KR101931615B1 - Apparatus for mixing animal feed - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is an apparatus for mixing feed. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the apparatus for mixing feed includes: a main body having an inlet port through which feed can be introduced; a pair of screws rotating in conjunction with the main body to pulverize the feed; a rotating member rotating around the circumference on an inner wall of the main body to which the ends of the screws are coupled; and a feed mixing member coupled to the rotating member and mixing the feed while moving in conjunction with the rotation of the rotating member. An objective of the present invention is to provide the apparatus which properly mixes and pulverizes the feed.

Description

[0001] APPARATUS FOR MIXING ANIMAL FEED [0002]

The present invention relates to a feed compounding apparatus, and more particularly, to a feed compounding apparatus capable of properly feeding feeds and feeding feeds to various places.

Generally, herbivorous livestock is a livestock with plants such as grasses. Heretofore, a lot of efforts have been made to increase the productivity of herbivorous livestock. There have been various studies for making high quality feeds in response to these efforts. Due to the fact that it is the livestock industry to feed the energy of the herbivorous livestock from the feed and produce the corresponding byproducts, various studies on the feed production and the feed supply have been made.

 Feeding of herbivorous cattle is classified as a mixture of cereals, mixed grasses, grasses, hay (dry grass), silage (grass dipping) and fiber blended feeds (mixed feed of TMR and forage and cereals) The device is a device that properly crushes or mixes the feed to make it easier for the animals to eat.

The conventional feed compounding apparatus is provided with a screw, and the screw is rotated to mix the feed while pulverizing. However, there are limitations and problems in that the screw alone can not properly mix feeds.

In addition, the conventional feed compounding apparatus can be installed in a stationary manner or can be installed as a movable type moving along a rail. In the case of a mobile type, an excessive cost is required to install a rail, so it is common to use a stationary type in a large- . Small-scale farms using such a fixed feed compounding system require a labor force for a feed mixer and a feed feeder to feed the feed, so that a considerable amount of additional costs There is a problem that occurs.

Korea Registered Utility Model Registration Number: No. 20-0352199 (Date of Publication: June 07, 2004)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a feed compounding device capable of appropriately compounding and crushing feed.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a feed compounding device capable of feeding feeds at various places at low cost.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a bird feeder comprising: a body having an inlet port through which food can be introduced; A pair of screws coupled to the main body and rotating to crush the feed; A rotating member that rotates around the inner wall of the body to which the end of the screw is coupled; And a feed blending member coupled to the rotating member, the feed blending member moving in conjunction with the rotation of the rotating member to mix the feed.

Further, the pair of screws may be arranged vertically.

The pair of screws can rotate in opposite directions.

Further, the pair of screws may be disposed at the center of the main body.

The rotating member may include: a chain that rotates around the inner side wall of the main body; A chain drive shaft coupled to the chain; And a power source for providing rotational force to the chain drive shaft.

In addition, the chain drive shafts may be provided in pairs and may be coupled to both ends of the chain, respectively.

The apparatus may further include a chain guide disposed below the chain drive shaft and guiding a moving direction of the chain.

The feed compounding member may include a connecting bar coupled to the rotating member; And a compounding rod coupled in a direction crossing the connecting bar to mix the feed.

A plurality of the compounding rods may be provided, and a plurality of the compounding rods may be coupled to the connecting bars at predetermined intervals.

The main body may further include an outlet port through which the feed can be discharged, and an impeller member disposed adjacent to the outlet port to discharge the feed.

The impeller member includes: an impeller shaft rotatably coupled to the main body; And at least one rotating blade coupled to the impeller shaft and rotating.

In addition, a feed storage tank may be coupled to the outside of the body where the outlet is formed.

The mobile terminal may further include a mobile carriage coupled to the main body and capable of self-traveling.

In addition, a magnetic reader may be mounted on the mobile carriage so that the mobile carriage can recognize the RFID on the ground, and can read the magnetic bar.

The load cell may be coupled to the moving truck so that the weight of the feed can be measured.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a method of mixing and crushing feeds through a screw, a rotary member, and a feed mixing member.

In addition, there is an effect that the feed can be supplied to various places at a low cost through the mobile carriage which can recognize the RFID and can run autonomously.

