JPH0528572B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a fixed rate feeding system for raising pigs that feeds water and feed at a fixed rate, and a feeder thereof.

(Prior Art) As a feeding method for pigs, it is considered desirable to mix feed and water and feed the pigs in the form of liquid feed in order to increase feed efficiency. However, if the bait is in a liquid state in advance, it is likely to spoil, so water and powdered bait are generally allowed to mix naturally in the feeder. Conventional feeders for this purpose have a feed shelf provided at the outlet of the storage tank, and the pigs vibrate the feed shelf to cause the food on the shelf to fall into the feed tank. In addition, the feed tank is equipped with a water supply device, and when the pig presses on it, water flows out and mixes with the feed in the feed tank.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) In order to increase feed efficiency, it is necessary to appropriately select and feed the amount and ratio of feed and water depending on the growth level and season of the pig. In conventional liquid feed type feeders, powdered feed and water are fed into the feed tank by separate movements of the pig. Therefore, the amount of feed and water supplied to the feed tank changes depending on the pig's arbitrary movements, making it impossible to appropriately control the ratio of water and powdered feed, making it difficult to increase feed efficiency.

The present invention was devised in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and a first object of the present invention is to provide a fixed rate feeder system that can always feed food and water at a constant ratio and improve feeding efficiency. shall be.

The second objective is to provide a fixed rate feeding system that can feed the required amount of food and water per day at a fixed rate.

Furthermore, a third object is to provide a pig feeder for use in the above-mentioned feeding system.

(Means for solving the problem) A fixed rate feeding system for pig farming to achieve the first objective described above consists of a feed fixed rate feeding device that feeds a fixed amount of feed into the feed tank each time, a metered water feeder that drains water into the feed tank; and an actuating member that simultaneously operates the metered feed device and the metered water feeder by pressure from the pig; It is connected to a water source, and adjusts the amount of water that flows out each time to an appropriate ratio of the feed fed out from the feed metering device, and each time the pig operates the actuating member, a certain amount of feed and the feed are supplied. The feeding tank is characterized in that a certain ratio of water is allowed to flow into the feed tank, and the feed is fed as a liquid feed in which food and water are mixed at a certain ratio.

The fixed rate feeding system that achieves the above second objective further includes a feed measuring tank that measures and supplies feed to the storage tank of the feeder, and a water meter that measures and supplies water to the water dispenser. A tank is installed, and the total amount of water and feed fed within a predetermined time is measured and stored in a feed measuring tank and a water measuring tank, and the total amount of feed is regulated.In addition, the amount of water and feed that flows out each time due to pressure by the pigs is measured and stored. This can be achieved by adjusting the amounts to a certain ratio.

The feeder that achieves the third purpose described above includes a feed quantitative feeding device that feeds a fixed amount of feed into the feed tank each time;
A water dispenser adjusted so that the amount of water flowing out each time is an appropriate multiplier of the amount of bait dispensed by the quantitative bait feeding device;
and an actuating member that has a pig pressing part at a position lower than the overflow position of the feeding tank, and that simultaneously operates the feed metering device and the water dispenser when pressed by the pig.

(Function) The amount of water that flows out from the water dispenser at the same time is set at a certain ratio, for example, 10 grams of feed to 20 grams of water, relative to the amount of feed dispensed by the feed metering device when the pig presses the actuating member. If this is adjusted in advance, the feed tank will always be supplied with liquid food, which is a mixture of food and water at a constant ratio. Thereby,
The imbalance caused by eating food and water on one side is eliminated,
Ideal feeding is possible without causing indigestion or over-drinking. In addition, if you measure and store the amount of food supplied to the feeder and the amount of water flowing out from the waterer in a feed measuring tank and a water measuring tank, you can always feed at a constant ratio within the range of the amount, and the total amount The amount of pay can also be regulated. For example, if you calculate the amount of food you need for a day by dividing it into morning and evening, measure the divided amounts in a feed measuring tank and a water measuring tank, and store them in the tanks at a predetermined time in the morning and evening. Feed and water are supplied to the feeder within the range, and the amount of feed can be adjusted according to the growth condition of the pig.

