CN216983031U

CN216983031U - Simple partitioned mouse cage

Info

Publication number: CN216983031U
Application number: CN202122227903.1U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 杨宁; 张宁致; 何雪俊
Original assignee: Wuhan University WHU
Current assignee: Wuhan University WHU
Priority date: 2021-09-14
Filing date: 2021-09-14
Publication date: 2022-07-19
Anticipated expiration: 2031-09-14

Abstract

The application relates to experimental device technical field, in particular to simple and easy subregion formula squirrel cage, it includes: the cage body and locate separation structure on the internal bottom surface of cage, separation structure's relative both ends extend respectively to with the laminating of the two relative inner walls of cage body, just separation structure will the internal bottom surface of cage is divided into living area and excretion area. In this application, under the sheltering from of partition structure, the urine that is not in time adsorbed by the bedding and padding is difficult for flowing to the living area under the effect of partition structure in, therefore does not cause the influence to the health in living area. The survival activity of the mouse, the health of the mouse body and the basic level of each conventional index in the mouse body are not easily affected by excrement, so that the accuracy of the subsequent experimental result is ensured.

Description

Simple partitioned mouse cage

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of experimental equipment, in particular to a simple partitioned squirrel cage.

Background

The mouse has the capability of automatically dividing a living area and an excretion area, wherein the living area is usually an area which is close to a food and water supply end and occupies a relatively large volume proportion of the whole mouse cage, and the excretion area is positioned in the rest area.

In the related art, padding is filled in a mouse cage, and after a mouse excretes in an excretion area planned by the mouse, the padding adsorbs and shields excrement without influencing a living area of the mouse, so that the influence on the health and the viability of the mouse and the like caused by a sanitary problem is reduced.

However, the experimental mice are usually raised at a high density, so that more excrement is discharged, urine of the mice easily flows in the mouse cage without being absorbed by padding in time, and pollutes life in the mouse cage, and the sanitation potential safety hazard may have unknown influence on the survival activity of the mice, the health of the mice and the base water level of each conventional index in the mice, so that related experimental results are interfered.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The embodiment of the application provides a simple partitioned mouse cage, and the simple partitioned mouse cage is used for solving the technical problems that in the related technology, urine of a mouse is easy to flow to a living area without being adsorbed in time, the living area of the mouse is polluted, unknown influence on the survival activity of the mouse, the health of the mouse and the base water average of various conventional indexes in the mouse is possible, and related experimental results are interfered.

A simple segmented squirrel cage, comprising:

the cage body and locate separation structure on the internal bottom surface of cage, separation structure's relative both ends extend respectively to with the laminating of the two relative inner walls of cage body, just separation structure will the internal bottom surface of cage is divided into living area and excretion area.

In some embodiments, the separation structure comprises one or more of a separation groove and a separation strip.

In some embodiments, the partition structure includes a partition strip, and two opposite end faces of the partition strip are respectively attached to two opposite inner walls of the cage body.

In some embodiments, the separator strip extends along a straight line or an arc or a spline curve.

In some embodiments, the dividing strips extend along a straight line, and the dividing strips are arranged along the width direction of the cage body, so that the living area is twice as large as the excretion area.

In some embodiments, the separation structure further includes a separation groove, the separation groove is opened in the drainage region, and the separation groove is disposed near the separation strip and extends along the extending direction of the separation strip.

In some embodiments, the side surface of the cage body is provided with a viewing port arranged along the length direction of the cage body, and the viewing port is arranged close to the bottom surface of the cage body.

In some embodiments, the side of the cage body is slidably provided with a shielding plate, and the shielding plate slides up and down to shield or open the observation port.

In some embodiments, the simple partitioned squirrel cage further comprises a mesh-shaped cover body, and the cover body covers the top opening of the cage body.

In some embodiments, the cover portion is recessed inwardly of the cage to form a feed chute.

