Animal wearable device and method of wearing the same

Abstract

The application discloses an animal wearable device and a wearing method thereof, wherein the wearable device comprises a fixing part, a lower surface of the fixing part being capable of being attached to a contacted surface, a mounting hole being formed in the lower surface of the fixing part; a puncture assembly, the puncture assembly being arranged in the fixing part in correspondence with the mounting hole; and an active part, the active part being capable of driving the puncture assembly to rotate so as to make the puncture assembly puncture a target layer. Through the wearable device, long-term and stable wearing of a functional module can be realized, and falling caused by shaking generated when an animal moves or scraping with an obstacle can be effectively avoided.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of livestock breeding technology, and in particular to an animal wearable device and a wearing method thereof. Background Art

[0002] Animal husbandry is developing in the direction of informatization, digitization and intelligence. Various technological products based on animal husbandry are constantly emerging, including electronic ear tags using RFID technology to confirm animal identity, temperature ear tags for measuring animal body temperature, cameras to monitor the health of pigs, and equipment that uses coughing sounds to identify animal diseases.

[0003] Currently, the temperature measurement point for animals is usually the ear. That is, the temperature measuring device is fixed to the animal's ear by penetrating the ear lobe to prevent the temperature measuring device from falling. However, due to the special structure of the external ear and the simple penetrating fixing method of the ear tag, the ear temperature data measured as the animal's body temperature data is not accurate and has large data deviations. Existing technology has found through animal histology that animals have more capillaries in the neck, which is the animal's temperature-sensitive area. Measuring the animal's neck temperature data as the animal's body temperature data is more accurate. However, most wearable devices currently on the market have difficulty in achieving long-term fixation of the temperature measuring device on the animal's body surface, especially the neck. After a short period of adhesion, the wearable device may fall off due to shaking caused by the animal's movement or collision with obstacles during movement. Summary of the Invention

[0004] Therefore, in order to solve the above-mentioned shortcomings, the present invention provides an animal wearable device and a wearing method thereof, which has solved the problem that the existing technology is difficult to achieve long-term fixation of functional modules, and avoids the shaking caused by the animal's movement, or the collision with obstacles during movement, which may cause the temperature measuring device to fall off.

[0005] In one aspect, the present invention provides an animal wearable device, the wearable device comprising

[0006] A fixing portion, the lower surface of which can be in contact with the contacted surface, and a mounting hole is provided on the lower surface of the fixing portion;

[0007] a puncture assembly, the puncture assembly being arranged in the fixing portion corresponding to the mounting hole; and

[0008] The active part can drive the puncture component to rotate so that the puncture component punctures the target layer.

[0009] Furthermore, the puncture assembly includes

[0010] A driven part, which cooperates with the active part and can drive the driven part to rotate through the active part; and

[0011] The pricking needle is connected to the driven part and can rotate synchronously with the driven part so that the pricking needle can pierce the target layer.

[0012] Furthermore, the needle includes an arc-shaped portion, a connecting portion is provided at one end of the arc-shaped portion, and a needle tip is provided at the other end. The arc-shaped portion has a first plane, and the arc-shaped portion in the first plane is spirally coiled around a second axis perpendicular to the first plane at one end of the connecting portion. The needle as a whole can rotate along the circumference of the above-mentioned connecting portion.

[0013] Furthermore, the wearable device also includes a functional module, which can be accommodated in the above-mentioned fixing part.

[0014] By fitting the lower surface of the fixed portion of the wearable device to the target skin location of the animal, a force is applied to the active portion to cause it to rotate, so that the active portion drives the above-mentioned driven portion to rotate, thereby driving the needle to move, so that the needle tip pierces the target layer from the first target location point and exits the skin from the second target point, thereby achieving the fixation of the entire wearable device to the animal, and then achieving the wearable device to be worn on the animal's neck for a long time, which can effectively prevent the wearable device from shaking during the animal's movement or falling due to scratching with obstacles. At the same time, it can enable the sensing or detection part of the functional module that needs to fit the target layer to be close to the surface of the animal's skin, thereby improving the measurement accuracy of the data. The first mounting portion and the second mounting portion cooperate to wrap the above-mentioned driven portion and needle, which can form protection for the needle and the driven portion. The lower surface of the second mounting portion is flush with the lower surface of the fixed portion, which can make the entire wearable device better fit the animal's skin.

