Device and method for discharging animal carcasses through an opening in a wall section of a building, and a building equipped with such a device

Abstract

The invention relates to a device (10, 10') for discharging animal carcasses through an opening (104) in a wall section (102) of a building (100), in particular an animal stall (100'), comprising a flap section (12) which has an internal receiving area (14) for one or more animal carcasses to be discharged from the building (100), wherein the flap section (12) is pivotably designed and is configured to move back and forth between a closed position (S) blocking the opening (104) in the wall section (102) and an open position (O) discharging the animal carcass from the building (100), and an actuating device (16) arranged on the outside of the flap section (12) for moving the flap section (12) from the closed position (S) to the open position (O).wherein the actuating device (16) has at least one coupling section (18) for attaching a working tool and / or aid (110) for triggering the movement of the flap part (12).

Description

The invention relates to an apparatus for discharging animal bodies through an opening in a wall section of a building, in particular an animal shed. The invention further relates to a building having a device for discharging animal bodies, and to a method for discharging animal bodies through an opening in a wall section of a building.It is often impossible, when raising or keeping animals, to avoid a certain proportion, although as small as possible, of animals from the inventory. Usually, the lifeless animal bodies are collected and collected by means of various auxiliary devices, such as, for example. Buckets or a push cart are transported out of the animal stall via the usual inlets and outlets and disposed of.However, such an intervention with the used animals involves an increased risk for the introduction or discharge of diseases into or from an animal stable and thus their possible spread in an animal stable, to adjacent animal stables and / or kept free animal inventory. Due to the animal's infestation which has occurred in recent years, the accurately removing used animals from an animal inventory in terms of infestation hygiene is becoming increasingly important.This problem problem mentioned above is addressed by the present invention, the object of which is to show a device for discharging animal bodies from a building, a building with such a device and a method for discharging animal bodies from a building, by means of which the introduction and discharge of possible diseases into or from an animal inventory can be counteracted in a simple manner.According to a first aspect, the invention achieves the object on which it is based in a device for discharging animal bodies through an opening in the wall section of a building, in particular an animal shed, having the features according to claim 1. in particular a flap part is provided on the device, which on the inside has a receiving region for one or more animal bodies to be discharged from the building, wherein the flap part is designed pivotably and is designed to be moved back and forth between a closed position blocking the opening in the wall section and an open position discharging the animal body from the building, and furthermore an actuating device arranged on the outside of the flap part is provided for moving the flap part from the closed position into the open position, wherein the actuating device has at least one decoupling section for attaching a working implement and / or auxiliary means for triggering the movement of the flap part.Thus, the invention follows the approach, instead of creating a special discharge point in the building via the normally used inlets and outlets on the building, such as in particular inlet and outlet doors in an animal house, by means of a device provided for this purpose, via which point only the animals used in the animal inventory are discharged from the building. The flap part is configured to completely block the opening in the wall section in its closed position, wherein the dimensions of the flap part and the opening in the wall section are matched to one another such that a gap which is kept as small as possible is provided between the circumferential edges of the flap part and the leasing surface which defines the opening in the wall section, in order to ensure the freedom of the flap part in the opening. On its inner side facing the interior of the building, the flap part has a receiving region for one or more animal bodies, in which the animal bodies can be temporarily collected. The closed position blocking the opening in the wall section thus defines a receiving position for the animal bodies to be discharged from the building. On the outside of the flap part, an actuating device is arranged, by means of which the flap part is moved, in particular pivoted, from the closed position or receiving position into its open position. When the flap part is moved into the open position, the animal bodies located in the receiving region are preferably automatically discharged from the building. In the open position, which thus defines a type of output position of the flap part for the animal bodies, the flap part preferably automatically deflates into a working implement and / or auxiliary means moved into the open position by the flap part. A coupling section for attaching a working implement and / or auxiliary means is provided on the actuating device, wherein the movement of the flap part from the closed position into the open position is initiated by the movement of the working implement and / or auxiliary means.According to a preferred development, the flap part has two holding means arranged on its side regions, which are each part of a pivot bearing accommodating the flap part and by means of which preferably a horizontally running pivot axis is defined. With the holding means arranged on