Automatic chicken discharging system

Abstract

The invention belongs to the technical field of poultry production, and particularly relates to an automatic chicken discharging system. The automatic chicken delivery system comprises a cage frame, an AGV (automatic guided vehicle), a transport vehicle and a conveyor for hanging chickens, the cage frame is used for placing cages; the AGV automatic transfer trolley is used for transferring cages on the cage frame to the transport vehicle or transferring empty cages conveyed back from the transport vehicle into the cage frame; and the transport vehicle is used for transporting the cages to the conveyor for hanging the chickens or transporting the disinfected and cleaned cages back to the AGV automatic transfer trolley. According to the automatic chicken discharging system, the conveying process of chicken flocks to a chicken hanging chain of a slaughter house is completed in a whole-cage conveying non-chicken-catching mode, and defective products caused by manual chicken catching and mechanical chicken discharging are avoided; the AGV technology is used for whole-course automation, whole-course action can be achieved with little manual participation, the labor intensity is reduced, and the working environment is improved; the whole-course action is closed, and automatic recovery of the cage is achieved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of poultry production, and in particular relates to an automatic chicken discharging system. Background Art

[0002] In the poultry cage production process, manual chicken catching is a production link with heavy workload, poor working environment, and high defective products. It has high investment costs and causes great losses. Manual chicken catching is still the mainstream way of chicken delivery. Mechanical chicken delivery uses the bottom plate and manure belt to transport the chickens out of the house. It is impossible to avoid the chicken catching action and there is still a high problem of defective products. Therefore, an automated chicken delivery system is needed that does not require manual chicken catching, reduces defective products and improves efficiency. Summary of the invention

[0003] The purpose of the invention is to provide an automatic chicken discharging system.

[0004] The present application provides an automatic chicken delivery system, comprising: a cage rack, an AGV automatic transfer vehicle, a transport vehicle and a conveyor for hanging chickens; wherein the cage rack is used to place cages; the AGV automatic transfer vehicle is used to transfer the cages on the cage rack to the transport vehicle; the transport vehicle is used to transport the cages to the conveyor for hanging chickens.

[0005] In one embodiment of the present application, the cage frame includes a plurality of stacked breeding spaces; each breeding space is provided with a bottom plate and a track located above the bottom plate for supporting the cage; and the bottom of the cage is provided with small wheels for walking on the track.

[0006] In one embodiment of the present application, the AGV automatic transfer vehicle includes: a walking mechanism; a lifting mechanism, which is arranged on the walking mechanism; and a cage receiving mechanism, which is arranged on the lifting mechanism and is used to receive and output cages.

[0007] In one embodiment of the present application, the cage receiving mechanism includes a plurality of cage accommodating spaces corresponding one by one to the breeding spaces on the cage frame; a mounting plate is provided at the bottom of each cage accommodating space; a flipping device is provided on the two outer side walls of the mounting plate; a push rod motor is provided on the flipping device, and a clamping claw is installed at the end of the driving rod of the push rod motor; a first conveyor belt is provided on both sides of the mounting plate; wherein the flipping device is used to flip the push rod motor to above the conveyor belt, and after the push rod motor drives the clamping claw to clamp the cage and pull the cage onto the first conveyor belt, the flipping device drives the push rod motor to flip away from above the first conveyor belt, and the first conveyor belt drives the cage to move into the cage accommodating space.

[0008] In one embodiment of the present application, the flipping device includes: two connecting rods; one end of the connecting rod is fixedly connected to the push rod motor, and the other end is rotatably connected to the outer wall of the mounting plate; and a flipping motor is used to drive the connecting rod to flip.

[0009] In one embodiment of the present application, a plurality of small wheel clamping assemblies are provided on the outer surface of the first conveyor belt;

[0010] The small wheel clamping assembly comprises two spaced apart blocking blocks; the small wheel is accommodated between the opposite sides of the two blocking blocks, and the opposite sides of the two blocking blocks are sloped surfaces.

[0011] In one embodiment of the present application, an opening is provided at the upper end of the cage; a side baffle is provided at the upper part of the breeding space; and a first cover plate for covering the opening of the cage is provided in the middle part of the cage accommodating space.

