JP2000262174A - Training device for animal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an effective training device for training an animal such as a dog, etc., or regulating the unfavorable behavior of the animal during its outing. SOLUTION: This training device 1 for an animal has a collar 2 installed with a pair of electrodes attaching to the skin of the animal on wearing it on the neck of the animal such as a dog, etc., a receiving device 3 attached to the collar 2 and loading an electric voltage between the electrodes in accordance with a signal transmitted through wireless and a transmitter 4 for transmitting an electric voltage-loading signal to the receiving device 3 through the wireless.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a training apparatus used for training an animal such as a dog or regulating undesired behavior of the animal when going out.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When walking a domestic dog, unless the dog is trained very strictly, it tends to take a selfish action. For this reason, conventionally, the string tied to the collar has been pulled by hand to restrict the dog's selfish behavior.

[0003]

However, especially in the case of large dogs, it is extremely difficult to regulate selfish behavior with strength, and it is difficult for humans to struggle with other dogs encountered during a walk or in severe cases. There was a risk of biting. In addition, some dogs bark frequently, causing trouble in the neighborhood at night or the like.

[0004] As a device for suppressing barking of a domestic dog,
A device that senses the dog's barking and ejects substances that the dog dislikes (JP-A-60-210931), or a device that automatically hears the owner's stopping sound (JP-A-63-3738)
Also, a device or the like that detects a bark of a dog and automatically applies an electric shock has been proposed. When this kind of device is used, the function of automatically stopping the dog when it barks wastefully works, so that the effect of preventing unnecessary barking can be obtained, but if this stopping effect is excessive, it will be possible for illegal intruders to Can no longer bark and become useless as a watchdog.

[0005] Further, in addition to simply barking in vain, there is a case where a person may take an action such as picking up during a walk or barking at a person. It is convenient. Furthermore, in some cases, attacks may be made on humans, other dogs, animals, etc., and there have been occasional reports of cases in which the restraint of the owner has been shaken to cause catastrophe. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to make it possible for an owner to easily stop undesired behavior or train by giving a shock to a dog or the like by remote control as needed.

[0006]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention employs the following configuration. That is, the animal training apparatus according to the present invention is provided with a collar provided by protruding a pair of electrodes that come into contact with the skin of the animal when worn on the neck of the animal, attached to the collar, and sent wirelessly. A receiving device that loads a voltage between the electrodes according to a signal,
A transmitting device for wirelessly transmitting the voltage load signal to the receiving device.

In the above-mentioned training apparatus of the present invention, the collar is attached to a domestic dog or the like, and the owner carries out the training by carrying a transmitter.
When the collar is worn, take care that the electrode protruding from the inside of the collar is lightly in contact with the skin of the dog, etc., and that the skin of the dog is not damaged by overtightening.
When the dog wearing the collar tries to take a selfish action contrary to the owner's intention, a predetermined signal is transmitted by the transmitter carried by the dog. This signal is wirelessly input to a receiver attached to the collar, and applies a predetermined voltage to the electrode provided on the collar. For this reason, a dog or the like feels a momentary shock and stops the selfish action. If this shock is given each time a selfish action is attempted, the behavior will gradually be absent due to conditioned reflexes, and in many cases, there is often no need to actually give a shock.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with specific examples. FIG. 1 illustrates a training apparatus according to the present invention.
, A receiver 3 attached to the collar, and a transmitter 4 for wirelessly transmitting a training signal to the receiver. A pair of electrodes 5 and 5 having a sharp tip protrude from the inside of the collar 2.

[0009] As shown in FIG.
An antenna 7, a receiving unit 8, a decoder 9, a power supply (battery) 10, a voltage switching unit 11, and a high voltage generating unit 12 arranged along the outer periphery of the high voltage generating unit 12, and an output terminal of the high voltage generating unit Are connected to the electrodes 5,5. The antenna 7 of the receiving device is connected to the collar 2 as in the illustrated example.
If the antenna is provided along the outer peripheral portion of the antenna, it is advantageous because the antenna is not in the way and there is little possibility that the antenna may be damaged by contacting another object. The metal part of the collar itself can be used as an antenna.

The high voltage generated by the high voltage generation unit 12 is about 500 to 1500 V, and includes a plurality of stages (A in the illustrated example).
= 500V, B = 1000V, C = 1500V). High pressure generating unit 12
Includes a transmission circuit, a transformer, and a capacitor, and discharges the power stored in the capacitor from the electrodes 5 and 5. The output power in this case is 3 W or less, which is a power that gives a shock but does not cause a risk of electrocution.

As shown in FIG. 3, the transmitting device 4 includes an operation unit 20, a coder 21, a power supply unit (battery type) 22, a transmitting unit 23, and an antenna 25.
The signal of any one of A, B, and C selected in is transmitted. The radio frequency for this transmission is about 10 MHz to 3 GHz. Since the signal is transmitted in the vicinity of the receiving device 3 during use, a weak radio wave is sufficient in output.

When the training apparatus 1 is used, the collar 2 on which the receiving apparatus 3 is mounted is mounted on the neck of an animal (a dog in the case of FIG. 1). The owner usually acts with the dog by holding the reins tied to the collar, and when the dog tries to take arbitrary action, the owner controls the behavior of the dog by pulling the reins. When the dog comes off and starts running in an arbitrary direction, or when the dog goes outside without attaching the reins, etc.
An electric shock may be given to the dog by operating the transmitting device being carried. For example, in a normal training, a weak electric shock of about 500 V is applied, and a strong electric shock of 1500 V is applied in the worst case where a human or the like is attacked and the owner is not stopped. This shock causes the dog to stop and follow the owner's will.

If an electric shock is given each time an undesired action is taken, it is normal that the action itself will not be taken eventually. In the case of such training, the dog can be manipulated at will only by attaching the collar, even if the reins are not dared.

[0014] Since the training device is of a wireless type, it can control animals even when it is far away. In this respect, in the conventional waste barking suppression device, etc., the dog is stressed because it is used without stopping when the switch is turned on,
The device of the present invention is activated only when necessary, so that unnecessary stress is not applied to the dog. In the above description, a domestic dog has been described as an example, but it goes without saying that the invention can be applied to animals other than dogs. In the above description, the electric shock is applied to the animal's neck via the collar. However, in some cases, the shock may be applied to other parts via something other than the collar.

[0015]

As described above, the training apparatus according to the present invention wirelessly applies an electric shock to an animal to perform training or stop undesirable behavior. However, I became able to control the animal. In addition, since it is possible to stop or train undesired behavior without the need for strength, it is possible to prevent inconvenience or harm to others.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view illustrating an example of a training apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a receiving device.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a transmission device.

FIG. 4 is an external view illustrating an example in which the device is attached to a dog.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Training device 2 Collar 3 Receiving device 4 Transmitting device 7 Antenna

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A collar provided with a pair of electrodes protruding from the skin of an animal when attached to the neck of the animal and between the electrodes in response to a signal attached to the collar and transmitted wirelessly. An animal training device, comprising: a receiving device that loads a voltage; and a transmitting device that wirelessly transmits a voltage load signal to the receiving device. 2. The animal training apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the antenna of the receiving apparatus is provided along the collar. 3. The animal training apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a voltage applied between the electrodes can be selected in a plurality of stages.