Agar culture medium incubator

Abstract

The utility model discloses an agar culture medium constant-temperature box which comprises a box body and a constant-temperature chamber with an opening in the front end, a box door is arranged at the front end of the constant-temperature chamber, a plurality of sets of installation grooves are vertically formed in the constant-temperature chamber at intervals, one set of installation grooves comprises two installation grooves formed in the left side wall and the right side wall of the constant-temperature chamber respectively, the installation grooves extend front and back, and the front ends of the installation grooves are open. A flaring structure flaring forwards is arranged at the front end of the mounting groove; a plurality of bearing plates, wherein any bearing plate is horizontally inserted between one group of mounting grooves; wherein a plurality of clamping mechanisms are arranged on the bearing plate, and the clamping mechanisms are used for clamping and fixing culture dishes. According to the agar culture medium incubator, the agar culture medium can be stored in a layered mode, the number of layers can be flexibly adjusted according to the number of culture dishes, and the culture dishes can be limited and fixed so as to be prevented from moving at will.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of culture medium, in particular to an agar culture medium constant temperature box. Background Art

[0002] Using aseptic methods, a specific edible fungus is isolated from a mix of microorganisms. This process is called strain isolation. The purified mycelium obtained from the isolation process becomes a pure strain. The process of artificially growing and reproducing a pure strain in large quantities under laboratory conditions is called cultivation. Culture medium refers to a nutrient matrix composed of a combination of different nutrients that supports the growth and reproduction of microorganisms, plants, or animals (or tissues). It generally contains several major substances, including carbohydrates, nitrogen-containing substances, inorganic salts (including trace elements), vitamins, and water. Culture medium not only provides basic cellular nutrition and promotes cell proliferation, but also serves as the living environment for cell growth and reproduction. Agar culture medium needs to be placed in a constant temperature incubator for constant temperature storage, but existing constant temperature incubators have the following two problems. On the one hand, the storage environment of the culture medium is very harsh, so the culture medium is generally stored separately, for example, the constant temperature incubator is layered, but the space size of each layer of the existing constant temperature incubator is fixed, and it is often not possible to adjust according to the number of culture dishes containing the culture medium, and the flexibility is poor. On the other hand, the existing constant temperature incubators often do not fix the culture dishes when placing them. When operators take the culture dishes, they are likely to touch other culture dishes and cause them to move, resulting in abnormal culture. Utility Model Content

[0003] The present invention aims to solve at least one of the technical problems existing in the prior art. To this end, the present invention provides an agar culture medium constant temperature box that can store agar culture medium in layers, flexibly adjust the number of layers according to the number of culture dishes, and limit and fix the culture dishes to prevent them from moving around.

[0004] The agar culture medium incubator according to the embodiment of the utility model comprises:

[0005] The box body has a constant temperature chamber with an open front end, a door is provided at the front end of the constant temperature chamber, and multiple groups of mounting slots are vertically spaced apart in the constant temperature chamber, wherein one group of mounting slots includes two mounting slots respectively provided on the left and right side walls of the constant temperature chamber, the mounting slots extending front and back and having an open front end, and a flaring structure flaring forward is provided at the front end of the mounting slots;

[0006] A plurality of supporting plates, each of which is horizontally inserted between a group of the mounting slots;

[0007] Wherein, a plurality of clamping mechanisms are provided on the carrying plate, and the clamping mechanisms are used to clamp and fix the culture dish.

[0008] The agar culture medium incubator according to the embodiment of the utility model has at least the following beneficial effects:

[0009] During use, the corresponding number of carrier plates can be selected according to the number of culture dishes for placing agar culture medium, and then the culture dishes can be fixed on the carrier plates by using the clamping mechanism. After that, the carrier plates can be inserted into the mounting grooves and the door can be closed to realize the layered storage of the agar culture medium. The number of layers can be flexibly adjusted according to the number of culture dishes during use. When storing agar culture medium, the clamping mechanism can be used to limit and fix the culture dishes to prevent the culture dishes from moving at will. In addition, since the thickness of the carrier plate is not too large, the flared structure provided at the front end of the mounting groove can facilitate the rapid alignment and insertion of the carrier plate into the mounting groove, which is highly practical.

