JP2011019473A - Egg-collecting device in multi-stage poultry cage system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an egg-collecting device in a multi-stage poultry cage system, which has a simple structure, can stably be operated, and can largely reduce the damage and breakage of eggs, when eggs are transferred. <P>SOLUTION: The egg-collecting device in the multi-stage poultry cage system is characterized by disposing a transfer conveyer for transferring eggs from an egg-collecting conveyer attached along each stage cage row to an egg-collecting vertical elevator equipped with a plurality of buckets, disposing a guide member for guiding the eggs from each egg-collecting conveyer to buckets in the egg-collecting vertical elevator, on the transfer conveyer, and arranging the guide members disposed on at least vertically adjacent stage transfer conveyers at mutually different angles to the travel direction of the transfer conveyers. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an egg collection system in which eggs collected by an egg collection conveyor from the cage rows of each stage in a multistage cage system for poultry farming are provided in common at one end of the egg collection conveyor combined with the cage rows of each stage. The present invention relates to an egg collector in a multistage cage system for poultry farming that can be transferred through a vertical feeding device for egg collection.

  Conventionally, this type of egg collection apparatus is known. For example, as another prior art example, in a multistage cage system in which an egg collection conveyor is provided for each cage row, the end of each egg collection conveyor A conveyor that extends in a substantially vertical direction and includes a plurality of egg collection baskets that receive eggs from the egg collection conveyor in common, and each egg collection between each egg collection conveyor and the substantially vertical conveyor Various egg collection devices provided with devices for transferring eggs from a conveyor to an egg collection basket of a conveyor extending in a substantially vertical direction are known (Patent Document 1, Patent Document 2, and Patent Document 3).

  In the invention described in Patent Document 1, the device for transferring eggs from each egg collection conveyor to the egg collection basket of the conveyor extending in a substantially vertical direction is composed of a rotating body that receives the eggs around.

  In the inventions described in Patent Documents 2 and 3, as shown in FIG. 5 of the accompanying drawings, the multistage cage system 1 is configured by stacking a plurality of cage rows 3 partitioned by a plurality of cage chambers 2, An egg collection conveyor 4 is provided along each cage row 3. Eggs produced by chickens housed in each cage row 2 in each cage row 3 are directed toward the left end of the cage system 1 by the egg collection conveyor 4 provided along each cage row 3. Be transported.

  A transfer device 5 and an egg collector 6 are provided at the left end portion of the cage system 1. Above the transfer device 5, a concentrated egg collection that extends in a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the cage system 1. A conveyor 7 is installed adjacent to the upper part of the egg collector 6. The transfer device 5 includes a plurality of transfer baskets 5a corresponding to the egg collection conveyors 4 of each stage, and the eggs of each egg collection conveyor 4 of the cage system 1 are transferred to the egg collector 6 through these transfer baskets 5a. Can be changed. The egg collector 6 includes an endless conveyor 6a that is driven along a substantially vertical track from below to the upper concentrated egg collection conveyor 7 above the egg collection conveyor 4 positioned at the lowermost stage of the cage system 1. A plurality of egg collection baskets 6b are attached to the conveyor 6a.

Japanese Patent Publication No. 4-71491 Japanese Patent No. 3541118 Japanese Patent No. 358150

  By the way, in the prior arts described in Patent Documents 1 to 3, the transfer device provided at each stage allows the egg collector to extend vertically from the egg collection conveyor attached to the cage row of each stage. Eggs are transferred. Normally, the width of each egg collection conveyor is relatively narrow, while the width of the bucket in the egg collector is to ensure a sufficient volume to receive the eggs carried on each stage of egg collection conveyor, It is configured wider than the width of each egg collection conveyor.

