Chicken environmental physiological parameter measuring device

Abstract

The invention discloses a chicken environment physiological parameter measuring device which comprises a detection box, a breeding cage is arranged in the detection box, the detection box is further connected with an air inlet box, a temperature sensor is arranged in the air inlet box, and a temperature detection module is arranged in the detection box; the measuring device further comprises an environment adjusting module and the airflow circulating module, the environment adjusting module is communicated with the detection box, and the environment adjusting module is used for controlling the temperature in the detection box; the air flow circulation module is connected with the air inlet box and is used for driving air in the detection box to flow; a gas detection module and a controller are further arranged in the detection box, and the controller is electrically connected with the temperature sensor, the temperature detection module, the environment adjusting module, the airflow circulation module and the gas detection module; the physiological parameters of the chickens are acquired by simulating the production environment of the chickens and independently breeding the chickens, so that basic parameters are provided for the design of various chicken houses, and the rationality of the design of the chicken houses is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of poultry breeding equipment, and in particular to a device for measuring chicken environmental physiological parameters. Background Art

[0002] The poultry industry is the second largest livestock industry in my country. my country's large-scale poultry industry has developed rapidly, and the output of eggs and chicken has remained the first and second in the world for many years. However, my country is very weak in the environmental control technology related to large-scale poultry farming and the research on the optimal design of chicken houses.

[0003] A closed chicken house, also known as a windowless chicken house or a controlled environment chicken house, is a fully enclosed livestock house that has no windows or only emergency windows. It relies entirely on artificial lighting and mechanical ventilation to regulate the environment inside the house, thereby maintaining a stable internal environment.

[0004] In the prior art, the ventilation system and temperature control system of the closed chicken house are generally simulated by computer simulation technology, so as to optimize the internal planning of the farm; however, the prior art does not take the metabolic parameters of the chickens into consideration during the simulation calculation, which affects the accuracy of the simulation; The metabolism of chickens has a great impact on the ambient temperature and the production of harmful gases. The above-mentioned impact is also affected by the chickens' own physical condition and is relatively random. The existing technology lacks relevant equipment for detecting the physiological parameters of chickens. Summary of the invention

[0005] The main purpose of the present application is to provide a device for measuring chicken environmental physiological parameters, aiming to solve the defect that the physiological parameters of chickens cannot be collected in the prior art.

[0006] This application achieves the above objectives through the following technical solutions: A device for measuring chicken environmental physiological parameters, comprising a detection box; A breeding cage, wherein the breeding cage is slidably disposed in the detection box; An air intake box, the air intake box is connected to the detection box; the air intake box is provided with a temperature sensor for detecting the internal temperature thereof, and the detection box is provided with a temperature detection module for detecting the internal temperature thereof; An environment adjustment module, the environment adjustment module is connected to the detection box, and the environment adjustment module is used to control the temperature in the detection box; An airflow circulation module, the airflow circulation module is connected to the air inlet box, and the airflow circulation module is used to drive the air flow in the detection box to simulate the airflow in the chicken farm breeding environment; A gas detection module, which is arranged in the detection box and is used to detect the concentration of various harmful gases in the detection box; A controller is electrically connected to the temperature sensor, the temperature detection module, the environment adjustment module, the airflow circulation module and the gas detection module respectively.

[0007] Optionally, the temperature detection module includes a plurality of infrared thermal imagers, each of which is disposed in the detection box.

[0008] Optionally, the environmental conditioning module includes a circulation box and a circulation pipe, and the circulation pipe is arranged along an S-shaped trajectory on the inner wall of the detection box; the inlet end of the circulation pipe is connected to the circulation box through a circulation pump, and the outlet end of the circulation pipe is connected to the circulation box; the circulation box stores temperature control fluid and a temperature control module.

[0009] Optionally, the temperature control module includes an electric heating tube, a temperature controller and a plurality of semiconductor refrigeration plates, and the cold end of each semiconductor refrigeration plate is respectively connected to the circulation box; the electric heating tube and the temperature controller are arranged in the circulation box.

[0010] Optionally, the airflow circulation module includes an air intake pipe and an exhaust pipe, the air intake pipe is connected to the air intake box, and the exhaust pipe is connected to the detection box; an induced draft fan is arranged in the air intake pipe.

[0011] Optionally, a temperature control tube is provided in the air intake box, the inlet end of the temperature control tube is connected to the outlet end of the circulation pump, and the outlet end of the temperature control tube is connected to the circulation box; a plurality of heat sinks are also provided on the temperature control tube.

[0012] Optionally, a flow equalizing plate is further provided at the outlet end of the air inlet box, and a plurality of air holes are provided on the flow equalizing plate.

