Insect column forming machine
By designing an insect column forming machine, the health risks and nutritional imbalances caused by feeding live and dried insects have been solved, achieving efficient production and nutritional balance of insect columns to meet the growth and development needs of birds.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- WEIHAI HERUN IND CO LTD
- Filing Date
- 2025-05-09
- Publication Date
- 2026-04-10
AI Technical Summary
Existing bird feeding methods pose risks of parasites and pathogens from feeding live insects, while feeding dried insects leads to nutritional imbalances and makes it difficult to control the amount of food consumed, thus affecting the health of birds.
Design a worm column forming machine, including a pressing device and a pushing device. Through the cooperation of the pressing rod and the pushing device, the worm column is automatically pressed and pushed to form, realizing the efficient production of worm columns, which is convenient for packaging and storage, and can be easily hung for use by fixed needle piercing.
It improves the production efficiency of insect feed, achieves nutritional balance, facilitates packaging and transportation, stimulates birds' hunting instincts, reduces feed waste, and meets the growth and development needs of birds.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The utility model relates to pet supplies technical field, especially relate to a worm column forming machine. BACKGROUND
[0002] Yellow mealworm is the important nutrient source for bird feather growth and muscle development because it has high protein and rich essential amino acids (such as lysine and methionine).
[0003] The existing bird feeding usually directly feeds live insects or dry insects. For feeding live insects to birds, there is a risk of carrying parasites or pathogenic bacteria, which easily causes bird infection, and it is difficult to store, easy to die or pupate, and affects its nutrition. At the same time, it is not easy to control the food intake, which easily leads to overeating and makes the bird develop the habit of being finicky. For feeding dry insects directly to birds, it easily leads to unbalanced nutrition, and long-term feeding will cause bird vision decline, poor feather growth, abnormal bone development, etc. SUMMARY
[0004] The utility model aims at solving the above technical insufficiency, and provides a worm column forming machine.
[0005] Therefore, the utility model provides a worm column forming machine, which comprises a workbench, a feeding bin is slidably installed on the workbench, a pressing device and a pushing device are arranged above and below the workbench, the pressing device is used for pressing and forming the material in the feeding bin, and the pushing device is used for cooperating with the pressing of the pressing device and pushing the formed material to a material taking place.
[0006] Preferably, the pressing device comprises a push cylinder one and a pressing rod, the push cylinder one is fixedly installed in a machine box above the workbench, the output end of the push cylinder one is fixedly connected with the pressing rod, and the pressing rod is inserted into the feeding bin and pressed downward.
[0007] Preferably, the diameter of the pressing rod matches the diameter of the feeding bin.
[0008] Preferably, the pushing device comprises a longitudinal pushing component and a transverse pushing component, the longitudinal pushing component is used for cooperating with the pressing of the pressing rod and pushing the formed material to the workbench, and the transverse pushing component is used for pushing the material on the workbench to the material taking place.
[0009] Preferably, the longitudinal pushing component comprises a push cylinder two, a connecting plate and a fixed rod, the push cylinder two is fixedly installed at the bottom of the workbench, the connecting plate is fixedly installed on the output end of the push cylinder two, the fixed rod is vertically and fixedly installed on the connecting plate, and the fixed rod matches the pressing rod.
[0010] Preferably, the bottom of the case is fixedly provided with a needle, which is inserted into the coaxially arranged hole of the fixed rod to perforate the molding material.
[0011] Preferably, the horizontal pushing component comprises a pushing cylinder three, a fixed plate and a pushing plate, the pushing cylinder three is fixedly arranged on the workbench, the output end of the pushing cylinder three is fixedly connected with the fixed plate, the bottom of the fixed plate is slidingly connected with the workbench, the front side of the fixed plate is fixedly provided with the pushing plate, and the pushing plate pushes the molding material on the workbench to the material taking position.
[0012] Preferably, the pushing plate is in an arc shape.
[0013] Preferably, the workbench is fixedly provided with a positioning pipe, and the fixed rod is coaxially arranged in the positioning pipe and inserted into the positioning pipe.
[0014] Preferably, the feeding bin is fixedly connected with the fixed plate and penetrates through the fixed plate, and the inner diameter of the feeding bin is matched with the positioning pipe.
[0015] The worm column forming machine has the following beneficial effects.
[0016] (1) The material to be molded is added into the feeding bin, and under the action of the pushing cylinder three, the material is moved to the position directly below the pressing rod, the fixed rod moves downward to the set position, the pushing cylinder one drives the pressing rod to press downward into the feeding bin and the positioning pipe, the worm column is pressed and molded, then the pushing cylinder three is started to drive the feeding bin to return to the original position for loading, at the same time, the pushing cylinder two drives the fixed rod to rise to the plane of the workbench, when the feeding bin is moved to the position below the pressing rod again, the pushing plate on the fixed plate can push the just pressed and molded worm column to the material taking position, the efficiency of worm column pressing is greatly improved, the automatic operation of pressing and conveying is realized, the labor cost is saved, and the packaging, storage and transportation are facilitated, the nutrition is more balanced, and the needs of bird growth and development are met.
