CN113892447B

CN113892447B - Hatching device and hatching method

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Publication number: CN113892447B
Application number: CN202111314012.8A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 包辉改
Original assignee: Chenxi Jinhui Ecological Breeding Co ltd
Current assignee: Chenxi Jinhui Ecological Breeding Co ltd
Priority date: 2021-11-08
Filing date: 2021-11-08
Publication date: 2023-03-21
Anticipated expiration: 2041-11-08
Also published as: CN113892447A

Abstract

The invention discloses a hatching device, comprising: the box body is hollow, an air inlet is formed in one side of the box body, an air outlet is formed in the upper part of the box body, and a fan is arranged at the air inlet; a heater and an atomizer are also arranged in the box body; the hatching tray is arranged in the box body at intervals from bottom to top and is provided with a plurality of through holes for placing eggs; the bottom of each through hole is provided with two rotating shafts side by side, the rotating directions are consistent, the axes are approximately horizontal, and the rotating shafts are in transmission connection through a speed reducing motor; the periphery of the rotating shaft is sleeved with a shaft sleeve, and the shaft sleeve is in transmission connection with the rotating shaft through a clutch mechanism. In addition, the invention also provides a hatching method of the hatching device. According to the hatching device and the hatching method provided by the invention, when eggs are hatched in batches, the eggs can be singly controlled to stop turning after the shells of the eggs are broken, so that the survival rate of the chicks is ensured.

Description

Hatching device and hatching method

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of hatching egg incubation, in particular to an incubation device and an incubation method.

Background

The hatching device or equipment is a machine which artificially simulates the conditions of temperature, humidity, egg turning and the like of the female of an oviparous animal and develops fertilized eggs into life after a certain period of time. The temperature is the most basic condition for artificial incubation, and the incubator is actually a temperature and humidity control system which can provide the required environmental conditions for embryo development.

At present, most of hatchers in the market have good hatching environments such as constant temperature, constant humidity and ventilation, and have the egg turning function in the famous style, but the time difference of egg breaking is not noticed, the egg is turned continuously after the egg breaking, the broken position is rotated to an unfavorable position, the survival rate of young chickens is influenced, and therefore, the hatcher and the hatcher have a larger improvement space for young chickens.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to provide a hatching apparatus, which is capable of controlling a single egg to stop turning after the single egg is broken when a batch of hatching eggs is performed, so as to ensure the survival rate of the chicks.

To achieve the above object, in a first aspect, the present invention provides an incubation apparatus comprising:

the box body is hollow, an air inlet is formed in one side of the box body, an air outlet is formed in the upper part of the box body, and a fan is arranged at the air inlet; a heater and an atomizer are also arranged in the box body;

the hatching tray is arranged in the box body in a plurality of layers at intervals from bottom to top, and is provided with a plurality of through holes for placing eggs; and

the bottom of each through hole is provided with two rotating shafts side by side, the rotating directions are consistent, the axes are approximately horizontal, and the rotating shafts are in transmission connection through a speed reducing motor; the periphery of the rotating shaft is sleeved with a shaft sleeve, and the shaft sleeve is in transmission connection with the rotating shaft through a clutch mechanism.

In some embodiments, the clutch mechanism comprises: the ejection assembly is arranged on the rotating shaft and used for elastically ejecting the inner wall of the shaft sleeve, and the brake assembly is located right below the through hole and used for limiting the rotation or loosening of the shaft sleeve.

In some embodiments, the ejection assembly comprises: the spring is arranged in a radial hole of the rotating shaft, and the end part of the spring is used for tightly propping the ball against the inner wall of the shaft sleeve.

In some embodiments, the inner wall of the sleeve is provided with at least one limiting hole matched with the ball.

In some embodiments, the brake assembly comprises: the brake block is installed at the other end of the telescopic rod and compresses or loosens the bottom of the shaft sleeve along the radial direction.

In some embodiments, the brake shoe further has an arcuate groove thereon that cooperates with the bushing.

In some embodiments, further comprising: the protective cover is provided with a plurality of compartments corresponding to the positions of the through holes.

In some embodiments, an air equalizing plate is further arranged between the air inlet and the hatching tray.

