CN118160649A - Animal tag - Google Patents

Abstract

The present disclosure provides an animal tag comprising: a nail; and a main body used in cooperation with the nail. The main body comprises: the main body shell comprises a first accommodating space and a notch, wherein the notch enables the first accommodating space to be communicated with the outside; a fixed retainer ring which can enter or move out of the first accommodating space through the notch; and a detachable tool detachably mountable to the notch of the main body housing, wherein when the detachable tool is mounted to the main body housing, the fixing collar is restricted in the first accommodation space, and the nail is at least partially inserted into the main body housing in the insertion direction and is irreversibly engaged with the fixing collar so as to lock the nail in the main body housing; when the detachable tool is detached from the main body shell, the nail and the fixed retainer ring can move out of the main body shell along the detachment direction, wherein the detachment direction intersects the insertion direction. The animal tag provided by the disclosure can enable parts such as the main body shell to be reused through the arrangement of the detachable tool, so that the cost is reduced, and the resource is saved.

Description

Animal tag

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to animal tags, and more particularly to an animal tag with a reusable body housing.

Background

Animal tags are typically worn on the animal body for marking and measuring the animal, etc. For example, in live pig farming, animal tags, such as ear tags, are typically used with young pigs in the herd until the adult pigs come out of the herd to mark and measure the live pigs. However, existing ear tags have some problems. For example, existing earmarks are easily transferred between different animal bodies to cheat insurance, in order to avoid the phenomenon, designers design the earmark main body and the nails into an irreversible joint mode, so that the earmark main body can be disassembled only in a destructive mode, for example, the earmark main body is directly damaged or the nails are sheared off, and the main body shell cannot be reused. For example, if the nail is sheared, the pin portion of the nail may remain in the tag body, and the tag body may not be used with other nails again.

Accordingly, those skilled in the art have focused on developing an animal tag with a reusable body housing to address the above-described deficiencies of the prior art.

Disclosure of Invention

At least some embodiments of the present disclosure provide an animal tag comprising: a nail; and a body for use with the nail, the body comprising: a main body housing including a first accommodation space and a notch, wherein the notch communicates the first accommodation space to the outside; a retaining ring which can enter or move out of the first accommodating space through the notch; and a detachable tool detachably mountable to the notch of the main body housing, wherein the fixing collar is restrained in the first accommodation space when the detachable tool is mounted to the main body housing, and the nail is at least partially inserted into the main body housing in an insertion direction and irreversibly engaged with the fixing collar to lock the nail in the main body housing; when the detachable tool is detached from the main body housing, the nail and the fixing retainer ring can move out of the main body housing along a detachment direction, wherein the detachment direction intersects with the insertion direction.

In one or more embodiments, the detachable tooling includes: the detachable piece is matched with the notch of the main body shell; and the fixing piece is used for fixing the detachable piece to the main body shell.

In one or more embodiments, the detachable piece includes: a body restricting the retainer ring within the first accommodation space when the detachable member is mounted to the main body housing; a top surface mating portion extending from the body in a direction opposite to the disengagement direction; and a fixing portion extending from the body in the insertion direction.

In one or more embodiments, the fixing portion has a first mounting hole, the side wall of the main body case has a second mounting hole aligned with the first mounting hole, and the fixing member is located in the first mounting hole and the second mounting hole.

In one or more embodiments, the fixing portion is in a middle waisted shape.

In one or more embodiments, the detachable piece further includes a wing reinforcement extending from the body in an opposite direction to the disengagement direction and disposed between the top mating portion and the securing portion in the insertion direction, the wing reinforcement partially surrounding the securing collar.

In one or more embodiments, the detachable member is a self-symmetrical member.

In one or more embodiments, the nail includes a head and a needle having a catch with which the retaining collar is irreversibly engageable when the needle is inserted into the body housing.

In one or more embodiments, the securing member is a securing pin.