the side regions of the flap part, which are preferably arranged at the same height on the sides of the flap part facing away from each other, a horizontal pivot axis is defined in particular, about which the flap part can be moved in a simple manner from its closed or receiving position into its open or dispensing position for the animal bodies by means of the actuating device. Preferably, the holding means are designed in the manner of pins or pins on the side regions of the flap part and each form parts of two pivot bearings pivotably receiving the flap part. In addition, the holding means about which the flap part is pivoted about a horizontal pivot axis are arranged on the flap part outside the center of gravity or the gravity axis, respectively, in such a way that the flap part automatically remains in its closed position. Only when a force is applied to the actuating device arranged on the flap part is a movement of the flap part triggered.Preferably, the actuating device has at least one rod part which is arranged pivotably on the flap part by way of an end section. With the provision of a rod part on the outer side of the flap part, a structurally simple configuration of an actuating device for moving, in particular pivoting, the flap part from the closed or receiving position for the animal bodies into the open or output position is achieved. The rod part is in the present case designed as a push rod, by means of which a force generated by a working device and / or auxiliary means interacting with the coupling section is transmitted in the direction of the flap part. Preferably, at least one mounting interface for the rod part movably received thereon with its end section is provided on the flap part, wherein the mounting interface, with respect to the horizontal pivot axis defined by means of the holding means on the flap part, is arranged in a region at a predetermined distance from the latter below the latter. Preferably, in the closed position of the flap part, the rod part protrudes approximately perpendicularly therefrom, whereby a comparatively simple interaction with a working implement or auxiliary means triggering the movement of the flap part is possible.A further development of the device provides that the coupling section is arranged at a free end of the rod part opposite the pivotably articulated end section, and preferably has a wedge-shaped insertion section for the working implement and / or auxiliary means to be attached. With the coupling section at the free end of the rod part, an easily accessible attachment region for the working implement or auxiliary means used for triggering the movement of the flap part is achieved. In addition, by means of the movably articulated end section on the flap part, it is achieved that the coupling section interacting with the working device and / or auxiliary means is movable preferably over a major part of the movement of the flap part from the closed position into the open position at a virtually constant height level. By means of the insertion section, which is preferably wedge-shaped, at the free end of the rod part, a simplified bringing of the working implement and / or auxiliary means into contact with the coupling section of the actuating device is also effected and, when the flap part is moved, an accidental release of the working implement and / or auxiliary means from the coupling section is counteracted.In a possible embodiment of the invention, the actuating device is held in a predetermined pivot position relative to the flap part by means of at least one holding element in the closed position of the flap part. Preferably, a holding element in the closed position of the flap part is configured to hold the actuating device in an operating position in which the rod part of the actuating device protrudes approximately perpendicularly on the outer side of the flap part. In one embodiment, the holding element can be formed directly on a pivot bearing in the form of a rotation stop, which connects the pivotably articulated end section of the rod part to the mounting interface on the flap part in a movable manner. In a further embodiment, the holding element is designed as a chain part or cable section which connects a section of the rod part arranged at a distance from the pivotably articulated end section to a section of the flap part.In a possible development, a further, in particular second, holding element is configured in the closed position of the flap part to hold the actuating device in a locked position. In the rest position, the rod part of the actuating device is held approximately parallel to a plate body of the flap part defining the closing plane. The rod part is preferably transferred from its rest position into its working position only when necessary, whereby accidents due to a permanently protruding rod part can be avoided in farm operation. In one embodiment, the further holding element is designed as a carabiner cable arranged on the flap part and an eyelet interacting with the carabiner cable, which are fastened to the flap part above the pivot axis.In a preferred development, it is provided that a locking member for holding the flap part in the closed position is arranged on the flap part, and the actuating device has a trigger, which interacts with the locking member, for unlocking the locking member. The locking element forms a component for a locking device of the flap part, by means of which component in particular an unintentional movement of the flap part from its closed position into the open position is counteracted. The locking element can be unlocked in particular by a trigger arranged on the actuating device, in particular on its coupling section. Upon actuation of the trigger, the locking element is then moved out of its locking position with, for example, a region of the wall section formed around the opening. The trigger for the locking element is preferably arranged on the