Egg association device

Abstract

A poultry egg association device comprises a mounting frame, a poultry nest mechanism is arranged on one side of the mounting frame, an egg storage mechanism is arranged on the other side of the mounting frame, an egg inlet is formed in the side edge of the egg storage mechanism, an egg outlet is formed in the side edge of the poultry nest mechanism, and the egg outlet is matched with the egg inlet; a poultry egg pushing mechanism is arranged in the poultry nest mechanism, and the poultry egg pushing mechanism pushes poultry eggs into the egg storage mechanism through the egg outlet and the egg inlet; a U-shaped shielding fence is arranged at the top of the poultry nest mechanism, and the opening side of the shielding fence is far away from the egg storage mechanism; a female poultry blocking mechanism is arranged on the opening side of the shielding fence; and a female poultry data reading module is arranged at the bottom of the poultry nest mechanism.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of breeding equipment, in particular to an egg-related device. Background Art

[0002] In poultry breeding, variety selection and breeding is of utmost importance. The quality of breeding poultry is related to the production performance of the offspring produced and the production effect invested by producers. Taking the breeding of geese as an example, breeding geese are the basis of the entire goose breeding industry. Through the family selection of breeding geese, individuals with excellent development are selected, and their excellent development qualities are passed on to the offspring, thereby improving the production performance and economic benefits of commercial geese. For breeding geese using family selection, usually every 6 individuals form a family pen. The mating ratio is grouped according to the female-male ratio of 5:1. The eggs produced are retained according to each pen, numbered on the breeding eggs, and each family is hatched separately during incubation. They are placed in the hatching tray according to each family number, and there should be obvious marks between each family to prevent confusion between each family during the transfer to the hatching tray. When candling, the infertile eggs and dead eggs of each family should be taken out separately and recorded to facilitate the statistics of the fertilization rate and embryo mortality rate between each family. When transferring to the hatching tray, they are placed in a separate hatching tray in units of families.

[0003] In the prior art, there are technologies such as RFID-based breeding goose identification technology, camera image recognition technology, egg inkjet coding technology, and automation and Internet of Things technology, which can realize the association between breeding goose individuals and eggs automatically or semi-automatically, but all have the following deficiencies:

[0004] 1. Geese are waterfowl. Whether it is large-scale breeding or family selection and breeding, the water pool activity field is one of the necessary infrastructure facilities. As a result, the egg-laying nests (boxes, devices) are dirty after a period of time. After geese lay eggs, they have a natural hatching behavior, and they constantly adjust the position of the eggs under their bodies with their beaks after laying eggs, which leads to the eggs being dirty. QR code recognition belongs to image recognition technology. The arc-shaped surface of goose eggs results in a small size of the QR code sprayed on the eggs. If the goose eggs are relatively dirty, the sprayed QR code will be difficult to recognize or even unrecognizable. In view of the fact that the surface of goose eggs is often contaminated with impurities such as sludge and feces, in order to ensure the recognition effect after coding, the existing devices will clean and dry the eggs before coding. However, the cleaning process will damage the original ecology of the surface of the breeding eggs, affect the air permeability of the eggshell of the breeding eggs and increase the possibility of bacterial infection, thereby affecting the yield rate of good-quality breeding eggs. At the same time, each family pen is equipped with a set of character inkjet coding equipment, as well as egg cleaning and drying equipment for ensuring clear coding, and the overall equipment cost is high.

[0005] 2. By designing the size of the goose egg collection trough, the goose eggs are arranged in the order of production time. Then, based on the serial numbers of the breeding geese that enter the egg-laying device to lay eggs in sequence according to the collection records, the serial numbers are manually written on the goose eggs in order to establish the association between individual breeding geese and eggs. The accuracy of this method is based on the time-sequential records of the egg-laying breeding geese and the order of the eggs in the collection trough. However, not every breeding goose that enters the egg-laying device will lay eggs, and there are strict requirements for the egg-picking procedures of the workers. Any disorder in either of the two will lead to inaccurate association results.

