GB2132867A - Feeding device - Google Patents
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- GB2132867A GB2132867A GB08400211A GB8400211A GB2132867A GB 2132867 A GB2132867 A GB 2132867A GB 08400211 A GB08400211 A GB 08400211A GB 8400211 A GB8400211 A GB 8400211A GB 2132867 A GB2132867 A GB 2132867A
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- 239000000463 material Substances 0.000 claims abstract description 3
- XEEYBQQBJWHFJM-UHFFFAOYSA-N Iron Chemical compound [Fe] XEEYBQQBJWHFJM-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims description 20
- 229910052742 iron Inorganic materials 0.000 claims description 8
- 239000007787 solid Substances 0.000 claims description 6
- 230000003213 activating effect Effects 0.000 claims description 4
- 206010012735 Diarrhoea Diseases 0.000 claims description 2
- 206010038743 Restlessness Diseases 0.000 claims description 2
- 241000282887 Suidae Species 0.000 claims description 2
- 230000001419 dependent effect Effects 0.000 claims description 2
- JEIPFZHSYJVQDO-UHFFFAOYSA-N iron(III) oxide Inorganic materials O=[Fe]O[Fe]=O JEIPFZHSYJVQDO-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims description 2
Classifications
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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
- A01K5/0225—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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- Animal Husbandry (AREA)
- Biodiversity & Conservation Biology (AREA)
- Feeding And Watering For Cattle Raising And Animal Husbandry (AREA)
- Fodder In General (AREA)
Abstract
A feed dispenser which can be placed in pigsties is made for example from rustproof material. The feed dispenser includes a pivotal feed drawer (5) which is activated by the animals themselves, and a certain amount of feed will slip over the edge between a plate (1) and the bottom of the feed drawer (5) and will end up in a crib (not shown) located below the drawer. The animals are not fed too much or too little because the drawer (5) produces a mechanical vibration which prevents the feed becoming stuck in the feed container (4) which is placed over the feed drawer (5). <IMAGE>
Description
against a stopper (3) which is placed on the rear plate of the feed container. This will result in a kind of mechanical vibration which prevents the feed being stuck in the feed container. An adjusting screw (6) is placed on the one side of the feed container to adjust the amount of feed delivered to the drawer.
The feed drawer (5) will be activated when the animals move against the plate (1) and the feed drawer will be pressed back and when it moves to its starting position a certain amount of feed will be delivered and will slip over the edge between plate (1) and the bottom of the feed drawer (5) and end up in a crib (not shown) which is located below the drawer.
The predetermined amount of feed which is delivered by activating the feed drawer (5) is also dependent on how big the distance is between the front plate (7) and the bottom of the feed drawer (5).
If the distance between the bottom of the front plate and the bottom of the feed drawer is reduced or increased the dispenser respectively delivers lesser or greater feed doses when the feed drawer (5) is activated.
1. A feed dispenser comprising a piviotal feed drawer located under a feed container, said feed drawer being activated when an anima! touches a plate (1 ) at the front edge of the feed drawer (5), to deliver an amount of feed.
2. A feed dispenser as claimed in claim 1, in which an adjusting screw is provided to adjust the amount of feed delivered to the feed drawer.
3. A feed dispenser as claimed in claim 1 or 2 in which a solid piece of iron is attached to the rear edge of the feed drawer so that when the drawer is activated the iron piece will strike against a stopper placed at the rear of the feed container and thereby generate a mechanical vibration.
4. A feed dispenser substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
SPECIFICATION
Feed dispenser
This invention relates to a feed dispenser for use for instance, in pigsties to prevent the pigs being fed too much or too little.
By known feed arrangements it is not unusual for the feed to stick in the silo and the lack of feed will cost unrest among the animals. It is also possible to feed too much by the known arrangements which results in bad feed and causes diarrhoea among the animals.
From U.S. Application No. 3504654 another feed arrangement is known. According to the presentation of the subject this feed arrangement is not able to supply an exact amount of feed per dose because a rounded plate (13) which forms the bottom in a pipe (12) is activated through a handle (25) and ifthe handle is pulled just a little the feed will run straight through the pipe, which results in overdosing. To stop the supply of feed the plate (13) has to be pressed back to the closed position through the amount of feed in pipe (12) which is why the feed is easily wedged between the pipe (12) and plate (13).
