Monkey cage with blowdown flushing function

Abstract

The application discloses a monkey cage with a pollution flushing function, which comprises a monkey cage main body, an inclined pollution collecting tray, a receiving hopper and the like, wherein the inclined pollution collecting tray is arranged on the monkey cage main body and is used for receiving animal excrement and flushing waste water; the receiving hopper is arranged on the rear side wall of the monkey cage main body; an insertion opening is formed on the side of the receiving hopper away from the monkey cage main body; flanges are arranged on the two sides of the insertion opening; and limiting insertion grooves are formed in the two flanges. The flushing mechanism is adjusted in two dimensions of pitching and swinging, the flushing angle can be adjusted in a large range, each area of the pollution collecting tray can be fully covered, the flushing dead angle in corners and edges can be effectively eliminated, and cleaning is complete. Meanwhile, the filter screen is arranged in the drawer type collecting mechanism, solid-liquid separation is realized, solid pollutants are concentrated and intercepted, sewage is discharged separately, the subsequent sewage treatment load is reduced, the drawer type structure is convenient to plug and pull, the drawer can be pulled out and poured when cleaning, and the operation is simple and efficient.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of laboratory animal husbandry equipment, and in particular to a monkey cage with a sewage flushing function. Background Technology

[0002] In biomedical and life science research, laboratory monkeys are important non-human primate experimental animals, and monkey cages are the core carriers for raising these animals. During use, monkey cages continuously generate animal feces, food scraps, spilled drinking water, and other waste. If not cleaned promptly, these cages can easily breed bacteria and produce odors, affecting not only the health of the experimental animals but also increasing the workload of the caretakers and potentially interfering with the accuracy of experimental data.

[0003] The common methods for cleaning and disposing of wastewater in existing monkey cages are manual rinsing or fixed nozzle rinsing. Manual rinsing requires keepers to manually rinse with a water gun, which is cumbersome, time-consuming, and labor-intensive, resulting in a huge workload in large-scale breeding scenarios. Fixed nozzle rinsing can only achieve rinsing at a fixed angle, and corners of the cage bottom and edges of the trays are prone to rinsing dead spots, where dirt and grime accumulate and can easily breed microorganisms, affecting the animal's living environment. Furthermore, the wastewater after rinsing is mixed with the sewage and discharged directly without solid-liquid separation, placing a heavy burden on subsequent sewage treatment. In addition, some monkey cages with collection structures have collection boxes that are difficult to disassemble, clean, and replace, and poor sealing can easily lead to odors. Summary of the Invention The purpose of this invention is to address the shortcomings mentioned above by providing a monkey cage with a sewage flushing function, which achieves the advantages of multi-angle automatic flushing and solid-liquid separation and collection.

[0004] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, the present invention adopts the following technical solution: a monkey cage with sewage discharge and flushing function, comprising: The main body of the monkey cage; An inclined sludge collection tray is installed on the main body of the monkey cage to collect animal excrement and flushing wastewater; The receiving hopper is located on the rear side wall of the main body of the monkey cage. The receiving hopper has an insertion opening that communicates with the inner cavity on the side away from the main body of the monkey cage. The receiving hopper has flanges on both sides of the insertion opening, and limit slots are provided at the opposite ends of the two flanges. A rinsing mechanism is provided on the inner wall of the receiving hopper to output a multi-angle oscillating rinsing water flow to thoroughly rinse the surface of the inclined sludge collection tray. A water supply mechanism is provided on the receiving hopper and connected to the water supply mechanism to provide the water source required for high-pressure rinsing; A solid-liquid separation mechanism is detachably plugged into the insertion opening of the receiving hopper to intercept solid waste generated during rinsing and achieve solid-liquid separation. A drain pipe is connected to the bottom of the receiving hopper to discharge the separated wastewater.

[0005] Furthermore, the inclined sludge collection tray has a rear opening, and its inner bottom wall gradually slopes downward from front to back, with the opening end of the inclined sludge collection tray extending into the inner cavity of the receiving hopper.

