CN108575787B - Livestock feeding groove with automatic cleaning function - Google Patents

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CN108575787B
CN108575787B CN201810486193.4A CN201810486193A CN108575787B CN 108575787 B CN108575787 B CN 108575787B CN 201810486193 A CN201810486193 A CN 201810486193A CN 108575787 B CN108575787 B CN 108575787B
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The invention discloses a livestock feeding trough with an automatic cleaning function, which comprises a base, wherein a rotating shaft is rotatably connected between a left support plate and a right support plate at the top of the base, a trough is fixedly arranged on the rotating shaft, and rectangular notches are symmetrically formed at the top and the bottom of the trough; the top of the base is fixedly provided with a left electric push rod and a right electric push rod, the push rod at the top end of the electric push rod is fixedly connected with a lifting plate, the left side and the right side of the top of the lifting plate are symmetrically provided with slide rails, a moving block is slidably connected above the slide rails through slide blocks, and brush hair is uniformly covered on the top wall and the side wall of the moving block; a strip-shaped groove is formed in the middle of the bottom of the moving block, a speed reducing motor is fixedly connected to the middle of the top of the lifting plate, a disc is fixedly connected to a motor shaft at the top end of the speed reducing motor, and a pin shaft is fixedly connected to the right side of the top of the disc. The cleaning device is also provided with a notch for use, so that livestock can conveniently eat the cleaning device; the inner wall of the notch at the bottom of the trough is cleaned by moving the bristles left and right through rotation of the disc, and the cleaning is automatically carried out and is high in efficiency.

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Livestock feeding groove with automatic cleaning function
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of livestock breeding, in particular to a livestock feeding trough with an automatic cleaning function.
Background
Animal husbandry is a production department for obtaining animal products such as meat, eggs, milk, wool, cashmere, skin, silk and medicinal materials by utilizing the physiological functions of animals such as livestock and poultry which are domesticated by human beings or wild animals such as deer, musk, fox, mink, otter and quail and converting pasture, feed and other plant energy into animal energy through artificial feeding and breeding.
Current livestock farm is at the in-process of breeding the livestock, generally will feed the trough and place in the livestock farm after filling up water, add forage or fodder and supply the livestock to eat, will be polluted after feeding the trough uses a period, breed the bacterium easily, every interval just need clear up feeding the trough, ordinary feeding trough clearance is inconvenient, the clearance effect is not good, and can't feed among the clearance process in addition, delays the livestock feed.
Disclosure of Invention
The present invention aims to provide a livestock feeding trough with an automatic cleaning function to solve the problems in the background art.
In order to achieve the purpose, the invention provides the following technical scheme:
a livestock feeding trough with an automatic cleaning function comprises a base, wherein a left support plate and a right support plate are fixedly arranged at the top of the base, a rotating shaft is rotatably connected between the left support plate and the right support plate, a trough is fixedly arranged on the rotating shaft, and rectangular notches are symmetrically formed in the top and the bottom of the trough; the right end of the rotating shaft penetrates through the right support plate and is fixedly connected with a spline, a rotating plate matched with the spline is sleeved on the spline in a sliding mode, an opening matched with the spline is formed in the axis position of the rotating plate, the top of the right end face of the rotating plate is fixedly connected with a handle, positioning pins are symmetrically and fixedly connected to the top and the bottom of the left end face of the rotating plate, and a positioning hole matched with the positioning pin is formed in the right support plate; the top of the base is fixedly provided with a left electric push rod and a right electric push rod, the push rod at the top end of the electric push rod is fixedly connected with a lifting plate, the left side and the right side of the top of the lifting plate are symmetrically provided with slide rails, a moving block is slidably connected above the slide rails through slide blocks and is positioned right below a notch at the bottom of the trough, and brush hair is uniformly covered on the top wall and the side wall of the moving block; the movable block is characterized in that a strip-shaped groove is formed in the middle of the bottom of the movable block, the middle of the lifting plate is downwards sunken, a speed reducing motor is fixedly connected to the middle of the top of the lifting plate, a disc is fixedly connected to a motor shaft at the top of the speed reducing motor, a pin shaft is fixedly connected to the right side of the top of the disc, and the top of the pin shaft extends into the strip-shaped groove.
