JP2006109747A - Device for preparing information on pet food prescription, and device for producing individually-targeted pet food - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device for preparing information on a pet food prescription enabling a pet animal guardian to give reliable pet food to her (his) pet in relief. <P>SOLUTION: The device for preparing the information on the pet food prescription is provided with the following: a display device 44a displaying information necessary for preparing the pet food prescription to a person who prepares the prescription such as a veterinary, a composition information preparing program where composition information is prepared in response to the input of the information regarding a pet food composition for each of the pets via an input part 45 by the prescription-preparing person; a composition information storing part 52 storing the composition information; a prescription information preparing program where a prescription information is prepared through referring both of at least the composition information and information certificated by the prescription-preparing person; a prescription information storage part 64 storing the prepared prescription information; and a printer 39 or a browser outputting the prescription information. The device for producing pet food provided with a stirring/kneading machine 2, an extruder 3 and a dryer 5 produces the pet food based on the prescription information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to the manufacture of pet food and its management technology.

Currently, there is an increasing number of people who are referred to as a pet boom and think about pets as a member of their family. Many owners give expensive treatments to cure their pet's illness.
The pet's eating habits are also becoming human, and with this, so-called lifestyle-related diseases such as allergies, eczema, hair loss and obesity are increasing in pets. There are no specific medicines for these diseases such as allergies and obesity, and it is considered effective to improve the diet given to pets while making pets exercise appropriately.
In other words, there are two types of illnesses for pets visiting veterinary-managed animal hospitals: illnesses that can be treated with drugs, etc., and illnesses that reduce symptoms by changing the pet food that pets eat and improving lifestyle. It can be divided roughly.
On the other hand, in response to the current pet boom, the types and production of pet foods have increased, and there is a great interest in the quality of pet food. Current pet food ingredients use animal meat that is discarded, and the lowest level of ingredients. These materials contain a large amount of harmful chemical substances and substances that adversely affect pet health. It has been pointed out that

  Furthermore, a large amount of preservatives, preservatives, etc. are used in pet food for long-term storage, and it is worrisome that pet's health will be harmed if pets eat such pet food for a long time. Has been.

The following has been proposed as a conventional pet food that does not use preservatives and preservatives.
For example, in Patent Document 1, a pet food consisting of a wet type retort food that does not add an individually tailored additive for each pet and a dry food is individually packed with a packaging material for each serving, and this There has been proposed a pet food characterized by packaging a plurality of meals into a delivery container for home delivery service.

  Patent Document 2 discloses a pulverization / mixing step in which raw materials such as meat are pulverized and mixed without adding additives, and mixed raw materials so that they can be stored at room temperature for one year or longer without adding additives. The intermediate product obtained by heat-treating the product is dried so that the water content thereof is about 19 to 28%, the cooling step for cooling the intermediate product, and the package for hermetically packaging the intermediate product A step, a primary heat sterilization step in which the intermediate product is heated and boiled at about 80 to 95 ° C. for about 20 to 30 minutes, a cooling and standing step, and a heating boil again at about 80 to 95 ° C. for about 20 to 30 minutes. There has been proposed a method for producing an additive-free pet food provided with a secondary heat sterilization step and a cooling step for cooling.

JP-A-7-203866 "Pet Food" JP-A-10-297914 "Method for producing additive-free pet food"

However, considering the improvement of lifestyle-related diseases in pets using conventional pet food that seems safe at animal hospitals, there are the following problems.
(Problem 1) Problems that veterinarians do not know about the characteristics and quality of commercially available pet foods There are also commercially available pet foods that use relatively high-quality ingredients and do not use preservatives or preservatives. However, it is difficult for veterinarians to keep track of the composition and characteristics of each pet food on the market.

(Issue 2) Insufficient exchange of information between veterinarians and pet food manufacturing / sales companies Veterinarians have relatively good quality from commercially available pet food based on information obtained from owners, information between veterinarians, etc. It is often recommended to select what you think and recommend to the pet owner who has been examined. However, in lifestyle-related diseases, the effect often appears when the pet eats the pet food continuously for a long period (about 3 to 6 months). Since it is difficult for veterinarians to grasp the acquisition status of such pet food over a long period of time, and the exchange of information between the veterinarian and the pet food sales company is not sufficient, the effect on the health of a specific pet food is verified. It was difficult.

(Problem 3) Problem that cannot provide a pet food that matches the symptoms of individual pets In the pet food disclosed in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, the premise is that mass production of regular pet food is performed. Pet food manufacturers cannot produce individual pet foods according to individual pet symptoms.
Even if veterinarians who have examined the condition of individual pets can provide pet food according to specific symptoms to pets, even if it seems that pet symptoms will improve, pet food manufacturing companies that produce mass produce pet food composition and manufacturing method It is impossible to deal with individual requests. Allergy to specific food can be exemplified as a pet symptom that requires such individual treatment.

  On the other hand, pet owners may make pet foods that do not use preservatives or preservatives for pets. For example, dogs need a large amount of calcium and give sugar more than necessary. Nutrients required by pets are quite different from human diets, and high quality pet food that can improve pet health with ingredients available to home users can be stabilized over a long period of time. It is difficult to manufacture.

(Issue 4) An issue where the owner cannot be confident about the pet food they give to their pets Pet food magazines, pet food websites on the Internet, etc. Pet food advertisements that emphasize deliciousness and health promotion functions There is a lot of information about pet food composition, quality, and efficacy. Pet owners want to get rid of their pet illness, but they don't have expertise to know which pet foods will improve their pet illness. In addition, since commercially available pet food is intended for a large number of unspecified pets, there are many of the greatest common divisors in terms of composition, and pet food that is preferable for individual pet symptoms is given to pets. The pet owner can only determine whether or not it is present. Under these circumstances, pet owners with severe illnesses such as lifestyle-related illnesses are in an uneasy state of believing in their judgments about pet food.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and a system for solving the above problems.
An example of a specific purpose is as follows.
(A) To provide a pet food prescription information creation device and an individual-compatible pet food manufacturing device capable of providing a pet owner with highly reliable pet food corresponding to individual pet symptoms.
(B) To provide a pet food prescription information creation device and an individual-compatible pet food production device capable of smoothly exchanging information between a veterinarian or the like and a person who produces a pet food and sufficiently verifying the effect of the pet food.
(C) To provide a pet food prescription information creation device and an individual-compatible pet food manufacturing device that allow pet owners to safely give pets pet food that can be trusted.
The problems of the invention other than those described above and the means for solving them will be described in detail in the description in the specification to be described later.

Although the present invention can be expressed in many aspects, for example, typical ones are configured as follows.
The pet food prescription information creation device of the first invention is a pet food prescription information creation device that creates prescription information for manufacturing pet foods having different compositions for individual pets,
Responds to prescriptions such as veterinarians that display information necessary to create pet food prescription information, and that the prescriber has entered information about the composition of pet food related to individual pets from the information input means. Composition information generating means for generating composition information, composition information storage means for storing the composition information, prescription information generating means for generating prescription information in combination with at least the composition information and prescriber authentication information, Prescription information storage means for storing the prescription information, and prescription information output means for outputting the prescription information,
The prepared prescription information generated by the prescription information generating means includes a stirring kneader capable of stirring and kneading ingredients, an extruder for linearly extruding the kneaded material obtained by the stirring kneader, and drying the extruded linear material. A pet food production apparatus equipped with a dryer is used for producing pet food.

The second invention is characterized in that, in the first invention, the output by the prescription information output means is performed by transmitting the prescription information to a processing computer of the pet food manufacturing apparatus via a communication network.
According to a third invention, in the first invention, the prescription information includes adjustable manufacturing information for a pet food manufacturing apparatus.

4th invention is the invention as described in any one of 1st invention thru | or 3rd invention, prescription information production | generation means of the foodstuffs, such as a pet food base material, minced meat, and vegetables which the prescriber has registered beforehand In response to the selection and designation of the blending amounts, the pet food composition information corresponding to the designation and the pet food prescription information including the pet food are generated.
The fifth invention is characterized in that in the invention described in any one of the first invention to the fourth invention, the prescription information includes special information on pet food.

A sixth invention is the invention according to any one of the first to fifth inventions, wherein the prescriber designates a person who manufactures the pet food when the prescription information generating means generates the pet food prescription information. It is characterized by including the process to perform.
A seventh invention is the invention according to any one of the first to sixth inventions, comprising prescription number storage means for storing the number of prescriptions stored by a prescriber such as a veterinarian. Features.

