1. A switching valve comprising:
(a) a stator arranged in a housing, the stator including multiple connection ports;
(b) a rotor arranged in the housing and having a switching position to form a fluidic connection to predetermined connection ports;
(c) in which the rotor is rotatably mounted and pressed against the stator with a bearing and pressing device arranged in the housing;
(d) in which the bearing and pressing device is coupled to the rotor to transmit a pressing force; and
(e) in which the rotor is configured to wobble when pressed against the stator.
2. The switching valve of claim 1, in which the bearing and pressing device comprises a spring unit
3. The switching valve of claim 1 further comprising: a coupling element to connect the rotor and the bearing and pressing device.
4. The switching valve of claim 2, in which the rotor is coupled to a rotary drive.
5. The switching valve of claim 4, in which the spring unit is supported on a rotatably mounted receiving element of the bearing and pressing device, the receiving element including a drive region coupled to an electromotive rotary drive.
6. The switching valve of claim 5, in which the spring unit is fixedly connected to the receiving element.
7. The switching valve of claim 5, in which the spring unit is formed as one piece with the receiving element.
8. The switching valve of claim 2, in which the spring unit comprises one or more plate spring elements.
9. The switching valve of claim 8, in which the one or more plate spring elements comprises an annular shaped form.
10. The switching valve of claim 9, in which the plate spring element comprises multiple radially running slots extending from an inner edge of the plate spring element into a radially inner region of the plate spring element.
11. The switching valve of claim 9, in which the plate spring element comprises multiple radially running slots extending from an outer edge of the plate spring element into a radially outer region of the plate spring element.
12. The switching valve of claim 8, in which the one or more plate spring elements exerts a load on the rotor to radially position the rotor in relation to the stator, the plate spring element including a form fit to the rotor to accommodate radial forces.
13. The switching valve of claim 5 further comprising: a coupling element to connect the rotor and the bearing and pressing device, in which the spring unit comprises one or more plate spring elements, and the one or more plate spring elements exerts a load on the coupling element to radially position the rotor in relation to the stator, the plate spring element including a form fit to the coupling element to accommodate radial forces.
14. The switching valve of claim 13, in which the one or more plate spring elements exerts a load on the receiving element to radially position the plate spring element in relation to the receiving element, the receiving element including a form fit to the plate spring element to accommodate radial forces.
15. The switching valve of claim 9, in which
(a) the one or more plate spring element comprises one or more circular-ring-shaped plate spring element,
(b) the circular-ring-shaped plate spring element having a cross-sectional profile in an axial longitudinal section, the cross-sectional profile forming a substantially rectangular form having an outer face side and an inner face side, the outer face side and the inner face side both forming circular arcs as part of a perimeter of a circle having a central point at a center of an area of the cross-sectional profile,
(c) the rotor including at least one projection, the projection of the rotor having a wall extending parallel to an axis of rotation and substantially parallel to an axis of the plate spring element, the wall of the rotor being biased against by the inner face side or the outer face side of the plate spring, and
(d) the receiving element including at least one projection, the projection of the receiving element having a wall extending parallel to an axis of rotation and substantially parallel to an axis of the plate spring element, the wall of the receiving element being biased against by one of the inner face side or the outer face side of the plate spring not being biased against by the wall of the rotor.
16. The switching valve of claim 13, in which
(a) the one or more plate spring element comprises one or more circular-ring-shaped plate spring element,
(b) the circular-ring-shaped plate spring element having a cross-sectional profile in an axial longitudinal section, the cross-sectional profile forming a substantially rectangular form having an outer face side and an inner face side, the outer face side and the inner face side both forming circular arcs as part of a perimeter of a circle having a central point at a center of an area of the cross-sectional profile,
(c) the coupling element including at least one projection, the projection of the coupling element having a wall extending parallel to an axis of rotation and substantially parallel to an axis of the plate spring element, the wall of the coupling element being biased against by the inner face side of the plate spring, and
(d) the receiving element including at least one projection, the projection of the receiving element having a wall extending parallel to an axis of rotation and substantially parallel to an axis of the plate spring element, the wall of the receiving element being biased against the outer face side of the plate.
