Totally-enclosed incubation tower

By using a fully enclosed incubation tower with a precise temperature control system and heating film design, the problems of large incubator size and inaccurate temperature have been solved, achieving miniaturization and efficient temperature control, and improving the convenience and accuracy of experiments.

CN223576508UActive Publication Date: 2025-11-21SHENZHEN LECHENG BIOTECHNOLOGY CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202422619160.6
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-10-29
Publication Date
2025-11-21
Estimated Expiration
2034-10-29

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Technical Problem

Existing incubators are large in size, have imprecise temperature control, and are difficult to use in conjunction with robotic arms, increasing the intensity of manual operation and reducing work efficiency.

Method used

A fully enclosed incubation tower was designed, employing a precise temperature control system and heating film, combined with temperature sensors and a control system to ensure temperature stability and accuracy, adapting to robotic arm operation.

Benefits of technology

It achieves miniaturization, temperature uniformity and accuracy, reduces experimental errors, and improves the ease of operation of the equipment and the accuracy of experimental results.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of incubation towers, and discloses a totally-enclosed incubation tower which comprises an incubation tower bottom plate, the bottom of the outer wall of the incubation tower bottom plate is fixedly connected with a magnetic male seat fool-proof double, and the outer wall of the incubation tower bottom plate is fixedly connected with an incubation tower side plate I; an incubation tower rear sealing plate is fixedly connected to the front side and the rear side of the incubation tower side plate I, an incubation tower PCB mounting plate is arranged on the outer wall of the incubation tower rear sealing plate, a copper column is arranged on the outer wall of the incubation tower PCB mounting plate, and an oscillation incubator control PCB is arranged on the outer side of the copper column. According to the utility model, a specific temperature can be set and maintained according to different experiment requirements, and can be accurate to one position after a decimal point, so that the stability of the temperature in the whole incubation process is ensured, and the high-precision temperature control is crucial to the accuracy and repeatability of an experiment result; and a stable and controllable environment can be provided for various biochemical reactions.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of incubation tower technology, and in particular to a fully enclosed incubation tower. Background Technology

[0002] A fully enclosed incubation tower is an advanced piece of equipment specifically designed for certain biological culture operations. It is made of high-quality stainless steel or other corrosion-resistant materials to ensure the tower's robustness, airtightness, and durability. The outer shell effectively prevents external environmental interference with the internal incubation process and also prevents internal substances from leaking into the external environment. A high-strength metal structure is used for support to ensure that the entire incubation tower can be stably placed on the operating site. The design of the support structure takes into account the height and weight of the incubation tower, as well as the weight of the incubated material inside, to provide sufficient support.

[0003] In medical testing, fully automated closed incubation towers can be used for incubation during medical experiments such as immunoassay and nucleic acid testing. In enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) used in blood typing, which require incubation at specific temperatures, fully automated closed incubation towers provide stable temperature conditions to ensure accurate test results. In cell culture, where short-term incubation is sometimes necessary, fully automated closed incubation towers provide suitable temperature and humidity environments to promote cell growth and reproduction. In biopharmaceutical research and production, the preparation of some biopharmaceuticals requires incubation reactions at specific temperatures; fully automated closed incubation towers can be used for small-batch incubation experiments or the processing of intermediate products.

[0004] Most incubators on the market are semi-enclosed, with large temperature fluctuations and difficulty in ensuring accuracy. Moreover, their large size makes them inconvenient to use with robotic arms. With the development of technology, there is an urgent need for a fully automatic enclosed incubation tower with temperature control function. However, the lack of a fully enclosed incubation tower makes it difficult to use with robotic arms, thereby reducing work efficiency and increasing the intensity of manual operation. Utility Model Content

[0005] To overcome the above shortcomings, this utility model provides a fully enclosed incubation tower, which aims to improve the problems of existing technology where the large size is not conducive to assisting the use of robotic arms, and the existing equipment is inconvenient to assist the use of robotic arms, thus reducing work efficiency, increasing the intensity of manual operation, and making it inconvenient for operators to use.

