DE2203148A1 - Drainage element - Google Patents

Description

2203U8 Patent Attorney Dipl.-Ing. Werner Gramm

Leonide Lvoff 33 Braunschweig, January 21, 1972

Theodor-Heuss-Strasse 1 1030 Brussels, Belgium Telephone: 0531-80079

76 rue Metsijs

"Tränkenelement" lawyer file 3290 Pt

The invention relates to a drinking element with a button which has a water shut-off valve provided in the housing of the element controls.

It is known to articulate such a button directly on the mouthpiece of the drinking element. That is the mouthpiece with the open Animal approaching snout to drink then presses the button to release a jet of water. the However, previously used, a button having drinking elements are dangerous for particularly those animals that - like for example pigs - wear a ring through the partition of the nose. It then often happens that an animal after the Drinking with this nose ring gets stuck on the key and pulls so hard on the hook while trying to get free that ripping it out of the nose. As a result of the resulting painful wound, the animal can then no longer be in a suitable position Eat wisely and thus becomes noticeably weaker.

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The invention is based on the object of having a button To improve the drinking element so that injuries to the animals are avoided.

This object is achieved according to the invention in that the key attached to a mouthpiece is approximated in cross section Is U-shaped, the U-legs forming their side parts overlapping the mouthpiece on both sides. the Both sides of the mouthpiece should be covered when the key is depressed and when the key is raised, so that a nose ring can no longer get caught on the key under any circumstances.

In order for the key to function properly, do not use residual currency or to endanger other foreign substances between the key and the mouthpiece, the side parts of the key preferably have Drain holes through which food residues or other foreign matter can escape.

In an expedient embodiment, the key is hinged to the mouthpiece via a pin which protrudes through the side parts of the key and the walls of the mouthpiece. The pin runs approximately horizontally and is close to the opening of the mouthpiece. Ί \ ± β key is inclined in relation to the mouthpiece in the rest position. At its end adjacent to the pin, the button can have a downwardly curved nose between its side parts, which protrudes through a recess in the mouthpiece and acts on a valve tappet which is slidably arranged in the mouthpiece. As soon as an animal presses the button to drink, it is swiveled downwards, wodui'ch over

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the water of the valve tappet is shifted. This opens that arranged in the mouthpiece water shut-off valve and thereby releases the water jet.

To regulate the water flow rate or the water supply completely interrupt and thereby to be able to detach the drinking element from its water feed line, the housing of the drinking element Have an externally adjustable throttle device upstream of the water shut-off valve, seen in the direction of flow. This preferably consists of a screw, the end of which has a thread, above which a smooth one Surface having part of larger diameter is provided, which forms the control or shut-off device. This results in the advantage that each connected to a main supply line Drinking element individually closed and for cleaning or Can be dismantled for repair purposes without the main supply line to have to close.

In the drawing is an embodiment serving as an example of the invention shown. Show it:

Fig. 1 shows a drinking element in side view and

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section through the drinking element in enlarged Scale.

Thereafter, a button 3 pivotable about a pin 2 is hinged to a dog piece 1 of a drinking element, which the animal has to press with his snout while drinking. The button 3 is approximately U-shaped in cross-section, with the

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Side parts 4- the U-legs forming the button the mouthpiece 1 overlap laterally. This prevents a ring pulled through an animal's nose from getting caught on the key and further that the animal injures its tongue or the inside of the cheeks by pinching them between the button and the mouthpiece will.

Drainage openings provided in the side parts 4 of the button 3 5 prevent an accumulation of substances below the button and thus also a disruption of the operation resulting therefrom of the drinking element.

The front end of the button 3 has a downwardly bent nose 6 between the side parts 4, which protrudes through a recess 7 in the mouthpiece 1 and actuates a valve stem 8. The latter acts on a water shut-off valve 9 which is provided in the housing 10 of the drinking element. If the button 3 is pressed down by the snout of an animal, the nose moves the plunger 8 against the action of a compression spring 11, which in turn opens the valve 9 against the action of a compression spring 12. As soon as the pressure of the animal on the button subsides, the spring 11 moves the plunger 8 back into its starting position, which in turn pivots the button 3 back into its rest position. At the same time, the valve 9 closes under the action of the spring 12 and the water pressure and thereby interrupts the water supply.

One provided in the housing 10 of the drinking element and from throttle valve operated externally with the aid of a screwdriver

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Screw 13 is only threaded at the end and has a smooth part of larger diameter, depending on the iäinsehraubtiefe the throttle screw the water supply in one the valve 9 acting on line 15 throttles more or less or completely interrupts. The drinking element thus cut off from its water supply can now be dismantled as required without the supply line having to be switched off. For this purpose, it is sufficient to loosen a collar nut 16 in order to to remove the wound piece 1 from the housing 10. This makes the valve 9 accessible, with the plunger 8 and spring 11 coming out of the mouthpiece can be removed. The button 3 can be removed by pulling the bolt 2 out of the side parts 4.

All parts of the drinking element with which the animal's ohnauze comes into contact are preferably made of non-rusting material Metal designed to ensure good hygienic conditions.

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Claims (6)

2203H8 Claims Soaking element with a button that is one in the housing of the drinking element provided controls the water shut-off valve, characterized in that the on a mouthpiece (1) attached button (3) is approximately U-shaped in cross-section, with its side parts (4) forming U-legs overlap the mouthpiece (1) on both sides « 2. Drinking element according to claim 1, characterized in that that the side parts (4) of the button (3) have drainage openings (5). 3. Drinking element according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the button (3) on the mouthpiece (1) via a Pin (2) is hinged, which protrudes through the side parts (4) of the button and the walls of the mouthpiece (1). 4. Drinking element according to claim 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that that the key (3) on its adjacent pin (2) End between its side parts (4) has a downwardly bent nose (6) through a recess (7) of the mouthpiece (1) protrudes and acts on a valve tappet (8) which is slidably arranged in the mouthpiece. 5. Drinking element according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that its housing (10) seen in the direction of flow in front of the Wasserabsperrveiitil (9) a 209835/0095 2203H8 has externally adjustable throttle device for setting the water flow rate or for interruption the water supply. 6. Drinking element according to claim 5> characterized in that that the throttle device consists of a screw (13), the end of which has a thread, above which a part (14) having a smooth surface is larger Diameter is provided, which forms the control or shut-off device.