Light supplementing assembly for experimental animal breeding
By using a rotating cage design and a gear meshing structure, the position of the light source in the experimental animal supplemental lighting component is dynamically adjusted, solving the problems of uneven light intensity and blind spots in traditional supplemental lighting systems, and achieving uniform coverage and efficient illumination of the light source.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202520589741.1
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-04-01
- Publication Date
- 2026-02-10
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-04-01
AI Technical Summary
Traditional laboratory animal lighting systems cannot dynamically adjust the light source according to the animal's location, resulting in uneven light intensity, especially creating blind spots in areas where animals gather, which fails to meet breeding standards.
The device employs a rotating cage design, using a ring-shaped guide rail and rollers to achieve horizontal movement of the supplementary lighting components. Combined with a gear meshing structure, it enables 360-degree rotation and 0 to ±90-degree pitch, dynamically adjusting the light source to cover the animal's activity area.
It enables dynamic adjustment of the light source, eliminates blind spots in illumination, and ensures uniform light intensity covering the animal activity area, meeting breeding standards.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of animal breeding technology, specifically to a supplementary lighting component for experimental animal breeding. Background Technology
[0002] In the standardized breeding of laboratory animals, precise light environment control plays a crucial role in synchronizing animal biological rhythms and improving reproductive performance. Traditional supplemental lighting systems mostly adopt a fixed lighting layout, rigidly installing LED light groups at specific positions on the top or side walls of the breeding box. This mode has significant technical defects: 1) The position of laboratory animals in the box is not fixed, and their body position changes cause random shifts in the illuminated surface. The fixed light source cannot adjust the actual position of the animal being illuminated, and the backlit area forms a light intensity gradient difference due to irradiance attenuation; 2) Although existing supplemental lighting devices improve uniformity by increasing the density of LED beads, there are still blind spots in the static lighting mode, especially when animals are gathered in the corners or hidden areas of the box, the local light intensity cannot meet the breeding standard requirements. Utility Model Content
[0003] This invention solves the problems mentioned in the background section by innovatively introducing a rotating cage.
[0004] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention adopts the following technical solution: a supplementary lighting component for experimental animal breeding, comprising a breeding box, a connecting ring fixedly disposed on the top of the breeding box, an annular guide rail embedded in the connecting ring, a roller disposed within the annular guide rail, a roller shaft disposed at one end of the roller, a movable block movably connected to the end of the roller shaft, a supplementary lighting component fixedly connected to one end of the movable block, the supplementary lighting component comprising a fixed block, a rotatable movable groove movably connected to one end of the fixed block, a connecting shaft disposed inside the movable groove, and a movable block rotatable from 0 to ±90 degrees disposed on the connecting shaft.
[0005] Furthermore, a connecting post is provided through the fixed block, a first gear is provided at the end of the connecting post, a second gear is meshed with the first gear in a vertical direction, a connecting shaft is provided through the middle of the second gear, a third gear is provided at the other end of the connecting shaft, a fourth gear is meshed with the third gear in a vertical direction, and a supplementary light is connected to the fourth gear.
[0006] Furthermore, the top of the breeding box is also provided with a top cover, and a first handle is fixedly provided on the top of the top cover.
[0007] Furthermore, a movable door is provided through the front wall of the breeding box, a glass observation window is provided through the middle of the movable door, and a second handle is fixedly provided on the right side of the movable door.
[0008] Furthermore, ventilation holes are provided through the left and right side walls of the breeding box.
[0009] This utility model has the following beneficial effects:
[0010] This invention provides a supplementary lighting component for laboratory animal breeding. Compared to existing technologies, it offers the following advantages: The circular guide rail and rollers allow the supplementary lighting component to move horizontally within the breeding box. The movable slot of the component, through the meshing of the first and second gears, allows for 360-degree rotation. The movable block, through the meshing of the third and fourth gears, allows for rotation from 0 to ±90 degrees. When the animal moves to any position within the box, the supplementary lighting component can adjust the lamp head's pitch angle and horizontal displacement in real time based on its position, focusing the light beam on the animal's active hotspot area and completely eliminating the irradiation blind spots caused by traditional fixed lighting. Attached Figure Description
[0011] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the present invention;
[0012] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of this utility model;
[0013] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the connection structure of the supplementary lighting component of this utility model;
[0014] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the supplementary lighting component of this utility model.
[0015] Legend:
[0016] 1-Top cover, 2-First handle, 3-Moving door, 4-Glass observation window, 5-Second handle, 6-Ventilation hole, 7-Breeding box, 8-Connecting ring, 9-Moving block, 10-Roller, 11-Supplemental lighting assembly, 1101-Connecting column, 1102-Fixing block, 1103-Moving slot, 1104-Supplemental light, 1105-Moving block, 1106-First gear, 1107-Second gear, 1108-Fourth gear, 1109-Third gear, 12-Circular guide rail, 13-Roller. Detailed Implementation
[0017] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of the present utility model.
