Egg conveying device

Abstract

The invention discloses an egg conveying device and relates to the field of egg conveying, the egg conveying device comprises a rack, a driving unit and N egg supports, the rack comprises a feeding box, a discharging box and a supporting base, two parallel vertical plates are fixedly installed on the supporting base, two sliding grooves are formed in the lower sections of the vertical plates, L-shaped adjusting seats are arranged on the outer sides of the sliding grooves, and the L-shaped adjusting seats are arranged on the lower sections of the vertical plates. The feeding box is connected with the henhouse egg belt, the discharging box is connected with the egg collecting and conveying line, an integrated path of egg tray picking, continuous conveying and precise discharging is constructed, 2-3 times of transfer links of traditional sectional conveying are reduced, on one hand, the occupied area of equipment is reduced, no additional connecting mechanism is needed, the installation and debugging complexity and fault points are reduced, and the production efficiency is improved. On the other hand, the collision risk caused by repeated transfer of eggs is avoided.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention belongs to the field of egg transportation, and particularly relates to an egg transportation device. Background Art

[0002] In the field of modern poultry farming, the automated transportation of eggs from the egg trays in the chicken cages to the egg collection line is a key link, and its efficiency and reliability directly affect the breeding benefits. The current mainstream egg transportation solutions usually adopt a segmented equipment combination, that is, the horizontal egg picking device and the vertical lifting device are independent of each other, resulting in the eggs needing to go through multiple transfer transitions (such as transferring from the egg tray to the horizontal conveyor belt and then being transferred to the egg collection line by the lifting device) through multiple transfers. This segmented structure has significant defects: High transfer risk: Each transfer is accompanied by the mechanical movement of the eggs, inevitably resulting in collisions and frictions between the eggs. Especially in the turning or speed change areas, the breakage rate can increase by 15%-20%, causing economic losses and possibly triggering pollution problems.

[0003] Low equipment integration: The horizontal egg picking and lifting functions are separated, and additional connecting mechanisms need to be configured, increasing the floor area and installation complexity of the equipment. Moreover, the multi-link coordinated control is difficult, and faults such as egg jamming and transportation lag are likely to occur.

[0004] Therefore, we propose an egg transportation device to solve the above problems. Summary of the Invention

[0005] Aiming at the current mainstream egg transportation solutions usually adopting a segmented equipment combination, that is, the horizontal egg picking device and the vertical lifting device are independent of each other, resulting in the eggs needing to go through multiple transfer transitions, and this segmented structure has problems of high transfer risk and low equipment integration, the present invention provides an egg transportation device.

