WO2006051130A1 - Animal feeding trough - Google Patents

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WO2006051130A1
WO2006051130A1 PCT/ES2005/000576 ES2005000576W WO2006051130A1 WO 2006051130 A1 WO2006051130 A1 WO 2006051130A1 ES 2005000576 W ES2005000576 W ES 2005000576W WO 2006051130 A1 WO2006051130 A1 WO 2006051130A1
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José Alfaro Perez
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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
    • A01K5/00—Feeding devices for stock or game ; Feeding wagons; Feeding stacks
    • A01K5/02—Automatic devices
    • A01K5/0291—Automatic devices with timing mechanisms, e.g. pet feeders
    • 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
    • A01K5/00—Feeding devices for stock or game ; Feeding wagons; Feeding stacks
    • A01K5/02—Automatic devices
    • A01K5/0275—Automatic devices with mechanisms for delivery of measured doses

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  • the present invention relates to a feeder for animals, specifically to a feeder intended to automatically supply both food and drink, perfectly dosed both in quantity and time.
  • the feeder is especially suitable for use at the farm level, but it is equally usable at the domestic level for pets.
  • Feeders are known that have a hopper of considerable dimensions, so that it is capable of housing food for several days and even for several animals, which can be eaten at discretion.
  • drinking fountains or pacifiers are mounted, which also allow the consumption of water at the discretion of the animals.
  • the feeder proposed by the invention comes to fill the aforementioned technical vacuum, so that it is capable of supplying, at scheduled and preset times, a predetermined dose of food and, in parallel, also a predetermined dose of water.
  • the feeder proposed by the invention is constituted from a hopper or storage container for food, with an appropriate capacity, which flows into a lower horizontal tube, so that the dose of food is determined by the diameter of said horizontal tube and by the neck of the hopper that flows into it, since the feed accumulates in said tube until the said neck is sealed.
  • a piston capable of dragging the food towards a feeder itself, located under the outlet end of the horizontal tube, opposite the actuation of the piston plays, so that each time said piston runs axially through the tube horizontal expels the dose of food to the feeder itself, while closing the neck of the hopper or feeding container, while in its recoil it leaves the said neck again free to allow the fall of a new dose of food.
  • the aforementioned plunger tends to remain permanently in a retracted situation due to the effect of a spring, and is hydraulically actuated, specifically with the water pressure of the network itself, for which purpose the piston pressure chamber is provided near its rear end of a fitting for coupling the corresponding water supply line.
  • the travel of the piston is adjustable at will, for which said piston is coaxially integral with a rod that ends at a stop which in turn acts as a piston for the water chamber and which It is in turn coaxial with a threaded rod on the rear cover of the horizontal tube itself, so that said threaded rod limits the situation of maximum recoil of the stop, and consequently of the main piston or piston, or what is the same, allows to regulate at will the path of the piston itself, of so that the greater or lesser said path, the greater or lesser will be the quantity supplied of both feed and water, said stop or piston associated with said cover by means of the aforementioned spring also, and a threaded rod collaborating with the threaded rod fixed convenient in any work position selected for it.
  • An electro-valve located at the entrance to the feed chamber and a programmer that controls it, periodically puts the device into operation, at pre-established intervals.
  • Figure 1 shows a schematic representation in side elevation of an animal feeder made in accordance with the object of the present invention.
  • Figure 2. Shows a representation similar to the previous figure, in which the feeder is sectioned.
  • the feeder proposed by the invention is constituted from a hopper (1), of appropriate capacity, preferably provided with a cover (2), and in any case provided with a lower neck ( 3) through which said hopper
  • a piston (6) plays, capable of freeing the neck outlet (3) of the hopper (1), or moving horizontally under said neck by pushing the mass of unloaded feed through it towards a feeder (7) proper, counting the free end (8) of the said tube (4) with a trapdoor (8), which can be tilting and automatically opened by the thrust of the feed itself, tending by gravity to the situation of closure, but which will preferably be fixed by means of a thread (9) of the rod (10) associated with the plunger (6), which will be discussed next.
