Fungal spore collector

By designing a fungal spore collector, and utilizing the coordinated work of the mounting frame, scraper, and drive mechanism, efficient collection of fungal spores was achieved, solving the problem of inconvenient spore collection on solid culture media and improving experimental convenience and cleaning efficiency.

CN223592714UActive Publication Date: 2025-11-25CHENGDU XINCHUANG INTELLIGENT EQUIP CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202423036760.6
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-10
Publication Date
2025-11-25
Estimated Expiration
2034-12-10

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Technical Problem

In the existing technology, the collection of fungal spores on solid culture media is inconvenient, and there is a lack of efficient collection tools and methods.

Method used

A fungal spore collector was designed, comprising a mounting base, a box, a mounting frame, a scraper, and a drive unit. Through the synergistic action of the drive unit, the scraper contacts the surface of the culture medium, flips the culture dish, and scrapes the spores onto the collection box. Combined with an air duct and a water supply system, efficient collection is achieved.

Benefits of technology

It improves the convenience and efficiency of fungal spore collection, ensuring the integrity of spore collection and ease of cleaning.

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Abstract

The utility model provides a fungal spore collector, and belongs to the technical field of biological experiment equipment. Comprising a mounting base, a box body is arranged on the mounting base, an opening is formed in the top of the box body, a cover plate is arranged at the opening, a mounting frame for placing a culture dish is rotationally arranged in the box body, a positioning piece for fixing the culture dish is arranged on the mounting frame, a mounting plate is linearly and slidably arranged on the mounting frame, and the moving direction of the mounting plate is perpendicular to the axis of a rotating shaft of the mounting frame; a scraping piece used for making contact with the surface of a culture medium in the culture dish is rotationally arranged on the mounting plate, a collecting box used for collecting fungal spores is arranged below the mounting frame in the box body, a first driving piece used for driving the mounting frame to rotate is arranged on the outer wall of the box body, and a second driving piece used for driving the mounting plate to move is arranged on the mounting frame; and the mounting plate is provided with a third driving piece used for driving the scraping piece to rotate. The device can collect fungal spores, and has the effect of improving the collection convenience of experimenters.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to biological experiment equipment technical field especially relates to a kind of fungal spore collectors. BACKGROUND

[0002] Fungal spore is the main propagating organ of fungi, spore sprouts under suitable conditions, forms mycelium and carries out division and propagation.When the external environment is not suitable, it can be in a dormant state for a long time. In biological experiments, fungal spores are often collected.

[0003] Some fungi are cultivated on solid culture medium, and the experimenters need to select culture dishes and prepare solid culture medium suitable for fungal growth in the culture dishes. After cultivation is completed, spores will also adhere to the surface of the solid culture medium. In order to facilitate the experimenters to collect fungal spores, a fungal spore collector needs to be provided. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT

[0004] In view of the above problems, the utility model provides a kind of fungal spore collector.

[0005] In order to achieve the above invention purpose, the utility model adopts the technical scheme as follows:

[0006] A fungal spore collector is provided, which includes a mounting seat, a box body is provided on the mounting seat, an opening is provided at the top of the box body, a cover plate is provided at the opening, an installation rack for placing a culture dish is rotatably arranged in the box body, a positioning member for fixing the culture dish is provided on the installation rack, an installation plate is linearly slidably arranged on the installation rack, the moving direction of the installation plate is perpendicular to the shaft axis of the installation rack, a scraping piece for contacting the surface of the culture medium in the culture dish is rotatably arranged on the installation plate, a collection box for collecting fungal spores is arranged below the installation rack in the box body, a first driving member for driving the installation rack to rotate is provided on the outer wall of the box body, a second driving member for driving the installation plate to move is provided on the installation rack, and a third driving member for driving the scraping piece to rotate is provided on the installation plate.

[0007] Further, the positioning member includes a plurality of positioning screws, the plurality of positioning screws are arranged on the installation rack in a circumferential direction and are spaced apart, and the positioning screws are threadedly connected to the installation rack in a radial direction of the culture dish.

