A safety type baffle structure

By designing a motor-driven sprocket system in the chicken cage to adjust the spacing of the baffle components, the problem of the inability to adjust the size of the feeding holes was solved, thus meeting the safety and feeding needs of young poultry during their growth stage and improving the efficiency of breeding management.

CN224330136UActive Publication Date: 2026-06-09HEBEI HUATAO MACHINERY INTELLIGENT MANUFACTURING CO LTD

Patent Information

Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
HEBEI HUATAO MACHINERY INTELLIGENT MANUFACTURING CO LTD
Filing Date
2025-06-12
Publication Date
2026-06-09

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

The size of the feeding holes in existing chicken cages cannot be adjusted, making it difficult to adapt to the changes in the body size of young poultry at different growth stages, which affects the growth, development and production performance of young poultry.

Method used

A safety baffle structure is designed, in which a drive motor drives an active sprocket, which in turn drives a driven sprocket via a chain, thereby adjusting the spacing of the baffle components. The baffle components consist of an upper column, an elongated oval baffle, and a lower column, all integrally formed, enabling the rotation adjustment of the baffle components to meet the needs of different growth stages.

Benefits of technology

The automatic adjustment of the baffle structure prevents young birds from escaping and ensures smooth feeding at different growth stages, thereby improving breeding safety and management efficiency and simplifying the operation process.

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Abstract

This utility model relates to the field of poultry farming equipment technology, and in particular to a safe baffle structure, including a support frame, a feed trough on the support frame, a cage body behind the feed trough, a first horizontal plate and a second horizontal plate parallel to each other on the lower and upper edges of the front side of the cage body, respectively, a drive motor on the bottom edge of one side of the second horizontal plate, the output shaft of the drive motor connected to a drive sprocket, the drive sprocket being connected to several driven sprockets in sequence via a chain, the driven sprockets being located on the top surface of the second horizontal plate, the upper and lower ends of several baffle pieces respectively fitted onto the second and first horizontal plates, the upper ends of the spaced baffle pieces being connected to driven sprockets, the drive motor driving the baffle pieces to rotate, used to adjust the spacing between the baffle pieces. This baffle structure can prevent young poultry from escaping the cage through the feeding hole due to their small size; as the chickens grow, they can easily extend their heads through the gaps between the baffles to eat, meeting the needs of different growth stages and significantly improving the safety of farming.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of poultry farming equipment technology, and in particular to a safety baffle structure. Background Technology

[0002] In modern chicken farms, chicken cages are key equipment for large-scale breeding. Chicken cages provide chickens with a safe living space while meeting their basic living needs, such as activity, rest, feeding, and drinking.

[0003] Some existing poultry cages typically have feeding holes at the front to allow poultry to extend their heads and peck at food. However, the size of these feeding holes cannot be adjusted, making it difficult to accommodate the changing body size of young birds at different growth stages. When the young birds are small, they may be able to pass through the feeding holes and escape from the cage; when they are larger, their heads may not be able to fit into the feed trough, affecting their feeding and consequently their growth, development, and production performance.

[0004] Therefore, this application provides a safety baffle structure to solve the problems mentioned in the background art. Utility Model Content

[0005] The purpose of this invention is to provide a safe baffle structure that solves the problems in the prior art, such as the inability to adjust the size of the feeding hole and the difficulty in adapting to the body size changes of young poultry at different growth stages.

[0006] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, this utility model provides a safe baffle structure, including a support frame, a material trough on the support frame, a cage on the rear side of the material trough, a first horizontal plate and a second horizontal plate parallel to each other on the lower and upper edges of the front side of the cage body, a drive motor on the bottom edge of one side of the second horizontal plate, the output shaft of the drive motor connected to a drive sprocket, the drive sprocket connected to a number of driven sprockets in sequence by a chain, the driven sprockets being set on the top surface of the second horizontal plate, the upper and lower ends of a number of baffle pieces respectively fitted on the second horizontal plate and the first horizontal plate, the upper ends of the spaced baffle pieces being connected to driven sprockets, the drive motor driving the baffle pieces to rotate, for adjusting the spacing between the baffle pieces.

[0007] A further improvement of the present invention is that the baffle includes an upper column, an elongated baffle is provided at the bottom of the upper column, and a lower column is provided at the bottom of the elongated baffle. The upper column, the elongated baffle and the lower column are integrally formed.

[0008] A further improvement of the present invention is that: the upper column extends upward through the second horizontal plate, and the top of the spaced upper column continues to extend upward and is inserted into the driven sprocket. Both the driven sprocket and the driving sprocket are double-row sprockets, and the driving sprocket and multiple driven sprockets sequentially and alternately mesh with the chain.