  • the piston (6) receives a rod and jointly and axially (10) through a cover (11) of the tube (4), opposed to the trapdoor (9), rod (10) that ends at a stop (12) which plays closely with the collaboration of a seal (13), within a second tube (14), coaxial with the tube (4) and conveniently fixed thereto, incorporating in turn this second tube (14) a cover (15) at its terminal and free end, and configuring a second chamber in which the stop (12) acts as a piston, which on one side is integral with the corresponding end of the rod (10) and on the other receives in solidarity with a spring (16) that tends to retract said piston (12), and consequently to the piston (6), towards the rear end of the device, the one corresponding to the cover (15), a spring that is located between the stop-piston (12) and the cover (11), and which tends to retract the piston (12) and the piston (6).
  • the aforementioned stop or piston (12) is of adjustable limit positioning thanks to the existence within the spring (16) of a threaded rod (17), coaxial with the rod (10) and physically independent of it, which threads into a orifice of the cover itself (15) and which is assisted by a locking handle (18), so that the spring (16) pulls the assembly constituted by the piston (12) and the piston (6) up to the determined limit situation by the inner end of the rod (17).
  • the hydraulic chamber In the chamber (19) established between the piston (12) and the cover (15) the hydraulic chamber is defined with a water inlet (20), provided with a solenoid valve (21), and an outlet (22), the latter prolonged in a drain pipe (23) over a drinking fountain (24), this solenoid valve (21) being properly commanded by a programmer that establishes the number and periodicity of the food and water supply.
  • the operation of the feeder is as follows:
  • the piston (6) With the hopper (1) filled with feed and the water inlet (20) properly connected to the supply network or to a tank of appropriate capacity, the piston (6) is normally held back by the spring (16), until the boundary situation defined by the position adopted by the inner end of the rod (17), leaving the neck outlet (3) of the hopper (1) free, bringing the feed down filling the end of the horizontal tube (4) ) next to the outlet (8), between the front (6) of said plunger and the trapdoor (9).
  • the solenoid valve existing in the inlet (20) opens and there is an overpressure of water inside the chamber (19) (the outlet (21) is closed), so that overcoming the tension of the spring (16) the piston ( 12) is dragged, and with it the rod (10) and the plunger (6), until the latter reaches the outlet (8) of the horizontal tube, moving the feed lodged in this area towards the feeder (7).

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Abstract

The invention relates to an animal feeding trough for supplying both food and drinks that are perfectly dosed both in terms of quantity and time. The inventive trough comprises a built-in hopper (1) for storing feed which is released by means of gravity. A horizontal tube (4) is positioned beneath the discharge chute (3) and is directly connected thereto, said tube being equipped with a plunger (6) that can move the feed dose supplied to the tube (4) by the hopper (1) towards the discharge end thereof, i.e. the actual trough (7). The aforementioned plunger (6) is retracted under the effect of a spring (16) which is housed inside a chamber (19) containing a piston (12). Said leak-tight chamber (19) comprises an inlet (20) for pressurised water for moving the plunger (6) and an outlet (22) through which the water is conveyed towards a drinking bowl (24) during the backward movement of the plunger (6).

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COMEDERO PARA ANIMALES DINING ROOM FOR ANIMALS
D E S C R I P C I Ó ND E S C R I P C I Ó N
OBJETO DE LA INVENCIÓNOBJECT OF THE INVENTION
La presente invención se refiere a un comedero para animales, concretamente a un comedero previsto para suministrar de forma automática tanto la comida como la bebida, perfectamente dosificadas tanto en cantidad como en tiempo.The present invention relates to a feeder for animals, specifically to a feeder intended to automatically supply both food and drink, perfectly dosed both in quantity and time.
El comedero resulta especialmente idóneo para ser utilizado a nivel de granjas, pero resulta igualmente utilizable a nivel doméstico para animales de compañía.The feeder is especially suitable for use at the farm level, but it is equally usable at the domestic level for pets.
ANTECEDENTES DE LA INVENCIÓNBACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Son conocidos comederos que disponen de una tolva de considerables dimensiones, de manera que es capaz de albergar comida para varios días e incluso para varios animales, que pueden comer a discreción. En general y conjuntamente con dichos comederos se montan bebederos o chupetes que también permiten un consumo de agua a discreción por parte de los animales.Feeders are known that have a hopper of considerable dimensions, so that it is capable of housing food for several days and even for several animals, which can be eaten at discretion. In general and in conjunction with these feeders, drinking fountains or pacifiers are mounted, which also allow the consumption of water at the discretion of the animals.
