CN215836428U

CN215836428U - Laboratory mouse metabolism cage convenient to feed and eat

Info

Publication number: CN215836428U
Application number: CN202120160821.7U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 樊奕琛; 李雪玲; 刘妮; 钟逸斐
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2021-01-21
Filing date: 2021-01-21
Publication date: 2022-02-18
Anticipated expiration: 2031-01-21

Abstract

A laboratory mouse metabolism cage convenient for feeding relates to the technical field of experimental devices, and comprises a bracket, a mouse cage, a separation collector, a water feeder and a feeder, wherein the mouse cage is also provided with the water feeder and the feeder, the separation collector is communicated with the mouse cage, the feeder is correspondingly provided with a food circulation mechanism and comprises a discharging device, a buffer mechanism and a food recovery mechanism, the discharging device comprises a charging barrel and a discharging pipe, the charging barrel is arranged on the bracket, one end of the discharging pipe is communicated with the charging barrel, the buffer mechanism comprises a first funnel and a guide inclined plate, the first funnel is inserted above the feeder, the other end of the first funnel is aligned with the other end of the discharging pipe, the guide inclined plate is arranged inside the feeder, the food recovery mechanism comprises a recovery barrel and a guide inclined pipe, one end of the guide inclined pipe is communicated with the feeder, the other end of the guide inclined pipe is communicated with the recovery barrel, and the whole discharging process of food is in a flowing state, the laboratory mouse can eat at any time, and the possibility that food is stacked at the opening and overflows is reduced.

Description

Laboratory mouse metabolism cage convenient to feed and eat

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of experimental devices, in particular to a laboratory mouse metabolism cage convenient for feeding.

Background

The method of directly collecting animal metabolites using a feces-urine separation device is called a metabolic cage method. The metabolism cage is used for collecting urine and excrement naturally discharged by experimental animals, and is a specially designed closed breeding cage for collecting various excreta of the experimental animals. Laboratory mouse metabolism cage is the rearging cage that is used for collecting laboratory mouse faecal mass specially for laboratory mouse's internal metabolism experiment can provide comfortable living environment for laboratory mouse, can drink water, food to laboratory mouse and carry out the ration, lets laboratory mouse metabolism naturally, and the separator of metabolism cage can make laboratory mouse's fecaluria separation to carry out the metabolic research of various medicines, nutrient substance etc. in vivo.

Current laboratory mouse metabolism cage, the cage body of raising the laboratory mouse is mostly transparent cylinder structure, and a lot of adopt the thinner glass of material or resin material to make, for realizing to the laboratory mouse ration water feeding, feed, install feeder and water bowl on the outer wall of the cage body, concrete mounting means is for having seted up the opening on the lateral wall of the cage body, the feeder passes through connecting piece such as screw and installs at the opening part, with the internal portion intercommunication setting of cage, during the laboratory mouse feeds, the head can be through in the opening bores the feeder, however, the laboratory mouse is eaten near the food of opening and just is difficult to continue the feed after, in addition, current feeder generally adopts opaque material to make, lead to the experimenter to be difficult to watch the food stock in the feeder, thereby can not in time supply food, influence the physiological status of laboratory mouse, therefore, the existence is treated the improvement part.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

Aiming at the defects in the prior art, the utility model aims to provide the laboratory mouse metabolism cage convenient for feeding, the whole discharging process of food is in a flowing state, the laboratory mouse can feed at any time, and meanwhile, the possibility that the food is stacked at the opening and overflows is reduced, and the specific scheme is as follows:

the utility model provides a laboratory mouse metabolism cage convenient to feed, includes the support and is fixed in squirrel cage, separation collector on the support, the squirrel cage bottom is the net bars, just the upper portion of squirrel cage still is equipped with water bowl and feeder, the separation collector set up in the squirrel cage below, just the separation collector with squirrel cage intercommunication sets up, the feeder corresponds and is provided with food circulation mechanism, food circulation mechanism includes discharging device, buffer gear and food recovery mechanism, discharging device includes feed cylinder and discharging pipe, the feed cylinder is installed on the support, the one end of discharging pipe with the feed cylinder intercommunication just the discharging pipe slope sets up, buffer gear locates the feeder is kept away from the one end of squirrel cage, buffer gear includes first funnel and direction swash plate, first funnel is inserted and is established the top of feeder just first funnel with the other end alignment setting of discharging pipe, the utility model discloses a food recycling device, including feeder, direction swash plate, food recovery mechanism, squirrel cage, feed bin, collecting hopper, guide swash plate install in inside just of feeder the direction swash plate is aimed at the setting with the exit end of first funnel, food recovery mechanism includes recovery cylinder and guide pipe chute, guide pipe chute one end with the bottom intercommunication of feeder sets up just the guide pipe chute is close to the squirrel cage sets up, the other end of guide pipe chute with the recovery cylinder intercommunication sets up, the collecting cylinder is installed on the support.

