WO2013171717A1 - Vertical combined shredding and mixing truck - Google Patents

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WO2013171717A1
WO2013171717A1 PCT/IB2013/054041 IB2013054041W WO2013171717A1 WO 2013171717 A1 WO2013171717 A1 WO 2013171717A1 IB 2013054041 W IB2013054041 W IB 2013054041W WO 2013171717 A1 WO2013171717 A1 WO 2013171717A1
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Ivano ZANIBONI
Dino BONI
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Agricola Sacchina Di Boni Dino E Bruno Ss Soc
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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
    • A01K5/00Feeding devices for stock or game ; Feeding wagons; Feeding stacks
    • A01K5/001Fodder distributors with mixer or shredder
    • A01K5/004Fodder distributors with mixer or shredder with mixing or shredding element rotating on vertical axis
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01FPROCESSING OF HARVESTED PRODUCE; HAY OR STRAW PRESSES; DEVICES FOR STORING AGRICULTURAL OR HORTICULTURAL PRODUCE
    • A01F29/00Cutting apparatus specially adapted for cutting hay, straw or the like
    • A01F29/005Cutting apparatus specially adapted for cutting hay, straw or the like for disintegrating and cutting up bales of hay, straw or fodder
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01FPROCESSING OF HARVESTED PRODUCE; HAY OR STRAW PRESSES; DEVICES FOR STORING AGRICULTURAL OR HORTICULTURAL PRODUCE
    • A01F29/00Cutting apparatus specially adapted for cutting hay, straw or the like
    • A01F29/09Details
    • A01F29/10Feeding devices
    • 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
    • A01K5/00Feeding devices for stock or game ; Feeding wagons; Feeding stacks
    • A01K5/02Automatic devices
    • A01K5/0258Automatic devices with endless screws
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B02CRUSHING, PULVERISING, OR DISINTEGRATING; PREPARATORY TREATMENT OF GRAIN FOR MILLING
    • B02CCRUSHING, PULVERISING, OR DISINTEGRATING IN GENERAL; MILLING GRAIN
    • B02C18/00Disintegrating by knives or other cutting or tearing members which chop material into fragments
    • B02C18/06Disintegrating by knives or other cutting or tearing members which chop material into fragments with rotating knives
    • B02C18/067Tub-grinders

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  • the present invention relates to a vertical combined shredding and mixing truck.
  • vertical mixing and shredding trucks which comprise, within an outer enclosure that is open at the top, one or more vertical, motorized screw feeders which are provided with applied blades.
  • fibrous products such as straw or hay gathered in cylindrical or prism-shaped bales, and also ensiled and farinaceous products, are introduced into the combined mixing and shredding truck, and the whole is subjected, by the motion of the screw feeders, to an operation of shredding and mixing, so as to obtain a product as uniform as possible which is discharged from a side outlet.
  • the aim of the present invention is to provide a vertical combined shredding and mixing truck that is capable of providing a product with great uniformity, so as to enable an optimal feeding of cows, and in this manner obtain a significant increase in the production of milk by those cows.
  • the set aim is achieved by a vertical combined shredding and mixing truck, according to the invention, characterized in that it comprises the characteristics according to the following claims.
  • Figure 1 is a simplified view of the combined shredding and mixing truck with a vertical screw feeder, with the door of the discharge opening raised in order to allow the interior to be seen;
  • Figure 2 is a view of a detail of the device applied to the screw feeder visible in Figure 1 ;
  • Figure 3 is a view of a variation of the device.
  • the reference numeral 1 generally designates the device according to the invention rendered integral with the motorized vertical screw feeder 2 present within the outer enclosure 3 of the truck, visible through the open outlet 3a of the enclosure.
  • the device 1 is, conveniently, arranged at the initial portion of the screw feeder 2 at the base 3b of the housing 3, proximate to the blade 2a applied at the end of said screw feeder 2.
