Automatic animal drinking water filling device

Abstract

The invention belongs to the field of filling equipment, and particularly relates to an automatic animal drinking water filling device which comprises a filling table, an electromagnetic valve is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the filling table, a spraying pipe is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the electromagnetic valve, a rotating structure is arranged on the inner wall of the filling table, and a filling structure is arranged on the inner wall of the filling table. And the rotating structure comprises a motor, the inner wall of the filling table is fixedly connected with the motor, and the output end of the motor is fixedly connected with a driving gear. According to the automatic animal drinking water filling device, efficient and automatic clamping and rotary cleaning of a volume bottle are achieved by integrating a first electric cylinder base, a motor and a rotating structure, the first electric cylinder base drives a pressing disc to accurately clamp the volume bottle, the motor drives the rotating structure to enable the volume bottle to automatically rotate, and the inner surface and the outer surface of the bottle are thoroughly cleaned in cooperation with a spraying pipe and a brush frame; and the interior of the volume bottle is washed through the water outlet pipe, so that the cleaning efficiency and cleanliness are improved, manual operation is reduced, and the labor intensity is reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of filling equipment, in particular to an automatic filling device for animal drinking water. Background Art

[0002] At present, drinking water for domestic experimental animals is mainly supplied directly through drinking bottles. Given the extremely high standards for the breeding environment of experimental animals, the following steps are required when refilling the drinking bottles: collecting the drinking bottles, transferring them out of the breeding area, cleaning the drinking bottles, filling the drinking bottles, disinfecting and sterilizing the drinking bottles, transferring them into the breeding area, and placing them in the breeding boxes. In this case, a suitable drinking water filling device plays a vital role.

[0003] At present, in the cleaning work of experimental animals' drinking water bottles before filling, the traditional manual processing method not only has a huge workload and high labor costs, but also it is difficult to ensure the consistency of the cleaning effect by manual cleaning, which may have an adverse effect on experiments requiring precise comparison. In view of this, we propose an automatic filling device for animal drinking water. Summary of the invention

[0004] The main purpose of the present invention is to provide an automatic drinking water filling device for animals, which can solve the problems raised in the above background technology.

[0005] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present invention provides an automatic animal drinking water filling device, comprising a filling station, the inner wall of which is fixedly connected to a solenoid valve, the inner wall of which is fixedly connected to a spray pipe, the inner wall of which is provided with a rotating structure, the inner wall of which is provided with a filling structure, and the rotating structure comprises:

[0006] A motor, the inner wall of the filling table is fixedly connected with a motor, and the output end of the motor is fixedly connected with a driving gear;

[0007] A rotating block, the inner wall of the filling station is rotatably connected to the rotating block, the outer wall of the rotating block is fixedly connected to a driven gear, and the driving gear and the driven gear are meshed with each other;

[0008] A sleeve ring is sleeved on the outer wall of the rotating block, and a water outlet pipe is sleeved on the inner wall of the rotating block.

[0009] Preferably, the inner wall of the filling table is fixedly connected to an electric cylinder seat 1, the output end of the electric cylinder seat 1 is fixedly connected to a synchronization block, the outer wall of the synchronization block is fixedly connected to a connecting plate, and a placement groove is provided on the filling table, the inner wall of the placement groove is fixedly connected to an electric cylinder seat 1, and the synchronization block can be moved by the electric cylinder seat 1, thereby pushing the connecting plate to move.

[0010] Preferably, the inner wall of the filling station is slidably connected to a sliding rod, one end of the sliding rod is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the connecting plate, and the other end of the sliding rod is fixedly connected to a clamping plate. The sliding rod is provided with two groups, and the sliding rod can be led to slide by the movement of the connecting plate, so that the position of the clamping plate can be easily changed, and the container bottle is clamped by the cooperation of the clamping plate and the rotating block.

