Chicken frame for farm

By using tension wheels and scraper collection boxes in multi-layer chicken racks, the problem of large space occupation by traditional conveyor belts is solved, breeding density and efficiency are improved, and efficient manure cleaning is achieved.

CN223786885UActive Publication Date: 2026-01-13CHONGQING ZHONGMU AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202520328809.0
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-02-27
Publication Date
2026-01-13
Estimated Expiration
2035-02-27

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Technical Problem

Traditional multi-layer chicken racks use conveyor belts for manure removal, which takes up a lot of space and leads to reduced breeding density, yield and efficiency.

Method used

The system uses a tensioning wheel to lift the bottom of the conveyor belt upwards, and the design of scrapers and collection boxes reduces the distance between the top and bottom of the conveyor belt. Combined with the chain drive mechanism and the inclined setting of the scrapers, it achieves efficient collection of feces.

Benefits of technology

It effectively reduces the space occupied by the conveyor belt, increases breeding density and yield, avoids manure adhesion, and improves cleaning efficiency.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of livestock breeding, and particularly discloses a chicken frame for a livestock farm, which comprises a plurality of chicken cages which are vertically arranged in sequence, the supporting frames are arranged on the two sides of the coop respectively; the conveying assemblies are located at the bottoms of the hencoops respectively, each conveying assembly comprises belt wheels arranged on the supporting frame, a conveying belt tensioned between the belt wheels and a power piece for driving the belt wheels to rotate, and tensioning wheels for lifting the bottoms of the conveying belts upwards are symmetrically arranged on the side walls of the supporting frame; the bottom of each conveying belt is lifted upwards by arranging the tensioning wheels, and the phenomenon that the distance between the top and the bottom of each conveying belt is too large, so that the space occupied by the conveying belts is large is effectively avoided; therefore, the problems that a traditional multi-layer chicken frame adopts a conveying belt for excrement cleaning, the occupied space is large, and the breeding density, the breeding yield and the benefits are reduced are solved.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of livestock breeding technology, and specifically discloses a chicken rack for farms. Background Technology

[0002] In chicken farms, chicken racks are an essential piece of equipment, serving as a centralized rearing system. To increase stocking density, improve production efficiency, reduce labor costs, and minimize disease losses, more and more farms are adopting multi-tiered chicken racks. Multi-tiered racks can accommodate more chickens on a limited floor area, significantly increasing the number of chickens that can be raised. This is particularly suitable for farms with limited land resources, as they fully utilize vertical space to achieve high-density rearing. For example, common three- or four-tiered chicken cages significantly increase the number of chickens per unit area compared to flat rearing. This can, to some extent, solve the problem of expanding the scale of farm operations, increasing production and efficiency without significantly increasing land costs.

[0003] However, in multi-story chicken coops, the increased density of chickens leads to more droppings. If not cleaned promptly, these droppings become breeding grounds for various pathogens, such as E. coli, Salmonella, and coccidia. Untimely droppings expose chickens to a high-pathogen environment, making them more susceptible to diseases transmitted via the fecal-oral route, leading to increased morbidity rates of avian influenza, E. coli infection, salmonellosis, and coccidiosis.

[0004] Most current multi-layer chicken racks use conveyor belts to clean up the manure produced. However, the current conveyor belts occupy a lot of space, which reduces the usable vertical space, thereby reducing the breeding density, i.e., reducing breeding output and efficiency. Therefore, in view of this, the inventor provides a chicken rack for farms to solve the above problems. Utility Model Content

[0005] The purpose of this invention is to solve the problems of traditional multi-layer chicken racks that use conveyor belts for manure cleaning, which occupy a lot of space and reduce breeding density, breeding output and efficiency.

[0006] To achieve the above objectives, the basic solution of this utility model provides a chicken rack for a poultry farm, comprising:

[0007] Several chicken coops arranged vertically in sequence;

[0008] Support frames are installed on both sides of the chicken coop;

[0009] Several conveying components are located at the bottom of each chicken cage. Each conveying component includes pulleys respectively mounted on a support frame, a conveyor belt tensioned between the pulleys, and a power component that drives the pulleys to rotate. The side walls of the support frame are symmetrically provided with tensioning wheels that lift the bottom of the conveyor belt upwards.

[0010] Several scrapers are mounted on the support frame and scrape the ends of each conveyor belt.

