Image acquisition device for detection of a rooster state

Abstract

The utility model relates to the field of breeding equipment, especially in a comb state detection image acquisition device, the acquisition device includes two opposite setting guide plate, connects the connecting plate of two guide plate, the acquisition device still includes image acquisition spare, image acquisition spare at least installs in one of the guide plate, and the image acquisition direction of image acquisition spare faces another guide plate, the connecting plate can detachable installation in the water bucket of drinking bowl, the utility model discloses through the structure of the optimization setting guide plate, effectively solved the problem existing in the prior art.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of breeding equipment, and in particular to an image acquisition device for detecting the status of chicken combs. Background Technology

[0002] The color and shape of a rooster's comb are important indicators for assessing its health status (such as disease, nutritional status, and egg production performance). Traditional detection methods mainly rely on manual observation, which has the following problems: strong subjectivity, with inconsistent judgment standards among different personnel; low efficiency, making high-frequency monitoring difficult to achieve in large-scale farms; and stress effects, as manual handling during detection may affect the rooster's normal behavior.

[0003] Currently, some existing technologies involve capturing images of rooster combs to utilize image recognition technology for monitoring their condition. For example, utility model patent CN219799956U discloses a rooster comb image acquisition device that uses a defined field of view and background to obtain standard rooster comb images. However, this type of device has the following drawback: it requires the rooster's head to enter the acquisition box through a dedicated channel, and limiting teeth are used to prevent the rooster's neck from retracting, thus maintaining the stability of the rooster's head during image capture.

[0004] In the use of this type of rooster comb image acquisition device, the space around the rooster's head is relatively cramped, making it difficult to insert or guide the rooster's head into the dedicated channel. Furthermore, when the rooster's head is confined to the dedicated channel, it is prone to shaking and abnormal temperature rise, causing the acquired rooster comb image to differ from the rooster's natural state. Based on this, this application proposes an image acquisition device for rooster comb state detection. Utility Model Content

[0005] To address the aforementioned technical problems, this utility model provides an image acquisition device for detecting the state of a rooster's comb. By optimizing the structure of the guide plate, it effectively solves the problems existing in the prior art.

[0006] To address the aforementioned problems, this utility model provides an image acquisition device for detecting the state of a rooster's comb. The acquisition device includes two guide plates arranged opposite each other and a connecting plate connected to the two guide plates. The acquisition device also includes an image acquisition component, which is installed on at least one of the guide plates, and the image acquisition direction of the image acquisition component faces the other guide plate. The connecting plate can be detachably installed on the water tank of a water dispenser.

[0007] Furthermore, the guide plate includes a chicken head guide portion connected to the water dispenser and a chicken body guide portion connected to the side of the chicken head guide portion away from the water dispenser; the gap between the two guide plates at the position of the chicken body guide portion is greater than the gap between the chicken head guide portions; the image acquisition device is installed on the chicken head guide portion.

[0008] Furthermore, the collection device also includes a label detection component installed at the bottom of the chicken body guide portion, and the collection device also includes a label that can be installed on the chicken leg, and the label detection component can identify the label;

[0009] The acquisition device also includes a processor connected to the image acquisition unit and the tag detection unit.

[0010] Furthermore, the connecting plate is configured in an arc shape, and the connecting plate can be sleeved on the outside of the water tank of the water dispenser. A cover plate is formed at the bottom of the connecting plate, and the cover plate can cover the water tank of the water dispenser.

[0011] Furthermore, a carrying plate is provided between the two guide plates, the carrying plate extending to the upper side of the guide plates and forming a handle.

[0012] Furthermore, there are two image acquisition devices, and the image acquisition devices are respectively installed on the chicken head guide portions of the two guide plates.

[0013] Furthermore, one of the guide plates forms a first mounting area on the upper side of the water tank of the water dispenser, and the other guide plate forms a second mounting area on the upper side of the water tank of the water dispenser.

[0014] The first mounting area and the second mounting area are respectively equipped with the lens of the image acquisition device, and the second mounting area is higher than the first mounting area.

[0015] Furthermore, the second mounting area is offset to the outside of the first mounting area in the vertical projection.

[0016] Furthermore, the guide plate has an observation hole at the lens position of the image acquisition device, and the guide plate has a mounting groove for the image acquisition device to be embedded in;

[0017] The data acquisition device also includes an electronic control component. A fixing groove is formed on the side of the connecting plate away from the guide plate, and the electronic control component is embedded in the fixing groove.

[0018] The electronic control components include a power supply.

[0019] Furthermore, the connecting plate is provided with multiple wire-locking grooves spaced apart along its circumference.

[0020] The beneficial effect of this utility model is that by optimizing the structure of the guide plate, it effectively solves the problems existing in the prior art. Attached Figure Description

[0021] The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the present invention and constitute a part of this invention, illustrate exemplary embodiments of the present invention and, together with the description thereof, serve to explain the present invention and do not constitute an undue limitation thereof. In the drawings:

[0022] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of an embodiment of the present invention installed behind a water dispenser.

