Self-cleaning water drinking device for henhouse

Abstract

The invention discloses a self-cleaning water drinking device for a henhouse, and relates to the technical field of water tank cleaning. The device comprises a water tank, two ends of the water tank are provided with a left cleaning tank and a right cleaning tank which are communicated with the water tank, the middle position of the bottom surface of the water tank is the highest point, the water tank wall at the highest point is provided with a water inlet pipe, and the bottom surface of the water tank between the highest point and the cleaning tanks at two sides is gradually lowered; a cleaning opening with a valve is formed in the bottom surface of each cleaning groove, a cleaning mechanism is arranged in each cleaning groove, each cleaning mechanism comprises at least one cleaning brush matched with the bottom surface of the cleaning groove, a motor mounting plate is arranged above the cleaning brush, a shaft of a cleaning motor mounted on the motor mounting plate is connected with a rotating shaft, and the rotating shaft is connected with the cleaning brush. The left cleaning tank and the right cleaning tank are additionally arranged at the two ends of the water tank, and the bottom surface of the water tank is gradually lowered towards the two ends; when water is added, impurities deposited in the water tank can be accumulated in the cleaning tanks at the two ends along with water flow, and the impurities can be cleaned in a centralized mode.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention discloses a self-cleaning drinking water device for a chicken house, and relates to the technical field of water tank cleaning. Background Art

[0002] For chicken farms, the quality of water is related to the health of the chickens. In the current laying hen breeding process, rectangular water troughs are widely used to feed laying hens with water. The air inside the chicken coops with cascading and large-scale breeding models contains a lot of dust and other harmful substances. These substances are easily dissolved in drinking water and cause diseases in laying hens. Cleaning the square water troughs is time-consuming and laborious, and the breeding staff need to clean them one by one. If the cleaning is not timely, bacteria will grow in the water troughs, affecting the healthy growth of laying hens. Summary of the invention

[0003] The purpose of the present invention is to design a self-cleaning drinking water device for a chicken house which can automatically clean a water trough.

[0004] The present invention comprises a water trough, wherein a left cleaning trough and a right cleaning trough connected to the water trough are arranged at both ends of the water trough, the middle position of the bottom surface of the water trough is the highest point, a water inlet pipe is arranged on the wall of the water trough at the highest point, and the bottom surface of the water trough between the highest point and the cleaning troughs on both sides is gradually lowered; a cleaning port with a valve is arranged on the bottom surface of each cleaning trough, a cleaning mechanism is arranged in the cleaning trough, each cleaning mechanism comprises at least one cleaning brush that can cooperate with the bottom surface of the cleaning trough, a motor mounting plate is arranged above the cleaning brush, the shaft of the cleaning motor mounted on the motor mounting plate is connected to a rotating shaft, and the rotating shaft is connected to the cleaning brush.

[0005] Furthermore, the cleaning brush in each cleaning groove is composed of at least one cleaning brush, the inner end of each cleaning brush is connected to the center seat through a hinge shaft, and the rotating shaft connected to the motor shaft is fixedly connected to the center seat; a movable sleeve is provided on the rotating shaft, which is sleeved on the rotating shaft and slidably cooperates with the rotating shaft through a vertical key, and a connecting mechanism connected to the middle part of each cleaning brush is provided on the movable sleeve, and the two ends are respectively connected to the movable sleeve and the cleaning brush through shafts.

[0006] Furthermore, a cylinder body of a lifting cylinder is fixed to the lower surface of the motor mounting plate, the piston rod of the lifting cylinder is downward and connected to the movable sleeve through a bearing, and a connecting mechanism connected to the middle part of each cleaning brush is provided on the movable sleeve as a connecting rod, and both ends of each connecting rod are respectively connected to the cleaning brush and the movable sleeve through a hinge shaft.

[0007] Furthermore, it includes at least two layers of water tanks arranged up and down, each water tank has a cleaning tank at both ends, and a cleaning mechanism is arranged in each cleaning tank. The central seats in the cleaning mechanisms located on the same side of the upper and lower layers have a central hole, and the rotating shaft passes through the central hole of each central seat and is fixedly connected thereto.

