Observation cage for animal experiment

Abstract

The utility model discloses an observation cage for animal experiments, which belongs to the technical field of animal experiments and comprises a cage body, a shielding plate, a grid plate and a bottom plate, the shielding plate and the grid plate are movably mounted at the top end of the cage body, the bottom plate is movably mounted at the bottom end of the cage body, and a limiting component for limiting the bottom plate is arranged at the bottom of the cage body. An attaching assembly is further movably mounted on the bottom plate, and the attaching assembly is movably clamped in the cage body; the cage body is matched with the bottom plate, so that the space of the observation cage can be relatively sealed; therefore, the influence of external factors on experimental animals in the cage body can be reduced, and the accuracy and scientificity of experimental results are indirectly improved; the bottom plate adopted by the device is detachable, in the detaching process, the attaching assemblies are matched with the bottom plate, garbage left by animals in the cage body can be brought out, and the device is easier to clean; and after cleaning is completed, the bottom plate is matched with automatic limiting of the limiting assembly, automatic fixing of the bottom plate can be achieved, and operation is convenient and fast.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of animal experiment, specifically to an observation cage for animal experiment. BACKGROUND

[0002] The observation cage for animal experiment is mainly used for feeding experimental animals and allows experimenters to observe without disturbing the animals; the observation cage not only provides a closed and safe living environment for experimental animals, ensuring the survival and health of animals during the experiment, but also allows experimenters to observe the behavior and physiological response of animals through the observation window or transparent material without disturbing the animals, so as to collect experimental data. When designing the observation cage, not only enough space is needed to meet the physiological, psychological and behavioral needs of animals, but also a solid structure and safe locking device are needed to prevent animals from escaping or being accidentally injured; in addition, it is also convenient to clean and disinfect to maintain the hygiene and tidiness of the cage environment.

[0003] In the prior art, for example, a patent with application number CN219939264U discloses an observation cage for animal medical experiment, relating to the technical field of animal medical experiment, which comprises a moving unit, a shell unit and a turnover door, and further comprises a protection unit and a clamping unit; the protection unit comprises a protection rod a installed between the inner walls of the two sides of the shell unit, and a rectangular frame installed on the inner walls of the front and rear sides of the shell unit for protection; the clamping unit comprises two spring cavities opened on one side of the rectangular frame, and a positioning clamping column for clamping the rectangular frame movably arranged in the spring cavities. The utility model is an observation cage for animal medical experiment, which is convenient to install and disassemble as a whole through the detachable rectangular frame, has fast disassembly speed and reduces labor, and the cage body can be disassembled from the front and rear sides without being disassembled as a whole, forming two ends open to the air to facilitate cleaning of the bottom plate and improving the cleaning efficiency of the cage body bottom plate.

[0004] Although this device can be used for animal experiment observation, the protection unit of this device is designed as a grid, which will make the animal experiment observation easily affected by external factors; moreover, the clamping unit of this device needs to insert the pin shaft into the positioning clamping hole to realize disassembly, which is extremely inconvenient to operate; at the same time, the design of the bottom plate that cannot be disassembled will also affect the cleaning effect. Therefore, a new type of observation cage for animal experiment needs to be designed to solve the above problems.

[0005] The information disclosed in this BACKGROUND section is only for the purpose of enhancing the understanding of the background of the present disclosure and should not be considered as admitting that the information constitutes the prior art known to those skilled in the art. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT

[0006] The present disclosure provides an observation cage for animal experiment, aiming to solve the problems existing in the prior art.

[0007] According to one aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided an observation cage for animal experiments, comprising a cage body, further comprising a shutter plate and a grid plate movably mounted at the top end of the cage body, a bottom plate movably mounted at the bottom end of the cage body; a fitting assembly is further movably mounted on the bottom plate, and the fitting assembly is movably clamped in the cage body; the relative sealing of the space in the observation cage can be achieved by cooperation of the cage body and the bottom plate.

[0008] Further, the shutter plate is movably arranged on the grid plate, and a first handle and a second handle are respectively arranged on the outer ends of the shutter plate and the grid plate; by mounting the shutter plate or the grid plate on the cage body, the brightness adjustment in the cage can be achieved.

[0009] Further, the cage body comprises an observation window mounted on the front side and the left side thereof, a slot opened on the outer wall of the right side thereof, and a fixing assembly mounted on the outer wall of the back side thereof, the fixing assembly comprises a pair of fixing rods fixed on the cage body and a connecting plate arranged on the outer end of the fixing rods, and a supply assembly movably penetrating the cage body is further sleeved on the fixing rods; the fixing assembly can limit the supply assembly.