[0011] The principle and effect of this basic scheme are as follows:

[0012] Compared with existing technologies, this utility model effectively avoids the problem of excessive space occupation caused by the large distance between the top and bottom of the conveyor belt by setting tensioning wheels to lift the bottom of the conveyor belt upwards. This solves the problem of large space occupation and reduced breeding density, yield and efficiency of traditional multi-layer chicken racks using conveyor belts for manure cleaning.

[0013] Furthermore, the support frame includes a fixed frame and a collection box connected to the fixed frame. The scrapers are all located on the side wall of the collection box, and a groove flush with the bottom of the scraper is provided above the connection between the collection box and the scraper. This facilitates the centralized collection and processing of feces scraped off by the scrapers.

[0014] Furthermore, the scrapers are all inclined along the collection box, with the side of the scraper closer to the conveyor belt higher than the side of the scraper closer to the collection box. This is to facilitate the scraping of feces by the scrapers into the interior of the collection box.

[0015] Furthermore, the fixing frame is equipped with a fixing plate located below each scraper, and several springs are provided between the fixing plate and the scraper. This arrangement can prevent gaps from appearing between the scraper and the conveyor belt, thereby preventing feces from adhering to the surface of the conveyor belt and improving the scraping effect of the scraper on the feces on the conveyor belt.

[0016] Furthermore, the side wall of the fixing frame is provided with several mounting lugs for installing the tensioning wheel, so as to facilitate the installation of the tensioning wheel.

[0017] Furthermore, a chain drive mechanism is provided between vertically adjacent pulleys. The chain drive mechanism facilitates the transmission of power to each pulley.

[0018] Furthermore, the chicken cage includes support pillars, a cage body mounted on the support pillars, hinged doors on the side walls of the cage body, and a feeding trough, to facilitate centralized raising of chickens. Attached Figure Description

[0019] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application, the accompanying drawings used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the accompanying drawings described below are only some embodiments of this application. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0020] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of a chicken rack for a farm, according to an embodiment of this application, is shown;

[0021] Figure 2 This paper shows a schematic diagram of a conveyor belt structure in a chicken rack for a poultry farm, according to an embodiment of this application.

[0022] Figure 3 This illustration shows a schematic diagram of a scraper connection structure in a chicken rack for a poultry farm, as proposed in an embodiment of this application. Detailed Implementation

[0023] To further illustrate the technical means and effects adopted by this utility model in order to achieve the intended utility model purpose, the following detailed description of the specific implementation methods, structure, features and effects of this utility model is provided in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and preferred embodiments.

[0024] The reference numerals in the accompanying drawings of the instruction manual include: 1. Chicken cage; 2. Feed trough; 3. Fixing frame; 4. Collection box; 5. Conveyor belt; 6. Mounting ear; 7. Pulley; 8. Tensioning wheel; 9. Scraper; 10. Fixing plate; 11. Spring; 12. Baffle.

[0025] A chicken rack for a farm, implemented for example Figure 1 As shown: It includes several chicken cages 1 arranged vertically in sequence, support frames respectively set on both sides of the chicken cages 1, several conveying components installed through the support frames, and scrapers 9 set on the support frames.

[0026] The chicken cage 1 includes a support column, a cage body mounted on the support column, a hinged door on the rear side wall of the cage body, and a feeding trough 2 on the front side wall. The support column is used to support the cage body. Two adjacent cage bodies are connected to each other through the support column. The top of the support column is located in a groove, and the bottom of the support column is provided with a locking block that fits into the groove.

[0027] The support frame includes a fixed frame 3 and a collection box 4 connected to the fixed frame 3. The collection box 4 is hollow inside and has a sealed door at the bottom rear side.

[0028] like Figure 2 As shown, the conveying components are located at the bottom of each chicken cage 1. The conveying components include pulleys 7 rotatably connected to the fixed frame 3, a conveyor belt 5 tensioned between the pulleys 7, and a power component that drives the pulleys 7 to rotate. The power component is a motor, which drives one of the pulleys 7 to rotate through a reducer. A chain drive mechanism is provided between two vertically adjacent pulleys 7, that is, a sprocket is coaxially connected to two vertically adjacent pulleys 7, and the transmission is carried out through a chain, which can drive all the pulleys 7 to rotate. The fixed frame 3 has several mounting lugs symmetrically arranged on its side wall. Tensioning wheels 8 are installed between the mounting lugs 6. The tensioning wheels 8 lift the bottom of the conveyor belt 5 upward, effectively avoiding the phenomenon that the distance between the top and bottom of the conveyor belt 5 is too large, resulting in the conveyor belt 5 occupying a lot of space.

