25-04-2013 дата публикации
Номер: US20130098305A1
A rack apparatus for managing laboratory animals and is easy to clean includes plurality of animal cages () stored at intervals in a storage space () on a shelf plate () supported by frame structure (). The rear of the storage space () is closed by a back plate (), the exhaust box () is installed at the top of the rear side, and a cage top cover () is installed at the top of the front side. A back stay () is demountably attached to the back plate (), a movement-restricting bar () is attached to the back stay (), and spacers (), which maintain intervals between the animal cages (), are demountably attached to the back stay (). The spacers () are selectively installed by mounting to/dismounting from the back stay () to maintain planned storage positions corresponding to sizes of the cages () in the width direction. 1. A rack apparatus for managing laboratory animals composed of a rack main body accommodating a rearing cage containing a small animal for experiments and an air discharge chamber for discharging air in said rearing cage accommodated in this rack main body , characterized in thatsaid rack main body is provided with at least one shelf plate extending in a width direction of the rack main body, an accommodation space portion defined on said shelf plate so that a plurality of said rearing cages can be inserted from the front side to the rear side of said rack main body and can be juxtaposed and stored in said width direction of said shelf plate, a rear surface plate for closing said rear side of said accommodation space portion, a spacer detachably attached to said rack main body in said rear side of said accommodation space portion, for positioning the plurality of said rearing cages accommodated in said accommodation space portion at predetermined intervals in the right and left width directions orthogonal to said front and rear directions and for regulating movement in said width direction, a plurality of attaching portions for detachably attaching said ...
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