Electric heating device for animal breeding having temperature setting function

Abstract

Disclosed is an electric heating device for animal breeding having a temperature setting function. According to one aspect of the present invention, the present invention may provide an electric heating device for animal breeding having a temperature setting function, the device comprising: an electric heater main body having a mounting unit which can be fixed to an electric heater hanger and a power cable connector; a thermoelectric bulb socket coupled to the lower portion of the electric heater main body and having a thermoelectric bulb inserted upwards to be coupled thereto; a reflector coupled to the lower end of the thermoelectric bulb socket and disposed to surround the thermoelectric bulb coupled to the thermoelectric bulb socket; and a temperature controller coupled to the front surface of the electric heater body and exposed to the outside, wherein the temperature controller has a temperature setting function for displaying each of a temperature setting period, the current number of days of operation during the temperature setting period, a setting temperature at the current number of days of operation, and a current temperature.

Description

Animal breeding heating device with temperature setting function

[0001] The present invention relates to a heating device, and more particularly, to a heating device for animal breeding having a temperature setting function.

[0002] In general, a heating device equipped with an infrared heat lamp is a device that emits heat energy of about 200℃ and performs a heating function for a certain space, and can be used in pig farms, etc.

[0003] Additionally, a temperature control device for controlling the heating temperature may be connected to such a heating device.

[0004] For example, heating devices installed in pig pens need to control power so that the temperature of the pen is maintained at an appropriate level according to the number of days the pigs have grown or their developmental status.

[0005] An embodiment of the present invention provides an animal breeding heating device having a temperature setting function.

[0006] According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided an animal breeding heating device comprising: a heater body having a mounting portion fixable to a heater hanger and a power cable connector; a heater socket coupled to a lower portion of the heater body and into which a heater bulb is inserted upward and coupled; a reflector coupled to a lower portion of the heater socket and arranged to surround the heater bulb coupled to the heater socket; and a temperature controller coupled to a front surface of the heater body and exposed to the outside, wherein the temperature controller has a temperature setting function that displays a temperature setting period, a current number of operating days during the temperature setting period, a set temperature in the current number of operating days, and a current temperature, respectively.

[0007] The above temperature controller may include an input unit that receives a set temperature and an on / off signal for each operating day, a receiving unit that receives a current temperature, and a control unit that compares the set temperature for the current operating day with the current temperature when an on signal is input through the input unit and controls the power consumption supplied to the thermal bulb in a dimming manner.

[0008] The above control unit can reduce power consumption by a preset amount if the current temperature is higher than the set temperature for the current number of operating days, but can increase power consumption by a preset amount if the current temperature is lower than the set temperature for the current number of operating days.

[0009] The above-described thermoelectric bulb socket includes a socket portion, a diameter expansion portion formed at a lower portion of the socket portion with an inner diameter larger than the socket portion, a plurality of guide pins formed on an inner surface of the diameter expansion portion, each extending in a vertical direction but spaced apart from the other in a circumferential direction, and a plurality of heat dissipation fins formed on an outer surface of the diameter expansion portion, each extending in a vertical direction but spaced apart from the other in a circumferential direction, wherein the plurality of heat dissipation fins can be arranged to face the plurality of guide pins in a radial direction.

[0010] The LED light source unit further includes an LED light source unit coupled to the temperature controller and supported by the temperature controller, wherein the LED light source unit includes a ring-shaped heat dissipation substrate arranged concentrically with the diameter expansion portion on the outer surface of the diameter expansion portion, an LED substrate coupled to the outer surface of the heat dissipation substrate, a plurality of LEDs mounted on the LED substrate, and a diffusion cover arranged on the LED substrate, wherein the heat dissipation substrate can be arranged spaced apart from the plurality of heat dissipation fins in the radial direction.

[0011] According to an embodiment of the present invention, the temperature of a livestock house can be automatically controlled by setting it for each operating day using a temperature controller.

[0012] Figures 1 and 2 are perspective views of an animal breeding heating device having a temperature setting function according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0013] Figure 3 is a front view of Figure 1,

[0014] Figure 4 is a side view of Figure 1,

[0015] Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line I-I of Fig. 3,

[0016] Figure 6 is a block diagram schematically illustrating the detailed configuration of the temperature controller of Figure 1.