Further, the inner diameter of the material guide inclined tube is smaller than the inner diameter of the outlet end of the first hopper.

Furthermore, the side surface of the inclined guide plate facing the first hopper is provided with a wavy buffering guide surface.

Further, the direction swash plate is including articulated first minute board and the second minute board that sets up, the second minute board with the inner wall joint of feeder.

Further, the feeder comprises an upper shell and a lower shell which are clamped with each other, the upper shell is made of transparent materials, and the lower shell is made of metal materials.

Further, the separation collector includes second funnel, mounting, collection urine bottle, regulation structure and excrement and urine isolation otter board, the second funnel passes through the mounting is installed on the support, just be formed with the joint mouth on the mounting, the entrance point of collection urine bottle with joint mouth joint, just the entrance point cover of collection urine bottle is established the exit end of second funnel, the exit end of collection urine bottle is provided with the regulation structure that is used for controlling the liquid outflow, be equipped with in the collection urine bottle excrement and urine isolation otter board.

Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the following beneficial effects:

(1) when an experiment is needed, the experimental mouse is placed in the mouse cage for feeding, the water feeder and the feeder supply water and food to the experimental mouse, meanwhile, the food circulating mechanism starts to work, the food in the charging barrel enters the first funnel through the discharging pipe, the first funnel is of a conical structure, the discharging speed of the first funnel is relatively slow, primary buffering is realized, the food enters the feeder and drops on the inclined guide plate, the food slides downwards under the action of self gravity, secondary buffering is realized, the food gradually approaches to the opening of the mouse cage, the food automatically drops into the inclined guide pipe under the condition that the experimental mouse does not eat, and finally is recycled into the recovery barrel, the feeding speed in the feeding device is greater than the discharging speed due to the small inner diameter of the inclined guide pipe, so that sufficient food is guaranteed to be fed all the time at the opening, in sum, the whole discharging process of the food is in a flowing state, the laboratory mouse can eat food at any time, and meanwhile, the possibility that the food is stacked at the opening and overflows is reduced;

(2) the inclined guide plate is of a split structure, and the included angle between the first branch plate and the second branch plate is adjusted by turning the first branch plate and the second branch plate, so that the inclination of the inclined guide plate relative to the first hopper is adjusted, and the movement speed of food is conveniently controlled;

(3) on the premise that the lower shell ensures the structural strength, experimenters can watch the food condition in the feeder and the feeding condition of experimental rats through the upper shell.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is an overall schematic diagram of an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a specific structure of the buffering mechanism according to the present invention;

fig. 3 is a partially enlarged schematic view of a portion a in fig. 1.

Reference numerals: 1. a support; 2. a mouse cage; 3. a separation collector; 31. a second hopper; 32. A fixing member; 33. a urine collection bottle; 34. an adjustment structure; 35. excrement isolating mesh plate; 4. a discharging device; 41. a charging barrel; 42. a discharge pipe; 5. a buffer mechanism; 51. a first hopper; 52. A guide sloping plate; 521. a first sub plate; 522. a second board; 6. a food recovery mechanism; 61. A recovery cylinder; 62. a material guiding inclined pipe; 7. a buffer guide surface; 8. a feeder; 81. an upper housing; 82. a lower housing; 9. a water feeder.

Detailed Description

The present invention will be described in further detail with reference to examples and drawings, but the present invention is not limited to these examples.

