EP0108330A1 - Apparatus for indicating the onset of the birth of young animals - Google Patents

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EP0108330A1
EP0108330A1 EP83110637A EP83110637A EP0108330A1 EP 0108330 A1 EP0108330 A1 EP 0108330A1 EP 83110637 A EP83110637 A EP 83110637A EP 83110637 A EP83110637 A EP 83110637A EP 0108330 A1 EP0108330 A1 EP 0108330A1
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  • the invention relates to a temperature sensor which is designed in the form of a probe and can be inserted into the vagina of female pets and which has at the end facing the vaginal exit a cable which can be connected to a transmitter carried by the animal.
  • the transmitter has a built-in electronic threshold transmitter.
  • a commercially available battery used in the transmitter e.g. a 9 V alkaline manganese battery with a lifespan of approx. 3 months.
  • the temperature values determined by the temperature sensor are passed on to the transmitter. If the previously set threshold is exceeded or undershot, which is the case with cattle and horses, e.g. the case is when the amniotic fluid goes off, in pigs and sheep when the fetus and thus the probe is expelled, the transmitter emits signals which are picked up by a receiver arranged in the barn.
  • the receiver then triggers an alarm, e.g. in the form of an acoustic signal or in the form of a light signal.
  • the alarm transmitter does not have to be located in the immediate vicinity of the receiver. It is also possible to connect the alarm device to the receiver via a connecting line or a radio link.
  • the object of the present invention is to design the device of the type mentioned at the outset in such a way that the probe does not accidentally fall out of the vagina and cannot be pulled out of it.
  • the probe has a radially arranged, circumferential flange.
  • the probe with the radially arranged, circumferential flange is - pushed appropriately by means of an applicator - so deep into the vagina that the animal can no longer eject it under normal pressure.
  • the probe can now only be pulled out of the vagina because the flange prevents it from slipping out or being pulled out without noticeable resistance.
  • the probe is expediently designed to be elongated and the insertion end is in the form of a spherical cap.
  • the flange is then arranged perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the probe. The flange should be detachably connected to the probe to make cleaning easier and to easily replace damaged flanges.
  • the probe has a radially arranged, circumferential groove into which the flange, which is then in the form of an annular disk, is inserted. It is advantageous to design the flange as a rosette, in particular a clover leaf rosette. If the flange is made of elastic material, in particular rubber, the insertion is made easier because the segments of the rosette-shaped flange then bend backwards as viewed from the insertion end. Unintentional ejection is also made more difficult because the segments of the rosette then move in the opposite direction have to bend.
  • the rosette should be made of a material that is resistant to faeces, body juices of any kind, etc.
  • the probe 1 is inserted into the vagina 8, expediently by means of the applicator 6, to such a depth that the mother animal cannot eject the probe 1 by the usual pressing pressure.
  • Probe 1 is elongated.
  • the insertion end 4 is formed in the shape of a spherical cap in order to facilitate insertion.
  • the probe 1 has a circumferential groove 3.
  • a flange 2 engages in this groove 3, through whose central opening 9 the probe 1 is guided.
  • the flange 2 is rosette-shaped and consists of elastic material.
  • the segments of the flange 2 bend backwards away from the insertion end 4, so that the insertion of the probe 1 is made considerably easier. Unintentionally, the probe 1 can practically not be removed from the sheath 8.
  • the segments 10 must be bent when pulling the probe 1 out of the sheath 8 in the direction of the insertion end 4, which is practically impossible without any noticeable expenditure of force.
  • the probe 1 has a cable 11 at the end facing away from the insertion end, which protrudes from the sheath 11 and is guided along the body of the animal to the transmitter built into the carrying strap 5.
  • the cable 11 is detachably connected to the transmitter. By the Cable 11 leads the wires of the temperature sensor designed as a probe 1.
  • the probe 1 When the first fetus 12 is expelled from the uterus 13, the probe 1 is also expelled. Because the body temperature of the mother animal is generally considerably higher than the outside temperature, the threshold value to which the transmitter is set is not reached. The transmitter emits a corresponding signal, which is picked up by the receiver, which triggers the alarm.

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1. Device for indicating when an animal begins to give birth to its young, which device comprises a temperature sensor constructed in the form of a probe (1) and introduceable into the vagina of female domestic animals, said sensor having at its end nearest to the vagina exit a cable (11) which is connectable to a transmitter supported by the animal (7), characterised in that the probe (1) is elongated, the introduction end (4) is calotte-shaped and has a radially arranged groove (3), and the probe (1) has an encircling flange (2) which is inserted in the groove (3), constructed as a cloverleaf rosette, connected releasably to the probe (1), and situated radially and at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the probe (1), which flange is made of an elastic material which is resistant to faeces, especially rubber.

