A stackable incubator

Abstract

This application discloses a stackable incubator, belonging to the field of biomedical equipment technology. It provides a stackable incubator with multiple independent units, including a configuration rack and several unit boxes. The configuration rack includes a back panel with a large magnetic plate fixedly connected to it. The lower end of the back panel has a support plate, and the upper surface of the support plate has a bottom guide rail in the front-to-back direction. The main body of each unit box is a rectangular box, with a small magnetic plate fixedly connected to its back. The bottom surface of the rectangular box has a front-to-back sliding groove, and the top surface has a front-to-back sliding strip. The top sliding strip of one rectangular box is adapted to cooperate with the bottom sliding groove of another rectangular box to form a sliding pair. This application, by setting multiple independent unit boxes within the configuration rack, with each unit isolated and independently powered, allows for the setting of various independent environments within the same space, making it suitable for the cultivation of more biological materials.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of biomedical equipment technology, and in particular to a stackable incubator. Background Technology

[0002] Incubators, capable of maintaining suitable temperature and humidity, are essential equipment for the proliferation of biological samples. Large laboratories may need to culture many samples simultaneously, requiring larger incubators that are divided into multiple layers to fully utilize the internal space. However, existing incubators often feature drawer-style multi-layer structures. Although each layer is separate, the internal space is interconnected, with all layers sharing the same temperature and humidity environment. While the temperature and humidity settings of traditional incubators are suitable for most biological materials, it becomes difficult to set specific environments for individual layers. Utility Model Content

[0003] The purpose of this application is to provide a stackable incubator with multiple independent units.

[0004] To achieve the above objectives, this application provides a stackable incubator: comprising a configuration rack and several chamber units. The configuration rack includes a back panel, a large magnetic suction plate fixedly connected to the back panel, a support plate at the lower end of the back panel, and a bottom guide rail in the front-to-back direction on the upper surface of the support plate. The main body of each chamber unit is a rectangular chamber, a small magnetic suction plate fixedly connected to the back of the rectangular chamber, a bottom surface groove in the front-to-back direction on the bottom surface of the rectangular chamber, and a top surface slide bar in the front-to-back direction on the top surface of the rectangular chamber. The top surface slide bar of one rectangular chamber is adapted to cooperate with the bottom surface groove of another rectangular chamber to form a sliding pair. The bottom surface groove of the rectangular chamber is also adapted to cooperate with the bottom guide rail to form a sliding pair, thereby minimizing the impact on other chamber units when placing or removing a single chamber unit.

[0005] As a preferred embodiment, the front of the back panel also has a vertical back guide rail, and the back of the rectangular box also has a vertical back slide groove, which is suitable for cooperating with the back guide rail to form a sliding pair, so that the box unit can also slide along the back panel.

[0006] As a preferred embodiment, the front of the rectangular box also has a vertical front slide bar. The front slide bar of one rectangular box is adapted to cooperate with the back slide groove of another rectangular box to form a sliding pair. When the upper box unit slides down, the lower box unit can provide a frictional resistance to the upper box unit that is sliding down.

[0007] As a preferred embodiment, each rectangular box has two bottom sliding grooves and two top sliding bars. The two top sliding bars and two bottom sliding grooves of the same rectangular box correspond to each other in the vertical direction. The two cooperating horizontal sliding bars and grooves can effectively improve the stability of relative movement in the front-to-back direction.

[0008] As a preferred embodiment, there are two back guide rails, two back slide grooves for each rectangular box, and two front slide bars for each rectangular box. The two front slide bars and two back slide grooves of the same rectangular box correspond to each other in the front-back direction. The two cooperating vertical slide bars and slide grooves can effectively improve the stability in the up-down direction.

[0009] As a preferred embodiment, the front end of the top sliding bar protrudes from the front of the rectangular box body to provide additional support for the tail of the box unit that is pulled out from above.

[0010] As a preferred embodiment, the rectangular box body is movably connected to a door on its front side, and a clearance groove is provided on the front side of the rectangular box body. A hinge shaft is provided between the left and right inner walls of the clearance groove, and the door body is provided with a hinge hole, which is suitable for the hinge shaft to pass through to form a rotating pair, thereby restricting the degree of freedom of movement of the door body relative to the box body.

[0011] As a preferred embodiment, the outer side of the cabinet door is provided with a door handle, the left and right sides of the rectangular cabinet are provided with handle grooves, and the left or right side of the rectangular cabinet is also provided with a power connection terminal for independent power connection, so as to realize independent adjustment of the internal environment of each cabinet unit.

[0012] As a preferred embodiment, the upper end of the back baffle also has a dustproof plate, and the lower surface of the dustproof plate has two top guide grooves in the front-to-back direction, which are suitable for cooperating with the top surface slide bar of the rectangular box to form a sliding pair, so as to reduce the left-to-right swaying of the uppermost box unit.