[0029] like Figure 3As shown, the scraper 9 is inclinedly mounted on the side wall of the collection box 4, and the top of the scraper 9 is in contact with the bottom of the conveyor belt 5. When the conveyor belt 5 comes into contact with the scraper 9, the scraper 9 scrapes off the feces on the conveyor belt 5 and drops them into the collection box 4. Correspondingly, a groove flush with the bottom of the scraper 9 is provided above the connection between the collection box 4 and the scraper 9. The side wall of the collection box 4 is also provided with baffles 12 on both sides of the groove to prevent feces from falling from the front and rear sides of the scraper 9. A fixing plate 10 is provided on the fixing frame 3 below each scraper 9. Several springs 11 are provided between the fixing plate 10 and the scraper 9 to prevent gaps from appearing between the scraper 9 and the conveyor belt 5, thereby preventing feces from adhering to the surface of the conveyor belt 5 and improving the scraping effect of the scraper 9 on the feces on the conveyor belt 5.

[0030] In this embodiment, a collection box 4 and a scraper 9 are provided on both sides of the chicken cage 1, so that when the conveyor belt 5 is conveying in both the forward and reverse directions, the scraper 9 can scrape off the feces on the conveyor belt 5, effectively avoiding the problem of the scraper 9 being scratched and damaged by the conveyor belt 5 due to long-term one-way contact with the conveyor belt 5.

[0031] Compared with the prior art, this embodiment lifts the bottom of the conveyor belt 5 upward by setting the tensioning wheel 8, which effectively avoids the phenomenon that the distance between the top and bottom of the conveyor belt 5 is too large, resulting in the conveyor belt 5 occupying a lot of space. This solves the problem that traditional multi-layer chicken racks use conveyor belts for manure cleaning, which occupy a lot of space and reduce breeding density, breeding yield and efficiency. At the same time, it also avoids gaps between the scraper 9 and the conveyor belt 5 during use, which would affect the scraping effect of manure.

[0032] The above description is merely a preferred embodiment of the present utility model and is not intended to limit the present utility model in any way. Although the present utility model has been disclosed above with reference to a preferred embodiment, it is not intended to limit the present utility model. Any person skilled in the art can make some modifications or alterations to the above-disclosed technical content to create equivalent embodiments without departing from the scope of the present utility model. Any indirect modifications, equivalent changes, and alterations made to the above embodiments based on the technical essence of the present utility model without departing from the scope of the present utility model shall still fall within the scope of the present utility model.

Claims

1. A chicken carcass for a poultry farm, characterized in that, include: Several chicken coops arranged vertically in sequence; Support frames are installed on both sides of the chicken coop; Several conveying components are located at the bottom of each chicken cage. Each conveying component includes pulleys respectively mounted on a support frame, a conveyor belt tensioned between the pulleys, and a power component that drives the pulleys to rotate. The side walls of the support frame are symmetrically provided with tensioning wheels that lift the bottom of the conveyor belt upwards. Several scrapers are mounted on the support frame and scrape the ends of each conveyor belt.

2. The chicken carcass for a farm according to claim 1, characterized in that, The support frame includes a fixed frame and a collection box connected to the fixed frame. The scrapers are all located on the side wall of the collection box, and a groove flush with the bottom of the scraper is provided above the connection between the collection box and the scraper.

3. The chicken carcass for a farm according to claim 2, characterized in that, The scrapers are all inclined along the collection box, and the side of the scraper closer to the conveyor belt is higher than the side of the scraper closer to the collection box.

4. A chicken carcass for a farm according to claim 3, characterized in that, The fixing frame is provided with a fixing plate located below each scraper, and a number of springs are provided between the fixing plate and the scraper.

5. A chicken rack for farms according to any one of claims 2 to 4, characterized in that, The side wall of the fixing frame is provided with several mounting lugs for mounting the tensioning wheel.

6. A chicken rack for farms according to claim 1, characterized in that, A chain drive mechanism is provided between vertically adjacent pulleys.

7. A chicken rack for a farm according to claim 1, characterized in that, The chicken cage includes a support column, a cage body mounted on the support column, a hinged door on the side wall of the cage body, and a feeding trough.