Automatic water supply system for experimental animal feeding
By introducing components such as float control valves, ultraviolet disinfection, and activated carbon beds into the automatic water supply system for laboratory animals, the problem of sluggish water flow and bacterial growth was solved, achieving continuous water purification and improved immune status.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202520231173.8
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-02-14
- Publication Date
- 2026-01-02
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-02-14
AI Technical Summary
The water storage devices of existing automatic water supply systems for laboratory animal husbandry are prone to microbial growth and lack an effective circulation and purification mechanism, resulting in water quality indicators exceeding standards and affecting the animal's immune status.
An automatic water supply system including a water supply system and a water purification system was designed. The system uses components such as a float control valve, ultraviolet disinfection, activated carbon bed and filter screen to achieve continuous water flow and purification, and prevent bacterial growth.
By maintaining continuous flow and purification, the water quality is kept clean and hygienic, preventing biofilm formation and improving the immune status of laboratory animals.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The utility model relates to a water supply system, concretely relates to an automatic water supply system for experimental animal feeding. BACKGROUND
[0002] The automatic water supply system for experimental animal feeding is a very important part of experimental animal facilities, and its main purpose is to provide clean and sanitary drinking water for experimental animals.
[0003] However, the water storage device of the current automatic water supply system for experimental animal feeding is mostly a closed static water storage structure, and the water flow is in a slow state for a long time, which is easy to breed microorganisms (such as pseudomonas aeruginosa and legionella), and is accompanied by algae reproduction, mineral deposition and endotoxin accumulation, resulting in serious over-standard of water quality physical and chemical indicators (pH value, conductivity, dissolved oxygen) and microbial indicators (total number of colonies, pathogenic bacteria detection rate).
[0004] More seriously, the current system lacks effective circulating purification mechanism, and the biofilm in the water will continue to form on the pipe wall. This biofilm composed of polysaccharide-protein complex not only becomes a natural shelter for pathogenic microorganisms, but also releases pro-inflammatory factors, directly affecting the immune status of experimental animals such as rodents. Therefore, when designing the automatic water supply system for experimental animal feeding, how to avoid the slow water flow to breed bacteria has become a technical problem to be solved. CONTENT OF THE UTILITY MODEL
[0005] In order to solve the above problems, the utility model provides an automatic water supply system for experimental animal feeding, which solves the problem of slow water flow breeding bacteria.
[0006] In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme: an automatic water supply system for experimental animal feeding, comprising an animal feeding box, further comprising a water supply system and a water purification system, the water supply system comprising a water tank, the water tank being arranged on the inside bottom of the animal feeding box, a water tank cover being arranged on the top of the water tank, the side wall of the water tank being inclinedly arranged with a through overflow tank, a drinking water tank being arranged at the outlet of the overflow tank, an overflow pipe being arranged through the left side wall of the drinking water tank, a filter tank being arranged below the end of the overflow pipe, a water outlet pipe being arranged through the left side wall of the filter tank, a first water pump being arranged at the end of the water outlet pipe, a water inlet pipe being arranged at the output end of the first water pump, the end of the water inlet pipe being arranged on the upper end of the water purification system, a float control valve being arranged through the back wall of the water tank, and the float control valve being connected with the water purification system.
[0007] Further, the animal feeding box comprises a feeding box body, a feeding box cover being arranged at the top end of the feeding box body, a movable door being arranged on the side wall of the feeding box body, a glass observation window being arranged on the movable door, and a handle being arranged on the movable door.
[0008] Further, the water purification system comprises a water purification tank, a disinfection tank is communicated at one end of the water purification tank, an ultraviolet disinfection chamber is arranged at the top end of the disinfection tank, an ultraviolet disinfection lamp is arranged in the ultraviolet disinfection chamber, and a first activated carbon bed and a second activated carbon bed are arranged in the water purification tank.
[0009] Further, the water inlet pipe is provided with a water valve.
[0010] Further, the floating ball control valve is connected with the water purification system through a second water pump.
[0011] Further, a filter screen is arranged in the filter tank.
[0012] The utility model has the advantages of the following beneficial effects:
[0013] The water tank of the water supply system is arranged in the inside of the animal feeding box, the floating ball control valve is arranged in the water tank, the floating ball control valve is flush with the overflow tank, when the water level in the water tank cannot overflow, the floating ball control valve sends the water in the disinfection tank of the water purification system to the water tank, the water level in the water tank is kept, the water in the water tank enters the water trough through the overflow tank, the experimental animal drinks water through the water trough, the impurities are mixed in the water trough, the impurities floating in the water trough enter the filter tank through the overflow pipe, the impurities are intercepted in the filter tank, and then the impurities are sent to the water purification system to complete disinfection and purification, so that the water flow is realized, and the problem of slow water flow and breeding of bacteria is solved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0014] Figure 1 It is a whole structure schematic view of the utility model;
[0015] Figure 2 It is an inside structure schematic view of the animal feeding box of the utility model;
[0016] Figure 3 It is a water supply system connecting structure schematic view of the utility model;
[0017] Figure 4 It is an inside structure schematic view of the water purification system of the utility model.
[0018] Legend:
[0019] 1-animal feeding box, 101-feeding box cover, 102-feeding box body, 103-glass observation window, 104-movable door, 105-handle, 2-water supply system, 201-water tank cover, 202-water tank, 203-overflow tank, 204-drinking water tank, 205-overflow pipe, 206-filtration tank, 207-outlet pipe, 208-first water pump, 209-inlet pipe, 210-water valve, 211-float ball control valve, 212-second water pump, 3-water purification system, 301-water purification tank, 302-disinfection tank, 303-ultraviolet disinfection chamber, 304-ultraviolet disinfection lamp, 305-first activated carbon bed, 306-second activated carbon bed. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0020] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the scope of protection of the utility model.