insertion section for the working implement or auxiliary means which can be operatively connected to the actuating device of the flap part, so that the trigger is automatically actuated when the working implement or auxiliary means is attached to the coupling section. In an alternative embodiment, the actuatable locking element is arranged in a region of the wall section around the opening, which in its locking position protrudes into the pivot path of the flap part.In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the flap part which can be arranged in the opening is provided at least in regions with insulation. With the aid of the insulation, the thermal conductivity coefficient of the flap part, which is preferably formed from a metallic material, is advantageously reduced. As a result, the heat transfer in the region of the opening of the wall section can be reduced. A plate body of the flap part, which is to be arranged in particular directly in the opening cross section of the opening and which, in the assembled state of the device in the closed position of the flap part, runs substantially parallel to the wall section, is at least partially equipped on its outer side with an insulating material.Preferably, the receiving region formed on the inside of the flap part is designed as a trough or trough, wherein the receiving region extends on the inside preferably over approximately half the height of the flap part. Thus, on the flap part, which preferably has dimensions in height in a range from 60 cm to about 150 cm and a width dimension in the range from 80 cm to about 250 cm, a sufficiently large receiving region for at least one or more animal bodies to be locked out of the building is formed. Preferably, the flap part has a depth dimension extending perpendicular to the opening cross section, which lies in the range from about 40 cm to about 100 cm. The size of the flap part and of the receiving region formed thereon varies in particular depending on the size of the animals held within the animal stall. In pig breeding and keeping, significantly larger flap parts are provided for unloading animal bodies than in the breeding and keeping of poultry.According to a preferred development of the device, a counterweight is connected to the flap part on the inside for supported transfer of the flap part from the closed position into the open position or from the open position into the closed position. Preferably, by means of the counterweight acting on the flap part, in particular when the flap part is automatically held in its closed position because of the positioning of the holding means provided for pivoting about the horizontal pivot axis, a supporting transfer of the flap part from the closed position into the open position is effected. In an alternative embodiment, a counterweight can be connected to the flap part in such a way that, after the working device and / or auxiliary means is separated from the actuating device, the flap part will automatically transfer from its open or transfer position for the animal bodies into the closed or receiving position for the animal bodies. The counterweight is connected in particular via a corresponding traction means, such as a traction cable, for example, to a region close to the underside of the flap part. A traction means connecting the flap part and the counterweight to one another is guided, for example, via corresponding deflection elements, such as deflection rollers or the like.A preferred development provides that a cover element, in particular a sealing element, is arranged along at least one section on the upper side of the flap part. With the aid of the cover element, in particular in the closed position of the flap part, the gap present between the flap part and the wall section delimiting the opening is at least partially covered, preferably sealed. This counteracts the penetration of harmful rodents and wild birds into the building. The covering element, which is in particular strip-shaped, consists in a possible embodiment of an elastic material, such as, for example. rubber and extends entirely along the top of the flap portion. The sealing effect between the flap part and the wall surrounding the flap part is thus improved.According to a further development of the invention, the flap part has, in the region of its receiving region projecting on the inside, along its underside, a shoulder formed in a manner complementary to a wall section. The shoulder formed primarily on the underside of the flap part has the effect that the wall section running below the flap part can be formed higher, whereby the penetration of harmful rodents into the building is further counteracted. The receiving region for the animal bodies or animals used extends further downward on the inside of the flap part directly behind the wall section running below the flap part, whereby the receiving region is enlarged to the maximum extent on the inside. Thus, also because of the front edge, which is in particular formed deeper, on the well-like or trough-like receiving region, the introduction of large and comparatively heavy animals by hand is possible in a simplified manner. The size of the shoulder formed along the underside of the flap part is in particular dependent on the height or thickness of the wall section running below the flap part. The wall surfaces delimiting the shoulder on the flap part extend in particular at a right angle to one another and approximately at right angles or parallel to the underside and the plate body delimiting the flap part on the outside.In a second aspect, the invention further relates, as specified at the beginning, to a building, in particular an animal shed, having a plurality of wall sections spatially delimiting the building, wherein the building has at least one first region in which a plurality of animals is held. The invention achieves the object on which it is based in that the building has a