Anti-fall acupuncture device for animals

Abstract

The present invention relates to an anti-falling acupuncture device for animals, belonging to the technical field of acupuncture equipment. The device comprises a placement plate for an animal to lie on and a restraining component disposed on the placement plate, the restraining component being used to restrain the animal from swinging arbitrarily. The device is characterized in that the restraining component comprises a plurality of pairs of cylindrical moving members spaced apart from each other, the cylindrical moving members comprising a limiting cylinder perpendicular to the placement plate, and a neck compression belt connected between the tops of the two cylindrical moving members; the cylindrical moving members are linearly slidably mounted within a sliding hole on the placement plate, and the two cylindrical moving members are threadedly mounted on a screw rod. When the screw rod rotates, the two oppositely arranged limiting cylinders move closer to each other and first contact the sides of the animal's neck to clamp the animal's neck from both sides, while the neck compression belt presses against the animal's neck. The present invention can safely and reliably control the animal's head, thereby better preventing it from escaping control.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of acupuncture equipment, and in particular to an anti-falling acupuncture device for animals. Background Art

[0002] In some research experiments, acupuncture experiments are often conducted on animals, especially rodents. Acupuncture will cause discomfort to the animals, and under stress, the animals will move violently, making it difficult to perform acupuncture normally. For rodents, the most critical thing is that they have the ability to hurt people. If their heads swing wildly, they may bite the experimenters. Once the head is out of control, the animal can easily get out of control.

[0003] During animal experiments, it is generally necessary to restrict the animals' movement. Acupuncture is not a short-term temporary operation like general injections, and it takes a relatively long time. Therefore, it is definitely not possible to temporarily hold down the animals or use some simple tools to simply control them. At this time, it is necessary to develop a special auxiliary device that can limit the swing of rodents' heads and prevent them from getting out of control during acupuncture experiments, so as to better complete acupuncture experiments. Summary of the Invention

[0004] In view of this, the purpose of the present invention is to provide an anti-falling acupuncture device for animals to solve the problem in the prior art that the head movement of animals cannot be safely and reliably restricted during acupuncture experiments, and it is difficult to prevent the animals from escaping control.

[0005] The present invention is achieved through the following technical solutions:

[0006] An anti-falling acupuncture device for animals comprises an acupuncture instrument and a control console, wherein the control console is used to restrain animals to be tested, the control console comprises a placement plate for the animal to lie on, and a limiting component arranged on the placement plate, the limiting component being used to limit the animal from swinging at will, the limiting component comprising a plurality of pairs of cylindrical moving parts spaced apart from each other, the cylindrical moving parts comprising a limiting cylinder perpendicular to the placement plate, a neck compression belt being connected between the tops of the two cylindrical moving parts; the cylindrical moving parts are linearly slidably mounted in a sliding hole on the placement plate, the two cylindrical moving parts are threadedly mounted on a screw rod, when the screw rod rotates, the two relatively arranged limiting cylinders approach each other and first contact the sides of the animal's neck to clamp the animal's neck from the left and right sides, while the neck compression belt is pressed on the animal's neck.

[0007] Furthermore, the cylindrical moving part also includes a rotating column and a sliding column with a rectangular cross-section, the rotating column and the sliding column are coaxially threadedly connected through a stud, and the ends of the rotating column and the sliding column opposite to each other are always located in the axial hole of the limiting cylinder; the upper section of the rotating column is linearly slidably installed in the sliding hole, and the bottom end of the rotating column is integrally provided with a driven gear, which is meshed with a rack fixedly mounted on the mounting plate. When the driven gear moves linearly toward the other driven gear along the extension direction of the sliding hole, it rotates due to the engagement with the rack, so that the sliding column moves downward through the threaded pair of the stud.

[0008] Furthermore, the rotating column is rotatably mounted in a rectangular block, and the rectangular block is linearly slidably mounted in the sliding hole and cannot be separated from the sliding hole.

