Temperature and humidity controllable incubator for edible mushroom culture

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By introducing a culture assembly consisting of a fixed rod, an insertion rod and a screw rod into the edible fungus incubator, the problem of inserting the culture trough and the culture plate and the problem of fixing the matrix are solved, convenient operation and precise control of temperature and humidity are achieved, and the utilization efficiency of the incubator is improved.

CN223364687UActive Publication Date: 2025-09-23ANHUI YUANYE GREEN FOOD CO LTD

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Application Number: CN202422091698.4
Authority / Receiving Office: CN · China
Patent Type: Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date: 2024-08-28
Publication Date: 2025-09-23
Estimated Expiration: 2034-08-28

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Technical Problem

In existing edible fungus incubators, the friction between the culture slot and the culture tray is too large, making it difficult to insert the culture tray into the slot and to fix edible fungus culture substrates of different sizes.

Method used

A culture assembly including a fixing rod, an insertion rod, a push rod and a screw rod was designed. The culture tray was fixed by inserting the insertion rod and the push rod into the through hole and slot, and the edible fungus culture matrix was fixed by the screw rod. Combined with the temperature and humidity control assembly and sensor, precise control of the culture environment can be achieved.

Benefits of technology

It enables convenient insertion and fixation of culture trays, adapts to culture substrates of different sizes, improves ease of use, and ensures precise adjustment of the culture environment through temperature and humidity control components.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a temperature and humidity controllable incubator for edible mushroom culture, which relates to the technical field of mushroom culture, and comprises a box body assembly, a temperature and humidity control assembly is arranged in the box body assembly, a culture assembly is arranged in the box body assembly, and the culture assembly comprises a culture tray with a through hole at the bottom. Through the arrangement of the culture assembly, in the edible mushroom culture process, the culture tray can be fixed by respectively inserting the insertion rod and the top rod into the through hole formed in the inner wall of the air distribution cavity and the insertion groove formed in the inner wall of the culture cavity, and compared with the conventional mode that the culture tray is directly inserted into the insertion groove, the contact insertion part is smaller, and the culture tray is more convenient to use. The problem that when a small amount of foreign matter enters the inserting grooves, the culture trays are difficult to insert into the inserting grooves can be avoided, the edible mushroom culture media in the fixing frame can be fixed through the top plate by rotating the threaded rods, the edible mushroom culture trays can adapt to the edible mushroom culture media of different sizes, and use is more convenient.

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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of mushroom cultivation, in particular to a temperature and humidity controllable incubator for cultivating edible mushrooms. Background Art

[0002] Mushroom incubators are suitable for cultivating edible mushrooms such as oyster mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms, and golden needle mushrooms. They provide the temperature, humidity, watering, and ventilation conditions required for their growth and cultivation. The incubators utilize fully automatic microcomputer control and a touchscreen switch for simple operation and parameter settings. Programmable multi-stage control allows for independent settings for temperature, humidity, watering, and ventilation time, both day and night.

[0003] In the process of cultivating edible fungi, in order to improve the utilization rate of the existing edible fungus incubator, slots are often provided in the inner cavity of the box so that the spacing between the culture plates on each layer can be adjusted according to the size of the cultured mushrooms. However, the contact area between the culture grooves and the culture plates is large, resulting in excessive friction. When a small amount of foreign matter enters the culture grooves, it is easy to make it difficult to insert the culture plates into the slots, which causes certain inconveniences in use. In addition, it is difficult for existing incubators to effectively fix edible fungus culture substrates of different sizes, which causes certain inconveniences in use. Utility Model Content

[0004] The utility model provides a temperature and humidity controllable incubator for culturing edible mushrooms, so as to solve the problems raised in the above background technology.

[0005] In order to solve the above technical problems, the technical solution adopted by the present invention is:

[0006] A temperature and humidity controllable incubator for cultivating edible mushrooms, comprising a box assembly, a temperature and humidity control assembly being arranged inside the box assembly, a cultivation assembly being arranged inside the box assembly, the cultivation assembly comprising a cultivation tray with a through hole provided at the bottom, a fixing rod being fixedly connected to the bottom of the cultivation tray, an insertion rod being fixedly connected to one end of the fixing rod, a spring being arranged on the inner wall of the other end of the fixing rod, a top rod being fixedly connected to one end of the spring, a handle being fixedly connected to the surface of the top rod, a fixing frame being fixedly connected to the bottom of the inner cavity of the cultivation tray, a screw being threadedly connected to the inside of the fixing frame, a top plate being rotatably connected to one end of the screw, and an edible mushroom cultivation substrate being overlapped on one side of the top plate.