The beneficial effect that technical scheme that this application provided brought includes:

the embodiment of the application provides a simple and easy subregion formula squirrel cage, because the partition structure of cage internal bottom surface setting separates into living area and drainage area with the internal bottom surface of cage, the mouse is in drainage area excretion back, under partition structure's the sheltering from, the urine that is not in time adsorbed by the bedding and padding is difficult for flowing to in the living area under partition structure's effect, therefore does not lead to the fact the influence to the health in living area. The survival activity of the mouse, the health of the mouse body and the basic level of each conventional index in the mouse body are not easily affected by excrement, so that the accuracy of the subsequent experimental result is ensured.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings required to be used in the description of the embodiments are briefly introduced below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the description below are only some embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art to obtain other drawings without creative efforts.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a simple partitioned squirrel cage according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 2 is a schematic longitudinal cross-sectional view of a cage provided in accordance with an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view taken at A in FIG. 2;

fig. 4 is a top view of a cage provided in an embodiment of the present application.

In the figure: 1. a cage body; 101. a drainage zone; 102. a living area; 2. a partition structure; 201. a dividing strip; 202. a separation tank; 3. a cover body; 301. throwing into a feed trough; 3011. a water supply area; 3012. a feeding area; 4. a viewing port; 5. a shielding plate.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present application clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are some embodiments of the present application, but not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.

The embodiment of the application provides a simple partitioned mouse cage, which can solve the technical problems that in the related technology, urine of a mouse is easy to flow to a living area without being adsorbed in time, the living area of the mouse is polluted, and unknown influence on the survival activity of the mouse, the health of the mouse and the base water average of various conventional indexes in the mouse is possible, so that related experimental results are interfered.

A simple segmented squirrel cage, comprising:

cage 1 and locate separation structure 2 on the bottom surface in the cage 1, the relative both ends of separation structure 2 extend respectively to with the laminating of the two relative inner walls of cage 1, just separation structure 2 will the interior bottom surface of cage 1 divide into living area 102 and excretory area 101.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, the simple zoned mouse cage comprises a cage body 1 with an open top, and both padding and mice can be put into the cage body 1 from the open top of the cage body 1. Still including locating the partition structure 2 of bottom surface in the cage body 1, the both ends of partition structure 2 extend to respectively and the laminating of the relative both sides wall of cage body 1, and in this embodiment, partition structure 2 separates the interior bottom surface of cage body 1 on length direction and is two parts, separates the interior bottom surface of cage body 1 via partition structure 2, and the bottom surface is divided into living area 102 and excretory space 101 in the cage body 1. The mouse can freely pass through the partition structure 2 and freely enter the living area 102 or the excretory area 101 without affecting the normal life of the mouse.

Due to the arrangement, the separation structure 2 arranged on the inner bottom surface of the cage body 1 separates the inner bottom surface of the cage body 1 into the living area 102 and the excretion area 101, after the mouse excretes in the excretion area 101, under the shielding of the separation structure 2, urine which is not timely adsorbed by padding is not easy to flow into the living area 102 under the action of the separation structure 2, and therefore, the sanitation of the living area 102 is not affected. The survival activity of the mouse, the health of the mouse body and the basic level of each conventional index in the mouse body are not easily affected by excrement, so that the accuracy of the subsequent experimental result is ensured.

Optionally, the simple partitioned squirrel cage further comprises a mesh-shaped cover body 3, and the cover body 3 covers the opening on the top surface of the cage body 1.

Referring to fig. 1, the cover 3 is a net formed by weaving steel bars. The cover body 3 covers the opening on the top surface of the cage body 1, so that the top surface of the cage body 1 is shielded, and the mouse is limited to escape from the cage body 1 from the meshes of the cover body 3.

Optionally, the cover 3 is partially recessed towards the interior of the cage 1 to form a feeding chute 301.

Referring to fig. 1, a feeding groove 301 is formed by recessing a part of the cover 3 toward the interior of the cage 1, and the feeding groove 301 is located above the living area 102. The cross section of the feeding groove 301 is arranged in a V shape, and the middle part of the feeding groove 301 is divided into a water supply area 3011 and a food supply area 3012 by a partition plate. Food is placed in the food supply area 3012, and a mouse can take the food by extending the mouth from the mesh of the cover 3, and a water bottle for the mouse is inserted into the cage 1 from the water supply area 3011 to facilitate the mouse to drink the water. Since the feeding trough 301 is located above the living area 102, the mice are not affected by excreta when eating.

Optionally, the separation structure 2 comprises one or more of a separation groove 202 and a separation bar 201.

