Poultry restraint device and method

Abstract

The present application provides a poultry restraint device and method, including a back restraint mechanism and a support mechanism, wherein the back restraint mechanism and the support mechanism are used to restrain the poultry between the back restraint mechanism and the support mechanism; the back restraint mechanism is used to restrain the back of the poultry; and the support mechanism is used to restrain the abdomen and / or chest of the poultry. The poultry is restrained between the back restraint mechanism and the support mechanism by suction, thereby facilitating sex identification and anal examination during the poultry breeding process, thereby improving the breeding efficiency of poultry.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of poultry breeding, and in particular to a poultry restraint device and method. Background Art

[0002] Poultry breeding includes sex identification, feeding, vaccination, etc. During the breeding process, poultry are prone to movement, which increases the difficulty of breeding. Therefore, it is often necessary to fix the poultry, especially during sex identification, the back of the poultry needs to be restrained.

[0003] At present, in the process of poultry breeding, the main focus is on the fixation of the head and ankles of poultry. The fixation of the back, chest and abdomen of poultry is actually a more important fixation link. If the back, chest and abdomen of poultry cannot be fixed well, the poultry as a whole cannot be effectively fixed, which has a certain impact on poultry breeding. Summary of the invention

[0004] The purpose of the present application is to provide a poultry restraint device and method, which are used to solve the technical problem that the existing fixing mechanism or fixing method has poor fixing effect.

[0005] The poultry restraint device of the first aspect of the present application comprises a back restraint mechanism and a support mechanism, wherein the back restraint mechanism and the support mechanism are used to restrain the poultry between the back restraint mechanism and the support mechanism; the back restraint mechanism is used to restrain the back of the poultry; and the support mechanism is used to restrain the abdomen and / or chest of the poultry.

[0006] The back restraint mechanism of the first aspect of the present application has at least the following beneficial effects:

[0007] The poultry is restrained between the back restraint mechanism and the support mechanism, thereby facilitating sex identification and anal examination during the poultry breeding process, thereby improving the breeding efficiency of poultry.

[0008] The poultry restraint method of the second aspect of the present application is applied to a poultry restraint device including a back restraint mechanism and a support mechanism, and includes the following steps:

[0009] The poultry restraint device is placed with poultry;

[0010] The poultry restraint device restrains the back of the poultry in at least a third direction;

[0011] The poultry restraint device restrains the chest and / or abdomen of the poultry at least in the third direction.

[0012] The poultry restraint method of the second aspect of the present application has at least the following beneficial effects:

[0013] The poultry restraint device is used to restrain the back, chest and / or abdomen of the poultry, so that the poultry can be better restrained. In addition, the poultry restraint device can lift the chest and / or abdomen of the poultry so that the buttocks of the poultry can be in an upturned state, which can facilitate sex identification and anal examination during the poultry breeding process, thereby improving the breeding efficiency of poultry.

[0014] Additional aspects and advantages of the present application will be given in part in the description below, and in part will become apparent from the description below, or will be learned through the practice of the present application. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the poultry restraint device;

[0016] Figure 2 It is a structural schematic diagram of an embodiment of a poultry restraint device;

[0017] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic diagram of the adsorption component;

[0018] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the base;

[0019] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of an adsorption component in one embodiment;

[0020] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of an adsorption component in one embodiment;

[0021] Figure 7 It is a structural schematic diagram of an embodiment of a poultry restraint device;

[0022] Figure 8 It is a structural schematic diagram of an embodiment of a poultry restraint device;

[0023] Fig. 9 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the support member;

[0024] Fig.10 It is a structural schematic diagram of an embodiment of an ankle restraint mechanism;

[0025] Fig.11 It is a structural schematic diagram of an embodiment of an ankle restraint mechanism;

[0026] Fig.12 It is a structural schematic diagram of an embodiment of an ankle restraint mechanism;

[0027] Fig.13 It is a structural schematic diagram of an embodiment of a poultry restraint device.

[0028] Reference numerals:

[0029] Back restraint mechanism 100, adsorption member 110, first adsorption port 111, second adsorption port 112, second partition 113, first partition 114, base 120, first adsorption member 115, second adsorption member 116, first mounting groove 121, second mounting groove 122, first through hole 123, second through hole 124, avoidance position 125, connection cover 126, connection port 127;

[0030] Abdominal supporting mechanism-200, connecting portion-210, supporting portion-220;

[0031] Chest support mechanism-300, support member-310, receiving groove-311, bottom wall-312, side wall-313,

[0032] Ankle restraint mechanism 400, fixing frame 410, locking member 420, slot 411, driving member 430, restoring member 440, locking portion 421, abutting portion 422, pushing member 450, opening portion 412, protruding portion 413, bayonet portion 414, first release member 460, second release member 470, abutting portion 480;

[0033] Moving mechanism-500, first driving assembly-510, second driving assembly-520;

[0034] Lifting mechanism-600, lifting guide member-610, lifting drive member-620, lifting assembly-630. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0035] The following will clearly and completely describe the concept of the present application and the technical effects produced in combination with the embodiments, so as to fully understand the purpose, features and effects of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, not all of them. Based on the embodiments of the present application, other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative work are all within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0036] In the description of the embodiments of the present application, if orientation descriptions are involved, the orientations or positional relationships indicated by "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", etc. are based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings. They are only for the convenience of describing the present application 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. Therefore, they cannot be understood as limitations on the present application.

[0037] In the description of the embodiments of the present application, if a feature is referred to as being “set,” “fixed,” “connected,” or “installed” on another feature, it may be directly set, fixed, or connected to another feature, or it may be indirectly set, fixed, connected, or installed on another feature. In the description of the embodiments of the present application, if “several” is involved, it means more than one; if “multiple” is involved, it means more than two; if “greater than,” “less than,” or “exceeds” is involved, it should be understood as not including the number itself; if “above,” “below,” or “within” is involved, it should be understood as including the number itself. If “first” or “second” is involved, it should be understood as being used to distinguish technical features, and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features or implicitly indicating the order of the indicated technical features.