[0015] Furthermore, the connecting portion has a first axis, which is the central axis of the connecting portion, and the first axis and the second axis have an included angle.

[0016] Furthermore, the height of the connection between the needle tip and the arc-shaped portion is higher than the end of the needle tip away from the arc-shaped portion.

[0017] Furthermore, the needle tip and / or the arc-shaped portion is in a pyramid shape.

[0018] With the above arrangement, when the needle approaches the target layer, the needle tip will first contact the target layer, thereby facilitating the needle to penetrate the target layer more easily and achieve puncture of the target layer.

[0019] Furthermore, the wearable device also includes a sealing portion, which is sealed at the upper opening of the fixed portion. The sealing portion and the fixed portion form a sealed space that can accommodate the above-mentioned functional module, active portion and puncture assembly.

[0020] The sealing part seals the fixed part to prevent external dust and liquid from entering the fixed part and causing damage to the functional module.

[0021] Furthermore, the functional module is fixed on the inner surface of the sealing portion, and the active portion is fixed on the outer side of the functional module.

[0022] The sealing part, the functional module and the active part are formed into one body, so that the active part can be rotated by rotating the sealing part sealed at the top opening of the fixed part, which makes the puncture operation more convenient.

[0023] Furthermore, an anti-bite layer is provided on the outer surface of the sealing portion.

[0024] On the other hand, the present invention also provides a wearing method, which uses the above-mentioned wearable device, and the method includes

[0025] Place the wearable device on the animal's wearing area so that the lower surface of its fixing part is in contact with the animal's skin;

[0026] Fix the fixing part and rotate the sealing part to drive the active part to rotate, the active part drives the driven part to rotate, the driven part drives the needle to rotate, the rotating needle penetrates the target layer from the first target point on the upper surface of the target layer, and penetrates the target layer from the second target point on the lower surface of the target layer to complete the wearing.

[0027] The present invention has the following advantages:

[0028] By fitting the lower surface of the fixed part of the wearable device to the skin of the target position of the animal, the rotating active part drives the above-mentioned driven part to rotate, thereby driving the needle to move so that the needle tip pierces the animal's skin, thereby achieving the fixation of the entire wearable device to the animal, and then achieving the wearable device being worn on the animal's neck for a long time, it can effectively avoid shaking caused by the animal's movement or falling off due to collision with obstacles. At the same time, it can enable the sensing or detection part of the functional module that needs to fit the target layer to be close to the surface of the animal's skin, thereby improving the measurement accuracy of the data.

[0029] The sealing part seals the fixed part to prevent external dust and liquid from entering the fixed part and causing damage to the functional module.

[0030] The sealing part, the functional module and the active part are formed into one body, so that the active part can be rotated by rotating the sealing part sealed at the top opening of the fixed part, which makes the puncture operation more convenient. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0031] Figure 1 is a first structural schematic diagram of a wearable device;

[0032] Figure 2 yes Figure 1 A second structural schematic diagram of the wearable device shown;

[0033] Figure 3 yes Figure 1 a front view of the wearable device shown;

[0034] Figure 4 yes Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the internal structure of the wearable device shown;

[0035] Figure 5 yes Figure 1 A schematic structural diagram of the fixing portion of the wearable device shown;

[0036] Figure 6 yes Figure 3 A schematic structural diagram of the puncture component in the wearable device shown;

[0037] Figure 7 yes Figure 6 A schematic diagram of the split part of the puncture assembly shown;

[0038] Figure 8 yes Figure 7 A schematic diagram of the structure of the puncture needle in the puncture assembly shown;

[0039] Figure 9 yes Figure 8 a front view of the needle shown;

