阅读说明：本技术 灵芝液体菌种生产及接种设备 (Glossy ganoderma liquid spawn production and inoculation equipment ) 是由 叶松梅 蔡为明 金群力 何建芬 叶晓菊 于 2020-07-24 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明公开了灵芝液体菌种生产及接种设备,包括设备体和输送机构,设备体的下方设置有输送机构,且输送机构的顶部设有接种原木,设备体包括移动架、固定箱和密封机构,移动架的顶部固定有固定箱,且固定箱的顶部设有连接盖,输送机构位于移动架内,输送机构外部位于移动架侧边设置有密封机构,连接盖位于固定箱内部的一侧安装有储液箱,且连接盖的顶部设置有进液口,进液口与储液箱内部连通,储液箱的底部安装有固定盒,且固定盒一侧内壁转动连接有螺纹杆,螺纹杆的外侧螺纹连接有堵块,此灵芝液体菌种生产及接种设备整体结构简单,整个接种过程较为连贯且接种自动化程度较高,省时省力,节省了接种成本,大大提高了接种效率。(The invention discloses a ganoderma lucidum liquid spawn production and inoculation device, which comprises a device body and a conveying mechanism, wherein the conveying mechanism is arranged below the device body, the top of the conveying mechanism is provided with inoculation logs, the device body comprises a movable frame, a fixed box and a sealing mechanism, the top of the movable frame is fixed with the fixed box, the top of the fixed box is provided with a connecting cover, the conveying mechanism is positioned in the movable frame, the outer part of the conveying mechanism is positioned at the side edge of the movable frame and is provided with the sealing mechanism, one side of the connecting cover positioned in the fixed box is provided with a liquid storage box, the top of the connecting cover is provided with a liquid inlet, the liquid inlet is communicated with the interior of the liquid storage box, the bottom of the liquid storage box is provided with the fixed box, the inner wall at one side of the fixed box is rotatably connected with a threaded rod, the outer side of the threaded rod is in threaded, saves time and labor, saves the inoculation cost and greatly improves the inoculation efficiency.)

1. Glossy ganoderma liquid bacterial production and inoculation equipment, including the equipment body (1) and conveying mechanism (2), the below of the equipment body (1) is provided with conveying mechanism (2), and the top of conveying mechanism (2) is equipped with inoculation log (24), its characterized in that: the equipment body (1) is including removing frame (3), fixed case (4) and sealing mechanism (25), the top of removing frame (3) is fixed with fixed case (4), and the top of fixed case (4) is equipped with connects lid (5), conveying mechanism (2) are located and remove frame (3), conveying mechanism (2) outside is located and removes frame (3) side and is provided with sealing mechanism (25), connect lid (5) and be located the inside one side of fixed case (4) and install liquid reserve tank (6), and the top of connecting lid (5) is provided with inlet (7), inlet (7) and liquid reserve tank (6) inside intercommunication.

2. The apparatus for producing and inoculating liquid spawn of Ganoderma lucidum according to claim 1, wherein: a fixed box (8) is installed at the bottom of the liquid storage box (6), a threaded rod (9) is rotatably connected to the inner wall of one side of the fixed box (8), a blocking block (11) is connected to the outer side of the threaded rod (9) in a threaded manner, the blocking block (11) is connected to the fixed box (8) in a sliding manner in a matched manner, a servo motor (10) is installed on the side wall of the fixed box (8), the end portion of an output shaft of the servo motor (10) penetrates through the fixed box (8) to be fixed with the threaded rod (9), a liquid outlet (12) is arranged at the bottom of the fixed box (8), a nozzle (13) is connected to the liquid outlet (12) through a connecting pipe, a communication port (14) is formed in the top of the movable frame (3), the end portion of the nozzle (13) extends into the communication port (14) and is arranged towards the conveying mechanism (2), a compressed air storage tank (15) is installed on the, the air compressor is characterized in that an air inlet end of the air compression pump (16) is connected with the compressed air storage tank (15), a communicating pipe (17) is arranged at the lower end of the compressed air storage tank (15), the end part of the communicating pipe (17) is connected with the nozzle (13), and an electromagnetic valve (18) is installed on the outer side of the communicating pipe (17).

