Excrement cleaning machine and use method thereof

Abstract

The invention provides a manure cleaning machine and a using method thereof.The manure cleaning machine comprises a rack, a plurality of layers of transverse chicken cages are arranged on the rack, a transverse transmission belt is arranged on the lower side of each layer of chicken cage, a manure scraping assembly is arranged on the portion, at the discharging end of the transmission belt, of the rack and comprises a longitudinal supporting plate, a manure scraping plate is arranged on the upper side of the supporting plate, and the manure scraping plate is arranged on the lower side of the supporting plate. Adjusting plates are fixed to the sides, close to the transmission belt, of the supporting plates at intervals in the longitudinal direction, fine adjustment mechanisms are arranged between the adjusting plates and the lower portions of the supporting plates, and the fine adjustment mechanisms enable the supporting plates to deform locally and get close to the transmission belt, so that the manure scraping plates at the deformed positions of the supporting plates abut against the transmission belt. The middle part, without a stress point, of the manure scraping plate can also abut against the transmission belt, so that a gap is prevented from being reserved, and the manure scraping effect is not influenced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of aquaculture equipment technology, and in particular to a manure cleaning machine and its usage method. Background Technology

[0002] The manure removal machine consists of a drive belt and a scraper. Existing drive belts are smooth, circular PP belts, typically 1.2 meters wide and twice the length of the equipment. Chicken manure falls onto the drive belt, and the discharge end of the belt is fitted onto a roller. The scraper presses against the drive belt on the roller, thus scraping the manure off the drive belt. Therefore, the tightness of the pressure between the scraper and the drive belt directly affects the scraping efficiency.

[0003] The existing manure scraper mainly rotates through the shafts at both ends, causing the scraper to move closer to or further away from the drive belt, and adjusting the pressure on the drive belt. Because the width of the scraper and the drive belt are the same, both being 1.2 meters long, and the overall length is relatively long, the aforementioned adjustment mechanism can only press the two ends of the scraper against the drive belt. The middle section of the scraper, which is about 0.8 meters long, does not make contact with the drive belt, and there is a 1-2 mm gap between it and the drive belt.

[0004] The problem arises because the existing adjustment mechanism only applies force to both ends of the long, narrow scraper blade, leaving no stress point in the middle. This causes the scraper blade to deform, creating gaps between it and the drive belt. Consequently, the middle section of the scraper belt fails to scrape manure effectively, and with each cleaning cycle, chicken feathers accumulate in these gaps (the thin tips of the feathers easily insert into the gaps, while the thicker tips can push up the scraper blade). Excessive feather buildup renders the scraper blade ineffective, causing chicken droppings to return to the top of the cage via the drive belt. Chickens pecking at these droppings are susceptible to coccidiosis, negatively impacting their health. Summary of the Invention

[0005] This invention proposes a manure cleaning machine and its usage method, which makes it easy for the middle part of the scraper blade, which has no stress point, to abut against the transmission belt, avoiding gaps that would affect the scraping effect.

[0006] The technical solution of the present invention is implemented as follows: A manure removal machine includes a frame, on which several layers of transverse chicken cages are arranged. A transverse transmission belt is arranged on the lower side of each layer of chicken cages. A manure scraping assembly is arranged on the frame at the discharge end of the transmission belt. The manure scraping assembly includes a longitudinal support plate. A manure scraping plate is arranged on the upper side of the support plate. An adjusting plate is fixed longitudinally at intervals on the side of the support plate near the transmission belt. A fine-tuning mechanism is arranged between the adjusting plate and the lower part of the support plate. The fine-tuning mechanism causes the support plate to be partially deformed and move closer to the transmission belt, so that the manure scraping plate at the deformed part of the support plate abuts against the transmission belt.

[0007] Furthermore, the fine-tuning mechanism includes a rivet nut with its head facing upward and vertically mounted on the adjustment plate. The rivet nut is connected to the lower part of the support plate by bolts. By rotating the bolts, the scraper plate at the corresponding position on the adjustment plate abuts against the transmission belt.

[0008] Furthermore, the support plate is a right-angled Z-shaped plate, which includes an upper plate, a middle plate, and a lower plate arranged sequentially from top to bottom; the rivet nut and the middle plate are connected by bolts.

