KR101334994B1 - Apparatus for controlling location secession of animal - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus for controlling the positional deviation of an animal, and more particularly, to an apparatus for controlling the positional deviation of an animal to restrict movement of the animal by suppressing the movement of the animal when the animal, such as a domestic animal or a pet, goes out of a set movement range. It is about.
An apparatus for controlling the positional deviation of an animal of the present invention for achieving the above object is a behavior restraining means mounted on the body of the animal and capable of suppressing the movement of the animal, and the movement of the animal when the animal leaves the set movement range. In order to limit it, the control unit is provided with a terminal for transmitting the control signal to activate the behavior inhibiting means.

Description

Apparatus for controlling location secession of animal}

The present invention relates to an apparatus for controlling the positional deviation of an animal, and more particularly, to an apparatus for controlling the positional deviation of an animal to suppress movement of the animal when the animal, such as a livestock or a pet, goes out of a set movement range. It is about.

Typically, necks of animals such as dogs and cats are filled with necklaces. These collars are connected with a traction to lead a dog or cat or to limit their behavior.

Such strings are usually made of leather, metal or cloth. Thus, the dog or cat owner arbitrarily adjusts the behavior radius of the dog or cat while wrapping or unwinding the tow line. However, such a traction line has a very uncomfortable problem because the owner has to wrap or unwind one by one. Also, if the owner misses the tow, there is no way to limit the movement of the animal.

In addition, in the case of pets such as dogs and cats, as well as domestic animals that are raised or grazed, there is a need to limit the movement of animals within a range set in the kennel or the paddock.

The present invention has been made to improve the above problems, to provide an animal position control device that can limit the movement of the animal by restraining the movement of the animal when the animal, such as livestock or pets out of the set range of movement The purpose is.

An apparatus for controlling the positional deviation of an animal of the present invention for achieving the above object includes: behavior suppression means mounted on an animal body and capable of suppressing movement of the animal; And a terminal for operating the behavior inhibiting means by transmitting a control signal to the behavior suppressing means to limit the movement of the animal when the animal leaves the set movement range.

The behavior inhibiting means is characterized in that it is formed to limit the movement of the leg of the animal.

The behavior inhibiting means is characterized in that it comprises a wear part which is worn on a part of the body of the animal, and a movement limiting unit which is installed in the wearing part and receives the control signal of the terminal to limit the movement of the animal.

The wearing part includes a support part surrounding the body of the animal, a first fixing part formed on one side of the support part and fixed to one leg of the animal, and a leg formed on the other side of the supporting part to fix the first fixing part. And a second fixing part fixed to the remaining leg paired with.

The movement limiting unit may include a body installed in the support, a first band inserted into one side of the body and the other extending in the first fixing direction and fixed to the support, and one side into the body. A second band inserted and extending in the second fixing direction to be fixed to the support part, and installed in the body to introduce the first band and the second band into the body to allow the first and second to be inserted into the body; It characterized in that it comprises an operating portion for pulling the fixing portion toward the body.

It is characterized in that it further comprises a position detecting means for detecting the position of the animal.

As described above, according to the present invention, if the dog or the animal is out of a certain range, the movement of the animal can be effectively suppressed since the movement of the animal is restricted using the terminal.

Therefore, it is possible to prevent the loss or traffic accidents due to the random departure of the animal in advance, it is possible to protect the animal safely, it is possible to manage the animal in a controlled state at all times.

1 is a block diagram showing an apparatus for controlling the deviation of an animal according to an embodiment of the present invention,
Figure 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the animal position departure control device of Figure 1 mounted on a dog,
3 is a perspective view showing a positional deviation control apparatus of the animal applied to FIG.
4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the main part of FIG. 3.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail with respect to the animal position departure control device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 to 4, the apparatus for controlling the positional deviation of an animal according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a behavior inhibiting means and a terminal 5.

Behavior inhibiting means is mounted on the body of the animal and suppresses the movement of the animal by the control signal of the terminal (5). Although the dog is represented as an animal in the illustrated example, in addition to pets such as cats, various animals housed in animals, zoos, and the like are all included.

Behavioral inhibitors can inhibit animal movement in a variety of ways. For example, movement can be limited physically or physiologically. Physical restraint can be used to restrict the movement of the animal's legs to inhibit behavior. For example, the movement may be limited by limiting the stride length. In this case, bending or straightening leg joint movement is limited, or the distance between two normal legs is changed. And the physiological inhibition method can limit the movement by administering a drug that can control the physiology of the animal.