According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a pet food production apparatus that can stir and knead ingredients, an extruder that linearly extrudes the kneaded material obtained by the agitating and kneading machine, and a dryer that dries the extruded linear material. Display material that uses custom pet food information such as pet food prescription information such as a machine, a controller that drives and controls a stirring kneader, an extruder, a dryer, a processing computer, information input means, and pet food prescription information A pet food production apparatus for producing pet foods having different compositions for individual pets.
The processing computer is provided with custom order discrimination information storage means for storing custom order discrimination information indicating whether or not the pet food is a custom pet food,
The processing computer prints the information on the custom pet food on the display material using the printing device based on the custom order discrimination information in response to the processing computer inputting the pet food specific information from the information input means. To do.

The ninth invention is characterized in that, in the eighth invention, information for printing characters or the like on the display material includes prescription information.
A tenth aspect of the invention is characterized in that, in the invention according to any one of the eighth to ninth aspects, a pet food manufacturing apparatus is provided in a pet-related store.

Hereinafter, each structure of the 1st invention-the 9th invention, a modification, etc. are explained.
In the first invention, a food database in which the contents of usable pet food ingredients are registered can be provided, and the prescriber can input necessary information with reference to the food database.
The pet food prescription information creation device according to the first aspect of the invention can be configured as a stunt-alone type computer or a network computer connected to a communication network.
In the first invention, diet history information storage means for storing diet history information including at least pet food composition information, and standard pet food information for storing standard pet food information including at least composition information of a standard pet food. A storage means,
The composition information generating means displays a pet food selection screen on the display device, and the pet food selection screen produces a standard pet food that is a standard pet food. Based on the dietary information A pet food selection unit that manufactures pet food manufactured by a past customer is displayed at least, and the prescriber manufactures from the pet food storage unit selected by selecting one of the two selection units. The pet food can be configured to determine at least composition information.

Examples of the manufacturing information of the third invention include the degree of drying of the pet food, the diameter and length of the pet food, and the like. These pieces of production information are required to be changed by a pet food production apparatus for producing a pet food based on the pet food prescription information based on the production information.
In the fifth invention, “special information” is, for example, “suppressing sugar because it is obese”, “adding 100 milligrams of XX supplement dissolved in water during manufacture to alleviate symptoms”. Includes veterinary notes.
In the seventh invention, the prescription number storage means for storing the prescription number for storing the number of prescriptions by the prescriber can be constituted by a counter of the processing computer.

In the eighth invention, examples of the “display material” include a bag material for putting pet food, a label attached to a container for putting pet food, and the like.
Examples of “pet food specific information” include a customer ID number of customer information and a prescription code of prescription information.
As an example of “custom order discrimination information”, a custom order flag provided in composition information and prescription information can be exemplified.

The effects of each invention will be described below.
In the case of the first invention, the composition information generating means generates the composition information of the pet food in response to the prescriber inputting the information related to the composition, and the composition information storing means stores the generated composition information. The prescription information generating means generates prescription information that combines at least the composition information and the prescriber's authentication information, the prescription information storage means stores the generated prescription information, and the prescription information output means outputs the prescription information. Therefore, it becomes possible to manufacture a pet food having a composition based on a prescription of a prescriber such as a veterinarian.
With this configuration, the prescriber can easily create a prescription for manufacturing pet foods having different compositions for individual pets. In addition, since pet food having a composition based on the prescription of a prescriber such as a veterinarian can be manufactured, highly reliable pet food that matches individual pet symptoms can be provided to the pet owner. In addition, the pet owner can obtain a reliable pet food based on a prescription by a veterinarian or the like, and can give the pet food to a pet having a lifestyle-related disease in peace.
Further, by using a pet food manufacturing apparatus that manufactures dry pet food, there is an advantage that pet food corresponding to individual pets can be easily manufactured at low cost.

If it is 2nd invention, even if it is a pet food manufacturing apparatus in the remote place from prescribers, such as a veterinarian, a prescription information is transmitted to the processing computer corresponding to the pet food manufacturing apparatus by using a communication network. Pet food can be manufactured based on the prescription information.
In the case of the third invention, since the prescription information includes adjustable manufacturing information for the pet food manufacturing device, the pet according to the pet symptom compared to the case of manufacturing based only on the pet food composition information. There is an advantage that the quality and characteristics of the food can be defined in detail.

In the case of the fourth invention, in response to the prescription information generating means selecting the ingredients such as the pet food base material, the minced meat, and the vegetables that the prescriber has registered in advance and specifying the blending amount thereof, Since the pet food prescription information combined with the pet food composition information corresponding to the designation is generated, a detailed configuration can be specified, and the possibility of producing a pet food suitable for the symptoms of each pet can be increased.
In the case of the fifth invention, since the prescription information includes special information on pet food, the operator who manufactures the pet food can grasp the intention of the prescriber such as a veterinarian based on the special information, and it is accurate. Can produce pet food.

  In the case of the sixth invention, when the prescription information generating means generates the pet food prescription information, the prescriber includes a process for designating the person who manufactures the pet food. You can choose who to do. In addition, by providing such processing, it is possible to develop a trusting relationship between the prescriber and the person who manufactures the pet food, and it is possible to smoothly exchange information on the subsequent pet condition effectively. It becomes like this.

  If it is the seventh invention, the prescription number storage means is provided, and if one prescription amount is determined in advance, the introduction fee from the person who manufactured the pet food is calculated according to the prescription number. Can do. The payment of the prescription amount can also be obtained from a person or company that manages the pet food prescription information creation device.

  In the case of the eighth invention, when producing custom pet food that must be distinguished from general pet food, such as pet food manufactured based on pet food prescription information, the pet food is custom pet food. Can be printed on the display material, so that it is possible to significantly reduce the possibility of giving it to other customers by mistake or giving custom pet food to other pets kept by the same customer.

If it is the ninth invention, since the information for printing characters etc. on the display material includes prescription information, all or a part of the prescription information can be printed on a container for putting pet food, etc. The possibility of giving the pet food to other customers by mistake or giving the prescribed pet food to other pets kept by the same customer can be significantly reduced.
In the 10th invention, considering that there are many close exchanges and trust relationships between pet-related stores and pet owners, the pet food manufacturing apparatus is provided in the pet-related stores, The possibility of producing pet food that satisfies the owner's needs is increased. Moreover, if it is a pet owner, if it is a pet food manufactured by a reliable pet-related store, pet food can be given to his / her pet in peace.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a manufacturing machine section of a pet food manufacturing apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional front view of the manufacturing machine section according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a right side view of the partial cross section of the manufacturing machine section according to the first embodiment. FIG. 4 is a partial cross-sectional left side view of the manufacturing machine section according to the first embodiment. FIG. 5 is a plan view of the manufacturing machine section according to the first embodiment. FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective view showing the configuration in the vicinity of the extrusion base of the extruder. FIG. 7 is an example of a schematic block diagram of an individual-compatible pet food manufacturing apparatus. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of computer processing at the time of visitor. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a pet food selection screen. FIG. 10 is an example of a screen that displays pet food composition information and manufacturing information. FIG. 11 shows an example of the configuration of the processing computer and its input unit. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a configuration of the pet food prescription information creation device according to the first embodiment. FIG. 13 is a schematic block diagram showing a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing an example of a process in which a prescriber such as a veterinarian accesses the prescription information creation device to create prescription information. FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing an example of prescription information creation processing performed by the prescription information creation program of the prescription information creation server. FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing an example of prescription information issuing processing performed by the prescription information issuing program. FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing an example of prescription information acquisition processing performed by the processing computer of the pet food manufacturing apparatus. FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing an example of a custom pet food label performed by the printing program. FIG. 19 shows an example of a custom pet food label. FIG. 20 is a diagram showing an example of a prescription label displaying prescription information printed on a custom-made pet food label.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Manufacturing machine part, 2 ... Stir kneader, 3 ... Extruder, 5 ... Dryer, 13 ... Controller, 21 ... Control part, 37 ... Printing apparatus, 40 ... Processing computer, 47 ... Input part, 48 ... Communication network 52 ... Composition information storage unit, 53 ... Manufacturing information storage unit, 52 ... Composition information storage unit, 53 ... Manufacturing information storage unit, 56 ... Print information storage unit, 64 ... Prescription information storage unit, 65 ... Prescription information processing program storage , 102 ... Pet food information DB, 105 ... Processing program storage unit, 107 ... Pet food prescription information creation device, 108 ... Pet food prescription information creation device server, 111 ... Prescription information DB, 112 ... Prescriber computer, 113 ... Animal Hospital computer.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
First, before describing the configuration of the pet food prescription information creation device according to the present invention, the mechanical configuration of a pet food manufacturing device installed in a pet food related store or the like will be described.
1 is a perspective view of a manufacturing machine section of a pet food manufacturing apparatus used in the present invention, FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional front view of the manufacturing machine section, FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional right side view of the manufacturing machine section, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a plan view of the manufacturing machine part.

