KR101457847B1 - Mobile automatic animal feed machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a mobile automatic animal feed machine including a feed inlet main body provided with a storage tank that stores animal feed supplied through a supply port, a feed discharge unit that discharges the animal feed through an inlet port from the storage tank, and a movement driving unit that provides torque for some or each of multiple moving wheels for a self-movement by the moving wheels; a guide rail that guides the movement of the moving wheels so that the feed inlet main body moves along a path connecting multiple feed inlet positions; multiple main body detection units that output detection signals after detecting the feed inlet main body which reaches each of the feed inlet positions; and a control unit that receives each of the detection signals output from the main body detection units and controls each of the movement driving unit and the feed discharge unit so that the feed inlet main body reaches and stops at each of the feed inlet positions and discharges the animal feed in the storage tank. According to the present invention, animal feed is supplied after a movement to each of multiple animals or positions requiring animal feeding, and thus time and efforts taken to distribute the animal feed can be minimized, and the animal feed distribution time and quantity can be adjusted to allow systematic feed management. As a result, stockbreeding households can increase added values by producing high-quality meat.

Description

[0001] Mobile automatic animal feed machine [0002]

More particularly, the present invention relates to a portable animal feed automatic dispenser, and more particularly, to a portable animal feed automatic dispenser capable of moving an animal feed to a plurality of animals or locations, To an animal feed automatic feeder.

Generally, animals must be given animal feed for a fixed amount of time and amount. In the past, animal feeds have been given at random and in an arbitrary amount without considering the health of livestock.

In addition, despite the fact that animal feed is very important for livestock farming, due to lack of manpower due to the aging of farmland in recent years, feeding of animal feeds is becoming a very difficult task in the management of livestock.

In order to solve such a problem, Korean Utility Model Registration No. 20-0456272 entitled "Automatic Feeding Machine for Animal Feed" has been disclosed. This system has been applied to an automatic feeder for animal feed which can help farmers and help the rural economy. An automatic feeder for animal feed, which can be conveniently operated by making it possible to use 220V domestic electricity, and feed the same amount of feed in the input time zone; An input power source for operating the automatic feeder for animal feed is set to 220 V, and the power source is turned into a DC power source to operate without damaging the livestock; And a control means for controlling the machine itself operated by the power source of the power source unit. The four legs can be adjusted at the lower end of the machine so that the machine can be installed anywhere through the automatic animal feeder, The control unit is provided with an on / off switch disposed on the upper left side of the front part thereof, and a control unit for controlling the amount of feed In order to feed the feed at the time set by the 24 hour timer, the gear box by the deceleration motor is activated and the piston of the cylinder is pulled so that the feed is discharged through the feed outlet, and after 5-10 seconds When the power supply is interrupted, the piston is returned to its original position by the action of the spring.

Such conventional automatic animal feeder automatically feeds animal feeds so that it can help to create added value of livestock farming by periodically inputting desired amount at desired time even when the number of people is not constant, When it is necessary to dispense to an animal or a place, it has to be installed in each animal or place, which has a problem of causing a burden on the livestock farmer.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, according to the present invention, it is possible to move the animal feeds to a plurality of animals or a plurality of places, And to control the distribution time and amount of animal feeds so as to enable systematic feed management, thereby increasing the added value of livestock households due to the production of the highest meat quality, And is intended to be used in various places such as farms as well as cows, pigs, horses and the like.

In accordance with an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of feeding an animal feed through a feeding port, the method comprising: providing a storage tank for storing animal feed supplied through a feed port; A feed input body provided with a movement driving part for providing a rotational force to a part or the whole of the moving wheels so as to be moved by a plurality of moving wheels by a magnetic force; A guide rail for guiding movement of the moving wheel so that the feed input body moves along a path connecting a plurality of feeding positions; A plurality of main body sensing units sensing the feed input body reaching each of the feed positions and outputting a sensing signal; And a control unit for controlling the movement driving unit and the feed discharging unit so as to discharge the animal feed in the storage tank by receiving the detection signal output from the main body detection unit and receiving and stopping the feed introduction body every feeding position, And a controller for controlling the operation of the automatic animal food feeder.

