Experimental mouse toy

By designing an experimental mouse toy with an arched containment chamber and a counterweight plate controlling the passageway door, the problem of vulnerable mice being unable to escape threats from other mice was solved, thus improving their safety and comfort.

CN223810263UActive Publication Date: 2026-01-20CHINA PHARM UNIV
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202520306670.X
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-02-25
Publication Date
2026-01-20
Estimated Expiration
2035-02-25

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

Existing laboratory mouse toys fail to provide a hiding environment for vulnerable mice, leading to threats and attacks from other mice and affecting their safety and comfort.

Method used

A laboratory mouse toy was designed, comprising an arched housing and a passageway. The opening and closing of the passageway door is controlled by changing the angle of a counterweight plate, ensuring that vulnerable mice can enter while other mice cannot, thus providing a safe hiding space.

Benefits of technology

This enabled the vulnerable mouse to safely avoid attacks from other mice in the toy, improving its sense of security and comfort.

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Abstract

The utility model provides an experimental mouse toy, and particularly relates to the field of animal experimental devices. The two sides of the upper end of the first door plate are rotationally connected with the inner wall of the channel. The pressing plate is arranged at the bottom of the containing bin, and the shape of the pressing plate is matched with the outline of the bottom of the containing bin; the side portion of the pressing plate is connected with a balance weight plate through a connecting plate, the balance weight plate is located at the bottom of the channel, and an included angle of 2-5 degrees is formed between the balance weight plate and the horizontal plane. Two sides of the connecting plate are rotationally connected with the inner wall of the channel; when no mouse exists on the pressing plate of the containing bin, the balance weight plate is in a horizontal state, and the end of the balance weight plate is located on the lower edge of the lower end of the first door plate. When a mouse exists on the pressing plate of the containing bin, the counterweight plate and the horizontal plane form an included angle of 2-5 degrees, and the end of the counterweight plate is located on the upper edge of the lower end of the first door plate. According to the utility model, a sheltering environment can be provided for vulnerable mice in a group, so that the vulnerable mice are less threatened by other mice, and the safety and comfort of the vulnerable mice are improved.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model belongs to the field of animal experiment device, concretely relates to an experimental mouse toy. BACKGROUND

[0002] In the process of experimental mouse maintenance and cultivation, the weak mice are often affected by other mice, threatening the environment and being not conducive to the growth of the mice; the existing experimental mouse toys are mostly shared spaces, and other mice can freely enter and exit, which cannot provide a hiding environment for the weak mice;

[0003] In view of the above defects, an experimental mouse toy is needed, which can provide a hiding environment for the weak mice in the group, so that they can be less threatened by other mice and increase their safety and comfort. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT

[0004] The utility model aims at providing an experimental mouse toy, which can provide a hiding environment for the weak mice in the group, so that they can be less threatened by other mice and increase their safety and comfort.

[0005] The utility model provides the following technical scheme:

[0006] An experimental mouse toy comprises a containing bin with an arched top, and a channel for the mice to enter and exit is arranged on the side of the containing bin;

[0007] A first door plate is arranged in the channel, and the upper end of the first door plate is rotatably connected to the inner wall of the channel;

[0008] A pressing plate is arranged at the bottom of the containing bin, and the shape of the pressing plate matches the contour of the bottom of the containing bin;

[0009] The side of the pressing plate is connected to a counterweight plate through a connecting plate, the counterweight plate is located at the bottom of the channel, the counterweight plate forms an angle of 2-5 degrees with the horizontal plane, and the two sides of the connecting plate are rotatably connected to the inner wall of the channel;

[0010] When there is no mouse on the pressing plate of the containing bin, the counterweight plate is in a horizontal state, and the end of the counterweight plate is located below the lower end of the first door plate; when there is a mouse on the pressing plate of the containing bin, the counterweight plate forms an angle of 2-5 degrees with the horizontal plane, and the end of the counterweight plate is located above the lower end of the first door plate.

[0011] Preferably, the connecting plate and the pressing plate are integrally formed; the end of the connecting plate is provided with a protrusion, and the end of the counterweight plate is provided with a groove matched with the protrusion.

[0012] Preferably, the connecting plate and the pressing plate are made of transparent acrylic material; and the counterweight plate is made of stainless steel.

[0013] Preferably, the upper end of the first door plate is provided with a pin shaft, and the first door plate is rotatably connected to the side wall of the channel through the pin shaft.

[0014] Preferably, the door panel surface of the first door panel is a hollow structure.

