CN106137140A - Temperature measuring equipment for auricle - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a temperature measuring device for auricle, which comprises an embedded body, a fixed end cover, a detachable end cover, a temperature sensor, a heat conducting material and a wireless signal transmission circuit, and the embedded body has a The accommodating cavity of the embedded body is penetrated axially; the fixed end cap is fixedly mounted on one end of the embedded body and the detachable end cap is detachably mounted on the other end of the embedded body, and the fixed end cap and the detachable end cover to block the accommodating cavity; the temperature sensor is located in the accommodating cavity; the thermal conductive material is filled in the accommodating cavity; the signal wireless transmission circuit is arranged at the fixed end inside the cover and communicates with the temperature sensor. According to the temperature measuring device for auricle of the present invention, accurate, automatic, continuous and universal measurement of body temperature of livestock can be realized, and it has the advantages of convenient operation, high measurement efficiency, low installation cost, and the livestock is not easy to be infected.

Description

Temperature measuring device for the pinna

technical field

The invention relates to the technical field of measuring equipment, in particular to a temperature measuring device for auricle.

Background technique

In the current breeding industry, there are generally two ways to measure the body temperature of livestock. One method of measurement is to use measuring instruments such as thermometers to measure internal body temperature, which cannot be measured continuously, and the livestock to be measured must be captured for each measurement, which is time-consuming and laborious, and it is difficult to achieve universal measurement in large-scale livestock breeding. Another way is to use in vitro non-contact measurement, and because the body surface temperature of livestock is affected by many factors, it is sometimes difficult to reflect the real body temperature of livestock, and each measurement needs to point to a fixed position on the body surface of livestock, which is time-consuming to operate. In addition, the data obtained by these common measurement methods also need to be recorded, stored and analyzed manually, which is inefficient.

For this reason, some livestock body temperature measurement methods utilizing miniature sensor technology and wireless communication technology have occurred. However, these measurement methods require batteries to be implanted in livestock, resulting in high implant costs and high risk of infection in livestock. Moreover, for power supply methods using wireless energy supply, operation is inconvenient and temperature collection efficiency is not high.

Contents of the invention

The present invention aims to solve at least one of the technical problems existing in the prior art. For this reason, the present invention proposes a temperature measuring device for auricle, which can realize accurate, automatic, continuous and universal measurement of livestock body temperature, and has the advantages of convenient operation, high measurement efficiency, It has the advantages of low installation cost and less infection of livestock.

A temperature measuring device for auricle according to an embodiment of the present invention, comprising: an inlay body, the inlay body has an accommodating cavity passing through the inlay body along the axial direction of the inlay body; a fixed end cover and a detachable end cover , the fixed end cap is fixedly mounted on one end of the inlay body and the detachable end cap is detachably installed on the other end of the inlay body, the fixed end cap and the detachable end cap are jointly blocked The accommodation cavity; the temperature sensor, the temperature sensor is located in the accommodation cavity; the thermal conductive material, the thermal conductivity material is filled in the accommodation cavity; the signal wireless transmission circuit, the signal wireless transmission circuit is arranged in the fixed within the end cap and communicates with the temperature sensor.

According to the temperature measuring device for the auricle of the embodiment of the present invention, the temperature sensor is installed in the embedded body by punching a hole in the auricle of the livestock, and then the embedded body is embedded in the auricle of the livestock, and is set in the fixed end cap The signal wireless transmission circuit, and finally use the fixed end cover and the detachable end cover to fix the embedded body on both sides of the auricle, which can realize accurate, automatic, continuous and universal measurement of livestock body temperature, easy operation, high measurement efficiency and low installation cost Low and livestock are less susceptible to infection.

In addition, the temperature measuring device for the auricle according to the embodiment of the present invention also has the following additional technical features:

According to some embodiments of the present invention, both the outer diameter of the fixed end cap and the outer diameter of the detachable end cap are larger than the part of the embedded body between the fixed end cap and the detachable end cap of the outer diameter.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the temperature sensor is connected to the wireless signal transmission circuit through an electrical signal lead.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the insert is a piece of biocompatible material.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the thermal conductive material is an organic polymer material.

