A fecal pan capable of effectively treating herbivorous experimental animal urine stains

Abstract

This invention discloses a feces tray for effectively treating urine residue in herbivorous laboratory animals, belonging to the field of animal urine residue cleaning technology. The tray includes a receiving groove, and a detection component is slidably installed within it. The detection component includes a bracket slidably connected to two side walls opposite to the receiving groove. Multiple detection rods are rotatably mounted side-by-side on the bracket. The bottom wall of each detection rod contacts the bottom wall of the receiving groove, and a protrusion is fixedly provided on the top wall of each rod. A fixing block is fixedly mounted on the bracket on the first side of each rod. The fixing block has a first sliding groove, and a limiting block that can slide vertically is slidably installed within the first sliding groove. A first spring is fixedly connected between the limiting block and the inner wall of the first sliding groove. The first side wall of the detection rod abuts against the fixing block, and the end of the protrusion away from the first side wall of the detection rod abuts against the limiting block to keep the detection rod vertical. This invention, by setting up the detection component and observing the state of the detection rods by sliding the bracket, can determine whether the receiving groove is clean.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention belongs to the field of animal urine cleaning technology, specifically relating to a feces tray that can effectively treat urine residue in herbivorous laboratory animals. Background Technology

[0002] Most laboratory animals are herbivores, playing a vital role in life science and biomedical research. Common herbivorous laboratory animal species include guinea pigs, rabbits, and miniature pigs, widely used in various modern biological, medical, and pharmaceutical studies. Because the plant-based feed of herbivores contains a high amount of minerals and alkaline components, their urine is alkaline. During routine feeding or experiments, laboratory animals such as guinea pigs and rabbits are often given free access to water, resulting in significant urine output. This typically forms a yellowish-brown layer of calcium urinary deposits in the urine collection trays at the bottom of their cages. Over time, this layer thickens, and even oxalic acid is often insufficient to completely remove it during routine management, and it can be quite irritating and harmful to both humans and animals.

[0003] In existing technologies, trays are commonly used to collect animal feces. After cleaning, because urine stains are difficult to observe, operators usually judge whether there are urine stains on the tray by running their hands through it and relying on friction. This method of detection is difficult to guarantee accuracy.

[0004] Therefore, there is a need to develop a fecal tray that can effectively handle the urine residue of herbivorous laboratory animals in order to solve the above problems. Summary of the Invention

[0005] In view of this, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a feces tray that can effectively treat urine residue in herbivorous laboratory animals, thereby solving the problem of inaccurate detection of the presence of urine residue in the cleaned tray in the prior art.

[0006] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention provides the following technical solution:

[0007] This invention provides a feces tray for effectively treating urine residue in herbivorous laboratory animals. The tray includes a receiving groove with a smooth coating on its inner wall. A detection assembly is slidably mounted within the tray. The detection assembly includes a bracket slidably connected to two side walls opposite the receiving groove. Multiple detection rods are rotatably mounted side-by-side on the bracket. The bottom wall of each detection rod contacts the bottom wall of the receiving groove, and a protrusion is fixedly provided on the top wall of each detection rod. A fixing block is fixedly mounted on the bracket on the first side of each detection rod. The fixing block has a first sliding groove, and a vertically sliding limiting block is slidably mounted within the first sliding groove. A first spring is fixedly connected between the limiting block and the inner wall of the first sliding groove. The first side wall of the detection rod abuts against the fixing block, and the end of the protrusion away from the first side wall of the detection rod abuts against the limiting block to ensure the detection rod is vertically positioned. When the detection rod contacts the urine residue, the sliding bracket allows the detection rod to rotate to detect the presence of the urine residue.

[0008] Furthermore, the side wall of the fixed block that abuts against the detection rod is provided with a second sliding groove, and a push block that can slide laterally is slidably installed in the second sliding groove. A second spring is fixedly connected between the push block and the inner wall of the second sliding groove, and the push block abuts against the first side wall of the detection rod.

[0009] Furthermore, a connecting shaft is fixedly installed on the bracket, and the detection rod is rotatably mounted on the connecting shaft.

[0010] Furthermore, the receiving groove has horizontally arranged limiting grooves on both sides of its opposite side wall, and the bracket has square sliders that cooperate with the limiting grooves on both sides of its opposite side wall, and the square sliders are slidably connected in the limiting grooves.

[0011] Furthermore, the bottom wall of the detection rod is semi-circular, and one side of the bottom wall of the receiving groove is provided with a semi-circular groove that mates with the bottom wall of the detection rod. The two side walls opposite to the receiving groove are provided with slots located above the semi-circular groove. The slots mate with the square slider, and the slots are connected to the bottom of the limiting slide groove.

[0012] Furthermore, each of the two opposite side walls of the receiving groove is provided with a vertically arranged mounting groove, and a baffle is slidably installed between the two mounting grooves, the baffle being in contact with the second side wall of the detection rod.