[0009] Furthermore, the cylindrical moving part also includes a threaded block, the center of the bottom end of the driven gear is connected to the threaded block in a rotationally matched manner, and the threaded block is installed through the screw rod in a threaded manner.

[0010] Furthermore, the stud is coaxially fixed to the bottom end of the sliding column, and the top end of the rotating column opposite to the sliding column has a threaded blind hole, and the stud is threadedly inserted into the threaded blind hole to form the thread pair.

[0011] Furthermore, a circular groove is provided in the center of the bottom end of the driven gear, and a circular boss is provided in the center of the top end of the threaded block. The circular boss is inserted into the circular groove in a rotationally fitting manner and is in axial elastic extrusion contact with the bottom of the circular groove through a disc spring.

[0012] Furthermore, the side surface of the circular boss has a radially extending circular ring, and the circular ring is rotatably installed in an annular groove on the groove wall of the circular groove.

[0013] Furthermore, a locking screw is axially installed at the bottom of the threaded blind hole, and the bottom end of the locking screw is screwed into the circular boss in a threaded manner, and when the locking screw is rotated, the degree of compression of the disc spring is changed.

[0014] Furthermore, the top of the rotating column has an annular mounting groove, in which a connecting ring is rotatably installed, and one side of the connecting ring is connected to one end of the neck compression belt; the center of the neck compression belt has a fastener, which can clamp the central fold of the neck compression belt.

[0015] Furthermore, the limiting component includes two pairs of cylindrical moving parts arranged front and back, the rear pair of cylindrical moving parts is used to clamp the base of the animal's tail from the left and right sides, and in the front and rear two pairs of cylindrical moving parts, the tops of the two cylindrical moving parts in the diagonal direction are connected by a diagonal belt, and the two diagonal belts are crossed in an X shape and tightly attached to the back of the animal.

[0016] The beneficial effects of the present invention are:

[0017] This anti-falling acupuncture device for animals uses a pair of mutually movable cylindrical moving parts to restrain the animal's neck and surrounding areas from the left and right sides, and cooperates with a neck compression strap to prevent the animal from raising its head. This can effectively prevent the animal from falling off the placement plate. At the same time, when the two cylindrical moving parts move closer to clamp smaller animals, the neck compression strap automatically presses down, narrowing the distance between it and the animal's neck. Together with the two cylindrical moving parts, it better restrains and controls the animal's neck and surrounding areas, preventing the animal from biting the experimenter when it raises its head and swings it significantly. It is safe and reliable to use.

[0018] Other advantages, objects, and features of the present invention will be described in part in the following description and, in part, will be apparent to those skilled in the art upon examination of the following or may be learned from practice of the present invention. The objects and other advantages of the present invention may be realized and obtained through the following description. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] Figure 1 A schematic top view of the present invention;

[0020] Figure 2 for Figure 1 Middle AA section view;

[0021] Figure 3 for Figure 1 Bottom view of a pair of cylindrical moving parts at the front and middle ends;

[0022] Figure 4 A schematic diagram of a folding neck strap;

[0023] Figure 5 This is a diagram of one of the connection structures between the threaded block and the driven gear.

[0024] In the figure: placement plate 1, sliding hole 101, screw 2, cylindrical moving part 3, neck pressure belt 4, rotating column 5, driven gear 6, rack 7, sliding column 8, stud 9, limiting cylinder 10, rectangular block 11, threaded blind hole 12, locking screw 13, disc spring 14, threaded block 15, connecting ring 16, fastener 17, circular ring 18. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention more clear, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Generally, the components of the embodiments of the present invention described and shown in the drawings herein can be arranged and designed in various different configurations.

[0026] Therefore, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention provided in the accompanying drawings is not intended to limit the scope of the invention as claimed, but rather merely represents selected embodiments of the present invention. All other embodiments derived by persons of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative effort are intended to fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0027] It should be noted that similar reference numerals and letters denote similar items in the following drawings, and therefore, once an item is defined in one drawing, it does not require further definition or explanation in subsequent drawings.

