JPH10108568A - Cow mat and chip packing device for cow mat - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a cow mat to be used by laying a mat on the tie stalls of a low barn and a chip packing device for the cow mat for producing the cow mat by packing elastic chips into a packing bag. SOLUTION: The packing bag is formed of water permeable sheet materials to a flat shape. The inside of the packing bag is delineated to plural subdividing parts 3, 3... and the front end side openings of the respective subdividing parts 3 are formed as chip packing parts. The numerous elastic chips are packed in the respective subdividing parts 3 and the movement of the elastic chips is restricted. The elastic chips consists of rubber chips formed to a granular form by crushing waste tires. The chip packing ports of the respective subdividing parts 3 where the elastic chips are packed are integrally sealed by stitching parts 5. Since the chips having high elasticity do not move, the exertion of burden on cattle feet does not arise. The mat has a heat insulating property and since the surface of the mat is always in a dry state, the mat is hygienic and is capable of preventing the cattle from suffering from mastitis, etc.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cow bed mat laid on a tie stall in a barn and a chip filling device for a cow bed mat for manufacturing a cow bed mat by filling a filling bag with an elastic chip. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In order to raise cows in a healthy state, it is necessary to improve the hygiene by keeping the cow beds in a barn warm and dry. Therefore, in the past, cow floors were used as they were in the soil, but rubber mats have been laid. In a free stall barn, a rubber chip is spread on a cow bed, and the cow chip is covered with a sheet.

[0003]

However, conventional rubber mats have a drawback that they are slippery due to lack of elasticity and are hard, so that a burden is imposed on a foot when standing up and an injury is caused. In addition, since it is impermeable, it is necessary to use a litter together to store moisture such as urine on the mat. However, there is a drawback that bacteria easily propagate and easily cause diseases such as mastitis. . Moreover, in recent years, straw has become difficult to obtain,
This raises breeding costs.

Further, the method of laying a rubber chip on a cow bed and covering it with a sheet or the like has a drawback that the work of forming a bed becomes large, and the rubber chip moves under the weight of the cow and is biased. Therefore, there is a disadvantage that elasticity is lost.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art, and has high elasticity and does not move a chip, so that a load is not applied to a cow's foot, etc., and heat insulation is achieved. The mat surface is always dry to provide a hygienic cow floor mat. Another object of the present invention is to provide a beef bed mat chip filling device capable of efficiently and uniformly filling an elastic chip in a cow bed mat into a filling bag.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cow mat according to the present invention, wherein the flat filling bag is formed of a water-permeable sheet material. The inside of the bag is divided into a plurality of sub-portions, and each sub-portion is filled with an infinite number of elastic chips to restrict the movement of the elastic chips.

[0007] A connecting portion may be provided on at least both sides in the width direction of the filling bag for connecting to another adjacent filling bag.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a beef bed mat chip filling apparatus, comprising: a support; and a rotating frame, the base end of which is rotatably supported by the support and driven up and down by an elevating means. A tip supply portion disposed on the tip side of the rotating frame, and a cylindrical body having both ends opened in the axial direction, and the tip end opening is arranged on the rotating frame in a state of communicating with the inside of the tip supply portion. A bag having a plurality of chip filling cylinders and bag engaging means provided to be able to advance and retreat to the rotating frame so as to fit a small portion of the filling bag into the plurality of chip filling cylinders by advancing the filling bag. And a moving device.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A cow bed mat and a chip filling apparatus for a cow bed mat according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 to 4, reference numeral 1 denotes a cow bed mat. Numeral 2 denotes a filling bag constituting the cow bed mat 1. The filling bag 2 is formed by folding a porous sheet material made of a water-permeable material, for example, a synthetic fiber made of a synthetic fiber at a folded edge 2A to form a lower sheet portion 2B. Upper sheet part 2C, both side edges 2
D and 2D are overlapped and attached to each other to open the front end 2E. .., 3,... Are a plurality of, in the embodiment, 12 subdivided portions defined in the filling bag 2 in a cylindrical shape. Each of the subsections 3 has a folded edge 2A.
From the lower sheet portion 2B to the upper sheet portion 2
Are formed at predetermined intervals in C, and the tip side opening of each subdivision 3 is a chip filling port 3A. And each chip filling port 3A
After filling the elastic tip 6 described later into the subdivided portion 3,
Sealing is achieved by integrally forming the sewing portion 5. The number of the subdivisions 3 is not limited to the embodiment, but may be ten or fourteen.

