DK201400013U3

DK201400013U3 - Feeding system for feeding livestock

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Publication number: DK201400013U3
Application number: DK201400013U
Authority: DK
Inventors: Karsten Søndergård
Original assignee: Elmotech Aps
Priority date: 2014-01-27
Filing date: 2014-01-27
Publication date: 2015-05-03
Also published as: DK201500014U3

Abstract

Der beskrives et fodersystem til fodring af husdyr, hvilket system omfatter en beholdervægt (1), en eller flere foderautomater (10, 110, 210) omfattende en ædeplads (13, 113, 213) indrettet således, at et eller flere af de nævnte husdyr kan indtage tørfoder fra automaten (10, 110, 210), samt en styring (8) indrettet til at modtage et output fra beholdervægtens (1) vejecelle (9) og til at styre et tilgangslukkemiddel (6) og et udløbslukkemiddel (7), hvor styringen (8) endvidere er indrettet til at gennemføre en fodertildelingsprocedure, som omfatter at tilgangslukkemidlet (6) bringes til lukke for gennemgang af tørfoder i tilgangskanalen (2) samt at udløbslukkemidlet (7) bringes til at lukke for gennemgang af tørfoder i udløbskanalen (5), hvorefter outputtet fra vejecellen (9) registreres af styringen (8), efterfulgt af en åbning af udløbslukkemidlet (7), en lukning af udløbslukkemidlet (7) og en afsluttende registrering af outputtet fra vejecellen (9)There is disclosed a livestock feeding system, which system comprises a container weight (1), one or more feeders (10, 110, 210) comprising a eating place (13, 113, 213) arranged so that one or more of said livestock can take dry feed from the dispenser (10, 110, 210), and a control (8) arranged to receive an output from the weight cell (9) of the container weight (1) and to control an inlet closing means (6) and an outlet closing means (7), wherein the controller (8) is further adapted to perform a feed allocation procedure which includes closing the access closing means (6) for review of dry feed in the access channel (2) and causing the exit closing means (7) to close for review of dry feed in the outlet passage ( 5), after which the output of the weighing cell (9) is recorded by the control (8), followed by an opening of the outlet closing means (7), a closing of the outlet closing means (7) and a final recording of the output of the weighing cell (9).

Description

Fodersystem til fodring af husdyrFeeding system for feeding livestock

Den foreliggende frembringelse angår et fodersystem til fodring af husdyr, hvor der sker en registrering af den udmålte fodermængde.The present invention relates to a livestock feeding system in which the measured feed quantity is recorded.

BaggrundBackground

Registrering af fodermængde til husdyr, især grise, foretages for at kunne overvåge deres trivsel og ved sammenholdning med deres vægtforøgelse at kunne optimere fodringen af dyrene.The amount of feed for livestock, especially pigs, is recorded in order to monitor their well-being and, in conjunction with their weight gain, to optimize the feeding of the animals.

Kort beskrivelse af den foreliggende frembringelseBrief description of the present invention

Det er et formål med den foreliggende frembringelse at tilvejebringe et fodersystem, hvor den udmålte fodermængde kan registreres præcist og hvor systemet kan opbygges på en simpel måde. Frembringeren har indset, at den ofte anvendte volumenudmåling af tørfoder mangler præcision, idet volumen af en given masse af tørfoder kan variere afhængig af en lang række af parametre ved foderets struktur og håndtering, hvorfor det er mere hensigtsmæssigt at foretage en udvejning af foderet.It is an object of the present invention to provide a feed system where the measured feed quantity can be accurately recorded and where the system can be constructed in a simple manner. The maker has realized that the commonly used volume measurement of dry feed lacks precision, as the volume of a given mass of dry feed may vary depending on a wide range of parameters in the structure and handling of the feed, which is why it is more appropriate to weigh the feed.

