Fluid conveying modular combination equipment and application thereof in animal feeding

Abstract

The embodiment of the invention provides modularized combination equipment for fluid conveying, and belongs to the technical field of conveying equipment.The modularized combination equipment for fluid conveying comprises a conveying module assembly, the conveying module assembly comprises a motor, and the output end of the motor is connected with a lead screw; the conveying module comprises a block main body, a lead screw hole is formed in the block main body, and the conveying module is connected to the lead screw through the lead screw hole; the circulation channel is composed of one or more conveying channels; the circulation passage is arranged in the block main body, and the circulation passage is provided with at least two ports on the surface of the block main body through the conveying passage; wherein the number of the conveying modules is multiple, circulation channels among the conveying modules are connected through the middle conveying pipe, and the conveying modules can be combined for use through the middle conveying pipe.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of conveying equipment, and in particular to a modular combined fluid conveying equipment and its application in animal breeding. Background Art

[0002] In the field of medical biology, there are multiple scenarios that require fluid delivery pipelines that can be freely moved and combined, such as: 1. Hospitals, 2. Experimental animal breeding. The reason is that in both of the above occasions, a large amount of fluid, such as oxygen and various liquids, needs to be introduced. The current existing technical means is to bury the hard pipes in the wall and temporarily pull the hoses. There are two problems with this. The first problem is that the hard pipes cannot be moved, and the second problem is that the hoses are temporary pulled lines, and the compressive strength and tensile strength are not enough, and the long-distance hoses have poor reliability.

[0003] Therefore, the technical problem of the prior art is that the fluid delivery pipeline cannot be moved and combined. Summary of the invention

[0004] The embodiment of the present application provides a modular combined fluid transport device, which solves the technical problem that the fluid transport pipelines in the prior art cannot be moved and combined, and achieves the technical effect that the fluid transport pipelines can be moved and combined.

[0005] An embodiment of the present application provides a modular combination device for fluid transport, which includes a transport module assembly, which includes: a motor, wherein the output end of the motor is connected to a screw; a transport module, which includes: a block body, wherein the block body is provided with a screw hole, through which the transport module is connected to the screw; a flow passage, which is composed of one or more transport channels; the flow passage is arranged in the block body, and the flow passage has at least two ports on the surface of the block body through the transport channel; wherein a plurality of transport modules are provided, and the flow passages between the plurality of transport modules are connected by providing an intermediate transport pipe, and the plurality of transport modules can be used in combination through the intermediate transport pipe.

[0006] Preferably, the block body is further provided with a guide rod hole relative to the lead screw, and the guide rod hole is parallel to the lead screw hole; wherein, the lead screw is further provided with a guide rod relative to the block body, and the guide rod passes through the guide rod hole of the block body, and the lead screw is rotated through the guide rod to drive the conveying module to move linearly.

[0007] Preferably, the lead screw hole, guide rod hole and flow passage are independent of each other.

[0008] Preferably, the block body is a cube; wherein a plurality of block bodies can be connected in combination via a conveying channel.

[0009] Preferably, the circulation channel comprises: a first delivery channel and a second delivery channel; wherein the inner diameter of the first delivery channel is larger than that of the second delivery channel.

[0010] Preferably, at least three conveying modules are provided, and the three conveying modules are respectively located at both ends and the middle of the lead screw; and the conveying modules located at both ends of the lead screw are fixed devices, and the conveying module located in the middle of the lead screw can move linearly with the lead screw.

[0011] Preferably, the conveying module close to the motor is fixedly connected to the motor, and the guide rod is fixedly connected to the conveying module connected to the motor.

[0012] Preferably, a plurality of the conveying module assemblies are provided, and the plurality of conveying module assemblies are fixedly connected to form a whole.

[0013] Preferably, two adjacent conveying module assemblies are fixedly connected via block bodies.

[0014] The above one or more technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application have at least one or more of the following technical effects: In the embodiment of the present application, by setting a motor and a lead screw, the conveying module located in the middle of the lead screw can move linearly, and the conveying equipment can be moved by the cooperation between multiple conveying modules. The fluid conveying equipment can also be combined as needed through the connection method of the intermediate conveying pipe relative to multiple conveying modules. The technical problem that the fluid conveying pipeline cannot be moved and combined in the prior art is solved; the technical effect that the fluid conveying pipeline can be moved and combined is achieved.

[0015] In the embodiment of the present application, the conveying channel on the block body can also be a threaded hole to facilitate the combination between the block bodies, so that multiple conveying module components can be combined together to form a combined device with multiple degrees of freedom.

