WO2018145618A1

WO2018145618A1 - Automatic feeding device

Info

Publication number: WO2018145618A1
Application number: PCT/CN2018/075348
Authority: WO
Inventors: 曹建胜
Original assignee: 曹建胜
Priority date: 2017-02-07
Filing date: 2018-02-06
Publication date: 2018-08-16
Also published as: CN106804451A; CN106804451B; CN107912320A; CN108157205B; CN107912320B; CN108157205A

Abstract

Provided is a feeding device comprising a bucket (7) for filling feed; a motor (6), which provides rotational power to a rotating auger (1); and the rotation auger (1), which transfers the feed in the bucket (7) to a feeding basin (8) for consumption by the livestock, characterized by futher comprising a de-arching vibration device (2), one part of which is located in an area of the bucket (7) where the feed easily tends to arch and the other part of which is connected to the rotation auger (1). The de-arching vibration device (2) uses the rotation of the rotation auger (1) to achieve a continuous vibration of parts thereof located in the area where the feed easily tends to arch, thereby preventing the feed from arching in the bucket (7).

Description

Automatic feeder

Technical field

The present invention relates to a feeder for feeding animals, and more particularly to a feeder.

Background technique

The existing pot feeders mainly include a rotating auger for conveying feed, a motor for powering the rotary auger, a bucket for feeding the feed, and a feeding bowl. The rotating auger in the drum introduces the feed into the feeding bowl for feeding livestock, such as pigs.

However, there is a problem with the use of this feeder over a long period of time: arching - the formation of agglomerates of feed on the wall of the tank cannot be easily removed. After a long time, there will be the following problems:

First, the longer the time, the more space the arch will occupy, and the lesser the feed that can be effectively used, resulting in lower feed efficiency.

Secondly, the amount of feed eaten by pigs or other livestock will be less than the amount of calculation due to the presence of arches, thus affecting the growth rate of pigs or other livestock.

Finally, the arched feed is prone to moisture and even mildew due to prolonged use. If eaten by pigs or other livestock, it may cause diarrhea or other diseases.

Due to the large number of basin feeders used in large farms, it is not possible to remove them manually. Therefore, the invention of the arching device has also appeared. It is known to the applicant that the structure of the arching device is relatively simple, and a wire rope is mainly arranged on the rotating rod of the rotating auger, and both ends of the wire rope are fixed on the rotating wire. On the dragon, the rotating wire rope is used to make the curved wire rope mix the feed.

However, the de-arching device of this structure is not effective, and has the following reasons: 1. The area to be arched is limited, and the energy of destruction cannot be transmitted to the arches above or below it. 2. The wire rope has greater damage to the arching energy only when it is rotated at a high speed, so it is necessary to use a motor with a larger power, resulting in an increase in equipment cost and use cost. 3. After long-term use, the curved shape formed by the wire rope will change, and it may become longer and damage the barrel, or it may become shorter and cannot act on the arched area. 4. After using for a long time, due to wear and tear, the metal wire may fall, affecting the normal operation of the equipment, and even causing diseases after the pig has eaten.

Therefore, the existing pot feeders do not have a more efficient, low-energy and safe de-arching device.

Summary of the invention

The present invention contemplates a feeder that solves the technical problem that the prior basin feeder does not have a more efficient, low energy and safe de-arching device.

In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention adopts the following scheme:

An automatic feeder characterized in that it comprises

a bucket (7) for filling dry feed;

a rotating auger (1) which conveys the dry feed in the drum (7) to the lower nozzle device (3) by rotation;

a motor (6) that provides rotational power to the rotating auger (1);

a nozzle device (3) connected to the outlet end of the tank (7) for feeding a separate feed of dry feed, water, dry feed and water or a mixture of dry feed and water into the feed basin (8); "Separately independent" means that the dry feed and water are not mixed.

a feeding bowl (8) for containing a dry feed, water or a mixture of dry feed and water for consumption by livestock;

a control unit that activates or shuts down the motor (1) to deliver dry feed, and/or activates or shuts off water delivery to the lower nozzle device (3) or feed bowl (8);

a control panel connected to the control unit for setting the amount of dry feed and the delivery time per unit time of the motor (1), and/or the amount of water delivered and the delivery time per unit time of the waterway;

A de-arc vibration device (2), one of which is located in the easy-to-arch area of the feed in the drum (7), the other part of which is fixedly connected to the rotating auger (1), and the arching vibration device (2) utilizes the rotation The rotation of the auger (1) causes its components located in the easy-to-arch area of the feed to continuously vibrate along the axial direction of the rotating auger (1), thereby avoiding the arching of dry feed in the drum (7).

The control unit can activate or deactivate the motor (1) to deliver dry feed and/or water transport water by means of a trigger signal. When the control unit detects the turn-on trigger signal, the motor (1) is turned on to deliver the dry feed and/or the water transport water is turned on. The turn-on trigger signal may be generated by the animal trigger sensor generating an turn-on trigger signal, the timer timing generating an open trigger signal, or manually inputting the turn-on trigger signal by a control switch.

Among them, the sensor includes but is not limited to a photosensitive sensor, a pressure sensor, an ultrasonic distance measuring sensor, and a touch switch. The photosensitive sensor can select an infrared sensor, and when the animal is close to the feeder, the infrared sensor is triggered, and the control unit automatically determines that the animal needs to feed according to the trigger signal generated by the infrared sensor to turn on the motor (1) to transport the dry feed and/or to open the water transport water; Similarly, when the animal triggers a pressure sensor on the feed basin (8) or a pressure sensor around the feed bowl (8) (the pressure sensor is triggered by the pig's mouth or pig's trotter), the control unit also determines that the animal needs to eat. Turning on the motor (1) to transport the dry feed and/or to open the water transporting water; the ultrasonic distance measuring sensor detects that the livestock (pig) is triggered when the distance from the feeding bowl (8) is not greater than a preset value, and the control unit triggers according to the start The signal automatically determines that the animal needs to eat and turn on the motor (1) to deliver dry feed and/or to open water to deliver water.