In the example shown, the behavior inhibiting means is configured to limit the movement of the legs. Such behavior inhibiting means includes a wearing part 10 which is worn on the body of the animal, and a movement limiting unit 30 which is installed in the wearing part 10 and receives a control signal of the terminal 5 to limit the movement of the animal. Equipped.

The wearing portion 10 is configured to be worn on any part of the body of the animal. The body part means the head, the back, the chest, the neck, the belly and the legs. The wearing part 10 may be formed in various shapes and sizes as long as it can be worn on the body of the animal. For example, it may be formed to surround the back and the stomach as a saddle, and may be configured to hang on the neck as a collar. In addition, it may be configured in the form of a pet vest surrounding the body. Preferably, the wearing portion is formed to be detachable.

For example, the wearing part 10 includes a support part 11 surrounding the body of the animal, a first fixing part 13 formed on one side of the support part 11 and fixed to any one leg, and the support part 11. It is formed on the other side of the first fixing part is provided with a second fixing part (15) fixed to the remaining leg paired with the leg is fixed.

The support portion 11 is formed in the form of a band that wraps from the back of the animal to the left and right sides of the body. The support part 11 may be formed of a material such as leather, resin, or fabric. The bottom of the support 11 in contact with the skin of the animal may be padded with a soft material. And although not shown, the support portion 11 can be applied to the conventional buckle structure to be able to adjust the length, of course.

The first and second fixing parts 13 and 15 formed at both ends of the support 11 are fixed to the legs of the animal. In the case of an animal having four legs, the first and second fixing parts 13 and 15 may be installed on a pair of front legs or on a pair of rear legs. In the illustrated example, the first fixing part 13 is installed on the left front leg, and the second fixing part 15 is installed on the right front leg.

The first and second fixing parts 13 and 15 are formed in a ring shape. The legs of the animal are fitted to the first and second fixing parts 13 and 15 to fix the first and second fixing parts 13 and 15 to the legs.

The movement limiting unit 30 is installed in the wearing part 10. The movement limiting unit 30 is configured to receive the control signal transmitted from the terminal 5 to suppress the movement of the animal.

The movement limiting unit 30 has a body 31 installed on the support 11, one side of which is inserted into the body 31, and the other side of which extends in the direction of the first fixing part 13 to be fixed to the support 11. The first band 40 and one side is inserted into the interior of the body 31 and the other side extends in the direction of the second fixing part 15, the second band 45 is fixed to the support 11, the body ( 31 is inserted into the first band 40 and the second band 45 into the body 31 to pull the first and second fixing parts 13 and 15 toward the body 31. It has an operation part.

The body 31 is formed in a cylindrical shape. The bottom of the body 31 is coupled to the top of the support 11. The body 31 is formed with a guide hole 35 for guiding movement when the first and second bands 40 and 45 are drawn into the body 31. The guide hole 35 is formed to penetrate from one side of the body 31 to the other side in a curved shape.

The first band 40 is fixed to the support part 11 while the other side is inserted into the guide hole 35. A first tooth portion 41 is formed on a portion of the upper surface of the first band 40 to be engaged with the first gear 53 to be described later. The first tooth portion 41 may be formed within 1/4 to 1/2 of the entire length of the first band.

The second band 45 has the same structure as the first band 40 except that the second band 45 differs only from the position of the first band 40. Therefore, a second tooth portion 47 meshing with the second gear 59 to be described later is formed in the portion inserted into the body 31.

The operating part is provided on the first and second drive motors 50 and 55 spaced apart from each other in the body 31 and the first and second drive shafts 51 and 57 of the first and second drive motors, respectively. First and second gears 53 and 59 coupled to and engaged with the first and second toothed portions 41 and 47 of the first and second bands, and the first and second driving motors 50 ( A battery 60 is provided as a power source 8 for supplying power to 55.

The first drive motor 50 is installed inside one side of the body 31. The first gear 53 is installed on the drive shaft of the first drive motor 50. The lower portion of the first gear 53 is exposed to the guide hole 35 through a through hole formed in one side of the intermediate panel 33 partitioning the guide hole 35. The first gear 53 meshes with the first tooth portion 41 formed in the first band 40 introduced into the guide hole 35. By the coupling structure of the first gear 53 and the first tooth portion 41, the rotational movement of the first drive motor 50 is changed to the reciprocating movement of the first band 40. When the first gear 53 is rotated by the first driving motor 50, the first band 40 is drawn into the body 31 in accordance with the rotation direction of the first gear 53 or the body 31 of the body 31 is rotated. It is drawn to the outside.

