CN207135884U - A kind of self-measuring device for livestock drinking-water - Google Patents
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It the utility model is related to technical field of animal husbandry equipment, more particularly to a kind of self-measuring device for livestock drinking-water.This includes water storage casing, drain control valve, water storage liquid level detection unit, drinking-water position sensor, drinking trough, draining control valve, central control unit and man-machine interaction unit with self-measuring device；Central control unit controls drain control valve and then controls discharging water for water storage casing；Water storage bottom half installation drinking-water position sensor, when ox is come at drinking trough, drinking-water position sensor detects the positional information of ox, by the information transmission to central control unit, and then controls drain control valve to discharge water；Human-computer interaction module is connected with central control unit, can input the information of cattle and sheep to central control unit by human-computer interaction module, and then central control unit can carry out accurate control of drinking water according to livestock different situations；Designed by push type drinking-water trigger body clear hollow, wherein filling water body, bootable cattle and sheep come to drink water.
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Technical field
It the utility model is related to technical field of animal husbandry equipment, more particularly to a kind of automatic gauge dress for livestock drinking-water
Put.
Background technology
Water is the chief component of animal body, is the basis of animal life and all physiological activities, and various materials exist
The excretion of waste, regulation of body temperature etc. are required to water caused by dissolving, absorption, transhipment and metabolic process in body, lack
Water can cause metabolic disorder, digest and assimilate generation obstacle, and the excretion of metabolin is difficult, and production performance declines when body temperature rises, and
Cause disease even dead.
Water required for animal is derived partly from feed water and metabolic water mainly by drinking-water.Cattle and sheep to the requirement of water with
Individual, age, physiological stage, speed of weight increment and environment temperature are relevant, how according to the differences of the various factors, measure exactly
It is significant to the healthy growth of cattle and sheep with control cattle and sheep amount of drinking water.
In general, needing to supply water 10 liters daily per double centner body weight ox, hot day rises to 12 liters, generally,
The adult daily amount of drinking water of sheep：1.0 liters of winter, 2.0 liters of spring and autumn, 3.0 liters of summer, lamb amount of drinking water mutually should be 1,1.5 and 2 liter, warp
The effective measures that salt is to ensure that cattle and sheep drinking-water are often mended, as the saying goes that " peaceful to lack one grass, not true a bite book " shows cattle and sheep to drinking-water
The importance of demand.
To ensure that cattle and sheep drink water, accomplish the difference according to the four seasons, accurate drinking-water, ad hoc meter it is a kind of for livestock drinking-water from
Dynamic metering device.
Utility model content
(1) technical problems to be solved
The technical problems to be solved in the utility model is to provide a kind of self-measuring device for livestock drinking-water, to solve
Cattle and sheep drinking-water randomness is larger in the prior art, can not carry out personalized automation to the livestocks such as cattle and sheep drinking-water according to factor difference
The defects of accurate control, while it is easily sick to solve the problems, such as that prior art livestock quotes surplus water.
(2) technical scheme
In order to solve the above technical problems, the utility model provides a kind of self-measuring device for livestock drinking-water, including
Water storage casing, drain control valve, water storage liquid level detection unit, drinking-water position sensor, drinking trough, draining control valve, center control
Unit and man-machine interaction unit processed；Drain control valve is arranged at the dewatering outlet connected with water storage casing, water storage level sensing list
Member is located at water storage wall box, and drinking-water position sensor is arranged on the lower section of water storage casing, and towards livestock drinking-water position, and
When whether livestock is reached into the information transmission of drinking-water position to central control unit, drinking trough is arranged on below dewatering outlet, draining
Control valve is arranged at the discharge outlet connected with drinking trough, the drain control valve, drinking-water position sensor, draining control valve,
Man-machine interaction unit is connected with central control unit.
Wherein, in addition to nutrient feeding unit, nutrient feeding unit include the nutrient supply being connected
Case and supply pipe, supply pipe lead to drinking trough, electrically-controlled valve are set on supply pipe, and electrically-controlled valve is connected with the central control unit.
Wherein, the water storage casing is connected with water inlet pipe, sets water inlet control valve on water inlet pipe, the water inlet control valve with
Central control unit connects.
