CN217040422U - Animal earplug monitoring device and animal monitoring system - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model provides an animal earplug monitoring devices and animal monitoring system relates to animal vital sign and detects technical field, and this animal earplug monitoring devices includes: a plug body matched with the auricle, a flexible rod inserted into the external auditory canal and a connecting component. The flexible rod is fixedly connected to the plug body; be provided with the sensor module that is used for detecting vital sign on the flexible stick. The connecting member includes: the animal ear tag comprises a first connecting part fixedly connected with the plug body and a second connecting part connected with the animal ear tag. The technical scheme of the application has the following technical effects: first, the sensor module is along with flexible stick inserts in the external auditory canal, and the measured temperature is core body temperature, and measuring result is stable accurate. And the second connecting component is used for connecting the plug body and the animal ear tag, and the whole device is limited by the animal ear tag to prevent the device from falling off, so that the device can be stably fixed in the outer ear of the animal for a long time.

Description

Animal earplug monitoring devices and animal monitoring system

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of animal vital sign detection, in particular to an animal earplug monitoring device and an animal monitoring system.

Background

China is a big agricultural country, the development level of agriculture represents the national production capacity, accurate livestock raising is the most important part of modern intelligent agriculture, and the development of modern agriculture can be promoted. The precise culture is to continuously acquire and detect the information of the activity, feeding amount, physical signs and the like of the cultured animals in real time. Taking a cow as an example, the cow belongs to a constant temperature animal, and the body temperature normally changes only in a small range, but when the physiological state changes, the temperature can be increased or decreased to different degrees at the same time. When the body temperature of the cow is reduced one day before estrus, the body temperature returns to normal after estrus; the body temperature rises by 1-2 ℃ 3-10 days before production, and the body temperature rapidly drops 1-2 days before production; when diseases occur, the body temperature also changes, and when the limb or the digestive system is abnormal, the body temperature is increased to different degrees.

Through accurate and real-time monitoring of the body temperature information of the dairy cow, the oestrus time of the dairy cow can be accurately judged, and the staff in a dairy farm can select proper artificial insemination time according to the body temperature change of the dairy cow, so that the insemination success rate of the dairy cow is improved, and the frozen semen cost, the insemination failure labor cost and the nonpregnant cost are reduced. Real-time detection of the body temperature information of the cows is helpful for judging the accurate time of the pregnant cows for delivery, the workers can assist delivery, the risk of delivery of the cows is effectively reduced, and the health conditions of the cows can be detected so as to prevent and treat diseases in time. Therefore, the accurate and real-time continuous monitoring of the body temperature of the dairy cow has important significance for timely hybridization, disease uncovering, safe delivery, stress response identification and the like of the dairy cow.

The external ear cavity temperature that current animal ear monitoring devices mainly monitored is not equal to the core temperature, and receives external environment's interference easily, and the data accuracy is not good assurance. In addition, in some existing technical schemes, the soft probe is adopted to extend into the external auditory canal to monitor the core body temperature, and the device is not easy to fix and is easy to separate.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The technical problem to be solved by the present application is to provide an animal earplug monitoring device and an animal monitoring system, aiming at the above-mentioned deficiencies in the prior art.

This animal earplug monitoring devices includes:

a plug body adapted to the auricle;

a flexible rod for insertion into the external ear canal, the flexible rod being fixedly connected to the plug body; a sensor module for detecting vital signs is arranged on the flexible rod;

a connecting member, comprising: the animal ear tag comprises a first connecting part fixedly connected with the plug body and a second connecting part connected with the animal ear tag.

In some embodiments, the first connection portion is a threaded rod that is threadably connected to the plug body.

In some embodiments, the second connecting portion is an annular body capable of connecting to an animal ear tag.

In some technical schemes, a communication module is further integrated in the plug body; the communication module is connected with the sensor module through a circuit.

In some aspects, a communication module includes: the sensor module comprises a host computer connected with the sensor module circuit, a communication antenna for wireless communication and a power supply module for power supply.

In some technical schemes, a mounting hole for a screw to penetrate is formed on the plug body; a cylinder body is fixedly arranged in the mounting hole; the barrel has a threaded bore for forming a threaded connection with the screw.

In some aspects, a sensor module comprises: temperature measuring sensor, blood pressure measuring sensor, blood oxygen measuring sensor, heart rate measuring sensor, acoustic sensor, brain electrical probe, motion sensor.

In another aspect, the present application provides an animal monitoring system comprising: an animal ear bud monitoring device as set forth in the above section, and a terminal device capable of communicating with the animal ear bud monitoring device.

