KR102492883B1 - Cage for collecting rodent urine - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a cage for collecting urine from rodents. According to the present invention, urine can be collected in a state where rodents such as hamsters, mice, and rats used in biomedical research are comfortably raised inside of the cage In addition, water and food can be provided inside an independent space, and also can be separately discharged, so that internal hygiene and external cleanliness can be maintained. The urine and feces generated from rodents can be reliably treated, in particular, the urine can be primarily and secondarily collected inside a urine collection container without leaking out, and first and second collection containers can be easily separated and assembled to simplify the task of examining urine.

Description

Cage for collecting rodent urine {Cage for collecting rodent urine}

The present invention relates to a cage for collecting urine from rodents, and more particularly, can collect urine in a state where rodents such as hamsters, mice, and rats used in biomedical research are comfortably raised therein, and can supply water and food. The inside is sealed so that odors and smells do not leak to the outside, so that it helps to sanitize the surroundings.

In general, rodents include hamsters, mice, rats, and the like, and are the most frequently used experimental animals in biomedical research. Blood collection and drug administration using these rodents are experiments that are frequently performed to confirm efficacy, safety, and risks in the process of developing pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, pesticides, and the like. One of the most widely used methods of blood collection and administration of rodents is blood collection and administration using the tail vein. A correction frame is an essential equipment for the method using the tail vein.

In addition, when a new drug is administered to laboratory animals, it is necessary to check the health changes of the laboratory animals in real time to check the efficacy or side effects of the new drug. The simplest way to check the health of laboratory animals in real time is to It is to check the amount of urine excreted and the components of urine.

Prior art for checking the amount and components of urine for these laboratory animals includes Registered Patent No. 10-0970170 (Title of Invention: Urinary Metabolism Cage for Rodents) and Patent No. 10-0935332 (Title of Invention: Defecation/Cage for Primates) Urine collector) is provided.

Such a prior art urine metabolism cage for rodents includes a case having an upper lid capable of being opened and closed; a rodent accommodating member provided in a central region inside the case to safely accommodate rodents; a urine collecting member provided directly below the rodent accommodating member to receive urine generated from rodents; and a defecation receiving member provided at the lower end of the case in the lower region of the urine collecting member to receive defecation of the rodent. A hook that is detachably hooked to the hanger, a urine induction ball formed in the lower region of the hanging ring, defecation hit the outer periphery and falling downward, and urine flowing downward, and a urine induction ball at the lower end of the urine induction ball a urine induction member made of a urine induction bar integrally protruding and through which urine burns and falls downward; It is characterized in that it comprises a collection container for collecting urine falling from the urine induction bar of the urine induction member.

Such a prior art can supply enough water and food, and can completely separate and collect urine and feces in a maximum comfortable state inside. The inside is sealed, so the smell of excrement does not leak to the outside, which helps with the surrounding hygiene, and several cages can be hung and stored, providing the effect of utilizing a narrow space.

However, in this prior art, the urine induction ball, in which urine generated from rodents is induced, is exposed at the bottom of the case, so if it does not fall directly into the collection container, it rides the outer circumferential surface of the collection container and falls into the defecation receiving groove on the bottom surface of the case As a result, the inside of the case smelled badly, and when water was consumed, the water falling downward fell to the outside of the case, causing problems in maintaining cleanliness around the case. The rug was transferred to the safety footrest with the head of the rodent mixed with the urine discharged downward, affecting the discharge of urine.

In addition, the defecation and urine collection device for primates of the prior art includes a plurality of vertical guide rods installed vertically on the upper part of the lower frame equipped with a moving means at the lower part; a urine treatment device provided to be movable up and down in a lower region of the vertical guide rod to collect defecation/urination; a body holding device provided to be movable up and down on a vertical guide rod in an upper region of the urine treatment device; and a neck holding device provided to be movable up and down on a vertical guide rod in an upper region of the torso holding device.

The prior art configured as described above captures a primate, which is an experimental animal, regardless of the size of the kidney, puts it inside, adjusts the height appropriately for the kidney, and comfortably holds the neck and trunk at the same time without movement, and then through this Drug administration and excreted feces and urine can be easily solved and observed with the urine treatment device provided in the lower part to be separable, so that the effect of maximizing the experiment while comfortably inducing the experimental animals is provided.

However, this prior art can separate and discharge urine and feces generated from primates accommodated in the upper part of the safety support member, but has a sanitary problem in that a strong odor is generated because the interior is not completely sealed.

Registered Patent No. 10-0970170 (2010.07.07.) Registered Patent No. 10-0935332 (2010.01.06.)