  As shown mainly in FIGS. 1 and 2, the manufacturing machine section 1 as a pet food manufacturing means has a small and space-saving device configuration. The production machine unit 1 includes a stirring kneader 2 for mixing and kneading a pet food base material and a food material containing minced meat with a stirring member, and an uniaxial as an extruder 3 for extruding the kneaded material obtained by the stirring kneader 2 in a linear shape. Extruder 4, a dryer 5 that dries the extruded linear product 8, a controller 13 (see FIG. 2) that controls and drives the stirring kneader 2, the extruder 3, and the dryer 5, and a display for the manufacturing operator And at least a device 44b (see FIG. 2).

  In the configuration shown in the first embodiment, an extruder 3 is disposed below the stirring kneader 2, and a stirring kneader motor 25 and an extruder motor 26 are disposed below the extruder 3. . A charging hopper 20 of the extruder 3 is provided corresponding to the lower opening 27 of the stirring kneader 2, and the pet food material kneaded from the charging hopper 20 is fed into the extruder 3.

As shown in FIG. 6, an extrusion base 28 is detachably attached to the extrusion port 16 of the extruder 3, and a plurality of small holes 29 are formed in the extrusion base 28. The pet food material that has reached the extrusion base 28 in a state where pressure is applied in the extruder 3 is configured to be extruded while being formed to have a diameter of the small hole 29.
A limit switch 148 is provided at a predetermined position of the extruder 3 as the discrimination means 28 of the extrusion base. Further, the extrusion base 28 is formed with a convex recess 44 that contacts or does not contact the limit switch 148, and the type of the extrusion base 28 is detected according to the contact position or contact degree of the convex recess 44. Thus, the controller 13 is configured to be able to determine the extrusion base 28.

  A plurality of bases having different diameters of the small holes 29 are prepared as the extrusion base 28, and the manufacturing operator can manually replace the bases according to the pet food manufacturing information displayed on the display device 44b. In addition, you may provide the extrusion board | substrate automatic replacement | exchange apparatus which replaces the extrusion board | substrate 28 automatically by the command of the controller 13 or the processing computer 40 (refer FIG. 7).

  As shown in FIG. 6, the surface of the extrusion base 28 of the extruder 3 is provided with cutting blades 30 as linear object length adjusting means that rotate along the surface, and the rotational speed of the cutting blades 30 is changed. Thus, the length of the linear object 8 (extruded pet food material, see FIG. 1) can be changed. That is, increasing the rotational speed of the cutting blade 30 increases the length of the linear object 8, and decreasing the rotational speed of the cutting blade 30 decreases the length of the linear object 8. By changing the rotational speed of the cutting blade 30 in a predetermined range, the linear object 8 can be adjusted to about 2 cm to 5 cm and cut. The extruder 3 is usually composed of a screw rotary type extruder such as a single screw extruder or a twin screw extruder, and the rotation speed is preferably set in the range of 20 rpm to 40 rpm. In this embodiment, a single screw extruder 4 is shown as the extruder 3.

As shown in FIG. 1, a belt conveyor 10 as a conveying means is provided below the extrusion port 16 of the extruder 3, and the linear object 8 conveyed by the belt conveyor 10 is provided in an opening 18 of the dryer 5. The chute 38 is inserted into the dryer 5.
As shown in FIG. 4, the dryer 5 is configured such that the drying container 17 is rotated around the inclined rotation shaft 31 to dry the linear object 8 while rolling and moving the linear object 8 in the drying container 17. .

  A spiral convex plate 32 is provided in the drying container 17 along the inner peripheral surface of the dryer. When the drying container 17 is rotated in one direction, the linear object 8 is dried while rolling in the drying container 17 and is dried. When the container 17 is rotated in the opposite direction, the linear object 8 moves from the inside of the drying container 17 along the spiral convex plate 32 to the opening from the bottom of the drying container 17, and the discharge path 36 attached to the casing 33. (See FIGS. 4 and 5).

  Moreover, it is set as the structure by which the hot air from the hot air generator 14 (refer FIG. 2) is blown in in the dryer 5. FIG. For example, convection is caused in the drying container 17 at 140 ° C. to 160 ° C. for about 5 minutes to 10 minutes to dry the linear object 8 without unevenness to produce a pet food.

  The stirring kneader 2, the extruder 3 and the dryer 5 having the above-described configuration are accommodated in the casing 33, and are configured to be maintained at a high temperature in the dryer 5 by hot air from the hot air generator 14 when the pet food is dried. It is. As shown in FIG. 3, the casing 33 has a handle 35 for driving the discharge door 34 of the lower opening 27 of the stirring kneader 2 and a discharge path 36 for guiding the pet food discharged from the dryer 5 (see FIG. 4). Is provided.

As shown in FIG. 2, a manufacturing operator display device 44b of the processing computer 40 (see FIG. 7) is arranged near the controller 13. As shown in FIG. The manufacturing operator display device 44 b is provided with an input unit 45, and the input unit 45 is provided with an execution button 50 of the manufacturing machine unit 1. The manufacturing operator puts necessary pet food base material, fresh food, water and the like into the agitating and kneading machine 2 and operates the execution button 50 to drive the manufacturing machine unit 1 and pet food for individual pets. Started manufacturing.
The arrangement position and configuration of the dryer 5 are not limited to the configuration shown in FIG. 1, and the dryer 5 may be provided below the stirring kneader 2 and the extruder 3. If it is this structure, the belt conveyor 10 will become unnecessary and the space of the width direction can also be made small. Moreover, the dryer 5 does not have the drying container 17, and it is good also as a structure which dries by hot-air heating on the belt conveyor 10. FIG.

  If necessary, a heating cooker (not shown) that heats the minced meat is installed near the stirring kneader 2. As a heating cooker, an iron plate on which minced meat is placed, a configuration in which an aluminum plate or the like is heated by a burner or an electric heating, a configuration in which microwave heating is performed like a microwave oven, a device for boiling minced meat in a pot filled with water, etc. can be used. .

  The cooking device is preferably configured such that the controller 13 controls the cooking time in accordance with the operation of the stirring kneader 2 and the like. The minced meat heated and cooked by the heating cooker is automatically charged into the agitating and kneading machine 2 by a conveying machine such as a vibration feeder, or manually fed into the agitating and kneading machine 2. Further, a heating cooker that heats the minced meat is installed near the stirring kneader 2 so that the minced meat to be put into the stirring kneader 2 is cooked and the controller 13 operates the stirring kneader 2 and the like. The cooking time can be controlled in accordance with the above.

Next, the pet food base material used when producing the pet food will be described.
In this embodiment, the pet food base material is composed of a powdery substance containing 80% to 98% by weight of carbohydrate and 20% to 2% by weight of protein. The carbohydrate is preferably cereal flour, especially rice flour. However, when producing a pet food to be given to a pet having a predetermined grain allergy, for example, a wheat allergy, the pet food base material is produced without any grain powder (for example, wheat flour) corresponding to the corresponding allergy.

It is preferable not to add any preservatives or preservatives to such a pet food substrate. In addition, it is preferable to use only other additives that can be used for human consumption.
As protein to be put into the pet food base material, animal protein powders such as cows, birds, sheep and fish, and vegetable protein powders purified from soybeans can be mixed. When protein powder is added, it is 20 wt% to 1 wt%, more preferably about 10 wt% to 1 wt%.

The type of pet food base material is, for example,
(Type 1) The pet food base material mainly composed of the above carbohydrates, which has the widest application range, does not contain any preservatives or preservatives, or has been made usable by humans. This is a standard pet food base material.
(Type 2) Allergy-preventing pet food base material excluding allergenic materials such as ingredients made from wheat, eggs, green fish, etc.
(Type 3) A pet food base material containing a medicinal component corresponding to a specific disease or a specific lifestyle-related disease.
Etc. can be exemplified.
Examples of the standard pet food base material include dog pet food base materials, cat pet food base materials, old age pet food base materials, and young pet food base materials.

Next, a control system for the individual pet food production apparatus will be described.
FIG. 7 is an example of a schematic block diagram of an individual-compatible pet food manufacturing apparatus.
This apparatus includes a control unit 21 that performs overall control of the entire system, a ROM memory 23 that stores information that is not scheduled to be rewritten, a RAM memory 24 that stores rewritable information, pet food composition information, pet information Reception operator display device 44a for displaying food manufacturing information and the like, manufacturing operator display device 44b for displaying pet food composition information, pet food manufacturing information, and the like, and an input unit for inputting information required by the reception operator or the manufacturing operator 45 and an interface unit 22 that exchanges signals with the controller 13 of the manufacturing machine unit 1, and a communication control unit 47 that communicates with a prescriber computer 112, which will be described later, via a communication network 48 such as the Internet. ing. The processing computer 40 includes at least a control unit 21, a ROM memory 23, and a RAM memory 24.
In the configuration according to this embodiment, a printing device 37 that prints predetermined information on a display material is connected to the control unit 21.

