Method of cooling animals
    1.
    发明授权
    Method of cooling animals 有权
    冷却动物的方法

    公开(公告)号:US07140324B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-11-28

    申请号:US09832119

    申请日:2001-04-11

    IPC分类号: A01K1/00 A01J3/00

    摘要: An apparatus for cooling an animal in a place such as a milking stall or feeding stall wherein an artificial climate is created. The artificial climate disclosed comprises wetting the animal with a water vapor and causing an air flow over the wetted area of the animal. Water vapor is sprayed and rubbed onto the back of the animal while shields protect areas to remain dry. During the process the animal is monitored for signs of thermal stress using a variety of methods and the wetting and cooling process are discontinued if the artificial climate adversely affects the animal.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于在诸如挤奶摊位或喂食摊位的地方冷却动物的装置,其中产生人造气候。 所公开的人造气候包括用水蒸气润湿动物并使空气流过动物的湿润区域。 将水蒸汽喷洒并摩擦到动物的背部,同时屏蔽保护区域保持干燥。 在该过程中,使用各种方法监测动物的热应激迹象,并且如果人造气候对动物有不利影响,则中止湿润和冷却过程。

    Construction for automatically milking animals
    2.
    发明授权
    Construction for automatically milking animals 失效
    自动挤奶动物施工

    公开(公告)号:US06481372B2

    公开(公告)日:2002-11-19

    申请号:US09901092

    申请日:2001-07-10

    IPC分类号: A01J300

    CPC分类号: A01J5/0175

    摘要: An apparatus for the automated milking of animals such as cows in a milking compartment with a milking robot which is provided with a controllable robot arm for supporting and connecting teat cups to the teats of an animal in the milking compartment to be milked. The milking compartment is provided with a guide element for guiding movement of the robot arm. The guide element is so configured that the robot arm when moving along the guide element pivots the robot arm about a substantially vertical axis so that the teat cups are pivoted between a first position which is out of reach of the animal to be milked in the milking compartment to a second position located under the animal's udder. The mechanical guide element preferably includes a gear teeth arrangement whereby there is a gear type meshed connection between rollers that support the robot arm and the guide element to provide a robust mechanism and accurate pivoting movement by the robot arm.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于在具有挤奶机器人的挤奶室中的动物自动挤奶的装置,该挤奶机器人设置有可控制的机器人手臂,用于将挤奶杯支撑并连接到要挤奶的挤奶室中的动物的乳头。 挤奶室设置有用于引导机器人手臂的运动的引导元件。 引导元件被构造成使得当沿着引导元件移动时的机器人臂使机器人臂围绕基本垂直的轴线枢转,使得奶杯在枢转在第一位置之间,该第一位置在挤奶中被挤压的动物 隔间到位于动物乳房下方的第二位置。 机械引导元件优选地包括齿轮配置,由此在支撑机器人臂和引导元件的辊之间存在齿轮型啮合连接,以提供鲁棒的机构并且由机器人手臂进行准确的枢转运动。

    Method of and an implement for milking and/or treating animals
    3.
    发明授权
    Method of and an implement for milking and/or treating animals 失效
    用于挤奶和/或治疗动物的方法和实施方案

