DE202006009970U1 - Hydrotherapy bath for horses has water inlets near its base positioned along its sides and in each end, setting up turbulence in water and breaking up horse dung, preventing it from forming layer on floor when bath is drained - Google Patents

Abstract

The hydrotherapy bath for horses is rectangular. It has water inlets near its base positioned along its sides (11, 12) and in each end (13, 14). This sets up turbulence in the water and breaks up horse dung, preventing it from forming a layer on the floor when the bath is drained.

Description

The The invention relates to a water therapy device for an animal, in particular a horse, with a walls and a bottom area having water basin and with in the water basin arranged therapy device for the animal, in particular treadmill, wherein at least one drain is provided in the floor area.

Such water therapy devices are known in the prior art in different embodiments. For example, is from the DE 203 13 036 U1 a water-therapy pool with internal motor-driven treadmill for movement therapy for animals with an integrated water reservoir known.

Next is from the DE 102 07 634 A1 a water basin with an internal, motor-driven treadmill for an animal, in which above a bottom of the water basin is provided a height adjustment device for adjusting the working height of the treadmill to the animal to be treated.

Furthermore, from the DE 299 06 198 U1 an aquatic trainer for humans and animals according to the preamble of claim 1 known to the service water tank, a water treatment plant and a fresh water tank are assigned, so that the therapy pools polluted water withdrawn, cleaned with the treatment plant and can be supplied again as fresh water.

Especially When using water therapy equipment for animals, it is inevitable that the animal pollutes the water taken up in the pool. there is also to be expected that the animal kotet in the pool. In horses, a study found that these an average of 1.5 times per use of a water therapy device in the Killing water tanks.

adversely It turned out that the feces emitted by the animal Although mostly in the Water of the water basin dissolved However, certain components, such as fibrous Ingredients of a "horse apple", located at the bottom of the Settle water basin. Upon completion of exercise therapy and Expiration of the water has then turned out that these components mostly do not drain with it. After opening the water basin and the emergence of the treated animal, remains an undesirable, unhygienic residue lying on the floor of the therapy pool, the moldy or could decompose. For the subsequently to be treated animal there is a risk that it with germs, pathogens or the like from these residues in touch comes.

It is therefore an object of the invention in such a device provision to take care that any residual parts of feces and other dirt particles when draining the water not on the bottom area of the water basin to lie down.

to solution this object features a generic water therapy device for an animal, especially horse, in its bottom area a rinse plant with several water inflow points on. With this configuration, the flow of water from the Water basin immediately above the water layer lying in the ground is put into an intensive current. Accordingly, any settled residual particles are whirled up or in constant operation the rinsing system, settling of suspended particles and residual particles (dirt particles) prevented. At the end of the water is thus a lagging of residual particles on the ground largely avoided. Corresponding is achieved a significant hygiene benefit. Thus, a manual Cleaning and disinfecting the soil, taking an example built-in treadmill in the pool is also difficult, only in much larger time intervals, for example weekly necessary. This allows the water therapy device be used considerably more economically.

Thereby, that the water inflow nozzles, in particular swirling nozzles, and / or Einlaufmuscheln are, one for the removal of the residual and Schwebteilchen optimal flow pattern with partly turbulent flow be achieved. As nozzles and / or inlet shells are particularly suitable components for whirlpool equipment. The there known under the name "inlet shell" components produce a directed in a direction substantially parallel to the mounting surface Flow. Corresponding inlet nozzles The Whirlpoolbedarf produce from the installation surface substantially normal radiating turbulent flows, which also any, already settled residual particles again high and with the water body thrill can.

If the floor area trough-shaped and elongated rectangular is formed and on the long sides the floor area two or three Wassereinströmstellen and at the end faces each provided a Wassereinströmstelle is the entire elongated floor area kept clean.

In order to allow a complete emptying of the water basin, the floor area to the expiration inclined floor surfaces, which have a slight slope. This will also be avoided that hygienically harmful particles remain in any amount of residual water within the water basin.

to Remaining emptying advantageous, the bottom area has perpendicular to his longitudinal axis in the middle a trough-shaped Deepening, on one longitudinal side the floor area leads to the drain, wherein arranged on both sides of the recess two inclined bottom surfaces are. Due to the division of the inclined floor surface is also an unnecessary to avoid height construction the floor area avoided.

