CLIMAT CHAMBER PROVIDED WITH CIRCULATION SYSTEM

• US 20130092094A1
• Filed: 04/20/2010
• Published: 04/18/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/20/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: HatchTech Group B.V.
• Original Assignee: HatchTech Group B.V.
• Inventors: Meter, Tjitze
• Application Number:
  US13/642,483
• Publication Number:
  US 20130092094A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 119/302
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 31/18 Chicken coops or houses for baby chicks; Brooders including auxiliary features, e.g. feeding, watering, demanuring, heating, ventilation battery breeding cages A01K31/005
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 31/19 Brooders ; Foster-mothers; Hovers
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 31/20 Heating arrangements ; Ventilation
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 41/00 Incubators for poultry

Abstract

The invention relates to a climate chamber comprising: (a) at least one heat exchanger for heating or cooling the climate chamber to an optimal temperature for growing young chicks, (b) a main flow (A, Ar) system for heating or cooling the young chicks by transferring heat of cold from the at least one heat exchanger to the young chicks, (c) at least one chamber compartment, at least one side of which is delimited upstream by the at least one heat exchanger, wherein the chamber compartment comprises: (i) a sensor device for measuring one or more parameters selected from the group temperature, relative humidity, CO₂ content, flow velocity, in the at least one chamber compartment, and (ii) a secondary flow B system operationally coupled with the sensor device for controlling the one or more parameters. The climate chamber may be used for poultry, in particular young chicken.

Claims

1-14. -14. (canceled)

15. A climate chamber comprising:

(a) at least one heat exchanger for heating or cooling the climate chamber to an optimal temperature for growing young chicks,

(b) a main flow (A, A_r) system for heating or cooling the young chicks by transferring heat of cold from the at least one heat exchanger to the young chicks,

(c) at least one chamber compartment, at least one side of which is delimited upstream by the at least one heat exchanger,

wherein the at least one chamber compartment comprises

(i) a sensor device for measuring one or more parameters selected from the group consisting of temperature, relative humidity, CO₂ content, and flow velocity, in the chamber compartment,

(ii) secondary flow system operationally coupled with the sensor device for controlling the one or more parameters.

16. A climate chamber according to claim 15, wherein the secondary flow system comprises a fan for controlling the secondary flow.

17. A climate chamber according to claim 15, wherein the secondary flow system comprises an outlet for debouching the secondary flow in the main flow in the at least one chamber compartment.

18. A climate chamber according to claim 17, wherein the outlet forms part of heat exchanger

19. A climate chamber according to claim 17, wherein the heat exchanger constitutes a passage for the secondary flow.

20. A climate chamber according to claim 17, wherein the secondary flow system comprises a valve at the outlet for preventing ingress of dust and fine particles from the at least one chamber compartment into the secondary flow (B) system.

21. A climate chamber according to claim 20, wherein the secondary flow system comprises a valve at the outlet for preventing ingress of dust and fine particles from the at least one chamber compartment into the interior of the heat exchanger.

22. A climate chamber according to claim 15, wherein the climate chamber comprises a row of chamber compartments and wherein each chamber compartment comprises a secondary flow system.

23. A climate chamber according to claim 22, wherein the secondary flow system of each chamber compartment comprises a fan for controlling the secondary flow.

24. A climate chamber according to claim 15, wherein the secondary flow system comprises an inlet for fresh air, wherein the inlet is separate from any other inlet of the climate chamber.

25. A climate chamber according to claim 15, wherein the at least one chamber compartment comprises a compartment outlet for releasing an overflow for compensating the secondary flow.

26. A climate chamber according to claim 25, wherein the overflow debouches in the main flow (A_r) outside the at least one chamber compartment.

27. A climate chamber according to claim 26, wherein the chamber compartment comprises a door for allowing a stack of crates in and out the chamber compartment.

28. A climate chamber according to claim 27, wherein the compartment outlet is provided below the door

29. A climate chamber according to claim 27, wherein the door is hingeable towards the ceiling of the climate chamber for hamper free allowing a stack of crates in and out the chamber compartment.

30. A climate chamber according to claim 25, wherein the climate chamber comprises a chamber outlet for releasing the overflow outside the climate chamber.

31. A climate chamber according to claim 30 wherein a chamber outlet heat exchanger is provided at the chamber outlet for winning back heat or cold from the released overflow from the climate chamber.