Housing for a simulation chamber

Abstract

A housing for a simulation chamber having a chamber body, a door arranged on the chamber body, and a controller housing, wherein the controller housing is arranged on the chamber body and comprises an outer surface, an inner surface, and at least one side surface, in that the door comprises an outer surface, an inner surface, and at least five side surfaces, wherein the controller housing is arranged on the chamber body in such a manner that, when the door is closed, at least one of the side surfaces of the door is arranged facing at least one of the side surfaces of the controller housing.

Claims

1. A housing for a simulation chamber, comprising: a chamber body; a door arranged on the chamber body; a controller housing arranged on the chamber body and comprising: a controller housing outer surface; a controller housing inner surface; a controller housing side surface; wherein the door comprises a door outer surface, a door inner surface, and at least five door side surfaces; and wherein the controller housing is arranged on the chamber body such that when the door is closed, at least one of the door side surfaces is arranged facing the controller housing side surface.

2. The housing according to claim 1, wherein the chamber body comprises a chamber bottom wall, a chamber top side, two chamber side walls, a chamber rear wall, and a chamber front side having an opening which can be closed by the door, wherein the controller housing is arranged on the chamber front side.

3. The housing according to claim 1, wherein the door has a thickness and the controller housing has a depth, wherein the thickness of the door about matches the depth of the controller housing.

4. The housing according to claim 1, wherein the door outer surface and the controller housing outer surface are approximately in one plane when the door is closed.

5. The housing according to claim 1, wherein one of the door side surfaces defines a recess which penetrates the door and is located completely inside the door, wherein the controller housing is arranged inside said recess when the door is closed.

6. The housing according to claim 1, wherein the door comprises four door side surfaces, of which two adjacent ones are arranged orthogonally to each other, and wherein a fifth door side surface is arranged at an obtuse angle to two door side surfaces arranged orthogonally to each other.

7. The housing according to claim 1, wherein the controller housing outer surface and the door outer surface complement each other to form approximately a rectangular area when the door is closed.

8. The housing according to claim 1, wherein the outer surface of the controller housing is configured triangularly and the outer surface of the door is configured pentagonally.

9. The housing according to claim 1, wherein the controller housing has a shape which together with a shape of the door forms approximately a cuboid when the door is closed.

10. The housing according to claim 1, wherein the controller housing has at least one controller housing side surface which is approximately in the same plane as one of the door side surfaces when the door is closed.

11. The housing according to claim 1, wherein the controller housing has at least one controller housing side surface which is flush with one of the door side surfaces when the door is closed.

12. A housing, comprising: a chamber body; a door coupled to the chamber body and having a door thickness and a door controller housing opposing surface; a chamber controller housing located on the chamber body and projecting outward from the chamber body a distance of a depth of the controller housing, and the controller housing having a controller housing door opposing surface; wherein the door thickness substantially equals the depth of the controller housing; and wherein the controller housing is arranged on the chamber body such that when the door is in a closed position, the controller housing door opposing surface is parallel and proximate to the door controller housing opposing surface.

13. The housing according to the claim 12, wherein: the door comprises a door top surface and a door side surface; the controller housing comprises a top controller housing surface and a side top controller housing surface; and wherein the controller housing is arranged on the chamber body such that when the door is in a closed position, the door top surface is flush with the top controller housing surface and the door side surface is flush with the side top controller housing surface.

14. The housing according to the claim 13, wherein: the controller housing comprises an outer controller housing surface; the door comprises a door front surface; and wherein the controller housing is arranged on the chamber body such that when the door is in a closed position, the outer controller housing surface is flush with the door front surface.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

(1) An exemplary embodiment of the present application will be explained in detail below with reference to the figures. Wherein:

(2) FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first exemplary embodiment of a housing for a simulation chamber comprising a chamber body, a door arranged on the chamber body, and a controller housing, wherein the door is slightly open, and

(3) FIG. 2 shows the housing of FIG. 1, wherein the door is closed.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

(4) FIGS. 1 and 2 show different views of a housing 10 for a simulation chamber comprising a chamber body 20, a door 30 arranged on said chamber body 20, and a controller housing 40. The chamber body 20 can comprise a bottom wall 21, a top side 22, which is particularly extending parallel to the bottom wall 21, two side walls 23, 24, which are particularly arranged parallel to each other and orthogonally to the bottom wall 21, a rear wall 25, which is particularly arranged orthogonally to the bottom wall 21 and orthogonally to the two side walls 23, 24, and a front side 26, which is particularly arranged parallel to the bottom wall 21. The front side 26 has an opening 27 through which the interior of the chamber body 20 is accessible and which can be closed by the door 30.

