WO2009121985A1 - Electronic system for the selective feeding of animals - Google Patents

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WO2009121985A1
WO2009121985A1 PCT/ES2009/000165 ES2009000165W WO2009121985A1 WO 2009121985 A1 WO2009121985 A1 WO 2009121985A1 ES 2009000165 W ES2009000165 W ES 2009000165W WO 2009121985 A1 WO2009121985 A1 WO 2009121985A1
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Raúl ALEJANDRE GONZÁLEZ
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01KANIMAL HUSBANDRY; CARE OF BIRDS, FISHES, INSECTS; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
    • A01K5/00Feeding devices for stock or game ; Feeding wagons; Feeding stacks
    • A01K5/02Automatic devices
    • A01K5/025Automatic devices with doors or lids activated by the animals to access feeding place or trough
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01KANIMAL HUSBANDRY; CARE OF BIRDS, FISHES, INSECTS; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
    • A01K11/00Marking of animals
    • A01K11/006Automatic identification systems for animals, e.g. electronic devices, transponders for animals
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01KANIMAL HUSBANDRY; CARE OF BIRDS, FISHES, INSECTS; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
    • A01K5/00Feeding devices for stock or game ; Feeding wagons; Feeding stacks
    • A01K5/02Automatic devices

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  • the invention refers to an electronic system for feeding animals, being provided with at least one feeder container with an access cover inside, inside which the food product is available, allowing selective feeding.
  • the most basic feeders usually consist of a plate or bowl in which the food is deposited.
  • Another type of feeders are those that are constituted by hoppers that have a certain storage capacity and in which the food falls from the deposit to the container where the animal eats directly.
  • Some of these hoppers have a greater complexity allowing a self-dosing of the food through an electronic programmer with which we can select the quantity and frequency of food availability for the animal.
  • a drawback detected in all systems known in the market is that any animal can access the content despite the programmers used.
  • the present invention has been developed in order to provide a system that resolves the aforementioned drawbacks, also providing additional advantages that will be apparent from the description that follows.
  • the identification means includes a switching selector of different orders that can be used when there is more than one animal to be fed.
  • the remote identification means provided in the animal are placed in a collar arranged around the neck of the animal.
  • the system described here has the following objectives: to allow access to a certain food only to previously pre-established animals; - prevent other species from having food (birds, rodents, etc.); and keep the food cooler by keeping the feed device door only open when the animal is hungry.
  • the automatic door opening system includes control means associated with the identification means and an electric motor powered by a supply source that drive the movement of an opening / closing mechanism of the same. door.
  • FIG. 1 It is a schematic view of an electronic feeding system according to the present invention.
  • Y Figure 2. It is a schematic perspective view of a feeder container used in the system of the invention in which some parts thereof have been omitted.
  • a feeder container 1 of substantially parallelepipedic shape and of plastic material disposes on the front face of an automated access door 2 for an animal 3, in this case a dog , can access the interior content and obtain the food product.
  • remote identification means are provided in the animal 3 and the feeder container 1 as a transmitter / receiver and signal transmitting means that transmit an encoded signal from the transmitter to the receiver, the identification means of the feeder container 1 being linked to an automatic opening system of the access door 2 of said feeder container 1 which will be described in greater detail below.
  • the feeder container has an additional lid 12 for dispensing the food inside it, hinged (not shown).
  • the automatic door opening system comprises the control means 5 powered by an electric source, such as a rechargeable battery 6, which drives a small electric motor 7 of sufficient power and of any type available in the market, which allows the movement of a toothed sector 8 coupled to the access door 2 to carry out the opening / closing operations thereof in a simple way.
  • an electric source such as a rechargeable battery 6
  • a small electric motor 7 of sufficient power and of any type available in the market, which allows the movement of a toothed sector 8 coupled to the access door 2 to carry out the opening / closing operations thereof in a simple way.
  • the mechanical mechanism can be any other of known type used for opening swinging doors, as well as the fact that the doors can be rotating or any known type.

