KR101397492B1 - Vertical Incubator - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention comprises a housing (1) constituting an appearance; A rotation shaft 14 provided at one side of the housing 1 and horizontally installed in the housing 1; A driving means 80 provided at one side of the housing 1 for generating a driving force; A rotating means (40) installed vertically to the rotating shaft (14), having a gear formed on the outer circumferential surface thereof, being engaged with the driving means (80) and rotated by the driving means (80); And a plurality of egg trays (42) fixed to the rotating means (40) and rotating like the rotating means (40) and containing eggs.
According to the present invention, the incubator is vertically arranged with respect to the bottom surface, and the egg tray in which eggs are stored is rotated in one direction to perform egg whiting so that a plurality of eggs can be rotated at a constant angle irrespective of the distance of the rotation axis, The hot air supplied to the inside of the egg tray is uniformly supplied to the whole eggs, so that the egg hatching period is the same and the hatching rate can be increased.
In addition, since a galvanized light source is provided in the inside of the egg tray, the eggs stored in the egg tray are automatically searched, and the user does not need to use the separate sword apparatus to perform sperm on the egg, There is also.

Description

{Vertical Incubator}

The present invention relates to a vertical type incubator, and more particularly, to a vertical type incubator in which eggs are maintained and hatched for a predetermined period of time in a predetermined environment.

In general, the incubator for hatching eggs is widely used in the place where group breeding is done, but recently it has been proposed that it is designed to hatch several eggs at home for natural learning.

An incubator for maintaining a constant temperature and humidification and egg propagation is disclosed in Korean Patent Registration No. 10-0762405.

According to this, the turntable motor and the turntable are connected to each other by a pinion and a pinion, and the turntable is moved to the left and the right, and the egg stored in the egg tray located at the upper portion of the turntable is whipped up by the left and right movement of the turntable .

However, the above-described prior art incubator has the following problems. That is, in order to maintain a constant temperature inside the conventional incubator, warm air circulates by the insulator and the fan assembly. Therefore, there is a problem in that the temperature at which the warm air is introduced differs from the temperature at which the warm air is introduced, and the temperature is differently applied depending on the storage position of the eggs.

In addition, since eggs that are stored in the egg tray must be stored horizontally in order to propagate a large number of eggs, there is a problem that a large amount of space is occupied by the eggs transferred to the left and right.

In addition, for the sake of the eggs stored in the egg tray, it is troublesome to discharge the eggs to the outside of the incubator and manually check the eggs using a separate screening device.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is therefore an object of the present invention to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an egg tray, A vertical type incubator in which a constant temperature is maintained and an egg tray is revolved so that the eggs stored in the egg tray are rotated to form egg whites.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vertical incinerator comprising: a housing constituting an outer appearance; a rotary shaft provided on one side of the housing and horizontally installed in the housing; A rotating means provided on one side of the housing and generating a driving force; a rotating means provided perpendicularly to the rotating shaft, the rotating means being formed by a gear on the outer circumferential surface and being engaged with the driving means and rotated by the driving means; And a plurality of egg trays fixedly installed and rotating as the rotating means and containing eggs.

The plurality of egg trays are formed in a cylindrical shape, and an air circulation hole for guiding the flow of air is formed at the tip end to be recessed rearward.

And a projection hole for guiding light emitted from the inspection light source into the inside of the egg tray is inserted into the housing through the front and rear of the egg tray, .

The galvanized light source is installed so as to be movable up and down, and selectively transmits light to the projection hole.

And a control member is provided at one side of the galvanized light source to control the galvanized light source to move upward and downward.

The incubator according to the present invention has the following effects.

In the present invention, the incubator is set up in a direction perpendicular to the bottom surface, and the egg tray in which eggs are housed is rotated in one direction to perform egg whiting so that a plurality of eggs can be rotated at a constant angle irrespective of the distance of the rotary shaft, The hot air supplied to the inside of the vessel is uniformly supplied to the whole eggs, and the incubation time is the same, so that the hatching rate can be increased.

In addition, since a galvanized light source is provided in the inside of the egg tray, the eggs stored in the egg tray are automatically searched, and the user does not need to use the separate sword apparatus to perform sperm on the egg, There is also.