[0006] Furthermore, the rinsing mechanism includes two support plates, each disposed on the inner side wall of the receiving hopper. A first electric push rod is rotatably disposed on the opposing surfaces of the two support plates. The output ends of the two first electric push rods are rotatably connected to a connecting shaft. A first rotating shaft is disposed on the opposing surfaces of the two connecting shafts, penetrating and extending between the two support plates. A mounting bracket is provided between the two first rotating shafts; The mounting bracket is rotatably mounted with a nozzle via two vertical second rotating shafts. Each of the two second rotating shafts has a swing arm connecting plate at its disjoint ends. The surface of the swing arm connecting plate is provided with a guide hole. Two second electric actuators are symmetrically arranged on the mounting frame. A movable frame is provided between the output ends of the two second electric actuators. The surface of the movable frame is provided with guide posts that are symmetrically arranged and extend into the guide holes on the surface of the two swing arm connecting plates.

[0007] The water supply mechanism is connected to the nozzle.

[0008] Furthermore, both the mounting frame and the movable frame are rectangular frame structures.

[0009] Furthermore, the number of nozzles is multiple and they are evenly arranged in the horizontal direction. The ratio of the number of nozzles to the number of swing arm connecting plates and guide columns is 1:2:2.

[0010] Furthermore, the output ends of the two second electric actuators are arranged opposite each other and electrically connected to the same synchronization controller to maintain synchronous control.

[0011] Furthermore, the water supply mechanism includes a horizontal pipe disposed in the upper part of the inner cavity of the receiving hopper, and a connecting pipe connected to the nozzle at one end of the horizontal pipe.

[0012] Furthermore, one end of the horizontal pipe is connected to an external high-pressure water source, and the connecting pipe is a flexible pipe, with the number corresponding one-to-one with the number of nozzles.

[0013] Furthermore, the solid-liquid separation mechanism includes a drawer-shaped frame that can be detachably inserted into the insertion opening of the receiving hopper, and a filter screen is provided at the bottom of the drawer-shaped frame; A turntable is rotatably mounted inside the front side wall of the drawer-shaped frame, and two fixed posts are provided on the surface of the turntable. Two limiting sliders are symmetrically slidably arranged inside the front side wall of the drawer-shaped frame. The opposite ends of the limiting sliders extend to the outside of the drawer-shaped frame and can be inserted into the limiting slot of the receiving hopper flange. The opposite ends are respectively sleeved on the surface of two fixed columns. Two guide protrusions are provided in the cavity of the front side wall of the drawer-shaped frame. The surfaces of the two limiting sliders are provided with grooves that cooperate with the guide protrusions. A spring is provided between the guide protrusions and the groove wall of the limiting slider to drive the limiting slider to keep it in the extended and locked state.

[0014] Furthermore, the center surface of the turntable is provided with a rotating handle that penetrates and extends to the outside of the turntable, and the limiting slider is located at one end of the drawer-shaped frame with a trapezoidal head and the guide slope facing the rear side of the insertion direction.

[0015] The beneficial effects of this invention are reflected in: 1. When in use, this invention employs a dual-dimensional adjustable flushing mechanism with both tilt and swing, resulting in a wide range of adjustable flushing angles. This allows for comprehensive coverage of all areas of the sludge collection tray, effectively eliminating corner and edge flushing dead zones and ensuring thorough cleaning.

[0016] 2. When in use, the present invention achieves solid-liquid separation through the built-in filter screen of the drawer-type collection mechanism, with solid waste being centrally intercepted and wastewater being discharged separately, reducing the load on subsequent wastewater treatment. At the same time, the drawer-type structure is easy to insert and remove, and can be pulled out and emptied for cleaning, making the operation simple and efficient. Attached Figure Description

[0017] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the present invention; Figure 2 This is a partial structural schematic diagram of the present invention; Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the rinsing mechanism of the present invention; Figure 4 For the present invention Figure 3 Enlarged view of point A in the middle; Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the rinsing mechanism of the present invention; Figure 6 For the present invention Figure 5 Enlarged view of point A in the middle; Figure 7 This is a partial cross-sectional view of the receiving hopper and solid-liquid separation mechanism of the present invention; Figure 8 For the present invention Figure 7 Enlarged view of point A in the middle.