[0012] In one embodiment of the present application, several layers of load-bearing plates are arranged in the carriage of the transport vehicle; second conveyor belts are arranged on both sides of the load-bearing plates for receiving the cages transported by the first conveyor belt; and a second cover plate is arranged above the load-bearing plates for sealing the opening of the cages.

[0013] In one embodiment of the present application, the chicken hanging conveyor includes: two side mounting plates; a third conveyor belt, arranged between the two side mounting plates, for conveying cages; a third cover plate, arranged at the upper ends of the two side mounting plates; wherein a plurality of chicken taking channels are arranged at intervals along the conveying direction on the third cover plate.

[0014] In one embodiment of the present application, the width of the chicken retrieval passage is smaller than the opening width of the cage.

[0015] The beneficial effects of the present invention are:

[0016] The automatic chicken delivery system of the present invention comprises: a cage rack, an AGV automatic transfer vehicle, a transport vehicle and a conveyor for hanging chickens; the cage rack is used to place cages; the AGV automatic transfer vehicle is used to transfer the cages on the cage rack to the transport vehicle, or to transfer the empty cages transported back from the transport vehicle to the cage rack; the transport vehicle is used to transport the cages to the conveyor for hanging chickens, or to transport the sterilized cages back to the AGV automatic transfer vehicle. The automatic chicken delivery system of the present invention completes the transportation process of the chickens to the hanging chicken chain of the slaughterhouse by transporting the whole cages without catching the chickens, thus avoiding the production of defective products caused by manual catching and mechanical delivery of chickens; the AGV technology is used for full automation, and the whole process can be realized with minimal human participation, thus reducing labor intensity and improving the working environment; the whole process is closed-loop, realizing the automatic recycling of cages.

[0017] Other features and advantages of the present invention will be described in the following description, and partly become apparent from the description, or understood by practicing the present invention. The purpose and other advantages of the present invention are realized and obtained by the structures particularly pointed out in the description and the drawings.

[0018] In order to make the above-mentioned objects, features and advantages of the present invention more obvious and easy to understand, preferred embodiments are given below and described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] In order to more clearly illustrate the specific implementation methods of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the specific implementation methods or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are some implementation methods of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative work.

[0020] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the automatic chicken discharging system of the present invention;

[0021] Figure 2 It is a side view of the cage and the AGV automatic transfer vehicle of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 3 It is a three-dimensional diagram of the cage frame and the AGV automatic transfer vehicle of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the breeding space and cage accommodation space of the present invention;

[0024] Figure 5 It is a three-dimensional diagram of the cage of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 6 yes Figure 4 Middle partial enlarged picture;

[0026] Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of a small wheel clamping assembly of the present invention;

[0027] Figure 8 It is a schematic diagram of the rear part of the carriage of the transport vehicle of the present invention;

[0028] Fig. 9 It is a schematic diagram of the chicken hanging conveyor of the present invention.

[0029] In the figure:

[0030] Chicken house 1, cage frame 2, breeding space 21, bottom plate 211, track 212, side baffle 213, AGV automatic transfer vehicle 3, walking mechanism 31, lifting mechanism 32, cage receiving mechanism 33, cage accommodating space 331, mounting plate 332, flipping device 333, connecting rod 3331, flipping motor 3332, push rod motor 334, clamping claw 335, first conveyor belt 336, small wheel clamping assembly 337, blocking block 3371, transport vehicle 4, carrying plate 41, second conveyor belt 42, second cover plate 43, chicken hanging conveyor 5, side mounting plate 51, third conveyor belt 52, third cover plate 53, chicken taking channel 531, cage 100, small wheel 101, pull ear 102. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0031] In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solution of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are 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.

[0032] The present application provides an automatic chicken delivery system, which is described in detail below. It should be noted that the description order of the following embodiments does not limit the preferred order of the embodiments of the present application. In the following embodiments, the description of each embodiment has its own emphasis. For parts that are not described in detail in a certain embodiment, please refer to the relevant description of other embodiments.

