JPH0757144B2 - Feeding system for livestock - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a device used for feeding livestock , and more particularly to a device for automatically feeding and feeding water to larvae of livestock .

[0002]

Conventionally, water or feeding of the livestock skilled to cub <br/> livestock, was done by pouring the drinking water or mill <br/> click the bowl-shaped feeding container. For drinking water, use a water supply device such as a water cup directly connected to the water pipe.
The chemical solution or milk had been given separately.

[0003]

However, when feeding in a bowl-shaped feeding container, the milk left uneaten by the pups of livestock is putrefaction, so that the feeding container needs to be frequently washed each time feeding. In addition, since livestock cubs have a habit of wanting drinking water immediately after feeding, there is a problem that a feeding operator needs to perform water supply work immediately after feeding, and a feeding worker is extremely busy and requires labor. In view of the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides livestock.
The same equipment can be used for feeding and watering the cubs ,
Moreover, it is an object of the present invention to provide a livestock feeding system that can automatically clean a container.

[0004-1]

In SUMMARY OF for the] Accordingly the present invention, the livestock mammals water supply device, a tank unit 2 for accommodating a liquid, and the other end fluid discharge end is provided in communication with the lower tank portion 2
Cylindrical milk / medicinal solution reservoir 3 connected to the output pipe 9
And a floating body 4 arranged in the milk / chemical liquid storage section 3 ,
A water tap 5a that opens and closes in conjunction with the vertical movement of the floating body 4 ;
An opening / closing cock 12 provided at the lower end of the liquid discharge pipe 9
And the pan 11 arranged at the lower end position of the liquid discharge pipe 9
The first, comprising the a, the milk chemical savings
The volume of the retaining part 3 is smaller than that of the tank part 2.
The milk / medicinal solution storage unit 3 stores a fixed amount of liquid.
However, depending on the amount of liquid in the milk / chemical liquid storage unit 3, the floating body 4
The second characteristic is to move up and down, and in addition to the second characteristic,
A certain amount of liquid is 50 to 300 ml
As a third characteristic, in addition to the first to third characteristics, the tank section
2 supplies a liquid other than drinking water into the tank portion 2.
The third characteristic is that it has a supply port, and it has the above characteristics.
Two or more feeding water supply devices for livestock supply drinking water, etc.
Drinking water supply pipe 18 and milk / chemical liquid supply through pipe 17.
Connected to pipe 19 to form a livestock feeding system for livestock
The fifth feature is that the drinking water supply pipe 17 is provided.
However, the drinking water supply pipe 19 and the milk / chemical liquid supply via the T-tube
That it is connected to the supply pipe 18 and the sixth feature, further
In addition to the sixth feature, the milk / chemical liquid supply pipe 18 is electrically operated.
Seventh that it is connected to the tank portion 14 with the pump 13
It is a feature of.

Detailed description of the structural features of the storage section 3
To do. The livestock feeding water supply device according to the present invention is
Be able to supply drinking water or milk or liquid medicine
It is a feature. The fixed amount is 50 to 300 ml.
It can be set in a range, preferably 100 ml to 20
It is 0 ml. This amount varies depending on the type and age of livestock.
For example, 150 ml is suitable for piglets. Immediately
The volume of the cylindrical storage part 3 is 50 ml to 300 m.
1, preferably 100 to 200 ml. this
The numbers were determined from the following: For example, a domestic cub
The amount of water or milk consumed at one time is 10 to 15 ml.
ml, about 10 livestock cubs in one room
When breeding in (enclosure), 100m for 10 animals
It was 1 to 200 ml.

[0004] A structure for supplying this constant amount of liquid.
The major features of the construction are the milk / chemical liquid storage part 3 and the floating body 4.
This is due to this structure. Specifically, livestock
When the stopper cock 12 is pressed, the liquid discharge pipe 9 and the stopper
A gap is created between the opening 12 and the front end of the opening cock 12.
It opens the attached valve, a certain amount of liquid milk, chemicals
The liquid is discharged from the storage part 3 through the liquid discharge pipe 9.
And At that time, it is stored in the milk / chemical liquid storage section 3.
The floating body 4 moved up and down sharply as the amount of liquid increases and decreases. This
Here, the amount of liquid supplied from the opening cock 12 at one time is
The difference between the volume of the milk / chemical liquid storage part 3 and the volume of the floating body 4 is
Therefore, always supply a fixed amount of liquid to the pan 11.
You can

The amount of liquid that can be supplied at one time is as described above.
As stated above, it was set to 100 ml to 200 ml, but the amount was
By changing the size of the liquid / liquid storage part 3 and the floating body 4,
Can be increased or decreased. For example, mills of the same size
In the liquid / chemical solution storage unit 3, the floating body 4 has a small volume.
By changing the amount of liquid supplied at one time
Can be increased. Also, the reverse operation is possible
Needless to say. That is, the milk / medicine solution storage section
3 and the structure related to the floating body 4 sensitively measure a small amount of liquid.
A machine that has a function and determines and adjusts the amount of liquid supplied at one time.
Have the ability.

