TW202023380A - Poultry capturing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

A poultry capturing apparatus is provided to solve the problem where the conventional apparatus cannot control the amount of the poultry being chased away. The poultry capturing apparatus includes two track assemblies to be installed in a building having an entrance and an exit, two rollers disposed adjacent to the exit and rotating relatively to each other, and a drive unit having at least one shaft and a driving member connected to the shaft. The two track assemblies are mounted to two opposite walls of the building, respectively. Each of the two track assemblies includes at least one track. Each of the two rollers includes a plurality of long, narrow pieces. Each narrow piece has one end connected to the outer periphery of the roller, and another end being a free end. Each of the at least one shaft is movably coupled with the track of the respective track assembly.

Description

Poultry catching device

The present invention relates to a device used in the poultry breeding industry, in particular to a poultry catching device that can automatically catch poultry raised in a farm.

In the existing poultry breeding industry, in order to facilitate the management of poultry, most of them are kept in farmhouses, and when poultry needs to be taken out, such as transferring poultry to different farmhouses to clean the farmhouse or carry out the pre-packaging operations before selling poultry, staff must be Enter the farmhouse to catch poultry, or use the conventional poultry drive device to drive the poultry out of the farmhouse.

Referring to Figure 1, it is a conventional poultry repelling device 9. The conventional poultry repelling device 9 includes two rails 91. The two rails 91 have a slide rail plate 92. The two ends of the slide rail plate 92 are respectively There are two rollers 921, the rollers 921 are located between the slide rail plate 92 and the rail 91, the slide rail plate 92 has at least one connecting rod 922 below the slide rail plate 92, the front and rear surfaces of the slide rail plate 92 respectively have a pull rope 93. The bottom of the connecting rod 922 is connected to one side of a baffle 94, and the other side of the baffle 94 is provided with a rotating device 941, and the rotating device 941 is connected to several rubber strips 942. The pull rope 93 can be used to pull the slide rail plate 92 and drive the baffle 94 to approach the chicken, and then the rubber strips 942 are rotated by the rotating device 941 to drive the chicken. An embodiment similar to the conventional poultry catching device 9 has been disclosed in the Chinese Patent Database Announcement No. 206658836 "A device for repelling a group of chicks".

Since the conventional poultry repelling device 9 can only repel a whole group of chickens at one time during the repelling process, it cannot control the number of chickens driven out of the farmhouse. Thus, when the whole group of chickens are driven to the farmhouse When outside, it may happen that the on-site staff will not have time to put the chickens that have been sent out of the farmhouse into the chicken cage. It is easy for the chickens to run around and disappear or be injured, resulting in losses to the farm.

In view of this, it is indeed necessary to improve the conventional poultry driving device.

In order to solve the above problems, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a poultry catching device which can effectively control the number of poultry driven out of the farmhouse.

The second purpose of the present invention is to provide a poultry catching device which can reduce the rate of poultry casualties during the process of driving poultry.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a poultry catching device that can automatically distribute poultry that has been driven out of the farmhouse into poultry cages.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a poultry catching device that can catch poultry efficiently.

The following directionality of the present invention or its similar terms, such as "front", "rear", "left", "right", "up (top)", "down (bottom)", "in", "out" , "Side", etc., mainly refer to the directions of the attached drawings. Each directionality or similar terms are only used to help explain and understand the embodiments of the present invention, and are not used to limit the present invention.

The poultry catching device of the present invention includes: two track assemblies for erecting in a building, the building has an entrance end and an exit end, the two track assemblies each have at least one track, the two track assemblies Are respectively installed on the two opposite walls of the building; two rollers are adjacent to the outlet end and rotate relative to each other, each of the two rollers has several bars, one end of each bar is connected to the outer surface of the roller, each The other end of the bar is a free end; and a drive assembly, the drive assembly has at least one shaft, the at least one shaft is movably coupled to the track, the drive assembly has a drive, the drive is connected to the shaft Rod.

According to this, in the poultry catching device of the present invention, the driving member can drive the poultry located in the building from the entrance end to the two rollers, and the rotating two rollers wind the poultry in and send it to the exit end By using the two rollers to rotate or stop rotating, it can be used to control the number of poultry passing through the two rollers. In this way, it can reduce the problem that too many poultry can be driven and cannot be caged.

Wherein, each of the two track assemblies can be positioned at two relative positions in the building by a side frame. In this way, it has the effect of improving the connection stability of the track assembly.

Wherein, the width of the driving member may be slightly smaller than the distance between the two wall surfaces or the two side frames of the building. In this way, the poultry in the building can be restricted to only pass between the two rollers and cannot pass between the driving member and the wall surface of the building, and the poultry can be driven more efficiently.

