Mink feeding device convenient to use

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of marten feeding, and provides a marten feeding device convenient to use, which comprises a cage body, rotating rollers are arranged on both sides outside the cage body, and a belt body for bearing marten foodstuff is wound between the two rotating rollers. The marten feeding device further comprises a feeding mechanism used for automatically feeding foodstuff to the belt body and a cleaning mechanism used for automatically cleaning the belt body. The marten feeding device has good use convenience, foodstuff is automatically fed to the belt body through the feeding mechanism, the foodstuff enters the cage body through operation of the belt body for the marten to eat, the belt section, where the foodstuff is placed, of the belt body is cleaned through the cleaning mechanism along with operation of the belt body, so that the belt body is kept clean, foodstuff feeding and belt body cleaning are automatically conducted, and the labor intensity of workers is reduced. The labor is saved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of ferret breeding technology, specifically a user-friendly ferret breeding device. Background Technology

[0002] In the field of biotechnology, animal husbandry is an important support for life science research and experiments. Ferrets, as a common laboratory animal, play an important role in many research fields such as biology, pharmacology, and behavior.

[0003] Currently, ferret farming mainly relies on artificial feeding, which typically involves placing prepared food directly on the cage mesh (a feeding method using hanging feed on cage mesh). The ferrets eat through the holes in the mesh. While this method is relatively simple, it is labor-intensive. Furthermore, since the food is placed directly on the mesh, food residue inevitably adheres to it. This residue can easily breed harmful microorganisms such as bacteria and mold. To avoid threatening the health of the ferrets, keepers need to clean the mesh regularly. This cleaning process is also labor-intensive and it is difficult to completely remove all residue, creating potential hygiene hazards in the ferret's living environment.

[0004] Therefore, this utility model proposes an easy-to-use ferret feeding device to solve the above problems. Utility Model Content

[0005] The purpose of this utility model is to provide an easy-to-use ferret feeding device to solve the above-mentioned problems.

[0006] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model provides the following technical solution:

[0007] A user-friendly ferret feeding device includes a cage with rotating rollers on both sides of the cage, and a belt for carrying ferret food is wound between the two rotating rollers. The ferret feeding device also includes a feeding mechanism for automatically feeding the belt and a cleaning mechanism for automatically cleaning the belt.

[0008] In one alternative: the ferret feeding device further includes a first drive element for driving any of the rotating rollers to rotate, thereby driving the belt to move.

[0009] In one alternative: the feeding mechanism includes a material tank mounted on the cage and a discharge pump mounted on the material tank, the output end of the discharge pump being provided with a discharge pipe, the discharge pipe being located above the belt.

[0010] In one alternative embodiment: the cleaning mechanism includes a box and a strip-shaped component mounted on a cage. The box is divided into a material drop area and a contamination drop area by a partition. The box is equipped with a scraper for scraping off residual food from the conveyor belt and causing it to fall into the material drop area. The upper side of the scraper is in contact with the conveyor belt. The strip-shaped component is located above the contamination drop area and is hollow inside. Several flushing pipes and brush rollers are alternately arranged on the strip-shaped component. One end of each flushing pipe is connected to the interior of the strip-shaped component, and the other end is closed. Water outlet holes facing the conveyor belt are evenly distributed on the flushing pipes. The brush rollers are rotatable, and the bristles of the brush rollers are in contact with the conveyor belt. The strip-shaped component is also equipped with a water supply pipe and a shut-off valve.

[0011] In one alternative: the cleaning mechanism further includes a second drive component for driving the brush rollers to rotate, and the brush rollers are driven together by a sprocket and chain transmission structure.

[0012] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of this utility model embodiment are as follows:

[0013] This ferret feeding device is easy to use. The feeding mechanism automatically feeds the ferrets onto the feeding belt, which then moves into the cages for them to eat. As the belt moves, the section of the belt that has been used to feed the ferrets is cleaned by a cleaning mechanism, keeping the belt clean. The automatic feeding and belt cleaning process is convenient and labor-saving.

