JPH0631498U - Incubator - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] The purpose is to prevent invasion of various bacteria into the incubator when handling it. [Structure] A bottomed cylindrical container body and a lid body that is fitted into an opening of the container body to airtightly close the container body. On the outside,
It is characterized in that support legs projecting from the fitting portion to the container body side are provided at least at three positions in the circumferential direction of the lid body at intervals.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to an incubator, and more particularly to an incubator suitable for use in culturing plants and the like in an aseptic state.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Conventionally, as an incubator used for culturing a plant or the like, a bottomed cylindrical container body and a lid body detachably provided so as to hermetically close the opening of the container body are provided. It is known that the lid has a ventilation hole and a filter mounted in the ventilation hole.

Culturing using such a conventional incubator is performed by the following procedure. First, a predetermined amount of soil is spread on the bottom of the container body and a lid is attached, and in this state, it is loaded into a high-pressure sterilizer and sterilized. Then, after removing the lid from the container body that has been sterilized, plant seedlings or cells are transplanted from the opening into the soil. The container body into which the plant has been transplanted in this way is attached with a lid again to seal the opening, and then loaded into a culturing facility for culturing.

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 By the way, with the conventional incubator described above, when transplanting a plant or the like into the soil after sterilization, the lid is removed from the container body and placed on the workbench. Become. The lid is usually placed with its opening (that is, the fitting portion with the container main body) facing downward so that various bacteria such as dust and mold do not enter inside.

However, when the opening is placed downwards in this way, the opening comes into contact with the workbench and the like, and bacteria and dust on the workbench may be attached to the opening. Can be considered. Since this opening is a portion that fits with the container body as described above, when the lid is attached to the container body after transplanting a plant or the like, the opening is attached to the lid. It is expected that bacteria and dust will get inside the container body. Moreover, since the incubator has a closed structure except for the ventilation hole, and since the ventilation hole is provided with a filter, it is possible that the bacteria and the like that have entered the incubator are contained in this incubator. Become.

When the culture is carried out in the state where the germs and dust enter the container body as described above, the propagation of the germs and the like is also promoted at the same time, which adversely affects the growth of the plant or the like to be originally cultivated.

Therefore, in the past, it has been desired to deal with these problems, and the present invention aims to provide an incubator in which these problems are eliminated.

[0008]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the incubator according to claim 1 of the present invention is fitted with a bottomed cylindrical container body and an opening of the container body to hermetically close the container body. A support leg, which is formed of a lid that closes, is provided on the outer surface in the vicinity of the fitting portion of the lid body with the container main body, the support leg protruding toward the container body side with respect to the fitting portion and having a space in the circumferential direction of the lid body. It is characterized by being provided in at least three places.

Further, the incubator according to claim 2 comprises a bottomed cylindrical container body, and a lid body fitted in an opening of the container body to hermetically close the container body. On the outer surface of the body near the fitting portion with the container body, support legs projecting to the container body side from the fitting portion are provided at least at three positions in the circumferential direction of the lid body. A locking piece is provided on the outer surface of the container body, with which the support legs are engaged and disengaged by relative rotation of the container body and the lid body about the axis.

[0010]

[Action]

 In the incubator according to claim 1 of the present invention, when the lid is removed from the container body and placed on a workbench with the fitting portion side facing down, a plurality of outer surfaces provided near the fitting portion are provided. The supporting legs come into contact with the workbench to support the lid body, and the supporting legs are provided so as to project toward the container body side from the fitting portion, so that the fitting portion of the lid body serves as a workbench. It is kept in a floating state, preventing contact with the workbench. Also, the contact area of each support leg that comes into contact with the workbench is kept small, so the amount of bacteria and dust adhered is very small, and the bacteria and other contaminants do not enter when the lid is reattached to the container body. Suppressed to a minimum. Further, when the lid is attached to the container body, the support leg that is brought into contact with the work table is provided so as to project from the outer surface of the lid and is located at a position separated from the fitting portion. Even if bacteria or the like adhere to these support legs, the bacteria or the like are prevented from adhering to the fitting portion between the lid and the container body.

In addition to the function of the incubator according to the first aspect of the present invention, the incubator according to the second aspect of the present invention has a lid formed by engaging each support leg with a locking piece provided on the container body. It is possible to obtain the function of reliably maintaining the fitted state of the body and the container body.

