RU2811155C2 - Automatic feeding device for animals - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: agriculture.

SUBSTANCE: device for automatic feeding of animals is proposed, consisting of a feed hopper with a feed guide, a dispenser located under the feed line and equipped with a feed diffuser, a primary transducer for the presence of an animal in the area of the device, a control unit containing an actuator that opens the dispenser, an electronic clock, and a delay line, two triggers, an OR element, two AND elements. The first input of the first AND element is connected to the output of the electronic clock, and the output of the OR element is connected to the first input of the electronic clock. The control unit additionally contains a program clock, the output of which is connected to the second input of the electronic clock and to the first input of the first trigger. The output of the first trigger is connected to the first input of the second AND element. The output of the primary converter is connected to the second input of the second AND element. The output of the second AND element is connected to the first input of the second trigger. The first output of the second flip-flop is connected to the input of the actuator and the input of the delay line, and the output of the delay line is connected to the first input of the OR element. The output of the OR element is connected to the second input of the first trigger, to the second input of the second trigger and to the first input of the electronic clock. The second output of the second flip-flop is connected to the second input of the first AND element, and the output of the first AND element is connected to the second input of the OR element.

EFFECT: invention is aimed at increasing the reliability of the feeder and improving its performance properties.

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Description

The invention relates to livestock and wild animal breeding, fish farming, and in particular to devices for automatically dispensing dosed fertilizer or feed.

Known fish feeder A.S. USSR 942641, A01K 61/02, 07/15/1982, containing a feed hopper with a feed guide, a dispenser with a feed diffuser, a primary transducer for the presence of fish (animal) in the area of operation of the device, a control unit containing an actuator that opens the dispenser, and the control unit additionally includes an electronic clock, a delay line, two flip-flops, two AND elements, seven OR elements and an electronic key.

The disadvantages of the known device a.s. USSR, A01K 61/02, 07/15/1982 are the complexity and functional limitations of the control unit, which leads to a decrease in the reliability of the feeder as a whole. The known device implements three operating modes: self-feeding, automatic and manual. In the self-feeding mode, the initiative for issuing food belongs to one of the animals, while there is no clear time schedule for feeding and the principle of equal access of animals to food is violated. In automatic mode, a clear time feeding schedule is set, but the presence of animals in the device area is not taken into account and this can lead to losses and inefficient use of feed. In manual mode, the moment of dispensing food and the time mode of feeding are carried out directly by the staff, which requires the presence of service personnel in the operating area of the device, which increases the labor intensity of feeding and reduces the economic efficiency of the device.

Controlling the presence of animals in the area of the feeding device is most effective when feeding animals in a state of freedom, for example, wild animals, the presence of which in the area of the feeder is not guaranteed.

The purpose of the invention is to increase the reliability of the feeder and improve its performance properties.

This goal is achieved by the fact that a device for automatic feeding of animals, consisting of a feed hopper with a feed guide, a dispenser located under the feed line and equipped with a feed diffuser, a primary transducer for the presence of an animal in the operating area of the device, a control unit containing an actuator that opens the dispenser, an electronic clock, a delay line, two flip-flops, an OR element, two AND elements, wherein the first input of the first AND element is connected to the output of the electronic clock, and the output of the OR element is connected to the first input of the electronic clock, the program clock output of which is connected to the second input of the electronic clock and to the first input of the first trigger, the output of the first trigger is connected to the first input of the second AND element, the output of the primary converter is connected to the second input of the second AND element, the output of the second AND element is connected to the first input of the second trigger, the first output of the second trigger is connected to the input of the actuator and the input delay line, and the output of the delay line is connected to the first input of the OR element, the output of the OR element is connected to the second input of the first trigger, to the second input of the second trigger and to the first input of the electronic clock, the second output of the second trigger is connected to the second input of the first AND element, and the output the first AND element is connected to the second input of the OR element.

The invention is illustrated by the drawing.

Fig. 1 Block diagram of the device

The device for automatic feeding of animals consists of a feed hopper 1 with a feed guide, a dispenser 2 located under the feed pipe and equipped with a feed diffuser, a primary transducer for the presence of an animal in the area of operation of the device 3, a control unit containing an actuator acting on the dispenser 4, an electronic clock 5, delay line AND, flip-flops 8,10, AND elements 6,9, program clock 12, OR element 7.