[0010] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the lower end surface of the mounting groove is horizontal, and the front end of the upper end surface of the mounting groove is provided with a guide surface extending forward and upward, and the guide surface cooperates with the lower end surface of the mounting groove to form the flaring structure.

[0011] According to some embodiments of the present invention, a transparent observation window is provided on the box door, an observation mirror inclined forward and upward is provided on the upper side of the supporting plate, and all the clamping mechanisms are located in front of the observation mirror.

[0012] According to some embodiments of the present invention, a group of slots is provided on the supporting plate, and the group of slots includes two slots located on the left and right sides of the supporting plate, the opposite sides of the two slots are closed ends, and both of the slots extend forward and upward, and the observation mirror is inserted between the two slots.

[0013] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the clamping mechanism includes two clamping blocks and two springs, and a clamping space with an upper opening is defined between the two clamping blocks for placing the culture dish. The two clamping blocks can slide toward or away from each other, and the two springs are respectively used to apply elastic force to the two clamping blocks so that the two clamping blocks have a movement tendency toward each other.

[0014] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the two clamping blocks are respectively provided with arc-shaped clamping surfaces adapted to the culture dish on opposite sides.

[0015] According to some embodiments of the present invention, a guide plate is provided on the top of the clamping block, and the upper end of the guide plate extends outwardly away from the arc-shaped clamping surface.

[0016] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the supporting plate is provided with a horizontally extending sliding groove corresponding to any of the clamping mechanisms, the bottom end of the clamping block is provided with a slider adapted to the sliding groove, the two clamping blocks are respectively slidably arranged on opposite sides of the sliding groove through the slider, and the two springs are both configured as compression springs and are respectively located on opposite sides of the two clamping blocks.

[0017] According to some embodiments of the present invention, guide columns are respectively provided on the side walls at both ends of the sliding groove in the extension direction, which are respectively used to install the two clamping blocks and the two springs, wherein the slider and the spring are both sleeved on the guide columns, and the guide column is detachably provided with a limit piece on the side of the slider away from the spring.

[0018] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the limiting member includes a limiting nut, and the limiting nut is threadedly installed on the guide column.

[0019] Additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will be given in part in the following description and will become apparent from the following description or learned through practice of the present invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments, wherein:

[0021] Figure 1 This is a schematic structural diagram of an agar culture medium incubator according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 2 This is a schematic structural diagram of a carrier plate according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0023] Figure 3 yes Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the structural decomposition;

[0024] Figure 4 It is a structural schematic diagram of a box body according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

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[0026] Box body 100, constant temperature chamber 101, mounting groove 102, guide surface 103, box door 110, transparent observation window 111, temperature control device 120;

[0027] The supporting plate 200, the slot 201, the slide groove 202, the guide column 203, the ventilation slot 204, the observation mirror 210, and the limiting nut 220;

[0028] Clamping mechanism 300 , clamping block 310 , arc-shaped clamping surface 311 , guide plate 312 , slider 313 , spring 320 . DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] The following describes embodiments of the present invention in detail. Examples of the embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals throughout represent the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and are intended only to explain the present invention and are not to be construed as limiting the present invention.

[0030] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that descriptions involving orientation, such as the orientation or positional relationship indicated by up, down, etc., are based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present invention.

[0031] In the description of this utility model, "a plurality" means more than two. The use of "first" or "second" is solely for the purpose of distinguishing technical features and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance, or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated, or implicitly indicating the order of the technical features indicated.

[0032] In the description of the present invention, unless otherwise clearly defined, terms such as setting, installing, and connecting should be understood in a broad sense, and technicians in the relevant technical field can reasonably determine the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention based on the specific content of the technical solution.

[0033] In the prior art, agar culture medium needs to be placed in a constant temperature box for constant temperature storage, but the existing constant temperature box has the following two problems. On the one hand, the storage environment of the culture medium is very harsh, so the culture medium is generally stored separately, for example, the constant temperature box is layered, but the space size of each layer of the existing constant temperature box is fixed, and it is often not possible to adjust according to the number of culture dishes for placing the culture medium, and the flexibility is poor. On the other hand, the existing constant temperature box often does not fix the culture dishes when placing them, and the operator is likely to touch other culture dishes when taking the culture dishes, causing them to move, resulting in culture abnormalities.

