JPH10136822A - Feeding equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable feeding work without requiring any manual work while hardly fluctuating the quantity of feed to be discharged along a feed receiver part. SOLUTION: A feed receiver part 1 common for plural domestic animals is continuously provided along with a traveling path B of a mobile body A, the mobile body is provided with a storage part 5 for storing feed and a discharging means 9 for continuously discharging feed stored in that storage part into the feed receiver part while traveling the mobile body, and this facility is provided with a supplying means 2 for supplying feed into the storage part while arranging that means to be positionally deviated from the traveling path and a control means for executing control for moving the mobile body between a feed supplying position due to the supplying means and the existent position of the feed receiver part, control for moving the mobile body along with the feed receiver part, and control for the discharging operation of the discharging means when moving the mobile body along with the feed receiver part.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] The present invention relates to a feed receiving unit common to a plurality of livestock, which is continuously provided along a traveling path of a moving body, wherein the moving body includes a storage unit for storing feed. The present invention relates to a feed facility provided with discharge means for continuously discharging feed stored in the storage section to the feed receiving section as a mobile body moves along the feed receiving section.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Feeding equipment is designed to feed feed to a plurality of livestock by continuously discharging feed to feed receivers provided continuously along a traveling path of a moving body. It is composed. In this feeding mode, the feed is present in any part of the continuously provided feed receiving portion, and therefore, it is convenient to appropriately feed any of a plurality of livestock. ing. In this type of feeding equipment, conventionally, as disclosed in, for example, Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 54-11883, the operation of the moving body is all manually performed. In addition, a manual operation handle for switching between the running state and the stop state and a manual operation handle for switching the discharge means between the discharge operation state and the stop state are provided, and the moving body is operated by operating these handles. Driving was done.

[0003]

By the way, in this type of feeding equipment, the feeding means for feeding the feed to the storage unit provided to the moving body and the feed receiving unit are displaced along the running path with respect to the feed receiving unit. Will be installed. This is for the purpose of, for example, avoiding interference between the livestock existing space beside the feed receiving part and the supply means. Therefore, when the supply unit and the feed receiving unit are arranged so as to be shifted from each other along the traveling route, the moving unit is moved to the feed supply position by the supply unit to supply the storage unit with the feed. After the feed is supplied to the storage unit, the moving body is moved to the existing location of the feed receiving unit, the discharging unit is set to the discharge operation state, and the moving body is moved along the feed receiving unit. I need to drive. When such a driving is performed by means of all means as in the above-described conventional example, not only does the driving operation of the moving body become complicated,
When the moving body is moved along the feed receiving section, troubles such as forgetting the operation of switching the discharging means to the discharging state are likely to occur. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and aims at simplifying a driving operation of a moving body and suppressing occurrence of a trouble due to an operation error.

[0004]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a feed facility, wherein a feeding means for feeding a feed to a storage section and a feed receiving section are arranged at different positions along a traveling route, and the operation of the moving body is performed. Control means for moving the moving body to a feed supply position by the supply means and a position where the feed receiving section is present; control for moving the moving body along the feed receiving section; Control to discharge the discharging means when moving along the section, thereby simplifying the driving operation of the moving body required for the feeding operation, and discharging the discharging means. The state can be accurately performed. In addition, in order for the control means to execute each of the above-described controls, it is necessary to give a start command to the control means. As a means for giving this start command, a method that is given artificially each time and a timer are used. It is possible to adopt a method of automatically giving time at a time set artificially in advance.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the feeding facility, the feeding means includes
A plurality of feeds are provided to the storage unit separately, and the storage unit is provided with mixing means for mixing the plurality of feeds separately supplied, so the storage unit provided on the moving body is provided. Can be used as a space for mixing multiple types of feed,
When mixing and feeding a plurality of types of feed, it is not necessary to provide a space for mixing the feed separately from the storage unit, and it is possible to suppress an increase in the size of the feeding facility.

