An animal behavior activity monitoring device

Abstract

The application relates to the technical field of animal activity behavior monitoring, and discloses an animal behavior activity monitoring device, which comprises a supporting seat, supporting columns are symmetrically arranged at the bottom end of the supporting seat, a supporting frame is fixedly connected to the top end of the supporting seat, a monitoring body is arranged at the top end of the supporting frame, a receiving cavity is arranged in the supporting seat, a discharging pipe, which is in communication with the receiving cavity, is arranged at the bottom end of the supporting seat, an annular track is arranged at the top end of the supporting seat, an opening is arranged at the bottom end of the annular track, and a supporting and discharging assembly is arranged in the opening; the two feeding frames can be driven to move in the annular track, the feeding frames can push the mice to move to achieve sleep deprivation of the mice, the problem that, when a traditional feeding frame with a cuboid structure is fixedly arranged, the mice are driven to move only by a deprivation rod and the sleep deprivation of the mice is interrupted due to a gap caused by the deprivation rod is solved, and the sleep deprivation of the mice can be realized continuously.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of animal activity and behavior monitoring, and more particularly to an animal activity and behavior monitoring device. Background Technology

[0002] When monitoring animal behavior, sleep deprivation devices are essential to prevent animals from stopping their activities due to sleep during the monitoring process. When using rats or mice for monitoring, there are three main types of existing sleep deprivation devices: the first is a rotating cylinder mode to drive the experimental mice, the second is a rotating cage mode that uses an electric motor to drive the cage to rotate continuously, causing the experimental animals inside to passively follow, and the third is to use a deprivation lever to move the animal. These three sleep deprivation methods are usually operated independently when monitoring animal behavior.

[0003] When monitoring the behavior of rats and mice and using a deprivation lever for sleep deprivation, the rotating end of the deprivation lever will slide into contact with the inner wall of the feeding frame. However, when the feeding frame is a cube structure, because the length of the deprivation lever and the position of the feeding frame are fixed, the deprivation lever cannot contact the inner wall of the feeding frame when it rotates to a right angle position. This causes the deprivation lever to break contact with the feeding frame, resulting in a dead angle for movement. Therefore, there are positions in the feeding frame where the deprivation lever cannot reach the rats and mice, which may easily lead to interruption of sleep deprivation and thus affect the efficiency of monitoring their behavior. Summary of the Invention

[0004] To address the technical problem that when monitoring animals in a fixed cubic feeding frame, the deprivation lever, due to its fixed length, will lose contact when rotated to a right angle position within the feeding frame, creating a blind spot and resulting in areas where the deprivation lever cannot reach the mice, potentially interrupting sleep deprivation and affecting the efficiency of behavioral monitoring, this invention provides an animal behavior activity monitoring device.

[0005] The present invention is achieved by the following technical solution: an animal behavior monitoring device, including a support base, support columns symmetrically installed at the bottom end of the support base, a support frame fixedly connected to the top end of the support base, a monitoring body installed at the middle position of the top end of the support frame, a storage cavity opened inside the support base, a discharge pipe connected to the storage cavity at the bottom end of the support base, an annular track opened at the top end of the support base, an opening at the bottom end of the annular track, a support discharge assembly installed inside the opening, and feeding frames symmetrically arranged at the top end of the support base, sliding inside the annular track and located at the top of the support discharge assembly. Both feeding frames are hollow structures with open ends, and both feeding frames are cubic structures. Grooves are opened at the bottom end of the two feeding frames on the side away from each other, and toothed plates are fixedly connected inside the grooves. A sleep deprivation assembly connected between the two feeding frames is provided above the support base.

[0006] The sleep deprivation assembly includes a rotation mechanism and a deprivation lever mechanism. The rotation mechanism includes a motor mounted on the top of the support base. The motor output shaft is connected to a fixed base. Symmetrically arranged connecting rods are fixed to both sides of the fixed base. The connecting rods are fixedly connected to the outer walls of the two feeding frames. The deprivation lever mechanism is installed inside the two feeding frames.

