A chicken weighing and grading apparatus

Abstract

The utility model provides a kind of chicken weighing and grading equipment, it is related to poultry breeding field, including cabinet, there is also loading platform, there is sensor in cabinet, loading platform is the open shell structure of linear widening from one end to another, and side wall also has gap, loading platform is detachably installed above sensor, chicken is limited to move after being placed into loading platform, and chicken weight is measured by sensor.The utility model restricts the range of activity of chicken by single-opening hopper, reduces the error caused by struggling and wing agitation, realizes accurate and rapid weighing;At the same time, the cylindrical nut is used to connect the sensor module and the loading platform, which reduces the weighing contact area during transportation and idle time, effectively preventing the sensor from being damaged due to compression or human placement of heavy objects;In addition, the interactive host is fixed by magnetic attraction, ensuring stable structure and convenient installation and removal, and the adsorption position can be adjusted flexibly according to needs.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of poultry farming, and in particular to a weighing and grading device for chickens. Background Technology

[0002] With the large-scale and intensive development of egg and broiler farming, chicken weight is an important indicator for assessing growth status and grading sales. In particular, the management of young chickens before they are slaughtered has become a key link in farming efficiency, and their weight uniformity directly affects subsequent egg production performance or fattening effect.

[0003] Modern poultry farms require young chickens to be of uniform weight and meet health standards at slaughter to ensure consistent production after being transferred to laying houses or fattening farms. Large weight variations among chickens can lead to uneven feed intake and different sexual maturity levels, thus reducing overall production performance. Traditional grading techniques rely on manual, random weighing of small numbers of chickens, estimating overall uniformity based on experience, and manual sorting. This method is not only prone to errors and the possibility of substandard chickens being mixed into batches, but also suffers from a decreasing number of operators, impacting production efficiency. Furthermore, static weighing with ordinary electronic scales results in significant data fluctuations due to chicken struggles, requiring multiple weighings to average the results, which is extremely inefficient. Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop a high-precision, dynamic, low-stress intelligent weighing and grading device to achieve rapid and accurate grading of young chickens at slaughter, thereby improving farming efficiency. Utility Model Content

[0004] The purpose of this invention is to provide a chicken weighing and grading device to solve the above-mentioned technical problems.

[0005] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, this utility model adopts the following technical solution:

[0006] A chicken weighing and grading device includes a housing and a platform. The housing contains a sensor. The platform is an open-shell structure that widens linearly from one end to the other and has notches on the side walls. The platform is detachably mounted above the sensor. After the chicken is placed on the platform, its movement is restricted, and the sensor measures the weight of the chicken.

[0007] Preferably, the sensor has an additional structure that extends outward from the housing, and the extended portion is detachably connected to the platform.

[0008] Preferably, the platform includes a funnel with a notch, the wide opening of the funnel facing upwards and the narrow opening facing downwards, and a number of corner pieces on the periphery of one side of the narrow opening. It also includes a number of Torx screws corresponding to the number of corner pieces, some of which penetrate the corner pieces and are screwed into the additional structure.

[0009] Preferably, it also includes an interactive component, which is magnetically attached to the surface of the housing.

[0010] Preferably, the housing also contains a data acquisition board, which processes the measurement data and establishes a data connection with the interactive component.

[0011] The beneficial effects of this utility model are:

[0012] This invention restricts the chicken's movement range by using a single-opening funnel, reducing errors caused by struggling and wing flapping, thus achieving accurate and rapid weighing. At the same time, a cylindrical nut is used to connect the sensor module and the platform, reducing the weighing contact area during transportation and when not in use, effectively preventing damage to the sensor due to squeezing or the placement of heavy objects. In addition, the interactive host is fixed by magnetic attraction, ensuring structural stability and convenient installation and disassembly, and the adsorption position can be flexibly adjusted as needed. Attached Figure Description

[0013] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of a chicken weighing and grading device.

[0014] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the main structure of the equipment;

[0015] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the stage structure;

[0016] Figure 4 This is a structural diagram of the interactive component;

[0017] Reference numerals in the attached diagram: 1. Main body of the device; 101. Top cover; 102. Base; 103. Handle 1; 104. RCV two-hole socket; 105. Acquisition board; 106. Sensor pad 1; 107. Sensor pad 2; 108. Sensor base; 109. Sensor; 110. Sensor top plate; 111. Cylindrical nut; 112. Protective ring; 113. Handle 2; 114. Rivet nut; 115. Foot pad; 2. Platform; 201. Pad; 202. Funnel; 203. Corner piece; 204. Torx screw; 3. Interactive component; 301. Interactive host; 302. Host support plate; 303. Strong magnet. Detailed Implementation

[0018] To facilitate understanding of this utility model, a more complete description will be given below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Preferred embodiments of this utility model are shown in the drawings. However, this utility model can be implemented in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided to provide a more thorough and complete understanding of the disclosure of this utility model.

[0019] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention pertains. The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention.