No obstante, en muchas ocasiones es preciso que el suministro de comida no se realice a discreción del animal sino de forma perfectamente dosificada para evitar una alimentación excesiva y racionalizar el consumo de pienso. En esta línea, son conocidas diversas soluciones que permiten dosificar el pienso, tanto en cantidad como en tiempo. En estas instalaciones, el suministro de agua se realiza de forma análoga a como acaba de citarse, también con un consumo a discreción.However, on many occasions it is necessary that the food supply is not made at the discretion of the animal but in a perfectly dosed way to avoid excessive feeding and rationalize the consumption of feed. In this line, several solutions are known that allow metering the feed, both in quantity and in weather. In these facilities, the water supply is carried out analogously as just mentioned, also with a consumption at discretion.
Dado que el suministro a discreción de agua puede dar lugar a un despilfarro de la misma, con un consumo excesivo e incluso con posibles problemas de encharcamiento de las instalaciones, es también conocido controlar o dosificar el suministro de agua, por ejemplo estableciendo un sistema de relojería que cierre una o más electro-válvulas durante determinados periodos del día.Since the supply of water at its discretion can lead to waste of it, with excessive consumption and even with possible problems of waterlogging of the facilities, it is also known to control or dose the water supply, for example by establishing a water supply system. watchmaking that closes one or more electro-valves during certain periods of the day.
No se conoce ninguna solución que sea capaz de suministrar simultáneamente a los animales comida y agua con una correcta dosificación, tanto de uno como de otro producto y tanto en cantidad como en el tiempo.There is no known solution that is capable of simultaneously supplying food and water to animals with a correct dosage, both of one product and another product, both in quantity and time.
DESCRIPCIÓN DE LA INVENCIÓNDESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
El comedero que la invención propone viene a llenar el vacío técnico anteriormente citado, de manera que es capaz de suministrar, en momentos programados y preestablecidos al efecto, una dosis predeterminada de comida y, paralelamente, también una dosis también predeterminada de agua.The feeder proposed by the invention comes to fill the aforementioned technical vacuum, so that it is capable of supplying, at scheduled and preset times, a predetermined dose of food and, in parallel, also a predetermined dose of water.
Para ello y de forma más concreta el comedero que la invención propone está constituido a partir de una tolva o recipiente de almacenaje para la comida, con una capacidad apropiada, que desemboca en un tubo horizontal inferior, de manera que la dosis de comida viene determinada por el diámetro de dicho tubo horizontal y por el cuello de la tolva que desemboca sobre el mismo, ya que el pienso se acumula en dicho tubo hasta obturar el citado cuello. En el seno de dicho tubo horizontal juega un émbolo capaz de arrastrar la comida hacia un comedero propiamente dicho, situado bajo el extremo de salida del tubo horizontal, el opuesto al accionamiento del émbolo, de manera que cada vez que dicho émbolo recorre axialmente el tubo horizontal expulsa la dosis de comida hacia el comedero propiamente dicho, a la vez que cierra el cuello de la tolva o recipiente de alimentación, mientras que en su retroceso deja nuevamente libre el citado cuello para permitir la caída de una nueva dosis de comida.For this, and more specifically, the feeder proposed by the invention is constituted from a hopper or storage container for food, with an appropriate capacity, which flows into a lower horizontal tube, so that the dose of food is determined by the diameter of said horizontal tube and by the neck of the hopper that flows into it, since the feed accumulates in said tube until the said neck is sealed. In the bosom of said horizontal tube, a piston capable of dragging the food towards a feeder itself, located under the outlet end of the horizontal tube, opposite the actuation of the piston plays, so that each time said piston runs axially through the tube horizontal expels the dose of food to the feeder itself, while closing the neck of the hopper or feeding container, while in its recoil it leaves the said neck again free to allow the fall of a new dose of food.
