Intelligent feed box

Abstract

The shape of the intelligent feed box is a cuboid, eight supporting square blocks are arranged at the eight corners of the upper portion and the lower portion of the intelligent feed box, and the intelligent feed box is named as a locking block due to the self-locking function, so that when a lifting appliance is used for lifting one intelligent feed box to another intelligent feed box, alignment is convenient, the two intelligent feed boxes are locked together, and the intelligent feed box is more stable in a warehouse, a vehicle and a ship; and more products can be stacked. A storage battery and a charging circuit are arranged in each box body, locking and unlocking of a locking block can be controlled through a single chip microcomputer, discharging and feeding of an electric capstan can be controlled through the single chip microcomputer, the locking state of the locking block can be detected, whether an upper cover is in place or not can be detected, discharging steel plate reset information can be detected, vertical alignment information of the upper box body and the lower box body can be detected, and height information of the box bodies away from the ground and the water surface can be detected. The efficiency of loading operation, carrying operation and feeding operation can be improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the feed production industry and the breeding industry. It is an intelligent feed box that can be operated in a scalable and standardized manner, which is convenient for medium and large-scale breeding farms to transport and feed feed, and is ready for unmanned vehicles and unmanned ships to transport and feed feed. Background Art

[0002] Feed manufacturers and farms have their own methods, equipment and standards for transporting and feeding feed. The weight of a single package is mostly suitable for a single worker to carry. This causes waste of cost on feed packaging for medium and large farms, increased handling costs in transportation, and increased labor costs in feeding. To this end, we propose an intelligent feed box to solve the above problems. Prepare for unmanned vehicles and unmanned ships to transport and feed feed. Summary of the invention

[0003] An intelligent feed box has a rectangular shape and eight supporting blocks at the upper and lower corners. We name it locking blocks because it has a self-locking function. This makes it very convenient to align one intelligent feed box when using a sling to lift it onto another intelligent feed box, and lock the two intelligent feed boxes together, making them more stable in warehouses, cars, and ships, and allowing for more stacking.

[0004] Each box contains a battery and a charging circuit. The single-chip microcomputer can be used to control the locking and unlocking of the lock block, and control the unloading and feeding of the electric winch. It can detect the locking status of the lock block, whether the upper cover is in place, the reset information of the unloading steel plate, the vertical alignment information of the upper and lower boxes, and the height information of the box from the ground and water surface.

[0005] In this way, the efficiency of loading, handling and feeding operations can be improved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0006] Figure 1 This is the appearance of the smart feed box Figure 2 This is the internal diagram of the smart feed box. Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the internal cells of the smart feed box. Figure 4 Schematic diagram of electromagnetic lock Figure 5 This is a three-dimensional picture of the lower locking block Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the lower locking block In the figure: 1. round hole; 2. upper cover; 3. electromagnetic lock; 4. upper locking block; 5. laser emitting tube; 6. bullet-shaped protrusion; 7. red digital tube; 8. lower locking block; 9. elastic charging column; 10. elliptical hole; 11. green indicator light; 12. box; 13. electric winch; 14. frame triangular crossbeam; 15. laser sensor; 16. distance measurement module; 17. movable steel plate; 18. bearing; 19. in-place detection switch; 20. electromagnet; 21. upper pull spring; 22. lock body; 23. Photoelectric switch sensor A; 24, photoelectric switch sensor BC; 25, pull-down paddle; 26, return spring; 27, lock tongue; 28, position of pull-down paddle; 29, position of elastic paddle; 30, lock head; 31, elastic paddle; 32, baffle; 33, photoelectric switch sensor a; 34, photoelectric switch sensor bc; 35, pressure spring; 36, motor; 37, electromagnetic clutch; 38, electromagnetic clutch gear; 39, lock body gear; 40, locking spring; 41, connecting rod.

[0007] Figure 1 In the box, there is a group of red digital tubes 7 and a green indicator light 11 on the top, front, back, left and right of the box. They are usually off. When the operator presses the remote control to query, the corresponding information is displayed, including basic information: feed delivery destination information, feed quantity information in this box, feed variety, particle size and model information, feed manufacturer information, and power information of this box; there is lifting information: there is alignment information when the upper and lower boxes are vertically aligned and stacked, and there is height information from the ground and water surface when feeding feed; there is box ID information: each box has a unique ID identification number and box manufacturer information. When the operator completes the feeding work, use the remote control to clear the feed delivery destination information, feed quantity information in this box, feed variety, particle size and model information, and feed manufacturer information. After the operator has loaded the feed, the remote control is used to write the feed delivery destination information, feed quantity information in this box, feed variety, particle size and model information, and feed manufacturer information. When querying basic information, each nearby box digital tube 7 will be displayed. When writing and clearing, each box will be paired according to its own ID number. After pairing, the action of the actuator in each box can also be controlled. The green indicator light 11 and the decimal point of the red digital tube 7 can also display whether the action is successful or not after completing the specified action.

