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AssigneeLely Enterprises A.G., a Swiss Limited Liability Company
InventorsAlexander van der Lely, Karel van den Berg, Howard Sie, Lucien Eliza Niels Voogd
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A device for supplying feed to animals, which device is provided with a hopper for the feed, a feeding parlor, and conveying means for conveying feed from the hopper to the feeding parlor, said device being adapted to be positioned relative to a bottom on which an animal can stand. The conveying means comprise a first conveyor for conveying feed upwards from a hopper. The first conveyor has a supply end. The feeding parlor may be constituted by a feeding trough having a shape that widens from the entrance opening. Additionally or alternatively the conveying means are arranged such that the supply end is movable from and towards each of the feeding parlors. Additionally or alternatively the distance between a feeding trough and a bottom portion is adjustable. An assembly of such a device and a bottom portion, the bottom portion being provided with means for adjusting the orientation of the bottom portion relative to the bottom, and with means for locking the bottom portion in an adjusted position. Alternatively or additionally the bottom portion is located above the bottom. Additionally or alternatively the bottom portion slopes obliquely downwards away from the device.
A device for supplying feed to animals, such as cows, said device being provided with:
A device as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the conveying means comprise a second conveyor (3, 3′) for conveying the amount of feed from the receptacle (12) to the feeding parlour (6).
A device as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the device comprises a plurality of hoppers (9, 10), said hoppers (9, 10) being disposed on a framework (1) which is located around a central axis (2).
A device as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the feeding parlour is constituted by a feeding trough (6).
A device as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the device is provided with identification means (7) for identifying an individual animal.
A device as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the device is provided with a lighting disposed behind a feeding parlour (6).
A device as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the device is provided with means for combating vermin.
A device as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the device is provided with means for preventing the formation of condensation in the device.
A device as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the device is provided with means for cooling an animal.
A device as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the device is provided with means for giving the animal a signal indicating that the animal is expected at a milking robot.
A device as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the bottom (5, 8) slopes downwards in a direction away from the device.
A device as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the bottom (5) has a raised bottom portion (8) on which the animal can stand.
A device as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the device is provided with an animal height measuring means (29) for measuring the height of an animal.
A device as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the device is provided with an animal weighing means.
An assembly of a device as claimed in any one of the preceding claims and a bottom portion (8) on which an animal can stand for making use of the device, the bottom portion (8) being included in the bottom (5), characterized in that the bottom portion (8) is provided with means (28) for adjusting the orientation of the bottom portion relative to the bottom, and means for locking the bottom portion in an adjusted position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.