[0006] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model adopts the following technical solution: a fully enclosed incubation tower, including an incubation tower base plate. A magnetic anti-foolproof double-sided connector is fixedly connected to the bottom of the outer wall of the incubation tower base plate. An incubation tower side plate is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the incubation tower base plate. An incubation tower rear sealing plate is fixedly connected to the front and rear sides of each side plate. An incubation tower PCB mounting plate is provided on the outer wall of the rear sealing plate. A copper pillar is provided on the outer wall of the PCB mounting plate. A vibrating incubator control PCB board is provided on the outer side of the copper pillar. The top of the vibrating incubator control PCB board... The unit is equipped with a PIN insert nut, and an incubation tower slider is provided on the top of the PIN insert nut. An incubation tower top plate is provided on the top of the incubation tower slider. An orifice plate oscillating incubator is fixedly connected to the bottom of the incubation tower top plate. An incubation tower guide rail is fixedly connected to the rear side of the orifice plate oscillating incubator. An incubation tower side plate two is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the incubation tower guide rail. An incubation tower decorative door frame two is fixedly connected to the top of the incubation tower side plate two. An incubation tower tray is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the incubation tower decorative door frame two. A temperature sensor circuit board is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the incubation tower side plate two.

[0007] As a further description of the above technical solution:

[0008] An incubation tower heating film mounting component is fixedly connected to the right side of the outer wall of the incubation tower tray, and a heating sticker is fixedly connected to the right side of the incubation tower heating film mounting component.

[0009] As a further description of the above technical solution:

[0010] The top of the heating patch is fixedly connected to an incubation tower decorative door frame, and the bottom of the incubation tower decorative door frame is fixedly connected to a telescopic rod connector.

[0011] As a further description of the above technical solution:

[0012] A red indicator light is fixedly connected to the top of the outer side of the incubation tower decorative door frame one, and a green indicator light is fixedly connected to the rear top side of the incubation tower decorative door frame one.

[0013] As a further description of the above technical solution:

[0014] The incubation tower base plate has four corners of its outer wall fixedly connected with incubation tower positioning feet, and a magnetic base of incubation tower fixedly connected to the middle of its outer wall.

[0015] As a further description of the above technical solution:

[0016] A miniature electric telescopic rod is fixedly connected to the front side of the incubation tower base plate, and a sensor circuit board fixing component is provided on the top of the miniature electric telescopic rod.

[0017] As a further description of the above technical solution:

[0018] A PIN insert plate is provided on the lower rear side of the miniature electric telescopic pole.

[0019] As a further description of the above technical solution:

[0020] The bottom of the outer wall of the miniature electric telescopic rod is fixedly connected to an incubation tower magnetic cover plate.

[0021] This utility model has the following beneficial effects:

[0022] 1. In this utility model, the design is relatively simple and occupies little space by having only one layer for placing samples. It is convenient to place and operate on the laboratory table. For example, in some small laboratories with limited space, the fully automatic closed incubation tower is favored because it does not take up too much space.

[0023] 2. In this invention, by using only one layer of space for placing the sample, the heat transfer is relatively uniform, which can ensure the temperature consistency of the sample during incubation and reduce experimental errors caused by temperature differences. Attached Figure Description

[0024] Figure 1 This is a perspective view of the front side of the top plate of the fully enclosed incubation tower proposed in this utility model.

[0025] Figure 2 This is a split view of the bottom plate of the fully enclosed incubation tower proposed in this utility model;

[0026] Figure 3 This is a disassembled structural diagram of the PCB mounting board of the fully enclosed incubation tower proposed in this utility model;

[0027] Figure 4 This is a disassembled view of the heating pad structure of the fully enclosed incubation tower proposed in this utility model;

[0028] Figure 5 This is an exploded view of the slider of the fully enclosed incubation tower proposed in this utility model.

[0029] Legend:

[0030] 1. Heating film mounting parts for incubator; 2. Heating sticker; 3. Decorative door frame of incubator (I); 4. Telescopic rod connector; 5. Red indicator light; 6. Green indicator light; 7. Positioning feet of incubator; 8. Sensor circuit board fixing parts; 9. Miniature electric telescopic rod; 10. Magnetic base of incubator; 11. Anti-foolproof magnetic male base; 12. Base plate of incubator; 13. PIN insert board; 14. Magnetic cover plate of incubator; 15. Temperature sensor circuit board; 16. Side plate of incubator (I); 17. Rear cover plate of incubator; 18. PCB mounting plate of incubator; 19. Copper column; 20. Control PCB board of oscillating incubator; 21. PIN insert nut; 22. Slider of incubator; 23. Top plate of incubator; 24. Orifice plate oscillating incubator; 25. Guide rail of incubator; 26. Side plate of incubator (II); 27. Decorative door frame of incubator (II); 28. Tray of incubator. Detailed Implementation

[0031] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of the present utility model.