The feed inlet body is formed with a discharge port connected to the feed discharger at a lower end of the storage tank and a sloped portion sloping downward toward the discharge port at a lower portion thereof. And a guide vane for guiding the discharge of the animal feed through the outlet can be fixed to the rotary shaft.

The feed input body is detachably connected to a lower end of the moving frame, and the moving wheel is rotatably coupled to a lower portion of the moving frame. The moving motor is fixed to the moving frame, The rotational force of the moving motor can be transmitted to the axis of the moving wheel by the sprocket and the chain.

Wherein the body sensing unit comprises: a latch piece protruded to one side of the feed input body; And a plurality of sensing units installed on the side of the guide rails at intervals so as to sense the engaging pieces when the feed input body reaches the feeding position.

The sensing unit includes a sensing unit that is fixed to a side of the guide rail and is horizontally disposed in a direction crossing the path and outputs a sensing signal when the sensing shaft returns to a predetermined position in a clockwise and counterclockwise direction, main body; And a rotation piece fixed to the detection shaft and vertically installed and rotated together with the rotation shaft by being hooked by the engagement piece when the feed input body passes therethrough, And a roller which is rotatably installed on any one of the first and second engaging portions so as to reduce the friction between the rotating piece and the engaging piece.

A setting unit for setting a time when the feed input body feeds feed; And a timer for counting time. When the arrival of the time set by the setting unit is confirmed by the timer, the control unit moves the feed input main body to feed the feed to each of the feed input positions The control unit may control the movement driving unit and the feed discharging unit to return to the home position after the feeding is completed.

The control unit may control the movement driving unit to stop the feed input body reaching the feed input position for a predetermined time through the timer.

When the power supply of the power supply unit is turned off, It is possible to control the movement driving unit such that the feed input body returns to the home position by the charged power source or the emergency power source.

According to the automatic animal feed automatic dispenser of the present invention, since the animal feed is moved to each of a plurality of animals or places where the animal feed is required, the time and effort required for dispensing the animal feed And to control the distribution time and amount of animal feeds so as to enable systematic feed management, thereby increasing the added value of livestock households due to the production of the highest meat quality, And it is possible to use it in various places such as farms, cows, pigs and horses as well as farms.

1 is a perspective view illustrating an automatic animal feed automatic dispenser according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating a feed input body of an automatic animal feed automatic injector according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
FIG. 3 is a view showing a feed discharging portion of an automatic animal feed automatic injector according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a perspective view illustrating a movement driving unit of an automatic animal feed automatic injector according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a side view illustrating a main body detection unit of an automatic animal feed automatic injector according to an embodiment of the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a computer system according to an embodiment of the present invention; It is to be understood that this particular embodiment is not intended to limit the invention but includes all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit of the invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals are used to designate identical or corresponding elements, and redundant description thereof will be omitted do.

1 is a perspective view illustrating an automatic animal feed automatic dispenser according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, an automatic animal feed automatic dispenser 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a feed input body 110, a guide rail 120, a main body sensing unit 130, and a control unit 140 .

1 and 2, the feed inlet main body 110 is provided with a storage tank 112 for storing the animal feed supplied through the feed port 111, A feed discharging portion 114 for discharging the animal feed to an external feed input position, for example, a position or a container for the animal to feed the feed, is provided. In order to move by the magnetic force by the plurality of moving wheels 115, And a movement driving part 116 for providing a rotational force to a part or the whole of the moving wheel 115 is provided. Here, the hopper 111a may be detachably installed on the supply port 111 side to facilitate feeding of animal feed.

2 and 3, the feed inlet main body 110 includes an outlet 112a connected to the feed outlet 114 at the lower end of the storage tank 112 and an outlet 112a at the bottom And the rotating shaft 117a of the motor 117 installed by the bracket 117b is vertically positioned so as to face downward and the rotating shaft 117a A guide vane 118 for guiding the discharge of the animal feed through the outlet 112a is fixed. The animal feed in the storage tank 112 is smoothly discharged through the discharge port 112a by the guide vane 118 rotating by the drive of the motor 117. [