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Die Erfindung betrifft ein aus einem in Form einer Sonde gestalteten, in die Scheide von weiblichen Haustieren einführbarem Temperaturfühler, der am dem Scheidenausgang zugekehrten Ende ein an einen vom.Tier getragegenen Sender anschließbares Kabel aufweist,. bestehendes Gerät zur Anzeige des Beginns der Geburt der Jungtiere.The invention relates to a temperature sensor which is designed in the form of a probe and can be inserted into the vagina of female pets and which has at the end facing the vaginal exit a cable which can be connected to a transmitter carried by the animal. existing device for indicating the start of the birth of the young animals.

Geräte der genannten Art sind bekannt. Der Sender besitzt einen eingebauten elektronischen Schwellenwert-Übermittler. Als Stromquelle dient eine im Sender eingesetzte, handelsübliche Batterie, z.B. eine 9-V-Alkali-Mangan-Batterie, die eine Lebensdauer von ca. 3 Monaten aufweist. Die vom Temperaturfühler ermittelten Temperaturwerte werden an den Sender weitergegeben. Wird der vorher eingestellte Schwellwert über bzw. unterschritten, was bei Rindern und Pferden z.B. dann der Fall ist, wenn das Fruchtwasser abgeht, bei Schweinen und Schafen dann, wenn der Fötus und damit die Sonde ausgestoßen wird, gibt der Sender Signale ab, die von einem im Stall angeordneten Empfänger aufgenommen werden. Der Empfänger löst dann einen Alarm aus, z.B. in Form eines akustischen Signals oder auch in Form eines Lichtsignals. Der Alarmgeber muß dabei nicht in unmittelbarer Nähe des Empfängers angeordnet sein. Es ist auch möglich, den Alarmgeber über eine Verbindungsleitung oder über eine Funkstrecke mit dem Empfänger zu verbinden.Devices of the type mentioned are known. The transmitter has a built-in electronic threshold transmitter. A commercially available battery used in the transmitter, e.g. a 9 V alkaline manganese battery with a lifespan of approx. 3 months. The temperature values determined by the temperature sensor are passed on to the transmitter. If the previously set threshold is exceeded or undershot, which is the case with cattle and horses, e.g. the case is when the amniotic fluid goes off, in pigs and sheep when the fetus and thus the probe is expelled, the transmitter emits signals which are picked up by a receiver arranged in the barn. The receiver then triggers an alarm, e.g. in the form of an acoustic signal or in the form of a light signal. The alarm transmitter does not have to be located in the immediate vicinity of the receiver. It is also possible to connect the alarm device to the receiver via a connecting line or a radio link.

Geräte der eingangs genannten Art weisen den Nachteil auf, daß die Sonde sehr leicht ungewollt aus der Scheide fällt oder aus dieser herausgezogen wird. Dies führt dazu, daß dann, wenn der Schwellwert höher liegt als die übliche Temperatur,bei.Beginn der Geburt überhaupt kein Alarm mehr gegeben wird und dann, wenn der Schwellwert unterhalb der üblichen Temperatur liegt, Fehlalarm gegeben wird.Devices of the type mentioned have the disadvantage that the probe falls out of the vagina or is pulled out of it very easily. This results in that when the threshold value is higher than the usual temperature at. No alarm is given at all at the beginning of the birth and false alarm is given if the threshold is below the usual temperature.

Aufgabe vorliegender Erfindung ist es, das Gerät der eingangs genannten Art so zu gestalten, daß die Sonde ungewollt nicht aus der Scheide fällt und nicht aus dieser herausgezogen werden kann.The object of the present invention is to design the device of the type mentioned at the outset in such a way that the probe does not accidentally fall out of the vagina and cannot be pulled out of it.

Diese Aufgabe wird im wesentlichen dadurch gelöst, daß die Sonde einen radial angeordneten, umlaufenden Flansch aufweist.This object is essentially achieved in that the probe has a radially arranged, circumferential flange.