[0040] Figure 10 yes Figure 8 a side view of the needle shown;

[0041] Figure 11 yes Figure 6 A schematic diagram of a first motion state of the puncture needle in the puncture assembly shown;

[0042] Figure 12 yes Figure 6 A schematic diagram of a second motion state of the puncture needle in the puncture assembly shown;

[0043] Figure 13 yes Figure 6 A schematic diagram of the third motion state of the puncture needle in the puncture assembly shown;

[0044] Figure 14 It is a schematic diagram of the connection between the sealing cover, functional module and active;

[0045] In the picture:

[0046] 100, sealing part;

[0047] 200, fixing portion; 201, mounting hole; 202, recessed hole;

[0048] 300, Active Department;

[0049] 400, functional module;

[0050] 500, puncture assembly; 501, first mounting portion; 502, driven portion; 503, second mounting portion; 504, puncture needle; 504A, connecting portion; 504B, arc-shaped portion; 504C, needle tip; 504D, first axis; 504E, second axis; 504F, first plane. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0051] The following describes in detail embodiments of the present application, examples of which are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals throughout represent the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and are intended to be used to explain the present application, and should not be construed as limiting the present application.

[0052] In this document, relational terms such as first and second, etc., are used only to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply any actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Moreover, the terms "comprises," "includes," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that includes a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.

[0053] As described in the background technology, animals (especially pigs) have more capillaries in their necks, which is a sensitive area for animal body temperature. Measuring the temperature data of the animal's neck as the animal's body temperature data is more relevant and sensitive. However, most wearable devices currently on the market find it difficult to achieve long-term fixation of the temperature measuring device. After short-term wearing, the temperature measuring device may fall off due to shaking caused by the animal's movement or collision with obstacles during movement.

[0054] Example 1:

[0055] Therefore, in order to solve the above technical defects, this embodiment provides an animal wearable device and a wearing method thereof, such as Figures 1 to 4 As shown, the wearable device includes

[0056] The fixing part 200, the lower surface of which can be in contact with the contact surface, can accommodate functional modules such as Figure 5 As shown, a mounting hole 201 is provided on the lower surface of the fixing portion 200;

[0057] a puncture assembly 500, wherein the puncture assembly 500 is installed in the fixing portion 200, and a working portion of the puncture assembly 500 is disposed in the mounting hole 201; and

[0058] The active part 600 can drive the puncture assembly 500 to rotate so as to make the puncture assembly puncture the target layer.

[0059] As shown in Figure 6 , 7 the puncture assembly 500 includes a driven part 502 and a needle 504, the driven part is matched with the active part, the active part can drive the driven part to rotate, and the needle is connected with the driven part and can rotate synchronously with the driven part to puncture the target layer.

[0060] As shown in Figure 8 the needle 504 includes an arc-shaped part 504A, one end of the arc-shaped part is provided with a connecting part 404B, and the other end is provided with a needle tip 504A, the arc-shaped part has a first plane 504F, the arc-shaped part at the first plane is spirally wound around a second axis 504E perpendicular to the first plane at one end of the connecting part, and the needle as a whole can rotate around the circumference of the connecting part, and the circumferential movement is a rotating movement around the first axis of the connecting part, and the first axis is the central axis of the connecting part.

[0061] In the embodiment, the arc-shaped part 504B can be at the first plane with the needle tip, and the first plane can be perpendicular to the first axis of the connecting part.

[0062] The lower surface of the fixing part of the wearable device is attached to the skin of the target position of the animal, a force is applied to the active part to make the active part rotate, the active part drives the driven part to rotate, the needle is rotated, the needle tip is punctured from the first target position point to the target layer, and the needle tip is punctured from the second target point to the skin, so as to realize the fixation of the entire wearable device and the animal. The target layer can be the skin of the animal.

[0063] Through the wearable device, long-term and stable wearing of the functional module can be realized, and falling caused by shaking of the animal when moving or scraping with obstacles can be effectively avoided.

