Excrement collecting device for rats and mice

Abstract

The utility model relates to a rat and mouse excrement collecting device. The rat and mouse excrement collecting device comprises a rat breeding cage, a recycling part located below the rat breeding cage, a separating pipe installed at the bottom of the recycling part, a urine recycling bottle and an excrement recycling bottle, wherein the urine recycling bottle and the excrement recycling bottle are installed at the bottom of the separating pipe; the separating pipe comprises a filtering pipe network connected to the bottom end of the recycling part, an inner pipe connected to the bottom of the filtering pipe network and an outer pipe arranged on the outer side of the filtering pipe network in a sleeving mode, the outer pipe is communicated with the urine recycling bottle, and the inner pipe is communicated with the excrement recycling bottle. The device has the effects of realizing automatic separation of excrement of mice and rats and reducing manual operation time and workload.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the field of drug research technology, in particular to a mouse excrement collection device. BACKGROUND

[0002] In drug development or biological experiments, mice are one of the commonly used experimental animals. Researchers need to analyze the excrement of mice during the breeding process to evaluate the metabolic effect or toxicity of the drug. At present, the collection of mouse excrement mainly relies on manual operation, including manual separation of feces and urine, so as to analyze the feces and urine respectively.

[0003] According to the related technology in the above, the inventor believes that the process of manual separation of feces and urine by the operator is relatively cumbersome and time-consuming. CONTENT OF THE UTILITY MODEL

[0004] In order to realize the automatic separation of mouse excrement and reduce the manual operation time and workload, the present application provides a mouse excrement collection device.

[0005] The mouse excrement collection device provided by the present application adopts the following technical scheme:

[0006] A mouse excrement collection device, comprising a mouse cage, a recovery part located below the mouse cage, a separation pipe installed at the bottom of the recovery part, a urine recovery bottle and a feces recovery bottle installed at the bottom of the separation pipe; the separation pipe comprises a filter pipe network connected to the bottom end of the recovery part, an inner pipe connected to the bottom of the filter pipe network, and an outer pipe sleeved outside the filter pipe network, the outer pipe is communicated with the urine recovery bottle, and the inner pipe is communicated with the feces recovery bottle.

[0007] By adopting the above technical scheme, since the recovery part and the separation pipe are arranged below the mouse cage, the separation pipe has the filter pipe network connected to the bottom of the recovery part, the inner pipe connected to the bottom of the filter pipe network, and the outer pipe sleeved outside the filter pipe network, so that the urine of the mouse can enter the separation pipe from the recovery part and then enter the outer pipe along the side wall of the filter pipe network, and then enter the urine recovery bottle communicated with the outer pipe, while the filter pipe network blocks the feces of the mouse and guides it into the inner pipe, and the inner pipe guides the feces of the mouse into the feces recovery bottle. Thus, the automatic separation of mouse excrement is realized, and the manual operation time and workload are reduced.

[0008] Optionally, the bottom wall of the outer pipe is inclined downward toward the urine recovery bottle.

[0009] By adopting the technical scheme, the urine of the mice can flow to the urine recovery bottle, and the urine of the mice can flow into the urine recovery bottle smoothly, so that the urine of the mice is effectively prevented from being retained or overflowing, and the collection efficiency and cleanliness are improved.

[0010] Optionally, the side wall of the outer tube is provided with a urine recovery tube in communication with the urine recovery bottle, and the inner wall of the urine recovery tube is flush with the inner side of the bottom wall of the outer tube.

[0011] By adopting the technical scheme, the urine recovery tube is arranged on the side wall of the outer tube, the urine recovery tube is in communication with the urine recovery bottle, and the inner wall of the urine recovery tube is flush with the inner side of the bottom wall of the outer tube, so that the urine of the mice in the outer tube can flow along the urine recovery tube into the urine recovery bottle, and the probability of urine retention or overflow of the mice is reduced.

[0012] Optionally, the recovery member comprises a downwardly inclined conical portion and a tubular portion welded to the bottom of the conical portion and connected to the separation tube.

[0013] By adopting the technical scheme, the recovery member comprises the conical portion and the tubular portion welded to the bottom of the conical portion, and the conical portion is downwardly inclined to the tubular portion, so that the excrement of the mice can flow along the inner wall of the conical portion to the tubular portion, and the excrement of the mice can more smoothly enter the separation tube, thereby improving the collection efficiency.