When the animal leaves the feeder or leaves the feeder for a distance, the sensor is not triggered by the animal, the sensor sends a shutdown trigger signal to the control unit, and the control unit turns off the motor (1) to deliver dry feed and/or to close the water delivery water. For example, the livestock (pig) is far from the feeder and the pressure sensor is not responding.

The timer periodically generates a trigger signal, and the timer automatically sends an open trigger signal to the control unit every preset time N, and the control unit turns on the motor (1) to deliver the dry feed and/or open the water transport water according to the turn-on trigger signal; The interval time N can be set according to the feeding interval of the livestock; after the motor (1) and/or the water running one end time M, the timer automatically sends a closing trigger signal to the control unit, and the control unit turns off the motor according to the closing trigger signal (1) ) transport dry feed and / or shut off water transport water, N>M.

In addition, there may also be a control panel with a switch for controlling the starting or closing of the motor (1) and a switch for starting or closing the water circuit. Manually starting one or two of the above switches may generate a trigger signal and turn on The motor (1) delivers dry feed and/or opens water to deliver water. Conversely, manually turning off one or both of the above switches can generate a shutdown trigger signal.

The control components of the above waterway include a valve or/and a water pump, and the control unit can control the output of the drinking water by selecting a control valve, controlling the water pump, or simultaneously controlling any one of the water pump and the valve. The water circuit can be located at the output of the feeder on the lower nozzle device (3) or on the feed basin (8). When placed on the feed bowl (8), the mixing of the dry feed and water is carried out in the feed bowl (8). Of course, the mixing of the dry feed and the water is carried out in the feeding bowl (8), and the dry feed and the water can be separately fed into the feeding bowl through the dry feed line and the water line of the lower nozzle device (3). In the implementation.

Further, the de-arching vibration device (2) comprises two components: a de-arching vibrating member (21) and a rotating jacking member (20), and the rotating jacking member (20) is fixed on the rotating auger (1) And a jacking object is provided, and the bottom of the arching vibration component (21) is provided with the jacked object; during the rotation of the rotating jacking component (20), when the jacking object contacts the jacked object, the arching vibration is performed. The component (21) is lifted; when the jacking object leaves the jacked object, the arching vibration component (21) is reset by its own gravity or resetting member.

Further, the jacking object is any one of a roller, a bearing or a protrusion; the jacked object is any one of a roller, a bearing or a protrusion; when the jacking object and the jacked object are jacked up When all are protrusions, at least one of the protrusions is a surface arcuate protrusion.

Further, the de-arching vibration device (2) comprises two components: a de-arching vibrating member (21) and a rotating jacking member (20), and the rotating jacking member (20) is fixed on the rotating auger (1) And an eccentric wheel (29) is connected as the jacking object, and the eccentric wheel (29) moves at the bottom of the de-arching vibrating member (21); when the axis of the eccentric (29) is to the arching vibrating member (21) When the vertical distance of the bottom gradually becomes larger, the de-arching vibrating member (21) is lifted; when the vertical distance of the axis of the eccentric (29) to the bottom of the de-arching vibrating member (21) gradually becomes smaller, the arching is performed. The vibrating member (21) is reset by its own gravity or by a resetting member.

Further, the de-arching vibrating member (21) is provided with a rotating auger insertion hole (22) into which a rotating rod (11) of the rotating auger (1) is partially inserted, the rotating auger (1) During operation, the rotating rod (11) is displaced relative to the rotating auger insertion hole (22), and the manner in which the auger is inserted into the hole (22) serves as a limit to the movement of the arching vibrating member (21).

Further, the de-arching vibration member (21) is further provided with an extension structure (211) near the inner wall portion of the barrel (7), and the extension structure (211) is above the barrel (7) or the barrel (7). ) extends below or at the same time to the upper and lower sides of the tank (7) to increase the effect of arching.

Further, the lower nozzle device (3) includes a dry feed line (37) and a water line (38), and the dry feed line (37) and the water line (38) are independent of each other to dry feed and Water is fed into the feed basin (8) for mixing; or the dry feed line (37) and the water line (38) are interconnected to mix dry feed and water in the lower nozzle device (3) Then feed it into the feeding bowl (8).

Further, the control unit realizes the adjustment of the dryness and the wetness of the feed by:

In a mode, the control unit turns off the water pump or the water pump of the waterway, so that the water intake amount of the feeding basin is zero during the unit time, and the control unit controls the rotating auger (1) to make the feeding nozzle The device (3) separately outputs the dry feed, and at this time, the feed in the feeding bowl (8) has the largest dryness;

Mode b, the control unit turns off the motor, the control unit makes the water intake amount of the feeding basin per unit time greater than zero, and the feeding basin (8) is completely drinking water of the livestock;

Mode c: After the control unit simultaneously turns on the motor (6) and the waterway, when the humidity of the mixed feed in the feeding bowl (8) is increased, the amount of water entering per unit time is increased, and the amount of dry feed entering per unit time is reduced or At the same time increase the amount of water entering and reduce the amount of dry feed entering per unit time;

Mode d, after the control unit simultaneously opens the motor (6) and the waterway valve and the water pump, when the dryness of the mixed feed in the feeding bowl (8) is increased, the amount of water entering the unit time is increased, and the unit is increased. The amount of dry feed that enters at a time or both reduces the amount of water entering per unit time and increases the amount of dry feed that enters per unit of time.

The above methods are based on the following facts: 1. The control unit increases the rotational speed of the rotating auger by controlling the increase of the rotational speed of the motor. As a result, the dry feed entering the lower nozzle device per unit time increases; otherwise, it decreases. 2. The control unit controls the valves and pumps on the waterway. 3. In mode c and mode d, when "increasing (reducing) the amount of water entering the unit nozzle (3) per unit time" is mentioned separately, the amount of dry feed entering the unit nozzle (3) per unit time does not change. Similarly, when the method of increasing and decreasing the amount of dry feed entering the unit time (3) per unit time is mentioned separately in the mode c and the mode d, the amount of water entering the unit nozzle (3) per unit time does not change. .

