CN109197760B

CN109197760B - Hatching device

Info

Publication number: CN109197760B
Application number: CN201710943472.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 陈英男; 范慧敏; 王俊尧; 何秉岳
Original assignee: National Pingtung University of Science and Technology
Current assignee: National Pingtung University of Science and Technology
Priority date: 2017-06-30
Filing date: 2017-10-11
Publication date: 2020-09-08
Anticipated expiration: 2037-10-11
Also published as: CN109197760A; TW201904418A; TWI629002B

Abstract

A hatching device is used for solving the problems that the complete change of a fertilized egg in the hatching process cannot be known clearly in the existing hatching device, and the fertilized egg is damaged and infected. The method comprises the following steps: the shell is provided with an observation space and is provided with a base, a side wall part and a top cover, wherein the base is provided with at least one illumination part penetrating through the base, the side wall part surrounds the base to form the observation space, and the top cover covers the top of the side wall part to close the observation space; and the humidifying module is arranged in the observation space and is provided with a water containing piece and a water retaining piece.

Description

Hatching device

Technical Field

The invention relates to a hatching device, in particular to a hatching device which is convenient for observing the hatching process.

Background

In general, a hatching apparatus using a moisture-retaining hatching medium is constructed by laying a container with a layer of crushed sand or water-absorbable vermiculite as a hatching medium and burying fertilized eggs of, for example, turtles or reptiles in the crushed sand or the vermiculite for hatching. However, the fertilized egg is almost covered by the crushed sand or vermiculite, so that the complete change of the fertilized egg during the hatching process cannot be clearly known during the hatching process of the fertilized egg. In addition, when the fertilized eggs are buried in the crushed sand or vermiculite, the embryo development in the eggs is stopped easily because the egg shells are polluted or attached and parasitized by bacteria and molds in media such as sand and stone, and the molds on the fertilized eggs which are stopped can infect the fertilized eggs which are normally developed nearby through a humid medium, so that the hatchability of the whole fertilized eggs is reduced.

Disclosure of Invention

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides an incubation device capable of clearly observing the incubation process of fertilized eggs.

The present invention also provides a hatching apparatus which can provide a good hatching environment for fertilized eggs.

An incubation device, comprising: the shell is provided with an observation space and is provided with a base, a side wall part and a top cover, wherein the base is provided with at least one illumination part penetrating through the base, the side wall part surrounds the base to form the observation space, and the top cover covers the top of the side wall part to close the observation space; and the humidifying module is arranged in the observation space and is provided with a water containing piece and a water retaining piece.

Therefore, a light source can be used for irradiating the fertilized eggs to be incubated through the illumination part to reflect the growth conditions of embryos, and the relative humidity of the observation space is maintained through the humidification module to form the most suitable incubation environment.

The hatching device also comprises a lamp holder which is combined with the base of the shell and is provided with a light source and a switch, the light source is used for illuminating the illumination part positioned on the base, and the switch is electrically connected with the plurality of light sources. Therefore, the fertilized egg can be conveniently irradiated by light through the lamp holder, and the effect of improving the use convenience is achieved.

The shell is used for accommodating a positioning piece, the positioning piece is provided with a plurality of through holes, and the through holes are aligned to the illumination part of the base. Therefore, the through holes suitable for the fertilized eggs can be arranged according to the requirement, so that the fertilized eggs with different sizes are incubated, and the effect of using convenience is achieved.

Wherein, the side wall part is made of transparent material. Therefore, the effect of conveniently observing or monitoring the internal condition of the shell can be achieved.

Wherein, the side wall part is provided with at least one air hole. Therefore, normal air flow inside and outside the shell is maintained, and the air in the shell has enough oxygen ratio for the fertilized egg embryo to develop.

Wherein, this side wall portion is equipped with a water injection hole, and this water injection hole is to lieing in the flourishing water regime spare of this humidification module. Therefore, the water injection hole can supplement the required water to the humidification module.

Wherein, the water injection hole is connected with a water injector. Therefore, the water injector can conveniently control the injected water quantity.

Wherein, the inside wall of this lateral wall portion forms a shoulder, and this water retaining member is born in this shoulder. Therefore, the water retaining piece can be fixed above the fertilized egg, so that the water retaining piece cannot contact the fertilized egg, and water flow absorbed by the water retaining piece is prevented from flowing onto the fertilized egg, so that the air hole of the fertilized egg is easily blocked by water.

Wherein, this flourishing water is put and is located this base, and the periphery wall of this flourishing water forms a shoulder, and this shoulder of this lateral wall portion holds this water retaining member with the shoulder of this flourishing water. Therefore, when the water vapor evaporated by the water containing piece is condensed on the top cover to form water drops, the situation that the water drops to the fertilized egg to cause the air hole of the fertilized egg to be blocked by water can be avoided.