[0006] The solution adopted by the present invention to solve its technical problems is: an egg transportation device, including a frame, a driving unit, and N egg trays. The frame includes a feeding box, a discharging box, and a supporting base. Two parallel vertical plates are fixedly installed on the supporting base. Two sliding grooves are opened in the lower section of the vertical plates, and L-shaped adjusting seats are arranged outside the sliding grooves; A tray is fixedly installed at the feeding port of the feeding box, and its open end is fixedly installed on the side surfaces of the two vertical plates. A limiting baffle is respectively installed on the front side and the rear side of the inner wall of the feeding box. The limiting baffle has a limiting guiding edge for guiding the micro-inclined movement of the egg tray; A receiving plate for receiving eggs is fixedly installed at the discharging port of the discharging box, and its open end is fixedly installed on the other side surfaces of the two vertical plates; The driving unit includes a reduction motor, a driving shaft, two chains, four driven sprockets, four guiding sprockets one, four guiding sprockets two, four supporting sprockets, and four tensioning sprockets; The driving shaft is rotatably installed in the discharge box, and two driving sprockets are sleeved thereon. A plurality of retaining pins are respectively arranged on the opposite surfaces of the two driving sprockets. The reduction motor is fixedly installed on the outer side surface of the discharge box, and its output shaft is connected to the driving shaft for driving the driving shaft to rotate. The four guide sprockets II are respectively arranged in the discharge box in two groups of two. The guide sprockets II are rotatably installed on the side wall of the discharge box through the third rotating shaft; The four driven sprockets are respectively arranged in the feed box in two groups of two. The driven sprockets are rotatably installed on the side wall of the feed box through the first rotating shaft. The four guide sprockets I are respectively arranged in the feed box in two groups of two. The guide sprockets I are rotatably installed on the side wall of the feed box through the second rotating shaft; The four support sprockets are respectively arranged at the upper ends of the two vertical plates in two groups of two. The support sprockets are rotatably installed on the vertical plates through the fourth rotating shaft. The four tensioning sprockets are respectively arranged at the lower segments of the two vertical plates in two groups of two. A fifth rotating shaft is sleeved inside the tensioning sprockets. The fifth rotating shaft passes through the sliding groove and is rotatably installed on the L-shaped adjusting seat; The chain is sleeved on the driving sprockets, the two support sprockets, the two tensioning sprockets and the two driven sprockets. The outer side of the chain is meshed with the two guide sprockets I and the two guide sprockets II; N egg trays are sequentially arranged between the two chains. The egg tray has an arc-shaped cavity for accommodating eggs. Round holes are respectively opened on the front and rear side walls thereof. The pin shaft of the chain is inserted into the round holes, so that the egg tray can move along with the chain. There is a gap between the outer side surface of the egg tray and the chain, so that the egg tray can rotate freely; A convex rib is arranged on the side of the egg tray close to the driving sprocket. When the convex rib contacts the retaining pin, the egg tray is turned over and the eggs roll from the egg tray onto the receiving plate.

[0007] Preferably, the same top plate is fixedly installed at the tops of the two vertical plates.

[0008] Preferably, the first L-shaped support rods are respectively installed on the front and rear sides of the feed box, and the second L-shaped support rods are respectively installed on the front and rear sides of the discharge box.

[0009] Preferably, the feeding ports are respectively opened on the front and rear side walls of the feed box.

[0010] Preferably, it further includes four receiving plates. Three of the receiving plates are respectively placed on the first L-shaped support rod, the second L-shaped support rod and the support base, and the other receiving plate is inserted into the feeding port.

[0011] Preferably, a fixed plate is arranged below the L-shaped adjusting seat. The fixed plate is welded and fixed on the vertical plate. An adjusting component for adjusting the height of the L-shaped adjusting seat is arranged between the fixed plate and the L-shaped adjusting seat.

[0012] Preferably, the L-shaped adjusting seat and the fixing plate are respectively provided with reserved holes.

[0013] Preferably, the adjusting assembly is a double-headed screw. The two ends of the double-headed screw are respectively arranged in the upper and lower reserved holes. Two adjusting nuts are threadedly connected to both ends of the double-headed screw. The L-shaped adjusting seat is clamped between the two upper adjusting nuts, and the fixing plate is clamped between the two lower adjusting nuts.

[0014] Preferably, the adjusting assembly is a hydraulic rod or an electric cylinder installed between the L-shaped adjusting seat and the fixing plate.

[0015] Preferably, a plurality of falling holes for soft eggs or broken eggs to fall are formed at the bottom of the egg tray.

[0016] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: 1. By connecting the feeding box with the egg belt in the chicken coop and connecting the discharging box with the egg collecting conveyor line, the present invention constructs an integrated path of "egg tray picking → continuous conveying → precise discharging", reducing the 2-3 transfer links of the traditional segmented conveying. On the one hand, it reduces the floor area of the equipment and does not require additional connection mechanisms, reducing the complexity of installation and commissioning and the fault points. On the other hand, it avoids the collision risk of eggs caused by multiple transfers.

[0017] 2. By leaving a gap between the egg tray and the chain, and under the supporting action of the pin shaft, the egg tray can rotate freely, ensuring that the egg tray always remains horizontal during the turning process, significantly reducing the breakage of eggs caused by dumping or sliding.

[0018] 3. By arranging an adjusting assembly between the fixing plate and the L-shaped adjusting seat, the height of the tensioning sprocket can be adjusted, thereby controlling the tension of the chain, avoiding egg jamming or conveying interruption caused by chain shaking, and improving the operation stability of the equipment.