Wherein, the water storage liquid level detection unit is electronic liquid level gauge or moisture storage capacity graticule, and the electronic liquid level gauge is with
Entreat control unit connection.
Wherein, the drainage channel of the drinking trough sets surplus water water level sensor close to draining control valve upstream position, remains
Water water level sensor is connected with central control unit.
Wherein, in addition to push type drinking-water trigger body and infrared sensing switch, the push type drinking-water triggering body elasticity connect
Be connected on the bottom of the drinking trough, infrared sensing switch is associated with push type drinking-water trigger body, infrared sensing switch with
Central control unit is connected, and after push type drinking-water trigger body is pressed by livestock, infrared sensing switch receive information is simultaneously transferred to
Entreat control unit.
Wherein, push type drinking-water trigger body bottom is set raised, and the drinking-water trench bottom sets groove, and with it is described
Projection is engaged, and the bottom of push type drinking-water trigger body is connected with the drinking-water trench bottom by elastic component.
Wherein, the Flexible Connector is spring, and spring is set in the projection, and the bottom of spring is connected to described recessed
The bottom of groove.
Wherein, connecting rod is connected with the top of the push type drinking-water trigger body, the upper end of connecting rod has bending section, drinking-water
The cell wall top of groove has vertical groove, and the bending section coordinates with vertical groove, and the trough rim of vertical groove sets infrared induction
Switch, infrared sensing switch are connected with central control unit.
Wherein, the push type drinking-water trigger body fills the hollow structure of water to be internal, and is made of clear material.
(3) beneficial effect
Above-mentioned technical proposal of the present utility model has the following advantages that：The utility model is used for the automatic gauge of livestock drinking-water
In device, water storage casing is positioned over above drinking trough, and water inlet pipe is connected to water storage casing top, central control unit control water inlet
Water inlet control valve on pipe, and then control the water inlet of water storage casing；The bottom of water storage casing sets drain control valve, center control
Unit controls drain control valve and then controls discharging water for water storage casing；Water storage casing can be made up of transparent material, pass through moisture storage capacity
Graticule, judge the waterdrainage amount of water storage casing and existing moisture storage capacity, water storage liquid level detection unit, water storage can be set in storage tank body
Liquid level information is fed back to central control unit by liquid level detection unit, and central control unit discharges water according to liquid level information and then acquisition
Situation；Water storage bottom half installation drinking-water position sensor, when ox is come at drinking trough, drinking-water position sensor detects ox
Positional information, by the information transmission to central control unit, and then control drain control valve to discharge water；Human-computer interaction module is with
Control unit connection is entreated, can be to the individual of central control unit input cattle and sheep, age, physiology rank by human-computer interaction module
Section, speed of weight increment and ambient temperature information, and then central control unit can be drunk water according to the difference of environment and cattle and sheep individual
Accurate control.
It is especially low, the control that discharges water can easily and accurately be carried out by push type drinking-water trigger body, without pre- in drinking trough
Surplus water is deposited, is designed by push type drinking-water trigger body clear hollow, wherein filling water body, bootable or attraction cattle and sheep come to drink
Water.
Brief description of the drawings
Fig. 1 is the structural representation for the self-measuring device that the utility model is used for livestock drinking-water；
Fig. 2 is that the utility model is matched somebody with somebody for drinking trough in the self-measuring device of livestock drinking-water with nutrient feeding unit
Close structural representation；
Fig. 3 is the structural representation that the utility model is used for push type drinking-water trigger body in the self-measuring device of livestock drinking-water
Figure；
Fig. 4 is the self-measuring device control principle schematic diagram that the utility model is used for livestock drinking-water；
Fig. 5 is that the utility model is used for push type drinking-water trigger body and infrared induction in the self-measuring device of livestock drinking-water
The interrelational form schematic diagram of switch.
In figure：1st, water storage casing；2nd, moisture storage capacity graticule；3rd, drinking-water position sensor；4th, drain control valve；5th, electronic level
Meter；6th, water inlet control valve；7th, nutrient cassette for supplying；8th, supply pipe；9th, drinking trough；10th, water water level sensor is remained；11st, draining
Control valve；12nd, vertical groove；13rd, push type drinking-water trigger body；14th, it is raised；15th, bending section；16th, connecting rod；17th, infrared sense
Inductive switch；18th, groove.