As a further scheme of the invention: a recovery box is fixedly arranged on the left side of the top of the base; the collection box right wall is connected with the inlet pipe, and the inlet pipe passes right extension board fixedly connected with and the dust absorption pipe of intercommunication, the dust absorption pipe left and right sides respectively with left extension board and right extension board fixed connection, the dust absorption pipe is "mouthful" shape, and the dust absorption pipe is located the trough below and is located the brush hair outside, a plurality of through-holes have evenly been seted up towards brush hair department to the dust absorption pipe wall.
As a still further scheme of the invention: the recycling bin left wall is fixedly provided with an exhaust fan through a support, an exhaust fan air inlet is communicated with the recycling bin, and a filter screen is fixedly connected to the position, at the exhaust fan air inlet, of the left wall in the recycling bin.
As a still further scheme of the invention: the top opening of the recycling box is hinged with a cover plate, and the top of the cover plate is fixedly connected with a pull ring.
As a still further scheme of the invention: the base top left side still fixedly is provided with the power box, and the bottom is fixed to be provided with the battery in the power box, the fixed control circuit board that is provided with in power box top, control circuit board pass through the wire and are connected with battery, electric putter, gear motor and air exhauster respectively, the fixed control panel that is provided with in power box top, control panel passes through the wire and is connected with control circuit board.
As a still further scheme of the invention: and the control panel is provided with a speed reducing motor, an opening and closing switch of the exhaust fan and a telescopic control button of the electric push rod.
Compared with the prior art, the invention has the beneficial effects that:
the feeding trough is turned for half a circle, so that the upper rectangular notch and the lower rectangular notch of the feeding trough can be exchanged, the notches originally filled with the feed move to the bottom for cleaning, and one notch can be used during each cleaning, so that livestock can conveniently eat the feed; when the electric push rod extends, the moving block is sent into the trough, the bristles move left and right through rotation of the disc to clean the inner wall of the notch at the bottom of the trough, cleaning is automatically carried out, and efficiency is high; through the exhaust fan convulsions make during the clearance the through-hole entering dust absorption pipe of particle form impurity such as fodder that produces go into in the dust absorption pipe to get into the collection box and save, avoid clearance in-process piece to spatter outward, fodder etc. in the collection box can also recycle resources are saved.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic view of the structure of an animal feeding trough with automatic cleaning.
Fig. 2 is a schematic view of the structure at a in the animal feeding trough with automatic cleaning.
Fig. 3 is a schematic view of the bottom structure of the moving block in the livestock feeding trough with automatic cleaning function.
Fig. 4 is a schematic top view of a dust suction hose in the animal feeding trough with automatic cleaning.
In the figure: 1-base, 2-recovery box, 3-exhaust fan, 4-filter screen, 5-cover plate, 6-left support plate, 7-rotating shaft, 8-trough, 9-right support plate, 10-rotating plate, 11-handle, 12-spline, 13-locating pin, 14-electric push rod, 15-lifting plate, 16-reducing motor, 17-disc, 18-pin shaft, 19-slide rail, 20-moving block, 21-strip groove, 22-brush hair, 23-dust absorption tube, 24-feeding tube, 25-power box, 26-accumulator, 27-control circuit board, 28-control panel.
