Seed soaking and germination accelerating incubator

By introducing electric heating elements and an oxygenation pump into the seed soaking and germination incubator, the problem of water temperature regulation during seed germination was solved, ensuring that seeds germinate under suitable temperature and oxygen conditions, thereby improving germination efficiency and success rate.

CN223515286UActive Publication Date: 2025-11-07郭玉芝
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Application Number
CN202423128790.X
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-18
Publication Date
2025-11-07
Estimated Expiration
2034-12-18

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Technical Problem

The existing seed soaking and germination devices are not equipped with heating devices, so the water temperature cannot be adjusted according to the needs of different seeds, which affects the water absorption rate and germination efficiency of the seeds. In particular, germination may fail under low temperature conditions.

Method used

A seed soaking and germination incubator with heating elements and temperature sensors was designed. The water temperature is regulated by a controller and equipped with an oxygen pump and a stirring device to ensure that the water is heated and oxygenated evenly to meet the germination requirements of different seeds.

Benefits of technology

This technology allows for water temperature adjustment based on seed characteristics, improving seed water absorption speed and germination efficiency, avoiding the effects of low temperatures, and enhancing the success rate and quality of germination.

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Abstract

The utility model belongs to the technical field of incubators, and particularly relates to a seed soaking and germination accelerating incubator which comprises an incubator body, a controller, a motor and an electric heating element are arranged in the incubator body, a culture chamber is arranged at the inner end of the incubator body, and the electric heating element is located in the bottom end of the culture chamber. A stirring rod is arranged in the middle of the bottom end of the culture chamber and connected with the output end of a motor through a coupler, and the motor drives the stirring rod to rotate under the control of the controller so as to drive the water to flow, so that the water is uniformly heated and oxygenated; a temperature sensor is arranged on the inner wall of the culture chamber, the temperature sensor is electrically connected with the controller and used for monitoring the water temperature in real time and feeding back the water temperature to the controller, and the water absorption speed and germination efficiency of the seeds can be guaranteed after the electric heating element is started to heat the water body to a proper temperature according to different seeds.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of incubator, concretely relates to a seed soaking and germination incubator. BACKGROUND

[0002] Seed soaking is an important seed treatment method, which is widely used in the preparation before sowing of rice, cotton and other crops, and other crops will also use this method when necessary. The process aims to promote the seed to quickly absorb water to reach the appropriate moisture content for germination by soaking in clean water or a specific solution, thereby accelerating the germination process and killing the eggs and viruses attached to the surface of the seed to some extent, improving the health of the seed and the germination rate. In the prior art, such as the utility model patent disclosed in the authorized announcement No. CN213755615U, an agricultural planting seed soaking and germination device, the design is quite innovative. The device mainly includes an incubator, a fixed rod is fixed in the middle of the inner side wall of the incubator, a fixed ring is installed on the fixed rod, and a hook is arranged at the bottom of the fixed ring for hanging the culture bag. These culture bags are carefully provided with water permeable holes, so that the excess water can flow out smoothly during the soaking process and flow into the bottom of the incubator through the filter screen below, realizing the effective collection and reuse of water source. In addition, the device is also equipped with a viewing glass, so that the staff can directly observe the seed germination condition in the incubator, which is convenient for timely recording and adjustment. However, although the device performs well in storage, culture and observation, it still has a significant deficiency: no warming device is provided. As we all know, different types of seeds have different requirements for seed soaking temperature. The lack of a warming device means that the device cannot adjust the water temperature according to the specific needs of the seeds, thereby limiting its wide application in the seed soaking and germination process of various seeds, especially in low temperature conditions. The water temperature is too low, which may seriously affect the water absorption speed and germination efficiency of the seeds, and even cause the germination to fail. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS

[0003] In view of the above problems, the purpose of the utility model is to provide a seed soaking and germination incubator, which solves the problem of not being able to adjust the water temperature according to the different seeds.

