KR102095649B1 - Liquid feed Feed control method for feed and water supply - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a method for controlling the feed and water supply of the liquid feeder so that the production cost of the feeder can be reduced by controlling the supply of feed and water with only one sensor.
The present invention for realizing this is a method for controlling feed and water supply of a liquid feeder that controls the supply of feed and water to the feed support by automatically opening and closing the feed supply and water supply, the liquid contained in the feed support When the contact of the sensor to the feed is released, the step of outputting the "contact off" signal of the sensor to the control unit, and determining whether the "contact off" signal of the sensor is continuously output for a set time input to the control unit And, after determining whether the delay time input to the control unit has elapsed, and after the delay time has elapsed, the control unit opening the feed supply unit and the water supply unit to supply the feed and water to the feed support, and the control unit After determining that the supply time input to the elapsed, the supply time elapses and the sensor "contact on" signal After receiving, it is determined whether the "contact on" signal of the sensor is continuously output for the set time input to the control unit, and then the control unit closes the feed supply unit and the water supply unit to block the feed and water supply to the feed support. It is characterized by consisting of.

Description

Liquid feed feed control method for feed and water supply}

The present invention relates to a method for controlling the feed and water supply of a liquid feeder, and more specifically, to control the supply of feed and water with only one sensor so as to reduce the production cost of the feeder. It relates to a method of controlling feed and water supply.

Normally, feed and drinking water are supplied to farm animals or livestock such as pigs, cows, goats, sheep, etc. (hereinafter referred to as 'livestock'), and feed and water are simultaneously supplied according to the feeding method of feed and drinking water. There are wet feeders to be supplied or dry feeders to provide feed and water separately.

On the other hand, the feed varies in type, particle or particle size, volume, viscosity, etc., and clumps or clumps occur due to moisture, and special care is required, and the animals in the hopper are stir periodically to prevent clumping. It is provided in good condition. At this time, if the feed and water supply ratios do not match, the feed becomes poor, and it is easy to deteriorate and the risk of disease is serious. Since this large feed and water loss is severe, a device capable of automatically controlling the feed and water supply is urgently required.

As a prior art to solve this problem, the applicant has filed with the Korean Intellectual Property Office on May 15, 2012 and registered as of June 13, 2014, registration number 10-1410117 (hereinafter referred to as prior art) ) As an example.

In the prior art, the feeder contains a feeder having a feed outlet at a lower portion, a feeder provided at a lower portion of the hopper, a feed discharging means inside the hopper, and a wet feed automatic feeder with a controller. It is a technical subject that a feed discharging means for discharging feed is provided at a central axis provided at the inner center, and a drinking water supply means for supplying drinking water to the lower feed pedestal through the central axis is provided.

In the prior art, when the water level is detected and the water and feed are mixed to reach the high level, the driving motor and the solenoid valve are stopped or blocked, and the livestock feeds in the liquid state, and the high level sensor is exposed and the food is continuously consumed. Eventually, the low water level sensor was exposed, and it was designed to supply food and water again.

However, the prior art uses a plurality of sensors for detecting water and feed, such as high and low water level sensors, to control them. Preferably, the high water level sensor detects feed and water supplied to the feed support and transmits a detection signal to the control unit. If so, the control unit shuts off the solenoid valve by shutting off electricity with the solenoid valve, and when the low water level sensor does not detect feed and water supplied to the feed stand, sends a non-detection signal to the control unit. The controller supplies electricity to the solenoid valve to open the solenoid valve, and this control method raises the production cost of the liquid feeder due to the use of a plurality of sensors, thereby causing a problem of dropping product value. In addition, the use of the two sensors increases the probability of occurrence of malfunction of the device, and there is a problem in that a considerable cost is also spent in maintenance due to frequent failures.

Document 1: Korean Patent Office Registration Patent Publication No. 10-1410117

Therefore, the object of the present invention for solving the above-described problems is to control the supply of feed and water with only one sensor so that the feed and water supply control method of the liquid feeder can be reduced to reduce the production cost of the feeder. In the provision.

The present invention for achieving the above object is in the feed and water supply control method of the liquid feeder to control the supply of feed and water supplied to the feed support by automatically opening and closing the feed supply and water supply, the feed support When the contact of the sensor is released from the liquid feed contained in the step of outputting the "contact off" signal of the sensor to the control unit, and whether the "contact off" signal of the sensor is continuously output for the set time input to the control unit Determining, after determining whether the delay time input to the control unit has elapsed, and after the delay time has elapsed, the control unit opening the feed supply unit and the water supply unit to supply feed and water to the feed support; , After determining whether the supply time input to the control unit has passed, the supply time has passed and the sensor After receiving the signal of “point on”, it is determined whether the “contact on” signal of the sensor is continuously output for a set time input to the control unit, and then the control unit closes the feed and water supply units to supply food and water to the feed support. Characterized in that it consists of a step of blocking the supply.

