Classifications

• • 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
  • A01K13/001—Washing, cleaning, or drying devices

Definitions

• the device according to the invention allows animals to find pleasure in bathing, to be washed in good sanitary conditions and to come out showered and dry. 5
• the invention presents a device grouping together various materials allowing the bath with a great economy of sanitized water, to wash by jets under pressure, to shower and to dry more particularly dogs 10 of medium and large sizes.
• Some inventions allow washing, drying 15 by appointment with a professional groomer but in no case the four operations are grouped, and accessible at any time of the year and at the desired time.
• the device according to the invention overcomes these drawbacks.
• a mobile cabin indeed comprises a mobile cabin.
• a mobile cabin This by way of nonlimiting example, of a size of 3.50 m long, 2.40 m wide and 2.75 m high, formed by a tubular steel frame coated with a veneer painted wood panels, plastic or polyester resin. Insulated ** • thermally by polystyrene plates or injection of, / insulating foam and covered with plastic panels or
• Opening the door manually or electrically using a coin mechanism gives access to a
• the dog climbs this staircase on a leash if the master wishes to the sliding glass door with
• This can contain one cubic meter of water at an adequate temperature, and is accessible by a staircase curved towards the front and in its center, submerged in the event of maximum filling.
• the bathtub according to a method of the invention is characterized in that it is equipped with a high power pump absorbing the bath liquid in its deepest part and putting it under pressure. This pump propels through orifices fitted with nozzles or
• the pump manually actuating or programmer circulated water fast ⁇ within the bath and is preceded by a filter collecting the dirt during the bath. 5 This stops when the other pump starts to empty the bath thanks to a programmer or a timer.
• the pump characterized in that it is equipped with. '' a rheostat reducing the power of the vcire jets completely stopping by holding the control switch in the intermediate position or off if the master judges that a simple bath is enough for the animal.
• the filling is done manually inside or automatically thanks to the activation of a coin mechanism outside the cabin.
• the tank made of galvanized steel, stainless steel, resin or plastic can contain two cubic meters.
• Several electric heating resistances regulated by probe and thermostat maintain adequate temperature of the bath liquid and the shower water.
• a plastic pipe forming a serpentine inside the tank heats and keeps the shower water at temperature.
• the dog After the manual opening of the glass and sliding door carried out by the master, the dog climbs the staircase of the bath, finds himself in the shower tray dryer.
• the master or the person empowered to do this task can manually trigger a valve or a coin mechanism:
• solenoid valve releasing the water from the city network, heated in the tank, showering the animal and getting rid of the last impurities - a timer or programmer closes 1 "solenoid valve which stops the shower.
• the supply of a third coin mechanism or manual pressure on an electric switch will allow the operation of an air heater fitted with electric resistors equipped with probes and thermostats.
• a blower system placed at the rear of the heating resistors will draw air through gills drilled at the base of the dryer shower tray. Equipped with a double bottom, the shower water passing through the drying outlets will thus be collected and sent to the sewer or recycled using a pump, fitted with a filter returning the water to the tank.
• a small pump preceded by a filter located in the technical cabinet under the tank allows the liquid from the tank to circulate constantly giving a homogeneous temperature to the water and refining the filtering.
• the maintenance of the device includes cleaning or changing the filters, emptying the tank in the sewer 0 depending on the number of washes and filled with potable water from the city to which will be added the various disinfectant products defined by the veterinary checks.
• the cabin is washed and disinfected manually or automatically after closing the front door, which thanks to the device which, not detecting any human presence, triggers the opening of an electro-valve supplying pressure under pressure of two small jets. Cold or heated water is sent to the sewer.
• a technical cabinet accessible to maintenance personnel located under the tank encloses the equipment intended for operating the cabin.
• the device according to the invention is characterized in that the materials contained in the cabin can be installed in any other room fitted out for this purpose comprising an entrance door identical to that of the cabin.
• FIG. 1 represents the exterior appearance of the cabin according to the invention
• FIG. 2 represents the interior of the cabin
• Figure 3 shows the plan view of the cabin
• Figure 4 shows the interior front view of the cabin
• FIG. 5 shows the bathtub in section
• Figure 6 shows the dryer shower tray and its equipment in section
• FIG. 7 shows the tank in perspective Figure 8 shows the longitudinal section of the tank Figure 9 shows the cross section of the tank Figure 10 shows the flow diagram of fluids
• the device comprises (FIGS. 3 and 4) a framework to which wooden or plastic battens are attached or a wider framework (onto which the cladding plates (5) are screwed.
• the insulation (6) is carried out by injecting insulating foam or polystyrene plates.
• a tarpaulin or plastic plates covers the cabin (1) and offers a projection (2)
• a fixed glazed frame, an entry door (7) glazed according to Figure 1 opens onto a small staircase (9) allowing access to the dryer shower tray (10) thanks to the manual opening of a sliding glass door (11)
• a sliding door (12) allows the dog to go down into his bath thanks to a staircase (13) .
• the bathtub (14) according to FIG. 5 with maximum filling immerses the staircase. It is fitted with adjustable nozzles or jets (49) embedded in its flanks.
• the second pump (15) empties the water from the bath (14) by first passing through a sand filter (17). The water is thus raised in a tank.
• the master can observe the course of the cycle in a room (28) reserved for him, thanks to two sliding windows (29) and a fixed frame (30).
• the automatic closing of the door triggers the spraying of a liquid, washing and disinfecting all the elements of the cabin thanks to numerous small jets (47).
• An external switch or coin mechanism (32) triggers the electric door strike (33),
• the solenoid valve (34) fills the bathtub, a timer or a programmer (36) activates the pump (15).
• a switch or coin mechanism (35) controls the opening of the solenoid valve for showering the animal.
• a switch, timer or programmer (36) allow the heater to operate. After closing the door, a presence detector device triggers the opening of a solenoid valve
• the interior of the tank (18) is filtered and a water circulator (21) gives homogeneous heat to the water.
• a standardized cartridge filter (22) refines the filtering.
• the device according to the invention is characterized in that the materials: bath, shower drier, tank, filters l ⁇ manual or automatic operations can be installed in any other room fitted out for this purpose.
• the device according to the invention is particularly intended for washing, showering, drying of animals in this case dogs of medium or large sizes

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• Drying Of Solid Materials (AREA)

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• 1992
  • 1992-01-09 FR FR9200236A patent/FR2685995A1/fr active Granted
• 1993
  • 1993-01-11 WO PCT/FR1993/000022 patent/WO1993013653A1/fr not_active Application Discontinuation
  • 1993-01-11 AU AU42643/93A patent/AU4264393A/en not_active Abandoned
  • 1993-01-11 EP EP93914491A patent/EP0598109A1/fr not_active Withdrawn

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