Wherein, the track assembly may also have a sensing element, and the sensing element is adjacent to the exit end of the building. In this way, the sensing element can be used to calculate the number of poultry output from the outlet end, and has the function of facilitating control of the output quantity of the poultry.

Wherein, the outer surface of the two rollers may have a protective pad. In this way, it is possible to prevent poultry from being injured due to collision with the two rollers when they are caught between the two rollers, which has the effect of reducing the loss caused when the poultry is transferred.

Wherein, the driving member has an air pipe, and the side of the air pipe facing the two rollers has a plurality of air outlet holes, and the air pipe is connected to a vent pipe. In this way, the vent pipe can eject gas from the plurality of vent holes, which can drive poultry to move away from the driving component, and has the effect of preventing poultry from being pushed by the driving component and hurt.

Wherein, each of the two ends of the shaft has a pulley, and each pulley slides on the track. In this way, the drive assembly can move along the track by the plurality of pulleys, so that the drive assembly can move more stably on the two track assemblies, which has the effect of improving the connection stability.

The poultry catching device of the present invention may further include a conveying assembly. The conveying assembly has a first conveyor belt located between the two rollers and the outlet end, and the first conveyor belt moves from the two rollers to the outlet end . In this way, the first conveyor belt can convey the poultry passing through the two rollers toward the outlet end.

The poultry catching device of the present invention may further include a second conveyor belt, and a collection piece is arranged on the second conveyor belt. In this way, the second conveyor belt can have the effect of moving the collected pieces of collected poultry to a predetermined position.

Wherein, the bottom of the second conveyor belt has a sensor. In this way, the sensor can be used to calculate the weight of the collection and its contents, which is convenient for the feeder to control the output of poultry.

In order to make the above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention more obvious and understandable, the following describes the preferred embodiments of the present invention in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in detail as follows:

Please refer to Figures 2 to 3, which is a preferred embodiment of the poultry catching device of the present invention, which includes two track assemblies 1, two rollers 2 and a drive assembly 3. The poultry catching device can be used in a building In object B, the building B has an entrance end B1 and an exit end B2. The two track assemblies 1 are arranged at two relative positions in the building B. The two rollers 2 are adjacent to the exit end B2 and can rotate relatively , The drive assembly 3 can move relative to the track assembly 1.

The building B is a conventional breeding farm that can be used for breeding several poultry. The two track assemblies 1 each have at least one track 11, and each can be positioned in the building B by a side frame 12 Relative positions, in this embodiment, the two rail assemblies 1 are located on the two side walls of the building B, and the two rail assemblies 1 may each have two rails 11, so that the two rails 11 on the two sides correspond to each other The horizontal setting makes the two side walls of the building B each have two parallel rails. The track assembly 1 may also have a sensing element 13 which may be adjacent to the exit B2 of the building B. The sensing element 13 can be used to calculate the number of poultry passing through the exit B2. The sensing element 13 can be a conventional infrared sensor or the like, which is not limited in the present invention.

The two rollers 2 are located between the two track assemblies 1. The two rollers 2 are preferably arranged on the same straight line, and the straight line can be perpendicular to the track 11, and there is a distance H between the two rollers 2. The distance H The distance is better for a bird to pass. The two rollers 2 can be relatively rotated, and the direction of rotation is relative rotation from the inlet end B1 to the outlet end B2. In this embodiment, each of the two rollers 2 has a power element 21, and the power element 21 may be a conventional motor for driving the two rollers 2 to rotate in opposite directions centered on the respective axis O. Each of the two rollers 2 can be pivotally connected to a support member 22 by its axis O to rotate. The two ends of the support member 22 are respectively connected to the building B or the side frame 12 so that the two rollers 2 can be positioned and rotated stably.

Each of the two rollers 2 has a plurality of strips 23, and the plurality of strips 23 can be made of a flexible material, for example, but not limited to, the flexible material can be rubber, silicone, or other materials. One end of each bar 23 is connected to the outer surface of the roller 2, and the other end of each bar 23 is a free end. By the relative rotation of the two rollers 2, the poultry near the two rollers 2 Entrapment, so that the poultry can be driven from the inlet end B1 toward the outlet end B2. The outer surface of the two rollers 2 may also have a protective pad 24, and the protective pad 24 may be made of a soft material to prevent poultry from being injured by collision with the two rollers 2 when they are caught between the two rollers 2.

The drive assembly 3 has at least one shaft 31. The two ends of the shaft 31 preferably each have a pulley 32. The two pulleys 32 can slide on the rails 11 of the two track assemblies 1. Preferably, the drive assembly 3 has two shafts 31, and each of the two ends of the two shafts 31 has a pulley 32, so that the drive assembly 3 can move on the two track assemblies 1 more stably. In detail, the two ends of the two shafts 31 can be moved on the rails 11 of the two rail assemblies 1 by the pulleys 32 respectively. The driving assembly 3 has a power element 33, which can be a conventional motor, and the power element 33 can drive the at least one pulley 32 to rotate through a transmission member 34, so that the drive assembly 3 can use the number Two pulleys 32 move along the track 11. The transmission member 34 can be a conventional belt, chain or other components.

