Novel cell incubator

By designing a limiting and locking component in the cell culture incubator, the problems of easy slippage and tipping of culture dishes were solved, achieving stable clamping of culture dishes, reducing the risk of contamination, and improving culture quality and equipment lifespan.

CN224280300UActive Publication Date: 2026-05-26QINSHUO EXPERIMENTAL EQUIP (SHANGHAI) CO LTD

Patent Information

Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
QINSHUO EXPERIMENTAL EQUIP (SHANGHAI) CO LTD
Filing Date
2025-05-26
Publication Date
2026-05-26

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Technical Problem

In traditional cell culture incubators, culture dishes are prone to sliding and tipping over, leading to a high risk of contamination, which affects culture quality and equipment lifespan.

Method used

The design includes a limiting clamping assembly, comprising a clamping block, a sealing plate, a compression spring, a slider, and a clamping plate. The compression spring's elasticity provides stable clamping of the culture dish, preventing slippage and tipping.

Benefits of technology

It effectively prevents petri dishes from sliding or tipping over, reduces cross-contamination, improves the stability of petri dishes and the cleanliness of equipment, extends service life, and increases work efficiency.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a novel cell incubator and belongs to the technical field of cell incubators. The novel cell culture box disclosed by the utility model has the advantages of reducing pollution risk, improving working efficiency and prolonging the service life of equipment, can avoid mutual pollution among culture dishes and pollution to the interior of the cell culture box body, and ensures that a cell culture environment is clean and pollution-free; the cell culture box has the advantages that the cell pollution risk caused by turnover of the culture dishes is greatly reduced, and the possibility of cross contamination among the culture dishes is reduced, so that the quality and purity of cell culture are improved, the problem that the culture dishes in the traditional cell culture box body are easy to slide and turn over is effectively solved, and the stability of the culture dishes is improved; the safety of the culture process is guaranteed, the space utilization rate, the cleaning difficulty and the operation convenience of the equipment are optimized, the pollution risk can be effectively reduced, the working efficiency is improved, the service life of the equipment is prolonged, and the cell culture device is remarkably helpful for the success rate and the stability in a cell culture experiment.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model belongs to the field of cell culture box technology, and specifically relates to a novel cell culture box. Background Technology

[0002] A cell culture incubator is a device specifically designed for cell and microbial culture. It provides a controlled environment to meet the needs of cell growth and reproduction. Incubators typically allow for precise regulation of temperature, humidity, and gas composition (such as oxygen and carbon dioxide concentrations) to simulate the physiological conditions required by cells. Furthermore, incubators offer excellent isolation to prevent external contamination and ensure the sterility of the culture process. Through these control functions, cell culture incubators provide an ideal culture platform for biological research and applications.

[0003] Cell culture incubators are commonly used tools in cell culture. Usually, culture dishes are placed directly on the shelf inside the incubator. When the culture dishes are accidentally bumped, they may move on the shelf or even tip over, contaminating the incubator and other culture dishes. Therefore, a novel cell culture incubator is proposed to solve the above problems. Utility Model Content

[0004] In view of one or more of the above-mentioned defects or improvement needs of the prior art, this utility model provides a novel cell culture box, which has the advantages of reducing the risk of contamination, improving work efficiency, and extending the service life of the equipment.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model provides a novel cell culture box, including a cell culture box body, a shelf is detachably assembled inside the cavity of the cell culture box body, and a plurality of sets of limiting and engaging components are assembled on the upper surface of the shelf.

[0006] The limiting engagement assembly includes four rectangularly distributed locking blocks. Two adjacent locking blocks on the same side are fitted with a sealing plate on one side. A cross slide is formed between the four locking blocks. Each of the four sealing plates is fitted with a compression spring on one side, and all four compression springs are located within the cross slide. One end of each of the four compression springs is hooked to a slider. Each of the four sliders is fitted with a clamping plate on one side.