1 is an overall perspective view of a feed compounding apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a feed compounding apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a front view of the feed composition apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a cross-sectional front view of the feed compounding device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a plan view of the feed compounding apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a side cross-sectional view of the feed compounding apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a view showing an outlet of a main body in the feed compounding apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
8 is an overall perspective view of a feed compounding apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a perspective view of a moving carriage in a feed compounding apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
10 is a plan view of a moving carriage in the feed compounding apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The terms and words used in the present specification and claims should not be construed as limited to ordinary or dictionary terms and the inventor may appropriately define the concept of the term in order to best describe its invention It should be construed as meaning and concept consistent with the technical idea of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments described in this specification and the configurations shown in the drawings are only the most preferred embodiments of the present invention and do not represent all the technical ideas of the present invention. Therefore, It is to be understood that equivalents and modifications are possible.

In the drawings, the size of each element or a specific part constituting the element is exaggerated, omitted or schematically shown for convenience and clarity of description. Therefore, the size of each component does not entirely reflect the actual size. In the following description, it is to be understood that the detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear.

The term " bond " or " connection, " as used herein, is intended to encompass a case in which one member and another member are directly or indirectly connected, And the like.

The feeds used in the present specification may include various feeds provided to livestock. For example, fiber feeds, which are one of feeds for feeding large livestock (cows, Hanwoo, etc.), that is, TMR feeds.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a feeder according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a partially cutaway incinerator according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a cross- FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a front view of the feed compounding apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 5 is a plan view of the feed compounding apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 6 is a side cross-sectional view of the feed compounding apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a view showing an outlet of the main body in the feed compounding apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

1 to 7, a feed compounding apparatus 10 according to a first embodiment of the present invention includes a main body 100, a pair of screws 200a and 200b, a rotating member 300, And a feed compounding member (400).

In the main body 100, an inlet 110 is formed so that feed can be introduced. The main body 100 may have various shapes, for example, a hexahedral shape. However, the shape of the main body 100 is not limited thereto.

The inlet port 110 may be formed at various positions in the main body 100. For example, as shown in FIG. 1, the inlet port 110 may be formed on the upper side of the main body 100. The feed is introduced into the main body 100 through the inlet 110 formed in the main body 100. The main body 100 may have a discharge port 130 through which the feed can be discharged. That is, through the discharge port 130 formed in the main body 100, the crushed and compounded feed can be discharged.

A screw 200, a rotating member 300 and a feed compounding member 400 are disposed in the main body 100 and a hollow is formed in the main body 100 so that the feed can be crushed and mixed in the main body 100 .

The screws 200 are provided in a pair, and are coupled to the main body 100 to crush the feed while rotating. Here, the feed is not only crushed by the screws 200a and 200b but also mixed while being crushed.

The pair of screws 200a and 200b can be vertically arranged (see FIG. 2) at the center of the main body 100. [ In the case of the conventional feed compounding apparatus, since a pair of screws are arranged in the horizontal direction instead of the vertical and vertical directions, there is a limit in the mixing of feeds dropped by gravity from the upper side. However, since the pair of screws 200a and 200b are arranged vertically, the feed compounding apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention can be applied to feeds that are relatively lower than the pair of screws arranged in the horizontal direction Can be crushed and blended. In this case, the pair of screws 200a and 200b arranged in the up-and-down vertical direction may have a lower blending efficiency with respect to the feed positioned in the left-and-right direction than the pair of screws conventionally arranged in the horizontal direction, The feed mixing apparatus 10 according to the embodiment can mix the feed with the rotating member 300 and the feed mixing member 400 to be described later so that the pair of the screws 200a and 200b can be vertically Even if the animal is placed in the left-right direction, there is an effect that the animal feed can be mixed with the animal.

The pair of screws 200a and 200b may be provided so as to rotate in mutually opposite directions for smooth grinding. However, the rotation direction of the pair of screws 200a and 200b does not necessarily have to be opposite to each other. In order to solve the case where the feed is caught in the screw 200, or in various cases, 200b may be rotated in the same direction, or only one of the pair of screws 200a, 200b may be rotated. Here, the pair of screws 200a and 200b may be connected to various motors, and one of the pair of screws 200a and 200b may be directly connected to one motor, 200b may be rotatably connected using pulleys and belts, or gears.

