CN110186592B

CN110186592B - Body temperature measuring device

Info

Publication number: CN110186592B
Application number: CN201910584784.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 邓学锋; 王圣; 肖斌
Original assignee: Changsha Ruihe Digital Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Changsha Ruihe Digital Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2019-07-01
Filing date: 2019-07-01
Publication date: 2020-12-08
Anticipated expiration: 2039-07-01
Also published as: CN110186592A

Abstract

The invention discloses a body temperature measuring device, comprising: be fixed in the fastening components on the ear and be used for detecting the detection subassembly of the temperature in the animal's ear canal, detection subassembly connect in fastening components, just detection subassembly has the appearance with animal's ear canal assorted. The invention provides a body temperature measuring device which is good in fixing effect and convenient to mount and dismount.

Description

Body temperature measuring device

Technical Field

The invention relates to a body temperature measuring device, in particular to a body temperature measuring device.

Background

With the development of science and technology, the traditional animal breeding mode is gradually changed to a modernized large-scale mode, and the health condition of animals is concerned in the breeding process. Abnormal body temperature of animals can affect the normal activities of the animals, and if the abnormal body temperature cannot be found and cured in time, the abnormal body temperature can harm the health of the animals and even lead the animals to die.

During measurement, the temperature change of the sow under different physical signs such as physiology, pathology and the like is generally determined by measuring the temperature in the rectum of the sow. And when needs carry out long-term monitoring, the auditory canal of animal is generally selected to the temperature measurement position, but the direct buckle of current temperature measuring device is on the auricle of animal, an ear temperature for measuring the animal, the ear temperature of measuring auricle and the ear temperature of measuring in the auditory canal have certain error, perhaps put into the auditory canal of animal with temperature measuring device, but temperature measuring device easily swings along with the removal of animal, temperature measuring device is difficult to realize stable installation, more difficult for ever, stable being fixed in the auditory canal of animal, measured data is inaccurate.

Therefore, in view of the above problems, there is a need for an improvement of the existing body temperature measuring device.

Disclosure of Invention

Aiming at the defects of the prior art, the invention provides the body temperature measuring device which is good in fixing effect and convenient to mount and dismount.

To this end, according to an embodiment of the present invention, a body temperature measuring device includes: be fixed in the fastening components on the ear and be used for detecting the detection subassembly of the temperature in the animal's ear canal, detection subassembly connect in fastening components, just detection subassembly has the appearance with animal's ear canal assorted.

As a further alternative of the body temperature measuring device, the detecting component comprises a fixing part accommodated in the fold of the cochlea, a detecting part accommodated in the ear canal and a connecting bridge connecting the fixing part and the detecting part.

As a further alternative of the body temperature measuring device, the detecting portion includes a temperature sensor and a sleeve covering an outer periphery of the temperature sensor, and the sleeve is made of an elastic material.

As a further alternative of the body temperature measuring device, the surface of the fixing part is provided with an attaching surface, two opposite ends of the attaching surface protrude outwards, the middle of the attaching surface is recessed inwards, and the surface of the attaching surface is provided with a plurality of holes.

As a further alternative of the body temperature measuring device, one end of the connecting bridge is connected with the fixing part, the other end of the connecting bridge is connected with the detection part, the connecting bridge is provided with an extending part, and the tail end of the extending part is provided with a clamping and hooking part.

As a further alternative of the body temperature measuring device, the cochlea includes a groove of an arc-shaped structure, a placement portion located on the side of the groove, and an interference portion located on the side of the placement portion and extending toward the groove, the fixing portion is contained in the groove of the cochlea, the extension portion of the connecting bridge is located above the placement portion of the cochlea, the hook portion of the connecting bridge is buckled between the placement portion and the interference portion of the cochlea, and the detection portion is contained in the interference portion of the cochlea.

As a further alternative of the body temperature measuring device, the fastening component comprises a matching component and a buckling component connected with the matching component, and the matching component and the buckling component are buckled and fixed on the auricle of the ear of the animal.

As a further alternative of the body temperature measuring device, the fastening member includes a base having a receiving cavity, a cover fixedly mounted above the base, and a fastening portion protruding downward from a lower bottom surface of the base.

