Poultry feeder

By designing a combination of storage bins, feeding cylinders, and screw shafts, and controlling the rotation of the screw motor, the problem of quantitative feed dispensing in poultry feeding equipment was solved, achieving uniform feed dispensing and increased feeding speed.

CN224192707UActive Publication Date: 2026-05-05ANHUI ANHUI AGRICULTURE & ANIMAL HUSBANDRY CO LTD
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
ANHUI ANHUI AGRICULTURE & ANIMAL HUSBANDRY CO LTD
Filing Date
2025-04-24
Publication Date
2026-05-05

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Technical Problem

Existing poultry feeding equipment is difficult to dispense in precise quantities, resulting in uneven feeding and slow feeding speed.

Method used

A poultry feeder was designed, which uses a storage bin, a feeding cylinder, a screw shaft and a drive system. By controlling the rotation speed and action time of the screw motor, the feed can be quantitatively dispensed.

Benefits of technology

It enables precise control and uniform distribution of feed over a wide area, thus improving feeding efficiency.

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Abstract

The utility model provides a poultry feeder which comprises a base and a feed storage barrel rotationally installed on the base, and a driving piece for driving the feed storage barrel to rotate is arranged on one side of the base. A hopper for guiding and sending out feed is arranged on one side of the feed storage barrel, the hopper inclines outwards and downwards so that the feed can slide down easily, and a feed groove matched with the hopper is formed in the rotating path of the outer end of the hopper so that the feed guided and sent by the hopper can be received, and scattered feeding of the feed can be achieved. The feed storage barrel is slidably mounted on the base through the rotating shaft and the sliding rail, the driving motor controls the rack to rotate through the driving gear, and in the rotating process of the feed storage barrel, the spiral motor controls the spiral shaft to rotate so that feed in the feed storage barrel can be guided into the hopper in order, quantitative and large-range feeding of the feed can be achieved, and poultry can be conveniently fed.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the technical field of poultry feeding equipment, specifically a poultry feeder. Background Technology

[0002] In poultry farming, feeding equipment is needed to load feed onto poultry. Existing feeding equipment usually puts the feed into a fixed point, which makes it difficult to control the amount of feed. Furthermore, poultry will compete for the feed, resulting in uneven distribution of food and slow feeding speed, which is not conducive to poultry farming. Utility Model Content

[0003] The technical problem solved by this invention is to provide a poultry feeder that can quantitatively dispense feed over a wide range, thereby addressing the issues raised in the background section.

[0004] The technical problem solved by this utility model is achieved by the following technical solution: A poultry feeder includes a base and a storage bin rotatably mounted on the base. A drive component for driving the storage bin to rotate is provided on one side of the base. A feed hopper for guiding feed is provided on one side of the storage bin. The feed hopper is tilted outward and downward to facilitate the feed to slide down. A feed trough is provided on the rotation path of the outer end of the feed hopper to receive the feed guided down by the feed hopper, so as to realize the feed is distributed for feeding.

[0005] The storage hopper is equipped with a feeding cylinder. The upper end of the feeding cylinder is connected to the storage space of the storage hopper, and the outer end of the feeding cylinder is connected to the hopper to guide the material. The feeding cylinder is equipped with a screw shaft that pushes the feed conveyor and realizes the quantitative feeding of feed through the screw shaft.

[0006] As a further embodiment of this utility model:

[0007] The lower end of the storage hopper is provided with an inverted conical cylinder. Material is piled up at the upper end of the conical cylinder and is collected and guided through the inclined inner wall of the conical cylinder. The conical cylinder is provided with a corresponding slot corresponding to the feeding cylinder. Baffles are provided on both sides of the slot to close the two sides of the slot.

[0008] As a further embodiment of this utility model:

[0009] The spiral shaft has external spiral blades, and the side of the spiral shaft away from the hopper extends out of the feeding cylinder and is connected to the spiral motor for transmission. The spiral motor is installed in the lower space of the storage hopper through the machine plate.

[0010] As a further embodiment of this utility model:

[0011] The bottom of the storage hopper is provided with a rotating plate, and the lower middle part of the rotating plate is provided with a rotating shaft. The rotating shaft is rotatably inserted into the bearing corresponding to the base. The base is provided with an annular slide rail at the outer end of the bearing. The lower end of the rotating plate is provided with a number of sliders distributed in an annular shape corresponding to the slide rail. The sliders are arc-shaped and are slidably mounted on the slide rail to allow the storage hopper to rotate.