[0007] As a further improvement to the above solution, the stripping rod mechanism includes a fixed ring fixed to the top of the support frame, the fixed ring being sleeved on the outside of the monitoring body, a toothed ring being fixedly sleeved on the outer wall of the fixed ring, and mounting rods being fixedly attached to the top of the inner walls of the two feeding frames on opposite sides. A rotating shaft is rotatably mounted on the mounting rod, and a gear is fixedly attached to the top of the rotating shaft. The gear is located outside the fixed ring and meshes with the toothed ring. A mounting block is connected to the bottom of the rotating shaft, and a toggle rod is provided on both sides of the mounting block. A scraping unit is provided inside the toggle rod.

[0008] As a further improvement to the above scheme, fan blades located below the gear are installed on both of the rotating shafts.

[0009] As a further improvement to the above solution, the bottom end of the storage cavity is provided with an inclined groove, the longitudinal section of which is a V-shaped structure and the opening is an annular structure.

[0010] As a further improvement to the above solution, both ends of the actuating lever are embedded with ball bearings that roll in contact with the inner wall of the feeding frame.

[0011] As a further improvement to the above solution, the scraping unit includes a receiving groove at the bottom of the actuating rod, in which a scraping plate is slidably inserted. After the scraping plate moves down, it will contact the top surface of the mesh plate, which facilitates scraping and thus enables the cleaning of the mesh plate. Slider blocks are symmetrically provided on the top two sides of the scraping plate, and sliding openings are symmetrically provided on the side walls of the receiving groove. The sliders slide inside the sliding openings. A threaded groove is provided at the middle position of the top of the actuating rod, and a threaded rod is threadedly installed inside the threaded groove. The bottom end of the threaded rod is rotatably connected to the top of the scraping plate. Extension plates are installed on the bottom two sides of the two scraping plates.

[0012] As a further improvement to the above solution, the supporting discharge assembly includes an inner ring and an outer ring fixed to the inner wall of the opening. The inner ring is located inside the outer ring and at the center of the outer ring. Support plates are installed at equal intervals between the outer wall of the inner ring and the inner wall of the outer ring. Mesh plates connected to the inner and outer rings are installed between adjacent support plates. Sealing plates located below the support plates are fixed at equal intervals to the inner wall of the opening. The sealing plates are in contact with the support plates. A material leakage port is provided between two adjacent sealing plates. The material leakage port is located below the mesh plate, and a flipping material leakage mechanism is installed inside each material leakage port.

[0013] As a further improvement to the above solution, the flipping and leaking mechanism includes a rotating rod rotatably mounted on the inner wall of the opening, an opening and closing flap rotatably mounted on the rotating rod and located inside the leaking opening, the opening and closing flap slidingly contacting the bottom end of the mesh plate when flipping, a second sprocket and a fixed plate fixedly sleeved on the rotating rod, the second sprocket and the toothed plate being connected by a linkage unit, and a spring fixedly connected to the fixed plate and the side wall of the opening being sleeved on the outside of the rotating rod.

[0014] As a further improvement to the above solution, the linkage unit includes mounting grooves equidistantly opened at the top of the outer ring, and a communication port connected to the material leakage port is opened at the bottom of the mounting groove. A mounting shaft is rotatably installed on the inner wall of the mounting groove. Gear 2 and sprocket 1 are fixedly sleeved on the mounting shaft. Gear 2 meshes with the gear plate. Sprocket 1 and sprocket 2 are connected by a chain passing through the inside of the communication port.

[0015] As a further improvement to the above solution, both the sealing plate and the support plate are fan-shaped structures, and the sealing plate and the support plate are of equal size. There are six sealing plates, six support plates, six material discharge ports and six opening and closing flaps. The six opening and closing flaps and the six sealing plates are arranged in a ring array.