El citado émbolo tiende a mantenerse permanentemente en situación retraída por efecto de un muelle, y es accionado hidráulicamente, concretamente con la propia presión de agua de la red, a cuyo efecto la cámara de presión del pistón está provista cerca de su extremidad posterior de un racor para acoplamiento de la correspondiente conducción de alimentación de agua.The aforementioned plunger tends to remain permanently in a retracted situation due to the effect of a spring, and is hydraulically actuated, specifically with the water pressure of the network itself, for which purpose the piston pressure chamber is provided near its rear end of a fitting for coupling the corresponding water supply line.
Así pues, es la propia presión de la red de agua la que hace desplazar el émbolo y consecuentemente la que genera el arrastre del pienso hacia el comedero propiamente dicho, y al interrumpirse la alimentación de agua, durante la maniobra de retroceso del émbolo por efecto del muelle, el agua almacenada en la cámara de presión es evacuada por un orificio de dicha cámara hacia un segundo recipiente en funciones de bebedero.Thus, it is the water network pressure itself that causes the piston to move and consequently the one that generates the feed of the feed towards the feeder itself, and when the water supply is interrupted, during the piston recoil operation by effect From the spring, the water stored in the pressure chamber is evacuated through a hole in said chamber to a second drinking bowl.
De acuerdo con otra de las características de la invención el recorrido del émbolo es regulable a voluntad, para lo cual a dicho émbolo es solidario coaxialmente un vastago que se remata en un tope que a su vez hace de pistón para la cámara de agua y que resulta a su vez coaxial con una varilla roscada sobre la propia tapa posterior del tubo horizontal, de manera que dicha varilla roscada limita la situación de máximo retroceso del tope, y consecuentemente del émbolo o pistón principal, o lo que es lo mismo, permite regular a voluntad el recorrido del propio émbolo, de manera que cuanto mayor o menor sea dicho recorrido, mayor o menor será la cantidad suministrada tanto de pienso como de agua, estando dicho tope o pistón asociado a la citada tapa por medio del resorte también citado, y colaborando con la varilla roscada una palomilla que la fija conveniente en cualquier posición de trabajo seleccionada para la misma.According to another of the characteristics of the invention, the travel of the piston is adjustable at will, for which said piston is coaxially integral with a rod that ends at a stop which in turn acts as a piston for the water chamber and which It is in turn coaxial with a threaded rod on the rear cover of the horizontal tube itself, so that said threaded rod limits the situation of maximum recoil of the stop, and consequently of the main piston or piston, or what is the same, allows to regulate at will the path of the piston itself, of so that the greater or lesser said path, the greater or lesser will be the quantity supplied of both feed and water, said stop or piston associated with said cover by means of the aforementioned spring also, and a threaded rod collaborating with the threaded rod fixed convenient in any work position selected for it.
Una electro-válvula situada en la entrada a la cámara de pienso y un programador que la controla, pone periódicamente en funcionamiento el dispositivo, a intervalos preestablecidos al efecto.An electro-valve located at the entrance to the feed chamber and a programmer that controls it, periodically puts the device into operation, at pre-established intervals.
DESCRIPCIÓN DE LOS DIBUJOSDESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Para complementar la descripción que se está realizando y con objeto de ayudar a una mejor comprensión de las características del invento, de acuerdo con un ejemplo preferente de realización práctica del mismo, se acompaña como parte integrante de dicha descripción, un juego de dibujos en donde con carácter ilustrativo y no limitativo, se ha representado lo siguiente:To complement the description that is being made and in order to help a better understanding of the characteristics of the invention, according to a preferred example of practical implementation thereof, a set of drawings is attached as an integral part of said description. In an illustrative and non-limiting manner, the following has been represented:
La figura 1.- Muestra una representación esquemática en alzado lateral de un comedero para animales realizado de acuerdo con el objeto de la presente invención.Figure 1 shows a schematic representation in side elevation of an animal feeder made in accordance with the object of the present invention.
La figura 2.- Muestra una representación similar a la figura anterior, en la que el comedero aparece seccionado.Figure 2.- Shows a representation similar to the previous figure, in which the feeder is sectioned.
