A mobile automatic feeding device for chicken farm
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- HENAN SHI DELI MASCH EQUIP CO LTD
- Filing Date
- 2025-07-31
- Publication Date
- 2026-06-26
AI Technical Summary
In existing technologies, feed feeding methods suffer from waste and low efficiency. In particular, scattering feed leads to dispersion, while concentrated feeding results in crowding and uneven distribution.
A mobile automated feeding device for chicken farms was designed, including a feeder, a feeding trough, drive wheels, steering wheels, and linkage components. The device enables continuous intermittent feeding through a drive control unit. Combined with the feed baffle and feeding trough structure, it ensures concentrated feed delivery and adjusts the amount of feed delivered.
This enabled centralized feed delivery, reduced waste, increased the activity level of the chickens and the quality of the meat, and improved feeding efficiency.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model belongs to the field of aquaculture technology, specifically a mobile automated feeding device for chicken farms. Background Technology
[0002] Feed is a general term for the food of animals raised by all people. Generally, feed mainly refers to the food of animals raised in agriculture or animal husbandry. Feed includes more than ten kinds of feed ingredients such as soybeans, soybean meal, corn, fish meal, amino acids, miscellaneous meals, whey powder, oils, meat and bone meal, grains, and feed additives. Generally, there are feeding pens on both sides and a passage in the middle in the farm to facilitate the feeding of animals by the staff.
[0003] Currently, livestock feeding mainly includes two methods: scattering and trough feeding. The former easily leads to excessively scattered feed, resulting in feed waste, and requires a large amount of work with low feeding efficiency; while the latter causes the feed to be too concentrated, leading to overcrowding during feeding and potentially causing some livestock to miss out on feed. Therefore, it is necessary to develop a mobile automated feeding device to address the shortcomings of existing technologies. Utility Model Content
[0004] To address the problems mentioned in the background section, this utility model provides a mobile automated feeding device for chicken farms, which has the advantages of reasonable feeding and excellent results.
[0005] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model provides the following technical solution: a mobile automated feeding device for chicken farms, comprising a feeder, a feeding trough inserted into the bottom of the feeder's outer surface, a feed baffle plate located inside the feeding trough and attached to the outer surface of the feeder, two drive wheels on the left and right sides at the bottom of the feeder, a steering wheel located in front of the two drive wheels at the bottom of the feeder, a linkage component at the bottom of the feeder, one end of the linkage component being linked to the drive wheels, the other end of the linkage component extending into the inside of the feeding trough and fixedly connected to the bottom of the feed baffle plate, a storage bin inside the feeder, a discharge port connecting the storage bin and the feeding trough at the bottom of the outer surface of the feeder, and a drive control unit integrally formed at the bottom of the inner cavity of the storage bin.
[0006] Preferably, the drive control unit is internally equipped with a drive mechanism, a steering mechanism, and a controller. The output end of the drive mechanism is connected to the linkage component for transmission, the steering mechanism is connected to the steering wheel, and both the drive mechanism and the steering mechanism are electrically connected to the controller.
[0007] Preferably, the outer surface of the drive control unit is smooth, the top of the drive control unit is a slope, the upper end of the drive control unit extends to the middle of the inner cavity of the storage silo, and the lower end of the drive control unit extends to the discharge port connected to the bottom of the inner cavity of the storage silo.
[0008] Preferably, the top of the feeding machine is integrally formed with a feeding port, and the feeding port is externally threaded with a cap.
[0009] Preferably, the front end of the outer surface of the feeder is an arc-shaped structure, and the left and right sides of the outer surface of the feeder are flat structures. The feeding trough and the baffle plate are attached to the front end and the left and right sides of the outer surface of the feeder.
[0010] Preferably, the linkage component includes a transmission rod that is connected to the output end of the drive mechanism, and the two ends of the transmission rod are respectively connected to two drive wheels.
[0011] Preferably, two transmission wheels are fixedly sleeved on the outer surface of the transmission rod, and a transmission rocker arm located above the transmission rod is engaged between the two transmission wheels. Each of the two transmission wheels has an adjustment hole inside, and a positioning pin that fits the bottom of the transmission rocker arm is inserted into the two adjustment holes corresponding to the two transmission wheels.
