公开(公告)号：US20120122201A1

公开(公告)日：2012-05-17

申请号：US13384767

申请日：2010-07-12

Applicant: Stephen James Butler ,  Stephen Mark Joseph Wilkins ,  David Wingate

Inventor： Stephen James Butler ,  Stephen Mark Joseph Wilkins ,  David Wingate

IPC: C12M1/00 ,  G01F13/00

CPC classification number: C12M23/22 ,  C12M41/00 ,  C12M41/12 ,  C12M41/14 ,  C12M41/34 ,  C12M41/44 ,  G01F23/00 ,  G01F23/02

Abstract: An incubator (10) comprising an incubator housing (14), at least one sealable incubation chamber (16) in the housing (14), means for controlling temperature, humidity and gas composition within the incubation chamber (16), a liquid container (26), and a window (24) for observing the gas flow rate and liquid level of said a liquid container (26), said container having at least one light transmissible side wall (38), at least one gas inlet conduit (28) having a gas outlet at or adjacent to the said at least one light transmissible side wall (38), a gas outlet conduit (32) having a gas inlet which is spaced above the gas outlet of the said at least one gas inlet conduit (28), and a light emitting device (34) for directing a beam of light to be incident with or adjacent to an interior surface (46) of the said at least one light transmissible side wall (38) so as to in use illuminate at least one gas bubble (44) discharged from the gas outlet.

Abstract translation: 一种培养箱（10），包括培养箱壳体（14），所述壳体（14）中的至少一个可密封的孵育室（16），用于控制所述孵育室（16）内的温度，湿度和气体组成的装置，液体容器 26），以及用于观察所述液体容器（26）的气体流量和液面的窗口（24），所述容器具有至少一个透光侧壁（38），至少一个气体入口导管（28） 在所述至少一个透光侧壁（38）处或邻近所述至少一个透光侧壁（38）处具有气体出口，气体出口导管（32），其具有在所述至少一个气体入口导管（28）的气体出口上方间隔开的气体入口 ）和用于引导与所述至少一个透光侧壁（38）的内表面（46）入口或邻近所述至少一个透光侧壁（38）的光束的发光装置（34），以便在使用中照亮至少 从气体出口排出一个气泡（44）。