Hyp incubator

Abstract

The utility model relates to a hydranth incubator which comprises an incubator body and a water treatment system, and the water treatment system can assist water circulation and filtration in the incubator body. The culture box body comprises a main culture box, a back box, a culture box cover and sub culture boxes, the back box is arranged on one side of the main culture box, and the culture box cover is arranged above the main culture box and can be buckled at an opening in the upper part of the main culture box; the multiple sub-incubators are arranged in the main incubator, located in the middle of the incubator, lower than the water surface and higher than the bottom suction opening, the surface area for hydranth fixation is increased, space is saved, and large-scale cultivation of hydranths is facilitated. The main incubator and the sub-incubators are made of high-definition transparent materials, and the state of hydranths adsorbed on the sub-incubators in the main incubator can be clearly observed from the outside.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model belongs to the field of teaching tools, in particular to a hydra culture box. Background Art

[0002] As the starting point of Eumetazoa, the phylum Cnidaria first showed the differentiation of germ layers and tissues, and it occupies an important position in the process of animal evolution. As a representative animal of the phylum Cnidaria, Hydra lives in a clear, slow-flowing freshwater environment, often attached to aquatic plants or other objects, and is an indispensable experimental material in zoological experimental teaching and scientific research. Hydra feeds on live Daphnia and is fed 1-2 times a week. Because Hydra has high requirements for water quality, it needs to change water every 2-3 days, and after each feeding of live Daphnia, the remaining Daphnia corpses and Hydra excrement in the water must be removed with a straw within 24 hours to ensure the cleanliness of the water quality. During the proliferation of Hydra, the number of feeding, cleaning and water changes increases, especially in summer when the temperature is high, the water quality deteriorates faster, the frequency of cleaning and water changes is higher, and when the number of Hydra is high, multiple water tanks are often cultivated at the same time, which is time-consuming and laborious.

[0003] At present, there is no specific culture device for hydra in the laboratory, and the environmental conditions suitable for the survival of hydra, such as water temperature, dissolved oxygen, water quality, light intensity, etc., are difficult to be effectively guaranteed in a controllable and quantifiable manner. The state and quantity of experimental materials are closely related to the effect of experimental teaching. At the same time, the instability of experimental materials also limits the development of many designed experiments. Utility Model Content

[0004] In order to solve the above technical problems, the utility model provides a hydra culture box.

[0005] The technical solution adopted by the utility model is: a hydra culture box, comprising:

[0006] The incubator body comprises a main incubator, a back box, an incubator cover and a sub-incubator. The back box is arranged on one side of the main incubator, the incubator cover is arranged above the main incubator, and the sub-incubator comprises a plurality of sub-incubators, all of which are arranged in the main incubator. Both the main incubator and the sub-incubator are transparent.

[0007] The water treatment system comprises a filter device and a water outlet pipe. The filter device is arranged in the back box, the filter device is connected to the water outlet pipe, and a bottom suction port is arranged at the connection between the main culture box and the back box.

[0008] Preferably, the sub-incubator comprises one or more side walls and an open bottom.

[0009] Preferably, a support frame is fixedly provided on the side wall of the main incubator, and the sub-incubator can be mounted on the support frame.

[0010] Preferably, a front support frame and a rear support frame are respectively provided on the inner sides of the front wall and the rear wall in the main incubator, and an intermediate support frame is also provided, and the left and right ends of the intermediate support frame are respectively fixed on the left and right side walls of the main incubator; the front support frame, the rear support frame and the intermediate support frame are flush.

[0011] Preferably, the bottom suction port is lower than the supporting frame.

[0012] Preferably, a handle is provided on the sub-incubator.

[0013] Preferably, the water outlet pipe is provided with a plurality of water outlets, and each sub-culture box corresponds to at least one water outlet.

[0014] Preferably, it also includes a monitoring device, specifically a temperature monitoring device and a pH monitoring device. The temperature monitoring device includes a temperature sensor and a temperature display control screen. The pH monitoring device includes a pH sensor and a pH display screen. The temperature display control screen and the pH display screen are arranged on the main incubator body and / or the incubator cover.

[0015] The temperature monitoring device also includes a heating device, which is arranged in the main incubator or the back box and is electrically connected to the temperature display control screen.

[0016] Preferably, an adjustable lighting device is provided at the bottom of the incubator cover.