[0038] In the embodiments of the present application, the first direction, the second direction, and the third direction are involved. For ease of understanding, refer to Figure 1 , using the XYZ coordinate system as a reference to assist in explaining the first direction, the second direction, and the third direction in the embodiment of the present application. The X-axis and the Z-axis are perpendicular to the Y-axis, respectively, wherein the first direction, the second direction, and the third direction correspond to the Y-axis, the X-axis, and the Z-axis, respectively. During operation, the poultry is constrained in the poultry restraint device, the head and tail of the poultry are placed in the first direction, the femurs on both sides of the body are placed along the second direction, and the chest, abdomen, and back of the body are placed along the third direction, the poultry is constrained between the back restraint mechanism 100 and the support mechanism, the back restraint mechanism 100 corresponds to constraining the back of the poultry, and the support mechanism corresponds to constraining the abdomen and / or chest of the poultry.

[0039] The present application provides a poultry restraint device, referring to Figures 1 to 3 , Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the poultry restraint device; Figure 2 It is a structural schematic diagram of an embodiment of a poultry restraint device; Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the adsorption component.

[0040] The poultry restraint device includes a back restraint mechanism 100 and a support mechanism, wherein the back restraint mechanism 100 and the support mechanism are used to restrain the poultry between the back restraint mechanism 100 and the support mechanism, the back restraint mechanism 100 is used to restrain the back of the poultry, and the support mechanism is used to restrain the abdomen and / or chest of the poultry. The back restraint mechanism 100 and the support mechanism are arranged opposite to each other, and the present application restrains the poultry between the back restraint mechanism 100 and the support mechanism, thereby facilitating sex identification and anal examination during the poultry breeding process, thereby improving the breeding efficiency of poultry.

[0041] In one embodiment, the back restraint mechanism 100 includes a backboard, and the support mechanism includes an abdominal support mechanism 200 and / or a chest support mechanism 300. When the poultry is restrained, the back of the poultry and the back restraint mechanism 100 are in contact with each other, and the abdomen of the poultry is lifted by the abdominal support mechanism 200 to restrain the poultry between the backboard and the abdominal support mechanism 200; or, the chest of the poultry is restrained by the chest support mechanism 300, and the chest support mechanism 300 is lifted toward the chest of the poultry, thereby restraining the poultry between the backboard and the chest support mechanism; or, the poultry is restrained by the support mechanism, and the backboard is driven to move toward the back part of the poultry, thereby restraining the poultry between the backboard and the support mechanism.

[0042] In another embodiment, the back restraint mechanism 100 can restrain the back of the poultry by adsorption. The specific implementation method of the back restraint mechanism 100 restraining the back of the poultry by adsorption is described below.

[0043] The back restraint mechanism 100 includes an adsorption component, which includes an adsorption member 110. A suction port is provided on one side of the adsorption member 110. The adsorption member 110 can be connected to an air source to form a negative pressure at the adsorption port, which is used to adsorb the back of the poultry. The outer side surface of one side of the adsorption port has an adsorption surface, and the adsorption port runs through the adsorption surface. The adsorption member 110 is provided with a plurality of adsorption ports, which can be evenly arranged on the adsorption surface. The adsorption member 110 is used to adsorb and fix the back of the poultry, so that the back of the poultry can be better fixed. The adsorption force generated by the adsorption member 110 will not generate a large pressure against the back of the poultry, so that the back of the poultry will not be damaged.

[0044] The adsorption port of the adsorption member 110 can be straight, contoured, wavy, arc-shaped, etc., so that the adsorption surface of the adsorption port is a plane structure or a curved structure, or a contoured structure adapted to the back of the poultry. When the adsorption surface is a plane structure, the processing difficulty of the adsorption member 110 is relatively small. When the adsorption surface is a curved structure or a contoured structure adapted to the back of the poultry, it can better fit the back of the poultry, thereby enhancing the adsorption effect. For example, the back plate can be a straight plate, and the adsorption port is directly opened on the back plate to form the above-mentioned adsorption member 110.

[0045] In one embodiment, referring to Figures 4 to 5 , Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the base 120, Figure 5 Schematic diagram of the structure of an adsorption component in one embodiment.

[0046] The above-mentioned adsorption assembly also includes a base 120, and the adsorption member 110 is detachably connected to the base 120. The base 120 is connected to the adsorption member 110. The interior of the adsorption member 110 and the base 120 are hollow and connected to each other to form an inner cavity. The adsorption port is arranged on one side of the adsorption member 110 and connected to the inner cavity. The base 120 is provided with a connection port 127 connected to the inner cavity, and the connection port 127 is used to connect to the air source. The base 120 is provided with a mounting groove, and the adsorption members 110 are all installed in the mounting groove, and the mounting groove is used to install the adsorption member 110. The interior of the adsorption member 110 is hollow to form an inner cavity, and the adsorption port is connected to the inner cavity. When the air source is connected, the air source forms a negative pressure at the adsorption port through the inner cavity, thereby adsorbing and fixing the back of the poultry. The back restraint mechanism 100 also includes an air source device, which is connected to the connection port 127 through an air pipe, so that when the air source is connected, the air source forms a negative pressure at the suction port through the connection port 127, and a negative pressure value of 0.1Mpa to 0.2Mpa is generated at the suction port. The suction member 110 and the base 120 can be an integrated structure or a separate structure. The suction member 110 can be a suction cup, and the suction cup can be installed on the base 120 by embedding.

[0047] The adsorbent 110 may be slidably mounted on the base 120 , or may be directly snap-mounted on the base 120 . Of course, the base 120 and the adsorbent 110 may be an integrated structure, or the base 120 and the adsorbent 110 may be a split structure.

