KR20230009188A - Water supply apparatus for livestock and its operating method - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a water supply device used in various livestock facilities such as barns, poultry farms and the like. The water supply device measures a temperature of a water supply pipe (20), in which a plurality of water supply nipples (21) are installed, in real time to automatically open a water outlet (31) when the temperature exceeds a certain temperature, thereby cooling wall supply equipment. Through the present invention, it is possible to simply and quickly manage a water temperature of a water supply facility for livestock without construction of a complex water temperature management facility such as a cooling facility and the like.

Description

Livestock water supply system and its operating method {WATER SUPPLY APPARATUS FOR LIVESTOCK AND ITS OPERATING METHOD}

The present invention relates to a water supply device used in various livestock facilities such as barns or poultry farms. ) is automatically opened, so that the water supply facility can be cooled.

Water supply facilities installed in livestock facilities such as barns or poultry farms can be largely classified into storage type and pipe type. The storage type is a method of supplying drinking water stored in a water tank or water supply container to livestock or poultry, and the pipe type is A water supply pipe 20 equipped with a plurality of water supply nipples 21 is connected to a water source 10 such as water supply, underground water, or a water tank to supply piped water to livestock or poultry.

In the case of detention water supply facilities, there are not only difficulties in managing water quality and temperature due to water stagnation, but also the possibility of contamination of water and transmission of pathogens in the process of simultaneous use by a large number of livestock or poultry at the same time. Currently, most In large-scale livestock farming facilities, pipe-type water supply facilities are adopted, and related prior art includes Patent No. 1702607.

Conventional pipe-type water supply facilities, including Patent No. 1702607, are mainly focused on water saving and management convenience, and the entire piping is configured in a circulation type and can be easily attached to and detached from the final discharge faucet. have

Therefore, unnecessary loss of water in the pipe is suppressed, and easy repair is possible in the event of a breakdown of the discharge faucet or piping facility, reducing the cost of water procurement and securing maintenance convenience, but creating a comfortable growing environment for livestock or poultry. The function for this is extremely minimal.

Water temperature management in water supply facilities installed in livestock facilities such as barns or poultry farms has considerable importance in the growth and productivity of livestock or poultry.

In particular, in the case of temperature-sensitive poultry, if the water temperature of drinking water to be fed is excessively high, productivity such as spawning may decrease, and the risk of various diseases or mortality may increase.

However, as described above, it is virtually impossible to properly manage the water temperature of water fed to livestock or poultry in conventional water supply facilities, which focus on saving water and securing maintenance convenience, resulting in a mortality rate of livestock or poultry. This increased, resulting in problems such as lowering of productivity such as spawning.

Accordingly, a method of installing a separate cooling device in the piping facility can be considered, but not only does it take enormous costs to build the device, but also the cost of operating the cooling device, such as electricity, is consumed enormously, which may cause damage to the profitability of the livestock facility. there is only

The present invention was devised in view of the above problems, and in the livestock water supply device, the inlet pipe 11 is connected to the inlet of the water supply pipe 20 in which a plurality of water supply nipples 21 are installed, and the inlet pipe 11 ), the water source 10 is connected, the outlet of the water supply pipe 20 is connected to the discharge port 31, the water supply pipe 20 is equipped with a temperature sensor 22 for detecting the temperature of the water supply pipe 20, and the water supply pipe ( 20) between the outlet and the discharge port 31, a motorized valve 32 for opening and closing the discharge port 31 is mounted, and the temperature sensor 22 and the motorized valve 32 are electrically connected to the controller 40 , When the temperature of the water supply pipe 20 exceeds the reference value, the motorized valve 32 is opened.

In addition, in the method of operating the livestock water supply device, a processing device and a storage device are built in the controller 40, and a reference value of the temperature of the water supply pipe 20 is stored in the memory device of the controller 40, and the temperature sensor ( 22) detects the temperature of the water supply pipe 20 and transmits it to the controller 40, the controller 40 receives the temperature of the water supply pipe 20 and compares it with the reference value recorded in the storage device, and the received When the temperature of the water supply pipe 20 exceeds the reference value, the controller 40 opens the motorized valve 32 to discharge water through the discharge port 31, and if the temperature of the received water supply pipe 20 is below the reference value, the controller ( 40) is a method of operating a water supply device for livestock, characterized in that it consists of a step of closing the motorized valve 32.

Through the present invention, it is possible to simply and quickly manage the water temperature of water supply facilities for livestock without the construction of complex water temperature management facilities such as cooling facilities.