The driving assembly 3 further has a driving member 35 which can be connected to the shaft 31, so that when the shaft 31 moves on the track 11, the driving member 35 can be driven to move to drive the drive member 35 located at the entrance The poultry at the end B1 moves toward the outlet end B2. The driving member 35 may be a plate body, and the width of the driving member 35 is preferably slightly smaller than the distance between the two walls of the building B, or the width of the driving member 35 is slightly smaller than the wall surface (not shown) The distance between the two side frames 12. Therefore, the side of the driving member 35 is close to the wall surface of the building B or the two side frames 12 to restrict the poultry in the building B from only passing between the two rollers 2.

The driving member 35 may further be formed by a plurality of driving bars 35' side by side. The two ends of the driving bars 35' are respectively connected to a connecting rod 36, and the two connecting rods 36 can be connected to the shaft 31, The driving bar 35' can be made of soft material to prevent the fowl from being pushed by the driving member 35 and injured when the fowl is driven away. Preferably, the driving member 35 may also have an air pipe 37, and the side of the air pipe 37 facing the two rollers 2 may have a plurality of air outlet holes 38. The air pipe 37 is connected to a vent pipe 39, and the air Lead into the trachea 37 and spray out from the several air outlets 38, so that when the driving member 35 drives the poultry, the gas ejected will cause the poultry to move away from the driving member 35. This way, it can prevent The poultry is pushed by the driving member 35 to avoid injury to the poultry.

The poultry catching device of the present invention may further comprise a conveying assembly 4 located between the two rollers 2 and the outlet end B2. The conveying assembly 4 has a power element 41 such as a motor, and the power element 41 can be used. To drive a first conveyor belt 42, one end of the first conveyor belt 42 is adjacent to the two rollers 2, and the other end of the first conveyor belt 42 is adjacent to the outlet end B2, so that the poultry passing the two rollers 2 can be located The first conveyor belt 42 is transported toward the outlet end B2 and falls on a collection piece P to be collected.

The poultry catching device of the present invention may further include a second conveyor belt 5, the second conveyor belt 5 is adjacent to the outlet end B2, the collection piece P can be set on the second conveyor belt 5, by The second conveyor belt 5 can transport the collection P to a predetermined position. Preferably, the bottom of the second conveyor belt 5 can also have a sensor 51 that can be used to detect the weight of the collection P and its contents. The sensor 51 can be a conventional pressure sensor. Etc., it is not limited in the present invention.

Please refer to Figures 4 and 5. According to the aforementioned structure, the building B can be a chicken house. The poultry catching device of the present invention can be used to catch chickens C in the chicken house as an example. The two rollers The distance H between the 2 is just for a bird C to pass. When the feeder wants to catch the chicken C, the two rollers 2 and the driving assembly 3 can be activated to drive the chicken C from the entrance B1 to the two rollers 2. In detail, when the feeder activates the two rollers 2 and the power element 33, the power element 33 drives the at least one pulley 32 to rotate through the transmission member 34, so that the pulley 32 moves along the track 11 to make The track 11 is moved in the direction of the two rollers 2 to drive the driving member 35 (drive bar 35') to move in the direction of the two rollers 2. Preferably, the air pipe 37 communicates with the vent pipe 39 so that the The vent pipe 39 can eject air from the plurality of air outlet holes 38, so that the chicken C is affected by the air blown from the plurality of air outlet holes 38 and moves away from the driving member 35 (driving bar 35'). And when the chicken C is being driven away, since the side of the driving member 35 is close to the wall surface of the building B, the chicken C cannot be driven by the driving member 35 and the wall surface of the building B. Passed between.

When the chicken C approaches the two rollers 2, since the two rollers 2 are relatively rotated in the direction shown by the arrow (as shown in Figure 4), the chicken C is rotated by the several bars 23 Wrapped between the two rollers 2, because the plurality of bars 23 are made of flexible material and the outer surface of the two rollers 2 has a protective pad 24, so that the chicken C cannot easily break free from the plurality of bars 23 and does not It will be hurt, and because the distance H between the two rollers can only allow one chicken C to pass, the remaining chickens C cannot be drawn into the two rollers 2 at the same time, and it can be ensured that only one chicken C can pass through at a time.

