Feed trough for cattle

By designing an automatic scraping and discharge mechanism in the feed tank for cattle, the problem of inefficient cleaning in the prior art is solved, and efficient cleaning and discharge effects without manual intervention are achieved.

CN222583309UActive Publication Date: 2025-03-11SHAANXI WANFENG JIEYU AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202420829834.2
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-04-22
Publication Date
2025-03-11
Estimated Expiration
2034-04-22

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Technical Problem

The existing cattle feed trough requires manual operation when cleaning, which is inefficient and labor-consuming.

Method used

A feed tank for cattle is designed with a built-in scraping mechanism and discharge mechanism. The scraping mechanism consists of a moving frame, a slide rod, a scraper and a motor. The scraper is driven by the motor to slide on the inner wall of the feed trough to automatically clean the feed residue. The discharge mechanism drives the door panel to rotate through a butterfly nut and screw to facilitate the discharge of feed or residue.

Benefits of technology

It realizes efficient cleaning of feed residues in the feed tank without manual operation, improves cleaning efficiency, and ensures fast and clean emissions of feed through automatic emission mechanisms.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of livestock raising equipment, in particular to a cattle feed trough which comprises a feed trough body, supporting frames are fixedly installed on the left side face and the right side face of the feed trough body respectively, a scraping mechanism is arranged in the feed trough body, a discharging mechanism is arranged on the right side of the feed trough body, and the scraping mechanism comprises a scraping part and a moving part. The scraping mechanism is used for scraping feed residues on the inner wall of the feed trough, the discharging mechanism comprises a discharging part and an adjusting part, and the discharging mechanism is used for discharging feed or the feed residues. A motor is started to drive a rotating shaft to rotate, the rotating shaft drives a gear to rotate on a rack, then the motor drives a fixed plate and a movable frame to move, the movable frame drives a sliding rod and a scraper to slide on the inner wall of the feed trough, and under the elastic force action of a spring, the scraper makes contact with the inner wall of the feed trough more tightly; and therefore, the scraper blade can more thoroughly clean the feed chippings in the feed trough, manual sweeping is not needed, and the cleaning efficiency is improved.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the field of animal husbandry equipment, in particular to a feed trough for cattle. Background Art

[0002] The cattle feed trough is a tool used for feeding cattle, mainly used to store and provide food for cattle. This trough-shaped tool is usually made of wood or metal and has good durability and corrosion resistance. The feed trough is usually installed inside the cowshed. In order to facilitate feeding cattle, it is usually designed to be vertical or inclined to the ground so that cattle can comfortably enter the trough to eat.

[0003] In the existing cattle feed trough, when cleaning the feed trough, feed debris inside the feed trough is mostly cleaned manually by using a broom, which is not only labor-intensive but also has low cleaning efficiency.

[0004] Therefore, a feed trough for cattle is proposed. Utility Model Content

[0005] The purpose of the utility model is to provide a feeding trough for cattle to solve the problems raised in the above background technology.

[0006] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model provides the following technical solutions: a feed trough for cattle, comprising a feed trough, wherein support frames are fixedly installed on the left and right sides of the feed trough, a scraping mechanism is arranged inside the feed trough, and a discharge mechanism is arranged on the right side of the feed trough;

[0007] The scraping mechanism comprises a scraping part and a moving part, and the scraping mechanism is used to scrape the feed residue on the inner wall of the feed trough;

[0008] The discharge mechanism comprises a discharge part and a regulating part, and the discharge mechanism is used for discharging feed or feed residue.

[0009] Preferably, the scraping part includes a movable frame, and slide grooves are arranged on the front and rear sides of the feed trough. The outer walls at both ends of the movable frame are slidably connected with the inner walls of the two slide grooves respectively. Two slide rods are slidably installed on the top surface of the movable frame, and circular plates are fixedly installed on the upper ends of the two slide rods.

[0010] Preferably, a scraper is fixedly installed at the lower end of the two sliding rods, and the outer wall of the scraper is slidably connected to the inner wall of the feed trough. Springs are slidably installed on the outer walls of the two sliding rods, and the two ends of the two springs are respectively fixedly connected to the top surface of the scraper and the bottom surface of the movable frame. Two triangular plates are fixedly installed on the side surfaces at both ends of the movable frame, and the side surfaces of the multiple triangular plates are respectively slidably connected to the inner walls of the two slide grooves.

