A cleaning device for experimental animal drinking bottles

Abstract

The present invention relates to a cleaning device for experimental animal drinking bottles, comprising a bracket, a fixing component and a cleaning component; the bracket has a top plate and a base, and the top plate and the base are oppositely arranged; the fixing component includes a lower support member and an upper clamping member, the lower support member is installed on the base, and the upper clamping member is installed at the lower end of the top plate and is arranged corresponding to the lower support member; the cleaning component includes a guide rod, a slider, a cleaning cylinder and a lifting driving mechanism. Using the cleaning device provided by the present invention, manual cleaning is not required, nor is excessive energy consumed, and rapid cleaning of the outside of the experimental animal drinking bottle is achieved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of experimental animal breeding, and particularly relates to a cleaning device for an experimental animal drinking bottle. Background Art

[0002] Experimental animals are one of the important supporting conditions for modern biomedical research, and the quality of experimental animals plays a decisive role in experimental results. With the development of experimental animal science in China and the improvement of various laws and regulations, scientific research workers have gradually realized the influence of environmental factors and biological factors on experimental results.

[0003] The water supply of experimental animal cages is generally carried out using an experimental animal drinking bottle. As shown in Figure 1 As shown, an experimental animal drinking bottle generally includes a bottle body 11, a lid 12, and a straw 13. Generally, in order not to affect the normal drinking of experimental animals during the water filling process, the straw 13 does not extend from the lid 12, but extends from a position near the lid 12 at the upper part of the bottle body 11 and extends to one side of the bottle body.

[0004] Due to the influence of the animal living environment, the drinking bottle is extremely easy to be contaminated. Especially at the straw part of the drinking bottle and the outside of the drinking bottle, impurities are easily left, which will breed bacteria and affect the experimental animals. Currently, when cleaning experimental animal drinking bottles, manual cleaning is mostly used, which is laborious and not easy to clean thoroughly. There are also some that use large cleaning machines for batch cleaning. However, for cleaning a small number of drinking bottles in a small laboratory, using high-power equipment is a waste of energy. Summary of the Invention

[0005] In view of this, it is necessary to provide a cleaning device for an experimental animal drinking bottle to solve the technical problems of wasting manpower or consuming more energy when cleaning experimental animal drinking bottles.

[0006] The present invention provides a cleaning device for an experimental animal drinking bottle, including a bracket, a fixing component, and a cleaning component;

[0007] The bracket has a top plate and a base, and the top plate and the base are arranged opposite to each other;

[0008] The fixing component includes a lower support member and an upper clamping member. The lower support member is installed on the base, and the upper clamping member is installed at the lower end of the top plate and is arranged corresponding to the lower support member for fixing the experimental animal drinking bottle arranged at the upper end of the lower support member;

[0009] The cleaning assembly includes a guide rod, a slider, a cleaning cylinder and a lifting drive mechanism, the guide rod is vertically mounted on the base, the slider is slidably mounted on the guide rod, the cleaning cylinder includes a cylinder body and a cleaning layer, the two ends of the cylinder body are open and the interior is hollow, the outer wall of the cylinder body is provided with a strip-shaped through groove along its length, the cleaning layer is connected to the inner wall of the cylinder body and is used to clean the experimental animal drinking bottle inside the cylinder body, the lower ends of the cylinder body are respectively arranged corresponding to the lower support members, the slider is fixedly connected to the outer side of the cylinder body, and the lifting drive mechanism is used to drive the cleaning cylinder to rise and fall.

[0010] Furthermore, it also includes a water supply component, which includes a water pump, a water supply pipe and a nozzle. The water pump is installed on the bracket, one end of the water supply pipe is connected to the water pump, and the other end is connected to the nozzle. The nozzle is installed on the cylinder and the water spraying direction of the nozzle is toward the cleaning layer.

[0011] Furthermore, the lower support member includes a rotating plate, a rotating shaft and a first motor. The lower end of the rotating shaft is rotatably mounted vertically on the base, and the rotating plate is horizontally mounted on the upper end of the rotating shaft. The diameter of the rotating plate is smaller than the inner diameter of the cylinder and the outer wall of the rotating plate abuts against the cleaning layer. The first motor is mounted on the base to drive the rotating shaft to rotate.

