JP2013106545A - Feeding apparatus for poultry - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a feeding apparatus for poultry, which prevents poultry from entering a guard and not slipping out from it.SOLUTION: The feeding apparatus 10 for poultry includes a cylindrical drop hood 12 having an inlet 18 for feeding a feed at the upper part and an outlet 20 for discharging a feed at the lower part, a feeding plate 14 that is arranged below the drop hood 12, stores a feed discharged from the drop hood 12 and supplies the feed to poultry and the guard 16 that supports the feeding plate 14 and fixes the feeding plate to the drop hood 12. The guard 16 has an upper engagement part 12a to be fitted to the outer circumference of the drop hood 12 and a lower engagement part 12c to be fixed to the feeding plate 14 and a plurality of arm parts 12b for connecting the upper engagement part 12a to the lower engagement part 12c. Both a gap size between the outer circumference part of the drop hood 12 and the arm parts 16b and a gap size between the inner circumference part of the feeding plate 14 and the arm parts 16b are narrower than the body width of poultry.

Description

  The present invention relates to a poultry feeding apparatus that feeds poultry.

  As a feeding method for breeding poultry such as broilers, there is known a method of feeding feed stored in a feed tank through a feed feeding line and feeding it to a feeding device attached on the feeding line. The transported feed is introduced from the feeding port of the feeding line into the falling hood of the feeding apparatus, discharged from the outlet of the falling hood, and distributed on a feeding tray provided below the falling hood. However, the poultry reared in the feeding tray of the feeding apparatus may enter and stay there, preventing other poultry from eating the feed, and further contaminating the feed with urine and feces. For this reason, the guard provided with the several arm part is provided above a bait plate, the entrance of a poultry is prevented, and the space | interval of arm parts is spaced apart so that feed can be eaten.

  As a prior art of the above poultry feeding apparatus, Patent Document 1 discloses a poultry feeding apparatus that is provided with a barrier that prevents climbing by the feeding apparatus so that it can be easily withdrawn even if it enters the feeding apparatus.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 4-267827

  About the conventional poultry feeding device exemplified in Patent Document 1, the space formed between the guard arm, the outer periphery of the falling hood, and the inner periphery of the feeding tray is larger than the size of the poultry, in particular from the trunk width. The shape of the arm is set so that it becomes wider. By setting in this way, poultry can easily escape even if they enter the guard. However, even if the space created by providing a guard is widened, depending on the size of the poultry, it may become impossible to enter and exit the guard, and it will eventually die, so it will be a loss in raising poultry There was a problem.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a poultry feeding apparatus that can prevent poultry from entering and entering the guard.

  In order to achieve the above object, the poultry feeding device of the present invention comprises the following arrangement. That is, the present invention relates to a poultry feeding device that feeds poultry, a cylindrical drop hood having an introduction port for introducing the feed at an upper portion and a discharge port for discharging the feed at a lower portion, and a lower portion of the drop hood A feeding tray that stores the feed discharged from the falling hood and gives it to the poultry, and a guard that supports the feeding tray and is fixed to the falling hood. A plurality of arm portions that have an upper engagement portion fitted to the outer periphery of the falling hood and a lower engagement portion fixed to the feeding tray, and that connect the upper engagement portion and the lower engagement portion; And the gap dimension between the outer peripheral part of the falling hood and the arm part and the gap dimension between the inner peripheral part of the feeding tray and the arm part are both narrower than the body width of the poultry. According to this configuration, it is possible to reliably prevent poultry from entering the guard and being unable to escape.

  Further, in the present invention, the arm portion has a curved portion that protrudes downward, and the curved portion is disposed in the feeding dish so as to be positioned lower than the height of the outer edge of the feeding dish. It is preferred that According to this, the clearance dimension between the inner peripheral part of a feeding tray and an arm part can be made smaller than the magnitude | size of a poultry. In addition, even when there is no or little feed in the feeding tray, it is possible to reliably prevent poultry from entering the guard.

  In the present invention, it is preferable that the falling hood has a plurality of engaging portions to which the upper engaging portion of the guard is fixed in the vertical direction, and the fixing position of the guard can be adjusted in the vertical direction. According to this, since the feed amount can be adjusted according to the growth stage of the poultry, and the gap dimension between the outer peripheral portion of the falling hood and the arm portion can be adjusted, the poultry can be either in the chick state or in the grown state. Even so, it can be prevented that it enters the guard and cannot escape.