Advantageously, the heat-conducting material is conductive glue or heat-conducting glue.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the temperature measurement device for the auricle further includes a power supply device, the power supply device is installed in the fixed end cover and supplies power to the temperature sensor and the wireless signal transmission circuit respectively .

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the part of the embedded body between the fixed end cap and the detachable end cap is a non-uniform cylinder with non-uniform outer diameter.

Optionally, the outer diameter of the middle part of the non-uniform cylinder is larger or smaller than the outer diameters of both ends.

Optionally, the cross-section of the non-uniform cylinder is circular, and the outer peripheral surface of the non-uniform cylinder is provided with a plurality of rectangular teeth, and each of the rectangular teeth is along the circumferential direction of the non-uniform cylinder. Extending in a ring shape, a plurality of the rectangular teeth are arranged at intervals along the axial direction of the non-uniform cylinder.

Additional aspects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a temperature measuring device for auricle according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a structural schematic diagram of a temperature measuring device for auricle according to a first alternative embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a temperature measuring device for auricle according to a second alternative embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a temperature measuring device for the auricle according to a third alternative embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of the assembly of the temperature measuring device for the auricle and the auricle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Reference signs:

temperature measuring device 10 for the pinna,

Embedded body 01, temperature sensor 02, fixed end cap 03, detachable end cap 04, thermal conductive material 05, electrical signal lead 06, signal wireless transmission circuit 07, power supply device 08,

Pinna 20.

detailed description

Embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below, examples of which are shown in the drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals designate the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below by referring to the figures are exemplary only for explaining the present invention and should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

This application is based on the inventor's discovery and recognition of the following facts and problems:

In the livestock industry, long-term and continuous temperature monitoring of livestock is extremely important. Since most economical livestock are warm-blooded animals, their body temperature is directly related to physiological and pathological phenomena. Therefore, monitoring the body temperature of livestock is an important way to detect plague, illness, estrus, and calving in a timely or early stage. For example, the body temperature of a female animal will increase by about 1°C when it is in estrus. Accurate monitoring of the female animal's body temperature is extremely important for improving the accuracy of fertilization. As another example, a 2°C decrease in the body temperature of cattle may indicate life-threatening major diseases such as rupture of internal organs and toxic diseases. Due to the high price and high feeding cost of large economical livestock (such as sows, dairy cows, cows, etc.), it is possible to detect the physiological and pathological phenomena of livestock early, and perform rapid isolation, timely treatment, accurate insemination, safe calving, etc. It is of great significance to reduce breeding costs, avoid economic losses, and improve output efficiency in animal husbandry.

In the current breeding industry, there are generally two ways to measure the body temperature of livestock. One method of measurement is to use a measuring instrument such as a thermometer to measure the internal temperature of the animal. For example, a thermometer is inserted through the anus of the animal to measure the internal temperature of the animal. The disadvantage of this method is that it cannot be measured continuously, and the measured livestock must be captured for each measurement, which is time-consuming and laborious, and it is difficult to achieve universal measurement in large-scale livestock breeding. Another way is to use in vitro non-contact measurement, for example, to use measurement devices such as ear thermometers (ie infrared thermometers) to perform irradiation measurements on specific positions on the animal's body surface. The disadvantage of this method is that it is sometimes difficult to reflect the real body temperature of the animal because the body surface temperature of the animal is affected by many factors, and each measurement needs to point to a fixed position on the body surface of the animal, and the operation is time-consuming.

In addition, the data obtained by these commonly used measurement methods need to be manually recorded, and then input into a computer system for storage and data analysis; and for livestock raised in groups, due to the continuous movement of livestock, it is necessary to distinguish each animal before the measurement can be completed. Data logging makes the temperature acquisition process inefficient.

