Wearable neck ring for monitoring activity state of ruminant animal

By wearing an annular fixing belt with counterweight blocks and a neck ring with protective box on the neck of a cow, the problem of easy deviation and scratching of the wear position of electronic devices when cows are eating, achieving higher detection accuracy and electronics The service life of the device.

CN119453098APending Publication Date: 2025-02-18NINGXIA CHUANGYAOXIN TECH CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202411919545.2
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Applications(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-25
Publication Date
2025-02-18

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Technical Problem

In the prior art, during the feeding process of dairy cows, the electronic devices tied to their necks are prone to shift in their wear position, resulting in scratches with fences or troughs, affecting the detection accuracy and service life of electronic devices.

Method used

A wearable neck ring for monitoring the activity status of ruminants is designed, including an annular fixing belt and a protective box for loading electronic devices. By setting a counterweight block at the lower end of the fixing belt, the fixing belt is restricted from rotating around the neck, so that the protective box is made Keep the body in the upper left or upper right position to reduce the risk of scratching.

Benefits of technology

It effectively prevents the wear position offset and scratching of electronic devices, and improves the detection accuracy and service life of electronic devices.

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Abstract

The invention provides a wearable neck ring for monitoring the activity state of a ruminant animal, which comprises a fixing band annularly sleeved on the neck of the ruminant animal and a protective box body used for loading a ruminant animal activity state monitoring assembly, and the protective box body is mounted on the fixing band. The device is worn on the upper left side or the upper right side of the neck of a ruminant (dairy cow) through the fixing band, the balancing weight is arranged at the lower end of the fixing band, the balancing weight is used for balancing the weight of the fixing band, the lower end of the fixing band droops at the lower end of the neck of the ruminant in a self-adaptive mode, and the fixing band is prevented from rotating around the neck of the ruminant. The protective box body is effectively worn on the upper left side or the upper right side of the neck of the dairy cow, the situation that the protective box body scratches and collides with the fence is reduced, vibration of electronic devices loaded by the protective box body due to scratching and colliding is reduced, the electronic devices can be effectively protected, the service life of the electronic devices can be prolonged, and the detection precision of the electronic devices can be improved.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of neck rings for ruminants, and in particular to a wearable neck ring for monitoring the activity status of ruminants. Background Art

[0002] The economic benefits of dairy farming enterprises mainly depend on the production of milk, and the health of dairy cows affects the production of milk. In the prior art, neck rings equipped with electronic devices (acceleration sensors) have gradually begun to be worn on the necks of dairy cows. For example, the technical solution recorded in the invention patent application with patent application number 202310799002.0 and the name of the invention creation, "Ruminant Activity Status Judgment System and Method", uses electronic devices to collect the activity status of dairy cows such as eating, ruminating, drinking water, and walking, and receives the signals collected by the electronic devices through the electronic monitoring system, analyzes the activity status information of dairy cows, and thus realizes health monitoring of dairy cows.

[0003] However, the feeding troughs in dairy farms are generally set outside the fence. When cows eat, they need to stick their heads out of the fence. In order to reduce the collision between the electronic device and the fence, the best wearing position of the electronic device should be on the upper left or upper right side of the cow's neck. The existing neck rings are generally worn directly on the cow's neck in a conventional fixing manner, which cannot effectively fix the wearing position of the electronic device. In addition, when cows eat, their heads often shake violently and frequently. The neck ring used to install the electronic device shakes with the shaking of the cow's head and the friction of the fence at the trough. , it is easy to rotate and shift around the cow's neck, causing the wearing position of the electronic device installed on the neck ring to shift. If the wearing position of the electronic device shifts to the sides or upper end of the cow's neck, during the cow's feeding process, the electronic device is easy to scratch against the fence as the cow's head swings. If the wearing position of the electronic device shifts to the lower end of the cow's neck, it will scratch against the trough. The vibration caused by the scratch is relatively severe, which will interfere with the electronic device and reduce the detection accuracy. Scratching can also easily cause damage to the electronic device and shorten its service life. Summary of the invention

[0004] In view of this, it is necessary to provide a wearable neck ring for monitoring the activity status of ruminants to solve the technical problem in the prior art that the wearing position of the electronic device tied to the cow's neck is prone to displacement during the cow's eating process, which can easily cause scratches against the fence, resulting in poor detection accuracy and shortened service life.