3. The apparatus for producing and inoculating liquid spawn of Ganoderma lucidum according to claim 2, wherein: move the top symmetry that is located conveying mechanism (2) in frame (3) and be fixed with telescopic cylinder (19), and telescopic cylinder (19)'s piston rod end fixing has slide (20), slide (20) sliding connection is in moving frame (3), slide (20) keep away from one side symmetry of telescopic cylinder (19) and be fixed with telescopic link (23), and the end fixing of telescopic link (23) has splint (21), splint (21) sliding connection is in moving frame (3), telescopic link (23) outside cover is equipped with spring (22), one side that telescopic link (23) were kept away from in splint (21) becomes the arc structure, inoculation log (24) cooperation is connected between two splint (21), nozzle (13) are located inoculation log (24) directly over.

4. The apparatus for producing and inoculating liquid spawn of Ganoderma lucidum according to claim 1, wherein: the sealing mechanism (25) comprises a supporting plate (28), vertical plates (29) and a feeding plate (41), the vertical plates (29) are symmetrically fixed at the bottom of the supporting plate (28), the conveying mechanism (2) is positioned between the two vertical plates (29), the feeding plate (41) is rotatably connected at the top of the supporting plate (28), limiting grooves (37) are formed in the end portions of the feeding plate (41), a supporting seat (30) is fixed at the bottom of the supporting plate (28) and positioned between the two vertical plates (29), a supporting frame (40) is arranged on the side wall of the supporting seat (30), a feeding barrel (35) is fixed on the side wall of the supporting frame (40), a sealing cover (36) is arranged in the feeding barrel (35), the sealing cover (36) is connected in the limiting grooves (37) in a matched mode, a fixing frame (26) is fixed at the top of the moving frame (3) and positioned, and a lifting cylinder (27) is installed at the top of the fixing frame (26), and a pressing plate is fixed at the end part of the lifting cylinder (27) through the fixing frame (26).

5. The apparatus for producing and inoculating liquid spawn of Ganoderma lucidum according to claim 4, wherein: the transmission rod (31) is rotationally connected with the support seat (30), a bevel gear (32) is fixed on the outer side of the transmission rod (31), a driving motor (33) is fixed on the outer side of the transmission rod (31) in the support seat (30), a driving gear (34) is fixed on the end portion of an output shaft of the driving motor (33), and the driving gear (34) is meshed with the bevel gear (32).

6. The apparatus for producing and inoculating liquid spawn of Ganoderma lucidum according to claim 4, wherein: the top of the supporting plate (28) is located under the pressing plate and provided with a blanking groove (38), a limiting barrel (39) is arranged outside the blanking groove (38) at the bottom of the supporting plate (28), and the pressing plate at the end part of the lifting cylinder (27) is connected in the limiting barrel (39) in a sliding mode.

7. The apparatus for producing and inoculating liquid spawn of Ganoderma lucidum according to claim 1, wherein: the top of the sealing cover (36) is provided with a hard cover plate, and the bottom of the hard cover plate is provided with sponge.

8. The apparatus for producing and inoculating liquid spawn of Ganoderma lucidum according to claim 4, wherein: the distance between the bottom of the upper charging barrel (35) and the feeding plate (41) is smaller than the thickness of the sealing cover (36).

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of inoculation of ganoderma lucidum liquid spawn, in particular to ganoderma lucidum liquid spawn production and inoculation equipment.

Background

The Ganoderma has umbrella shape, pileus kidney shape, semicircular shape or nearly circular shape, is fruiting body of Ganoderma lucidum of Polyporaceae, has effects of invigorating qi, tranquilizing mind, relieving cough and asthma, and can be used for treating vertigo, insomnia, cardiopalmus, short breath, and cough and asthma due to asthenia.

Traditional inoculation of glossy ganoderma is generally that artifical injects glossy ganoderma liquid bacterial into the log to annotate liquid mouth play of log through sealed lid and seal, so that the production of bacterial in the log, and glossy ganoderma general culture volume is great, and manual inoculation consumes a large amount of manpower and material resources, has improved the inoculation cost, and inoculation efficiency has been reduced, and manual operation has great thought factor, and the bacterial liquid volume difference that leads to in the log is great, influences the quality of glossy ganoderma, for this reason, we propose glossy ganoderma liquid bacterial production and inoculation equipment.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide ganoderma lucidum liquid spawn production and inoculation equipment to solve the problems in the background technology.