[0006] According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the feeding facility, the control means includes:
In order to mix and discharge the feed supplied from the supply unit, the operation of the mixing unit is configured to be controlled. Therefore, when mixing and feeding a plurality of types of feed, the plurality of feeds supplied to the storage unit are controlled. The operation from mixing the kinds of feed to discharging the mixed feed to the feed receiving unit can be automatically performed, and a series of feeding operations can be efficiently performed.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIGS. 1 to 6 show a feeding facility provided in a barn for raising cattle as an example of livestock, in which a feeding work vehicle A as a moving body automatically reciprocates along a running rail B1. On the left and right sides of the traveling route B, cow beds D that accommodate a plurality of cows C in a free-range state are arranged symmetrically with respect to the traveling route B, and on the traveling route B side of each cow bed D, A feed receiving unit 1 common to a plurality of cows C bred on the cow bed D is continuously provided in a groove shape along the running route B.

As shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, the feeding work vehicle A includes a feed hopper 5 serving as a storage unit for storing feed in a running body 6 having running wheels 6a driven by an electric motor 8. A discharge means 9 for automatically discharging the feed stored in the feed hopper 5 to the feed receiver 1 as it moves along the feed receiver 1; And a scraping tool 22 for sweeping the feed overflowing from the feed receiving unit 1 to the running route B side to the feed receiving unit 1.
A safety fence 20 is provided, and inside the feed hopper 5, a mixing means 7 for stirring and mixing various feeds separately fed into the feed hopper 5 is provided, and is driven by a power supply device (not shown). And a communication cable (not shown) for inputting and outputting control information to and from the controller 15 described later.

[0010] The feeding work vehicle A is provided with a travel amount of the feeding work vehicle A from a state where the feeding work vehicle A is stopped at a predetermined standby position with respect to the feeding station E until the start of the feeding operation.
A rotary encoder L is provided as traveling position detection means for detecting the position of the feeding work vehicle A on the traveling route B based on the rotation speed of the traveling wheel 6a. It is configured such that each time it returns, its detection value is initialized.

The feed hopper 5 includes a peripheral wall 5a disposed in a rectangular shape that is long in the traveling direction in a plan view, and two left and right inclined bottom walls 5b disposed so as to be higher in the left and right sides. A rectangular upper opening 5d for feeding the feed is provided along the upper portion of the peripheral wall 5a, and a bottom opening 5c for feeding the feed to the lateral feed screw 9a is formed on the rear side of the vehicle body of one of the inclined bottom walls 5b. ing.

The discharge means 9 includes a horizontal feed screw 9a for feeding the feed stored in the feed hopper 5 to the side of the vehicle body, and a feeder for receiving the feed sent by the horizontal feed screw 9a, to a side of the feed hopper 5. A belt-type forward conveyor 9b that conveys the vehicle body toward the front upper side along;
A belt-type left-right feed conveyor 9c is provided for receiving feed falling from the transfer end position of the front feed conveyor 9b and selectively feeding the feed along the front of the feed hopper 5 to one of the left and right sides of the vehicle body. The feed is configured to drop to the feed receiving unit 1 from one of the right and left transport end positions of the conveyor 9c, and swings by contact with the feed falling to the feed receiving unit 1, so that the feed is transferred from the left and right conveyor 9c to the feed receiving unit. 1
A discharge detection sensor 16 for detecting discharge of feed to the hopper is provided.

The feed hopper 5 and the discharge means 9 are fixed to a support frame 21. The support frame 21 is positioned at a vertex of a triangle in plan view between a center position in the vehicle width direction on the front side of the vehicle body and a symmetrical position on the rear side of the vehicle body. Is placed on three supporting portions 17 arranged at three positions, and the total weight of the feed mounted on the feeding work vehicle A is adjusted by the feed hopper 5, the discharging means 9, and the support frame 21.
Each of the three support portions 17 is supported on the traveling vehicle body 6 side,
Load cells 11a, 11b and 11c are provided as three weight sensors for separately detecting the support weight of each of the three support portions 17, and the total weight of the feed mounted on the feeding work vehicle A is detected. The weight detecting means 11 is configured.

The mixing means 7 includes a lower screw 7b for conveying the feed stored in the lower central portion of the feed hopper 5 toward the rear of the vehicle body while stirring the feed, and a mixing screw 7 stored in the upper portion of the feed hopper 5. And two upper screws 7a for transporting the feed to the front of the vehicle along the upper left and right sides of the lower screw 7b while stirring.

