Automated horse shoeing apparatus and system
OwnerMark Smithinventor
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Abstract
A system for automated horseshoeing. The system is a three cell concept generally including a tool change area, a gluing area and a modification area. The system generally include a platform for a horse to stand thereon wherein all working components are contained below. The system is configured so that a horse can stand on said platform and the working components move from hoof to hoof thereby allowing the horse to remain in a neutral standing position during the entire shoeing process without having to bend its ankle. The automated horseshoeing process of the present specification is entirely monitored by a farrier.
Claims9
An automated shoeing apparatus configured to perform a shoeing process to automatically measure, size, adjust, and attach a shoe to a hooved animal having a foot and a corresponding hoof, the apparatus comprising:
- a platform, a plurality of cells positioned below the platform, the platform configured to allow the hooved animal to stand thereon, the platform having an aperture allowing for the foot of the hooved animal to make contact with the plurality of cells positioned below the platform;
- the plurality of cells comprising:
- a first cell configured to adjust the shape of the hoof of the hooved animal, the first cell having a 3D image generator to capture a 3D image of the hoof, a processor then is configured to determine an amount of hoof material to remove based on the 3D image;
- a second cell configured to perform a modification of the shoe to modify the shoe based on the 3D image generated in the first cell;
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- a third cell configured to automatically attach the shoe from the second cell to the hoof of the animal;
- wherein the automated shoeing apparatus is configured so that the hooved animal can stand on said platform and the cells move from hoof to hoof, thereby allowing the hooved animal to remain in a neutral standing position during an entirety of the shoeing process without having to bend its ankle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.