[0005] The technical solution adopted by the present invention to solve its technical problem is: A wearable neck ring for monitoring the activity status of ruminants comprises a fixing belt annularly buckled on the neck of the ruminant and a protective box body for loading electronic devices, wherein the protective box body is detachably mounted on the fixing belt and is worn on the upper left or upper right side of the neck of the ruminant through the fixing belt, and a counterweight block is arranged at the lower end of the fixing belt, and the fixing belt is counterweighted by the counterweight block so that the lower end of the fixing belt naturally droops below the neck of the ruminant, and the counterweight block is used to limit the fixing belt from rotating around the neck of the ruminant so that the protective box body mounted on the fixing belt is kept at the upper left or upper right side of the neck of the ruminant.

[0006] Preferably, a label protection seat is arranged on the back of the protective box body, and the label protection seat includes a transverse fixing piece and two longitudinal fixing pieces, the transverse fixing piece is transversely fixed to the back of the protective box body and close to the upper end of the protective box body, the two longitudinal fixing pieces are longitudinally arranged on both sides of the transverse fixing piece respectively, the upper ends of the two longitudinal fixing pieces are flush with the upper ends of the transverse fixing pieces, the lower ends of the two longitudinal fixing pieces extend along the back of the protective box body to the lower end of the protective box body and are parallel to each other, the back of the protective box body is transversely provided with a first through hole and a second through hole passing through the front side thereof, the first through hole and the second through hole are located between the two longitudinal fixing pieces and close to the lower end of the protective box body, the first through hole is located directly below the second through hole and are parallel to each other, and the first through hole is arranged at the upper end of the transverse fixing piece toward the lower end of the protective box body A third through hole is provided which runs through the upper and lower parts, and the third through hole is aligned with the first through hole and the second through hole. A first groove for pasting a label is provided on the back side of the protective box body between the two longitudinal fixing members, and the first groove is located between the second through hole and the transverse fixing member. The fixing belt passes through the first through hole from the back side of the protective box body from bottom to top, then turns back and passes through the second through hole, and then passes through the third through hole upward between the two longitudinal fixing members. The first through hole and the second through hole are used to form a folded shape of the fixing belt at the lower end of the protective box body to prevent the protective box body from sliding along the fixing belt, and the transverse fixing member is used to make the fixing belt close to the back side of the protective box body, thereby increasing the friction between the protective box body and the fixing belt, and at the same time, the fixing belt is used to shield the first groove to protect the label pasted in the first groove.

[0007] Preferably, the portion between the first through hole and the second through hole on the protective box body is a stop plate for blocking the fixing belt. When the fixing belt passes through the first through hole and then turns back to pass through the second through hole, it frictionally contacts with the end of the stop plate facing the front of the protective box body. The end of the stop plate facing the front of the protective box body shrinks toward the back of the protective box body and is arranged in an inwardly concave manner, so that after the fixing belt turns back to pass through the second through hole, the fixing belt is not higher than the front of the protective box body.

[0008] Preferably, the end portion of the stop plate facing the front side of the protective box body is provided with a plurality of raised conical spikes, and after the fixing belt folds back from the first through hole and passes through the second through hole, the fixing belt is pressed on the raised conical spikes, and the raised conical spikes are used to pierce the fixing belt to limit the fixing belt and prevent the protective box body from sliding along the fixing belt.

[0009] Preferably, the transverse fixing member, the two longitudinal fixing members and the back side of the protective box body are integrally arranged, and a plurality of reinforcing ribs integrally connected to the back side of the protective box body are arranged at intervals along the length direction of the outer sides of the two longitudinal fixing members.

[0010] Preferably, a second groove for sticking a label is provided on the outer side wall of the transverse fixing member.

[0011] Preferably, a box cover is provided at the upper end of the protection box body, and the box cover and the protection box body are sealed and clamped or welded, and the upper end of the box cover, the lower end of the protection box body and the four edges of the front side of the protection box body are all arc-shaped; and card slots for loading the ruminant activity status monitoring device are longitudinally arranged on the inner walls on both sides opposite to each other in the protection box body.

[0012] Preferably, the fixing belt is provided with an adjustment buckle which can adjust the length of the fixing belt.

[0013] Preferably, the weight of the counterweight block is greater than the weight of the protective box body.

