KR101038200B1 - Dog for metabolic cage - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A cage for a laboratory dog is provided to enhance an experimental effect and to facilitate administration by maintaining an optimal condition for an experiment. CONSTITUTION: A cage for a laboratory dog comprises: a perpendicular frame(10); a lower reinforcement frame(12) and an upper horizontal frame(14); a finish panel(16) which is finished in the right, left, and rear of the perpendicular frame and upper horizontal frame; a horizontal support(18) which is horizontally fixed to the center of the finish panel and places the feet of the dog on the top thereof; and a door(20) which is installed inside the door frame.

Description

Dog for metabolic cage

The present invention relates to a metabolic cage for experimental dogs, and in particular, it is configured to stably receive the experimental dog inside to separate and discharge urine and feces to maintain optimal conditions for the experiment.

In general, cages are used for breeding, rearing, mooring, and experimenting small animals consisting of rodents such as hamsters, mice, and rats and raising heavy animals such as rabbits, cats, dogs, and monkeys, or used for mooring and temporary storage. will be. Such a cage is manufactured in various sizes and structures according to the type and size of the animal as described above, and will now be described with respect to the cage for experimental animals in the Middle East.

The experimental dog cage is provided with a partition so that a large number of spaces capable of breeding dogs are formed, the front and rear doors are provided so as to be open and closed, and the door has a water supply member for supplying water to the dogs being bred therein; Feeding members for feeding the feed are provided respectively.

However, such a conventional experimental dog cage is not provided with a separate device for the treatment and cleaning for the excretion generated when the dog breeding has caused a hygiene problem.

In order to solve this problem, the applicant has developed and registered a cage for dogs, which is not easy to separate and discharge the urine and stool has a hygienic problem.

The present invention has been made in order to solve such a conventional problem, the present invention stably accommodates the experimental dog inside the hygienic separation and discharge of urine and feces to maintain the optimal conditions for the experiment dog The aim is to provide a metabolic cage for experimental dogs that can be sanitized.

Means for solving the problems of the present invention, the vertical frame, the lower reinforcement frame and the upper horizontal frame; Finishing panels fixed to the left and right and rear of the vertical frame and the upper horizontal frame; A horizontal pedestal which is horizontally fixed to a central area of the inner side of the finishing panel to place the dog's feet on the top; In the dog cage consisting of an entrance door that is installed to be opened and closed inside the door frame in front of the vertical frame and the upper horizontal frame, Water supply member and food for supplying water and food to dogs that are reared on both sides of the front door Each of the water supply member and the feeding member is fixed to both sides of the front and rear door, the rectangular frame having a horizontal locking rod horizontally at the bottom; A supply passage rotatably coupled to the horizontal locking rod of the square frame as a locking piece at the bottom thereof, wherein water or food is supplied therein; It is fixed to the rectangular frame, characterized in that consisting of a locking means consisting of a fastener formed with a fitting hole, and a fixing bar inserted to be movable vertically to the fastener for fixing the supply container.

According to the present invention, the experimental dog is stably accommodated inside, and then the food and water are sanitarily supplied, and the urine and the stool are sanitarily separated and discharged to maintain healthy conditions according to the experiment to breed healthy animals. It is possible to increase the effect, and it is easy to provide the secretions, food and water supply from the experimental animals, so that the number of work is reduced to the breeders, and the management effect is provided easily. Effect is provided.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the experimental dog metabolism cage as a whole.
Figure 2 is a front configuration diagram of the metabolism cage of the experimental dog according to the invention.
Figure 3 is a side view of the experimental cage metabolism cage according to the present invention.
Figure 4 is a perspective view of the food supply member and the water supply member for the experimental dog metabolism cage according to the present invention.
5 is a configuration diagram of the main operation state of FIG.
FIG. 6 is an enlarged configuration diagram of part “A” of FIG. 3.
Figure 7 is a perspective exploded perspective view showing the urination and defecation separation member for the experimental dog metabolism cage according to the present invention.
FIG. 8 is an enlarged cross-sectional configuration of main parts of FIG. 7; FIG.
9 is a configuration diagram of an operating state of FIG. 7.
10 is a main configuration of the metabolic cage of the experimental dog according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described a specific content for practicing the present invention.

