A ropeway type shrimp and crab farming intelligent feeding system

Abstract

The present invention discloses a cableway type shrimp and crab farming intelligent feeding system, which includes a cableway transmission module, a hopper filling module, a hopper loading and unloading module and an operation control module. The cableway transmission module includes two parts: a trunk part and a branch part; the hopper filling module is mainly responsible for refilling the empty hopper on the trunk part cableway; the hopper loading and unloading module is responsible for the quick installation and removal of the hooks on the branch part cableway, which can realize unmanned operation of this process. The operation control module includes a human-computer interaction device, an electric control device and a power device. The electric control device is responsible for the motion control of the whole system, and requires the rhythm between each module to be consistent. The power device includes various driving motors and power supply equipment. The present invention has the advantages of simple operation and labor saving, and is conducive to popularization and application.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of aquaculture, and in particular to a cableway type intelligent feeding system for shrimp and crab farming. Background Art

[0002] In recent years, the breeding industry has been continuously developing towards automation, informatization and intelligence. While improving the efficiency of breeding operations, it has also pursued more scientific and high-yield breeding methods.

[0003] In recent years, shrimps, crabs and other similar aquatic products have been increasingly accepted in the market, and their economic benefits have been significantly improved. However, in the shrimp and crab farming process, the feeding process is still mainly based on traditional manual feeding, which has problems such as high labor intensity, poor working environment, and low automation of related equipment. In addition, shrimps and crabs need to be fed at multiple points at the same time to prevent cannibalism caused by competition for food, but there are currently few automated feeding systems on the market that meet this feature.

[0004] The cableway structure is more suitable for general aquaculture feeding methods and environments. The cableway provides rigid support for the overall structure through the gantry and transports the load through cables and other components. The cableway structure can accurately control the bait throwing position. The entire cableway loop structure is simple, the cost is controllable, and it is easy to maintain in the later stage. It also has good adaptability to the complex climate environment of outdoor aquaculture such as strong winds and rising water. The combination of multiple parallel cableways and automatic feeding systems can meet the feeding requirements of unmanned multiple ponds in a wide range. Summary of the invention

[0005] The present invention mainly aims at the characteristics that shrimp and crab aquatic products need to be released at multiple points simultaneously during the feeding process, and provides a cableway type shrimp and crab farming intelligent feeding system, aiming to solve the prominent problems of high labor intensity, poor working environment, low degree of automation in traditional farming links, and provide a new solution for aquaculture feeding devices.

[0006] In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a cableway type shrimp and crab farming intelligent feeding system, which comprises an operation control module, a hopper filling module, a hopper loading and unloading module and a cableway transmission module;

[0007] The cableway transmission module includes a cableway, a drive motor, a cable and a hook; a hook for installing a hopper is arranged on the cable of the cableway, and the drive motor drives the cable to move on the cableway. The cableway includes a trunk cableway and a branch cableway. The trunk cableway is arranged on one side of the breeding pond, and the branch cableway is horizontally mounted above the breeding pond. The trunk cableway is used to send the hoppers filled with feeding bait to each breeding pond, and to recycle the empty hoppers and transport them to the hopper filling module again. The branch cableway is used to send each filled hopper at the breeding pond to the designated scattering point of the breeding pond to wait for action instructions. After the scattering and feeding is completed, the empty hopper is sent to the breeding pond to wait for recycling;

[0008] The hopper filling module is used to refill the empty hopper on the main ropeway. It includes a hopper for storing feeding bait and a hopper in-place sensor for detecting whether the empty hopper enters the feeding area. The hopper in-place sensor is arranged below the hopper, and a discharge gate is arranged at the lower part of the hopper.

[0009] The hopper loading and unloading module is used for quick installation and release of the hook and hopper on the branch part of the cableway, and includes a guide rail and a liftable loading and unloading trolley. The hopper loading and unloading module is arranged near the junction of the branch part of the cableway and the trunk part of the cableway. The liftable loading and unloading trolley includes a trolley body for loading and transporting the hopper, and the trolley body is installed above the guide rail. A hopper in-place sensor is arranged on the liftable loading and unloading trolley. When the liftable loading and unloading trolley is raised to the highest position, the hopper is separated from the hook, and when it is lowered to the lowest position, the hopper is hooked.

[0010] The operation control module is used to realize the link and action control between the hopper filling module, the hopper loading and unloading module and the cableway transmission module.

[0011] In the present invention, the hopper is a bait scattering hopper device which can be wirelessly controlled.

[0012] In the present invention, the hopper filling module also includes a slideway connected to the discharge gate.

