JP3634928B2 - Defecation belt non-contact upright cage row - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an upright cage row provided with a defecation belt that moves in the longitudinal direction below each stage cage.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In a so-called upright cage row, a long cage row partitioned to accommodate an appropriate number of chickens in each cage is placed back to back, and multiple stages are stacked so that the front of each cage is in the same vertical plane. A defecation belt that moves in the longitudinal direction below each stage cage and has a scraper at the end portion is provided. The upper surface of the defecation belt, that is, the transport unit receives and deposits chicken manure from the cage immediately above, and moves it a certain distance, for example, once every two or three days. The chicken droppings are scraped off, and the direction of movement is changed as it is, and the upper part of the lower cage becomes the belt return part and returns to the other end part.
[0003]
The return part of such a defecation belt goes back while forming the ceiling part of the lower cage, but the chicken housed in the lower cage and the return part of the defecation belt are in close proximity. Although there were no obstacles at all. Therefore, if the scraper is not sufficiently scraped off at the end portion, the return portion of the defecation belt that has left the scraps attached to it will run above the cage, and the chicken in the lower cage will The remaining feces could poke, causing chickens to become sick.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The object of the present invention is to provide a hygienic upright cage row in which the chickens in the cage do not poke the remaining feces even if it is the return part of the defecation belt to which the above-mentioned excrement remains. It is to be.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
For this reason, the upright cage row according to the first invention of the present application has long cage rows partitioned so as to accommodate an appropriate number of chickens in each cage, and the front surfaces of the respective cages are substantially on the same vertical surface. In the upright cage row provided with a defecation belt provided with a scraper at the end portion, the defecation belt for the lowermost cage was removed. A plurality of wires are stretched along the longitudinal direction of the belt below the return portion of the defecation belt, and the return portion of the belt is supported from below to maintain a distance from the chicken.
[0006]
Further, the upright cage row according to the second invention of the present application is the same as the above-described upright cage row, and the vicinity of the upper end portion of the cage partition through which the return portion of the defecation belt passes except the defecation belt for the lowermost cage. It is characterized in that an obstacle means for preventing the chicken from coming out of contact with the return part of the belt is attached so as to form a ceiling part of each cage, slightly below the height of the cage.
[0007]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
As apparent from the above configuration, in the present invention, the upper end of the return belt and the lower cage (the upper end of the cage partition) is used so that the chicken does not poke into the return portion of the defecation belt to which the remaining feces have adhered. The object is achieved by maintaining a distance between the return belt and the upper end of the lower cage.
[0008]
A plurality of wires for maintaining a distance from the return belt are stretched substantially in parallel along the longitudinal direction of the cage row and thus the defecation belt. The required number of wires is determined by the width of the defecation belt, but generally 3 to 5 wires are appropriate. The return part of the defecation belt supported from below by these wires does not hang down toward the lower cage as in the prior art, and can maintain a distance from the upper end of the cage, and thus the chicken inside it. .
[0009]
As an obstacle means to interpose so as to form the ceiling of each cage slightly below the height near the upper end of the cage partition through which the return part of the defecation belt passes, chickens can not show their faces A net having a mesh can be used, but a plastic sheet or a thin iron plate can also be used to completely block between the two.
In the following, two upright cage rows according to the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings showing one embodiment respectively.
[0010]
【Example】
FIG. 1 is a front view of a cage row 2 showing the lower three-stage cages 1a, 1b, and 1c among a plurality of cages arranged back to back. 'Is the upper end of the partition 3, 4 is a bait bowl, 5 is an egg receiver, 6 is a fan for drying chicken dung, 7 is a carrying part for the defecation belt, 8 is a support part for the carrying part 7, and 9 is a return of the defecation belt Reference numerals 10 and 10 denote wires that support the return portion 9.
[0011]
The chicken dung in the cage 1a drops and accumulates on the transport part 7 (supported from below by the support part 8) of the defecation belt, and is once every two or three days. It moves a certain distance toward the end portion, and is scraped off by a scraper (not shown) provided at the end portion. It progresses in an upward direction toward the other end.
[0012]
In the conventional technique, the return portion 9 of the defecation belt returns to the other end portion as described above. However, in the return stroke, the return portion 9 of the cage 1b passes through the height near the upper end of the partition 3 on the lower cage 1b. Since the ceiling part is formed, if the remaining feces that could not be scraped off by the scraper are attached to the return part 9, the chicken in the cage 1b can easily poke it, which causes the disease. was there.
[0013]
Therefore, in the first invention of the present application, a plurality of wires 10 (in FIG. 1, the cage 10 is shown in FIG. The cross section of three wires is seen under the belt return portion 9 that runs above 1b and 1c), and the return portion 9 of the defecation belt is supported in the case of the transport portion 7. The belt support portion 9 is supported from the bottom in the same manner as the portion 8, so that the belt return portion 9 does not hang down toward the cages 1b and 1c, and can maintain a constant distance that does not contact the chickens in the cages 1b and 1c.
[0014]
FIG. 2 is a schematic partial side view of the cage row 2 similar to FIG. 1, and numerals 1 to 9 indicate the same parts as in FIG. The embodiment of FIG. 2 shows an embodiment of the second invention of the present application, which is indicated by a two-dot chain line, and has a height in the vicinity of the upper end 3 'of the partition 3 of the cages 1b and 1c. In the prior art, the return portion 9 of the passing defecation belt also serves as a ceiling portion of the cage as described in the embodiment of FIG. 1, so that when the hanging portion hangs down toward the cages 1 b and 1 c, The chickens in 1b and 1c can easily poke the return portion 9 of the belt.
[0015]
Therefore, in the second invention of the present application, as in the case of FIG. 1, the cage 1a, 1b is positioned below the belt return portion 9 and slightly below the height near the upper end 3 'of the partition 3. As shown in FIG. 3, for example, as shown in FIG. 3, the chicken can show its face as a means of preventing the chicken from coming out and piercing the remaining feces of the return part of the belt so as to form a ceiling portion of 1b and 1c. A net 11 having a mesh size not present is interposed. Due to the presence of the net 11, it was possible to eliminate the possibility that the chicken would come into contact with the return portion 9 of the defecation belt.
Instead of the net 11 as described above, an appropriate plastic sheet or a thin iron plate can be used. By these obstacle means including the net 11, the possibility that the chicken pokes the return portion 9 of the belt is almost eliminated. It was.
[0016]
【The invention's effect】
The first and second inventions according to the present application for preventing the return part of the defecation belt of the upright cage row from contacting the chicken (do not stab) have the above-described configurations, respectively, and the operation based on the configuration Therefore, the following unique effects can be achieved.
[0017]
1. In the first invention, a plurality of wires are stretched below the return portion of the defecation belt excluding the defecation belt for the lowermost cage, thereby supporting the return portion of the belt from below, The distance between the chickens was kept, and the risk of illness was eliminated by preventing the chickens from sticking back.
[0018]
2. In the second invention, similarly to the first invention, slightly below the height near the upper end of the cage partition through which the return portion of the defecation belt except the defecation belt for the lowermost cage passes, By attaching obstacles such as nets and plastic sheets that prevent the chicken from coming out and touching the belt return, forming the ceiling of each cage, the chicken is almost completely defecation belt It was impossible to contact the return part of the sword, so the risk of slamming it was also eliminated.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view of an embodiment of a defecation belt non-contact upright cage row according to the first invention.
FIG. 2 is a schematic partial side view of one embodiment of a similar upright cage row according to the second invention.
FIG. 3 is a diagram of a net and a chicken as an embodiment of the obstacle means according to the second invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1a, 1b, 1c Cage 2 Upright cage row 3 Cage 1 partition 3 'Upper end part 4 of cage partition 3 Feeding trough 5 Egg receiver 6 Fan for drying chicken droppings 7 Carrying part for defecation belt 8 Supporting part 9 for carrying part 7 Defecation belt return part 10 Wire 11 Net

