JP4972223B1 - Poultry feeding equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is a poultry feeding device that can put the feed to be fed into the field of view of poultry, can supply a large amount of feed as required, and can easily adjust the supply amount.
A poultry feeding apparatus according to the present invention is a poultry feeding apparatus that feeds poultry, and has an inlet 18 for introducing the feed at an upper portion and an outlet 20 for discharging the feed at a lower portion. A cylindrical drop hood 12 and a feeding tray 14 disposed below the drop hood 12 to store the feed discharged from the drop hood 12 and give it to the poultry, Further, an opening 19 for discharging the feed is provided on the side surface, and an adjusting plate 21 for opening and closing the opening by sliding movement is provided.
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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. In the feeding method, the transported feed is introduced from the feeding port of the feeding line into the falling hood of the feeding device, discharged from the outlet of the falling hood, and distributed on a feeding tray provided below the falling hood. .

  As an example of a conventional poultry feeding device used in the above feeding method, a technique disclosed in Patent Document 1 is known.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 4-267827

  However, in the configuration exemplified in Patent Document 1, there is a problem that the feed stored in the feeding tray is difficult to enter the view of the poultry, and the effect of visually showing the presence of the feed and attracting the poultry is low.

  In addition, a large amount of feed may need to be supplied to the feeding tray at the time of feeding or before shipment. In such a case, a large amount of feed can be supplied and the supply amount can be easily adjusted. There was a need for a poultry feeding device that could be performed.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and while being able to enter the feed to be fed into the field of view of poultry, a large amount of feed can be supplied as needed, and the supply amount can be easily adjusted. An object is to provide a poultry feeding device.

  As an embodiment, the above-described problem is solved by a solution as disclosed below.

A poultry feeding device according to the present invention is a poultry feeding device that feeds poultry, a cylindrical falling hood having an introduction port for introducing the feed at an upper portion and an exhaust port for discharging the feed at a lower portion, A feeding tray disposed below the falling hood and storing the feed discharged from the falling hood and feeding it to the poultry, wherein the falling hood further has a side opening for discharging the feed together There are provided along the circumferential direction of the該落under a hood, than the opening is formed as an inclined surface whose outer diameter increases as the outer peripheral surface of the lower position approaches the lower end, the opening by sliding movement An adjustment plate that opens and closes the opening is provided. The adjustment plate is formed in a cylindrical shape and is fitted on the drop hood, and an adjustment hole that penetrates the plate surface is provided at a position corresponding to the opening. Being And at least one of the opening and the adjustment hole is formed in a triangle or trapezoid having an inclined side having an inclination angle with respect to a horizontal direction, and the adjustment plate is slid to move the opening. The opening amount of the opening is adjusted by shifting the overlapping range of the opening and the adjustment hole . According to this, since feed can be supplied from the opening provided on the side of the falling hood in addition to the discharge port at the bottom of the falling hood, a large amount of feed can be supplied to the feeding tray, Can be put into view of poultry. Moreover, the opening amount of the opening can be adjusted.

The front Symbol drop hood, since the outer peripheral surface of the lower position than the opening is formed as an inclined surface whose outer diameter increases toward the lower end, by the presence of the inclined surface, the opening from the feeding dish Feed can be stacked continuously and widely up to the position of the section.

Further, in the prior SL adjusting plate is provided with adjustment holes penetrating the plate surface, the adjustment plate is slid, by shifting the overlapping range of the adjustment hole and the opening portion of the opening since the opening amount is adjusted, by the adjusting plate only to slide, the opening amount of the opening can be easily adjusted, it is possible to easily adjust the supply amount of feed.

Further, the front Symbol opening, provided in plural along the circumferential direction of the falling hood, the adjusting plate, together with a tubular shape is fitted on the falling hood, the adjusting hole is the opening since it is provided at a position corresponding to the part, an opening is along the circumferential direction, that is, the provided plurality over the entire circumference, to take into sight feed all directions of poultry In addition, the feed supply can be greatly increased.

