JPH10160821A - Collar device for cattle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a collar device, for cattle, by which the cattle does not feel a sense of incongruity even when the collar device is attached to the cattle for many hours and by which a GPS antenna is directed always upward. SOLUTION: A U-shaped cushion material 14 which is formed so as to match the cross-sectional shape of the neck of cattle is attached to a V-shaped aluminum plate 13 whose vertex is formed be flat and whose lower slopes are tilted according to the neck width of the cattle, and the surface of the V-shaped aluminum plate 13 is covered with a leather bag 16. Then, a GPS receiver 25 is housed in the leather bag 16 which is situated in the flat vertex of the aluminum plate 13, and a radio device 23 and a position-data generation circuit part 24 are housed in the leather bag in positions of slope plates at the plate 13.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a livestock collar device that always catches radio waves from the sky and fits the livestock neck.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When grazing livestock such as cattle, horses, and reindeer, if the range of the pasture is very wide, the position of each livestock cannot be determined.

[0003] For this reason, there is a system of a system in which a collar having a built-in transmitter and receiver for transmitting a GPS receiver and a position is attached to livestock, and the position of the livestock is confirmed by relying on radio waves from the collar. As shown in FIG. 6, the collar used in such a system has an antenna 2, a mobile radio device 3, a battery 4, and the like attached to a belt 1 and wound around a cow's neck.

[0004]

However, since the belt on which the electronic device is attached is simply wound around the livestock, the belt rotates and the GPS antenna does not face upward, so that the monitoring center does not work. There was a problem that the position of the livestock could not be determined.

[0005] In addition, livestock has a problem in that if it feels uncomfortable with the attached one, it is rubbed against a tree until it can be removed.

[0006] For this reason, when rubbed very strongly, it is good to be able to take off the collar immediately, but since the belt-structured collar is wound deeply around the neck,
There was a problem that the livestock was hurt or sometimes killed.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and a livestock collar device in which a livestock does not feel uncomfortable even when the livestock is attached to the livestock for a long time and a GPS antenna always faces upward is provided. The purpose is to gain.

[0008]

A first aspect of the present invention is a collar device to be mounted on livestock, wherein a flat storage portion is provided at a central portion, and a first storage portion is provided at both sides of the flat storage portion. A storage unit having a second storage unit, a reception unit stored in the flat storage unit, and a transmission unit stored in the first storage unit;
The gist of the present invention is to include a control unit housed in the second housing unit, a shape member provided inside the storage body and adapted to the shape of a livestock neck, and a cushion material provided inside the shape material.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the collar device can be fitted to the livestock by using the shape material provided inside the storage body and adapted to the shape of the livestock neck and the cushion material provided inside the shape material. At the same time, the receiving section of the flat storage section can always face the sky.

[0010] A second aspect of the present invention is that the first storage section and the second storage section each contain a power supply section having the same weight.

In the second aspect, since the power supply unit having the same weight is housed at both ends of the housing, the collar device is always balanced.

A third aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the receiving section is a GPS satellite signal receiver, and a GPS satellite signal receiving port is opened on the upper surface of the flat storage section.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the flat storage portion includes a GPS.
When the receiver is provided, the GPS satellite signal receiving port of the GPS antenna is opened, so that the radio wave from the GPS satellite can always be accurately received from the sky. The gist is that the livestock identification code is added to the position data from the receiving unit and output to the transmitting unit, and this data is stored once and retransmitted when transmission fails.

In the present invention, the position data is temporarily stored every time it is transmitted, and if the transmission fails, the stored position data is retransmitted. Therefore, the position of the livestock is not lost on the monitoring center side. .

A fifth aspect of the present invention is that the storage body is made of livestock leather or cowhide. According to claim 5, since the storage body is formed of livestock leather or cow's leather, the livestock does not feel uncomfortable.

[0016]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a livestock collar device according to the present embodiment. The collar device 10 shown in FIG. 1 has an inner surface formed to conform to the shape of a cow's neck, a GPS antenna is provided at the uppermost portion 12 so that the GPS antenna always faces upward, and electronic devices and the like are made of cowhide. The cow is covered with so that it does not feel uncomfortable.

