CN110692540A - A poultry feeder based on IoT technology - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a poultry feeder based on the Internet of Things technology, including a trough, a feeder, a feed bucket and a music player. The trough and the feed bucket are connected by a feed bucket bracket, and a feeder is provided in the middle of the trough for feed separation. The bottom of the feed barrel is provided with a lower hopper of the feed barrel, and the bottom of the lower hopper of the feed barrel is provided with a discharge outlet. The guide baffle is stuck on the inner side of the lower hopper of the feed barrel at the upper end of the discharge port, and a control device for closing and opening the discharge port is provided on one side of the discharge port. The feeder can remotely control the feeding of animals through a mobile phone, and is suitable for long-term unattended field breeding of poultry.

Description

A poultry feeder based on IoT technology

technical field

The invention relates to the technical field of animal breeding, in particular to a poultry feeder based on the Internet of Things technology.

Background technique

In recent years, the abuse of herbicides has caused a decline in the quality and safety of agricultural products. In order to reduce the use of herbicides, experts in the field of ecological agriculture mostly control weeds by a combination of planting and breeding methods such as rice-duck co-culture, corn-chai chicken co-culture, and the weed control rate can reach more than 90%. However, at present, the breeding of weed-controlled poultry needs to be supplemented by special personnel every day, which significantly increases the labor cost of ecological farms and limits the promotion of the combination of planting and breeding with weed control technology. It is proposed to invent a poultry feeder based on the Internet of Things technology to reduce the labor cost of poultry farming, promote the implementation of ecological grass control technology, reduce the use of herbicides, improve the quality and safety of agricultural products, and increase the well-being of farmers and consumers.

The existing automatic animal feeders are only suitable for fish and some household pets, and the automatic feeders for wild poultry are still blank. And the feeder has the following problems: most of the troughs are elongated, which is not conducive to automatic feeding of feed, or the distribution of feed is uneven, which affects the feeding of animals; in order to make the feed flow out smoothly, there is a stirrer inside the trough, which has a complex structure. ; No remote control system and monitoring system, not suitable for long-term unattended field breeding of poultry and other scenarios.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The technical problem solved by the present invention is to provide a poultry feeder based on the Internet of Things technology to solve the problems raised in the above background technology.

The technical problem solved by the present invention adopts the following technical solutions to realize:

A poultry feeder based on the Internet of Things technology, including a trough, a feeder, a controller and a GSM/GPRS module, an automatic feeding control motor, a feed barrel, a music player and a camera, the trough and the feed barrel pass through the feed The bucket brackets are connected, the feeder is arranged in the middle of the trough for uniform distribution of feed, the bottom of the feed bucket is provided with a lower hopper of the feed bucket, the bottom of the lower hopper of the feed bucket is provided with a discharge outlet, and the inner side of the outlet is provided with a feed flow control The partial pressure diversion baffle with holes is stuck on the inner side of the lower hopper of the feed barrel at the upper end of the discharge port, and there is an automatic feeding for opening and closing the discharge port on one side of the discharge port. The motor is controlled, the upper end of the feed bucket is provided with a feeding port cover, a controller, a battery, a solar panel and a music player, and cameras are provided on both sides of the feeding port cover, and the solar panel is connected with the battery.

Further, the feeder is in the shape of a spire tower, the top of the apex is facing the discharge port at the lower part of the feed barrel, and the lower hopper of the feed barrel is in the shape of a funnel.

Further, the automatic feeding control device includes a motor support, a rack, an automatic feeding control motor, a gear, a sliding pin and a chute, the motor support is installed at the lower end of the lower hopper of the feed bucket, and the automatic feeding control motor is fixedly installed on the motor support. The lower end, the front end of the motor bracket is provided with a chute, the upper end of the chute is provided with a gap, the gap is set at the lower end of the discharge port, the rack is slidingly connected with the chute, the front end of the rack is fixedly connected with a sliding pin, and the lower end of the rack is provided with automatic feeding control. Sliding teeth that are clamped by the front gear of the motor.

Further, the perforated partial pressure diversion baffle is circular, and the perforated partial pressure diversion baffle is provided with a plurality of circular holes, and the size of the circular holes is larger than that of a single feed.

Further, the controller is respectively connected with the music player, the camera and the automatic feeding control motor, the controller is connected with the GSM/GPRS module, the GSM/GPRS module is connected with the mobile phone app and the cloud server, and the cloud server and the mobile phone app are connected to each other. connect.