[0013] Optionally, the gas detection module includes a multi-parameter gas parameter measuring instrument, and the multi-parameter gas detection is electrically connected to the controller.

[0014] Optionally, the controller includes an industrial control computer and a PLC, and the industrial control computer is communicatively connected to the PLC.

[0015] Optionally, two parallel slide rails are provided in the detection box, and sliders are provided on both slide rails, and the breeding cage is connected to each slider respectively; a mounting seat is also provided at the bottom of the breeding cage, and a supporting roller is hingedly connected to the mounting seat.

[0016] Compared with the prior art, this application has the following beneficial effects: The present application includes a detection box, in which a breeding cage is arranged, and the detection box is also connected to an air intake box, in which a temperature sensor for detecting the internal temperature thereof is arranged, and in which a temperature detection module for detecting the internal temperature thereof is arranged; the measuring device also includes an environment adjustment module and an air flow circulation module, the environment adjustment module is connected to the detection box, and the environment adjustment module is used to control the temperature in the detection box; the air flow circulation module is connected to the air intake box, and the air flow circulation module is used to drive the air flow in the detection box to simulate the air flow in the breeding environment of a chicken farm; a gas detection module and a controller are also arranged in the detection box, and the controller is electrically connected to the temperature sensor, the temperature detection module, the environment adjustment module, the air flow circulation module and the gas detection module respectively.

[0017] When in use, the chickens are placed in the breeding cages, and the temperature in the detection box is controlled by the environment adjustment module. At the same time, the air circulation module simulates the air circulation system in the actual breeding environment, so that the environmental characteristics in the breeding farm are restored and simulated through the synergy of the above two systems to ensure the normal survival of the chickens; Compared with the prior art, during the chicken breeding process, the temperature sensor detects the temperature in the air intake box, which is the air temperature at the inlet end. In a stable state, this temperature is the temperature in the detection box when there are no chickens; and the temperature detected by the temperature detection module is the temperature in the detection box when there are chickens; the difference between the two is the impact of the chickens on the temperature of the detection box or the temperature change caused by the heat generated by the normal physiological metabolism of the chickens; Secondly, since the detection box is smaller than a normal field, while simulating the normal air flow in the farm through the airflow circulation module, it can also reduce the problem of harmful gases not being able to diffuse due to the small space, thereby improving the accuracy of the data measured by the gas detection module and the reliability of physiological parameter detection; Finally, this application realizes the detection of various metabolic and physiological parameters of chickens by restoring and simulating the living environment of chickens, thereby providing basic parameters for the design of various chicken houses, which is conducive to improving the rationality of chicken house design. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure of a device for measuring chicken environmental physiological parameters provided in Example 1 of the present application; Figure 2 An exploded view of a device for measuring chicken environmental physiological parameters provided in Example 1 of the present application; Figure 3 A side view of a chicken environmental physiological parameter measuring device provided in Example 1 of the present application; Figure 4A cross-sectional view of a chicken environmental physiological parameter measuring device provided in Example 1 of the present application; Figure numerals: 1-detection box, 2-breeding cage, 3-air intake box, 4-temperature sensor, 5-controller, 6-infrared thermal imager, 7-circulation box, 8-circulation pipe, 9-circulation pump, 10-electric heating tube, 11-temperature controller, 12-semiconductor refrigeration plate, 13-intake pipe, 14-exhaust pipe, 15-induced draft fan, 16-temperature control tube, 17-heat sink, 18-flow equalizing plate, 19-air vent, 20-multi-parameter gas parameter measuring instrument, 21-slide rail, 22-slider, 23-mounting seat, 24-support roller.

[0019] The purpose, features and advantages of this application will be further described in conjunction with embodiments and with reference to the accompanying drawings. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0020] 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.

[0021] It should be noted that all directional indications (such as up, down, left, right, front, back, etc.) in the embodiments of the present invention are only used to explain the relative position relationship, movement status, etc. between the components under a certain specific posture (as shown in the accompanying drawings). If the specific posture changes, the directional indication will also change accordingly.

[0022] In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "connection", "fixation", etc. should be understood in a broad sense. For example, "fixation" can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, it can be the internal connection of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements, unless otherwise clearly defined. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0023] In addition, if there are descriptions involving "first", "second", etc. in the embodiments of the present invention, the descriptions of "first", "second", etc. are only used for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying their relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Therefore, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In addition, the meaning of "and / or" appearing in the full text includes three parallel schemes. Taking "robot coordinate system and / or m" as an example, it includes the robot coordinate system scheme, or the m scheme, or the scheme that the robot coordinate system and m satisfy at the same time. In addition, the technical solutions between the various embodiments can be combined with each other, but it must be based on the ability of ordinary technicians in this field to implement. When the combination of technical solutions is contradictory or cannot be implemented, it should be deemed that such a combination of technical solutions does not exist and is not within the scope of protection required by the present invention.

