TWI729941B - Automatic collection system for grazing eggs - Google Patents

Abstract

An automated grazing egg collection system, suitable for automated collection of grazing eggs from poultry, and includes: a cage, including a life egg area, a transfer area, and an egg storage area; a first conveyor set on the raw eggs Area, and used to carry the grazing eggs laid by the poultry, and automatically transport the grazing eggs to the transfer area; and a second conveyor is arranged in the transfer area, and the grazing eggs from the first conveyor Transfer to the egg storage area.

Description

Automatic collection system for grazing eggs

The present invention relates to a collection system, in particular to a collection system for automated grazing eggs.

"Flat feeding" refers to a method of raising poultry such as chickens on the ground outside the chicken house or chicken farm to allow them to move freely. The method of raising poultry as opposed to flat feeding is called "cage feeding," which is a method of keeping poultry in a fixed-size grid cage so that the poultry cannot move freely. In EU countries, cage feeding has been banned for reasons of product safety, animal welfare and environmental protection.

As for Taiwan, more than 90% of laying hens are still raised in traditional lattice cages. Because laying hens are raised in traditional cages, hens are raised in lattice cages of about A4 size. Therefore, the lattice cages are crowded and the hens step on each other. Therefore, the Agriculture Committee of the Executive Yuan (abbreviated as The Council of Agriculture) published the "Defining and Guidelines for the Egg-Friendly Production System" in 2015. In addition to traditional cage feeding methods, it also regulates three friendly breeding methods including grazing, flat feeding and enriched cage feeding. At the same time, in order to encourage transformation, the Council of Agriculture provides low-interest loans of up to 30 million yuan per borrower to farmers who are willing to establish new or transform into an egg-friendly production system.

In the grazing-style layer farm, you can see the scene where the hens are free to move around and happily eat a feast of leaves with a variety of flavors. However, relatively, in a grazing-type layer farm, there will be a situation where hens lay eggs everywhere in the pasture, which makes chicken farmers spend a lot of manpower to pick up eggs scattered around; and more serious is production. Eggs on the ground are easily contaminated, causing health and safety problems for eating eggs. Therefore, it is necessary to find a solution.

Therefore, the purpose of the present invention is to provide an automated grazing egg collection system.

Therefore, the automatic grazing egg collection system of the present invention is suitable for automatically collecting grazing eggs from poultry, and includes: a cage, including a whole egg area, a transfer area, and an egg storage area; and a first conveyor arranged at The egg laying area is used to carry grazing eggs laid by the poultry and automatically transport the grazing eggs to the transfer area; and a second conveyor is arranged in the transfer area, and the first conveyor Of grazing eggs are transferred to the egg storage area.

The effect of the present invention is that the grazing eggs from poultry are automatically transported to the transfer area at regular intervals by the first conveyor, and the second conveyor is used to automatically transfer the grazing eggs to the egg storage area, which can greatly Save the manpower required to collect grazing eggs.

1 to 4, the embodiment of the automatic grazing egg collection system of the present invention is suitable for automatically collecting grazing eggs 9 from poultry (not shown, such as chickens, ducks, ostriches, turkeys, etc.). In this embodiment, the automated grazing egg collection system includes a life egg area 11, a transfer area 12, a cleaning area 13, an egg storage area 14, and a working area for egg farmers to handle grazing eggs. 15 cage 1, a first conveyor 21, a second conveyor 22, a third conveyor 23, a number of induced false eggs 4 (for example, the four induced false eggs 4 shown in Figure 2 or Figure 4 The two induced fake eggs shown are 4), a weight sensor 5, a cover plate 6, a brush 70 for the whole egg area, a brush 71 for a first cleaning area, a water sprayer 72, and a brush for a second cleaning area 73. A disinfectant sprayer 74, and a solar panel 8.

In this embodiment, by arranging these induced fake eggs 4, the present invention can induce poultry to enter the egg laying area 11 to lay eggs so as to prevent poultry from randomly laying eggs in other places. However, in a variation of this embodiment, the number of induced fake eggs 4 can also be only one, and the effect of inducing poultry into the egg laying area 11 to lay eggs can still be achieved to prevent poultry from randomly laying eggs in other places. .

The first conveyor 21 is arranged in the egg laying area 11 and is used to carry the grazing eggs 9 laid by the poultry and automatically transport the carried grazing eggs 9 to the transfer area 12. As shown in FIG. 2, in this embodiment, the first conveyor 21 is a belt conveyor, that is, the first conveyor 21 includes a conveyor belt 211, and the conveyor belt 211 may be, for example, a superfine Made of fiber cloth.

