SEPARATING DEVICE FOR A LIVESTOCK CUBICLE AND ARRANGEMENT THEREOF, IN PARTICULAR FOR A DAIRY FARM

Abstract

A separating device for a dairy farm livestock cubicle having a head region, a rear region, a first vertical separating unit, a second vertical separating unit spaced apart from the first vertical separating unit, and a substantially horizontally arranged crossmember extending through an obliquely arranged guide on one of the vertical separating units.

Claims

1. A separating device (1) for a livestock cubicle (2) having a head region (3) and a rear region (4), in particular for a livestock cubicle (2) for a dairy farm, comprising a first vertical separating unit (5), a second vertical separating unit (6), wherein the first and the second separating unit (5, 6) are arranged spaced apart from one another, a substantially horizontally arranged crossmember (7), wherein each separating unit (5, 6) comprises a holder (8) with a guide (9), the crossmember (7) extending through said guide, wherein the guide (9) is oriented obliquely such that with an upward movement the crossmember (7) is also moved in the direction of the rear region (4) of the livestock cubicle (2) and that the guide (9) and an imaginary horizontal line (10) extending parallel to the respective separating unit (5, 6) enclose a guide angle (11) which is less than 90.

2. The separating device (1) of claim 1, wherein the guide angle (11) is greater than 60.

3. The separating device (1) of claim 1, wherein the guide angle (11) ranges between 70 and 80.

4. The separating device (1) of claim 1, wherein the holders (8) are configured such that the guide angle (11) is unalterable.

5. The separating device (1) of claim 1, wherein the crossmember (7) is retained loosely in the holders (8).

6. The separating device (1) of claim 1, wherein the holders (8) are of rigid configuration.

7. The separating device (1) of claim 1, wherein the crossmember (7) is configured as a straight bar (12).

8. The separating device (1) of claim 1, wherein the guide (9) has a guide length (13) of at least 20 cm, in particular of at least 30 cm.

9. The separating device (1) of claim 1, wherein the guide (9) has a guide length (13) of a maximum of 50 cm, in particular of a maximum of 40 cm.

10. The separating device (1) of claim 1, wherein the first separating unit (5) and/or the second separating unit (6) are configured from one or more tubes (14).

11. The separating device (1) of claim 1, wherein the first separating unit (5) and/or the second separating unit (6) comprise one respective post (16) connected to a floor (15) of the livestock cubicle (2), and wherein the respective holder (8) is retained on the corresponding post (16).

12. The separating device (1) of claim 1, wherein the first separating unit (5) and/or the second separating unit (6) are configured as one respective wall.

13. The separating device (1) of claim 1, wherein the guide (9) is configured as a slot (18) in the respective holder (8).

14. The separating device (1) of claim 13, wherein the slot (18) is arranged so as to be inclined such that an upper end (19) of the slot (18) is closer to the rear region (4) of the livestock cubicle (2) than a lower end (20) of the slot (18).

15. The separating device (1) of claim 1, wherein at least one of the separating units (5, 6) is configured such that the respective holder (8) is retained at one of a plurality of predetermined heights (21) and/or in one of a plurality of predetermined horizontal positions.

16. The separating device (1) of claim 15, wherein the predetermined heights (21) and/or the predetermined horizontal positions are determined by a plurality of fastening holes (22) on the respective holder (8) and/or on a post (16) of the respective separating unit (5, 6).

17. An arrangement (23), in particular for a dairy farm, which comprises: a plurality of livestock cubicles (2) having one respective head region (3) and one respective rear region (4), wherein the livestock cubicles (2) are arranged parallel to one another and adjacent to one another with the same orientation, a plurality of separating units (5, 6) arranged spaced apart from one another, wherein in each case a separating unit (5, 6) is provided between adjacent livestock cubicles (2) and on the lateral edges (24) of the arrangement (23), at least one substantially horizontally arranged crossmember (7), wherein at least a portion of the separating units (5, 6) comprises a holder (8) with a guide (9), the crossmember (7) extending through said guide, wherein the guide (9) is oriented obliquely such that with an upward movement the crossmember (7) is also moved in the direction of the rear region (4) of the livestock cubicle (2) and that the guide (9) and an imaginary horizontal line (10) extending parallel to the respective separating unit (5, 6) enclose a guide angle (11) which is less than 90.

18. The arrangement (23) of claim 17, wherein each of the separating units (5, 6) has one respective holder (8).

19. The arrangement (23) of claim 18, wherein the separating devices (1) are configured as claimed in one of claims 1 to 16.

20. The arrangement (23) of claim 17, wherein just one crossmember (7) which extends through all of the holders (8) is provided.

