Automatic feeding machine

Abstract

The utility model provides an automatic feeding machine which comprises a machine box and a discharging mechanism, the discharging mechanism comprises a discharging shaft and a discharging driver used for driving the discharging shaft to rotate, the discharging shaft is installed in the machine box in a rotating mode, the discharging shaft is provided with a quantitative groove used for receiving feed, and the quantitative groove is connected with the discharging mechanism. A discharging port located above the discharging shaft and a discharging port located below the discharging shaft are formed in the machine box, and one end of the discharging shaft is connected with the discharging driver so that the quantitative groove can be driven by the discharging driver to receive materials from the discharging port and discharge the materials from the discharging port. The timed and quantitative fish and shrimp feeding device is simple in structure and convenient to use, timed and quantitative fish and shrimp feeding can be achieved, manpower is greatly liberated, and regular fish and shrimp feeding is guaranteed.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of breeding equipment, in particular to an automatic feeding machine. Background Art

[0002] Aquaculture is becoming increasingly common. Given the large size of aquaculture ponds, manual feeding of materials is limited in distance, making uniform distribution impossible. Excessive material residue can also pollute water quality. Furthermore, the haphazard nature of manual feeding can affect the growth rate of fish and shrimp, increase labor intensity, and increase labor costs. While automatic feeding devices are now available, these devices have fixed feed rates, lack flexibility, and deliver excessively large amounts at a time, wasting feed and polluting the water.

[0003] In view of this, the inventors of this case conducted in-depth research on the above-mentioned issues, which led to the creation of this case. Utility Model Content

[0004] The purpose of the utility model is to address the above shortcomings and provide an automatic feeding machine which has a simple structure, is easy to use, can realize automatic quantitative feeding of fish and shrimp, effectively avoids feed waste, and liberates manpower.

[0005] The solution adopted by the utility model to solve the technical problem is: an automatic feeding machine, including a chassis and a feeding mechanism, the feeding mechanism including a feeding shaft and a feeding driver for driving the feeding shaft to rotate, the feeding shaft is rotatably installed in the chassis, the feeding shaft is provided with a quantitative groove for receiving feed, the chassis is provided with a feeding port located above the feeding shaft and a discharge port located below the feeding shaft, one end of the feeding shaft is connected to the feeding driver so that when driven by the feeding driver, the quantitative groove receives feed from the feeding port and discharges feed from the discharge port.

[0006] Furthermore, in order to feed fish and shrimp in a quantitative manner and prevent feeding too much feed at one time, which would cause feed waste and water pollution; the quantitative groove is formed by a radial inward depression on the surface of the feed shaft, and there are several quantitative grooves, which are evenly distributed on the feed shaft along the circumference of the feed shaft.

[0007] Furthermore, in order to receive the material from the feed port and discharge it from the discharge port, and to ensure that the feed is always contained in the quantitative trough during the rotation of the feed shaft, an axial hole for installing the feed shaft is provided in the chassis, and the aperture of the axial hole is adapted to the axial diameter of the feed shaft to ensure that the feed is contained in the quantitative trough, and the feed port and the discharge port are both connected to the axial hole so that the quantitative trough receives the material from the feed port and discharges it from the discharge port.

[0008] Furthermore, in order to ensure that the discharge shaft is easy to disassemble and assemble, so as to facilitate maintenance and cleaning of the feeding machine; the discharge drive is installed in the chassis and is located on one side of the shaft hole, and the chassis is provided with a first mounting hole on the other side of the shaft hole for the discharge shaft to be inserted into the shaft hole, and one end of the discharge shaft is provided with a first keyway for transmission connection with the discharge drive, and the other end of the discharge shaft is provided with a first shaft head, and the diameter of the first shaft head is larger than the aperture of the first mounting hole so that the discharge shaft can be limitedly installed in the shaft hole, and a first flange is provided on the chassis around the first mounting hole, and a first protective cover is provided on the first flange, and a locking screw is provided on the first protective cover, and an L-shaped lock groove is provided on the first protective cover for clamping the locking screw to thereby install the first protective cover on the first flange.

[0009] Furthermore, in order to transfer the feed in the hopper to the discharge shaft in batches and avoid all the feed piling up on the discharge shaft, causing excessive load on the discharge shaft; the automatic feeding machine also includes a feeding mechanism located above the discharge mechanism, and the feeding mechanism includes a hopper, a feed shaft and a feed driver. The hopper is arranged above the feed shaft, and a number of blades are evenly distributed radially on the feed shaft. One end of the feed shaft is connected to the feed driver so that the feed in the hopper can be rotated in batches and delivered to the discharge mechanism under the drive of the feed driver.