Die Sonde mit dem radial angeordneten, umlaufenden Flansch wird - zweckmäßig mittels eines Applikators - so tief in die Scheide geschoben, daß das Tier sie--nicht mehr durch normalen Preßdruck ausstoßen kann. Die Sonde kann jetzt nur noch gewollt aus der Scheide gezogen werden, weil der Flansch ein Herausrutschen oder auch ein Herausziehen ohne merkbaren Widerstand verhindert. Zweckmäßig ist die Sonde langgestreckt gestaltet und das Einführungsende kugelkappenförmig ausgebildet. Der Flansch ist dann senkrecht zur Längsachse der Sonde angeordnet. Dabei sollte der Flansch lösbar mit der Sonde verbunden sein, um die Reinigung zu erleichtern und um schadhaft gewordene Flansche leicht austauschen zu können. Dieserhalb ist es von Vorteil, wenn die Sonde eine radial angeordnete, umlaufende Nut aufweist, in die der dann ringscheibenförmig gestaltete Flansch eingesetzt ist. Dabei ist es vorteilhaft, den Flansch als Rosette, insbesondere Kleeblattrosette, auszubilden. Besteht der Flansch aus elastischem Material, insbesondere aus Gummi, wird das Einsetzen erleichtert, weil die Segmente des rosettenförmig ausgebildeten Flansches sich dann vom Einführungsende her betrachtet nach hinten biegen. Aber auch das ungewollte Ausstoßen wird erschwert, weil die Segmente der Rosette sich dann in entgegengesetzte Richtung biegen müssen. Hergestellt sein sollte die Rosette aus einem Material, welches gegen Fäkalien, Körpersäfte gleichgültig welcher Art usw. widerstandsfähig ist.The probe with the radially arranged, circumferential flange is - pushed appropriately by means of an applicator - so deep into the vagina that the animal can no longer eject it under normal pressure. The probe can now only be pulled out of the vagina because the flange prevents it from slipping out or being pulled out without noticeable resistance. The probe is expediently designed to be elongated and the insertion end is in the form of a spherical cap. The flange is then arranged perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the probe. The flange should be detachably connected to the probe to make cleaning easier and to easily replace damaged flanges. For this reason, it is advantageous if the probe has a radially arranged, circumferential groove into which the flange, which is then in the form of an annular disk, is inserted. It is advantageous to design the flange as a rosette, in particular a clover leaf rosette. If the flange is made of elastic material, in particular rubber, the insertion is made easier because the segments of the rosette-shaped flange then bend backwards as viewed from the insertion end. Unintentional ejection is also made more difficult because the segments of the rosette then move in the opposite direction have to bend. The rosette should be made of a material that is resistant to faeces, body juices of any kind, etc.

In den Fig. 1 bis 4 ist die Erfindung an einer Ausführungsform und in einem Ausführungsbeispiel an einer Muttersau beispielsweise dargestellt, ohne auf diese Ausführungsform und.dieses Ausführungsbeispiel beschränkt zu sein.

  • Fig. 1 zeigt schematisch eine Sau mit eingesetzter Sonde und umgegurtetem Sender;
  • .Fig..2 schematisch das Einsetzen der Sonde,
  • Fig. 3 die eingesetzte Sonde und
  • Fig. 4 die Sonde mit dem rosettenförmig ausgebildeten Flansch.
1 to 4, the invention is shown for example in one embodiment and in one embodiment on a mother sow, without being limited to this embodiment and this embodiment.
  • Fig. 1 shows schematically a sow with inserted probe and belted transmitter;
  • .Fig..2 schematically the insertion of the probe,
  • Fig. 3 shows the probe used
  • Fig. 4 shows the probe with the rosette-shaped flange.