[0012] Furthermore, the upper clamping member includes a sleeve, a spring, a sliding rod and a top block. The sleeve is vertically installed at the lower end of the top plate. The lower end of the sleeve is open. The sliding rod is slidably arranged inside the sleeve. The top block is installed at the lower end of the sliding rod. The spring is sleeved on the outside of the sliding rod. The two ends of the spring are respectively connected to the top block and the sleeve.

[0013] Furthermore, the bracket also includes a mounting plate, and the lifting drive mechanism includes a second motor, a gear and a rack, the rack is vertically installed on the outside of the cylinder, the second motor is installed on the mounting plate, the gear is driven and connected to the second motor, and the gear is meshed with the rack for transmission.

[0014] Furthermore, cleaning sponges are respectively connected to both sides of the strip-shaped through groove, and the gap between the two cleaning sponges gradually increases from top to bottom.

[0015] The cleaning device disclosed in the present invention drives the cleaning cylinder to rise or fall through a lifting drive mechanism to clean the experimental animal drinking bottle placed between the lower support member and the upper clamping member. When placing the experimental animal drinking bottle, the side of the straw extending out is placed in the position of the strip through groove, which can effectively ensure that the normal drinking water of the experimental animals is not affected during the cleaning process, does not require manual cleaning, and does not consume too much energy, thereby achieving rapid cleaning of the outside of the experimental animal drinking bottle.

[0016] The above description is only an overview of the technical solution of the present invention. In order to better understand the technical means of the present invention and implement it in accordance with the content of the specification, the following provides a detailed description of the preferred embodiments of the present invention as follows. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 It is a schematic structural diagram of the drinking bottle for experimental animals mentioned in the present invention;

[0018] Figure 2 It is a schematic structural diagram of a cleaning device for a drinking bottle for experimental animals provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0019] Figure 3 is Figure 2 a partial enlarged view of the X area in

[0020] Figure 4 is Figure 2 a partial enlarged view of the Y area in

[0021] Figure 5 It is a schematic structural diagram of the cleaning component in the embodiment of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 6 It is a schematic top view structure diagram of the cleaning cylinder in the embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

[0023] The following will specifically describe the preferred embodiments of the present invention in conjunction with the drawings. Among them, the drawings form a part of this application and are used together with the embodiments of the present invention to explain the principle of the present invention, and are not used to limit the scope of the present invention.

[0024] As Figure 2 and in conjunction with Figure 1 shown, the embodiment of this application provides a cleaning device for a drinking bottle for experimental animals. Among them, the drinking bottle for experimental animals targeted in this application is as Figure 1 shown, including a bottle body 11, a lid 12 and a straw 13. Generally, in order to prevent the normal drinking of experimental animals from being affected during the water addition process, the straw 13 does not extend from the lid 12, but extends from a position near the lid 12 at the upper part of the bottle body 11 and extends to one side of the bottle body.

[0025] The cleaning device in this embodiment includes a bracket 2, a fixing component 3 and a cleaning component 4.

[0026] The bracket 2 has a top plate 21 and a base 22, and the top plate 21 and the base 22 are arranged opposite to each other. In order to install the top plate 21, the bracket 2 further includes a side plate 23. The lower end of the side plate 23 is connected to the base 22, and the upper end of the side plate 23 is horizontally connected to the top plate 21.

[0027] The fixing assembly 3 includes a lower support 31 and an upper clamping member 32. The lower support 31 is installed on the base 22, and the upper clamping member 32 is installed at the lower end of the top plate 21 and is arranged corresponding to the lower support 31 for fixing the experimental animal drinking bottle arranged at the upper end of the lower support 31.

[0028] The cleaning assembly 4 includes a guide rod 41, a slider 42, a cleaning cylinder 43 and a lifting drive mechanism 44. The guide rod 41 is vertically installed on the base 22, the slider 42 is slidably sleeved on the guide rod 41, the cleaning cylinder 43 includes a cylinder body 431 and a cleaning layer 432. The two ends of the cylinder body 431 are open and the interior is hollow. A strip-shaped through groove 431a is formed in the outer side wall of the cylinder body 431 along its length direction. The cleaning layer 432 is connected to the inner side wall of the cylinder body 431 for cleaning the experimental animal drinking bottle inside the cylinder body 431. The lower end of the cylinder body 431 is respectively arranged corresponding to the lower support 31. The slider is fixedly connected to the outer side of the cylinder body, and the lifting drive mechanism is used to drive the cleaning cylinder to lift and lower.