[0024] Example 1: Reference Figures 1 to 4 This embodiment discloses a chicken environmental physiological parameter measuring device, including a detection box 1, one side of the detection box 1 is hinged with a sealed door, the sealed door is preferably made of a transparent material, such as glass; at the same time, an illuminating lamp is also provided in the detection box; At the same time, two parallel slide rails 21 are also arranged in the detection box 1, and sliders 22 are slidably arranged on the two slide rails 21. At the same time, a breeding cage 2 is also arranged in the detection box 1, and the bottom of the breeding cage 2 is respectively connected to each slider 22; along the sliding direction of the slide rail 21, a mounting seat 23 is also arranged on the side of the breeding cage 2 facing the sealing door, and a supporting roller 24 is also hinged on the mounting seat 23; Through the cooperation of the slide block 22 and the slide rail 21, the breeding cage 2 can be conveniently pulled out of the detection box 1 and pushed into the detection box 1 to facilitate the placement and removal of the chickens; Since the detection box 1 is higher than the ground, during the pulling process, once the supporting roller 24 is separated from the detection box 1, the supporting roller 24 will rotate and unfold under the action of its own gravity; conversely, under the obstruction of the detection box 1, the supporting roller 24 will rotate and fold, and contact with the bottom of the detection box 1 again, thereby ensuring the stability of the breeding cage 2 and making the equipment more convenient to use.

[0025] Furthermore, the measuring device further comprises an air intake box 3, an environment adjustment module and an air flow circulation module, wherein the air intake box 3 is a box structure arranged on the top surface or a side surface of the detection box 1, and the exhaust end of the air intake box 3 is connected to the air intake end of the detection box 1; and a flow equalizing plate 18 is also arranged at the exhaust end of the air intake box 3, and a plurality of air holes 19 are arranged on the flow equalizing plate 18; The airflow circulation module includes an air intake pipe 13 and an exhaust pipe 14, wherein the air intake pipe 13 is connected to the inlet end of the air intake box 3, and an induced draft fan 15 is also provided in the air intake pipe 13; the exhaust pipe 14 is directly connected to the detection box 1; The environmental adjustment module includes a circulation box 7 and a circulation pipe 8. The circulation box 7 stores a temperature control fluid, and the preferred temperature control fluid is water. The inlet end of the circulation pipe 8 is connected to the circulation box 7 through a circulation pump 9, and the outlet end of the circulation pipe 8 is connected to the circulation box 7. The circulation box 7 stores a temperature control fluid and a temperature control module. The temperature control module includes an electric heating tube 10, a temperature controller 11 and a plurality of semiconductor cooling sheets 12, and the cold end of each semiconductor cooling sheet 12 is respectively connected to the circulation box 7; the electric heating tube 10 and the temperature controller 11 are arranged in the circulation box 7; A plurality of holders are provided on each inner wall of the detection box 1, and the middle part of the circulation pipe 8 does not reach the inner wall of the detection box 1 along an S-shaped track, and the circulation pipe 8 is respectively connected with each holder by a clamping connection; In the above structure, when the temperature in the detection box 1 needs to be increased, the electric heating tube 10 heats the circulating water, and the hot water is pumped into the circulating pipe 8 through the circulating pump 9, and then the internal space of the detection box 1 is heated by the heat dissipation of the circulating pipe 8. When the temperature in the detection box 1 needs to be lowered, the circulating water is cooled by the semiconductor refrigeration sheet 12, so that the temperature in the detection box 1 is lowered by the circulating water; Compared with simple electric heating, the temperature of the circulating water is relatively constant, which can prevent the temperature in the detection box 1 from rising or falling sharply and avoid drastic temperature changes; Secondly, due to the limited space of the detection box 1, if the electric heating device is placed directly in the detection box 1, the distance between the chicken and the heater is too small, the chicken's body temperature varies greatly, and it cannot simulate the normal environment of a chicken farm, resulting in low accuracy of the detection parameters.

