JP2017077191A - Culture case - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a culture case which improves viewable properties without impairing safety and durability.SOLUTION: Side faces of a culture case 1A include at least two members 2, 2 each being separable in a horizontal direction and comprising a tabular heating body 4 constituted by: two belt-shaped electrodes 5a, 5b positioned in an upper edge and a lower edge of the side face; a transparent conductive film 6 formed between the two belt-shaped electrodes 5a, 5b; a transparent intermediate film 7 embedding the belt-shaped electrodes 5a, 5b and transparent conductive film 6 therein; and two transparent substrates 8, 8 holding the transparent intermediate film 7.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a rearing case, and more particularly, to a rearing case with improved ornamentability without impairing safety and durability.

  In general, in order to breed tropical fish, insects, and the like at home or small specialty stores, breeding cases that are small containers are used. Usually, this rearing case is composed of a transparent member such as glass so that the rearing object can be viewed, and is equipped with a temperature adjusting means for making the interior temperature conditions suitable for rearing.

  Conventionally, a rod-shaped electric heater is used as the temperature adjusting means (see, for example, Patent Document 1). However, this electric heater has a problem that the viewability is impaired and the degree of freedom of layout in the case is lowered. In addition, the durability is generally low, and particularly in the case of underwater use, there is a risk of overheating when it is exposed to the atmosphere, resulting in ignition.

  In order to solve such a problem, a biological breeding case having a bottom surface or one side surface constituted by a plate-like heater has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

  However, since the above-described case for raising animals uses a colored far-infrared radiator as a plate-like heater, there is a problem that the appreciation is greatly impaired.

Japanese Patent No. 2812929 Noto 3051374 gazette

  It is an object of the present invention to provide a breeding case that has improved viewability without impairing safety and durability.

  The breeding case of the present invention that achieves the above-mentioned object is a breeding case having at least two members separable in the horizontal direction as side surfaces and a bottom plate connecting the members below the members as a bottom surface, At least two of the members are two strip electrodes positioned at the upper end and lower end of the side surface, a transparent conductive film formed between the two strip electrodes, and the strip electrode and the transparent conductive film, It consists of the flat heating body comprised from the embedded transparent intermediate film and the two transparent base materials which clamp the said transparent intermediate film, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  According to the rearing case of the present invention, the side surface of the rearing case is configured from the transparent flat-plate heating body in which the electrodes are located at the upper and lower ends of the side surface, which is a place that does not impair the viewability. Ornamentality can be improved without impairing safety and durability.

It is a perspective view of the case for breeding which consists of an embodiment of the present invention. It is a top view of a flat heater. It is sectional drawing of a flat heater. It is a perspective view of another example of the breeding case which consists of embodiment of this invention.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a rearing case according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  This rearing case 1A has a rectangular bottom plate 3 having an open top surface and two sets of rectangular members 2 facing each other that can be separated in the horizontal direction as side surfaces and connecting these members 2 below. Is the bottom. In the breeding case 1A, an environment suitable for the breeding object, for example, water and algae are created in the case of tropical fish. The upper surface is covered with a plate-like lid member (not shown) that is easy to remove.

  In such a breeding case 1 </ b> A, at least two of the rectangular members 2 constituting the side surface are constituted by a flat plate-like heating body 4. In this breeding case 1 </ b> A, all (four) of the rectangular members 2 are constituted by the flat heater 4.

  2 and 3 show the structure of the flat heater 4. The flat heater 4 includes two strip electrodes 5a and 5b provided along two opposing sides of the member 2, a transparent conductive film 6 formed between the strip electrodes 5a and 5b, A transparent intermediate film 7 in which the belt-like electrodes 5a and 5b and the transparent conductive film 6 are embedded, and two transparent base materials 8 and 8 sandwiching the transparent intermediate film 7 are formed. The two strip-shaped electrodes 5a and 5b are respectively positioned at the upper end and the lower end of the side surface of the breeding case 1A.

  For the strip electrodes 5a and 5b, conductive metal such as silver, chromium, aluminum, copper, and gold is used. Examples of the transparent conductive film 6 include indium tin oxide, zinc oxide, and tin oxide. For the transparent intermediate film 7, a transparent resin film made of an ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer, polyvinyl butyral, or the like is used. For the transparent substrate 8, resin (polycarbonate resin, acrylic resin, polyethylene terephthalate resin, etc.) can be used in addition to glass.