In one or more embodiments, the body case further includes a second receiving space, and the body further includes a circuit board received in the second receiving space.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure, the drawings that are needed in the embodiments will be briefly described below, it being understood that the following drawings only illustrate some embodiments of the present disclosure and therefore should not be considered as limiting the scope, and other related drawings may be obtained according to these drawings without inventive effort for a person of ordinary skill in the art.

FIG. 1 illustrates a perspective view of an animal tag of an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 illustrates an exploded view of an animal tag of an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3 illustrates a perspective view of a body of an animal tag of an embodiment of the disclosure;

FIG. 4 illustrates a perspective view of a main body housing of an embodiment of the present disclosure, wherein a retaining ring is positioned within a first receiving space of the main body housing;

FIG. 5 illustrates a perspective view of a removable piece according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 6 illustrates a perspective view of a retaining ring of an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 7 illustrates a cross-sectional view of a body of an animal tag of an embodiment of the disclosure;

FIG. 8 illustrates a cross-sectional view of an animal tag of an embodiment of the present disclosure;

Fig. 9 shows a cross-sectional view of a nail of an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Detailed Description

An animal tag according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. For the purposes of making the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present disclosure more apparent, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments of the present disclosure, and it is apparent that the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present disclosure, but not all embodiments.

The detailed description of the embodiments of the present disclosure, provided below in connection with the appended drawings, is not intended to limit the scope of the disclosure, but is merely representative of selected embodiments of the disclosure. All other embodiments, which can be made by one of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments in this disclosure without inventive faculty, are intended to fall within the scope of this disclosure.

The singular forms include the plural unless the context defines otherwise. Throughout the specification the terms "comprises," "comprising," "includes," "including," and the like are used herein to specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or groups thereof, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or groups thereof.

In addition, even though terms including ordinal numbers such as "first", "second", etc. may be used to describe various components, the components are not limited by these terms, and these terms are used only to distinguish between the individual elements. For example, a first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, a second component may be referred to as a first component, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

In the description of the present disclosure, it should be understood that the directions or positional relationships indicated by the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "inner", "outer", etc., are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, or the directions or positional relationships conventionally put in place when the disclosed product is used, or the directions or positional relationships conventionally understood by those skilled in the art, are merely for convenience of description of the present disclosure and for simplification of description, and do not indicate or imply that the apparatus or elements referred to must have a specific direction, be configured and operated in a specific direction, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present disclosure.

The present disclosure provides an animal tag, as shown in fig. 1-9, wherein fig. 1 shows a perspective view of an animal tag of an embodiment of the present disclosure; FIG. 2 illustrates an exploded view of an animal tag of an embodiment of the present disclosure; FIG. 3 illustrates a cross-sectional view of an animal tag of an embodiment of the present disclosure; FIG. 3 illustrates a perspective view of a body of an animal tag of an embodiment of the disclosure; FIG. 4 illustrates a perspective view of a main body housing of an embodiment of the present disclosure, wherein a retaining ring is positioned within a first receiving space of the main body housing; fig. 5 illustrates a perspective view of a detachable piece according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

The present disclosure is primarily described in terms of an animal tag being mounted to an ear of an animal (e.g., pig) as an ear tag. However, it should be understood that animal tags according to embodiments of the present disclosure may also be mounted elsewhere on other animals, such as at sheep's ears, cattle's ears, or poultry's wings.

Referring to fig. 1-2, an animal tag includes a main body 100 and a nail 200 for use with the main body 100. The main body 100 includes a main body housing 110, a retaining ring 120 accommodated in the main body housing 110, and a detachable tool 130 detachably mounted on the main body housing 110.

