An animal feed sterilization apparatus and method of use thereof

Abstract

The present application belongs to the technical field of animal feed production equipment, and particularly relates to an animal feed sterilization device and a use method thereof. The device is mainly composed of a box body, a sterilization assembly, a feed bin, a dust suction and stirring assembly, a circulating conveyor belt and a heat sealing assembly. The animal feed particles are sterilized at high temperature by the sterilization assembly. In the high-temperature sterilization process, the dust suction and stirring assembly is used to suck and remove the debris in the animal feed particles, and the stirring assembly is used to transfer the removed heat to the feed bin. The animal feed particles are preheated by stirring before falling into the sterilization assembly. The high-temperature sterilized animal feed particles fall into the open packaging belt, and the heat sealing assembly seals the open packaging belt. Then, the circulating conveyor belt continues to drive the packaging belt to move. In this way, the animal feed is fully sterilized, and the sterilization effect is good. At the same time, the impurities in the feed can be quickly removed during the sterilization process, and the sterilized animal feed is packaged to prevent bacteria.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention belongs to the technical field of animal feed production equipment, specifically relating to an animal feed disinfection device and its usage method. Background Technology

[0002] Animal feed sterilization devices are crucial for ensuring livestock health and quality. They play a vital role in modern animal husbandry, primarily in the following aspects: 1) Killing pathogens: Animal feed is easily contaminated by various pathogens such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi during storage and transportation. These pathogens can threaten animal health and lead to disease. Animal feed sterilization devices effectively kill pathogens in feed through high temperatures, ultraviolet light, and chemical disinfectants, reducing the risk of animal disease infection. 2) Ensuring feed quality: The sterilization process removes pathogens, improving feed purity and nutritional value. Sterilized feed is safer and more hygienic, promoting digestion, absorption, and healthy growth in animals. 3) Preventing disease transmission: In animal husbandry, disease transmission is often related to feed. If feed is contaminated, pathogens can spread to animals and subsequently throughout the herd. The application of animal feed sterilization devices can block this transmission route, reducing the rate of disease transmission in the herd and ensuring the health and safety of livestock.

[0003] Existing animal feed sterilization devices have been found to have shortcomings during use. First, they cannot thoroughly sterilize animal feed, resulting in unsatisfactory sterilization effects. Second, they cannot quickly remove impurities from the feed during the sterilization process or provide antibacterial packaging after sterilization. Therefore, optimization and improvement are necessary. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The purpose of this invention is to overcome the above-mentioned problems existing in the conventional technology and to provide an animal feed disinfection device and its usage method.

[0005] To achieve the above-mentioned technical objectives and effects, the present invention is implemented through the following technical solution:

[0006] This invention provides an animal feed disinfection device, including a box body, a disinfection component installed in the middle of the box body, a feed hopper located above the disinfection component in the box body, a dust-collecting and stirring component installed on the box body for providing dust collection function at the disinfection component and stirring and preheating function in the feed hopper, a circulating conveyor belt installed below the box body, and a heat-sealing component installed in the box body for heat-sealing open packaging bags on the circulating conveyor belt.

[0007] Furthermore, in the aforementioned animal feed disinfection device, the disinfection component includes a cylindrical shell, an upper guide pipe, a lower discharge pipe, a suction pipe, a feeding roller ring, a driven gear disc, a tubular heater, and a drive gear. The top of the cylindrical shell is connected to the upper guide pipe, which communicates with the feed hopper. The bottom of the cylindrical shell is connected to the lower discharge pipe, which is located above the circulating conveyor belt. The side of the cylindrical shell is connected to the suction pipe. The outer surface of the feeding roller ring abuts against the inner cavity surface of the cylindrical shell. Feeding grooves are evenly distributed on the outer side of the feeding roller ring. A driven gear disc is fixed to one end of the inner side of the feeding roller ring. Gear grooves that mesh with the drive gear are evenly distributed on the inner edge of the driven gear disc. The drive gear is driven to rotate by a drive motor fixed in the housing. A tubular heater is provided on the inner side of the feeding roller ring, either in contact with it or with a gap therebetween.