[0013] As a preferred embodiment, the upper surface of the support plate also has two positioning strips, and the rectangular box is adapted to be positioned between the two positioning strips, further improving the placement stability of the lowermost box unit on the support plate.

[0014] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of this application are as follows:

[0015] (1) By setting up multiple relatively independent box units in the configuration rack, each box unit is isolated from each other and powered independently. Under the condition of occupying the same laboratory space, a variety of independent environments can be set up, which can be used for the cultivation of more kinds of biological materials.

[0016] (2) By providing a guide structure on the side of each cabinet unit that may come into contact with other cabinet units or configuration racks, the cabinet units are easier to align when stacked and can maintain stacking stability well under the magnetic attraction of the configuration racks. Attached Figure Description

[0017] Figure 1 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the stacked incubator in its complete stacked state.

[0018] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the first three-dimensional structure of the box unit of the stacked incubator.

[0019] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the second three-dimensional structure of the box unit of the stacked incubator.

[0020] Figure 4 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the rectangular box of the stacked incubator.

[0021] Figure 5 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the door of the stackable incubator.

[0022] Figure 6 This is a first three-dimensional structural diagram of the configuration rack for the stacked incubator.

[0023] Figure 7 This is a second three-dimensional structural diagram of the configuration rack for the stacked incubator.

[0024] In the diagram: 1. Configuration rack; 110. Support plate; 111. Bottom guide rail; 112. Positioning strip; 120. Back baffle; 121. Large magnetic plate; 122. Back guide rail; 130. Dustproof plate; 131. Top guide groove; 2. Cabinet unit; 210. Rectangular cabinet; 211. Bottom sliding groove; 212. Back sliding groove; 213. Handle groove; 214. Power connection terminal; 215. Small magnetic plate; 216. Top sliding strip; 217. Front sliding strip; 218. Clearance groove; 219. Hinge shaft; 220. Cabinet door; 221. Hinge hole; 222. Door handle. Detailed Implementation

[0025] The present application will be further described below with reference to specific embodiments. It should be noted that, without conflict, the various embodiments or technical features described below can be arbitrarily combined to form new embodiments.

[0026] In the description of this application, it should be noted that the directional terms such as "center", "lateral", "longitudinal", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", and "counterclockwise" indicate the orientation and positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings. They are only for the convenience of describing this application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. They should not be construed as limiting the specific protection scope of this application.

[0027] It should be noted that the terms "first," "second," etc., in the specification and claims of this application are used to distinguish similar objects and are not necessarily used to describe a specific order or sequence.

[0028] The terms “comprising” and “having”, and any variations thereof, in the specification and claims of this application are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, for example, a process, method, system, product, or device that includes a series of steps or units is not necessarily limited to those steps or units that are explicitly listed, but may include other steps or units that are not explicitly listed or that are inherent to such process, method, product, or device.

[0029] like Figure 1-7 The stackable incubator shown includes a configuration rack 1 and several box units 2, typically three to five. The configuration rack 1 includes a vertical back panel 120, with a large magnetic plate 121 fixedly connected to the back panel 120. The large magnetic plate 121 is almost parallel to the top and bottom ends of the back panel 120. The main body of the box unit 2 is a rectangular box 210. A small magnetic plate 215 is fixedly connected to the back of the rectangular box 210, which will be attracted when it approaches the large magnetic plate 121. A box door 220 is movably connected to the front of the rectangular box 210. Specifically, a clearance groove 218 is provided on the front of the rectangular box 210. A hinge shaft 219 is provided between the left and right inner walls of the clearance groove 218. The door 220 has a hinge hole 221, which is suitable for the hinge shaft 219 to pass through to form a rotating pair, restricting the degree of freedom of the door 220 relative to the rectangular box 210. A door handle 222 is provided on the outside of the door 220 to facilitate opening the door 220. Handle grooves 213 are provided on the left and right sides of the rectangular box 210 as force points, which facilitate the operator to pull out the rectangular box 210 with both hands. A power connection terminal 214 is also provided on the left or right side of the rectangular box 210 for connecting a power cord to supply power to the power unit inside the rectangular box 210.