As a further alternative of the body temperature measuring device, a processing chip is accommodated in a base of the buckle, the processing chip is used for transmitting the collected body temperature information to a terminal, and a motion detector is integrally mounted on the processing chip.

As a further alternative of the body temperature measuring device, the fastening component and the detection component are connected through a lead.

The invention has the beneficial effects that:

according to the body temperature measuring device in the embodiment, the fastening component fixed on the ear and the detection component attached to the fold in the cochlea are included, the body temperature measuring device in the embodiment of the invention has a simple structure, can be stably fixed on the ear of an animal for a long time through the combined action of the fastening component and the detection component, and can effectively prevent the animal body temperature detecting device from loosening and falling off, thereby improving the measuring precision.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments will be briefly described below, it should be understood that the following drawings only illustrate some embodiments of the present invention and therefore should not be considered as limiting the scope, and for those skilled in the art, other related drawings can be obtained according to the drawings without inventive efforts.

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a body temperature measuring device provided according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of another angle of the body temperature measuring device according to the present invention;

FIG. 3 illustrates a schematic structural view of a fastening assembly of a body temperature measurement device provided in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram illustrating a detection assembly of a body temperature measurement device provided in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing another angle of the detecting member of the body temperature measuring device according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing a body temperature measuring device according to an embodiment of the present invention installed in an ear;

fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram illustrating a detection assembly of a body temperature measurement device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Description of the main element symbols:

1-a fastening assembly; 10-a counterpart; 11-a fastener; 110-a base; 1100-containing chamber; 1101-a battery; 1102-processing the chip; 1103-notch; 111-a cover; 112-a clamping part; 1120-a penetration; 2-a wire; 3. 5-a detection component; 30-a fixed part; 300-a binding face; 301-holes; 31-a detection section; 310. 50-a temperature sensor; 311. 51-a sleeve; 32-connecting bridges; 320-an extension; 321-a clamping hook part; 4-ear; 40-auricle; 41-cochlea; 410-grooves; 411-placing part; 412-interference portion.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are illustrative only for the purpose of explaining the present invention, and are not to be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "central," "longitudinal," "lateral," "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "clockwise," "counterclockwise," "axial," "radial," "circumferential," and the like are used in the orientations and positional relationships indicated in the drawings for convenience in describing the invention and to simplify the description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the referenced device or element must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and are not to be considered limiting of the invention.

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 one or more of that feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically defined otherwise.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly and can, for example, be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; can be mechanically or electrically connected; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature may be directly contacting the first and second features or indirectly contacting the first and second features through an intermediate. Also, a first feature "on," "over," and "above" a second feature may be directly or diagonally above the second feature, or may simply indicate that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature may be directly under or obliquely under the first feature, or may simply mean that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

Example 1

The embodiment provides a body temperature measuring device for real-time monitoring of body temperature information of animals, providing specific physiological and pathological health information of animals, and realizing timely prevention of pathology and protection of animal health.

Referring to fig. 1, 2 and 6, the body temperature measuring device of the present invention is snap-fitted to the ear of an animal, wherein the ear 4 of the animal substantially comprises a pinna 40 with a large area and a cochlea 41 located inside the ear and generating a plurality of folds.

The body temperature measuring device comprises a fastening component 1 fixed on an auricle 40, a detection component 3 positioned in a cochlea 41 and attached to a fold, and a lead 2 for connecting the fastening component 1 and the detection component 3.

The auricle 40 of the animal has a large area, the blood vessels and nerves on the auricle 40 are few, the fastening component 1 is arranged on the auricle 40 of the animal in a penetrating way, the body of the animal cannot be greatly damaged, and the installation and the later taking out are convenient. The fastening assembly 1 includes a mating member 10 and a locking member 11 engaged with the mating member 10, and the mating member 10 and the locking member 11 are mutually locked and fixed on the auricle 40 of the ear of the animal, so that the advantages of easy installation and disassembly can be achieved.

Referring to fig. 3, the locking member 11 of the fastening assembly 1 includes a base 110 having a receiving cavity 1100, a cover 111 fixedly mounted on the base 110, and a locking portion 112 protruding downward from a lower bottom surface of the base 110, a battery 1101 positioned below and a processing chip 1102 mounted on the battery 1101 are received in the receiving cavity 1100, and the conductive wire 2 is mounted in a notch 1103 on a side of the receiving cavity 1100.

