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
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• • 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
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  • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
  • A61D—VETERINARY INSTRUMENTS, IMPLEMENTS, TOOLS, OR METHODS
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• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
  • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
  • B05B1/00—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means
  • B05B1/02—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to produce a jet, spray, or other discharge of particular shape or nature, e.g. in single drops, or having an outlet of particular shape
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
  • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
  • B05B12/00—Arrangements for controlling delivery; Arrangements for controlling the spray area
  • B05B12/14—Arrangements for controlling delivery; Arrangements for controlling the spray area for supplying a selected one of a plurality of liquids or other fluent materials or several in selected proportions to a spray apparatus, e.g. to a single spray outlet
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• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
  • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
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  • B05B13/04—Means for supporting work; Arrangement or mounting of spray heads; Adaptation or arrangement of means for feeding work the spray heads being moved during spraying operation
  • B05B13/0405—Means for supporting work; Arrangement or mounting of spray heads; Adaptation or arrangement of means for feeding work the spray heads being moved during spraying operation with reciprocating or oscillating spray heads
  • B05B13/041—Means for supporting work; Arrangement or mounting of spray heads; Adaptation or arrangement of means for feeding work the spray heads being moved during spraying operation with reciprocating or oscillating spray heads with spray heads reciprocating along a straight line
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
  • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
  • B05B16/00—Spray booths
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• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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  • B05B12/00—Arrangements for controlling delivery; Arrangements for controlling the spray area
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• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
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• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
  • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
  • B05B12/00—Arrangements for controlling delivery; Arrangements for controlling the spray area
  • B05B12/08—Arrangements for controlling delivery; Arrangements for controlling the spray area responsive to condition of liquid or other fluent material to be discharged, of ambient medium or of target ; responsive to condition of spray devices or of supply means, e.g. pipes, pumps or their drive means
  • B05B12/12—Arrangements for controlling delivery; Arrangements for controlling the spray area responsive to condition of liquid or other fluent material to be discharged, of ambient medium or of target ; responsive to condition of spray devices or of supply means, e.g. pipes, pumps or their drive means responsive to conditions of ambient medium or target, e.g. humidity, temperature position or movement of the target relative to the spray apparatus
  • B05B12/122—Arrangements for controlling delivery; Arrangements for controlling the spray area responsive to condition of liquid or other fluent material to be discharged, of ambient medium or of target ; responsive to condition of spray devices or of supply means, e.g. pipes, pumps or their drive means responsive to conditions of ambient medium or target, e.g. humidity, temperature position or movement of the target relative to the spray apparatus responsive to presence or shape of target
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
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  • B05B9/0423—Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent material, without essentially mixing with gas or vapour characterised by means for supplying liquid or other fluent material with pressurised or compressible container; with pump with pumps for liquids or other fluent material for supplying liquid or other fluent material to several spraying apparatus

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a method for uniformly delivering droplets of different fluids to volatiles placed in an open and stationary tray.
• vaccines are typically administered to chicks at one day of age or between one (1) and five (5) days of age.
• the present invention aims to overcome the drawbacks of the prior art by proposing a method and an apparatus for the mass treatment of living animals, simple in their design and in their mode of operation, reliable, fast and requiring a reduced space. for their implementation.
• Another object of the present invention is such a method and such an apparatus for the mass treatment of live animals guaranteeing homogeneous treatment of each living animal contained in an open tray or basket.
• Another object of the present invention is such a method and such an apparatus minimizing the loss of process fluids while ensuring a uniform and homogeneous distribution of these fluids on an open plate.
• Yet another object of the present invention is such a method and such an apparatus making it possible to manage open trays of different sizes.
• the present invention also relates to the use of this method and of this device for mass administering two fluids chosen from preventive or therapeutic substances such as vaccines, nutritional substances or even combinations of these elements.
• the invention relates to a method for delivering droplets of fluids onto an open plate containing volatiles, this plate being fixed.
