Animal activity observation box for behavioral analysis

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of animal behavior analysis, and discloses an animal activity observation box for behavioral analysis, which comprises a peripheral partition plate, two transverse crossed plates are transversely arranged in the peripheral partition plate, and two longitudinal crossed plates are longitudinally arranged in the peripheral partition plate. A plurality of perpendicular incidence down lamps are arranged on the two longitudinal cross plates and the two transverse cross plates, a supporting frame is fixedly arranged at the top of the peripheral partition plate, a high-definition industrial camera is fixedly arranged in the middle of the supporting frame, a magnetic plate is fixedly arranged at the bottom of the peripheral partition plate, and a plurality of food containing and receiving trays are evenly arranged on the magnetic plate. According to the device disclosed by the utility model, the controllable light environment, the open field behavior performance and the controllable ingestion are ingeniously combined, so that synchronous observation of light environment-emotion, light environment-appetite and emotion-appetite is established, and therefore, the device meets the requirements of simultaneously researching the light environment-influenced emotion-related behaviors and ingestion behaviors.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of animal behavior analysis, in particular to an animal activity observation box for behavior analysis. Background Art

[0002] Existing research has found a complex and multidirectional relationship between emotion and appetite, with both positive and negative emotions significantly influencing appetite. The relationship between emotion and appetite is multifaceted, involving psychological, physiological, and environmental factors. These findings have important implications for understanding how emotions influence eating behavior and for effectively intervening in emotional eating.

[0003] The impact of light on mood is very significant. Light regulates people's emotional state by affecting biological rhythms and the secretion of neurotransmitters. As research deepens, the application of light therapy in the treatment of mood disorders may become more and more extensive. Light can also affect appetite. The brightness, color temperature, and color saturation of light will affect people's appetite, causing people to change their perception of the taste and color of food, thereby stimulating or suppressing appetite. The specific physiological mechanism by which light affects appetite is not yet fully understood, but studies have shown that light may affect hormones related to mood regulation, causing their secretion levels to adjust accordingly with changes in light, thus manifesting as light changing appetite.

[0004] Therefore, studying the relationship between light exposure and both emotion-related and feeding behaviors is of great theoretical and practical significance, but currently, reliable and easy-to-implement research methods are lacking. A key challenge lies in the need to conduct two experiments simultaneously: assessing the effects of light exposure on mood and appetite, thereby establishing synchronized observations of the light environment-mood, light environment-appetite, and emotion-appetite relationships. Currently, individual behaviors can be recorded and analyzed with relative clarity, but there is no simple, easy-to-implement method that can simultaneously study the effects of light exposure on both emotion-related and feeding behaviors. Utility Model Content

[0005] The purpose of the utility model is to solve the shortcomings of the existing technology and propose an animal activity observation box for behavioral analysis. The device cleverly combines a controllable light environment, open field behavioral performance and controllable feeding, thereby establishing synchronized observations of light environment-emotion, light environment-appetite, and emotion-appetite. Therefore, the device meets the needs of simultaneously conducting studies on the influence of light environment on emotion-related behaviors and feeding behaviors.

[0006] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention provides the following technical solutions:

[0007] An animal activity observation box for behavioral analysis includes an outer partition, two horizontal cross plates are arranged horizontally inside the outer partition, two longitudinal cross plates are arranged vertically inside the outer partition, and several direct-emitting downlights are arranged on the two longitudinal cross plates and the two horizontal cross plates. A support frame is fixedly arranged on the top of the outer partition, a high-definition industrial camera is fixedly arranged in the middle of the support frame, and a magnetic plate is fixedly arranged on the bottom of the outer partition, and several food trays are evenly arranged on the magnetic plate.

[0008] Through the above technical solution, the direct downlight can adjust the color of different illumination light and can change the color. Mouse food is placed at each downlight illumination position. Through different light environments and the behavioral performance and eating conditions of mice, synchronized observation of the three can be established, thereby meeting the needs of simultaneously conducting studies on the impact of light environment on emotion-related behaviors and feeding behaviors.

[0009] Furthermore, the tops of the two transverse cross plates are each provided with two first clamping grooves, and the bottoms of the two longitudinal cross plates are each provided with two second clamping grooves, and the four second clamping grooves are respectively clamped with the four first clamping grooves;

[0010] Through the above technical solution, the four cross plates are all fixed by the snap-fitting grooves, which can be easily disassembled or assembled quickly.

[0011] Furthermore, a Bluetooth controller is fixedly provided at one end of the top of the support frame near the high-definition industrial camera, and shadowless fill lights are fixedly provided on both sides of the bottom of the support frame;

[0012] Through the above technical solution, other terminals can be connected through the Bluetooth controller to view the shooting picture and control the fill light.