In this embodiment, the appearance of each induced fake egg 4 is similar to the real grazing egg 9 and is fixed on the surface of the conveyor belt 21 and can move along with the conveyor belt 21. In Figure 2, the shape of the induced fake egg 4 and the real grazing egg 9 from the side view are slightly different, just for the convenience of explanation, in fact, the induced fake egg 4 and the real grazing egg 9 are similar in appearance. It can induce poultry to enter the egg laying area 11 to lay eggs. When the first conveyor 21 is stopped (that is, the conveyor belt 211 is not rolling), at least one of the induced fake eggs 4 will always be positioned above the conveyor belt 211, so it can be achieved by positioning on the conveyor belt 211. The inducing false egg 4 above the belt 211 has the effect of inducing poultry to lay eggs on the first conveyor 21. As for the case where the two induced fake eggs 4 are arranged adjacent to each other in the variation of FIG. 4, the induced fake eggs 4 are initially positioned above the conveyor belt 211, and then when the first conveyor 21 operates regularly every day (For example, it can be operated at six o'clock in the evening every day) to transport the grazing eggs laid by poultry (grazing eggs not shown in Figure 4) to the transfer area 12 shown in Figure 3, and the induced fake eggs 4 will interact with the transportation The belt 211 moves together and must return to the top of the conveyor belt 211 again, that is, the conveyor belt 211 runs for exactly one week before stopping, so that the induced fake eggs 4 can be positioned and stopped above the conveyor belt 211 again. The induced false eggs 4 can once again induce the poultry to enter the egg laying area 11 to lay eggs to prevent the poultry from randomly laying eggs in other places.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the second conveyor 22 is arranged in the transfer area 12 and the washing area 13, and transfers the grazing eggs 9 from the first conveyor 21 to the egg storage area 14. In this embodiment, the second conveyor 22 is a screw conveyor as shown in the figure.

As shown in FIG. 2, the weight sensor 5 is arranged under the second conveyor 22 and is electrically connected to the second conveyor 22 and the third conveyor 23. When the grazing eggs 9 from the first conveyor 21 fall onto the second conveyor 22, the weight sensor 5 will sense the weight of the grazing eggs 9 to trigger the second conveyor 22 and the third conveyor 22. The conveyor 23 operates, so that the grazing eggs 9 can be transported to the egg storage area 14.

The cover 6 is opened and closed at the transfer area 12. In this embodiment, the cover 6 is pivotably opened or closed. As shown in FIG. 3, the egg farmer can open the cover 6 to view the grazing eggs 9 being conveyed by the second conveyor 22. Conversely, if the cover 6 is closed, the effect of protecting the grazing eggs 9 being transported by the second conveyor 22 can be achieved, so as to prevent the grazing eggs 9 in the transfer area 12 from being preyed by animals such as rodents.

The egg laying area brush 70 is arranged on the conveyor belt 211 of the first conveyor 21. As shown in Figure 2, in this embodiment, the egg laying area brush 70 is set at one end of the first conveyor 21, and when the first conveyor 21 is running, it can be used to brush away the induced fake eggs. 4 and the poultry excrement on the conveyor belt 211.

As shown in Figure 1, in this embodiment, the second conveyor 22 extends to the cleaning zone 13, and the first cleaning zone brush 71, the water sprayer 72, the second cleaning zone brush 73 and the The disinfectant sprayers 74 are arranged in the cleaning zone 13 and are arranged in sequence along the conveying direction of the second conveyor 22. Therefore, when the grazing eggs 9 are conveyed to the cleaning zone 13 by the second conveyor 22, they can The first cleaning area brush 71 is used to clean the grazing eggs 9 for the first time, and then the grazing eggs 9 are washed with the water sprayer 72, and then the grazing eggs 9 are cleaned by the second cleaning area brush 73. After the second brushing, the disinfectant sprayer 74 is used to spray disinfectant on the grazing eggs 9 to complete the washing and disinfection of the grazing eggs 9 so that the grazing eggs 9 are ready to enter the egg storage area 14.

In this embodiment, since the starting point of the third conveyor 23 is located below the end of the cleaning zone 13, the third conveyor 23 must gradually transport the grazing eggs 9 to a higher position, that is, grazing After the eggs 9 are washed and disinfected, they will first fall down onto the third conveyor 23 and be carried by the third conveyor 23, and then the third conveyor 23 will transport the grazing eggs 9 to a higher position.

As for the solar panel 8, it is set as the roof of the cage 1 and can provide the power required by the first conveyor 21, the second conveyor 22, and the third conveyor 23. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, in this embodiment, the solar panel 8 is inclined to prevent poultry from jumping on the solar panel 8.

In summary, the automatic grazing egg collection system of the present invention has at least the following advantages and effects: (1) The first conveyor 21 automatically transports the grazing eggs 9 from poultry to the transfer area 12 on a daily basis, and then the The second conveyor 22 automatically transfers the grazing eggs 9 to the egg storage area 14, so the manpower required to collect the grazing eggs 9 can be greatly saved; (2) by fixing at least one induced fake egg on the first conveyor 21 4. It can induce poultry to enter the egg laying area 11 to lay eggs to prevent the poultry from randomly laying eggs in other places; (3) The brush 70 in the egg laying area can remove fake eggs 4 and poultry excretion on the conveyor belt 211 (4) Use the weight sensor 5 to sense whether there are grazing eggs 9 falling onto the second conveyor 22, and if so, start the second conveyor 22 to run for a period of time to save power; (5) The cover 6 can be closed to prevent the grazing eggs 9 in the transfer area 12 from being preyed by animals such as rodents, and the cover 6 can also be opened by the egg farmers for inspection of the grazing eggs 9 (6) Washing and disinfecting the grazing eggs 9 by using the first cleaning area brush 71, the water sprayer 72, the second cleaning area brush 73 and the disinfectant sprayer 74 to make the grazing eggs 9 is ready to enter the egg storage area 14; (7) The solar panel 8 is used to supply the power required by the first conveyor 21, the second conveyor 22, the third conveyor 23 and other components without relying on mains electricity ; So it can indeed achieve the purpose of the invention.