1 is a perspective view showing the experimental dog metabolism cage as a whole according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a front configuration diagram of the experimental dog metabolism cage according to the present invention, Figure 3 is a metabolism of the experimental dog according to the present invention Figure 4 is a side configuration of the cage, Figure 4 is a perspective view of the feeding member and the water supply member for the experimental dog metabolism cage according to the invention, Figure 5 is a configuration diagram of the operating state of Figure 4, Figure 6 An enlarged configuration diagram for the "A" part.

As shown in Figures 1 to 6, the experimental dog metabolism cage according to the present invention and the vertical frame 10, the lower reinforcement frame 12 and the upper horizontal frame 14; Finishing panels 16 fixed to the left and right and rear of the vertical frame 10 and the upper horizontal frame 14; A horizontal support 18 which is fixed horizontally to a central area inside the closing panel 16 so that the dog puts his feet on the top; It consists of an entrance door 20 which is installed to be opened and closed inside the door frame 22 fixed to the front of the vertical frame 10 and the upper horizontal frame 14.

At this time, the movement means 11 is provided at the bottom of the vertical frame 10 to move freely. In addition, the upper horizontal frame 14 is provided with a plurality of horizontal stages (14a) horizontally by maintaining a gap inside.

The horizontal support 18 has a closing frame (18a) fixed inside the finishing panel 16; The finishing frame (18a) is made of a horizontal finishing table (18b) fixed horizontally by maintaining the interval so that the dog's feet do not fall out.

The door 20 is provided to be opened and closed inside the door frame 22, the water supply member 30 and the food supply member 40 for supplying water and food to the dog breeding on both sides, respectively It is provided, the closing is maintained by the locking device (50).

The water supply member 30 and the food supply member 32 are fixed by maintaining a square so that a space is formed in front of both sides of the front and rear door 20, the horizontal locking rod 41 horizontally in the lower region of the space The connected square frame 40; A supply cylinder 42 rotatably coupled to the outer circumference of the horizontal locking rod 41 of the square frame 40 by a locking piece 42a fixed to the lower portion and to which water or food is supplied; Fixed to the square frame 40, the fastener 44 is formed with a fitting hole (44a), and the fixing bar 46 is inserted to be movable vertically to the fastener 44 to secure the supply cylinder 42 It consists of a locking means 48 made.
At this time, the square frame 40 maintains squares on both sides of the front and rear of the door 20, is fixed to form a space therein, the horizontal locking rod 41 is connected to maintain the horizontal in the lower area of the space. The supply cylinder 42 is fixed to the lower portion of the pair of engaging pieces 42a at intervals, and when the engaging pieces 42a are coupled to the outer periphery of the horizontal locking rod 41, the supply cylinder 42 The lower part is rotatably coupled.

The locking device 50 is fixed to one side of the door frame 22 vertically, the locking piece 53 and the locking groove 51 and the vertical movable groove 52 is formed; Shanghai east piece 55 is inserted into the vertical movable groove 52 of the locking piece 53 so as to be movable upward and downward, and the locking groove 54 is formed to match the locking groove 51; The door handle 57 is fixed to one side of the entrance door 20 and elastically coupled to and separated from the locking groove 51 of the locking piece 54 and the locking groove 54 of the shanghai east side 55.

On the other hand, as shown in Figures 7 to 9 the lower region of the horizontal support 18 is provided with a urine, stool processing member 60 for separating and discharging the urine and stool generated in the dog.

The urine and stool processing member (60) includes guide pieces (61, 62) provided to correspond to the vertical frame (10) in the lower region of the horizontal support (18); A urine discharge receiving seat 70 which is seated movably in the front and rear directions on the upper part of the guide pieces 61 and 62 and has a urine discharge port 71 in which urine generated from the dog is discharged downward; Urine discharge seat 70 is seated on the inner edge of the urine discharge dog 70 is discharged to the urine discharge tray 70, the toilet seat 80 and the stool remains; Is provided in the door frame 22 is made of a separation prevention member 90 for preventing the urine discharge receiving 70 is separated.

The urine discharge receiving unit 70 is provided on both ends of the seating piece 72, 73 seated on the upper guide pieces 61, 62, the front inclined portion from the rear to the front to facilitate the discharge of urine A body 75 in which 74 is formed; It is formed perpendicular to the tip of the body 75, the front lower end is provided with a urine discharge port 71, the front is made of a vertical finishing piece 77 provided with a handle 76.