[0019] 4. By arranging a plurality of retaining pins on the driving sprocket, when the egg tray moves driven by the chain, the retaining pins will hold the ribs on the egg tray, causing the egg tray to gradually turn over. When the egg tray turns over to a preset angle, the eggs will roll smoothly from the egg tray onto the receiving plate, realizing precise discharging.

[0020] 5. By arranging a plurality of falling holes on the egg tray, the plurality of falling holes form a natural screening channel, and soft-shell eggs and broken eggs can directly fall into the receiving tray, reducing the subsequent manual sorting cost. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] Figure 1 It is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the present invention; Figure 2 It is a front-view sectional structural schematic diagram of the present invention; Figure 3For the present invention Figure 1 Schematic enlarged view of the structure at position A in the present invention; Figure 4 Schematic structure diagram of the egg tray of the present invention; Figure 5 Schematic three-dimensional structure diagram of the driving sprocket and the egg tray of the present invention; Figure 6 Schematic structure diagram of the process of eggs falling onto the egg tray in the present invention; Figure 7 Schematic structure diagram of the process of eggs sliding in the egg tray to the receiving plate in the present invention.

[0022] In the figure: 1 vertical plate, 2 support base, 3 feed box, 31 first L-shaped support rod, 32 limit baffle, 33 support plate, 34 plate placing opening, 4 top plate, 51 chain, 52 reduction motor, 53 first rotating shaft, 54 driven sprocket, 55 second rotating shaft, 56 first guiding sprocket, 57 second guiding sprocket, 58 third rotating shaft, 59 driving shaft, 510 driving sprocket, 511 retaining pin, 512 fourth rotating shaft, 513 supporting sprocket, 514 tensioning sprocket, 515 fifth rotating shaft, 516 pin shaft, 6 egg tray, 61 falling hole, 62 rib, 63 round hole, 7 discharge box, 71 receiving plate, 72 second L-shaped support rod, 81 L-shaped adjusting seat, 82 fixing plate, 83 double-headed screw rod, 84 adjusting nut, 9 receiving tray, 10 sliding groove. Specific embodiments

[0023] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

[0024] Please refer to Figures 1-7 , the present invention provides a technical solution for an egg conveying device: Embodiment 1: According to Figures 1-7 as shown, it includes a frame, a driving unit and N egg trays 6. The frame includes a feed box 3, a discharge box 7 and a support base 2. Two parallel vertical plates 1 are fixedly installed on the support base 2, and the same top plate 4 is fixedly installed at the tops of the two vertical plates 1. Two sliding grooves 10 are opened in the lower section of the vertical plate 1. An L-shaped adjusting seat 81 is arranged outside the sliding groove 10. An L-shaped adjusting seat 81 is arranged below the L-shaped adjusting seat 81. The fixing plate 82 is welded and fixed on the vertical plate 1. An adjusting assembly for adjusting the height of the L-shaped adjusting seat 81 is arranged between the fixing plate 82 and the L-shaped adjusting seat 81.

[0025] A support plate 33 is fixedly installed at the feed inlet of the feed box 3. The feed box 3 is connected to the egg belt of the chicken coop, so that the eggs on the egg belt of the chicken coop slide onto the support plate 33. The open end of the feed box 3 is fixedly installed on the sides of the two vertical plates 1. Limit baffles 32 are respectively installed on the front side and the rear side of the inner wall of the feed box 3. The limit baffle 32 has a limit guiding edge for guiding the egg tray 6 to move slightly obliquely.

[0026] A receiving plate 71 for receiving eggs is fixedly installed at the discharge port of the discharge box 7. The discharge box 7 is connected to the egg collecting conveyor line so that the eggs on the receiving plate 71 slide onto the egg collecting conveyor line. The open end of the discharge box 7 is fixedly installed on the other side of the two vertical plates 1.