[0012]

【Example】

 An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes an incubator according to the present embodiment. The incubator 1 is fitted into a bottomed cylindrical container body 2 and an opening 2a of the container body 2 to form a container body. A lid 3 that hermetically closes the container 2 and an outer surface of the lid 3 in the vicinity of the fitting portion 3a with the container body 2 that protrudes toward the container body 2 side from the fitting portion 3a. 4 has a schematic configuration provided at four positions spaced apart in the circumferential direction of the lid body 3.

Next, to describe these details, the fitting portion 3a of the lid 3 is formed by increasing the inner diameter from the opening end of the lid 3 to the predetermined distance L, A taper is provided so that the diameter gradually increases toward the opening end, and the inner end of the lid 3 is provided with a step at which the end face of the opening 2a of the container body 2 is brought into contact. The portion 3b is formed.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, each of the support legs 4 has a leg portion 4a having a small diameter on the base end side, and a large-diameter engagement with the tip portion of the leg portion 4a. The portion 4b is integrally formed, and the engaging portion 4b projects axially from the opening end of the fitting portion 3 and is located radially outward.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, a hole 5 is formed in the top plate portion 3c of the lid body 3 along the radial direction and on the side surface, and the lid body of the hole 5 is formed. A communication hole 5a for communicating the inside of the lid 3 is formed at the inner end of the lid 3, and the inside and the outside of the lid 3 can be communicated through the hole 5 and the communication hole 5a. There is.

A filter 6 is inserted into the hole 5 to prevent bacteria and the like from entering the lid body 3, that is, the incubator 1 through the hole 5 and to ensure air permeability. It is supposed to do.

On the other hand, a portion of the outer surface of the container body 2 at a predetermined distance L from the opening 2a is tapered as in the fitting portion 3a of the lid 3 described above.

Further, in this embodiment, a plurality of locking pieces 7 extending radially are provided on the lid body 3 on the outer surface in the vicinity of the opening 2a of the container body 2 as shown in FIG. The protrusions are provided at the same intervals as the intervals of the supporting legs 4, and through holes 8 are formed in the locking pieces 7 along the axial direction of the container body 2.

As shown in FIG. 2, the through-hole 8 has a large-diameter portion 8a having a diameter larger than that of the engaging portion 4b of the support leg 4, and the large-diameter portion 8a is continuous in the circumferential direction of the container body 2. And a small diameter portion 8b having a smaller diameter than the engaging portion 4b of the support leg 4 and a larger diameter than the leg portion 4a.

As a result, the engaging portion 4b of the support leg 4 is inserted from the large diameter portion 8a to the other surface side of the locking piece 7, and is moved to the small diameter portion 8b side to move the locking piece. The other side of 7 can be engaged.

Further, in a state where these support legs 4 and the locking pieces 7 are engaged with each other, the end surface of the opening 2 a of the container body 2 is fitted with the lid body 3. It is provided in such a positional relationship that it can be brought into contact with the stepped portion 3b of the portion 3a with a predetermined pressure.

The incubator 1 of this embodiment having the above-described structure is used for culturing in the same procedure as the conventional one. That is, with the lid 3 removed from the container body 2, the bottom of the container body 2 is filled with a predetermined amount of soil, the lid 3 is attached again, and then high-pressure sterilization is performed.

Next, the lid 3 is removed to open the opening 2a of the container body 2, and a predetermined amount of seedlings or cells of a plant or the like is transplanted into the sterilized culture soil from the opening 2a.

At this time, when the lid body 3 is removed from the container body 2 and placed in another place, or when the fitting portion 3a is placed downward, as shown in FIG. By being brought into contact with the table T or the like, the contact between the fitting portion 3a and the work table T or the like is avoided, and moreover, the contact with the work table T can be made in a small area via the support legs 4.

Therefore, adhesion of bacteria and the like to the fitting portion 3a of the lid body 3 which is a contact portion with the opening of the container body 2 is prevented.

From this, after the lid body 3 is attached to the container body 2 again, the incubator 1 is loaded into the incubator to perform incubating.

When the lid 3 is attached to the container body 2, the engaging portion 4b of the support leg 4 brought into contact with the work table T is separated from the fitting portion 3a of the lid 3 by the leg portion 4a. Since it is held in such a position, contact with the opening 2a of the container body 2 is avoided, and in combination with the action of the support leg 4 described above, invasion of various bacteria into the container body 2 is prevented. Suppressed.

