Egg collecting device for chicken farm

By designing an automated egg collection device in chicken farms, using servo motor-driven lead screws and electric rods to automatically rake and transport eggs, and combining pressure sensors and Bluetooth modules for real-time monitoring, the problem of low egg collection efficiency in large-scale chicken farms has been solved, achieving safe and efficient egg collection.

CN223667037UActive Publication Date: 2025-12-16KARAMAY RUIHENG ANIMAL HUSBANDRY DEV CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202520365251.3
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-03-04
Publication Date
2025-12-16
Estimated Expiration
2035-03-04

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Technical Problem

In large-scale chicken farms, eggs produced by laying hens need to be collected manually one by one, which is inefficient and makes it difficult to achieve fast and efficient collection.

Method used

An egg collection device was designed, comprising a base plate, casters, support columns, a C-frame, a belt conveyor, and an egg-raking mechanism. The device uses a servo motor to drive a lead screw and an electric rod to achieve automatic raking and conveying of eggs. It combines pressure sensors and a Bluetooth module for real-time monitoring and control to ensure a safe and efficient collection process.

Benefits of technology

It enables rapid, safe, and efficient collection of eggs, avoiding the inefficiency of manual collection, reducing the risk of egg breakage, and improving production efficiency.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of egg collection for chicken farms, in particular to an egg collection device for chicken farms. The egg collecting device for the chicken farm comprises a base plate and universal wheels installed at the four corners of the bottom end of the base plate. The supporting columns are installed at the four corners in the bottom end of the base plate, a plurality of T-shaped grooves are evenly formed in the inner sides of the four supporting columns, inserting plates are slidably inserted into the T-shaped grooves, a collecting frame is arranged in the middles of the inserting plates, and sliding grooves are formed in the two supporting columns located on one side of the base plate. The C-shaped frame is slidably installed in sliding grooves formed in the two sets of supporting columns, two sets of first electric rods are symmetrically installed at the top end of the C-shaped frame, a hanging bracket is installed at the telescopic ends of the two sets of first electric rods, and a belt conveyor is installed on the hanging bracket; the egg raking mechanism is used for raking eggs in an egg groove of the vertical coop to the belt conveyor and is mounted on the hanging bracket. The egg collecting device for the chicken farm has the advantages of being simple in structure and capable of conveniently and rapidly collecting eggs.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to chicken egg collecting technology field for chicken farm especially, a chicken egg collecting device for chicken farm. BACKGROUND

[0002] With the development of breeding industry, the scale poultry breeding technology matures gradually, wherein the chicken coop of the laying hen of chicken farm has vertical egg laying cage and ladder type egg laying cage, vertical egg laying cage, generally high feeding density, small land occupation, land saving, high degree of intensification, good economic benefit, ladder type egg laying cage, generally used in the south, this type of egg laying cage is A-shaped, and its advantages have ventilation, low broken egg rate and other benefits.

[0003] In large-scale chicken farm, after the egg production of the laying hen in the vertical cage, the eggs are automatically rolled into the egg trough of the cage, in order to avoid the accumulation of too many eggs in the egg trough, which leads to the falling and damage of the eggs, so the eggs in the egg trough need to be taken out in time, but the efficiency is low by artificial taking, which is not conducive to the rapid collection of a large number of eggs.

[0004] Therefore, it is necessary to provide a new chicken egg collecting device for chicken farm to solve the above technical problems. CONTENT OF THE UTILITY MODEL

[0005] In order to solve the above technical problems, the utility model provides a chicken egg collecting device for chicken farm, which has the advantages of simple structure and convenient egg collection.

[0006] The chicken egg collecting device for chicken farm provided by the utility model comprises a base plate and universal wheels installed at the bottom of the four corners of the base plate.

