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Abstract

Separation device for stable boxes for the keeping of large animals with at least one separation pipe (2), which is connected to at least one support tube (1) for ground mounting, wherein
a) the separating tube (2) is designed as a U-shaped bracket with a lower and an upper leg, wherein the end of the lower leg is displaceably mounted relative to the support tube (1),
characterized in that
b) the end of the upper leg fixed in position at a vertical position on the support tube (1) can be fastened and
c) the separating tube (2) at the end of the lower leg relative to the support tube (1) is rotatable, whereby in conjunction with the elasticity of the separation tube (2) of the lower leg of the separation tube (2) relative to the support tube (1) shifts.

Description

I. Field of application

The The invention relates to a severing device for stable boxes.

II. Technical background

In Large animal stables are lying the animals next to each other on a continuous surface, and are separated only by intervening separating devices separated, which consist mostly of galvanized steel tubes, which in bent and welded together from individual parts, to separate the animals from each other at defined locations, at others On the other hand, to provide sufficient freedom of movement.

So For example, the animal should head over the actual width can move left and right of the own box out, so partially into the area of the adjacent box while doing so in the lower area only down for the legs when laying down the animals possible should be, but not in the standing height range.

Therefore it has been customary Such separation devices from an upstanding, in Ground recessed or bolted to the ground, support tube and attached to it, protruding from the support tube to the rear, mostly U-shaped separator tube, to assemble, with separating tube and support tube either with each other welded or screwed together. In the upper area extends mostly over these separators across a transverse so-called Cervical, which on the one hand above the neck of the animals running height limit represents and jumping over of the animal in the other box, on the other hand, however also a transverse stiffening of the individual separation devices against each other causes.

Instead and / or in addition to the neck tube can also be an elastic element (chain, rope, strap) across be arranged away a plurality of separation devices away.

From the EP 1 459 623 A2 it is additionally known for such separation devices that supporting tube and separating tube can consist of an integrally bent and thus not welded together tube. This makes production less costly by simply bending a pipe into the appropriate shape without drilling, screwing and welding operations being necessary for molding alone.

Out the same document, it is also known that the am or Support tube anchored in the ground not only with one end anchored to the ground, but that the support tube leaking at its bottom end in two parallel ends and attached to the ground.

Other aspects are the adjustability of such separation devices, for example, depending on the species and animal size, and the position at which the support tube is mounted on or in the ground:
Usually, the lying area of the animal is strewn with straw, which must be polluted very quickly and disposed of again. This fast-polluting lying area is limited to the front usually by an upright, transverse so-called bow board.

A Attachment of the support tube on the ground in front of the bow board, so in the clean area, leads to that the lower contamination there is less likely to cause corrosion or other damage of the support tube leads.

From the document DE 201 21 156 U1 is a cubicle separation with a separator tube and a support tube known, wherein the separator tube is designed to be movable in the axial direction of the support tube. With such a construction, bruises on the animals, which when the animal bumps up against the separation tube when standing up, can be avoided by raising the entire separation tube.

The However, known separation device has the disadvantage that with the separator tube over several separators extending neck chain is tightened and thereby affect the animals in the adjacent stalls. Further falls the release tube after discharge back to the initial height, causing wear on the Separator and noise arises.

Further the animal is in such separators when lifting a Separation pipe does not cause his actual stable place to take again, because only the weight of the separation tube affects the animal.

III. Presentation of the invention

a) Technical task

It is therefore the object according to the invention, to provide a separation device, despite the simpler and cheaper Production is variable in their use, the stalls of the Animals effectively demarcated and thereby the risk of injury to the animals minimized.

b) solution the task

These The object is solved by the features of claim 1. advantageous embodiments emerge from the dependent claims.

Thereby, that the support tube advantageously a polygonal; for example, square, Cross-section is both a blunt attachment and welding a transversely attached separating tube very easily possible as well as a positive encompassing through a clamp, z. B. a retaining clip or retaining sleeve, which then also formed correspondingly polygonal, creating a Twisting about the longitudinal axis of the support tube is prevented by positive locking.

If no welding, but a screw connection between the separator tube and the support tube, is the separator tube as usual approximately U-shaped bent and fastened with its free ends to the support tube, with releasable attachment usually bolted.

The Screwing is done either by means of the aforementioned clamps, or by means a welded at the end of the separator tube sleeve whose inner diameter slightly larger than the outer diameter in terms of shape and dimension of the support tube is and can be postponed to this.

A particularly simple solution arises when the lower end of the separation tube by means of the pushed over Sleeve on support tube is attached while the upper end by means of clamps, retaining clips etc. positionally fixed on the support tube is screwed.

