Nipple cleaning machine

Abstract

The invention discloses a nipple cleaning machine, comprising: an output interface matched with an input end of a composite cable is respectively arranged on the left and right side panels of the PLC control mainframe; an input interface matched with the output end of the composite cable is arranged on the back of the motor; the composite cable is composed of a water pipe and an electric wire wrapped in an insulating jacket, and the output end and the input end are respectively provided with a water pipe interface and an electric wire interface; a slide is arranged at the front end near the milking platform and located at the top of both sides of the employee passage; a plurality of pulleys are respectively provided with a plurality of fixed grooves in a one-to-one correspondence; the input end of the composite cable is connected with the PLC control mainframe through the output interface; the output end of the composite cable passes through the fixed grooves in turn, so that the composite cable is suspended on the slide and connected with the motor through the input interface; the motor is rotationally connected with a gear box inside the brush handle through a flexible shaft; the machine is flexible to use and easy to operate.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of cleaning devices, in particular to a nipple cleaning machine. Background Art

[0002] Milk is a nutritional companion to our daily life and diet. With the development of society and the improvement of people's living standards, people pay more and more attention to health and the quality requirements of milk are getting higher and higher. The existing pre-milking operation process is as follows: (1) The cows that need to produce milk stand in their positions on the milking platform. The milker first uses her hands to dip in medicated bath liquid to squeeze three handfuls of milk to detect whether the cow has diseases such as mastitis. (2) Under the condition of healthy udders, medicated bath sterilization is carried out. Some use medicated bath cups, and some use medicated bath spray guns. The overall goal is to kill the bacteria carried by the cow's nipples. (3) After the medicated bath is sterilized, it needs to be wiped clean with paper or towels manually to prevent the medicated bath liquid from being brought into the milk. (4) After the medicated bath is wiped, enter the milking cup for milking, and end the sanitation and disinfection operation before milking.

[0003] However, the existing process has the following problems: (1) The medicated bath cup or medicated bath spray gun has some places where sterilization is not in place. For example, during the squeezing process, it is sometimes difficult for the medicated bath cup to fully coat the cow's nipples with the medicated bath liquid, which affects the sterilization effect. The medicated bath spray gun can only spray the front side in many cases, and the back side is prone to not being sprayed in place, and cannot play a good sterilization role; (2) After the medicated bath, it is necessary to wipe with a paper towel or a towel. If the wiping is not in place, the medicated bath will remain on the cow's nipples, which will affect the quality of milk and increase the cost of milking on the ranch; (3) The labor force is large and the milking time is long; (4) It can provide a full range of stimulation and massage to the cow's nipples, so that the milk flow rate of the cow is unstable during the milking process, and the milk volume may be reduced accordingly. Summary of the invention

[0004] In view of the above-mentioned deficiencies in the prior art, an object of the present invention is to provide a nipple cleaning machine.

[0005] In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention adopts the following technical solutions:

[0006] The present invention provides a nipple cleaning machine, comprising a motor, a brush handle, a PLC control host, a composite cable and a slideway provided with a plurality of pulleys, wherein the left and right side panels of the PLC control host are respectively provided with an output interface that cooperates with the input end of the composite cable; the back of the motor is provided with an input interface that cooperates with the output end of the composite cable; the composite cable is composed of a water pipe and an electric wire wrapped in an insulating jacket, and the output end and the input end of the composite cable are respectively provided with a water pipe interface and an electric wire interface; the slideway is provided at the front end close to the milking platform and is located at the top of both sides of the employee passage; a plurality of fixed grooves are respectively provided on the pulleys in a one-to-one correspondence; the input end of the composite cable is connected to the PLC control host through the output interface; the output end of the composite cable passes through the fixed grooves in sequence, so that the composite cable is suspended on the slideway and connected to the motor through the input interface; the motor is rotationally connected to the gear box inside the brush handle through a flexible shaft, forming a novel intelligently controlled nipple cleaning machine.