[0007] A further improvement of the technical solution of the present invention is that: the box assembly includes a box with a temperature and humidity sensor, and the interior of the box is provided with a culture cavity with a slot opened on the inner wall.

[0008] A further improvement of the technical solution of the present invention is that: an air distribution cavity with a through hole on one side of the inner cavity is provided on one side of the culture cavity, an installation cavity is provided on one side of the air distribution cavity, and the inner wall of the culture cavity is plugged into one end of the top rod.

[0009] A further improvement of the technical solution of the present utility model is that the temperature and humidity control component includes a water tank, the bottom of the water tank is fixedly connected to the bottom of the inner cavity of the installation cavity, and a first air inlet pipe is provided at the top of the inner cavity of the water tank.

[0010] A further improvement of the technical solution of the present invention is that a first fan is provided inside the first air inlet pipe, an air duct is provided on one side of the top of the water tank inner cavity, and a first one-way valve is provided inside the air duct.

[0011] A further improvement of the technical solution of the present utility model is that a heater is provided at the upper end of the air duct, one side of the heater is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the installation cavity, and one end of the air duct is fixedly connected to a temperature and humidity tube.

[0012] A further improvement of the technical solution of the present utility model is that a second air inlet pipe is provided at the lower end of the air duct, and a second fan is provided inside the second air inlet pipe.

[0013] A further improvement of the technical solution of the present utility model is that a second one-way valve is provided at the upper end of the second air inlet pipe, and the water tank is connected to the interior of the heater through the air duct.

[0014] Due to the adoption of the above technical solution, the present invention has achieved the following technical advancements compared to the prior art:

[0015] The utility model provides a temperature and humidity controllable incubator for cultivating edible mushrooms. Through the arrangement of the cultivation component, during the process of cultivating edible mushrooms, the culture tray can be fixed by respectively inserting the insertion rod and the top rod into the through hole opened on the inner wall of the air distribution chamber and the slot opened on the inner wall of the cultivation chamber. Compared with the conventional method of directly inserting the culture tray into the slot, the contact plug-in part is smaller, thereby avoiding the problem of difficulty in inserting the culture tray into the slot when a small amount of foreign matter enters the slot. In addition, the top plate can be fixed to the edible mushroom culture substrate in the fixing frame by rotating the screw rod, so that the top plate can adapt to edible mushroom culture substrates of different sizes and is more convenient to use. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the main structure of the utility model;

[0017] Figure 2 This is a side sectional structural diagram of the utility model;

[0018] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the culture component of the present utility model;

[0019] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the cultivation component of the present invention when viewed from above;

[0020] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the culture component of the present invention.

[0021] In the figure: 1. Box assembly; 11. Box; 12. Culture chamber; 13. Air distribution chamber; 14. Installation chamber; 2. Temperature and humidity control assembly; 21. Water tank; 22. First air inlet pipe; 23. First fan; 24. Air duct; 25. First one-way valve; 26. Heater; 27. Temperature and humidity tube; 28. Second air inlet pipe; 29. Second fan; 210. Second one-way valve; 3. Culture assembly; 31. Culture tray; 32. Fixing frame; 33. Screw; 34. Top plate; 35. Edible fungus culture substrate; 36. Fixing rod; 37. Insert rod; 38. Spring; 39. Top rod; 310. Handle. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] The present invention is further described in detail below with reference to the embodiments:

[0023] Example 1

[0024] like Figure 1-5 As shown, the utility model provides a temperature and humidity controllable incubator for cultivating edible mushrooms, comprising a box assembly 1, a temperature and humidity control assembly 2 is arranged inside the box assembly 1, a cultivation assembly 3 is arranged inside the box assembly 1, the cultivation assembly 3 comprises a cultivation tray 31 with a through hole at the bottom, a fixing rod 36 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the cultivation tray 31, one end of the fixing rod 36 is fixedly connected to the insertion rod 37, a spring 38 is arranged on the inner wall of the other end of the fixing rod 36, one end of the spring 38 is fixedly connected to a push rod 39, a handle 310 is fixedly connected to the surface of the push rod 39, a fixing frame 32 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the inner cavity of the cultivation tray 31, a screw 33 is threadedly connected to the inside of the fixing frame 32, one end of the screw 33 is rotatably connected to a top plate 34, and an edible fungus cultivation matrix 35 is overlapped on one side of the top plate 34.

