Experimental animal cage box cover

By designing a cage cover with ventilation ports, air filter membranes, storage tanks, clamps, cover plates and clamp slots, the problem that the existing cage cover is inconvenient to remove and clean the air filter membrane is solved, the air quality in the cage box is improved, and sealing and water feeding efficiency are improved through other preferred designs.

CN222564683UActive Publication Date: 2025-03-07SUZHOU AIRCLEAN EQUIP CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202420712708.9
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-04-08
Publication Date
2025-03-07
Estimated Expiration
2034-04-08

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Technical Problem

The existing experimental animal cage cover has a relatively single structure and function, which is inconvenient for disassembly and cleaning of the air filter membrane, affecting the air quality in the cage box.

Method used

A cage cover including a ventilation port, an air filter membrane, a storage tank, a card block, a cover plate and a slot are designed. By pulling the cover plate, the card block is put into the storage tank, and the cover plate is removed from the ventilation port to facilitate cleaning of the air filter membrane.

Benefits of technology

It is possible to facilitate the removal and cleaning of the air filter membrane, improve the air quality in the cage box, and improve the sealing and water feeding efficiency of the cage box through other preferred designs.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of cage boxes, in particular to an experimental animal cage box cover which comprises a cover body, an air vent is formed in the cover body, an air filter membrane is connected to the interior of the air vent in a clamped mode, a containing groove is formed in the inner side wall of the air vent, and a clamping block is connected to the interior of the containing groove in a sliding mode. By pulling the cover plate, the clamping grooves can extrude the clamping blocks, the clamping blocks are contained in the containing grooves, the cover plate is detached from the interior of the ventilation opening, and the air filter membrane is taken out for cleaning, so that the effect of conveniently detaching and cleaning the air filter membrane is achieved, the air quality in the cage box is improved, a bottle neck is inserted into the cover, and the air filter membrane can be conveniently cleaned. When the water bottle is pulled out, the baffle can be extruded and turned over, the baffle can be automatically closed, internal odor is effectively prevented from escaping, the sealing performance of the cage box is improved, and when a small animal licks the rotating ball, the rotating ball can be rotated, so that water flows into the mouth of the small animal.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of cage boxes, in particular to a cage box cover for experimental animals. Background Art

[0002] A cage is a rectangular shoebox-like cage that is mostly used to raise rodents. The bottom of the cage is usually covered with a layer of bedding to absorb the animal's excrement. The top is usually a stainless steel wire cage cover to prevent the animal from escaping. The cage cover is equipped with a feed trough and a water bottle. This open cage cover design is convenient for observing the drinking and eating conditions of animals in the laboratory.

[0003] Cages are needed when conducting feeding experiments on small rodents. Since small animals have high requirements for air quality when feeding, the structure and function of existing cage covers are relatively simple, and it is inconvenient to disassemble and clean the air filter placed in the cage cover, which affects the air quality in the cage. For this reason, we urgently need to provide an experimental animal cage cover. Utility Model Content

[0004] In view of the deficiencies of the prior art, the utility model aims to provide an experimental animal cage cover, which can facilitate the disassembly and cleaning of the air filter membrane.

[0005] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model provides the following technical solution, a laboratory animal cage box cover, the technical solution adopted is: comprising a cover, the inside of the cover is provided with a vent, the inside of the vent is snap-connected with an air filter membrane, the inner side wall of the vent is provided with a storage groove, the inside of the storage groove is slidably connected with a card block.

[0006] The vent is internally connected with a cover plate in a snap-fitting manner, and a slot is provided inside the cover plate.

[0007] As a preferred solution, a spring is fixedly connected to one side of the card block, and the spring is located in the storage slot, and the card block and the card slot are engaged with each other, so that when feeding small rodents, the card block can be reset after being squeezed.

[0008] As a preferred solution, one side of the cover is fixedly connected with an air inlet pipe, and one side of the cover is fixedly connected with an air outlet pipe, which can be connected to an air inlet pump and an air outlet pump on a cage frame when feeding small rodents.