[0014] Optionally, a cover plate is arranged on the top of the recovery member and below the mouse cage.

[0015] By adopting the technical scheme, the cover plate is arranged on the top of the recovery member and below the mouse cage, and the arrangement of the cover plate can reduce the probability of splashing of the excrement of the mice during falling, and after the excrement of the mice is introduced into the separation tube, the arrangement of the cover plate can effectively prevent the spread of odor.

[0016] Optionally, the inner side of the recovery member is provided with a mounting groove for sliding installation of the cover plate, and the recovery member is provided with a blocking strip abutting against the upper surface of the cover plate at the extracted position of the cover plate.

[0017] By adopting the technical scheme, the cover plate is slidingly installed in the mounting groove on the inner side of the recovery member, and the recovery member is provided with the blocking strip, so that when the cover plate is extracted, the blocking strip can abut against the upper surface of the cover plate, and when the cover plate is slidingly moved out of the mounting groove, the excrement of the mice attached to the cover plate is blocked by the blocking strip and falls into the recovery member.

[0018] Optionally, the lower surface of the blocking strip is provided with a rubber strip abutting against the cover plate.

[0019] By adopting the technical scheme, the rubber strip is arranged on the lower surface of the blocking strip and adheres to the cover plate, the sealing between the blocking strip and the cover plate is improved, and the probability of the mouse excrement being carried out by the cover plate when the cover plate is slid out of the mounting groove is further reduced.

[0020] Optionally, the mounting groove is downwardly inclined towards the insertion direction of the cover plate, and the cover plate is downwardly inclined to slide into the recycling member.

[0021] By adopting the technical scheme, the mounting groove is downwardly inclined towards the insertion direction of the cover plate, and the cover plate is downwardly inclined to slide into the recycling member, so that the mouse excrement can flow into the recycling member along the cover plate when the cover plate is slid out of the mounting groove.

[0022] Optionally, the recycling member further comprises a mounting bracket, and the recycling member is provided with an ear plate extending to both sides at the top thereof, and the mounting bracket is provided with an I-shaped steel for supporting the ear plate.

[0023] By adopting the technical scheme, the I-shaped steel is arranged on the mounting bracket, and the ear plate extending to both sides is arranged at the top of the recycling member, so that the ear plate can be stably supported by the I-shaped steel, and the recycling member can be stably arranged in the mounting bracket, thereby improving the stability of the mouse excrement collecting device.

[0024] Optionally, the recycling member is provided with a mounting external thread at the bottom thereof, and the separation pipe is provided with a mounting internal thread at the top thereof and matched with the mounting external thread.

[0025] By adopting the technical scheme, the recycling member and the separation pipe are detachably assembled through the threaded connection, so that the device is convenient to disassemble and clean during use, the problem of bacteria breeding caused by excrement residues is effectively avoided, and the maintenance convenience of the device is improved. In addition, the threaded connection is simple and reliable, and can ensure the sealing between the recycling member and the separation pipe to prevent urine and feces from leaking during separation.

[0026] In summary, the present application has at least one of the following beneficial technical effects:

[0027] 1. A mouse excrement collecting device, which comprises a recycling member and a separation pipe arranged below a mouse cage, the separation pipe comprising a filter pipe network connected to the bottom of the recycling member, an inner pipe connected to the bottom of the filter pipe network, and an outer pipe sleeved outside the filter pipe network, the outer pipe being communicated with a urine recycling bottle, and the inner pipe being communicated with a feces recycling bottle, so that the mouse excrement is automatically separated, and the manual operation time and workload are reduced.

[0028] 2. By providing a urine recovery tube in the side wall of the outer tube, which communicates with the urine recovery bottle, the inner wall of the urine recovery tube is flush with the inner side of the bottom wall of the outer tube, and the bottom wall of the outer tube is inclined downward towards the urine recovery bottle, so that the urine of the mice can flow towards the urine recovery bottle, ensuring that the urine of the mice flows smoothly into the urine recovery tube and finally into the urine recovery bottle, effectively avoiding the urine of the mice from stagnating or overflowing, improving the collection efficiency and cleanliness;

[0029] 3. By providing a downwardly inclined conical portion in the recovery portion and a tubular portion welded to the bottom of the conical portion and connected to the separation tube, the feces of the mice can flow along the inner wall of the conical portion to the tubular portion, which helps the feces of the mice to flow smoothly into the separation tube, thereby improving the collection efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0030] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of a mouse feces collection device in an embodiment of the present application.