In addition, when the feed and water are supplied, the water is discharged as much as the pre-feeding time before the feed, so that the discharged water is evenly spread on the feed tray, and the feed is discharged, so that it is more mixed and minimizes the occurrence of feed dust.

The present invention allows the supply of feed and water to be controlled by only one sensor, so that the cost of production of the feeder can be reduced, and the feed tray is kept clean to maximize the growth of livestock by always supplying fresh food. As it is easy to manage and convenient, it has the effect of reducing maintenance costs.

1 is a view showing the configuration of a feeder according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a view showing a configuration for controlling the supply of feed and water in the feeder of the present invention.
3 is a view showing a water supply control flow of a feeder according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the detailed description to be described later, a representative embodiment of the present invention will be presented to achieve the above-described technical problem. And other embodiments that can be presented as the present invention are replaced by the description in the configuration of the present invention.

The sensor proposed in the present invention is a low sensor, and when the feed and water contained in the feed stand are emptied by the intake of livestock, it outputs a "contact off" signal, and also when the feed stand is filled with feed and water, the "contact It is intended to implement a method of controlling the feed and water supply of the liquid feeder so that it can output the ON signal to control the supply of feed and water with only one low sensor.

Among the terms to be described in the embodiment of the present invention, the term “delay time” remains in the feed tray after a set time in the “contact off” state for a set time while receiving the “contact off” signal of the sensor. It is the time to wait until the liquid feed comes out by eating the liquid feed cleanly, and then limit the feed and water by preventing the control unit from operating immediately even if the liquid feed outputs a "contact off" signal from the floor or sensor. It means the time used for the purpose of supply.

In addition, the term “set time” means that even if the sensor generates a “contact off” or “contact on” signal, the control unit does not immediately supply food and water or blocks the supply of food and water, but the sensor “contacts off” for a certain period of time. Alternatively, only by continuously outputting the "contact on" signal, the controller is provided with the purpose of preventing the device from malfunctioning by touching the sensor in the process of feeding the animals by feeding the feed and water or blocking the feed and water supply by rain. It stands for time.

In addition, the term "supply time" is the time for which the feed and water supplied to the feed stand 20 are supplied, and after the supply time has elapsed, the control unit immediately blocks the supply of feed and water by operating the feed and water supply units. Is done.

In addition, the term "pre-supply time" is the time that water is first supplied before the feed is supplied, and the pre-supply time is arbitrarily set to the control unit to supply water first to reduce sensor malfunction, reduce feed loss, and improve mixing of feed and water. It is a function to do.

In addition, when the feed and water are supplied, the pre-feed time is set in the control unit, and the water supply part is opened more than the feed supply part for a certain period of time. It minimizes dust generation and facilitates mixing of feed and water.

The important factor here is a certain period of time, which is the pre-feed time is set based on the operating point of the feed-feeding unit. 3 seconds before the supply, the water supply unit is opened first, and water supply starts. After 3 seconds, the feed supply unit starts to feed, and after 13 seconds, the feed is stopped and the water stops running for 2 seconds. Will be.

And the term "contact off" means that the sensor is in contact with the liquid feed contained in the feed tray, and the sensor immediately sends an electrical signal according to the contact release to the controller.

In addition, the term "contact on" refers to a state in which the sensor is in contact with the liquid feed contained in the feed tray, and at this time, the sensor immediately sends an electrical signal according to the contact to the control unit.

Here, after the feed and water have been discharged as much as the supply time, if the sensor is not "contact on", the feed and water are repeatedly discharged as long as the supply time and becomes "contact on" and the set time has passed and the supply time has elapsed Only then will the supply of feed and water be stopped as a rain.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

Attached Figure 1 is a view showing the configuration of a liquid feeder according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a view showing a configuration for controlling the supply of water to the feeder of FIG.

As shown in Figure 1 and 2, the feeder of the present invention is provided with a feeder hopper 10, the hopper 10 is provided at the bottom and stored in the hopper 10, the feed is installed on the bottom surface It is installed on the outside of the feeder 30 to supply the feeder 20, which is installed on the outside of the hopper 10, and the water supplyer 40 for supplying water to the feeder 20 and the feeder 20 It is installed and includes a sensor 60 for detecting a liquid feed that is a mixture of water and feed supplied to the feed pedestal 20, a control unit 70 for controlling the supply of feed and water according to the signal of the sensor 60 Make up.

A drive motor 32 and a solenoid valve 42 are respectively installed in the feed supply unit 30 and the water supply unit 40, and the drive motor 32 and the solenoid valve 42 receive signals from the control unit 70. It operates automatically with the current supplied through it and opens the feed supply and water supply to supply feed and water to the feed support (20).

The sensor 60 is the feed and water contained in the feed pedestal 20 is emptied due to the intake of livestock, the feed and water are released from contact with the sensor to transmit the "contact off" signal to the control unit 70, The control unit 70 supplies current to the drive motor 32 of the feed supply unit 30 and the solenoid valve 42 of the water supply unit 40 through the “contact-off” signal of the sensor 60 to feed feed 20 ) To automatically supply feed and water.

