Automatic chicken coop separation conveyor

Abstract

The utility model provides an automatic separation coop conveyor which comprises a plurality of coop bodies and a first conveying line, and the coop bodies are placed on the first conveying line in the conveying direction. The automatic separation structure is used for monitoring whether live chickens exist in the hencoop or not, one part of the second conveying line intersects with the first conveying line in a staggered mode, the other part of the second conveying line extends in the direction away from the first conveying line, and the automatic separation structure is arranged on the first conveying line or the second conveying line; when the automatic separation structure monitors that no live chicken exists in the chicken coop, the automatic separation structure pushes the chicken coop to move towards the second conveying line, and the chicken coop is conveyed to the end far away from the first conveying line through the second conveying line; on the contrary, the automatic separation structure does not start working. Compared with the prior art, the second conveying line and the automatic separation structure are arranged, the coop separation function is achieved, the coop separation automation degree is high, and the utilization rate of the first conveying line is effectively increased.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of transportation equipment for poultry slaughtering, in particular to an automatic separation chicken cage conveyor. Background Art

[0002] In the existing chicken slaughtering workshop, most of them are assembly line operations, and some equipment is used on the production line for slaughtering chickens, such as using a transport line to transport chicken cages containing chickens.

[0003] In the prior art, there is a chicken cage conveyor, which includes a plurality of chicken cages for containing live chickens and a first transport line for transporting the chicken cages, wherein the plurality of chicken cages are placed on the first transport line along the transport direction. In the aforementioned chicken cage conveyor, since many empty chicken cages will be piled up on the first transport line during use, the empty chicken cages occupy more space, and if not handled in time, the utilization rate of the first transport line will be reduced.

[0004] To this end, the utility model provides an automatic separation chicken cage conveyor. Utility Model Content

[0005] In view of the above-mentioned problems existing in the prior art, the purpose of the utility model is to provide an automatic separation chicken cage conveyor, which has the function of automatically separating chicken cages, has a high degree of automation in chicken cage separation, and effectively improves the utilization rate of the first transport line.

[0006] The purpose of the utility model can be achieved through the following technical solutions:

[0007] An automatic separation chicken cage conveyor, comprising a plurality of chicken cages for containing live chickens, a first transport line for transporting the chicken cages, wherein the plurality of chicken cages are placed on the first transport line along a transport direction; further comprising a second transport line and an automatic separation structure for monitoring whether the chicken cages contain live chickens, wherein a portion of the second transport line is staggered and crosses the first transport line, and another portion extends in a direction away from the first transport line, and the automatic separation structure is arranged on the first transport line or the second transport line;

[0008] When the automatic separation structure detects that there are no live chickens in the chicken cage, the automatic separation structure pushes the chicken cage to move toward the second transport line and is transported by the second transport line to an end away from the first transport line; otherwise, the automatic separation structure does not start working.

[0009] As a further preferred technical solution of the utility model, the automatic separation structure includes a controller, a driver, a camera and a pushing assembly, the controller is fixed to the side wall of the first transport line or the side wall of the second transport line, the camera part of the camera is arranged opposite to the chicken cage, the signal end of the camera is electrically connected to the signal input end of the controller, the base of the camera and the base of the driver are both fixed to the second transport line, and the signal end of the driver is electrically connected to the signal output end of the controller;

[0010] The pushing assembly includes a push rod, a coupling, and a push plate. The push plate is arranged above the first transport line in the longitudinal direction. One end of the push rod is connected to the shaft of the driver through a coupling, and the other end is fixed to the push plate. The push plate is in contact with the chicken cage.

[0011] As a further preferred technical solution of the utility model, the driver is a linear drive cylinder or a linear motor.

[0012] As a further preferred technical solution of the present invention, the driver is a rotary motor, and the push rod is a lead screw.

[0013] As a further preferred technical solution of the utility model, the camera is a camera or a camcorder or a mobile phone with a camera function.

[0014] As a further preferred technical solution of the present invention, the first transport line is a roller-type transport line, and the second transport line is a chain-type transport line.

[0015] As a further preferred technical solution of the present invention, the first transport line and / or the second transport line is a flat belt transport line.