An upper screw 7a and a lower screw 7b are controlled by a command from a controller 15 to be described later.
The hay block H and feed hopper 5
When the required amount of hay block H is thrown into the feed hopper 5 and crushed into small pieces, water-containing beet pulp, a compound feed and a plain feed are sequentially charged by a command from the controller 15. While the feed fed into the upper part of the feed hopper 5 is stirred and conveyed toward the front of the vehicle body by the upper screw 7a, the feed is dropped into the lower screw 7b, and further stored in the lower part of the feed hopper 5. While the feed is stirred and conveyed by the lower screw 7b toward the opening 5c on the rear side of the vehicle body, the feed is dropped and mixed into the feed from the upper screw 7a side. Note that the upper screw 7a and the lower screw 7b are configured to be continuously driven until a feed discharging process described later is completed.

At one end of the traveling path B in the traveling direction, a position is shifted in the traveling direction along the traveling path B with respect to the feed receiving section 1 to supply the feed to the feed hopper 5 of the feeding vehicle A. A station E is provided, and a moving path F for moving the cow C between the cow beds D is provided on the other end of the running route B in the running direction. A gate G for moving between the cow beds D across the traveling route B is provided.

The feeding station E stores a hay block H and a feeding means 2 for feeding a plurality of types of feed to the feed hopper 5 from the upper opening 5d while moving the feeding work vehicle A back and forth from the standby position. Hay room 3
And a control panel J for controlling the operation of the feeding facility.

The feeding means 2 is a screw type beet pulp conveyor 2 for dropping and discharging beet pulp which is water-absorbed feed stored in the first feed tank K1.
a, a bucket 2f into which the beat pulp dropped from the beat pulp conveyor 2a is charged, and a bucket 2f
a water supply shower 4 as a water supply means for supplying a required amount of water to the feed f, and a feed supply means for driving and moving the bucket 2f to flow beet pulp and water in the bucket 2f down to the feed hopper 5 from the upper opening 5d. Bucket feeder 2b, a screw-type compound feed conveyor 2c for feeding the compound feed stored in the second feed tank K2 into the feed hopper 5, and a single feed stored in the third feed tank K3. A screw type simple feed conveyor 2d for charging the hopper 5 and a belt type hay conveyor 2e for charging the hay blocks H stored in the hay chamber 3 to the feed hopper 5 are provided. At the side, a bucket conveyor 2g is provided for feeding a nutrient or the like to the feed hopper 5 as needed.

The above-mentioned bucket conveyor 2b, compound feed conveyor 2c, plain feed conveyor 2d and hay conveyor 2e
The hay block H, which is the type of feed that requires the largest storage volume among the feeds to be fed into the feed hopper 5, is arranged so that the feed discharge positions from the feed are different from each other. Prior to a certain beet pulp, a compound feed and a plain feed, the feed is supplied from a substantially central position of the upper opening 5d.

The beat pulp conveyor 2a receives a set amount of beat pulp in a bucket 2f stopped at a position for receiving the beat pulp discharged from the beat pulp conveyor 2a in accordance with a command from a controller 15 described later. Is stopped by the flow sensor, and the water supply shower 4 is configured to supply a set amount of water into the bucket 2f according to a command from the controller 15.

When the operation of feeding the beat pulp to the bucket 2f by the beat pulp conveyor 2a is stopped, the bucket conveyor 2b moves the bucket 2f to a position for charging the feed hopper 5 and then returns to the receiving position. The bucket 2 is provided so as to be driven in a state.
f is configured to rotate around the horizontal axis when moved to the feeding position, and to feed the beet pulp and water in the bucket 2f into the feed hopper 5.

The hay conveyor 2e is loaded with hay blocks H one by one at a predetermined interval by a loading device 12 such as a crane. When the hay conveyor 2e is driven, each one of the hay blocks H takes about 10 seconds. It is configured to be fed into the feed hopper 5 at the above time intervals.