[0008] Furthermore, it includes at least two layers of water tanks arranged in an upper and lower manner, each of which has a cleaning tank at both ends, and a cleaning mechanism is arranged in each cleaning tank. The central seats in the cleaning mechanisms located on the same side of the upper and lower layers have a central hole, and the rotating shaft passes through the central hole of each central seat and is fixedly connected thereto; the cleaning brush of each cleaning mechanism is connected to a movable sleeve mounted on the rotating shaft through a connecting rod, and the two ends of each connecting rod are connected to the middle part of the cleaning brush and the movable sleeve through a hinge shaft respectively; the piston rod of the lifting cylinder or the extension rod connected thereto is fixedly connected to each bearing in turn.

[0009] Furthermore, the bracket includes a left bracket and a right bracket, each bracket is provided with a screw connected to the lifting motor, the nut cooperating with the screw is connected to the lifting plate, the lifting plate cooperates with the vertical guide rail installed on the bracket, and the motor mounting plate is fixedly connected to the lifting plate.

[0010] Furthermore, each cleaning brush includes an upper brush plate connected to its center seat by an axis, a rubber pad is arranged under the upper brush plate, a lower brush plate is arranged under the rubber pad, a flexible lower scraper is fixed to the lower surface of the lower brush plate, a step hole is arranged on the upper surface of the upper brush plate, a spring is arranged in it, and a bolt passes through the spring, the upper brush plate and the rubber pad and is connected to the lower brush plate.

[0011] Preferably, the outer end of the lower brush plate is bent upward, and a side scraper that matches the inner surface of the cleaning groove is provided on the outer surface of the bent portion. This design can increase the fitting range between the cleaning brush and the inner wall of the cleaning groove, and enhance the cleaning effect on the inner wall of the cleaning groove.

[0012] The present invention adds a left cleaning groove and a right cleaning groove at both ends of the water groove, and the bottom surface of the water groove is designed to be gradually lowered toward the two ends; when water is added, impurities precipitated in the water groove will be accumulated in the cleaning grooves at both ends with the water flow, so that the impurities can be cleaned centrally; cleaning brushes are provided in the cleaning grooves at both ends, and automatic cleaning of the cleaning grooves can be achieved by controlling the cleaning motor; the present invention adopts a multi-layer water groove stacking design, which is suitable for the large-scale breeding mode of chicken farms, and each layer of cleaning grooves is connected to the rotating shaft extended by the cleaning motor, so that the multi-layer cleaning grooves can be cleaned at the same time, thereby improving the cleaning efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0013] Figure 1 It is a right side view of an embodiment of the present invention; Figure 2 for Figure 1 A top view of Figure 3 for Figure 2 The main view of the middle water tank structure; Figure 4 for Figure 1 The right side view of the cleaning tank structure in the middle right; Figure 5 for Figure 4A partial enlarged view of the middle A; Figure 6 for Figure 4 Cross-sectional view in the BB direction; Figure 7 for Figure 1 Right view of the middle right bracket structure; Figure 8 for Figure 7 Cross-sectional view in CC direction; Fig. 9 for Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the cleaning brush lifting state; Among them: 1. water tank, 2. right cleaning tank, 3. left cleaning tank, 4. water inlet pipe, 5. motor mounting plate, 6. cleaning motor, 7. rotating shaft, 8. center seat, 9. roller bearing, 10. cleaning brush, 11. upper brush plate, 12. rubber pad, 13. lower brush plate, 14. bolt, 15. spring, 16. rotating sleeve, 17. connecting rod, 18. moving sleeve, 19. bearing, 20. lifting cylinder, 21. extension rod, 22. auxiliary rod, 23. right bracket, 24. left bracket, 25. lifting motor, 26. lead screw, 27. vertical guide rail, 28. lifting plate, 29. nut, 30. side scraper, 31. cleaning port, 32. valve, 33. sewage pipe. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0014] by Figure 3 The up, down, left, right, front and back directions of this embodiment are defined.

[0015] As shown in the figure, this embodiment includes a water tank 1, and a right cleaning tank 2 and a left cleaning tank 3 are respectively provided at the left and right ends of the water tank 1, and both cleaning tanks are connected to the water tank 1. The bottom surface of the inner wall of the water tank 1 is symmetrically sloped, and its highest point is located in the middle of the water tank 1, and the bottom surface of the water tank 1 between the highest point and the cleaning tanks on both sides is gradually lowered. A water inlet pipe 4 is provided above the highest point of the bottom surface of the water tank 1, and the water inlet pipe 4 is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the water tank 1. During the water adding process, impurities on the bottom surface of the water tank 1 can be flushed into the cleaning tanks on both sides. A cleaning port 31 is provided at the lower end of each of the two cleaning tanks, and a valve 32 is provided in the cleaning port 31; in this embodiment, the valve 32 adopts an electromagnetic valve, which can remotely discharge the water of the cleaning tank.