In this application, the plug body fits into the pinna with the flexible rod inserted into the external ear canal, and the connecting member is used to connect the plug body to the animal ear tag, which limits the entire device from falling out. The technical scheme of the application has the following technical effects: first, the sensor module is along with flexible stick inserts in the external auditory canal, and the measured temperature is core body temperature, and measuring result is stable accurate. And the second connecting component is used for connecting the plug body and the animal ear tag, and the whole device is limited by the animal ear tag to prevent the device from falling off, so that the device can be stably fixed in the outer ear of the animal for a long time.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an animal earplug monitoring device in an embodiment of the application.

Fig. 2 is another schematic structural diagram of the animal earplug monitoring device in the embodiment of the application.

Fig. 3 is a schematic block diagram of an animal monitoring system in an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

The following are specific embodiments of the present application and are further described with reference to the drawings, but the present application is not limited to these embodiments. In the following description, specific details such as specific configurations and components are provided only to help the embodiments of the present application be fully understood. Accordingly, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made to the embodiments described herein without departing from the scope and spirit of the present application. In addition, descriptions of well-known functions and constructions are omitted for clarity and conciseness.

In addition, the embodiments and features of the embodiments in the present application may be combined with each other without conflict.

With reference to fig. 1-2, an embodiment of the present application provides an animal earplug monitoring device, including: a plug body 10, a flexible rod 20, a connecting member 30. Wherein the plug body 10 fits to the pinna. The flexible rod 20 is used for being inserted into an external auditory canal, and the flexible rod 20 is fixedly connected to the plug body 10; the flexible rod 20 is provided with a sensor module 21 for detecting vital signs. The connection member 30 includes: a first connecting part 31 which can be fixedly connected with the plug body 10, and a second connecting part 32 which is used for connecting with an animal ear tag.

The external ear of the animal comprises an external auditory canal and an auricle, and the animal earplug monitoring device provided by the application is installed on the external ear of the animal. When in use, the flexible rod 20 is inserted into the external ear of an animal along the external auditory canal, and the sensor module 21 for detecting the vital signs is arranged on the flexible rod 20. The sensor module 21 includes a temperature measuring sensor, a blood pressure measuring sensor, a blood oxygen measuring sensor, a heart rate measuring sensor, an acoustic sensor, an electroencephalogram probe and a motion sensor. The temperature measuring sensor is arranged in the external auditory canal to measure the temperature, the position of the sensor is fixed, the measured temperature is the core body temperature, and the measuring result is stable and accurate. The acoustic sensor can be used to monitor the chewing and rumination of an animal.

When the plug is installed, the flexible rod 20 is first inserted into the external auditory canal of the animal along the external auditory canal, and the plug body 10 is fitted into the auricle. The flexible rod 20 is capable of being flexibly deformed, and as the flexible rod 20 is inserted into the external auditory meatus, the flexible rod 20 is bent to conform to the shape of the external auditory meatus. The flexible rod 20 is able to resume deformation when the flexible rod 20 exits the external ear canal. Specifically, the flexible rod 20 includes a first end connected to the plug body 10 and a second end at which the sensor module 21 is disposed. Here, the flexible rod 20 may be provided as a flexible rubber rod in particular.

The connecting member 30 is used to connect the plug body 10 and an animal ear tag so that the plug body 10 is restrained by the ear tag to prevent withdrawal of the device from the outer ear. The connecting member 30 comprises a first connecting portion 31 which can be fixedly connected with the plug body 10, and a second connecting portion 32 for connection with an animal ear tag. In some embodiments, the first connection portion 31 is a screw capable of being threadedly connected with the plug body 10. In a specific embodiment, the plug body 10 is provided with a mounting hole 11 for a screw to penetrate; a cylinder body 12 is fixedly arranged in the mounting hole 11; the barrel 12 has a threaded bore for forming a threaded connection with a threaded rod. The plug body 10 can be made of a soft material, such as soft rubber, where a barrel 12 with a threaded hole is provided in the mounting hole 11, and the screw is mounted by means of the barrel 12.

Here, the screw is screwed into the plug body 10, and the plug body 10 and the animal ear tag can be stably and reliably connected by screwing the screw into the plug body 10. Furthermore, the depth of the screw into the plug body 10 enables the connection member 30 to be adapted to different animal individuals.

In some embodiments, the second coupling portion 32 is an annular body that is capable of coupling with an animal ear tag. Specifically, the ear tag consists of a main tag and an auxiliary tag; the main mark consists of a main mark ear mark surface, an ear mark neck and an ear mark head; the back of the main tag ear tag surface is connected with the ear tag neck, the ear tag head penetrates through the ear of the livestock, the auxiliary tag is embedded into the ear tag, the ear tag is fixed, and the ear tag neck is left in the through hole. When the ear tag is installed, the ring body is penetrated by the ear tag head, so that the ring body is fixed on the auricle by the ear tag.