[0011] Preferably, the moving part includes a fixed plate fixedly mounted on the front side of the moving frame, a motor is fixedly mounted on the bottom surface of the fixed plate, a rotating shaft is fixedly mounted on the output end of the motor, a gear is fixedly sleeved on the outer wall of the lower end of the rotating shaft, a rack is fixedly mounted on the front side of the feed trough, and the front side of the rack is meshingly connected with the outer wall of the gear.

[0012] Preferably, the discharge portion comprises a fixed frame fixedly mounted on the right side of the feed trough, an outlet is provided through the right side of the feed trough, and a door panel is rotatably mounted on the right side of the feed trough via a hinge.

[0013] Preferably, the adjustment portion comprises a fixing strip fixedly mounted on the right side of the door panel, and the front and rear side surfaces of the fixing strip are slidably connected to the front and rear inner walls of the fixing frame respectively.

[0014] Preferably, a screw is fixedly installed on the front side of the fixing bar, an arc groove is provided through the front side of the fixing frame, the outer wall of the screw is slidably connected to the inner wall of the arc groove, and a butterfly nut is threadedly connected to the outer wall of the screw.

[0015] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model are:

[0016] The utility model starts the motor to drive the rotating shaft to rotate, the rotating shaft drives the gear to rotate on the rack, and then the motor drives the fixed plate and the movable frame to move, and the movable frame drives the sliding rod and the scraper to slide on the inner wall of the feed trough. Under the elastic force of the spring, the scraper is in closer contact with the inner wall of the feed trough, and then the scraper cleans the feed debris inside the feed trough more thoroughly without manual cleaning, thereby improving the cleaning efficiency.

[0017] By turning the butterfly nut and pulling the screw, the fixing bar is driven to rotate, and the fixing bar drives the door panel to rotate, so that the door panel can be opened and the feed or feed crumbs in the feed trough are discharged from the outlet to the fixing frame, and then slide from the fixing frame into the required collection bag, which is convenient and fast, not easy to spill, and improves the quality of discharge. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] The utility model is further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings:

[0019] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the utility model;

[0020] Figure 2 For this utility model Figure 1 A magnified view of the structure at center;

[0021] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the scraping mechanism of the utility model;

[0022] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the discharge mechanism of the utility model;

[0023] Figure 5 It is an exploded diagram of the discharge mechanism of the utility model.

[0024] In the figure: 1. feed trough; 101. support frame; 2. scraping mechanism; 201. moving frame; 202. slide groove; 203. slide rod; 204. scraper; 205. round plate; 206. spring; 207. triangular plate; 208. fixed plate; 209. motor; 210. rotating shaft; 211. gear; 212. rack; 3. discharge mechanism; 301. fixed frame; 302. door panel; 303. hinge; 304. fixing strip; 305. screw; 306. arc groove; 307. butterfly nut; 308. outlet. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] In order to more clearly illustrate the overall concept of the present invention, a detailed description is given below in combination with the accompanying drawings by way of examples.

[0026] It should be noted that many specific details are set forth in the following description to facilitate a full understanding of the present invention. However, the present invention can also be implemented in other ways different from those described herein. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed below.

[0027] In addition, in the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "center", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", "axial", "radial", "circumferential" and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be understood as a limitation on the present invention.

[0028] In the present utility model, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", "connected", "fixed" and the like should be understood in a broad sense. For example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral one; it can be directly connected, or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, it can be the internal connection of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements. However, if it is indicated as a direct connection, it means that the two connected bodies are not connected through an intermediate structure, but are connected to form a whole only through a connecting structure. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present utility model can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0029] In the present utility model, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the first feature "above" or "below" the second feature may be that the first and second features are in direct contact, or the first and second features are in indirect contact through an intermediate medium. In the description of this specification, the description with reference to the terms "one embodiment", "some embodiments", "example", "specific example", or "some examples" means that the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described in conjunction with the embodiment or example are included in at least one embodiment or example of the utility model. In this specification, the schematic representation of the above terms does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described may be combined in an appropriate manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