Further, in this embodiment, the container body 2 is covered with the lid body 3, and the support legs 4 of the lid body 3 are inserted into the through holes 8 of the locking pieces 7 of the container body 2 to By relatively rotating the cover 3 and the lid 3 about the axis, the engaging portion 4b of the support leg 4 is engaged with the lower surface of the locking piece 7, and the container body 2 and the lid 3 are moved to a predetermined position. The mated state is maintained.

When the support leg 4 and the locking piece 7 are engaged with each other, the end surface of the opening 2 a of the container body 2 is applied to the step 3 b of the fitting portion 3 a of the lid 3 by a predetermined pressure. Since they are brought into contact with each other, the airtightness of the fitting portion 3a is maintained and invasion of germs and the like from this portion is prevented.

The shapes, dimensions, etc. of the constituent members shown in the above embodiments are merely examples, and can be variously changed based on the type of the object to be cultured, design requirements, and the like. For example, in the above-mentioned embodiment, an example in which the shape of the incubator 1 is formed into a substantially cylindrical shape has been shown, but instead of this, a polygonal cross section may be used. However, in this case, when the container body 2 and the lid 3 are engaged with each other by the engagement of the locking piece 7 and the support leg 4, the container body 2 and the lid 3 are It is required that only the fitting part of is made cylindrical.

The number of the support legs 4 provided on the lid 3 is arbitrary, and the point is that the opening end surface of the fitting portion 3 a of the lid 3 is entirely covered from the surface on which the lid 3 is placed. It only needs to be the number necessary to make it float, and it is sufficient to provide it at a minimum of three places.

[0032]

[Effect of device]

 As described above, the incubator according to claim 1 of the present invention comprises a bottomed cylindrical container body and a lid body fitted in the opening of the container body to hermetically close the container body. On the outer surface of the lid body near the fitting portion with the container body, support legs projecting toward the container body side from the fitting portion are provided at at least three positions in the circumferential direction of the lid body. It has the following excellent effects.

When the lid body is removed from the container body and placed on a work table or the like, even when the opening end portion of the fitting portion of the lid body is placed downward, the support leg holds the opening end portion of the lid body. Keeping the entire surface floating from the mounting surface prevents contact between this opening end and the mounting surface, and prevents bacteria and other contaminants from adhering to the opening end. It is possible to prevent various bacteria from entering the body.

In addition, by stopping the contact portion with the mounting surface within a narrow range of the tip end portion of the support leg, and holding this contact portion at a position apart from the fitting portion of the lid body, the lid body is held. It is possible to prevent contact between the support leg and the opening of the container body when attaching to the container, and also from these points, it is possible to prevent invasion of bacteria and the like into the container body.

The incubator according to claim 2 of the present invention comprises a bottomed cylindrical container body, and a lid which is fitted into the opening of the container body and hermetically closes the container body. On the outer surface of the lid body near the fitting portion with the container body, support legs projecting toward the container body side from the fitting portion are provided at at least three positions at intervals in the circumferential direction of the lid body, The outer surface of the container body is provided with a locking piece for engaging and disengaging the support legs by relative rotation of the container body and the lid body about an axis. In addition to the effects obtained by the incubator according to claim 1, the following effects can be obtained.

By the engagement of the support leg and the locking piece, the lid body is held in the state of being attached to the container body to maintain the airtightness between the two, and by this, the germs etc. from the fitting part of both are kept. It can prevent intrusion.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional side view of an incubator showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of an incubator showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional side view of a lid of an incubator showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a lid of an incubator showing an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Incubator 2 Container Main Body 2a Opening 3 Lid 3a Fitting 3b Step 4 Support Leg 7 Locking Piece 8 Through Hole 8a Large Diameter 8b Small Diameter

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A bottomed cylindrical container body, and a lid body that is fitted into an opening of the container body to airtightly close the container body. The lid body is fitted to the container body. On the outer surface in the vicinity, support legs projecting to the container body side from the fitting portion,
An incubator, which is provided at least at three places with a space in the circumferential direction of the lid. 2. A bottomed cylindrical container body, and a lid body that is fitted into an opening of the container body to hermetically close the container body. The lid body is fitted to the container body. On the outer surface in the vicinity, support legs projecting to the container body side from the fitting portion,
The support legs are provided at at least three positions in the circumferential direction of the lid body, and the support legs are engaged with and disengaged from the outer surface of the container body by relative rotation around the axis of the container body and the lid body. An incubator, which is provided with a locking piece.