EP2540254A1 - Dispositif de surveillance de grands animaux - Google Patents

Dispositif de surveillance de grands animaux Download PDF

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EP2540254A1
EP2540254A1 EP11005190A EP11005190A EP2540254A1 EP 2540254 A1 EP2540254 A1 EP 2540254A1 EP 11005190 A EP11005190 A EP 11005190A EP 11005190 A EP11005190 A EP 11005190A EP 2540254 A1 EP2540254 A1 EP 2540254A1
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Carsten Lutz
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Mtk Messtechnik Hamburg (gmbh & Co) KG
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    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61D—VETERINARY INSTRUMENTS, IMPLEMENTS, TOOLS, OR METHODS
    • A61D17/00—Devices for indicating trouble during labour of animals ; Methods or instruments for detecting pregnancy-related states of animals
    • A61D17/008—Devices for indicating trouble during labour of animals ; Methods or instruments for detecting pregnancy-related states of animals for detecting birth of animals, e.g. parturition alarm

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  • the invention relates to a device for monitoring large animals with the features of the preamble of claim 1.
  • the monitoring systems are subject to wear, for example due to persistent abrasion effects or acidic environments (caused by sweat of large animals) can lead to measurement inaccuracies or shortened lifespan.
  • the invention is therefore based on the object to provide a monitoring system for large animals, which has an increased resistance to wear with the same or improved accuracy of measurement.
  • a device for monitoring large animals is proposed with a belt, wherein the belt is applied to the skin of the large animal and the belt at least in a portion on the large animal side associated with an electrical conductor and wherein the electrical conductor with a open-celled material is sheathed.
  • the open-pore material protects the conductor from many physical effects, such as abrasion-related wear or direct damage, for example caused by sharp objects or drops, etc. Despite this protective effect by the open-pored material, enough sweat can still reach the area of the conductor to allow monitoring. Thus, while maintaining the monitoring functionality, the life of the device as a whole can be increased. The fact that the conductor is better protected against negative external influences, the measurement accuracy of the device remains overall longer than usual.
  • the open-pore material is formed by a flexible fabric. Due to the flexible fabric, the sheath is able to be deformed. For example, it can be compressed, ie reduced in diameter, so that the distance of the conductor to the skin surface, for example when applying the belt can be reduced. In addition, the pores in the flexible fabric can be widened to make the sheath for the welding fluid more permeable. This dynamically variable pore size in combination with compressible tissue offers a high quality of measurement when the conductor is well protected.
  • the open-cell material covering the conductor comprises aramid fibers.
  • Aramid fibers some of which are also known under the brand name Kevlar, offer high strength, high impact resistance, high elongation at break and good resistance to acids and alkalis and are therefore suitable for use as sheathing of the conductor.
  • the fibers at least partially wrap the conductor spirally.
  • the sheathed electrical conductor is sewn to the belt.
  • sewing the electrical conductor can be firmly connected to the belt and fixed.
  • the sewing is preferably carried out in the form that the conductor is used with sheathing in a sewing machine and the head is sewn like a yarn with the belt.
  • no extra yarn is needed to sew the ladder to the belt because the jacketed conductor itself is sewn.
  • sew additional belt material with the belt as a yarn For example, to create a specially designed contact surface or measuring range with an insulating background material.
  • the seam pattern may preferably be rectilinear.
  • the Seam preferably also run in zigzag to accommodate the largest possible length of the measuring conductor on a target surface.
  • the conductor preferably comprises a plurality of, preferably twisted together, stainless steel wires.
  • Stainless steel is suitable as a conductor due to the resistance to aggressive media, whereby a twisting of the stainless steel wires, a larger conductor cross-section can be achieved with increased stability of the conductor, without affecting the flexibility of the conductor is impaired.
  • the belt has two separate measuring areas which are substantially parallel to each other.
  • the measuring ranges can be evaluated independently of each other, or the data of the other measuring range can be taken into account in the result generation.
  • the result could be an average of the two span data.
  • the accuracy of the measurement can thus be increased, since irregularities, such as, for example, area-varying perspiration behavior of the large animal are less significant.
  • the failure of one measuring range can also be compensated for by the other measuring range, so that monitoring can still take place, for example, if the belt slips.
  • the area marks the area to which gel is applied for monitoring.
  • the color of the conductor preferably has a signal effect.
  • a zigzag seam would make a surface with a golden yellow pattern (see the later described US Pat FIG. 3 ), which suggests that the commonly used gel must be applied here.
  • care must be taken that the gel is applied to the conductors so that the measuring signal is not impaired by short-circuiting the conductors.
  • the belt of the device has at least one metallic push button, which is electrically connected to the conductor and via which a contacting of the electrical conductor is possible.
  • the push button is preferably arranged on the side facing away from the horse of the belt.
  • To the push button can be closed by simply pressing a corresponding counterpart of the contact and thus the forwarding of the measurement signal to an evaluation unit.
  • the contacting can be done quickly, intuitively and simply by using the push button.
  • the device has two material layers sewn together, between which runs at least a part of the electrical lines.
  • the two layers of material are preferably made of electrically insulating, waterproof insulation material and thus shield the internal lines from external influences. Outside the material layers are preferably only the measuring ranges at which the conductor is arranged with sheath on the outside of the belt and possibly contact points, such as the push button already described.
  • the strap is part of a head halter for a horse.
  • the equipment for monitoring horses are usually not arranged in the head area of the horse due to the space required.
  • the device according to the invention is also suitable for a head halter for a horse, as the Can be sewn in a simple way with the straps of the head holster.
  • the head halter In addition to the sewing of the head, the head halter must not be changed or only slightly changed, so that an inventively provided with the head headband of a conventional headband otherwise does not differ.
  • the advantage is in particular to be seen in the fact that the horse is not burdened by an additional, previously required and unusual for the horse belt.
  • the device can be created very easy to the horse because the head halter itself is very easy to put on, and the horse is used to the head halter.
  • the device is not burdened by the weight of the horse's body when lying down the horse.
  • the allocation of the device costs can be saved for the horse owner, since the already existing head halter is used to attach the device.
  • the belt preferably has the electrical conductor in the nose region and / or end region and / or occipital region of the horse on its side facing the horse. All three areas are suitable for monitoring the moisture content of the coat and are thus the preferred positions for a measuring range.
  • the skin moisture and / or heart rate of the large animal is measured and monitored.
  • the measurement is carried out by monitoring the electrical conductivity at the skin surface or the surface of the rock of the large animal.
  • the conductor is sewn on an area of not more than 100 cm 2 . Due to the proposed maximum area measurement inaccuracies due to muscle contractions be reduced.
  • FIG. 1 the head of a horse is shown, the horse wearing a head halter 3.
  • the head halter 3 comprises two straps 5, which are arranged at the height of the nose and the head region of the horse.
  • the two straps 5 each have measuring areas 4 which are formed by electrical conductors 2 sewn in parallel.
  • the ladder 2 are indicated by dashed lines.
  • the ladder 2 are arranged on the inside of the belt 5 assigned to the horse and touching the horse, since only in this way can the electrical conductivity of the skin or of the skin be measured.
  • a conductor 2 comprises several stainless steel wires, which are at least partially twisted together and are sheathed by aramid fibers.
  • the porous or open-pored coating is preferably achieved by spirally wrapping the stainless steel wires with the aramid fibers.
  • the conductors 2 are covered with an open-pored material, which protect the conductors 2 on the one hand from harmful external influences, on the other hand still allow monitoring of the horse.
  • An increased electrical conductivity of the horse's coat or skin is registered and, if necessary, the horse owner or the horse manager can be automatically notified of critical changes.
  • FIG. 2 is shown in a plan view of a portion of a belt 5.
  • the belt 5 has parallel conductor tracks which are formed by aramid fiber-coated conductor 2.
  • the belt 5 otherwise comprises only insulation material 1.
  • the insulation material 1 may consist of conventional belt material, for example leather or nylon.
  • FIG. 3 is schematically shown in a plan view a section of a belt 5, as it comes in the chest or abdominal area of large animals used. It is wider than a belt 5 for a head halter 3 and has a large measuring area 4.
  • the belt 5 itself consists mainly of insulation material 1. In this case, preferably two layers of insulation material 1 are sewn together.
  • the lines for contacting the electrical conductors 2 extend with an evaluation unit. The lines preferably run to press buttons, not shown, via which an external contacting of the conductors 2 is made possible from the outside.
  • the measuring area 4 is defined by zigzag seams of one or more conductors 2.
  • the ladder 2 can be sewn directly to the belt 5.
  • an extra base material made of nylon or leather material can preferably be provided, which is electrically insulated and sewn by the conductor 2 with the belt 5.
  • the surface of the base material automatically represents the measuring area 4, which is used simultaneously for sewing the conductors 2.
  • the area of measuring range 4 should not exceed 100 cm 2 , whereby the maximum side length of the measuring range should not exceed 5 cm. This prevents that in the conductor 2 alone by a muscle contraction a measurement signal is generated, which can then be mistakenly interpreted as a signal for increased heart rate or increased sweat.
  • the gel used in monitoring usually to improve the contact is applied, which should improve the reliability of the monitoring.
  • the pattern of the conductor 2 can be clearly recognized by the golden yellow aramid fiber sheath and signals that the gel is to be applied in the measuring area 4.
  • the application of gel is particularly useful when measuring the heart rate of the animal, in which case care must again be taken that the measurement signal is not impaired by a short-circuiting of the conductors.

