Medicine feeder for animal husbandry and veterinary medicine

By automatically adjusting the opening and closing of the animal's mouth through the transmission and push-pull components, combined with the protective pad and liquid-pushing component, the problem of operation when the animal is uncooperative with existing medicine feeders is solved, and a safe and efficient medicine feeding process is achieved.

CN224251568UActive Publication Date: 2026-05-19SHANDONG NABI TESTING TECH CO LTD
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
SHANDONG NABI TESTING TECH CO LTD
Filing Date
2025-01-14
Publication Date
2026-05-19

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

When using existing animal and veterinary medication feeders, animals may not open their mouths or may suddenly close them, making medication administration difficult and posing a risk of injury to veterinarians from the animals' teeth.

Method used

A livestock and veterinary medicine feeding device was designed, which adopts a transmission component and a push-pull component. Through the guide groove and guide column structure, it automatically adjusts the opening and closing degree of the animal's mouth and is equipped with a protective soft pad to improve comfort. The liquid pushing component pushes the liquid medicine into the animal's mouth.

Benefits of technology

This eliminates the need to manually pry open the animal's mouth, improving the safety and comfort of medication administration, ensuring that the medication enters the animal's body smoothly, and reducing animal resistance.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of medicine feeders, and discloses a medicine feeder for animal husbandry and veterinary medicine, which comprises a liquid medicine barrel and further comprises a push-pull assembly which is arranged on the outer side of a movable sleeve and can enable a bearing plate to slide back and forth along the inner wall of a guide groove. And the liquid pushing assembly is arranged in the liquid medicine cylinder body and is used for pushing the liquid medicine into the oral cavity of the animal. By means of the transmission assembly and the push-pull assembly, a worker can conveniently and rapidly adjust the distance between the two bearing plates according to the size of the oral cavity of an animal, in this way, the mouth of the animal is supported to the proper size, the mouth of the animal does not need to be opened manually, and safety is improved; the comfort level of the animal can be improved through the protective soft cushion, the contradictive emotion of the animal is reduced, and medicine feeding work is facilitated; the liquid medicine in the liquid medicine barrel can be pushed and injected into the mouth of an animal through the liquid pushing assembly, so that the liquid medicine is smoothly swallowed into the abdomen of the animal.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of medicine feeding device technology, specifically a medicine feeding device for animal husbandry and veterinary medicine. Background Technology

[0002] Animal husbandry refers to the process of using domesticated animals or certain wild animals to raise and breed them, enabling them to convert plant energy such as pasture and feed into animal energy to obtain livestock products such as meat, eggs, and milk. During the animal husbandry process, animals often fall ill. At this time, veterinarians will use a medicine feeder to administer medicine to the animals. Compared with traditional methods of administering medicine, the medicine feeder can complete the feeding process faster, saving time and effort.

[0003] Existing veterinary medication feeders are mostly shaped like syringes. By inserting the feeder's injection port into the animal's mouth, the medication can be smoothly delivered into the animal's esophagus to complete the medication delivery. However, during this process, the animal often refuses to open its mouth or suddenly closes it, making it difficult for the veterinarian to complete the medication delivery steadily. At the same time, the animal's teeth may also injure the veterinarian's hands, posing a certain danger, which is not conducive to the smooth progress of medication delivery. Utility Model Content

[0004] The purpose of this invention is to provide a veterinary medicine feeding device to solve the problems mentioned in the background art.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model provides the following technical solution: a livestock and veterinary medicine feeder, comprising a medicine liquid cylinder, an assembly plate fixedly connected to the outer side of one end of the medicine liquid cylinder, guide grooves provided at both ends of the assembly plate, guide posts provided inside the guide grooves, the guide posts respectively connected to both ends of the inner wall of the guide grooves, support plates slidably connected to the outer side of the guide posts, bosses provided on both sides of the medicine liquid cylinder, a first receiving cavity opened inside the bosses, a movable sleeve provided inside the first receiving cavity, and further comprising:

[0006] A push-pull assembly is provided on the outside of the movable sleeve to allow the support plate to slide back and forth along the inner wall of the guide groove. The movable sleeve is provided with a ball screw, which is rotatably connected to both ends of the inner wall of the first receiving cavity. The inner wall of the movable sleeve is helically connected to the ball screw. The boss is provided with a transmission assembly that can provide rotational force to the ball screw.