[0010] Furthermore, in order to transfer the feed in the hopper to the discharge shaft in batches; a feed chamber located above the discharge port is provided in the chassis, and the feed shaft is installed in the feed chamber. The upper side surface of the feed chamber is an arc-shaped surface, and the diameter of the arc-shaped surface is adapted to the diameter of the blade. The discharge port is an inverted triangle structure, and the upper diameter of the discharge port is the same as the width of the feed chamber, and the lower diameter of the discharge port is the same as the width of the quantitative slot.

[0011] Furthermore, in order to ensure that the feed shaft is easy to disassemble and assemble, so as to facilitate the maintenance and cleaning of the feeding machine; the feed driver is installed in the chassis and is located on one side of the feed cavity, and the chassis is provided with a second mounting hole on the other side of the feed cavity for the feed shaft to be inserted into the feed cavity, and one end of the feed shaft is provided with a second keyway for transmission connection with the feed driver, and the other end of the feed shaft is provided with a second shaft head, and the diameter of the second shaft head is larger than the aperture of the second mounting hole so that the feed shaft can be limitedly installed in the feed cavity, and a second flange is provided on the chassis around the second mounting hole, and a second protective cover is provided on the second flange.

[0012] Furthermore, in order to achieve timed feeding of fish and shrimp, liberate manpower and improve efficiency; the automatic feeding machine also includes a timing mechanism, the timing mechanism includes a control module, a timing module and a power supply, the power supply is connected to the control module and the timing module to supply power to the control module and the timing module, the timing module is connected to the controller, and the control module is connected to the feeding driver to control the feeding driver to drive the feeding shaft to rotate according to the time set by the timing module to feed the fish and shrimp on time.

[0013] Furthermore, in order to prevent feed dust from entering the electrical components and affecting their operation, an installation cavity for sealing and installing electrical components is provided in the chassis, the installation cavity ring is arranged on the outer periphery of the feed cavity, the timing mechanism is arranged in the installation cavity, and a control panel is also provided on the chassis, which is connected to the control module.

[0014] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following advantages: the present invention has a simple structure and is easy to use, and can realize timed and quantitative feeding of fish and shrimp, which greatly liberates manpower while ensuring the regular feeding of fish and shrimp. Specifically, the structure of the quantitative trough can realize the single-time delivery of a small amount of feed, and then set the feeding time and feeding frequency through the timing mechanism. For example, the feed discharge shaft rotates once every 30 seconds, and the quantitative feed is delivered at intervals to ensure that the feed delivered at a single time is fully eaten by the fish before the next feeding, thereby greatly avoiding the waste of feed caused by the fish not eating in time when too much feed is delivered at one time, and the pollution of the water body caused by the dissolution of feed. In addition, the installation structure of the feed discharge shaft and the feed shaft is simple and easy to disassemble, which is convenient for cleaning and maintenance. In addition, the first protective cover and the second protective cover are provided on the chassis to ensure the normal operation of the equipment. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments:

[0016] Figure 1 It is a structural diagram of the utility model;

[0017] Figure 2 This is a cross-sectional view of the structure of the utility model Figure 1 ;

[0018] Figure 3 This is a cross-sectional view of the structure of the utility model Figure 2 .

[0019] In the figure: chassis 1; feed port 11; discharge port 12; feed chamber 13; installation chamber 14; feed shaft 2; metering slot 21; feed drive 3; first protective cover 4; second protective cover 5; hopper 6; feed shaft 7; blade 71; feed drive 8; control panel 9. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0020] The following is a detailed description of the present invention in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments:

[0021] Specific embodiment: Figure 1-3 As shown, this embodiment provides an automatic feeding machine, including a chassis 1 and a feeding mechanism, the feeding mechanism including a feeding shaft 2 and a feeding driver 3 for driving the feeding shaft 2 to rotate, the feeding shaft 2 is rotatably installed in the chassis 1, and the feeding shaft 2 is provided with a quantitative trough 21 for receiving feed, the chassis 1 is provided with a feeding port 11 above the feeding shaft 2 and a discharge port 12 below the feeding shaft 2, one end of the feeding shaft 2 is connected to the feeding driver 3 so that when the feeding driver 3 drives the quantitative trough 21 to receive the feed from the feeding port 11 and discharge the feed from the discharge port 12.

[0022] In this embodiment, in order to feed fish and shrimp in a quantitative manner and prevent too much feed from being fed at one time, which would cause feed waste and water pollution, the quantitative groove 21 is formed by a radial inward depression on the surface of the discharge shaft 2. There are several quantitative grooves 21, and the several quantitative grooves 21 are evenly distributed on the discharge shaft 2 along the circumference of the discharge shaft 2.