In order to achieve the purpose, the invention provides the following technical scheme: glossy ganoderma liquid bacterial production and inoculation equipment, including the equipment body and conveying mechanism, the below of the equipment body is provided with conveying mechanism, and conveying mechanism's top is equipped with the inoculation log, the equipment body is including removing frame, fixed case and sealing mechanism, the top that removes the frame is fixed with the fixed case, and the top of fixed case is equipped with the connection lid, conveying mechanism is located and removes the frame, the conveying mechanism outside is located and removes the frame side and be provided with sealing mechanism, the liquid reserve tank is installed to the inside one side that connects the lid to be located fixed case, and the top of connecting the lid is provided with the inlet, inlet and the inside intercommunication of liquid reserve tank.

Preferably, a fixed box is installed at the bottom of the liquid storage box, a threaded rod is rotatably connected to the inner wall of one side of the fixed box, a blocking block is in threaded connection with the outer side of the threaded rod and is in matched sliding connection with the fixed box, a servo motor is installed on the side wall of the fixed box, the end portion of an output shaft of the servo motor penetrates through the fixed box and is fixed with the threaded rod, a liquid outlet is formed in the bottom of the fixed box and is connected with a nozzle through a connecting pipe, a communicating port is formed in the top of the movable frame, the end portion of the nozzle extends into the communicating port and is arranged towards the conveying mechanism, a compressed air storage tank is installed on the inner wall of the fixed box, an air compression pump is installed at the top of the compressed air storage tank, the air inlet end of the air compression pump is connected with the, and an electromagnetic valve is installed on the outer side of the communicating pipe.

Preferably, the top symmetry that is located conveying mechanism in the removal frame is fixed with telescopic cylinder, and telescopic cylinder's piston rod end fixing has the slide, slide sliding connection is in removing the frame, one side symmetry that telescopic cylinder was kept away from to the slide is fixed with the telescopic link, and the end fixing of telescopic link has splint, splint sliding connection is in removing the frame, telescopic link outside cover is equipped with the spring, one side one-tenth arc structure of telescopic link is kept away from to splint, the cooperation of inoculation log is connected between two splint, the nozzle is located the inoculation log directly over.

Preferably, the sealing mechanism comprises a supporting plate, vertical plates and a feeding plate, the vertical plates are symmetrically fixed at the bottom of the supporting plate, the conveying mechanism is located between the two vertical plates, the feeding plate is rotatably connected to the top of the supporting plate, limiting grooves are formed in the end portions of the feeding plate, a supporting seat is fixed between the two vertical plates at the bottom of the supporting plate, a supporting frame is arranged on the side wall of the supporting seat, a feeding cylinder is fixed on the side wall of the supporting frame, a sealing cover is arranged in the feeding cylinder and is connected in the limiting grooves in a matched mode, a fixing frame is fixed on the top of the moving frame at the side edge of the fixing box, a lifting cylinder is installed at the top of the fixing frame, and a pressing plate.

Preferably, the support seat is rotatably connected with a transmission rod, a bevel gear is fixed on the outer side of the transmission rod, a driving motor is fixed on the outer side of the transmission rod in the support seat, a driving gear is fixed on the end of an output shaft of the driving motor, and the driving gear is meshed with the bevel gear.

Preferably, the top of the supporting plate is located under the pressing plate and provided with a blanking groove, the bottom of the supporting plate is located outside the blanking groove and provided with a limiting cylinder, and the pressing plate at the end part of the lifting cylinder is connected in the limiting cylinder in a sliding mode.

Preferably, the cross sections of the convex rod and the clamping groove are of tapered structures, and the width of one end, far away from the connecting plate, of the convex rod is smaller than the width of one end, located at the connecting plate, of the convex rod.

Preferably, the top of the sealing cover is provided with a hard cover plate, and the bottom of the hard cover plate is provided with a sponge.

Preferably, the distance between the bottom of the upper charging barrel and the feeding plate is smaller than the thickness of the sealing cover.

