JP7120623B2 - disinfection equipment - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a disinfecting device for disinfecting the hoof of an ungulate using a disinfecting solution.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, washing facilities for hoofed animals such as cows, horses, and pigs having hooves on their legs are known, for example, as described in Patent Document 1 below.

This conventional washing facility comprises a first washing tank for pre-washing the lower limbs of ungulates by storing electrolytically generated alkaline water containing a dilute chloride salt solution as the water to be electrolyzed, and the first washing tank. A second washing tank is provided at a position one step higher in front and stores electrolytically generated acidic water using the dilute salt solution of chloride as the water to be electrolyzed, and is used for post-washing the lower limbs of the ungulate. ing.

Then, the ungulates are guided into the first washing tank and their legs are washed with the electrolytically generated alkaline water, and then the ungulates are guided into the second washing tank and their legs are washed with the electrolytically generated acidic water. wash.

Japanese Patent No. 3519024

However, in the above-described conventional washing facility, since it is necessary to lead the ungulates to the two first and second washing tanks in order, there is a problem that it takes time and effort to disinfect the hooves of the ungulates.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a disinfecting apparatus capable of efficiently disinfecting the hooves of ungulates.

The disinfection device according to claim 1 is a disinfection device for disinfecting the hooves of ungulates using a disinfectant solution, comprising a plurality of openings, a floor on which the ungulates walk, and a floor on which the ungulates walk. A moving body is provided correspondingly and moves to a closed position for closing the opening and an open position for opening the opening, wherein the moving body moves from the closed position to the open position to open the opening. When the opening is opened, an antiseptic solution is sprayed from this opening, and the hoof of the ungulate is disinfected with the sprayed antiseptic solution.

The disinfection apparatus according to claim 2 is the disinfection apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an urging body that biases the moving body toward the closed position, and the moving body is stepped on by the hoof of the ungulate. is moved from the closed position to the open position against the biasing force of the biasing body.

The disinfecting apparatus according to claim 3 is the disinfecting apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the moving body is positioned above the upper surface of the floor when in the closed position, and is above the floor when in the open position. It has a hoof tread that is flush with the upper surface of the foot.

The disinfecting apparatus according to claim 4 is the disinfecting apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a detection means for detecting the hoof of an ungulate, and a disinfectant solution being applied to the hoof based on detection by the detection means. and injection means for injecting toward the hoof of the animal.

The disinfecting device according to claim 5 is the disinfecting device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the disinfecting liquid is hypochlorous acid water.

According to the present invention, the hoof of an ungulate can be efficiently disinfected.

1 is a plan view of a disinfecting device according to one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. It is the schematic of the principal part of a disinfection apparatus same as the above. FIG. 4 is an operation explanatory view of the moving body of the same disinfecting apparatus, where (a) is a diagram of the moving body located at the closed position, and (b) is a diagram of the moving body located at the open position.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. FIG.

In FIG. 1, 1 is a disinfection device for ungulates, and this disinfection device 1 uses a disinfectant that is harmless to humans and animals to prevent hoof disease. to disinfect.

The disinfectant is water that does not pollute the environment and conforms to "drinkable water" under the Food Sanitation Act, ie, hypochlorous acid water containing hypochlorous acid (HClO), for example. As the disinfectant, it is preferable to use hypochlorous acid water, but it is not limited to this, and it is also possible to use a general disinfectant.

The cow 2 as an ungulate is an artiodactyl like wild boars and goats, so it has a pair of left and right main hooves 6 at the tips of four legs 5 on the front, back, left and right. A pair of left and right main hooves 6 constitute the hoof 3 of each of the four legs 5 .

The disinfection device 1 is capable of simultaneously and efficiently disinfecting the hooves (main hoof attached to two toes) 3 of four legs 5 of a cow 2, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3. Second, a storage area 10 in which the cow 2 is temporarily stored at a predetermined time (for example, during milking, feeding, or water supply), and a storage area 10 located on the lower surface of the storage area 10, and the cow 2 faces the upper surface 11a. It is equipped with a plate-like floor body 11 which is elongated in the walking direction (movement direction of the cow). The storage area 10 has a size corresponding to one cow 2 .

In addition, in the rectangular plate-shaped floor body 11 having the longitudinal direction in the front-rear direction, the front part corresponding to the front leg of the cow 2 and the rear part corresponding to the rear leg of the cow 2 are arranged in a matrix with respect to the longitudinal direction. A plurality of circular openings 12 forming (for example, a 5×6 matrix) are formed. Each of the plurality of openings 12 is formed so as to penetrate from the upper surface 11a of the floor body 11 to the lower surface 11b.