As shown in figure 1, a laboratory mouse metabolism cage convenient to feed is eaten, including support 1 with be fixed in squirrel cage 2, separation collector 3 on the support 1, 2 bottoms of squirrel cage are the net bars, and the upper portion of squirrel cage 2 still is equipped with water bowl 9 and feeder 8, realize to the laboratory mouse ration water feeding, feed and eat, separation collector 3 sets up in 2 belows of squirrel cage, and

separation collector

3 and 2 intercommunication settings of squirrel cage. The mouse cage 2 is used for raising the experimental mouse and providing a comfortable living environment for the experimental mouse, the experimental mouse naturally metabolizes and then separates excrement and urine, and the separation collector 3 is used for collecting the excrement and urine required by the experiment.

Combine fig. 1 and fig. 2, for improving the feeding effect, feeder 8 corresponds and is provided with food circulation mechanism, food circulation mechanism includes discharging device 4, buffer gear 5 and food recovery mechanism 6, discharging device 4 includes feed cylinder 41 and discharging pipe 42, for the cooperation difference in height, one side of support 1 is the height structure, feed cylinder 41 installs on the higher position of support 1, the one end of discharging pipe 42 and the bottom intercommunication of feed cylinder 41, and discharging pipe 42 sets up the slope down, be convenient for food and fall out. Buffer gear 5 locates feeder 8 and keeps away from the one end of squirrel cage 2, and buffer gear 5 includes first funnel 51 and direction swash plate 52, and first funnel 51 is inserted and is established the top of feeder 8 and the other end of first funnel 51 and discharging pipe 42 is aimed at the setting, and the food that falls out from discharging pipe 42 is caught to first funnel 51 of being convenient for, because first funnel 51 is the toper structure, and first funnel 51's unloading speed is mild relatively, realizes once buffering. The direction swash plate 52 is installed and is aimed at the setting in the inside and export end of direction swash plate 52 and first funnel 51 of feeder 8, and the food in the first funnel 51 gets into the feeder 8 back, drops on the direction swash plate 52, and food slides down under self action of gravity, realizes the secondary buffering, and food is gradually toward the opening part that is close to squirrel cage 2, and the laboratory mouse of being convenient for eats.

Food recovery mechanism 6 includes recovery cylinder 61 and guide pipe chute 62, and recovery cylinder 61 installs in the lower position in support 1 position, and guide pipe chute 62 one end sets up and the guide pipe chute 62 is close to squirrel cage 2 setting with the bottom intercommunication of feeder 8, staggers the setting with direction swash plate 52 promptly, and the other end and the recovery cylinder 61 intercommunication of guide pipe chute 62 set up. The inner diameter of the material guiding inclined tube 62 is smaller than that of the outlet end of the first hopper 51, so that food automatically falls into the material guiding inclined tube 62 and is finally recovered into the recovery cylinder 61 under the condition that a laboratory mouse does not eat the food, and the feeding speed in the feeder 8 is larger than the discharging speed due to the smaller inner diameter of the material guiding inclined tube 62, so that sufficient food is always kept at the opening.

As shown in fig. 2, in detail, the side surface of the inclined guide plate 52 facing the first funnel 51 is formed with a wavy buffering guide surface 7, specifically, a plurality of arc-shaped protrusions with the same size are integrally formed on one side surface of the inclined guide plate 52, specifically, the inclined guide plate 52 includes a first sub-plate 521 and a second sub-plate 522 which are hinged to each other, specifically, the first sub-plate 521 and the second sub-plate 522 are hinged to each other, and the second sub-plate 522 is clamped to the inner wall of the feeder 8 by a clamping block, so that the installation and the detachment are facilitated. The first and

second branch plates

521 and 522 are turned over by being pulled to adjust the included angle therebetween, so that the inclination of the inclined guide plate 52 relative to the first hopper 51 is adjusted, and the movement speed of the food is controlled conveniently.

In this embodiment, the feeding device 8 includes an upper housing 81 and a lower housing 82 that are clamped to each other, the upper housing 81 is made of a transparent plastic material, and the lower housing 82 is made of a metal material, such as stainless steel. On the premise that the lower case 82 ensures structural strength, the experimenter can view the food condition in the feeder 8 and the eating condition of the experimenter through the upper case 81.

