TWI759987B - Multi-point automatic feeding device - Google Patents

Abstract

A multi-point automatic feeding device is suitable for feeding feed. The multi-point automatic feeding device comprises a track unit, a sliding table unit, a feeder and an actuation system. The track unit has a track surface and a plurality of obstacles detachably arranged on the track surface. The sliding table unit includes a sliding table, a plurality of rotating members rotatably arranged on the sliding table and movable along the track surface, and a driver capable of driving the rotating members to rotate. The feeder is driven by the sliding table unit, and the feeder has a filling space suitable for accommodating the feed and a lower opening. The actuating system is used to control the sliding table unit to travel or not to travel, and when the sliding table unit travels to one of the obstacles, the feeder is subjected to the force of road shaking to make the feed fall from the lower opening.

Description

Multi-point automatic feeding device

The present invention relates to a feeding device, in particular to a multi-point automatic feeding device.

The problem of the depletion of natural fish sources has gradually turned aquaculture fisheries into the focus of the global aquaculture industry. At present, the catches of aquaculture fisheries in the world have exceeded those of natural fisheries. By artificial breeding, it is possible to ensure the stability of the global marine ecology and take into account the food supply. The problem lies in How to improve the efficiency of aquaculture fisheries. Aquatic organisms such as fish or shrimp may gather in the same place and compete for food, resulting in weaker aquatic organisms unable to obtain sufficient feeding opportunities and stagnant growth, resulting in lower fish catches. In addition, if the feed is fed excessively, it will not only cause waste of feed, increase the cost of breeding, but also seriously pollute the water quality and substrate, accelerate the deterioration of the substrate, easily lead to the spread of diseases, and reduce the survival rate of organisms. Therefore, how to effectively disperse feeding has become a technical issue that the industry in the related technical field is eager to solve.

Therefore, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a multi-point automatic feeding device that can be distributed and fed.

Therefore, the multi-point automatic feeding device of the present invention is suitable for feeding feed. The multi-point automatic feeding device includes a track unit, a sliding table unit, a feeder and an actuating system.

The track unit has a track surface and a plurality of obstacles detachably arranged on the track surface. The sliding table unit can travel along the track surface, and the sliding table unit includes a sliding table, a plurality of rotating parts rotatably disposed on the sliding table and movable along the track surface, and a sliding table unit driven by electricity to drive the sliding table. A drive that waits for the rotating part to turn. The feeder is driven by the sliding table unit to move relative to the track unit. The feeder has a filling space suitable for accommodating the feed and a lower opening communicating with the filling space and the outside. The actuating system is used to control the sliding table unit to travel or not to travel, and when the sliding table unit travels to one of the obstacles, the feeder is subjected to the force of road shaking to make the feed fall from the lower opening.

The effect of the present invention is that: by setting the obstacles on the track surface, when the sliding table unit travels to one of the obstacles, the feeder is subjected to the shaking force of the road surface, so that the feed automatically flows from the lower opening Falling, it has the function of multi-point automatic feeding and scattered feeding, which can avoid the problem of uneven feeding caused by the concentrated rush of creatures.

Before the present invention is described in detail, it should be noted that in the following description, similar elements are designated by the same reference numerals.

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 3 , a first embodiment of the multi-point automatic feeding device of the present invention is suitable for installation in an aquaculture facility 9 such as a large FRP (fiber-reinforced plastic) drum and used for the aquaculture facility 9 For feeding feed 91 , the multi-point automatic feeding device includes a track unit 1 , a sliding table unit 2 , a feeder 3 and an actuating system 4 .

