing; and
wherein an outlet of concentrated oxygen is coupled to an inlet of the compressor by placing the lower end of the compressor housing on the upper end of the concentrator housing.
28. The assembly of claim 27 wherein the upper end of the oxygen concentrator housing includes at least one surface that is generally congruent to at least one surface of the lower end of the compressor housing.
29. The assembly of claim 28 wherein the at least one surface of the upper end of the oxygen concentrator housing engages the at least one surface of the lower end of the compressor housing to set the position of the oxygen concentrator housing with respect to the compressor housing.
30. The assembly of claim 28 wherein the at least one surface of the upper end of the oxygen concentrator housing engages the at least one surface of the lower end of the compressor housing to set the position of the oxygen concentrator housing with respect to the compressor housing such that the position of the compressor housing is not moveable with respect to the oxygen concentrator housing without disengaging the compressor housing from the oxygen concentrator housing.
31. The assembly of claim 29 wherein the at least one surface of the upper end of the oxygen concentrator housing and the at least one surface of the lower end of the compressor housing are shaped to allow placement of the compressor housing on the oxygen concentrator housing at only a single orientation.
32. The assembly of claim 28 wherein the at least one surface of the lower end of the compressor housing extends substantially around an entirety of a perimeter of the lower end of the compressor housing.
33. The assembly of claim 28 wherein the at least one surface of the oxygen concentrator housing comprises a handle of the oxygen concentrator.
34. The assembly of claim 33 wherein the at least one surface of the compressor housing comprises a recess that accepts said handle of the oxygen concentrator.
35. The assembly of claim 28 wherein the at least one surface of the oxygen concentrator housing comprises at least one projection extending from said upper end of the oxygen concentrator housing.
36. The assembly of claim 35 wherein the at least one surface of the compressor housing comprises a recess that accepts said projection of the oxygen concentrator housing.
37. The assembly of claim 36 wherein the recess is defined by a skirt that extends around a perimeter of the compressor housing.
38. The assembly of claim 37 wherein the skirt of the compressor engages the projection of the oxygen concentrator housing.
39. The assembly of claim 27 further comprising a conduit that connects an outlet of the oxygen concentrator to an inlet of the compressor.
40. The assembly of claim 27 further comprising a latch for securing the compressor housing to the oxygen concentrator housing.
41. The assembly of claim 27 further comprising a detent arrangement between the compressor housing and the oxygen concentrator housing.
42. The assembly of claim 41 wherein the detent arrangement snap-connects the compressor housing to the oxygen concentrator housing when the compressor housing is placed on the oxygen concentrator housing.