second region preferably delimited from the first region, wherein an opening is formed in a wall section, in particular outer wall section, of the building delimiting the second region, and wherein at least one device for discharging animal bodies according to one of the preferred embodiments described above is arranged within the opening in the wall section.A specific discharge point is created on such a building designed according to the invention, by means of which the discharge of animal bodies or animals used is possible in a simplified manner. The risk of diseases being introduced and discharged into or from an animal house according to the invention is reduced many times compared to the known animal houses. A working device or auxiliary means otherwise used for applying the animal bodies no longer exceeds the boundary between the animal stall and the environment outside the stall, which environment is also referred to as the "black area". The holders interacting with the holding means on the flap part for forming the pivot bearing for the pivotable flap part are fastened in particular to two wall sections of the building laterally delimiting the opening for the flap part, preferably at the same height, whereby a horizontally extending pivot axis is formed.The invention according to the second aspect takes advantage of the same advantages as the device according to the invention for discharging animal bodies according to the first aspect. Preferred embodiments or developments of the first aspect are at the same time also preferred embodiments or developments of the building according to the invention and vice versa. Therefore, to avoid repetitions in this regard, reference is made to the above explanations, for example for the configuration of the flap part and / or arrangement thereof in the opening, the provision of a counterweight arranged on the inside, which is preferably accommodated movably on the inside of the wall section, or the wall section arranged below the flap part and corresponding to the shoulder thereof.In a further aspect, the invention relates to a method for discharging animal bodies through an opening in a wall section of a building, in particular an animal shed.The method also achieves the object specified at the beginning using a device for discharging animal bodies, having the steps: providing a device for discharging animal bodies through an opening in a wall section, in particular according to one of the preceding, preferred embodiments; bringing one or more animal bodies into a receiving region of a pivotably received flap part; actuating an actuating device arranged on the outside of the flap part, in particular by means of a working device and / or auxiliary means acting on the actuating device, and moving the flap part from a closed position, which locks the opening in the wall section, into an open position, which discharges the animal body from the building. With the aid of the method steps according to the invention, similar to the device or the building equipped therewith, it is possible to remove used animals from an existing inventory in a controlled-action manner. The method described here achieves the effect that the animals can be collected in a fixed area and, without a person having to come into contact with the animals again, can be discharged from the building, in particular animal house. For this purpose, it is no longer necessary for any working tools or auxiliary means, such as buckets or push trucks, to exceed the limit between the stall and the "black area" surrounding the animal stall. This further reduces the risk of possible diseases being introduced and discharged into or from the animal house. According to the invention, it is provided that the flap part is moved, in particular pivoted, from its otherwise usual closed position into the open position by means of a working device or auxiliary means, which can be, for example, a shovel mounted on a front loader of a vehicle or else a push cart, via the actuating device protruding on the outside on the flap part. Preferably, the flap part is transferred during pivoting into the open position into an angle of inclination such that the animal bodies located in the receiving region of the flap part automatically move out of the flap part due to the acting gravity force and in particular are transferred into the working implement or auxiliary means holding the flap part in the open position.In yet another aspect, the invention relates to the use of a flap part, in particular in a method according to one of the above-described preferred embodiments, which has on the inside a receiving region for one or more animal bodies, wherein the flap part is designed to be pivotable and is configured to be moved back and forth between a closed position blocking an opening in a wall section of a building and an open position, and an actuating device arranged on the outside of the flap part for moving the flap part from the closed position into the open position, for discharging animal bodies through the opening in the wall section, in particular of an animal stall, in its open position discharging the animal body from the building, wherein the actuating device has at least one coupling section for attaching a working implement and / or auxiliary means for triggering the movement of the flap part.The invention according to the third aspect, in the method for discharging animal bodies, and the fourth aspect, in the use of a flap member, takes advantage of the same advantages as the first and second aspects of the present invention. The preferred embodiments and developments of the first two aspects are at the same time also preferred embodiments of the third and fourth aspects, for which reason reference is made to the above explanations in order to avoid repetitions.The invention is described in more detail below on the basis of a preferred exemplary embodiment with reference to the appended