[0004] To achieve the above object, the utility model discloses the technical scheme that a kind of seed soaking germination incubator, including incubator body, the incubator body top end cover is equipped with box cover, water inlet pipe, drain pipe, oxygenation pump, operation panel and perspective window are provided on the incubator body, controller, motor and electric heating element are provided in the incubator body inside, the incubator body inner end is culture room, and electric heating element is located the inside of the bottom end of culture room, for adjusting the water temperature in culture room according to the instruction of controller, the culture room bottom end middle part is provided with stirring rod, and stirring rod is connected with motor output end by coupling, and motor drives stirring rod to rotate under the control of controller, to drive water body to flow, make water body even heat, receive oxygen, temperature sensor is provided on the culture room inner wall, and temperature sensor is electrically connected with controller, for real-time monitoring water temperature and feedback to controller, a plurality of installation grooves are set in the culture room, for installing seed soaking assembly, and seed soaking assembly is by mounting plate, connecting rod, cover plate, mounting frame, mounting seat and culture bag with water-permeable hole on surface composition, wherein culture bag is set in mounting seat inner end, for loading seed.

[0005] The utility model discloses the beneficial effect is: through according to seed different, start electric heating element and heat water body to appropriate temperature, can guarantee the water absorption speed and germination efficiency of seed, avoid for part seed, if water temperature is too low, possibly seriously influence the water absorption speed and germination efficiency of seed, even lead to germination failure.

[0006] In order to facilitate the increase of seed soaking water body's water oxygen content:

[0007] As a further improvement of the above technical solution: the oxygenation pump is located at one side of the incubator body, and the oxygenation pump is communicated with the culture room through the air pipe, and continuously supplies oxygen to the water body in the culture room under the control of the controller.

[0008] The beneficial effect of the improvement is: through the establishment of the oxygenation pump, oxygen can be continuously supplied to the water body in the culture room, thereby increasing the water oxygen content of the seed soaking water body and improving the germination efficiency and quality.

[0009] In order to facilitate the installation of seed soaking assembly in the culture room:

[0010] As a further improvement of the above technical solution: the plurality of installation grooves are respectively arranged at the front end and the rear end of the top opening of the culture room, and the mounting seats at the front end and the rear end are opposite to each other, facilitating the installation of seed soaking assembly.

[0011] The beneficial effect of the improvement is: through the establishment of the installation groove, the mounting plate of the seed soaking assembly can be conveniently placed in the opposite installation grooves at both ends, and the installation operation of the seed soaking assembly loaded with seeds in the culture room is completed.

[0012] In order to facilitate the position fixation of the cover plate:

[0013] As a further improvement of the above technical solution: the top end of the connecting rod is connected to the middle of the bottom end of the mounting plate, and the bottom end of the connecting rod is connected to the middle of the top end of the cover plate, and the cover plate is provided with a clamping hole at both ends, and the clamping hole at both ends is clamped and connected with the spring clamping block arranged at the corresponding position of the two ends of the mounting frame, so as to fix the cover plate.

[0014] The improved beneficial effect is: after the cover plate is covered on the top end of the mounting frame, the clamping connection of the spring clamping block and the clamping hole can fix the position of the cover plate, so as to complete the combined connection operation of the cover plate and the mounting frame.

[0015] In order to facilitate the combined installation of the seed soaking assembly:

[0016] As a further improvement of the above technical solution: the mounting frame is provided with a slot and a clamping groove, and the clamping grooves are arranged on both sides of each mounting groove and are connected with the mounting clamping blocks arranged on both sides of the bottom end of the mounting seat.

[0017] The improved beneficial effect is: after the culture bag and the mounting seat are inserted into the slot of the mounting frame from top to bottom, the mounting clamping blocks at the bottom ends of both sides of the mounting seat are clamped in the clamping grooves on both sides of the current slot, so that the combined operation of the seed soaking assembly can be completed under the installation and fixation of the cover plate, thereby closing the top opening of the culture bag and preventing the seeds from separating from the culture bag.