For this reason, some livestock body temperature measurement methods utilizing miniature sensor technology and wireless communication technology have occurred. For example, a temperature sensor is implanted in the body of the animal to be tested, and wireless communication is used to enable the temperature sensor implanted in the body to transmit the temperature signal through wireless signal transmission. However, this method of measurement requires batteries to be implanted in the livestock, and for long-term temperature monitoring, the batteries tend to be bulky, resulting in implantation costs and a higher risk of infection in livestock. In addition, for the power supply method using wireless energy supply, due to the limitation of wireless energy transmission distance, the external data reading system needs to be close to the position where the sensor is implanted in the measured livestock during measurement, so the operation is inconvenient and the temperature collection efficiency is not high.

In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention proposes a temperature measuring device 10 for the auricle, which is suitable for being installed on the auricle of the livestock, and can realize accurate and automatic measurement of the body temperature of the livestock. , Continuous and universal measurement, with the advantages of convenient operation, high measurement efficiency, low installation cost, and livestock are not easily infected.

A temperature measuring device 10 for the pinna according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1-5 .

As shown in Figures 1-5, the temperature measuring device 10 for the pinna according to the embodiment of the present invention includes an inlay body 01, a fixed end cap 03, a detachable end cap 04, a temperature sensor 02, a thermally conductive material 05 and a signal Wireless transmission circuit 07.

Specifically, the embedded body 01 has an accommodating cavity penetrating the embedded body 01 along the axial direction of the embedded body 01 , for example, the central axis of the embedded body 01 is oriented along the vertical direction, and the accommodating cavity penetrates the embedded body 01 along the vertical direction. Preferably, the inlay body 01 can be made of biocompatible materials such as 304 stainless steel, titanium, etc., so as to avoid affecting the wound on the auricle 20 .

The fixed end cap 03 is fixedly mounted on one end of the inlay body 01 , the detachable end cap 04 is detachably installed on the other end of the inlay body 01 , and the fixed end cap 03 and the detachable end cap 04 jointly block the accommodating cavity. For example, the fixed end cover 03 is non-detachably installed on the upper end of the inlay body 01, and the detachable end cover 04 is snapped on the lower end of the inlay body 01 by buckling, so as to facilitate installation and disassembly. The temperature sensor 02 is set in the accommodating cavity, the thermal conductive material 05 is filled in the accommodating cavity, the signal wireless transmission circuit 07 is set in the fixed end cover 03 , and the signal wireless transmission circuit 07 communicates with the temperature sensor 02 .

Wherein, the thermal conductive material 05 may be an organic polymer material, so that it has a certain shape adaptability, so as to closely contact the temperature sensor 02 , realize temperature conduction and fix the temperature sensor 02 . For example, the thermal conductive material 05 may be copper powder conductive adhesive, silver powder conductive adhesive or thermal conductive adhesive. It can be understood that the fixed end cover 03 may be provided with a wireless signal transmitting chip, and the wireless signal transmission circuit 07 is integrated on the wireless signal transmitting chip.

The installation process and working process of the temperature measuring device 10 for the auricle according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

During installation, a perforation through the auricle 20 is provided on the auricle 20 along the thickness direction of the auricle 20, and the fixed end cover 03 is fixedly connected to the upper end of the inlay body 01, and then the lower end of the inlay body 01 passes through the auricle 20 The perforation on the top, the detachable end cover 04 is installed on the lower end of the embedded body 01 through buckle, so that the embedded body 01 and the detachable end cover 04 are firmly connected together, and the fixed end cover 03 and the detachable end cover 04 are respectively located on the The upper and lower sides of the pinna 20 . After the installation is completed, the inlay 01 penetrates the auricle 20 and is located in the perforation. As the wound at the perforation heals, the perforation gradually shrinks. The section of the auricle 20 can be in close contact with the inlay 01, and the temperature of the auricle 20 can be transmitted to the The embedded body 01 is further transmitted to the temperature sensor 02 in the accommodation cavity through the heat-conducting material 05, and the temperature sensor 02 transmits the temperature signal of the auricle 20 to the signal wireless transmission circuit 07, and finally the signal wireless transmission circuit 07 transmits the temperature signal wirelessly To the external wireless receiving system, in this way, the body temperature signal of the livestock is collected, transmitted and processed.