[0016] As a further preferred technical solution of the utility model, the first transport line and the second transport line both include a support frame with a shockproof function, the support frame includes a support tube and a support foot plate made of aluminum profiles, the top end of the support tube is respectively fixed to the main frame of the first transport line and the main frame of the second transport line, and the bottom end of the support tube is fixed to the support foot plate;

[0017] The support foot plate has a plane plate portion, and the plane plate portion is used for flat contact and cooperation with the ground.

[0018] As a further preferred technical solution of the present invention, a protective structure is provided on the front and rear sides of the first transport line, and the protective structure includes a plurality of protective strips and a plurality of vertical plates arranged at intervals along the transport direction. The plurality of vertical plates are fixed to the front and rear side walls of the first transport line by welding, and the extensions at both ends of the protective strips are inserted and fixed to the corresponding vertical plates.

[0019] As a further preferred technical solution of the present invention, the chicken cage is an integral piece made of aluminum alloy.

[0020] As described above, the automatic separation chicken cage conveyor provided by the utility model has the following beneficial effects:

[0021] The utility model utilizes the above-mentioned automatic separation chicken cage conveyor. Compared with the prior art, due to the adoption of such a structure, the second transport line and the automatic separation structure are set. Compared with the prior structure, the chicken cages without chickens can be quickly separated from the first transport line, avoiding empty chicken cages occupying positions and preventing the accumulation of empty chicken cages. It has the function of automatically separating chicken cages, the degree of automation of chicken cage separation is high, and the utilization rate of the first transport line is effectively improved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0022] Figure 1 This is a three-dimensional diagram of the automatic separation chicken cage conveyor of the utility model application, the axial left arrow represents the conveying direction of the first conveying line, and the arrow toward the rear represents the conveying direction of the second conveying line;

[0023] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the control structure block in the automatic separation chicken cage conveyor applied for the utility model;

[0024] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structure in which the second transport line of the automatic separation chicken cage conveyor applied for the utility model is a flat belt transport line;

[0025] Figure 4 for Figure 1 A magnified view of the structure at center. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] The following is a description of the implementation of the present invention by means of specific embodiments. People familiar with the art can easily understand other advantages and effects of the present invention from the contents disclosed in this specification.

[0027] It should be noted that the structures, proportions, sizes, etc. illustrated in the drawings of this specification are only used to match the contents disclosed in the specification for people familiar with this technology to understand and read, and are not used to limit the limiting conditions that can be implemented in this utility model, so they have no substantial technical significance. Any modification of the structure, change of the proportional relationship or adjustment of the size, without affecting the effects that can be produced by the utility model and the purposes that can be achieved, should still fall within the scope of the technical content disclosed in this utility model. At the same time, the terms such as "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "middle" and "one" quoted in this specification are only for the convenience of description, and are not used to limit the scope of the implementation of this utility model. The change or adjustment of their relative relationship, without substantial change in the technical content, should also be regarded as the scope of the implementation of this utility model. The specific structure can be described with reference to the drawings of the patent application.

[0028] The utility model provides an automatic separation chicken cage conveyor, please refer to Figure 1 , Figure 2 as well as Figure 3 As shown, Figure 1 The axial leftward arrow in the figure represents the conveying direction of the first conveying line, and the arrow toward the rear represents the conveying direction of the second conveying line; it includes a plurality of chicken cages 1 for containing live chickens, a first conveying line 2 for conveying the chicken cages 1, and a plurality of the chicken cages 1 are placed on the first conveying line 2 along the conveying direction; it also includes a second conveying line 3 and an automatic separation structure 4 for monitoring whether there are live chickens in the chicken cages, a part of the second conveying line 3 is staggered and crossed on the first conveying line 2, and another part extends in a direction away from the first conveying line 1, and the automatic separation structure 4 is arranged on the first conveying line 1 or the second conveying line 3;

[0029] When the automatic separation structure 4 detects that there are no live chickens in the chicken cage 1, the automatic separation structure 4 pushes the chicken cage 1 to move toward the second transport line 3, and is transported by the second transport line 3 to an end away from the first transport line 2; on the contrary, the automatic separation structure 4 does not start working.

