Intelligent egg sorting and collecting system for hencoop

Abstract

The invention discloses an intelligent egg sorting and collecting system for a coop. The system comprises the coop, an egg sorting mechanism, an egg conveying belt, a staggered conveyor, an egg gathering conveyor and a gathering conveying belt. The sorting mechanism achieves automatic grading of eggs of different sizes through upper and lower guide rails with different intervals and guides the eggs into corresponding conveying belts. The staggered conveyor enables the eggs on all layers to be distributed in a staggered mode at the feeding points of the gathering conveyor through the differentiated guide plates, and collision is avoided. The gathering conveyor adopts a connecting rod mechanism with a hook claw to obliquely lift eggs, the eggs are transited to the gathering conveyor belt through blocking strips, and the large eggs and the small eggs are kept in a separated state through partition plates. The sorting mechanism is further provided with a telescopic cleaning mechanism, and excrement on the guide rail can be removed regularly. The egg and manure separation, size sorting, space intensive conveying and self-cleaning functions are achieved, the egg collection efficiency is greatly improved, and the breakage rate is reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field, and in particular to an intelligent egg sorting and collecting system for chicken cages. Background Art

[0002] In the field of modern poultry farming, high-density stacked chicken cages are widely used due to their advantages such as high space utilization and significant breeding efficiency. However, this model still has the following technical bottlenecks in the egg collection process: Mixed contamination of eggs and excrement: In traditional chicken cage structures, the rolling trajectory of eggs and the falling path of chicken feces easily intersect, causing the eggshell surface to be contaminated with pollutants, requiring additional cleaning steps, increasing breakage rate and hygiene risks.

[0003] Inefficient egg sorting: Eggs of different sizes and specifications are collected together and subsequently need to be graded manually or using independent sorting equipment, which is a cumbersome and costly process.

[0004] The separation structure is prone to clogging: Existing excrement-egg separation devices (such as inclined nets and grids) are often clogged due to the adhesion of chicken manure or the jamming of small-sized eggs, requiring frequent shutdowns for cleaning, affecting continuous operation.

[0005] Spatial redundancy in the egg collection system: Eggs from multi-layer cages need to be collected at a single collection point through a complex conveyor path. The overlapping egg placement positions on each layer can easily cause the eggs to collide and break, and it is difficult to arrange them in an orderly manner by level or size.

[0006] To this end, the present application designs a stacked chicken cage system that can simultaneously solve the problems of efficient separation of excrement, lossless graded transportation of eggs, anti-blocking and intensive space layout, in order to break through the bottleneck of existing technology. Summary of the Invention

[0007] In order to make up for the deficiencies in the prior art, the present invention provides an intelligent egg sorting and collecting system for chicken cages.

[0008] An intelligent chicken cage sorting and egg collection system includes a plurality of chicken cages arranged in layers, and is characterized by: An egg sorting mechanism is provided directly below the chicken cage, which guides eggs of different sizes to slide onto several egg conveyor belts in front. Each egg conveyor belt conveys eggs of one size. The egg conveyor belt conveys the eggs to the staggered conveyor on the left. The eggs on each layer of the staggered conveyor have different terminal positions. One side of the staggered conveyor is adjacent to an egg aggregation conveyor, which transports the eggs from the staggered conveyor to the aggregation conveyor belt.

[0009] Furthermore, in order to better realize the present invention, the egg sorting mechanism includes a first guide rail installed below the chicken cage with a lower front and a higher rear, and a second guide rail is arranged parallel to the lower side of the first guide rail. The spacing between the first guide rails is greater than that of the second guide rails. The front end of the first guide rail is connected to the egg conveyor belt on the upper layer, and the front end of the second guide rail is connected to the egg conveyor belt on the lower layer. The first guide rail sends large eggs to the egg conveyor belt on the upper layer, and the second guide rail sends small eggs to the egg conveyor belt on the lower layer.

[0010] Furthermore, in order to better realize the present invention, the staggered conveyor includes a large-sized egg staggered conveyor adjacent to the upper egg conveyor belt and a small-sized egg staggered conveyor guide plate adjacent to the lower egg conveyor belt. Each staggered conveyor is provided with a guide plate, which guides the eggs delivered by the egg conveyor belt at the right end of the staggered conveyor to the unloading position on the left. The unloading position of each staggered conveyor is different.

[0011] Furthermore, in order to better realize the present invention, the unloading position of the staggered conveyor is adjacent to an egg aggregation conveyor. The egg aggregation conveyor is a conveyor belt mechanism that rolls up and down, which lifts the eggs on each layer of the staggered conveyor upward and sends them to the aggregation conveyor on the top left. Since the unloading position of each staggered conveyor is different, the eggs on each layer of the staggered conveyor will not collide with the egg aggregation conveyor.

[0012] Furthermore, in order to better realize the present invention, the egg aggregation conveyor includes a plurality of connecting rods that rotate in an upward and downward circular motion, and the connecting rods are provided with hooks for carrying eggs. The hooks are tilted upward on the side facing the offset conveyor and the ends are bent downward.

