Incubator with adjustable culture room

By setting up horizontal and vertical troughs inside the mold incubator, combined with a support plate and vertical partitions, an independent and adjustable space is formed, which solves the problem of mutual interference when cultivating multiple organisms or plants, and improves the accuracy of experiments and the flexibility of use.

CN224133017UActive Publication Date: 2026-04-17FUZHOU CONTAY BIOTECHNOLOGY CO LTD
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
FUZHOU CONTAY BIOTECHNOLOGY CO LTD
Filing Date
2025-03-27
Publication Date
2026-04-17

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Technical Problem

When existing mold incubators simultaneously cultivate multiple organisms or plants, the interaction between these organisms or plants leads to a decrease in the accuracy of experimental results.

Method used

Design an adjustable culture chamber incubator. By setting horizontal and vertical chutes inside the incubator, combined with a support plate, vertical partitions and connecting plates, multiple independent adjustable spaces are formed. Rubber sealing gaskets are used to ensure airtightness and avoid mutual interference.

Benefits of technology

It enables the simultaneous cultivation of multiple organisms or plants without mutual interference, improves the accuracy of experimental results, and makes the application more flexible and diverse.

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Abstract

The incubator comprises an incubator body, an incubator door is rotationally installed on one side of an incubator opening of the incubator body, a plurality of transverse sliding grooves are symmetrically formed in the inner walls of the left side and the right side of the incubator body at equal intervals, and a plurality of first vertical sliding grooves are symmetrically formed in the inner walls of the upper side and the lower side of the incubator body at equal intervals; and a space adjusting assembly capable of being detachably adjusted is assembled in the transverse sliding groove and the first vertical sliding groove. By arranging the transverse sliding grooves, the first vertical sliding grooves, the bearing plates and the vertical partition plates, the interior of the incubator body can be divided into a plurality of independent spaces, the isolation spaces can be adjusted according to the width or length of cultures, and the requirement for simultaneous culture of various organisms or plants is met; and through arrangement of a limiting groove, a connecting plate and a sliding plate II, the height of the isolation space can be adjusted, so that the mould culture box is more flexible to use, and the space of the culture room is more diversified.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of biological experimental instrument technology, and in particular to an incubator with an adjustable culture chamber. Background Technology

[0002] A mold incubator is a type of incubator primarily used for cultivating organisms and plants. Within a sealed space, specific temperature and humidity levels are set to allow mold to grow within approximately 4-6 hours. It is used to artificially accelerate mold growth and to assess the mold resistance and degree of mold formation on electrical and electronic products. It is an important testing method in artificial climate control systems and is essential testing equipment in universities, medical, military, electronics, chemical, and biological research departments for storing microbial strains and cultivating organisms. It is used to test and determine parameters and performance after exposure to changes in temperature and humidity.

[0003] In order to save experimental time, it is often desirable to cultivate multiple organisms or plants with similar culture conditions at the same time during the use of mold incubator. However, the organisms or plants are piled together and affect each other, which reduces the accuracy of the experimental results. Utility Model Content

[0004] The purpose of this invention is to provide an adjustable culture chamber that can divide the main body of the culture chamber into multiple independent spaces. The isolation space can be adjusted according to the width, length and height of the culture, so as to meet the simultaneous cultivation of multiple organisms or plants and avoid mutual interference between different organisms or plants.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, an adjustable culture chamber is provided, comprising a culture chamber body, a door rotatably installed on one side of the opening of the culture chamber body, a plurality of transverse sliding grooves symmetrically and equidistantly opened on the left and right inner walls of the culture chamber body, and a plurality of vertical sliding grooves symmetrically and equidistantly opened on the upper and lower inner walls of the culture chamber body, wherein a detachable and adjustable space adjustment component is assembled in the transverse sliding grooves and the vertical sliding grooves.

[0006] The space adjustment component includes a support plate, a vertical partition, and a connecting plate. The support plate has sliding plates at both ends. The upper and lower surfaces of the support plate are symmetrically and equidistantly provided with vertical sliding grooves. The upper and lower ends of the vertical partition are provided with protrusions. Each protrusion has a limit groove. The upper and lower ends of the vertical partition are provided with sliding plates.

[0007] According to the incubator of the adjustable culture chamber, four casters are installed at the bottom of the main body of the incubator.