Abstract

The invention relates to an electronic system for the selective feeding of animals, comprising at least one supply container provided with a cover for accessing the inside of the container in which the food product is stored. Said system is characterised in that it comprises remote identification means provided on the animal and on the supply container in the form of an emitter/receiver, and signal transmitter means which transmit an encoded signal from the emitter to the receiver, the identification means of the supply container being linked to a system for automatically opening the access door of said supply container, such that when the animal approaches the supply container, the access door of the supply container opens and/or closes according to the signal received from the animal. The identification means comprise a selector switch for selecting different commands. The identification means provided on the animal are arranged in a collar placed around the animal's neck. The automatic door opening system comprises control means which are associated with the identification means and with an electric motor fed by a power supply source, and actuate the movement of an opening/closing mechanism of the actual door. The identification means consist of an infrared sensor housed in the supply container and oriented towards the access door, and a plate arranged in the collar of the animal and comprising signal transmitter means.

Description

SISTEMA ELECTRÓNICO PARA LA ALIMENTACIÓN SELECTIVA DE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR SELECTIVE FEEDING OF
ANIMALESANIMALS
MEMORIA DESCRIPTIVA OBJETO DE LA INVENCIÓN La presente solicitud de Modelo de Utilidad tiene por objeto el registro de un sistema electrónico para la alimentación de animales que incorpora notables innovaciones y ventajas.DESCRIPTIVE MEMORY OBJECT OF THE INVENTION The purpose of this Utility Model application is to register an electronic system for feeding animals that incorporates notable innovations and advantages.
Más concretamente, la invención hace referencia a un sistema electrónico para la alimentación de animales, estando provisto de al menos un recipiente alimentador con una tapa de acceso al interior, en cuyo interior se dispone del producto alimenticio, permitiendo tener una alimentación selectiva.More specifically, the invention refers to an electronic system for feeding animals, being provided with at least one feeder container with an access cover inside, inside which the food product is available, allowing selective feeding.
ANTECEDENTES DE LA INVENCIÓNBACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Hasta la actualidad, en el mercado se puede encontrar una amplia variedad de dispositivos alimentadores para animales con distintas aplicaciones en función del tipo de animal y/o ubicación final. Los alimentadores más básicos consisten habitualmente en un plato o cuenco en el que se deposita la comida. Otro tipo de alimentadores son aquellos que están constituidos por tolvas que tienen una determinada capacidad de almacenaje y en los que el alimento cae del depósito al recipiente donde el animal come directamente. Algunas de estas tolvas tienen una mayor complejidad permitiendo una auto-dosificación del alimento a través de un programador electrónico con el cual podemos seleccionar la cantidad y la frecuencia de disponibilidad de alimento para el animal. No obstante, un inconveniente detectado en todos los sistemas conocidos en el mercado es que cualquier animal puede acceder al contenido a pesar de los programadores empleados. DESCRIPCIÓN DE LA INVENCIÓNUntil today, in the market you can find a wide variety of feeding devices for animals with different applications depending on the type of animal and / or final location. The most basic feeders usually consist of a plate or bowl in which the food is deposited. Another type of feeders are those that are constituted by hoppers that have a certain storage capacity and in which the food falls from the deposit to the container where the animal eats directly. Some of these hoppers have a greater complexity allowing a self-dosing of the food through an electronic programmer with which we can select the quantity and frequency of food availability for the animal. However, a drawback detected in all systems known in the market is that any animal can access the content despite the programmers used. DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
La presente invención se ha desarrollado con el fin de proporcionar un sistema que resuelva los inconvenientes anteriormente mencionados, aportando, además, otras ventajas adicionales que serán evidentes a partir de la descripción que se acompaña a continuación.The present invention has been developed in order to provide a system that resolves the aforementioned drawbacks, also providing additional advantages that will be apparent from the description that follows.