Further, the control unit automatically arranges the sequential manners of mode a, mode b, mode c, and mode d according to the age characteristics of the livestock, and stops the motor and the water pump for N minutes after each mode is completed, and then waits for the livestock. Eat, avoid feed or water not being eaten and not fresh.

The above dietary characteristics according to the age of the animals means that the livestock (for example, pigs) eats a relatively thin feed at the time of birth, and consumes a relatively dry feed when the age is older. Therefore, piglets born shortly use c; when the piglets grow to a certain age, they are adjusted to mode d.

Mode b enables a separate function of feeding water to livestock. The feeder also has the function of feeding water. Of course, in a broad sense, feeding water is also part of feeding.

In addition, the ordering of the modes includes not only the ordering between different modes, for example, the mode b after the mode d, and the sorting between the same modes, such as the 2 hour continuation mode c after the mode c. Of course, if the previous method has already set the valve size, motor speed and pump pressure, the same method does not need to adjust the above parameters again, just maintain the previous mode parameters.

Compared with the conventional feeder, the feeder of the invention has the following beneficial effects:

(1) The de-arching vibration device of the present invention uses the rotation of the rotary auger to realize continuous vertical or horizontal vibration of the components located in the easy-to-arch area of the feed, and the energy is transmitted upwards and/or downwards to the entire material. The arch in the bucket is cleared.

(2) The present invention adds a wear gear to the rotating rod so that it can be combined with the spiral blade and the multiple abrasive grooves at the mixing end to finely grind the feed to improve the taste of the pig or livestock.

(3) The de-arching blade of the de-arching auxiliary device of the present invention is used for clearing the arch in the end of the receiving funnel, and avoiding the formation of an arching blockage passage in the receiving funnel end.

(4) In the present invention, the first mixing blade and the second mixing blade of the pusher mixing rod are further mixed and moved toward the edge of the mixing plate, and the mixed feed moved to the edge of the mixing plate is pushed. The blade is pushed out into the feeding bowl to prevent the mixed feed from accumulating on the mixing plate and blocking the discharge end.

(5) The present invention sets the electrode A at a position higher than the electrode B. When the mixed feed covers the electrode A, a closed loop is formed, and the control unit receives the loop closing signal to automatically stop the motor to deliver the dry material and Close the valve to deliver drinking water. Conversely, when the control unit does not detect the loop closure signal, it will start the motor to deliver the dry material and start the valve to deliver drinking water to achieve the accuracy of water delivery and feeding.

(6) In order to ensure the accuracy of the detection of the mixture in the feed basin, the feed basin is provided as a plurality of zones, and each zone is provided with an electrode B, which is ensured by a plurality of closed loop designs in the feed basin The accuracy of food detection.

DRAWINGS

Figure 1: Schematic diagram of the first structure of the rotating auger of the feeder of the present invention;

Figure 2 is a schematic view showing the second structure of the rotary auger of the feeder of the present invention;

Figure 3 is a first structural schematic view of the de-arching vibration device of the feeder of the present invention;

Figure 4: Working principle diagram in Figure 3;

Figure 5 is a second structural schematic view of the de-arching vibration device of the feeder of the present invention;

Figure 6 is a schematic view showing the structure of a de-arching vibrating member of the feeder of the present invention;

Figure 7 is a schematic view showing the structure of an extended structure in the present invention;

Figure 8 is a first structural schematic view of the lower nozzle device of the feeder of the present invention;

Figure 9 is a schematic view showing the second structure of the lower nozzle device of the feeder of the present invention;

Figure 10: Top view of the pusher mixing rod of the feeder of the present invention;

Figure 11 is a side view of the pusher mixing rod of the feeder of the present invention;

Figure 12 is a schematic view showing the structure of the de-arching auxiliary device of the feeder of the present invention;

Figure 13 is a schematic view showing the structure and circuit connection of the feeding bowl of the feeder of the present invention;

Figure 14 is a schematic view of the touch switch of the feeder of the present invention when it is not touched;

Figure 15 is a schematic view of the touch switch of the feeder of the present invention when it is touched;

Figure 16: Schematic diagram of the detecting device of the feeder of the present invention when it is not activated;

Figure 17 is a schematic view showing the detecting device of the feeder of the present invention activated;

Figure 18 is a schematic view showing the first structure of the feeder of the present invention;

Figure 19 is a schematic view showing the second structure of the feeder of the present invention;

Figure 20 is a schematic view showing the third structure of the feeder of the present invention.

Description of the reference signs:

1—rotating auger; 11—rotating rod; 12—spiral blade; 13—water supply channel; 14—wearing gear; 2—de-arching vibration device; 20—rotating jacking member; 21—de-arching vibration component; - extension structure; 2111 - extension rod; 2112 - spiral cutting ring; 22 - rotating auger insertion hole; 23 - blocking piece; 24 - projection; 25 - rolling member; 26 - rotating rod fixing sleeve; ; 28—feeding port; 29—eccentric wheel; 291—joint bearing; 3—feeding nozzle device; 31—feeding funnel end; 32—mixing end; 33—discharging end; 34—abrasive trough; - water inlet; 36 - mixing plate; 37 - dry feed line; 38 - water line; 4 - push material mixing rod; 41 - rod body; 42 - pusher blade; 43 - first mixing blade; Second mixing blade; 5 - de-arching auxiliary device; 51 - de-arching auxiliary platform; 52 - de-arching blade; 53 - fixing sleeve; 6 - motor; 7 - barrel; 71 - bracket; Bowl; 81 - support rod; 82 - electrode A; 83 - electrode B; 9 - single arm support structure; 91 - connection bracket.

detailed description

The present invention will be further described below in conjunction with FIGS. 1 through 20:

As shown in Fig. 1, a rotary auger 1 is used in the feeder of the present invention for conveying dry feed in the tank 7 into the feeding bowl 8. The rotary auger 1 is composed of a rotating rod 11 and a spiral blade 12, one end of which is axially distributed along the rotating rod 11, and the other end of the spiral blade 12 is independently connected to the rotating rod 11, and the independently existing spiral blade 12 shaft The hollow portion is formed to place the pusher mixing rod 4.

