TWI656834B - Sheep automatic feeding equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses an automatic feeding device for sheep, which is a feeding device suitable for sheep farms and has different feed ratios and quantities of the automatic feeding section. The automatic feeding device for sheep of the present invention comprises a ring type track and a suspension. Mobile module, a feeding module, and a transmitter; thereby, the present invention is mainly provided by a hardware design of a feeding module disposed above a feeding field of a sheep farm and combined with an automatic feeding device. Then use the communicator to regularly transmit the feed information of the sheep farm to a cloud server, effectively giving different proportions of feed mix to the sheep in different feeding areas, and indeed achieve different feeding amounts and feeding according to different regions. Feeding time to obtain high-quality milk output, as well as the main advantages of saving manpower and time cost of sheep feeding.

Description

Sheep automatic feeding equipment

The present invention relates to an automatic feeding device for sheep, and more particularly to a feeding device suitable for use in a sheep farm and having different feed ratios and quantities of the automatic feeding section.

According to the fact that sheep feeding in the current sheep farms in Taiwan are mostly fed by feed or pasture to provide the nutrients and power needed for the survival of the sheep; however, the shortcomings of such feeding methods are that the artificial methods often fail to feed on time. It is easy to cause the milkiness of goat milk to be unstable, and the sheep can be divided into sheep, sheep, lactating sheep and other sheep at different times, and the amount of feed fed by sheep in each period is also different. Method feeding is often unable to effectively distinguish the amount of feed that the sheep want to eat at different times; therefore, how to effectively use the innovative hardware design can achieve different feed feeding and feeding time according to different regions. The high-quality goat milk output, as well as the manpower and time cost of saving sheep feeding, are the issues that the development industry and related researchers of sheep breeding and other related industries need to continuously overcome and solve.

In view of this, the inventor has improved and invented an automatic feeding device for sheep by virtue of its rich professional knowledge and years of practical experience. The purpose is to provide a sheep farm with automatic adjustment feeding. Feeding equipment with different feed ratios and quantities in the feeding section is mainly designed by providing a ring-shaped track above the feeding field of the sheep farm and combining with the hardware design of the feeding module of the automatic feeding. The sheep in the region only give different proportions of feed mix, and indeed achieve the main advantages of different feed feeding amount and feeding time according to different regions to obtain high quality milk output, and saving labor and time cost of sheep feeding. By.

According to the purpose of the present invention, an automatic feeding device for sheep is provided, which comprises at least a ring-shaped track, a suspension type moving module, and a feeding module; the ring-shaped track is provided with a plurality of sensing tags; The mobile module is mounted on the ring-shaped track for circular movement; the feeding module comprises a box disposed at the lower end of the suspension type moving module, and a control device disposed at the outer end of the box to sense the inductive label. And a plurality of feed boxes disposed inside the box for a plurality of feeds, wherein a lower discharge end of the box has a total discharge opening, and a lower end of each feed box has a discharge opening, and the inside of the feed box The first sensor is provided with an electrical connection control device, and the external device of the feed box is respectively provided with a second sensor electrically connected to the control device, and a motor electrically connected to the control device, and a motor a reel corresponding to the discharge port and corresponding to the motor, and a conveyor disposed on the feeding module and electrically connected to the control device to transmit the feed information of the sheep farm to Cloud server.

In one embodiment of the invention, the automatic feeding device for sheep may further be provided with a feed replenishing zone for feeding the feed carried by the feed bin.

In one embodiment of the invention, the interior of the cabinet is provided with two feed boxes.

In one embodiment of the invention, one of the feed boxes is provided with a projection.

In an embodiment of the invention, another feed box is provided with a recess to correspondingly engage the projection.

In one embodiment of the invention, one of the feed boxes is provided with a plurality of first feeds and the other feed box is provided with a plurality of second feeds.

In one embodiment of the invention, the first sensor is a distance sensor.

In one embodiment of the invention, the second sensor is a position sensor.

In an embodiment of the invention, a vibration motor may be further disposed inside the casing.

