INCUBATOR Russian patent published in 2004 - IPC

FIELD: agricultural engineering.

SUBSTANCE: incubator has incubation chamber, block of troughs disposed in horizontal position inside incubation chamber and provided with drum and egg troughs, heater, fan-mixer, air moistening device, and drum rotating device with troughs. Influx vent opening is provided in incubation chamber and equipped with curtains. Shafts of rotation of drum and fan-mixer are mounted in influx vent opening in parallel or axially aligned relationship. Cylindrical partition is mounted inside incubation chamber so as to embrace block of troughs and serve to isolate air streams flowing in different directions. Fans-mixers are arranged on partition edge between block of troughs and rear wall of incubation chamber.

EFFECT: uniform temperature-moisture mode preventing eggs from overheating, and increased efficiency.

2 cl, 1 dwg