Automatic feeder for pig farms
By designing an automatic feeder that utilizes an auger to achieve quantitative feeding and feed dividers, the problem of low efficiency in traditional manual feeding has been solved, enabling automated and uniform pig feeding and improving pig farm management efficiency.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- YUNNAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
- Filing Date
- 2025-09-02
- Publication Date
- 2026-07-21
AI Technical Summary
Traditional artificial feeding methods are inefficient, making it difficult to accurately control the amount of feed consumed by each pig and to flexibly meet the different feeding needs of different pigs, resulting in feed waste and uneven growth.
An automatic feeder for pig farms was designed, comprising a support frame, a transmission component, and a feeding component. It utilizes an auger to achieve automatic quantitative feed dispensing, incorporates a water heater to prevent feed clumping, and separates the feeding areas using feed dividers.
It enables automatic and quantitative feed dispensing, improves work efficiency, reduces manpower consumption, ensures stable feed supply and uniform feeding for each pig, and avoids fighting and waste.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of pig feeding, and more specifically, to an automatic pig farm feeder. Background Technology
[0002] Traditional manual feeding methods in pig farming have many drawbacks. Manual feeding requires a large amount of manpower, with feeders needing to deliver feed to the pigs at fixed times and in fixed quantities, resulting in low efficiency. Furthermore, it's difficult to precisely control the feed intake of each pig, easily leading to feed waste or insufficient feeding. At the same time, different pigs have different feeding times and frequencies, and manual feeding cannot flexibly supply feed according to the pigs' feeding needs, which is detrimental to their growth and development and poses significant challenges to the large-scale, automated management of pig farms. How to invent an automatic pig feeder to improve these problems has become an urgent issue for those skilled in the art. Utility Model Content
[0003] To overcome the above shortcomings, this utility model provides an automatic pig feeder, which aims to improve the problems of low efficiency and cumbersome manual pig feeding.
[0004] This utility model is implemented as follows: an automatic feeder for pig farms, comprising...
[0005] A support frame, the support frame including a control box, a frame body being provided below the control box, and the bottom of the frame body being fixedly connected to the ground;
[0006] The feeding mechanism includes a feeding component located inside the frame. The feeding component includes a feed hopper, with an anti-pinch pipe connected to the bottom of the feed hopper. A transmission component is located inside the feed hopper, including a transmission box. An auger is driven at the bottom of the transmission box, and the auger drives the corresponding feed.
[0007] In a preferred embodiment of this utility model, the frame includes uprights, a connecting rod is fixedly connected to the bottom of the uprights, and angle irons are fixedly connected to both ends of the connecting rods. Each end of the angle irons has a through hole, and an expansion screw is installed in the through hole. The angle irons are fixedly connected to the ground with the expansion screws.
[0008] In a preferred embodiment of this utility model, the control box is fixedly installed on the top of the upright, and a water heater is fixedly installed on the outside of the control box.
[0009] In a preferred embodiment of this utility model, a discharge bucket is fixedly connected to the bottom of the feed bucket, a positioning plate is fixedly connected to one side of the feed bucket, the other end of the positioning plate is fixedly connected to the upright, a side plate is fixedly connected to the outer side between the feed bucket and the discharge bucket, and the other end of the side plate is fixedly connected to the upright.
[0010] In a preferred embodiment of this utility model, the upper part of the anti-pinch tube is connected to the water heater on the outside of the frame, and the other end of the anti-pinch tube passes through the discharge bucket and is connected to the transmission assembly.
[0011] In a preferred embodiment of this utility model, a feeding bowl is provided directly below the discharge bucket, the feeding bowl is fixedly installed above the connecting rod, a feeding divider is provided between the feeding bowl and the discharge bucket, and the two ends of the feeding divider are respectively connected with connecting threads, the connecting threads are fixedly connected to the outer wall of the discharge bucket and the inner wall of the feeding bowl respectively.
[0012] In a preferred embodiment of this utility model, the transmission assembly further includes a feeding tube, with a feeding nozzle fixedly connected to the top of the feeding tube and a discharging nozzle fixedly connected to the bottom of the feeding tube. The outer walls of the feeding nozzle and the discharging nozzle are fixedly connected to the inner wall of the discharging barrel, and the other end of the anti-pinch tube is connected to the feeding tube.
