Anti-derailing feeding system

By installing a roller assembly consisting of load-bearing wheels and guide wheels on the feeder, combined with support rails and limit rails, the instability and derailment problems of the feeder during operation in poultry houses are solved, and the safe and stable operation of the feeder is achieved.

CN223859971UActive Publication Date: 2026-02-03QINGDAO UNIV OF TECH
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202422668515.0
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-11-01
Publication Date
2026-02-03
Estimated Expiration
2034-11-01

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

The existing feeders are unstable when running in poultry houses because the tracks are contaminated with feces or feed residue, which affects the uniformity of feeding and cleaning efficiency. At the same time, the floating track is prone to detaching from the support wheel, causing the feeder to tilt or fall, which poses a safety hazard.

Method used

The roller assembly, consisting of load-bearing wheels and guide wheels, ensures that the slide plate does not derail during forward and backward sliding by limiting it in the left and right directions. Combined with the design of support rails and limit rails, it enhances the stability and safety of the feeder.

Benefits of technology

This effectively prevents the feeder from derailing due to collisions or vibrations, improving the feeder's operational stability and safety, and reducing the risk of economic losses.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses an anti-derailing feeding system, which relates to the technical field of laying hen feeding and comprises a breeding cage and a feeding machine. A roller way extending front and back is fixedly installed at the top of the breeding cage, and a sliding plate is fixedly installed at the bottom of the feeding machine; each roller way is provided with a plurality of roller assemblies which are uniformly arranged front and back at intervals, and at least two groups of roller assemblies are supported at the bottom of each sliding plate all the time; the roller assembly comprises a wheel carrier fixed on the breeding cage, and a bearing wheel and a guide wheel which are rotationally mounted on the wheel carrier; the bearing wheels are used for supporting the skateboard; the two guide wheels are located on the left side and the right side of the sliding plate correspondingly, and a gap allowing the sliding plate to penetrate through is formed between the two guide wheels. The bearing wheels and the guide wheels rotate in the front-back direction. By arranging the bearing wheels and the guide wheels, the sliding plate is limited in the left-right direction, when the feeding machine collides or a breeding cage vibrates, the situation that the sliding plate moves in the left-right direction and derails is avoided, and therefore the situation that the feeding machine derails is avoided.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of egg-laying hen feeding technology, and in particular to an anti-derailment feeding system. Background Technology

[0002] Existing tiered poultry cages typically use a traveling feeder. This feeder consists of two tracks on the floor of the poultry house, extending along the front-to-back direction of the cage. Wheels at the bottom of the feeder travel along these tracks, allowing it to move back and forth within the poultry house and deliver feed to the feeding troughs below. This mechanism has the following problems: 1. The tracks on the poultry house floor are inevitably contaminated by falling feces or feed residue, causing the feeder to bounce and become unstable, affecting the uniformity of feeding; 2. Because the tracks are raised above the ground, when washing the floor with water, the raised tracks create ridges, hindering water flow and reducing cleaning efficiency. To address the aforementioned issues, a feeding system has been developed, such as the lightweight, uniformly spaced floating rail feeding system disclosed in Chinese Patent CN114176027A. This system features at least two floating rails spaced laterally on the feeder and at least two rows of support wheels on the breeding cage to support the forward and backward movement of the floating rails. Each row of support wheels has multiple support wheels evenly spaced forward and backward. The feeder moves forward and backward under the support of these support wheels, thus avoiding the need for ground-based tracks and solving the problems in the prior art.

[0003] However, the above structure has encountered new problems in use. During the feeding process, due to collisions or vibrations from the breeding cages, the floating rail can easily detach from the support wheel. Once the floating rail detaches from the support wheel, the feeder loses its support and tilts, which may cause the feeder to fall. This not only prevents the feeding work from being completed, but also causes certain safety accidents and economic losses. Utility Model Content

