DK176772B1

DK176772B1 - Floor cage with advanced feed space, especially for mink.

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Publication number: DK176772B1
Application number: DK200700201A
Authority: DK
Inventors: Jens Soee
Original assignee: Uniq Lae Aps
Priority date: 2006-02-16
Filing date: 2007-02-06
Publication date: 2009-08-03
Also published as: DK200700201A; DK200600050U3

Description

i DK 176772 B1in DK 176772 B1

Opfindelsen angår et etagebur med fremrykket foderplads, især til mink. Etageburet er nærmere bestemt af den type, som er angivet i den indledende del af krav 1.The invention relates to a floor cage with advanced feed space, especially for mink. More specifically, the floor cage is of the type specified in the preamble of claim 1.

Det er kendt at udvide kapaciteten i en minkfarm ved at indrette burene som etagebure, 5 dvs ved at placere burene i to etager ovenpå hinanden. Burene i den øverste etage betegnes i det følgende som overbure, burene i den nederste etage som underliggende bure eller underbure. Af hensyn til fodringen er det nødvendigt at placere overburene tilbagetrukket i forhold til de undeliggende bures forkant, således at der på hvert underbur friholdes et vist begrænset område forrest på burets netoverside. Dette område, 10 som er frit tilgængeligt lfa fodergangen, benyttes til fodringen, idet foderet på sædvanlig måde aflægges på det pågældende område under fodringen.It is known to expand the capacity of a mink farm by arranging the cages as floor cages, ie by placing the cages in two floors on top of each other. The cages on the upper floor are hereinafter referred to as upper cages, the cages on the lower floor as underlying cages or lower cages. For the sake of feeding, it is necessary to position the upper cages retracted in relation to the leading edge of the underlying cages, so that on each lower cage a certain limited area is kept at the front of the net top of the cage. This area, which is freely accessible from the feeding aisle, is used for feeding, the feed being deposited in the usual way in the area concerned during feeding.

Etagebure af den omhandlede type kendes blandt andet fra dansk brugsmodel BA 2005 00160. Brugsmodelskriftet beskriver et etagebur, især til mink, hvor et 15 eksisterende, underliggende bur udvides med et overliggende bur. Via en åbning i det eksisterende burs ovemet er der skabt forbindelse mellem de to bure. Det overliggende bur er placeret således, at den bagerste kant er rykket helt tilbage, således at den flugter med det underliggende burs bagerste kant. Placeringen betyder, at der fremkommer et frit tilgængeligt område på underburets netoverside foran overburet, hvor foderet kan 20 aflægges, og hvor dyrene har adgang til foderet nedefra.Floor cages of the type in question are known, for example, from Danish utility model BA 2005 00160. The utility model document describes a floor cage, especially for mink, where an existing, underlying cage is expanded with an overhead cage. Through an opening in the existing cage upper the connection between the two cages is established. The overhead cage is positioned so that the rear edge is fully retracted so that it aligns with the rear edge of the underlying cage. The location means that a freely accessible area appears on the net cage surface in front of the cage, where the feed can be laid and where the animals have access to the feed from below.

Den tilbagetrukne placering af overburet i forhold til underburet er imidlertid ikke mulig i mange eksisterende minkfarme på grund af underburenes tætte placering ind under og op mod tagkonstruktionen, indsættelsen af overbure i den pågældende type minkfarme 25 forudsætter derfor en ændring af hele bygnings- og tagkonstruktionen, såfremt den fornødne plads til overburene skal tilvejebringes. En sådan omfattende ombygning er imidlertid urealistisk af økonomiske og arbejdsmæssige årsager. I praksis er man derfor afskåret fra at udvide kapaciteten i de pågældende minkfarme ved at indrette burene som etagebure.However, the retracted position of the upper cage relative to the lower cage is not possible in many existing mink farms due to the close placement of the cages under and up against the roof structure, the insertion of the upper cages into the type of mink farm 25 therefore requires a change of the entire building and roof structure, provided that the necessary space for the upper cages is provided. However, such a major redevelopment is unrealistic for economic and work reasons. In practice, therefore, it has been prevented from expanding the capacity of the mink farms in question by arranging the cages as floor cages.