[0007] A pusher assembly is installed inside the liquid dispensing cylinder to push the liquid dispensing into the animal's mouth. A partition is fixedly connected inside the liquid dispensing cylinder. A sealing head is installed at one end of the liquid dispensing cylinder opening. A liquid outlet channel is opened inside the sealing head. The liquid outlet channel is in the same plane as the axis of the liquid dispensing cylinder.

[0008] Preferably, the push-pull assembly includes a support column fixed to one end of the support plate, push-pull rods rotatably connected to both sides of the support column, and U-shaped seats fixedly connected to both sides of the movable sleeve, with one end of the push-pull rod rotatably connected to the U-shaped seat.

[0009] Preferably, protective pads are fixedly connected to the sides of the two support plates that are far apart from each other, and the protective pads are made of natural latex material.

[0010] Preferably, the transmission assembly includes a second receiving cavity disposed inside the boss, one end of the ball screw passes through the second receiving cavity and is fixedly connected to a driven bevel gear, a driving bevel gear is provided on one side of the driven bevel gear, a transmission shaft is provided between the driving bevel gears, the transmission shaft is respectively connected to the two driving bevel gears, one side of the driving bevel gear meshes with the driven bevel gear, and one end of the transmission shaft passes through the outside of the second receiving cavity and is fixedly connected to an adjusting turntable.

[0011] Preferably, the liquid pushing assembly includes a piston block disposed inside the liquid cylinder, with pull plates fixedly connected to both sides of the piston block, and a pressing block provided at the end of the liquid cylinder away from the sealing head, with one end of the pull plate passing through a partition and connected to the pressing block.

[0012] Preferably, the outer surface of the pull-out plate is provided with scale markings to ensure the accuracy of medication administration.

[0013] Preferably, one end of the sealing cylinder head is fixedly connected to an annular seat, and the annular seat has at least three positioning holes on its outer side. Each positioning hole is provided with a fastening bolt. One end of the fastening bolt is connected to the liquid medicine cylinder body. A sealing ring is installed on the outer side of the sealing cylinder head, and a sealing groove corresponding to the sealing ring is opened on the inner wall of the liquid medicine cylinder body. The sealing ring is located inside the sealing groove.

[0014] Preferably, the inner wall of the guide groove is provided with sliding grooves on both sides, and a slider is provided inside the sliding groove. One side of the slider is connected to the support plate.

[0015] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows:

[0016] This invention, through its transmission and push-pull components, allows workers to quickly adjust the distance between the two support plates according to the animal's mouth size, thus opening the animal's mouth to the appropriate size without manually prying it open, improving safety. The protective padding enhances the animal's comfort, reduces resistance, and facilitates medication administration. The liquid-push component propels the liquid from the medication cylinder into the animal's mouth, ensuring the medication is swallowed smoothly. Attached Figure Description

[0017] Figure 1This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the animal husbandry and veterinary medicine feeder provided by this utility model;

[0018] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the rear view structure provided for this utility model;

[0019] Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the push-pull assembly structure provided by this utility model;

[0020] Figure 4 A schematic diagram of the transmission component structure provided by this utility model;

[0021] Figure 5 A schematic diagram of the liquid-pushing component structure provided by this utility model;

[0022] Figure 6 for Figure 5 Enlarged structural diagram at point A in the middle.

