A quantitative material taking device

Abstract

The present invention discloses a quantitative material taking device, including a storage bin, a storage chamber provided in the middle of the storage bin and connected in the up-down direction, and a material dividing device, which includes a dividing hopper provided on the upper side of the storage chamber, a taking bin provided on the lower side of the dividing hopper and connected to the storage chamber in rotation, and a locking structure connected to the taking bin; a discharge port is provided on the lower side of the dividing hopper, the surface of the taking bin includes a feeding section in a circular arc shape and a closed section connected to both sides of the feeding section, the closed section abuts against the bottom wall of the dividing hopper and closes the discharge port, a trough is provided on the feeding section, the trough is located below the discharge port and communicates with the discharge port, and the locking structure is configured to make the taking bin in a fixed state or a rotatable state. The capacity of the trough is fixed, and the material will not fall out after the trough is full, and the amount of feed in the trough is also fixed, and the size of the trough is customized according to the expected value of the feed weight to achieve quantitative material taking, and at the same time, due to the bottom discharge method, the problem of stale material at the bottom of the storage chamber can be improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the field of breeding, and in particular to a quantitative feeding device. Background Art

[0002] Modern poultry farming is highly developed. Whether it is laying hens, breeders or broilers, high-density farming has become an established model. Under the background of high-density farming, intensive farming uses feed containing antibiotics to raise poultry. As the concept of sustainable development has become popular, banning and reducing antibiotics has become a trend, and research and testing on alternative antibiotics have emerged. In animal growth tests, the preservation of feed and the calculation of the feed intake of test animals are the core of the test. If the test feed is not updated in time, the feed will become moldy and sour, and mold and mycotoxins will be produced, which will affect the health of the animals, reduce the accuracy of the test, and lead to test failure. During the test, the test feed needs to be fed in a quantitative manner to improve the accuracy of the test.

[0003] The current feed storage barrel is an ordinary plastic bucket. When taking the feed, you need to open the barrel lid, use a feed shovel to scoop out the feed from the top of the barrel and weigh it, and finally pour it into the feed trough and feed the test animals. During the process of taking the feed, first, the feed is exposed to the air when taking the feed, which is easy to be contaminated by mold in a humid environment, and the active substances in the feed are easily oxidized, causing the feed to mold and deteriorate; second, if the feed storage barrel is not replaced or the bottom feed is used in time, it will cause the bottom feed to accumulate and form stale feed, affecting the feed quality and animal health; third, after taking the feed, it needs to be loaded into the feed trough and weighed on an electronic scale, which is easy to spill the feed and cause feed waste. In summary, the current method is prone to inaccurate test data and waste of feed resources. Summary of the invention

[0004] The present invention aims to solve at least one of the technical problems existing in the prior art. To this end, the present invention provides a quantitative material taking device, which can improve the problem of bottom material accumulation and inconvenience of quantitative material taking.

[0005] A quantitative material taking device according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a material storage bin, wherein a material storage chamber is provided in the middle of the material storage bin and is connected in the up-down direction, and further comprises:

[0006] The material distributing device comprises a distributing hopper arranged on the upper side of the storage chamber, a material taking bin arranged on the lower side of the distributing hopper, rotatably connected to the storage chamber, and a locking structure connected to the material taking bin; a discharge port is arranged on the lower side of the distributing hopper, the surface of the material taking bin comprises an arc-shaped feeding section and closed sections connected on both sides of the feeding section, the closed sections abut against the bottom wall of the distributing hopper and close the discharge port, a material trough is arranged on the feeding section, the material trough is located below the discharge port and is connected to the discharge port, and the locking structure is configured to keep the material taking bin in a fixed state or a rotatable state.

[0007] A quantitative feeding device according to the present invention has at least the following beneficial effects: when in use, feed is added from the storage chamber, and the feed at the bottom of the storage chamber falls into the trough of the feeding bin through the discharge port of the dividing hopper. Since the feeding section of the feeding bin abuts against the bottom wall of the dividing hopper, the feed will not leak out after filling the trough. Since the capacity of the trough is certain, the amount of feed in the trough is also certain, and the size of the trough is customized according to the expected value of the feed weight to achieve quantitative feeding. At the same time, since the bottom discharge method is adopted, the problem of stale material at the bottom of the storage chamber can be improved.