[0007] As a further improvement of this utility model, the upper surfaces of the four card blocks are provided with a cover plate, and the upper surface of the cover plate is provided with four positioning posts, which respectively penetrate the four card blocks.

[0008] As a further improvement of this utility model, the lower end face of the cell culture box body is equipped with four anti-slip pads, and the four anti-slip pads are distributed in a rectangular shape.

[0009] As a further improvement of this utility model, a door is provided on one side of the cell culture box body via a metal hinge, and a handle is fitted on one side of the door.

[0010] As a further improvement of this utility model, the inner sides of all four clamping plates are provided with anti-slip textures.

[0011] In summary, the beneficial effects of the above-described technical solutions conceived by this utility model compared with the prior art include:

[0012] This novel cell culture chamber utilizes a locking and clamping assembly with interconnected components. By placing the culture dish between four clamping plates, the four plates are centered and restrained by four compression springs, effectively preventing the culture dish from sliding or tipping over even in the event of accidental collision. This prevents cross-contamination between culture dishes and contamination of the chamber's interior, ensuring a clean and uncontaminated cell culture environment. It significantly reduces the risk of cell contamination due to tipping over, minimizing the possibility of cross-contamination and thus improving the quality and purity of cell culture. This invention effectively solves the problems of easy sliding and tipping of culture dishes in traditional cell culture chambers. It not only improves the stability of the culture dishes and ensures the safety of the culture process but also optimizes space utilization, cleaning efficiency, and ease of operation. It effectively reduces contamination risks, improves work efficiency, and extends the equipment's lifespan, significantly contributing to the success rate and stability of cell culture experiments. Attached Figure Description

[0013] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall installation structure of this utility model;

[0014] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the installation structure of the storage board and the limiting and engaging assembly of this utility model;

[0015] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the installation structure of the limiting engagement component of this utility model.

[0016] In all the accompanying drawings, the same reference numerals denote the same technical features, specifically: 1. Cell culture chamber body; 11. Shelf plate; 12. Anti-slip pad; 13. Chamber door; 14. Handle; 2. Limiting and locking assembly; 20. Locking block; 21. Sealing plate; 22. Cross slide; 23. Compression spring; 24. Slider; 25. Clamping plate; 26. Cover plate; 27. Positioning post. Detailed Implementation

[0017] 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.

[0018] Example

[0019] Depend on Figure 1-3 A novel cell culture chamber is provided, comprising a cell culture chamber body 1, a detachable shelf 11 is installed inside the cavity of the cell culture chamber body 1, and several sets of limiting and engaging components 2 are installed on the upper surface of the shelf 11.

[0020] The limiting engagement assembly 2 includes four rectangularly distributed locking blocks 20. Two adjacent locking blocks 20 on the same side are fitted with a sealing plate 21 on one side. A cross slide 22 is formed between the four locking blocks 20. A compression spring 23 is fitted on one side of each of the four sealing plates 21 and all four compression springs 23 are located in the cross slide 22. One end of each of the four compression springs 23 is hooked to a slider 24. A clamping plate 25 is fitted on one side of each of the four sliders 24.

[0021] In this embodiment, through the mutual cooperation between the components within the limiting and engaging assembly 2, the culture dish is placed between four clamping plates 25. Under the action of four compression springs 23, the four clamping plates 25 are aligned and the culture dish is limited. Even in the event of accidental collision, the culture dish can be effectively prevented from sliding or tipping over on the placement plate 11. This avoids cross-contamination between culture dishes and contamination of the cell culture chamber body 1, ensuring a clean and uncontaminated cell culture environment. It greatly reduces the risk of cell contamination caused by tipping over and reduces the possibility of cross-contamination between culture dishes, thereby improving the quality and purity of cell culture. It effectively solves the problem of easy sliding and tipping of culture dishes in the traditional cell culture chamber body 1. It not only improves the stability of the culture dish and ensures the safety of the culture process, but also optimizes the space utilization, cleaning difficulty, and ease of operation of the equipment. It can effectively reduce the risk of contamination, improve work efficiency, and extend the service life of the equipment, which significantly helps the success rate and stability of cell culture experiments.