[0012] As a further embodiment of this utility model:

[0013] The driving component includes a drive motor and a drive gear disposed at the outer end of the output shaft of the drive motor. The lower end of the drive motor is provided with a support plate, which is connected to the base to improve the stability of the drive motor position. The lower end of the rotating plate is provided with a rack that cooperates with the drive gear. The rack has a ring structure. The drive gear is installed at the corresponding position at the lower end of the rack. The drive motor controls the rack to rotate through the drive gear, thereby realizing the rotation of the storage hopper.

[0014] As a further embodiment of this utility model:

[0015] The end of the hopper is placed inside the feed trough, which has an arc-shaped cross-section for receiving feed. The rotating hopper corresponding to the feed trough can be either arc-shaped or ring-shaped to determine the feed dispensing range according to needs.

[0016] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows: the storage bin is slidably installed on the base through a rotating shaft and a slide rail, and the drive motor controls the rack to rotate through the drive gear. During the rotation of the storage bin, the screw motor controls the screw shaft to rotate so as to orderly guide the feed in the storage bin into the hopper. By controlling the rotation speed and action time of the screw motor, the amount of feed can be precisely controlled, so as to realize quantitative and large-scale feed feeding, which is convenient for feeding poultry. Attached Figure Description

[0017] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of this utility model;

[0018] Figure 2 This is a partial cross-sectional view of the present invention.

[0019] Figure 3 for Figure 2 Enlarged structural diagram at point A in the middle;

[0020] The diagram shows the following components: 1. Base; 2. Storage bin; 3. Material trough; 4. Rotating plate; 5. Drive motor; 11. Bearing; 12. Slide rail; 21. Hopper; 22. Feeding cylinder; 23. Screw shaft; 24. Conical cylinder; 25. Partition plate; 26. Screw motor; 27. Machine plate; 41. Rotating shaft; 42. Slider; 43. Rack; 51. Drive gear; 52. Support plate. Detailed Implementation

[0021] To make the technical means, creative features, objectives and effects of this utility model easier to understand, the present utility model will be further described below with reference to specific illustrations.

[0022] like Figures 1-3 As shown,

[0023] This embodiment provides a poultry feeder, including a base 1 and a feed hopper 2 rotatably mounted on the base 1. A drive unit for rotating the feed hopper 2 is provided on one side of the base 1. A feed hopper 21 for guiding feed is provided on one side of the feed hopper 2. The feed hopper 21 is inclined outward and downward to facilitate feed sliding. A feed trough 3 is provided on the rotation path of the outer end of the feed hopper 21 to receive the feed guided down by the feed hopper 21, so as to realize the feed is distributed for feeding.

[0024] The storage hopper 2 is equipped with a feeding cylinder 22. The upper end of the feeding cylinder 22 is connected to the storage space of the storage hopper 2, and the outer end of the feeding cylinder 22 is connected to the hopper 21 to guide the material. The feeding cylinder 22 is equipped with a screw shaft 23 to push the feed conveying and realize the quantitative feeding of feed through the screw shaft 23.

[0025] In this embodiment, the lower end of the storage tank 2 is provided with an inverted conical cylinder 24. Material is piled up at the upper end of the conical cylinder 24 and feed is collected and guided through the inclined inner wall of the conical cylinder 24. The conical cylinder 24 is provided with a corresponding slot corresponding to the feeding cylinder 22. Baffles 25 are provided on both sides of the slot to close the two sides of the slot.

[0026] Spiral blades are externally mounted on the spiral shaft 23. The side of the spiral shaft 23 away from the hopper 21 extends out of the feeding cylinder 22 and is connected to the spiral motor 26 for transmission. The spiral motor 26 is installed in the lower space of the storage tank 2 through the machine plate 27.

[0027] The bottom of the storage bin 2 is provided with a rotating plate 4, and the lower middle part of the rotating plate 4 is provided with a rotating shaft 41. The rotating shaft 41 is rotatably inserted into the bearing 11 corresponding to the base 1. The base 1 is provided with an annular slide rail 12 at the outer end of the bearing 11. The lower end of the rotating plate 4 is provided with a plurality of sliders 42 in an annular arrangement corresponding to the slide rail 12. The sliders 42 are arc-shaped structures corresponding to the slide rail 12. The sliders 42 are slidably mounted on the slide rail 12 so that the storage bin 2 can be rotated.

[0028] In this embodiment, the driving component includes a drive motor 5 and a drive gear 51 disposed at the outer end of the output shaft of the drive motor 5. The lower end of the drive motor 5 is provided with a support plate 52, which is connected to the base 1 through the support plate 52 to improve the stability of the position of the drive motor 5. The lower end of the rotating plate 4 is provided with a rack 43 that cooperates with the drive gear 51. The rack 43 has a ring structure. The drive gear 51 is installed at the corresponding position at the lower end of the rack 43. The drive motor 5 controls the rack 43 to rotate through the drive gear 51 to realize the rotation of the storage bucket 2.

