JP7078814B2 - Animal ear tags to prevent falling off and tampering - Google Patents

Description

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

Ear tags for animals 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 an ear marker.
Many ear tags with the above configuration are molded from a soft material (eg polyurethane) to reduce the burden on the animal, and the mass of a pair of male and female ear tags is also formed with certain restrictions. Therefore, it is formed as thin as possible except where it is necessary for strength. An example is shown below.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 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". It comprises a coupling means for attaching an 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 tag" is disclosed, which is formed as part of an enclosed boss part, the boss part being made of a hard material and fixed to the material forming part of the ear tag.

The technique of "Patent Document 1" is a technique for strengthening the means for connecting a male part (hereinafter referred to as a male ear tag) and a female part (hereinafter referred to as a female ear marker), whereby the bond between the male ear tag and the female ear marker is released. It is difficult to make, and it can be evaluated in terms of preventing the ear tag (hereinafter referred to as ear tag) from falling off due to 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 put a burden on the animal. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 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 size of the display portion 111a around the shaft 112 and the easy bending 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 marker is attached, and is squeezed and sucked into the ear E. It is not possible to prevent the phenomenon of the ear marker falling off due to the male ear marker 101 coming out of the hole EH. Paradoxically, if the entire male ear marker 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, which are in a bonded 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 the ear tag is attached to an animal, and even if it is rolled or folded. It is intended to provide an animal earmark that prevents the perforated hole in the animal's ear from passing through.

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 the direction intersecting the display unit from a part of a tag-shaped display unit having a size capable of displaying necessary information, and this shaft. A male ear marker provided with a pointed arrowhead for inserting into the animal's ear while perforating the extended end of the male ear marker, and a female ear marker that inseparably locks the axis of the male ear marker. An animal ear marker formed mainly of soft resin, which is attached to the ear by using a wearer equipped with 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. An animal that prevents the display portion from falling off or being tampered with by providing a bulging portion in the display portion near the axis so that the display portion cannot slip through even if it is to be inserted into the perforated portion of the ear of another animal equivalent to the above. Provide ear tags.

The second problem-solving means, in addition to the first problem-solving means, provides an ear tag for animals in which the bulging portion is provided only on the display portion near the axis to prevent dropping or tampering .

The third problem-solving means is provided not only to the first problem-solving means or the second problem-solving means, but also to the display unit at a position where the bulging portion is separated from the axis. Preventing dropout and tampering Provide animal ear tags that prevent dropout and tampering .

The fourth problem-solving means, in addition to any one of the first problem-solving means to the third problem-solving means, causes the bulging portion near the axis to fall off or be tampered with in a ring shape. Provide animal ear tags to prevent .

The fifth problem-solving means, in addition to any one of the first problem-solving means to the fourth problem-solving means, has a gentle mountain-shaped cross section of the bulging portion, which is dropped or tampered with. Provide animal ear tags to prevent .

The effect of the above-mentioned 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 marker of the inseparable male and female ear tags will be used as the perforated part. A bulging portion near the axis was provided so that the display portion could not slip 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 is possible.
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, in the bulging portion of the present invention, when an external load is applied in the direction in which the female ear marker after wearing is separated from the ear, the male ear tag cannot be easily removed from the perforated portion, and in addition, it cannot be detached. Even if you try to insert the male ear marker of the male ear marker and the female ear marker 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 cannot penetrate. The present invention is achieved without being affected by the shape of the bulging portion and the like as long as it is provided at least in the vicinity of the axis .

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 only on the display portion near the axis, the female ear marker in the worn state is separated from the ear. It prevents the male ear marker from first sneaking into the perforated part of the ear even when an external load is applied in the direction .
In other words, it means that a bulge that does not enter the hole of the animal's ear is formed only on the display part near the axis, and in the conventional animal ear tag, when the ear marker falls off due to slipping through, the display around the axis is first performed. Since it enters the hole drilled in the ear from the portion, it is possible to prevent this action leading to the dropout of the ear marker.
In the state where the male ear tag and the female ear tag are inseparably locked, for example, even if the display portion of the male ear tag is rolled and inserted into the ear hole of the separate animal, it is rolled from the ear hole of the separate animal . Since the display unit cannot be pulled out, it is impossible to attach the display unit, and the effect of the first problem-solving means, which is said to have an effect of preventing unauthorized tampering, can be further reinforced.
In addition, since the bulging portion is provided only on the display portion near the axis, the other portion of the display portion can be widely used.

In addition to the action and effect of either the first problem-solving means or the second problem-solving means, the action and effect of the third problem-solving means is a display unit at a position where the bulging part is separated from the axis. Especially when the male and female ear tags are inseparably locked, even if you try to insert the display unit into the ear hole of another animal, the bulging part will interfere with the display unit. You can't even plug it in, 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 near the axis of the display unit is ringed. Since it is formed in a shape, 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, there is an effect that a large space for printing visual symbols, numbers, etc. can be secured on the display unit.

The action and effect of the fifth problem-solving means is such that, in addition to the action and effect of any one of the first problem-solving means 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. It also has the effect of keeping it clean until it is done.