[0009] As a preferred solution, the bottom of the cover is snap-connected with the box body, and the top of the box body is fixedly connected with a sealing strip, which can improve the sealing performance of the cage when raising small rodents.

[0010] As a preferred solution, the bottom of the cover is fixedly connected to a shell, and the interior of the shell is rotatably connected to a spring plate, so that the spring plate can be rotated along the shell when feeding small rodents.

[0011] As a preferred solution, a baffle is rotatably connected to the bottom of the cover, and the baffle and the spring plate are fixedly connected. When feeding small rodents, the baffle can be flipped over and reset.

[0012] As a preferred embodiment, the lid is internally snap-connected with a bottle mouth, one end of the bottle mouth is rotatably connected to a rotating ball, and the other end of the bottle mouth is fixedly connected to a water bottle. When feeding small rodents, the rotating ball can be rotated along the bottle mouth to discharge water.

[0013] Compared with the prior art, the utility model provides an experimental animal cage cover, which has the following beneficial effects:

[0014] 1. The utility model is provided with a vent, an air filter, a storage slot, a card block, a cover plate and a card slot. When a user disassembles and cleans the air filter, the card slot can squeeze the card block by pulling the cover plate, so that the card block is stored in the storage slot, the cover plate can be disassembled from the inside of the vent, and the air filter can be taken out for cleaning, thereby facilitating the disassembly and cleaning of the air filter, thereby improving the air quality in the cage box.

[0015] 2. The utility model provides a cover, a baffle, a bottle mouth, a rotating ball and a water bottle. When the user feeds water to the small animal in the cage, the user can move the water bottle and insert the bottle mouth into the cover to squeeze the baffle to turn it over. When the water bottle is pulled out, the baffle can be automatically closed, which effectively prevents the internal smell from escaping, thereby improving the sealing of the cage. When the small animal licks the rotating ball, the rotating ball can be rotated to allow water to flow into the mouth of the small animal. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the utility model;

[0017] Figure 2 This is a three-dimensional diagram of the box body of the utility model;

[0018] Figure 3 This is a top view of the cover of the utility model;

[0019] Figure 4 This is a three-dimensional diagram of the lid of the utility model;

[0020] Figure 5 For this utility model Figure 4 A magnified view of the structure at center;

[0021] Figure 6 This is a three-dimensional diagram of the water bottle of the utility model.

[0022] In the figure: 1. lid; 2. vent; 3. air filter; 4. storage slot; 5. block; 6. cover plate; 7. slot; 8. air inlet pipe; 9. air outlet pipe; 10. box body; 11. sealing strip; 12. outer shell; 13. spring plate; 14. baffle; 15. bottle mouth; 16. rotating ball; 17. water bottle. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0024] See also Figure 1-6 The present embodiment proposes an experimental animal cage cover, comprising a cover 1, a vent 2 is provided inside the cover 1, an air filter 3 is connected to the inside of the vent 2 by snapping, a receiving groove 4 is provided on the inner side wall of the vent 2, a card block 5 is slidably connected to the inside of the receiving groove 4, and by arranging the vent 2, the air filter 3, the receiving groove 4, the card block 5, the cover plate 6 and the card groove 7, when the user disassembles and cleans the air filter 3, by pulling the cover plate 6, the card groove 7 can squeeze the card block 5, so that the card block 5 is stored in the receiving groove 4, the cover plate 6 is disassembled from the inside of the vent 2, and the air filter 3 is taken out for cleaning, which makes it easy to disassemble and clean the air filter 3, thereby improving the air quality in the cage.

[0025] The vent 2 is internally snap-connected with a cover plate 6, and a slot 7 is provided inside the cover plate 6. By arranging the cover 1, the baffle 14, the bottle mouth 15, the rotating ball 16 and the water bottle 17, when the user feeds water to the small animal in the cage, the user can move the water bottle 17 and insert the bottle mouth 15 into the cover 1, so as to squeeze the baffle 14 and turn it over. When the small animal licks the rotating ball 16, the rotating ball 16 can be rotated to allow water to flow into the mouth of the small animal.

