Simple mouse metabolism cage

Abstract

The simple mouse metabolism cage comprises a cage body, a collector and an ice box, a cover body is arranged on the top of the cage body in a buckled mode, an activated carbon filter screen is detachably installed in the cover body in the radial direction, and a metal net and a filter screen are arranged in the cage body and at the bottom end of the cage body in the radial direction respectively. A water feeder and a feeder are detachably mounted on the outer side wall of the cage body, and a water feeding opening and a feeding opening which are communicated with the water feeder and the feeder respectively are formed in the side wall of the cage body; the top of the collector is communicated with the bottom of the cage body; and the top of the ice box is provided with a recess for accommodating the bottom of the collector in a matched manner. The device is simple in structure, convenient to manufacture, simple and convenient to transport, cost-saving and capable of achieving the effects of purifying air and separating excrement and urine.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to animal experiment device technical field, more specifically, the utility model relates to a simple mouse metabolic cage. BACKGROUND

[0002] Because the mouse is small, breeds faster, the biological background and the characteristic are stable, is easy to experimental operation and so on advantage, the mouse is often used as the main model animal of research human disease. In the research of kidney disease and other fields, often need to collect mouse urine and excrement, carry out biochemical index, metabolic component detection to this as the important manifestation of experimental data and result. In order to reach the purpose of complete collection mouse urine and excrement, has developed multiple metabolic cages, but the existing metabolic cage has the problems of high cost, transportation difficulty, manufacturing difficulty, urine and excrement mixing, etc., and cannot be widely applied to most laboratory research. The prior art such as the utility model patent with the authorization announcement No. CN217742682U discloses a mouse metabolic cage, which solves the problems of high cost and difficult manufacturing of the traditional metabolic cage, but still has the problem of feeding water and food, and it is difficult to quantify the drinking water and food of the experimental mouse, which needs to be improved. SUMMARY

[0003] An object of the utility model is to provide a simple mouse metabolic cage, which can effectively solve the problems of high cost, difficult manufacturing, transportation difficulty and inaccurate detection in the prior art.

[0004] In order to achieve these objects and other advantages according to the utility model, according to one aspect of the utility model, the utility model provides a simple mouse metabolic cage, which comprises:

[0005] A cage body, a cover body is buckled on the top of the cage body, an activated carbon filter screen is detachably installed in the cover body along the radial direction, a metal screen and a filter screen are respectively arranged in the inside and the bottom end of the cage body along the radial direction, a water feeder and a feeder are detachably installed on the outer side wall of the cage body, and a water feeding port and a feeding port are respectively communicated with the water feeder and the feeder and are arranged on the side wall of the cage body;

[0006] A collector, the top of the collector is communicated with the bottom of the cage body;

[0007] An ice box, a recess is arranged on the top of the ice box for matching and accommodating the bottom of the collector.

[0008] Preferably, a support is further included, the support is provided with a circular frame and a plurality of support columns connected to the bottom of the circular frame, the bottom of the cage body is provided as a conical frustum with gradually decreasing diameters, the diameter of the circular frame is smaller than the maximum diameter of the conical frustum, the circular frame is sleeved around the outer periphery of the conical frustum, a plurality of elastic ropes are connected between the circular frame and the cover body, and a plurality of iron wires are connected between the circular frame and the cage body.

[0009] Preferably, the top of the cover is provided with a plurality of air holes.

[0010] Preferably, the water feeder comprises a water storage bottle and a drinking water guide pipe, the inside bottom end of the drinking water guide pipe is provided with a blocking steel ball, the water storage bottle is detachably connected with the side wall of the cage, the top end of the drinking water guide pipe is communicated with the water storage bottle, and the bottom end is obliquely inserted into the cage through the water feeding opening.

[0011] Preferably, the water storage bottle is made of transparent material, and the outer side wall is provided with scale lines.

[0012] Preferably, the inside of the feeder is provided with a cavity, the top is provided with a feeding opening communicated with the cavity, the side wall is provided with a discharging opening communicated with the cavity, the feeder is detachably connected with the side wall of the cage, the discharging opening is consistent in size with and communicated with the feeding opening, the inside bottom wall of the feeder is provided with a rotating plate, one end of the rotating plate close to the discharging opening is connected with a rotating shaft, one end of the rotating shaft is rotatably connected with the side wall of the cage, and the other end is rotatably connected with the side wall of the cage and coaxially sleeved with a knob.

[0013] Preferably, the cavity is composed of a trapezoidal column cavity and a fan-shaped column cavity matched and connected, the rotating plate is matched and rotated in the fan-shaped column cavity, one end of the rotating plate close to the curved inner wall of the fan-shaped column cavity is provided with a brush, and the brush abuts against the curved inner wall of the fan-shaped column cavity.