The feed discharging unit 114 includes a discharging motor 114a fixed to a mounting plate 114g provided inside the feed input body 110 and a mounting plate 114g connected to the shaft of the discharging motor 114a. A gear box 114b for switching the rotational force of the discharge motor 114a to a linear reciprocating motion by using a cam or a gear and a piston connected to the rod 114c of the gear box 114b for linear motion A cylinder 114e provided on the inner side of the piston 114d and connected to the discharge port 112a of the storage tank 112 and the charging port 113 and a spring 114d for urging the piston 114d to return or linearly move And a spring 114f for providing a spring force. Therefore, the dual-structured piston 114d, which is linearly moved by the discharging motor 114a and the gear box 114b, moves the animal feed discharged through the discharge port 112a downward through the inlet 113, Allow the animal feed to enter the feeding position. On the other hand, the feed discharging portion 114 adjusts the discharge amount of the animal feed by adjusting the speed of the double structure piston 114d or the like by controlling the deceleration rate of the gear box 114b or the rotating speed of the discharging motor 114a The control lever 114h may be provided on the outer side of the feed inlet main body 110 so as to be operable.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the feed input body 110 can be detachably attached to the lower end of the moving frame 119, and the moving wheel 115 can be rotated Can be combined in many ways. The moving motor 116a can be fixed to the moving frame 119 and the rotating force of the moving motor 116a can be transmitted to the shaft 115 of the moving wheel 115 by the sprocket 116b and the chain 116c. Feed body 110 to forward and backward.

As shown in FIG. 1, the guide rails 120 guide movement of the moving wheels 115 to move along the path connecting the feed input bodies 110 to the feed input positions. For example, As shown in FIG. The guide rails 120 may be spaced apart from the ground by the vertical frame 121 in order to feed the animal feed from the inlet 113 of the feed inlet main body 110 to the feeding position by dropping.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, the main body detection unit 130 detects a feed input body 110 reaching each feed position, outputs a detection signal, and has a plurality of feed positions corresponding to each feed position . The main body sensing unit 130 includes a latching piece 131 protruded to one side of the feed input body 110 and a latching piece 131 which detects the latching piece 131 when the feed input body 110 reaches the feeding position. A plurality of sensing units 132 may be installed on the side of the guide rail 120 at intervals.

The sensing unit 132 is fixed to the side of the guide rail 120 and horizontally provided in the direction crossing the path so that the sensing shaft 132a which is returned to a predetermined position by a spring or the like is rotated clockwise and counterclockwise A detection unit main body 132b for outputting a detection signal to the detection shaft 132a and a detection shaft 132b for detecting the detection axis 132a, And a rotating piece 132c which rotates together with the rotating piece 132a. On the other hand, the main body sensing unit 130 includes a roller 133 which is rotatably installed on one of the rotation piece 132c and the engagement piece 131 and which reduces the friction between the rotation piece 132c and the engagement piece 131, In this embodiment, for example, it indicates that the roller 133 is provided on the rotating piece 132c. 5, the rotation piece 132c is rotated and returned in the direction of "A" by the catching piece 131 when the feed feeding body 110 passes by forward movement, and the feed feeding body 110 The rotation piece 132c is rotated and returned in the "B" direction by the retaining piece 131 upon passing by the backward movement.

The sensing unit main body 132b may be an encoder for sensing the amount of rotation of the sensing shaft 132a or a magnet sensor for sensing a change in the magnetic field due to the rotation of the sensing shaft 132a or a switch for switching by the sensing shaft 132a. And so on.

The control unit 140 receives the detection signals output from the main body sensing unit 130 and receives the detection signals from the main body sensing unit 130. The control unit 140 reaches and stops the feeding input body 110 at each feeding position to move the animal feed in the storage tank 112 And controls the driving unit 116 and the feed discharging unit 114, respectively. Alternatively, when receiving the sensing signal output from the sensing unit main body 132b of the main body sensing unit 130, the control unit 140 may supply a predetermined signal to the movement driving unit 130. In this case, The feeder 116 and the feeder 114, respectively, so as to allow them to operate. In addition, when the power is turned off and the power is turned on again, the control unit 140 can control the movement driving unit 116 to return the feed input body 110 to the home position by the electronic circuit.