In one embodiment of the invention, the reel is in the form of one of radial or helical.

Therefore, the automatic feeding device for sheep of the present invention is mainly based on the hardware design and sensing system of the feeding module which is arranged above the feeding field of the sheep farm and combined with the feeding module of the automatic feeding. The sheep in the feeding area only give different proportions of feed mix, and it is true that different feeds and feeding time are used according to different regions to obtain high-quality milk output, and the labor and time cost of saving sheep are mainly Advantage.

The technical features, contents, and advantages of the present invention, as well as the advantages thereof, can be understood by the present inventors, and the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The subject matter is only for the purpose of illustration and description. It is not intended to be a true proportion and precise configuration after the implementation of the present invention. Therefore, the scope and configuration relationship of the attached drawings should not be interpreted or limited. First described.

First, please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, which are top views of the overall device setting of a preferred embodiment of the sheep automatic feeding device of the present invention, and a perspective view of the overall device setting, wherein the sheep automatic feeding device of the present invention ( 1) At least include:

A ring-shaped track (11) is provided with a plurality of sensing tags (111) thereon; in a preferred embodiment of the invention, the ring-shaped track (11) is disposed above a sheep farm (4) At the ruler, the toroidal orbit (11) has a turning radius of 1.5 meters, wherein the sheep field (4) is divided into a plurality of sheep regions, and the plurality of sheep regions comprise a lactating sheep region (41), a sheep area (42), a milking area (43), and a pregnant sheep area (44), and the plurality of sheep regions have a plurality of sheep (5) waiting to be fed, and the ring type orbit ( 11) A sensing tag (111) is disposed above each of the sheep zones, and the sensing tag (111) is internally built with the type of the sheep zone and the sheep (5) located in the sheep zone. The proportion and quantity of one of the feeds (2) (see Figure 7);

A suspension type moving module (12) is circularly moved on the ring-shaped rail (11); please refer to FIG. 3 together, which is a preferred embodiment of the sheep automatic feeding device of the present invention. Schematic diagram of a suspension type mobile module, wherein the suspension type mobile module (12) is disposed on the ring-shaped track (11) for ring-shaped operation on the ring-shaped track (11);

