The present invention relates to a gas concentrator, which produces
concentrated gas by applying a pressure difference to adsorbent having
selective adsorption property to specific gas from mixed gas and by
separating the specific gas. According to the present invention, there is
provided the gas concentrator, comprising a filter for filtering out
impurities from the mixed gas; a plurality of adsorption beds containing
the adsorbent for separating the specific gas from the mixed gas supplied
via the filter and including a backflow prevention means formed on
channels through which the separated gas is discharged therefrom; a small
pipe for interconnecting the channels at production stages of the
adsorption beds with each other to perform processes of cleaning and
applying vacuum pressure to the adsorption beds; a vacuum pumping means
which is connected to a channel for supplying the mixed gas to the
adsorption beds and generates the pressure difference caused from a
difference between the a vacuum pressure and a pressure of the mixed gas;
a valve means comprising a channel base of a single body formed with
channels respectively connected to the adsorption beds, the channel for
supplying the mixed gas, and the vacuum pumping means, and solenoid
drivers mounted in the channel base for switching the channels formed in
the channel base in order to alternately apply the vacuum pressure and
the pressure of the mixed gas to the adsorption beds; and a gas supplying
means for controllably supplying the mixed gas supplied from the filter
to the gas separated and produced from the adsorption beds and then
supplying a target space with the gas of which flow rate and
concentration is controlled.