The track unit 1 is suitable for being detachably installed on the top surface of the aquaculture facility 9, and the track unit 1 in the first embodiment is connected head to tail and forms a circular track. The track unit 1 has an annular base wall 101 , two blocking walls 102 extending upward from the left and right sides of the base wall 101 respectively along a height direction H, and a plurality of detachable walls 101 disposed on the base wall 101 . obstacles 12. The base wall 101 is formed with a track surface 103 in a closed loop for the obstacle 12 to be disposed. The obstacles 12 are respectively a kind of bumps higher than the track surface 103, but in other variations, each of the obstacles 12 can also be a concave hole or a combination of a plurality of thick line segments, whereby the The track surface 103 is formed with a plurality of spaced shaking sections, and the obstacles 12 are detachably mounted on the track surface 103 to facilitate the adjustment of their positions. Preferably, the track unit 1 includes several detachably combined guide rails 11, so that the track unit 1 can be combined into a square, a straight line or other shapes according to the shape of the aquaculture facility 9, and in this In the detachable design, each of the obstacles 12 can also be integrally formed with one of the guide rails 11 , and the position can be changed through any combination of the guide rails 11 , so the use variability is high. Each of the guide rails 11 has a first buckle portion 111 and a second buckle portion 112 opposite to the first buckle portion 111 . The first buckle portion 111 of each guide rail 11 is used for buckles The base wall 101 and the blocking walls 102 are formed after the guide rails 11 are assembled on the second buckling portion 112 of the adjacent guide rails 11 .

The sliding table unit 2 can travel along the track surface 103 , and is limited to travel on the track surface 103 by the baffle walls 102 , and will not escape from the track unit 1 . The sliding table unit 2 includes a sliding table 21 , a plurality of rotating members 22 rotatably disposed on the sliding table 21 and movable along the track surface 103 , and a driver driven by electricity to drive the rotating members 22 to rotate 23. A battery pack 24 for supplying power to the driver 23 , and a charging board 25 electrically connected to the battery pack 24 for charging the battery pack 24 . Each of the rotating members 22 in the first embodiment is a roller, and the driver 23 is a motor. Preferably, the charging board 25 charges the battery pack 24 by means of wireless charging. By setting a charging station 13 on the rail unit 1, it can return to the charging station 13 for wireless charging during the standby period. In a modification, the charging plate 25 can also be charged by a solar charging method.

The feeder 3 is driven by the sliding table unit 2 to move relative to the track unit 1. The feeder 3 in the first embodiment is installed on the inner side of the sliding table 21 close to the aquaculture facility 9. In other variations Among them, the feeder 3 can also be connected in series on the rear side of the sliding table unit 2 as long as it can be driven by the sliding table 21 . The feeder 3 includes a main body 31 , a funnel 32 and an outer cover 33 , the main body 31 defines a filling space 310 suitable for accommodating the feed 91 , the main body 31 also has a top side connected to the The upper opening 311 of the filling space 310 and the outside world. The funnel 32 is disposed on the bottom side of the main body 31 and communicated with the filling space 310. The funnel 32 has a translation section 321 and a lower opening 322 located at the end of the translation section 321 and communicated with the outside world. The arrangement of the translation section 321 can prevent the feed 91 from falling naturally from the lower opening 322 due to gravity. Preferably, the body 31 and the funnel 32 are integrally formed. The outer cover 33 is detachably disposed on the main body 31 and covers the upper opening 311 . By opening the outer cover 33 , the feed 91 can be replenished into the filling space 310 .

Referring to FIG. 1 , FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 , the actuating system 4 is used to control the sliding table unit 2 to travel or not to travel. The actuating system 4 includes at least one electromagnet 41 disposed on the base wall 101 of the track unit 1 , a magnetic member 42 disposed on the sliding table 21 and used to attract the electromagnet 41 , and a magnet 42 connected to the electromagnet 41 is the main control unit 43 provided in the same place of the track unit 1 . The electromagnet 41 is electrically connected to a power source 5 , and the number of the electromagnet 41 in the first embodiment is one. The main control unit 43 has a timer 431. The timer 431 in the first embodiment is a rotary timer and is connected between the electromagnet 41 and the power supply 5. The timer 431 can be set to two types time, and can be used to control the time when the electromagnet 41 is de-energized and energized. The driver 23 of the first embodiment is constantly kept in the state of being powered on and rotating during the standby time when it is not fed.

