Chamber for growing invertebrates
OwnerAri Riihimaainventor
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Abstract
In the invention the growing surface of an apparatus for growing invertebrates is increased by a body or bodies (202) located in a growing chamber (201). When food is added to the growing chamber it is spread over at least some of the surfaces of bodies and the inner wall (203) of the growing chamber. This means that the area where invertebrates can grow is increased. The body or bodies are movable with respect to the inner wall of the growing chamber. This allows mixing the added food and other compounds in the growing chamber and it keeps air routes between bodies open.
Claims4
An apparatus for growing invertebrates that breathe gas, the apparatus comprising:
- a growing chamber comprises an inner wall arranged and configured for limiting movements of invertebrates,
- wherein an inside of the growing chamber comprises an inner surface area,
- wherein a body or bodies are arranged inside the growing chamber and are configured for increasing the inner surface area,
- wherein the body or bodies are further configured to be movable with respect to the inner wall,
- a rotating mechanism for rotating the growing chamber,
- a first pipe configured and arranged to introduce at least one of air and another gas into the growing chamber in such a manner that the at least one of air and another gas flow is capable of tracing at least some part of the surface of the body or bodies, and
- a second pipe configured and arranged to remove at least one of air, another gas and washing fluid from the growing chamber,
- wherein the body or bodies are configured to move freely when the growing chamber is rotated, and
- wherein the growing chamber and the body or bodies are further configured to define spaces for air, the spaces arranged between the body and the inner wall of the growing chamber or between the bodies and the inner wall of the growing chamber when food is spread at least partly on surfaces of the body or bodies and the inner wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.