The present invention has been made to solve such conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to collect urine while comfortably breeding rodents such as hamsters, mice, and rats used in biomedical research therein, To provide a cage for collecting urine from rodents, which can supply water and food, and has a sealed interior so that odors and odors do not leak to the outside to help with surrounding hygiene.

A means of solving the problem for achieving the above object is to form a horizontal seating piece opposite to the outer periphery of the upper end, to form vertical protrusions on the outer circumferential surface orthogonal to the horizontal seating piece, and to have coupling protrusions protruding at the top between the vertical protrusions. Formed, the top of the open lower case; an upper horizontal edge piece seated on an upper portion of the horizontal seating piece of the lower case and having a horizontal coupling hole detachably coupled to the coupling protrusion; A urine discharge hopper composed of a middle curved part curved inwardly to the lower region at the lower end of the upper horizontal border piece and a lower curved part formed to form a curved communication with the lower region at the bottom of the middle curved part and formed with an inclined surface at the lower end of the urine discharge hopper. courage; a urine guiding member seated on an upper outer circumferential surface of an upper horizontal edge piece of the urine discharge container and positioned at a middle curved portion of the urine discharge container through which urine flows downward; a safety footrest seated on an upper end of the urine induction member, supported by feces generated from rodents accommodated therein, and discharging urine downward; an upper case positioned on outer circumferential surfaces of the lower case, the urine discharge container, and the urine induction member, coupled to and supported by a safety footrest, and accommodating rodents therein; an upper cover that is hermetically seated on the top of the upper case, detachably fastened and fixed, and having an entrance hole formed in a central region; a rodent access cover detachably coupled as an assembly member to an inner circumferential surface of the access hole of the upper cover, a rotation knob formed on an upper outer circumferential surface, and a ventilation ring inserted into a central region; and a urine collection unit detachably coupled to the bottom surface of the lower case to collect urine discharged through the urine discharge container and check its condition.

According to the present invention, urine can be collected while rodents such as hamsters, mice, and rats used in biomedical research are comfortably reared inside, and water and food can be solved inside an independent space, as well as feeding It is possible to maintain internal hygiene and external cleanliness as water and water can be separated and discharged, and it is possible to ensure the treatment of feces and urine generated from rodents. It can be collected secondarily, and since the separation and assembly of the first and second collection containers are easy, the effect of simplifying the urine inspection work is provided.

1 and 2 are a perspective view and an exploded perspective view showing the overall structure of a rodent urine collection cage according to the present invention.
Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of the main part of the rodent urine collection cage according to the present invention.
4 and 5 are configuration diagrams showing a water supply device for a cage for collecting urine from rodents according to the present invention.
6 and 7 are diagrams showing the configuration of a feeding device for a cage for collecting urine from rodents according to the present invention.
8 and 9 are configuration diagrams showing a state in which the rodent access cover of the rodent urine collection cage according to the present invention is assembled.
10 is a block diagram showing the urine collection means of the rodent urine collection cage according to the present invention.
11 is a configuration diagram showing an operating state of a urine collecting unit of a cage for collecting urine from rodents according to the present invention.
Figure 12 is a configuration diagram showing the coupling member constituting the urine collecting means of the rodent urine collection cage according to the present invention.
13a and 13b are operational state diagrams of the coupling member constituting the urine collecting means of the rodent urine collection cage according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 and 2 are a perspective view and an exploded perspective view showing the overall structure of a cage for collecting urine from rodents according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of main parts of the cage for collecting urine from rodents according to the present invention.

1 to 3, the rodent urine collection cage according to the present invention includes a lower case 10 with a lower portion blocked and an upper portion open; a urine discharge container 20 detachably seated and coupled to the top of the lower case 10 and located inside the lower case 10; a urine guiding member 30 seated on an outer circumferential surface of the upper end of the urine discharge container 20 and positioned inside the urine discharge container 20 to allow urine to ride and flow downward; a safety footrest 40 that is seated on the upper end of the urine induction member 30, supports stools generated from rodents accommodated therein, and discharges urine downward; An upper case 50 positioned on the outer circumferential surfaces of the lower case 10, the urine discharge container 20, and the urine induction member 30, coupled to the safety footrest 40, and accommodating rodents therein; 50) an upper cover 130 that is hermetically seated at the top, is detachably fastened with bolts 133 and nuts 134, and has an access hole 131 formed in the central area; It is detachably coupled as an assembly member 150 to the inner circumferential surface of the entrance hole 131 of the upper cover 130, a plurality of rotation handles 141 are formed on the outer circumferential surface of the upper cover, and a ventilation ring 142 is inserted in the central area. a rodent access cover 140; It consists of a urine collecting means 160 detachably coupled to the bottom surface of the lower case 10 to collect urine discharged through the urine discharge container 20 and check its condition.

