Ventilator device

Abstract

A ventilator with integrated breathing air humidifier has atleast two defined air pathways provided in the breathing air humidifier, wherein the breathing air humidifier is installed and fixed on a horizontal surface of the ventilator. The ventilator with integratable breathing air humidifier has a breathing air humidifier with atleast a top part and a bottom part, wherein a water reservoir is provided in the bottom part, and wherein the top part cannot be removed from the bottom part when the unit is in atleast one operating mode. The ventilator may have an air humidifier with atleast one water reservoir, and atleast one filing device for the water reservoir in the breathing air humidifier, wherein the filing device can be operated with one hand and/or opened with one hand.

1 . A breathing air humidifier with a water tank and a filling port, which can be closed by a stopper, wherein the stopper has a retaining element attached to the water tank, a sealing element pivotably connected to the retaining element, and wherein the sealing element is spring-loaded toward the open position with respect to the retaining element. 
     
     
         2 . The breathing air humidifier according to  claim 1 , comprising a water tank, wherein a breathing gas inlet line and the breathing gas outlet line are each located in the lower area of the unit on essentially the same level. 
     
     
         3 . The sound-damping box with a space in a plane for the preferably centrally located blower receptacle, where this space extends along at least one additional air-conducting plane, in which it forms fluidic constrictions which contribute to sound-damping.