The portable animal feed automatic injector 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention further includes a setting unit 150 for setting a time for feeding the feed feed body 110 and a timer 160 for counting time can do. When the timer 160 confirms the arrival of the time set by the setting unit 150, the control unit 140 moves the feed input main body 110 to feed the feed for each feed input position, And then controls the movement driving unit 116 and the feed discharging unit 114 to return to the home position. The control unit 140 may control the movement driving unit 116 to stop the feed input body 110 reaching the feeding position through the timer 160 for a predetermined time.

The control unit 140, the setting unit 150 and the timer 160 may be integrally installed in the control box 170 installed at one side of the guide rail 120. A cable 180 for power supply and control signal transmission to the feed input main body 110 can be connected to the control box 170 by a plurality of pulleys supported on a wire 182 installed by a support 181 .

According to the automatic animal feed automatic dispenser according to the present invention, the animal feed is moved to each of a plurality of animals or locations requiring input of the animal feed, thereby minimizing the time and effort required for dispensing the animal feed And to control the distribution time and amount of animal feed to enable systematic feed management, thereby increasing the added value of livestock households due to the production of the highest meat quality, and the reliability of the feeding operation of animal feed It is excellent and can be used in various places such as farms, cows, pigs and horses as well as farms.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the accompanying drawings, various modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the above-described embodiment, but should be determined by the claims and equivalents thereof.

110: feed feed body 111: feed port
111a: hopper 112: storage tank
112a: Outlet 112b:
113: Feed inlet 114: Feed outlet
114a: motor for discharging 114b: gear box
114c: rod 114d: piston
114e: cylinder 114f: spring
114g: mounting plate 114h: amount adjusting lever
115: moving wheel 115a:
116: movement drive section 116a:
116b: sprocket 116c: chain
117: motor 117a:
117b: bracket 118: guide wing
119: moving frame 120: guide rail
121: vertical frame 130: main body detection section
131: latching piece 132: sensing unit
132a: sensing shaft 132b: sensing unit body
132c: rotation piece 133: roller
140: control unit 150: setting unit
160: Timer 170: Control box
180: Cable 181: Support
182: Wire 183: Pulley

Claims (11)

