Water supply device for experimental mouse breeding box

Abstract

The present application relates to the technical field of mouse breeding equipment, and discloses a water replenishing device for an experimental mouse breeding box, including a breeding box, a water storage tank fixedly installed on the top of the breeding box, two through openings on the top of the breeding box, the water storage tank located between the two through openings, a fixed box fixedly installed on the inner wall of the bottom of the breeding box, a rod hole on the top of the fixed box, a feeding mechanism arranged above the fixed box, a sensor mechanism arranged between the fixed box and the breeding box, and a pumping mechanism arranged between the water storage tank and the breeding box. The present application has the following advantages and effects: by arranging the sensor mechanism, the purpose of automatically adding water to the water tank through the downpipe can be achieved, by arranging the filtering mechanism, the organic matter and microbial pollutants in the water can be filtered through the filter element, the purpose of avoiding causing mice to get sick after long-term drinking can be achieved, and then the purpose of avoiding affecting the mouse growth experiment can be achieved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of mouse breeding equipment, and in particular to a water replenishing device for an experimental mouse breeding box. Background Art

[0002] Laboratory mice refer to white-fur mice that are commonly used as experimental animals in the teaching and research of physiology, medicine, pharmacy and other disciplines. The type of mice is usually house mice. Before starting experiments on mice, the laboratory mice are generally raised and screened for a period of time, so as to reduce the differences between the experimental group and the control group.

[0003] After searching, the patent document with the authorization announcement number CN218604460U discloses an experimental mouse breeding box, including a breeding box body and a water storage barrel, a mounting seat is fixedly provided on one side of the box cover, a barrel cover is provided on the barrel mouth of the water storage barrel through which four water pipes are fixedly passed, and a drinking water box is fixedly provided inside each of the four breeding areas; the top plate is driven upward by the top rod, the top plate drives the connecting rod to move, and the connecting rod drives the rubber sheet to move, so that the water in the water storage barrel enters the mounting seat through the water pipe, and then enters the drinking water box through the water pipe, and the water replenishment is stopped when the liquid level of the water in the drinking water box is higher than the lower end of the water pipe, so that the time wasted by manual water replenishment can be avoided, thereby achieving the purpose of automatic water replenishment; by shaking the breeding box body, the feces of the mice fall into the collection box from the through groove, and then the handle is pulled, and the handle drives the collection box to be moved out of the collection groove, so that the feces can be cleaned in time, thereby achieving the purpose of protecting the mice.

[0004] In actual use, it was found that the existing device could not filter the water before supplying it to mice, resulting in the possibility that the water consumed by mice contained organic and microbial pollutants. Mice were prone to become sick after long-term drinking, which in turn affected the mouse growth experiment. Therefore, we proposed a water replenishment device for the experimental mouse breeding box to solve the above problem. Utility Model Content

[0005] The purpose of the present application is to provide a water replenishing device for an experimental mouse breeding box, which has the function of filtering and sterilizing the drinking water for mice to avoid causing the mice to become sick after drinking, thereby affecting the effect of the mouse growth experiment.

[0006] The above-mentioned technical purpose of the present application is achieved through the following technical solutions: a water replenishing device for an experimental mouse breeding box, including a breeding box, a water storage tank is fixedly installed on the top of the breeding box, two through holes are opened on the top of the breeding box, the water storage tank is located between the two through holes, a fixed box is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the bottom of the breeding box, a rod hole is opened on the top of the fixed box, a feeding mechanism is arranged above the fixed box, a sensing mechanism is arranged between the fixed box and the breeding box, and a pumping mechanism is arranged between the water storage tank and the breeding box; a mounting seat is fixedly installed on the left side of the water storage tank, a mounting groove is opened on the right side of the mounting seat, a plate hole is opened on the right side of the water storage tank, a filtering mechanism is arranged between the plate hole and the mounting groove, a water injection pipe is arranged on the top of the water storage tank, and an observation window is arranged on the front side of the breeding box.

[0007] The present application is further configured as follows: the feeding mechanism includes a water seat and a water trough, a water seat is arranged above the fixed box, a water trough is opened on the top of the water seat, and a reset mechanism is arranged between the water seat and the fixed box.