[0013] Furthermore, a strong magnetic sheet is fixedly provided at the bottom of each food receiving tray, and each of the strong magnetic sheets is magnetically connected to the magnetic plate;

[0014] Through the above technical solution, the food tray is fixed by adsorption of a strong magnetic sheet and a magnetic plate, and the position can be adjusted quickly.

[0015] Furthermore, a rat food fixing clip is provided on the top of each of the food receiving trays, and rat food is clamped in the middle of each of the rat food fixing clips;

[0016] Through the above technical solution, the mouse food fixing clip can fix the mouse food and can generate a magnetic field with the strong magnetic sheet to establish a stable relationship.

[0017] Furthermore, an L-shaped hook is fixedly provided on one side of each of the direct-emitting downlights;

[0018] Through the above technical solution, the direct downlight is hung on the cross plate through the L-shaped hook, which can be easily adjusted and moved.

[0019] Furthermore, each of the food receiving trays is made of a transparent acrylic plate;

[0020] Through the above technical solution, the acrylic food plate is smooth, transparent and not easy to be chewed.

[0021] The utility model has the following beneficial effects:

[0022] 1. The utility model proposes an animal activity observation box for behavioral analysis. The device cleverly combines a controllable light environment, open-field behavioral performance, and controllable feeding, thereby establishing synchronized observations of light environment-emotion, light environment-appetite, and emotion-appetite. Thus, the device meets the needs of simultaneously conducting studies on the effects of light environment on emotion-related behaviors and feeding behaviors.

[0023] 2. The utility model proposes an animal activity observation box for behavioral analysis. The internal cross plate of the device is assembled by snapping together the first snap-in slot and the second snap-in slot to separate the observation box. The food tray is fixed by adsorption of a strong magnetic sheet and a magnetic plate. The direct-emitting downlight is fixed to the cross plate by a hook, which can be quickly installed and disassembled, and the position can be adjusted according to the test requirements, which has higher applicability. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0024] Figure 1 This is the left side axonometric view of an animal activity observation box for behavioral analysis proposed in the present invention;

[0025] Figure 2 This is a bottom axonometric diagram of an animal activity observation box for behavioral analysis proposed in the present invention;

[0026] Figure 3 This is a top view of an animal activity observation box for behavioral analysis proposed in the present invention;

[0027] Figure 4 This is a cross-board structure diagram of an animal activity observation box for behavioral analysis proposed by the utility model;

[0028] Figure 5 This is a structural diagram of a direct downlight for an animal activity observation box for behavioral analysis proposed in the utility model;

[0029] Figure 6 This is a structural diagram of a food receiving tray of an animal activity observation box for behavioral analysis proposed by the present invention.

[0030] Legend:

[0031] 1. Outer partition; 2. Horizontal cross plate; 3. Vertical cross plate; 4. Food receiving tray; 5. Support frame; 6. Bluetooth controller; 7. High-definition industrial camera; 8. Direct-beam downlight; 9. Magnetic plate; 10. Shadowless fill light; 11. L-shaped hook; 12. Mouse feed fixing clip; 13. Mouse feed; 14. Strong magnetic sheet; 15. First snap-in slot; 16. Second snap-in slot. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0032] The following, in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, provides a clear and complete description of the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. It should be noted that the described embodiments are only some of the embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to be exhaustive. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments derived by persons of ordinary skill in the art without inventive effort are within the scope of protection of the present invention. It should be noted that the terms used herein are intended solely to describe specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the exemplary embodiments of the present invention. For ease of description, the dimensions of the various parts shown in the drawings are not drawn to scale. Technologies, methods, and devices known to persons of ordinary skill in the relevant art may not be discussed in detail, but where appropriate, such technologies, methods, and devices should be considered part of the specification. In all examples shown and discussed herein, any specific values should be interpreted as merely illustrative and not limiting. Therefore, other examples of the exemplary embodiments may have different values. It should be noted that similar reference numerals and letters represent similar items in the following figures. Therefore, once an item is defined in one figure, it need not be further discussed in subsequent figures.

[0033] Reference Figure 1-6 , an embodiment provided by the utility model:

[0034] An animal activity observation box for behavioral analysis includes an outer partition 1, two horizontal cross plates 2 are arranged horizontally inside the outer partition 1, two longitudinal cross plates 3 are arranged vertically inside the outer partition 1, and several direct downlights 8 are arranged on the two longitudinal cross plates 3 and the two horizontal cross plates 2. A support frame 5 is fixedly arranged on the top of the outer partition 1, and a high-definition industrial camera 7 is fixedly arranged in the middle of the support frame 5. A magnetic plate 9 is fixedly arranged on the bottom of the outer partition 1, and several food receiving trays 4 are evenly arranged on the magnetic plate 9. The direct downlights 8 can adjust different irradiation light colors and can change the colors. Mouse food 13 is placed at each downlight irradiation position. Through different light environments and the behavioral performance and eating conditions of mice, synchronized observation of the three can be established, thereby meeting the needs of simultaneously conducting research on the influence of light environment on emotion-related behavior and feeding behavior.