Referring to fig. 2 to 5, the main body housing 110 includes a first receiving space S1 and a notch 111, wherein the notch 111 communicates the first receiving space S1 with the outside. The retainer ring 120 can enter or move out of the first accommodation space S1 of the body housing 110 via the notch 111, and the retainer ring 120 can be irreversibly engaged with the nail 200. The detachable tool 130 can be detachably mounted to the notch 111 of the main body housing 110. When the detachable tool 130 is mounted to the main body housing 110, the fixing collar 120 is restricted in the first receiving space S1 of the main body housing 110, the nail 200 can be inserted into the main body 100 in the insertion direction Y, and the nail 200 is at least partially locked in the main body housing 100 via the irreversible engagement of the nail 200 with the fixing collar 120, as shown in fig. 1; when the detachable tool 130 is detached from the main body housing 110, the nail 200 and the retainer ring 120 that are engaged together can be moved out of the main body housing 110 together along the detachment direction X intersecting the insertion direction Y. Preferably, the disengagement direction X is perpendicular to the insertion direction Y. By the arrangement mode, after the detachable tool 130 is detached and the fixed retainer ring 120 and other parts are removed, the main body shell 110 of the animal tag can be reused, so that the cost is saved, and the resource waste is avoided.

With continued reference to fig. 2-5, the detachable tool 130 includes a detachable member 131 and a fixing member 132 for fixing the detachable member 131 to the main body housing 110. The detachable member 131 is configured to engage with the notch 111 of the main body housing 110, so that the retaining ring 120 in the first accommodating space S is retained in the main body housing 110. Preferably, the detachable member 131 is the same material as the main body housing 100, for example, may be plastic, so as to reduce cost and weight. The shape of the detachable piece 131 depends on the body housing 110, in particular on the shape of the indentation 111.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 4, the main body housing 110 may be substantially conical. The notch 111 on the main body housing 110 includes a first portion 1111, a second portion 1112, and a third portion 1113, where the first portion 1111 is located at a bending portion of the main body housing 110 connecting the top surface and the side wall thereof, and is mainly used for inserting or removing the retaining ring 120. The second portion 1112 is located on the top surface of the body housing 110. The third portion 1113 is located at a side wall of the body housing 110. Since the body housing 110 has a certain thickness, in particular, the second portion 1112 of the notch 111 is disposed so that the notch 111 can serve as a rail for guiding the detachable piece 131 to be attached or detached.

Referring to fig. 3 and 5, the detachable member 131 may include a body 1310, a top mating portion 1311, and a fixing portion 1312, respectively. The body 1310 has a substantially circular arc shape to match the first portion 1111 of the notch 111, so as to limit the retaining ring 120 in the first accommodating space S1 when the detachable member 131 is mounted on the main body housing 110. Of course, the present disclosure is not limited to the above-mentioned shape of the body 1310, for example, when the main body housing 110 is in a frustum shape, the first portion 1111 of the notch 111 may be a linear notch, and the body 1310 of the detachable member 131 may be correspondingly linear, so long as the body 1310 can match the first portion 1111 of the notch 111.

The top surface mating portion 1311 of the detachable member 131 extends from the body 1310 along the reverse direction of the detachment direction X, is mated with the second portion 1112 of the notch 111, and when the detachable member 131 is mounted on the main body housing 110, the top surface mating portion 1311 and the top surface of the main body housing 110 are in the same plane, so as to avoid the problem that a step is formed therebetween to easily scratch the animal body. It should be noted that, the top surface mating portion 1311 of the detachable member 131 is not completely filled in the second portion 1112 of the notch 111, but when the top surface mating portion 1311 is matched with the second portion 1112 of the notch 111, the top surface mating portion 1311 and the top surface of the main body housing 110 form an insertion hole H, as shown in fig. 3, to allow the nail 200 to be inserted into the main body housing 110.

