Laboratory mouse rearing cage easy to clean
By using an arc-shaped connected perching platform and scraper drive assembly in the laboratory mouse cage, an automated cleaning function was achieved, solving the problem of low efficiency in traditional cleaning methods and improving cleaning efficiency and the health environment of the laboratory mice.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202423092521.2
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-12-14
- Publication Date
- 2025-11-07
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-12-14
AI Technical Summary
Traditional cleaning methods for laboratory mouse cages are cumbersome and inefficient, making it difficult to thoroughly clean up accumulated dirt and grime, which affects the health of the mice and the accuracy of experimental results, and also consumes a lot of manpower and time.
An easy-to-clean laboratory mouse cage was designed, featuring an arc-shaped connection between the perching platform and side walls, combined with scrapers and drive components to achieve automated cleaning, and equipped with a collection box and door design for convenient waste disposal.
It significantly improves cleaning efficiency and quality, reduces manual intervention, ensures the hygiene of the breeding environment, and reduces the labor intensity of operators and experimental errors.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of experimental animal feeding device design, in particular to an easy-to-clean experimental mouse feeding cage. BACKGROUND
[0002] In many scientific fields such as biomedical research and drug development, experimental mice are very common experimental animal models. Experimental mouse feeding cages, as the space carriers for experimental mice to live, have a crucial impact on the smooth development of experiments and the accuracy and reliability of experimental results.
[0003] At present, common experimental mouse feeding cages mainly realize basic feeding functions through simple cage body and cage cover structures. In terms of cleaning, the usual practice is to transfer experimental mice to other containers, then disassemble the parts of the feeding cage for cleaning and disinfection, and then reassemble. Such cage bodies have many corners and gaps, for example, the connection between the four walls and the bottom of the old feeding cage, the joint between the cage door and the frame, etc. These places are prone to accumulate feces, urine and residual food residues of experimental mice. Due to the complex structure, it is difficult to clean thoroughly during cleaning, and the residual dirt not only breeds a large number of microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses and fungi, affecting the health of experimental mice, causing experimental mice to be prone to various diseases, thereby interfering with the accuracy of experimental data. For example, microbial infection can cause abnormal changes in the physiological indicators of experimental mice, causing experimental results for drug effect evaluation or disease mechanism research to deviate.
[0004] Moreover, the cleaning method of traditional feeding cages is mostly manual cleaning, which requires a lot of manpower and time cost. The operator needs to transfer the experimental mice first, then disassemble the parts of the feeding cage, clean and disinfect them respectively, and then reassemble. The whole process is tedious and inefficient, especially in large-scale experimental mouse feeding facilities, the limitations of this cleaning method are more obvious, which seriously restricts the turnover efficiency and overall progress of the experiment. CONTENT OF THE INVENTION
[0005] In order to improve the work efficiency of cleaning the experimental mouse feeding cage, the present application provides an easy-to-clean experimental mouse feeding cage.
[0006] The easy-to-clean experimental mouse feeding cage provided by the present application adopts the following technical solution:
[0007] The utility model provides an easy-to-clean experimental mouse breeding cage, which comprises a breeding box, a hollow habitat platform arranged in the breeding box, a habitat space and a sewage storage space vertically divided by the habitat platform, an arc-shaped connection between adjacent side walls in the habitat space and between the habitat platform and the four walls in the habitat space, a box cover arranged on the top of the breeding box, a guide groove arranged around the top wall of the breeding box, a scraper arranged on the inner side wall of the habitat space, a driving plate rotatably connected to the top end of the scraper, the driving plate being L-shaped and vertically inserted into the guide groove, a driving assembly arranged in the guide groove to drive the driving plate to move along the groove, and a collection box slidably arranged at the bottom of the breeding box, the collection box being located below the through hole of the hollow habitat platform, and a box door hingedly connected to the breeding box corresponding to the collection box.
[0008] The easy-to-clean experimental mouse breeding cage can significantly improve the cleaning efficiency and quality. Specifically, the arc-shaped connection between the habitat platform and the side walls of the breeding box effectively reduces the dirt accumulation dead angle, making the cleaning work more convenient and efficient. Meanwhile, the design of the scraper and the driving assembly realizes automatic cleaning function, reducing the need for manual intervention and further improving the efficiency of cleaning work. In addition, the clever design of the collection box and the box door facilitates the centralized treatment of sewage, avoids secondary pollution, and ensures the sanitary conditions of the breeding environment.
