JP2007074938A - Feeding apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a feeding apparatus capable of smoothly supplying feed by preventing a bridge caused by feed attached to the inner wall surface of a hopper body and enabling easy adjustment of the supplying rate of the feed. <P>SOLUTION: The feeding apparatus 1 is formed with inclined walls 5, 6 having a sufficiently wide opening at the lower end at the upper part of a hopper body 2, and a temporarily accumulating member 8 disposed under the inclined walls 5, 6 to temporarily accumulate the feed S dropped from the inclined walls 5, 6 and drop the feed from both sides of the accumulation member 8. A feeding rate adjusting member 9 to sort the feed S is disposed under the temporarily accumulating member 8. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an improved feed supply apparatus that can smoothly feed livestock feed and the like into a feed pipeline.

Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 7, livestock feed stored in a feed tank 104 is continuously supplied to a pipeline 103 containing a disk cable 102 via a feed supply device 105 and distributed to a number of feeders 106. The feed conveyance apparatus 101 to perform is known (refer patent document 1).
Here, as shown in FIG. 8, the disk cable 102 is obtained by fixing a disk 102b to a flexible cable 102a at a predetermined interval.

JP 2002-153156 A

  As said feed supply apparatus, what is shown in FIG.9 and FIG.10 is known. The feed supply device 201 pivotally supports the base end portion of the swing arm 203 on the inner surface of the lower end portion of the hopper body 202, and the roller 204 is rotatably supported on the distal end portion of the swing arm 203. A lower end portion of the coil spring 205 is fixed to the upper surface of the middle portion of the swing arm 203. A shutter 206 that is slidable along the pipeline 103 is disposed near the lower end opening of the hopper body 202.

  Therefore, by sliding the shutter 206 along the pipeline 103 and changing the opening area of the lower end opening of the hopper body 202, the amount of the feed S supplied from the feed supply device 201 to the pipeline 103 can be adjusted as appropriate. It is like that.

  Since the roller 204 is in contact with the disk cable 102, the roller 204 moves up and down by the movement of the disk cable 102, and the swing arm 203 swings up and down. As a result, the coil spring 205 also expands and contracts while moving up and down, so that the feed S in the hopper body 202 can be stirred and vibrated and discharged smoothly from the lower end opening.

  As the feed supply device, the one shown in FIGS. 12 to 14 is also known. In this feed supply device 301, a disk gear 102 that rotatably supports a thin gear 303 on the inner surface of one inclined wall portion 302 a of a hopper main body 302 and moves a tooth 303 a of the gear 303 through a lower end opening of the hopper main body 302. The gear 303 is rotated by the movement of the disk cable 102. The gear 303 is provided with an appropriate number of insertion holes 303b.

  On the other hand, two bait adjustment plates 304 and 305 are slidably supported by bolts and nuts on the inner surface of the other inclined wall portion 302b, and guide members 306 and 307 are provided at both end portions of the inclined wall portion 302b. The bait amount adjusting plates 304 and 305 are inserted into the end portions of the bait amount adjusting plates 304 and 305 so that the bait amount adjusting plates 304 and 305 are guided by the guide members 306 and 307 and can be appropriately moved along the inclined wall portion 302b.

  Therefore, the feed amount adjusting plates 304 and 305 are appropriately moved, and the lower end position of the feed amount adjusting plates 304 and 305 is appropriately set, so that the opening area of the lower end opening is changed and supplied from the feed supply device 301 to the pipeline 103. The amount of feed S to be adjusted can be adjusted as appropriate.

  Also, the gear 303 rotates with the movement of the disk cable 102 to agitate the feed S in the hopper body 302, and the feed S flows out through the insertion hole 303b formed in the gear 303. Is smoothly discharged from the lower end opening.

