Laboratory mouse cage convenient to clean

Abstract

The utility model relates to a laboratory mouse cage convenient to clean, which belongs to the technical field of laboratory mouse cages, and comprises a cage body, and a support rod is arranged in the cage body; a cleaning structure is arranged in the cage body, so that excrement is convenient to clean; the cleaning structure comprises a containing box movably inserted into the cage body, a plurality of discharging openings are formed in the containing box in a penetrating mode, a bearing plate is movably inserted into the containing box, a mounting plate is mounted at the bottom of the bearing plate, and a second bolt is mounted on the mounting plate. By arranging a cleaning structure, when the interior of the cage body is cleaned, a second bolt is screwed off, a bearing plate moves downwards to abut against an annular plate, mouse litter penetrates through gaps between supporting rods, caked mouse litter is intercepted on a containing box, non-caked mouse litter penetrates through a discharging opening to enter the containing box and is borne by the bearing plate, and a third bolt is screwed off; and then the placing box is taken out from the lower part of the cage body, so that the caked mouse sand intercepted on the placing box can be conveniently and quickly cleaned.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of experimental mouse cages, and particularly to an experimental mouse cage which is easy to clean. Background Art

[0002] Laboratory mouse cages are a type of experimental animal cage used by major scientific research institutions to raise or breed various types of mice in large quantities.

[0003] At present, when using the experimental mouse cage, it is necessary to regularly clean the feces of the experimental mouse in the experimental mouse cage. In order to facilitate the cleaning, mouse sand is laid in the experimental mouse cage. After the experimental mouse defecates, the mouse sand in contact with the feces is lumped. When cleaning the lumped mouse sand, the cleaning staff needs to put their hands into the experimental mouse cage, which increases the risk of hand injuries to the experimental mouse, making it inconvenient to clean the feces inside the experimental mouse cage;

[0004] In order to solve the above problems, the present application proposes an easy-to-clean experimental mouse cage. Summary of the invention

[0005] The utility model aims at the technical problems existing in the prior art and provides an experimental mouse cage which is easy to clean.

[0006] The technical solution of the utility model to solve the above technical problems is as follows: an easy-to-clean experimental mouse cage comprises a cage body, wherein a support rod is arranged in the cage body;

[0007] A cleaning structure is provided in the cage body to facilitate cleaning of feces;

[0008] The cleaning structure comprises a placement box movably inserted in the cage body, a plurality of material discharge ports are formed through the placement box, a receiving plate is movably inserted in the placement box, a mounting plate is installed at the bottom of the receiving plate, a second bolt is installed on the mounting plate, and the mounting plate is connected to the placement box through the second bolt;

[0009] The cage body is installed with a third bolt, and the cage body is connected to the placement box through the third bolt;

[0010] An annular plate is installed at the bottom of the placement box;

[0011] The cage body is provided with an adjustment structure for adjusting the position of the support rod.

[0012] The cage body is provided with a receiving groove, and one end of the third bolt is located in the receiving groove. By providing the receiving groove, the third bolt is prevented from protruding too much.

[0013] The support rod comprises a first half rod and a second half rod, wherein the first half rod is detachably connected to the second half rod, and the support rod is easily installed by arranging the first half rod and the second half rod.

[0014] The first half rod is provided with a first bolt, and the first half rod is connected to the second half rod via the first bolt. The first bolt is provided to facilitate the detachable connection between the first half rod and the second half rod.

[0015] The adjustment structure includes two support grooves opened in the placement box and a support plate installed on the opposite ends of the first half rod and the second half rod. The support plate is slidably connected to the cage body through the support groove. A fixing plate is detachably installed on the cage body. By setting the adjustment structure, the position of the support rod can be easily adjusted.

[0016] The fixing plate is installed with a fourth bolt, and the fixing plate is connected to the cage body through the fourth bolt. The fourth bolt is provided to facilitate assembly and disassembly of the fixing plate.