[0008] Of course, the quantitative feeding referred to above does not mean absolute quantitative feeding, but means that the weight of the feed taken out is close to the expected weight. In actual use, the weight of the feed taken out each time may deviate from the expected weight of the feed. Usually, the deviation is 1% to -3%. This deviation range is acceptable in the feed feeding experiment of this application.

[0009] The setting of the locking structure enables the rotatable feeding bin to remain relatively fixed in the feeding state, that is, when the feeding port faces upward, thereby reducing the possibility of the feeding bin rotating and pouring out the feed.

[0010] According to some embodiments of the present invention, a rotating shaft is provided at the front side of the feed bin, and correspondingly, a through rotating hole is provided on the side wall of the storage bin, the rotating shaft is rotatably connected to the rotating hole and extends to the outside of the storage bin, the locking structure includes a locking arm connected to the rotating shaft and a locking groove provided on the side wall of the storage bin, the locking groove includes an arc segment and a convex segment connected together, the convex segment is connected above the arc segment, the convex segment convexes in a direction away from the rotating shaft, one end of the locking arm extends into the locking groove and is slidably connected to the locking groove. The convex segment is provided on the locking groove, and the locking arm is restricted by the convex segment, so that the feed bin can keep the feed bin facing upward, reducing the possibility of the feed bin rotating and pouring out the feed.

[0011] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the material distributing device further comprises a material outlet valve, wherein the material outlet valve is disposed between the material distributing hopper and the material taking bin, and the material outlet valve is configured to open or close a material outlet.

[0012] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the feed inlet valve is cylindrical, the feed inlet valve is rotatably connected to the storage bin, a feed through port is provided on the feed inlet valve, the lower part of the discharge port is connected to the feed bin through the feed through port, and the upper side of the feed inlet valve abuts against the lower side of the storage bin. When it is necessary to replace a storage bin of a different size, the feed inlet valve can be rotated to close the discharge port to prevent the feed in the storage bin from falling out, without having to take out all the feed in the storage bin.

[0013] According to some embodiments of the present invention, a taking port arranged along the front-to-back direction is provided on the lower side of the storage bin, a taking bin is provided in the taking port, the taking bin is detachably connected to the storage bin, a taking groove is provided on the upper side of the taking bin, and the taking groove is located below the taking bin.

[0014] According to some embodiments of the present invention, there are multiple storage bins, which are connected as a whole. The number of the material dividing devices is the same as the number of the storage bins. Each of the storage bins is correspondingly configured with a material dividing device. The material bins in each of the material dividing devices include a material trough, and the sizes of the material troughs are different.

[0015] Additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will be given in part in the following description and in part will be obvious from the following description, or will be learned through practice of the present invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] The above and / or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and easily understood from the description of the embodiments in conjunction with the following drawings, in which:

[0017] Figure 1 The structure of the present invention is schematically shown Figure 2 ;

[0018] Figure 2 It is a structural schematic diagram of the locking groove of the present invention;

[0019] Figure 3 The structure of the embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. Figure 1 .

[0020] In the accompanying drawings: 110 - storage chamber;

[0021] 200- material silo; 210- material trough;

[0022] 300- material distribution hopper; 310- material outlet;

[0023] 400- material inlet valve; 410- material inlet;

[0024] 510 - locking arm; 520 - locking groove; 521 - raised section. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] Embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below, examples of which are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals throughout represent the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and are only used to explain the present invention, and cannot be understood as limiting the present invention.

[0026] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that descriptions involving orientations, such as up, down, front, back, left, right, etc., and orientations or positional relationships indicated are based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be understood as a limitation on the present invention.

[0027] In the description of the present invention, "several" means one or more, "more" means more than two, "greater than", "less than", "exceed" etc. are understood as not including the number itself, and "above", "below", "within" etc. are understood as including the number itself. If there is a description of "first" or "second", it is only used for the purpose of distinguishing the technical features, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying the relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features or implicitly indicating the order of the indicated technical features.

[0028] In the description of the present invention, unless otherwise clearly defined, terms such as setting, installing, connecting, etc. should be understood in a broad sense, and technicians in the relevant technical field can reasonably determine the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention based on the specific content of the technical solution.