[0018] In the picture: 1. Main body of the monkey cage; 2. Tilt the sludge collection tray; 3. Receiving hopper; 4. Flushing mechanism; 41. Support plate; 42. First electric actuator; 43. Connecting shaft; 44. Mounting bracket; 45. Nozzle; 46. Swing arm connecting plate; 47. Second electric actuator; 48. Movable frame; 49. Guide column; 5. Water supply system; 51. Horizontal pipe; 52. Connecting pipe; 6. Solid-liquid separation mechanism; 61. Drawer-shaped frame; 62. Filter screen; 63. Turntable; 64. Fixed column; 65. Limiting slider; 66. Spring; 7. Sewage pipe. Detailed Implementation

[0019] The technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of them. Unless otherwise specified, the embodiments and features in the embodiments of this application can be combined with each other. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0020] Please see Figure 1-8 This invention discloses a monkey cage with a sewage flushing function, comprising: Monkey cage main body 1, which is a square cage structure, provides a living space for experimental monkeys.

[0021] Inclined sludge collection tray 2 is installed on the main body 1 of the monkey cage. The inclined sludge collection tray 2 has an opening on the rear side and the inner bottom wall gradually slopes downward from front to back. The opening end of the inclined sludge collection tray 2 extends into the receiving hopper 3 that is inserted at the rear side to receive animal excrement and flushing wastewater and guide them into the receiving hopper 3. Meanwhile, the tray surface is smooth and corrosion-resistant, making it easy to clean, and dirt can automatically slide down the slope into the receiving hopper 3 by gravity.

[0022] The receiving hopper 3 is located on the rear side wall of the monkey cage body 1. The receiving hopper 3 has an insertion opening that communicates with the inner cavity on the side away from the monkey cage body 1. The receiving hopper 3 has flanges on both sides of the insertion opening. Limit slots are provided at the opposite ends of the two flanges to cooperate with the locking structure to fix the collection mechanism.

[0023] The flushing mechanism 4 is located on the inner wall of the receiving hopper 3 and is used to output a multi-angle oscillating flushing water flow to thoroughly flush the surface of the inclined sludge collection tray 2. The rinsing mechanism 4 includes two support plates 41, each set on the inner side wall of the receiving hopper 3. A first electric push rod 42 is rotatably set on the surface of the two support plates 41. The output ends of the two first electric push rods 42 are rotatably connected to a connecting shaft 43. A first rotating shaft is set on the opposite surface of the two connecting shafts 43, penetrating and extending between the two support plates 41. When the first electric actuator 42 extends or retracts, it can drive the first rotating shaft to rotate around the axis through the connecting shaft 43. A mounting bracket 44 is provided between the two first rotating shafts. Therefore, the mounting bracket 44 will also pitch around the axis of the connecting shaft 43, thereby adjusting the angle of the mounting bracket 44. The mounting frame 44 is a rectangular frame structure. Spray heads 45 are rotatably mounted on the mounting frame 44 via two vertical second rotating shafts. There are multiple spray heads 45, which are evenly arranged in the horizontal direction. At the same time, the water inlet of each spray head 45 faces backward, and the water nozzle faces forward and downward, aligned with the sludge collection tray. The second rotating shafts are rotatably mounted on the mounting frame 44. Each nozzle 45 is connected to two swing arm connecting plates 46 and is located at the opposite ends of two second rotating shafts. Guide holes are provided on the surface of the swing arm connecting plates 46. Two second electric actuators 47 are symmetrically arranged on the mounting frame 44. A movable frame 48 is provided between the output ends of the two second electric actuators 47. The output ends of the two second electric actuators 47 are arranged opposite to each other and are electrically connected to the same synchronous controller to maintain synchronous control. Under the action of the synchronous controller, one side of the second electric actuator 47 extends and the other side retracts, thereby driving the movable frame 48 to move horizontally. The movable frame 48 has a rectangular frame structure. The surface of the movable frame 48 is provided with symmetrically arranged guide posts 49 that extend into the guide holes on the surfaces of the two swing arm connecting plates 46. Each guide post 49 corresponds to one swing arm connecting plate 46 and extends into the guide hole of the corresponding swing arm connecting plate 46, thereby achieving a sliding fit. The two second electric actuators 47 work synchronously to drive the movable frame 48 to move left and right. Through the sliding cooperation between the guide column 49 and the guide hole on the swing arm connecting plate 46, the swing arm connecting plate 46 is pushed to swing, thereby driving all the nozzles 45 to swing left and right around the second rotating shaft in sync, adjusting the left and right angle of the rinsing.