[0029] In the embodiment of the present application, the lower support 31 includes a rotating plate 311, a rotating shaft 312 and a first motor 313. The lower end of the rotating shaft 312 is vertically and rotatably installed on the base 22, the rotating plate 311 is horizontally installed at the upper end of the rotating shaft 312. The diameter of the rotating plate 311 is smaller than the inner diameter of the cylinder body 431 and the outer side wall of the rotating plate 311 abuts against the cleaning layer 432. The first motor 313 is installed on the base 22 to drive the rotating shaft 312 to rotate.

[0030] The upper clamping member 32 includes a sleeve 321, a spring 322, a sliding rod 323 and a top block 322. The sleeve 321 is vertically installed at the lower end of the top plate 322. The lower end of the sleeve 321 is open. The sliding rod 323 is slidably arranged inside the sleeve 321. The top block 322 is installed at the lower end of the sliding rod 323. The spring 322 is sleeved outside the sliding rod 323, and the two ends of the spring 322 are respectively connected to the top block 322 and the sleeve 321.

[0031] During the cleaning process, the bottle body 11 is placed on the upper end surface of the rotating plate 311. The top block 322 is clamped tightly on the bottle cap 12 under the action of the spring 322. The side where the straw 13 extends is arranged corresponding to the strip-shaped through groove 431a. In this way, when the cylinder body 431 moves up and down, interference will not be caused due to the position of the straw 13.

[0032] In a preferred embodiment of the present application, the cleaning device further includes a water supply assembly 5. The water supply assembly 5 includes a water pump 51, a water supply pipe 52 and a spray head 53. The water pump 51 is installed on the bracket 2. Specifically, the water pump 51 is installed on the side plate 23. One end of the water supply pipe 52 is connected to the water pump 2, and the other end is connected to the spray head 53. The spray head 53 is installed on the cylinder body 431 and the spraying direction of the spray head 53 faces the cleaning layer 432.

[0033] Wetting the cleaning layer 432 with the water supply assembly 5 can effectively increase the cleaning effect of the cleaning layer 432 on the outside of the bottle body 11 .

[0034] In a preferred embodiment of the present application, the bracket 2 also includes a mounting plate 24, the lifting drive mechanism 44 includes a second motor 441, a gear 442 and a rack 443, the rack 443 is vertically installed on the outside of the cylinder 431, the second motor 441 is installed on the mounting plate 24, the gear 442 is drivingly connected to the second motor 441, and the gear 442 is meshingly transmitted with the rack 443.

[0035] When the second motor 441 is working, it drives the gear 442 to rotate, and then drives the cylinder connected to the rack 443 to move in the vertical direction. It can be understood that the second motor is a bidirectional rotating motor with adjustable rotation direction.

[0036] In order to clean the straw 13, cleaning sponges 433 are respectively connected to both sides of the strip-shaped through groove 431a, and the gap between the two cleaning sponges 433 gradually increases from top to bottom. When the cylinder 431 moves up and down, the cleaning sponges 433 wipe the position of the straw close to the bottle body.

[0037] When the embodiment of the present application is used, the bottle body 11 is first placed on the upper end surface of the rotating plate 311, and the top block 322 clamps the bottle cap 12 under the action of the spring 322, and the side where the straw 13 extends is set corresponding to the bar-shaped through groove 431a, and then the water pump 51 is connected to a nearby water source, and the first motor 313, the second motor 441 and the water pump 51 are connected to a nearby power source, and the nozzle 53 is used to spray water on the cleaning layer 432, and the sponge layer 433 can be sprayed with water at the same time, and the second motor 441 is controlled to make the second motor 441 repeatedly rotate forward and reverse, and the gear 442 The engagement with the rack 443 causes the cylinder 431 to slide up and down repeatedly, and the cleaning layer 432 wipes and cleans the bottle body 11. At the same time, the sponge layer 443 is used to clean the straw 13 of the drinking bottle. The animal's drinking water is not affected during the cleaning and wiping. After the cleaning is completed, the switch of the first motor 313 is turned on, and the first motor 313 drives the rotating plate 311 to rotate, so that the rotating plate 311 rotates inside the cylinder 431, squeezes and rubs the cleaning layer 432 inside the cylinder 431, and then cleans the impurities on the cleaning layer 432.