Feed and water are supplied to the feed tank at a fixed ratio by the pigs pressing the pressure part that activates the feed metering device and the valve of the water dispenser, but the pressure part is placed at a position lower than the overflow position of the feed tank. If the pig continues to operate the pressing part, the pressing part will be located within the increased liquid feed, making it difficult to press any further, and preventing the liquid bait from overflowing. You can always feed fresh food without wasting it.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described in detail based on the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the fixed rate feeding system of the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a feed conveying pipe that feeds feed from a central supply source to a plurality of feeders arranged in a pigsty, and is driven by a motor 2 using a conveying device such as an auger. Reference numeral 3 designates a branch pipe that branches off from the bait conveying pipe and feeds bait to the feeder in a dropwise manner, and a bait measuring pipe 4 is slidably fitted to the lower end of the branch pipe. 5 is a bait measuring tank, and the amount of bait supplied into the tank can be adjusted by moving the bait measuring pipe up and down and changing the distance from the lower end of the pipe to the lower end of the tank. , a predetermined amount of bait can be stored. Reference numeral 6 denotes a discharge opening/closing valve provided at the bait measuring tank discharge port, and a branch rope 7 connected to the main rope 8 driven by a rope pulling device 9.
is connected to the main rope, and the rope pulling device 9 is activated to pull the main rope to release the discharge port,
Feed in a measuring tank is supplied by dropping into a feeder 11 via a chute 10.

As the feeder 11, a quantitative feeder as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, for example, is adopted. The metering feeder has a metering device 13 for feeding feed from a feed storage tank 12, and the pig is connected to the actuating member 1 of the metering device 13.
By pressing and operating the pressing part 15 of 4, a fixed amount of bait falls into the feed tank 16.

On the other hand, 20 is a water supply tank for water supply, and in order to supply a certain amount of water to the water measuring tank 25 arranged for each feeder, a float valve or the like is installed to control the water head to a certain height. Level control device 2
1 is provided. 22 is a water supply pipe from the water supply tank to each water measuring tank 25, and a solenoid valve 28 is provided at the base end of the water supply pipe, and the flexible pipe 2
3 branches to supply water to the water measuring tank 25.
The water metering tank 25 is installed so that it can move up and down, and by changing its height position, the water metering tank 25 can
The amount of water stored can be adjusted by changing the height relative to 0. Reference numeral 26 denotes a water supply branch pipe that hangs down from the water metering tank and has a solenoid valve 29, and its lower end is located within the feeder and is provided with a water supply device 27. The water supply device 27 is, for example, a push-pull self-closing type water supply device, which allows a certain amount of water to flow out when pressed. The valve head of the water supply device is
Water supply rod 1 provided on the actuating member 14 of the feeder
When the pig pushes up the actuating member, it is pushed by the water valve actuating rod 17 and a certain amount of water flows out. The operating time of the bait conveying pipe drive motor 2, rope pulling device 9, and electromagnetic valves 28, 29 is controlled by setting the operating time with a timer 19 provided on the control panel 18.

The system configured as described above operates as follows. The positions of the feed measuring pipe 4 and the water measuring tank 25 are adjusted in advance so that the feed measuring tank 5 and the water measuring tank 25 store, for example, the total amount required for one day or the amount divided into one day's worth of feeding times. If the feeding time is set using a timer, the motor 2 and the solenoid valve 28 will be operated for a certain period of time in response to a signal from the control panel at a predetermined time, and a certain amount of food and water will be supplied to them. At this time, the on-off valve 6 of the metering tank and the solenoid valve 29 of the water supply branch pipe 26 are closed.

Immediately after feeding the bait to the bait measuring tank is finished, or at the feeding time set on the timer, the rope pulling device is activated to open the on-off valve 6 and drop the bait in the metering tank into the storage tank 12 of the feeder 11. . Therefore, the storage tank 12 of the feeder stores feed for one day or its divided portions, and the pigs can feed freely within this range. In addition, water measuring tank 25
When a certain amount of water is supplied to the solenoid valve 28, the solenoid valve 28 is closed, and the amount of water to be fed in one day or the amount to be fed in one feeding period is stored in the water measuring tank.
The solenoid valve 29 opens immediately after the water supply to the water metering tank 25 ends, or when the feeding time set by the timer comes.