    公开(公告)号:US06170434B2

    公开(公告)日:2001-01-09

    申请号:US09274924

    申请日:1999-03-23

    IPC分类号: A01J5007

    CPC分类号: A01J5/007 A01J5/0175 A01J7/04

    摘要: A method of and apparatus for automatic milking of animals which comprises a number of steps such as cleaning the animal's teats, connecting teat receiving cups to the animal, foremilking, the milking operation as such, stripping, disconnecting the teat cups and disinfecting the teats. For each step, there are at least two variants. With the same animal, during a milking operation or in successive milking operations, different variants are applied, the variants being selected randomly by a random generator or to change periodically. The variants include the intensity and how the cleaning members are applied to the animal's teats, the sequence in which the teat cups are connected to the animal's teats, the locations of kinking places in the liner of the teat cup, the pulsation frequency, the release-suction phase ratio of pulsation, and the force with which the teat cups are decoupled from the animal's teats at the end of the milking operation.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于动物自动挤奶的方法和装置,其包括若干步骤,例如清洁动物的乳头,将奶头接收杯连接到动物,预先挤奶,挤奶操作,剥离,断开乳头杯和消毒奶头。 对于每个步骤,至少有两个变体。 使用相同的动物,在挤奶操作期间或连续挤奶操作中,应用不同的变体,变体由随机发生器随机选择或周期性地改变。 这些变体包括清洁部件应用于动物乳头的强度以及乳头杯连接到动物乳头的顺序,乳头杯的衬里中的扭结位置的位置,脉动频率,释放 脉动相位比,以及在挤奶操作结束时乳头杯与动物乳头分离的力。

    METHOD OF AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING A GROUP OF DAIRY ANIMALS
    4.
    发明申请
    METHOD OF AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING A GROUP OF DAIRY ANIMALS 有权
    用于管理一组动物的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US20120125261A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-05-24

    申请号:US13360814

    申请日:2012-01-30

    IPC分类号: A01J5/007 A01J5/00

    摘要: The present invention relates to a system and method of managing a group of dairy animals. More particularly, the invention relates to measuring one or more milk parameters, comparing this parameter to a criterion, and allowing an animal access to a pasture based on this comparison. The milk parameter is related to the composition of milk obtained from a dairy animal in as far as the composition is defined by at least one of the amount of protein and the energy intake of the dairy animal. The measured milk parameter is, for example, urea. Access to the pasture will be completely or partly blocked for a dairy animal having a high content of urea. This dairy animal is thus prevented from taking in an undesirably large amount of protein.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及管理一组奶牛的系统和方法。 更具体地,本发明涉及测量一个或多个牛奶参数,将该参数与标准进行比较,并且基于该比较允许动物进入牧场。 牛奶参数与从乳制品动物获得的乳的组成有关,只要该组合物由乳制品动物的蛋白质量和能量摄入量中的至少一种来定义。 测得的牛奶参数是例如尿素。 对于具有高含量尿素的乳制动物,进入牧场将被完全或部分阻止。 因此,这种乳制品动物被阻止摄取不希望的大量蛋白质。

    Assembly for performing an agricultural operation, in particular crop processing
    6.
    发明授权
    Assembly for performing an agricultural operation, in particular crop processing 有权
    组织农业经营,特别是作物加工

    公开(公告)号:US07440831B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-10-21

    申请号:US10250131

    申请日:2003-06-05

    IPC分类号: A01B69/00 G01C21/00 G06F19/00

    CPC分类号: A01B69/008

    摘要: An assembly for performing an agricultural operation, in particular crop processing. The assembly is provided with an autonomous agricultural machine that is movable over a parcel for performing the agricultural operation, the agricultural machine includes a machine container detachably disposed on the agricultural machine for containing an amount of the product required for performing the agricultural operation. A container for containing a stock of a product required for performing the agricultural operation is also provided and a control-unit automatically moves the agricultural machine to the container where a conveying device automatically exchanges the container with the machine container. Due to the fact that the machine container can be exchanged automatically and quickly with an exchange container, the assembly is relatively efficient in use.

    摘要翻译: 用于执行农业作业的装置,特别是作物加工。 该组件设置有可在包裹上移动以执行农业操作的自主农用机器,农业机器包括可拆卸地设置在农业机器上的用于容纳执行农业操作所需的产品的量的机器容器。 还提供容纳用于执行农业操作所需的产品的库存的容器,并且控制单元自动地将农业机器移动到容器中,在该容器中输送装置与机器容器自动地交换容器。 由于机器容器可以用交换容器自动快速地更换,所以组件在使用中相对有效。

    Arrangement for and a method of managing a herd of animals
    7.
    发明授权
    Arrangement for and a method of managing a herd of animals 有权
    管理一群动物的安排和方法

