CN216961091U - Laboratory mouse rearging cage - Google Patents
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The utility model discloses a laboratory mouse rearing cage, wherein a cage body is cylindrical, a plurality of fan-shaped independent rearing cavities are circumferentially arranged, a material bearing box for placing padding is arranged below each independent rearing cavity, the material bearing box is connected with a rotating chassis below the material bearing box through a linkage element, when the rotating chassis is rotated, the material bearing boxes can be radially expanded or aggregated, the padding in the material bearing boxes can be replaced and the material bearing boxes can be cleaned after the material bearing boxes are expanded from the cage body, the cage is not required to be cleaned after the laboratory mouse is transferred one by one, the operation time is saved, and the operation flow is reduced.
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Technical Field
The utility model relates to the technical field of laboratory animal feeding, in particular to a laboratory mouse feeding cage.
Background
In biomedical research, suitable test animals are needed to complete the animal experiments. The white mouse has the advantages of easy feeding, high reproduction rate, high hereditary purity and metabolic type and physiological pathology close to those of human beings as much as possible, and has the characteristics incomparable with other experimental animals, such as high efficiency, small difference among individuals, convenience for parallel observation of experimental results and the like, and the white mouse is widely applied to biomedical research.
The white mice artificially bred and selected for a long time are not cold-resistant, have poor environmental adaptability and are very sensitive to the change of the external environment, and the most basic breeding requirements are as follows: the breeding space is clean and dustless, the temperature is 18-22 ℃, the relative humidity is 50-60%, the ammonia concentration is 20PPm, and the environment is ventilated for 8-12 times/hour. It can be seen that the conditions of the mouse to the breeding environment are very strict. During the raising process, the mice are likely to suffer from various diseases and even die due to moving, noise, stimulation of strong light and noise, artificial disturbance and the like, and the experimental result is influenced.
Traditional laboratory mouse raises generally for the rearging of rearging cage, by rearging cage, put cage frame, water-jug, bedding and padding etc. and constitute jointly, need regularly feed water, fodder, change bedding and padding etc. every day when raising, still need regularly switch the lamp every day, some experiments still need noise stimulation, light stimulation, control diet, drinking water, cage body slope, rotation, a plurality of stimulations such as, raise, the experimentation is loaded down with trivial details, complicated, need consume a large amount of manpower and materials.
The padding in the rearing cage is generally selected from materials with good hygroscopicity, less dust, no peculiar smell, no toxicity, no grease, high temperature resistance and high pressure resistance, preferably poplar chips, pine chips or corncobs and the like; the padding needs to be replaced for 2 times per week, and the rearing cage needs to be taken to a specific room during replacement so as to avoid dust and pollution in the room; when the replacement is carried out, the experimental mouse needs to be grabbed out from the bottom groove of the feeding cage one by one and temporarily transferred to another clean feeding cage, then the bottom groove of the feeding cage is cleaned, clean padding is added, and the experimental mouse needs to be grabbed back to the original feeding cage one by one after the padding is replaced. At present, the padding replacing mode is time-consuming and labor-consuming, and stimulation when a white mouse is caught can also have negative influence on the physiological state of the white mouse, so that the statistical result of an experiment is influenced finally.
In view of this, it is urgently needed to improve the structure of the existing experimental mouse feeding cage so that experimenters can more conveniently replace padding and clean the bottom groove of the feeding cage on the premise of not interfering the normal behavior of the experimental mouse as much as possible.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
The utility model discloses a method for solving the problem that padding in a laboratory mouse rearing cage is inconvenient to replace in the prior art.
In order to solve the problems, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme:
provided is a laboratory mouse rearing cage comprising:
a cage body having a substantially cylindrical shape;
the bottom surfaces of the independent feeding cavities are in a fan shape and are continuously arranged along the circumferential direction of the cage body frame;
the material bearing box is arranged below the independent feeding cavity, the shape of the bottom surface of the material bearing box is the same as that of the bottom surface of the independent feeding cavity, and the material bearing boxes correspond to the independent feeding cavities one by one;
the rotary chassis is connected with the edge of the material bearing box through a linkage element and can drive the material bearing box to be polymerized or expanded along the radial direction when rotating;
the rotating shaft rod is arranged in the cage body along the axial direction, and the lower part of the rotating shaft is fixedly connected with the rotating chassis.
As the preferred technical scheme, the middle part of the cage body is provided with an axial rotating groove, and the rotating shaft rod is arranged in the rotating groove.
As a preferable technical scheme, a grab handle for grasping is arranged at the top of the rotating shaft rod and used for a user to rotate the rotating shaft rod and further drive the rotating chassis below to rotate horizontally.
As the preferred technical scheme, a plurality of circular arc-shaped guide shaft holes are arranged on the rotary chassis, and the number of the guide shaft holes is the same as that of the material bearing boxes; the plurality of guide shaft holes are radially arranged on the rotating chassis.