[0013] Furthermore, in order to better realize the present invention, the upper left end of the egg aggregation conveyor is adjacent to the aggregation conveyor belt, and a stop bar inclined upward is installed on the right side of the aggregation conveyor belt. The stop bar is located between adjacent hooks and is used to guide the eggs on the egg aggregation conveyor into the aggregation conveyor belt. A partition plate is provided in the upper center of the aggregation conveyor belt to separate large and small eggs.

[0014] Furthermore, to better implement the present invention, the egg sorting mechanism is equipped with a cleaning mechanism. The top of the first guide rail of the egg sorting mechanism is fixedly connected to the first fixed plate, and the top of the second guide rail is fixedly connected to the second fixed plate. A triangular mounting bracket is fixedly connected to the center of the first and second fixed plates. A telescopic cylinder is vertically mounted on the inclined surface of the mounting bracket. The telescopic rod of the telescopic cylinder is connected to a cleaning plate. The cleaning plate has several holes for sponges or brushes, and the guide rails of the egg sorting mechanism are inserted into these holes. A chicken manure conveyor belt is provided below the egg sorting mechanism.

[0015] The beneficial effects of the present invention are: Through the double-layer sorting guide design with low front and high back, eggs roll forward and downward to the conveyor belt under the action of gravity, while excrement falls vertically through the gaps in the guide rails, achieving physical space isolation, avoiding egg contamination at the source, and reducing cleaning costs and hygiene risks.

[0016] The difference in spacing between the double-layer guide rails (wider at the top and narrower at the bottom) enables automatic grading of large and small eggs, which are then fed into corresponding conveyor belts, eliminating the need for subsequent manual sorting. The staggered conveyor is designed with differentiated unloading positions, so that eggs of different sizes are delivered to different paths on the aggregate conveyor to avoid collision and damage. The partition in the center of the collection conveyor keeps large and small eggs separated, directly connected to the packaging process.

[0017] The programmable cleaning mechanism drives the brush / sponge cleaning plate to reciprocate along the guide rail to promptly remove adhering excrement, ensure smooth sorting channels, and reduce maintenance frequency.

[0018] The egg aggregation conveyor uses a hook-shaped tilted lifting method to transport eggs, and cooperates with the stop bar to smoothly transition to the aggregation belt to reduce mechanical impact; the eggs in multi-layer chicken cages are integrated through the "lateral conveying → offset lifting → axial aggregation" path, which greatly compresses the lateral space of the equipment and is suitable for the layout of long rows of chicken cages. The entire process of sorting, cleaning and transportation is automated, which reduces manual intervention, lowers the egg breakage rate, and improves the daily egg collection efficiency of the chicken house. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the present invention; Figure 2 This is the second schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the present invention; Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the main structure of the present invention; Figure 4 It is a structural schematic diagram of the staggered conveyor part of the present invention; Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the cleaning mechanism of the present invention; Figure 6 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the egg collection conveyor of the present invention.

[0020] In the figure, 1. Chicken cage, 2. Egg sorting mechanism, 3. Egg conveyor belt, 4. Offset conveyor, 5. Egg aggregation conveyor, 6. Aggregation conveyor, 7. Cleaning mechanism, 201. First guide rail, 202. Second guide rail, 203. First fixed plate, 204. Second fixed plate, 205. Mounting seat, 206. Telescopic cylinder, 207. Cleaning plate, 401. Offset conveyor for large-sized eggs, 402. Offset conveyor for small-sized eggs, 4011. Guide plate for offset conveyor for large-sized eggs, 4021. Guide plate for offset conveyor for small-sized eggs, 501. Connecting rod, 502. Hook, 503. Bar, 601. Partition plate. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] The following will be combined with the accompanying drawings to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of them. Generally, the components of the embodiments of the present invention described and shown in the drawings herein can be arranged and designed in a variety of different configurations.

[0022] Therefore, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention provided in the accompanying drawings is not intended to limit the scope of the invention as claimed, but is merely intended to represent selected embodiments of the present invention. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without making any creative efforts shall fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0023] Figures 1-6 This is a specific embodiment of the present invention, which is an intelligent egg sorting and collection system for chicken cages. Each chicken cage 1 is equipped with an egg sorting mechanism 2 at the bottom. The sorting mechanism consists of a first guide rail 201 with a 30mm spacing and a second guide rail 202 with an adjustable spacing of 20mm, both inclined forward at a 5° angle. Large eggs (diameter ≥ 45mm) are intercepted by the first rail and directed to the upper conveyor belt 3. Small eggs (diameter < 45mm) pass through the gaps in the first rail and fall onto the second rail, where they are then transferred to the lower conveyor belt 3.

[0024] Each layer of conveyor belt 3 is adjacent to an offset conveyor 4. A guide plate is provided on the offset conveyor 4 to guide the eggs to the unloading position at the left end of the offset conveyor 4. The projected positions directly below the unloading positions of each offset conveyor 4 do not overlap. The unloading position of the offset conveyor 4 used to transport large-sized eggs is biased to the back, and the unloading position of small-sized eggs is biased to the front.