[0030] The lower end of the back panel 120 has a horizontal support plate 110. The upper surface of the support plate 110 has a bottom guide rail 111 in the front-to-back direction. The bottom surface of the corresponding rectangular box 210 has a bottom sliding groove 211 in the front-to-back direction. The top surface of the rectangular box 210 has a top sliding strip 216 in the front-to-back direction. The top sliding strip 216 of one rectangular box 210 can not only cooperate with the bottom sliding groove 211 of another rectangular box 210 to form a sliding pair, but the bottom sliding groove 211 of the rectangular box 210 can also cooperate with the bottom guide rail 111 to form a sliding pair. In a sliding pair, each rectangular box 210 typically has two bottom sliding grooves 211 and two top sliding strips 216. The two top sliding strips 216 and the two bottom sliding grooves 211 of the same rectangular box 210 correspond vertically, which makes the horizontal sliding strips and grooves more stable. The front end of the top sliding strip 216 protrudes from the front of the rectangular box 210, so that even if the upper rectangular box 210 leaves the upper surface of the lower rectangular box 210, it can still be supported.

[0031] The front of the back panel 120 also has a vertical back guide rail 122, and the back of the rectangular box 210 also has a vertical back slide groove 212, which can cooperate with the back guide rail 122 to form a sliding pair. The front of the rectangular box 210 also has a vertical front slide bar 217. Thus, the front slide bar 217 of one rectangular box 210 can cooperate with the back slide groove 212 of another rectangular box 210 to form a sliding pair. It should be noted that, under normal circumstances, there are two back guide rails 122, two back slide grooves 212 of each rectangular box 210, and two front slide bars 217 of each rectangular box 210. The two front slide bars 217 and the two back slide grooves 212 of the same rectangular box 210 correspond to each other in the front-back direction, so that the vertical slide bar and the slide groove will be more stable when they cooperate.

[0032] The upper end of the back panel 120 also has a horizontal dustproof plate 130. The distance between the dustproof plate 130 and the support plate 110 determines the number of box units 2 that the configuration rack 1 can accommodate. The lower surface of the dustproof plate 130 has two front-to-back top guide grooves 131, which can cooperate with the top surface slide strip 216 of the rectangular box 210 to form a sliding pair, thereby suppressing the left and right swing of the box unit 2 stacked on the top. The upper surface of the support plate 110 also has two positioning strips 112. The rectangular box 210 is located between the two positioning strips 112. The positioning strips 112 can contact the left and right sides of the rectangular box 210 to form a sliding pair.

[0033] Working principle: During initial assembly, the bottommost housing unit 2 is placed on the support plate 110. This bottommost housing unit 2 is called the first layer. Before it approaches the back panel 120, the bottom sliding groove 211 of the housing unit 2 engages with the bottom guide rail 111, allowing the first layer housing unit 2 to slide back and forth along the bottom guide rail 111. When the first layer housing unit 2 approaches the back panel 120, it is attracted to the front of the back panel 120 by the large magnetic plate 121, and the back of the housing unit 2... The bottom groove 212 engages with the back guide rail 122, and then the second layer of box unit 2 is stacked on top of the first layer box unit 2. Similarly, before the second layer box unit 2 approaches the back baffle 120, the bottom groove 211 of the second layer box unit 2 engages with the top slide bar 216 of the first layer box unit 2, and the second layer box unit 2 can slide along the top slide bar 216. Therefore, the second layer box unit 2 can also use the bottom groove 211 to first engage with the top slide bar 216 of the first layer box unit 2. The front end engages by pushing backward to achieve engagement, until the second layer of cabinet unit 2 also approaches the back baffle 120 and is attracted by the large magnetic plate 121. At this point, the back slide groove 212 of the second layer of cabinet unit 2 engages with the back guide rail 122. In the same way, the third layer of cabinet unit 2 continues to be stacked upward until the third layer of cabinet unit 2 is attracted to the back baffle 120. Due to the obstruction of the dustproof plate 130 above, the third layer of cabinet unit 2 cannot be directly stacked on top of the second layer of cabinet unit 2. Unlike the first-layer box unit 2, the third-layer box unit 2 can only be adjusted to be horizontal by using the top surface slide bar 216 of the second-layer box unit 2. The top surface slide bar 216 of the third-layer box unit 2 and the top guide groove 131 fit together to form a sliding pair in the front and back direction. The third-layer box unit 2 slides horizontally backward along the top surface slide bar 216 of the second-layer box unit 2 until it is attracted by the large magnetic plate 121, and then it is in close contact with the back baffle 120. The back slide groove 212 of the third-layer box unit 2 will also fit with the back guide rail 122.