As a preferred technical scheme, the linkage element comprises a guide screw and a guide shaft; the guide screw is slidably arranged in the guide shaft hole, one end of the guide shaft is connected with the guide screw, and the other end of the guide shaft is connected with the material bearing box.
Preferably, the length of the guide shaft is not less than the radial length of the material bearing box.
As a preferred technical scheme, the material containing box is filled with padding materials for absorbing urine and excrement excreted by the laboratory rats.
As the preferred technical scheme, the bottom of the independent feeding cavity is provided with a blocking net, and the padding contained in the material bearing box can penetrate through the gap of the blocking net to be used by the laboratory mouse.
As a preferred technical scheme, the number of the independent feeding cavities is 2-12.
As the preferred technical scheme, a V-shaped groove for placing food and a water feeder is arranged at the top of the independent feeding cavity.
The technical scheme adopted by the utility model can achieve the following beneficial effects:
the experimental mouse breeding cage is arranged to be cylindrical, a plurality of fan-shaped independent breeding cavities are circumferentially arranged, a material bearing box for placing padding is arranged below each independent breeding cavity and connected with a rotating chassis below the material bearing box through a linkage element, when the rotating chassis is rotated, the material bearing boxes can be radially expanded or aggregated, the padding in the cage can be replaced and the material bearing boxes can be cleaned after the material bearing boxes are expanded from the cage body, the cage does not need to be cleaned after the experimental mouse is transferred one by one, the operation time is saved, the operation flow is reduced, and meanwhile, the safety problem when the experimental mouse is transferred and the potential influence possibly caused by the health of the experimental mouse are avoided; meanwhile, each feeding cage is provided with a plurality of independent feeding cavities, and each feeding cavity is provided with a material bearing box, so that padding in all the material bearing boxes can be replaced by only rotating the rotating chassis once, and the labor intensity of experimenters is greatly reduced.
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In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below to form a part of the present invention, and the exemplary embodiments and the description thereof illustrate the present invention and do not constitute a limitation of the present invention. In the drawings:
FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of a laboratory mouse cage disclosed in a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a state of use of the experimental mouse cage disclosed in a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the combination of the material holding box and the rotating chassis disclosed in a preferred embodiment of the utility model;
the following reference signs are specifically included:
the cage body 1 independently raises chamber 2, holds feed box 3, rotatory chassis 4, rotates groove 5, rotatory axostylus axostyle 6, grab handle 7, guiding shaft hole 8, guide screw 9, guiding axle 10, V type groove 11.
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In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more apparent, the technical solutions of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the specific embodiments of the present invention and the accompanying drawings. In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the term "or" is generally employed in its sense including "and/or" unless the content clearly dictates otherwise.
In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.
It is to be understood that the described embodiments are merely exemplary of the utility model, and not restrictive of the full scope of the utility model. All other embodiments, which can be obtained by a person skilled in the art without making any creative effort based on the embodiments in the present invention, belong to the protection scope of the present invention.
The conventional laboratory mouse feeding cage is generally in a cubic box shape, a metal blocking net is arranged on the cage, a water feeder and a drying block material can be placed on the cage, padding materials are fully paved at the bottom of the cage, the padding materials can be used for the laboratory mouse to excrete and nest, and meanwhile, the microenvironment in the cage is kept relatively clean. The padding in the rearing cage needs to be replaced regularly, and the current method for replacing the padding is to transfer the laboratory mouse into a clean cage, clean the dirty rearing cage and replace the new padding, which is time-consuming and labor-consuming. Based on this reason, provide a laboratory mouse rearging cage in this embodiment 1 to make things convenient for the experimenter more quick change bedding and wash the space that holds the bedding.
Referring to fig. 1-3, in a preferred embodiment, a laboratory mouse rearing cage is disclosed, which comprises a cage body 1, an independent rearing cavity 2, a material bearing box 3, a rotating chassis 4 and a rotating shaft lever 6, wherein the material bearing box 3 is connected with the rotating chassis 4 below the material bearing box 3 through a linkage element, and when the rotating chassis 4 is rotated, a plurality of material bearing boxes 3 can be radially expanded or aggregated to facilitate the replacement of padding in the material bearing boxes 3.