[0013] The beneficial effects of this invention are as follows:

[0014] This invention, by setting up a detection component and observing the state of the detection rod through a sliding bracket, can determine whether the receiving groove is clean; thus preventing the accumulation of urine residue, which would make subsequent cleaning difficult.

[0015] Other advantages, objectives, and features of the invention will be set forth in the following description and will be apparent to those skilled in the art in some respects, or may be learned by practice of the invention. The objectives and other advantages of the invention can be realized and obtained through the following description. Attached Figure Description

[0016] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and beneficial effects of this invention clearer, the following figures are provided for illustration:

[0017] Figure 1 This is a side cross-sectional view of the tray according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0018] Figure 2 Embodiments of the present invention Figure 1 A magnified view of part A in the middle;

[0019] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the pallet according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0020] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the detection component structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0021] The following are labeled in the attached diagram: tray 1, receiving groove 101, limiting slide groove 102, semi-circular groove 103, slot 104, mounting groove 105, baffle 106, detection component 2, bracket 201, fixing block 2011, detection rod 202, protrusion 203, first slide groove 204, limiting block 205, first spring 206, second slide groove 207, push block 208, second spring 209, connecting shaft 210, square slider 211. Detailed Implementation

[0022] like Figures 1-4As shown, the present invention provides a feces tray for effectively treating urine residue from herbivorous laboratory animals, comprising: a tray 1, wherein the tray 1 is provided with a receiving groove 101, the inner wall of the receiving groove 101 is coated with a smooth coating, a detection component 2 is slidably installed in the tray 1, the detection component 2 includes a bracket 201, the bracket 201 is slidably connected to the two side walls opposite to the receiving groove 101, a plurality of detection rods 202 are rotatably mounted side by side on the bracket 201, the bottom wall of the detection rods 202 can contact the bottom wall of the receiving groove 101, and the top wall of the detection rods 202 is fixedly provided with The protrusion 203 has a fixing block 2011 fixedly mounted on the bracket 201 on one side of the detection rod 202. The fixing block 2011 has a first sliding groove 204. A limiting block 205 is slidably installed in the first sliding groove 204. A first spring 206 is fixedly connected between the limiting block 205 and the inner wall of the first sliding groove 204. The first side wall of the detection rod 202 abuts against the side wall of the fixing block 2011. The side wall of the protrusion 203 away from the first side wall of the detection rod 202 abuts against the limiting block 205, so that the detection rod 202 is in a vertical state.

[0023] In this scheme, the initial state of the detection rod 202 is as follows: the detection rod 202 is in a vertical state under the action of the fixing block 2011 and the limiting block 205. When the animal feces collected in the receiving trough 101 accumulate to a certain amount, the tray 1 is periodically removed and replaced, and the feces are emptied and transported out of the feeding area. After cleaning the animal feces in the tray 1, it is necessary to check whether it is clean. The detection is carried out by the sliding bracket 201. The detection process is as follows: if the receiving trough 101 is clean, when the sliding bracket 201 moves, it drives multiple detection rods 202 to move synchronously. The bottom wall of the detection rod 202 contacts the bottom wall of the receiving trough 101. There is no urine residue blocking it, so that the detection rod 202 always remains in a vertical position during the sliding process of the bracket 201. In the vertical position; if the receiving groove 101 is not cleaned properly, that is, there is urine residue on the bottom wall of the receiving groove 101, then during the sliding support 201 process, since the height of the urine residue is higher than the bottom wall of the receiving groove 101 and the friction is greater than the bottom wall of the receiving groove 101, when the detection rod 202 encounters the urine residue, it will drive the detection rod 202 to rotate, causing the protrusion 203 to squeeze the limiting block 205 into the first sliding groove 204, that is, the detection rod 202 loses its limit. Then, the position where the detection rod 202 rotates is marked, and this marked position is the position that is not cleaned properly.

[0024] This solution, by setting up the detection component 2 and observing the state of the detection rod 202 through the sliding bracket 201, can determine whether the receiving groove 101 is clean; thus preventing the accumulation of urine residue, which would make subsequent cleaning difficult.

[0025] In one embodiment of the present invention, a second sliding groove 207 is provided on the side wall of the fixing block 2011 that abuts against the detection rod 202. A push block 208 is slidably installed in the second sliding groove 207. A second spring 209 is fixedly connected between the push block 208 and the inner wall of the second sliding groove 207. The push block 208 abuts against the first side wall of the detection rod 202.

[0026] In this design, when the detection rod 202 is in a vertical position, the push block 208 does not extend out of the second sliding groove 207, and the push block 208 abuts against the first side wall of the detection rod 202, while the limiting block 205 abuts against the protrusion 203. The detection rod 202 remains vertical under the limitation of the limiting block 205. When the detection rod 202 encounters urine residue, the vertical balance of the detection rod 202 is broken due to friction, causing the protrusion 203 on the detection rod 202 to press against the limiting block 205 and rotate. Under the action of the push block 208, the rotation amplitude of the detection rod 202 is greater, making it easier to observe.

