Animal ear tag

Abstract

An animal ear tag, comprising an ear tag body (100) and a sensing box (200). The ear tag body (100) comprises a first bent edge (110) and a second bent edge (120) arranged in pair, and the first bent edge (110) and the second bent edge (120) both extend toward the midline of the ear tag body (100); the sensing box (200) is provided with a first connecting hole (210) and a second connecting hole (220) arranged in pair; the first connecting hole (210) and the second connecting hole (220) are respectively located on two opposite side surfaces of the sensing box (200); the positions of the first connecting hole (210) and the second connecting hole (220) correspond to the positions of the first bent edge (110) and the second bent edge (120); the first bent edge (110) is inserted into the first connecting hole (210), the second bent edge (120) is inserted into the second connecting hole (220), and an RFID tag is built in the sensing box (200); and the ear tag body (100) is provided with an identification area (141).

Description

Animal ear tag

[0001] Cross-reference to related applications

[0002] The present application claims priority from the Chinese patent application No. 202422359155.6 entitled "Animal ear tag" and filed on September 26, 2024 with the Chinese Patent Office, the content of which is incorporated herein in its entirety. TECHNICAL FIELD

[0003] The present application relates to the technical field of positioning tags, in particular, relates to an animal ear tag. BACKGROUND

[0004] An ear tag is a sign bearing the individual information of an animal, which is often used to identify animal information, and is often fixed to the ear of an animal when in use. At present, commonly used ear tags include two-dimensional code ear tags and electronic ear tags using RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology. The two-dimensional code ear tags read ear tag information through electronic means, realizing digital management of experimental animals. The electronic ear tags using RFID technology can batch count and track escaped animals. This kind of ear tag uses long-distance reading and writing to realize the identification of animal information. Due to the advantages of non-contact, long-distance, automatic identification of moving objects, and readability and writability, this kind of ear tag is widely used.

[0005] However, the existing RFID tags suitable for small animals are invasive, which encapsulate RFID chips in glass tubes and are implanted subcutaneously in animals through invasive injection. The operation is inconvenient, and only machine reading is available, which has great limitations in use.

[0006] SUMMARY

[0007] The present application aims to provide an animal ear tag to solve the technical problem that the existing RFID tags suitable for small animals are implanted subcutaneously in animals through invasive injection, which is not only inconvenient to operate, but also can only read information through a machine, and has great limitations in use.

[0008] The animal ear tag provided by the application comprises an ear tag body and an induction box, the ear tag body comprises a first bending edge and a second bending edge arranged in pairs, and the first bending edge and the second bending edge both extend towards the middle line direction of the ear tag body; the induction box is provided with a first connecting hole and a second connecting hole arranged in pairs, the first connecting hole and the second connecting hole are respectively located on the two opposite sides of the induction box, the positions of the first connecting hole and the second connecting hole correspond to the positions of the first bending edge and the second bending edge, the first bending edge is inserted into the first connecting hole, the second bending edge is inserted into the second connecting hole, and the induction box is internally provided with an RFID tag; and the ear tag body is provided with an identification area.

[0009] Further, the ear tag body further comprises a connecting plate and a display plate arranged at an angle with the connecting plate, wherein the connecting plate is attached to the induction box, and the first bending edge and the second bending edge are respectively arranged on the two opposite sides of the connecting plate; and the identification area is arranged on the display plate.

[0010] Further, one of the connecting plate and the display plate is provided with an ear tag hole, and the other of the connecting plate and the display plate is provided with an ear tag nail, and the ear tag nail is configured to be fixedly connected with the ear tag hole.

[0011] Further, the included angle formed between the connecting plate and the display plate is α, wherein 60°<α<80°.

[0012] Further, the connecting plate and the display plate form a clamping fixed space configured to be connected with the ear of an animal between them, and the identification area is arranged on the side of the display plate away from the clamping fixed space.