[0029] In this embodiment, the end of the hopper 21 is placed inside the feed trough 3. The cross-section of the feed trough 3 is an arc-shaped structure for receiving feed. The rotating hopper 21 corresponding to the feed trough 3 can be an arc-shaped structure or a ring-shaped structure, so as to determine the feed dispensing range according to the needs.

[0030] The working principle of this utility model is as follows: The storage bin 2 is slidably mounted on the base 1 via the rotating shaft 41 and the slide rail 12. The drive motor 5 controls the rack 43 to rotate via the drive gear 51, thereby realizing the rotation of the storage bin 2. The screw motor 26 controls the screw shaft 23 to rotate, so as to orderly guide the feed in the storage bin 2 into the hopper 21. The rotating hopper 21 distributes the feed into the feed trough 3, realizing quantitative and wide-range feed delivery, which is convenient for feeding poultry.

[0031] The foregoing has shown and described the basic principles, main features, and advantages of this utility model. Those skilled in the art should understand that this utility model is not limited to the above embodiments. The embodiments and descriptions in the specification are merely illustrative of the principles of this utility model. Various changes and modifications can be made to this utility model without departing from its spirit and scope, and all such changes and modifications fall within the scope of the claimed utility model. The scope of protection of this utility model is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents. It should be noted that, in this document, the use of relational terms such as "first" and "second" is merely used to distinguish one entity or operation from another, and does not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Moreover, the terms "comprising," "including," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such a process, method, article, or apparatus. In the absence of further restrictions, an element defined by the phrase "comprising a..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that includes said element.

Claims

1. A poultry feeder, characterized in that: Includes a base and a storage hopper rotatably mounted on the base. One side of the base is provided with a drive unit to drive the storage hopper to rotate. One side of the storage hopper is provided with a feed hopper that guides the feed out. The feed hopper is tilted outward and downward to facilitate the feed to slide down. A feed trough is provided on the rotation path of the outer end of the feed hopper to receive the feed guided down by the feed hopper, so as to realize the feed is distributed for feeding. The storage hopper is equipped with a feeding cylinder. The upper end of the feeding cylinder is connected to the storage space of the storage hopper, and the outer end of the feeding cylinder is connected to the hopper to guide the material. The feeding cylinder is equipped with a screw shaft that pushes the feed conveyor and realizes the quantitative feeding of feed through the screw shaft.

2. A poultry feeder according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lower end of the storage hopper is provided with an inverted conical cylinder. Material is piled up at the upper end of the conical cylinder and is collected and guided through the inclined inner wall of the conical cylinder. The conical cylinder is provided with a corresponding slot corresponding to the feeding cylinder. Baffles are provided on both sides of the slot to close the two sides of the slot.

3. A poultry feeder according to claim 1, characterized in that: The spiral shaft has external spiral blades, and the side of the spiral shaft away from the hopper extends out of the feeding cylinder and is connected to the spiral motor for transmission. The spiral motor is installed in the lower space of the storage hopper through the machine plate.

4. A poultry feeder according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom of the storage hopper is provided with a rotating plate, and the lower middle part of the rotating plate is provided with a rotating shaft. The rotating shaft is rotatably inserted into the bearing corresponding to the base. The base is provided with an annular slide rail at the outer end of the bearing. The lower end of the rotating plate is provided with a number of sliders distributed in an annular shape corresponding to the slide rail. The sliders are arc-shaped and are slidably mounted on the slide rail to allow the storage hopper to rotate.

5. A poultry feeder according to claim 4, characterized in that: The driving component includes a drive motor and a drive gear disposed at the outer end of the output shaft of the drive motor. The lower end of the drive motor is provided with a support plate, which is connected to the base to improve the stability of the drive motor position. The lower end of the rotating plate is provided with a rack that cooperates with the drive gear. The rack has a ring structure. The drive gear is installed at the corresponding position at the lower end of the rack. The drive motor controls the rack to rotate through the drive gear, thereby realizing the rotation of the storage hopper.

6. A poultry feeder according to claim 1, characterized in that: The end of the hopper is placed inside the material trough, and the cross-section of the material trough is an arc-shaped structure.

7. A poultry feeder according to claim 6, characterized in that: The rotating hopper corresponding to the trough has an arc-shaped structure.

8. A poultry feeder according to claim 6, characterized in that: The rotating hopper corresponding to the trough has a ring structure.