However, the above are only examples of the present invention. When the scope of implementation of the present invention cannot be limited by this, all simple equivalent changes and modifications made in accordance with the scope of the patent application of the present invention and the content of the patent specification still belong to Within the scope of the patent for the present invention.

1: cage 11: Egg laying area 12: Transit area 13: Cleaning area 14: Egg storage area 15: Work area 21: The first conveyor 211: Conveyor Belt 22: The second conveyor 23: The third conveyor 4: induce fake eggs 5: Weight sensor 6: Cover 70: Egg laying area brush 71: The first cleaning area brush 72: Sprinkler 73: The second cleaning area brush 74: Disinfectant sprayer 8: Solar panel 9: grazing eggs

Other features and effects of the present invention will be clearly presented in the embodiments with reference to the drawings, in which: Figure 1 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram illustrating an embodiment of the automated grazing egg collection system of the present invention; Figure 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating the embodiment in which four induced fake eggs are fixed on the conveyor belt of the first conveyor; Figure 3 is a perspective schematic diagram illustrating that in this embodiment, part of the cover has been pivotally opened by the egg farmer; and Fig. 4 is a schematic side view illustrating that in a modification of the embodiment, two induced false eggs are fixed on the conveyor belt of the first conveyor.

1: cage

11: Egg laying area

12: Transit area

15: Work area

21: The first conveyor

211: Conveyor Belt

22: The second conveyor

4: induce fake eggs

5: Weight sensor

6: Cover

70: Egg laying area brush

8: Solar panel

9: grazing eggs

Claims (10)

An automated grazing egg collection system, suitable for automated collection of grazing eggs from poultry, and includes: a cage, including a life egg area, a transfer area, and an egg storage area; a first conveyor set on the raw eggs The first conveyor is a belt conveyor including a conveyor belt; and a second conveyor is arranged at the transfer area, and is used to carry the grazing eggs laid by the poultry and automatically transport the grazing eggs to the transfer area. The transfer area, and the grazing eggs from the first conveyor are transferred to the egg storage area; and an induced fake egg is fixed on the surface of the conveyor belt and can move together with the conveyor belt, wherein the The appearance of the induced fake egg is similar to the real egg. When the first conveyor is stopped, the induced fake egg is always positioned above the conveyor belt, so that the induced fake egg can induce the poultry to lay on the first conveyor egg. The automated grazing egg collection system according to claim 1, wherein the conveyor belt is made of microfiber cloth. The automated grazing egg collection system according to claim 1, further comprising an egg laying area brush set on the conveyor belt, wherein the egg laying area brush is used to brush off the induced fake eggs and the conveyor belt Poultry excrement on the ground. The automated grazing egg collection system according to claim 1, wherein the second conveyor is a screw conveyor. The automated grazing egg collection system according to claim 4, further comprising a weight sensor arranged under the second conveyor and connected to the second conveyor. When the grazing egg from the first conveyor drops Fall to the second lose When being transported to the machine, the weight sensor senses the weight of the grazing egg to trigger the operation of the second conveyor to transport the grazing egg to the egg storage area. The automated grazing egg collection system according to claim 1, further comprising a cover plate that can be opened and closed in the transfer area, and the cover plate can be closed to protect the grazing eggs being conveyed by the second conveyor . The automated grazing egg collection system according to claim 1, wherein the cage further includes a cleaning area located between the transfer area and the egg storage area, and the automated grazing egg collection system further includes a cleaning area provided in the cleaning area A first cleaning area brush, a water spray, a second cleaning area brush, and a disinfectant sprayer, wherein the second conveyor extends to the cleaning area, when the grazing eggs are by the second conveyor When transported to the cleaning area, the grazing eggs can be washed and disinfected by the brushes of the first cleaning area, the water sprayer, the brushes of the second cleaning area and the disinfectant sprayer. The automated grazing egg collection system according to claim 1, further comprising a third conveyor arranged in the egg storage area, wherein the third conveyor carries and transports the grazing eggs from the second conveyor. The automated grazing egg collection system according to claim 8, further comprising a solar panel set as the roof of the cage and capable of supplying electricity required by the first conveyor, the second conveyor and the third conveyor, Wherein, the solar panel is inclined to prevent the poultry from jumping on the solar panel. The automated grazing egg collection system according to claim 1, wherein the cage also includes a working area for egg farmers to handle related work of grazing eggs.

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