A multifunctional incubator for experimental mice

Abstract

The present application relates to experimental apparatus technical field, specifically to a kind of experimental mouse multifunctional incubator;Including the box of cylindrical, box includes bottom plate, top plate and barrel, bottom plate top surface middle part is equipped with vertical baffle, baffle is along the diameter direction of box and baffle both sides are respectively with the fixed connection of corresponding side of barrel, baffle is divided into two cavities, baffle top is equipped with moving partition device, moving partition device moves along the length direction of baffle, and moving partition device further divides the cavity of two sides into feeding space, and the size of feeding space is adjusted by moving partition device movement, and barrel is equipped with door plate corresponding each feeding space;The present application is moved by slider and moves the baffle of two sides, not only fully utilize the space inside box, the size of feeding space is adjusted by the rotation of baffle and the movement of slider, it is convenient to observe experimental mouse;And baffle moves and drives experimental mouse to the side of door plate, it is convenient to take out experimental mouse.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of laboratory equipment technology, specifically to a multifunctional incubator for experimental rats and mice. Background Technology

[0002] In biological experiments, laboratory mice are often used for testing. These mice are mostly artificially bred, and laboratories typically raise multiple mice simultaneously for parallel experiments. During these experiments, the mice need to be observed. Existing mouse enclosures are mostly of fixed sizes, while the required mouse sizes vary, and the mice's size increases over time. When the mice are small, the enclosure is too large, making observation difficult. As the mice grow, the enclosure may become too small and need to be replaced. Furthermore, removing the mice from the enclosure during experiments is challenging once they have adapted. Therefore, a suitable enclosure is needed that can accommodate mice of different sizes and facilitate easy removal. Summary of the Invention

[0003] To address the problems of existing breeding boxes being mostly of fixed size, unable to accommodate laboratory mice of different sizes, and difficult to remove the mice, this invention provides a multifunctional insulated breeding box for laboratory mice and rats.

[0004] The technical solution of this invention is as follows:

[0005] This invention provides a multifunctional incubator for laboratory rats and mice, comprising a cylindrical box body, including a bottom plate, a top plate, and a cylindrical body. A vertical partition is installed in the middle of the top surface of the bottom plate. The partition is arranged along the diameter of the box body and its two sides are fixedly connected to the corresponding sides of the cylindrical body. The partition divides the box body into two cavities. A movable dividing device is provided on the top of each partition. The movable dividing device moves along the length of the partition and further divides the cavities on both sides into feeding spaces. The size of the feeding space can be adjusted by moving the movable dividing device. A door panel is provided for each feeding space in the cylindrical body.

[0006] Furthermore, the movable partition device includes an electric slider and a baffle. An electric slider is provided above the partition and slides with it. Baffles are provided on both sides of the slider to separate the cavities on the corresponding sides. The two sides of the slider are flush with the corresponding sides of the partition.

[0007] Furthermore, the upper end of the partition plate is convex, the slider is inverted U-shaped, the top of the slider is provided with a power drive component, and a moving component is provided between the bottom of the slider and the top surface of the partition plate. A vertical groove is opened on the side of the baffle plate near the partition plate, and a vertical shaft is fixedly installed in the vertical groove. The upper end of the vertical shaft passes through the upper end of the vertical groove and is located above the baffle plate. A bearing seat is provided on the side of the slider corresponding to the vertical shaft. The vertical shaft passes through the bearing seat on the corresponding side and rotates with it. The baffle plate adopts an elastic telescopic plate structure. The outer end of the baffle plate pushes against the inner wall of the cylinder. A transmission component is provided between the power drive component and the vertical shaft on the corresponding side. The power drive component drives the transmission component to make the corresponding vertical shaft and the baffle plate rotate.

[0008] Furthermore, the transmission assembly includes a first gear, with a first gear mounted on the upper end of each vertical shaft, and the power drive assembly can drive the first gear on the corresponding side to rotate.

[0009] Furthermore, the moving component includes a second gear, which is provided at the bottom of the slider and a rack fixedly installed on the top of the partition along its length direction. The second gear meshes with the rack and is driven by a power drive component.

[0010] Furthermore, a top block is fixedly installed on the outer end of each baffle. The outer side of the top block is an arc surface with the convex side facing outward, and the outer side of the top block contacts and engages with the outer side of the cylinder.

[0011] Furthermore, there are two movable separators.

[0012] More preferably, a strip-shaped groove is formed on the inner bottom surface of the top plate, the strip-shaped groove corresponds to the length of the partition plate, and the power drive component above the slider and the first gear are both located in the strip-shaped groove.

[0013] More preferably, the cylinder is made of a transparent material and a heating component is provided inside the partition.