[0010] Further, the supply assembly comprises a supply box body movably penetrating the cage body, a movable plate mounted on the outer end of the supply box body, and a third handle mounted on the movable plate, the upper part of the movable plate is movably sleeved on the fixing rods and abuts against the cage body, and a first spring is further sleeved on the fixing rods between the connecting plate and the movable plate; the automatic reset of the supply assembly can be achieved by the first spring pushing the movable plate.

[0011] Further, the bottom plate comprises a fourth handle mounted on the outer end thereof and a bottom opening equidistantly opened on the bottom thereof.

[0012] Further, the bottom of the cage body is further provided with a limiting assembly corresponding to the position of the bottom opening; the limiting and fixing of the bottom plate can be achieved by cooperation of the limiting assembly and the bottom opening.

[0013] Further, the limiting assembly comprises a second spring mounted in the cage body and a limiting ball clamped on the second spring, and the limiting ball is clamped in the bottom opening at the same time; the limiting and fixing of the bottom plate can be automatically achieved by the second spring pushing the limiting ball.

[0014] Further, the fitting assembly comprises a fitting plate movably penetrating the right side wall of the cage body, an operating rod mounted on the fitting plate, and extension blocks mounted on both sides of the bottom of the fitting plate, and the operating rod is movably clamped in the slot at the same time; the fitting assembly can be driven to move up and down by the operating rod.

[0015] Further, the cage is further provided with a fixing column, the extension block movably covers the fixing column, and a third spring covers the fixing column above the extension block; the third spring can realize automatic reset of the fitting assembly.

[0016] The one or more technical solutions provided in the embodiments of the application have at least the following technical effects or advantages:

[0017] 1. In the device, the experimental personnel can observe the experimental animals in the cage through the observation window, and the cage is designed in a closed manner, so that the influence of external factors on the experimental animals in the cage is reduced; meanwhile, the feeding assembly arranged in the cage can provide food and water for the experimental animals, so that the normal living state of the experimental animals is ensured, and the accuracy and scientificity of the experimental results are indirectly improved.

[0018] 2. The bottom plate of the device is detachable, and only needs to be pulled by the fourth handle during disassembly; and during the disassembly process, the fitting assembly cooperates with the bottom plate to take out the garbage left by the animals in the cage, so that the device is easier to clean; after cleaning, the automatic limiting of the bottom plate cooperating with the limiting assembly can realize automatic fixing of the bottom plate, and the operation is convenient. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0019] Figure 1 It is a structure schematic view of the observation cage in the utility model;

[0020] Figure 2 It is a structure schematic view of the observation cage in the utility model;

[0021] Figure 3 It is a structure schematic view of the observation cage in the utility model;

[0022] Figure 4 It is a structure schematic view of the observation cage in the utility model; Figure 3 It is an enlarged view of A part in the utility model;

[0023] Figure 5 It is an enlarged view of B part in the utility model; Figure 3 It is an enlarged view of B part in the utility model;

[0024] Figure 6 It is a partial sectional view of the observation cage in the utility model;

[0025] Figure 7 It is an enlarged view of C part in the utility model; Figure 6 It is an enlarged view of C part in the utility model;

[0026] Figure 8 It is a structure schematic view of the bottom plate in the utility model.

[0027] In the above figures, 1, cage; 11, observation window; 12, slot; 13, fixing assembly; 131, fixing rod; 1311, connecting plate; 132, first spring; 14, limiting assembly; 141, second spring; 142, limiting ball; 15, fixing column; 151, third spring; 2, shutter; 21, first handle; 3, grid plate; 31, second handle; 4, supply assembly; 41, supply box body; 42, movable plate; 43, third handle; 5, bottom plate; 51, fourth handle; 52, bottom opening; 6, fitting assembly; 61, fitting plate; 62, operating rod; 63, extension block. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0028] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "back", "left", "right", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "vertical", "horizontal", "clockwise", "counterclockwise" and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the present application. The "first", "second" and the like referred to in the present application are used to distinguish the described objects, and do not have any sequential or technical meaning. The "connection", "coupling" referred to in the present application includes direct and indirect connection (coupling) unless otherwise specified.