[0017] (2) The needle is used to perforate the center of the worm column, which facilitates subsequent vertical suspension by the hemp rope, stimulates the bird's instinct to prey, avoids the feed from scattering on the ground, and reduces the waste. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0018] Figure 1 is a structural schematic view of the worm column forming machine in the embodiment;
[0019] Figure 2 is Figure 1 a local enlarged view of part A in
[0020] Figure 3 is a structural schematic view of the worm column forming machine in the embodiment;
[0021] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the workbench structure of the insect column forming machine in this embodiment.
[0022] The diagram shows the following markings: 1. Workbench; 2. Feeding bin; 3. Pressing device; 31. Push cylinder one; 32. Press rod; 4. Material unloading point; 5. Machine casing; 6. Longitudinal pushing component; 61. Push cylinder two; 62. Connecting plate; 63. Fixing rod; 7. Transverse pushing component; 71. Push cylinder three; 72. Fixing plate; 73. Push plate; 8. Fixed needle; 9. Round hole; 10. Positioning tube; 11. Mounting bracket; 12. Slide rail; 13. Slider; 14. Sensor; 15. Inspection door. Detailed Implementation
[0023] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments to aid in understanding its content. Unless otherwise specified, the methods used in this invention are conventional methods; the raw materials and apparatus used, unless otherwise specified, are conventional commercially available products.
[0024] Example:
[0025] like Figures 1-4 As shown, this utility model provides a worm column forming machine, including a worktable 1. A feeding bin 2 is slidably installed on the worktable 1. The top of the feeding bin 2 is funnel-shaped to facilitate material feeding. A pressing device 3 and a pushing device are arranged above and below the worktable 1. The pressing device 3 is used to press the material in the feeding bin 2 into shape, and the pushing device is used to cooperate with the pressing device 3 to push the formed material to the dispensing point 4.
[0026] Furthermore, the pressing device 3 includes a push cylinder 31 and a pressing rod 32. The push cylinder 31 is fixedly installed in the machine box 5 above the workbench 1 by the mounting bracket 11. The output end of the push cylinder 31 is fixedly connected to the pressing rod 32. The pressing rod 32 is inserted into the feeding bin 2 and pressed downward.
[0027] Furthermore, the diameter of the pressure rod 32 matches the diameter of the feeding bin 2, which facilitates pressing the materials such as mealworms in the feeding bin 2 into a column shape.
[0028] Furthermore, the pushing device includes a longitudinal pushing component 6 and a transverse pushing component 7. The longitudinal pushing component 6 is used to cooperate with the pressure rod 32 to press and push the shaped material upward to the worktable 1, and the transverse pushing component 7 is used to push the material on the worktable 1 to the material taking point 4.
[0029] Further, the longitudinal pushing component 6 comprises two push cylinders 61, a connecting plate 62 and a fixed rod 63. In this embodiment, the number of push cylinders 61 is two. Both of the two push cylinders 61 are fixedly installed on the bottom of the workbench 1. The output ends of the two push cylinders 61 are fixedly connected with the two ends of the connecting plate 62 respectively. The fixed rod 63 is vertically and fixedly installed at the middle position of the connecting plate 62 and matches with the pressing rod 32.
[0030] Further, the bottom of the case 5 is vertically and fixedly installed with a needle 8 which is inserted into a coaxially arranged circular hole 9 of the fixed rod 63 to perforate the formed material. The pressing rod 32 is also provided with a hole matching with the circular hole 9 so as not to affect the normal perforation operation of the needle 8.
[0031] Further, the lateral pushing component 7 comprises a push cylinder 71, a fixed plate 72 and a push plate 73. The push cylinder 71 is fixedly installed on the workbench 1. The output end of the push cylinder 71 is fixedly connected with the fixed plate 72. The bottom of the fixed plate 72 is slidingly connected with the workbench 1. The front side of the fixed plate 72 is fixedly installed with the push plate 73. The push plate 73 pushes the formed material on the workbench 1 to the material taking place 4. Specifically, two parallel sliding rails 12 are fixedly installed on the workbench 1. The bottom of the fixed plate 72 is fixedly installed with a sliding block 13 which is slidingly connected with the sliding rails 12, thereby enhancing the smoothness of the movement of the feeding bin 2.
[0032] Further, the push plate 73 is arc-shaped in structure, which can better fit the formed insect column and limit the moving direction of the insect column, thereby quickly and accurately pushing the pressed and formed insect column to the material taking place 4 for facilitating the material taking.