[0064] The active part and the driven part in the embodiment can be gear structures that are engaged with each other. That is, the rotation of the needle is realized by driving the driven gear through the rotation of the driving gear, the rotated needle can be punctured from the first target position point to the target layer, and the needle tip is punctured from the second target point to the skin, so as to realize the fixation of the entire wearable device and the animal.

[0065] In addition, as shown in Figures 1-3 a sealing part 100 can be arranged on the upper part of the fixing part, the sealing part forms a sealed space with the fixing part, and the functional module, the active part and the puncture assembly are sealed in the sealed space.

[0066] As shown in Figure 5As shown, a recessed hole 202 may be provided at a position of the fixed portion corresponding to the functional module, and the sensing or detection portion of the functional module that needs to fit the skin may be embedded in the recessed hole 202 so that the portion is flush with or slightly protrudes from the lower surface of the fixed portion, and the sensing or detection portion of the functional module forms a seal with the wall of the recessed hole.

[0067] In addition, if Figure 6 、 7 As shown, the above-mentioned puncture assembly may also include a first mounting portion 501 and a second mounting portion 502, the first mounting portion 501 is fixed in the fixing portion, and the second mounting portion 502 is fixed in cooperation with the first mounting portion to form a accommodating cavity that can partially accommodate the above-mentioned puncture needle and the driven portion, and the above-mentioned fixing method includes but is not limited to buckling, clamping, welding or integral molding, and a slot is provided on the lower surface of the second mounting portion corresponding to the position of the puncture needle, and the slot is arranged along the movement trajectory of the needle tip, and the lower part of the second mounting portion 502 is embedded in the above-mentioned mounting hole, and the lower surface of the second mounting portion 502 is flush with the lower surface of the above-mentioned fixing portion, and the side is sealed with the hole wall of the mounting hole, and the driven portion exposes the accommodating cavity on one side and is cooperated with the active portion to be connected.

[0068] The sensing or detecting part of the functional module forms a seal with the hole wall of the recessed hole, and the side surface of the second mounting portion 502 forms a seal with the hole wall of the mounting hole, thereby preventing sweat, dirt, etc. from entering the fixing portion and causing damage to the functional module. The lower surface of the second mounting portion is flush with the lower surface of the above-mentioned fixing portion, so that the wearable device can fit the target layer more closely.

[0069] In addition, the above-mentioned mounting holes can be distributed in a reverse direction around the center of the fixing portion, and the puncture components are set corresponding to the number of mounting holes. The above-mentioned puncture components and mounting holes can be set in 4 to 6 groups, preferably 5 groups.

[0070] It should be noted that the functional modules described in this embodiment are devices existing in the prior art, and have one or more functions such as temperature measurement, positioning, and heart rate monitoring.

[0071] Example 2:

[0072] In the puncture needle structure described in Example 1, since the arc portion 504B and the needle tip are in the same plane, the connecting portion is perpendicular to the plane in which the arc portion 504B and the needle tip are located. At this time, the plane in which the arc portion and the needle tip are located is parallel to the lower surface of the fixed portion. As a result, when the lower surface of the fixed portion is in contact with the target layer, the arc portion and the needle tip contact the target layer at the same time, so that when the active portion is rotated, it is difficult for the needle tip to easily penetrate the target layer.

[0073] Therefore, in order to solve this technical problem, this embodiment improves the needle structure in Example 1, such as Figures 8-10As shown, the connecting portion has a first axis 504D, which is the central axis of the connecting portion, and an acute angle is formed between the first axis and the second axis. At this time, the first axis is no longer perpendicular to the first plane.

[0074] Through the above improvements, such as Figures 11-13 As shown, when the lower surface of the fixing part is in contact with the target layer, the needle tip first contacts the target layer. Therefore, when the active part is rotated, the needle tip can more easily penetrate into the target layer from the first target point and pass through the target layer from the second target point.

[0075] In addition, the needle tip can be bent downward at a predetermined angle so that the needle tip deviates from the plane where the arc portion is located.