[0027] The driving unit includes a reduction motor 52 , a driving shaft 59 , two chains 51 , four driven sprockets 54 , four guide sprockets 1 56 , four guide sprockets 2 57 , four support sprockets 513 and four tensioning sprockets 514 .

[0028] The front and rear ends of the driving shaft 59 are respectively provided with bearing six, and the two bearing six are respectively installed on the front and rear side walls of the discharge box 7. Under the action of the two bearing six, the driving shaft 59 can rotate stably. Two driving sprockets 510 are provided on the driving shaft 59, and the opposite surfaces of the two driving sprockets 510 are respectively provided with multiple stop pins 511. The reduction motor 52 is fixedly installed on the outer side surface of the discharge box 7, and its output shaft is connected to the driving shaft 59 for driving the driving shaft 59 to rotate.

[0029] The four guide sprockets 2 57 are arranged in groups of two in the discharge box 7, and a rotating shaft 3 58 is installed in the guide sprocket 2 57. The end of the rotating shaft 3 58 away from the guide sprocket 2 57 is provided with a bearing 3, and the bearing 3 is installed on the side wall of the discharge box 7 to ensure that the rotating shaft 3 58 and the guide sprocket 2 57 rotate stably.

[0030] The four driven sprockets 54 are arranged in the feed box 3 in groups of two, and a rotating shaft 53 is installed in the driven sprocket 54. The end of the rotating shaft 53 facing away from the driven sprocket 54 is fitted with a bearing 1, and the bearing 1 is installed on the side wall of the feed box 3. The four guide sprockets 56 are arranged in the feed box 3 in groups of two, and a rotating shaft 2 55 is installed in the guide sprocket 1 56. The end of the rotating shaft 2 55 facing away from the guide sprocket 1 56 is fitted with a bearing 2, and the bearing 2 is installed on the side wall of the feed box 3.

[0031] The four supporting sprockets 513 are arranged in groups of two at the upper ends of the two vertical plates 1, and a rotating shaft 4 512 is installed in the supporting sprocket 513. The end of the rotating shaft 4 512 away from the supporting sprocket 513 is provided with a bearing 4, and the bearing 4 is installed on the vertical plate 1. The four tensioning sprockets 514 are arranged in groups of two at the lower sections of the two vertical plates 1, and a rotating shaft 5 515 is installed in the tensioning sprocket 514. The rotating shaft 5 515 passes through the slide groove 10 and is provided with a bearing 5, and the bearing 5 is installed on the L-shaped adjustment seat 81. By providing an adjustment component between the fixing plate 82 and the L-shaped adjustment seat 81, the height of the tensioning sprocket 514 can be adjusted, and then the tension of the chain 51 can be controlled to avoid egg jamming or conveying interruption caused by the shaking of the chain 51, thereby improving the operating stability of the equipment.

[0032] The chain 51 is sleeved on the driving sprocket 510, two supporting sprockets 513, two tensioning sprockets 514, and two driven sprockets 54. The outer side of the chain 51 meshes with two guide sprockets one 56 and two guide sprockets two 57 to guide the chain 51 and ensure its smooth operation along the preset path.

[0033] N egg trays 6 are sequentially arranged between the two chains 51. The egg tray 6 has an arc-shaped cavity for accommodating eggs. Circular holes 63 are respectively provided on the front and rear side walls. A plurality of falling holes 61 for soft or broken eggs to fall are provided at the bottom of the egg tray 6. The plurality of falling holes 61 form a natural screening channel. Soft-shell eggs and broken eggs can directly fall into the receiving tray 9, reducing the subsequent manual sorting cost.

[0034] The pin shaft 516 of the chain 51 is inserted into the circular hole 63, enabling the egg tray 6 to move with the chain 51. There is a gap between the outer side of the egg tray 6 and the chain 51. Under the support of the pin shaft 516, the egg tray 6 can rotate freely, ensuring that the egg tray 6 always remains horizontal during the turning process, significantly reducing the breakage of eggs caused by tipping or sliding.