[0013] Further, the end of the display plate away from the connecting plate is bent towards the direction of the clamping fixed space to form the ear tag nail, the ear tag nail is a triangular plate structure, and the sharp corner part of the ear tag nail faces the clamping fixed space.

[0014] Further, the identification area is formed by a laser etching process.

[0015] Further, the connecting plate, the display plate, the first bending edge, the second bending edge and the ear tag nail are an integral structure.

[0016] Further, the first connecting hole and the second connecting hole are opposite and communicate with each other.

[0017] Further, the material of the ear tag body is stainless steel.

[0018] The animal ear tag provided by the application has the following beneficial effects:

[0019] By setting the first bending edge and the second bending edge extending towards the center line of the ear tag body, and by setting the first connecting hole and the second connecting hole corresponding to the positions of the first bending edge and the second bending edge on the two opposite sides of the induction box respectively, the first bending edge is inserted into the first connecting hole, and the second bending edge is inserted into the second connecting hole, so as to realize the reliable connection of the ear tag body and the induction box.

[0020] The animal ear tag is set as above, so that the first bending edge and the second bending edge are in a generally embracing posture, thereby realizing the connection with the induction box on the two opposite sides of the induction box, the connection reliability is high, and the situation that the ear tag body and the induction box are easily separated under the mutual biting of animals in the use process is effectively avoided.

[0021] In addition, the animal ear tag sets the FRID tag inside the induction box, without the need of being packaged in a glass tube and then implanted subcutaneously in animals by an invasive injection method, so that the operation is convenient, and the influence on the experimental operation is reduced. When the information of animals needs to be read, the FRID electronic tag stored inside the induction box can be remotely read by a machine, or the tag information of the identification area can be directly read by the naked eye of an experimental personnel, so that the use flexibility is good. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0022] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application or the prior art, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments or the prior art description will be briefly introduced. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only embodiments of the present application, and other drawings can be obtained by the drawings provided by the person skilled in the art without creative labor.

[0023] Fig. 1 is a three-dimensional structure schematic view of an animal ear tag provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0024] Fig. 2 is a three-dimensional structure schematic view of an animal ear tag provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0025] Fig. 3 is a structure front view of an animal ear tag provided by an embodiment of the present application.

[0026] Explanation of reference signs: 100-ear tag body; 200-induction box; 110-first bending edge; 120-second bending edge; 130-connection plate; 131-ear tag hole; 140-display plate; 141-identification area; 142-ear tag nail; 150-clamping fixed space; 210-first connecting hole; 220-second connecting hole. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] Electronic ear tag is a kind of electronic device specially used for experimental animal identification and electronic management, which is an electronic identity card of experimental animals that can be automatically identified, and each experimental animal individual can be automatically collected and identified through various special collection devices. This makes many animal scientific research, feeding, management, investigation and other work such as experimental individual screening, data statistics, tracking control, feeding record, behavior management have automatic and information technology means, and the tracking management ability of animals will be greatly improved.

[0028] The electronic ear tag of experimental animals can record and associate the ear number of each animal with information such as breed, source, immune condition, health condition, and trace or trace its source according to experimental requirements.

[0029] However, the existing RFID tag suitable for small animals is invasive, which encapsulates the RFID chip in a glass tube and is implanted subcutaneously in animals by invasive injection. It is inconvenient to operate, and only information can be read by machine, which has great limitations in use.

[0030] Therefore, the purpose of the present application is to provide an animal ear tag to solve the technical problems that the existing RFID tag suitable for small animals is implanted subcutaneously in animals by invasive injection, which is not only inconvenient to operate, but also only information can be read by machine, which has great limitations in use.

[0031] In order to make the above-mentioned purposes, characteristics and advantages of the present application more obvious and easy to understand, the specific embodiments of the present application will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present application and not to limit the present application.