Den foreliggende frembringelse angår et fodersystem til fodring af husdyr, hvilket system omfatter en beholdervægt med en beholder, en vejecelle til at bestemme en størrelse relateret til massen af indholdet i beholderen og afgive et tilsvarende output til en styring, en tilgangskanal til beholderen og en udløbskanal fra beholderen, idet fodersystemet yderligere indeholder en eller flere foderautomater omfattende en ædeplads indrettet således, at et eller flere af de nævnte husdyr kan indtage tørfoder fra automaten, forbindelsesmidler til at forbinde udløbskanalen med den ene eller de flere foderautomater, tilgangslukkemiddel til selektivt at åbne eller lukke for gennemgang af tørfoder i tilgangskanalen, og udløbslukkemiddel til selektivt at åbne eller lukke for gennemgang af tørfoder i udløbskanalen, idet styringen er indrettet til at modtage nævnte output fra vejecellen og til at styre det nævnte tilgangslukkemiddel og det nævnte udløbslukkemiddel, hvor styringen endvidere er indrettet til at gennemføre en fodertildelingsprocedure, som omfatter at tilgangslukkemidlet bringes til lukke for gennemgang af tørfoder i tilgangskanalen samt at udløbslukkemidlet bringes til at lukke for gennemgang af tørfoder i udløbskanalen, hvorefter outputtet fra vejecellen registreres af styringen, efterfulgt af en åbning af udløbslukkemidlet, en lukning af udløbslukkemidlet og en afsluttende registrering af outputtet ffa vejecellen. Således at en eventuel tilbageværende masse af tørfoder i beholderen bestemmes og dermed at den udmålte mængde tørfoder kan beregnes og registreres. Da dyrene har fjernet en tilsvarende mængde tørfoder ffa ædepladsen kan den konsumerede masse af tørfoder beregnes.The present invention relates to a livestock feeding system, which system comprises a container weight with a container, a weighing cell for determining a size related to the mass of the contents of the container and providing a corresponding output to a control, an inlet channel for the container and an outlet channel. from the container, the feeding system further comprising one or more feeders comprising a feeding place arranged so that one or more of said livestock can take dry feed from the machine, means for connecting the outlet duct with one or more feeders, access closure means for selectively opening or closing for review of dry feed in the inlet duct, and outlet closure means for selectively opening or closing for dry feed passage in the outlet duct, the controller being adapted to receive said output from the weighing cell and to control said access sealant and said outlet closure means wherein the control e is further adapted to carry out a feed allocation procedure which comprises closing the inlet closing means for review of dry feed in the inlet duct and causing the outlet closing agent to close drying out in the outlet duct, after which the output from the weighing cell is recorded by the open outlet followed by , a closure of the outlet extinguisher and a final recording of the output ffa weigh cell. So that any remaining mass of dry food in the container is determined and thus the measured quantity of dry food can be calculated and recorded. Since the animals have removed a similar amount of dry food from the eating place, the consumed mass of dry food can be calculated.

I en særlig udførelsesform indeholder systemet kun én foderautomat, der er forsynet med en føler forbundet til styringen, således at foderautomaten først forsynes med tørfoder, dvs. at fodertildelingsproceduren først gennemføres, når føleren indikerer til styringen at foderautomaten kan rumme hele massen af foder i beholdervægtens beholder.In a particular embodiment, the system contains only one feed dispenser provided with a sensor connected to the control, so that the feed dispenser is first supplied with dry feed, ie. the feed allocation procedure is only completed when the sensor indicates to the controller that the feed dispenser can accommodate the entire mass of feed in the container weight container.

I udførelsesformer, hvor systemet kun omfatter én foderautomat kan denne anvendes til at sætte en standard for en hel besætning for, hvor meget tørfoder der fortæres, hvor fodermængden til de resterende foderautomater for besætningen ikke registreres individuelt. I andre udførelsesformer omfatter systemet en foderautomat for hver indelukke, fx en svinesti, så den fortærede fodermængde for gruppen af dyr i hvert indelukke kan registreres.In embodiments where the system comprises only one feeder, this can be used to set a standard for an entire herd for how much dry feed is consumed, where the amount of feed for the remaining feeder for the herd is not recorded individually. In other embodiments, the system comprises a feed dispenser for each enclosure, e.g., a pigsty, so that the consumed feed amount for the group of animals in each enclosure can be recorded.