[0017] The beneficial effects of this utility model are:

[0018] By setting up a cleaning structure, when cleaning the cage, the second bolt is unscrewed, so that the receiving plate moves down and rests on the annular plate, and the mouse litter passes through the gaps between the support rods. The agglomerated mouse litter is intercepted on the placement box, and the unclumped mouse litter passes through the discharge port into the placement box and is received by the receiving plate. The third bolt is unscrewed, and then the placement box is taken out from under the cage, thereby facilitating the rapid cleaning of the agglomerated mouse litter intercepted on the placement box; by setting up an adjustment structure, the distance between the support rods can be adjusted according to the size of the experimental mice, and the number of support rods can be increased by using the first half rod and the second half rod in conjunction with the first bolt, and then the position is fixed by using the fixing plate in conjunction with the fourth bolt. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] Figure 1 This utility model is used to show the overall structural diagram of the device;

[0020] Figure 2 This utility model is a cross-sectional schematic diagram showing the internal structure of the cage;

[0021] Figure 3 Practical Figure 2 Enlarged view of point A in the middle;

[0022] Figure 4 This utility model is a cross-sectional schematic diagram showing the internal structure of the storage box;

[0023] Figure 5 Practical Figure 2 Enlarged view of point B in the middle;

[0024] Figure 6 Practical Figure 2 Enlarged view of point C in the middle.

[0025] In the accompanying drawings, the components represented by the reference numerals are listed as follows:

[0026] 1. cage body; 101. storage slot;

[0027] 2. Support rod; 201. First half rod; 202. Second half rod; 203. First bolt;

[0028] 3. Cleaning structure; 301. Placement box; 302. Feeding port; 303. Receiver plate; 304. Mounting plate; 305. Second bolt; 306. Ring plate; 307. Third bolt;

[0029] 4. Adjustment structure; 401. Support groove; 402. Support plate; 403. Fixing plate; 404. Fourth bolt. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative work are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0031] In the description of this application, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of this application, "plurality" means two or more, unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0032] In the description of the present application, the term "for example" is used to mean "used as an example, illustration or description". Any embodiment described as "for example" in the present application is not necessarily to be interpreted as being more preferred or advantageous than other embodiments. In order to enable any technician in the field to implement and use the present utility, the following description is given. In the following description, details are listed for the purpose of explanation. It should be understood that a person of ordinary skill in the art can recognize that the present utility can be implemented without using these specific details. In other examples, well-known structures and processes will not be elaborated in detail to avoid unnecessary details that make the description of the present utility obscure. Therefore, the present utility is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown, but is consistent with the widest range of principles and features disclosed in the present application.

[0033] Reference Figure 1-4 A laboratory mouse cage that is easy to clean includes a cage body 1. A plurality of support rods 2 are arranged in the cage body 1. The plurality of support rods 2 are used to support the laboratory mice, and the distance between the plurality of support rods 2 is convenient for mouse litter agglomerated by the feces of the laboratory mice to pass through.

[0034] The cleaning structure 3 includes a placement box 301 movably inserted in the cage body 1, and a plurality of discharge ports 302 are opened on the placement box 301, and the discharge ports 302 are used for the passage of mouse litter. A receiving plate 303 is movably inserted in the placement box 301, and a mounting plate 304 is installed at the bottom of the receiving plate 303, and a second bolt 305 is installed on the mounting plate 304. The mounting plate 304 is connected to the placement box 301 through the second bolt 305, and a ring plate is installed at the bottom of the placement box 301. 306. First, pour rat litter into the cage 1. When the experimental rats defecate, some of the rat litter clumps. When cleaning the cage 1, unscrew the second bolt 305 to move the receiving plate 303 downward, and finally the bottom of the mounting plate 304 is against the top of the annular plate 306. At this time, the rat litter passes through the gaps between the support rods 2, and the clumped rat litter is intercepted on the placement box 301. The unclumped rat litter passes through the discharge port 302 into the placement box 301 and is received by the receiving plate 303.

[0035] The cage body 1 is installed with a third bolt 307 , and the cage body 1 is connected to the placement box 301 via the third bolt 307 . The third bolt 307 is unscrewed, and then the placement box 301 is taken out from under the cage body 1 , so as to facilitate the rapid cleaning of the agglomerated rat litter intercepted on the placement box 301 .

[0036] Among them, an operation port is opened on the top of the cage body 1 for placing or taking out the experimental mice and feeding mouse food, and a cover plate is provided on the operation port for blocking the operation port to prevent the experimental mice from escaping. In addition, ventilation holes are opened on the cover plate for ventilation of the experimental mice in the cage body 1.

[0037] Reference Figure 3 A receiving groove 101 is provided on the cage body 1, and one end of the third bolt 307 is located in the receiving groove 101. The receiving groove 101 is used to receive one end of the third bolt 307, so as to avoid the protrusion of the third bolt 307 as much as possible, so as to facilitate the side-by-side placement of multiple cage bodies 1 and prevent scratches.