[0048] Reference Figure 6 , Figure 6 Schematic diagram of the structure of the adsorption assembly in one embodiment. The base 120 may be a connection cover 126, which is connected to the adsorption member 110. The adsorption member 110 and the connection cover 126 are hollow inside and connected to each other to form an inner cavity. The adsorption port is provided on one side of the adsorption member 110 and connected to the inner cavity. The connection cover 126 is provided with a connection port 127 connected to the inner cavity, and the connection port 127 is used to connect to the gas source.

[0049] In one embodiment, the adsorption component 110 has a main body, and an opening can be directly made on the main body to form a adsorption port on the main body. An inner cavity connected to the adsorption port is formed inside the main body. A connecting port 127 is provided on the main body, and the connecting port 127 is connected to the inner cavity. Therefore, when the air source is connected, the air source forms a negative pressure at the adsorption port through the connecting port 127, thereby adsorbing and fixing the back of the poultry.

[0050] In one embodiment, the back restraint mechanism 100 can be configured with different areas to perform adsorption and restraint on different positions of the back of the poultry. The following describes a specific embodiment of configuring the back restraint mechanism 100 with different areas to perform adsorption and restraint on different positions of the back of the poultry.

[0051] The back restraint mechanism 100 includes an adsorption component, which includes an adsorption member 110. One side of the adsorption member 110 includes a first area and a second area. The first area is provided with a first adsorption port 111, and the second area is provided with a second adsorption port 112. The adsorption member 110 can be connected to an air source to form a negative pressure at the first adsorption port 111 and the second adsorption port 112. The first area is used to adsorb a first position of the back of the bird, and the second area is used to adsorb a second position of the back of the bird, wherein the first position is the position of the back of the bird corresponding to the thoracic vertebrae and / or ilium of the bird, and the second position is the position of the back of the bird corresponding to the coccygeal vertebrae. The thoracic vertebrae and / or ilium of the back of the bird are attached to the top and both sides of the ovary or testicle, and the coccygeal vertebrae correspond to the position of the cloaca. When the position of the back of the bird corresponding to the thoracic vertebrae and / or ilium and coccygeal vertebrae is constrained, the thoracic vertebrae and / or ilium and coccygeal vertebrae and coccygeal vertebrae will not move abnormally, so that the ovary or testicle, and the position of the cloaca will not move abnormally, which is more conducive to the sex identification of the bird.

[0052] The present application uses an adsorption component to adsorb and fix the back of the poultry, so that the back of the poultry can be better fixed. The adsorption force generated by the adsorption component will not produce a large pressure on the back of the poultry, so that the back of the poultry will not be damaged. In addition, different positions of the back of the poultry can be adsorbed separately, so that the back of the poultry can be fixed more firmly, and the fixation effect of the back of the poultry can be improved. When breeding poultry, it is beneficial to identify the sex, feed, and vaccinate the poultry, thereby improving the breeding efficiency of the poultry.

[0053] Furthermore, adsorption ports are directly disposed on the first region and the second region of the adsorption member 110 , or suction cups are disposed on the first region and the second region.

[0054] Among them, the first area is provided with multiple first suction ports 111, and a second partition 113 is provided between adjacent first suction ports 111; the second area is provided with multiple second suction ports 112, and the multiple second suction ports 112 are arranged at intervals along the extension direction of the caudal vertebrae of the poultry, and a first partition 114 is provided between adjacent second suction ports 112, and the first partition 114 is inclined toward the tail direction of the caudal vertebrae of the poultry.

[0055] The first region is provided with a first suction cup, and a first suction port 111 is provided at a suction end of the first suction cup. The second region is provided with a second suction cup, and a second suction port 112 is provided at a suction end of the second suction cup.

[0056] Further, refer to Figures 4 to 5 , Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the base 120, Figure 5 Schematic diagram of the structure of an adsorption component in one embodiment.

[0057] The adsorption member 110 may be one, and a first area and a second area are provided on the adsorption member 110 at the same time. The first area and the second area are provided with a first adsorption port 111 and a second adsorption port 112 respectively. The air source forms a negative pressure at the first adsorption port 111 and the second adsorption port 112, thereby fixing the positions corresponding to the thoracic vertebrae and / or ilium of the poultry's back and the position of the caudal vertebrae of the back respectively. In order to be able to replace the adsorption member 110 for adsorbing different positions on the back of the poultry, the adsorption member 110 may be two, and the adsorption member 110 includes a first adsorption member 115 and a second adsorption member 116. The adsorption assembly also includes a base 120. A first area is provided on one side of the first adsorption member 115, and a second area is provided on one side of the second adsorption member 116. The first adsorption member 115 and the second adsorption member 116 are detachably connected to the base 120, so that when fixing poultry of different sizes or different types of poultry, the first adsorption member 115 and / or the second adsorption member 116 can be replaced according to actual needs.

[0058] The top of the base 120 is provided with a through hole, which is connected to the first suction port 111 and the second suction port 112. When the air source is connected, the air source forms a negative pressure at the first suction port 111 and the second suction port 112 through the through hole. There can be two through holes, namely the first through hole 123 and the second through hole 124. When the air source is connected, the air source forms a negative pressure at the first suction port 111 and the second suction port 112 through the first through hole 123 and the second through hole 124 respectively. The two sides of the base 120 are provided with a clearance position 125. When fixing the poultry, it is sometimes necessary to fix the position of the poultry femur. Therefore, the clearance position 125 can avoid the block (not shown) that constrains the poultry femur.

[0059] In addition, the back restraint mechanism 100 also includes an air source device, which is connected to the through hole of the base 120 through an air pipe, and generates a negative pressure of 0.1Mpa to 0.2Mpa at the suction port. The air source device for connecting the first suction member 115 and the second suction member 116 to the air source can be set separately. For example, the size of the air source connected to the first suction member 115 is larger than the size of the air source of the second suction member 116, so that different negative pressures are formed at the first suction port 111 and the second suction port 112, and when the first suction member 115 is connected to the air source, the second suction member 116 may not be connected to the air source, or when the second suction member 116 is connected to the air source, the first suction member 115 is not connected to the air source, so that the air source connection can be adjusted according to actual needs, which is more suitable for the back fixation of different poultry.