[0033] See also Figure 1 In one embodiment, the automatic chicken delivery system includes: a cage rack 2, an AGV automatic transfer vehicle 3, a transport vehicle 4 and a conveyor 5 for hanging chickens; wherein the cage rack 2 is used to place cages 100; the AGV automatic transfer vehicle 3 is used to transfer the cages 100 on the cage rack 2 to the transport vehicle 4; the transport vehicle 4 is used to transport the cages 100 to the conveyor 5 for hanging chickens.

[0034] Optionally, a plurality of cage racks 2 can be connected to form a cage rack sequence. A chicken house 1 can have a plurality of cage rack sequences arranged at intervals, and passages for the AGV automatic transfer vehicle 3 to travel can be provided between each cage rack sequence.

[0035] In an application scenario of an automatic chicken delivery system, when delivering chickens, the cage 100 and the mature chickens inside are transferred from the cage rack 2 to the transport vehicle 4 by the AGV automatic transfer vehicle 3, and then the transport vehicle 4 transports the cage 100 and the mature chickens to the slaughterhouse. When arriving at the slaughterhouse, the cage 100 and the mature chickens are transferred to the chicken hanging conveyor 5 by the AGV automatic transfer vehicle 3. At this point, the chickens are manually grabbed from the cage 100 on the chicken hanging conveyor 5 and hung on the chain. When returning to the cage, the empty cage and the transport vehicle 4 are first cleaned and disinfected. After disinfection, the empty cage is transported to the transport vehicle 4 by the AGV automatic transfer vehicle 3, and the transport vehicle 4 transports the empty cage to the breeding farm, and the empty cage is returned to the empty cage rack in sequence by the AGV automatic transfer vehicle 3.

[0036] In this embodiment, the chickens are transported to the slaughterhouse by hanging chicken chains in whole cages without catching them, thus avoiding the production of defective products caused by manual catching and mechanical delivery of chickens. The entire process is automated using AGV technology, and the entire process can be completed with minimal human involvement, thus reducing labor intensity and improving the working environment. The entire process is closed-loop, realizing the automated recycling of cages.

[0037] See also Figures 2 to 5 Specifically, the cage frame 2 includes a plurality of stacked breeding spaces 21; each breeding space 21 is provided with a bottom plate 211, and a track 212 located above the bottom plate 211 for supporting the cage 100; a small wheel 101 for walking on the track 212 is provided at the bottom of the cage 100.

[0038] Furthermore, the AGV automatic transfer vehicle 3 includes: a walking mechanism 31; a lifting mechanism 32, which is arranged on the walking mechanism 31; and a cage receiving mechanism 33, which is arranged on the lifting mechanism 32 and is used to receive and output the cage 100.

[0039] Furthermore, the cage receiving mechanism 33 includes a plurality of cage accommodating spaces 331 corresponding one to one with the breeding spaces 21 on the cage frame 2; a mounting plate 332 is provided at the bottom of each cage accommodating space 331; a turning device 333 is provided on the two outer side walls of the mounting plate 332; a push rod motor 334 is provided on the turning device 333, and a clamping claw 335 is installed at the end of the driving rod of the push rod motor 334; a first conveyor belt 336 is provided on both sides of the mounting plate 332; wherein the turning device 333 is used to turn the push rod motor 334 over to the top of the conveyor belt, and after the push rod motor 334 drives the clamping claw 335 to clamp the cage 100 and pull the cage 100 onto the first conveyor belt 336, the turning device 333 drives the push rod motor 334 to turn over and leave the top of the first conveyor belt 336, and the first conveyor belt 336 drives the cage 100 to move into the cage accommodating space 331.

[0040] See also Figure 6The two sides of the bottom of the cage 100 are both provided with small wheels 101, which can walk on the track 212; the front side of the cage 100 is provided with a pull ear 102, which can be grasped by the clamp 335.

[0041] Specifically, when taking out the chickens, the flipping device 333 flips the push rod motor 334 to above the conveyor belt, and the push rod motor 334 drives the clamping claw 335 to move toward the cage 100. After the clamping claw 335 clamps the cage 100, the push rod motor 334 drives the clamping claw 335 to retract and pull the cage 100 onto the first conveyor belt 336; in order to prevent the push rod motor 334 from hindering the cage 100 from continuing to move forward, the flipping device 333 flips the push rod motor 334 out from above the conveyor belt, so that the first conveyor belt 336 can further drive the cage 100 to move into the cage accommodating space 331.