Referring to FIGS. 3 to 5 , before the timer 431 reaches the first time, the electromagnet 41 is always in a standby state of being powered on. The electromagnet 41 generates a magnetic force and attracts the magnetic member 42 to make the slide table 21 cannot move. When the timer 431 reaches the first time, the timer 431 will cut off the electrical connection between the power supply 5 and the electromagnet 41 so that the electromagnet 41 is non-conductive and has no magnetic force. The magnetic element 42 does not attract each other, and the driver 23 drives the rotating elements 22 to move the sliding table 21 , so that the sliding table unit 2 and the feeder 3 travel on the track unit 1 . As shown in FIG. 5 , when the sliding table unit 2 travels to one of the obstacles 12 , the rotating members 22 will vibrate due to the height difference passing through the obstacle 12 , thereby causing the feeder 3 to be shaken. The rebound force causes the feed 91 to automatically fall down from the lower opening 322 , thereby achieving the effect of multi-point automatic feeding, which can disperse feeding. In a variation of the first embodiment, the feeder 3 can push the feed 91 through a peristaltic motor (not shown in the figure), so that the feed can be fed quantitatively, or it can also be pushed through a screw-shaped channel with a motor. Squeezing the feed 91 can also achieve the effect of quantitative feeding. When the timer 431 reaches the second time, the electrical connection between the power supply 5 and the electromagnet 41 is re-connected, so that the electromagnet 41 and the magnetic member 42 attract each other and return to the state where the slide table 21 does not travel.

In this way, the operator can determine the feeding start time and the end feeding time as long as the timer 431 sets the time when the electromagnet 41 is powered off and on, and the sliding table unit 2 will start to travel according to the feeding start time. , and along the track surface 103 and when passing through the road section with the obstacles 12 , the feeder 3 will automatically feed the feed 91 . Then, the sliding table unit 2 will end feeding according to the feeding end time and return to the standby state.

As shown in FIG. 1 , preferably, the charging station 13 and the main control unit 43 are located at the same place, so that the sliding table unit 2 can be charged while returning to the main control unit 43 for standby.

Referring to FIG. 6 , in other variations, the track unit 1 ′ can also be designed as a linear track and installed on the bank of a large-scale cultivation pond. The rail unit 1 ′ has a proximal end 104 and a distal end 105 oppositely disposed in a longitudinal direction L. As shown in FIG. The actuation system 4 has two electromagnets 41 adjacent to the proximal end 104 and the distal end 105, respectively. The main control unit 43 includes two timers 431 for controlling the power-off and power-on of the electromagnets 41 respectively. By controlling the power-off or power-on of the electromagnets 41 , the slide unit 2 can be fed in a single trip or back and forth between the proximal end 104 and the distal end 105 . In yet another variation, referring to FIG. 5 , the charging board 25 can also be omitted, as long as the battery is replaced when the battery pack 24 is out of power, and the battery pack 24 can even be omitted, as long as the driver 23 is directly connected A power supply (not shown) can also provide power to the driver 23 .

Referring to FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, it is a second embodiment of the multi-point automatic feeding device of the present invention. The second embodiment is similar to the first embodiment, and the main differences are:

The rail unit 1 ″ omits the blocking walls 102 (see FIG. 3 ), and a magnetic rail 14 extending in the same direction as the base wall 101 is provided on the rail surface 103 . 42 is a magnetic force attracted by the magnetic rail 14 , and the magnetic force is smaller than the driving force of the driver 23 , so that the sliding table 21 can be restricted to travel on the track surface 103 .

The charging board 25 is relocated on the top side of the sliding table 21 and uses solar energy to charge the battery pack 24 , which is suitable for outdoor or indoor aquaculture with lighting.

The actuating system 4 omits the electromagnet 41 (see FIG. 3 ), and the main control unit 43 controls the power-on and power-off of the driver 23 in a digital control manner. The slide unit 2 further includes a slide control unit 26 for driving the driver 23 , the slide control unit 26 is electrically connected to the battery pack 24 and the driver 23 , and has a communication module 261 and a The control module 262 of the driver 23 is driven. The main control unit 43 is signally connected to the slide control unit 26. The main control unit 43 omits the timer 431 (see FIG. 1), and has an input module 432 for setting a feeding time, an input module 432 for receiving the A processing module 433 that generates an activation request according to the feeding time, and a communication module 434 that receives the activation request and transmits an activation signal to the slide control unit 26, preferably, the input module Group 432 is a touch panel. The communication module 261 of the slide control unit 26 receives the turn-on signal and transmits the turn-on signal to the control module 262 , and the control module 262 drives the driver 23 to rotate, so that the slide unit 2 starts to travel and enables The feeder 3 feeds the feed. The input module 432 is also used to set a stop time. The processing module 433 receives the stop time and generates a shutdown request according to the stop time. The communication module 434 of the main control unit 43 receives the shutdown request and sends a shutdown request. The signal is sent to the communication module 261 of the slide control unit 26, and the communication module 261 of the slide control unit 26 transmits the closing signal to the control module 262, and the control module 262 drives the driver 23 to stop rotating, so that the The slide unit 2 stops and stops feeding the feed 91 .

