KR102386750B1 - Animals teat cleaning apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus for washing livestock nipples, wherein a washing space for washing the nipples is formed therein, an insertion hole for inserting the nipples into the washing space is formed on the upper surface, and the washing water used when washing the nipples is formed on the lower surface a body portion having a discharge hole to be discharged; a washing unit rotatably disposed in the washing space and including a plurality of brushes for washing the inserted nipples; a blocking plate disposed on the lower surface of the main body to block the tail hairs of livestock from flowing into the washing space through the discharge hole, and having a plurality of drainage holes to discharge the washing water; a supply unit disposed on the main body to spray the washing water into the washing space; and a lighting unit disposed on the upper surface of the main body and capable of irradiating light.
Therefore, since the blocking plate is formed on the lower surface of the main body and blocks the discharge hole through which the washing water is discharged, it blocks the tail hair of the cow from flowing into the washing space through the discharge hole during nipple washing. As a result, the cow's tail hair is not curled with the brush, so it is possible to secure stability according to the washing of the cow's nipples.

Description

Livestock nipple cleaning device {ANIMALS TEAT CLEANING APPARATUS}

The present invention relates to an apparatus for washing livestock nipples.

The nipples of livestock are very sensitive to stimuli because they have a lot of innervation. There are many contaminants such as manure on the floor of the barn where livestock live, which can contaminate the nipples. The nipples are washed before milking.

Various methods can be used to wash the nipples, and most of them have been using towels, and recently, disposable wet towels are being used more and more. Nipple washing using a towel has many problems, such as excessive washing water, lack of cleanliness, and excessive labor. In addition, as the operator washed the nipples by hand, the degree of cleaning was uneven, resulting in decreased cleaning efficiency.

Accordingly, in order to maximize the nipple washing operation, "Patent Application No. 10-2016-0152591 (2016.11.16.) Name: Smart nipple washing device" has been proposed.

1 and 2, the conventional smart nipple washing apparatus includes a body cover unit 102 having an upper part opened to insert a cow's nipple; a driving unit 120 disposed inside the main body cover unit 102 to wash the inserted milk nipples; Supply units 141 and 142 for supplying water or chemicals into the body cover unit 102; and a control unit 110 for controlling the driving unit 120 and the supply units 141 and 142 . The driving unit 120 includes a pair of upper brushes 121 and a pair of lower brushes 122 , and the nipple of a cow is inserted between the pair of upper brushes 121 to be initially washed, and a pair of It is characterized in that the nipple hole of the cow is washed before the lower brush 122 is inserted.

On the other hand, an upper opening 102a is formed on the upper surface of the main body cover unit 102 so that the nipples of cows can be inserted into the main body cover unit 102 where the driving unit 120 is located. In addition, a lower opening 102b is formed on the lower surface of the main body cover unit 102 so that the driving unit 120 can discharge water or chemicals and residues used to wash the nipples to the outside of the main body cover unit 102 .

However, during the washing of the nipples of the cows, the tail hairs of the cows were introduced into the body cover part 102 through the lower openings 102b, and there was a problem that the tail hairs were tangled with the pair of lower brushes 122 . Therefore, it was not easy to wash the nipples of cows.

In addition, since the light is not installed in the smart nipple washing device, it is inconvenient to use a separate light to illuminate the nipples to check the nipple washing status.

Korean Patent Application No. 10-2016-0152591 (2016.11.16.) Republic of Korea Utility Model Registration Application No. 20-1989-0018212 (December 1, 1998)

The present invention provides a technology that can ensure stability by preventing the tail hairs of cows from entering the inside of the nipple washing device when washing the nipples of cows.

The present invention provides a technology that allows light to be irradiated to the breast using a nipple washing device, so that a separate light is not provided when washing the nipples.

Cattle nipple washing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, a washing space for washing the nipples is formed therein, an insertion hole for inserting the nipples into the washing space is formed on the upper surface, and the lower surface when washing the nipples a body portion having a discharge hole through which used washing water is discharged; a washing unit rotatably disposed in the washing space and including a plurality of brushes for washing the inserted nipples; a blocking plate disposed on the lower surface of the main body to block the tail hairs of livestock from entering the washing space through the discharge hole, and having a plurality of drainage holes to discharge the washing water; a supply unit disposed on the main body to spray the washing water into the washing space; and a lighting unit disposed on the upper surface of the main body and capable of irradiating light.