figures. The following are shown here: FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a first embodiment of a device according to the invention for discharging animal bodies; FIG. 2 shows a top view of a device according to the invention according to FIG. 1 ; FIGS. 3 and 4 show side views of the device according to the invention according to FIG. 1 arranged in a building in its closed position and its open position; FIG. 5 is a view of a further embodiment of a device according to the invention from the outside of a building accommodating the device; FIG. 6 is a view of the device of FIG. 5 viewed from the inside of the building; FIGS. 7 and 8 are side views of the device according to FIG. 5 in its closed and open position; FIG. 9 is a schematic view of an animal stall according to the invention, and FIG. 10 shows a schematic view of a method according to the invention for discharging animal bodies.FIG. 1 shows a view of a possible embodiment of a device 10 for discharging animal bodies through an opening 104 in a wall section 102 of a building 100, in particular animal stall 100' (FIG. 9 ). The device 10 comprises a flap part 12 which has on the inside a receiving region 14 for one or more animal bodies to be discharged from the building 100. In the embodiment shown here, the flap part 12 is designed to be pivotable, so that any used animals accumulated in the building 100 can be transferred from the inner side 106 of the building 100 to the outer side 108 of the building 100 (FIGS. 3 and 4 ).As can be seen from FIGS. 1 and 2, an actuating device 16 for moving the flap part 12 is arranged on the outside of the flap part 12, wherein the actuating device 16 has at least one coupling section 18 for attaching a working device and / or auxiliary means 110 for triggering the movement of the flap part 12. The flap part 12 further comprises a flat plate body 20 and two holding means 22 arranged on its side regions 21, 21', by means of which a horizontally extending pivot axis X is defined. The holding means 22 are each part of a pivot bearing 24 receiving the flap part 12.The actuating device 16 has at least one rod part 28, which is arranged pivotably on the flap part 12 by way of an end section 30. On the flap part 12, a mounting interface 32 is provided as a connection point for the rotatably accommodated end section 30 of the rod part 28. At the free end 30' of the rod part 38 there is arranged the coupling section 18 for attaching the working implement and / or auxiliary means 110 shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. The coupling section 18 comprises an insertion section 34 which is wedge-shaped in the embodiment shown here for the working implement and / or auxiliary means 110 to be attached thereto.The actuating device 16, in particular its rod part 28, is furthermore held by means of a holding element 36 in a predetermined pivot position with respect to the flap part 12. The holding element 36 holds the actuating device in an operating position in which the rod part 28 projects approximately perpendicularly on the plate body 20 and is designed as a chain part or cable section in the embodiment shown here. The holding element 36 connects in particular a part of the rod part 28 arranged at a distance from the pivotably articulated end section 30 to a section on the flap part 12, which is preferably arranged above the pivot axis X of the flap part 12.FIG. 3 shows a view of the device 10, in which the flap part 12 is arranged in a closed position S, which blocks the opening 104 in the wall section 102. In the closed position S of the flap part 12, the actuating device 16, in particular the rod part 28, is held by means of the holding element 36 substantially perpendicularly to the plate body 20 of the flap part 12. In the closed position S, the plate body 20 almost completely closes the free cross section of the opening 104.In one possible configuration, a covering element 38 is arranged along at least one section on the upper side 52 of the flap part 12, by means of which covering element a gap 112 between the upper side 52 of the flap part 12 and the wall section 102 delimiting the upper side of the opening 104 is covered. In one embodiment, the cover element 38 is formed from an elastically deformable material, such as a rubber material, for example, as a result of which the cover element 38 has sealing properties at least in regions.When the working implement and / or auxiliary means 110 is attached to the coupling section 18 of the actuating device 16 and the working implement and / or auxiliary means 110 is moved substantially in the direction of the movement direction B, the flap part 12 is moved, in particular pivoted, from its closed position S, with an animal carcass arranged in the receiving region 14, into an open position O, shown in FIG. 4, which releases the animal carcass from the building 110. When the flap part 12 is moved from the closed position S into the open position O, the flap part is pivoted by at least 90°, in the embodiment shown here by a range of approximately 120° to 150°. This has the effect that on the flap part 12 transferred in the open position O an animal carcass located in the receiving region 14, due to the gravity force then acting, automatically moves into the working implement and / or auxiliary means 110 still in engagement with the actuating device 16.FIGS. 5 and 6 show a further embodiment of a device 10' according to the invention for discharging animal bodies through an opening 104 in a wall section 102 of a building 110, in particular an animal stall 100'. With regard to the basic configuration of the device 10', reference is made to the above explanations relating to the device 10.The device 10' also has a flap part 12 with a receiving region 14 for one or more animal bodies. The flap part 12 further comprises a plate body 20, on which the receiving region 14 is designed as a trough or trough and extends on the inside