Automatic feeding conveyor for livestock breeding

Abstract

The present invention discloses an automatic feeding conveyor for animal husbandry, which comprises a feed trough and a bracket thereof, and also comprises a front bracket connected with the feed trough bracket, a material barrel is fixed on the upper side of the front bracket, a material-dispensing roller is transversely installed on the upper part of the material barrel, the shaft of the material-dispensing roller is connected to the motor transmission, a pair of tensioning rollers are installed below, the material-dispensing roller is located between the two tensioning rollers, and at the same time, a guide wheel is fixedly installed at the rear end of the feed trough bracket, and a conveyor belt is sleeved on each guide wheel and each tensioning wheel, the conveyor belt comprises a tension belt on one side and a flexible belt on the other side, the conveying part of the conveyor belt is located on the feed trough and the return part is located below the feed trough, the tension belt is supported on the longitudinal side wall of the feed trough and the flexible belt is carried in the feed trough. The present invention can not only timely supplement and transport food according to whether there is food in the feed trough, but also automatically replenish food according to the distribution of food in a longer feed trough.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of animal husbandry and breeding food adding equipment, and in particular relates to an automatic feeding conveyor for animal husbandry and breeding. Background Art

[0002] A long strip feed trough is commonly used in animal husbandry. Sufficient feed needs to be added to the feed trough regularly. For example, when feeding sheep, multiple strip feed troughs are set up through brackets. Untimely feeding may lead to differences in food intake among individual sheep, affecting their growth rate, physique and meat yield. Frequent feeding increases labor costs, and missed and untimely feeding often occur. In addition, traditional manual feeding requires bags of feed to be carried to the feeding trough one by one. Since bags of feed are heavy, the labor intensity is high and the work efficiency is low. Since cattle and sheep are herbivorous animals, they need to be supplemented at night, which brings a lot of trouble to the staff.

[0003] In view of the above technical problems, there are technical solutions for improving automatic feeding, such as an automatic feeding feeding trough for animal husbandry with publication number CN 208523484U, which includes a bracket, a conveyor belt is provided on the bracket, a feeding trough is provided just above the conveyor belt, the bottom end of the feeding trough is transparent, the side wall of the feeding trough is provided with a feed inlet, and the other side wall corresponding thereto is provided with a discharge port, and a hopper is also provided above the conveyor belt, the hopper is located on one side of the feed inlet, the bottom end of the hopper is provided with a discharge hole, a discharge barrel is provided at the discharge hole, a rotating shaft is provided in the discharge barrel, a paddle wheel is sleeved on the rotating shaft, and a through hole is provided on the side wall of the barrel opposite to the feed inlet of the feeding trough. This technical solution uses a conveyor belt to automatically transfer the feed in the hopper to the feeding trough for livestock to eat. Although it solves the problem of manual addition, this solution requires a controller to control the time and frequency of feed addition. This control of the frequency of feed addition is sometimes unreliable and has cumulative errors. Since sheep tend to gather together to eat, the actual amount of feed in each trough is different, but the controller can only replenish it at a fixed frequency, which will cause some troughs to overflow and other troughs to be short of food.

[0004] There are also some methods that use a lever to increase the weight, and then swing the lever to open the gate to release the feed after the gravity of the feed decreases. This release process is relatively slow, and since the gravity of the feed is light, it is easy to get the feed stuck. Summary of the invention

[0005] In view of the large workload and untimely feeding in the current livestock breeding process, as well as the problem that the feeding settings of the existing automatic feeding technology still deviate from the actual situation, the present invention provides a device that can automatically replenish feeding according to the needs of the flock after one-time feeding, so as to achieve timely and automatic feeding and prevent clogging, thereby reducing the overall breeding cost.

[0006] The technical solution adopted by the present invention to solve the above technical problems is to utilize an automatic feeding conveyor for animal husbandry, which includes a feed trough and its bracket, and also includes a front bracket connected to the feed trough bracket, a material barrel is fixed on the upper side of the front bracket, a material dispensing roller is horizontally installed on the upper part of the material barrel, the shaft of the material dispensing roller is connected to the motor transmission, a pair of tensioning rollers are installed below, and the material dispensing roller is located between the two tensioning rollers, and at the same time, a guide wheel is fixedly installed at the rear end of the material trough bracket, and a conveyor belt is looped on each guide wheel and each tensioning wheel, and the conveyor belt includes a tension belt on one side and a flexible belt on the other side, the conveying part of the conveyor belt is located on the material trough and the return part is located below the material trough, the tension belt is supported on the longitudinal side wall of the material trough and the flexible belt is carried in the material trough.

