JP2516155B2 - Milking equipment transport route - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a milk claw for milking in a state where a large number of dairy cows are moored in parallel in a barn.
The present invention relates to a path of a conveying device that conveys a milking device such as a teat cup liner and a milk tube by sliding on a track.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional apparatus for transporting milking equipment, a carriage is hung from a rail provided on the upper part of a barn via a pulley.
One that can be moved freely on the rail (Japanese Patent Publication No. 39-28528)
No.) or a method in which an H-shaped rail is sandwiched by a plurality of rollers and a milking device is suspended on the rollers with a chain or the like (Japanese Patent Publication No. 56-9882), and these devices are arranged in parallel. A track is installed perpendicular to the moored bovine body and parallel to the central passage, etc.When the milking equipment comes to a predetermined position, the milking equipment is unloaded from the transport device for milking. At the corner of the department, the track was bent with a large radius.

[0003]

However, since the conventional conveying device for the milking equipment as described above is of a system in which a pulley or a roller slides on the rail, the rail may be bent at a right angle like the corner of a livestock house. It was impossible, and it was practically impossible to provide a corner with a small radius or a right-angled corner. Furthermore, the conventional one requires a reversing space in the barn in order to bend the rail in the opposite direction. Also, in the conventional device, since the track is transported in the direction perpendicular to the cow body because the right angle corner cannot be provided, the milking equipment is lifted to a predetermined height so as not to collide with the cow. There is a disadvantage in that the work of attaching and detaching the milking equipment becomes a heavy labor due to the necessity. Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art, and an object thereof is to provide a trajectory and its path that can be bent at a right angle without drawing an arc and do not require lifting of a milking instrument.

[0004]

Means for Solving the Problems That is, the present invention is to slide a cylindrical sliding body made of synthetic resin on a track installed on a cattle bed for mooring a plurality of cows in parallel, and at the bottom of the sliding body. In a device for transporting a milking device by moving a suspended hanger part in a groove provided in the track, the track is on a central longitudinal passageway of a front part or a rear part of a cow moored in a barn. A main track having a flat sliding surface in which a pair of angle members are installed line-symmetrically in parallel with the passage while providing guide grooves at predetermined intervals,
A sub-track having a flat sliding surface in which a pair of angle members are line-symmetrically connected to each other while providing guide grooves substantially perpendicular to the main track through a T-shape or a cross corner and having a predetermined interval between cow bodies; A branch raceway having a flat sliding surface in which a pair of angle members are line-symmetrically connected to each other while providing guide grooves at predetermined intervals in the middle or end of the sub-raceway through the T-shape or cross corners. The object of the present invention is achieved by a transporting path of a milking instrument having a T-shape or a corner of a cross corner that connects the main orbit and the sub-orbit and the sub-orbit and the branch orbit.

[0005]

In the device according to the present invention, the main track is provided in parallel with the central passage, the sub track is branched vertically from the main track, and the branch track is further branched from the sub track through the T-shape or the cross corner. It is branched. A sliding body is slidably mounted on the track, and a hanger portion suspended below the sliding body penetrates a groove provided on the track.
Therefore, the milking equipment is suspended on the hanger portion suspended at the lower center of the slide body, and the slide body is slid along the track having a flat sliding surface, and the hanger part moves in the groove formed by the track. By moving, the milking equipment can be transported. In the transport path of the present invention, the guide groove itself is also formed in a T-shape or a cross at the corner of the T-shape or the cross on the track, and is further formed into a rounded rounded shape. By moving along the groove, the milking equipment can be turned 90 ° to move from the main track to the sub track and from the sub track to the branch track. Remove the above and attach the unit to the breast to perform milking. In the present invention, even if the cow in the stall moves to the left or right during milking due to the branch orbit extending toward the cow body side, the milking device is appropriate for the breast from the relationship that the sliding body also moves following this. Can be held in position. Further, after the milking is completed, the unit is removed from the breast and conveyed to the hanger portion, and then moved from the T-shaped or cross corner again along the straight track via the sub-track. As described above, the hanger portion can freely change its direction along the guide groove of the track.

[0006]

The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the illustrated embodiments. Fig. 1 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the inside of the barn, showing the passage 1
The cattle beds 2 are separated from each other, and the stalls 3 are installed in parallel on the cattle beds 2 so that the cattle can be moored in two rows in a row. Guide grooves 5 (uniformly) with angle members 4 and 4 in line symmetry at predetermined intervals
A straight main track A is installed via rail support fittings 14 so that the sub track B is installed perpendicularly to the direction of the cow bed from the main track A via a cross, T-shape or L-shape corner. Further, in the present embodiment, the cross or T
The branch orbit C is installed via the corner. The sub-trajectory B is preferably installed not on the cow body in the stall but on the cow bed 2 between cows (FIG. 5).

