DE202004014668U1 - Warm water drinking bowl for animals has separate compartment containing heating cartridge which is inaccessible to animal - Google Patents

Abstract

The bowl (1) has a pivoted (6) lever (5) operated water delivery system which is deflected by the animal to open a valve (7) to deliver warm water heated in a separate chamber (2) by a cartridge heating element out of reach of the animal.

Description

The Innovation concerns a heatable drinking bowl for animals according to the generic term of protection claim 1.

It is known to be current-carrying grid wires at the underside of the drinking bowl Arrange heating, which can be easily damaged. at the use of the drinking bowl for watering Of horned cattle it often happens that the horn of the animal Bottom of the drinking bowl arranged heating foil damaged and tears off.

The Innovation is therefore based on the task of cheap heating while avoiding damage the heating.

to solution The task is innovation through technical teaching of claim 1.

With the newly trained Heating in the form of one or more holes in the drinking bowl screw-in cartridge heaters largely eliminates the previously mentioned risk of damage. Moreover becomes a cheap transfer of the heating power on the entire body of the drinking bowl. Both previously mentioned Heating foils was only on surface heating the underside of the drinking bowl given what was associated with the disadvantage that neighboring parts of the drinking bowl (especially the connection block) could still freeze. This is now due to warming of the whole body of the drinking bowl avoided.

Out for this reason, the innovation provides that in the area of the sprue block one or more mounting holes for the use of one or several heating cartridges are arranged. The heating cartridges come with a suitable thread is screwed into the mounting hole and are therefore protected from damage protected.

The electrical cable connected to the heating cartridge is then protected by the underside of the drinking bowl away towards the back plate laid. It is protected against damage.

It is also known drinking bowls for large cattle with to equip a so-called tongue valve, which with a pivotable Lip plate equipped is. The cattle bump into that Mouth against the lip plate pivoted about a horizontal axis, pivots this and actuates thus an inlet valve arranged in the swivel path of the lip plate.

On such a tongue valve for Livestock, especially cows, Horses, camels and the like have proven themselves on a large scale. disadvantage is that such a drinking bowl with tongue valve cannot easily be used for animals, who can not operate such a pivotally mounted tongue valve or want.

Such Prefer animals, especially goats, sheep, llamas and the like a so-called shuttle valve. This shuttle valve is also operated by the animal's mouth, needed however a lower actuation force and has a pendulum-like spring-loaded actuator, which at Kick off with dodges the animal's head or mouth in any direction and so the water inlet opens.

essential Characteristic of this innovation is the easy conversion of the drinking bowl of an arrangement with a pivoted lip plate to a changed one Arrangement with a shuttle valve.

In a first execution The innovation is that on the inlet side of the drinking bowl at least two connection bores are arranged, which are preferred vertically one above the other are arranged at a distance from each other.

In the lower connection bore becomes the valve with the assignment Lip plate pivotally mounted about a horizontal axis. is the control valve assigned to the reed valve in the lower one Connection hole installed, the upper connection hole is easy closed by a stopper so that the water supply to the lower actuation valve alone to lead.

Should the drinking bowl be converted, then the actuating valve for the Removed lip plate from the lower connection hole and this The connection hole is closed by a plug.

The The sealing plug in the upper connection hole is removed and there is now a shuttle valve, which acts as an actuator has a pendulum pin.

reason for the Arrangement of two different and spaced apart Connection holes is that the pendulum valve is located as high as possible on the drinking bowl should be installed because the pendulum pin in the drinking bowl protrudes and thus achieves an optimal length for the pendulum pin can be.

on the other hand is for a power-saving operation of the valve assigned to the reed valve necessary, this if possible far below and at a distance from the horizontal swivel axis above to arrange the lip plate. In this way, a low operating force for this Valve allows.

The Innovation is not due to the arrangement of two different ones Connection holes limited on the inlet side of the drinking bowl.

In Another embodiment of the innovation provides that only a single connection hole is arranged, which is optional the valve for the actuation installed through the lip plate or the valve for actuation with the pendulum pin is.

In A third embodiment provides that with a single Valve only the actuating head is interchangeable or adaptable. This actuating head can have a disk-shaped enlargement, which is at the back of the lip plate so as to be actuated by the lip plate become.

Should this single valve can now be converted as a pendulum valve, it suffices the Actuating head in this way to change, that a pendulum pin attaches to it that is suitable for actuating the valve is.

On this way, a single connection hole for mounting two different ones Valves used.

To Another feature of the innovation is that entire drinking bowl a plastic injection molded part that is in its rear area is connected in one piece with a sprue block, which at that time over in its rear area a piece of material attached holding block merges into a vertically directed back plate.

In the back plate are suitable mounting holes for attaching the drinking bowl arranged on a mounting wall.

The The subject of the present innovation does not arise only from the subject of the individual protection claims, but also from the combination of individual protection claims among themselves.

All in the documentation, including the information and features disclosed in the summary, in particular the spatial training shown in the drawings claimed as essential to the invention, insofar as they are used individually or in Combination versus the state of the art are new.

in the The following is the innovation based on just one way of execution illustrative drawings explained. Here go from the drawings and their description essential features and advantages of the innovation.