Further, the rotary auger 1 can also be connected to the rotary rod 11 by the ordinary rotary auger 1, that is, the spiral blade 12.

As shown in Fig. 2, the second structure of the rotary auger 1 in the feeder of the present invention. The rotary auger 1 is composed of a rotating rod 11 and a spiral blade 12, one end of which is axially distributed along the rotating rod 11, and the other end of the spiral blade 12 is independently connected to the rotating rod 11, and the independently existing spiral blade 12 shaft The hollow portion is formed to place the pusher mixing rod 4.

However, the difference from FIG. 1 is as follows: 1. The rotating rod 11 is a hollow structure, and the hollow structure is a water supply passage 13, and the drinking water is mixed with the dry feed after leaving the rotating rod 11 through the water supply passage 13. 2. A wear gear 14 is also attached to the rotating rod 11, and the modified wear gear 14 is located between the two spiral blades 12. The wear gear 14 acts to further grind the dry feed. The wear gear 14 can be adapted to the structure of Figure 1.

As shown in Fig. 3, the de-arching vibration device 2 comprises two components: a de-arching vibration member 21 and a rotary jacking member 20, and the rotary jacking member 20 is fixed to the rotary auger 1 and is provided with a jacking object. The bottom of the arch vibration member 21 is provided with a jacked object; during the rotation of the rotary jacking member, when the jacking object contacts the jacked object, the arching vibrating member 21 is lifted; when the jacking object is lifted off At the time of the object, the de-arching vibrating member 21 is reset by its own gravity or the reset member.

Specifically, the de-arching vibrating member 21 is a circular plate whose edge extends to the easy arching region. The center of the circular plate has a rotary auger insertion hole 22 through which the rotary rod passes and the two can be displaced from each other under the force.

It can be seen that the de-arching vibrating member 21 is horizontally restrained by the rotating rod 11 and the rotating auger insertion hole 22, and can only be displaced in the vertical direction. However, the limit of the horizontal direction of the arch-vibrating member 21 is not limited to the above structure, and the horizontally-shaped stopper structure on the inner wall of the drum 7 can prevent the horizontal displacement of the arch-free vibration member 21, which is limited. Structures include, but are not limited to, limit card slots.

A baffle 23 is further disposed on the de-arching vibrating member 21, and the de-arching vibrating member 21 on the side of the baffle 23 is provided with a lower opening 28, and the baffle 23 forms an acute angle with the uppermost horizontal surface of the lower opening 28. The flap 23 prevents the feed from clogging the lower opening 28 so that the lower opening 28 can be continuously cut.

Of course, the arching vibration member 21 may not be provided with the lower opening 28, and the gap between the arching vibration member 21 and the drum 7 may also be a lower opening.

The bottom of the arching vibration member 21 is provided with a protrusion 24, which is a jacked object, which may be a trapezoidal platform, a hemispherical platform, a triangular platform, a cube, a rectangular parallelepiped or other irregularities. However, if it is a cube or a rectangular parallelepiped, the radius of the rolling member 25 is greater than the height of the cube or cuboid to ensure that the rolling member 25 can be over the cube or cuboid.

The rotary jacking member is composed of a rotating rod fixing sleeve 26, a rolling member 25 and a connecting shaft 27, and the rotating jacking member is rigidly connected to the rotating rod 11 through the rotating rod fixing sleeve 26, and one end of the connecting shaft 27 is connected with the rolling member 25, and the connecting shaft is connected. The other end of the 27 is fixedly coupled to the rotating rod fixing sleeve 26. The rolling member 25 is also a jacking object, which is a roller or a bearing.

Further, when the jacking can be any one of a roller, a bearing or a projection, the jacked object can be a roller or a bearing. When the jacking is a roller or a bearing, the jacked object is any one of a roller, a bearing or a projection. When both the jacking material and the jacked object are protrusions, at least one of the protrusions is a surface arcuate protrusion.

As shown in Fig. 4, the rolling member 25 of the rotary jacking member is moved to the A position by the rotation of the rotary auger 1, which indicates that the rolling member 25 has not yet come into contact with the projection 24 of the de-arching vibration member 21. The rolling member 25 travels only on the bottom plane of the de-arching vibration member 21. When the rolling member 25 continues to move and comes into contact with the protrusion 24, it moves along the top of the slanting surface of the protrusion 24, and since the rolling member 25 cannot be displaced in the vertical direction, it will bulge 24 is gradually lifted up, and the de-arching vibration member 21 is lifted as a whole. When the rolling member 25 is at the position B, the position at which the arching vibration member 21 is lifted up is the highest. When the rolling member 25 continues to move, it moves along the other inclined surface of the projection 24 to the bottom plane of the arching vibrating member 21, and the projection 24 is gradually lowered, and the entire de-arching vibrating member 21 is gradually reset. When the rolling member 25 is at the position C, the rolling member 25 re-walks on the bottom plane of the de-arching vibrating member 21, at which time a complete process of vibrating the upper and lower arching vibrating members 21 is completed. The scrolling member 25 continues to move and the entire steps described above will be repeated.

It is to be noted that the de-arching vibrating member 21 and the rotating jacking member interact in the vertical direction, and thus the de-arching vibrating member 21 can be reset by its own gravity. If the de-arching vibrating member 21 and the rotating jacking member are interacted in the horizontal direction, the de-arching vibrating members 21 can be reset by connecting a return spring or other reset member.

