Milk goat lamb feeding device

Abstract

The utility model relates to the related technical field of livestock feeding devices, in particular to a milk goat lamb feeding device which comprises a feed storage box. Side plates are fixedly connected to the two sides of the feed storage box, a box cover is hinged to the top of the feed storage box, a handle is fixedly connected to one side of the top of the box cover, a discharge port is formed in the bottom of the feed storage box, and a feed basin is arranged at the bottom of the discharge port. Under the matching action of the feed storage box, the side plates, the box cover, the handle, the feed outlet, the feed basin and the linkage mechanism, a large amount of feed can be stored in the device, milk goat lambs are automatically fed at regular time and quantified by the device, the labor amount of workers is reduced, and the labor intensity of the workers is reduced. The feeding device solves the problems that although an existing milk goat lamb feeding device can feed lambs regularly and quantitatively manually, a certain amount of feed needs to be poured into the device manually during feeding, the labor amount of workers is increased, and practicability is poor.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the technical field of livestock feeding devices, specifically a feeding device for dairy goat lambs. Background Technology

[0002] Newborn lambs are relatively weak in adapting to the external environment, with low cold resistance and disease resistance. The traditional rearing method for newborn lambs is to let them nurse with their mothers, adding forage at the appropriate age until they reach a weight of 12kg or more and then weaning. However, dairy goats are primarily raised for their milk, and the traditional rearing method directly reduces the economic benefits of raising dairy goats. Currently, more and more intensive dairy goat farms are adopting an artificial rearing model for newborn lambs. This involves separating the lamb from its mother after birth and artificially formulating its dairy feed according to the lamb's nutritional needs for growth and development. This provides complete nutrition, promotes the growth and development of major organs such as the stomach, lungs, heart, and udder, and controls body shape development to create an ideal dairy body type. This improves lamb survival and quality rates, increases milk production later on, saves on lambing costs, and meets the requirements of modern production management. During the lambing season, a large number of lambs are born, and newborn lambs typically need to be fed more than five times a day. Currently, farms often... There are two common feeding methods: First, centralized feeding, which involves opening a large feeding tank with multiple feeding openings, allowing multiple lambs to be fed at the same time. However, each lamb has a different sucking speed, making it impossible to feed them in a fixed quantity. Lambs that eat quickly will ingest a large amount of milk. Because the lambs' digestive systems are not fully developed, overfeeding may cause reflux into the underdeveloped rumen, resulting in abnormal fermentation (rumen tympany). Overfeeding is also one of the factors that cause diarrhea in lambs, which can lead to death in severe cases. Lambs that do not eat enough may experience slow growth and development, or even long-term malnutrition leading to death. Second, limited feeding, which involves fixing individual milk bottles together to allow for limited feeding of multiple lambs at one time. Lambs' milk feed contains a large amount of nutrients.

[0003] Utility model patent CN219844502U discloses a feeding device for dairy goat lambs, belonging to the technical field of livestock feeding devices. It addresses the problem in existing calf feeding troughs where the bottom is parallel to the ground and placed on a frame. For young lambs, insufficient milk feed in the trough (too shallow) prevents them from fully consuming the required amount, potentially affecting their growth and development. The device includes a fixed frame and a feeding trough. The fixed frame comprises a frame body, at least two partitions, and at least one placement component. Multiple partitions are arranged vertically side-by-side and fixedly connected to the frame body, forming a feeding space between adjacent partitions. The lamb's head can extend into the feeding space to eat. The placement component is placed within the feeding space and fixedly connected to the partitions. The feeding trough is fixed to the placement component. The plane of the placement component has a 10°-15° tilt angle to the ground, and the end of the placement component closer to the lamb's feeding area is lower than the end further away from the lamb's feeding area. This invention ensures that lambs are fed at regular times and in fixed quantities, which is beneficial to their growth and development, increases their eating speed, facilitates cleaning and disinfection, and reduces the workload of staff.