[0060] Furthermore, the base 120 is provided with a mounting groove, and the first adsorption member 115 and the second adsorption member 116 are both mounted in the mounting groove. Of course, there can be two mounting grooves, namely the first mounting groove 121 and the second mounting groove 122. The first mounting groove 121 is used to mount the first adsorption member 115, and the second mounting groove 122 is used to mount the second adsorption member 116. The first adsorption member 115 is evenly arranged with adsorption ports, corresponding to the first area of ​​the adsorption surface, for adsorbing the corresponding positions of the thoracic vertebrae and / or ilium of the poultry back. The second adsorption member 116 is also evenly arranged with adsorption ports, corresponding to the second area of ​​the adsorption surface, for adsorbing the caudal vertebrae of the poultry. The first mounting groove 121 and the second mounting groove 122 are opened at the bottom of the base 120. The first mounting groove 121 and the second mounting groove 122 are arranged adjacent to each other, and the first mounting groove 121 and the second mounting groove 122 can be separated by a spacer in the middle. The first adsorption component 115 is hollow inside to form a first inner cavity, the first adsorption port 111 is connected to the first inner cavity, the second adsorption component 116 is hollow inside to form a second inner cavity, the second adsorption port 112 is connected to the second inner cavity. When the air source is connected, the air source forms a negative pressure at the first adsorption port 111 and the second adsorption port 112 through the first inner cavity and the second inner cavity, thereby forming a negative pressure at the positions corresponding to the thoracic vertebrae and / or ilium on the back of the poultry and the positions corresponding to the caudal vertebrae on the back, thereby adsorbing and fixing the back of the poultry.

[0061] The first adsorption component 115 and the second adsorption component 116 can be slidably installed on the base 120, or can be directly snap-installed on the base 120. Of course, the base 120, the first adsorption component 115 and the second adsorption component 116 can be an integrated structure, and the first adsorption component 115 and the second adsorption component 116 can also be fixedly installed on the base 120.

[0062] Among them, refer to Figure 6 , Figure 6 The base 120 may be a connection cover 126, wherein the bottom surface of the connection cover 126 may be provided with a first mounting groove 121 and a second mounting groove 122, and the top surface of the connection cover 126 is provided with a connection port 127 for connecting to the gas source, and the connection port 127 is connected to the first adsorption member 115 and the second adsorption member 116, so that when the gas source is connected, the gas source forms a negative pressure at the first adsorption port 111 and the second adsorption port 112 through the first through hole 123 and the second through hole 124 respectively.

[0063] Furthermore, the adsorption ports of the first adsorption member 115 and the second adsorption member 116 can be straight, contoured, wavy, arc-shaped, etc., so that the adsorption surfaces of the first adsorption port 111 and the second adsorption port 112 are planar structures or curved structures, or contoured structures that match the backs of poultry. When the adsorption surface is a planar structure, the processing difficulty of the first adsorption member 115 and the second adsorption member 116 is relatively small. When the adsorption surface is a curved structure or a contoured structure that matches the backs of poultry, it can better fit the backs of poultry, thereby enhancing the adsorption effect.

[0064] Reference Figure 2 Furthermore, the poultry restraint device also includes a moving mechanism 500, which is connected to the back restraint mechanism 100 and is used to move the back restraint mechanism 100 to move closer to or away from the supporting mechanism.

[0065] The moving mechanism 500 may be a driving component that directly drives the back restraint mechanism 100 to move, or the moving mechanism 500 includes a driving component and a moving component, and the driving component drives the moving component to move, thereby driving the back restraint mechanism 100 to move, and the movement mode may be linear movement, curvilinear movement, or rotational movement. This embodiment does not limit the movement mode of the moving mechanism 500, and the moving mechanism 500 is mainly used to move the back restraint mechanism 100 to move closer to or away from the support mechanism.

[0066] The moving mechanism 500 includes a first driving assembly 510 and a second driving assembly 520. The first driving assembly 510 is connected to the back restraint mechanism 100 to drive the back restraint mechanism 100 to do lifting and lowering movements. The second driving assembly 520 is connected to the first driving assembly 510, and the second driving assembly 520 drives the first driving assembly 510 and the back restraint mechanism 100 to move. The first driving assembly 510 and the driving assembly respectively drive the back restraint mechanism 100 to move in different directions. For example, the first driving assembly 510 drives the back restraint mechanism 100 to move toward a plane perpendicular to the back of the poultry, and the second driving assembly 520 drives the back restraint mechanism 100 to move toward the plane where the back of the poultry is located, so that the back restraint mechanism 100 can approach the supporting mechanism and then contact the back of the poultry.

[0067] Furthermore, the poultry restraint device further comprises a lifting mechanism, which is connected to the supporting mechanism and is used to lift the supporting mechanism at least in the third direction. The lifting mechanism further comprises a constant force component, which is used to drive the supporting mechanism to move at least in the third direction, and the constant force component is connected to the supporting mechanism, and the constant force component provides a force to drive the supporting mechanism to keep lifting in the third direction.

[0068] Further, the supporting mechanism includes a chest supporting mechanism for supporting the chest of the poultry, and the lifting mechanism is connected to the chest supporting mechanism for lifting the chest supporting mechanism at least along a third direction; and / or, the supporting mechanism includes an abdominal supporting mechanism for supporting the abdomen of the poultry, and the lifting mechanism is connected to the abdominal supporting mechanism for lifting the abdominal supporting mechanism at least along a third direction.