Compared with the prior art, the invention has the beneficial effects that: according to the invention, the conveying mechanism can be used for conveying inoculated logs, the liquid storage tank can be used for storing ganoderma lucidum liquid strains to be inoculated, the on-off of a liquid outlet can be conveniently controlled through the arrangement of the fixed box, the servo motor, the threaded rod and the blocking block, the liquid injection quantity can be controlled according to needs, the inoculated logs can be clamped and fixed through the arrangement of the telescopic cylinder, the telescopic rod and the spring, the inoculation is facilitated, the sealing of the liquid injection port of the inoculated logs can be realized automatically through the sealing mechanism, the whole structure is simple, the whole inoculation process is coherent, the inoculation automation degree is higher, the time and labor are saved, the inoculation cost is saved, and the inoculation efficiency is greatly improved.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the structure of the present invention at A;

FIG. 3 is a schematic front view of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of the structure of the present invention at B;

FIG. 5 is a schematic top view of the connection between the support plate and the feeding plate according to the present invention.

In the figure: 1. an apparatus body; 2. a conveying mechanism; 3. a movable frame; 4. a fixed box; 5. a connecting cover; 6. a liquid storage tank; 7. a liquid inlet; 8. a fixing box; 9. a threaded rod; 10. a servo motor; 11. blocking; 12. a liquid outlet; 13. a nozzle; 14. a communication port; 15. a compressed air storage tank; 16. an air compression pump; 17. a communicating pipe; 18. an electromagnetic valve; 19. a telescopic cylinder; 20. a slide plate; 21. a splint; 22. a spring; 23. a telescopic rod; 24. inoculating the log; 25. a sealing mechanism; 26. a fixed mount; 27. a lifting cylinder; 28. a support plate; 29. a vertical plate; 30. a supporting seat; 31. a transmission rod; 32. a bevel gear; 33. a drive motor; 34. a driving gear; 35. feeding a material barrel; 36. a sealing cover; 37. a limiting groove; 38. a discharging groove; 39. a limiting cylinder; 40. a support frame; 41. a feeding plate.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Referring to fig. 1 and fig. 3, the present invention provides a technical solution: glossy ganoderma liquid bacterial production and inoculation equipment, including the equipment body 1 and conveying mechanism 2, the below of the equipment body 1 is provided with conveying mechanism 2, and conveying mechanism 2's top is equipped with inoculation log 24, the equipment body 1 is including removing frame 3, fixed box 4 and sealing mechanism 25, the top of removing frame 3 is fixed with fixed box 4, and fixed box 4's top is equipped with connection lid 5, conveying mechanism 2 is located and removes frame 3, 2 outside positions of conveying mechanism are removed 3 sides and are provided with sealing mechanism 25, connect lid 5 and be located the inside one side of fixed box 4 and install liquid reserve tank 6, and the top of connecting lid 5 is provided with inlet 7, inlet 7 and the inside intercommunication of liquid reserve tank 6.

Referring to fig. 2, a fixing box 8 is installed at the bottom of a liquid storage box 6, a threaded rod 9 is rotatably connected to the inner wall of one side of the fixing box 8, a blocking block 11 is connected to the outer side of the threaded rod 9 through threads, the blocking block 11 is connected to the fixing box 8 in a sliding manner in a matching manner, a servo motor 10 is installed on the side wall of the fixing box 8, the end portion of an output shaft of the servo motor 10 penetrates through the fixing box 8 and is fixed to the threaded rod 9, a liquid outlet 12 is formed in the bottom of the fixing box 8, the liquid outlet 12 is connected with a nozzle 13 through a connecting pipe, a communicating port 14 is formed in the top of a moving frame 3, the end portion of the nozzle 13 extends into the communicating port 14 and is arranged towards a conveying mechanism 2, a compressed air storage tank 15 is installed on the inner wall of the fixing box 4, an air compressor pump 16, a communicating pipe 17 is arranged at the lower end of the compressed air storage tank 15, the end part of the communicating pipe 17 is connected with the nozzle 13, and an electromagnetic valve 18 is arranged outside the communicating pipe 17, so that inoculation of ganoderma lucidum liquid strains on the inoculated raw wood 24 is facilitated;