[0004] The purpose of this utility model is to provide an anti-derailment feeding system that limits the feeder in the left and right directions when it is running forward and backward, so as to avoid the feeder from derailing due to collisions or vibrations of the breeding cage, thus avoiding safety accidents and economic losses caused by feeder derailment.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model provides an anti-derailment feeding system, comprising a rear-extending breeding cage and a feeder that slides back and forth along the breeding cage; multiple parallel and rear-extending roller tracks are fixedly installed on the top of the breeding cage, and a slide plate is fixedly installed on the bottom of the feeder, which slides back and forth along the roller tracks; each roller track has multiple roller assemblies evenly spaced back and forth, and the bottom of each slide plate is always supported by at least two sets of roller assemblies; the roller assembly includes a wheel frame fixed to the breeding cage, a load-bearing wheel rotatably mounted on the wheel frame, and a guide wheel; the load-bearing wheel is used to support the slide plate; there are two guide wheels, located on the left and right sides of the slide plate respectively, and a gap is provided between the two guide wheels for the slide plate to pass through; the rotation direction of the load-bearing wheel and the guide wheel is both back and forth.

[0006] With the above structure, by setting load-bearing wheels and guide wheels, the left and right directions of the slide plate can be limited. When the feeder collides or the breeding cage vibrates, the slide plate will not shift in the left and right directions and cause derailment, thus avoiding the feeder from derailing.

[0007] Preferably, two roller conveyors are provided, located on the left and right sides of the breeding cage respectively; two corresponding sliding plates are also provided. This arrangement ensures that the feeder is subjected to balanced forces.

[0008] Preferably, the front-to-back length of the slide plate is longer than the front-to-back length of the feeder, and the feeder is fixed in the middle of the slide plate. This design increases the length of the slide plate, thereby increasing the front-to-back length of the feeder and improving its stability. Simultaneously, by increasing the front-to-back length of the slide plate, the number of roller assemblies in contact with its bottom increases, improving operational stability while reducing the stress on individual roller assemblies and extending their service life.

[0009] Preferably, the skateboard includes a support rail and a limiting rail disposed above the support rail; the limiting rail has limiting grooves on its front and rear sides, and the guide wheel is inserted into the limiting groove and rolls back and forth along the side wall of the limiting groove. By setting the limiting groove, the guide wheel plays a certain vertical limiting role, preventing the skateboard from falling off the roller assembly.

[0010] Preferably, the support rail is a square tube, and the limiting rail is an I-shaped rail. The front and rear sides of the support rail and the limiting rail are fixedly connected by connecting plates. This design can reduce the production cost of the skateboard.

[0011] Preferably, the load-bearing wheel has an annular groove in the middle, and the left and right width of the bottom of the skateboard matches the left and right width of the annular groove. This design allows for a more precise fit between the load-bearing wheel and the skateboard, preventing left and right wobbling during sliding.

[0012] Preferably, the support rail has inclined guide ramps at both its front and rear ends; the guide ramps slope upwards and outwards from the bottom of the support rail. This design serves as a guide, ensuring that the support rail can slide smoothly onto the load-bearing rollers.

[0013] Preferably, the vertical plate of the limiting track has guide slopes at both ends, sloping from the center forward and backward. This design serves as a guide, ensuring the limiting track slides smoothly between the two guide wheels.

[0014] After adopting the above technical solution, the beneficial effects of this utility model are:

[0015] This utility model provides an anti-derailment feeding system that solves the technical problem in the prior art where feeders derail due to collisions or vibrations of the breeding cages during forward and backward movement. This utility model enables the feeder to be limited in the left and right directions during forward and backward movement, preventing derailment caused by collisions or vibrations of the breeding cages, thus avoiding safety accidents and economic losses caused by feeder derailment. Attached Figure Description

[0016] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of an anti-derailment feeding system according to this utility model;

[0017] Figure 2 yes Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the structure of the sliding plate and roller conveyor;

[0018] Figure 3 yes Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the middle roller assembly;

[0019] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram showing the working relationship between the skateboard and the roller assembly;

[0020] Figure 5 yes Figure 2 A magnified view of part A in the image.