I en særlig udførelsesform omfatter fodersystemet yderligere en flerhed af foderautomater, et indløbslukkemiddel for hver af foderautomaterne, idet hvert indløbslukkemiddel er indrettet til selektivt at åbne eller lukke for gennemgang af tørfoder til den pågældende foderautomat, hvor forbindelsesmidleme forbinder udløbskanalen med alle foderautomaterne og omfatter en transportindretning for at bringe tørfoder fra beholderens udløbskanal til samtlige foderautomater og tilbage til beholderen, såfremt tørfoderet ikke afleveres i en af foderautomaterne, hvor styringen er indrettet til at styre de nævnte indløbslukkemidler og til at gennemføre en fodertildelingsprocedure, som yderligere omfatter, at ét af indløbslukkemidleme bringes til at åbne for gennemgang af tørfoder til en foderautomat samt at transportindretningen er aktiveret, indtil outputtet ffa vejecellen ikke indikerer ændringer af massen af indholdet i beholderen, hvorefter det nævnte indløbslukkemiddel bringe til at lukke, udløbslukkemidlet bringe til at lukke, hvorefter det mens transportindretningen er aktiveret afventes, at outputtet fra vejecellen ikke indikerer ændringer af massen af indholdet i beholderen, hvorefter den nævnte afsluttende registrering af outputtet fra vejecellen foretages. På denne måde kan den udmålte masse af tørfoder til den nævnte foderautomat bestemmes, og med systemet kan den udmålte masse af tørfoder til samtlige foderautomater i systemet bestemmes ved anvendelse af kun én beholdervægt, hvilket dels sænker anlægs- og vedligeholdsomkostninger, dels giver en mere sikker sammenlignelighed mellem de forskellige foderautomater.In a particular embodiment, the feed system further comprises a plurality of feeders, an inlet closing means for each of the feeders, each inlet closing means being adapted to selectively open or close dry feed to the particular feeder, the connecting means connecting the outlet duct with all feeding devices and to bring dry feed from the outlet channel of the container to all feeders and back to the container, if the dry feed is not delivered to one of the feeders where the controller is arranged to control said inlet closing means and to carry out a feed allocation procedure which further comprises bringing in one of the inlets for opening dry feed to a feed dispenser and the transport device is activated until the output of the weighing cell does not indicate changes in the mass of the contents of the container, after which said inlet closure means to close, the outlet closure means to close, after which, while the transport device is activated, it is expected that the output from the weighing cell does not indicate changes in the mass of the contents of the container, after which said final recording of the output from the weighing cell is made. In this way, the measured mass of dry feed for the said feed dispenser can be determined, and with the system the measured mass of dry feed for all the feed dispensers in the system can be determined using only one container weight, which lowers the installation and maintenance costs and partly provides a more secure comparability of the various feeders.

Den foreliggende frembringelse angår endvidere en fremgangsmåde til at drive et fodersystem som beskrevet heri.The present invention further relates to a method of operating a feeding system as described herein.

Kort beskrivelse af tegningBrief description of drawing

Den foreliggende frembringelse er beskrevet nærmere med henvisning til den medfølgende tegning, hvorThe present invention is described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawing, wherein

Fig. 1 er en skematisk gengivelse af en første udførelsesform af frembringelsen, og Fig. 2 er en skematisk gengivelse af en anden udførelsesform af frembringelsen.FIG. 1 is a schematic representation of a first embodiment of the invention; and FIG. 2 is a schematic representation of another embodiment of the invention.

Detaljeret beskrivelse af udførelsesformer af frembringelsen Den første udførelsesform af frembringelsen, der er vist i Fig. 1, omfatter en beholdervægt 1 med en tilgangskanal 2, der er forbundet til en foderforsyningskanal 3 på en måde, så der kan overføres tørfoder til beholdervægten 1. Beholdervægten 1 omfatter endvidere en beholder 4, en udløbskanal 5, et spjæld 6 i tilgangskanalen 2 og et spjæld 7 i udløbskanalen 5, hvor begge spjæld 6, 7 er styret af en central styring 8 for fodersystemet, således at der kan åbnes og lukkes for gennemgang af tørfoder i henholdsvis tilgangskanalen 2 og udløbskanalen 5. Hele beholdervægten 1 er ophængt i en vejecelle 9, der ligeledes er forbundet til den centrale styring 8, der modtager et output fra vejecellen 9 som et udtryk for massen af beholdervægten 1 med indhold, dvs. massen af selve beholdervægten 1 samt massen af det tørfoder, der er inde i beholderen og eventuelt i dele af tilgangskanalen 2 og udløbskanalen 5.DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION The first embodiment of the invention shown in FIG. 1, a container weight 1 comprises an inlet channel 2 connected to a feed supply channel 3 in such a way that dry fodder can be transferred to the container weight 1. The container weight 1 further comprises a container 4, an outlet channel 5, a damper 6 in the access channel 2 and a damper 7 in the outlet duct 5, where both dampers 6, 7 are controlled by a central control 8 for the feed system, so that dry feed can be opened and closed in the access duct 2 and the outlet duct 5. The entire container weight 1 is suspended in a weighing cell. 9, which is also connected to the central control 8, which receives an output from the weighing cell 9 as an expression of the mass of the container weight 1 with contents, i.e. the mass of the container weight 1 itself as well as the mass of the dry food contained within the container and optionally in portions of the inlet duct 2 and the outlet duct 5.