In the lower case 10, a horizontal seating piece 12 is formed to face the upper outer periphery, and a vertical protrusion 14 is formed to face the outer circumferential surface symmetrical to the horizontal seating piece 12, and the vertical protrusion 14 A coupling protrusion 16 protrudes from the top between them.

The urine discharge container 20 is seated on the upper portion of the horizontal mounting piece 12 of the lower case 10, and the upper horizontal edge piece 22 having a horizontal coupling hole 21 detachably coupled to the coupling protrusion 16 is formed. )class; An intermediate curved portion 24a formed at the lower end of the upper horizontal edge piece 22 in an inwardly curved communication with the lower region, and a curved surface formed in communication with the lower region at the lower end of the intermediate curved portion 24a and formed in communication with the inclined surface 24a-1 at the lower end. It is composed of a urine discharge hopper 24 made of a lower bent portion 24b formed thereon.

The urine inducing member 30 includes an annular ring body 32 seated on an upper end of the upper horizontal rim piece 22 of the urine discharge container 20 and in close contact with the upper inner circumferential surface; It consists of a conical urine inductor 34 fixed to the inner circumferential surface of the annular ring body 32 as a plurality of inclined reinforcing bars 34a so that urine flows downward along the outer circumferential surface and flows into the urine discharge container 20.

The safety footrest 40 has a circular edge 41 made of a circle; a horizontal bar 42 and a vertical bar 43 fixed to the lower portion of the circular border 41 in a lattice shape, the lower portion of which is seated on the upper end of the annular ring body 32 of the urine induction member 30, and rodents are accommodated therein; It consists of a handle 44 fixed to protrude outward on both sides of the horizontal bar 42.

The upper case 50 has a coupling groove 51 coupled to the outer circumferential surface of the lower case 10, the urine discharge container 20, and the urine induction member 30, and the handle 44 of the safety footrest 40 ) is formed on both sides of the vertical locking hole 52 is coupled, and the lower support ring body 54 in which the elastic locking piece 53 is inclined outwardly symmetrically with the vertical locking hole 52; It is integrally formed on the upper part of the lower support ring body 54 and consists of an upper cylindrical body 56 equipped with a water supply device 60 and a feed supply device 100 for supplying water and food to rodents accommodated therein. .

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the water supply device 60 includes a square long hole 72 formed on an outer circumferential surface of the upper cylindrical body 56 of the upper case 50; An inner finishing housing 70 fixed to the outer surface of the upper cylindrical body 56 in communication with the square long hole 62 and vertically fixed with inner guide rails 74 facing each other on both sides of the front side; Both ends are movably coupled to the inner guide rail 74, a blocking piece 81 is bent at the upper end, and a vertical blocking plate 82 having a vertical square hole 82a in the center, and a vertical blocking plate 82 The outer finish consisting of the outer guide rail 83 provided vertically on both sides of the front side of the vertical square hole 82a of ) and the lower blocking piece 84 fixed to the vertical blocking plate 82 below the outer guide rail 83 housing 80; It consists of a water supply member 90 detachably coupled to the outer guide rail 83 of the outer finishing housing 80 to supply water to rodents reared therein.

The water supply member 90 is detachably coupled to the outer guide rail 83 of the outer finishing housing 80 so that the lower end is caught on the lower blocking piece 84, and the vertical square hole of the vertical blocking plate 82 ( 82a) and a rear blocking plate 91 having a vertical communication hole 91a communicating therewith; A connection passage 92 having a rear surface fixed to communicate with the vertical communication hole 91a on the outside of the front surface of the rear blocking plate 91 and an open lower part; a front blocking plate 93 fixed in communication with the front surface of the connection passage 92, having an injection through hole 93a into which the water bottle inlet 99a is inserted, and having a water outlet 93b formed at the lower end; a water bottle holder 94 fixed to the front surface of the front blocking plate 93 with an upward slope and having an inclined groove 94a on the bottom surface of which the water bottle body 99b is seated; a water discharge basket 95 fixed to an outer surface of the lower end of the connection passage 92 with a downward slope and having a water discharge port 95a formed at an end thereof; It is fixed to the front of the bracket 96 fixed to the lower end of the water discharge basket 95 and consists of an elastic coupling piece 98 to which the water storage container 97 is elastically coupled to match the water outlet 95a.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the feeding device 100 includes a square through hole 101 formed on an outer circumferential surface of an upper cylindrical body 56 on one side of an upper case 50; It is fixed to the outer surface of the upper case 50 of the square through hole 101, and the guide rails 102 are fixed to face each other vertically on both sides of the front side, and the square assembly hole 103a is formed to communicate with the square through hole 101, an outer closing housing 103 equipped with a horizontal blocking piece 103b at the lower end; It is detachably coupled to the guide rail 102 of the outer finishing housing 103 and consists of a feed supply member 110 for supplying food to rodents reared therein.