[0034] In this regard, the utility model proposes an agar culture medium constant temperature box, which can effectively improve the above problems.

[0035] Reference Figures 1 to 4 As shown, the agar culture medium constant temperature box of the embodiment of the present invention includes a box body 100 and a carrying plate 200.

[0036] The box body 100 has a constant temperature chamber 101 with an open front end. A box door 110 is provided at the front end of the constant temperature chamber 101. The constant temperature chamber 101 is opened and closed by the box door 110. A temperature control device 120 is also provided on the box body 100. The temperature control device 120 is used to control the temperature in the constant temperature chamber 101. It should be noted that the temperature control device 120 is a common structure in the prior art. The present invention does not make any improvements to it, so it will not be described in detail here.

[0037] Multiple groups of mounting grooves 102 are vertically spaced apart in the constant temperature chamber 101. One group of mounting grooves 102 includes two mounting grooves 102 respectively arranged on the left and right side walls of the constant temperature chamber 101. The mounting grooves 102 extend forward and backward and are open at the front end. The front end of the mounting grooves 102 is provided with a flaring structure flaring forward.

[0038] There are multiple carrier plates 200, and any carrier plate 200 is horizontally inserted between a group of mounting slots 102, that is, the left and right ends of the carrier plate 200 are respectively inserted into two mounting slots 102 in the same group. Obviously, the carrier plate 200 can be removed from the front end of the mounting slots 102, wherein a group of mounting slots 102 corresponds to the installation of one carrier plate 200. In addition, since the front end of the mounting slots 102 is provided with a flared structure that flares forward, when the carrier plate 200 is inserted into the mounting slots 102, the flared structure can be used to guide it, so as to facilitate and quickly insert the carrier plate 200 into the mounting slots 102. Among them, there are multiple clamping mechanisms 300 on the carrier plate 200, and any clamping mechanism 300 is used to clamp and fix a culture dish. It is understandable that in order to facilitate air circulation to make the temperature distribution more uniform, the carrier plate 200 is provided with a vertical ventilation slot 204.

[0039] When using the agar culture medium constant temperature box of the embodiment of the present invention, a corresponding number of supporting plates 200 can be selected according to the number of culture dishes for placing agar culture medium, and then the culture dishes can be fixed on the supporting plates 200 by using the clamping mechanism 300. Thereafter, the supporting plates 200 are inserted into the mounting grooves 102, and the box door 110 is closed to realize the layered storage of the agar culture medium. The number of layers can be flexibly adjusted according to the number of culture dishes during use. When storing agar culture medium, the clamping mechanism 300 can be used to limit and fix the culture dishes to prevent the culture dishes from moving at will. In addition, since the thickness of the supporting plate 200 is not too large, the flared structure provided at the front end of the mounting groove 102 can facilitate the rapid alignment and insertion of the supporting plate 200 into the mounting groove 102, which is highly practical.

[0040] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 4As shown, it can be understood that the lower end surface of the mounting groove 102 is horizontal, and the front end of the upper end surface of the mounting groove 102 is provided with a guide surface 103 extending forward and upward, and the guide surface 103 cooperates with the lower end surface of the mounting groove 102 to form a flared structure. The advantage of such a setting is that when inserting the carrier plate 200 into the mounting groove 102, the carrier plate 200 can be partially inserted into the flared structure first, and the carrier plate 200 can be supported by the lower end surface of the mounting groove 102. Then, the carrier plate 200 only needs to be pushed backward. Compared with the guide surfaces 103 provided on the upper and lower sides of the front end of the mounting groove 102, the operation is more convenient and labor-saving. In addition, the processing is also more convenient.

[0041] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, it can be understood that a transparent observation window 111 is provided on the box door 110 to facilitate observation of the agar culture medium in the constant temperature chamber 101. Furthermore, an observation mirror 210 tilted forward and upward is provided on the upper side of the carrier plate 200, and all clamping mechanisms 300 are located in front of the observation mirror 210. It can be imagined that when each group of slots 201 is correspondingly inserted with a carrier plate 200, the carrier plates 200 are distributed relatively densely. At this time, there may be a culture dish located on the inside blocked by the carrier plate 200 above it, resulting in the operator being unable to observe the situation inside the culture dish on the inside from the transparent observation window 111. Therefore, an observation mirror 210 tilted forward and upward is provided on the upper side of the carrier plate 200, and all clamping mechanisms 300 are placed in front of the observation mirror 210. In this way, the scene of the culture dish on the inside can be reflected through the observation mirror 210 for observation by the operator.