[0011] Preferably, the inner wall of the pressure plate is slidably connected to a sliding rod, the outer wall of the sliding rod is fixedly connected to a movable plate, the inner wall of the movable plate is rotatably connected to a rotating ring, the inner wall of the filling table is threadedly connected to a threaded rod, the outer wall of the threaded rod is rotatably connected to a brush holder, the outer wall of the brush holder is fixedly connected to a guide rod, a compression spring three is welded to the inner wall of the pressure plate, one end of the compression spring three away from the pressure plate is welded to the outer wall of the rotating ring, the brush holder is limited by rotating the threaded rod and cooperating with the guide rod, so that the position of the brush holder can be changed conveniently, so that the brush on the brush holder can clean the surface of the container bottle.

[0012] Preferably, a drying rack is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the filling table, a hair dryer is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the filling table, a drying slot is opened on the filling table, the inner wall of the drying slot is fixedly connected to the drying rack, the drying rack is tilted to facilitate the dripping of liquid, an inclined slot is opened on the inner wall of the drying slot, a hair dryer is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the inclined slot, and the volumetric bottle can be dried conveniently by starting the hair dryer.

[0013] Preferably, the filling structure includes an electric cylinder seat 2, the output end of the electric cylinder seat 2 is fixedly connected to a movable frame, the inner wall of the movable frame is fixedly connected to a water outlet hard pipe, the outer wall of the filling table is provided with a fixed bracket, the top of the fixed bracket is fixedly connected to the electric cylinder seat 2, a mounting groove is provided on the side of the filling table away from the fixed bracket, a water pump is placed on the inner wall of the mounting groove, a water tank is provided below the water pump, a soft water pipe is fixedly connected to the top of the water outlet hard pipe, and one end of the soft water pipe away from the water outlet hard pipe is fixedly connected to the water pump.

[0014] Preferably, a protective sleeve is slidably connected to the outer wall of the water outlet hard pipe, a return spring is welded to the outer wall of the movable frame, and one end of the return spring away from the movable frame is welded to the top of the protective sleeve. The water inlet of the volume bottle can be dustproofed through the protective sleeve to prevent dust from entering.

[0015] Preferably, the inner wall of the filling table is fixedly connected with a slide rail, the top of the slide rail is slidably connected with a filling placement plate, the top of the filling placement plate is fixedly connected with a handrail, a filling slot is provided on the filling table, the inner wall of the filling slot is fixedly connected with a slide rail, two groups of slide rails are provided, the filling placement plate is provided with a notch for placing a volume bottle, the top of the filling placement plate is provided with a curved slot, and the filling placement plate can be conveniently driven to move by moving the handrail.

[0016] Preferably, a fixed block is fixedly connected to the top of the filling placement plate, a sliding rod is slidably connected to the inner wall of the fixed block, one end of the sliding rod is fixedly connected to a clamping block, the other end of the sliding rod is fixedly connected to a limiting disk, a compression spring is welded to the outer wall of the limiting disk, and one end of the compression spring away from the limiting disk is welded to the outer wall of the fixed block, the fixed block, the sliding rod, the clamping block, the limiting disk and the compression spring are a group, and a total of four groups are provided, each distributed on both sides of the volume bottle placement slot.

[0017] Preferably, a fixing sleeve is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the filling table, and a clamping rod is slidably connected to the inner wall of the fixing sleeve. A second compression spring is welded to the inner wall of the fixing sleeve, and one end of the second compression spring away from the fixing sleeve is welded to the outer wall of the clamping rod. The clamping rod can slide into the inner wall of the curved clamping groove, thereby performing a simple limiting operation on the position of the filling placement plate on the slide rail.

[0018] The present invention provides an automatic drinking water filling device for animals, which has the following beneficial effects:

[0019] (1) The automatic animal drinking water filling device realizes efficient automatic clamping and rotary cleaning of the volume bottle by integrating the electric cylinder seat, the motor and the rotating structure. The electric cylinder seat drives the clamping plate to accurately clamp the volume bottle, and the motor drives the rotating structure to automatically rotate the volume bottle. The spray pipe and the brush rack are used to thoroughly clean the inner and outer surfaces of the bottle, and the inside of the volume bottle is rinsed through the water outlet pipe, thereby improving the cleaning efficiency and cleanliness, reducing manual operations, and reducing labor intensity.