  Further, in the present invention, the feeding tray has a protruding portion that protrudes upward in the center portion and enters the falling hood, and a gap dimension between the lower end portion of the falling hood and the protruding portion is that of the poultry. It is preferable that the width is smaller than the body width. According to this, it can prevent that a poultry enters into the discharge port of a fall hood, and cannot come out.

  According to the poultry feeding apparatus according to the present invention, it is possible to prevent the poultry that has entered the feeding tray from entering the guard and cannot escape.

It is the schematic (perspective view) which shows the example of the poultry feeding apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is the schematic (front sectional drawing) of the feeding apparatus for poultry shown in FIG. It is the schematic (front sectional drawing) which shows the state which fixed the guard of the poultry feeding apparatus shown in FIG. 1 in the upper position with respect to the fall hood. It is the schematic (front sectional drawing) which shows the state which fixed the feeding tray of the poultry feeding apparatus shown in FIG. 1 in the downward position with respect to the lower engaging part of a guard.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that components having the same function are denoted by the same reference symbols throughout the drawings for describing the embodiments, and the repetitive description thereof may be omitted.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a poultry feeding apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a front sectional view of the poultry feeding apparatus 10 (a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 1). The poultry feeding apparatus 10 of the present embodiment is an apparatus for storing feed fed through a falling hood in a feeding tray and giving it to poultry, and is used for raising poultry for food or egg collection. Here, it does not specifically limit as a kind of the said poultry, As an example, a chicken (for example, broiler, a layer, a chicken, a local chicken, etc.), a duck, a quail, a duck, etc. are mentioned.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the falling hood 12 according to the present embodiment is formed in a cylindrical shape. More specifically, the upper portion is formed in a cylindrical cylindrical portion 12 a and the lower portion is cylindrical. The cylindrical portion 12b has a structure in which the cylindrical portion 12a and the conical portion 12b are connected so as to communicate with each other. Here, an introduction port 18 for introducing the feed is provided in the upper portion, that is, the upper portion of the cylindrical portion 12a, and a discharge port 20 for discharging the introduced feed is provided in the lower portion, that is, the lower portion of the conical portion 12b. Thus, the transported feed is introduced into the drop hood 12 from the introduction port 18, passes through the cylindrical drop hood 12, is discharged from the discharge port 20, and is provided below the drop hood 12. The action stored on the feeding tray 14 is obtained. In the present embodiment, an adapter 13 for attaching to a feed pipe (not shown) through which feed is transported from a feed tank (not shown) is connected to the upper part of the falling hood 12. It is not limited.

  Moreover, the feeding tray 14 according to the present embodiment is provided below the falling hood 12 and stores the feed discharged from the discharge port 20. More specifically, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the feeding tray 14 has a protruding portion 14 a that protrudes into the falling hood 12 (in this case, the discharge port 20) by raising the central portion upward in a conical shape. It is formed in the shape to have. As a result, the feed introduced into the falling hood 12 from the inlet 18 collides with the conical protrusion 14a, is distributed radially, and is discharged from the outlet 20. Therefore, an effect is obtained in which the feed discharged from the discharge port 20 is evenly distributed and stored in the circumferential direction in the feeding tray 14.

  The feeding tray 14 is supported by a guard 16 and is fixed to the falling hood 12. More specifically, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the guard 16 includes an annular upper engaging portion 16 a fitted to the outer periphery of the falling hood 12 and an annular lower engaging portion fixed to the feeding tray 14. 16c and a plurality of arm portions 16b for connecting the upper engaging portion 16a and the lower engaging portion 16c. As an example, the arm portion 16b is formed using a plate-like member, but is not limited thereto, and may be formed using a rod-like member.

  Here, as a characteristic configuration of the present embodiment, the gap between the outer peripheral portion of the falling hood 12 and the arm portion 16c is formed in a shape narrower than the trunk width of the poultry. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, when the gap between the outer periphery of the drop hood 12 (here, the cylindrical portion 12a) and the arm portion 16b is 28 and the dimension is d1, the gap dimension d1 is the poultry. In particular, it is formed in a shape narrower than the body width. As a result, since the poultry cannot enter the guard 16 (here, the gap 28), it is possible to solve the conventional problem that the poultry cannot enter and exit the guard 16.