[0042] Reference Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, it can be understood that a group of slots 201 are provided on the carrier plate 200, and a group of slots 201 includes two slots 201 located on the left and right sides of the carrier plate 200, the opposite sides of the two slots 201 are closed ends, and the opposite sides and the top ends of the two slots 201 are open ends. Both slots 201 extend forward and upward, and the observation mirror 210 is inserted between the two slots 201, that is, the left and right ends of the observation mirror 210 are respectively inserted into the two slots 201, so as to realize the installation of the observation mirror 210 and facilitate the disassembly and assembly of the observation mirror 210.

[0043] Reference Figures 1 to 3As shown, it can be understood that the clamping mechanism 300 includes two clamping blocks 310 and two springs 320. A clamping space with an upper opening is defined between the two clamping blocks 310, and the clamping space is used to place the culture dish. The two clamping blocks 310 can slide in the direction of approaching or moving away from each other. The two clamping blocks 310 approaching each other can clamp and fix the culture dish, and moving away from each other can release the culture dish. The two springs 320 are respectively used to apply elastic force to the two clamping blocks 310 so that the two clamping blocks 310 have a movement tendency to approach each other, that is, when the culture dish needs to be clamped and fixed, the elastic force of the spring 320 is used to keep the clamping block 310 pressed against the culture dish. When the culture dish needs to be taken out, the culture dish can be directly pulled up. The structure is simple and practical.

[0044] Reference Figure 3 As shown, it is understood that the two clamping blocks 310 are respectively provided with arcuate clamping surfaces 311 on the facing sides thereof, which are adapted to the culture dish. By providing the arcuate clamping surfaces 311, the contact area with the culture dish is increased, thereby ensuring the clamping strength. It is understood that to further enhance the clamping strength, the arcuate clamping surfaces 311 can also be provided with anti-slip patterns.

[0045] Reference Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, it can be understood that a guide plate 312 is provided at the top of the clamping block 310, and the upper end of the guide plate 312 extends outwardly away from the arc-shaped clamping surface 311. In this way, when the culture dish is placed from top to bottom between the two clamping blocks 310, there is no need to manually push the clamping block 310 open. The bottom end of the culture dish can be used to abut against the inclined guide plate 312, and the clamping block 310 can be automatically pushed open by moving along the guide plate 312, which is very convenient to operate.

[0046] Reference Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, it can be understood that the carrier plate 200 is provided with a horizontally extending chute 202 corresponding to each clamping mechanism 300, and the bottom end of the clamping block 310 is provided with a slider 313 adapted to the chute 202. The two clamping blocks 310 of the same clamping mechanism 300 are respectively slidably arranged on opposite sides of the chute 202 via the slider 313. The two springs 320 are both configured as compression springs and are respectively located on opposite sides of the two clamping blocks 310 to apply elastic pressure to the clamping blocks 310. The structure is simple and practical. Among them, the spring 320 is located in the chute 202, and the two ends of the spring 320 respectively abut the side walls of the chute 202 and the side walls of the clamping block 310.

[0047] Reference Figure 2 and Figure 3As shown, it can be understood that the side walls at both ends of the slide groove 202 in the extension direction are respectively provided with guide columns 203, and a spacing is left between the two guide columns 203. This spacing satisfies the condition for the vertical passage of the clamping block 310. The two guide columns 203 are respectively used to install the two clamping blocks 310 and the two springs 320, wherein the slider 313 and the spring 320 are both sleeved on the guide columns 203, and the guide columns 203 are detachably provided with a limiter on the side of the slider 313 away from the spring 320, and the limiter is used to prevent the slider 313 from separating from the guide column 203. In this embodiment, by setting two guide columns 203 to respectively install the two clamping blocks 310, the disassembly and assembly of the clamping block 310 can be facilitated, and the slider 313 and the spring 320 are both sleeved on the guide columns 203, and the structure is stable and reliable.

