CN215774818U - Small animal timed feeding and fasting device for scientific research - Google Patents
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The utility model discloses a timed feeding and fasting device for small animals for scientific research, which comprises a feeding cage, a component support and a motor component support, wherein the feeding cage is formed by connecting a cage body and a cage cover, the component support is arranged above the feeding cage, the component comprises a component support, a bearing connecting rod and a food storage separation frame, the food storage separation frame is connected with the bearing connecting rod, the component support is connected with the motor component support and is controlled by a timed control switch, and the angle of the inclined surface of the cage cover is the same as the angle of the bottom surface of the food storage separation frame. The utility model can reduce the workload of experimenters and lead the feeding/fasting time to be automatic and accurate. The utility model has simple structure and convenient manufacture.
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Technical Field
The utility model relates to a small animal feeding device for scientific research, in particular to a small animal feeding device capable of feeding and fasting at regular time.
Background
Animal studies have shown that many of the health benefits of intermittent fasting are not solely from reduced free radical production or weight loss. On the contrary, intermittent fasting can induce adaptive cellular responses that are evolutionarily conserved between and within organs by improving glucose regulation, enhancing anti-stress ability, and inhibiting inflammation. During fasting, the cell can activate pathways that function: enhance the intrinsic defense against oxidative and metabolic stress, and eliminate or repair damaged molecules. During feeding, cells are involved in tissue growth and plasticity. Therefore, it is important to further study the specific mechanism of intermittent fasting in animal experiments.
The experimental mouse has higher similarity with human because of gene, convenient experimental operation and economic cost, and becomes one of experimental animals which are widely used. However, some experiments require the mice to be raised at regular or fixed intervals, which is very labor intensive. And the mice are out of the daytime and out of the night, and different from the living habits of human beings, the mice cannot be manually fed at night according to the living habits of the mice. The intermittent fasting model is realized by a method of feeding at an unconventional feeding time and fasting at a conventional feeding time. This method requires the experimenter to take out the food from the food bowl of the animal feeding cage at a fixed time each day and to re-feed the food at a fixed time, and the experimenter needs to exert a relatively large amount of effort to complete the method, especially when the feeding/fasting time of the experimental design is a non-working time. A device for feeding/fasting mice at regular time is urgently needed, and has the characteristics of economy, small occupied area, convenience and quickness.
An authorized notice number CN209473302U discloses a pet self-feeding device, belongs to pet feeding equipment technical field, and aims to solve the problem that the pet feed amount can not be controlled and the feeding can not be carried out at regular time in the prior art. The device comprises: the round bottom box is divided into a plurality of fan-shaped food boxes uniformly distributed on the circumference; the box cover is rotationally matched with the bottom box, a fan-shaped notch is formed in the box cover, and the size of the fan-shaped notch is the same as that of the opening of the food box; the rotating motor is coaxially fixed in the bottom box, and a motor shaft of the rotating motor is fixedly connected with the box cover to drive the box cover to rotate; and the main controller controls the rotating motor to rotate once at a fixed time interval, and the rotating angle at each time is the central angle corresponding to one food box. However, it is only for domestic pets and cannot be used for feeding laboratory mice.
Therefore, a device for laboratory mice, which can be automatically and regularly fed and fasted and is convenient to quickly establish, needs to be established.
Disclosure of Invention
The utility model aims to provide a laboratory mouse fixed-time feeding and fasting device, which solves the problems of fixed-time feeding at night and fixed-time fasting in the daytime and liberates manpower.
The utility model adopts the following technical scheme:
the utility model provides a device of fasting is thrown at regular time to toy for scientific research, includes rearging cage, subassembly support and motor subassembly support, and the rearging cage is connected by the cage body and covers to form, and the subassembly support is arranged in the rearging cage top, and the subassembly is by the subassembly support, and the bearing connecting rod stores up and eats the bulkhead and constitute, stores up and eats the bulkhead and is connected with the bearing connecting rod, and the subassembly support is connected with motor subassembly support, is controlled by the timing control switch, and the angle on cage lid inclined plane is the same with storing up and eats bulkhead bottom surface angle.