The rotating member 300 is provided to rotate along the periphery of the inner wall 120 of the body to which the end of the screw 200 is coupled (see FIG. 4). That is, the end of the rotary shaft of the screw 200 may be located inside the closed space of the rotary member 300 so that the rotary member 300 does not interfere with the screw 200 while rotating.

The rotary member 300 may include a chain 310, a chain drive shaft 320 and a power source 330 and may further include a chain guide 340.

The chain 310 is provided to rotate along the circumference of the body inner wall 120. That is, the chain 310 may form a closed space along the inner side wall 120 of the body, and the end of the rotation axis of the screw 200 may be located inside the closed space of the chain 310. The chains 310 are provided in pairs (see FIG. 6) and may be disposed on both sides of the inner wall 120 of the main body 100, which are arranged to face each other.

The chain drive shaft 320 is coupled to the chain 310 and rotates. When the chain drive shaft 320 rotates, the chain 310 coupled to the chain drive shaft 320 rotates together. 4 and 5, the chain drive shafts 320a and 320b are provided in pairs and can be coupled to both ends of the chain 310, respectively. However, the number of chain drive shafts 320 may be various. A pair of chain drive shafts 320 are coupled to the upper ends of both ends of the chain 310 to rotate and the chain 310 rotates around the inner side wall 120 of the main body.

The power supply source 330 may be coupled to the chain drive shaft 320 to provide a rotational force to the chain drive shaft 320 (see FIG. 2). The power supply source 330 may be provided with various motors. That is, when the chain drive shaft 320 is rotated by the power provided from the power source 330, the chain 310 coupled to the chain drive shaft 320 rotates around the inner side wall 120 of the main body.

The chain guide 340 is disposed below the chain drive shaft 320 and can guide the movement direction of the chain 310 (see FIG. 4). That is, the chain guide 340 can set a kind of guide line so that the chain 310 can continuously rotate while maintaining a predetermined shape. Thus, the chain 310 can be prevented from interfering with the screw 200 while rotating along the chain guide 340.

Feed compounding member 400 is coupled to rotary member 300 (see FIGS. 1 and 2). The feed compounding member 400 moves in conjunction with the rotation of the rotary member 300 and mixes the feed as a whole.

Feed compounding member 400 may include connecting bar 410 and compounding rod 420.

The connecting bar 410 is coupled to the pair of chains 310 at both ends, and moves along the pair of chains 310 when the pair of chains 310 rotates. Here, the connection bar 410 may be formed of various materials and may be made of a metal material for predetermined rigidity. However, the present invention is not limited thereto and may be made of various composite materials as long as a predetermined rigidity can be secured. One or more connection bars 410 may be provided, and the compounding rod 420 is coupled to the connection bar 410.

The compounding rod 420 is joined in a direction intersecting the connecting bar 410, for example, in a direction perpendicular to the connecting bar 410 to mix the feed. A plurality of compounding rods 420 may be provided, and a plurality of compounding rods 420 may be coupled to the connecting bars 410 at predetermined intervals. That is, the connection bar 410 and the compounding rod 420 may be formed in a rake shape as a whole. As a result, when the chain 310 rotates, the connecting bar 410 coupled to the chain 310 moves, and a plurality of compounding rods 420 coupled to the connecting bar 410 are linked to the rotation of the chain 310 So that the feed is mixed and mixed while being rotated up and down in the main body 100.

The impeller member 500 is disposed adjacent to the discharge port 130 of the main body 100 and is provided to discharge the crushed and compounded feed (see FIG. 7). The impeller member 500 may include an impeller shaft 510 and a rotating blade 520. The impeller shaft 510 is rotatably coupled to the main body 100. In addition, one or more rotating blades 520 are provided and rotated by being coupled to the impeller shaft 510. That is, when the impeller shaft 510 rotates, the rotary vane 520 coupled to the impeller shaft 510 also rotates. When the rotary vane 520 rotates, the crushed and stirred feed is discharged through the discharge port 130 (100). The impeller member 500 may be connected to the power providing source 330 of the rotating member 300 by a starter or a pulley and a belt so as to be provided with a rotational force (see FIG. 2) And may be connected to a separate motor other than the circle 330 to receive a rotational force. That is, one motor may be used to rotate both the rotating member 300 and the impeller member 500, or a plurality of motors may be connected to the rotating member 300 and the impeller member 500, respectively .

