JP2000324977A - Feeding apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a feeding apparatus capable of storing a large amount of feed, and having a slim shape with a small projected area. SOLUTION: This feeding apparatus 1 comprises a rail installed in a multistage poultry-raising cage, and a feeding machine 5 traveling along the rail and delivering the feed to a feed gutter of the poultry-raising cage. The feeding machine 5 has a charging part 9 having a vertical screw conveyer 8, a nearly cylindrical storing part 10 arranged at the position standing parallel to the charging part 9, and having a space for storing the feed, a feed-charging opening 11 formed by boring a through hole in the vicinity of the bottom part of the storing part 10 so as to communicate with the charging part 9, feeding openings 12 for charging the feed to a feed gutter 6 at each step of the poultry-raising cage 2, formed by boring through holes bored on the midway wall surface of the charging part 9, and a feed-returning opening 13 formed at the vicinity part of the top of the charging part 9 by boring the through hole so as to communicate with the storing part 10.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a poultry feeding apparatus having a large-capacity storage unit.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional chicken feeding device 101 is shown in FIG.
As shown in the figure, a feeder 106 having a storage section 105 for storing feed is suspended from a running frame 104 running on a rail 103 arranged along a poultry cage 102. Thus, the feeder 106 is configured to move as the traveling frame 104 travels. Therefore, since the storage unit 105 is located above the feeding device 101, the size of the storage unit 105 cannot be increased. In addition, the center of gravity of the entire device is located above and lacks stability.

[0003]

By the way, in order to distribute feed to all the flocks, it is necessary to increase the size of the storage unit 105. In the conventional feeding apparatus 101 as described above, the storage unit 105 is provided with a feed. The structure is located above the apparatus 101, and if the storage unit 105 is enlarged, the stability of the entire apparatus is deteriorated, and there is a risk that the apparatus falls. On the other hand, if the storage unit 105 is reduced in size to improve the stability of the apparatus, the amount of storage in the storage unit 105 at a time is insufficient to distribute feed to all the chickens in the poultry cage 102, and It is necessary to return to the predetermined position for replenishing the feed sent from the large feed storage tank provided outside the house many times to replenish the storage unit 105 with the feed.

[0004] For this reason, it takes a very long time and trouble to finish feeding the feed to all the flocks. In addition, since the traveling distance of the feeder 106 becomes longer, there is a problem that the feeder 101 is likely to fail and the life is further shortened. Further, since the storage unit 105 of the conventional feeding device 101 is of a mortar type, the feed is clogged near the bottom of the storage unit 105, and a cavity is formed, and the feed falls below it. There was a tendency for a so-called bridge phenomenon to occur.

[0005]

The present invention has the following configuration in order to effectively achieve the above object. That is, the feeder according to claim 1 is a feeder comprising a rail provided on a multi-stage poultry cage, and a feeder moving along the rail and distributing feed to a feed trough of the poultry cage. The machine has a supply section with an upright screw conveyor, and a substantially cylindrical storage section provided with a space for storing feed, which is disposed at a position parallel to the supply section,
A feed supply port formed by providing a through-hole to the supply unit near the bottom of the storage unit, and a feed trough of a poultry cage of each stage formed by providing a through-hole in a wall on the way of the supply unit. A feed port is provided, and a feed return port is provided near the upper end of the supply unit and penetrated into the storage unit.

[0006]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, an embodiment of a feeding device according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a front sectional view of a feeding device according to one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 shows a side sectional view of the feeding device according to one embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 3 shows a plan cross-sectional view of a feeding device according to an embodiment of the present invention. 4 and 5 are perspective views of a main part of a feeder, which is a main part of a feeder according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0007] In the drawings, reference numeral 1 denotes a feeding device according to one embodiment of the present invention. The feeding apparatus 1 includes a traveling rail 3 disposed at a lower part of the front of the poultry cage 2 and a feeder 5 traveling on the traveling rail 3 along the front of the poultry cage 2.

The poultry cage 2 is formed upright in multiple stages,
At the front of each stage, a feed trough 6 is disposed over the entire length of the poultry cage 2 in the longitudinal direction. The traveling rail 3 is provided at a position below the front surface of the poultry cage 2 at a position protruding from the front surface of the poultry cage 2 over the entire length of the poultry cage 2 in the longitudinal direction. Note that a support member (not shown) is provided on the lower surface of the traveling rail 3 so that the traveling rail 3
The feeder 5 is configured to withstand the load of the feeder 5 running thereon.