[0017] The advantages and positive effects of the utility model are as follows: the design of the high-definition transparent box makes it easy to observe the real-time status of the hydra, meeting the needs of daily cultivation and teaching observation; by setting up multiple sub-cultivation boxes, the adsorption area of ​​the hydra is increased, which can not only realize the cultivation of a large number of hydras, but also can be independently used to meet the needs of multiple groups of simultaneous observation and experiments in teaching;

[0018] The hydra culture box can automatically purify water, and the circulating water setting increases the dissolved oxygen content of the water, and can also ensure better water quality, provide an environment suitable for the growth of hydra, and reduce the workload of culture personnel in changing water and removing impurities. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of an embodiment of the utility model;

[0020] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the combined structure of an embodiment of the utility model;

[0021] In the figure: 1. incubator cover, 2. back box, 3. main incubator, 4. bottom suction port, 5. sub-incubator, 6. handle, 7. water outlet, 8. water outlet pipe, 9. temperature monitoring device, 10. pH monitoring device, 11. rear support frame, 12. middle support frame, 13. front support frame, 14. lighting device. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] The embodiments of the present utility model are described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0023] The utility model relates to a hydra incubator, including an incubator body and a water treatment system, wherein the water treatment system can assist water circulation and filtration in the incubator body. The incubator body includes a main incubator 3, a back box 2, an incubator cover 1 and a sub-incubator 5, wherein the back box 2 is arranged on one side of the main incubator 3, and the incubator cover 1 is arranged above the main incubator 3 and can be buckled in the opening above the main incubator 3; the sub-incubator 5 includes a plurality of sub-incubators, all of which are arranged in the main incubator 3, located in the middle of the incubator, below the water surface and above the bottom suction port 4, so as to increase the surface area for the hydra to attach, save space, and facilitate the mass culture of the hydra. The main incubator 3 and the sub-incubator 5 are both made of high-definition transparent materials, and the state of the hydra adsorbed on the sub-incubator 5 in the main incubator 3 can be clearly observed from the outside.

[0024] The water treatment system includes a filter device and a water outlet pipe 8. The water outlet pipe 8 is connected to the downstream of the filter device. The water outlet pipe 8 extends from the back box 2 into the main incubator 3. It can be a single pipe setting, or branched to form multiple parallel water pipes. The water outlet pipe 8 is provided with multiple water outlets. The filtered water is discharged in a spraying manner through the water outlet pipe 8 and the water outlet. The outlet water flow 7 evenly covers the entire water surface and is scattered above the sub-incubator 5. In order to ensure uniform water discharge, the water outlet pipe 8 and the water outlet are set to ensure that there is at least one water outlet corresponding to each sub-incubator 5. A bottom suction port 4 is also provided at the connection between the back box 2 and the main incubator 3 for the water in the main incubator 3 to flow into the back box 2. The water treatment system also includes a water pump, which pumps the water in the back box 2 into the filter device; the water passes through the water pump, the filter device, the water outlet pipe 8 and the bottom suction port 4 in turn to achieve circulation, and the quality of the water in the main incubator 3 is maintained to adapt to the growth of hydra. The spraying method can increase the oxygen content in the water, meet the oxygen demand of large-scale cultivation of hydra, and simulate natural water flow, so as to create smaller waves and have less impact on the fixed life of hydra. In order to ensure the growth of hydra, an oxygenating device can be added to the back box 2 if necessary, and the circulating water can be inflated by an air pump.

[0025] A support frame is fixed on the side wall of the main incubator 3, and the sub-incubator 5 can be set up on the support frame. The main incubator 3 is trough-shaped, and the sub-incubator 5 is single-piece or frame-shaped, with vertical side walls for hydra adsorption, and an open bottom without a bottom, which is convenient for Daphnia to move freely in the box and is conducive to hydra capturing food. At the same time, the bottomless design is also convenient for the sedimentation of Daphnia corpses and hydra excrement, and cooperates with the bottom suction port 4 at the bottom of the box to filter water quality and remove impurities; through such a setting, the step of manual impurity removal can be avoided and the number of water changes can be reduced. Because hydras are mostly adsorbed in the sub-incubator 5 above the bottom suction port 4, the loss of the number of hydras during the bottom suction process can be greatly reduced; the sub-incubator 5 is provided with a handle 6, and each sub-incubator 5 can be taken out separately, which is convenient for the observation and use of experimental materials, and also convenient for cleaning the inside of the incubator.

