Feeding device for constructing tree shrew animal model

By designing a tree shrew feeding device with a cleaning motor-driven cleaning brush and spray pipe, the health problems caused by feces contamination on the cage plate under the feeding cage are solved, and the effect of effectively cleaning up feces and improving the environment is achieved.

CN222751137UActive Publication Date: 2025-04-15LABREAL BIOTECH KUNMING CO LTD +1
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Application Number
CN202421504021.2
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-06-28
Publication Date
2025-04-15
Estimated Expiration
2034-06-28

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Technical Problem

In the existing tree shrew feeding device, the lower cage plate of the feeding cage will be contaminated with feces, causing the feces to ferment and breed bacteria and emit toxic ammonia, which is not conducive to the health of the tree shrews and the role of animal models.

Method used

A feeding device for building a tree shrew's animal model is designed, including a feeding box, feces discharge tank, ventilation tank, guide tank, slide chute, transmission screw, mobile seat, cleaning brush and spray pipe. The transmission screw drives the cleaning brush to move through the cleaning motor, and rinse the water flow of the spray pipe to clean the feces.

Benefits of technology

Effectively clean up feces, prevent fermentation and bacterial growth, reduce the production of toxic ammonia, improve the healthy environment of tree shrews, and enhance the reliability of animal models.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a feeding device for building a tree shrew animal model, which relates to the technical field of animal model building assistance and comprises a feeding box, a manure outlet groove is arranged at the bottom end of the feeding box, a first net plate is arranged on the inner wall of the manure outlet groove, ventilation grooves and guide grooves are arranged on the front side and the back side of the feeding box, and a sliding groove is arranged on the back side of the feeding box. The inner wall of the sliding groove is rotationally connected with a transmission lead screw through a sealing bearing. The cleaning device has the advantages that the cleaning motor drives the transmission lead screw to rotate, the transmission lead screw drives the moving seat to rotate, the moving seat drives the cleaning brush to move, the moving cleaning brush can clean excrement attached to the surface of the first net plate, liquid is sprayed out through the spraying pipe, and water flow flushes the surface of the first net plate; excrement on the surface of the first net plate can be conveniently cleaned, and the health of the tree shrew is facilitated.
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Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to a breeding device, in particular to a breeding device for constructing a tree shrew animal model, and belongs to the technical field of animal model creation assistance. Background Art

[0002] Tree shrews are animals of the genus Tree shrew in the family Tree shrew. They have a long pointed snout and short, round ears. As lower primates close to humans, tree shrews have similar physiological functions to humans and are often used as animal models for studying human diseases. In order to create an animal model for lung cancer, after the animal is anesthetized, a mineral powder suspension containing carcinogens is infused into the animal's lungs to construct an animal model. The infusion cycle is relatively long, and after each infusion, the tree shrew is placed in a feeding device for feeding and observation. For this purpose, a feeding device for constructing a tree shrew animal model is used.

[0003] Among them, the "a feeding device for constructing a tree shrew animal model" disclosed in the application number "201922210157.8" "comprises a base, a feeding cage, and a volatilization chamber; the feeding cage and the volatilization chamber are both installed on the base, and the volatilization chamber is in contact with the feeding cage; a partition and a recovery drawer are provided in the base, and the partition and the recovery drawer are both inclined relative to the base; the feeding cage is a rectangular parallelepiped surrounded by mesh cage plates, a liquid storage box is provided inside the volatilization chamber, and a liquid injection port is provided on the side of the feeding cage, and the liquid injection port is connected to the liquid storage box. There is a connecting pipe between the boxes, a heater is provided under the liquid box, a through hole is provided on the volatilization chamber, an elastic annular air bag is provided on the inner wall of the through hole, and a shield that can slide up and down is provided between the volatilization chamber and the breeding cage. It is convenient to clean up the feces and other debris of the tree shrew; it is convenient to grab the tree shrew for anesthesia, and the injection amount of ether anesthetic can be controlled, and the temperature can be controlled to promote the rapid volatilization of ether anesthetic and shorten the anesthesia time; the facial state of the tree shrew can be observed in real time and a timer can be used to assist in judging the anesthesia state and degree of anesthesia of the tree shrew.