It should be noted that, in this second embodiment, in addition to setting the feeding time and the stopping time in the input module 432 of the main control unit 43, the communication module 434 of the main control unit 43 can also communicate with a smart The mobile device 8 is connected with a signal, and the smart mobile device 8 outputs the feeding time and the stopping time. The processing module 433 receives the feeding time from the smart mobile device 8 through the communication module 434 of the main control unit 43 Similar to the stop time, the functions of multi-point automatic feeding and distributed feeding can also be achieved, and the second embodiment does not require constant rotation of the driver 23 , which saves electricity and has the convenience of remote control.

In addition, the rail unit 1 ″ of the second embodiment can also omit the guide rails 11 (see FIG. 2 ), and set the magnetic rails 14 and the obstacles 12 (see FIG. 2 ) directly on the aquatic product The top surface of the breeding facility 9 can also restrict the sliding table unit 2 from traveling along the track unit 1 ″.

Referring to FIG. 9, it is a third embodiment of the multi-point automatic feeding device of the present invention. The third embodiment is similar to the second embodiment, and the main differences are:

The track unit 1 ″ omits the magnetic rail 14 (see FIG. 7 ), the track unit 1 ″ has a groove 113 extending downward from the track surface 103 along the height direction H, and the groove 113 has a A small groove 114 is opened on the track surface 103 , and a large groove 115 extends downward from the small groove 114 and has a larger inner diameter than the small groove 114 . The sliding table unit 2 further includes a limiting member 27 movably disposed on the bottom of the sliding table 21 and hooked to the groove 113 , and the limiting member 27 has a movably accommodated in the groove 113 . The head portion 271 of the large groove portion 115 and a rod portion 272 extending upward from the head portion 271 and passing through the small groove portion 114 and connected to the sliding table 21 are movably inserted by the limiting member 27 In the groove 113 , the sliding table 21 is constrained to travel along the track surface 103 .

To sum up, the multi-point automatic feeding device of the present invention sets the obstacles 12 on the track surface 103, so that when the sliding table unit 2 travels to one of the obstacles 12, the feeder 3 is shaken by the road surface The feed 91 is automatically dropped by the force of the force, which has the functions of multi-point automatic feeding and scattered feeding, which can avoid the problem of uneven feeding caused by the concentrated rush of creatures. The table control unit 26 controls whether the sliding table 21 runs or not, and the overall structure is simple and easy to install. Therefore, the object of the present invention can indeed be achieved.

However, the above are only examples of the present invention, and should not limit the scope of implementation of the present invention. Any simple equivalent changes and modifications made according to the scope of the patent application of the present invention and the contents of the patent specification are still included in the scope of the present invention. within the scope of the invention patent.

1, 1', 1'': track unit 101: Base Wall 102: retaining wall 103: Track Surface 104: Proximal 105: Remote 11: Rails 111: The first buckle part 112: The second buckle part 113: groove 114: Small groove 115: Big groove 12: Obstacles 13: Charging Station 14: Magnetic rails 2: Slide unit 21: Slider 22: Turning parts 23: Drive 24: battery pack 25: Charging Pad 26: Slide control unit 261: Communication module 262: Control Module 27: Limiter 271: Head 272: Rod 3: Feeder 31: Ontology 310: Fill Space 311: upper opening 32: Funnel 321: translation segment 322: Lower opening 33: Outer cover 4: Actuation system 41: Electromagnet 42: Magnetic parts 43: Main control unit 431: Timer 432: Input module 433: Processing Modules 434: Communication Module 5: Power L: length direction H: height direction 8: Smart Mobile Devices 9: Aquaculture Facilities 91: Feed

Other features and effects of the present invention will be clearly presented in the embodiments with reference to the drawings, wherein: 1 is a schematic top view of the first embodiment of the multi-point automatic feeding device of the present invention installed in an aquaculture facility; Figure 2 is an incomplete top view of a track unit of the first embodiment; 3 is an incomplete cross-sectional view of the first embodiment installed in the aquaculture facility, and the actuation system of the first embodiment has an electromagnet installed on the track unit and fixed on a slide unit a magnetic element; FIG. 4 is a circuit block diagram illustrating that the electromagnet is electrically connected to a power source through a timer; FIG. 5 is a view similar to FIG. 3 with the slide unit traveling to one of the obstacles of the track unit; 6 is a schematic top view illustrating a variation of the track unit; 7 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the second embodiment of the multi-point automatic feeding device of the present invention; 8 is a circuit block diagram illustrating a main control unit of the actuation system and a slide control unit of the slide unit; and 9 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the third embodiment of the multi-point automatic feeding device of the present invention.