[0008] By adopting the above technical solution and providing a feeding mechanism, water can be placed through the water trough, so that the purpose of mice drinking water through the water trough can be achieved.

[0009] The further configuration of the present application is: the reset mechanism includes a sliding rod, a spring and a pressure plate, the sliding rod is slidably installed in the rod hole, the top of the sliding rod is fixedly connected to the bottom of the drinking water seat, a spring is sleeved on the sliding rod, the two ends of the spring are respectively fixedly connected to the drinking water seat and the fixed box, the same pressure plate is slidably installed on the inner walls of both sides of the fixed box, and the top of the pressure plate is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the sliding rod.

[0010] By adopting the above technical solution and providing a reset mechanism, the spring can drive the pressure plate to move upwards through the rebound force.

[0011] The further configuration of the present application is as follows: the sensing mechanism includes a pressure sensor and a control module, a pressure sensor is arranged on the bottom inner wall of the fixed box, the pressure plate is adapted to the pressure sensor, a control module is arranged on the top inner wall of the breeding box, the control module is located between the two openings, and the control module is electrically connected to the pressure sensor.

[0012] By adopting the above technical solution and providing a sensing mechanism, the pressure sensor can transmit pressure value information to the control module, thereby achieving the purpose of starting and stopping the water pump through the control module.

[0013] The present application is further configured as follows: the pumping mechanism includes a water pump and a downpipe, a water pump is provided on the inner wall at the bottom of the water tank, a downpipe is provided at the bottom of the water pump, the bottom end of the downpipe extends to above the water tank, the downpipe is located on the left side of the control module, and the water pump is electrically connected to the control module.

[0014] By adopting the above technical solution and providing a pumping mechanism, the water pump can extract the water in the water tank and inject it into the water tank through the downpipe.

[0015] The present application is further configured as follows: the filtering mechanism includes a filter plate and a filter core, the same filter plate is arranged in the mounting groove and the plate hole, the filter core is arranged on the filter plate, a pulling mechanism is arranged on the right side of the filter plate, and a clamping mechanism is arranged between the mounting groove and the filter plate.

[0016] By adopting the above technical solution and providing a filtering mechanism, organic matter and microbial pollutants in water can be filtered through the filter element, thereby preventing mice from getting sick after long-term drinking.

[0017] The present application is further configured as follows: the pulling mechanism includes a sealing seat and a handle, a sealing seat is provided on the right side of the filter plate, a handle is provided on the right side of the sealing seat, and the sealing seat is adapted to the plate hole.

[0018] By adopting the above technical solution and providing a pulling mechanism, pulling the handle to the right can drive the sealing seat to move to the right, and can drive the filter plate and the filter element to move to the right, so as to achieve the purpose of pulling out the filter plate.

[0019] The present application is further configured as follows: the clamping mechanism includes a screw and a clamping block, the screw is threadedly installed on the inner wall at the top of the mounting groove, the top end of the screw extends to above the water tank, the clamping block is fixedly installed at the bottom end of the screw, and the clamping block is adapted to the filter plate.

[0020] By adopting the above technical solution and providing a clamping mechanism, the screw rod can be rotated to drive the clamping block to move up and down, thereby achieving the purpose of clamping, fixing or releasing the filter plate through the clamping block.

[0021] The present application is further configured as follows: a knob is fixedly mounted on the top of the screw rod, and an anti-slip sleeve is provided on the outer side of the knob.

[0022] By adopting the above technical solution and providing a turning knob, the screw rod can be conveniently turned by the turning knob.

[0023] The present application is further configured as follows: a diverter cone is provided on the inner wall of the bottom of the water tank, and the top of the diverter cone is adapted to the bottom end of the downpipe.

[0024] By adopting the above technical solution and providing a diverter cone, the water falling from the sewer pipe can be diverted through the diverter cone, thereby preventing the water in the sink from splashing.

[0025] The beneficial effects of this application are:

[0026] (1) Through the cooperation of the drinking water seat, the slide bar, the spring, the pressure plate, the pressure sensor and the control module, when the amount of water in the sink decreases, the spring can drive the pressure plate to move upward. When the pressure sensor senses that the pressure value decreases to the set value, the water pump can be turned on through the control module, and the purpose of automatically adding water to the sink through the sewer pipe can be achieved.