The output of the program clock 12 is connected to the second input of the electronic clock 5 and to the first input of the first trigger 8, the output of the electronic clock is connected to the first input of the first element AND 6, the output of the first trigger 8 is connected to the first input of the second element AND 9, the output of the primary converter 3 is connected to the second input of the second element AND 9, the output of the second element AND 9 is connected to the first input of the second trigger 10. the first output of the second trigger 10 is connected to the input of the actuator 4 and the input of the delay line 11, and the output of the delay line 11 is connected to the first input of the OR element 7, and the output of the OR element 7 is connected to the second input of the first trigger 8, to the second input of the second trigger 10 and to the first input of the electronic clock 5, the second output of the second trigger 10 is connected to the second input of the first element AND 6, and the output of the first element AND 6 is connected to the second input of the OR element 7, and the output of the actuator 4 is connected to the control input of the dispenser 2, located under the feed pipe, and equipped with a feed diffuser, into which feed is supplied from the feed hopper 1 with a feed guide pipe.

The device operates as follows.

The operator sets the specified animal feeding time mode on program clock 12. At a given point in time, the output signal from the program clock 12 is sent to the first input of the trigger 8, setting it to position “1”, and to the second input of the electronic clock 5, including counting the waiting time for animals in the operating area of the feeder. If during this time the animal appears in the coverage area of the feeder and a signal is generated at the output of the primary converter 3, then a “1” signal will appear at the output of the second element AND 9, which will transfer the second trigger 10 to the “1” state, and the signal from the first output of the second trigger 10 will turn on the actuator 4 and enter the delay line 11. The actuator turns on the dispenser 2 into which feed is supplied from bin 1. The operating time of the actuator and dispenser is limited by the time the signal appears at the output of the delay line 11. At the moment the signal appears at the output of the delay line 11 OR circuit 7 generates a signal that resets the electronic clock 5, the first trigger 8 and the second trigger 10.

If at the last moment of counting the time of the electronic clock 5 the animal appeared in the range of the feeder and a signal was generated at the output of the primary converter 3, then the second trigger 10 will switch to state “1” and with a signal from the second, inverse output, the second trigger 10 will block through the second input of the first element And 6 the passage of the installation signal to the initial state of the first 8. second 10 triggers and electronic clock 5. The installation signal to the initial state of the first 8, second 10 triggers and electronic clock 5 will arrive through the OR element 7 after the signal appears at the output of the delay line 11.

If during the operation of the electronic clock 5 the animal did not appear in the range of the feeder and, accordingly, a signal was not generated at the output of the primary converter 3, then the second trigger 10 will remain in the “0” state and the signal from its second, inverse output will allow the passage of the signal from the output of the electronic clock 5 through the first input of the first AND element 6, to the second input of the OR element 7, at the output of which a signal is generated to set the first 8, second 10 triggers and electronic clock 5 to the initial state.

The invention can be implemented using known elements. For example, hopper 1, dispenser 2 and actuator 4 are described in a.c. USSR 942641, A01K 61/02, 07/15/1982, primary converter 3 can be contact, for example, as in A.S. USSR 942641, A01K 61/02, 07/15/1982 for detecting the presence of fish, and non-contact, for example, ultrasonic, infrared, etc. The functions of the delay line 11 can be performed by a standard time relay with a shutdown delay, and the functions of an electronic clock 5 can be performed by a standard time relay with shutdown delay and pulse output signal. Any clock mechanism with the ability to program the operation time during the day, generating an electrical output signal at the moment of operation, can be used as program clock 12. Triggers 8.10, element OR 7, elements AND 6.9 of general technical design.

Sources of information taken into account:

1. Copyright certificate of the USSR No. 942641 M. Kl. A0K 61 /02 (prototype);

2. RF Patent No. 2189741 MPK A01K 7/06; A01K 5/02;

3. RF Patent No. 182573 MPK A01K 5/02;

4. Patent GB No. 2454174, IPC A01K 5/02; A01K 11/00.

Claims (1)

A device for automatic feeding of animals, consisting of a feed hopper with a feed guide, a dispenser located under the feed line and equipped with a feed diffuser, a primary transducer for the presence of an animal in the operating area of the device, a control unit containing an actuator that opens the dispenser, an electronic clock, a delay line, two triggers, an OR element, two AND elements, wherein the first input of the first AND element is connected to the output of the electronic clock, and the output of the OR element is connected to the first input of the electronic clock, characterized in that in order to increase the reliability of the feeder and improve its operational properties, the block The control additionally contains a program clock, the output of which is connected to the second input of the electronic clock and to the first input of the first trigger, the output of the first trigger is connected to the first input of the second AND element, the output of the primary converter is connected to the second input of the second AND element, the output of the second AND element is connected to the first input of the second trigger, the first output of the second trigger is connected to the input of the actuator and the input of the delay line, and the output of the delay line is connected to the first input of the OR element, the output of the OR element is connected to the second input of the first trigger, to the second input of the second trigger and to the first input of the electronic clock , the second output of the second flip-flop is connected to the second input of the first AND element, and the output of the first AND element is connected to the second input of the OR element.

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