delete delete There is provided a storage tank 112 for storing the animal feed supplied through the feed port 111 and a feed discharge unit 114 for discharging the animal feed from the storage tank 112 through the feed opening 113 A feed input body 110 provided with a movement driving part 116 for providing a rotational force to a part or the whole of the moving wheels 115 so as to move magnetically by a plurality of moving wheels 115;
A guide rail 120 for guiding the movement of the moving wheel 115 so that the feed input body 110 moves along a path connecting a plurality of feeding positions;
A plurality of main body sensing units 130 sensing the feed input main body 110 reaching the feed input positions and outputting a sensing signal; And
The control unit 110 receives the detection signals output from the main body detection unit 130 and receives the detection signals from the main body detection unit 130. The feed input unit 110 reaches and stops at each feeding position to discharge the animal feed in the storage tank 112, A control unit 140 for controlling the driving unit 116 and the feed discharging unit 114, respectively; Lt; / RTI >
The feed inlet main body 110,
A moving frame 119 is detachably coupled to a lower end of the moving frame 119, the moving wheel 115 is rotatably coupled to a lower portion of the moving frame 119,
The movement driving unit 116,
The moving motor 116a is fixed to the moving frame 119 and the rotational force of the moving motor 116a is transmitted to the shaft 115a of the moving wheel 115 by the sprocket 116b and the chain 116c Wherein the animal feed animal feeder is a portable animal feed automatic feeder. There is provided a storage tank 112 for storing the animal feed supplied through the feed port 111 and a feed discharge unit 114 for discharging the animal feed from the storage tank 112 through the feed opening 113 A feed input body 110 provided with a movement driving part 116 for providing a rotational force to a part or the whole of the moving wheels 115 so as to move magnetically by a plurality of moving wheels 115;
A guide rail 120 for guiding the movement of the moving wheel 115 so that the feed input body 110 moves along a path connecting a plurality of feeding positions;
A plurality of main body sensing units 130 sensing the feed input main body 110 reaching the feed input positions and outputting a sensing signal; And
The control unit 110 receives the detection signals output from the main body detection unit 130 and receives the detection signals from the main body detection unit 130. The feed input unit 110 reaches and stops at each feeding position to discharge the animal feed in the storage tank 112, A control unit 140 for controlling the driving unit 116 and the feed discharging unit 114, respectively; Lt; / RTI >
The main body detection unit 130,
A catching piece 131 protruded to one side of the feed input body 110; And
A sensing unit 132 installed on the side of the guide rail 120 so as to sense the engaging piece 131 when the feed input body 110 reaches the feeding position;
And an automatic animal feed automatic injector. The method of claim 4,
The sensing unit (132)
A detection shaft 132a which is fixed to a side of the guide rail 120 and is horizontally disposed in a direction crossing the path and returns to a predetermined position is rotated in clockwise and counterclockwise directions, A unit main body 132b; And
A rotation piece 132c fixed to the detection shaft 132a and vertically installed and rotated together with the detection shaft 132a by being hooked by the catching piece 131 when the feed input body 110 passes; / RTI >
The main body detection unit 130,
And a roller 133 rotatably installed on one of the rotation piece 132c and the retaining piece 131 to reduce friction between the rotation piece 132c and the retaining piece 131, Wherein the animal feed animal feeder is a portable animal feed automatic feeder. The method according to claim 3 or 4,
A setting unit 150 for setting the feeding time of the feed input body 110; And
Further comprising a timer (160) for counting time,
The control unit (140)
When the arrival of the time set by the setting unit 150 is confirmed by the timer 160, the feed input main body 110 moves and feeds the feed to each of the feed input positions, Wherein the control unit controls the movement driving unit (116) and the feed discharging unit (114) so as to return to the feeding position. The method of claim 6,
The control unit (140)
And controls the movement driving unit (116) to stop the feed input body (110) reaching the feed input position for a predetermined time through the timer (160). The method according to claim 3 or 4,
The control unit (140)
And controls the movement driving unit (116) so that the feed input body (110) returns to the home position by the charging power or the emergency power when the power supply of the power supply unit is shut off. There is provided a storage tank 112 for storing the animal feed supplied through the feed port 111 and a feed discharge unit 114 for discharging the animal feed from the storage tank 112 through the feed opening 113 A feed input body 110 provided with a movement driving part 116 for providing a rotational force to a part or the whole of the moving wheels 115 so as to move magnetically by a plurality of moving wheels 115;
A guide rail 120 for guiding the movement of the moving wheel 115 so that the feed input body 110 moves along a path connecting a plurality of feeding positions;
A plurality of main body sensing units 130 sensing the feed input main body 110 reaching the feed input positions and outputting a sensing signal; And
The control unit 110 receives the detection signals output from the main body detection unit 130 and receives the detection signals from the main body detection unit 130. The feed input unit 110 reaches and stops at each feeding position to discharge the animal feed in the storage tank 112, A control unit 140 for controlling the driving unit 116 and the feed discharging unit 114, respectively; Lt; / RTI >
The feed discharging portion 114,
A discharging motor 114a fixed to a mounting plate 114g provided on the inside of the feed feeding body 110 and a discharging motor 114b mounted on a mounting plate 114g so as to be connected to the shaft of the discharging motor 114a, A piston 114d which is connected to the rod 114c of the gear box 114b and linearly moves; a piston 114d which is provided on the inner side of the piston 114d; a gear box 114b which converts the rotational force of the gear box 114a into a linear reciprocating motion; A cylinder 114e connected to the discharge port 112a of the storage tank 112 and the charging port 113 and a spring 114f providing an elastic force to return or linearly move the piston 114d,
And a volume control lever (114h) for adjusting the discharge amount of the feed is installed outside the feed input body (110). The method of claim 5,
The sensing unit main body 132b may be an encoder for sensing the amount of rotation of the sensing shaft 132a or a magnet sensor for sensing a change in magnetic field due to rotation of the sensing shaft 132a, Wherein the switch is an automatic animal food feeder. The method of claim 6,
The control unit 140, the setting unit 150 and the timer 160 are integrally installed in a control box 170 installed at one side of the guide rail 120,
A cable 180 for power supply and control signal transmission to the feed input main body 110 is supported by a plurality of pulleys on a wire 182 installed by a support 181 and connected to the control box 170 Wherein the animal feed animal feeder is a portable animal feed automatic feeder.

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