[0017] Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line II-II of Fig. 3,

[0018] Fig. 8 is a drawing illustrating an animal pen temperature control system using the heating device of Fig. 1.

[0019] Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings.

[0020] The attached drawings are not drawn to scale to help understand the invention and the dimensions of some components may be exaggerated.

[0021] The terms used in the specification and claims of the present invention should not be limited to their usual or dictionary meanings, and should be interpreted as meanings and concepts that conform to the technical idea of ​​the present invention, based on the principle that the inventor can appropriately define the concept of the term to explain his or her own invention in the best way.

[0022] In this specification, singular forms will be considered to include plural forms as well, unless otherwise specified.

[0023] Additionally, when a part is described as "including" a certain component, it means that the part may also include other components.

[0024] Additionally, when a component is described as “upper”, it means above or below that component, and does not necessarily mean that it is located on the upper side with respect to the direction of gravity.

[0025] Additionally, when a component is described as being “connected” or “coupled” to another component, this may include not only cases where the component is directly connected or coupled to the other component, but also cases where the component is indirectly connected or coupled through another component.

[0026] Additionally, terms such as first, second, etc. may be used to describe certain components, but these terms are only intended to distinguish the components from other components and are not intended to limit the nature, order, or sequence of the components.

[0027] FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 are perspective views of an animal breeding heating device having a temperature setting function according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a front view of FIG. 1, FIG. 4 is a side view of FIG. 1, FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line I-I of FIG. 3, and FIG. 6 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a detailed configuration of a temperature controller of FIG. 1.

[0028] Referring to FIGS. 1 to 6, an animal breeding heating device (10) having a temperature setting function according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a heating device body (100), a heating bulb socket (200), a reflector (300), and a temperature controller (400).

[0029] The heater body (100) may be equipped with a mounting portion (110) and a power cable connector (120).

[0030] The mounting part (110) may have a structure that can be fixed to a heater hanger (not shown) installed in a livestock shed, etc.

[0031] For example, the mounting member (110) may have a fastening hole that can be connected to a hook of a heater hanger.

[0032] The power cable connector (120) is a connector having a structure to which a power cable (not shown) for supplying power to a heating device can be connected, and may be, for example, a cable gland.

[0033] The thermoelectric bulb socket (200) is a socket into which a thermoelectric bulb (not shown) is connected and can be connected to the lower part of the heater body (100).

[0034] The thermoelectric bulb socket (200) can be configured in a structure in which the thermoelectric bulb can be inserted upward and connected.

[0035] In this embodiment, the thermoelectric lamp may be an infrared thermoelectric lamp, but is not necessarily limited thereto.

[0036] The reflector (300) can be coupled to the bottom of the thermoelectric bulb socket (200) and can be arranged to surround the thermoelectric bulb coupled to the thermoelectric bulb socket (200).

[0037] For example, the reflector (300) may have a heat bulb insertion hole connected to the inner space of the heat bulb socket (200) at the center of the upper surface, and may have a shape in which the diameter increases from the top to the bottom. In addition, a grill (300a) may be combined with the open lower surface of the reflector (300).

[0038] The temperature controller (400) can be coupled to the front of the heater body (100) so as to be exposed to the outside.

[0039] Accordingly, the temperature setting period (set period), the current working day during the temperature setting period, the set temperature (set temp) in the current working day, and the current temperature (current temp) displayed on the front of the temperature controller (400) can be easily checked.

[0040] The temperature controller (400) may include an input unit (410), a receiving unit (420), a control unit (430), and a display unit (440).

[0041] The input unit (410) can receive the set temperature and on / off signal for each operating day of the heating device.

[0042] For example, in the case of a heating device installed in a pigsty, if the temperature setting period is 30 days, the setting temperature can be entered as 33℃ on the first day before the pigs become adults, 32℃ on the second day, 31℃ on the third day, etc., and the setting temperature can be entered as 25℃ on the 30th day when the pigs become adults.

[0043] The receiving unit (420) can receive the current temperature of the livestock house where the heating device is installed from a temperature sensor or the like.

[0044] When an on signal of a heating device is input through an input unit (410), the control unit (430) can control the power consumption supplied to the heating bulb by comparing the set temperature in the current operating days previously input through the input unit (410) with the current temperature received in real time from the receiving unit (420).

