Infant incubator
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1. An infant incubator comprising:
- a hood having an access door in a wall thereof;
a base upon which said hood is mounted and having a deck which with said hood defines an enclosure and has openings through which air enters and leaves said enclosure;
a heater within said base for heating the air;
a fan for supplying air to said heater and heated air from said heater into said enclosure through at least one of said openings and for returning air from said enclosure to said heater through at least one of said openings;
sensing means responsive to movement of said access door for sensing when said access door is opened; and
control means responsive to said sensing means for;
(a) increasing the heat generated by said heater, and(b) increasing the speed of said fan when said access door is opened.
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Abstract
An infant incubator in which the heater for heating the air circulated through the incubator and the speed of the fan which forces air across the heater to circulate through the incubator are controlled to increase the temperature of the heated air and delivery of the heated air to the space in which an infant has been placed for treatment when an access door of the incubator has been opened. The increase in temperature and delivery of the heated air is caused by a sensor which senses when the access door is opened.
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1. An infant incubator comprising:
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a hood having an access door in a wall thereof; a base upon which said hood is mounted and having a deck which with said hood defines an enclosure and has openings through which air enters and leaves said enclosure; a heater within said base for heating the air; a fan for supplying air to said heater and heated air from said heater into said enclosure through at least one of said openings and for returning air from said enclosure to said heater through at least one of said openings; sensing means responsive to movement of said access door for sensing when said access door is opened; and control means responsive to said sensing means for; (a) increasing the heat generated by said heater, and (b) increasing the speed of said fan when said access door is opened. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 8, 10, 11)
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5. Apparatus for controlling the temperature of an infant incubator comprising:
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a heater for heating air circulated within an incubator; a fan for circulating heated air within the incubator; sensing means responsive to at least one of; (a) movement of an access door for sensing when the access door is opened, (b) the temperature to which an infant being treated in an incubator is exposed, and (c) the temperature of the skin of an infant being treated in an incubator; and control means responsive to said sensing means for controlling; (a) the heat generated by said heater, and (b) the speed of said fan. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 12, 13)
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9. An infant incubator comprising:
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a hood having a first access door in a from wall thereof and a second access door in a rear wall thereof; a base upon which said hood is mounted and having a deck which with said hood defines an enclosure and has first and second openings extending along said from wall of said hood and said rear wall of said hood, respectively, through which air enters said enclosure and only one opening extending along a third wall of said hood through which air leaves said enclosure; a heater within said base for heating the air; a fan for supplying air to said heater and heated air from said heater into said enclosure through said first opening and said second opening and for returning air from said enclosure to said heater through said opening extending along said third wall; sensing means responsive to movement of said first access door and movement of said second access door for sensing when either of said access doors is opened; and control means responsive to said sensing means for increasing at least one of; (a) the heat generated by said heater, and (b) the speed of said fan when either of said access doors is opened. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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