DK167165B1

DK167165B1 - Automatic feed concentrate dispenser and use thereof

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Publication number: DK167165B1
Application number: DK96991A
Authority: DK
Inventors: Peter Nielsen
Original assignee: Mullerup Maskinfab As
Priority date: 1991-05-22
Filing date: 1991-05-22
Publication date: 1993-09-13
Also published as: DK96991A; DK96991D0

Description

5 i DK 167165 B15 in DK 167165 B1

Opfindelsen angår en kraftfoderautomat af den i krav l’s indledning angivne art.The invention relates to a power feed machine of the kind specified in the preamble of claim 1.

Sådanne automater anvendes i stor udstrækning til fodring af dyr efter ædelyst, idet dyrene selv betjener udleveringsanordningen og får foder ud i ædetruget efter behov. Nogle dyr, f.eks. kalve, æder ved, at de fylder mulen med 10 foder og løfter herefter hovedet fra truget og æder foderet. I forbindelse hermed er det velkendt, at en del foder spildes på gulvet, idet f.eks. kalve har tilbøjelighed til at fylde munden så meget som muligt, inden foderet ædes.Such vending machines are widely used for feeding animals according to appetite, the animals themselves operating the dispensing device and feeding into the trough as needed. Some animals, e.g. calves, eat by filling the mule with 10 feed and then lifting the head from the trough and eating the feed. In connection with this, it is well known that some lining is spilled on the floor, e.g. Calves tend to fill their mouths as much as possible before eating the feed.

Det foder, der tabes på gulvet, går ofte tabt, især hvis 15 der anvendes spaltegulv.The food lost on the floor is often lost, especially if 15 slatted floors are used.

Foderautomater udformes derfor ofte således, at dyrene står, f.eks. to og to, med mulerne mod hinanden og æder. De kan ikke løfte hovedet samtidig med, at de æder og derved 20 spilde foderet, men bliver stående med hovedet i ædetruget og æder lidt ad gangen. Ædetruget er fortrinsvis placeret uden for forværket og således, at dyrene skal stikke hovedet helt ud genne gitrene for at nå ædetruget.Feeders are therefore often designed so that the animals stand, e.g. two and two, with the mules facing each other and eating. They cannot lift their heads at the same time as they eat and thereby waste the feed, but remain with their heads in the trough and eat a little at a time. The food trough is preferably located outside the pre-plant and so that the animals have to stick their heads out completely through the grids to reach the food trough.

25 Fra USA patent nr. 2.914.023 kendes en sådan foderautomat, hvor der automatisk udleveres foder, efterhånden som dyrene æder foderet. Herved er fodertruget altid fyldt med foder, også når dyrene er mætte, og foderet kan således ligge og blive gammelt i ædetruget, medens dyrene hviler. Ofte vil 30 dyrene herefter ikke æde det gamle foder og skubber dette til side, idet de hurtigt lærer, at der straks kommer nyt, frist foder fra automaten. Dette medfører en del spild af foder.25 From US Patent No. 2,914,023, such a feed dispenser is known, where feed is automatically dispensed as the animals eat the feed. In this way, the feed trough is always filled with feed, even when the animals are saturated, and the feed can thus lie and grow old in the food trough while the animals are resting. Often, the 30 animals will then not eat the old feed and push this aside, quickly learning that immediately new fresh feed from the vending machine will come. This results in some waste of feed.

35 Fra EP ansøgning nr. 0.044.465 kendes en foderautomat, især til grise, der omfatter en foderbeholder placeret over et DK 167165 B1 2 fodertrug med et vingehjul indrettet til at blive bevæget af de ædende dyr, hvorved foder flyttes ud i den for dyrene tilgængelige del af truget, Automaten er indrettet til at stå frit inde i stalden, så dyrene har adgang fra alle si-5 der, hvilket muliggør, at et dyr, der står på én side af automaten, samtidig rager foder frem på automatens modsatte side. Udleveringsanordningens vingehjul er positionsmæssigt fastlagt, medens foderbeholderens afstand over vingehjulet er indstillelig, så en vis form for indstilling af udleve-10 ringsmængden er mulig.35 From EP application no. 0.044.465, a feeding machine is known, in particular for pigs, comprising a feeding container placed over a feeding trough with a wing wheel adapted to be moved by the eating animals, whereby feed is moved into it for the animals. accessible part of the trough, the dispenser is arranged to stand freely inside the barn, allowing the animals access from all sides, allowing an animal standing on one side of the dispenser to simultaneously project feed on the opposite side of the dispenser . The wing wheel of the dispensing device is positionally determined, while the distance of the feeding container over the wing wheel is adjustable, so that some form of adjustment of the delivery amount is possible.