[0014] Preferably, the discharging opening is provided with a lattice.

[0015] Preferably, the collector is a sterile urine collection bag with a conical shape with gradually decreasing diameters, and the collector is detachably connected with the cage.

[0016] The utility model discloses at least the following beneficial effects: the utility model has the advantages of simple structure, convenient installation and dismounting, easy transportation and use, and convenient for collecting mouse feces and urine under the state of 4-6 hours, setting up the activated carbon filter screen, filtering the ammonia nitrogen substances produced after the metabolism of mouse in the air, setting up the collector, and setting up the ice box below the sterile urine collection bag, which helps the low-temperature preservation of urine.

[0017] Other advantages, objects and features of the utility model will be embodied partly through the following description, and will be understood by those skilled in the art through the research and practice of the utility model. DRAWINGS

[0018] Figure 1 It is a structure diagram of the simple mouse metabolism cage in one of the technical schemes of the utility model;

[0019] Figure 2The utility model provides a structure diagram of the feeder. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0020] The utility model will be made further detailed description in combination with the drawings and specific embodiment, with reference to the description text of the specification can be implemented by the person skilled in the art.

[0021] It should be understood that the terms such as "have", "contain" and "include" used herein do not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other elements or combinations thereof.

[0022] It should be noted that the experimental methods described in the following embodiments are all conventional methods unless otherwise specified, and the reagents and materials can be obtained from commercial channels unless otherwise specified. In the description of the utility model, it should be noted that unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "mounting", "connection", "setting" should be understood broadly, for example, it can be fixedly connected, set, or detachably connected, set, or integrally connected, set. For ordinary skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the utility model can be understood according to the specific circumstances. The orientation or positional relationship indicated by the terms "transverse", "longitudinal", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer" and the like is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, which is only for the convenience of describing the utility model and simplifying the description, and does not indicate or imply that the indicated device or element must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, therefore it cannot be understood as a limitation on the utility model.

[0023] In one of the technical solutions, as shown in Figures 1-2 The utility model provides a simple mouse metabolic cage, comprising:

[0024] The cage body 100 is provided with a cover body 101 at the top, the cover body 101 is detachably installed with an activated carbon filter screen 102 in the radial direction, the inside and the bottom end of the cage body 100 are respectively provided with a metal screen 103 and a filter screen 104 in the radial direction, the outer side wall of the cage body 100 is detachably installed with a water feeder 105 and a feeder 106, and the side wall of the cage body 100 is provided with a water feeding opening and a feeding opening respectively communicating with the water feeder 105 and the feeder 106;

[0025] The collector 200 is communicated with the bottom of the cage body 100 at the top;

[0026] The ice box 300 is provided with a recess at the top for matching and accommodating the bottom of the collector 200.

[0027] The simple mouse metabolic cage is sequentially provided with a cage body 100, a collector 200 and an ice box 300 from top to bottom, the top of the cage body 100 is buckled with a cover body 101, the inside bottom of the cover body 101 is adhered with an activated carbon filter screen 102 through an adhesive buckle or the like, a metal screen 103 is horizontally arranged in the cage body 100 to divide the cage body 100 into a mouse living area and a metabolic waste collecting area, a water feeder 105 and a feeder 106 are installed on the outer side wall of the cage body 100 through an adhesive buckle or the like, the water feeder 105 and the feeder 106 are in communication with a water feeding opening and a feeding opening respectively formed in the side wall of the cage body 100, a filter screen 104 is installed at the bottom of the cage body 100, the collector 200 is arranged below the filter screen 104, the top of the collector 200 is connected with the bottom of the cage body 100, the ice box 300 is placed below the collector 200, and a recess matched with the bottom of the collector 200 is formed in the top of the ice box 300. When in use, the mouse is located above the metal screen 103 in the cage body 100, and is convenient for free activity, the height above the metal screen 103 in the cage body 100 is higher than the height that the mouse can stand and climb, the inner wall of the cage body 100 is smooth, and the mouse is prevented from jumping out, the pore size of the filter screen 104 below the cage body 100 can be selected as 2 mm, and the feces, feed debris and urine of the mouse are conveniently separated and filtered, the mouse is quantitatively fed water and food through the water feeder 105 and the feeder 106, and observation and operation are convenient. The collector 200 collects the urine of the mouse, and the ice in the ice box 300 is used for storing, so that the collected urine is timely stored at low temperature, and subsequent detection is facilitated.

