Device for directed animal traffic
AssigneeGEA Farm Technologies GmbH
InventorsMichael Schomaker, Heinz-Josef Beiwinkel, Marcelo Barba
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Abstract
The invention relates to a device for directed animal traffic, comprising at least three sectors, a loop path, which is connected to the sectors, and, for each sector, a segment of the loop path that forms a transition region from the sector into the loop path, wherein the segment comprises a swinging gate, which allows an animal to enter the loop path from a sector and allows only one walking direction of the animal in the loop path, and a selection unit arranged after the swinging gate as viewed in the walking direction of the animal, by means of which selection unit the animal is directed into the sector or can walk further on the loop path. No new matter is added.
Claims5
A device for directing animal traffic, comprising:
- at least three sectors, a loop passage connected to the sectors and each sector includes a segment of the loop passage, which segment forms a transition region from a sector into the loop passage;
- and each segment includes an animal entry swinging gate opening into the loop passage and permitting only one direction of movement of the animal in the loop passage;
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- a selection unit arranged downstream of at least one of the swinging gates, as viewed in the direction of movement of the animal, to direct an animal into the sector or further along the loop passage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.