It demonstrate:

1 : schematically shows a drinking bowl after the innovation with a tongue valve in the functional state

2 : the drinking bowl after 1 with raised lip plate

3 : the drinking bowl after 1 with a shuttle valve

4 : Bottom view of the drinking bowl

The drinking bowl made entirely of a plastic injection molded part 1 exists according to the 1 . 2 and 4 from the bowl-shaped basin itself, which is made of one piece of material from a sprue block in the rear area 2 is injected, which in turn is attached laterally to the holding blocks 3 in a back plate 4 transforms.

From manufacturing parts is according to 4 the back plate 4 provided with individual ribs, which increase the stiffness and enable the saving of plastic.

In one training the drinking bowl 1 when using a tongue valve for large cattle, especially cows, the tongue valve consists of a pivotable in a horizontal pivot axis 6 stored lip plate 5 , whose free, swiveling end in the water-covered part of the drinking bowl 1 protrudes into it.

The 2 shows that the lip plate 5 with its free, swiveling part the actuating head 8th of a valve 7 actuated, which in a connection hole 9 in the sprue block 2 is screwed in.

The connection hole 9 is liquid-conducting and connected to a water inlet, which is either on the underside of the sprue block 2 via the connection hole 20 (please refer 4 ) or from the top through the connection hole 13 (please refer 3 ) can be done.

Depending on whether the water inlet through the connection hole 13 or 20 is connected, the other connection hole 20 . 13 sealed with a suitable stopper.

The 2 also shows a further, upper connection bore, which is also connected to the water supply in a liquid-conducting manner 10 which are in execution after the 1 and 2 is closed with a plug (not shown).

The drinking bowl is made with the help of suitable fasteners, which go through the mounting holes 11 and through the elongated holes 12 in the back plate 4 reach through, attached to a mounting wall.

Should now instead of the lip plate 5 the drinking bowl on a version after 3 be converted, so is the valve 7 from the connection hole 9 removed and this is closed by a stopper. At the same time it becomes the upper connection hole 10 Closing stopper removed and in the now free connection hole 10 becomes the shuttle valve 14 with its screw-in block 15 screwed.

This shuttle valve 14 is characterized by particularly easy actuation because of the spring-loaded actuating pin 16 can be deflected in all directions and thus the water outlet from the pendulum valve 14 releases.

A slight pressure with the animal's mouth or tongue is sufficient to apply the actuating pin 16 deflect and so the water in the drinking bowl 1 initiate.

The 4 shows the favorable heatability of the drinking bowl 1 , For this purpose are in the sprue block 2 two mounting holes arranged parallel to each other 17 arranged and it can optionally either only a single heating cartridge 18 or two heating cartridges in the assigned mounting holes 17 be screwed in.

That with the respective heating cartridge 18 connected connection cable 19 is then protected via an assigned channel 21 in the back plate of the drinking bowl 1 led away.

1

Water bowl

2

Angus block

3

holding block

4

backplate

5

lip plate

6

swivel axis

7

Valve

8th

actuating head

9

connection bore (below)

10

connection bore (above)

11

mounting hole

12

Long hole

13

connection bore (Water supply)

14

shuttle valve

15

Einschraubblock

16

actuating pin

17

location hole

18

Cartridge Heater

19

connection cable

20

connection bore (Water supply)

21

channel

Claims (11)

Heated drinking bowl ( 1 ) for animals with a pool part that can be filled with water, characterized in that the drinking bowl ( 1 ) by at least one electric heating cartridge ( 18 ) is heated. Drinking bowl according to claim 1, characterized in that the at least one electric heating cartridge ( 18 ) in a mounting hole ( 17 ) at the drinking bowl ( 1 ) can be screwed in. Drinking bowl according to one of claims 1 or 2, characterized in that the optionally two electric heating cartridges ( 18 ) in one mounting hole each ( 17 ) at the drinking bowl ( 1 ) can be screwed in. Drinking bowl according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the receiving bores ( 17 ) in the sprue block ( 2 ) of the drinking bowl ( 1 ) are embedded. Water bowl according to one of the claims 1 to 4, characterized in that it consists of a uniform Plastic part is made. Heated drinking bowl ( 1 ) for animals with a pool part that can be filled with water, the water supply of which is through a valve ( 7 . 14 ) is controlled, the actuating head ( 8th . 16 ) is actuated by the mouth of the animal, characterized in that the first valve ( 7 ) as actuation a lip plate pivotally mounted in a horizontal axis ( 5 ) and that instead of this valve ( 7 ) a second valve ( 14 ) can be mounted using a pendulum pin ( 16 ) having. Drinking bowl according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that in the drinking bowl ( 1 ) a connection hole ( 9 ) opens into the threaded bore of which either the first or the second valve ( 7 . 14 ) can be screwed in. Drinking bowl according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that in the drinking bowl ( 1 ) two connection holes ( 9 . 10 ), one of which ( 9 ) optionally the first valve ( 7 ) and the other one ( 19 ) optionally the second valve ( 14 ) records. Drinking bowl according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the two valve connecting bores ( 9 . 10 ) are supplied by a common water inlet and the water inlet optionally through an upper or a lower connection hole ( 13 . 20 ) can be connected. Drinking bowl according to one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that on the rear part of the drinking bowl ( 1 ) a back plate aligned in a vertical plane ( 4 ) which is arranged via a sprue block ( 2 ) and a holding block attached to the side ( 3 ) in one piece with the drinking bowl ( 1 ) connected is. Drinking bowl according to one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that the water inlet with its connection bores ( 13 . 20 ) in the holding block ( 2 ) flows out.