When feed is supplied to the storage tank 12 and the solenoid valve 29 is open, when the pig presses the pressing part 15 of the actuating member facing into the feeding tank of the feeder, the metered feed dispensing device 13 of the storage tank is activated. At the same time that a certain amount of bait falls into the feed tank, the water supply valve actuating rod 17 pushes the water supply valve to supply a certain amount of water, and the feed and water are mixed in the feed tank. Therefore, by setting the amount of food and water flowing out in response to one operation to the ratio that provides the most efficient feeding, it is possible to always feed food and water at that mixing ratio. In addition, the amounts are set in the feed measuring tank 15 and the water measuring tank 25, and the feeding time can also be set with a timer, so the optimum amount of feed and water can be mixed at the optimum ratio and fed at the optimum time. This allows pig farming management with high feed efficiency.

FIG. 2 shows another embodiment of the fixed rate feeding system of the present invention, which is a simplified version of the above embodiment.
In the drawings, members having the same configuration as those in the previous embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals. In this example, the water supply piping is
A pressure reducing valve 3 is installed in a water supply pipe 30 connected to a water supply source such as water supply.
1 is provided to adjust the water pressure, and a water flow control valve 33 is also provided in the water supply branch pipe 32 to control the amount of water flowing out from the water supply device 34 in a certain period of time. However, the arrangement and combination of the water volume control valve and the pressure reducing valve are not limited thereto, and it is sufficient that the amount of water flowing out from the water supply device can be adjusted each time, and there is no need to provide them if the water supply device has this function. The water supply device 34 may be of a type that allows a certain amount of water to flow out in one operation, such as one having a push-pull self-closing water supply valve. In the case of this example, if a fixed amount of feed is supplied to the storage tank of the feeder, when the pig pushes the actuating member with its nose, a predetermined amount of feed and water will flow into the feed tank at a fixed rate. Feed and water can be fed in a mixed ratio.

FIGS. 3 and 4 show an embodiment of a feeder with a quantitative feeding mechanism used in the fixed rate feeding system.

In the figure, numeral 35 is a bait quantitative supply device provided at the lower end of the chute 37 of the storage tank 36, and the chute has two hopper-shaped partition walls 40 and 41 with bait outflow holes 38 and 39 formed in the center thereof. A metering chamber 42 is provided therein, and an on-off valve 43 that moves up and down to open and close the outflow hole of the partition wall is housed therein. A rod 44, which is a valve operating member, is fixed to the lower end of the on-off valve 43 and extends to near the bottom of the feed tank 45, and a pressing portion 46 is formed at the tip thereof. Further, a bridging prevention rod 47 extending to the storage tank 36 is fixed to the upper end of the on-off valve, and a plurality of disturbance pieces 48 extending laterally are fixed to the rod 47. Further, the rod 44 has a water supply rod 50 extending upward.
is fixed, and a pressing piece 5 for operating the water supply device is attached to its tip.
1 is attached so that its height can be adjusted up and down.

Reference numeral 53 denotes a water feeder that allows a certain amount of water to flow out with one press, and is attached to the feeder so that its operating rod 54 is located directly above the pressure valve 51. 55 is a mounting socket, 56 is a nipple, 57 is an irregular socket, and a water supply branch pipe 58
Connect. In addition, 59 is a rod cover pipe,
60 is its support.

By configuring the feeder as described above,
Normally, the on-off valve 43 closes the outlet 39 in the lower partition and opens the outlet 38 in the upper partition. Therefore, a fixed amount of bait is stored in the metering box according to its capacity. When the pig presses the pressing part 46 of the actuating rod near the bottom of the feed tank, the on-off valve 43 moves upward to open the outlet 39 and open the upper outlet 3.
Close 8. Therefore, the feed in the metered box falls into the feed tank. Furthermore, as the actuating rod moves upward, the water supply rod also moves upward, which presses the actuating rod 54 of the water dispenser, causing a certain amount of water to flow into the feed tank. Open/close valve 43
As the rod moves up and down, the anti-bridging rod 47 fixed to its upper end also moves up and down, thereby stimulating the bait in the storage tank and preventing the formation of bridging.