[0030] Embodiment 1

[0031] See also Figures 1 to 5 The utility model provides a technical solution: a feed trough for cattle, comprising a feed trough 1, support frames 101 are fixedly installed on the left and right sides of the feed trough 1, a scraping mechanism 2 is arranged inside the feed trough 1, and a discharge mechanism 3 is arranged on the right side of the feed trough 1;

[0032] The scraping mechanism 2 includes a scraping part and a moving part. The scraping mechanism 2 is used to scrape the feed residue on the inner wall of the feed trough 1. The scraping part includes a moving frame 201. The front and rear sides of the feed trough 1 are provided with slide grooves 202. The outer walls of the two ends of the moving frame 201 are respectively slidably connected with the inner walls of the two slide grooves 202. Two slide rods 203 are installed on the top surface of the moving frame 201. The upper ends of the two slide rods 203 are respectively fixed with circular plates 205. The lower ends of the two slide rods 203 are fixed with scrapers 204. The outer walls of the scrapers 204 are slidably connected with the inner wall of the feed trough 1. The outer walls of the two slide rods 203 are respectively slidably installed with springs 206. The two springs The two ends of 206 are respectively fixedly connected to the top surface of the scraper 204 and the bottom surface of the moving frame 201, and two triangular plates 207 are respectively fixedly installed on the sides of the two ends of the moving frame 201. The sides of multiple triangular plates 207 are respectively slidably connected to the inner walls of the two slide grooves 202. The moving part includes a fixed plate 208 fixedly installed on the front side of the moving frame 201, a motor 209 is fixedly installed on the bottom surface of the fixed plate 208, a rotating shaft 210 is fixedly installed on the output end of the motor 209, and a gear 211 is fixedly sleeved on the outer wall of the lower end of the rotating shaft 210, and a rack 212 is fixedly installed on the front side of the feed trough 1, and the front side of the rack 212 is meshed with the outer wall of the gear 211.

[0033] By turning on the motor 209, the rotating shaft 210 is driven to rotate, and the rotating shaft 210 drives the gear 211 to rotate on the rack 212, and then the motor 209 drives the fixed plate 208 and the movable frame 201 to move, and the movable frame 201 drives the slide bar 203 and the scraper 204 to slide on the inner wall of the feed trough 1. Under the elastic force of the spring 206, the scraper 204 is in closer contact with the inner wall of the feed trough 1, and then the scraper 204 cleans the feed debris inside the feed trough 1 more thoroughly, and there is no need for manual cleaning, thereby improving the cleaning efficiency.

[0034] Embodiment 2

[0035] On the basis of the first embodiment, the discharge mechanism 3 includes a discharge part and an adjustment part. The discharge mechanism 3 is used to discharge feed or feed residues. The discharge part includes a fixed frame 301 fixedly installed on the right side of the feed trough 1. An outlet 308 is provided on the right side of the feed trough 1. A door panel 302 is rotatably installed on the right side of the feed trough 1 through a hinge 303. The adjustment part includes a fixed bar 304 fixedly installed on the right side of the door panel 302. The front and rear sides of the fixed bar 304 are respectively slidably connected to the front and rear inner walls of the fixed frame 301. A screw 305 is fixedly installed on the front side of the fixed bar 304. An arc groove 306 is provided on the front side of the fixed frame 301. The outer wall of the screw 305 is slidably connected to the inner wall of the arc groove 306. The outer wall of the screw 305 is threadedly connected to a butterfly nut 307.

[0036] By rotating the butterfly nut 307 and pulling the screw 305, the fixing bar 304 is driven to rotate, and the fixing bar 304 drives the door panel 302 to rotate, so that the door panel 302 can be opened, and the feed or feed crumbs in the feed trough 1 are discharged from the outlet 308 to the fixing frame 301, and then slide from the fixing frame 301 into the required collection bag, which is convenient and fast, not easy to spill, and improves the discharge quality.

