Automatic laying hen breeding equipment and breeding method thereof
Through the design of automated laying hen breeding equipment, laying hen activity space and personalized feeding are provided, which solves the problems of insufficient laying hen activity and uneven feeding in traditional chicken cages, and achieves the healthy growth of laying hens.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202411420198.9
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-10-12
- Publication Date
- 2024-12-13
- Estimated Expiration
- 2044-10-12
AI Technical Summary
The lack of activity in traditional chicken cages leads to maldevelopment, and uniform feeding can easily lead to overweight or malnutrition.
Design an automated laying hen breeding equipment, including the upper breeding layer, the middle movable layer and the lower screening layer. Through the sliding mechanism of the weighing plate and the movable plate, the laying hens can be provided, and the feeding is adjusted in real time according to the weight of the laying hens. to ensure personalized feeding.
It improves the activity and development environment of laying hens, avoids overweight or malnutrition, and achieves healthy growth and personalized feeding of laying hens.
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Abstract
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Technical Field
[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of breeding, and in particular to an automated laying hen breeding equipment and a breeding method thereof. Background Art
[0002] In agriculture and animal husbandry, the production of eggs is an important economic activity. It not only brings a lot of economic benefits to breeders, but also provides sufficient nutrition for people's daily activities. Laying hens are generally raised in chicken cages for easy management.
[0003] Traditional chicken cages are generally designed as square boxes, where laying hens live and produce. Since there are usually multiple laying hens in one cage and the internal space is small, on the one hand, the laying hens have less activity, which is not conducive to their development. On the other hand, since they are fed uniformly, it is easy to cause some laying hens to be overweight and some laying hens to be malnourished, which is not conducive to their development. Summary of the invention
[0004] In order to facilitate the development of laying hens, the present application provides an automated laying hen breeding equipment and a breeding method thereof.
[0005] In the first aspect, the present application provides an automated laying hen breeding equipment, which adopts the following technical solutions: An automated laying hen breeding device, comprising: The upper breeding layer is arranged in a circular shape, and partitions are evenly installed therein; the space between adjacent partitions is the breeding space for laying hens; The middle movable layer is installed on the upper breeding layer, and its cross-sectional area is larger than that of the upper breeding layer; the partition is evenly installed in the middle movable layer; a movable plate is slidably connected in the middle movable layer, and the movable plate slides along the thickness direction of the middle movable layer; the space surrounded by the adjacent partitions and the movable plate is the laying hen conveying space; the middle movable layer is provided with expelling and blowing holes along the circumferential direction; The lower screening layer is installed on the middle active layer, and its cross-sectional area is smaller than that of the middle active layer; the partitions are evenly installed in the lower screening layer, and the space between the partitions is the screening space for laying hens; A weighing plate is installed in the laying hen breeding space, the laying hen conveying space and the laying hen breeding and screening space; the weighing plate can convey the laying hens in the corresponding laying hen breeding space to the laying hen conveying space and convey the laying hens in the laying hen conveying space to the laying hen breeding and screening space or the laying hen breeding space.
[0006] By adopting the above technical scheme, when the weight of the laying hen weighed by the weighing plate exceeds the threshold value, the weighing plate can transfer the laying hen to the middle active layer, and the movable plate slides to the lower screening layer. At this time, the laying hen can move freely in the middle active layer, thereby consuming weight. After a period of time, the laying hen is blown to the laying hen by driving the blowing holes, so that the laying hen moves between adjacent partitions, and then the movable plate slides to the upper screening layer to prevent the laying hen from moving freely again; if the weight of the laying hen drops below the threshold value at this time, the laying hen can be transferred to the laying hen breeding space for further feeding; if the weight of the laying hen still exceeds the threshold value at this time, the laying hen can be transferred to the lower screening layer for subsequent processing; since the middle active layer provides an activity space for the laying hen, and the weighing plate can weigh the weight of the laying hen and transfer the laying hen, it is beneficial to the development of the laying hen.
[0007] Optionally, the automated laying hen breeding equipment further comprises: A weighing sensor is mounted on the weighing plate; A transmission drive assembly is installed in the upper breeding layer and is used to drive the weighing plate in each layer to move; each laying hen breeding space corresponds to a group of the transmission drive assembly; A driving cylinder, the cylinder body of which is installed in the lower screening layer, and the piston rod is fixedly connected to the movable plate; The controller is respectively connected to the weighing sensor, the transmission drive assembly, the drive cylinder and the external air supply structure for communication.
[0008] By adopting the above technical solution, the weighing sensor sends the measured weight of the laying hen to the controller, and the controller determines whether the weight of the laying hen exceeds the threshold. If so, the controller controls the transmission drive component to drive the weighing plate to move, and the weighing plate transmits the laying hen to the middle active layer, and then controls the driving cylinder to contract to drive the movable plate to move to the lower screening layer, so that the laying hen can move freely in the middle active layer.
