Small animal escape decision-making experiment box

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of animal behavioristics, in particular to a small animal escape decision-making experiment box. Comprising two independent box units formed by a partition plate in a spaced mode, the partition plate is provided with a partition assembly used for allowing small animals to shuttle between the two independent box units, the partition assembly comprises a rotating shaft and a partition door arranged on the rotating shaft in a sleeving mode, and the partition door is rotationally connected into a door opening of the partition plate; the partition door of the device can be opened through pushing of the small animals, so that the small animals can enter the other box body from one box body, then the partition door is reset through the spring, workers do not need to manually control opening and closing of the partition door, and the experiment efficiency is improved.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to animal observation equipment technical field, concretely relates to a small animal escape decision experiment box. BACKGROUND

[0002] The object of animal behavior research includes the communication ability of animals, emotional expression, social behavior, reproductive capacity, eating activity, limb activity (such as the scratching frequency of animals when appearing itching, foot stimulation after the foot activity, etc.), due to the research of animal behavior on animal learning and cognition and the relevance with neurology, it has influence on psychology, pedagogy, medicine and a series of disciplines. In clinical routine examination, there is a standardized speech audiometry detection in ear department, but due to the fact that animals do not have a high-level speech system, the corresponding inspection method cannot be directly used in animal experiments. Establishing animal speech recognition model has important significance for the research of hearing loss, speech recognition ability decline under noise environment, tinnitus and auditory sensitivity and other diseases.

[0003] In the patent application No. CN115885872A, a feeding box for animal experiments, the middle of the sealed box is separated by a partition to form two independent A boxes and B boxes, an electric gate is arranged on the partition, and box doors are arranged on the sides of the A box and the B box. The A box and the B box are placed with feeding appliances for feeding animals, and the animals fed by the device can enter another dark box through the safety gate between the two dark boxes, so as to rotate life in the two dark boxes, so that the feeder can conveniently change food and water for the animals and clean the dark box every day, and the risk of light leakage is avoided.

[0004] The existing animal experiment box has some problems when in use, one is that the electric gate between the two boxes of the existing feeding box needs to be controlled by the staff to open and close, that is, the staff needs to control the opening and closing of the electric gate when the animals in the A box enter the B box. Two, under the control of the staff, the electric gate is opened, and when the animals in the A box enter the B box, since the box is a dark box, the staff cannot easily observe whether all the animals in the A box have entered the B box.

[0005] The electronic gate between the two box bodies in the existing animal experiment feeding box needs to be controlled by the staff to open and close, which increases the labor burden of the staff and reduces the experimental efficiency in the experiment. SUMMARY

[0006] In view of the above problems, the utility model aims at providing a small animal escape decision experiment box, which controls the blocking door between the two boxes through the activity of the animal, that is, the animal itself controls the opening of the blocking door, which reduces the labor burden of the staff and improves the experimental efficiency.

[0007] The utility model discloses a main train of thought of technical scheme is: through the animal own control the opening of the baffle door, and then utilize the spring and reset the baffle door.

[0008] In order to realize the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model adopts the technical scheme as follows:

[0009] A small animal escape decision experiment box, including two independent box units separated by a partition, left box body and right box body, characterized by being provided with a door hole on the partition, a baffle assembly for small animals to shuttle in the two independent box units is rotatably arranged in the door hole, and the opening of the baffle assembly is controlled by the small animals.

[0010] Through the above scheme, further: the baffle assembly includes a rotating shaft and a baffle door sleeved on the rotating shaft.

[0011] Through the above scheme, further: the rotating shaft is sleeved with a bearing at both ends.

[0012] Through the above scheme, further: the baffle door is provided with a baffle bar one and a baffle bar two in the middle, the baffle bar one and the baffle bar two are symmetrically arranged about the baffle door, two stop blocks are arranged on the two side walls of the upper portion of the baffle door in a staggered manner, a spring is fixedly connected to the lower end of the baffle door, and a rotating hole matched with the rotating shaft is formed in the center of the baffle door.

[0013] Through the above scheme, further: the baffle bar one is located in the left box body, an electric mesh is arranged on the right side of the baffle door of the baffle bar one, the baffle bar two is located in the right box body, and an electric mesh is arranged on the right side of the baffle door of the baffle bar two.