I en alternativ udførelsesform er spjældet 7 i udløbskanalen 5 erstattet af en spærreindretning, såsom en bold, der er placeret i bunden af beholderen 4 og spærrer for åbningen til udløbskanalen 5, og hvor beholderen 4’s bunddel er tragtformet. Spærreindretningen er forbundet til en wire, der drives af den samme motor som åbner og lukker for spjældet 6 i tilgangskanalen 2.In an alternative embodiment, the damper 7 of the outlet channel 5 is replaced by a locking device such as a ball located at the bottom of the container 4 and blocking the opening to the outlet channel 5 and the bottom portion of the container 4 being funnel-shaped. The locking device is connected to a wire driven by the same motor which opens and closes the damper 6 in the inlet duct 2.

Både tilgangskanalen 2 og udløbskanalen 5 er konstrueret således, at massen af beholdervægten 1 med indhold af tørfoder kun understøttes af den del, der er forsynet med en vejecelle 9. Beholdervægten 1 kan endvidere være forsynet med en vibrator (ikke vist) til at sikre, at tørfoder i beholderen 4 vil bevæge sig ud ad udløbskanalen 5 når spjældet 7 deri åbnes.Both the inlet duct 2 and the outlet duct 5 are designed such that the mass of the container weight 1 containing dry food is supported only by the part provided with a weighing cell 9. The container weight 1 can furthermore be provided with a vibrator (not shown) to ensure that dry fodder in the container 4 will move out of the outlet channel 5 when the damper 7 therein is opened.

Udløbskanalen 5 ffa beholdervægten f munder ud i en foderautomat fO, som omfatter en reservoirdel 11, et lodret rør 12 og et trug 13, der udgør en ædeplads for de husdyr, der skal fodret ved hjælp af foderautomaten 10. Foderautomaten 10 er forsynet med en føler 14 i bunden af reservoirdelen 11, hvilken føler 14 er forbundet til den centrale styring 8 og afgiver et signal hertil således, at styringen 8 kan identificere når reservoirdelen 11 er ved at være tom for tørfoder og skal fyldes igen.The outlet channel 5 ffa the container weight f opens into a feed dispenser fO comprising a reservoir portion 11, a vertical tube 12 and a trough 13 which provides a feeding place for the livestock to be fed by the feed dispenser 10. The feed dispenser 10 is provided with a sensor 14 at the bottom of the reservoir portion 11, which sensor 14 is connected to the central control 8 and gives a signal thereto so that the control 8 can identify when the reservoir portion 11 is running out of dry food and needs to be refilled.

Fodersystemet ifølge Fig. 1 fungerer under drift således, at der er en strøm af tørfoder gennem foderforsyningskanalen 3. Efter beholderen 4 i beholdervægten 1 er blevet tømt lukkes spjældet 7 i udløbskanalen 5 af styringen 8 og spjældet 6 i tilgangskanalen 2 åbnes for at fylde beholderen 4 med tørfoder. Når outputtet fra vejecellen 9 indikerer for styringen 8 at beholderen 4 er fuld, lukkes spjældet 6 i tilgangskanalen 2. Reservoirdelen 11 af foderautomaten 10 tømmes efterhånden som husdyrene æder foderet fra truget 13 og mere tørfoder falder ned i truget 13 gennem det lodrettet rør 12 fra reservoirdelen 11. Når outputtet fra føleren 14, som fx kan være en tryksensor eller en kapacitiv føler, til styringen 8 indikerer at der er plads i reservoirdelen 11, driver styringen 8 en åbning af det nedre spjæld 7, således at indholdet at beholderen 4 tømmes over i reservoirdelen 11. Derefter lukkes det nedre spjæld 7 og styringen 8 registrerer det nye output ffa vejecellen 9 og kan på baggrund af ændringen af output fastlægge massen af tørfoder, der er leveret til foderautomaten 10. Denne oplysning kan anvendes til at beregne husdyrenes konsumption af tørfoder over tid.The feeding system of FIG. 1 operates during operation such that there is a flow of dry feed through the feed supply channel 3. After the container 4 in the container weight 1 has been emptied, the damper 7 in the outlet channel 5 is closed by the control 8 and the damper 6 in the access channel 2 is opened to fill the container 4 with dry feed. When the output from the weighing cell 9 indicates to the control 8 that the container 4 is full, the damper 6 is closed in the access channel 2. The reservoir portion 11 of the feed dispenser 10 is emptied as the animals eat the feed from the trough 13 and more dry food falls into the trough 13 through the vertical pipe 12 from reservoir portion 11. When the output of the sensor 14, which may be, for example, a pressure sensor or a capacitive sensor, to the control 8 indicates that there is space in the reservoir portion 11, the control 8 drives an opening of the lower damper 7 so that the contents of the container 4 are emptied. to the reservoir section 11. Then the lower damper 7 is closed and the control 8 registers the new output ffa the weighing cell 9 and can, based on the change in the output, determine the mass of dry food supplied to the feed dispenser 10. This information can be used to calculate the livestock consumption. of dry feed over time.