La figura 3.- Muestra, finalmente, un detalle en planta del conjunto representado en la figura 1. REALIZACIÓN PREFERENTE DE LA INVENCIÓNFigure 3.- Shows, finally, a detail in plan of the assembly represented in Figure 1. PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION
A la vista de las figuras reseñadas puede observarse como el comedero que la invención propone está constituido a partir de una tolva (1), de capacidad apropiada, preferentemente provista de una tapa (2), y en cualquier caso dotada de un cuello inferior (3) a través del que dicha tolvaIn view of the aforementioned figures, it can be seen how the feeder proposed by the invention is constituted from a hopper (1), of appropriate capacity, preferably provided with a cover (2), and in any case provided with a lower neck ( 3) through which said hopper
(1) descarga sobre tubo horizontal e inferior (4), que constituye un soporte para la propia tolva (1) y que además cuenta con medios de soporte propios (5) para apoyo y conveniente distanciamiento con respecto al suelo.(1) discharge on horizontal and lower tube (4), which constitutes a support for the hopper itself (1) and which also has its own support means (5) for support and convenient distancing from the ground.
En el seno del tubo horizontal (4) juega un émbolo (6), capaz de dejar libre la salida de cuello (3) de la tolva (1), o desplazarse horizontalmente bajo dicho cuello empujando la masa de pienso descargada a través del mismo hacia un comedero (7) propiamente dicho, contando la extremidad libre (8) del citado tubo (4) con una trampilla (8), que puede ser basculante y abrirse automáticamente por el propio empuje del pienso, tendiendo por gravedad a la situación de cierre, pero que preferentemente estará fijada mediante rosca a una prolongación (9) de la varilla (10) asociada al émbolo (6), de la que se hablará seguidamente.In the bosom of the horizontal tube (4) a piston (6) plays, capable of freeing the neck outlet (3) of the hopper (1), or moving horizontally under said neck by pushing the mass of unloaded feed through it towards a feeder (7) proper, counting the free end (8) of the said tube (4) with a trapdoor (8), which can be tilting and automatically opened by the thrust of the feed itself, tending by gravity to the situation of closure, but which will preferably be fixed by means of a thread (9) of the rod (10) associated with the plunger (6), which will be discussed next.
El émbolo (6) recibe solidaria y axialmente a una varilla (10) que atraviesa una tapa (11) del propio tubo (4), contrapuesta a la trampilla (9), varilla (10) que se remata en un tope (12) que juega ajustadamente con la colaboración de una junta de estanqueidad (13), en el seno de un segundo tubo (14), coaxial con el tubo (4) y convenientemente fijado al mismo, incorporando a su vez este segundo tubo (14) una tapa (15) en su extremidad terminal y libre, y configurando una segunda cámara en la que el tope (12) actúa a modo de un pistón, que por un lado es solidario al extremo correspondiente de la varilla (10) y por otro recibe solidariamente a un resorte (16) que tiende a retraer dicho pistón (12), y consecuentemente al émbolo (6), hacia la extremidad posterior del dispositivo, la correspondiente a la tapa (15), resorte que se sitúa entre el tope-pistón (12) y la tapa (11), y que tiende a la retracción del pistón (12) y del émbolo (6).The piston (6) receives a rod and jointly and axially (10) through a cover (11) of the tube (4), opposed to the trapdoor (9), rod (10) that ends at a stop (12) which plays closely with the collaboration of a seal (13), within a second tube (14), coaxial with the tube (4) and conveniently fixed thereto, incorporating in turn this second tube (14) a cover (15) at its terminal and free end, and configuring a second chamber in which the stop (12) acts as a piston, which on one side is integral with the corresponding end of the rod (10) and on the other receives in solidarity with a spring (16) that tends to retract said piston (12), and consequently to the piston (6), towards the rear end of the device, the one corresponding to the cover (15), a spring that is located between the stop-piston (12) and the cover (11), and which tends to retract the piston (12) and the piston (6).
El citado tope o pistón (12) es de posicionamiento límite regulable merced a la existencia en el seno del resorte (16) de una varilla roscada (17), coaxial con la varilla (10) y físicamente independiente de ella, que rosca en un orificio de la propia tapa (15) y que está asistida por una palomilla de bloqueo (18), de manera que el resorte (16) tracciona del conjunto constituido por el pistón (12) y el émbolo (6) hasta la situación límite determinada por la extremidad interna de la varilla (17).The aforementioned stop or piston (12) is of adjustable limit positioning thanks to the existence within the spring (16) of a threaded rod (17), coaxial with the rod (10) and physically independent of it, which threads into a orifice of the cover itself (15) and which is assisted by a locking handle (18), so that the spring (16) pulls the assembly constituted by the piston (12) and the piston (6) up to the determined limit situation by the inner end of the rod (17).