[0027] (2) Through the cooperation between the filter plate and the filter element, the organic matter and microbial pollutants in the water can be filtered through the filter element, so as to avoid causing the mice to become sick after long-term drinking, thereby avoiding affecting the mouse growth experiment;

[0028] (3) Through the cooperation of the knob, the screw and the clamping block, by turning the knob clockwise, the clamping block can be driven to move upward in a spiral, thereby releasing the filter plate. Through the cooperation of the handle and the sealing seat, by pulling the handle to the right, the filter plate can be pulled out, thereby replacing or cleaning the filter element. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0029] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings required for use in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present application. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative work.

[0030] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the water replenishing device of the experimental mouse breeding box of the present application;

[0031] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the main structure of the water replenishing device of the experimental mouse breeding box of the present application;

[0032] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the structure A of the water replenishment device of the experimental mouse breeding box of the present application;

[0033] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the structure B of the water replenishment device of the experimental mouse breeding box of the present application;

[0034] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the clamping mechanism of the water replenishing device of the experimental mouse breeding box of the present application;

[0035] Figure 6 It is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the filtering mechanism of the water replenishing device of the experimental mouse breeding box of the present application.

[0036] In the figure: 1. breeding box; 2. water storage tank; 3. fixed box; 4. drinking water seat; 5. sliding rod; 6. spring; 7. pressure plate; 8. pressure sensor; 9. control module; 10. rod hole; 11. water pump; 12. downpipe; 13. diverter cone; 14. plate hole; 15. mounting seat; 16. mounting groove; 17. filter plate; 18. filter element; 19. screw; 20. clamping block; 21. knob; 22. anti-slip sleeve; 23. sealing seat; 24. handle; 25. opening. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0037] The technical solution of the present application will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with specific embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0038] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as those commonly understood by those skilled in the art of the present invention. The terms used herein in the specification of the present invention are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present invention. The term "and / or" used herein includes any and all combinations of one or more related listed items.

[0039] See also Figure 1-Figure 6 The present application provides a water replenishing device for an experimental mouse breeding box, including a breeding box 1, a water tank 2 is fixedly installed on the top of the breeding box 1, two through openings 25 are opened on the top of the breeding box 1, and the water tank 2 is located between the two through openings 25, a fixed box 3 is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the bottom of the breeding box 1, a rod hole 10 is opened on the top of the fixed box 3, a feeding mechanism is arranged above the fixed box 3, a sensing mechanism is arranged between the fixed box 3 and the breeding box 1, and a pumping mechanism is arranged between the water tank 2 and the breeding box 1; a mounting seat 15 is fixedly installed on the left side of the water tank 2, a mounting groove 16 is opened on the right side of the mounting seat 15, a plate hole 14 is opened on the right side of the water tank 2, a filtering mechanism is arranged between the plate hole 14 and the mounting groove 16, a water injection pipe is arranged on the top of the water tank 2, and an observation window is arranged on the front side of the breeding box 1.

[0040] Specifically, the feeding mechanism includes a water seat 4 and a water trough. The water seat 4 is arranged above the fixed box 3. The top of the water seat 4 is provided with a water trough. A reset mechanism is arranged between the water seat 4 and the fixed box 3.

[0041] Specifically, the reset mechanism includes a slide rod 5, a spring 6 and a pressure plate 7. The slide rod 5 is slidably installed in the rod hole 10. The top of the slide rod 5 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the drinking water seat 4. A spring 6 is sleeved on the slide rod 5. The two ends of the spring 6 are respectively fixedly connected to the drinking water seat 4 and the fixed box 3. The same pressure plate 7 is slidably installed on the inner walls of both sides of the fixed box 3. The top of the pressure plate 7 is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the slide rod 5.

[0042] Specifically, the sensing mechanism includes a pressure sensor 8 and a control module 9. The pressure sensor 8 is arranged on the bottom inner wall of the fixed box 3. The pressure plate 7 is adapted to the pressure sensor 8. The control module 9 is arranged on the top inner wall of the breeding box 1. The control module 9 is located between the two openings 25. The control module 9 is electrically connected to the pressure sensor 8.

