JPH07203792A - Matte for livestock and its use - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain the subject matte capable of preventing the injury of livestocks at the feet, etc., by slipping and cleaning excretions with ease, by forming a multiple number of grooves in almost same direction on the upper surface of a plate like matte body. CONSTITUTION:On the upper surface of a plate like soft rubber matte body 1 capable of being placed on a floor, a multiple number of grooves 2 arrange in an almost same direction is provided, and both ends of the grooves are opened at both side surfaces at ends of the matte. The bottom surface 3 of each of the grooves is formed smooth and it is risen smoothly to reach side surfaces 4 of the groove.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mat for livestock which is used by placing it on the floor of a livestock barn or on the bed of a truck for transporting livestock, and a method of using the mat. Regarding anti-slip measures on the surface to prevent damage.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, it is known that a cattle mat is placed on a concrete floor of a cowshed or a truck carrier for transporting cattle so that the cattle does not slip. this is,
This is because when a cow slips, it is easy to hurt its legs, which may lead to waste cows.

Therefore, in the conventional cattle mat, various anti-slip shapes are provided on the upper surface of the mat body in order to enhance the anti-slip function, and not only in the longitudinal and lateral directions but also in the oblique direction. It is designed to exhibit a non-slip function.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional cattle mat, as the non-slip shape becomes complicated, the excrement excreted from the cattle is easily caught and it becomes difficult to wash it off cleanly. This, in turn, has the contradictory result of curving and promoting cow slipperiness.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to easily wash off excrement and the like during cleaning in a livestock mat composed of a flat plate-like mat main body that can be placed on a floor surface. With a non-slip shape,
The goal is to make livestock actually slippery.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, in the livestock mat according to the invention of claim 1, when the manure and the like are washed away, a large number of the manure and the like on the mat body are improved. Grooves are provided, and it is possible to prevent slippage by these grooves.

[0007] Specifically, the present invention is premised on a livestock mat comprising a flat-plate mat main body that can be placed on the floor surface.

A plurality of grooves extending substantially in the same direction are arranged on the upper surface of the mat body in a groove width direction orthogonal to the groove length direction.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the above-mentioned first aspect of the invention, each groove is linearly provided.

According to the invention of claim 3, in the invention of claim 1, the groove bottom surface of each groove is made smooth.

According to the invention of claim 4, in the invention of claim 1, the groove side surface and the groove bottom surface are smoothly connected to each other in an arcuate cross section.

According to the invention of claim 5, in the invention of claim 1, both end portions of each groove are opened to the end surface of the mat main body in the groove length direction.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, the grooves are arranged at substantially equal pitch intervals.

According to a seventh aspect of the invention, in the first aspect of the invention, the mat body is made of soft rubber.

In the method of using the livestock mat according to the present invention of claim 8, when the livestock mat of any one of claims 1 to 7 is used, the groove length direction of each groove is a predetermined moving direction of the livestock. And place it on the floor.

[0016]

With the above construction, according to the first aspect of the present invention, in a livestock mat comprising a flat plate-shaped mat body that can be placed on the floor, the excrement excreted from livestock on the mat body should be removed. When the mat is washed away from the mat body during cleaning, the flow is guided in substantially the same direction by the plurality of grooves. As a result, since it becomes possible to easily wash away the manure and the like, it is possible to easily avoid the situation where the legs of the livestock become slippery due to the accumulation of the manure and the like.
On the other hand, each groove forms an anti-slip on the upper surface in the groove width direction that is orthogonal to the groove length direction, so that an anti-slip function in the groove width direction is obtained.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the grooves are linearly provided, manure and the like are easily washed away linearly along the grooves. Therefore, in the invention of the above-mentioned claim 1, it becomes easier to wash off manure and the like.

According to the third aspect of the invention, since the groove bottom surface of each groove is smooth, excrement and the like can be smoothly flowed without being caught on the groove bottom surface. Therefore, in the invention of the above-mentioned claim 1, it becomes easier to wash off manure and the like.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the groove side surface and the groove bottom surface of each groove are smoothly connected to each other in an arcuate cross section, excrement and the like flowing through the groove is formed between the groove side surface and the groove bottom surface. It is possible to avoid a situation where it becomes difficult to flow due to entering the corners of the space. Therefore, in the invention of claim 1 above,
It becomes easier to wash off manure and the like.

In the invention of claim 5, both ends of each groove are open to the end surface of the mat body in the groove length direction, so that the manure and the like in each groove are discharged from the end surface of the mat body. It will be easier. Therefore, in the invention of the above-mentioned claim 1, it becomes easier to wash off manure and the like.

In the invention of claim 6, since the grooves are arranged at substantially equal pitch intervals, in the invention of claim 1, the function of preventing slippage in the groove width direction by the plurality of grooves is made uniform. .