[0014] Preferably, a fixing sleeve for fixing the counterweight block is also provided at the lower end of the fixing belt, and a mounting ring for the fixing belt to pass through is provided on the counterweight block. After the fixing belt passes through the mounting ring, the fixing sleeve is clamped on the fixing belt and close to the mounting ring of the counterweight block to limit the relative movement of the counterweight block and the fixing belt.

[0015] It can be seen from the above technical scheme that the wearable neck ring for monitoring the activity status of ruminants provided by the present application includes a fixing belt annularly arranged on the neck of the ruminant and a protective box body for loading the ruminant activity status monitoring component, wherein the protective box body is installed on the fixing belt and is worn on the upper left or upper right side of the neck of the ruminant (cow) through the fixing belt, and a counterweight block is arranged at the lower end of the fixing belt, and the fixing belt is counterweighted by the counterweight block so that the lower end of the fixing belt adaptively droops at the lower end of the ruminant's neck to prevent the fixing belt from rotating around the ruminant's neck, even if the fixing belt rotates under the action of external force caused by friction with the fence or swinging of the cow's head, when the external force is reduced or disappears, the lower end of the fixing belt will adaptively rotate to the bottom of the cow's neck under the action of the gravity of the counterweight block to reset, so that the protective box body installed on the fixing belt continues to remain at the upper left or upper right position of the cow's neck. The upper left or upper right side of the cow's neck is far away from the trough and is not easy to scratch against the fence. It is the best position for wearing electronic devices. The wearable neck ring for monitoring the activity status of ruminants uses a protective box to protect the electronic device and uses a counterweight block for counterweighting, so that the protective box can be effectively worn on the upper left or upper right side of the cow's neck, reducing the scratching between the protective box and the fence, thereby reducing the vibration of the protective box caused by scratching the fence on the electronic device, which can effectively protect the electronic device and improve the service life and detection accuracy of the electronic device. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 It is a side structural schematic diagram of the invention.

[0017] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the invention.

[0018] Figure 3 It is a schematic structural diagram from another angle of the invention.

[0019] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the front structure of the protection box body.

[0020] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the back structure of the protective box body.

[0021] Figure 6 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the front side of the protection box body.

[0022] Figure 7 It is a structural schematic diagram of the back side of the protective box body.

[0023] Figure 8 It is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the protection box body.

[0024] Fig. 9 It is a schematic diagram of the installation structure of the fixing belt and the protective box body.

[0025] Fig.10 This is a schematic diagram of the invention being worn on the neck of a cow.

[0026] In the figure: a fixing belt 10, a protective box body 20, a counterweight 30, a first through hole 201, a second through hole 202, a label protection seat 203, a transverse fixing piece 2031, a longitudinal fixing piece 2032, a third through hole 204, a reinforcing rib 205, a conical spike 206, a first groove 207, a second groove 208, a box cover 209, a slot 210, an elastic protective strip 211, a stop plate 212, a third groove 213, an adjustment buckle 40, and a fixing sleeve 50. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for use in the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings described below are some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative work.

[0028] An embodiment of the present invention provides a wearable neck ring for monitoring the activity status of ruminants, which is used to carry an electronic device (acceleration sensor) for monitoring the activity status of ruminants, and the electronic device can be worn on the upper left or upper right side of the neck of a ruminant (cow) to protect the carried electronic device, so as to facilitate the collection of activity status signals of the ruminant (cow) through the electronic device. For example, the wearable neck ring for monitoring the activity status of ruminants can be worn on the upper left or upper right side of the neck of a cow, and the electronic device (acceleration sensor) loaded in the wearable neck ring for monitoring the activity status of ruminants can be used to collect signals of the cow's activity states such as eating, ruminating, drinking water, and walking, so that a remotely arranged electronic monitoring system can obtain the signals collected by the electronic device, and through signal analysis and monitoring of the activity status of the cow, a veterinarian can be assisted in determining whether the cow is in estrus.

