Patent ID: 8652834

Claim:
A culturing apparatus comprising: a culture vessel; a joint detachably connected to the culture vessel and having a supplying member for supplying solution to the culture vessel and a discharging member for discharging solution from the culture vessel in a state where the culture vessel and the joint are connected with each other; an arm provided on the joint; and a rotating mechanism connected to the joint through the arm for rotating, about an axis of rotation thereof, the culture vessel and the joint in a state where the culture vessel and the joint are connected with each other, to incline the culture vessel and the joint when solution is supplied from the supplying member or is discharged into the discharging member, wherein the axis of rotation of the rotating mechanism does not pass through the culture vessel, and wherein the rotating mechanism is movable to move the joint with respect to the culture vessel to attach and detach the joint to and from the culture vessel.