JP2573864Y2 - Sensor holder for culture device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

The sensor holder for a culture device according to the present invention is attached to a culture device and is used to hold a rod-shaped sensor used during a culture operation in an orderly manner when not in use.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In order to culture plant cells and various microorganisms, a culture apparatus as schematically shown in FIG. 4 has been conventionally used. In this culture apparatus, a culture tank 2 is placed at the center of the upper surface of a base 1, and an upright wall 3 is erected at one end of the base 1,
Various operation switches, instruments and the like (not shown) are arranged on the front surface of the standing wall 3.

A stirring shaft having stirring blades fixed thereto is provided inside the bottomed cylindrical culture tank 2, and a magnet cup formed by magnets provided at the lower end of the stirring shaft and the inside of the base 1, respectively. The ring makes the stirring shaft rotatable.

The opening at the upper end of the culture tank 2 is closed by a cover plate 4. A plurality of circular holes are formed in a part of the cover plate 4, and detection portions (lower end portions) of various rod-shaped sensors used during the culturing operation, such as a PH sensor, are connected to the culture tank 2 through the circular holes.
It can be inserted inside.

[0005] In order to culture plant cells and microorganisms using the culture apparatus constructed as described above, a culture solution, microorganisms to be cultured, and the like are placed in the culture tank 2 and the stirring shaft is rotated. Thus, the culture solution is stirred by the stirring blade, and the culture is performed. During the culturing operation, the environmental condition in the culturing tank 2 is measured by various rod-shaped sensors inserted into the culturing tank 2 through the circular holes provided in the cover plate 4, and the above-mentioned state is controlled via a controller or the like. The inside of the culture tank 2 is maintained in a desired state.

[0006]

When the culturing operation is not performed, the various rod-shaped sensors are withdrawn from the circular hole of the cover plate 4. However, the sensors withdrawn in this manner are conventionally used. Simply place it near base 1 or use PH
In the case of a sensor or the like where the detection unit is dried and ready for subsequent use, the detection unit is immersed in a buffer solution (pure water or the like) and leaned against the standing wall 3 or the like.

[0007] The simple mounting or standing of the various rod-shaped sensors as described above may lead to damage to the sensors, and it is not preferable that these sensors be held in a separately provided storage space such as a shelf. Although the danger of breakage and the like is reduced, such a storage space is not always provided near the culture apparatus. If the storage space is far, there is a problem that the storage operation becomes troublesome.

The sensor holder for a culturing device of the present invention has been conceived in view of the above-described circumstances, and the sensor is cultivated by effectively utilizing the empty space of the culturing device using various rod-shaped sensors. Hold it neatly near the device.

[0009]

The sensor holder for a culture device of the present invention is attached to a culture device using a rod-shaped sensor.
When the rod-shaped sensor is not used, the sensor is held, and one end is exposed on the front surface of the culture device, a slide guide provided in a horizontal direction, and the slide guide can freely enter and exit from the front surface, It is composed of a plate that is pulled out from the slide guide when the sensor is not used and protrudes from the front of the culture device, and a through hole or notch provided in the plate and holding the sensor by inserting the sensor. .

[0010]

The operation of the sensor holder for a culture device of the present invention configured as described above is as follows. That is, when the rod-shaped sensor is not used, the plate is pulled out from the front of the culture device, and the plate is protruded from the front of the culture device. Then, the rod-shaped sensor is inserted into a through hole or notch provided in the plate member. If the detection unit such as a PH sensor cannot be dried, the detection unit is held in a beaker containing a buffer solution through a through hole or notch provided in the plate member.

[0011] When using the above-mentioned sensors during use of the culture apparatus, if the sensors are to be inserted into and supported by a circular hole provided in the cover plate, the sensor holder is pushed into a slide guide and housed inside the culture apparatus. .

[0012]

Next, an embodiment of the sensor holder for a culture device of the present invention will be described.

A rectangular through-hole 5 as shown in FIG. 2 is provided at a portion B in FIG. 4 on the front surface of the standing wall 3 constituting the culture apparatus shown in FIG. On the inner side of the upright wall 3, above and below the through-hole 5, the upper and lower sides of the through-hole 5 protrude from the upper side and the lower side of the through-hole 5, respectively, and are spaced apart by the plate thickness of the plate 6 described below. A pair of sliding blocks 7 and 8 are fixed in the horizontal direction, and constitute a slide guide that exposes one end to the front surface of the upright wall 3. The pair of sliding blocks 8,
Numerals 7 are used for slidingly contacting the upper and lower surfaces of the plate 6 so that when the plate 6 is pushed and pulled, the plate 6 can be smoothly taken in and out of the standing wall.
It is made of a slippery material such as.

The plate member 6 is bent downward at both ends in the width direction (the left-right direction in FIG. 2 and the up-down direction in FIG. 3) so as to have a substantially U-shaped cross section, and has a front end portion (right end portion in FIGS. 1 and 3). )
Is bent downward. A stopper piece 12 and a knob 9 are provided at the tip. When the plate member 6 is pushed into the standing wall 3 to the limit, the stopper piece 12
Abut the front of the standing wall 3.

