EP0372147A1 - Transformable field hospital adapted to be transported by aircrafts and road vehicles - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a transformable configuration field hospital which can be transported both by aircrafts and road vehicles.
- the task of the present invention is to overcome the above mentioned drawbacks by providing a transformable configuration field hospital which can be transported both by aircrafts and road vehicles, and which consists of a complete unit of comparatively reduced size and weight,while comprising all of the apparatus and devices necessary for sanitary applications.
- a main object of the present invention is to provide such a field hospital which can be assembled in a very reduced time.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide such a field hospital which,in the assembled condition thereof,provides a perfectly aseptic environment.
- Yet another object of the present invention is to provide such a field hospital which can be easily made starting from easily available elements and materials and which,moreover,has a comparatively low cost.
- a transformable configuration field hospital adapted to be transported both by aircrafts and road vehicles,characterized in that said field hospital comprises a bottom central body and a top central body to be telescopically coupled to one another,bottom side bodies and top side bodies adapted to be housed between said bottom and top central bodies and adapted to be withdrawn in said bottom and top central bodies during transportation and extended therefrom in use conditions.
- the transformable configuration field hospital adapted to be transported both by aircrafts and road vehicles,which is overally indicated at the reference number 1,comprises a bottom central body 2 and a top central body 3,adapted to be superimposed onto one another.
- the bottom central body 2 defines a base platform 4 and is provided with guide uprights 5 therein there are engaged guide bars 6 supporting the roof 7 providing the central top body.
- the top body 3 is telescopically moved away from the bottom body 2,so as to reach the desired height.
- the inlet door (as is schematically shown in figure 2,consists of a bottom portion 8 associated with the bottom body 2 and a top portion 9 pivotedly associated with the central top body 3.
- central bottom and top central bodies 2 and 3 there are arranged left and right side bottom bodies,respectively indicated at 10a and 10b, as well as left and right top side bodies,respectively indicated at 11a and 11b.
- the side bottom and top bodies are mutually coupled by means of telescopic guide portions 12,which are connected to the side bottom bodies 10a and 10b and therein there are slidingly engaged rod portions 13 which are associated with the said top bodies 11a and 11 b.
- the side bottom bodies 10a and 10b define floor side panels 14 which,upon assembling of the field hospital,can be arranged at the same level as the panel or platform 4 of the central body,whereas the side top bodies 11a and 11b are provided with a side roof portion 15 adapted to be arranged as an extension of the roof 7 of the top central body.
- the bottom central body is further provided with horizontal guide members therewith there are engaged base cross members 18 rigid with the framework supporting the bottom side bodies.
- the side bodies will be housed between the space defined by the central bodies and,more specifically,the side walls of the top bodies will be superimposed on the side walls of the bottom side bodies, whereas the top central body will be arranged near the bottom central body so as to greatly reduce the hospital size to the conventional size of a conventional container.
- the disclosed structure further comprises rest feet 30 coupled to the rod 31 of a raising piston 32 which forms an integrating part of the bottom central body.
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- The present invention relates to a transformable configuration field hospital which can be transported both by aircrafts and road vehicles.
- Several types of field hospitals are already known which,as a main feature,can be transported to isolated places for use in war or calamity applications.
- However,known field hospitals generally comprise a lot of component parts which must be separately transported and then assembled in order to provide the desired operating unit.
- Another drawback of known field hospitals is that they hardly afford the desired insulation characteristics against the outside environment,in order to provide highly aseptic conditions.
- Moreover,known field hospitals frequently comprise high weight component parts which can not be transported by high speed aircrafts,as it would be desired.
- Thus,the task of the present invention is to overcome the above mentioned drawbacks by providing a transformable configuration field hospital which can be transported both by aircrafts and road vehicles, and which consists of a complete unit of comparatively reduced size and weight,while comprising all of the apparatus and devices necessary for sanitary applications.
- Within the scope of the above mentioned task, a main object of the present invention is to provide such a field hospital which can be assembled in a very reduced time.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide such a field hospital which,in the assembled condition thereof,provides a perfectly aseptic environment.
- Yet another object of the present invention is to provide such a field hospital which can be easily made starting from easily available elements and materials and which,moreover,has a comparatively low cost.
- According to one aspect of the present invention, the above mentioned task and objects,as well as yet other objects,which will become more apparent herein after are achieved by a transformable configuration field hospital,adapted to be transported both by aircrafts and road vehicles,characterized in that said field hospital comprises a bottom central body and a top central body to be telescopically coupled to one another,bottom side bodies and top side bodies adapted to be housed between said bottom and top central bodies and adapted to be withdrawn in said bottom and top central bodies during transportation and extended therefrom in use conditions.
- Further characteristics and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent hereinafter from the following detailed description of a preferred, though not exclusive,embodiment of a transformable configuration field hospital,adapted to be transported both by aircrafts and road vehicles,according to the invention,which is illustrated,by way of example,in the accompanying drawings,where:
- figure 1 is a schematic front view illustrating the framework of the field hospital according to the present invention,in the withdrawn or transportation condition thereof;
- figure 2 shows the subject field hospital in its maximum extension condition;
- figure 3 is a perspective view of the framework of the field hospital according to the present invention;
- figure 4 shows a first step for raising from the ground the field hospital according to the present invention;
and - figure 5 shows a further step in which the field hospital is loaded on the platform of a transport truck.
