Visual sealing assembly of culture shelf

By designing visual seal components in the plant culture rack, using sheet metal box frame and acrylic visual board, combined with seals and damped hinges, the problem of insufficient humidity management is solved, and the maintenance of a stable humidity environment and cost reduction is achieved.

CN222583268UActive Publication Date: 2025-03-11ZHEJIANG TUOPUYUN AGRI SCI & TECH CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202420814998.8
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-04-18
Publication Date
2025-03-11
Estimated Expiration
2034-04-18

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Technical Problem

The existing plant culture racks have shortcomings in humidity management, which leads to dry culture environment and affects plant growth. The existing water mist system is costly and complex in maintenance.

Method used

A visual seal assembly of the culture rack is designed, using a sheet metal box frame and an acrylic visual board, combining the seal and damping hinge connection to achieve sealing and humidity control.

Benefits of technology

Effectively maintain the stable humidity inside the culture rack, reduce water loss, reduce dependence on external humidification devices, reduce costs and improve the accuracy of humidity control.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to a visible sealing assembly of a culture shelf, which comprises a metal plate box body frame which is formed by metal splicing or integral forming. The visible plate is arranged on the side surface of the metal plate box body frame to form a cuboid structure with an opening; the visible door is arranged at the opening and rotationally connected with the metal plate box body frame to serve as a turnover door; the sealing element is arranged on the metal plate box body frame or the frame of the visible door and is used for realizing sealing after the visible door is closed; wherein a connecting piece is arranged on the visible plate and is used for fixing the visible plate on a rack of the culture rack. And the film has high light transmittance, is convenient to observe and operate, has good economical efficiency and is convenient to process and produce.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of agriculture, in particular to a visible sealing component of a culture rack. Background Art

[0002] As a core component of modern biotechnology, plant tissue culture technology is of great significance in agricultural production, genetic improvement, germplasm resource preservation and scientific research. In this technology, it is crucial to accurately control the microenvironmental conditions for plant growth, which mainly include suitable temperature, stable humidity and reasonably regulated light.

[0003] Conventional plant culture racks on the market are mostly composed of multi-layered cultivation space rack structures and integrated top lighting devices. These lighting devices are usually equipped with energy-saving light sources that simulate natural light to meet the requirements of light intensity and photoperiod in different plant tissue or cell culture stages. At the same time, the culture rack is placed in a temperature-controlled storage body to ensure that the temperature is maintained within a suitable growth range. However, the existing plant culture rack design has obvious deficiencies in humidity management.

[0004] First, the heat generated during the illumination process and long-term illumination may accelerate the evaporation of water in the culture environment, causing local dryness, which is not conducive to the normal growth and development of plant tissues, especially young and tender tissues. Traditional practices rely on manual timed water replenishment or the addition of an automatic water mist system to maintain a constant relative humidity, but the manual water replenishment process is cumbersome and inefficient, which increases the workload of the operator and may cause unstable humidity control due to human factors. Although the introduction of the automatic water mist system can improve the humidity problem, it significantly increases the cost of the equipment, and puts forward higher requirements on the quality of the water source and the stability of the water supply system. It also needs to be combined with a water receiving device to prevent excess water from affecting the laboratory environment or equipment safety.

[0005] In view of this, the market is in urgent need of a plant culture rack with integrated optimized humidity management function, which can not only effectively transmit the required light, but also achieve long-term retention and recycling of water, so as to reduce the maintenance frequency and reduce manual intervention, while overcoming the high cost and complex maintenance problems brought by the existing water mist system, thereby promoting plant tissue culture technology to develop in a more efficient, convenient and economical direction. Utility Model Content

[0006] The utility model aims to provide a visible sealing component for a culture rack in view of the above problems existing in the prior art.

[0007] In order to achieve the above application purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical solution: a culture rack visible sealing component includes:

[0008] Sheet metal box frame, made by metal splicing or integral molding;

[0009] A visual panel is arranged on the side of the sheet metal box frame to form a rectangular parallelepiped structure with an opening;

[0010] A visual door is provided at the opening and is rotatably connected to the sheet metal box frame to serve as a flip door;

[0011] A sealing member is provided on the frame of the sheet metal box or the frame of the visual door and is used to achieve sealing after the visual door is closed;

[0012] Wherein, a connecting piece is provided on the visual plate for fixing on the culture rack frame.

[0013] Furthermore, the visible panel is divided into a visible left side panel, a visible right side panel, a visible cover panel and a visible back panel, and the visible back panel is located on the upper and lower surfaces of the sheet metal box frame.