Es por lo tanto un objeto de la presente invención proporcionar un sistema electrónico para la alimentación de animales, que está provisto de al menos un recipiente alimentador con una tapa de acceso al interior, en cuyo interior se dispone del producto alimenticio, y se caracteriza por el hecho de que comprende medios de identificación a distancia provistos en el animal y el recipiente alimentador a modo de emisor/receptor y medios transmisores de señal que transmiten una señal codificada del emisor al receptor, estando los medios de identificación del recipiente alimentador vinculados a un sistema de abertura automático de la puerta de dicho recipiente alimentador, tal que cuando el animal se acerca al recipiente alimentador, en función de la señal recibida desde el animal abre y/o cierra la puerta de acceso del recipiente alimentador.It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide an electronic system for feeding animals, which is provided with at least one feeder container with an access cover inside, within which the food product is available, and is characterized by the fact that it comprises remote identification means provided in the animal and the feeder vessel as a transmitter / receiver and signal transmitting means that transmit an encoded signal from the transmitter to the receiver, the identification means of the feeder container being linked to a automatic opening system of the door of said feeding container, such that when the animal approaches the feeding container, depending on the signal received from the animal opens and / or closes the access door of the feeding container.
Ventajosamente, los medios de identificación incluyen un selector conmutador de diferentes órdenes que puede ser utilizado cuando hay más de un animal a alimentar. En una realización preferida, los medios de identificación a distancia provistos en el animal están colocados en un collar dispuesto alrededor del cuello del animal.Advantageously, the identification means includes a switching selector of different orders that can be used when there is more than one animal to be fed. In a preferred embodiment, the remote identification means provided in the animal are placed in a collar arranged around the neck of the animal.
Gracias a estas características, se obtiene la posibilidad de alimentar a los animales de una forma selectiva, es decir, que solamente el o los individuos interesados puedan tener o no acceso a un determinado alimento. Este sistema responde a las distintas necesidades nutricionales para cada una de las especies en función, por ejemplo, de la etapa de la vida, alimentos terapéuticos, etc., hecho que permite un mejor control y alimentación de los animales, ya sea a nivel doméstico o en instalaciones para animales.Thanks to these characteristics, the possibility of feeding the animals in a selective way is obtained, that is, that only the individual (s) interested parties may or may not have access to a certain food. This system responds to the different nutritional needs for each of the species depending on, for example, the stage of life, therapeutic foods, etc., a fact that allows better control and feeding of animals, whether at the domestic level or in animal facilities.
Por lo tanto y de forma resumida, el sistema aquí descrito tiene los siguientes objetivos: permitir el acceso a un determinado alimento solamente a animales preestablecidos previamente; - evitar que otras especies dispongan del alimento (aves, roedores, etc.); y mantener el alimento más fresco al mantener la puerta del dispositivo alimentador solamente abierta cuando el animal tiene hambre. En una realización preferida de la invención, el sistema de abertura automático de la puerta incluye medios de control asociados a los medios de identificación y a un motor eléctrico alimentado por una fuente de suministro que accionan el movimiento de un mecanismo de apertura/cierre de la propia puerta.Therefore and in summary, the system described here has the following objectives: to allow access to a certain food only to previously pre-established animals; - prevent other species from having food (birds, rodents, etc.); and keep the food cooler by keeping the feed device door only open when the animal is hungry. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the automatic door opening system includes control means associated with the identification means and an electric motor powered by a supply source that drive the movement of an opening / closing mechanism of the same. door.
Otras características y ventajas del sistema objeto de la presente invención resultarán evidentes a partir de la descripción de una realización preferida, pero no exclusiva, que se ilustra a modo de ejemplo no limitativo en los dibujos que se acompañan, en los cuales:Other features and advantages of the system object of the present invention will be apparent from the description of a preferred but not exclusive embodiment, which is illustrated by way of non-limiting example in the accompanying drawings, in which:
BREVE DESCRIPCIÓN DE LOS DIBUJOSBRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Figura 1.- Es una vista esquematizada de un sistema electrónico de alimentación de acuerdo con la presente invención; y Figura 2.- Es una vista en perspectiva esquemática de un recipiente alimentador utilizado en el sistema de la invención en la que se han omitido algunas partes del mismo.Figure 1.- It is a schematic view of an electronic feeding system according to the present invention; Y Figure 2.- It is a schematic perspective view of a feeder container used in the system of the invention in which some parts thereof have been omitted.