[0020] (2) The automatic animal drinking water filling device is equipped with a special drying rack and a hair dryer to quickly dry the cleaned volumetric bottle, thereby speeding up the work process. During the filling process, the electric cylinder seat 2 drives the movable rack and the water outlet pipe for precise filling. The setting of the protective cover prevents dust from entering, and the reset spring can also enable the protective cover to adapt to volumetric bottles of different heights, thereby improving the stability and adaptability of the filling and ensuring the quality and efficiency of the filling.

[0021] (3) The automatic animal drinking water filling device clamps the volume bottle through a clamping block, and limits the filling placement plate through a clamping rod and a curved clamping groove, thereby ensuring the stable position of the volume bottle in each working link, reducing the occurrence of unexpected situations, and improving the reliability of the entire work process. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0022] 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 the structures shown in these drawings without paying creative work.

[0023] Figure 1 The overall three-dimensional structure of the present invention is shown in FIG. Figure 1 ;

[0024] Figure 2 The overall three-dimensional structure of the present invention is shown in FIG. Figure 2 ;

[0025] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of the filling station and the spray pipe of the present invention;

[0026] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of the rotating block and the sleeve ring of the present invention;

[0027] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of the clamping disk and the movable disk of the present invention;

[0028] Figure 6 This is a schematic cross-sectional view of the drying rack and the hair dryer of the present invention;

[0029] Figure 7 It is a schematic cross-sectional structure diagram of the filling placement plate and the filling structure part of the present invention;

[0030] Figure 8 It is a schematic cross-sectional view of the structure of the movable frame and the water outlet hard pipe of the present invention;

[0031] Fig. 9 It is a schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of the fixing sleeve and the filling placement plate of the present invention.

[0032] Explanation of the accompanying symbols: 1. Filling table; 2. Solenoid valve; 3. Spraying pipe; 4. Rotating structure; 41. Motor; 42. Driving gear; 43. Rotating block; 44. Driven gear; 45. Socket ring; 46. Water outlet pipe; 5. Filling structure; 51. Electric cylinder seat 2; 52. Movable frame; 53. Water outlet pipe; 54. Protective cover; 55. Reset spring; 6. Electric cylinder seat 1; 7. Synchronous block; 8. Connecting plate; 9. Sliding rod; 10. Pressure plate; 11. Sliding rod; 12. Movable plate; 13. Rotating ring; 14. Drying rack; 15. Hair dryer; 16. Slide rail; 17. Filling plate; 18. Support rod; 19. Fixed block; 20. Sliding rod; 21. Pressure block; 22. Limiting plate; 23. Fixed sleeve; 24. Clamping rod; 25. Threaded rod; 26. Brush holder; 27. Guide rod.

[0033] The realization of the purpose, functional features and advantages of the present invention will be further explained in conjunction with embodiments and with reference to the accompanying drawings. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0034] 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.

[0035] See also Figure 1-9 The present invention proposes an automatic drinking water filling device for animals, comprising a filling station 1, an inner wall of the filling station 1 is fixedly connected with an electromagnetic valve 2, the electromagnetic valve 2 is used to control whether a spraying pipe 3 performs water spraying, the other end of the electromagnetic valve 2 is provided with an external water source, the inner wall of the electromagnetic valve 2 is fixedly connected with the spraying pipe 3, the inner wall of the filling station 1 is provided with a rotating structure 4, the inner wall of the filling station 1 is provided with a filling structure 5, the rotating structure 4 comprises a motor 41, the inner wall of the filling station 1 is fixedly connected with the motor 41, the output end of the motor 41 is fixedly connected with a driving gear 42, the inner wall of the filling station 1 is rotatably connected with a rotating block 43, the outer wall of the rotating block 43 is fixedly connected A driven gear 44 is connected, and the driving gear 42 is meshed with the driven gear 44. The outer wall of the rotating block 43 is sleeved with a sleeve ring 45, and the sleeve ring 45 is a rubber product. The sleeve ring 45 of the rubber product contacts the volume bottle. First, it can increase the friction with the volume bottle, which is convenient for driving the volume bottle to rotate. Second, it can avoid collision and damage with the volume bottle. The inner wall of the rotating block 43 is sleeved with a water outlet pipe 46, and the water outlet pipe 46 is responsible for flushing the inside of the volume bottle. The end of the water outlet pipe 46 away from the rotating block 43 is connected to an external water source, and the solenoid valve 2 can control whether the spray pipe 3 and the water outlet pipe 46 are spraying water.