[0024] Water supply mechanism 5 is installed on receiving hopper 3 and connected to water supply mechanism 5 to provide the water source required for high-pressure rinsing; The water supply mechanism 5 includes a horizontal pipe 51 located in the upper part of the inner cavity of the receiving hopper 3. One end of the horizontal pipe 51 is connected to an external high-pressure cleaning water source to supply cleaning water. At the same time, a connecting pipe 52 is connected to the horizontal pipe 51, with one end connected to the nozzle 45. The number of connecting pipes 52 corresponds one-to-one with the number of nozzles 45. The connecting pipe 52 is a flexible pipe that can bend freely with the pitch and swing of the nozzle 45 without interfering with the angle adjustment, ensuring continuous water supply.

[0025] Solid-liquid separation mechanism 6 is detachably plugged into the insertion opening of receiving hopper 3 to intercept solid waste generated during rinsing and achieve solid-liquid separation. The solid-liquid separation mechanism 6 includes a drawer-shaped frame 61 that can be detachably inserted into the insertion opening of the receiving hopper 3. The drawer-shaped frame 61 is a drawer-type structure with openings at both the top and bottom, which can be inserted into the inner cavity of the receiving hopper 3 through the opening. At the same time, a filter screen 62 is provided at the bottom of the drawer-shaped frame 61, so that after the dirt enters from the top of the drawer-shaped frame 61, the filter screen 62 intercepts solid dirt such as feces and food residue, while the sewage can flow downward through the mesh of the filter screen 62. A turntable 63 is rotatably mounted inside the front side wall of the drawer-shaped frame 61 via a central pivot. Two fixed posts 64 are mounted on the surface of the turntable 63. A rotating handle is mounted on the central surface of the turntable 63, which penetrates and extends to the outside of the turntable 63. Under the action of the rotating handle, the turntable 63 can be easily rotated, thereby causing the two fixed posts 64 to rotate around the pivot. Two limiting sliders 65 are symmetrically slidably arranged inside the front side wall of the drawer-shaped frame 61. The opposite ends of the limiting sliders 65 extend to the outside of the drawer-shaped frame 61 and can be inserted into the limiting slot of the flange of the receiving hopper 3. The opposite ends are provided with long rectangular holes, and are respectively sleeved on the surface of the two fixed posts 64 through the rectangular holes to achieve sliding engagement. Through sliding engagement, when the two fixed posts 64 move in a circle with the turntable 63, they can drive the two limiting sliders 65 to slide towards the opposite end or the opposite end. Meanwhile, the two limiting sliders 65 are located outside the drawer-shaped frame 61 with a trapezoidal head at one end, the guide slope faces the rear side of the insertion direction, and can be inserted into the limiting slot of the flange of the receiving hopper 3. Two guide protrusions are provided in the cavity of the front side wall of the drawer-shaped frame 61. The surfaces of the two limiting sliders 65 are provided with grooves that cooperate with the guide protrusions. A spring 66 is provided between the guide protrusions and the groove wall of the limiting slider 65. Under normal conditions, the spring 66 drives the limiting slider 65 to extend outward and maintain the locked state. When in use, rotating the turntable 63 causes the fixed post 64 to move in a circular motion with the turntable 63, which drives the two limit sliders 65 to retract inward in sync, compressing the spring 66, and exiting the limit slot to complete the unlocking, allowing the drawer-shaped frame 61 to be pulled out; after releasing the turntable 63, the spring 66 returns to its original position, pushing the limit sliders 65 to return to their original position and re-extend to lock. Simultaneously, under the action of the trapezoidal head of the limiting slider 65, when the drawer-shaped frame 61 is aligned with the opening of the receiving hopper 3 and inserted, the two limiting sliders 65 will retract inward synchronously under the force of the inclined surface of the trapezoidal head, and compress the spring 66, so that the drawer-shaped frame 61 can be directly inserted. After the insertion is completed, the trapezoidal head corresponds to the limiting slot, and at this time the trapezoidal head of the limiting slider 65 is no longer under force. Therefore, the spring 66 resets and pushes the limiting slider 65 to reset and insert into the limiting slot to achieve locking.