[0008] Furthermore, in the above-mentioned animal feed disinfection device, the inner port of the suction tube is equipped with an arc-shaped filter screen that matches the outer side of the feeding roller ring, and the pore size of the arc-shaped filter screen is 1 / 4 to 1 / 3 of the average diameter of the animal feed particles.

[0009] Furthermore, in the aforementioned animal feed disinfection device, the dust collection and mixing assembly includes a cyclone dust collector, a bent pipe, a slip ring, a hollow shaft, a mixing motor, a belt drive, a preheating roller, and mixing blades. The cyclone dust collector and the mixing motor are fixed on the housing. The cyclone dust collector is equipped with an inlet pipe, an outlet pipe, and a dust hopper. The inlet pipe of the cyclone dust collector is connected to the outer end of the suction pipe. The outlet pipe of the cyclone dust collector is connected to one end of the hollow shaft via a bent pipe and a slip ring. The other end of the hollow shaft is connected to the output shaft of the mixing motor via a belt drive. A preheating roller is installed on the outer side of the portion of the hollow shaft located inside the hopper. Several mixing blades are evenly distributed on the outer side of the preheating roller.

[0010] Furthermore, in the above-mentioned animal feed disinfection device, the hollow shaft is provided with several inner radial through holes communicating with the inner cavity of the preheating roller, and the outer surface of the preheating roller is evenly distributed with several outer radial through holes communicating with its inner cavity. The diameter of the outer radial through holes is 1 / 20 to 1 / 10 of the average diameter of the animal feed particles.

[0011] Furthermore, in the above-mentioned animal feed disinfection device, the bottom side of the open packaging bag is provided with a rectangular flat bottom to facilitate its stable conveying on the circulating conveyor belt, and the other parts of the open packaging belt except for the opening are made of heat-resistant plastic material, and the material of the opening of the open packaging belt is made of plastic material suitable for heat sealing.

[0012] Furthermore, in the above-mentioned animal feed disinfection device, the heat sealing assembly consists of a first horizontal push rod, a first heat sealing plate, a second horizontal push rod, and a second heat sealing plate. The first heat sealing plate is driven to move horizontally by the first horizontal push rod, and the second heat sealing plate is driven to move horizontally by the second horizontal push rod. The first heat sealing plate and the second heat sealing plate are arranged opposite to each other. The first heat sealing plate is provided with a convex plate portion, and the second heat sealing plate is provided with a groove portion that cooperates with the convex plate portion.

[0013] The present invention also provides a method of using an animal feed sterilization device, comprising the following steps:

[0014] 1) Put the animal feed pellets into the hopper, and the animal feed pellets fall into the sterilization unit;

[0015] 2) High-temperature sterilization of animal feed pellets is carried out using a sterilization component. During the high-temperature sterilization process, a dust suction and stirring component is used to remove debris from the animal feed pellets. At the same time, the dust suction and stirring component transfers the removed heat to the feed hopper, and the stirring method is used to preheat the animal feed pellets before they fall into the sterilization component.

[0016] 3) After high-temperature sterilization, the animal feed pellets fall into the open packaging belt located on the circulating conveyor belt. The circulating conveyor belt transfers the open packaging belt loaded with animal feed pellets to the heat sealing station. The heat sealing component at the heat sealing station heat seals the open packaging belt that has been naturally cooled for a period of time. Then, the circulating conveyor belt continues to drive the sealed packaging belt from the box to the finished product storage area outside the box.

[0017] The beneficial effects of this invention are:

[0018] This invention features a rational structural design, primarily consisting of a housing, a disinfection component, a feed hopper, a dust-collecting and mixing component, a circulating conveyor belt, and a heat-sealing component. The disinfection component performs high-temperature disinfection of animal feed pellets. During this process, the dust-collecting and mixing component removes debris from the pellets, transferring the absorbed heat to the feed hopper. The mixing process preheats the pellets before they fall into the disinfection component. The disinfected pellets then fall onto an open packaging belt on the circulating conveyor belt, which transports them to a heat-sealing station. The heat-sealing component at this station heat-seals the packaging belt, which has already cooled naturally for a period. The circulating conveyor belt then continues to move the sealed packaging belt from the housing to the finished product storage area outside the housing. This method achieves thorough disinfection of the animal feed with good results. Simultaneously, it quickly removes impurities from the feed during disinfection and provides antibacterial packaging for the disinfected animal feed.