[0025] In this embodiment, the edible fungus culture substrate 35 is inserted into the fixing frame 32, and then the screw 33 is rotated to make the top plate 34 close to the edible fungus culture substrate 35, and the edible fungus culture substrate 35 is fixed so that it is suspended in the air, thereby increasing the area where bacteria can be grown. Then, the culture tray 31 is lifted up, the handle 310 is pulled, and the insertion rod 37 is inserted into the through hole opened on one side of the air distribution chamber 13. Then, the top rod 39 is aligned with the slot on the inner wall of the culture chamber 12, and the handle 310 is loosened. Under the action of the spring 38, the top rod 39 can be inserted into the slot, and the culture tray 31 is fixed in the culture chamber 12, making it more convenient to use.

[0026] Example 2

[0027] like Figure 1-5 As shown, on the basis of Example 1, the utility model provides a technical solution: preferably, the box assembly 1 includes a box 11 with a temperature and humidity sensor, the interior of the box 11 is provided with a culture chamber 12 with a slot opened on the inner wall, one side of the culture chamber 12 is provided with an air distribution chamber 13 with a through hole opened on one side of the inner cavity, one side of the air distribution chamber 13 is provided with an installation cavity 14, the inner wall of the culture chamber 12 is plugged into one end of the top rod 39, the temperature and humidity control assembly 2 includes a water tank 21, the bottom of the water tank 21 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the inner cavity of the installation cavity 14, the top of the inner cavity of the water tank 21 is provided with a first air inlet pipe 22, the interior of the first air inlet pipe 22 is provided with a first fan 23, the top of the inner cavity of the water tank 21 is provided with an air duct 24, the interior of the air duct 24 is provided with a first one-way valve 25, the upper end of the air duct 24 is provided with a heater 26, one side of the heater 26 is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the installation cavity 14, and one end of the air duct 24 is fixedly connected to the temperature and humidity tube 27.

[0028] In this embodiment, edible mushrooms are cultured by closing the box door. During the culture, the first fan 23 is started to allow outside air to enter the water tank 21. After being humidified by the water in the water tank 21, the air enters the temperature and humidity pipe 27 along the air duct 24. In the process of passing through the heater 26, the air is heated. Then, after entering the air distribution chamber 13 through the temperature and humidity pipe 27, it enters the culture chamber 12 to heat and humidify the culture chamber 12.

[0029] Example 3

[0030] like Figure 1-5 As shown, based on Example 1, the utility model provides a technical solution: preferably, a second air inlet pipe 28 is provided at the lower end of the air duct 24, a second fan 29 is provided inside the second air inlet pipe 28, a second one-way valve 210 is provided at the upper end of the second air inlet pipe 28, and the water tank 21 is connected to the interior of the heater 26 through the air duct 24.

[0031] In this embodiment, the temperature and humidity in the culture chamber 12 are detected by the temperature and humidity sensor in the box body 11 to avoid excessive temperature and humidity. When humidification is not required, the second fan 29 is started to allow the outside air to pass through the water tank 21 along the second air inlet pipe 28 and directly enter the air duct 24, making it more convenient to use.

[0032] The following is a detailed description of the working principle of the temperature and humidity controlled incubator for edible mushroom cultivation.