The assembly support is a wood frame assembled by fixing the thin wood keel by screws, the top end of the assembly support is fixed with a bearing seat by screws, and the bearing connecting rod is arranged in a bearing seat sleeve by a coupler and is fixed with the bearing seat by hexagon socket head cap screws.
The food storage isolation frame is formed by welding thin stainless steel rods and is connected with the bearing connecting rod.
The component support of the motor adopts a wooden frame structure, the motor is fixed on a wood board by screws before installation, and then the wood board is fixed on the top of the support by screws.
The size of the cage cover is suitable for the size of the cage body to just cover the opening of the cage body.
If a plurality of devices are connected in series for synchronous action, the bearing connecting rod is connected with a plurality of bearing seats in series, all the food storage separation frames are adjusted to the angle of the food feeding position before the plurality of bearing seats are connected in series, and then the bearing connecting rod is used for connecting the plurality of bearing seats.
The cage cover is a combination of a plane and a bevel. A baffle is arranged on the inclined plane to divide a feed area and a drinking area.
The utility model can reduce the workload of experimenters and lead the feeding/fasting time to be automatic and accurate. The utility model has simple structure and convenient manufacture.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a feeding device and a feeding cage according to the present invention
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the motor and bracket of the present invention
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the feeding device of the present invention in a fasted state
FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the feeding device of the present invention in a feeding state
FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the food storage shelf of the present invention
FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a cage baffle and cage spacer of the present invention
FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of the timing control switch of the present invention
The drawings and legends are as follows:
[1] mouse feeding cage
[2] Component support
[3] Food storage partition frame
[4] Bearing seat
[5] Bearing connecting rod
[6] Electric motor
[7] Cage cover
[8] Baffle plate
[9] Feed area
[10] Drinking area
[11] Timing control switch
Detailed Description
The device is internally provided with a small animal feeding cage, a feeding and fasting component bracket and a motor component bracket. The rearing cage is formed by connecting a cage body and a cage cover, and one end of the cage cover is inclined downwards to form a feeding area and a water feeding area. The food feeding and fasting component support is formed by connecting a component support, a bearing connecting rod and a food storage partition frame, the component support is a wood frame which is assembled by fixing a wood keel by using a screw, and a bearing seat is fixed at the top end by using a screw. The bearing connecting rod is arranged in a bearing seat shaft sleeve through a coupler and is fixed with the bearing seat through an inner hexagonal screw. The food storage partition frame is formed by welding thin stainless steel rods and is connected with the bearing connecting rod in a welding mode. The component support of the motor adopts the same wooden frame structure, and the motor is firstly fixed on a wood board by screws before installation, and then the wood board is fixed on the top of the support by screws. The feeding and fast assembly bracket can be directly connected with the motor assembly bracket and controlled by a timing control switch.
The component support is a wood frame assembled by fixing the thin wood keels by screws, and the top ends of the component support are fixed with bearing seats by screws. The bearing connecting rod is arranged in a bearing seat shaft sleeve through a coupler and is fixed with the bearing seat through an inner hexagonal screw. The size of the component support is based on the size of the mouse feeding cage body, and the size of the component support is suitable for being just sleeved into the cage body, so that the flexible size can meet the requirements of all users. The food storage separation frame is formed by welding thin stainless steel rods and is connected with the bearing connecting rod in a welding mode, so that when the angle of the food storage separation frame is adjusted, only the angle of the bearing connecting rod in the bearing seat needs to be adjusted, and the operation is simple and convenient. The cage cover is formed by welding thin stainless steel rods, has a stable structure and is not easy to scatter, and has enough strength to support the pressure of the food storage separation frame. The size of the cage cover is based on the size of the cage body, and the size of the cage cover is suitable for just covering the opening of the cage body, so that all the cage bodies can be flexibly matched. And finally, sleeving the assembled component support on the mouse feeding cage body covered with the cage cover to realize the assembly of the whole feeding and fasting device. If a plurality of devices are required to be connected in series for synchronous action, only a plurality of bearing seats are required to be connected in series by using a bearing connecting rod. However, it should be noted that to achieve the synchronization function, the angle of each of the storage compartments must be determined before the plurality of bearing blocks are connected in series. The adjusting method can adjust all the food storage separation frames to the angle of the food feeding position, and then the bearing connecting rods are used for connecting the bearing seats, so that the series connection synchronization function of a plurality of devices can be easily realized. The component support of the motor adopts the same wooden frame structure, and the motor is firstly fixed on a wood board by screws before installation, and then the wood board is fixed on the top of the support by screws. Since the motor assembly and the feeding and fasting assembly holder are independent structures, the installation position of the motor is not limited, so that convenience of a user is facilitated.