[0028] In another technical solution, as shown in the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 The bottom of the cage body 100 is provided with a conical frustum 107 with a gradually decreasing diameter, the diameter of the circular frame 400 is smaller than the maximum diameter of the conical frustum 107, the circular frame 400 is annularly arranged on the outer periphery of the conical frustum 107, a plurality of elastic ropes 402 are connected between the circular frame 400 and the cover body 101, and a plurality of iron wires 403 are connected between the circular frame 400 and the cage body 100. In the technical solution, the whole cage body 100 is placed on the circular frame 400, the cover body 101 is connected with the circular frame 400 through the elastic ropes 402, the plurality of elastic ropes 402 are evenly distributed in the circumferential direction of the outer periphery of the cover body 101, the cover body 101 is conveniently and easily opened and closed, the cage body 100 is fixedly connected with the circular frame 400 through the iron wires 403, the plurality of iron wires 403 are evenly distributed in the circumferential direction of the outer periphery of the cage body 100, the cage body 100 is prevented from toppling, and the stability of the device is improved, and the support of the cage body 100 is provided by the plurality of support columns 401.

[0029] In another technical solution, as shown in the accompanying drawings, Figure 1As shown, the top of the cover 101 is provided with a plurality of air holes 108. In the technical solution, the air holes 108 are used for air permeation, and the ammonia nitrogen substances generated after metabolism of the mice are filtered by the activated carbon filter screen 102, so that the deodorization effect is achieved.

[0030] In another technical solution, as shown in the figure, Figure 1 As shown, the water feeder 105 includes a water storage bottle 109 and a drinking water guide pipe 110, the inside bottom end of the drinking water guide pipe 110 is provided with a blocking steel ball, the water storage bottle 109 is detachably connected with the side wall of the cage 100, the top end of the drinking water guide pipe 110 is communicated with the water storage bottle 109, and the bottom end is obliquely inserted into the cage 100 through the water feeding opening. In the technical solution, the water storage bottle 109 is of a vacuum structure, and the mice lick the blocking steel ball when drinking water, the steel ball lifts the water droplets to flow out, so that the automatic water feeding purpose is achieved.

[0031] In another technical solution, the water storage bottle 109 is made of transparent material, and the outside wall is provided with scale lines. In the technical solution, the scale lines are arranged outside the water storage bottle 109, so that the quantitative water feeding is facilitated.

[0032] In another technical solution, as shown in the figure, Figure 2 As shown, the inside of the feeder 106 is provided with a cavity, the top is provided with a feeding opening 111 communicated with the cavity, the side wall is provided with a discharging opening 112 communicated with the cavity, the feeder 106 is detachably connected with the side wall of the cage 100, the discharging opening 112 is consistent with and communicated with the feeding opening, the inside bottom wall of the feeder 106 is installed with a rotating plate 113, one end of the rotating plate 113 close to the discharging opening 112 is connected with a rotating shaft 114, one end of the rotating shaft 114 is rotationally connected with the side wall of the cage 100, and the other end rotationally penetrates through the opposite side wall of the cage 100 and is coaxially sleeved with a knob 115. In the technical solution, the feeder 106 is fixed on the side wall of the cage 100, the discharging opening 112 on one side of the feeder 106 is butted with the feeding opening, the feeder 106 is provided with the feeding opening 111 on the top, so that the food is conveniently put in, the rotating plate 113 is arranged on the inside bottom wall of the feeder 106 and is rotatable, one end of the rotating plate 113 close to the discharging opening 112 is connected with the rotating shaft 114, the two ends of the rotating shaft 114 are respectively rotationally connected with the cage 100, and one end thereof rotationally penetrates through the side wall of the cage 100 and is installed with the knob 115, and the shape and size of the rotating plate 113 are slightly smaller than those of the inside bottom wall of the cage 100. When in use, the rotating plate 113 is placed on the inside bottom wall, the food is put in through the feeding opening 111, after the mice eat the food near the feeding opening, part of the food is left on the side far away from the feeding opening, at this time, the knob 115 is rotated, the end of the rotating plate 113 far away from the feeding opening is upwardly rotated, the left food slides to the feeding opening, the mice are facilitated to eat, so that the quantitative feeding purpose is achieved, and the structure is simple and the operation is convenient.