[0015] Preferably, the side of the containing bin is further provided with a second door panel, and the side of the containing bin is provided with a door frame matched with the second door panel,

[0016] The upper end side of the door frame is provided with a connecting block;

[0017] The area of the second door panel is greater than the area of the door frame, and the second door panel is arranged outside the containing bin, and the upper end of the second door panel is provided with a pin shaft, and the second door panel is rotationally connected with the connecting block of the door frame through the pin shaft.

[0018] Preferably, the door panel surface of the second door panel is a hollow structure.

[0019] Preferably, the channel, the containing bin, the door frame and the connecting block are integrally formed and are made of transparent material.

[0020] Preferably, a plurality of small holes are arranged on the containing bin and the channel.

[0021] The beneficial effects of the utility model are as follows:

[0022] The mouse can play in the containing bin space through the channel, and at this time, due to the blocking effect of the configuration plate, the first door panel of the channel cannot be touched and rotated by the external mouse to enter the containing bin, so that the mouse can rest or avoid the attack and harassment of other mice.

[0023] The cylindrical tunnel and the semicircular space have a plurality of small holes, which facilitate the observation of the surrounding environment by the animals. The movable baffle is arranged between the mouse channel and the semicircular space and on the semicircular shelter, which facilitates the entry and exit of the mouse and also physically isolates the mouse from the external environment. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0024] The drawings are used to provide a further understanding of the utility model, and constitute a part of the specification, and are used together with the embodiments of the utility model to explain the utility model, and do not constitute a limitation on the utility model. In the drawings:

[0025] Figure 1 It is a whole structure diagram of the utility model;

[0026] Figure 2 It is a sectional view of the utility model;

[0027] Figure 3 It is a pressing plate structure diagram.

[0028] In the drawings, the marks are as follows: 1, containing bin; 2, channel; 3, first door panel; 4, second door panel; 5, door frame; 6, connecting block; 7, pressing plate; 8, connecting plate; 9, counterweight plate; 10, protrusion; 11, small hole; DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] As Figures 1 to 2 , an experimental mouse toy, including an arched top containing bin 1, can improve the containing height and volume, the side of the containing bin 1 is provided with a passage 2 for the mouse to enter and exit, the shape of the passage adopts an arched structure, see the specific structure in the attached Figure 1 ; the containing bin 1 and the passage 2 both adopt a bottomless structure;

[0030] A first door plate 3 is arranged in the passage 2, the upper end of the first door plate 3 is provided with a pin shaft, the first door plate 3 is rotationally connected with the side wall of the passage 2 through the pin shaft, so that the first door plate 3 can reciprocatingly rotate to facilitate the mouse to enter and exit;

[0031] A pressing plate 7 is arranged at the bottom of the containing bin 1, the shape of the pressing plate 7 matches the contour of the bottom of the containing bin 1. In actual application, the area of the pressing plate 7 is slightly smaller than the bottom of the containing bin 1, so as to facilitate the up-and-down movement of the pressing plate 7;

[0032] The side of the pressing plate 7 is connected with a counterweight plate 9 through a connecting plate 8, and the counterweight plate 9 is located at the bottom of the passage 2, and the counterweight plate 9 forms an angle of 2-5 degrees with the horizontal plane; the two sides of the connecting plate 8 are rotationally connected with the inner wall of the passage 2 through pin shafts; the counterweight plate 9 is made of stainless steel, and other high-density materials can also be used;

[0033] It should be noted that in order to ensure that the first door plate 3 rotates smoothly, the lower end of the first door plate 3 is higher than the bottom of the passage 2; when there is no mouse on the pressing plate 7 of the containing bin 1, the counterweight plate 9 is in a horizontal state, and the end of the counterweight plate 9 is located at the lower end of the first door plate 3; when there is a mouse on the pressing plate 7 of the containing bin 1, the counterweight plate 9 forms an angle of 2-5 degrees with the horizontal plane, and the end of the counterweight plate 9 is located at the upper end of the first door plate 3; at this time, the first door plate 3 is not blocked by the end of the counterweight plate 9, and the first door plate 3 can rotate freely, and the mouse can enter the containing bin 1 through the passage 2;

[0034] When the mouse enters the containing bin 1, there is a mouse on the pressing plate 7 of the containing bin 1, the counterweight plate 9 forms an angle of 2-5 degrees with the horizontal plane, and the end of the counterweight plate 9 is located at the upper end of the first door plate 3; at this time, the first door plate 3 is blocked by the end of the counterweight plate 9, and the first door plate 3 cannot rotate from outside to inside, and other mice cannot enter the containing bin 1 through the passage 2, so as to rest or avoid the harassment of other mice; when the mouse normally exits from the containing bin 1 through the passage 2, the counterweight plate 9 returns to the horizontal state, and other mice can enter the containing bin 1.