[0025] The egg collection conveyor 5 runs in a cycle. After the hook 502 lifts the eggs from the unloading position, the eggs are smoothly introduced into the collection conveyor 6 by the stop bar 503. The eggs behind the partition plate 601 are all large-sized eggs, and the eggs in front of the partition plate 601 are all small-sized eggs.

[0026] As for the cleaning mechanism, the telescopic cylinder 206 is controlled by the PCL to trigger the action after a certain interval of several hours, and the cleaning plate 207 reciprocates to remove the chicken droppings attached to the guide rail.

[0027] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solution of the present invention and are not limiting. Other modifications or equivalent substitutions made to the technical solution of the present invention by ordinary technicians in this field should be included in the scope of the claims of the present invention as long as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the technical solution of the present invention.

Claims

1. An intelligent chicken cage sorting and egg collection system, comprising a plurality of chicken cages (1) arranged in layers, characterized in that: An egg sorting mechanism (2) is provided directly below the chicken cage (1). The egg sorting mechanism (2) guides eggs of different sizes to slide onto a plurality of egg conveyor belts (3) in front. Each egg conveyor belt (3) conveys eggs of a certain size. The egg conveyor belt (3) conveys the eggs to the staggered conveyor (4) on the left. The eggs on each layer of the staggered conveyor (4) have different terminal positions. An egg aggregation conveyor (5) is adjacent to one side of the staggered conveyor (4). The egg aggregation conveyor (5) conveys the eggs from the staggered conveyor (4) to the aggregation conveyor belt (6).

2. The intelligent egg sorting and collecting system for chicken cages according to claim 1 is characterized by: The egg sorting mechanism (2) comprises a first guide rail (201) installed below the chicken cage (1) with a lower front and a higher rear. A second guide rail (202) is arranged below the first guide rail (201) in parallel. The spacing between the first guide rails (201) is greater than that between the second guide rails (202). The front end of the first guide rail (201) is connected to an upper egg conveyor belt (3), and the front end of the second guide rail (202) is connected to a lower egg conveyor belt (3). The first guide rail (201) conveys large-sized eggs to the upper egg conveyor belt (3), and the second guide rail (202) conveys small-sized eggs to the lower egg conveyor belt (3).

3. The intelligent egg sorting and collecting system for chicken cages according to claim 1 is characterized by: The staggered conveyor (4) comprises a large-sized egg staggered conveyor (401) adjacent to the upper egg conveyor belt (3) and a small-sized egg staggered conveyor guide plate (4021) adjacent to the lower egg conveyor belt (3). Each staggered conveyor (4) is provided with a guide plate, which guides the eggs delivered by the egg conveyor belt (3) at the right end of the staggered conveyor (4) to the unloading position on the left. The unloading position of each staggered conveyor (4) is different.

4. The intelligent egg sorting and collecting system for chicken cages according to claim 3 is characterized by: The unloading position of the staggered conveyor (4) is adjacent to an egg aggregation conveyor (5), which is a conveyor belt mechanism that rolls up and down, and lifts the eggs on each layer of the staggered conveyor (4) upward and sends them to the aggregation conveyor belt (6) on the top left. Since the unloading position of each staggered conveyor (4) is different, the eggs on each layer of the staggered conveyor (4) will not collide with the egg aggregation conveyor (5).

5. The intelligent egg sorting and collecting system for chicken cages according to claim 4 is characterized in that: The egg collection conveyor (5) comprises a plurality of connecting rods (501) that rotate in an upward and downward circular motion. The connecting rods (501) are provided with hooks (502) for carrying eggs. The hooks (502) are tilted upward on the side facing the offset conveyor (4) and have their ends bent downward.

6. The intelligent egg sorting and collecting system for chicken cages according to claim 5 is characterized by: The upper left end of the egg aggregation conveyor (5) is adjacent to the aggregation conveyor belt (6), and a stop bar (503) tilted upward is installed on the right side of the aggregation conveyor belt (6). The stop bar (503) is located between adjacent hooks (502) and is used to guide eggs on the egg aggregation conveyor (5) into the aggregation conveyor belt (6). A partition plate (601) is provided in the center above the aggregation conveyor belt (6) to separate large-sized eggs from small-sized eggs.

7. The intelligent egg sorting and collecting system for chicken cages according to claim 1 is characterized by: The egg sorting mechanism (2) is provided with a cleaning mechanism (7). The top of the first guide rail (201) of the egg sorting mechanism (2) is fixedly connected to the first fixed plate (203), and the top of the second guide rail (202) is fixedly connected to the second fixed plate (204). A triangular mounting seat (205) is fixedly connected to the center of the first fixed plate (203) and the second fixed plate (204). A telescopic cylinder (206) is vertically mounted on the inclined surface of the mounting seat (205). The telescopic rod of the telescopic cylinder (206) is connected to a cleaning plate (207). The cleaning plate (207) is provided with a plurality of holes with sponges or brushes, and the guide rails of the egg sorting mechanism (2) are inserted into the holes.

8. The intelligent egg sorting and collecting system for chicken cages according to claim 1 is characterized by: A chicken manure conveyor belt is provided below the egg sorting mechanism (2).

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