Claims (2)

Each cage (1a, 1b, 1c) is stacked in multiple stages so that long cage rows partitioned to accommodate an appropriate number of chickens are back-to-back, and the front of each cage is in the same vertical plane. Then, in the upright cage row (2) provided with a defecation belt provided with a scraper at the end portion, moved under the respective step cages in the longitudinal direction, the removal of the defecation belt for the lowermost cage (1c) was removed. A plurality of wires (10) are stretched along the longitudinal direction of the belt below the return part (9) of the feces belt, and the return part (9) of the belt is supported from below to maintain a distance from the chicken. A defecation belt non-contact type upright cage row characterized by that. Each cage (1a, 1b, 1c) is installed in multiple stages so that long cage rows partitioned to accommodate an appropriate number of chickens are back to back so that the front of each cage is on the same vertical surface. Then, in the upright cage row (2) provided with a defecation belt provided with a scraper at the end portion, moved under the respective step cages in the longitudinal direction, the removal of the defecation belt for the lowermost cage (1c) was removed. The chickens face up to form the ceiling of each cage slightly below the height near the upper end (3 ') of the cage partition (3) through which the dung belt return (9) passes. A defecation belt non-contact type upright cage row, characterized in that obstacle means (11) for preventing contact with the belt return portion (9) is attached.

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