[0007] Preferably, the brush handle includes a main handle shell, a gear box built into the front end of the main handle shell, and a nipple brush box body that cooperates with the gear box and is connected to the nipple brush box; the main handle shell is ergonomically designed to facilitate employees to take and use; the gear box is a gear transmission device composed of a flexible shaft, a main gear connecting shaft, a bearing, a bearing holder, a main gear, a number of sub-gears, bearings and a gear fixing box body, which is used to connect a number of sub-gears to a number of nipple brushes; the nipple brush box body is composed of a number of nipple brushes and a closed bearing that cooperates with a number of sub-gears, a 304 stainless steel central water supply pipeline, and a nipple brush cover; a start switch is provided on the brush handle, and the start switch is connected to the PLC control host signal through an electrical signal.

[0008] Preferably, the brush handle is provided with a balancer via a hanging buckle.

[0009] Preferably, the motor includes a micro motor placed inside an insulating shell, the power of the micro motor is 80W and the voltage is 24V; a female buckle is provided on the insulating shell, which is used to connect with the fixing groove through the female buckle, so that the motor is suspended on the slide; the micro motor is rotatably connected with the main gear connecting shaft through a flexible shaft; a central water supply pipeline is provided inside the insulating shell, and the central water supply pipeline passes through the main gear connecting shaft and is connected with the 304 stainless steel central water supply pipeline.

[0010] Preferably, an existing PLC control module is built into the upper part of the PLC control host, and a liquid crystal display touch screen connected to the PLC control module by wires is provided on the upper front panel of the PLC control host, which is used to display various working parameters such as the medicine solution, water source, and host, and is convenient for manual adjustment of various data functions.

[0011] Preferably, an alarm display light, a voltage display, a manual medicine bath button, and a stop switch are arranged on the upper front panel of the PLC control host near the lower end of the liquid crystal display touch screen from left to right, and the alarm display light, the voltage display, the manual medicine bath button, and the stop switch are respectively connected to the PLC control module through wires; wherein, when insufficient water supply is detected by the water flow sensor, the alarm display light alarms, that is, a water shortage alarm function; when no medicine bath liquid is detected by the medicine bath metering sensor, the alarm display light alarms, that is, a medicine bath shortage alarm function; when excessive pressure and large click resistance are detected by the electronic sensor, the alarm display light alarms, that is, an anti-pinch alarm function.

[0012] Preferably, a liquid storage tank and a medicinal bath liquid pump are built into the lower part of the PLC control host, the input end of the medicinal bath liquid pump is connected with the medicinal bath liquid pool through a soft water pipe, and a medicinal bath metering valve is provided on the soft water pipe from the medicinal bath liquid pump to the liquid storage tank; the output end of the medicinal bath liquid pump is connected with the input port of the liquid storage tank through a soft water pipe; the output port of the liquid storage tank is connected with the liquid outlet on the output interface through a soft water pipe.

[0013] Preferably, a water supply metering pump is built into the lower part of the PLC control host, the liquid storage tank input port is connected to the water supply metering pump output end through a soft water pipe, the soft water pipe at the water supply metering pump input end is connected to the water source pool, and a filter and a water pressure gauge are sequentially arranged on the soft water pipe from the water source pool to the liquid storage tank, wherein the filter is used to intercept impurities in the water source to prevent clogging of the equipment, and the water pressure gauge is used to monitor the water pressure and adjust the water flow; an electromagnetic induction valve is arranged on the output interface for controlling the opening or cutting off of the infusion pipeline.

[0014] The beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: the nipple cleaning machine of the present invention is flexible to use and has good operation.

[0015] (1) The brush handle is ergonomically designed and weighs only 900 grams. It is light and flexible, and can be operated easily by female employees. It can easily clean the nipples. It is a mechanical operation. As long as the nipples enter the box of the nipple brush, they can be cleaned 360 degrees without dead angles. When cleaning, the two upper nipple brushes can effectively clean the surrounding area of ​​the nipples and the milk pool. A bottom brush and a central water pipe ensure that the nipples are vertical during cleaning, and effectively clean the nipples and achieve a perfect stimulating massage effect. It cleans the cow's nipples 360 degrees without dead angles, and can also clean the dirt hidden in the cow's nipple skin texture. These are all impossible to achieve with the original process. The nipple cleaning machine can better improve the quality of milk;

[0016] (2) PLC control can integrate the functions of cleaning, pre-medication bath, stimulating massage and drying at one time. Cleaning and pre-medication bath are completed at the same time, which is both clean and effective in sterilization, and there is no need to worry about the problem of inadequate cleaning and medicated bath. The nipple drying function no longer requires paper towels and towels to dry the nipples, no longer requires industrial washing machines to wash towels, and no longer requires industrial dryers to dry towels, which effectively shortens working hours, reduces labor, and significantly reduces milking costs for the ranch. At the same time, the nipple brush can play a stimulating massage role, allowing the cow to fully exert the role of oxytocin, so that milk flows out quickly, shortens milking time, and can effectively increase milk production.