Preferably, the cage body 1 is approximately in a regular polygon prism shape or a cylinder shape, an axially through rotating groove 5 is arranged at the center of the cage body 1, a plurality of independent feeding cavities 2 are continuously arranged in the cage body 1 along the circumferential direction, in a preferred embodiment, in order to maximize the area in the independent feeding cavities 2, the number of the independent feeding cavities 2 is the same as the number of the edges of the cage body 1, and the shape of the rotating groove 5 is the same as that of the cage body 1, for example, the cage body 1 is in a regular hexagon prism shape, the rotating groove 5 is also in a regular hexagon prism shape, the number of the independent feeding cavities 2 is 8, and each of the independent feeding cavities is in a regular trapezoid shape, so that the equalization and the maximization of the actually usable area in each independent feeding cavity 2 can be realized; in a more preferred embodiment, the cage body 1 and the rotary tub 5 are cylindrical, and each of the individual feeding chambers 2 is fan-shaped, and the number of the individual feeding chambers 2 can be freely set.
Preferably, the number of the independent feeding cavities 2 is 2-12, that is, the radian range corresponding to each independent feeding cavity 2 is 6/pi-pi, when 2 independent feeding cavities 2 are arranged in the frame of each cage body 1, the radian of each independent feeding cavity 2 is pi, when 3 independent feeding cavities are 2 pi/3, and the like in sequence, when the number of independent feeding cavities is more than 12, because the internal angle of each independent feeding cavity 2 is too small, the internal space is too narrow, so that the requirement for feeding a plurality of experimental mice in each cavity can not be met, and the narrow space can limit the normal activity of the experimental mice, thereby possibly influencing the normal physiological state of the experimental mice, and being not beneficial to the grabbing or observation of the experimental mice by the experimenters. In this embodiment, the number of the independent feeding cavities 2 is 6, so as to take into account the living space suitability of the laboratory mouse and the operation efficiency of replacing the padding.
Preferably, a material bearing box 3 is arranged below each independent feeding cavity 2, padding materials are filled in the material bearing box 3, the material bearing boxes 3 correspond to the independent feeding cavities 2 in the same number one by one, and the bottom surface of the material bearing box 3 is the same as that of the independent feeding cavities 2 in shape, so that the two can be tightly matched, the experimental mouse can be in complete contact with the padding materials, and the excrement of the experimental mouse cannot be scattered outside.
In a preferred embodiment, a blocking net is arranged at the bottom of the independent breeding cavity 2 and matched with the material bearing box 3, so that the experimental mouse can be supported and cannot fall off, and the padding contained in the material bearing box 3 can be ensured to pass through the gap of the blocking net for the experimental mouse to use. Because the laboratory mouse dislikes the bottom of the metal mesh cage, the blocking net is preferably made of flexible materials, only when the material bearing box 3 is removed from the lower portion of the independent breeding cavity 2, the blocking net drops to hold the laboratory mouse, and when the material bearing box 3 moves into the lower portion of the independent breeding cavity 2, the flexible blocking net cannot block normal movement of the material bearing box 3, and padding materials contained in the material bearing box 3 can penetrate through the blocking net to be in contact with the laboratory mouse to be excreted or used as a nest.
Preferably, the top of the independent feeding cage is similar to that of the existing experimental mouse feeding cage, and a V-shaped groove 11 is also formed for placing dry lump materials and a water feeder, and the experimental mouse can independently bite lump materials and a drinking water source without feeding at regular time due to the long mouth and sharp teeth, and the environmental sanitation and the appropriate humidity in each independent feeding cavity 2 can be ensured.
In a preferred embodiment, a rotating shaft lever 6 is fixedly connected to the middle of the rotating chassis 4, the rotating shaft lever 6 penetrates through the rotating groove 5, the rotating groove 5 can limit the rotating shaft lever 6, a transverse grab handle 7 is further arranged at the top of the rotating shaft lever 6, an experimenter grips and rotates the grab handle 7, and the experimenter can drive the rotating chassis 4 to drive the material bearing box 3 to expand or polymerize as shown in fig. 2.
Referring to fig. 3, preferably, the rotating chassis 4 is installed at the bottommost part of the frame of the cage body 1, and is circular and slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the frame of the cage body 1; in order to enable the rotation of the rotating chassis 4 to drive the material bearing boxes 3 to open and close along the radial direction, the rotating chassis 4 is connected with the material bearing boxes 3 through linkage elements, in a preferred embodiment, a plurality of guide shaft holes 8 are radially formed in the rotating chassis 4, the guide shaft holes 8 are arc-shaped and extend from the center to the periphery, the number of the guide shaft holes 8 is the same as that of the material bearing boxes 3, and the guide shaft holes and the material bearing boxes are in one-to-one correspondence; further, the linkage element comprises a guide screw 9 and a guide shaft 10, wherein the guide screw 9 is slidably arranged in the guide shaft hole 8, one end of the guide shaft 10 is connected with the guide screw 9, and the other end is connected with the edge of the material bearing box 3; preferably, in order to ensure that the material bearing box 3 can be completely moved below the independent feeding cavity 2, the length of the guide shaft 10 is not less than the radial length of the material bearing box 3, so that the rotating chassis 4 can be completely protruded out of the cage body 1 of the feeding cage after the material bearing box 3 is driven to be radially expanded by the linkage element, and the convenience is brought to experimenters to replace padding and perform comprehensive cleaning.