[0014] The beneficial effects achieved by this invention are as follows:

[0015] This invention uses a slider to move the baffles on both sides, which not only makes full use of the space inside the enclosure, but also allows the size of the rearing space to be adjusted according to the size of the experimental mice by rotating the baffles and moving the slider, making it easier to observe the experimental mice. At the same time, the invention adopts a movable baffle design. When it is necessary to take the experimental mice out for experiments, the baffles are moved to drive the experimental mice to one side of the door panel, which greatly reduces the rearing space and makes it easier to take out the experimental mice. Attached Figure Description

[0016] Figure 1 This is a top view of the structure of the present invention.

[0017] Figure 2 yes Figure 1 A magnified view of the central A-direction view.

[0018] Figure 3 yes Figure 1 Enlarged view of a section of part I.

[0019] Figure 4 yes Figure 2 Enlarged view of a section of section II. Detailed Implementation

[0020] To facilitate understanding of the present invention by those skilled in the art, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0021] The technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0022] In the description of this application, it should be noted that the terms "center," "upper," "lower," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "inner," and "outer," etc., indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as a limitation of the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and "third" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0023] It should be noted that when a component is said to be "attached" to another component, it can be directly on the other component or it may be in a centered component. When a component is said to be "set" to another component, it can be directly set on the other component or it may also be in a centered component. When a component is said to be "fixed" to another component, it can be directly fixed to the other component or it may also be in a centered component.

[0024] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention pertains. The terminology used herein in the specification of this invention is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. The term "or / and" as used herein includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

[0025] like Figures 1-4As shown, this invention provides a multifunctional incubator for laboratory rats and mice, comprising a cylindrical box 1, wherein the box 1 includes a bottom plate 2, a top plate 3, and a cylindrical body 4, wherein the cylindrical body 4 is made of transparent material, facilitating observation of the interior of the box 1 from the outside; a vertical partition 5 is installed in the middle of the top surface of the bottom plate 2, the partition 5 is arranged along the diameter direction of the box 1, and the two sides of the partition 5 are respectively fixedly connected to the corresponding sides of the cylindrical body 4, thereby dividing the box 1 into two cavities 6, such as... Figure 1 As shown, an electrically operated slider 7 is provided above the partition 5, and baffles 8 are provided on both sides of the slider 7 to separate the corresponding cavities 6. The sides of the slider 7 are flush with the corresponding sides of the partition 5. This design uses the baffles 8 to further divide the corresponding cavities 6, making the entire box 1 into four breeding spaces for laboratory mice, thereby increasing the breeding space for laboratory mice and improving space utilization. At this time, a door 9 is installed on one side of the end of each cavity 6 corresponding to the partition 5. The door 9 is located on both sides of the corresponding baffle 8, and each breeding space has an independent door 9. In this way, the space separated by the baffles 8 allows the laboratory mice to enter and exit individually through the door 9. Figure 1 As shown in the figure, in order to ensure the heat preservation effect, the partition 5 is embedded with a heating component, which heats the cavities 6 on both sides and ensures the heat preservation effect of the living space of the experimental mice.

[0026] During the rearing process, it is necessary to remove the laboratory mice for experiments. However, the space enclosed by the baffle 8, partition 5, and cylinder 4 is relatively large, making it difficult to remove the mice. Therefore, the upper end of partition 5 is convex, and the slider 7 is inverted U-shaped. Figure 4As shown, the top of the slider 7 is equipped with a power drive assembly, and a moving assembly is provided between the bottom of the slider 7 and the top surface of the partition 5. This allows the slider 7 to move along the length of the partition 5 via the power drive. Simultaneously, a vertical groove 10 is formed on the side of the baffle 8 near the partition 5. A vertical shaft 11 is fixedly installed within the groove 10, with its upper end penetrating the upper end of the groove 10 and positioned above the baffle 8. Each side of the slider 7 corresponding to the vertical shaft 11 is equipped with a bearing seat 12, through which the vertical shaft 11 rotatably engages. This allows the baffle 8 to rotate relative to the corresponding side of the slider 7. The baffle 8 employs an elastic telescopic plate structure, with its outer end pushing against the inner wall of the cylinder 4. This design is intended to allow the slider 7 to move within the space of the cylinder. During the process, the outer end of the baffle 8 is always in contact with the inner wall of the cylinder 4. At the same time, the upper end of the vertical shaft 11 is equipped with the first gear 13. The power drive component can also drive the corresponding first gear 13 to rotate. In this way, as the slider 7 moves the baffles 8 on both sides, the rotation of the first gear 13 drives the vertical shaft 11 and the corresponding baffle 8 to rotate. When it is necessary to take out the experimental mouse from a certain breeding space, the slider 7 moves towards the door panel 9, and the baffle 8 also rotates towards the corresponding door panel 9 under the rotation of the first gear 13. This drives the experimental mouse towards the door panel 9 while reducing the breeding space for the experimental mouse. Then, the door panel 9 can be opened to easily take out the experimental mouse.