[0032] Fig. 1 is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of an animal ear tag provided by the present embodiment; Fig. 2 is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of an animal ear tag provided by the present embodiment. As shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, the present embodiment provides an animal ear tag, which comprises an ear tag body 100 and a sensing box 200. Specifically, the ear tag body 100 comprises a pair of first bending edges 110 and second bending edges 120, and the first bending edges 110 and the second bending edges 120 both extend towards the middle line direction of the ear tag body 100. The sensing box 200 is provided with a pair of first connecting holes 210 and second connecting holes 220, and the first connecting holes 210 and the second connecting holes 220 are respectively located on the opposite sides of the sensing box 200. The positions of the first connecting holes 210 and the second connecting holes 220 correspond to the positions of the first bending edges 110 and the second bending edges 120. The first bending edges 110 are inserted into the first connecting holes 210, the second bending edges 120 are inserted into the second connecting holes 220, and the sensing box 200 is internally provided with an RFID tag. The ear tag body 100 is provided with an identification area 141.

[0033] The first bending edge 110 and the second bending edge 120 are both arranged to extend towards the center line of the ear tag body 100, and the first connecting hole 210 and the second connecting hole 220 are respectively arranged on the two opposite sides of the induction box 200 and correspond to the positions of the first bending edge 110 and the second bending edge 120, so that the first bending edge 110 is inserted into the first connecting hole 210 and the second bending edge 120 is inserted into the second connecting hole 220, thereby achieving reliable connection between the ear tag body 100 and the induction box 200.

[0034] The ear tag is arranged as above, so that the first bending edge 110 and the second bending edge 120 are in a substantially embracing posture, thereby achieving connection with the induction box 200 on the two opposite sides of the induction box 200, with high connection reliability and effectively avoiding separation of the ear tag body 100 and the induction box 200 due to mutual biting of animals during use.

[0035] In addition, the ear tag sets the RFID tag inside the induction box without the need of being packaged in a glass tube and then implanted subcutaneously in an animal by invasive injection, which is convenient to operate and reduces the influence on experimental operation. When it is necessary to read the information of the animal, the RFID electronic tag stored inside the induction box can be read remotely by a machine, or the tag information in the identification area can be directly read by the naked eye of an experimenter, which is good in use flexibility.

[0036] It should be noted that, in the embodiment, how to achieve remote reading and writing through the induction box 200 to identify the information of the animal can be obtained by those skilled in the art according to the prior art, and the embodiment does not improve this, so it will not be described again.

[0037] Please continue to refer to FIGS. 1 and 2, in the embodiment, the ear tag body 100 can further include a connecting plate 130 and a display plate 140 arranged at an angle with the connecting plate 130, wherein the connecting plate 130 is attached to the induction box 200, and the first bending edge 110 and the second bending edge 120 are respectively arranged on the two opposite side edges of the connecting plate 130; and the identification area 141 is arranged on the display plate 140.

[0038] By arranging the connecting plate 130 and the display plate 140 in the ear tag body 100, on the one hand, the connecting plate 130 can be used to achieve connection with the induction box 200, and on the other hand, the display plate 140 can be used for information display, so that the corresponding animal information (such as number information) can be directly displayed.

[0039] Please continue to refer to FIGS. 1 and 2, in the embodiment, the connecting plate 130 is provided with an ear tag hole 131, and the display plate 140 is provided with an ear tag pin 142, wherein the ear tag pin 142 is configured to be fixedly connected with the ear tag hole 131.

[0040] When it is needed to fix the animal ear tag on the ear of the animal, the connecting plate 130 and the display plate 140 can be arranged on both sides of the ear respectively, and then the connecting plate 130 and the display plate 140 are close to each other, so that the ear tag nail 142 arranged on the display plate 140 can pass through and be fixed in the ear tag hole 131 arranged on the connecting plate 130, thereby realizing the fixation of the animal ear tag on the ear of the animal.

[0041] The close to each other of the connecting plate 130 and the display plate 140 can be realized by directly pressing by the hand of the experimenter, or can be realized by using the ear tag clamp.

