JPH0536370Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] Industrial application field The present invention relates to a feeder for livestock, and is particularly suitable for feeding pigs in pig farms, etc., so that pigs can eat without the need for special learning or stress. It can be fed in a natural state according to the movements to be made,
Moreover, there is no possibility of clogging of the feed due to brittleness, etc., and the required amount can be smoothly supplied according to the diet.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION In recent years, pig farms have been automatically feeding powdered feed mixed with various feeds so that pigs can eat freely whenever they want. For this purpose, powdered feed is stored in a designated container, and an opening/closing mechanism such as a lever is attached to the outlet of the container, and the pig can push or lift the lever vertically or horizontally with the tip of its snout, allowing the pig to feed a certain amount from the outlet. A device is used that dispenses bait in batches.

In addition, in pig farming, it is easy to eat feed, so
Wet feeding is carried out in which water is supplied through a predetermined pipe, food is mixed with water, and the animals are fed while drinking water.

In addition, it is necessary to feed infant piglets with artificial milk (powdered milk), but artificial milk cannot be fed with conventional feeders because the mesh is small and blistering occurs easily, resulting in food clogging. Nakatsuta. Therefore, there was no other option than to give it manually as needed.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, in the conventional automatic feeding device in which the pig operates an opening/closing mechanism such as a lever, the pig needs to learn how to press the lever or the like. Pigs have a moderate IQ and take time to acquire conditioned reflexes, so not all pigs can feed smoothly. As a result, it takes time to feed the pigs, and the pigs are unable to eat at the beginning, and other pigs learn to steal the fed food, resulting in uneven growth. As described above, conventional feeding methods are not natural methods that match the pig's diet, but instead force pigs to perform actions such as pushing levers in addition to feeding, which tends to cause stress. Further, conventional devices have the drawback that feed is easily clogged and feed cannot be discharged smoothly and naturally in accordance with the pig's feeding movements. Also,
It is difficult to appropriately adjust the amount of feed discharged depending on the pig's growth status and season.

Therefore, in view of the above circumstances, the present invention is a feeder for livestock that can evenly feed the desired amount of food to all pigs through their natural eating movements, without any special learning. This is what we provide.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention has been developed by suspending the feed container main body so as to be able to swing at the bottom of the feed container with the discharge port facing in the height direction with a predetermined interval. The feed container body is supported and feed is supplied to the feed container body, and the feed container body is swung by the movement of the livestock to feed, so that the feed in the feed container body is discharged into the feed receiver in a disk shape. Provide a configuration with Further, a fixed tube having a predetermined length in the height direction is vertically disposed at a predetermined interval facing the bottom of the feed container, and the lower end of the feed container main body has a discharge port in the axial direction inside the fixed tube. Feed is supplied to the feed container main body, and the lower end of the feed container main body is swung by the action of the livestock eating, and the inside of the feed container main body is suspended. To provide a configuration in which feed is discharged into a feed receiver in a disk shape. Furthermore, the lower end of the feed container body swings as the livestock feeds, causing the feed discharged between the outlet of the feed container body and the feed receiver to collapse and fall out of the feed container body. A structure in which feed is discharged sequentially in a disk shape, at the bottom of the feed receiver,
The feed container body has a structure in which a flat plate is protruded facing the discharge port of the feed container body, and the lower end of the feed container body swings when the livestock feeds, thereby connecting the feed container body's discharge port and the feed receiver. A structure in which the feed discharged between the flat plate protruding from the bottom of the container is crushed and the feed is sequentially discharged from the feed container body in a disc shape, and the lower end of the feed container body is fixed. To provide a configuration in which the length of protrusion from a cylinder can be adjusted and a configuration in which water can be supplied to a feed receiver.

Effects According to the present invention having the above configuration, the feed is discharged from the discharge port by swinging the feed container main body as the livestock feeds, so that the feed spreads 360 degrees on the feed receiver. Since it is held and spread out into a disk shape, it is smoothly discharged and does not get clogged inside the feed container body. In addition, since the feed container body swings, the feed discharged into the feed receiver is sequentially crushed by the feed container body, so the feed is sequentially distributed into the feed receiver in a disk shape in response to the feeding movements of the livestock. It will be discharged.