DESCRIPCIÓN DE UNAREALIZACIÓN PREFERENTE Tal como se muestra en una realización de la invención, un recipiente alimentador 1 de forma sensiblemente paralelepipédica y de material plástico dispone en la cara frontal de una puerta de acceso automatizada 2 para que un animal 3, en este caso un perro, pueda acceder al contenido interior y obtener el producto alimenticio. Para que el animal 3 pueda abrir dicha puerta 2 sin la ayuda de ninguna persona, se han provisto medios de identificación a distancia en el animal 3 y el recipiente alimentador 1 a modo de emisor/receptor y medios transmisores de señal que transmiten una señal codificada del emisor al receptor, estando los medios de identificación del recipiente alimentador 1 vinculados a un sistema de abertura automático de la puerta de acceso 2 de dicho recipiente alimentador 1 que serán descritos con mayor detalle más adelante.DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED UNAREALIZATION As shown in an embodiment of the invention, a feeder container 1 of substantially parallelepipedic shape and of plastic material disposes on the front face of an automated access door 2 for an animal 3, in this case a dog , can access the interior content and obtain the food product. In order for the animal 3 to open said door 2 without the help of any person, remote identification means are provided in the animal 3 and the feeder container 1 as a transmitter / receiver and signal transmitting means that transmit an encoded signal from the transmitter to the receiver, the identification means of the feeder container 1 being linked to an automatic opening system of the access door 2 of said feeder container 1 which will be described in greater detail below.
Los medios de identificación a distancia provistos en el animal 3, en este ejemplo una placa 11 está colocada preferentemente en un collar 4 dispuesto alrededor del cuello del animal 3 de modo que no suponga ninguna incomodidad añadida para el propio animal, mientras que en la parte frontal del recipiente alimentador 1 que coincide con el emplazamiento de la puerta de acceso 2 se ha dispuesto un sensor de infrarrojos 9 que está conectado a través de un cable eléctrico 10 (representado con líneas discontinuas) a unos medios de control 5.The remote identification means provided in the animal 3, in this example a plate 11 is preferably placed in a collar 4 arranged around the neck of the animal 3 so that it does not imply any added discomfort for the animal itself, while in the part In front of the feeder container 1 which coincides with the location of the access door 2, an infrared sensor 9 is arranged which is connected through an electric cable 10 (represented by broken lines) to control means 5.
De esta manera, cuando el animal 3 se acerca al recipiente alimentador 1 a una distancia preestablecida y por su parte frontal, en función de la señal recibida desde el animal abrirá la puerta de acceso 2 del recipiente alimentador 1, evitando así que cualquier otro animal acceda al mismo de forma no deseada mientras que cuando el animal 3 se aleja del recipiente alimentador 1 envía una señal de cierre a los medios de control 5 para cerrar la puerta de acceso 2. Como puede verse con mayor claridad en la figura 2, el recipiente alimentador dispone superiormente de una tapa adicional 12 para la dispensación del alimento en el interior de éste acoplada por bisagras (no mostradas).In this way, when the animal 3 approaches the feeder container 1 at a predetermined distance and on its front, depending on the signal received from the animal it will open the access door 2 of the feeding container 1, thus preventing any other animal from accessing it in an undesirable way while when the animal 3 moves away from the feeding container 1 it sends a closing signal to the control means 5 to close the access door 2. As can be seen more clearly in Figure 2, the feeder container has an additional lid 12 for dispensing the food inside it, hinged (not shown).