- With reference to the figures of the accompanying drawings,the transformable configuration field hospital,adapted to be transported both by aircrafts and road vehicles,which is overally indicated at the reference number 1,comprises a bottom
central body 2 and a topcentral body 3,adapted to be superimposed onto one another. - The bottom
central body 2 defines abase platform 4 and is provided withguide uprights 5 therein there are engaged guide bars 6 supporting theroof 7 providing the central top body. - During the assembling,in particular,the
top body 3 is telescopically moved away from thebottom body 2,so as to reach the desired height. - The inlet door,as is schematically shown in figure 2,consists of a bottom portion 8 associated with the
bottom body 2 and a top portion 9 pivotedly associated with thecentral top body 3. - Between the central bottom and top
central bodies - The side bottom and top bodies are mutually coupled by means of
telescopic guide portions 12,which are connected to the side bottom bodies 10a and 10b and therein there are slidingly engagedrod portions 13 which are associated with the saidtop bodies 11a and 11 b. - As is shown,the side bottom bodies 10a and 10b define
floor side panels 14 which,upon assembling of the field hospital,can be arranged at the same level as the panel orplatform 4 of the central body,whereas theside top bodies 11a and 11b are provided with aside roof portion 15 adapted to be arranged as an extension of theroof 7 of the top central body. - The bottom central body is further provided with horizontal guide members therewith there are engaged
base cross members 18 rigid with the framework supporting the bottom side bodies. - In this connection,it should be apparent that, in the transportation condition,the side bodies will be housed between the space defined by the central bodies and,more specifically,the side walls of the top bodies will be superimposed on the side walls of the bottom side bodies, whereas the top central body will be arranged near the bottom central body so as to greatly reduce the hospital size to the conventional size of a conventional container.
- During the assembling of the field hospital, by operating piston members,which may be either of the air or of the oil type,the central portion and the elements coupled thereto will be telescopically raised.
- The disclosed structure further comprises
rest feet 30 coupled to therod 31 of a raisingpiston 32 which forms an integrating part of the bottom central body. - These
rest feet 30 can be made by withdrawing thepistons 31 from thecylinders 32 so as to provide a first raising step.After this step fixedstands 40 will be arranged under the structure in order to properly support it. - Then the pistons will be moved in a reverse direction and threaded
bars 41 will be withdrawn in order to support the feet 30.Then thecylinders 32 will be operated again to provide a further raising of the structure to the level of the platform 50 of a loading truck,so as to easily load the field hospital container directly on the truck loading platform. - From the above disclosure it should be apparent that the invention fully achieves the intended task and objects.
- While the invention has been disclosed and illustrated with reference to a preferred embodiment thereof,it should be apparent that the disclosed embodiment is susceptible to several modifications and variations all of which will come within the spirit and scope of theappended claims.
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Priority Applications (3)
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DE8888830522T DE3880688D1 (en) | 1988-12-05 | 1988-12-05 | TRANSFORMABLE FIELD HOSPITAL, SUITABLE FOR TRANSPORT BY PLANE AND TRUCK. |
EP88830522A EP0372147B1 (en) | 1988-12-05 | 1988-12-05 | Transformable field hospital adapted to be transported by aircrafts and road vehicles |
AT88830522T ATE88777T1 (en) | 1988-12-05 | 1988-12-05 | TRANSFORMABLE FIELD HOSPITAL SUITABLE FOR TRANSPORTATION BY PLANE AND TRUCK. |
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EP88830522A EP0372147B1 (en) | 1988-12-05 | 1988-12-05 | Transformable field hospital adapted to be transported by aircrafts and road vehicles |
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EP0372147A1 true EP0372147A1 (en) | 1990-06-13 |
EP0372147B1 EP0372147B1 (en) | 1993-04-28 |
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FR2715130A1 (en) * | 1994-01-14 | 1995-07-21 | Dumoutier Massetat Sa | Automatically extendible closed container used for mobile technical control station for automobiles |
EP0866187A1 (en) | 1997-03-20 | 1998-09-23 | Walter Nagelschneider | Mobile building |
ES2142724A1 (en) * | 1997-04-28 | 2000-04-16 | Vicuna Miguel Angel Lorente | New modular frame that can be used in construction |
ES2173807A1 (en) * | 2000-12-05 | 2002-10-16 | Carrocerias Esteva S A | Modular transportable housing and a first aid and/or medical post built using the housing. |
EP1748126A1 (en) * | 2005-07-27 | 2007-01-31 | A. Smith Gt. Bentley Ltd. | Transportable medical facility |
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US2323106A (en) * | 1942-06-16 | 1943-06-29 | Whiteman Roy Donald | Collapsible building |
US4700513A (en) * | 1986-09-08 | 1987-10-20 | Smith Kenneth W | Mobile unit for facilitating wood frame construction |
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- 1988-12-05 EP EP88830522A patent/EP0372147B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1988-12-05 AT AT88830522T patent/ATE88777T1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
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US2323106A (en) * | 1942-06-16 | 1943-06-29 | Whiteman Roy Donald | Collapsible building |
US4700513A (en) * | 1986-09-08 | 1987-10-20 | Smith Kenneth W | Mobile unit for facilitating wood frame construction |
Cited By (5)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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FR2715130A1 (en) * | 1994-01-14 | 1995-07-21 | Dumoutier Massetat Sa | Automatically extendible closed container used for mobile technical control station for automobiles |
EP0866187A1 (en) | 1997-03-20 | 1998-09-23 | Walter Nagelschneider | Mobile building |
ES2142724A1 (en) * | 1997-04-28 | 2000-04-16 | Vicuna Miguel Angel Lorente | New modular frame that can be used in construction |
ES2173807A1 (en) * | 2000-12-05 | 2002-10-16 | Carrocerias Esteva S A | Modular transportable housing and a first aid and/or medical post built using the housing. |
EP1748126A1 (en) * | 2005-07-27 | 2007-01-31 | A. Smith Gt. Bentley Ltd. | Transportable medical facility |
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EP0372147B1 (en) | 1993-04-28 |
DE3880688D1 (en) | 1993-06-03 |
ATE88777T1 (en) | 1993-05-15 |
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