Below the floor 11, a circulation channel 14 is provided in which a pump 13 operates to force-feed and circulate the disinfectant solution at a predetermined pressure. An antiseptic solution is supplied to the circulation flow path 14 from a tank 15, which is a reservoir for storing the antiseptic solution, through a supply pipe (not shown).

In addition, the disinfection device 1 is provided corresponding to each opening 12 of the floor 11, and has an upper closed position (protruding position) that closes the opening 12 and a lower open position (non-protruding position) that opens the opening 12. and a projecting position), and an elastically deformable biasing body (for example, a coil spring) 18 that biases the moving body 17 upward toward the closed position. That is, a moving body 17 and a biasing body 18 are provided for each opening 12 of the floor body 11 , and these moving body 17 and biasing body 18 are arranged in the circulation channel 14 .

As shown in FIG. 3, the moving body 17 is positioned above the upper surface 11a of the floor body 11 when it is positioned at the upper closed position, and is above the floor body 11 when it is positioned at the lower open position. The upper surface has a circular flat foot tread surface 21 located on the same plane (including substantially the same plane) as the upper surface 11a of the foot. The diameter D of the circular hoof tread 21 is smaller than the width of the main hoof 6, for example.

The moving body 17 has an upper cylindrical surface 22, a lower cylindrical surface 23 having a larger diameter than the upper cylindrical surface 22, and a truncated conical surface 24 positioned between the upper cylindrical surface 22 and the lower cylindrical surface 23. It has on the peripheral side. The floor body 11 has a truncated conical contact receiving portion 25 facing the opening (space) 12, and the truncated conical surface 24 of the moving body 17 is positioned so that the moving body 17 is in the closed position. It has an abutment portion 26 that abuts on the abutment receiving portion 25 in a planar manner when in the state of being positioned at the position.

Further, the moving body 17 has a planar biasing body receiving surface 28 on its lower surface, and the biasing body 18 is compressed and elastically deformed between this biasing body receiving surface 28 and a facing surface 29 spacedly opposed thereto. It is installed in a state where Therefore, when the moving body 17 is in the closed position, the contact portion 26 of the moving body 17 is pressed against the contact receiving portion 25 of the floor 11 with a predetermined pressing force. Thereby, the opening 12 is closed (fully closed) by the moving body 17 .

When the hoof tread surface 21 on the top surface is stepped on by the hoof 3 of the cow 2 and a downward force F is applied, the moving body 17 moves from the closed position to the open position against the urging force of the urging body 18. Moving. As a result, a part of the opening 12 (the gap between the contact receiving portion 25 of the floor 11 and the upper cylindrical surface 22 of the moving body 17) opens and communicates with the circulation channel 14, and the circulation channel 14 The circulating antiseptic solution is sprayed upward toward the hoof 3 from a part of the opened opening 12 .

Further, the disinfection device 1 includes a detection means 31 for detecting the position of the hoof 3 of the cow 2, and a disinfectant solution while moving within a predetermined range corresponding to the position of the hoof 3 detected by the detection means 31. and a jetting means 32 for jetting sideways toward the hoof 3 of the second leg.

The injection means 32 has a nozzle support 35 movable in the front-rear direction along a guide body 33 elongated in the front-rear direction, and an injection nozzle 36 supported by the nozzle support 35 . The injection nozzle 36 is rotatable with respect to the nozzle support 35 and can be brought into contact with and separated from the hoof 3 of the cow 2 . has an injection port portion 37 for injecting the

The detection means 31 is composed of, for example, a non-contact optical system sensor, and is attached near the tip of the injection nozzle 36 . Then, based on the detection by the detection means 31, the injection means 32 injects the antiseptic solution toward the hoof 3 of the cow 2.

Next, the operation and the like of the disinfecting device 1 will be described.

In the cowshed, the operator guides the cow 2 into the storage area 10 at a predetermined time, such as milking, feeding, or watering.

Then, in the storage area 10, the hoof 3 of each leg 5 of the cow 2 is exposed to the disinfectant (hypochlorous acid water) from the injection port 37 of the injection nozzle 36 of the injection means 32 and the moving body 17 When the hoof 3 moves downward from the closed position to the open position, the main hoof 6 of the hoof 3 is removed by the antiseptic solution (hypochlorous acid water) from the partially opened opening 12. are disinfected.