[0029] For details, please see Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 3 and Fig.10The wearable neck ring for monitoring the activity status of ruminants includes a fixing belt 10 with a ring buckle arranged on the neck of the ruminant and a protective box body 20 for loading the above-mentioned electronic devices. The protective box body 20 is detachably installed on the fixing belt 10. The fixing belt 10 adopts a belt body woven from polyester, polypropylene or nylon material. An adjusting buckle 40 is arranged at the end of the fixing belt 10. The two ends of the fixing belt 10 are buckled with each other through the adjusting buckle 40 to form a ring. The adjusting buckle 40 can adjust the length of the fixing belt 10 and can separate the two ends of the fixing belt 10, so as to facilitate the fixing belt 10 to be worn on the neck of the ruminant (cow). A counterweight block 30 is fixedly arranged at the lower end of the fixing belt 10. When wearing it around the cow's neck, after separating the two ends of the fixing belt 10, a ring buckle is set around the cow's neck. The adjustment buckle 40 is a ring buckle, which adopts the telescopic buckle form of the shoulder strap on the traditional luggage or backpack, and can adjust the length of the fixing belt 10, so that it can be suitable for cows of different sizes. After the fixing belt 10 is buckled on the cow's neck, the counterweight block 30 naturally droops below the cow's neck under the action of its own gravity. The protective box body 20 is worn on the upper left or upper right side of the cow's neck through the fixing belt 10. The weight of the counterweight block 30 should be greater than the total weight of the protective box body 20. The lower end of the fixing belt 10 is counterweighted by the counterweight block 30, so that the lower end of the fixing belt 10 can be automatically adjusted under the action of the counterweight block 30. The fixing belt 10 then hangs down below the cow's neck, and the counterweight 30 is used to limit the rotation of the fixing belt 10 around the neck of the ruminant. Even if the fixing belt 10 rotates due to the external force of friction with the fence or the swinging of the cow's head, when the external force decreases or disappears, the lower end of the fixing belt 10 will adaptively rotate to the bottom of the cow's neck under the gravity of the counterweight 30 for reset, so that the protection box body 20 installed on the fixing belt 10 continues to remain on the upper left or upper right side of the cow's neck, which can reduce the occurrence of scratches between the protection box body 20 and the fence, thereby reducing the vibration of the protection box body 20 caused by scratches on the electronic devices loaded therein, which can effectively protect the electronic devices and improve the service life and detection accuracy of the electronic devices.

[0030] Please see Figure 4 , Figure 5 , Figure 7 and Fig. 9, the fixing belt 10 and the protective box body 20 are installed in a through-type manner, and the protective box body 20 can be moved along the length direction of the fixing belt 10, so that the staff can adjust the position of the protective box body 20. Specifically, a label protection seat 203 is arranged on the back of the protective box body 20, and the label protection seat 203 includes a transverse fixing piece 2031 and two longitudinal fixing pieces 2032. The transverse fixing piece 2031 is transversely fixed to the back of the protective box body 20 and is close to the upper end of the protective box body 20. The two longitudinal fixing pieces 2032 are longitudinally arranged on both sides of the transverse fixing piece 2031 respectively. The upper ends of the two longitudinal fixing pieces 2032 are flush with the upper ends of the transverse fixing pieces 2031. The lower ends of the two longitudinal fixing pieces 2032 extend along the back of the protective box body 20 to the lower end of the protective box body 20, and are parallel to each other. The back of the protective box body 20 is transversely opened with a first through hole 201 and a second through hole 202 that penetrates its front side. The first through hole 201 and the second through hole 202 The through hole 202 is located between the two longitudinal fixing members 2032 and is close to the lower end of the protective box body 20. The first through hole 201 is located directly below the second through hole 202, and is parallel to and adjacent to each other. A first groove 207 for pasting an electronic tag that can identify the identity of a ruminant (cow) is provided on the back of the protective box body 20 between the two longitudinal fixing members 2032, and the first groove 207 is located between the second through hole 202 and the transverse fixing member 2031. A third through hole 204 is provided at the upper end of the transverse fixing member 2031 toward the lower end of the protective box body 20, and runs through the upper and lower ends. The third through hole 204 is aligned with the first through hole 201 and the second through hole 202. A channel for the fixing belt 10 to pass through is formed between the two longitudinal fixing members 2032, and the width of the channel matches the width of the fixing belt 10. The first through hole 201, the second through hole 202 and the third through hole 204 are all waist-shaped holes matching the fixing belt 10, and their opening directions are all transverse.After the first through hole 201 and the second through hole 202 are opened at the lower end of the protective box body 20, the part between the first through hole 201 and the second through hole 202 on the protective box body 20 is a stop plate 212 for blocking the fixing belt 10. When the fixing belt 10 passes through the first through hole 201 and then turns back to pass through the second through hole 202, it frictionally contacts with the end of the stop plate 212 facing the front of the protective box body 20. The stop plate 212 stops the fixing belt 10 and restricts its sliding. When installing the protective box body 20 and the fixing belt 10, one end of the fixing belt 10 is manually passed from the bottom to the top from the back of the protective box body 20 through the first through hole 201 and then turns back to pass through the second through hole 202, and then passes through the third through hole 204 from the bottom to the top along the channel formed between the two longitudinal fixing members 2032. After tightening the fixing belt 10, the first through hole 201 and the second through hole 202 are used to make the fixing belt 10 at the bottom of the protective box body 20. The end is formed into a folded shape, and the third through hole 204 on the transverse fixing piece 2031 is used to bend the fixing belt 10 upward and then closely adhere to the back side of the protective box body 20, so as to increase the friction between the protective box body 20 and the fixing belt 10, prevent the protective box body 20 from sliding along the fixing belt 10, and while increasing the friction between the protective box body 20 and the fixing belt 10, the fixing belt 10 can be used to shield and protect the electronic tag pasted in the first groove 207 to avoid exposure of the electronic tag and prevent it from being squeezed or worn by external force, and the two longitudinal fixing pieces 2032 can form support and shielding on both sides of the first groove 207, and the two longitudinal fixing pieces 2032 and the fixing belt 10 form a full enclosure around the first groove 207, which can further protect the label pasted in the first groove 207, avoid the electronic tag from being hit by external force, and also avoid the identification label from falling off, losing and being contaminated.