Both ends of the feed supply member 110 are detachably coupled to the guide rail 102 of the outer finishing housing 103, a blocking piece 111a is formed at the lower end, and a square assembly hole of the outer finishing housing 103 ( 103a) and a front coupling plate 111 in which a square communication hole 111b is formed, and a square case 112 whose front surface is fixed horizontally to the rear surface of the front coupling plate 111 in communication with the square communication hole 111b. ), a blocking net 113 finished in a lattice shape on the bottom and rear surface so that the entrance 113a is formed on the rear surface of the bottom of the square case 112, and a horizontal guide formed at the bottom of the square case 112 to face outward. an access passage housing 115 made of rails 114; The interior is divided into a food intake room 118a and a food storage room 118b as a partition 116, a handle 117 is formed at the rear end, a case 118 with an open top, and both upper ends of the case 118 The horizontal fitting piece 119 formed integrally with and detachably coupled to the horizontal guide rail 114 at the bottom of the square case 112, and the horizontal fitting piece 119 protruding from the left and right sides of the rear surface of the case 118 to extend beyond the horizontal guide rail 114. It consists of a food housing 120 made of an elastic coupling piece 121 that is elastically coupled to the side.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the assembly member 150 includes a plurality of horizontal annular bands 151 fixed to the lower inner circumferential surface of the entrance hole 131 of the upper cover 130 while maintaining horizontal intervals therebetween; The vertical part 153a vertically connected to the other end of the horizontal interval of the horizontal annular belt 151 and the inside of the entrance hole 131, and the upper end of the vertical part 153a and the top of the entrance hole 131 are fixed horizontally, and the lower part a plurality of annular blockers 153 formed of an annular horizontal portion 153b in which a locking protrusion 153b-1 protrudes, and having a locking groove 152 formed therein; It is formed between recesses 154 formed at equal intervals on the outer circumference of rodent access cover 140, is seated on the upper part of horizontal annular belt 151, and is coupled to catching recess 153c of annular barrier 153 to become a stumbling block. The locking groove 155a coupled to the group 153b-1 is composed of a plurality of annular locking frames 155 formed on one upper side.

As shown in FIG. 10, the urine collecting means 160 protrudes parallel to the inclined surface 24a-1 on both sides of the outer circumferential surface of the lower bent portion 24b of the urine discharge hopper 24 constituting the urine discharge container 20. formed, the inclined projections 162 and 163 on which the assembly grooves 161a are formed; Located on the inclined surface 24a-1 of the lower curved part 24b, a circular fitting hole 164 having a slanted urine supporting groove 164a supporting urine flowing into the urine discharge container 20 is formed in the central area of the slanted a circular border 165; Coupling in which the seating groove 166, which is formed integrally opposite both sides of the inclined circular edge 165 and the inclined projections 162 and 163 are seated, and the assembly groove 161a of the inclined projections 162 and 163 are combined coupling joints 168 and 169 having protrusions 167a; a urine discharge port 170 formed in the slanted circular edge 165 between the coupling joints 168 and 169 to be in communication with the inclined urine support groove 164a and through which urine is discharged downward; The first and second collection containers 171 and 172 are detachably coupled to the bottom surface of the lower case 10 as a coupling member 180 and receive and collect urine from the urine discharge container 20 and the urine outlet 170. ) is made up of

As shown in FIG. 12, the coupling member 180 includes first and second coupling holes 181 and 182 formed through the bottom surface of the lower case 10; Concave inlets 183 and 184 formed to face each other on both sides of the inner periphery of the first and second coupling holes 181 and 182; annular locking protrusions 185 and 186 protruding opposite to the upper bottom surface of one side of the concave inlets 183 and 184; upper circular protrusions 187 and 188 protruding from the outer circumferential surfaces of the upper portions of the first and second collection containers 171 and 172 and passing through the concave portions 183 and 184; It protrudes from the outer circumferential surfaces of the first and second collection containers 171 and 172 between the upper circular protrusions 187 and 188 and is formed to protrude from the bottom of the first and second coupling holes 181 and 182. It consists of lower circular protrusions 190 and 191 that are in close contact.

At this time, the first collection container 171 passes through the circular fitting hole 164 of the inclined circular edge 165, and the upper portion is positioned on the inner circumferential surface of the lower bent portion 24b of the urine discharge hopper 24, thereby forming the urine induction member 30. Urine flowing from the urine inductor 34 is collected, and the second collection container 172 is connected to the urine outlet 170 of the inclined circular edge 165 on the upper inner circumferential surface of the second collection container 172 to collect the first collection container 171 Urine falling into the slanted urine support groove 164a of the slanted circular edge 165 is introduced and collected.

