Sow and piglet captive breeding device

By combining sound sensors and lifting mechanisms, the problem of sows crushing piglets has been solved, providing a safe penning environment, realizing automatic feeding and heat preservation functions, and improving the health and growth efficiency of sows and piglets.

CN223515498UActive Publication Date: 2025-11-07HAINAN JIANGYUE BREEDING PIG BREEDING CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202422057322.1
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-08-23
Publication Date
2025-11-07
Estimated Expiration
2034-08-23

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Technical Problem

Sows are prone to crushing piglets while nursing, and existing devices cannot rescue them in time, resulting in piglet injuries. In addition, the limited space for sows and piglets to move around affects their healthy growth.

Method used

The system uses a sound sensor to detect the piglets' cries. When the sound reaches a preset decibel level, the controller activates the lifting mechanism to lift the sow, rescue the crushed piglets, and restrict the sow's range of motion with a limit frame to prevent further injury.

Benefits of technology

Timely rescue of crushed piglets prevents injury, ensures healthy growth of piglets, provides controllable activity space, realizes automatic feeding and heat preservation functions, and reduces human intervention.

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Abstract

The utility model provides a sow and piglet captive breeding device which comprises a bottom plate, a controller and a limiting frame, side plates are oppositely arranged on the two sides of the bottom plate, a U-shaped rod is arranged at one end of the bottom plate, front surrounding plates are oppositely arranged on the two sides of the U-shaped rod, a rear surrounding plate is arranged at the other end of the bottom plate, a sliding door is arranged on the rear surrounding plate, a feeding trough is arranged on the U-shaped rod, and an automatic feeding mechanism is arranged above the feeding trough. A sound sensor is arranged on the side face of each stand column, a sliding groove is formed in each stand column, a lead screw is rotationally arranged in each sliding groove and is in driving connection with a motor, the lower half portion of each lead screw is provided with threads and is in threaded connection with a movable block, the upper half portion of each lead screw is a polished rod and is slidably provided with a sliding block, and the movable blocks and the sliding blocks are rotationally connected with a limiting frame through hydraulic rods. The sound sensor is arranged to detect the sound of the piglets in real time, the piglets can make the sound when pressed by the body of the sow, and after the sound sensor detects that the sound decibel reaches a preset value, the controller starts the lifting mechanism to lift the sow, and the piglets are timely rescued to be out of danger.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to pig breeding technical field, especially a sow and piglet penning device. BACKGROUND

[0002] In the livestock industry, sows as female pigs in the pig population play a key role in the reproduction of offspring. The production efficiency of sows directly affects the economic benefits of the entire pig farm, and piglets, i.e. small pigs from birth to about 30 kg in weight, are an important foundation of the pig industry, and their healthy growth is directly related to future pork production and quality. Generally, pig farms will keep sows and newly born piglets together, providing an independent and controllable feeding environment for sows and piglets, such as automatic adjustment of temperature, humidity, ventilation and lighting, to ensure that sows are in the best physiological state during delivery, lactation and recovery, and to ensure the healthy growth of piglets.

[0003] In the prior art, the sow and piglet penning device usually includes a sow delivery bed, a lactation area, a piglet rearing area, etc. The sow delivery bed is provided with a lying area to facilitate the sow to lie down to nurse piglets. However, the sow and piglet penning device also has disadvantages. When the sow lies down to nurse piglets from a standing position, it often presses the small piglets, and because the sow is large in size and the penning device has a small space, it is not easy for the sow to get up. If the piglets are not treated in time after being pressed, they are likely to be seriously injured. SUMMARY

[0004] In view of this, the utility model provides a sow and piglet penning device to solve the above-mentioned problems. The sound sensor can detect the piglets' cries in real time. When the piglets are pressed under the sow after she lies down, the piglets will cry in pain. When the sound sensor detects that the sound decibels reach a preset value, the controller controls the lifting mechanism to lift the sow and rescue the piglets in time from danger.