[0007] A groove parallel to the axial direction is distributed on one side of the material-pick-up roller corresponding to the flexible belt as a material trough. The bottom of the material trough is inclined in the direction of rotation so that part of the material can be withdrawn.

[0008] Furthermore, material guide plates are fixed on the front and rear inner walls of the barrel, and the material guide plates on both sides are inclined downward and converge on both sides of the material feeding roller.

[0009] An auxiliary bracket is further fixed above the rear end of the trough frame, a rear baffle is fixed between the auxiliary brackets on both sides, and the conveyor belt passes through the gap below the rear baffle. A material level sensor is installed between the auxiliary brackets on both sides. When the food gathers at the rear baffle position to a certain height, the material level sensor is blocked to cause a trigger signal. The signal end of the material level sensor is connected to the signal input end of the controller, the control end of the controller is connected to the relay coil, and the normally closed end of the relay is connected to the power end of the feed roller motor.

[0010] In addition, a retaining edge protruding radially outward is provided on the outer edge of each guide wheel and each tensioning wheel to constrain the conveyor belt and prevent it from falling off the corresponding wheel.

[0011] A backward-inclined material guide plate is arranged on the auxiliary bracket or the rear baffle or the upper side of the rear bracket. The material guide plate is located on the front side of the rear baffle. After the food is transported forward with the tensioning belt, the food on the tensioning belt side is pushed into the material trough through the material guide plate.

[0012] A plurality of support rods distributed at intervals are transversely fixed on the upper part of the rear support, and the flexible belt bends downward between adjacent support rods.

[0013] Compared with the existing automatic feeding equipment, the present invention has the following technical effects. (1) The present invention is an automatic feeding and conveying machine for livestock breeding that has low cost but can automatically add and stop feed according to the remaining feed in the trough. It can not only timely replenish and transport feed according to the presence or absence of feed in the trough, but also automatically replenish feed according to the distribution of feed in a longer trough.

[0014] (2) The conveyor belt includes a tension belt on one side and a flexible belt on the other side. The conveying part of the conveyor belt is located on the trough and the return part is located below the trough. The tension belt is supported on the longitudinal side wall of the trough and the flexible belt is carried in the trough. When the conveyor belt carries food to the top of the trough, the tension belt is supported on the longitudinal side wall of the trough and is in a tensioned state and will not fall. The flexible belt carrying the food is carried in the trough. Under the pressure of the food, the flexible belt bends downward, causing the food to flow downward. However, when there is enough food in the trough, the food in the trough supports the flexible belt, causing it to not bend downward, and the food no longer flows downward.

[0015] (3) Based on the scheme of the present invention, when the food accumulates at the rear baffle to a certain height, the material level sensor is blocked to cause a trigger signal. The signal end of the material level sensor is connected to the signal input end of the controller, the control end of the controller is connected to the relay coil, and the normally closed end of the relay is connected to the power supply end of the feed roller motor. When there is indeed food in the trough, the device can replenish and replenish the food. When there is enough food in the trough, the flexible belt will no longer bend downward, so that the flexible belt will continue to push the continuous food forward to the rear baffle. After being blocked by the rear baffle, the food will quickly accumulate below it until the material level sensor triggers a corresponding signal, and the controller controls the motor to stop feeding.

[0016] (4) A backward-inclined material guide plate is provided on the auxiliary bracket or the rear baffle or the upper side of the rear bracket. The material guide plate is located in front of the rear baffle. After the food is transported forward with the tension belt, the food on the tension belt side will be pushed into the material trough through the material guide plate, thereby effectively preventing part of the food from being transported forward with the tension belt during the transportation of the material by the conveyor belt, which may easily cause the food to be blocked by the rear baffle and trigger the material level sensor prematurely.

[0017] (5) A number of support rods are fixed laterally at intervals on the upper part of the rear bracket. The flexible belt will bend downward between adjacent support rods, thereby achieving the effect of uniform material distribution in the trough and preventing the middle part of the flexible belt from bending downward excessively and affecting the material discharge at the front end of the trough. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] Figure 1 It is a side structural schematic diagram of the present invention.

[0019] Figure 2 yes Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the AA section structure.

