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Granted Patent B2
US 11,554,395 · App. 16/768,186 · Granted Jan 17, 2023

Safety cabinet

Inventor: Takeshi Kaneko (Tainai, JP)
Assignee: Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd.
B08B17/00B01D46/0043B01L1/00B08B15/023
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,554,395
App. No.
16/768,186
Granted
Jan 17, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a safety cabinet that allows a clearer observation of contamination of an operation stage surface. In order to realize the object, the safety cabinet is configured to include an operation space including an operation stage; a front panel formed in a front surface of the operation space; an operation opening provided in a lower portion of the front panel; a suction port that is provided in the vicinity of the operation opening on a front side of the operation stage to lead downward; and an air circulation path through which air suctioned from the suction port flows along a lower portion, a back surface, and an upper portion of the operation space, in which the operation stage is made of a transparent material, and a light source is provided to irradiate the operation stage with a light from a side of the operation stage, which is opposite to the operation space.

Claims (19)

1. A safety cabinet comprising:

an operation space including an operation stage;

a front panel formed in a front surface of the operation space;

an operation opening provided in a lower portion of the front panel;

a suction port that is provided in the vicinity of the operation opening on a front side of the operation stage to lead downward; and

an air circulation path through which air suctioned from the suction port flows along a lower portion; a back surface, and an upper portion of the operation space, wherein

the operation stage is made of a transparent material,

the safety cabinet further includes a light source provided to irradiate the operation stage with a light from a side of the operation stage, which is opposite to the operation space,

a transparent panel is disposed below the air circulation path in the lower portion of the operation space,

the light source emits a single color of light and is disposed below the transparent panel, and

the transparent panel extends a same length as the lower portion of the operation space.

2. The safety cabinet according to claim 1 ,

wherein the single color of light is R G, or B to irradiate the operation stage with the light while switching the colors.

3. The safety cabinet according to claim 1 ,

wherein the light source is a flat display and the flat display serves as a light source that irradiates the operation stage with a light and displays information.

4. The safety cabinet according to claim 3 ,

wherein a deflecting body is provided between the operation stage and the flat display to display an information display of the flat display in a space.

5. The safety cabinet according to claim 4 , wherein

an angle of the flat display is adjusted so as to cause the deflecting body to perform a display on the operation stage.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 1, 2020
From: KANEKO, TAKESHI
To: HITACHI INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 052797/0204 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2018-083422 · Apr 24, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200290100A1 · Sep 17, 2020
Cited By (1)
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