[0028] See also Figure 1-2 The present invention provides a technical solution: an anti-falling acupuncture device for animals, the main structure of which includes a common acupuncture device and a control console for restraining animals. The control console is used for a placement plate 1 for the animal to lie on, and a restriction component provided on the placement plate 1. These restriction components are used to restrict the animal from swinging arbitrarily, so as to prevent the animal from moving around during acupuncture, especially rodents, which will not only affect the acupuncture experiment, but also bite the staff due to stress reaction. Therefore, it is very necessary to restrain them. Specifically, if Figure 2 The present limiting component comprises a plurality of pairs of cylindrical movable members 3 spaced apart from each other. Each cylindrical movable member 3 comprises a limiting cylinder 10 perpendicular to the mounting plate 1. A neck-pressing band 4 is connected between the tops of the two cylindrical movable members 3. The neck-pressing band 4 is preferably made of a material with a certain elasticity to suppress the animal's neck and prevent it from shaking its head. In addition, the cylindrical movable members 3 are mounted in a linear sliding manner within a sliding hole 101 on the mounting plate 1. The sliding hole 101 is a rectangular bar hole structure. The two cylindrical movable members 3 are threadedly mounted on a screw rod 2 and driven by the screw rod 2 mechanism. During use, when the screw rod 2 rotates, the two relatively arranged limiting cylinders 10 move closer to each other and first contact the side of the animal's neck, thereby clamping the animal's neck from both sides to prevent it from shaking left and right. The aforementioned neck-pressing band 4 is pressed against the animal's neck to achieve a limited position of the animal's head, preventing it from shaking significantly and affecting the experiment, especially preventing it from turning its head and biting the experimenter.

[0029] In this embodiment: Please refer to Figure 2Specifically, the cylindrical moving member 3 includes a rotating column 5 and a sliding column 8 having a rectangular cross-section. The rotating column 5 and the sliding column 8 are coaxially threadedly connected via a stud 9, and the opposite ends of the rotating column 5 and the sliding column 8 are always located in the axial hole of the limiting cylinder 10. During installation, the upper section of the rotating column 5 is linearly slidably mounted within the sliding hole 101, that is, it can slide linearly within the sliding hole 101. The bottom end of the rotating column 5 is integrally provided with a driven gear 6, which is meshed with a rack 7 fixedly mounted on the mounting plate 1. During use, when the driven gear 6 moves linearly toward the other driven gear 6 along the extension direction of the sliding hole 101, it will rotate due to the engagement with the rack 7, that is, the rotating column 5 rotates, which can make the sliding column 8 move downward through the threaded pair of the stud 9, that is, when the two cylindrical moving parts 3 move closer to each other, the neck pressing belt 4 also moves downward together, closer to the animal's neck. Therefore, when encountering smaller animals or animals with smaller necks, as the two cylindrical moving parts 3 need to move closer to each other, the neck pressing belt 4 also moves downward more accordingly, thereby adapting to the trend of the animal's neck becoming smaller, and flexibly and quickly restricting the animal's neck and its surrounding parts.

[0030] In specific practice, such as Figure 2 The rotating column 5 is rotatably mounted in a rectangular block 11, and the rectangular block 11 is linearly slidably mounted in the sliding hole 101 and cannot be separated from the sliding hole 101, so as to better slide along the sliding hole 101 with the rotating column 5 and others. Figure 3 The cylindrical moving part 3 also includes a threaded block 15 for connecting with the screw rod 2. At the same time, the bottom center of the driven gear 6 is connected to the threaded block 15 in a rotationally matched manner, that is, the driven gear 6 can rotate freely on the threaded block 15, and can also be slid and moved linearly together. During the specific installation, the threaded block 15 is threadedly fitted through the screw rod 2 for installation.