The collar device 10 has a flat storage portion, the top portion of which is formed flat, and a hem plate which is inclined in accordance with the width of the livestock's neck, has an inner surface of a substantially inverted V-shaped aluminum plate 13 and a cow's neck. A substantially inverted U-shaped cushioning material 14 adapted to the cross-sectional shape
(Cotton, styrene foam powder, etc.) are closely adhered, and the cushion material 14 is covered with leather 15.

The upper surface of the aluminum plate 13 is covered with a cowhide bag 16 which is a storage body adapted to the shape of the aluminum plate 13.

The following equipment is housed and fixed in the cowhide bag 16.

Inside the opposite ends 17, 18 (also referred to as a first storage section and a second storage section) of the cowhide bag 16, power supply sections 19, 20 of the same shape and the same weight are stored. Also,
The wireless device 23 is accommodated on the power supply unit 19, and the position data generation circuit unit 24 is accommodated on the power supply unit 20. The weights of the position data generation circuit section 24 and the wireless device 23 are the same.

In the uppermost part 12, a GPS receiver 25 as a GPS satellite signal receiver and a GPS antenna 26 are housed. The receiving surface of the GPS antenna 26 (also referred to as a GPS satellite signal receiving port) is mounted without being covered with the cowhide bag 16 in order to reliably receive radio waves from GPS satellites. That is, an opening for the receiving surface is provided.

Belts 27 and 28 are provided on the inner surfaces of both ends 17 and 18 of the cowhide bag 16. further,
The leather bag 16 is provided with zippers 29 and 30 to enable replacement, repair, and the like of the internal electronic device. Further, the antenna 31 is put out of the cowhide bag 16 from the wireless device 23 and wound around the uppermost portion 12.

Accordingly, when attached to the cow's neck, the shape of the cow leather 15 on the inner surface is an inverted U-shape adapted to the cross-sectional shape of the cow's neck. Faces the sky.

When the cow feels uncomfortable, the cow rubs it against a tree, a branch, a pile or the like until it is removed.
The cow bag 16 is cut before the cow receives a large scratch.

The collar device 10 constructed as described above is attached to the cow's neck and separated from the pastureland. As shown in FIG. 2, the GPS antenna 26 receives radio waves from GPS satellites and The position is transmitted to the monitoring center 35.

In the monitoring center 35, upon receiving the position data of the cow from the collar device 10, the image processing device 36 displays this position on a map of the pasture.

<Structure of Electronic Device of Collar Device> As shown in FIG. 2, the GPS receiver 25 of the collar device 10
6 receives a radio wave (every 1 second) from a GPS satellite, outputs the current position (latitude N, longitude E) and the received date, time, etc. from the received data. I do.

The position data generation circuit 24 extracts desired data from the data from the GPS receiver 25, and a cow ID (cow ID) preset in the extracted data.
Are cow position data to which G1 to Gn are added, and the radio 2
3

The power supply units 19 and 20 supply power to the GPS receiver 25, the position data generation circuit unit 24, and the wireless device 23. The power supply units 19 and 20 supply power to the GPS receiver 25 once every 10 to 20 minutes. That is, the collar device 1 attached to the cow
From 0, cow position data is transmitted every 10 to 20 minutes.

However, the timing of power supply to the GPS receiver 25 from the power supply units 19 and 20 provided in the respective cow collar devices 10 is slightly different for each collar device 10.

<Description of Operation> The operation of the collar device 10 configured as described above will be described below. From the collar device 10 of each cow separated from the pasture, the cow position data Ui indicating the position of the cow described below is transmitted at different timings.

GP of the cow collar device 10 separated on the pasture
The S receiver 25 receives a radio wave from a GPS satellite with the supply of power from the power supply units 19 and 20 (once every 10 to 20 minutes), and receives the date, time, and latitude shown in FIG. N,
The data consisting of the longitude E is sent to the position data generation circuit 24.

Next, the position data generation circuit unit 24
The latitude N, longitude E, year, month, day, and time are extracted from the data input from the S receiver 25, and cow position data Ui to which a preset ID is added is output to the wireless device 23 for transmission.

