Open type flat plate frame mouse cage capable of monitoring cage box state

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of squirrel cages, and discloses an open type flat plate rack squirrel cage capable of monitoring the state of a cage box, which comprises an open type flat plate rack main body composed of a support frame and grid support plates, the inner side of the support frame is provided with the grid support plates which are arranged at equal intervals, and the grid support plates are arranged at equal intervals. The top of the grid supporting plate is provided with monitorable mouse cage mechanisms which are arranged at equal intervals, the top of each monitorable mouse cage mechanism is provided with a cage box, and the monitorable mouse cage mechanisms are used for remotely observing and recording the state in each cage box; the monitorable mouse cage mechanism comprises a mounting plate which is fixedly mounted at the top of the grid support plate, and four grooves which are uniformly distributed are formed in the top of the mounting plate. According to the open type flat plate frame mouse cage capable of monitoring the cage box state, the function of remotely observing and recording the state in each cage box can be provided, so that a manager can conveniently and timely master animal feeding quantity information, and the using effect of an existing open type flat plate frame mouse cage is effectively improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of mouse cages, in particular to an open flat-frame mouse cage. Background Art

[0002] Open flat rack mouse cage is a commonly used equipment for raising experimental rats and mice. When the air supply, exhaust, temperature and humidity in the entire room can be controlled and guaranteed by the air conditioning unit, choosing an open flat rack mouse cage is a very good choice. Compared with IVC (Information Visualization Network Infrastructure), its investment cost and operating cost are greatly reduced.

[0003] The composition of open cages is relatively simple. Cages are mostly made of opaque PP material and cage frames are made of stainless steel. Its advantage is low cost. However, due to its simple structure, the collection of various types of information is relatively primitive. Most of the information is manually recorded, collected and counted by staff in real time through observation. When staff miss a record or make mistakes when recording, it is easy to cause inaccurate data, which makes it inconvenient to monitor and manage the information on the feeding quantity in each cage, resulting in the use effect of the existing open flat-frame mouse cages to be improved. Utility Model Content

[0004] 1. Technical issues to be resolved

[0005] In view of the shortcomings of the prior art, the utility model provides an open flat-frame mouse cage that can monitor the status of cage boxes. It has the advantages of effectively improving the use effect of the existing open flat-frame mouse cages, and solves the problem that the existing open flat-frame mouse cages are inconvenient to monitor and manage the information of the feeding amount in each cage box.

[0006] (II) Technical solution

[0007] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose of effectively improving the use effect of the existing open flat rack squirrel cage, the utility model provides the following technical solutions: an open flat rack squirrel cage capable of monitoring the cage box status, comprising an open flat rack main body composed of a support frame and a grid support plate, the inner side of the support frame is installed with equidistantly arranged grid support plates, the top of the grid support plate is installed with equidistantly arranged monitorable squirrel cage mechanisms, the top of the monitorable squirrel cage mechanism is installed with a cage box, and the monitorable squirrel cage mechanism is used to remotely observe and record the status of each cage box;

[0008] The monitorable squirrel cage mechanism includes a mounting plate fixedly mounted on the top of the grid support plate, the top of the mounting plate is provided with four evenly distributed grooves, the inner side of the groove is slidably connected to a No. 1 spring, the top of the No. 1 spring is fixedly connected to a movable support rod, the left and right sides of the movable support rod are both installed with limit adjustment components, a support plate is fixedly connected between the top ends of the four movable support rods, a pressure sensor located at the bottom of the support plate is fixedly mounted at the top center of the mounting plate, a concave block is fixedly mounted on the top of the mounting plate, an L-shaped plug block slidably connected to the inner side of the concave block is fixedly mounted on the right side of the cage box, a pulling component is installed on the right side of the concave block, and an elastic guide component is installed on the inner side of the pulling component.

[0009] Furthermore, the groove is circular, and the outer diameter of the No. 1 spring is equal to the inner diameter of the groove.