The fixing portion 1312 of the detachable member 131 extends from the body 1310 along the insertion direction Y and is engaged with the third portion 1113 of the notch 111. The fixing portion 1312 has first mounting holes H1, and correspondingly, second mounting holes H2 may be provided on the side wall of the main body case 110, as shown in fig. 4, the present embodiment is illustrated with two second mounting holes H2, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and in another embodiment there may be only one second mounting hole H. When the detachable member 131 is mounted on the main body housing 110, the first mounting hole H1 is aligned with the second mounting hole H2, so that the detachable member 131 can be fixed on the main body housing 110 only by inserting the fixing member 132 into the first mounting hole H1 and the second mounting hole H2. In order to facilitate the formation of the corresponding mounting holes in the detachable member 131 and the main body housing 110 and increase the bonding strength of the two, the thickness of the fixing portion 1312 in the detachment direction X is greater than the thickness of the side wall of the housing main body 110. In addition, the fixing members 132 for fixing the detachable member 131 to the main body case 110 may be fasteners such as bolts, screws, and the like. Preferably, the fixing member 132 may be a fixing pin, so that the possibility that the threads of the fixing member 132 abrade the main body housing 110 when the fixing member 132 is repeatedly assembled and disassembled is effectively avoided. In addition, after the fixing member 132 is installed, a setting gel may be applied in and/or around the second installation hole H2 to more firmly fix the detachable member 131 to the main body housing 110.

In an embodiment, as shown in fig. 3 and 5, the fixing portion 1312 of the detachable member 131 may be in a shape of a waisted portion, so that the detachable member 131 can be easily released from the mold and manufactured by injection molding. However, the present disclosure is not limited to the above-described shape of the fixing portion 1312.

Referring to fig. 2 and 5, the detachable member 131 may further include a wing-shaped reinforcement portion 1313 extending from the body 1310 in a direction opposite to the detachment direction X and located between the top surface mating portion 1311 and the fixing portion 1312 in the insertion direction Y. When the detachable member 131 is mounted on the main body housing 110, the wing-shaped reinforcement portion 1313 partially surrounds the outer circumference of the fixing collar 120, so that the top surface mating portion 1311 and the wing-shaped reinforcement portion 1313 of the detachable member 131 can be simultaneously pressed (wherein the top surface mating portion 1311 is directly pressed by the nail 200 and the wing-shaped reinforcement portion 1313 is pressed by the fixing collar 120 engaged with the nail 200) when the nail 200 is tilted or shaken by a severe motion or collision of an animal body, thereby avoiding the problem that the detachable member 131 is easily broken due to the stress concentration on the top surface mating portion 1311, that is, the wing-shaped reinforcement portion 1313 can effectively increase the structural strength of the detachable member 131 to adapt to a severe use environment of the animal tag.

In an embodiment, the wing reinforcement 1313 and the inner wall of the main body housing 110 may surround the entire periphery of the retaining ring 120, so that the wing reinforcement 1313 surrounds the retaining ring 120 as much as possible to further effectively increase the structural strength of the detachable member 131.

With reference to fig. 5, the detachable member 131 may be a self-symmetrical member, that is, the detachable member 131 may be symmetrically disposed with respect to the plane F, so that the detachable member 131 is convenient for manufacturing, and the detachable member 131 can symmetrically disperse the compressive stress, so as to avoid the problem of easy breakage caused by stress concentration. Of course, the present disclosure is not limited thereto as long as the detachable member 131 can be detachably mounted to the main body housing 110.

Referring back to fig. 2, the nail 200 includes a head 210 and a needle 220, the needle 220 being primarily intended to penetrate the animal body and to be inserted into the main body 100 to clamp a portion of the animal body between the head 210 of the nail 200 and the main body 100, i.e., to wear an animal tag on the animal body. Specifically, the needle portion 220 may be at least partially inserted into the body housing 110 in the insertion direction Y and irreversibly engaged with the retainer ring 120 therein.

The needle portion 220 has a catch for irreversibly engaging the retaining ring 120. The retaining portion may be an annular groove 221 extending in the circumferential direction of the needle portion 220. When the needle portion 220 is partially inserted into the body housing 110, the annular groove 221 can be irreversibly engaged with the retaining ring 120, i.e., the retaining ring 120 can be irreversibly snapped into the annular groove 221, thereby locking the nail 200 into the body 100 with the detachable tool 130 installed in the body housing 110.