[0014] It should be understood that the above general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only, and do not limit this application. Attached Figure Description

[0015] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and form part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with this application and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of this application. Furthermore, these drawings and textual descriptions are not intended to limit the scope of the concept in any way, but rather to illustrate the concepts of this application to those skilled in the art through reference to specific embodiments.

[0016] Figure 1 This is a structural schematic diagram of an embodiment of the present utility model.

[0017] Figure 2 for Figure 1 Enlarged view of point A in the middle.

[0018] Figure 3 This is a partial structural schematic diagram of the cleaning mechanism in an embodiment of this utility model.

[0019] Figure reference numerals: 1-cage, 2-feeding mechanism, 201-material tank, 202-discharge pump, 203-discharge pipe, 3-rotating roller, 4-belt, 5-cleaning mechanism, 501-box, 5011-dropping area, 5012-dirt area, 502-scraper, 503-strip component, 504-flushing pipe, 505-brush roller, 506-water outlet, 507-water supply pipe, 6-first driving component. Detailed Implementation

[0020] The present application will now be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the following specific embodiments are only used to further illustrate the present application and should not be construed as limiting the scope of protection of the present application. Those skilled in the art can make some non-essential improvements and adjustments to the present application based on the above application content.

[0021] Please see Figure 1 A user-friendly ferret feeding device includes a cage 1, with rotating rollers 3 on both sides of the cage 1. A belt 4 for carrying ferret food is wound between the two rotating rollers 3. The ferret feeding device also includes a feeding mechanism 2 for automatically feeding the belt 4 and a cleaning mechanism 5 for automatically cleaning the belt 4.

[0022] It should be noted that the cage 1 is provided with a channel for the feed to pass through the ferret 4; this application also includes a corresponding control unit (not shown in the figure), which controls the feeding mechanism 2 and the cleaning mechanism 5 to perform automated feeding and cleaning. The feeding and cleaning can be started periodically, or it can be started at any time by human intervention based on the ferret's condition, or it can be a combination of periodic and human intervention. This embodiment does not limit the scope. The control unit includes a controller, which is an STM32. The corresponding control technology is existing technology, so it will not be described in detail here.

[0023] The feeding mechanism 2 automatically feeds the feed onto the belt 4, which then moves into the cage 1 for the ferrets to eat. (There are two feasible feeding methods: one is to keep the belt 4 stationary while the feeding mechanism 2 feeds the feed onto the belt 4, and after feeding, the belt 4 moves again to carry the feed into the cage 1; the other is to feed the feed while the belt 4 is moving at a low speed to carry the feed into the cage 1. This application does not limit this method. In addition, the automated cleaning action is only performed when the belt 4 is moving.) As the belt 4 moves, the section of the belt 4 that has been fed is cleaned by the cleaning mechanism 5, keeping the belt 4 clean. The automated feeding and belt 4 cleaning is convenient and labor-saving.

[0024] Please see Figure 2In one embodiment of this utility model, the ferret feeding device further includes a first driving member 6 for driving any rotating roller 3 to rotate and drive the belt body 4 to rotate. The first driving member 6 is a servo motor, geared motor or other device in the prior art. This embodiment does not limit it. The first driving member 6 drives any rotating roller 3 to rotate and drive the belt body 4 to rotate. The direction of rotation of the belt body 4 is: the upper belt segment of the belt body 4 always rotates from the feeding mechanism 2 to the cleaning mechanism 5.

[0025] Please see Figure 1 In one embodiment of this utility model, the feeding mechanism 2 includes a feed tank 201 disposed on the cage body 1 and a discharge pump 202 disposed on the feed tank 201. The output end of the discharge pump 202 is provided with a discharge pipe 203, which is located above the belt body 4. The feed tank 201 is used to hold food. The food in the feed tank 201 is pumped out by the discharge pump 202 and falls onto the belt body 4 through the discharge pipe 203 to realize feeding. It should be noted that the amount of food fed is determined by the running time of the discharge pump 202. The quantitative feeding is achieved by setting the running time of the discharge pump 202 each time it is started.