3, the feed storage tank 600 may be coupled to the outside of the main body 100 having the discharge port 130 formed thereon. That is, when the crushed and stirred feed is discharged to the outside of the main body 100 through the discharge port 130 by the impeller member 500, the feed is moved to the feed storage tank 600 and temporarily stored in the feed storage tank 600 do. Here, the feed storage tank 600 may be provided with an opening / closing door 610 that can be opened and closed, and a weighing device (not shown) such as a load cell capable of measuring the weight may be coupled. That is, when the weight of the feed stored in the feed storage tank 600 is a predetermined value, the opening and closing door 610 may be opened to feed the feed to the feed receiving container 620 or the like, have.

Hereinafter, the operation and effects of the feed compounding apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described.

The main body 100 is provided with an inlet 110 through which food can be introduced and an outlet 130 from which feeds after the milling and stirring are discharged. The inlet 110 may be formed on the upper side of the main body 100. A pair of screws 200a and 200b are arranged in the vertical direction at the center of the main body 100 and a pair of chains 310 are arranged to face each other on both sides of the inner side wall 120 of the main body 100 A pair of chains 310 are coupled to the chain drive shaft 320 and rotate along the circumference of the main body inner wall 120. Since the connecting rod 410 is coupled to the chain 310 and the compounding rod 420 is coupled to the connecting bar 410, when the chain 310 rotates, the connecting rod 410 and the compounding rod 420 move While mixing the feeds located in various parts of the inside of the main body 100. The pair of screws 200a and 200b inside the main body 100 grinds and mixes the feed compounded by the rotating member 300 and the feed compounding member 400. [ Whereby the feed can be appropriately compounded and pulverized. The crushed and mixed feed is then discharged through the discharge port 130 to the feed storage tank 600 by the impeller member 500 located close to the discharge port 130 and is fed to the feed storage tank 600 If the stored feed is measured to have a predetermined weight value by the load cell (not shown), it can be supplied to the livestock from the feed storage tank 600. Thus, a fixed amount of feed can be supplied.

The feed rod 420 which rotates up and down along the chain 310 can be crushed and kneaded into a pair of screws 200a and 200b through the inlet 110 of the main body 100, The diets located in various parts of the interior of the food container 100 are mixed. That is, the feed is basically mixed with the rotating member 300 and the feed compounding member 400 while being moved to the center of the main body 100 and crushed and mixed by the screw 200, There is an effect that the feed located in the part can be evenly mixed and crushed.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a moving carriage in the feed compounding apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the second embodiment of the feed blending apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 6 is a plan view of a moving carriage in a feed compounding apparatus according to an embodiment.

Hereinafter, the operation and effects of the feed compounding apparatus 10 according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings, and the description and the effect of the feed-compound feeding apparatus 10 common to the contents described in the feed compounding apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention Is replaced with the above description.

The second embodiment of the present invention is different from the first embodiment in that the moving carriage 700 is coupled to the main body 100. [

8 to 10, the moving truck 700 is coupled to the main body 100 and is provided to be movable by autonomous traveling, so that the main body 100 can be moved to various places, . Conventional feed compounding devices have been used as stationary feeds or as a mobile feed through rails, but they have been limited in that they are not easily transported in the case of stationary feeds and there is a considerable cost involved in rail installation when the feed mixer is moved through the rails . However, according to the second embodiment of the present invention, since the mobile carriage 700 capable of autonomous travel is coupled to the main body 100, it is possible to feed the diets to various places at a lower cost than the conventional rail.