  As described above, the manufacturing operator display device 44b is provided in the vicinity of the manufacturing machine unit 1 and is provided at a position that is easy for the manufacturing operator to see. On the other hand, the reception operator display device 44a is provided at a position where the reception operator can easily see. The reception operator who listens to the pet owner's request, etc. and the manufacturing operator who performs the processing of the manufacturing machine part 1 can facilitate the processing work, but in order to reduce costs, the reception operator also serves as the manufacturing operator. The case where the operator display device 44a also serves as the manufacturing operator display device 44b can be employed.

  The ROM memory 23 includes a manufacturing program storage unit 50, a communication program storage unit 51, a food amount calculation program storage unit 41, a standard pet food information storage unit 42, a print program storage unit 63, and a prescription information processing program storage. Part 65. The production program storage unit 50 stores a basic pet food production program for controlling the agitation kneader 2, the extruder 3, the dryer 5 and the like via the controller 13. The communication program storage unit 51 stores a communication program for transmitting / receiving information to / from the prescriber computer 112. The food amount calculation program storage unit 41 stores a food amount calculation program for calculating the amount of each food necessary for the production amount of the pet food based on the composition information of each pet. The standard pet food information storage unit 42 stores composition information and manufacturing information for manufacturing standard pet food. The prescription information processing program 65 stores a prescription information processing program for making pet food using prescription information created by a prescriber.

The RAM memory 24 has a composition information storage unit 52 that stores pet food composition information, a manufacturing information storage unit 53 that stores pet food manufacturing information, a food history information storage unit 54 that stores food history information, A customer information storage unit 55 that stores customer information such as a customer ID code, a print information storage unit 56, and a prescription information storage unit 64 are provided.
The print information storage unit 56 includes a print discrimination information storage unit and a print extraction information storage unit. The print discriminating information is constituted by, for example, a special order flag, and is information for determining whether or not to print the display material (including the display label) of the pet food container. The print extraction information is information that specifies a range to be printed, which information is extracted and printed out of pet food manufacturing information, pet food composition information, customer information, and prescription information when printing.
In the configuration illustrated in FIG. 7, a moisture supply device that supplies moisture to the agitating and kneading machine 2 according to an instruction from the controller 13 is provided.

As mentioned above, pet food composition information
(1) Types and amounts of pet food base materials,
(2) Type and amount of fresh ingredients,
(3) Types and amount of minced meat,
(4) moisture content,
(5) The type and amount of supplements (including drugs) to be introduced,
(6) Examples of ingredients to be excluded due to allergies and the like can be exemplified. Pet food base materials, fresh ingredients such as cabbage, minced meat, moisture, supplements, etc. are all given food codes, and given as a composition information table specifying the food code and the weight percentage at the time of mixing It is done.
Usually, the pet food composition information is given in the form of weight% per kg. For example, when the pet owner purchases the amount of pet food such as 1 week, 2 weeks, 3 weeks, etc., the amount of each ingredient, pet food base material, minced meat, vegetables, etc. For three weeks, the amount three times that of one week is automatically calculated and displayed on the display devices 44a and 44b.

The production information of pet food is information on how to produce the pet food after the composition of the pet food is determined.
These are configured to include driving data of each component of the manufacturing machine unit 1 described above at each store. For example,
(1) The driving time for the stirring kneader 2, the rotational speed (2) the rotational speed of the extruder 3,
(3) Type of extrusion substrate 28 (size of diameter of small hole 29)
(4) Number of revolutions of cutting blade 30 (5) In the dryer 5, the temperature of the hot air generator 14, the heating time, the number of revolutions of the rotary shaft 31 of the dryer 5, the amount of hot air, and the like are set.

In addition to this, it is possible to include processing information performed by the manufacturing operator when manufacturing the pet food as necessary. For example, a heating method of minced meat, a heating time of minced meat, a processing method of minced meat juice, and the like. The processing method of minced meat soup is that the aroma of minced meat can be increased by drying using a drier while applying the soup produced during heating to the surface of the pet food.
The pet food composition information and the pet food manufacturing information are each provided with an item (attribute) that can store a custom order flag indicating that the information is a custom order.

The food history information includes, for example, information on when and how much pet food was produced. An example of dietary history information
[Customer ID, date, manufacturer code, reception time, pet food information]
And other items (attributes). In the present specification, “pet food information” refers to information including at least pet food composition information and, if necessary, pet food manufacturing information. Usually, there are many cases where composition information and manufacturing information are included.
The food history information file is configured as, for example, a transaction file in which the date and the pet food information are accumulated over time each time a customer visits each store and manufactures pet food.

Such food history information is combined with pet food manufacturing information and used for processing to recall and reuse the food history information in step S109 of FIG. Play a big role in knowing.
This is because a pet's health is improved by eating pet food, and it often lasts for a long period of 3 months or 6 months after starting to eat pet food. This is because it is important to evaluate pet food.

The customer information includes, for example, the following items.
[Owner's name, owner's address, phone / e-mail contact, dog name, dog type, dog birth date, male / female type, body weight, what kind of pet food you like Liking, medical history, individual information, custom flag].

  Among these, the medical history includes information on the presence or absence of allergies, information on whether or not a particular disease is involved. Individual information includes individual owner's wishes, precautions for delivery, and the like. The special order flag is automatically given when a plurality of pets are kept.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of processing performed by the processing computer at the time of a visitor.
In FIG. 8, first, customer acceptance processing is performed (step S101).
This customer reception process is a process performed by the computer to distinguish a customer who has visited the reception operator between a new customer and a registered customer, and to change the correspondence between the new customer and the registered customer. For example, when a customer selection screen (not shown) for selecting whether the customer is a new customer or a registered customer is displayed on the display device for the reception operator of the processing computer, and the reception operator inputs from the input unit as a new customer, In response to this input, the computer automatically assigns a customer code, and the operator inputs customer information for the new customer.
The customer information data to be input is based on information entered on the member registration sheet by the pet owner at the store.

  On the other hand, after the selection screen is displayed, when the reception operator inputs that the customer is a registered customer, an ID number input screen is displayed on the reception operator display device of the processing computer, and the customer ID number is displayed. The subsequent pet food manufacturing process is smoothly advanced by inputting.

  When the customer acceptance process ends, for example, a pet food selection screen as shown in FIG. 9 is displayed (step S102). The pet food selection screen is roughly divided into an input area for manufacturing custom pet food and an input area for manufacturing pet food by normal processing.

Furthermore, there are two types of normal processing. One is a case where a standard pet food is selected, and the other is a case where the same pet food is manufactured based on pet food information (composition information, manufacturing information) manufactured in the past by the registered customer.
Referring to the pet food selection screen as shown in FIG. 9, ask the customer what kind of pet food they want to manufacture, select the pet food according to the request, reduce the data input, We try to manufacture efficiently.

  That is, when the production of standard pet food is selected in step S102 shown in FIG. 8, the standard pet food information storage unit 42 in the ROM memory 23 of the computer (see FIG. 7, the same applies hereinafter) stores the standard pet food. The composition information and the manufacturing information are called (S103), and the computer automatically calculates the amount of each material according to the food amount calculation program in response to the input of the pet food manufacturing amount by the operator (S104). Specifically, the standard pet food composition information table of the standard pet food information storage unit 42 includes, for example, 25% by weight of the standard pet food base material, 20% by weight of minced meat, and the weight of fresh vegetables. % Is 5% and the weight% of water is registered as 50%. Therefore, when manufacturing 1 kg of pet food, (standard pet food base material: 1.0 × 0.25 = 250 g), (mince Meat: 1.0 × 0.20 = 200 g), (fresh vegetables: 1.0 × 0.05 = 50 g), (moisture: 1.0 × 0.50 = 500 g) and the computer automatically calculates.

  Then, pet food information as shown in FIG. 10 is output to the manufacturing operator display device 44b (S105), and manufacturing information (manufacturing data) is prepared for output to the controller 13 (S106). When the execution switch 50 is turned on (YES in S107), the processing computer 40 registers the food history information in the food history information storage unit 54 (S108) and ends the series of processes.

On the other hand, if it is selected in step S102 that the previously produced pet food is made again with the same composition and the same production conditions, the processing computer 40 stores the food history information corresponding to the customer information in the RAM memory 24. Called from the unit 54 (S109), receives the input of the amount of pet food produced by the operator, the food amount calculation program calculates the amount of each material (S110), and the same pet food information as the previous time is displayed on the display device (S110). S105).
Thus, when re-creating a pet food manufactured in the past, since past composition information and manufacturing information are stored in the food history information of the processing computer 40, using these information makes it easy and accurate. The desired pet food can be manufactured.