The purpose of the invention is to produce a feed dispenser which with close accuracy can be adjusted to deliver big or small amounts of feed per dosing.
According to the present invention there is provided a feed dispenser comprising a pivotal feed drawer located under a feed container, said feed drawer being activated when an animal touches a plate (1) at the front edge of the feed drawer (5), to deliver an amount of feed.
The feed dispenser is peculiar because the animals
have to activate a kind of drawer which is placed under the feed container. By activating the drawer a certain amount of feed will slip over the edge of the drawer's bottom and will fall down into a kind of crib. The drawer is placed under the feed container
in a way which makes it possible for it to fall back to
its starting position when it is activated. At the rear
of the feed container a stopper is placed which the
drawer hits when it is activated to cause a kind of
mechanical vibration which prevents feed being
stuck inside the feed container.
An embodiment of the invention will now be
described with reference to the accompanying draw
ings in which:
Figure 1 is a front elevation of a feed dispenser
according to the invention;
Figure 2 shows the feed dispenser seen in side
view; and
Figure 3 shows the feed dispenser seen in cross
section.
The feed dispenser (4) may be made from rust
proof or galvanized material. The feed dispenser
consists of a feed container (4) the back plate and
side plates of which are perpendicular. The front
plate (7) is bevelled in its presentation. Under the
feed container a revolving feed drawer (5) is placed
which is concave in its presentation. At the rear edge
of the feed drawer (5) a piece of solid iron (2) is
attached. When the feed drawer (5) is activated to
pivot rearwards the solid piece of iron (2) will strike
**WARNING** end of DESC field may overlap start of CLMS **.
Claims (4)
1. A feed dispenser comprising a piviotal feed drawer located under a feed container, said feed drawer being activated when an anima! touches a plate (1 ) at the front edge of the feed drawer (5), to deliver an amount of feed.
2. A feed dispenser as claimed in claim 1, in which an adjusting screw is provided to adjust the amount of feed delivered to the feed drawer.
3. A feed dispenser as claimed in claim 1 or 2 in which a solid piece of iron is attached to the rear edge of the feed drawer so that when the drawer is activated the iron piece will strike against a stopper placed at the rear of the feed container and thereby generate a mechanical vibration.
4. A feed dispenser substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
SPECIFICATION
Feed dispenser
This invention relates to a feed dispenser for use for instance, in pigsties to prevent the pigs being fed too much or too little.
By known feed arrangements it is not unusual for the feed to stick in the silo and the lack of feed will cost unrest among the animals. It is also possible to feed too much by the known arrangements which results in bad feed and causes diarrhoea among the animals.
From U.S. Application No. 3504654 another feed arrangement is known. According to the presentation of the subject this feed arrangement is not able to supply an exact amount of feed per dose because a rounded plate (13) which forms the bottom in a pipe (12) is activated through a handle (25) and ifthe handle is pulled just a little the feed will run straight through the pipe, which results in overdosing. To stop the supply of feed the plate (13) has to be pressed back to the closed position through the amount of feed in pipe (12) which is why the feed is easily wedged between the pipe (12) and plate (13).
The purpose of the invention is to produce a feed dispenser which with close accuracy can be adjusted to deliver big or small amounts of feed per dosing.
According to the present invention there is provided a feed dispenser comprising a pivotal feed drawer located under a feed container, said feed drawer being activated when an animal touches a plate (1) at the front edge of the feed drawer (5), to deliver an amount of feed.
The feed dispenser is peculiar because the animals
have to activate a kind of drawer which is placed under the feed container. By activating the drawer a certain amount of feed will slip over the edge of the drawer's bottom and will fall down into a kind of crib. The drawer is placed under the feed container
in a way which makes it possible for it to fall back to
its starting position when it is activated. At the rear
of the feed container a stopper is placed which the
drawer hits when it is activated to cause a kind of
mechanical vibration which prevents feed being
stuck inside the feed container.
An embodiment of the invention will now be
described with reference to the accompanying draw
ings in which:
Figure 1 is a front elevation of a feed dispenser
according to the invention;
Figure 2 shows the feed dispenser seen in side
view; and
Figure 3 shows the feed dispenser seen in cross
section.