[0005] The technical solution of the utility model is as follows:

[0006] A sow and piglet housing device, comprising a bottom plate, a controller and a limiting frame, opposite sides of the bottom plate are provided with side plates, one end of the bottom plate is provided with a U-shaped rod, opposite sides of the U-shaped rod are provided with a front wall, the other end of the U-shaped rod is provided with a rear wall, a sliding door is formed in the rear wall, a feeding trough is arranged on the U-shaped rod, an automatic feeding mechanism is arranged above the feeding trough, the automatic feeding mechanism is used for automatically feeding feed and water into the feeding trough, opposite sides of the feeding trough are provided with vertical columns, the vertical columns are respectively arranged on the top surface of the bottom plate near one end of the feeding trough and the top surface of the bottom plate near one end of the sliding door, a sound sensor for detecting sound is arranged on the side surface of the vertical column, a sliding groove is arranged on the vertical column, a lead screw is rotatably arranged in the sliding groove, one end of the lead screw is rotatably connected to the vertical column, the other end of the lead screw penetrates through the vertical column and is connected with a motor, the motor is arranged on the top surface of the vertical column, the lower half of the lead screw is provided with threads and is screwed with a moving block, the upper half of the lead screw is a light rod and is slidably provided with a sliding block, a hydraulic rod is arranged on the side surface of the moving block, the telescopic end of the hydraulic rod is rotatably connected with a limiting frame, a hydraulic rod is arranged on the side surface of the moving block, the telescopic end of the hydraulic rod is rotatably connected with a limiting frame, the limiting frames are symmetrically arranged, the controller is arranged on the top surface of the feeding trough and is electrically connected with the sound sensor, the motor and the hydraulic rod.

[0007] Preferably, the limiting frame comprises vertical rods, horizontal rods, middle limiting rods, top limiting rods and bent rods, the vertical rods are arranged opposite to each other, a plurality of horizontal rods are uniformly arranged from bottom to top in the middle of the two vertical rods, the middle limiting rods are arranged on the top horizontal rods, the top limiting rods are arranged on the middle limiting rods, the bent rods are arranged at intervals on the bottom horizontal rods, the concave surfaces of the bent rods face the center of symmetry, and the ends of the horizontal rods located at the bottom and the top are respectively rotatably connected with the telescopic ends of the hydraulic rods.

[0008] Preferably, the automatic feeding mechanism comprises a hopper, a discharge pipe, a solenoid valve one, a solenoid valve two and a level sensor, the hopper is arranged on the side surface of the feeding trough, the discharge pipe is arranged at the bottom of the hopper, the solenoid valve one is arranged at the top of the discharge pipe, the solenoid valve two is arranged at the bottom of the discharge pipe, the level sensor is arranged on the inner wall of the discharge pipe and located between the solenoid valve one and the solenoid valve two, and the discharge pipe is located above the feeding trough.

[0009] Preferably, it further comprises a small feeding trough, the small feeding trough is arranged on the inner wall of the side plate, and a water pipe is arranged above the small feeding trough.

[0010] Preferably, it further comprises a heat preservation mechanism, the heat preservation mechanism comprises a cover plate, a heat preservation lamp and an electric push rod, the cover plate is hingedly connected to the top of one side plate, the cover plate is provided with a through hole, the heat preservation lamp is arranged in the through hole, and the electric push rod is hingedly connected to the inner wall of the side plate and the bottom surface of the cover plate.

[0011] Preferably, the bottom plate is provided with a plurality of rectangular through holes.

[0012] Preferably, the plurality of support columns are arranged on the bottom surface of the bottom plate.

[0013] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the beneficial effects that:

[0014] 1、 through setting up sound sensor real time detection piglet's call, when piglet is laid down by sow, press under the body, piglet feels pain and will send painful cry, when sound sensor detects sound decibel reaches preset value, controller control starts lifting mechanism, and the sow is lifted, and the piglet in distress is rescued in time and is separated from danger;

[0015] 2、 the spacing elbow pipe is arranged at the bottom of the limiting frame, which avoids the piglets from fighting for the teats and ensures that the piglets with physical deviation can also eat the sow milk;

[0016] 3、 set up automatic feeding mechanism, can realize quantitative feeding in trough, save manual feeding labor, be favorable to control and monitoring sow's eating condition. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0017] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical scheme in the embodiment of the utility model, the drawings needed in the embodiment description will be simply introduced below, and obviously, the drawings in the following description are preferred embodiments of the utility model, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can also be obtained according to these drawings without creative labor.