[0014] Furthermore, the viewing panel is one of glass, acrylic and PS.

[0015] Furthermore, the viewing plate is acrylic.

[0016] Furthermore, the thickness of the viewing plate is 1-10 mm.

[0017] Furthermore, the visual door includes a sheet metal door and a visual window arranged on the sheet metal door.

[0018] Furthermore, the viewing window is made of one of glass, acrylic and PS.

[0019] Furthermore, the visual door is connected to the sheet metal box frame via a damping hinge.

[0020] Furthermore, a lock buckle and a corresponding pressure handle are provided on the sheet metal box frame, and the lock buckle is unlocked and locked by the pressure handle.

[0021] Furthermore, the sealing member is installed on the sheet metal box frame or the frame of the visual door by gluing or snapping.

[0022] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the following beneficial effects:

[0023] 1. Enhanced sealing and humidity control: The utility model provides sealing members on the sheet metal box frame and the visual door, which can achieve good sealing performance when the visual door is closed, thereby helping to maintain a stable humidity environment inside the culture rack, reducing water loss due to dry environment, and reducing dependence on external artificial humidification or expensive water mist devices, thereby saving costs and improving the precise control of culture conditions.

[0024] 2. Visual design and convenient monitoring: The use of visual panels (such as acrylic materials) makes the entire culture process visual, allowing researchers to observe the growth of plant tissues in real time without having to frequently open the culture racks, reducing human interference with the culture environment and helping to maintain consistency in culture conditions.

[0025] 3. Structural modularity and flexibility: The visible panel is designed to be divided into left panel, right panel, cover panel and back panel, which is not only convenient for assembly and disassembly, but also can adapt to culture racks of different specifications and layouts, thus enhancing the versatility and scalability of the equipment.

[0026] 4. Material selection and durability: The use of transparent materials such as acrylic to make visual panels not only ensures light transmittance, but also has good weather resistance, impact resistance and non-deformation characteristics, ensuring long-term reliability and service life.

[0027] 5. Easy and safe operation: The visual door is connected by damping hinges to ensure smooth opening and closing of the door, reducing the impact of vibration on the culture. The lock and pressure handle design improves the safety and ease of operation of the equipment and prevents accidental opening during the culture process.

[0028] 6. Easy installation and adaptability: The visual panel can be firmly fixed on the culture rack through the connector, and the seal is installed by pasting or snapping, which simplifies the installation steps, improves production efficiency and flexibility of on-site installation. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0029] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of the utility model;

[0030] Figure 2 is a perspective view of the visible seal assembly;

[0031] Figure 3 is a side view of the visual seal assembly.

[0032] In the figure, 1. culture rack frame; 2. lighting device; 3. visible sealing assembly; 4. lock; 5. visible right side panel; 6. pressure handle; 7. visible door; 8. sheet metal door; 9. hinge; 10. visible cover; 11. visible left side panel; 12. connector; 13. silicone sealing strip; 14. sheet metal box frame; 15. visible back panel. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0033] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field belong to the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0034] Those skilled in the art should understand that, in the disclosure of the present invention, the terms "longitudinal", "lateral", "up", "down", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside" and "outside" etc. indicating the orientation or position relationship are based on the orientation or position relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, which are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, the above terms should not be understood as limiting the present invention.

[0035] like Figure 1-3 As shown, the visible sealing assembly of the culture rack is mainly composed of a sheet metal box frame 14, a visible window 7, a visible left panel 11, a visible right panel 5, a visible cover 10, a visible back panel 15, a sheet metal door 8, a silicone sealing strip 13, a hinge 9, a compression handle 6, a lock 4, a connector 12, etc.

[0036] In order to allow the light from the lighting device 2 on the top of the culture rack 1 to illuminate the plants, the visible sealing component 3 needs to have high light transmittance. Figure 2 , 3 As shown, the visible left side panel 11, the visible right side panel 5, the visible cover panel 10, and the visible back panel 15 are fixed around the sheet metal box frame 14, and the fixing method can be snap-on or screw-fixed, preferably screw-fixed. The visible left side panel 11, the visible right side panel 5, the visible cover panel 10, and the visible back panel 15 can be glass, acrylic, PS, preferably acrylic. The thickness of the acrylic can be 1-10 mm, preferably 5 mm.

[0037] Preferably, after the visual panels (visible left side panel 11, visible right side panel 5, visible cover panel 10, visible back panel 15) are installed, sealant may be applied at the joints to ensure sealing.

[0038] The hinge 9 is a damping hinge, and the sheet metal door 8 can be stopped at any position during the flipping process, so that the crops can be taken out conveniently.