[0008] Further, a rubber block for extruding contact with the outer wall of the culture dish is provided on the positioning screw.

[0009] Further, a wind pipe for blowing off the fungal spores on the scraping piece is provided on the side wall of the box body, one end of the wind pipe extends into the box body and is connected with a spray head, the other end of the wind pipe is connected with a blower, a ventilation opening is formed in the cover plate, and a ventilation net is provided at the ventilation opening.

[0010] Further, the box body is provided with a water supply tank for storing cleaning liquid, the spray head is a water-air shared spray head, the air pipe is detachably connected to the air blower and the water supply tank at the end away from the spray head, the air blower and the water supply tank are provided with connectors for connecting the air pipe, and the box body is provided with a drain pipe and a valve on the drain pipe.

[0011] Further, the collecting box comprises a frame and a filter screen for filtering and blocking fungal spores, and the box body is provided with a plug-in slot for plug-in cooperation with the frame, and the filter screen is arranged on the inner side of the frame.

[0012] The beneficial effects of the present application are as follows: the experimenter needs to open the cover plate, place the culture dish on the mounting rack, and fix it through the positioning member; then, the cover plate is closed, the mounting plate is driven to move through the second driving member, so that the scraping piece moves and contacts the surface of the culture medium; then, the mounting rack is driven to rotate through the first driving member, so that the culture dish is turned over; and then, the third driving member is started to drive the scraping piece to rotate, so that the fungal spores on the surface of the culture medium are scraped off, and the fungal spores can be collected in the collecting box. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0013] Figure 1 It is a whole structure schematic view of a fungal spore collector according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0014] Figure 2 It is an internal structure schematic view of a box body of a fungal spore collector according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0015] Figure 3 It is a working schematic view of a scraping piece of a fungal spore collector according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0016] Figure 4 It is a structure schematic view of a collecting box of a fungal spore collector according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0017] 1, mounting seat; 2, box body; 21, cover plate; 22, air permeable net; 3, mounting rack; 31, first driving member; 4, positioning screw; 5, mounting plate; 51, second driving member; 6, scraping piece; 61, third driving member; 7, collecting box; 71, frame; 72, filter screen; 8, rubber block; 9, air pipe; 91, spray head; 92, air blower; 10, water supply tank; 20, connector; 30, drain pipe; 40, culture dish. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0018] In order to better understand the above technical solutions, the above technical solutions will be described in detail below in combination with the drawings of the specification and specific embodiments.

[0019] The present application discloses a fungal spore collector, which refers to Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 3The device comprises a mounting base 1, a box body 2 is arranged on the mounting base 1, an opening is arranged on the top of the box body 2, and a cover plate 21 is arranged on the opening. A mounting rack 3 for placing a culture dish 40 is rotatably arranged in the box body 2, and a positioning piece for fixing the culture dish 40 is arranged on the mounting rack 3. A mounting plate 5 is linearly slidably arranged on the mounting rack 3, and the moving direction of the mounting plate 5 is perpendicular to the rotation axis of the mounting rack 3. A scraping piece 6 for contacting the surface of the culture medium in the culture dish 40 is rotatably arranged on the mounting plate 5, and a collecting box 7 for collecting fungal spores is arranged below the mounting rack 3 in the box body 2. A first driving piece 31 for driving the mounting rack 3 to rotate is arranged on the outer wall of the box body 2, a second driving piece 51 for driving the mounting plate 5 to move is arranged on the mounting rack 3, and a third driving piece 61 for driving the scraping piece 6 to rotate is arranged on the mounting plate 5.