FORDELE VED OPFINDELSENBENEFITS OF THE INVENTION

Foderautomaten ifølge opfindelsen, og med de i krav l's 15 kendetegnende del angivne træk, har den fordel, at den kan indstilles til anvendelse ved mange forskellige fodertyper, samt indstilles med hensyn til udleveringshastighed og mængde af foder. Herved fås en foderautomat med stort anvendelsesområde og ringe foderspild, idet automaten for en-20 hver fodertype kan indstilles således, at der kun udleveres foder efterhånden som dyret æder dette.The feed dispenser according to the invention, and with the features specified in the characterizing part of claim 1, has the advantage that it can be adjusted for use in many different feed types, and can be adjusted in terms of delivery speed and amount of feed. This provides a feed dispenser with a wide range of application and low feed waste, since the dispenser for each type of feed can be adjusted so that only feed is delivered as the animal eats it.

Ved foderautomaten fås kun foderudlevering, når dyrene drejer vingehjulet. Hvis vingehjulet f.eks. er udformet i en 25 kontrastfarve til foderet, vil dyrene æde, så snart vingehjulet er dækket med foder. Dette medfører, at der altid spises op, så der ikke ligger gammelt foder i ædetruget, som dyrene måske ikke vil æde senere.The feed dispenser only provides feed delivery when the animals turn the wing wheel. For example, if the impeller is designed in a contrasting color to the feed, the animals will eat as soon as the impeller is covered with feed. This means that it is always eaten away so that there is no old food in the trough, which the animals may not want to eat later.

30 Ved at udforme automaten ifølge opfindelsen som angivet i krav 2's kendetegnende del sikrer man renholdelse af fodertrugets bund, idet foderrester skrabes løs, så eventuel kagedannelse forhindres i at gro fast på bunden af ædetruget .By designing the dispenser according to the invention as claimed in the characterizing part of claim 2, cleaning of the bottom of the feeding trough is ensured, as the residue of the feed is scraped loose, so that any cake formation is prevented from growing firmly on the bottom of the eating trough.

Udformes automaten ifølge opfindelsen som angivet i krav 35 DK 167165 Bl 3 3's kendetegnende del fås et helt selvrensende ædetrug, hvilket er meget fordelagtigt for foderhygiejnen.If the dispenser according to the invention is designed as claimed in claim 35 DK 167165 B1 3 3, a completely self-cleaning eating trough is obtained, which is very advantageous for feed hygiene.

Kraftfoderautomaten ifølge opfindelsen er fortrinsvis ud-5 viklet til fodring af kalve i stalde, som angivet i krav 4, men kan også anvendes ved fodring af andre dyr.The power feed automaton according to the invention is preferably developed for feeding calves in stables, as claimed in claim 4, but can also be used in feeding other animals.

TEGNINGENDRAWINGS

10 Opfindelsen forklares herefter nærmere under henvisning til tegningen, der viser og forklarer en foretrukken udførelsesform, idet fig. 1 viser automaten ifølge opfindelsen set i perspek-15 tiv fra fodergangen og med to kalve, der æder fra fodertruget, fig. 2 viser automaten i fig. 1, men vist delvis gennemsigtig og delvis i snit, 20 fig. 3 viser automaten i fig. 2 set fra siden og delvis gennemsigtig, fig. 4A-C viser tre snit-skitser, der viser automatens 2 5 tømmeprincip.The invention will now be explained in more detail with reference to the drawing which shows and explains a preferred embodiment, fig. 1 is a perspective view of the vending machine according to the invention from the feed aisle and with two calves eating from the feed trough; FIG. 2 shows the machine of FIG. 1, but partially shown and partly in section, FIG. 3 shows the machine of FIG. 2 is a side view and partly transparent; FIG. 4A-C show three sectional sketches illustrating the 2 5 emptying principle of the machine.

BESKRIVELSE AF ET UDFØRELSESEKSEMPELDESCRIPTION OF AN EMBODIMENT EXAMPLE

På tegningens fig. 1 ses foderautomaten 1 ifølge opfindel-30 sen anbragt udvendigt på forværket 5 til en stald, så hele automaten med foderbeholder 2 og ædetrug 4 rager ud på arealet 16, der er en fodergang.In the drawing FIG. 1, the feed dispenser 1 according to the invention is seen externally mounted on the preamble 5 to a stable, so that the entire dispenser with feed container 2 and edible trough 4 protrudes onto the area 16 which is a feed passage.