Embodiment
With reference to the accompanying drawings and examples, specific embodiment of the present utility model is described in further detail.Below
Embodiment is used to illustrate the utility model, but is not limited to the scope of the utility model.
In description of the present utility model, it is to be understood that term " " center ", " longitudinal direction ", " transverse direction ", " on ", " under ",
The orientation or position relationship of the instruction such as "front", "rear", "left", "right", " vertical ", " level ", " top ", " bottom " " interior ", " outer " are
Based on orientation shown in the drawings or position relationship, it is for only for ease of description the utility model and simplifies description, rather than instruction
Or imply that signified device or element must have specific orientation, with specific azimuth configuration and operation, therefore be not understood that
For to limitation of the present utility model.In addition, term " first ", " second " be only used for describe purpose, and it is not intended that instruction or
Imply relative importance.
, it is necessary to which explanation, unless otherwise clearly defined and limited, term " are pacified in description of the present utility model
Dress ", " connected ", " connection " should be interpreted broadly, for example, it may be fixedly connected or be detachably connected, or integratedly
Connection；Can be mechanical connection or electrical connection；Can be joined directly together, can also be indirectly connected by intermediary,
It can be the connection of two element internals.For the ordinary skill in the art, above-mentioned art can be understood with concrete condition
Concrete meaning of the language in the utility model.
As shown in Figure 1, Figure 2, the self-measuring device bag for being used for livestock drinking-water that Fig. 3 and Fig. 4 the utility model embodiments provide
Include water storage casing 1, drain control valve 4, water storage liquid level detection unit, drinking-water position sensor 3, drinking trough 9, draining control valve
11st, central control unit and man-machine interaction unit；Drain control valve 4 is arranged at the dewatering outlet connected with water storage casing 1, water storage
Liquid level detection unit is located at the side wall of water storage casing 1, and drinking-water position sensor 3 is arranged on the lower section of water storage casing 1, and towards livestock
Drinking-water position, so that whether livestock is reached to the information transmission for position of drinking water in time to central control unit, drinking trough 9, which is arranged on, to be put
Below the mouth of a river, draining control valve 11 is arranged at the discharge outlet connected with drinking trough 9, the drain control valve 4, the sense of drinking-water position
Device 3, draining control valve 11, man-machine interaction unit is answered to be connected with central control unit；The water storage casing 1 is connected with into water
Manage, water inlet control valve 6 is set on water inlet pipe, the water inlet control valve 6 is connected with central control unit.
In above-described embodiment, water storage casing 1 is positioned over the top of drinking trough 9, and water inlet pipe is connected to the top of water storage casing 1, in
The water inlet control valve 6 on control unit control water inlet pipe is entreated, and then controls the water inlet of water storage casing 1；The bottom of water storage casing 1 is set
Water control valve 4 is put, central control unit controls drain control valve 4 and then controls discharging water for water storage casing 1；Water storage casing 1 can
It is made up of transparent material, by moisture storage capacity graticule 2, judges the waterdrainage amount of water storage casing 1 and existing moisture storage capacity, can be in water storage casing
Water storage liquid level detection unit is set in 1, and liquid level information is fed back to central control unit, center control by water storage liquid level detection unit
Unit is according to liquid level information and then obtains the situation that discharges water；The bottom of water storage casing 1 installation drinking-water position sensor 3, when ox comes drink
When at tank 9, drinking-water position sensor 3 detects the positional information of ox, by the information transmission to central control unit, and then controls
Drain control valve 4 processed discharges water；Human-computer interaction module is connected with central control unit, can be controlled by human-computer interaction module to center
Individual, age, physiological stage, speed of weight increment and the ambient temperature information of unit input cattle and sheep processed, and then central control unit can
Accurate control of drinking water is carried out according to the difference of environment and cattle and sheep individual.