[0038] Reference Figure 2 , Figure 5 and Figure 6The support rod 2 includes a first half rod 201 and a second half rod 202, the first half rod 201 and the second half rod 202 are detachably connected, a first bolt 203 is installed on the first half rod 201, and the first half rod 201 is connected to the second half rod 202 through the first bolt 203. An adjustment structure 4 is provided in the cage body 1 for adjusting the position of the support rod 2. The adjustment structure 4 includes two support grooves 401 opened in the placement box 301 and support grooves 401 installed at the opposite ends of the first half rod 201 and the second half rod 202. The support plate 402 is slidably connected to the cage body 1 through the support groove 401, and a fixing plate 403 is detachably installed on the cage body 1. The fixing plate 403 is installed with a fourth bolt 404. The fixing plate 403 is connected to the cage body 1 through the fourth bolt 404. The distance between the support rods 2 can be adjusted according to the size of the experimental mouse. The first half rod 201 and the second half rod 202 can be used in conjunction with the first bolt 203 to increase the number of support rods 2, and then the fixing plate 403 is used in conjunction with the fourth bolt 404 to fix the position.

[0039] Working principle:

[0040] The easy-to-clean experimental mouse cage can adjust the distance between the support rods 2 according to the size of the experimental mouse, and can use the first half rod 201 and the second half rod 202 in conjunction with the first bolt 203 to increase the number of support rods 2, and then use the fixing plate 403 in conjunction with the fourth bolt 404 to fix the position.

[0041] The easy-to-clean experimental mouse cage has a part of mouse litter agglomerated during the excretion of the experimental mice. When cleaning the cage body 1, the second bolt 305 is unscrewed to move the receiving plate 303 downward, and finally the bottom of the mounting plate 304 is against the top of the annular plate 306. At this time, the mouse litter passes through the gaps between the support rods 2, and the agglomerated mouse litter is intercepted on the placement box 301. The unagglomerated mouse litter passes through the discharge port 302 into the placement box 301 and is received by the receiving plate 303. The third bolt 307 is unscrewed, and then the placement box 301 is taken out from under the cage body 1, so as to facilitate the rapid cleaning of the agglomerated mouse litter intercepted on the placement box 301.

[0042] Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described, other changes and modifications may be made to these embodiments once those skilled in the art have learned the basic creative concept. Therefore, the appended claims are intended to be interpreted as including the preferred embodiments and all changes and modifications falling within the scope of the present invention.

[0043] Obviously, those skilled in the art can make various changes and modifications to the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Thus, if these modifications and variations of the present invention fall within the scope of the claims of the present invention and their equivalents, the present invention is intended to include these modifications and variations.

Claims

1. An easy-to-clean experimental mouse cage, comprising a cage body (1), characterized in that: A support rod (2) is arranged inside the cage body (1); A cleaning structure (3) is provided in the cage body (1) to facilitate cleaning of feces; The cleaning structure (3) comprises a placement box (301) movably inserted into the cage body (1), a plurality of material discharge ports (302) are provided through the placement box (301), a receiving plate (303) is movably inserted into the placement box (301), a mounting plate (304) is installed at the bottom of the receiving plate (303), a second bolt (305) is installed on the mounting plate (304), and the mounting plate (304) is connected to the placement box (301) via the second bolt (305); A third bolt (307) is installed on the cage body (1), and the cage body (1) is connected to the placement box (301) via the third bolt (307); An annular plate (306) is installed at the bottom of the placement box (301); An adjustment structure (4) is provided in the cage body (1) for adjusting the position of the support rod (2).

2. The easy-to-clean experimental mouse cage according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cage body (1) is provided with a receiving groove (101), and one end of the third bolt (307) is located in the receiving groove (101).

3. The easy-to-clean experimental mouse cage according to claim 1, characterized in that: The support rod (2) comprises a first half rod (201) and a second half rod (202), wherein the first half rod (201) and the second half rod (202) are detachably connected.

4. The easy-to-clean experimental mouse cage according to claim 3, characterized in that: A first bolt (203) is installed on the first half rod (201), and the first half rod (201) is connected to the second half rod (202) via the first bolt (203).

5. The easy-to-clean experimental mouse cage according to claim 1, characterized in that: The adjustment structure (4) comprises two support grooves (401) provided in the placement box (301) and a support plate (402) installed at the opposite ends of the first half rod (201) and the second half rod (202); the support plate (402) is slidably connected to the cage body (1) via the support grooves (401); and a fixing plate (403) is detachably installed on the cage body (1).

6. The easy-to-clean experimental mouse cage according to claim 5, characterized in that: A fourth bolt (404) is installed on the fixing plate (403), and the fixing plate (403) is connected to the cage body (1) via the fourth bolt (404).

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