[0020] Numbers in the figure: lower guide wheel 1, upper guide wheel 2, auxiliary bracket 3, rear baffle 4, material level sensor 5, rear bracket 6, material trough 7, conveyor belt 8, tension belt 81, flexible belt 82, front bracket 9, barrel 10, material guide plate 11, material discharging roller 12, material discharging groove 13, rear tensioning roller 14, front tensioning roller 15, front guide wheel 16, and blocking edge 17. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] Animal husbandry is mainly aimed at the feeding and management of large herbivorous animals such as cattle and sheep. At present, a long feed trough is generally used, such as Figure 1 The feed trough 7 in the feed trough. The feed trough is also supported by a feed trough bracket and is located at a certain height to adapt to the height of the cattle or sheep. When adding grass feed to the feed trough, it is necessary to pour the bagged feed into each feed trough, which is labor-intensive. Due to frequent feeding, it is usually necessary for two or more breeders to work together to improve efficiency. There is also a method of installing an auxiliary frame on the upper side of the feed trough frame to guide the bagged feed into the corresponding net trough of the auxiliary frame so that it can be released downward when the feed trough is short of feed. The above methods all require the participation of breeders and frequent high-intensity labor, resulting in increased breeding costs. Adding existing automated feeding equipment does not have practical value. Most of them have low costs, high failure rates and cannot be solved in time, high difficulty in setting and frequent design modifications, resulting in many breeders being unable to operate effectively. The present invention provides an automatic feeding and conveying machine for animal husbandry that is low in cost but can automatically add and stop according to the remaining feed in the trough, as shown in the following examples.

[0022] Example 1: Figure 1 In the device shown, the material trough is fixed on the rear bracket, and the material barrel is fixed on the front bracket. The front and rear brackets are fixed as a whole, and replacing the material trough does not affect the repeated use of the entire bracket.

[0023] like Figure 2 As shown, a material dispensing roller 12 is installed horizontally at the upper part of the barrel 10, and the shaft of the material dispensing roller 12 is connected to the motor transmission. The motor is provided with a switch that can be opened and closed manually or automatically. This embodiment takes the automatic control opening and closing as an example to realize its function of automatically conveying materials.

[0024] The conveying of materials is mainly achieved by the conveyor belt 8. Figure 1 As shown, the conveyor belt 8 includes a tension belt 81 on one side and a flexible belt 82 on the other side. The conveying part of the conveyor belt 8 is located on the material trough and the return part is located below the material trough. The tension belt 81 is supported on the longitudinal side wall of the material trough and the flexible belt 82 is carried in the material trough.

[0025] The part of the conveyor belt 8 in the trough, such as Figure 2 As shown, a pair of tension rollers are installed below the material feeding roller, the rear tension roller 14, and the front tension roller 15. The material feeding roller is located between the two tension rollers, and guide wheels are fixedly installed at the rear end of the material trough bracket, the lower guide wheel 1, the upper guide wheel 2, and the front guide wheel 16. The conveyor belt 8 is looped on each guide wheel and each tension wheel.

[0026] In order to effectively realize the food material transmission without manual management, a groove parallel to the axial direction is distributed on the side corresponding to the feeding roller 12 and the flexible belt 82 as a feeding groove 13. The bottom of the feeding groove 13 is inclined in the direction of rotation so that some materials can be withdrawn. When the conveyor belt 8 carries the food material to the top of the trough, the tension belt 81 is supported on the longitudinal side wall of the trough and is in a tensioned state and will not fall, while the flexible belt 82 carrying the food material is carried in the trough, such as Figure 2 As shown, under the pressure of the food, the flexible belt 82 bends downward to cause the food to flow downward. However, when the food in the trough is sufficient, the food in the trough supports the flexible belt 82, causing it not to bend downward, thereby no longer flowing downward.

[0027] Based on the above structure, an important function of the present invention is that, although the trough is long, when food is missing at any position in the trough, the flexible belt 82 at the corresponding position will bend downward and the food will flow downward. When there is sufficient food in some sections of the long trough, the flexible belt 82 will not bend downward. It can be seen that the present invention can not only replenish and transport food in time according to whether there is food in the trough, but also automatically replenish food according to the distribution of food in the long trough.

[0028] from Figure 2 It can also be seen that an auxiliary bracket 3 is fixed above the rear end of the trough frame, a rear baffle 4 is fixed between the auxiliary brackets 3 on both sides, and the conveyor belt 8 passes through the gap below the rear baffle 4. A material level sensor is further installed between the auxiliary brackets 3 on both sides. When the food gathers at the rear baffle position and reaches a certain height, the material level sensor is blocked to cause a trigger signal. The signal end of the material level sensor is connected to the signal input end of the controller, the control end of the controller is connected to the relay coil, and the normally closed end of the relay is connected to the power end of the feed roller motor. When there is indeed food in the trough, the device can replenish and make up the food. When there is enough food in the trough, the flexible belt 82 will no longer bend downward, so that the flexible belt 82 will continue to push the continuous food forward to the rear baffle 4. After being blocked by the rear baffle 4, the food will quickly accumulate below it until the material level sensor triggers a corresponding signal, and the controller controls the motor to stop feeding.