  • the device 1 comprises a rotor that is mounted idle, for example thanks to the interposition of two bearings at the portions 4a, 4b, on an axle 5 welded to a plate 6, which is applied at the lower surface of the screw feeder 2 and locked in place by way of bolts inserted in holes like 6a.
  • the rotor protrudes from the edge 2b of the screw feeder 2, and has a horizontal axis.
  • the rotor is positioned, conveniently, laterally to the screw feeder 2.
  • the rotor is positioned at a distance from the outer enclosure 3 of the truck which is substantially comprised between 80 and 160 mm and, more preferably, between 100 and 130 mm.
  • the rotor comprises a disk 7 that carries integral tools that are adapted to come into contact with the product being processed and are constituted, for example, by five equidistant radial blades such as 8, which are conveniently fixed to the disk by way of plates such as 8a, held in position by way of screws such as 8b and 8c.
  • the arrangement of the device 1 in the initial portion of the screw feeder 2, i.e. in the region where the mixing action determined by the screw feeder 2 is greatest, is such as to confer great efficiency on the device 1 , with the consequent possibility of achieving a high degree of uniformity of the mixed product which becomes particularly soft; in this manner cows are able to considerably increase milk production.
  • the rotor is idle makes it possible for it to rotate freely in both directions of rotation about its own axis, as well as to freely vary its velocity, thus avoiding possible sticking, especially in the initial steps of the mixing, when the presence of aggregates in the mass of product to be mixed is most likely.
  • a plurality of devices 1 can be provided, one of which is integral with the screw feeder 2, at the initial portion of the screw feeder at the base, and the remaining ones at at least one intermediate portion of the screw feeder itself.
  • Figure 3 represents a variation of the invention in which the tools associated with the rotor, which are adapted to come into contact with the product being processed, are constituted by equidistant and substantially radial vanes such as 9, which are fixed to the disk 7 of the rotor by way of plates such as 9a, which are held in position by screws such as 9b and 9c.
  • the screw feeder 2 When the outer enclosure 3 has been loaded with the product to be mixed, the screw feeder 2 is actuated in rotation about its own vertical rotation axis.
  • the rotor of the device 1 in contact with the product, begins to rotate freely about its own axis, thus causing the movement of the mass of product which is arranged laterally to the region affected by the operation of the screw feeder 2.
  • the rotor constantly causes a mixing action on the mass of product which would otherwise tend to be compacted against the walls of the outer enclosure 3, without being included in the mixing, as typically occurs in the known art.
  • the rotation of the rotor makes the mass of product arranged laterally to the screw feeder 2 fall downward, preventing it, among others, from exiting from the upper edge of the outer enclosure 3, and piles it toward the screw feeder 2, which then pushes it upward, with the result that all of the mass of product loaded in the enclosure 3 is in motion during the rotation of the screw feeder 2.
  • the truck according to the invention makes it possible to increase the homogeneity of feedstuffs constituted by a mixture of solid foods.
  • the invention thus conceived, is susceptible of numerous modifications and variations, all of which are within the scope of the appended claims: thus, for example, the idle rotor can be rendered integral with the at least one screw feeder by way of the interposition of a bracket, so as to present a vertical axis, or an axis inclined at any angle.

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Description

VERTICAL COMBINED SHREDDING AND MIXING TRUCK
The present invention relates to a vertical combined shredding and mixing truck.
Nowadays the very widespread presence is known of apparatus for the mechanized feeding of dairy cows and of fattening cows called vertical mixing and shredding trucks, which comprise, within an outer enclosure that is open at the top, one or more vertical, motorized screw feeders which are provided with applied blades.
Through the enclosure opening, fibrous products such as straw or hay gathered in cylindrical or prism-shaped bales, and also ensiled and farinaceous products, are introduced into the combined mixing and shredding truck, and the whole is subjected, by the motion of the screw feeders, to an operation of shredding and mixing, so as to obtain a product as uniform as possible which is discharged from a side outlet.