[0023] In this embodiment, in order to receive the material from the feed port 11 and discharge it from the discharge port 12, and to ensure that the feed is always contained in the metering groove 21 during the rotation of the feed shaft 2; an axial hole for installing the feed shaft 2 is provided in the chassis 1, and the aperture of the axial hole is adapted to the axial diameter of the feed shaft 2 to ensure that the feed is contained in the metering groove 21, and the feed port 11 and the discharge port 12 are both communicated with the axial hole so that the metering groove 21 receives the material from the feed port 11 and discharges it from the discharge port 12.

[0024] The cam is provided with a first locking screw which is provided on the first flange and a second locking screw which is provided on the second flange to lock the first locking cam.

[0025] In this embodiment, in order to transfer the feed in the silo 6 to the discharge shaft 2 in batches and avoid all the feed piling up on the discharge shaft 2, causing the discharge shaft 2 to be overloaded; the automatic feeding machine also includes a feeding mechanism located above the discharge mechanism, and the feeding mechanism includes a silo 6, a feeding shaft 7 and a feeding driver 8. The silo 6 is arranged above the feeding shaft 7, and a plurality of blades 71 are radially distributed on the feeding shaft 7. One end of the feeding shaft 7 is connected to the feeding driver 8 so that the feed in the silo 6 can be rotated in batches and delivered to the discharge mechanism under the drive of the feeding driver 8.

[0026] In this embodiment, in order to transfer the feed in the silo 6 to the discharge shaft 2 in batches; a feed chamber 13 located above the discharge port 11 is provided in the chassis 1, and the feed shaft 7 is installed in the feed chamber 13. The upper side surface of the feed chamber 13 is an arc-shaped surface, and the diameter of the arc-shaped surface is adapted to the diameter of the blade 71. The discharge port 11 is an inverted triangle structure, and the upper diameter of the discharge port 11 is the same as the width of the feed chamber 13, and the lower diameter of the discharge port 11 is the same as the width of the quantitative groove 21.

[0027] In this embodiment, in order to ensure that the feed shaft 7 is easy to disassemble and assemble, so as to facilitate the maintenance and cleaning of the feeding machine; the feed driver 8 is installed in the chassis 1 and is located on one side of the feed chamber 13, and the chassis 1 is provided with a second mounting hole on the other side of the feed chamber 13 for inserting the feed shaft 7 into the feed chamber 13, and one end of the feed shaft 7 is provided with a second keyway for transmission connection with the feed driver 8, and the other end of the feed shaft 7 is provided with a second shaft head, and the diameter of the second shaft head is larger than the aperture of the second mounting hole so that the feed shaft 7 can be limitedly installed in the feed chamber 13, and a second flange is provided on the chassis 1 around the second mounting hole, and a second protective cover 5 is provided on the second flange.

[0028] In this embodiment, in order to realize the timed feeding of fish and shrimp, liberate manpower and improve efficiency; the automatic feeding machine also includes a timing mechanism, the timing mechanism includes a control module, a timing module and a power supply, the power supply is connected to the control module and the timing module to supply power to the control module and the timing module, the timing module is connected to the controller, and the control module is connected to the discharge driver 3 to control the discharge driver 3 to drive the discharge shaft 2 to rotate and feed the fish and shrimp at a scheduled time according to the time set by the timing module.

[0029] In this embodiment, in order to prevent feed dust from entering the electrical components and affecting their operation, an installation cavity 14 for sealing and installing electrical components is provided in the chassis 1. The installation cavity 14 is arranged around the outer periphery of the feed cavity 13, and the timing mechanism is arranged in the installation cavity 14. A control panel 9 is also provided on the chassis 1, and the control panel 9 is connected to the control module.

[0030] The utility model has a simple structure and is easy to use. It can realize the timed and quantitative feeding of fish and shrimp, greatly liberating manpower while ensuring the regular feeding of fish and shrimp. Specifically, the structure of the quantitative trough 21 can realize the single feeding of a small amount of feed, and then set the feeding time and feeding frequency through the timing mechanism. For example, the discharge shaft 2 rotates once every 30 seconds, and the quantitative feed is fed at intervals to ensure that the feed fed at a single time is fully eaten by the fish before the next feeding, thereby greatly avoiding the waste of feed caused by feeding too much feed at one time and the failure of the fish to bite it in time, and the pollution of the water body caused by the dissolution of feed. In addition, the discharge shaft 2 and the feed shaft 7 have a simple installation structure and are easy to disassemble, which is convenient for cleaning and maintenance. In addition, the first protective cover 4 and the second protective cover 5 are provided on the chassis 1 to ensure the normal operation of the equipment.