The receiving member 80 and the seating piece 82 is seated on the upper portion of the body 75 of the urine discharge receiving 70; The upper finishing plate 84 which is integrally finished at the upper part of the seating piece 82 and is formed with a downward inner inclined portion 84a which is gradually inclined downward from the corner region to the diagonal center area, and has a plurality of urine discharge holes 84b formed therein. and; The upper closing plate 84 is made of a handle 86 is inserted into the upper movable side.

At this time, the upper finish plate 84 is made of a square, divided into four equal parts by connecting each corner, and then formed a plurality of urine discharge holes (84b) in the corner, folding the urine discharge hole (84b) downward inclined The portion 84a is formed so that urine is discharged to the central region.

The release preventing member 90 is fixed to the upper portion of the door frame 22, vertically fixed, the locking movement port 92 having a locking portion 92a and the unlocking portion 92b; Locking is inserted to move up and down along the inside of the locking movement port 92, and selectively positioned in the locking portion 92a and the unlocking portion 92b to prevent the separation and separation of the urine discharge receiving 70 It consists of a moving bar 94.

On the other hand, the injection solution hanger 100 is provided in the vertical frame 10 and the upper horizontal frame 14 region to supply the injection liquid to the dog.

Referring to the operating state of the present invention configured as described above, as shown in Figs. 1 to 6 installed in and out of the door frame 22 fixed to the front of the vertical frame 10 and the upper horizontal frame 14 of the front of the cage. After the door 20 is opened, a dog for experimenting is placed on the finishing frame 18a and the horizontal finisher 18b forming the horizontal support 18 therein (see FIG. 10).

Then, when the door 20 is closed, the door handle 57 of the door 20 is elastically coupled to the locking groove 51 of the locking piece 54 and the locking groove 54 of the shanghai east side 55. Lock state is maintained.

As such, in order to supply water and food to the dog in a state in which the dog is accommodated, it is supplied through the water supply member 30 and the food supply member 40 as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5.

That is, the fixing bar 46 constituting the locking means 48 is pulled upward and separated from the supply container 42 through the fitting hole 44a of the fixing tool 44 fixed to the access door 20, and then the supply is performed. The locking piece 42a of the cylinder 42 is rotated outward about the horizontal locking rod 41 under the square frame 40 to tilt.

In this state, after filling the water and the food into the feed container 42, and then rotate the feed container 42 to the outside to stand vertically, the fixing bar 46 constituting the locking means 48 is moved downward When the supply container 42 is securely fixed, the dog can freely eat food and water from the inside.

On the other hand, as shown in Figures 7 to 9 will be described the operating state for separating and discharging the urine and stool generated in the dog breeding inside.

First, urine and stools generated from dogs stably raised on the horizontal finishing table 18b constituting the horizontal support 18 fall downward through the horizontal finishing table 18b to constitute the urine / stool processing member 60. The urine discharge receiving 70 is supplied to the seat 80 seated on the upper portion.

At this time, the sides remain on the upper end plate 84 of the rim 80, the urine to the central region along the downward medial inclined portion 84a of the upper end plate 84 constituting the rim 80. At the same time as being moved is discharged downward through a plurality of urine discharge holes (84b), it is supplied to the body 75 constituting the urine discharge receiving 70.

The urine supplied in this way is moved to the front along the front slope portion 74 of the body 75 is separated and discharged to the outside through the urine discharge port 71 of the lower front.

Subsequently, in order to discharge the stool, the locking movement bar 94 of the separation preventing member 90 is moved upward to be positioned as the unlocking portion 92b, and then a vertical finishing piece constituting the urine discharge tray 70. ), The handle 76 is pulled outward. Then, the seating moving pieces 72 and 73 of the body 75 are moved outwardly along the guide pieces 61 and 62 in the vertical frame 10 to open the urine discharge receiving 70. .

Accordingly, the toilet seat 80 seated on the body 75 of the urine discharge tray 70 is exposed to the outside, and hold the handle 86 of the upper portion of the upper finish plate 84 constituting the toilet bowl 80 After separating the toilet seat 80 from the urine discharge tray 70, the upper side of the upper finish plate 84 is sanitarily treated separately.