[0032] Please see the appendix Figure 4 - Appendix Figure 5 This utility model provides an embodiment of a fully enclosed incubation tower, including an incubation tower base plate 12. A magnetic anti-foolproof double 11 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the outer wall of the incubation tower base plate 12. Incubation tower side plates 16 are fixedly connected to the outer walls of the incubation tower base plate 12. An incubation tower rear sealing plate 17 is fixedly connected to the front and rear sides of the incubation tower side plates 16. An incubation tower PCB mounting plate 18 is provided on the outer wall of the incubation tower rear sealing plate 17. A copper pillar 19 is provided on the outer wall of the incubation tower PCB mounting plate 18. A vibrating incubator control PCB board 20 is provided on the outer side of the copper pillar 19. A PIN insertion nut 21 is provided on the top of the vibrating incubator control PCB board 20. An incubator insertion nut 21 is provided on the top of the PIN insertion nut 21. The incubation tower slider 22 is provided with an incubation tower top plate 23 at its top. An orifice plate vibrating incubator 24 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the incubation tower top plate 23. An incubation tower guide rail 25 is fixedly connected to the rear side of the orifice plate vibrating incubator 24. An incubation tower side plate 26 is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the incubation tower guide rail 25. An incubation tower decorative door frame 27 is fixedly connected to the top of the incubation tower side plate 26. An incubation tower tray 28 is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the incubation tower decorative door frame 27. A temperature sensor circuit board 15 is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the incubation tower side plate 26. An incubation tower decorative door frame 3 is fixedly connected to the top of the heating patch 2. A telescopic rod connector 4 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the incubation tower decorative door frame 3.

[0033] Specifically, incubation tower side plates 16 are evenly and firmly fixed to the outer wall of the incubation tower base plate 12. These side plates 16 not only provide structural support, but the incubation tower PCB mounting plate 18 is the core of the entire incubation tower control system. It not only carries electronic components, but also ensures precise control during the incubation process. Several copper pillars 19 are specially installed on the outer wall of the incubation tower PCB mounting plate 18. An incubation tower top plate 23 is carefully designed and fixedly connected to the top of the incubation tower slider 22. This top plate 23 not only provides protection for the incubation tower, but also provides a stable placement platform for the samples during the incubation process. These side plates 26 not only provide structural support.

[0034] Please see the appendix Figure 1 - Appendix Figure 3 An incubation tower heating film mounting component 1 is fixedly connected to the right side of the outer wall of the incubation tower tray 28. A heating sticker 2 is fixedly connected to the right side of the incubation tower heating film mounting component 1. A red indicator light 5 is fixedly connected to the top of the outer side of the incubation tower decorative door frame 3. A green indicator light 6 is fixedly connected to the rear top of the incubation tower decorative door frame 3. An incubation tower positioning foot 7 is fixedly connected to the four corners of the outer wall of the incubation tower base plate 12. An incubation tower magnetic base 10 is fixedly connected to the middle of the outer wall of the incubation tower base plate 12.

[0035] Specifically, the heating film mounting bracket 1 of the incubator is securely fixed to the right side of the tray, ensuring its stability and reliability. A heating pad 2 is further fixedly connected to the right side of the heating film mounting bracket 1. This heating pad 2 provides additional heat to ensure the temperature inside the incubator remains at an ideal level. The red indicator light 5 plays an important role in indicating the current status of the equipment during incubator operation. A green indicator light 6 is also fixedly connected to the top rear side of the decorative door frame 3 of the incubator, indicating another status of the equipment. These incubator positioning feet 7 not only support and stabilize the incubator but also ensure precise alignment during use, improving the reliability and ease of operation of the equipment.

[0036] Please see the appendix Figure 4 - Appendix Figure 5 A miniature electric telescopic rod 9 is fixedly connected to the front side of the incubation tower base plate 12. A sensor circuit board fixing piece 8 is provided on the top of the miniature electric telescopic rod 9. A magnetic cover plate 14 of the incubation tower is fixedly connected to the bottom of the outer wall of the miniature electric telescopic rod 9. A PIN insertion plate 13 is provided on the lower middle part of the rear side of the miniature electric telescopic rod 9.