[0045] For example, the control unit (430) can reduce power consumption by a preset amount, for example, 30%, from the reference power consumption when the current temperature is higher than the set temperature in the current operating days, and can increase power consumption by a preset amount, for example, 30%, from the reference power consumption when the current temperature is lower than the set temperature in the current operating days.

[0046] Additionally, the control unit (430) can increase power efficiency by supplying power consumption in a dimming manner.

[0047] The display unit (440) can display, on the front of the temperature controller (400), the temperature setting period (set period), the current number of working days during the temperature setting period (working day), the set temperature (set temp) in the current number of working days, and the current temperature (current temp), and can additionally display the power consumption (power) supplied to the thermostat.

[0048] The heating device (10) according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include an LED light source (500).

[0049] Therefore, the heating device can also function as a light to control the lighting of the livestock house in addition to being a heater.

[0050] In particular, the LED light source (500) can be coupled to a temperature controller (400) and supported by the temperature controller (400).

[0051] Therefore, the effect of heat generated from the thermoelectric bulb being transmitted to the LED can be minimized.

[0052] Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line II-II of Fig. 3.

[0053] Referring to FIGS. 5 and 7, the thermoelectric socket (200) may include a socket portion (210), a diameter expansion portion (220), a plurality of guide pins (230), and a plurality of heat dissipation pins (240).

[0054] The socket section (210) is an area where a thermoelectric bulb is inserted and fixed and can be connected to the heater body (100).

[0055] The diameter expansion portion (220) may be formed to have an inner diameter larger than that of the socket portion (210) as an area extending downward from the lower end of the socket portion (210). Accordingly, when the thermoelectric lamp is inserted into the socket portion (210), interference with the plurality of guide pins (230) protruding from the inner circumferential surface of the diameter expansion portion (220) can be eliminated.

[0056] The diameter expansion part (220) can be coupled to the reflector (300), and the inner space of the diameter expansion part (220) can be connected to the inner space of the reflector (300) through the heat bulb insertion hole of the reflector (300).

[0057] A plurality of guide pins (230) may be formed to extend in the vertical direction on the inner surface of the diameter expansion portion (220), and the plurality of guide pins (230) may be arranged to be spaced apart from each other in the circumferential direction of the diameter expansion portion (220).

[0058] A plurality of guide pins (230) can guide the thermoelectric bulb when combining and disassembling the thermoelectric bulb.

[0059] In addition, the plurality of guide pins (230) can more efficiently transfer heat transferred to the thermostat socket (200) by contacting the thermostat while the thermostat is coupled to the plurality of heat dissipation pins (240).

[0060] A plurality of heat dissipation fins (240) may be formed to extend vertically on the outer surface of the diameter expansion portion (220), and the plurality of heat dissipation fins (240) may be arranged to be spaced apart from each other in the circumferential direction of the diameter expansion portion (220), and the plurality of heat dissipation fins (240) may be arranged to face the plurality of guide fins (230) in the radial direction of the diameter expansion portion (220). That is, the guide fins (230) and the heat dissipation fins (240) may be arranged on the same line in the radial direction of the diameter expansion portion (220).

[0061] As a result, the heat transferred to the heat bulb socket (200) can be more efficiently dissipated into the atmosphere.

[0062] Meanwhile, the LED light source unit (500) may include a heat dissipation substrate (510), an LED substrate (520), a plurality of LEDs (light emitting diodes) (530), and a diffusion cover (540).

[0063] The heat dissipation substrate (510) may be formed in a ring shape and may be arranged concentrically with the diameter expansion portion (220) on the outer surface of the diameter expansion portion (220). In addition, the heat dissipation substrate (510) may be arranged to be spaced apart from a plurality of heat dissipation fins (240) in the radial direction of the diameter expansion portion (220).

[0064] As a result, heat conducted from the LED (530) to the heat dissipation substrate (510) can be dissipated by natural convection occurring through the space between the plurality of heat dissipation fins (240) and the heat dissipation substrate (510).

[0065] The LED substrate (520) can be bonded to the outer surface of the heat dissipation substrate (510), a plurality of LEDs (530) can be mounted on the LED substrate (520), and the diffusion cover (540) can diffuse the light emitted from the LEDs (530).

[0066] The LED substrate (520) and the diffusion cover (540) can be fixed to the heat dissipation substrate (510) by a plurality of clips.