[0016] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows:

[0017] 1. This invention, through a support base, support column, support frame, monitoring body, storage cavity, discharge pipe, two annular raceways, support discharge assembly, and sleep deprivation assembly, facilitates the movement of two feeding frames in the annular raceways, allowing the feeding frames to push the mice to move and thus achieve sleep deprivation. This solves the problem that when traditional cubic feeding frames are fixedly set up, the movement of the mice is only driven by the deprivation rod, resulting in a gap that interrupts the sleep deprivation of the mice. Therefore, this design achieves continuous sleep deprivation of the mice, effectively improving the efficiency of the monitoring body in monitoring the behavior of the mice.

[0018] 2. Through the design of the stripping rod mechanism and the scraping unit, the rotation of the toggle rod during the cleaning process will also drive the scraping unit to rotate, which will cause the scraping unit to scrape the screen, effectively achieving the cleaning of the screen.

[0019] 3. The design of the supporting feed discharge component facilitates the power for the flipping action of the opening and closing flaps during the movement of the feeding frame. After the opening and closing flaps flip, excrement or food residue on the top of the mesh can be discharged through the feed outlet. This design allows the six opening and closing flaps to be flipped and opened intermittently during the movement of the feeding frame, so that excrement or food residue on the mesh can be discharged through the six feed outlets, effectively cleaning the mesh and thus facilitating the monitoring of mouse behavior. Attached Figure Description

[0020] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the animal behavior monitoring device provided in Embodiment 1 of the present invention;

[0021] Figure 2 for Figure 1 A top-section diagram;

[0022] Figure 3 A bottom view of the support base in cross-section;

[0023] Figure 4 Top view supporting the material feeding assembly;

[0024] Figure 5 for Figure 1 Enlarged structural diagram at point A;

[0025] Figure 6 for Figure 4 Enlarged structural diagram at point B;

[0026] Figure 7 for Figure 3 Enlarged structural diagram at point C;

[0027] Figure 8 Connection diagram of the stripping lever mechanism and the scraping unit;

[0028] Figure 9 for Figure 1 One of the three-dimensional images;

[0029] Figure 10 for Figure 1 The second 3D image.

[0030] Explanation of key symbols:

[0031] 1. Support base; 2. Support column; 3. Support frame; 4. Monitoring unit; 5. Storage cavity; 6. Discharge pipe; 7. Circular track; 8. Opening; 9. Sealing plate; 10. Leakage port; 11. Feeding frame; 12. Motor; 13. Fixing base; 14. Connecting rod; 15. Fixing ring; 16. Gear ring; 17. Mounting rod; 18. Rotating shaft; 19. Gear 1; 20. Fan blade; 21. Mounting block; 22. Actuating rod; 23. Ball bearing; 24. Receiving groove; 5. Scraper; 26. Threaded groove; 27. Threaded rod; 28. Slider; 29. ​​Sliding mouth; 30. Extension plate; 31. Inclined groove; 32. Inner ring; 33. Outer ring; 34. Mesh plate; 35. Opening and closing flap; 36. Rotating rod; 37. Groove; 38. Toothed plate; 39. Mounting groove; 40. Mounting shaft; 41. Gear II; 42. Connecting port; 43. Sprocket I; 44. Sprocket II; 45. Chain; 46. Fixing plate; 47. Spring; 48. Support plate. Detailed Implementation

[0032] The present invention will now be further described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. It should be noted that, without conflict, the various embodiments or technical features described below can be arbitrarily combined to form new embodiments.