• a) a movable arm is moved above this plate, in translation in a first direction, this arm carrying a first set of dispensing nozzles and a second set of dispensing nozzles, said nozzles of each set being arranged to cover the entire dimension of the plate in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, b) first of all distributing droplets of at least one first fluid by spraying by means of the first set of distribution nozzles, c) then distributes at least one second fluid, distinct from said at least one first fluid to be sprayed, by ejection of individual drops by means of the second set of distribution nozzles.
• volatile is understood here to mean any avian species, such as birds of the class Aves, that is to say vertebrate animals which are endothermic bipedal winged feathers (warm-blooded) and capable of lay.
• birds refer more particularly to birds having an economic and/or agronomic interest, such as poultry (for example, chickens, turkeys, hens, guinea fowl, quails, partridges and pigeons), migratory birds (eg ducks and geese) and ornamental birds (eg swans, parrots and psittacines).
• Such an injection device finds applications in particular in the field of vaccinating chicks within a few days of their birth, i.e. between one (1) and five (5) days of age, preferably at one (1 ) day of age, i.e. 24 hours after hatching.
• This method therefore makes it possible to administer in a very short time at least two distinct fluids to chicks contained in an open tray, or basket, while ensuring homogeneous treatment of each chick.
• This movable arm being advantageously adjustable in height, this method can be implemented with any type of open plate.
• the width adjustment is carried out by removing, blocking by plug, or not using certain nozzles and/or dispensing needles located on the periphery of the mobile arm.
• such a method is particularly suitable for administering a spray (a first fluid) and a gel (a second fluid).
• a spray a first fluid
• a gel a second fluid
• the movable arm being driven in movement by a drive unit comprising an electric motor, and each fluid to be dispensed being taken from the container containing this fluid by a syringe, the piston of which is electrically actuated, the control is synchronously the acceleration or deceleration of this mobile arm and the variation in the flow rate of the fluid for each fluid to be dispensed so as to ensure a uniform distribution of the latter on the open plate.
• this acceleration or deceleration is gradual.
• Such an embodiment makes it possible to ensure a uniform distribution of the fluid droplets on the open plate while minimizing the space necessary for the implementation of this method, the acceleration or deceleration of the mobile arm being able to be carried out directly above top of the open board.
• steps b) and c) are carried out in a single passage of the mobile arm above said plate, these sets of nozzles being arranged on said arm so as to generate a time lag between steps b) and c).
• this time lag, or delay, between steps b) and c) is determined to guarantee effective treatment of the volatiles by each fluid, and in particular said at least one second fluid.
• the time interval between steps b) and c) of dispensing fluids is calculated to prevent the mist of droplets obtained by dispensing the first fluid by means of the first set of dispensing nozzles from being able to reduce the adhesion, or the wetting, of the drops of the second fluid ejected by the second set of dispensing nozzles, in particular when the latter fluid is a gel.
• step b) is performed when the arm moves from a first edge to a second edge of this tray, this second edge being opposite the first edge, on a forward path extending along the first direction and step c) is performed when said arm moves from the second edge to the first edge on a return path along the first direction.
• the movable arm is gradually accelerated until a constant displacement speed v depl is reached. or substantially constant and after passage of this arm above the plate, the latter is gradually decelerated to avoid loss of fluids.
• steps b) and c) are carried out in two separate passes above the open plate containing the birds, before step a), the mobile arm is gradually accelerated until it reaches a displacement speed v depl constant or substantially constant, for example at the start of its passage above the plate.
• this arm is gradually decelerated until it stops in a zone of reception, or even reversal, of the movable arm, extending outside a reception zone of the open plate, the latter then extending only to the dimensions of the plate.
• this arm is again gradually accelerated in its reception area so that it reaches the platter with a constant or substantially constant speed.
• the mobile arm is then gradually decelerated when it approaches the opposite reception area after complete treatment of the plate with the two different fluids.
• the first fluid is a liquid to be sprayed and the second fluid is a gel such as a soft gel, or a fluid having a viscosity between 50 and 200 cps at 20°C.
• the viscosity of this fluid is between 50 and 180 cps at 20°C and even better between 54 and 177 cps at 20°C. Even more preferably, the viscosity is between 100 and 120 cps at 20°C.
• the first fluid is an aqueous composition containing a vaccine.