[0018] Figure 1 It is a three-dimensional structure schematic view of the sow and piglet breeding device of the utility model;

[0019] Figure 2 It is a column cross-section structure schematic view of the sow and piglet breeding device of the utility model;

[0020] Figure 3 It is a cross-section structure schematic view of the sow and piglet breeding device of the utility model;

[0021] Figure 4 It is Figure 3 It is an enlarged view of A in the middle;

[0022] Figure 5 It is a structure schematic view of the heat preservation mechanism of the sow and piglet breeding device of the utility model;

[0023] Mark No. : 1, bottom plate; 2, through hole; 3, sliding door; 4, support column; 5, side plate; 6, front wall; 7, rear wall; 8, U-shaped rod; 9, trough; 10, bin; 11, discharge pipe; 12, vertical column; 13, chute; 14, screw rod; 15, motor; 16, moving block; 17, sliding block; 18, hydraulic rod; 19, cross rod; 20, controller; 21, sound sensor; 22, small trough; 23, water pipe; 24, cover plate; 25, heat preservation lamp; 26, electric push rod; 27, vertical rod; 28, middle limiting rod; 29, top limiting rod; 30, bent rod; 31, electromagnetic valve one; 32, electromagnetic valve two; 33, level sensor. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] In order to better understand the technical content of the utility model, a specific embodiment is provided below, and the utility model is further explained in combination with the drawings.

[0025] Referring to Figures 1 to 5 The utility model provides a sow and piglet cage raising device, including bottom plate 1, controller 20 and limiting frame, the both sides of bottom plate 1 are oppositely provided with side plate 5, and one end is provided with U-shaped rod 8, the both sides of U-shaped rod 8 are oppositely provided with front wall 6, and the other end is provided with rear wall 7, the rear wall 7 is provided with sliding door 3, and sow is driven into the device by opening sliding door 3, the trough 9 is arranged on the U-shaped rod 8, the automatic feeding mechanism is arranged above the trough 9, the automatic feeding mechanism is used for automatically feeding feed and water into the trough 9, the both sides of the trough 9 are oppositely provided with vertical column 12, the vertical column 12 is respectively arranged on the top surface of bottom plate 1 close to one end of the trough 9 and the top surface of bottom plate 1 close to one end of sliding door 3, the side of vertical column 12 is provided with sound sensor 21 for detecting sound, the chute 13 is arranged on the vertical column 12, the screw rod 14 is rotatably arranged in the chute 13, one end of screw rod 14 is rotatably connected to vertical column 12, the other end passes through vertical column 12 and is driven to be connected with motor 15, the motor 15 is arranged on the top surface of vertical column 12, the lower half of screw rod 14 is provided with screw thread and is screwed with moving block 16, and the upper half of screw rod 14 is a light rod and is slidably provided with sliding block 17, the side of moving block 16 is provided with hydraulic rod 18, the telescopic end of hydraulic rod 18 is rotatably connected with limiting frame, the side of moving block 16 is provided with hydraulic rod 18, the telescopic end of hydraulic rod 18 is rotatably connected with limiting frame, the limiting frame is symmetrically arranged, the controller 20 is arranged on the top surface of trough 9 and is electrically connected with sound sensor 21, motor 15 and hydraulic rod 18, and the controller 20 adopts STM32-L0 low-power microprocessor.

[0026] The device can provide controllable enclosure space for a sow and multiple piglets. The sow moves in the area between the two limiting frames, and the piglets move in the space enclosed by the feeding trough 9, the front wall 6, the side wall 5, and the rear wall 7. The feeding trough 9 is used to provide feed for the sow. The automatic feeding mechanism can feed the feed into the feeding trough 9 in a timely and quantitative manner according to the setting, so that the sow can eat. When the sow lies down to nurse the piglets, the piglets can drink milk at the bottom of the limiting frame. When the sow lies down from a standing position, the piglets are pressed by the sow's body under the limiting frame. The piglets will cry in pain due to the pain, and the sound will be louder than ordinary sound. When the sound sensor 21 detects that the sound decibel reaches the preset value, it transmits the detection signal to the controller 20. The controller 20 starts all the hydraulic rods 18 according to the signal. The extension ends of the upper hydraulic rods 18 are shortened at the same time, driving the top of the limiting clamp to move to both sides. The extension ends of the lower hydraulic rods 18 are extended at the same time, driving the bottom of the limiting frame to move to the middle, thereby clamping the sow. Then the motor 15 is started at the same time. The motor 15 rotates to drive the lead screw 14 to rotate. The lead screw 14 rotates to drive the moving block 16 to move upward along the lead screw 14. The moving block 16 moves upward to drive the hydraulic rod 18 to move upward. The hydraulic rod 18 and the limiting frame are connected to each other, thereby driving the limiting frame to lift. The limiting frame clamps the sow, and the sow is lifted upward, thereby separating the sow's body from the piglets, timely rescuing the piglets from danger, and avoiding injury to the piglets.