[0004] However, the above patent still has shortcomings: although the patent can feed lambs at regular intervals and in fixed quantities by human intervention, it requires manual labor to pour a certain amount of feed into the device, which increases the workload of workers and makes it impractical. Utility Model Content

[0005] To overcome the above shortcomings, this utility model provides a dairy goat lamb feeding device to solve the problem mentioned in the background art that although the existing dairy goat lamb feeding devices can feed the lambs at regular times and in fixed quantities by human intervention, a certain amount of feed needs to be manually poured into the device during feeding, which increases the workload of workers and is not very practical.

[0006] The technical solution of this utility model is:

[0007] A feeding device for dairy goat lambs includes: a feed storage box; side plates are fixedly connected to both sides of the feed storage box; a box cover is hinged to the top of the feed storage box; a handle is fixedly connected to one side of the top of the box cover; a discharge port is opened at the bottom of the feed storage box; a feed trough is provided at the bottom of the discharge port; a linkage mechanism for quantitative feeding of dairy goats is provided inside the discharge port; and a self-locking mechanism for adjusting the angle of the feed trough is provided at the bottom of the feed trough.

[0008] Preferably, the linkage mechanism includes: a metering wheel is provided inside the discharge port, and metering grooves are provided at all four corners of the metering wheel; a first rotating shaft is fixedly connected to the center of the metering wheel, and both ends of the first rotating shaft are rotatably connected to the side plate; one end of the first rotating shaft passes through the side plate and extends into the protective box, the protective box is fixedly connected to the side plate; a grooved wheel is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the first rotating shaft located inside the protective box, the top of the grooved wheel meshes with an intermittent wheel, the top of the intermittent wheel has an arc-shaped groove, a connecting rod is fixedly connected to the intermittent wheel near the arc-shaped groove, a cylindrical pin is fixedly connected to the end of the connecting rod away from the intermittent wheel, the cylindrical pin is adapted to the grooved wheel; a second rotating shaft is fixedly connected to the center of the intermittent wheel, the end of the second rotating shaft away from the intermittent wheel passes through the protective box and extends to the servo motor, the servo motor is fixedly connected to the protective box, and the second rotating shaft is fixedly connected to the output end of the servo motor.

[0009] Preferably, the self-locking mechanism includes: a matching basin frame is provided at the bottom of the feed basin, and a third rotating shaft is fixedly connected to both sides of the basin frame, wherein one end of the third rotating shaft away from the basin frame is rotatably connected to the side plate, and the other end of the third rotating shaft away from the basin frame passes through the side plate and extends to the outside of the side plate; a worm gear is fixedly connected to the end of the third rotating shaft located on the outside of the side plate, a worm is engaged at the bottom of the worm gear, both ends of the worm are fixed to a fixed block, the fixed block is fixedly connected to the side plate, the worm is rotatably connected to the fixed block, one end of the worm passes through the fixed block and extends to a knob, and the knob is fixedly connected to the worm.

[0010] Preferably, the discharge port is curved, and a splash guard is provided at the end of the discharge port away from the storage tank. The top of the splash guard is hinged to the discharge port.

[0011] Preferably, the top of the protective box is provided with a control box containing a timer, and the control box is fixedly connected to the side plate.

[0012] Preferably, each of the two side panels is provided with two casters with braking function at the bottom, and the casters are fixedly connected to the side panels respectively.

[0013] Preferably, two connecting plates are provided between the two side plates, and the two ends of the two connecting plates are respectively fixedly connected to the side plates.

[0014] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of this utility model are:

[0015] Firstly, this utility model, through the coordinated action of the storage box, side plate, box cover, handle, discharge port, feed basin, and linkage mechanism, can store a large amount of feed inside the device, which automatically feeds dairy goat lambs at regular intervals and in fixed quantities, reducing the workload of workers. It solves the problem that although existing dairy goat lamb feeding devices can feed lambs at regular intervals and in fixed quantities manually, a certain amount of feed needs to be manually poured into the device during feeding, which increases the workload of workers and is not very practical.

[0016] Secondly, through the combined action of the storage box, side plate, box cover, handle, discharge port, feed basin, and self-locking mechanism, the user can adjust the angle of the feed basin according to their needs. This not only prevents lambs from not being able to eat the full amount of feed when there is insufficient milk feed in the basin, but also protects the lambs' cervical spine, preventing them from having to lower their heads to eat for a long time, which would affect the growth of their cervical spine. Attached Figure Description

[0017] Figure 1 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of a dairy goat lamb feeding device according to the present invention;

[0018] Figure 2 This is a side sectional view of a feeding device for dairy goat lambs according to the present invention;

[0019] Figure 3 For the present utility model Figure 2 Enlarged structural diagram at point A in the middle;

[0020] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the linkage mechanism structure of this utility model;

[0021] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the self-locking mechanism of this utility model.