After the chicken C has passed the second roller 2, the sensing element 13 can count the number of chickens passing through the outlet B2, so that the feeder can control the number of chickens that have been exported, and the chicken C is affected by the first Conveyor belt 42 conveys and drops to this collection P. In addition, the sensor 51 located under the second conveyor belt 5 can also be used to calculate the weight of the collection P and its contents, and can be used to record the total weight of the chickens in the collection P, so that the feeder can control it. The weight of the exported chicken. When the number of chickens output by the poultry catching device reaches the number or weight of the chickens scheduled to be captured by the collection piece P, the two rollers 2 and the driving piece 35 can stop operating, so that the remaining chickens C will no longer be The two rollers 2 pass between them, or the first conveyor belt 42 is stopped, so that the chicken C is no longer sent to the outlet B2. At this time, the collection piece P that has collected the chicken C can be transported to a predetermined position by the second conveyor belt 5, and a collection piece P can be reset to the outlet port B2, and then start again The two rollers 2 and the driving assembly 3 continuously output the chicken C.

To sum up, the poultry catching device of the present invention can effectively calculate and control the number of poultry to be driven, and can make the poultry be sent to the collection. In this way, it can reduce the driving of excessive poultry. The problem of not being caged. Moreover, the poultry catching device of the present invention, due to the flexible strip body and the protective pad, and the gas ejected by the driving member, so that the poultry can be prevented from being pushed by the driving member during the process of driving the poultry, and It can prevent poultry from being injured, and thus can reduce the loss caused by transferring poultry.

Although the present invention has been disclosed using the above-mentioned preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone who is familiar with the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention may make various changes and modifications relative to the above-mentioned embodiments. The technical scope of the invention is protected. Therefore, the scope of protection of the invention shall be subject to the scope of the attached patent application.

﹝this invention﹞ 1: track assembly 11: Orbit 12: side frame 13: sensing element 2: roller 21: Power components 22: Support parts 23: Article body 24: Protective pad 3: drive components 31: Axle 32: pulley 33: Power components 34: Transmission parts 35: Driver 35': Drive strip 36: connecting rod 37: trachea 38: Vent 39: Ventilation pipe fittings 4: Conveying components 41: Power Components 42: The first conveyor belt 5: The second conveyor belt 51: Sensor B: Building B1: Entry side B2: Exit C: Chicken H: Spacing O: axis P: Collection ﹝Used ﹞ 9: Known poultry driving device 91: Orbit 92: Slide rail board 921: Wheel 922: connecting rod 93: Drawstring 94: bezel 941: Rotating Equipment 942: Rubber Strip

[Picture 1] A picture of a conventional poultry driving device. [Figure 2] A perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 3] A top view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 4] A diagram of the action situation of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. [Picture 5] A cross-sectional view along the line A-A in Fig. 4.

1: track assembly

11: Orbit

12: side frame

13: sensing element

2: roller

21: Power components

22: Support parts

23: Article body

24: Protective pad

3: drive components

31: Axle

32: pulley

33: Power components

34: Transmission parts

35: Driver

35’: Drive strip

36: connecting rod

37: trachea

38: Vent

39: Ventilation pipe fittings

4: Conveying components

41: Power Components

42: The first conveyor belt

5: The second conveyor belt

51: Sensor

B: Building

B1: Entry side

B2: Exit

O: axis

P: Collection

Claims (10)

A poultry catching device, comprising: two track assemblies for erecting in a building, the building has an entrance end and an exit end, the two track assemblies each have at least one track, the two track assemblies are respectively installed Set on two opposite walls of the building; two rollers, adjacent to the outlet end and relatively rotating, each of the two rollers has a number of bars, one end of each bar is connected to the outer surface of the roller, each of the The other end of the body is a free end; and a drive assembly, the drive assembly has at least one shaft, the at least one shaft is movably coupled to the track, the drive assembly has a drive, and the drive is connected to the shaft. For the poultry catching device described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the two track assemblies are each positioned at two relative positions in the building by a side frame. The poultry catching device described in item 2 of the scope of patent application, wherein the width of the driving member is slightly smaller than the distance between the two wall surfaces or the two side frames of the building. According to the poultry catching device described in claim 1, wherein the track assembly has a sensing element, and the sensing element is adjacent to the exit end of the building. For the poultry catching device described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the outer surface of the two rollers is provided with a protective pad. According to the poultry catching device described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, the driving member has a trachea, and the side of the trachea facing the two rollers has a plurality of vent holes, and the trachea is connected to a vent pipe. For the poultry catching device described in item 1 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the two ends of the shaft each have a pulley, and each pulley slides on the track. For example, the poultry catching device described in any one of items 1 to 7 of the scope of the patent application further includes a conveying assembly having a first conveyor belt located between the two rollers and the outlet end, the first The conveyor belt moves to the outlet end by the two rollers. For example, the poultry catching device described in item 8 of the scope of patent application further includes a second conveyor belt, and a collection piece is arranged on the second conveyor belt. For the poultry catching device described in item 9 of the scope of patent application, wherein the bottom of the second conveyor belt has a sensor.

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