[0013] In the present invention, the lifting and lowering of the liftable loading and unloading trolley is achieved through a hydraulic device.

[0014] In the present invention, there are two hopper loading and unloading modules, and the distance between the two modules is equal to the distance between the two hooks on the upper branch cableway.

[0015] In the present invention, the hopper loading and unloading module also includes a wiring trough, a wire collection interface and a drag chain, one end of the drag chain is fixed to the wire collection interface, and the other end is fixed to the wiring trough.

[0016] In the present invention, the operation control module includes: a power distribution cabinet, a control cabinet, an operating table, a power cable and a control cable; the operating table is used to start and stop the system, adjust the system operating parameters, set the hopper throwing time on the branch cableway, and check the information on the remaining material in the silo; the control cabinet is used to complete the electrical control of the system; the power cable distributes power to each electrical equipment, and the control cable connects the silo, hopper in-place sensor, discharge gate, loading and unloading trolley, drive motor and control cabinet; the power distribution cabinet is externally connected to the mains power supply to provide power for the system.

[0017] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0018] The device of the present invention can realize the automation and intelligence of the whole process of feeding shrimp and crab aquatic products. It can greatly reduce the labor intensity of aquaculture workers, improve the working environment and increase the working efficiency. This invention is specially designed for the feeding characteristics of crab aquatic products, which can reduce the loss caused by the food snatching and increase the economic benefits of aquaculture. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the cableway type shrimp and crab farming intelligent feeding system in an embodiment of the present invention.

[0020] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the operation control module of the cableway type shrimp and crab farming intelligent feeding system in an embodiment of the present invention.

[0021] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the hopper filling module of the cableway type shrimp and crab farming intelligent feeding system in an embodiment of the present invention.

[0022] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the hopper loading and unloading module of the cableway type shrimp and crab farming intelligent feeding system in an embodiment of the present invention.

[0023] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the cableway transmission module of the cableway type shrimp and crab farming intelligent feeding system in an embodiment of the present invention.

[0024] Numbers in the figure: 1-operation control module, 11-power distribution cabinet, 12-control cabinet, 13-operating table, 14-power cable, 15-control cable, 2-hopper filling module, 21-silo, 22-hopper in-place sensor, 23-discharging gate, 24-slide, 3-hopper loading and unloading module, 31-guide rail, 32-wiring trough, 33-drag chain, 34-hopper, 35-loading and unloading trolley, 4-cableway transmission module, 41-support column, 42-drive motor, 43-transmission device, 44-spoke wheel, 45-cable, 46-hook. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] The cableway type shrimp and crab farming intelligent feeding system of the present invention will be described in more detail below in conjunction with the schematic diagram, wherein the preferred embodiment of the present invention is shown, and it should be understood that those skilled in the art can modify the present invention described herein, while still achieving the advantageous effects of the present invention. Therefore, the following description should be understood as being widely known to those skilled in the art, and not as a limitation of the present invention.

[0026] like Figure 1-5As shown, a cableway type shrimp and crab farming intelligent feeding system, the system comprises an operation control module 1, a hopper filling module 2, a hopper loading and unloading module 3 and a cableway transmission module 4. The cableway transmission module 4 divides the cableway into a trunk cableway part and a branch part according to the application location and function. The trunk part is responsible for sending the filled hoppers to each breeding pond, and recovering the empty hoppers and transporting them to the hopper filling module again. The branch part is responsible for sending each filled hopper at the pond to the designated scattering point of the breeding pond to wait for action instructions, and sending the empty hopper to the pond to wait for recycling after the scattering and feeding. The hooks are evenly distributed on each cableway. The arrangement of the hooks on the branch part cableway must also meet the requirements of matching the set feeding point to achieve accurate and fixed-point scattering and feeding. The hopper filling module 2 is mainly responsible for refilling the empty hopper on the trunk part cableway. The hopper filling module detects whether the empty hopper enters the designated feeding area through a special sensor. Subsequently, the feeding device of the hopper filling module is aimed at the empty hopper, and the amount of feeding is adjusted each time by adjusting the gate opening time. After the feeding is completed, it is transported to the pond mouth through the main cableway for the next operation. The hopper loading and unloading module 3 is responsible for the quick loading and unloading of the hopper and the hook, which can realize unmanned operation of this process. The operation control module 1 includes an operating console (human-computer interaction equipment), an electronic control device and a power device. The operator can set relevant parameters such as the feeding time through the human-computer interaction equipment, and can also understand the real-time parameters of the current control system such as the current steps of the system through the interactive interface. The electronic control equipment is responsible for the motion control of the entire system, and requires the rhythm of each module to match. The power device includes each drive motor and a power supply device. The modules are connected by control cables and power cables.