[0009] A further improvement of this utility model is that: two semi-circular grooves are provided on the rear side of the second horizontal plate near the cage body, and the upper parts of the left and right rods are nested in the two semi-circular grooves.

[0010] A further improvement of this utility model is that: on the side of the second horizontal plate, there are two matching plug-in fixing posts located inside the two semi-circular grooves respectively. One end of the fixing post is connected to a vertically upward hook. The two hooks are respectively hooked to the front ends of the upper left rod and the upper right rod. The middle part of the front side of the hook abuts against the upper rod. The other end of the fixing post extends horizontally through the front side of the first horizontal plate and is screwed with a nut at the end.

[0011] A further improvement of this utility model is that: the lower column is adapted to pass through the first horizontal plate in sequence downwards, and mounting columns are provided on the bottom surface of both ends of the first horizontal plate, and the mounting columns are inserted into the frame on both sides of the support frame body.

[0012] A further improvement of this utility model is that: two semi-circular grooves are provided on the rear side of the first horizontal plate near the cage body, and the lower parts of the left and right rods are respectively nested in the two semi-circular grooves, so that the bottom edge of the first horizontal plate abuts against the top surface of the lower rod.

[0013] A further improvement to the technical solution of this utility model is that the cage body also includes a top net, a bottom net, side nets, and a cage door.

[0014] A further improvement of this utility model is that: upper left and upper right rods are respectively set on the two sides of the top net body, upper rod is set on the front edge of the top net, left and right rods are respectively set on the front edges of the two side nets, and lower rod is set on the front edge of the bottom net; the left rod, upper rod, right rod and lower rod are connected end to end in sequence.

[0015] A further improvement of the present invention is that: a cage door is provided on the rear side of the cage body, the top of the cage door is hinged to the rear edge of the top mesh, a horizontal first locking plate is provided on the outer bottom of the cage door, a second locking plate is provided on the lower part of the first locking plate, the side of the second locking plate is fixed to the rear edge of the bottom mesh, and corresponding insertion holes are provided in the middle of the first locking plate and the second locking plate, and L-shaped plugs are inserted into the insertion holes.

[0016] By adopting the above technical solution, this utility model has the following beneficial effects:

[0017] 1. This utility model provides a safe baffle structure. The baffle structure is driven by a drive motor to drive an active sprocket, which in turn drives a driven sprocket via a chain. The driven sprocket drives the spaced baffle components to rotate. When the baffle components rotate to a horizontal position, the distance between the rotating baffle component and the adjacent fixed baffle component is minimized. This is suitable for small chickens to extend their heads through the baffles to eat, preventing them from escaping the cage through the feeding holes. When the rotating component rotates 90 degrees to a vertical position, the distance between the rotating baffle component and the adjacent fixed baffle component is maximized, ensuring that the chickens can smoothly extend their heads through the baffles to eat as they grow, meeting the needs of different growth stages and significantly improving the safety of breeding.

[0018] 2. The present invention provides a safe baffle structure that achieves synchronous rotation adjustment of the adjustment plate through mechanized transmission, eliminating the cumbersome operation of traditional manual adjustment, saving manpower and time costs, and improving the efficiency of breeding management.

[0019] 3. The safety baffle structure provided by this utility model has a detachable structure for the connection between the first horizontal plate, the second horizontal plate and the cage frame and support frame, such as hooks, nuts, plugs, etc., which facilitates the installation and disassembly of the first horizontal plate, the second horizontal plate and the cage, and is easy to operate. Attached Figure Description

[0020] To more clearly illustrate the specific embodiments of this utility model or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the specific embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are some embodiments of this utility model. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained from these drawings without creative effort.

[0021] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of a safety-type baffle structure.

[0022] Figure 2 for Figure 1 Structural diagram of the middle cage, baffle components, and second horizontal plate;

[0023] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the baffle, the first horizontal plate, and the second horizontal plate.

[0024] Figure 4 This is a structural schematic diagram of the baffle component;

[0025] Figure 5 for Figure 3 A magnified structural diagram of part A in the middle;

[0026] Figure 6 This is a structural diagram of the first and second horizontal plates;

[0027] Figure 7 A schematic diagram of the connection structure of the second horizontal plate, chain, driving sprocket, and driven sprocket;

[0028] Figure 8 A schematic diagram of the exploded structure of the cage, hook, and second horizontal plate;

[0029] Figure 9 A structural diagram of the cage, hooks, and second horizontal plate;

[0030] Figure 10 for Figure 9 A magnified structural diagram of part B in the middle section;

[0031] Figure 11 for Figure 9 A magnified structural diagram of section C;

[0032] Figure 12 This is a schematic diagram of the structure after the rotatable baffle is rotated 90 degrees.