In the invention of claim 7, since the mat body is made of soft rubber, the coefficient of friction on the surface of the mat body is increased. As a result, in the invention of claim 1, the anti-slip function has a groove width direction. Not only is it exhibited in all directions on the above-mentioned surface, but also the cushioning property and heat retaining property of the soft rubber are newly obtained.

In the eighth aspect of the present invention, the livestock mat according to the above-mentioned first to seventh aspects is placed on the floor with the groove length direction of each groove being the predetermined moving direction of the livestock. Then, when the livestock walks, it is possible to avoid the situation where the toenails of the livestock are caught on the groove side. Further, since the sliding of the livestock in the lateral direction is prevented, it is possible to prevent the legs of the walking livestock from slipping in the left-right direction to be in a crotch split state.

[0024]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2 schematically show the cross-sectional structure of a cattle mat as a cattle mat according to this embodiment. This cattle mat is a flat rubber mat main body that can be placed on the floor. It consists of 1. This mat body 1 has a rectangular shape in a plane and its long side direction (left and right direction in FIG. 1).
Is about 180 to 200 cm, the short side direction (vertical direction in the figure) is about 100 to 130 cm, and the thickness is about 20 to 30 mm.

As a feature of the present invention, a plurality of grooves (15 in this case) of grooves 2 linearly extending in the long side direction of the mat body 1 are formed on the upper surface of the mat body 1 in the groove length direction. They are arranged in the groove width direction orthogonal to each other, that is, in the short side direction of the mat body 1. In addition, each of these grooves 2
Both end portions in the groove length direction are opened to the end surface of the mat body 1 in the groove length direction. Further, the groove bottom surface 3 of each groove 2 is smooth, and the groove side surface 4 of each groove 2 and the groove bottom surface 3 are smoothly connected in an arcuate cross section.

Specifically, the grooves 2 are arranged at a pitch interval of 64 mm, and the groove width dimension at the upper end thereof is 44 mm and the groove depth dimension is 10 mm. The width dimension of the groove bottom surface 3 is 32 mm, and the groove side surface 4 is inclined with respect to the vertical plane, as shown in detail in FIG. Specifically, each groove side surface 4 is 4 m upward from the connecting portion with the groove bottom surface 3.
The range up to m is a gentle gradient of 4 / 3.5, and the range from there to 6 mm, that is, the range up to the upper end of the groove side surface 4 is a steep gradient of 6 / 2.5. There is. Each of the connecting portion between the groove bottom surface 3 and the groove side surface 4 and the gentle intermediate portion of the groove side surface 4 has an arcuate cross section.

An example of the method of using the above-mentioned cattle mat will be described. For example, in a cattle passage in a barn, a plurality of cattle mats are arranged such that their long sides are in the direction of movement of the cattle. Place the cattle mats in butt together. That is, each groove 2 is placed on the floor of the passage so that the length direction of the groove 2 coincides with the walking direction of the cow. By doing so, when the cow walks, it can be avoided that the toenails of the cow get caught in the groove side surface 4. Further, since it is possible to prevent the walking cow from slipping in the lateral direction, it is possible to prevent the foot of the walking cow from slipping in the left-right direction to be in a crotch split state.

Therefore, in this embodiment, when the material to be removed such as excrement excreted from cows on the mat body 1 is washed away at the time of cleaning, the flow is caused by the plurality of grooves 2 in the long side direction of the cattle mat. Can be guided to. As a result, since it becomes possible to easily wash away the manure and the like, it becomes possible to easily avoid the situation where the legs of the cow become slippery due to the accumulation of the manure and the like.

That is, since the grooves 2 are linearly provided, excrement and the like can be easily washed straight along the grooves 2. In addition, the groove bottom surface 3 of each groove 2
However, since it is smooth in the groove length direction, excrement and the like can smoothly flow on the groove bottom surface 3. Further, since the groove side surface 4 and the groove bottom surface 3 of each groove 2 are smoothly connected to each other in an arcuate cross-section, the excrement and the like flowing through the groove 2 are generated between the groove side surface 4 and the groove bottom surface 3. It is possible to avoid a situation in which it becomes difficult to flow into the corner and the flow becomes difficult. Then, both end portions of each groove 2 are formed so that the mat body 1 is formed in the groove length direction.
Since it is open to the end face of the mat body 1,
Manure and the like in each groove 2 can be easily discharged from the end surface of the mat body 1. For these reasons, the excrement and the like on the mat body 1 can be washed off very easily, so that it is possible to easily avoid the situation where the cow's leg becomes slippery due to the excrement and the like.