As shown in Fig. 5, the de-arching vibration device 2 comprises two components: a de-arching vibration member 21 and a rotary jacking member fixed to the rotary auger 1 and connected with an eccentric wheel 29 as a jacking member. The eccentric wheel 29 moves at the bottom of the de-arching vibration member 21.

Specifically, the de-arching vibrating member 21 is a circular plate having a rotating auger insertion hole 22 in the center of the circular plate, and the rotating rod passes through the rotating auger insertion hole 22 and both can be under the force Displacement with each other.

A baffle 23 is further disposed on the de-arching vibrating member 21, and a lowering port 28 is formed on the de-arching vibrating member 21 on the side of the baffle 23, and the baffle 23 forms an acute angle with the uppermost horizontal surface of the lower opening 28. The flap 23 prevents the feed from clogging the lower opening 28 so that the lower opening 28 can be continuously cut.

The rotary jacking member is composed of a rotating rod fixing sleeve 26, an eccentric wheel 29 and a connecting shaft 27, and the rotating jacking member is rigidly connected to the rotating rod 11 through the rotating rod fixing sleeve 26, and one end of the connecting shaft 27 passes through the connecting bearing 291 and the eccentric wheel 29 The other end of the connecting shaft 27 is fixedly connected to the rotating rod fixing sleeve 26.

The working principle is as follows: when the vertical distance from the axis of the connecting shaft 27 of the eccentric 29 to the bottom of the de-arching vibrating member 21 is gradually increased, the de-arching vibrating member 21 is lifted; when the connecting shaft 27 of the eccentric 29 is axially The vertical distance from the bottom of the arch vibration member 21 gradually becomes smaller, and the de-arching vibration member 21 is reset by its own gravity or the reset member.

It is to be noted that the de-arching vibrating member 21 and the rotating jacking member interact in the vertical direction, and thus the de-arching vibrating member 21 can be reset by its own gravity. If the de-arching vibrating member 21 and the rotating jacking member are horizontally interacted, the de-arching vibrating member 21 can be reset by connecting a return spring or other reset member.

The main structure of the de-arching vibration member 21 in Figs. 3, 4, and 5 is a circular plate, but the actual shape thereof can be various. An extension structure can be created on the body structure that covers all of the easy arching regions. Moreover, the extension structure can extend not only upward but also downward, covering the easy arching area of the entire tank 7.

As shown in FIG. 6, the main structure of the de-arching vibrating member 21 and the extending structure 211 form an "H" shape, the opening of the "H" shape is large, and the opening of the lower side is small, which is matched with the tapered barrel 8. .

As shown in FIG. 7, the extension structure 211 includes an extension rod 2111, and a spiral cutting ring 2112 is disposed in the longitudinal direction of the extension rod 2111, and the spiral cutting ring 2112 can well destroy the arch on the barrel wall.

As shown in Fig. 8, the first structure of the lower nozzle device 3 includes a dry feed line 37 and a water line 38, and the dry feed line 37 and the water line 38 separate the dry feed and water into the feed bowl, respectively. Mix in. It can be the following specific structure: two annular cylinder structures of different diameters, the circular cylinder with small diameter is located in the circular cylinder with large diameter, and the circular cylinder with small diameter is dry feed pipeline 37, and two The ready-made passage between the annular cylinders is a water line 38. The large diameter circular cylinder can be opened to connect the external waterway.

As shown in Fig. 9, the second structure of the lower nozzle device 3 is such that the dry feed line and the water line are connected to each other, and the dry feed and water are mixed in the lower nozzle device and then fed into the feed bowl.

Specifically, the lower nozzle device 3 is composed of a receiving funnel end 31, a mixing end 32, and a discharge port end 33 from top to bottom. The rotary auger 1 is inserted into the lower nozzle device 3. The tubular inner wall of the mixing end 32 is provided with a plurality of abrasive grooves 34 which cooperate with the spiral blades 12 to refine the feed. If the rotary auger 1 of Fig. 2 is used, the wear gear 14 on the rotary rod 11 can also be used for fine grinding of the feed at the mixing end 32 with the spiral blade 12 and the plurality of abrasive grooves 34, and the grinding effect ratio in Fig. 2 The grinding effect in Figure 1 is better.

The mixing end 32 is provided with a water inlet 35 through which the drinking water enters into the tubular end of the mixing end 32 and is mixed with the dry feed, and the mixed feed enters the feeding bowl 8 through the discharge port end 33. In addition to the above-described manner of disposing the water inlet 35 at the mixing end 32, there is an alternative manner: as shown in Fig. 2, the rotating rod 11 is provided with a water supply passage 13 after the drinking water leaves the axial water outlet of the rotating rod 11 The mixing end 32 is mixed with the dry feed, which provides a better mixing effect and does not block the water outlet.

Also attached below the discharge port end 33 is a mixing plate 36 which serves as a platform for supporting the pusher mixing rod 4 and providing a pusher mix.

As shown in FIG. 10, the support pusher mixing rod 4 includes a rod body 41, and the pusher blade 42, the first mixing blade 43, and the second mixing blade 44 are all connected to the same end of the rod 41. Wherein, the length of the pusher blade 42 is the longest among the three, the second mixing blade 44 is the second, and the first mixing blade 43 is the shortest (the length is based on the longest straight line distance of each blade to the shaft 41), and the pushing material is pushed. The thickness of the blade 42 is the thickest of the three. The arcuate recess of the first mixing blade 43 is opposed to the arcuate recess of the second mixing blade 44, and the arcuate projection of the paddle blade 42 is opposed to the arcuate projection of the two mixing blade 44.

As shown in Fig. 11, the rod body 41 is clamped and fixed to the independently existing spiral blade 12 in Figs. 1 and 2 to form a hollow portion in the axial direction. When the rotary auger 1 rotates, the rod body 41 is rotated, and the mixed feed falling on the center of the mixing plate 36 is further mixed under the action of the first mixing blade 43 and the second mixing blade 44 and is directed to the edge of the mixing plate 36. Moving, the mixed feed moving to the edge of the mixing plate 36 is pushed out into the feeding bowl 8 by the pusher blade 42 to prevent the mixed feed from accumulating on the mixing plate 36, blocking the discharge port end 33.