The processing chip 1102 is used for transmitting the collected body temperature information to a terminal, the terminal can be a computer, a mobile phone and other mobile electronic devices, and the collected body temperature information is read through the terminal device, wherein a motion detector (not numbered) is integrated on the processing chip 1102, and the motion detector can monitor the motion track of an animal and can also identify the identity information of the animal. The battery 1101 is used for supplying power to the body temperature measuring device. The free end of the engaging portion 112 is provided with a through portion 1120, and the through portion 1120 penetrates the auricle 40 of the ear to engage with the engaging member 11.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the fastening assembly 1 can also be fastened to the auricle 40 of the animal's ear by other means, such as an adhesive structure, a screw structure, etc., which can achieve the advantage of easy installation and removal.

Referring to fig. 3 to 5, the detecting element 3 is installed in the cochlea 41 of the ear of the animal, the detecting element 3 is in a special-shaped structure, and the shape of the detecting element 3 is similar to the contour and the shape of the ear canal of the cochlea 41 of the animal and fits the folds of the ear canal.

The detection assembly 3 is made of elastic silicone material, and includes a fixing portion 30 fixedly mounted at a fold portion in the cochlea 41, a detection portion 31 accommodated in the ear canal, and a connecting bridge 32 connecting the fixing portion 30 and the detection portion 31.

The structure of the cochlea 41 includes a groove 410 with a substantially arc-shaped structure, a placement portion 411 recessed downward at the side of the groove 410 and horizontally disposed, and an interference portion 412 located at the side of the placement portion 411 and extending toward the groove 410.

As shown in fig. 7, the fixing portion 30 is a semicircular structure, the surface of the fixing portion 30 is provided with a wavy attachment surface 300, that is, two opposite ends of the attachment surface 300 protrude outwards, and the middle portion thereof is recessed inwards, the attachment surface 300 is designed according to the specific shape of the cochlea 41 of an animal, the fixing portion 30 can be accommodated in the groove 410 of the cochlea 41, and one opposite end of the fixing portion 30 is positioned in a semi-closed space of the cochlea 41; the surface of the attaching surface 300 is provided with a plurality of holes 301, which can have a certain heat dissipation effect. The attachment surface 300 of the fixing portion 30 is attached to the inside of the fold of the cochlea 41 in a vertically stable manner.

The detection unit 31 includes a temperature sensor 310 for measuring the body temperature of the animal, and a sleeve 311 covering the outer periphery of the temperature sensor 310. The sleeve 311 of the detection part 31 is made of elastic silica gel materials, the detection part 31 sleeved with the sleeve 311 is plugged into the interference part 412 of the cochlea 41 of the animal in an interference mode, the sleeve 311 can fully support the auditory canal space and form a closed detection space due to the material, and the external temperature taking area and the external air convection can be effectively isolated, so that the accuracy of the animal body temperature detection is improved and guaranteed.

Referring to fig. 2, in another embodiment of the detecting part 31 of the present disclosure, the detecting part 31 may also change the appearance of the detecting part 31 according to different positions of installation, and the detecting part 31 may also be configured in other shapes, such as a rectangle, a triangle, an ellipse, and the like, which can be matched with the ear canal of the animal.

The structure phase-match of fold in the ear canal of above-mentioned connecting bridge 32 and animal's ear to avoid bellied tragus, can play spacing effect in the horizontal direction, connecting bridge 32's one end and connecting fixed part 30, detection portion 31 is connected to one end in addition. The connecting bridge 32 is provided with an extension part 320 which inclines downwards and extends horizontally, and the extension part 320 is just clamped above the mounting part 411 of the cochlea 41; the end of the extending portion 320 is bent toward the fixing portion 30 to form a hook portion 321, the hook portion 321 can be hooked on the protruding portion between the mounting portion 411 and the interference portion 412 of the cochlea 41, and the hook portion 321 is hooked in the cochlea 41. The sleeve 311 of the detection unit 31 is fitted into the interference portion 412 of the cochlea 41, and the entire detection unit 3 is fixed in the cochlea 41.