1 is an exploded perspective view showing a configuration of a preferred embodiment of the incubator according to the present invention.
2 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a preferred embodiment of the incubator according to the present invention.
3 is a front view showing a configuration of a preferred embodiment of the incubator according to the present invention.
4 is a perspective view showing the construction of an upper housing and a lower housing of the incubator according to the present invention.
Fig. 5 is a detailed view showing that eggs housed in the egg tray constituting the embodiment of the present invention are rotated. Fig.
6 is a perspective view showing a configuration of an egg tray and a rotary gear that constitute an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of a blackened light source constituting an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a cross-sectional view showing another embodiment of a charged light source constituting an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a cross-sectional view showing another embodiment of a blackened light source constituting an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the incubator according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a configuration of a preferred embodiment of the incubator according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a preferred embodiment of the incubator according to the present invention. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the construction of an upper housing and a lower housing of the incubator according to the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an egg tray FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the egg tray and the rotary gear constituting the embodiment of the present invention.

1 to 6, there are shown a housing 1 constituting an outer appearance, a rotation shaft 14 provided on one side of the housing 1 and horizontally installed on the housing 1, The driving unit 80 includes a driving unit 80 disposed at one side of the driving unit 80 and generating a driving force. The driving unit 80 is installed perpendicularly to the rotating shaft 14, A rotating means (40) that rotates by means of an electric motor;

And a plurality of egg trays (42) fixed to the rotary means (40) and rotating as the rotary means (40) and containing eggs. .

The housing 1 comprises an upper housing 10 constituting an upper outer tube, a lower housing 60 constituting a lower outer tube, and the like.

The upper housing 10 is formed in a hollow hexahedron shape, and the upper portion is formed as an arc with an opened front face. The upper housing 10 serves to support a plurality of parts therein.

A rotating shaft 14 is formed at the center of the inner surface 12 of the upper housing 10. The rotation shaft 14 is formed to protrude forward by a predetermined height. A rotating means 40 to be described below is vertically coupled to the rotating shaft 14 and rotates about the rotating shaft 14 vertically.

A first hot air inflow hole 18 is formed on the right side of the bottom surface 16 of the upper housing 10. The first hot air inflow hole 18 is circularly formed. And serves to guide hot air into the inside of the upper housing 10 of the first hot air inflow hole 18.

A first hot air discharge hole 20 is formed on the left side of the bottom surface 16 of the upper housing 10. The first hot air discharge hole 20 is circularly formed. The first hot air discharge hole 20 guides the hot air circulated in the upper housing 10 to the outside.

That is, hot air supplied to the upper housing 10 through the first hot air inlet hole 18 and the first hot air outlet hole 20 is guided to be inflow and outflow.

A filter holder (22) is formed on the first hot air discharge hole (20). The filter holder 22 is formed in a "step" shape in cross section and is formed long in the longitudinal direction. The pair of filter holders 22 are formed so as to face each other, and a filter 23 to be described below is inserted and fixed between the filter holder 22.

A filter (23) is coupled to the filter holder (22). The filter 23 is preferably made of a material capable of filtering dust, in which a sponge filter is applied.

A mounting rib 24 is formed on the upper portion of the first hot air inflow hole 18. The mounting rib 24 includes a first mounting rib 26, a second mounting rib 28, a third mounting rib 30, and the like.

The first mounting rib 26 is formed of a rectangular plate member and is formed to protrude forward from the inner surface 12. The first mounting ribs 26 are formed as a pair, and a humidifying pad 32 to be described below is inserted and fixed between the first mounting ribs 26.

A second mounting rib 28 is formed on the first mounting rib 26. The second mounting ribs 28 are formed of a rectangular plate, and a plurality of the second mounting ribs 28 are formed at regular intervals so as to protrude forward from the inner surface 12. A humidifying pad 32 described below is fixedly coupled to the second mounting rib 28 in a zigzag manner.