[0007] Four groups of supporting columns are installed at the bottom of the four corners of the base plate, and a plurality of T-shaped grooves are uniformly arranged on the inner side of each of the four groups of supporting columns, a plug-in plate is slidably inserted into each T-shaped groove, a collecting frame is arranged at the middle part of the plug-in plate, a sliding groove is arranged on the two groups of supporting columns on one side of the base plate, a lead screw is rotatably installed in the sliding groove, a servo motor is installed at the bottom of the base plate to drive the rotation of the lead screw, a handrail is fixedly installed at the top of the two groups of supporting columns on one end of the base plate, and a controller is installed on the handrail.

[0008] A C-shaped frame is slidably installed in the sliding groove of the two groups of supporting columns, and a threaded hole is arranged in the C-shaped frame and threadedly connected with the lead screw, two groups of electric rods are symmetrically installed at the top of the C-shaped frame, a hanger is installed at the telescopic end of each electric rod, and a belt conveyor is installed on the hanger.

[0009] A raking mechanism is arranged on the hanger to rake the eggs in the vertical cage egg trough to the belt conveyor.

[0010] Preferably, the egg raking mechanism comprises side plates, two of which are symmetrically mounted on the hanger, one end of the side plate is hinged to the hanger, the other end of the side plate is hinged to the second electric rod, one side of the side plate is mounted with a third electric rod, and the telescopic end of the third electric rod is fixedly mounted with a raking plate, and the second electric rod and the third electric rod are electrically connected with the controller.

[0011] Preferably, the front end of the raking plate is pasted with a rubber sheet.

[0012] Preferably, the controller is electrically connected with the servo motor, the first electric rod and the belt conveyor, a storage battery is mounted on the base plate, and the controller is electrically connected with the storage battery.

[0013] Preferably, the bottom end of the collecting frame is fixedly mounted with a pressure sensor at four corners, the pressure sensor is embedded in the plug plate, the bottom end of the plug plate is mounted with a single-chip microcomputer, the single-chip microcomputer is electrically connected with the pressure sensor, the single-chip microcomputer is electrically connected with a Bluetooth module, and the Bluetooth module is connected with the controller in Bluetooth communication.

[0014] Preferably, the two ends of the plug plate are threadedly mounted with limit screws.

[0015] Compared with the related art, the egg collecting device for chicken farms has the following beneficial effects:

[0016] 1. The egg collecting device for chicken farms is characterized in that the egg raking mechanism is arranged on the C-shaped frame, the egg raking mechanism cooperates with the side plate, the second electric rod, the third electric rod, the raking plate and the rubber sheet to quickly rake the eggs in the egg groove of the chicken cage to the belt conveyor, and then the eggs are conveyed to the corresponding collecting frame by the belt conveyor, so that the eggs are quickly collected.

[0017] 2. The plug plate and the collecting frame are provided with the pressure sensor, the single-chip microcomputer and the Bluetooth module, the collected eggs are automatically monitored in weight, the plug plate is quickly limited in the T-shaped groove by the limit screws, and the safety of plug-in is improved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0018] Figure 1 The structure diagram of a preferred embodiment of the egg collecting device for chicken farms is shown.

[0019] Figure 2 The structure diagram of another perspective view of the egg collecting device for chicken farms is shown.

[0020] Figure 3 The Figure 1 The local enlarged view of A shown in the figure is shown.

[0021] Figure 4 The structure schematic diagram of the egg raking mechanism is provided.

[0022] Figure 5 The structure schematic diagram of the plugboard is provided.

[0023] In the drawing, 1 is a base plate, 11 is a universal wheel, 2 is a supporting column, 201 is a T-shaped groove, 202 is a sliding groove, 3 is a plugboard, 31 is a collecting frame, 32 is a pressure sensor, 33 is a single-chip microcomputer, 34 is a Bluetooth module, 35 is a limiting screw, 4 is a lead screw, 41 is a servo motor, 5 is a C-shaped frame, 51 is an electric rod one, 52 is a hanging bracket, 6 is a belt conveyor, 7 is an egg raking mechanism, 71 is a side plate, 72 is an electric rod two, 73 is an electric rod three, 74 is a raking plate, 741 is a rubber sheet, 8 is a handrail, 9 is a controller, and 91 is a storage battery. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] In order to make the purpose, technical scheme and advantages of the utility model more clearly, the following will be further described in detail by combining with the drawings and examples. It should be understood that the specific examples described herein are only used to explain the utility model, and are not used to limit the utility model.