[0009] Optionally, the transmission drive component includes: A transmission motor is installed in the upper breeding layer and is in communication connection with the controller; A winding shaft, coaxially and fixedly connected to the output shaft of the transmission motor; Two conveying ropes are provided, one end of each of the conveying ropes is wound around the winding shaft, and the other end is connected to the weighing plate of each layer.
[0010] By adopting the above technical solution, after the controller controls the transmission motor to start, the transmission motor drives the winding shaft to rotate, thereby realizing the winding and unwinding of the transmission rope, thereby realizing the movement of the weighing plate.
[0011] Optionally, the automated laying hen breeding equipment further comprises: The feeding trough plate is arranged in a circular shape and is respectively installed on the upper breeding layer and the lower screening layer; A feeding assembly is connected to the controller for communication and moves along the length direction of the feeding trough plate, and is used for quantitatively feeding the feeding trough plate; each feeding of the feeding assembly corresponds to one laying hen breeding space and one laying hen breeding screening space; A feeding drive assembly is installed on the lower screening layer and is in communication connection with the controller, and is used for driving the movement of the feeding assembly.
[0012] By adopting the above technical solution, the controller can control the feeding component to feed different amounts of feed to the feeding trough plates corresponding to different laying hen breeding spaces and laying hen breeding screening spaces according to the weight of the laying hen, thereby performing personalized feeding.
[0013] Optionally, the feeding assembly comprises: The storage barrel is divided into an upper feeding area and a lower feeding area; A feeding inlet pipe is installed on the material storage barrel and is connected to the upper feeding area and the lower feeding area respectively; Two feeding outlet pipes are provided and installed on the material storage barrel; one feeding outlet pipe is connected to the upper feeding area, and the other feeding outlet pipe is connected to the lower feeding area; A material control component is connected to the controller for adjusting the discharge amount of the feeding outlet pipe.
[0014] Optionally, the material control component includes: There are two lifting plates, both of which are slidably connected to the material storage barrel; the space above the lifting plates close to the top of the material storage barrel is the upper material feeding area; the space adjacent to the lifting plates is the lower material feeding area; A baffle plate is provided corresponding to the feeding outlet pipe and is slidably connected to the material storage barrel, and is used to open and close the feeding outlet pipe; The material blocking spring is installed in the material storage barrel and connected to the material blocking plate to realize the resetting of the material blocking plate after sliding.
[0015] By adopting the above technical solution, the lifting plate lifts the material to the feeding outlet pipe; the sliding of the baffle plate can control the opening size of the feeding outlet pipe, thereby realizing quantitative feeding.
[0016] Optionally, the material control component further includes: A material control rack is installed on the feeding trough plate, each laying hen breeding space corresponds to one material control rack, and each laying hen breeding screening space corresponds to one material control rack; Two material control gears are provided and can mesh with the corresponding material control racks; There are two material control support plates, both of which are fixedly connected to the material storage barrel, and the material control gear is connected to the corresponding material control support plate through a spline; A material control connecting plate, fixedly connected to the material storage barrel; There are two material control cylinders, which are symmetrically mounted on the material control connecting plate, and the piston rods are mounted on the corresponding material control gears; The material control main pulleys are rotatably connected to the corresponding material control support plates; There are two material control slave pulleys, both of which are rotatably connected to the material storage barrel and are connected to the corresponding material control master pulleys through belts; There are two material control rods, which are coaxially fixedly connected with the corresponding material control pulleys; A material control torsion spring, sleeved on the material control rod, for realizing the reset of the material control rod after rotation; There are two material control push blocks, which are installed on the corresponding material control rods; There are two material blocking blocks, which are fixedly connected to the corresponding material blocking plates; A material lifting screw is coaxially rotatably connected in the material storage barrel, and the material lifting plate is threadedly connected to the material lifting screw; A material lifting motor is installed on the top of the material storage barrel and is communicatively connected with the controller; A material lifting main gear, coaxially and fixedly connected to the output shaft of the material lifting motor; The material lifting slave gear is coaxially fixed on the material lifting lead screw and meshes with the material lifting master gear.
[0017] By adopting the above technical scheme, after the material control gear is meshed with a certain material control rack, when the material storage barrel moves, the material control gear will rotate, thereby driving the rotation of the material control main pulley, and then driving the rotation of the material control slave pulley, so that the material control push block on the material control rod pushes the movement of the material baffle plate, and then the material baffle plate opens the feeding outlet pipe; after opening to a certain extent, the material control cylinder contracts, so that the material control gear is separated from the material control rack. At this time, the material control slave pulley will reverse under the torsion of the material control torsion spring, and the material control push block will be separated from the material baffle block, and the material baffle plate will be reset under the elastic force of the material baffle spring, thereby closing the feeding outlet pipe, thereby realizing quantitative feeding.