The beneficial effects of the present invention are:

1. There is a partial pressure diversion baffle with holes in the feed barrel near the discharge port, without agitator, which can not only make the feed flow out of the hole, but also reduce the pressure of the feed in the barrel on the sliding pin under the discharge port. Make the sliding pin switch smoothly.

2. The middle of the lower trough is a spire tower-shaped feeder, and the top of the spire is facing the discharge port at the lower part of the feed barrel. When the sliding pin is opened, the feed can roll down the slope of the tower-shaped feeder and evenly distribute around the trough. Simple structure and exquisite design. Compared with the traditional long trough, the number of animals that can be fed at the same time is larger and the moving parts for dispersing the feed are omitted.

3. Automatic feeding and remote monitoring. When away from the scene, farm staff can feed remotely through the mobile app; at the same time, they can remotely view the scene through the mobile phone app to keep abreast of the safety and health of poultry.

4. Music calls animals to eat, which is convenient for animal management. At each feeding, specific music is automatically played, so that the poultry can form a conditioned reflex to eat, and automatically summon to eat.

5. The bottom of the feed bucket adopts a funnel-shaped design, which can make the feed flow out automatically under the action of gravity.

6. The feed barrel and the trough are designed in a split type, which is convenient for transportation. The feeding port of the feed barrel is equipped with an automatic feeding control motor, which is convenient for remote control. It is powered by solar energy and battery, energy saving and environmental protection.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the structure diagram of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is the internal structure diagram of the lower hopper of the feed barrel of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a structural diagram of the control device of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a structural diagram of a remote control module of the present invention.

In the picture: 1 trough; 2 feeder; 3 feed bucket bracket; 4 feed outlet; 5 feed bucket lower hopper; 6 feed bucket; 7 controller and GSM/GPRS module; 8 battery; 9 solar panel; 10 Music player; 11 camera; 12 feeding port cover; 13 motor bracket; 14 rack; 15 automatic feeding control motor; 16 gear;

Detailed ways

In order to make the realization technical means, creation features, achievement goals and effects of the present invention easy to understand and understand, the present invention will be further described below with reference to the specific drawings.

As shown in Figures 1 to 3,

A poultry feeder based on the Internet of Things technology, comprising a trough 1, a feeder 2, a feed bucket 3, an automatic feeding control motor assembly and a music player 10, the trough 1 and the feed bucket 6 pass through the feed bucket bracket 3 Connected, the feeder 2 is arranged in the middle of the trough 1 for feed separation, the bottom of the feed bucket 3 is provided with a feed bucket lower hopper 5, the bottom of the feed bucket lower hopper 5 is provided with a discharge port 4, and the inner side of the discharge port 4 is provided with There is a perforated partial pressure diversion baffle 17 for feed flow control. There is an automatic feeding control motor for opening and closing the feeding port 4. The upper end of the feed bucket 6 is provided with a feeding port cover 12, a controller 7, a battery 8, a solar panel 9 and a music player 10. The feeding port cover 12 is on both sides. A camera 11 is provided, and the solar panel 9 is communicated with the battery to continuously provide power for the battery 8; when feeding feed through the feeding port cover 12, the control device blocks the feeding port 4, so that the feed is stored in the feed bucket 6 internal.

The controller is respectively connected with the music player, the camera and the automatic feeding control motor, the controller is connected with the GSM/GPRS module, the GSM/GPRS module is connected with the mobile phone app and the cloud server, and the cloud server and the mobile phone app are connected with each other. The mobile phone app is connected to the cloud server, and commands are sent through the mobile phone app, and the commands pass through the GSM/GPRS module conveyor belt controller. The image information is transmitted to the mobile app and the cloud server through the GSM/GPRS module, and the mobile app and the GSM/GPRS module are both connected to the cloud server through a wireless network.

The feeder 2 is in the shape of a tower with a spire, the top of the apex is facing the discharge port 4 at the lower part of the feed barrel 6, and the bottom of the feed barrel is designed in a funnel shape. When the control device opens the discharge port 4, the feed can be discharged under the action of gravity. All flow out automatically. Since the distributor 2 is in the shape of a spire tower, the feed can be rolled down along the slope of the tower-shaped distributor and evenly distributed around the trough.