Next, FIG. 4 shows an embodiment of the sliding body S, which is made of a synthetic resin (tetrafluoroethylene is preferable) having a cylindrical shape having a hole in the central portion thereof and having a small friction coefficient and being hard. Sliding member 20, disk 22 having a hole in the center, which is mounted on the flat upper portion of sliding member 20 by a bolt, bolt 7 inserted in the hole of disk 22, and outer circumference of bolt 7. And a nut 9 for holding the collar 8. In the present embodiment, the lower part of the sliding member 20 is also made flat, but the present invention is not limited to this, and as shown in another embodiment of FIG. However, the extreme value of the curved surface may be located there, and in such a case, the frictional force can be reduced by making line contact with the angle members 4 and 4 forming the track. A hanger portion H is mounted below the sliding body S, and the hanger portion H has a ring-shaped hook 10 having a partial cutout screwed into an end portion of the nut 9.
It is composed of a ring 16 connected to the hook 10 and a bar 18 that rotatably supports the ring 16. By thus connecting the rod 18 with the hook 10 and the ring 16, the rod 18 functions as a universal joint that swings in the front-back and left-right directions in the drawing.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the rail support fitting 14 and the angle members 4, 4 forming the tracks A, B, C are joined by a fixing member 14a having a fixing hole parallel to the angle member 4. It is fixed with bolts and nuts through the holes drilled in the angle member 4 at predetermined intervals.

Next, FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a state in which a main track A, a sub-track B, and a branch track C are installed. The main track A is installed on the central passage 1, and the cows are fed from the track A. The sub-trajectory B is branched toward the stall that constitutes the partition of the cow installed on the floor 2, and the branch trajectories C are branched from the sub-trajectory B toward the cow body. Therefore, the sub-trajectory B may be branched every two heads. As a result, the branch points of the trajectories A and B are L-shaped, T-shaped, or cross-shaped.

The hanger portion H is shown in FIGS. 6 and 7.
6 shows another embodiment of the universal joint in FIG. 6, in which the rod is oscillatably supported by two shafts 24 and 25 which are perpendicular to each other at two places in the middle of the rod. Further, the one shown in FIG. 7 is one in which two rods are joined by a ball joint 26 having a ball joint.

FIGS. 8 and 9 show an embodiment showing the shape of the guide groove 5 at the T-shaped branch portion of the tracks A, B and C, which is mainly used for the sliding body S made of sliding members. Is preferred. That is, when the branch point is formed in an L-shape, a T-shape, or a cross shape, if the guide groove 5 does not have a margin, the corner tends to be hard even if the direction can be changed to an acute angle. Therefore, the radiuses r and R are provided at the corners to widen the diameter of the guide groove 5 so that the direction change to the branch direction can be performed more smoothly. The one shown in FIG. 8 is configured with a radius having a small diameter, and the one shown in FIG. 9 is configured with a radius having a large diameter. Of course, it may be formed in a tapered shape instead of the round shape.

When the bottom of the sliding member 20 is formed of a curved surface, the sliding member 20 and the angle members 4 and 4 are in line contact with each other, and the frictional force is very small.

As described above, in the transporting apparatus according to the present invention, the milking equipment is hung on the hanger portion H of the transporting apparatus and moved while sliding on the straight main track A to be formed on the cow side to be milked. The turning point is changed to the sub orbit B. Next, the sub track B is slidably moved to
From the cross-branch point or the T-branch point to the branch orbit C branched to the side of the cow to be milked, the sliding body S is further moved and stopped at a predetermined point, and the milking equipment is lowered from the hanger part. Milking is performed by connecting a vacuum tube or milk tube to the pipeline. Even if the cow moves left and right in the stall at this time, the teat cup unit and the milk tube follow the movement of the cow by the simultaneous movement of the sliding body and the hanger, so that the optimum position with the breast is always maintained.
Keep the angle. After the milking is completed, the vacuum tube or milk tube removed from the pipeline and the teat cup removed from the cow's udder are hung on the hanger portion, and then the sliding body S is slid on the branch orbit C to move the sub orbit B. Move to the branch point, move across the sub-orbit B to the branch orbit C on the opposite side, milk the adjacent cow as described above, and return to the main orbit A via the branch orbit C and the sub-orbit B. The main track A is again slid on the track A to the sub-track B where the next milking cow is located.

