A weighing chicken cage with a fishbone weighing device

Abstract

The present invention discloses a weighing chicken cage with a fishbone weighing device, comprising a frame, a net cage, a feed trough, a conveyor belt and a weighing mechanism, wherein a plurality of support frames are arranged in the middle of the frame, and the net cages are arranged in two parallel rows in front and back on the support frame, the feed trough is arranged on the support frame on the outward side of the net cage, the weighing mechanism is located on the lower side of the support frame, and the conveyor belt is arranged on the lower side of the weighing mechanism. The present invention adopts a weighing chicken cage with a fishbone weighing device of the above structure, which can weigh the entire chicken cage at any time, is convenient and fast, reduces the weighing cost, and improves the stability and accuracy of weighing.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of breeding equipment, in particular to a weighing chicken cage with a fishbone type weighing device. Background Art

[0002] Weight monitoring is one of the important tasks in livestock and poultry production management. The chickens are weighed and checked against the standard weight table of each week of age to understand the growth and development of the chickens. If the weight gain is too slow or too fast, the diet formula or feed input should be adjusted in time to ensure the normal growth of the chickens. Cost accounting can also be performed at any time according to the weight and feed consumption, so as to determine the best selling time according to market conditions and obtain the best chicken farming benefits. However, when weighing chickens in the prior art, a single chicken is generally grabbed and weighed separately. This method has the problems of high labor intensity, long weighing time, and high stress on the chickens. Existing technicians have begun to develop a technical solution for weighing the entire chicken cage.

[0003] For example, Chinese utility model patent CN202220072942.0 discloses a test chicken cage that is easy to weigh. Multiple chicken cages for raising chickens are placed in multiple detachable chicken cage racks. When the experimental chickens need to be weighed, only the entire chicken cage body needs to be taken out from the chicken cage rack, and the weight of a cage of chickens can be weighed at one time, without calculating the weight of each chicken, saving time. Only a small number of staff are required to operate when taking and placing the entire chicken cage body, thereby reducing the labor intensity of employees. Weighing the entire cage can also reduce the stress of the chickens, reduce deaths, and reduce the impact on the growth of the chickens. However, each time it is weighed, each chicken cage body needs to be taken out of the chicken cage rack one by one and weighed. After weighing, the chicken cage body needs to be put back into the chicken cage rack, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive and very inconvenient.

[0004] Chinese invention patent CN201710295948.8 provides a stacked laying hen cage, which has a gravity sensor for weighing chickens fixed on the side of each cage. That is, each chicken cage is individually provided with a gravity sensor for weighing, which has the problem of high cost.

[0005] Chinese utility model patent, CN202221045165.7 discloses a stacked broiler breeding cage that can be weighed as a whole and a matching scale, wherein the weighing device includes a bottom plate and universal wheels for support and movement, a lifting plate and a lifting mechanism for lifting, and an electronic scale for weighing is arranged on the upper side of the lifting plate. The weighing device is moved to different positions of the chicken cages to weigh the chicken cages, but it still has the technical problem that the chicken cages need to be dragged out for weighing and pushed back after weighing, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive. Moreover, the weighing uses an electronic scale, and the electronic scale is located on the upper side of the lifting plate. When the chicken cages are weighed, it is inevitable that the chickens will be frightened and excrete, causing the excrement to fall onto the electronic scale, which cannot be cleaned and affects the accuracy of the weighing.

[0006] Therefore, in order to understand the growth and development of chickens, facilitate weighing chickens, improve the convenience and accuracy of weighing, and reduce the cost of weighing, it is urgent to propose a technical solution for weighing chicken cages. Summary of the invention

[0007] The purpose of the invention is to provide a weighing chicken cage with a fishbone type weighing device, which overcomes the problem of inconvenience in weighing chickens in the prior art.

[0008] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present invention provides a weighing chicken cage with a fishbone weighing device, comprising a frame, a net cage, a feed trough, a conveyor belt and a weighing mechanism, wherein a plurality of support frames are arranged in the middle of the frame, and the support frame is provided with two rows of net cages arranged in parallel, the feed trough is arranged on the support frame and located on the outward side of the net cage, the weighing mechanism is located on the lower side of the support frame, and the conveyor belt is arranged on the lower side of the weighing mechanism;