The lighting unit; a lighting installation body protruding upward from the upper surface of the main body; and a lamp disposed on the lighting installation body.

One surface of the lighting installation body on which the lamp is disposed may form an obtuse angle with the upper surface of the main body.

The lamp may include a light-emitting diode (LED).

The body unit, the nipple washing housing having the insertion hole and the discharge hole formed therein; and a main body housing connected to the nipple washing housing and having an arrangement space formed therein connected to the washing space.

The lighting unit; may be disposed on the upper surface of the main housing.

The washing unit; is disposed at a boundary between the disposition space and the washing space, a fastening plate having a plurality of fastening holes; the plurality of brushes positioned in the washing space and having one end connected to the plurality of fastening holes; and a driving motor disposed in the arrangement space and configured to rotate the plurality of brushes.

Gears are respectively coupled to one end of the plurality of brushes, and the gears may rotate while being engaged with each other by driving the driving motor.

The supply unit may include: a spray nozzle for spraying washing water including water or chemical liquid into the washing space; and an air nozzle for spraying air into the washing space.

The washing unit may further include a UV sterilizing unit disposed in the washing space to sterilize the nipples.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, since the blocking plate is formed on the lower surface of the main body and blocks the discharge hole through which the washing water is discharged, it blocks the tail hair of the cow from entering the washing space through the discharge hole during nipple washing. As a result, the cow's tail hair is not curled with the brush, so it is possible to secure stability according to the washing of the cow's nipples.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the lamp is disposed at an angle on the upper surface of the main body, so that the periphery of the nipple can be illuminated with the lamp. Therefore, it is not necessary to provide a separate lighting lamp, so it is easy to wash the nipples of cows, and the condition of the nipples can be checked immediately before and after washing.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, by automatically washing the nipples of cows during milking, labor can be saved, and mastitis can be prevented by reducing the use of disposable towels and hygienic milking.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, by using a soft silicone brush, the breast is cleaned without pain to the nipple of the cow, thereby reducing the occurrence of mastitis and reducing the number of somatic cells. This may increase the cow's milk production.

1 is a perspective view showing a conventional smart nipple washer.
Figure 2 is an exploded view of Figure 1;
Figure 3 is a perspective view showing a nipple washing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view of Figure 3;
5 is an enlarged view showing the washing unit of FIG.
Figure 6 is an exploded view of Figure 5;

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those of ordinary skill in the art can easily carry out the present invention. However, the present invention may be embodied in several different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. Throughout the specification, like reference numerals are assigned to similar parts.

Then, a smart nipple washing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 6 .

3 is a perspective view showing a nipple washing device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 3, FIG. 5 is an enlarged view showing the washing unit of FIG. 3, and FIG. 6 is an exploded view of FIG. .

3 to 6, the cattle nipple washing apparatus according to the present embodiment, the body portion (1); washing unit 300; blocking plate 503; supply (3); and a lighting unit (4); to ensure stability by preventing the tail hairs of cows from flowing into the nipple washing device when washing the cow's nipples.

The main body 1 has a washing space 500b for washing the nipples is formed therein, and an insertion hole 501 for inserting the nipples into the washing space 500b is formed on the upper surface, and on the lower surface when washing the nipples A discharge hole 502 through which used washing water is discharged is formed.

The main body 1 is connected to the nipple cleaning housing 500 having the insertion hole 501 and the discharge hole 502 formed therein, and the nipple cleaning housing 500 and the arrangement space (not shown) formed therein is cleaned. The space 500b includes a body housing 100 connected thereto.

The nipple washing housing 500 is located on one side of the body part 1 , and the body housing 100 is located on the other side of the body part 1 . And a handle is formed in the body housing 100 so that the operator can hold the nipple washing device. The handle extends in a direction away from the body housing 100 .

The washing unit 300 is disposed at the boundary between the arrangement space and the washing space 500b and is located in the fastening plate 200 in which a plurality of fastening holes 201 are formed, and the washing space 500b, and a plurality of fastening holes 201 . A plurality of brushes 302 having one end passing through and a driving motor 400 disposed in the arrangement space to rotate the plurality of brushes 302 are included.

Although it is assumed that four brushes 302 are arranged symmetrically to each other in the upper, lower and left and right directions in FIG. 4 , the number of brushes 302 may vary according to the specifications of the cattle nipple washing apparatus. The four brushes 302 can wash the upper outer surface and the lower outer surface of the nipple into which the washing space 500b is inserted.