  However, even if the bucket width of the egg collector is wide, the egg collection conveyors at each stage are arranged vertically in the construction of the apparatus, so they are transported by the egg collection conveyor at each stage. The transferred eggs are transferred to almost the same site in the bucket of the egg collector by the transfer device. For this reason, the eggs cannot be uniformly transported over the entire width of the bucket in each bucket in the egg collector, and the eggs are concentrated on the portion corresponding to the central axis of the egg collection conveyor. As a result, the eggs that have been transported vigorously moved to the buckets of the egg collection conveyor, and they hit the other eggs that were transported by the lower level and were repelled. There was a risk of breaking the egg.

  Further, in the prior art as described above, it is necessary to synchronously control the operation of the driving device that drives the transfer device that can be composed of a transfer basket and a rotating body that receives the eggs around it and the operation of the egg collector. For this reason, a synchronous drive mechanism is required, the structure is complicated, the equipment is expensive, and the frequency of failure occurrence is increased.

  Therefore, the present invention solves the problems associated with the prior art, has a simple structure and can operate stably, and can greatly reduce damage and breakage of eggs when transferring eggs. An object is to provide an egg collection device in a system.

  In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, an egg collection conveyor attached along each cage row in a multi-stage cage system for poultry raising in which a plurality of cage rows are arranged one above the other. The egg collected by the egg conveyor is spread vertically at the one end of the egg collecting conveyor combined in the cage row of each stage, and the egg collecting vertical feeding device having a plurality of buckets, and each egg collecting conveyor The upper and lower feeding device for collecting eggs which is provided between one end of the egg collecting and the vertical feeding device for collecting eggs and has a width substantially equal to the width of each bucket in the vertical feeding device for collecting eggs. And a transfer member for guiding the eggs from the egg collection conveyors to the buckets in the egg collection vertical feed device on at least the transfer conveyors. Combe Egg collection apparatus in a multi-stage cage system for poultry, wherein a guide member provided on the top are arranged at an angle different from each other with respect to the running direction of the transfer conveyor is provided.

  In the egg collection device in the multistage cage system for poultry farming according to the present invention, the guide members provided on the transfer conveyors at the respective stages are arranged in the upper and lower positions for egg collection from a position corresponding to one side of the exit end of the egg collection conveyor of the transfer conveyor. It can extend obliquely with respect to the traveling direction along the entire length of the transfer conveyor to a position facing the bucket in the feeder.

  Moreover, in the egg collection apparatus in the multi-stage cage system for poultry farming according to the present invention, the transfer conveyor has a pair of chains engaged with the sprockets, with a space in the front and rear directions so as to be freely rotatable. It is composed of a number of attached bars, and can be set so that the rotational phase of the sprocket is shifted at least from the rotational phase of the sprocket in the transfer conveyor of the adjacent stage. The deviation between the rotational phase of the sprocket and the rotational phase of the sprocket in the upper and lower adjacent transfer conveyors can be set to correspond to one pitch of the chain.

  Furthermore, in the egg collection device in the multistage cage system for poultry farming according to the present invention, a support member is provided for fixing the end of the guide member provided on each stage transfer conveyor opposite to the bucket in the vertical feeding device for egg collection. The support member may include a fixing portion that positions the end portion of the guide member at equal intervals along the longitudinal direction.

  In the present invention, in a multi-stage cage system for poultry farming in which a plurality of cage rows are arranged one above the other, eggs are collected from egg collection conveyors attached along the cage rows of each stage, and the upper and lower eggs collection eggs each having a plurality of buckets. A transfer conveyor is provided for delivery to the feeding device, and a guide member is provided on the transfer conveyor for guiding the eggs from the egg collection conveyors to the buckets in the egg feeding vertical feed device. Since the guide members provided above are arranged at different angles with respect to the direction of travel of the transfer conveyor, the eggs from each egg collection conveyor are placed at the full width of each bucket in the vertical feeding device for egg collection. It is possible to change and move along, so that it is possible to prevent the eggs from being damaged or broken by hitting against other eggs already stored in the bucket.