[0029] In order to prevent the problem that some food will be transported forward with the tension belt 81 during the transportation of the material by the conveyor belt 8, which may easily cause the food to be blocked by the rear baffle 4 and trigger the material level sensor prematurely, a backward-inclined material guide plate can be set on the upper side of the auxiliary bracket 3 or the rear baffle 4 or the rear bracket 6. The material guide plate is located on the front side of the rear baffle. After the food is transported forward with the tension belt 81, the food on the side of the tension belt 81 will be pushed into the material trough through the material guide plate.

[0030] Example 2: On the basis of Example 1, since the present invention adopts a conveyor belt with a combined structure of a tension belt 81 and a flexible belt 82, in order to prevent it from deviating during operation, a retaining edge 17 protruding radially outward is provided on the outer edge of each guide wheel and each tensioning wheel to constrain the conveyor belt 8 and prevent it from falling off the corresponding wheel.

[0031] Embodiment 3: Based on Embodiment 1, material guide plates 11 are fixed on the front and rear inner walls of the barrel 10 , and the material guide plates 11 on both sides are tilted downward and converge on both sides of the material dispensing roller 12 .

[0032] Example 4: On the basis of Example 1, in order to prevent the problem that the middle part of the flexible belt bends downward excessively and affects the material discharge at the front end of the trough, on the basis of Example 1, a number of support rods distributed at intervals can be laterally fixed on the upper part of the rear bracket 6, and the flexible belt 82 will bend downward between adjacent support rods, thereby achieving the effect of uniform material distribution in the trough.

Claims

1. An automatic feeding and conveying machine for livestock breeding, comprising a feed trough (7) and a bracket thereof, characterized in that: It also includes a front bracket (9) connected to the trough bracket, a barrel (10) is fixed on the upper side of the front bracket (9), a material dispensing roller (12) is transversely installed on the upper part of the barrel (10), the shaft of the material dispensing roller (12) is connected to the motor, a pair of tensioning rollers are installed below, the material dispensing roller is located between the two tensioning rollers, and a guide wheel is fixedly installed at the rear end of the trough bracket, a conveyor belt (8) is looped on each guide wheel and each tensioning wheel, the conveyor belt (8) includes a tension belt (81) on one side and a flexible belt (82) on the other side, the conveying part of the conveyor belt (8) is located on the trough and the return part is located below the trough, the tension belt (81) is supported on the longitudinal side wall of the trough and the flexible belt (82) is carried in the trough.

2. The automatic feeding conveyor for animal husbandry according to claim 1, characterized in that: A groove parallel to the axial direction is distributed on one side of the material-moving roller (12) corresponding to the flexible belt (82) as a material-moving groove (13).

3. The automatic feeding conveyor for animal husbandry according to claim 2, characterized in that: The bottom of the material-moving groove (13) is inclined in the direction of rotation so as to facilitate partial material removal.

4. The automatic feeding and conveying machine for animal husbandry according to claim 1, characterized in that: Material guide plates (11) are fixed on the front and rear inner walls of the barrel (10), and the material guide plates (11) on both sides are inclined downward and converge on both sides of the material feeding roller (12).

5. The automatic feeding and conveying machine for animal husbandry according to claim 1, characterized in that: An auxiliary bracket (3) is fixed above the rear end of the trough bracket, a rear baffle (4) is fixed between the auxiliary brackets (3) on both sides, and the conveyor belt (8) passes through the gap below the rear baffle (4).

6. The automatic feeding and conveying machine for animal husbandry according to claim 5, characterized in that: A material level sensor is installed between the auxiliary brackets (3) on both sides. When the food gathers at the rear baffle plate position and reaches a certain height, the material level sensor is blocked to cause a trigger signal. The signal end of the material level sensor is connected to the signal input end of the controller. The control end of the controller is connected to the relay coil. The normally closed end of the relay is connected to the power supply end of the feed roller motor.

7. The automatic feeding and conveying machine for animal husbandry according to claim 1, characterized in that: A retaining edge (17) protruding radially outward is provided on the outer edge of each guide wheel and each tension wheel, and is used to restrain the conveyor belt (8) and prevent it from falling off the corresponding wheel.

8. The automatic feeding and conveying machine for animal husbandry according to claim 1, characterized in that: A material guide plate tilted backwards is provided on the upper side of the auxiliary support (3) or the rear baffle (4) or the rear support (6). The material guide plate is located in front of the rear baffle. After the food is transported forward along with the tension belt (81), the food on the side of the tension belt (81) is pushed into the material trough by the material guide plate.

9. The automatic feeding and conveying machine for animal husbandry according to claim 1, characterized in that: A plurality of support rods arranged at intervals are transversely fixed to the upper portion of the rear support (6), and the flexible belt (82) bends downward between adjacent support rods.

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