[0004] However, the above method still has the following defects: the feces produced by the tree shrews living in the breeding cage will fall onto the partition through the lower cage plate, and the lower cage plate of the breeding cage will be contaminated with some feces. The fermentation of this part of the feces will breed bacteria and emit toxic ammonia, which is not conducive to the health of the tree shrews and the role of the tree shrews as animal models. Therefore, there is an urgent need for a tree shrew breeding device that is convenient for cleaning the feces on the surface of the lower cage plate. Utility Model Content

[0005] The utility model aims to provide a feeding device for constructing a tree shrew animal model, so as to solve the problem that the lower cage plate of the existing feeding cage will be contaminated with some feces, and the fermentation of the feces will breed bacteria and emit toxic ammonia, which is not conducive to the health of the tree shrew and the role of the tree shrew as an animal model.

[0006] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model provides the following technical solutions: a feeding device for constructing a tree shrew animal model, comprising a feeding box, a feces outlet trough is provided at the bottom end of the feeding box, a first mesh plate is provided on the inner wall of the feces outlet trough, ventilation grooves and guide grooves are provided on the front and back of the feeding box, a slide groove is provided on the back of the feeding box, a transmission screw is rotatably connected to the inner wall of the slide groove through a sealed bearing, a movable seat is threadedly connected to the surface of the transmission screw through a screw nut, a connecting seat is provided on the back of the movable seat, a cleaning brush is provided on the surface of the connecting seat through a screw, the interior of the connecting seat is set to be hollow, a spray pipe is provided on one side of the connecting seat, a liquid supply component and a dumping component are respectively provided at the bottom end of the feeding box, and a cleaning motor is embedded on one side of the feeding box.

[0007] Preferably, a connecting pipe and a sleeve are respectively provided on the front side of the connecting seat, the sleeve is sleeved on the outside of the connecting pipe, and the surface of the sleeve and the surface of the movable seat are both slidably connected to the inner wall of the corresponding guide groove.

[0008] Preferably, the inner walls of the two ventilation slots are each provided with a second mesh plate, the cleaning motor is a forward and reverse motor, the transmission shaft of the cleaning motor is connected to one end of the transmission screw, and the bottom end of the cleaning brush is slidably connected to the top end of the first mesh plate.

[0009] Preferably, the dumping assembly includes a base, which is arranged at the bottom end of the feeding box, a storage groove is provided on the front side of the base, a storage box is slidably connected to the inner wall of the storage groove, a hidden handle is provided on the front side of the storage box, a through groove connected to the interior of the manure trough is provided on the top of the base, and the interior of the storage box and the interior of the storage groove are both connected to the interior of the through groove.

[0010] Preferably, the liquid supply assembly includes a liquid supply box and a mixing assembly, the liquid supply box is arranged on one side of the base, the inner wall of the bottom end of the liquid supply box is provided with a submersible pump, the liquid outlet end of the submersible pump is provided with a liquid supply pipe, one end of the liquid supply pipe passes through the inner wall of the top end of the liquid supply box and is placed outside the liquid supply box, and one end of the liquid supply pipe is connected to one end of the connecting pipe.

[0011] Preferably, a liquid inlet pipe is provided at the top of the liquid supply box, a sealing cover is threadedly connected to the surface of the liquid inlet pipe, and an observation window is provided on the front of the liquid supply box.

[0012] Preferably, the mixing assembly includes a stirring motor and a baffle, the stirring motor is arranged on the back of the liquid supply box, the baffle is arranged on the inner wall of the liquid supply box, a cross bar is rotatably connected between the baffle and the liquid supply box through a sealed bearing, a spiral blade is provided on the surface of the cross bar, and one end of the cross bar is connected to the transmission shaft of the stirring motor.

[0013] Preferably, observation slots are provided on both sides of the feeding box, the inner walls of the two observation slots are provided with a third mesh plate, the top of the feeding box is respectively provided with a groove and an opening, the inner wall of the groove is provided with a fourth mesh plate, the inner wall of the opening is hinged with a blocking frame, the inner wall of the blocking frame is provided with a fifth mesh plate, and a handle is provided on one side of the top of the blocking frame.

[0014] Compared with the related art, the feeding device for constructing a tree shrew animal model provided by the utility model has the following beneficial effects:

[0015] 1. The cleaning motor drives the transmission screw to rotate, the transmission screw drives the moving seat to rotate, the moving seat drives the cleaning brush to move, the moving cleaning brush will clean the feces adhering to the surface of the first mesh plate, the liquid is sprayed through the spray pipe, the water flow rinses the surface of the first mesh plate, it is convenient to clean the feces on the surface of the first mesh plate, which is beneficial to the health of the tree shrew;

[0016] 2. The stirring motor drives the crossbar to rotate, and the stirring motor drives the spiral blade to rotate. The spiral blade stirs the water and detergent inside the liquid supply tank, so that the water and detergent are fully mixed to obtain a cleaning solution for easy use. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

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

[0018] Figure 2 For this utility model Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the enlarged structure at point A;

[0019] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the back structure of the utility model;

[0020] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the top cross-sectional structure of the utility model;

[0021] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the side cross-sectional structure of the liquid supply component of the utility model;

[0022] Figure 6 It is a schematic diagram of the explosion structure of the dumping assembly of the utility model.