It is precisely a certain lack of uniformity of the product obtained that constitutes a drawback of conventional trucks, with a non-optimal performance in the diet of cows, and thus the aim of the present invention is to provide a vertical combined shredding and mixing truck that is capable of providing a product with great uniformity, so as to enable an optimal feeding of cows, and in this manner obtain a significant increase in the production of milk by those cows.
The set aim is achieved by a vertical combined shredding and mixing truck, according to the invention, characterized in that it comprises the characteristics according to the following claims.
Further characteristics and advantages of the invention will become more apparent from the description of two preferred, but not exclusive, embodiments of the invention, illustrated by way of non-limiting example in the accompanying drawings wherein:
Figure 1 is a simplified view of the combined shredding and mixing truck with a vertical screw feeder, with the door of the discharge opening raised in order to allow the interior to be seen;
Figure 2 is a view of a detail of the device applied to the screw feeder visible in Figure 1 ;
Figure 3 is a view of a variation of the device.
With reference to Figures 1 and 2, the reference numeral 1 generally designates the device according to the invention rendered integral with the motorized vertical screw feeder 2 present within the outer enclosure 3 of the truck, visible through the open outlet 3a of the enclosure.
More precisely, the device 1 is, conveniently, arranged at the initial portion of the screw feeder 2 at the base 3b of the housing 3, proximate to the blade 2a applied at the end of said screw feeder 2.
The device 1 comprises a rotor that is mounted idle, for example thanks to the interposition of two bearings at the portions 4a, 4b, on an axle 5 welded to a plate 6, which is applied at the lower surface of the screw feeder 2 and locked in place by way of bolts inserted in holes like 6a.
Advantageously, the rotor protrudes from the edge 2b of the screw feeder 2, and has a horizontal axis.
More specifically, the rotor is positioned, conveniently, laterally to the screw feeder 2.
Preferably, the rotor is positioned at a distance from the outer enclosure 3 of the truck which is substantially comprised between 80 and 160 mm and, more preferably, between 100 and 130 mm.
Between the two portions 4a and 4b which accommodate the bearings, the rotor comprises a disk 7 that carries integral tools that are adapted to come into contact with the product being processed and are constituted, for example, by five equidistant radial blades such as 8, which are conveniently fixed to the disk by way of plates such as 8a, held in position by way of screws such as 8b and 8c.
The arrangement of the device 1 in the initial portion of the screw feeder 2, i.e. in the region where the mixing action determined by the screw feeder 2 is greatest, is such as to confer great efficiency on the device 1 , with the consequent possibility of achieving a high degree of uniformity of the mixed product which becomes particularly soft; in this manner cows are able to considerably increase milk production.
It should be noted that the fact that the rotor is idle makes it possible for it to rotate freely in both directions of rotation about its own axis, as well as to freely vary its velocity, thus avoiding possible sticking, especially in the initial steps of the mixing, when the presence of aggregates in the mass of product to be mixed is most likely.
Also, the possibility still remains of installing a greater number of devices for each screw feeder of the truck.
For example, a plurality of devices 1 can be provided, one of which is integral with the screw feeder 2, at the initial portion of the screw feeder at the base, and the remaining ones at at least one intermediate portion of the screw feeder itself.
Figure 3 represents a variation of the invention in which the tools associated with the rotor, which are adapted to come into contact with the product being processed, are constituted by equidistant and substantially radial vanes such as 9, which are fixed to the disk 7 of the rotor by way of plates such as 9a, which are held in position by screws such as 9b and 9c.
The operation of the truck according to the invention is as follows.
When the outer enclosure 3 has been loaded with the product to be mixed, the screw feeder 2 is actuated in rotation about its own vertical rotation axis.
During the rotation of the screw feeder, the rotor of the device 1 , in contact with the product, begins to rotate freely about its own axis, thus causing the movement of the mass of product which is arranged laterally to the region affected by the operation of the screw feeder 2.