In addition, in step S102 shown in FIG. 8, when it is selected to manufacture a custom pet food that is neither a standard pet food nor a previously manufactured pet food, it is selected to manufacture the custom pet food. A special order flag as special order determination information is given to pet food information and meal history information created in response (S111), and what kind of pet food information should be input from the display input window of the pet food selection screen. The operator of the store asks the pet owner about the fact and inputs the individual information (S112).
When the custom pet food information is input, the display information on the display device is displayed based on the custom pet food information (S105), and the processes in steps S106 to S108 are similarly performed.

  By having such processing software in the processing computer, regardless of whether it is a new customer or registered customer, the operator can routinely process each customer while viewing the display screen. While checking the status of customers with various pet requests on the screen, it will be possible to manufacture pet food easily and accurately according to customer requests.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the pet food selection screen. The processing of the processing computer will be described with reference to the pet food selection screen.
The pet food selection screen 73 includes a standard pet food selection unit 74 that selects A type, B type, and C type standard pet foods, and information on dietary history for manufacturing pet foods manufactured by past customers. A pet food selection unit 75, a custom pet food input unit 76, a display input window 77 for displaying and inputting the selected pet food information, an input field 78 for inputting the production amount, a registration button unit 79, A cancel button unit 80 is provided.

  When a standard pet food is manufactured, when an operator selects one of the three types of standard pet foods, A type, B type, and C type, pet food information of the selected standard pet food is displayed on the display input window 77. Is displayed. Then, for example, enter the production amount requested by the pet owner into 4 kg in the input field 78, and click the registration button 79 because it is a cursor. If there is composition information corresponding to the standard pet food information of 4 kg and production information if there is data, Is registered with customer code, store code, and date.

  In addition, when the operator selects pet food from the diet history information, when the customer code is input, the past date corresponding to the customer code in the latest order in the diet history display column (for example, July 05, 2004). , June 18, 2004, and June 02, 2004) are displayed, and the date of July 05, 2004 is selected by the selection button, the previous pet food information manufactured on July 5, 2004 is displayed. The display input window 77 is configured to be displayed. For example, if the production amount is input as 4 kg and the registration button section 79 is clicked, the composition information corresponding to the pet food information for 4 kg related to the date of July 5, 2004, and if there is data, the production information is the customer code. , Registered with dealer code and date.

  If you have selected custom pet food input, the pet food information displayed in the display input window 77 is displayed when you select standard pet food or by selecting pet food selection from dietary information. The input button 81 of the pet food input unit 76 is pushed to make the pet food information displayed in the display input window 77 correct and input, and the manufacturing amount is input and registered.

In other words, by pressing the input button 81 of the custom pet food input unit 76, it is possible to correct and input the pre-registered pet food information. When the correction is input, a special order flag is provided in the composition information, manufacturing information, and the like. You can see that it is a custom-made pet food.
In addition, after pressing the input button from the state where the pet food information is not displayed in the display input window 77, each data of composition information, manufacturing information, and special information is manually input one by one, and then the registration button portion The custom pet food information may be registered by clicking 79.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen of the reception operator display device, and FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of an input unit of the processing computer.
As shown in FIG. 10, the pet food information display screen 59 is roughly divided into at least a composition information display area 60, a manufacturing information display area 61, and a special note information display area 63. Further, as shown in FIG. 11, an input unit 45 of a processing computer is provided adjacent to the reception operator display device 44a. That is, the input unit 45 may be configured by a general mouse 83, keyboard 84, bar code reader 85, microphone 86, and the like. Further, the input unit 45 adjacent to the reception operator display device 44a is an input unit close to a general computer as shown in FIG. 11, and the input unit adjacent to the manufacturing operator display device is the input unit shown in FIG. It is preferable to use an input unit that is easy to operate even with a hand holding a food like the unit 45.

As described above, the pet food composition information displays the type and amount of the pet food base material, the type and amount of fresh food, the type and amount of minced meat, the amount of water, and the like. Among these, in this embodiment, the information that the operator needs to watch carefully is displayed in reverse display, blinking display, or in a conspicuous color.
For example, in the case of minced meat, the column of beef minced, 100 g flashes in red, and it can be seen at a glance that the manufacturing operator must prepare the beef minced for this part.
In the special information display area 63, supplements that are introduced at the manufacturing stage are displayed as needed to alert the operator.

  As described above, the manufacturing information displays the driving time of the stirring kneader, the driving time of the extruder, the diameter of the pet food, the manufacturing conditions of the length of the pet food, the time of the dryer, the temperature, and the like. When the standard pet food is manufactured, it is displayed according to the drive data of the normal process prepared in step S106 in FIG. When manufacturing standard pet food, the operator only needs to see manufacturing information when necessary, and operations such as processing according to the displayed manufacturing information are not required. That is, the manufacturing operator refers to the displayed composition information, prepares the amount of beef mince, the amount of cabbage, and the amount of moisture displayed in the amount display column of the composition information from a refrigerator or the like, and puts them in the stirring kneader. The controller automatically manufactures standard pet food based on drive data of manufacturing information prepared in advance by operating the execution switch to drive the pet food manufacturing apparatus. The amount of each ingredient displayed in the composition information quantity display field is automatically calculated and displayed based on the numerical value entered in the production quantity entry field 78 of FIG.

On the other hand, in the case of custom pet food, the manufacturing operator must prepare the ingredients of the displayed composition information and determine what kind of processing is performed according to each special information, supplement information, and processing method. I must. For example, when putting in a specific supplement, such a supplement is selected and introduced based on information displayed on the display device. Furthermore, if there is special information such as pet food that is a little softer, increased cabbage, or wants to change minced meat from previous beef to mutton, the amount of moisture and drying time according to those requests, The pet food is manufactured by changing the composition and manufacturing conditions such as increasing the amount of cabbage or using it for mutton. Such determination regarding the production of pet food may be performed by the reception operator or may be performed by the manufacturing operator. In general, it seems more efficient if the reception operator decides and the manufacturing operator follows the determination of the reception operator.
Note that the special note information also means that errors are reduced by indicating to the reception operator and the manufacturing operator what purpose the composition information and the manufacturing information are changed for.

The confirmation process performed at predetermined time intervals by the processing computer 40 (see FIG. 7) is as follows.
First, in the state where composition information, manufacturing information, and special information are displayed in the respective display columns on the display device 44, in these displays, “whether there has been a correction input by the reception operator or the manufacturing operator (including voice input) And “whether the execution button was operated” are detected in real time at predetermined time intervals.

Then, the composition information, manufacturing information, and special information just before the execution button is pressed are stored in the pet food information provided for each customer ID of each pet. If there is correction input data and voice input data before the execution button is pressed, the pet food information is recorded with these correction data. When the manufacturing operator performs correction input, in addition to using the mouse and keyboard shown in FIG. 11, a meat mince barcode table in which each meat type is printed by a barcode, and a vegetable type is printed by a barcode. You may input by reading a vegetable barcode table | surface with a barcode reader.

As for special points devised by the operator in the production of pet food, if necessary, the information is input to the food history information as special information by keyboard, bar code input, voice input, or the like.
By adopting such a method, when manufacturing custom pet food, it is possible for the operator to input under what conditions the pet food was manufactured, if necessary. Responsible for manufacturing a wide variety of custom pet foods.

  In addition, when the operator who decides the pet food composition and manufacturing conditions at the time of manufacture routinely checks the pet food information displayed on the display device, when manually inputting the pet food history later Compared to, the number of mistakes is reduced, and pet food information and food history information can be automatically created simultaneously with the pet food manufacturing process.

Hereinafter, an embodiment in which a veterinarian or the like creates pet food prescription information using the pet food manufacturing apparatus as described above and can manufacture pet food at a pet-related store having the pet food manufacturing apparatus will be described. To do.
First, a specific configuration of the prescription information creation device will be described.
FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a configuration of a pet food prescription information creation device (hereinafter referred to as a prescription information creation device) according to the first embodiment.
A feature of the first embodiment is that in the pet food manufacturing apparatus described with reference to FIG. 7, a computer system excluding the manufacturing machine unit 1, the controller 13, and the interface 22 for the controller 13 is provided in a prescriber computer 112 such as a veterinarian. A point in which prescription information can be transmitted by processing computers (indicated as first processing computer 40-1 to n-th processing computer 40-n in FIG. 12) placed in a plurality of pet-related stores via the communication network 48. It is in. The transmission form can be an e-mail form or other specifications.

  That is, the prescriber computer 112 prescribes a computer system including the display device 44a (the manufacturing operator display device 44b is not required) and the input unit 47, the RAM memory 24, the ROM memory 23, the communication control unit 47, and the like shown in FIG. A person operates to create pet food information and send it to a pet shop that wants to produce it. In this case, the ROM memory 23 of the prescriber computer 112 is provided with a prescription information creation program storage unit 65 that stores a prescription information creation program. The prescription information generation means of the first invention is constituted by the prescription information creation program and the processing computer 40, for example.