Further, in addition to nutrient feeding unit, nutrient feeding unit include the nutrient being connected
Cassette for supplying 7 and supply pipe 8, supply pipe 8 lead to drinking trough 9, and electrically-controlled valve is set on supply pipe 8, and electrically-controlled valve controls with the center
Unit connects.By nutrient cassette for supplying 7 and supply pipe 8, the nutrient that ox can be supplied to drinking trough 9 supplies；Supplying
Electrically-controlled valve should be set on pipe 8, electrically-controlled valve be controlled by central control unit, and then control the supply of nutrient.
Preferably, water storage liquid level detection unit is electronic liquid level gauge 5 or moisture storage capacity graticule 2, and electronic liquid level gauge 5 is controlled with center
Unit connection processed.Pass through the setting of electronic liquid level gauge 5, it is possible to achieve to the automatically-monitored of storage tank liquid level.
Further, the drainage channel of the drinking trough 9 sets surplus water water level sense close to the upstream position of draining control valve 11
Device 10 is answered, surplus water water level sensor 10 is connected with central control unit.The discharge outlet of the drainage channel of drinking trough 9 sets draining control
Valve 11 processed, the upstream position of draining control valve 11 sets surplus water water level sensor 10, when central control unit detects the arrival of ox
After information, draining control valve 11 is opened, discharges existing surplus water, after surplus water drains, surplus water water level sensor 10 detects the letter
Breath, central control unit then close draining control valve 11, open the drain control valve 4 of water storage casing 1, are discharged water, ox
Drink clean drinking-water.
Such as Fig. 3 and Fig. 5, it is preferable that also including push type drinking-water trigger body 13 and infrared sensing switch 17, the push type
The elastic connection of trigger body 13 of drinking water is in the bottom of the drinking trough 9, so as to be elastically compressed recovery between the two；Infrared induction is opened
Pass 17 is associated with push type drinking-water trigger body 13, and infrared sensing switch 17 is connected with central control unit, and push type drinking-water touches
After hair body 13 is pressed by livestock, the receive information of infrared sensing switch 17 is simultaneously transferred to central control unit.The livestocks such as cattle and sheep to drink
When tank 9 is to drink water, push type drinking-water trigger body 13 is touched, push type drinking-water trigger body 13 is pressed, touches infrared induction and open
17 are closed, the receive information of infrared sensing switch 17 is simultaneously transferred to central control unit, central control unit control drain control valve 4,
Discharge water to drinking trough 9.
Specifically, push type drinking-water trigger body 13 bottom sets projection 14, and the bottom of drinking trough 9 sets groove
18, and be engaged with described raised 14, the bottom of push type drinking-water trigger body 13 is connected with the bottom of drinking trough 9 by elastic component
Connect；Under this water environment in the bottom of drinking trough 9, the projection 14 of push type drinking-water trigger body 13 bottom and the bottom of drinking trough 9
Groove 18 cooperation, on the one hand play position-limiting action, on the other hand, push type drinking-water trigger body 13 and the bottom of drinking trough 9 can
By coordinating, push type drinking-water trigger body 13 can also fluctuate.
Specifically, Flexible Connector is spring, and spring is set on described raised 14, and the bottom of spring is connected to described recessed
The bottom of groove 18；Ensure fluctuating for push type drinking-water trigger body 13, further to trigger infrared sensing switch 17.
Specifically, the top of push type drinking-water trigger body 13 is connected with connecting rod 16, and the upper end of connecting rod 16 has bending section
15, the cell wall top of drinking trough 9 has vertical groove 12, and bending section 15 coordinates with vertical groove 12, and bending section 15 can be vertical
The trough rim that vertical groove 12 is slided up and down in groove 12 sets infrared sensing switch 17, and infrared sensing switch 17 and center control are single
Member connection.
Preferably, push type drinking-water trigger body 13 fills the hollow structure of water to be internal, and is made of clear material.This
Sample, drinking trough 9 is interior not to have to the surplus water of storage, and surplus water has not totally caused cattle and sheep livestock sick, the push type drinking-water of internal filling water
The inductor that trigger body 13 now plays a part of an induction cattle and sheep to drink water, when cattle and sheep see push type drinking-water trigger body 13
During interior water body, push type drinking-water trigger body 13 will be actively touched, drain control valve 4 is controlled so as to pass through central control unit
Discharged water.