[0036] In the embodiment of the present invention, in order to be able to clamp the volume bottle, the inner wall of the filling table 1 is fixedly connected to an electric cylinder seat 6, the output end of the electric cylinder seat 6 is fixedly connected to a synchronization block 7, the outer wall of the synchronization block 7 is fixedly connected to a connecting plate 8, a placement groove is provided on the filling table 1, the inner wall of the placement groove is fixedly connected to an electric cylinder seat 6, the synchronization block 7 can be moved by the electric cylinder seat 6, and then the connecting plate 8 is pushed to move, the inner wall of the filling table 1 is slidably connected to a sliding rod 9, one end of the sliding rod 9 is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the connecting plate 8, and the other end of the sliding rod 9 is fixedly connected to a clamping plate 10, two groups of sliding rods 9 are provided, and the sliding rods 9 can be moved by the movement of the connecting plate 8, so that the position of the clamping plate 10 can be easily changed, and the container bottle is clamped by the cooperation of the clamping plate 10 and the rotating block 43.

[0037] Furthermore, the inner wall of the clamping plate 10 is slidably connected to the sliding rod 11, the outer wall of the sliding rod 11 is fixedly connected to the movable plate 12, the inner wall of the movable plate 12 is rotatably connected to the rotating ring 13, the inner wall of the filling table 1 is threadedly connected to the threaded rod 25, the outer wall of the threaded rod 25 is rotatably connected to the brush rack 26, the outer wall of the brush rack 26 is fixedly connected to the guide rod 27, and a compression spring three is welded to the inner wall of the clamping plate 10, and one end of the compression spring three away from the clamping plate 10 is welded to the outer wall of the rotating ring 13. By rotating the threaded rod 25 and cooperating with the guide rod 27, the brush rack 26 is limited, which facilitates the change of the position of the brush rack 26, so that the brush on the brush rack 26 can clean the surface of the container bottle.

[0038] Furthermore, a drying rack 14 is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the filling table 1, a hair dryer 15 is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the filling table 1, a drying slot is provided on the filling table 1, the inner wall of the drying slot is fixedly connected to the drying rack 14, the drying rack 14 is tilted to facilitate the dripping of liquid, an inclined slot is provided on the inner wall of the drying slot, a hair dryer 15 is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the inclined slot, and by starting the hair dryer 15, the volume bottle can be dried conveniently.

[0039] Furthermore, the filling structure 5 includes an electric cylinder seat 51, the output end of the electric cylinder seat 51 is fixedly connected to a movable frame 52, the inner wall of the movable frame 52 is fixedly connected to a water outlet hard pipe 53, the outer wall of the filling table 1 is provided with a fixed bracket, the top of the fixed bracket is fixedly connected to the electric cylinder seat 51, a mounting groove is provided on the side of the filling table 1 away from the fixed bracket, a water pump is placed on the inner wall of the mounting groove, a water tank is provided below the water pump, a soft water pipe is fixedly connected to the top of the water outlet hard pipe 53, one end of the soft water pipe away from the water outlet hard pipe 53 is fixedly connected to the water pump, a protective cover 54 is slidably connected to the outer wall of the water outlet hard pipe 53, a reset spring 55 is welded to the outer wall of the movable frame 52, and one end of the reset spring 55 away from the movable frame 52 is welded to the top of the protective cover 54, and the water inlet of the volume bottle can be dusted through the protective cover 54 to prevent dust from entering.