The automatic feeding control motor assembly includes a motor bracket 13, a rack 14, an automatic feeding control motor 15, a gear 16, a sliding pin 18 and a chute 19. The motor bracket 13 is installed at the lower end of the lower hopper 5 of the feed bucket, and the automatic feeding control The motor 15 is fixedly installed on the lower end of the motor bracket 13, the front end of the motor bracket 13 is provided with a chute 19, the upper end of the chute 19 is provided with a notch, and the notch is arranged at the lower end of the discharge port 4, the rack 14 is slidably connected with the chute 19, the rack 14 The front end is fixedly connected to the sliding pin 18 , and the lower end of the rack 14 is provided with sliding teeth that are engaged with the front gear 16 of the automatic feeding control motor 15 . When the discharge port 4 needs to be closed, the automatic feeding control motor controls the rotation of the gear, and the gear drives the rack 14 to move. When the sliding pin 18 at the front end of the rack 14 blocks the discharge port 4, the motor stops rotating.

The partial pressure diversion baffle 17 with holes is circular, and there are several circular holes on the separation pressure plate with holes, and the size of the circular holes is larger than the size of the feed particles. Blocked by the perforated partial pressure diversion baffle, the feed can only pass through the circular holes on the perforated partial pressure diversion baffle, which effectively controls the flow of feed and reduces feed waste. The perforated partial pressure diversion baffle shares the The pressure of most of the feed stored in the feed bucket enables the sliding pin 18 under the feed outlet to slide smoothly, thereby accurately controlling the opening and closing of the feed outlet.

When feeding animals, play specific music; when you stop feeding animals, stop playing music; long-term use of this method makes animals develop a habit of eating when music is played, and stop eating when music stops.

Farm staff can use mobile phones to open the app for feeding and feeding, and regardless of whether the staff is actually on the site, they can control and monitor the feeder, reducing labor costs. In addition, photos can be taken before, during, and after the poultry is eaten to obtain information on the food intake, health status, and quantity of the poultry, reducing the daily inspection workload of farm staff.

The foregoing has shown and described the basic principles, main features, and advantages of the present invention. Those skilled in the art should understand that the present invention is not limited by the above-mentioned embodiments, and the descriptions in the above-mentioned embodiments and the description are only to illustrate the principle of the present invention. Without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, the present invention will have Various changes and modifications fall within the scope of the claimed invention. The claimed scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims (5)

1. A poultry feeder based on the Internet of Things technology, including a trough, a feeder, a controller and a GSM/GPRS module, an automatic feeding control motor, a feed bucket, a music player and a camera, the trough and the feed bucket. Connected by the feed bucket bracket, a feeder for uniform distribution of feed is arranged in the middle of the trough, a feed bucket lower hopper is arranged at the bottom of the feed bucket, and a feed outlet is arranged at the bottom of the feed bucket lower hopper. The flow-controlled partial pressure diversion baffle with holes is stuck on the inner side of the lower hopper of the feed barrel at the upper end of the discharge port, and a control for closing the discharge port is provided on one side of the discharge port The upper end of the feed bucket is provided with a feeding port cover, a controller, a battery, a solar panel and a music player, cameras are provided on both sides of the feeding port cover, and the solar panel is in communication with the battery. 2. A poultry feeder based on the Internet of Things technology according to claim 1, characterized in that: the feeder is in the shape of a spire tower, the top of the spire is facing the discharge port at the lower part of the feed barrel, and the lower hopper of the feed barrel Funnel-shaped. 3. A poultry feeder based on Internet of Things technology according to claim 1, characterized in that: the control device comprises a motor bracket, a rack, an automatic feeding control motor, a gear, a sliding pin and a chute, the The motor bracket is installed at the lower end of the lower hopper of the feed barrel, and the automatic feeding control motor is fixedly installed at the lower end of the motor bracket. The front end of the rack is fixedly connected with a sliding pin, and the lower end of the rack is provided with a sliding tooth that is clamped to the front end gear of the automatic feeding control motor. 4. a kind of poultry feeder based on Internet of Things technology according to claim 1, is characterized in that: A method of using music to control the feeding of animals: (1) When feeding animals, play specific music; when stopping feeding animals, stop playing music; (2) Animals who use this method for a long time develop a habit of eating when the music is played, and stop eating when the music stops. 5. a kind of poultry feeder based on Internet of Things technology according to claim 1, is characterized in that: described controller is respectively connected with music player, camera and automatic feeding control motor, and controller is connected with GSM/GPRS module , The GSM/GPRS module is connected to the mobile phone app and the cloud server, the cloud server and the mobile phone app are connected to each other, and the mobile phone app and the GSM/GPRS module are connected to the cloud server through a wireless network.

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