公开(公告)号：US07440831B2

公开(公告)日：2008-10-21

申请号：US10250131

申请日：2003-06-05

申请人： Theo Jan Miedema ,  Karel Van Den Berg ,  Alexander Van Der Lely

发明人： Theo Jan Miedema ,  Karel Van Den Berg ,  Alexander Van Der Lely

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。

公开(公告)号：US09016237B2

公开(公告)日：2015-04-28

申请号：US13360814

申请日：2012-01-30

申请人： Karel Van Den Berg ,  Antoon Peter André Theelen ,  Alexander Van Der Lely

发明人： Karel Van Den Berg ,  Antoon Peter André Theelen ,  Alexander Van Der Lely

IPC分类号： A01J5/01 ,  A01J5/007 ,  A01K1/00 ,  A01K1/12 ,  A01K3/00

CPC分类号： A01J5/007 ,  A01J5/01 ,  A01K1/0023 ,  A01K1/12 ,  A01K3/00 ,  A01K29/00

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。

公开(公告)号：US09095116B2

公开(公告)日：2015-08-04

申请号：US13211342

申请日：2011-08-17

申请人： Matthew Van Meurs ,  Roelof Stapel ,  Jan Martinus Van Kuilenburg ,  Karel Van Den Berg ,  Jan Lambertus Pastoor

发明人： Matthew Van Meurs ,  Roelof Stapel ,  Jan Martinus Van Kuilenburg ,  Karel Van Den Berg ,  Jan Lambertus Pastoor

IPC分类号： A01K1/01

CPC分类号： A01K1/0128 ,  A01K1/0029 ,  A01K1/01

摘要： The present invention relates to an unmanned self-propelled and self-steering device for removing manure present on a floor, including a manure slide and a drive for moving the device over the floor, wherein the manure slide is substantially U-shaped or V-shaped with two legs in order to define autonomously a manure-accommodating-space which opens in a forward direction and is closed in a rearward direction, and wherein the legs have a length in the order of magnitude of the width of the manure slide.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种用于去除地板上存在的粪便的无人自行式和自动转向装置，包括粪肥滑动件和用于将装置移动到地板上的驱动装置，其中粪便滑块基本上为U形或V形， 形成有两条腿，以便自主地限定在向前方向上打开并且沿向后方向关闭的肥料容纳空间，并且其中腿的长度为粪便滑块的宽度的数量级。

公开(公告)号：US08694191B2

公开(公告)日：2014-04-08

申请号：US12297686

申请日：2007-03-23

申请人： Karel Van Den Berg

发明人： Karel Van Den Berg

IPC分类号： G06F17/00 ,  G06F19/00 ,  B62D6/04 ,  G01C21/00

CPC分类号： A01K5/0266 ,  A01K1/105

摘要： An unmanned autonomous vehicle for displacing feed lying on a floor is provided with two wheels that are separately drivable, a distance determining device for determining the distance from the vehicle to a wall portion, an orientation determining device for determining the orientation of the center line of the vehicle relative to the wall portion, a torque difference determining device for determining the torque difference between the wheels, a control unit for controlling the vehicle and moving it in a direction of travel, and a feed displacing arrangement for displacing feed substantially sidewardly. The control unit may be programmed in such a way that during operation the vehicle will maintain a distance determined by the distance determining device to the wall portion, which distance is greater than or equal to a pre-adjusted minimum distance to the wall portion. During operation the center line of the vehicle may be maintained with an orientation determined by the orientation determining device relative to the wall portion, which orientation is at least almost equal to a pre-adjusted orientation. During operation the drivable wheels of the vehicle may show a torque difference determined by the torque difference determining device, which difference can then be maintained at a value smaller than or equal to a pre-adjusted maximum torque.

