Intelligent constant-temperature food colony incubator

By optimizing the heat distribution of the heating element through an arc-shaped reflector and driving components, the problem of temperature unevenness caused by the position of the heating element is solved, which improves the consistency of colony culture and the reliability of experimental results, and enables convenient observation through image recognition detection.

CN224678028UActive Publication Date: 2026-08-25HENAN XIANZHIDA FOOD TESTING CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202521247884.0
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-06-18
Publication Date
2026-08-25
Estimated Expiration
2035-06-18

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Technical Problem

Existing intelligent constant temperature food colony incubators suffer from inconsistent colony growth in petri dishes due to differences in heat conduction paths caused by the location and structure of the heating elements, which affects the repeatability and reliability of experimental results.

Method used

The system uses an arc-shaped reflector and drive assembly in conjunction with a heating element. The arc-shaped reflector reflects the residual heat from the back of the heating element to the center of the incubator. Heat is transferred and the temperature on the back of the heating element is controlled by a heat-conducting sheet. The system is combined with an image recognition detection system to monitor the incubation process in real time.

Benefits of technology

It improves the temperature uniformity within the incubator, enhances the consistency of colony culture and the reliability of experimental results, avoids localized overheating, improves overall operational stability, and enables intuitive observation and data acquisition through an image recognition system.

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Abstract

The utility model provides a kind of intelligent constant-temperature food colony incubator, it is related to food colony incubator technical field, including auxiliary assembly, auxiliary assembly includes the arc reflection plate of being set to the lateral surface of the inner wall of box, the lateral surface of arc reflection plate is rotatably connected with connecting plate, the side of connecting plate away from arc reflection plate is connected with first connecting rod, the outer surface of first connecting rod is provided with first sleeve, the lateral surface of first sleeve is connected with second connecting rod, by setting rack, to be able to provide placing space for culture dish, by setting heating element, to be able to heat the inner cavity of box, by setting arc reflection plate, to be able to reflect the waste heat generated by heating element to the inner cavity middle part of box, to be able to further promote the middle region of incubator to obtain heat faster, reduce the temperature inhomogeneity caused by heating element position distribution, conducive to the stable growth of microorganism in initial stage.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of food colony incubator technology, and in particular to an intelligent constant temperature food colony incubator. Background Technology

[0002] Intelligent constant temperature food colony culture and image recognition detection chambers are commonly used in food production enterprises, quality inspection agencies, and research institutions. Their function is to precisely control the constant temperature environment to ensure stable food colony culture conditions; through image recognition technology, they automatically monitor and analyze colony growth, quickly obtain data such as colony quantity and type, and efficiently complete food safety testing and quality control.

[0003] In practical applications, existing intelligent constant-temperature food colony culture and image recognition detection chambers, through the combined use of temperature control systems and culture chambers, can meet the basic requirements for food colony culture. However, the following problems still exist: Common intelligent constant temperature food colony incubators inevitably cause differences in heat conduction paths due to the limitations of the position and structure of the heating element during heating. This leads to inconsistent colony growth in culture dishes at different locations, affecting the repeatability and reliability of experimental results. Therefore, this application provides an intelligent constant temperature food colony incubator to meet this need. Utility Model Content

[0004] The purpose of this invention is to overcome the shortcomings of existing technologies and provide an intelligent constant temperature food colony incubator.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model adopts the following technical solution: an intelligent constant temperature food colony incubator, comprising a box body, a shelf and a heating element disposed in the inner cavity of the box body, and further comprising: An auxiliary component includes an arc-shaped reflector plate disposed on the side of the inner wall of the box. A connecting plate is rotatably connected to the side of the arc-shaped reflector plate. A first connecting rod is connected to the side of the connecting plate away from the arc-shaped reflector plate. A first sleeve is disposed on the outer surface of the first connecting rod. A second connecting rod is connected to the side of the first sleeve. The drive assembly includes a gear mounted on one end of a second connecting rod, a wheel disk at the bottom of the gear, and a double metal plate and a heat-conducting plate at the bottom of the wheel disk.

[0006] Furthermore, a sliding rod is connected to the top of the first connecting rod, a first groove is provided on the inner wall of the first sleeve, one end of the sliding rod extends into the inner cavity of the first groove, and one end of the sliding rod is slidably connected to the inner cavity of the first groove.

