CN217040423U

CN217040423U - Animal earplug monitoring devices and animal monitoring system

Info

Publication number: CN217040423U
Application number: CN202220087473.XU
Authority: CN
Inventors: 旷星星; 刘伟民; 王海兵
Original assignee: Changsha Millet Intelligent Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Changsha Millet Intelligent Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2022-01-13
Filing date: 2022-01-13
Publication date: 2022-07-26
Anticipated expiration: 2032-01-13

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: the stopper body, flexible stick, connecting piece, elastic component. The plug body is matched with the auricle and is provided with a connecting hole. The flexible rod is used for being inserted into the external auditory canal and fixedly connected to the plug body; the flexible rod is provided with a sensor module for detecting vital signs. The connecting piece includes: the plug body comprises a rod-shaped structure capable of being inserted into the plug body connecting hole and a connecting part used for being connected with an animal ear tag; the rod-shaped structure can axially slide along the connecting hole. The elastic piece is arranged in the plug body connecting hole, is arranged between the rod-shaped structure and the plug body and has elasticity which enables the rod-shaped structure to slide outwards the connecting hole. The animal earplug monitoring device of the present application can be reliably secured to an animal ear.

Description

Animal earplug monitoring device 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 breeding is to continuously acquire and detect the information of the activity, feeding amount, physical signs and the like of the bred animals in real time. Taking a cow as an example, the cow belongs to a constant temperature animal, 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 milk cow body temperature information helps judging the accurate time of pregnant milk cow childbirth, and the staff can assist childbirth, effectively reduces milk cow childbirth danger, also can detect the health status of milk cow to in time carry out disease control etc.. 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:

the plug body is matched with the auricle and is provided with a connecting hole;

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

a connector, comprising: the plug comprises a rod-shaped structure capable of being inserted into the plug body connecting hole and a connecting part used for being connected with an animal ear tag; the rod-shaped structure can axially slide along the connecting hole;

the elastic piece is arranged in the plug body connecting hole, is arranged between the rod-shaped structure and the plug body and has elastic force for enabling the rod-shaped structure to slide outwards the connecting hole.

In some embodiments, the elastic member is a spring and is elastically compressed between the bottom of the connection hole and the rod-shaped structure of the connection member.

In some technical schemes, a guide ring is embedded in the position of the plug body at the outlet of the connecting hole;

the rod-like structure comprises: the rod body penetrates through the guide ring and forms sliding fit with the guide ring, and the head is arranged at the tail end of the rod body; the head part is abutted against the spring to enable the spring to compress and deform towards one side of the bottom of the connecting hole; the external dimension of the head of the rod-shaped structure exceeds the aperture of the inner hole of the guide ring.

In some technical solutions, the rod-shaped structure and the connecting portion are connected by a screw thread.

In some embodiments, the connecting portion is an annular body that can be connected 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 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 also provides an animal monitoring system comprising: a number of animal ear plug monitoring devices as proposed in the above sections, and terminal equipment capable of communicating with said animal ear plug monitoring devices.

In this application, the plug body is enclosed within the pinna and the flexible rod is inserted into the external auditory canal. The connecting piece is used for connecting the plug body and the animal ear tag, and the connecting piece and the plug body are elastically connected through the elastic piece. After the device is installed, the plug body is subjected to the elastic force from the elastic member to be pressed into the auricle, so that the plug body and the flexible rod are reliably mounted on the external ear of the animal. 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. Secondly, the animal ear plug monitoring device of the present application can be reliably secured to the animal ear.

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 structural 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 accompanying 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 facilitate a thorough understanding of embodiments of the present application. 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 to 2, in an embodiment of the present application, an animal earplug monitoring device is provided, including: a plug body 10, a flexible rod 20, a connecting piece 30 and an elastic piece 40. Wherein, the plug body 10 is matched with the auricle and is provided with a connecting hole 11. 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 connecting piece 30 comprises a rod-shaped structure 31 which can be inserted into the connecting hole 11 of the plug body 10 and a connecting part 32 for connecting with an animal ear tag; the rod-like structure 31 is axially slidable along the coupling hole 11. The elastic member 40 is disposed in the connecting hole 11 of the plug body 10, and the elastic member 40 is disposed between the rod structure 31 and the plug body 10 and has an elastic force for sliding the rod structure 31 out of the connecting hole 11.

The external ear of the animal comprises an external auditory canal and an auricle, and the animal earplug monitoring device 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. Here, the temperature measurement sensor sets up the temperature measurement in the outer auditory canal, and the sensor position is fixed, and the temperature that measures is core body temperature, and measuring result is stable 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 flexible deformation, and as the flexible rod 20 extends into the external auditory canal, the flexible rod 20 is caused to bend and deform in conformity with the shape of the external auditory canal. 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 to 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 piece 30 comprises a rod-shaped structure 31 which can be inserted into the connecting hole 11 of the plug body 10 and a connecting part 32 for connecting with an animal ear tag; the rod-like structure 31 is axially slidable along the coupling hole 11. After the installation is completed, the rod-like structure 31 can float axially along the connecting hole 11, and the connecting member 30 has a certain moving space relative to the plug body 10. The elastic member 40 is disposed in the connection hole 11 of the plug body 10, and the elastic member 40 is disposed between the rod structure 31 and the plug body 10 and has an elastic force for sliding the rod structure 31 out of the connection hole 11. Under the elastic force of the elastic member 40, the elastic member 40 presses the plug body 10 into the auricle, so that the plug body 10 and the flexible rod are reliably mounted on the external ear of the animal.