[0069] In one embodiment, referring to Figure 7 , Figure 7 The schematic diagram of the structure of an embodiment of a poultry restraint device. The support mechanism includes an abdominal support mechanism for supporting the abdomen of the poultry, and the lifting mechanism is connected to the abdominal support mechanism, and is used to lift the abdominal support mechanism at least along the third direction. Specifically, the abdominal support mechanism includes a connecting portion 210 and a supporting portion 220, and the connecting portion 210 is connected to the lifting mechanism 600, and the lifting mechanism 600 drives the abdominal support mechanism to move, so that the supporting portion 220 of the abdominal support mechanism contacts or moves away from the abdomen of the poultry, and the supporting portion 220 contacts the abdomen of the poultry, thereby restraining the abdomen of the poultry. Among them, the connecting portion 210 and the supporting portion 220 can be connecting rods, the connecting portion 210 is a first connecting rod, and the supporting portion 220 is a second connecting rod. The first connecting rod and the second connecting rod are vertically arranged to form a T shape, and the second connecting rod contacts the abdomen of the poultry and restrains the abdomen of the poultry. The supporting portion 220 can be rectangular, circular, arc-shaped, or spherical. The shape of the supporting portion 220 is not limited in this embodiment.

[0070] In this embodiment, the abdomen of the poultry is restrained by the abdominal support mechanism, so that the poultry can be better fixed. Moreover, when the abdomen of the poultry is lifted by the abdominal support mechanism, the buttocks of the poultry will be in an upturned state, which makes it convenient to perform sex identification and anal examination during the poultry breeding process, thereby improving the breeding efficiency of poultry.

[0071] In another embodiment, referring to Figures 8 to 9 , Figure 8 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a poultry restraint device, Fig. 9: is a schematic diagram of the structure of the support member. The support mechanism includes a chest support mechanism for supporting the breast of the poultry, and the lifting mechanism is connected to the chest support mechanism, and is used to lift the chest support mechanism at least along the third direction. Specifically, the chest support mechanism includes a support member 310, and the support member 310 is used to carry the breast of the poultry. The support member 310 can be a support block, and the support block can be a plate-shaped, U-shaped groove, contoured, or arc-shaped groove. At the same time, the support block can be hollow. When restraining the poultry, the poultry is placed on the support block, and the support block carries the breast of the poultry. The support member 310 can also be provided with a receiving groove 311, and the receiving groove 311 is opened on the support block, and the receiving groove 311 can at least accommodate a part of the poultry's breast. When fixing the poultry, a part of the poultry's breast is accommodated in the receiving groove 311, thereby preventing the poultry's abnormal movement from causing the poultry's breast to shift on the support member 310.

[0072] The support member 310 includes a bottom wall 312 and two side walls 313, the two side walls 313 are respectively arranged on both sides of the bottom wall 312, the bottom wall 312 and the side walls 313 define the receiving groove 311, the bottom wall 312 is used to support the breast of the poultry, and the side walls 313 are used to support the side of the poultry. The side walls 313 of the support member 310 can limit the displacement of the breast of the poultry, thereby preventing the breast of the poultry from shifting on the support member 310 when the poultry is fixed. The bottom wall 312 and the side walls 313 of the support member 310 can be curved or flat.

[0073] The distance between the two side walls 313 of the support member 310 gradually increases from the bottom wall 312 toward the direction away from the bottom wall 312, so that the receiving groove 311 gradually increases from the bottom wall 312 toward the opening. Since the part of the breast of a poultry near the neck is larger than the part near the femur, the structural setting that the receiving groove 311 gradually increases from the bottom wall 312 toward the opening is more suitable for supporting the breast of a breasted poultry. In addition, the breasts of poultry of different sizes have different sizes or shapes. The structural setting that the receiving groove gradually increases from the bottom wall 312 toward the opening can adapt to poultry with different breast sizes or shapes.

[0074] Among them, one or more air holes can be set on the bottom wall 312 of the support member 310, and the air holes are set through the bottom wall 312, and can be connected to an air source, so that the air source forms a negative pressure at the air hole opening close to the chest, thereby better restraining the chest of the bird. Of course, the air source can blow air through the air hole to the air hole opening close to the chest, which is conducive to releasing the restraint on the chest of the bird when the fixed state of the bird is released.

[0075] The lifting mechanism includes a lifting assembly 630, which is connected to the support member 310 and is used to drive the support member 310 to move up and down along a first direction, thereby lifting the breast of the bird. The first direction can also be a direction perpendicular to the breast of the bird, or can have a certain inclination angle perpendicular to the breast of the bird.

[0076] In this embodiment, the chest of the poultry is restrained by the chest support mechanism, so that the poultry can be better fixed to avoid abnormal movement of the poultry body during the poultry breeding process. The chest and back of the poultry are respectively fixed by the chest support mechanism and the back restraint mechanism, and then the abdomen of the poultry is lifted by the abdomen support mechanism, so that the buttocks of the poultry can be better lifted, which is further conducive to sex identification and anal examination during the poultry breeding process, and improves the breeding efficiency of poultry.

[0077] Furthermore, the poultry restraint device further includes a lifting mechanism, which also includes a constant force component, the lifting mechanism is used to drive the support mechanism to move at least in the third direction, the constant force component is connected to the support mechanism, and the constant force component provides a force to drive the support mechanism to maintain lifting in the third direction. The lifting mechanism also includes a lifting guide, which extends in the third direction, the support mechanism is slidably connected to the lifting guide, and the lifting guide is used to limit the movement of the support mechanism in the third direction.

[0078] In one embodiment, the support mechanism includes an abdominal support mechanism for supporting the abdomen of the poultry, the lifting mechanism 600 drives the abdominal support mechanism to move to an initial position along a third direction, the constant force component is connected to the abdominal support mechanism, and the constant force component provides a force to drive the abdominal support mechanism to keep lifting upward along the third direction from the initial position. The lifting mechanism 600 also includes a lifting guide 610, which extends along the third direction, and the abdominal support mechanism is slidably connected to the lifting guide 610, and the lifting guide 610 is used to limit the movement of the abdominal support mechanism along the third direction. Wherein, the third direction can be a direction perpendicular to the abdomen of the poultry, and can also have a certain inclination angle in the direction perpendicular to the abdomen of the poultry. The lifting mechanism 600 also includes a lifting drive 620, which is connected to the abdominal support mechanism and is used to drive the abdominal support mechanism to slide on the lifting guide 610.