[0017] (3) PLC control, no water alarm function, to prevent the operator from not observing and the nipple brush running dry; no medicine bath alarm function, to prevent bacteria from entering the fresh milk, to ensure the health of the cow's udder; anti-pinch alarm function, when there are nipples of uneven size or too large, or the cow's tail enters the box of the nipple brush and exceeds the specified pressure, the alarm will stop the equipment operation to prevent pinching;

[0018] (4) Integrated composite cable, water and bath liquid pipelines and wires are combined together with a safety protection insulation jacket, neat and uniform; equipped with pulleys that can be retracted freely, saving labor and convenient for personnel to reach each cow's station;

[0019] (5) The 24V micro motor is small in size and light in weight; it can be easily removed for maintenance. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative work.

[0021] Figure 1 A structural schematic diagram of a nipple cleaning machine provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 2 for Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the motor structure;

[0023] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the brush handle;

[0024] Figure 4 for Figure 3 Schematic diagram of the interior of the gearbox;

[0025] Figure 5 for Figure 3 Schematic diagram of the interior of the medium nipple brush box (a).

[0026] Figure 6 for Figure 3 Schematic diagram of the interior of the middle nipple brush box (II);

[0027] Figure 7 A schematic diagram of the structure of a composite cable.

[0028] Description of reference numerals:

[0029] Motor 1, brush handle 2, PLC control host 3, composite cable 4, slideway 5. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0031] Embodiment 1, as Figures 1 to 7 As shown, it includes a motor 1, a brush handle 2, a PLC control host 3 and a composite cable 4 and a slideway 5 provided with a plurality of pulleys, wherein the left and right side panels of the PLC control host 3 are respectively provided with an output interface that cooperates with the input end of the composite cable 4; an input interface that cooperates with the output end of the composite cable 4 is provided on the back of the motor 1; the composite cable 4 is composed of a water pipe and an electric wire wrapped in an insulating jacket, and the output end and the input end of the composite cable 4 are respectively provided with a water pipe interface and an electric wire interface; the slideway 5 is arranged at the front end near the milking platform, located at the top of both sides of the employee passage; a plurality of fixed grooves are respectively provided on the pulleys; the input end of the composite cable is connected to the PLC control host through the output interface; the output end of the composite cable passes through the fixed grooves in turn, so that the composite cable is suspended on the slideway and connected to the motor through the input interface; the motor 1 is rotatably connected with the gear box inside the brush handle 2 through a flexible shaft, forming a new type of intelligent controlled nipple cleaning machine.

[0032] Further, in an embodiment, Figures 3 to 6As shown, the brush handle 2 includes a main handle shell, a gear box built into the front end of the main handle shell, and a nipple brush box body that cooperates with the gear box and is connected to the nipple brush; the main handle shell is ergonomically designed to facilitate employees to take and use; the gear box is a gear transmission device composed of a flexible shaft, a main gear connecting shaft, a bearing, a bearing holder, a main gear, a plurality of sub-gears, bearings and a gear fixing box body, which is used to connect a plurality of sub-gears to a plurality of nipple brushes; the nipple brush box body is composed of a plurality of nipple brushes and a closed bearing that cooperates with a plurality of sub-gears, a 304 stainless steel central water supply pipeline, and a nipple brush cover; a start switch is provided on the brush handle, and the start switch is connected to the PLC control host signal through an electrical signal.

[0033] Furthermore, the brush handle 2 is provided with a balancer via a hanging buckle.

[0034] Furthermore, the motor 1 includes a micro motor placed inside an insulating housing, the power of the micro motor is 80W and the voltage is 24V; Figure 2 As shown, a female buckle is provided on the insulating shell, which is used to connect with the fixing groove through the female buckle, so that the motor is suspended on the slide; the micro motor is rotatably connected with the main gear connecting shaft through the flexible shaft; a central water supply pipeline is provided inside the insulating shell, and the central water supply pipeline passes through the main gear connecting shaft and is connected with the 304 stainless steel central water supply pipeline.