The operating state of the rodent urine collection cage according to the present invention configured as described above will be schematically described.

1 to 3, in order to accommodate rodents in the cage, rotate the rotation knob 141 of the rodent access cover 140 counterclockwise to move the rodent access cover 140 to the upper cover 130. The fastening force of the assembly member 150 is released from the entrance hole 131 and then separated.

Briefly describing the operating state of the assembling member 150, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, when the rotation knob 141 of the rodent access cover 140 is rotated counterclockwise, the rodent access cover 140 The annular locking frame 155 formed on the outer circumferential surface rotates counterclockwise so that the locking groove 155a on one side is removed from the locking protrusion 153b-1 formed in the locking groove 153c of the annular blocking block 153. It is separated and the lock is released and at the same time it is out of the engaging groove (153c).

Next, the annular locking frame 155 is separated from the upper part of the horizontal annular belt 151 to open the entrance hole 31 of the upper cover 130, and then, when the rodent is accommodated inside through the entrance hole 31, the rodent is placed on the horizontal bar 42 and vertical bar 43 of the safety footrest 40, and is stably received inside the upper case 50.

In this state, when the annular locking frame 155 of the rodent access cover 140 is seated on the upper part of the horizontal annular belt 151, and the rotation knob 141 is rotated clockwise, the annular locking frame 155 of the rodent access cover 140 ( 155) is rotated clockwise so that the locking groove 155a on one upper side is caught by the locking protrusion 153b-1 formed in the locking groove 152 of the annular barrier 153, and the lock is maintained.

At this time, internal and external air is introduced and discharged by the ventilation ring 142 in the central area of the rodent access cover 140.

In this way, the operation of the water supply device 60 and the feed supply device 100 provided in the upper cylindrical body 56 of the upper case 50 in which the rodents are accommodated is provided to supply water and food to the rodents accommodated therein. state to be explained.

4 and 5, schematically describing the operation state of the water supply device 60, it is fixed to the outer surface of the upper cylindrical body 56 so as to communicate with the square long hole 72 on the outer circumferential surface of the upper cylindrical body 56. The outer finishing housing 80 is detachably coupled as a vertical blocking plate 82 to the inner guide rail 74 of the inner finishing housing 70, and is attached to the outer guide rail 83 of the outer finishing housing 80. , The water supply member 90 is detachably coupled, and the lower end is caught on the lower blocking piece 84 to supply water to rodents reared therein.

That is, the water bottle body 99b is seated in the inclined groove 94a of the water bottle holder 94 constituting the water supply member 90, and the water bottle injection port 99a is passed through the injection hole 93a of the front blocking plate 93. ), the end of the water bottle inlet (99a) communicates with the front outer side of the rear blocking plate (91) having a vertical communication hole (91a) communicating with the vertical square hole (82a) of the vertical blocking plate (82). It is located inside the connecting passage 92 to which the rear surface is fixed, so that rodents move and lick and ingest.

At this time, water generated from the front blocking plate 93 flows down to the water discharge basket 95 through the water outlet 93b at the bottom of the front blocking plate 93 and is treated.

Meanwhile, schematically describing the operation state of the feeding device 100, the outer surface of the upper cylindrical body 56 communicates with the square through hole 101 on the outer circumferential surface of the upper cylindrical body 56 as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 By supplying food to the feed supply member 110 detachably coupled to the guide rail 102 of the outer finishing housing 103 fixed therein, rodents accommodated therein consume it.

That is, after filling an appropriate amount of food into the food intake chamber 118a formed by partitioning the inside of the case 118 constituting the food housing 120 as a partition 116, the handle 117 at the bottom of the case 118 When assembled by gripping the horizontal fitting pieces 119 at both ends of the upper portion of the case 118 by combining them with the horizontal guide rails 114 at the bottom of the square case 112 constituting the access passage housing 115, the case ( 118) The front side is caught on the rear side by the blocking piece 111, and the left and right elastic coupling pieces 121 on the rear side of the case 118 are elastically coupled to the outer surface of the horizontal guide rail 114.

Next, when both ends of the front coupling plate 111 of the access passage housing 115 are coupled to the guide rail 102 of the outer finishing housing 103 and coupled downward, the lower end of the front coupling plate 111 is the horizontal blocking piece. (103b) It is supported and coupled to the upper end, and the square assembly hole (103a) of the outer finishing housing 103 communicates with the square communication hole (111b) of the front coupling plate 111, so that rodents accommodated inside are connected to the square communication hole (111b). Intake of food through the entrance 113a by entering the bottom surface of the blocking net 113 finished in a lattice shape on the bottom and rear so that the entrance 113a is formed on the rear surface of the bottom of the square case 112 fixed horizontally in communication with It enters the inside of the thread 118a and gnaws the food.