• This gel may include a coloring agent to visually control the uniform distribution of the drops on the open tray.
• the supply circuit of each assembly can advantageously comprise an electric or pneumatic pump to supply the nozzles with the corresponding fluid.
• a plurality of droplets having a uniform or substantially uniform size are formed.
• the fluid supply pressure can be controlled at the level of each nozzle of each assembly for a given type of nozzle.
• a mist of droplets is formed, at least 80%, preferably at least 90% of these droplets having a size of between 145 microns and 230 microns.
• step c) a plurality of droplets, at least 80%, preferably at least 90%, of these droplets having a size of between 900 microns and 1500 microns are formed.
• the flow rate at said nozzles and the speed of movement of the movable arm are controlled to ensure a uniform or substantially uniform distribution of said droplets. on the tray.
• the flow rate at each of said nozzles, delivering the first fluid being between 6mL/sec and 40mL/sec, preferably between 8mL/sec and 20mL/sec
• the flow rate at each of said needles, delivering the second fluid being between 15mL/sec and 50mL/sec, preferably between 15mL/sec and 25mL/sec.
• the pressure applied to deliver the first fluid is between 3 and 130 bars
• the pressure applied to deliver the second fluid is between 0.2 and 1 bar.
• said fluids incorporate one or more active ingredients for vaccinating avian species such as birds, or fluids other than vaccines such as than nutritional compositions
• At least two distinct first fluids are dispensed by spraying and/or at least two distinct second fluids by ejection of individual drops.
• each set of dispensing nozzles can have two rows of nozzles to dispense two different products in a single pass.
• the present method thus also covers the distribution of two or more distinct fluids to be sprayed or atomized and/or of two or more fluids to be ejected in the form of individual drops.
• the latter fluids are preferably ejected by needles.
• the present invention also relates to an apparatus for dispensing fluid droplets for implementing the method, as described above.
• this device comprises:
• this arm movable in translation to move above this work area in a first direction, this arm carrying a set of spray distribution nozzles and a set of needles, the nozzles and the needles being arranged in such that the entire dimension of the tray in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction is covered by this set of spray dispensing nozzles and this set of needles, and
• this device is configured to ensure a time lag between the distribution of at least a first fluid by means of said set of spray dispensing nozzles and at least a second fluid by means of said set of needles.
• this device makes it possible to deliver in a very short time interval, or even almost simultaneously, two distinct fluids such as a spray and a gel, for mass treatment of volatiles placed in a tray or basket.
• the spray distribution nozzles can be flat or conical heads. Preferably, they are flat to form a curtain of droplets.
• Each of these needles is configured to eject an individual drop of fluid through its orifice for a given fluid pressure.
• this device comprises means for controlling the speed of movement of the movable arm.
• the first set of dispensing nozzles by spraying and the second set of needles are spaced apart on said movable arm in the first direction.
• this spacing is calculated to guarantee effective treatment of the volatiles by the second fluid.
• the spacing between the two (2) sets is between 4 and 10cm, preferably between 4 and 7cm, even more preferably the spacing is 5cm.
• this working area comprises areas for receiving the mobile arm extending on either side of a receiving area for the plate, which is preferably adjustable. to adapt to different trays.
• each reception area has a dimension along the first direction at least equal or substantially equal to the distance d separating these sets on this arm.
• this device comprises several sensors to automatically trigger the distribution of droplets by the device.
• this triggering can be performed manually by the operator.
• one or more cameras and a computer program for processing the images received from this or these cameras can make it possible to detect the correct positioning of the basket before triggering the actuation of the mobile arm.
• the actuation can still be a combination between positioning sensors and manual actuation by the operator.
• this set of nozzles comprises at least two sub-sets of nozzles for each dispensing by spraying a separate fluid and/or this set of needles comprises at least two sub-sets needles to eject each drop of a separate fluid.
• Each of these sub-assemblies is connected to its own, or even separate, fluid supply circuit.
• Such a device finds applications in particular in the veterinary field, in particular in the mass vaccination of chicks.
• FIG. 1 is a front view of a chick mass treatment apparatus according to a particular embodiment of the present invention.
• FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the apparatus of FIG. 1;
• FIG. 3 is another perspective view of the apparatus of FIG. 1; Fig. 4
• FIG. 4 is a perspective view and a top view of the apparatus of FIG. 1, a basket containing chicks being placed in its working area and awaiting processing;
• FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the apparatus of FIG. 1, a basket containing chicks being placed in its working area and awaiting processing;
• Figures 1 to 5 schematically illustrate an apparatus for the mass treatment of chicks according to a particular embodiment of the present invention.
• This device comprises a frame 10 provided with feet 11 comprising at their free end rollers 12 to ensure the movement of the latter.
• the device may include 2 to 4 rollers 12.
• Each of these rollers 12 may include a blocking member (not shown) to fix the device in position.
• This frame 10 comprises in its upper part an enclosed space delimited by walls 13 at least partly transparent to visualize the interior of this space.
• One of these walls 13 comprises a movable flap 14 in vertical translation to allow access to this enclosed space, in particular for the introduction and removal of a basket 15 loaded with chicks, also for cleaning and maintenance of the device.
• this device can include one or more protective elements (not shown) to detect the presence of an intruding object in the treatment zone such as the hand or the arm of an operator.
• This or these protection elements are able to send detection signals to a central processing unit, which can stop a processing in progress or even prevent the triggering of the processing.
• this or these protection elements are infrared detectors.
• the frame 10 is still possible for the frame 10 to be devoid of such a movable flap 14 or even of such protective elements.
• the interior of this enclosed space comprises a work area intended to receive and support a basket 15 open for processing, this basket 15 then being in a fixed position.
• the longitudinal rail 17 is secured to the upper end, or cover, of the frame 10.
• This movable arm 16 carries a set of nozzles 18 and a set of depositing needles 19, these nozzles and these needles being arranged on the movable arm 16 so that the entire dimension of the basket 15 according to a second direction perpendicular to the first direction defined by the longitudinal rail 17, is entirely covered by the set of nozzles 18 and by the set of dispensing needles 19.
• nozzles and needles can be individually movable along the movable arm 16 to allow adjustment of the coverage of different baskets.
• this device may include position sensors (not shown) to determine the precise positioning of the basket in the work area. It is then possible to automate the fluid dispensing sequences by automatic recognition of the type of basket 15 placed in the dispensing device.
• the set of nozzles 18 comprises spray dispensing nozzles while the other set comprises dispensing needles 19, each of these needles comprising an orifice, each needle being configured to eject an individual drop of fluid through its orifice for a given fluid pressure.
• this device makes it possible to deliver in a very short time interval, or even almost simultaneously, two distinct fluids such as a spray and a gel for mass treatment of birds placed in an open basket. .
• This device thus comprises two reservoirs 20 which are placed in a support 21 at the height of the user, these reservoirs 20 being advantageously transparent to check the level available in fluid in each of them.
• Each fluid supply circuit connecting a reservoir 20 to its corresponding set of nozzles and dispensing needles comprises a pumping unit (not shown), the pumping units of the two supply circuits optionally having powers different pumping depending on the fluid to be pumped in each of these supply circuits.
• the set of nozzles 18 and the set of dispensing needles 19 are also arranged on the movable arm 16 to ensure a time lag between the distribution of the first fluid (vaporizable fluid) and the second fluid (gel).
• This elongated movable arm 16 comprising two lateral edges defining a front face and a rear face, considered in the direction of translational movement of this arm along the first direction, the set of nozzles 18 is mounted on the face front of this movable arm 16 while the set of dispensing needles 19 is mounted on the rear face of this movable arm 16, thus being spaced from the set of nozzles 18 along the first direction.
• the work area of the device comprises areas for receiving the movable arm 16 extending on either side along the first direction of a receiving area of the basket to allow a acceleration and progressive deceleration of the mobile arm before and after the mobile arm has passed over the basket 15.
• the device comprises means for controlling the speed of movement of said movable arm 16.
• the minimum distance d spatially separating the set of nozzles 18 from the set of laying needles 19, along the first direction is between 5 and 9 cm.
• the speed of movement of the arm is between 35 and 80 cm/second, preferably 55 cm/second.

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