[0009] Optionally, the driving assembly comprises a guide rack arranged on the inner side wall of the guide groove, a gear rotatably engaged with the guide rack, and a driving motor driving the gear to rotate, the guide rack being arranged in the form of a groove around the guide groove, and the bottom of the box cover being provided with an avoidance groove corresponding to the movement track of the driving plate and the driving plate.
[0010] By adopting the above technical scheme, the driving assembly composed of the guide rack, the gear and the driving motor can accurately control the movement of the driving plate, realizing the automatic cleaning function of the scraper on the inner wall of the habitat space. This scheme effectively reduces the need for manual intervention, improves the efficiency and thoroughness of cleaning work. Meanwhile, the design of the avoidance groove ensures that the driving motor and the driving plate will not be hindered during movement, ensuring the stability and safety of equipment operation.
[0011] Optionally, the scraper is vertically arranged, and brush hairs and rubber scrapers are arranged in parallel on the side wall facing the habitat space, the brush hairs being always located in front of the rubber scrapers when the scraper is in working condition.
[0012] By adopting the above technical scheme, when the scraper moves, the bristles can first contact and loosen the dirt on the inner wall of the habitat space, and the rubber scraper strip follows to effectively scrape the loosened dirt onto the habitat platform and then into the collection box through the through hole on the habitat platform, thereby improving the cleanliness of the habitat space, reducing the breeding of microorganisms, ensuring the health of the experimental mice, improving the cleaning efficiency, and reducing the labor intensity of the operator.
[0013] Optionally, the top of the dirt storage space is relatively provided with a sliding groove between the side walls on both sides of the box door, the sliding groove is parallelly arranged between the habitat platform, and a connecting rod is slidably arranged between the two sliding grooves, the top end of the box door is hingedly arranged between the side walls facing outside the box and the connecting rod, and a gasket for temporarily receiving dirt is arranged on the box door.
[0014] By adopting the above technical scheme, the hinge design of the box door and the cooperation mode with the connecting rod make the box door not only serve as a passage for normal access to the feeding box, but also be flipped and pushed in to form a partition plate separating the habitat platform and the collection box during cleaning. This multifunctional design can prevent the dirt on the habitat platform from falling onto the inner bottom wall of the dirt storage space when the collection box is cleaned and the dirt accumulated in the collection box is replaced, thereby improving the overall cleaning quality. Meanwhile, the gasket can temporarily receive a small amount of dirt that may fall, further enhancing the anti-dirt capability during cleaning.
[0015] Optionally, the box door comprises two rotationally connected cover plates, the rotation shafts of the two cover plates are parallel to the hinge shaft between the box door and the connecting rod, and magnetically attractive joint plate magnetic blocks are arranged on the opposite sides of the two cover plates away from the rotation shafts, the top walls of the two cover plates in the unfolded state are continuously provided with a placing groove, the gasket is inserted into the placing groove, and the gasket is inserted and matched with the placing groove.
[0016] By adopting the above technical scheme, when the experimental mice live normally in the feeding cage, the gasket is folded and stored in the box door, reducing the possibility of dust pollution of the gasket from the outside. Meanwhile, the joint plate magnetic blocks simplify the complexity of folding the box door, ensuring that the box door tightly fits in the closed state to prevent dirt leakage.
[0017] Optionally, the four corners of the top of the placing groove on the cover plate are provided with pressing plates.
[0018] By adopting the above technical scheme, under the limiting of the pressing plates, the gasket can be stably fixed in the placing groove, reducing the possibility of displacement or falling of the gasket due to vibration or other reasons during cleaning, and ensuring the smooth progress of the cleaning process.
[0019] Optionally, a magnetically attractive lock door magnetic block is arranged between the bottom side wall of the cover plate near one side of the feeding cage and the feeding cage.
[0020] By adopting the above technical scheme, the magnetically attractive lock door magnetic block can ensure the sealing and stability of the cage door when it is closed, prevent experimental mice from escaping or external pollutants from entering the feeding cage, and facilitate quick opening and closing of the cage door, thereby simplifying the cleaning operation process and improving the cleaning efficiency.
