JPH0522064Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] In the present invention, cages for housing chickens are stacked back to back and in multiple tiers, and a conveyor belt is provided along the cages in the space between each cage. The present invention relates to a chicken manure drying device in a poultry house in which the chicken manure that has fallen from the cage is dried while being moved together with a belt.

[Conventional technology]

In large-scale poultry farming facilities where large numbers of chickens are housed and raised in cages, it is an extremely important issue for poultry farmers to maintain good sanitary conditions inside the chicken house and ensure the health of the chickens.

Therefore, various improvements have been made regarding ventilation in chicken houses and removal of chicken manure.

In the early days of poultry farming, when the number of cages was small, chicken manure was removed directly from each cage onto the floor, and then periodically into a collection area under the floor.
As the number of cages increased, this was no longer sufficient, and when cages were stacked in multiple stages, it became common to install a conveyor belt under each cage to automatically discharge the cages.

However, when removing chicken manure, the chicken manure was dried only by natural ventilation until it reached the end of the belt, which made it impossible to dry the manure sufficiently, resulting in the belt being circulated with some of the manure remaining. It was unsanitary.

Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, a drying device was proposed in which a cage is provided with an air pipe to forcefully ventilate and dry the cage.

Among them, the one shown in FIG. 2 has a blower pipe 22 installed between the cages 21 installed back to back on each tier, and chicken manure 24 that has fallen onto a belt 23.
It is designed to blow air towards the area to dry it.

In the device shown in FIG. 3, a blower pipe 22 is provided between the cage and the cage below the cage, and chicken manure 24 on a conveyor belt 23 is similarly air-dried.

In the one shown in FIG. 4, a blower pipe 22 is provided along the outside of the cage 21.

[The problem that the idea aims to solve]

These chicken manure drying devices were able to sufficiently dry chicken manure, but in the one shown in Fig. 2, the air pipe 22 was installed between the cages 21, which were placed back to back, so the internal space of the cage was narrow. However, there were drawbacks that hindered the raising of chickens. In addition, in the case shown in Fig. 3, the internal space of the cage is larger than that in Fig. 2, but the natural ventilation passing through the belt is obstructed and the exhaust is insufficient, so it is unavoidable that all the ventilation must be provided by a blower. Therefore, it had the disadvantage of increasing power cost. The one shown in Fig. 4 also had the same drawbacks as the one shown in Fig. 3.

The object of the present invention is to provide a chicken manure drying device that eliminates these drawbacks.

[Means and actions for solving the problem]

The present invention is characterized in that a blower device having a large number of air outlets opening toward each belt is provided on the side of the cage so as to be movable along the cage.

According to the present invention, by blowing air from the movable blower device to the belts at each stage, the chicken manure can be sufficiently dried during transportation without interfering with the natural ventilation on the belts.

〔Example〕

This will be explained below based on the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a partially sectional side view of the present invention, in which numeral 1 indicates cages arranged in multiple stages, and a conveyor belt 2 for transporting chicken manure is provided between the cages in each stage. 4 is a feeding gutter, and 5 is an egg collection gutter.
The cage 1 extends for the required length in the direction perpendicular to the drawing.

On the sides of the cage, a blower device 2 is provided on rails 10 provided at both ends of a stand 9 on which the cage 1 is placed, and is moved along the cage 1 by wheels 8. The blower device 2 has a blower outlet 2a that opens toward the conveyor belt 3 of each stage corresponding to the cage 1 of each stage. A blower 7 driven by a motor 6 is attached to the upper end of the blower device 2 .

The blower device 2 supplies electric power to the motor from a wheeled power supply arm 11 extending laterally at the upper end and a running guide 12 provided on the cage 1 at the top end, so that the blower device 2 can be moved along the cage. .

When the blower device 2 moves along the cage, the air sent from the blower 7 is blown into the conveyor belt 3 at each stage from the outlet 2a to dry the accumulated chicken manure.

Since the blower device 2 has a shorter length than the length of the cage 1 in the longitudinal direction, it does not prevent part of the ventilation sent from the blower (not shown) from flowing into the cage 1 and the conveyor belt 3. The power required to drive the blower is small, and the drying of the chicken manure works together with the air from the ventilation device (not shown).
The power required to drive the blower 7 can also be reduced.

Note that the blower device may be provided on both sides of the cage.

[Effect of idea]

This invention has an air blower installed on the side of the cage that moves along the cage, so it does not narrow the internal space of the cage or obstruct the natural ventilation on the conveyor belt, and removes chicken manure that has fallen onto the conveyor belt. It can be sufficiently dried before being discharged.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a partially sectional side view of an embodiment of the present invention;
4 to 4 are diagrams each showing a part of a cage equipped with a conventional blower device. 1...Cage, 2...Blower, 3...Conveyor belt, 6...Motor, 7...Blower, 8,1
1...wheels, 10...rails, 12...traveling guides.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A poultry house in which cages housing chickens are stacked back-to-back in multiple tiers, a conveyor belt is provided along the cages in the space between the cages in each tier, and the chicken manure that falls from the cages is dried while being transported along with the belt. The chicken manure drying device, characterized in that a blower device having a large number of air outlets opening toward each of the belts is provided on the side of the cage so as to be movable along the cage.