Inhalation therapy device comprising a valve
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1. An inhalation therapy device comprising:
- a nebulizer chamber,an aerosol generator arranged such as to emit a generated aerosol into said nebulizer chamber,at least one opening in a wall of said nebulizer chamber, andat least one valve arranged on said at least one opening in said wall of said nebulizer chamber,wherein said valve comprises;
a valve seat,a resilient valve member anda valve member positioning means,said valve member positioning means being movable, relative to said valve seat, out of a first position and into a second positionsuch that in the first position, said resilient valve member, in a flow-free state, is positioned on said valve seat by said valve member positioning means, so that said valve seat is provided on one side of said resilient valve member and said valve member positioning means is provided on an opposite side of said resilient valve member, andso that, in the second position which is different from said first position and in which said valve is in an opened state for cleaning said valve and in which said resilient valve member remains securely fixed on said valve, said resilient valve member is spaced apart from said valve seat, wherein in said second position said resilient valve member remains securely connected at a fixing point while the valve seat, the resilient valve member, and the valve member positioning means are accessible for cleaning without concealed areas, andwherein the valve member positioning means and the valve seat are attached to each other by a hinge and are configured to be moved apart relative to each other from said first position to said second position.
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The inhalation therapy device according to the invention comprises a nebulizer chamber which accommodates an aerosol generator that emits aerosol into the nebulizer chamber. A valve that has a valve seat, a resilient valve member and a valve member positioning means is arranged at an opening of the nebulizer chamber. The valve member positioning means can be moved out of a first position and into a second position so as to position the valve member on the valve seat in such a manner that in the first position, the valve member, in a flow-free state, is positioned on the valve seat in a pre-tensioned manner and in a second position, is spaced apart from the valve seat.
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1. An inhalation therapy device comprising:
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a nebulizer chamber, an aerosol generator arranged such as to emit a generated aerosol into said nebulizer chamber, at least one opening in a wall of said nebulizer chamber, and at least one valve arranged on said at least one opening in said wall of said nebulizer chamber, wherein said valve comprises; a valve seat, a resilient valve member and a valve member positioning means, said valve member positioning means being movable, relative to said valve seat, out of a first position and into a second position such that in the first position, said resilient valve member, in a flow-free state, is positioned on said valve seat by said valve member positioning means, so that said valve seat is provided on one side of said resilient valve member and said valve member positioning means is provided on an opposite side of said resilient valve member, and so that, in the second position which is different from said first position and in which said valve is in an opened state for cleaning said valve and in which said resilient valve member remains securely fixed on said valve, said resilient valve member is spaced apart from said valve seat, wherein in said second position said resilient valve member remains securely connected at a fixing point while the valve seat, the resilient valve member, and the valve member positioning means are accessible for cleaning without concealed areas, and wherein the valve member positioning means and the valve seat are attached to each other by a hinge and are configured to be moved apart relative to each other from said first position to said second position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An inhalation therapy device comprising:
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a nebulizer chamber, an aerosol generator arranged such as to emit a generated aerosol into said nebulizer chamber, at least one opening in a wall of said nebulizer chamber, and at least one valve arranged on said at least one opening in said wall of said nebulizer chamber, wherein said valve comprises; a valve seat and a resilient valve member, said valve seat being movable, relative to said resilient valve member, out of a first position and into a second position such that in the first position, said resilient valve member, in a flow-free state, is positioned on said valve seat in a pre-tensioned manner by said valve seat and so that, in the second position which is different from said first position and in which said valve is in an opened state for cleaning said valve and in which said resilient valve member remains securely fixed on said valve, said resilient valve member is spaced apart from said valve seat, wherein a portion of said wall is movable relative to said nebulizer chamber, wherein in said second position said resilient valve member remains securely connected at a fixing point while the valve seat and the resilient valve member are accessible for cleaning without concealed areas, and wherein a stationary part of the wall and the valve seat are attached to each other by a hinge and are configured to be moved apart relative to each other from said first position to said second position while said resilient valve member remains securely connected at said stationary part. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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