摘要翻译： 用于移动位于地板上的饲料的无人驾驶自动车辆设置有可独立驱动的两个轮子，用于确定从车辆到壁部分的距离的距离确定装置，用于确定中心线的方位的方向确定装置 所述车辆相对于所述壁部分，用于确定所述车轮之间的转矩差的转矩差确定装置，用于控制所述车辆并且沿行进方向移动的控制单元以及用于基本上侧向移位的供给位移装置。 控制单元可以以这样的方式进行编程：在操作期间，车辆将保持由距离确定装置确定的与壁部分的距离，该距离大于或等于预先调节的与壁部分的最小距离。 在操作期间，可以通过由取向确定装置相对于壁部确定的取向来维持车辆的中心线，该取向至少几乎等于预调节的取向。 在操作期间，车辆的可驱动轮可以显示由扭矩差确定装置确定的扭矩差，然后该差可以保持在小于或等于预调节的最大扭矩的值。

公开(公告)号：US08356577B2

公开(公告)日：2013-01-22

申请号：US12891880

申请日：2010-09-28

申请人： Karel Van Den Berg

发明人： Karel Van Den Berg

IPC分类号： A01J5/00 ,  A01J5/04

CPC分类号： A01J5/007 ,  A01J5/04 ,  A01J5/044

摘要： A combination of a teat cup and a flexible milk tube is shown. The flexible milk tube has a main duct and a plurality of secondary ducts for discharging milk from the teat cup and for applying vacuum in the teat cup. The main duct is confined by a duct wall extending around the main duct. The secondary ducts are included in the duct wall of the main duct. By including the plurality of secondary ducts in the duct wall of the main duct the flexible milk tube as a whole has a smaller cross-section than that of the known milk tube. The plurality of secondary ducts no longer need separate duct walls forming separate tubes either connected or not with the flexible milk tube comprising the main duct. This results in space saving.

摘要翻译： 显示了奶杯和柔性奶管的组合。 柔性牛奶管具有主管道和多个次级管道，用于从奶杯中排出牛奶并在奶杯中施加真空。 主管道由围绕主管道延伸的管道壁限制。 副管道包括在主管道的管道壁中。 通过将多个次级管道包括在主管道的管道壁中，柔性奶管整体具有比已知的奶管的横截面更小的横截面。 多个次级管道不再需要单独的导管壁，其形成与包括主管道的柔性奶管相连或不连接的分开的管。 这节省了空间。

公开(公告)号：US08349091B2

公开(公告)日：2013-01-08

申请号：US12125950

申请日：2008-05-23

申请人： Karel Van Den Berg ,  Gerard Mostert

发明人： Karel Van Den Berg ,  Gerard Mostert

IPC分类号： B08B9/02 ,  B08B3/10 ,  B08B3/08

CPC分类号： A01J7/025

摘要： A teat cup cleaning device having a heating chamber (2), provided with a discharge (3) which is closable by a valve (4), and arranged for connection to a teat cup. A filling device (20) is provided for filling the heating chamber (2) with an amount of cleaning liquid (11), and a heating arrangement is arranged to heat the contents of the heating chamber (2) to a temperature T higher than the boiling point Tk of the cleaning liquid at ambient pressure. The valve (4) opens in this situation to deliver the heated cleaning liquid to the teat cup. The teat cup cleaning device also comprising a connecting line (17) between a liquid supply and the discharge.

摘要翻译： 一种具有加热室（2）的奶杯清洁装置，其具有可由阀（4）关闭并且被布置成连接到奶杯的排出口（3）。 一种填充装置（20），用于用一定数量的清洗液（11）填充加热室（2），并且设置加热装置以将加热室（2）的内容物加热至高于 在环境压力下清洗液的沸点Tk。 在这种情况下阀（4）打开以将加热的清洗液输送到奶杯。 奶杯洗涤装置还包括在液体供应和排放之间的连接管线（17）。