[0008] According to the incubator of the adjustable culture chamber, the outer wall of the slide plate is slidably adapted to the inner wall of the transverse slide groove.

[0009] According to the incubator of the adjustable culture chamber, the positions of the first vertical slide and the second vertical slide correspond to each other.

[0010] According to the incubator of the adjustable culture chamber, the raised outer wall is slidably adapted to the inner walls of vertical slide groove one and vertical slide groove two.

[0011] According to the incubator of the adjustable culture chamber, the outer wall of the slide plate two is slidably adapted to the inner wall of the limiting groove.

[0012] According to the incubator of the adjustable culture chamber described above, rubber sealing gaskets are adhered to the sliding plate one, sliding plate two, and the outer side wall of the protrusion. This ensures the airtightness of each individual culture space.

[0013] This utility model has the following beneficial effects:

[0014] 1. Compared with the existing technology, by setting up horizontal slides, vertical slides, support plates, and vertical partitions, the space adjustment components are assembled in the main body of the incubator. The slide plates of each support plate are inserted into the corresponding horizontal slides, and then the protrusions of each vertical partition are inserted into vertical slides and vertical slides, respectively, dividing the main body of the incubator into multiple independent spaces. The isolation space can be adjusted according to the width or length of the culture, which can meet the simultaneous cultivation of multiple organisms or plants and avoid mutual interference between different organisms or plants.

[0015] 2. Compared with the existing technology, by setting a limiting groove, connecting plate, and sliding plate II, the shape of sliding plate II is adapted to the limiting groove. When connecting two adjacent vertical partitions, the two ends of the connecting plate II are inserted into the limiting grooves of the two adjacent vertical partitions respectively to complete the connection. The height of the isolation space can be adjusted, making the use of the mold incubator more flexible and the space of the incubation room more diverse. Attached Figure Description

[0016] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments;

[0017] Figure 1 This is a perspective view of an adjustable culture chamber incubator according to the present invention.

[0018] Figure 2 This is a perspective view of the support plate of an incubator with an adjustable culture chamber according to the present invention;

[0019] Figure 3 This is a perspective view of the vertical partition of an incubator with an adjustable culture chamber according to the present invention.

[0020] Figure 4 This is a perspective view of the connection plate of an incubator with an adjustable culture chamber according to the present invention.

[0021] Legend:

[0022] 1. Incubator body; 2. Door; 3. Casters; 4. Horizontal slide; 5. Vertical slide (first); 6. Space adjustment assembly; 601. Support plate; 6011. Slide plate (first); 6012. Vertical slide (second); 602. Vertical partition; 6021. Protrusion; 6022. Limiting groove; 603. Connecting plate; 6031. Slide plate (second). Detailed Implementation

[0023] This section will describe in detail the specific embodiments of the present utility model. The preferred embodiments of the present utility model are shown in the accompanying drawings. The purpose of the drawings is to supplement the textual description with graphics, so that people can intuitively and vividly understand each technical feature and the overall technical solution of the present utility model, but they should not be construed as limiting the scope of protection of the present utility model.

[0024] Reference Figure 1-4 This utility model provides an adjustable culture chamber incubator, which includes an incubator body 1, a door 2 rotatably installed on one side of the incubator body 1, four casters 3 installed at the bottom of the incubator body 1, a plurality of horizontal sliding grooves 4 symmetrically and equidistantly opened on the left and right inner walls of the incubator body 1, and a plurality of vertical sliding grooves 5 symmetrically and equidistantly opened on the upper and lower inner walls of the incubator body 1, and a detachable and adjustable space adjustment component 6 is installed in the horizontal sliding grooves 4 and the vertical sliding grooves 5.