[0008] When the stacked smart feed boxes are in a warehouse or on a transport vehicle or ship, the elastic charging columns 9 are connected from top to bottom, and the elastic charging columns 9 of the top box can provide power to the entire stack of boxes. Each battery is charged through the charger of each box. When the operator needs to check the battery power, press the basic information query of the remote control. The last two digits of the red digital tubes 7 of all nearby boxes will light up for one minute, showing the percentage of power. The green indicator light 11 of the fully charged smart feed box will light up for one minute, indicating that the power is 100%.

[0009] Due to the different weather, seasons, species and specifications of farmed animals, the time when farmed animals eat needs to be controlled on site. In order to feed them at intervals, the smart feed box is divided into several cells to hold the feed. Figure 2 .

[0010] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the internal cells of the intelligent feed box. One end of the movable steel plate 17 is fixed to the box body 12 through a bearing 18 and can rotate, and the other end is wound on the electric winch 13 with a steel rope. After the operator pairs the ID number of the box body through the remote control, he can remotely control the electric winch 13 of each cell of the box body to release the steel rope, so that unloading and feeding can be carried out. At the same time, the in-place detection switch 19 is turned on. At this time, the single-chip microcomputer controls the decimal point of the red digital tube 7 to flash. When the unloading and feeding are completed, the electric winch 13 is controlled to reverse and the steel rope is reeled in. When the closed state is reached, the in-place detection switch 19 is disconnected, and the single-chip microcomputer controls the electric winch 13 to stop moving. When all the in-place detection switches 19 are disconnected, it means that all the movable steel plates 17 are closed. At this time, the single-chip microcomputer controls the decimal point of the red digital tube 7 to go out. The in-place detection switch 19 is fixed on the frame triangular beam 14, and the frame triangular beam 14 is fixed to the box body 12.

[0011] See Figure 1 After the feed is loaded, the hoisting personnel can align the upper cover 2 according to the bullet-shaped protrusion 6 with a diameter slightly smaller than the round hole 1, and when it falls, it hits the lock tongue 27 of the electromagnetic lock 3. Figure 4 After the locking tongue 27 moves backward, the upper cover 2 can be put down into place, and the locking tongue 27 can be fixed after it is reset.

[0012] Figure 4The middle lock tongue 27 is integrated with the lock body 22 and the pull-down paddle 25. The initial position is pushed forward by the reset spring 26 to fix the upper cover 2. There are manual and electric ways to install and fix the upper cover 2. The manual method is to manually pull the pull-down paddle 25 from position A to position B, and press it down to position C. Under the action of the pull-up spring 21 and the reset spring 26, the pull-down paddle 25 is stuck in position C. Because the lock tongue 27 is integrated with the lock body 22 and the pull-down paddle 25, the lock tongue 27 moves backward at this time. After the upper cover 2 is hoisted into place, the pull-down paddle 25 is manually pulled from position C to position A, and the lock tongue 27 is reset and fixed to fix the upper cover 2. In the electric mode, the operator presses the remote control, the electromagnet 20 works, the locking tongue 27 is sucked in and moves backward, and the position of the pull-down paddle 25 changes from A to B while sucking in. At the same time, the signals of the photoelectric switch sensor A (23) and the photoelectric switch sensor BC (24) change, and the single-chip computer controls the decimal point of the red digital tube 7 to flash. After the upper cover 2 is hoisted into place, the operator presses the remote control to control the electromagnet 20 to cut off the power, and the reset spring 26 bounces the locking tongue 27 to the initial position, fixes the upper cover 2, and the position of the pull-down paddle 25 changes from B to A. In this way, the signals of the photoelectric switch sensor A (23) and the photoelectric switch sensor BC (24) change again. After the single-chip computer determines that all the signals of the photoelectric switch sensor A (23) and the photoelectric switch sensor BC (24) change normally within a unit time, it controls the red digital tube 7 to turn off, and the green indicator light 11 is always on for one minute and then turns off. When the pull-down paddle 25 is in position B and C, the upper and lower positions are different, but the horizontal positions are the same, and both can block the light beam of the photoelectric switch sensor BC (24).