[0013] In a preferred embodiment of this utility model, both the feed nozzle and the discharge nozzle are trumpet-shaped, and the inner walls of the feed nozzle and the discharge nozzle are respectively fixedly connected to support rods, and the support rods are respectively fixedly connected to a dispensing hopper and a bottom mounting plate.
[0014] In a preferred embodiment of this utility model, the bottom of the auger is rotatably mounted on the bottom mounting plate, and a transmission rod is fixedly connected to the top of the auger, the transmission rod being connected to the transmission box for transmission.
[0015] In a preferred embodiment of this utility model, there is a feeding gap between the feeding nozzle and the distributing hopper, and a discharging gap between the discharging nozzle and the bottom mounting plate.
[0016] The beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows: The automatic pig farm feeder obtained by the above design can accurately deliver feed from the feed bucket to the feeding trough by setting a transmission component, in which the auger can rotate under the drive of the transmission rod, thus realizing automatic and quantitative feed delivery, greatly saving manpower and improving the efficiency of feeding.
[0017] The anti-pinch pipe is connected to the water heater, which can protect the feed during the feeding process. At the same time, it can use the heat of the water heater to prevent the feed from clumping due to low temperature in cold weather, which would affect the feeding and pigs’ eating, thus ensuring the normal supply of feed. It also facilitates the supply of drinking water to the pigs.
[0018] The installation of feeding dividers can separate the pigs at the feeding trough, preventing them from fighting over feed, which is beneficial to their healthy growth and allows each pig to eat feed more evenly.
[0019] The overall structure is firmly connected to the ground through the support frame uprights, angle irons and other components, ensuring the stability of the feeder during use and preventing it from tipping over, thus providing a safe and reliable equipment guarantee for pigs to eat. Attached Figure Description
[0020] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of this utility model, the drawings used in the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. It should be understood that the following drawings only show some embodiments of this utility model and should not be regarded as a limitation of the scope. For those skilled in the art, other related drawings can be obtained from these drawings without creative effort.
[0021] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of one side of the structure provided by an embodiment of the present invention;
[0022] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the back structure provided for an embodiment of this utility model;
[0023] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of another side of the structure provided for an embodiment of the present invention;
[0024] Figure 4 A schematic diagram of the transmission component structure provided for an embodiment of this utility model;
[0025] Figure 5 A schematic diagram of the internal structure of the transmission component provided for an embodiment of this utility model.
[0026] In the diagram: 100-Support frame; 110-Control box; 120-Frame body; 121-Upright pole; 122-Side plate; 123-Positioning plate; 124-Angle iron; 125-Connecting rod; 130-Feeding trigger; 200-Feeding mechanism; 210-Feeding component; 211-Feed bucket; 212-Discharge bucket; 213-Anti-pinch tube; 214-Feeding bowl; 215-Dividing divider; 216-Connecting thread; 220-Transmission component; 221-Transmission rod; 222-Feed guide tube; 223-Discharge nozzle; 224-Dividing bucket; 225-Support rod; 226-Feed inlet; 227-Bottom mounting plate; 228-Auger; 229-Transmission box. Detailed Implementation
[0027] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of this utility model clearer, the technical solutions of the embodiments of this utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of this utility model, not all embodiments. 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.
[0028] Please see Figure 1 and Figure 2 This utility model provides a technical solution: an automatic pig farm feeder, comprising...
[0029] The support frame 100 includes a control box 110, with a frame 120 located below the control box 110 and its bottom fixedly connected to the ground. The feeding mechanism 200 includes a feeding component 210 located inside the frame 120. The feeding component 210 includes a feed hopper 211, with an anti-pinch pipe 213 connected to its lower part. A transmission component 220 is located inside the feed hopper 211, including a transmission box 229. An auger 228 is driven at the bottom of the transmission box 229, and the auger 228 drives the corresponding feed. The auger 228 can rotate under the drive of the transmission rod 221, accurately conveying the feed from the feed hopper 211 to the feeding bowl 214, achieving automatic and quantitative feed dispensing, greatly saving manpower and improving feeding efficiency.
[0030] The control box 110 integrates a PLC controller and a wireless communication module, enabling it to remotely receive control commands and provide feedback on equipment operating status. An infrared level sensor is installed on the top inner side of the feed hopper 211, which monitors the remaining feed level in real time and transmits the signal to the control box 110. When the remaining feed level falls below a threshold, a feeding reminder is triggered.
