Convenient-to-clean water trough for animal husbandry
By introducing an automatic cleaning system into livestock drinking troughs, and using a motor to drive the cleaning drum to rotate and slide, the problem of difficult cleaning of drinking troughs has been solved, achieving efficient and convenient automatic cleaning.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-04-11
- Publication Date
- 2026-03-13
AI Technical Summary
Existing livestock water troughs are designed to be open, which makes them prone to accumulating dust and moss, making cleaning difficult, time-consuming, and labor-intensive, thus affecting livestock drinking efficiency.
Design an automatic cleaning system comprising a water storage tank, a drinking trough, a support plate, a cleaning cylinder, and a motor drive. The system achieves automatic cleaning of the drinking trough through a drive mechanism and a drainage mechanism, and uses a motor to drive the cleaning cylinder to rotate and slide for cleaning.
The system automates the cleaning of water troughs, improving cleaning efficiency, reducing the difficulty and time of manual cleaning, and ensuring that cleaning water does not spill everywhere, making it convenient for livestock to drink water.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model belongs to the field of livestock products technology, and in particular relates to a livestock drinking trough that is easy to clean. Background Technology
[0002] In many livestock farming processes, water troughs are a commonly used feeding device. Water troughs are generally designed to be open, making it easy for dust and foreign objects to fall into them. This leads to dust settling inside the water troughs. Furthermore, with prolonged use, moss or other deposits that are difficult to clean grow on the bottom and side walls. These deposits are often difficult to wash off with water and require cleaning personnel to use brushes to thoroughly clean the water troughs.
[0003] Therefore, farmers often need to clean the water troughs regularly. The water troughs are usually located in the livestock pen area and are quite long, so cleaning them is very inconvenient, time-consuming and laborious. Utility Model Content
[0004] This utility model provides a livestock drinking trough that is easy to clean, aiming to solve the problem that most drinking troughs require manual cleaning, which is time-consuming and laborious.
[0005] This utility model is implemented as follows: an easy-to-clean livestock drinking trough includes: a base and a water storage tank and a drinking trough mounted on the base, the drinking trough being located on one side of the water storage tank; a support plate disposed above the drinking trough; a cleaning cylinder rotatably disposed below the support plate; a first motor mounted on the support plate, the output shaft of the first motor being rotatably connected to the support plate and connected to the cleaning cylinder; a protective cover mounted on the support plate, the protective cover being fixedly connected to the first motor; a drive mechanism disposed on one side of the water storage tank for driving the cleaning cylinder to slide; and a drainage mechanism disposed on the water storage tank for adding water to the drinking trough.
[0006] Preferably, the driving mechanism includes: two hydraulic cylinders, each fixedly mounted on one side of the water storage tank, with a connecting plate fixedly mounted on each of the two hydraulic cylinders; a one-way screw rotatably mounted on the two connecting plates; a slider threaded onto the one-way screw, the slider being fixedly connected to the protective cover; and a second motor mounted on either of the connecting plates, the output shaft of the second motor being fixedly connected to the one-way screw.
[0007] Preferably, a water baffle is hinged to one side of the support plate, a connecting plate is fixedly installed on the top of the support plate, a first electric telescopic rod is hinged to the connecting plate, the first electric telescopic rod is hinged to the water baffle, and an inclined plate is installed on one side of the protective cover.
[0008] Preferably, the drainage mechanism includes: a drain pipe fixedly installed on one side of the water storage tank, the drain pipe being located above the drinking trough; and a water pump fixedly installed at the bottom of the inner wall of the water storage tank, the drain end of the water pump being fixedly connected to the drain pipe.
[0009] Preferably, a circular plate is fixedly sleeved on the output shaft of the first motor, the circular plate is located below the support plate, a second electric telescopic rod is fixedly installed at the bottom of the circular plate, a limiting seat is fixedly installed on the output rod of the cleaning cylinder, a limiting block is fixedly installed on the output rod of the second electric telescopic rod, and the limiting block is slidably connected to the limiting seat.
[0010] Preferably, the top of the circular plate is provided with an annular guide groove, and an annular guide plate is slidably installed in the annular guide groove. The annular guide plate is fixedly connected to the bottom of the support plate.
[0011] Preferably, an L-shaped plate is fixedly installed on the connecting plate, the L-shaped plate is located on one side of the one-way screw, and the L-shaped plate is slidably connected to the slider.