[0013] The upper locking block 4 and the lower locking block 8 are square hollow iron blocks of the same volume. The upper locking block 4 has four elliptical holes of the same size on the front, back, left and right sides to facilitate the operation of the sling. There is also an elliptical hole of the same size on the top, and the long axis direction is consistent with the long side direction of the box. The lower locking block 8 has no hole, but has an elliptical lock head 30 that can be rotated horizontally downward, see Figure 5 , Figure 6 , similar to a bullet head, but the cross section is not round but elliptical. The largest part of the cross section of the lock head 30 is slightly smaller than the elliptical hole 10. In this way, the lock head 30 is inserted into the elliptical hole 10 of the upper locking block 4 of another box and rotated horizontally at a certain angle, and the two boxes can be locked together. When the long axis direction of the cross section of the lock head 30 deviates from the long axis direction of the elliptical hole 10 by 90 degrees, it is referred to as the locking direction below. When the long axis direction of the cross section of the lock head 30 is aligned with the long axis direction of the elliptical hole 10, it is referred to as the opening and closing direction below. The lock head 30 is usually fixed in the locking direction by the locking spring 40.

[0014] The locking of the upper and lower boxes can be done manually or electrically. The manual method is to manually move the elastic paddle 31. Since the lock 30, the connecting rod 41 and the elastic paddle 31 are integrated, the lock 30 also rotates horizontally while moving the elastic paddle 31. Position a corresponds to the locking direction of the lock 30, and positions b and c correspond to the opening and closing directions of the lock 30. Due to the tension of the locking spring 40, it cannot be fixed at position b, but it can be stuck when pressed down to position c. In this way, before the two boxes are vertically aligned up and down, all the elastic paddles 31 of the upper box are manually moved from position a to position c, that is, the lock 30 is turned from the locking direction to the opening and closing direction. After the upper box is vertically aligned up and down, all the elastic paddles 31 of the upper box are manually moved from position c to position a, that is, the lock 30 is turned from the opening and closing direction to the locking direction. At this time, the upper and lower boxes are vertically locked together. The electric mode is that the operator controls the movement of the upper box components after pairing the ID number of the upper box through the remote control, and the remote control motor 36 rotates, and the electromagnetic clutch 37 is energized at the same time. After the electromagnetic clutch 37 is energized, it can drive the electromagnetic clutch gear 38 to rotate, so that the lock body gear 39 rotates. Because the lock body gear 39 and the baffle 32 are integrated, the baffle 32 leaves the sensing range of the photoelectric switch sensor a (33) after rotation. At this time, the single chip microcomputer determines the change of the signal of the photoelectric switch sensor a (33) and controls the decimal point of the red digital tube 7 to flash. When the lock head 30 turns from the locking direction to the opening and closing direction, the baffle 32 enters the photoelectric switch sensor bc (34) sensing range, the single chip computer determines the photoelectric switch sensor bc (34) signal change, cuts off the power to the motor 36, and the lock 30 stops in the opening and closing direction. At this time, the electromagnetic clutch 37 continues to be energized to prevent the lock 30 from changing direction by the locking spring 40. When the switch sensors bc (34) of the box have signal changes, it means that all the locks 30 of the box are in the opening and closing direction. At this time, the operator can drop the box. While dropping, the operator can align the next box with the alignment information displayed by the red digital tube 7. The alignment information is completed by the laser sensor 15 and the laser emitting tube 5 of the next box. When the lock 30 is inserted into the next box When the elliptical hole 10 of the locking block 4 is opened, and the distance measuring module 16 detects that the distance between the upper and lower boxes is the locking distance, the single chip controls the green indicator light 11 to flash, indicating that the stacking is correct and the operator can evacuate the sling. The remote control motor 36 is reversed to make the baffle 32 turn to the signal change range of the photoelectric switch sensor a (33). The single chip controls the electromagnetic clutch 37 and the motor 36 to cut off the power. At this time, the lock head 30 is in the locking direction, so that the upper and lower boxes are locked together. When the single chip determines that all the photoelectric switch sensors a (33) and photoelectric switch sensors bc (34) of the box are normal within a unit time, the red digital tube 7 and the green indicator light 11 are controlled to stop flashing.

