Carbon dioxide incubator

Abstract

The utility model is applicable to the field of incubators, and provides a carbon dioxide incubator which comprises an incubator body internally provided with a cultivation bin, a bin door movably mounted at a bin opening of the cultivation bin and used for conveniently observing the bin door, and a supporting plate arranged in the cultivation bin, an auxiliary observation assembly is arranged above the supporting plate and comprises a reflector plate which is obliquely arranged relative to the plane where the supporting plate is located, and the reflector plate is driven by a moving assembly to move in the direction of a bin opening of the cultivation bin, so that through the moving reflector plate, the supporting plate does not need to be pulled, and an observation bin door does not need to be opened; therefore, the state of the culture dish can be observed without damaging the internal environment of the incubator.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the field of incubators, in particular to a carbon dioxide incubator. Background Art

[0002] A carbon dioxide incubator is a device used for in vitro culture of cells, tissues, bacteria and microorganisms. It simulates the in vivo environment by precisely controlling temperature, carbon dioxide concentration and humidity to ensure the normal growth and reproduction of cells and microorganisms.

[0003] During the cultivation work in the incubator, the support frame is placed on the support plate inside the incubator. Usually, the support plate is provided with a pull-out structure. When the culture dish is taken out, the support plate is pulled out to remove the dish. However, during the cultivation stage, the staff needs to observe the cultivation status inside the culture dish at all times, but the status of the culture dish placed on the support plate near the innermost position of the incubator is more difficult to observe. This requires opening the door of the incubator during inspection, which causes the cultivation environment inside to be destroyed. On the one hand, in order to restore the original cultivation environment, resources are wasted; on the other hand, the culture dish is prone to cultivation errors due to the destruction of the cultivation environment.

[0004] In summary, the existing technology has obvious inconveniences and defects in actual use, so it is necessary to improve it. Utility Model Content

[0005] In response to the above-mentioned defects, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a carbon dioxide incubator that can observe the status of the culture dish through a movable reflector without pulling out the support plate or opening the observation chamber door, without damaging the internal environment of the incubator.

[0006] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present invention provides a carbon dioxide incubator, comprising an incubator body with an incubation chamber therein, a chamber door movably mounted at the incubation chamber opening for convenient observation, and a support plate arranged in the incubation chamber; an auxiliary observation component is arranged above the support plate, which includes a reflective sheet arranged obliquely relative to the plane where the support plate is located, and the reflective sheet is driven by a moving component to move along the direction of the incubation chamber opening.

[0007] According to the carbon dioxide incubator of the present invention, the movable assembly includes a movable bracket slidably mounted on the side wall of the incubation chamber, and the reflective sheet is fixedly or rotatably mounted on the movable bracket.

[0008] According to the carbon dioxide incubator of the present invention, the side wall of the incubation chamber is provided with a guide groove and a rack structure arranged in the same direction; the movable connection end of the movable bracket is provided with a movable slider that cooperates with the guide groove and a driving gear that cooperates with the rack structure; the driving gear is driven by a driver to rotate.

[0009] According to the carbon dioxide incubator of the present invention, a pressure block is provided on the side wall of the incubation chamber, which is pressed and rotated to a horizontal state after the reflective sheet moves to a predetermined position; an elastic member is installed at the rotating connection between the reflective sheet and the movable bracket to drive the reflective sheet to return to an inclined state.

[0010] According to the carbon dioxide incubator of the present invention, the reflective sheet is hinged to the movable bracket.

[0011] The present invention provides a carbon dioxide incubator comprising an incubator body with an internal incubation chamber, a movably mounted observation door at the incubation chamber opening for convenient access, and a support plate disposed within the incubation chamber. The observation door has a glass window. In this application, the observation door can be an external protective door or a glass-enclosed door disposed within the protective door. The support plate can be a filter plate (to prevent water accumulation on the plate surface) and is primarily used to support culture dishes. An auxiliary observation assembly is disposed above the support plate (multiple support plates can be provided longitudinally, with each auxiliary observation assembly provided for each support plate). The assembly includes a reflector disposed obliquely relative to the plane of the support plate. Light from within the incubator is reflected by the reflector and enters the eye of the experimenter, allowing the experimenter to observe the incubation conditions within the culture dishes through the reflector. To allow observation of all culture dishes, the reflector is movable and driven by a movable assembly to move along the incubation chamber opening. To observe, the reflector is simply moved to the desired culture dish. The utility model can observe the status of the culture dish by using the movable reflective sheet, without pulling out the support plate or opening the observation compartment door, and will not damage the internal environment of the incubator. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0012] Figure 1 It is a structural diagram of the utility model;

[0013] Figure 2 It is a side sectional view of the utility model;

[0014] Figure 3 This is a structural diagram of the mobile bracket and its driving components of the utility model;

[0015] Figure 4 for Figure 2 A magnified view of part A in the middle;

[0016] In the figure, 1-incubator body, 2-observation chamber door, 3-support plate, 4-reflection sheet, 20-movable bracket, 21-guide groove, 22-rack structure, 23-driving gear, 31-pressing block. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0017] In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more clearly understood, the present invention is further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present invention and are not used to limit the present invention.

[0018] See also Figure 1 and Figure 2 The present invention provides a carbon dioxide incubator comprising an incubator body 1 with an internal incubation chamber, an observation chamber door 2 movably mounted at the incubation chamber opening for convenient access, and a support plate 3 disposed within the incubation chamber. The observation chamber door 2 has a glass window. In this application, the observation chamber door 2 can be an external protective door or a glass-enclosed door disposed within the protective door (this structure is typical of existing carbon dioxide incubator designs). The support plate 3 can be a filter plate (to prevent water accumulation on the plate surface) and is primarily used to support culture dishes.