[0009] The weighing mechanism includes a moving frame, a weighing frame, a push rod, a support rod and a lifting cylinder. The upper part of the moving frame is an open structure, a support plate is arranged in the middle of the moving frame, the weighing frame is a fishbone structure, the weighing frame is arranged on the upper side of the support plate, and sliding paddles are symmetrically arranged on the lower sides of the front and rear ends of the weighing frame. A weighing electric control board is correspondingly arranged on the inner wall of the moving frame, and the sliding paddle is electrically connected to the weighing electric control board;

[0010] The support rod is arranged on the lower side of the support plate, a sliding hole is arranged in the middle of the support plate, the upper side of the support rod is connected to the push rod passing through the sliding hole, the lower side of the support rod is connected to the telescopic rod of the lifting cylinder, the top end of the push rod is provided with a limit plate connected to the weighing spring, and the bottom end of the weighing skeleton is provided with a spring limit shaft connected to the weighing spring.

[0011] Preferably, the bottoms of the support plate and the movable frame are both mesh grid structures.

[0012] Preferably, two parallel supporting beams are provided in the middle of the supporting frame, the distance between the two supporting beams is smaller than the width of the mesh cage, and the distance between the two supporting beams is larger than the width of the weighing frame.

[0013] Preferably, a sliding rod located on one side of the movable frame is provided on both the front and rear sides of the frame body, and sprockets are provided at both ends of the sliding rod, one of the sprockets is connected to the rotating motor, and the two sprockets are connected by a chain, and a connecting block fixedly connected to the movable frame is provided in the middle of the chain.

[0014] Preferably, sliding sleeves slidably connected to the sliding rods are provided at the four top corners of the movable frame.

[0015] Beneficial effects of the present invention:

[0016] (1) The whole chicken cage can be weighed at any time, which is convenient for grasping the growth and development of chickens, and reduces the labor intensity of staff.

[0017] (2) Only a few groups of weighing mechanisms need to be set up, and they can move on the lower side of the support frame in coordination with the chain and sprocket. They can weigh each cage one by one in a whole row of chicken cages, thereby achieving the weighing of each chicken cage and greatly reducing the cost.

[0018] (3) The weighing frame in the weighing mechanism is a fishbone structure. The fishbone structure increases the force-bearing area of ​​the weighing frame, can stably support the net cage, improve the stability and accuracy of weighing, and also prevents feces and other debris from accumulating on the weighing frame and affecting the accuracy of weighing.

[0019] The technical solution of the present invention is further described in detail below through the accompanying drawings and embodiments. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a weighing chicken cage with a herringbone weighing device according to the present invention;

[0021] Figure 2 It is a top view schematic diagram of a weighing mechanism of a weighing chicken cage with a fishbone weighing device according to the present invention;

[0022] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of a weighing mechanism of a weighing chicken cage with a fishbone weighing device of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of a weighing chicken cage with a fishbone type weighing device connected to a chain;

[0024] Figure 5It is a schematic diagram of a weighing chicken cage support frame with a fishbone type weighing device according to the present invention.

[0025] Reference numerals:

[0026] 1. Frame; 2. Net cage; 3. Feed trough; 4. Conveyor belt; 5. Weighing mechanism; 501. Moving frame; 502. Weighing frame; 503. Push rod; 504. Support rod; 505. Lifting cylinder; 506. Support plate; 507. Sliding paddle; 508. Weighing electric control board; 509. Weighing spring; 510. Limit plate; 511. Spring limit shaft; 512. Sliding sleeve; 6. Support frame; 7. Support beam; 8. Sliding rod; 9. Sprocket; 10. Rotating motor; 11. Chain; 12. Connecting block. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] The technical solution of the present invention is further described below through the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

[0028] Unless otherwise defined, the technical terms or scientific terms used in the present invention should be understood by people with ordinary skills in the field to which the present invention belongs. The words "first", "second" and similar words used in the present invention do not indicate any order, quantity or importance, but are only used to distinguish different components. "Include" or "comprise" and similar words mean that the elements or objects appearing before the word include the elements or objects listed after the word and their equivalents, without excluding other elements or objects. "Connect" or "connected" and similar words are not limited to physical or mechanical connections, but may include electrical connections, whether direct or indirect. "Up", "down", "left", "right" and the like are only used to indicate relative positional relationships. When the absolute position of the described object changes, the relative positional relationship may also change accordingly.