[0040] Furthermore, the inner wall of the filling station 1 is fixedly connected with a slide rail 16, the top of the slide rail 16 is slidably connected with a filling placement plate 17, the top of the filling placement plate 17 is fixedly connected with a support rod 18, a filling slot is provided on the filling station 1, the inner wall of the filling slot is fixedly connected with a slide rail 16, two groups of slide rails 16 are provided, a volume bottle placement notch is provided on the filling placement plate 17, a curved slot is provided on the top of the filling placement plate 17, and the filling placement plate 17 is conveniently driven to move by moving the support rod 18, and the filling placement plate 17 is provided with a curved slot. A fixed block 19 is fixedly connected to the top, and a sliding rod 20 is slidably connected to the inner wall of the fixed block 19. A pressing block 21 is fixedly connected to one end of the sliding rod 20, and a limiting disk 22 is fixedly connected to the other end of the sliding rod 20. A compression spring 1 is welded to the outer wall of the limiting disk 22, and one end of the compression spring 1 away from the limiting disk 22 is welded to the outer wall of the fixed block 19. The fixed block 19, the sliding rod 20, the pressing block 21, the limiting disk 22, and the compression spring 1 form a group, and a total of four groups are provided, each distributed on both sides of the notch for placing the volume bottle.

[0041] Furthermore, a fixing sleeve 23 is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the filling table 1, and a clamping rod 24 is slidably connected to the inner wall of the fixing sleeve 23. A compression spring 2 is welded to the inner wall of the fixing sleeve 23, and one end of the compression spring 2 away from the fixing sleeve 23 is welded to the outer wall of the clamping rod 24. The clamping rod 24 can slide into the inner wall of the curved slot, thereby performing a simple limiting operation on the position of the filling placement plate 17 on the slide rail 16.

[0042] In the present invention, when in use, the bottle mouth of the volumetric bottle is inserted into the outer wall of the rotating block 43, and then the electric cylinder seat 6 is started to drive the synchronous block 7 to approach the rotating block 43, so that the connecting plate 8 pushes the sliding rod 9 to move, so that the pressing plate 10 is close to the bottom of the volumetric bottle, and the movable plate 12 on the pressing plate 10 is in contact with the bottom of the volumetric bottle, so as to complete the clamping work of the volumetric bottle;

[0043] By starting the motor 41, the driving gear 42 is driven to rotate, and the driven gear 44 is rotated by the mutual engagement of the driving gear 42 and the driven gear 44, and then the rotating block 43 is driven to rotate, and the volume bottle is driven to rotate by the rotation of the rotating block 43. At this time, the movable disk 12 rotates on the pressing disk 10 and the rotating ring 13, and cooperates with the brush holder 26 and the spray pipe 3 to clean the volume bottle;

[0044] By placing the cleaned volumetric bottle on the drying rack 14 and starting the hair dryer 15 to speed up the air drying efficiency, the air-dried volumetric bottle can be prepared for filling. By pulling the limit plate 22, the slide bar 20 is driven to slide on the inner wall of the fixed block 19, so that the clamping block 21 is out of position, so that the volumetric bottle can be placed in the volumetric bottle placement slot. The limit plate 22 is released, and the automatic reset of the compression spring 1 drives the clamping block 21 to complete the automatic reset work. The volumetric bottle is conveniently clamped by the two groups of clamping blocks 21.

[0045] By moving the supporting rod 18, the filling placement plate 17 can be conveniently moved to the bottom of the filling structure 5. The moving filling placement plate 17 will squeeze the clamping rod 24 to make it retract into the fixed sleeve 23. When the clamping rod 24 overlaps with the curved slot, the clamping rod 24 can slide into the curved slot by compressing the second spring, thereby limiting the filling placement plate 17 and improving the stability during filling. By starting the second electric cylinder seat 51, the movable frame 52 is moved downward to drive the water outlet hard pipe 53 into the volumetric bottle. At the same time, the protective sleeve 54 will also cover the bottle mouth of the volumetric bottle, which is convenient for clean filling. Through the reset spring 55, it is also convenient for the protective sleeve 54 to cope with volumetric bottles of different heights, thereby improving the adaptability of the device.