[0031] Furthermore, a second groove 208 for pasting a label is provided on the outer side wall of the transverse fixing member 2031. The second groove 208 can be used to paste the identification label of the protective box body 20 or the electronic device loaded in the protective box body 20. Pasting the identification label in the second groove 208 can prevent the identification label from being worn and falling off. A third groove 213 for pasting or printing an identification label such as a device name and model is also provided on the front side of the protective box body 20. By providing the second groove 208 and the third groove 213, the labels pasted or printed therein can be protected and the labels can be reduced from being worn.

[0032] When adjusting the position of the protective box body 20 on the fixing belt 10, manually feed the fixing belt 10 from the back side of the protective box body 20 into the first through hole 201 and the second through hole 202, so that the fixing belt 10 passes through the first through hole 201 and the second through hole 202 toward the front side of the protective box body 20, and then move the fixing belt 10 through the first through hole 201 and the second through hole 202 according to the adjustment direction. After the adjustment is completed, tighten the fixing belt 10. The adjustment method can refer to the adjustment method of the telescopic buckle of the shoulder strap on traditional bags or backpacks.

[0033] Please see Figure 4 and Figure 6 Furthermore, in order to prevent the fixing belt 10 from passing through the first through hole 201 and then folding back to pass through the second through hole 202, and being easily worn after protruding from the front side of the protective box body 20 at the folded-back position, the end of the stop plate 212 facing the front side of the protective box body 20 is retracted toward the back side of the protective box body 20 and is arranged in an inwardly concave manner, so that after the fixing belt 10 folds back to pass through the second through hole 202, the fixing belt 10 is not higher than the front side of the protective box body 20. In this way, the folded-back position of the fixing belt 10 can be protected to prevent the fixing belt 10 from being worn by external forces after protruding from the protective box body 20.

[0034] Please see Figure 4 and Figure 6 Furthermore, in order to prevent loosening and displacement between the protective box body 20 and the fixing belt 10 during long-term use, a plurality of raised conical spikes 206 are provided on the end face of the stop plate 212 between the first through hole 201 and the second through hole 202 facing the front face of the protective box body 20. When the fixing belt 10 returns from the first through hole 201 and passes through the second through hole 202 and is tightened, the fixing belt 10 will be pressed on the raised conical spikes 206. The raised conical spikes 206 are used to pierce the fixing belt 10 to limit the fixing belt 10 and prevent the protective box body 20 from sliding along the fixing belt 10.

