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 it's ankle. The automated horseshoeing process of the present specification is entirely monitored by a farrier.
Claims10
An automated horse shoeing apparatus configured to automatically measure, size, adjust, and attach a shoe to a hooved animal, the apparatus comprising:
- a first cell configured to adjust the shape of the hoof of an animal, the first cell having a 3D image generator to capture a 3D image of the hoof, a processor then determines the amount of hoof material to remove based on the 3D image, the first cell further configured to adjust the shape of the animal's hoof;
- a second cell configured to modify a horseshoe based on the 3D image generated in the first cell;
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- a third cell configured to automatically attach the adjusted horseshoe from the second cell to the hoof of the animal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.