A third mounting rib 30 is formed on the second mounting rib 28. The third mounting rib 30 is formed of a rectangular plate member and protrudes forward from the inner surface 12. The third mounting ribs 30 are formed as a pair, and a humidifying pad 32 to be described below is inserted and fixed between the third mounting ribs 30.

A humidifying pad (32) is provided between the mounting ribs (24). The humidifying pad 32 is preferably made of a cloth material capable of absorbing water, and is fixedly coupled to the mounting rib 24 in a state in which water is absorbed.

That is, the hot air flowing through the first hot air inflow hole 18 passes through the humidifying pad 32 provided on the upper part, and moves the moisture of the humidifying pad 32 into the inside of the upper housing 10, And supplies moisture to the inside of the upper housing 10. [

A coupling hole 34 is formed on the inner circumferential surface of the upper housing 10. The coupling hole 34 is formed to penetrate through the semicircular shape. A portion of the driving gear 84, which will be described later, is inserted into the inside of the upper housing 10 in the coupling hole 34.

A rotating means 40 is installed on the rotating shaft 14 of the upper housing 10. The rotating means (40) is formed in a circular ring shape, and a gear is formed on the outer peripheral surface. The rotating means 40 is engaged with the driving means 80 described below and rotated in one direction.

An egg tray (42) is formed in front of the rotating means (40). The egg tray 42 is formed in a hollow cylindrical shape and protrudes forward of the rotating means 40. A plurality of egg trays 42 are formed at regular intervals around the rotary shaft 14. The egg tray 42 houses eggs therein and revolves in accordance with the rotation of the rotating means 40 so that eggs are brought into contact with the inner circumferential surface of the egg tray 42 to form eggs.

That is, it is possible to simultaneously perform revolution and rotation of the egg using the egg tray 42 and the rotation means 40 without using a separate egg transfer means.

An air circulation hole (44) is formed at the tip of the egg tray (42). The air circulation hole 44 has a constant width and is recessed backward. A plurality of air circulation holes 44 are formed in the egg tray 42 at regular intervals. The air circulation hole 44 serves to guide the hot air introduced into the upper housing 10 to be uniformly distributed between the egg trays 42 and the eggs.

A through hole (46) is formed in the inner surface (12) of the upper housing (10). A plurality of circular holes are formed in a straight line on the inner surface 12 of the through hole 46 at regular intervals. The through hole 46 guides the light of the galvanic light source 90, which will be described below, into the inside of the egg tray 42.

An upper cover 50 is coupled to the front of the upper housing 10. The upper cover 50 is formed of a rectangular plate, and the upper portion is formed in an arc shape. The upper cover 50 is coupled to the front of the upper housing 10 to protect parts inside the upper housing 10.

A fixing member 52 is installed at the center of the upper cover 50. The fixing member 52 includes a fastening portion 56, a rotary knob 54, and the like.

The fastening portion 56 is formed in a hollow cylindrical shape, and a thread is formed on the inner peripheral surface. The coupling part 56 is inserted into an insertion hole (not shown) formed at the center of the upper cover 50 and screwed together with the rotation shaft 14.

A rotary knob 54 is formed in front of the fastening portion 56. The rotary knob 54 is formed of a rectangular plate member and is integrally formed orthogonally to the front of the fastening portion 56. The rotary knob 54 rotates the user in one direction to rotate the coupling portion 56 and the rotary shaft 14 in a screwed manner.

That is, the upper cover 50 is coupled to the front of the upper housing 10, the fixing member 52 is inserted into the insertion hole, and the upper cover 50 is screwed together with the rotation shaft 14, And firmly fixed to the upper housing 10.

The lower housing 60 is coupled to the lower portion of the upper housing 10. The lower housing 60 has a rectangular hexahedron shape and is formed in a hollow shape with its front open. The lower housing 60 supports a plurality of parts therein.

A second hot air inflow hole 62 is formed in the upper portion of the lower housing 60. The second hot air inflow hole (62) is formed to pass through a position corresponding to a lower portion of the first hot air inflow hole (18). The second hot air inflow hole 62 guides the hot air supplied by the first air circulation fan 64 to be described below to be guided to the first hot air inflow hole 18.