[0033] Example 1:

[0034] Please combine Figures 1 to 10 This embodiment of an animal behavior monitoring device includes a support base 1, with support columns 2 symmetrically installed at the bottom end of the support base 1, and a support frame 3 fixedly connected to the top end of the support base 1. A monitoring body 4 is installed at the middle of the top end of the support frame 3. The support base 1 has a receiving cavity 5 inside, and a discharge pipe 6 connected to the receiving cavity 5 is provided at the bottom end of the support base 1. A sloping groove 31 is provided at the bottom end of the receiving cavity 5. The sloping groove 31 has a V-shaped longitudinal section and an annular opening 8. The design of the sloping groove 31 facilitates flow guidance and accelerates the discharge of excrement or food residue from the receiving cavity 5. A ring-shaped track 7 is provided at the top end of the support base 1. It should be noted that the ring-shaped track 7 facilitates the sliding of the feeding frame 11 and prevents liquid from flowing out of the ring-shaped track 7 during rinsing of the feeding frame 11, thus achieving liquid containment. The bottom end has an opening 8, and a support feeding assembly is installed inside the opening 8. The top of the support base 1 is symmetrically provided with feeding frames 11 that slide inside the circular track 7 and are located at the top of the support feeding assembly. Both feeding frames 11 are hollow structures with openings at both ends, and both feeding frames 11 are cubic structures. The bottom end of the two feeding frames 11 on the side away from each other is provided with a groove 37, and a toothed plate 38 is fixedly connected inside the groove 37. A sleep deprivation assembly is provided above the support base 1 and connected between the two feeding frames 11. The sleep deprivation assembly includes a rotating mechanism and a deprivation rod mechanism. The rotating mechanism includes a motor 12 installed at the top of the support base 1. The output shaft of the motor 12 is connected to a fixed seat 13. The two sides of the fixed seat 13 are fixedly connected with symmetrically arranged connecting rods 14. The connecting rods 14 are fixedly connected to the outer walls of the two feeding frames 11. The deprivation rod mechanism is installed inside the two feeding frames 11.

[0035] When staff place mice inside the feeding frame 11 and monitor their behavior, they start the motor 12. The motor 12 drives the fixed base 13 to rotate, which in turn drives the connecting rod 14 to rotate. The connecting rod 14 then drives the feeding frame 11 to rotate around the motor axis in the circular track 7. Since the feeding frame 11 has openings on both sides, it pushes the mice inside as it moves in the circular track 7. By forcing the mice to move synchronously, sleep deprivation can be achieved. This solves the problem that traditional cubic feeding frames, which are fixed in place, only use a deprivation rod to drive the mice to move, resulting in a gap that interrupts sleep deprivation. This design achieves continuous sleep deprivation for the mice, effectively improving the efficiency of the monitoring body 4 in monitoring the mice's behavior.

[0036] The deprivation lever mechanism includes a fixing ring 15 fixed to the top of the support frame 3. The fixing ring 15 is sleeved on the outside of the monitoring body 4. A toothed ring 16 is fixedly sleeved on the outer wall of the fixing ring 15. The top of the inner wall of the two feeding frames 11 on the opposite side is fixedly connected to the mounting rod 17. A rotating shaft 18 is rotatably mounted on the mounting rod 17. A gear 19 is fixedly connected to the top of the rotating shaft 18. The gear 19 is located outside the fixing ring 15 and meshes with the toothed ring 16. The bottom of the rotating shaft 18 is connected to the mounting block 21. A toggle lever 22 is provided on both sides of the mounting block 21. A scraping unit is provided inside the toggle lever 22. A fan blade 20 located below the gear 19 is installed on both rotating shafts 18. Both ends of the toggle lever 22 are embedded with balls 23 that roll in contact with the inner wall of the feeding frame 11. The design of the balls 23 effectively reduces friction.

