PH12019000226A1

PH12019000226A1 - Large incubator including thermoelectric element

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Publication number: PH12019000226A1
Application number: PH12019000226A
Authority: PH
Inventors: Ae Kyung Kim; Hong Sik Kim
Original assignee: Daesang Kiumi System Inc
Priority date: 2018-07-06
Filing date: 2019-06-25
Publication date: 2020-02-03
Also published as: KR20200005696A; KR102068778B1; CN110679510A

Abstract

An incubator includes: a container; an exhaust fan and a damper which are provided at an upper surface of the container; heat exchangers which are disposed at two sides of a rear surface of the container opposite to the openable door at certain intervals and include a plurality of heat exchange members each including a thermoelectric element; and a circulation fan which is disposed in front of the heat exchange member of each of the heat exchangers and circulates air which is heat-exchanged by the heat exchange member. Accordingly, a temperature in an incubator may be adjusted so that there is no need for a mechanical room for adjusting a temperature and various facilities such as an air conditioning facility of a conventional large hatching facility, and heat-exchanged air may be uniformly and evenly circulated even to a plurality of trays which accommodate large amounts.

Description

removed, the interval between the heat dissipation fins is too narrow, and thus the - feathers or the like are not easily removed even during high-pressure washing. ol

Accordingly, the heat dissipation fins of the heat dissipation plate may have an = interval therebetween such that the foreign substances or feathers are not easily trapped therebetween and even when some foreign substances or feathers are trapped, the foreign - substances or feathers are easily separated during high-pressure washing. Le

Here, when the interval is less than 5 mm, a phenomenon as in the heat - dissipation fins of the outer heat dissipation plate frequently occurs, and when the interval is more than 10 mm, washing efficiency may be high, but heat dissipation © efficiency is low. Therefore, the above-described range of 5 mm to 10 mm may be ht appropriate. -

Accordingly, according to the present invention, since the typical thermoelectric element is used in a structure for hatching large quantities of fertilized eggs, the incubator 1 may have a condition that does not require a mechanical room for adjusting temperature, various facilities, that is, auxiliary facilities such as a boiler, a water tank, a pump, an air conditioner, pipe lines, and a wiring of the conventional large hatching facility.

As a result, facility investment costs may not be required, an installment space condition may not be limited, and maintenance may also be simple and convenient.

In addition, since the incubator of the present invention is manufactured to have various sizes or volumes according to an installation condition, the incubator may be easily installed in any place or installation condition, thereby providing convenience.

According to the present invention, a thermoelectric element can be used to adjust a temperature in an incubator so that there is no need for a mechanical room for adjusting temperature and various facilities such as an air conditioning facility of a conventional large hatching facility, and heat-exchanged air can be uniformly and evenly circulated to a plurality of trays which accommodate large amounts. Thus, large quantities of eggs can be hatched even in a minimum installation area due to omission of various facilities, and minimal facility investment costs can be required to obtain high economical efficiency and maximize hatching efficiency.

In addition, heat-exchanged air can be more smoothly circulated, thereby further increasing hatching efficiency.

Furthermore, since foreign substances or feathers due to hatching are prevented from being trapped in a heat dissipation plate disposed inside an incubator, a clean state can be maintained at all times without reducing heat dissipation efficiency, thereby pe, maintaining a clean hatching environment. . wr aw

LARGE INCUBATOR INCLUDING »

THERMOELECTRIC ELEMENT o

Field of the Invention wo

The present invention relates to a large incubator including a thermoelectric - element, and more specifically, to a large incubator including a thermoelectric element, HY which does not require a mechanical room for adjusting a temperature and various - facilities such as an air conditioning facility of a conventional hatching facility due to the . thermoelectric element being used to adjust a temperature in the incubator and allows = heat-exchanged air to be uniformly and evenly circulated even to a plurality of trays @ which accommodate large amounts. -

Discussion of Related Art

Generally, incubators are devices for artificially hatching fertilized eggs and are usually used to hatch fertilized eggs of birds. ~ In addition, an incubator controls a temperature and humidity such that fertilized eggs are hatched and also performs an egg rotating operation of rotating positions and directions of the fertilized eggs such that portions of the fertilized eggs are uniformly warmed.

As prior art related to incubators as described above, Korean Utility Model

Publication No. 20-2010-0004226 (hereinafter referred to as “Prior Art Document 1°) proposes technology of an incubator in which a heating coil and a fan configured to circulate heat generated in the heating coil are installed in the incubator such that air blown from the fan whirls and circulates in the incubator, thereby maintaining a constant temperature regardless of a position of a tray accommodating a plurality of eggs to provide optimal conditions for incubation of the eggs accommodated in the tray.