[0022] In the picture:

[0023] 1. Storage bin; 2. Side panel; 3. Bin lid; 4. Handle; 5. Discharge port; 6. Feed basin; 7. Linkage mechanism; 8. Self-locking mechanism; 9. Metering wheel; 10. Metering trough; 11. First rotating shaft; 12. Protective box; 13. Grooved wheel; 14. Intermittent wheel; 15. Arc groove; 16. Connecting rod; 17. Cylindrical pin; 18. Second rotating shaft; 19. Servo motor; 20. Basin frame; 21. Third rotating shaft; 22. Worm gear; 23. Worm; 24. Fixing block; 25. Knob; 26. Splash cover; 27. Control box; 28. Casters; 29. ​​Connecting plate. Detailed Implementation

[0024] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of the present utility model.

[0025] Please see Figures 1 to 5 The present invention will describe the above technical solution in detail through the following embodiments:

[0026] A feeding device for dairy goat lambs includes: a feed storage box 1; side plates 2 are fixedly connected to both sides of the feed storage box 1; a box cover 3 is hinged to the top of the feed storage box 1; a handle 4 is fixedly connected to one side of the top of the box cover 3; a discharge port 5 is opened at the bottom of the feed storage box 1; a feed trough 6 is provided at the bottom of the discharge port 5; a linkage mechanism 7 for quantitative feeding of dairy goats is provided inside the discharge port 5; a self-locking mechanism 8 for adjusting the angle of the feed trough 6 is provided at the bottom of the feed trough 6. The user can open the box cover 3 through the handle 4 and then pour the feed into the feed storage box 1. The feed is delivered to the feed trough 6 in a timed and quantitative manner through the linkage mechanism 7 inside the discharge port 5. Then, the user can adjust the angle of the feed trough 6 to a suitable angle according to the needs through the self-locking mechanism 8, and then feed the lambs.

[0027] like Figure 4As shown, the linkage mechanism 7 includes: a metering wheel 9 is provided inside the discharge port 5, and metering grooves 10 are provided at each of the four corners of the metering wheel 9. A first rotating shaft 11 is fixedly connected to the center of the metering wheel 9, and both ends of the first rotating shaft 11 are rotatably connected to the side plate 2; one end of the first rotating shaft 11 passes through the side plate 2 and extends into the protective box 12, the protective box 12 is fixedly connected to the side plate 2, and a grooved wheel 13 is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the first rotating shaft 11 inside the protective box 12. The top of the grooved wheel 13 meshes with an intermittent wheel 14, and an arc-shaped groove 15 is provided on the top of the intermittent wheel 14. A connecting rod 16 is fixedly connected to the intermittent wheel 14 near the arc-shaped groove 15, and a cylindrical pin 17 is fixedly connected to the end of the connecting rod 16 away from the intermittent wheel 14. The cylindrical pin 17 is adapted to the grooved wheel 13, and a second rotating shaft 18 is fixedly connected to the center of the intermittent wheel 14. The end of the second rotating shaft 18 away from the intermittent wheel 14 passes through the protective box 12 and extends to the servo motor 19. The servo motor 19 is fixedly connected to the protective box 12. The second rotating shaft 18 is fixedly connected to the output end of the servo motor 19. The servo motor 19 is started at a time. The output end of the servo motor 19 drives the second rotating shaft 18 to rotate one revolution. While the second rotating shaft 18 rotates, it drives the intermittent wheel 14. While the intermittent wheel 14 rotates, it drives the connecting rod 16 to rotate. The connecting rod 16 drives the cylindrical pin 17 to rotate. While the cylindrical pin 17 rotates, it drives the grooved wheel 13 to rotate 90 degrees. While the grooved wheel 13 rotates, it drives the first rotating shaft 11. The first rotating shaft 11 drives the metering wheel 9. While the metering wheel 9 rotates, it rotates the feed inside a metering trough 10 to the bottom. The feed inside the metering trough 10 automatically falls into the feed basin 6 through the discharge port 5.