  Similarly to the above, when the clearance between the outer periphery of the falling hood 12 (here, the conical portion 12b) and the arm portion 16b is 34 and the dimension is d2, the clearance dimension d2 is the size of the poultry, particularly the trunk width. It is formed in a narrower shape. Thus, since the poultry cannot enter the guard 16 (here, the gap 34), the problem that the poultry cannot enter and exit the guard 16 can be solved.

  As a characteristic configuration of the present embodiment, the gap between the inner peripheral portion of the feeding tray 14 and the arm portion 16c is formed in a shape narrower than the body width of the poultry. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, when the gap between the inner peripheral portion (here, the inner bottom surface) of the feeding tray 14 and the arm portion 16b is 30, and the dimension is d3, the gap dimension d3 is the poultry. In particular, it is formed in a shape narrower than the body width. Thus, since the poultry cannot enter the guard 16 (here, the gap 30), the conventional problem that the poultry cannot enter and exit the guard 16 can be solved.

  In particular, the arm portion 16b according to the present embodiment has a curved portion that protrudes downward as shown in FIG. The said curved part is arrange | positioned in the food tray 14 so that it may become a position lower than the height of the outer edge part of the food tray 14. By setting it as such a shape, the dimension of the clearance gap 30 between the inner peripheral part of the food tray 14 and the arm part 26 can be made smaller than the magnitude | size of a poultry. In addition, even when there is no or little feed in the feeding tray 14, it is possible to reliably prevent poultry from entering the guard 16 (here, the gap 30). The said shape is a structure characteristic of this embodiment, and is different from the conventional poultry feeding apparatus (refer patent document 1) which is linear shape or convex shape upwards.

  Similarly to the above, when the gap between the inner peripheral part of the feeding tray 14 (here, the inner surface of the peripheral part) and the arm part 16b is 32 and the dimension is d4, the gap dimension d4 is the size of the poultry, in particular It is formed in a shape narrower than the body width. Thus, since the poultry cannot enter the guard 16 (here, the gap 32), the problem that the poultry cannot enter and exit the guard 16 can be solved.

  In addition, as a characteristic configuration of the present embodiment, the gap dimension between the lower end portion of the falling hood 12 and the protruding portion 14a is formed to be narrower than the body width of the poultry. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, when the gap dimension between the lower end of the drop hood 12 and the protrusion 14a is d5, the gap dimension d5 is narrower than the size of the poultry, particularly the trunk width. Is formed. Thus, it is possible to prevent the poultry from entering the falling hood 12 from the outlet 20 and being unable to escape.

  On the other hand, the falling hood 12 has a plurality of engaging portions 12c (see FIG. 1) in which the upper engaging portion 16a of the guard 16 is engaged in the vertical direction, and the locking position (fixed position) of the guard 16 is the vertical direction. It is configured to be adjustable. More specifically, when the guard 16 is locked to the locking portion 12 c at the upper position of the drop hood 12, the state shown in FIG. 2 is obtained, and the guard 16 is engaged with the locking portion 12 c at the lower position of the drop hood 12. When it stops, it will be in the state shown in FIG. Thus, by being able to adjust the fixing position of the guard 16 with respect to the falling hood 12 in the vertical direction, the distance between the feeding tray 14 fixed to the guard 16 and the falling hood 12, that is, the opening amount of the discharge unit 20 is adjusted. can do. Therefore, the amount of feed discharged (supplied) from the discharge unit 20 can be adjusted.

  Here, since the arm portion 16 b has a shape that curves along the outer peripheral surface of the drop hood 12, the drop hood 12 can be moved even if the fixing position of the guard 16 is moved in the vertical direction with respect to the drop hood 12. It becomes possible to hold | maintain the clearance gap between the outer peripheral part and arm part 16c in the shape narrower than the trunk width of poultry.

  On the other hand, the guard 16 is configured so that the support position (fixed position) of the feeding tray 14 supported by the lower engaging portion 16c can be adjusted in the vertical direction. More specifically, when the feeding tray 14 is supported at the upper position of the lower engaging portion 16c, the state shown in FIG. 2 is obtained, and when the feeding tray 14 is supported at the lower position of the lower engaging portion 16c, FIG. The state shown in FIG. In addition, the support position (fixed position) of the food tray 14 can be freely adjusted in the vertical direction between the position shown in FIG. 2 and the position shown in FIG. Thus, the height position of the food tray 14 from the ground can be adjusted by adjusting the fixed position of the food tray 14 with respect to the guard 16 in the vertical direction. Therefore, according to the kind of poultry or according to the magnitude | size accompanying the growth of poultry, the feeding tray 14 can be arrange | positioned in the height position suitable for eating food.