In this example, the experimental mouse cages were used as follows:
a plurality of laboratory mice are placed in each independent feeding cavity 2 of the laboratory mouse feeding cage, sufficient padding is placed in a material bearing box 3 below the independent feeding cavities 2, and the padding can penetrate through a barrier net at the bottom of the independent feeding cavities 2 to be excreted or used as a nest for the laboratory mice; when experimenter need change the bedding and material and wash when holding magazine 3 at an interval, hold grab handle 7 and rotatory, rotate through rotation axis pole 6 drive rotation chassis 4, the guide screw 9 atress on the rotation chassis 4 moves along guide shaft hole 8, drive guide shaft 10 simultaneously and make to hold magazine 3 along radial movement until all outstanding in the cage body 1, in order to supply the experimenter to pour the bedding and material of pollution and wash, after finishing waiting to change the bedding and material, rotate grab handle 7 once more, hold magazine 3 and withdraw in the cage body 1, in order to supply the laboratory mouse to normally use the bedding and material.
The utility model has the following advantages:
the experimental mouse feeding cage is arranged in a cylindrical shape, a plurality of fan-shaped independent feeding cavities are circumferentially arranged, a material bearing box for placing padding is arranged below each independent feeding cavity and connected with a rotating chassis below the material bearing box through a linkage element, when the rotating chassis is rotated, the plurality of material bearing boxes can be radially expanded or polymerized, the padding in the cage can be replaced and the material bearing boxes can be cleaned after the material bearing boxes are expanded from the cage body, the cage is not required to be cleaned after the experimental mouse is transferred one by one, the operation time is saved, the operation flow is reduced, and meanwhile, the safety problem when the experimental mouse is transferred and the potential influence possibly caused by the health of the experimental mouse are avoided; meanwhile, each feeding cage is provided with a plurality of independent feeding cavities, and each feeding cavity is provided with a material bearing box, so that padding in all the material bearing boxes can be replaced by only rotating the rotating chassis once, and the labor intensity of experimenters is greatly reduced.
While the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments, which are illustrative and not restrictive, and it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications can be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the utility model as defined in the appended claims.
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1. A laboratory mouse rearging cage, comprising:
-a cage having a substantially cylindrical shape;
-individual feeding cavities, the bottom surfaces of which are fan-shaped and arranged continuously along the circumferential direction of the cage frame;
the material bearing boxes are arranged below the independent feeding cavities, the shapes of the bottom surfaces of the material bearing boxes are the same as those of the bottom surfaces of the independent feeding cavities, and the material bearing boxes correspond to the independent feeding cavities one by one;
the rotary chassis is connected with the edge of the material bearing box through a linkage element, and the rotary chassis can drive the material bearing box to be polymerized or unfolded along the radial direction when rotating;
a rotating shaft rod, which is axially arranged in the cage body, and is fixedly connected with the rotating chassis below the rotating shaft.
2. The laboratory mouse feeding cage according to claim 1, wherein an axial rotation groove is formed in a middle portion of the cage body, and the rotation shaft is disposed in the rotation groove.
3. The laboratory mouse feeding cage according to claim 2,
the multifunctional electric tool is characterized in that a grab handle for grabbing is arranged at the top of the rotating shaft rod and used for a user to rotate the rotating shaft rod and further drive the rotating chassis below the rotating shaft rod to rotate horizontally.
4. The laboratory mouse rearging cage according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of circular arc-shaped guide shaft holes are provided in the rotary chassis, and the number of the guide shaft holes is the same as the number of the material receiving boxes; the plurality of guide shaft holes are radially arranged on the rotating chassis.
5. The laboratory mouse feeding cage according to claim 4, wherein the linkage member comprises a guide screw and a guide shaft; the guide screw is slidably arranged in the guide shaft hole, one end of the guide shaft is connected with the guide screw, and the other end of the guide shaft is connected with the material bearing box.
6. The laboratory mouse feeding cage according to claim 5, wherein the length of the guide shaft is not less than the radial length of the receiving box.
7. The laboratory mouse feeding cage according to claim 1, wherein the receiving box contains a pad for absorbing urine and feces excreted from the laboratory mouse.
8. The laboratory mouse feeding cage according to claim 7, wherein a blocking net is arranged at the bottom of the independent feeding cavity, and the padding contained in the material bearing box can pass through the gap of the blocking net for the laboratory mouse to use.
9. The laboratory mouse feeding cage according to claim 1, wherein the number of the independent feeding chambers is 2 to 12.
10. The laboratory mouse feeding cage according to claim 9, wherein a V-shaped groove for placing food and a water feeder is formed at the top of the independent feeding chamber.
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