[0007] The technical effect of adopting the above technical solution is that, through the cooperation of the slide rod and the first groove, the first connecting rod can be moved towards the end closer to the arc-shaped reflector when the first sleeve rotates counterclockwise.

[0008] Furthermore, a support plate is provided on the side of the second connecting rod, and a protective plate is connected to the side of the support plate.

[0009] The technical effect of adopting the above technical solution is that by setting a support plate, the second connecting rod can be supported, and by setting a protective plate, the support plate and the wheel can be supported.

[0010] Furthermore, a groove is provided on the side of the first connecting rod, and a limiting rod is slidably connected to the inner cavity of the groove. One end of the limiting rod is connected to the side of the protective plate.

[0011] The technical effect of adopting the above technical solution is that the movement trajectory of the first connecting rod can be limited by the cooperation of the limiting rod and the sliding groove.

[0012] An image recognition detection method, based on the above-mentioned intelligent constant temperature food colony incubator: observation component, the observation component including a display body and a graphic transmitter body disposed on the top of the inner cavity of the incubator.

[0013] The technical effect of adopting the above technical solution is that by setting up the graphic transmitter body, the image of the inner cavity of the box can be transmitted to the display body, and by setting up the display body, it is convenient for the staff to observe the inner cavity of the box.

[0014] Compared with the prior art, the advantages and positive effects of this utility model are as follows: By setting up a placement rack, space can be provided for the culture dishes. By setting up a heating element, the inner cavity of the chamber can be heated. By setting up an arc-shaped reflector, the residual heat generated by the heating element can be reflected to the center of the inner cavity of the chamber, thereby promoting faster heat acquisition in the central area of ​​the incubator and reducing temperature unevenness caused by the distribution of the heating element. This is conducive to the stable growth of microorganisms in the initial stage and improves the consistency of colony culture. Through the cooperation of the arc-shaped reflector, connecting plate, first connecting rod, first sleeve and second connecting rod, the heating element can be laid flat after the temperature rises to a certain level, effectively increasing the contact area with the back of the heating element, playing a role in heat insulation, avoiding excessive temperature on the back of the heating element and preventing local overheating. Attached Figure Description

[0015] Figure 1 A three-dimensional structural diagram of an intelligent constant temperature food colony incubator provided by this utility model; Figure 2A schematic diagram of the internal connection structure of an intelligent constant temperature food colony incubator provided by this utility model; Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the internal cross-sectional structure of an intelligent constant temperature food colony incubator provided by this utility model; Figure 4 A cross-sectional view of an auxiliary component for an intelligent constant temperature food colony incubator provided by this utility model; Figure 5 A schematic diagram of the connection structure of the drive component of an intelligent constant temperature food colony incubator provided by this utility model.