[0018] Optionally, the feeding assembly further comprises: A material storage shaft, coaxially and fixedly connected to the material storage barrel; A material storage motor is installed on the feeding drive assembly, and the output shaft is coaxially fixedly connected with the material storage main gear, and is in communication connection with the controller; The material storage slave gear is coaxially fixedly connected to the material storage shaft and meshes with the material storage master gear.
[0019] By adopting the above technical solution, after the material storage motor is started, the material storage barrel will be driven to rotate through the material storage main gear and the material storage slave gear, thereby changing the feeding direction of the feeding outlet pipe.
[0020] Optionally, the feeding drive assembly includes: A feeding motor is installed on the lower screening layer and is in communication connection with the controller; A feeding screw, one end of which is coaxially fixedly connected to the output shaft of the feeding motor and horizontally rotatably connected to the lower screening layer; A feeding plate is threadedly connected to the feeding screw, and the feeding assembly is installed on the feeding plate.
[0021] By adopting the above technical solution, after the feeding motor is started, it drives the feeding screw to rotate, and the feeding plate drives the feeding assembly to move.
[0022] In the second aspect, the present application provides an automated laying hen breeding method, which adopts the following technical solutions: An automated laying hen breeding method comprising: Receiving first weight information of laying hens in a laying hen breeding space; Determining whether the weight value in the first weight information exceeds a weight threshold; If yes, a first transmission signal is sent to the transmission drive component, and the transmission drive component drives the weighing plate to transmit the laying hen to the middle active layer in response to the first transmission signal; Sending a first motion signal to a driving cylinder, wherein the driving cylinder drives the movable plate to move to the lower screening layer in response to the first motion signal; After the activity is finished, a driving signal is sent to the external air supply structure, and the external air supply structure supplies air to the middle activity layer in response to the driving signal, so that the laying hens are placed between adjacent partitions; sending a second motion signal to the driving cylinder, wherein the driving cylinder drives the movable plate to reset in response to the second motion signal; receiving second weight information of the laying hen in the laying hen transmission space; Determining whether the weight value in the second weight information exceeds the weight threshold; If yes, a second transmission signal is sent to the transmission drive component, and the transmission drive component drives the weighing plate to transmit the laying hen to the laying hen breeding and screening space in response to the second transmission signal; If not, a third transmission signal is sent to the transmission drive component, and the transmission drive component drives the weighing plate to transmit the laying hen back to the laying hen breeding space in response to the third transmission signal.
[0023] By adopting the above technical scheme, when the weight of the laying hens in the laying hen breeding space exceeds the weight threshold, the weighing plate can transfer the laying hens to the middle active layer, and the movable plate slides to the lower screening layer. At this time, the laying hens can move freely in the middle active layer, thereby consuming weight. After a period of time, the laying hens are blown through the blowing holes to move between adjacent partitions, and then the movable plate slides to the upper screening layer to prevent the laying hens from moving freely again; if the weight of the laying hens drops below the threshold at this time, the laying hens can be transferred to the laying hen breeding space for further feeding; if the weight of the laying hens still exceeds the threshold at this time, the laying hens can be transferred to the lower screening layer for subsequent processing.
[0024] In summary, the present application has at least the following beneficial effects: 1. The purpose of setting up an upper breeding layer, a middle activity layer, a lower screening layer, a movable board, and a weighing board on each layer for conveying laying hens is that when the weight of the laying hens weighed by the weighing board exceeds a threshold value, the weighing board can convey the laying hens to the middle activity layer, and at this time the movable board slides to the lower screening layer, and at this time the laying hens can move freely in the middle activity layer, thereby consuming weight. After a period of time, the laying hens are blown through the air holes to move between adjacent partitions, and then the movable board slides to the upper screening layer to prevent the laying hens from moving freely again; if the weight of the laying hens drops below the threshold value at this time, the laying hens can be conveyed to the laying hen breeding space for continued feeding; if the weight of the laying hens still exceeds the threshold value at this time, the laying hens can be conveyed to the lower screening layer for subsequent processing; since the middle activity layer provides a space for the laying hens to move, and the weighing board can weigh the weight of the laying hens and convey the laying hens, it is beneficial to the development of the laying hens.
[0025] 2. The purpose of setting the feeding trough plate, feeding assembly and feeding drive assembly is to control the feeding assembly to feed different amounts of feed to the feeding trough plates corresponding to different laying hen breeding spaces and laying hen breeding screening spaces according to the weight of the laying hen, so as to carry out personalized feeding. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0026] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the automated laying hen breeding equipment of the present application from one perspective; Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the automated laying hen breeding equipment of the present application from another perspective; Figure 3 This is an exploded view of the upper culture layer, the middle active layer and the lower screening layer after hiding the feeding components; Figure 4 It is a cross-sectional view of the upper culture layer, the middle active layer and the lower screening layer after hiding the feeding components; Figure 5It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the feeding assembly, the feeding drive assembly and the feeding trough plate; Figure 6 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the feeding assembly; Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the feeding component after the storage barrel is hidden; Figure 8 This is a control structure block diagram of the automated laying hen breeding equipment of the present application; Fig. 9 It is a flowchart of the automated laying hen breeding method of the present application; Fig.10 It is a flow chart of quantitative feeding.