[0014] Through the above scheme, further: the uppermost portion of the door hole of the partition and the bottom of the box corresponding to the uppermost portion of the door hole are respectively provided with mounting holes for mounting bearings.

[0015] Through the above scheme, further: two blocking grooves are arranged on the upper side wall of the partition in a staggered manner, and the two blocking grooves are used in cooperation with the two stop blocks.

[0016] The utility model discloses the beneficial effect is:

[0017] The device sets the baffle door between the two boxes to be controlled by small animals, without the need for staff to control artificially, thereby reducing the labor burden of the staff, and avoiding the problem that the baffle door is closed when the small animals have not entered another compartment from one compartment due to weak vision and the staff cannot observe the movement of the small animals. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0018] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical scheme of the embodiments of the utility model, the following will briefly introduce the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments.

[0019] Figure 1 It is the box front view three-dimensional structure schematic diagram of the utility model;

[0020] Figure 2 It is the box top view three-dimensional structure schematic diagram of the utility model;

[0021] Figure 3 It is the box bottom view three-dimensional structure schematic diagram of the utility model;

[0022] Figure 4 It is the barrier assembly and the baffle three-dimensional structure schematic diagram of the utility model;

[0023] Figure 5 It is the barrier assembly and the baffle three-dimensional structure schematic diagram of the utility model in use state;

[0024] Figure 6 It is Figure 5 A enlarged view;

[0025] Figure 7 It is the barrier assembly three-dimensional structure schematic diagram of the utility model;

[0026] Figure 8 It is the barrier door three-dimensional structure schematic diagram of the utility model;

[0027] Figure 9 It is Figure 8 Top view;

[0028] Figure 10 It is the rotating shaft three-dimensional structure schematic diagram of the utility model;

[0029] Figure 11 It is the original box model diagram;

[0030] In the figure:

[0031] 1. box, 2. baffle, 3. left box, 4. right box, 5. partition plate, 6. baffle one, 7. baffle two, 8. baffle three, 9. baffle four, 10. master switch, 11. knob one, 12. knob two, 13. knob three, 14. loudspeaker, 15. power grid, 16. mainboard, 17. external switch, 18. barrier door, 19. rotating hole, 20. baffle one, 21. baffle two, 22. baffle block, 23. baffle groove, 24. spring, 25. rotating shaft, 26. bearing. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0032] To make the purposes, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of the present application clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described clearly and completely below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some but not all of the embodiments of the present application. The components of the embodiments of the present application described and shown in the drawings herein can be arranged and designed in various different configurations.

[0033] Therefore, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present application provided in the drawings is not intended to limit the scope of the claimed present application, but only represents selected embodiments of the present application. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative labor fall within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0034] The inventor has found that, in use of the existing animal feeding experiment box, when an animal needs to move from one box to another, it is achieved by a worker operating an electrically operated gate. Since the light in the box is relatively dark, the worker is not easy to judge whether the animal in the box has completely moved to another box when closing the door.

[0035] Based on the above finding, the present application provides a small animal escape decision experiment box. The device is configured to open the barrier door between the two compartments by the control of a small animal, and then reset the barrier door by a spring, thereby reducing the work burden of the worker and avoiding the problem that the small animal cannot move from one compartment to another. Embodiments

[0036] Referring to Figures 1-11 The present application discloses a small animal escape decision experiment box, which comprises a box body 1. The box body 1 is rectangular in shape, and a partition plate 2 is arranged in the middle of the box body 1. The partition plate 2 divides the box body 1 into two independent box units, i.e., a left box body 3 and a right box body 4. The left box body 3 and the right box body 4 can be green and gray in color, respectively, for spatial positioning of small animals.

[0037] It should be noted that the left box body 3 and the right box body 4 are respectively provided with a partition plate 5, which divides the internal space of the left box body 3 and the right box body 4 into an accommodation area and an experimental area. The accommodation area is used to place small animals in the accommodation area before the experiment to familiarize the small animals with the environment in the box body 1. The partition plate 5 is respectively provided with a loudspeaker 14, i.e., the left box body 3 and the right box body 4 are respectively provided with a loudspeaker 14, which is used to play voice instructions.