[0016] In the embodiment of the present application, since the conveying module can move in a linear motion, a telescopic frame is arranged on the movable conveying module so that the telescopic frame can move in a linear motion, thereby allowing the total length of the device to be changed, thereby facilitating the telescopic frame to serve as a support for the branch conveying pipe and provide support for the long-distance branch conveying pipe. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the axial lateral structure of a modular combined device for fluid transport in Example 1; Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the axial lateral structure of a conveying module in Example 1; Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of a side sectional structure of a modular combined device for fluid transport in Example 1; Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of a cross-sectional structure of a modular assembly device for fluid delivery in Example 1, viewed from the front; Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the axial lateral structure of another conveying module in the first embodiment; Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the main view structure of another conveying module in the first embodiment; Figure 7 for Figure 6 Sectional view along AA direction; Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the axial lateral structure of a fluid delivery modular assembly device in Example 1 after being connected to a delivery pipe; Fig. 9 This is a schematic diagram of the axial lateral structure of a fluid transport modular assembly device in Example 2; Fig.10 This is a schematic diagram of the axial lateral structure of a modular combined device for fluid transport in Example 3; Fig.11 This is a schematic diagram of the axial lateral structure of a fluid transport modular assembly device in Example 4; Fig.12 This is a schematic diagram of the axial lateral structure of a fluid transport modular assembly device in Example 5; Fig.13 This is a schematic diagram of a fluid supply system for a single-layer vertical experimental animal breeding cage 10 in Example 6.

[0018] Figure numerals: 1. Motor; 2. Conveying module; 21. Block body; 22. Screw hole; 23. Guide rod hole; 241. First conveying channel; 242. Second conveying channel; 3. Screw; 4. Guide rod; 5. Main conveying pipe; 51. Cover plate; 6. Intermediate conveying pipe; 7. Branch conveying pipe; 8, 9. Conveying module assembly; 10. Single-layer vertical experimental animal breeding cage. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0019] The embodiment of the present application provides a modular assembly device for fluid delivery, which can be temporarily assembled to form a variety of shapes and has a certain strength. By setting the motor 1 and the screw 3, the delivery module 2 located in the middle of the screw 3 can move linearly, and the delivery device can be moved by the cooperation between the multiple delivery modules 2. The fluid delivery device can also be combined as needed through the connection method of the intermediate delivery pipe 6 relative to the multiple delivery modules 2. The technical problem that the fluid delivery pipeline in the prior art cannot be moved and combined is solved; the technical effect that the fluid delivery pipeline can be moved and combined is achieved.

[0020] In order to better understand the above technical solution, the above technical solution will be described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific implementation methods. Example

[0021] A modular combined equipment for fluid delivery, see the attached manual Figure 1 The fluid transport modular assembly device includes a transport module assembly, and the transport module assembly includes: a motor 1, a transport module 2 and a transport pipe; the motor 1 is used to drive the transport module 2, and the transport pipe connects the flow passages on multiple transport modules 2 into a whole.

[0022] Motor 1, a lead screw 3 is connected to the output end of motor 1; motor 1 drives the lead screw to rotate.

[0023] Transport module 2, refer to the instruction manual Figure 2-7 , used to transport and output fluid substances. There are at least three conveying modules 2, and the flow passages between the multiple conveying modules 2 are provided by setting an intermediate conveying pipe 6 ( Figure 8 ) and multiple conveying modules 2 can be used in combination through the middle conveying pipe 6. The three conveying modules 2 are respectively located at the two ends and the middle of the lead screw 3; the conveying modules 2 located at the two ends of the lead screw 3 are fixed devices, and the conveying module 2 located in the middle of the lead screw 3 can move linearly with the lead screw 3. The conveying module 2 close to the motor 1 is fixedly connected to the motor 1, and the guide rod 4 is fixedly connected to the conveying module 2 connected to the motor 1. The conveying module 2 includes: a block body 21 and a flow passage.

[0024] The block body 21 is provided with a lead screw hole 22, through which the conveying module 2 is connected to the lead screw 3; the block body 21 is also provided with a guide rod hole 23 relative to the lead screw 3, and the guide rod hole 23 is parallel to the lead screw hole 22; wherein, the lead screw 3 is also provided with a guide rod 4 relative to the block body 21, and the guide rod 4 passes through the guide rod hole 23 of the block body 21, and when the lead screw 3 rotates to drive the conveying module 2 to move linearly, the conveying module 2 will not roll over. The lead screw hole 22, the guide rod hole 23 and the flow passage are independent of each other.