As shown in the block diagram of FIG. 10, the control panel J has a scheduled start time TSA of each feeding operation performed several times a day and a scheduled start time of the feed scraping operation by the scraper 22. The weights WSH, WS1, WS2, WS3, and the input of various feeds and water to the feed hopper 5 are made to correspond to the timer 14 for setting the TSB and each feed operation.
Touch panel type feed amount setting means 13 for setting WS4
And the input weights WSH, WS1, WS2, WS3, and WS of the feed and water set as the scheduled work start times TSA and TSB.
4 and a controller 15 to which detection information of the weight detecting means 11 and a detection value of the rotary encoder L are input as control information.

The controller 15 includes a travel distance detecting means M for detecting a travel distance of the feeding work vehicle A from a position at which the discharge means 9 starts to discharge the feed based on detection information of the rotary encoder L, and a weight detecting means 11. Supply amount detecting means U for detecting the increase in the weight detected by the feed means 2 as the feed weight of the feed to the feed hopper 5 by the supply means 2, and discharging means 9 for detecting the decrease in the weight detected from the start of the feed discharge by the weight detecting means 11. Means N for detecting the amount of feed discharged by the feed and the weight WUS of feed discharged to the feed receiving unit 1 per unit traveling distance (for example, per meter) along the feed receiving unit 1 of the feeding work vehicle A (for example, 1 m). (Hereinafter referred to as a set unit discharge weight) and a calculating means R for calculating and setting a maximum water absorption WW that can be absorbed by the beet pulp having a set input weight WS1; Out intermittently the operation of the supply means 2 based on the results, set-up weight WSH, WS1, WS2, W
S3, WS4, feed amount adjusting means S for adjusting the feed and water to be supplied to the feed hopper 5, and comparing means R1, for comparing the maximum water absorption WW calculated by the calculating means R with the set water supply amount WS4. , The set water supply amount WS4 is the maximum water absorption amount WW
When the number is smaller than the above, a timing setting means R2 for setting the operation timing of the beat pulp conveyor 2a, the water supply shower 4, and the bucket conveyor 2b is provided.

In the standby state in which the feeding work vehicle A is stopped at the standby position, the controller 15 uses the detection information by the rotary encoder L and the travel amount detection means M every time the scheduled feeding start time TSA is reached. The detection information, the detection information by the supply amount detection means U, the detection information by the discharge amount detection means N, and the set input weights WSH, WS1, WS of the feed and water set corresponding to each feeding operation.
2, WS3 and WS4, necessary amounts of various feeds and water are supplied to the feed hopper 5, and the various feeds and water supplied to the feed hopper 5 are stirred and mixed at a predetermined timing, and set. The operation of the feeding means 2 and the feeding work vehicle A is controlled so that the unit discharge weight WUS is discharged to the feed receiving unit 1, and the scheduled start time TS of the feed scraping operation is performed.
Each time B, the feeding work vehicle A is controlled to reciprocate along the feed receiving unit 1. The controller 15 is configured as control means for controlling the operation of the feeding work vehicle A, and controls the movement of the feeding work vehicle A to the feed supply position by the supply means 2 and the position where the feed receiving unit 1 is present; The control for moving the work vehicle A along the feed receiving unit 1, the control for discharging the discharging means 9 when the feeding work vehicle A is moved along the feed receiving unit 1, and the feed supplied from the supplying means 2. And control for operating the mixing means 7 in order to mix and discharge the mixture.

Next, the control operation of the controller 15 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. The control operation is started by turning on a start switch provided on the control panel J. When the current time T reaches the scheduled start time TSB of the feed scraping operation (# 1), the feeding work vehicle A is moved along the feed receiving unit 1. When the current time T reaches the scheduled work start time TSA (# 3), based on the detection information of the rotary encoder L, the feeding work vehicle A moves to the standby position. It is determined whether or not the feed is stopped (# 4). If the feeding work vehicle A is stopped at the standby position, the set input weight of various feeds and water set according to the feeding work at that time is determined. WSH, W
The set unit discharge weight WUS and the maximum water absorption WW are calculated based on S1, WS2, WS3, and WS4 (# 5), and the set water supply WS4 is set to the maximum water absorption that can be absorbed by the beet pulp introduced into the bucket 2f. If the amount is less than WW (#
6) The beet pulp conveyor 2a and the water supply shower 4 so that the beet pulp and water in the bucket 2f are introduced into the feed hopper 5 before the whole amount of the set water supply amount WS4 is absorbed by the beet pulp. And the operation timing of the bucket conveyor 2b (# 7).