The feeder 5 is provided at its bottom with running wheels 7 which are driven on the running rail 3 by appropriate driving means. These running wheels 7
By running along the traveling rail 3, the feeder 5 reciprocates along the front surface of the poultry cage 2 at a constant speed over the entire length of the poultry cage 2 in the longitudinal direction.

The feeder 5 includes a supply unit 9 having an upright screw conveyor 8 and a substantially cylindrical storage unit 10 provided at a position parallel to the supply unit 9 and having a space for storing feed. And a feed supply port 11 formed by providing a through-hole to the supply unit 9 near the bottom of the storage unit 10; A feed port 12 for supplying feed to the second feed trough 6;
A feed return port 13 provided in the vicinity of the upper end of the supply unit 9 so as to penetrate the storage unit 10.

As shown in FIG. 4, a discharge guide cover 14 is provided on the outer surface side of the feed port 12 so that the feed blown out from the feed port 12 is not scattered to a place other than the target position. In addition, an opening formed to be larger than the opening of the discharge guide cover 14 is provided below the discharge guide cover 14 so as to receive all the feed guided and discharged by the discharge guide cover 14. A discharge guide box 15 is provided.

Further, a discharge guide pipe 16 is provided at the bottom of the discharge guide box 15, and the tip thereof is open into the bait gutter 6. Therefore, the feed discharged from the feed port 12 is guided by the discharge guide cover 14 and is prevented from being scattered.
To the feed trough 6 through the discharge guide pipe 16. In addition, the feed discharged to the feed trough 6 is fed to a leveling machine 23 provided in conjunction with the discharge guide pipe 16.
(See FIG. 3) to make it even. In addition, the above-mentioned discharge guide pipe 16 is appropriately bent and installed toward the poultry cage 2 from the direction of discharging the feed from the supply unit 9.

On the outer side of the feed port 12, a discharge adjusting shutter 17 is provided in a sliding manner. Further, the discharge adjusting shutter 17 is provided with a vertically long slit hole 18. In addition, this slit hole 18
An adjustment bolt 19 erected on the outer peripheral surface of the supply unit 9 is inserted through the opening to regulate the movement of the discharge adjustment shutter 17. An adjustment lever 20 is provided at the upper end of the discharge adjustment shutter 17. The discharge adjustment shutter 17 is moved up and down with the adjustment lever 20, whereby the discharge adjustment shutter 1 is moved.
7 can be easily slid. The size of the opening of the feed port 12 can be adjusted by the position where the discharge adjusting shutter 17 is slid.

Further, the discharge adjusting shutter 17 can be fixed at a desired position by tightening the adjusting bolt 19 with the discharge adjusting shutter 17 arranged at an appropriate position. Accordingly, the opening area of the feed port 12 can be adjusted by the position where the discharge adjusting shutter 17 is fixed, so that the amount of feed discharged from the feed port 12 per unit time can be adjusted.

The feeding port 12 and the feeding port 12
The discharge guide cover 14, which is composed as a set with
The discharge guide box 15 and the discharge guide pipe 16 are provided by the same number as the number of stages of the poultry raising cage 2, and are arranged in accordance with the position of each stage of the poultry raising cage 2.

Therefore, the feed stored in the storage unit 10 is changed by the feeder 5 reciprocating along the front surface of the poultry cage 2 at a constant speed over the entire length of the poultry cage 2. The food is distributed substantially uniformly over the entire length of the feed trough 6 of the cage 2. In addition, when the feed is distributed to each of the feed troughs 6 of the multi-stage poultry cage 2, the discharge control shutter 17 increases the opening area of the feed opening 12 from the lower stage to the upper stage. By adjusting the opening area of 12, it is possible to distribute a uniform or desired amount of feed to the feed trough 6 at each stage.

As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG.
It is a vertically long, substantially rectangular parallelepiped, and is formed in a cavity so as to be able to store feed therein, and is disposed at a position parallel to the supply unit 9. The storage unit 10 is provided over substantially the entire area from the upper end to the lower end of the feeding device 1, and is configured to be able to store a large amount of feed.

Further, the storage section 10 has a cross section perpendicular to the direction in which the feed in the storage section 10 is conveyed, formed substantially uniformly from the upper end to the bottom of the storage section 10. Therefore, the so-called bridge phenomenon which tends to occur in the conventional mortar type storage part does not occur. That is, the feed is clogged at the bottom of the storage unit, a cavity is formed, and the feed is not further transported without falling down,
The effect that the phenomenon described above does not occur is exhibited.