Optionally, the partition structure 2 includes a partition strip 201, and two opposite end surfaces of the partition strip 201 are respectively attached to two opposite inner walls of the cage body 1.

Referring to fig. 2 and 3, wherein the separation structure 2 comprises one or more of a separation groove 202 and a separation strip 201, the separation structure 2 may only comprise the separation groove 202, the separation groove 202 is arranged on the inner bottom surface of the cage body 1, two end surfaces of the separation groove 202 respectively extend to two opposite side surfaces of the cage body 1, urine in the excretion area 101 is temporarily collected in the separation groove 202 and is not easy to flow to the living area 102, and time for adsorbing the urine to the padding is reserved.

Referring to fig. 2 and 3, the partition structure 2 may also include only the partition strip 201, the partition strip 201 is connected to the inner bottom wall of the cage body 1, and two opposite end surfaces of the partition strip 201 are respectively attached to two opposite inner side surfaces of the cage body 1, so that the partition strip 201 restricts urine that is not adsorbed in the excretion area 101 in time from flowing into the living area 102, and the living area 102 is polluted.

Referring to fig. 2 and 3, in the present embodiment, both the separation strip 201 and the separation groove 202 are used, and the separation groove 202 is located at the side of the separation strip 201 facing the excretion area 101.

In this embodiment, the separation groove 202 and the separation bar 201 are integrally formed with the cage body 1 by injection molding.

Optionally, the separator bar 201 extends along a straight line or an arc or a spline curve.

Alternatively, the dividing strips 201 extend along a straight line, and the dividing strips 201 are arranged along the width direction of the cage body 1, so that the area of the living area 102 is twice as large as that of the excretion area 101.

Referring to fig. 2 and 4, in which the division bar 201 extends along a straight line or an arc or a spline curve, in the present embodiment, the division bar 201 extends along a straight line, it can be understood that the division bar 201 is provided in a straight bar shape. The length direction of the separation strip 201 is arranged along the width direction of the cage body 1, and the separation strip 201 is positioned at the trisection point of the inner bottom surface of the cage body 1, it can be understood that after the inner bottom surface of the cage body 1 is separated by the separation strip 201, the area of the formed living area 102 is twice of the area of the excretion area 101. Thus adapting to the mouse's own life habit, i.e. dividing a smaller part into locations for excretion and a larger one into the living area 102.

Optionally, the top surface of the separation strip 201 is provided with a circular arc surface.

Referring to fig. 3, the top surface of the separation bar 201 is arc-shaped, so that the protruded edges and corners are removed, and the mice which are wounded and crossed are avoided.

Optionally, the height of the separation strip 201 relative to the bottom surface of the cage body 1 is 0.8-1.5 cm.

The height of the division bar 201 relative to the inner bottom surface of the cage body 1 is 0.8-1.5cm, and in the embodiment, the height is preferably 1 cm. The division bar 201 at this height does not affect the mice to freely cross the excretory region 101 and the living area 102. The height of urine in the excretion area 101 is not higher than 1cm, and the urine is restricted from entering the living area 102, so that the normal life of the mouse is not affected.

Optionally, the separation structure 2 further includes a separation groove 202, the separation groove 202 is opened in the drainage area 101, and the separation groove 202 is disposed near the separation strip 201 and extends along the extending direction of the separation strip 201.

Referring to fig. 2 and 3, the partition structure 2 in the present embodiment includes not only the partition bar 201 but also the partition groove 202. The separation groove 202 opens at the discharge area 101, and the separation groove 202 is provided near the separation bar 201. The extending direction of the separating groove 202 is the same as the extending direction of the separating bar 201, and in this embodiment, the separating groove 202 is a linear groove. In this embodiment, two end surfaces of the separation groove 202 are flush with two opposite groove walls of the cage body 1, respectively.

With the arrangement, the separating groove 202 and the separating strip 201 simultaneously separate the excretion area 101 from the living area 102, and if a mouse urinates near the separating strip 201 and is accommodated by the separating groove 202, the urine at the separating strip 201 is not easy to flow over the separating strip 201 into the living area 102, so that the sanitation of the living area 102 is ensured. The padding can absorb urine in time, and the urine is not easy to flow into the living area 102, so that the sanitation of the living area 102 is not affected. The survival activity of the mouse, the health of the mouse body and the basic level of each conventional index in the mouse body are not easily affected by excrement, so that the accuracy of the subsequent experimental result is ensured.