[0010] Furthermore, the limit adjustment assembly includes limit blocks fixedly mounted on the left and right sides of the movable support rod respectively, and the left and right inner side walls of the groove are both provided with limit grooves for the limit blocks to slide.

[0011] Furthermore, the length of the limiting block is equal to the length of the limiting slot, and the width of the limiting block is equal to the width of the limiting slot.

[0012] Furthermore, the pulling assembly includes a pulling box fixedly installed on the right side of the concave block, the inner side of the pulling box is slidably connected with a pulling rod, the right end of the pulling rod is fixedly connected with a pulling handle, and the right side of the L-shaped plug block is provided with a slot for the pulling rod to fit and plug in.

[0013] Furthermore, the elastic guide assembly includes a No. 2 spring sleeved on the outside of the pull rod and located on the inside of the pull box, and the outside of the pull rod is fixedly connected to a movable plate located on the left side of the No. 2 spring.

[0014] (III) Beneficial effects

[0015] Compared with the prior art, the utility model provides an open flat-frame mouse cage capable of monitoring the cage box status, which has the following beneficial effects:

[0016] The open flat-frame mouse cage capable of monitoring the cage status can provide a function of remotely observing and recording the status of each cage through the mutual cooperation between the monitorable mouse cage mechanism on the open flat-frame main body and the cage, so as to facilitate managers to timely grasp the information on animal feeding quantity, reduce the feeding labor, reduce data errors, and lessen the waste of feed, so that it is convenient for managers to monitor and manage each cage, thereby effectively improving the use effect of the existing open flat-frame mouse cage. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the utility model;

[0018] Figure 2 for Figure 1 A cross-sectional schematic diagram of the connection structure of the pressure sensor;

[0019] Figure 3 for Figure 2 A partial enlarged schematic diagram of the middle A part;

[0020] Figure 4 for Figure 2 A partial enlarged schematic diagram of the middle B part;

[0021] Figure 5 for Figure 2 A three-dimensional schematic diagram of the movable support rod connection structure.

[0022] In the figure: 1 open flat rack body, 200 monitorable squirrel cage mechanism, 201 mounting plate, 202 groove, 203 No. 1 spring, 204 movable support rod, 2051 limit block, 2052 limit groove, 206 support plate, 207 pressure sensor, 208 concave block, 209 L-shaped plug block, 2101 pulling box, 2102 pull rod, 2103 pull handle, 2104 slot, 2111 No. 2 spring, 2112 movable plate, 3 cage box. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, rather than all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0024] See also Figure 1-5 The utility model provides a technical solution: an open flat frame squirrel cage capable of monitoring cage box status, comprising an open flat frame main body 1 composed of a support frame and a grid support plate, the inner side of the support frame is provided with equidistantly arranged grid support plates, the top of the grid support plate is provided with equidistantly arranged monitorable squirrel cage mechanisms 200, the top of the monitorable squirrel cage mechanisms 200 is provided with cage boxes 3, and the monitorable squirrel cage mechanisms 200 are used to remotely observe and record the status of each cage box 3;

[0025] Through the mutual cooperation between the monitorable cage mechanism 200 and the cage box 3 on the open flat rack body 1, a function of remotely observing and recording the status of each cage box 3 can be provided, so that managers can grasp the animal feeding quantity information in time, the feeding labor is small, the data error is small, and it is not easy to cause feed waste, so that managers can monitor and manage each cage box 3, thereby effectively improving the use effect of the existing open flat rack cage.

[0026] In this embodiment, the monitorable cage mechanism 200 is a structure for remotely observing and recording the status inside each cage box 3 .

