CN219781198U

CN219781198U - Mouse raising device

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Publication number: CN219781198U
Application number: CN202320069563.0U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 周家祥; 西永明; 周治宇; 李建毅; 杜钰堃; 白天宇
Original assignee: Seventh Affiliated Hospital Of Sun Yat Sen University Shenzhen; Affiliated Hospital of University of Qingdao
Current assignee: Seventh Affiliated Hospital Of Sun Yat Sen University Shenzhen; Affiliated Hospital of University of Qingdao
Priority date: 2023-01-10
Filing date: 2023-01-10
Publication date: 2023-10-03
Anticipated expiration: 2033-01-10

Abstract

The utility model discloses a mouse feeding device, which comprises a base, a motion monitoring mechanism, a water supply mechanism and a control power storage component, wherein the base is provided with a power storage module; a feeding box and a water tank are arranged on the base, and a water feeding box, a feeding box, an illuminating lamp, a ventilation assembly and a temperature and humidity monitoring assembly are arranged in the feeding box; the motion monitoring mechanism comprises a draining bracket, a waterproof pad and a plurality of pressure-sensitive sensing pieces; the draining support is placed on the inner bottom wall of the feeding box, a plurality of mounting grooves are formed in the bottom of the waterproof pad, and a plurality of pressure-sensitive sensing sheets are respectively mounted in the plurality of mounting grooves; a plurality of first water draining tanks are arranged on the waterproof pad; one end of the water supply mechanism extends into the water tank, and the other end extends into the water feeding box; the control power storage assembly is mounted on the feeding box. The utility model can be used for raising mice and simulating the change of the day and night environment, and monitoring the movement state of the mice in the raising process, and can be used for researching the influence of increasing the movement of the mice on the mice under the normal day and night environment and changing the influence of the day and night rhythm on the mice.

Description

Mouse raising device

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of mouse feeding, in particular to a mouse feeding device.

Background

The lives are rhythmic, not only human life but also experimental mice. In general, mice sleep in the daytime, ingest, active, mate and explore at night. Certain behaviors of mice, such as locomotion and ingestion, are commonly characterized in drug efficacy, drug toxicity, and some psychiatric studies. However, the circadian rhythm of mice is likely to greatly influence the behavior of mice, which in turn affects the results of behavioral studies in model animals using mice. In view of the importance of mice in the field of life sciences, the related studies of the motor behavior and circadian rhythm of mice should be further enhanced.

The Chinese patent with publication number of CN205596833U discloses a mouse feeding device for scientific research, which comprises a cage body, a water feeding area, a feeding area I, a feeding area II, a manure collecting tray, an LED lamp tube, a temperature sensor and the like; the mouse raising device can monitor the temperature of the mouse raising environment, can provide timed illumination control, is more reasonable in feeding and water feeding area setting, facilitates the separation of the urine and the feces of the mouse, and improves the living environment condition of the mouse. However, the device cannot monitor the movement state of the mice in the circadian environment, which is not beneficial to the related study of the movement behavior and circadian rhythm of the mice.

To this end, a mouse feeding device is proposed.

Disclosure of Invention

The utility model aims to provide a mouse feeding device which aims to solve or improve at least one of the technical problems.

In order to achieve the above object, the present utility model provides the following solutions: the utility model provides a mouse feeding device, comprising:

the device comprises a base, wherein a feeding box and a water tank are arranged on the base, a box door is detachably connected to the side wall of the feeding box, and a water feeding box, a feeding box, an illuminating lamp, a ventilation assembly and a temperature and humidity monitoring assembly are arranged in the feeding box;

the motion monitoring mechanism comprises a draining support, a waterproof pad and a plurality of pressure-sensitive sensing sheets; the water draining support is placed on the inner bottom wall of the feeding box, the waterproof pad is paved on the water draining support, a plurality of mounting grooves are formed in the bottom of the waterproof pad, and a plurality of pressure-sensitive sensing sheets are respectively mounted in the mounting grooves; a plurality of first water draining tanks are arranged on the waterproof pad;

one end of the water supply mechanism extends into the water tank, and the other end extends into the water feeding box;

the control power storage assembly is arranged on the feeding box, and the illuminating lamp, the ventilation assembly, the temperature and humidity monitoring assembly, the pressure-sensitive sensing sheet and the water supply mechanism are electrically connected with the control power storage assembly.