[0023] In the figure: 1. feeding box; 2. manure trough; 3. first mesh plate; 4. ventilation slot; 5. guide slot; 6. second mesh plate; 7. liquid supply assembly; 71. liquid supply box; 72. submersible pump; 73. liquid supply pipe; 74. liquid inlet pipe; 75. sealing cover; 76. observation window; 77. mixing assembly; 771. stirring motor; 772. baffle; 773. cross bar; 774. spiral blade; 8. dumping assembly; 81. base; 82. storage slot; 83. storage box; 84. through slot; 9. slide; 10. transmission screw; 11. moving seat; 12. connecting seat; 13. cleaning brush; 14. connecting pipe; 15. sleeve; 16. cleaning motor; 17. observation slot; 18. third mesh plate; 19. groove; 20. opening; 21. fourth mesh plate; 22. blocking frame; 23. fifth mesh plate. 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] See also Figure 1-6 The utility model provides a feeding device for constructing a tree shrew animal model, comprising a feeding box 1, a manure trough 2 is provided at the bottom end of the feeding box 1, a first mesh plate 3 is fixedly provided on the inner wall of the manure trough 2, ventilation grooves 4 and guide grooves 5 are provided on the front and back of the feeding box 1, a slide groove 9 is provided on the back of the feeding box 1, a transmission screw 10 is rotatably connected to the inner wall of the slide groove 9 through a sealed bearing, a moving seat 11 is threadedly connected to the surface of the transmission screw 10 through a screw nut, a connecting seat 12 is fixedly provided on the back of the moving seat 11, a cleaning brush 13 is fixedly provided on the surface of the connecting seat 12 through screws, the interior of the connecting seat 12 is set to be hollow, and one side of the connecting seat 12 A spray pipe is fixedly provided on the side, and there are thirteen spray pipes. A liquid supply component 7 and a dumping component 8 are respectively provided at the bottom end of the feeding box 1. A cleaning motor 16 is embedded in one side of the feeding box 1. When the cleaning motor 16 is started, the cleaning motor 16 drives the transmission screw 10 to rotate, and the transmission screw 10 drives the moving seat 11 to rotate. The moving seat 11 drives the cleaning brush 13 to move. The moving cleaning brush 13 cleans the feces adhered to the surface of the first mesh plate 3. The cleaning solution is supplied to the inside of the connecting seat 12 through the liquid supply component 7. The liquid is sprayed out through the spray pipe, and the water flow rinses the surface of the first mesh plate 3, which is convenient for cleaning the feces on the surface of the first mesh plate 3, which is beneficial to the health of the tree shrew.

[0026] A connecting pipe 14 and a sleeve 15 are fixedly provided on the front side of the connecting seat 12, and the sleeve 15 is sleeved on the outside of the connecting pipe 14. The surface of the sleeve 15 and the surface of the movable seat 11 are both slidably connected to the inner wall of the corresponding guide groove 5. Water is supplied to the interior of the connecting seat 12 through the connecting pipe 14. The sleeve 15 protects the connecting portion between the connecting pipe 14 and the connecting seat 12. When the connecting seat 12 moves, the sleeve 15 will slide along the inner wall of the guide groove 5, thereby improving the stability of the connecting seat 12 during movement.

[0027] The inner walls of the two ventilation slots 4 are fixedly provided with a second mesh plate 6, and the cleaning motor 16 is a forward and reverse motor. The transmission shaft of the cleaning motor 16 is fixedly connected to one end of the transmission screw 10, and the bottom end of the cleaning brush 13 is slidably connected to the top end of the first mesh plate 3. When the cleaning motor 16 is started, the cleaning motor 16 drives the transmission screw 10 to rotate. There is no need to manually rotate the transmission screw 10, which is convenient to use.

