Self-closed water trough capable of sensing existence of livestock
By using a combination of diversion pipes, solenoid valves, image sensors, and controllers in the water trough, the problem of manual replenishment of existing water troughs has been solved, realizing automatic water supply and shut-off, improving feeding efficiency and saving water resources.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202520021241.8
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-01-06
- Publication Date
- 2025-11-28
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-01-06
AI Technical Summary
The existing water troughs require manual replenishment, making it impossible to determine in a timely manner whether the supply is sufficient, resulting in water waste and low feeding efficiency.
The system employs a combination of diversion pipes, solenoid valves, image sensors, and controllers. The image sensors detect livestock drinking behavior, automatically controlling the opening and closing of the solenoid valves. Combined with an emergency shut-off mechanism and monitoring the weight of the water trough, it achieves automatic water supply and shut-off.
It achieves automatic water supply and shut-off, saving manpower, improving feeding efficiency, and avoiding water waste.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of livestock breeding, especially relates to a self-closing type drinking trough sensing the existence of livestock. BACKGROUND
[0002] In the feeding process of livestock, it is necessary to ensure that the drinking water of livestock is sufficient and clean, especially for livestock such as cows that have a large demand for water. Currently, long drinking troughs are usually used to supply water for livestock, but the existing drinking troughs still have some problems, such as: when livestock drink water, water needs to be manually replenished, which not only wastes manpower, but also allows livestock to drink water at their own discretion, so that the feeding staff cannot determine whether the supply of drinking water is sufficient, and the water cannot be replenished in time, so that the livestock cannot drink water in time. SUMMARY
[0003] In order to overcome the shortcomings of the prior art, one of the purposes of the utility model is to provide a self-closing type drinking trough sensing the existence of livestock, which is provided with a shunt pipe, an electromagnetic valve, an image sensor, and a controller. When livestock drink water, the image sensor sends images to the controller, the controller controls the opening of the electromagnetic valve, water flows into the drinking trough through the shunt pipe, when the livestock finish drinking water and leave, the image sensor does not sense images, the circuit board controls the closing of the electromagnetic valve, and the water is cut off in time to avoid water waste and improve feeding efficiency. An emergency flow interruption mechanism is provided. When the weight of the drinking trough body and the water reaches a preset threshold, the circuit board immediately controls the closing of the electromagnetic valve to cut off the flow, thereby avoiding water overflow from the drinking trough and causing waste.
[0004] One of the purposes of the utility model is achieved by the following technical scheme: a self-closing type drinking trough sensing the existence of livestock, comprising: a drinking trough body, a water supply pipe is arranged above the drinking trough body, a plurality of shunt pipes are connected through the side wall of the water supply pipe, an electromagnetic valve is installed in each shunt pipe, the shunt pipes are located inside the drinking trough body, a plurality of image sensors are equidistantly installed on the inner wall of the rear side of the drinking trough body, an emergency flow interruption mechanism is arranged below the drinking trough body, a controller is installed on the outer wall of the drinking trough body, and the controller is electrically connected with the electromagnetic valve and the image sensor. When livestock drink water, the image sensor sends images to the controller, the circuit board in the controller controls the opening of the electromagnetic valve at this time, water flows into the drinking trough through the shunt pipe, water is supplied to the livestock in time, when the livestock finish drinking water and leave, the image sensor does not sense images, the circuit board controls the closing of the electromagnetic valve, and the water is cut off in time to avoid water waste and improve feeding efficiency. An emergency flow interruption mechanism is provided. When the weight of the drinking trough body and the water reaches a preset threshold, the signal transmitter emits a signal, the signal receiver in the controller receives the signal, the circuit board immediately controls the closing of the electromagnetic valve to cut off the flow, thereby avoiding water overflow from the drinking trough and causing waste.
[0005] According to the self-closing drinking trough for sensing existence of livestock, the front and rear inner walls of the drinking trough body are symmetrically provided with a plurality of groups of insertion slots, each group of the insertion slots is slidably connected with a partition plate, both sides of the partition plate are provided with protrusions matched with the insertion slots, and the bottom end of the partition plate is provided with a flow-through opening.