[0035] Further, such as Figure 1 As shown, the upper part of the PLC control host is equipped with an existing PLC control module, and the upper front panel of the PLC control host is provided with a liquid crystal display touch screen connected to the PLC control module through wires, which is used to display various working parameters such as liquid medicine, water source, host, etc., and is convenient for manual adjustment of various data functions.

[0036] In addition, it should be noted that the existing PLC control module is composed of a PLC programmable controller and various electrical components. The specific composition can be referred to the existing PLC control cabinet, which will not be described in detail in this embodiment.

[0037] Further, such as Figure 1As shown, the upper front panel of the PLC control host 1 near the lower end of the liquid crystal display touch screen is provided with an alarm display light, a voltage display, a manual button for drug bathing, and a stop switch from left to right, and the alarm display light, the voltage display, the manual button for drug bathing, and the stop switch are respectively connected to the PLC control module through wires; among them, when insufficient water supply is detected by the water flow sensor, the water flow sensor transmits information to the PLC control system, and the PLC controls the alarm display light to alarm and stop the equipment, that is, the waterless alarm function, to prevent waterless work from damaging the cow's nipples; similarly, when no drug bath liquid is detected by the drug bath metering sensor, the drug bath metering sensor transmits information to the PLC control system, and the PLC controls the alarm display light to alarm and stop the equipment, that is, the no drug bath alarm function, to prevent the lack of drug bath liquid from killing bacteria and affecting the quality of milk; when the electronic sensor detects that the pressure is too high and the click resistance is large, the electronic sensor transmits information to the PLC control system, and the PLC controls the alarm display light to alarm and stop the equipment, that is, the anti-pinching alarm function, to prevent pinching or burning of electronic components.

[0038] Furthermore, a liquid storage tank and a medicinal bath liquid pump are built into the lower part of the PLC control host 1. The input end of the medicinal bath liquid pump is connected to the medicinal bath liquid pool through a soft water pipe, and a medicinal bath metering valve is provided on the soft water pipe from the medicinal bath liquid pump to the liquid storage tank; the output end of the medicinal bath liquid pump is connected to the input port of the liquid storage tank through a soft water pipe; the output port of the liquid storage tank is connected to the liquid outlet on the output interface through a soft water pipe.

[0039] Furthermore, a water supply metering pump is built into the lower part of the PLC control host 1, and the liquid storage tank input port is connected to the water supply metering pump output end through a soft water pipe, and the soft water pipe at the water supply metering pump input end is connected to the water source pool, and a filter and a water pressure gauge are sequentially arranged on the soft water pipe from the water source pool to the liquid storage tank, wherein the filter is used to intercept impurities in the water source to prevent clogging of the equipment, and the water pressure gauge is used to monitor the water pressure and adjust the water flow; an electromagnetic induction valve is arranged on the output interface for controlling the opening or cutting off of the infusion pipeline.

[0040] Working principle: Figure 1As shown, first of all, water, electricity and medicated bath liquid are complete. At the milking site in the milking parlor, press the starting switch of the nipple brush, and the information of starting the switch circuit is fed back to the PLC, and then the PLC sends a command to the motor. The motor drives the flexible shaft to rotate, and the flexible shaft connects the nipple brush to drive the nipple brush to clean the nipples; that is, when the cleaning and medicated bath functions are performed, at the milking site in the milking parlor, the operator presses the starting switch of the nipple brush, and after receiving the signal, the PLC controls the water supply metering pump to start, and controls the start of the medicated bath pump at the same time. At this time, it should be noted that the electromagnetic induction valve is opened, and the water and medicated bath liquid are mixed in the liquid storage tank and then pass through their respective The water supply path (i.e. the water pipes in the left and right composite cables) is used to supply the left nipple brush gun and the right nipple brush gun, so that the cleaning, pre-medicated bath, and stimulating massage functions can be completed (the brush can stimulate massage when it rotates), and then the drying function is performed; it should be noted that the drying function is that after the cleaning and pre-medicated bath are completed, the switch of the nipple brush stops working, and the PLC issues a delayed working instruction to the motor. At this time, the nipple brush is in a delayed working state, but the water and medicated bath liquid have stopped supplying, and the nipple brush is still working and rotating. At this time, the water and medicated bath liquid are wiped clean during rotation, saving the cost of paper towels or towels.

