WO2023047320A1 - Logement pour animaux - Google Patents

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WO2023047320A1
WO2023047320A1 PCT/IB2022/058955 IB2022058955W WO2023047320A1 WO 2023047320 A1 WO2023047320 A1 WO 2023047320A1 IB 2022058955 W IB2022058955 W IB 2022058955W WO 2023047320 A1 WO2023047320 A1 WO 2023047320A1
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floor
evacuation opening
plate body
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animal accommodation
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Roland Franciscus Marinus Henricus VAN ASTEN
Wietse VAN BOKHOVEN
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Wietse Beheer B.V.
Roland Van Asten Beheer B.V.
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01KANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
    • A01K1/00Housing animals; Equipment therefor
    • A01K1/015Floor coverings, e.g. bedding-down sheets ; Stable floors
    • A01K1/0151Grids; Gratings; Slatted floors

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  • the present invention relates to an animal accommodation, comprising a space, which may or may not be enclosed by one or more walls, with a floor and a faecal matter receptacle lying under the floor, wherein the floor between the space and the faecal matter receptacle is provided with at least one primary evacuation opening which extends therethrough and which provides a passage from the space to the faecal matter receptacle.
  • Such an animal accommodation is also referred to as livestock accommodation and is used to house a number of animals therein.
  • livestock such as cows, pigs, goats and the like.
  • the floor of such an accommodation is usually provided with a series of evacuation openings in the form of gaps for providing a passage to a faecal matter receptacle lying under the floor. This is excrement in the form of manure and urine which can then escape via the gaps, so that animals become less soiled.
  • the present invention therefore has for its object, among others, to provide an animal accommodation with a floor system which obviates these drawbacks.
  • an animal accommodation of the type described in the preamble has the feature according to the invention that the floor comprises a monolithic floor part with therein a first primary evacuation opening and at least one second primary evacuation opening lying at a distance therefrom, that on a side directed toward the space the floor part is provided at the position of the first primary evacuation opening with a first plate body which extends wholly or partially over the first primary evacuation opening, that on a side directed toward the space the floor part is provided at the position of the second primary evacuation opening with a second plate body which extends wholly or partially over the second primary evacuation opening, that each of the first and second plate body comprises at least one continuous secondary evacuation opening which provides a narrowing relative to the primary evacuation opening in the floor part which is at least partially covered thereby, and that an intermediate space between the first plate body and the second plate body is at least partially filled.
  • each of the primary evacuation openings can be covered here by a number of plate bodies, but a number of adjacent primary evacuation openings can also be covered by a shared plate body. An individual plate body can also be provided for each primary evacuation opening.
  • a preferred embodiment of the animal accommodation has the feature according to the invention that the first and second plate body extend at least in at least one lateral dimension wholly over and outside the relevant primary evacuation opening. Each plate body is thus supported on either side by an edge of the primary evacuation opening.
  • the animal accommodation according to the invention is characterized here in that the primary evacuation opening comprises a gap with a primary gap width, and that the secondary evacuation opening comprises a gap with a secondary gap width which is smaller than the primary gap width.
  • a further preferred embodiment of the animal accommodation has the feature according to the invention that the first plate body shares at least in said lateral dimension a join with the second plate body at the position of the second primary evacuation opening in the floor part, which join is filled at least substantially wholly with grout.
  • the animal accommodation according to the invention is characterized here in that the grout comprises a cured multi-component resin, particularly an epoxy resin. The grout not only fills the join so that a level whole is obtained, but moreover seals the system in leak-tight manner. The floor can thereby be kept clean well, and penetration of for instance urine under the covering of plate bodies is thus prevented.
  • An alternative embodiment of the animal accommodation has the feature according to the invention that the primary evacuation opening is bounded by an edge part of the floor and that the edge part lies recessed relative to an adjacent part of the floor surface by a depth which is at least equal to a thickness of the plate body.
  • the plate body thus lies countersunk relative to an adjacent part of the (sub-)floor so that a level whole can now also be obtained, wherein an exposed surface of the plate body lies at least substantially flush with an adjacent surface of the floor and fills the intermediate space between the first and second plate body at least substantially seamlessly.
  • a further particular embodiment of the animal accommodation nevertheless has the feature according to the invention that the primary evacuation opening widens toward an outlet thereof remote from the plate body. The widening thus arranged in the secondary evacuation openings provides for a reduction of the flow resistance of the evacuation opening as a whole, whereby the minor influence of the plate body thereon can be more than compensated for.