[0012] Compared with related technologies, the easy-to-clean livestock drinking trough provided by this utility model has the following beneficial effects:
[0013] The water trough is automatically cleaned using a cleaning cylinder, which is relatively quick. A drive mechanism moves the cleaning cylinder away from the top of the water trough, facilitating subsequent watering for livestock. A baffle and inclined plate effectively prevent water from splashing out of the cleaning cylinder, ensuring good water control. A limit block allows the cleaning cylinder to be quickly replaced by sliding away from the limit seat.
[0014] Compared with existing technologies, the easy-to-clean livestock water trough provided by this solution mainly includes a base and a water storage tank and a water trough installed on the base, with the water trough located on one side of the water storage tank; a support plate located above the water trough; a rotatable cleaning cylinder located below the support plate; a first motor installed on the support plate, with the output shaft of the first motor rotatably connected to the support plate and connected to the cleaning cylinder; a protective cover mounted on the support plate, which is fixedly connected to the first motor; a drive mechanism located on one side of the water storage tank for driving the cleaning cylinder to slide; and a drainage mechanism located on the water storage tank for adding water to the water trough. This makes the easy-to-clean livestock water trough have the advantages of automatic cleaning and high cleaning efficiency. Attached Figure Description
[0015] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the main sectional view of a livestock drinking trough that is easy to clean, provided by this utility model;
[0016] Figure 2 This is a side sectional view of a livestock drinking trough that is easy to clean, provided by this utility model.
[0017] Figure 3 for Figure 2 An enlarged structural diagram of part A shown in the figure;
[0018] Figure 4 for Figure 1 An enlarged structural diagram of part B shown in the figure;
[0019] Figure 5 for Figure 4 The diagram shows an enlarged view of section C.
[0020] Reference numerals in the attached drawings: 1. Base; 2. Water tank; 3. Drinking trough; 4. Support plate; 5. Cleaning cylinder; 6. First motor; 7. Protective cover; 8. Hydraulic cylinder; 9. Connecting plate; 10. One-way screw; 11. Slider; 12. Second motor; 13. Water baffle; 14. Connecting plate; 15. First electric telescopic rod; 16. Drain pipe; 17. Water pump; 18. Circular plate; 19. Second electric telescopic rod; 20. Limiting seat; 21. Limiting block; 22. Annular guide plate; 23. L-shaped plate. Detailed Implementation
[0021] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application belongs; the terminology used herein in the specification of the application is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the application; the terms "comprising" and "having," and any variations thereof, in the specification, claims, and foregoing drawings of this application are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion. The terms "first," "second," etc., in the specification, claims, or foregoing drawings of this application are used to distinguish different objects, not to describe a particular order.
[0022] In this document, the term "embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with an embodiment may be included in at least one embodiment of this application. The appearance of this phrase in various places throughout the specification does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment, nor is it a separate or alternative embodiment mutually exclusive with other embodiments. It will be explicitly and implicitly understood by those skilled in the art that the embodiments described herein can be combined with other embodiments.
[0023] This utility model embodiment provides an easy-to-clean livestock drinking trough, such as... Figure 1-5As shown, the easy-to-clean livestock water trough includes: a base 1 and a water storage tank 2 and a water trough 3 mounted on the base 1, the water trough 3 being located on one side of the water storage tank 2; a support plate 4 located above the water trough 3; a cleaning cylinder 5 rotatably located below the support plate 4; a first motor 6 mounted on the support plate 4, the output shaft of the first motor 6 being rotatably connected to the support plate 4 and connected to the cleaning cylinder 5; a protective cover 7 mounted on the support plate 4, the protective cover 7 being fixedly connected to the first motor 6; a drive mechanism located on one side of the water storage tank 2 for driving the cleaning cylinder 5 to slide; and a drainage mechanism located on the water storage tank 2 for adding water to the water trough.
[0024] It should be noted that since the water troughs cannot be automatically cleaned, farmers need to clean them regularly. However, since the water troughs often contain moss or other sediments that are difficult to clean, manual cleaning is difficult and inefficient.
[0025] In this embodiment, when the water trough 3 needs to be used, water is first added to the water storage tank 2 to store the water. When water needs to be added to the water trough 3, the drainage mechanism is simply activated to add water to the water trough 3.
[0026] When the drinking trough 3 needs to be cleaned, the drive mechanism is first started to move the cleaning cylinder 5 into the drinking trough 3. Then, the first motor 6 is started to drive the output rod of the cleaning cylinder 5 to rotate, thereby making the cleaning cylinder 5 rotate and clean the drinking trough 3. The cleaning is relatively quick. At the same time, the drive mechanism drives the support plate 4 to slide, so that the support plate 4 drives the cleaning cylinder 5 to slide along the drinking trough 3 to clean the drinking trough 3.