[0018] Reference Figures 1-4This utility model provides a supplementary lighting component for experimental animal breeding, including a breeding box 7. A connecting ring 8 is fixedly installed on the top of the breeding box 7. An annular guide rail 12 is embedded in the connecting ring 8. A roller 10 is installed in the annular guide rail 12. The roller 10 moves in annular motion along the annular guide rail 12. A roller shaft 13 is installed at one end of the roller 10. A movable block 9 is movably connected to the end of the roller shaft 13. A supplementary lighting component 11 is fixedly connected to one end of the movable block 9. The supplementary lighting component 11 moves in annular motion along the annular guide rail 12 with the roller 10. The supplementary lighting component 11 includes a fixed block 1102. A rotatable movable groove 1103 is movably connected to one end of the fixed block 1102. The movable groove 1103 can rotate 360 degrees. A connecting shaft 1110 is installed inside the movable groove 1103. A movable block 1105 that can rotate from 0 to ±90 degrees is installed on the connecting shaft 1110.
[0019] In this embodiment, preferably, a connecting post 1101 is provided through the fixed block 1102, a first gear 1106 is provided at the end of the connecting post 1101, a second gear 1107 is meshed with the first gear 1106 in the vertical direction, a connecting shaft 1110 is provided through the middle of the second gear 1107, the second gear 1107 rotates along the meshing of the first gear 1106, so that the movable slot 1103 can rotate 360 degrees, a third gear 1109 is provided at the other end of the connecting shaft 1110, a fourth gear 1108 is meshed with the third gear 1109 in the vertical direction, the fourth gear 1108 rotates along the meshing of the third gear 1109, so that the movable block 1105 can rotate from 0 to ±90 degrees, and a supplementary light 1104 is connected to the fourth gear 1108.
[0020] In this embodiment, preferably, the top of the breeding box 7 is also provided with a top cover 1, and a first handle 2 is fixedly provided on the top of the top cover 1. The top cover 1 can be moved open by the first handle 2 to facilitate the adjustment of the supplementary lighting component 11.
[0021] In this embodiment, preferably, a movable door 3 is provided through the front wall of the breeding box 7, a glass observation window 4 is provided through the middle of the movable door 3, and a second handle 5 is fixedly provided on the right side of the movable door 3. The movable door 3 facilitates the placement and removal of experimental animals, and the glass observation window 4 allows for observation of the experimental animals in the breeding box at any time.
[0022] In this embodiment, preferably, ventilation holes 6 are provided through the left and right side walls of the breeding box 7, which can ensure the flow of gas inside the breeding box.
[0023] The working principle and usage process of this utility model are as follows: By opening the movable door 3, the breeding animal is placed in the breeding box 7. The position of the experimental animal in the breeding box 7 is observed. The top cover 1 is removed, and the supplementary lighting component 11 is pushed horizontally along the annular guide rail 12 to the position of the experimental animal. Then, the movable adjustment slot 1103 is rotated to adjust the supplementary light 1104 to be able to illuminate the experimental animal. After completion, the movable block 1105 is adjusted to avoid blind spots in the illumination. Finally, the top cover 1 is closed.
[0024] It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that this invention is not limited to the details of the exemplary embodiments described above, and that it can be implemented in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics of this invention. Therefore, the embodiments should be considered illustrative and non-limiting in all respects, and the scope of this invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the foregoing description. Thus, it is intended that all variations falling within the meaning and scope of equivalents of the claims be included within this invention. No reference numerals in the claims should be construed as limiting the scope of the claims.
Claims
1. A supplemental lighting assembly for laboratory animal breeding, comprising a breeding box (7), characterized in that: The top of the breeding box (7) is fixedly provided with a connecting ring (8), and an annular guide rail (12) is embedded in the connecting ring (8). A roller (10) is provided in the annular guide rail (12). A roller shaft (13) is provided at one end of the roller (10). A moving block (9) is movably connected to the end of the roller shaft (13). A supplementary lighting component (11) is fixedly connected to one end of the moving block (9). The supplementary lighting component (11) includes a fixed block (1102). A rotatable movable groove (1103) is movably connected to one end of the fixed block (1102). A connecting shaft (1110) is provided inside the movable groove (1103). A movable block (1105) that can rotate from 0 to ±90 degrees is provided on the connecting shaft (1110).
2. The supplemental lighting component for experimental animal breeding according to claim 1, characterized in that: A connecting post (1101) is provided through the fixed block (1102). A first gear (1106) is provided at the end of the connecting post (1101). A second gear (1107) is meshed with the first gear (1106) in the vertical direction. A connecting shaft (1110) is provided through the middle of the second gear (1107). A third gear (1109) is provided at the other end of the connecting shaft (1110). A fourth gear (1108) is meshed with the third gear (1109) in the vertical direction. A supplementary light (1104) is connected to the fourth gear (1108).
3. The supplemental lighting component for experimental animal breeding according to claim 1, characterized in that: The top of the breeding box (7) is also provided with a top cover (1), and a first handle (2) is fixedly provided on the top of the top cover (1).
4. The supplemental lighting component for experimental animal breeding according to claim 1, characterized in that: The breeding box (7) has a movable door (3) through the front wall, a glass observation window (4) through the middle of the movable door (3), and a second handle (5) fixedly installed on the right side of the movable door (3).
5. The supplemental lighting component for laboratory animal breeding according to claim 1, characterized in that: The breeding box (7) has ventilation holes (6) through its left and right side walls.