Referring to fig. 2, the elastic member 40 is a spring and is elastically compressed between the bottom of the coupling hole 11 and the rod structure 31 of the coupling member 30. The compressed spring generates a spring force to urge the stopper body 10 toward the outer ear side. Further, a guide ring 12 is embedded in the position of the outlet of the connecting hole 11 of the plug body 10; the rod-like structure 31 includes: a rod body 311 which is arranged on the guide ring 12 in a penetrating way and forms sliding fit with the guide ring 12, and a head 312 which is arranged at the tail end of the rod body 311; the head 312 is abutted against the spring to compress and deform the spring to the bottom side of the connecting hole 11; the head 312 of the rod-shaped structure 31 has an outer dimension exceeding the bore diameter of the inner bore of the guide ring 12, so that the head 312 of the rod-shaped structure 31 is limited by the guide ring 12 in the connecting hole 11, and the connecting member 30 is prevented from being separated from the plug body 10. Here, the guide ring 12 may be used to guide the movement of the rod-like structure 31. The plug body 10 may be made of a soft material, such as soft rubber.

Referring to fig. 2, in some embodiments, the rod-like structure 31 is threadably connected to the connecting portion 32. Specifically, an external thread is processed on the rod-shaped structure 31, a threaded hole is processed on the connecting portion 32, and the external thread on the rod-shaped structure 31 and the threaded hole of the connecting portion 32 are matched to form a threaded connection.

Referring to fig. 2, in some embodiments, the coupling portion 32 is a ring-shaped body that is capable of coupling with an animal ear tag. Specifically, the ear tag is composed 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.

Referring to fig. 2 and 3, a communications module 50 is also integrated within the plug body 10; the communication module 50 is electrically connected with the sensor module 21. Specifically, the communication module 50 includes: a host 51 electrically connected to the sensor module 21, a communication antenna 52 for wireless communication, and a power supply module 53 for supplying power. The communication module 50 is embedded in the plug body 10, is connected with the sensor module 21 through an internal circuit, is arranged inside the external auditory canal and at the root of the external auditory outline in the whole device, has no obvious exposed structure and electric wires, is not easy to damage and has high reliability after being worn for a long time.

In conclusion, the plug body 10 is fitted into the auricle and the flexible rod 20 is inserted into the external auditory canal. The connecting element 30 is used for connecting the plug body 10 and the animal ear tag, and the connecting element 30 and the plug body are elastically connected through the elastic element 40. After the device is installed, the plug body is subjected to the elastic force from the elastic member, and the plug body is pressed in the auricle, so that the plug body and the flexible rod are reliably installed on the external ear of the animal. 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. Secondly, the animal earplug monitoring device of the application can be reliably fixed on the ear of the animal.

Referring to fig. 3, embodiments of the present application further provide an animal monitoring system, including: a number of animal ear plug monitoring devices as proposed in the above sections, and terminal equipment capable of communicating with said animal ear plug monitoring devices. 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 animals in a herd of cattle are all worn with the animal ear plug monitoring device, and the animal ear plug monitoring device of each cattle uploads the measured data to the terminal equipment, thereby being convenient for monitoring and managing the whole herd of cattle on the terminal equipment.

In the above 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 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 forms "a", "an", and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, and it should be understood that when the terms "comprises" and/or "comprising" are used in this specification, they specify the presence of stated features, steps, operations, devices, components, and/or combinations thereof, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

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 implicitly indicating 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 explicitly specified otherwise.

The specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the spirit of the application. Various modifications or additions may be made to the described embodiments or alternatives may be employed by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit or ambit of the present application as defined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. An animal earplug monitoring device, comprising:

a plug body (10) matched with the auricle, wherein a connecting hole (11) is arranged on the plug body;

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 connector (30) comprising: a rod-shaped structure (31) which can be inserted into the connecting hole (11) of the plug body (10), and a connecting part (32) which is used for connecting with an animal ear tag; the rod-shaped structure (31) can axially slide along the connecting hole (11);

the elastic piece (40) is arranged in the connecting hole (11) of the plug body (10), and the elastic piece (40) is arranged between the rod-shaped structure (31) and the plug body (10) and has elastic force for enabling the rod-shaped structure (31) to slide outwards the connecting hole (11).

2. An animal earplug monitoring device according to claim 1, characterised in that the resilient member (40) is a spring and is resiliently compressed between the bottom of the connection hole (11) and the rod-like structure (31) of the connecting member (30).

3. An animal ear plug monitoring device according to claim 2, characterized in that the plug body (10) is embedded with a guiding ring (12) at the position of the outlet of the connecting hole (11);

the rod-like structure (31) comprises: the guide ring (12) is arranged in a penetrating manner, the rod body (311) is in sliding fit with the guide ring (12), and the head (312) is arranged at the tail end of the rod body (311); the head part (312) is abutted against the spring to enable the spring to compress and deform towards one side of the bottom of the connecting hole (11); the head (312) of the rod-like structure (31) has an outer dimension exceeding the bore of the inner bore of the guide ring (12).

4. An animal ear plug monitoring device according to claim 1, characterized in that the rod-shaped structure (31) is in threaded connection with the connecting portion (32).

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

6. An animal ear plug monitoring device according to claim 1, characterized in that a communication module (50) is further integrated in the plug body (10); the communication module (50) is connected with the sensor module (21) through a circuit.

7. An animal ear bud monitoring device according to claim 6, wherein the communication module (50) includes: the wireless sensor comprises a host (51) electrically connected with the sensor module (21), a communication antenna (52) used for wireless communication and a power supply module (53) used for power supply.

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

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