[0027] Explanation of reference numerals: 110, upper breeding layer; 120, middle active layer; 121, active plate; 122, driving cylinder; 123, driving air hole; 130, lower screening layer; 140, weighing plate; 150, feeding trough plate; 160, partition; 170, transmission drive assembly; 171, transmission motor; 172, winding shaft; 173, transmission rope; 200, feeding assembly; 201, storage barrel; 202, feeding inlet pipe; 203, feeding outlet pipe; 204, storage shaft; 205, storage motor; 206, storage main gear; 207, storage slave gear; 210, material control unit Components; 211, lifting plate; 212, baffle plate; 213, baffle spring; 215, material control gear; 216, material control support plate; 217, material control connecting plate; 218, material control cylinder; 219, material control main pulley; 220, material control slave pulley; 221, material control rod; 222, material control push block; 223, baffle block; 224, lifting screw; 225, lifting motor; 226, lifting main gear; 227, lifting slave gear; 230, feeding drive assembly; 231, feeding motor; 232, feeding screw; 233, feeding plate; 310, weighing sensor; 320, controller. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0028] To make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the following will be combined with the appended drawings of the embodiments of the present invention. Figure 1 -Attached Fig.10 , the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention are clearly and completely described. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of them. 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.
[0029] The first embodiment of the present application discloses an automated laying hen breeding equipment. Figure 1 and Figure 2The automated laying hen breeding equipment may include an upper breeding layer 110 , a middle active layer 120 , a lower screening layer 130 , a weighing plate 140 , a feeding trough plate 150 , a feeding assembly 200 and a feeding drive assembly 230 .
[0030] Among them, the upper breeding layer 110, the middle active layer 120 and the lower screening layer 130 are all arranged in a circular shape. The middle active layer 120 is installed on the upper breeding layer 110, and its cross-sectional area is larger than that of the upper breeding layer 110; the lower screening layer 130 is installed on the middle active layer 120, and its cross-sectional area is smaller than that of the middle active layer 120, and can be the same as the cross-sectional area of the upper breeding layer 110, or larger than the cross-sectional area of the upper breeding layer 110.
[0031] The feeding trough plate 150 is arranged in a circular shape and is installed on the upper breeding layer 110 and the lower screening layer 130 respectively; the laying hens in the laying hen breeding space and the laying hens in the laying hen breeding screening space can eat. The feeding assembly 200 can move along the length direction of the feeding trough plate 150 to feed the feeding trough plate 150 quantitatively; each feeding of the feeding assembly 200 corresponds to one laying hen breeding space and one laying hen breeding screening space. The feeding drive assembly 230 is installed on the lower screening layer 130 to drive the movement of the feeding assembly 200.
[0032] Reference Figure 3 and Figure 4 , partitions 160 are evenly installed in each layer, and the positions of the partitions 160 in adjacent layers are the same. The space between the adjacent partitions 160 in the upper breeding layer 110 is the laying hen breeding space. Initially, the laying hen is bred in the upper breeding layer 110. The middle active layer 120 is slidably connected with a movable plate 121, which slides along the thickness direction of the middle active layer 120; the space surrounded by the adjacent partitions 160 and the movable plate 121 in the middle active layer 120 is the laying hen transmission space. In addition, a driving blowing hole 123 is opened in the circumferential direction of the middle active layer 120, and the driving blowing hole 123 can be connected to an external air supply structure to blow air into the middle active layer 120, driving the laying hens active in the middle active layer 120 to move between the adjacent partitions 160. After the laying hens move between the adjacent partitions 160, the movable plate 121 encloses the laying hens. The space between adjacent partitions 160 in the lower breeding layer is the layer breeding and screening space. The weighing plate 140 is installed in each layer breeding space, layer conveying space and layer breeding and screening space, and can convey the layers in the layer breeding space to the corresponding layer conveying space and convey the layers in the layer conveying space to the corresponding layer breeding and screening space or layer breeding space.
[0033] Furthermore, in order to realize the movement of the movable plate 121 and the movement of the weighing plate 140 , the automated laying hen breeding equipment may further include a transmission drive assembly 170 and a drive cylinder 122 .
[0034] A transmission cavity is provided in the upper breeding layer 110, and a transmission drive assembly 170 is installed in the transmission cavity. Each laying hen breeding space corresponds to a set of transmission drive assemblies 170; the transmission drive assembly 170 is used to drive the movement of the corresponding weighing plate 140. The cylinder body of the driving cylinder 122 is installed in the lower screening layer 130, and the piston rod is fixedly connected to the movable plate 121; the movable plate 121 can slide into the lower screening layer 130.