[0009] Furthermore, the adjusting plate is an L-shaped plate, with its vertical edge fixedly connected to the upper plate, the middle plate and the bottom edge parallel, and the rivet nut vertically set on the bottom edge.

[0010] Furthermore, both ends of the support plate are connected to a coarse adjustment mechanism, which coarsely adjusts the distance between the scraper plate and the transmission belt.

[0011] Furthermore, a rotating shaft is provided at the middle of both ends of the support plate. The rotating shaft rotates through the frame and is fixed with a connecting rod. The coarse adjustment mechanism includes a vertical sliding rod. The vertical sliding rod is connected to the connecting rod by a spring. When the vertical sliding rod moves upward, it drives the upper side of the support plate to rotate in the direction of the transmission belt, thereby reducing the distance between the manure scraper and the transmission belt.

[0012] Furthermore, the support plate is made of metal, and the scraper plate is made of plastic or metal.

[0013] Furthermore, a manure discharge channel is provided on the frame at the discharge end of the transmission belt.

[0014] A method of using a manure removal machine includes the following steps: a fine-tuning mechanism moves a support plate locally closer to the transmission belt, thereby causing the scraper plate at that location to come into contact with the transmission belt; chicken manure falls onto the transmission belt, and as the transmission belt moves, the scraper plate scrapes the chicken manure off the transmission belt at the discharge end.

[0015] Furthermore, the fine-tuning mechanism is used as follows: Rotate the bolt, and the bolt, through the rivet nut, reduces the local gap between the adjusting plate and the lower part of the support plate, causing the upper side of that part of the support plate to move closer to the transmission belt, thereby causing the scraper plate of that part to abut against the transmission belt.

[0016] The beneficial effects of this invention are: For long, narrow scraper blades, such as those longer than 1 meter, this invention uses a fine-tuning mechanism to ensure that the middle part of the scraper blade, where there is no stress point, abuts against the drive belt, avoiding gaps and preventing chicken feathers from entering between the scraper blade and the drive belt, thus affecting the scraping effect. Attached Figure Description

[0017] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0018] Figure 1 This is the front view of the invention (with chicken cage); Figure 2 for Figure 1 Sectional view of AA; Figure 3 for Figure 2 Sectional view of CC; Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of a manure removal machine (excluding chicken coops). Figure 5 for Figure 4 The right view; Figure 6 This is a 3D view of the manure scraper assembly; Figure 7 for Figure 6 The right view; Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the switch handle.

[0019] Frame 1, chicken cage 2, transmission belt 3, roller 4, motor 5, support plate 6, manure scraper 7, adjusting plate 8, upper plate 9, middle plate 10, lower plate 11, vertical side 12, bottom side 13, rivet nut 14, bolt 15, rotating shaft 16, connecting rod 17, vertical sliding rod 18, spring 19, limit rod 20, rope 21, end roller 22, directional roller 23, switch handle 24, pull rod 25, pull wheel 26, manure drop channel 27. Detailed Implementation

[0020] The technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0021] The horizontal direction of this invention refers to Figure 1 The left and right directions, the vertical direction is Figure 1 The front and back directions, terms like "up" and "down" are relative to the front and back directions. Figure 1 The positional relationship is shown.

[0022] Example 1 like Figure 1-4As shown, a manure removal machine includes a frame 1, on which several layers of horizontal chicken cages 2 are fixed. Each layer of chicken cages 2 is provided with a horizontal transmission belt 3 on its lower side. The transmission belt 3 is a ring belt. A roller 4 is installed on the frame 1. The roller 4 is driven to rotate by a motor 5. The transmission belt 3 is fitted on the roller 4 and is driven by the roller 4 to transport materials. This part of the structure belongs to the prior art.

[0023] like Figure 3-4 As shown in Figures 6-7, a scraping assembly is provided on the frame 1 at the discharge end of the transmission belt 3. The scraping assembly includes a longitudinal support plate 6, and a scraping plate 7 is fixed on the upper side of the support plate 6. The support plate 6 is a metal plate, such as an iron plate, stainless steel plate, or aluminum alloy plate, etc., and the scraping plate 7 is a plastic plate, or a metal scraper can be used as needed.