[0079] The constant force component can be a gravity mechanism, a constant force spring, a combination of a spring and a cam, a low friction cylinder, a hydraulic cylinder, etc., or a structure of a motor-driven screw, a gear rack, and a connecting rod. The guide member can be a guide rail, a linear bearing, etc. This embodiment does not limit the structure and form of the constant force component and the guide member. The specific structure of the constant force component has a variety of implementation methods, which is common knowledge for those skilled in the art, so it will not be repeated here.

[0080] In one embodiment, referring to Figures 10 to 13 , Fig.10 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of an ankle restraint mechanism, Fig.11 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of an ankle restraint mechanism, Fig.12 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of an ankle restraint mechanism, Fig.13 It is a structural schematic diagram of an embodiment of a poultry restraint device.

[0081] The poultry restraint device also includes an ankle restraint mechanism, which is disposed adjacent to the support mechanism and is used to restrain the poultry's ankle. The ankle restraint mechanism includes a fixing frame 410 and a locking assembly, which is disposed on the fixing frame 410 and is used to lock the poultry's ankle. When the poultry is fixed, the poultry's foot position is most likely to move abnormally. In this embodiment, the poultry's ankle is restrained by the ankle restraint mechanism, so that the poultry can be better fixed.

[0082] Furthermore, the fixing frame 410 is provided with two slots 411, the slots 411 are used to accommodate the ankles of the poultry, the slots 411 have openings for the ankles to enter, and the locking assembly is used to close the openings to constrain the ankles in the slots 411. Of course, the fixing frame 410 can be provided with a card block separately, the card block is provided with a slot 411, the slot 411 has an opening for the ankles to enter, and the locking portion 421 of the locking member 420 can move away from or towards the card block, so that the opening is in an open or closed state.

[0083] In one embodiment, the locking assembly includes a linkage locking assembly and two locking members 420, the linkage locking assembly includes a driving member 430 and a restoring member 440, the locking member 420 includes a locking portion 421 and an abutting portion 422, the locking portion 421 is located beside the opening, the abutting portion 422 can be respectively abutted against the two sides of the driving member 430, moving the driving member 430 can push the abutting portion 422 to move the locking portions 421 away from each other to open the opening, and the restoring member 440 is used to drive the locking members 420 to move toward each other to close the opening. The locking assembly also includes a pushing member 450, which is connected to the driving member 430 and is located on a side of the slot 411 away from the opening. The driving member 430 moves toward the opening direction of the slot 411 to drive the pushing member 450 to move toward the opening direction, so as to push the ankle constrained in the slot 411 out of the opening. Specifically, the two tightening components are slidably connected to the fixing frame 410, and a return member 440 is connected between the two locking members 420. The return member 440 can be an elastic member, such as a spring, a torsion spring, etc. The return member 440 provides elastic force to make the locking members 420 move toward each other to close the opening.

[0084] Among them, one end of the abutment portion 422 close to the driving member 430 is arc-shaped, and the end of the driving member 430 close to the abutment portion 422 has an inclined surface with a certain inclination angle, so that when the driving member 430 moves close to the abutment portion 422, the inclined surface at one end of the driving member 430 contacts the arc-shaped surface of the abutment, and as the driving member 430 moves, the inclined surface at one end of the driving member 430 contacts the arc-shaped surface of the abutment and moves relative to each other, thereby causing the locking portion 421 to move away.

[0085] In this embodiment, the restoring force provided by the restoring member 440 causes the locking parts 421 to move toward each other, thereby realizing automatic locking, and the driving member 430 drives the ground connection part to move so that the locking parts 421 move away from each other, thereby opening the opening, thereby realizing the restraint and release of the ankle. In addition, the pushing member 450 can push the poultry's ankle out of the slot 411, and then after the poultry is detected, the poultry's ankle is automatically pushed out of the slot 411, without the need to manually pull out the poultry's ankle, thereby realizing automation and improving the breeding efficiency of poultry.

[0086] In another embodiment, the locking assembly includes a locking driver and two locking members 420, wherein the locking member 420 includes a locking portion 421 and a driving portion, wherein the driving portion is connected to the locking driver, and the locking portion 421 is located at one side of the opening, and the locking driver drives the locking portion 421 to move relative to the fixing frame 410 to open or close the opening. The locking driver drives the locking portion 421 to move toward the groove of the fixing frame 410, and when the groove is contacted, the opening is in a closed state, and the locking driver drives the locking portion 421 to move away from the groove of the fixing frame 410, and the opening is in an open state. The locking portion 421 and the driving portion may be an integrated structure or a split structure. The shape of the groove may be U-shaped, V-shaped, semicircular, etc.

[0087] In this embodiment, the locking portion 421 is driven to move directly by the locking driving member, thereby realizing the opening and closing of the opening, and further realizing the restraint and release of the ankle.

[0088] In another embodiment, the locking member 420 can open or close the opening by rotating. Specifically, the locking assembly includes two locking members 420, and the locking member 420 includes a locking portion 421 and a connecting portion 210. The connecting portion 210 is rotatably connected to the fixing frame 410 and is located beside the card slot 411. The locking member 420 can rotate relative to the fixing frame 410 to open or close the opening with the locking portion 421. The locking member can rotate around an axis in the first direction, the second direction, and the third direction, and the shape of the locking member can be U-shaped, semicircular, Y-shaped, etc.

[0089] The fixing frame is provided with a guide groove, and the locking driving member drives the locking part to perform linear motion or arc motion along the guide groove. The guide groove can be linear, arc-shaped, etc.