As a result, it is possible to improve the operational efficiency of the livestock industry facility to which the present invention is applied, improve the breeding environment of livestock or poultry, and improve productivity.

In particular, in constructing a cooling system for a water supply facility, construction costs can be drastically reduced, and related equipment supply can be expanded, and the economic burden of livestock farms can be reduced and profitability can be improved.

1 is a structural diagram of the present invention
2 is a schematic diagram of the present invention
Figure 3 is a structural diagram of an embodiment of the individual water supply pipe independent cooling method of the present invention
Figure 4 is an exemplary view of the water outlet connection state of the present invention
5 is a flow chart of the present invention

The detailed configuration and execution process of the present invention will be described through the accompanying drawings.

First, FIG. 1 is a structural diagram showing the main configuration of the livestock water supply system of the present invention. As shown, the present invention forms a pipe network by connecting a plurality of tube bodies, and a plurality of valves and Discharge faucets, etc. are installed.

In addition, FIG. 2 schematically illustrates the connection state and function between each component of the present invention in the form of a pipe diagram.

1 and 2, in the present invention, which is a water supply device for livestock, the inlet pipe 11 is connected to the inlet of the water supply pipe 20 in which a plurality of water supply nipples 21 are installed, and the inlet pipe 11 has a water source. (10) is connected, and the outlet of the water supply pipe 20 is configured to be connected to the outlet 31.

In addition, a temperature sensor 22 for detecting the temperature of the water supply pipe 20 is mounted on the water supply pipe 20, and between the outlet of the water supply pipe 20 and the discharge port 31, an electric valve for opening and closing the discharge port 31 ( 32) is mounted, and as shown in FIG. 2, the temperature sensor 22 and the electric valve 32 are electrically connected to the controller 40.

A plurality of water supply nipples 21 installed in the water supply pipe 20 are final discharge faucets, and drinking water is discharged by livestock or poultry approaching the water supply nipple 21 or by manipulating the distal end of the water supply nipple 21 It has a closed state in normal times when water supply to livestock or poultry is not made.

In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a plurality of water supply pipes 20 are connected in parallel to the inlet pipe 11, but in the case of a small facility, a single water supply pipe 20 may be directly connected to the inlet pipe 11, , When a plurality of water supply pipes 20 are connected to the inlet pipe 11, the water supply pipe 20 has a branch pipe form branched from the inlet pipe 11, in this case, each water supply pipe 20 as illustrated in FIG. A valve is installed at the inlet of the is configured to selectively open and close each water supply pipe (20).

In addition, as in FIGS. 1 and 2, when a plurality of water supply pipes 20 are built in parallel, a water collection pipe 30 is connected to the distal end of the water supply pipes 20 to collect discharged water and discharge it through a single outlet 31. do.

On the other hand, as described above, the water supply pipe 20 of the present invention is equipped with a temperature sensing unit 22 for detecting the temperature of the water supply pipe 20, that is, the water temperature inside the water supply pipe 20, and the distal end as the discharge end of the water supply pipe 20. An electric valve 32 is mounted on the water collection pipe 30 in which the discharge port 31 is formed, and these temperature sensing units 22 and the electric valve 32 are connected to the controller 40 as shown in FIG. 2, and the water supply pipe ( When the temperature of 20) exceeds the reference value, the electric valve 32 is opened, and when the temperature of the water supply pipe 20 is below the reference value, the electric valve 32 is closed.

That is, in the present invention, the controller 40 is an electric/electronic control device that controls the temperature sensor 22 mounted on the water supply pipe 20 and the motorized valve 32 mounted immediately before the water outlet 31, and the controller 40 The reference value of the temperature of the water supply pipe 20 preset by the user is stored, and when the temperature of the water supply pipe 20 detected by the temperature sensing unit 22 and input to the controller 40 exceeds the reference value, the controller 40 is driven When the valve 32 is opened and the temperature of the water supply pipe 20 detected by the temperature sensor 22 and input to the controller 40 is below the reference value, the controller 40 closes the motorized valve 32 or the motorized valve 32 ) is to maintain the closed state when it is already closed.

In the present invention, the controller 40 is a kind of computer, and is equipped with a central processing unit and a storage device to perform control and calculation functions, whereby the temperature of the water supply pipe 20 input from the temperature sensing unit 22 to the controller 40 The electric valve 32 is operated after determining whether the reference value is above or below the standard value.

When the electric valve 32 is opened under the control of the controller 40, the water supplied from the water source 10 is discharged through the water outlet 31 via the water supply pipe 20 and the opened electric valve 32, and thus the water supply pipe The cooling effect according to the flow of water in (20) is expressed, and the temperature of the water supply pipe (20) and related facilities is lowered.