[0030] Combination Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, in this embodiment, the automatic separation structure 4 includes a controller 40, a driver 41, a camera 42 and a pushing assembly 43, the controller 40 is fixed to the side wall of the first transport line 2 or the side wall of the second transport line 3, the camera part of the camera 42 is arranged opposite to the chicken cage 1, the signal end of the camera 42 is electrically connected to the signal input end of the controller 40, the base of the camera 42 and the base of the driver 41 are both fixed on the second transport line 3, and the signal end of the driver 41 is electrically connected to the signal output end of the controller 40;

[0031] The pushing assembly 43 includes a push rod 430, a coupling (not shown in the figure, all of which are the same below), and a push plate 431. The push plate 431 is arranged above the first transport line 2 in the longitudinal direction. One end of the push rod 430 is connected to the shaft of the driver 41 through a coupling, and the other end is fixed to the push plate 431. The push plate 431 is in contact with the chicken cage 1. In this embodiment, the driver 41 is a linear drive cylinder or a linear motor. In this embodiment, the driver 41 is a rotary motor, and the push rod 430 is a lead screw. In this embodiment, the camera 42 is a camera or a video camera or a mobile phone with a camera function.

[0032] Combination Figure 1 and Figure 3 As shown, in this embodiment, the first conveyor line 2 is a roller conveyor line, and the second conveyor line 3 is a chain conveyor line. In this embodiment, the first conveyor line 2 and / or the second conveyor line 3 are flat belt conveyor lines. The second conveyor line 3 is a flat belt conveyor line. Figure 3 shown.

[0033] Combination Figure 1 and Figure 4 As shown, in this embodiment, the first transport line 2 and the second transport line 3 both include a support frame 23 with a shockproof function, and the support frame 23 includes a support cylinder 230 and a support foot plate 231 made of aluminum profiles, and the top of the support cylinder 230 is fixed to the main frame of the first transport line 2 and the main frame of the second transport line 3, respectively, and the bottom of the support cylinder 230 is fixed to the support foot plate 231;

[0034] The support foot plate 231 has a flat plate portion 2310, and the flat plate portion 2310 is used to contact and cooperate with the ground. With the above structure, the machine can be stably supported on the ground, run smoothly, and help improve production efficiency.

[0035] In order to prevent the chicken cage 1 from falling during transportation, Figure 1As shown, in this embodiment, a protective structure 5 is provided on both sides of the front and rear of the first transport line 2, and the protective structure 5 includes a plurality of protective strips 50 and a plurality of vertical plates 51 arranged at intervals along the transport direction, and the plurality of vertical plates 51 are fixed to the front and rear side walls of the first transport line 2 by welding, and the extensions at both ends of the protective strips 50 are inserted and fixed on the corresponding vertical plates 51. The aforementioned protective structure 5 is provided to effectively protect the chicken cage 1 during the transportation of the chicken cage to prevent it from falling, thereby eliminating the potential safety hazard of injuring workers due to falling, and thus having higher safety. The aforementioned protective strip 50 is cylindrical, and both ends of the protective strip 50 have extended ends with bending angles. In this embodiment, the chicken cage 1 is a one-piece made of aluminum alloy.

[0036] The working principle of the utility model: combined with Figure 1 As shown, first, a plurality of chicken cages 1 containing chickens are placed alternately on the first conveyor line 2 in sequence along the conveyor line direction, so that the plurality of chicken cages 1 move toward the conveyor line direction; when the camera 42 of the automatic separation structure 4 captures that there are no chickens in the chicken cages 1, the camera 42 transmits the signal to the controller 40, and the controller 40 processes the signal and controls the driver 41 to start the action. For example, the driver 41 is a linear drive motor, and the linear drive motor moves to cause the push rod 430 of the push assembly 43 The pushing plates 432 connected to the pushing rod 430 are in contact with the chicken cages 1, thereby pushing the chicken cages 1 out of the first transport line 2 and pushing it onto the second transport line 3, and then the chicken cages 1 are transported away by the second transport line 3. This process can quickly separate the chicken cages 1 without chickens from the first transport line 2, avoid empty chicken cages 1 occupying positions, and prevent the accumulation of empty chicken cages 1. It has the function of automatically separating the chicken cages 1, and the separation of the chicken cages 1 is highly automated, which effectively improves the utilization rate of the first transport line 2.

