ES1300000U - AUTONOMOUS AUTONOMOUS DRINKER (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Autonomous automatic drinking trough made up of a bucket (1) containing drinking water (2) for livestock (3) provided by a submersible pump (4) located in a pond or well (5) in the vicinity of the facility to through a conduit (19) characterized in that the filling of the trough is controlled by a level probe (6) connected to an electronic controller (7), which starts the pump (4) or stops it depending on the level of water measured by the probe (6) in order to guarantee an adequate level, and the pumped water flow is passed through a mixer (8) in line, which mixes said water (2) coming from the pond or well (5) with an additive from a tank (9) adjacent to the basin (1), the additive being metered by means of a metering pump (10) through a conduit (20),the operation of said pump (10) being protected by a level probe (11) in the tank (9) that interrupts its operation in the event of the absence of additive. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

DESCRIPTION

AUTONOMOUS AUTONOMOUS DRINKER

TECHNIQUE SECTOR

The present invention falls within the field of livestock equipment, specifically in the field of livestock feeding equipment.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

In livestock farms it is essential that the animals remain well fed and hydrated in each productive period. The systems to provide the drink to the animals are essential pieces in these farms, both for production and for fattening.

A trough is a container in the form of a trough or trough, to give water to livestock, mainly solipeds and ruminants. Natural watering holes are also considered to be routes or bodies of water, such as streams, rivers, ponds, lakes, etc., frequently used in extensive livestock farming. In rural contexts, primitive water troughs can be found, taking advantage of waterways or logs, creating a structure of communicated basins or collected in a sloping, cobbled and closed esplanade, to which the water is conducted.

Modernly, the manufacture of very different types of drinking containers has been industrialized, taking into account that different types and breeds of cattle have different water needs and require a constant supply to guarantee their good health. This led to the development of drinking troughs that guarantee a constant supply of water through electrical equipment.

These types of drinking troughs are designed for intensive industrial farms, in which there is availability of electrical power on the farm itself, and there are no solutions for cattle raised in the open field where such availability does not exist.

In addition to water, it is common to provide cattle with other nutrients, food supplements or medicines automatically, which in the case of cattle in the open field has to be done manually, which is slower and more inefficient.

On the other hand, while in intensive farms the state of cattle is visually controlled quickly as they are concentrated in a delimited physical space, in the case of extensive or open farms, this is slower and more complex. This makes it more difficult to know its evolution with a certain treatment or medication.

In a similar way to extensive livestock farming, there is also a need for treatment and control of game species, which by their very nature are found in freedom, without there being technological solutions for the supply of medicines or nutrients through drinking water.

For all these reasons, there is an unmet need in the market for drinking trough systems for cattle in the open field and for game species, which allow the dosing of food supplements or medicines together with the water supply autonomously without electrical connection, as well as control the state of the cattle and its evolution by the application of said supplements or medicines.

EXPLANATION OF THE INVENTION

The object of the present invention is to obtain an autonomous automatic drinking trough that allows veterinary treatments and nutritional supplements to be administered autonomously together with the water supply, without the need for electrical disconnection, both to cattle in the open field and to different game species, allowing the dosage of disinfectants, food supplements or medicines, as well as control the state of the animals and their evolution by the application of said supplements or medicines.

The autonomous automatic drinking trough object of the present invention is made up of at least one bucket containing the cattle's drinking water, being a solid element, manufactured in a non-limiting manner in concrete or other materials and internally waterproofed.

The water to fill the bucket is provided by a submersible pump located in a pond or well in the immediate vicinity of the installation through a conduit. The filling of the trough is controlled by a level probe connected to an electronic controller, which will start or stop the pump depending on the water level measured by the probe in order to guarantee an adequate level.

The pumped flow of water is passed through an online mixer, which mixes said water from the pond or well with an additive from a tank adjacent to the basin. Said additive can consist of medicines, vitamin or mineral complexes, water disinfection products such as chlorine, etc.

The dosing of the additive is carried out by means of a dosing pump through a conduit, the operation of said pump being protected by a level probe in the tank that interrupts its operation in the event of an absence of additive. Additionally, the tank incorporates another level probe that provides an optical signal, which allows the level of additive to be seen from a distance and to know if it has to be replenished without getting too close to the cattle so as not to disturb them.

Attached to the tank is a mast to which a photovoltaic solar panel or panels are attached, which provide the necessary electrical energy to power the system, being connected to a regulator that charges a specific battery for solar use, all controlled by the electronic controller.

A trapping camera is also fixed to the mast that allows visual verification of the cattle's condition and monitoring of the results of veterinary treatments and/or nutritional supplements administered, being able to make recordings that are stored on a built-in memory card. and that can be replaced for technical study each time it is required or, for example, when periodic maintenance or replacement of additives is carried out. Recordings can also be broadcast wirelessly to be viewed or stored on any other device.

The electrical system consisting of the electronic controller, the regulator and the battery, as well as the mixer and the dosing pump are located inside a watertight cabinet attached to the mast and the bucket, and may, in a non-limiting manner, be made of plastic material such as polyester.

In this way, a device is obtained that can be located in the open field, designed to be located anywhere without power supply, as long as the minimum solar hours are guaranteed to recharge the batteries that power its operation.

It is designed to collect water from a pond or well, and pump and mix said water online with medications, vitamin and/or mineral complexes, or water disinfection products. This allows, for example, dosing medicines in the water to treat extensive or hunting livestock or simply to treat the animals' drinking water.

