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Description

Animal ear tags

The present invention relates to an ear tag used for individual identification of an animal, and more particularly to an animal ear tag that prevents the ear tag attached to the ear of an animal from falling off or being tampered with.

Animal ear tags used for individual identification of livestock animals and the like are widely used worldwide.
Most of these ear tags are worn while piercing the animal's ear using an ear tag wearer.
Specifically, a male ear tag that is inserted while piercing the animal's ear and a female ear tag that locks the male ear tag after the male ear tag penetrates the animal's ear are formed separately. By attaching it to the ear of an animal, it can be used as a single ear marker.
Many ear tags with the above configuration are molded from a soft material (such as polyurethane) to reduce the burden on animals, and the mass of a pair of male and female ear tags is also formed under certain restrictions. Therefore, it is formed as thin as possible except where it is necessary for strength. An example is shown below.

JP-A-2009-136299

According to the description of "Patent Document 1", the purpose is to "provide an animal ear tag (an animal ear tag with an tamper-proof function) having improved characteristics that cannot be tampered with illegally", and "to the animal ear". Includes a coupling means to attach the ear tag, the coupling means having a shaft with a head and a female hole through which the head of the shaft can pass to achieve coupling, the female hole independently. The technique of "animal ear tags", which are formed as part of an enclosed boss component, which is made of a hard material and fixed to a material that forms part of the ear tag, is disclosed.

The technique of "Patent Document 1" is a technique in which the means for connecting the male part (hereinafter referred to as the male ear tag) and the female part (hereinafter referred to as the female ear tag) is strengthened, thereby breaking the connection between the male part and the female ear tag. It is difficult to make, and it can be evaluated in terms of preventing the ear tag (hereinafter referred to as the ear tag) from falling off due to the disconnection.
However, since the material of the ear tag itself is made of elastic polyurethane as the main raw material, it is formed soft and thin so as not to burden the animal. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 6, the female ear tag 202 is indicated by an arrow. When an external load in the direction is applied, the soft and thin male ear marker 101 has a display portion due to the small display portion 111a around the shaft 112 and the flexible action of the soft shaft 112 which is hollow due to the presence of the pin insertion hole 114. With the help of the fact that the shaft 112 tends to be almost parallel to 111a, it inevitably enters the hole EH drilled by the male ear marker 101 when the ear tag is attached, so that it is squeezed and sucked into the ear E. It is not possible to prevent the phenomenon of the ear tag falling off due to the male ear marker 101 coming out of the hole EH. Further, paradoxically, if the entire male ear tag 101 is rolled or folded into small pieces and passed through the hole of the ear E, the male ear tag 101 and the female ear marker 202 in the combined state are attached by a normal wearing method. It can be tampered with so finely that it is indistinguishable from the one.

Therefore, in the present invention, by preventing the male ear tag from coming out of the ear hole perforated by itself, it is possible to prevent the male ear tag from falling off due to slipping through the male ear tag after being attached to the animal, and even if it is rolled or folded. It is an object of the present invention to provide an animal ear tag that prevents the perforated hole from passing through the animal ear.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has solved the above problems by using the following means.
The first problem-solving means is to extend a shaft having a hollow bottomed hole in a direction intersecting the display portion from a part of a tag-shaped display portion having a size capable of displaying necessary information, and this shaft. A male ear marker provided with a pointed arrowhead portion for inserting while perforating the animal's ear at the extending end of the male ear marker, and a female ear marker that locks the shaft of the male ear marker in a detachable manner. An ear tag for animals formed mainly of soft resin, which is attached to the ear by using a wearing device having a pin to be inserted into the bottom hole.
Even if the display portion and the shaft of the male ear tag are easily bent due to the influence of their materials and the presence of the bottom hole, the external load is applied in the direction in which the female ear tag after wearing is separated from the ear. When the male ear marker is added, the display portion cannot be easily removed from the perforated portion, and in addition, the male ear marker of the inseparable male ear marker and the female ear marker is inserted into the perforated portion. Provided is an ear marker for an animal in which the display portion is provided with a bulging portion that cannot be penetrated even if the display portion is to be inserted into the perforated portion of the ear of another animal equivalent to the above.