Preferably, the draining support comprises a plurality of supporting legs arranged on the inner bottom wall of the feeding box, the tops of the supporting legs are fixedly connected with a bearing plate, and the waterproof pad is paved on the top surface of the bearing plate; the bearing plate is provided with a plurality of second draining tanks, and the second draining tanks and the first draining tanks are arranged in one-to-one correspondence.

Preferably, the water supply mechanism comprises a water outlet pipe, a first branch pipe and a second branch pipe; one end of the water outlet pipe extends into the water tank, and the other end of the water outlet pipe is communicated with the first branch pipe and the second branch pipe through electromagnetic three-way valves; the water pump is arranged on the water outlet pipe, one end of the first branch pipe extends into the water feeding box, the second branch pipe is communicated with the humidifier, and the humidifier is fixedly arranged on the inner wall of the feeding box; the water pump, the electromagnetic three-way valve and the humidifier are electrically connected with the control power storage component.

Preferably, the water feeding box is arranged at the bottom of the side wall of the feeding box; a partition plate is fixedly connected to the side wall of the water feeding box, and a communication gap is formed between the bottom of the partition plate and the bottom wall of the water feeding box; and a water level sensor is arranged on the end surface of the partition plate, which is close to the side wall of the feeding box, and the water level sensor is electrically connected with the control power storage component.

Preferably, the ventilation assembly comprises a plurality of ventilation fans electrically connected with the control power storage assembly, and the ventilation fans are all installed on the outer wall of the feeding box and communicated with the inner cavity of the feeding box.

Preferably, the temperature and humidity monitoring component comprises a temperature sensor and a humidity sensor; the temperature sensor and the humidity sensor are both arranged on the inner wall of the feeding box; the control power storage assembly includes a battery and a controller; the storage battery and the controller are all installed on the feeding box, and the storage battery, the illuminating lamp, the temperature sensor, the humidity sensor, the pressure-sensitive sensor sheet, the water pump, the electromagnetic three-way valve, the humidifier, the water level sensor and the ventilator are all electrically connected with the controller.

Preferably, the box door is provided with an observation window and a window shade.

The utility model discloses the following technical effects:

the utility model simulates the day and night environment through the opening and closing of the illuminating lamp, monitors the movement state of the mice in the feeding process in real time through a plurality of pressure-sensitive sensing sheets, and can be used for researching the influence of the movement of the mice on the mice under the day and night environment and the influence of the change of the day and night rhythm on the mice;

the utility model sets the water supply mechanism to add the water in the water tank into the water feeding box, thus realizing automatic water adding operation; the feeding operation of the mice is realized through the water feeding box and the feeding box, so that the mice can be fed for a long time;

according to the utility model, the temperature and humidity monitoring assembly is arranged to monitor the temperature and humidity environment in the feeding box, the ventilation assembly is used for adjusting the ventilation environment in the feeding box, and the electric control operation of the device is realized by controlling the electric power storage assembly, so that the use convenience is improved.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present utility model or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings that are needed in the embodiments will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and other drawings may be obtained according to these drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a mouse feeding device of the present utility model;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the mouse raising device of the present utility model;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a portion of FIG. 2A;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a portion of B in FIG. 2;

1, a base; 2. a feeding box; 3. a water tank; 4. a door; 5. a water feeding box; 6. a feeding box; 7. a lighting lamp; 8. a waterproof pad; 9. a pressure sensitive sensor sheet; 10. a mounting groove; 11. a first drain tank; 12. support legs; 13. a carrying plate; 14. a second drain tank; 15. a water outlet pipe; 16. a first branch pipe; 17. a second branch pipe; 18. an electromagnetic three-way valve; 19. a humidifier; 20. a partition plate; 21. a water level sensor; 22. a ventilator; 23. a temperature sensor; 24. a humidity sensor; 25. a storage battery; 26. a controller; 27. a water pump; 28. an observation window; 29. a window shade.

Detailed Description

The following description of the embodiments of the present utility model will be made clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which it is apparent that the embodiments described are only some embodiments of the present utility model, but not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the utility model without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the utility model.

In order that the above-recited objects, features and advantages of the present utility model will become more readily apparent, a more particular description of the utility model will be rendered by reference to the appended drawings and appended detailed description.