  Moreover, in the egg collection apparatus in the multistage cage system for poultry farming according to the present invention, the guide member provided on the transfer conveyor of each stage is used for egg collection from a position corresponding to one side of the outlet end of the egg collection conveyor of the transfer conveyor. The egg from the egg collection conveyor is moved up and down for egg collection along the transfer conveyor by constructing it so as to extend obliquely with respect to the running direction along the entire length of the transfer conveyor to the position facing the bucket in the vertical feed device. The bucket can be smoothly guided toward a predetermined position in the width direction of the bucket in the apparatus.

  Moreover, in the egg collection apparatus in the multistage cage system for poultry farming according to the present invention, the transfer conveyor is attached between the pair of chains engaged with the sprockets with a space in the front-rear direction so as to be freely rotatable. The eggs from the egg collection conveyor are fed continuously by setting the rotation phase of the sprocket so that it is at least shifted from the rotation phase of the sprocket in the transfer conveyor at the upper and lower adjacent stages. Even if it is, the transfer to each bucket in the vertical feeding device for egg collection can be performed smoothly, there is a time difference in the transfer to the bucket, and it can be transferred to the subsequent bucket. It is possible to prevent damage and breakage of eggs between the eggs by strongly hitting other eggs contained therein.

  Furthermore, in the egg collection device in the multistage cage system for poultry farming according to the present invention, a support member is provided for fixing an end portion of the guide member provided on the transfer conveyor of each stage, which is opposed to the bucket in the vertical feeding device for egg collection, By configuring the support member to include a fixing portion that positions the end portion of the guide member at equal intervals along the longitudinal direction thereof, the guide member can be easily attached at the time of assembly of the apparatus, and workability is improved. improves.

The schematic diagram which shows typically one Embodiment of this invention. The schematic perspective view which shows the principal part of one Embodiment of this invention. The schematic diagram which shows arrangement | positioning of the guide member on the transfer conveyor which comprises a part of apparatus shown in FIG. The expansion perspective view which looked at the up-and-down feeding apparatus for egg collection which comprises a part of apparatus shown in FIG. 2 from the back side. The schematic diagram which shows an example of the egg collection apparatus in the multistage cage system for chicken raising by a prior art.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 1 schematically shows the configuration of an egg collection apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. The illustrated embodiment is an example applied to a three-stage chicken farming cage system. (Each egg collection conveyor 10 runs around a drive roll 11 and a follower roll (not shown) and travels in the direction indicated by the arrow). Reference numeral 12 denotes a guide roll or tension roll, and reference numeral 13 denotes an egg carried on the egg collection conveyor 10. Moreover, according to the length of the cage row | line | column of each step | paragraph, the egg-collecting conveyor 10 can also be provided by arranging in succession in plurality.

  Further, in FIG. 1, reference numeral 14 denotes an egg collection vertical feeding device, and an egg delivery transfer conveyor 15 is provided between the egg collection vertical feeding device 14 and each egg collection conveyor 10.

  As shown in FIG. 2, each transfer conveyor 15 has a large number of bars 19 attached to two chains 18 that are hung on a drive sprocket 16 and a driven sprocket 17 so as to be freely rotatable in the front-rear direction. It consists of On the transfer conveyor 15, the guide member 20 is provided slightly apart from the surface of the transfer conveyor 15 so as not to interfere with the movement of the transfer conveyor 15, and one end of the guide member 20 is one end opening 10 a of the egg collection conveyor 10. Fixed along the side (the left side in the illustrated example), and the other end of the plurality of fixed portions 21a provided at equal intervals along the longitudinal direction of the support member 21 attached along the tip of the transfer conveyor 15 It is fixed to the fixed part. As shown in the diagram of FIG. 3, each guide member 20 forms a predetermined different angle on the transfer conveyor 15 with respect to the traveling direction of the transfer conveyor 15, that is, the longitudinal axis. In other words, it arranges so that it may go to a different position in the width direction of the vertical feeding device 14 for egg collection.

