Apparatus for detecting animals
OwnerYasuhiro Kajihara, Kazuaki Kakehi +1inventors
InventorsYasuhiro Kajihara, Kazuaki Kakehi, Kazuhiro Fukae
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Abstract
The invention refers to an apparatus for detecting an animal (1) having a body part (2) and a head part (3). The apparatus includes an animal passage (4) extending in a transport direction (t), and a sensor device (7,8) arranged to sense the animal in the passage. The passage is defined by a first enclosure member (5) and a second enclosure member (6). The enclosure members are arranged on a respective side of the passage and extend substantially in parallel to the transport direction. The sensor device is arranged to sense a parameter related to a cross-section size of the animal at a determined position in the passage, and to produce a signal when the parameter fulfils a certain condition.
Claims20
An apparatus for detecting an animal having a body part and a head part, comprising:
- an animal passage extending in a transport direction, said passage being defined by a first enclosure member and a second enclosure member, which members are arranged on a respective side of the passage and extend substantially in parallel to said transport direction, and
- a sensor device which is arranged to sense the animal in the passage, wherein the sensor device is arranged to sense a parameter related to a cross-section size of the animal at a determined position in the passage, and to produce a signal when the parameter fills a certain condition.
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