The feed dispenser (4) may be made from rust
proof or galvanized material. The feed dispenser
consists of a feed container (4) the back plate and
side plates of which are perpendicular. The front
plate (7) is bevelled in its presentation. Under the
feed container a revolving feed drawer (5) is placed
which is concave in its presentation. At the rear edge
of the feed drawer (5) a piece of solid iron (2) is
attached. When the feed drawer (5) is activated to
pivot rearwards the solid piece of iron (2) will strike
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| DK9783A DK9783A (en) | 1983-01-12 | 1983-01-12 | FEED MACHINE |
Publications (2)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| GB8400211D0 GB8400211D0 (en) | 1984-02-08 |
| GB2132867A true GB2132867A (en) | 1984-07-18 |
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB08400211A Withdrawn GB2132867A (en) | 1983-01-12 | 1984-01-05 | Feeding device |
Country Status (4)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| DE (1) | DE3347358A1 (en) |
| DK (1) | DK9783A (en) |
| GB (1) | GB2132867A (en) |
| NL (1) | NL8400052A (en) |
Cited By (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EP1884158A1 (en) | 2006-08-03 | 2008-02-06 | Rotecna S.A. | Feeder for animals |
Families Citing this family (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE19917650C1 (en) * | 1999-04-19 | 2000-12-28 | Crazy Horse Reitsportartikel & | Automatic feeding device for animals has counter-weight for dosing device operated by animal used for controlling supply of animal feed from supply hopper or dosing device |
| EP4212015B1 (en) * | 2022-01-14 | 2024-02-28 | Albert Kerbl GmbH | Feed device for poultry |
Citations (5)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB248910A (en) * | 1925-02-24 | 1926-03-18 | Norman Bruce Hair | An automatic feeder for poultry |
| GB370308A (en) * | 1931-03-04 | 1932-04-07 | Sims And Sons Ltd S | Improvements in automatic feeders for poultry and the like |
| GB650580A (en) * | 1948-02-26 | 1951-02-28 | Leslie George Palmer | Improvements in food storing and dispensing devices for birds |
| GB1175727A (en) * | 1967-05-22 | 1969-12-23 | Martin Howlett | Improvements in or relating to Animal Feeding Devices |
| GB1345526A (en) * | 1971-11-22 | 1974-01-30 | Orr J | Bird exercising device |
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1983
- 1983-01-12 DK DK9783A patent/DK9783A/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1983-12-28 DE DE19833347358 patent/DE3347358A1/en not_active Ceased
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1984
- 1984-01-05 GB GB08400211A patent/GB2132867A/en not_active Withdrawn
- 1984-01-06 NL NL8400052A patent/NL8400052A/en not_active Application Discontinuation
Patent Citations (5)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB248910A (en) * | 1925-02-24 | 1926-03-18 | Norman Bruce Hair | An automatic feeder for poultry |
| GB370308A (en) * | 1931-03-04 | 1932-04-07 | Sims And Sons Ltd S | Improvements in automatic feeders for poultry and the like |
| GB650580A (en) * | 1948-02-26 | 1951-02-28 | Leslie George Palmer | Improvements in food storing and dispensing devices for birds |
| GB1175727A (en) * | 1967-05-22 | 1969-12-23 | Martin Howlett | Improvements in or relating to Animal Feeding Devices |
| GB1345526A (en) * | 1971-11-22 | 1974-01-30 | Orr J | Bird exercising device |
Cited By (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EP1884158A1 (en) | 2006-08-03 | 2008-02-06 | Rotecna S.A. | Feeder for animals |
| ES2319247A1 (en) * | 2006-08-03 | 2009-05-05 | Rotecna S.A. | Feeder for animals |
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| DK9783D0 (en) | 1983-01-12 |
| GB8400211D0 (en) | 1984-02-08 |
| NL8400052A (en) | 1984-08-01 |
| DK9783A (en) | 1984-07-13 |
| DE3347358A1 (en) | 1984-07-12 |
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| Date | Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| WAP | Application withdrawn, taken to be withdrawn or refused ** after publication under section 16(1) |