A control method for an automatic feeder

Abstract

The invention relates to a control method of an automatic feeder. The control method comprises the following steps: when a draught animal or a pig comes close to a feeding basin to trigger a touch switch, which means that the draught animal or the pig needs to eat, starting to detect whether an electrode B and an electrode A generate closed loop signals by a control module unit; when the control module unit does not detect one closed loop signal or detects that the number of the closed loop signals is smaller than a set value, starting a motor and opening a valve of a water passage; while the motor drives a rotating auger to convey a dry material, enabling a component, positioned in a feed arch-prone area, of an arch-removing vibration device on a feed auger to continuously vibrate through rotation of the rotating auger by the motor so as to achieve arch removal; mixing the dry material conveyed by the rotating auger and drinking water conveyed by the water passage at a discharging nozzle device, enabling the mixed material to enter the feeding basin, completely covering the electrode B and the electrode A to form one or more closed loops, and when the control module unit detects one closed loop signal or detects that the number of the closed loop signals is larger than the set value, shutting the motor and closing the valve of the water passage.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to an automatic feeder used for raising animals, in particular to a control method of the automatic feeder. Background technique [0002] Existing basin type feeder mainly comprises the rotating auger that conveys feed, the motor that provides power for rotating auger, feed bucket and feeding basin. A rotating auger in the hopper guides the feed into the feeder basin for the livestock, eg pigs. [0003] However, there is a problem with this type of feeder after a long time of use: arching - a lump of feed that forms on the wall of the tank and cannot be easily removed. After a long time, there will be the following problems: [0004] First of all, the longer the time, the more space the arch will occupy, and less and less feed can be effectively used, resulting in low feeding effect. [0005] Secondly, the amount of feed eaten by pigs or other livestock will be less than the calculated amount due to the existence of arches, the...

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[0003] However, there will be a problem with this kind of feeder after a long time of use: arching-a lump of feed that forms on the wall of the bucket, which cannot be easily removed

[0008] However, the de-arching device of this structure is not effective, and there are the following reasons: 1. The area for de-arching is limited, and the energy of destruction cannot be transmitted to the upper or lower arches.

2. Only when the wire rope rotates at a high speed can it have greater energy to destroy the arch, so a motor with a higher power is required, resulting in an increase in equipment cost and use cost

3. After a long time of use, the arc shape formed by the wire rope will change, it may become longer and damage the barrel, or it may become shorter and cannot act on the arched area

4. After a long time of use, due to wear and tear, the metal wire may fall off, affecting the normal operation of the equipment, and even causing diseases that occur after pigs eat by mistake

[0009] Therefore, the existing pot feeder does not have a more efficient, low energy consumption and safe de-arching device

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