[0021] In the diagram, 1 is the feeder, 2 is the slide plate, 21 is the support rail, 211 is the guide ramp, 22 is the limit rail, 221 is the upper horizontal plate, 222 is the lower horizontal plate, 223 is the vertical plate, 2231 is the guide ramp, 23 is the connecting plate, 3 is the roller conveyor, 31 is the roller assembly, 311 is the wheel frame, 312 is the load-bearing wheel, and 313 is the guide wheel. Detailed Implementation

[0022] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0023] The orientations mentioned in this specification are based on the orientation of the anti-derailment feeding system of this utility model during normal operation, and do not limit the orientation during storage and transportation. They only represent relative positional relationships and do not represent absolute positional relationships.

[0024] like Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, an anti-derailment feeding system includes a rear-extending breeding cage and a feeder 1 that slides back and forth along the breeding cage.

[0025] The top of the breeding cage is fixedly equipped with multiple parallel roller conveyors 3 that extend back and forth, and the bottom of the feeder 1 is fixedly equipped with a sliding plate 2, which slides back and forth along the roller conveyors 3. In this embodiment, there are two roller conveyors 3, located on the left and right sides of the breeding cage respectively; therefore, there are also two corresponding sliding plates 2.

[0026] Each roller conveyor 3 has multiple roller assemblies 31 evenly spaced front to back; the bottom of each slide plate 2 is always supported by at least two sets of roller assemblies 31. These at least two sets of roller assemblies 31 ensure that the feeder 1 has at least four points of contact when sliding back and forth, thus guaranteeing stable support. In practical applications, the installation density of the roller assemblies 31 can be appropriately increased as needed, so that the bottom of each slide plate 2 is always supported by multiple roller assemblies 31, thereby reducing the stress on a single roller assembly 31 and increasing its service life.

[0027] In practical applications, the front-to-back length of the slide plate 2 is longer than that of the feeder 1, and the feeder 1 is installed in the middle of the slide plate 2. This setting increases the bottom support length of the feeder 1, making the chassis of the feeder 1 more stable. At the same time, by increasing the length of the slide plate 2, the slide plate 2 can contact more roller assemblies 31, thereby reducing the force on a single roller assembly 31 and ensuring the stability of the feeder 1 during operation.

[0028] like Figure 3 and Figure 4 As shown, the roller assembly 31 includes a wheel frame 311 fixed to the breeding cage, load-bearing wheels 312 and guide wheels 313 rotatably mounted on the wheel frame 311. The load-bearing wheels 312 are supported at the bottom of the slide plate 2 to support the slide plate 2; while there are two guide wheels 313, located on the left and right sides of the slide plate 2 respectively. A gap is provided between the two load-bearing wheels 312 for the slide plate 2 to pass through. The two load-bearing wheels 312 restrict the slide plate 2 from moving in the left and right directions; the rotation direction of the load-bearing wheels 312 and the guide wheels 313 is the front-back direction, that is, the sliding direction of the feeder 1.

[0029] like Figure 2 , Figure 4 and Figure 5As shown, the skateboard 2 includes a support rail 21 and a limiting rail 22 disposed above the support rail 21. Limiting grooves are provided on both the front and rear sides of the limiting rail 22. Guide wheels 313 are inserted into the limiting grooves and roll back and forth along the sidewalls of the limiting grooves. By providing the limiting grooves, the guide wheels 313 play a certain vertical limiting role, preventing the skateboard 2 from detaching from the roller assembly 31.

[0030] In this embodiment, the support rail 21 is a square tube, and the limiting rail 22 is an I-shaped rail. The support rail 21 is detachably installed at the bottom of the limiting rail 22. Square tubes and I-shaped rails are common components and easy to procure, thus reducing manufacturing costs. The support rail 21 and the limiting rail 22 are fixedly connected on both sides by connecting plates 23. The limiting rail 22 includes an upper horizontal plate 221 and a lower horizontal plate 222 arranged opposite each other, and a vertical plate 223 connecting the upper horizontal plate 221 and the lower horizontal plate 222. The upper horizontal plate 221 is fixed to the bottom of the feeder 1; the lower horizontal plate 222 is fixed to the support rail 21; and two guide wheels 313 roll left and right along the vertical plate 223 of the I-shaped rail.

[0031] The support rail 21 is supported on the load-bearing wheel 312. To make it more stable, an annular groove is provided in the middle of the load-bearing wheel 312. The left and right widths of the support rail 21 are matched with the left and right widths of the annular groove, so that when the support rail 21 moves forward, the bottom of the support rail 21 is supported in the annular groove.