[0006] 3. The associated device has relatively scattered components, a large overall volume, inconvenient transportation, and also requires a large site area during use. Utility Model Content

[0007] In view of the deficiencies of the prior art, the present utility model provides an egg association device with a simple structure, low cost, no damage to the original ecology of the eggs, a highly restored original poultry nest, no increase in the cost of manual egg collection, and the realization of a one-to-one association between female poultry and eggs. The specific technical solutions are as follows:

[0008] An egg association device includes a mounting frame (1). On one side of the mounting frame (1), a poultry nest mechanism (2) is provided, and on the other side, a egg storage mechanism (3) is provided. An egg inlet (301) is opened on the side of the egg storage mechanism (3), and an egg outlet (201) is opened on the side of the poultry nest mechanism (2). The egg outlet (201) cooperates with the egg inlet (301).

[0009] An egg pushing mechanism (4) is provided in the poultry nest mechanism (2). The egg pushing mechanism (4) pushes the eggs through the egg outlet (201) and the egg inlet (301) into the egg storage mechanism (3).

[0010] A U-shaped shielding fence (5) is provided at the top of the poultry nest mechanism (2). The opening side of the shielding fence (5) faces away from the egg storage mechanism (3).

[0011] A female poultry blocking mechanism (6) is provided on the opening side of the shielding fence (5).

[0012] A female poultry data reading module (7) is provided at the bottom of the poultry nest mechanism (2).

[0013] As an optimization: The poultry nest mechanism (2) is provided with a conical nest baffle (202). The lower part of the nest baffle (202) is an open structure, and an egg outlet (201) is opened on the side. A bottom plate (203) is correspondingly provided at the lower part of the nest baffle (202), and the female poultry data reading module (7) is provided at the bottom of the bottom plate (203).

[0014] As an optimization: The egg pushing mechanism (4) is provided with an arc-shaped egg pushing frame (401), and the inner arc surface of the egg pushing frame (401) is arranged opposite to the egg inlet (301);

[0015] The egg pushing frame (401) is slidably connected to the lower part of the mounting frame (1) through a track. A screw mounting seat (402) and a motor mounting seat (403) are arranged on the side of the mounting frame (1), and the screw mounting seat (402) and the motor mounting seat (403) are respectively close to the female poultry blocking mechanism (6) and the egg storage mechanism (3);

[0016] A motor (404) is fixedly installed in the motor mounting seat (403). The output end of the motor (404) is connected with a screw (405), and the other end of the screw (405) is rotatably connected to the screw mounting seat (402). A nut connecting block (406) is sleeved on the screw (405), and the nut connecting block (406) is connected to the side of the egg pushing frame (401);

[0017] A first proximity switch and a second proximity switch are respectively arranged near the screw mounting seat (402) and the motor mounting seat (403), and the first proximity switch and the second proximity switch are respectively matched with the nut connecting block (406).

[0018] As an optimization: The egg storage mechanism (3) is provided with a rectangular egg storage groove (302). One end of the egg storage groove (302) is provided with an egg inlet (301). One end of the top of the egg storage groove (302) is provided with a baffle (303), and the other end is a picking egg opening with an open structure. An observation through hole (304) is opened in the baffle (303), and a pressure sensor module (305) is arranged at the bottom of the egg storage groove (302).

[0019] As an optimization: A cushion is arranged on the upper surface of the bottom plate (203), and the cushion is one or more of corn leaves, cattail grass, bionic thatch pads or fabrics.

[0020] As an optimization: A control unit is further provided. The control unit is provided with a control module. The data input end of the control module is respectively connected with a female poultry data reading module (7), a first proximity switch, a second proximity switch and a pressure sensor. The communication end is connected with a communication module. The display end is connected with an egg information display module. The control end is respectively connected with the motor (404) and the control motor of the female poultry blocking mechanism (6).

[0021] The beneficial effects of the utility model are as follows: The one-to-one association between the female poultry and the eggs is realized. The poultry nest of the device adopts a structure with a conical bottom opening, and together with the bottom plate and the cushion, it can simulate and restore the appearance of the original ecological egg-laying nest of poultry, and solve the problem that poultry are reluctant to nest under the existing technical solutions;

[0022] The device has a simple structure and realizes movement by controlling the motor, reducing costs and the probability of errors. While realizing the association of poultry eggs, the device adopts modules such as pressure sensor modules to automatically collect the weights of poultry eggs to adapt to the high-humidity and high-dust environment of poultry farms, further reducing the probability of errors and inaccuracies of the device. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0023] Figure 1 It is a flow chart for the processing of poultry egg association of the present utility model;

[0024] Figure 2 It is a flow chart for picking eggs to obtain poultry egg information of the present utility model;

[0025] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the control system of the present utility model;

[0026] Figure 4 It is a schematic structural diagram of the present utility model.