[0025] The space adjustment component 6 includes a support plate 601, a vertical partition 602, and a connecting plate 603. The support plate 601 has a sliding plate 6011 at both ends. The outer wall of the sliding plate 6011 slides and adapts to the inner wall of the transverse sliding groove 4. The upper and lower surfaces of the support plate 601 are symmetrically provided with vertical sliding grooves 6012 at equal intervals. The positions of the vertical sliding grooves 6011 and 6012 correspond to those of the vertical sliding grooves 6012. The upper and lower ends of the vertical partition 602 have protrusions 6021. The outer wall of the protrusions 6021 slides and adapts to the inner walls of the vertical sliding grooves 6011 and 6012. Each protrusion 6021 has a limiting groove 6022. The upper and lower ends of the vertical partition 602 have sliding plates 6031. The outer wall of the sliding plates 6031 slides and adapts to the inner wall of the limiting grooves 6022. Rubber sealing gaskets are adhered to the outer walls of the sliding plates 6011, 6031, and protrusions 6021. The space adjustment component 6 is assembled inside the incubator body 1 via the horizontal sliding groove 4, vertical sliding groove 5, support plate 601, and vertical partition 602. The sliding plates 6011 of each support plate 601 are inserted into the corresponding horizontal sliding groove 4. Then, the protrusions 6021 of each vertical partition 602 are inserted into the vertical sliding groove 5 and vertical sliding groove 6012, respectively, dividing the incubator body 1 into multiple independent spaces. The isolation space can be adjusted according to the width or length of the culture, accommodating multiple organisms or plants simultaneously. It allows for cultivation in a way that avoids mutual interference between different organisms or plants. Through the setting of limiting grooves 6022, connecting plates 603, and sliding plates 6031, the shape of which is adapted to the limiting grooves 6022, when connecting two adjacent vertical partitions 602, the sliding plates 6031 at both ends of the connecting plate 603 are respectively inserted into the limiting grooves 6022 of the two adjacent vertical partitions 602 to complete the connection. The height of the isolation space can be adjusted, making the use of the mold incubator more flexible and the space of the cultivation room more diverse.

[0026] Working principle: In use, the space adjustment component 6 is assembled inside the incubator body 1. The sliding plates 6011 of each support plate 601 are inserted into the corresponding horizontal sliding grooves 4. Then, the protrusions 6021 of each vertical partition 602 are inserted into the vertical sliding grooves 5 and 6012 respectively, dividing the incubator body 1 into multiple independent spaces. The isolation space can be adjusted according to the width or length of the culture. When adjusting the height of the isolation space, when connecting two adjacent vertical partitions 602, the sliding plates 6031 at both ends of the connecting plate 603 are inserted into the limiting grooves 6022 of the two adjacent vertical partitions 602 respectively to complete the connection. Adjusting the height of the isolation space makes the use of the mold incubator more flexible and the space of the culture chamber more diverse. It can meet the simultaneous cultivation of multiple organisms or plants and can avoid mutual interference between different organisms or plants.

[0027] The embodiments of the present utility model have been described in detail above with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present utility model is not limited to the above embodiments. Within the scope of knowledge possessed by those skilled in the art, various changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the present utility model.

Claims

1. A culture chamber-adjustable incubator comprising an incubator main body (1), characterized in that, A door (2) is rotatably installed on one side of the incubator body (1). Several horizontal sliding grooves (4) are symmetrically opened at equal intervals on the left and right inner walls of the incubator body (1). Several vertical sliding grooves (5) are symmetrically opened at equal intervals on the upper and lower inner walls of the incubator body (1). A detachable and adjustable space adjustment component (6) is installed in the horizontal sliding grooves (4) and the vertical sliding grooves (5). The space adjustment component (6) includes a support plate (601), a vertical partition plate (602), and a connecting plate (603). The support plate (601) has a sliding plate (6011) at both the left and right ends. The support plate (601) has vertical sliding grooves (6012) symmetrically arranged at equal intervals on the upper and lower surfaces. The vertical partition plate (602) has a protrusion (6021) at both the upper and lower ends. Each protrusion (6021) has a limiting groove (6022). The vertical partition plate (602) has a sliding plate (6031) at both the upper and lower ends.

2. The incubator of claim 1, wherein, The bottom of the incubator body (1) is equipped with four casters (3).

3. The incubator of claim 1, wherein, The outer wall of the slide plate (6011) is adapted to slide against the inner wall of the transverse slide groove (4).

4. The incubator of claim 1, wherein, The positions of the first vertical slide (5) and the second vertical slide (6012) are corresponding.

5. The incubator of claim 1, wherein, The outer wall of the protrusion (6021) is slidably adapted to the inner wall of the vertical sliding groove one (5) and the vertical sliding groove two (6012).

6. The incubator of claim 1, wherein, The outer wall of the second sliding plate (6031) is slidably adapted to the inner wall of the limiting groove (6022).

7. The incubator of claim 1, wherein, Rubber sealing gaskets are adhered to the outer walls of the first slide plate (6011), the second slide plate (6031), and the protrusion (6021).