[0028] like Figure 5 As shown, the self-locking mechanism 8 includes: a matching basin frame 20 is provided at the bottom of the feed basin 6; third rotating shafts 21 are fixedly connected to both sides of the basin frame 20; one end of the third rotating shaft 21 away from the basin frame 20 is rotatably connected to the side plate 2; the other end of the third rotating shaft 21 away from the basin frame 20 passes through the side plate 2 and extends to the outside of the side plate 2; a worm gear 22 is fixedly connected to the end of the third rotating shaft 21 located on the outside of the side plate 2; a worm 23 is meshed at the bottom of the worm gear 22; both ends of the worm 23 are fixed to the fixing block 24. The fixed block 24 is fixedly connected to the side plate 2, and the worm gear 23 is rotatably connected to the fixed block 24. One end of the worm gear 23 passes through the fixed block 24 and extends to the knob 25. The knob 25 is fixedly connected to the worm gear 23. When the user rotates the knob 25, the knob 25 drives the worm gear 23. The worm gear 23 rotates with the cooperation of the fixed block 24. While the worm gear 23 rotates, it drives the worm wheel 22. The worm wheel 22 drives the basin frame 20 through the third rotating shaft 21. The basin frame 20 drives the feed basin 6, thereby adjusting the angle of the feed basin 6.

[0029] like Figure 2As shown, the discharge port 5 is curved. A splash guard 26 is provided at the end of the discharge port 5 away from the storage box 1. The top of the splash guard 26 is hinged to the discharge port 5, which can block the feed that slides down inside the discharge port 5, and prevent the feed from sliding down inside the discharge port 5 at too high a speed, causing some feed to be washed to the outside of the feed basin 6.

[0030] like Figure 1 As shown, the top of the protective box 12 is equipped with a control box 27 with an internal timer. The control box 27 is fixedly connected to the side plate 2. The timer can time each feeding time and start the servo motor 19 at timed intervals through the control box 27 to achieve the function of automatic feeding at timed intervals.

[0031] like Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, each of the two side plates 2 has two casters 28 with braking function at the bottom. The casters 28 are fixedly connected to the side plates 2, which makes it convenient for users to move and fix the device.

[0032] like Figure 2 As shown, two connecting plates 29 are provided between the two side plates 2. The two ends of the two connecting plates 29 are fixedly connected to the side plates 2, which improves the stability of the device.

[0033] Working principle: The user can open the lid 3 using handle 4, and then pour the feed into the storage bin 1. The control box 27 starts the servo motor 19 according to the internal timer. The output of the servo motor 19 drives the second shaft 18 to rotate one revolution. The rotation of the second shaft 18 drives the intermittent wheel 14. The rotation of the intermittent wheel 14 drives the connecting rod 16 to rotate. The connecting rod 16 drives the cylindrical pin 17 to rotate. The rotation of the cylindrical pin 17 drives the grooved wheel 13 to rotate 90 degrees. The rotation of the grooved wheel 13 drives the first shaft 11. The first shaft 11 drives... The moving metering wheel 9 rotates, causing the feed inside a metering trough 10 to rotate downwards. The feed inside the metering trough 10 automatically falls into the feed basin 6 through the discharge port 5. This allows a large amount of feed to be stored inside the device, enabling the device to automatically feed dairy goat lambs at set times and in set quantities. This reduces the workload of workers and solves the problem that while existing dairy goat lamb feeding devices can feed lambs at set times and in set quantities manually, they still require manual pouring of a certain amount of feed into the device, increasing the workload of workers and making them impractical.

[0034] The user rotates knob 25, which drives worm gear 23. Worm gear 23 rotates in conjunction with fixed block 24. While rotating, worm gear 23 drives worm wheel 22. Worm wheel 22 drives basin frame 20 through third rotating shaft 21. Basin frame 20 drives feed basin 6, thereby adjusting the angle of feed basin 6. The user can adjust the angle of feed basin 6 according to their needs. This not only prevents lambs from not being able to eat the full amount of feed when there is insufficient milk feed in the basin, but also protects the lambs' cervical spine and prevents them from having to lower their heads to eat for a long time, which would affect the growth of their cervical spine.