Next, after the driving of the upper screw 7a and the lower screw 7b of the mixing means 7 is started (# 8), the hay block H, water, beet pulp, compounded feed and plain feed of a set weight are prescribed. The feed supply process of supplying the feed hopper 5 separately to each other in the supply order (# 9). In the feed supply process, as shown in the flowcharts of FIGS. 13 and 14, a required amount of the hay block H is first put into the center of the feed hopper 5 and crushed into small pieces, and then the feeding work vehicle A is moved back and forth. Then, beet pulp and water are separately charged into the front side and the rear side of the feed hopper 5, and then each of the compound feed and the plain feed is divided into the front side and the rear side of the feed hopper 5 in order. It is configured to feed.

Then, the feed hopper 5 of the hay block H
When the feeding into the container is started (# 51), the supply amount detecting means U
Calculates the increase WH in the detected weight from the start of feeding of the hay block H based on the detection information of the weight detection means 11, and determines the increase as the supply weight of the hay block H (# 5).
2) When the supply weight WH becomes equal to or greater than the set input weight WSH (# 53), the input is stopped (# 54).

Next, after a lapse of time required to crush the hay block H into small pieces, beet pulp and water are started to be fed into the feed hopper 5 (# 55), and the supply amount detecting means U
Calculates the increase W1 in the detected weight from the start of the beet pulp and water input based on the detection information of the weight detecting means 11, and uses the calculated increase as the supply weight of the beet pulp and water (#
56), the supply weight W1 is equal to the set input weight (WS1 + W
S4) When it becomes the above (# 57), the injection is stopped (# 58).

Next, the feeding of the mixed feed into the feed hopper 5 is started (# 59), and the supply amount detecting means U detects the weight detected from the start of feeding of the mixed feed based on the detection information of the weight detecting means 11. Is calculated as the supply weight of the compound feed (# 60), and when the supply weight W2 exceeds the set input weight WS2 (# 61), the input is stopped (# 62).

Next, the feeding of the plain feed into the feed hopper 5 is started (# 63), and the supply amount detecting means U starts from the start of feeding the plain feed based on the detection information of the weight detecting means 11. The detected weight increase W3 is calculated, and the calculated increase is used as the feed weight of the plain feed (# 64). When the supplied weight W3 becomes equal to or greater than the set input weight WS3 (# 65), the input is stopped (# 64). # 66), the feed supply process ends.

When the feed feeding process is completed, the feeding work vehicle A starts to move toward the cow bed D (# 10), and based on the detection information of the rotary encoder L, the feed discharging position of the left and right feed conveyor 9c. Is determined to have moved above one end of the feed receiving portion 1 provided on the cow bed D (# 11).
The feeding work vehicle A is temporarily stopped at that position (# 12),
The driving of the discharging means 9 at a constant driving speed is started (# 1).
3) When the discharge detection sensor 16 detects the discharge of the feed from the left and right feed conveyor 9c (# 14), the feeding work vehicle A starts traveling to the cow bed D side (# 15), and the feed in the forward travel is started. Start the discharging process.

In this feed discharge processing, the actual feed discharge weight per unit travel distance is determined based on the detection information of the unit discharge amount detection means Q for detecting the feed discharge weight WU per unit travel distance to the feed receiving unit 1. Set unit discharge weight WU
The feed is continuously discharged to the feed receiving unit 1 while controlling the traveling speed of the feeding work vehicle A by the discharge amount adjusting means P for controlling the amount of the feed discharged to the feed receiving unit 1 so as to be S. The unit discharge amount detection means Q is based on the travel distance detected by the travel amount detection means M and the discharge weight detected by the discharge amount detection means N, and feed discharge weight WU (per unit traveling distance to the feed receiving unit 1). Hereinafter, the detection unit discharge weight is detected.