Thereby, that the water inflow point on the front side a nozzle is and in the middle of a projection in a first edge of the trough-shaped bottom portion is arranged, with the edge on both sides of the projection in concave Arc shape in a substantially rectilinearly extending second edge passes along the long sides, becomes the inclined bottom surface Turbulent flows in the water flow direction.

Prefers are in the edges of the bottom portion one as a nozzle trained water inflow point opposite to the procedure and the other two trained as Einlaufmuscheln Wassereinströmstellen on each long side near the end faces, in particular 1/4 to 1/10 of the longitudinal extent the long side arranged away from the front, with the inlet shells are installed so that a substantially edge parallel flow direction near end is generated, which in conjunction with the aforementioned Design also avoided deposits in the corners of the floor area can be. The inlet shells produce a substantially parallel to the edge Flow, which is directed to the respective room corner of the water basin and over there the concave arch shape of the first edge on the front side by 180 ° in the flow direction redirected will, bringing this flow united with the arranged from the center of the front nozzle and finally at the expiration discharged from the water basin can be.

If the rinse plant an inlet to which a feed hose for rinse water connectable is, and supply lines, under the floor area from the inlet to the water inflow points lead, can the inlet for the rinse plant connected to an external supply, for example via a quick coupling become. The distribution of the supplied rinse water protects under the floor area these water pipes from damage.

Prefers becomes a water therapy device Water supply and treatment associated with a first pump to the feeder of rinse water for the rinsing having. Accordingly, recycled process water can from this Water supply and treatment with that for proper operation the nozzles / inlet shells required pressure over the inlet to the rinsing system be charged.

Thereby, that the water supply and treatment at least one storage tank with a filling volume greater or equal having the water basin, wherein a second pump for conveying the Provided water from the storage tank to the pool and vice versa is, can over the second, preferably a big one Volume flow pump after the water basin of the water therapy device Completion of a workout quickly pumped into the storage tank become. The hot water in the storage tank is then preferred filtered before a new use and sterilized if necessary.

following becomes a preferred embodiment of the invention with reference to the accompanying figures described in detail.

In this shows:

1 in spatial view a water therapy device for horses,

2 a floor area in spatial view of the in 1 shown water therapy device,

3 a bottom view of the in 1 shown water therapy device and

4 in a plan view of the bottom area a self-adjusting flow pattern.

In 1 In a spatial view, a water therapy device for horses is shown. The water therapy device 1 has a rectangular floor plan. Two side walls 11 . 12 along the long sides of the water therapy device 1 as well as an end wall 13 and a back wall 14 form together with a floor area 2 a sealed water basin 10 , In this pool 10 is a therapy device, such as a treadmill - not visible here - used.

The back wall 14 as well as the front wall 13 are designed as openable doors. In the ground area 2 is a process 21 represented in the form of a pipe socket. Here, a preferably flexible pipeline from a separately established water supply and treatment, which can be arranged for example in a separate room, connectable. Furthermore, next to the drain 21 a feed 31 represented in the form of a pipe socket with a smaller diameter of a rinsing system.

In 2 is in spatial view of the trough-shaped floor area 2 shown. The floor area 2 has centrally and perpendicular to its longitudinal axis a groove-shaped recess 24 on, with a drainage gradient on to a longitudinal side of the floor area 2 arranged sequence 21 Is provided. The sequence 21 forms in horizontal orientation according to installation situation, the lowest point of the trough-shaped floor area 2 ,

On both sides of the channel-shaped depression 24 are with a slight slope to the recess 24 of preferably 3 ° to the horizontal arranged floor surfaces 22 . 23 intended. At each end of the trough-shaped bottom area 2 is a lead 25 with a water inflow point 30 the rinsing system 3 educated. The lead 25 is part of a first border 26 that the sloping floor surfaces 22 . 23 edged to the front sides. The first edge 26 is from the lead 25 in a concave arch shape with a bow of about 180 ° designed so that the first edge 26 in a substantially rectilinearly extending second edge 27 goes along the long sides. The first edge 26 and the second edge 27 form together with the floor surfaces 22 . 23 essentially the trough-shaped bottom area 2 ,

In this trough-shaped floor area 2 is the rinse plant 3 as in 3 integrated in the bottom view.