  However, in the feed supply device 201, as shown in FIG. 10, the feed S is stirred and vibrated by the coil spring 205 in the region from the tip portion to the middle portion of the swing arm 203, so that the feed S is smooth. However, in the vicinity of the base end portion of the swing arm 203, the shutter 206 protrudes inward, and the feed S is sequentially deposited on the upper surface thereof, so-called bridges are generated. The feed S is not discharged smoothly.

Further, in the feed supply device 301, as shown in FIG. 14, the gear 303 is rotatably supported on the inner surface of one inclined wall portion 302a, so that the feed S is located in the vicinity of the inclined wall portion 303a. Stirred and flowed out from the insertion hole 303b, and the feed 303 smoothly flows to the lower end opening by the gear 303, but there is no member for stirring the feed S on the inner surface of the other inclined wall portion 303b. In the vicinity of the inclined wall portion 303b, the feed S tends to adhere to the inner surface, so-called bridges are generated, and the feed S is not smoothly discharged.
Furthermore, there is a step between the feed amount adjusting plates 304 and 305 and the inclined wall portion 302b, the bolts and nuts protrude, and the guide members 306 and 307 are also provided, so the feed S stagnate by all means. This also creates a bridge.

When used in this state, as shown in FIGS. 11 and 15, the feed S present at the lower end of the feed tank 104 is sequentially deposited on the bridge-shaped feed S generated in the feed supply devices 201 and 301. Accordingly, the feed S in the feed tank 104 is also solidified in a bridge shape due to humidity, condensation, and the like.
Then, for some reason, when the solidified feed S is agglomerated and dropped, the massive feed S is conveyed to the feeder 106 through the pipeline 103, and the feed S is clogged in the pipeline 103, There was a risk that livestock would eat the bulk feed S and cause damage.

  Particularly in the summer, when the water of the feed S is filled in the feed tank 104 and the feed S is solidified in a bridge shape, the feed S is rotted in a large amount in the feed tank 104. And when the rotten feed S is conveyed to the feeder 106 via the pipeline 103 and eaten by livestock, particularly piglets, diarrhea occurs immediately and growth of the piglets is inhibited. The loss of profits was enormous and a headache for many livestock farmers.

Furthermore, as feed for livestock, it was originally used with small and uniform particles such as cereals, but recently, it can further promote fattening of livestock, so mixed feed with conventional feed Has come to be used.
For example, when a feed prepared by mixing and fermenting a mixed feed is fed to a sow, the nutritional balance is excellent, so that the milk is greatly improved and the growth of the piglet is not varied. In addition, in order to fatten cattle, a mixture of a mixed feed and a feed obtained by compressing hay called hay cubes into a cube shape has been used.

As shown in FIG. 16, as a livestock feed, there are a small granular feed S1 such as corn and pellets, a powdered feed S2 such as an additive and a beer lees, and a large granular feed S3 of 3 cm or more obtained by compression molding hay When using the mixed feed S, as shown in FIG.17 and FIG.18, in the said feed supply apparatuses 201 and 301, the lower end opening is obstruct | occluded with the large granular feed S3, and supply of the feed S is carried out. The problem of difficulty in adjusting the amount has also arisen.
That is, if the opening area of the lower end opening is increased, the large granular feed S3 can be discharged sufficiently, but the amount of feed S supplied becomes excessive, making it impossible to transport the feed S. If the opening area is reduced, a problem has arisen that the large granular feed S3 is clogged in the lower end opening and closes the opening.

  The present invention has been made in view of the problems in the conventional feed supply device described above, and the feed is attached to the inner wall surface of the hopper main body and the bridge is generated without employing particularly complicated mechanism parts. The feed can be discharged smoothly, the feed is prevented from bridging in the feed tank, the feed is clogged in the pipeline, and the livestock eats the bulk feed, An object of the present invention is to provide a feed supply device capable of preventing diarrhea caused by eating a rotten feed.

  The present invention also enables the feed amount to be easily adjusted even when using a feed in which a plurality of types of feeds having different particle diameters are mixed, so that the feed supply becomes excessive and the feed is conveyed. An object of the present invention is to provide a feed supply device that cannot be made or that large granular feed is clogged in the lower end opening and does not close the opening.