[0028] The dumping assembly 8 includes a base 81, which is fixedly arranged at the bottom end of the feeding box 1. A storage groove 82 is provided on the front of the base 81. A storage box 83 is slidably connected to the inner wall of the storage groove 82. A hidden handle is fixedly provided on the front of the storage box 83. There are two hidden handles, which are convenient for pulling out the storage box 83 with both hands. A through groove 84 connected to the interior of the feces outlet trough 2 is provided at the top of the base 81, and the interior of the storage box 83 and the interior of the storage groove 82 are both connected to the interior of the through groove 84. Feces passing through the first mesh plate 3 will fall into the feces outlet trough 2 and pass through the through groove 84 to fall into the interior of the storage box 83, and the storage box 83 is pulled out to dump the feces.

[0029] The liquid supply assembly 7 includes a liquid supply box 71 and a mixing assembly 77. The liquid supply box 71 is fixedly arranged on one side of the base 81. A submersible liquid pump 72 is fixedly arranged on the inner wall of the bottom end of the liquid supply box 71. A liquid supply pipe 73 is fixedly arranged at the liquid outlet end of the submersible liquid pump 72. One end of the liquid supply pipe 73 passes through the inner wall of the top end of the liquid supply box 71 and is placed outside the liquid supply box 71. One end of the liquid supply pipe 73 is fixedly connected to one end of the connecting pipe 14. When the submersible liquid pump 72 is started, the submersible liquid pump 72 will pump the cleaning solution inside the liquid supply box 71 into the interior of the connecting seat 12 through the liquid supply pipe 73 and the connecting pipe 14.

[0030] A liquid inlet pipe 74 is fixedly provided at the top of the liquid supply box 71, and a sealing cover 75 is threadedly connected to the surface of the liquid inlet pipe 74. An observation window 76 is fixedly provided on the front of the liquid supply box 71. The liquid level of the solution inside the liquid supply box 71 can be observed through the observation window 76 to facilitate timely replenishment. The sealing cover 75 is opened and water and detergent are added to the interior of the liquid supply box 71 through the liquid inlet pipe 74.

[0031] The mixing assembly 77 includes a stirring motor 771 and a baffle 772. The stirring motor 771 is fixedly arranged on the back side of the liquid supply box 71. The baffle 772 is fixedly arranged on the inner wall of the liquid supply box 71. A cross bar 773 is rotatably connected between the baffle 772 and the liquid supply box 71 through a sealed bearing. A spiral blade 774 is fixedly arranged on the surface of the cross bar 773. One end of the cross bar 773 is fixedly connected to the transmission shaft of the stirring motor 771. When the stirring motor 771 is started, the stirring motor 771 drives the cross bar 773 to rotate. The stirring motor 771 drives the spiral blade 774 to rotate. The spiral blade 774 stirs the water and the detergent to promote the full mixing of the water and the detergent for easy use.

[0032] Observation slots 17 are provided on both sides of the feeding box 1, and the inner walls of the two observation slots 17 are fixedly provided with third mesh plates 18. A groove 19 and an opening 20 are respectively provided on the top of the feeding box 1, and the inner wall of the groove 19 is fixedly provided with a fourth mesh plate 21. A sealing frame 22 is hingedly connected to the inner wall of the opening 20, and a fifth mesh plate 23 is fixedly provided on the inner wall of the sealing frame 22. A handle is provided on one side of the top of the sealing frame 22. The sealing frame 22 is pulled by the handle to cause the sealing frame 22 and the fifth mesh plate 23 to rotate, thereby leaking out the opening 20, and then the opening 20 is used to place and take out the tree shrews for the experiment.

[0033] When in use, the submersible pump 72 and the cleaning motor 16 are started, the submersible pump 72 pumps the cleaning solution in the liquid supply box 71 into the interior of the connecting seat 12 through the liquid supply pipe 73 and the connecting pipe 14, the cleaning motor 16 drives the transmission screw 10 to rotate, the transmission screw 10 drives the movable seat 11 to rotate, the movable seat 11 drives the cleaning brush 13 to move, the movable cleaning brush 13 cleans the feces adhered to the surface of the first mesh plate 3, the liquid is sprayed out through the spray pipe, the water flow rinses the surface of the first mesh plate 3, it is convenient to clean the feces on the surface of the first mesh plate 3, which is beneficial to the health of the tree shrew;

[0034] It should be added that when the cleaning brush 13 is damaged, the screws are removed to remove the cleaning brush 13 so that the cleaning brush 13 can be repaired or replaced more flexibly. The stirring motor 771 is started, and the stirring motor 771 drives the cross bar 773 to rotate. The stirring motor 771 drives the spiral blade 774 to rotate, and the spiral blade 774 stirs the water and the detergent to promote the full mixing of the water and the detergent to obtain a cleaning solution, which is convenient to use.