Referring to fig. 1 to 4, the present utility model provides a mouse feeding device comprising:

the base 1, the base 1 is provided with a feeding box 2 and a water tank 3, and the bottom of the base 1 is fixedly connected with a plurality of support legs; the side wall of the feeding box 2 is detachably connected with a box door 4, one end of the box door 4 is rotatably connected with the side wall of the feeding box 2 through a rotating shaft, and the other end of the box door 4 is detachably connected with the feeding box 2 through a box door lock (not shown in the figure); the box door 4 is convenient for an experimenter to take out the mice, and the operations of cleaning, material adding and the like are performed in the feeding box 2; a water feeding box 5, a feeding box 6, an illuminating lamp 7, a ventilation assembly and a temperature and humidity monitoring assembly are arranged in the feeding box 2; the plurality of illumination lamps 7 are arranged, and the plurality of illumination lamps 7 are all arranged on the top wall of the feeding box 2;

the motion monitoring mechanism comprises a draining support, a waterproof pad 8 and a plurality of pressure-sensitive sensing sheets 9; the water draining support is placed on the inner bottom wall of the feeding box 2, the waterproof pad 8 is paved on the water draining support, a plurality of mounting grooves 10 are formed in the bottom of the waterproof pad 8, and a plurality of pressure-sensitive sensing pieces 9 are respectively and fixedly mounted in the plurality of mounting grooves 10; the waterproof pad 8 is provided with a plurality of first water draining grooves 11; the material of the waterproof pad 8 can be set according to the specific use environment, and in this embodiment, the waterproof pad 8 is made of silica gel; the top surface of the draining support is a plane, so that the influence on the monitoring result modeling of the pressure-sensitive sensing sheet 9 is avoided; the day and night environment is simulated through the opening and closing of the illuminating lamp 7, and the movement state of the mice in the feeding process is monitored in real time through the plurality of pressure-sensitive sensing pieces 9, so that the method can be used for researching the influence of the movement of the mice on the mice under the day and night environment and the influence of the change of the day and night rhythm on the mice; the excreta of the mice are discharged to the bottom of the draining bracket through the first draining groove 11, so that the living environment of the mice is kept relatively clean;

one end of the water supply mechanism extends into the water tank 3, and the other end extends into the water feeding box 5; a water supply mechanism is arranged to add water in the water tank into the water feeding box 5, so that automatic water adding operation is realized; the feeding operation of the mice is realized through the water feeding box 5 and the feeding box 6, so that the mice can be fed for a long time;

the control power storage component is arranged on the feeding box 2, and the illuminating lamp 7, the ventilation component, the temperature and humidity monitoring component, the pressure-sensitive sensing sheet 9 and the water supply mechanism are electrically connected with the control power storage component; the temperature and humidity monitoring assembly is arranged to monitor the temperature and humidity environment in the feeding box 2, the ventilation assembly is used for adjusting the ventilation environment in the feeding box 2, and the electric control operation of the device is realized by controlling the electric power storage assembly, so that the use convenience is improved.

In a further optimization scheme, the draining support comprises a plurality of supporting legs 12 which are arranged on the inner bottom wall of the feeding box 2, the top parts of the supporting legs 12 are fixedly connected with a bearing plate 13, and the waterproof pad 8 is paved on the top surface of the bearing plate 13; the bearing plate 13 is provided with a plurality of second water draining grooves 14, and the second water draining grooves 14 are arranged in one-to-one correspondence with the first water draining grooves 11; the liquid chip-removing substance of the mice is guided to the bottom of the feeding box 2 through the second water draining groove 14, so that the cleanliness of the feeding environment of the mice is improved.

The water supply mechanism comprises a water outlet pipe 15, a first branch pipe 16 and a second branch pipe 17; one end of a water outlet pipe 15 extends into the water tank 3, and the other end of the water outlet pipe is communicated with a first branch pipe 16 and a second branch pipe 17 through an electromagnetic three-way valve 18; the water pump 27 is arranged on the water outlet pipe 15, one end of the first branch pipe 16 extends into the water feeding box 5, the second branch pipe 17 is communicated with the humidifier 19, and the humidifier 19 is fixedly arranged on the inner wall of the feeding box 2; the water pump 27, the electromagnetic three-way valve 18 and the humidifier 19 are electrically connected with the control power storage component; the clean water in the water tank 3 is pumped into the water outlet pipe 15 through the water pump 27, and when water is added into the water feeding box 5, the electromagnetic three-way valve 18 is regulated to enable the first branch pipe 16 to be communicated with the water outlet pipe 15, so that water is fed into the water feeding box 5; when the air humidity in the feeding box 2 is lower than a preset value, the electromagnetic three-way valve 18 is regulated to enable the second branch pipe 17 to be communicated with the water outlet pipe 15, clean water is supplemented into the humidifier 19, water vapor is supplemented into the feeding box 2 through the humidifier 19, and a proper humidity environment and sufficient drinking water are provided for the mice.