[0026] In some embodiments of the utility model, a front support frame 13 and a rear support frame 11 may be provided on the inner side of the front wall and the rear wall of the main incubator 3, respectively, and the rectangular sub-incubator 5 may be respectively mounted on the front support frame 13 and the rear support frame 11; or an intermediate support frame 12 may be provided, and the left and right ends of the intermediate support frame 12 are respectively fixed on the left and right side walls of the main incubator 3; the front support frame 13, the rear support frame 11 and the intermediate support frame 12 are flush, and the front support frame 13 and the intermediate support frame 12 can support multiple sub-incubators 5, and the rear support frame 11 and the intermediate support frame 12 can support multiple sub-incubators 5. The support frame is arranged above the bottom suction port 4, and there is space below to accommodate the Daphnia corpses and hydra excrement dropped from the sub-incubator 5.

[0027] The incubator cover 1 may be provided with an illumination device 14, which may be specifically arranged at the bottom of the incubator cover 1. For the range of the main incubator 3, when necessary, supplementary light may be provided within the range of the main incubator 3 to adjust the illumination duration of the hydra. Specifically, the illumination device 14 may be configured to be adjustable, and the illumination intensity, color temperature intensity, and illumination duration may be set as required, so as to be suitable for the hydra cultivation process for different cultivation purposes.

[0028] It also includes a monitoring device, specifically a temperature monitoring device 9 and a pH monitoring device 10. The temperature monitoring device 9 includes a temperature sensor and a temperature display control screen. The pH monitoring device 10 includes a pH sensor and a pH display screen. The temperature display control screen and the pH display screen are arranged on the main incubator 3 body and / or the incubator cover 1. The temperature sensor and the pH sensor can use corresponding sensor devices and be placed in a suitable position in the incubator body. The sensors used can all use commercially purchased components, which can reflect the temperature information and pH information in the incubator in real time and feed back to the temperature display control screen and the pH display screen. In some embodiments of the utility model, the temperature monitoring device 9 also includes a heating device, which is arranged in the main incubator 3 or the back box 2. The heating device is electrically connected to the temperature display control screen and can be controlled by the temperature display control screen to heat the water.

[0029] The hydra incubator is used as a teaching aid, which can quantifiably adjust the culture conditions of hydra, not only guarantee the most suitable water environment for hydra survival, but also regulate the growth state and reproduction mode of hydra by changing water temperature, light intensity, etc., so as to achieve the purpose of proliferation or seed preservation according to the experimental needs and progress, and inspire students to think about the influence of water environment factors on hydra, enrich the teaching content, and create conditions for the development of more design experiments, cultivate students' thinking ability and innovation consciousness. The transparent box design can also meet the teaching needs of students to observe the external morphology, culture environment, reproduction and predation process of living hydra and collect them by hand in class. In addition, the incubator has an efficient circulation filtration function, and multiple sub-incubators 5 are also arranged inside the incubator to increase the surface area of ​​hydra fixation, which greatly reduces the workload of the training personnel while significantly increasing the number of hydra cultures, and can serve undergraduate experimental teaching more efficiently, providing a solid guarantee for the development of teaching experiments and innovative experiments.

[0030] Embodiment 1:

[0031] A hydra incubator, such as Figure 1-2 As shown, it includes a culture box, a water treatment system and a monitoring device.

[0032] The incubator body includes a main incubator 3, a back box 2, an incubator cover 1 and a sub-incubator 5. The back box 2 is arranged at the rear side of the main incubator 3, the incubator cover 1 is arranged above the main incubator 3, and the sub-incubator 5 includes eight sub-incubators, all of which are arranged in the main incubator 3 through a support frame; the front wall and the rear wall of the main incubator 3 are respectively provided with a front support frame 13 and a rear support frame 11, and an intermediate support frame 12 is also provided. The left and right ends of the intermediate support frame 12 are respectively fixed on the left and right side walls of the main incubator 3, and the front support frame 13, the rear support frame 11 and the intermediate support frame 12 are flush; the sub-incubator 5 is rectangular, has four side walls surrounded by four sides, and is open at the bottom; the eight sub-incubators 5 can be closely arranged in two rows and mounted on the support frame, and the sub-incubator 5 is provided with a handle 6, which can be used to take out or put in a single sub-incubator 5. Both the main incubator 3 and the sub-incubator 5 are transparent. An adjustable lighting lamp is provided in the incubator cover 1.