The second problem-solving means provides, in addition to the first problem-solving means, an animal ear tag in which the bulging portion is provided on the display portion near the axis.

The third problem-solving means is an animal in which, in addition to either the first problem-solving means or the second problem-solving means, the bulging portion is provided on the display unit at a position separated from the axis. Provide ear tags.

The fourth problem-solving means provides an animal ear tag in which the bulging portion is formed in a ring shape, in addition to any one of the first problem-solving means to the third problem-solving means.

The fifth problem-solving means is an animal ear marker having a gentle mountain-shaped cross section of the bulging portion in addition to any one of the first problem-solving means to the fourth problem-solving means. I will provide a.

The effect of the first problem-solving means is that the ear tag is mainly made of soft resin, and the influence of this material and the presence of the pin insertion hole make the male ear tag hollow and easy to bend. Regardless of this, even if an external load is applied to the ear tag, the male ear tag will not pass through the ear hole, and the male ear tag of the male ear tag and the female ear tag in the inseparable state will be the perforated part. The display was provided with a bulge that would prevent the display from slipping through even if it was to be inserted into the perforated portion of the ear of an equivalent separate animal.
Therefore, even if gentle consideration is given to the use of soft resin for animals as described above, the ear tags after being attached to the ears of animals do not fall off due to slip-through as in the conventional example, and paradoxically, When the male and female ear tags are engaged, it becomes impossible to attach them to other animals, and the effect of preventing tampering is also achieved, so that accurate individual animal management can be performed.
In the above configuration example, when the bulging portion is provided as a protrusion, the present invention can be achieved even if this protrusion can be used as a logo mark or the like.
Further, the bulging portion of the present invention is in a state in which the male ear tag cannot be easily removed from the perforated portion when an external load is applied in the direction in which the female ear marker is separated from the ear after wearing, and in addition, the display portion cannot be detached. Even if you try to put the male ear tag of the male ear marker and the female ear tag into the perforated part of the ear of another animal equivalent to the perforated part, the display part shows a bulging part that the display part can not go through. The present invention can be achieved without being affected by the shape of the bulging portion or the like.

As for the action and effect of the second problem-solving means, in addition to the action and effect of the first problem-solving means, since the bulging portion is provided on the display portion near the axis, an external load is applied to the female ear marker in the worn state. It prevents the female ear tag from first slipping into the perforated part of the ear.
In other words, it means that a bulge that does not enter the hole of the animal's ear is formed in the display part near the axis, and in the conventional animal earmark, when the earmark falls off due to slipping through, the display part around the axis is first formed. Since it enters the hole drilled in the ear, it is possible to prevent this action leading to the dropout of the ear marker.
In addition, when the male and female ear tags are inseparably locked, the display cannot be pulled out from the ear hole of another animal, so it is impossible to wear them and the effect of preventing tampering is also achieved. It is possible to further reinforce the action and effect of the first problem-solving means.

The action and effect of the third problem-solving means is, in addition to the action and effect of either the first problem-solving means or the second problem-solving means, a display unit at a position where the bulging portion is separated from the axis. Especially when the male and female ears are inseparably locked, even if you try to put the display in the ear hole of another animal, the bulge will interfere, so insert the display. You can't even do that, or even if you plug it in, you'll soon have to give up on it.
Therefore, it is particularly effective in preventing the replacement of ear tags, and it is also possible to prevent such criminal acts.
If the second problem-solving means and the third problem-solving means are used in combination, the animal manager can be relieved that the ear tag has fallen off, and the ear tag after being attached to the animal can be used. It also has the effect of discouraging the motivation to replace the animal with the animal, and can prevent such criminal acts.