[0035] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of this utility model, and are not intended to limit it. Although the utility model has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that modifications can still be made to the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments, or equivalent substitutions can be made to some or all of the technical features therein. Such modifications or substitutions do not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of this utility model.

Claims

1. A dairy goat lamb feeding device, comprising: a storage box (1); characterized in that: the two sides of the storage box (1) are fixedly connected with side plates (2), the top of the storage box (1) is hingedly connected with a box cover (3), one side of the top of the box cover (3) is fixedly connected with a handle (4), the bottom of the storage box (1) is provided with a discharge port (5), and the bottom of the discharge port (5) is provided with a feed basin (6); the inside of the discharge port (5) is provided with a linkage mechanism (7) for ration feeding of dairy goats; the bottom of the feed basin (6) is provided with a self-locking mechanism (8) for adjusting the angle of the feed basin (6).

2. A feeding device for young dairy goats according to claim 1, characterized in that: the linkage mechanism (7) comprises: the inside of the discharge port (5) is provided with a ration wheel (9), four corners of the ration wheel (9) are provided with ration grooves (10), the center of the ration wheel (9) is fixedly connected with a first rotating shaft (11), and the two ends of the first rotating shaft (11) are rotatably connected with the side plates (2); one end of the first rotating shaft (11) penetrates through the side plate (2) and extends into a protection box (12), the protection box (12) is fixedly connected with the side plate (2), the outer surface of the first rotating shaft (11) at the inside of the protection box (12) is fixedly connected with a groove wheel (13), the top of the groove wheel (13) is engaged with an intermittent wheel (14), the top of the intermittent wheel (14) is provided with an arc-shaped groove (15), the intermittent wheel (14) is fixedly connected with a connecting rod (16) close to the arc-shaped groove (15), one end of the connecting rod (16) away from the intermittent wheel (14) is fixedly connected with a cylindrical pin (17) matched with the groove wheel (13), the center of the intermittent wheel (14) is fixedly connected with a second rotating shaft (18), one end of the second rotating shaft (18) away from the intermittent wheel (14) penetrates through the protection box (12) and extends to a servo motor (19), the servo motor (19) is fixedly connected with the protection box (12), and the second rotating shaft (18) is fixedly connected with the output end of the servo motor (19).

3. A feeding device for young dairy goats according to claim 1, characterized in that: the self-locking mechanism (8) comprises: the bottom of the feed basin (6) is provided with a matched basin frame (20), the two sides of the basin frame (20) are fixedly connected with third rotating shafts (21), one end of one of the third rotating shafts (21) away from the basin frame (20) is rotatably connected with the side plate (2), and one end of the other third rotating shaft (21) away from the basin frame (20) penetrates through the side plate (2) and extends to the outside of the side plate (2). The third rotating shaft (21) is fixedly connected with a worm gear (22) at one end outside the side plate (2), the bottom of the worm gear (22) is engaged with a worm (23), both ends of the worm (23) are connected with a fixed block (24), the fixed block (24) is fixedly connected with the side plate (2), the worm (23) is rotatably connected with the fixed block (24), one end of the worm (23) penetrates through the fixed block (24) and extends to a knob (25), and the knob (25) is fixedly connected with the worm (23).

4. A feeding device for young dairy goats according to claim 1, characterized in that: The discharge port (5) is arranged in a bent mode, and the discharge port (5) is provided with a splash cover (26) at one end away from the storage box (1), and the top of the splash cover (26) is hingedly connected with the discharge port (5).

5. A feeding device for young dairy goats according to claim 2, characterized in that: The top of the protection box (12) is provided with a control box (27) with an internal timer, and the control box (27) is fixedly connected with the side plate (2).

6. A feeding device for young dairy goats according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom of each of the two side plates (2) is provided with two universal wheels (28) with a brake function, and the universal wheels (28) are fixedly connected with the side plates (2) respectively.

7. A feeding device for young dairy goats according to claim 1, characterized in that: Two connecting plates (29) are arranged between the two side plates (2), and both ends of the two connecting plates (29) are fixedly connected with the side plates (2) respectively.

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