[0033] The water treatment system includes a water pump, a filter device and a water outlet pipe 8. The water pump and the filter device are arranged in the back box 2. The water pump pumps water into the filter device. The filter device is connected to the outlet pipe 8 downstream so that the filtered water can flow out along the outlet pipe 8. The main incubator 3 and the back box 2 are connected at the bottom suction port 4. The water in the main incubator 3 can enter the back box 2 along the bottom suction port 4 and then be pumped into the filter device through the water pump. The outlet pipe 8 extends from the back box 2 and extends into the range of the main incubator 3. It forks to form two outlet channels, and the two outlet channels correspond to two rows of sub-incubators 5 respectively. The outlet pipe 8 is provided with multiple outlets, and the filtered water falls into the range of the main incubator 3 in the form of spraying through the outlets.

[0034] The monitoring device includes a temperature monitoring device 9 and a pH monitoring device 10, which are arranged on the incubator cover 1. The temperature monitoring device 9 includes a temperature sensor, a temperature display control screen and a heating device. The temperature sensor is arranged in the main incubator 3, and the temperature display control screen is arranged on the incubator cover 1 and is electrically connected to the temperature sensor; the heating device is arranged in the back box 2, connected to the temperature display control screen, and can be controlled by the temperature display control screen. The pH monitoring device 10 includes an electrically connected pH sensor and a pH display screen. The pH sensor is arranged in the main incubator 3, usually under the water surface, and the pH display screen is arranged on the incubator cover 1 and is electrically connected to the pH sensor.

[0035] The above is a detailed description of the embodiments of the utility model, but the contents are only preferred embodiments of the utility model and cannot be considered to limit the scope of implementation of the utility model. All equivalent changes and improvements made within the scope of application of the utility model should still fall within the scope of the patent coverage of the utility model.

Claims

1. A hydra incubator, characterized in that: include, The incubator body comprises a main incubator, a back box, an incubator cover and a sub-incubator, wherein the back box is arranged at one side of the main incubator, the incubator cover is arranged above the main incubator, and the sub-incubator comprises a plurality of sub-incubators, all of which are arranged in the main incubator; the main incubator and the sub-incubator are both transparent; The water treatment system comprises a filter device and a water outlet pipe. The filter device is arranged in the back box and connected to the water outlet pipe. A bottom suction port is arranged at the connection between the main culture box and the back box.

2. The hydra incubator according to claim 1, characterized in that: The sub-incubator includes one or more side walls and an open bottom.

3. The hydra incubator according to claim 2, characterized in that: A support frame is fixedly provided on the side wall of the main incubator, and the sub-incubator can be mounted on the support frame.

4. The hydra incubator according to claim 3, characterized in that: A front support frame and a rear support frame are respectively arranged on the inner sides of the front wall and the rear wall in the main incubator, and an intermediate support frame is also arranged, and the left and right ends of the intermediate support frame are respectively fixed on the left and right side walls of the main incubator; the front support frame, the rear support frame and the intermediate support frame are flush.

5. The hydra incubator according to claim 4, characterized in that: The bottom suction port is lower than the supporting frame.

6. The hydra incubator according to claim 2, characterized in that: The sub-incubator is provided with a handle.

7. The hydra incubator according to claim 1, characterized in that: The water outlet pipe is provided with a plurality of water outlets, and each of the sub-culture boxes corresponds to at least one water outlet.

8. The hydra incubator according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that: It also includes a monitoring device, specifically a temperature monitoring device and a pH monitoring device. The temperature monitoring device includes a temperature sensor and a temperature display control screen. The pH monitoring device includes a pH sensor and a pH display screen. The temperature display control screen and the pH display screen are arranged on the main incubator body and / or the incubator cover.

9. The hydra culture box according to claim 8, characterized in that: The temperature monitoring device also includes a heating device, which is arranged in the main incubator or the back box, and is electrically connected to the temperature display control screen.

10. The hydra culture box according to claim 8, characterized in that: An adjustable lighting device is provided at the bottom of the incubator cover.

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