  • a further particular embodiment of the animal accommodation is characterized according to the invention in that the floor part is formed at least substantially from concrete and the plate body comprises a metal strip, particularly an aluminium strip, which is adhered to the floor surface.
  • a metal strip particularly an aluminium strip
  • For the base floor use is made here of concrete, which has proven itself in practice.
  • For the covering top layer use is made of one or more metal strips which already provide strength and wear-resistance at a small thickness. Aluminium is preferred here owing to its low density, relatively favourable cost price, good processability and chemical resistance.
  • the metal strip comprises an extrusion profile with a surface profiling on at least a side thereof facing toward the floor part. Such a surface profiling provides an increase of the adhesion surface and an adequate anchoring of an adhesive therein.
  • For the adhesive use is preferably made of a multi-component resin, for instance an epoxy resin, as is optionally also applied for sealing of joins.
  • the animal accommodation is characterized according to the invention in that the metal strip has on a visible side a surface profiling.
  • a profiling on the visible side provides a coarser and thereby a rougher surface for the livestock to walk over, thereby making the livestock less likely to slip thereon.
  • a further particular embodiment of the animal accommodation has the feature according to the invention that the floor part comprises a regular pattern of primary evacuation openings which is wholly covered by a regular pattern of plate bodies, each with at least one secondary evacuation opening.
  • Figure 1 is a top view of a conventional floor of an animal accommodation
  • Figure 2 is a top view of a floor of a first exemplary embodiment of an animal accommodation according to the invention
  • Figures 3 and 3A are a cross-section of the floor of the animal accommodation of figure 2.
  • Figure 4 is a rear view of a metal strip as applied in the animal accommodation of figure 2;
  • Figure 5 is a front view of the metal strip as applied in the animal accommodation of figure 2;
  • Figure 6 is a cross-section of the metal strip as applied in the animal accommodation of figure 2;
  • Figures 7 and 7A are a cross-section of a floor of a second exemplary embodiment of an animal accommodation according to the invention.
  • Figure 1 shows a top view of a floor part of a customary floor of an animal accommodation such as an accommodation for cattle or pigs.
  • the floor can be poured integrally from concrete or be constructed from prefab concrete elements, which need then only be placed on site.
  • the floor part will ultimately comprise a monolithic concrete body 10 in which a steel reinforcement (not further shown here) is usually applied for the purpose of a sufficient bending strength.
  • a thickness of the floor part is adapted to a desired load-bearing capacity and a free span to be achieved therewith, and usually lies in the order of ten centimetres to several tens of centimetres.
  • a manure receptacle 20 Situated under floor 10 is a manure receptacle 20, see also figures 3 and 4, for instance in the form of a manure pit or slurry pit or in the form of a conveyor belt which carries the faecal matter from below floor 20 to such a pit.
  • a system of primary evacuation openings 15 in floor part 10 in the form of continuous, elongate gaps 15 provides a passage from the floor surface to this faecal matter receptacle.
  • Figure 2 and figure 3 show respectively a top view and cross-section of a similar accommodation floor according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • the primary evacuation openings 15 are here concealed beneath plate bodies 30 arranged thereover and each having therein a number of narrower secondary evacuation openings 35.
  • the plate bodies 30 use is in this embodiment made of metal strips of aluminium, typically with a length in the order of 800 to 120 millimetres by a width of typically in the order of 85 millimetres.
  • the strips 30 are typically one to several millimetres thick, and situated therein are in each case number of, such as here four, secondary evacuation openings 35 per strip.
  • the primary evacuation openings 15 here measure 60 millimetres by 170 millimetres.
  • two strips 30 of 900 millimetres thus together completely cover a primary evacuation opening 15.
  • the secondary openings 35 therein in each case measure only 18 by 160 millimetres.
  • the secondary evacuation openings 35 are thus sufficiently narrow to avoid posing a risk of injury even to small hoofed animals, such as goats and pigs.
  • the secondary evacuation openings 35 in the strips 30 open into the primary evacuation openings 15 in floor part 10. These latter 15 widen in downward direction so as to enhance free discharge under the influence of the force of gravity to the underlying manure receptacle 20.
  • a join 33 between adjacent aluminium strips 30 is levelled off with a suitable grout, for which use is in this embodiment made of an epoxy resin.
  • a completely level, seamless main surface which can receive the cattle can hereby be obtained, as shown in more detail in the enlargement of figure 3A.
  • the accommodation floor is substantially equal to that of figure 3, with the difference that a step is provided in the main surface of the concrete floor part 10 both laterally and at the end surfaces of the primary evacuation openings 15.
  • This step provides a recess 11 in which the edges and outer ends of the aluminium strips 30 are received.
  • a completely level main surface is thus likewise obtained, wherein the material of concrete floor 10 reaches up to the surface between the strips, as is shown further in the enlargement of figure 7A.
  • the intermediate space between adjacent strips is here thus also filled to be wholly level.
  • For adhesion of strips 30 to concrete floor 10 use is here also made of an epoxy resin or similar multi-component adhesive. This additionally provides for an adequate barrier to water ending up under strips 30.