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 tag from falling off due to slipping through, and the male ear tag and the female ear tag cannot be detached from each other. 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 ear hole perforated by itself, thereby preventing the male ear tag from falling off due to slipping through the male 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's ears from passing through the perforated hole even when folded, each of the above-mentioned effects can be achieved by each aspect.

Is a partially cross-sectional overall perspective view showing an embodiment of an animal ear tag that prevents the present invention from falling off or being tampered with . Is a partial cross-sectional view of the action when the animal is attached to the ear of an animal using a wearing device. Is a cross-sectional explanatory view showing the action after being attached to the animal's ear. Is a perspective view showing a conventional male ear marker example. Is an explanatory diagram showing a mode of passing through the male ear tag shown in “FIG. 4 ”.

In FIG. 1, among the animal ear tags ET that prevent the male ear tag 1 and the female ear marker 2 into which the male ear marker 1 is fitted from falling off or being tampered with , the male ear marker 1 is the display unit 11. It is composed of a shaft 12 extending from a part of the back side of the display portion 11, 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 wearer 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, and the male ear marker 1 is intentionally removed from the female ear marker 2 after the animal ear tag ET that prevents the animal from falling off or being tampered with is attached. It is better to make it as strong as possible to prevent it from getting loose.
Further, a step portion 25 is provided between the wall 26 and the display portion 21, and this step portion 25 serves to position the female ear marker 2 when the wearer T described later is used.
The animal ear tag ET that is configured in this way to prevent falling off and tampering is injection-molded using a mold mainly made of a soft resin, preferably a polyurethane resin.

Next, a main part of the present invention will be described.
Among the animal ear tags ET that prevent the animal from falling off or tampering , 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's ear. ing.
This is because, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 , in the case of the conventional ear marker, 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 parallelism, 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. 5 is applied, not only the display unit 111a around the axis 112 but also other display units 111 are dragged into the ear canal. 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 that cannot pass through the hole EH is provided on the surface of the display portion 11a in a ring shape to greatly improve the bending strength of the display portion 11a around the shaft 12, and the display portion 11a has an ear. I try to resist the action of being dragged into the hole .
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 shape of the display unit 11 and the display unit 11a is designed so that foreign matter does not easily adhere to the display unit 11 so that the display function is not impaired, 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 area around the display unit 11a clean .

Subsequently, the operation of the ear tag ET for animals to prevent falling off and falsification 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, which will be 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 mainly formed 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 marker 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 the arrowhead portion 13 eventually 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 mounter 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 when the mounter T is pulled out to the right in FIG. 2, the female ear tag 2 is removed. Completes the attachment of the animal ear tag ET to the ear E to prevent it from falling off or being tampered with by coming off the female ear tag attachment portion T2.

In the animal ear tag ET that prevents the wearer T from falling off or being tampered with , the male ear tag support pin T3 comes off and the shaft 12 becomes hollow, so that the shaft 12 is easily bent.
In the conventional male ear marker 110, when the display unit 111a and the shaft 112 are close to parallel with each other because the shaft 112 is easily bent, the tip of the display unit 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 direction of the arrow is applied to the female ear marker 2, the rigidity of the display portion 11a increases due to the presence of the bulging portion 15a, and as a result, the display 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's 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.

As another embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, in addition to the configuration of "Example 1", the wide display unit 11 is separated from the pin insertion hole 14 on the surface of the display unit 11 by the bulging portion 11b. Needless to say, if it is installed in the farthest part, it can fulfill the function of preventing slipping out, which is a safety measure on top of the safety measure.

As in "Example 2 ", 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, or the shape of the bulging portion may be formed into, for example, a hemispherical shape or a pyramid shape, and a large number of the bulging portions may be arranged to form a hole 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 labeling that manages individual animals by wireless communication, and there are some that have extremely high industrial applicability.

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12 ………………………… Axis 12a ………………………… Grip part 13 ………………………… Yajiri part 14 ………………………… Pin insertion Holes 15a, 15b ……………… Volume-added bulge E ……………………………… Ear EH ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …… Animal ear tags to prevent falling off and tampering

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 animal ears are extended to the extended end of this shaft. A pin for inserting a male ear marker having a pointed arrowhead portion for inserting the male ear marker into the bottomed hole and a female ear marker for locking the axis of the male ear marker in a detachable manner is inserted into the bottomed hole. It is an animal ear tag formed mainly of soft resin, which is attached to 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. A dropout characterized by providing a bulging portion in the display portion near the axis so that the display portion cannot 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. Animal ear tags to prevent tampering . The animal ear marker according to claim 1, wherein the bulging portion is provided only on the display portion in the vicinity of the axis to prevent dropping or tampering . The animal ear marker according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the bulging portion is also provided on a display portion at a position separated from the axis to prevent dropping or tampering . The animal ear marker according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the bulging portion in the vicinity of the axis is formed in a ring shape to prevent dropping or tampering . The animal ear marker according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein the cross section of the bulging portion has a gentle mountain shape to prevent dropping or tampering .

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