In a further optimization scheme, the water feeding box 5 is arranged at the bottom of the side wall of the feeding box 2; a partition board 20 is fixedly connected to the side wall of the water feeding box 5, and a communication gap is arranged between the bottom of the partition board 20 and the bottom wall of the water feeding box 5; a water level sensor 21 is arranged on the end surface of the partition plate 20, which is close to the side wall of the feeding box 2, and the water level sensor 21 is electrically connected with the control power storage component; the water level sensor 21 is protected through the partition plate 20, so that the water level sensor 21 is prevented from being damaged in the drinking process of the mice; the water level in the water feeding box 5 is monitored through the water level sensor 21, when the water level is lower than the lowest threshold value, the electric storage component is controlled to control the electromagnetic three-way valve 18 to enable the first branch pipe 16 to be communicated with the water outlet pipe 15, the water pump 27 is controlled to be started, water is fed into the water feeding box 5, and the water pump 27 is closed after the water level is added to the preset highest threshold value.

In a further optimized scheme, the ventilation assembly comprises a plurality of ventilation fans 22 electrically connected with the control power storage assembly, and the plurality of ventilation fans 22 are all arranged on the outer wall of the feeding box 2 and are communicated with the inner cavity of the feeding box 2; providing a ventilated environment within the feeder housing 2.

Further optimizing scheme, the temperature and humidity monitoring assembly comprises a temperature sensor 23 and a humidity sensor 24; the temperature sensor 23 and the humidity sensor 24 are both arranged on the inner wall of the feeding box 2; the control power storage assembly includes a battery 25 and a controller 26; the controller 26 is a PLC; the storage battery 25 and the controller 26 are both arranged on the feeding box 2, and the storage battery 25, the illuminating lamp 7, the temperature sensor 23, the humidity sensor 24, the pressure-sensitive sensor sheet 9, the water pump 27, the electromagnetic three-way valve 18, the humidifier 19, the water level sensor 21 and the ventilator 22 are electrically connected with the controller 26; the controller 26 controls the illumination time of the illumination lamp 7, and the illumination time can be set according to specific experimental environments, for example, the illumination time can be set to be within 24 hours, and illumination is performed for 6 hours and off is performed for 6 hours alternately; other durations may also be set, which are not specifically limited in this embodiment;

the storage battery 25 is connected to an external power source for charging operation; the device is powered by the storage battery 25, the controller 26 controls the humidifier 19, the electromagnetic three-way valve 18, the water pump 27 and the ventilation fan 22 through monitoring values of the temperature sensor 23, the humidity sensor 24 and the water level sensor 21, simulates a day and night environment by controlling the opening and closing of the illuminating lamp 7, and transmits monitoring data of the pressure-sensitive sensor sheets 9 to background data, so that an experimenter can record and analyze conveniently.

Further optimizing scheme, the box door 4 is provided with an observation window 28 and a window shade 29; the observation window 28 is made of transparent acrylic material; the whole of raising case 2 is airtight environment that covers, and the experimenter can directly observe the condition in raising case 2 through observation window 28, and normal experimental time carries out shading to observation window 28 department through window shade 29, avoids influencing the illumination environment in raising case 2, improves the accuracy to the day and night environmental simulation of mouse.

Further optimizing scheme, a plurality of powerful fans (not shown in the figure) are arranged on the side wall of the feeding box 2; the powerful fan is electrically connected with the controller 26, and a plurality of powerful fans are arranged to cover the inner cavity of the feeding box 2, so that the device is arranged, the wind speed is adjusted by changing the output power of the powerful fan, and the powerful blowing operation is performed on the mice, so that the mice move under experimental conditions, and the research and experimental operation of the influence of the movement and circadian rhythm change on the mice is facilitated.

Further optimizing scheme, the top of the feeding box 2 is provided with an ultraviolet lamp (not shown in the figure); the ultraviolet lamp is electrically connected with the controller 26 and is used for disinfecting and sterilizing the interior of the feeding box 2, so that a good feeding environment is maintained.

In the description of the present utility model, it should be understood that the terms "longitudinal," "transverse," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," and the like indicate or are based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, merely to facilitate description of the present utility model, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present utility model.