In addition, Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1232064 (hereinafter referred to as “Prior Art Document 2”) proposes technology of an incubator in which water may be supplied from the outside through a water pipe without opening a door of an accommodation container until eggs are hatched, air may efficiently circulate in the accommodation container, a rotation radius and an egg rotating frame may be remodeled in accordance with a user’s preference, eggs may be horizontally rotated, the incubator may be ventilated by measuring air pollution, power may be cut off or an alarm may occur in emergency so that the incubator is automatically controlled, power consumption may be reduced, costs may be reduced, and a hatching rate may be increased.

Furthermore, Korean Patent Publication No. 10-1669718 (referred to as “Prior

Art Document 3™) proposes technology of an incubator having a solid egg rotating angle, ~ which allows a solid egg rotating angle to be generated by moving upward and oo downward such that a maximum height and a minimum height are continuously changed along an edge of an egg rotating frame. rE

In addition, Korean Patent No. 10-1853849 (hereinafter referred to as “Prior Art I

Document 4) proposes technology of an incubator that has a high hatching rate with an o air circulating unit disposed between a heat transfer unit and an egg rotating unit. i.

However, prior art documents 1 to 4 relate to incubators which hatch small ® quantities of fertilized eggs rather than large quantities of fertilized eggs, and thus, © hatching efficiency is not very high. h

To solve such problems, conventionally, a large hatching facility for hatching a large quantity of eggs is used, and a typical large hatching facility is provided with a plurality of trays on which approximately several tens to several hundreds of eggs are placed.

However, the conventional hatching facility for hatching a large quantity of fertilized eggs requires a mechanical room for adjusting an inner temperature, various facilities, that is, auxiliary facilities such as a boiler, a water tank, a pump, an air conditioner, pipe lines, and a wiring, and thus facility investment is very expensive, a condition of an installation area is also limited, and there are many difficulties in maintenance.

In particular, the biggest drawback of the conventional large hatching facility is that heat-exchanged air is not uniformly and evenly circulated to a plurality of accommodated trays, which reduces hatching efficiency. [Prior Art Documents] [Patent Documents]

Korean Utility Model Publication No. 20-2010-0004226

Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1232064

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-1669718

Korean Patent No. 10-1853849

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is directed to providing a large incubator including a thermoelectric element, which does not require a mechanical room for adjusting a temperature and various facilities such as an air conditioning facility of a conventional hatching facility due to the thermoelectric element being used to adjust a temperature in > the incubator and allows heat-exchanged air to be uniformly and evenly circulated even = to a plurality of trays which accommodate large amounts. =

In addition, the present invention is directed to allowing heat-exchanged air to be = more smoothly circulated. roy

Furthermore, the present invention is directed to preventing foreign substances oe or feathers due to hatching from being trapped in a heat dissipation plate disposed inside - an incubator and facilitating washing. ~

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a large © incubator including a thermoelectric element, the large incubator including a container & which has an accommodation space in which a plurality of trays are disposed and - includes a control display panel and at least one openable door formed at a front surface thereof, and all sides of the container are closed, wherein large quantities of fertilized eggs to be hatched are placed in multiple stages in the plurality of trays; an exhaust fan and a damper which are provided at an upper surface of the container; heat exchangers which are disposed at two sides of a rear surface of the container opposite to the openable door at certain intervals and include a plurality of heat exchange members each including a thermoelectric element; and a circulation fan which is disposed in front of the heat exchange member of each of the heat exchangers and circulates air which is heat- exchanged by the heat exchange member.

The circulation fans may be directly connected to a driving member provided outside the rear surface of the container and may be rotated in opposite directions.

The plurality of heat exchange members provided in the heat exchanger may be disposed within a range that does not deviate from outer diameters of the circulation fans installed in front of the heat exchange members.

Each of the heat exchange members may sequentially include an inner heat dissipation plate disposed inside the container, a transfer block provided to transfer heat or cool air to a rear surface of the inner heat dissipation plate, the thermoelectric element provided on a rear surface of the transfer block, an outer heat dissipation plate disposed outside the container on a rear surface of the thermoelectric element, and a cooling fan disposed on a rear surface of the outer heat dissipation plate.

The inner heat dissipation plate may be formed to have an area greater than that of the outer heat dissipation plate, and an interval between the heat dissipation fins formed in the inner heat dissipation plate may be in a range of 5 mm to 10 mm.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS ~

F1G. 1 is a front perspective view illustrating the present invention. =

FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged front view illustrating a heat exchanger and a ©

S circulation fan according to FIG. 1. =

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view according to FIG. 1. =

FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view illustrating a heat exchange o member of the heat exchanger according to FIG. 3. oT

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a use state of the present invention. =

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS -

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, and the present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view illustrating the present invention. FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged front view illustrating a heat exchanger and a circulation fan according to FIG. 1. FIG 3 is a cross-sectional view according to FIG. 1. FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view illustrating a heat exchange member of the heat exchanger according to FIG. 3. FIG 5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a use state of the present invention.

