JP5145257B2 - Method and apparatus for controlling poultry manure removal and drying operation in poultry house equipment - Google Patents

Description

  According to the present invention, at least two long cage units each having a plurality of compartments partitioned to accommodate chickens are arranged at least one stage back to back, and each cage is placed below a pair of long cage units arranged back to back. A movable belt conveyor for receiving chicken droppings extending in the longitudinal direction of the unit is placed away from the lower surface of the cage unit, and the air supply pipe for drying chicken droppings is placed between the pair of long cage units placed back to back. The poultry house apparatus provided along the direction, and the air supply pipe for drying the dung is provided with a number of blowing openings at both sides in the longitudinal direction so that the droppings from the cage are dried on the belt conveyor. The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for removing chicken dung and controlling a drying operation.

Large-scale poultry farming with cage units that are partitioned in long rows and contain chickens in a back-to-back arrangement, and thus cage units placed in pairs are stacked in multiple stages in the poultry house In the facility, in order to keep the inside of the poultry house clean and raise the chickens under good hygiene conditions, a belt conveyor for receiving the chicken manure is installed under each cage unit, and the chicken manure is dropped on this belt conveyor. Although not enough, the chicken manure is dried and easily scraped off at the end of the belt conveyor. And in order to dry effectively the chicken droppings which fell on the belt conveyor, many drying apparatuses which provide a ventilation pipe in a cage unit and forcibly ventilate to dry the chicken droppings have been proposed (Patent Documents). 1-4).

  For example, in the invention described in Patent Document 1, an air passage having a large number of openings on the side walls in the longitudinal direction is formed along the longitudinal direction between the back-to-back cage units, and A reciprocating rigid reciprocating rod is provided over the entire length in the longitudinal direction, and a large number of blower blades having a horizontal axis at the top and spaced apart from each other are rotated around the horizontal axis when the reciprocating rod reciprocates. It is installed so that it can move. And by having constituted in this way, the circulation of the air between back-to-back cage units becomes good, and the air in the cage is also sucked from these openings by the blower blades or supplied into the cage, The replacement of old and new air in the poultry house has become more uniform, and dead spots where air stays can be eliminated.

Japanese Patent No. 2934584 Japanese Patent No. 2934581 Japanese Patent No. 3499015 US Pat. No. 5,007,379

  However, in the apparatus of the prior art as described in Patent Document 1, it is necessary to incorporate a mechanical mechanism between the cage units of the back-to-back stages, and a space for the mechanical mechanism is required. There are problems such as requiring maintenance work.

  By the way, in a system in which a belt conveyor for receiving chicken droppings is provided below each cage unit, from the viewpoints of ease of carrying out drying removal processing of chicken droppings dropped on the belt conveyor, operation cost, and energy saving, The defecation is performed periodically (usually every 3 or 4 days) by driving the belt conveyor to carry out the chicken dung collected on the belt conveyor.

  Therefore, on the day when the belt conveyor for receiving the chicken manure is not driven, the chicken manure accumulates on the belt conveyor, and until the belt conveyor is driven, the air is blown from the air passage such as a pipe installed above the belt conveyor. However, the accumulated chicken manure will be dried, but the air from the air passage is basically belt from a certain place, that is, the position where the blower opening provided on the side of the air passage and the fan fan plate continuously operate. Since it hits the accumulated chicken manure on the conveyor, only that part is easy to dry, and the other accumulated chicken manure is difficult to dry.Therefore, in periodic defecation work by driving the belt conveyor, When transporting from the belt conveyor to the chicken manure collection site, the chicken manure on the belt conveyor sticks to the chicken and is difficult to scrape. It becomes time-consuming it to protect.

  Therefore, the present invention solves such problems of the prior art, and removes the accumulated chicken manure on the belt conveyor without using an additional mechanical mechanism, and thus without specially providing a space for it. It is an object of the present invention to provide a method and an apparatus for removing chicken dung from a poultry house device and controlling a drying operation.

In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, at least two long cage units each having a plurality of compartments partitioned to accommodate chickens are arranged at least one step back to back. Under the pair of long cage units arranged back-to-back, a movable belt conveyor for receiving chicken droppings extending along the longitudinal direction of each cage unit is arranged away from the lower surface of the cage unit, and the pair of pairs arranged back-to-back Along with the longitudinal position between the long cage units, a chicken manure drying air supply conduit is provided, and the chicken manure drying air supply conduit is provided with a large number of blowing openings at intervals on both sides in the longitudinal direction. In the poultry manure removal and drying operation control method
When performing a defecation operation by driving the belt conveyor for a predetermined number of days, the belt conveyor is installed at a predetermined time interval between the first defecation operation and the next defecation operation. It is characterized in that it is displaced in the forward direction or the reverse direction by a predetermined distance with respect to the distance between adjacent blowing openings provided on both side surfaces in the longitudinal direction of the road.

  In one embodiment of the method of the present invention, the scheduled time interval between defecation operations can be set to one day or half a day. Alternatively, the scheduled time interval may be from one defecation operation to the next defecation operation, during which the belt conveyor may be continuously reciprocated at the planned distance at a slow speed.

