# US 10,143,610 B2 · Incubator with illumination

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- Number: US 10,143,610 B2
- Document ID: US10143610B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/352,874
- Filed: 2016-11-16
- Published: 2017-05-18
- Granted: 2018-12-04
- Earliest claimed: 2015-11-18
- Assignees: Atom Medical Corporation
- Applicants: Atom Medical Corporation
- Inventors: Keisuke Wakabayashi; Naoki Suzuki; Shinsuke Sakuma; Keisuke Takarada; Ichiro Matsubara; Terumi Matsubara
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10143610B2

## CPC

- A61G 11/009: {with hand insertion windows, e.g. in the walls}
- A61G 11/00: Baby-incubators; Couveuses
- A61G 11/004: {height-adjustable light source}
- A61G 11/006: {by pivoting}
- F21V 7/0008: {providing for indirect lighting}
- F21V 7/04: Optical design
- F21V 33/0068: {Medical equipment}
- G02B 6/0008: {the light being emitted at the end of the fibre}
- F21V 29/70: characterised by passive heat-dissipating elements, e.g. heat-sinks
- F21W 2131/20: Lighting for medical use
- F21Y 2115/10: Light-emitting diodes [LED]
- A61G: TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS (appliances for aiding patients or disabled persons to walk A61H3/00); OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES (embalming corpses A01N1/00)
- F21V: FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- F21W: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO USES OR APPLICATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS
- F21Y: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO THE FORM OR THE KIND OF THE LIGHT SOURCES OR OF THE COLOUR OF THE LIGHT EMITTED

## Abstract

An incubator includes: a transparent hood, covering an accommodating space configured to accommodate a baby; an illumination light source, disposed so as to avoid disturbing observation of the baby through the transparent hood, and an emitting member, fixed to the transparent hood, and configured to emit light from the illumination light source, so as to illuminate the accommodating space.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An incubator, comprising:
a body;
a transparent hood covering above the body;
an accommodating space, defined between the body and the transparent hood, and configured to accommodate a baby;
an illumination light source, disposed in the body so as to avoid disturbing observation of the baby through the transparent hood;
an emitting member, fixed to the transparent hood and disposed inside of the transparent hood at an upper part of the transparent hood, the emitting member being configured to emit light from the illumination light source, so as to illuminate the accommodating space; and
a guiding member, fixed to the transparent hood and disposed at a side part of the transparent hood, the guiding member being configured to guide the light from the illumination light source to the emitting member,
wherein the emitting member includes a reflection plate that is configured to reflect the light guided by the guiding member.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The incubator of claim 1, wherein the guiding member is transparent.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The incubator of claim 1, wherein
the transparent hood is configured to be openable, and
the illumination light source is configured to be turned off when the transparent hood is opened.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The incubator of claim 1, wherein the illumination light source includes a light emitting diode.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The incubator of claim 1, wherein the guiding member includes a light guide body with a rod shape or a plate shape, or a bundle of optical fibers.

### Claim 6

An incubator, comprising:
a body;
a transparent hood, covering above the body, and openably engaged to the body;
an accommodating space, defined between the body and the transparent hood, and configured to accommodate a baby;
an illumination light source, disposed in the body;
a guiding member fixed to the transparent hood and disposed at a side part of the transparent hood; and
an emitting member fixed to the transparent hood and disposed inside of the transparent hood at an upper part of the transparent hood, wherein
when the transparent hood is closed, light from the illumination light source enters the guiding member, the guiding member guides the light to the emitting member, and the light guided by the guiding member is emitted from the emitting member into the accommodating space, and
when the transparent hood is opened, the light from the illumination light source does not enter the guiding member, and the emitting member does not emit the light.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The incubator of claim 6, wherein the illumination light source is turned off when the transparent hood is opened.

### Claim 8 (depends on 6)

The incubator of claim 6, wherein the illumination light source includes a light emitting diode.

### Claim 9 (depends on 6)

The incubator of claim 6, wherein the guiding member includes a light guide body with a rod shape or a plate shape, or a bundle of optical fibers.

### Claim 10 (depends on 6)

The incubator of claim 6, wherein the emitting member includes a reflection plate for reflecting the light guided by the guiding member.