I en alternativ udførelsesform til den, der er vist i Fig. 1 kan beholderen 4’s volumen overstige reservoiret 11 ’s, og der vil derfor hun ske en delvis tømning af beholderen 4 når spjældet 7 i udløbskanalen 5 åbnes. Spjældet vil så blive lukket, når styringen 8 registrerer, at der ikke sker nogen yderligere ændring af outputtet fra vejecellen 9, og den mængde tørfoder, der er videregivet til foderautomaten 10 kan beregnes af styringen 8 ud fra forskellen i output fra vejecellen 9. Reservoiret 11 er ikke en betingelse for, at fodersystemet fungerer, idet dets fravær blot betyder, at der sker en hyppigere tildeling af tørfoder til foderautomaten 10 fra beholderen 4. Endelig er føleren 14 heller ikke en betingelse for fodersystemets virke, idet åbningen af spjældet 7 i udløbskanalen 5 blot kan ske med faste perioder imellem hver åbning.In an alternative embodiment to that shown in FIG. 1, the volume of the container 4 may exceed the reservoir 11's, and therefore she will be partially emptied of the container 4 when the damper 7 in the outlet duct 5 is opened. The damper will then be closed when the control 8 detects that there is no further change in the output from the weighing cell 9 and the amount of dry feed passed to the feed dispenser 10 can be calculated by the control 8 based on the difference in the output of the weighing cell 9. The reservoir 11 is not a condition for the feeding system to function, since its absence merely means a more frequent allocation of dry food to the feeding machine 10 from the container 4. Finally, the sensor 14 is also not a condition for the operation of the feeding system, since the opening of the damper 7 in the outlet channel 5 can simply be done with fixed periods between each opening.

I Fig. 2 er vist en anden udførelsesform af fodersystemet ifølge den foreliggende frembringelse, hvor der er en flerhed af foderautomater 10, 110, 210, i det viste eksempel tre, men der kunne være langt flere, der er knyttet til én fælles beholdervægt 1 via et forbindelsesrørsystem 17, der forbinder beholdervægten l’s udløbskanal 5 med et indløb 16, 116, 216 til hver af foderautomaterne 10, 110, 210. Forbindelsesrørsystemet 17 er forsynet med en indvendig transportkæde 18, der i Fig. 2 kun er vist stykvis, men som strækker sig i en lukket kreds og drives rundet i forbindelsesrørsystemet 17 imod urets retning på Fig. 2 for at sikre, at tørfoder fra udløbskanalen 5 føres forbi samtlige indløb 16, 116, 216 og, såfremt tørfoderet ikke er løbet ned i et af disse, videre til returforbindelsen 19, hvor resterende tørfoder vil returnere til beholderen 4. Hver indløb 16, 116, 216 til foderautomaterne er forsynet med et individuelt spjæld 15, 115,215, der af styringen 8 kan styres til at åbne eller lukke for gennemgang af tørfoder i de respektive indløb 16, 116, 216.In FIG. 2, another embodiment of the feed system of the present invention is shown, wherein there are a plurality of feeders 10, 110, 210, in the example shown three, but there could be far more that are associated with one common container weight 1 via a connecting pipe system 17 connecting the outlet duct 5 of the container weight 1 with an inlet 16, 116, 216 to each of the feed dispensers 10, 110, 210. The connecting pipe system 17 is provided with an internal transport chain 18, which in FIG. 2 is shown only in section but extending in a closed circuit and driven round in the connecting pipe system 17 counterclockwise in FIG. 2 to ensure that dry feed from the outlet channel 5 is passed through all of the inlets 16, 116, 216 and, if the dry feed has not run into one, to the return connection 19, where the remaining dry feed will return to the container 4. Each inlet 16, 116, 216 for the feeders are provided with an individual damper 15, 115,215 which can be controlled by the control 8 to open or close for review of dry feed in the respective inlets 16, 116, 216.