[0026] Furthermore, a temperature sensor 4 is provided in the air intake box 3, a temperature detection module is provided in the detection box 1, and the temperature detection module includes an infrared thermal imager 6, and each of the infrared thermal imagers 6 is separately placed in the detection box 1; A temperature control tube 16 is also provided in the air inlet box 3. The inlet end of the temperature control tube 16 is connected in parallel with the circulation tube 8 through a connecting tee and then connected to the water outlet of the circulation pump 9. The outlet end of the temperature control tube 16 is connected in parallel with the circulation tube 8 through a tee and then connected to the circulation box 7 or directly connected to the circulation box 7. The middle tube body of the temperature control tube 16 is arranged in the air intake box 3. In the air intake box 3, the temperature control tube 16 is distributed along an S-shaped structure. Several layers of heat sinks 17 are also arranged on the temperature control tube. Each heat sink can be arranged in sequence along the direction of air flow and have ventilation holes thereon; it can also be arranged in the height direction of the air intake box 3.

[0027] Since the temperature control tube 16 and the circulation tube 8 are connected to the same circulation box 7, that is, the temperature of the circulating water in the temperature control tube 16 and the circulation tube 8 is the same, and since the air intake box 3 and the detection box 1 are separated from each other, and the air flow of the air intake box 3 directly enters the detection box 1, when there are no chickens in the air intake box 3 and the detection box 1, and the temperature is stable, the temperature in the air intake box 3 is the same as the temperature in the detection box 1 without chickens; Due to the heat dissipation of the chickens themselves, the temperature detected in the detection box 1 cannot be used as the control temperature of the detection box 1, that is, the original temperature for comparison is missing. Since the air intake box 3 and the detection box 1 are synchronously controlled by the same heat source, the temperature of the air intake box 3 is the control temperature in the detection box 1 when there are no chickens, thereby ensuring the reliability of the comparative detection; Secondly, when the gas enters the detection box 1 through the air intake box 3, the temperature control tube 16 in the air intake box 3 can heat the airflow, thereby reducing the temperature difference between the airflow and the detection box 1, avoiding excessive temperature difference causing the temperature in the detection box 1 to drop sharply, affecting the reliability of data detection; Finally, since the space in the detection box 1 is small, while the actual breeding space is large, when the air intake pipe 13 and the fan are directly connected to the detection box 1, the influence of the air flow change will be amplified, which increases the difficulty of air flow simulation control; at this time, the air intake box 3 acts as a buffer tank between the air intake pipe 13 and the detection box 1, which can reduce the flow rate of the air flow entering the detection box 1, and at the same time, with the flow equalization of the flow equalizer 18, it can achieve gas replacement of the detection box 1 with a smaller and more uniform air flow rate, thereby ensuring the authenticity of the air flow simulation as much as possible; The temperature detection module uses multiple infrared thermal imagers 6 to obtain the temperature distribution image in the entire detection box 1. Compared with the transmission temperature sensor 4, the infrared thermal imager 6 is a surface detection, which not only has more detailed data, but also can clearly see the impact of the chicken's own metabolic temperature on different areas in the detection box 1, and the data detection accuracy is higher.

[0028] Furthermore, a spray pipe and a plurality of atomizing nozzles are provided in the air inlet box 3, the spray pipe is connected in parallel with the outlet end of the circulation pump 9, and a solenoid valve is provided on the spray pipe; and a humidity detector is also provided in the detection box 1; The above arrangement can not only realize the control of the humidity in the detection box 1, but also reduce the temperature difference between the humidifying water and the environment in the detection box 1, avoid temperature fluctuation in the detection box 1 during the humidification process, and ensure the accuracy of the detection.

[0029] Furthermore, the chicken environmental physiological parameter measuring device also includes a gas detection module and a controller 5, wherein the gas detection module includes a multi-parameter gas parameter measuring instrument 20, and the multi-parameter gas parameters are placed in the detection box 1. The multi-parameter gas parameter detector can accurately detect the concentration of harmful gases for chicken feeding such as carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and ammonia, thereby obtaining the generation rate of the above-mentioned harmful gases during the normal metabolism of chickens, further improving the accuracy of equipment simulation.

[0030] The controller 5 includes an industrial control computer and a PLC, the industrial control computer is communicatively connected to the PLC, and the temperature sensor 4, the induced draft fan 15, the electric heating device, the infrared thermal imager 6 and other equipment are electrically connected to the PLC respectively, so that the automatic control of the entire device is realized through the controller 5.