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Fra beskrivelsen til US-patent nr 3.254.627 er det kendt, at arrangere en særlig foderplads i form af en udragende platform af trådnet på burets frontlåge. Lignende teknik kendes fra beskrivelsen til US-patent nr 3.389.686.1 begge tilfælde skabes der ved hjælp af den udragende platform en udvendig placeret foderplads, ovenpå hvilken foderet kan afsættes 35 under fodringen. Dyrene har adgang til foderet indefra buret ved på sædvanlig måde at æde af foderet nedefra, dvs fra undersiden af trådnet-platformen.From the specification of U.S. Patent No. 3,254,627, it is known to arrange a special feed space in the form of a protruding platform of wire mesh on the front door of the cage. Similar techniques are known from the specification of U.S. Patent No. 3,389,686. In both cases, an externally located feed space is created by means of the projecting platform, on top of which the feed can be deposited during feeding. The animals have access to the feed from inside the cage by eating in the usual manner from the feed from below, ie from the underside of the wire mesh platform.

Forestillede man sig bure af den pågældende type anvendt som underbure i stalde, hvor burene er arrangeret i etageform, ville overburene kunne placeres helt fremme til 40 forkanten af underburene. En sådan fremskudt placering af overburet i forhold til underburet muliggør anvendelse af etagebure også i de tilfælde, hvor staldbygningens (minkfarmens) tagkonstruktion ikke levner plads til en mere tilbagetrukket placering af overburet. Det vil sige, at løsningen åbner op for anvendelse af etagebure også i eksisterende staldbygninger, som ikke fra starten er forberedt til etagebure.If cages of the type in question were used as sub-cages in stables where the cages are arranged in floor form, the upper cages could be placed all the way to the front of the sub cages. Such advanced placement of the upper cage relative to the lower cage enables the use of floor cages even in cases where the roof structure of the (mink farm) roof structure does not give way to a more retracted position of the upper cage. That is, the solution opens up the use of floor cages even in existing barn buildings that are not prepared for floor cages from the start.

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Imidlertid er de i US-patentskrifteme beskrevne løsninger til indretning af udvendige foderpladser på eksempelvis minkbure ikke velegnede til implementering i eksisterende bure. Sådanne bure skal igennem en omstændelig og arbejdskrævende ombygning, hvis DK 176772 B1 2 de pågældende udragende foderplatforme skal indbygges i burene. Ombygningen omfatter i det mindste en demontage af frontlågen, en udklinkning af et passende hul til den karnap-lignende udbygning, hvori foderplatformen indgår, montage af sider, bund og i platform i denne karnap-udbygning, og til slut genmontage af frontlågen i buret. Alt i alt 5 en tidskrævende og bekostelig ombygning.However, the solutions described in U.S. Patent Specifications for the layout of exterior feed sites on, for example, mink cages are not suitable for implementation in existing cages. Such cages must undergo a cumbersome and laborious rebuild if DK 176772 B1 2 the relevant projecting feed platforms are to be built into the cages. The rebuild includes at least a disassembly of the front door, a clearing of an appropriate hole for the bay-like extension that includes the feed platform, mounting of sides, bottom and platform in this bay window extension, and finally reassembly of the front door in the cage. All in all 5 a time-consuming and costly remodel.

Til grund for opfindelsen ligger den opgave, at anvise en i montagemæssig henseende mere rationel og lettilgængelig løsning på problemet med at indrette fremrykkede foderpladser af den omhandlede type på eksisterende minkbure, således at 10 omkostningerne ved etablering af etagebure i eksisterende minkfarme mindskes.The object of the invention is to provide a more rational and readily accessible solution to the problem of installing advanced feed places of the type in question on existing mink cages, so that the cost of establishing floor cages in existing mink farms is reduced.