[0033] Reference numerals: 1. Support frame; 2. Feed trough; 3. Cage body; 4. First horizontal plate; 5. Second horizontal plate; 6. Baffle; 7. Drive sprocket; 8. Drive motor; 9. Chain; 10. Driven sprocket; 11. Fixed column; 12. Nut; 13. Hook; 31. Cage door; 32. Top net; 33. Bottom net; 34. Side net; 51. Mounting column; 52. Semicircular groove; 311. First locking plate; 312. Second locking plate; 321. Upper rod; 331. Lower rod; 322. Upper left rod; 323. Upper right rod; 331. Lower rod; 341. Left rod; 342. Right rod; 35. Insertion hole; 36. L-shaped plug; 61. Upper column; 62. Oblong baffle; 63. Lower column. Detailed Implementation

[0034] The technical solution of this utility model will now be clearly and completely described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some, not all, of the embodiments of this utility model. Based on the embodiments of this utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of this utility model.

[0035] In the description of this utility model, it should be noted that the terms "center," "upper," "lower," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "inner," and "outer," etc., indicating the orientation or positional relationship, are based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings and 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, and therefore should not be construed as a limitation of this utility model. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and "third" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0036] In the description of this utility model, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "installation," "connection," and "joining" should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; they can refer to a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; they can refer to a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium; and they can refer to the internal connection of two components. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this utility model based on the specific circumstances.

[0037] The present invention will be further explained below with reference to specific embodiments.

[0038] like Figures 1-12 As shown, this embodiment provides a safety baffle structure, including a support frame 1, a material trough 2 on the support frame 1, the material trough 2 can be connected to the support frame 1 by existing methods such as bolts or welding (not shown in the figure), a cage 3 is provided on the rear side connected to the material trough 2, the lower and upper edges of the front side of the cage 3 are respectively provided with a first horizontal plate 4 and a second horizontal plate 5, a drive motor 8 is provided on the bottom edge of one side of the second horizontal plate 5, the output shaft of the drive motor 8 is connected to a drive sprocket 7, the drive sprocket 7 is connected to a plurality of driven sprockets 10 in sequence through a chain 9, the driven sprockets 10 are provided on the top surface of the second horizontal plate 5, the upper and lower ends of a plurality of baffle pieces 6 are respectively fitted on the second horizontal plate 5 and the first horizontal plate 4, the upper ends of the spaced baffle pieces 6 are connected to the driven sprockets 10, the drive motor 8 drives the baffle pieces 6 to rotate, for adjusting the spacing between the baffle pieces 6. The baffle structure drives the active sprocket 7 via the drive motor 8, which in turn drives the chain 9 and the driven sprocket 10 to rotate the baffle components 6. This allows for flexible adjustment of the spacing between the baffle components 6. When the chickens are small, the spacing between the elongated baffles is reduced to prevent escape. As the chickens grow larger, the spacing between the elongated baffles is increased to ensure smooth feeding. This effectively solves the problem that traditional chicken cages have fixed-size feeding holes and are difficult to adapt to changes in the growth of young birds.

[0039] like Figures 3-7As shown, in this embodiment, the baffle 6 includes an upper column 61, an elongated oval baffle 62 at the bottom of the upper column 61, and a lower column 63 at the bottom of the elongated oval baffle 62. The top of the elongated oval baffle 62 is located at three-quarters of the height of the cage 3, and the bottom of the elongated oval baffle 62 is located at one-sixth of the height of the cage 3. The upper column 61, the elongated oval baffle 62, and the lower column 63 are integrally formed. The lower column 63 extends downwards and passes through the first horizontal plate 4. Mounting posts 51 are provided on the bottom surfaces of both ends of the first horizontal plate 4. The mounting posts 51 are inserted into the frame on both sides of the support frame 1. The upper column 61 extends upwards through the second horizontal plate 5. The tops of the spaced upper columns 61 continue to extend upwards and are inserted into the driven sprockets 10. Both the driven sprockets 10 and the driving sprockets 7 are double-row sprockets. The driving sprockets 7 and multiple driven sprockets 10 sequentially and alternately mesh with the chain 9. Specifically, the upper wheel of the driving sprocket 7 is connected to the upper wheel of the driven sprocket 10, which is connected to the second baffle piece 6 from the right, via chain 9. The lower wheel of the driven sprocket 10, which is connected to the second baffle piece 6, is connected to the lower wheel of the driven sprocket 10, which is connected to the fourth baffle piece 6, via chain 9. This connection is made in sequence. The first baffle piece 6, the third baffle piece 6, and the fifth baffle piece 6 are fixed to the second horizontal plate 5 and the first horizontal plate 4, respectively.