[0023] In the diagram: 1. Liquid cylinder; 2. Assembly plate; 3. Guide groove; 4. Guide column; 5. Support plate; 6. Protective pad; 7. First receiving cavity; 8. Moving sleeve; 9. Push-pull assembly; 91. U-shaped seat; 92. Push-pull rod; 93. Support column; 10. Boss; 11. Transmission assembly; 111. Second receiving cavity; 112. Transmission shaft; 113. Driven bevel gear; 114. Driven bevel gear; 115. Adjusting turntable; 12. Ball screw; 13. Partition plate; 14. Liquid pushing assembly; 141. Pull-out plate; 142. Pressing block; 143. Piston block; 15. Scale mark; 16. Sealing head; 17. Liquid outlet channel; 18. Annular seat; 19. Fastening bolt; 20. Positioning hole; 21. Sealing ring; 22. Sealing groove; 23. Sliding block; 24. Slide groove. Detailed Implementation

[0024] 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.

[0025] Please see Figure 1-6As shown, a veterinary medicine feeder includes a medicine cylinder 1. The medicine cylinder 1 has an assembly plate 2 fixedly connected to the outer side of one end. Both ends of the assembly plate 2 have guide grooves 3, and guide posts 4 are provided inside the guide grooves 3. The guide posts 4 are connected to both ends of the inner wall of the guide grooves 3. Support plates 5 are slidably connected to the outer side of the guide posts 4. Both sides of the medicine cylinder 1 have protrusions 10, and each protrusion 10 has a first receiving cavity 7. A movable sleeve 8 is provided inside the first receiving cavity 7. The feeder also includes a push-pull assembly 9 located outside the movable sleeve 8, which allows the support plates 5 to slide back and forth along the inner wall of the guide grooves 3. By using the push-pull assembly 9, the two support plates 5 can be moved closer or further apart, thus facilitating the opening of the animal's mouth during medication feeding without manually opening it, improving safety. A ball screw 12 is provided inside the movable sleeve 8, and the ball screw 12 is connected to the first receiving cavity. The inner walls of the 7 are rotatably connected at both ends. The inner wall of the movable sleeve 8 is spirally connected to the ball screw 12. The boss 10 is equipped with a transmission component 11 that can provide rotational force to the ball screw 12. By setting the transmission component 11 and cooperating with the push-pull component 9, the staff can quickly adjust the distance between the two support plates 5 according to the size of the animal's mouth, so that the animal's mouth is opened to the appropriate size, which is conducive to the administration of medicine. The push component 14 is set inside the medicine cylinder 1 to push the medicine into the animal's mouth. By setting the push component 14, the medicine inside the medicine cylinder 1 can be pushed into the animal's mouth, so that the medicine can be swallowed smoothly by the animal. The medicine cylinder 1 is fixedly connected to the partition 13. A sealing head 16 is installed at one end of the opening of the medicine cylinder 1. The sealing head 16 has an outlet channel 17 inside. The outlet channel 17 is in the same plane as the axis of the medicine cylinder 1.

[0026] The push-pull assembly 9 includes a support column 93 fixed to one end of the support plate 5, push-pull rods 92 rotatably connected to both sides of the support column 93, and U-shaped seats 91 fixedly connected to both sides of the movable sleeve 8. One end of the push-pull rod 92 is rotatably connected to the U-shaped seat 91. Figure 1 , Figure 3 As shown, by adjusting the position of the outer movable sleeve 8 of the ball screw 12, and in conjunction with the support column 93 and the push-pull rod 92, the two support plates 5 can be moved closer or further apart, which makes it easier to open the animal's mouth during the feeding process.

[0027] Protective pads 6 are fixedly connected to the opposite sides of the two support plates 5. The protective pads 6 are made of natural latex material. Figure 2 As shown, the protective pad 6, made of natural latex material, is non-toxic and harmless, and has resilience, support, and breathability, which can improve the animal's comfort, reduce the animal's resistance, and facilitate the administration of medication.