during inoculation, the servo motor 10 is controlled to work through the control system to enable the threaded rod 9 to rotate, the blocking block 11 moves to the right end in the fixed box 8 when the threaded rod 9 is connected with the blocking block 11 through threads, at the moment, liquid strains in the liquid storage box 6 are discharged, the air compression pump 16 is controlled to work, the electromagnetic valve 18 is opened, and bacteria liquid is injected into the inoculation log 24 through the nozzle 13.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, telescopic cylinders 19 are symmetrically fixed in the movable frame 3 above the conveying mechanism 2, a sliding plate 20 is fixed at an end of a piston rod of each telescopic cylinder 19, the sliding plate 20 is slidably connected in the movable frame 3, telescopic rods 23 are symmetrically fixed on one side of the sliding plate 20 away from the telescopic cylinders 19, clamping plates 21 are fixed at ends of the telescopic rods 23, the clamping plates 21 are slidably connected in the movable frame 3, springs 22 are sleeved outside the telescopic rods 23, one sides of the clamping plates 21 away from the telescopic rods 23 are in an arc-shaped structure, the inoculation logs 24 are connected between the two clamping plates 21 in a matching manner, and the nozzles 13 are located right above the inoculation logs 24, so that the inoculation logs 24 on the conveying mechanism 2 can be conveniently fixed;

when the inoculated logs 24 are conveyed to the position right below the spray nozzle 13 by the conveying mechanism 2, the control system controls the conveying mechanism 2 to stop working, the telescopic air cylinder 19 works at the moment, and the piston rod of the telescopic air cylinder 19 extends to enable the two clamping plates 21 to clamp the inoculated logs 24.

Referring to fig. 3 and 4, the sealing mechanism 25 includes a supporting plate 28, a vertical plate 29 and a feeding plate 41, vertical plates 29 are symmetrically fixed at the bottom of the supporting plate 28, the conveying mechanism 2 is positioned between the two vertical plates 29, the top of the supporting plate 28 is rotatably connected with a feeding plate 41, and the end of the feeding plate 41 is provided with a limit groove 37, the bottom of the supporting plate 28 is positioned between the two vertical plates 29 and is fixed with a supporting seat 30, and a supporting frame 40 is arranged on the side wall of the supporting seat 30, an upper charging barrel 35 is fixed on the side wall of the supporting frame 40, a sealing cover 36 is arranged in the upper charging barrel 35, the sealing cover 36 is connected in a limiting groove 37 in a matching way, a fixed frame 26 is fixed at the top of the movable frame 3 and positioned at the side edge of the fixed box 4, the top of the fixing frame 26 is provided with a lifting cylinder 27, the end part of the lifting cylinder 27 penetrates through the fixing frame 26 to be fixed with a pressing plate, and the setting is convenient for sealing the liquid injection port of the inoculated log 24;

wherein, after the inoculation log 24 is inoculated, the inoculation log is conveyed to the sealing mechanism 25 through the conveying mechanism 2, when the inoculation log 24 is conveyed to the position right below the limit cylinder 39, the control system controls the conveying mechanism 2 to stop working, the driving gear 34 is rotated by controlling the working of the driving motor 33, the driving gear 34 is meshed with the bevel gear 32 to realize the rotation of the transmission rod 31, the transmission rod 31 is rotated to drive the feeding plate 41 to rotate, the control system controls the feeding plate 41 to rotate intermittently, after the limit groove 37 moves to the charging cylinder 35 during the rotation of the feeding plate 41, the sealing cover 36 is positioned in the limit groove 37 on the feeding plate 41, the rotation of the feeding plate 41 drives the sealing cover 36 to move, thereby realizing the conveying of the sealing cover 36, after the sealing cover 36 is conveyed to the blanking groove 38, the sealing cover 36 enters the limit cylinder 39 through the blanking groove 38, at the moment, the lifting cylinder 27 works, the piston rod of the lifting cylinder 27 extends to enable the pressing plate at the end part of the piston rod to press the sealing cover 36 downwards to be placed at the liquid injection port of the inoculated raw wood 24 to enable the inoculated raw wood to be sealed, the whole process realizes the automatic sealing process of the inoculated raw wood 24, and the conditions that manual operation wastes time and labor and is low in efficiency are avoided.