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WO2018212654A1 (fr) * 2017-05-18 2018-11-22 N.V. Nederlandsche Apparatenfabriek Nedap Procédé et système pour déterminer des informations de vêlage

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DE2719698C2 (de) 1977-05-03 1979-01-11 Werner 4543 Lienen Kegel Vorrichtung zur Überwachung und Anzeige des Beginns einer Geburt bei Pferden
GB2437250A (en) * 2006-04-18 2007-10-24 Iti Scotland Ltd Method and system for monitoring the condition of livestock
DE202008003109U1 (de) * 2008-03-05 2009-07-30 Georg Kieffer Sattlerwarenfabrik Gmbh Sattelgurt
EP2196086A1 (fr) 2008-12-12 2010-06-16 MTK Messtechnik Hamburg (GmbH & Co.) KG Dispositif de surveillance de grands animaux

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DE2719698C2 (de) 1977-05-03 1979-01-11 Werner 4543 Lienen Kegel Vorrichtung zur Überwachung und Anzeige des Beginns einer Geburt bei Pferden
GB2437250A (en) * 2006-04-18 2007-10-24 Iti Scotland Ltd Method and system for monitoring the condition of livestock
DE202008003109U1 (de) * 2008-03-05 2009-07-30 Georg Kieffer Sattlerwarenfabrik Gmbh Sattelgurt
EP2196086A1 (fr) 2008-12-12 2010-06-16 MTK Messtechnik Hamburg (GmbH & Co.) KG Dispositif de surveillance de grands animaux

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2018212654A1 (fr) * 2017-05-18 2018-11-22 N.V. Nederlandsche Apparatenfabriek Nedap Procédé et système pour déterminer des informations de vêlage
NL2018938B1 (nl) * 2017-05-18 2018-11-28 N V Nederlandsche Apparatenfabriek Nedap Werkwijze en systeem voor het bepalen van afkalf-informatie

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