[0016] In this embodiment, three layers of water tanks are provided, and both ends of each water tank are provided with a right cleaning tank 2 and a left cleaning tank 3. Wherein, the cleaning port 31 of the lowest layer is connected with a sewage pipe 33 for centralized discharge of sewage.

[0017] Each cleaning slot is provided with a cleaning mechanism, which includes a cleaning brush 10. In this embodiment, two cleaning brushes 10 are provided, which are symmetrically distributed along the center of the cleaning slot. A center seat 8 is provided at the center of the cleaning slot. The outer surface of the center seat 8 is a different diameter structure, and a center hole is provided inside, and the center hole is a stepped hole structure. A rotating sleeve 16 is sleeved on the outer surface of the center seat 8, and the cleaning brush 10 is rotatably connected to the center seat 8 through the rotating sleeve 16; a roller bearing 9 is provided on the upper part of the inner center hole, and the center hole is fixedly connected to the outer ring of the roller bearing 9. A motor mounting plate 5 is provided above the top cleaning brush 10, and a cleaning motor 6 is provided above the motor mounting plate 5. A rotating shaft 7 is connected below the shaft of the cleaning motor 6, and the rotating shaft 7 extends downward, passes through the first and second cleaning slots, and extends to the third cleaning slot. The rotating shaft 7 is rotatably connected to the center hole of the center seat 8 and is fixedly connected to the inner ring of the roller bearing 9; when in use, the rotating shaft 7 can support the cleaning slot through the roller bearing 9, and will not drive the cleaning slot to rotate during the rotation of the rotating shaft 7. The outer surface of the rotating shaft 7 above the center seat 8 of each layer is symmetrically provided with vertical keys, and the outer sleeve of the vertical keys is sleeved with a movable sleeve 18, and the movable sleeve 18 can rotate with the rotating shaft 7 through the setting of the vertical keys. The connecting mechanism connected to the middle of each cleaning brush 10 is symmetrically arranged on both sides of the movable sleeve 18, and the connecting structure is a connecting rod 17, which is connected to the cleaning brush 10 through the connecting rod 17. In this embodiment, both ends of the connecting rod 17 are movably connected to the movable sleeve 18 and the cleaning brush 10 respectively through an articulated shaft structure. During use, starting the cleaning motor 6 can drive the cleaning brushes 10 of each layer to rotate. A bearing 19 is arranged on the upper part of the movable sleeve 18, and the inner ring of the bearing 19 is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the movable sleeve 18. A lifting cylinder 20 is arranged below the motor mounting plate 5, and the cylinder body of the lifting cylinder 20 is fixedly connected to the lower surface of the motor mounting plate 5, and its piston rod is connected to an extension rod 21, and a side of the extension rod 21 close to the cleaning groove is provided with a secondary rod 22, and three secondary rods 22 are arranged in this embodiment. The position of the auxiliary rod 22 corresponds to the bearings 19 of each layer of the cleaning groove, and is fixedly connected to the outer ring of each layer of the bearings 19 in turn. When in use, the movable sleeve 18 can be moved up and down by controlling the lifting cylinder 20, and the auxiliary rod 22 will not be driven to rotate during the rotation of the movable sleeve 18.