[0016] Legend: 1. Box body; 11. Placement rack; 12. Heating element; 2. Auxiliary components; 21. Arc-shaped reflector; 22. Connecting plate; 23. First connecting rod; 24. First sleeve; 25. Support plate; 26. Sliding rod; 27. First groove; 28. Limiting rod; 29. ​​Slide groove; 210. Second connecting rod; 211. Protective plate; 3. Drive assembly; 31. Gear; 32. Protrusion; 33. Wheel; 34. Thick spring; 35. Second sleeve; 36. Fixing rod; 37. Double metal sheet; 38. Heat-conducting plate; 39. Second groove; 4. Observation components; 41. Display body; 42. Graphics transmitter body. 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] like Figure 1 - Figure 5 As shown, this embodiment provides a technical solution: an intelligent constant temperature food colony incubator, including a box body 1, a placement rack 11 and a heating element 12 disposed in the inner cavity of the box body 1, and further including: Auxiliary component 2 includes an arc-shaped reflector 21 disposed on the inner wall side of the housing 1. A connecting plate 22 is rotatably connected to the side of the arc-shaped reflector 21. A first connecting rod 23 is connected to the side of the connecting plate 22 away from the arc-shaped reflector 21. A first sleeve 24 is disposed on the outer surface of the first connecting rod 23. A second connecting rod 210 is connected to the side of the first sleeve 24. The drive assembly 3 includes a gear 31 mounted on one end of the second connecting rod 210. A wheel 33 is located at the bottom of the gear 31, and a double metal plate 37 and a heat-conducting plate 38 are located at the bottom of the wheel 33. A slide rod 26 is connected to the top of the first connecting rod 23. A first groove 27 is formed on the inner wall of the first sleeve 24. One end of the slide rod 26 extends into the inner cavity of the first groove 27 and is slidably connected to the inner cavity of the first groove 27. A support plate 25 is provided on the side of the second connecting rod 210, and a protective plate is connected to the side of the support plate 25. 211. A groove 29 is provided on the side of the first connecting rod 23. A limiting rod 28 is slidably connected to the inner cavity of the groove 29. One end of the limiting rod 28 is connected to the side of the protective plate 211. By rotating the arc-shaped reflector 21 connected to the side of the connecting plate 22, the residual heat generated on the back of the heating element 12 can be reflected to the center of the inner cavity of the box 1 during the initial heating stage. This allows the central area of ​​the incubator to obtain heat more quickly, reduces temperature unevenness caused by the positional distribution of the heating element 12, and is beneficial to the stable growth of microorganisms in the initial stage. During the intermediate heating stage, heat is transferred to the double metal plates 37 through the heat-conducting plate 38, causing the double metal plates 37 to expand due to heat. This, in turn, causes the wheel 33 to drive the gear 31 to rotate intermittently. When the gear 31 rotates, it drives the first sleeve 24 to move counterclockwise through the second connecting rod 210. When the first sleeve 24 rotates counterclockwise, the first groove 27 and the slide rod 26 cooperate to drive the first connecting rod 23 to push the connecting plate 22 to slowly move towards the end closer to the arc-shaped reflector 21. During the movement of the connecting rod 23, the movement trajectory of the first connecting rod 23 is limited by the cooperation of the limiting rod 28 and the sliding groove 29, ensuring that the position of the first connecting rod 23 will not deviate. When the connecting plate 22 moves to a certain position, the arc-shaped reflector 21 is completely flattened, which reduces the heat reflection intensity and increases the contact area with the back of the heating element 12, thereby playing a role in heat insulation and preventing local overheating of the inner cavity of the box 1 due to excessive temperature of the back of the heating element 12, effectively improving the overall stability of use.

[0019] Furthermore, such as Figures 3-5As shown: A protrusion 32 is connected to the side of gear 31; a thick spring plate 34 is connected to the top of wheel 33; a second sleeve 35 is connected to the bottom of wheel 33; a second groove 39 is formed on the outer surface of the second sleeve 35; a fixing rod 36 is slidably connected to the inner cavity of the second groove 39; and a toothed opening that meshes with the outer surface of gear 31 is formed on the top of wheel 33. By setting a heat-conducting plate 38, heat can be transferred to the double metal plate 37. By setting the double metal plate 37, expansion can occur when the temperature rises to a certain level, thereby triggering the... The drive push rod at the bottom of the fixed rod 36 moves upward, thereby causing the fixed rod 36 to move along the inner cavity of the second groove 39. This causes the second sleeve 35 to drive the wheel 33 to move clockwise. When the wheel 33 moves to a certain position, the side of the thick spring 34 contacts the side of the protrusion 32, thereby assisting the gear 31 to rotate counterclockwise. This causes the outer surface of the gear 31 to mesh with the top of the wheel 33, achieving the effect of intermittent rotation of the gear 31 and the effect of slowly flattening the arc-shaped reflector 21.

[0020] Furthermore, such as Figure 2 As shown: An image recognition and detection observation component 4, the observation component 4 includes a display body 41 and a graphic transmitter body 42 disposed on the top of the inner cavity of the housing 1. The specific models of the display body 41 and the graphic transmitter body 42 are TFT-104IA-36A4 and EPC660, respectively. By setting the graphic transmitter body 42, the status of the culture dish placed on the top of the rack 11 can be transmitted to the screen of the display body 41 in real time, thereby enabling the staff to directly observe the inner cavity of the housing 1 through the display body 41, making the observation more intuitive.