[0035] Please see Figure 5 and Figure 7 Furthermore, the protective box body 20 is made of TPU thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer rubber, which has strong pressure resistance and can provide effective protection for the loaded electronic devices. The transverse fixing piece 2031 of the label protection seat 203, the two longitudinal fixing pieces 2032 and the back of the protective box body 20 are integrally arranged, and a plurality of reinforcing ribs 205 integrally connected to the back of the protective box body are arranged at intervals along the length direction on the outside of the two longitudinal fixing pieces 2032. The reinforcing ribs 205 are used to reinforce the connection between the label protection seat 203 and the back of the protective box body 20 to prevent the connection between the label protection seat 203 and the back of the protective box body 20 from breaking.

[0036] Please see Figure 8Furthermore, an opening is provided at the upper end of the protective box body 20, and an upwardly protruding edge is provided around the opening. A box cover 209 matching the edge is provided at the opening of the protective box body 20, and the box cover 209 is buckled at the opening of the protective box body 20. The box cover 209 and the protective box body 20 are sealed and connected by welding to prevent moisture from entering the protective box body 20. On the inner walls on both sides of the protective box body 20, there are longitudinally arranged card slots 210 that match the appearance of the loaded electronic device. On the end surface of the card slot 210 that contacts the loaded electronic device, there are elastic protective strips 211, so that the electronic device can be installed in the card slot 210 in the protective box body 20. After the electronic device is inserted into the card slot 210, the elastic protective strips 211 are squeezed on both sides of the edge of the electronic device to limit and fix the electronic device. When the protective box body 20 is hit by external force, the elastic force of the elastic protective strips 211 can play a buffering and protective role on the electronic device, reduce the vibration of the electronic device, and increase the service life of the electronic device. After the electronic device is inserted into the card slot 210, the box cover 209 is clamped at the opening of the protective box body 20 and welded and sealed.

[0037] Furthermore, the upper end of the box cover 209, the lower end of the protective box body 20 and the four edges of the front side of the protective box body 20 are all arc-shaped edges; the arc-shaped edges can play a transition role, reduce the protective box body 20 from scraping the fence, and reduce the impact force when colliding with the fence, thereby improving the safety of the electronic devices loaded in the protective box body 20.

[0038] Please see Figure 2 or Figure 3 Furthermore, a fixing sleeve 50 for fixing the counterweight 30 is provided at the lower end of the fixing belt 10, and a mounting ring for the fixing belt 10 to pass through is provided on the counterweight 30. After the fixing belt 10 passes through the mounting ring, the fixing sleeve 50 is clamped on the fixing belt 10 and close to the mounting ring of the counterweight 30 to limit the displacement of the counterweight 30 along the fixing belt 10, thereby further ensuring that the fixed position of the protective box body 20 does not change.

[0039] The wearable neck ring for monitoring the activity status of ruminants is worn on the upper left or right side of the cow's neck. During use, the counterweight of the counterweight block 30 can keep the protection box body 20 installed on the fixing belt 10 at the upper left or right side of the cow's neck, thereby reducing the occurrence of scratches between the protection box body 20 and the fence, thereby reducing the vibration of the protection box body 20 caused by scratching the fence on the electronic devices loaded therein, effectively protecting the electronic devices and improving the service life and detection accuracy of the electronic devices.

[0040] The wearable neck ring for monitoring the activity status of ruminants can also be worn on the necks of ruminants such as beef cattle, camels, deer, and horses, so as to collect activity status signals of each ruminant through electronic devices.

[0041] What is disclosed above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, which certainly cannot be used to limit the scope of rights of the present invention. A person skilled in the art can understand that all or part of the processes of the above embodiments and equivalent changes made according to the claims of the present invention still fall within the scope of the invention.

Claims

1. A wearable neck ring for monitoring the activity status of ruminants, characterized in that: The invention comprises a fixing belt with a ring buckle arranged on the neck of a ruminant and a protective box body for loading electronic devices. The protective box body is detachably mounted on the fixing belt and is worn on the upper left or upper right side of the neck of the ruminant through the fixing belt. A counterweight block is arranged at the lower end of the fixing belt. The fixing belt is weighted by the counterweight block so that the lower end of the fixing belt naturally hangs down below the neck of the ruminant. The counterweight block is used to limit the fixing belt from rotating around the neck of the ruminant so that the protective box body mounted on the fixing belt is kept at the upper left or upper right side of the neck of the ruminant.