[0027] like Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 3 , Figure 4 and Figure 5 As shown, the monitorable squirrel cage mechanism 200 includes a mounting plate 201 fixedly mounted on the top of a grid support plate, four evenly distributed grooves 202 are provided on the top of the mounting plate 201, a No. 1 spring 203 is slidably connected to the inner side of the groove 202, a movable support rod 204 is fixedly connected to the top of the No. 1 spring 203, and limit adjustment components are installed on the left and right sides of the movable support rod 204, a support plate 206 is fixedly connected between the top ends of the four movable support rods 204, a pressure sensor 207 located at the bottom of the support plate 206 is fixedly mounted at the top center of the mounting plate 201, a concave block 208 is fixedly mounted on the top of the mounting plate 201, an L-shaped plug block 209 slidably connected to the inner side of the concave block 208 is fixedly mounted on the right side of the cage box 3, a pulling component is installed on the right side of the concave block 208, and an elastic guide component is installed on the inner side of the pulling component.

[0028] It should be noted that the groove 202 is circular, and the outer diameter of the No. 1 spring 203 is equal to the inner diameter of the groove 202, so that the No. 1 spring 203 fits closely with the groove 202.

[0029] It can be understood that the limit adjustment assembly includes limit blocks 2051 fixedly installed on the left and right sides of the movable support rod 204 respectively, and the left and right inner walls of the groove 202 are provided with limit grooves 2052 for the limit blocks 2051 to slide, so as to limit the moving distance of the movable support rod 204 while improving the stability of the movable support rod 204 during movement.

[0030] In addition, the length of the limiting block 2051 is equal to the length of the limiting groove 2052 , and the width of the limiting block 2051 is equal to the width of the limiting groove 2052 , so that the limiting block 2051 and the limiting groove 2052 can fit and slide.

[0031] In this embodiment, the pulling assembly includes a pulling box 2101 fixedly installed on the right side of the concave block 208, a pulling rod 2102 is slidably connected to the inner side of the pulling box 2101, a pull handle 2103 is fixedly connected to the right end of the pulling rod 2102, and a slot 2104 for the pulling rod 2102 to fit and plug into is provided on the right side of the L-shaped plug block 209, in order to limit the movement of the cage box 3.

[0032] It should also be noted that the elastic guide assembly includes a No. 2 spring 2111 which is sleeved on the outside of the pull rod 2102 and located on the inside of the pull box 2101. The outside of the pull rod 2102 is fixedly connected to a movable plate 2112 located on the left side of the No. 2 spring 2111 so that the pull rod 2102 can be pushed back to its original position when the pull rod 2102 is moved.

[0033] The working principle of the above embodiment is:

[0034] The cage box 3 of the open flat rack body 1, when there is no mouse, the groove 202 is in the original elastic state, and the voltage value of the pressure sensor 207 is also in the initial state. When the mouse is placed in the cage box 3 and the water bottle is filled with water, the weight of the cage box 3 increases, and the support plate 206 exerts downward pressure. Since the movable support rod 204 can only move up and down in the groove 202 under the sliding connection cooperation of the limit block 2051 and the limit groove 2052, the movable support rod 204 moves up and down stably on the inner side of the groove 202 under the push of the support plate 206, and continuously squeezes the No. 1 spring 203, and then the pressure sensor 207 is subjected to The pressure gradually increases, the total weight of the cage box 3 can be sensed, and the output voltage value gradually increases. At this time, the pressure sensor 207 inputs the status information of the cage box 3 into the single-chip microcomputer, PLC or computer for remote statistics, monitoring and viewing. When the cage box 3 needs to be disassembled for replacement or cleaning, first hold the handle 2103 and pull it away from the cage box 3. At this time, with the cooperation of the No. 2 spring 2111 and the movable plate 2112, the pull rod 2102 stably moves left and right and continuously squeezes the No. 2 spring 2111. After the pull rod 2102 is separated from the slot 2104 and the restriction on the L-shaped plug 209 is released, the cage box 3 can be taken out for the convenience of the manager.