[0035] In order to improve the connection reliability, the connecting plate 8 and the pressing plate 7 are integrally formed; the end of the connecting plate 8 is provided with a protrusion 10, and the end of the counterweight plate 9 is provided with a groove matched with the protrusion 10; in order to facilitate observation, the connecting plate 6 and the pressing plate 7 are made of transparent acrylic material. The door plate surface of the first door plate 3 is a hollow structure. See the specific structure in the attachedFigure 1 and 2 structure.

[0036] In order to improve the convenience of the mouse in and out, other one-way doors are arranged, the one-way door can only rotate from the inside of the containing bin 1 to the outside, the specific structure is as follows, the side of the containing bin 1 is further provided with a second door plate 4, the number and position of the second door plate 4 can be seen from the attached Figure 1 and 2 The side of the containing bin 1 is provided with a door frame 5 matched with the second door plate 4, the upper end side of the door frame 5 is provided with a connecting block 6; and the area of the second door plate 4 is larger than the area of the door frame 5, and the second door plate 4 is arranged outside the containing bin 1, the upper end of the second door plate 4 is provided with a pin shaft, the second door plate 4 is rotationally connected with the connecting block 6 of the door frame 5 through the pin shaft, thereby realizing the rotation from the inside of the containing bin 1 to the outside, facilitating the mouse to normally pass through the channel 2 and go out from the containing bin 1, the door plate surface of the second door plate 4 is a hollow structure, facilitating the penetration. See Figure 1 and Figure 2 In order to facilitate observation and improve the strength, the channel 2, the containing bin 1, the door frame 5 and the connecting block 6 are integrally formed structures, and all are made of transparent material. The containing bin 1 and the channel 2 are provided with a plurality of small holes 11.

[0037] The above is only the preferred embodiment of the utility model, and is not used for limiting the utility model, although the utility model is described in detail by referring to the foregoing embodiment, for the person skilled in the art, it still can modify the technical scheme recorded in the foregoing each embodiment, or make equivalent replacement to part of the technical features. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the utility model should be included in the protection scope of the utility model.

Claims

1. An experimental mouse toy, characterized by: The containing bin comprises an arched roof, and the side of the containing bin is provided with a passageway for the mice to enter and exit; The passageway is provided with a first door plate, and the upper end of the first door plate is rotatably connected to the inner wall of the passageway; The containing bin further comprises a pressing plate arranged at the bottom of the containing bin, and the shape of the pressing plate is matched with the bottom of the containing bin; The side of the pressing plate is connected to a counterweight plate through a connecting plate, and the counterweight plate is arranged at the bottom of the passageway and forms an angle of 2-5 degrees with the horizontal plane; the two sides of the connecting plate are rotatably connected to the inner wall of the passageway; When there is no mouse on the pressing plate of the containing bin, the counterweight plate is in a horizontal state, and the end of the counterweight plate is located below the lower end of the first door plate; when there is a mouse on the pressing plate of the containing bin, the counterweight plate forms an angle of 2-5 degrees with the horizontal plane, and the end of the counterweight plate is located above the lower end of the first door plate.

2. The experimental mouse toy of claim 1, wherein: The connecting plate and the pressing plate are in an integral molding structure; the end of the connecting plate is provided with a protrusion, and the end of the counterweight plate is provided with a groove matched with the protrusion.

3. A mouse toy according to claim 2, wherein: The connecting plate and the pressing plate are made of transparent acrylic material; and the counterweight plate is made of stainless steel.

4. The toy for laboratory mice according to claim 3, characterized in that: The upper end of the first door plate is provided with a pin shaft, and the first door plate is rotatably connected to the side wall of the passageway through the pin shaft.

5. A toy for laboratory mice according to claim 4, characterized in that: The door plate surface of the first door plate is in a hollow structure.

6. A toy for laboratory mice according to claim 5, characterized in that: The side of the containing bin is further provided with a second door plate, and the side of the containing bin is provided with a door frame matched with the second door plate, The side of the upper end of the door frame is provided with a connecting block; The area of the second door plate is greater than that of the door frame, and the second door plate is arranged outside the containing bin; the upper end of the second door plate is provided with a pin shaft, and the second door plate is rotatably connected to the connecting block of the door frame through the pin shaft.

7. A toy for laboratory mice according to claim 6, characterized in that: The door plate surface of the second door plate is in a hollow structure.

8. A toy for laboratory mice according to claim 7, characterized in that: The passageway, the containing bin, the door frame and the connecting block are in an integral molding structure and are made of transparent material.

9. The toy of claim 1, wherein: The containing bin and the passageway are provided with a plurality of small holes.