[0024] An adjusting plate 8 is fixed longitudinally at intervals on the side of the support plate 6 near the transmission belt 3. A fine-tuning mechanism is provided between the adjusting plate 8 and the lower part of the support plate 6. The fine-tuning mechanism reduces the distance between the adjusting plate 8 and the corresponding part of the support plate 6, causing the corresponding part of the support plate 6 to be locally deformed and move closer to the transmission belt 3. This causes the scraper plate 7 at the deformed part of the support plate 6 to abut against the transmission belt 3, minimizing the gap between the middle part of the support plate 6 and the scraper plate 7, thereby preventing chicken feathers from entering between the scraper plate 7 and the transmission belt 3 and affecting the scraping effect.

[0025] The method of using the manure removal machine includes the following steps: the fine-tuning mechanism moves the support plate 6 locally closer to the transmission belt 3, thereby causing the scraper plate 7 at that location to abut against the transmission belt 3; chicken manure falls onto the transmission belt 3, and as the transmission belt 3 is driven, the scraper plate 7 scrapes the chicken manure off the transmission belt 3 at the discharge end.

[0026] Example 2 This embodiment is basically the same as Embodiment 1, except that, as Figure 6 and 7 As shown, the support plate 6 is a right-angled Z-shaped plate, which includes an upper plate 9, a middle plate 10, and a lower plate 11 arranged sequentially from top to bottom. The middle plate 10 is horizontally arranged, while the upper plate 9 and lower plate 11 are vertically arranged. The lower plate 11 is located on the side of the middle plate 10 closer to the transmission belt 3, and the upper plate 9 is located on the side of the middle plate 10 away from the transmission belt 3. The adjusting plate 8 is an L-shaped plate, with its vertical edge 12 fixedly connected to the upper plate 9, and its bottom edge 13 parallel to the middle plate 10, both arranged horizontally.

[0027] The fine-tuning mechanism includes a rivet nut 14, with its head facing upwards and having a larger outer diameter. A mounting hole is provided on the bottom edge 13, through which the rivet nut 14 passes vertically. The rivet nut 14 is connected to the middle plate 10 by a bolt 15. By rotating the bolt 15, the scraper plate 7 abuts against the transmission belt 3.

[0028] The fine-tuning mechanism is used as follows: Rotate bolt 15, and bolt 15 reduces the local distance between adjusting plate 8 and support plate 6 (specifically between bottom edge 13 and middle plate 10) through rivet nut 14, thereby causing the upper side of the support plate 6 in that part to move closer to the transmission belt 3, and thus causing the scraper plate 7 in that part to abut against the transmission belt 3.

[0029] Example 3 This embodiment is basically the same as embodiment 1 or 2, except that, as Figure 5 , 6 As shown in Figure 8, both ends of the support plate 6 are connected to the coarse adjustment mechanism, which coarsely adjusts the distance between the scraper plate 7 and the transmission belt 3.

[0030] A rotating shaft 16 is fixed at the middle of both ends of the support plate 6. The rotating shaft 16 rotates through the frame 1 and is fixed with a connecting rod 17. The coarse adjustment mechanism includes a vertical sliding rod 18. The vertical sliding rod 18 is connected to the connecting rod 17 by a spring 19. A limit rod 20 is also fixed on the vertical sliding rod 18 on the upper side of the connecting rod 17. The limit rod 20 limits the upward movement distance of the connecting rod 17. When the vertical sliding rod 18 moves upward, it drives one end of the connecting rod 17 to move upward through the spring 19. The other end of the connecting rod 17 drives the rotating shaft 16 to rotate, thereby driving the upper side of the support plate 6 to rotate in the direction of the transmission belt 3, so that the scraper plate 7 abuts against the transmission belt 3. For the gap between the middle of the scraper plate 7 and the transmission belt 3, the fine adjustment mechanism minimizes the gap as much as possible so that the middle of the scraper plate 7 also abuts against the transmission belt 3.