[0035] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, and that the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A breeding device for constructing a tree shrew animal model, comprising a breeding box (1), characterized in that: The bottom end of the feeding box (1) is provided with a manure outlet trough (2), the inner wall of the manure outlet trough (2) is provided with a first mesh plate (3), the front and back sides of the feeding box (1) are provided with ventilation grooves (4) and guide grooves (5), the back side of the feeding box (1) is provided with a slide groove (9), the inner wall of the slide groove (9) is rotatably connected with a transmission screw (10) through a sealed bearing, the surface of the transmission screw (10) is threadedly connected with a movable seat (11) through a screw nut, the back side of the movable seat (11) is provided with a connecting seat (12), the surface of the connecting seat (12) is provided with a cleaning brush (13) through a screw, the interior of the connecting seat (12) is set to be hollow, one side of the connecting seat (12) is provided with a spray pipe, the bottom end of the feeding box (1) is respectively provided with a liquid supply component (7) and a dumping component (8), and one side of the feeding box (1) is embedded with a cleaning motor (16).

2. The breeding device for constructing a tree shrew animal model according to claim 1, characterized in that: The front side of the connecting seat (12) is provided with a connecting pipe (14) and a sleeve (15), the sleeve (15) is sleeved on the outside of the connecting pipe (14), and the surface of the sleeve (15) and the surface of the movable seat (11) are both slidably connected to the inner wall of the corresponding guide groove (5).

3. The breeding device for constructing a tree shrew animal model according to claim 1, characterized in that: The inner walls of the two ventilation slots (4) are each provided with a second mesh plate (6); the cleaning motor (16) is a forward and reverse motor; the transmission shaft of the cleaning motor (16) is connected to one end of the transmission screw (10); and the bottom end of the cleaning brush (13) is slidably connected to the top end of the first mesh plate (3).

4. The breeding device for constructing a tree shrew animal model according to claim 2, characterized in that: The tipping assembly (8) comprises a base (81), the base (81) being arranged at the bottom end of the feeding box (1), a storage groove (82) being provided on the front of the base (81), a storage box (83) being slidably connected to the inner wall of the storage groove (82), a concealed handle being provided on the front of the storage box (83), a through groove (84) being provided on the top end of the base (81) and being connected to the interior of the manure outlet trough (2), and the interior of the storage box (83) and the interior of the storage groove (82) are both connected to the interior of the through groove (84).

5. The breeding device for constructing a tree shrew animal model according to claim 4, characterized in that: The liquid supply assembly (7) comprises a liquid supply box (71) and a mixing assembly (77); the liquid supply box (71) is arranged on one side of the base (81); a submersible pump (72) is arranged on the inner wall of the bottom end of the liquid supply box (71); a liquid supply pipe (73) is arranged at the liquid outlet end of the submersible pump (72); one end of the liquid supply pipe (73) passes through the inner wall of the top end of the liquid supply box (71) and is arranged outside the liquid supply box (71); one end of the liquid supply pipe (73) is connected to one end of the connecting pipe (14).

6. The breeding device for constructing a tree shrew animal model according to claim 5, characterized in that: A liquid inlet pipe (74) is provided at the top of the liquid supply box (71), a sealing cover (75) is threadedly connected to the surface of the liquid inlet pipe (74), and an observation window (76) is provided on the front of the liquid supply box (71).

7. The breeding device for constructing a tree shrew animal model according to claim 5, characterized in that: The mixing assembly (77) comprises a stirring motor (771) and a baffle (772); the stirring motor (771) is arranged on the back side of the liquid supply box (71); the baffle (772) is arranged on the inner wall of the liquid supply box (71); a cross bar (773) is rotatably connected between the baffle (772) and the liquid supply box (71) via a sealed bearing; a spiral blade (774) is provided on the surface of the cross bar (773); and one end of the cross bar (773) is connected to the transmission shaft of the stirring motor (771).

8. The breeding device for constructing a tree shrew animal model according to claim 1, characterized in that: Both sides of the feeding box (1) are provided with observation slots (17), the inner walls of the two observation slots (17) are provided with third mesh panels (18), the top of the feeding box (1) is provided with a groove (19) and an opening (20), the inner wall of the groove (19) is provided with a fourth mesh panel (21), the inner wall of the opening (20) is hinged with a blocking frame (22), the inner wall of the blocking frame (22) is provided with a fifth mesh panel (23), and a handle is provided on one side of the top of the blocking frame (22).

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