In addition, by providing the actuating rod pressing part 46 near the bottom of the feed tank, when the amount of liquid feed mixed in the feed tank increases, the pigs will not press because they will find it difficult to put their noses deep into the feed tank. Excessive pressure by the pigs can be suppressed, and overflow of liquid feed from the feeding tank due to excessive outflow can be prevented.

Note that the bait quantitative feeding device is not limited to the above embodiment, and various quantitative feeding mechanisms can be adopted.

(Effects) The present invention has the above-described configuration and provides the following special effects.

Liquid feed, which is a mixture of food and water at a constant ratio, is always supplied to the feed tank, eliminating imbalances caused by consuming food and water on one side, allowing for ideal feeding without causing indigestion or over-drinking. .

In addition, since the amount of feed supplied to the feeder and the amount of water flowing out from the waterer can be controlled, for example, the amount of food required for one day can be divided into predetermined periods, and feed can be adjusted according to the pig's growth condition. You can adjust the amount of water and feed at a fixed ratio.

Since the pressing part is located at a lower position than the overflow position of the feed tank, it becomes difficult for the pigs to press down if there is excessive overflow, which prevents liquid feed from overflowing and always provides fresh feed without wasting it. I can give.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic layout diagram of an embodiment of the constant rate feeding system of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a schematic layout diagram of another embodiment,
FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of an embodiment of the feeder applied to the system, and FIG. 4 is a front view thereof. 1: Feed conveyance pipe, 2: Motor, 4: Feed measuring pipe, 5: Feed measuring tank, 6: Discharge opening/closing valve, 9: Rope traction device, 12, 36: Storage tank, 1
3, 35: Bait constant supply device, 14: Actuation rod,
15, 46: Pressing part, 16, 43: Feed tank, 17,
50: Water supply rod, 18: Control panel, 19: Timer, 20: Water supply tank, 25: Water measuring tank, 2
7: Water supply device, 37: Metering tank, 43: Open/close valve.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A feed quantitative feed device that dispenses a fixed amount of feed into the feed tank each time, a fixed amount water feeder that drains a certain amount of water into the feed tank each time, and the fixed amount feed device that is pressed by the pig. and an actuating member that simultaneously operates the metered water feeder, and the water feeder is connected to a water supply source via piping, and the amount of water that flows out each time is fed out from the feed metered feed device. Each time the pig operates the actuating member, a certain amount of feed and a certain ratio of water are flowed into the feed tank, so that the feed and water are kept at a certain ratio. Fixed rate feeding system for pigs that is fed as a mixed liquid feed. 2. A fixed quantity feeding device that feeds a fixed amount of feed into the feed tank each time, a fixed amount water supply device that flows out a fixed amount of water into the feeding tank each time, and a fixed amount feeding device and fixed amount water supply by pressure from the pig. The feeder includes an operating member that simultaneously operates the feeder, a feed measuring tank that measures and supplies feed to a storage tank of the feeder, and a water measuring tank that measures and supplies water to the water dispenser. , the total amount of water and feed fed within a predetermined time is measured and stored in the feed measuring tank and the water measuring tank to regulate the total amount of feed, and the amount of water flowing out of the water dispenser each time is controlled by the feed fixed amount supply device. Adjust the magnification of the feed fed from the feed tank to an appropriate ratio, and each time the pig presses the actuating member, a certain amount of feed and a certain ratio of water to the feed flow out into the feed tank, so that the feed and water are kept constant. A fixed rate feeding system for pigs that is fed as liquid feed mixed in proportions. 3. A feed quantitative supply device that feeds a fixed amount of feed into the feed tank each time, a water supply device that is adjusted so that the amount of water flowing out each time is an appropriate ratio of the amount of feed fed out by the feed tank, and 1. A feeder for raising pigs, characterized in that the pig feeder is provided with a pig pressing part at a position lower than an overflow position, and an actuating member that simultaneously operates the quantitative feed feeding device and the water dispenser when pressed by the pig.