The brush 302 is located in the washing space 500b and has a shaft having one end passing through the fastening hole 201, has a predetermined length, is disposed on the outer periphery of the shaft, and includes naps for wiping the nipples. The nap may be made of silicone or the like. This does not injure the nipples. The other end of the shaft of the brush 302 is inserted into the support groove 500a formed on one surface of the washing space 500b facing the fastening plate 200 . Between the periphery of the shaft and the support groove (500a) and between the perimeter of the shaft and the fastening hole (201), a ball bearing for picking up a bushing is arranged to promote the rotation of the shaft. The adjacent brushes 302 are spaced apart from each other so that the nipple introduced into the washing space 500b through the insertion hole 501 is inserted between the adjacent brushes 302 . At this time, the naps of the brushes 302 remain in contact with each other.

Meanwhile, gears 301 are coupled to one end of the shaft of the brush 302 , and the gears 301 are meshed with each other.

The driving motor 400 is connected to a gear 301 of a brush 302 selected from among the plurality of brushes 302 . Accordingly, when the gear 301 connected to the drive motor 400 is rotated by the drive motor 400 , the gears 301 are rotated while being engaged with each other so that the brushes 302 can rotate in the cleaning space 500b.

A battery (not shown) for supplying power to the driving motor 400 is disposed in the installation space. The battery can be recharged. However, the battery may be omitted. In this case, electric energy may be supplied to the driving motor 400 from the outside of the main body 1 .

The washing unit 300 may further include an ultraviolet sterilization unit (not shown). The ultraviolet sterilization unit is disposed in the washing space 500b and is connected to the battery of the installation space. The UV sterilization unit sterilizes and sterilizes the nipples that have been washed with the brush 302 to improve nipple cleaning efficiency. A UV sterilization unit may be a known UV sterilization device. Accordingly, a detailed description of the ultraviolet sterilization unit will be omitted.

The supply unit 3 includes injection nozzles 202 and 203 for spraying washing water such as water or chemical liquid into the washing space 500b in which the brush 302 is rotating, and an air nozzle 600 for injecting air into the washing space. include The spray nozzles 202 and 203 and the ends of the air nozzle 600 are coupled to the fastening plate 200 to face the washing space 500b. Although not shown in the drawing, the washing water supply line and the air supply line flowing into the outside of the main body 1 are introduced into the installation space and are connected to the spray nozzles 202 and 203 and the air nozzle 600 . The air sprayed from the air nozzle 600 may dry the teats that have been washed with washing water.

When the washing water is sprayed and the brush 302 rotates while the nipple is inserted into the washing space 500b, the nipple may be wiped through the napped hair of the brush 302 . Contaminants adhering to the nipples are also removed. The washing water and contaminant residues that have washed the nipples are discharged to the outside of the nipple washing housing 500 through the discharge hole 502 while freely falling.

The blocking plate 503 is detachably disposed on the lower surface of the nipple washing housing 500 of the main body 1 to block the discharge hole 502 . The blocking plate 503 is coupled to the nipple washing housing 500 with protrusions and grooves. The coupling of the blocking plate 503 is not limited to protrusions and grooves. In addition, a plurality of drain holes 503a are formed in the blocking plate 503 so that the washing water washing the nipples can be discharged from the washing space 500b. The drain hole 503a has a predetermined diameter and is formed with a plurality of first holes at intervals and is formed long along the width direction of the blocking plate 503 and arranged in the longitudinal direction of the blocking plate 503 to form a plurality of second holes. consist of. The shape of the drain hole 503a may be variously changed according to the design of the livestock nipple washing device.

On the other hand, during the nipple washing process, cows can roll their tails between their legs. At this time, the tail hair may be introduced into the washing space 500b through the discharge hole 502 , but since the blocking plate 503 blocks the discharge hole 502 , the tail hair may be blocked from flowing into the washing space 500b. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the tail hair from being introduced into the washing space 500b and being dried by the brush, so that the stability according to nipple washing is improved.

The lighting unit 4 includes a lighting installation body 102 that protrudes upward from the upper surface of the nipple washing housing 500 of the main body 1; and a lamp 101 disposed on the lighting installation body 102 . One surface of the lighting installation body 102 on which the lamp 101 is installed forms an obtuse angle with the upper surface of the nipple washing housing 500 of the main body 1 . The lamp 101 includes a light-emitting diode (LED). The lamp 101 is electrically connected to a battery disposed in the installation space.