[0018] In order to facilitate the observation of the details inside the culture room and the control of the inflow and outflow of water:

[0019] As a further improvement of the above technical solution: the perspective window is located on the culture box body at the front end of the culture room, the water inlet pipe and the drain pipe are respectively located on the lower sides of the rear end of the culture box body and are connected with the culture room, and the first electromagnetic valve is arranged on the water inlet pipe and the second electromagnetic valve is arranged on the drain pipe, and the first electromagnetic valve and the second electromagnetic valve are opened and closed under the control of the controller to control the inflow and discharge of water.

[0020] The improved beneficial effect is: through the establishment of the perspective window, the culture personnel can observe the inside of the culture room through the perspective window, and through the establishment of the water inlet pipe and the drain pipe and the arrangement of the first electromagnetic valve and the second electromagnetic valve on the water inlet pipe and the drain pipe respectively, the inflow and discharge of water can be controlled with the opening and closing of the first electromagnetic valve or the second electromagnetic valve.

[0021] In order to facilitate function setting and display:

[0022] As a further improvement of the above technical solution: the operation panel is located on the culture box body below the perspective window, and the operation panel serves as a man-machine interaction interface and is connected with the controller through a signal line for data exchange and instruction transmission.

[0023] The improved beneficial effect is that through the establishment of the operation panel, the temperature, time, stirring, oxygen increasing and the like parameters can be operated and set, and the current state is displayed.

[0024] In order to facilitate the control of the working of the corresponding elements:

[0025] As a further improvement of the above technical solution: the oxygen increasing pump, the motor, the electric heating element, the first electromagnetic valve and the second electromagnetic valve are electrically connected with the controller through wires.

[0026] The improved beneficial effect is that through the establishment of the controller, the corresponding elements can be controlled to work after receiving the instruction.

[0027] The parts not involved in the device are the same as or can be realized by the prior art. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0028] Figure 1 It is a schematic view of the internal structure of the positive end of the utility model;

[0029] Figure 2 It is a schematic view of the structure of the positive end of the utility model;

[0030] Figure 3 It is a schematic view of the structure of the rear end of the utility model;

[0031] Figure 4 It is a schematic view of the opening structure of the box cover of the utility model;

[0032] Figure 5 It is a schematic view of the dismounting structure of the seed soaking assembly of the utility model;

[0033] Figure 6 It is a schematic view of the dismounting structure of the seed soaking assembly of the utility model; Figure 1

[0034] Figure 7 It is a schematic view of the dismounting structure of the seed soaking assembly of the utility model; Figure 2

[0035] In the figure: 1, incubator body; 2, box cover; 3, water inlet pipe; 4, drain pipe; 5, oxygen increasing pump; 6, operation panel; 7, controller; 8, motor; 9, electric heating element; 10, culture chamber; 11, stirring rod; 12, mounting groove; 13, mounting plate; 14, connecting rod; 15, cover plate; 16, mounting frame; 17, mounting seat; 18, culture bag; 19, clamping hole; 20, spring clamping block; 21, insertion slot; 22, clamping slot; 23, mounting clamping block; 24, perspective window; 25, first electromagnetic valve; 26, second electromagnetic valve; 27, temperature sensor. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0036] ​​In order to make the technical scheme of the utility model better understood by the skilled in the art, the utility model is described in detail below in combination with the drawings, and the description in this part is only exemplary and explanatory, and should not have any limiting effect on the protection scope of the utility model.