Reference numerals 6, 6,... Denote elastic chips filled in the respective subsections 3. As the elastic chip 6, a rubber chip formed by crushing a waste tire to form a particle having a size of about 7 to 10 mm is used. The particle size is a preferable value in consideration of water permeability, elasticity, and the like, and the particle size of the elastic tip 6 is not limited to this value. By using the elastic chips 6 made from the waste tires, the cow bed mat 1 can have elasticity and countless minute voids formed between the countless elastic chips 6, 6,... Thereby, water permeability can be obtained, and the industrial waste can be effectively used. Also, the elastic tips 6, 6,.
.. is filled in each subsection 3 so that the movement is restricted in the subsection 3 even if the load of the cow is received, so that the elastic tip 6 moves and leans in the cow bed mat 1. Such phenomenon can be reliably prevented.

The cow mat 1 manufactured as described above is laid and used for each tie stall in the barn, and the filling bag 2 has water permeability and countless elastic chips 6,
6,... Since a myriad of minute gaps are formed and water is permeable between them, water such as urine flows out to the cow bed side without accumulating on the cow bed mat 1, so the surface of the cow bed mat 1 As a result of being constantly kept dry, it is possible to prevent suffering from diseases such as mastitis. In addition, since the countless elastic chips 6 are filled in the filling bag 2, the cow bed mat 1 is rich in flexibility and can keep the life of the cow comfortable and has a soft contact with the feet. In addition, foot injuries can be prevented because the feet do not slip.

Furthermore, if the cow bed mat 1 becomes dirty with use, it can be repeatedly used by washing with water, so that the cow bed can always be kept clean.
Maintenance costs are almost unnecessary.

In this embodiment, the filling bag 2 is described as being formed by sewing means. However, a heat welding means may be used, or the filling bag 2 may be bonded with an adhesive.
In this case, an appropriate fixing method can be adopted according to the material of the sheet material forming the sheet.

Further, it is preferable to add, for example, an antibacterial agent and a deodorant to the cow bed mat 1 together with the elastic chip 6. As a result, the cow mat 1 on which fungi can easily propagate can be kept clean for a long time, and the off-flavor in the barn can be removed.

FIG. 5 shows a cow bed mat 11 according to a modification of the embodiment. The feature of the cow bed mat 11 is that each side edge of the filling bag 12 is set to be wide and the outside of the sewn portion 13 is formed as connecting pieces 14A, 14A of about 100 mm. Connection holes 14B, 14B, 14B
, The connecting portion 14 is provided integrally. The cow bed mat 11 configured in this manner can be used by laying it on a tie stall. However, the connecting portions 14 of the adjacent cow bed mats 11 are further overlapped by abutting the connecting holes 14B, and are placed thereon. The reinforcing plate 15 made of synthetic resin is overlapped, and the connecting portion 14 is connected to the connecting portion 14 by a string or the like via the string insertion hole 15A.
By fastening together, a plurality of cow floor mats 11, 11,... Can be connected and used as a free stall cow floor mat.

FIGS. 6 to 15 show a beef bed mat chip filling apparatus for filling the filling bags 2 and 12 with the elastic chips 6 when the above-described beef bed mats 1 and 11 are manufactured. . In the drawing, reference numeral 21 denotes a long support made of a steel material, and reference numeral 22 denotes a rotating frame whose base end is pivotally supported by the support 21 and which can be raised and lowered in the direction of the arrow A. The rotating frame 22 includes a rectangular frame 23, a bag mounting fixed table 24 provided on the base end side of the frame 23, and a support 21 and a frame 23 for rotating the frame 23. And a hydraulic cylinder 25 provided between the hydraulic cylinders 25.
Thus, the frame 23 stands up to a substantially vertical state.

Reference numeral 26 denotes a chip supply tank mounted on the tip end of the rotating frame 22.
Is a bottomed box-shaped tank body 26A, and 12 outlets 26B formed on one side of the tank body 26A,
26B,..., And a lid 2 for covering the tank body 26A
6C, and is set to a capacity capable of accommodating an amount of the elastic chips 6 to be filled in one filling bag 2. Furthermore,
27 is a chip storage hopper for supplying the elastic chips 6 to the chip supply tank 26;
7 is mounted on a support 28 provided on the tip side of the support 21. A chip supply conveyor 29 driven by a drive motor 29A provided on the support base 28 is provided between the support base 28 and the chip storage hopper 27.