[0027] Preferably, the limiting frame includes vertical rods 27, horizontal rods 19, middle limiting rods 28, top limiting rods 29, and curved rods 30. The vertical rods 27 are oppositely arranged. Multiple horizontal rods 19 are uniformly arranged from bottom to top in the middle of the two vertical rods 27. The middle limiting rods 28 are arranged on the top horizontal rods 19. The top limiting rods 29 are arranged on the middle limiting rods 28. The curved rods 30 are arranged at intervals on the bottom horizontal rods 19, with the concave surface facing the center of symmetry. The ends of the horizontal rods 19 at the bottom and the top are respectively rotationally connected to the extension ends of the hydraulic rods 18.

[0028] Because the sow is relatively large, in order to avoid the risk of injury to the piglets, the limiting frame is used to limit the movement range of the sow in the area between the two limiting frames. The horizontal rods 19 and the middle limiting rods 28 limit the movement space on both sides of the sow's body. The top limiting rods 29 limit the sow from jumping out from the top. Multiple curved rods 30 are arranged at intervals on the bottom horizontal rods 19, so that when the sow lies down to nurse the piglets, the piglets are separated, avoiding the piglets from fighting for the teats, ensuring that the piglets with physical deviations can also eat the sow's milk, and in addition, the curved rods 30 can clamp the sow and lift it upward under the drive of the hydraulic rods 18.

[0029] Preferably, the automatic feeding mechanism comprises a hopper 10, a discharge pipe 11, a solenoid valve 31, a solenoid valve 32, and a level sensor 33, the hopper 10 is arranged on the side of the feeding trough 9, the discharge pipe 11 is arranged at the bottom of the hopper 10, the solenoid valve 31 is arranged at the top of the discharge pipe 11, the solenoid valve 32 is arranged at the bottom of the discharge pipe 11, the level sensor 33 is arranged on the inner wall of the discharge pipe 11 between the solenoid valve 31 and the solenoid valve 32, and the discharge pipe 11 is located above the feeding trough 9.

[0030] The automatic feeding mechanism can realize quantitative feeding. When the sow needs to eat, the controller 20 starts the solenoid valve 31, the solenoid valve 31 is opened, the feed particles in the hopper 10 fall into the discharge pipe 11 through the solenoid valve 31, as the feed continues to fall, the feed particles slowly accumulate, the height of the feed slowly rises, when the height of the feed reaches the height detected by the level sensor 33, the level sensor 33 transmits the inboard signal to the controller 20, the controller 20 closes the solenoid valve 31, then opens the solenoid valve 32, the feed in the discharge pipe 11 falls into the feeding trough 9 below, since the volume of the feed detected by the level sensor 33 in the discharge pipe 11 is constant, quantitative feeding can be realized through the controller 20 for several times, which is conducive to controlling and detecting the eating condition of the sow.

[0031] Preferably, it further comprises a small feeding trough 229, the small feeding trough 229 is arranged on the inner wall of the side plate 5, and a water pipe 23 is arranged above the small feeding trough 229.

[0032] The small feeding trough 229 is used for containing the feed and drinking water of piglets, and is arranged on the inner wall of the side plate 5, so that the small feeding trough 229 can be prevented from moving or being overturned.

[0033] Preferably, the heat preservation mechanism comprises a cover plate 24, a heat preservation lamp 25, and an electric push rod 26, the cover plate 24 is hinged to the top of one side plate 5, the cover plate 24 is provided with a through hole 2, the heat preservation lamp 25 is arranged in the through hole 2, and the electric push rod 26 is hinged to the inner wall of the side plate 5 and has a telescopic end hinged to the bottom surface of the cover plate 24.

[0034] The piglets have weak resistance, the heat preservation mechanism can provide a warm environment for the piglets, the electric push rod 26 is started, the telescopic end of the electric push rod 26 is shortened to drive the cover plate 24 to rotate around the hinge axis, so that the cover plate 24 is horizontally placed, the heat preservation lamp 25 is turned on, the heat preservation lamp 25 is arranged in the through hole 2 of the cover plate 24, and the heat of the heat preservation lamp 25 is directly radiated to the piglets, so that the heat preservation effect is improved.