A feeding module (13) includes a box body (131) disposed at a lower end portion of the hanging mobile module (12), and an outer end portion of the box body (131) for sensing the sensing labels (111) control device (132), and a plurality of feed boxes (133) disposed inside the casing (131) for a plurality of feeds (2), please refer to Figures 4 and 5 together. The lower end of the box body (131) is provided with a total discharge opening (1311), and the lower end of each of the feed boxes (133) is provided with a discharge opening (1331), and the feed box (133) The internal system is provided with a first sensor (1332) electrically connected to the control device (132). Please refer to FIG. 6 together, and the external connection of the feed box (133) is respectively electrically connected. a second sensor (1333) of the device (132), and a motor (1334) electrically connected to the control device (132), and a correspondingly disposed at the discharge port (1331) and coupled to the motor ( 1334) correspondingly connected reel (1335); in addition, the sheep automatic feeding device (1) may further be provided with a feed replenishing area (3) connected to the feed box (133) for supplying the feed box (133) Hosted by Feed (2); further, the box (131) is internally provided with two feed boxes (133), one of the feed boxes (133) is provided with a convex portion (1336), and the other feed box (133) is provided with a recess (1337) for correspondingly engaging the convex portion (1336), and one of the feed boxes (133) is provided with a plurality of first feeds (21), and the other feed is The box (133) is provided with a plurality of second feeds (22), as shown in Fig. 7, the feed (2) comprising the plurality of first feeds (21) and the plurality of second feeds ( 22); further, the first sensor (1332) is a distance sensor and the second sensor (1333) is a position sensor; please refer to FIG. 3 to FIG. 8 together. Shown is a schematic diagram of a feeding module setting of the preferred embodiment of the sheep automatic feeding device of the present invention, an exploded view of the feeding module, a perspective view of the feeding module, a sectional view of the feeding module, and a schematic diagram of the roll setting. The feeding module (13) is disposed at a lower end of the suspension moving module (12) to be driven by the hanging moving module (12) to run on the ring-shaped track (11). The feeding module (13) is composed of the box body (131), the control device (132), and the two feed box (133), wherein the box body (131) is disposed on the hanging body The lower end of the mobile module (12), the control device (132) is disposed at an outer end of the casing (131), and the feed boxes (133) are disposed inside the casing (131) And the feed box (133) is correspondingly engaged with the concave portion (1337) by the convex portion (1336), and the first feed (21) is placed in the feed box (133) respectively Waiting for the second feed (22), and the inside of the feed box (133) is provided with a first sensor (1332) and a second sensor (1333) electrically connected, wherein the distance sensor is presented The first sensor (1332) senses the quantity of the first feed (21) and the second feed (22) inside the feed box (133), and the external set of the feed box (133) is respectively provided with an electric property. Connecting a second sensor (1333) of the control device (132), wherein the second sensor (1333) of the position sensor mode senses the suspension type mobile module (12) in a ring type The position of the sheep area on the track (11) and an electrical connection to the control device (132) a motor (1334), and a reel (1335) correspondingly disposed at the discharge port (1331) and correspondingly connected to the motor (1334), when the control device (132) senses the sensing tag (111) When the content is stored, the motor (1334) is driven to rotate the reel (1335) in a radial state to allow the first feed (21) or the second feed (22) to be discharged from the respective outlets. (1331) falling and falling from the total discharge opening (1311) of the tank (131) to the corresponding sheep area for consumption by the sheep (5); in addition, the first sensor (1332) is used Detecting the quantity of the feed (2) inside the feed box (133), when the first sensor (1332) detects that the first feed (21) and the second feed (22) are running out of light, The first sensor (1332) transmits a signal to the control device (132), and the control device (132) drives the suspension mobile module (12) to move the feeding module (13) The feed replenishing zone (3) supplements the feed (2), and a conveyor (14) is disposed on the feeding module (13) and electrically connected to the control device (132).

In addition, a vibration motor (1338) may be further disposed inside or outside the casing (131); please refer to FIG. 5 again, wherein the vibration motor (1338) is disposed inside the casing (131). So that the first feed (21) and the second feed (22) are vibrated from the discharge port (1331) of the feed box (133) to vibrate the first feed (131) 21) and the second feed (22) is smoothly discharged from the total discharge port (1311) to the corresponding sheep area for consumption by the sheep (5).

Furthermore, the reel (1335) is in a radial or spiral shape; as shown in FIG. 9, the reel of the automatic feeding device of the present invention is a reel of the second preferred embodiment. A schematic diagram is provided in which a reel (1335) presented in a spiral state is disposed at a discharge port (1331) of the feed box (133), and the reel (1335) can be combined with a specific rotation speed according to a large torque. The first feed (21) or the second feed (22) is smoothly dropped from the discharge opening (1331) of the feed box (133).

Furthermore, please refer to Fig. 10, which is a block diagram of the invention of the automatic feeding device for sheep. As shown in the figure, the sheep automatic feeding device (1) can transmit the sensing information to a cloud server (200), so that the administrator uses a networked electronic device (300) such as a smart phone or a computer to connect. When the cloud server (200) is in use, the cloud server (200) can instantly view or download the feeding field information of the sheep farm (4), and learn about the sheep farm (4) Feeding state. The feed information includes the remaining quantity of the feed (2) inside the feed box (133) and the quantity that has been discharged, such as the remaining quantity of the first feed (21) and the second feed (22), respectively. And the quantity that has been discharged.