[0029] Example

[0030] See also Figures 1 to 5 As shown in the figure, the present invention provides a weighing chicken cage with a fishbone weighing device, including a frame 1, a net cage 2, a feed trough 3, a conveyor belt 4 and a weighing mechanism 5. A plurality of layers of support frames 6 are arranged in the middle of the frame 1, and two rows of net cages 2 arranged in parallel are arranged on the support frame 6. The feed trough 3, the weighing mechanism 5 and the conveyor belt 4 are arranged in two groups corresponding to each other. The feed trough 3 is arranged on the support frame 6 on the outward side of the net cage 2 for feeding chicken feed. The weighing mechanism 5 is located on the lower side of the support frame 6 for weighing the chicken cage, so as to facilitate the observation of the growth status of the chicken. The conveyor belt 4 is arranged on the lower side of the weighing mechanism 5 for transporting feces and other residues dropped in the chicken cage to the outside.

[0031] The weighing mechanism 5 includes a moving frame 501, a weighing frame 502, a push rod 503, a support rod 504 and a lifting cylinder 505. The upper part of the moving frame 501 is an open structure, and a support plate 506 is arranged in the middle of the moving frame 501. The support plate 506 and the bottom of the moving frame 501 are both mesh structures, which facilitate the falling of residual waste and feces, prevent feces and other residual waste from accumulating in the weighing mechanism 5 and causing corrosion to the weighing mechanism 5, thereby extending the service life of the weighing mechanism 5 and improving the accuracy of the weighing mechanism 5.

[0032] The weighing frame 502 is a fishbone structure, which increases the force-bearing area of ​​the weighing frame 502, improves the stability and accuracy of weighing, and also prevents the accumulation of debris such as feces on the weighing frame 502. The weighing frame 502 is arranged on the upper side of the support plate 506, and sliding paddles 507 are symmetrically arranged on the lower sides of the front and rear ends of the weighing frame 502. A weighing electric control board 508 is correspondingly arranged on the inner wall of the moving frame 501. The sliding paddle 507 is electrically connected to the weighing electric control board 508. When the net cage 2 is located on the weighing frame 502, the weighing frame 502 is driven to move downward under the gravity of the net cage 2, so that the sliding paddle 507 slides down relative to the weighing electric control board 508. The weighing electric control board 508 is electrically connected to the controller, and the weight of the net cage 2 is determined according to the length of the sliding paddle 507 sliding down. This is a common technology of existing electronic weighing, and no further elaboration is made here.

[0033] The support rod 504 is arranged on the lower side of the support plate 506, and a sliding hole is arranged in the middle of the support plate 506. The upper side of the support rod 504 is connected to the push rod 503 passing through the sliding hole, and the lower side of the support rod 504 is connected to the telescopic rod of the lifting cylinder 505. The lifting cylinder 505 is electrically connected to the controller, and a limit plate 510 connected to the weighing spring 509 is arranged at the top end of the push rod 503, and a spring limit shaft 511 connected to the weighing spring 509 is arranged at the bottom end of the weighing frame 502. When the net cage 2 needs to be weighed, the lifting cylinder 505 is started, and the lifting cylinder 505 pushes the support rod 504 to move upward, and the support rod 504 drives the push rod 503 to move upward, and the push rod 503 pushes the weighing frame 502 to lift the net cage 2 upward through the weighing spring 509. Since the net cage 2 has a certain weight, the net cage 2 presses the weighing frame 502 downward. A light sensor is provided at the bottom of the net cage 2. When the light sensor detects that the chicken cage leaves the support frame 6, it sends a signal to the controller to stop the lifting cylinder 505 from extending and retracting, and at the same time start the weighing electric control board 508 to determine the weight of the net cage 2 according to the length of the sliding paddle 507.

[0034] Two parallel supporting beams 7 are arranged in the middle of the supporting frame 6, and the distance between the two supporting beams 7 is smaller than the width of the mesh cage 2, so as to ensure that the mesh cage 2 is stably placed on the upper side of the supporting beams 7. The distance between the two supporting beams 7 is larger than the width of the weighing frame 502, so that the weighing frame 502 can pass through the supporting beams 7 to lift the mesh cage 2 upward.

[0035] The front and rear sides of the frame 1 are both provided with a slide bar 8 located on one side of the moving frame 501, and sprocket wheels 9 are both provided at both ends of the slide bar 8, one of the sprocket wheels 9 is connected to the rotating motor 10, and the two sprocket wheels 9 are connected by a chain 11, and a connecting block 12 fixedly connected to the moving frame 501 is provided in the middle of the chain 11. The four top corners of the moving frame 501 are provided with a sliding sleeve 512 that is slidably connected to the slide bar 8. The rotating motor 10 is electrically connected to the controller, and the rotating motor 10 is started. The rotating motor 10 drives the chain 11 to transmit through the sprocket wheel 9, so that the chain 11 drives the moving frame 501 to move through the connecting block 12, so as to ensure that the multiple arranged net cages 2 are conveniently weighed respectively. When the moving frame 501 moves, the sliding sleeve 512 moves on the slide bar 8, so as to limit the moving frame 501 and ensure the stability of the moving frame 501.