[0040] like Figures 8-11 As shown, in this embodiment, two semi-circular grooves 52 are provided on the rear side of the second horizontal plate 5 near the cage 3. The upper parts of the left rod 341 and the right rod 342 are nested in the two semi-circular grooves 52. On the side of the second horizontal plate 5, on the inner side of the two semi-circular grooves 52, there are respectively provided with fitting and insertable fixing posts 11. One end of the fixing post 11 is connected to a vertically upward hook 13. The two hooks 13 are respectively hooked to the front end of the upper left rod 322 and the upper right rod 323. The middle part of the front side of the hook 13 abuts against the upper rod 321. The other end of the fixing post 11 extends horizontally through the front side of the first horizontal plate 4 and is screwed with a nut 12 at the end. The lower column 63 is adapted to fit through the first horizontal plate 4 in sequence. The bottom surface of both ends of the first horizontal plate 4 is provided with mounting posts 51. The mounting posts 51 are inserted into the frame on both sides of the support frame 1. Two semi-circular grooves 52 are provided on the rear side of the first horizontal plate 4 near the cage 3. The lower parts of the left rod 341 and the right rod 342 are respectively nested in the two semi-circular grooves 52, and the bottom edge of the first horizontal plate 4 abuts against the top surface of the lower rod 331. Specifically, by providing semi-circular grooves 52 on the first horizontal plate 4 and the second horizontal plate 5 and nesting the upper and lower parts of the left rod 341 and the right rod 342, the second horizontal plate 5 is inserted with the fixing post 11 and hooked with nuts 12 and hooks 13 respectively at the front ends of the left rod 341 and the right rod 342, with the middle of the front side abutting against the upper rod 321. The nuts 12 and hooks 13 detachably fix the second horizontal plate 5, enhancing the overall stability of the cage 3 and the connection strength between components. This design not only improves the installation accuracy and reliability, but also facilitates disassembly and maintenance.

[0041] like Figures 8-9 As shown, in this embodiment, the cage body 3 also includes a top net 32, a bottom net 33, side nets 34, and a cage door 31. The top net 32 ​​has an upper left rod 322 and an upper right rod 323 on its two sides, an upper rod 321 on its front edge, left rods 341 and right rods 342 on its front edges, and a lower rod 331 on its front edge. The left rod 341, upper rod 321, right rod 342, and lower rod 331 are connected end-to-end in sequence. A cage door 31 is provided on the rear side of the cage body 3. The top of the cage door 31 is hinged to the rear edge of the top mesh 32. A horizontal first locking plate 311 is provided on the outer bottom of the cage door 31. A second locking plate 312 is abutted against the lower part of the first locking plate 311. The side of the second locking plate 312 is fixed to the rear edge of the bottom mesh 33. Corresponding insertion holes 35 are provided in the middle of the first locking plate 311 and the second locking plate 312. An L-shaped plug 36 is inserted into the insertion hole 35.

[0042] In this embodiment, the present invention also provides a working principle for a safe baffle structure: When in use, the mounting posts 51 on both sides of the bottom of the first horizontal plate 4 are first inserted into the support frame 1. The upper parts of the left rod 341 and the right rod 342 are nested in the semi-circular groove 52, and the lower parts of the left rod 341 and the right rod 342 are nested in the semi-circular groove 52. The fixing post 11 is then inserted into the second horizontal plate 5. Two hooks 13 are respectively hung on the front ends of the upper left rod 322 and the upper right rod 323. The upper rod 321 is located between the hooks 13 and the second horizontal plate 5. The nut 12 is tightened so that the middle part of the front side of the hook 13 abuts against the upper rod 321. The fixing post 11 and the hook 13 are then firmly fixed. This design not only improves the installation accuracy and reliability but also facilitates disassembly and maintenance. Protection: When chickens are young, all the elongated baffles 62 are in a horizontal position, with the smallest gap between them. Chickens can extend their heads through the gaps between the baffles 62 to eat, preventing them from escaping the cage due to their small size. As the chickens grow, the drive motor 8 drives the drive sprocket 7 to rotate, which in turn drives the driven sprocket 10 through the chain 9. This, in turn, rotates the spaced elongated baffles 62. When the baffles rotate 90 degrees, they are in a longitudinal position, with the largest gap between the rotating baffles 62 and the adjacent fixed baffles 62. This ensures that as the chickens grow, they can extend their heads through the baffles 62 to eat smoothly in the feed trough 2, meeting the needs of different growth stages and significantly improving the safety of the breeding.