[0037] As Figures 1-7As shown, a kind of seed soaking germination incubator, including incubator body 1, the top end cover of the incubator body 1 is equipped with box cover 2, the incubator body 1 is provided with water inlet pipe 3, drain pipe 4, oxygenation pump 5, operating panel 6 and perspective window 24, the inside of the incubator body 1 is provided with controller 7, motor 8 and electric heating element 9, the inside end of the incubator body 1 is culture chamber 10, and the electric heating element 9 is located in the bottom end inside culture chamber 10, for adjusting the water temperature in culture chamber 10 according to the instruction of controller 7, the bottom end middle part of culture chamber 10 is provided with stirring rod 11, stirring rod 11 is connected with the output end of motor 8 by coupling, and motor 8 drives stirring rod 11 to rotate under the control of controller 7, to drive water flow, so that water is uniformly heated, oxygenated, temperature sensor 27 is arranged on the inner wall of culture chamber 10, temperature sensor 27 is electrically connected with controller 7, for monitoring water temperature in real time and feeding back to controller 7, a plurality of installation grooves 12 are formed in culture chamber 10, for installing seed soaking assembly, and seed soaking assembly is composed of mounting plate 13, connecting rod 14, cover plate 15, mounting frame 16, mounting seat 17 and culture bag 18 with water-permeable holes on the surface, wherein culture bag 18 is arranged in the inside end of mounting seat 17, for loading seeds, by starting electric heating element 9 to heat water to appropriate temperature according to different seeds, the water absorption speed and germination efficiency of seeds can be ensured, to avoid that, for part of seeds, if water temperature is too low, it can seriously affect the water absorption speed and germination efficiency of seeds, and even lead to germination failure, oxygenation pump 5 is located on one side of incubator body 1, and oxygenation pump 5 is communicated with culture chamber 10 through air pipe, and continuously supplies oxygen to water in culture chamber 10 under the control of controller 7, by the establishment of oxygenation pump 5, oxygen can be continuously supplied to water in culture chamber 10, so as to increase the oxygen content of seed soaking water, improve the germination efficiency and quality, the front end and the rear end of the plurality of installation grooves 12 are respectively formed in the top end opening of culture chamber 10, and the positions of the front end and the rear end of the mounting seat 17 are opposite, so as to facilitate the installation of seed soaking assembly, by the establishment of installation groove 12, the mounting plate 13 of seed soaking assembly can be placed in the opposite installation grooves 12 at two ends respectively, to complete the installation operation of seed soaking assembly loaded with seeds in culture chamber 10, the top end of connecting rod 14 is connected with the middle part of the bottom end of mounting plate 13, and the bottom end of connecting rod 14 is connected with the middle part of the top end of cover plate 15, and spring clamping block 20 is arranged at the corresponding position of the two ends of mounting frame 16, and the two ends of cover plate 15 are provided with clamping hole 19, the two ends of clamping hole 19 are clamped and connected with spring clamping block 20, to fix cover plate 15, by clamping and connecting spring clamping block 20 and clamping hole 19 after cover plate 15 is covered on the top end of mounting frame 16, the position of cover plate 15 can be fixed, so as to complete the combined connection operation of cover plate 15 and mounting frame 16, mounting frame 16 is provided with insertion slot 21 and clamping slot 22, a plurality of clamping slots 22 are respectively located on the two sides of each installation groove 12, and are matched and connected with mounting clamping block 23 arranged on the two sides of the bottom end of mounting seat 17,After the culture bag 18 is inserted into the slot 21 of the mounting frame 16 from top to bottom through the mounting seat 17, the mounting clamping block 23 at the bottom of the mounting seat 17 is clamped in the clamping groove 22 on both sides of the current slot 21, that is, the combination operation of the seed soaking assembly can be completed under the mounting and fixing of the cover plate 15, so as to close the top opening of the culture bag 18 and prevent the seeds from falling out of the culture bag 18. The perspective window 24 is located on the culture box body 1 at the front end of the culture chamber 10, and the water inlet pipe 3 and the drain pipe 4 are respectively located on the lower sides of the rear end of the culture box body 1 and are connected with the culture chamber 10. The first electromagnetic valve 25 is arranged on the water inlet pipe 3, and the second electromagnetic valve 26 is arranged on the drain pipe 4. The first electromagnetic valve 25 and the second electromagnetic valve 26 are opened and closed under the control of the controller 7 to control the entry and discharge of water. Through the establishment of the perspective window 24, the culture personnel can observe the inside of the culture chamber 10 through the perspective window 24. Through the establishment of the water inlet pipe 3 and the drain pipe 4 and the arrangement of the first electromagnetic valve 25 and the second electromagnetic valve 26 on the water inlet pipe 3 and the drain pipe 4 respectively, the entry and discharge of water can be controlled by opening and closing the first electromagnetic valve 25 or the second electromagnetic valve 26. The operation panel 6 is located on the culture box body 1 below the perspective window 24, and the operation panel 6 serves as a human-computer interaction interface and is connected with the controller 7 through a signal line for data exchange and instruction transmission. Through the establishment of the operation panel 6, the temperature, time, stirring, and oxygen increasing parameters can be set and the current state can be displayed. The oxygen increasing pump 5, the motor 8, the electric heating element 9, the first electromagnetic valve 25, and the second electromagnetic valve 26 are electrically connected with the controller 7 through wires. Through the establishment of the controller 7, the corresponding elements can be controlled to work after receiving instructions.