2. The wearable neck ring for monitoring the activity status of ruminants according to claim 1, characterized in that: A label protection seat is arranged on the back of the protective box body, and the label protection seat includes a transverse fixing piece and two longitudinal fixing pieces. The transverse fixing piece is transversely fixed on the back of the protective box body and is close to the upper end of the protective box body. The two longitudinal fixing pieces are longitudinally arranged on both sides of the transverse fixing piece respectively. The upper ends of the two longitudinal fixing pieces are flush with the upper ends of the transverse fixing pieces. The lower ends of the two longitudinal fixing pieces extend along the back of the protective box body to the lower end of the protective box body and are parallel to each other. A first through hole and a second through hole that pass through the front side of the protective box body are transversely opened on the back side of the protective box body. The first through hole and the second through hole are located between the two longitudinal fixing pieces and are close to the lower end of the protective box body. The first through hole is located directly below the second through hole and are parallel to each other. A third through hole is provided which passes through from top to bottom, and the third through hole is aligned with the first through hole and the second through hole. A first groove for pasting a label is provided on the back side of the protective box body between the two longitudinal fixing members, and the first groove is located between the second through hole and the transverse fixing member. The fixing belt passes through the first through hole from the back side of the protective box body from bottom to top, then turns back and passes through the second through hole, and then passes through the third through hole upward between the two longitudinal fixing members. The first through hole and the second through hole are used to form a folded shape of the fixing belt at the lower end of the protective box body to prevent the protective box body from sliding along the fixing belt, and the transverse fixing member is used to make the fixing belt close to the back side of the protective box body, thereby increasing the friction between the protective box body and the fixing belt, and at the same time, the fixing belt is used to shield the first groove to protect the label pasted in the first groove.

3. The wearable neck ring for monitoring the activity status of ruminants according to claim 2, characterized in that: The portion between the first through hole and the second through hole on the protective box body is a stop plate for blocking the fixing belt. When the fixing belt passes through the first through hole and then turns back to pass through the second through hole, it frictionally contacts with the end of the stop plate facing the front of the protective box body. The end of the stop plate facing the front of the protective box body shrinks toward the back of the protective box body and is concavely arranged so that after the fixing belt turns back to pass through the second through hole, the fixing belt is not higher than the front of the protective box body.

4. The wearable neck ring for monitoring the activity status of ruminants according to claim 3, characterized in that: The end portion of the stop plate facing the front side of the protective box body is provided with a plurality of raised conical spikes. After the fixing belt folds back from the first through hole and passes through the second through hole, the fixing belt is pressed on the raised conical spikes. The raised conical spikes are used to pierce the fixing belt to limit the fixing belt and prevent the protective box body from sliding along the fixing belt.

5. The wearable neck ring for monitoring the activity status of ruminants according to claim 2 or 4, characterized in that: The transverse fixing piece, the two longitudinal fixing pieces and the back of the protection box body are integrally arranged, and a plurality of reinforcing ribs integrally connected with the back of the protection box body are arranged at intervals along the length direction of the outer sides of the two longitudinal fixing pieces.

6. The wearable neck ring for monitoring the activity status of ruminants according to claim 5, characterized in that: The outer side wall of the transverse fixing piece is provided with a second groove for sticking a label.

7. The wearable neck ring for monitoring the activity status of ruminants according to claim 5, characterized in that: A box cover is arranged at the upper end of the protection box body, and the box cover is sealed and clamped or welded to the protection box body. The upper end of the box cover, the lower end of the protection box body and the four edges of the front side of the protection box body are all arc-shaped; card slots for loading ruminant activity status monitoring devices are longitudinally arranged on the inner walls on both sides opposite to each other in the protection box body.

8. The wearable neck ring for monitoring the activity status of ruminants according to claim 7, characterized in that: The fixing belt is provided with an adjusting buckle which can adjust the length of the fixing belt.

9. The wearable neck ring for monitoring the activity status of ruminants according to claim 8, characterized in that: The weight of the counterweight block is greater than the weight of the protective box body.

10. The wearable neck ring for monitoring the activity status of ruminants according to claim 9, characterized in that: A fixing sleeve for fixing the counterweight block is also provided at the lower end of the fixing belt, and a mounting ring for the fixing belt to pass through is provided on the counterweight block. After the fixing belt passes through the mounting ring, the fixing sleeve is clamped on the fixing belt and close to the mounting ring of the counterweight block to limit the relative movement between the counterweight block and the fixing belt.

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