JPS581184Y2 - Poultry Container - Container in Cage - Upper Space Closure Mechanism - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a closing mechanism that opens and closes an opening above the container, particularly in the front portion of a container cage for raising chickens.

Poultry cages using containers have been known for a long time, but the present invention has a method of closing the open space above the container in this type of container cage, and
The purpose of this mechanism is to provide a closing mechanism that can very easily release the closed state if necessary.The mechanism is characterized by supporting a closing member above the front surface of the container cage so as to be able to swing freely in the width direction of the container cage. The abutting portion provided at the lower end of the closing member always applies a biasing force to the closing member so that it comes into contact with the upper end of the inner wall surface of the corresponding container.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, an example of a container cage to which the present invention is applied will be described.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a plurality of foundation members supported horizontally and parallel to each other by support legs 2a and 2b, and a pair of fixed pipes 3a and 3b are fixed at predetermined positions on each of these foundation members 1. ing.

Each of the pillars 6a, 6b and 7a, 7b of the partition body 4 and the connecting body 5 are inserted into these fixed pipes 3a, 3b.
The partition body 4 and the connecting body 5 are each installed horizontally.

Note that each of the pillars 6a, 6b and 7a, 7b is formed to have the same diameter, and the three pillars are connected to the fixed pipe 3a, t3.
It is configured to be tightly fitted and fixed when inserted into the inside.

For this reason, auxiliary rods 8 are inserted into the fixed pipes 3a and 3b located at the ends to compensate for the lack of one support.

Further, a fixed pipe 9 formed in the same manner as the fixed pipes 3a, 3b is tightly fitted into the upper end of each support column 6a, 6b and 7a, 7b.

Reference numerals 10a and 10b denote a pair of connecting members located parallel to each other and fixed to the fixed pipes 3a and 3b via a pair of fixing members 11.12. The base members 1 are placed on each other to connect and fix each base member 1.

A circular hole 13 is transparently provided at a suitable position on the upper surface of these connecting members 10a t 10b, and a pair of clamping plates 14aj4b are provided on the side surface to form a clamping space directly below the circular hole 13, and these clamping plates Rectangular fitting holes 15a and 15b are transparently provided in the side portions of 14a and 14b, respectively.

Reference numeral 16 is a feces removal belt support rod whose both ends pass through the opposed round holes 13 and are then clamped by the pair of clamping plates 14a and 14b, so that the rod is suspended between the pair of connecting members 10a and 10b. be.

Reference numeral 17 denotes a return belt support rod, which is connected to the through holes 15a and 1 located on the sides of the pair of clamping plates 14a and 14b.
It is fitted and supported in a suitable opposing through hole 15a or 15b of the holes 5b.

These belt support rods 16 and 17 support an endless excrement removal belt (not shown) connected to an appropriate rotation drive system (not shown).

18a, 18b, 18c, and 18d are respective through holes 19a and 1 that are formed through the lower frame plate 5a of the connecting body 5 at predetermined intervals.
9b, 19c, and 19d are two pairs of mounting frames whose ends are fitted and supported, and a container 20a is placed on top of these.
+20 b is placed.

The lower surfaces of these containers 20a and 20b are formed into a slatted or mesh shape.

Reference numeral 21 denotes a partition member having mounting portions 21a and 21b at both ends thereof. It is attached to the upper frame plate 5b by screwing the through holes 21a and 21b in corresponding positions.

This partition member 21 allows each of the containers 20a to
.

The upper space between 20b is partitioned.

Note that a wire mesh (not shown) is stretched over the upper ends of the connecting body 5 and the partition body 4 to form a ceiling.

Further, although not shown, on both sides of the cage along the connecting body 5, appropriate feeding mechanisms and water supply mechanisms are disposed at appropriate height positions.

Next, the closing mechanism according to the present invention will be explained.

23 is a closing member, and this closing member has approximately the same length as the front surface of the container 20a, and is fixed to three horizontal bars 23a arranged at equal intervals, and to both ends of each of these horizontal bars 23a. The attached end is curved in an arc shape with rod 2.
4a, 24b, and an abutment rod 25 fixed approximately at the center of each of the horizontal rods 23a.