1: Track Unit

103: Track Surface

12: Obstacles

2: Slide unit

21: Slider

22: Turning parts

23: Drive

24: battery pack

25: Charging Pad

3: Feeder

31: Ontology

310: Fill Space

32: Funnel

321: translation segment

322: Lower opening

33: Outer cover

4: Actuation system

42: Magnetic parts

H: height direction

9: Aquaculture Facilities

91: Feed

Claims (10)

A multi-point automatic feeding device suitable for feeding feed, the multi-point automatic feeding device comprises: a track unit having a track surface and a plurality of obstacles detachably arranged on the track surface; A sliding table unit, which can travel along the track surface, the sliding table unit includes a sliding table, a plurality of rotating parts rotatably arranged on the sliding table and movable along the track surface, and a sliding table unit driven by electric power. drives for the rotation of such rotating elements; a feeder, driven by the sliding table unit to move relative to the track unit, the feeder has a filling space suitable for accommodating the feed and a lower opening communicating with the filling space and the outside; and An actuating system is used to control the sliding table unit to drive or not to drive, and when the sliding table unit travels to one of the obstacles, the feeder is subjected to the force of road shaking, so that the feed falls from the lower opening. The multi-point automatic feeding device according to claim 1, wherein the actuating system comprises at least one electromagnet disposed on the track unit, and a magnetic member disposed on the sliding table and used to attract the electromagnet, And a main control unit, the main control unit is used to control the electromagnet to be energized or de-energized, when the electromagnet is energized, it will attract with the magnetic piece so that the sliding table unit does not run, when the electromagnet is de-energized , the electromagnet and the magnetic piece do not attract each other, and the sliding table unit travels on the track unit. The multi-point automatic feeding device of claim 2, wherein the track units are connected end to end to form the track surface of a closed loop, and the actuation system has the electromagnet. The multi-point automatic feeding device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the main control unit has a timer, and the timer is used to control the power-off and power-on time of the electromagnet. The multi-point automatic feeding device according to claim 2, wherein the sliding table unit further comprises a sliding table control unit for driving the driver, and the multi-point automatic feeding device further comprises a sliding table control unit connected with the sliding table control unit. A main control unit connected by a signal, the main control unit has an input module for setting a feeding time, a processing module for receiving the feeding time and generating a start request according to the feeding time, and a receiving the feeding time An activation request is sent and an activation signal is sent to the communication module of the sliding table control unit, and the sliding table control unit drives the driver when receiving the activation signal. The multi-point automatic feeding device according to claim 5, wherein the communication module of the main control unit is further used for signal connection with a smart mobile device, the smart mobile device outputs the feeding time, and the processing module also The feeding time is received from the smart mobile device through the communication module. The multi-point automatic feeding device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the track unit comprises a plurality of guide rails that are detachably combined, each of the guide rails has a first buckle portion and a second buckle portion, each The first buckling portion of the guide rail is used for being buckled with the second buckling portion of the adjacent guide rail, and the guide rails are combined to form the track surface. The multi-point automatic feeding device according to claim 1, wherein the track unit has a base wall and two blocking walls extending upward along a height direction from two opposite sides of the base wall, the base walls form There is the track surface, and the baffle walls are used to limit the sliding table to travel on the track surface. The multi-point automatic feeding device according to claim 1, wherein the slide unit further comprises a battery pack for supplying power to the driver, and a charging board for charging the battery pack. The multi-point automatic feeding device according to claim 1, wherein the feeder comprises a body, a funnel and an outer cover, the body surrounds and defines the filling space, the funnel has the lower opening and is disposed on the body The bottom side of the cover is communicated with the filling space, and the outer cover is detachably disposed on the body.

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