  The egg-feeding vertical feed device 14 is engaged with the drive roller 22 and the driven roller 23 and rotated in the vertical direction as indicated by an arrow, and the endless belt member 24 is equidistant from the endless belt member 24. And a plurality of buckets 25 attached to each other. As shown in FIG. 2, each bucket 25 is composed of a large number of finger members 26, and at the tip of each finger member 26, upstream along the traveling path of the egg collecting vertical feeding device 14, that is, backward in the traveling direction. An extending portion 26a extending in the direction is formed. The extended portion 26 a constitutes a stopper for temporarily stopping the egg 13, and the length of the extended portion 26 a at the tip of each finger member 26 is the bucket 25 whose leading edge is immediately after the finger member 26. It is determined so as to define a space sufficient to receive the egg 13 between the finger member 26 and the distal end of the finger member 26 forming the shape. Each finger member 26 of the bucket 25 is attached such that the front surface, that is, the upper surface thereof forms an acute angle with respect to the plane of the endless belt member 24. And it is accommodated in the frame 27. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, a lattice-shaped covering member 28 is provided on the back surface of the frame body 27, and when the bucket 25 goes around the driven roller 23 and enters the lowering stroke, it is received by the bucket 25. The carried egg is received by the back surface or lower surface of each finger member 26 of the preceding bucket 25, that is, the preceding bucket 25, and as a result, the egg moves in the direction of falling from the bucket 25, but the lattice-shaped covering is provided. The member 28 is transported while remaining on the bucket 25. As an example, the length of the extended portion 26a at the tip of each finger member 26 may be set to 22.8 mm, and the distance along the circumference between the finger members 26 in the adjacent bucket 25 may be set to 90 mm.

  Referring to FIG. 1 again, a bar conveyor 29 for transfer is provided on the rear side of the egg collecting vertical feed device 14 in the vicinity of the egg collecting vertical feed device 14. It extends to the egg collection part (not shown) in a direction substantially perpendicular to the running direction of the conveyor 10 and the transfer conveyor 15. At a position opposite to the bar conveyor 29, an egg discharge opening 30 is provided in the lattice-shaped covering member 28 on the rear side of the egg collection vertical feed device 14, and the egg collection vertical feed device 14 is provided via the egg discharge opening 30. The eggs carried in the bucket 25 are discharged onto the bar conveyor 29.

  In the operation of the illustrated apparatus configured as described above, the egg 13 conveyed by the egg collection conveyor 10 provided along the cage row (not shown) of each stage is transferred to one end of the transfer conveyor 15, and It is conveyed toward the other end by the transfer conveyor 15 while being guided by the guide member 20. The egg 13 carried on the transfer conveyor 15 is stopped by coming into contact with the extended portion 26a at the tip of the finger member 26 in the bucket 25 of the egg feeding vertical feed device 14, and released from contact with the extended portion 26a. Until the egg 13 is transferred to the bucket 25. As a result, the egg 13 moves from the transfer conveyor 15 to the bucket 25 of the egg collection vertical feeding device 14 violently and breaks or hits another egg already contained or rebounds and breaks the egg. You can avoid danger. Actually, since the eggs 13 are carried randomly from each egg collection conveyor 10, it is easy for the eggs to collide with each other and the eggs to jump into the bucket. However, by guiding the eggs by the guide member 20 in a predetermined direction. Combined with the stopper function of the bucket 25 itself of the vertical feeding device 14 for egg collection, the egg delivery is performed uniformly over the entire width of the basket 25 with a buffering action without a strong collision between the eggs. Can do. Thus, the eggs 13 received by the bucket 25 of the egg collection vertical feed device 14 are carried on the back surface of the adjacent preceding bucket 25 when the bucket 25 moves to the lowering process of the egg collection vertical feed device 14. Then, when it reaches a position corresponding to the egg release opening 30 in the lattice-like covering member 28 on the rear side of the egg collecting vertical feeding device 14, the egg 13 on the bucket 25 is discharged onto the bar conveyor 29 through the egg discharge opening 30. Is done.