As for the action and effect of the fourth problem-solving means, in addition to the action and effect of any one of the first problem-solving means to the third problem-solving means, the bulging portion of the display portion is formed in a ring shape. Therefore, the action and effect of each of the above-mentioned problem-solving means will be further reinforced. In other words, the robustness of the ear tag gives the animal manager a greater sense of security, and it also leads to further discouragement of replacing the ear tag with another animal after it is attached to the animal. The effect of deterring crimes will be greatly enhanced.
In addition, not only is it possible to secure a large space for printing visual symbols and numbers on the display unit, but it also contributes to weight reduction of ear tags and has the effect of relieving stress on animals.

The action and effect of the fifth problem-solving means is that, in addition to the action and effect of any one of the first to the fourth problem-solving means, the cross section of the bulging portion has a gentle mountain shape. Therefore, even if the necessary information is printed on the surface of the display unit, dust and dirt are less likely to collect, and the visibility of the necessary information on the display unit can be ensured, and the ring-shaped part is caught by the fence and falls off. In addition to being able to prevent this, it also has the effect of keeping the ear clean, at least until the wounds on the ears that were created when the ear tags were worn healed.

In addition, since the present invention also includes a plurality of bulging portions provided on the display portion, it is possible to prevent the ear tags from falling off due to slipping through the ear tags, and to lock the male and female ear tags so that they cannot be detached. In this state, it has the effect of giving up at first glance when it is attached to another animal, and it is possible to prevent it from falling off or being tampered with.

As described above, the present invention prevents the male ear tag from coming out of the hole of the ear perforated by itself, thereby preventing the male ear tag from falling off due to slipping through the ear tag after being attached to the animal, and also rolling it. In addition to being able to achieve the intended purpose of preventing the animal from passing through the perforated hole in the ear even when folded, it is possible to achieve the above-mentioned effects according to each aspect.

Is a partially cross-sectional overall perspective view showing an embodiment of the animal ear tag of the present invention. Is a partial cross-sectional view of the action when the animal is worn on the ear using a wearing device. Is a cross-sectional explanatory view showing the action after being attached to the animal ear. Is a partially cross-sectional perspective view of a male ear tag showing another embodiment of the present invention. Is a perspective view showing a conventional male ear marker example. Is an explanatory view showing a mode of passing through the male ear tag shown in “FIG. 5”.

In FIG. 1, of the animal ear tags ET in which the male ear tag 1 and the female ear marker 2 into which the male ear marker 1 is fitted are paired, the male ear marker 1 is the display unit 11 and the back side of the display unit 11. It is composed of a shaft 12 extending from a part of the shaft 12, an arrowhead portion 13 provided on the tip end side of the shaft 12, and a pin insertion hole 14 formed near the center of the shaft. The pin insertion hole 14 is a bottomed hole into which the male ear tag support pin T3 of the attachment device T of the animal ear tag ET, which will be described later, is inserted.

Further, the female ear marker 2 has a display portion 21, a fitting hole 22 provided with a retaining portion 23 provided in a part of the display portion 21, and an arrowhead storage portion 24.
The fitting hole 22 is formed by a bottomed tubular wall 26 to prevent the male ear tag 1 from being intentionally removed from the female ear tag 2 after the animal ear tag ET is attached to the animal. , It is better to form as sturdy as possible.
Further, a step portion 25 is provided between the wall 26 and the display portion 21, and the step portion 25 serves to position the female ear marker 2 when the wearer T described later is used.
The animal ear tag ET configured in this way is mainly composed of a soft resin, preferably a polyurethane resin, and is injection-molded using a mold.