[0037] Specifically, this miniature electric telescopic rod 9 is not just a simple mechanical device. It has a sensor circuit board mounting bracket 8 installed on the top, which allows the sensor circuit board to be firmly fixed to the top of the miniature electric telescopic rod 9. The incubation tower magnetic cover 14 makes full use of the properties of magnetism, allowing the cover to be easily attached to the bottom of the outer wall of the miniature electric telescopic rod 9, thus providing a convenient and reliable sealing method.

[0038] Working principle: The fully automated, enclosed incubation tower is equipped with advanced temperature sensors and a control system. These systems work together to precisely adjust the power of the heating elements to cooperate with the heating film, thereby achieving and maintaining the set temperature range. Through this temperature control system, the incubation tower has a very precise temperature control function. It can set and maintain a specific temperature according to different experimental needs. The temperature control accuracy is very high, accurate to one decimal place, ensuring the stability of the temperature throughout the incubation process. This high-precision temperature control is crucial for the accuracy and repeatability of experimental results, providing a stable and controllable environment for various biochemical reactions.

[0039] Finally, it should be noted that the above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present utility model and is not intended to limit the present utility model. Although the present utility model has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art can still modify the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments or make equivalent substitutions for some of the technical features. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc., made within the spirit and principles of the present utility model should be included within the protection scope of the present utility model.

Claims

1. A fully enclosed incubation tower, including an incubation tower base plate (12), characterized in that: The bottom of the outer wall of the incubation tower base plate (12) is fixedly connected to a magnetic male anti-foolproof double (11). The outer wall of the incubation tower base plate (12) is fixedly connected to an incubation tower side plate (16). The front and rear sides of the incubation tower side plate (16) are fixedly connected to an incubation tower rear sealing plate (17). The outer wall of the incubation tower rear sealing plate (17) is provided with an incubation tower PCB mounting plate (18). The outer wall of the incubation tower PCB mounting plate (18) is provided with a copper pillar (19). The outer side of the copper pillar (19) is provided with a vibrating incubator control PCB board (20). The top of the vibrating incubator control PCB board (20) is provided with a PIN insertion nut (21). The top of the incubation tower is provided with an incubation tower slider (22), the top of the incubation tower slider (22) is provided with an incubation tower top plate (23), the bottom of the incubation tower top plate (23) is fixedly connected with a perforated plate oscillating incubator (24), the rear side of the perforated plate oscillating incubator (24) is fixedly connected with an incubation tower guide rail (25), the outer wall of the incubation tower guide rail (25) is fixedly connected with an incubation tower side plate two (26), the top of the incubation tower side plate two (26) is fixedly connected with an incubation tower decorative door frame two (27), the outer wall of the incubation tower decorative door frame two (27) is fixedly connected with an incubation tower tray (28), and the outer surface of the incubation tower side plate two (26) is fixedly connected with a temperature sensor circuit board (15).

2. The fully enclosed incubation tower according to claim 1, characterized in that: An incubation tower heating film mounting component (1) is fixedly connected to the right side of the outer wall of the incubation tower tray (28), and a heating sticker (2) is fixedly connected to the right side of the incubation tower heating film mounting component (1).

3. The fully enclosed incubation tower according to claim 2, characterized in that: The top of the heating patch (2) is fixedly connected to an incubation tower decorative door frame (3), and the bottom of the incubation tower decorative door frame (3) is fixedly connected to a telescopic rod connector (4).

4. The fully enclosed incubation tower according to claim 3, characterized in that: A red indicator light (5) is fixedly connected to the top of the outer side of the incubation tower decorative door frame 1 (3), and a green indicator light (6) is fixedly connected to the rear side of the top of the incubation tower decorative door frame 1 (3).

5. The fully enclosed incubation tower according to claim 1, characterized in that: The four corners of the outer wall of the incubation tower base plate (12) are fixedly connected with incubation tower positioning feet (7), and the middle of the outer wall of the incubation tower base plate (12) is fixedly connected with an incubation tower magnetic base (10).

6. The fully enclosed incubation tower according to claim 1, characterized in that: A miniature electric telescopic rod (9) is fixedly connected to the front side of the incubation tower base plate (12), and a sensor circuit board fixing piece (8) is provided on the top of the miniature electric telescopic rod (9).

7. The fully enclosed incubation tower according to claim 6, characterized in that: A PIN insert plate (13) is provided on the lower rear side of the miniature electric telescopic pole (9).

8. The fully enclosed incubation tower according to claim 6, characterized in that: The bottom of the outer wall of the miniature electric telescopic pole (9) is fixedly connected to the magnetic cover plate (14) of the incubation tower.