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An incubator for maintaining a warm environment for infants includes a substantially elongated resting or bed surface which is surrounded by a hood. At least one side wall of the front side has closable access openings. An air outlet for supplying air into the hood and an air inlet for carrying air

An incubator for maintaining a warm environment for infants includes a substantially elongated resting or bed surface which is surrounded by a hood. At least one side wall of the front side has closable access openings. An air outlet for supplying air into the hood and an air inlet for carrying air away from the hood are provided at the peripheral region of the resting surface. In the incubator, the air is guided to maintain a stable incubator air temperature to reduce heat losses from convection and radiation with the hood closed and, with the front side opened, the buildup of a stable warm-air curtain is promoted. For this purpose, the air outlet is disposed along the front side, and the air inlet is disposed along the rear side opposite this front side.

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An incubator for maintaining a warm environment for an infant, the incubator comprising: a base; an elongated supporting member defining a longitudinal axis and having upwardly facing surface means adapted to receive the infant thereon, said supporting member having first and second longitudinally-e

An incubator for maintaining a warm environment for an infant, the incubator comprising: a base; an elongated supporting member defining a longitudinal axis and having upwardly facing surface means adapted to receive the infant thereon, said supporting member having first and second longitudinally-extending sides and being mounted on said base; a hood mounted on said base so as to conjointly define the interior of the incubator therewith for accommodating said supporting member, said hood having a rear wall extending parallel to said axis and having a front wall likewise extending parallel to said axis and being provided with access openings and closable flaps for closing said access openings, said front and rear walls being disposed adjacent said first and second longitudinally-extending sides, respectively; air outlet means for passing air into said interior, said air outlet means extending only along the length of said front wall and defining an air outlet gap between said front wall and said first longitudinally-extending side of said supporting member; air inlet means for passing air from said interior, said air inlet means extending only along the length of said rear wall and defining an air inlet gap between said rear wall and said second longitudially-extending side of said supporting member; said air outlet means and said air inlet means extending along virtually the entire lengths of said front and rear walls, respectively, so as to permit the air to pass into said interior along the entire length of said front wall and to pass out of said interior along the entire length of said rear wall to thereby reduce air turbulence to a minimum at the region of the infant; and, blower means mounted in said base for moving the air between said air inlet means and said air outlet means.