[0018] In this embodiment, the cleaning brush 10 includes an upper brush plate 11, and the middle part of the upper surface of the upper brush plate 11 is movably connected to the connecting rod 17 through a hinge shaft structure, and the end thereof close to the rotating sleeve 16 is movably connected to the rotating sleeve 16 through a hinge shaft structure. The outer end of the cleaning brush 10 can be lifted upward by controlling the movable sleeve 18 to move upward through the lifting cylinder 20, so as to prevent the cleaning brush 10 from being immersed in water for a long time, causing bacteria to grow and affecting the cleaning effect. A rubber pad 12 is arranged below the upper brush plate 11, and a lower brush plate 13 is arranged below the rubber pad 12. A group of step holes are provided on the upper surface of the upper brush plate 11. In this embodiment, two step holes are provided on the upper surface of each upper brush plate 11 for installing bolts 14. After the lower end of the bolt 14 passes through the upper brush plate 11 and the rubber pad 12, it is connected to the upper surface of the lower brush plate 13 by a thread, and the rubber pad 12 is clamped and fixed by the upper brush plate 11 and the lower brush plate 13. In this embodiment, a bristle structure is fixed on the lower surface of the front lower brush plate 13, and a flexible lower scraper is fixed on the lower surface of the rear lower brush plate 13. The inner wall of the cleaning groove is cleaned in turn by the two structures, thereby improving the cleaning efficiency of impurities. A spring 15 is arranged between the bolt 14 and the step hole of the upper brush plate 11. During the cleaning process, the lower brush plate 13 can disturb and clean the impurities accumulated in the cleaning groove through the rubber pad 12 and the rebound force of the spring 15, thereby improving the cleaning effect of the lower brush plate 13. The outer end of the lower brush plate 13 is bent upward, and the bending part is an arc shape, which has a certain elasticity. A side scraper 30 is arranged on the outer surface of the bending part of the lower brush plate 13. In this embodiment, the side scraper 30 on the front side is set as a bristle structure, and the side scraper 30 on the rear side is set as a flexible scraper structure. During the cleaning process, the side scraper 30 can fit with the inner surface of the cleaning groove through the elasticity of the bending part, thereby enhancing the cleaning effect of the inner wall of the cleaning groove.

[0019] The front side of the motor mounting plate 5 is provided with a bracket, and the bracket includes a right bracket 23 and a left bracket 24. During the installation process, the right bracket 23 and the left bracket 24 are fixed to the opposite surface to complete the installation of the two brackets and the remaining structures. A lifting motor 25 is provided above the right bracket 23, and a lead screw 26 is connected to the rotating shaft of the lifting motor 25. The lower end of the lead screw 26 is rotatably connected to the lower surface of the inner wall of the right bracket 23. A vertical guide rail 27 is provided on the right side of the right bracket 23, and a lifting plate 28 is provided on the right side of the vertical guide rail 27. The left surface of the lifting plate 28 is slidably connected to the vertical guide rail 27 and can move up and down along the vertical guide rail. A nut 29 is provided in the middle position of the left surface of the lifting plate 28, and the nut 29 is connected with the lead screw 26. When the lifting motor 25 is started, the lifting plate 28 can be controlled to move up and down. The right surface of the lifting plate 28 is fixedly connected to the motor mounting plate 5. When in use, the three-layer water tank and the cleaning mechanism in each cleaning tank can be synchronously translated up and down by control. In this embodiment, the left bracket 24 and the remaining structures are symmetrically arranged with the right bracket 23, and will not be described in detail here.

[0020] In this embodiment, the water inlet pipe 4 and the sewage discharge pipe 33 both adopt a hose structure to avoid obstruction when the water tank 1 moves up and down.

[0021] When cleaning the water tank, the present embodiment first starts each lifting motor 25 to make the water tank 1 move upward to prevent the laying hens from drinking the sewage during the cleaning process. Then control each lifting cylinder 20 to push the cylinder piston rod downward. After the cylinder piston rod reaches the limit position, each cleaning brush 10 is in a horizontal state, and then start each cleaning motor 6. The cleaning brush 10 rotates with the rotating shaft 7 to clean the impurities in the cleaning tank. After rotating for a certain period of time, open each valve 32 from bottom to top in sequence, and the sewage flows to the cleaning tank below and then flows out through the sewage pipe. After the sewage flows out completely, open the water inlet pipe 4 of each layer, input a small amount of clean water, and then close the water inlet pipe 4, and rinse the cleaning tanks and cleaning brushes 10 of each layer with clean water. After the remaining water in the cleaning tank flows out, turn off the cleaning motor 6, and then control the lifting cylinder 20 to pull up the cylinder piston rod so that each cleaning brush 10 is in a lifting state. After completion, close each valve 32, open each layer of the water inlet pipe 4 to input clean water into the water tank 1, and close the water inlet pipe 4 after the level of the clean water exceeds the highest point of the bottom surface of the water tank 1, and then control the lifting motor 25 to move the water tank 1 downward and reset, and complete the cleaning of the water tank.