Det nye ved opfindelsen består i, at underburets frontlåge sammen med trådnetplatformen danner en udbygning på underburet, idet frontlågen ved drejning om det eksisterende hængselled nederst på lågen er åbnet udad i en skrå vinkelstilling, samtidig 15 med at trådnet-platformen danner bro mellem frontlågens øverste, frie kant og den øverste forkant i underburet. Denne modifikation af underburet kan foretages uden demontage af frontlågen, og alene ved indsættelse af de ekstra elementer, herunder en trådnet-platform og to gavlstykker, som indgår i den kamaplignende udbygning på buret.The new feature of the invention is that the front door of the lower cage together with the wire mesh platform forms an extension to the lower cage, the front door being opened outwards in an inclined angle position by turning the existing hinge at the bottom of the door, at the same time that the wire mesh platform forms a bridge between the top of the front door. , free edge and upper front edge of the lower cage. This modification of the cage can be made without dismantling the front door, and only by inserting the extra elements, including a wire mesh platform and two gable pieces, which are part of the cage-like extension on the cage.

20 Formålstjenligt er frontlågens åbningsvinkel udad af størrelsesordenen 45 vinkelgrader, og enderne af den rumlige afgrænsning, som frontlågen og trådnet-platformen sammen danner, lukket med passende gavlstykker. Samtlige dele, der indgår i den fremrykkede foderplads, kan på denne måde præfabrikeres ved rationelle fabrikationsmetoder, hvilket muliggør en let og hurtig montage på stedet. Hertil bidrager også, at de 25 befæstigelsesmidler, hvormed platformen og gavlstykkeme fastgøres til den øvrige burkonstruktion, udgør integrerede dele af elementerne.Conveniently, the opening angle of the front door outward is of the order of 45 angular degrees, and the ends of the spatial boundary formed by the front door and the wire mesh platform are closed with suitable end pieces. In this way, all parts included in the advanced feed space can be prefabricated by rational fabrication methods, enabling easy and quick on-site assembly. In addition, the 25 fasteners by which the platform and the end pieces are attached to the rest of the cage structure form integral parts of the elements.

Gavlstykkeme kan ifølge opfindelsen med fordel være tilpasset foderpladsens (karnappens) tværsnitsprofil, og indrettet med befæstigelsesorganer af en art, som 30 muliggør en fast eller løsgørlig forbindelse mellem gavlstykkeme og frontlågen.According to the invention, the end pieces may advantageously be adapted to the cross-sectional profile of the feed space (the carbone), and provided with fastening means of a kind which allows a fixed or detachable connection between the end pieces and the front door.

Gavlstykkeme fremstilles formålstjenligt af sprøjtestøbt plast, eksempelvis polyetylen eller polypropylen, hvorved fremstillingsprisen bliver relativ lav. I en særlig fordelagtig udførelsesform, udgør gavlstykkeme sammen med frontlågen en samlet, integreret enhed, der eksempelvis kan fremstilles ved sprøjtestøbning af termoplastisk formstof ud i 35 ét stykke.The end pieces are suitably made of injection molded plastic, for example polyethylene or polypropylene, whereby the manufacturing cost becomes relatively low. In a particularly advantageous embodiment, the gable pieces together with the front cover form an overall integrated unit which can be produced, for example, by injection molding of thermoplastic plastic in one piece.

I en udførelsesform som angivet i krav 5 og 6 opnår man, at der kan åbnes ind til buret ved at svinge det netstykke, som udgør foderplatformen, opad og bagud ind gennem frontåbningen i overburet 2, samtidig med, at frontlågen i underburet med tilhørende 40 gavlstykker lægges ned oven på den redekasse, der befinder sig forrest på underburet.In one embodiment as claimed in claims 5 and 6, it is achieved that the cage can be opened by swinging the mesh piece which forms the feed platform upwards and backwards through the front opening of the upper cage 2, while the front door of the lower cage with associated 40 gable pieces are laid on top of the nest box located on the front of the lower cage.

Der vil herefter være fri adgang både til overburet og underburet. Dvs optimale arbejdsbetingelser ved de arbejdsopgaver, der kræver adgang til burene.There will then be free access to both the upper and lower cages. That is, optimum working conditions for those tasks that require access to the cages.