  This prescription information creation program can be constituted by a program for adding prescriber authentication information (input of an authentication password, scanning with an IC card) to pet food information created by the prescriber. It is preferable that the pet name, owner's name, owner's contact information, and the prescriber are entered for customer information, but other information should be entered by the pet shop if necessary. Also good. As the authentication information, various authentication techniques such as fingerprint authentication, palm blood vessel authentication, and retina authentication may be used in addition to the input of the authentication password.

The preparation of the pet food information by the prescriber is performed in the case of the pet food manufacturing apparatus placed in the pet related store by performing the process shown in FIG. 8 from the pet food selection screen display of FIG. You can do the same. In addition to the method using the pet food selection screen display shown in FIG. 8, it is also possible to use a spreadsheet software so that the prescriber creates pet food composition information.
In other words, in response to the prescriber selecting a pre-registered pet food base material, minced meat, vegetables, etc. and specifying their blending amount, the prescriber's authentication information and at least the composition of the pet food It is configured to generate prescription information of the pet food including the information.

When using the above spreadsheet software, for example, the types of pet food base materials that can be used in each pet food production apparatus, fresh ingredients (cabbage, carrots, lettuce, etc.), types of minced meat, moisture, etc. It is also possible to construct the composition information by arranging in advance in a row and entering the numerical value of the weight% as the blending amount in the corresponding column. In this case, when the weight% does not become 100% in total, it can be configured to display a warning.
(Second Embodiment)

FIG. 13 is a schematic block diagram showing a second embodiment of the present invention.
In this second embodiment, the prescription information creation device 107 is mainly configured by a prescription information creation server 108. The storage means managed by the prescription information creation server 108 includes a pet food information database 102 including at least a pet food composition information database (not shown), a prescription information database 111, a customer information database 128, and a pet food manufacturing apparatus. An example is shown that includes a manufacturing shop information database 129, a food history information database 103, and a processing program storage unit 105 of the pet-related stores installed. Note that the pet food information database 102 can include a manufacturing information database (not shown) or the like as necessary.
A prescription information creation website 131 is linked to the prescription information creation server 108, and the prescription information creation website execution program is stored in the processing program storage unit 105.

  A prescriber who creates a prescription using the prescription information creation device 107 is a veterinarian at a veterinary hospital or a dietitian who gives advice on food to be given to animals, and the prescriber is from a prescriber computer 112 such as the animal hospital computer 113. The prescription information creating apparatus 107 is configured to be accessible via a communication network 48 such as the Internet.

  On the other hand, prescription information created by a prescriber is used for pet food production by a pet food production apparatus installed in a pet-related store or the like. Such a pet food manufacturing apparatus includes the above-described processing computer 40 (see FIG. 7), and always uses pet food composition information according to prescription information of each pet food, and if necessary, uses pet food manufacturing information. Pet food can be manufactured.

  The prescription information created by the prescription information creation device 107 is transmitted or downloaded from the communication control unit 130 to the processing computers 40-1 to 40-n of the pet related store computer via the communication network 48, and the processing as shown in FIG. The information is stored in the composition information storage unit 52 managed by the computer 40, the manufacturing information storage unit 53, the prescription information storage unit 64, and the like. The controller 13 and the manufacturing machine unit 1 described above are connected to each pet food manufacturing apparatus.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing an example of a process in which a prescriber such as a veterinarian accesses the prescription information creation device to create prescription information.
In FIG. 14, authentication with a password, an IC card, or the like is performed to access the prescription information creation server 108 on the communication network (see FIG. 13, the same applies hereinafter) (S401), and the processing program storage unit 105 of the prescription information creation server 108 is accessed. A prescription information program is started to create prescription information (S402), the created prescription information is output in a predetermined output form (S403), and a series of processing is terminated.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing an example of prescription information creation processing described in step S402 of FIG. 14 performed by the prescription information creation program of the prescription information creation server.
In FIG. 15, when the prescription information creation program is started, predetermined input screens such as pet food composition information, pet food manufacturing information, and special remark information as described above are displayed (S 501 to S 503), and the prescriber displays these information. Is entered (YES in S504), the entered information is displayed on the screen (S505), and the prescriber is asked on the screen whether or not to authenticate with the creation of the prescription information (S506). The prescription information creation program creates prescription information based on the information inputted by the prescriber and the authentication information (S507), registers it in the prescription information database 111 (see FIG. 13) (S508), and prescription information issuance processing (S509) ) To complete a series of processing. If authentication is not performed in S506, the process returns to S501 and the input screen display is repeated.

When registering prescription information in S508, a special order flag is automatically given to the prescription information itself by the prescription information creation program.
The input screen for pet food composition information, pet food manufacturing information, special remark information, etc. may be at least pet food composition information only. Moreover, the process which only selects the kind of standard pet food may be sufficient. In short, it is important that a prescriber such as a veterinarian who knows the pet's condition well selects and authenticates the optimal pet food.

  The simplest configuration is the display of a pet food selection screen in which an operator selects one of the standard pet food selection described in FIGS. 8 and 9, pet food selection from dietary information, and custom pet food input. A set of processing programs may be incorporated into the prescription information creation server 108 shown in FIG. 13 so that the veterinarian or the like can select the pet food selection screen in FIG. 9 from the animal hospital computer 113.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing an example of prescription information issuing processing performed by the prescription information issuing program described in S509 of FIG.
When the prescription information registration process in S508 of FIG. 15 is completed, the prescription information is printed on the screen of the prescription information creation website 131 (see FIG. 13, the same applies hereinafter), or the prescription information is stored in a pet at a predetermined pet-related shop. A screen for selecting whether to transmit to the food manufacturing store is displayed (S601), and in response to the prescriber selecting the printing process, the prescription information is obtained by the function of the browser incorporated in the prescriber's animal hospital computer 113. Processing to print out is performed (S602). The printed prescription information is given to the pet owner, and if the pet brings it to the pet-related store with the pet food production apparatus shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, the pet food described in the prescription information is manufactured. Can do.

  On the other hand, in response to the fact that the prescriber has selected to send prescription information in S601, an ID input screen of the pet food manufacturer of the pet related store to the prescriber is displayed, and the ID of the pet food manufacturer is displayed. It is determined whether or not it is input (S603), and if it is determined that it is input, the mail address of the processing computer 40 of the pet food manufacturing apparatus corresponding to the input manufacturing store ID is specified based on the manufacturing store database 129. (S604), the prescription information is transmitted to the specified processing computer (S605), and the series of processing ends.

  In S603, when the pet food manufacturer ID input screen of the pet-related store to the prescriber is displayed and the pet food manufacturer ID is not input (NO in S603), the prescription creation information creation server 108 activates the manufacturing store selection program in the processing program storage unit 105, automatically selects a pet food manufacturing store (S606), and stores prescription information in the mail address of the processing computer of the selected pet food manufacturing device. Transmit (S607), and a series of processing ends.

  In S606, the criteria for selecting a store that automatically manufactures pet food include a pet-related store near the pet owner and a pet-related store near the veterinary address. The manufacturer selection program to be extracted can be exemplified. It should be noted that a program for searching for the location of a manufacturing store with the shortest road distance from the location of such users and veterinarians has already been established and sold in fields such as car navigation. A program for searching for the nearest station between two points, calculating the travel time by train, and searching for the route with the shortest travel time is also provided on the Internet, and these may be used as appropriate.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing an example of prescription information acquisition processing performed by the processing computer of the pet food manufacturing apparatus.
17, prescription information is acquired from the pet food prescription information creation server 108 or downloaded (S801), stored in the prescription information storage unit 64, and customer information corresponding to the prescription information is shown in FIG. The information is registered in the customer information storage unit 55 of the RAM memory 24 (S802), and the prescription information registered in the display device 44a is displayed (S803) to alert the operator.

  When the pet owner visits the store in order to receive the prescription pet food in the displayed state (when there is a request for mailing the pet food manufactured in the special information from the beginning), (S804) For example, when the operator inputs the custom pet food of FIG. 9, the pet food information related to the prescription information is displayed on the display device 44 (S805), and the process proceeds to the custom pet food manufacturing process (S806). The pet food manufacturing process can be similarly performed by inputting the pet food related to the prescription information to the custom pet food process described with reference to FIGS. Then, the processing computer can determine from the above-mentioned special order flag that the pet food related to the prescription information is the special order pet food.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing an example of a custom pet food label performed by the printing program.
In FIG. 18, pet food composition information (or manufacturing information) having a special order flag is extracted (S 701), customer information having a special order flag is extracted (S 702), and prescription information (always has a custom order flag) ) Is extracted (S702), and information extracted by the printing program from the composition information, manufacturing information, special note information, customer information, and prescription information based on the print extraction information is printed on a display material such as a label sheet (S704). ).