[0031] When the chicken environmental physiological parameter measuring device described in the present application is used, the same temperature and airflow velocity parameters are set for the detection box according to the temperature and airflow velocity parameters in the actual breeding environment, and after the temperature and airflow velocity in the detection box stably reach the set parameters, the living and healthy chickens are placed in the breeding cage; Then keep the temperature and airflow rate stable, and obtain the temperature and various harmful gas parameters in the detection box according to the set sampling frequency; In this application, the temperature in the air inlet box is used as the initial original temperature in the detection box, and the temperature measured in the detection box is the actual temperature after the chicken metabolism interferes with the ambient temperature. The difference between the two is the impact of the chicken on the temperature of the detection box or the heat generated by the normal physiological metabolism of the chicken; Secondly, since the detection box is smaller than a normal field, while simulating the normal air flow in the farm through the airflow circulation module, it can also reduce the problem of harmful gases not being able to diffuse due to the small space, thereby improving the accuracy of the data measured by the gas detection module and the reliability of physiological parameter detection; Finally, this application realizes the detection of various metabolic and physiological parameters of chickens by restoring and simulating the living environment of chickens, thereby providing basic parameters for the design of various chicken houses, which is conducive to improving the rationality of chicken house design.

[0032] The above are only preferred embodiments of the present application, and are not intended to limit the patent scope of the present application. Any equivalent structure or equivalent process transformation made using the contents of the present application specification and drawings, or directly or indirectly applied in other related technical fields, are also included in the patent protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A chicken environmental physiological parameter measuring device, characterized in that: It comprises a detection box (1); A breeding cage (2), wherein the breeding cage (2) is slidably disposed in the detection box (1); An air intake box (3), the air intake box (3) being in communication with the detection box (1); a temperature sensor (4) for detecting the internal temperature of the air intake box (3) is provided in the air intake box (3); and a temperature detection module for detecting the internal temperature of the air intake box (1) is provided in the detection box (1); An environment adjustment module, the environment adjustment module being in communication with the detection box (1), and the environment adjustment module being used to control the temperature in the detection box (1); An airflow circulation module, the airflow circulation module is connected to the air inlet box (3), and the airflow circulation module is used to drive the air flow in the detection box (1) to simulate the airflow in the chicken farm breeding environment; A gas detection module, the gas detection module being arranged in the detection box (1) and being used to detect the concentration of various harmful gases in the detection box (1); A controller (5), wherein the controller (5) is electrically connected to the temperature sensor (4), the temperature detection module, the environment adjustment module, the airflow circulation module and the gas detection module respectively.

2. A chicken environmental physiological parameter measuring device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The temperature detection module comprises a plurality of infrared thermal imagers (6), each of which is disposed in the detection box (1).

3. A chicken environmental physiological parameter measuring device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The environmental adjustment module comprises a circulation box (7) and a circulation pipe (8); the circulation pipe (8) is arranged along an S-shaped trajectory on the inner wall of the detection box (1); the inlet end of the circulation pipe (8) is connected to the circulation box (7) through a circulation pump (9), and the outlet end of the circulation pipe (8) is connected to the circulation box (7); the circulation box (7) stores a temperature control fluid and a temperature control module.

4. A chicken environmental physiological parameter measuring device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The temperature control module comprises an electric heating tube (10), a temperature controller (11) and a plurality of semiconductor cooling sheets (12), wherein the cold end of each semiconductor cooling sheet (12) is respectively connected to the circulation box (7); the electric heating tube (10) and the temperature controller are arranged in the circulation box (7).

5. A chicken environmental physiological parameter measuring device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The airflow circulation module comprises an air intake pipe (13) and an exhaust pipe (14); the air intake pipe (13) is connected to the air intake box (3), and the exhaust pipe (14) is connected to the detection box (1); an induced draft fan (15) is arranged in the air intake pipe (13).

6. A chicken environmental physiological parameter measuring device according to claim 3, characterized in that: A temperature control tube (16) is arranged in the air intake box (3); the inlet end of the temperature control tube (16) is connected to the outlet end of the circulation pump (9), and the outlet end of the temperature control tube (16) is connected to the circulation box (7); and a plurality of heat sinks (17) are also arranged on the temperature control tube (16).

7. A chicken environmental physiological parameter measuring device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The outlet end of the air inlet box (3) is also provided with a flow equalizing plate (18), and the flow equalizing plate (18) is provided with a plurality of air holes (19).

8. The chicken environmental physiological parameter measuring device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The gas detection module comprises a multi-parameter gas parameter measuring instrument (20), and the multi-parameter gas detection is electrically connected to the controller (5).

9. The chicken environmental physiological parameter measuring device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The controller (5) comprises an industrial control computer and a PLC, and the industrial control computer is communicatively connected with the PLC.

10. The chicken environmental physiological parameter measuring device according to claim 1, characterized in that: Two mutually parallel slide rails (21) are arranged in the detection box (1), and a slider (22) is arranged on each of the two slide rails (21), and the breeding cage (2) is connected to each of the sliders (22) respectively; a mounting seat (23) is also arranged at the bottom of the breeding cage (2), and a supporting roller (24) is hingedly connected to the mounting seat (23).

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