[0012] Preferably, one end of the transmission swing rod is provided with a limiting groove, and a limiting frame is slidably connected inside the limiting groove. Both ends of the limiting frame are fixedly connected to the bottom of the feeder. The other end of the transmission swing rod is movably sleeved with a linkage rod. Both ends of the linkage rod are rotatably connected to a lifting push rod. The upper ends of the two lifting push rods extend into the inside of the feeding trough and are fixedly connected to both sides of the bottom of the baffle plate. The lifting push rods are slidably engaged inside the feeding trough.
[0013] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows:
[0014] 1. Due to the setting of the feeding baffle, this utility model can, with the cooperation of the storage bin, the feeding port and the drive control unit, and through the action of the drive wheel and linkage components, enable the feeding port to be continuously and intermittently connected to the outside of the feeding machine, thereby achieving the effect of mobile feeding with the cooperation of the drive wheel and the steering wheel.
[0015] 2. Due to the design of the feeding trough, the feed baffle, linkage components, and feed outlet can concentrate the feed flowing out of the feed outlet into the feeding trough, avoiding direct placement into the rearing area. This attracts the chickens to run around, thereby improving the chickens' physical strength and meat quality.
[0016] 3. Due to the setting of the adjustment hole, the movement range of the push transmission swing rod can be changed with the cooperation of the positioning pin rod and the transmission wheel, thereby changing the lifting range of the feeding baffle plate and adjusting the size of the connection between the feeding port and the outside of the feeding machine, thus achieving the effect of adjusting the feeding amount. Attached Figure Description
[0017] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of this utility model;
[0018] Figure 2 This is a side view of the present invention;
[0019] Figure 3 This is a rear view of the present invention;
[0020] Figure 4 This is a sectional view of the side of this utility model;
[0021] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the linkage component of this utility model.
[0022] In the diagram: 1. Feeder; 2. Feeding trough; 3. Feeding baffle; 4. Drive wheel; 5. Steering wheel; 6. Linkage assembly; 61. Transmission wheel; 62. Transmission rod; 63. Transmission swing rod; 64. Adjustment hole; 65. Positioning pin; 66. Limiting slide; 67. Limiting frame; 68. Linkage rod; 69. Lifting push rod; 7. Storage bin; 8. Discharge port; 9. Drive control unit; 10. Feeding port; 11. Cover. Detailed Implementation
[0023] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of the present utility model.
[0024] like Figures 1 to 5As shown, this utility model provides a mobile automated feeding device for chicken farms, including a feeder 1. A feeding trough 2 is inserted into the bottom of the feeder 1's outer surface. A feed baffle 3 located inside the feeding trough 2 is attached to the outer surface of the feeder 1. Two drive wheels 4 are provided at the bottom of the feeder 1, and a steering wheel 5 is also provided at the bottom of the feeder 1 in front of the two drive wheels 4. A linkage component 6 is also provided at the bottom of the feeder 1. One end of the linkage component 6 is linked to the drive wheels 4, and the other end of the linkage component 6 extends into the interior of the feeding trough 2 and is fixedly connected. At the bottom of the baffle plate 3, the feeder 1 has a storage bin 7 inside. The bottom of the outer surface of the feeder 1 has a discharge port 8 that connects the storage bin 7 and the feeding trough 2. The bottom of the inner cavity of the storage bin 7 is integrally formed with a drive control unit 9. Due to the setting of the baffle plate 3, with the cooperation of the storage bin 7, the discharge port 8 and the drive control unit 9, the discharge port 8 can be continuously and intermittently connected to the outside of the feeder 1 through the action of the drive wheel 4 and the linkage component 6, so that the effect of mobile feeding can be achieved with the cooperation of the drive wheel 4 and the steering wheel 5.
[0025] like Figure 4 As shown, the drive control unit 9 is internally equipped with a drive mechanism, a steering mechanism, and a controller. The output end of the drive mechanism is connected to the linkage component 6 for transmission, the steering mechanism is connected to the steering wheel 5, and both the drive mechanism and the steering mechanism are electrically connected to the controller.