As shown in Fig. 12, whether or not the arching auxiliary device 5 is set can be selected by the customer, and its presence or absence does not affect the normal operation of the feeder, but the feeder can be optimized.

The de-arching auxiliary device 5 includes a de-arching auxiliary platform 51, a de-arching blade 52, and a fixing sleeve 53. The de-arching auxiliary platform 51 is a circular platform fixed to the rotating auger 1 by a fixing sleeve 53 and located below the de-arching vibration device 2, and the de-arching auxiliary blade 51 is provided with a de-arching blade 52 at the bottom. The de-arching blade 52 is used to clear the arch in the receiving funnel end 31, preventing the receiving funnel end 31 from arching and blocking the blanking passage.

As shown in Fig. 13, the feeding bowl 8 is connected to the lower nozzle device 3 by a plurality of support rods 81, and the plurality of support rods 81 divide the feeding bowl 8 into a plurality of feeding regions. The feeding bowl 8 is made of a conductive metal, and the electrode B83 is mounted on the bottom; the electrode A82 is disposed at a position higher than the electrode B83. When the mixed feed covers the electrode A82, the electrode B83 and the electrode A82 form a closed loop, and the control unit is subjected to The loop closure signal is received, indicating that the feed in the feed bowl 8 is sufficient, and no feeding is required, and the motor 6 should be stopped to deliver the dry material and the valve closed to deliver the drinking water. Conversely, when the control unit does not detect the loop closure signal indicating that the feed in the feed bowl 8 is insufficient and needs to be replenished, the control unit activates the motor 6 to deliver the dry material and activate the valve to deliver the drinking water.

However, the above premise also requires a touch switch that is triggered when the pig or livestock is close to the feeding bowl 8, and the control unit detects whether there is a loop closing signal after the touch switch is triggered.

Of course, the present invention can also be designed to start the motor 3 and the water path after triggering the touch switch or sensor when the pig or livestock approaches the feeding bowl 8. Feeding begins. As for the stop of the feeder, it can be done manually or automatically. The following is the way to set up automatically.

There may also be two situations: although electrode A82 forms a loop closure signal, there is no edible feed in other areas of feed bowl 8, or the control unit does not detect the loop closure signal, but there are enough other areas of feed bowl 8 The edible feed that continues to be added can cause waste.

In order to solve the above problem, the present invention divides the feeding bowl 8 into a plurality of regions, each of which is correspondingly provided with an electrode A82, and each of the electrodes A82 and B83 can form a closed loop when the control unit detects a plurality of closed loops. When it is formed, the feeding and water supply are stopped. When the control unit does not detect multiple loop closure signals, feeding and water supply are performed to ensure the efficiency and sanitation of the livestock feed, avoiding waste and mold.

As shown in Fig. 14, the first automatic control method of the feeder of the present invention is as follows:

Step 1. Detecting whether the animal needs to eat near the touch feeder through the sensor;

When the animal or pig approaches the feeder, the sensor will be triggered, indicating that the animal or pig needs to eat, and the sensor sends an opening trigger signal to the control unit;

Step 2: The control unit starts the motor (1) to transport the dry feed and/or start the water transfer water to the lower nozzle device (3) or the feeding bowl (8);

Step 3. When the livestock or pig leaves the feeder, the livestock or pig no longer needs to eat, the sensor cannot be triggered by the livestock or pig, and the sensor sends a shutdown trigger signal to the control unit;

Step 4. The control unit turns off the motor (1) to transport the dry material and/or the water path.

The above method can solve the problem of the diet of the livestock, but there is a problem of waste of the feed and the feed is not fresh, so the further improvement can be adopted by the following method.

The second automatic control method of the feeder of the present invention is as follows:

Step 1. The control unit confirms whether the sensor and the detecting device are triggered by the signal, wherein the sensor automatically detects whether the animal needs to eat near the touch feeder; the detecting device automatically determines whether there is enough dry in the feeding bowl of the feeder Wet feed mixture;

Depending on the habit of the livestock or pig, when the animal or pig is close to the feeder, the animal or pig needs to eat, and the sensor is automatically triggered, and the sensor sends an activation trigger signal A to the control unit.

Specifically, when the animal or pig needs to feed, it will automatically extend the head into the feeding bowl 8 or near the feeding bowl 8, and there is a touch rod a and contact above the feeding bowl 8 or around the feeding bowl 8. Touching the circle b, the touch rod a and the touch ring b are electrical conductors and both are connected to the control unit, the touch rod a is inserted into the touch ring b and the touch rod a is sent under the action of the external force Contact with the touch ring b. When the livestock (pig) needs to eat, it pushes the touch lever a so that the touch lever a and the touch ring b come into contact. After the touch rod a, the touch ring b and the control unit form a closed loop, a start trigger signal is generated to cause the feeding device to start working. The touch lever a and the touch ring b are touch switches, and are also a type of sensor.

The specific working mode is as follows: As shown in Fig. 14, in the normal state, when there is no touch, the touch lever a will be in a high state (5v), and the touch 圏b is a low level (0v). As shown in FIG. 15, when the pig touches the touch lever a, the touch lever a and the touch ring b are collided, and the level of the touch lever a is lowered to a low level, and the control unit is at this time. The MCU I/O reads the level signal, that is, the low level is touched by the pig, and the high level is not touched; the level signal is the activation signal A.

The detecting device comprises an electrode A82 and an electrode B83, and the control unit starts to detect whether the electrode B (83) connected to the feeding bowl (8) is suspended above (not connected to the feeding bowl) one or more electrodes A (82) A closed loop signal is generated.