[0029] The embodiment of the present application provides an observation cage for animal experiments, which solves the problems of the observation cage for animal experiments in the prior art that is inconvenient to disassemble and is easily affected by the outside during the experiment. In order to better understand the technical scheme of the present application, the above technical scheme will be described in detail below in combination with the drawings of the specification and specific embodiments.

[0030] The example discloses an observation cage for animal experiments, referring to Figures 1-8The device specifically comprises a cage 1, a shutter 2 and a grating plate 3 movably installed at the top end of the cage 1, a bottom plate 5 movably installed at the bottom end of the cage 1, and a fitting assembly 6 movably installed on the bottom plate 5 and movably clamped in the cage 1. The cage 1 and the bottom plate 5 can be combined to realize relative sealing of the space in the cage. The shutter 2 is movably arranged on the grating plate 3, and a first handle 21 and a second handle 31 are arranged on the outer ends of the shutter 2 and the grating plate 3, respectively. The shutter 2 or the grating plate 3 is installed on the cage 1 to realize adjustment of different brightness in the cage. The cage 1 comprises an observation window 11 installed on the front side and the left side thereof, a slot 12 formed on the outer wall of the right side thereof, and a fixing assembly 13 installed on the outer wall of the back side thereof. The fixing assembly 13 comprises a pair of fixing rods 131 fixed on the cage 1 and a connecting plate 1311 arranged on the outer ends of the fixing rods 131. A supply assembly 4 is movably sleeved on the fixing rods 131 and movably passes through the cage 1. The fixing assembly 13 can limit the supply assembly 4. The supply assembly 4 comprises a supply box 41 movably passing through the cage 1, a movable plate 42 installed on the outer end of the supply box 41, and a third handle 43 installed on the movable plate 42. The upper part of the movable plate 42 is movably sleeved on the fixing rods 131 and abuts against the cage 1. A first spring 132 is sleeved on the fixing rods 131 between the connecting plate 1311 and the movable plate 42. The first spring 132 can push the movable plate 42 to realize automatic resetting of the supply assembly 4. The bottom plate 5 comprises a fourth handle 51 installed on the outer end thereof and a bottom opening 52 equidistantly formed on the bottom thereof. The bottom of the cage 1 is provided with a limiting assembly 14 corresponding to the position of the bottom opening 52. The limiting assembly 14 can limit and fix the bottom plate 5 in cooperation with the bottom opening 52. The limiting assembly 14 comprises a second spring 141 installed in the cage 1 and a limiting ball 142 clamped on the second spring 141. The limiting ball 142 is clamped in the bottom opening 52 at the same time. The second spring 141 can push the limiting ball 142 to realize automatic limiting and fixing of the bottom plate 5. The fitting assembly 6 comprises a fitting plate 61 movably passing through the right side wall of the cage 1, an operating rod 62 installed on the fitting plate 61, and extension blocks 63 installed on both sides of the bottom of the fitting plate 61. The operating rod 62 is movably clamped in the slot 12 at the same time. The operating rod 62 can drive the fitting assembly 6 to move up and down. The cage 1 is further provided with a fixing column 15, and the extension blocks 63 are movably sleeved on the fixing column 15. A third spring 151 is sleeved on the fixing column 15 above the extension blocks 63. The third spring 151 can realize automatic resetting of the fitting assembly 6.

[0031] In the implementation of the device, the shutter 2 and the grid plate 3 are first pulled out, then the experimental animal to be observed is put into the cage 1, then the shutter 2 or the grid plate 3 is clamped on the cage 1, when it is needed to provide darker light, the shutter 2 is installed in the cage 1, at this time, the channel for clamping the grid plate 3 can be used as an air exchange channel; when it is needed to provide bright light, the shutter 2 is removed and the grid plate 3 is installed. When the experimental animal is observed, the observation can be carried out through the observation window 11; at the same time, food and water can be provided to the experimental animal through the supply assembly 4, and the specific operation is that the third handle 43 is manually pulled to pull out the supply box body 41 from the cage 1, when the supply box body 41 is about to be completely pulled out, the movable plate 42 is limited by the connecting plate 1311 and the first spring 132, then the food to be provided is put into the supply box body 41, then the third handle 43 is slowly released, under the pushing action of the first spring 132, the supply box body 41 is reset to move into the cage 1 until the movable plate 42 is attached to the cage 1; by providing food and water to the experimental animal, the normal living state of the experimental animal can be ensured, and the experimental results can be indirectly improved in accuracy and scientificity.