[0035] The tops of the two horizontal cross plates 2 are each provided with two first snap-fitting grooves 15, and the bottoms of the two longitudinal cross plates 3 are each provided with two second snap-fitting grooves 16. The four second snap-fitting grooves 16 are respectively snap-fitted with the four first snap-fitting grooves 15. The four cross plates are all snap-fitted and fixed by the snap-fitting grooves, which can be easily disassembled or assembled quickly. A Bluetooth controller 6 is fixedly provided at one end of the top of the support frame 5 near the high-definition industrial camera 7, and shadowless fill lights 10 are fixedly provided on both sides of the bottom of the support frame 5. Other terminals can be connected through the Bluetooth controller 6 to view the shooting picture and control the work of the fill light. A strong magnetic sheet 14 is fixedly provided at the bottom of each food receiving tray 4. Each strong magnetic sheet 14 are all magnetically connected to the magnetic plate 9. The food receiving tray 4 is fixed to the magnetic plate 9 by adsorption of the strong magnetic sheet 14, which can facilitate quick adjustment of the position. A mouse food fixing clip 12 is provided on the top of each food receiving tray 4. The mouse food fixing clip 12 is provided with mouse food 13 in the middle. The mouse food fixing clip 12 can fix the mouse food 13 and can generate a magnetic field with the strong magnetic sheet 14 to establish a stable relationship. An L-shaped hook 11 is fixed on one side of each direct downlight 8. The direct downlight 8 is hung on the cross plate through the L-shaped hook 11, which can facilitate position adjustment and movement. Each food receiving tray 4 is made of acrylic transparent plate material. The acrylic material food tray is smooth and transparent and not easy to chew.

[0036] Working principle: The direct downlight 8 can adjust different irradiation light colors and can change the colors. Mouse food 13 is placed at each downlight irradiation position. Through different light environments and the behavioral performance and eating conditions of mice, synchronized observation of the three can be established, thereby meeting the needs of simultaneous research on the impact of light environment on emotion-related behaviors and feeding behaviors. The four cross plates are all fixed by snap-in slots, which can be easily disassembled or assembled quickly. The Bluetooth controller 6 can be connected to other terminals to view the shooting images and control the operation of the fill light. The food tray 4 is fixed to the magnetic plate 9 by adsorption through a strong magnetic sheet 14, which can be easily adjusted in position. The mouse food fixing clip 12 can fix the mouse food 13 and can generate a magnetic field with the strong magnetic sheet 14 to establish a stable relationship.

[0037] Finally, it should be noted that the above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, those skilled in the art can still modify the technical solutions described in the aforementioned embodiments or make equivalent replacements for some of the technical features therein. Any modifications, equivalent replacements, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included in the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. An animal activity observation box for behavioral analysis, comprising a peripheral partition, characterized in that: Two horizontal cross plates are arranged horizontally inside the outer partition, and two longitudinal cross plates are arranged vertically inside the outer partition. Several direct-emitting downlights are arranged on the two longitudinal cross plates and the two horizontal cross plates. A support frame is fixedly arranged on the top of the outer partition, and a high-definition industrial camera is fixedly arranged in the middle of the support frame. A magnetic plate is fixedly arranged on the bottom of the outer partition, and several food trays are evenly arranged on the magnetic plate.

2. The animal activity observation box for behavioral analysis according to claim 1, characterized in that: Two first clamping grooves are respectively formed on the tops of the two transverse cross plates, and two second clamping grooves are respectively formed on the bottoms of the two longitudinal cross plates. The four second clamping grooves are respectively clamped with the four first clamping grooves.

3. The animal activity observation box for behavioral analysis according to claim 1, characterized in that: A Bluetooth controller is fixedly arranged at one end of the top of the support frame close to the high-definition industrial camera, and shadowless fill lights are fixedly arranged on both sides of the bottom of the support frame.

4. The animal activity observation box for behavioral analysis according to claim 1, characterized in that: A strong magnetic sheet is fixedly provided at the bottom of each food receiving tray, and each of the strong magnetic sheets is magnetically connected to the magnetic plate.

5. The animal activity observation box for behavioral analysis according to claim 1, characterized in that: A rat food fixing clip is provided on the top of each food receiving tray, and rat food is clamped in the middle of each rat food fixing clip.

6. The animal activity observation box for behavioral analysis according to claim 1, characterized in that: An L-shaped hook is fixedly provided on one side of each direct-emitting downlight.

7. The animal activity observation box for behavioral analysis according to claim 1, characterized in that: Each of the food receiving trays is made of a transparent acrylic plate.

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