[0037] When the motor 12 drives the feeding frame 11 to slide and rotate in the circular track 7, the movement of the feeding frame 11 will drive the mounting rod 17 to move. The mounting rod 17 will drive the rotating shaft 18 and gear 19 to move synchronously, thereby causing gear 19 to move outside the gear ring 16. Through the meshing connection between gear 19 and gear ring 16, gear 19 can rotate during the movement. In turn, gear 19 will drive the rotating shaft 18 to rotate. The rotating shaft 18 will drive the actuating rod 22 to rotate through the mounting block 21, so that the actuating rod 22 can rotate inside the feeding frame 11, so that the actuating rod 22 can push the mouse to perform the sleep deprivation operation. At the same time, the rotating shaft 18 will also drive the fan blade 20 to rotate, so that the fan blade 20 can blow air on the mouse, effectively accelerating the airflow. During the cleaning process, through the design of the scraping unit, the rotation of the actuating rod 22 will also drive the scraping unit to rotate, so that the scraping unit can scrape the mesh plate 34, effectively cleaning the mesh plate 34.

[0038] The material discharge support assembly includes an inner ring 32 and an outer ring 33 fixed to the inner wall of the opening 8. The inner ring 32 is located inside the outer ring 33 and is centered on the outer ring 33. Support plates 48 are installed at equal intervals between the outer wall of the inner ring 32 and the inner wall of the outer ring 33. Mesh plates 34 connected to the inner ring 32 and outer ring 33 are installed between adjacent support plates 48. Sealing plates 9 located below the support plates 48 are fixed at equal intervals to the inner wall of the opening 8. The sealing plates 9 are in contact with the support plates 48. A material leakage port 10 is provided between two adjacent sealing plates 9. The material leakage port 10 is located below the mesh plate 34, and a flipping material leakage mechanism is installed inside each material leakage port 10. The flipping material leakage mechanism includes a rotating rod 36 rotatably installed on the inner wall of the opening 8. An opening and closing flap 35 located inside the material leakage port 10 is rotatably installed on the rotating rod 36. When the opening and closing flap 35 flips, it slides in contact with the bottom end of the mesh plate 34. A chain is fixedly sleeved on the rotating rod 36. The second wheel 44 and the fixed plate 46 are connected to the toothed plate 38 through a linkage unit. The outside of the rotating rod 36 is fitted with a spring 47 that is fixedly connected to the fixed plate 46 and the side wall of the through port 8. The linkage unit includes an installation groove 39 that is equally spaced at the top of the outer ring 33. The bottom end of the installation groove 39 is provided with a connecting port 42 that is connected to the material leakage port 10. The inner wall of the installation groove 39 is rotatably mounted with an installation shaft 40. The second gear 41 and the first sprocket 43 are fixedly fitted on the installation shaft 40. The second gear 41 is meshed with the toothed plate 38. The first sprocket 43 and the second sprocket 44 are connected by a chain 45 that passes through the inside of the connecting port 42. The sealing plate 9 and the support plate 48 are both fan-shaped structures and have the same size. There are six sealing plates 9, six support plates 48, six material leakage ports 10 and six opening and closing flaps 35. The six opening and closing flaps 35 and the six sealing plates 9 are arranged in a ring array.

[0039] When the feeding frame 11 moves in the circular track 7, the feeding frame 11 will drive the toothed plate 38 to move. When the toothed plate 38 moves to mesh with the gear 41 located at the top of the outer ring 33, the movement of the toothed plate 38 will cause the gear 41 to rotate. The gear 41 will drive the mounting shaft 40 to rotate, and the mounting shaft 40 will drive the sprocket 43 to rotate. Through the action of the chain 45, the chain 45 will drive the sprocket 44 to rotate, and then the sprocket 44 will drive the rotating rod 36 and the fixed plate 46 to rotate synchronously. The fixed plate 46 will cause the spring 47 to twist and generate elastic force. The rotation of the rotating rod 36 will cause the opening and closing flap 35 to rotate. The opening and closing flap 35 will remove the cover on the bottom of the mesh plate 34, allowing excrement or food residue at the top of the mesh plate 34 to pass through the feed outlet 10. The feeding frame 11 moves the toothed plate 38, which disengages from the gear 41. Under the reverse force of the spring 47, the rotating rod 36 reverses, which in turn drives the opening and closing flap 35 to flip, thus resetting the opening and closing flap 35 and making it horizontal again, thereby blocking the bottom of the mesh plate 34. This design allows the six opening and closing flaps 35 to be intermittently flipped and opened during the movement of the feeding frame 11, so that excrement or food residue on the mesh plate 34 can be discharged through the six feed outlets 10, effectively cleaning the mesh plate 34 and facilitating the monitoring of mouse behavior.

