US 5,853,361 A · Incubator

Abstract

When a temperature in a hood is not a preset temperature, or when the door of the hood is open, the air quantity of a blower is increased by a controller. A time required when a power switch is turned on until the interior of the hood reaches an atmosphere having the preset temperature is short. Even if a treatment for a baby's body in the hood is performed while the door is open, the atmosphere in the hood will not be disturbed easily. A time required when the treatment for the baby's body and the like are ended and the door is closed until the atmosphere in the hood is restored to the initial state is short. Accordingly, a time required when the power switch is turned on until the incubator is ready to use is short, and an adverse influence on the baby's body in the hood is reduced even after the treatment for the baby's body and the like are performed.

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Dependent claims

An incubator characterized by comprising:

a hood formed with a door;
a temperature detector for detecting a temperature in said hood, said temperature detector outputting a temperature signal indicative of said temperature;
a door open detector for detecting an open state of said door, said door open detector outputting a signal indicative of said open state;
a blower for supplying an air having a controlled temperature into said hood;
and
a controller having a temperature signal input in communication with said temperature detector output and a door open signal input in communication with said door open detector, said controller in communication with said blower such that said controller increases an air quantity of said blower when said temperature detector detects that the temperature in said hood is not a preset temperature or when said door open detector detects that said door is open.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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