That is, the injection nozzle 36 of the injection means 32 injects the disinfectant for a predetermined time toward the hoof 3 of the cow 2 while moving within a predetermined range based on the detection of the detection means 31. The hoof 3 is disinfected by

Further, when the hoof tread surface 21 of the moving body 17 is stepped on by the hoof 3 of the cow 2 and moves from the closed position to the open position and the opening 12 of the floor 11 is opened, the disinfectant is discharged from the opened opening 12. is sprayed, and the hoof 3 is also disinfected by this sprayed disinfectant.

When the cow 2 steps on the moving body 17 protruding upward with the hoof 3, the left and right main hooves 6 forming the hoof 3 are separated from each other, and the gap between the main hooves 6 The disinfectant solution can easily enter the

When the disinfection of the hoof 3 of the cow 2 with the disinfectant is completed in this way, the operator takes the cow 2 out of the storage area 10. - 特許庁At this time, when the hoof 3 of the cow 2 leaves the hoof tread surface 21 of the moving body 17, the moving body 17 is pushed up by the biasing force of the biasing body 18 and moves upward from the open position to the closed position. . As a result, the opening 12 is fully closed by the movable body 17 positioned at the closed position, and the injection of the disinfectant from the opening 12 is stopped.

According to the disinfecting device 1, the disinfecting liquid from the injection port portion 37 of the injection nozzle 36 of the injection means 32 and the moving body 17 are stepped on by the foot portion 3 to move from the closed position to the open position. By disinfecting the hoof 3 of the cow 2 with the disinfectant from the opening 12, the hoof 3 of the cow 2 can be efficiently and appropriately disinfected. Therefore, it is not necessary to lead cattle 2 to two troughs one by one unlike the conventional system, which reduces the burden on the operator and is extremely useful for prevention and treatment of hoof disease.

Further, the moving body 17 moves from the closed position to the open position against the urging force of the urging body 18 when the hoof tread surface 21 on the upper surface is stepped on by the hoof 3 of the cow 2, so the structure is simple. can properly open and close the opening 12 of the floor body 11.

Furthermore, since hypochlorous acid water is used as the disinfectant, it does not pollute the environment and can be used in large quantities without causing any problems.

The disinfection device 1 preferably has four injection means 32 on the front, back, left and right corresponding to the four legs 5 of the cow 2, but is not limited to this. or a configuration in which the hooves of four legs are disinfected with one injection means.

In addition, the ungulates to be disinfected may be artiodactyls such as cows or perisshoofed animals such as horses, and all animals with hooves are applicable.

Furthermore, the disinfection device 1 is not limited to being installed at the bottom of a milking machine or the like. good.

Further, the detection means 31 is not limited to a non-contact type sensor, and may be a contact type sensor that detects an ungulate by contacting it, for example.

Furthermore, for example, a configuration including moving body driving means for moving the moving body from the closed position to the open position based on detection by a detection means for detecting the hoof of an ungulate may be employed. Further, the hoof tread surface of the moving body is not limited to a flat surface, and may be crown-shaped, for example.

1 Disinfection device 2 Cattle that are ungulates 3 Hoof
11 floor
11a top
12 openings
17 Mobile
18 biasing body
21 Hoof tread
31 detection means
32 Injection means

Claims (5)

A disinfection device for disinfecting a hoof of an ungulate using a disinfectant solution,
a floor having a plurality of openings on which an ungulate can walk;
a moving body provided corresponding to the opening and moving to a closed position for closing the opening and an open position for opening the opening;
When the moving body moves from the closed position to the open position and the opening opens, the disinfectant is sprayed from the opening, and the hoof of the ungulate is disinfected with the sprayed disinfectant. A disinfection device characterized by: a biasing body that biases the moving body toward the closed position;
The disinfection device according to claim 1, wherein the movable body moves from the closed position to the open position against the biasing force of the biasing body when stepped on by the hoof of the ungulate. The moving body has a hoof tread that is positioned above the upper surface of the floor when it is in the closed position, and is positioned flush with the upper surface of the floor when it is in the open position. The disinfection device according to claim 2. a detection means for detecting the hoof of an ungulate;
4. The disinfecting device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising an injection means for injecting an antiseptic solution toward the hoof of the ungulate based on detection by the detection means. The disinfecting device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the disinfecting solution is hypochlorous acid water.

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