Drawings

FIG. 1: a three-dimensional exploded view of a first embodiment of the hatching apparatus of the present invention;

FIG. 2: a side view of a first embodiment of a hatching apparatus according to the invention;

FIG. 3: a side view of a second embodiment of a hatching apparatus in accordance with the present invention.

Description of the reference numerals

[ the invention ]

1 casing 11 base

111 lighting part 12 positioning piece

121 through hole 13 side wall part

131 air holes 132 water injection hole

133 injector 134 shoulder

14 Top cover

2 humidifying module 21 water containing piece

211 shoulder 22 water retention member

3 lamp holder 31 luminous source

32 switch

S Observation space E fertilized egg

And L light source.

Detailed Description

In order to make the aforementioned and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention comprehensible, preferred embodiments accompanied with figures are described in detail below:

the term "fertilized egg" as used throughout the present invention refers to a fertilized egg having a moisture condition similar to that required for hatching of turtles, turtles or crocodiles, but is not limited thereto, and is understood by those skilled in the art.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, which are preferred embodiments of the incubation device of the present invention, the incubation device includes a housing 1 and a humidification module 2, the humidification module 2 is disposed in the housing 1 for generating moisture to maintain the relative humidity of the air inside the housing 1.

The housing 1 may be a hollow article of various geometries and is not limited thereto. In this embodiment, the casing 1 is a box structure with a square body, and the casing 1 has an observation space S for placing a fertilized egg E therein so as to facilitate observation of the incubation process of the fertilized egg E. The housing 1 has a base 11, the base 11 can be provided with at least one illumination portion 111, the illumination portion 111 can allow a light L to pass through, for example, the illumination portion 111 can be made of a material that is transparent to light such as glass, or a through hole penetrates through the base 11, so as to irradiate a light source L to the fertilized egg E in the observation space S through the illumination portion 111, and allow the fertilized egg E to pass through the irradiation of the light source L, thereby reflecting the growth condition in the fertilized egg E for convenient observation. In detail, when the illuminating part 111 is a through hole, a part of the fertilized egg E can be clamped in the illuminating part 111 of the base 11, so as to fix the fertilized egg E on the base 11 and enable the light source L to directly illuminate the fertilized egg E to reflect the embryo inside the fertilized egg E, or the housing 1 can additionally accommodate a positioning element 12, the positioning element 12 can be provided with a plurality of through holes 121 according to the size of the fertilized egg E, and the through holes 121 are aligned to the illuminating part 111 of the base 11, so that a part of the fertilized egg E is clamped in the through holes 121 and illuminates the fertilized egg E through the illuminating part 111, thereby the through holes 121 suitable for the fertilized egg E can be arranged according to the requirement, so that fertilized eggs E with different sizes can be incubated, and the effect of convenient use is achieved.

The casing 1 is provided with a side wall portion 13 surrounding the base 11, the side wall portion 13 can be made of transparent materials such as acrylic, plastic or glass, etc. to facilitate observation or monitoring of the internal condition of the casing 1, the side wall portion 13 can be provided with at least one air hole 131, and through the air hole 131, the inside of the casing 1 can exchange air with the outside so as to maintain normal air flow inside the casing 1. This side wall portion 13 can also be equipped with a water injection hole 132, can supply required water to this humidification module 2 through this water injection hole 132, for example can directly carry out the water injection to this water injection hole 132, perhaps connects a water pipe with this water injection hole 132 so that make things convenient for the water injection, can connect a water injector 133 with this water injection hole 132 in this embodiment, through this water injector 133 with the water yield of convenient control injection. In addition, the top of the side wall 13 can be covered with a top cover 14 to close the observation space S, so as to prevent the moisture generated by the humidification module 2 from being largely evaporated and unable to maintain the relative humidity of the air inside the housing 1.

The humidifying module 2 is disposed in the observation space S of the housing 1, and the humidifying module 2 is used for generating moisture to increase the content of air vapor in the observation space S of the housing 1, so that the relative humidity of the observation space S can be maintained at 80-100% to form the optimum humidity for incubating the fertilized eggs E. In this embodiment, the humidification module 2 has a water container 21 and a water container 22, the water container 21 can be disposed on the base 11 or fixed on the inner wall surface of the side wall 13, the water container 21 can be a container capable of containing water, such as a hollow box, and the water contained in the water container 21 can be naturally evaporated to generate water vapor. The water filling member 21 is preferably disposed at the water filling hole 132, so that when the water contained in the water filling member 21 is reduced due to evaporation over time, the water filling member 21 can be directly filled with water through the water filling hole 132. The water retaining member 22 is made of a water-absorbing material, for example, the water retaining member 22 can be a wetted cotton, a chemical fiber filter cotton, a sponge, etc., but the present invention is not limited thereto, and when the water retaining member 22 is wetted to form a wet state, moisture can be permeated to maintain the humidity of the air in the observation space S, and the water retaining member 22 can also absorb the water vapor evaporated by the water containing member 21 to maintain the wet state of the water retaining member 22, so that the observation space S can form a humidity suitable for hatching the fertilized eggs E by using the water retaining member 22.