  Further, the amount of displacement of the belt conveyor performed at a predetermined time interval between the defecation operations can be set to be approximately equal to half of the distance between adjacent blowing openings.

Further, according to the second invention of the present invention, at least two long cage units each having a plurality of sections partitioned so as to accommodate chickens therein are arranged at least one step back to back, and a pair of pairs arranged back to back Below the long cage unit, a movable belt conveyor for receiving the chicken manure that extends along the longitudinal direction of each cage unit is arranged away from the lower surface of the cage unit, and a drive device for driving the belt conveyor is provided, arranged back to back. Along with the longitudinal position between the pair of long cage units, an air supply pipe for drying the chicken dung is provided, and the air supply pipe for drying the chicken dung is provided on the both sides in the longitudinal direction with a large number of blowing openings at intervals. In the poultry manure removal and drying operation control device of the poultry house device comprising:
It is connected to the belt conveyor drive unit, drives the belt conveyor for a predetermined number of days, and when performing the defecation operation, it is scheduled between the first defecation operation and the next defecation operation. The belt conveyor is driven so as to be displaced in the forward or reverse direction by a predetermined distance with respect to the distance between adjacent blow-off openings provided on both sides in the longitudinal direction of the air supply pipe for drying chicken dung at a time interval of It has the control apparatus which controls an apparatus.

  In the method according to the first aspect of the present invention, when the defecation operation is performed by driving the belt conveyor for a predetermined number of days, the defecation operation from one defecation operation to the next defecation operation is performed. By displacing the belt conveyor in the forward or reverse direction by a predetermined distance with respect to the distance between adjacent blow-off openings provided on both sides in the longitudinal direction of the air supply pipe for drying chicken dung at time intervals, on the conveyor belt The accumulated chicken manure can be dried evenly. As a result, sticking of the chicken manure accumulated on the conveyor belt is substantially avoided in the defecation operation by driving the belt conveyor, and the belt conveyor is cleaned and maintained and inspected. Not only becomes relatively easy, but also has the effect of reducing failures and damages.

  Further, in the apparatus according to the second aspect of the present invention, when the belt conveyor is driven for a predetermined number of days and connected to the belt conveyor drive device, and the defecation operation is performed once, the defecation is performed once. Between the operation and the next defecation collection operation, the belt conveyor is arranged at a predetermined time interval by a predetermined distance with respect to the distance between adjacent blowout openings provided on both sides in the longitudinal direction of the air supply pipe for drying chicken dung. By providing a control device that controls the driving device of the belt conveyor so as to be displaced in the direction or in the reverse direction, a conventional bulky and installation space is required to uniformly dry the chicken manure accumulated on the conveyor belt. Without using a mechanical mechanism, it can be easily applied to existing systems, and effects such as easy system maintenance and inspection can be obtained.

The schematic diagram which shows an example of the poultry house apparatus with which this invention can be implemented. The schematic enlarged view of the chicken house apparatus of FIG. as well as The top view which shows one Embodiment of the removal of the chicken manure of the poultry house apparatus by this invention, and the principal part of a drying operation control apparatus.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows a poultry house apparatus in which the present invention can be implemented. In the illustrated poultry house apparatus, cage units 2 arranged in pairs in a back-to-back manner are provided in multiple stages in the poultry house 1. A movable belt conveyor 3 for receiving chicken dung is disposed along the longitudinal direction of the cage unit 2 at a distance from the lower surface of the cage unit, and the belt conveyor 3 is shown in FIG. As shown, it is driven in the forward or reverse direction by a driving device 4 provided on one end side of the belt conveyor 3. The other end side of the belt conveyor 3 is connected to a defecation machine 5 extending up and down, and the defecation machine 5 collects chicken feces deposited on the movable belt conveyer 3 for receiving the feces on each floor and It is configured to be discharged outside the poultry house.

  A chicken manure drying air supply pipe 7 is provided at the center position in the longitudinal direction of the cage unit 2 arranged in a back-to-back manner between the bottom of the pair of cage units 2 and the belt conveyor 3 in each stage. Yes. The chicken manure drying air supply pipe line 7 is connected to a chicken manure drying air supply source (not shown), and as shown in FIG. Is provided. The chicken manure drying air supply pipe line 7 is made of, for example, a pipe and may have a pipe diameter set so as to maximize the air blowing efficiency. On the upper side of the blowing openings 8 provided on both side surfaces in the longitudinal direction of the pipe line 7, a deflector member 9 has a function of preventing the chicken manure from entering the blowing openings 8 and expanding the blowing air blown out from each blowing opening 8. (FIG. 2) is provided.

  3A and 3B show the main part of the apparatus embodying the present invention, and the control device 10 for controlling the operation of the belt conveyor 3 is included in the drive device 4 of the movable belt conveyor 3 for receiving chicken dung. It is connected. The control device 10 drives the belt conveyor 3 periodically for a predetermined number of days, and in the period from the regular driving of the belt conveyor 3 to the next periodic driving for the predetermined number of days. The belt conveyor 3 is programmed to be displaced in the forward direction or the reverse direction by a distance approximately half of the distance between the adjacent blowout openings 8 provided on both side surfaces in the longitudinal direction of the air supply conduit 7 for drying the chicken manure at a time interval of It can be a possible device. Further, the control device 10 can be provided in common to the drive devices 4 of all the belt conveyors 3.