[0038] The working principle of the utility model is as follows: after the seeds to be soaked and germinated are separated and placed in different culture bags 18, the culture bag 18 is installed in each grid slot 21 of the installation frame 16 through the installation seat 17, then the top opening of the installation frame 16 is closed by using the cover plate 15, the combined installation operation of the seed soaking assembly can be completed, at this time, the seed soaking assembly is only needed to be installed in the installation groove 12 of the culture chamber 10, the operation button on the operation panel 6 can be pressed, the required temperature, time, stirring and oxygen increasing parameters, after receiving the instruction, the controller 7 will control the electric heating element 9 to work according to the set parameters, the water in the culture chamber 10 is heated to the suitable temperature, the temperature is set according to the characteristics of the seeds to ensure the water absorption speed and germination efficiency of the seeds, at the same time, the temperature sensor 27 will monitor the water temperature in real time and feed back the data to the controller 7 to carry out accurate temperature control, in order to increase the oxygen content of the water, improve the germination efficiency and quality, the oxygen pump 5 will continuously supply oxygen to the water in the culture chamber 10 under the control of the controller 7, the oxygen pump 5 is connected with the culture chamber 10 through the air pipe to ensure that the oxygen can be uniformly distributed in the water, at the same time of heating and oxygen increasing, the motor 8 will also drive the stirring rod 11 to rotate under the control of the controller 7, the rotation of the stirring rod 11 can drive the water to flow, so that the water is uniformly heated and oxygenated, through the establishment of the perspective window 24, the culture personnel can observe the inside condition of the culture chamber 10, when it is needed to add or discharge the water, the controller 7 can control the first electromagnetic valve 25 on the water inlet pipe 3 or the second electromagnetic valve 26 on the drain pipe 4 to open or close under the setting, so that the water can enter or be discharged from the culture chamber 10, through the establishment of the box cover 2, the top opening of the culture chamber 10 can be closed, so that the external pollution is prevented.

[0039] It should be noted that the terms "comprising", "including", or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but can also include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.

[0040] The principles and implementation modes of the utility model are described by using specific examples in the present article, and the above examples are only used to help understand the method and core idea of the utility model. It should be pointed out that, due to the limitedness of the expression, there are infinite specific structures, for the ordinary skilled in the art, without departing from the principles of the utility model, some improvements, decorations or changes can be made, or the above technical features can be combined in a proper way, these improvements, decorations, changes or combinations, or the direct application of the concept and technical scheme of the utility model to other occasions without improvement, should be regarded as the protection scope of the utility model.