[0027] In one embodiment of the present invention, a connecting shaft 210 is fixedly installed on the bracket 201, and the detection rod 202 is rotatably installed on the connecting shaft 210.

[0028] In one embodiment of the present invention, the receiving groove 101 is provided with horizontally arranged limiting grooves 102 on both opposite side walls, and the bracket 201 is provided with square sliders 211 that cooperate with the limiting grooves 102 on both opposite side walls, and the square sliders 211 are slidably connected in the limiting grooves 102.

[0029] In this solution, a square slider 211 is set to cooperate with a limiting groove 102 to ensure the stability of the sliding of the bracket 201 and prevent the bracket 201 from rotating.

[0030] In one embodiment of the present invention, the bottom wall of the detection rod 202 is semi-circular, and one side of the bottom wall of the receiving groove 101 is provided with a semi-circular groove 103 that cooperates with the bottom wall of the detection rod 202. The two side walls opposite to the receiving groove 101 are provided with slots 104 located above the semi-circular groove 103. The slots 104 cooperate with the square slider 211, and the slots 104 are connected and disposed below the limiting slide groove 102.

[0031] In this solution, when no detection is required, the bracket 201 slides along the limiting groove 102 until the square slider 211 falls into the slot 104 to limit the lateral displacement of the square slider 211. After the square slider 211 falls into the slot 104, the bottom wall of the detection rod 202 falls into the semi-circular groove 103, thereby achieving the positioning of the detection rod 202 and avoiding the movement of the bracket 201 during the process of moving the tray 1 before cleaning the tray 1, which would cause the detection rod 202 to come into contact with feces or urine stains.

[0032] In one embodiment of the present invention, the receiving groove 101 has vertically arranged mounting grooves 105 on both opposite side walls, and a baffle 106 is slidably installed between the mounting grooves 105 on both sides, and the baffle 106 is in contact with the second side wall of the detection rod 202.

[0033] In this solution, by setting up a baffle 106, feces or urine are prevented from flowing into the detection rod 202 during the use of the tray 1; during the detection process, the detection is achieved by sliding the baffle 106 vertically out and then moving the bracket 201.

[0034] Finally, it should be noted that the above preferred embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention and are not intended to limit it. Although the present invention has been described in detail through the above preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that various changes can be made to it in form and detail without departing from the scope defined by the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. A feces tray for effectively treating urine residue in herbivorous laboratory animals, comprising a tray, characterized in that: The tray has a receiving groove with a smooth coating on its inner wall. A detection assembly is slidably installed inside the tray. The detection assembly includes a bracket slidably connected to two side walls opposite to the receiving groove. Multiple detection rods are rotatably mounted side-by-side on the brackets. The bottom wall of each detection rod contacts the bottom wall of the receiving groove, and a protrusion is fixedly provided on the top wall of each detection rod. A fixing block is fixedly mounted on the bracket on the first side of each detection rod. The fixing block has a first sliding groove, and a limiting block that can slide vertically is slidably installed in the first sliding groove. A first spring is fixedly connected between the limiting block and the inner wall of the first sliding groove. The first side wall of the detection rod abuts against the fixing block, and the end of the protrusion away from the first side wall of the detection rod abuts against the limiting block to keep the detection rod vertical. When the detection rod comes into contact with urine residue, the sliding bracket can rotate the detection rod to detect the presence of urine residue. The fixing block and the detection rod... The opposing sidewalls are provided with a second sliding groove, in which a push block capable of sliding laterally is slidably installed. A second spring is fixedly connected between the push block and the inner wall of the second sliding groove. The push block abuts against the first sidewall of the detection rod. The two opposite sidewalls of the receiving groove are provided with horizontally arranged limiting sliding grooves. The two opposite sidewalls of the bracket are provided with square sliders that cooperate with the limiting sliding grooves. The square sliders are slidably connected within the limiting sliding grooves. The bottom wall of the detection rod is semi-circular. One bottom wall of the receiving groove is provided with a semi-circular groove that cooperates with the bottom wall of the detection rod. The two opposite sidewalls of the receiving groove are provided with slots located above the semi-circular grooves. The slots cooperate with the square sliders and are connected below the limiting sliding grooves. The two opposite sidewalls of the receiving groove are provided with vertically arranged mounting grooves. A baffle is slidably installed between the two mounting grooves. The baffle is in contact with the second sidewall of the detection rod.

2. The fecal tray for effectively treating urine residue in herbivorous laboratory animals according to claim 1, characterized in that: A connecting shaft is fixedly installed on the bracket, and the detection rod is rotatably mounted on the connecting shaft.

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