[0048] Reference Figure 3 As shown, it can be understood that the limiting member includes a limiting nut 220, which is threadedly installed on the guide column 203, has a simple structure and is easy to disassemble and assemble.

[0049] The embodiments of the present invention are described in detail above with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. Various changes can be made within the scope of knowledge possessed by ordinary technicians in the relevant technical field without departing from the purpose of the present invention.

Claims

1. An agar culture medium incubator, characterized in that, include: A box body (100) has a constant temperature chamber (101) with an opening at the front end, a box door (110) is provided at the front end of the constant temperature chamber (101), a plurality of groups of mounting grooves (102) are vertically spaced apart in the constant temperature chamber (101), a group of the mounting grooves (102) includes two mounting grooves (102) respectively provided on the left and right side walls of the constant temperature chamber (101), the mounting grooves (102) extend forward and backward and have an opening at the front end, and a flaring structure flaring forward is provided at the front end of the mounting grooves (102); A plurality of supporting plates (200), each of the supporting plates (200) being horizontally inserted between a group of the mounting slots (102); Wherein, a plurality of clamping mechanisms (300) are provided on the carrying plate (200), and the clamping mechanisms (300) are used to clamp and fix the culture dishes.

2. The agar culture medium thermostat according to claim 1, wherein: The lower end surface of the mounting groove (102) is horizontal, and the front end of the upper end surface of the mounting groove (102) is provided with a guide surface (103) extending forward and upward, and the guide surface (103) cooperates with the lower end surface of the mounting groove (102) to form the flared structure.

3. The agar culture medium thermostat according to claim 1, wherein: A transparent observation window (111) is provided on the box door (110), an observation mirror (210) tilted forward and upward is provided on the upper side of the carrying plate (200), and all the clamping mechanisms (300) are located in front of the observation mirror (210).

4. The agar culture medium thermostat according to claim 3, wherein: The carrier plate (200) is provided with a group of slots (201), wherein the group of slots (201) comprises two slots (201) located on the left and right sides of the carrier plate (200), the opposite sides of the two slots (201) are closed ends, and the two slots (201) extend obliquely forward and upward, and the observation mirror (210) is inserted between the two slots (201).

5. The agar culture medium thermostat according to claim 1, wherein: The clamping mechanism (300) includes two clamping blocks (310) and two springs (320). A clamping space with an upper opening is defined between the two clamping blocks (310) for placing the culture dish. The two clamping blocks (310) can slide toward or away from each other. The two springs (320) are respectively used to apply elastic force to the two clamping blocks (310) so that the two clamping blocks (310) have a movement tendency toward each other.

6. The agar culture medium thermostat according to claim 5, characterized in that: The two clamping blocks (310) are respectively provided with arc-shaped clamping surfaces (311) adapted to the culture dish on opposite sides.

7. The agar culture medium thermostat according to claim 6, characterized in that: A guide plate (312) is provided at the top end of the clamping block (310), and the upper end of the guide plate (312) extends outwardly and tilted away from the arc-shaped clamping surface (311).

8. The agar culture medium thermostat according to claim 5, characterized in that: The supporting plate (200) is provided with a horizontally extending slide groove (202) corresponding to any one of the clamping mechanisms (300); the bottom end of the clamping block (310) is provided with a slider (313) adapted to the slide groove (202); the two clamping blocks (310) are respectively slidably arranged on opposite sides of the slide groove (202) through the slider (313); the two springs (320) are both configured as compression springs and are respectively located on opposite sides of the two clamping blocks (310).

9. The agar culture medium thermostat according to claim 8, characterized in that: The side walls at both ends of the slide groove (202) in the extension direction are respectively provided with guide columns (203), which are used to install the two clamping blocks (310) and the two springs (320), respectively, wherein the slider (313) and the spring (320) are both sleeved on the guide columns (203), and the guide column (203) is detachably provided with a limit piece on the side of the slider (313) away from the spring (320).

10. The agar culture medium thermostat according to claim 9, characterized in that: The limiting member comprises a limiting nut (220), and the limiting nut (220) is threadedly mounted on the guide column (203).

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