[0020] In the embodiment of the present application, the experimenter needs to open the cover plate 21 and place the culture dish 40 on the mounting rack 3 and fix it through the positioning piece; then, the cover plate 21 is closed, the mounting plate 5 can be driven to move through the second driving piece 51, so that the scraping piece 6 moves and contacts the surface of the culture medium; then, the mounting rack 3 can be driven to rotate through the first driving piece 31, so that the culture dish 40 is turned over; and then the third driving piece 61 is started to drive the scraping piece 6 to rotate, so that the fungal spores on the surface of the culture medium are scraped off, and the fungal spores can fall into the collecting box 7 below. The device has the effect of improving the convenience of the experimenter in collecting.

[0021] The first driving piece 31 and the third driving piece 61 can be driving motors, and the second driving piece 51 can be an electric push rod. In order to avoid the spread of fungal spores into the driving motor and the electric push rod, dustproof measures need to be taken when installing the driving motor and the electric push rod.

[0022] Specifically, the positioning piece comprises a plurality of positioning screws 4, the plurality of positioning screws 4 are circumferentially and spaced apartly arranged on the mounting rack 3 around the culture dish 40, and the positioning screws 4 are threadedly connected to the mounting rack 3 along the radial direction of the culture dish 40.

[0023] In the embodiment of the present application, a threaded hole with a size adapted to the positioning screw 4 is arranged on the mounting rack 3. The plurality of positioning screws 4 can jointly limit the movement of the culture dish 40 from the mounting rack 3.

[0024] Further, the positioning screw 4 is sleeved with a rubber block 8 for extrusion contact with the outer wall of the culture dish 40.

[0025] In the embodiment of the present application, rotating the plurality of positioning screws 4 can make the rubber blocks 8 jointly extrude the culture dish 40, thereby further improving the installation stability of the culture dish 40 on the mounting rack 3.

[0026] When the scraping piece 6 scrapes the fungal spores on the surface of the culture medium, part of the fungal spores are prone to adhere to the scraping piece 6. In order to solve this problem, the side wall of the box 2 is provided with a wind pipe 9 for blowing off the fungal spores on the scraping piece 6, one end of the wind pipe 9 extends into the box 2 and is connected with a spray head 91, and the other end of the wind pipe 9 is connected with a blower 92. The cover plate 21 is provided with a breathable hole, and the breathable hole is provided with a breathable net 22.

[0027] In order to facilitate the cleaning of the inside of the box 2 by the experimenter, a water supply tank 10 for storing cleaning liquid is further arranged outside the box 2. The spray head 91 is a water-air shared spray head 91, the end of the wind pipe 9 away from the spray head 91 is detachably connected to the blower 92 / water supply tank 10, and the blower 92 and the water supply tank 10 are both provided with a joint 20 for connecting the wind pipe 9. The bottom of the box 2 is provided with a drain pipe 30, and the drain pipe 30 is provided with a valve.

[0028] In the embodiment of the present application, after the collection of the fungal spores is completed, the blower 92 is stopped, and the collection box 7 is taken out, then the wind pipe 9 is connected to the water supply tank 10, the water pump is arranged in the water supply tank 10, the cleaning liquid can be transported into the wind pipe 9 by the water pump, and sprayed into the inside of the box 2 through the spray head 91, and the cleaning liquid can be discharged through the drain pipe 30.

[0029] Referring to Figure 4 , the collection box 7 includes a frame 71 and a filter screen 72 for filtering and blocking the fungal spores, one side of the box 2 is provided with a plug-in slot for plug-in cooperation with the frame 71, and the filter screen 72 is arranged on the inside of the frame 71.

[0030] In the embodiment of the present application, the fungal spores can fall on the filter screen 72, and after the collection is completed, the frame 71 is taken out, and the fungal spores can be taken. After the experiment is completed, the experimenter can plug the frame 71 back into the plug-in slot, and then clean the inside of the box 2 through the water supply tank 10, and the cleaning liquid can pass through the filter screen 72 and enter the drain pipe 30. After one side of the filter screen 72 is cleaned, the experimenter can take out the frame 71 and turn it over, and then plug it back into the plug-in slot, so that the other side of the filter screen 72 can be cleaned.