A first air circulation fan (64) is installed below the second hot air inflow hole (62). The first air circulation fan 64 is a general fan, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted. The first air circulating fan 64 supplies hot air having passed through the heater 66 to the upper housing 10 as described below.

A heater 66 is installed below the first air circulation fan 64. The heater 66 may be a resistance heater, a PCT heater, or the like, and a general heating heater is not described in detail. The heater 66 heats the air to generate hot air.

A second hot air discharge hole (68) is formed in the upper left portion of the lower housing (60). The second hot air discharge hole (68) is formed to pass through a position corresponding to a lower portion of the first hot air discharge hole (20). The second hot air discharge hole 68 serves to guide the first hot air discharge hole 20 to discharge the lower housing 60 with hot air circulated through the upper housing 10.

A second air circulating fan 70 is installed between the upper and lower surfaces of the lower housing 60. The second air circulating fan 70 is a general fan and will not be described in detail. The second air circulating fan 70 guides air circulated in the upper housing 10 into the lower housing 60 and supplies the air to the heater 66.

That is, the air heated by the heater 66 is introduced into the upper housing 10 by the first air circulating fan 64, and the second air circulating fan 70 causes the air, (10) to the lower housing (60) and circulated in the direction of the heater (66).

A lower cover 72 is coupled to the front surface of the lower housing 60. The lower cover 72 is formed of a rectangular plate and covers the entire surface of the lower housing 60.

A driving means 80 is installed at the rear of the lower housing 60. The driving means 80 includes a driving motor 82 and a driving gear. The driving motor 82 is a general rotating motor, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted. The driving motor 82 generates a driving force by electricity.

A driving gear 84 is coupled to the front of the driving motor 82. The driving gear 84 is rotated in one direction by a driving motor 82 to transmit the rotational force of the driving motor 82.

The driving gear 84 is inserted into the coupling hole 34 and is engaged with the gear of the rotating unit 40 to transmit and rotate the driving force of the driving motor 82.

A lower plate 86 is coupled to the rear of the driving means 80. The lower plate 86 is made of a rectangular plate and covers the rear of the lower housing 60.

Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of a charged light source constituting an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in Fig. 7, a galvanizing light source 90 is provided behind the through-hole 46. As shown in Fig. The galvanized light source 90 may be an LED, a lamp, or the like. The galvanized light source 90 is installed in each of the plurality of through holes 46. The guided light source 90 emits light to the inside of the egg tray 42 through the penetrating hole 46 to collect eggs.

Fig. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing another embodiment of a charged light source constituting an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 8, a galvanizing light source 90 is provided behind the through-hole 46. The galvanized light source 90 may be an LED, a lamp, or the like. The galvanizing light source 90 emits light to the inside of the egg tray 42 through the through-hole 46 to collect eggs.

A control member 92 is formed on the right side of the inspection light source 90. The control member 92 is integrally formed with the inspection light source 90 and protrudes to the right. The control member 92 serves as a knob.

The rear cover 100 is coupled to the right side of the charged light source 90. The rear cover 100 is formed of the rectangular plate and has an arc shape at an upper end. The rear cover 100 prevents the scattered light 90 from escaping to the outside.

At the upper end of the rear cover 100, a sliding hole 102 is formed. The sliding hole 102 is formed at an upper end of the rear cover 100 so as to pass through a predetermined width to the center. The control member 92 protrudes into the sliding hole 102 so that the user can adjust the focused light source 90 up and down.

Fig. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing another embodiment of a charged light source constituting an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 9, a controlling member 92 is formed on the galvanizing light source 90. The control member 92 includes a vertical bar 94, a handle 96, and the like. The vertical bar 94 is formed in a cylindrical shape and vertically formed on the upper portion of the inspection light source 90. The vertical bar 94 extends outwardly through the through hole 104 of the upper housing 10. The vertical bar 94 supports the galvanized light source 90.

A handle 96 is formed at an upper end of the vertical bar 94. The handle portion 96 is formed in a rectangular hexahedron, and is easily gripped by a user.

That is, the user can selectively divert the light into the through hole 46 by moving the galvanic light source 90 upward or downward to grasp the handle.