[0033] like Figure 1-5As shown, during use, the edible fungus culture substrate 35 is first inserted into the fixing frame 32, and then the screw 33 is rotated to make the top plate 34 close to the edible fungus culture substrate 35, and the edible fungus culture substrate 35 is fixed so that it is suspended in the air, thereby increasing the area where bacteria can be grown. Then, the culture tray 31 is lifted up, and the handle 310 is pulled. After the insertion rod 37 is inserted into the through hole opened on one side of the air distribution chamber 13, the top rod 39 is aligned with the slot on the inner wall of the culture chamber 12, and the handle 310 is loosened. Under the action of the spring 38, the top rod 39 is inserted into the slot, and the culture tray 31 is fixed in the culture chamber 12, making it more convenient to use. Then the box door is closed and the culture is carried out. When cultivating edible mushrooms, the first fan 23 is started to allow outside air to enter the water tank 21. After being humidified by the water in the water tank 21, the air enters the temperature and humidity pipe 27 along the air duct 24. In the process of passing through the heater 26, the air is heated. Then, after entering the air distribution chamber 13 through the temperature and humidity pipe 27, it enters the cultivation chamber 12 to heat and humidify the cultivation chamber 12. At the same time, the temperature and humidity in the cultivation chamber 12 are detected by the temperature and humidity sensor in the box 11 to avoid excessive temperature and humidity. When humidification is not needed, the second fan 29 is started to allow outside air to pass through the water tank 21 along the second air inlet pipe 28 and directly enter the air duct 24, making it more convenient to use.

[0034] The above generally describes the present invention in detail. However, it is obvious to those skilled in the art that modifications or improvements may be made to the present invention. Therefore, modifications or improvements that do not depart from the spirit of the present invention are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A temperature and humidity controllable incubator for cultivating edible mushrooms, comprising a box assembly (1), characterized in that: A temperature and humidity control component (2) is provided inside the box assembly (1), and a culture component (3) is provided inside the box assembly (1). The culture component (3) includes a culture tray (31) with a through hole at the bottom. The bottom of the culture tray (31) is fixedly connected to a fixing rod (36), one end of the fixing rod (36) is fixedly connected to an insertion rod (37), the inner wall of the other end of the fixing rod (36) is provided with a spring (38), one end of the spring (38) is fixedly connected to a top rod (39), the surface of the top rod (39) is fixedly connected to a handle (310), the bottom of the inner cavity of the culture tray (31) is fixedly connected to a fixing frame (32), the internal thread of the fixing frame (32) is connected to a screw (33), one end of the screw (33) is rotatably connected to a top plate (34), and one side of the top plate (34) is overlapped with an edible fungus culture matrix (35).

2. The temperature and humidity controllable incubator for culturing edible mushrooms according to claim 1, characterized in that: The box assembly (1) comprises a box (11) with a temperature and humidity sensor, and a culture chamber (12) with a slot provided on the inner wall of the box (11) is provided inside.

3. The temperature and humidity controllable incubator for culturing edible mushrooms according to claim 2, characterized in that: One side of the culture chamber (12) is provided with an air distribution chamber (13) with a through hole on one side of the inner cavity, and one side of the air distribution chamber (13) is provided with a mounting chamber (14). The inner wall of the culture chamber (12) is plugged into one end of the top rod (39).

4. The temperature and humidity controllable incubator for culturing edible mushrooms according to claim 1, characterized in that: The temperature and humidity control assembly (2) comprises a water tank (21), the bottom of the water tank (21) is fixedly connected to the bottom of the inner cavity of the installation cavity (14), and a first air inlet pipe (22) is provided at the top of the inner cavity of the water tank (21).

5. The temperature and humidity controllable incubator for culturing edible mushrooms according to claim 4, characterized in that: A first fan (23) is provided inside the first air inlet pipe (22), an air duct (24) is provided on one side of the top of the inner cavity of the water tank (21), and a first one-way valve (25) is provided inside the air duct (24).

6. The temperature and humidity controllable incubator for culturing edible mushrooms according to claim 5, characterized in that: A heater (26) is provided at the upper end of the air duct (24), one side of the heater (26) is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the installation cavity (14), and one end of the air duct (24) is fixedly connected to a temperature and humidity tube (27).

7. The temperature and humidity controllable incubator for culturing edible mushrooms according to claim 5, characterized in that: A second air inlet pipe (28) is provided at the lower end of the air duct (24), and a second fan (29) is provided inside the second air inlet pipe (28).

8. The temperature and humidity controllable incubator for culturing edible mushrooms according to claim 7, characterized in that: A second one-way valve (210) is provided at the upper end of the second air inlet pipe (28), and the water tank (21) is connected to the interior of the heater (26) through the air pipe (24).