Since the breast is illuminated through the illumination unit 4 disposed on the upper surface of the nipple washing housing 500, there is no need to provide a separate light, and the washing state of the nipple can be checked immediately after washing the nipple. And since the lamp 101 is disposed on the inclined surface of the lighting installation body 102 , the light of the lamp 101 can illuminate the breast area without tilting the main body 1 .

In addition, on the lower surface of the main housing 100 , the lighting unit 4 , the driving motor 400 , and the operation unit 100a for spraying washing water and spraying air are disposed. By operation of the operation unit 100a, the lighting unit 4, the driving motor 400, and the supply unit 3 may be selectively operated or operated simultaneously to wash the nipples.

Therefore, since the blocking plate is formed on the lower surface of the nipple washing housing 500 to block the discharge hole from which the washing water is discharged, it blocks the tail hair of the cow from entering the washing space through the discharge hole during nipple washing. As a result, the cow's tail hair is not curled with the brush, so it is possible to secure stability according to the washing of the cow's nipples.

Although preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and various modifications and improvements by those skilled in the art using the basic concept of the present invention as defined in the following claims are also provided. is within the scope of the

1: body part 500: nipple washing housing
500a: support groove 500b: washing space
501: insertion hole 502: discharge hole
100: body housing 300: cleaning unit
200: fastening plate 201: fastening hole
302: brush 301: teeth
400: drive motor 503: blocking plate
503a: drain hole 3: supply part
202, 203: injection nozzle 600: air nozzle
4: lighting unit 102: lighting installation body
101: lamp 100a: control panel

Claims (7)

a body part having a washing space for washing the nipples formed therein, an insertion hole for inserting the nipples into the washing space on the upper surface, and a discharge hole formed on the lower surface for discharging the washing water used when washing the nipples;
a washing unit rotatably disposed in the washing space and including a plurality of brushes for washing the inserted nipples;
a blocking plate detachably coupled to the lower surface of the main body by a projection and a groove and blocking tail hairs of livestock from flowing into the washing space through the discharge hole; and
a supply unit disposed on the main body to spray the washing water into the washing space;
includes,
A drain hole is formed in the blocking plate so that the washing water washing the nipple can be discharged from the washing space, and the drain hole has a predetermined diameter and is formed in a plurality of first holes at intervals in the width direction of the blocking plate. a plurality of second holes formed along the lengthwise direction and arranged along the longitudinal direction of the blocking plate
Cattle nipple washing machine. In claim 1,
It is disposed on the upper surface of the main body and further comprises a lighting unit capable of irradiating light,
The lighting unit,
a lighting installation body protruding upward from the upper surface of the main body; And
a lamp disposed on the lighting installation body;
includes,
One surface of the lighting installation body on which the lamp is disposed forms an obtuse angle with the upper surface of the main body
Cattle nipple washing machine. In claim 2,
The lamp is a livestock nipple washing device comprising a light emitting diode (Light-Emitting Diode; LED). In claim 2,
The body part,
a nipple washing housing having the washing space formed therein, the insertion hole on the upper surface, the discharge hole on the lower surface, and the blocking plate being detachably coupled to the lower surface; And
a main body housing connected to the nipple washing housing and having an arrangement space formed therein connected to the washing space and disposed on an upper surface of the lighting unit;
containing
Cattle nipple washing machine. In claim 4,
the washing unit;
a fastening plate disposed at a boundary between the arrangement space and the washing space and having a plurality of fastening holes;
the plurality of brushes positioned in the washing space and having one end passing through the plurality of fastening holes; and
a driving motor disposed in the arrangement space and configured to rotate the plurality of brushes;
includes,
Gears are respectively coupled to one end of the plurality of brushes, and the gears are rotated in engagement with each other by driving the drive motor.
Cattle nipple washing machine. In claim 1,
The supply unit,
a spray nozzle for spraying washing water containing water or chemical liquid into the washing space; And
an air nozzle for spraying air into the washing space;
Cattle nipple washing device comprising a. In claim 6,
The washing unit is disposed in the washing space, the ultraviolet sterilization unit for sterilizing the nipple; Cattle nipple washing device further comprising a.

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