公开(公告)号：US20120065759A1

公开(公告)日：2012-03-15

申请号：US13132073

申请日：2009-12-03

申请人： Hugh McNab Kerr ,  John Joseph McCurdy ,  Jerôme Jean-Yves Eon ,  Seth Daniel Wareing ,  Timothy John Penfare

发明人： Hugh McNab Kerr ,  John Joseph McCurdy ,  Jerôme Jean-Yves Eon ,  Seth Daniel Wareing ,  Timothy John Penfare

IPC分类号： G05D11/00

CPC分类号： A23K1/1813 ,  A23K50/10 ,  Y10S366/603

摘要： A method and apparatus for determining a mixing regime for use in the preparation of an animal feed in which a main computer is programmed to store a master list of ingredients which are available to farmers and from which a farmer can select a specific set of ingredients for the preparation of animal feed. The main computer is programmed to store the ingredients in a look-up table cross-referenced with standard mixing periods to which the respective ingredients should be subjected during the mixing regime to produce an animal feed. Additionally, the look-up table contains mixing factors by which the standard mixing periods may be altered in order to take account of non-standard conditions, such as variations of the ingredients, the proportion of the particular ingredient, the average size or weight of the animals and the mixing apparatus and condition thereof in which the animal feed is to be mixed. The computer is programmed to determine the mixing period to which each ingredient is to be subjected in the mixing apparatus based on the corresponding standard mixing periods and any mixing factors which should be taken into account. The computer is programmed to then produce a sequence in which the ingredients are to be loaded into the mixing apparatus and the instants at which the respective ingredients are to be loaded into the mixing apparatus, so that each ingredient is subjected to the appropriate mixing period for that ingredient during the mixing cycle of the mixing regime, in order to avoid over-mixing and under-mixing of ingredients.

摘要翻译： 一种用于确定用于制备动物饲料的混合方案的方法和装置，其中主计算机被编程为存储可供农民使用的成分的主要列表，并且农民可以从其中选择特定的一组成分 动物饲料的制备。 主计算机被编程为将成分存储在与混合状态下相应成分应经受的标准混合期交叉参考的查找表中以产生动物饲料。 此外，查找表包含混合因子，通过该混合因子可以改变标准混合周期以便考虑非标准条件，例如成分的变化，特定成分的比例，平均尺寸或重量 要混合动物饲料的动物及其混合装置及其条件。 计算机被编程以基于相应的标准混合周期和应当考虑的任何混合因子来确定混合装置中每种成分将要经受的混合时段。 计算机被编程，然后产生将要将成分装载到混合装置中的顺序以及将各成分装载到混合装置中的时刻，使得每种成分经受适当的混合时间 该成分在混合状态的混合循环期间，以避免成分过度混合和混合不足。

公开(公告)号：US08960996B2

公开(公告)日：2015-02-24

申请号：US13132073

申请日：2009-12-03

申请人： Hugh McNab Kerr ,  John Joseph McCurdy ,  Jérôme Jean-Yves Eon ,  Seth Daniel Wareing ,  Timothy John Penfare

发明人： Hugh McNab Kerr ,  John Joseph McCurdy ,  Jérôme Jean-Yves Eon ,  Seth Daniel Wareing ,  Timothy John Penfare

IPC分类号： A01K5/00 ,  A23K1/18

CPC分类号： A23K1/1813 ,  A23K50/10 ,  Y10S366/603

摘要： A method and apparatus for determining a mixing regime for use in the preparation of an animal feed in which a main computer is programmed to store a master list of ingredients which are available to farmers and from which a farmer can select a specific set of ingredients for the preparation of animal feed. The main computer is programmed to store the ingredients in a look-up table cross-referenced with standard mixing periods to which the respective ingredients should be subjected during the mixing regime to produce an animal feed. Additionally, the look-up table contains mixing factors by which the standard mixing periods may be altered in order to take account of non-standard conditions, such as variations of the ingredients, the proportion of the particular ingredient, the average size or weight of the animals and the mixing apparatus and condition thereof in which the animal feed is to be mixed. The computer is programmed to determine the mixing period to which each ingredient is to be subjected in the mixing apparatus based on the corresponding standard mixing periods and any mixing factors which should be taken into account. The computer is programmed to then produce a sequence in which the ingredients are to be loaded into the mixing apparatus and the instants at which the respective ingredients are to be loaded into the mixing apparatus, so that each ingredient is subjected to the appropriate mixing period for that ingredient during the mixing cycle of the mixing regime, in order to avoid over-mixing and under-mixing of ingredients.