21. The arrangement (23) of claim 20, wherein the crossmember (7) has at least two portions which are connected together by a connecting element, wherein the connecting element has low flexural strength.

22. The arrangement (23) of claim 17, wherein a plurality of crossmembers (7) is provided, and wherein just one of the crossmembers (7) extends through each holder (8).

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0072] FIG. 1 shows an arrangement, in particular for a dairy farm, with a crossmember in a lower position,

[0073] FIG. 2 shows the arrangement of FIG. 1 with the crossmember in an upper position,

[0074] FIG. 3 shows a separating unit of the arrangement of FIGS. 1 and 2 with the crossmember in the lower position, and

[0075] FIG. 4 shows the separating unit of FIG. 3 with the crossmember in the upper position.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0076] FIGS. 1 and 2 show in each case a perspective view of an arrangement 23, in particular for a dairy farm, which comprises a plurality of, in this case two, livestock cubicles 2 with one respective head region 3 and one respective rear region 4. The livestock cubicles 2 are arranged parallel to one another and with the same orientation adjacent to one another. Moreover, the arrangement 23 comprises a plurality of, in this case three, separating units 5, 6 arranged spaced apart from one another. Each of the two livestock cubicles 2 is respectively defined laterally by a first separating unit 5 and a second separating unit 6. For the left-hand livestock cubicle 2, the separating unit shown to the far left is a first separating unit 5 and the central separating unit is a second separating unit 6. For the right-hand livestock cubicle 2, the central separating unit is a first separating unit 5 and the right-hand separating unit is a second separating unit 6. In this regard, the central separating unit is thus both a first separating unit 5 and a second separating unit 6. In this regard, in each case a separating unit 5, 6 is provided between adjacent livestock cubicles 2 and on lateral edges 24 of the arrangement 23. Moreover, the arrangement 23 comprises a substantially horizontally arranged crossmember 7 which is configured here as a straight bar 12. Each separating unit 5, 6 has a rigidly configured holder 8 with a guide 9, the crossmember 7 extending through said guide. The crossmember 7 is retained loosely in the holders 8. Together with the crossmember 7, the separating units 5, 6 form two separating devices 1one for each of the livestock cubicles 2.

[0077] The first separating unit 5 and the second separating unit 6 in each case are configured from two tubes 14, one thereof forming a post 16 connected to a floor 15 of the livestock cubicles 2 and one forming a loop 17. The holders 8 are retained on the posts 16.

[0078] The guide 9 is configured as a slot 18 in the respective holder 8 and is arranged so as to be inclined such that an upper end 19 of the slot 18 is closer to the rear region 4 of the livestock cubicle 2 than a lower end 20 of the slot 18.

[0079] FIGS. 1 and 2 show the same exemplary embodiment. In FIG. 1 the crossmember 7 is shown in a lower position at the lower end 20 of the slot 18, whilst the crossmember 7 in FIG. 2 is shown in an upper position, i.e. at the upper end 19 of the slot 18. The crossmember 7 may be moved between the lower position and the upper position.

[0080] FIGS. 3 and 4 show in each case a side view of the arrangement of FIGS. 1 and 2. In FIG. 3, the crossmember 7 is shown in the lower position, whilst the crossmember 7 in FIG. 4 is shown in the upper position. Thus FIG. 3 corresponds to the situation of FIG. 1 and FIG. 4 corresponds to the situation of FIG. 2.

[0081] In FIGS. 3 and 4 it may be identified that the guide 9 is oriented obliquely such that with an upward movement the crossmember 7 is also moved in the direction of the rear region 4 of the livestock cubicle 2, and that the guide 9 and an imaginary horizontal line 10 extending parallel to the respective separating unit 5, 6 enclose a guide angle 11. As may be identified in FIGS. 3 and 4, the guide 9 (for clarification also emphasized here by a dashed line) and the horizontal line 10 as a whole enclose a total of four angles. Of these the guide angle 11 is the angle located top right.

[0082] The guide angle 11 is unalterable, less than 90, greater than 60 and, in particular, is located between 70 and 80.

[0083] Moreover, a guide length 13 which is between 20 and 50 cm, in particular is between 30 and 40 cm, is illustrated.

[0084] Moreover, in FIGS. 3 and 4 it may be identified that the holders 8 are retained at one of a plurality of predetermined heights 21 which is made possible by a plurality of fastening holes 22 on the holder 8 and on the post 16. The fastening holes 22 also permit an adjustment of the holder 8 in the horizontal direction parallel to the separating units 5 and 6, i.e. in the left-right direction in FIGS. 3 and 4.