    公开(公告)号:US07370606B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-05-13

    申请号:US10073015

    申请日:2002-02-12

    IPC分类号: A01K5/02 A01K1/10

    CPC分类号: A01K29/00

    摘要: A management system for domesticated animals, such as cows, which comprises an animal identification system, a central unit provided with a computer which has a memory. The memory contains for each animal of the herd data which relates to the animal's position or status in the hierarchic order of the herd. The memory also contains data for each animal relating to its jostling behavior. This management is used in an automated system wherein procedures such as feeding and milking are performed on animals of the herd. The position or status of each animal in the hierarchic order of the herd is determined and the data thereof are stored in the memory. At least one of the procedures affecting each animal in the herd is governed, at least in part, by data in the memory relating to the animal's status or position in the hierarchic order of the herd and also by data concerning the animal's jostling behavior.

    摘要翻译: 一种养殖动物管理系统,例如牛,其包括动物识别系统,设有具有记忆的计算机的中央单元。 记忆包含与畜群数量有关的每只动物的牲畜的位置或状态,以群体的等级排列。 记忆还包含与其推挤行为有关的每只动物的数据。 这种管理用于自动化系统中,其中对牲畜进行进食和挤奶等程序。 确定每只动物以群体等级顺序的位置或状态,并将其数据存储在存储器中。 影响畜群中每只动物的至少一个程序,至少部分地通过记录中关于动物在牛群的分级秩序中的状态或位置的数据以及关于动物的推进行为的数据来管理。

    Construction for automatically milking animals
    8.
    发明授权
    Construction for automatically milking animals 失效
    自动挤奶动物施工

    公开(公告)号:US06463876B2

    公开(公告)日:2002-10-15

    申请号:US09899859

    申请日:2001-07-09

    IPC分类号: A01J5017

    CPC分类号: A01J5/0175

    摘要: An apparatus for automated milking of animals which comprises a milking compartment and a milking robot that is provided with teat cups and a mechanism for connecting the teat cups to the animals being milking in milking compartment. A carrier element for the teat cups is disclosed which is movable in three dimensions while being supported and moved by three sets of controlled piston and cylinder elements, each set of said elements having one end on ends thereof connected to the milking compartment and the other end thereof connected to the carrier element, the connections to the carrier element (as seen in plan) not being aligned. Each set of controlled piston and cylinder elements consists of two controlled piston and elements which are in “V” configurations so that there are three non-aligned connections of each set to the carrier element and six non-aligned connections to the milking compartment.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于动物自动挤奶的装置,包括挤奶室和挤奶机器人,该挤奶机和挤奶机器人设置有奶杯和用于将挤奶杯连接到在挤奶室中挤奶的动物的机构。 公开了一种用于乳头杯的载体元件,其可在三个维度上移动,同时被三组受控活塞和气缸元件支撑和移动,每组所述元件的一端在其一端连接到挤奶室,另一端 连接到载体元件,与载体元件的连接(如平面图所示)不对准。 每套控制的活塞和气缸元件由两个受控的活塞和“V”构造的元件组成,因此每个组与承载元件有三个不对齐的连接以及与挤奶室的六个非对齐连接。

    Implement for automatically milking animals, such as cows
    9.
    发明授权
    Implement for automatically milking animals, such as cows 失效
    实施自动挤奶动物,如奶牛