As shown in the drawings, typical incubators are devices which artificially hatch fertilized eggs. Most typical incubators hatch small quantities of fertilized eggs, and thus have low hatching efficiency.

Therefore, conventionally, a large hatching facility is also used. The conventional large hatching facility requires a mechanical room for adjusting an inner temperature, various facilities, that is, auxiliary facilities such as a boiler, a water tank, a pump, an air conditioner, pipe lines, and a wiring, and thus facility investment is very expensive, a condition of an installation area is also limited, and there are many difficulties in maintenance.

In particular, the biggest drawback of the conventional large hatching facility is that heat-exchanged air is not smoothly circulated to a plurality of accommodated trays, which reduces hatching efficiency

The present invention is directed to using a thermoelectric element to adjust a temperature in an incubator so that there is no need for a mechanical room for adjusting a temperature and various facilities such as an air conditioning facility of the conventional large hatching facility and uniformly and evenly circulating heat-exchanged air even to a . plurality of trays which accommodated large amounts. =

An incubator | according to the present invention includes a container 10 which = has an accommodation space 12 in which a plurality of typical trays T are disposed and ~ includes a control display panel 14 for operation and at least one openable door 16 which pe are formed at a front surface thereof, and all sides of the container 10 are closed, wherein HL large quantities of fertilized eggs to be hatched are placed in multiple stages in the =o plurality of typical trays T. One or more typical temperature sensors (not shown) — connected to the control display panel may be disposed in the container at certain © intervals and may accurately sense a temperature of each position in the container. The © control display panel is provided with a known controller which controls set values of - various devices together with the display panel and the like as well as a plurality of typical operation buttons.

The container 10 may be manufactured using a typical prefabricated panel and be manufactured in a desired size or volume according to an installation condition and space.

Accordingly, it is possible to provide convenience for a manager to accurately and easily see an internal situation of the container through the control display panel outside the container.

In addition, a typical exhaust fan 20 and a damper 20A are provided at an upper surface of the container 10 to exhaust inside air or introduce outside air according to a temperature in the container 10. The exhaust fan and the damper are connected to the control display panel and serve to exhaust the inside air or to suction the outside air according to the temperature in the container.

Furthermore, heat exchangers 30 are disposed at two sides of a rear surface of the container 10 opposite to the openable door 16 at certain intervals and include a plurality of heat exchange members 35 disposed to each include a known thermoelectric element 32 such that the temperature in the container is adjusted. The heat exchanger is also connected to the control display panel and is operated to be heated or cooled according to a set value.

That is, the heat exchange member of the heat exchanger is heated or cooled by the thermoelectric element according to the set value through the temperature sensor provided inside the container and the controller of the control display panel and thus maintains the temperature in the container at an optimum condition. The heat exchange member has a technical configuration including the thermoelectric element to be o described below and is heated and cooled due to characteristics of the thermoelectric element, thereby providing the simplest structure. o

As a result, the incubator 1 has a condition that does not require the various auxiliary facilities of the conventional large hatching facility.

In other words, since heating and cooling are performed by the thermoelectric © element, the incubator 1 may have a condition that does not require a mechanical room tn for adjusting a temperature, various facilities, that is, auxiliary facilities such as a boiler, = a water tank, a pump, an air conditioner, pipe lines, and a wiring of the conventional ol large hatching facility. -

As a result, facility investment costs may not be required, an installment space = condition may not be limited, and maintenance may also be simple and convenient.

Circulation fans 40 are disposed in front of the heat exchange members 35 of the heat exchangers 30 to circulate air which is heat-exchanged by the heat exchange member 35.

The circulation fans 40 are directly connected to a driving member 42 such as a typical motor provided outside a rear surface of the container 10 and are rotated in opposite directions. Each blade of the circulation fans has a typical technical configuration, is bent in the shape of the Korean letter =, and is formed such that a width thereof gradually decreases in a direction from a central portion thereof connected to the driving member to a peripheral portion thereof. Accordingly, when the circulation fans are rotated, air forms an air current with a radial shape in an outer direction. As a result, as shown in FIG. 5, the heat-exchanged air is circulated along an inner wall of the container according to a rotation direction, and a dead zone is generated between the circulation fans by an air current. Thus, the heat-exchanged air is uniformly and evenly circulated.

In particular, the plurality of heat exchange members 35 provided in each of the heat exchangers 30 are disposed within a range that does not deviate from an outer diameter of each circulation fan 40 installed in front of the heat exchange members 35.