[0025] Specifically, the block body 21 can have various forms. In order to facilitate the connection between the block bodies 21, the surface of the block body 21 is a plane, and the block body 21 is preferably a cube; wherein, multiple block bodies 21 can be connected by a combination of conveying channels.

[0026] The circulation passage is composed of one or more delivery channels for delivering fluid substances; the circulation passage is arranged in the block body 21, and the delivery channels enable the circulation passage to have at least two ports on the surface of the block body 21. The circulation passage includes: a first delivery channel 241 and a second delivery channel 242 that are independent of each other. The first delivery channels 241 and the second delivery channels 242 on two adjacent surfaces can be connected to each other (such as Figure 7 The two paths on the left side (through holes) can also be disconnected from each other (as shown in the figure, the two paths on the right side are blind holes). Similarly, if you want to connect the first conveying channel 241 and the second conveying channel 242 on the two surfaces, you can also set them to be connected ( Figure 4 The first lateral conveying channel 241) or is not conductive ( Figure 4 The second conveying channel 242 in the longitudinal direction). Therefore, the specific structure of the block body 21 can be selected and matched differently according to the needs. The first conveying channel 241 and the second conveying channel 242 on two adjacent or opposite surfaces of the same block body 21 can be set to be connected to each other or not connected to each other. However, even if the first conveying channel 241 and the second conveying channel 242 are connected to each other, the first conveying channel 241 and the second conveying channel 242 are independent / not connected to each other.

[0027] The inner diameter of the first delivery channel 241 is larger than that of the second delivery channel 242, so that the flow passage has a main path and a branch path, which is convenient for one-to-many output. Specifically, it is preferred that the second delivery channel 242 is a threaded channel to facilitate the connection between the block bodies 21. Even if a threaded channel is not provided, it does not mean that the delivery channel has no function of connecting the block body 21, which will be discussed in detail below.

[0028] Delivery pipe, refer to the instruction manual Figure 8 The conveying pipes are divided into three types: a main conveying pipe 5, an intermediate conveying pipe 6 and a branch conveying pipe 7. The main conveying pipe 5 is used to place fluid objects into the device, and preferably the main conveying pipe 5 is equipped with a cover plate 51 to prevent the fluid objects from leaking from between the main conveying pipe 5 and the conveying module 2; the intermediate conveying pipe 6 is used to connect two or more conveying modules 2 in the device; the branch conveying pipe 7 is used to transport the fluid objects in the device to the outside. Example

[0029] Reference Manual Attached Fig. 9 On the basis of the first embodiment, two conveying module assemblies are provided, and the two module assemblies are fixedly connected through two conveying modules 2 located in the middle of the lead screw. Specifically, the double-headed screws are respectively screwed into the second conveying channels 242 on the two conveying modules 2. This connection method abandons the function of the second conveying channel 242 as a material conveying channel and uses it only as a connecting hole. Example

[0030] Reference Manual Attached Fig.10 On the basis of the first embodiment, two conveying module assemblies are provided, the conveying module located in the middle of the lead screw in the first conveying module assembly is conveying module one, and the conveying module located at the end of the lead screw in the second conveying module assembly is conveying module two, and conveying module one and conveying module two are fixedly connected through a conveying channel. Specifically, the double ends of the hollow rigid tube are respectively inserted into the first conveying channels 241 on the two conveying modules 2. At this time, the first conveying channel 241 has both the function of a connecting hole and the function of conveying substances. The substance can flow from the first conveying channel 241 on the surface of the conveying module one through the hollow rigid tube connected in the middle into the first conveying channel 241 on the surface of the conveying module two, or flow in the opposite direction. Example

[0031] Reference Manual Attached Fig.11 On the basis of the second embodiment, a conveying module assembly is further provided, in which the conveying module 2 located in the middle of the lead screw 3 is connected to any one of the conveying modules 2 in the first embodiment. Example

[0032] Reference Manual Attached Fig.12 On the basis of the first embodiment, three conveying module assemblies are set, and the first conveying module assembly and the second conveying module assembly are arranged in parallel and spaced apart, and the two conveying modules 2 located at both ends of the screw 3 in the third conveying module 2 are respectively connected to the conveying modules 2 located in the middle of the screw 3 in the first and second conveying modules 2.

[0033] Working principle: The two conveying modules 2 located at both ends of the lead screw 3 are sleeved and connected to the lead screw, so that the two conveying modules 2 located at both ends of the lead screw 3 do not move with the lead screw 3 .

[0034] The conveying module 2 located in the middle of the screw 3 is threadedly connected to the screw, and the motor 1 drives the screw 3 to move, so that the conveying module 2 located in the middle of the screw 3 moves linearly on the screw 3, and the position of the branch conveying pipe 7 is adjusted so that the device can move within a certain range.