  In the state shown in FIG. 3A, only the part D1 facing each blowing opening 8 among the chicken droppings D deposited on the belt conveyor 3 is mainly dried, and the deposited chicken droppings D of the other parts D2 are substantially not dried. It is.

  Therefore, according to the present invention, the part D2 of the chicken droppings D deposited on the belt conveyor 3 (the state shown in FIG. 3A) is opposed to each blowing opening 8 (the state shown in FIG. 3B). The controller 10 determines that the part of the chicken dung D accumulated on the belt conveyor 3 facing the blowout openings 8 at a predetermined time interval, for example, every day or every half day from the part D1 (state of FIG. 3A). A control signal is transmitted to the driving device 4 of the belt conveyor 3 to control the operation of the driving device 4 so as to alternately change from D2 to D2 (state of FIG. 3B) and from the portion D2 to the portion D1. In this case, the driving of the belt conveyor 3 by the driving device 4 may be in the forward direction or in the reverse direction, and may preferably be programmed to alternately drive in the forward direction and the reverse direction.

  Alternatively, the distance between adjacent blowout openings 8 is divided into a plurality of sections, and the belt conveyor 3 is sequentially forwarded to the positions corresponding to each of the plurality of sections at a predetermined time interval and in the reverse direction. You may make it carry out program control of the drive device 4 of the belt conveyor 3 with the control apparatus 10 so that it may return.

  Furthermore, the scheduled time interval between the defecation operations is from one defecation operation to the next defecation operation, and during that time, the belt conveyor 3 is continuously reciprocated by the predetermined distance at a slow speed. Alternatively, the driving device 4 of the belt conveyor 3 may be program-controlled.

1: Chicken house 2: Cage unit 3: Moveable belt conveyor for receiving chicken dung 4: Drive device 5: Defecation machine 6: Defecation conveyor 7: Air supply pipe for drying chicken dung 8: Blowing opening 9: Deflector member 10: Control device

Claims (5)

At least two long cage units each having a plurality of compartments partitioned to accommodate chickens are arranged at least one step back to back, and the longitudinal direction of each cage unit below the pair of long cage units arranged back to back A movable belt conveyor for receiving chicken manure extending along the side of the cage unit is spaced apart from the lower surface of the cage unit, and along the longitudinal position between a pair of long cage units arranged back to back, an air supply line for drying chicken manure In the poultry manure removal and drying operation control method of the poultry house device in which the air supply conduit for drying the chicken manure is provided with a number of blowing openings at intervals on both side surfaces in the longitudinal direction,
When performing the defecation operation by driving the belt conveyor for a predetermined number of days, the belt conveyor is used for drying chicken manure at a predetermined time interval between one defecation operation and the next defecation collection operation. The poultry manure removal and drying operation control method of the poultry house apparatus characterized by displacing a predetermined distance in a forward direction or a reverse direction with respect to a distance between adjacent blowing openings provided on both side surfaces in the longitudinal direction of the air supply pipe line .   The method for removing chicken dung and controlling the drying operation of the poultry house device according to claim 1, wherein the scheduled time interval between defecation operations is one day or half a day. The scheduled time interval between the defecation operations is from one defecation operation to the next defecation operation, and the belt conveyor is continuously reciprocated by the predetermined distance at a slow speed during that time. The method for removing chicken dung and controlling the drying operation of the poultry house device according to claim 1 or 2 . The displacement amount of the said belt conveyor performed at the said scheduled time interval between defecation operations is equal to substantially half of the distance between adjacent blowing openings, The description of any one of Claims 1-3 characterized by the above-mentioned. A method for controlling poultry manure removal and drying operation in a poultry house device. At least two long cage units each having a plurality of compartments partitioned to accommodate chickens are arranged at least one step back to back, and the longitudinal direction of each cage unit below the pair of long cage units arranged back to back A movable belt conveyor for receiving chicken dung extending along the space is arranged away from the lower surface of the cage unit, a drive device for driving the belt conveyor is provided, and a longitudinal position between a pair of long cage units arranged back to back A chicken dung drying air supply pipe is provided along the line, and the chicken dung drying air supply pipe is provided with a plurality of blowing openings at intervals on both side surfaces in the longitudinal direction. In the motion control device,
When connected to the belt conveyor drive device, the belt conveyor is driven for a predetermined number of days, and when performing the defecation operation, between the first defecation operation and the next defecation collection operation The belt conveyor is displaced at a predetermined time interval in the forward or reverse direction by a predetermined distance with respect to the distance between adjacent blow-off openings provided on both side surfaces in the longitudinal direction of the air supply pipe for drying the chicken dung. A chicken manure removal and drying operation control device for a poultry house device comprising a control device for controlling a driving device of a belt conveyor.

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