[0031] The drive mechanism for the vertical sliding rod 18 to move up and down is an existing structure and can be configured as needed. For example, the vertical sliding rod 18 can be connected to an electric telescopic cylinder, a telescopic air cylinder, etc., or the top end of the vertical sliding rod 18 can be connected to one end of the rope 21. The upper end of the frame 1 is fixed with an end roller 22 and a directional roller 23. A switch handle 24 is hinged to the middle of the frame 1. A pull rod 25 is hinged to the switch handle 24. A pull wheel 26 is installed on the free end of the pull rod 25. The other end of the rope 21 passes through the directional roller 23, passes downward through the pull wheel 26, and then returns upward to the directional roller 23 and is connected to the end roller 22. Pulling the switch handle 24 downward will cause the pull rod 25 to move downward, and the pull rod 25 will drive the vertical sliding rod 18 upward through the rope 21.

[0032] like Figure 3 As shown, a manure collection channel 27 is fixed on the frame 1 at the discharge end of the transmission belt 3, and the chicken manure scraped off by the scraper 7 is collected uniformly through the manure collection channel 27.

[0033] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc., made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A manure removal machine, comprising a frame, on which several layers of transverse chicken cages are arranged, and a transverse transmission belt is arranged on the lower side of each layer of chicken cages; a manure scraping assembly is arranged on the frame at the discharge end of the transmission belt, characterized in that: The manure scraping assembly includes a longitudinal support plate, a manure scraping plate on the upper side of the support plate, and an adjusting plate fixed longitudinally at intervals on the side of the support plate near the transmission belt. A fine-tuning mechanism is provided between the adjusting plate and the lower part of the support plate. The fine-tuning mechanism causes the support plate to deform locally and move closer to the transmission belt, so that the manure scraping plate at the deformed part of the support plate abuts against the transmission belt.

2. The manure removal machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The fine-tuning mechanism includes a rivet nut with its head facing upwards and vertically mounted on the adjustment plate. The rivet nut is connected to the lower part of the support plate by bolts. By rotating the bolts, the scraper plate at the corresponding position on the adjustment plate abuts against the transmission belt.

3. A manure removal machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: The support plate is a right-angled Z-shaped plate, which includes an upper plate, a middle plate, and a lower plate arranged sequentially from top to bottom. The rivet nuts and the middle plate are connected by bolts.

4. A manure removal machine according to claim 3, characterized in that: The adjusting plate is an L-shaped plate, with its vertical edge fixedly connected to the upper plate. The middle plate and the bottom edge of the L-shaped plate are parallel, and the rivet nut is vertically set on the bottom edge.

5. A manure removal machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: Both ends of the support plate are connected to a coarse adjustment mechanism, which is used to coarsely adjust the distance between the scraper plate and the transmission belt.

6. A manure removal machine according to claim 5, characterized in that: A rotating shaft is provided at the middle of both ends of the support plate. The rotating shaft rotates through the frame and is fixed with a connecting rod. The coarse adjustment mechanism includes a vertical sliding rod. The vertical sliding rod is connected to the connecting rod by a spring. When the vertical sliding rod moves upward, it drives the upper side of the support plate to rotate in the direction of the transmission belt, thereby reducing the distance between the manure scraper and the transmission belt.

7. A manure removal machine according to any one of claims 1-6, characterized in that: The support plate is made of metal, and the scraper plate is made of plastic or metal.

8. A manure removal machine according to any one of claims 1-6, characterized in that: A manure discharge channel is provided on the frame at the discharge end of the transmission belt.

9. The method of using the manure removal machine according to any one of claims 1-8, characterized in that, Includes the following steps: The fine-tuning mechanism moves the support plate closer to the transmission belt, thereby causing the scraper plate at that point to come into contact with the transmission belt; chicken manure falls onto the transmission belt, and as the transmission belt moves, the scraper plate scrapes the chicken manure off the transmission belt at the discharge end.

10. The method of use according to claim 9, characterized in that, The fine-tuning mechanism is used as follows: Rotate the bolt, and the bolt, through the rivet nut, reduces the local gap between the adjusting plate and the lower part of the support plate, causing the upper side of that part of the support plate to move closer to the transmission belt, thereby causing the scraper plate of that part to abut against the transmission belt.

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