[0043] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of this utility model, and are not intended to limit it. Although the utility model has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that modifications can still be made to the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments, or equivalent substitutions can be made to some or all of the technical features therein. Such modifications or substitutions do not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of this utility model.

Claims

1. A safety-type baffle structure, characterized in that, The system includes a support frame (1), a material trough (2) on the support frame (1), a cage (3) on the rear side of the material trough (2), a first horizontal plate (4) and a second horizontal plate (5) on the lower and upper edges of the front side of the cage (3) respectively, a drive motor (8) on the bottom edge of one side of the second horizontal plate (5), the output shaft of the drive motor (8) is connected to the drive sprocket (7), the drive sprocket (7) is connected to several driven sprockets (10) in sequence through a chain (9), the driven sprockets (10) are set on the top surface of the second horizontal plate (5), the second horizontal plate (5) and the first horizontal plate (4) are respectively fitted with the upper and lower ends of several baffle pieces (6), the upper ends of the spaced baffle pieces (6) are connected to the driven sprockets (10), the drive motor (8) drives the baffle pieces (6) to rotate, and is used to adjust the spacing between the baffle pieces (6).

2. The safety baffle structure according to claim 1, characterized in that, The baffle (6) includes an upper column (61), an elongated baffle (62) is provided at the bottom of the upper column (61), and a lower column (63) is provided at the bottom of the elongated baffle (62). The upper column (61), the elongated baffle (62) and the lower column (63) are integrally formed.

3. The safety baffle structure according to claim 2, characterized in that, The upper column (61) extends upward through the second horizontal plate (5), and the top of the spaced upper column (61) continues to extend upward and is inserted into the driven sprocket (10). Both the driven sprocket (10) and the driving sprocket (7) are double-row sprockets. The driving sprocket (7) and multiple driven sprockets (10) mesh with the chain (9) in an alternating manner.

4. The safety baffle structure according to claim 3, characterized in that, The second horizontal plate (5) has two semi-circular grooves (52) on the rear side of the cage (3), and the upper parts of the left rod (341) and the right rod (342) are nested in the two semi-circular grooves (52).

5. A safety-type baffle structure according to claim 4, characterized in that, On the side of the second horizontal plate (5), there are two matching plug-in fixing posts (11) located inside the two semi-circular grooves (52). One end of the fixing post (11) is connected to a vertically upward hook (13). The two hooks (13) are respectively hooked to the front end of the upper left rod (322) and the upper right rod (323). The middle part of the front side of the hook (13) abuts against the upper rod (321). The other end of the fixing post (11) extends horizontally through the front side of the first horizontal plate (4) and is screwed with a nut (12) at the end.

6. A safety-type baffle structure according to claim 2, characterized in that, The lower column (63) is adapted to penetrate the first horizontal plate (4) in sequence. The bottom surfaces of both ends of the first horizontal plate (4) are provided with mounting columns (51). The mounting columns (51) are inserted into the frame on both sides of the support frame (1).

7. A safety-type baffle structure according to claim 6, characterized in that, Two semi-circular grooves (52) are provided on the rear side of the first horizontal plate (4) near the cage body (3). The lower parts of the left rod (341) and the right rod (342) are respectively nested in the two semi-circular grooves (52), and the bottom edge of the first horizontal plate (4) abuts against the top surface of the lower rod (331).

8. The safety baffle structure according to claim 1, characterized in that, The cage body (3) also includes a top net (32), a bottom net (33), side nets (34), and a cage door (31).

9. A safety-type baffle structure according to claim 1, characterized in that, The top net (32) has an upper left rod (322) and an upper right rod (323) on the two sides of its main body. The top net (32) has an upper rod (321) on its front edge. The two nets (34) have a left rod (341) and a right rod (342) on their front edges. The bottom net (33) has a lower rod (331) on its front edge. The left rod (341), upper rod (321), right rod (342), and lower rod (331) are connected end to end in sequence.

10. A safety-type baffle structure according to claim 1, characterized in that, A cage door (31) is provided on the rear side of the cage body (3). The top of the cage door (31) is hinged to the rear edge of the top net (32). A horizontal first locking plate (311) is provided on the outer side of the bottom of the cage door (31). A second locking plate (312) is provided on the lower part of the first locking plate (311). The side of the second locking plate (312) is fixed to the rear edge of the bottom net (33). Corresponding insertion holes (35) are provided in the middle of the first locking plate (311) and the second locking plate (312). An L-shaped plug (36) is inserted into the insertion hole (35).