PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an oxygen concentrator which is operated from a place separated from the apparatus.SOLUTION: The oxygen concentrator is equipped with a compressor including a compressed air generating part for generating compressed air and a negative pressure generating part for generating a negative pressure, an absorbing cylindrical body in which an absorbing agent is filled, and a changeover means for alternately switching a flow passage between the state of separately generating oxygen by introducing the compressed air into the absorbing cylindrical body and the state of introducing the negative pressure into the absorbing cylindrical body when the absorbing agent is saturated with nitrogen, a container in which the separately generated oxygen is accumulated, an oxygen inhaling instrument 14 connected to the container, and wireless type or wired type remotely operating devices 600, 610 which include at least one of an on/off switch for a power source and a switch for setting an oxygen supply.COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT【課題】 装置から離れた場所からでも操作可能な酸素濃縮装置の提供。【解決手段】 圧縮空気を発生する圧縮空気発生部と負圧を発生する負圧発生部とを設けたコンプレッサと、吸着剤を充填した吸着筒体と、吸着筒体内に前記圧縮空気を導入して酸素を分離生成する状態と、吸着剤が窒素で飽和したときに吸着筒体内に負圧を導入する状態との間で交互に流路を切り換える切換手段と、分離生成された酸素を溜めておく容器と、容器に接続される酸素吸入具14と、電源のオンオフスイッチおよび酸素供給量設定スイッチの少なくともいずれかを含む無線式または有線式の遠隔操作装置600、610を備える。【選択図】 図27
