WO2016188529A1 - Automatic dispenser, preferably for dispensing feed - Google Patents

Automatic dispenser, preferably for dispensing feed Download PDF

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WO2016188529A1
WO2016188529A1 PCT/DK2016/000022 DK2016000022W WO2016188529A1 WO 2016188529 A1 WO2016188529 A1 WO 2016188529A1 DK 2016000022 W DK2016000022 W DK 2016000022W WO 2016188529 A1 WO2016188529 A1 WO 2016188529A1
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closing mechanism
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Christian Dahl
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; CARE OF BIRDS, FISHES, INSECTS; 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
    • A01K5/0225—Gravity replenishment from a reserve, e.g. a hopper
    • A01K5/0241—Gravity replenishment from a reserve, e.g. a hopper dispensing by means of stirring mechanisms or agitators operated by the animal
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; CARE OF BIRDS, FISHES, INSECTS; 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
    • A01K5/0225—Gravity replenishment from a reserve, e.g. a hopper
    • A01K5/0233—Gravity replenishment from a reserve, e.g. a hopper dispensing by dosing means actively operated by the animal

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  • the present invention relates to an automatic dispenser of the kind mentioned in the introductory part of claim 1.
  • This known automatic dispenser has the disadvantage that it dispenses feed only when activated by an animal. Therefore, under certain circumstances it may operate too slowly. It is the purpose of the invention to describe an automatic dispenser which dispenses feed whether or not one or more animals are hungry. This way a more evenly distributed dispensing is achieved. This is achieved by designing the automatic dispenser as described in the characterising part of claim 1. With the design described in claim 2, the dispensed quantity per stroke is adjustable.
  • fig.1 shows a partial section through an automatic dispenser according to the invention in which the closing mechanism is in its top position
  • fig. 2 shows a partial section on a larger scale through an automatic dispenser according to the invention in which the closing mechanism is in its top position
  • fig. 3 shows a section corresponding to the section shown in fig. 2 in which the closing mechanism is in its bottom position
  • fig. 4 shows a section according to the line ll-ll in fig. 2
  • fig. 5 shows the lower part of the automatic dispenser seen from the outside
  • fig. 6 shows in perspective a closing mechanism for an automatic dispenser according to the invention
  • fig. 7 shows she closing mechanism seen from the side
  • fig. 8 shows the automatic dispenser seen from above
  • An automatic dispenser comprises a receptacle 1 which has at the bottom an outlet opening 2 of a width b and a depth d and a closing mechanism 3 which can be activated from outside and which can move from a top to a bottom position and from a bottom to a top position.
  • the closing mechanism 3 comprises a plane intermediate piece 4 which has at the bottom of the front of the intermediate piece a bottom piece 6 which is at right angles to the intermediate piece 4 and of a width which is approximately equal to the width b of the outlet opening 2 and of a depth which is smaller than the depth of the outlet opening 2.
  • the side 5 of the intermediate piece 4 which faces the bottom piece 6 is designed with5 two plates 7 which are at right angles to the intermediate piece 4 and have a curved front
  • the intermediate piece 4 is connected to a top plate 9 which forms an angle v, preferably smaller than 90°, to the intermediate piece 4.
  • the top plate 9 protrudes a length ⁇ , from behind the back 10 of theQ intermediate piece and a length e 2 from the front of the intermediate piece 5.
  • the closing mechanism 3 in mounted in the receptacle 1 with a transverse pin 11 which goes through a hole 12 in two opposite walls of the receptacle 1. 5 When mounted, the closing mechanism 3 is positioned with the curved fronts 8 facing the transverse pin 11.
  • the holes 12 are positioned and the curved fronts 8 are designed and positioned so that the front edge 13 and the rear edge 14 of the top plate 9 bear on the inner side of the front0 wall 15 and the inner side of the rear wall 16 of the receptacle 1, respectively, when the closing mechanism is in its bottom position, and so that the front edge 13 of the top plate
  • the hinge elements on the receptacle 1 can be designed with multiple holes 12 which are staggered in the vertical and the horizontal direction.
  • the pin 11 is moved from one set of opposite holes to another set of holes, the size of the space 20 is changed and thereby the dispensed quantity of feed.
  • the closing mechanism 3 is connected with an activator 24 which is mounted at the top of the inner side of the front wall of the receptacle 1.
  • the activator 24 is connected with the closing mechanism 3 by a steel wire 25 which is pivotally attached to the top plate 9 at the bottom.
  • the activator moves the closing mechanism 3 from a top to a bottom position and back again from a bottom to a top position.
  • the number of strokes in a dispensing period and thus the quantity of feed dispensed and the time between consecutive dispensing periods are adjustable.