In the vicinity of the upper end of the storage unit 10, a feed return port 13 is provided. The details of the feed return port 13 will be described later. Further, a feed supply port 11 is formed near the bottom of the storage section 10 so as to communicate with the supply section 9. The bottom of the storage unit 10 is formed to be inclined in the direction of the supply unit 9 so that all the feed in the storage unit 10 is transported to the feed supply port 11. Due to this configuration, the feed stored in the storage unit 10 is:
Feed supply port 1 without leaving at the bottom of storage unit 10
1, the feed is circulated in the feeder 5 as described later.

The feed supply port 11 is formed on a side surface near the bottom of the storage unit 10 so as to penetrate the supply unit 9. With this configuration, all feed stored in the storage unit 10 is sequentially sent to the supply unit 9.

The supply section 9 is formed in a substantially upright cylindrical shape, and is provided with an upright screw conveyor 8. The screw conveyor 8 is configured such that a blade member 22 is spirally provided on a shaft member 21 driven and rotated by an appropriate drive source. Further, on the opposite side of the storage unit 10 with the supply unit 9 therebetween, the same number of feed ports 12,... As the number of stages of the poultry cage 2 are provided in accordance with the arrangement of each stage of the poultry cage 2.

A drive source (not shown) for rotating the shaft member 21 is disposed above the shaft member 21 and its speed is adjusted by a pulley (not shown) and a belt (not shown). This drive source is of course not a problem even if it is disposed below the shaft member 21.

Accordingly, as described above, the feed fed from the storage section 10 to the supply section 9 through the feed supply port 11 is rotated by the rotation of the screw conveyor 8.
Receiving the pressing force from the blade member 22, the blade member 22 is sequentially transported upward. A part of the feed conveyed in the supply unit 9 is discharged from the feed ports 12,... Provided at each position in the process. The excess feed conveyed above the uppermost feed port 12 is supplied to the feed unit 9 as it is.
Is transported to a feed return port 13 provided near the upper end of the feedstock.

As shown in FIG. 5, the feed return 13
Is formed by forming a notch in the wall surface of the supply unit 9 toward the storage unit 10 to form a through-hole to the supply unit 9. Therefore, the feed that has been transported to the position of the feed return port 13 is transported to the storage unit 10 through the feed return port 13. Then, the feed returned to the storage unit 10 is sent again to the bottom of the storage unit 10, passes through the feed supply port 11, and is conveyed to the supply unit 9.

In this way, the feed not discharged from the feed ports 12,... Circulates in the feeder 5. Therefore, by circulating in the feeder 5 as described above, the feed is sufficiently mixed and stirred in the process.

When the feed in the storage unit 10 becomes insufficient as the feed is discharged to the feed trough 6, the feeder 5 is provided with a large feed storage tank (not shown) provided outside the poultry house. And returns to a predetermined position for receiving the feed sent from the storage unit 10 to supply the feed to the storage unit 10.

Here, the feeding device 1 according to the present invention (hereinafter, referred to as the feeding device 1)
It is also called this device. ) Storage unit 10 provided in the feeder 5
By comparing and calculating a volume example with the storage unit 105 of the conventional feeding device 101 (hereinafter, also referred to as a conventional device), the difference in the storage capacity is clarified. First, in order to compare the two devices under the same condition, the storage areas of the two devices may have the same projected area, and in order to do so, conditions may be set so that the area of the upper end of the storage unit is the same. . That is, the area of the upper end surface of the storage section of both devices is S.

The storage section 105 of the conventional apparatus has a shape of a cone or a quadrangular pyramid. If the depth is H, the storage section 10 of the present apparatus is a substantially rectangular parallelepiped and extends over substantially the entire area from the upper end to the lower end of the apparatus. Since the storage unit 10 is provided, it can be assumed that its depth is about 4H. Further, assuming that the volume of the storage unit of the conventional device is V and the volume of the storage unit of the present device is U1, the respective volumes are as follows.