[0032] Both ends of the support rail 21 are provided with inclined guide slopes 211; the guide slopes 211 are inclined upwards and outwards from the bottom of the support rail 21; when the slide plate 2 moves forward, after the guide slopes 211 come into contact with the load-bearing wheel 312, the slide plate 2 can be smoothly guided onto the load-bearing wheel 312 under the guidance of the guide slopes 211.

[0033] The vertical plate 223 of the limiting track 22 is provided with guide slopes 2231 that slope from the middle to the front and rear sides. When the slide plate 2 moves forward, the guide slopes 2231 are inserted between the two guide wheels 313. Under the guidance of the guide slopes 2231, the deviation can be corrected, ensuring that the vertical plate 223 is smoothly inserted between the two guide wheels 313.

[0034] like Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 3 , Figure 4 and Figure 5 As shown in the figure, the working process of an anti-derailment feeding system is as follows:

[0035] When the traction machine drives the feeder 1 to slide back and forth along the breeding cage, the slide plate 2 is supported on the roller assembly 31. When the slide plate 2 slides forward, under the guidance of the guide slope 211, the support track is smoothly guided onto the load-bearing wheel 312. At the same time, under the action of the guide slope 2231, the vertical plate 223 smoothly enters between the two guide wheels 313. Under the dual action of the load-bearing wheel 312 and the guide wheel 313, the slide plate 2 can only slide back and forth and will not derail.

[0036] Of course, the above description is not intended to limit the present utility model, and the present utility model is not limited to the examples given above. Any changes, modifications, additions or substitutions made by those skilled in the art within the scope of the present utility model should also fall within the protection scope of the present utility model.

Claims

1. A derailment prevention feeding system, comprising a rear-extending rear-endry breeding cage and a feeder that slides back and forth along the breeding cage; characterized in that: The top of the breeding cage is fixedly installed with multiple parallel roller tracks that extend back and forth, and the bottom of the feeder is fixedly installed with a sliding plate that slides back and forth along the roller tracks. Each of the roller conveyors has multiple roller assemblies evenly spaced front to back, and the bottom of each slide is always supported by at least two sets of roller assemblies; The roller assembly includes a wheel frame fixed to the breeding cage, a load-bearing wheel and a guide wheel rotatably mounted on the wheel frame; the load-bearing wheel is used to support the slide plate; there are two guide wheels, located on the left and right sides of the slide plate respectively, and a gap is provided between the two guide wheels for the slide plate to pass through; the load-bearing wheel and the guide wheel rotate in the front-back direction.

2. The anti-derailment feeding system according to claim 1, characterized in that: Two roller conveyors are provided, located on the left and right sides of the breeding cage respectively; two corresponding sliding plates are also provided.

3. The anti-derailment feeding system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The front-to-back length of the slide plate is longer than the front-to-back length of the feeder, and the feeder is fixed at the middle position of the slide plate.

4. The anti-derailment feeding system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The skateboard includes a support rail and a limiting rail disposed above the support rail; the limiting rail is provided with limiting grooves on the front and rear sides, the guide wheel is inserted into the limiting groove and rolls back and forth along the side wall of the limiting groove.

5. The anti-derailment feeding system according to claim 4, characterized in that: The support rail is a square tube, and the limiting rail is an I-shaped rail. The front and rear sides of the support rail and the limiting rail are fixedly connected by connecting plates.

6. The anti-derailment feeding system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The load-bearing wheel has an annular groove in the middle, and the left and right width of the bottom of the slide plate is adapted to the left and right width of the annular groove.

7. The anti-derailment feeding system according to claim 4, characterized in that: The support track has inclined guide slopes at both ends; the guide slopes are inclined upwards and outwards from the bottom of the support track.

8. The anti-derailment feeding system according to claim 4, characterized in that: The vertical plate of the limiting track is provided with guide slopes at both the front and rear ends, which slope from the middle to the front and rear sides respectively.

Citation Information

Patent Citations

  • Equal-gap lightweight floating rail type feeding system

    CN114176027A