The purpose of providing a plurality of electrodes A82 is to clarify whether the feed mixture is evenly distributed in the feed bowl, and to avoid adding the feed mixture to the livestock. Electrode A (82) is located above electrode B (83) in order to ensure that the feed mixture in the feed bowl has a certain height or a certain amount sufficient for livestock use when the circuit is ready for use, and also ensures that the feed mixture does not add too much. And overflow.

As shown in Fig. 15, an electrode A82 is provided under the probe rod c. When the feeding bowl 8 is not full, the electrode A82 is suspended. Electrode A82 is at a high level (5v) and electrode B83 on feed basin 8 is at a low level (0v). At this time, no closed loop is generated, and the control unit judges that the feed tank feed is insufficient to supplement the dry feed and water according to the high value (5v) of the electrode A82. At this time, the electrode A82 signal collected by the control unit is the turn-on trigger signal B. The control unit activates the motor and the water path in the feeder according to the activation signals A and B simultaneously.

If the number of electrodes A82 is plural, it is necessary to satisfy that at least a certain number of electrodes A82 are at a high level (5v) in order to clarify that the feed and water need to be added in the feeding bowl.

Step 2: If the livestock is close to the feeding basin and there are not enough dry and wet feed mixtures in the feeding bowl, the feeding device starts to input dry feed and water or a mixture of dry feed and water into the feeding pot; Otherwise, the feeder is not activated.

When the control unit confirms that the livestock needs to eat, when the control unit does not detect a closed loop signal or detects that the number of closed loop signals is less than the set value, the feed and water in the feed basin (8) need to be added, and the motor is started (6). ) and water valve or water pump. Otherwise, the motor (6) and the water valve or water pump are not activated. The above feeding device includes a motor for conveying dry feed, a rotating auger, and a water path for conveying water.

In some respects, the above-mentioned detecting device is also a kind of sensor, but the two are different in the object and the function of the detecting, and are named differently for the sake of distinction. Based on the above embodiment, it can be concluded that the sensor connected to the control unit can be multiple and each undertakes different work tasks, and the control unit can start the feeding device only when the trigger signals of the two sensors are simultaneously received. This ensures accurate feeding, avoids waste of feed and the livestock eats fresh feed.

Step 3. If the control unit determines the amount of the feed mixture reaching the set value in the feeding bowl of the feeder according to the detecting device during the working process of the feeding device, the feeding device is stopped.

As shown in Figure 16, after the dry feed and the sewage, the water and the feed slowly rise. When the electrode A82 hits the water in the feeding bowl 8, the electric signal in the electrode A82 passes through the water and then goes to the electrode B83 on the feeding bowl 8 to form a loop to the control unit. As the water and material continue to rise, the voltage of the electrode A82 will always change. At this time, the single-chip microcomputer of the control unit simulates the I/O port, and the voltage change state of the electrode A82 is collected. When the voltage reaches a certain value (1.8v), the control unit judges that the feed basin 8 is full. When the above voltage reaches a certain value (1.8v), the signal collected by the control unit is a shutdown trigger signal, and the control unit turns off the motor 6 and the water path according to the shutdown trigger signal.

Specifically, the motor 6 drives the dry feed conveyed by the rotary auger 1 and the water transported by the water path into the feed bowl 8, the dry feed and water mixture is electrically conductive, and finally the electrode B83 and one or more electrodes A82 The full coverage forms one or more closed loops, and when the control unit detects a closed loop signal or detects that the number of closed loop signals is greater than the set value, the motor or water valve or water pump is turned off.

In the step 3, the motor 6 drives the rotary auger 1 to send the dry feed, and the de-arching vibration device 2 on the rotary auger 1 is rotated by the rotation auger 1 to realize continuous operation of the components in the easy-to-arch area of the feed. Sexual vibration, clearing the arch.

Further, if the first structure feeding and water supply of the lower nozzle device 3 in Fig. 8 is selected in step 4 (or the mode in which the dry feed enters the feeding basin from the lower nozzle device 3 and the water directly enters the feeding basin), The following way:

Step 4: The control unit selects any one of the above modes a, b, c, and d according to the setting to supply water and dry feed, and the dry feed sent by the rotary auger 1 and the water conveyed by the water channel are all from below. The nozzle device 3 enters the feeding bowl 8 for mixing, and the mixture finally completely covers the electrode B83 and the electrode A82 to form one or more closed loops. When the control unit detects a closed loop signal or detects a closed loop signal, the number of closed loop signals is detected. When setting the value, close the motor 6 and the valve of the waterway.

The second automatic control method of the feeder of the invention can also be transformed: the order of operation of the sensor and the detecting device is sequentially sequenced:

Step 1. The control unit automatically detects whether the animal needs to feed near the touch feeder through the sensor; when it is confirmed that the livestock (pig) is close to the feeding basin, the control unit automatically determines the feeding basin of the feeder through the detecting device. Is there enough dry and wet feed mixture?

Or, step 1, the control unit first automatically determines whether there is enough feed mixture in the feeding bowl of the feeder through the detecting device, and automatically detects the livestock through the sensor when it is confirmed that the dry and wet feed in the feeding basin is insufficient or not. Whether you need to eat near the touch feeder.

The most important difference between Figure 18 and Figure 19 is the setting of the water delivery method. In Fig. 18, the water is supplied by mixing the water supply port 35 at the mixing end 32, and the drinking water is mixed into the mixing end 32 through the water inlet 35 to mix with the dry feed. 15, the rotating rod 11 is provided with a water supply passage 13, and the drinking water is mixed with the dry feed at the mixing end 32 after leaving the axial water outlet of the rotating rod 11.

As shown in FIG. 20, the feeder is a one-arm support structure 9, and the one-arm support structure 9 includes a connection bracket 91. The upper end of the single-arm support structure 9 is connected to the upper end of the bucket 7, and the lower end of the single-arm support structure 9 is The feeding bowl 8 is fixedly connected, and the intermediate portion of the one-arm supporting structure 9 is connected to the lower end of the barrel 7 through the connecting bracket 91, and the one-arm supporting structure 9 can increase the effective feeding area of the feeding bowl 8.