[0035] A rib 62 is provided on one side of the egg tray 6 close to the driving sprocket 510. When the egg tray 6 moves driven by the chain 51, the stop pin 511 will support the rib 62 on the egg tray 6, causing the egg tray 6 to gradually flip. When the egg tray 6 flips to the preset angle, the eggs will roll smoothly from the egg tray 6 onto the receiving plate 71, achieving precise discharging.

[0036] During specific use, for an egg conveying device of the present invention, first, the support base 2 is fixed on the horizontal ground between the chicken coop egg belt and the egg collecting conveying line to ensure that the frame is vertically stable. Align the feeding port of the feeding box 3 with the end of the chicken coop egg belt. The tray 33 receives the eggs sliding from the chicken coop egg belt. The discharging port of the discharging box 7 is aligned with the receiving end of the egg collecting conveying line to ensure seamless connection between the receiving plate 71 and the egg collecting conveying line. The chicken coop egg belt, the reduction motor 52, and the egg collecting conveying line operate. The eggs slide along the chicken coop egg belt onto the tray 33. The chain 51 drives the egg tray 6 to move. When the egg tray 6 passes under the tray 33, the limit baffle 32 gently presses the outer side of the egg tray 6 through the limit guiding edge, causing the egg tray 6 to be slightly inclined, making it easier for the egg tray 6 to receive the eggs. As the chain 51 operates, when the eggs can no longer be blocked by the egg tray 6, the eggs will fall into the next egg tray 6 (as Figure 6 shown). The egg tray 6 filled with eggs moves to the discharging box 7 with the operation of the chain 51. When passing around the driving sprocket 510, the stop pin 511 on the driving sprocket 510 will support the rib 62 on the egg tray 6, causing the egg tray 6 to gradually flip. When the egg tray 6 flips to the preset angle, the eggs will roll smoothly from the egg tray 6 onto the receiving plate 71 and slide smoothly from the receiving plate 71 into the egg collecting conveying line to complete discharging.

[0037] Example Two: Based on Example One, as Figure 1 and Figure 2 shown, on the front and back sides of the feed box 3, there are respectively installed L-shaped support rods one 31, and on the front and back sides of the discharge box 7, there are respectively installed L-shaped support rods two 72. On the front and back side walls of the feed box 3, there are respectively opened plate placing openings 34.

[0038] It further includes four receiving trays 9. Three receiving trays 9 are respectively placed on the L-shaped support rods one 31, the L-shaped support rods two 72, and the support base 2, and the other receiving tray 9 is inserted into the plate placing opening 34. The four receiving trays 9 are distributed at the key nodes of the conveying path to receive the leaking soft eggs and broken eggs in real time.

[0039] Example Three: Based on Example One, as Figure 3 shown, the L-shaped adjusting seat 81 and the fixing plate 82 are respectively provided with reserved holes. The adjusting component is a double-headed screw rod 83. The two ends of the double-headed screw rod 83 are respectively arranged in the upper and lower reserved holes. Both ends of the double-headed screw rod 83 are threadedly connected with two adjusting nuts 84. The L-shaped adjusting seat 81 is clamped between the two upper adjusting nuts 84, and the fixing plate 82 is clamped between the two lower adjusting nuts 84.

[0040] Example Four: Based on Example One, the difference is as follows. The adjusting component is a hydraulic rod or an electric cylinder installed between the L-shaped adjusting seat 81 and the fixing plate 82.