[0033] In another technical solution, as shown in Figure 2 The cavity is composed of a matching tapered column cavity 116 and a sector column cavity 117, the rotating plate 113 is matched to rotate in the sector column cavity 117, and the end of the rotating plate 113 close to the curved inner wall of the sector column cavity 117 is provided with a brush abutting the curved inner wall of the sector column cavity 117. In this technical solution, the lower part of the cavity is the sector column cavity 117 which is matched with the rotating path of the rotating plate 113, ensuring the normal rotation of the rotating plate 113 and facilitating the dumping of all the food remaining in the feeder 106 to the feeding port, facilitating the quantitative feeding of mice, and the end of the rotating plate 113 is provided with a brush for scraping the inner wall of the sector column cavity 117 to avoid food residues. The tapered column cavity 116 and the sector column cavity 117 are matched and connected, ensuring that the food can be placed on the upper part of the rotating plate 113 when feeding, preventing food from remaining in the area that the rotating plate 113 cannot reach, avoiding food residues and ensuring the quantitative feeding of mice.

[0034] In another technical solution, as shown in Figure 2 The discharge port 112 is provided with a grid 118. In this technical solution, the discharge port 112 and the feeding port can be designed as 2*2 cm, and the grid 118 is arranged at the discharge port 112 to prevent mice from entering the feeder 106 and affecting the collection of metabolic waste.

[0035] In another technical solution, as shown in Figure 1 The collector 200 is a sterile urine collection bag with gradually decreasing diameter, which is detachably connected with the cage 100. In this technical solution, the sterile urine collection bag can be fixed to the lower part of the cage 100 by using a hook-and-loop fastener or the like, facilitating the collection of mouse urine.

[0036] Although the embodiments of the present application have been disclosed as above, it is not limited to the application listed in the specification and the embodiments, and it can be fully applied to various fields suitable for the present application. For those skilled in the art, other modifications can be easily realized, and therefore the present application is not limited to specific details and the figures shown and described herein.

Claims

1. Simple mouse metabolic cage, characterized by: include: A cage body, a cover body is buckled on the top, an activated carbon filter screen is detachably mounted in the cover body along the radial direction, a metal mesh and a filter screen are respectively arranged in the radial direction on the inside and bottom of the cage body, a water feeder and a feeder are detachably mounted on the outer wall of the cage body, and a water inlet and a feeding inlet are respectively connected to the water feeder and the feeder; a collector, the top of which is in communication with the bottom of the cage; The top of the ice box is provided with a recess for the bottom of the collector to match and accommodate.

2. The simple mouse metabolic cage according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes a bracket, which is provided with a circular frame and a plurality of pillars connected to the bottom of the circular frame. The bottom of the cage body is provided with a truncated cone portion with a gradually decreasing diameter. The diameter of the circular frame is smaller than the maximum diameter of the truncated cone portion. The circular frame is arranged around the outer circumference of the truncated cone portion, and a plurality of elastic ropes are connected between the circular frame and the cover body, and a plurality of iron wires are connected between the circular frame and the cage body.

3. The simple mouse metabolic cage according to claim 1, characterized in that: A plurality of ventilation holes are provided on the top of the cover body.

4. The simple mouse metabolic cage according to claim 1, characterized in that: The water feeder includes a water storage bottle and a drinking water tube. The inner bottom end of the drinking water tube is clamped with a sealing steel ball. The water storage bottle is detachably connected to the side wall of the cage. The top end of the drinking water tube is connected to the water storage bottle, and the bottom end is obliquely inserted into the cage through the water feeding port.

5. The simple mouse metabolic cage according to claim 4, characterized in that: The water storage bottle is made of transparent material, and scale lines are arranged on the outer side wall of the water storage bottle.

6. The simple mouse metabolic cage according to claim 1, characterized in that: A cavity is provided inside the feeder, a feed port communicating with the cavity is provided on the top, a discharge port communicating with the cavity is provided on the side wall, the feeder is detachably connected to the side wall of the cage, the discharge port is consistent in size with the feeding port and is connected, a rotating plate is installed on the inner bottom wall of the feeder, one end of the rotating plate close to the discharge port is connected to a rotating shaft, one end of the rotating shaft is rotatably connected to the side wall of the cage, and the other end rotates through the other side wall opposite to the cage and is coaxially sleeved with a knob.

7. The simple mouse metabolic cage according to claim 6, characterized in that: The cavity is composed of a matching trapezoidal column cavity and a fan-shaped column cavity. The rotating plate rotates in the fan-shaped column cavity, and a brush is provided at one end of the rotating plate close to the curved inner wall of the fan-shaped column cavity, and the brush abuts the curved inner wall of the fan-shaped column cavity.

8. The simple mouse metabolic cage according to claim 6, characterized in that: A grid is provided at the discharge port.

9. The simple mouse metabolic cage according to claim 1, characterized in that: The collector is a conical sterile urine collection bag with a gradually decreasing diameter, and is detachably connected to the cage.

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