[0020] The specific embodiments of this utility model are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0021] Example 1

[0022] This embodiment presents a chicken weighing and grading device; please refer to [link / reference]. Figures 1-4 The chicken weighing and grading equipment mainly consists of the main body 1, the platform 2, and the interactive components 3. Please refer to [link / reference]. Figure 2 The main body of the equipment 1 includes an upper cover 101 and a base 102 that is fastened to the upper cover 101 to form a housing (the base 102 is fixed around the perimeter with screws after fastening). Figure 2 From the shown perspective, the left and right ends are slightly higher than the overall height. Handles 1 (103) and 2 (113) are respectively installed at these higher points (handles 1 (103) and 2 (113) are foldable to reduce space occupation and automatically lock when unfolded for easy handling of the weighing equipment). Rivet nuts 114 are riveted to the four corner holes inside the base 102, and foot pads 115 cooperate with the rivet nuts 114. The base 102 contains a sensor 109 and a data acquisition board 105 for processing the measurement data from the sensor 109. In addition, an RCV two-prong socket 104 is also installed, and the output wires of the data acquisition board 105 are connected to the RCV two-prong socket 104. In this embodiment, the sensor 109 is... Figure 2 As shown, on the sensor base 108, during installation, place sensor pad 106 on the upper surface of sensor base 108, then cover sensor 109 on sensor pad 106 and secure it to sensor base 108. Above sensor 109 is sensor upper plate 110, which needs to be installed on top of sensor 109. During installation, sensor pad 107 needs to be inserted between the two. It should be noted that the side of sensor upper plate 110 has a bent portion, which, after its main body is fixed to sensor 109, just abuts against one end of sensor 109. Please continue reading. Figure 2 The sensor upper plate 110 has four cylindrical nuts 111. To cooperate with this, the upper cover 101 has through holes corresponding to the positions of the four cylindrical nuts 111, and protective rings 112 are installed in the through holes. To further explain, after the upper cover 101 and the base 102 are closed, the four cylindrical nuts 111 will protrude outward from the above-mentioned through holes, forming a height difference with the upper surface of the upper cover 101.

[0023] Please see Figure 3The platform 2 includes a pad 201, a funnel 202, corner pieces 203, and Torx screws 204. The pad 201 is placed above the cylindrical nut 111. The funnel 202 has its wide opening facing upwards and its narrow opening facing downwards. There are three corner pieces 203 on the outer periphery of the narrow opening side. The bending angle of the corner pieces 203 matches the inclination angle of the edge of the funnel 202. The corner pieces 203 are riveted to the wall of the funnel 202 by rivets. The straight groove at the bottom of the corner pieces 203 corresponds to the through hole of the pad 201. Two of the fixing holes of the corner pieces 203 coincide with the holes of the two cylindrical nuts 111 and the holes of the pad 201. In this state, the corner pieces 203 can be fixed to the pad 201 by screwing the Torx screws 204 into the cylindrical nuts 111. The remaining two holes of the pad 201 are screwed into the remaining cylindrical nuts 111 by other screws.

[0024] Please see Figure 4 The interactive component 3 includes an interactive host 301, a host support plate 302, and a strong magnet 303. The strong magnets 303 are fixed to the four corners of the bottom surface of the host support plate 302. The inclined surface of the host support plate 302 is attached to the interactive host 301 and fixed with screws. To avoid the space occupied by the funnel 202, the entire interactive component 3 can be attracted to a reasonable position on the top cover 101 by the strong magnets 303. The interactive host 301 adopts a magnetic attraction method, which makes it convenient for operators to pick up.

[0025] The technical features of the above embodiments can be combined in any way. For the sake of brevity, not all possible combinations of the technical features in the above embodiments are described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, they should be considered to be within the scope of this specification.

[0026] The embodiments described above are merely illustrative of several implementations of this utility model, and while the descriptions are relatively specific and detailed, they should not be construed as limiting the scope of the utility model patent. It should be noted that those skilled in the art can make various modifications and improvements without departing from the concept of this utility model, and these all fall within the protection scope of this utility model. Therefore, the protection scope of this utility model patent should be determined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A chicken weighing and grading apparatus comprising a housing and a carrier, characterised in that: The machine contains sensors. The platform is an open-shell structure that widens linearly from one end to the other, and the side walls also have notches. The platform can be detachably installed above the sensors. After the chickens are placed on the platform, their movements are restricted, and the weight of the chickens is measured by the sensors.

2. A chicken weighing and grading apparatus according to claim 1 wherein: The sensor has an additional structure that extends outward from the housing, and the extended portion is detachably connected to the platform.

3. The chicken weighing and grading equipment according to claim 2, characterized in that: The platform includes a funnel with a notch, the wide opening of which faces upward and the narrow opening downward. There are several corner pieces on the periphery of the narrow opening side, as well as a number of Torx screws corresponding to the number of corner pieces. Some of the Torx screws penetrate the corner pieces and are screwed into the additional structure.

4. The chicken weighing and grading equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes interactive components that are magnetically attached to the surface of the casing.

5. A chicken weighing and grading device according to claim 4, characterized in that: Inside the casing is a data acquisition board that processes measurement data and establishes a data connection with the interactive component.

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