[0042] It should be noted that in other embodiments, the ear tag hole 131 can be arranged on the display plate 140, and the ear tag nail 142 can be arranged on the connecting plate 130, and the close to each other of the connecting plate 130 and the display plate 140 can also be used to achieve the purpose of fixing the animal ear tag on the ear of the animal.

[0043] Fig. 3 is a structural front view of the animal ear tag provided in the embodiment. Please continue to refer to Figs. 1 and 2, and combine Fig. 3, in the embodiment, the included angle between the connecting plate 130 and the display plate 140 is α, and 60°<α<80°.

[0044] By limiting the included angle between the connecting plate 130 and the display plate 140 in the above range, on the one hand, the situation that the ear of the animal cannot smoothly enter between the connecting plate 130 and the display plate 140 due to the too small included angle can be avoided, and on the other hand, the need for the experimenter's hand or the ear tag clamp to open too large angle due to the too large included angle can be avoided, thereby reducing the fixation difficulty on the ear of the animal.

[0045] Please continue to refer to Figs. 1 and 3, in the embodiment, the connecting plate 130 and the display plate 140 form a clamping and fixing space 150 configured to connect with the ear of the animal between them, and the identification area 141 is arranged on the side of the display plate 140 away from the clamping and fixing space 150.

[0046] By arranging the identification area 141 on the side of the display plate 140 away from the clamping and fixing space 150, the information of the animal can be directly displayed after the animal ear tag is fixed on the ear of the animal, thereby facilitating the experimenter to identify.

[0047] Please continue to refer to Figs. 1 to 3, in the embodiment, the end of the display plate 140 away from the connecting plate 130 is bent towards the direction of the clamping and fixing space 150 to form the ear tag nail 142, wherein the ear tag nail 142 is a triangular plate structure, and the sharp corner part of the ear tag nail 142 faces the clamping and fixing space 150.

[0048] The ear tag nail 142 is arranged in this way, which can be fixed on the ear of the animal through cooperation with the ear tag hole 131, and has simple structure.

[0049] Please continue to refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 3, in the embodiment, the identification area 141 is formed by a laser etching process.

[0050] The identification area 141 is formed by a laser etching process in this way, which ensures the stability of the identification area 141, effectively avoids the falling of the identification area 141, and reduces the situation of mutual confusion between animals.

[0051] Please continue to refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, in the embodiment, the connecting plate 130, the display plate 140, the first bending edge 110, the second bending edge 120 and the ear tag nail 142 are integrated structure.

[0052] Through the above arrangement, the number of components used to form the ear tag body 100 is effectively reduced, which can simplify the assembly process and improve the assembly efficiency on the one hand, and also ensure the structural strength of the ear tag body 100, thereby prolonging the service life of the animal ear tag of the embodiment.

[0053] Please continue to refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, in the embodiment, the first connecting hole 210 is opposite and communicated with the second connecting hole 220.

[0054] By arranging the first connecting hole 210 and the second connecting hole 220 to be opposite and communicated, on the basis of ensuring that the ear tag body 100 is connected with the inductive box 200 through the first bending edge 110 and the second bending edge 120, the first connecting hole 210 and the second connecting hole 220 can also be machined at one time through corresponding process, which reduces the manufacturing cost and improves the manufacturing efficiency.

[0055] Please continue to refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, in the embodiment, the first bending edge 110 and the second bending edge 120 are arranged in a group, and correspondingly, the first connecting hole 210 and the second connecting hole 220 are arranged in a group.

[0056] The above arrangement can not only ensure the connection reliability of the ear tag body 100 and the inductive box 200, but also reduce the processing and manufacturing cost.

[0057] In the embodiment, the material of the ear tag body 100 is stainless steel.

[0058] By arranging the material of the ear tag body 100 as stainless steel, on the one hand, the structural strength of the ear tag body 100 can be ensured, and on the other hand, the allergic phenomenon caused to the ear of the animal can also be reduced, and the wearing comfort is improved.