V = 1 / 3.times.S.times.H = SH / 3 U1 = S.times.4H = 4SH Further, in this apparatus, since the feeding section 9 is also filled with feed, the volume U2 for that is also calculated. . Then, assuming that the area of the cross section of the supply unit is S / 4 and the occupancy of the screw conveyor in the supply unit is 20%, U2 = S / 4 × H × (1-0.2) = SH / 5

Therefore, comparing the total storage volume V of the conventional apparatus with the total storage volume U of the present apparatus (U = U1 + U2), U / V = (4SH + SH / 5) / (SH / 3) = 63/5 = 12.6 Therefore, it can be seen that the present device has a storage capacity about 12.6 times that of the conventional device. Thus, the present device has a very large storage capacity compared to the conventional device.

As described above, when compared with the conventional device, the present device can have a very large storage capacity when compared with the same projection area. In addition, a large-capacity feeding device can be provided. For example, in the above calculation example, even when the projection area of the present apparatus is configured to be 1/2, the storage capacity is still 6.3 times that of the conventional apparatus.

The feeding device according to the present invention configured as described above may have the following configuration. That is, the notch of the feed return port 13 corresponds to the feed return port 1.
The shape, size, arrangement position, and the like are not particularly limited as long as the feed conveyed to the position 3 can be returned to the storage unit 10. Therefore, the feed return port 13 may be provided at the upper end of the supply unit 9.

The poultry cage 2 is placed on the upper part of the poultry cage 2.
Guide rails (not shown) over the entire length in the longitudinal direction
And a guide member (not shown) is provided above the feeder 5 so that the guide member can slide or roll along the guide rail. With this configuration, the feeder 5 can increase stability and prevent a fall or the like.

Further, a support frame (not shown) may be provided so as to be bridged over the upper ends of two feeders 5 adjacent to each other with the passage therebetween. By providing the support frame, the feeders 5 and 5 and the support frame are formed in a gate shape, so that the stability of the feeding device is increased, and the feeding device can be prevented from falling. Note that, in this case as well, by providing guide members (not shown) at both ends of the feeders 5, 5 or the support frame as described above, it is possible to further achieve stability.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing an entire poultry house when a feeding device according to another embodiment is installed. In addition, in the figure, only one feeding device is denoted by a reference numeral. As shown in FIG. 6, the feeding device 31 is bridged over two feeders 35, 35 located on both sides of a row of poultry cages 32 and the upper ends of the two feeders 35, 35. And a poultry cage 32 at the lower part of both sides of the row of poultry cages 32.
And running rails 33, 33 respectively disposed over the entire length in the longitudinal direction. That is, the feeding device 31 is a single row poultry cage 32
May be configured in the shape of a gate so as to straddle the entirety of.

Guide members 36, 36 are provided at both ends of the bridge frame 34 or at the upper ends of the feeders 35, 35, and guide rails (not shown) are provided on the ceiling of the poultry house. May slide on the guide rail. According to the feeding device 31, the feeder 3
5, 35 can further increase the stability and prevent a fall or the like.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing an entire poultry house in which a feeding apparatus according to another embodiment is installed. In addition, in the figure, only one feeding device is denoted by a reference numeral. As shown in FIG.
It is preferable to provide running rails 43 at the upper end on the front side of the adjacent poultry cages 42, 42, and to provide the running frame 44 in a state of being bridged over the running rails 43, 43. The traveling frame 44 is provided with the traveling rail 43,
43 is supported by traveling wheels 47 driven and driven by appropriate driving means.
Along the entire length of the poultry cages 42, 42 at a constant speed. Feeders 45 are suspended from the traveling frame 44 at positions along the front surfaces of the poultry cages 42.

Accordingly, the traveling frame 44 is mounted on the poultry cage 4
The feed stored in the feeders 45, 45 is distributed to feed troughs 46, 46 provided over the entire length of the poultry cages 42, 42 by reciprocating over the entire length of the feeders 45. Can be. Further, guide members 48, 48 are provided at the lower ends of the feeders 45, 45, and guide rails 49, 49 are provided at the bottom on the front side of the poultry cages 42, 42, and the guide members 48, 48 are provided with the guide rails 49, 49. It may be configured to slide or roll. According to the feeding device 31, the feeders 35, 3
5 can further increase the stability and prevent a fall or the like.

The configuration of the discharge guide cover 14, the discharge guide box 15, the discharge guide pipe 16, the discharge adjustment shutter 17, the slit hole 18, the adjustment bolt 19, the adjustment lever 20 and the like are the same as those described above. The present invention is not limited thereto, and may be appropriately designed using a known configuration.

