Patent ID: 6228636
Filing Date: 2001-05-08
Classification: C12M,G01N

Abstract:
An incubator comprising:(a) a housing;(b) a sample shelf disposed in said housing and holding at least one plate accommodating a sample, said shelf being removable from said housing;(c) a controller for maintaining an environment in said housing at a given condition;(d) a first opening provided on said housing, said first opening being sized such that said shelf is insertable and removable from said housing through said first opening;(e) a first door for closing said first opening;(f) a second opening provided on said housing and having a size smaller than said first opening yet large enough for at least said one plate to pass through, said plate being inserted or removed from said housing through said second opening;(g) a second door for closing said second opening; and(h) a driving mechanism for closing and opening said second door.