Abstract

In an automatic dispenser for the dispensing of feed which comprises a receptacle (1) which has an outlet opening (2) at the bottom of a width (b) and a depth (d) and a closing mechanism (3) which is activated from outside and is mounted in the receptacle (1) so that it can move from a top to a bottom position in the receptacle (1) and consists of a plane intermediate piece (4) which has a bottom piece (6) at the bottom of the front wall (5) which is at right angles to the intermediate piece (4) and of a width and depth which is approximately equal to the width (b) and the depth (d) of the outlet opening (2) and has at the top a top plate (9) which forms an angle (v) which is smaller than 90° to the intermediate piece (4) the front (5) of the intermediate piece (4) is designed with two plates (7) which are at right angles to the intermediate piece (4) and mounted at a mutual distance and have a curved top side (8) which flushes with the front of the intermediate piece (4) at the top and at the bottom reaches in over the bottom piece (6) at such a height that when the closing mechanism (3) is in top position, the intermediate piece (4) is pressed against the inner side of the rear wall (16) of the receptacle (1) by a pin (11) which is mounted through holes (12) in the outside hinge elements on the receptacle (1) and bears on the top sides (8) of the plates (7) in which position the top plate (9) bears on the inner side of the front wall (5) of the receptacle (1) whereby the rear edge (14) of the top plate (9) is positioned at a distance (19) from the rear wall (16) thereby allowing that feed can be fed from the space above the top plate (9) into a space (20) which is defined by the rear side of the closing mechanism (3) and the adjacent walls of the receptacle (1). When the closing mechanism (3) is in bottom position, the top plate (9) bears on both the inner side of the front wall (15) and the inner side of the rear wall (16). The closing mechanism (3) is activated from the outside by an activator (24) which can be mounted on the inner side of the front wall (15) of the receptacle (1) above the closing mechanism (3) and is connected to this by a steel wire (25) which runs through an opening in the top plate (9) and is able to give the closing mechanism (3) an upward and subsequently a downward movement at adjustable intervals. When the closing mechanism (3) is in its top position, feed is supplied from the space above the top plate (9) to the space (20), (fig. 2). When the closing mechanism (3) is in its bottom position, the feed flows from the space (20) through the opening (21), (fig. 3).

Description

The present invention relates to an automatic dispenser of the kind mentioned in the introductory part of claim 1.
Such an automatic dispenser is known from the applicant's patent No. DK/EP 1006786 T3.
This known automatic dispenser has the disadvantage that it dispenses feed only when activated by an animal. Therefore, under certain circumstances it may operate too slowly. It is the purpose of the invention to describe an automatic dispenser which dispenses feed whether or not one or more animals are hungry. This way a more evenly distributed dispensing is achieved. This is achieved by designing the automatic dispenser as described in the characterising part of claim 1. With the design described in claim 2, the dispensed quantity per stroke is adjustable.
The invention is explained in detail below with reference to the drawing, in which fig.1 shows a partial section through an automatic dispenser according to the invention in which the closing mechanism is in its top position, fig. 2 shows a partial section on a larger scale through an automatic dispenser according to the invention in which the closing mechanism is in its top position, fig. 3 shows a section corresponding to the section shown in fig. 2 in which the closing mechanism is in its bottom position, fig. 4 shows a section according to the line ll-ll in fig. 2, fig. 5 shows the lower part of the automatic dispenser seen from the outside, and fig. 6 shows in perspective a closing mechanism for an automatic dispenser according to the invention, fig. 7 shows she closing mechanism seen from the side, and fig. 8 shows the automatic dispenser seen from above
5 An automatic dispenser comprises a receptacle 1 which has at the bottom an outlet opening 2 of a width b and a depth d and a closing mechanism 3 which can be activated from outside and which can move from a top to a bottom position and from a bottom to a top position. 0 The closing mechanism 3 comprises a plane intermediate piece 4 which has at the bottom of the front of the intermediate piece a bottom piece 6 which is at right angles to the intermediate piece 4 and of a width which is approximately equal to the width b of the outlet opening 2 and of a depth which is smaller than the depth of the outlet opening 2. The side 5 of the intermediate piece 4 which faces the bottom piece 6 is designed with5 two plates 7 which are at right angles to the intermediate piece 4 and have a curved front
8 whose upper edge can flush with the front 5 of the intermediate piece 4 and whose lower edge reaches in over the bottom piece 6. At the top the intermediate piece 4 is connected to a top plate 9 which forms an angle v, preferably smaller than 90°, to the intermediate piece 4. The top plate 9 protrudes a length β·, from behind the back 10 of theQ intermediate piece and a length e2 from the front of the intermediate piece 5.
The closing mechanism 3 in mounted in the receptacle 1 with a transverse pin 11 which goes through a hole 12 in two opposite walls of the receptacle 1. 5 When mounted, the closing mechanism 3 is positioned with the curved fronts 8 facing the transverse pin 11.
The holes 12 are positioned and the curved fronts 8 are designed and positioned so that the front edge 13 and the rear edge 14 of the top plate 9 bear on the inner side of the front0 wall 15 and the inner side of the rear wall 16 of the receptacle 1, respectively, when the closing mechanism is in its bottom position, and so that the front edge 13 of the top plate
9 bears on the inner side of the front wall 15 and the rear edge 17 of the bottom piece 6 bears on the lower inner edge 18 of the rear wall 16 of the receptacle 1 when the closing mechanism 3 is in its top position. When the closing mechanism 3 is in its top position as shown in fig.s 1 and 2, feed is supplied through a slot 19 between the rear edge 14 of the top plate 9 and the inner side of the rear wall 16 of the receptacle 1 into a space 20 which is defined by the rear side of the closing mechanism 3 and the rear wall 16.
When the closing mechanism 3 is moved down towards its bottom position shown in fig. 3, the limited quantity of feed in the space 20 is dispensed out at the bottom through a slot 21 between the closing mechanism 3 and the rear wall 16 of the receptacle 1. This movement of the closing mechanism from open to closed position is so fast that there will not be time for any feed to pass from the space above the plate 9 and into the space 20 during this movement.
As shown in fig. 5 the hinge elements on the receptacle 1 can be designed with multiple holes 12 which are staggered in the vertical and the horizontal direction. When the pin 11 is moved from one set of opposite holes to another set of holes, the size of the space 20 is changed and thereby the dispensed quantity of feed.
As shown in fig. 1 the closing mechanism 3 is connected with an activator 24 which is mounted at the top of the inner side of the front wall of the receptacle 1.
The activator 24 is connected with the closing mechanism 3 by a steel wire 25 which is pivotally attached to the top plate 9 at the bottom. The activator moves the closing mechanism 3 from a top to a bottom position and back again from a bottom to a top position.
The number of strokes in a dispensing period and thus the quantity of feed dispensed and the time between consecutive dispensing periods are adjustable.