[0033] Further, a positioning tube 10 is fixedly installed on the workbench 1. The fixed rod 63 is coaxially arranged with the positioning tube 10 and is inserted into the positioning tube 10. The positioning tube 10, the fixed rod 63 and the pressing rod 32 jointly act to press and form the material in the feeding bin 2, thereby having high practicability.
[0034] Further, the feeding bin 2 is fixedly connected with the fixed plate 72 and extends through the fixed plate 72 to the positioning tube 10 of the workbench 1. The inner diameter of the feeding bin 2 matches with the positioning tube 10, thereby facilitating the smooth operation of the yellow mealworm pressing operation.
[0035] Further, a plurality of sensors 14 are arranged on the outer side of the sliding rails 12 of the workbench 1, thereby improving the accuracy of the horizontal movement of the feeding bin 2.
[0036] Further, the front side of the cabinet 5 is hinged with an access door 15, facilitating the maintenance of the pressing device 3 and the longitudinal pushing component 6.
[0037] The pushing cylinder one 31, the pushing cylinder two 61 and the pushing cylinder three 71 in the embodiment are air cylinders, but are not limited to air cylinders, and any device capable of achieving the above effects falls within the protection scope of the present application.
[0038] The working principle is as follows:
[0039] The material to be formed (for example, yellow mealworms, grains, fruits and vegetables, fish bones, etc.) is added into the feeding bin 2, and is moved to the position directly below the pressing rod 32 under the action of the pushing cylinder three 71.
[0040] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the terms "left", "right", "up", "down", "top", "bottom", "front", "back", "inner", "outer", "back", "middle" and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only used to facilitate the description of the present application and simplify the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present application.
[0041] The above is only a specific embodiment of the present application, and cannot limit the scope of the present application, so the replacement of equivalent components or equivalent changes and modifications made in the protection scope of the present application should still fall within the scope of the claims of the present application.
Claims
1. A worm column forming machine characterized by, The utility model provides a material feeding and pushing device, which comprises a workbench (1), a feeding bin (2) is slidably installed on the workbench (1), a pressing device (3) and a pushing device are arranged above and below the workbench (1), the pressing device (3) is used for pressing and forming the material in the feeding bin (2), and the pushing device is used for cooperating with the pressing of the pressing device (3) and pushing the formed material to a material taking place (4).
2. A worm column forming machine according to claim 1, wherein The pressing device (3) comprises a push cylinder one (31) and a pressing rod (32), the push cylinder one (31) is fixedly installed in a machine box (5) above the workbench (1), and the output end of the push cylinder one (31) is fixedly connected with the pressing rod (32); the pressing rod (32) is inserted into the feeding bin (2) and is used for pressing downward.
3. A worm column forming machine according to claim 2, wherein The diameter of the pressing rod (32) matches the diameter of the feeding bin (2).
4. A worm column forming machine according to claim 2, wherein The pushing device comprises a longitudinal pushing component (6) and a transverse pushing component (7), the longitudinal pushing component (6) is used for cooperating with the pressing of the pressing rod (32) and pushing the formed material to the workbench (1), and the transverse pushing component (7) is used for pushing the material on the workbench (1) to the material taking place (4).
5. A worm column forming machine according to claim 4, wherein The longitudinal pushing component (6) comprises a push cylinder two (61), a connecting plate (62) and a fixed rod (63), the push cylinder two (61) is fixedly installed at the bottom of the workbench (1), the connecting plate (62) is fixedly installed on the output end of the push cylinder two (61), the fixed rod (63) is vertically and fixedly installed on the connecting plate (62), and the fixed rod (63) matches the pressing rod (32).
6. A worm column forming machine according to claim 5, wherein The bottom of the machine box (5) is fixedly installed with a fixed needle (8), the fixed needle (8) is inserted into a coaxially arranged round hole (9) of the fixed rod (63) and is used for perforating the formed material.
7. A worm column forming machine according to claim 5, wherein The transverse pushing component (7) comprises a push cylinder three (71), a fixed plate (72) and a push plate (73), the push cylinder three (71) is fixedly installed on the workbench (1), the output end of the push cylinder three (71) is fixedly connected with the fixed plate (72), the bottom of the fixed plate (72) is slidably connected with the workbench (1), the push plate (73) is fixedly installed on the front side of the fixed plate (72), and the push plate (73) is used for pushing the formed material on the workbench (1) to the material taking place (4).
8. A worm column forming machine according to claim 7, wherein The push plate (73) is in an arc shape.
9. A worm column forming machine according to claim 7, wherein The workbench (1) is fixedly installed with a positioning pipe (10), the fixed rod (63) is coaxially arranged with the positioning pipe (10) and is inserted into the positioning pipe (10).
10. A worm column forming machine according to claim 9, wherein The feeding bin (2) is fixedly connected with the fixed plate (72) and penetrates through the fixed plate (72), and the inner diameter of the feeding bin (2) matches the positioning pipe (10).