Referring to fig. 6, a perspective view of a retaining ring 120 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is shown. The retaining ring 120 has a central through bore 121, a ring body 122 and a plurality of resilient arms 123. In the present embodiment, the retainer body 122 is mainly described as a ring-shaped body, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and for example, the retainer body may be rectangular or other shapes.

The plurality of elastic arms 123 of the retainer ring 120 extend inward in the radial direction from the ring body 122 and are offset in the axial direction, wherein the direction in which the elastic arms 123 are offset is the same as the insertion direction Y of the nail 200, as shown in fig. 7 and 8. The plurality of elastic walls 123 are disposed around the central through hole 121, and an inner diameter of the central through hole 121 is smaller than an outer diameter D1 of the needle portion 220 (as shown in fig. 8). Thus, when the needle 220 is inserted into the central through hole 121, the needle 220 will abut against the plurality of elastic arms 123 to deform, so as to enlarge the inner diameter of the central through hole 121, and as the insertion depth of the nail 200 increases, the annular groove 221 of the needle 220 will enter the central through hole 121, and at this time, the plurality of elastic arms 123 will elastically recover and snap into the annular groove 221.

Once retaining ring 120 snaps into annular groove 221, nail 200 is irreversibly engaged to retaining ring 120. Since the elastic arm 123 is offset in the insertion direction Y, this makes it possible for the nail 200 to continue moving in the insertion direction Y only with respect to the elastic arm 123, but not in the opposite direction of the insertion direction Y. If the nail 200 is pulled in the reverse direction of the insertion direction Y, one end surface 2211 (as shown in fig. 8) of the annular groove 221 will be deformed against the plurality of elastic walls 123, so that the inner diameter of the central through hole 121 becomes smaller, even if the plurality of elastic walls 123 hugs the annular groove 221 of the nail 200, the nail 200 cannot be pulled out.

To facilitate insertion of the nail 200 through the central through hole 121 of the retaining collar 120, the end of the nail 200 may be provided with an inclined guide surface, as shown in fig. 8.

The above-described embodiments of the present disclosure are mainly described in terms of engagement of the retainer ring 120 with the annular groove 221, however, the present disclosure is not limited thereto. In another embodiment, the pin 220 may also have an annular protrusion or a plurality of intermittent protrusions formed around its circumference so that irreversible engagement of the nail 200 with the retaining ring 120 is also achieved when the nail 200 is inserted into the retaining ring 120 and the protrusions pass through the retaining ring 120.

Because the retaining ring 120 can be irreversibly engaged to the nail 200, the nail 200 is not allowed to be pulled from the retaining ring 120. Thus, the two can only be separated in a destructive manner, and the structure can prevent the user from changing the same animal tag to a different animal body to cheat the action of taking the insurance deposit.

Fig. 9 illustrates a cross-sectional view of a nail 200 of the present disclosure, as shown, in one embodiment, the needle portion 220 of the nail 200 further includes a core 222 and a connecting portion 223. The connection portion 223 protrudes from the head 210 in the insertion direction Y, and both may be integrally formed. The portion of the connection portion 223 connected to the head 210 is hollow to reduce the weight of the nail 200, reduce discomfort of the animal wearing the animal tag, and save materials. The core 222 is buried in the connection portion 223 and at least partially protrudes from the free end of the connection portion 223, and the protruding portion of the core 222 and the connection portion 223 may form the above-mentioned annular groove 221, as shown in fig. 9. The material hardness of the core 222 may be greater than the hardness of the material of the connection 223. For example, the core 222 may be made of a metal material such as stainless steel, and the connection portion 223 may be made of plastic having a low hardness and a low shear strength. In addition, retaining ring 120 for use with nail 200 may also be made of a metallic material such as stainless steel.