[0042] See also Figure 6 Optionally, the flipping device 333 includes: two connecting rods 3331; one end of the connecting rod 3331 is fixedly connected to the push rod motor 334, and the other end is rotatably connected to the outer wall of the mounting plate 332; the flipping motor 3332 is used to drive the connecting rod 3331 to flip.

[0043] See also Figure 7 In order to facilitate fixing the cage 100 on the first conveyor belt 336, a plurality of small wheel clamping assemblies 337 are arranged on the outer surface of the first conveyor belt 336; the small wheel clamping assemblies 337 include two spaced-apart blocking blocks 3371; the opposite sides of the two blocking blocks 3371 are used to accommodate the small wheel 101, and the opposite sides of the two blocking blocks 3371 are sloped surfaces.

[0044] In this embodiment, when taking out the chicken, the push rod motor 334 drives the clamping claw 335 to retract, and when the cage 100 is pulled onto the first conveyor belt 336, the small wheel 101 can smoothly climb along the slope surface of the blocking block 3371 to be stuck between the two blocking blocks 3371; since the relative sides of the two blocking blocks 3371 are both vertically arranged, the rolling of the small wheel 101 can be prevented, and the first conveyor belt 336 can smoothly drive the cage 100 to move.

[0045] In this embodiment, see Figure 5 Optionally, an opening is provided at the upper end of the cage 100.

[0046] In order to provide sufficient height for the growth of chickens, the height of the breeding space 21 can be higher than the height of the cage 100, for example, twice the height of the cage 100. However, in order to prevent the chickens from escaping from the cage 100 during breeding, optional, see Figure 4 A side baffle 213 is provided on the upper part of the breeding space 21.

[0047] Further, in order to prevent the chicken from escaping from the cage 100 on the AGV automatic transport vehicle 3, see Figure 5 Optionally, a first cover plate 338 for covering the opening of the cage 100 is provided in the middle of the cage accommodating space 331 ; that is, the cage 100 is accommodated between the first cover plate 338 and the mounting plate 332 .

[0048] See also Figure 8 Optionally, several layers of load-bearing plates 41 are provided in the compartment of the transport vehicle 4; second conveyor belts 42 are provided on both sides of the load-bearing plates 41 for receiving the cage 100 transported by the first conveyor belt 336; a second cover plate 43 is provided above the load-bearing plates 41 for sealing the opening of the cage 100.

[0049] In this embodiment, optionally, a small wheel clamping assembly 337 may also be provided on the second conveyor belt 42; and the carrying plate 41 may be provided with multiple layers.

[0050] See also Fig. 9 Optionally, the chicken hanging conveyor 5 includes: two side mounting plates 51; a third conveyor belt 52, arranged between the two side mounting plates 51, for conveying cages 100; a third cover plate 53, arranged at the upper ends of the two side mounting plates 51; wherein a plurality of chicken taking channels 531 are arranged at intervals on the third cover plate 53 along the conveying direction.

[0051] In this embodiment, the AGV automatic transfer vehicle 3 can transfer the cage 100 on the transport vehicle 4 to the third conveyor belt 52; during the transportation process of the third conveyor belt 52, the chickens in the cage 100 can be manually taken out and hung in the chicken taking channel 531.

[0052] In order to reduce the probability of chickens running away, the width of the chicken retrieval passage 531 is smaller than the opening width of the cage 100 .

[0053] It should be noted that the various devices selected in this application (components whose specific structures are not described) are all universal standard parts or components known to technical personnel in this field, and their structures and principles can be known to technical personnel through technical manuals or through conventional experimental methods.

[0054] In the description of the embodiments of the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected" and "connected" should be understood in a broad sense. For example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection.

[0055] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", etc., indicating the orientation or positional relationship, are based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the present invention. In addition, the terms "first", "second", and "third" are used for descriptive purposes only, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0056] Based on the above ideal embodiments of the present invention, the relevant staff can make various changes and modifications without departing from the technical concept of the present invention through the above description. The technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the contents of the specification, and its technical scope must be determined according to the scope of the claims.

