JPH04370050A - Mounting action-measuring device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain a measuring device having low power consumption for carrying out reproduction at optimum period. CONSTITUTION:In a mounting action-measuring device attached to an animal C to be mounted and means 1 operated by mounting action, a measuring means 2 for measuring operation time or operation frequency of the switch means 1, a radio transmitting means 7 for outputting result measured by the measuring means 2 and a power supply means 8 for supplying power thereto, supply of power to the above-mentioned radio transmitting means 7 is carried out synchronously with time when measurement of the above-mentioned measuring means 2 is over.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

[Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a riding behavior measuring device for discovering the optimal reproductive period by measuring the number and time of riding on a mounted petrel. A switch means activated by a running action, a measuring means for measuring the operating time or number of times the switch means is activated, a wireless transmitting means for outputting a measurement result by the measuring means, and a power supply means for supplying electric power to them. The present invention relates to a boarding behavior measuring device configured by attaching a.

0002

[Prior Art] This type of riding behavior measuring device includes a switch means activated by the riding behavior, a measuring means for measuring the operating time or number of times the switching means is operated, and outputting the measurement results by the measuring means. The power supply means always supplies power to the wireless transmission means.

0003

However, the above-mentioned prior art requires a large amount of power to be supplied to the measuring means and the wireless transmitting means. The power supply means uses a small storage battery, but if power is constantly supplied to the measurement means and the wireless transmission means, frequent battery replacement is required. On the other hand, if the device is constructed using a large-capacity storage battery, the power supply means becomes large, which is disadvantageous in that it goes against the demands for miniaturization and labor saving of the device. An object of the present invention is to eliminate the above-mentioned conventional drawbacks.

0004

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve this object, the first characteristic configuration of the boarding behavior measuring device according to the present invention is as follows:
The present invention is configured to supply power to the wireless transmitting means in synchronization with the completion of measurement by the measuring means. A second characteristic configuration is that power is supplied to the measurement means or the wireless transmission means in synchronization with the operation of the switch means. A third characteristic configuration is that the power supply to the measuring means or the wireless transmitting means is stopped in synchronization with the end of outputting the measurement results by the wireless transmitting means.

[0005]

[Operation] According to the first characteristic configuration, after the measuring means measures the operating time or the number of operating times of the switch means,
Normally, power is supplied to the wireless transmitting means whose power supply is stopped, and wireless transmission is started. According to the second characteristic configuration, when the switch means is actuated by the riding action, power is supplied to the measuring means or the wireless transmitting means to which power supply is normally stopped. When power is supplied to the measuring means, the operating time or number of times the switching means is activated is measured, and when power is supplied to the wireless transmitting means, wireless transmission is started. . The wireless transmission may be started, for example, after the measuring means measures the activation time or the number of activations of the switch means. According to the third characteristic configuration, when the output of the measurement result by the wireless transmitting means is finished, the supply of power to the measuring means or the wireless transmitting means is stopped in order to avoid unnecessary power consumption thereafter. become.

[0006]

[Effects of the Invention] Therefore, according to the present invention, by supplying power to the measurement means or wireless transmission means only when necessary, frequent battery replacement is not required even when a small storage battery is used as the power supply means. This makes it possible to meet the demands for smaller equipment and labor saving.

[0007]