Opfindelsen og specielt fordelagtige udførelsesformer og detaljer ved denne forklares 45 nærmere i enkeltheder i det følgende under henvisning til figurerne på tegningen, hvor 3 DK 176772 B1 fig. 1 viser et etagebur bestående af et overbur placeret i fremskudt position over et underbur og forsynet med en fremrykket foderplads ifølge opfindelsen, set skråt fra siden, fig. 2 et tværsnit af en to-rækket minkstald indrettet med etagebure af den i fig. 1 viste 5 type, fig. 3 et etagebur ifølge opfindelsen vist i skematisk sidebillede, fig. 4 samme vist med opklappet foderplatform og opklappet frontlåge i overburet, fig. 5 samme vist med opklappet foderplatfoim, tilbageklappet frontlåge i overburet og nedklappet frontlåge i underburet, 10 fig. 6 den underste del af den fremrykkede foderplads (underburets frontlåge med tilhørende gavlstykker) set skråt ovenfra i perspektiv, og fig. 7 samme vist i vandret tværsnit.The invention and particularly advantageous embodiments and details thereof are explained in greater detail in the following with reference to the figures in the drawing, in which FIG. 1 shows a floor cage consisting of an upper cage positioned in an advanced position over a lower cage and provided with an advanced feed space according to the invention, viewed diagonally from the side; FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a two-row mink stable with floor cages of the type shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a schematic side view of a floor cage according to the invention; FIG. Figure 4 is the same shown with folded feed platform and folded front cover in the upper cage; 5 shows the same with folded up feed platform, folded front cover in the upper cage and folded front cover in the lower cage, FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the lower part of the advanced feed space (the front door of the lower cage with associated end pieces); and FIG. 7 the same shown in horizontal cross section.

I den på tegningens fig. 1 viste udførelsesform består etageburet i det væsentlige af et 15 underbur 1, et overbur 2, en redekasse 3 og en udragende foderplads 4. Underburets 1 frontlåge er angivet med 5, og overburets frontlåge med 6. Mellem underburet og overburet er der på sædvanlig måde indrettet en passage 7, der tillader dyrene at bevæge sig frit mellem de to bure 1 og 2. Passagen 7 er aflukkelig v hj af en ikke vist låge.In the FIG. 1, the floor cage consists essentially of a lower cage 1, an upper cage 2, a nest box 3 and a projecting feeding space 4. The front door of the cage 1 is indicated by 5, and the front door of the cage by 6. Between the lower cage and the upper cage there is the usual way. provided a passage 7 which allows the animals to move freely between the two cages 1 and 2. The passage 7 is closed by a door not shown.

Overburet 2 er placeret med sin forkant helt fremme over underburets I forkant 8, således 20 at frontsideme på de to bure flugter. Placeringen af etageburene i en to-rækket stald er vist i fig. 2.The upper cage 2 is positioned with its leading edge all the way forward over the leading edge 8 of the lower cage, so that the front sides of the two cages align. The location of the floor cages in a two-row stable is shown in FIG. 2nd

Den fremrykkede foderplads 4 fremkommer som en kombination af underburets 1 frontlåge 5, en til underbur-forkanten 8 hængslet, rektangulær trådnet-platform 10, og to 25 gavlstykker 11 fremstillet af sprøjtestøbt plast. Frontlågen 5 er herunder drejet ud fra buret 1 til halvt åben stilling, dvs i en vinkel på ca 45-grader, og net-platformen 10 befinder sig samtidig i en skråt fremadrettet, nærmest vandret stilling. Platformen 10 danner i denne stilling bro mellem forkanten 8 i underburet og frontlågens 5 forkant 14.The advanced feed space 4 appears as a combination of the front cover 5 of the lower cage 1, one hinged to the lower cage leading edge 8, rectangular wire mesh platform 10, and two 25 end pieces 11 made of injection molded plastic. The front door 5 is then rotated out from the cage 1 to a semi-open position, ie at an angle of about 45 degrees, and the net platform 10 is simultaneously in an inclined forward, almost horizontal position. In this position, the platform 10 bridges between the leading edge 8 of the lower cage and the leading edge 14 of the front cover 5.