[0022] Specifically, refer to Figure 1-3 The upper surfaces of the four locking blocks 20 are all provided with a cover plate 26, and the upper surface of the cover plate 26 is provided with four positioning posts 27, which respectively penetrate the four locking blocks 20.

[0023] In this embodiment, the four positioning posts 27 are used to connect the cover plate 26 and the four locking blocks 20, so that the cover plate 26 can limit the four sliders 24.

[0024] Specifically, refer to Figure 1 The lower end face of the cell culture box body 1 is equipped with four anti-slip pads 12, and the four anti-slip pads 12 are arranged in a rectangular shape.

[0025] In this embodiment, by assembling four anti-slip pads 12 on the lower end face of the cell culture box body 1, the stability of the device can be improved and the risk of slippage can be reduced.

[0026] Specifically, refer to Figure 1 The cell culture chamber body 1 has a door 13 connected to one side by a metal hinge, and a handle 14 is fitted on one side of the door 13.

[0027] In this embodiment, the door 13 is provided to close one side of the cell culture chamber body 1, and the handle 14 is provided to facilitate the user to pull the door 13.

[0028] Specifically, refer to Figure 3 The inner sides of all four clamping plates 25 are provided with anti-slip texture.

[0029] In this embodiment, by providing anti-slip textures on the inner side of the clamping plate 25, the friction can be increased, making the four clamping plates 25 more stable when limiting the culture dish and reducing the risk of slippage.

[0030] This utility model relates to a novel cell culture chamber:

[0031] In actual use, by placing the culture dish between the four clamping plates 25, the culture dish presses against the four clamping plates 25. When the clamping plates 25 are pressed, they push the slider 24 to one side, which in turn presses against the compression spring 23 between the slider 24 and the sealing plate 21. Due to the elasticity of the compression spring 23 and the outward tension, the slider 24 is pushed in the opposite direction, thereby moving the clamping plates 25 to one side of the culture dish and limiting the culture dish. This prevents the culture dish inside the cell culture box 1 from sliding or tipping over when it is hit, thus improving stability and safety.

[0032] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, the scope of which is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A novel cell culture incubator, characterized in that: The cell culture chamber includes a cell culture chamber body (1), and a shelf (11) is detachably assembled inside the cell culture chamber body (1). Several sets of limiting and engaging components (2) are assembled on the upper surface of the shelf (11). The limiting engagement assembly (2) includes four rectangularly distributed locking blocks (20). Two adjacent locking blocks (20) on the same side are fitted with a sealing plate (21). A cross slide (22) is formed between the four locking blocks (20). A compression spring (23) is fitted on one side of each of the four sealing plates (21), and the four compression springs (23) are all located in the cross slide (22). A slider (24) is hooked to one end of each of the four compression springs (23). A clamping plate (25) is fitted on one side of each of the four sliders (24).

2. The novel cell culture chamber according to claim 1, characterized in that, The upper surfaces of the four card blocks (20) are provided with a cover plate (26), and the upper surface of the cover plate (26) is provided with four positioning posts (27), and the four positioning posts (27) respectively penetrate the four card blocks (20).

3. The novel cell culture chamber according to claim 1, characterized in that, The cell culture box body (1) is equipped with four anti-slip pads (12) on its lower end face, and the four anti-slip pads (12) are arranged in a rectangular shape.

4. The novel cell culture chamber according to claim 1, characterized in that, The cell culture chamber body (1) is provided with a door (13) on one side by a metal hinge, and a handle (14) is provided on one side of the door (13).

5. The novel cell culture chamber according to claim 1, characterized in that, The inner sides of the four clamping plates (25) are provided with anti-slip texture.