[0022] In the present invention, a design of adding vertical rods to connect each layer of cleaning troughs and between the top layer of cleaning troughs and the motor mounting plate 5 can be adopted. This design can increase the stability of the connection between each cleaning trough. This design can be adopted when the installed cleaning troughs and water tanks 1 are relatively large.

Claims

1. A self-cleaning drinking water device for a chicken house, comprising a water trough, characterized in that: A left cleaning trough and a right cleaning trough connected to the trough are arranged at both ends thereof, the middle position of the bottom surface of the trough is its highest point, a water inlet pipe is arranged on the wall of the trough at the highest point, and the bottom surface of the trough between the highest point and the cleaning troughs on both sides is gradually lowered; a cleaning port with a valve is arranged on the bottom surface of each cleaning trough, a cleaning mechanism is arranged in the cleaning trough, each cleaning mechanism comprises at least one cleaning brush which can cooperate with the bottom surface of the cleaning trough, a motor mounting plate is arranged above the cleaning brush, the shaft of the cleaning motor mounted on the motor mounting plate is connected to a rotating shaft, and the rotating shaft is connected to the cleaning brush.

2. The self-cleaning drinking water device for a chicken house according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The cleaning brush in each cleaning groove is composed of at least one cleaning brush, the inner end of each cleaning brush is connected to the center seat through a hinge shaft, and the rotating shaft connected to the motor shaft is fixedly connected to the center seat; a movable sleeve is provided on the rotating shaft, which is sleeved on the rotating shaft and slidably matched with the rotating shaft through a vertical key, and a connecting mechanism connected to the middle part of each cleaning brush is provided on the movable sleeve, and the two ends are respectively connected to the movable sleeve and the cleaning brush through shafts.

3. The self-cleaning drinking water device for a chicken house according to claim 2 is characterized in that: The cylinder body of the lifting cylinder is fixed to the lower surface of the motor mounting plate, the piston rod of the lifting cylinder is downward and connected to the movable sleeve through a bearing, and the connecting mechanism connected to the middle part of each cleaning brush is arranged on the movable sleeve as a connecting rod, and the two ends of each connecting rod are respectively connected to the cleaning brush and the movable sleeve through a hinge shaft.

4. The self-cleaning drinking water device for a chicken house according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The utility model comprises at least two layers of water tanks arranged up and down, and each water tank has cleaning devices at both ends. Each center seat in the cleaning mechanism has a center hole, and a rotating shaft passes through the center hole of each center seat and is fixedly connected thereto.

5. The self-cleaning drinking water device for a chicken house according to claim 3 is characterized in that: It comprises at least two layers of water troughs arranged in an upper and lower manner, each of which has a cleaning trough at both ends, a cleaning mechanism arranged in each cleaning trough, the troughs in the cleaning mechanisms of the upper and lower layers located on the same side, each of which has a cleaning mechanism arranged in the cleaning trough, each center seat located in the upper and lower layers on the same side has a center hole, a rotating shaft passes through the center hole of each center seat and is fixedly connected thereto; a cleaning brush of each cleaning mechanism is connected to a movable sleeve mounted on the rotating shaft through a connecting rod, and the two ends of each connecting rod are connected to the middle part of the cleaning brush and the movable sleeve through a hinged shaft respectively; the piston rod of the lifting cylinder or the extension rod connected thereto is fixedly connected to each bearing in turn.

6. The self-cleaning drinking water device for a chicken house according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The bracket includes a left bracket and a right bracket. Each bracket is provided with a lead screw connected to a lifting motor, a nut matched with the lead screw is connected to a lifting plate, the lifting plate matches with a vertical guide rail installed on the bracket, and a motor mounting plate is fixedly connected to the lifting plate.

7. The self-cleaning drinking water device for a chicken house according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: Each cleaning brush includes an upper brush plate connected to its center seat by an axis, a rubber pad is arranged under the upper brush plate, a lower brush plate is arranged under the rubber pad, a flexible lower scraper is fixed to the lower surface of the lower brush plate, a step hole is arranged on the upper surface of the upper brush plate, a spring is arranged in it, and a bolt passes through the spring, the upper brush plate and the rubber pad and is connected to the lower brush plate.

8. The self-cleaning drinking water device for a chicken house according to claim 7, characterized in that: The outer end of the lower brush plate is bent upward, and a side scraper matched with the inner surface of the cleaning groove is arranged on the outer surface of the bent portion.

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