[0023] Figure 2 for Figure 1 A top-view structural diagram.

[0024] Figure 3 for Figure 1 A structural schematic diagram from another perspective of the embodiment shown.

[0025] Figure 4 for Figure 1 A structural schematic diagram from another perspective of the embodiment shown.

[0026] The components include: 1. Guide plate; 101. Chicken head guide; 102. Chicken body guide; 2. Connecting plate; 3. Image acquisition component; 4. Water bucket; 5. Label detection component; 6. Processor; 7. Cable slot; 8. Cover plate; 9. Water tank; 10. Handle; 11. Handle; 12. First installation area; 13. Second installation area; 14. Observation hole; 15. Power supply; 16. Mounting slot; 17. Fixing slot. Detailed Implementation

[0027] To more clearly illustrate the overall concept of this utility model, a detailed description will be provided below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0028] It should be noted that many specific details are set forth in the following description in order to provide a full understanding of the present invention. However, the present invention may also be implemented in other ways different from those described herein. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed below.

[0029] Furthermore, it should be understood in the description of this utility model that the terms "center," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "axial," "radial," and "circumferential" indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings. They are only for the convenience of describing this utility model and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be construed as limitations on this utility model.

[0030] In this utility model, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "installation," "connection," "joining," and "fixing," etc., should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral unit; they can refer to a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium; they can refer to the internal communication of two components or the interaction between two components. However, specifying a direct connection indicates that the two main bodies at the connection point are not connected by an intermediate structure, but are simply connected to form a whole through a connecting structure. For those skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in this utility model can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0031] In this utility model, unless otherwise expressly specified and limited, the first feature "on" or "below" the second feature may be in direct contact with the first and second features, or indirect contact through an intermediate medium. In the description of this specification, references to terms such as "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "example," "specific example," or "some examples," etc., indicate that a specific feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with that embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of this utility model. In this specification, the illustrative expressions of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the specific features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments or examples.

[0032] In this utility model, such as Figure 1-4 As shown, an image acquisition device for detecting the state of a rooster comb is provided. The acquisition device includes two guide plates 1 arranged opposite to each other and a connecting plate 2 connected to the two guide plates 1. The acquisition device also includes an image acquisition component 3, which is installed on at least one of the guide plates 1 and the image acquisition direction of the image acquisition component 3 is towards the other guide plate 1. The connecting plate 2 can be detachably installed on the water bucket 4 of a water dispenser.

[0033] As shown in the figure, when using the collection device of this utility model, the guide plate 1 is installed at the water tank 4 of the waterer via the connecting plate 2, so that a space is formed between the two guide plates 1 for the chicken's head to insert into the water tank 9 of the waterer. At this time, the part of the water tank 9 outside the guide plate 1 can be closed. When the chicken is thirsty and wants to drink, because the part of the water tank 9 outside the two guide plates 1 is closed, the chicken can only insert its head into the water tank 9 of the waterer between the two guide plates 1 to drink. When chickens drink water in the water trough 9 and raise their heads to drink, their heads have a certain degree of stability. At the same time, the guide plate 1 can guide the chicken's head to complete the process of lowering its head to drink and raising its head to swallow water within a certain range. Therefore, this utility model can guide the chicken's head between the two guide plates 1, and can use the stability of the chicken's head during the drinking process to collect images of the chicken's comb within a certain range. This utility model can guide the chicken to automatically enter between the guide plates, so there is no need to catch each chicken to take pictures. The images of the chicken are collected during the drinking process. Compared with the existing technology that requires restraining the chicken's head, it can prevent changes in the temperature and color of the chicken's comb caused by the chicken's emergency response.

[0034] In the illustrated embodiment, for the structure of this utility model, more specifically, the guide plate 1 includes a chicken head guide portion 101 connected to the water dispenser and a chicken body guide portion 102 connected to the side of the chicken head guide portion 101 away from the water dispenser; the gap between the two guide plates 1 at the position of the chicken body guide portion 102 is greater than the gap between the two chicken head guide portions 101; the image acquisition component 3 is installed on the chicken head guide portion 101.

[0035] As shown in the figure, by setting the chicken body guide 102, the orientation of the chicken's head can be further guided by the chicken's body, thereby further guiding the orientation of the chicken's comb and improving the image acquisition quality of the comb. Moreover, by setting the chicken body guide 102, the probability of other chickens crowding into the chicken head guide 101 can also be reduced, further improving the image acquisition quality.