A guide groove 5 is formed on each of the tracks A, B, and C according to this embodiment, and the guide groove 5 is formed in the slide member S.
Since the collar 8 moves while abutting and is formed so that the corner portion is rounded so as to lead to the sub-orbit B or the branch orbit C at each branch point, the collar 8 can be smoothly guided. The hanger portion H is connected to the sliding body S, but when the worker holds the lower portion of the transport device and pulls or pushes, the direction of the force is not only horizontal but oblique to the track. There is also a direction, but in this embodiment,
Since the hanger portion H is connected by the universal joint, the sliding body S is kept horizontal, and the sliding body S and the bar 18
The extra force applied to is reduced, and it does not have to be a brake when sliding.

In the present embodiment, the angle member is constructed so that a predetermined groove can be formed through the support fitting, and the surface of the angle member is not subjected to any special treatment, but the present invention makes it slide on the track. Therefore, a resin having a small friction coefficient may be attached to the sliding surface of the angle member. Tetrafluoroethylene is preferable as the resin, but in this case, it is preferable to bake the resin on the surface of the angle material or apply a coating material containing tetrafluoroethylene.

[0016]

[Effect] As described above, in the path of the transporting device for the milking equipment according to the present invention, unlike the conventional one, the moving direction of the sliding body can be changed substantially at right angles without drawing an arc, so that the cowhouse space is effective. It is possible to shorten the transport distance as well as to be used. Further, when the direction is changed, since the cylindrical slide moves in parallel on the flat slide surface, there is no step of the slide at the place where the direction is changed, and the corners are formed in a rounded shape, so that the hanger can be smoothly changed in direction. be able to. Further, in the route according to the present invention, not only the main track but also the sub-track is provided perpendicularly to the main track toward the cattle bed, and the branch track is provided by branching from the sub-track toward the side of the cow body. Therefore, the operator does not have to move while holding the milking equipment, and because the branch track is provided, the operator can follow the left and right movement of the cow body during milking to obtain the optimum angle (the teat cup with respect to the breast). The unit can be milked in the correct position. Further, by sliding on one orbit from the sub-orbit, milking can be performed from two cows, and the labor of the operator can be reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional view of a carrying device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partial rear view of the track according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a facility state of a track according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view of an example of a sliding body according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 Trajectories A, B, C in a barn according to the present invention
It is a partial plan view showing the state of the facility.

FIG. 6 is a partial front view of the second embodiment showing the connection relationship of the hanger portion.

FIG. 7 is a partial front view of a third embodiment showing the connection relationship of the hanger portion.

FIG. 8 is a partial rear view showing the second embodiment of the state of the guide groove of the track branching portion according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a partial rear view showing the third embodiment of the state of the guide groove of the track branching portion according to the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a second embodiment of the sliding body according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 passage 2 cow bed 3 stall 4 angle material 5 guide groove 7 bolt 8 collar 9 nut 10 hook 12 ball roller 14 support metal 16 ring 18 rod material 20 sliding member 22 disc 24, 25 shaft 26 ball joint

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Hiroyuki Iwasaki Inventor Hiroyuki Iwasaki, 246, Kodaka, Suzaka City, Nagano Orion Machinery Co., Ltd. (56) References JP 51-1275 (JP, A) JP 63- 118479 (JP, A) JP-A-3-63372 (JP, A) Actual development Sho 60-174774 (JP, U) Japanese Patent Sho 39-28528 (JP, B1)

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A track formed on a cattle bed for holding a plurality of cows in parallel slides on a cylindrical sliding body made of synthetic resin.
And a hanger suspended under the sliding body
Milking by moving the part inside the groove provided on the track
In a device for transporting a device, a pair of angle members are provided while providing guide grooves at predetermined intervals on a passage in the central longitudinal direction of the front or rear of the cow where the track is anchored in a cowshed .
Has a flat sliding surface parallel to the passage.
A main orbits, the main track and the T-shaped or cross corner
Flat sliding surface in which a pair of angle members are line-symmetrically connected to each other while providing guide grooves at a predetermined interval between cow bodies through
With a sub-orbital, and T in the middle or end of the sub-orbital
A pair of angle members are line-symmetrically connected to each other while extending toward the cow body through the corners or cross corners and providing guide grooves at predetermined intervals
And a branch orbit with a flat sliding surface
The main orbit and the sub-orbit and the sub-orbit and the branch orbit are continuous.
A conveying path for a milking device, characterized in that a corner portion of a T-shape or a cross corner to be formed is rounded .