[0021] Optionally, a handle is arranged on the top wall of the cover plate away from one side of the feeding cage.
[0022] By adopting the above technical scheme, the handle can facilitate opening or closing of the cage door, unfolding of the plate, or closing of the cover plate, thereby simplifying the operation process and improving the work efficiency. In particular, in the case of frequent cleaning, the design of the handle can significantly reduce the labor intensity of the operator and improve the convenience and comfort of the cleaning work.
[0023] In summary, the present application includes at least one of the following beneficial technical effects:
[0024] 1. The easy-to-clean experimental mouse feeding cage can significantly improve the cleaning efficiency and cleaning quality. Specifically, the arc-shaped connection of the habitat platform and the side walls of the feeding cage effectively reduces the pollution dead angle, making the cleaning work more convenient and efficient. At the same time, the design of the scraper and the driving assembly realizes the automatic cleaning function, reduces the need for manual intervention, and further improves the efficiency of the cleaning work. In addition, the clever design of the collection box and the cage door facilitates the centralized treatment of pollutants, avoids secondary pollution, and ensures the sanitary conditions of the feeding environment;
[0025] 2. The driving assembly composed of the guide rack, the gear, and the driving motor can accurately control the movement of the driving plate, realizing the automatic cleaning function of the scraper on the inner wall of the habitat space. This scheme effectively reduces the need for manual intervention, improves the efficiency and thoroughness of the cleaning work. At the same time, the design of the avoidance groove ensures that the driving motor and the driving plate will not be hindered during movement, ensuring the stability and safety of the equipment operation;
[0026] 3. When the scraper moves, the bristles can first contact and loosen the dirt on the inner wall of the habitat space, and the rubber scraper follows, effectively scraping the loosened dirt onto the habitat platform and falling into the collection box from the through hole on the habitat platform, improving the cleanliness of the habitat space, reducing the breeding of microorganisms, ensuring the healthy environment of the experimental mice, and improving the cleaning efficiency and reducing the labor intensity of the operator. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0027] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of an embodiment of the present application.
[0028] Figure 2 is the overall structural diagram of the embodiment of the present application.
[0029] Figure 3 is Figure 2 is an enlarged view of A in FIG. 1.
[0030] Figure 4 is the structural diagram of the embodiment of the present application.
[0031] Figure 5 is the sectional view of the position relationship between the cover plate and the habitat platform in the embodiment of the present application in the state of replacing the collection box.
[0032] Explanation of reference signs:
[0033] 1, feeding cage; 11, habitat space; 12, waste storage space; 121, chute; 13, guide groove; 2, cage cover; 21, air hole; 22, avoidance groove; 3, habitat platform; 4, scraper; 41, brush; 42, rubber scraping strip; 43, driving plate; 5, driving assembly; 51, guide rack; 52, gear; 53, driving motor; 6, collection box; 7, cage door; 71, cover plate; 711, cover plate magnetic block; 712, door locking magnetic block; 713, handle; 714, placement groove; 7141, pressing plate; 8, connecting rod; 9, gasket. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0034] The following will be described in detail in combination with the accompanying Figures 1-5 The present application will be further described in detail.
[0035] The embodiment of the present application discloses an easy-to-clean experimental mouse feeding cage.
[0036] With reference to Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 3 , an easy-to-clean experimental mouse feeding cage comprises a feeding cage 1, a cage cover 2 is sleeved on the top of the feeding cage 1, an air hole 21 is formed on the cage cover 2, and the cage cover 2 and the feeding cage 1 are connected through elastic buckles. A habitat platform 3 in a hollow structure is fixedly arranged in the feeding cage 1, the habitat platform 3 divides the feeding cage 1 into a habitat space 11 and a waste storage space 12 along the vertical direction, and the connection between the adjacent side walls in the habitat space 11 and the connection between the habitat platform 3 and the four walls in the habitat space 11 are both in an arc connection mode. A scraper 4 for cleaning the inner side wall and a driving assembly 5 are arranged in the habitat platform 3, a collection box 6 is slidably arranged on the inner bottom of the waste storage space 12, and a cage door 7 for replacing the collection box 6 by a worker is hingedly arranged on the feeding cage 1.