In some embodiments, the incubation tray is peripherally placed on a support platform on the inner wall of the housing.

In a second aspect, the present invention further provides a hatching method for the hatching device, including the following steps:

s1, egg laying: placing the finished eggs in the through holes, wherein the bottoms of the eggs lean against the shaft sleeves of the two rotating shafts;

s2, hatching: the fan, the heater and the atomizer are selectively started through the controller, and a good hatching environment is created; meanwhile, the rotating shaft is driven to rotate by the speed reducing motor, so that the egg is driven to turn over;

s3, stopping egg turning: when partial shell breaking of the eggs in the through holes is observed, the shell breaking positions face upwards, and the rotation of the shaft sleeve is limited through the clutch mechanism so as to completely break the shells and hatch;

s4, taking the young chicken: and after the eggs in most of the through holes are shelled and hatched, stopping starting the fan, the heater and the atomizer, and taking the eggs.

Compared with the prior art, the invention has the beneficial effects that: the hatching device and the hatching method can at least singly control the eggs to stop turning after the eggs are broken when the eggs are hatched in batches, so that the survival rate of the chicks is ensured. In the specific use process, if the broken opening of the egg is not timely positioned upwards after the egg is broken, the chick can not be timely shelled, and the egg can be timely stopped from being turned, so that the turning and hatching of other eggs are not influenced, and the hatching requirement that the shelling time is inconsistent can be met.

In addition, the device is simple to manufacture and install and is suitable for popularization and use in a large number.

Drawings

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, 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 some, but not all, embodiments of the present invention. The components of embodiments of the present invention generally described and illustrated in the figures herein may be arranged and designed in a wide variety of different configurations. Thus, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention, presented in the figures, is not intended to limit the scope of the invention, as claimed, but is merely representative of selected embodiments of the invention. 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.

FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic main sectional view of FIG. 1 according to the present invention;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a portion of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a schematic right-view structural diagram of FIG. 1 in accordance with the present invention;

fig. 5 is a schematic view of the enlarged structure at the position B in fig. 4 according to the present invention.

In the figure: 1. a box body; 11. a fan; 12. a heater; 13. an atomizer; 14. a wind equalizing plate; 15. a support table; 2. hatching trays; 21. a through hole; 3. a rotating shaft; 30. a reduction motor; 31. a shaft sleeve; 32. ejecting the assembly; 33. a brake assembly; 4. a protective cover; 100. a box door; 101. a viewing window.

Detailed Description

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. The components of embodiments of the present invention generally described and illustrated in the figures herein may be arranged and designed in a wide variety of different configurations. Thus, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention, as presented in the figures, is not intended to limit the scope of the invention, as claimed, but is merely representative of selected embodiments of the invention. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments of the present invention without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Referring to fig. 1-5, fig. 1 is a schematic front view structure diagram according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a schematic main sectional view of FIG. 1 according to the present invention; FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a portion of FIG. 2; FIG. 4 is a schematic right-view structural diagram of FIG. 1 in accordance with the present invention; fig. 5 is a schematic view of the enlarged structure at the position B in fig. 4 according to the present invention.

An embodiment of the present invention provides an incubation apparatus, including:

the box body 1 is in a cuboid shape, the interior of the box body is hollow, an insulating layer is arranged on the outer wall or the inner wall of the box body, a split box door 100 can be arranged in front of the box body 1, and a transparent window 101 can be arranged on the box door 100; an air inlet is formed in one side of the box body 1, an air outlet is formed in the upper portion of the box body, and a fan 11 is arranged at the air inlet; the box body 1 is also internally provided with a heater 12 and an atomizer 13; the heater 12 may be a thermostat lamp, the atomizer 13 may be a water pipe arranged at the air inlet side in the box body 1, a plurality of atomizing nozzles are mounted on the water pipe, and the fan 11, the heater 12 and the atomizer 13 are controlled to start and stop by a controller;

the hatching tray 2 is provided with a plurality of layers in the box body 1 from bottom to top at intervals, four layers are arranged in the drawing, the hatching tray 2 is provided with a plurality of through holes 21 for placing eggs, the through holes 21 are slightly larger than the size of the eggs and are arranged in a rectangular array, the thickness of the through holes 21 cannot be too deep, and wrinkle removal is influenced; and

