Group automatic water bowl for animals. RU patent 2488995.

FIELD: agriculture.

SUBSTANCE: group automatic water bowl for animals comprises a drinking-cup (1), an electric heater (8) with a temperature controller (10) and a water level controller, for example, the valve-float mechanism (5). The automatic water bowl is equipped with a storage vessel (4) located on the lower level than the drinking-cup, and also a floating electric pump (3) embedded between the drinking-cup and the storage vessel, connected through the control unit (13) with motion sensors (12). The electric heater and the water level controller are located in the storage vessel. The drinking-cup is made with the ability to flow the water from it to the storage vessel. In the storage vessel an actuator (6) can be located, driven by the wind-power unit (7).

EFFECT: reduced energy costs for heating water.

2 cl, 1 dwg

The invention relates to a device for watering animals.

Known group type, containing capacity, valve-float mechanism and electric heater. (Inventor's certificate №447136. Kazakh scientific research Institute of mechanization and electrification of agriculture, A01K 7/02). The main disadvantage is a low resistance to icing.

From these shortcomings free group type (inventor's certificate of the USSR №1207448 A01K 7/04, 7/02), adopted as a prototype, containing drinking bowl, electric heater and valve-float mechanism, wherein the valve shuts off the water under the action of the spring, and the relationship of the float valve and allow free movement of the float straight up without destroying the random freezing of water in the bowl . The disadvantage of this type is the need to have a heater, and valve-float mechanism and water-supply network inflated (compared with average), respectively capacity to guarantee a sufficient supply of water necessary temperature during the period of peak consumption during watering animals. Large consumption of electrical energy from the network on water heating and heat loss coverage.

Object of the present invention is to improve the operational characteristics of a group of avtopoilki by providing animals heated water in sufficient quantities during the period of peak consumption, as well as through reduction of the cost of energy to heat water.

This goal is being achieved by the fact that the type is equipped with an accumulator capacity, placed on a level below bowl, embedded between bowl and the capacity of a pump connected via a control unit with movement sensors, electric heater and valve-float mechanism is placed in the tank, and drinking bowl is made with the possibility of overflow of water in the tank. And also due to the fact that in the vessel placed activator-driven wind turbines. This ensures the supply of water and heat for use in a period of intensive water consumption, reduced heat loss in the period, when the animals do not consume water and energy part of the electrical network is replaced by a renewable alternative energy from the wind.

On the drawing (Fig 1) shows the proposed group type for the animals.

It contains a drinking Cup 1 associated window 2 and embedded in the bottom of the bowl floating centrifugal electric pump 3 low pressure located on the lower level of insulated accumulating capacity of 4. Inside accumulating tank is placed automatic water level control, such as valve-float mechanism 5, activator 6 wheel of windmill 7, electric heater 8, temperature sensor 9 with access through the temperature controller 10 the electric heater 8 and power limiter windmill 11. In the immediate vicinity of bowl placed motion detectors 12 with access via the control unit 13 at the pump 3.

Working group type for animals as follows.

Assume that the initial state of accumulating capacity 4 full of water needed for watering animals temperature. The valve-float mechanism 5 access water from the tap is closed, electric heater 8 and the electric pump 3 dead, 1 Cup is empty, the capacity of wind turbine 11, for example, turning the plane of its wind turbines along the direction of the wind is limited to zero and as a result of the activator 6 does not rotate.

At the beginning of the watering period when approaching animals will trigger motion sensors 12 and through the device management 13 include electric pump. Drinking bowl filled with warm water from the upper zone of the accumulating tank 4, excess water through the edges of the bowl and box 2 are transfused back into the storage tank.

In the period watering will begin intensive water withdrawal from bowl, and, consequently, of the accumulating tank 4. The water level in the tank drops, the valve-float mechanism 5 open access cold water from the tap in the lower part of the accumulating tank. Low bandwidth valve-float mechanism and water supply networks, that in the conditions of agricultural production often observed, sufficient for drinking the amount of water will be ensured by the stock of warm water in the accumulating tank. The water level in the tank, despite the inflow of her from the water, will fall, this will expand the zone of cold water in the bottom of the tank and to narrow area of warm water in the upper part of the vessel. In drinking same Cup, however, thanks to flexible electric pump will come the warm water, of the upper zone of the accumulating tank.

Simultaneously, as soon as the cold water will wash temperature sensor 9 on its signal temperature controller 10 through the power limiter 11 gives permit to increase the capacity of the windmill 7, activator rotates, converting mechanical energy coming from the shaft of wind turbine, a heat. From a temperature controller additionally receive a signal for switching on of the electrical heater, working from the electrical network, only if the wind or its full absence.

The volume of accumulating tank is designed so that the supply of warm water ends at the end of the watering period. Once the animals leave the zone the type motion sensors via the control unit will shut off the pump. Through disconnected the electric pump water will get from bowl, which will prevent loss of heat in the surrounding space between . The water level in the tank and its temperature from this moment begin to rise and as soon as they reach the set values, level regulator will stop the flow of water from the drinking Cup, and the temperature controller will disconnect the heater and limit the power of the windmill.

The supply of water and heating it up to the necessary temperature must be restored in the period between . As this period is several times more than the period of watering, and the throughput of the water pipe and valve-float mechanism, as well as wind power and electric heater will need in several times less than in the case, had carried out the direct supply of water in the drinking Cup with its simultaneous heating up to the necessary temperature.

All this together and helps to improve the operational characteristics of the inventive group type allow to lower energy costs ensure water supply of required temperature in the required quantity, regardless of the intensity of consumption by animals.

1. Group type for animals containing drinking bowl, electric heater with temperature control and water level control, characterized in that type equipped with an accumulator capacity, placed on a level below bowl, embedded between Cup and the accumulating capacity floating electric pump connected via a control unit with movement sensors, electric heater and level control placed in accumulating tank and drinking bowl is made with the possibility of overflow of water in a storage tank.

2. Group type for the animals according to claim 1, characterized in that the accumulating tank is placed activator driven by the wind.