[0038] The cleaning device disclosed in the present invention drives the cleaning cylinder 43 to rise or fall through the lifting drive mechanism 44 to clean the experimental animal drinking bottle placed between the lower support member 31 and the upper clamping member 32. When placing the experimental animal drinking bottle, the extended side of the straw 13 is placed in the position of the bar groove, which can effectively ensure that the normal drinking water of the experimental animals is not affected during the cleaning process, does not require manual cleaning, and does not consume too much energy, thereby achieving rapid cleaning of the outside of the experimental animal drinking bottle.

[0039] The above are only the preferred specific embodiments of the present invention, but the protection scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. Any changes or substitutions that can be easily thought of by those skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed by the present invention should be covered within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A cleaning device for an experimental animal drinking bottle, characterized in that, It includes a bracket, a fixing component and a cleaning component; The bracket has a top plate and a base, and the top plate and the base are arranged opposite to each other; The fixing assembly comprises a lower support member and an upper clamping member, wherein the lower support member is mounted on the base, and the upper clamping member is mounted on the lower end of the top plate and is arranged corresponding to the lower support member, and is used to fix the experimental animal drinking bottle arranged on the upper end of the lower support member; the upper clamping member comprises a sleeve, a spring, a sliding rod and a top block, wherein the sleeve is vertically mounted on the lower end of the top plate, the lower end of the sleeve is open, the sliding rod is slidably arranged inside the sleeve, the top block is mounted on the lower end of the sliding rod, the spring is sleeved on the outside of the sliding rod, and the two ends of the spring are respectively connected to the top block and the sleeve; The cleaning assembly comprises a guide rod, a slider, a cleaning cylinder and a lifting drive mechanism, wherein the guide rod is vertically mounted on the base, the slider is slidably sleeved on the guide rod, the cleaning cylinder comprises a cylinder body and a cleaning layer, the two ends of the cylinder body are open and the interior is hollow, the outer wall of the cylinder body is provided with a strip-shaped through groove along its length direction, the cleaning layer is connected to the inner wall of the cylinder body and is used to clean the experimental animal drinking bottle inside the cylinder body, the lower ends of the cylinder body are respectively arranged corresponding to the lower support members, the slider is fixedly connected to the outer side of the cylinder body, and the lifting drive mechanism is used to drive the cleaning cylinder to rise and fall; The lower support member includes a rotating plate, a rotating shaft and a first motor. The lower end of the rotating shaft is rotatably mounted vertically on the base, and the rotating plate is horizontally mounted on the upper end of the rotating shaft. The diameter of the rotating plate is smaller than the inner diameter of the cylinder and the outer side wall of the rotating plate abuts against the cleaning layer. The first motor is mounted on the base to drive the rotating shaft to rotate.

2. The cleaning device for the drinking bottle of experimental animals according to claim 1, wherein It also includes a water supply component, which includes a water pump, a water supply pipe and a nozzle. The water pump is installed on the bracket, one end of the water supply pipe is connected to the water pump, and the other end is connected to the nozzle. The nozzle is installed on the cylinder and the water spraying direction of the nozzle is toward the cleaning layer.

3. The cleaning device for the drinking bottle of experimental animals according to claim 1, wherein, The bracket also includes a mounting plate, and the lifting drive mechanism includes a second motor, a gear and a rack, the rack is vertically installed on the outside of the cylinder, the second motor is installed on the mounting plate, the gear is driven and connected to the second motor, and the gear is meshed with the rack for transmission.

4. The cleaning device for the experimental animal drinking bottle according to claim 1, characterized in that, Cleaning sponges are respectively connected to both sides of the strip-shaped through groove, and the gap between the two cleaning sponges gradually increases from top to bottom.

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