[0035] Compared with the prior art: the open flat frame mouse cage capable of monitoring the cage status, through the mutual cooperation between the mouse cage monitoring mechanisms 200 on the open flat frame main body 1, can provide a function of remotely observing and recording the status of each cage 3, so as to facilitate managers to grasp the animal feeding quantity information in time, with small feeding labor, small data error, and less feed waste, so as to facilitate managers to monitor and manage each cage 3, thereby effectively improving the use effect of the existing open flat frame mouse cage, and solving the problem that the existing open flat frame mouse cage is not convenient for monitoring and managing the feeding quantity information in each cage.

[0036] The electrical components appearing in the text are all electrically connected to the main controller and the power supply. The main controller can be a conventional known device that controls a computer, etc., and the existing publicly available power connection technology and power supply are also common knowledge in the field, so this application will not go into details.

[0037] It should be noted that the terms "include", "comprises" or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device including a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or device. In the absence of further restrictions, an element defined by the sentence "comprises a ..." does not exclude the existence of other identical elements in the process, method, article or device including the element.

[0038] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that many changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention.

Claims

1. An open flat frame mouse cage capable of monitoring cage status, comprising an open flat frame body (1) consisting of a support frame and a grid support plate, characterized in that: The inner side of the support frame is provided with equidistantly arranged grid support plates, the top of the grid support plates is provided with equidistantly arranged monitorable cage mechanisms (200), the top of the monitorable cage mechanisms (200) is provided with cage boxes (3), and the monitorable cage mechanisms (200) are used to remotely observe and record the status inside each cage box (3); The monitorable cage mechanism (200) comprises a mounting plate (201) fixedly mounted on the top of the grid support plate, the top of the mounting plate (201) is provided with four evenly distributed grooves (202), the inner side of the groove (202) is slidably connected to a No. 1 spring (203), the top of the No. 1 spring (203) is fixedly connected to a moving support rod (204), the left and right sides of the moving support rod (204) are both provided with limit adjustment components, and the tops of the four moving support rods (204) are provided with a plurality of movable support rods (204). A support plate (206) is fixedly connected between the ends, a pressure sensor (207) located at the bottom of the support plate (206) is fixedly installed at the top center of the mounting plate (201), a concave block (208) is fixedly installed on the top of the mounting plate (201), an L-shaped plug block (209) slidably connected to the inner side of the concave block (208) is fixedly installed on the right side of the cage box (3), a pulling component is installed on the right side of the concave block (208), and an elastic guide component is installed on the inner side of the pulling component.

2. The open flat rack mouse cage capable of monitoring cage status according to claim 1, characterized in that: The groove (202) is circular, and the outer diameter of the No. 1 spring (203) is equal to the inner diameter of the groove (202).

3. The open flat rack mouse cage capable of monitoring cage status according to claim 1, characterized in that: The limit adjustment assembly comprises limit blocks (2051) respectively fixedly mounted on the left and right sides of the movable support rod (204), and the left and right inner side walls of the groove (202) are both provided with limit grooves (2052) for the limit blocks (2051) to slide.

4. The open flat rack mouse cage capable of monitoring cage status according to claim 3, characterized in that: The length of the limiting block (2051) is equal to the length of the limiting slot (2052), and the width of the limiting block (2051) is equal to the width of the limiting slot (2052).

5. The open flat rack mouse cage capable of monitoring cage status according to claim 1, characterized in that: The pulling assembly comprises a pulling box (2101) fixedly mounted on the right side of the concave block (208); a pulling rod (2102) is slidably connected to the inner side of the pulling box (2101); a pulling handle (2103) is fixedly connected to the right end of the pulling rod (2102); and a slot (2104) for the pulling rod (2102) to fit and plug into is provided on the right side of the L-shaped plug block (209).

6. The open flat rack mouse cage capable of monitoring cage box status according to claim 5, characterized in that: The elastic guide assembly comprises a No. 2 spring (2111) sleeved on the outside of the pull rod (2102) and located on the inside of the pull box (2101); the outside of the pull rod (2102) is fixedly connected to a movable plate (2112) located on the left side of the No. 2 spring (2111).

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