Thereby Is it possible, the separation pipe in height very fast and easy to adjust by just screwing solved at one, in particular the upper end of the separation tube and this in height can be moved.

Of the upper, upstanding legs of the support tube is for this purpose preferably straight and long enough to effect such a shift to enable the separation tube.

The support tube is preferably in the side view Z-shaped double cranked, ie with an upper and lower, very steep leg and a middle, these two legs connecting, very flat extending thigh. Preferably, the lower leg runs the support tube, which is partly plugged in underground, ie embedded in concrete is or inserted into a sleeve inserted there or by means of a foot plate screwed on the ground, vertically or nearly vertically.

Of the middle leg runs slightly rising from the front to the back at an angle of about 10 ° -30 °, in particular 15 ° -20 °, to the vertical and forms with the upper leg a right angle or approximately right Angle.

The middle leg fulfills a double function:
On the one hand causes this middle leg sufficient longitudinal displacement, so that the attachment of the lower end of the support tube takes place in front of the length of the separator tube, and thus in the non-polluted area in front of a bow board, which can be arranged below the oblique, middle leg.

To the others possible the sloping backwards rising middle leg in the direction of this leg slidable arrangement of a fastening device on which the bowboard in turn can be attached, usually screwed, can be.

Thereby On the one hand, the longitudinal position of Bow boards dependent determined by animal species and animal size or vice versa the height of an existing bow board the appropriate distance between middle Leg and ground are adjusted.

By the displaceability of the separation tube along the support tube may also be an adaptation of the separating device to the size of the animal respectively.

c) embodiments

embodiments according to the invention in the following example closer described. Show it:

1 : a separator in the side view,

2 : a detail from 1 .

3a . 3b . 3c : blunt pipe connections

1 shows a side view of a separating device according to the invention.

Here is the separator tube 2 as usual lying U-shaped with forward-facing free ends, which on the upright support tube 1 are attached.

The support tube 1 is Z-shaped, so double cranked, and welded together in this case of three canes, with a einstü Curved tube as support tube 1 it is possible.

However, more important is the course of the three legs of this Z-shaped support tube, wherein the middle leg 1b slightly inclined from front to back at an angle of 10 ° -30 ° with respect to the horizontal.

At the front end of the middle thigh 1b is the lower thigh 1a attached, which in this case z. B. butt mitered on the middle leg 1b is welded and runs vertically and at least half, preferably about 2/3, in the underground 10 is admitted.

At the back, upper end of the middle thigh 1b is the upper leg 1c welded at an approximately right angle miter and extends from there to the top.

All three legs are pieces of pipe of the same cross-section, and in this case the two tubes Mitred cut and welded together, with an additional Stiffening triangle on the front, so in the inner angle.

The U-shaped separator tube 2 is attached to it by the lower end of the separator tube 2 a socket 8th in the form of a piece of pipe butt welded at such an angle and with such a dimension that this socket 8th from the free upper end of the upper thigh 1c of the support tube 1 can be pushed onto this and thereby the lower end of the separation tube 2 longitudinally displaceable, but form-fitting in the transverse direction, on the leg 1c holds.

There is naturally a game between the inner circumference of the socket 8th and the outer circumference of the thigh 1c , just to be able to compensate for form tolerances, and this game is deliberately used advantageously:
First, this game allows a slight twisting of the socket 8th around the thigh 1c by a few degrees, not only due to the existing game, but also the fact that in transverse deflection of the separation tube, as is done when lying down side of an animal, the outer sleeve 8th through the corners of the thigh 1c something is widened, and then elastically deformed. This creates a spring effect in the circumferential direction.

In addition, by the displaceability of the socket 8th in the extension direction of the leg 1c together with the elasticity of the separator tube, a play in the upward and downward direction, so that the lower leg of the separator tube 2 can also be slightly deflected up and down with appropriate load by the socket 8th along the thigh 1c shifts, even with stuck upper end of the separation tube 2 what is undermining this leg or jumping an animal through the opening of the separation tube 2 is beneficial and minimizes injury to the animals.

The upper end of the separator tube 2 is not only in the transverse direction but also in the longitudinal direction of the leg 1c firmly screwed to this, for example by means of a corresponding to the direction of travel 9 of the thigh 1c blunt on the upper front end of the separator tube 2 welded welding plate 11 , in whose supernatant bores are present through which clamps 6 can be inserted and screwed, most of which consist of a curved round steel, on the free ends of which threads are cut.

To a twistability of such clamps 6 or sockets 8th and thus the entire separation pipe 2 opposite the support tube 1 not only by traction, but to prevent by positive locking, have at least the upper leg 1c of the support tube 1 and preferably all parts of the support tube 1 a polygonal, in particular square and matching cross section.