[Example] An example will be explained below. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the riding behavior measuring device uses a plurality of cows in a pasture as the riding animals C, and a switch means 1 that is activated by the riding behavior is attached to the back of the cow. A measuring means 2 for measuring the operating time or the number of times of operation of the switching means 1, a wireless transmitting means 7 for outputting the measurement result by the measuring means 2, and the switching means 1 are attached to a belt B wrapped around the torso. , the measurement means 2, the power supply means 8 for supplying power to the wireless transmission means 7, and the like. The switch means 1 is composed of a linear member having a sandwich structure in which pressure-sensitive rubber whose resistance value changes depending on pressure is sandwiched between conductors. It is arranged to be actuated by contact. The measuring means 2
The device is composed of a clock section 2A and a measuring section 2B that measures the operating time of the switch means 1. The wireless transmitting means 7 is constituted by a low-power wireless station having an antenna power of about 10 mW, and wirelessly outputs the operation time and ID data identifying itself, which are the measurement results by the measuring means 2. The output data from the wireless transmitting means 7 is received by a wireless receiver (not shown) placed at a predetermined location in the farm, and the output data is transmitted by a wireless receiver (not shown) placed at a predetermined location within the farm, and records information such as operation time, number of operations per hour,
Outputs data such as one operation time. Based on the results, the reproductive period of the cow identified by the ID data is determined. The power supply means 8 includes a storage battery (Ni-Cd) 8A,
It is comprised of a power supply control section 8B that controls the supply of power to the measurement means 2 and the wireless transmission means 7. The power supply control section 8B includes a relay circuit 80 that turns on/off the supply of power to the measurement means 2 and the wireless transmission means 7;
A switch circuit 81 consisting of a transistor, a latch circuit, etc., which operates in synchronization with the start of operation of the switch means 1, and a switch circuit 82, consisting of a transistor, etc., which operates in synchronization with the end of the transmission output by the wireless transmission means 7. The relay circuit 80 is wired or connected to a coil that attracts the relay contacts so that the relay circuit 80 is activated when either of the outputs of the switch circuits 81 and 82 is turned on.

Another embodiment of the present invention will be described below. In the previous embodiment, the power supply control section 8B is configured to turn on/off the supply of power to the measuring means 2 and the wireless transmitting means 7, but it is possible to supply power only to the wireless transmitting means 7. The power supply control unit 8B may be configured to turn on/off. Although a storage battery 8A using (Ni-Cd) has been described, the storage battery 8A is not limited to this and can be set as appropriate. The configuration of the power supply control section 8B is not limited to this, and can be set as appropriate. In the previous embodiment, the data transmitted and outputted by the wireless transmission means 7 is the activation time and operation time of the switch means 1, but the data is not limited to this and is arbitrary. For example, the measuring means may be provided with a calculation unit that calculates and derives data such as the number of operations per hour and the time of one operation, and a storage device that stores the calculation results, and the wireless transmission device 7 transmits the contents of the storage device. It is also possible to transmit and output data such as the number of times of operation per time and the time of one operation.

[0009]Although reference numerals are written in the claims for convenience of comparison with the drawings, the present invention is not limited to the structure shown in the accompanying drawings.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

[Figure 1] Block configuration diagram of the riding behavior measuring device

[Figure 2] Side view showing how the riding behavior measuring device is attached to a cow

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Switch means 2 Measurement means 7 Wireless transmission means 8 Power supply means C. Riding animals

Claims (3)

[Claims] [Claim 1] A switch means (1) that is actuated by a riding action on a mountable parapet (C);
) measuring means (2) for measuring the operating time or number of operations.
), a wireless transmission means (7) for outputting the measurement results by the measurement means (2), and a power supply means (8) for supplying electric power to them. The riding behavior measuring device is configured to supply power to the wireless transmitting means (7) in synchronization with the completion of measurement by the measuring means (2). [Claim 2] A switch means (1) that is actuated by the riding behavior of the mountable parapet (C);
) measuring means (2) for measuring the operating time or number of operations.
), a wireless transmission means (7) for outputting the measurement results by the measurement means (2), and a power supply means (8) for supplying electric power to them. The boarding behavior measuring device is configured to supply power to the measuring means (2) or the wireless transmitting means (7) in synchronization with the operation of the switch means (1). 3. A switch means (1) that is actuated by the riding behavior of the mountable parapet (C);
) measuring means (2) for measuring the operating time or number of operations.
), a wireless transmission means (7) for outputting the measurement results by the measurement means (2), and a power supply means (8) for supplying electric power to them. and a passenger car configured to stop supplying power to the measuring means (2) or the wireless transmitting means (7) in synchronization with the end of outputting the measurement results by the wireless transmitting means (7). Behavior measurement device.