Forkanten af trådnet-platformen 10 er forsynet med en ikke vist lukkemekanisme 30 (clipslukkesystem), der er beregnet til at gribe løsgørligt fast i frontlåge-forkanten 14. Trådnetplatformen 10 og frontlågen 5 danner i forening en rumlig, kamaplignende form, som udgør den omtalte fremrykkede foderplads 4. Foderpladsen 4 er lukket i siderne v hj af de to gavlstykker 11, hvilke er fæstnet til frontlågen 5, se fig. 6 og 7.The leading edge of the wire mesh platform 10 is provided with a closure mechanism 30 (clip closing system) not shown, which is designed to releasably engage the front door leading edge 14. The wire mesh platform 10 and the front door 5 form in combination a spatial camapiece-like shape which constitutes the mentioned advanced feed space 4. The feed space 4 is closed on the sides v of the two gable pieces 11, which are attached to the front cover 5, see fig. 6 and 7.

35 Under fodringen placeres foderet på den udragende, nærmest vandrette foderplatform, som trådnet-platformen 10 frembyder. Dyrene kan på sædvanlig måde æde af foderet fra undersiden af trådnetnet-platformen 10. Når der skal åbnes til burene svinges trådnet-platformen 10 opad og bagud ind gennem frontåbningen i overburet 2 (se fig. 4), og frontlågen 5 med tilhørende gavlstykker 11 lægges ned oven på redekassen 3, som vist i 40 fig. 5. Der er nu fri adgang både til overburet og underburet.During feeding, the feed is placed on the protruding, almost horizontal feed platform provided by the wire mesh platform 10. The animals can eat in the usual manner from the feed from the underside of the wire mesh platform 10. When opening to the cages, the wire mesh platform 10 is swung upwards and backwards through the front opening of the upper cage 2 (see Fig. 4) and the front cover 5 with associated end pieces 11. is laid down on top of the nest box 3, as shown in FIG. 5. There is now free access to both the upper and lower cages.

I fig, 6 og 7 er vist et eksempel på, hvorledes de to sprøjtestøbte gavlstykker 11 kan fæstnes til frontlågen 5 v hj af clipsagtige kantgribere 12, der griber ind omkring tråden 13 i frontlågen 5. Andre udførelsesformer kan naturligvis også komme på tale.Figures 6 and 7 show an example of how the two injection molded end pieces 11 can be attached to the front cover 5v of clips-like edge grippers 12, which engage around the wire 13 in the front cover 5. Other embodiments may of course also be considered.

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Claims

1. Floor cage with forward feed (4), especially for mink, where an upper cage (2) is placed on top of an underlying cage (1) with nest box (3), the leading edge of which extends all the way to the leading edge (8) of this lower cage (1), and in connection with the front door (5) of the underlying cage 5, a feeding space (4) is arranged in the form of a protruding platform (10) of wire mesh so that the mink has access to the feed from the platform (10). lower side, characterized in that the front door (5) of the lower cage (5) together with the wire mesh platform (10) forms a feeding space on the lower cage, when the front door (5) can be opened outwards at an angle at an angle at the bottom of the door. , while the 10 wire mesh platform (10) bridges the upper, free edge (14) of the front cover (5) and the upper leading edge (8) of the lower cage (1).

Floor cage according to claim 1, characterized in that the opening angle of the front door (5) outwards is of the order of 45 degrees and that at the ends of the feed space defined by the front door (5), the wire mesh platform (10) and the front side of the cage together , gable pieces (11) are inserted.

Floor cage according to claim 2, characterized in that the end pieces (11) are adapted to the cross-sectional profile of the feed space and are provided with suitable fastening means (12), which enable a fixed or detachable connection between the end pieces and the front door (5).

Floor cage according to claim 3, characterized in that the end pieces (11) are made of injection molded plastic, for example polyethylene or polypropylene.

Floor cage according to claims 1-4, characterized in that the wire mesh platform (10) forms an independent part of the feeding space on the lower cage, the wire mesh platform being hingedly connected along its rear-facing long side with the upper front edge (8) and being detachably connected with the forward, free edge (14) of the front door (5) front of a suitable hinged joint. 30

Floor cage according to claim 3, 4 or 5, characterized in that the front door (5) is pivotable to the horizontal position above the nest box (3) when the platform (10) is detached from the front door (5).

Floor cage according to claim 2, 3 or 4, characterized in that the front door (5) and the end pieces (11) are made together as a continuous integrated unit, for example of wire mesh, metal plate or injection molded plastic.