[0019] Of course, any product implementing this invention does not necessarily need to achieve all of the above advantages at the same time. Attached Figure Description

[0020] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the accompanying drawings used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0021] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the disinfection component in this invention;

[0023] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram showing the positions of the material take-up roller ring, the driven toothed disc, the tubular heater, and the driving gear in this invention.

[0024] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the dust-collecting and stirring assembly in this invention;

[0025] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram showing the positions of the circulating conveyor belt and the heat sealing assembly in this invention;

[0026] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the heat-sealing assembly in this invention;

[0027] In the attached diagram, the component numbers are as follows:

[0028] 1-Box body, 2-Disinfection component, 201-Cylindrical outer shell, 202-Upper guide pipe, 203-Lower discharge pipe, 204-Suction pipe, 205-Feeding roller ring, 206-Driven gear disc, 207-Tube heater, 208-Feeding trough, 209-Gear groove, 210-Drive gear, 3-Hopper, 4-Dust collection and mixing component, 401-Cyclone dust collector, 402-Bend pipe, 403-Slip ring 404-Hollow shaft, 405-Stirring motor, 406-Belt drive component, 407-Preheating roller, 408-Mixing blade, 409-Outer radial through hole, 5-Circulating conveyor belt, 6-Heat sealing assembly, 601-First horizontal push rod, 602-First heat sealing plate, 603-Protruding plate, 604-Second horizontal push rod, 605-Second heat sealing plate, 606-Groove, 7-Open packaging tape. Detailed Implementation

[0029] The technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0030] like Figures 1-6 As shown, this embodiment provides an animal feed sterilization device, including a housing 1, a sterilization component 2 installed in the middle of the housing 1, a feed hopper 3 located above the sterilization component 2 on the housing 1, and a dust-collecting and stirring component 4 installed on the housing 1 for providing dust collection at the sterilization component 2 and for providing stirring and preheating functions in the feed hopper 3. A circulating conveyor belt 5 is installed below the sterilization component 2 on the housing 1, and a heat-sealing component 6 is installed in the housing 1 for heat-sealing the open packaging bags 7 on the circulating conveyor belt 5.

[0031] In this embodiment, the disinfection component 2 includes a cylindrical shell 201, an upper guide pipe 202, a lower discharge pipe 203, a suction pipe 204, a material-taking roller ring 205, a driven gear 206, a tubular heater 207, and a drive gear 210. The top end of the cylindrical shell 201 is connected to the upper guide pipe 202, which communicates with the hopper 3; the bottom end of the cylindrical shell 201 is connected to the lower discharge pipe 203, which is located above the circulating conveyor belt 5; and the side end of the cylindrical shell 201 is connected to the suction pipe 204. The outer side of the feeding roller ring 205 abuts against the inner cavity surface of the cylindrical housing 201. Feeding grooves 208 are evenly distributed on the outer side of the feeding roller ring 205. A driven gear disk 206 is fixed at one end of the inner side of the feeding roller ring 205. Gear grooves 209 that mesh with the driving gear 210 are evenly distributed on the inner edge of the driven gear disk 206. The driving gear 210 is driven to rotate by a driving motor fixed in the housing 201. A tubular heater 207 is provided on the inner side of the feeding roller ring 205, which is in contact with it or has a gap with it.

[0032] In this embodiment, an arc-shaped filter screen is installed at the inner port of the suction pipe 204, which cooperates with the outer side of the feeding roller ring 205. The pore size of the arc-shaped filter screen is 1 / 4 to 1 / 3 of the average diameter of the animal feed pellets.

[0033] In this embodiment, the dust collection and mixing assembly 4 includes a cyclone dust collector 401, a bend pipe 402, a slip ring 403, a hollow shaft 404, a mixing motor 405, a belt drive 406, a preheating roller 407, and mixing blades 408. The cyclone dust collector 401 and the mixing motor 405 are fixed on the housing 1. The cyclone dust collector 401 is provided with an inlet pipe, an outlet pipe, and a dust hopper. The inlet pipe of the cyclone dust collector 401 is connected to the outer end of the suction pipe 204. The outlet pipe of the cyclone dust collector 401 is connected to one end of the hollow shaft 404 via the bend pipe 402 and the slip ring 403. The other end of the hollow shaft 404 is connected to the output shaft of the mixing motor 405 via the belt drive 406. The preheating roller 407 is installed on the outer side of the portion of the hollow shaft 404 located inside the hopper 3. Several mixing blades 408 are evenly distributed on the outer side of the preheating roller 407.