Ædepladserne er placeret således, at kalvene 14 står med 35 mulerne mod hinanden og æder, idet der herved bliver god plads til to kalve på én gang, som kan æde samtidigt af et DK 167165 B1 4 forholdsvis lille ædetrug. Herved sikres, at ædetrugets 4 bund udnyttes fuldt ud og renholdes af kalvene.The eating places are positioned so that the calves 14 stand with the 35 mules facing each other and eat, thereby leaving plenty of room for two calves at once, which can eat at the same time by a relatively small eating trough. This ensures that the bottom of the trough 4 is fully utilized and cleaned by the calves.

Foderbeholderen 2 omfatter en plan bagvæg 18, hvorpå alle 5 delene er fastholdt, hvilken væg har ikke-viste beslag eller lignende, så automaten kan fastgøres solidt på forværksrørene 5. Beholderen 2 er tragtformet og har hældende sideplader 17, der desuden er anbragt således, at de danner en vinkel på mindre end 90° med bagpladen 18, så kalvene 14 10 som vist står skråt i forhold til hinanden, så deres bagpartier ikke rører hinanden. Sidepladernes 17 form og hældning og ædetrugets 4 størrelse tvinger kalvene til at æde direkte fra ædetruget, idet de ikke kan løfte hovedet på grund af beholderens 2 form. Denne effekt kan forstærkes 15 ved hjælp af forværksrørene 5, se fig. 1, så dyrene skal stikke hovedet ud mellem gitrene for at nå ædetruget.The feeding container 2 comprises a flat rear wall 18, on which all 5 parts are retained, which wall has not shown brackets or the like, so that the dispenser can be firmly fixed to the pre-processing tubes 5. The container 2 is funnel-shaped and has inclined side plates 17, which are further arranged so that that they form an angle of less than 90 ° with the backplate 18 so that the calves 14 10, as shown, are inclined relative to each other so that their hind parts do not touch each other. The shape and slope of the side plates 17 and the size of the trough 4 force the calves to eat directly from the trough as they cannot lift their heads due to the shape of the container 2. This effect can be amplified by means of the processing tubes 5, see fig. 1, so the animals have to stick their heads out between the grids to reach the eating trough.

På fig. 2 og 3 ses automatens 1 indretning nærmere. Den tragtformede del af foderbeholderen 2 går over i et skakt-20 lignende område 10, der ender i en udleveringsanordning 3 omfattende en spalte 8 i hver side af truget 4 og et roter-bart vingehjul 7 i bunden af truget, hvilket vingehjul forløber gennem spalten 8 som vist. Med skruerne 15 kan afdækningspladerne 9 hæves og sænkes, så spaltens 8 størrelse 25 ændres.In FIG. 2 and 3, the device 1 of the machine is shown in detail. The funnel-shaped portion of the feed container 2 enters a shaft-like region 10 ending in a dispensing device 3 comprising a slot 8 on each side of the trough 4 and a rotatable wingwheel 7 at the bottom of the trough, which wingwheel extends through the slot. 8 as shown. With the screws 15, the cover plates 9 can be raised and lowered so that the size 25 of the gap 8 is changed.

Under ædetruget 4 ses lejeorganer og indstillingsorganer 13 for vingehjulet 7, der derved er højdeindstilleligt, så hjulets 7 afstand fra trugets 4 bund kan ændres. Indstil-30 lingsorganerne 13 og 15 anvendes til at tilpasse automaten til den aktuelle fodertype, så restmængden i ædetruget hele tiden er mindst mulig.Under the trough 4, bearing means and adjusting means 13 are seen for the wing wheel 7, which is thereby height adjustable, so that the distance of the wheel 7 from the bottom of the trough 4 can be changed. The adjusting means 13 and 15 are used to adapt the dispenser to the current type of feed, so that the residual amount in the trough is always as small as possible.

Det ses tydeligt på tegningen, at ædetruget 4 er væsentligt 35 mindre end toppen af foderbeholderen 2, og at truget 4 ikke er større, end at det netop i hver side giver plads for en DK 167165 B1 5 kalv. Kalven drejer vingehjulet 7 og rager hermed frisk foder ud i ædetruget, indtil vingehjulet 7 er dækket, hvorefter kalven æder foderet.It is clearly seen in the drawing that the feeding trough 4 is substantially smaller than the top of the feeding container 2 and that the trough 4 is not larger than that on each side it makes room for a DK 167165 B1 5 calf. The calf turns the wingwheel 7 and thereby extends fresh feed into the trough until the wingwheel 7 is covered, after which the calf eats the feed.