[0031] Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of the cooperation of the cover plate and the mounting groove in an embodiment of the present application.

[0032] Figure 3 is a side view of a recovery member in an embodiment of the present application.

[0033] Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view of a separation tube in an embodiment of the present application.

[0034] BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS: 1, mounting bracket; 11, first I-beam; 12, second I-beam; 2, mouse cage; 21, first ear plate; 22, second ear plate; 3, recovery member; 31, conical portion; 32, tubular portion; 321, mounting external thread; 33, mounting groove; 34, cover plate; 35, baffle; 36, rubber strip; 4, separation tube; 41, mounting internal thread; 42, filter tube mesh; 43, inner tube; 44, outer tube; 441, urine recovery tube; 5, urine recovery bottle; 6, feces recovery bottle. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0035] The following will be described in detail in combination with the accompanying Figures 1-4 The present application will be further described in detail.

[0036] The present application discloses a mouse feces collection device. Referring to Figure 1The mouse excrement collecting device comprises a mounting bracket 1, a mouse cage 2 mounted in the mounting bracket 1, a recovery part 3 below the mouse cage 2, a separation pipe 4 mounted at the bottom of the recovery part 3, a urine recovery bottle 5 and a feces recovery bottle 6 mounted at the bottom of the separation pipe 4. The mounting bracket 1 is provided with a first I-shaped steel 11 and a second I-shaped steel 12, the top of the mouse cage 2 is provided with a first ear plate 21 extending to both sides, the first ear plate 21 is fixedly connected to the first I-shaped steel 11, the top of the recovery part 3 is provided with a second ear plate 22 extending to both sides, the second ear plate 22 is fixedly connected to the second I-shaped steel 12, and the first I-shaped steel 11 and the second I-shaped steel 12 are arranged so that the whole mouse excrement collecting device can be stably arranged in the mounting bracket 1.

[0037] With reference to Figure 1 and Figure 2 , the recovery part 3 comprises a downwardly inclined conical part 31 and a tubular part 32 welded to the conical part 31, and the inner side of the top of the recovery part 3 is provided with a mounting groove 33 and a cover plate 34 is arranged in the mounting groove 33, and the cover plate 34 can slide in and out of the mounting groove 33.

[0038] With reference to Figure 2 and Figure 3 , the mounting groove 33 is inclined downwardly in the direction of insertion of the cover plate 34, and the operator can slide the cover plate 34 downwardly into the mounting groove 33 of the recovery part 3, and when the operator slides the cover plate 34 out of the mounting groove 33, the mouse excrement can flow downwardly along the cover plate 34 into the conical part 31 of the recovery part 3.

[0039] With reference to Figure 1 and Figure 3 , the recovery part 3 is provided with a blocking strip 35 at the position where the cover plate 34 is extracted, the lower surface of the blocking strip 35 is provided with a rubber strip 36, the rubber strip 36 is in contact with the upper surface of the cover plate 34, and the rubber strip 36 improves the sealing between the blocking strip 35 and the cover plate 34, so that when the cover plate 34 is slid out of the mounting groove 33, the mouse excrement adhered to the cover plate 34 is blocked by the blocking strip 35 and the rubber strip 36 and falls into the recovery part 3, thereby reducing the probability of the mouse excrement being taken out by the cover plate 34.

[0040] With reference to Figure 3 and Figure 4 , the separation pipe 4 is connected to the bottom of the tubular part 32 of the recovery part 3, the bottom of the tubular part 32 of the recovery part 3 is provided with a mounting external thread 321, the top of the separation pipe 4 is provided with a mounting internal thread 41 matched with the mounting external thread 321, and the separation pipe 4 is connected to the bottom of the recovery part 3 through the threads, so as to facilitate the disassembly and cleaning of the separation pipe 4, effectively avoid the problem of bacteria breeding caused by the residual excrement, and improve the maintenance convenience of the device.