Thereafter, the rodents that have consumed the food leave the feeding room 118a and are accommodated in the upper portion of the safety footrest 40 through the entrance 113a.

At this time, the food scraps on the rodent's feet or body pass through the blocking net 113 and fall into the lower food storage room 118b and are stored.

Meanwhile, an operation state for treating urine and feces generated from rodents accommodated in the upper portions of the horizontal bar 42 and the vertical bar 43 of the safety footrest 40 will be schematically described.

As shown in FIG. 11, rodents on the top of the horizontal bar 42 and the vertical bar 43 fixed in a lattice shape to the lower part of the circular border 41 and the lower part seated on the upper end of the annular ring body 32 of the urine induction member 30 When feces and urine occur in , the feces do not pass through the lattice-shaped horizontal bars 42 and vertical bars 43 and the urine is discharged downward, constituting the urine induction member 30 at the bottom. Conical urine inducer ( 34), flows down along the middle curved portion 24a of the urine discharge hopper 24, is detachably coupled to the bottom surface of the lower case 10 as a coupling member 180, and the urine discharge hopper An inclined circular border coupled to the assembly groove 161a of the inclined projections 162 and 163 formed in the lower bent portion 24b of (24) as the engaging projection 167a of the coupling joints 168 and 169 on both sides It passes through the circular fitting hole 164 of (165) and is collected and processed into the first collection container 171 located below the middle curved portion 24a.

In addition, urine that is not collected by the first collection container 171 and falls into the slant urine support groove 64a of the inclined circular rim 165 passes through the urine outlet 170 of the inclined circular rim 165 to the lower case 10 ) It is collected and processed by the second collection container 172 detachably coupled as the coupling member 180 on the bottom surface.

In this way, the operating state of the coupling member 180 for detachably coupling the first and second collection containers 171 and 172 in which urine is collected to the bottom surface of the lower case 10 will be schematically described. .

As shown in FIGS. 13A and 13B, the first and second collection containers 171 and 172 are formed in the concave portions 183 and 184 formed on the inner circumferential surface of the first and second coupling holes 181 and 182 of the lower case 10. ) When the upper circular protrusions 187 and 188 of the upper outer circumferential surface are inserted and passed through the outer circumferential surface, a vertical gap between the upper circular protrusions 187 and 188 is formed between the outer circumferential surfaces of the first and second collection containers 171 and 172. The upper surfaces of the lower circular protruding pieces 190 and 191 protruded by being maintained are in close contact with the lower ends of the first and second coupling holes 181 and 182.

In this state, when the first and second collection containers 71 and 172 are sequentially rotated clockwise, the lower surfaces of the upper circular protrusions 187 and 188 are the annular locking protrusions on one side of the concave portions 183 and 184. (185) (186) moves clockwise along the upper surface, and the lower circular protrusions (190) (191) move along the lower ends of the first and second coupling holes (181) (182), so that the first and second collection The assembly of the containers 71 and 172 is completed.

At this time, the upper part of the first collection container 171 matches the urine outlet 170 formed on the inclined circular edge 165, and the upper part of the second collection container 172 is bent at the lower end of the urine discharge hopper 24 ( 24b) located on the inner circumferential surface. (See Figs. 11 and 12)

Thereafter, the urine collected in the first and second collection containers 171 and 172 is easily separated by operating the first and second collection containers 171 and 172 in the opposite manner, and the urine state is checked.

The rodent urine collection cage according to the present invention described above is not limited to the above embodiment, and those skilled in the art to which the present invention belongs without departing from the gist of the present invention claimed in the following claims Anyone can say that the technical idea exists to the extent that various changes can be implemented.

10: lower case 20: urine discharge container
22: upper horizontal border 24: urine discharge hopper
30: urine induction member 32: annular ring body
34: no-yu conductor 40: safety footrest
50: upper case 52: vertical hanging hole
54: lower ring support 60: water supply device
70: square long hole 72,90: inner and outer finishing housing
74: inner guide rail 82: vertical blocking plate
84: lower blocking piece 90: water supply member
91: rear blocking plate 92: connection passage
93: front blocking plate 93b: water discharge groove
94: water bottle holder 95: water discharge basket
95a: water discharge hole 96: bracket
97: water storage container 98: elastic coupling piece
100: feeding device 101: square hole
102: guide rail 103: outer finish housing
110: feed supply member 111: front coupling piece
112: square case 113: blocking net
114: horizontal guide rail 115: access passage housing
116: partition 118: case
118a: food intake room 118b: food storage room
119: horizontal fitting piece 120: feeding housing
160: urine collecting means 162,163: inclined projection
164: circular fitting hole 164a: incline support groove
165: inclined circular border 166: seating groove
168,169: coupling joint 170: urine outlet
171,172: first and second collection containers 180: coupling member
181,182: first and second coupling holes 183,184: recessed part
185,186: annular coupling protrusion 187,188: upper circular protrusion
190,191: lower circular stone piece