In summary, the setting of multiple control valves and central control unit in this programme is passed through, it is ensured that drinking-water metering is accurate
Really control, accurate control of drinking water can be carried out according to the difference of environment and cattle and sheep individual by environmental sensor and human-computer interaction module
System；Position detection after cattle and sheep reach drinking trough 9 can be perceived by the setting for position sensor 3 of drinking water；Drunk water by push type
Trigger body 13 can easily and accurately carry out the control that discharges water, and without the surplus water that prestored in drinking trough 9, be drunk water trigger body by push type
13 clear hollows design, wherein filling water body, bootable or attraction cattle and sheep come to drink water.
Described above is only preferred embodiment of the present utility model, it is noted that for the common skill of the art
For art personnel, on the premise of the utility model technical principle is not departed from, some improvement and modification can also be made, these change
Enter and also should be regarded as the scope of protection of the utility model with modification.
Claims (10)
1. a kind of self-measuring device for livestock drinking-water, it is characterised in that including water storage casing, drain control valve, water storage
Liquid level detection unit, drinking-water position sensor, drinking trough, draining control valve, central control unit and man-machine interaction unit；Discharge water
Control valve is arranged at the dewatering outlet connected with water storage casing, and water storage liquid level detection unit is located at water storage wall box, position of drinking water
The lower section that inductor is arranged on water storage casing is put, and towards livestock drinking-water position, so that whether livestock is reached into drinking-water position in time
Information transmission to central control unit, drinking trough is arranged on below dewatering outlet, and draining control valve is arranged on to be connected with drinking trough
Discharge outlet at, the drain control valve, drinking-water position sensor, draining control valve, man-machine interaction unit with center control
Unit connects.
2. the self-measuring device for livestock drinking-water as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that also supplied including nutrient
Unit is answered, nutrient feeding unit includes the nutrient cassette for supplying and supply pipe being connected, and supply pipe leads to drinking trough, supplies
Setting electrically-controlled valve should be managed, electrically-controlled valve is connected with the central control unit.
3. the self-measuring device for livestock drinking-water as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that the water storage casing connection
There is water inlet pipe, water inlet control valve is set on water inlet pipe, the water inlet control valve is connected with central control unit.
4. the self-measuring device for livestock drinking-water as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that the water storage level sensing
Unit is electronic liquid level gauge or moisture storage capacity graticule, and the electronic liquid level gauge is connected with central control unit.
5. the self-measuring device for livestock drinking-water as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that the draining of the drinking trough
Passage sets surplus water water level sensor close to draining control valve upstream position, remains water water level sensor and connects with central control unit
Connect.
6. the self-measuring device for being used for livestock drinking-water as described in claim any one of 1-5, it is characterised in that also include pressing
Pressure type is drunk water trigger body and infrared sensing switch, the push type drinking-water trigger body elastic connection in the bottom of the drinking trough,
Infrared sensing switch is associated with push type drinking-water trigger body, and infrared sensing switch is connected with central control unit, pressing
After formula drinking-water trigger body is pressed by livestock, infrared sensing switch receive information is simultaneously transferred to central control unit.
7. the self-measuring device for livestock drinking-water as claimed in claim 6, it is characterised in that the push type drinking-water touches
Send out body bottom and raised, the drinking-water trench bottom setting groove is set, and be engaged with the projection, push type drinking-water trigger body
Bottom is connected with the drinking-water trench bottom by elastic component.
8. the self-measuring device for livestock drinking-water as claimed in claim 7, it is characterised in that the Flexible Connector is
Spring, spring are set in the projection, and the bottom of spring is connected to the bottom of the groove.
9. the self-measuring device for livestock drinking-water as claimed in claim 8, it is characterised in that the push type drinking-water touches
Connecting rod is connected with the top of hair body, the upper end of connecting rod has bending section, and the cell wall top of drinking trough has vertical groove, described
Bending section coordinates with vertical groove, and the trough rim of vertical groove sets infrared sensing switch, and infrared sensing switch and center control are single
Member connection.
10. the self-measuring device for livestock drinking-water as claimed in claim 6, it is characterised in that the push type drinking-water
Trigger body fills the hollow structure of water to be internal, and is made of clear material.
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