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The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
Referring to fig. 1-4, in the embodiment of the invention, the livestock feeding trough with the automatic cleaning function comprises a base 1, wherein a left support plate 6 and a right support plate 9 are fixedly arranged at the top of the base 1, a rotating shaft 7 is rotatably connected between the left support plate 6 and the right support plate 9, a trough 8 is fixedly arranged on the rotating shaft 7, and rectangular notches are symmetrically arranged at the top and the bottom of the trough 8; the right end of the rotating shaft 7 penetrates through the right support plate 9 and is fixedly connected with a spline 12, a rotating plate 10 matched with the spline 12 is sleeved on the spline 12 in a sliding mode, an opening matched with the spline 12 is formed in the axis position of the rotating plate 10, a handle 11 is fixedly connected to the top of the right end face of the rotating plate 10, positioning pins 13 are symmetrically and fixedly connected to the top and the bottom of the left end face of the rotating plate 10, and positioning holes matched with the positioning pins 13 are formed in the right support plate 9; the rotating plate 10 is slid rightwards to enable the positioning pin 13 to slide out of the positioning hole, the rotating plate 10 can be rotated through the handle 11, the rotating plate 10 drives the rotating shaft 7 to rotate through the spline 12, the rotating plate 10 is slid leftwards after a half circle of rotation to enable the positioning pin 13 to enter the positioning hole, so that the crib 8 is turned over for a half circle, the upper rectangular notch and the lower rectangular notch of the crib 8 are exchanged, the original notches filled with feed move to the bottom to be cleaned, and one notch can be used during each cleaning, so that livestock can conveniently eat;
the top of the base 1 is fixedly provided with a left electric push rod 14 and a right electric push rod 14, push rods at the top ends of the electric push rods 14 are fixedly connected with a lifting plate 15, slide rails 19 are symmetrically arranged on the left side and the right side of the top of the lifting plate 15, a moving block 20 is connected above the slide rails 19 in a sliding manner through slide blocks, the moving block 20 is positioned right below a notch at the bottom of the crib 8, and the top wall and the side wall of the moving block 20 are uniformly covered with bristles 22; when the electric push rod 14 is arranged, when the electric push rod is lifted to the highest point, the brush bristles 22 are abutted against the inner wall of the trough 8, so that the cleaning is convenient; a strip-shaped groove 21 is formed in the middle of the bottom of the moving block 20, the middle of the lifting plate 15 is sunken downwards, a speed reducing motor 16 is fixedly connected to the middle of the top of the lifting plate 15, a disc 17 is fixedly connected to a motor shaft at the top end of the speed reducing motor 16, a pin shaft 18 is fixedly connected to the right side of the top of the disc 17, and the top end of the pin shaft 18 extends into the strip-shaped groove 21; the disc 17 is driven to rotate by the speed reducing motor 16, so that the moving block 20 can move left and right, when the electric push rod 14 extends to the longest, the inner wall of the notch at the bottom of the trough 8 can be cleaned through the left and right movement of the brush bristles 22, the cleaning is automatically carried out, and the efficiency is high;
a recovery box 2 is fixedly arranged on the left side of the top of the base 1, the top of the recovery box 2 is opened and is hinged with a cover plate 5, and the top of the cover plate 5 is fixedly connected with a pull ring; the right wall of the recovery box 2 is connected with a feeding pipe 24, the feeding pipe 24 penetrates through the right support plate 9 and is fixedly connected with a dust collection pipe 23 communicated with the right support plate 9, the left side and the right side of the dust collection pipe 23 are fixedly connected with the left support plate 6 and the right support plate 9 respectively, so that the stability of the dust collection pipe 23 is guaranteed, the dust collection pipe 23 is in a shape of a mouth, the dust collection pipe 23 is positioned below the trough 8 and outside the bristles 22, and a plurality of through holes are uniformly formed in the pipe wall of the dust collection pipe 23 facing the bristles 22; an exhaust fan 3 is fixedly arranged on the left wall of the recovery box 2 through a support, an air inlet of the exhaust fan 3 is communicated with the recovery box 2, a filter screen 4 is fixedly connected to the left wall of the recovery box 2, which is positioned at the air inlet of the exhaust fan 3, and air is filtered through the filter screen 4, so that impurities are prevented from entering the exhaust fan 3; through the air draft of the exhaust fan 3, the granular impurities such as the feed and the like generated during cleaning enter the dust suction pipe 23 through the through hole on the dust suction pipe 23 and then enter the recovery box 2 through the feed pipe 24 for storage, so that the chips are prevented from splashing in the cleaning process, the feed and the like in the recovery box 2 can be recycled, and the resources are saved;
the fixed power box 25 that is provided with in 1 top left side of base still, the fixed battery 26 that is provided with of bottom in the power box 25, power box 25 lateral wall is provided with the chamber door, conveniently takes out battery 26 to charge, the fixed control circuit board 27 that is provided with in 25 interior top of power box, control circuit board 27 pass through the wire and are connected with battery 26, electric putter 14, gear motor 16 and air exhauster 3 respectively, the fixed control panel 28 that is provided with in 25 top of power box, control panel 28 passes through the wire and is connected with control circuit board 27, is provided with the on-off switch of gear motor 16 and air exhauster 3 and electric putter 14's flexible control button on the control panel 28 to the convenience is controlled the device.
It will be evident to those skilled in the art that the invention is not limited to the details of the foregoing illustrative embodiments, and that the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential attributes thereof. The present embodiments are therefore to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the invention being indicated by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description, and all changes which come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are therefore intended to be embraced therein. Any reference sign in a claim should not be construed as limiting the claim concerned.