[0043] Specifically, the pumping mechanism includes a water pump 11 and a downpipe 12. The water pump 11 is arranged on the inner wall at the bottom of the water tank 2. The downpipe 12 is arranged at the bottom of the water pump 11. The bottom end of the downpipe 12 extends to above the water tank. The downpipe 12 is located on the left side of the control module 9. The water pump 11 is electrically connected to the control module 9.

[0044] Specifically, the filtering mechanism includes a filter plate 17 and a filter core 18. The same filter plate 17 is arranged in the installation groove 16 and the plate hole 14. The filter core 18 is arranged on the filter plate 17. A pulling mechanism is arranged on the right side of the filter plate 17. A clamping mechanism is arranged between the installation groove 16 and the filter plate 17.

[0045] Specifically, the pulling mechanism includes a sealing seat 23 and a handle 24 . The sealing seat 23 is disposed on the right side of the filter plate 17 , and the handle 24 is disposed on the right side of the sealing seat 23 . The sealing seat 23 is matched with the plate hole 14 .

[0046] Specifically, the clamping mechanism includes a screw 19 and a clamping block 20. The screw 19 is threadedly installed on the inner wall of the top of the mounting groove 16. The top of the screw 19 extends above the water tank 2. The clamping block 20 is fixedly installed on the bottom of the screw 19. The clamping block 20 is adapted to the filter plate 17.

[0047] Specifically, a diverter cone 13 is provided on the inner wall of the bottom of the water tank, and the top of the diverter cone 13 is matched with the bottom end of the down pipe 12.

[0048] Specifically, a diverter cone 13 is provided on the inner wall of the bottom of the water tank, and the top of the diverter cone 13 is matched with the bottom end of the down pipe 12.

[0049] In the present application, when in use, first start the water pump 11, which can inject the water in the water tank 2 into the water trough through the downpipe 12. Through the action of the diverter cone 13, the water falling from the downpipe 12 can be diverted, so as to avoid the water in the water trough from splashing. When the amount of water in the water trough continues to increase, it can drive the drinking seat 4 to move downward, drive the slide bar 5 to move downward, drive the spring 6 to contract, drive the pressure plate 7 to move downward, and achieve the purpose of applying pressure to the pressure sensor 8 through the pressure plate 7. When the pressure sensor 8 senses that the pressure reaches the set value, it can transmit the pressure signal to the control module 9, so that the water pump 11 can be shut down through the control module 9. When the mouse drinks water, the amount of water in the water trough gradually decreases. At this time, the spring 6 can reduce the pressure and rebound, which can drive the drinking seat 4 to move upward, and can drive the pressure plate 7 to move upward through the slide bar 5. When the pressure sensor 8 senses that the pressure value is reduced to the set value, the water pump 11 can be turned on through the control module 9, and the purpose of automatically adding water to the water tank through the downpipe 12 can be achieved. Water can be added to the water storage tank 2 through the water injection pipe, and the organic matter and microbial pollutants in the water can be filtered through the filter element 18, so as to avoid causing mice to get sick after long-term drinking, and thus avoid affecting the mouse growth experiment. By rotating the knob 21 counterclockwise, the screw 19 can be driven to rotate clockwise, and the clamping block 20 can be driven to move upward in a spiral, so as to release the filter plate 17. By pulling the handle 24 to the right, the sealing seat 23 can be driven to move to the right, and the filter plate 17 and the filter element 18 can be driven to move to the right, so as to extract the filter plate 17 and replace or clean the filter element 18.