[0028] The transmission assembly 11 includes a second receiving cavity 111 disposed inside the boss 10. One end of the ball screw 12 extends into the second receiving cavity 111 and is fixedly connected to a driven bevel gear 113. A driving bevel gear 114 is provided on one side of the driven bevel gear 113. A transmission shaft 112 is provided between the driving bevel gears 114. The transmission shaft 112 is connected to the two driving bevel gears 114 respectively. One side of the driving bevel gear 114 meshes with the driven bevel gear 113. One end of the transmission shaft 112 extends into the outside of the second receiving cavity 111 and is fixedly connected to an adjusting turntable 115. Figure 3 , Figure 4 As shown, the adjustment turntable 115 drives the transmission shaft 112 to rotate, and the transmission shaft 112 then drives the ball screw 12 to rotate through the driving bevel gear 114 and the driven bevel gear 113. With the help of the push-pull assembly 9, the distance between the two support plates 5 can be quickly adjusted according to the size of the animal's mouth.

[0029] The liquid dispensing assembly 14 includes a piston block 143 disposed inside the liquid cylinder 1. Pull-out plates 141 are fixedly connected to both sides of the piston block 143. A pressing block 142 is provided at the end of the liquid cylinder 1 away from the sealing head 16. One end of the pull-out plate 141 passes through the partition 13 and is connected to the pressing block 142. Figure 3 , Figure 5 As shown, the piston block 143 can be driven to slide back and forth along the inner wall of the medicine cylinder 1 by pressing block 142 and pulling plate 141, thus pushing the medicine into the animal's mouth.

[0030] The outer surface of the pull-out plate 141 is provided with scale markings 15 to ensure the accuracy of medication administration, such as... Figure 3 As shown, by setting the scale value 15, it is convenient for staff to control the amount of medicine inside the medicine cylinder 1, thus ensuring the accuracy of medicine administration.

[0031] One end of the sealing head 16 is fixedly connected to an annular seat 18. The annular seat 18 has at least three positioning holes 20 on its outer side. Each positioning hole 20 has a fastening bolt 19 inside. One end of the fastening bolt 19 is connected to the liquid cylinder 1. A sealing ring 21 is installed on the outer side of the sealing head 16. A sealing groove 22 corresponding to the sealing ring 21 is formed on the inner wall of the liquid cylinder 1. The sealing ring 21 is located inside the sealing groove 22. Figure 5 , Figure 6 As shown, in actual use, the sealing head 16 can be removed from one end of the liquid cylinder 1 using the positioning hole 20 and the fastening bolt 19. This facilitates cleaning of the inside of the liquid cylinder 1. Furthermore, by setting the sealing ring 21 and the sealing groove 22, leakage of liquid from the gap between the sealing head 16 and the liquid cylinder 1 can be prevented, thus improving the overall sealing performance.

[0032] Both sides of the inner wall of the guide groove 3 are provided with sliding grooves 24, and sliding blocks 23 are provided inside the sliding grooves 24. One side of the sliding block 23 is connected to the support plate 5, such as... Figure 2 , Figure 4 As shown, by setting the slide groove 24 and the slider 23, the support plate 5 can slide more smoothly as a whole, which improves the stability of the structure.

[0033] Working principle: First, the staff inserts one end of the medicine cylinder 1 into the animal's mouth. Then, through the transmission component 11 and the push-pull component 9, the staff can quickly adjust the distance between the two support plates 5 according to the size of the animal's mouth. This opens the animal's mouth to the appropriate size without having to manually pry it open, improving safety. At the same time, the protective soft pad 6 can improve the animal's comfort and reduce its resistance, which is conducive to the administration of medicine. After the animal's mouth is fully opened, the liquid pushing component 14 can push the medicine inside the medicine cylinder 1 into the animal's mouth, so that the medicine can be swallowed smoothly by the animal.

[0034] It should be noted that, in this document, relational terms such as "first" and "second" are used only to distinguish one entity or operation from another, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Furthermore, the terms "comprising," "including," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such a process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitations, an element defined by the phrase "comprising one..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that includes said element.