In the present invention, the inlet end of the inlet pipe 11 for supplying water to the water supply pipe 20 is connected to the water source 10 such as waterworks, underground water, or a water tank, compared to the water supply pipe 20 in which water stays for a long time. Since the water temperature of (10) is significantly low, as new water is supplied from the water source 10 and flows down the water supply pipe 20, the temperature of the water supply pipe 20 and its auxiliary facilities decreases.

Figure 3 shows an embodiment of the independent cooling method of the individual water supply pipe 20 of the present invention, unlike the embodiment of Figs. 1 and 2, the water collection pipe 30 to which the distal end of each water supply pipe 20 is connected is omitted, , The temperature sensing unit 22, the electric valve 32, and the discharge port 31 are configured for each individual water supply pipe 20.

Therefore, in the embodiment of FIG. 3, cooling is possible for each water supply pipe 20, so that more efficient and proper temperature control is possible.

In addition, FIG. 4 is a view illustrating the connection state of the discharge port 31 of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the discharge port 31 at the end of the water supply pipe 20 installed inside the barn is formed outside the barn, By being connected to the drainage pipe, etc., smooth operation is possible without the construction of a separate drainage facility.

On the other hand, FIG. 5 is a flow chart of a method for operating a water supply system for livestock of the present invention. As shown, the operating method of the present invention detects the temperature of the water supply pipe 20 by the temperature sensing unit 22 and transmits it to the controller 40. is initiated in stages.

As described above, the controller 40 of the present invention has a built-in processing device and a storage device, and the storage device of the controller 40 contains the reference value of the temperature of the water supply pipe 20, where the reference value of the temperature of the water supply pipe 20 A value input by the user may be applied, or a reference value optimized for each season may be applied.

In addition, the detection and transmission of the temperature of the water supply pipe 20 by the temperature sensing unit 22 is periodically and repeatedly performed, which can be seen in the flowchart of FIG. 5 .

Thereafter, the controller 40 receives the temperature of the water supply pipe 20 and compares it with the reference value stored in the storage device, and when the received temperature of the water supply pipe 20 exceeds the reference value, the controller 40 operates the motorized valve 32 ) is opened to discharge water through the outlet 31.

In addition, if the temperature of the received water supply pipe 20 is below the reference value, a step of the controller 40 closing the motorized valve 32 is performed. Here, the closing of the motorized valve 32 is carried out by the motorized valve 32 ) is to perform the closing side operation, and the motorized valve 32 in the previously closed state is not operated to maintain the closed state.

As such, through the present invention, it is possible to efficiently cool water supply facilities with only minimal remodeling of existing facilities without constructing cooling facilities of a complicated configuration, thereby improving the growing environment of livestock or poultry and increasing productivity. .

10: Suwon
11: inlet pipe
20: water supply pipe
21: water supply nipple
22: temperature sensing unit
30: catch pipe
31: water outlet
32: electric valve
40: controller

Claims (2)

In the livestock water supply system,
The inlet pipe 11 is connected to the inlet of the water supply pipe 20 in which the plurality of water supply nipples 21 are installed;
A water source 10 is connected to the inlet pipe 11;
The outlet of the water supply pipe 20 is connected to the outlet 31;
A temperature sensor 22 for detecting the temperature of the water supply pipe 20 is mounted on the water supply pipe 20, and an electric valve 32 for opening and closing the water discharge port 31 is provided between the outlet of the water supply pipe 20 and the discharge port 31. mounted;
The temperature sensing unit 22 and the electric valve 32 are electrically connected to the controller 40, so that the electric valve 32 opens when the temperature of the water supply pipe 20 exceeds a reference value. Water supply device for livestock.
In the method of operating the livestock water supply device of claim 1,
The controller 40 has a processing device and a storage device built in, and the storage device of the controller 40 contains the reference value of the temperature of the water supply pipe 20,
detecting the temperature of the water supply pipe 20 by the temperature sensor 22 and transmitting the detected temperature to the controller 40;
After the controller 40 receives the temperature of the water supply pipe 20, comparing it with a reference value stored in a storage device;
When the temperature of the received water supply pipe 20 exceeds the reference value, the controller 40 opens the motorized valve 32 to discharge water through the outlet 31;
A method of operating a water supply device for livestock, characterized in that the controller 40 closes the electric valve 32 when the temperature of the water supply pipe 20 received is below the reference value.

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