[0025] The specific implementation of the utility model will be described in detail in combination with specific examples.

[0026] Please refer to Figures 1 to 5 The chicken farm egg collecting device provided by the utility model embodiment comprises:

[0027] A base plate 1 and four universal wheels 11 installed at the bottom corners of the base plate 1;

[0028] Four supporting columns 2 are installed at the inner corners of the bottom end of the base plate 1, and a plurality of T-shaped grooves 201 are evenly arranged on the inner side of each of the four supporting columns 2. A plugboard 3 is slidably inserted into the T-shaped groove 201. The middle part of the plugboard 3 is provided with a collecting frame 31. The two groups of supporting columns 2 located on one side of the base plate 1 are provided with a sliding groove 202. A lead screw 4 is rotatably installed in the sliding groove 202. A servo motor 41 for driving the rotation of the lead screw 4 is installed at the bottom end of the base plate 1. The top ends of the two groups of supporting columns 2 at one end of the base plate 1 are fixedly installed with a handrail 8. A controller 9 is installed on the handrail 8.

[0029] A C-shaped frame 5 is slidably installed in the sliding groove 202 of the two groups of supporting columns 2, and the C-shaped frame 5 is provided with a threaded hole in threaded connection with the lead screw 4. Two groups of electric rods one 51 are symmetrically installed at the top end of the C-shaped frame 5. A hanging bracket 52 is installed at the telescopic end of each of the two groups of electric rods one 51. A belt conveyor 6 is installed on the hanging bracket 52.

[0030] A raking mechanism 7 is arranged on the hanging frame 52 and used for raking the eggs in the vertical cage egg trough to the belt conveyor 6.

[0031] The controller 9 is electrically connected with the servo motor 41, the electric rod one 51 and the belt conveyor 6, and the base plate 1 is provided with a storage battery 91, and the controller 9 is electrically connected with the storage battery 91.

[0032] It is to be noted that, in use, the base plate 1 is pushed into one side of the vertical cage through the handrail 8, then the servo motor 41 is controlled by the controller 9 to drive the lead screw 4 to rotate, so as to drive the C-shaped frame 5 to slide along the sliding groove 202 until the position of the belt conveyor 6 is adjusted to be flush with the vertical cage egg trough, then the plug plate 3 is inserted into the T-shaped groove 201 below the belt conveyor 6, then the electric rod one 51 is controlled to stretch the hanging frame 52 and the raking mechanism 7 into the egg trough, the eggs in the vertical cage egg trough are raked to the belt conveyor 6 by the raking mechanism 7, the eggs are guided into the collecting frame 31 by the belt conveyor 6, the eggs are quickly collected by the collecting frame 31, after the eggs in one layer of the egg trough are collected, the height of the C-shaped frame 5 is adjusted to correspond to the next layer of the egg trough, and the eggs in the next layer of the egg trough are collected.

[0033] In the embodiment of the utility model, please refer to Figures 1 to 5 The raking mechanism 7 comprises side plates 71, two of which are symmetrically arranged on the hanging frame 52, one end of the side plate 71 is hinged to the hanging frame 52, and the other end of the side plate 71 is hinged to an electric rod two 72, one end of the electric rod two 72 away from the side plate 71 is hinged to the hanging frame 52, an electric rod three 73 is arranged on one side of the side plate 71, and a raking plate 74 is fixedly arranged on the telescopic end of the electric rod three 73, and the electric rod two 72 and the electric rod three 73 are electrically connected with the controller 9.

[0034] A rubber sheet 741 is attached to the front end of the raking plate 74.