Claims

1. An automatic chicken delivery system, characterized in that: include: Cage rack (2), AGV automatic transfer vehicle (3), transport vehicle (4) and chicken hanging conveyor (5); wherein The cage frame (2) is used to place the cage (100); The AGV automatic transfer vehicle (3) is used to transfer the cage (100) on the cage frame (2) to the transport vehicle (4); The transport vehicle (4) is used to transport the cages (100) to the chicken hanging conveyor (5).

2. The automatic chicken delivery system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cage (2) comprises a plurality of breeding spaces (21) arranged in layers; Each breeding space (21) is provided with a bottom plate (211) and a track (212) located above the bottom plate (211) for supporting the cage (100); The bottom of the cage (100) is provided with small wheels (101) for traveling on the track (212).

3. The automatic chicken delivery system according to claim 2, characterized in that: The AGV automatic transfer vehicle (3) comprises: Walking mechanism (31); A lifting mechanism (32) is arranged on the walking mechanism (31); and The cage receiving mechanism (33) is arranged on the lifting mechanism (32) and is used for receiving and outputting the cage (100).

4. The automatic chicken delivery system according to claim 3, characterized in that: The cage receiving mechanism (33) comprises a plurality of cage accommodating spaces (331) corresponding one to one with the breeding spaces (21) on the cage frame (2); A mounting plate (332) is provided at the bottom of each cage accommodating space (331); a flip device (333) is provided on the two outer side walls of the mounting plate (332); a push rod motor (334) is provided on the flip device (333), and a clamping claw (335) is installed at the end of the driving rod of the push rod motor (334); a first conveyor belt (336) is provided on both sides of the mounting plate (332); The flipping device (333) is used to flip the push rod motor (334) to the top of the conveyor belt. After the push rod motor (334) drives the clamp (335) to clamp the cage (100) and pull the cage (100) onto the first conveyor belt (336), the flipping device (333) drives the push rod motor (334) to flip away from the top of the first conveyor belt (336). The first conveyor belt (336) drives the cage (100) to move into the cage accommodating space (331).

5. The automatic chicken delivery system according to claim 4, characterized in that: The turning device (333) comprises: Two connecting rods (3331); one end of the connecting rod (3331) is fixedly connected to the push rod motor (334), and the other end is rotatably connected to the outer side wall of the mounting plate (332); The turning motor (3332) is used to drive the connecting rod (3331) to turn.

6. The automatic chicken delivery system according to claim 4, characterized in that: A plurality of small wheel clamping assemblies (337) are arranged on the outer surface of the first conveyor belt (336); The small wheel clamping assembly (337) comprises two blocking blocks (3371) arranged at intervals; The small wheel (101) is accommodated between the opposite sides of the two blocking blocks (3371), and the opposite sides of the two blocking blocks (3371) are sloped surfaces.

7. The automatic chicken delivery system according to claim 4, characterized in that: The upper end of the cage (100) is provided with an opening; A side baffle (213) is provided on the upper part of the breeding space (21); A first cover plate (338) for covering the opening of the cage (100) is provided in the middle of the cage accommodating space (331).

8. The automatic chicken delivery system according to claim 4, characterized in that: A plurality of layers of bearing plates (41) are arranged in the compartment of the transport vehicle (4); Second conveyor belts (42) are provided on both sides of the carrying plate (41) for receiving the cage (100) transported by the first conveyor belt (336); A second cover plate (43) is provided above the bearing plate (41) for sealing the opening of the cage (100).

9. The automatic chicken delivery system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The chicken hanging conveyor (5) comprises: Two side mounting plates (51); A third conveyor belt (52), arranged between the two side mounting plates (51), for conveying the cage (100); The third cover plate (53) is arranged on the upper ends of the two side mounting plates (51); A plurality of chicken taking passages (531) are arranged at intervals on the third cover plate (53) along the conveying direction.

10. The automatic chicken delivery system according to claim 9, characterized in that: The width of the chicken taking passage (531) is smaller than the opening width of the cage (100).

Images