Under drift af fodersystemet ifølge Fig. 2 fyldes beholderen 4 af beholdervægten 1 med tørfoder ffa foderforsyningskanalen 3. Når styringen 8 registrerer fra vejecellen 9 at beholderen 4 har en forud bestemt masse af tørfoder lukker styringen 8 for spjældet 6 i tilgangskanalen 2. De enkelte foderautomater 10, 110, 210 fyldes med på forhånd fastlagte intervaller op med tørfoder på følgende vis. Styringen 8 registrerer outputtet fra vejecellen 9, åbner for spjældet 7 i beholdervægten 1 ’s udløbskanal 5 mens transportkæden 18 drives rundt i forbindelsesrørsystemet 17. Styringen 8 åbner derefter spjældet 15 i indløbet 16 til den første foderautomat 10 og tørfoder vil af tyngdekraften føre tørfoder fra forbindelsesrørsystemet 17 ned i foderautomaten 10’s reservoir 11. Når den første foderautomat 10 er fyldt med tørfoder vil styringen 8 registrere dette, idet outputtet ffa vejecellen 9 vil blive konstant. Styringen 8 vil herefter lukke for spjældet 15 i den første foderautomat 10’s indløb 16 samt spjældet 7 i beholdervægten 1 ’s udløbskanal 5. Transportkæden 18 vil nu føre resterende tørfoder i forbindelsesrørsystemet 17 retur til beholderen 4, idet det vil falde gennem returforbindelsen 19 mellem forbindelsesrørsystemet 17 og beholderen 4’s indre. Når outputtet fra vejecellen 9 igen bliver konstant er alt det tørfoder, der var tilbage i forbindelsesrørsystemet 17 kommet retur til beholderen 4 og styringen 8 kan ud fra differencen i outputtet fra vejecellen 9 beregne den masse af tørfoder, der er blevet leveret til den første foderautomat 10. En tilsvarende procedure gentages for hver af de øvrige foderautomater 110, 210 etc. i fodersystemet, således at styringen for hver foderautomat 10, 110, 210 kan registrere massen af tørfoder, der leveres til den enkelte foderautomat 10, 110, 210.During operation of the feeding system according to FIG. 2, the container 4 is filled by the container weight 1 with dry feed ffa the feed supply channel 3. When the control 8 detects from the weighing cell 9 that the container 4 has a predetermined mass of dry feed, the control 8 closes the damper 6 in the access channel 2. The individual feeders 10, 110, 210 are filled with predetermined intervals with dry feed as follows. The control 8 records the output of the weighing cell 9, opens the damper 7 in the outlet channel 5 of the container weight 1 while the transport chain 18 is driven around the connecting pipe system 17. The control 8 then opens the damper 15 in the inlet 16 to the first feeder 10 and gravity will by gravity feed from the connecting pipe system 17 down into the reservoir 11. In the feed dispenser 10, when the first feed dispenser 10 is filled with dry food, the control 8 will detect this, the output of the weighing cell 9 being constant. The control 8 will then close the damper 15 in the inlet 16 of the first feed dispenser 10 and the damper 7 in the outlet channel 5 of the container weight 1. The transport chain 18 will now return residual dry food in the connecting pipe system 17 to the container 4, as it will fall through the return connection 19 between the connecting pipe system. 17 and the container 4. When the output from the weighing cell 9 becomes constant again, all the dry feed remaining in the connecting pipe system 17 has returned to the container 4 and the control 8 can calculate from the difference in the output of the weighing cell 9 the mass of dry feed delivered to the first feed dispenser 10. A similar procedure is repeated for each of the other feed dispensers 110, 210, etc. in the feed system, so that the control for each feed dispenser 10, 110, 210 can detect the mass of dry feed supplied to the individual feed dispenser 10, 110, 210.