the bottom of each through hole 21 is provided with two rotating shafts 3 side by side, the rotating directions are consistent, the axes are approximately horizontal, the rotating shafts 3 are in transmission connection through a speed reducing motor 30, namely, two ends of each rotating shaft 3 are rotatably arranged on the box body 1 through bearing assemblies respectively, a plurality of rotating shafts 3 are arranged side by side in the approximately horizontal direction, the end parts of two adjacent rotating shafts 3 can be in transmission connection through a belt transmission assembly to realize synchronous rotation in the same direction, and the other end of one rotating shaft 3 is in transmission connection with the output end of the speed reducing motor 30 through a coupler; the periphery of the rotating shaft 3 is sleeved with a shaft sleeve 31, the shaft sleeve 31 is in transmission connection with the rotating shaft 3 through a clutch mechanism, namely, the bottom of each through hole 21 is correspondingly provided with two parallel shaft sleeves 31 to form an egg turning group, the interval between the two shaft sleeves 31 is just below the through hole 21, the shaft sleeves 31 are not in contact with the bottom surface of the hatching tray 2, and a small gap exists; the outer surface of the shaft sleeve 31 is provided with a flexible layer to prevent eggs from being in hard contact.

In order to obtain a compact clutch mechanism, in this embodiment, optionally, the clutch mechanism includes: the ejecting assembly 32 is arranged on the rotating shaft 3 and used for elastically ejecting the inner wall of the shaft sleeve 31, and the brake assembly 33 is positioned right below the through hole 21 and used for limiting the rotation or loosening of the shaft sleeve 31; when the brake assembly 33 is not in contact with the shaft sleeve 31, the shaft sleeve 31 rotates along with the rotating shaft 3 under the action of the ejection assembly 32 to turn eggs, when the brake assembly 33 is in contact with the shaft sleeve 31, the shaft sleeve 31 cannot rotate, and the ejection assembly 32 slips on the inner wall of the shaft sleeve 31, so that the structure is more compact.

Further, the ejection assembly 32 includes: the spring is arranged in a radial hole of the rotating shaft 3, and the end part of the spring is used for tightly pushing the ball against the inner wall of the shaft sleeve 31.

Still further, the inner wall of the shaft sleeve 31 is provided with at least one limiting hole matched with the ball, and the limiting hole can increase the tightening limit force between the shaft sleeve 31 and the rotating shaft 3.

Still further, the brake assembly 33 includes: the telescopic rod is fixed at one end, and the brake block is arranged at the other end and is used for pressing the bottom of the shaft sleeve 31 in the radial direction or loosening. The telescopic link can be a push-pull electromagnet, the brake block is pushed to move up and down through the electromagnet, and the reaction is accurate and rapid.

Still further, the brake block is also provided with an arc-shaped groove matched with the shaft sleeve 31, and a rough friction surface can be arranged in the arc-shaped groove to increase the braking resistance.

In order to prevent the chicks from running around themselves after being out of the housing, in this embodiment, optionally, the method further includes: a protective cover 4, wherein the protective cover 4 is provided with a plurality of compartments corresponding to the positions of the through holes 21, the protective cover 4 can be made of transparent materials and is provided with vent holes, when in use, the protective cover is covered on the hatching tray 2, each compartment corresponds to one through hole 21, and the chicks can only stay in the through holes 21 after being hatched, so that the chicks are prevented from running out of the hatches.

In order to make the air blowing to the incubation tray 2 more uniform, in the present embodiment, optionally, an air equalizing plate 14 is further disposed between the air inlet and the incubation tray 2, wherein the air inlet can be disposed obliquely downward toward the incubation tray 2.

In order to clean the hatching tray 2, in this embodiment, the hatching tray 2 is optionally erected on the supporting platform 15 on the inner wall of the box body 1 at the periphery, i.e. the hatching tray 2 can be taken down, and then the cracked eggshell on the shaft sleeve 31 is cleaned conveniently.