[0031] Please see Figures 3 to 5 The frame 120 includes an upright post 121. A connecting rod 125 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the upright post 121. Angle irons 124 are fixedly connected to both ends of the connecting rod 125. Each end of the angle iron 124 has a through hole, and an expansion bolt is installed in the through hole. The angle iron 124 is fixedly connected to the ground with the expansion bolts, and is fixedly installed to the ground to prevent the equipment from being damaged by pigs. The control box 110 is fixedly installed on the top of the upright post 121. A water heater is fixedly installed on the outside of the control box 110. At the same time, a circulating water pipe can be spirally installed inside the feed hopper 211. The water pipe is connected to the water heater for heating the food in winter to prevent freezing. The water heater is a PTC constant temperature heater with a rated power of 300W. The working temperature can be adjusted within the range of 5-40℃ through the control box 110. An NTC temperature sensor is attached to its surface. When the temperature exceeds the set value by 5℃, it automatically cuts off the power for protection.
[0032] The bottom of the feed hopper 211 is fixedly connected to the discharge hopper 212. A positioning plate 123 is fixedly connected to one side of the feed hopper 211. The other end of the positioning plate 123 is fixedly connected to the upright 121. A side plate 122 is fixedly connected to the outer side between the feed hopper 211 and the discharge hopper 212. The other end of the side plate 122 is fixedly connected to the upright 121. The feed hopper 211 is made of food-grade PP material. The positioning plate 123 and the upright 121 are detachably connected by stainless steel bolts. The surface of the side plate 122 is coated with an epoxy resin anti-rust coating, which is resistant to acid and alkali corrosion.
[0033] The upper part of the anti-pinch tube 213 is connected to the water heater on the outside of the frame 120. The other end of the anti-pinch tube 213 passes through the discharge bucket 212 and is connected to the transmission component 220. The anti-pinch tube 213 is a food-grade silicone tube with an inner diameter of 30mm. It has an embedded stainless steel spring skeleton to prevent bending and blockage. A miniature temperature sensor is embedded in its inner wall to monitor the temperature inside the tube in real time and feed it back to the control box 110 to ensure that the temperature of the feed conveying environment is stable.
[0034] A feeding bowl 214 is provided directly below the feeding hopper 212. The feeding bowl 214 is fixedly installed above the connecting rod 125. A feeding divider 215 is provided between the feeding bowl 214 and the feeding hopper 212. The two ends of the feeding divider 215 are respectively connected to the connecting threads 216. The connecting threads 216 are fixedly connected to the outer wall of the feeding hopper 212 and the inner wall of the feeding bowl 214 respectively. 3-4 feeding dividers 215 are evenly arranged radially to divide the feeding bowl 214 into independent feeding areas.
[0035] The transmission assembly 220 also includes a feed guide tube 222. A feed inlet 226 is fixedly connected to the top of the feed guide tube 222, and a feed outlet 223 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the feed guide tube 222. The outer walls of the feed inlet 226 and the feed outlet 223 are fixedly installed on the inner wall of the discharge hopper 212. The other end of the anti-pinch tube 213 is connected to the feed guide tube 222. Both the feed inlet 226 and the feed outlet 223 are trumpet-shaped, with the latch of the feed inlet 226 facing upwards and the large opening of the feed outlet 223 facing downwards. Support rods 225 are fixedly connected to the inner walls of the feed inlet 226 and the feed outlet 223, respectively. The support rods 225 are fixedly connected to a distribution hopper 224 and a bottom mounting plate 227, respectively. Three support rods 225 are evenly distributed along the circumference. The top of the distribution hopper 224 has a conical structure with a cone angle of 60°, guiding the feed evenly into the feeding gap. The bottom mounting plate 227 is a 5mm thick stainless steel plate with weight-reducing holes on its surface.
[0036] The bottom limit switch of the auger 228 is rotatably mounted on the bottom mounting plate 227. A transmission rod 221 is fixedly connected to the top of the auger 228, and the transmission rod 221 is connected to the transmission box 229. The transmission box 229 integrates a 12V DC geared motor and a rotary encoder. The motor speed can be adjusted via the control box 110 to achieve stepless speed regulation from 0-100 r / min. There is a feeding gap between the feed nozzle 226 and the distribution hopper 224, and a discharge gap between the discharge nozzle 223 and the bottom mounting plate 227. The transmission box 229 is located on top of the feed hopper 211.