(5) The chamber body 20 may comprise one or several feet 28, for example four feet 28.

(6) The door 30 is pivotably arranged on the chamber body 20, for example by means of hinges not shown in the figures. The door 30 has an inner surface 31, an outer surface 32, which is particularly arranged parallel to the inner surface 31, and at least five, in the exemplary embodiment shown here exactly five, side surfaces 33, 34, 35, 36, 37. The side surfaces 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 are particularly arranged orthogonally to the inner surface 31 and the outer surface 32. The side surfaces 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 particularly connect the inner surface 31 with the outer surface 32. In this embodiment, the side surfaces 33 and 34, the side surfaces 34 and 35, the side surfaces 35 and 36, and the side surfaces 36 and 33 are aligned orthogonal to each other. The side surfaces 36 and 33 do not directly adjoin each other but are connected via the fifth side surface 37 which extends at an obtuse angle to the side surfaces 33 and 36. The side surfaces 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 are overall particularly arranged in such a manner that the outer surface 32 of the door 30 is pentagonal.

(7) A handle 38 with which the door 30 can be opened and closed can be arranged on the door 30. For example, the handle 38 can be used to operate a closing mechanism 29 via which the door 30, in its closed position, can be fixed to the chamber body 20. The closing mechanism 29 can for example be designed as a bracket arranged on the chamber body 20 into which a latch arranged on the door 30, which latch is not visible in the figures, engages.

(8) The controller housing 40 has an inner surface 41, an outer surface 42, which is particularly arranged parallel to the inner surface 41, and at least one, in the exemplary embodiment shown here exactly three, side surfaces 43, 44, 45. The side surfaces 43, 44, 45 are particularly arranged such that a triangular outer surface 42 is formed. Advantageously the two side surfaces 43, 44 are arranged orthogonally to each other. The controller housing 40 is arranged on the chamber body 20, particularly on its front side 26. Particularly the inner surface 41 is arranged on the chamber body 20. The controller housing 40 is positioned such that, when the door 30 is closed, at least one of the side surfaces of the door 30, particularly the side surface 37 is arranged facing at least one of the side surfaces of the controller housing 40, namely the side surface 45 of the controller housing 40. When the door 30 is closed, particularly the side surface 43 extends in the same plane as the side surface 33 of the door 30 and preferably transitions flush into the same. Advantageously, when the door 30 is closed, the side surface 44 of the controller housing 40 extends in the same plane as the side surface 36 of the door 30 and preferably transitions flush into the same. Advantageously, the outer surface 32 of the door 30 is in one plane with the outer surface 42 of the controller housing 40 when the door 30 is closed.

(9) The door has a thickness d, which particularly corresponds to the distance of the inner surface 31 and the outer surface 32. The controller housing 40 has a depth t, which particularly corresponds to the distance of the inner surface 41 to the outer surface 42. Particularly, the depth t about matches the thickness d of the door 30.

(10) When the door 30 is closed, particularly the outer surface 32 of the door 30 and the outer surface 42 of the controller housing 40, apart from slight design-related air gaps between the door 30 and the controller housing 40, complement each other to form a triangular area, and the shapes of the door 30 and of the controller housing 40 complement each other to form a cuboid. It is particularly advantageous when the front side 26 of the controller housing is arranged on one of the top corners, to allow easy access. The controller housing is particularly arranged on the top left corner if the right side surface 34 of the door 30 is pivotably arranged on the chamber body 20.

LIST OF REFERENCE SYMBOLS

(11) 10 Housing 20 Chamber body 21 Bottom wall 22 Top side 23 Side wall 24 Side wall 25 Rear wall 26 Front side 27 Opening 28 Foot 29 Closing mechanism 30 Door 31 Inner surface 32 Outer surface 33 Side surface 34 Side surface 35 Side surface 36 Side surface 37 Side surface 38 Handle 40 Controller housing 41 Inner surface 42 Outer surface 43 Side surface 44 Side surface 45 Side surface d Thickness t Depth