Are arranged in a row on the rotating frame 22 at a minute interval A, A,... With the tip connected to the chip supply tank 26. In the embodiment, twelve chip filling cylinders are shown. Each of the tip filling cylinders 30 is formed of a hollow cylinder having both ends opened in the axial direction. The base end 30A is formed at an inclined edge so as to be easily inserted into the tip filling port 3A of the filling bag 2, and the tip 30B is formed. The side is connected to the outlet 26B of the chip supply tank 26.

Reference numeral 31 denotes a bag moving device for inserting each of the divided portions 3 of the filling bag 2 into the chip filling cylinder 30. 3
Reference numeral 2 denotes a movable support constituting the bag moving device 31. The movable support 32 is provided in the frame 23 of the rotating frame 22, and has a base end located below the chip filling cylinders 30, 30,. The movable frame 32A moves forward and backward in the directions indicated by arrows B and B 'on the tip side from the side (see FIG. 9), a bag support plate 32B made of a flat plate provided on one side of the movable frame 32A, and the bag support plate. Three guide rollers 32C, 32C, and 32C that are positioned in front of the movable frame 32A and that are supported laterally on the movable frame 32A, and provided at the distal end side of the movable frame 32A,
A plurality of mounting brackets 32D, 32D, projecting above the chip filling cylinder 30 from the minute gap A of 0,.
And a mounting plate 32E laterally provided on the mounting brackets 32D, 32D,....

Reference numeral 33 denotes a support driving device for reciprocating the movable support 32 in the forward and backward directions. The support driving device 33 is pivotally mounted on the base end and the front end of the rotating frame 22. A pair of sprockets 33A, 33B, wound between the sprockets 33A, 33B,
And a reversible drive motor 33D provided on the support 21 for reciprocating the conductive chain 33C, and a drive for transmitting the driving force of the drive motor 33D to one sprocket 33A side. Chain 33
E.

Are movable support members 3.
2 shows bag chucks as bag locking means for detachably connecting the filling bag 2 to each other. Each of the bag chucks 34 is attached to a mounting plate 32E of the movable support 32. Then, each bag chuck 34 presses the edge of the filling bag 2 inserted into the chip filling cylinder 30 for each of the subdivisions 3 by rotating the operation lever to lower the holding piece to the movable frame 32A side. It is fixed by letting it do.

The beef bed mat chip filling apparatus according to the present embodiment has the above-described configuration. Next, the operation thereof will be described with reference to FIGS. First, the chip supply conveyor 29 is operated to supply a predetermined amount of the elastic chips 6 in the chip storage hopper 27 to the chip supply tank 26. On the other hand, the filling bag 2 placed on the movable support body 32 has each chip filling port 3A inserted into the chip filling cylinder 30,
The edge is pressed against the movable frame 32A by the bag chuck 34 and tightened (see FIG. 11). Next, the support driving device 33 is operated to advance the movable support 32 in the direction of arrow B ′ on the chip supply tank 26 side. As a result, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, the filling bag 2 is in a state in which the chip filling cylinder 30 is inserted into the inner part of each subsection 3. Then, as shown in FIG. 13, the hydraulic cylinder 25 is operated to raise the rotating frame 22. When the rotating frame 22 stands up to a substantially vertical state, the elastic chips 6 in the chip supply tank 26 fall in the chip filling cylinder 30 by gravity, and
It is filled in the subdivision section 3.

When the elastic chips 6 are filled into the respective subsections 3 to some extent, the movable support 32 is lowered and the filling bag 2 is pulled out from the chip filling cylinder 30 by about 10 to 20 cm. As a result, the tip filling cylinder 30 comes out of the subdivision 3, and the subdivided part 3 is further filled with the elastic chip 6 by the amount of the exit. When the inflow of the elastic chip 6 is stopped, the movable support 32 is raised by about 2 to 5 cm, so that the elastic chip 6 is compressed by the chip filling cylinder 30 to be more densely filled. Such up and down operations are repeatedly performed to fill a predetermined amount of the elastic tip 6 into the subdivision 3. Then, the filling bag 2 gradually descends downward by repeating the upward and downward operations, and the chip filling cylinder 30 comes out of the sub-part 3 near the chip filling port 3A. Therefore, the hydraulic cylinder 25 is operated to return the upright rotating frame 22 to the initial inverted state. Then, the movable support 32 is retracted to the initial state and the fastening of the bag chucks 34 is released, whereby the filling operation of the elastic chip 6 is completed. Finally, the bedding mats 1 and 11 are completed by integrally sealing the respective chip filling ports 3A of the filling bag 2 with the sewn portions 5.