[0035] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, the scope of which is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A veterinary medicine feeding device for livestock, comprising a medicine liquid cylinder (1), characterized in that, The outer side of one end of the liquid cylinder (1) is fixedly connected to an assembly plate (2). Both ends of the assembly plate (2) are provided with guide grooves (3). Inside the guide grooves (3) are provided guide posts (4). The guide posts (4) are respectively connected to both ends of the inner wall of the guide grooves (3). A support plate (5) is slidably connected to the outer side of the guide posts (4). Both sides of the liquid cylinder (1) are provided with bosses (10). The bosses (10) have a first receiving cavity (7) inside. The first receiving cavity (7) has a movable sleeve (8) inside. The liquid cylinder (1) also includes: A push-pull assembly (9) is provided on the outside of the movable sleeve (8) to allow the support plate (5) to slide back and forth along the inner wall of the guide groove (3). A ball screw (12) is provided inside the movable sleeve (8). The ball screw (12) is rotatably connected to both ends of the inner wall of the first receiving cavity (7). The inner wall of the movable sleeve (8) is spirally connected to the ball screw (12). A transmission assembly (11) is provided inside the boss (10) to provide rotational force to the ball screw (12). A pusher assembly (14) is installed inside the liquid medicine cylinder (1) to push the liquid medicine into the animal's mouth. A partition (13) is fixedly connected inside the liquid medicine cylinder (1). A sealing head (16) is installed at one end of the liquid medicine cylinder (1). A liquid outlet channel (17) is opened inside the sealing head (16). The liquid outlet channel (17) is in the same plane as the axis of the liquid medicine cylinder (1).

2. The livestock and veterinary medicine feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The push-pull assembly (9) includes a support column (93) fixed to one end of the support plate (5), and push-pull rods (92) are rotatably connected to both sides of the support column (93). U-shaped seats (91) are fixedly connected to both sides of the movable sleeve (8), and one end of the push-pull rod (92) is rotatably connected to the U-shaped seat (91).

3. The livestock and veterinary medicine feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that: Protective pads (6) are fixedly connected to the two support plates (5) on the opposite sides of each other. The protective pads (6) are made of natural latex material.

4. The livestock and veterinary medicine feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The transmission assembly (11) includes a second receiving cavity (111) disposed inside the boss (10). One end of the ball screw (12) passes through the second receiving cavity (111) and is fixedly connected to a driven bevel gear (113). A driving bevel gear (114) is provided on one side of the driven bevel gear (113). A transmission shaft (112) is provided between the driving bevel gears (114). The transmission shaft (112) is connected to the two driving bevel gears (114) respectively. One side of the driving bevel gear (114) meshes with the driven bevel gear (113). One end of the transmission shaft (112) passes through the outside of the second receiving cavity (111) and is fixedly connected to an adjusting turntable (115).

5. A veterinary medicine feeder according to claim 1, characterized in that: The liquid pushing assembly (14) includes a piston block (143) disposed inside the liquid cylinder (1). Pull-out plates (141) are fixedly connected to both sides of the piston block (143). A pressing block (142) is provided at one end of the liquid cylinder (1) away from the sealing cylinder head (16). One end of the pull-out plate (141) passes through the partition plate (13) and is connected to the pressing block (142).

6. A veterinary medicine feeder according to claim 5, characterized in that: The outer surface of the pull-out plate (141) is provided with scale markings (15) to ensure the accuracy of medication administration.

7. A veterinary medicine feeder according to claim 1, characterized in that: One end of the sealing cylinder head (16) is fixedly connected to an annular seat (18). The annular seat (18) has at least three positioning holes (20) on its outer side. Each positioning hole (20) is provided with a fastening bolt (19). One end of the fastening bolt (19) is connected to the liquid cylinder (1). A sealing ring (21) is installed on the outer side of the sealing cylinder head (16). A sealing groove (22) corresponding to the sealing ring (21) is opened on the inner wall of the liquid cylinder (1). The sealing ring (21) is located inside the sealing groove (22).

8. A veterinary medicine feeder according to claim 1, characterized in that: The guide groove (3) has sliding grooves (24) on both sides of its inner wall. The sliding groove (24) has a slider (23) inside it. One side of the slider (23) is connected to the support plate (5).