[0031] The implementation principle of the fungal spore collector in the embodiment of the present application is that the experimenter needs to open the cover plate 21 and place the culture dish 40 on the mounting rack 3, and fix it through the positioning piece; then close the cover plate 21, move the mounting plate 5 through the second driving piece 51, so that the scraping piece 6 moves and contacts the surface of the culture medium; then rotate the mounting rack 3 through the first driving piece 31, so that the culture dish 40 is turned over; and then start the third driving piece 61 to drive the scraping piece 6 to rotate, so that the fungal spores on the surface of the culture medium are scraped off, so that the fungal spores can be collected in the collection box 7, which has the effect of improving the convenience of the experimenter in collection.

[0032] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that although a preferred embodiment of the present application has been described, those skilled in the art will be able to devise alterations and modifications of the preferred embodiment without departing from the spirit and scope of the present application. Accordingly, it is intended that the appended claims be interpreted as including all such alterations and modifications as fall within the true spirit and scope of the present application. It is apparent that those skilled in the art can, without departing from the spirit and scope of the present application, make various changes and modifications of the present application. Thus, it is intended that the present application cover all such changes and modifications that fall within the scope of the present application, together with all such changes and modifications as are within the scope of the claims below and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A fungal spore trap characterised in that: The application relates to a device for collecting fungal spores, which comprises a mounting base (1) provided with a box body (2), wherein the top of the box body (2) is provided with an opening, the opening is provided with a cover plate (21), a mounting rack (3) for placing a culture dish (40) is rotatably arranged in the box body (2), the mounting rack (3) is provided with positioning members for fixing the culture dish (40), a mounting plate (5) is linearly slidably arranged on the mounting rack (3), the moving direction of the mounting plate (5) is perpendicular to the rotation shaft axis of the mounting rack (3), a scraping piece (6) for contacting the surface of culture medium in the culture dish (40) is rotatably arranged on the mounting plate (5), a collecting box (7) for collecting fungal spores is arranged below the mounting rack (3) in the box body (2), a first driving member (31) for driving the mounting rack (3) to rotate is arranged on the outer wall of the box body (2), a second driving member (51) for driving the mounting plate (5) to move is arranged on the mounting rack (3), and a third driving member (61) for driving the scraping piece (6) to rotate is arranged on the mounting plate (5).

2. A spore trap according to claim 1, characterised in that: The positioning members comprise a plurality of positioning screws (4), the positioning screws (4) are arranged on the mounting rack (3) in a circumferential interval around the culture dish (40), and the positioning screws (4) are screw-connected to the mounting rack (3) in a radial direction of the culture dish (40).

3. A spore trap as claimed in claim 2, characterised in that: Rubber blocks (8) for extrudingly contacting the outer wall of the culture dish (40) are arranged on the positioning screws (4).

4. A spore trap according to claim 1, characterised in that: An air pipe (9) for blowing off the fungal spores on the scraping piece (6) is arranged on the side wall of the box body (2), one end of the air pipe (9) extends into the box body (2) and is connected with a spray head (91), the other end of the air pipe (9) is connected with a blower (92) outside, a gas permeation opening is formed in the cover plate (21), and a gas permeation net (22) is arranged at the gas permeation opening.

5. A spore trap as claimed in claim 4, characterised in that: A water supply tank (10) for storing cleaning liquid is further arranged outside the box body (2), the spray head (91) is a water-air shared spray head (91), the end of the air pipe (9) away from the spray head (91) is detachably connected to the blower (92) and the water supply tank (10), the blower (92) and the water supply tank (10) are both provided with connectors (20) for connecting with the air pipe (9), a drain pipe (30) is arranged at the bottom of the box body (2), and a valve is arranged on the drain pipe (30).

6. A spore trap as claimed in claim 5, characterised in that: The collecting box (7) comprises a frame body (71) and a filter screen (72) for filtering and blocking the fungal spores, a plug-in groove for plug-in cooperation with the frame body (71) is formed in one side of the box body (2), and the filter screen (72) is arranged on the inner side of the frame body (71).