of the plate body 20 over approximately half its height. The flap part 12 of the device 10' is pivotably accommodated with its holding means 22 on regions of the wall section 102, which regions are again not shown in detail and laterally delimit the opening 104. On the flap part 12, an actuating device 16 designed as a rod part 28 is likewise provided with a coupling section 18, which is likewise configured to cooperate with a working device and / or auxiliary means 110.The flap part 12 shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 is equipped in the present embodiment at least in regions with an insulation 40. Furthermore, the flap part 12 (FIG. 6 ) is coupled on the inside to a counterweight 44 via at least one traction means 42 guided via a deflection element 56, such as a traction cable. By means of the counterweight 44 acting on the flap part 12, the transfer of the flap part 12 from the closed position S into the open position O or from the open position O into the closed position S is simplified.A cover element 38 is also arranged on the flap part 12 of the device 10' along the upper side 52 of the flap part 12. In addition, in the present embodiment, a further holding element 36' is arranged on the outer side of the flap part 12, which is in particular embodied in an insulated manner, by means of which the actuating device 16, in particular its rod part 28, is held in a rest position, in which the rod part 28 runs approximately parallel to the plate body 20. In the present case, a karabiner cable 46 is provided as a further holding element 36', which cable can be connected to a fastening point 48 lying above the pivot axis X and can be fastened to an eyelet 50 arranged at the same height in the axial direction of the pivot axis X at a distance therefrom.FIGS. 7 and 8 show views of the device 10', in which the flap part 12 is arranged in a closed position S, which blocks the opening 104 in the wall section 102, and an open position O, which discharges the animal carcass from the building 100.As can be seen from FIGS. 3, 4 and 7 and 8, the flap parts 12 of the device 10, 10' have, in the region of their receiving region 14 projecting on the inside, along their underside 52', a shoulder 54 which is formed in a complementary manner to a wall shoulder 114 delimiting the opening 104 below the flap part. Specifically in the closed position S, the shoulder 54 on the flap part 12 and the wall shoulder 114 engage in one another and are then preferably in contact with one another with their mutually facing surface regions.The actuating device 16 is also configured with its coupling section 18 formed as a rod part 28 at the free end 30' thereof to be brought into engagement with a working device and / or auxiliary means 110 which, by moving in the direction of the movement direction B, moves, in particular pivots, the flap part 12 from its closed position S shown in FIG. 7 into the open position O shown in FIG. 8. In the embodiment shown here, the balances 44 acting on the underside 52' via the traction means 42 assist in transferring the flap part 12 from its closed position S into the open position O.FIG. 9 shows a building 100 according to the invention, in particular animal shed 100', with a plurality of wall sections 102, 102' spatially delimiting the building 100. An opening 104 is formed in a wall section 102, wherein a device 10, 10' for discharging animal bodies having the above-mentioned features according to the invention is arranged within the opening 104. The building 100 has in particular a first area, not shown in detail, in which a plurality of animals is held. The building 100 further comprises a second area, likewise not shown in detail, delimited by the first area, in which used animals are preferably initially collected and then discharged together from the building 100 by means of the above-described device 10, 10' according to the invention, without using the usual inlets or outlets 116 on the building 100.FIG. 10 shows a method 200 according to the invention for discharging animal bodies through an opening 104 in a wall section 102 of a building, in particular an animal house 100'. The method 200 according to the invention comprises at least a first step 202 relating to the provision of a device 10, 10' for discharging animal bodies through an opening 104 in a wall section 102, and a further method step 204 relating to the placement of one or more animal bodies into a receiving region 14 of a pivotably received flap part 12. The method 200 further comprises the step of actuating 206 an actuating device 16 arranged on the outside of the flap part 12, in particular by means of a working device and / or auxiliary means 100 acting on the actuating device 16, and the step 208 relating to the movement of the flap part 12 from a closed position S, which locks the opening 104 in the wall section 102, into an open position O, which discharges the animal body from the building 100.Identical or similar components are provided with the same reference numerals.List of reference characters10, 10' Device 12 flap part 14 receiving region 16 actuating device 18 coupling section 20 plate body 21, 21' side region 22 holding means 24 pivot bearing 26 holder 26' bearing bush 28 rod part 30, 30' end section 32 mounting interface 34 insertion section 36, 36' holding element 38 covering element 40 insulation 42 traction means 44 counterweight 46 carabiner cable 48 fastening point 50 eyelet 52 upper side 52' lower side 54 shoulder 56 deflection element 100 building 100' animal stall 102 wall section 104 opening 106 inner side 108 outer side 110 working device and / or auxiliary means 112 gap 114 wall shoulder 116 inlet and outlet 200 method 202 providing 204 displacement 206 actuating 208 moving B direction of movement O open position S closed position X pivot axis

Claims