Claims

1. Automatic dispenser, preferably for the dispensing of feed, which comprises a receptacle (1) which has an outlet opening (2) at the bottom of a width (b) and a depth (d), and a closing mechanism (3) which can be activated from outside and which can move from a top to a bottom position and the other way round, which closing mechanism (3) comprises a plane intermediate piece (4) which has at the bottom of one side a bottom piece (6) which is at right angles to the intermediate piece (4) and of a width which is approximately equal to the width (b) of the outlet opening (2) and of a depth which is smaller than the depth (d) of the outlet opening and at the top a top plate (9) which forms an angle (v), preferably smaller than 90°, to the intermediate piece (4)
c h a r a c t e r i s e d by the fact that
on the side (5) facing the bottom piece (6) the intermediate piece (4) is designed with two plates (7) having a curved upper side (8) which are positioned at a mutual distance and where at the top the upper side (8) flushes with the front of the intermediate piece (4) and at the bottom reaches in over the bottom piece (6) at such a height that when the closing mechanism (3) is in its top position, the intermediate piece (4) is pressed in position against the inner side of the receptacle (1) by a pin (11) which is mounted through holes (12) in outside hinge elements on the receptacle (1) and bears on the upper sides (8), in which top position the top plate (9) bears on the inner side of the front wall (15) of the receptacle (1) whereby the rear edge (14) of the top plate (9) is positioned at a distance from the rear wall (16) thus producing a slot (19) which provides access from the space above the top plate (9) to a space (20) which is defined by the rear side of the closing mechanism (3) and the adjacent walls of the receptacle (1), and that when the closing mechanism (3) is in its bottom position the top plate (9) bears on the front and rear wall (15) and (16) of the receptacle (1), and that the intermediate piece (4) is positioned at a distance from the inner side of the rear wall (16) thereby producing a slot (21), and that the closing mechanism (3) is activated from outside by an activator (24) which is mounted on the inner side of the front wall (15) of the receptacle (1) above the closing mechanism (3) and connected to this with a steel wire (25) which is passed through an opening in the top plate (9) and is able to give the closing mechanism (3) an upward and downward movement at adjustable intervals.
2. Automatic dispenser according to claim 1 characterised by the fact that
the outside hinge elements are designed with multiple holes (12) which are staggered in the vertical and the horizontal direction.
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