Der Sender-Tragegurt 5,der unterschiedlich gestaltet sein kann und in dem der Sender eingebaut ist, wird dem Muttertier 7 angelegt und an diesem befestigt. Die Sonde 1 wird, zweckmäßig mittels des Applikators 6, in die Scheide 8 eingeführt, und zwar so tief, daß das Muttertier die Sonde 1 nicht durch üblichen Preßdruck ausstoßen kann. Die Sonde 1 ist langgestreckt. Das Einführungsende 4 ist kugelkappenförmig ausgebildet, um das Einführen zu erleichtern. Die Sonde 1 weist eine umlaufende Nut 3 auf. In diese Nut 3 greift ein Flansch 2 ein, durch dessen zentrale Durchbrechung 9 die Sonde 1 geführt ist. Der Flansch 2 ist rosettenförmig gestaltet und besteht aus elastischem Material. Insbesondere beim Einsetzen der Sonde 1 biegen die Segmente des Flansches 2 vom Einführungsende 4 weg nach hinten, so daß das Einsetzen der Sonde 1 erheblich erleichtert wird. Ungewollt kann die Sonde 1 praktisch nicht aus der Scheide 8 entfernt werden. Die Segmente 10 müssen beim Herausziehen der Sonde 1 aus der Scheide 8 in Richtung zum Einführungsende 4 umgebogen werden, was ohne merkbaren Kraftaufwand praktisch nicht möglich ist. Die Sonde 1 weist an dem Einführungsende abgekehrten Ende ein Kabel 11 auf, welches aus der Scheide 11 herausragt und am Körper des Tieres entlang bis zum im Tragegurt 5 eingebauten Sender geführt ist. Mit dem Sender ist das Kabel 11 lösbar verbunden. Durch das Kabel 11 sind die Drähte des als Sonde 1 gestalteten Temperaturfühlers geführt. Beim Ausstoß des ersten Fötus 12 aus der Gebärmutter 13 wird die Sonde 1 mit ausgestoßen. Weil die Körpertemperatur des Muttertieres im allgemeinen erheblich höher liegt als die Außentemperatur, wird der Schwellwert, auf den der Sender eingestellt ist, unterschritten. Der Sender gibt ein entsprechendes Signal ab, welches vom Empfänger aufgenommen wird, der den Alarmgeber auslöst.The transmitter shoulder strap 5, which can be designed differently and in which the transmitter is installed, is put on and fastened to the mother animal 7. The probe 1 is inserted into the vagina 8, expediently by means of the applicator 6, to such a depth that the mother animal cannot eject the probe 1 by the usual pressing pressure. Probe 1 is elongated. The insertion end 4 is formed in the shape of a spherical cap in order to facilitate insertion. The probe 1 has a circumferential groove 3. A flange 2 engages in this groove 3, through whose central opening 9 the probe 1 is guided. The flange 2 is rosette-shaped and consists of elastic material. In particular when inserting the probe 1, the segments of the flange 2 bend backwards away from the insertion end 4, so that the insertion of the probe 1 is made considerably easier. Unintentionally, the probe 1 can practically not be removed from the sheath 8. The segments 10 must be bent when pulling the probe 1 out of the sheath 8 in the direction of the insertion end 4, which is practically impossible without any noticeable expenditure of force. The probe 1 has a cable 11 at the end facing away from the insertion end, which protrudes from the sheath 11 and is guided along the body of the animal to the transmitter built into the carrying strap 5. The cable 11 is detachably connected to the transmitter. By the Cable 11 leads the wires of the temperature sensor designed as a probe 1. When the first fetus 12 is expelled from the uterus 13, the probe 1 is also expelled. Because the body temperature of the mother animal is generally considerably higher than the outside temperature, the threshold value to which the transmitter is set is not reached. The transmitter emits a corresponding signal, which is picked up by the receiver, which triggers the alarm.

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.1. Aus einem in Form einer Sonde gestalteten, in die Scheide von weiblichen Haustieren einführbaren Temperaturfühler, der am dem Scheidenausgang zugekehrten Ende ein an einem vom Tier getragenen Sender anschließbares Kabel aufweist, bestehendes Gerät zur Anzeige des Beginns der Geburt der Jungtiere,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
daß die Sonde (1) einen radial angeordneten, umlaufenden Flansch (2) aufweist..1. Device for indicating the beginning of the birth of the young animals, consisting of a temperature sensor designed in the form of a probe and insertable into the vagina of female pets, which at the end facing the vaginal exit has a cable that can be connected to a transmitter carried by the animal,
characterized,
that the probe (1) has a radially arranged, circumferential flange (2). 2. Gerät nach Anspruch 1,
dadurch.gekennzeichnet, daß die Sonde (1) langgestreckt
ist und das Einführungsende (4) kugelkappenförmig ausgebildet ist.2. Device according to claim 1,
characterized in that the probe (1) is elongated
is and the insertion end (4) is spherical cap-shaped. 3. Gerät nach Anspruch 2,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Flansch (2) senkrecht zur Längsachse der Sonde (1) angeordnet ist.3. Device according to claim 2,
characterized in that the flange (2) is arranged perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the probe (1). 4. Gerät nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Flansch (2) lösbar mit der Sonde (1) verbunden ist.4. Device according to one of claims 1 to 3,
characterized in that the flange (2) is detachably connected to the probe (1). . 5. Gerät nach Anspruch 4,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Sonde eine radial angeordnete, umlaufende Nut (3) aufweist, in die der Flansch (2) eingesetzt ist.. 5. Device according to claim 4,
characterized in that the probe has a radially arranged, circumferential groove (3) into which the flange (2) is inserted. 6. Gerät nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Flansch (2) als Rosette ausgebildet ist.6. Device according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the flange (2) is designed as a rosette. 7. Gerät nach Anspruch 6,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Flansch (2) als Kleeblattrosette ausgebildet ist.7. Device according to claim 6,
characterized in that the flange (2) is designed as a cloverleaf rosette. 8. Gerät nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Flansch (2) aus elastischem Material besteht.8. Device according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the flange (2) consists of elastic material. 9. Gerät nach Anspruch 8,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Flansch (2) aus Gummi besteht.9. Apparatus according to claim 8,
characterized in that the flange (2) is made of rubber. 10. Gerät nach einem oder mehreren der Ansprüche 1 bis 9,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Flansch (2) aus gegen Fäkalien widerstandsfähigem Material besteht.10. Device according to one or more of claims 1 to 9,
characterized in that the flange (2) is made of feces resistant material.
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