[0027] In a further preferred embodiment of this utility model, the driving mechanism includes: two hydraulic cylinders 8, each fixedly installed on one side of the water storage tank 2, and a connecting plate 9 fixedly installed on each of the two hydraulic cylinders 8; a one-way screw 10 rotatably installed on the two connecting plates 9; a slider 11 threaded onto the one-way screw 10, and the slider 11 being fixedly connected to the protective cover 7; and a second motor 12 assembled on any of the connecting plates 9, the output shaft of the second motor 12 being fixedly connected to the one-way screw 10.
[0028] In this embodiment, when the water trough 3 is cleaned and the cleaning cylinder 5 needs to be stored, the hydraulic cylinder 8 is first activated, causing the output rod of the hydraulic cylinder 8 to slide the connecting plate 9, which in turn causes the connecting plate 9 to slide the one-way screw 10, which in turn causes the slider 11 to slide the protective cover 7, allowing the cleaning cylinder 5 to slide away from the water trough 3. Then, the second motor 12 is activated, causing the output shaft of the second motor 12 to drive the one-way screw 10 to rotate, which in turn causes the one-way screw 10 to drive the slider 11 to slide the cleaning cylinder 5, allowing the cleaning cylinder 5 to slide away from the top of the water trough 3, thus facilitating subsequent livestock drinking water.
[0029] In a further preferred embodiment of the present invention, a water baffle 13 is hinged to one side of the support plate 4, a connecting plate 14 is fixedly installed on the top of the support plate 4, a first electric telescopic rod 15 is hinged to the connecting plate 14, the first electric telescopic rod 15 is hinged to the water baffle 13, and an inclined plate is installed on one side of the protective cover 7.
[0030] In this embodiment, when the cleaning cylinder 5 is performing the cleaning operation, the first electric telescopic rod 15 is activated, causing the first electric telescopic rod 15 to drive the water baffle 13 to rotate along the support plate 4, thereby causing the water baffle 13 to tilt, so that the water baffle 13 and the inclined plate can block the water thrown out by the cleaning cylinder 5. When the connecting plate 14 is close to the side of the drinking water tank 3, the first electric telescopic rod 15 is activated, causing the water baffle 13 to return to its original position, so that it will not affect the cleaning operation of the cleaning cylinder 5.
[0031] In a further preferred embodiment of the present invention, the drainage mechanism includes: a drain pipe 16 fixedly installed on one side of the water storage tank 2, the drain pipe 16 being located above the drinking trough 3; and a water pump 17 fixedly installed at the bottom of the inner wall of the water storage tank 2, the drain end of the water pump 17 being fixedly connected to the drain pipe 16.
[0032] In this embodiment, when water needs to be added to the drinking trough 3, the water pump 17 is first started, so that the water pump 17 draws the water in the water storage tank 2 into the drain pipe 16, so that the drain pipe 16 performs the drainage operation, and then drains it into the drinking trough 3, thus completing the addition of water.
[0033] In a further preferred embodiment of this utility model, a circular plate 18 is fixedly sleeved on the output shaft of the first motor 6, the circular plate 18 is located below the support plate 4, a second electric telescopic rod 19 is fixedly installed at the bottom of the circular plate 18, a limiting seat 20 is fixedly installed on the output rod of the cleaning cylinder 5, and a limiting block 21 is fixedly installed on the output rod of the second electric telescopic rod 19, the limiting block 21 and the limiting seat 20 are slidably connected.
[0034] In this embodiment, when the cleaning cylinder 5 needs to be replaced, first hold the cleaning cylinder 5 by hand, then start the second electric telescopic rod 19, so that the second electric telescopic rod 19 drives the limiting block 21 to slide away from the limiting seat 20, and then the cleaning cylinder 5 can be removed for replacement, which is relatively quick.
[0035] In a further preferred embodiment of the present invention, an annular guide groove is provided on the top of the circular plate 18, and an annular guide plate 22 is slidably installed in the annular guide groove. The annular guide plate 22 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the support plate 4.
[0036] In this embodiment, when the cleaning cylinder 5 rotates, the circular plate 18 rotates synchronously, thereby causing the annular guide groove to slide along the annular guide plate 22 to guide the circular plate 18 and ensure its smooth sliding, which is beneficial for the limiting operation of the limiting block 21 on the limiting seat 20.
[0037] In a further preferred embodiment of the present invention, an L-shaped plate 23 is fixedly installed on the connecting plate 9. The L-shaped plate 23 is located on one side of the one-way screw 10, and the L-shaped plate 23 is slidably connected to the slider 11.