In one embodiment, a communications module 40 is also integrated within the plug body 10; the communication module 40 is electrically connected with the sensor module 21. The communication module 40 is used for sending out the information measured by the sensor module 21. Specifically, the communication module 40 includes a host 41 electrically connected to the sensor module 21, a communication antenna 42 for wireless communication, and a power supply module 43 for supplying power. The communication module 40 is embedded in the plug body 10 and is connected with the sensor module 21 through an internal circuit, and the whole device is arranged inside the external auditory canal and at the root of the external auricle, so that the external auricle has no obvious exposed structure or electric wire, is not easy to damage and has high reliability after being worn for a long time.

In summary, the plug 10 is fitted into the auricle with the flexible rod inserted into the external auditory canal, and the connecting member 30 is used to connect the plug 10 with the animal ear tag, so that the whole device is restrained by the animal ear tag and prevented from falling out. The technical scheme of the application has the following technical effects: first, the sensor module is along with flexible stick inserts in the external auditory canal, and the measured temperature is core body temperature, and measuring result is stable accurate. And the second connecting component is used for connecting the plug body and the animal ear tag, and the whole device is limited by the animal ear tag to prevent the device from falling off, so that the device can be stably fixed in the outer ear of the animal for a long time.

Referring to fig. 3, an embodiment of the present application provides an animal monitoring system, including: several embodiments provide an animal ear bud monitoring device as set forth in the above section, and a terminal device capable of communicating with the animal ear bud monitoring device. The terminal equipment can be used for collecting information uploaded by a plurality of animal earplug monitoring devices, so that data of one animal population can be uniformly managed on the terminal equipment. For example, the animal earplug monitoring devices are worn by the cattle in one cattle group, and the measured data is uploaded to the terminal equipment by the animal earplug monitoring devices of each cattle, so that the whole cattle group is conveniently monitored and managed on the terminal equipment.

In the embodiments of the present application, the descriptions of the respective embodiments have respective emphasis, and for parts that are not described in detail in a certain embodiment, reference may be made to the related descriptions of other embodiments.

It is noted that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of example embodiments according to the present application. As used herein, the singular is intended to include the plural unless the context clearly dictates otherwise, and it should be further understood that the terms "comprises" and/or "comprising," when used in this specification, specify the presence of features, steps, operations, devices, components, and/or combinations thereof.

Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or to implicitly indicate the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the feature. In the description of the present application, "plurality" means at least two, e.g., two, three, etc., unless specifically limited otherwise.

The specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the spirit of the application. Various modifications, additions and substitutions for the specific embodiments described may occur to those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the application or exceeding the scope of the claims.

Claims (8)

1. An animal earplug monitoring device, comprising:

a plug body (10) adapted to the auricle;

a flexible rod (20) for insertion into the external ear canal, the flexible rod (20) being fixedly attached to the plug body (10); a sensor module (21) for detecting vital signs is arranged on the flexible rod (20);

a connecting member (30) comprising: a first connecting part (31) which can be fixedly connected with the plug body (10), and a second connecting part (32) which is used for connecting with the animal ear tag.

2. An animal ear plug monitoring device according to claim 1, characterized in that the first connection part (31) is a screw rod which can be screwed with the plug body (10).

3. An animal ear plug monitoring device according to claim 1, characterized in that the second connector part (32) is a ring-shaped body which can be connected to an animal ear tag.

4. An animal ear plug monitoring device according to claim 1, characterized in that a communication module (40) is further integrated in the plug body (10); the communication module (40) is connected with the sensor module (21) through a circuit.

5. An animal ear plug monitoring device according to claim 4, characterized in that the communication module (40) comprises: the sensor module comprises a host (41) which is electrically connected with the sensor module (21), a communication antenna (42) used for wireless communication and a power supply module (43) used for supplying power.

6. The animal earplug monitoring device according to claim 2, wherein the plug body (10) is provided with a mounting hole (11) for a screw rod to penetrate; a cylinder body (12) is fixedly arranged in the mounting hole (11); the barrel (12) has a threaded bore for forming a threaded connection with a screw.

7. An animal ear plug monitoring device according to claim 1, characterized in that the sensor module (21) comprises: a temperature measuring sensor, a blood pressure measuring sensor, a blood oxygen measuring sensor, a heart rate measuring sensor, an acoustic sensor, an electroencephalogram probe and a motion sensor.

8. An animal monitoring system, comprising: a number of animal ear bud monitoring devices of any of claims 1-7, and a terminal device capable of communicating with the animal ear bud monitoring devices.

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