[0041] Obviously, those skilled in the art can make various changes and modifications to the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Thus, if these modifications and variations of the present invention fall within the scope of the claims of the present invention and their equivalents, the present invention is also intended to include these modifications and variations.

Claims

1. A nipple cleaning machine, characterized in that: It includes a motor, a brush handle, a PLC control host, a composite cable and a slideway with several pulleys, wherein the left and right side panels of the PLC control host are respectively provided with an output interface that cooperates with the input end of the composite cable; the back of the motor is provided with an input interface that cooperates with the output end of the composite cable; the composite cable is composed of a water pipe and an electric wire wrapped in an insulating jacket, and the output end and input end of the composite cable are respectively provided with a water pipe interface and an electric wire interface; the slideway is arranged at the front end near the milking platform, located at the top of both sides of the employee passage; several fixed grooves are respectively provided on several pulleys; the input end of the composite cable is connected to the PLC control host through the output interface; the output end of the composite cable passes through the fixed grooves in turn, so that the composite cable is suspended on the slideway and connected to the motor through the input interface; the motor is rotatably connected to the gear box inside the brush handle through a flexible shaft, forming an intelligently controlled nipple cleaning machine; The brush handle includes a main handle shell, a gear box built into the front end of the main handle shell, and a nipple brush box body that cooperates with the gear box and is connected to the nipple brush box; the main handle shell is ergonomically designed to facilitate employees to take and use; the gear box is a gear transmission device composed of a flexible shaft, a main gear connecting shaft, a bearing, a bearing holder, a main gear, a plurality of sub-gears, a bearing and a gear fixing box body; the nipple brush box body is composed of a plurality of nipple brushes and a closed bearing that cooperates with a plurality of sub-gears, a 304 stainless steel central water supply pipeline, and a nipple brush cover; a start switch is provided on the brush handle, and the start switch is connected to the PLC control host signal through an electrical signal; A water supply metering pump, a liquid storage tank and a medicinal bath liquid pump are built into the lower part of the PLC control host. The input end of the medicinal bath liquid pump is connected with the medicinal bath liquid pool through a soft water pipe, and a medicinal bath metering valve is arranged on the soft water pipe from the medicinal bath liquid pump to the liquid storage tank; the output end of the medicinal bath liquid pump is connected with the input port of the liquid storage tank through a soft water pipe; the output port of the liquid storage tank is connected with the liquid outlet on the output interface through a soft water pipe; the input port of the liquid storage tank is connected with the output end of the water supply metering pump through a soft water pipe, and the soft water pipe at the input end of the water supply metering pump is connected with the water source pool, and a filter and a water pressure gauge are arranged in sequence on the soft water pipe from the water source pool to the liquid storage tank; an electromagnetic induction valve is arranged on the output interface to control the opening or cutting off of the infusion pipeline.

2. A nipple cleaning machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The motor includes a micro motor placed inside an insulating shell, the power of the micro motor is 80W and the voltage is 24V; a female buckle is provided on the insulating shell; the micro motor is rotatably connected with the main gear connecting shaft through a flexible shaft; a central water supply pipeline is provided inside the insulating shell, and the central water supply pipeline passes through the main gear connecting shaft and is connected to the 304 stainless steel central water supply pipeline.

3. A nipple cleaning machine as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The upper part of the PLC control host is equipped with an existing PLC control module, and the upper front panel of the PLC control host is provided with a liquid crystal display touch screen connected to the PLC control module through wires, which is used to display the working parameters of the medicine solution, water source, and host, and is convenient for manual adjustment of various data functions.

4. A nipple cleaning machine as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that: An alarm display light, a voltage display, a manual medicine bath button, and a stop switch are arranged on the upper front panel of the PLC control host near the lower end of the liquid crystal display touch screen from left to right, and the alarm display light, the voltage display, the manual medicine bath button, and the stop switch are respectively connected to the PLC control module through wires. When insufficient water supply is detected by the water flow sensor, the alarm display light alarms, that is, there is no water alarm function; when no medicine bath liquid is detected by the medicine bath metering sensor, the alarm display light alarms, that is, there is no medicine bath alarm function; when excessive pressure and large click resistance are detected by the electronic sensor, the alarm display light alarms, that is, there is an alarm function to prevent pinching.

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