[0027] Specifically, the operation control module 1 mainly includes: a power distribution cabinet 11, a control cabinet 12, an operating table 13, a power cable 14, and a control cable 15. The hopper filling module 2 mainly includes: a hopper 21, a hopper in-place sensor 22, a discharge gate 23, and a slide 24. The hopper loading and unloading module 3 mainly includes: a guide rail 31, a wiring trough 32, a drag chain 33, a hopper 34, and a loading and unloading trolley 35, wherein the loading and unloading trolley 35 includes a mechanical chassis, a load-bearing table, a drive motor, a hydraulic device, a hopper in-place sensor, and a junction box. The cableway transmission module 4 mainly includes a support column 41, a drive motor 42, a transmission device 43, a spoke wheel 44, a cable 45, and a hook 46.

[0028] The operation control module 1 is located on the shore near the crab pond near the silo 21 filling system, and is responsible for the action control between the modules of the system. The staff can start and stop the system through the operating console 13, adjust the system operating parameters, set the hopper 34 throwing action on the branch part of the cableway, and view other relevant information. The control cabinet 12 in this module contains the control electrical components of the whole system, programmable controller, power motor driver, wireless controller of the hopper 34 and other control devices to complete the specific control of the system of the present invention. The operator can set the action control program according to the actual layout and work rhythm programming. The wireless controller only controls the start and stop of the hopper 34 throwing structure. The power cable distributes power to each electrical equipment, and the control cable 15 connects the silo 21, the hopper in place sensor 22, the discharge gate 23, the loading and unloading trolley 35, and the drive motor 42 to the control cabinet 12. Considering the environment and the activities of rodents, it is recommended that each cable go in the underground cable trough. The distribution cabinet 11 is connected to the external mains power supply transformer to provide power for the whole set of equipment. The program design of the operation control module 1 takes into account the rhythm between the modules of the whole system. When controlling the throwing action on the branch part of the ropeway, special attention should be paid to ensure that the bait is thrown at the same time.

[0029] The silo filling module 2 is located at one end of the main cableway transmission module, and its main function is to fill the hopper 34 with bait. The silo 21 serves as a storage device for feeding bait, and its lower part is conical. When the hopper in-place sensor 22 below the slide 24 detects that the hopper 34 has reached the designated position directly in front of it, the signal is transmitted to the discharge gate 23, and then the discharge gate 23 is released, and the bait enters the hopper 34 along the slide 24 under the action of gravity. After a delay, the discharge gate 23 is closed, the loading is completed, and the action signal is transmitted back to the control cabinet 12 to instruct the main cableway transmission module to send the hopper 34 to the hopper loading and unloading module 3. The discharge gate 23 is equipped with a wiring device for the power cable and the control cable 15. The filling amount of the hopper 34 each time can be adjusted by the opening time of the discharge gate 23.

[0030] The hopper loading and unloading module 3 is distributed at the place where one end of the branch part cableway transmission module is connected to the main part cableway transmission module, and is composed of two loading and unloading structures with the same function and structure but opposite directions. In the present invention, the hopper 34 uses a wirelessly controllable bait scattering hopper device that has been maturely applied in the market, and is equipped with a lifting frame that matches the hook 46, so the structure of the hopper 34 is not described in detail. The wireless control command sending device is arranged in the control cabinet 12, and a signal relay station can be used when the system application area is large. The main loading and unloading structure is composed of a loading and unloading trolley 35, a guide rail 31, a drag chain 33, etc. The guide rail 31 adopts an elevated fixed steel guide rail. The height requirement of the whole set of structures is that when the loading and unloading trolley 35 is working, the hopper 34 can be separated from the hook 46 when the load table is raised to the highest, and the hopper 34 can be hung on the hook 46 when the load table is lowered to the lowest. The loading and unloading trolley 35 is composed of a mechanical structure, a drive motor, an electric hydraulic device, a hopper in place sensor, a load table and a wiring interface. Among them, the mechanical structure is the basic frame of the loading and unloading trolley 35, which consists of a moving pulley, a chassis and a transmission structure. The drive motor is controlled by the power cable and the control cable 15 from the control cabinet 12 to start and stop and the direction of movement, and is installed on one side of the chassis. The electric hydraulic device is connected to the load-bearing platform through a hydraulic circuit, and its movement is controlled by the control cable 15 so that the load-bearing platform can complete the up and down movement. The hopper in-place sensor 22 is used to sense whether the hopper 34 is stopped at the specified position, connected to the control cable 15, and can transmit the in-place signal to the control cabinet 12. A small hole is set on the load-bearing platform for sensor installation and detection. The power parameter selection of the complete set of unloading and loading structure should be determined in combination with the size of the hopper 34, the weight when fully loaded, etc. The cable collection interface centrally fixes each cable to prevent it from loosening during movement, and is connected to the corresponding cable from the control cabinet 12. One end of the drag chain 33 is fixed to the cable collection interface, and the other end is fixed to the wiring trough 32. The wiring trough 32 contains various cables from the control cabinet 12. The distance between the two loading and unloading mechanisms applied to the same branch portion of the cableway transmission mechanism should be equal to the distance between the two hooks 46 thereon.