Haciendo referencia al sistema de abertura automático de la puerta comprende los medios de control 5 alimentados por una fuente eléctrica, tal como una batería recargable 6, que acciona un pequeño motor eléctrico 7 de potencia suficiente y de cualquier tipo disponible en el mercado, que permite el desplazamiento de un sector dentado 8 acoplado a la puerta de acceso 2 para llevar a cabo las operaciones de apertura/cierre de la misma de una forma sencilla. Obviamente, el mecanismo mecánico puede ser cualquier otro de tipo conocido empleado para la apertura de puertas oscilantes, así como el hecho de que las puertas pueden ser giratorias o cualquier tipo conocido.Referring to the automatic door opening system comprises the control means 5 powered by an electric source, such as a rechargeable battery 6, which drives a small electric motor 7 of sufficient power and of any type available in the market, which allows the movement of a toothed sector 8 coupled to the access door 2 to carry out the opening / closing operations thereof in a simple way. Obviously, the mechanical mechanism can be any other of known type used for opening swinging doors, as well as the fact that the doors can be rotating or any known type.
Los detalles, las formas, las dimensiones y demás elementos accesorios, así como los materiales empleados en la fabricación del sistema de la invención podrán ser convenientemente sustituidos por otros que sean técnicamente equivalentes y no se aparten de la esencialidad de la invención ni del ámbito definido por las reivindicaciones que se incluyen a continuación. The details, shapes, dimensions and other accessory elements, as well as the materials used in the manufacture of the system of the invention may be conveniently substituted by others that are technically equivalent and do not depart from the essentiality of the invention or the defined scope. by the claims included below.

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1. Sistema electrónico para la alimentación selectiva de animales, estando provisto de al menos un recipiente alimentador con una tapa de acceso al interior, en cuyo interior se dispone del producto alimenticio, caracterizado por el hecho de que comprende medios de identificación a distancia provistos en el animal y el recipiente alimentador a modo de emisor/receptor y medios transmisores de señal que transmiten una señal codificada del emisor al receptor, estando los medios de identificación del recipiente alimentador vinculados a un sistema de abertura automático de la puerta de acceso de dicho recipiente alimentador, tal que cuando el animal se acerca al recipiente alimentador, en función de la señal recibida desde el animal abre y/o cierra la puerta de acceso del recipiente alimentador.1. Electronic system for the selective feeding of animals, being provided with at least one feeder container with an access cover inside, inside which the food product is available, characterized by the fact that it comprises remote identification means provided in the animal and the feeding container as a transmitter / receiver and signal transmitting means that transmit an encoded signal from the transmitter to the receiver, the identification means of the feeding container being linked to an automatic opening system of the access door of said container feeder, such that when the animal approaches the feeding container, depending on the signal received from the animal, it opens and / or closes the access door of the feeding container.
2. Sistema electrónico para la alimentación selectiva de animales según la reivindicación 1, caracterizado por el hecho de que los medios de identificación incluyen un selector conmutador para la selección de diferentes órdenes. 2. Electronic system for the selective feeding of animals according to claim 1, characterized in that the identification means include a switching selector for the selection of different orders.
3. Sistema electrónico para la alimentación selectiva de animales según la reivindicación 1, caracterizado por el hecho de que los medios de identificación a distancia provistos en el animal están colocados en un collar dispuesto alrededor del cuello del animal.3. Electronic system for the selective feeding of animals according to claim 1, characterized in that the remote identification means provided in the animal are placed in a collar arranged around the neck of the animal.
4. Sistema electrónico para la alimentación selectiva de animales según la reivindicación 1, caracterizado por el hecho de que el sistema de abertura automático de la puerta incluye medios de control asociados a los medios de identificación y a un motor eléctrico alimentado por una fuente de suministro que accionan el movimiento de un mecanismo de apertura/cierre de la propia puerta. 4. Electronic system for selective feeding of animals according to claim 1, characterized in that the automatic door opening system includes control means associated with the identification means and an electric motor powered by a supply source that they trigger the movement of an opening / closing mechanism of the door itself.
5. Sistema electrónico para la alimentación selectiva de animales según cualquiera de las reivindicaciones anteriores, caracterizado por el hecho de que los medios de identificación consisten en un sensor de infrarrojos alojado en el recipiente alimentador que está orientado hacia la puerta de acceso y una placa situada en el collar del animal que incluye medios transmisores de señal. 5. Electronic system for the selective feeding of animals according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the identification means consist of an infrared sensor housed in the feeder container that is oriented towards the access door and a plate located in the collar of the animal that includes signal transmitting means.
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