Claims

1. An intelligent feed box, comprising sensors: a laser sensor 15, a distance measuring module 16, an in-position detection switch 19, a photoelectric switch sensor A (23), a photoelectric switch sensor BC (24), a photoelectric switch sensor a (33), and a photoelectric switch sensor bc (34). An electric actuator: an electric winch 13, an electromagnet 20, a motor 36, and an electromagnetic clutch 37. A manual actuator: a pull-down paddle 25, and an elastic paddle 31. An information output device: a red digital tube 7, and a green indicator light 11. The above sensors, actuators, information output devices, and auxiliary devices cooperate with a single-chip microcomputer to perform the alignment, locking, and unlocking of the upper cover 2 and the box body, the unloading, feeding, and closing of the movable steel plate 17, and the vertical alignment, stacking, locking, and unlocking of the upper and lower intelligent feed boxes. When the upper and lower boxes are stacked, the distance measuring module 16 can determine the in-position status, and when feeding, the distance measuring module 16 can determine the height of the box body from the ground and the water surface. The sensor can also detect the position before and after the actuator moves. The information output device can display the actuator starting to move to remind the operator. The information output device can display whether the actuator has completed the action correctly. The information output device can display the feed delivery destination information, the feed quantity information of the box, the feed variety, the size and model information of the particles, the feed manufacturer information, the power information of the box, the height from the ground and the water surface, the ID information of each box, the manufacturer information, and the vertical alignment information of the upper and lower boxes. The locking and unlocking of the upper cover 2 and the box can be performed by manually pulling the pull-down paddle 25, or by remotely controlling the electromagnet 20 to work and suck the lock tongue 27. The locking and unlocking of the two boxes can be performed by manually turning the elastic paddle 31, or by remotely controlling the motor 36.

2. A smart feed box. The stacked smart feed boxes are connected up and down by elastic charging columns 9. The elastic charging columns 9 of the top box can provide power to the entire stack of boxes, and each battery can be charged through the charger of each box.

3. An intelligent feed box. Due to the different weather, environment, species and specifications of farmed animals, the time when farmed animals eat needs to be controlled on site. In order to feed them at intervals, the feed in the intelligent feed box is divided into several cells. After the operator pairs the ID number of the box with the remote control, the electric winch 13 of each cell of the box can be remotely controlled to perform unloading and feeding operations separately, or the unloading and feeding operations can be performed together.

4. The intelligent feed box according to claim 1, characterized in that: The box contains a charger, a battery, and a single-chip microcomputer, which can control the electromagnet 20 to lock the upper cover 2, control the electric winch 13 to unload and feed, and control the motor 36 to rotate the lock 30 to lock the upper and lower boxes together. When an electric push rod or other electric or hydraulic equipment is used to lock the upper cover, unload, feed, and lock the upper and lower boxes, it also falls within the scope of claim 4.

5. The intelligent feed box according to claim 1, characterized in that: The box body is equipped with a charger, a battery and a single chip microcomputer, which can control the action of the electric winch 13 to achieve the purpose of unloading and feeding, so that the intelligent feed box has the functions of self-unloading and feeding in addition to the function of containing feed.

6. The intelligent feed box according to claim 1, characterized in that: The red digital tube 7 and green indicator light 11 with information output can display the information of the feed delivery destination, the amount of feed in the box, the type of feed, the size and model of the particles, the feed manufacturer, the power information of the box, the vertical alignment information of the two boxes, the height from the ground and the water surface, and the ID information of each box. When the above information is displayed in a QR code or other form, it also belongs to the scope of claim 6.

7. The intelligent feed box according to claim 1, characterized in that: After the actuator is actuated, the decimal point of the red digital tube 7 flashes to remind the operator. After the actuator is actuated, the decimal point of the red digital tube 7 and the green indicator light 11 indicate whether the actuator is actuated correctly. When a QR code or other form is used to indicate whether the actuator is actuated correctly, the same applies to claim 7.

8. The intelligent feed box according to claim 1, characterized in that: The locking and unlocking of the upper cover 2 and the box body can be performed manually or by remote control.

9. The intelligent feed box according to claim 1, characterized in that: The locking and unlocking of the upper and lower boxes can be performed manually or by remote control.

10. The intelligent feed box according to claim 1, characterized in that: There are sensors that can detect the vertical alignment information of the upper and lower boxes, the height of the boxes relative to the ground and water surface, and the position before and after the actuator moves.

11. The intelligent feed box according to claim 2, characterized in that: The stacked intelligent feed boxes can charge the batteries of the entire stack of boxes through the elastic charging column 9.

12. The intelligent feed box according to claim 3, characterized in that: The intelligent feed box is divided into several cells for holding feed. The unloading and feeding of each cell can be controlled separately, or the unloading and feeding of each cell can be controlled together.

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