[0038] The left box body 3 and the right box body 4 are further provided with baffle one 6, baffle two 7, baffle three 8 and baffle four 9, the baffle one 6 and the baffle two 7 are connected with the partition plate 2 and the outer wall of the box body 1, and the baffle three 8 and the baffle four 9 are connected with the partition plate 2 and the partition plate 5. The baffle one 6, the baffle two 7, the baffle three 8 and the baffle four 9 in the box body 1 can ensure the consistency of the sound intensity in the box body 1, and the baffle can make the box body 1 suitable for animals of different sizes for experiments, such as rats and small animals.

[0039] Further, the test area bottom plate of the left box body 3 and the right box body 4 is paved with an electric net 15 for giving a certain intensity of electric shock to small animals during the experiment to establish a reward and punishment measure.

[0040] Secondly, the box body 1 is provided with a main switch 10, knob one 11, knob two 12, knob three 13, the knob one 11 is arranged below the left box body 3 and is used for controlling the volume of the loudspeaker 14 in the left box body 3, the knob two 12 is arranged below the right box body 4 and is used for controlling the volume of the loudspeaker 14 in the right box body 4, the knob three 13 is used for controlling the electric shock intensity of the electric net 15, and the main switch 10 is used for turning on the whole device. The knob one 11, the knob two 12 and the knob three 13 are all matched with a display.

[0041] It should be noted that in the present application, the box body 1 is provided with a main board 16 at the bottom, and two SD card insertion holes are arranged on the main board 16, which are used for importing two different voice instructions respectively. An external switch 17 is arranged at the bottom of the main board 16 for selecting to play instruction 1 or instruction 2. When the instructions are played, the corresponding side of the electric net 15 produces electric shock. When instruction 1 is played, the electric net 15 in the left box body 3 is electrified, and when instruction 2 is played, the electric net 15 in the right box body 3 is electrified.

[0042] It is worth noting that the partition plate 2 is provided with a door hole, and a blocking assembly for small animals to shuttle between the left box body 3 and the right box body 4 is rotatably arranged in the door hole, and the opening of the blocking assembly is controlled by the small animals.

[0043] The uppermost part of the door hole of the partition plate 2 and the bottom of the box body 1 corresponding to the uppermost part of the door hole are respectively provided with mounting holes (not marked in the figure) for mounting bearings 26, so that the blocking assembly is rotatably mounted in the door hole of the partition plate 2, and the upper side wall of the partition plate 2 is provided with two blocking grooves 23 in a staggered manner, and the size of the blocking grooves 23 is larger than the size of the blocking blocks 22, so as to limit the blocking blocks 22.

[0044] The blocking assembly comprises a rotating shaft 25 and a blocking door 18 sleeved on the rotating shaft 25, the blocking door 18 is provided with a rotating hole 19 matched with the rotating shaft 25 in the center, the rotating shaft 25 penetrates through the rotating hole 19, and the rotating shaft 25 and the rotating hole 19 are in transition fit, that is, the rotating shaft 25 and the blocking door 18 are in transition fit, the rotating shaft 25 is sleeved with a bearing 26 at both ends, and the bearing 26 is installed in the mounting hole and is in transition fit with the mounting hole and the rotating shaft 25. In use, the small animals apply force to one side of the blocking door 18, and the blocking door 18 can rotate around the rotating shaft 25, so as to open the blocking door 18.

[0045] Specifically, the blocking door 18 is rectangular in shape at the lower part and arc-shaped at the upper part, and a blocking strip one 20 and a blocking strip two 21 are arranged in the middle, the blocking strip one 20 and the blocking strip two 21 are symmetrically arranged about the blocking door 18, the blocking strip one 20 is located in the left box body 3, the electric mesh 15 is arranged on the right side of the blocking strip one 20 and on the blocking door 18, the blocking strip two 21 is located in the right box body 4, and the electric mesh 15 is arranged on the right side of the blocking strip two 21 and on the blocking door 18. The blocking strip one 20 and the blocking strip two 21 have the effect of separating the small animals when the electric mesh 15 is opened, so that the small animals all run to the side of the blocking door 20 without the electric mesh 15, and the small animals apply force to one side of the blocking door 18, causing the blocking door 18 to rotate around the rotating shaft 25, so as to open the blocking door 18.

[0046] It is particularly pointed out that the spring 24 is used to reset the blocking door 18, one end of the spring 24 is fixedly connected to the lower end of the blocking door 18, the other end is fixedly connected to the bottom of the box body 1, and the two springs 24 are symmetrically arranged. Initially, since the blocking door 18 is in a closed state, the spring 24 is in a vertical compression state, when in use, the small animals open the blocking door 18, the blocking door 18 pulls the spring 24, and the small animals pass through the blocking door 18, and the blocking door 18 is pulled back to the reset position due to the elastic force of the spring 24.