[0035] It is to be noted that, in use, after the raking mechanism 7 is stretched into the egg trough, the electric rod three 73 is controlled to drive the raking plate 74 to horizontally stretch out until the raking plate 74 is stretched into the upper side of the egg trough, then the angle of the side plate 71 is adjusted by controlling the electric rod two 72, then the electric rod three 73 is controlled to retract, and the raking plate 74 is driven to automatically rake the eggs in the egg trough to the belt conveyor 6, then the eggs are conveyed into the collecting frame 31 by the belt conveyor 6, and the collection of the eggs is completed, and the rubber sheet 741 arranged at the front end of the raking plate 74 can protect the eggs when the eggs are raked, so as to avoid damage caused by collision.

[0036] In the embodiment of the utility model, please refer to Figures 1 to 5The bottom end of the collecting frame 31 is fixedly provided with a pressure sensor 32 at each corner, the pressure sensor 32 is embedded on the plug plate 3, the bottom end of the plug plate 3 is provided with a single-chip microcomputer 33, the single-chip microcomputer 33 is electrically connected with the pressure sensor 32, the single-chip microcomputer 33 is electrically connected with a Bluetooth module 34, and the Bluetooth module 34 is connected with the controller 9 in Bluetooth communication;

[0037] It should be noted that when the collecting frame 31 is used for collecting eggs, the weight of the collected eggs is monitored in real time by the pressure sensor 32, the real-time monitoring data of the pressure sensor 32 is communicated with the single-chip microcomputer 33 through the Bluetooth module 34 by Bluetooth communication, so that the egg collection condition of the collecting frame 31 is transmitted to the single-chip microcomputer 33 in real time, a threshold value is set by the single-chip microcomputer 33, and the single-chip microcomputer 33 gives a warning when the set weight threshold value is reached, so that too many eggs are not collected, and the eggs are not squeezed and broken, and when the set value is reached, the plug plate 3 is withdrawn from the T-shaped groove 201, and then a new plug plate 3 is inserted for collection.

[0038] Further, a voice broadcast unit is arranged on the single-chip microcomputer 33, and a voice alarm is given when the set value is reached, reminding the operator to replace the collecting frame 31 in time.

[0039] In the embodiment, the two ends of the plug plate 3 are threadedly provided with limiting screws 35, so that when the plug plate 3 is inserted into the T-shaped groove 201, the limiting screws 35 at the two ends are screwed and clamped at the two ends of the supporting column 2, so that the insertion of the plug plate 3 is limited, and when the plug plate 3 needs to be taken out, the limiting screws 35 are screwed backward.

[0040] The working principle of the egg collecting device for the chicken farm is as follows:

[0041] In use, the base plate 1 is pushed into one side of the vertical chicken cage through the handrail 8, then the servo motor 41 is controlled by the controller 9 to drive the lead screw 4 to rotate, so that the C-shaped frame 5 slides along the sliding groove 202 until the position of the belt conveyor 6 is flush with the vertical chicken cage egg groove, then the plug plate 3 is inserted into the T-shaped groove 201 below the belt conveyor 6, then the electric rod one 51 is controlled to stretch the hanger 52 and the egg raking mechanism 7 into the egg groove, the eggs in the vertical chicken cage egg groove are raked to the belt conveyor 6 by the egg raking mechanism 7, the eggs are guided into the collecting frame 31 by the belt conveyor 6, and the eggs are quickly collected by the collecting frame 31, after the eggs in one layer of the egg groove are collected, the height of the C-shaped frame 5 is adjusted to correspond to the next layer of the egg groove, and the eggs in the next layer of the egg groove are collected.

[0042] The harrow egg mechanism 7 is used, after extending into the egg groove, first controls the electric lever three 73 to drive the pull harrow plate 74 to horizontally extend until extending into the upper of the egg groove, adjusts the angle of the side plate 71 by controlling the electric lever two 72, then controls the electric lever three 73 to retract, drives the pull harrow plate 74 to automatically pull the eggs in the egg groove to the belt conveyor 6, then uses the belt conveyor 6 to convey the eggs to the collection frame 31, completes the collection of the eggs, the front end of the pull harrow plate 74 is provided with a rubber sheet 741, which can protect the eggs when pulling the eggs, and avoid damage caused by knocking.