摘要翻译： 一种用于确定用于制备动物饲料的混合方案的方法和装置，其中主计算机被编程为存储可供农民使用的成分的主要列表，并且农民可以从其中选择特定的一组成分 动物饲料的制备。 主计算机被编程为将成分存储在与混合状态下相应成分应经受的标准混合期交叉参考的查找表中以产生动物饲料。 此外，查找表包含混合因子，通过该混合因子可以改变标准混合周期以便考虑非标准条件，例如成分的变化，特定成分的比例，平均尺寸或重量 要混合动物饲料的动物及其混合装置及其条件。 计算机被编程以基于相应的标准混合周期和应当考虑的任何混合因子来确定混合装置中每种成分将要经受的混合时段。 计算机被编程，然后产生将要将成分装载到混合装置中的顺序以及将各成分装载到混合装置中的时刻，使得每种成分经受适当的混合时间 该成分在混合状态的混合循环期间，以避免成分过度混合和混合不足。

公开(公告)号：US08960995B2

公开(公告)日：2015-02-24

申请号：US12920835

申请日：2009-03-06

申请人： John Joseph McCurdy ,  Oliver Thomas O'Neill ,  Hugh McNab Kerr ,  Jérôme Jean-Yves Eon ,  Seth Daniel Wareing ,  Timothy John Penfare

发明人： John Joseph McCurdy ,  Oliver Thomas O'Neill ,  Hugh McNab Kerr ,  Jérôme Jean-Yves Eon ,  Seth Daniel Wareing ,  Timothy John Penfare

IPC分类号： A01K5/00 ,  A23K3/02 ,  A23K1/12 ,  A23K1/14

CPC分类号： A23K3/02 ,  A01K5/002 ,  A23K10/32 ,  A23K10/37 ,  A23K30/10 ,  Y02P60/877 ,  Y10S366/603

摘要： A mixer/feeder wagon (1) for mixing and dispensing batches of animal feed comprises a device (50) for monitoring operation of the mixer/feeder wagon (1) and for determining instants during a mixing cycle during which ingredients of the animal feed are to be loaded into the mixer/feeder wagon (1). The mixer/feeder wagon (1) comprises a mixing compartment (14) within which a paddle mixer (17) is rotatable for mixing the ingredients of the batch of animal feed therein. Load sensors (9) produce signals indicative of the current weight of the ingredients in the mixing compartment (14) which are read by a microprocessor (55) of the device (50). A proximity sensor (38) counts the number of revolutions of the paddle mixer 17. Particulars of the ingredients of the batch of animal feed together with the weights of the respective ingredients are stored in a RAM (56) in the device (50) as well as the instants during a mixing cycle at which the respective ingredients are to be loaded into the mixing compartment (14) based on the count of revolutions of the paddle mixer (17) from the commencement of the mixing cycle. The microprocessor (55) in response to signals from the proximity sensor (38) outputs a signal to activate a siren (67) to indicate when the next ingredient is to be loaded into the mixing compartment (14). The identities of the respective ingredients as they are to be loaded into the mixing compartment (14) are displayed on a visual display screen (54) together with the weights thereof.

摘要翻译： 用于混合和分配批次的动物饲料的混合器/饲料车（1）包括用于监测混合器/饲养车（1）的操作的装置（50），并且用于在混合循环期间确定动物饲料成分的时间 装入混合器/进料车（1）。 混合器/进料车（1）包括混合室（14），桨式混合器（17）可旋转以便混合其中的一批动物饲料的成分。 负载传感器（9）产生指示混合室（14）中由成型设备（50）的微处理器（55）读取的成分的当前重量的信号。 接近传感器（38）计算桨式混合器17的转数。该批次的动物饲料的成分与各成分的重量一起存储在装置（50）中的RAM（56）中，作为 以及在混合循环期间，根据混合循环开始时桨叶混合器（17）的转数计算各成分将被加载到混合室（14）中的时刻。 响应于来自接近传感器（38）的信号，微处理器（55）输出信号以激活警报器（67），以指示何时将下一个成分装载到混合室（14）中。 将要装入混合室（14）中的各种成分的身份与其重量一起​​显示在视觉显示屏（54）上。