[0090] Furthermore, the slot 411 on the fixing frame 410 has an opening 412, a protruding portion 413, and a bayonet portion 414 in the direction of the slot 411. The driving member 430 drives the locking portion 421 to move relative to the protruding portion 413, so that the locking portion 421 approaches or contacts the protruding portion 413, so that the opening is in a closed state. The driving member 430 drives the locking portion 421 to move away from the protruding portion 413, so that the locking portion 421 is away from the protruding portion 413, so that the opening is in an open state. The opening 412 is set in a first arc, the buckle portion is set in a second arc, and the locking portion 421 is set in a third arc. When the locking portion 421 approaches or contacts the protruding portion 413, an opening for the ankle to enter is formed, and a bayonet is formed at the slot 411, and the poultry's ankle can be accommodated at the bayonet.

[0091] Furthermore, the poultry restraint device includes a femoral restraint mechanism, and the poultry restraint device also includes a first release member 460 and a second release member 470. The first release member 460 and the second release member 470 are respectively connected to the driving member 430. The first release member 460, the second release member 470 and the push member 450 can be linked. The first release member 460 is used to push the femoral restraint mechanism to an open state, so that the femoral part of the poultry is not restrained. The second release member 470 can push the lower part close to the abdomen of the poultry, so that the poultry body part can be removed from the poultry restraint device. The push member 450 can automatically push the poultry's ankle out of the slot 411, so that the above linkage method can put the poultry in a released state, so that the poultry automatically falls into the device for accommodating the poultry after sex identification, feeding, and vaccination. For example, after sex identification, the poultry automatically falls into the sorting device through the above linkage method to carry out the next step of sorting.

[0092] The present application also provides a poultry restraint method, which is applied to a poultry restraint device including a back restraint mechanism 100 and a support mechanism. The poultry restraint method includes:

[0093] Step S10, the poultry restraint device is placed with poultry;

[0094] Step S20, the poultry restraint device restrains the back of the poultry in at least a third direction;

[0095] Step S30: the poultry restraint device restrains the chest and / or abdomen of the poultry at least in the third direction.

[0096] In this embodiment, the poultry restraint device is placed on the poultry, first the poultry restraint device restrains the back of the poultry in the third direction, and then restrains the chest and / or abdomen of the poultry in the third direction. Alternatively, the poultry restraint device first restrains the chest and / or abdomen of the poultry in the third direction, and then restrains the back of the poultry in the third direction.

[0097] Specifically, the lifting mechanism of the poultry restraint device drives the back restraint mechanism 100 to restrain the back of the poultry in the third direction, and the lifting mechanism drives the abdomen support mechanism or the chest support mechanism of the poultry restraint device to contact with the back of the poultry, and lifts the abdomen or chest of the poultry in the third direction, and restrains the poultry between the back restraint mechanism and the abdomen support mechanism or the chest support mechanism;

[0098] Alternatively, the lifting mechanism of the poultry restraint device drives the abdomen support mechanism or chest support mechanism of the poultry restraint device to contact the back of the poultry, and lifts the abdomen or chest of the poultry in the third direction, and the lifting mechanism of the poultry restraint device drives the back restraint mechanism 100 to restrain the back of the poultry in the third direction, and restrains the poultry between the back restraint mechanism and the abdomen support mechanism or chest support mechanism. The third direction can be a direction perpendicular to the chest or abdomen of the poultry, or a direction having a certain angle with the direction perpendicular to the chest or abdomen of the poultry.

[0099] Furthermore, the poultry restraint device restrains the back of the poultry at least in the third direction, comprising the steps of:

[0100] Step S21, the poultry restraint device adsorbs the back of the poultry in at least a third direction to restrain the back of the poultry. Specifically, the back restraint mechanism 100 of the poultry restraint device includes an adsorption component, the adsorption component includes an adsorption member, the adsorption member restrains the back of the poultry, and different areas are set in the back restraint mechanism 100 to adsorb different positions of the back of the poultry, and the positions corresponding to the thoracic vertebrae and / or ilium of the poultry back and the positions corresponding to the caudal vertebrae of the back of the poultry are adsorbed in the first area and the second area of ​​the adsorption component by the adsorption component of the back restraint mechanism 100, respectively, to restrain the back of the poultry. Specifically:

[0101] The first area of ​​the adsorption member 110 corresponds to the position of the thoracic vertebrae and / or ilium of the poultry, and the second area of ​​the adsorption member 110 corresponds to the position of the coccyx of the poultry. The air source device is started and the air source is connected. The air source forms negative pressure in the first area and the second area through the adsorption member 110, thereby adsorbing the position of the thoracic vertebrae and / or ilium of the poultry and the position of the coccyx of the back, thereby restraining the back of the poultry.

[0102] In this embodiment, the back restraint mechanism 100 is used to adsorb different positions on the back of the poultry, so that the back of the poultry can be fixed more firmly, and the fixation effect of the poultry's back is improved. When breeding poultry, it is beneficial to identify the sex, feed, and vaccinate the poultry, thereby improving the breeding efficiency of the poultry.

[0103] Furthermore, the poultry restraint device restrains the poultry's ankles, and the poultry restraint device also includes an ankle restraint device. The chest support mechanism, back restraint mechanism 100, ankle restraint mechanism, and abdomen support mechanism of the poultry restraint device restrain the poultry's chest, back, ankles, and abdomen. The abdomen restraint support mechanism can lift the poultry's abdomen in at least a third direction, so that the poultry can be better restrained, and the poultry's buttocks can be in an upturned state, which can facilitate gender identification and anal examination during the poultry breeding process, thereby improving the breeding efficiency of poultry. In addition, while the back restraint mechanism 100, the chest support mechanism, and the abdomen mechanism restrain the poultry, the poultry's ankles are restrained, so that the poultry's body is in a restrained state. When the poultry's ankles are restrained, the poultry's body will not move abnormally, which is beneficial to the later gender identification, anal examination, and other work.