[0032] After the observation experiment is completed, the experimental animal is taken out by removing the grid plate 3 or the shutter 2, then one hand pushes the operating rod 62 upwards to make the attaching plate 61 retract upwards, then the other hand holds the fourth handle 51 and pulls it outward, under the action of the pulling force, the fourth handle 51 is displaced outward, and at the same time, the limiting ball 142 is pressed downwards until the bottom plate 5 is completely pulled out, and the limiting ball 142 is reset under the pushing of the second spring 141; the operating rod 62 is cancelled, and the attaching assembly 6 is reset under the pushing of the third spring 151. The limiting ball 142 which can be extended and retracted is used in cooperation with the bottom opening 52, so that the fixing purpose can be achieved, and the disassembly is also facilitated; and the attaching plate 61 which can be extended and retracted is used in cooperation with the bottom plate 5, so that the garbage remaining on the bottom plate 5 can be taken out, and the device can be better cleaned; after the cage 1, the shutter 2, the grid plate 3 and the bottom plate 5 are cleaned and disinfected, the operating rod 62 is pushed upwards, and the bottom plate 5 is installed, when the bottom plate 5 is completely inserted into the bottom of the cage 1, the bottom opening 52 is located on the limiting ball 142, and the limiting ball 142 is clamped in the bottom opening 52 for limiting and fixing. Finally, the operating rod 62 is released, and the attaching plate 61 is reset and attached to the bottom plate 5.

[0033] Although some preferred embodiments of the present application have been described, those skilled in the art who know the basic creative concept can make other changes and modifications to these embodiments. 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 application.

[0034] Obviously, those skilled in the art can make various modifications and variations to the present application without departing from the spirit and scope of the application. Thus, if these modifications and variations of the present application fall within the scope of the claims of the present application and their equivalents, the present application also intends to include these modifications and variations.

Claims

1. An observation cage for animal experiments, comprising a cage body (1), characterized in that: Also include the shutter (2) and grid plate (3) installed at the top of the cage (1) and the bottom plate (5) installed at the bottom of the cage (1), the bottom plate (5) is also movably mounted on the fit component (6), the fit component (6) is movably clamped in the cage (1).

2. The observation cage for animal experiments according to claim 1, characterized by The shutter (2) is movably arranged on the grid plate (3), and the first handle (21) and the second handle (31) are respectively arranged on the outer end of the shutter (2) and the grid plate (3).

3. The observation cage for animal experiments according to claim 2, characterized by The cage (1) includes an observation window (11) installed on the front side and the left side, a slot (12) opened on the right side of the outer wall, and a fixed component (13) installed on the back side of the outer wall, the fixed component (13) includes a pair of fixed rods (131) fixed on the cage (1) and a connecting plate (1311) arranged on the outer end of the fixed rod (131), and a supply component (4) movably arranged on the cage (1) is also sleeved on the fixed rod (131).

4. The observation cage for animal experiments according to claim 3, characterized by The supply component (4) includes a supply box (41) movably arranged on the cage (1), a movable plate (42) installed on the outer end of the supply box (41), and a third handle (43) installed on the movable plate (42), the upper part of the movable plate (42) is movably sleeved on the fixed rod (131) and abuts against the cage (1), and a first spring (132) is also sleeved on the fixed rod (131) between the connecting plate (1311) and the movable plate (42).

5. The observation cage for animal experiments according to claim 1, wherein The bottom plate (5) includes a fourth handle (51) installed on the outer end and a bottom opening (52) equidistantly opened on the bottom.

6. The observation cage for animal experiments according to claim 5, wherein The bottom of the cage (1) is also provided with a limiting component (14) corresponding to the position of the bottom opening (52).

7. The observation cage for animal experiments according to claim 6, wherein The limiting component (14) includes a second spring (141) installed in the cage (1) and a limiting ball (142) clamped on the second spring (141), and the limiting ball (142) is clamped in the bottom opening (52).

8. The observation cage for animal experiments according to claim 3, wherein The fit component (6) includes a fit plate (61) movably arranged in the right side wall of the cage (1), an operating rod (62) installed on the fit plate (61), and an extension block (63) installed on both sides of the bottom of the fit plate (61), and the operating rod (62) is movably clamped in the slot (12).

9. The observation cage for animal experiments according to claim 8, wherein The cage (1) is also provided with a fixed column (15), the extension block (63) is movably sleeved on the fixed column (15), and a third spring (151) is also sleeved on the fixed column (15) above the extension block (63).

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