Title:
METHOD, FEED CART AND SYSTEM FOR FEEDING OF FUR ANIMALS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/025119
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for positioning an individually metered out food portion on an animal cage arranged in a row of animal cages for fur animals by means of a motorized feed cart comprising wheels and a feed container, comprising the steps of: - moving said feed cart along a row of animal cages, - providing an output from an encoder corresponding to the angular turning of one of said wheels to a control unit, - determining that the feed cart has reached a given position corresponding to a given cage from said output and a database of information related to positions of animal cages and desired size of food portions to each animal cage, and - controlling the feed cart to metering out the desired food portions at a suitable food delivering place at the given animal cage according to the information in said database.
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Inventors:
ZOBBE KENNETH STORGAARD (DK)
Application Number:
PCT/DK2011/000097
Publication Date:
May 18, 2012
Filing Date:
August 26, 2011
Export Citation:
Assignee:
4M GLOBE MAN LTD (GB)
ZOBBE KENNETH STORGAARD (DK)
ZOBBE KENNETH STORGAARD (DK)
International Classes:
A01K1/035
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2008101500A1 | 2008-08-28 |
Foreign References:
| US3664302A | 1972-05-23 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
PATENTGRUPPEN A/S (Århus C, DK)
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