[0027] One embodiment of the moving component is that the bottom of the slider 7 is provided with a second gear 14, and a rack 15 along its length direction is fixedly installed on the top of the partition 5. The second gear 14 meshes with the rack 15, and the second gear 14 is driven by a power drive component. In this way, the second gear 14 can move along the length direction of the rack 15 during rotation, thereby driving the baffles 8 on both sides to move to both sides of the partition 5.

[0028] In one embodiment, a top block 16 is fixedly installed at the outer end of the baffle 8. The outer side of the top block 16 is an outward-facing arc surface, and the outer side of the top block 16 contacts and engages with the outer side of the cylinder 4. Figure 3 As shown in the figure, this allows the baffle 8 to move more smoothly and easily.

[0029] In one embodiment, there are two sliders 7, which divides the cavities 6 on both sides of the partition 5 into three feeding spaces. An additional door 9 is set between the two door panels 9 in each cavity 6, thus setting the box 1 into six feeding spaces, further improving space utilization. The size of each feeding space can be adjusted by moving the two sliders 7 and moving the baffles 8 on both sides. The size of the feeding space can be adjusted according to the size of the experimental mice, without having to remove the experimental mice and change the feeding space, thus extending the feeding cycle of the experimental mice.

[0030] In one embodiment, a strip groove 17 is formed on the inner bottom surface of the top plate 3. The strip groove 17 corresponds to the length of the partition plate 5. In this way, the power drive component above the slider 7 and the first gear 13 are located in the strip groove 17, which not only facilitates the movement of the slider 7, but also effectively reduces the gap between the baffle plate 8 and the top plate 3.

[0031] The embodiments of the present invention described above do not constitute a limitation on the scope of protection of the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included within the scope of protection of the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. A multifunctional incubator for laboratory rats and mice, characterized in that: The enclosure includes a cylindrical box, which consists of a bottom plate, a top plate, and a cylindrical body. A vertical partition is installed in the middle of the top surface of the bottom plate. The partition is set along the diameter of the enclosure and its two sides are fixedly connected to the corresponding sides of the cylindrical body. The partition divides the enclosure into two cavities. Each partition is equipped with a movable partition device at the top. The movable partition device moves along the length of the partition and further divides the two cavities into feeding spaces. The size of the feeding space can be adjusted by moving the movable partition device. Each feeding space is equipped with a door panel. The movable partition device includes an electric slider and a baffle. An electric slider is provided above the partition and slides with it. Baffles are provided on both sides of the slider to separate the cavities on the corresponding sides. The two sides of the slider are flush with the corresponding sides of the partition. The upper part of the partition is convex, the slider is inverted U-shaped, the top of the slider is equipped with a power drive component, and the bottom of the slider is equipped with a moving component between the top surface of the partition. A vertical groove is opened on the side of the baffle near the partition, and a vertical shaft is fixedly installed in the vertical groove. The upper end of the vertical shaft passes through the upper end of the vertical groove and is located above the baffle. A bearing seat is provided on the side of the slider corresponding to the vertical shaft. The vertical shaft passes through the bearing seat on the corresponding side and rotates with it. The baffle adopts an elastic telescopic plate structure. The outer end of the baffle pushes against the inner wall of the cylinder. A transmission component is provided between the power drive component and the vertical shaft on the corresponding side. The power drive component drives the transmission component to make the corresponding vertical shaft and baffle rotate. The transmission assembly includes a first gear, and the first gear is installed on the upper end of the vertical shaft. The power drive assembly can drive the first gear on the corresponding side to rotate. The moving component includes a second gear, which is located at the bottom of the slider. A rack along its length is fixedly installed on the top of the partition. The second gear meshes with the rack and is driven by a power drive component.

2. The multifunctional incubator for experimental rats and mice according to claim 1, characterized in that: The outer ends of the baffles are all fixedly installed with top blocks. The outer side of the top block is an arc surface with the convex side facing outward. The outer side of the top block is in contact with the outer side of the cylinder.

3. The multifunctional incubator for experimental rats and mice according to claim 1, characterized in that: There are two movable separators.

4. The multifunctional incubator for experimental rats and mice according to claim 3, characterized in that: The top plate has a strip-shaped groove on its inner bottom surface, the length of which corresponds to that of the partition plate. The power drive component above the slider and the first gear are both located in the strip-shaped groove.

5. A multifunctional incubator for experimental rats and mice according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that: The cylinder is made of transparent material, and a heating component is installed inside the partition.

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