[0034] In this embodiment, the hollow shaft 404 is provided with a plurality of inner radial through holes that communicate with the inner cavity of the preheating roller 407, and the outer surface of the preheating roller 407 is provided with a plurality of outer radial through holes 409 that communicate with its inner cavity. The diameter of the outer radial through holes 409 is 1 / 20 to 1 / 10 of the average diameter of the animal feed pellets.

[0035] In this embodiment, the bottom side of the open packaging bag 7 is provided with a rectangular flat bottom to facilitate its stable conveying on the circulating conveyor belt 5. Except for the opening, the other parts of the open packaging belt 7 are made of heat-resistant plastic material, and the material of the opening of the open packaging belt 7 is made of plastic material suitable for heat sealing.

[0036] In this embodiment, the heat sealing assembly 6 is composed of a first horizontal push rod 601, a first heat sealing plate 602, a second horizontal push rod 604, and a second heat sealing plate 605. The first heat sealing plate 602 is driven to move horizontally by the first horizontal push rod 601, and the second heat sealing plate 605 is driven to move horizontally by the second horizontal push rod 604. The first heat sealing plate 602 and the second heat sealing plate 605 are arranged opposite to each other. The first heat sealing plate 602 is provided with a protruding plate portion 603, and the second heat sealing plate 605 is provided with a groove portion 606 that cooperates with the protruding plate portion 603.

[0037] This embodiment also provides a method for using the animal feed sterilization device, including the following steps:

[0038] 1) Put the animal feed pellets into the hopper 3, and the animal feed pellets fall into the sterilization component 2;

[0039] 2) High-temperature sterilization of animal feed pellets is carried out using sterilization component 2. During the high-temperature sterilization process, dust suction and stirring component 4 is used to remove debris from the animal feed pellets. At the same time, the dust suction and stirring component 4 transfers the removed heat to the feed hopper 3, and the stirring method is used to preheat the animal feed pellets before they fall into sterilization component 2.

[0040] 3) After high-temperature sterilization, the animal feed pellets fall into the open packaging belt 7 located on the circulating conveyor belt 5. The circulating conveyor belt 5 transfers the open packaging belt 7 containing the animal feed pellets to the heat sealing station. The heat sealing component 6 at the heat sealing station heat seals the open packaging belt that has been naturally cooled for a period of time. Then, the circulating conveyor belt 5 continues to drive the sealed packaging belt from the box 1 to the finished product storage area outside the box 1.

[0041] The preferred embodiments of the present invention disclosed above are merely illustrative of the invention. These preferred embodiments do not exhaustively describe all details, nor do they limit the invention to specific implementations. Clearly, many modifications and variations can be made based on the content of this specification. This specification selects and specifically describes these embodiments to better explain the principles and practical applications of the invention, thereby enabling those skilled in the art to better understand and utilize the invention. The invention is limited only by the claims and their full scope and equivalents.