[0067] Meanwhile, the power supplied to the LED (530) can be provided through a temperature controller (400), and the control unit (430) can increase or decrease the power in stages rather than increasing or blocking it all at once to a target value when the LED (530) is turned on or off.

[0068] As a result, pigs raised in barns can be prevented from being startled by sudden lighting or lighting-off.

[0069] Fig. 8 is a drawing illustrating an animal pen temperature control system using the heating device of Fig. 1.

[0070] Referring to FIG. 8, an animal pen temperature control system (1) according to another embodiment of the present invention may include a plurality of heating devices (10), a development status detection unit (21, 22), and a control unit (not shown).

[0071] A plurality of heating devices (10) can be installed in an animal breeding pen, for example, a pig pen.

[0072] The development status detection unit (21, 22) can detect the development status of pigs (P) raised in a pigsty.

[0073] Specifically, the development status detection unit (21, 22) may include a scale (21) installed on the floor surface of the pigsty.

[0074] Accordingly, the development status detection unit (21, 22) can measure the weight of the pig (P) placed on the scale (21) and determine the development status of the pig (P) based on this.

[0075] In addition, the development status detection unit (21, 22) may further include a camera (22) that checks the number of pigs (P) placed on the scale (21) through AI (artificial intelligence) object recognition, etc.

[0076] As a result, the development status detection unit (21, 22) can determine the development status of the pig (P) based on a correction value obtained by dividing the weight measured by the scale (21) by the number of pigs (P) confirmed by the camera (22).

[0077] The control unit can automatically control the temperature of the pigsty by controlling the heating device (10) according to the development status of the pig (P) detected or determined by the development status detection unit (21, 22).

[0078] While the above description focuses on preferred embodiments of the present invention, these are merely examples and are not intended to limit the present invention. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications and variations of the embodiments can be made by adding, modifying, deleting, or adding components, without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention as defined in the claims. Such modifications and variations are also considered to fall within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A heater body having a mounting part that can be fixed to a heater hanger and a power cable connector; A thermoelectric bulb socket which is connected to the lower part of the above heater body and into which a thermoelectric bulb is connected by being inserted upward; A reflector coupled to the lower end of the thermoelectric bulb socket and arranged to surround the thermoelectric bulb coupled to the thermoelectric bulb socket; and Includes a temperature controller that is coupled to the front of the above heater body and exposed to the outside, The above temperature controller is an animal breeding heating device having a temperature setting function that displays a temperature setting period, the current operating days during the temperature setting period, the set temperature in the current operating days, and the current temperature, respectively.

2. In paragraph 1, The temperature controller is an animal breeding electric heating device having a temperature setting function, including an input unit for receiving a set temperature and an on / off signal for each operating day, a receiving unit for receiving the current temperature, and a control unit for comparing the set temperature for the current operating day with the current temperature when an on signal is input through the input unit and controlling the power consumption supplied to the heat bulb in a dimming manner.

3. In paragraph 2, The above control unit is an animal breeding heating device having a temperature setting function that reduces power consumption by a preset amount when the current temperature is higher than the set temperature for the current number of operating days, but increases power consumption by a preset amount when the current temperature is lower than the set temperature for the current number of operating days.

4. In paragraph 1, The above-described thermoelectric socket comprises a socket portion, a diameter-extended portion formed at a lower portion of the socket portion with an inner diameter larger than the socket portion, a plurality of guide pins formed on the inner surface of the diameter-extended portion to extend in the vertical direction but spaced apart from each other in the circumferential direction, and a plurality of heat dissipation fins formed on the outer surface of the diameter-extended portion to extend in the vertical direction but spaced apart from each other in the circumferential direction. An animal breeding heating device having a temperature setting function, wherein the plurality of heat dissipation fins are arranged to face the plurality of guide fins in a radial direction.

5. In paragraph 4, Further comprising an LED light source unit coupled to the temperature controller and supported by the temperature controller; The LED light source unit includes a ring-shaped heat dissipation substrate arranged concentrically with the diameter expansion portion on the outer surface of the diameter expansion portion, an LED substrate coupled to the outer surface of the heat dissipation substrate, a plurality of LEDs mounted on the LED substrate, and a diffusion cover arranged on the LED substrate, wherein the heat dissipation substrate is arranged radially apart from the plurality of heat dissipation fins, and is a temperature setting function-equipped animal breeding device.

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