[0031] In this embodiment: As one of the implementation details, Figure 2 The stud 9 is coaxially fixed to the bottom end of the sliding column 8. The top end of the rotating column 5 opposite to the sliding column 8 has a threaded blind hole 12. The stud 9 is threadedly inserted into the threaded blind hole 12 to form a thread pair, so that when the rotating column 5 rotates, the sliding column 8 can move up and down. More specifically, the structural design for the rotation of the driven gear 6 relative to the threaded block 15 can be Figure 2 As shown, there is a circular groove at the center of the bottom end of the driven gear 6, and correspondingly, there is a circular boss at the center of the top end of the threaded block 15. The circular boss is inserted into the circular groove in a rotating manner and is in axial elastic compression contact with the bottom of the circular groove through the disc spring 14. Based on the above structure, as Figure 5One of the structures is: a radially extending ring 18 is provided on the side of the circular boss, and the ring 18 is rotatably mounted in an annular groove on the wall of the circular groove, and is connected to the circular groove at the bottom center of the driven gear 6 in a similar manner to a hook. Figure 2 As another structure: a locking screw 13 is axially installed at the bottom of the threaded blind hole 12, and the bottom end of the locking screw 13 is screwed into the circular boss in a threaded fit, and when the locking screw 13 is rotated, the degree of compression of the disc spring 14 is changed, thereby realizing the adjustment of the rotation sensitivity of the driven gear 6 relative to the threaded block 15, so that the two can maintain a relatively stable connection relationship under normal conditions. Compared with the previous structure, it is less likely to rotate relative to each other, and the tightness of this rotation fit can be adjusted at any time.

[0032] In addition, if Figure 2 As shown, the top of the rotating column 5 has an annular mounting groove, in which a connecting ring 16 is rotatably mounted. One end of the neck compression strap 4 is connected to one side of the connecting ring 16, thereby enabling the neck compression strap 4 to move up and down. To better compress the neck of the corresponding animal, the neck compression strap 4 has a buckle 17 in the center. The buckle 17 can clamp the central fold of the neck compression strap 4. In this way, by adjusting the folded length of the folded compression strap, the degree of compression of the neck compression strap 4 can be roughly adjusted. This is very practical when switching between two animals with a large size difference.

[0033] As one of the optimized design structures of this embodiment, Figure 1 The limiting component includes two pairs of cylindrical moving parts 3 arranged front and back. The rear pair of cylindrical moving parts 3 is used to clamp the tail base of the animal from the left and right sides. In this way, the head and tail of the animal can be controlled to better prevent it from swinging violently. In the front and rear two pairs of cylindrical moving parts 3, as shown in FIG. Figure 1 As shown, the tops of the two columnar moving parts 3 in the diagonal direction are connected by a diagonal belt, and the two diagonal belts are crossed in an X shape and tightly attached to the back of the animal, applying a certain pressure to the back and restricting the movement of the body parts.

[0034] The structure described in the above embodiments is for restricting the movement of the head, tail or torso. If there are specific implementation requirements for restrictions on other parts, such as the legs, they can be restrained and controlled according to existing restraint methods. This embodiment will not be elaborated on, and it is not the technical solution to be protected by the present invention.

[0035] In the above description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "one side," "the other side," and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, or the orientations or positional relationships in which the inventive product is typically placed when in use. These terms are intended solely to facilitate the description of the present invention and simplify the description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the devices or components referred to must have, be constructed, or operate in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be construed as limitations on the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and the like are used solely for distinction and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0036] Furthermore, the term "identical" and similar terms do not necessarily require that the components be absolutely identical; slight variations are permitted. The term "perpendicular" simply refers to the positional relationship between components being more perpendicular than "parallel," not that the structure must be perfectly vertical; rather, it can be slightly tilted.