[0021] Working principle: like Figure 1-5 As shown: In use: First, place the prepared food sample into the inner cavity of the petri dish, then place the petri dish on top of the placement rack 11. Activate the heating element 12 located inside the chamber 1 to heat the inner cavity of the chamber 1. In the initial heating stage, the residual heat generated on the back of the heating element 12 is reflected to the top of the placement rack 11 through the side of the arc-shaped reflector 21, thus assisting in heating and improving heating efficiency and temperature distribution uniformity. In the middle stage of heating, the high temperature is transferred to the double metal plates 37 through the heat-conducting plate 38, causing the double metal plates 37 to expand. This triggers the drive push rod located at the bottom of the fixed rod 36. The output end of the push rod moves upward, causing the second sleeve 35 to drive the wheel 33 to rotate clockwise. When the wheel 33 moves to a certain position, the side of the thick spring plate 34 contacts the side of the protrusion 32, thus assisting the outer surface of the gear 31 to mesh with the top of the wheel 33, thereby... The gear 31 is driven to rotate counterclockwise intermittently. When the gear 31 rotates counterclockwise, it can drive the first sleeve 24 to move through the second connecting rod 210. Through the cooperation of the slide rod 26 and the first groove 27, the first connecting rod 23 can be driven to move along the outer surface of the limiting rod 28 towards the end of the arc-shaped reflector 21. When the first connecting rod 23 moves to a certain position, the arc-shaped reflector 21 is flattened, which can reduce the intensity of residual heat reflection and increase the contact area with the back of the heating element 12, thereby playing a role in heat isolation and preventing local overheating of the inner cavity of the box 1 due to the excessive temperature of the back of the heating element 12. This effectively improves the overall stability of use. During the reaction process, the image can be directly transmitted to the display body 41 through the graphic transmitter body 42 set at the top of the inner cavity of the box 1, which can facilitate the staff to observe the inner cavity of the box 1.

[0022] The above description is merely a preferred embodiment of the present utility model and is not intended to limit the present utility model in any other way. Any person skilled in the art may make changes or modifications to the above-disclosed technical content to create equivalent embodiments for application in other fields. However, any simple modifications, equivalent changes, and modifications made to the above embodiments based on the technical essence of the present utility model without departing from the technical solution of the present utility model shall still fall within the protection scope of the technical solution of the present utility model.

Claims

1. An intelligent constant temperature food colony incubator, comprising a chamber body (1) and a placement rack (11) and a heating element (12) disposed within the inner cavity of the chamber body (1), characterized in that, Also includes: The auxiliary component (2) includes an arc-shaped reflector (21) disposed on the inner wall side of the housing (1). A connecting plate (22) is rotatably connected to the side of the arc-shaped reflector (21). A first connecting rod (23) is connected to the side of the connecting plate (22) away from the arc-shaped reflector (21). A first sleeve (24) is disposed on the outer surface of the first connecting rod (23). A second connecting rod (210) is connected to the side of the first sleeve (24). The drive assembly (3) includes a gear (31) mounted on one end of the second connecting rod (210), and a wheel (33) is provided at the bottom of the gear (31). The bottom of the wheel (33) is provided with a double metal plate (37) and a heat-conducting plate (38).

2. The intelligent constant temperature food colony incubator according to claim 1, characterized in that, The top of the first connecting rod (23) is connected to a sliding rod (26), and the inner wall of the first sleeve (24) is provided with a first groove (27). One end of the sliding rod (26) extends into the inner cavity of the first groove (27), and one end of the sliding rod (26) is slidably connected to the inner cavity of the first groove (27).

3. The intelligent constant temperature food colony incubator according to claim 1, characterized in that, The second connecting rod (210) has a support plate (25) on its side, and a protective plate (211) is connected to the side of the support plate (25).

4. The intelligent constant temperature food colony incubator according to claim 1, characterized in that, The first connecting rod (23) has a groove (29) on its side, and a limiting rod (28) is slidably connected to the inner cavity of the groove (29). One end of the limiting rod (28) is connected to the side of the protective plate (211).

5. The intelligent constant temperature food colony incubator according to claim 1, characterized in that, The gear (31) has a protrusion (32) connected to its side, and the wheel (33) has a thick spring sheet (34) connected to its top.

6. The intelligent constant temperature food colony incubator according to claim 1, characterized in that, The bottom of the wheel (33) is connected to a second sleeve (35), and a second groove (39) is provided on the outer surface of the second sleeve (35).

7. The intelligent constant temperature food colony incubator according to claim 6, characterized in that, The inner cavity of the second groove (39) is slidably connected to a fixing rod (36).