To explain further, the lead 2 of the temperature sensor 310 passes through the connecting bridge 32 and the fixing portion 30, and is extended out from one end of the fixing portion 30 to be connected with the fastening assembly 1. The lead 2 can be made of different lengths according to different animal species.

The first embodiment of the scheme mainly detects and monitors the physical condition of the pig and predicts the physiological condition of the sow in time.

Referring to fig. 1 to 6, the method for mounting a body temperature measuring device includes the steps of, first, is mutually fastened and fixed on the auricle 40 of the ear of the animal through the matching component 10 and the fastener 11, the detection component 3 is connected through the lead 2, and after the detection component 3 is plugged into the auditory meatus of the animal in an interference mode, the fixing portion 30 of the detecting component 3 can be accommodated in the groove 410 of the cochlea 41, the attaching surface 300 of the fixing portion 30 is stably attached to the sidewall of the groove 410 of the cochlea 41 in the vertical direction, the extending portion 320 of the connecting bridge 32 is positioned in the cochlea 41 in the horizontal direction, the hook portion 321 of the connecting bridge 32 is buckled on the protruding portion between the accommodating portion 411 and the interference portion 412 of the cochlea 41, the detecting portion 31 is accommodated in the interference portion 412 of the cochlea 41, thus, the installation of the temperature measuring device is completed, and the structure can realize the advantage of convenient installation and disassembly.

Wherein, the specific structure of the detection component 3 is matched with the fold structure of the cochlea 41, so that the looseness and the falling off can be just avoided. The processing chip 1102 is used for monitoring the identity and the movement track of the animal, and the temperature sensor 310 of the detection part 31 is used for monitoring the physiological and pathological states of the animal, so that the core body temperature of the animal can be acquired stably in real time for a long time, the physical condition of the animal can be accurately monitored, and the physiological condition of the female animal can be predicted in time. The body temperature measuring device has the advantages of simple structure, convenient installation and disassembly and stable fixation.

Example 2

Referring to fig. 7, the body temperature measuring device includes a fastening component 1 fixed on the auricle 40, a detecting component 5 attached to the inside of the fold of the cochlea 41, and a lead 2 connecting the fastening component 1 and the detecting component 5.

The detection assembly 5 comprises a temperature sensor 50 and a sleeve 51 covering the outer periphery of the temperature sensor 50, the sleeve 51 is made of elastic silica gel materials, and the structure of the detection assembly 5 is mainly designed according to the specific shape in the cochlea 41 of the animal.

The specific structure of the animal body temperature detection device is matched with the fold structure of the cochlea 41, so that the animal body temperature detection device can be prevented from loosening and falling off. The processing chip is used for monitoring the identity and the motion track of the animal, the detection element is used for monitoring the physiological and pathological states of the animal, the core body temperature of the animal can be acquired stably in real time for a long time, the physical condition of the animal can be accurately monitored, and the physiological condition of the female animal can be predicted in time. The animal body temperature detection device has the advantages of simple structure, convenience in installation and disassembly and stable fixation.

Example 3

In another embodiment of present case, to relatively large-scale livestock, like ox, horse, donkey etc., the ear size is bigger, can design fastening component and determine module formula as an organic whole, accept in the determine module promptly and install detecting element, handle chip and battery, fill in the duct back of large-scale livestock with determine module through the mode of interfering, determine module's outer fringe can be propped up the duct space and form inclosed detection space, can effectively completely cut off the external temperature region of getting and external air convection current, thereby improve and guarantee the precision that the livestock body temperature detected.

The integrated animal body temperature detection device reduces unnecessary elements such as connecting wires and fastening components fixed on ears, and has the advantage of simple structure.

The specific structure of the integrated animal body temperature detection device is matched with the fold structure of the cochlea, so that looseness and falling off are just avoided. The processing chip is used for monitoring the identity and the motion track of the animal, the detection element is used for monitoring the physiological and pathological states of the animal, the core body temperature of the animal can be acquired stably in real time for a long time, the physical condition of the animal can be accurately monitored, and the physiological condition of the female animal can be predicted in time. The integrated animal body temperature detection device has the advantages of simple structure, convenience in installation and disassembly and stable fixation.