[0026] Please see Figures 1-3 In one embodiment of this utility model, the cleaning mechanism 5 includes a box 501 and a strip 503 disposed on the cage 1. The box 501 is internally divided into a feeding area 5011 and a soiling area 5012 by a partition. The box 501 is provided with a scraper 502 for scraping off residual food from the belt 4 and causing it to fall into the feeding area 5011. The upper side of the scraper 502 contacts and abuts against the belt 4. The strip 503 is located above the soiling area 5012 and is hollow inside. Several strips are alternately arranged on the strip 503. The system includes a water pipe 504 and a brush roller 505. One end of the water pipe 504 is connected to the inside of the strip 503, and the other end is closed. The water pipe 504 is evenly distributed with water outlet holes 506 facing the belt body 4. The brush roller 505 can rotate, and the bristles of the brush roller 505 are in contact with the belt body 4. The strip 503 is also provided with a water supply pipe 507, and the water supply pipe 507 is provided with a shut-off valve (not shown in the figure). The shut-off valve is an electric valve. When the cleaning mechanism 5 starts working, the shut-off valve opens, and when the cleaning mechanism 5 stops, the shut-off valve closes.

[0027] The cleaning mechanism 5 also includes a second driving component for driving the brush rollers 505 to rotate (not shown in the figure; the second driving component is a servo motor, geared motor, or other device in the prior art, which is not limited in this embodiment). The brush rollers 505 are driven by a sprocket and chain transmission structure.

[0028] It should be noted that in this embodiment, the cleaning water is supplied from the outside, enters the strip 503 through the water supply pipe 507, and then flows into the flushing pipe 504 and is discharged through each water outlet 506 to rinse the belt 4.

[0029] In this embodiment, when the belt body 4 is running, the cleaning mechanism 5 starts working (automatically controlled by the control unit). First, the residual food on the belt body 4 is scraped off through the water outlet 506 and falls into the material drop area 5011 for recycling. Then, the belt body 4 is cleaned by rinsing through several water pipes 504 and rotating through several brush rollers 505.

[0030] Furthermore, it should be understood that although this specification describes embodiments, not every embodiment contains only one independent technical solution. This narrative style is merely for clarity. Those skilled in the art should consider the specification as a whole, and the technical solutions in each embodiment can also be appropriately combined to form other embodiments that can be understood by those skilled in the art.

Claims

1. A user-friendly ferret rearing device, comprising a cage (1), characterized in that, The cage (1) is provided with rotating rollers (3) on both sides of the outside. A belt (4) for carrying ferret food is wound between the two rotating rollers (3). The ferret feeding device also includes a feeding mechanism (2) for automatically feeding food onto the belt (4) and a cleaning mechanism (5) for automatically cleaning the belt (4). The cleaning mechanism (5) includes a strip (503) disposed on the cage (1). The strip (503) is hollow inside and has several flushing pipes (504) and brush rollers (505) alternately disposed on the strip (503). One end of the flushing pipe (504) is connected to the inside of the strip (503) and the other end is closed. The flushing pipe (504) is evenly distributed with water outlet holes (506) facing the belt (4). The brush roller (505) can rotate and the bristles of the brush roller (505) are in contact with the belt (4). The strip (503) is also provided with a water supply pipe (507).

2. The user-friendly ferret feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The ferret feeding device also includes a first drive element (6) for driving any of the rotating rollers (3) to rotate so as to drive the belt (4) to move.

3. The user-friendly ferret feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The feeding mechanism (2) includes a material tank (201) on the cage (1) and a discharge pump (202) on the material tank (201). The discharge pump (202) has a discharge pipe (203) at its output end, and the discharge pipe (203) is located above the belt (4).

4. The user-friendly ferret feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The cleaning mechanism (5) also includes a box (501) on the cage (1). The box (501) is divided into a material drop area (5011) and a soil drop area (5012) by a partition. The box (501) is provided with a scraper (502) for scraping off the residual food on the belt (4) so ​​that it falls into the material drop area (5011). The upper side of the scraper (502) contacts and abuts against the belt (4). The strip (503) is located above the soil drop area (5012).

5. The user-friendly ferret feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The cleaning mechanism (5) also includes a second driving member for driving the brush rollers (505) to rotate, and the several brush rollers (505) are driven by a sprocket and chain transmission structure.

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