[0031] The above description is merely an embodiment of the present invention and does not limit the scope of patent protection of the present invention. Any equivalent structure or equivalent process transformation made by using the contents of the description and drawings of the present invention, or directly or indirectly applied in other related technical fields, are also included in the scope of patent protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. An automatic feeding machine, characterized in that: It includes a chassis and a feeding mechanism, the feeding mechanism includes a feeding shaft and a feeding driver for driving the feeding shaft to rotate, the feeding shaft is rotatably installed in the chassis, the feeding shaft is provided with a quantitative groove for receiving feed, the chassis is provided with a feeding port located above the feeding shaft and a discharge port located below the feeding shaft, one end of the feeding shaft is connected to the feeding driver so that when the feeding driver drives the quantitative groove to receive the feed from the feeding port and discharge the feed from the discharge port.

2. The automatic feeding machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The quantitative groove is formed by the surface of the blanking shaft being concave radially inwards. There are a plurality of the quantitative grooves, which are evenly distributed on the blanking shaft along the circumference of the blanking shaft.

3. The automatic feeding machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The chassis is provided with an axial hole for installing a feed shaft, the aperture of the axial hole is adapted to the axial diameter of the feed shaft to ensure that the feed is received in the quantitative trough, and the feed port and the discharge port are both connected to the axial hole so that the quantitative trough receives the feed from the feed port and discharges the feed from the discharge port.

4. The automatic feeding machine according to claim 3, characterized in that: The blanking drive is installed in the chassis and is located on one side of the shaft hole. The chassis is provided with a first mounting hole on the other side of the shaft hole for the blanking shaft to be inserted into the shaft hole. One end of the blanking shaft is provided with a first keyway for transmission connection with the blanking drive. The other end of the blanking shaft is provided with a first shaft head. The diameter of the first shaft head is larger than the aperture of the first mounting hole so that the blanking shaft can be limited and installed in the shaft hole. The chassis is provided with a first flange around the first mounting hole. The first flange is covered with a first protective cover. The first flange is provided with a locking screw. The first protective cover is provided with an L-shaped lock groove for clamping the locking screw to install the first protective cover on the first flange.

5. The automatic feeding machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The automatic feeding machine also includes a feeding mechanism located above the discharge mechanism, and the feeding mechanism includes a hopper, a feeding shaft and a feeding driver. The hopper is arranged above the feeding shaft, and a plurality of blades are evenly distributed radially on the feeding shaft. One end of the feeding shaft is connected to the feeding driver so that the feed in the hopper can be rotated in batches and fed to the discharge mechanism under the drive of the feeding driver.

6. The automatic feeding machine according to claim 5, characterized in that: A feed chamber located above the discharge port is provided in the chassis, and the feed shaft is installed in the feed chamber. The upper side surface of the feed chamber is an arc-shaped surface, and the diameter of the arc-shaped surface is adapted to the diameter of the blade. The discharge port is an inverted triangle structure, and the upper diameter of the discharge port is the same as the width of the feed chamber, and the lower diameter of the discharge port is the same as the width of the quantitative groove.

7. The automatic feeding machine according to claim 6, characterized in that: The feed drive is installed in the chassis and is located on one side of the feed cavity. The chassis is provided with a second mounting hole on the other side of the feed cavity for inserting the feed shaft into the feed cavity. One end of the feed shaft is provided with a second keyway for transmission connection with the feed drive. The other end of the feed shaft is provided with a second shaft head. The diameter of the second shaft head is larger than the aperture of the second mounting hole so that the feed shaft can be limitedly installed in the feed cavity. A second flange is provided on the chassis around the second mounting hole, and a second protective cover is provided on the second flange.

8. The automatic feeding machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The automatic feeding machine also includes a timing mechanism, which includes a control module, a timing module and a power supply. The power supply is connected to the control module and the timing module to supply power to the control module and the timing module. The timing module is connected to the controller. The control module is connected to the feeding driver to control the feeding driver to drive the feeding shaft to rotate and feed fish and shrimps at a scheduled time according to the time set by the timing module.

9. The automatic feeding machine according to claim 8, characterized in that: The chassis is provided with an installation cavity for sealing and installing electrical components. The installation cavity ring is arranged on the outer periphery of the feed cavity. The timing mechanism is arranged in the installation cavity. The chassis is also provided with a control panel, and the control panel is connected to the control module.

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