The fitting piece 10 and the buckling piece 11 of the fastening component 1 of the animal body temperature detection device are mutually buckled and fixed on the auricle 40 of the ear of an animal, so that the advantage of convenient installation and disassembly can be realized; the fixing part 30 of the detection assembly is designed according to the specific shape in the cochlea 41 of the animal, the fixing part 30 is accommodated in the cochlea 41, and the connecting bridge 32 is buckled on the protruding part between the arranging part 411 and the interference part 412 of the cochlea, so that the looseness and the falling off of the animal body temperature detection device can be effectively avoided. The detection part 31 which is provided with the sleeve 311 is plugged into the interference part 412 of the cochlea 41 of the animal in an interference mode, the detection part 31 and the space of the auditory canal form a closed detection space, the convection between the external temperature taking area and the external air can be effectively isolated, the temperature sensor 310 detects the body temperature of the animal, and the detection precision of the body temperature of the animal can be effectively improved and ensured. The motion sensor and the temperature sensor can acquire the core body temperature of the animal stably in real time for a long time, accurately monitor the physical condition of the animal and predict the physiological condition of the female animal in time; the device also can monitor the identity and the movement track of the animal so as to monitor the health state of the animal, and has the advantages of convenient installation and disassembly and stable fixation.

The invention can continuously measure temperature without time limitation, automatically monitor body temperature in real time, does not need field guard, and saves manpower; the automatic body temperature monitoring equipment capable of being worn by the animal (non-implanted) has no harm to the animal, is not easy to fall off, and greatly saves the use cost.

In the description herein, references to the description of the term "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples," etc., mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above are not necessarily intended to refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. Furthermore, various embodiments or examples and features of different embodiments or examples described in this specification can be combined and combined by one skilled in the art without contradiction.

Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described above, it is understood that the above embodiments are exemplary and should not be construed as limiting the present invention, and that variations, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to the above embodiments by those of ordinary skill in the art within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A body temperature measurement device, comprising:

a fastening assembly fixed to an ear of an animal; and

the detection component is used for detecting the temperature in the auditory canal of the animal, is connected to the fastening component and has a shape matched with the auditory canal of the animal;

the detection assembly comprises a fixing part accommodated at a fold position in the cochlea, the surface of the fixing part is provided with an attaching surface, two opposite ends of the attaching surface protrude outwards, the middle of the attaching surface is inwards recessed, and the surface of the attaching surface is provided with a plurality of holes.

2. The body temperature measurement device of claim 1, wherein the sensing assembly comprises a sensing portion received in the ear canal and a bridge connecting the securing portion and the sensing portion.

3. The body temperature measuring device of claim 2, wherein the detecting portion comprises a temperature sensor and a sleeve covering the outer periphery of the temperature sensor, and the sleeve is made of an elastic material.

4. The body temperature measuring device of claim 2, wherein one end of the connecting bridge is connected to the fixing portion, the other end of the connecting bridge is connected to the detecting portion, the connecting bridge is provided with an extending portion, and the end of the extending portion is provided with a hook portion.

5. The body temperature measuring device of claim 4, wherein the cochlea includes a groove of an arc-shaped structure, a positioning portion located at a side edge of the groove, and an interference portion located at a side edge of the positioning portion and extending toward the groove, the fixing portion is received in the groove of the cochlea, the extending portion of the connecting bridge is located above the positioning portion of the cochlea, the hook portion of the connecting bridge is buckled between the positioning portion and the interference portion of the cochlea, and the detection portion is received in the interference portion of the cochlea.

6. A body temperature measuring device according to claim 1, wherein the fastening assembly comprises a mating member and a latch member connected to the mating member, the mating member and the latch member being adapted to snap-fit over the pinna of the ear of the animal.

7. The device for measuring body temperature according to claim 6, wherein the locking member comprises a base having a receiving cavity, a cover fixedly mounted on the base, and a locking portion protruding downward from the bottom surface of the base.

8. A body temperature measuring device as claimed in claim 7, wherein the base of the clasp contains a processing chip for transmitting the collected body temperature information to a terminal, and a motion detector is integrally mounted on the processing chip.

9. The body temperature measurement device of claim 1, wherein the fastening assembly is connected to the sensing assembly by a wire.