[0027] Figure 5 It is a top view of the present utility model;

[0028] Figure 6 It is a schematic diagram of the bottom structure of the present utility model;

[0029] Figure 7 It is a schematic structural diagram of the egg pusher frame in the present utility model. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

[0030] The following elaborates on the preferred embodiments of the present utility model in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, so that the advantages and features of the present utility model can be more easily understood by those skilled in the art, thereby making the scope of protection of the present utility model more clearly defined.

[0031] As Figure 1 shown: A method for associating poultry eggs, where a process of one-time poultry egg association processing is as follows:

[0032] S1: The high-frequency RFID reading and writing module performs the action of reading RFID.

[0033] S2: Determine whether the RFID reading and writing module has read the RFID data r in the foot ring of the female poultry. If so, go to S4; otherwise, go to S3.

[0034] S3: Hibernate for time T1 and go to S1.

[0035] S4: Obtain and record the value Wb of the current pressure sensor, and record the current system time as the brooding time Tb of the female poultry.

[0036] S5: Hibernate for time T2.

[0037] S6: The RFID reading and writing module performs the RFID reading action.

[0038] S7: Determine whether the RFID reading and writing module has read the RFID data r in the female poultry leg ring. If so, go to S5; otherwise, go to S8.

[0039] S8: Record the current system time as the time Te when the female poultry leaves the poultry house.

[0040] S9: Determine whether the duration of the female poultry in the poultry house (Te - Tb) is greater than T3. If so, go to S10; otherwise, go to S1.

[0041] S10: Start the fence door servo in the female poultry prevention mechanism, lower the fence door, and prevent other female poultry from entering the poultry house.

[0042] S11: The motor in the egg pushing mechanism rotates, driving the egg pushing rack to move towards the egg outlet of the poultry house mechanism.

[0043] S12: Determine whether the second limit switch has a trigger signal. If so, go to S13; otherwise, go to S11.

[0044] S13: The motor in the egg pushing mechanism rotates in the reverse direction, driving the egg pushing rack to move in the initial direction.

[0045] S14: Determine whether the first limit switch has a trigger signal. If so, go to S15; otherwise, go to S13.

[0046] S15: The egg pushing mechanism stops rotating.

[0047] S16: Start the fence door servo of the female poultry prevention mechanism, raise the fence door, and allow the female poultry to enter the poultry house.

[0048] S17: Record the value We of the current pressure sensor.

[0049] S18: Determine whether the change amount of the pressure sensor value (We - Wb) is greater than W. If so, go to S19; otherwise, go to S20.

[0050] S19: Write the device ID, the RFID value r of the female poultry leg ring, the time Tb when the female poultry enters the nest, the time Te when the female poultry leaves the nest, and the egg weight (value: We - Wb) into the egg production information queue.

[0051] S20: An egg association processing process ends.

[0052] As Figure 2 shown: The process of picking up eggs to obtain egg information:

[0053] S1: Determine whether the human body sensing module senses a person. If so, go to S2; otherwise, go to S1.

[0054] S2: Read and record the value Wb of the current pressure sensor.

[0055] S3: Determine whether the egg production information queue is empty. If it is not empty, go to S4; otherwise, go to S10.

[0056] S4: Read the egg weight information w in the head element of the egg production information queue.

[0057] S5: The display module displays the QR code of the head element information. The QR code information includes the device ID, the RFID value r of the female poultry leg ring, the brooding time Tb of the female poultry, the leaving time Te of the female poultry from the nest, and the egg weight (value: We - Wb).

[0058] S6: The worker uses the mobile application to scan the QR code to obtain the egg production information. The egg production information is sent to the cloud server for subsequent breeding process processing of breeding poultry, and the egg is picked up.

[0059] S7: Read and record the value We of the current pressure sensor.

[0060] S8: Determine whether the change amount (Wb - We) of the front and rear values of the pressure sensor is equal to w. If it is, go to S9; otherwise, go to S1.

[0061] S9: The head element of the egg production information queue dequeues, and transfer to S1.

[0062] S10: The display module displays that there is no poultry egg information currently.

[0063] S11: The process of obtaining poultry egg information by picking eggs once ends.

