NL1044204B1 - Animal brushing arrangement and method of operating animal brushing arrangement - Google Patents
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
- A01K13/00—Devices for grooming or caring of animals, e.g. curry-combs; Fetlock rings; Tail-holders; Devices for preventing crib-biting; Washing devices; Protection against weather conditions or insects
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Abstract
An anima! brushing arrangement is provided. The anima! brushing arrangement comprises a strain sensor arranged to interact with the electric motor which powers the brush. The strain sensor senses a strain on the motor support part caused by an external force, sensing this strain a control unit will turn the electric motor on.
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ANIMAL BRUSHING ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD OF OPERATING ANIMAL BRUSHING ARRANGEMENT
The present invention relates to an animal brushing arrangement, the brushing arrangement comprising a support part arranged to be attached to the external support structure, and a rotatable brush supported by the support part.
To minimise energy consumption and reduce wear on the machine, it’s crucial for a powered animal brushing arrangement to have a system which accurately determines when an animal wants to use the animal brushing arrangement, in order to only start the motor when the machine is in use by an animal.
The most reliable way to detect if the motor of the animal brushing arrangement needs to be activated, isto detect if an animal is exercising a force on the brush, this can result in the brush moving and a translation, rotation or change of angle of the brush, The current state of the art consist of driven animal brushing arrangements being turned on due to the brush being able to move and any change in translation, rotation or angle of the brush is being detected and given as a signal that the motor has to start. Brushing arrangements not able to detect any of said changes rely on a proximity sensor that activates the motor when an animal approaches the brush.
However brushing arrangements that are unable to be actived on any movement of the brush and thus rely on a proximity sensor are inaccurate in determining if an animal wants to use the brush or if said animal is just near the brush. Cause of the proximity sensor being inaccurate is the considerable overlap of an animal being near to the brush, hut not using the brush in which case the brush is turned on by the proximity sensor when it shouldn't and an animal being near to the brush and using the brush.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION it's the object of the present invention to provide a system to reliably detect if an animal wants to use the animal brushing arrangement, thus detecting if an animal is exercising a force on the brush even when said brush is unable to move, or when movement is damped, movement is restricted or any other form of restraint of the brush being unable to move freely.
The present invention will now be described more fully with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which example embodiments are shown. However, this invention should not be construed as limited to the embodiments are shown. However, this invention should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Disclosed features of example embodiments may be combined as readily understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Like numbers refer to like elements throughout. Well-known functions or constructions will not be necessarily be described in detail for brevity and/or clarity.
Fig. 1 illustrates an animal brushing arrangement 2 according to embodiments for attaching to an external support structure, such as a wall 1. The animal brushing arrangement 2 comprises a support part 3 arranged to be attached to the external support structure 1. The support part 3 comprises a motor support part &, which is rigidly connected to the support part 3. Placed around the motor support partis the brush &. The Brush is attached to the brush plate 5. The brush has 1 axle of rotation 13, which is the brushes only degree of freedom. Attached to the brush plate and at the end of the motor support part is a bearing housing 7, with bearing and shaft. Which is connected to the electric motor 8, the electric motor powers the shaft inside the bearing of the bearing housing 7 and in turn rotates the brush, Connecied to the electric motor is the PCB support 12 which is connected to the PCB 3. The PCB 9 powers the control system of the strain gauge 10 which is placed inside the motor support part 4.
Powered by the control system of the strain gauge 10 is strain gauge support 11 which is attached to the motor support part in such a way that excessing a force on the brush, which causes a strain on the motor support part is sensed by the strain sensor, where for example the strain corresponds with 200 grams.
Fig. 2 illustrates the side view of the animal brushing arrangement 2 of Fig. 1 with the brush 6 removed.
Fig. 3 itlustrates the front view of the animal brushing arrangement 2 of Fig. 1 with the brush 6 removed and illustrating the location of the section view IV.
Fig. 4 illustrates the section view IV of the animal brushing arrangement 2 of Fig. 3 with the brush 6 removed, On the end of the motor support part 4 is a bearing housing 7 with bearing which is connected to an electric motor 8, which drives the shaft in the bearing housing 7. This shaft is attached to the brush plate 5. The shaft plate is connected to the brush 6, Purely as an example the motor support part 4 is placed inside the brush and in turn the electric motor 8 and all connected parts to the motor are placed inside the motor support part. The PCB which controls the motor is connected to the
PCB support 12. Purely mentioned as an example is the location of the strain gauge support 11 and the control system of the strain gauge 10, The strain gauge support is fixed and located in such a way that strain on the motor support part 4, caused by an external force on the brush, is sensed by the strain sensor in the strain gauge support 10.
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US3823356A (en) * | 1971-09-02 | 1974-07-09 | Kone Lamminen Oy | Control system for car washing machines |
US6318298B1 (en) * | 2000-05-05 | 2001-11-20 | Dan Nonay | Automatic, on-demand, self-adjusting brushing system for use with large animals, such as cows |
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