The higher hardness of the core 222 makes the end of the nail 200 less deformable, particularly during insertion of the retaining ring 120. The connection portion 223 not only facilitates connection of the core portion 222 and the nail head 210, and reduces the manufacturing cost of the nail 200, but also reduces the overall weight of the nail and improves wearing comfort.

After the nail 200 of the above structure is inserted into the body 100 through the animal body, the perforation of the clamped portion of the animal body is brought into contact with only the connection portion 223 of the nail 200, but not the core portion 222, and thus the possibility of inflammation or necrosis of the animal tissue can be effectively reduced due to the better biocompatibility of the connection portion 223 with respect to the core portion 222. At the same time, the above-mentioned material arrangement of the connecting portion 223 is also easily sheared off, facilitating removal from the animal.

Referring back to fig. 2, in one embodiment, the animal tag may further include a gasket protection cover 300 and an elastomer 400. The gasket protection cover 300 includes a gasket portion 310 having a gasket through hole, and an open receiving portion 320 connected to the gasket portion 310, the open receiving portion 320 for receiving the elastic body 400. The elastic body 400 is made of an elastic material (e.g., rubber) and has an elastic through-hole, and the elastic body 400 is located in the open receiving portion 320 of the gasket protection cover 300. The washer through-hole of the washer protector 300 and the elastic through-hole of the elastic body 400 are both larger than the outer diameter of the needle portion 220 and smaller than the outer diameter of the head portion 210, so that the needle portion 220 of the nail 200 can pass through the washer protector 300 and the elastic body 400 and be stopped against the head portion 210 of the nail 200. The elastic body 400 and the grommet protective cover 300 are disposed between the head 210 of the nail 200 and the main body 100, and the clamped portion of the animal body may be clamped between the grommet protective cover 300 and the main body housing 110. The inner diameter of the open receiving portion 320 is smaller than the outer diameter of the head portion 210 such that the elastic body 400 is sandwiched between the head portion 210 and the gasket portion 310. As the animal grows in this way, the living body clamped portion gradually thickened exerts pressure on the gasket protection cover 300, and the elastic body 400 is compressed. That is, the deformation of the elastic body 400 provides a growth space for the held portion of the animal body, effectively preventing the possibility of tissue necrosis of the held portion.

It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that in some embodiments, the animal tag may omit the gasket protection 300, and the clamped portion of the animal body may be directly sandwiched between the elastomer 400 and the main body housing 110.

With continued reference to fig. 2, the animal tag may also include electronics 500 located within the main body housing 110, and the electronics 500 may include a circuit board, a battery, and/or an electronic tag, among others. To facilitate mounting of the electronic device 500, the main body case 110 includes a first case 111 and a second case 112. The first housing 111 and the second housing 112 define a second accommodating space S2 below the first accommodating space S1, as shown in fig. 7. The electronic device 500 is located in the second accommodation space S2. And the second housing 112 can be fixed on the first housing 111 by fastening means such as clamping, welding or screws

In one embodiment, the animal tag may further include a temperature sensor for measuring the temperature of the animal. The temperature sensor is connected to the electronic device 500 (e.g. a circuit board) in the second accommodating space S2, and a portion of the temperature sensor is exposed to the top surface of the main body housing 110 through a through hole H4 (shown in fig. 3) on the main body housing 110, so as to be close to the clamped portion of the animal body, thereby more accurately measuring the temperature of the animal and detecting the health status of the animal.

The process of wearing and detaching the animal tag on and from the animal will be mainly described below.

When it is desired to wear the animal tag on an animal, the needle portion 220 of the nail 200 may be threaded onto the inside of the pig ear from the outside of the animal, such as the pig ear, and inserted into the body 100 located inside the pig ear and irreversibly engaged to the retaining ring 120 to secure the animal tag to the pig ear. Of course, if the animal tag further includes the elastic body 400 and/or the grommet protective cover 300, etc., the needle portion 200 of the nail 200 needs to be passed through the elastic body 400 and/or the grommet protective cover 300 before being passed through the animal body and inserted into the main body 100.