[0036] In a preferred embodiment, more specifically regarding the structure of this utility model, the acquisition device further includes a label detection component 5 installed at the bottom of the chicken body guide portion 102, and the acquisition device also includes a label that can be installed on the chicken leg, and the label detection component 5 can identify the label; the acquisition device also includes a processor 6 connected to the image acquisition component 3 and the label detection component 5.

[0037] As shown in the figure, in some well-equipped farms, RFID tags can be tied to chicken feet to register chicken information. Tag detection devices 5 are set on the chicken body guide 102. At the same time as taking pictures of the chicken comb, the processor 6 can use the tag detection devices 5 to detect and register the chicken information for easy image management.

[0038] Regarding the configuration of processor 6, it should be noted that the improvement of this invention lies in the structure of the image acquisition device. No methodological changes are made to the image management method of processor 6 or the registration of detection information by the tag detection component 5. The processor 6 of this invention only needs to be able to record the identification information (by time or number) of the tag detection component 5 while controlling the image acquisition component 3 to acquire images. This allows for the mapping of the acquired rooster comb image to a specific rooster based on the image acquisition time and the recorded identification information. Those skilled in the art can use an existing processor 6 in implementation. For example, a processor for image inspection of industrial parts.

[0039] In some embodiments, the processor 6 may not be required, and the image acquisition device 3 may be directly controlled manually for image acquisition. For example, a person may observe the chicken drinking water and manually control the image acquisition device 3 to acquire images.

[0040] Alternatively, in some embodiments, the image acquisition unit 3 is configured as an automatic image acquisition unit 3 with a sensor switch, or the image acquisition unit 3 is a video recording image acquisition unit 3, so as to automatically acquire images of the chicken comb after the chicken's head enters the guide plate 1. In this working condition, image acquisition and detection can be performed on a batch of chickens in a single chicken house. If a problem is detected, the chickens in the next chicken house can be located and detected one by one.

[0041] In the illustrated embodiment, more specifically regarding the structure of this utility model, the connecting plate 2 is configured in an arc shape, and the connecting plate 2 can be sleeved on the outside of the water tank 4 of the water dispenser. A cover plate 8 is formed at the bottom of the connecting plate 2, and the cover plate 8 can cover the water tank 9 of the water dispenser.

[0042] As shown in the figure, when image acquisition is required, the connecting plate 2 can be sleeved on the outside of the water tank 4 of the water dispenser from top to bottom, so that the cover plate 8 covers the water tank 9 of the water dispenser. This makes it convenient to install and remove the image acquisition device of this utility model from the water dispenser, and can also cover the water tank 9 outside the two guide plates 1 at the same time during installation.

[0043] In the illustrated embodiment, to further specify the structure of this utility model, a carrying plate 10 is provided between the two guide plates 1, and the carrying plate 10 extends to the upper side of the guide plate 1 to form a handle 11.

[0044] As shown in the figure, by setting up a carrying plate 10, the two guide plates 1 can be connected to the inside of the two guide plates 1, thereby improving the shape stability of the entire device and making it easier to operate, so as to facilitate the disassembly of the image acquisition device of this utility model from the water dispenser.

[0045] In the illustrated embodiment, to further specify the structure of this utility model, two image acquisition components 3 are provided, and the image acquisition components 3 are respectively installed on the chicken head guide portions 101 of the two guide plates 1.

[0046] As shown in the figure, this allows for simultaneous image acquisition of both sides of the rooster's comb.

[0047] In the illustrated embodiment, to further specify the structure of this utility model, one of the guide plates 1 forms a first mounting area 12 on the upper side of the water tank 9 of the water dispenser, and the other guide plate 1 forms a second mounting area 13 on the upper side of the water tank 9 of the water dispenser; the first mounting area 12 and the second mounting area 13 are respectively mounted with the lens of the image acquisition device 3, and the second mounting area 13 is higher than the first mounting area 12.

[0048] As shown in the figure, when the chicken head is drinking water at the water tank 9 position, the image acquisition unit 3 in the first installation area 12 can acquire an image of the chicken comb at this position. When the chicken head is raised to swallow water, the image acquisition unit 3 in the second installation area 13 can acquire an image of the other side of the chicken comb.

[0049] In the illustrated embodiment, more specifically regarding the structure of this utility model, the second mounting area 13 is vertically offset to the outside of the first mounting area 12.

[0050] As shown in the figure, the second installation area 13 is located outside the projection of the first installation area 12, so as to adapt to the outward posture when the chicken raises its head to swallow water.

[0051] In the illustrated embodiment, more specifically regarding the structure of this utility model, the guide plate 1 is provided with an observation hole 14 at the lens position of the image acquisition component 3, and the guide plate 1 is provided with a mounting groove 16 for the image acquisition component 3 to be embedded; the acquisition device also includes an electronic control component, and the connecting plate 2 has a fixing groove 17 formed on the side away from the guide plate 1, and the electronic control component is embedded in the fixing groove 17; the electronic control component includes a power supply 15.