[0037] With reference to Figure 3 and Figure 4The inner side wall of the scraper 4 is vertically arranged in the habitat space 11, and the side wall of the habitat space 11 is fixedly provided with bristles 41 and rubber scrapers 42. The bristles 41 and the rubber scrapers 42 are parallel to the length direction of the scraper 4 and are distributed along the width direction of the scraper 4. When the scraper 4 is in the working state, the bristles 41 are always located in front of the rubber scrapers 42.
[0038] With reference to Figure 2 And Figure 3 The top wall of the feeding box 1 is annularly provided with a guide groove 13, and the top end of the scraper 4 is rotationally connected with a driving plate 43. The driving plate 43 is L-shaped, and the vertical part of the driving plate 43 is inserted into the guide groove 13. The driving assembly 5 includes a guide rack 51, a gear 52 and a driving motor 53. The guide rack 51 is fixedly arranged in the guide groove 13 near the side wall of the habitat space 11. The driving motor 53 is fixedly arranged on the top wall of the driving plate 43, and the output shaft of the driving motor 53 rotationally penetrates through the driving plate 43 and extends out of the driving plate 43. The gear 52 is fixedly sleeved on the output shaft of the driving motor 53 extending out of the driving plate 43, and the gear 52 is always in meshing arrangement with the guide rack 51. The bottom of the box cover 2 is provided with a avoiding slot 22 corresponding to the movement track of the driving motor 53 and the driving plate 43.
[0039] With reference to Figure 2 The top of the sewage storage space 12 is relatively provided with a sliding groove 121 between the side walls on both sides of the box door 7. The sliding groove 121 is parallelly arranged between the habitat platform 3. The two sliding grooves 121 are commonly provided with a connecting rod 8 which is hingedly arranged between the top end of the box door 7 and the side wall of the connecting rod 8 facing out of the box.
[0040] With reference to Figure 2 The box door 7 includes two rotationally connected cover plates 71. The rotation shafts of the two cover plates 71 are parallel to the hinge shaft between the box door 7 and the connecting rod 8. The opposite sides of the two cover plates 71 away from the rotation shafts are embedded with magnetically attracted closing plate magnetic blocks 711. When the experimental mice live normally in the feeding box 1, the two cover plates 71 are closed, and the bottom side wall of the cover plate 71 close to the feeding box 1 is embedded with a magnetically attracted door locking magnetic block 712 between the feeding box 1. The top wall of the cover plate 71 away from the feeding box 1 is fixedly provided with a handle 713.
[0041] With reference to Figure 5 The top wall of the two cover plates 71 in the unfolded state is continuously provided with a placing groove 714. The four corner top parts of the cover plate 71 located in the placing groove 714 are fixedly provided with triangular pressing plates 7141. The placing groove 714 is insertedly provided with a gasket 9. The corner edges of the gasket 9 are insertedly arranged in the grooves formed between the placing groove 714 and the pressing plates 7141, and the gasket 9 is insertedly matched with the placing groove 714.
[0042] With reference to Figure 2 And Figure 5When the collection box 6 needs to be replaced, the two cover plates 71 are turned into an unfolded state by pulling the handle 713, and then the box door 7 is pushed into the breeding cage 1 along the guide of the sliding groove 121, the box door 7 is inserted into the two sliding grooves 121 to separate the habitat platform 3 and the collection box 6, at this time the gasket 9 is located on the top wall of the box door 7 towards the habitat platform 3, used to temporarily receive the excrement of the mice. When the collection box 6 is replaced, the box door 7 is pulled out, the new gasket 9 is selectively replaced as needed, and then the box door 7 is closed and turned to be magnetically attracted to the door locking magnetic block 712 on the breeding cage 1.
[0043] The implementation principle of the easy-to-clean experimental mouse breeding cage of the embodiment of the application is that the breeding cage 1 is divided into a habitat space 11 and a sewage storage space 12 by setting the hollow habitat platform 3, which reduces the accumulation of sewage in the habitat space 11.
[0044] The connection between the adjacent side walls in the habitat space 11 and the connection between the habitat platform 3 and the four walls in the habitat space 11 are all arc-shaped connections, which avoids the formation of dead angles and gaps, and the cooperation of the scraper 4 and the driving assembly 5 realizes the function of automatic cleaning, reduces the time and labor intensity of manual operation.
[0045] The linkage design of the sliding groove 121 on the top of the sewage storage space 12 and the box door 7 makes the removal and replacement of the collection box 6 not only convenient, but also improves the cleanliness of the breeding cage 1 during the replacement process.