[0038] In this embodiment, the one-way screw 10 is protected by the L-shaped plate 23 to ensure that the farmers or livestock will not come into contact with the one-way screw 10, which is beneficial to the operation of the drive mechanism.
[0039] In summary, this device, through the combined use of a drive mechanism, a first motor 6, and a cleaning cylinder 5, performs automatic cleaning of the drinking water tank 3, achieving high cleaning efficiency.
[0040] Compared with related technologies, this device automatically cleans the drinking trough 3 using the cleaning cylinder 5, which is quick and easy. The cleaning cylinder 5 is driven by a drive mechanism to slide away from the top of the drinking trough 3, thus facilitating subsequent drinking for livestock. The water baffle 13 and the inclined plate block the water splashed out by the cleaning cylinder 5, ensuring that the cleaning water does not flow everywhere, resulting in a good water blocking effect. The cleaning cylinder 5 can be replaced quickly by sliding away from the limit seat 20 using the limit block 21.
[0041] It should be understood that the disclosed apparatus can be implemented in other ways, given the several embodiments provided in this application. For example, the apparatus embodiments described above are merely illustrative; the division of units described above is only a logical functional division, and in actual implementation, there may be other division methods. For example, multiple units or components may be combined or integrated into another system, or some features may be ignored or not executed. Furthermore, the coupling or communication connections shown or discussed may be through some interfaces; the indirect coupling or communication connections between devices or units may be telecommunications or other forms.
[0042] The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of this utility model, and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of this utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of this utility model, not all embodiments. Based on these embodiments, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of this utility model. Although this utility model has been described in detail with reference to the above embodiments, those skilled in the art can still combine, add, delete, or otherwise adjust the features of the various embodiments of this utility model according to the circumstances without conflict or creative effort, thereby obtaining different technical solutions that do not fundamentally depart from the concept of this utility model. These technical solutions are also within the scope of protection of this utility model.
Claims
1. A livestock drinking trough which is easy to clean, characterized in that, It includes: Base and installed on the base of the water tank and drinking water tank, the drinking water tank is located on one side of the water tank; Set in the support plate above the drinking water tank; Rotary set in the support plate below the cleaning cylinder; The first motor is installed on the support plate, the output shaft of the first motor is rotatably connected with the support plate, and the output shaft of the first motor is connected with the cleaning cylinder; The protective cover is assembled on the support plate, and the protective cover is fixedly connected with the first motor; Driving mechanism is arranged on one side of the water tank for driving the cleaning cylinder to slide; The drainage mechanism is arranged on the water tank for the drinking water tank.
2. The livestock watering trough of easy cleaning according to claim 1, characterized in that, The driving mechanism includes: Two hydraulic cylinders are fixedly installed on one side of the water tank, and two connecting plates are fixedly installed on the two hydraulic cylinders; The one-way screw rod is rotatably installed on the two connecting plates; The sliding block is threadedly sleeved on the one-way screw rod, and the sliding block is fixedly connected with the protective cover; The second motor is assembled on any one of the connecting plates, and the output shaft of the second motor is fixedly connected with the one-way screw rod.
3. The livestock watering trough of easy cleaning according to claim 1, wherein One side of the support plate is hingedly connected with a water baffle, the top of the support plate is fixedly connected with a connecting plate, the connecting plate is hingedly connected with a first electric telescopic rod, the first electric telescopic rod is hingedly connected with the water baffle, and one side of the protective cover is provided with an inclined plate.
4. The livestock watering trough of easy cleaning according to claim 1, wherein The drainage mechanism includes: The drain pipe is fixedly installed on one side of the water tank, and the drain pipe is located above the drinking water tank; The water pump is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the water tank, and the drain end of the water pump is fixedly connected with the drain pipe.
5. The livestock watering trough of easy cleaning according to claim 1, wherein The output shaft of the first motor is fixedly sleeved with a circular plate, the circular plate is located below the support plate, the bottom of the circular plate is fixedly connected with a second electric telescopic rod, the output rod of the cleaning cylinder is fixedly connected with a limiting seat, the output rod of the second electric telescopic rod is fixedly connected with a limiting block, and the limiting block is slidably connected with the limiting seat.
6. The livestock watering trough of easy cleaning according to claim 5, wherein The top of the circular plate is provided with an annular guide groove, and the annular guide plate is slidably installed in the annular guide groove.
7. The livestock watering trough of easy cleaning according to claim 2, wherein The L-shaped plate is fixedly installed on the connecting plate, and the L-shaped plate is located on one side of the one-way screw rod. The L-shaped plate is slidably connected with the sliding block.