[0035] The conveying drive assembly 170 may include a conveying motor 171 , a winding shaft 172 , and a conveying rope 173 .
[0036] The transmission motor 171 is installed in the transmission cavity, the winding shaft 172 is coaxially fixedly connected to the output shaft of the transmission motor 171, and two transmission ropes 173 are provided. One end of the two transmission ropes 173 is wound around the winding shaft 172, and the other end is fixedly connected to the weighing plate 140 of each layer. The composition of the weighing plate 140 and the transmission drive assembly 170 can be understood as the form of an elevator.
[0037] Reference Figure 5 and Figure 6 The feeding assembly 200 may include a material storage barrel 201, a feeding inlet pipe 202, a feeding outlet pipe 203, a material control component 210, a material storage shaft 204, a material storage motor 205, a material storage main gear 206 and a material storage slave gear 207.
[0038] The inside of the storage barrel 201 is divided into an upper feeding area and a lower feeding area; the feeding inlet pipe 202 is installed on the storage barrel 201 and is connected to the upper feeding area and the lower feeding area respectively; two feeding outlet pipes 203 are provided and installed with the storage barrel 201, one feeding outlet pipe 203 is connected to the upper feeding area, and the other feeding outlet pipe 203 is connected to the lower feeding area. The material control component 210 is used to adjust the discharge amount of the feeding outlet pipe 203.
[0039] The storage shaft 204 is coaxially fixedly connected to the bottom of the storage barrel 201, and the storage slave gear 207 is coaxially fixedly connected to the storage shaft 204. The storage motor 205 is installed on the feeding drive assembly 230, and the storage main gear 206 is coaxially fixedly connected to the output shaft of the storage motor 205 and meshes with the storage slave gear 207.
[0040] Reference Figure 6 and Figure 7The material control component 210 may include a material lifting plate 211, a material blocking plate 212, a material blocking spring 213, a material control rack, a material control gear 215, a material control support plate 216, a material control connecting plate 217, a material control cylinder 218, a material control main pulley 219, a material control slave pulley 220, a material control rod 221, a material control torsion spring, a material control push block 222, a material blocking block 223, a material lifting screw 224, a material lifting motor 225, a material lifting main gear 226 and a material lifting slave gear 227.
[0041] There are two lifting plates 211, both of which are slidably connected to the material storage barrel 201. The space above the lifting plate 211 near the top of the material storage barrel 201 is the upper feeding area, and the space adjacent to the lifting plate 211 is the lower feeding area. The lifting screw 224 is coaxially connected to the material storage barrel 201 and passes through the material storage barrel 201. The lifting plate 211 is threadedly connected to the lifting screw 224. The lifting motor 225 is installed on the top of the material storage barrel 201, and the lifting main gear 226 is coaxially fixedly connected to the output shaft of the lifting motor 225; the lifting slave gear 227 is coaxially fixedly connected to the end of the lifting screw 224 and meshes with the lifting main gear 226.
[0042] The material control rack (not shown in the figure) is installed on the feeding trough plate 150, and each laying hen breeding space and each laying hen breeding screening space corresponds to a material control rack. The material control connecting plate 217 is fixedly connected to the material storage barrel 201, and two material control cylinders 218 are provided, which are symmetrically installed on the material control connecting plate 217. There are two material control gears 215, which are respectively rotatably connected to the piston rods of the corresponding material control cylinders 218. One material control gear 215 can mesh with the material control rack on the feeding trough plate 150 corresponding to the upper breeding layer 110, and the other material control gear 215 can mesh with the material control rack on the feeding trough plate 150 corresponding to the lower screening layer 130. The material control support plate 216 is set corresponding to the material control gear 215 and fixedly connected to the material storage barrel 201. There are two material control main pulleys 219, which are respectively rotatably connected to the corresponding material control support plate 216; the material control gear 215 is connected to the corresponding material control main pulley 219 and the material control support plate 216 through a spline, that is, when the material control gear 215 rotates, it can drive the synchronous rotation of the material control main pulley 219, and the material control gear 215 is slidably connected to the material control main pulley 219. There are two material control slave pulleys 220, which are both rotatably connected to the material storage line, and are connected to the corresponding material control main pulley 219 through a belt. There are two material control rods 221, which are coaxially fixedly connected to the corresponding material control slave pulley 220, pass through the material lifting plate 211, and are slidably and rotatably connected to the material lifting plate 211. There are two material control push blocks 222, which are fixedly connected to the corresponding material control rods 221; a material control torsion spring (not shown in the figure) is coaxially sleeved on the material control rod 221, and the material control torsion spring is used to realize the reset of the material control rod 221 after rotation. The baffle plate 212 is arranged corresponding to the feeding outlet pipe 203 and is slidably connected to the material storage barrel 201, and is used to open and close the feeding outlet pipe 203. The baffle block 223 is fixedly connected to the corresponding baffle plate 212. After the material control push block 222 abuts against the baffle block 223, when the material control push block 222 rotates, the baffle block 223 will be driven to drive the movement of the baffle plate 212. The baffle spring 213 is installed in the material storage barrel 201, one end of which is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the material storage barrel 201, and the other end is fixedly connected to the baffle plate 212, and is used to realize the reset of the baffle plate 212 after sliding.