[0040] The implementation principle of an animal behavior monitoring device in this application embodiment is as follows:

[0041] When the staff places the mouse inside the feeding frame 11 and monitors the mouse's behavior, they start the motor 12. The motor 12 drives the fixed seat 13 to rotate, which in turn drives the connecting rod 14 to rotate. The connecting rod 14 then drives the feeding frame 11 to rotate around the motor axis in the circular track 7. Since the feeding frame 11 has an opening on both sides, it pushes the mouse inside to move as it moves in the circular track 7. By forcing the mouse to move synchronously, sleep deprivation can be achieved. This solves the problem that the traditional cubic feeding frame, which is fixed in place, only uses the deprivation rod to drive the mouse to move, resulting in a gap that interrupts the sleep deprivation. Therefore, this design achieves continuous sleep deprivation for the mouse, effectively improving the efficiency of the monitoring body 4 in monitoring the mouse's behavior.

[0042] When the motor 12 drives the feeding frame 11 to slide and rotate in the circular track 7, the movement of the feeding frame 11 will drive the mounting rod 17 to move. The mounting rod 17 will drive the rotating shaft 18 and gear 19 to move synchronously, thereby causing gear 19 to move outside the gear ring 16. Through the meshing connection between gear 19 and gear ring 16, gear 19 can rotate during the movement. In turn, gear 19 will drive the rotating shaft 18 to rotate. The rotating shaft 18 will drive the actuating rod 22 to rotate through the mounting block 21, so that the actuating rod 22 can rotate inside the feeding frame 11, so that the actuating rod 22 can push the mouse to perform the sleep deprivation operation. At the same time, the rotating shaft 18 will also drive the fan blade 20 to rotate, so that the fan blade 20 can blow air on the mouse, effectively accelerating the airflow. During the cleaning process, through the design of the scraping unit, the rotation of the actuating rod 22 will also drive the scraping unit to rotate, so that the scraping unit can scrape the mesh plate 34, effectively achieving the cleaning of the mesh plate 34.

[0043] When the feeding frame 11 moves within the circular track 7, it drives the toothed plate 38 to move. When the toothed plate 38 engages with the second gear 41 located at the top of the outer ring 33, the movement of the toothed plate 38 causes the second gear 41 to rotate. The second gear 41 drives the mounting shaft 40 to rotate, which in turn drives the first sprocket 43 to rotate. Through the action of the chain 45, the chain 45 drives the second sprocket 44 to rotate, which in turn drives the rotating rod 36 and the fixed plate 46 to rotate synchronously. The fixed plate 46 causes the spring 47 to twist and generate elastic force. The rotation of the rotating rod 36 causes the opening and closing flap 35 to rotate, facilitating the opening and closing flap 35 to disconnect the obstruction of the bottom of the mesh plate 34, allowing excrement or food residue at the top of the mesh plate 34 to pass through. The feed is discharged through the discharge port 10, effectively cleaning the mesh plate 34. As the feeding frame 11 moves the toothed plate 38, the toothed plate 38 will disengage from the gear 41. Under the reverse force of the spring 47, the rotating rod 36 will reverse, which will then drive the opening and closing flap 35 to flip, making the opening and closing flap 35 horizontal again, thus blocking the bottom of the mesh plate 34. This design allows the six opening and closing flaps 35 to be intermittently flipped and opened during the movement of the feeding frame 11, so that excrement or food residue on the mesh plate 34 can be discharged through the six discharge ports 10, effectively cleaning the mesh plate 34 and facilitating the monitoring of mouse behavior.