[0026] A spring is fixedly connected to one side of the block 5 , and the spring is located in the storage slot 4 , and the block 5 and the slot 7 are engaged with each other. When feeding small rodents, the block 5 can be inserted into the slot 7 for limiting position.

[0027] An air inlet pipe 8 is fixedly connected to one side of the cover 1, and an air outlet pipe 9 is fixedly connected to one side of the cover 1. When raising small rodents, they can be connected to the air inlet pump and the air outlet pump on the cage frame, so as to quickly circulate the air in the cage, thereby improving the quality of the living environment of the small animals and reducing the air pollution caused by raising small animals.

[0028] The bottom of the cover 1 is snap-connected with the box body 10, and the top of the box body 10 is fixedly connected with a sealing strip 11, which can improve the sealing performance of the cage when small rodents are raised.

[0029] The bottom of the cover 1 is fixedly connected to a housing 12 , and the interior of the housing 12 is rotatably connected to a spring plate 13 . When feeding small rodents, the spring plate 13 can be rotated along the housing 12 .

[0030] The bottom of the cover 1 is rotatably connected with a baffle 14, and the baffle 14 and the spring plate 13 are fixedly connected. After the water bottle 17 is pulled out, the baffle 14 will automatically flip and reset, thereby improving the sealing of the cage box and effectively preventing the odor inside the cage box from escaping.

[0031] The lid 1 is internally snap-connected with a bottle mouth 15, one end of which is rotatably connected to a rotating ball 16, and the other end of which is fixedly connected to a water bottle 17. When feeding small rodents, the rotating ball 16 can be rotated along the bottle mouth 15 to discharge water.

[0032] The working principle of the utility model is that when the user disassembles and cleans the air filter 3, the card slot 7 can be pulled to squeeze the card block 5, so that the card block 5 is stored in the storage slot 4, and the cover plate 6 is disassembled from the inside of the vent 2, and the air filter 3 is taken out for cleaning, which makes it easy to disassemble and clean the air filter 3, thereby improving the air quality in the cage box. When the user feeds water to the small animals in the cage box, the water bottle 17 is moved, and the bottle mouth 15 is inserted into the cover 1, so that the baffle 14 can be squeezed to turn over the baffle 14. When the small animal licks the rotating ball 16, the rotating ball 16 can be rotated to allow water to flow into the mouth of the small animal.

[0033] It should be noted that, in this article, relational terms such as first and second, etc. are only used to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Moreover, the terms "include", "comprise" or any other variants thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device including a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or device.

[0034] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, and that the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. An experimental animal cage cover, comprising a cover (1), characterized in that: The cover (1) is provided with a vent (2) inside, an air filter membrane (3) is snap-connected inside the vent (2), a receiving groove (4) is provided on the inner side wall of the vent (2), and a block (5) is slidably connected inside the receiving groove (4); The vent (2) is internally snap-connected with a cover plate (6), and a slot (7) is provided inside the cover plate (6).

2. The experimental animal cage cover according to claim 1, characterized in that: A spring is fixedly connected to one side of the clamping block (5), and the spring is located in the receiving groove (4), and the clamping block (5) and the clamping groove (7) are engaged with each other.

3. The experimental animal cage cover according to claim 1, characterized in that: One side of the cover (1) is fixedly connected to an air inlet pipe (8), and one side of the cover (1) is fixedly connected to an air outlet pipe (9).

4. The experimental animal cage cover according to claim 3, characterized in that: The bottom of the cover (1) is snap-connected with a box body (10), and the top of the box body (10) is fixedly connected with a sealing strip (11).

5. The experimental animal cage cover according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom of the cover (1) is fixedly connected to a shell (12), and the interior of the shell (12) is rotatably connected to a spring plate (13).

6. The experimental animal cage cover according to claim 5, characterized in that: The bottom of the cover (1) is rotatably connected to a baffle (14), and the baffle (14) and the spring plate (13) are fixedly connected.

7. The experimental animal cage cover according to claim 5, characterized in that: The lid (1) is internally snap-fitted with a bottle mouth (15), one end of the bottle mouth (15) is rotatably connected to a rotating ball (16), and the other end of the bottle mouth (15) is fixedly connected to a water bottle (17).