Claims

1. A water replenishing device for an experimental mouse feeding box, characterized in that: The invention comprises a feeding box (1), a water storage tank (2) is fixedly mounted on the top of the feeding box (1), two openings (25) are provided on the top of the feeding box (1), the water storage tank (2) is located between the two openings (25), a fixed box (3) is fixedly mounted on the inner wall of the bottom of the feeding box (1), a rod hole (10) is provided on the top of the fixed box (3), a feeding mechanism is arranged above the fixed box (3), a sensor mechanism is arranged between the fixed box (3) and the feeding box (1), and a pumping mechanism is arranged between the water storage tank (2) and the feeding box (1); A mounting seat (15) is fixedly mounted on the left side of the water storage tank (2), a mounting groove (16) is provided on the right side of the mounting seat (15), a plate hole (14) is provided on the right side of the water storage tank (2), a filtering mechanism is provided between the plate hole (14) and the mounting groove (16), a water injection pipe is provided on the top of the water storage tank (2), and an observation window is provided on the front side of the breeding box (1).

2. The water replenishing device for the experimental mouse feeding box according to claim 1, characterized in that: The feeding mechanism comprises a water seat (4) and a water trough. The water seat (4) is arranged above the fixed box (3). The top of the water seat (4) is provided with a water trough. A reset mechanism is arranged between the water seat (4) and the fixed box (3).

3. The water replenishing device for the experimental mouse feeding box according to claim 2, characterized in that: The reset mechanism comprises a slide bar (5), a spring (6) and a pressure plate (7); the slide bar (5) is slidably mounted in the rod hole (10); the top end of the slide bar (5) is fixedly connected to the bottom of the water drinking seat (4); a spring (6) is sleeved on the slide bar (5); the two ends of the spring (6) are respectively fixedly connected to the water drinking seat (4) and the fixed box (3); the same pressure plate (7) is slidably mounted on the inner walls of both sides of the fixed box (3); the top of the pressure plate (7) is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the slide bar (5).

4. The water replenishing device for the experimental mouse feeding box according to claim 1, characterized in that: The sensing mechanism comprises a pressure sensor (8) and a control module (9); the pressure sensor (8) is arranged on the inner wall at the bottom of the fixed box (3); the pressure plate (7) is adapted to the pressure sensor (8); the control module (9) is arranged on the inner wall at the top of the breeding box (1); the control module (9) is located between the two openings (25); and the control module (9) is electrically connected to the pressure sensor (8).

5. The water replenishing device for the experimental mouse feeding box according to claim 1, characterized in that: The pumping mechanism comprises a water pump (11) and a downpipe (12); the water pump (11) is arranged on the inner wall of the bottom of the water storage tank (2); the downpipe (12) is arranged at the bottom of the water pump (11); the bottom end of the downpipe (12) extends above the water tank; the downpipe (12) is located on the left side of the control module (9); and the water pump (11) is electrically connected to the control module (9).

6. The water replenishing device for the experimental mouse breeding box according to claim 1, characterized in that: The filtering mechanism comprises a filter plate (17) and a filter core (18); the same filter plate (17) is arranged in the mounting groove (16) and in the plate hole (14); the filter core (18) is arranged on the filter plate (17); a pulling mechanism is arranged on the right side of the filter plate (17); and a clamping mechanism is arranged between the mounting groove (16) and the filter plate (17).

7. The water replenishing device for the experimental mouse feeding box according to claim 6, characterized in that: The pulling mechanism comprises a sealing seat (23) and a handle (24); the sealing seat (23) is arranged on the right side of the filter plate (17); the handle (24) is arranged on the right side of the sealing seat (23); and the sealing seat (23) is adapted to the plate hole (14).

8. The water replenishing device for the experimental mouse feeding box according to claim 6, characterized in that: The clamping mechanism comprises a screw (19) and a clamping block (20); the screw (19) is threadedly mounted on the inner wall at the top of the mounting groove (16); the top end of the screw (19) extends above the water storage tank (2); the bottom end of the screw (19) is fixedly mounted with the clamping block (20); the clamping block (20) is adapted to fit the filter plate (17).

9. The water replenishing device for the experimental mouse feeding box according to claim 8, characterized in that: A knob (21) is fixedly mounted on the top end of the screw rod (19), and an anti-slip sleeve (22) is sleeved on the outer side of the knob (21).

10. The water replenishing device for the experimental mouse feeding box according to claim 2, characterized in that: A diverter cone (13) is provided on the inner wall of the bottom of the water tank, and the top of the diverter cone (13) is matched with the bottom end of the downpipe (12).

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