[0029] Reference Figure 1 A quantitative material taking device includes a storage bin, a storage chamber 110 which is arranged to pass through in the upper and lower directions in the middle of the storage bin, and also includes: a material dividing device, which includes a dividing hopper 300 arranged on the upper side of the storage chamber 110, a material taking bin 200 arranged on the lower side of the dividing hopper 300 and rotatably connected to the storage chamber 110, and a locking structure connected to the material taking bin 200; a discharge port 310 is provided on the lower side of the dividing hopper 300, and the surface of the dividing hopper 300 includes an arc-shaped feeding section and a closed section connected on both sides of the feeding section, the closed section abuts against the bottom wall of the dividing hopper 300 and closes the discharge port 310, a material trough 210 is provided on the feeding section, the material trough 210 is located below the discharge port 310 and is connected to the discharge port 310, and the locking structure is configured to make the material taking bin 200 in a fixed state or a rotatable state.

[0030] During use, feed is added from the storage chamber 110, and the feed at the bottom of the storage chamber 110 falls into the trough 210 of the feeding bin 200 through the discharge port 310 of the distribution hopper 300. Since the feed section of the feeding bin 200 abuts against the bottom wall of the distribution hopper 300, the closed section closes the discharge port 310, and the feed will not leak out after filling the trough 210. The capacity of the trough 210 is certain, and the amount of feed in the trough 210 is also certain. The size of the trough 210 is customized according to the expected value of the feed weight to achieve quantitative feeding. At the same time, since the bottom discharge method is adopted, the problem of stale material at the bottom of the storage chamber 110 can be improved.

[0031] Specifically, the material taking bin 200 is cylindrical, the bottom wall of the material dividing hopper 300 is arc-shaped, the bottom wall of the material dividing hopper 300 is in contact with the outer wall of the material taking bin 200, the feeding section refers to a section of the outer wall of the material taking bin 200 where the material upper slot 210 is located, and the closed section refers to any section including the feeding section. A rotating shaft is provided at the front side of the material taking bin 200, and correspondingly, a through rotating hole is provided on the side wall of the material storage bin, and the rotating shaft is rotatably connected to the rotating hole and extends to the outside of the material storage bin.

[0032] Reference Figure 2 The locking structure includes a locking arm 510 connected to the rotating shaft and a locking groove 520 provided on the side wall of the storage bin. The locking groove 520 includes an arc segment and a convex segment 521 connected together. The convex segment 521 is connected above the arc segment. The convex segment 521 convexes in the direction away from the rotating shaft. One end of the locking arm 510 extends into the locking groove 520 and is slidably connected with the locking groove 520. When the material bin 200 is in the material taking state, the material trough 210 is connected with the material outlet 310. The convex block on the end of the locking arm 510 extends into the locking groove 520 and is located above the convex segment 521 of the locking groove 520. The convex block cannot slide downward due to the convex segment 521. At the same time, the convex segment 521 is restricted from rotating due to the wall surface on one side away from the arc segment. Therefore, the rotation of the material bin 200 in the material taking state can be restricted. When it is necessary to switch the state to discharge the material, force is applied to make the locking arm swing downward over the raised section 521 to achieve the desired effect.

[0033] The material distribution device also includes a material inlet valve 400, which is arranged between the material distribution hopper 300 and the material collection bin 200, and is configured to open or close the material outlet 310. The material inlet valve 400 is cylindrical, and is rotatably connected to the material storage bin. A material through-hole 410 is provided on the material inlet valve 400, and the lower part of the material outlet 310 is connected to the material collection bin 200 through the material through-hole 410, and the upper side of the material inlet valve 400 abuts against the lower side of the material storage bin. The use method of the material inlet valve 400 is similar to that of the material collection bin 200. When the material outlet 310 is opened, the material outlet 310 is connected to the material through-hole 410. When it is necessary to close, the feed port valve 400 is rotated so that the discharge port 310 is no longer connected to the feed port 410, the bottom wall of the feed hopper 300 abuts against the outer wall of the feed port valve 400, and the discharge port 310 is closed by the feed port valve 400, so that the feed in the storage bin cannot fall.

