SHELF ASSEMBLY IN AUTOCLAVES

摘要

The invention concerns a shelf assembly in autoclaves (12), the shelves of which serve as reception surfaces intended to support articles (7) to be sterilised by spraying the articles with hot water, which is made to be sprinkled over the articles (7) to be sterilised, from one shelf to the next of the shelf assembly. According to the invention, each one of said shelves (1, 2, 3) is subdivided into two shelf layers (1a, 1b; 2a, 2b; 3a, 3b). An upper layer (1a, 2a, 3a) is formed with perforated zones (5) designed to receive thereon the articles (7) to be sterilised, and with apertures (6) positioned intermediate the perforated zones. A lower layer (1b, 2b, 3b) is similarly formed with perforated zones (8), each one of which is located below one of the perforated zones (5) of the upper layer (1a, 2a, 3a), said perforated zones (8) serving to allow passage-through and distribution of the sprinkling water over the articles (7) to be sterilised that are positioned on the shelf (2 or 3) located immediately below. The lower shelf layer (1b, 2b, 3b) is also provided with impervious zones (9) positioned between the perforated zones (8) of said lower layer and in vertical alignment with the respective apertures (6) formed in th upper layer (1a, 2a, 3a) above.