Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
  • A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
  • A01K7/00—Watering equipment for stock or game
  • A01K7/02—Automatic devices ; Medication dispensers
  • A01K7/06—Automatic devices ; Medication dispensers actuated by the animal
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
  • A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
  • A01K7/00—Watering equipment for stock or game
  • A01K7/02—Automatic devices ; Medication dispensers

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a self-watering system for animal enclosures as defined in the preamble to claim 1.
• Self-watering systems of this type are used in cowsheds, pigsties and the like, thus enabling the animals to obtain fresh drinking water under reasonably hygienic conditions whenever they want it.
• Self-watering systems are used for different kinds of animals, for example for pigs kept in a pigsty.
• Selfwatering systems for animals are to be found in various forms, but they are normally designed for the watering of a single or merely quite few animals, in that the water from the system's drinking valve normally runs directly down into the trough.
• the animals involved are pigs in a sty
• the usual practice is to mount one drinking valve for every three pigs in the sty. It is normal that one , preferably the lowest, of the so-called facing-work pigs on a pigsty is water-bearing, thus enabling self-watering valves to be mounted directly upon said pipe.
• the self-watering system according to the present invention is characteristic in that it is provided with more than one outlet for drinking water.
• a very practical system is provided which is easily mounted on the facing-work pipes across the trough in that, for example, the drinking valve is placed at a mid-point along the stall with the watering pipes extending on either side of it, said pipes being arranged, for example, parallel with and secured to the facing-work pipes themselves.
• Fig. 1 shows the self-watering system mounted on a water supply pipe, the whole seen from the side, and
• Fig. 2 shows the same self-watering system, but seen from the front.
• a water supply pipe 4 which can, for example, be a facing-work pipe in a pigsty.
• a suitable hole is drilled for the drinking valve 1, whose insert 5 is placed in the water supply pipe 4.
• the insert 5 can contain a sieve or other filter to remove the larger impurities from the water, or merely comprise an ordinary water connection to the drinking valve 1.
• the drinking valve 1 is provided with two watering pipes 2 which are arranged on each side of the drinking valve 1.
• the drinking valve is also provided with an activating nipple 3 which opens for the water for as long as it is activated, for example by a pig wishing to drink.
• the drinking valve also has a second water connection possibility, namely the water connection end 6, which can be used if the watering system is to be employed in a pigsty having no water-bearing facing-work pipes, but where an ordinary connection to the normal water supply installation has to be made.
• Fig. 2 shows how the watering pipes 2 are provided with outlet holes 7 or 8. These outlet holes can be either quite ordinary holes drilled in the watering pipe 2, or they can comprise inserted nozzles of various types.
• the system is arranged in such a manner that the water flowing from all the outlet holes is not of equal amounts.
• the system is arranged in such a way that the least water flows from the outlet holes nearest to the activation nipple 3, one can ensure that the thirsty pig repeatedly activates the nipple to obtain water enough there where it stands.
• the thirsty pig thus provides a plentiful supply of water for the other pigs.
• various types of nozzles can be mounted in the watering pipe. This provides greater possibilities not only of adjusting the amount of water, but also of adjusting the manner in which the water runs out.
• the nozzles mounted in the watering pipe disperse the water more than when the water merely runs out of drilled holes, the inconveniences of dust are much fewer when the animals are being fed, in that a better moistening of the feedstuff is achieved.
• the drinking-water outlet hole which provides less water than the other outlet holes can be located in the activation nipple 3 itself.
• the thirsty pig wanting to drink is the one which receives least water, at any rate at the beginning.
• the self-watering system must be of robust construction, depending on the kind of animals being kept in the relevant enclosure. If a pigsty is involved, it is very practical for the nipple to be provided with two watering pipes, one on each side of the drinking valve.
• the watering pipes are thus arranged parallel with the facing-work pipes of the pigsty, and are thereby easy to fasten direct to the facing work pipes.
• the watering pipes are secured with strong clamps, bolts and the like.
• the number and the size of the outlet holes for drinking water with which the watering pipe is to be provided will also depend on the kind of animals using the relevant enclosure. Where pigsties are concerned, one outlet hole for every approx. 5-7 cm has proved to be suitable.
• the watering pipes 2 can consist of ordinary pipes in which an appropriate number of holes of suitable size comprise the outlet holes for drinking water.

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