Furthermore, the feed passes through the feed container body inserted into the fixed tube and is supplied to the feed receiver, and as the livestock eats the feed, its nose tip etc. enters the feed container body inserted into the fixed tube. When touched, the main body of the feed container swings, the distance between it and the feed receiver changes, and feed is fed out one after another. The amount of feed supplied can be adjusted by changing the insertion height of the feed container body, and since the feed container body that supplies feed is shaken by livestock while feeding, feed clogging may occur. There is no. Therefore, the amount of feed desired by the livestock is sequentially discharged from the feed container body into the feed receiver in a disk shape according to the livestock's natural feeding movements, so there is no need for the livestock to learn to press a lever or the like. hand,
All livestock can eat smoothly without stress. In addition, even with artificial milk having a small mesh, bleed does not occur, and automatic feeding can be performed.

Furthermore, by supplying water to the feed receptacle, it is possible to perform so-called wet feeding in the feed receptacle in a semi-dry or semi-moist state, which is most preferred by the livestock, in accordance with the feeding behavior of the livestock.

Embodiment An embodiment of the livestock feeder according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view showing one embodiment of a livestock feeder according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view thereof, and FIG.
The figure is a plan view thereof, and FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view thereof.

In the figure, 1 is a feed receiver, and 2 is a fixed cylinder of a predetermined length that is vertically installed along the side plate 3 of the feed receiver 1 with a bracket 4. The lower end of the fixed cylinder 3 faces the flat body 5 protruding from the bottom of the feed container 1 with a predetermined distance in the height direction, and the upper end is closed and the feed container main body 6 is loosely fitted therein. Along with drilling a through hole, the fifth
As shown in the figure, a split tube 7 that snaps onto the feed container main body 6 is fitted onto the upper inner surface of the fixed tube 2 with a mounting member 2a. The split tube 7 is made elastic by vertically splitting a tube smaller in diameter than the feed container body 6. The feed container main body 6 has a smaller diameter than the fixed tube 2 and is longer, and is attached to the fixed tube 3 so that its insertion height can be adjusted by a band 8 with a clamp detachably wrapped around the upper end. The discharge port at the lower end of the feed container main body 6 floats from the flat body 5 and has a predetermined distance D in the height direction.
is in a state where it is swingably suspended within the fixed cylinder 2. By changing the attachment position of the feed container main body 6 to the fixed tube 2, the distance between the discharge port of the feed container main body 6 and the flat body 5 can be adjusted. The upper surface of the flat body 5 is located at a higher position than the bottom of the feed receptacle 1. In addition, the discharge port of the feed container main body 6 directly connects to the feed receiver 1 without protruding the flat body 5.
It may be arranged so that it faces the bottom of the Further, a separate lid having a through hole into which the feed container main body 6 is loosely fitted may be attached to the upper end of the fixed cylinder 2.

A feed supply pipe 9 is connected to the upper end of the feed container main body 6, while a water supply pipe 10 connected to an appropriate water source such as water supply equipment is connected to the side plate 3 of the feed container 1 and faces the feed container 1. It is provided. This water supply pipe 10 supplies water to the bottom of the feed container 1 and mixes it with the feed supplied from the feed container main body 6 to perform wet feeding in which the feed is fed while drinking water. It is.

As shown in FIG. 9, the band 8 with a clamp has a hook 31 bent at one end of a band body 30, a bracket 33 connected to the other end, and a clamp claw 38 attached to the bracket 33 on a shaft 35. A clamp body 34 is rotatably supported on a shaft 36, and a release lever 37 is integrally formed on the clamp body 34, and a locking piece 32 is further provided at approximately the center of the band body 30. It is a projecting structure. The hook 31 and the clamp claw 38 are removable, and the locking piece 32 is hooked and locked onto the upper end of the fixed tube 2, so that the entire band 8 can be supported on the fixed tube 2. However, since the band 8 is only a means for fixing the feed container main body 6 to the upper end of the fixed tube 2 in a swingable and height-adjustable manner, this is not a limitation. That is, the present invention is characterized by a configuration in which feed is discharged by swinging the feed container body.