  In the flat heater 4, a transparent conductive film 6 is formed over almost the entire surface of one transparent substrate 8 by a sputtering method or a vacuum evaporation method, and a conductive metal is contained on the transparent conductive film 6. The composition is applied and thermally cured to form strip electrodes 5a and 5b. The transparent conductive film 6 and the strip electrodes 5a and 5b are covered with the transparent intermediate film 7, and then the other transparent substrate 8 is bonded. It is manufactured by.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 1, at least two members 2 made of the flat heater 4 are electrically connected in series through a conductive wire 9 passed between the strip electrode 5a to the strip electrode 5b. In this breeding case 1 </ b> A, the strip-like electrodes 5 a located at the upper end of the side surface of each member 2 and the strip-like electrodes 5 b located at the lower end are alternately connected using the conductive wires 9.

  As described above, the side surface of the breeding case 1A is configured by the transparent flat plate-like heating body 4 in which the strip-like electrodes 5a and 5b are respectively located at the upper and lower end portions of the side surface, which is a place that does not disturb the viewability. Therefore, it is possible to improve the viewability without impairing safety and durability.

  Further, since the flat heater 4 has a much larger surface area than a conventional rod-shaped electric heater, the power consumption per unit area is reduced when heat is generated with the same power consumption. For this reason, even if the flat heater 4 is exposed to the atmosphere, there is no risk of abnormal overheating and fire, so safety can be improved.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 1, the position where the rectangular member 2 and the bottom plate 3 are connected is located above the belt-like electrode 5 b located at the lower end of the side surface of the breeding case 1 </ b> A, thereby further enhancing the viewability. It becomes possible to improve.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the strip electrodes 5a and 5b of the flat heater 4 are connected to a power source 10 arranged outside the case by an electric cord 11 via a thermostat (not shown). By providing the connecting portion 12 of the electric cord 11 only on the belt-like electrode 5b provided at the lower end portion of the side surface, specifically, by using an even number of the plate-like heating bodies 4, the electric cord 11 Since it becomes inconspicuous, ornamental nature can be improved more. In addition, when the power supply 10 is arrange | positioned on the cover member which covers an upper surface, it is good to provide the connection part 12 of the electric cord 11 only in the strip | belt-shaped electrode 5a provided in the upper end part of the side surface.

  The side surface of the breeding case 1 </ b> A is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and may be composed of at least two members 2 that can be separated in the horizontal direction. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, there is a breeding case 1 </ b> B having a substantially U-shaped bending member 13 and a rectangular member 14 as side surfaces. In this breeding case 1 </ b> B, both members 13 and 14 are configured by the flat plate-like heating body 4. In addition, since the visibility of a corner part becomes favorable by using such a bending member 13, it can anticipate further improving ornamentality.

  The breeding cases 1A and 1B of the present invention can be suitably used for plant growth in addition to breeding fish, insects, reptiles, and the like, and breeding small animals.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1A, 1B Breeding case 2 Member 3 Bottom plate 4 Flat heater 5a, 5b Strip electrode 6 Transparent conductive film 7 Transparent intermediate film 8 Transparent base material 9 Conductor 10 Power supply 11 Electric cord 12 Connection part 13 Curved member 14 Rectangular member

Claims (3)

In a rearing case having at least two members separable in the horizontal direction as side surfaces and a bottom plate connecting the members below the members as a bottom surface,
At least two of the members are two strip electrodes positioned at the upper and lower ends of the side surface, a transparent conductive film formed between the two strip electrodes, and the strip electrode and the transparent conductive film A breeding case comprising a flat heating body composed of a transparent intermediate film in which is embedded, and two transparent base materials sandwiching the transparent intermediate film.   The breeding of Claim 1 which provided the connection part of the electrical cord connected to the power supply of the said flat heating body only in one of the strip electrode located in the upper end part of the said side surface, and the strip electrode located in a lower end part. For case.   The breeding case according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the side surface is composed of two sets of the rectangular plate-shaped heating elements facing each other.

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