The utility model relates to a small animal feeding device capable of automatically feeding and fasting, which comprises a mouse feeding cage body, a cage cover and a feeding component, wherein the feeding component is as shown in the figure:
1) component support
The assembly support is assembled by wooden frames, the space size of the assembly support can be customized according to the size of the cage body, so that the support cannot be limited by any condition, meanwhile, a plurality of support frames can be customized according to the needs of a user, the convenience is brought to the user to realize one-time control, and the whole feeding requirement is met. When the component support is used, only the cage body needs to be placed into the framework of the component support, or the component support is directly placed down from the upper side of the cage body, so that the component support is simple and convenient.
2) Bearing seat
A pair of (or a plurality of pairs of) bearing blocks are arranged on the wooden frame on the uppermost layer of the support, play a role in fixing and supporting the bearing connecting rod, and can also inhibit the circumferential swing of the bearing connecting rod in specific use, so that the overall stability is improved, and meanwhile, the feeding precision is improved.
3) Food storage partition frame
One (or more) food storage separation frames are arranged on each section of bearing connecting rod and can rotate along with the rotation of the connecting rod by taking the joint of the food storage separation frames and the connecting rod as the center of a circle. The partition frame can contain feed and a water bottle and rotate along with the feed and the water bottle. When the mouse starts to throw food, the partition frame rotates to fall down, and the partition frame accurately falls on the cage cover, so that the mouse can eat feed and drink water through the gap of the cage cover. The installation angles of the food storage partition frames are completely consistent, and the function of feeding food can be realized.
4) Bearing connecting rod
The bearing connecting rod penetrates through the bearing seat and forms tight fit with the bearing seat, so that unnecessary vibration and swinging can be reduced. The tail end of the connecting rod is connected with the motor through the coupler, and can rotate along with the work of the motor to drive the food storage partition frame arranged on the connecting rod to rotate so as to realize the automatic feeding and fasting function.
5) Electric motor
The motor adopts a 12v metal speed reduction direct current motor and is characterized by large torque and low noise. The terminal mechanism can be completely driven, meanwhile, great noise can not be brought, and the influence of the noise on an experimental mouse is avoided. The motor is arranged on a single bracket and is not directly connected with the component bracket, so that a user can increase or decrease the component bracket at will according to the needs without influence. Meanwhile, due to the separated structure, the transportation and the assembly are more convenient.
6) Timing control switch
The timing control switch is shown in the figure, when the timing control switch is used, the power-on time and the circulation mode are set according to needs, then the power supply of the motor is connected into the timing control switch, and then the timing control switch is connected into 220v commercial power. When the preset 'feeding' working time is reached, the timing control switch is electrified, and the motor starts to work in the anticlockwise direction; when the preset 'fasting' working time is reached, the timing control switch is electrified in the reverse direction, and the motor works in the clockwise direction. And then the function of automatically controlling the feeding and the fasting is realized.
7) Cage cover
The cage cover is designed as a combination of a flat surface and a sloping surface. A baffle plate can be arranged on the inclined plane to divide a feed area and a drinking area. The angle of the cage cover inclined plane is the same as the angle of the bottom surface of the food storage partition frame, and the cage cover inclined plane can be attached to the cage cover inclined plane when the partition frame is put down, so that the interval is reduced, and mice can take food more conveniently.
For example, according to the night activity of the mouse, the administration of food at zero point in the morning and the fasting at eight points in the morning are required, and in order to realize the intermittent fasting scheme, the specific embodiment is as follows:
a feeding assembly is placed on each mouse cage body, the angle of each assembly is adjusted, and a "fasting" position is maintained, as desired by the user, and a plurality of assemblies are coupled to the motor using couplings.
The 'feeding' working time 00:00 and the 'fasting' working time 08:00 are set on a timing control switch panel, and then the motor is connected to the timing control switch to switch on the power supply.