The above embodiments are only illustrative of the preferred embodiments of the present utility model and are not intended to limit the scope of the present utility model, and various modifications and improvements made by those skilled in the art to the technical solutions of the present utility model should fall within the protection scope defined by the claims of the present utility model without departing from the design spirit of the present utility model.

Claims

1. A mouse raising apparatus, comprising:

the novel automatic feeding device comprises a base (1), wherein a feeding box (2) and a water tank (3) are arranged on the base (1), a box door (4) is detachably connected to the side wall of the feeding box (2), and a water feeding box (5), a feeding box (6), an illuminating lamp (7), a ventilation assembly and a temperature and humidity monitoring assembly are arranged in the feeding box (2);

the motion monitoring mechanism comprises a draining support, a waterproof pad (8) and a plurality of pressure-sensitive sensing pieces (9); the water draining support is placed on the inner bottom wall of the feeding box (2), the waterproof pad (8) is paved on the water draining support, a plurality of mounting grooves (10) are formed in the bottom of the waterproof pad (8), and a plurality of pressure-sensitive sensing pieces (9) are respectively mounted in the mounting grooves (10); a plurality of first water draining tanks (11) are arranged on the waterproof pad (8);

one end of the water supply mechanism extends into the water tank (3), and the other end extends into the water feeding box (5);

the control power storage assembly is arranged on the feeding box (2), and the illuminating lamp (7), the ventilation assembly, the temperature and humidity monitoring assembly, the pressure-sensitive sensing sheet (9) and the water supply mechanism are electrically connected with the control power storage assembly.

2. The mouse feeding device as recited in claim 1 wherein: the draining support comprises a plurality of supporting legs (12) which are arranged on the inner bottom wall of the feeding box (2), the tops of the supporting legs (12) are fixedly connected with bearing plates (13), and the waterproof pads (8) are paved on the top surfaces of the bearing plates (13); a plurality of second water draining tanks (14) are arranged on the bearing plate (13), and the second water draining tanks (14) and the first water draining tanks (11) are arranged in one-to-one correspondence.

3. The mouse feeding device as recited in claim 1 wherein: the water supply mechanism comprises a water outlet pipe (15), a first branch pipe (16) and a second branch pipe (17); one end of the water outlet pipe (15) extends into the water tank (3), and the other end of the water outlet pipe is communicated with the first branch pipe (16) and the second branch pipe (17) through an electromagnetic three-way valve (18); a water pump (27) is arranged on the water outlet pipe (15), one end of the first branch pipe (16) extends into the water feeding box (5), the second branch pipe (17) is communicated with a humidifier (19), and the humidifier (19) is fixedly arranged on the inner wall of the feeding box (2); the water pump (27), the electromagnetic three-way valve (18) and the humidifier (19) are electrically connected with the control power storage component.

4. A mouse feeding device according to claim 3, wherein: the water feeding box (5) is arranged at the bottom of the side wall of the feeding box (2); a partition board (20) is fixedly connected to the side wall of the water feeding box (5), and a communication gap is formed between the bottom of the partition board (20) and the bottom wall of the water feeding box (5); the end face, close to the side wall of the feeding box (2), of the partition plate (20) is provided with a water level sensor (21), and the water level sensor (21) is electrically connected with the control power storage component.

5. The mouse feeding device as recited in claim 4 wherein: the ventilation assembly comprises a plurality of ventilation fans (22) electrically connected with the control power storage assembly, and the ventilation fans (22) are all installed on the outer wall of the feeding box (2) and are communicated with the inner cavity of the feeding box (2).

6. The mouse feeding device as recited in claim 5 wherein: the temperature and humidity monitoring assembly comprises a temperature sensor (23) and a humidity sensor (24); the temperature sensor (23) and the humidity sensor (24) are both arranged on the inner wall of the feeding box (2); the control power storage assembly includes a battery (25) and a controller (26); the storage battery (25) and the controller (26) are all installed on the feeding box (2), the storage battery (25), the illuminating lamp (7), the temperature sensor (23), the humidity sensor (24), the pressure-sensitive sensor sheet (9), the water pump (27), the electromagnetic three-way valve (18), the humidifier (19), the water level sensor (21), the ventilator (22) are all electrically connected with the controller (26).

7. The mouse feeding device as recited in claim 1 wherein: the box door (4) is provided with an observation window (28) and a window shade (29).