Referring to fig. 4, a transmission rod 31 is rotatably connected in the support seat 30, a bevel gear 32 is fixed on an outer side of the transmission rod 31, a driving motor 33 is fixed on an outer side of the transmission rod 31 in the support seat 30, a driving gear 34 is fixed on an end of an output shaft of the driving motor 33, and the driving gear 34 is engaged with the bevel gear 32.

Referring to fig. 5, a discharging groove 38 is formed in the top of the supporting plate 28 and located right below the pressing plate, a limiting cylinder 39 is arranged at the bottom of the supporting plate 28 and located outside the discharging groove 38, and the pressing plate at the end of the lifting cylinder 27 is slidably connected in the limiting cylinder 39;

wherein, be convenient for make the sealed lid 36 whereabouts on the feeding plate 41 through lower silo 38, be convenient for carry on spacingly to the whereabouts of sealed lid 36 through spacing section of thick bamboo 39, be convenient for control the lift of clamp plate through lift cylinder 27, make the clamp plate as to spacing section of thick bamboo 39 in, seal the liquid injection mouth department on inoculation log 24 with sealed lid 36 lower gland inside spacing section of thick bamboo 39, be convenient for the growth of the bacterial colony in the inoculation log 24.

Referring to fig. 4, a hard cover plate is disposed on the top of the sealing cover 36, and a sponge is disposed on the bottom of the hard cover plate, the sponge has a sealing effect on the liquid inlet of the inoculated log 24, and the hard cover plate enables the sealing cover 36 to have a certain gravity, so that the sealed cover can fall onto the inoculated log 24 through the discharging chute 38.

Referring to fig. 4, the distance between the bottom of the upper barrel 35 and the feeding plate 41 is smaller than the thickness of the sealing caps 36, so that the sealing caps 36 can be conveniently fed one at a time.

The working principle is as follows: when the inoculated log 24 is conveyed to the position under the nozzle 13 by the conveying mechanism 2, the control system controls the conveying mechanism 2 to stop working, at the moment, the telescopic cylinder 19 works, the piston rod of the telescopic cylinder 19 extends to enable the two clamping plates 21 to clamp the inoculated log 24, during inoculation, the servo motor 10 is controlled to work by the control system to enable the threaded rod 9 to rotate, when the threaded rod 9 is connected with the plug 11 through threads, the plug 11 moves to the right end in the fixed box 8, at the moment, liquid strains in the liquid storage tank 6 are discharged, the air compression pump 16 is controlled to work, the electromagnetic valve 18 is opened, so that bacteria liquid is injected into the inoculated log 24 through the nozzle 13, after the inoculated log 24 is inoculated, the inoculated log is conveyed to the sealing mechanism 25 through the conveying mechanism 2, when the inoculated log 24 is conveyed to the position under the limiting cylinder 39, the control system controls the conveying mechanism 2 to stop working, the driving gear 34 is rotated through controlling the driving motor, the driving gear 34 is meshed with the bevel gear 32 to realize rotation of the transmission rod 31, the transmission rod 31 is rotated to drive the feeding plate 41 to rotate, the control system controls the feeding plate 41 to rotate intermittently, the limiting groove 37 moves to the upper charging barrel 35 during rotation of the feeding plate 41, the sealing cover 36 is located in the limiting groove 37 on the feeding plate 41, the feeding plate 41 rotates to drive the sealing cover 36 to move, so that the sealing cover 36 is conveyed, after the sealing cover 36 is conveyed to the discharging groove 38, the sealing cover 36 enters the limiting barrel 39 through the discharging groove 38, at the moment, the lifting cylinder 27 works, the piston rod of the lifting cylinder 27 extends to enable the pressing plate at the end of the lifting cylinder 27 to press the sealing cover 36 downwards to be placed at a liquid injection port of the inoculated raw wood 24, and the sealing cover is sealed.

It is noted that, herein, relational terms such as first and second, and the like may be used solely to distinguish one entity or action from another entity or action without necessarily requiring or implying any actual such relationship or order between such entities or actions. Also, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.

Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made in these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined in the appended claims and their equivalents.