    公开(公告)号:US06237530B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-05-29

    申请号:US09566127

    申请日:2000-05-05

    IPC分类号: A01J500

    CPC分类号: A01K1/12 A01J5/0175 A01J7/02

    摘要: An apparatus for automatically milking animals, such as cows, comprising automatic milking machine and a milking robot for automatically connecting teat cups to the teats of an animal to be milked. The apparatus is further provided an enclosure having a control room which is accessible to and contains at least part of the milking machine and milking robot. The apparatus further comprises a device for cleaning or disinfecting, or both, an operator who enters the control room. This is accomplished automatically by providing adjacent to, or as part of, the door that enters the control room, a cleaning and disinfecting device which at least contacts the footwear of an operator entering the control room. The door may be turnable about a centrally disposed vertical axis which rotates to provide an entrance and exit from the control room, the bottom of the rotatable door comprising a basin which contains cleaning or disinfectant fluid or both. The enclosure may have one or two milking compartments either side by side or aligned longitudinally, a control room with access to the milking robot or robots and milking machine or machines and a cleaning and disinfecting device adjacent to, or as part of, the entry door and, as a whole, the enclosure may be movable.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于自动挤奶动物的装置,例如牛,包括自动挤奶机和挤奶机器人,用于将奶杯自动连接到要挤奶的动物的乳头。 该装置还设置有具有控制室的外壳,该控制室可访问并包含挤奶机和挤奶机器人的至少一部分。 该装置还包括用于清洁或消毒或两者进入控制室的操作者的装置。 这通过提供与进入控制室的门相邻或部分地自动完成,清洁和消毒装置至少接触进入控制室的操作者的鞋类。 门可以围绕中心设置的垂直轴线旋转,其旋转以提供从控制室的入口和出口,可旋转门的底部包括容纳清洁或消毒液体或两者的盆。 外壳可以并排或纵向排列一个或两个挤奶隔间,一个可进入挤奶机器人的控制室或机器人以及挤奶机或机器以及邻近或作为进入门的一部分的清洁和消毒装置 并且整体上,外壳可以是可移动的。

    Method of automatically milking animals and a fully automatic milking machine suitable for performing same
    10.
    发明授权
    Method of automatically milking animals and a fully automatic milking machine suitable for performing same 失效
    自动挤奶动物的方法和适用于其的全自动挤奶机

    公开(公告)号:US06209485B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-04-03

    申请号:US09400845

    申请日:1999-09-21

    IPC分类号: A01K5007

    CPC分类号: A01J5/0175

    摘要: A method and apparatus for automatically milking animals which are allowed individually to visit a milking compartment associated with a milking robot for automatically milking animals therein. An animal visiting the milking compartment is milked by the milking robot only when, since it last visited the milking compartment, Q milkings of other animals in the milking compartment have occurred. Based on physiological characteristics, each animal is assigned a number x which indicates how often it should be milked per unit of time such as a day. Intervening milkings Q which must take place before the animal can be milked again is calculated as a function of the animal's corresponding number x. Physiological characteristics which determine x for each animal include its milk yield, its lactation period stage, its age, its movement activity, its feed consumption and its udder's health. The process is computer controlled and the minimum number of milkings Q required by other animals before the relevant animal is again milked is reduced by a factor of 0.5 to 1.0 to avoid numerous visits by animals to the milking compartment without being milked. When an animal is milked after more or less than Q/C milkings by other animals, the subsequent minimum number of milkings Q of other animals required before the animal is again milked is decreased or increased so that the animal approximates x milkings per unit time.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于自动挤奶动物的方法和装置,其允许单独访问与挤奶机器人相关联的挤奶室,用于自动挤奶动物。 挤奶机器人的动物只有在最后一次访问挤奶车间时才挤奶机器人挤奶,发生挤奶车间其他动物的Q挤奶。 根据生理特征,每个动物被分配一个数字x,这表示每单位时间(如一天)应该多长时间挤奶一次。 在动物可以再次挤奶之前必须进行的干预乳汁Q被计算为动物相应数量x的函数。 确定每只动物x的生理特征包括其产奶量,其泌乳期,其年龄,其运动活动,其饲料消耗和乳房的健康。 该过程是计算机控制的,并且在相关动物再次挤奶之前,其他动物所需的最少数量的挤奶Q被减少0.5至1.0倍,以避免动物多次访问挤奶室而不被挤奶。 当动物在其他动物多于或少于Q / C乳汁之后被挤奶时,在动物再次挤奶之前所需的其他动物的随后的最小数量的挤奶量Q减少或增加,使得动物每单位时间接近×挤奶。