Container for receiving a biological sample as well as a climatic environment research cell containing such a container

摘要

The receptacle (1) in the form of a cylindrical tank (2) comprises a base (15) on which the tank rests on a vertical upright position, and a cell body having a double wall (3) divided into two zones shifted along the longitudinal axis of the tank. The cylindrical tank is thermally insulated on its outer side. The base is provided with three sensors (16, 17, 18) of weight for independent reading and to support the tank on the base, and a unit for guiding and centering of the tank during placement of the tank on the base. Each zones of the cell body defines an annular volume. The receptacle (1) in the form of a cylindrical tank (2) comprises a base (15) on which the tank rests on a vertical upright position, and a cell body having a double wall (3) divided into two zones shifted along the longitudinal axis of the tank. The cylindrical tank is thermally insulated on its outer side. The base is provided with three sensors (16, 17, 18) of weight for independent reading and to support the tank on the base, and a unit for guiding and centering of the tank during placement of the tank on the base. Each zones of the cell body defines an annular volume controllable in temperature by heating and cooling the contents of the tank using a heat exchanger (5, 6). The guiding and centering unit is present in the form of rods protruding from the base surface for receiving the tank. The rods are distributed on a circle to the base surface and defining each a bearing surface inclined towards the center of the circle. The bearing surface is present in the form of a funnel from a peak of the rod to a low point of the rod. The upper exchanger is present in the form of a crown type piece separated from the rest of the cell body for making a height adjustable tank. The base of the tank further comprises a spud equipped with fork passage for maintaining the tank, and soles of feet arranged on the sensors or ground support. Each heat exchanger is provided with a unit for connection to a controllable fluid supply temperature. The connection unit is formed of an entrance and an exit for the fluid couplings formed in the outer peripheral wall thermally insulated double-wall tank. The information from the sensors is stored within an electronic system and/or a computer, and comprises a control unit for heating and cooling the heat exchangers. An independent claim is included for a cell for climatic environment study.