[0037] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention and are not limiting. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that the technical solutions of the present invention may be modified or replaced by equivalents without departing from the purpose and scope of the technical solutions of the present invention, which should all be included in the scope of the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. An anti-falling acupuncture device for animals, comprising an acupuncture device and a control console, wherein the control console is used to restrain an animal to be tested, the control console comprising a placement plate (1) for the animal to lie on and a restraining member disposed on the placement plate (1), the restraining member being used to restrain the animal from swinging arbitrarily, and characterized in that: The limiting component includes a plurality of pairs of cylindrical moving parts (3) arranged at intervals on the left and right, the cylindrical moving parts (3) including a limiting cylinder (10) perpendicular to the placement plate (1), and a neck pressing belt (4) connected between the tops of the two cylindrical moving parts (3); the cylindrical moving parts (3) are installed in a sliding hole (101) on the placement plate (1) in a linear sliding manner, and the two cylindrical moving parts (3) are installed on a screw rod (2) in a threaded manner. When the screw rod (2) rotates, the two relatively arranged limiting cylinders (10) move closer to each other and first contact the side of the animal's neck to clamp the animal's neck from the left and right sides, while the neck pressing belt (4) is pressed on the animal's neck; The cylindrical moving member (3) further comprises a rotating column (5) and a sliding column (8) having a rectangular cross section, wherein the rotating column (5) and the sliding column (8) are coaxially threadedly sleeved via a stud (9), and the ends of the rotating column (5) and the sliding column (8) facing each other are always located in the axial hole of the limiting cylinder (10); the upper section of the rotating column (5) is linearly slidably mounted in the sliding hole (101), and the bottom end of the rotating column (5) is integrally provided with a driven gear (6), which is meshed with a rack (7) fixedly mounted on the mounting plate (1); when the driven gear (6) linearly moves toward another driven gear (6) along the extension direction of the sliding hole (101), it rotates due to meshing with the rack (7), so that the sliding column (8) moves downward through the threaded pair of the stud (9).

2. The anti-falling acupuncture device for animals according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rotating column (5) is rotatably mounted in a rectangular block (11), and the rectangular block (11) is linearly slidably mounted in the sliding hole (101) and cannot be separated from the sliding hole (101).

3. The anti-falling acupuncture device for animals according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cylindrical moving member (3) further comprises a threaded block (15), the bottom center of the driven gear (6) is connected to the threaded block (15) in a rotationally matched manner, and the threaded block (15) is threadedly installed through the screw rod (2).

4. The anti-falling acupuncture device for animals according to claim 3, characterized in that: The stud (9) is coaxially fixed to the bottom end of the sliding column (8), and the top end of the rotating column (5) opposite to the sliding column (8) has a threaded blind hole (12), and the stud (9) is threadedly inserted into the threaded blind hole (12) to form the thread pair.

5. The anti-falling acupuncture device for animals according to claim 4, characterized in that: The driven gear (6) has a circular groove at the center of the bottom end, and the threaded block (15) has a circular boss at the center of the top end. The circular boss is inserted into the circular groove in a rotationally fitting manner and is in axial elastic compression contact with the bottom of the circular groove through a disc spring (14).

6. The anti-fall-off acupuncture device for animals according to claim 5, characterized in that: The side surface of the circular boss is provided with a radially extending circular ring (18), and the circular ring (18) is rotatably mounted in an annular groove on the groove wall of the circular groove.

7. The anti-fall-off acupuncture device for animals according to claim 5, characterized in that: A locking screw (13) is axially installed at the bottom of the threaded blind hole (12), and the bottom end of the locking screw (13) is screwed into the circular boss in a threaded manner. When the locking screw (13) is rotated, the degree of compression of the disc spring (14) is changed.

8. The anti-falling acupuncture device for animals according to claim 1, characterized in that: The top of the rotating column (5) is provided with an annular mounting groove, in which a connecting ring (16) is rotatably mounted, and one side of the connecting ring (16) is connected to one end of the neck pressing belt (4); the center of the neck pressing belt (4) is provided with a fastener (17), and the fastener (17) can clamp the central folding part of the neck pressing belt (4).

9. The anti-falling acupuncture device for animals according to claim 1, characterized in that: The limiting component comprises two pairs of columnar moving members (3) arranged front and back, the rear pair of columnar moving members (3) being used to clamp the base of the animal's tail from the left and right sides, and the tops of the two columnar moving members (3) in the diagonal direction of the front and back pairs of columnar moving members (3) are connected by a diagonal belt, and the two diagonal belts are crossed in an X-shape and tightly attached to the back of the animal.

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