[0043] Reference Figure 5 The feeding drive assembly 230 may include a feeding motor 231 , a feeding screw 232 and a feeding plate 233 .
[0044] The feeding motor 231 is installed on the lower screening layer 130, and the output shaft is coaxially fixedly connected to one end of the feeding screw 232, and the feeding screw 232 is horizontally rotatably connected between the lower screening layers 130; the feeding plate 233 is threadedly connected to the feeding screw 232, the storage motor 205 is installed on the feeding plate 233, and the storage shaft 204 is rotatably connected to the feeding plate 233. In other embodiments, a guide rod can be provided to guide the feeding plate 233.
[0045] Further, refer to Figure 8 In order to realize the automation of the laying hen breeding equipment, the automated laying hen breeding equipment may further include a weighing sensor 310 and a controller 320 .
[0046] The weighing sensor 310 is installed on the weighing plate 140, and is used to detect the weight of the laying hens in the laying hen breeding space, laying hen conveying space, and laying hen breeding screening space in real time, and send the weight information to the controller 320. In addition, the controller 320 can be connected to the user's mobile terminal for communication, and is used to receive instructions or requests sent by the user's mobile terminal; the user's mobile terminal can be the user's smart phone, tablet, laptop, etc.
[0047] The controller 320 can communicate with the external air supply structure, the driving cylinder 122, the conveying motor 171, the material lifting motor 225, the material storage motor 205 and the feeding motor 231, and is used to control the movement of related equipment according to a pre-set program or instructions sent by the user's mobile terminal.
[0048] The implementation principle of this embodiment is: The weighing sensor 310 sends the measured weight of the laying hen to the controller 320, and the controller 320 determines whether the weight of the laying hen exceeds the threshold value. If so, the controller 320 controls the transmission drive component 170 to drive the weighing plate 140 to move, and the weighing plate 140 transmits the laying hen to the middle active layer 120, and then controls the driving cylinder 122 to contract to drive the movable plate 121 to move to the lower screening layer 130, so that the laying hen can move freely in the middle active layer 120, thereby consuming weight. At this time, if feeding is required, the feeding trough plate 150 corresponding to the laying hen breeding space corresponding to the laying hen can be unfed; After a period of time, the laying hens are blown by driving the blowing holes 123 to move between the adjacent partitions 160, and then the movable plate 121 is slid toward the upper screening layer to prevent the laying hens from moving freely. If the weight of the laying hens drops below the threshold at this time, the laying hens can be transferred to the laying hen breeding space for further feeding. At this time, if feeding is required, the feeding trough plate 150 corresponding to the laying hen breeding space corresponding to the laying hen can be quantitatively fed to the feeding trough plate 150 through the feeding assembly 200 and the feeding drive assembly 230. If the weight of the laying hen still exceeds the threshold at this time, the laying hen can be transferred to the lower screening layer 130 for subsequent processing.
[0049] Based on the above equipment embodiment, the second embodiment of the present application discloses an automated laying hen breeding method. Fig. 9 The automated laying hen breeding method may include S101-S110: S101, receiving first weight information of laying hens in a laying hen breeding space; S102, determining whether the weight value in the first weight information exceeds a weight threshold; S103, if yes, then send a first transmission signal to the transmission drive assembly 170, and the transmission drive assembly 170 drives the weighing plate 140 to transmit the laying hen to the middle active layer 120 in response to the first transmission signal; S104, sending a first motion signal to the driving cylinder 122, and the driving cylinder 122 drives the movable plate 121 to move to the lower screening layer 130 in response to the first motion signal; S105, after the activity is over, a driving signal is sent to the external air supply structure, and the external air supply structure supplies air to the middle activity layer 120 in response to the driving signal, so that the laying hens are placed between adjacent partitions 160; S106, sending a second movable signal to the driving cylinder 122, and the driving cylinder 122 drives the movable plate 121 to reset in response to the second movable signal; S107, receiving second weight information of the laying hen in the laying hen transmission space; S108, determining whether the weight value in the second weight information exceeds a weight threshold; S109, if yes, then send a second transmission signal to the transmission drive component 170, and the transmission drive component 170 drives the weighing plate 140 to transmit the laying hen to the laying hen breeding and screening space in response to the second transmission signal; S110, if not, a third transmission signal is sent to the transmission drive assembly 170, and the transmission drive assembly 170 drives the weighing plate 140 to transmit the laying hen back to the laying hen breeding space in response to the third transmission signal.
