Adjustable animal experiment fixing cage

Abstract

The utility model discloses an adjustable animal experiment restraint cage which comprises a restraint cage body, the surfaces of the two sides of the restraint cage body are provided with a positive and negative tooth lead screw and a limiting column respectively, a gear motor is fixedly installed on the top face of the restraint cage body, the output end of the gear motor and one end of the positive and negative tooth lead screw are each provided with a bevel gear, and the two bevel gears are meshed. According to the animal fixing device, the first canvas bag and the second canvas bag are arranged, an animal is driven into the fixing cage, the four limbs of the animal to be fixed extend into the four positioning round holes, then the gear motor is started, and the gear motor drives the first canvas bag and the second canvas bag to be close to each other and tightened through the bevel gear and the positive and negative tooth lead screw structure; the animal fixing device is simple in structure and convenient to use, achieves the effect of fixing animals of different body types, does not need manual participation in the fixing process, saves more manpower, facilitates dosing, sampling, inspection and other operations, can be flexibly adjusted according to the body types of the animals to be fixed, and is high in practicability and worthy of popularization.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of animal experiment equipment, in particular to an adjustable animal experiment restraining cage. Background Art

[0002] Commonly used larger experimental animals include dogs and pigs, but dogs and pigs are timid by nature and easily frightened. If they are not restrained comfortably during experimental operations, the animals will not cooperate. Experimental animal restraint cages are used to temporarily restrain dogs or pigs comfortably, which can meet the experimental operations on animals and ensure animal welfare.

[0003] The existing technology has the following problems:

[0004] After extensive searching, it was found that Chinese Patent Publication No.: CN207236875U discloses an experimental animal restraint cage, including a mobile frame and a canvas bag. Four mobile support legs are arranged at the lower part of the mobile frame, and mobile wheels with locking function are fixed on the mobile support legs. Slide grooves are arranged in two opposite frame edges of the upper frame edge of the mobile frame, and two movable rods are fixed in the slide grooves. The two ends of the movable rods are respectively mounted in the two opposite slide grooves, and the two ends of the canvas bag are respectively fixed on the movable rods. The two ends of the movable rods are provided with fixing strips that can fix the movable rods at a certain position in the slide grooves. The canvas bag is provided with four round holes for fixing the four feet of the animal, and a number of Velcro fitting points are also arranged on the side of the canvas bag, and a Velcro canvas patch that can fit with the Velcro fitting points on the canvas bag is also provided. The experimental animal restraint cage of the utility model has the advantages of simple structure, low cost and easy use.

[0005] However, the above patent still has problems that need to be improved during actual use. The most obvious one is that the manual labor is large in the process of restraining animals, and the restraint efficiency is affected by manual fatigue.

[0006] To this end, we proposed an adjustable animal experiment restraint cage to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks. Utility Model Content

[0007] The utility model aims to provide an adjustable animal experiment restraining cage in order to solve the shortcomings in the prior art.

[0008] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme: an adjustable animal experiment restraining cage, comprising a restraining cage, wherein the two side surfaces of the restraining cage are respectively provided with positive and negative threaded screws and limit columns, a reduction motor is fixedly installed on the top surface of the restraining cage, and the output end of the reduction motor and one end of the positive and negative threaded screws are both provided with bevel gears, and the two bevel gears are meshed, the surface of the positive and negative threaded screws is matched with a moving block, and the surface of the limit column is slidably connected to the limiting block, a first canvas pocket and a second canvas pocket are provided in the restraining cage, and the opposite surfaces of the first canvas pocket and the second canvas pocket are both bonded with protective pads, and connecting ropes are installed on both sides of the first canvas pocket and the second canvas pocket, and a plurality of connecting ropes are provided, and the plurality of connecting ropes are connected to the moving block and the limit block in pairs.

[0009] Preferably, a positioning circular hole is provided on the surface of the second canvas bag, and a plurality of positioning circular holes are provided, and a rectangular array of the plurality of positioning circular holes is distributed on the surface of the second canvas bag.

[0010] Preferably, the opposite surfaces of the first canvas pocket and the second canvas pocket are both provided with Velcro fleece surfaces, and a Velcro hook surface is bonded to one side surface of the protective pad, and the Velcro hook surface is bonded to the Velcro fleece surface.

[0011] Preferably, a control panel is fixedly mounted on the surface of the restraining cage, and the control panel is electrically connected to the reduction motor via a wire.

[0012] Preferably, a cage door is hingedly connected to one side surface of the restraint cage via a hinge.