The water retaining member 22 can be fixed to the inner peripheral wall of the side wall portion 13 by adhesion or screw fixation, or the water retaining member 22 can be directly placed on the base 11, which is not limited in the present invention. The water retaining member 22 can be preferably fixed above the fertilized egg E, so that the water retaining member 22 does not contact the fertilized egg E, thereby preventing the water absorbed by the water retaining member 22 from flowing onto the fertilized egg E, and preventing the stomata of the fertilized egg E from being blocked by water, which may cause adverse effects on the growth of the embryo and even cause the death of the embryo. In detail, a shoulder 134 can be formed by the inner wall with a thickness different from that of the side wall 13, so that the water retaining member 22 can be supported on the shoulder 134, and the water retaining member 22 can be erected above the fertilized egg E. In this embodiment, the outer peripheral wall of the water container 21 also forms a shoulder 211, so that the shoulder 134 of the side wall 13 and the shoulder 211 of the water container 21 can jointly support the water container 22, and thus when the water vapor evaporated from the water container 21 condenses on the top cover 14 to form water drops, the water drops can directly fall onto the water container 22, so as to prevent the water drops from falling onto the fertilized egg E and prevent the air hole of the fertilized egg E from being blocked by water.

Referring to fig. 2, when the hatching device of the present invention is used, the fertilized egg E to be hatched can be placed on the through hole 121 of the positioning member 12, and is aligned to the illumination portion 111 of the base 11, or the fertilized egg E is directly fixed to the illumination portion 111, and the water container 21 of the humidifying module 2 is filled with a proper amount of water, so that the water container 22 maintains a wet state and can transmit moisture, thereby the moisture generated by the water container 21 and the water container 22 can be dissipated to the observation space S, the relative humidity in the observation space S can reach 80-100%, so as to form an optimal humidity required for hatching the fertilized egg E, and the water container 21 can be supplemented, so that the water container 22 can absorb the water vapor evaporated from the water container 21, so as to maintain the wet state of the water container 22, and the diffusion efficiency of the moisture can be improved by the water container 22, a good environment for incubating the fertilized egg E can be formed, and in the incubation process of the fertilized egg E, the fertilized egg E is irradiated by the light source L through the illumination part 111 to reflect the growth condition of the embryo, so that the incubation process can be observed through the side wall part 13 made of transparent material.

Referring to fig. 3, the hatching apparatus of the present invention can further include a lamp holder 3, the lamp holder 3 can be combined with the base 11 of the housing 1, the lamp holder 3 has a light source 31 and a switch 32, the light source 31 can be a bulb or a light emitting diode or other objects capable of emitting light, the present invention is not limited thereto, and a plurality of light sources 31 can be correspondingly disposed according to the number of the illumination portions 111 of the base 11 so as to be located at the illumination portions 111, so that the light sources 31 can illuminate the fertilized eggs E through the illumination portions 111. The switch 32 is electrically connected to the light source 31 to control the on/off of the light source 31, so that the fertilized egg E can be conveniently irradiated by the lamp holder 3, thereby achieving the effect of convenience in use.

In summary, the base of the incubation device of the present invention is provided with the illumination portion, so that a light source can illuminate the fertilized eggs to be incubated through the illumination portion to reflect the growth status of the embryos, and the relative humidity of the observation space is maintained through the humidification module to form an optimal incubation environment.

Claims

1. An incubation device, comprising:

the device comprises a shell and a light source, wherein the shell is provided with an observation space, the shell is provided with a base, a side wall part and a top cover, the base is provided with at least one illumination part, the side wall part surrounds the base to form the observation space, and the top cover covers the top of the side wall part to close the observation space; and the humidifying module is arranged in the observation space and is provided with a water containing part and a water retaining part.

2. The hatching apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a light holder coupled to the base of the housing, the light holder having at least one light source and a switch, the light source being coupled to the illumination portion of the base, the switch being electrically coupled to the light source.

3. An incubation device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the housing accommodates a positioning member, the positioning member being provided with a plurality of through holes, the plurality of through holes being aligned with the illumination portion of the base.

4. Hatching apparatus as claimed in claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the side wall sections are made of a transparent material.

5. An incubation device according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the side wall portion is provided with at least one vent.

6. An incubation device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the side wall portion is provided with a water injection hole for a water containing member located at the humidification module.

7. Hatching apparatus as claimed in claim 6, wherein the water injection port is connected to a water injector.

8. An incubation device according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the inner side walls of the side wall portions define a shoulder against which the water retaining member bears.

9. An incubation device according to claim 8, wherein the water holding member is disposed on the base, the peripheral wall of the water holding member defining a shoulder portion, the shoulder portion of the side wall portion and the shoulder portion of the water holding member together receiving the water retaining member.