The front Symbol opening and the adjusting hole, at least one of, since it is formed in a triangular or trapezoidal with a inclined side having an inclined angle with respect to the horizontal direction, the opening or adjusting hole, horizontal Since the inclined side having the inclination angle is provided, the amount of change in the opening amount of the opening when the adjustment plate is slid by a certain amount can be increased.

  According to the poultry feeding apparatus according to the present invention, the feed to be supplied can be put into the view of the poultry. In addition, a large amount of feed can be supplied as needed, and the supply amount can be easily adjusted.

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 (perspective view) which shows the example of the adjustment board of the feeding apparatus for poultry shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing explaining the opening amount adjustment effect | action of the opening part of the poultry feeding apparatus shown in FIG. It is the schematic which shows a mode that feed is supplied from the opening part of the poultry feeding apparatus shown in FIG.

  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 according to the present embodiment is an apparatus that stores feed fed through a falling hood 12 in a feeding tray 14 and gives it to poultry. The poultry feeding apparatus 10 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 falling hood 12 is provided with an opening 19 for discharging the feed on the side surface portion in addition to the lower discharge port 20. The opening 19 is provided with an adjustment plate 21 that opens and closes the opening 19 by sliding movement.

The adjustment plate 21 according to the present embodiment is formed in a cylindrical shape as shown in FIG. 3, and is externally fitted to the drop hood 12 and fixed to be slidable as shown in FIGS. It has become. A plurality of adjustment holes 22 penetrating the cylindrical plate surface are provided at positions corresponding to the openings 19 of the drop hood 12.
Note that at least one of the opening 19 of the drop hood 12 and the adjustment hole 22 of the adjustment plate 21 is formed in a triangle or trapezoid with an inclined side having an inclination angle with respect to the horizontal direction for reasons described later. Is preferred. In this embodiment, both the opening 19 of the drop hood 12 and the adjustment hole 22 of the adjustment plate 21 are formed in the same shape as a trapezoid having an inclined side 22a having an inclination angle with respect to the horizontal direction.

  According to this configuration, the opening amount of the opening 19 can be adjusted by sliding the adjustment plate 21 and shifting the overlapping range of the opening 19 of the drop hood 12 and the adjustment hole 22 of the adjustment plate 21. It becomes possible. A specific adjustment operation will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4A is a diagram in a state where the opening 19 and the adjustment hole 22 are coincident with each other, that is, in a state where the respective opening positions are overlapped. At this time, since the opening 19 is fully opened, the amount of feed discharged from the opening 19 is maximized. Next, FIG. 4B is a diagram showing a state in which the adjustment plate 21 is slid in the arrow direction with respect to the drop hood 12. Compared with FIG. 4A, a part of the opening 19 is blocked by the peripheral part of the adjustment hole 22, the opening amount of the opening 19 is reduced, and the amount of feed discharged from the opening 19 is reduced. be able to. Next, FIG. 4C is a diagram showing a state in which the adjustment plate 21 is further slid in the arrow direction with respect to the drop hood 12. Compared with FIG. 4 (b), a part of the opening 19 is further closed at the periphery of the adjustment hole 22, the opening amount of the opening 19 is further reduced, and the amount of feed discharged from the opening 19. Can be further squeezed. Next, FIG. 4D is a diagram showing a state in which the adjustment plate 21 is further slid in the arrow direction with respect to the drop hood 12. Compared with FIG. 4 (c), a part of the opening 19 is further closed at the periphery of the adjustment hole 22, the opening amount of the opening 19 is further reduced, and the amount of feed discharged from the opening 19. Can be further squeezed. Next, FIG. 4E shows a state in which the adjustment plate 21 is further slid in the direction of the arrow with respect to the drop hood 12 so that the opening 19 and the adjustment hole 22 do not coincide, that is, the opening positions overlap. FIG. Since the opening part 19 will be in a fully closed state at this time, discharge of the feed from the opening part 19 can be stopped.