[0021] Reference Figures 1-3 The utility model provides a kind of automatic water supply system for experimental animal feeding, including animal feeding box 1, still including water supply system 2, water purification system 3, the water supply system 2 includes water tank 202, the water tank 202 is set in the bottom of the inside of the animal feeding box 1, the water tank 202 top is provided with water tank cover 201, the water tank 202 side wall is provided with the through overflow tank 203, the overflow tank 203 outlet is provided with drinking water tank 204, the drinking water tank 204 left side wall is provided with overflow pipe 205, the overflow pipe 205 end is provided with filtration tank 206 below, the filtration tank 206 left side wall is provided with outlet pipe 207, the outlet pipe 207 end is provided with first water pump 208, the output of the first water pump 208 is provided with inlet pipe 209, the inlet pipe 209 end is provided on the upper end of the water purification system 3, the water tank 202 back wall is provided with float ball control valve 211, the float ball control valve 211 is connected with water purification system 3.
[0022] Among them, the animal feeding box 1 includes feeding box body 102, the feeding box body 102 top is provided with feeding box cover 101, the feeding box body 102 side wall is provided with movable door 104, the movable door 104 is provided with glass observation window 103, the movable door 104 is provided with handle 105.
[0023] The water purification system 3 comprises a water purification tank 301, a disinfection tank 302 is arranged in communication at one end of the water purification tank 301, an ultraviolet disinfection chamber 303 is arranged at the top end of the disinfection tank 302, an ultraviolet disinfection lamp 304 is arranged in the ultraviolet disinfection chamber 303, a first activated carbon bed 305 and a second activated carbon bed 306 are arranged in the water purification tank 301; a water valve 210 is arranged on the water inlet pipe 209; a floating ball control valve 211 is connected with the water purification system 3 through a second water pump 212; a filter tank 206 is arranged in the filter tank 206.
[0024] In use, first, drinking water is added above the water purification tank 301, and the adding is continued until water flows out of the overflow tank 203 in the animal feeding box 1, and the drinking tank 204 is filled, until the water in the drinking tank 204 flows out along the overflow pipe 205, the first water pump 208 and the second water pump 212 are opened, the ultraviolet disinfection lamp is turned on, and the adding of water is stopped after the water flow continues to flow, the handle 105 arranged on the movable door 104 is turned, the movable door 104 is opened, the experimental animal is put into the animal feeding box 1, the movable door 104 is closed, the water supply system 2 continuously provides the experimental animal with flowing and clean drinking water, and the impurities generated after the animal drinks the water in the drinking tank 204 also enter the filter tank 206 along the overflow pipe 205 and are intercepted, so that the water quality is kept clean and sanitary.
[0025] It is apparent for those skilled in the art that the present application is not limited to the details of the above exemplary embodiments, but rather can be implemented in other concrete forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics of the present application. Therefore, the embodiments should be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the present application being defined by the appended claims rather than that of the above description, and it is intended to embrace all changes and modifications that fall within the meaning and scope of equivalents of the claims. Any reference signs in the claims should not be construed as limiting the claims to the figures in which the reference signs are used.
Claims
1. An automatic water supply system for experimental animals, comprising an animal housing cage (1), characterized in that: Also include water supply system (2), water purification system (3), the water supply system (2) includes water tank (202), the water tank (202) is arranged in the animal feeding box (1) inside bottom, the water tank (202) top is provided with water tank cover (201), the water tank (202) side wall is inclinedly provided with the water overflow tank (203) that penetrates, the water overflow tank (203) export is provided with drinking water tank (204), the drinking water tank (204) left side wall is provided with overflow pipe (205) that penetrates, the overflow pipe (205) end is provided with filter tank (206) below, the filter tank (206) left side wall is provided with water outlet pipe (207) that penetrates, the water outlet pipe (207) end is provided with first water pump (208), the output of first water pump (208) is provided with water inlet pipe (209), the water inlet pipe (209) end is provided on the upper end of water purification system (3), the water tank (202) back wall is provided with float ball control valve (211) that penetrates, the float ball control valve (211) is connected with water purification system (3).
2. The automatic water supply system for experimental animals according to claim 1, characterized in that: The animal feeding box (1) includes feeding box body (102), the feeding box body (102) top is provided with feeding box cover (101), the feeding box body (102) side wall is provided with movable door (104), the movable door (104) is provided with glass observation window (103), the movable door (104) is provided with handle (105).
3. The automatic water supply system for experimental animals according to claim 1, characterized in that: The water purification system (3) includes water purification tank (301), one end of water purification tank (301) is provided with disinfection tank (302) in communication, the disinfection tank (302) top is provided with ultraviolet disinfection chamber (303), the ultraviolet disinfection chamber (303) inside is provided with ultraviolet disinfection lamp (304), the water purification tank (301) inside is provided with first activated carbon bed (305) and second activated carbon bed (306).
4. The automatic water supply system for experimental animals according to claim 1, characterized in that: The water inlet pipe (209) is provided with water valve (210).
5. The automatic water supply system for experimental animals according to claim 1, characterized in that: The float ball control valve (211) and the water purification system (3) are connected through second water pump (212).
6. The automatic water supply system for experimental animals according to claim 1, wherein: The filter tank (206) inside is provided with filter screen (2061).