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L'invention concerne un logement pour animaux comprenant un espace qui peut ou non être enfermé par une ou plusieurs parois, avec un plancher (10) et un réceptacle de matière fécale (20) se trouvant sous le sol. Le plancher comprend une partie de plancher à travers laquelle s'étendent un certain nombre d'ouvertures d'évacuation primaires (15) qui fournissent un passage de l'espace au réceptacle de matière fécale. Au niveau de la position des ouvertures d'évacuation primaires, le plancher est disposé sur un côté dirigé vers l'espace avec des corps de plaque (30) qui sont collés à une surface de plancher du plancher. Chaque corps de plaque s'étend entièrement ou partiellement sur l'ouverture d'évacuation primaire correspondante et comprend au moins une ouverture d'évacuation secondaire continue (35) qui fournit un rétrécissement par rapport à l'ouverture d'évacuation primaire (15) dans la partie de plancher qui est au moins partiellement recouverte par celle-ci.
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DE2925464A1 (de) * 1979-06-23 1981-01-22 Thye Lokenberg Heinrich Spaltenrost zur bildung von boeden in boxen fuer saeugende sauen
NL9201642A (nl) * 1992-09-22 1994-04-18 Cehave Nv Werkwijze voor het verminderen van ammoniak- en stankemissie uit een dierenverblijf, en verblijf voor toepassing van de werkwijze.
DE202011103860U1 (de) * 2011-07-28 2011-09-06 Gummiwerk Kraiburg Elastik Gmbh & Co. Bodenbelagssegment für einen Stallboden

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE2925464A1 (de) * 1979-06-23 1981-01-22 Thye Lokenberg Heinrich Spaltenrost zur bildung von boeden in boxen fuer saeugende sauen
NL9201642A (nl) * 1992-09-22 1994-04-18 Cehave Nv Werkwijze voor het verminderen van ammoniak- en stankemissie uit een dierenverblijf, en verblijf voor toepassing van de werkwijze.
DE202011103860U1 (de) * 2011-07-28 2011-09-06 Gummiwerk Kraiburg Elastik Gmbh & Co. Bodenbelagssegment für einen Stallboden

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