Optionally, the side surface of the cage body 1 is provided with an observation port 4 arranged along the length direction of the cage body, and the observation port 4 is arranged close to the bottom surface of the cage body 1.

Optionally, a shielding plate 5 is slidably disposed on a side surface of the cage body 1, and the shielding plate 5 slides up and down to shield or open the observation port 4.

Referring to fig. 1, a viewing port 4 is formed in a side surface of a cage 1 along a longitudinal direction thereof, and the size of the viewing port 4 restricts the mouse from being drilled. The observation port 4 is close to the bottom surface of the cage body 1, so that experimenters can observe the state of the padding at the bottom of the cage body 1, and the padding which is relatively wet can be conveniently and timely replaced.

The outer side surface of the cage body 1 is also provided with a baffle plate 5 in a sliding manner, and the baffle plate 5 is arranged in a vertical sliding manner. The lateral surface of the cage body 1 is fixed with two slide rails, the slide rail bottom surface is the setting of closing a mouthful, and the both ends of shielding plate 5 slide respectively and set up in two slide rails, and under the action of gravity of shielding plate, shielding plate 5 gliding and shelter from viewing aperture 4, when needing to observe the bottom bedding and padding in the cage body 1, go up slide shielding plate 5 in order to open viewing aperture 4, and observe the inside bottom bedding and padding of the cage body 1.

In the description of the present application, it should be noted that the terms "upper", "lower", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, which are only for convenience in describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed in a specific orientation, and operate, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present application. Unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are intended to be inclusive and mean, for example, that they may be 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 meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art as appropriate.

It is noted that, in the present application, relational terms such as "first" and "second", and the like, are used solely to distinguish one entity or action from another entity or action without necessarily requiring or implying any actual such relationship or order between such entities or actions. Also, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising an … …" does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element.

The above description is merely exemplary of the present application and is presented to enable those skilled in the art to understand and practice the present application. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be applied to other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the application. Thus, the present application is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown herein but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims

1. A simple segmented squirrel cage, comprising:

cage body (1) and locate separation structure (2) on the bottom surface in the cage body (1), the relative both ends of separation structure (2) extend to respectively with the laminating of two relative inner walls of cage body (1), just separation structure (2) will the interior bottom surface of cage body (1) is divided into living area (102) and excretory area (101).

2. The simple segmented squirrel cage according to claim 1, characterized in that the partition structure (2) comprises one or more of partition grooves (202) and partition bars (201).

3. The simple partitioned squirrel cage according to claim 1, characterized in that said partition structure (2) comprises partition bars (201), the opposite end faces of said partition bars (201) being respectively conformed to the opposite inner walls of said cage (1).

4. The simple segmented squirrel cage according to claim 3, characterized in that the separating bars (201) extend along straight or curved lines or spline curves.

5. The simple segmented squirrel cage according to claim 4, characterized in that the separating strips (201) extend along straight lines and the separating strips (201) are arranged along the width of the cage (1) so that the area of the living area (102) is twice the area of the draining area (101).

6. The simple segmented squirrel cage according to claim 3, characterized in that the partition structure (2) further comprises a partition groove (202), the partition groove (202) opening into the draining zone (101), the partition groove (202) being arranged close to the partition bar (201) and extending in the direction of extension of the partition bar (201).

7. The simple partitioned squirrel cage according to claim 1, characterized in that the side surface of the cage body (1) is provided with an observation port (4) arranged along the length direction thereof, and the observation port (4) is arranged close to the bottom surface of the cage body (1).

8. The simple partitioned squirrel cage according to claim 7, characterized in that the lateral surface of the cage (1) is slidingly provided with a shutter (5), said shutter (5) sliding up and down to shield or uncover the viewing port (4).

9. The simple partitioned squirrel cage according to claim 1, further comprising a net-shaped cover body (3), wherein the cover body (3) covers the top opening of the cage body (1).

10. The simple segmented squirrel cage according to claim 9, characterized in that the cover (3) is partially recessed towards the inside of the cage (1) to form a feeding chute (301).