[0050] Reference Fig.10 Further, in order to achieve quantitative feeding, taking feeding in a laying hen breeding space as an example, the automated laying hen breeding method may further include S201-S204: S201, receiving a quantitative feeding instruction for a laying hen breeding space; S202, according to the quantitative feeding instruction, a movement signal is sent to the feeding motor 231, and the feeding motor 231 responds to the movement signal to drive the storage barrel 201 to move toward the laying hen breeding space; S203, after the material control gear 215 is meshed with the material control rack, it is determined whether the moving distance of the material control gear 215 on the material control rack meets the feeding requirement; S204, if yes, a disengagement signal is sent to the material control cylinder 218, and the material control cylinder 218 drives the material control gear 215 to disengage from the material control rack in response to the disengagement signal.
[0051] The above are all preferred embodiments of the present application, and are not intended to limit the protection scope of the present application in sequence. Any feature disclosed in this specification (including the abstract and drawings), unless otherwise stated, can be replaced by other equivalent or alternative features with similar purposes. That is, unless otherwise stated, each feature is only an example of a series of equivalent or similar features.
Claims
1. An automated laying hen breeding equipment, It is characterized in that include: The upper breeding layer (110) is arranged in a circular shape, and partitions (160) are evenly installed therein; the space between adjacent partitions (160) is a breeding space for laying hens; The middle active layer (120) is installed on the upper breeding layer (110), and its cross-sectional area is larger than the cross-sectional area of the upper breeding layer (110); the partition (160) is evenly installed in the middle active layer (120); a movable plate (121) is slidably connected in the middle active layer (120), and the movable plate (121) slides along the thickness direction of the middle active layer (120); the space enclosed by the adjacent partitions (160) and the movable plates (121) is a laying hen conveying space; the middle active layer (120) is provided with expelling air holes (123) along the circumferential direction; The lower screening layer (130) is installed on the middle active layer (120), and its cross-sectional area is smaller than the cross-sectional area of the middle active layer (120); the partitions (160) are evenly installed in the lower screening layer (130), and the space between the partitions (160) is the screening space for laying hen breeding; The weighing plate (140) is installed in the laying hen breeding space, the laying hen conveying space and the laying hen breeding and screening space; the weighing plate (140) can convey the laying hens in the corresponding laying hen breeding space to the laying hen conveying space and convey the laying hens in the laying hen conveying space to the laying hen breeding and screening space or the laying hen breeding space.
2. The automated laying hen breeding equipment according to claim 1, It is characterized in that The automated laying hen breeding equipment also includes: A weighing sensor (310) mounted on the weighing plate (140); A transmission drive assembly (170) is installed in the upper breeding layer (110) and is used to drive the weighing plate (140) in each layer to move; each laying hen breeding space corresponds to a group of the transmission drive assembly (170); A driving cylinder (122), the cylinder body of which is installed in the lower screening layer (130), and the piston rod is fixedly connected to the movable plate (121); The controller (320) is respectively communicatively connected to the weighing sensor (310), the transmission drive assembly (170), the drive cylinder (122), and an external air supply structure.
3. The automated laying hen breeding equipment according to claim 2, It is characterized in that The transmission drive assembly (170) comprises: A transmission motor (171) is installed in the upper culture layer (110) and is in communication connection with the controller (320); A winding shaft (172) coaxially and fixedly connected to the output shaft of the transmission motor (171); Two conveying ropes (173) are provided, one end of each of the two conveying ropes (173) is wound around the winding shaft (172), and the other end is connected to the weighing plate (140) of each layer.
4. The automated laying hen breeding equipment according to claim 2, It is characterized in that The automated laying hen breeding equipment also includes: The feeding trough plate (150) is arranged in a zigzag shape and is respectively installed on the upper breeding layer (110) and the lower screening layer (130); A feeding assembly (200) is connected to the controller (320) for communication and moves along the length direction of the feeding trough plate (150) for quantitatively feeding the feeding trough plate (150); each feeding by the feeding assembly (200) corresponds to one of the laying hen breeding spaces and one of the laying hen breeding screening spaces; A feeding drive assembly (230) is installed on the lower screening layer (130) and is in communication connection with the controller (320) and is used to drive the movement of the feeding assembly (200).
5. The automated laying hen breeding equipment according to claim 4, It is characterized in that The feeding assembly (200) comprises: The material storage barrel (201) is internally divided into an upper material feeding area and a lower material feeding area; A feeding inlet pipe (202) is installed on the material storage barrel (201) and is connected to the upper material feeding area and the lower material feeding area respectively; Two feeding outlet pipes (203) are provided and installed on the material storage barrel (201); one feeding outlet pipe (203) is connected to the upper feeding area, and the other feeding outlet pipe (203) is connected to the lower feeding area; The material control component (210) is connected to the controller (320) for adjusting the discharge amount of the feeding outlet pipe (203).