Therefore, to explain the operation of the above embodiment, powdered feed mixed with various feeds is supplied to the feed container main body 6, and a small amount of water is appropriately supplied to the feed receiver 1 from the water supply pipe 10. I'll keep it. Therefore, when a livestock animal, for example, a pig, sticks its head into the feed receptacle 1 to eat, the feed is spread out in a disk shape between the feed container body 6 and the flat body 5 in front of it. . At this time, since the space between the feed container body 6 and the flat plate body 5 is filled with feed, there is no space for any more feed to be discharged from the feed container body 6, and the discharge is stopped. When the pig eats the feed that has fallen to the flat body 5, the tip of the nose naturally hits or comes into contact with the feed container body 6 due to the eating movement, thereby causing the feed container to In order for the main body 6 to swing diagonally forward, backward, left and right within the fixed cylinder 2 to break up the feed on the flat plate 5 or to drop it to the bottom of the feed container 1, the feed opening of the feed container main body 6 and the flat plate are Since the interval dimension D of the body 5 is changed, a space is formed for feed to be discharged, and new feed is sequentially fed from the feed container body 6 to the flat plate body 5 or the bottom of the feed container 1 into a disc with a 360 degree spread. It is sequentially discharged in a shape. Therefore, the more the pigs eat, the more new feed is supplied to them, and this feed is fed to the so-called wet feeding in the semi-dry and semi-moist conditions most preferred by livestock using the water supplied in the feed receptacle 1. It is. In addition, when the pigs stop eating, the space between the feed container body 6 and the flat body 5 is filled with feed again, so there is no space for any more feed to be discharged from the feed container body 6, and the discharge stops. do. This process is repeated according to the pig's feeding behavior.

At this time, due to the pig's natural feeding behavior based on its instincts, the tip of its snout touches the feed container body 6 and new feed is sequentially supplied, so there is no need for the pig to learn special conditioned reflexes. Does not cause stress.

In addition, the feed container main body 6 that supplies feed constantly swings diagonally forward, backward, left, and right as the pigs feed, and the feed is spread out over the feed receiver 1 in a disc shape with a 360 degree spread. No clogging occurs. Therefore, even if artificial milk with a small mesh size to be given to young piglets is supplied to the feed container main body 6, the feed container main body 6 is constantly shaken by the pig's diet, so no blistering occurs. Smooth automatic supply is possible.

The amount of feed or artificial milk discharged from the feed container body 6 can be adjusted by appropriately adjusting the distance D between the lower end of the feed container body 6 and the flat body 5. After removing the wrapped band 8 and pulling it upward from the fixing tube 2 of the feed container main body 6 or pushing it downward, the band 7 is again tightened and fixed at the upper end of the fixing tube 2 to adjust the insertion height of the feed container main body 6. By adjusting it, you can do it as you like.

Further, when cleaning the feed container main body 6, the band 8 can be removed and the feed container main body 6 can be taken out.

In addition, regarding the configuration in which the feed container main body 6 is swingable with respect to the fixed cylinder 2 and whose height is adjustable,
There are configurations as shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. That is, in FIG.
b, a coil spring 20 whose one end is engaged with the stepped portion 2b is suspended and fixed, and the feed container main body 6 is inserted into the coil spring 20 and supported so as to be swingable. In addition, the one shown in FIG.
1 is fixed, and the feed container main body 6 is passed through the elastic body 21 to be suspended and fixed. Furthermore,
The one shown in FIG.
A thumbscrew 23 that abuts on the fixed cylinder 2 is screwed into a nut 24 attached to the upper end of the fixed cylinder 2, and the fixed cylinder 2 is tightened and fixed. That is, any means may be used as long as the feed container main body 6 can be supported and fixed to the upper end of the fixed tube 2 in a swingable and height-adjustable manner.

Although the present invention is most suitable as a feeder for pigs, it can also be used as a feeder for other livestock such as cows, horses, sheep, chickens, dogs, and cats.