[0037] Working principle: First, feed is placed in feed hopper 211. When feeding is required, control box 110 activates transmission assembly 220, transmission box 229 drives transmission rod 221 to rotate, and transmission rod 221 in turn drives auger 228 to rotate. Under the rotation of auger 228, feed enters feed guide cylinder 222 through feed gap, and is then conveyed by auger 228 to discharge nozzle 223, falling into feeding basin 214 through discharge gap. At the same time, water heater can heat water, and anti-pinch pipe 213 conveys warm water to feed guide cylinder 222 to rinse some feed and provide water to pigs. Water can also be discharged during feeding to ensure smooth feed delivery. Pigs eat in areas separated by feeding dividers 215 at feeding basin 214 to prevent fighting while eating.
[0038] The above description is merely a preferred embodiment of this utility model and is not intended to limit the utility model. Various modifications and variations can be made to this utility model by those skilled in the art. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, or improvements made within the spirit and principles of this utility model should be included within the protection scope of this utility model.
Claims
1. An automatic pig farm feeder, characterized in that, include A support frame, the support frame including a control box, a frame body being provided below the control box, and the bottom of the frame body being fixedly connected to the ground; The feeding mechanism includes a feeding component located inside the frame. The feeding component includes a feed hopper, with an anti-pinch pipe connected to the bottom of the feed hopper. A transmission component is located inside the feed hopper, including a transmission box. An auger is driven at the bottom of the transmission box, and the auger drives the corresponding feed.
2. The automatic pig farm feeder as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The frame includes uprights, with connecting rods fixedly connected to the bottom of the uprights. Angle irons are fixedly connected to both ends of the connecting rods. Each end of the angle iron has a through hole, and an expansion screw is installed in the through hole. The angle iron is fixedly connected to the ground with the expansion screws.
3. The automatic pig farm feeder as described in claim 2, characterized in that: The control box is fixedly installed on the top of the pole, and a water heater is fixedly installed on the outside of the control box.
4. An automatic pig farm feeder as described in claim 3, characterized in that: A discharge bucket is fixedly connected to the bottom of the feed bucket, a positioning plate is fixedly connected to one side of the feed bucket, and the other end of the positioning plate is fixedly connected to the upright. A side plate is fixedly connected to the outer side between the feed bucket and the discharge bucket, and the other end of the side plate is fixedly connected to the upright.
5. An automatic pig farm feeder as described in claim 4, characterized in that: The upper end of the anti-pinch tube is connected to the water heater on the outside of the frame, and the other end of the anti-pinch tube passes through the discharge bucket and is connected to the transmission assembly.
6. An automatic pig farm feeder as described in claim 4, characterized in that: A feeding bowl is provided directly below the discharge bucket. The feeding bowl is fixedly installed above the connecting rod. A feeding divider is provided between the feeding bowl and the discharge bucket. Both ends of the feeding divider are connected with connecting threads, which are fixedly connected to the outer wall of the discharge bucket and the inner wall of the feeding bowl, respectively.
7. An automatic pig farm feeder as described in claim 4, characterized in that: The transmission assembly also includes a feeding tube, with a feeding nozzle fixedly connected to the top of the feeding tube and a discharging nozzle fixedly connected to the bottom of the feeding tube. The outer walls of the feeding nozzle and the discharging nozzle are fixedly connected to the inner wall of the discharging barrel, and the other end of the anti-pinch tube is connected to the feeding tube.
8. An automatic pig farm feeder as described in claim 7, characterized in that: Both the feed nozzle and the discharge nozzle are funnel-shaped. The inner walls of the feed nozzle and the discharge nozzle are respectively fixedly connected to support rods, and the support rods are respectively fixedly connected to the dispensing bucket and the bottom mounting plate.
9. An automatic pig farm feeder as described in claim 8, characterized in that: The bottom limit of the auger is rotatably mounted on the bottom mounting plate, and a transmission rod is fixedly connected to the top of the auger. The transmission rod is connected to the transmission box for transmission.
10. An automatic pig farm feeder as described in claim 8, characterized in that: There is a feeding gap between the feed nozzle and the distribution hopper, and there is a discharge gap between the discharge nozzle and the bottom mounting plate.