The built-in camera allows you to see the animals up close and diagnose problems or evolution due to treatments.

The described system is fully automatic and only requires periodic checks depending on the use it has, for example, a greater consumption of water by cattle implies a shorter time between replacements of additives and/or condition checks.

Throughout the description and claims, the word "comprises" and its variants are not intended to exclude other technical characteristics, components, additives or steps. For those skilled in the art, other objects, advantages, and features of the invention will emerge in part from the invention and in part from the practice of the invention. The following examples and drawings are provided by way of illustration and are not intended to limit the present invention. Furthermore, the invention covers all possible combinations of particular and preferred embodiments indicated herein.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

To complement the description that is being made and in order to help a better understanding of the characteristics of the invention, it is attached as part part of said description, a set of drawings where, with an illustrative and non-limiting nature, the following has been represented:

Figure 1 shows a simplified perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the autonomous automatic trough object of the present invention.

Figure 2 shows a schematic representation of a preferred embodiment of the autonomous automatic trough object of the present invention.

PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION

Using the numbering adopted in Figures 1 and 2 of this document to identify the elements that make up the autonomous automatic trough object of the present invention, we proceed to the description of said elements for a preferred embodiment of the invention.

The autonomous automatic drinking trough object of the present invention is formed in a preferred embodiment by a bucket (1) containing the drinking water (2) of the cattle (3), being a solid element, made of concrete or other materials and waterproofed on the inside.

The water (2) to fill the bucket (1) is provided by a submersible pump (4) located in a pond or well (5) in the vicinity of the facility through a conduit (19). The filling of the trough is controlled by a level probe (6) connected to an electronic controller (7), which will start or stop the pump (4) depending on the water level measured by the probe (6) with in order to guarantee an adequate level.

The pumped water flow is passed through a mixer (8) in line, which mixes said water (2) from the pond or well (5) with an additive from a tank (9) adjacent to the bucket (1 ). Said additive can consist of medicines, vitamin or mineral complexes, water disinfection products such as chlorine, etc.

The dosing of the additive is carried out in a preferred embodiment by means of a dosing pump (10) through a conduit (20), the operation of said pump (10) being protected by a level probe (11) in the tank (9) that interrupts its operation in case of absence of additive. Additionally, the tank (9) incorporates another level probe (12) that provides an optical signal, which allows the level of additive to be seen from a distance and to know if it must be replenished without getting too close to the cattle (3) so as not to disturb them.

Attached to the bucket (1) is a mast (13) to which a photovoltaic solar panel or panels (14) are attached, which provide the necessary electrical energy to power the system, being connected to a regulator (15) that charges a specific battery (16) for solar use, all controlled by the electronic controller (7).

A trapping camera (17) is also fixed to the mast (13) that allows visually verifying the state of the cattle (3) and monitoring the results of veterinary treatments and/or nutritional supplements administered, being able to make recordings that They are stored in a built-in memory card, and that can be replaced for technical study whenever it is required or, for example, when periodic maintenance or replacement of additives is carried out. Recordings can also be broadcast wirelessly to be viewed or stored on any other device.

The electrical system formed by the electronic controller (7), the regulator (15) and the battery (16), as well as the mixer (8) and the dosing pump (10) are located in a preferred embodiment inside a sealed cabinet ( 18) attached to the mast (13) and the bucket (2), made of plastic material such as polyester.

Claims (7)

1. Autonomous automatic drinking trough made up of a bucket (1) containing drinking water (2) for livestock (3) provided by a submersible pump (4) located in a pond or well (5) in the vicinity of the facility to through a conduit (19) characterized in that the filling of the trough is controlled by a level probe (6) connected to an electronic controller (7), which starts the pump (4) or stops it depending on the level of water measured by the probe (6) in order to guarantee an adequate level, and the pumped water flow is passed through a mixer (8) in line, which mixes said water (2) coming from the pond or well ( 5) with an additive from a tank (9) adjacent to the tank (1), the dosage of the additive being carried out by means of a dosing pump (10) through a conduit (20), the operation of said pump (10) being protected ) by a level probe (11) in the tank (9) that interrupts its operation in case of absence of additive. 2. Autonomous automatic drinking trough according to claim 1 where the tank (9) additionally incorporates another level probe (12) that provides an optical signal, which allows the level of additive to be seen from a distance and to know if it must be replenished without approaching the cattle ( 3). 3. Autonomous automatic drinking trough according to claim 1 where a mast (13) is attached to the bucket (1) to which a plate or several photovoltaic solar panels (14) are attached, which provide the necessary electrical energy to power the system. , being connected to a regulator (15) that charges a specific battery (16) for solar use, all controlled by the electronic controller (7). 4. Autonomous automatic drinking trough according to claim 3 where a trapping camera (17) is also fixed to the mast (13) that allows visual verification of the state of the cattle (3), being able to make recordings on a built-in memory card. 5. Autonomous automatic drinking trough according to claim 3 where the electrical system formed by the electronic controller (7), the regulator (15) and the battery (16), as well as the mixer (8) and the dosing pump (10) are located inside a closet watertight (18) attached to the mast (13) and the bucket (2), made of plastic material such as polyester. 6. Autonomous automatic trough according to claim 1 where the additive consists of medicines, vitamin or mineral complexes, nutritional supplements and/or products for water disinfection. 7. Autonomous automatic drinking trough according to claim 1 , where the basin (1) is a solid element made of concrete or other materials and waterproofed on the inside.