This positive rotation can also be positive in the attachment device for the bow board 4 on the middle leg 1b be used:
The fastening device is to a in the direction of extension 9 of the middle thigh 1b displaced and on the other hand, the fastening device should not around the course direction 9 of the middle thigh 1b be rotatable around but be positively secured against this.

This is with a square tube of the middle leg 1b easier possible, for example by these two laterally transverse to the middle leg 1b applied angle rails 7 that is from above to below the middle thigh 1b run and rest with one of their legs on the side surfaces.

At least one threaded rod or screw can then through corresponding holes of the two angle rails 7 above and / or below the pipe cross-section of the leg 1b through the angle rails 7 pushed through and these are screwed together and accordingly very easily in the longitudinal direction before tightening 9 this middle thigh 1b be moved.

After tightening can be an upright bow board 4 at the two of the middle leg 1b downwardly projecting, mutually aligned angle-legs of the two angle rails 7 be screwed, preferably until or almost to the ground 10 extend.

In this way, the longitudinal position and / or height of the bow board 4 can be adjusted as desired.

In the upper part of the separating device are also optional positions for across several separators away extending neck tubes 5 drawn:
A typical position is the laying on of the neck tube 5 on the top of the upper leg of the separator tube 2 , which, of course, initially extends essentially horizontally from its upper end, as well as from the lower end. The neck tube 5 preferably has a round cross-section and is by means of clamps 6 on the separation pipe 2 fixed.

Instead of the separation pipe 2 can such a neck tube 5 instead or additionally at the top, free end of the support tube 1 that is, its upper thigh 1c be attached, so above the separator tube 2 ,

Also in this case, the connection is preferably made by means of a releasable attachment such as a clamp 6 but what in 1 is no longer drawn.

Instead of a neck tube 5 , or better in addition to a neck tube 5 , which is a fixed height limit for the animal, can also across a plurality of severing devices a resilient height limit in the form of a belt 14 run through the at the individual support tubes 1 attached eyelets 13 goes through freely.

in the unloaded condition, the belt provides another optical barrier for the Animal, however, if it is disregarded, the strap can go up deflect and, if necessary, even hung at one of its ends and a misguided animal will be freed again.

The eyelet 13 is located at the front of the upper thigh 1c of the support tube 1 at a level just below the starting point of the upper leg of the separation tube 2 , The eyelet 13 is again by means of a clamp 6 on the thigh 1c screwed, and thus - as with the other clamp attachments also - before tightening along the tube displaced, so that the course of the belt 14 the species or animal size can be adjusted.

The 3 show tube connections, as they are mainly used to connect the ends of the separator tube 2 on the support tube 1 serve:
It shows 3a a solution in which the separation tube 2 preferably also has a rectangular cross-section, but at least in the two tubes 1 . 2 common transverse direction greater than the rectangular cross-section of the upper leg 1c of the support tube 1 is.

By cutting the free end of the separator tube 2 from the free end in its central region to a width corresponding to the outer width of the support tube 1 remain two tab-shaped, opposite projections 2a , b, between which the cross section of the upper leg 1c inserted and screwed by means of a cross-fitting through both parts through or can be welded.

In this case, the separation tube 2 also have a round tube cross-section.

3b shows the solution according to 1 in which on the end of the separator tube 2 , which accordingly may have any cross-sectional shape, a socket 8th is welded butt, which is so large that it exceeds the outer cross section of the upper thigh 1c can be threaded and is locked against rotation due to quantitatively same cross-sectional shape.

This is a radial clearance between socket 8th and thighs 1c of about one millimeter deliberately chosen to use the above-described mobilities and suspension effects.

To reinforce the connection between socket 8th and separator pipe 2 are from the outside of the socket 8th to about the beginnings of the outsides of the separation tube 2 reinforcement plates 12 applied and welded to both parts.

In contrast, shows 3c the difficulties of a blunt, yet detachable approach of two pipes 1c and 2 if both have a round and equal cross-section: First, is a cutting of the tube 2 according to the solution of 3a more difficult because of the necessary arch shape, on the other hand is because of the circular shape of the cross section of the pipe 1c no positive twisting given and the one pipe is not attacked by the other pipe.