In other words, the circulation fans 40 are provided in front of the heat exchange members 35 and thus efficiently circulate the entirety of the air exchanging heat in the heat exchange member 35. When the heat exchange member deviates from the outer diameters of the circulation fans, due to characteristics of air, heated air may rise and cooled air may fall. Accordingly, since the heat exchange member does not deviate from the outer diameters of the circulation fans, the entirety of the air exchanging heat in the heat exchange member 35 may be uniformly and evenly circulated forward.

Meanwhile, the heat exchange member 35 sequentially includes an inner heat - dissipation plate 33 having a typical shape, which is disposed inside the container 10 and =o includes a plurality of typical heat dissipation fins 33A formed at certain intervals, a = transfer block 34 made of aluminum or the like having excellent conductivity to transfer Lt heat or cool air to a rear surface of the inner heat dissipation plate 33, the known o thermoelectric element 32 provided on a rear surface of the transfer block 34 to be - connected to the control display panel, an outer heat dissipation plate 36 which is =o disposed outside the container on a rear surface of the thermoelectric element 32 and oo includes a plurality of typical heat dissipation fins 36A formed at certain intervals, and a = typical cooling fan 38 disposed on a rear surface of the outer heat dissipation plate 36. -

The transfer block may be for compensating for a thickness of the rear surface of the container and may be formed to have various thicknesses according to a thickness of the container.

In other words, when heating or cooling is performed by the thermoelectric element, heat or cool air may be transferred to the inner heat dissipation plate through the transfer block, and the transferred heat or cool air may be circulated to the inside of the container by the circulation fan disposed in front of the inner heat dissipation plate.

In addition, since cool air or heat opposite to heat or cool air supplied to the inside of the container is generated in the outer heat dissipation plate disposed outside the container, when the cool air or heat is not rapidly dissipated, the temperature in the container is not smoothly controlled. Thus, the cool air or heat passing through the outer heat dissipation plate is quickly dissipated to the atmosphere by the cooling fan.

Thus, the temperature in the container may be more precisely and accurately controlled.

In order to increase heat exchange efficiency, the inner heat dissipation plate 33 is formed to have an area greater than that of the outer heat dissipation plate 36. An interval between the heat dissipation fins 33A formed in the inner heat dissipation plate 33 is in a range of 5 mm to 10 mm.

An interval between the heat dissipation fins formed in the outer heat dissipation plate may be in a typical range of 2 mm to 3 mm. This causes no trouble to heat dissipation, but when the heat dissipation fins are installed inside the container, foreign substances generated inside the container, in particular, feathers, are trapped between the heat dissipation fins when fertilized eggs are hatched, resulting in a decrease in heat dissipation performance. Furthermore, when the trapped feathers or the like are to be

Claims

WHAT IS CLAIMED IS: -

1. A large incubator including a thermoelectric element, comprising: = a container which has an accommodation space in which a plurality of trays are disposed and includes a control display panel and an openable door which are formed at = a front surface thereof, wherein large quantities of fertilized eggs to be hatched are - placed in multiple stages in the plurality of trays; Ne an exhaust fan and a damper which are provided at one side of the container; oT a heat exchanger which is disposed at a rear surface of the container opposite to = the openable door and includes a plurality of heat exchange members each including a thermoelectric element such that a temperature in the container is adjusted; and a circulation fan which is disposed in front of the heat exchange member of the heat exchanger and circulates air which is heat-exchanged by the heat exchange member.

2. The large incubator of claim 1, wherein the heat exchanger formed on the rear surface of the container is provided with a plurality of heat exchangers disposed at certain intervals, and circulation fans identical to the circulation fan are each formed to correspond to one of the plurality of heat exchangers, wherein the circulation fans are directly connected to a driving member provided outside the rear surface of the container and are rotated in opposite directions.

3. The large incubator of claim 1, wherein the plurality of heat exchange members provided in the heat exchanger are disposed within a range that does not deviate from outer diameters of the circulation fans installed in front of the heat exchange members.

4. The large incubator of claim 3, wherein each of the heat exchange members sequentially includes an inner heat dissipation plate disposed inside the container, a transfer block provided to transfer heat or cool air to a rear surface of the inner heat dissipation plate, the thermoelectric element provided on a rear surface of the transfer block, an outer heat dissipation plate disposed outside the container on a rear surface of the thermoelectric element, and a cooling fan disposed on a rear surface of the outer heat dissipation plate.

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5. The large incubator of claim 4, wherein the inner heat dissipation plate is 0 formed to have an area greater than that of the outer heat dissipation plate, and an = interval between the heat dissipation fins formed in the inner heat dissipation plate is in a range of 5 mm to 10 mm. = ipl Ci Joma