17. The switching valve of claim 9, in which the one or more plate spring element comprises one or more circular-ring-shaped plate spring element, an outer edge of the circular-ring-shaped plate spring element being connected via at least one first wall to a substantially rigid annular support part, an inner edge of the circular-ring-shaped plate spring element being connected via at least one second wall to a substantially rigid base part, the substantially rigid base part being coupled to the rotor to transmit a pressing force to the rotor.
18. The switching valve of claim 17 further comprising: a coupling element to connect the rotor and the substantially rigid base part.
19. The switching valve of claim 17, in which
(a) the first and second walls have a rigidity under extension in a longitudinal direction where a spring travel of the plate spring element is defined substantially by the spring travel, and
(b) the first and second walls have a rigidity under bending under compression movements of a plate spring region of the plate spring element are permitted by elastic bending deformation of the first and second walls.
20. The switching valve of claim 19, in which the first and second walls are configured to generate restoring forces and restoring moments so that a spring characteristic of the plate spring region remains substantially unchanged when subjected to bending deformations.
21. The switching valve of claim 20, in which the first wall and the second wall are in each case of an encircling form and configured to rigidly hold the plate spring region and the base part with respect to translatory movements in a plane perpendicular to the axis of the plate spring region to secure a radial positioning of the rotor relative to the stator.
22. The switching valve of claim 18, in which the base part includes one or more pin-shaped coupling elements to radially position the rotor and to rotationally conjointly connect to the rotor.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A system comprising:
a medical tubing; and
a garment, comprising:
an inner layer;
an outer layer combinable with said inner layer to define a compartment proximate to an operative region for said medical tubing;
said compartment at least partially bordered by a permanent attachment between said outer layer and said inner layer; said outer layer comprising a plurality of outer panels releasably attachable along a substantially vertical outer joint aligned approximately along a vertical centerline of a wearer of said garment;
said inner layer further comprising a releasably attachable substantially vertical inner joint for access to an anatomical region of a body of the wearer of said garment;
in a first operative mode, said inner joint releasably attached and said outer joint releasably attached, an opening to said compartment defining a first perimeter of a finite and non-zero length,
in a second operative mode, said inner joint releasably closed and said outer joint at least partially open, said opening to said compartment defining a second perimeter, a ratio of said second perimeter to said first perimeter between approximately 1.2 and approximately 10;
in said second operative mode, said substantially vertical outer joint substantially intersecting a substantially non-vertical outer joint at an angle of from approximately 20 degrees to approximately 160 degrees;
said compartment comprising one or more access points along a lateral portion of said outer layer,
said compartment defining a volume substantially sufficient to contain said medical tubing;
said compartment comprising a support for said medical tubing; and
in a third operative mode:
said medical tubing residing within said compartment;
said compartment allowing insertion of said medical tubing into the anatomical region of the body of the wearer of said garment without removal of said garment;
said compartment comprising a support for said medical tubing proximate to the operative region for said medical tubing without substantially irritating a portion of skin of the wearer of said garment;
said compartment comprising a means for accessing said medical tubing without removal of said garment;
said compartment comprising a means for substantially limiting visibility of said medical tubing to an observer; and
said compartment comprising a means for protecting said medical tubing from operational interference.
2. A device comprising:
a garment, comprising:
an inner layer;
an outer layer combinable with said inner layer to define a compartment;
said compartment at least partially bounded by a permanent attachment between said outer layer and said inner layer;
said compartment defining a volume substantially sufficient to hold a medical apparatus;
said compartment comprising a bracement for the medical apparatus;
said outer layer comprising a plurality of outer panels releasably attachable along a substantially vertical outer joint aligned approximately along a vertical centerline of a wearer of said garment;
said inner layer further comprising a releasably attachable substantially vertical inner joint for access to an anatomical region of a body of the wearer of said garment;
in a first operative mode, said inner joint releasably attached and said outer joint releasably attached, an opening to said compartment defining a first perimeter of a finite and non-zero length;
in a second operative mode, said inner joint releasably closed and said outer joint at least partially open, said opening to said compartment defining a second perimeter, a ratio of said second perimeter to said first perimeter between approximately 1.2 and approximately 10; and
in said second operative mode, said substantially vertical outer joint intersecting a substantially non-vertical outer joint at an angle of from approximately 20 degrees to approximately 160 degrees.