  To achieve the above object, the feed supply device of the present invention is a feed supply device that continuously feeds feed into a pipeline containing a disk cable, and has a sufficiently wide bottom opening at the top of the hopper body. The inclined wall portion is formed, and the feed that drops from the inclined wall portion is temporarily deposited below the inclined wall portion, and temporary depositing members that are dropped from both sides thereof are arranged.

  Further, if a feed amount adjusting member for separating the feed is disposed below the temporary accumulation member, the feed can be fed into the pipeline after separating the feed and removing the blocky feed and foreign matter. it can.

  If the temporary accumulation member is freely changeable in the vertical position, the amount of feed supplied can be adjusted, and the feed can be supplied smoothly.

  If the bait amount adjusting member is swingable by running the disc cable, the feed can be reliably separated by vibration.

  It is preferable that the bait-amount adjusting member is formed by integrating two sieve forming plates, and adjusting the attachment positions of these sieve forming plates so that the size of the sieve mesh can be changed. According to such a configuration, the supply state of the feed can be changed corresponding to the feed to be used.

  The inclined wall portion preferably has a diaphragm. According to such a configuration, the feed can be reliably dropped without adhering to the inner surface of the inclined wall portion.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the feed supply apparatus of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.

  The feed supply device 1 of the present invention is for smoothly supplying the feed S into the pipeline 103, and as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, a disk cable 102 runs along the lower end of the hopper body 2. It is supposed to be.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the hopper body 2 includes left and right side wall portions 3 and 4, a front inclined wall portion 5, a rear inclined wall portion 6, a discharge guide wall portion 7, a temporary accumulation member 8, and a bait amount. And an adjustment member 9.
The lower end opening defined by the lower end of the front inclined wall portion 5 and the lower end of the rear inclined wall portion 6 is sufficiently wide. The width W of the lower end opening is at least an interval through which a plurality of large granular feeds S3 can pass.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the left and right side wall portions 3 and 4 are provided with cable insertion holes 3a and 4a, and the disk cable 102 is connected to the hopper body through the cable insertion holes 3a and 4a. 2 is introduced and derived.
Further, long holes 3b and 4b for position adjustment are formed so that the vertical position of the temporary deposition member 8 can be appropriately changed.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the front inclined wall portion 5 includes a support plate 10 and a vibration plate 11. The support plate 10 is fixed to the left and right side wall portions 3 and 4. The support plate 10 is connected via a bolt 12, a nut 13 and a spring 14.
Therefore, when the pressure by the feed S is applied to the diaphragm 11, the diaphragm 11 is appropriately vibrated by the elastic force of the spring 14.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the rear inclined wall portion 6 includes a support plate 15 and a vibration plate 16. The support plate 15 is fixed to the left and right side wall portions 3 and 4. , Bolts 17, nuts 18 and springs 19 are connected to the support plate 15.
A vibrator 20 is fixed to the support plate 15, and the vibration plate 16 is vibrated by the vibrator 20. The support plate 15 is provided with a gap adjusting mechanism 21 including a bolt 22 and a nut 23. By adjusting the gap between the diaphragm 16 and the vibrator 20 by the gap adjusting mechanism 21, the diaphragm 16 is provided. The vibration state can be adjusted as appropriate.