Referring to fig. 1 and 3 in detail, the separation collector 3 includes a second funnel 31, a fixing member 32, a urine collection bottle 33, an adjusting structure 34, and a stool separation net plate 35, the fixing member 32 is a transparent semi-spherical cover structure to seal the second funnel 31, the fixing member 32 is hung on the bracket 1 by a hook, so that the second funnel 31 is mounted on the bracket 1 by the fixing member 32, and a clamping opening is formed on the bottom of the fixing piece 32, the inlet end of the urine collecting bottle 33 is clamped with the clamping opening, the inlet end of the urine collecting bottle 33 is sleeved with the outlet end of the second funnel 31, the urine collecting bottle 33 plays a role in supporting the second funnel 31, the feces isolation screen plate 35 is integrally arranged in the urine collecting bottle 33, the aperture of the collecting plate can be smaller than that of the residual material collecting plate, the outlet end of the urine collecting bottle 33 is provided with an adjusting structure 34 for controlling the liquid to flow out, and the adjusting structure 34 can adopt a manual butterfly valve and the like.

The urine of liquid delivery port portion flows through second funnel 31, finally gets into collection urine bottle 33 in, and excrement and urine isolation otter board 35 plays the secondary and blocks the effect of fixed excrement, food, and when the experimenter need take the urine, through the aperture of adjusting 34 control collection urine bottle 33 exit end alright.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the protection scope of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and all technical solutions belonging to the idea of the present invention belong to the protection scope of the present invention. It should be noted that modifications and embellishments within the scope of the utility model may occur to those skilled in the art without departing from the principle of the utility model, and are considered to be within the scope of the utility model.

Claims

1. The utility model provides a laboratory mouse metabolism cage convenient to feed, includes support (1) and is fixed in squirrel cage (2), separation collector (3) on support (1), squirrel cage (2) bottom is the net bars, just the upper portion of squirrel cage (2) still is equipped with water bowl (9) and feeder (8), separation collector (3) set up in squirrel cage (2) below, just separation collector (3) with squirrel cage (2) intercommunication sets up, its characterized in that, feeder (8) correspond and are provided with food circulation mechanism, food circulation mechanism includes discharging device (4), buffer gear (5) and food recovery mechanism (6), discharging device (4) include feed cylinder (41) and discharging pipe (42), feed cylinder (41) are installed on support (1), the one end of discharging pipe (42) with feed cylinder (41) intercommunication just discharging pipe (42) slope sets up, buffer gear (5) are located feeder (8) are kept away from the one end of squirrel cage (2), buffer gear (5) include first funnel (51) and direction swash plate (52), first funnel (51) are inserted and are established the top of feeder (8) just first funnel (51) with the other end alignment setting of discharging pipe (42), direction swash plate (52) install in inside feeder (8) just direction swash plate (52) are aimed at with the exit end of first funnel (51) and are set up, food recovery mechanism (6) are including recovery cylinder (61) and guide pipe (62), guide pipe (62) one end with the bottom intercommunication setting of feeder (8) just guide pipe (62) are close to squirrel cage (2) set up, the other end of guide pipe (62) with recovery cylinder (61) intercommunication sets up, the recovery cylinder (61) is mounted on the bracket (1).

2. The laboratory mouse metabolism cage of claim 1, wherein the inner diameter of the guide chute (62) is smaller than the inner diameter of the outlet end of the first funnel (51).

3. The laboratory mouse metabolism cage of claim 1, wherein the inclined guide plate (52) is formed with a wave-shaped buffering guide surface (7) on a side facing the first hopper (51).

4. The laboratory mouse metabolism cage of claim 3, wherein the inclined guide plate (52) comprises a first branch plate (521) and a second branch plate (522) which are hinged to each other, and the second branch plate (522) is clamped with the inner wall of the feeder (8).

5. The laboratory mouse metabolism cage of claim 1, wherein the feeder (8) comprises an upper housing (81) and a lower housing (82) which are clamped to each other, the upper housing (81) is made of a transparent material, and the lower housing (82) is made of a metal material.

6. The laboratory mouse metabolism cage convenient for feeding of claim 5, wherein the separation collector (3) comprises a second funnel (31), a fixing member (32), a urine collection bottle (33), an adjusting structure (34) and a feces isolation mesh plate (35), the second funnel (31) is installed on the bracket (1) through the fixing member (32), a clamping opening is formed on the fixing member (32), an inlet end of the urine collection bottle (33) is clamped with the clamping opening, an outlet end of the second funnel (31) is sleeved with the inlet end of the urine collection bottle (33), the outlet end of the urine collection bottle (33) is provided with the adjusting structure (34) for controlling liquid outflow, and the feces isolation mesh plate (35) is arranged in the urine collection bottle (33).