3. The device according to claim 2, wherein a first lateral edge of said outer layer is located medial to a first lateral-most boundary of said garment, said first lateral-most boundary corresponding approximately to a first lateral-most portion of the body of the wearer of said garment.
4. The device according to claim 2, in said first operative mode, said substantially vertical inner joint substantially vertically aligned with a sternum of the wearer.
5. The device according to claim 2, in said first operative mode, said substantially vertical outer joint substantially vertically aligned with a sternum of the wearer.
6. The device according to claim 2, in said first operative mode, said substantially vertical inner joint substantially vertically aligned with said substantially vertical outer joint.
7. The device according to claim 2, said substantially vertical inner joint substantially extending from a neck opening of said garment to a lower portion of said garment.
8. The device according to claim 2, wherein at least one joint extending from a neck opening of said garment is releasably closable.
9. The device according to claim 2, said compartment comprising a means for substantially reducing visibility of the medical apparatus to an observer.
10. The device according to claim 2, said garment comprising a means for maintaining a body temperature of the wearer.
11. The device according to claim 2, said compartment comprising a means for substantially reducing discomfort to the wearer from the medical apparatus.
12. The device according to claim 2, said compartment comprising a means for substantially reducing operational interference with the medical apparatus.
13. The device according to claim 2, wherein said outer layer comprises at least one permanently attached joint on each outer panel.
14. The device according to claim 2, wherein, in said first operative mode, said compartment is openable via detachment of at least one of said plurality of outer panels.
15. The device according to claim 2, wherein, in said second operative mode, said compartment is closable via attachment of at least one of said plurality of outer panels.
16. The device according to claim 2, wherein said compartment is accessible through one or more sites along an edge of an outer panel from said plurality of outer panels.
17. The device according to claim 2, wherein in said first operative mode, said garment provides at least partial arm coverage.
18. The device according to claim 2, wherein in said first operative mode, said garment provides at least partial leg coverage.
19. The device according to claim 2, wherein in said first operative mode, said garment provides at least partial neck coverage.
20. The device according to claim 2, wherein in said first operative mode, said garment provides at least partial torso coverage.
21. The device according to claim 2, wherein in said first operative mode, said garment provides substantially no arm coverage.
22. The device according to claim 2, wherein in said first operative mode, said garment provides substantially no leg coverage.
23. The device according to claim 2, wherein in said first operative mode, said garment provides substantially no neck coverage.
24. The device according to claim 2, wherein said garment is releasably attachable about a crotch area of a wearer of said garment.
25. The device according to claim 2, wherein in said first operative mode, said compartment located substantially anteriorly with respect to the wearer.
26. The device according to claim 2, wherein in said first operative mode, said compartment located substantially laterally with respect to the wearer.
27. The device according to claim 2, wherein in said first operative mode, said compartment located substantially posteriorly with respect to the wearer.
28. The device according to claim 2, said compartment further comprising at least one internal pocket.
29. The device according to claim 2, said garment adapted to fit a mammal.
30. The device according to claim 2, said garment adapted to fit a non-human animal.
31. A device comprising:
a garment, comprising:
an inner layer;
an outer layer combinable with said inner layer to define a compartment;
a first lateral edge of said outer layer located medial to a first lateral-most boundary of said garment, said first lateral-most boundary corresponding approximately to a first lateral-most portion of a body of a wearer of said garment;
said compartment at least partially bounded by a permanent attachment between said outer layer and said inner layer;
said compartment defining a volume substantially sufficient to hold a medical apparatus;
said outer layer comprising a plurality of outer panels releasably attachable along a substantially vertical outer joint aligned approximately along a vertical centerline of the wearer of said garment;
said inner layer further comprising a releasably attachable substantially vertical inner joint for access to an anatomical region of the body of the wearer of said garment;
in a first operative mode, said inner joint releasably attached and said outer joint releasably attached, an opening to said compartment defining a first perimeter of a finite and non-zero length;
in a second operative mode, said inner joint releasably closed and said outer joint at least partially open, said opening to said compartment defining a second perimeter, a ratio of said second perimeter to said first perimeter between approximately 1.2 and approximately 10; and
in said second operative mode, said substantially vertical outer joint intersecting a substantially non-vertical outer joint at an angle of from approximately 20 degrees to approximately 160 degrees.