  Here, since the arm portion 16b has a shape that curves along the inner peripheral surface of the feeding tray 14, even if the fixing position of the feeding tray 14 is moved in the vertical direction with respect to the guard 16, the feeding tray It becomes possible to hold | maintain the clearance gap dimension of 14 inner peripheral parts and the arm part 16c in a shape narrower than the trunk width of a poultry.

  Furthermore, it is possible to simultaneously adjust both the locking position (fixed position) of the guard 16 locked by the falling hood 12 and the supporting position (fixed position) of the feeding tray 14 supported by the lower engaging portion 16c. It is. According to this, since the gaps 28, 30, 32 and 34 can be adjusted to the optimum gap size according to the type of poultry or according to the size accompanying the growth of the poultry, the type and size of the poultry Nevertheless, it is possible to prevent the poultry from entering the guard and becoming unable to escape.

  As described above, according to the disclosed poultry feeding device, it is possible to prevent the poultry from entering and entering the guard.

  Needless to say, the present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above, and various modifications can be made without departing from the present invention. In particular, the feeding device according to the present invention can be most suitably used for poultry, but it can naturally be applied to animals other than poultry.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Poultry feeding device 12 Fall food 13 Adapter 14 Feeding tray 16 Guard 16a Upper engaging part 16b Arm part 16c Lower engaging part 18 Inlet 20 Outlet 28, 30, 32, 34 Gap

In order to achieve the above object, the poultry feeding device of the present invention comprises the following arrangement. That is, the present invention relates to a poultry feeding device that feeds poultry, a cylindrical drop hood having an introduction port for introducing the feed at an upper portion and a discharge port for discharging the feed at a lower portion, and a lower portion of the drop hood A feeding tray that stores the feed discharged from the falling hood and gives it to the poultry, and a guard that supports the feeding tray and is fixed to the falling hood. A plurality of arm portions that have an upper engagement portion fitted to the outer periphery of the falling hood and a lower engagement portion fixed to the feeding tray, and that connect the upper engagement portion and the lower engagement portion; The arm portion has a curved portion that is convex downward, and the curved portion is disposed in the feeding dish so as to be lower than the height of the outer edge of the feeding dish, The gap between the outer periphery of the falling hood and the arm, and Any gap dimension between the arm portion and the inner peripheral portion of the serial feeding dish being narrower than the body width of the poultry. According to this configuration, it is possible to reliably prevent poultry from entering the guard and being unable to escape.

Further, the sheet feed a gap dimension between the inner peripheral portion and the arm portion of the dish poultry Ki out to be smaller than the size, the poultry reliably, even in the case of a feed is not or less states in the feeding pan guard It is possible not to enter.

Claims (4)

In a poultry feeding device that feeds poultry,
A cylindrical drop hood having an introduction port for introducing the feed at the top and a discharge port for discharging the feed at the bottom,
A feeding tray disposed below the falling hood and storing the feed discharged from the falling hood and feeding the poultry;
A guard that supports the feeding tray and is fixed to the falling hood,
The guard has an upper engaging portion fitted to the outer periphery of the falling hood and a lower engaging portion fixed to the feeding tray, and a plurality of the upper engaging portion and the lower engaging portion are connected to each other. Arm part,
The poultry feeding device characterized in that the gap dimension between the outer peripheral part of the falling hood and the arm part and the gap dimension between the inner peripheral part of the feeding tray and the arm part are both narrower than the trunk width of the poultry. . The arm portion has a curved portion that protrudes downward, and the curved portion is disposed in the feeding dish so as to be lower than the height of the outer edge of the feeding dish. The poultry feeding device according to claim 1. The said falling hood has a plurality of engaging portions to which the upper engaging portion of the guard is fixed in the vertical direction, and the fixing position of the guard can be adjusted in the vertical direction. Item 3. A poultry feeding device according to Item 2. The feeding tray has a protrusion that protrudes upward at the center portion and enters the falling hood, and the gap between the lower end of the falling hood and the protruding portion is narrower than the body width of the poultry. The poultry feeding device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein:

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