On the other hand, since the grooves 2 form anti-slip on the upper surface of the mat body 1 in the direction of the short side of the cattle mat, which is uneven at equal pitch intervals, the direction of the short side. It is possible to obtain a uniform anti-slip function in. Further, since the mat body 1 is made of soft rubber, the friction coefficient of the surface of the mat body 1 is high, and therefore,
The anti-slip function can be exerted not only in the short side direction but also in all directions on the surface. Moreover, the soft rubber can newly provide good cushioning and comfortable heat retention for cows.

The plurality of cattle mats are provided in each groove 2
When the cow is walking, it is possible to avoid a situation in which the toenail of the cow is caught on the groove side surface 4 when the cow walks by placing the cow in the groove length direction of the cow in the predetermined movement direction. Further, since it is possible to prevent the walking cow from slipping in the lateral direction, it is possible to prevent the foot of the walking cow from slipping in the left-right direction and in a crotch split state.

[0032]

As described above, according to the livestock mat of the first aspect of the present invention, a plurality of grooves extending substantially in the same direction are formed on the upper surface of the mat body, the grooves being orthogonal to the groove length direction. By arranging in the width direction, it is possible to easily wash off the excrement excreted from livestock on the mat body along the grooves along the grooves in the groove length direction during cleaning. Therefore, it is possible to avoid the situation where the legs of livestock become slippery due to the accumulation of manure and the like.
By the above grooves, it is possible to obtain slip prevention in the groove width direction on the upper surface of the mat main body, and thus it is possible to prevent the legs of livestock from slipping in the groove width direction.

According to the invention of claim 2, since each groove is provided in a straight line, the excrement and the like can be washed away in a straight line. Therefore, in the invention of the above-mentioned claim 1, the excrement and the like can be more easily carried out. Can be washed away.

According to the invention of claim 3, since the groove bottom surface of each groove is made smooth, feces and the like can be smoothly flowed without being caught on the groove bottom surface. Therefore, in the invention of claim 1 above. , Manure and the like can be washed off more easily.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the groove side surface and the groove bottom surface of each groove are smoothly connected to each other in an arcuate cross section, the excrement and the like flowing through the groove is formed between the groove side surface and the groove bottom surface. It is possible to avoid the situation where it becomes difficult to flow into the corners between them, and therefore, in the invention of the above-mentioned claim 1, it is possible to further facilitate the washing of manure and the like.

According to the invention of claim 5, both ends of each groove are opened to the end surface of the mat main body in the groove length direction. Therefore, in the mat main body, excrement in each groove from the end surface of the mat main body. It can be easily discharged, and therefore, in the invention of the above-mentioned claim 1, it is possible to further facilitate the flushing of manure and the like.

According to the invention of claim 6, since the grooves are arranged at substantially equal pitch intervals, the slip preventing function in the groove width direction can be made uniform, and in the invention of claim 1, the cow in the groove width direction is provided. It is possible to stably prevent the foot from slipping.

According to the invention of claim 7, since the mat body is made of soft rubber, the high anti-slip coefficient of the surface of the mat body causes the anti-slip function not only in the groove width direction but also in the groove width direction. It can be exerted in all directions on the surface of the mat body, and the cushioning function and heat retaining function of the soft rubber can be obtained.

According to the method of using the livestock mat according to the invention of claim 8, in the livestock mat according to the invention of claims 1 to 7, the groove length direction of each groove is a predetermined moving direction of the livestock. By placing the livestock on the floor in this state, it is possible not only to avoid the situation where the toenails of the livestock are caught on the groove side when the livestock walks, but also to prevent the livestock from sliding laterally. Since this can be prevented, it is possible to prevent the legs of the walking livestock from slipping in the left-right direction and becoming in a crotch state.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a cow mat according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line II-II in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a lateral cross-sectional view showing a main part of the mat in a partially enlarged manner.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 mat body 2 groove 3 groove bottom 4 groove side

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A livestock mat comprising a flat plate-shaped mat body mountable on a floor surface, wherein a plurality of grooves extending in substantially the same direction are provided on the upper surface of the mat body, the grooves being orthogonal to the groove length direction. A livestock mat, which is arranged in the width direction. 2. The livestock mat according to claim 1, wherein each groove is linearly provided. 3. The livestock mat according to claim 1, wherein the groove bottom surface of each groove is smooth. 4. The livestock mat according to claim 1, wherein the groove side surface and the groove bottom surface of each groove are smoothly connected in an arc-shaped cross section. 5. The livestock mat according to claim 1, wherein both ends of each groove are open to an end surface of the mat body in the groove length direction. 6. The livestock mat according to claim 1, wherein the grooves are arranged at substantially equal pitch intervals. 7. The livestock mat according to claim 1, wherein the mat body is made of soft rubber. 8. A method of using the livestock mat according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7, wherein the groove length direction of each groove is a predetermined moving direction of the livestock. A method for using a livestock mat, which is characterized by being placed on the floor.