The rinse plant 3 has an inlet 31 in the form of a pipe socket for connecting a feed tube for rinse water and adjoining feed lines 32 on. From the inlet 31 shares the supply line 32 in a tee in two arms, which are below the floor area 2 in each case to the inflow points 30 the rinsing system 3 to lead. In the illustrated embodiment, the bottom area 2 of the therapy device 1 a total of 7 inflow points 30 on, of which two as swirling nozzles 301 each in the projections 25 the two end faces in the first edge 26 , four on each longitudinal side in the second edge 27 near the end faces, in particular 1/4 to 1/10 of the longitudinal extent of the longitudinal sides of the front side away as Einlaufmuscheln 302 and one as a nozzle 301 the process 21 are formed opposite (see. 2 and 3 ).

The following is the mode of action of the tub-shaped bottom area 2 arranged rinse with respect to 4 described.

When pressurized supply of rinse water via inlet 31 For example, from an external water supply and treatment, water flows through the supply lines 32 to the water inflow points 30 , This forms the in 4 Flow image shown with flow arrows X. That from the arranged at the end faces nozzles 301 turbulent outflowing rinsing water rinses in partly turbulent flow over the respective associated inclined floor surface 22 or 23 towards the channel-shaped depression 24 , From the inlet shells 302 the rinse water flows substantially parallel to the second edge 27 in the direction of the respective corner of the water basin 10 , where by the concave arch shape 28 the first edge 26 in front of the front side a flow deflection along the concave arch shape 28 to the lead 25 and thus in the flow region of the front nozzle 301 he follows. The the process 21 oppositely arranged nozzle 301 creates a turbulent flow, in particular along the trough-shaped depression 24 to deposit in this area just before the expiration 21 to avoid.

Experiments have shown that by the rinsing system according to the invention 3 unwanted deposits on the floor area 2 can be safely avoided. Preferably, the rinsing system is operated during the entire therapy process to keep suspended in the pool and occurring foreign bodies suspended in the water. Nevertheless, it is also possible to carry out a rinsing only at the time of the outflow of water, in which case the water flow to be generated with the rinsing system is to be made a little stronger in order to entrain flow-induced particles also deposited on the bottom during the therapy and to bring them back into suspension.

• Zunächst werden die Schlauchverbindungen zwischen Wasserversorgung und -aufbereitung und dem Wassertherapiegerät am Ablauf 21 und Zulauf 31 angeschlossen.
• Dann wird das zu therapierende Pferd über die geöffnete Rückwand 14, beispielsweise über eine Rampe, in das Therapiegerät 1 geführt und die Tür verschlossen.
• Nun wird über eine in der Wasserversorgung und -aufbereitung vorgehaltene Pumpe mit hoher Pumpleitung (zweite Pumpe) die zum Befüllen des Wasserbeckens 10 erforderliche aufbereitete Brauchwassermenge über den Ablauf (großer Rohrdurchmesser) zugeführt. Parallel wird die Spülanlage 3 über die dafür zugeordnete Pumpe (erste Pumpe) mit Spülwasser, bevorzugt aus dem gleichen Vorratstank Druck beaufschlagt versorgt. Nach Erreichen des Sollwasserstandes wird die Wasserzufuhr (zweite Pumpe) abgeschaltet.
• Nun kann die Bewegungstherapie für das zu therapierende Pferd beginnen. Während des Aufenthalts des Pferdes im Wasserbecken 10 abgegebene Schmutzpartikel, insbesondere Kot, werden im Wasser teils aufgelöst und teils suspendiert. Durch die ständig arbeitende Spülanlage 3 wird verhindert, dass sich Schwebteilchen am Bodenbereich 2 absetzen. Überschüssiges Wasser läuft über Ablauf 21 ab.
• Nach Abschluss der Bewegungstherapie wird über Ablauf 21 das im Wasserbecken 10 befindliche Wasser in den Vorratstank der Wasservorsorgung und -aufbereitung zurückgepumpt. Da während dieser Zeit bis zur vollständigen Entleerung die Spülanlage kontinuierlich weiterarbeitet, wird ein unerwünschtes Absetzen von Schwebteilchen am Bodenbereich des Therapiegerätes sicher verhindert.
• Nach vollständiger Entleerung wird die als Tür ausgebildete Stirnwand 13 geöffnet und das therapierte Pferd ggf. über eine Rampe herausgeführt.