For this purpose, an RFID may be installed on the ground, and an RFID reader 710 may be installed on the lower side of the moving car 700, for example, the moving car 700 so as to recognize the RFID on the ground and autonomously run. That is, the RFID reader 710 installed on the mobile truck 700 can recognize the RFID installed on the ground and control the movement position. In addition, a magnetic reader (not shown) may be mounted on the moving truck 700 to recognize the magnetic bars installed on the ground.

Accordingly, the feed compounding apparatus 10 according to the second embodiment of the present invention can supply an accurate amount of feed to a predetermined position while the mobile truck 700 autonomously travels along a common ground. In this case, there is no need to install a rail, thereby reducing cost.

On the other hand, the load cell 720 can be coupled to the mobile truck 700 to measure the weight, and the remaining amount of the feed and the feeding state can be confirmed in real time.

In addition, a laser scan sensor (not shown) may be mounted on the mobile truck 700 to scan the information about the surrounding objects to check presence or absence of an obstacle or a person and to check rotational interference during rotation. Alternatively, it can be operated by a touch sensor (not shown) so as to secure the safety of a livestock or a user, and emergency stop can be performed when a touch is recognized by a livestock or a user. In addition, a magnetic sensor (not shown) may be mounted so as to use an existing path. Further, a communication system (not shown) may be installed in the mobile truck 700 so as to be able to communicate with the controller.

9 to 10, four wheels are mounted on the moving carriage 700, but the number of wheels may vary. For example, the moving carriage 700 may be provided with one front wheel and two rear wheels, and may have three wheels in total. In this case, the moving carriage 700 may be provided so as to be swiveled in place as well as forward and backward. Thereby, there is an effect that the vehicle can freely travel even in a narrow space such as a house.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not to be limited to the details thereof and that various changes and modifications will be apparent to those skilled in the art. And various modifications and variations are possible within the scope of the appended claims.

10: Feed compounding apparatus 100:
110: inlet 120: inner side wall of the body
130: outlet 200: screw
300: rotating member 310: chain
320: chain drive shaft 330: power supply source
340: chain guide 400: feed compounding member
410: connecting bar 420: mixing rod
500: impeller member 510: impeller shaft
520: Rotating blade 600: Feed storage tank
700: Moving lane 710: RFID reader
720: Load cell

Claims (15)

A main body having an inlet port through which food can be introduced;
A pair of screws coupled to the main body and rotating to crush the feed;
A rotating member that rotates around the inner wall of the body to which the end of the screw is coupled; And
And a feed compound member coupled to the rotary member and configured to mix the feed while moving in conjunction with rotation of the rotary member,
Wherein the pair of screws are vertically disposed in a central portion of the main body so as to be located inside a closed space of the rotary member,
The rotating member includes:
A pair of chains rotating along respective circumferences on both sides of the inner wall of the main body;
A chain drive shaft coupled to the chain; And
And a power supply source for providing a rotational force to the chain drive shaft,
The chain drive shafts are provided in pairs and are respectively coupled to both ends of the chain,
The feed compounding member comprises:
A connecting bar coupled to the pair of chains; And
And a mixing rod coupled to the connection bar in a direction crossing the feed bar to mix the feed,
Wherein the plurality of mixing rods are coupled to the connecting bars at preset intervals. delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the pair of screws rotate in opposite directions to each other. delete delete delete The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a chain guide disposed below the chain drive shaft and guiding a moving direction of the chain. delete delete The method according to claim 1,
The main body is formed with a discharge port through which the feed can be discharged,
Further comprising an impeller member disposed adjacent to said outlet for discharging said feed. 11. The method of claim 10,
The impeller member
An impeller shaft rotatably coupled to the body; And
And at least one rotating blade coupled to the impeller shaft and rotating. 11. The method of claim 10,
And a feed storage tank is coupled to the outside of the main body on which the outlet is formed. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a mobile carriage which is coupled to the main body and is movable so as to be able to travel freely. 14. The method of claim 13,
Wherein a magnetic reader is mounted on the mobile carriage so that the mobile carriage can recognize the RFID on the ground and autonomously run on the mobile carriage so that the RFID reader can be recognized or the magnetic bar can be recognized. 14. The method of claim 13,
Wherein the load cell is coupled to the moving truck so as to measure the weight of the feed.

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