Device (10, 10') for discharging animal bodies through an opening (104) in a wall section (102) of a building (100), in particular of an animal shed (100'), having - a flap part (12) which has on the inside a receiving region (14) for one or more animal bodies to be discharged from the building (100), wherein the flap part (12) is designed to be pivotable and is designed to be moved back and forth between a closed position (S) blocking the opening (104) in the wall section (102) and an open position (O) discharging the animal body from the building (100), and - an actuating device (16) arranged on the outside of the flap part (12) for moving the flap part (12) from the closed position (S) into the open position (O), wherein the actuating device (16) has at least one coupling section (18) for attaching a working implement and / or auxiliary means (110) for triggering the movement of the flap part (12).Device according to claim 1, characterised in that the flap part (12) has two holding means (22) arranged on its side regions (21, 21'), which are each part of a pivot bearing (24) receiving the flap part (12) and by means of which preferably a horizontally running pivot axis (X) is defined.Device according to claim 1 or 2, characterised in that the actuating device (16) has at least one rod part (28), which is arranged with an end section (30) pivotably on the flap part (12).Device according to claim 3, characterised in that the coupling section (18) is arranged at a free end (30') of the rod part (28) opposite the pivotably articulated end section (30), and preferably has a wedge-shaped insertion section (34) for the working implement and / or auxiliary means (110) to be attached.Device according to one of the preceding claims 1 to 4, characterised in that the actuating device (16) is held in a predetermined pivot position relative to the flap part (12) by means of at least one holding element (36, 36') in the closed position (S) of the flap part (12).Device according to one of the preceding claims 1 to 5, characterised in that a locking member for holding the flap part (12) in the closed position (S) is arranged on the flap part (12), and the actuating device (16) has a trigger, which interacts with the locking member, for unlocking the locking member.Device according to one of the preceding claims 1 to 6, characterised in that the flap part (12) which can be arranged in the opening is provided at least in regions with an insulation (40)Device according to one of the preceding claims 1 to 7, characterised in that the receiving region (14) on the flap part (12) is designed as a trough or trough which extends on the inside preferably over approximately half the height of the flap part (12).Device according to one of the preceding claims 1 to 8, characterised in that a counterweight (44) for supported transfer of the flap part (12) from the closed position (S) into the open position (O) or from the open position (O) into the closed position (S) is connected to the flap part (12) on the inside.Device according to one of the preceding claims 1 to 9, characterised in that a cover element (38), in particular a sealing element, is arranged along at least one section on the upper side (52) of the flap part (12).Device according to one of the preceding claims 1 to 10, characterised in that the flap part (12) has, in the region of its receiving region (14) projecting on the inside, along its underside (52'), a shoulder (54) which is formed in a manner complementary to a wall section (102).Building (100), in particular animal house (100'), having a plurality of wall sections (102, 102') spatially delimiting the building (100), wherein the building (100) has at least a first region in which a plurality of animals is held and a second region preferably delimited from the first region, wherein an opening (104) is formed in a wall section (102), in particular outer wall section, of the building (100) delimiting the second region, and wherein at least one device (10, 10') for discharging animal bodies according to one of the preceding claims 1 to 11 is arranged within the opening (104) in the wall section (102).Method (200) for discharging animal bodies through an opening (104) in a wall section (102) of a building (100), in particular an animal stall (100'), using a device for discharging animal bodies, comprising the steps of: - providing (202) a device (10, 10') for discharging animal bodies through an opening (104) in a wall section (102), in particular according to one of the preceding claims 1 to 11; - placing (204) one or more animal bodies into a receiving region (14) of a pivotably received flap part (12); actuating an actuating device (16) arranged on the outside of the flap part (12), in particular by means of a working device and / or auxiliary means (110) engaging on the actuating device (16), and moving the flap part (12) from a closed position (S) blocking the opening (104) in the wall section (102) into an open position (S) releasing the animal body from the building (100).Use of a flap part (12) which has on the inside a receiving region (14) for one or more animal bodies, wherein the flap part (12) is designed to be pivotable and is designed to be moved back and forth between a closed position (S) and an open position (O) which blocks an opening (104) in a wall section (102) of a building (100), and an actuating device (16) which is arranged on the outside of the flap part (12) and is intended for moving the flap part (12) from at least its closed position (S) into its open position (O), for discharging animal bodies through the opening (104) in the wall section (102), in particular an animal house (100'), in its open position (O) which discharges the animal body from the building (100), in particular in a method (200) according to Claim 13, wherein the actuating device (16) has at least one coupling section (18) for attaching a working implement and / or auxiliary means (110) for triggering the movement of the flap part (12).

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