[0034] When a single cabinet unit 2 needs to be removed from the configuration rack 1, except for the top cabinet unit 2 which will not affect the cabinet units 2 below it, the removal of other cabinet units 2 above it will affect the position of the cabinet units 2 above them. For example, if there are three cabinet units 2 in total, when removing the second cabinet unit 2, the second cabinet unit 2 first overcomes the magnetic attraction of the large magnetic plate 121 and detaches from the back panel 120. The first and third cabinet units 2 maintain their original positions under the attraction of the large magnetic plate 121. The second cabinet unit 2 slides forward between the first and third cabinet units 2, moving away from the large magnetic plate 121, until the upper surface of the second cabinet unit 2 is no longer in contact with the lower surface of the third cabinet unit 2. However, the bottom of the second cabinet unit 2 is still affected by the first cabinet unit 2. The top sliding strip 216 maintains the original height. The third-layer box unit 2 loses the support of the second-layer box unit 2 and slides downward under its own weight. At this time, the front sliding strip 217 of the third-layer box unit 2 will engage with the back sliding groove 212 of the second-layer box unit 2 to form a sliding pair. Under the attraction generated by the large magnetic plate 121, there is a large sliding friction between it and the back baffle 120. However, this friction is less than the weight of the third-layer box unit 2. The third-layer box unit 2 will slide downward with a small acceleration until it contacts the upper surface of the first-layer box unit 2 and engages again. At this time, the third-layer box unit 2 becomes the new second-layer box unit 2. The original second-layer box unit 2 can then be lifted and detached from the front end of the top sliding strip 216 of the first-layer box unit 2 and safely moved away.

[0035] The basic principles, main features, and advantages of this application have been described above. Those skilled in the art should understand that this application is not limited to the above embodiments. The embodiments and descriptions in the specification are merely the principles of this application. Various changes and modifications can be made to this application without departing from its spirit and scope, and all such changes and modifications fall within the scope of the claims. The scope of protection claimed by this application is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A stacked incubator, characterized by: It includes a configuration rack (1) and several box units (2). The configuration rack (1) includes a back panel (120), on which a large magnetic plate (121) is fixedly connected. The lower end of the back panel (120) has a support plate (110), and the upper surface of the support plate (110) has a bottom guide rail (111) in the front-to-back direction. The main body of the box unit (2) is a rectangular box (210), and a small magnetic plate is fixedly connected to the back of the rectangular box (210). 215), the bottom surface of the rectangular box (210) is provided with a bottom sliding groove (211) in the front-to-back direction, and the top surface of the rectangular box (210) has a top sliding strip (216) in the front-to-back direction. The top sliding strip (216) of one rectangular box (210) is adapted to cooperate with the bottom sliding groove (211) of another rectangular box (210) to form a sliding pair. The bottom sliding groove (211) of the rectangular box (210) is also adapted to cooperate with the bottom guide rail (111) to form a sliding pair.

2. The stackable incubator as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The front of the back baffle (120) also has a vertical back guide rail (122), and the back of the rectangular box (210) is also provided with a vertical back slide groove (212), which is suitable for cooperating with the back guide rail (122) to form a sliding pair.

3. The stackable incubator as described in claim 2, characterized in that: The front of the rectangular box (210) also has a vertical front slide bar (217), and the front slide bar (217) of one rectangular box (210) is adapted to cooperate with the back slide groove (212) of another rectangular box (210) to form a sliding pair.

4. The stackable incubator as described in claim 3, characterized in that: Each rectangular box (210) has two bottom sliding grooves (211) and two top sliding strips (216). The two top sliding strips (216) of the same rectangular box (210) correspond to the two bottom sliding grooves (211) in the vertical direction.

5. The stackable incubator as described in claim 4, characterized in that: There are two back guide rails (122), two back slide grooves (212) for each rectangular box (210), and two front slide bars (217) for each rectangular box (210). The two front slide bars (217) and the two back slide grooves (212) of the same rectangular box (210) correspond to each other in the front-back direction.

6. The stackable incubator as described in claim 5, characterized in that: The front end of the top surface slide bar (216) protrudes from the front of the rectangular box (210).

7. The stackable incubator as described in any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that: The rectangular box (210) is movably connected to a door (220) on the front. A clearance groove (218) is provided on the front of the rectangular box (210). A hinge shaft (219) is provided between the left and right inner walls of the clearance groove (218) of the rectangular box (210). A hinge hole (221) is provided on the door (220) to allow the hinge shaft (219) to pass through and form a rotating pair.

8. The stackable incubator as described in claim 7, characterized in that: The outer side of the box door (220) is provided with a door handle (222), the left and right sides of the rectangular box (210) are provided with handle grooves (213), and the left or right side of the rectangular box (210) is also provided with a power connection terminal (214).

9. The stackable incubator as described in any one of claims 4 to 6, characterized in that: The upper end of the back baffle (120) also has a dustproof plate (130), and the lower surface of the dustproof plate (130) is provided with two front-to-back top guide grooves (131), which are suitable for cooperating with the top surface slide bar (216) of the rectangular box (210) to form a sliding pair.

10. The stackable incubator as described in claim 9, characterized in that: The upper surface of the support plate (110) also has two positioning strips (112), and the rectangular box (210) is adapted to be located between the two positioning strips (112).

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