[0026] Sewage pipe 7 is connected to the lowest point of the bottom of receiving hopper 3 to discharge the separated wastewater.

[0027] With the above structural setup, when using it: Daily feeding: The experimental monkeys are kept in the main body of the monkey cage 1. The feces and food scraps produced fall onto the inclined sludge collection tray 2. Some wastewater flows into the receiving hopper 3 along the inclined surface. After being filtered by the filter screen 62, the sewage is discharged from the bottom drain pipe 7, and solid waste is trapped on the filter screen 62.

[0028] Automatic flushing: When cleaning is required, the high-pressure water source is connected, and the flushing mechanism 4 is started at the same time. The first electric push rod 42 extends and retracts to adjust the pitch angle of the swing mounting frame 44, and the second electric push rod 47 extends and retracts synchronously to drive the movable frame 48 to move left and right, which drives all the nozzles 45 to swing left and right synchronously. With the cooperation of the two dimensions, the high-pressure water flow thoroughly flushes all areas of the inclined sludge collection tray 2 and flushes the residual sludge into the receiving hopper 3.

[0029] Solid-liquid separation and sewage discharge: The mixture of dirt and sewage generated during rinsing flows into the drawer-type solid-liquid separation mechanism 6. Solid dirt is trapped by the filter screen 62, and sewage passes through the filter screen 62 and is discharged from the bottom sewage pipe 7, thus achieving solid-liquid separation.

[0030] Dirt cleaning: When solid dirt accumulates on the filter screen 62 to a certain amount, rotate the turntable 63 to drive the two limit sliders 65 to retract inward simultaneously, releasing the lock. Pull out the drawer-shaped frame 61, pour out the solid dirt and clean the filter screen 62. Then, reinsert it into the opening of the receiving hopper 3. After the insertion is completed, the reset spring 66 pushes the limit slider 65 to extend and lock into the limit slot, completing the locking. It can then be used again.

[0031] It should be noted that if the embodiments of the present invention involve directional indicators (such as up, down, left, right, front, back, etc.), the directional indicators are only used to explain the relative positional relationship and movement of the components in a certain specific posture (as shown in the figure). If the specific posture changes, the directional indicators will also change accordingly.

[0032] Furthermore, if the embodiments of this invention involve descriptions such as "first" or "second," these descriptions are for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying their relative importance or implicitly specifying the number of technical features indicated. Therefore, a feature defined with "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of those features. Additionally, the technical solutions of the various embodiments can be combined with each other, but this must be based on the ability of those skilled in the art to implement them. If the combination of technical solutions is contradictory or impossible to implement, it should be considered that such a combination of technical solutions does not exist and is not within the scope of protection claimed by this invention.

[0033] Additionally, "multiple" refers to two or more.

[0034] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc., made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A monkey cage with a sewage flushing function, characterized in that, include: Monkey cage main body (1); Inclined sludge collection tray (2), which is set on the main body (1) of the monkey cage to receive animal excrement and flushing wastewater; The receiving hopper (3) is located on the rear side wall of the monkey cage body (1). The receiving hopper (3) has an insertion opening that communicates with the inner cavity on the side away from the monkey cage body (1). The receiving hopper (3) has flanges on both sides of the insertion opening. Limit slots are provided at the opposite ends of the two flanges. The flushing mechanism (4) is located on the inner wall of the receiving hopper (3) to output a multi-angle oscillating flushing water flow to thoroughly flush the surface of the inclined sludge collection tray (2). Water supply mechanism (5), which is installed on receiving hopper (3) and connected to water supply mechanism (5) to provide water source required for high pressure rinsing; Solid-liquid separation mechanism (6) is detachably plugged into the insertion opening of receiving hopper (3) to intercept solid dirt generated during rinsing and achieve solid-liquid separation; The sewage pipe (7) is connected to the bottom of the receiving hopper (3) to discharge the separated sewage.