  Further explanation will be given. Pet foods with special supplements in the composition information for one pet must prevent other pets from eating. In this case, the easiest thing to understand is a bag that can contain pet food, a printed label that indicates that the pet food is supplemented on the outer surface of the container, or a bag that contains pet food. It is to print.

Also, if you have multiple types of pets, you can categorize them as pet food for cats and pet food for dogs, or even pet dogs for young people, pet food for the elderly, etc. It is necessary to indicate that it is a pet food for each pet owned by the same owner.
Here, as described above, a custom flag is provided in the customer information for those who have a plurality of pets for the customer. And for customers with custom-ordered flags in customer information, by printing the information on labels or packaging paper, using the same pet food bag and container, providing unconfident pet food to customers Will be able to.

In addition, pet food created by prescription information must be a pet food that is always manufactured with a special order flag and printed based on prescription information by printing the prescription information and a predetermined part of customer information on a label or the like. Is specified. This manifestation tells which veterinarian, dietitian the pet food was prescribed, and prevents accidental feeding of the prescribed pet food to other pets. This means that the pet food prescribed by the prescriber is classified as a custom pet food even if it is the most common standard pet food.
In other words, in this embodiment, the pet food that has been input as the custom pet food from the pet food selection screen shown in FIG. 9 or a plurality of pets is kept in addition to the pet food manufactured based on the prescription information. Will include pet food for customers. For the purpose of clarifying pet food contents to prevent mistakes, it may be considered that custom pet food based on prescription information is the same as custom pet food based on products made individually by manufacturers. Because it can.
Of the information with the special order flag, which items are printed on the display material can be determined by preliminarily specifying the extracted print item information in the table in the print extraction information storage unit. Can drive the printing device to print the necessary information. FIG. 19 and FIG. 20 show examples of the extracted print items and their arrangement.

FIG. 19 shows an example of a custom pet food label.
A custom pet food label 66 shown in FIG. 19 includes a custom pet food display column 67, a pet owner information display column 68, a pet name display column 69, a customer ID display column 70, a pet food information display column 71, Since the pet related store display column 72 which manufactured the pet food is provided, it is possible to prevent the custom pet food manufactured for a specific pet from being accidentally given to another pet.

FIG. 20 is a diagram showing an example of a prescription label displaying prescription information printed on a custom-made pet food label.
The pet food prescription label 115 shown in FIG. 20 includes a pet food prescription display column 116, a prescription code display column 126, a pet owner information display column 117, a pet name display column 118, a pet food information display column 120, a prescription. Authentication display field 124 and authentication code display field 125 are provided. The pet food information display field 120 is provided with a composition information display field 121, a manufacturing information display field 122, and a special information display field 123.
It should be noted that the necessary items to be described are the pet owner information display column 117, the pet name display column 118, and the prescriber authentication display column 124. In addition, the pet related shop display column which manufactured the pet food can also be provided as needed.

  By sticking such a pet food prescription label to a pet food container, it can be seen at a glance that it is a pet food manufactured based on prescription information, and based on prescription information manufactured for a specific pet The inconvenience of giving custom pet food to other pets by mistake can be prevented.

Hereinafter, the outline in the case of manufacturing pet food using the individually corresponding pet food manufacturing apparatus according to the first embodiment will be described.
The manufacturing machine unit 1 as shown in FIGS. 1 to 6 is installed in a pet-related store such as a pet store, a pet-related product, and a pet-related food. Such pet-related stores are often visited by pet owners.
On the other hand, a pet food base material supply company manufactures a pet food base material and provides the pet food base material to a pet food manufacturing apparatus installed in each pet related store. A pet food base material supplier can also supply minced meat at the same time.

  At pet-related stores, the reception operator asks the customer whether there is an individual response. In other words, after listening to the condition of the customer's pet, it is decided whether to select standard pet food or other pet food. And the process demonstrated in FIG. 8 is performed, and the selection of a pet food base material and the selection of minced meat and other fresh foods are performed according to the pet owner's request. Specifically, according to the pet food information display screen shown in FIG. 10, the type of minced meat (for example, selection of meat such as beef and chicken) to be input to the stirring kneader 2 and the vegetable to be input (for example, cabbage) are determined. . In this case, retort-wrapped minced meat that has been mailed from a pet food substrate supplier can also be used. As a method for obtaining minced meat, a form in which minced meat is purchased by a manufacturing operator at each pet-related store from a butchery store every time pet food is manufactured can be adopted.

  Next, after the minced meat is cooked with the heating cooker described above, the minced meat, fresh ingredients (such as cabbage) and the pet food base material are stirred and kneaded in the kneader 2 while adding the cooked meat juice and moisture. (See FIGS. 1 to 6, the same applies hereinafter) and knead and knead. When fresh ingredients such as vegetables are added, it is preferable that the food is finely sliced to such an extent that pet food can be produced satisfactorily with the stirring kneader 2 and the extruder 3. The pretreatment of these fresh ingredients may be performed by purchasing vegetables or the like that have been cut into small pieces in advance, or an operator may process them into pieces by using a machine.

  Next, the agitated and kneaded product is taken out from the lower opening 27 of the agitating and kneading machine 2 and put into the extruder 3 from the charging port of the extruder 3. And the extrusion process of the linear object 8 is performed, determining the diameter of the linear object 8 by selection of the extrusion base | substrate 28 of the extruder 3. FIG. The linear object 8 extruded from the small hole 29 of the extruder 3 is adjusted on the length by the cutting blade 30 and then falls onto the belt conveyor 10. The linear object 8 on the belt conveyor 10 is heated in the casing 33 and heated in the drying container 17 and dried. The production of pet food is completed through the above steps.

  The manufactured pet food is directly delivered in a package at a pet-related store or delivered by home delivery. In this way, it is possible to provide a safe, fresh and freshly made pet food that does not contain any preservatives or preservatives.

Hereinafter, Configurations 1 to 3 relating to a preferred pet food composition will be described.
(Configuration 1) The individual-compatible pet food manufacturing apparatus is installed in a pet-related store, and the pet food base material is configured with a composition mainly composed of cereal flour and is easy to mix. After at least minced meat was added to the stirring kneader, the controller controlled and driven the stirring kneader, the extruder, and the dryer, and contained 3 to 100 parts by weight of minced meat with respect to 100 parts by weight of grain flour. A dry-type pet food with a configuration.

(Configuration 2) The individual pet food production apparatus is installed in a pet-related store, and the pet food base material has a composition mainly composed of carbohydrates and proteins and is configured to be easily mixed. After charging at least minced meat into the stirring kneader, the controller controls and drives the stirring kneader, the extruder, and the dryer, so that the carbohydrate is 30 wt% to 70 wt%, the protein is 20 wt% to 32 wt%, A dry pet food having a composition of 5% to 25% by weight of fat and containing the minced meat that has been added.

(Configuration 3) The individual pet food production apparatus is installed in a pet-related store, and the pet food base material is composed of a composition mainly composed of cereal flour and is easy to mix. A dry-type pet food comprising minced meat in which at least the heat-cooked minced meat is put into the stirring kneader and then the controller controls and drives the stirring kneader, the extruder and the dryer.

  In addition, in the said structure 1 to structure 3, it is preferable to comprise a pet food base material without putting any preservatives and preservatives for long-term preservation. Furthermore, it is preferable that the pet food base material in the above configuration is configured by removing materials that may cause allergies. Moreover, it is preferable to set the moisture content of the linear thing extruded from an extruder in the said structure in the range of 15 weight%-40 weight%.

If it is the structure 1, it has the specific effect of the following (A)-(C).
(A) Since the pet food base material mainly composed of cereal flour is used as described above, the fat content that tends to deteriorate in quality can be reduced, and the pet food base material can be stored for a long time. Moreover, since not only a pet food base material but also a minced meat is added with a stirring kneader to produce a final pet food, the taste and smell are improved, and a fresh and delicious pet food can be produced.
(B) A pet food base material that can be stored for a long period of time and fresh foods such as minced meat are mixed as much as necessary just before they are manufactured at a pet store. Even a small amount of pet food that a pet can eat for a week can be produced individually, and it is always possible to give pets a safe, fresh and good quality pet food.
(C) By installing a pet food production device in a pet-related store, taking into account the health of the pet, the composition of the pet food base material, the type and amount of minced meat to be mixed, etc. can be adjusted. It becomes possible to produce pet food. Therefore, it is possible to safely and easily produce a pet food corresponding to individual pet symptoms.

If it is the structure 2, it has the effect of the following (d) with the effect of said (b) (c).
(D) As described above, since the pet food base material mainly composed of carbohydrate and protein is used, the fat content that tends to deteriorate in quality can be reduced, and the pet food base material can be stored for a long time. In addition, by setting the carbohydrate, protein, and fat within the above ranges, a highly nutritious pet food that satisfies basic nutrients can be produced.