In this manner, the rotor constantly causes a mixing action on the mass of product which would otherwise tend to be compacted against the walls of the outer enclosure 3, without being included in the mixing, as typically occurs in the known art.
In practice, the rotation of the rotor makes the mass of product arranged laterally to the screw feeder 2 fall downward, preventing it, among others, from exiting from the upper edge of the outer enclosure 3, and piles it toward the screw feeder 2, which then pushes it upward, with the result that all of the mass of product loaded in the enclosure 3 is in motion during the rotation of the screw feeder 2.
It should be noted that if the rotor should encounter aggregates of the product to be mixed which could cause its sticking, it, being idle, instead of halting, begins to rotate in the other direction or to vary its velocity, thus continuing in its action on the mass of product.
In practice it has been found that the invention is capable of fully achieving the set aim and, in particular, it must be emphasized that, from tests carried out, it is evident that, with the use of the truck according to the invention, it is possible to obtain surprising values of concentration of some components or of other characteristics in the mixed product.
For example, experimental tests conducted both with and without the mixer truck according to the invention have shown that some parameters of the product obtained are significantly influenced positively by the use of the truck according to the invention.
These parameters include the homogeneity of particle size for Screen 8mm and Pan, Dry Matter, Ash, Protein, NDF, Copper, Sulphur and Phosphorous. For all these parameters, the variability in the composition between the product samples selected during the tests was higher without the use of the truck according to the invention, with the mixture produced using the truck according to the invention being more homogeneous.
In conclusion, the experimental tests have shown that the truck according to the invention makes it possible to increase the homogeneity of feedstuffs constituted by a mixture of solid foods. The invention, thus conceived, is susceptible of numerous modifications and variations, all of which are within the scope of the appended claims: thus, for example, the idle rotor can be rendered integral with the at least one screw feeder by way of the interposition of a bracket, so as to present a vertical axis, or an axis inclined at any angle.
In practice, all the details may be substituted by other, technically equivalent elements.
The content of Italian patent application no. VR2012A000102, the priority of which is claimed in the present application, is incorporated as a reference.
Where the technical features mentioned in any claim are followed by reference numerals and/or signs, those reference numerals and/or signs have been included for the sole purpose of increasing the intelligibility of the claims and accordingly, such reference numerals and/or signs do not have any limiting effect on the interpretation of each element identified by way of example by such reference numerals and/or signs.

Claims

1. A vertical combined shredding and mixing truck, adapted to shred fibrous products such as hay or straw gathered in cylindrical or prism- shaped bales and to mix them with ensiled and farinaceous products to provide the mechanized feeding of dairy cows and fattening cows, comprising, within an outer enclosure (3) which extends from a base (3b) and is open at the top, at least one vertical motorized screw feeder (2), which is provided with applied blades (2a) and an outlet (3a) for discharging the mixed product, characterized in that it comprises at least one device (1) which comprises an idle rotor which is provided with tools adapted to come into contact with the product being processed and is integral with the at least one screw feeder (2), protruding from the outer edge (2b) of said screw feeder (2).
2. The truck according to claim 1 , characterized in that it comprises a device (1) which is integral with the at least one screw feeder (2) at the initial portion at the base of said screw feeder.
3. The truck according to claim 1 , characterized in that it comprises a plurality of devices (1), one of which is integral with the at least one screw feeder (2) at the initial portion at the base, and the remaining ones at at least one intermediate portion of said screw feeder (2).
4. The truck according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that the idle rotor is integral with the at least one screw feeder (2), having a horizontal axis.
5. The truck according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that the idle rotor is integral with the at least one screw feeder (2), having an axis which is inclined between the horizontal arrangement and the vertical arrangement.
6. The truck according to claim 1 , characterized in that the tools adapted to come into contact with the product being processed are constituted by a plurality of equidistant and substantially radial blades (8).
7. The truck according to claim 1 , characterized in that the tools adapted to come into contact with the product being processed are constituted by equidistant and substantially radial vanes (9).
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