Claims

1. A seed soaking and germination incubator, comprising an incubator body (1), a cover (2) is arranged on the top end of the incubator body (1), a water inlet pipe (3), a drain pipe (4), an oxygenation pump (5), an operation panel (6) and a perspective window (24) are arranged on the incubator body (1), characterized in that: The incubator body (1) is internally provided with a controller (7), a motor (8) and an electric heating element (9), the inner end of the incubator body (1) is a culture chamber (10), and the electric heating element (9) is located in the inner bottom end of the culture chamber (10) and is used for adjusting the water temperature in the culture chamber (10) according to the instruction of the controller (7), the middle part of the bottom end of the culture chamber (10) is provided with a stirring rod (11), the stirring rod (11) is connected with the output end of the motor (8) through a shaft coupling, and the motor (8) drives the stirring rod (11) to rotate under the control of the controller (7) to drive the water flow, so that the water is uniformly heated and oxygenated, the inner wall of the culture chamber (10) is provided with a temperature sensor (27), the temperature sensor (27) is electrically connected with the controller (7) and is used for monitoring the water temperature in real time and feeding back to the controller (7), a plurality of installation grooves (12) are formed in the culture chamber (10) and are used for installing a seed soaking assembly, and the seed soaking assembly is composed of a mounting plate (13), a connecting rod (14), a cover plate (15), a mounting frame (16), a mounting seat (17) and a culture bag (18) with water-permeable holes formed on the surface, wherein the culture bag (18) is arranged in the inner end of the mounting seat (17) and is used for containing seeds.

2. The seed soaking and germinating incubator according to claim 1, characterized in that: The oxygenation pump (5) is located on one side of the incubator body (1), the oxygenation pump (5) is communicated with the culture chamber (10) through an air pipe, and continuously supplies oxygen to the water in the culture chamber (10) under the control of the controller (7).

3. The seed soaking and germinating incubator according to claim 1, characterized in that: A plurality of installation grooves (12) are respectively formed in the front end and the rear end of the top opening of the culture chamber (10), and the mounting seats (17) at the front end and the rear end are opposite to each other, so as to facilitate the installation of the seed soaking assembly.

4. The seed soaking and germinating incubator according to claim 1, characterized in that: The top end of the connecting rod (14) is connected with the middle part of the bottom end of the mounting plate (13), and the bottom end of the connecting rod (14) is connected with the middle part of the top end of the cover plate (15), and the cover plate (15) is provided with a clamping hole (19) at both ends, and the clamping holes (19) at both ends are clamped and connected with the spring clamping blocks (20) arranged at the corresponding positions of both ends of the mounting frame (16), so as to fix the cover plate (15).

5. The seed soaking and germinating incubator according to claim 1, characterized in that: The mounting frame (16) is provided with an insertion slot (21) and a clamping slot (22), a plurality of clamping slots (22) are respectively arranged on both sides of each installation groove (12) and are connected with the mounting clamping blocks (23) arranged at the bottom ends of both sides of the mounting seat (17).

6. The seed soaking and germinating incubator according to claim 1, characterized in that: The perspective window (24) is located on the incubator body (1) at the front end of the culture chamber (10), and the water inlet pipe (3) and the drain pipe (4) are respectively located on the lower sides of the rear end of the incubator body (1) and are communicated with the culture chamber (10), and the first electromagnetic valve (25) is arranged on the water inlet pipe (3), and the second electromagnetic valve (26) is arranged on the drain pipe (4), the first electromagnetic valve (25) and the second electromagnetic valve (26) are opened and closed under the control of the controller (7), so as to control the inlet and discharge of the water.

7. The seed soaking and germinating incubator according to claim 1, characterized in that: The operation panel (6) is located on the incubator body (1) below the perspective window (24), and the operation panel (6) is used as a man-machine interaction interface and is connected with the controller (7) through a signal line, so as to realize data exchange and instruction transmission.

8. The seed soaking and germinating incubator according to claim 1, characterized in that: The oxygen increasing pump (5), the motor (8), the electric heating element (9), the first electromagnetic valve (25) and the second electromagnetic valve (26) are electrically connected with the controller (7) through wires.

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  • Seed soaking and germination accelerating device for agricultural planting

    CN213755615U