[0044] Example 2:

[0045] Combination Figure 1 and Figure 8Based on Embodiment 1, this embodiment is further improved in that: the scraping unit includes a receiving groove 24 opened at the bottom end of the toggle lever 22, and a scraping plate 25 is slidably inserted inside the receiving groove 24. After the scraping plate 25 moves down, it will contact the top surface of the mesh plate 34, which facilitates the scraping of the scraping plate 25 and thus realizes the cleaning work of the mesh plate 34. Sliding blocks 28 are symmetrically provided at the top ends of both sides of the scraping plate 25, and sliding openings 29 are symmetrically opened on the side walls of the receiving groove 24. The sliding blocks 28 slide inside the sliding openings 29. A threaded groove 26 is opened at the middle position of the top end of the toggle lever 22. A threaded rod 27 is threadedly installed inside the threaded groove 26. The bottom end of the threaded rod 27 is rotatably connected to the top end of the scraping plate 25. An extension plate 30 is installed at the bottom ends of both sides of the two scraping plates 25.

[0046] When cleaning the mesh plate 34 is required, the mice are first removed from the feeding frame 11. Then, the operator rotates the threaded rod 27. Through the threaded connection between the threaded rod 27 and the threaded groove 26, and the sliding connection between the slider 28 and the sliding opening 29, the threaded groove 26 moves downward. The threaded rod 27 pushes the scraper 25 downward, making the scraper 25 tightly contact the mesh plate 34. Next, water is injected into the feeding frame 11. The design of the circular track 7 can enclose the water, thus preventing water from flowing out. The water sprayed into the feeding frame 11 can rinse the mesh plate 34. At the same time, the motor 12 will drive the feeding frame 11 to slide in the circular track 7, thereby cleaning different mesh plates 34. 1. During the movement, the actuating lever 22 will rotate, which will in turn drive the scraper 25 to rotate, making it easier for the scraper 25 to scrape the mesh plate 34. At the same time, since the size of gear 19 is smaller than the size of gear ring 16, the rotation speed of the actuating lever 22 will be greater than the rotation speed of the feeding frame 11, which can accelerate the water flow and effectively improve the cleaning efficiency of the mesh plate 34. Since the feeding frame 11 will flip the opening and closing flap 35 during the movement, the cleaning waste liquid can flow out through the mesh plate 34 and the feed outlet 10 and enter the collection cavity 5, effectively realizing the collection of waste liquid and completing the cleaning work of the mesh plate 34 and the feeding frame 11, thus facilitating the next behavioral monitoring of mice.

[0047] The above embodiments are merely preferred embodiments of the present invention and should not be construed as limiting the scope of protection of the present invention. Any non-substantial changes and substitutions made by those skilled in the art based on the present invention shall fall within the scope of protection claimed by the present invention.