  By the way, in the illustrated embodiment, an example of application to a three-stage poultry cage system has been described, but naturally, it can be applied to a four-stage or higher multi-stage poultry cage system.

  Furthermore, in the illustrated embodiment, the stopper in each bucket 23 of the egg feeding vertical feed device 14 is formed by bending the tip of the finger member 24 constituting the bucket 23 rearward in a direction substantially perpendicular to the traveling direction. However, it is also possible to attach another member that extends rearward in a direction substantially perpendicular to the traveling direction at the tip of each finger member 24 instead. In that case, it can also be comprised with the material different from the material which comprises the finger member, for example, an elastic material with comparatively low resilience.

10: Egg collection conveyor 11: Drive roll of egg collection conveyor 10 12: Guide roll or tension roll 13: Egg 14: Vertical feed device for egg collection 15: Transfer conveyor for egg delivery 16: Drive sprocket 17: Driven sprocket 18: Chain 19: Bar 20: Guide member 21: Support member 21a: Plural fixing portions of support member 21 22: Drive roller of egg feeding vertical feeding device 14 23: Followed roller of egg collecting vertical feeding device 14 24: Endless belt Member 25: Bucket 26: Finger member 26a: Extension portion at the tip of finger member 26 27: Frame body 28: Lattice-shaped covering member 29: Bar conveyor 30: Egg discharge opening in lattice-shaped covering member 28

Claims (5)

  In the multi-stage cage system for poultry farming in which a plurality of cage rows are arranged one above the other, the egg collection conveyor attached along each cage row and the eggs collected by each egg collection conveyor are placed in each cage row. The upper and lower feeding devices provided with a plurality of buckets extending vertically in common at one end of the combined egg collection conveyor, and provided between one end of each egg collection conveyor and the vertical feeding device for egg collection A transfer conveyor having a width substantially equal to the width of each bucket in the egg collection vertical feed device, and transferring the eggs transferred from the egg collection conveyor to the egg collection vertical feed device, In addition, a guide member that guides the eggs from each egg collection conveyor to the bucket in the egg feeding vertical feed device is provided, and at least the guide member provided on the upper and lower adjacent transfer conveyors is in the direction of travel of the transfer conveyor Egg collection apparatus in a multi-stage cage system for poultry, characterized by being arranged in a different angle to each other for.   The guide member provided on the transfer conveyor of each stage is along the entire length of the transfer conveyor from the position corresponding to one side of the exit end of the egg collection conveyor of the transfer conveyor to the position corresponding to the bucket in the vertical feeding device for egg collection. 2. The egg collection apparatus in a multi-stage cage system for poultry farming according to claim 1, wherein the egg collecting apparatus extends obliquely with respect to the running direction of the lever.   The transfer conveyor is composed of a large number of bars attached to each other so as to be pivotable between a pair of chains engaged with the sprocket, and the rotation phase of the sprocket is at least up and down. 2. The egg collection apparatus in a multistage cage system for poultry farming according to claim 1, wherein the egg collection apparatus is set so as to deviate from the rotational phase of the sprocket in the transfer conveyor at the stage adjacent to.   4. A multistage cage for poultry farming according to claim 3, wherein the difference between the rotational phase of the sprocket and the rotational phase of the sprocket in the upper and lower adjacent transfer conveyors is set to correspond to one pitch of the chain. Egg collector in the system.   A support member for fixing an end portion of the guide member provided on the transfer conveyor of each stage facing the bucket in the vertical feeding apparatus for egg collection is provided, and the support member is arranged at equal intervals along the longitudinal direction thereof. The egg collecting device in the multistage cage system for poultry farming according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a fixing portion for positioning the end portion.

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