[0004-5] Special features of the livestock feeding system according to the present invention
The structure relating to the milk / medicine solution storage portion 3 and the floating body 4, which is the characteristic portion
Since the structure has the function of supplying a certain amount of liquid,
Two or more feeding water supply devices for drinking water supply pipe 17
Through the drinking water supply pipe 18 and the milk / chemical liquid supply pipe 19
By connecting, all the saucers 1 can be operated only by operating the main plug.
After supplying drinking water to 1 and stopping, supply of milk and liquid medicine
Yes, then automatically switch back to drinking water supply
be able to. That is, the following operation
You can go. In Fig. 3, (1) For the time being, in order to stop the supply of drinking water,
Close the stoppers and make all tanks 2 and pans 11 empty.
Wait until (2) Drinking water by switching the cock of the drinking water supply pipe 17
It connects to the supply pipe 18 and the milk / chemical liquid supply pipe 19,
The dynamic pump 13 is driven, and the milk in the tank 14
Supplies a chemical solution and supplies a constant amount to each tank unit 2. (3) Immediately after the operation in (2) above is completed, the opening / closing valve
Close the valve 15 and open the water supply opening / closing valve 16. This and
If there is still milk or liquid medicine in the tank 2,
No drinking water is supplied, but after all this residual liquid has been drained
The floating body 4 sheet by increases the Ri link portion 5a is lower
The water faucet 8 is opened and drinking water is supplied.

[0005]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 is a perspective view of a livestock feeding water supply apparatus according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view showing a connection state of a floating body 4 , a link rod 5 and a water tap 5a, and FIG. 3 is a state in which a livestock feeding water supply apparatus is installed. FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the livestock feeding system 1 for livestock is made of synthetic resin such as polyethylene. The tank portion 2 is formed in a box shape, and a cylindrical milk / chemical liquid storage portion 3 is provided so as to communicate downward from the bottom portion 2b thereof. A cylindrical floating body 4 is also housed inside the milk / chemical liquid storage portion 3 so as to be vertically slidable, and the lower end of a link rod 5 is connected to the upper end thereof. The upper end of the link rod 5 is connected to the water tap 5a via the link portion 5b.
The water supply faucet 8 can be opened and closed in association with the vertical movement of the water supply faucet.

The top 2a of the tank 2 is provided with a milk / medicine solution inlet 6, and usually a lid 7 is provided so that the lid can be closed. Further, the water supply faucet 8 described above is provided so as to project into the tank portion 2 from above the rear surface of the tank portion 2 so that it can be connected to a water pipe for supplying drinking water. A supply port 3a is provided at the bottom of the milk / medicine solution storage unit 3 to discharge the liquid that communicates with a water cup 10 described later.
It is connected to the output pipe 9 .

The water cup 10 provided at the lower end of the liquid discharge pipe 9 communicating with the milk / chemical liquid storage portion 3 will be described below. This is composed of a saucer 11 formed in a boat shape and a spherical opening / closing cock 12,
It is usually used by directly connecting to a water pipe. This will cap removal by pressing offspring <br/> pig is feeling a sense of hunger and thirst the spherical portion at the tip of the nose,
Drinking water is made to flow into the saucer 11 and can be drunk.

The open / close cock 12 is pushed by the livestock with the tip of the nose.
Then, the valve opens and the liquid is discharged through the liquid discharge pipe 9.
It is structured to be. This part is commercially available
Products such as (Ace Cup, Piccolo A / B,
You can use a water supply for piglets such as piglets (high nipples)
Wear.

Next, the method of use and the operation of this embodiment will be described. First, turning on the milk or chemical water mixed with chemicals nutrients or the like for piglets from milk chemical inlet 6 into the tank portion 2. The added milk or liquid chemical is stored in the milk storing section 3, and at the same time, the floating body 4 rises in the milk storing section 3 due to its buoyancy. In this case the link the lower end of the rod 5 also in conjunction elevated concatenated link portion 5b at the tip closes the water inlet 8a pushes up the faucet 5a, then water
The main tap 16 of the water pipe is opened to supply
Since the water supply faucet 8 is closed, drinking water cannot flow into the tank portion 2.

[0010] The piglets are and the remaining amount of the milk or the chemical liquid water flowed milk, chemicals storage unit 3 Yuki with a cup of milk or liquid chemical water comes reduced floating body 4 is lowered to the water cup 10, in conjunction with it The lower end of the link rod 5 also descends. Then, the water tap 5a is pushed down to open the water tap 8. As a result, drinking water is supplied into the tank unit 2. Hereinafter, the above operation can be repeated, and the piglet can drink the drinking water immediately after drinking the milk or the liquid medicine. In addition, the drinking water flows through the milk / medicine solution storage unit 3 so that the remaining milk or the medicinal solution is
The water can be washed away.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a state in which a plurality of livestock feeding systems for livestock in this embodiment are installed. Milk and liquid medicine
The tank 14 is accommodated drinking water or milk mixed with chemical or nutrient to drink the piglets, the electric pump 1
3 is actuated to open the opening / closing valve 15 to supply milk or medicinal water to each of the livestock feeding water supply devices 1, and to open / close the water supply opening / closing valve 16 to automatically feed and feed piglets by simply opening / closing the valve. It can be carried out.