[0076] In order for the needle to pierce the target layer more easily, the needle tip may be designed to be in the shape of a pyramid, preferably a triangular pyramid.

[0077] Example 3:

[0078] like Figure 14 As shown, in this embodiment, the functional module 400 is directly fixed on the inner surface of the sealing portion, and the active portion 600 is installed on the outer side of the functional module.

[0079] Through the above arrangement, the sealing part, the functional module and the active part are integrated, so that the active part can be rotated by rotating the sealing part sealed at the top opening of the fixed part, which is more convenient for the puncture operation.

[0080] Example 4:

[0081] In order to prevent animals from gnawing on the wearable device and causing it to fall off, this embodiment proposes an improvement based on the above-mentioned embodiment 3. In this embodiment, the outer surface of the sealing part is provided with an anti-bite layer, and the anti-bite layer may be composed of a bittering agent.

[0082] The anti-bite layer can effectively prevent animals from biting the wearable device.

[0083] Example 5:

[0084] This embodiment provides an animal wearable device and a wearing method thereof, the method comprising:

[0085] The wearable device is placed on the animal's wearing part, which may be the animal's neck, so that the lower surface of the fixing portion 200 is in contact with the animal's skin;

[0086] The fixing part 200 is fixed by manually holding the fixing part 200 to prevent the fixing part from moving, and then the sealing part 100 is rotated to drive the active part to rotate, the active part drives the driven part to rotate, and the driven part drives the needle to rotate. The rotating needle penetrates the target layer from the first target point on the upper surface of the target layer and passes through the target layer from the second target point on the lower surface of the target layer to complete the wearing.

[0087] The above description of the disclosed embodiments is intended to enable one skilled in the art to implement or use the present invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to one skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments shown herein but is intended to conform to the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims

1. An animal wearable device, characterized in that: The wearable device includes A fixing portion, the lower surface of which can be in contact with the contacted surface, and a mounting hole is provided on the lower surface of the fixing portion; a puncture assembly, the puncture assembly being arranged in the fixing portion corresponding to the mounting hole; and an active portion, the active portion being capable of driving the puncture assembly to rotate so as to cause the puncture assembly to puncture the target layer; The puncture assembly includes A driven part, which cooperates with the active part and can drive the driven part to rotate through the active part; as well as A puncture needle is connected to the driven part and can rotate synchronously with the driven part so that the puncture needle can penetrate the target layer; The needle comprises an arc-shaped portion, a connecting portion is provided at one end of the arc-shaped portion, and a needle tip is provided at the other end. The arc-shaped portion has a first plane, and the arc-shaped portion located in the first plane is spirally wound around a second axis perpendicular to the first plane at one end of the connecting portion. The needle as a whole can rotate along the circumference of the connecting portion. The connecting portion has a first axis, which is the center axis of the connecting portion, and the first axis and the second axis form an included angle; The height of the connection between the needle tip and the arc portion is higher than the end of the needle tip away from the arc portion; The wearable device also includes a functional module, which can be accommodated in the above-mentioned fixing part.

2. An animal wearable device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The needle tip and / or the arc-shaped portion are in a pyramid shape.

3. The animal wearable device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The wearable device also includes a sealing portion, which is sealed at the upper opening of the fixing portion. The sealing portion and the fixing portion form a sealed space that can accommodate the above-mentioned functional module, active portion and puncture assembly.

4. The animal wearable device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The functional module is fixed on the inner surface of the sealing portion, and the active portion is fixed on the outer side of the functional module.

5. A wearing method, characterized in that: The method uses the wearable device described in any one of claims 1 to 4 above, and the method includes Place the wearable device on the animal's wearing area so that the lower surface of its fixing part is in contact with the animal's skin; Fix the fixing part and rotate the sealing part to drive the active part to rotate, the active part drives the driven part to rotate, the driven part drives the needle to rotate, the rotating needle penetrates the target layer from the first target point on the upper surface of the target layer, and penetrates the target layer from the second target point on the lower surface of the target layer to complete the wearing.

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