The plate member 6 has a base end (FIG. 1,
3 is inserted into the slide guide provided inside the upright wall 3 through the through hole 5 and is supported by the slide blocks 7 and 8. That is, the lower surface and the inner surface of the plate material 6 having a substantially U-shaped cross section are slidably contacted with the upper surface and the outer surface of the lower sliding block 7 and the upper surface of the plate material 6 is contacted with the lower surface of the upper sliding block 8. . As a result, the plate member 6 can be freely moved in and out of the upright wall 3 by an operator or the like holding the knob 10 pushing and pulling.

FIG. 3 shows a plate member 6 constituting the sensor holder.
Are provided with through holes 10, 10 and notches 11, 11, as shown in FIG. As a result, the plate material 6 passes through the hole 5 and
If the plate member 6 is pulled out from the slide guide inside and the plate member 6 is made to protrude from the front surface of the upright wall 3, the through holes 10, 10 and the notches 11, 11 are used for the culturing operation.
These sensors can be held by inserting various rod-shaped sensors such as an H sensor and a dissolved oxygen concentration sensor.

The notches 11 and 11 are provided in the plate 6 in addition to the through holes 10 and 10 to hold a sensor having a flange-like portion that cannot be inserted into the through holes 10 and 10 or to use a long plate. This is for easily holding the sensor and preventing the culture solution from adhering to the plate 6. Also, the provision of the stopper piece 12 prevents the tip of the plate 6 from entering the standing wall 3 when the plate 6 whose length is smaller than the depth of the standing wall 3 is pushed into the standing wall 3. This is to prevent it.

The operation of the sensor holder for a culture device of the present invention configured as described above is as follows. That is, when the above-mentioned various rod-shaped sensors are not used, such as when the culture operation is not performed, the plate member 6 housed in the standing wall 3 is pulled out with the knob 9 so that the plate member 6 projects from the front surface of the standing wall 3. .

In this state, since the base end of the plate 6 is sandwiched between the sliding blocks 7 and 8 having a certain length, the tip of the plate 6 is inclined downward or wobble. Nothing to do. Also, at the base edge of the plate material 6,
By providing a stopper piece similar to the stopper piece 12 which abuts on the sliding blocks 7, 8 and the like when the plate member 6 is pulled out to the limit, the plate member 6 is prevented from falling out of the upright wall 3. . However, when the stopper piece is provided in this way, a separate extracting means is provided so that the plate material 6 can be freely extracted at the time of cleaning the plate material 6 or the like.

When the plate member 6 is made to protrude from the front surface of the upright wall 3, a rod-shaped sensor to be held is inserted through the through holes 10, 10 or notches 11, 11 corresponding to the outer diameter of the sensor. These various rod-shaped sensors are held. If the detection unit of the sensor does not like drying, the detection unit is immersed in a buffer solution poured into a container such as a beaker while holding the sensors in the culture device sensor holder of the present invention.

When various rod-shaped sensors held by the sensor holder for the culture device of the present invention are used for performing the culturing operation, various adjustment operations are performed while holding these sensors, and the sensor after the adjustment operation is completed. Then, it is inserted into the circular hole of the cover plate 4 (FIG. 4) of the culture tank 2.

When the rod-shaped sensor is supported by the cover plate 4 and no sensor is held in the sensor holder of the present invention, the knob 9 is pushed and the plate member 6 is moved to the upright wall 3. Store inside. Since the length of the plate 6 is smaller than the depth of the standing wall 3, the plate 6 is pushed in until the stopper piece 12 abuts against the front of the standing wall 3, and only the knob 9 projects from the standing wall 3 at the time of storage. And As described above, when the sensor holder is not used, the plate member 6 is stored in the upright wall 3.
The plate 6 does not hinder the culture operation.

[0023]

[Effects of the Invention] The sensor holder for the culture device of the present invention is constructed and operated as described above, so that various rod-shaped sensors can be held in an orderly manner, and these various sensors are prevented from being damaged or lost. You. In addition, in order to perform various adjustment operations while holding these sensors in this sensor holder,
The preparation process for using these sensors can be performed easily and quickly, and the practical effect is great.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partial longitudinal sectional view showing the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the plate member.

FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view of a culture device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Base 2 Culture tank 3 Standing wall 4 Cover plate 5 Through hole 6 Plate material 7 Sliding block 8 Sliding block 9 Knob 10 Through hole 11 Notch 12 Stopper piece

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A sensor holder for a culture device attached to a culture device using a rod-shaped sensor and holding the sensor when the rod-shaped sensor is not used, one end of which is exposed at a front surface of the culture device. Then, a slide guide provided in the horizontal direction, a plate that is freely movable in and out of the slide guide from the front thereof, is pulled out of the slide guide when the sensor is not used, and protrudes from the front of the culture device, and is provided on the plate. A sensor holder for a culture device, comprising a through hole or a notch for holding the sensor by inserting the sensor.