As shown in FIG. 2, the discharge guide wall portion 7 is disposed below the front inclined wall portion 5 and the rear inclined wall portion 6, and is composed of inclined wall portions 7a and 7b and a discharge groove portion 7c. The feed S thus prepared is caused to flow along the inclined wall portions 7a and 7b and collected in the discharge groove portion 7c.
Further, the disk cable 102 is disposed in the discharge groove portion 7c, and the feed S is discharged to the pipeline 103 when the disk cable 102 travels.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the temporary accumulation member 8 is disposed below the front inclined wall portion 5, the rear inclined wall portion 6, and above the bait adjustment member 9, and the flat plate portion 8a Support piece portions 8b and 8b are fixed to both ends.
The support piece portions 8b and 8b are fixed to the left and right side wall portions 3 and 4 via butterfly bolts 24 and 24 inserted through the position adjusting elongated holes 3b and 4b, and the butterfly bolts 24 and 24 are moved up and down. Thus, the vertical position of the temporary deposition member 8 can be adjusted as appropriate.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the bait amount adjusting member 9 includes upper and lower two sieve forming plates 25 and 26 and a hinge 27, and the sieve forming plates 25 and 26 are arranged on the right side wall via the hinge 27. The part 4 is supported so as to be swingable.
As shown in FIG. 4, the sieving plate 25 has both side surface portions 25a, 25b bent upward, and a number of dropping holes 28, 28,... . Further, a V-shaped hook 29 is fixed to the lower surface of the one end portion, and a bolt 30 is projected upward at an appropriate position.
As shown in FIG. 4, the sieve forming plate 26 has a number of dropping holes 31, 31,... Corresponding to the dropping holes 28, 28,. . An adjustment long hole 32 is formed corresponding to the bolt 30.

  The sieve forming plates 25, 26 are provided by placing the sieve forming plate 26 on the sieve forming plate 25, inserting the bolt 30 into the adjustment long hole 32, and fastening and fixing the bolt 30 with the wing nut 33 at an appropriate position. The sieve plate is integrated to adjust the size of the sieve plate according to the positional relationship between the dropping holes 28, 28,... And the dropping holes 31, 31,. It can be done.

  When the sieve forming plates 25 and 26 are integrated to form a sieve plate and supported on the right side wall portion 4 via the hinge 27, the hook 29 comes into contact with the disk cable 102. The hook 29 moves up and down by traveling, and the sieve forming plates 25 and 26 swing around the hinge 27 as a fulcrum.

  Next, an effect | action and effect of the feed supply apparatus 1 of this invention are demonstrated with a usage method.

  Considering the characteristics of the feed to be used in advance, the gap between the diaphragm 16 and the vibrator 20 is adjusted, the vibration state of the diaphragm 16 is adjusted as appropriate, and the butterfly bolts 24 and 24 are moved up and down to temporarily accumulate. The vertical position of the member 8 is adjusted as appropriate, the positional relationship between the dropping hole 28 and the dropping hole 31 is set as appropriate, and the size of the sieve plate is adjusted.

  In the feed supply device 1 of the present invention, the width W of the lower end opening defined by the lower end of the front inclined wall portion 5 and the lower end of the rear inclined wall portion 6 is sufficiently wide. As shown in FIG. 6, first, the feed S that has fallen and flowed into the hopper body 2 smoothly flows along the front inclined wall portion 5 and the rear inclined wall portion 6 and falls from the lower end opening thereof.

  Next, the feed S temporarily accumulates on the temporary accumulation member 8, but since the feed S falls one after another from above, it overflows from both sides of the temporary accumulation member 8 without stagnation, and the discharge guide walls It flows downward along the inclined wall portions 7a and 7b of the portion 7.

  Next, most of the feed S that flows along the inclined wall portions 7a and 7b of the discharge guide wall portion 7 is deposited on the feed amount adjusting member 9, and a part of the feed S that flows, particularly the powdered feed S2. Flows further downward and is collected in the discharge groove 7c.

Next, the feed S deposited on the feed amount adjusting member 9 is passed through a sieve, and the feed S having a particle size that does not pass through the sieve screen, the foreign matter remains on the feed volume adjusting member 9 and passes through the sieve screen. The feed S having a particle size that flows through the sieve mesh flows downward and is collected in the discharge groove 7c.
At this time, since the sieve forming plates 25 and 26 swing around the hinge 27 as a fulcrum, the feed S can pass through the sieve mesh smoothly.