[0037] When the utility model is in use, when it is necessary to clean the feed trough 1, the butterfly nut 307 is rotated, the screw rod 305 is pulled, and the fixed bar 304 is driven to rotate, and the fixed bar 304 drives the door plate 302 to rotate, so that the door plate 302 can be opened, and the motor 209 is turned on to drive the rotating shaft 210 to rotate, and the rotating shaft 210 drives the gear 211 to rotate on the rack 212, and then the motor 209 drives the fixed plate 208 and the movable frame 201 to move, and the movable frame 201 drives the sliding rod 203 and the scraper 204 to slide on the inner wall of the feed trough 1, and under the elastic force of the spring 206, the scraper 204 is in closer contact with the inner wall of the feed trough 1, and then the scraper 204 cleans the feed debris inside the feed trough 1 more thoroughly, and the scraper pushes the feed or feed debris in the feed trough 1 from the outlet 308 to the fixed frame 301, and slides from the fixed frame 301 into the required collection bag, which is convenient and fast, not easy to spill, and improves the discharge quality.

[0038] Those skilled in the art should understand that the discussion of any of the above embodiments is merely illustrative and is not intended to imply that the scope of the present invention (including the claims) is limited to these examples. Under the concept of the present invention, the technical features in the above embodiments or different embodiments may be combined, the steps may be implemented in any order, and there are many other variations of the different aspects of the present invention as described above, which are not provided in detail for the sake of simplicity.

[0039] The utility model is intended to cover all such substitutions, modifications and variations that fall within the broad scope of the appended claims. Therefore, any omissions, modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the utility model should be included in the scope of protection of the utility model.

Claims

1. A cattle feed trough, comprising a feed trough (1), characterized in that: Support frames (101) are fixedly mounted on the left and right sides of the feed trough (1), a scraping mechanism (2) is arranged inside the feed trough (1), and a discharge mechanism (3) is arranged on the right side of the feed trough (1); The scraping mechanism (2) comprises a scraping part and a moving part, and the scraping mechanism (2) is used to scrape feed residues on the inner wall of the feed trough (1); The discharge mechanism (3) comprises a discharge part and an adjustment part. The discharge mechanism (3) is used for discharging feed or feed residue. The discharge part comprises a fixed frame (301) fixedly mounted on the right side of the feed trough (1). The right side of the feed trough (1) is provided with an outlet (308). The right side of the feed trough (1) is rotatably mounted with a door panel (302) via a hinge (303). The adjustment part comprises a fixed bar (304) fixedly mounted on the right side of the door panel (302). The front and rear side surfaces of the fixed bar (304) are respectively slidably connected to the front and rear inner walls of the fixed frame (301). A screw rod (305) is fixedly mounted on the front side surface of the fixed bar (304). The front side surface of the fixed frame (301) is provided with an arc groove (306). The outer wall of the screw rod (305) is slidably connected to the inner wall of the arc groove (306). The outer wall of the screw rod (305) is threadedly connected to a butterfly nut (307).

2. A cattle feed trough according to claim 1, characterized in that: The scraping part comprises a movable frame (201), the front and rear sides of the feed trough (1) are provided with slide grooves (202), the outer walls at both ends of the movable frame (201) are respectively slidably connected with the inner walls of the two slide grooves (202), and two slide rods (203) are slidably installed on the top surface of the movable frame (201), and the upper ends of the two slide rods (203) are respectively fixedly installed with circular plates (205).

3. A cattle feed trough according to claim 2, characterized in that: A scraper (204) is fixedly mounted on the lower ends of the two slide bars (203), and the outer wall of the scraper (204) is slidably connected to the inner wall of the feed trough (1). Springs (206) are slidably mounted on the outer walls of the two slide bars (203), and the two ends of the two springs (206) are respectively fixedly connected to the top surface of the scraper (204) and the bottom surface of the moving frame (201). Two triangular plates (207) are fixedly mounted on the side surfaces of the two ends of the moving frame (201), and the side surfaces of the plurality of triangular plates (207) are respectively slidably connected to the inner walls of the two slide grooves (202).

4. A cattle feed trough according to claim 2, characterized in that: The moving part comprises a fixing plate (208) fixedly mounted on the front side of the moving frame (201); a motor (209) is fixedly mounted on the bottom surface of the fixing plate (208); a rotating shaft (210) is fixedly mounted on the output end of the motor (209); a gear (211) is fixedly sleeved on the outer wall of the lower end of the rotating shaft (210); a rack (212) is fixedly mounted on the front side of the feed trough (1); and the front side of the rack (212) is meshedly connected with the outer wall of the gear (211).