According to the requirement of a user, the feed and the water bottle are put into the food storage partition frame.
When the preset 'feeding' working time is 00:00, the timing control switch is powered on, the motor drives the bearing connecting rod to rotate anticlockwise, the food storage isolation frame slowly rotates along with the bearing connecting rod and is in contact with the cage cover, the timing control switch works for 3 seconds and automatically cuts off the power, the position where the food storage isolation frame is in contact with the cage cover is kept, and therefore a mouse can contact with food and then starts to eat the food.
When the preset 'fasting' working time is 08:00, the timing control switch is electrified, the motor drives the bearing connecting rod to rotate clockwise, the food storage partition frame slowly rotates along with the bearing connecting rod and is separated from the cage cover, the timing control switch works for 3 seconds and is automatically powered off, the position where the food storage partition frame is separated from the cage cover is kept, and therefore the mouse cannot contact with food, and fasting is achieved.
As shown in figure 1, the cage body is placed in the internal framework of the component support, the support can be directly lifted when not needed, small animals raised in the cage body are not affected, and the operation is convenient and simple.
As shown in figure 2, the motor is independently arranged at the upper part of the other bracket and is connected with the bearing connecting rod through the coupler, so that the assembly is convenient, and the carrying and carrying are also convenient.
As shown in fig. 3, the small animal feeding apparatus is in a fasted state with the food storage bulkhead disengaged from the cage cover.
As shown in fig. 4, the small animal raising apparatus is in a feeding state, and the food storage shelf is in contact with the cage cover.
As shown in figure 5, the food storage separation frame is connected with the bearing connecting rod, and feed and a water bottle can be placed in the food storage separation frame according to the requirements of users.
As shown in figure 6, the cage cover is provided with a baffle plate which can divide the cage cover into a feed area and a drinking area. Therefore, when no feeding mechanism is arranged, the feed area and the drinking area can be arranged in a cage cover mode.
As shown in fig. 7, a timing control switch can be provided on the panel for setting the power-on time and cycle mode to control the operation of the motor.
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1. The utility model provides a device of fasting is thrown at regular time to toy for scientific research, including rearging cage, subassembly support and motor subassembly support, a serial communication port, rearging cage is connected by the cage body (1) and cage lid (7) and is constituteed, the subassembly support is arranged in the rearging cage top, the subassembly is by subassembly support (2), bearing connecting rod (5), it forms to store up eats bulkhead (3), it is connected with bearing connecting rod (5) to store up eats bulkhead (3), the subassembly support is connected with motor subassembly support, be controlled by timing control switch (11), the angle on cage lid inclined plane is the same with storing up eats bulkhead bottom surface angle.
2. The device for feeding fasted small animals for scientific research according to claim 1, wherein the assembly bracket (2) is a wooden frame assembled by fixing a wood keel by a screw, the top end of the assembly bracket is fixed with a bearing seat (4) by a screw, and the bearing connecting rod (5) is installed in a shaft sleeve of the bearing seat (4) by a coupling and is fixed with the bearing seat (4) by a hexagon socket head cap screw.
3. The device for feeding and fasting a small animal for scientific research at regular time as claimed in claim 1, wherein the food-storing bulkhead (3) is formed by welding thin stainless steel rods and is connected with the bearing connecting rod (5).
4. The device for feeding fasted small animals for scientific research as claimed in claim 1, wherein the motor (6) is mounted on a wooden plate by screwing the motor (6) on the wooden plate, and then screwing the wooden plate on the top of the frame.
5. A device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cage cover (7) is sized to fit over the opening of the cage (1) and is sized to fit over the cage (1).
6. The timing feeding and fasting device for small animals for scientific research as claimed in claim 1, wherein if a plurality of devices are connected in series and operated synchronously, the bearing connecting rod (5) is connected in series with a plurality of bearing seats (4), and before the plurality of bearing seats (4) are connected in series, all the food storage bulkheads (3) are adjusted to the angle of the feeding position, and then the plurality of bearing seats (4) are connected by the bearing connecting rod (5).
7. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cage cover is a combination of a flat surface and an inclined surface, and a baffle is installed on the inclined surface to divide the feeding area and the drinking area.
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