[0047] In particular, two blocking blocks 22 are arranged on the upper two side walls of the blocking door 18 in a staggered manner, and the blocking blocks 22 are used in cooperation with the blocking grooves 23. Since the two blocking blocks 22 have a blocking effect on the blocking grooves 23, the blocking door 18 is prevented from continuing to rotate, the swinging of the blocking door 18 is reduced when the blocking door 18 is reset by the spring 24, the swinging is within the experimental range, and the next use is not affected.

[0048] One use process of the embodiment is as follows:

[0049] After the experiment starts, the small animals are put into the adapting area in the box 1, and are given 5 minutes to adapt to the environment of the box 1, and after the adaptation is finished, the small animals are put into the left box 3, at this time, the state of the small animals in the box 1 can be static or running in the box 1, the instruction 1 is played, and after 10 seconds, the left box 1 is electrified, since the bottom plate and the right side of the blocking door 18 of the left box 3 are both provided with the electric net 15, the small animals can only concentrate on the left side of the blocking door 18, at this time, the blocking door 18 is pushed open, the small animals shuttle to the right box 4 to be static, and the single experiment is finished, (the scene of the small animals shuttling from the right box 4 to the left box 3 is the same as the scene of the small animals shuttling from the left box 3 to the right box 4), through repeated training, the small animals can establish the conditioned reflex, hear the voice instruction 1, recognize that the left box 3 (green) has an electric shock punishment, and actively shuttle to the right box 4 (gray) to avoid the electric shock, hear the voice instruction 2, recognize that the right box 4 (gray) has an electric shock punishment, and actively shuttle to the left box 3 (green) to avoid the electric shock, the instruction can increase background noise according to the experimental requirements, set different signal-to-noise ratios, and can detect the change of the speech recognition ability of the small animals under different intensity and different frequency noise intensity.

[0050] The basic principle, main characteristics and advantages of the utility model are shown and described above. It should be understood by the person skilled in the art that the utility model is not limited by the above examples, and the above examples and the description in the specification only illustrate the principle of the utility model, and various changes and improvements can be made to the utility model without departing from the spirit and scope of the utility model, and these changes and improvements all fall within the scope of the utility model claimed. The protection scope of the utility model is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A small animal escape decision-making experimental box, comprising two independent box units separated by a partition (2), namely a left box (3) and a right box (4), characterized in that, The partition (2) is provided with a doorway, and a partition component for small animals to move between the two independent box units is provided inside the doorway. The opening of the partition component is controlled by the small animals' autonomous activities.

2. The small animal escape decision-making experimental box according to claim 1, characterized in that: The partition assembly includes a rotating shaft (25) and a partition door (18) sleeved on the rotating shaft (25).

3. The small animal escape decision-making experimental box according to claim 2, characterized in that: Bearings (26) are respectively fitted at both ends of the rotating shaft (25).

4. The small animal escape decision-making experimental box according to claim 2, characterized in that: The partition door (18) is provided with a first baffle (20) and a second baffle (21) in the middle. The first baffle (20) and the second baffle (21) are symmetrically arranged about the partition door (18). Two blocks (22) are staggered on the upper two side walls of the partition door (18). A spring (24) is fixedly connected to the lower end of the partition door (18). A rotating hole (19) matching the rotating shaft (25) is opened in the center of the partition door (18).

5. The small animal escape decision-making experimental box according to claim 4, characterized in that: The first baffle (20) is located inside the left box (3), and an electric grid (15) is provided on the right side partition door (18) of the first baffle (20). The second baffle (21) is located inside the right box (4), and an electric grid (15) is provided on the right side partition door (18) of the second baffle (21).

6. The small animal escape decision-making experimental box according to claim 1, characterized in that: Mounting holes are provided at the top of the doorway of the partition (2) and at the bottom of the box (1) corresponding to the top of the doorway, for mounting bearings (26).

7. The small animal escape decision-making experimental box according to claim 1, characterized in that: The upper side wall of the partition (2) has two slots (23) offset from each other, and the two slots (23) are used in conjunction with two blocks (22).

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