The shape of the tank portion 2 is not particularly limited.
It is possible to take a rectangular box shape, a cylindrical shape, or a spherical shape.
However, a vertically long cylindrical shape is preferable. Well
Also, the structure of the tank part 2 is such that the milk or the chemical solution is supplied.
According to the law, there are cases of manual supply and automatic supply.
And requires some changes. Manual supply of milk or liquid medicine
If you do it by hand, milk or medicine with a lid on top of the tank 2
A liquid supply port is required, but this may be
This is unnecessary. In addition, the livestock feeding system according to the present invention
Was developed especially for piglets, but cattle,
Various livestock or chickens such as goats, wild boars, inotas, etc.
Needless to say, it can be used for poultry such as. Well
In addition to domestic animals, dogs, cats, rabbits, squirrels, hamsters
It can also be applied to pet devices such as.

[0013]

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY As described above, according to the present invention, the livestock feeding system is provided with the tank portion 2 for storing the liquid, one end of which is connected to the lower portion of the tank portion 2 and the other end of which is the liquid discharge pipe. A tubular storage part 3 connected to the storage part 9, a floating body 4 arranged in the storage part 3, a water tap 5a that opens and closes in conjunction with the vertical movement of the floating body 4, and a lower end of the liquid discharge pipe 9. Since it is composed of the opening / closing cock 12 provided in the and the saucer 11 arranged at the lower end position of the liquid discharge pipe 9, it is possible to automatically feed and feed the larvae of livestock with the same device. Moreover, there is an excellent effect that the apparatus can be washed. Further, since the residual milk is also prevented from spoiling, it has a favorable effect on the healthy development of livestock cubs . Furthermore,
There is no need to wash the feeding container frequently each time when feeding,
Since drinking water can be automatically given to livestock pups immediately after feeding, the feeding operator can be freed from complicated work, and the labor can be reduced and the working efficiency can be improved.

[0014]

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a livestock feeding system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing a connected state of a floating body 4 , a link rod 5 and a water tap 5a .

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a state in which a livestock feeding system is installed.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Feeding Water Supply Device for Livestock 2 Tank Part 2a Top Part 2b Bottom Part 3 Milk / Chemical Solution Reservoir 3a Supply Port 4 Floating Body 5 Link Rod 5a Water Tap 5b Link Part 6 Milk / Chemical Solution Inlet 7 Lid 8 Water Supply Faucet 8a Water Supply Port 9 Liquid discharge pipe 10 Water cup 11 Saucepan 12 Open / close cock 13 Pump 14 Milk / chemical liquid tank 15 Open / close valve 16 Open / close valve 17 Drinking water supply pipe 18 Drinking water supply pipe 19 Milk / chemical liquid supply pipe

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A tank unit 2 for accommodating a liquid, one end and the other end is pie for liquid discharge provided in communication with the lower tank portion 2
And a cylindrical milk / medicine solution storage section 3 connected to the
A floating body 4 disposed in the torque-chemical storage section 3, the floating body 4
Water tap 5a that opens and closes in conjunction with vertical movement, and the liquid discharge
Opening and closing cock 12 provided at the lower end of the pipe 9 for liquid,
A livestock feeding system for animals, comprising a pan 11 arranged at a lower end position of the discharge pipe 9 . 2. The volume of the milk / chemical liquid storage portion 3 is equal to the tank portion.
It is smaller than the volume of 2 and stores the milk and liquid medicine
The part 3 stores a fixed amount of liquid, and is stored in the milk / chemical liquid storage part 3.
The floating body 4 moves up and down according to the amount of liquid
The feeding water supply apparatus for livestock according to claim 1. 3. A fixed amount of liquid is 50 ml to 300 ml.
The livestock feeding water for livestock according to claim 2, wherein
apparatus. 4. The tank portion 2 is filled with drinking water or more into the tank portion 2.
Characterized by having a supply port to which the outside liquid is supplied
The livestock litter according to any one of claims 1 to 3.
Milk water supply device. 5. A livestock feeding system according to any one of claims 1 to 4.
Two or more devices of the water system are connected to the drinking water supply pipe 17
Connected to drinking water supply pipe 18 and milk / chemical liquid supply pipe 19.
A livestock feeding system characterized by being provided. 6. A supply pipe 17 for drinking water or the like is provided for drinking via a T-shaped pipe.
Connected to the water supply pipe 18 and the milk / chemical liquid supply pipe 19
A livestock feeding system characterized by the fact that 7. The milk / chemical solution supply pipe 18 is an electric pump 13.
It is communicated with the attached tank portion 14,
Item 7. A livestock feeding water system according to item 6.