[0036] In the specific working process, when the net cage 2 needs to be weighed, the rotating motor 10 is started, and the rotating motor 10 drives the moving frame 501 to move through the sprocket 9 and the chain 11, so that the weighing mechanism 5 is moved to the lower side of the net cage 2 to be weighed, and then the telescopic cylinder is started to lift the weighing frame 502 upward, and the weighing frame 502 lifts the net cage 2 upward. When the light sensor detects that the chicken cage leaves the support frame 6, it sends a signal to the controller to stop the lifting cylinder 505 from extending and retracting, and at the same time start the weighing electric control board 508, and determine the weight of the net cage 2 according to the length of the sliding paddle 507 sliding down. After weighing, the lifting cylinder 505 is started again to retract the weighing frame 502, and the net cage 2 is placed on the support frame 6, and then the rotating motor 10 is started to drive the weighing mechanism 5 to the lower side of the next net cage 2 to be weighed for weighing, until all the net cages 2 are weighed, the rotating motor 10 is started to rotate in the opposite direction, and the weighing mechanism 5 is moved back to its original position through the sprocket 9 and the chain 11.

[0037] Therefore, the present invention adopts a weighing chicken cage with a herringbone weighing device of the above structure, which can weigh all the chickens in the cage at the same time, without the need to manually catch the chickens and then weigh them, thereby reducing the labor intensity of the staff, improving the work efficiency of weighing the chickens, avoiding stress reactions in the chickens during weighing, avoiding chicken deaths caused by weighing, and being able to weigh the chicken cage at any time, making it convenient to observe the growth of the chickens.

[0038] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solution of the present invention rather than to limit it. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that they can still modify or replace the technical solution of the present invention with equivalents, and these modifications or equivalent replacements cannot cause the modified technical solution to deviate from the spirit and scope of the technical solution of the present invention.

Claims

1. A weighing chicken cage with a herringbone weighing device, characterized in that: It includes a frame, a mesh cage, a feed trough, a conveyor belt and a weighing mechanism, wherein a plurality of support frames are arranged in the middle of the frame, and the mesh cages are arranged in two parallel rows in front and back on the support frame, the feed trough is arranged on the support frame on the outward side of the mesh cage, the weighing mechanism is located on the lower side of the support frame, and the conveyor belt is arranged on the lower side of the weighing mechanism; The weighing mechanism includes a moving frame, a weighing frame, a push rod, a support rod and a lifting cylinder. The upper part of the moving frame is an open structure, a support plate is arranged in the middle of the moving frame, the weighing frame is a fishbone structure, the weighing frame is arranged on the upper side of the support plate, and sliding paddles are symmetrically arranged on the lower sides of the front and rear ends of the weighing frame. A weighing electric control board is correspondingly arranged on the inner wall of the moving frame, and the sliding paddle is electrically connected to the weighing electric control board; The support rod is arranged on the lower side of the support plate, a sliding hole is arranged in the middle of the support plate, the upper side of the support rod is connected to the push rod passing through the sliding hole, the lower side of the support rod is connected to the telescopic rod of the lifting cylinder, the top end of the push rod is provided with a limit plate connected to the weighing spring, and the bottom end of the weighing skeleton is provided with a spring limit shaft connected to the weighing spring; the bottom of the support plate and the movable frame are both mesh grille structures.

2. A weighing chicken cage with a herringbone weighing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: Two parallel supporting beams are arranged in the middle of the supporting frame, the distance between the two supporting beams is smaller than the width of the mesh cage, and the distance between the two supporting beams is larger than the width of the weighing frame.

3. A weighing chicken cage with a herringbone weighing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The front and rear sides of the frame are both provided with sliding rods located on one side of the moving frame, and sprockets are provided at both ends of the sliding rods, one of the sprockets is connected to the rotating motor, and the two sprockets are connected by a chain, and a connecting block fixedly connected to the moving frame is provided in the middle of the chain.

4. A weighing chicken cage with a herringbone weighing device according to claim 3, characterized in that: Sliding sleeves slidably connected to the sliding rods are arranged at the four top corners of the moving frame.

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