En la cámara (19) establecida entre el pistón (12) y la tapa (15) se define la cámara hidráulica con una entrada de agua (20), provista de una electroválvula (21), y una salida (22), ésta última prolongada en un conducto (23) de desagüe sobre un bebedero (24), estando esta electroválvula (21) debidamente comandada por un programador que estable el número y la periodicidad del suministro de la comida y el agua.In the chamber (19) established between the piston (12) and the cover (15) the hydraulic chamber is defined with a water inlet (20), provided with a solenoid valve (21), and an outlet (22), the latter prolonged in a drain pipe (23) over a drinking fountain (24), this solenoid valve (21) being properly commanded by a programmer that establishes the number and periodicity of the food and water supply.
De acuerdo con esta estructuración, el funcionamiento del comedero es el siguiente:According to this structure, the operation of the feeder is as follows:
Con la tolva (1) llena de pienso y la entrada de agua (20) debidamente conectada a la red de suministro o a un depósito de capacidad apropiada, el émbolo (6) se mantiene normalmente retraído por efecto del resorte (16), hasta la situación límite definida por la posición adoptada por la extremidad interna de la varilla (17), dejando libre la boca de salida del cuello (3) de la tolva (1), con lo que el pienso desciende rellenando la extremidad del tubo horizontal (4) próxima a la boca de salida (8), entre el frente (6) del citado émbolo y la trampilla (9).With the hopper (1) filled with feed and the water inlet (20) properly connected to the supply network or to a tank of appropriate capacity, the piston (6) is normally held back by the spring (16), until the boundary situation defined by the position adopted by the inner end of the rod (17), leaving the neck outlet (3) of the hopper (1) free, bringing the feed down filling the end of the horizontal tube (4) ) next to the outlet (8), between the front (6) of said plunger and the trapdoor (9).
Cuando el programador así lo determina, la electroválvula existente en la entrada (20) se abre y se produce una sobrepresión de agua en el interior de la cámara (19) (la salida (21) se encuentra cerrada), de manera que venciendo la tensión del resorte (16) el pistón (12) es arrastrado, y con él la varilla (10) y el émbolo (6), hasta que éste último alcanza la boca de salida (8) del tubo horizontal, desplazando el pienso alojado en esta zona hacia el comedero (7). En este momento la electroválvula correspondiente a la entrada (20) se cierra, con lo que la presión en la cámara (19) desaparece, el resorte (16) provoca la retracción del pistón (12) y consecuentemente del émbolo (6), con lo que el agua alojada en la cámara (19) pasa por el conducto (23) al bebedero (24), a la vez que el émbolo (6) deja libre el cuello (3) de salida a la tolva (1), para caída de una nueva dosis de pienso, todo cuando actúa el temporizador de la salida (22).When the programmer so determines, the solenoid valve existing in the inlet (20) opens and there is an overpressure of water inside the chamber (19) (the outlet (21) is closed), so that overcoming the tension of the spring (16) the piston ( 12) is dragged, and with it the rod (10) and the plunger (6), until the latter reaches the outlet (8) of the horizontal tube, moving the feed lodged in this area towards the feeder (7). At this time the solenoid valve corresponding to the inlet (20) closes, so that the pressure in the chamber (19) disappears, the spring (16) causes the piston (12) to retract and consequently the piston (6), with what the water lodged in the chamber (19) passes through the duct (23) to the trough (24), while the piston (6) leaves the neck (3) free to the hopper (1), to fall of a new dose of feed, all when the output timer acts (22).