[0046] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and does not limit the patent scope of the present invention. All equivalent structural changes made by using the contents of the present invention specification and drawings under the inventive concept of the present invention, or directly / indirectly applied in other related technical fields are included in the patent protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An automatic animal drinking water filling device, comprising a filling station (1), characterized in that: The inner wall of the filling station (1) is fixedly connected to a solenoid valve (2), the inner wall of the solenoid valve (2) is fixedly connected to a spray pipe (3), the inner wall of the filling station (1) is provided with a rotating structure (4), the inner wall of the filling station (1) is provided with a filling structure (5), and the rotating structure (4) comprises: A motor (41), the inner wall of the filling station (1) is fixedly connected with the motor (41), and the output end of the motor (41) is fixedly connected with a driving gear (42); A rotating block (43), the inner wall of the filling table (1) is rotatably connected to the rotating block (43), the outer wall of the rotating block (43) is fixedly connected to a driven gear (44), and the driving gear (42) and the driven gear (44) are meshed with each other; A sleeve ring (45) is sleeved on the outer wall of the rotating block (43), and a water outlet pipe (46) is sleeved on the inner wall of the rotating block (43).

2. The automatic animal drinking water filling device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The inner wall of the filling station (1) is fixedly connected to an electric cylinder seat (6), the output end of the electric cylinder seat (6) is fixedly connected to a synchronization block (7), and the outer wall of the synchronization block (7) is fixedly connected to a connecting plate (8).

3. The automatic animal drinking water filling device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The inner wall of the filling table (1) is slidably connected to a sliding rod (9), one end of the sliding rod (9) is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the connecting plate (8), and the other end of the sliding rod (9) is fixedly connected to a pressing plate (10).

4. The automatic animal drinking water filling device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The inner wall of the clamping plate (10) is slidably connected to a sliding rod (11), the outer wall of the sliding rod (11) is fixedly connected to a movable plate (12), the inner wall of the movable plate (12) is rotatably connected to a rotating ring (13), the inner wall of the filling station (1) is threadedly connected to a threaded rod (25), the outer wall of the threaded rod (25) is rotatably connected to a brush holder (26), and the outer wall of the brush holder (26) is fixedly connected to a guide rod (27).

5. The automatic animal drinking water filling device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The inner wall of the filling table (1) is fixedly connected to a drying rack (14), and the inner wall of the filling table (1) is fixedly connected to a hair dryer (15).

6. The automatic animal drinking water filling device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The filling structure (5) comprises a second electric cylinder seat (51), the output end of the second electric cylinder seat (51) is fixedly connected to a movable frame (52), and the inner wall of the movable frame (52) is fixedly connected to a water outlet hard pipe (53).

7. The automatic drinking water filling device for animals according to claim 6, characterized in that: The outer wall of the water outlet hard pipe (53) is slidably connected with a protective sleeve (54), the outer wall of the movable frame (52) is welded with a return spring (55), and one end of the return spring (55) away from the movable frame (52) is welded to the top of the protective sleeve (54).

8. The automatic drinking water filling device for animals according to claim 1, characterized in that: The inner wall of the filling table (1) is fixedly connected to a slide rail (16), the top of the slide rail (16) is slidably connected to a filling placement plate (17), and the top of the filling placement plate (17) is fixedly connected to a support rod (18).

9. The automatic animal drinking water filling device according to claim 8, characterized in that: The top of the filling placement plate (17) is fixedly connected to a fixed block (19), the inner wall of the fixed block (19) is slidably connected to a sliding rod (20), one end of the sliding rod (20) is fixedly connected to a pressing block (21), and the other end of the sliding rod (20) is fixedly connected to a limiting disk (22).

10. The automatic animal drinking water filling device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A fixing sleeve (23) is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the filling station (1), and a clamping rod (24) is slidably connected to the inner wall of the fixing sleeve (23).

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