Delay time and setting time and supply time and pre-supply time are input to the control unit 70, so that the control unit 70 does not immediately react to the detection signal of the sensor, and after the delay time and setting time and the supply time have passed, Try to respond to the sensor's sensing signal.

Also, the pre-feed time is set so that water is discharged before the feed is discharged.

The delay time, even if the animal feeds all of the liquid feed of the feed support 20 and the sensor outputs a “contact-off” signal to the control unit 70, the control unit 70 feeds the food during the delay time set in the control unit 70. As a time to prevent water from being supplied, i.e., to keep the feed tray clean by eating the liquid feed remaining on the feed tray, and then to wait until the liquid feed is supplied. ) Even if the signal is output to the control unit 70 again, the control unit 70 does not operate so that the feed and water can be limitedly supplied so that the animals cannot instinctively continue to ingest the feed, so that the feed support ( After emptying 20), it is possible to re-supply and automatically supply fresh feed and water to the feed pan (20) at all times. This is the time entered.

The set time is the sensor 60, the feed tray 20 is empty, the "contact off" signal is output, or the feed tray 20 is filled with a quantity of liquid feed, even if the "contact on" signal, the control unit 70 Rather than immediately supplying feed and water or immediately blocking the supply of feed and water, the control unit 70 feeds only by the sensor 60 continuously outputting a "contact off" or "contact on" signal for a period of time. It is provided for the purpose of blocking the supply of water and feed or water and water, and the sensor 60 transmits a wrong signal by touching the sensor 60 incorrectly in the process of feeding the livestock through the set time. Is not malfunctioning, which prevents waste of feed and water.

That is, even if the sensor 60 outputs a "contact off" signal to the control unit 70, the control unit 70 does not immediately open the feed supply unit 30 and the water supply unit 40, but instead of the sensor 60 The "contact off" signal must be continuously sent to the control unit 70 for a set period of time to open the feed supply unit 30 and the water supply unit 40 so that feed and water are incorrectly supplied due to sensor malfunction, causing loss of feed and water. This is the time entered for the purpose of preventing it.

On the other hand, when the feed and water are supplied, the following two conditions must be met, but it should be noted that there is no relationship to the order change.

First, when feed and water are supplied, the liquid feed may first come into contact with the sensor before the set supply time, and the sensor can be sensed to be in “contact on” state. Second, the set supply time is high because the sensor position is high. Even when the sensor contact is off, it will rotate once more by the preset supply time. Therefore, the operation stops only when both the sensor contact on state and the set supply time are satisfied.

Hereinafter, a method of controlling feed and water supply of the liquid feeder of the present invention configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.

First, the administrator operates the display 50 to set the supply time and delay time, the set time and the pre-feed time (S10), and then the animals feed the liquid feed contained in the feed tray 20 to feed the liquid feed from the sensor. When the contact is terminated, the "contact off" state, the sensor 60 outputs a signal to the control unit 70 (S20).

Next, the control unit 70 determines that the signal according to the "contact off" state is continuously output from the sensor 60 during the set time of the timer (S30), and then again, the control unit 70 determines whether the delay time set in After determining (S40), if it is determined that the set time and the delay time have passed, the control unit 70 operates the water supply unit 40 as much as the preset line supply time to supply water to the feed support and when the pre-feed time has elapsed (30) is operated to supply the feed to the feed support (20) (S50).

Next, the feed and water supplied to the feed pedestal 20 are judged whether the supply time input to the control unit 70 has passed (S60), and if it is determined that the supply time has elapsed, the sensor is in contact state. After determining whether it is (S70), if it is determined that the "contact on" state, the control unit 70 immediately blocks the supply of feed and water by operating the feed supply unit 30 and the water supply unit 40 (S80).

10: hopper 20: feed tray
30: feed supply 40: water supply
60: sensor 70: control

Claims (2)

In the feed and water supply control method of the liquid feeder to control the supply of feed and water to the feed stand by automatically opening and closing the feed and water supply using a single sensor,
When the contact of the sensor is released from the liquid feed contained in the feed tray to output a "contact off" signal of the sensor to the control unit;
Determining whether the "contact off" signal of the sensor is continuously output for a set time input to the control unit, and then cutting off the feed supply unit and the water supply unit;
After determining whether the delay time input to the control unit has passed, operating the water supply unit for a preset supply time set in the control unit after the delay time has passed, thereby supplying water to the feed tray;
After the pre-feeding time has elapsed through the above steps, operating the water supply unit and the feed supply unit during the supply time input to the control unit to supply feed and water together to the feed support;
Determining whether a "contact on" signal of the sensor contacting the feed and water is continuously output during the set time input to the control unit after the supply time set in the control unit has elapsed;
When the contact-on signal of the sensor is output during the set time of the control unit, the feed and water supply of the liquid feeder is characterized by comprising the steps of closing the feed and water supply to cut off the feed and water supply to the feed support. Control method. delete

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