Claims

1. An animal feed sterilization device, comprising a housing (1), characterized in that, A disinfection component (2) is installed in the middle of the box (1). A hopper (3) is provided above the disinfection component (2) in the box (1). A dust-collecting and stirring component (4) is installed on the box (1) to provide a dust-collecting function at the disinfection component (2) and a stirring and preheating function in the hopper (3). A circulating conveyor belt (5) is installed below the disinfection component (2) in the box (1). A heat-sealing component (6) is installed in the box (1) to heat-seal the open packaging bag (7) on the circulating conveyor belt (5). The disinfection component (2) includes a cylindrical shell (201), an upper guide pipe (202), a lower discharge pipe (203), a suction pipe (204), a material-taking roller ring (205), a driven gear disc (206), a tubular heater (207), and a drive gear (210). The top of the cylindrical shell (201) is connected to the upper guide pipe (202) which communicates with the hopper (3). The bottom of the cylindrical shell (201) is connected to the lower discharge pipe (203) located above the circulating conveyor belt (5). The side of the cylindrical shell (201) is connected to the suction pipe (204). The outer side of the feeding roller ring (205) abuts against the inner cavity surface of the cylindrical shell (201). Feeding grooves (208) are evenly distributed on the outer side of the feeding roller ring (205). A driven gear disk (206) is fixed at one end of the inner side of the feeding roller ring (205). Gear grooves (209) that mesh with the driving gear (210) are evenly distributed on the inner edge of the driven gear disk (206). The driving gear (210) is driven to rotate by a driving motor fixed in the housing (1). A tubular heater (207) is provided on the inner side of the feeding roller ring (205) that contacts or leaves a gap with it. The dust collection and mixing assembly (4) includes a cyclone dust collector (401), a bend (402), a slip ring (403), a hollow shaft (404), a mixing motor (405), a belt drive component (406), a preheating roller (407), and a mixing blade (408). The cyclone dust collector (401) and the mixing motor (405) are fixed on the housing (1). The cyclone dust collector (401) is provided with an inlet pipe, an outlet pipe, and a dust hopper. The inlet pipe of the cyclone dust collector (401) is connected to the suction pipe (408). The outer end of the cyclone dust collector (401) is connected to one end of the hollow shaft (404) via a bend (402) and a slip ring (403). The other end of the hollow shaft (404) is connected to the output shaft of the stirring motor (405) via a belt drive (406). A preheating roller (407) is installed on the outer side of the portion of the hollow shaft (404) located inside the silo (3). Several mixing blades (408) are evenly distributed on the outer side of the preheating roller (407). The hollow shaft (404) has several inner radial through holes (409) that communicate with the inner cavity of the preheating roller (407). The outer surface of the preheating roller (407) has several outer radial through holes that communicate with its inner cavity. The diameter of the outer radial through holes is 1 / 20 to 1 / 10 of the average diameter of the animal feed pellets.

2. The animal feed disinfection device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The inner port of the suction pipe (204) is equipped with an arc-shaped filter screen that matches the outer side of the feeding roller ring (205). The aperture of the arc-shaped filter screen is 1 / 4 to 1 / 3 of the average diameter of the animal feed particles.

3. The animal feed disinfection device according to claim 2, characterized in that, The bottom side of the open packaging bag (7) is provided with a rectangular flat bottom to facilitate its stable conveying on the circulating conveyor belt (5). Except for the opening, the other parts of the open packaging bag are made of heat-resistant plastic material, and the opening of the open packaging bag is made of plastic material suitable for heat sealing.

4. The animal feed disinfection device according to claim 3, characterized in that, The heat sealing assembly (6) consists of a first horizontal push rod (601), a first heat sealing plate (602), a second horizontal push rod (604), and a second heat sealing plate (605). The first heat sealing plate (602) is driven to move horizontally by the first horizontal push rod (601), and the second heat sealing plate (605) is driven to move horizontally by the second horizontal push rod (604). The first heat sealing plate (602) and the second heat sealing plate (605) are arranged opposite to each other. The first heat sealing plate (602) is provided with a protruding plate portion (603), and the second heat sealing plate (605) is provided with a groove portion (606) that cooperates with the protruding plate portion (603).

5. The method of using the animal feed disinfection device as described in claim 4, characterized in that, Includes the following steps: 1) Put the animal feed pellets into the hopper (3), and the animal feed pellets fall into the sterilization component (2); 2) Use the disinfection component (2) to disinfect the animal feed pellets at high temperature. During the high temperature disinfection process, the dust suction and stirring component (4) removes the debris from the animal feed pellets. At the same time, the dust suction and stirring component transfers the heat removed to the hopper (3), and the stirring method is used to preheat the animal feed pellets before they fall into the disinfection component (2). 3) After high-temperature sterilization, the animal feed pellets fall into the open packaging bag located on the circulating conveyor belt (5). The circulating conveyor belt (5) transfers the open packaging bag containing the animal feed pellets to the heat sealing station. The heat sealing component (6) at the heat sealing station heat seals the open packaging bag that has been naturally cooled for a period of time. Then the circulating conveyor belt (5) continues to drive the sealed packaging bag from the box (1) to the finished product storage area outside the box (1).

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