[0041] With reference to Figure 1 and Figure 4The separating tube 4 comprises a filter tube net 42 connected to the bottom end of the tubular part 32 of the recovery part 3, an inner tube 43 connected to the bottom of the filter tube net 42, and an outer tube 44 sleeved outside the filter tube net 42. The bottom of the inner tube 43 of the separating tube 4 is communicated with the feces recovery bottle 6, the bottom wall of the outer tube 44 is inclined downward toward the urine recovery bottle 5, the side wall of the outer tube 44 is provided with a urine recovery tube 441, the inner wall of one end of the urine recovery tube 441 is flush with the inner side of the bottom wall of the outer tube 44, and the other end of the urine recovery tube 441 is communicated with the urine recovery bottle 5.

[0042] The implementation principle of the mouse excrement and urine collecting device is that the urine of the mouse can enter the separating tube 4 from the recovery part 3, then enter the outer tube 44 along the side wall of the filter tube net 42, and then enter the urine recovery bottle 5 communicated with the outer tube 44, while the filter tube net 42 blocks the feces of the mouse and guides the feces to enter the inner tube 43, and the inner tube 43 guides the feces of the mouse into the feces recovery bottle 6, so that the automatic separation of the mouse excrement and urine is realized, and the manual operation time and workload are reduced.

[0043] The above are the preferred embodiments of the present application, and do not limit the protection scope of the present application, so that: any equivalent changes made according to the structure, shape, principle of the present application should be covered within the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A large and small mouse excrement collecting device characterized by, The application relates to a mouse cage, which comprises a mouse cage (2), a recovery part (3) arranged below the mouse cage (2), a separation pipe (4) arranged at the bottom of the recovery part (3), a urine recovery bottle (5) and a feces recovery bottle (6) arranged at the bottom of the separation pipe (4); the separation pipe (4) comprises a filter pipe network (42) connected to the bottom end of the recovery part (3), an inner pipe (43) connected to the bottom of the filter pipe network (42) and an outer pipe (44) sleeved outside the filter pipe network (42), the outer pipe (44) is communicated with the urine recovery bottle (5), and the inner pipe (43) is communicated with the feces recovery bottle (6).

2. The mouse and rat waste collection device of claim 1, wherein, The bottom wall of the outer pipe (44) is inclined downward to the direction of the urine recovery bottle (5).

3. The mouse and rat waste collection device of claim 2, wherein, The side wall of the outer pipe (44) is provided with a urine recovery pipe (441) communicated with the urine recovery bottle (5), and the inner wall of the urine recovery pipe (441) is flush with the inner side of the bottom wall of the outer pipe (44).

4. The mouse and rat waste collection device of claim 1, wherein, The recovery part (3) comprises a tapered part (31) inclined downward and a tubular part (32) welded at the bottom of the tapered part (31) and connected to the separation pipe (4).

5. The mouse and rat waste collection device of claim 1, wherein, The recovery part (3) further comprises a cover plate (34) arranged at the top of the recovery part (3) and below the mouse cage (2).

6. The mouse and rat waste collection device of claim 5, wherein, The inner side of the recovery part (3) is provided with a mounting groove (33) for slidingly mounting the cover plate (34), and the recovery part (3) is provided with a blocking strip (35) abutting the upper surface of the cover plate (34) when the cover plate (34) is extracted.

7. A large and small mouse excrement collecting device according to claim 6, wherein The lower surface of the blocking strip (35) is provided with a rubber strip (36) abutting the cover plate (34).

8. The mouse and rat waste collection device of claim 6, wherein, The mounting groove (33) is inclined downward to the insertion direction of the cover plate (34), and the cover plate (34) is inclined downward and slid into the recovery part (3).

9. The mouse and rat waste collection device of claim 1, wherein, The recovery part (3) further comprises a mounting bracket (1), and the top of the recovery part (3) is provided with ear plates extending to both sides; the mounting bracket (1) is provided with an I-shaped steel for supporting the ear plates.

10. The mouse and rat waste collection device of claim 1, wherein, The bottom of the recovery part (3) is provided with an external thread (321), and the top of the separation pipe (4) is provided with an internal thread (41) matched with the external thread (321).

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