In a second aspect, the present invention further provides a hatching method for the hatching apparatus, comprising the following steps:

s1, egg laying: placing the finished eggs in the through holes 21 and enabling the bottoms of the eggs to lean against the shaft sleeves 31 of the two rotating shafts 3;

s2, hatching: the fan 11, the heater 12 and the atomizer 13 are selectively started through the controller, so that a good hatching environment is created; meanwhile, the rotating shaft 3 is driven to rotate by the speed reducing motor 30, so that the egg is driven to turn over;

s3, stopping egg turning: when partial shell breaking of the eggs in the through holes 21 is observed, the shell breaking positions face upwards, and the rotation of the shaft sleeve 31 is limited through the clutch mechanism, so that the eggs can be completely broken and hatched;

s4, taking the young chicken: and after most of the eggs in the through holes 21 are shelled and hatched, stopping starting the fan 11, the heater 12 and the atomizer 13, and hatching.

It can be understood that, when the hatching device and the method are used for batch hatching, the single egg can be controlled to stop turning at least after the shell of the single egg is broken, and the survival rate of the chicks is ensured.

It is noted that, herein, relational terms such as first and second, and the like may be used solely to distinguish one entity or action from another entity or action without necessarily requiring or implying any actual such relationship or order between such entities or actions. Also, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising a … …" does not exclude the presence of another identical element in a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes may be made by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention. It should be noted that: like reference numbers and letters refer to like items in the following figures, and thus, once an item is defined in one figure, it need not be further defined and explained in subsequent figures.

Claims

1. An incubation device, comprising:

the box body (1) is hollow, one side of the box body is provided with an air inlet, the upper part of the box body is provided with an air outlet, and a fan (11) is arranged at the air inlet; a heater (12) and an atomizer (13) are also arranged in the box body (1);

the hatching tray (2) is arranged in the box body (1) from bottom to top at intervals, and a plurality of through holes (21) for placing eggs are formed in the hatching tray (2); and

the bottom of each through hole (21) is provided with two rotating shafts (3) side by side, the rotating directions are consistent, the axes are approximately horizontal, and the rotating shafts (3) are in transmission connection through a speed reducing motor (30); a shaft sleeve (31) is sleeved on the periphery of the rotating shaft (3), and the shaft sleeve (31) is in transmission connection with the rotating shaft (3) through a clutch mechanism;

the clutch mechanism includes: the brake device comprises an ejection assembly (32) and a brake assembly (33), wherein the ejection assembly (32) is arranged on the rotating shaft (3) and is used for elastically ejecting the inner wall of the shaft sleeve (31);

the ejection assembly (32) comprises: the spring is arranged in a radial hole of the rotating shaft (3), and the end part of the spring is used for tightly pushing the round ball against the inner wall of the shaft sleeve (31);

the inner wall of the shaft sleeve (31) is provided with at least one limiting hole matched with the ball;

the brake assembly (33) is located directly below the through-hole (21), the brake assembly (33) includes: the telescopic rod and the brake block are fixed at one end, the brake block is installed at the other end, and the bottom of the shaft sleeve (31) is pressed or the shaft sleeve (31) is loosened along the radial direction;

the brake block is also provided with an arc-shaped groove matched with the shaft sleeve (31);

further comprising: the protective cover (4) is provided with a plurality of compartments corresponding to the positions of the through holes (21);

an air equalizing plate (14) is also arranged between the air inlet and the hatching tray (2);

the periphery of the hatching tray (2) is erected on a supporting table (15) on the inner wall of the box body (1).

2. A method of incubating an incubation device according to claim 1, comprising the steps of:

s1, egg laying: placing the finished eggs in the through holes (21) and enabling the bottoms of the eggs to lean against shaft sleeves (31) of the two rotating shafts (3);

s2, hatching: the fan (11), the heater (12) and the atomizer (13) are selectively started through the controller, so that a good hatching environment is created; meanwhile, the rotating shaft (3) is driven to rotate by the speed reducing motor (30), so that the egg is driven to turn over;

s3, stopping egg turning: when partial shell breaking of the eggs in the through holes (21) is observed, the shell breaking positions face upwards, and the rotation of the shaft sleeve (31) is limited through the clutch mechanism so as to completely break the shells and hatch;

s4, taking the young chicken: and after most of the eggs in the through holes (21) are broken, stopping starting the fan (11), the heater (12) and the atomizer (13) and taking out the eggs.