[0031] The supporting columns 41 of the cableway transmission module 4 are divided into two types: one is a driving type with a driving motor 42, and the other is a fixed type without a driving motor 42. The difference in appearance between the two is whether a driving motor 42 and a transmission box are installed on the top. The main appearance structure is "Г" type, and the rear extension structure assists in supporting the frame to balance and fix. The driving type supporting column 41 of the main cableway transmission module should be arranged near the operation control module 1, and the driving type supporting column 41 of the branch cableway transmission module should be arranged on one side of the cableway transmission module near the main cableway transmission module. Generally, a cableway transmission module 4 must have one driving type supporting column 41, but it can be increased according to actual needs, and it is required to be evenly arranged. A driving motor 42 is installed above the driving type supporting column 41, and the motor is connected to the spoke wheel 44 through a transmission box, and a cable 45 is hung on the spoke wheel 44. There are interfaces for power cables and control cables 15 on the driving motor 42, which are connected to the control cabinet 12, and can control the start and stop of the driving motor 42. Here, the driving motor 42 only needs to move in one direction during normal operation and cannot move in the opposite direction. The fixed support frame of the entire cableway is required to be arranged evenly and reasonably. The cable 45 is a motion transmission medium. The arrangement of each hook 46 on the cable 45 in the cableway transmission module 4 should be uniform, especially the arrangement points on the branch cableway, so that the hovering position of the full hopper 34 is consistent with the feeding position of the crab pond each time.

[0032] In this system, it is recommended to use a mechanical action sensor as the hopper arrival sensor 22, which can cope with complex on-site environments, is easy to replace, and has low cost.

[0033] The working principle of the intelligent feeding system for shrimp and crab farming of the present invention is as follows:

[0034] The operator initiates the scattering start command in front of the operating table 13. At this time, the driving motor 42 on the main part cableway transmission module starts to operate, driving the empty hopper 34 on the cable 45 to the hopper filling module 2. The hopper in-place sensor 22 in the hopper filling module 2 detects that the hopper 34 has reached the set position, the main part cableway transmission module pauses, the discharge gate 23 opens, and the bait enters the hopper 34 along the slide 24. After a set period of time, the discharge gate 23 closes, and the filling is completed. The main part cableway transmission module continues to operate and sends the hopper 34 to the hopper loading and unloading module 3. When the hopper 34 reaches directly above the loading and unloading trolley 35, the main part cableway transmission module pauses. When the hopper in-place sensor 22 on the loading and unloading trolley 35 detects that the hopper 34 is in place, the hydraulic device raises the load-bearing table and lifts the hopper 34 for a distance. After being lifted into place, the driving motor 42 on the loading and unloading trolley 35 starts working, so that the loading and unloading trolley 35 moves toward the branch part cableway transmission module, so that the hopper 34 is disengaged from the hook 46 and sent to the designated position. At this time, the branch part cableway transmission module moves an empty hook 46 to the upper part of the guide rail 31 near the crab pond side through the movement of the driving motor 42 thereon. When the loading and unloading trolley 35 moves into place and stops, the hydraulic device receives a signal to lower the load-bearing table, and the hopper 34 is hung with the hook 46 and enters the branch part cableway transmission module. Thereafter, the branch part cableway transmission module continues to move, moves forward a certain distance, and then the loading and unloading trolley 35 returns to the initial position. The whole system repeats the above actions until all the scattering points above the crab pond are filled with filled hoppers 34, and the cableway transmission module 4 stops moving. After receiving the scattering signal sent by the control cabinet 12, the hopper 34 starts to scatter materials. After the material spreading is completed, the cableway transmission module 4 moves again to send the empty hopper 34 to the hopper loading and unloading module 3. The hopper loading and unloading module 3 used at this time is opposite to the direction used when loading the full hopper 34, and the action is the same. The hopper loading and unloading module 3 hangs the empty hopper 34 on the hook 46 of the main cableway transmission module, and the cableway drive motor 42 moves, moving the hopper 34 forward for a distance and then stopping. At this time, the next empty hook 46 on the main cableway transmission module should just reach the top of the hopper loading and unloading module 3 to receive the empty hopper 34 on the next branch cableway transmission module. Then repeat the above actions until all empty hoppers 34 are hung on the main cableway transmission module and sent to the hopper filling module 2 for loading and preparing for the next operation cycle.