Next, a main part of the present invention will be described.
Among the animal ear tags ET, the male ear tag 1 has a ring-shaped bulging portion 15a having a size that does not allow the display portion 11a around the shaft 12 to pass through the hole of the animal ear.
This is because, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, in the case of the conventional ear tag, the display portion 111a around the shaft 112 is small, so that the shaft 112 and the display portion 111a around the shaft 112 try to pass through the hole EH of the ear E. If the size of the display unit 111a is small when approaching parallel, a phenomenon occurs in which the tip portion thereof enters the hole EH of the ear E. This phenomenon means that when an external force in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 6 is applied, not only the display unit 111a around the shaft 112 but also other display units 111 are dragged into the ear canal, so in this embodiment, As described above, first, the display portion 11a around the shaft 12 is sized so as not to pass through the hole EH of the ear E of the animal so that the display portion 11a is not dragged into the hole EH of the ear E. Further, a bulging portion 15a having a volume added to the surface of the display portion 11a that cannot pass through the hole EH is provided in a ring shape to greatly improve the bending strength of the display portion 11a around the shaft 12, and the display portion 11a can be heard. I try to resist the action of being dragged into the hole. By forming the bulging portion 15a into a ring shape in this way, it also contributes to the weight reduction of the ear tag ET and has the effect of relieving the stress of the animal.
The bulging portion 15a has a gentle chevron cross section. The reason is that the breeding environment of animals is generally dusty due to the influence of feed and the like, and manure of breeding animals is not so good. Therefore, the display unit 11 and the display unit 11a should be shaped so that foreign matter does not easily adhere to them so as not to impair the display function, and the ear E is damaged when the ear tag is attached. Therefore, at least until the damage is healed. This is a measure for keeping the periphery of the display unit 11a clean. In addition, it also has the effect of preventing the bulging portion 15a from being caught in the fence or the like.

Subsequently, the attachment of the animal ear tag ET and the action of the ear tag ET after the attachment will be described.
First, in FIG. 2, the female ear tag 2 is set in the female ear tag attachment portion T2 of the wearer T in the posture shown in the figure. The step portion 25 serves to position the position of the fitting hole 22 of the female ear marker 2 so that the arrowhead portion 13 of the male ear marker 1 described below can be inserted.
Next, the pin insertion hole 14 of the male ear marker 1 is inserted into the male ear marker support pin T3 of the male ear tag attachment portion T1.
Since the animal ear tag ET is formed mainly of polyurethane, which is a soft resin, as described above, the male ear tag support pin T3 has a buckling load acting on the shaft 12 of the male ear tag 1 when worn. Therefore, it is an indispensable component for protecting the shaft 12 from the buckling load and performing reliable mounting.
The male ear tag 1 and the female ear marker 2 set on the wearer T as described above penetrate the ear E while being perforated into the animal ear E by the arrowhead portion 13 located at the tip of the shaft 12 of the male ear marker 1. The arrowhead portion 13 enters the fitting hole 22 of the female ear marker 2 while reducing the diameter, and when it comes out, the diameter of the arrowhead portion 13 expands and is locked by the retaining portion 23.
When the male ear tag attachment portion T1 of the wearer T is separated from the upper part of FIG. 2, the male ear tag support pin T3 is pulled out from the pin insertion hole 14, and then the female ear tag 2 is pulled out to the right in FIG. Is removed from the female ear tag attachment portion T2, and the attachment of the animal ear tag ET to the ear E is completed.

In the animal ear tag ET that is detached from the wearer T, the male ear tag support pin T3 is pulled out and the shaft 12 is hollow, so that the shaft 12 is easily bent.
In the conventional male ear marker 110, when the display portion 111a and the shaft 112 are close to parallel with each other because the shaft 112 is easily bent, the tip of the display portion 111a is likely to enter the hole EH of the animal ear E. In this embodiment, the tip portion of the display portion 11a is formed to a size such that it cannot pass through the hole EH of the ear E, and the presence of the bulging portion 15a causes the shaft 12 to bend easily. The display unit 11a around the 12 cannot even look into the ear canal.
In other words, as shown in FIG. 3, even if an external load in the arrow direction is applied to the female ear marker 2, the rigidity of the display portion 11a is increased due to the presence of the bulging portion 15a, and as a result, the female ear marker 2 is displayed in the hole EH of the ear E. Since the portion 11a cannot be inserted, there is no problem even if the shaft 12 is soft. In addition, since the display portion 11a around the shaft 12 is sized so that it cannot pass through the hole EH of the animal ear E, even if the shaft 12 is easily bent, the display portion 11a around the shaft 12 is the hole EH of the ear E. It is possible to ensure that you cannot even look into.