The second driving motor 55 is installed on the other side of the body 31. The second driving motor 55 is spaced apart from the first driving motor 50 and installed on the opposite side of the first driving motor 50. The second gear 59 is installed on the drive shaft of the second drive motor 55. The lower portion of the second gear 59 is exposed to the guide hole 35 through a through hole formed at the other side of the intermediate panel 33 that defines the guide hole 35. The second gear 59 meshes with the second tooth portion 47 formed in the second band 45 introduced into the guide hole 35. By the coupling structure of the second gear 59 and the second tooth portion 47, the rotational movement of the second drive motor 55 is changed to the reciprocating movement of the second band 45. When the second gear 59 is rotated by the second drive motor 55, the first band 40 is drawn into the body 31 in accordance with the rotation direction of the first gear 53 or the body 31 of the body 31 is rotated. It is drawn to the outside.

The first and second drive motors 50 and 55 are powered by a control signal transmitted from the terminal 5 to rotate in one direction. Rotation directions of the first and second driving motors 50 and 55 are opposite to each other. For example, when the animal's behavior is suppressed, the first driving motor 50 rotates clockwise, and the second driving motor 55 rotates counterclockwise. In order to release the behavior suppression, the first driving motor 50 rotates counterclockwise, and the second driving motor 55 rotates clockwise.

On the other hand, the interior of the body 31, the receiving unit 6 receives the control signal transmitted from the terminal 5, and the first and second driving motor 50 (by the control signal received by the receiving unit 6 ( A conventional control unit 7 is provided for supplying power to 55 to control the rotation direction. The transmission and reception method of the terminal 5 and the reception unit 6 may be adopted as long as it can transmit and receive signals wirelessly. For example, the transmission and reception methods such as Bluetooth, RF, infrared, and ultra wide band (UWB) may be used. It can be configured using.

The terminal 5 limits the movement of the animal by transmitting a control signal to the movement control unit when the animal leaves the set movement range. The movement range may be arbitrarily set by the owner or the administrator using the terminal. For example, the moving range may be set to an area within a radius of 10m, 20m, or 30m with respect to the terminal 5. The terminal 5 is preferably portable. The terminal 5 may be a conventional remote controller. In addition, a PDA, a mobile phone, etc. can be used as a terminal.

When the animal moves away from the owner or manager by a certain distance, that is, when the animal moves away from the set movement range, the control button of the terminal 5 is operated to transmit a control signal to the movement control unit. The transmitted control signal receives a signal from the receiving unit 6 installed in the body 31, and accordingly, the control unit 7 operates the first and second driving motors 50 and 55 to suppress the movement of the animal. .

The first drive motor 50 rotates the first gear 53 clockwise by the control of the controller 7, and the second drive motor 55 rotates the second gear 59 counterclockwise. . Therefore, the first band 40 is introduced into the body 31 along the guide hole 35, and the second band 45 is also drawn into the body 31 along the guide hole 35. In order to suppress the movement of the animal, the first and second bands 40 and 45 are introduced into the body 31. When the first and second bands 40 and 45 are introduced into the body 31, the lower portion of the support 11 connected to the first and second bands 40 and 45 is pulled out. This pulls the first and second fixing parts 13 and 15 in the direction of the body 31. When the first and second fixing parts 13 and 15 are pulled in the direction of the body 31, the movement of the joint portion connecting the animal's legs and the chest is suppressed and the left and right legs are spread outwards. Disturbance occurs and movement is suppressed. The movement displacement of the first and second fixing parts 13 and 15 is preferably configured to increase gradually as the distance between the animal and the terminal 5 increases.

In order to release the suppression of the animal's behavior by the behavior inhibiting means in a situation in which the animal comes within the set movement range or the animal can be controlled, the control unit 7 transmits a control signal by operating the operation button of the terminal 5. ) Actuates the first and second drive motors 50 and 55 in the opposite direction to draw the first and second bands 40 and 45 outward of the body 31 to free the movement of the legs. .

As described above, the present invention can manage the animal in a controllable state by effectively restricting the movement of the animal by suppressing the movement of the animal by the manipulation of the terminal 5 carried by the owner or the manager when the animal leaves the set movement range. have.