[0034] The lower side of the storage bin is provided with a taking port arranged in the front-back direction, and a taking bin is arranged in the taking port, and the taking bin is detachably connected to the storage bin, and a taking slot is arranged on the upper side of the taking bin, and the taking slot is located below the taking bin. Feed falls from the taking bin 200 to the taking slot, which is convenient for taking out and feeding.

[0035] Reference Figure 3There are multiple storage bins, which are connected as one. The number of material dividing devices is the same as that of the storage bins. Each storage bin is correspondingly equipped with a material dividing device. The material taking bins 200 in each material dividing device include material troughs 210, and the sizes of the material troughs 210 are different. Thus, by using the material taking bins 200 of different storage bins, multiple quantitative material taking of different capacities can be achieved.

[0036] The preferred embodiments of the present invention are specifically described above, but the present invention is not limited to the embodiments. Those skilled in the art may make various equivalent modifications or substitutions without violating the spirit of the present invention. These equivalent modifications or substitutions are all included in the scope defined by the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. A quantitative material taking device, comprising a material storage bin, wherein a material storage chamber (110) is provided in the middle of the material storage bin and is arranged to penetrate in the vertical direction, wherein: Also includes: The material distributing device comprises a distributing hopper (300) arranged on the upper side of the material storage chamber (110), a material taking bin (200) arranged on the lower side of the distributing hopper (300) and rotatably connected to the material storage chamber (110), and a locking structure connected to the material taking bin (200); a discharging port (310) is arranged on the lower side of the distributing hopper (300); the surface of the material taking bin (200) comprises an arc-shaped feeding section and a closed section connected to both sides of the feeding section; the closed section abuts against the bottom wall of the distributing hopper (300) and closes the discharging port (310); a material trough (210) is arranged on the feeding section; the material trough (210) is located below the discharging port (310) and is connected to the discharging port (310); the locking structure is configured to place the material taking bin (200) in a fixed state or a rotatable state; a rotating shaft is arranged on the front side of the material taking bin (200). Correspondingly, a through rotating hole is provided on the side wall of the storage bin, the rotating shaft is rotatably connected to the rotating hole and extends to the outside of the storage bin, the locking structure comprises a locking arm (510) connected to the rotating shaft and a locking groove (520) provided on the side wall of the storage bin, the locking groove (520) comprises an arc segment and a raised segment (521) connected together, the raised segment (521) is connected above the arc segment, the raised segment (521) is raised in a direction away from the rotating shaft, one end of the locking arm (510) extends into the locking groove (520) and is slidably connected to the locking groove (520), the material distributing device further comprises a material outlet valve (400), the material outlet valve (400) is provided between the material distributing hopper (300) and the material taking bin (200), the material outlet valve (400) is configured to open or close the material outlet (310); The material inlet valve (400) is cylindrical and is rotatably connected to the material storage bin. A material through hole (410) is provided on the material inlet valve (400). The lower part of the material outlet (310) is connected to the material taking bin (200) through the material through hole (410). The upper side of the material inlet valve (400) is in contact with the lower side of the material storage bin. The lower side of the material storage bin is provided with a taking opening arranged in the front-to-back direction, the taking opening is provided with a taking bin, the taking bin is detachably connected to the material storage bin, the upper side of the taking bin is provided with a taking slot, the taking slot is located below the taking bin; the number of the material storage bins is multiple, the multiple material storage bins are connected as one, the number of the material dividing devices is the same as the number of the material storage bins, each of the material storage bins is correspondingly provided with a material dividing device, the material taking bins (200) in each of the material dividing devices include a material slot (210), and the sizes of the material slots (210) are different; When the material bin (200) is in the material taking state, the material trough (210) is connected to the material discharge port (310), and the protrusion on the end of the locking arm (510) extends into the locking groove (520) and is located above the protruding section (521) of the locking groove (520). The protrusion cannot slide downward due to the protruding section (521), and is restricted from rotating due to the wall surface of the protruding section (521) away from the arc section. Thus, the rotation of the material bin (200) can be restricted when it is in the material taking state. When it is necessary to switch the state to discharge the material, force is applied to make the locking arm swing downward over the protruding section (521).

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