[0006] According to the self-closing drinking trough for sensing existence of livestock, the emergency flow interruption mechanism comprises a base, a weight sensor and a signal transmitter are mounted on the base, and the weight sensor is electrically connected with the signal transmitter.
[0007] The self-closing drinking trough for sensing existence of livestock is provided with a signal receiver in the controller, and the signal receiver is signal-connected with the signal transmitter.
[0008] According to the self-closing drinking trough for sensing existence of livestock, a drain pipe is throughly connected with the side wall of the drinking trough body, and a water valve is arranged in the drain pipe.
[0009] According to the self-closing drinking trough for sensing existence of livestock, the shunt pipe and the image sensor are arranged on the left and right sides of the partition plate.
[0010] According to the self-closing drinking trough for sensing existence of livestock, the image sensors are arranged on the upper part of the inner wall of the drinking trough body, so that the livestock can be sensed.
[0011] According to the self-closing drinking trough for sensing existence of livestock, the shunt pipe is away from the image sensor, and the shunt pipe and the image sensor are not in contact with each other, so that the image sensing is not affected by shielding.
[0012] Additional aspects and advantages of the present application will be given in part in the following description, and will become apparent from the following description, or will be learned by practice of the present application. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0013] The present application will be further described below in combination with the drawings and embodiments;
[0014] Figure 1 It is a perspective view of the self-closing drinking trough for sensing existence of livestock according to the present application;
[0015] Figure 2 It is a structural schematic view of the self-closing drinking trough for sensing existence of livestock according to the present application;
[0016] Figure 3 It is a perspective view of the emergency flow interruption mechanism of the self-closing drinking trough for sensing existence of livestock according to the present application;
[0017] Figure 4 Figure 1 is a perspective view of a self-closing water trough for livestock according to the present application.
[0018] Legend:
[0019] 1, water trough body; 2, emergency flow interruption mechanism; 3, water supply pipe; 4, shunt pipe; 5, solenoid valve; 6, image sensor; 7, partition plate; 8, controller; 9, drain pipe; 101, slot; 201, base; 202, weight sensor; 203, signal transmitter; 701, through-flow opening; 702, protrusion. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0020] This part will describe the specific embodiments of the present application in detail, the preferred embodiments of the present application are shown in the drawings, the role of the drawings is to supplement the description of the text part with graphics, so that people can intuitively and visually understand each technical feature and the overall technical scheme of the present application, but it cannot be understood as a limitation on the protection scope of the present application.
[0021] Reference Figures 1-4 , the utility model discloses a kind of self-closing water trough for livestock according to the present application, it includes: water trough body 1, the side wall of water trough body 1 is connected with drain pipe 9, drain pipe 9 is equipped with water valve, the front and rear side inner wall of water trough body 1 is symmetrically provided with several groups of slot 101, each group of slot 101 is slidably connected with partition plate 7, the both sides of partition plate 7 are equipped with protrusion 702 matched with slot 101, the bottom end of partition plate 7 is provided with through-flow opening 701, water tank is separated, and it is convenient for livestock to drink water and be inducted by inductor, the upper portion of water trough body 1 is equipped with water supply pipe 3, the side wall of water supply pipe 3 is connected with several shunt pipes 4, solenoid valve 5 is installed in shunt pipe 4, shunt pipe 4 is located in the inside of water trough body 1, the rear side inner wall of water trough body 1 is equidistantly installed with several image sensors 6, shunt pipe 4 and image sensor 6 are located at the left and right sides of partition plate 7, shunt pipe 4 is away from image sensor 6, and shunt pipe 4 and image sensor 6 do not contact each other, avoid shielding influence image induction, the lower portion of water trough body 1 is equipped with emergency flow interruption mechanism 2, the outer side wall of water trough body 1 is installed with controller 8, controller 8 is electrically connected with solenoid valve 5, image sensor 6;
[0022] The emergency cut-off mechanism 2 comprises a base 201, a weight sensor 202 and a signal transmitter 203 are installed on the base 201, the weight sensor 202 is electrically connected with the signal transmitter 203, a signal receiver is arranged in the controller 8, and the signal receiver is signal connected with the signal transmitter 203. When the livestock drinks water, the head of the livestock enters the water trough, the image sensor 6 corresponding to the position of the head of the livestock sends the image to the controller 8, at the moment, the circuit board in the controller 8 controls the electromagnetic valve 5 to be opened, water flows into the water trough main body 1 through the shunt pipe 4, and water supply is realized in time, when the number of the livestock is large, the shunt pipe 4 is arranged in multiple groups, the flow capacity is improved, and the water supply is more rapid, when the livestock leaves after drinking water, the image sensor 6 does not sense the image, the circuit board controls the electromagnetic valve 5 to be closed, and water supply is cut off in time, so that water resource waste is avoided, manual operation is not needed, labor is saved, water supply is realized in time according to the demand of the livestock, and the feeding efficiency is improved.