Meanwhile, in the above-described embodiment, an example of a physical restraint method is provided as a movement limiting unit that restricts movement of the animal by receiving a control signal of the terminal. On the contrary, the physiological inhibition method can limit the movement by administering the drug to the animal. For example, the first and second fixing parts 13 and 15 shown in FIG. 2 are provided with a syringe filled with a drug, and an actuator for administering the drug by penetrating the syringe back and forth to penetrate the animal's skin. Can be. At this time, the actuator is controlled by the control signal transmitted from the terminal. Anesthetics and the like can be used as the drug.

In another embodiment of the present invention, when the animal is out of the set movement range by automatically detecting the distance between the terminal 5 and the animal, the animal is automatically controlled by the control signal transmitted from the terminal 5 or by the control of the controller 7. It can be configured to limit the behavior of. To this end, position detection means for detecting the position of the animal is further provided.

On the basis of the location information collected by the position detecting means, if the animal is out of the set movement range from the terminal 5, the terminal 5 sends a control signal to the behavior inhibiting means, and accordingly the receiving unit installed in the body 31 Receiving the control signal, the control unit 7 operates the first and second driving motors 50 and 55 to suppress the movement of the animal.

As an example of the position detecting means, a non-contact medium generating module installed in the terminal 5 to generate a non-contact medium having a constant output level such as ultrasonic wave, high frequency, or magnetic force, and a non-contact medium installed in the body 31 to generate a non-contact medium generated. It may be made of a non-contact medium detection module for receiving or sensing the medium in the reception detection unit. The non-contact medium sensing module receives or detects a non-contact medium generated by the non-contact medium generating module to output only an input level through the level output unit, and inputs corresponding to the output level and the predetermined distance generated by the reference level generating unit. The level comparison unit compares the reference level with the level and outputs a control signal to the control unit when the input level is large to operate the first and second drive motors.

In addition, the position detection means may be composed of a GPS antenna, a GPS receiver, a controller, a short-range communication module. The GPS receiver is installed in the wearing unit to continuously receive the position information from the GPS satellite through the GPS antenna for transmission to the terminal. The terminal may determine whether the animal has moved out of the set movement range based on the location information, and transmit the result of the determination to the display unit or the warning unit of the terminal to output a warning signal through an image or a voice. In addition, the control signal can be sent to the behavior inhibiting means to operate the first and second driving motors, of course.

As described above, the present invention can effectively suppress the movement of the animal because the owner or manager restricts the movement of the animal using the terminal when the dog or the animal leaves the set range. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the loss or traffic accidents due to the random departure of the animal in advance, it is possible to safely protect the animal and at the same time manage the animal in a controlled state.

As described above, the present invention has been described with reference to one embodiment shown in the drawings, which is merely exemplary, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications and equivalent embodiments are possible. . Accordingly, the true scope of protection of the present invention should be determined only by the appended claims.

5: terminal 6: receiving unit
7: control unit 10: wearing unit
11: Support Group 13: First Government
15: Second fixed government 30: Movement restriction unit
31: body 40: first band
45: second band 50: the first driving motor
55: second drive motor

Claims (6)

delete delete delete A behavior restraining means mounted on the body of the animal and capable of suppressing movement of the animal;
And a terminal for operating the behavior inhibiting means by transmitting a control signal to the behavior suppressing means to limit the movement of the animal when the animal leaves the set movement range.
The behavior inhibiting means includes a wearing part worn on a part of the body of the animal, and a movement limiting unit installed on the wearing part to receive a control signal of the terminal to limit the movement of the animal.
The wearing part includes a support part surrounding the body of the animal, a first fixing part formed on one side of the support part and fixed to one leg of the animal, and a leg formed on the other side of the supporting part to fix the first fixing part. And a second fixing part which is fixed to the remaining leg paired with the animal. According to claim 4, The movement limiting unit is a body installed on the support portion, one side is inserted into the inside of the body and the other side extending in the first fixing direction and the first band fixed to the support portion, one side A second band inserted into the body and the other side extending in the second fixing direction to be fixed to the support, and installed in the body to introduce the first band and the second band into the body; An apparatus for controlling deviation of an animal, comprising: an operation part for pulling the first and second fixing parts toward the body. The apparatus of claim 4, further comprising position detecting means for detecting the position of the animal.

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