Further, the lower nozzle device 3 used in Fig. 20 is the first structure in Fig. 8.

The present invention has been exemplarily described with reference to the drawings, and it is obvious that the implementation of the present invention is not limited by the above-described manner, as long as various improvements made by the method concept and technical solution of the present invention are adopted, or the present invention is not improved. The concepts and technical solutions directly applicable to other applications are within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

An automatic feeder characterized in that it comprises

a bucket (7) for filling dry feed;

a rotating auger (1) which conveys the dry feed in the drum (7) to the lower nozzle device (3) by rotation;

a motor (6) that provides rotational power to the rotating auger (1);

a nozzle device (3) connected to the outlet end of the tank (7) for feeding a separate feed of dry feed, water, dry feed and water or a mixture of dry feed and water into the feed basin (8);

a feeding bowl (8) for containing a dry feed, water or a mixture of dry feed and water for consumption by livestock;

a control unit that activates or shuts down the motor (1) to deliver dry feed, and/or activates or shuts off water delivery to the lower nozzle device (3) or feed bowl (8);

a control panel connected to the control unit for setting the amount of dry feed and the delivery time per unit time of the motor (1), and/or the amount of water delivered and the delivery time per unit time of the waterway;

A de-arc vibration device (2), one of which is located in the easy-to-arch area of the feed in the drum (7), the other part of which is fixedly connected to the rotating auger (1), and the arching vibration device (2) utilizes the rotation The rotation of the auger (1) causes its components located in the easy-to-arch area of the feed to continuously vibrate along the axial direction of the rotating auger (1), thereby avoiding the arching of dry feed in the drum (7).
A feeder according to claim 1, characterized in that said de-arching vibration device (2) comprises two components: a de-arching vibration member (21) and a rotary jacking member (20), and a rotary jacking member (20) fixed on the rotating auger (1) and provided with a jacking object, the bottom of the arching vibrating member (21) is provided with a jacked object; when the rotating jacking member (20) is rotated, when jacking up When the object contacts the jacked object, the de-arching vibrating member (21) is lifted; when the jacking member leaves the jacked object, the de-arching vibrating member (21) is reset by its own gravity or the reset member.
A feeder according to claim 2, wherein said jacking member is any one of a roller, a bearing or a projection; and said jacked object is any one of a roller, a bearing or a projection. One type; when both the jacking object and the jacked object are protrusions, at least one of the protrusions is a surface arcuate protrusion.
A feeder according to claim 1, characterized in that said de-arching vibration device (2) comprises two components: a de-arching vibration member (21) and a rotary jacking member (20), and a rotary jacking member (20) fixed on the rotating auger (1) and connected with an eccentric (29) as a jacking, the eccentric (29) moving at the bottom of the de-arching vibrating member (21); when the eccentric (29) When the vertical distance from the center of the shaft to the bottom of the arching vibration member (21) is gradually increased, the de-arching vibration member (21) is lifted; when the axis of the eccentric (29) is to the arching vibration member (21) The vertical distance of the bottom portion gradually becomes smaller, and the arching vibration member (21) is reset by its own gravity or the reset member.
A feeder according to claim 2, 3 or 4, characterized in that said de-arching vibration member (21) is provided with a rotary auger insertion hole (22) for rotation of the rotary auger (1) The rod (11) is partially inserted therein, and when the rotary auger (1) is in operation, the rotating rod (11) is relatively displaced in the axial direction thereof with the rotary auger insertion hole (22), and the rotary auger insertion hole (22) is opened. To the limit of the horizontal movement of the arch vibration member (21).
The feeder according to claim 2, 3, 4 or 5, characterized in that the de-arching vibrating member (21) is further provided with an extending structure (211) near its inner wall portion of the barrel (7). The extension structure (211) extends above or below the drum (7) or simultaneously above and below the drum (7) to increase the effect of de-arching.
Feeder according to claim 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, characterized in that the feed nozzle device (3) comprises a dry feed line (37) and a water line (38), the dry feed The pipeline (37) and the water conduit (38) are separately fed to the feed tank (8) for mixing with the dry feed and water, respectively; or the dry feed conduit (37) and the water conduit (38) Interconnected The dry feed and water are mixed in the lower nozzle device (3) and fed into the feed bowl (8).
Feeder according to claim 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7, characterized in that the control unit activates or shuts down the motor (1) to deliver dry feed and/or waterway transport water by means of a trigger signal; The trigger signal is generated by the sensor generating a trigger signal, the timer timing generating a trigger signal, or manually inputting the trigger signal directly through the control switch.
A feeder according to claim 8 wherein said sensor is for automatically detecting whether the animal is eating near the touch feeder.
A feeder according to any one of claims 1-9, characterized in that said control unit achieves a dry and wet degree adjustment of the feed by:

In a mode, the control unit turns off the water pump or the water pump of the waterway, so that the water intake amount of the feeding basin is zero during the unit time, and the control unit controls the rotating auger (1) to make the feeding nozzle The device (3) separately outputs the dry feed, and at this time, the feed in the feeding bowl (8) has the largest dryness;

Mode b, the control unit turns off the motor, the control unit makes the water intake amount of the feeding basin per unit time greater than zero, and the feeding basin (8) is completely drinking water of the livestock;

Mode c: After the control unit simultaneously turns on the motor (6) and the waterway, when the humidity of the mixed feed in the feeding bowl (8) is increased, the amount of water entering per unit time is increased, and the amount of dry feed entering per unit time is reduced or At the same time increase the amount of water entering and reduce the amount of dry feed entering per unit time;

Mode d, after the control unit simultaneously opens the motor (6) and the waterway valve and the water pump, when the dryness of the mixed feed in the feeding bowl (8) is increased, the amount of water entering the unit time is increased, and the unit is increased. The amount of dry feed that enters at a time or both reduces the amount of water entering per unit time and increases the amount of dry feed that enters per unit of time.