[0037] As described above, the automatic separation chicken cage conveyor provided by the utility model has the following beneficial effects:

[0038] The utility model utilizes the above-mentioned automatic separation chicken cage conveyor. Compared with the prior art, due to the adoption of such a structure, the second transport line and the automatic separation structure are set. Compared with the prior structure, the chicken cages without chickens can be quickly separated from the first transport line, avoiding empty chicken cages occupying positions and preventing the accumulation of empty chicken cages. It has the function of automatically separating chicken cages, the degree of automation of chicken cage separation is high, and the utilization rate of the first transport line is effectively improved.

[0039] The above is only a preferred implementation of the present invention. It should be noted that, for ordinary technicians in this field, several improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the principle of the present invention, which are also considered as the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An automatic separation chicken cage conveyor, comprising a plurality of chicken cages for containing live chickens and a first transport line for transporting the chicken cages, wherein the plurality of chicken cages are placed on the first transport line along a transport direction; characterized in that: It also includes a second transport line and an automatic separation structure capable of monitoring whether there are live chickens in the chicken cages, wherein a portion of the second transport line is staggered and crosses the first transport line, and another portion extends in a direction away from the first transport line, and the automatic separation structure is arranged on the first transport line or the second transport line; When the automatic separation structure detects that there are no live chickens in the chicken cage, the automatic separation structure pushes the chicken cage to move toward the second transport line and is transported by the second transport line to an end away from the first transport line; otherwise, the automatic separation structure does not start working.

2. The automatic separation chicken cage conveyor according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The automatic separation structure includes a controller, a driver, a camera and a pushing assembly. The controller is fixed to the side wall of the first transport line or the side wall of the second transport line. The camera part of the camera is arranged opposite to the chicken cage. The signal end of the camera is electrically connected to the signal input end of the controller. The base of the camera and the base of the driver are both fixed to the second transport line. The signal end of the driver is electrically connected to the signal output end of the controller. The pushing assembly includes a push rod, a coupling, and a push plate. The push plate is arranged above the first transport line in the longitudinal direction. One end of the push rod is connected to the shaft of the driver through a coupling, and the other end is fixed to the push plate. The push plate is in contact with the chicken cage.

3. The automatic separation chicken cage conveyor according to claim 2 is characterized in that: The driver is a linear drive cylinder or a linear motor.

4. The automatic separation chicken cage conveyor according to claim 2 is characterized in that: The driver is a rotary motor and the push rod is a lead screw.

5. The automatic separation chicken cage conveyor according to claim 2 is characterized in that: The shooting device is a camera or a video camera or a mobile phone with a camera function.

6. An automatic separation chicken cage conveyor according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that: The first transport line is a roller type transport line, and the second transport line is a chain type transport line.

7. An automatic separation chicken cage conveyor according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that: The first transport line and / or the second transport line is a flat belt transport line.

8. An automatic separation chicken cage conveyor according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that: The first transport line and the second transport line both include a support frame with a shockproof function, the support frame includes a support tube and a support foot plate made of aluminum profiles, the top end of the support tube is respectively fixed to the main frame of the first transport line and the main frame of the second transport line, and the bottom end of the support tube is fixed to the support foot plate; The support foot plate has a plane plate portion, and the plane plate portion is used for flat contact and cooperation with the ground.

9. An automatic separation chicken cage conveyor according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that: A protective structure is provided on the front and rear sides of the first transport line, and the protective structure includes a plurality of protective strips and a plurality of vertical plates arranged at intervals along the transport direction. The plurality of vertical plates are fixed to the front and rear side walls of the first transport line by welding, and the extensions at both ends of the protective strips are inserted and fixed to the corresponding vertical plates.

10. The automatic separation chicken cage conveyor according to claim 1, characterized in that: The chicken cage is an integral part made of aluminum alloy.

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