[0026] like Figure 4 As shown, the outer surface of the drive control unit 9 is smooth, the top of the drive control unit 9 is a slope, the upper end of the drive control unit 9 extends to the middle of the inner cavity of the storage bin 7, and the lower end of the drive control unit 9 extends to the discharge port 8 connected to the bottom of the inner cavity of the storage bin 7. Due to the setting of the drive control unit 9, the regularity of the outer surface of the feeder 1 can be ensured, and it is also convenient to integrate controllers and other equipment. More importantly, with the cooperation of its top slope, the feed in the storage bin 7 can flow into the interior of the discharge port 8 by itself, thus facilitating continuous feed feeding.
[0027] like Figures 1 to 4 As shown, the top of the feeder 1 is integrally formed with a feeding port 10, and a cover 11 is threaded onto the outside of the feeding port 10.
[0028] like Figures 1 to 3 As shown, the front end of the outer surface of the feeder 1 has an arc-shaped structure, while the left and right sides of the outer surface of the feeder 1 have a flat structure. The feeding trough 2 and the feed baffle 3 are attached to the front end and left and right sides of the outer surface of the feeder 1. Due to the setting of the feeding trough 2, with the cooperation of the feed baffle 3, the linkage component 6 and the feed outlet 8, the feed flowing out of the feed outlet 8 can be concentrated in the feeding trough 2, avoiding direct feeding into the pen area, so as to attract the chickens to follow and run, thereby achieving the effect of improving the chickens' physical strength and meat quality.
[0029] like Figure 3 As shown, the linkage component 6 includes a transmission rod 62 that is connected to the output end of the drive mechanism, and the two ends of the transmission rod 62 are respectively connected to two drive wheels 4.
[0030] like Figure 5 As shown, two transmission wheels 61 are fixedly sleeved on the outer surface of the transmission rod 62. A transmission swing rod 63 located above the transmission rod 62 is engaged between the two transmission wheels 61. Each of the two transmission wheels 61 has an adjustment hole 64. A positioning pin 65, which fits against the bottom of the transmission swing rod 63, is inserted into the two adjustment holes 64 between the two transmission wheels 61. Due to the setting of the adjustment holes 64, the movement of the transmission swing rod 63 can be changed with the cooperation of the transmission wheels 61, thereby changing the lifting range of the feed baffle 3 and adjusting the size of the connection between the feed outlet 8 and the outside of the feeder 1, thus achieving the effect of adjusting the feeding amount.
[0031] like Figure 5 As shown, a limiting groove 66 is provided at one end of the transmission swing rod 63. A limiting frame 67 is slidably connected inside the limiting groove 66. Both ends of the limiting frame 67 are fixedly connected to the bottom of the feeder 1. A linkage rod 68 is movably sleeved at the other end of the transmission swing rod 63. A lifting push rod 69 is rotatably connected to both ends of the linkage rod 68. The upper ends of the two lifting push rods 69 extend into the inside of the feeding trough 2 and are fixedly connected to both sides of the bottom of the baffle plate 3. The lifting push rods 69 are slidably engaged inside the feeding trough 2.
[0032] Working principle and usage process of this utility model:
[0033] First, the equipment is moved into the feeding pen. Then, feed is added to the inside of the storage bin 7 through the feed inlet 10 and the cover 11. With the cooperation of the drive control unit 9, the feed flows into the discharge port 8 in a timely manner. Then, with the cooperation of the controller, the feeder 1 is controlled to move in the feeding pen through the drive wheel 4 and the steering wheel 5. During continuous movement, due to the continuous rotation of the transmission rod 62, the transmission wheel 61 can be driven to rotate continuously. Then, with the cooperation of the positioning pin rod 65, the transmission swing rod 63 is pushed upward intermittently. With the cooperation of the limit slide 66 and the limit frame 67, the other end of the pushed transmission swing rod 63 can be pushed up and down along the outer surface of the feeder 1 through the linkage rod 68 and the lifting push rod 69. Then, the discharge port 8 is connected to the feeding trough 2 intermittently. With the cooperation of the top slope of the drive control unit 9, the feed flowing into the discharge port 8 in the storage bin 7 can flow into the feeding trough 2 for mobile feeding, so as to attract the chickens to follow and run.
[0034] If necessary, the feeding trough 2 can be removed so that the continuously fed feed falls into the feeding pen, thus completing the feeding process.