[0059] The animal ear tag has the size of about 14x10x4mm, can resist 70℃ water for 20 minutes, weighs about 7g, and can be used at the temperature of -20℃ to +65℃ (without icing) and stored at the temperature of -30℃ to +75℃. The animal ear tag has the read-write function, the working frequency of 915MHz, the data storage time of more than 10 years, the data rewriting times of more than 100000, and the passive use, and the identification distance of 1-10cm.

[0060] Although the present application is disclosed as above, the present application is not limited to this. Any person skilled in the art can make various changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present application, and the protection scope of the present application should be defined by the scope of the claims.

[0061] Finally, it should be noted that the relational terms herein, such as first and second, and the like, are used solely to distinguish one from another entity or action without necessarily requiring or implying any actual such relationship or order between such entities or actions. Moreover, the terms "comprises" or "comprising," or any other variations thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but can include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. An element proceeded by "comprises... a" does not, without more constraints, exclude the existence of additional identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element.

[0062] In the above embodiments, the orientation descriptions such as "upper", "lower", "side" and the like are based on the drawings.

[0063] The above description of disclosed embodiments allows a person skilled in the art to implement or use the present application. Various modifications to these embodiments will be apparent to those skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein can be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the present application. Therefore, the present application will not be limited to the embodiments shown herein, but will conform to the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein. Industrial applicability

[0064] The animal ear tag provided by the application sets the FRID tag inside the induction box, and the use method is almost completely consistent with the traditional mouse ear tag, without the need of being packaged in a glass tube and then implanted subcutaneously in the animal through an invasive injection method, so that the operation is convenient, and the influence on the experimental operation is reduced. Moreover, when the animal information needs to be read, the FRID electronic tag stored inside the induction box can be remotely read by a machine, or the label information of the identification area can be directly read by the naked eye of the experimental personnel, so that the use flexibility is good.

Claims

1. An animal ear tag, characterized in that The ear tag body (100) includes a pair of first and second bent edges (110, 120) extending towards the center line of the ear tag body (100), and the inductive box (200) is provided with a pair of first and second connecting holes (210, 220) corresponding to the positions of the first and second bent edges (110, 120), respectively.

2. An animal ear tag according to claim 1, characterised in that The ear tag body (100) further includes a connecting plate (130) and a display plate (140) arranged at an angle with the connecting plate (130), wherein the connecting plate (130) is attached to the inductive box (200), and the first and second bent edges (110, 120) are arranged on the opposite sides of the connecting plate (130), respectively.

3. An animal ear tag according to claim 2, characterised in that One of the connecting plate (130) and the display plate (140) is provided with an ear tag hole (131), and the other is provided with an ear tag pin (142) configured to be fixedly connected with the ear tag hole (131).

4. An animal ear tag according to claim 2, characterised in that The angle between the connecting plate (130) and the display plate (140) is α, wherein 60° < α < 80°.

5. An animal ear tag according to claim 3, characterised in that The connecting plate (130) and the display plate (140) form a clamping and fixing space (150) configured to be connected with the ear of an animal between them, and the identification area (141) is arranged on the side of the display plate (140) away from the clamping and fixing space (150).

6. An animal ear tag according to claim 5, characterised in that The end of the display plate (140) away from the connecting plate (130) is bent towards the clamping and fixing space (150) to form the ear tag pin (142), which is a triangular plate structure with the sharp corner part facing the clamping and fixing space (150).

7. An animal ear tag according to claim 5, characterised in that The identification area (141) is formed by a laser etching process.

8. An animal ear tag according to claim 3, characterised in that The connecting plate (130), the display plate (140), the first bent edge (110), the second bent edge (120), and the ear tag pin (142) are of an integrated structure.

9. The animal ear tag of claim 1, wherein, The first connecting hole (210) is opposite to and communicates with the second connecting hole (220).

10. An animal ear tag according to claim 1, characterised in that The material of the ear tag body (100) is stainless steel.

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