If it is the structure 3, it has the effect of the following (e) with the effect of said (i)-(c).
(E) By making the minced meat added later cooked, it is possible to provide a pet food that makes the pet very happy especially in taste and aroma.

Specific examples will be described below.
Table 1 is a table | surface which shows an example of the mixture ratio at the time of using a standard pet food base material and beef minced meat. In the ratio after drying, the other ingredients are calculated with minced meat at 5%. When minced meat is increased (for example, increased to 20%), the weight% of cereals such as rice flour and wheat flour is increased by the amount of minced meat increased. In addition, pet food base materials, minced meat, cabbage, etc. used inexpensive things that humans can eat, and no preservatives or preservatives were used.

  The minced meat is put in a heating container (aluminum), heated by a burner to be baked, and the pet food base material shown in Table 1, cabbage and water as shown in Table 1 are placed in a stirring kneader and stirred and kneaded. The pet food of the said composition was manufactured through the process, the extrusion process, and the drying process.

  Put the minced meat in a shallow dish, heat it with a microwave to make it into a baked meat state, put the pet food base material, cabbage and water with the above composition into the stirring kneader together with the meat juice, and then put the pet food with the above composition Manufactured. That is, Example 2 is different from Example 1 only in the heating method of minced meat.

  The pet food base material, cabbage and water were placed in a stirring kneader with the minced meat in a raw state, and then the pet food was produced according to the composition described above. That is, Example 3 is a configuration in which the minced meat is not cooked and is heated only by a dryer.

Pet foods for pets that are allergic to allergies use materials in which wheat flour is replaced by rice flour and fish flour is replaced by vegetable protein powder that does not cause allergies. The component ratio is the same as in Table 1 except that wheat flour is replaced by rice flour and fish flour is replaced by vegetable protein powder, and thus the description thereof is omitted. It manufactured like Example 1 except the change of the said pet food base material.
(Comparative Example 1)

Pet food was manufactured in the same manner as the other ingredients, using soy protein with a weight equivalent to minced meat, without using minced meat as an ingredient to be introduced at pet-related stores.
(Comparative Example 2)

150 g of a commercially available dog food manufactured by Company A was prepared. In addition, the ratio of the meat was selected in a larger amount than in Examples 1 to 3.
(Comparative Example 3)

150 g of a commercially available dog food manufactured by B company was prepared. In addition, the ratio of the meat was selected in a larger amount than in Examples 1 to 3.
(Experiment contents)
Example 1, Example 2, Example 3, Comparative Example 1, Comparative Example 2, and Comparative Example 3 were changed from dog 1 to dog 8 (dog 1: Shiba Inu 3 years old, dog 2: Shiba Inu 4 years old, dog 3: Golden Retriever. 2 years old, dog 4: golden levetri 3 years old, dog 5: siberian husky 2 years old, dog 6: mongrel 4 years old, dog 7: mongrel 5 years old, dog 8: mongrel 4 years old) Observed to eat most happily. The pet food is given to the dog with the same amount (150 g) of the above six pet foods placed in the same plate in a concentric circle with the dog's nose tip at the center of the circle, and the experiment is repeated three times. I took the average. Among the three experiments, the position where the pet food was arranged was changed every time.

In addition, the pet food of Example 1, Example 2, and Example 3 used the pet food preserve | saved at normal temperature for 5 days after manufacture.
Table 2 shows the order of 1, 2, 3,..., 5, 6 in order from the pet food that can be determined to be most preferred for each dog. The decision was made to decide which pet food to eat most happily by judging the pet food that was first eaten, the state of being crazy about eating, and so on.

What can be understood and expected from the experiment shown in Table 2 is as follows.
(1) Example 1 and Example 2 using cooked minced meat seem to eat dogs more happily than those not heated (Example 3).
(2) Dogs seem to eat more happily when heating a burner in a pan such as aluminum or iron plate than heating a microwave oven. This is probably because heating in the pan makes the aroma of the meat stronger than heating in the microwave. In fact, in the state immediately after manufacture, the pet food of Example 1 is felt to have a stronger smell of meat even in the human nose than the pet food of Example 2. The olfaction of dogs is much stronger than that of humans, so it seems that the difference in odors was felt sensitively even after 5 days, resulting in the above results.

(3) In Comparative Example 1 using soy protein without using minced meat, there was almost no odor of meat, so it was expected that the taste of dogs would be quite low, but contrary to expectations, The results are slightly better than those of Comparative Examples 2 and 3 which are commercially available products with a large content.
(4) Even in Example 3 (when raw minced meat was used), it was found that dogs ate more clearly than Comparative Examples 2 and 3 which are commercially available pet foods.

(5) The above Examples 1 to 3 and Comparative Example 1 do not use any preservatives or preservatives, and foods that can be eaten by humans are provided to pets immediately after production. Therefore, it is clear that preservatives and preservatives are contained in a large amount, and the health of the pet is better than that of a commercial pet food that is expected to use poor quality materials. In addition, it was found that each pet was delicious and happily eaten compared to a commercial pet food. Therefore, the method according to the present embodiment can be said to be a pet food manufacturing method that can provide a pet owner with a fresh and safe dry-type pet food that is good for pet health and does not contain preservatives and preservatives. .

(6) When the pet food immediately after manufacture of Example 1- Example 3 was given to the said dog, it ate very favorably. The great feature of this individual pet food production apparatus is that freshly made pet food can be given to pets. Not only humans but also pets prefer fresh food right after production. By feeding the pet food immediately after being manufactured at a pet-related store, it is possible to give the pet an optimal pet food that is safe.
(7) Although not in the above-mentioned experiment, it was also confirmed that the pet was willing to eat by saving the heat-cooked minced meat juice and drying it while applying it to the linear objects in the dryer. This seems to be because both the scent and taste are improved because the minced meat's gravy component adheres to the surface of the pet food.

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A pet food prescription information creation device for creating prescription information for manufacturing pet foods having different compositions for individual pets,
Responds to prescriptions such as veterinarians that display information necessary to create pet food prescription information, and that the prescriber has entered information about the composition of pet food related to individual pets from the information input means. Composition information generating means for generating composition information, composition information storage means for storing the composition information, prescription information generating means for generating prescription information in combination with at least the composition information and prescriber authentication information, Prescription information storage means for storing the prescription information, and prescription information output means for outputting the prescription information,
The prepared prescription information generated by the prescription information generating means includes a stirring kneader capable of stirring and kneading ingredients, an extruder for linearly extruding the kneaded material obtained by the stirring kneader, and drying the extruded linear material. A pet food prescription information creation device, characterized in that a pet food production device including a dryer is used to produce pet food. The pet food prescription information creation device according to claim 1, wherein the output by the prescription information output means is performed by transmitting the prescription information to a processing computer of the pet food manufacturing apparatus via a communication network. . The pet food prescription information creation device according to claim 1, wherein the prescription information includes adjustable production information for a pet food production device. The pet food prescription information creation device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the prescription information generation unit is configured to store a food material such as a pet food base material, minced meat, and vegetables in which a prescriber is registered in advance. A pet food prescription information creation device that generates pet food prescription information including pet food composition information corresponding to the designation in response to selection and designation of the blending amounts. The pet food prescription information creation device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the prescription information includes special information on pet food. The pet food prescription information creation device according to any one of claims 3 to 5, wherein the prescriber designates a person who manufactures the pet food when the pet food prescription information is generated by the prescription information generation means. A pet food prescription information creation device that includes processing to perform. The pet food prescription information creation device according to any one of claims 3 to 6, further comprising a prescription number storage means for storing a prescription number for storing a prescription number by a prescriber such as a veterinarian. Food prescription information creation device. Stir kneader capable of stirring and kneading ingredients, extruder for extruding the kneaded material obtained by the stir kneader, a dryer for drying the extruded linear material, a stir kneader, an extruder, a dryer, etc. A controller for driving and controlling, a processing computer, an information input means, and a printing device that prints characters and the like on a display material used for pet food containers such as pet food prescription information. A pet food production apparatus for producing pet foods having different compositions for pets,
The processing computer is provided with custom order discrimination information storage means for storing custom order discrimination information indicating whether or not the pet food is a custom pet food,
The processing computer prints the information on the custom pet food on the display material using the printing device based on the custom order discrimination information in response to the processing computer inputting the pet food specific information from the information input means. An individual-compatible pet food production device. 9. The individually corresponding pet food manufacturing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the information on which characters or the like are printed on the display material includes prescription information. The individually corresponding pet food manufacturing apparatus according to any one of claims 8 to 9, wherein the pet food manufacturing apparatus is provided in a pet-related store.