Further, the mutual arrangement of the storage section 10, the supply section 9, and the discharge guide pipe 16, the discharge guide box 15, the discharge guide cover 14 and the like is not limited to the above-described configuration. It may be configured appropriately according to the installation environment of the device. For example, it may be configured as shown in each figure of FIG.

[0041]

According to the feeding device of the present invention, since the storage section is provided over substantially the entire area from the upper end to the lower end of the feeding device, a large amount of feed can be stored. Therefore, the number of times of returning to the predetermined position for replenishing the feed sent from the large feed storage tank provided outside the poultry house in order to replenish the feed to the storage part can be reduced. Therefore, there is also an effect that the time required to finish feeding the feed to all the flocks can be significantly reduced. In addition, since the traveling distance of the feeder is also reduced, a failure of the feeder is less likely to occur than in the past, and a long life is maintained.

Also, since the cross section of the storage section in the direction perpendicular to the direction in which the feed is transported is formed substantially uniformly from the upper end to the bottom of the storage section, this tends to occur in a conventional mortar type storage section. There is no so-called bridge phenomenon. In other words, there is an effect that the feed is not clogged at the bottom of the storage part, and a phenomenon that the feed is not conveyed without dropping further downward does not occur in a hollow state.

Further, in the conventional feeding device, the storage unit is disposed above the device, so that the center of gravity of the entire device is located above and the stability is lacking. Since most of the device from the upper part to the lower part is the storage part, the center of gravity of the entire device is low and the stability is excellent.

Further, since the storage section has a vertically long and slim structure, the apparatus as a whole has a slim shape, and the passage in the poultry house can be widened. Accordingly, the widening of the passage facilitates various operations and contributes to an improvement in operation efficiency. Furthermore, if the present feeding device is used in designing a poultry house, it is possible to raise a large number of chicken flocks in a smaller area than in the case where a conventional feeding device is used.
Therefore, there is also an advantage that the poultry farming business with excellent cost performance can be operated.

Further, feed is distributed to the feed trough of the multi-stage poultry raising cage, and surplus feed is returned to the storage section through a feed return port provided near the upper end of the feed section. That is, the feed is sent to the supply unit again, so that the feed is not wasted.

Further, the feed stored in the storage section is sent to the supply section through a feed supply port, and the feed conveyed above the uppermost feed port by the screw conveyor is again passed through the feed return port. The feed that has not been distributed to the flock through the feed port because it is returned to the reservoir will circulate in the feeder. In this process, the feed is sufficiently stirred by the screw conveyor. Therefore, even when it is desired to mix the additive with the feed, the feed can be agitated by the feeder according to the present invention.

When the feed port is closed, the feed stored in the storage section is sent to the feed section through the feed port, and all the feed in the feed section is fed to the screw conveyor because the feed port is closed. Is transported to the vicinity of the upper end of the supply section, and returned to the storage section again through the feed return port,
The feed will circulate in the feeder. In this process, the feed is sufficiently stirred by the screw conveyor.

Therefore, the feeding device according to the present invention can be used as a feed stirrer by closing the feeding port. When it is desired to mix the additive with the feed as described above, the feed can be closed more sufficiently by closing the feed port. Also,
Since the degree of opening of the feed port can be adjusted, the feed amount can be freely adjusted.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front sectional view of a feeding device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of the feeding device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a plan sectional view of the feeding device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing a main part of the feeding apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a feed return port of the feeder according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing an entire poultry house in which a feeding device according to another embodiment is installed.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing an entire poultry house in which a feeding device according to another embodiment is installed.

FIG. 8 is a simplified explanatory diagram showing a feeding device according to another embodiment.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory view showing a conventional feeding device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1: Feeder 2: Poultry cage 3: Running rail (rail) 5: Feeder 6: Feeder gutter 8: Screw conveyor 9: Supply unit 10: Storage unit 11: Feed supply unit 12: Feeding port 13: Feed return port

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A feeder comprising a rail provided on a multi-stage poultry cage and a feeder moving along the rail and distributing feed to a feed trough of the poultry cage, wherein the feeder is an upright screw conveyor. And a substantially cylindrical storage portion provided with a space for storing the feed disposed in a position parallel to the supply portion, and a through-hole to the supply portion provided near the bottom of the storage portion. A feed supply port formed by providing a through-hole in the middle wall surface of the supply unit and supplying feed to a feed gutter of the poultry cage in each stage;
A feed return port provided in the vicinity of the upper end of the supply unit so as to penetrate the storage unit.