[0104] The specific implementation modes of the present application are described in detail above in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, but the present application is not limited to the above implementation modes, and various changes can be made within the knowledge scope of ordinary technicians in the field without departing from the purpose of the present application.

Claims

1. A poultry restraint device, characterized in that: It comprises a back restraint mechanism and a support mechanism, wherein the back restraint mechanism and the support mechanism are used to restrain the poultry between the back restraint mechanism and the support mechanism; The back restraint mechanism is used to restrain the back of the bird; The support mechanism is used to restrain the abdomen and / or chest of the bird; Wherein, the back restraint mechanism is arranged opposite to the support mechanism; The back restraint mechanism includes an adsorption component, the adsorption component includes an adsorption piece, one side of the adsorption piece is provided with an adsorption port, the adsorption piece can be connected to an air source to form a negative pressure at the adsorption port, and is used to adsorb the back of the poultry; The poultry restraint device also includes a lifting mechanism, which is connected to the supporting mechanism and is used to lift the supporting mechanism at least along a third direction; wherein the chest, abdomen and back of the poultry body are placed along the third direction.

2. The poultry restraint device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The outer side surface of one side of the adsorption port has an adsorption surface, the adsorption port penetrates the adsorption surface, and the adsorption member is provided with a plurality of the adsorption ports.

3. The poultry restraint device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The adsorption assembly includes a base, which is connected to the adsorption piece. The interiors of the adsorption piece and the base are hollow and interconnected to form an inner cavity. The adsorption port is arranged on one side of the adsorption piece and is connected to the inner cavity. The base is provided with a connecting port connected to the inner cavity, and the connecting port is used to connect to a gas source.

4. The poultry restraint device according to claim 1, characterized in that: One side of the adsorption component includes a first area and a second area, the first area is provided with a first adsorption port, and the second area is provided with a second adsorption port. The adsorption component can be connected to an air source to form a negative pressure at the first adsorption port and the second adsorption port. The first area is used to adsorb a first position on the back of the poultry, and the second area is used to adsorb a second position on the back of the poultry.

5. The poultry restraint device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The second area is provided with a plurality of second suction ports, which are arranged at intervals along the extension direction of the caudal vertebrae of the poultry, and a first partition is provided between adjacent second suction ports, and the first partition is inclined to form a second suction port inclined toward the tail direction of the caudal vertebrae of the poultry.

6. The poultry restraint device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The mobile mechanism comprises a moving mechanism connected to the back restraining mechanism, and the moving mechanism is used to move the back restraining mechanism to be close to or away from the supporting mechanism.

7. The poultry restraint device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lifting mechanism also includes a constant force component, which is used to drive the support mechanism to move at least along the third direction. The constant force component is connected to the support mechanism, and the constant force component provides a force to drive the support mechanism to maintain lifting along the third direction.

8. The poultry restraint device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lifting mechanism further includes a lifting guide extending along the third direction. The support mechanism is slidably connected to the lifting guide, and the lifting guide is used to limit the movement of the support mechanism along the third direction.

9. The poultry restraint device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The support mechanism further includes at least one of the following: A chest support mechanism, the chest support mechanism is used to support the chest of a poultry, the lifting mechanism is connected to the chest support mechanism, and the lifting mechanism is used to lift the chest support mechanism at least along the third direction; An abdomen supporting mechanism is used to support the abdomen of the poultry. The lifting mechanism is connected to the abdomen supporting mechanism and is used to lift the abdomen supporting mechanism at least along the third direction.

10. The poultry restraint device according to claim 9, characterized in that: The support mechanism comprises a breast support mechanism for supporting a poultry breast, wherein the breast support mechanism comprises a support member, wherein the support member is provided with a receiving groove, and the receiving groove can at least receive a part of the poultry breast.

11. The poultry restraint device according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes an ankle restraint mechanism, which is arranged adjacent to the support mechanism and is used to restrain the ankles of the poultry.

12. The poultry restraint device according to claim 11, characterized in that: The ankle restraint mechanism comprises a fixing frame and a locking assembly, wherein the locking assembly is arranged on the fixing frame and is used for locking the ankle of the poultry.

13. The poultry restraint device according to claim 12, characterized in that: The fixing frame is provided with two slots, the slots are used to accommodate the ankles of the poultry, the slots have openings for the ankles to enter, and the locking assembly is used to close the openings to constrain the ankles in the slots.

14. A method for restraining poultry, characterized in that: The poultry restraint device according to any one of claims 1 to 13, comprising a back restraint mechanism and a support mechanism, wherein the back restraint mechanism and the support mechanism are arranged opposite to each other; the poultry restraint method comprises: The poultry restraint device is placed with poultry; The poultry restraint device restrains the back of the poultry in at least a third direction; The poultry restraint device restrains the chest and / or abdomen of the poultry at least in the third direction; wherein the chest, abdomen and back of the bird's body are placed along the third direction; The poultry restraint device restrains the back of the poultry at least in a third direction and comprises: The poultry restraint device absorbs the back of the poultry in at least a third direction to restrain the back of the poultry; The poultry restraint device restrains the chest and / or abdomen of the poultry at least in the third direction and comprises: The poultry restraining device lifts the abdomen and / or chest of the poultry at least in the third direction to restrain the abdomen and / or chest of the poultry at least in the third direction, so that the back of the poultry is restrained at least in the third direction.

15. The poultry restraint method according to claim 14, characterized in that: The poultry restraint device absorbs the back of the poultry to restrain the back of the poultry, and comprises: The poultry restraining device adsorbs the first position and the second position of the poultry's back to the first area and the second area of ​​the adsorption component respectively to restrain the poultry's back.

16. The poultry restraint method according to claim 14, characterized in that: Also includes: The bird restraint device restrains the ankles of the bird.

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