Claims

1. An animal behavior monitoring device, characterized in that, The system includes a support base, with symmetrical support columns mounted on the bottom of the support base, a support frame fixed to the top of the support base, a monitoring unit mounted in the middle of the top of the support frame, a storage cavity inside the support base, a discharge pipe connected to the storage cavity at the bottom of the support base, a circular track at the top of the support base, an opening at the bottom of the circular track, a support discharge assembly installed inside the opening, and symmetrically mounted feeding frames at the top of the support base that slide inside the circular track and are located at the top of the support discharge assembly. Both feeding frames are hollow structures with open ends and are cubic structures. The bottom of each feeding frame on the side furthest from each other has a groove, and a toothed plate is fixed inside the groove. A sleep deprivation assembly connected to the two feeding frames is located above the support base. The sleep deprivation assembly includes a rotating mechanism and a deprivation lever mechanism. The rotating mechanism includes a motor mounted on the top of the support base. The motor output shaft is connected to a fixed base. Symmetrically arranged connecting rods are fixed to both sides of the fixed base. The connecting rods are fixedly connected to the outer walls of the two feeding frames. The deprivation lever mechanism is installed inside the two feeding frames. The stripping rod mechanism includes a fixed ring fixed to the top of the support frame, the fixed ring being sleeved on the outside of the monitoring body, a toothed ring fixedly sleeved on the outer wall of the fixed ring, and mounting rods fixedly connected to the top of the inner walls of the two feeding frames on opposite sides. A rotating shaft is rotatably mounted on the mounting rod, and a gear is fixedly connected to the top of the rotating shaft. The gear is located outside the fixed ring and meshes with the toothed ring. A mounting block is connected to the bottom of the rotating shaft, and a toggle rod is provided on both sides of the mounting block. A scraping unit is provided inside the toggle rod. The scraping unit includes a receiving groove at the bottom of the actuating lever, a scraping plate that slides through the receiving groove, sliders that are symmetrically provided at the top of both sides of the scraping plate, and sliding openings that are symmetrically provided on the side walls of the receiving groove. The sliders slide inside the sliding openings. A threaded groove is provided at the middle of the top of the actuating lever. A threaded rod is threadedly installed inside the threaded groove. The bottom end of the threaded rod is rotatably connected to the top of the scraping plate. Extension plates are installed at the bottom of both sides of the two scraping plates.

2. The animal behavior monitoring device as described in claim 1, characterized in that, Both of the aforementioned rotating shafts are equipped with fan blades located below the gear.

3. The animal behavior monitoring device as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The bottom of the storage cavity is provided with an inclined groove, the longitudinal section of which is V-shaped and the opening is annular.

4. The animal behavior monitoring device as described in claim 1, characterized in that, Both ends of the actuating lever are fitted with ball bearings that roll in contact with the inner wall of the feeding frame.

5. The animal behavior monitoring device as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The supporting discharge assembly includes an inner ring and an outer ring fixed to the inner wall of the opening. The inner ring is located inside the outer ring and at the center of the outer ring. Support plates are installed at equal intervals between the outer wall of the inner ring and the inner wall of the outer ring. Mesh plates connected to the inner and outer rings are installed between adjacent support plates. Sealing plates located below the support plates are fixed at equal intervals to the inner wall of the opening. The sealing plates are in contact with the support plates. A material leakage port is provided between two adjacent sealing plates. The material leakage port is located below the mesh plate, and a flipping material leakage mechanism is installed inside each material leakage port.

6. The animal behavior monitoring device as described in claim 5, characterized in that, The flipping and leaking mechanism includes a rotating rod rotatably mounted on the inner wall of the opening, an opening and closing flap rotatably mounted on the rotating rod and located inside the leaking opening, a second sprocket and a fixed plate fixedly sleeved on the rotating rod, the second sprocket and the toothed plate being connected by a linkage unit, and a spring fixedly connected to the fixed plate and the side wall of the opening being sleeved on the outside of the rotating rod.

7. The animal behavior monitoring device as described in claim 6, characterized in that, The linkage unit includes mounting grooves equidistantly spaced at the top of the outer ring. The bottom of the mounting groove has a connecting port that communicates with the material leakage port. A mounting shaft is rotatably mounted on the inner wall of the mounting groove. Gear 2 and sprocket 1 are fixedly sleeved on the mounting shaft. Gear 2 meshes with a toothed plate. Sprocket 1 and sprocket 2 are connected by a chain that passes through the inside of the connecting port.

8. The animal behavior monitoring device as described in claim 6, characterized in that, Both the sealing plate and the support plate are fan-shaped structures, and the sealing plate and the support plate are of equal size. There are six sealing plates, six support plates, six material outlets and six opening and closing flaps. The six opening and closing flaps and the six sealing plates are arranged in a ring array.

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