Thereafter, the urine discharge tray 70 and the toilet bowl 80 are cleanly washed with water, and then combined with each other as opposed to the above. Then, the locking movement bar 94 of the release preventing member 90 is moved downward to the locking unit. Positioned at (92a) it is to secure the urine discharge receiving 70.

On the other hand, in order to separate cleaning the dog being taken out to the outside through the entrance door, and then sprinkled with water from the top through the water hose, the foreign matter inside is caught on the toilet 80, the water It is discharged to the outside through the urine discharge port 71 to be treated to always maintain a clean state of the inside.

The dog metabolism cage according to the present invention described above is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and anyone who has ordinary knowledge in the field to which the present invention belongs without departing from the gist of the present invention claimed in the following claims. However, the technical idea is to the extent that various modifications can be made.

10: vertical frame 12: lower reinforcement frame
14: upper horizontal frame 16: finishing panel
18: horizontal stand 20: entrance door
22: door frame 30: water supply member
32: feeding member 40: square frame
41: horizontal locking rod 42: supply container
42a: locking piece 44: fixture
46: fixing bar 48: locking means
60: urine and stool treatment member 61, 62: guide
70: urine discharge 71: urine discharge outlet
72,73: seating movement 74: front slope
75: body 76: handle
77: vertical finish plate 80: side receiving
82: seating piece 84: upper finish plate
84a: downward medial slope 84b: urine discharge hole
86: handle 90: release preventing member
100: injection liquid hanger

Claims (5)

delete A vertical frame 10, a lower reinforcement frame 12, and an upper horizontal frame 14; A finishing panel 16 fixed to the left and right and rear sides of the vertical frame 10 and the upper horizontal frame 14; A horizontal pedestal 18 which is fixed horizontally to a central area inside the finishing panel 16 so as to place the dog's feet on the top; It consists of the entrance door 20 which is installed to be opened and closed inside the door frame 22 in front of the vertical frame 10 and the upper horizontal frame 14,
The water supply member 30 and the food supply member 32 for supplying water and food to the dogs reared on both sides of the front door 20, respectively,
The water supply member 30 and the food supply member 32
A square frame 40 which is fixed by maintaining a square so that spaces are formed at both sides of the front and rear doors, and horizontal locking rods 41 are horizontally connected to the lower region of the space; A supply container 42 rotatably coupled to the horizontal locking rod 41 of the square frame 40 by a pair of locking pieces 42a fixed to the lower portion, and to which water or food is supplied;
The fastener 44 is fixed to the top of the square frame 40, the fitting hole 44a is formed, and the fixing bar 46 is inserted to be movable vertically to the fastener 44 to fix the supply cylinder 42 In the experimental dog metabolism cage consisting of a locking means made of 48,
The lower region of the horizontal support 18 is provided with a urine / stool processing member 60 for separating and discharging the urine and stool generated in the dog,
The urine and stool processing member 60
Guide pieces 61 and 62 provided corresponding to the vertical frame 10 in the lower region of the horizontal support 18 in front and rear directions;
A urine discharge seat 70 seated on the guide piece 61 and 62 so as to be movable forward and backward, and having a urine discharge port 71 in which urine generated from a dog is discharged therein;
A urine outlet 80 which is seated at the edge of the urine discharge tray 70 so that the urine of the dog is discharged into the urine discharge tray 70 and supported by the stool;
Experimental dog metabolism cage provided in the door frame 22, characterized in that composed of the escape prevention member 90 for preventing the urine discharge receiving 70 is separated. According to claim 2, wherein the urine discharge 70
A body having a front inclined portion 74 inclined from the rear to the front side to be provided at both ends, and the seating movement pieces 72 and 73 seated on the guide pieces 61 and 62 and to facilitate the discharge of urine. 75);
Is formed vertically to the front end of the body 75, the urine discharge port 71 is provided at the front lower end, the experimental dog metabolism cage, characterized in that consisting of a vertical finishing piece 77 provided with a handle 76 . The method of claim 2, wherein the receiving member 80
A seating piece 82 seated on an upper portion of the body portion 75 of the urine discharge tray 70;
The upper finishing plate 84 is integrally finished at the upper portion of the seating piece 82, and has a downward inner inclined portion 84a gradually inclined downward from the corner region to the central station, and the plurality of urine discharge holes 84b are formed. and;
Experimental dog metabolism cage, characterized in that consisting of a handle 86 is inserted into the upper side of the upper closing plate (84) to be movable.
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