5 Inde i foderbeholderen er der vist to skilleplader 6 af forskellig størrelse, hvorved foderbeholderen 2 opdeles i tre områder, hvis funktion forklares nærmere under henvisning til tegningens fig. 4A-C.5 Inside the feeding container are shown two separating plates 6 of different sizes, whereby the feeding container 2 is divided into three areas, the function of which is explained in more detail with reference to the drawing of FIG. 4A-C.

10 På fig. 4A-C ses, at skillepladerne 6 ikke når helt ned til skaktområdet 10, og det ses desuden, at de nedadtil er af forskellig længde, idet pladen 6 i venstre side er kortere end pladen 6 i højre side.10 In FIG. 4A-C, it is seen that the dividing plates 6 do not reach all the way down to the shaft region 10, and it is furthermore seen that they are downwardly of different length, the plate 6 on the left side being shorter than the plate 6 on the right side.

Der fremkommer herved tre områder, to tragtformede områder 15 A og C og herimellem et omvendt tragtformet område B.There are thus three areas, two funnel-shaped areas 15 A and C and in between a reverse funnel-shaped area B.

Fyldes beholderen med almindeligt kraftfoder 11, som vist i fig. 4A, kan man øverst påfylde en anden fodertype, f.eks. en protein- og/eller mineralblanding 12. Når kalvene æder 20 foderet fra ædetruget 4 og rager mere foder ud ved hjælp af vingehjulet, sker tømningen af foderbeholderen som vist på fig. 4B og 4C. Det midterste område B tømmes først, delvis under sammenblanding af de to foderbestanddele, medens niveauet synker, se fig. 4B. Når niveauet i område B når 25 underkanten af pladen 6 i venstre side, begynder område B også at tømmes, se fig. 4C. Først når område A og område B er tømt, og niveauet heri ligger lavere end skillepladen 6 i højre side, påbegyndes tømning af område C. Samtidig med tømningen af områderne vil de to foderbestanddele blande 30 sig med hinanden.Fill the container with ordinary power feed 11, as shown in FIG. 4A, at the top one can fill another feed type, e.g. a protein and / or mineral mixture 12. As the calves eat the feed from the feeding trough 4 and project more feed by the impeller, the emptying of the feed container as shown in FIG. 4B and 4C. The middle area B is emptied first, partially during mixing of the two feed ingredients, while the level drops, see fig. 4B. When the level in area B reaches the lower edge of plate 6 on the left side, area B also starts to empty, see fig. 4C. Only when area A and area B are emptied and the level herein is lower than the dividing plate 6 on the right side is emptying of area C. At the same time as the emptying of the areas, the two feed components will mix with each other.

Praktiske forsøg har vist, at der fås en god sammenblanding af de to foderbestanddele, og man kommer ikke ud for, at tilskudsfoderet udleveres uden at være kraftigt blandet op 35 i kraftfoderet 11.Practical experiments have shown that a good mix of the two feed ingredients is obtained, and it is not found that the supplementary feed is dispensed without being heavily mixed up 35 in the concentrate feed 11.

Claims

An animal power feeding apparatus comprising a container (2) for rice-resistant fodder, wherein the feed container (2) is funnel-like with outwardly and upwardly sloping walls which extends downwardly into a shaft (10) which opens into an eating trough (4), the dispenser as a whole being designed so that at each side thereof there is only room for one animal at a time which will eat, and the feed delivery device (3) comprises a wing wheel (7) in the feeding trough (4). ), which wing is rotatable about a substantially vertical axis and arranged so that a portion of the wing wheel can reach via a slot (8) into the shaft (10) below the funnel-shaped part of the feed container, characterized in that both of the gap (8) size 15 and the distance of the impeller from the bottom of the trough is adjustable.

Power feeding machine according to claim 1, characterized in that the wing wheel (7) is formed and arranged so that, by rotation, it covers substantially the entire bottom area of the trough (4).

Power feeding machine according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the impeller (7) is placed immediately above the bottom of the trough.

Use of a power feed dispenser according to any one of claims 1-3 in connection with fattening fat calves in stables, e.g. stables with slatted floors, and wherein the automat (1) is arranged externally on pre-work pipes (5) or similar delimiting means in a stable.