[0043] The circuit and the control involved in the utility model are prior art, and too much repetition is not performed here.

[0044] The above is only an embodiment of the utility model, and does not limit the patent range of the utility model, and equivalent structures or equivalent process transformations made by using the contents of the utility model specification and drawings, or direct or indirect application in other related technical fields, are also included in the patent protection range of the utility model.

Claims

1. A chicken farm egg collecting device, comprising: a base plate (1), and universal wheels (11) installed at the bottom corners of the base plate (1); characterized in that it further comprises: support columns (2) provided in four groups, the four groups of support columns (2) being installed at the inner corners of the bottom of the base plate (1), and the inner sides of the four groups of support columns (2) being uniformly provided with a plurality of T-shaped grooves (201), a plug-in plate (3) being slidably inserted into the T-shaped grooves (201), a collecting frame (31) being provided at the middle of the plug-in plate (3), two groups of support columns (2) located on one side of the base plate (1) being provided with sliding grooves (202), a lead screw (4) being rotatably installed in the sliding grooves (202), a servo motor (41) being installed at the bottom of the base plate (1) for driving the rotation of the lead screw (4), handrails (8) being fixedly installed at the top of the two groups of support columns (2) at one end of the base plate (1), and a controller (9) being installed on the handrails (8); a C-shaped frame (5) being slidably installed in the sliding grooves (202) provided in the two groups of support columns (2), and the C-shaped frame (5) being provided with a threaded hole for threadedly connecting with the lead screw (4), two groups of electric rods (51) being symmetrically installed at the top of the C-shaped frame (5), a hanger (52) being installed at the extension end of the two groups of electric rods (51), and a belt conveyor (6) being installed on the hanger (52); a egg raking mechanism (7) for raking and conveying the eggs in the vertical chicken coop egg trough to the belt conveyor (6), the egg raking mechanism (7) being installed on the hanger (52).

2. The egg collection apparatus for a chicken farm according to claim 1, characterized by The egg raking mechanism (7) comprises side plates (71), the side plates (71) being provided in two, the two side plates (71) being symmetrically installed on the hanger (52), one end of the side plate (71) being hinged to the hanger (52), the other end of the side plate (71) being hinged to an electric rod (72), the end of the electric rod (72) away from the side plate (71) being hinged to the hanger (52), an electric rod (73) being installed on one side of the side plate (71), a pulling rake plate (74) being fixedly installed at the extension end of the electric rod (73), and the electric rod (72) and the electric rod (73) being electrically connected with the controller (9).

3. The egg collection apparatus for a chicken farm according to claim 2, characterized by A rubber sheet (741) is attached to the front end of the pulling rake plate (74).

4. The egg collection apparatus for a chicken farm according to claim 1, characterized by The controller (9) is electrically connected with the servo motor (41), the electric rod (51) and the belt conveyor (6), a storage battery (91) is installed on the base plate (1), and the controller (9) is electrically connected with the storage battery (91).

5. The egg collection apparatus for a chicken farm according to claim 1, wherein Pressure sensors (32) are fixedly installed at the bottom corners of the collecting frame (31), the pressure sensors (32) being embedded in the plug-in plate (3), a single-chip microcomputer (33) being installed at the bottom of the plug-in plate (3), the single-chip microcomputer (33) being electrically connected with the pressure sensors (32), a Bluetooth module (34) being electrically connected with the single-chip microcomputer (33), and the Bluetooth module (34) being connected with the controller (9) in Bluetooth communication.

6. The egg collection apparatus for a chicken farm according to claim 1, wherein Limiting screws (35) are threadedly installed at both ends of the plug-in plate (3).