Hereinafter, the operation of the incubator of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 9. FIG.

First, the incubator (P) is laid horizontally on the floor surface, and the upper cover (50) is opened to store eggs in the egg tray (42). When the eggs are stored, the water is absorbed into the humidification pad 32 and inserted into the mounting rib 24 to be mounted.

When the upper tray 50 is mounted on the upper housing 10 and the rotary knob 54 of the fixing member 52 is rotated, The upper cover 50 is firmly fixed to the upper housing 10.

The incubator P is operated with the incubator P standing upright on the floor. A heater 66 is operated by a temperature sensor (not shown) installed inside the heater 66 so that the heater 66 generates heat. When the heater 66 generates heat, the first air circulation fan 64 operates to supply hot air, which is heated by the heater 66, to the upper housing (not shown) through the first and second hot air inflow holes 18, 10) to the inside.

When the hot air is supplied to the inside of the upper housing 10 by the first air circulating fan 64, the driving motor 82 generates a driving force to rotate the driving gear 84. When the driving gear 84 is rotated, the rotating means 40, which is engaged with the driving gear 84, is rotated in one direction.

When the rotating means 40 is rotated in one direction, the entire egg tray 42 integrally formed with the rotating means 40 revolves around the rotary shaft 14, and hot air is uniformly transmitted to the eggs.

Further, when the egg tray 42 revolves, it is rotated by the friction and gravity of the inner circumferential surface of the egg tray 42 stored in the egg tray 42, and the egg whites are formed.

The hot air supplied to the upper housing 10 by the air circulation hole 44 of the egg tray 42 is transmitted to the center of the egg tray 42 to keep the internal temperature of the upper housing 10 constant do.

The hot air introduced into the upper housing 10 circulates through the upper housing 10 and then flows into the lower housing 60 through the first hot air discharge hole 18 formed on the left side of the first hot air inflow hole 18 Guidance. A second air circulating fan 70 is installed inside the lower housing 60 to introduce hot air of the upper housing 10 into the lower housing 60.

The second air circulating fan 70 is supplied to the heater 66 to reheat the heated air that has flowed into the upper housing 10 and cooled for a predetermined period of time.

In addition, when the projection hole 46 is formed in the upper housing 10 and light is emitted by the irradiation light source 90, the egg contained in the egg tray 42 can be inspected. When the egg tray 42 is rotated by the rotating means 40 and light is emitted into the egg tray 42 by the egg light source 90, a plurality of egg eggs can be detected in a short time.

The scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and many other modifications based on the present invention will be possible to those skilled in the art within the scope of the present invention.

1. Housing 10. Upper housing
12. Inner surface 14. Rotation axis
18. The first hot air inflow hole 20. The first hot air vent hole
22. Filter holder 23. Filter
24. Mounting rib 32. Humidification pad
40. Rotary gear 42. Al tray
44. Air circulation hole 60. Housing

Claims (5)

A housing (1) constituting an appearance;
A rotation shaft 14 provided at one side of the housing 1 and horizontally installed in the housing 1;
A driving means 80 provided at one side of the housing 1 for generating a driving force;
A rotating means (40) installed vertically to the rotating shaft (14), having a gear formed on the outer circumferential surface thereof, being engaged with the driving means (80) and rotated by the driving means (80);
And a plurality of egg trays (42) fixed to the rotating means (40) and rotated as the rotating means (40) and containing eggs therein;
On one side of the housing 1,
The housing 1 is provided with a guided light source 90 for emitting light for guiding eggs and a guiding member 90 for guiding light irradiated from the guided light source 90 into the inside of the egg tray 42, , And a hole (46) is formed through the front and back. 2. The vertical incinerator according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of egg trays (42) are formed in a cylindrical shape, and an air circulation hole (44) for guiding the flow of air is formed at the tip end of the egg tray . delete The vertical incinerator according to claim 1, wherein the galvanizing light source (90) is installed so as to be movable up and down, and selectively transmits light to the projection hole (46). 5. The vertical incinerator of claim 4, further comprising a control member (92) disposed at one side of the galvanizing light source (90) for controlling the galvanizing light source (90) to move up and down.

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