2. The monkey cage with sewage discharge and flushing function according to claim 1, characterized in that: The inclined sludge collection tray (2) has an opening on the rear side, and the inner bottom wall gradually slopes downward from front to back. The opening end of the inclined sludge collection tray (2) extends into the inner cavity of the receiving hopper (3).

3. The monkey cage with sewage flushing function according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rinsing mechanism (4) includes two support plates (41) that are both located on the inner sidewall of the receiving hopper (3). A first electric push rod (42) is rotatably provided on the opposing surfaces of the two support plates (41). A connecting shaft (43) is rotatably connected to the output end of each of the two first electric push rods (42). A first rotating shaft is provided on the opposing surfaces of the two connecting shafts (43) that passes through and extends between the two support plates (41). A mounting bracket (44) is provided between the two first rotating shafts. The mounting bracket (44) is rotatably mounted with a nozzle (45) via two vertical second rotating shafts. Each of the two second rotating shafts has a swing arm connecting plate (46) at its opposite ends. The surface of the swing arm connecting plate (46) is provided with a guide hole. Two second electric actuators (47) are symmetrically arranged on the mounting bracket (44). A movable frame (48) is provided between the output ends of the two second electric actuators (47). The surface of the movable frame (48) is provided with guide posts (49) that extend into the guide holes on the surface of the two swing arm connecting plates (46). The water supply mechanism (5) is connected to the nozzle (45).

4. The monkey cage with sewage flushing function according to claim 3, characterized in that: Both the mounting bracket (44) and the movable bracket (48) are rectangular frame structures.

5. A monkey cage with a sewage flushing function according to claim 3, characterized in that: The number of nozzles (45) is multiple and they are evenly arranged in the horizontal direction. The ratio of the number of nozzles (45) to the number of swing arm connecting plates (46) and guide columns (49) is one to two to two.

6. A monkey cage with a sewage flushing function according to claim 3, characterized in that: The output ends of the two second electric actuators (47) are arranged opposite each other and electrically connected to the same synchronous controller to maintain synchronous control.

7. A monkey cage with a sewage flushing function according to claim 3, characterized in that: The water supply mechanism (5) includes a horizontal pipe (51) located in the upper part of the inner cavity of the receiving hopper (3), and a connecting pipe (52) connected to the horizontal pipe (51) with one end connected to the nozzle (45).

8. A monkey cage with a sewage flushing function according to claim 7, characterized in that: One end of the horizontal pipe (51) is connected to an external high-pressure water source. The connecting pipe (52) is a flexible pipe, and its number corresponds one-to-one with the number of nozzles (45).

9. A monkey cage with a sewage flushing function according to claim 1, characterized in that: The solid-liquid separation mechanism (6) includes a drawer-shaped frame (61) that can be detachably inserted into the insertion opening of the receiving hopper (3), and a filter screen (62) is provided at the bottom of the drawer-shaped frame (61). A turntable (63) is rotatably provided inside the front side wall of the drawer-shaped frame (61), and two fixed posts (64) are provided on the surface of the turntable (63). Two limiting sliders (65) are symmetrically slidably arranged inside the front side wall of the drawer frame (61). The opposite ends of the limiting sliders (65) extend to the outside of the drawer frame (61) and can be inserted into the limiting slot of the flange of the receiving hopper (3). The opposite ends are respectively sleeved on the surface of the two fixed columns (64). Two guide protrusions are provided in the cavity of the front side wall of the drawer-shaped frame (61). The surfaces of the two limiting sliders (65) are provided with grooves that cooperate with the guide protrusions. A spring (66) is provided between the guide protrusions and the groove wall of the limiting slider (65) to drive the limiting slider (65) to stay in the extended and locked state.

10. A monkey cage with a sewage flushing function according to claim 9, characterized in that: The center surface of the turntable (63) is provided with a rotating handle that penetrates and extends to the outside of the turntable (63). The limiting slider (65) is located at one end of the drawer frame (61) with a trapezoidal head and the guide slope facing the rear side of the insertion direction.

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