Effects According to the present invention explained above, feed is discharged from the discharge port by swinging the feed container main body as the livestock feeds, so that the feed spreads 360 degrees on the feed receiver. Since it is held and spread out into a disk shape, it is smoothly discharged and does not get clogged inside the feed container body. In addition, since the feed container body swings, the feed discharged into the feed receiver is sequentially crushed by the feed container body, so the feed is sequentially distributed into the feed receiver in a disk shape in response to the feeding movements of the livestock. It will be discharged.

Furthermore, the feed passes through the feed container body inserted into the fixed tube and is supplied to the feed receiver, and as the livestock eats the feed, the feed container body with its snout etc. suspended in the fixed tube is fed. When touched, the feed container body swings, the distance between the feed container and the feed receiver changes, and the feed is fed out one after another. Therefore, it is possible to automatically supply livestock with the amount of feed they want when they want it.Moreover, the automatic supply of feed is carried out by the livestock's instinctual feeding, so that the livestock has a special conditioned reflex. Since there is no need for learning and stress does not occur, all livestock can eat satisfactorily, and there is no variation in the growth of a large number of livestock, improving their commercial value. Furthermore, the feed amount can be adjusted by changing the insertion height of the feed container body. Therefore, the amount of feed discharged can be appropriately adjusted depending on the growth status and season of the livestock.

Furthermore, since the main body of the feed container that supplies the feed is swung by the livestock during feeding, the feed does not become clogged, and the feed can be fed smoothly at all times. Therefore, even with artificial milk having a small mesh size, no blistering occurs, and automatic feeding can be performed. Furthermore, by supplying water to the feed receptacle, it can be
So-called wet feeding in the semi-dry and semi-humid conditions most preferred by livestock can be performed in the feed receptacle. Furthermore, the structure is extremely simple and the cost is low, and cleaning and maintenance can be easily performed in a short time.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is an overall perspective view showing one embodiment of a livestock feeder according to the present invention, Fig. 2 is a front view thereof, Fig. 3 is a plan view thereof, and Fig. 4 is a cross section taken along line A-A in Fig. 3. figure,
FIG. 5, FIG. 6, FIG. 7, FIG. 8, and FIG. 9 are longitudinal sectional front views showing the configuration of main parts. 1... Feed receiving part, 2... Fixed tube, 5... Flat body, 6... Feed container body, 7... Split pipe, 8...
Band, 9...feed supply pipe, 10...water supply pipe.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] (1) A feed container main body is swingably suspended from the bottom of the feed container with the discharge ports facing each other in the height direction with a predetermined interval, and the feed container main body is A livestock animal characterized in that the feed container body is swung by the movement of the livestock to feed, and the feed in the feed container body is discharged into the feed receiver in a disk shape. feeding device. (2) A lower end of the main body of the feed container, in which a fixed tube of a predetermined length is vertically disposed at a predetermined interval and facing the bottom of the feed container, and the fixed tube has a discharge port in the axial direction inside the fixed tube. Feed is supplied to the feed container main body, and the lower end of the feed container main body is swung by the action of the livestock eating, and the inside of the feed container main body is suspended. A livestock feeder characterized in that feed is discharged into a feed receiver in a disk shape. (3) As the livestock feeds, the lower end of the feed container body swings, causing the feed discharged between the outlet of the feed container body and the feed receiver to collapse and collapse into the feed container body. 3. The feeder for livestock according to claim 2, wherein the feed is sequentially discharged in a disk shape. (4) The feeder for livestock according to claim 2, further comprising a flat body protruding from the bottom of the feed container so as to face the discharge port of the feed container main body. (5) The lower end of the feed container body swings as the livestock feeds, and the feed is discharged between the outlet of the feed container body and the flat body protruding from the bottom of the feed receiver. 5. The feeder for livestock according to claim 4, wherein the feed container is collapsed so that the feed is sequentially discharged in a disk shape from the feed container main body. (6) The feeder for livestock according to any one of claims 2 to 5, wherein the length of the lower end of the feed container body protruding from the fixed cylinder is adjustable. (7) The feeder for livestock according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein water can be supplied to the feed receiver.