Claims (9)

A horizontal seating piece 12 is formed to face the upper outer periphery, and a vertical protrusion 14 is formed to face the outer circumferential surface orthogonal to the horizontal seating piece 12, and a coupling protrusion at the top between the vertical protrusions 14 ( 16) is formed protruding, the lower case 10, the top of which is open;
an upper horizontal edge piece 22 seated on the upper portion of the horizontal seating piece 12 of the lower case 10 and having a horizontal coupling hole 21 detachably coupled to the coupling protrusion 16; An intermediate curved portion 24a formed at the lower end of the upper horizontal edge piece 22 in an inwardly curved communication with the lower region, and a curved surface formed in communication with the lower region at the lower end of the intermediate curved portion 24a and formed in communication with the inclined surface 24a-1 at the lower end. a urine discharge container 20 composed of a urine discharge hopper 24 having a lower bent portion 24b formed thereon;
A urine induction member (30) seated on the upper outer circumferential surface of the upper horizontal edge piece (22) of the urine discharge container (20) and positioned at the middle curved portion (24a) of the urine discharge container (20) through which urine flows downward;
a safety footrest 40 seated on an upper end of the urine induction member 30, supported by feces generated from rodents accommodated therein, and discharging urine downward;
an upper case 50 positioned on outer circumferential surfaces of the lower case 10, the urine discharge container 20, and the urine induction member 30, coupled to and supported by the safety footrest 40, and accommodating rodents therein;
an upper cover 130 that is hermetically seated on the top of the upper case 50, detachably fastened and fixed, and has an entrance hole 131 formed in a central region;
A rodent that is detachably coupled as an assembly member 150 to the inner circumferential surface of the entrance hole 131 of the upper cover 130, has a rotation handle 141 formed on the outer circumferential surface of the upper cover, and has a ventilation ring 142 inserted into the central area. Access cover 140; and
A rodent urine collection cage comprising a urine collection unit 160 detachably coupled to the bottom surface of the lower case 10 to collect urine discharged through the urine discharge container 20 and check its condition. in
The urine collecting means 160 is
Inclined projections 162 protruding parallel to the inclined surface 24a-1 on both sides of the outer circumferential surface of the lower bent part 24b of the urine discharge hopper 24 constituting the urine discharge container 20, and having assembly grooves 161a formed thereon (163) and;
A circular fitting hole 164 having a slant urine support groove 164a is located on the inclined surface 24a-1 of the lower bent part 24b and supports urine flowing into the urine discharge container 20. A circular fitting hole 164 is formed in the central area. an inclined circular border 165;
The inclined circular edge 165 is integrally formed to face each other, and the seating groove 166 on which the inclined projections 162 and 163 are seated and the assembly groove 161a of the inclined projections 162 and 163 are combined Coupling joints 168 and 169 having coupling protrusions 167a formed thereon;
a urine outlet 170 formed in the slanted circular edge 165 between the coupling joints 168 and 169 to communicate with the slant urine support groove 164a and through which urine is discharged downward;
The first and second collection containers 171 ( 172),
The coupling member 180,
First and second coupling holes 181 and 182 formed through the bottom surface of the lower case 10 and having concave portions 183 and 184 facing each other;
an annular locking protrusions 185 and 186 protruding opposite to the upper bottom surface of one side of the concave portions 183 and 184;
upper circular protrusions 187 and 188 protruding opposite to the upper outer circumferential surfaces of the first and second collection containers 171 and 172 and passing through concave portions 183 and 184;
It protrudes from the outer circumferential surface of the first and second collection containers 171 and 172 at the lower part between the upper circular protrusions 187 and 188 while maintaining a vertical gap, and is formed at the lower end of the first and second coupling holes 181 and 182. A cage for collecting urine from rodents, characterized in that it consists of lower circular protrusions 190 and 191 that are in close contact. According to claim 1, wherein the urine inducing member (30)
an annular ring body 32 seated on an upper end of the upper horizontal edge piece 22 of the urine discharge container 20 and in close contact with an upper inner circumferential surface;
It is fixed to the inner circumferential surface of the annular ring body 32 as a plurality of inclined reinforcing bars 34a, and urine flows downward along the outer circumferential surface and flows into the urine discharge container 20. Characterized in that it consists of a conical urine inductor 34 A cage for rodent urine collection. The method of claim 1, wherein the upper case (50)