The lower end of the abutting rod 25 is bent into a hook shape, and this bent lower end constitutes an abutting portion 26 .

The closing member 23 is attached to the upper frame plate 5b through a pair of through holes 27a and 27b with the same spacing as the bars 24a and 24b. By loosely inserting the curved upper ends of 24a and 24b, they are supported by the upper frame plate 5b so as to be swingable in the width direction of the cage.

That is, the upper frame plate 5b constitutes a support member.

As is clear from FIG. 3, the center of gravity of the closing member 23 is located to the left in FIG. A biasing force is applied by its own weight to swing in the direction.

The abutting portion 26 abuts against the upper end of the inner wall surface of the front surface of the container, thereby preventing the closing member 23 from swinging.

An appropriate closing member (not shown) is also swingably suspended from the rear upper frame plate 5b in the width direction of the cage, and the lower end of this closing member is connected to the outer wall surface of the container 20a and the above-mentioned closing member (not shown). The container 20a is configured to be sandwiched between a feeding mechanism or a water supply mechanism, and also closes the upper rear surface of the container 20a.

Since the present invention is constructed as described above, when it is desired to open the upper part of the container 20a, by pushing the closing member 23 toward the back of the cage against the urging force, the closing member 23 swings in the same direction. The desired result can be obtained (see Figure 3).

Further, when the container 20a is pulled out toward the front of the cage, the closing member 23 swings in the counterclockwise direction of rotation of the hour hand in FIG. (See Figure 3C).

Note that after the container 20a is pulled out in the front direction, the closing member (not shown) provided at the rear can be opened and closed to clean or repair the feeding mechanism or the water supply mechanism (not shown).

In this way, according to the present invention, since the upper front part of the container can be opened and closed with a simple operation, sick or dead chickens in the container can be taken out without taking out the container. In addition, even if the sides are not locked, the urging force applied to the closing member prevents it from being opened by the chicken's own blade, and the chicken cannot escape from the container. It is.

Note that the biasing force applied to the closing member is not limited to that due to its own weight as described above, but may also be applied by an appropriate elastic member such as a spring, and the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments. , many modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show preferred embodiments of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a partially omitted perspective view showing an example of a container cage employing a closing mechanism according to the present invention; FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a closing member; FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the swinging motion of the closing member. 1...Foundation member, 2a, 2b...Support leg, 3a. 3b...Fixed pipe, 4...Partition body, 5...Connection body, 5a...Bottom frame plate, 5
a... Upper frame board, 6a. 6b, 7a, 7b... Support column, 8... Auxiliary rod, 9... Fixed pipe, 10a, 10b...
...Connecting member, 11゜12...Fixing member,
13... Round hole, 14a, 14b... Holding plate, 15a, isb... Fitting hole, 16...
... Excretion belt support rod, 1T ... Return belt support rod, 18 a, 18 b > 18 c, 1
8 d・”・Placement frame, 19a, 19b, 19c
, 19ct-...Through hole, 20a. 20b...Container, 21a, 21b...
...Installation is in part, 22...Installation is in hole, 23
...Closing member, 23a...Horizontal bar, 24
a, 24b...Mounting with rod, 25...
Contact rod, 26... Contact portion, 27a, 27b...
...Through hole.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] It is large enough to accommodate the appropriate number of chickens to be raised,
In a container cage for poultry farming comprising an appropriate number of containers that are open at the top and have appropriate through holes in the side and bottom surfaces adjacent to each other, a supporting member is installed horizontally above the containers in the front part of the cage, This support member is formed to prevent the chickens housed in each container from jumping out from the space above the container, and the lower end thereof is provided with a contact member that contacts the upper end of the inner wall surface of the corresponding container only from the inside direction of the container. A closing member that has a contact portion and is biased from the inside of the container toward the outside so that the contact portion comes into contact with the upper end of the inner surface of the container is supported so as to be swingable in the width direction of the container cage. A container cage for poultry farming, characterized in that the closing member is pressed from outside against the urging force and swung toward the inside of the container, thereby opening the upper space of the container so that it hangs. Mechanism for closing the space above the container.