[0013] Preferably, the restraining cage is formed by welding aluminum alloy tubes.

[0014] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model are:

[0015] 1. In the utility model, a first canvas bag and a second canvas bag are arranged to drive the animal into the restraint cage and make the limbs of the animal to be restrained extend into four positioning circular holes, and then the reduction motor is started. The reduction motor drives the first canvas bag and the second canvas bag to approach and tighten each other through the bevel gear and the forward and reverse screw structure, so as to achieve the effect of restraining animals of different sizes. No human participation is required in the restraint process, which saves manpower and is convenient for operations such as drug administration, sampling and inspection. At the same time, it can be flexibly adjusted according to the size of the animal to be restrained. It is highly practical and worthy of promotion.

[0016] 2. The utility model provides a Velcro hook surface, a Velcro fleece surface and a protective pad, and adopts a Velcro-bonded protective pad, which can improve the comfort of animals during restraint, reduce the fright of animals, and is convenient and labor-saving to replace, with strong practicality and worthy of promotion. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the utility model or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the utility model. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative work.

[0018] Figure 1 This is a structural schematic diagram of an adjustable animal experiment restraint cage proposed by the utility model;

[0019] Figure 2 is a top view of the second canvas bag;

[0020] Figure 3 is a top view of the first canvas bag;

[0021] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the connection between the Velcro hook surface, the Velcro fleece surface and the protective pad.

[0022] Legend:

[0023] 1. Restraining cage; 2. Speed ​​reduction motor; 3. Forward and reverse lead screws; 4. Bevel gear; 5. Moving block; 6. Limiting column; 7. Limiting block; 8. First canvas pocket; 9. Second canvas pocket; 10. Protective pad; 11. Positioning round hole; 12. Connecting rope; 13. Control panel; 14. Velcro hook surface; 15. Velcro fleece surface. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0025] In the description of the present utility model, it should be noted that the orientation or position relationship indicated by the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inside", "outside", etc. is based on the orientation or position relationship shown in the drawings, and is only for the convenience of describing the present utility model and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation of the present utility model; the terms "first", "second", and "third" are only used for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance; in addition, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", and "connected" should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection, or it can be an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, or it can be a communication between the two elements. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present utility model can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0026] Please refer to Figure 1-4 , an adjustable animal experiment restraining cage 1, comprising a restraining cage 1, on both side surfaces of which are respectively provided with forward and reverse screws 3 and limiting columns 6, a reduction motor 2 is fixedly installed on the top surface of the restraining cage 1, and the output end of the reduction motor 2 and one end of the forward and reverse screws 3 are both provided with bevel gears 4, and the two bevel gears 4 are meshed, the surface of the forward and reverse screws 3 is matched with a moving block 5, and the surface of the limiting column 6 is slidably connected to the limiting block 7, a first canvas bag 8 and a second canvas bag 9 are provided in the restraining cage 1, and protective pads 10 are bonded to the opposite surfaces of the first canvas bag 8 and the second canvas bag 9, connecting ropes 12 are installed on both sides of the first canvas bag 8 and the second canvas bag 9, and a plurality of connecting ropes 12 are provided, and the plurality of connecting ropes 12 are connected to the moving block 5 and the limiting block 7 in pairs.

[0027] In this embodiment: a positioning circular hole 11 is opened on the surface of the second canvas pocket 9 , and there are multiple positioning circular holes 11 , and the multiple positioning circular holes 11 are distributed on the surface of the second canvas pocket 9 in a rectangular array.

[0028] Specifically, the animal is driven into the restraining cage 1 and the limbs of the animal to be restrained are stretched into the four positioning circular holes 11, and then the reduction motor 2 is started. The reduction motor 2 drives the first canvas bag 8 and the second canvas bag 9 to approach and tighten each other through the bevel gear 4 and the forward and reverse screw 3 structure, so as to achieve the effect of restraining animals of different sizes. No human participation is required in the restraining process, which saves manpower and facilitates operations such as drug administration, sampling and inspection. At the same time, it can be flexibly adjusted according to the size of the animal to be restrained. It is highly practical and worthy of promotion.

[0029] In this embodiment: the opposite surfaces of the first canvas pocket 8 and the second canvas pocket 9 are both provided with Velcro fleece surfaces 15 , a Velcro hook surface 14 is bonded to one side surface of the protective pad 10 , and the Velcro hook surface 14 is bonded to the Velcro fleece surface 15 .

[0030] Specifically, the protective pad 10 bonded with Velcro can improve the comfort of the animal during the restraint process, reduce the fright of the animal, and is convenient and labor-saving to replace, with strong practicality and worthy of promotion.