According to the temperature measuring device 10 for the auricle of the embodiment of the present invention, the temperature sensor 02 is installed in the inlay body 01 by punching a hole in the auricle 20 of the animal, and then the inlay body 01 is embedded in the auricle 20 of the animal, Finally, the embedded body 01 is fixed on both sides of the auricle 20 by using the fixed end cover 03 and the detachable end cover 04. In this way, the battery can be installed in the fixed end cover 03 without implanting a battery in the livestock body, thereby facilitating operation and installation. The cost is low, and the livestock are not easy to be infected; moreover, by setting the signal wireless transmission circuit 07 in the fixed end cover 03, the temperature signal can be transmitted to the data acquisition and processing system in a wireless manner, eliminating the need for manual operation, thereby enabling the monitoring of livestock Accurate, automatic and continuous measurement of body temperature with high measurement efficiency.

In addition, modules such as RFID (Radio Frequency Identification, radio frequency identification) chips can also be embedded in the fixed end cover 03, so that the identification and tracking functions of livestock can be provided, so that it is not necessary to separately identify the corresponding livestock in each measurement, and can realize Common measurements in large-scale livestock production.

In summary, the temperature measuring device 10 for auricles according to the embodiment of the present invention can realize accurate, automatic, continuous and universal measurement of livestock body temperature, and has the advantages of convenient operation, high measurement efficiency, low installation cost, and is not easy for livestock. Infection and so on.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 1-5 , the outer diameters of the fixed end cap 03 and the detachable end cap 04 are larger than those of the embedded body 01 located between the fixed end cap 03 and the detachable end cap 04 The outer diameter of the part in between, thereby preventing the inlay body 01 from falling out from the perforation of the auricle 20 .

In some embodiments shown in FIGS. 1-5 , the temperature sensor 02 can be connected to the wireless signal transmission circuit 07 through the electrical signal lead 06 , so as to facilitate reliable connection between the temperature sensor 02 and the wireless signal transmission circuit 07 and ensure reliable communication.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 1-5 , the temperature measurement device 10 for the auricle also includes a power supply device 08, the power supply device 08 is installed in the fixed end cover 03, and the power supply device 08 supplies temperature The sensor 02 and the signal wireless transmission circuit 07 are powered. Wherein, the power supply device 08 may be an embedded battery to support the work of the entire wireless system.

As shown in Figures 1 and 5, according to a specific embodiment of the temperature measuring device 10 for the auricle of the present invention, the part of the inlay body 01 between the fixed end cap 03 and the detachable end cap 04 is in the shape of a cylinder , that is, the part of the embedded body 01 located between the fixed end cap 03 and the detachable end cap 04 is a uniform cylinder with an evenly distributed outer diameter, thereby facilitating production and processing.

As shown in FIGS. 2-4 , according to some embodiments of the present invention, the part of the embedded body 01 between the fixed end cap 03 and the detachable end cap 04 is a non-uniform cylinder with unevenly distributed outer diameters, that is, The outer diameter of the non-uniform cylinder is not equal everywhere in the axial direction of the insert body 01 . In this way, the cross-section at the perforation of the auricle 20 can be brought into closer contact with the inlay body 01 , thereby facilitating the conduction of the temperature of the auricle 20 to the inlay body 01 , so that the temperature inside the inlay body 01 truly reflects the temperature of the auricle 20 .

For example, as shown in FIG. 2, in the first alternative embodiment of the present invention, the outer diameter of the middle portion of the non-uniform column is greater than the outer diameters of both ends, that is, the middle portion of the non-uniform column is opposite to the two ends along the non-uniform column. The radial direction of the body protrudes outward, and the outer diameter of the non-uniform cylinder first gradually increases and then gradually decreases in the direction from the fixed end cover 03 to the detachable end cover 04.

For another example, as shown in Figure 3, in the first optional embodiment of the present invention, the outer diameter of the middle part of the non-uniform column is smaller than the outer diameters of both ends, that is, the middle part of the non-uniform column is opposite to the two ends along the non-uniform The radial direction of the cylinder is sunken inwards, and the outer diameter of the non-uniform cylinder first gradually decreases and then gradually increases in the direction from the fixed end cap 03 to the detachable end cap 04 .