When the animal tag is to be removed from the animal, the animal tag may be removed by breaking the nail 200, such as by shearing the connecting portion 223 of the needle portion 220 of the nail 200.

The body 100 detached from the driven object can be removed from the body housing 110 by removing the fixing member 132 so that the detachable member 131 can be removed from the body housing 110 in the detachment direction X, and the fixing collar 120 in the body housing 120 and a portion of the nail 200 engaged therewith can be removed from the body housing 120, so that the body housing 110, the fixing collar 120, and the electronic device 500 and the temperature sensor and the like located in the body housing 100 can be reused to save costs. Because the detachable member 131 may be deformed after being extruded by the nail 200, and when the fixing member 132 is a fastener such as a bolt or a screw, repeated disassembly and assembly may wear the internal thread of the first mounting hole H1 of the detachable member 131, resulting in a problem that the detachable member 131 is not firmly mounted with the main body housing 110, the present disclosure can use the detachable member 131 as a consumable without being reused. For example, when assembling the body 100' of another new animal tag, the removed fixing collar 120 may be placed into the first receiving space S1 of the previously removed body housing 120 through the opening 111, and another new detachable member 131' may be mounted and fixed on the body housing 120 to form the body 100' of the new animal tag, thus saving manufacturing costs and avoiding waste of materials.

According to the animal tag, through the design that the detachable tool can be detachably arranged at the notch of the main body shell, the electronic components in the main body shell and the electronic components in the main body shell, and the fixed retainer ring can be reused, so that the cost is effectively reduced, and the resources are saved; moreover, the animal tag of the present disclosure, by providing the retaining collar and the staples in an irreversibly engaged configuration, can prevent the user from cheating the act of changing the same animal tag to a different animal.

Claims (10)

1. An animal tag comprising:

A nail; and

A body for use with the nail, the body comprising:

a main body housing including a first accommodation space and a notch, wherein the notch communicates the first accommodation space to the outside;

A retaining ring which can enter or move out of the first accommodating space through the notch; and

The detachable tool can be detachably arranged at the notch of the main body shell,

Wherein when the detachable tool is mounted to the main body housing, the fixing collar is restrained in the first accommodation space, and the nail is at least partially inserted into the main body housing in an insertion direction and irreversibly engaged with the fixing collar to lock the nail in the main body housing; when the detachable tool is detached from the main body housing, the nail and the fixing retainer ring can move out of the main body housing along a detachment direction, wherein the detachment direction intersects with the insertion direction.

2. The animal tag of claim 1, wherein the detachable tooling comprises:

The detachable piece is matched with the notch of the main body shell; and

And the fixing piece is used for fixing the detachable piece to the main body shell.

3. The animal tag of claim 2, wherein the detachable piece comprises:

A body restricting the retainer ring within the first accommodation space when the detachable member is mounted to the main body housing;

A top surface mating portion extending from the body in a direction opposite to the disengagement direction; and

And a fixing portion extending from the body in the insertion direction.

4. The animal tag of claim 3, wherein the securing portion has a first mounting hole, the side wall of the body housing has a second mounting hole aligned with the first mounting hole, and the securing member is located in the first and second mounting holes.

5. The animal tag of claim 3, wherein the securing portion is waisted in the middle.

6. The animal tag of any one of claims 3-5, wherein the removable piece further includes a wing reinforcement extending from the body in an opposite direction from the disengagement direction and disposed between the top mating portion and the securing portion in the insertion direction, the wing reinforcement partially surrounding the securing collar.

7. The animal tag of claim 6, wherein the detachable member is a self-symmetrical member.

8. The animal tag of claim 1, wherein the nail includes a head and a needle having a catch, the retaining collar being irreversibly engageable with the catch when the needle is inserted into the body housing.

9. The animal tag of claim 2, wherein the securing member is a securing pin.

10. The animal tag of claim 1, wherein the body housing further comprises a second receiving space, the body further comprising a circuit board received in the second receiving space.