The position data generation circuit 24 saves the data every time the cow position data Ui is transmitted, and saves the data when the transmission of the cow position data Ui fails for some reason and a request for retransmission is made. The cow position data Ui is resent. As shown in FIG. 4, the save data saves the reception date and time when receiving radio waves from GPS satellites, the time, the position of the own station (north latitude, east longitude), and the like.

Next, a communication sequence between the monitoring center and the collar device 10 will be described with reference to FIG. When power is supplied from the power supply units 19 and 20 to the GPS receiver 25 during 10 to 20 minutes, the GPS receiver 25 starts positioning each time it receives a radio wave (every 1 s) from a GPS satellite, The data shown in FIG. 3 is output to the position data generation circuit unit 24 (d
1). The position data generation circuit unit 24 includes a GPS receiver 25
, And outputs the cow position data Ui to which the preset cow ID code Gx (Gx: G1, G2,...) Is added to the wireless device 23 to be transmitted to the monitoring center 35 (d2).

Next, when the position data generating circuit unit 24 is notified from the monitoring center 35 via the wireless device 23 that the cow position data Ui has been normally received (transmission completed) (d)
3) Stop the operation for a predetermined period (d4).

When a transmission failure signal is received from the monitoring center 35 via the wireless device 23, the data as shown in FIG. 4 is saved, and after a certain period of time, the data is retransmitted (d5). Such processing is performed every 10 to 20 minutes thereafter. That is, power consumption is suppressed as much as possible by transmitting cow position data at regular time intervals instead of transmitting cow position data at all times.

[0038]

As described above, according to the first aspect, when the present collar device is attached to a livestock, the cushion material is formed so as to conform to the shape of the livestock's neck. For this reason, the effect that it fits perfectly to the neck of the livestock is obtained.

Further, since the flat receiving portion is formed, the antenna of the receiving portion mounted on this portion always faces the sky, so that an effect that the radio wave from the sky can be always captured can be obtained. .

According to the second aspect, since the power supply unit having the same weight is stored in the bags at both ends of the storage body, the weight of the collar device is always balanced, so that the effect that the collar device does not rotate can be obtained. ing.

According to the third aspect, when the GPS receiving section is provided in the flat storage section, since the receiving surface of the GPS antenna is opened, the radio wave from the GPS satellite can always be accurately received from the sky. The effect has been obtained.

According to the fourth aspect, the position data is temporarily stored each time it is transmitted, and if the transmission fails, the stored position data is retransmitted, so that the position of the livestock can be lost on the monitoring center side. There is an effect that there is no.

According to the fifth aspect, since the storage body is covered with the same kind of leather or cowhide as livestock, the effect of not giving a feeling of strangeness to livestock or cows is obtained.

Further, since the housing is covered with livestock leather or cowhide, it is cheap to cut when the collar device is hooked on a branch or a pile.

For this reason, there is an effect that it is possible to prevent endangering the livestock.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a livestock collar device according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of a livestock collar device and a monitoring center side according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a data configuration from a GPS receiver.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a data configuration to be saved.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a communication sequence between the monitoring center and the collar device.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view illustrating a conventional collar device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 Collar device 11 GPS antenna 13 Aluminum plate 14 Cushion material 16 Cowhide bag 24 Position data generation circuit

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A collar device mounted on livestock, comprising: a flat storage portion provided at a central portion; and a first storage portion and a second storage portion provided on both sides of the flat storage portion. A body, a receiving unit housed in the flat housing unit, a transmitting unit housed in the first housing unit, a control unit housed in the second housing unit, and provided inside the housing body. A livestock collar device, comprising: a shape member adapted to the shape of the livestock neck; and a cushion material provided inside the shape material. 2. The livestock collar device according to claim 1, wherein a power unit having the same weight is stored in each of the first storage unit and the second storage unit. 3. The livestock collar according to claim 1, wherein the receiving unit is a GPS satellite signal receiver, and a GPS satellite signal receiving port is opened on an upper surface of the flat storage unit. apparatus. 4. The control unit adds a livestock identification code to the position data from the receiving unit, outputs the position data to the transmitting unit, temporarily stores the data, and retransmits the data when transmission fails. The livestock collar device according to claim 1, wherein: 5. The livestock collar device according to claim 1, wherein the housing is made of the livestock leather or cowhide.