[0035] The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and does not have any limiting effect on the present invention. Any technician in the relevant technical field, without departing from the scope of the technical solution of the present invention, makes any form of equivalent replacement or modification to the technical solution and technical content disclosed in the present invention, which does not depart from the technical solution of the present invention and still falls within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A cableway type shrimp and crab farming intelligent feeding system, characterized by: It comprises an operation control module (1), a hopper filling module (2), a hopper loading and unloading module (3) and a cableway transmission module (4); The cableway transmission module (4) comprises a cableway, a drive motor (42), a cable (45) and a hook (46); a hook (46) for mounting a hopper (34) is arranged on the cable (45) of the cableway, and the drive motor (42) drives the cable (45) to move on the cableway. The cableway comprises a trunk cableway and a branch cableway. The trunk cableway is arranged on one side of the breeding pond, and the branch cableway is horizontally mounted above the breeding pond. The trunk cableway is used to transport the hoppers (34) filled with feeding feed to each breeding pond, and to recycle the empty hoppers and transport them to the hopper filling module (2) again. The branch cableway is used to transport the filled hoppers at the breeding pond to the designated scattering point of the breeding pond to wait for action instructions, and to transport the empty hoppers to the breeding pond to wait for recycling after the scattering and feeding is completed. The hopper filling module (2) is used to refill an empty hopper on the main ropeway, and comprises a hopper (21) for storing feeding bait and a hopper in-place sensor (22) for detecting whether the empty hopper has entered the feeding area. The hopper in-place sensor (22) is arranged below the hopper (21), and a discharge gate (23) is arranged at the bottom of the hopper (21); The hopper loading and unloading module (3) is used for quickly loading and unloading the hook (46) on the branch part cableway and the hopper (34), and comprises a guide rail (31) and a liftable loading and unloading trolley (35). The hopper loading and unloading module (3) is arranged near the junction of the branch part cableway and the main part cableway. The liftable loading and unloading trolley (35) comprises a trolley body for loading and transporting the hopper (34), and the trolley body is installed above the guide rail (31). A hopper in-position sensor (22) is arranged on the liftable loading and unloading trolley (35). When the liftable loading and unloading trolley (35) is raised to the highest position, the hopper (34) is separated from the hook (46), and when it is lowered to the lowest position, the hopper (34) is hung on the hook (46). The operation control module (1) is used to realize the link and action control between the hopper filling module (2), the hopper loading and unloading module (3) and the cableway transmission module (4); wherein: The hopper filling module (2) also includes a slideway connected to the discharge gate (23); there are two hopper loading and unloading modules (3), and the spacing between them is equal to the spacing between the two hooks (46) on the upper branch cableway.

2. The cableway type shrimp and crab farming intelligent feeding system according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The hopper (34) is a bait throwing hopper device that can be wirelessly controlled.

3. The cableway type shrimp and crab farming intelligent feeding system according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The lifting and lowering of the liftable loading and unloading trolley (35) is achieved by a hydraulic device.

4. The cableway type shrimp and crab farming intelligent feeding system according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The hopper loading and unloading module (3) further comprises a wiring trough (32), a wiring collection interface and a drag chain (33); one end of the drag chain (33) is fixed to the wiring collection interface, and the other end is fixed to the wiring trough (32).

5. The cableway type shrimp and crab farming intelligent feeding system according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The operation control module (1) comprises: a power distribution cabinet (11), a control cabinet (12), an operation table (13), a power cable (14) and a control cable (15); the operation table (13) is used to start and stop the system, adjust the system operation parameters, set the throwing time of the hopper (34) on the branch part of the ropeway, and check the information on the remaining material in the silo (21); the control cabinet (12) is used to complete the electrical control of the system; the power cable (14) distributes power to each electrical equipment, and the control cable (15) connects the silo (21), the hopper in-position sensor (22), the discharge gate (23), the loading and unloading trolley (35), the drive motor (42) and the control cabinet (12); the power distribution cabinet (11) is connected to the mains power supply to provide power for the system.

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