FIG. 4 shows another embodiment of the present invention. For example, the bulging portion 11b may be provided at the widest farthest portion of the display portion 11 separated from the pin insertion hole 14 on the surface of the display portion 11. ..
In the case of this embodiment, even if it is assumed that the display portion 11a has entered the hole EH of the ear E, the male ear marker 1 will come out of the hole EH of the ear E due to the presence of the bulging portion 11b. There is no such thing.

As yet another embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, in addition to the configuration of "Example 1", the bulging portion 11b is separated from the pin insertion hole 14 on the surface of the display portion 11 as in "Example 2". Needless to say, when the display unit 11 is provided at the widest and farthest portion, it is possible to achieve a function of preventing the display unit 11 from coming off, which is further provided with the safety measures.

As in "Example 3", the display unit may be provided with a plurality of bulging portions having different shapes such as the bulging portions 11a and 11b. For example, although not shown, the bulging portions are utilized. Therefore, the bulging portion may be arranged so as to have a display function such as various logo marks, and the shape of the bulging portion is formed into, for example, a hemispherical shape or a prismatic shape, and a large number of the bulging portions are arranged to form holes EH. The present invention can be achieved even if a large number of bulging portions are obstructed even when trying to dive so that the display portion cannot escape from the hole EH.

As can be understood from the above explanation, the present invention is a useful invention useful for preventing the ear tag from falling off or being tampered with, and of course, it can be used as an ear tag for individual identification of cattle as stipulated by law. In addition, it is extremely effective for electronic signs that manage individual animals by wireless communication, and there are some that have extremely high industrial applicability.

1 ……………………………… Male ear marker 2 ……………………………… Female ear marker 11 ………………………… Display part 11a ……………… ……… Display (around axis 12)
12 ………………………… Axis 12a ………………………… Grip part 13 ………………………… Arrowhead part 14 ………………………… Pin insertion Holes 15a, 15b ……………… Volume-added bulge E ……………………………… Ear EH ………………………… Hole ET …………………… ...... Animal ear tags

Claims (5)

A shaft with a hollow bottomed hole is extended from a part of a tag-shaped display unit large enough to display necessary information in a direction intersecting this display unit, and an animal ear is extended to the extended end of this shaft. A pin for inserting a male ear marker provided with a pointed arrowhead portion for inserting while perforating the male ear marker and a female ear marker for locking the shaft of the male ear marker in a detachable manner into the bottomed hole. It is an ear tag for animals formed mainly of soft resin, which is worn on the ear by using the equipped wearing device.
Even if the display portion and the shaft of the male ear tag are easily bent due to the influence of their materials and the presence of the bottom hole, the external load is applied in the direction in which the female ear tag after wearing is separated from the ear. When the male ear marker is added, the display portion cannot be easily removed from the perforated portion, and in addition, the male ear marker of the inseparable male ear marker and the female ear marker is inserted into the perforated portion. An ear marker for an animal, characterized in that the display portion is provided with a bulging portion that does not allow the display portion to slip through even if the display portion is to be inserted into the perforated portion of the ear of another animal equivalent to the above . The animal ear tag according to claim 1, wherein the bulging portion is provided on the display portion near the shaft . The animal ear tag according to any one of claims 1 or 2, wherein the bulging portion is provided on a display portion at a position separated from the axis . The animal ear tag according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the bulging portion is formed in a ring shape . The animal earmark according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein the cross section of the bulging portion has a gentle mountain shape .