6. The automated laying hen breeding equipment according to claim 5, It is characterized in that The material control component (210) comprises: Two lifting plates (211) are provided and are both slidably connected to the material storage barrel (201); the space above the lifting plates (211) close to the top of the material storage barrel (201) is the upper material feeding area; the space adjacent to the lifting plates (211) is the lower material feeding area; A material baffle plate (212) is arranged corresponding to the feeding outlet pipe (203) and is slidably connected to the material storage barrel (201) and is used to open and close the feeding outlet pipe (203); A material blocking spring (213) is installed in the material storage barrel (201) and connected to the material blocking plate (212) to achieve reset of the material blocking plate (212) after sliding.
7. The automated laying hen breeding equipment according to claim 6, It is characterized in that The material control component (210) further includes: A material control rack is installed on the feeding trough plate (150), each laying hen breeding space corresponds to one material control rack, and each laying hen breeding and screening space corresponds to one material control rack; Two material control gears (215) are provided and can mesh with the corresponding material control racks; Two material control support plates (216) are provided, both of which are fixedly connected to the material storage barrel (201); the material control gear (215) is rotatably connected to the corresponding material control support plate (216) via a spline; A material control connecting plate (217) fixedly connected to the material storage barrel (201); Two material control cylinders (218) are provided and are symmetrically mounted on the material control connecting plate (217), and the piston rods are mounted on the corresponding material control gears (215); The material control main pulleys (219) are rotatably connected to the corresponding material control support plates (216); There are two material control slave pulleys (220), both of which are rotatably connected to the material storage barrel (201) and are transmission-connected to the corresponding material control master pulley (219) via a belt; Two material control rods (221) are provided and are coaxially fixedly connected to the corresponding material control pulleys (220); a material control torsion spring, sleeved on the material control rod (221) and used to achieve reset of the material control rod (221) after rotation; Two material control push blocks (222) are provided and are mounted on the corresponding material control rods (221); Two material blocking blocks (223) are provided and fixedly connected to the corresponding material blocking plates (212); A material lifting screw (224) is coaxially rotatably connected to the material storage barrel (201), and the material lifting plate (211) is threadedly connected to the material lifting screw (224); A material lifting motor (225) is installed on the top of the material storage barrel (201) and is in communication connection with the controller (320); A material lifting main gear (226) is coaxially and fixedly connected to the output shaft of the material lifting motor (225); The material lifting slave gear (227) is coaxially fixed to the material lifting screw (224) and meshes with the material lifting master gear (226).
8. The automated laying hen breeding equipment according to claim 5, It is characterized in that The feeding assembly (200) further comprises: A material storage shaft (204) is coaxially and fixedly connected to the material storage barrel (201); A material storage motor (205) is mounted on the feeding drive assembly (230), and the output shaft is coaxially fixedly connected to the material storage main gear (206), and is in communication connection with the controller (320); The material storage slave gear (207) is coaxially fixedly connected to the material storage shaft (204) and meshes with the material storage master gear (206).
9. The automated laying hen breeding equipment according to claim 4, It is characterized in that The feeding drive assembly (230) comprises: A feeding motor (231) is installed on the lower screening layer (130) and is in communication connection with the controller (320); A feeding screw (232), one end of which is coaxially fixedly connected to the output shaft of the feeding motor (231) and horizontally rotatably connected to the lower screening layer (130); A feeding plate (233) is threadedly connected to the feeding screw (232), and the feeding assembly (200) is mounted on the feeding plate (233).
10. An automated laying hen breeding method, It is characterized in that Using the automated laying hen breeding equipment as described in any one of claims 2 to 9, the automated laying hen breeding method comprises: Receiving first weight information of laying hens in a laying hen breeding space; Determining whether the weight value in the first weight information exceeds a weight threshold; If yes, a first transmission signal is sent to the transmission drive component (170), and the transmission drive component (170) drives the weighing plate (140) to transmit the laying hen to the middle active layer (120) in response to the first transmission signal; Sending a first motion signal to a driving cylinder (122), wherein the driving cylinder (122) drives the movable plate (121) to move toward a lower screening layer (130) in response to the first motion signal; After the activity is finished, a driving signal is sent to the external air supply structure, and the external air supply structure supplies air to the middle activity layer (120) in response to the driving signal, so that the laying hens are placed between adjacent partitions (160); sending a second movable signal to the driving cylinder (122), wherein the driving cylinder (122) drives the movable plate (121) to reset in response to the second movable signal; receiving second weight information of the laying hen in the laying hen transmission space; Determining whether the weight value in the second weight information exceeds the weight threshold; If yes, a second transmission signal is sent to the transmission drive component (170), and the transmission drive component (170) drives the weighing plate (140) to transmit the laying hen to the laying hen breeding and screening space in response to the second transmission signal; If not, a third transmission signal is sent to the transmission drive component (170), and the transmission drive component (170) drives the weighing plate (140) to transmit the laying hen back to the laying hen breeding space in response to the third transmission signal.
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