As described above, the amount of the elastic chips 6 to be filled in the filling bag 2 is stored in the chip supply tank 26, and each of the divided portions 3 of the filling bag 2 is filled with the elastic chips 6 via the chip filling cylinder 30. Therefore, it is not necessary to weigh each subdivision section 3 and all the chip filling cylinders 30 at a time.
, It is possible to perform the filling operation about four times as efficiently as the case where each subsection 3 is manually filled. Further, the elastic chips 6 can be automatically and uniformly filled in the respective subsections 3.

[0025]

The cow bed mat and the chip filling apparatus for a cow bed mat of the present invention are constructed as described above, and have the following effects. (1) By filling the filling bag with innumerable elastic chips, the cow mat becomes rich in elasticity and does not slip easily, so that the burden on the foot can be reduced and the injury to the foot can be prevented. . Also, the heat retention is excellent. (2) The filling bag is formed of a water-permeable material, and an infinite number of minute voids are formed by filling an infinite number of elastic chips therein. Therefore, since the water such as urine flows out to the cow bed without collecting on the mat, the mat surface is always kept in a dry state. As a result, it is possible to reduce the propagation of various bacteria and to suffer from diseases such as mastitis. Can be prevented. (3) The cow bed mat of the present invention is resilient and can reduce the amount of use of the litter whose price is increasing with a decrease in the production amount, so that the cost required for raising cattle can be reduced. (4) The cow bed mat can be used repeatedly by washing, so that the inside of the barn can always be kept clean and the cost required for raising cattle can be reduced. (5) Since the filling bag is defined in a number of subsections, and the elastic chips are filled in each subsection, the entire mat is always kept without the elastic chips in the filling bag being offset with use. Can be used with average thickness. (6) Since the operation of filling the elastic chips by the chip filling device having the chip filling cylinders corresponding to the plurality of divided portions of the filling bag is performed, the workability can be greatly improved as compared with the manual operation. (7) Since the elastic chips are filled in the respective subsections of the filling bag through the chip filling cylinder from the chip supply unit that stores the amount of the elastic chips to be filled in the filling bag, Equal amounts can be filled respectively without weighing.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 to FIG. 5 relate to a cow bed mat according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a filling bag constituting the cow bed mat.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which a subdivision is formed in a filling bag.

FIG. 3 is an external perspective view of a cow floor mat.

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of a cow floor mat.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a cow floor mat according to a modification of the embodiment.

6 to 15 relate to a beef bed mat chip filling device according to an embodiment, and FIG. 6 is a side view of the beef bed mat chip filling device.

FIG. 7 is a plan view of a beef bed mat chip filling device.

FIG. 8 is a partial perspective view showing a chip supply tank and a filling cylinder.

FIG. 9 is a partial perspective view of a filling cylinder and a bag moving device.

FIG. 10 is a schematic perspective view of a beef bed mat chip filling device before a chip filling operation.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a state in which a filling bag is placed on the bag moving device.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the filling bag is advanced and inserted to the tip end side of the chip filling cylinder.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of a state in which the rotating frame is raised.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram of a state in which the filling bag is retracted from the filling cylinder with the rotating frame standing upright.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the rotating frame is inverted after filling the elastic bag into the filling bag.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1, 11 Cow bed mat 2, 12 Filling bag 3 Subdivision 3A Chip filling port 6 Elastic chip 14 Connecting part 21 Support 22 Rotating frame 26 Chip supply tank 30 Chip filling cylinder 30A, 30B Opening 31 Bag moving device 34 Bag chuck

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A flat filling bag is formed from a sheet material having water permeability, and the inside of the filling bag is defined into a plurality of subsections.
A cow bed mat configured to restrict the movement of the elastic chips by filling the subdivisions with countless elastic chips. 2. At least on both sides in the width direction of the filling bag,
The cow bed mat according to claim 1, further comprising a connecting portion for connecting to another adjacent filling bag. 3. A support, a pivot frame whose base end is pivotally supported by the support, and which is driven to be able to move up and down by an elevating means, a chip supply unit disposed at a tip end of the pivot frame, and a shaft. A plurality of chip filling cylinders arranged in a row on the rotating frame in a state where a tip side opening communicates with the inside of the chip supply section, and the plurality of filling bags are advanced by forming a cylindrical body having both ends opened in the direction. And a bag moving device having a bag engaging means movably provided on the rotating frame so as to fit the divided portion of the filling bag into the chip filling cylinder.