[0019] Above the support plate 3 is an auxiliary observation assembly (multiple support plates 3 can be provided longitudinally, with each auxiliary observation assembly corresponding to each support plate 3). This assembly includes a reflector 4 tilted relative to the plane of the support plate 3 (in this embodiment, the reflector 4 has a 45° tilt angle). Light from within the incubator is reflected by the reflector 4, passes through the observation chamber door 2, and enters the experimenter's eye (through the observation chamber door 2). At this point, the experimenter can observe the culture conditions within the culture dish through the reflector 4 without opening the observation chamber door 2. To observe all culture dishes, the reflector 4 is movable. Specifically, it is driven by a movable assembly to move along the incubator opening. For observation, the reflector 4 only needs to be moved to the corresponding culture dish.

[0020] See also Figure 3 and Figure 4 The movable assembly includes a movable bracket 20 slidably mounted on the side wall of the cultivation chamber, and the reflective sheet 4 is fixedly or rotatably mounted on the movable bracket 20.

[0021] The side wall of the cultivation chamber is provided with a guide groove 21 and a rack structure 22 arranged in the same direction; the movable connection end of the movable bracket 20 is provided with a movable slider that cooperates with the guide groove 21 and a driving gear 23 that cooperates with the rack structure 22; the driving gear 23 is driven by a driver (a motor can be used) to rotate.

[0022] When driving the mobile bracket 20 to move (the movement of the mobile bracket 20 will further drive), the motor drives the driving gear 23 to rotate, and the rotating driving gear 23 cooperates with the rack structure 22 to realize the movement of the mobile bracket 20 (during its movement, the moving slider plays a role in state positioning to prevent the mobile bracket 20 from rotating).

[0023] Furthermore, in order to reduce the impact of the reflective sheet 4 in a plane-tilted state on the placement and removal of the culture dish, a storage structure for the reflective sheet 4 is also provided in the culture chamber. Specifically, the reflective sheet 4 is hinged on the movable bracket 20, and a pressure block 31 is provided on the side wall of the culture chamber, which is pressed and rotated to a horizontal state after the reflective sheet 4 moves to a predetermined position (the predetermined position is set as the end of the guide groove 21 located inside the culture chamber). Specifically, when the movable bracket 20 moves to the above-mentioned position and continues to move, the pressure block 31 cooperates with the movement process to lift the reflective sheet 4 upward. The reflective sheet 4 in a horizontal state can reduce the hindrance when the culture dish is placed; the rotating connection between the reflective sheet 4 and the movable bracket 20 is installed with an elastic member (a torsion spring can be used) that drives the reflective sheet 4 to reset to a tilted state. When the movable bracket 20 moves toward the position of the culture chamber opening, the pressure block 31 stops lifting the reflective sheet 4 and resets it downward.

[0024] In summary, the present invention provides a carbon dioxide incubator comprising an incubator body with an internal incubation chamber, a convenient observation chamber door movably mounted at the incubation chamber opening, and a support plate disposed within the incubation chamber; the observation chamber door has a glass window. In this application, the observation chamber door can be an external protective door or a glass-enclosed door disposed within the protective door. The support plate can be a filter plate, primarily used to support culture dishes. An auxiliary observation assembly is disposed above the support plate (multiple support plates can be provided longitudinally, with the auxiliary observation assembly corresponding to each support plate). The assembly includes a reflector disposed obliquely relative to the plane of the support plate. Light from the incubator is reflected by the reflector and enters the experimenter's eye (through the observation chamber door), allowing the experimenter to observe the incubation conditions within the culture dishes through the reflector. To observe all culture dishes, the reflector is configured to be movable and driven by a movable assembly to move along the incubation chamber opening. To observe, the reflector simply needs to be moved to the desired culture dish. The utility model can observe the status of the culture dish by using the movable reflective sheet, without pulling out the support plate or opening the observation compartment door, and will not damage the internal environment of the incubator.

[0025] Of course, the present invention may have many other embodiments. Without departing from the spirit and essence of the present invention, technicians familiar with the field can make various corresponding changes and modifications based on the present invention, but these corresponding changes and modifications should all fall within the scope of protection of the claims attached to the present invention.

Claims

1. A carbon dioxide incubator, characterized in that: The incubator comprises an incubator body with a culture chamber inside, a door movably mounted at the incubator chamber opening for convenient observation, and a support plate arranged in the incubator chamber; An auxiliary observation component is arranged above the support plate, which includes a reflective sheet arranged obliquely relative to the plane where the support plate is located. The reflective sheet is driven by a moving component to move along the direction of the incubation chamber opening.

2. The carbon dioxide incubator according to claim 1, characterized in that The movable assembly comprises a movable bracket slidably mounted on the side wall of the cultivation chamber, and the reflective sheet is fixedly or rotatably mounted on the movable bracket.

3. The carbon dioxide incubator according to claim 2, characterized in that The side walls of the cultivation chamber are provided with guide grooves and rack structures arranged in the same direction; The movable connection end of the movable bracket is provided with a movable slider matched with the guide groove and a driving gear matched with the rack structure; the driving gear is driven by a driver to rotate.

4. The carbon dioxide incubator according to claim 2, characterized in that The reflective sheet is hinged on the movable bracket.

5. The carbon dioxide incubator according to claim 1, characterized in that The side wall of the cultivation chamber is provided with a pressing block which is pressed by the reflective sheet and rotated to a horizontal state after the reflective sheet moves to a predetermined position; An elastic member for driving the reflective sheet to return to a tilted state is installed at the rotation connection between the reflective sheet and the movable bracket.

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