[0035] According to the needs, the number and position of the conveying modules 2 located in the middle of the screw 3 can be conveniently adjusted, so that the device can be closer to the actual needs. In addition, through each conveying pipe, the device can receive, transport and output fluid substances.

[0036] Technical effect: In the embodiment of the present application, by setting a motor and a lead screw, the conveying module located in the middle of the lead screw can move linearly, and the conveying equipment can be moved by the cooperation between multiple conveying modules. The fluid conveying equipment can also be combined as needed through the connection method of the intermediate conveying pipe relative to multiple conveying modules. The technical problem that the fluid conveying pipeline cannot be moved and combined in the prior art is solved; the technical effect that the fluid conveying pipeline can be moved and combined is achieved.

[0037] In the embodiment of the present application, the conveying channel on the block body can also be a threaded hole to facilitate the combination between the block bodies, so that multiple conveying module components can be combined together to form a combined device with multiple degrees of freedom.

[0038] In the embodiment of the present application, since the conveying module can move in a linear motion, a telescopic frame is arranged on the movable conveying module so that the telescopic frame can move in a linear motion, thereby allowing the total length of the device to be changed, thereby facilitating the telescopic frame to serve as a support for the branch conveying pipe and provide support for the long-distance branch conveying pipe. Example

[0039] This structure is also suitable for building various equipment with a solid skeleton and equipment that requires auxiliary fluid delivery facilities on the skeleton, such as water and food supply systems in various large-scale breeding devices for small animals. Large-scale breeding devices for small animals have spatial three-dimensional applications. Cages are built like building blocks, and there is no gap between cages on the same layer. At the same time, in order to save space, the gaps between cages on different layers are very narrow. Water and food need to be delivered. If manual water and food delivery is used, on the one hand, contact between people and animals is prone to cross-infection. On the other hand, it is difficult for people to walk on narrow roads between different cage layers. If the above device is used to build the skeleton structure and the fluid delivery system, on the one hand, it can save time and effort, and on the other hand, it can prevent contact between people and animals. The above-mentioned skeleton equipment / delivery module components are small in size and suitable for being set in the cage layer. In addition, there are often cases of feeding drugs in the middle of the night (or fixed-point feeding) in experiments. The application of this automatic fluid delivery system can set timed feeding, which greatly facilitates scientific researchers. Especially when there are many animal cages, it often takes several hours to feed once. The application of this system can greatly liberate manpower.

[0040] like Fig.13 , the thin dotted line is a schematic diagram of the appearance of the experimental animal breeding cage 10, and the thick solid line is the transport module assembly after assembly. Take a single-layer vertical experimental animal breeding cage 10 as an example. The bottom of this layer of experimental animal breeding cages is a single M (4 in the figure) cages, which are then stacked layer by layer to N (4 in the figure). If the values ​​of M and N are relatively small, the transport module assembly can be built in "L" or "H" type. If the value of M is relatively large, the transport module assembly is built in "H" type. Take the "H" type as an example below.

[0041] On one side (either the front or the side) of the single-layer vertical experimental animal breeding cage 10, two single conveying module assemblies in the first embodiment are vertically arranged, and the motor 1 can be placed on the top or the bottom to form two left and right "I"s (marked as 9 in the figure) in the "H"-shaped structure. Then Fig.10 In that way, one end of the third conveying module assembly is connected to the conveying module 2 in the middle of the lead screw in the vertical conveying module assembly on the left (you can also choose the right side). Then the other end of the third conveying module assembly (i.e., the "one" in the middle of the "H"-shaped structure, marked as 8 in the figure) is connected to the conveying module 2 in the middle of the lead screw in the vertical conveying module assembly on the right (you can also choose the left side). The connection method on the left has been fully discussed in Example 3. The connection method on the right can be provided with a blind hole such as the first conveying channel 241 and the second conveying channel 242 on the tail end surface of the motor 1 of the third conveying module assembly, or it can be connected to the conveying module 2 in the middle of the lead screw 3 in the vertical conveying module assembly on the right by other methods such as welding and cross-bonding. Then connect the external fluid delivery pipe to the second delivery channel 242 on the delivery module 2 on the left (or right) delivery module assembly 9 close to the motor 1, and then connect it to the second delivery channel 242 on the delivery module 2 on the screw rod 3 through the delivery pipe, and then extend a hard tube from another hole that is interconnected and inserted into a single experimental animal breeding cage.