Obviamente cuanto mayor sea el grado de retracción del émbolo (6), limitado por la extremidad interna de la varilla (17), mayor será la capacidad de carga para pienso del tubo horizontal (4) y, consecuentemente, mayor será la dosis de comida suministrada al comedero (7), y viceversa. Esta variación de la retracción del émbolo (6) afecta paralela y simultáneamente a la volumetría de la cámara (19), con lo que la dosificación de pienso viene acompañada de una paralela dosificación del agua que en cada operativo del comedero llega al bebedero (24). Obviously, the greater the degree of retraction of the piston (6), limited by the inner end of the rod (17), the greater the load capacity for feed of the horizontal tube (4) and, consequently, the greater the dose of food supplied to the feeder (7), and vice versa. This variation of the piston retraction (6) affects the chamber's volumetry (19) parallel and simultaneously, so that the feed dosage is accompanied by a parallel dosing of the water that arrives at the trough in each trough operation (24 ).

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Ia.- Comedero para animales, del tipo de los que incorporan una tolva de almacenaje de pienso cuya descarga se produce por gravedad, caracterizado porque bajo el cuello de descarga de dicha tolva y con comunicación directa con el mismo, se establece un tubo horizontal en cuyo seno juega un émbolo capaz de desplazar la dosis de pienso suministrada a dicho tubo por la tolva hacia la extremidad de vertido del mismo, donde a su vez se sitúa el comedero propiamente dicho, estando dicho émbolo accionado en sentido retracción por efecto de un resorte que queda ubicado en el interior de una cámara estanca en la que participa un pistón al que es solidario el citado émbolo, con la particularidad de que dicha cámara estanca cuenta con una entrada de agua a presión para desplazamiento del émbolo, y con una salida a través de la que el agua se conduce hacia un bebedero, en la maniobra de retroceso del émbolo.I a .- Feeder for animals, of the type that incorporate a feed storage hopper whose discharge occurs by gravity, characterized in that under the discharge neck of said hopper and with direct communication with it, a horizontal tube is established in which breast plays a piston capable of displacing the dose of feed supplied to said tube by the hopper towards the discharge end thereof, where the feeder itself is located, said piston being driven in the direction of retraction due to the effect of a spring that is located inside a sealed chamber in which a piston to which said plunger is integral, participates, with the particularity that said sealed chamber has a pressurized water inlet for displacement of the piston, and with an outlet through which the water is led to a trough, in the plunger recoil maneuver.
2a.- Comedero para animales, según reivindicación Ia, caracterizado porque al émbolo es solidaria coaxialmente una varilla, convenientemente guiada sobre un orificio centrado en una tapa posterior del tubo horizontal, varilla a la que más allá de dicha tapa es solidario un pistón, que juega en la cámara estanca, definida a su vez por un segundo tubo horizontal, coaxial con el primero, estableciéndose la entrada y salida de agua más allá del citado pistón, en el extremo de dicha cámara opuesto al émbolo.2 .- feeder for animals, according to claim I to, characterized in that the plunger is secured coaxially rod, conveniently guided over a hole centered on a rear cover of the horizontal tube, rod to which beyond said cap is secured to a piston , which plays in the sealed chamber, defined in turn by a second horizontal tube, coaxial with the first, establishing the entry and exit of water beyond said piston, at the end of said chamber opposite the piston.
3a.- Comedero para animales, según reivindicaciones anteriores, caracterizado porque el segundo tubo horizontal, constitutivo de la cámara estanca, está provisto en su extremo opuesto al émbolo de una tapa atravesada por una varilla roscada en funciones de tope limitador de retroceso para el pistón, estando dicha varilla asistida por una palomilla que la fija en cualquier posición de trabajo seleccionada, determinando la extremidad interna de dicha varilla roscada el recorrido máximo para el émbolo y, en consecuencia, la dosis tanto de pienso como de agua suministrada.3 .- feeder for animals, according to previous claims, characterized in that the second horizontal pipe, establishing the sealed chamber, is provided at its opposite end to the plunger of a pierced lid by a threaded rod acting limiter backstop for piston, said rod being assisted by a pin which fixes it in any selected working position, determining the internal end of said threaded rod the path maximum for the plunger and, consequently, the dose of both feed and water supplied.
4a.- Comedero para animales, según reivindicaciones anteriores, caracterizado porque la entrada de agua a la cámara estanca está asistida por una electroválvula y un programador, mientras que en la salida se establece un conducto de comunicación con el recipiente en funciones de bebedero. 4 .- feeder for animals, according to previous claims, wherein the water inlet to the sealed chamber is assisted by an electrovalve and a programmer, while outputting a channel of communication is established with the container in the sprue functions.
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