Liste over anvendte henvisningstal 1 Beholdervægt 2 Tilgangskanal 3 Foderforsyningskanal 4 Beholder 5 Udløbskanal 6 Spjæld i tilgangskanalen 7 Spjæld i udløbskanalen 8 Central styring 9 Vejecelle 10 Foderautomat 110 Anden foderautomat 210 Tredje foderautomat 11 Reservoirdel 111 Reservoirdel af anden foderautomat 211 Reservoirdel af tredje foderautomat 12 Lodret rør 112 Lodret rør af anden foderautomat 212 Lodret rør af tredj e foderautomat 13 Trug 113 Trug af anden foderautomat 213 Trug af tredj e foderautomat 14 Føler 15 Spjæld i indløb til foderautomat 115 Spjæld i indløb til anden foderautomat 215 Spjæld i indløb til tredje foderautomat 16 Indløb til foderautomat 116 Indløb til anden foderautomat 216 Indløb til tredj e foderautomat 17 Forbindelsesrørsystem 18 Transportkæde i forbindelsesrørsystem 19 ReturforbindelseList of reference numbers used 1 Container weight 2 Access channel 3 Feed supply channel 4 Container 5 Outlet channel 6 Damper in the supply channel 7 Damper in the outlet channel 8 Central control 9 Weighing cell 10 Secondary feed dispenser 210 Third feed dispenser 11 Secondary feed dispenser 11 Secondary feed dispenser 111 Spare part 111 112 Vertical tube of second feeder 212 Vertical tube of third feeder 13 Trough 113 Trough of second feeder 213 Trough of third feeder 14 Sensor 15 Damper inlet of feed feeder 115 Damper inlet of other feeder 215 Damper in inlet of third feeder 16 Inlet for feeder 116 Inlet for other feeder 216 Inlet for third feeder 17 Connecting pipe system 18 Transport chain in connecting pipe system 19 Return connection

Claims

A livestock feeding system, comprising a container weight (1) with a container (4), a weighing cell (9) to determine a size related to the mass of the contents of the container (4) and output a corresponding output to a container. control (8), an inlet duct (2) for the container (4) and an outlet duct (5) from the container (4), the feeding system further comprising one or more feeders (10, 110, 210) comprising a eating place (13, 113, 213) arranged so that one or more of said livestock can ingest dry food from the dispenser (10, 110, 210), connecting means (5, 17) for connecting the outlet duct (5) with one or more feeders (10, 110) , 210), access closure means (6) for selectively opening or closing for passage of dry feed into the access channel (2), and exit closure means (7) for selectively opening or closing for passage of dry feed into the outlet passage (5), the control (8) is arranged to receive said output from the weighing cell (9) and for controlling said inlet closure means (6) and said outlet closures means (7), wherein said control (8) is further adapted to perform a feed allocation procedure which comprises closing said inlet closure means (6) for review of dry feed in said inlet channel (2). ) and causing the outlet extinguisher (7) to close for review of dry feed in the outlet channel (5), after which the output of the weighing cell (9) is recorded by the control (8), followed by an opening of the outlet extinguishing means (7). 7) and a final recording of the output from the weighing cell (9).

Feeding system according to claim 1, further comprising a plurality of feeders (10, 110, 210), one inlet closing means (15, 115, 215) for each of the feeders (10, 110, 210), each inlet closing means (15, 115). , 215) is adapted to selectively open or close for review of dry feed to the respective feed dispenser (10, 110, 210), wherein the connecting means (17) connect the outlet channel (5) to all the feed dispensers (10, 110, 210) and comprise a transport device (18) for bringing the dry feed ffa the outlet channel (5) of the container (4) to all feeders (110, 110, 210) and back to the container (4) if the dry feed is not delivered in one of the feeders (10, 110, 210) , wherein the controller (8) is adapted to control said inlet closure means (15, 115, 215) and to perform a feed allocation procedure further comprising causing one of the inlet closure means (15, 115, 215) to open for review by dry feed for a feed machine (10, 1 10, 210) and the transport device (18) is activated until the output of the weighing cell (9) does not indicate changes in the mass of the contents of the container (4), after which said inlet closing means (15, 115, 215) cause the closing outlet means to close. (7) cause closure, after which, while the transport device (18) is activated, it is expected that the output of the weighing cell (9) does not indicate changes in the mass of the contents of the container (4), after which said final recording of the output of the weighing cell (9) ).