Next, in order to enable the reviewing committee to further understand the purpose, features, and desired effects of the present invention, the specific practical examples of the automatic feeding device (1) of the sheep of the present invention are further exemplified below to further prove the sheep of the present invention. The automatic feeding device (1) is applicable to the scope of the invention, but is not intended to limit the scope of the invention in any form; when a user wants to raise a sheep (5) in a sheep farm (4), the sheep of the invention can be used. Only the automatic feeding device (1) is effectively positioned by providing a ring-shaped track (11) above the feeding field of the sheep farm (4) in combination with the hardware design of the feeding module (13) of the automatic feeding. Sheep in different feeding areas (5) are given different proportions of feed mix; first, a ring-shaped track (11) is prepared, wherein the ring-shaped track (11) is provided with a plurality of sensing tags (111), and the ring is provided The type of track (11) is set at a height of 2.2 meters above a sheep farm (4), and the radius of the turn of the ring type track (11) is 1.5 meters, wherein the sheep field (4) is divided into a lactating sheep. District (41), a sheep area (42), a milking area (43), and a pregnant sheep area (44), and these sheep areas There is a sheep waiting to be fed (5); then, a suspension type moving module (12) is prepared, wherein the suspended moving module (12) is looped on the ring-shaped track (11). Finally, a feeding module (13) is prepared, wherein the feeding module (13) comprises a box (131) disposed at a lower end of the hanging moving module (12), and a box is disposed in the box The outer end of the body (131) is a control device (132) for sensing the inductive tags (111), and two feed boxes (133) disposed inside the case (131) for a plurality of feeds (2), The lower end of the box body (131) has a total discharge opening (1311), and a lower opening end of each of the feed boxes (133) has a discharge opening (1331), and the inside of the feed box (133) is A first sensor (1332) electrically connected to the control device (132) is disposed, and an external sensor of the feed box (133) is electrically connected to the control device (132) and a second sensor (1333) And a motor (1334) electrically connected to the control device (132), and a reel (1335) correspondingly disposed at the discharge port (1331) and correspondingly connected to the motor (1334); Invented sheep only After the feeding device (1) is completed, when the hanging moving module (12) is connected to the feeding module (13) to bypass the ring-shaped track (11), the control device (132) senses After sensing the contents stored in the tag (111), the motor (1334) is driven to rotate the reel (1335) in a radial state to allow the first feed (21) or the second feed (22). ) falling from the respective discharge ports (1331) and falling from the total discharge opening (1311) of the casing (131) to the corresponding sheep area for consumption by the sheep (5); in addition, the first sensing The device (1332) is configured to detect the quantity of the feed (2) inside the feed box (133), and when the first sensor (1332) detects the first feed (21) and the second feed ( 22) When the light is used quickly, the first sensor (1332) returns a signal to the control device (132), and the second sensor (1333) detects the suspended mobile module ( 12) at the current location and returning a signal to the control device (132), at this time driving the suspension mobile module (12) to move the feeding module (13) to the feed replenishing area (3) Supplementing the feed (2); and a conveyor (14) disposed in the feeding mold The control unit (132) is electrically connected to the group (13), and the transmitter (14) is capable of being connected to a cloud server (200) to transmit the feed information of the sheep farm (4) to The cloud server (200), so that when the administrator connects to the cloud server (200) using a networked electronic device (300) such as a smart phone or a computer, the sheep farm can be viewed or downloaded instantly. Feed the farm information and learn about the feeding status of the sheep farm.

It can be seen from the above description that the present invention has the following advantages compared with the prior art and the product:

The automatic feeding device for sheep of the present invention mainly transmits the feeding field of the sheep farm by setting a ring-shaped track above the feeding field of the sheep farm and combining the hardware design of the feeding module of the automatic feeding and reusing the communicator. The information to the cloud server effectively provides different proportions of feed mix for sheep in different feeding areas. It is indeed possible to achieve different quality feeds and feeding times according to different regions to obtain high quality milk output and save. The main advantages of manpower and time cost for sheep feeding.

In summary, the sheep automatic feeding device of the present invention can achieve the intended use efficiency by the above-disclosed embodiments, and the present invention has not been disclosed before the application, and has fully complied with the provisions of the Patent Law. With requirements.爰Issuing an application for a patent for invention in accordance with the law, and asking for a review, and granting a patent, is truly sensible.

The illustrations and descriptions of the present invention are merely preferred embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention; those skilled in the art, which are characterized by the scope of the present invention, Equivalent variations or modifications are considered to be within the scope of the design of the invention.