When the detected unit discharge weight WU is smaller than the set unit discharge weight WUS beyond the allowable range, the discharge amount adjusting means P reduces the rotation speed of the traveling electric motor 8 to move the feeding work vehicle A. Decrease the speed (# 16, 1
7), the detection unit discharge weight WU is equal to the set unit discharge weight WUS
If the number exceeds the allowable range, the driving electric motor 8
The running speed of the feeding work vehicle A is increased by increasing the rotation speed of the feeding work vehicle A (# 18, 19), and the running speed of the feeding work vehicle A is adjusted so that the detected unit discharge weight WU becomes the set unit discharge weight WUS. .

Next, when it is determined based on the detection information of the rotary encoder L that the feed discharge position of the left and right feed conveyor 9c has moved to the other end of the feed receiving section 1 (# 2).
0), it is determined whether or not the vehicle is traveling on the outward route (# 21). If the vehicle is traveling on the outward route, the traveling of the feeding work vehicle A is temporarily stopped (# 21).
22), finish the feed discharge processing in the outbound traveling,
The feed direction of the feed by the horizontal conveyor 9c is reversed (# 23), and the process returns to step # 14, where the discharge detection sensor 1
When the feeder 6 detects discharge of the feed from the left-right feed conveyor 9c, the feeder vehicle A starts traveling to the supply station E side, and starts the feed discharge process in the return traveling.

If it is determined in step # 21 that the vehicle is traveling in the backward direction, the driving of the discharging means 9 is stopped (# 24), and the driving of the mixing means 7 is stopped (# 24).
25), based on the detection information of the rotary encoder L,
When it is determined that the feeding work vehicle A has moved to the standby position (# 26), the traveling of the feeding work vehicle A is stopped (# 27), and the detection value of the rotary encoder L is initialized (# 28), and step # is performed. The process returns to 1 and waits until the next scheduled work start time TSA, TSB.

[Another embodiment] 1. The shape and structure of the feed receiving unit are not particularly limited as long as the feed receiving unit is provided continuously along the traveling route. 2. The feed receiving section may be provided only along one side of the traveling route. 3. The discharging means for continuously discharging the feed to the feed receiving section is as follows.
It may be one that is dropped and discharged from the bottom of the storage unit. 4. The supply means for supplying the feed to the reservoir may be configured to supply a single premixed feed to the reservoir. 5. Domestic animals to be fed may be pigs and chickens, and the target is not particularly limited.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a feeding facility.

FIG. 2 is a side view of a main part of a feeding facility.

FIG. 3 is a side view of a main part of the feeding equipment.

FIG. 4 is a side view of a main part of a feeding facility.

FIG. 5 is a side view of a main part of a feeding facility.

FIG. 6 is a side view of a main part of a feeding facility.

FIG. 7 is a plan view of a moving object.

FIG. 8 is a side view of the moving body.

FIG. 9 is a sectional front view of a main part of the moving body.

FIG. 10 is a control block diagram.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Feed receiving part 2 Supply means 5 Storage part 7 Mixing means 9 Discharge means 15 Control means A Moving body B Travel route

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Claims (3)

[Claims] A feed receiving unit common to a plurality of livestock is continuously provided along a traveling path of a moving body, wherein the moving body has a storage unit for storing feed and a storage unit for storing the feed. And a discharge means for continuously discharging the feed to the feed receiving section as the moving body moves along the feed receiving section, and supplies the feed to the storage section. A supply unit and the feed receiving unit are arranged so as to be displaced from each other along the traveling route, and a control unit that controls the operation of the moving body includes: Control for moving the moving body along the feed receiving portion, and control for discharging the discharging means when the moving body is moved along the feed receiving portion. And configured to run And it is feeding equipment. 2. The supply means is provided so as to individually supply a plurality of types of feed to the storage unit. The storage unit includes a mixing means for mixing the plurality of types of feed separately supplied. The feeding facility according to claim 1, which is provided. 3. A feed facility according to claim 2, wherein said control means controls the operation of said mixing means so as to mix and discharge the feed supplied from said supply means.