[0042] When working, the motor 1 of the two single conveying module assemblies 9 on the left and right of the "H"-shaped structure rotates simultaneously, and the conveying module assembly 8 in the middle of the "H"-shaped structure can be raised by a fixed distance, such as the height of each experimental animal breeding cage. By lifting in sequence, the conveying module 2 in the middle of the lead screw 3 can pass through the experimental animal breeding cages on different rows of the same column in sequence, thereby providing fluid for different cages. Similarly, when the motor 1 of the conveying module assembly 8 rotates, the conveying module 2 of the conveying module assembly 8 can pass through the experimental animal breeding cages on different columns of the same row. At this point, a simple fluid supply system for 4 rows and 3 columns of experimental animal breeding cages has been constructed.

[0043] Simply expand, if the values ​​of M and N are both relatively large, it is only necessary to increase the length of the screw rod 3, the guide rod 4, and the conveying tube to meet the needs of single-layer vertical experimental animal breeding cages of any width and height.

[0044] Similarly, if there are multiple layers of single-layer facade experimental animal cages, that is, Fig.13 On the back of the Fig.13For such a single-layer vertical experimental animal breeding cage 10, it is only necessary to set an "H" type combined conveying module assembly as in the sixth embodiment on one side of each single-layer vertical experimental animal breeding cage 10, and then connect one hole of any combined conveying module assembly on each layer of the "H" type combined conveying module assembly to each other. For example, the simplest method is to uniformly connect the second conveying channels 242 on the conveying module 2 on the left (or right) conveying module assembly 9 close to the motor 1 on each layer of the "H" type combined conveying module assembly.

Claims

1. A modular combined fluid transport device, characterized in that: The fluid delivery modular assembly device comprises a delivery module assembly, wherein the delivery module assembly comprises: A motor, wherein an output end of the motor is connected to a lead screw; A conveying module, the conveying module comprising: A block body, wherein a lead screw hole is provided on the block body, and the conveying module is connected to the lead screw through the lead screw hole; A flow passage, the flow passage being composed of one or more delivery channels; the flow passage being arranged in the block body, and having at least two ports on the surface of the block body through the delivery channels; There are multiple conveying modules, and the flow passages between the multiple conveying modules are connected by setting an intermediate conveying pipe, and the multiple conveying modules can be used in combination through the intermediate conveying pipe.

2. The fluid transport modular assembly device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The block body is also provided with a guide rod hole relative to the lead screw, and the guide rod hole is parallel to the lead screw hole; wherein, the lead screw is also provided with a guide rod relative to the block body, and the guide rod passes through the guide rod hole of the block body, and the guide rod makes the lead screw rotate to drive the conveying module to move linearly.

3. The fluid transport modular assembly device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The lead screw hole, the guide rod hole and the flow passage are independent of each other.

4. The fluid transport modular assembly device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The block body is a cube; wherein a plurality of block bodies can be combined and connected through a conveying channel.

5. The fluid delivery modular assembly device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The circulation channel comprises: a first delivery channel and a second delivery channel; wherein the inner diameter of the first delivery channel is larger than that of the second delivery channel.

6. The fluid transport modular assembly device according to claim 2, characterized in that: At least three conveying modules are provided, and the three conveying modules are respectively located at the two ends and the middle of the lead screw; and the conveying modules located at the two ends of the lead screw are fixed devices, and the conveying module located in the middle of the lead screw can move linearly with the lead screw.

7. The fluid delivery modular assembly device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The conveying module close to the motor is fixedly connected to the motor, and the guide rod is fixedly connected to the conveying module connected to the motor.

8. The fluid delivery modular assembly device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The conveying module components are provided in plurality, and the plurality of conveying module components are fixedly connected to form a whole.

9. The fluid delivery modular assembly device according to claim 8, characterized in that: Two adjacent conveying module assemblies are fixedly connected through the block bodies.

10. A fluid supply system for experimental animal feeding cages, wherein the experimental animal feeding cages are single-layer vertical feeding cages, and the feeding cages are arranged in sequence in each row and column in each single-layer vertical feeding cage, characterized in that: Two conveying module assemblies as claimed in any one of claims 1-9 are vertically arranged on the left and right sides of a single-layer vertical breeding cage, and one conveying module assembly as claimed in any one of claims 1-9 is horizontally arranged in the middle of the single-layer vertical breeding cage, the vertical conveying module assembly on the left and the horizontal conveying module assembly in the middle are fixedly connected, the horizontal conveying module assembly in the middle and the vertical conveying module assembly on the right are fixedly connected, and then the intermediate conveying pipes on the above-mentioned conveying module assemblies are connected in sequence.

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