公开(公告)号：US20120055508A1

公开(公告)日：2012-03-08

申请号：US13210399

申请日：2011-08-16

申请人： Karel Van Den Berg

发明人： Karel Van Den Berg

IPC分类号： A47L11/00 ,  B08B1/00

CPC分类号： A01K1/01 ,  A01K1/0128 ,  A01K1/105 ,  B08B1/02 ,  B08B1/04

摘要： The present invention relates to an assembly for displacing material present on a stable floor, including an unmanned self-propelled device having a frame, wherein the frame is provided with a slide for displacing the material and with at least one brush, wherein the assembly further includes setting means for automatically and selectively setting the intensity of the contact of the brush with the floor.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种用于移动存在于稳定地板上的材料的组件，包括具有框架的无人自行推进装置，其中框架设置有用于移动材料的滑块和至少一个刷子，其中组件进一步 包括用于自动和选择性地设置刷子与地板的接触强度的设置装置。

公开(公告)号：US20110155067A1

公开(公告)日：2011-06-30

申请号：US13045573

申请日：2011-03-11

申请人： Karel Van Den Berg

发明人： Karel Van Den Berg

IPC分类号： A01J5/017 ,  A01J7/00

CPC分类号： A01J5/0175 ,  A01J5/08

摘要： The invention provides a system for connecting a teat cup to a teat, and a teat cup of this type. A teat cup of this type includes an optical sensor which looks from the inside outwards through the opening of the teat cup. An image of, for example, a teat can thus be produced, and said image can be used very simply to assist a robot arm in guiding the teat cup to the teat.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了一种用于将奶杯连接到乳头的系统和这种类型的奶杯。 这种类型的奶杯包括从内向外通过奶杯的开口看的光学传感器。 因此，可以产生例如奶头的图像，并且可以非常简单地使用所述图像来辅助机器人手臂将奶头杯引导到奶头。

公开(公告)号：US07934469B2

公开(公告)日：2011-05-03

申请号：US12135230

申请日：2008-06-09

申请人： Karel Van Den Berg

发明人： Karel Van Den Berg

IPC分类号： A01J7/00 ,  A01K9/00 ,  A01K7/00

CPC分类号： A01K5/0266 ,  A01K9/00

摘要： An installation for supplying liquid feed to an animal, such as a calf. The installation comprises one or more feed loading places (1) and one or more feed unloading places (2-5), and one or more vehicles (9) that are autonomously displaceable, controlled by a microprocessor or the like, between one or more feed loading places and one or more feed unloading places, each vehicle comprising a drinking nozzle (10), such as a flexible teat.

摘要翻译： 用于向动物（例如小牛）供应液体饲料的装置。 该装置包括一个或多个进料装载位置（1）和一个或多个进料卸载位置（2-5）以及一个或多个载体（9），其可自主移动，由微处理器等控制在一个或多个 进料装载位置和一个或多个进料卸载位置，每个车辆包括饮用喷嘴（10），例如柔性乳头。

公开(公告)号：US20110048329A1

公开(公告)日：2011-03-03

申请号：US12440020

申请日：2007-08-28

申请人： Karel Van Den Berg

发明人： Karel Van Den Berg

IPC分类号： A01J5/007

CPC分类号： A01J5/0175 ,  A01J5/007 ,  A01J5/0075 ,  A01J5/01 ,  A01J5/08

摘要： Method of controlling a milking implement for automatically milking a dairy animal with an udder, such as a cow, which milking implement comprises a camera and a teat cup, which method comprises the following steps: attaching the teat cup to a teat of the udder, followed by producing by means of the camera an image of at least a part of the udder and of at least a part of the teat cup, making an analysis of the image of the udder with the teat cup, and performing at least one control action by means of the milking implement, based on the analysis.

摘要翻译： 一种控制挤奶器具的方法，用于使用乳房（例如牛）自动挤奶，其中挤奶工具包括照相机和奶杯，该方法包括以下步骤：将奶杯连接到乳房的乳头， 随后通过相机产生至少一部分乳房和至少一部分乳头杯的图像，使用乳头杯对乳房的图像进行分析，并且执行至少一个控制动作 通过挤奶工具，基于分析。