[0064] As Figures 4 to 7 shown: The device for the above-mentioned poultry egg association method includes a rectangular mounting frame 1. On one side inside the length direction of the mounting frame 1, a poultry nest mechanism 2 is provided, and on the other side, a egg storage mechanism 3 is provided. An egg inlet 301 is opened on the side of the egg storage mechanism 3, and an egg outlet 201 is opened on the side of the poultry nest mechanism 2. The egg outlet 201 cooperates with the egg inlet 301; A poultry egg pushing mechanism 4 is provided in the poultry nest mechanism 2, and the poultry egg pushing mechanism 4 pushes the poultry egg into the egg storage mechanism 3 through the egg outlet 201 and the egg inlet 301; A U-shaped shielding fence 5 is provided on the top of the poultry nest mechanism 2, and the opening side of the shielding fence 5 is far from the egg storage mechanism 3; A female poultry blocking mechanism 6 is provided on the opening side of the shielding fence 5, and the female poultry blocking mechanism 6 is composed of a fence and a control motor; A female poultry data reading module 7 is provided at the bottom of the poultry nest mechanism 2.

[0065] Among them, the poultry nest mechanism 2 is provided with a conical nest baffle 202. The lower part of the nest baffle 202 is an open structure, and an egg outlet 201 is provided on the side. A bottom plate 203 is correspondingly arranged below the nest baffle 202, and the female poultry data reading module 7 is arranged at the bottom of the bottom plate 203. The female poultry data reading module 7 is specifically an RFID reading and writing module.

[0066] The egg pushing mechanism 4 is provided with an arc-shaped egg pushing frame 401. The inner arc surface of the egg pushing frame 401 is arranged opposite to the egg inlet 301; the egg pushing frame 401 is slidably connected to the lower part of the mounting frame (1) through two tracks. A screw mounting seat 402 and a motor mounting seat 403 are arranged on the side of the mounting frame 1, and the screw mounting seat 402 and the motor mounting seat 403 are respectively close to the female poultry blocking mechanism 6 and the egg storage mechanism 3.

[0067] A motor 404 is fixedly installed in the motor mounting seat 403. The output end of the motor 404 is connected with a screw 405. The other end of the screw 405 is rotatably connected to the screw mounting seat 402. A nut connecting block 406 is sleeved on the screw 405, and the nut connecting block 406 is fixedly connected to the side of the egg pushing frame 401.

[0068] In the mounting frame 1, a first proximity switch and a second proximity switch are respectively arranged near the screw mounting seat 402 and the motor mounting seat 403, and the first proximity switch and the second proximity switch are respectively matched with the nut connecting block 406.

[0069] The egg storage mechanism 3 is provided with a rectangular egg storage tank 302. An egg inlet 301 is arranged at one end of the egg storage tank 302. A baffle 303 is arranged at the top end of the egg storage tank 302, and the other end is a picking egg opening with an open structure. An observation through hole 304 is opened in the baffle 303, and a pressure sensor module (305) is arranged on the bottom surface of the egg storage tank (302).

[0070] A cushion is arranged on the upper surface of the bottom plate 203, and the cushion is one or more of corn leaves, cattail grass, bionic thatch pads or fabrics.

[0071] As Figure 3 shown: A control unit is also provided. The control unit is provided with a control module. The data input end of the control module is respectively connected with the female poultry data reading module 7, the first proximity switch, the second proximity switch and the pressure sensor. The communication end is connected with a communication module, the display end is connected with an egg information display module, and the control end is respectively connected with the motor 404 and the control motor of the female poultry blocking mechanism 6.

[0072] Further, the N poultry egg association devices communicate with the cloud server through the host computer, sending the egg production information and device abnormality information of the poultry egg association devices to the cloud server. The mobile application sends the egg picking information to the cloud server and obtains the egg production information and abnormality information of the device from the cloud server.

[0073] Further, an egg production information table is stored and maintained in the poultry egg association device at the same time. The egg production information table includes an egg production information ID, specifically the primary key, unique, device ID, mother poultry leg ring RFID, time of entering the poultry nest, time of leaving the poultry nest, recorded as the egg production time, egg weight, 0 indicating no egg production, status, no egg production, egg production, egg picking, egg picking time, upload status, not uploaded, uploaded, upload time. The data in the egg production information table can be uploaded to the host computer and the cloud server through the communication module for subsequent breeding process processing of breeding poultry.