[0035] Preferably, the bottom plate 1 is provided with a plurality of rectangular through holes 2.

[0036] The excrement, urine and food residues of the sow and piglets will fall through the through holes 2 to the bottom of the bottom plate 1, so that the top surface of the bottom plate 1 is kept clean, and the accumulation of excrement is avoided, which is not conducive to the health of the sow and piglets.

[0037] Preferably, the bottom plate 1 is provided with a plurality of support columns 4.

[0038] The bottom plate 1 is provided with a plurality of support columns 4 on the bottom surface, which can enhance the bearing capacity and stability of the bottom plate 1, and can also elevate the bottom plate 1, so that the excrement falling through the through holes 2 can be easily cleaned.

[0039] The above only describes the preferred embodiments of the present application, and is not intended to limit the present application. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present application shall be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A sow and piglet housing apparatus, characterised in that, The utility model provides a feeding device, including bottom plate, controller and limit frame, opposite both sides of bottom plate are equipped with side plate, one end is equipped with U shaped rod, opposite both sides of U shaped rod are equipped with front wall, the other end is equipped with rear wall, is equipped with the sliding door on rear wall, be equipped with trough on U shaped rod, automatic feeding mechanism is provided with on trough top, automatic feeding mechanism is used for automatically putting feed and water into trough, opposite both sides of trough are equipped with stand, stand is equipped on the top surface of bottom plate near trough one end and the top surface of bottom plate near sliding door one end respectively, the side of stand is equipped with sound sensor for detecting sound, be equipped with sliding slot on stand, rotatingly be equipped with screw rod in sliding slot, one end of screw rod is rotatably connected to stand, and the other end passes through stand and is driven to be connected with motor, motor is equipped on the top surface of stand, the lower half of screw rod is equipped with screw thread and is screwed with moving block, its upper half is light pole and is equipped with sliding block, the side of moving block is equipped with hydraulic rod, the telescopic end of hydraulic rod is rotatably connected with limit frame, limit frame is symmetrically set up, controller is equipped on the top surface of trough and is electrically connected with sound sensor, motor and hydraulic rod.

2. A sow and piglet housing apparatus according to claim 1, characterised in that, The limit frame includes vertical rods, horizontal rods, middle limit rods, top limit rods, and bent rods. The vertical rods are oppositely arranged. A plurality of horizontal rods are uniformly arranged from bottom to top between the two vertical rods. The middle limit rods are arranged on the top horizontal rods. The top limit rods are arranged on the middle limit rods. The bent rods are arranged at intervals on the bottom horizontal rods, with their concave surfaces facing the center of symmetry. The ends of the horizontal rods at the bottom and the top are rotatably connected with the telescopic ends of the hydraulic rods.

3. A sow and piglet housing apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein, The automatic feeding mechanism includes a bin, a discharge pipe, a solenoid valve one, a solenoid valve two, and a level sensor. The bin is arranged on the side of the trough. The discharge pipe is arranged at the bottom of the bin. The solenoid valve one is arranged at the top of the discharge pipe. The solenoid valve two is arranged at the bottom of the discharge pipe. The level sensor is arranged on the inner wall of the discharge pipe between the solenoid valve one and the solenoid valve two. The discharge pipe is located above the trough.

4. The sow and piglet housing apparatus of claim 1, wherein, It also includes a small trough. The small trough is arranged on the inner wall of the side plate. A water pipe is arranged above the small trough.

5. The sow and piglet housing apparatus of claim 1, wherein, It also includes a heat preservation mechanism. The heat preservation mechanism includes a cover plate, a heat preservation lamp, and an electric push rod. The cover plate is hinged to the top of one side plate. The cover plate is provided with a through hole. The heat preservation lamp is arranged in the through hole. The electric push rod is hinged to the inner wall of the side plate, with its telescopic end hinged to the bottom surface of the cover plate.

6. A sow and piglet housing apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein, The bottom plate is provided with a plurality of rectangular through holes.

7. The sow and piglet housing apparatus of claim 1, wherein, It also includes support columns. A plurality of support columns are arranged on the bottom surface of the bottom plate.