Incubator device and method

摘要

The invention provides an incubation device, comprising an incubator chamber (12), a specimen carrier (15), which is designed to accommodate a specimen (14) and position it in the interior of the incubator chamber (12) at a specimen position (P), a heating arrangement (38, 40) with at least one heating element (38, 40), which is arranged inside the incubator chamber (12) and releases heat to the interior of the incubator chamber (12), a humidifier (16) for producing a humidifying fluid, and a passage opening (30) arranged between the humidifier (16) and the interior of the incubator chamber (12), through which the humidifying fluid may pass into the interior of the incubator chamber (12), wherein the interior of the incubator chamber (12) is substantially free of directed fluid flow at least at the specimen position (P).

主权项

1. An incubator device, comprising:
an incubator chamber; a specimen carrier, which is designed to accommodate a specimen and position the specimen in the interior of the incubator chamber at a specimen position; a heating arrangement with at least one heating element; a humidifier for producing a humidifying fluid; and a passage opening arranged between the humidifier and the interior of the incubator chamber, through which the humidifying fluid passes with directed flow into the interior of the incubator chamber in a passage flow direction; wherein: the at least one heating element is arranged inside the incubator chamber so as to directly oppose the specimen carrier and to release heat directly onto the specimen carrier; an active heating surface of the at least one heating element is completely uncovered in a direction towards the specimen carrier with no element intervening between the active heating surface of the at least one heating element and the specimen carrier so as to achieve homogeneous heating of the specimen substantially by thermal radiation such that a temperature of the specimen is influenced without using a fluid flow which impairs a constant nature of the climate in the incubator chamber; and the passage flow direction extends in a direction away from the specimen position.