Claims

1. An egg conveying device, characterized in that: It includes a frame, a driving unit, and N egg trays. The frame includes a feeding box, a discharging box, and a supporting base. Two parallel vertical plates are fixedly installed on the supporting base. Two sliding grooves are formed in the lower section of the vertical plates, and an L-shaped adjusting seat is arranged outside the sliding grooves. A tray is fixedly installed at the feeding port of the feeding box, and its open end is fixedly installed on the side surfaces of the two vertical plates. A limiting baffle is respectively installed on the front side and the rear side of the inner wall of the feeding box. The limiting baffle has a limiting guiding edge for guiding the egg tray to move slightly obliquely. A receiving plate for receiving eggs is fixedly installed at the discharging port of the discharging box, and its open end is fixedly installed on the other side surface of the two vertical plates. The driving unit includes a reduction motor, a driving shaft, two chains, four driven sprockets, four guiding sprockets I, four guiding sprockets II, four supporting sprockets, and four tensioning sprockets. The driving shaft is rotatably installed in the discharging box, and two driving sprockets are sleeved on it. A plurality of retaining pins are respectively arranged on the opposite surfaces of the two driving sprockets. The reduction motor is fixedly installed on the outer side surface of the discharging box, and its output shaft is connected to the driving shaft to drive the driving shaft to rotate. The four guiding sprockets II are respectively arranged in pairs in the discharging box, and the guiding sprocket II is rotatably installed on the side wall of the discharging box through a rotating shaft III. The four driven sprockets are respectively arranged in pairs in the feeding box, and the driven sprocket is rotatably installed on the side wall of the feeding box through a rotating shaft I. The four guiding sprockets I are respectively arranged in pairs in the feeding box, and the guiding sprocket I is rotatably installed on the side wall of the feeding box through a rotating shaft II. The four supporting sprockets are respectively arranged in pairs at the upper ends of the two vertical plates, and the supporting sprocket is rotatably installed on the vertical plate through a rotating shaft IV. The four tensioning sprockets are respectively arranged in pairs at the lower sections of the two vertical plates. A rotating shaft V is sleeved in the tensioning sprocket, and the rotating shaft V passes through the sliding groove and is rotatably installed on the L-shaped adjusting seat. The chain is sleeved on the driving sprocket, the two supporting sprockets, the two tensioning sprockets, and the two driven sprockets. The outer side of the chain is meshed with the two guiding sprockets I and the two guiding sprockets II. The N egg trays are sequentially arranged between the two chains. The egg tray has an arc-shaped cavity for accommodating eggs. Circular holes are respectively formed in the front and rear side walls. The pin shaft of the chain is inserted into the circular hole, so that the egg tray can move along with the chain. There is a gap between the outer side surface of the egg tray and the chain, so that the egg tray can rotate freely. A rib is arranged on one side of the egg tray close to the driving sprocket. When the rib contacts the retaining pin, the egg tray flips and the eggs roll from the egg tray onto the receiving plate.

2. The egg conveying device according to claim 1, wherein: The same top plate is fixedly installed at the tops of the two vertical plates.

3. The egg conveying device according to claim 1, wherein: L-shaped support rods I are respectively installed on the front and rear sides of the feeding box, and L-shaped support rods II are respectively installed on the front and rear sides of the discharging box.

4. The egg conveying device according to claim 3, wherein: Disk placing openings are respectively formed in the front and rear side walls of the feeding box.

5. The egg conveying device according to claim 4, wherein: It further includes four receiving trays. Three of the receiving trays are respectively placed on the L-shaped support rod I, the L-shaped support rod II, and the supporting base, and the other receiving tray is inserted into the disk placing opening.

6. The egg conveying device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A fixing plate is arranged below the L-shaped adjusting seat. The fixing plate is welded and fixed on the vertical plate. An adjusting component for adjusting the height of the L-shaped adjusting seat is arranged between the fixing plate and the L-shaped adjusting seat.

7. The egg conveying device according to claim 6, wherein: Reserved holes are respectively formed in the L-shaped adjusting seat and the fixing plate.

8. The egg conveying device according to claim 7, wherein: The adjusting component is a double-headed screw rod. Two ends of the double-headed screw rod are respectively arranged in the upper and lower reserved holes. Two adjusting nuts are threadedly connected to both ends of the double-headed screw rod. The L-shaped adjusting seat is clamped between the two upper adjusting nuts, and the fixing plate is clamped between the two lower adjusting nuts.

9. The egg conveying device according to claim 6, wherein: The adjusting component is a hydraulic rod or an electric cylinder installed between the L-shaped adjusting seat and the fixing plate.

10. The egg conveying device according to claim 1, wherein: A plurality of falling holes for falling soft eggs or broken eggs are formed at the bottom of the egg tray.

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