A coupling groove 51 coupled to the outer circumferential surfaces of the lower case 10, the urine discharge container 20, and the urine induction member 30 is formed, and the handle 44 of the safety footrest 40 is coupled. A lower support ring body 54 having hooking holes 52 formed on both sides and having an elastic hooking piece 53 inclined outward so as to be symmetrical with the vertical hooking holes 52;
An upper cylindrical body 56 integrally formed on the upper part of the lower support ring body 54 and provided with a water supply device 60 and a feed supply device 100 for supplying water and food to rodents accommodated therein. A cage for collecting urine from rodents, characterized in that configured. The method of claim 3, wherein the water supply device (60)
a rectangular hole 72 formed on an outer circumferential surface of the upper cylindrical body 56 of the upper case 50;
An inner finishing housing 70 fixed to the outer surface of the upper cylindrical body 56 in communication with the square long hole 72 and vertically fixed with inner guide rails 74 facing each other on both sides of the front side;
Both ends are movably coupled to the inner guide rail 74, a blocking piece 81 is bent at the upper end, and a vertical blocking plate 82 having a vertical square hole 82a in the center, and a vertical blocking plate ( 82), the outer guide rail 83 provided vertically on both sides of the front surface of the vertical square hole 82a, and the lower blocking piece 84 fixed to the vertical blocking plate 82 below the outer guide rail 83. Finish housing 80 and;
A cage for collecting urine from rodents, characterized in that it is composed of a water supply member (90) detachably coupled to the outer guide rail (83) of the outer finishing housing (80) to supply water to the rodents reared therein. The method of claim 4, wherein the water supply member (90)
It is detachably coupled to the outer guide rail 83 of the outer finishing housing 80, the lower end is caught on the lower blocking piece 84, and vertical communication communicates with the vertical square hole 82a of the vertical blocking plate 82. a rear blocking plate 91 in which a ball 91a is formed;
a connection passage 92 having a rear surface fixed to communicate with the vertical communication hole 91a on the outside of the front surface of the rear blocking plate 91 and an open lower part;
a front blocking plate 93 fixed in communication with the front surface of the connection passage 92, having an injection through hole 93a into which a water bottle injection port 99a is inserted, and having a water discharge groove 93b formed at a lower end;
a water bottle holder 94 fixed to an upward slope on the front surface of the front blocking plate 93 and having an inclined concave groove 94a on the bottom surface of which the water bottle body 99b is seated;
a water discharge basket 95 fixed to an outer surface of the lower end of the connection passage 92 with a downward slope and having a water discharge port 95a formed at an end thereof;
It is fixed to the front of the bracket 96 fixed to the bottom of the water discharge basket 95 and is composed of an elastic coupling piece 98 to which the water storage container 97 is elastically coupled to match the water outlet 95a. A cage for rodent urine collection. The method of claim 3, wherein the feeding device 100
a square through hole 101 formed on an outer circumferential surface of the upper cylindrical body 56 on one side of the upper case 50;
It is fixed to the outer surface of the upper case 50 of the square through hole 101, the guide rail 102 is fixed vertically to both sides of the front surface, and a square assembly hole 103a is formed in communication with the square through hole 101 an outer closing housing 103;
A cage for collecting urine from rodents, characterized in that it is detachably coupled to the guide rail 102 of the outer finishing housing 103 and is composed of a feed supply member 110 for supplying food to rodents reared therein. The method of claim 6, wherein the feed supply member 110
Both ends are detachably coupled to the guide rail 102 of the outer finishing housing 103, a blocking piece 111a is formed at the lower end, and square communication is made to communicate with the square assembly hole 103a of the outer finishing housing 103. A front coupling plate 111 in which a ball 111b is formed, a square case 112 whose front surface is horizontally fixed to the rear surface of the front coupling plate 111 in communication with the square communication hole 111b, and a square case ( 112) A blocking net 113 finished in a lattice shape on the bottom and rear surface so that an entrance 113a is formed on the rear surface of the floor, and a horizontal guide rail 114 formed at the bottom of the square case 112 to face the outside. an access passage housing 115;
The interior is divided into a food intake room 118a and a food storage room 118b as a partition 116, a handle 117 is formed at the rear end, a case 118 with an open top, and both upper ends of the case 118 The horizontal fitting piece 119 formed integrally with and detachably coupled to the horizontal guide rail 114 at the bottom of the square case 112, and the horizontal fitting piece 119 protruding from the left and right sides of the rear surface of the case 118 to extend beyond the horizontal guide rail 114. A cage for collecting urine from rodents, characterized in that it consists of a food housing 120 made of elastic coupling pieces 121 elastically coupled to the side. delete delete

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