1

support tube

1a

lower leg

1b

middle leg

1c

upper leg

2

separation tube

2a, b

extension

4

Bugbrett

5

neck tube

6

clamp

7

angle rail

8th

Rifle

9

running direction

10

underground

11

weld plate

12

gusset

13

eyelet

14

belt

15

threaded bolt

Claims (24)

Separation device for stable boxes for keeping large animals with at least one separating tube ( 2 ), which with at least one support tube ( 1 ) is connected to the bottom attachment, wherein a) the separation tube ( 2 ) is formed as a U-shaped bracket with a lower and an upper leg, wherein the end of the lower leg relative to the support tube ( 1 ) is mounted displaceably, characterized in that b) the end of the upper leg fixed in position at a vertical position on the support tube ( 1 ) and c) the separating tube ( 2 ) at the end of the lower leg relative to the support tube ( 1 ) is rotatable, resulting in connection with the elasticity of the separation tube ( 2 ) the lower leg of the separation tube ( 2 ) relative to the support tube ( 1 ) shifts. Separating device according to claim 1, characterized in that the support tube ( 1 ) has a polygonal cross-section. Separating device according to claim 1, characterized in that the support tube ( 1 ) has a rectangular, in particular square, cross-section. Separating device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the support tube ( 1 ) is composed of several parts which are welded together. Separating device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the support tube ( 1 ) in the side view Z-shaped double cranked, so that the middle, connecting leg ( 1b ) increases from front to back. Separating device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the lower leg ( 1a ) of the support tube ( 1 ) is vertical. Separating device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the upper leg ( 1c ) of the support tube ( 1 ) is inclined from the bottom to the top in front and with the middle leg ( 1b ) forms an angle, in particular a right angle. Separating device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that on the middle leg ( 1b ) a fastening device for applying and screwing the upper edge of a likewise sloping bow board ( 4 ), which are along the middle leg ( 1b ) is displaceable. Separating device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the fastening device one or two transverse to the support tube ( 1 ), in particular its middle leg ( 1b ), extending angle rails ( 7 ), which at the middle leg ( 1b ) are jammed or screwed. Separating device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the fastening device two laterally transversely to the support tube ( 1 ), in particular its middle leg ( 1b ) extending angle rails ( 7 ) down to or near the ground ( 10 ) run, and their mutually aligned angle legs the screwing of the transversely across it bow board ( 4 ) serve. Separating device according to claim 9, characterized in that the upper ends of the two angle rails ( 7 ) are connected via a transversely extending, welded plate. Separating device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that on the upper leg ( 1c ) a U-shaped bent separating tube ( 2 ) attaches with its ends. Separating device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the separating tube ( 2 ) with its upper free end on the support tube ( 1 ) is welded. Separating device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the separating tube ( 2 ) with the upper free end on the support tube ( 1 ) by means of clamps ( 6 ) and along the support tube ( 1 ) is displaceable. Separating device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the separating tube ( 2 ), in particular its lower end, with a bushing ( 8th ) welded over the upper leg ( 1c ) of the support tube ( 1 ) is overridden. Separating device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the upper end of the separating tube ( 2 ) by means of a clamp ( 6 ) on the circumference of the support tube ( 1 ), in particular jammed or screwed form-fitting, is and the lower end of the separation tube ( 2 ) positively, in particular play, in the transverse direction, but longitudinally displaceable on the support tube ( 1 ) is attached. Separating device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a neck pipe (15) running transversely across a plurality of severing devices ( 5 ) on the upper spar of the separation tube ( 2 ) and / or the upper end of the support tube ( 1 ) releasably secured, in particular screwed or jammed, is. Separating device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that across a plurality of severing devices transversely extending a flexible element such as chain rope or belt ( 14 ) instead of or in addition to the neck tube ( 5 ) on the support tubes ( 1 ), in particular their upper thighs ( 1c ), arranged eyelets ( 13 ) pass freely. Separating device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the eyelets ( 13 ) on the front of the upper thigh ( 1c ), in particular below the upper end of the separation tube ( 2 ), arranged, in particular releasably arranged, and before fixing in the longitudinal direction of the leg ( 1c ) are displaceable. Separating device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the individual legs of the support tube ( 1 ) mitred and welded butt-welded against each other. Separating device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the lower end of the lower leg ( 1a ) of the support tube ( 1 ) in the underground ( 10 ) is embedded in concrete or inserted there in a cast-in sleeve. Separating device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that on the lower end of the lower leg ( 1a ) of the support tube ( 1 ) a transversely projecting base plate is welded, which in its supernatant with the ground ( 10 ) can be screwed. Separating device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the fastening device at right angles to the direction ( 9 ) of the middle leg ( 1b ) and thus obliquely with respect to the vertical. Separating device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the fastening device for the bow board ( 4 ) and / or the fastening devices for the separating tube ( 2 ) the polygonal outer periphery of the support tube ( 1 ) engage around, so that a rotation about the longitudinal axis of the middle leg ( 1b ) is not possible around.