[0035] Pulling out the positioning pin 65 and inserting it into different adjustment holes 64 allows the continuously rotating transmission wheel 61 to push the transmission swing rod 63 to different swing amplitudes. Thus, under the presence of the limiting slide 66 and the limiting frame 67, the material discharge plate 3 is pushed up to different heights through the linkage rod 68 and the lifting push rod 69, thereby changing the size of the connection between the material discharge port 8 and the outside of the feeder 1 or the inside of the feeding trough 2, thereby adjusting the feeding amount.
[0036] It should be noted that, in this document, relational terms such as "first" and "second" are used only to distinguish one entity or operation from another, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Furthermore, 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 process, method, article, or apparatus.
[0037] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, the scope of which is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.
Claims
1. A mobile automated feeding device for chicken farms, comprising a feeder (1), characterized in that: The bottom of the outer surface of the feeder (1) is connected to a feeding trough (2). The outer surface of the feeder (1) is fitted with a baffle plate (3) located inside the feeding trough (2). The bottom of the feeder (1) is provided with two drive wheels (4) on the left and right. The bottom of the feeder (1) is also provided with a steering wheel (5) located in front of the two drive wheels (4). The bottom of the feeder (1) is also provided with a linkage component (6). One end of the linkage component (6) is linked with the drive wheel (4). The other end of the linkage component (6) extends into the inside of the feeding trough (2) and is fixedly connected to the bottom of the baffle plate (3). The inside of the feeder (1) is provided with a storage bin (7). The bottom of the outer surface of the feeder (1) is provided with a discharge port (8) connecting the storage bin (7) and the feeding trough (2). The bottom of the inner cavity of the storage bin (7) is integrally formed with a drive control unit (9).
2. The mobile automated feeding device for chicken farms according to claim 1, characterized in that: The drive control unit (9) is internally equipped with a drive mechanism, a steering mechanism and a controller. The output end of the drive mechanism is connected to the linkage component (6) for transmission. The steering mechanism is connected to the steering wheel (5). Both the drive mechanism and the steering mechanism are electrically connected to the controller.
3. The mobile automated feeding device for chicken farms according to claim 1, characterized in that: The outer surface of the drive control unit (9) is smooth, the top of the drive control unit (9) is a slope, the upper end of the drive control unit (9) extends to the middle of the inner cavity of the storage bin (7), and the lower end of the drive control unit (9) extends to the discharge port (8) at the bottom of the inner cavity of the storage bin (7).
4. The mobile automated feeding device for chicken farms according to claim 1, characterized in that: The top of the feeding machine (1) is integrally formed with a feeding port (10), and the external thread of the feeding port (10) is fitted with a cover (11).
5. A mobile automated feeding device for chicken farms according to claim 1, characterized in that: The front end of the outer surface of the feeder (1) is an arc-shaped structure, and the left and right sides of the outer surface of the feeder (1) are flat structures. The feeding trough (2) and the baffle plate (3) are attached to the front end and left and right sides of the outer surface of the feeder (1).
6. A mobile automated feeding device for chicken farms according to claim 2, characterized in that: The linkage component (6) includes a transmission rod (62) that is connected to the output end of the drive mechanism. The two ends of the transmission rod (62) are respectively connected to two drive wheels (4).
7. A mobile automated feeding device for chicken farms according to claim 6, characterized in that: Two transmission wheels (61) are fixedly sleeved on the outer surface of the transmission rod (62). A transmission swing rod (63) located above the transmission rod (62) is engaged between the two transmission wheels (61). An adjustment hole (64) is opened inside each of the two transmission wheels (61). A positioning pin (65) that fits the bottom of the transmission swing rod (63) is inserted between the two transmission wheels (61) corresponding to the two adjustment holes (64).
8. A mobile automated feeding device for chicken farms according to claim 7, characterized in that: One end of the transmission swing rod (63) is provided with a limiting groove (66), and the limiting groove (66) is slidably connected to a limiting frame (67). The two ends of the limiting frame (67) are fixedly connected to the bottom of the feeder (1). The other end of the transmission swing rod (63) is movably sleeved with a linkage rod (68). Both ends of the linkage rod (68) are rotatably connected to a lifting push rod (69). The upper ends of the two lifting push rods (69) extend into the inside of the feeding trough (2) and are fixedly connected to both sides of the bottom of the baffle plate (3). The lifting push rods (69) are slidably engaged in the inside of the feeding trough (2).