[0023] Working principle: when the livestock drinks water, the head of the livestock enters the water trough, the image sensor 6 corresponding to the position of the head of the livestock sends the image to the controller 8, at the moment, the circuit board in the controller 8 controls the electromagnetic valve 5 to be opened, water flows into the water trough main body 1 through the shunt pipe 4, and water supply is realized in time, when the number of the livestock is large, the shunt pipe 4 is arranged in multiple groups, the flow capacity is improved, and the water supply is more rapid, when the livestock leaves after drinking water, the image sensor 6 does not sense the image, the circuit board controls the electromagnetic valve 5 to be closed, and water supply is cut off in time, the weight sensor 202 monitors the weight of the water trough main body 1, when the weight of the water trough main body 1 and water reaches a preset threshold value, the signal transmitter 203 emits a signal, the signal receiver in the controller 8 receives the signal, and the circuit board controls the electromagnetic valve 5 to be closed immediately, so that water supply is cut off, and water waste caused by water overflowing from the water trough main body 1 is avoided.
[0024] The above embodiment of the utility model is described in detail in combination with the drawings, but the utility model is not limited to the above embodiment, and various changes can be made within the knowledge range of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the purpose of the utility model.
Claims
1. A self-closing water trough for sensing the presence of livestock, comprising: The drinking trough body (1) is characterized in that the upper portion of the drinking trough body (1) is provided with a water supply pipe (3), the side wall of the water supply pipe (3) is connected with a plurality of shunt pipes (4) in a penetrating manner, the shunt pipes (4) are all provided with electromagnetic valves (5), the shunt pipes (4) are all located inside the drinking trough body (1), a plurality of image sensors (6) are equidistantly installed on the inner wall of the rear side of the drinking trough body (1), the lower portion of the drinking trough body (1) is provided with an emergency cut-off mechanism (2), the outer side wall of the drinking trough body (1) is provided with a controller (8), and the controller (8) is electrically connected with the electromagnetic valves (5) and the image sensors (6).
2. The self-closing water trough for sensing presence of livestock according to claim 1, wherein, A plurality of groups of insertion grooves (101) are symmetrically formed in the front and rear inner walls of the drinking trough body (1), each group of the insertion grooves (101) is slidably connected with a partition plate (7), the two sides of the partition plate (7) are provided with protrusions (702) matched with the insertion grooves (101), and the bottom end of the partition plate (7) is provided with a flow-through opening (701).
3. The self-closing water trough for sensing presence of livestock according to claim 1, wherein, The emergency cut-off mechanism (2) comprises a base (201), and the base (201) is provided with a weight sensor (202) and a signal conveyor (203).
4. The self-closing water trough for sensing presence of livestock according to claim 1, wherein, The controller (8) is provided with a signal receiver, and the signal receiver is signal-connected with the signal conveyor (203).
5. The self-closing water trough for sensing presence of livestock according to claim 1, wherein, The side wall of the drinking trough body (1) is connected with a drain pipe (9) in a penetrating manner, and the drain pipe (9) is provided with a water valve.
6. The self-closing water trough for sensing presence of livestock according to claim 1, wherein, The shunt pipes (4) and the image sensors (6) are located on the left and right sides of the partition plate (7).
7. The self-closing water trough for sensing presence of livestock according to claim 1, wherein, The image sensors (6) are all arranged on the upper portion of the inner wall of the drinking trough body (1).
8. The self-closing water trough for sensing presence of livestock according to claim 1, wherein, The shunt pipes (4) are away from the image sensors (6), and the shunt pipes (4) and the image sensors (6) are not in contact with each other.