TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY CONTROL CHAMBER

• US 20110236169A1
• Filed: 08/27/2010
• Published: 09/29/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: MA, XIAO-FENG, YE, ZHEN-XING, CHAN, HUNG-CHOU
• Application Number:
  US12/869,932
• Publication Number:
  US 20110236169A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 414/586
• CPC Class Codes: B01L 1/02 Air-pressure chambers; Air-locks therefor
• CPC Class Codes: B01L 1/025 Environmental chambers incubators for culturing cells C12M41/14; test chambers to test weather resistance G01N17/002
• CPC Class Codes: B01L 2300/10 Means to control humidity and/or other gases
• CPC Class Codes: B01L 7/00 Heating or cooling apparatus autoclaves B01J3/04; Heat insulating devices
• CPC Class Codes: B01L 9/52 Supports specially adapted for flat sample carriers, e.g. for plates, slides, chips

Abstract

A temperature and humidity control chamber includes a housing defining a receiving chamber, a support frame received in the receiving chamber, four elevating members supporting the support frame, four driving assemblies mounted on the housing, and a controller operable to control the driving assemblies. The four elevating members are capable of moving the support frame from a first vertical position to a second vertical position.

Claims

1. A temperature and humidity control chamber comprising:

a housing defining a receiving chamber;

a support frame received in the receiving chamber;

at least one elevating member supporting the support frame;

at least one driving assembly mounted on the housing; and

a controller operable to control the at least one driving assembly, wherein the at least one elevating member is capable of moving the support frame from a first vertical position to a second vertical position.

2. The temperature and humidity control chamber of claim 1, wherein the receiving chamber is defined by a top surface, a bottom surface opposite to the top surface, a rear surface connecting the top surface and the bottom surface, and two opposite side surfaces;

each side surface defining at least one guide groove in which the corresponding elevating member is received.

3. The temperature and humidity control chamber of claim 2, wherein each guide groove has a substantially arcuate shape in cross-section.

4. The temperature and humidity control chamber of claim 2, wherein comprising four elevating members and four driving assemblies, each side surface defining two guide grooves, each guide groove corresponding to one elevating member and one driving assembly, and the controller controlling the four driving assemblies.

5. The temperature and humidity control chamber of claim 4, wherein the four driving assemblies are arranged in a matrix, and the four elevating members support four corners of the support frame, respectively.

6. The temperature and humidity control chamber of claim 2, wherein each elevating member comprises a threaded sleeve slidably received in the guide groove and a threaded segment formed on the threaded sleeve, and the driving assembly comprises a motor and a threaded bar rotated by the motor, and the threaded bar engaging the threaded segment.

7. The temperature and humidity control chamber of claim 5, wherein each elevating member comprises a support portion radially extending from the threaded sleeve to support the support frame.

8. The temperature and humidity control chamber of claim 1, wherein each driving assembly comprises a motor, a gear rotated by the motor, and each elevating member comprises a gear rack, and the gear rack engaging the gear.

9. A temperature and humidity control chamber comprising:

a housing defining a receiving chamber;

a support frame received in the receiving chamber;

a plurality of elevating members supporting the support frame;

a plurality of driving assemblies mounted on the housing; and

a controller operable to control the plurality of driving assemblies;

wherein the plurality of elevating members is capable of moving the support frame to adjust a vertical position of the support frame in the receiving chamber.

10. The temperature and humidity control chamber of claim 9, wherein the receiving chamber is defined by a top surface, a bottom surface opposite to the top surface, a rear surface connecting the top surface and the bottom surface, and two opposite side surfaces;

each side surface defining at least one guide groove in which the corresponding elevating member is received.

11. The temperature and humidity control chamber of claim 10, wherein each guide groove has a substantially arcuate shape in cross-section.

12. The temperature and humidity control chamber of claim 10, wherein comprising four elevating members and four driving assemblies, each side surface defining two guide grooves, each guide groove corresponding to one elevating member and one driving assembly, and the controller controlling the four driving assemblies.

13. The temperature and humidity control chamber of claim 12, wherein the four driving assemblies are arranged in a matrix, and the four elevating members support four corners of the support frame, respectively.

14. The temperature and humidity control chamber of claim 11, wherein each elevating member comprises a threaded sleeve slidably received in the guide groove and a threaded segment formed on the threaded sleeve, and the driving assembly comprises a motor, and a threaded bar rotated by the motor, and the threaded bar engaging the threaded segment.

15. The temperature and humidity control chamber of claim 14, wherein each elevating member comprises a support portion radially extending from the threaded sleeve to support the support frame.

16. The temperature and humidity control chamber of claim 9, wherein each driving assembly comprises a motor, a gear rotated by the motor, and each elevating member comprises a gear rack, and the gear rack engaging the gear.