(1)‧‧‧ sheep automatic feeding equipment

(11) ‧ ‧ ring track

(111)‧‧‧Inductive label

(12)‧‧‧suspension mobile module

(13)‧‧‧Feed module

(131)‧‧‧ cabinet

(1311) ‧‧‧ total discharge opening

(132)‧‧‧Control devices

(133)‧‧‧Feed box

(1331)‧‧‧Outlet

(1332)‧‧‧First sensor

(1333)‧‧‧Second sensor

(1334)‧‧‧Motor

(1335) ‧ ‧ reel

(1336) ‧ ‧ convex

(1337) ‧ ‧ recess

(1338)‧‧‧Vibration motor

(2) ‧ ‧ feed

(21) ‧‧‧First feed

(22) ‧‧‧second feed

(3) ‧‧‧Feed replenishment area

(4) ‧‧‧ sheep farm

(41) ‧‧ ‧ lactating sheep area

(42)‧‧‧Ancestral Area

(43)‧‧‧Squeezing area

(44) ‧ ‧ pregnant sheep area

(5) ‧ ‧ sheep

(14)‧‧‧Transporters

(200)‧‧‧Cloud Server

(300)‧‧‧Networked electronic devices

1 is a top view of a device arrangement of a preferred embodiment of the sheep automatic feeding device of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the overall device arrangement of a preferred embodiment of the sheep automatic feeding device of the present invention. FIG. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a feeding module of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a feeding module of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. FIG. 6 is an exploded view of a feeding module of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a feeding module of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. Fig. 8 is a sectional view showing a feeding module of a feeding apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 9 is a schematic view showing a reel setting of a preferred embodiment of the sheep feeding device of the present invention. Fig. 9 is a view showing the automatic feeding device of the sheep of the present invention. Schematic diagram of the roll setting of the preferred embodiment FIG. 10: Block diagram of the automatic feeding device for sheep of the present invention

Claims (7)

An automatic feeding device for sheep includes at least a ring-shaped track (11) on which a plurality of sensing tags (111) are disposed; and a suspended moving module (12) is attached to the ring-shaped track ( 11) performing an annular movement; and a feeding module (13) comprising a casing (131) disposed at a lower end of the suspension moving module (12), and a casing (131) disposed at the casing (131) The outer end portion is provided with a control device (132) for sensing the inductive label (111), and two feed boxes (133) disposed inside the box body (131), one of the feed boxes (133) is provided with a convex portion. The other part (1336) is provided with a recess (1337) for correspondingly engaging with the protrusion (1336), wherein a lower discharge end of the box (131) is provided with a total discharge opening ( 1311), and each of the feed boxes (133) has a discharge port (1331) at a lower end thereof, and the feed box (133) is internally provided with a first sensor electrically connected to the control device (132) (1332), and the external casing of the feed box (133) is respectively provided with a second sensor (1333) electrically connected to the control device (132), and a motor electrically connected to the control device (132) ( 1334) And a reel (1335) correspondingly disposed at the discharge port (1331) and correspondingly connected to the motor (1334); and a transmitter (14) disposed on the feeding module (13) The control device (132) is electrically connected to the cloud server (200) for transmitting a feed field information to the cloud server (200). The automatic feeding device for sheep according to claim 1, wherein the automatic feeding device for the sheep (1) is further provided with a feed replenishing zone (3) for supplying one of the feeds carried by the feed bin (133). (2). The automatic feeding device for sheep according to claim 1, wherein one of the feed boxes (133) is provided with a plurality of first feeds (21), and the other of the feed boxes (133) is provided with plural a second feed (22). The automatic feeding device for sheep according to claim 1, wherein the first sensor (1332) is a distance sensor. The automatic feeding device for sheep according to claim 1, wherein the second sensor (1333) is a position sensor. The automatic feeding device for sheep according to claim 1, wherein the casing (131) is further provided with a vibration motor (1338). The automatic feeding device for sheep according to claim 1, wherein the reel (1335) is one of radial or spiral.