As another example, as shown in Figure 4, in the third optional embodiment of the present invention, the cross section of the non-uniform cylinder is circular, and the outer peripheral surface of the non-uniform cylinder is provided with a plurality of rectangular teeth, each rectangular The teeth extend in a ring along the circumferential direction of the non-uniform cylinder, and a plurality of rectangular teeth are arranged at intervals along the axial direction of the non-uniform cylinder.

In describing the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "transverse", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", " Back", "Left", "Right", "Vertical", "Horizontal", "Top", "Bottom", "Inner", "Outer", "Clockwise", "Counterclockwise", "Axial" , "radial", "circumferential" and other indicated orientations or positional relationships are based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, which are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying the referred device or Elements must have certain orientations, be constructed and operate in certain orientations, and therefore should not be construed as limitations on the invention. In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only, and cannot be interpreted as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the quantity of indicated technical features. Thus, a feature defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of these features. In the description of the present invention, unless otherwise specified, "plurality" means two or more.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that unless otherwise specified and limited, the terms "installation", "connection" and "connection" should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection or a detachable connection. Connected, or integrally connected; it can be mechanically connected or electrically connected; it can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediary, and it can be the internal communication of two components. Those of ordinary skill in the art can understand the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention in specific situations.

In the description of this specification, references to the terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "specific embodiments," "alternative embodiments," "example," or "some examples" are intended to mean A specific feature, structure, material, or characteristic described by an embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present invention. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, those skilled in the art can understand that various changes, modifications, substitutions and modifications can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principle and spirit of the present invention. The scope of the invention is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims (10)

1. the temperature measuring equipment for auricle, it is characterised in that including:

Insert, described insert has the receiving chamber axially through described insert along described insert；

Fixing end cap and removable head, described fixing end cap is fixedly mounted on one end of described insert and described removable head can Releasably being arranged on the other end of described insert, described fixing end cap and described removable head block described receiving chamber jointly；

Temperature sensor, described temperature sensor is positioned at described receiving intracavity；

Heat conduction material, described heat conduction material is filled in described receiving intracavity；

Signal wireless transmission circuit, described signal wireless transmission circuit be located in described fixing end cap and with described temperature sensor Communication.

Temperature measuring equipment for auricle the most according to claim 1, it is characterised in that described fixing end cap outer directly The overall diameter of footpath and described removable head be all higher than described insert between described fixing end cap and described removable head The overall diameter of part.

Temperature measuring equipment for auricle the most according to claim 1, it is characterised in that described temperature sensor is passed through Signal of telecommunication lead-in wire is connected to described signal wireless transmission circuit.

Temperature measuring equipment for auricle the most according to claim 1, it is characterised in that described insert is biofacies Capacity materials part.

Temperature measuring equipment for auricle the most according to claim 1, it is characterised in that described heat conduction material is organic high Molecular material part.

Temperature measuring equipment for auricle the most according to claim 5, it is characterised in that described heat conduction material is conducting resinl Or heat-conducting glue.

Temperature measuring equipment for auricle the most according to claim 1, it is characterised in that also include electric supply installation, institute State and supply in electric supply installation is arranged on described fixing end cap and respectively to described temperature sensor and described signal wireless transmission circuit Electricity.

8. according to the temperature measuring equipment for auricle according to any one of claim 1-7, it is characterised in that described embedding The part between described fixing end cap and described removable head of body is the non-homogeneous cylinder that overall diameter is uneven.

Temperature measuring equipment for auricle the most according to claim 8, it is characterised in that in described non-homogeneous cylinder The overall diameter in portion is more than or less than the overall diameter at two ends.

Temperature measuring equipment for auricle the most according to claim 8, it is characterised in that described non-homogeneous cylinder Cross section is annular, and the outer peripheral face of described non-homogeneous cylinder is provided with multiple rectangular teeth, each described rectangular teeth along described non-all Even cylinder circumferentially extending circularizes and multiple described rectangular teeth is arranged along the axially spaced-apart of described non-homogeneous cylinder.