[0074] The cloud server stores and manages the egg picking information table. The egg picking information table includes an egg picking information ID, the primary key, unique, device ID, mother poultry leg ring RFID, time of entering the poultry nest, time of leaving the poultry nest, recorded as the egg production time, egg weight, egg picking time, worker ID.

[0075] The cloud server stores and maintains the egg production information table generated by the poultry egg association device and the egg picking information table submitted by the mobile application at the same time. The data items "device ID, mother poultry leg ring RFID, time of entering the poultry nest, time of leaving the poultry nest, recorded as the egg production time, egg weight, 0 indicating no egg production, egg picking time" in the egg production information table and the egg picking information table are the same, mainly used to ensure the normal storage of data in case of communication abnormalities between the poultry egg association device or the host computer, and to verify whether the worker picks eggs normally.

Claims

1. An egg-related device, comprising a mounting bracket (1), characterized in that: On one side of the mounting frame (1), a poultry nest mechanism (2) is provided, and on the other side, an egg storage mechanism (3) is provided. An egg inlet (301) is formed on the side of the egg storage mechanism (3), and an egg outlet (201) is formed on the side of the poultry nest mechanism (2). The egg outlet (201) cooperates with the egg inlet (301). A poultry egg pushing mechanism (4) is arranged in the poultry nest mechanism (2). The poultry egg pushing mechanism (4) pushes the poultry eggs into the egg storage mechanism (3) through the egg outlet (201) and the egg inlet (301). A U-shaped shielding fence (5) is arranged on the top of the poultry nest mechanism (2), and the opening side of the shielding fence (5) is far away from the egg storage mechanism (3). A female poultry blocking mechanism (6) is arranged on the opening side of the shielding fence (5). A female poultry data reading module (7) is arranged at the bottom of the poultry nest mechanism (2).

2. The egg-related device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The poultry nest mechanism (2) is provided with a conical nest baffle (202). The lower part of the nest baffle (202) is an open structure, and an egg outlet (201) is formed on the side. A bottom plate (203) is correspondingly arranged below the lower part of the nest baffle (202), and the female poultry data reading module (7) is arranged at the bottom of the bottom plate (203).

3. The egg-related device according to claim 1, wherein: The poultry egg pushing mechanism (4) is provided with an arc-shaped egg pushing frame (401), and the inner arc surface of the egg pushing frame (401) is arranged opposite to the egg inlet (301). The egg pushing frame (401) is slidably connected to the lower part of the mounting frame (1) through a track. A screw mounting seat (402) and a motor mounting seat (403) are arranged on the side of the mounting frame (1), and the screw mounting seat (402) and the motor mounting seat (403) are respectively close to the female poultry blocking mechanism (6) and the egg storage mechanism (3). A motor (404) is fixedly installed in the motor mounting seat (403). The output end of the motor (404) is connected with a screw (405). The other end of the screw (405) is rotatably connected to the screw mounting seat (402). A nut connecting block (406) is sleeved on the screw (405), and the nut connecting block (406) is connected to the side of the egg pushing frame (401). A first proximity switch and a second proximity switch are respectively arranged near the screw mounting seat (402) and the motor mounting seat (403), and the first proximity switch and the second proximity switch cooperate with the nut connecting block (406) respectively.

4. The egg-related device according to claim 1, wherein: The egg storage mechanism (3) is provided with a rectangular egg storage tank (302). One end of the egg storage tank (302) is provided with an egg inlet (301). One end of the top of the egg storage tank (302) is provided with a baffle (303), and the other end is a picking egg opening with an open structure. An observation through hole (304) is formed in the baffle (303), and a pressure sensor module (305) is arranged at the bottom of the egg storage tank (302).

5. The egg-related device according to claim 2, wherein: A cushion is arranged on the upper surface of the bottom plate (203), and the cushion is one or more of corn leaves, cattail grass, bionic thatch pads or fabrics.

6. The egg-related device according to claim 1, wherein: A control unit is further provided. The control unit is provided with a control module. The data input ends of the control module are respectively connected to a female poultry data reading module (7), a first proximity switch, a second proximity switch and a pressure sensor. The communication end is connected to a communication module. The display end is connected to a poultry egg information display module. The control ends are respectively connected to a motor (404) and a control motor of a female poultry blocking mechanism (6).

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