Furthermore, it should be understood that although the present description refers to embodiments, not every embodiment may contain only a single embodiment, and such description is for clarity only, and those skilled in the art should integrate the description, and the embodiments may be combined as appropriate to form other embodiments understood by those skilled in the art.

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1. A livestock feeding trough with an automatic cleaning function comprises a base (1), wherein a left supporting plate (6) and a right supporting plate (9) are fixedly arranged at the top of the base (1), and is characterized in that a rotating shaft (7) is rotatably connected between the left supporting plate (6) and the right supporting plate (9), a trough (8) is fixedly arranged on the rotating shaft (7), and rectangular notches are symmetrically formed in the top and the bottom of the trough (8); the right end of the rotating shaft (7) penetrates through the right support plate (9) and is fixedly connected with a spline (12), a rotating plate (10) matched with the spline (12) is sleeved on the spline (12) in a sliding mode, an opening matched with the spline (12) is formed in the axis position of the rotating plate (10), the top of the right end face of the rotating plate (10) is fixedly connected with a handle (11), the top and the bottom of the left end face of the rotating plate (10) are symmetrically and fixedly connected with positioning pins (13), and a positioning hole matched with the positioning pin (13) is formed in the right support plate (9); the top of the base (1) is fixedly provided with a left electric push rod and a right electric push rod (14), push rods at the top ends of the electric push rods (14) are fixedly connected with a lifting plate (15), slide rails (19) are symmetrically arranged on the left side and the right side of the top of the lifting plate (15), a moving block (20) is connected above the slide rails (19) in a sliding mode through a slide block, the moving block (20) is located under a notch in the bottom of the trough (8), and brush hair (22) are uniformly covered on the top wall and the side wall of the moving block (20); a strip-shaped groove (21) is formed in the middle of the bottom of the moving block (20), the middle of the lifting plate (15) is sunken downwards, a speed reducing motor (16) is fixedly connected to the middle of the top of the lifting plate (15), a disc (17) is fixedly connected to a motor shaft at the top end of the speed reducing motor (16), a pin shaft (18) is fixedly connected to the right side of the top of the disc (17), the top end of the pin shaft (18) extends into the strip-shaped groove (21), and a recovery box (2) is fixedly arranged on the left side of the top of the base (1); the recycling bin (2) is characterized in that the right wall of the recycling bin (2) is connected with an inlet pipe (24), the inlet pipe (24) penetrates through a right support plate (9) and a dust absorption pipe (23) communicated with the right support plate, the left side and the right side of the dust absorption pipe (23) are respectively fixedly connected with a left support plate (6) and a right support plate (9), the dust absorption pipe (23) is in a mouth shape, the dust absorption pipe (23) is positioned below a trough (8) and positioned outside bristles (22), a plurality of through holes are uniformly formed in the pipe wall of the dust absorption pipe (23) towards the bristles (22), a power supply box (25) is further fixedly arranged on the left side of the top of the base (1), a storage battery (26) is fixedly arranged at the bottom in the power supply box (25), a control circuit board (27) is fixedly arranged at the top in the power supply box (25), and the control circuit board (27) is respectively connected with the storage battery (26), an electric push rod (14), a speed reducing motor (16) and an exhaust fan (3) through wires, the power supply box (25) top is fixed and is provided with control panel (28), and control panel (28) pass through the wire and are connected with control circuit board (27), be provided with the flexible control button of the on-off switch and electric putter (14) of gear motor (16) and air exhauster (3) on control panel (28), drive disc (17) through gear motor (16) and rotate, can make movable block (20) remove about, can remove when electric putter (14) extend the longest and clear up trough (8) bottom notch inner wall through removing about brush hair (22).
2. Livestock feeding trough with automatic cleaning function according to claim 1, characterized in that said recycling bin (2) left wall is fixedly provided with an exhaust fan (3) through a support, the exhaust fan (3) air intake is communicated with the recycling bin (2), said recycling bin (2) inner left wall is fixedly connected with a filter screen (4) at the exhaust fan (3) air intake.
3. The livestock feeding trough with automatic cleaning function of claim 1, characterized in that said recovery tank (2) is open at the top and hinged with a cover plate (5), the top of the cover plate (5) is fixedly connected with a pull ring.
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