[0031] In this embodiment: a control panel 13 is fixedly mounted on the surface of the restraining cage 1, and the control panel 13 is electrically connected to the reduction motor 2 through a wire.

[0032] Specifically, it is a common circuit connection structure, which will not be described in detail here.

[0033] In this embodiment: a cage door is hingedly connected to one side surface of the restraining cage 1 via a hinge.

[0034] Specifically, it is convenient for the animal to enter the restraining cage 1, and the cage door can be closed during the restraining process. It should be noted that the cage door is a common supporting structure in the restraining cage 1, which is well known and will not be described here.

[0035] In this embodiment: the retaining cage 1 is formed by welding aluminum alloy tubes.

[0036] Specifically, while ensuring its own strength, its own weight is reduced.

[0037] In this embodiment: the controller is an existing structure, and the control circuit can be implemented by simple programming by technicians in this field. It belongs to the common knowledge in this field. It is only used without modification, so the control method and circuit connection are not described in detail.

[0038] Working principle: When in use, drive the animal into the restraint cage 1 and make the limbs of the animal to be restrained extend into the four positioning circular holes 11, then start the reduction motor 2, and the reduction motor 2 drives the first canvas bag 8 and the second canvas bag 9 to approach and tighten each other through the bevel gear 4 and the forward and reverse screw 3 structure, so as to achieve the effect of restraining animals of different sizes. No human participation is required in the restraint process, which saves manpower and facilitates operations such as drug administration, sampling and inspection. At the same time, it can be flexibly adjusted according to the size of the animal to be restrained. It is highly practical and worthy of promotion. Secondly, the protective pad 10 bonded with Velcro can improve the comfort of the animal during restraint and reduce the fright of the animal. It is convenient and labor-saving to replace, and it is highly practical and worthy of promotion.

[0039] It should be noted that the model and specifications of the reduction motor 2 need to be selected and determined according to the actual specifications of the device, and the specific selection and calculation method adopts the existing technology in this field, so it will not be described in detail.

[0040] The power supply and principle of the reduction motor 2 are clear to those skilled in the art and will not be described in detail here.

[0041] The above description is only a preferred specific implementation manner of the present invention, but the protection scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. Any technician familiar with the technical field can make equivalent replacements or changes within the technical scope disclosed by the present invention according to the technical scheme and the utility model concept of the present invention, which should be covered by the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An adjustable animal experiment restraining cage (1), comprising a restraining cage (1), characterized in that: The surfaces of both sides of the securing cage (1) are respectively provided with forward and reverse screws (3) and limiting columns (6); a reduction motor (2) is fixedly installed on the top surface of the securing cage (1); the output end of the reduction motor (2) and one end of the forward and reverse screws (3) are both provided with bevel gears (4), and the two bevel gears (4) are meshed; the surfaces of the forward and reverse screws (3) are matched with moving blocks (5); the surfaces of the limiting columns (6) are slidably connected to the limiting blocks (7); a first canvas bag (8) and a second canvas bag (9) are provided in the securing cage (1); protective pads (10) are bonded to the opposite surfaces of the first canvas bag (8) and the second canvas bag (9); connecting ropes (12) are installed on both sides of the first canvas bag (8) and the second canvas bag (9); a plurality of connecting ropes (12) are provided, and the plurality of connecting ropes (12) are connected to the moving blocks (5) and the limiting blocks (7) in pairs.

2. The adjustable animal experiment restraint cage (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that: A positioning circular hole (11) is provided on the surface of the second canvas bag (9), and a plurality of positioning circular holes (11) are provided, and the plurality of positioning circular holes (11) are distributed in a rectangular array on the surface of the second canvas bag (9).

3. The adjustable animal experiment restraint cage (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that: The opposite surfaces of the first canvas pocket (8) and the second canvas pocket (9) are both provided with Velcro fleece surfaces (15), and a Velcro hook surface (14) is bonded to one side surface of the protective pad (10), and the Velcro hook surface (14) is bonded to the Velcro fleece surface (15).

4. The adjustable animal experiment restraint cage (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that: A control panel (13) is fixedly mounted on the surface of the restraining cage (1), and the control panel (13) is electrically connected to the reduction motor (2) via a wire.

5. The adjustable animal experiment restraint cage (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that: A cage door is hingedly connected to one side surface of the restraining cage (1) via a hinge.

6. The adjustable animal experiment restraint cage (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that: The restraining cage (1) is formed by welding aluminum alloy tubes.

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