[0052] As shown in the figure, the image acquisition component 3 is embedded in the mounting slot 16 from top to bottom. This facilitates the positioning and fixing of the image acquisition component 3, and also allows for easy disassembly of the image acquisition component 3, so that it can be removed when cleaning the connecting plate 2 and the guide plate 1. Simultaneously, it also facilitates the assembly of the image acquisition component 3 with the guide plate 1.

[0053] This invention sets the fixing groove 17 on the side of the connecting plate 2 away from the guide plate 1, so that the electronic control component and the image acquisition component 3 can be counterweighted at both ends of the connecting plate 2, so as to further maintain the stability of the entire acquisition device in the water dispenser.

[0054] In the illustrated embodiment, the electronic control component includes a power supply 15 and a processor 6. Two mounting slots 17 are provided, with the power supply 15 and the processor 6 respectively installed in one mounting slot 17, which can further improve the balance of the electronic control component in the counterweight of the connecting plate 2.

[0055] In the illustrated embodiment, more specifically, regarding the structure of this utility model, the connecting plate 2 is provided with a plurality of wire-locking grooves 7 spaced apart along its circumference.

[0056] As shown in the figure, the cross-section of the cable slot 7 is C-shaped, which facilitates the arrangement of cables between the image acquisition unit 3, the processor 6, and the power supply 15 when making cable connections.

[0057] The various embodiments in this specification are described in a progressive manner. Similar or identical parts between embodiments can be referred to interchangeably. Each embodiment focuses on its differences from other embodiments. In particular, the system embodiments are basically similar to the method embodiments, so the description is relatively simple; relevant parts can be referred to the descriptions in the method embodiments.

[0058] The above description is merely an embodiment of this application and is not intended to limit the scope of this application. Various modifications and variations can be made to this application by those skilled in the art. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc., made within the spirit and principles of this application should be included within the scope of the claims of this application.

Claims

1. An image acquisition device for detecting the state of a rooster's comb, characterized in that, The acquisition device includes two guide plates arranged opposite each other and a connecting plate connected to the two guide plates; the acquisition device also includes an image acquisition component, which is installed on at least one of the guide plates and the image acquisition direction of the image acquisition component is towards the other guide plate; the connecting plate can be detachably installed on the water tank of the water dispenser.

2. The image acquisition device for detecting the state of a rooster's comb according to claim 1, characterized in that, The guide plate includes a chicken head guide portion connected to the water dispenser and a chicken body guide portion connected to the side of the chicken head guide portion away from the water dispenser; the gap between the two guide plates at the position of the chicken body guide portion is greater than the gap between the chicken head guide portions; the image acquisition device is installed on the chicken head guide portion.

3. The image acquisition device for detecting the state of a rooster's comb according to claim 2, characterized in that, The collection device also includes a label detection component installed at the bottom of the chicken body guide portion, and the collection device also includes a label that can be installed on the chicken leg, and the label detection component can identify the label; The acquisition device also includes a processor connected to the image acquisition unit and the tag detection unit.

4. The image acquisition device for detecting the state of a rooster's comb according to claim 1, characterized in that, The connecting plate is configured in an arc shape and can be sleeved on the outside of the water tank of the water dispenser. A cover plate is formed at the bottom of the connecting plate, which can cover the water tank of the water dispenser.

5. The image acquisition device for detecting the state of a rooster's comb according to claim 4, characterized in that, A carrying plate is provided between the two guide plates, and the carrying plate extends to the upper side of the guide plate to form a handle.

6. The image acquisition device for detecting the state of a rooster's comb according to claim 2, characterized in that, Two image acquisition devices are provided, and the image acquisition devices are respectively installed on the chicken head guide portions of the two guide plates.

7. The image acquisition device for detecting the state of a rooster's comb according to claim 6, characterized in that, One of the guide plates forms a first mounting area on the upper side of the water tank of the water dispenser, and the other guide plate forms a second mounting area on the upper side of the water tank of the water dispenser; The first mounting area and the second mounting area are respectively equipped with the lens of the image acquisition device, and the second mounting area is higher than the first mounting area.

8. The image acquisition device for detecting the state of a rooster's comb according to claim 7, characterized in that, The second mounting area is offset to the outside of the first mounting area in the vertical projection.

9. The image acquisition device for detecting the state of a rooster's comb according to claim 6, characterized in that, The guide plate has an observation hole at the lens position of the image acquisition device, and the guide plate has a mounting groove for the image acquisition device to be embedded in; The data acquisition device also includes an electronic control component. A fixing groove is formed on the side of the connecting plate away from the guide plate, and the electronic control component is embedded in the fixing groove. The electronic control components include a power supply.

10. The image acquisition device for detecting the state of a rooster's comb according to claim 9, characterized in that, The connecting plate is provided with multiple wire-locking grooves spaced apart along its circumference.

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