[0039] The visual window 7 is a transparent window on the sheet metal door 8 (visual door), which can be made of glass, acrylic, PS, preferably acrylic. The growth of crops can be observed at any time. Preferably, there can be multiple visual windows 7.

[0040] Among them, glass, acrylic, and PS all have good performance in terms of transparency, but depending on the application scenario, they each have advantages and limitations in terms of hardness, toughness, heat resistance, safety, and cost. In plant tissue culture racks, if the above-mentioned design requirements are considered, acrylic is an ideal choice for comprehensive performance because it has good transparency, is light, is not easy to break, and can withstand certain humidity and temperature changes. Therefore, the utility model is preferably acrylic.

[0041] When the sheet metal door 8 (visible door) is closed, it is buckled on the lock 4, which can compress the silicone seal 13 (seal) to deform, so that the box is sealed and the moisture inside the box is locked. The silicone seal 13 can be fixed to the sheet metal door 8 by bonding and buckling, preferably by buckling.

[0042] The connectors 12 on the visible left and right side panels have threaded holes that can be fixed to the culture rack frame 1. When crops that do not need to be cultivated at high humidity are needed, the visible sealing assembly 3 can be disassembled for conventional crop cultivation, such as Figure 1 shown.

[0043] The above-mentioned culture rack frame 1 is an existing product with a multi-layer structure, and each layer has a lighting device 2 on the top. The compression handle 6 and the lock buckle 4 form a common lock structure, which can be easily operated. Of course, it can also be replaced by a magnetic suction and ordinary handle structure, which is simpler in structure.

[0044] In summary, the utility model provides a visual sealing component for a plant culture rack that has the advantages of efficient moisturizing, intuitive monitoring, flexible structure, easy installation, safety and reliability, which effectively makes up for the defects of the prior art such as inconvenient humidity control, difficult observation and inflexible structure, and strongly promotes the development and application level of plant tissue culture technology.

[0045] The parts not described in detail in the present invention are prior art, so the present invention does not describe them in detail.

[0046] It is to be understood that the term "one" should be understood as "at least one" or "one or more", that is, in one embodiment, the number of an element may be one, while in another embodiment, the number of the element may be multiple, and the term "one" should not be understood as a limitation on the quantity.

[0047] Although this article uses more professional terms, it does not exclude the possibility of using other terms. These terms are used only to more conveniently describe and explain the essence of the utility model; interpreting them as any additional restrictions is contrary to the spirit of the utility model.

[0048] The present utility model is not limited to the above-mentioned optimal implementation mode. Anyone can derive other various forms of products under the inspiration of the present utility model. However, no matter what changes are made in the shape or structure, all those having the same or similar technical solutions as the present utility model fall within the protection scope of the present utility model.

Claims

1. A culture rack visible sealing assembly, characterized in that: include: Sheet metal box frame, made by metal splicing or integral molding; A visual panel is arranged on the side of the sheet metal box frame to form a rectangular parallelepiped structure with an opening; A visual door, disposed at the opening and rotatably connected to the sheet metal box frame, to serve as a flip door; A sealing member, provided on the sheet metal box frame or the frame of the visual door, for achieving sealing after the visual door is closed; Wherein, the visual plate is provided with a connecting piece for fixing on the culture rack frame.

2. A culture rack visible sealing assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: The visible panel is divided into a visible left side panel, a visible right side panel, a visible cover panel and a visible back panel, and the visible back panel is located on the upper and lower surfaces of the sheet metal box frame.

3. A culture rack visible sealing assembly according to claim 2, characterized in that: The visual panel is made of glass, acrylic or PS.

4. A culture rack visible sealing assembly according to claim 3, characterized in that: The visual panel is made of acrylic.

5. A culture rack visible sealing assembly according to claim 4, characterized in that: The thickness of the viewing plate is 1-10 mm.

6. A culture rack visible sealing assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: The visual door comprises a sheet metal door and a visual window arranged on the sheet metal door.

7. A culture rack visible sealing assembly according to claim 6, characterized in that: The visual window is made of glass, acrylic or PS.

8. A culture rack visible sealing assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that: The visual door is connected to the sheet metal box frame via a damping hinge.

9. A culture rack visible sealing assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that: The sheet metal box frame is also provided with a lock buckle and a corresponding pressure handle, and the lock buckle is unlocked and locked by the pressure handle.

10. A culture rack visible sealing assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that: The sealing member is installed on the sheet metal box frame or the frame of the visual door by gluing or snapping.