The entire course of a therapy arises with a water therapy device 1 with externally arranged water supply and treatment, for example in a separate room, as follows:

• First, the hose connections between water supply and treatment and the water therapy device at the drain 21 and feed 31 connected.
• Then the horse to be treated over the open back wall 14 , For example, via a ramp in the therapy device 1 guided and closed the door.
• Now, a pump with a high pump line (second pump), which is provided in the water supply and treatment, is used to fill the water basin 10 required processed amount of hot water supplied via the drain (large pipe diameter). Parallel is the rinsing system 3 via the associated pump (first pump) with rinse water, preferably from the same reservoir pressure applied ver provides. After reaching the desired water level, the water supply (second pump) is switched off.
• Now the exercise therapy for the horse to be treated can begin. During the stay of the horse in the water basin 10 discharged dirt particles, especially feces, are partially dissolved in the water and partly suspended. Through the constantly working dishwashing system 3 Prevents suspended particles at the bottom area 2 drop. Excess water runs over drain 21 from.
• After completion of exercise therapy will be over expiration 21 that in the water basin 10 water is pumped back into the storage tank of water supply and treatment. Since during this time until the complete emptying the rinsing continues to work, an unwanted settling of suspended particles at the bottom of the therapy device is reliably prevented.
• After complete emptying the trained as a door front wall 13 opened and the treated horse possibly led out over a ramp.

As the bottom area 2 in the water therapy device is always kept clean by the rinse, the time intervals for regular manual cleaning can be extended considerably, so that the economy and ease of use are significantly improved.

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Water therapy device

10

(Water) pool

11

Side wall

12

Side wall

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bulkhead

131

door

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rear wall

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floor area

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procedure

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inclined floor area

24

gutter-shaped depression

25

head Start

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first edge

27

second edge

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concave arc shape

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rinsing

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Wassereinströmstelle

301

jet

302

inlet shell

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Intake

32

feed

X

flow direction

Claims (10)

Water therapy device ( 1 ) for an animal, in particular a horse, - with a wall ( 11 . 12 . 13 . 14 ) and a floor area ( 2 ) ( 10 ) and - with in the water basin ( 10 ) arranged therapy device for the animal, in particular treadmill, wherein in the bottom area ( 2 ) at least one process ( 21 ), characterized in that the floor area ( 2 ) a rinsing system ( 3 ) with several water inflow points ( 30 ) having. Water therapy device according to claim 1, characterized in that the water inflow points ( 30 ) Nozzles ( 301 ), in particular swirling nozzles, and / or inlet shells ( 302 ) are. Water therapy device according to claim 2, characterized in that the floor area ( 2 ) is trough-shaped and elongate rectangular and formed on the longitudinal sides of the bottom area ( 2 ) two or three water inflow points ( 30 ) and at the end faces each a water inflow point ( 30 ) are provided. Water therapy device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the floor area ( 2 ) the end ( 21 ) inclined floor surfaces ( 22 . 23 ), which have a slight slope. Water therapy device according to claim 4, characterized in that the bottom area 121 perpendicular to its longitudinal axis in the middle of a groove-shaped depression ( 24 ), which on one longitudinal side of the bottom area to the drain ( 21 ), whereby on both sides of the depression ( 24 ) two inclined floor surfaces ( 22 . 23 ) are arranged. Water therapy device according to claim 3 and 5, characterized in that the water inflow point ( 30 ) at the front side a nozzle ( 301 ) and is in the middle of a projection ( 25 ) in a first margin ( 26 ) of the trough-shaped bottom area ( 2 ), wherein the edge ( 26 ) on both sides of the projection ( 25 ) in a concave arch shape ( 28 ) in a substantially rectilinearly extending second edge ( 27 ) merges along the long sides. Water therapy device according to claim 6, characterized in that in the edges ( 26 . 27 ) of the ground area ( 2 ) one as a nozzle ( 301 ) formed water inflow point ( 30 ) the process ( 21 ) and the other two as inlet shells ( 302 ) formed water inflow points ( 30 ) arranged on each longitudinal side near the end faces, in particular 1/4 to 1/10 of the longitudinal extent of the longitudinal side from the end face where the inlet shells ( 302 ) are installed so that a substantially parallel to the edge flow (X) is generated in the direction of the near end face. Water therapy device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the rinsing system ( 3 ) has an inlet ( 31 ), to which a supply hose for rinsing water can be connected, and supply lines ( 32 ) located below the bottom of the inlet ( 31 ) to the water inflow points ( 30 ) to lead. Water therapy device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by an associated water supply and treatment comprising a first pump for supplying rinse water for the rinsing system ( 3 ) having. Water therapy device according to claim 9, characterized in that the water supply and treatment at least one storage tank with a filling volume greater than that of the water basin ( 10 ), wherein a second pump for conveying the water from the storage tank to the pool ( 10 ) and vice versa.