[0046] Therefore, the easy-to-clean experimental mouse breeding cage of the embodiment not only improves the efficiency of cleaning work, but also effectively guarantees the living environment of the experimental mice and improves the reliability and accuracy of the experiment.
[0047] The above are the preferred embodiments of the application, and do not limit the protection scope of the application, so: any equivalent changes made according to the structure, shape, principle of the application should be covered within the protection scope of the application.
Claims
1. An easy-to-clean laboratory rat cage, characterized in that ,Including the rearing box (1), the habitat platform (3) is arranged in the rearing box (1), the habitat platform (3) is vertically separated into habitat space (11) and storage space (12) in the rearing box (1), the connecting part of adjacent side wall in the habitat space (11), the connecting part of habitat platform (3) and four walls in habitat space (11) are all connected in arc shape, the top of the rearing box (1) is provided with box cover (2), the top wall of the rearing box (1) is provided with guide groove (13), the inner side wall of the habitat space (11) is provided with scraper (4), the top end of the scraper (4) is rotatably connected with driving plate (43), the driving plate (43) is L-shaped, and the vertical part of the driving plate (43) is inserted into the guide groove (13), the guide groove (13) is provided with driving assembly (5) for driving the driving plate (43) to move along the groove, the inner bottom of the rearing box (1) is slidably provided with collecting box (6), the collecting box (6) is below the through hole of the habitat platform (3), and the rearing box (1) is hingedly provided with box door (7) corresponding to the collecting box (6).
2. The easy-to-clean rodent cage of claim 1, wherein The driving assembly (5) includes guide rack (51) provided on the inner side wall of the guide groove (13), gear (52) rotatably engaged with the guide rack (51), and driving motor (53) for driving the gear (52) to rotate, the guide rack (51) is arranged along the groove shape of the guide groove (13), and the bottom of the box cover (2) is provided with a avoiding slot (22) corresponding to the movement track of the driving motor (53) and the driving plate (43).
3. The easy-to-clean rodent cage of claim 1, wherein The scraper (4) is vertically arranged, and rubber scraping strip (42) and brush (41) are arranged on the side wall of the habitat space (11) in parallel, when the scraper (4) is in working condition, the brush (41) is always located in front of the rubber scraping strip (42).
4. The easy-to-clean rodent cage of claim 1, wherein The top of the storage space (12) is relatively provided with slide groove (121) between the side walls on both sides of the box door (7), the slide groove (121) is arranged in parallel between the habitat platform (3), and the connecting rod (8) is slidably arranged between the two slide grooves (121), the top end of the box door (7) is hingedly arranged with the side wall of the connecting rod (8) towards the outside of the box, the box door (7) is provided with gasket (9) for temporarily receiving dirt, the box door (7) is pushed into the box door (7) along the guide of the slide groove (121) by turning over, the box door (7) is inserted into the two slide grooves (121) to separate the habitat platform (3) and the collecting box (6), at this time, the gasket (9) is located on the top wall of the box door (7) towards the habitat platform (3).
5. The easy-to-clean rodent cage of claim 4, wherein The box door (7) comprises two rotationally connected cover plates (71), the rotation axes of the two cover plates (71) are parallel to the hinge shaft between the box door (7) and the connecting rod (8), and the opposite sides of the two cover plates (71) away from the rotation axes are provided with magnetically attractive joint plate magnetic blocks (711); the top walls of the two cover plates (71) in the unfolded state are provided with a placing groove (714), the gasket (9) is inserted into the placing groove (714) and is in plug-fit cooperation with the placing groove (714).
6. The easy-to-clean rodent cage of claim 5, wherein The four corners of the top of the placing groove (714) of the cover plate (71) are provided with pressing plates (7141), and the corner edges of the gasket (9) are inserted into the grooves formed between the placing groove (714) and the pressing plates (7141).
7. The easy-to-clean rodent cage of claim 5, wherein The bottom side wall of the cover plate (71) close to one side of the breeding box (1) is provided with a magnetically attractive lock door magnetic block (712) between the breeding box (1).
8. The easy-to-clean rodent cage of claim 5, wherein The top wall of the cover plate (71) away from one side of the breeding box (1) is provided with a handle (713).