  In addition, the method of fixing the adjustment plate 21 in the circumferential direction is that the engagement protrusions 21 a provided at the lower portion of the inner peripheral surface of the adjustment plate 21 are formed by the plurality of engagement grooves 17 formed at corresponding positions in the drop hood 12. Of these, it is performed by engaging with a desired engagement groove 17. Further, the adjustment plate 21 is slid in the circumferential direction with the adjustment plate 21 slightly lifted upward with respect to the drop hood 12 and the engagement between the engagement protrusion 21a and the engagement groove 17 being released. This is done by moving 21b in the circumferential direction.

  By providing the above-described configuration, the adjustment plate 21 is slid to shift the overlapping range between the opening 19 of the drop hood 12 and the adjustment hole 22 of the adjustment plate 21, thereby easily opening the opening 19. It is possible to adjust, and the supply amount of feed can be easily adjusted. In particular, since the opening 19 and the adjustment hole 22 are provided with the inclined side 22a having an inclination angle with respect to the horizontal direction, an effect of increasing the range that can be adjusted with a certain slide amount is obtained.

  In addition, a large amount of feed may need to be supplied to the feeding tray 14 at the time of feeding or before shipment. In such a case, the opening 19 is fully opened (see FIG. 4A). As a result, feed can be supplied from the opening 19 in addition to the discharge port 20 below the falling hood 12, so that a large amount of feed can be supplied. In particular, since a plurality of openings 19 are provided, the feed supply amount can be greatly increased. In addition, as described above, fine adjustment of the feed amount can be easily performed.

  In addition, as a characteristic configuration of the poultry feeding apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, the falling hood 12 is formed as an inclined surface whose outer diameter increases as the outer peripheral surface at a position below the opening 19 approaches the lower end. (See FIGS. 1 and 2). In the present embodiment, the outer peripheral surface of the conical portion 12b of the falling hood 12 constitutes the inclined surface.

According to this configuration, as shown in FIG. 5 (a schematic view showing how the feed 40 is supplied from the opening 19), the falling hood 12 has an opening from the inside of the feeding tray 14 due to the inclined surface. The feed 40 can be continuously and widely stacked up to the position of the portion 19.
As a result, even if the poultry does not look into the inside of the feeding tray 14, the feed 40 to be supplied can be put into the view of the poultry. The effect of promoting the squeeze of the feed 40 is obtained. In particular, it is very effective in that the feed 40 can be seen from the poultry located at a position away from the feeding tray 14 in the horizontal direction. Moreover, in this embodiment, since the opening part 19 is provided in multiple numbers along the circumferential direction, ie, the perimeter, the said effect can be show | played with respect to the omnidirectional poultry.

  As described above, according to the disclosed poultry feeding device, by opening the opening as necessary, feed can be supplied from the opening in addition to the outlet at the bottom of the falling hood. Therefore, a large amount of feed can be supplied to the feeding tray.

  Moreover, the opening amount of the opening can be easily adjusted by simply sliding the adjusting plate, and the feed supply amount can be easily adjusted.

  In addition, by supplying the feed from the opening, the feed can be put into the view of the poultry, so that the effect of visually showing the presence of the feed and attracting the poultry is increased, and the effect of promoting the feeding of the feed is obtained. It is done.

  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 poultry 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 Falling hood 13 Adapter 14 Feeding tray 16 Guard 16a Upper engaging part 16b Arm part 16c Lower engaging part 17 Engaging groove 18 Inlet 19 Opening part 20 Outlet 21 Adjusting plate 22 Adjusting hole 40 Feed

Claims (1)

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 giving it to the poultry; and
The falling hood further includes a plurality of openings for discharging the feed on the side surface along the circumferential direction of the falling hood, and the outer diameter decreases as the outer peripheral surface at a position below the opening approaches the lower end. It is formed as an inclined surface that increases, and an adjustment plate that opens and closes the opening by sliding movement is provided ,
The adjustment plate is formed in a cylindrical shape and is externally fitted to the drop hood, and an adjustment hole penetrating the plate surface is provided at a position corresponding to the opening,
At least one of the opening and the adjustment hole is formed in a triangle or trapezoid having an inclined side having an inclination angle with respect to the horizontal direction,
The poultry feeding device , wherein the opening amount of the opening is adjusted by sliding the adjustment plate to shift the overlapping range of the opening and the adjustment hole .

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