  Then, the feed S collected in the discharge groove 7 c is discharged from the feed supply device 1 and supplied to the pipeline 103 when the disk cable 102 travels.

  In the above, by appropriately adjusting the vertical position of the temporary deposition member 8, between the lower end opening defined by the lower end of the front inclined wall portion 5 and the lower end of the rear inclined wall portion 6 and the temporary deposition member 8. The amount of the feed S that accumulates can be adjusted as appropriate, whereby the supply amount of the feed S to the pipeline 103 can be adjusted, and the feed can be supplied smoothly.

  Further, by appropriately setting the positional relationship between the dropping hole 28 and the dropping hole 31 and adjusting the size of the sieve plate, the passing amount of the large granular feed S3 can be adjusted. Thus, the feed S can be smoothly supplied to the pipeline 103, and the feed S can be appropriately supplied according to the type of livestock.

  As described above, according to the feed supply device 1 of the present invention, the feed S can be smoothly discharged without causing the feed S to adhere to the inner wall surface of the hopper body 2 and causing a bridge. The feed S is prevented from solidifying in the form of a bridge, the feed S is clogged in the pipeline 103, the livestock eats the bulk feed S and causes trouble, the rotten feed S eats diarrhea This can be prevented.

  Moreover, even when using the feed S in which a plurality of types of feeds S1, S2, and S3 having different particle sizes are used, the supply amount of the feed S can be easily adjusted. The feed S cannot be transported, and the large granular feed S3 is not clogged in the lower end opening, thereby closing the opening.

It is a general | schematic perspective view of one Example of the feed supply apparatus of this invention. It is sectional drawing of the feed supply apparatus shown in FIG. It is a front view which shows the use condition of the feed supply apparatus shown in FIG. (A) of a bait | feed_quantity adjustment member is a perspective view of a sieve formation board, (B) is a front view of the one end part lower surface of a sieve formation board. It is sectional drawing which shows the effect | action of the feed supply apparatus shown in FIG. (A) is sectional drawing which shows the flow state of the feed in the feed supply apparatus shown in FIG. 1, (B) is an enlarged view of the B section. It is a whole block diagram of a feed conveyance apparatus. It is a partial front view of a disk cable. It is a general-view perspective view of the conventional feed supply apparatus. It is sectional drawing of the feed supply apparatus shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the supply state of the feed by the feed supply apparatus shown in FIG. It is a general-view perspective view of the conventional feed supply apparatus. It is a side perspective view of the feed supply apparatus shown in FIG. It is sectional drawing of the feed supply apparatus shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the supply state of the feed by the feed supply apparatus shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing of mixed feed. It is sectional drawing which shows the effect | action of the feed supply apparatus shown in FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the effect | action of the feed supply apparatus shown in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Feed supply apparatus 2 Hopper main body 5 Front side inclined wall part 6 Rear front side inclined wall part 8 Temporary deposition member 9 Feed amount adjustment member 11 Diaphragm 16 Vibrating plate 25 Sieve forming plate 26 Sieve forming plate 102 Disc cable 103 Pipeline S

Claims (6)

A feed supply device that continuously feeds feed into a pipeline containing a disk cable, and forms an inclined wall portion with a sufficiently wide lower end opening at the top of the hopper body, below the inclined wall portion. A feed supply device characterized in that a feed that drops from an inclined wall portion is temporarily deposited and a temporary deposition member that drops the feed from both sides is disposed. The feed supply device according to claim 1, further comprising a feed amount adjusting member for separating the feed under the temporary accumulation member. The feed supply device according to claim 1, wherein the temporary accumulation member is adjustable in a vertical position. The feed supply device according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the feed amount adjusting member is swingable by traveling of the disc cable. The bait amount adjusting member is constituted by integrating two sieve forming plates, and the size of the sieve mesh can be changed by adjusting the mounting position of the sieve forming plates. Item 5. The feed supply apparatus according to Item 2. The feed supply device according to claim 1, wherein the inclined wall portion includes a diaphragm.

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