JPH0115340Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a feed tray for a pig feeder. In order to save feed, conventional pig feeders divide the feeding box into front and rear parts, with the front section serving as a feeding chamber and partitioning into several pigs, and the rear section serving as a feed chamber, with the bottoms of both chambers integrated into the bottom. A certain gap is provided between the lowest part of the partition plate between the feed chamber and the feeding chamber and the bottom of the feed tray, and the opening size of the gap is adjusted according to the age of the pig. A control plate is provided in the feed chamber directly behind the partition plate to appropriately adjust the size of the pig and the type of feed (difference in particles, etc.). The structure of one example of the above-mentioned conventional general pig feeder is shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 1 is a perspective view thereof, and FIG. 2 is a cross section taken along the line AA in FIG. 1. That is, the upper surface of the feeding box 1 is opened to form a feed inlet 2, and the upper surface of the feed tray 2 is also opened to form a feed opening 3 at the front. A partition plate 5 is inserted from the front of the feed inlet 2,
It is provided in the form of a dogleg-shaped vertical plate 5a whose upper part is inclined backward and whose lower part is vertical, and a gap 6 is provided between the lower part of the partition plate 5 and the lowest part 3a of the bait tray. The feeding box 1 is divided into a feed chamber 7 and a feeding chamber 8 by the partition plate 5, and the feeding chamber 8 is partitioned into a number of animals by a partition plate 9 (in the figure, it is partitioned into four animals). Feed tray 3 is feed chamber 7
In this case, the feed is lowered steeply from the middle part of the back to the lowest part 3a to improve the flow of the feed,
On the side of the feeding chamber 8, it is raised at a gentle slope and formed in the shape of a ship's bottom. An adjustment plate 10 is provided on the back surface (on the side of the feed chamber 7) of the vertical plate 5a of the partition plate 5 to open and close the lower gap 6 of the partition plate 5 by moving up and down.
The adjustment plate 10 has a central part (the central part of the width),
The vertical actuating device 11 is attached, and by rotating the handle 12, the adjusting plate 10 is moved up and down to adjust the opening size of the gap 6 at the bottom of the vertical plate.

With the structure described above, the lower part of the adjustment plate 10 can be fed with an appropriate opening depending on the body size of the pig or the type of feed, as described above. , so scrape out the feed in the feed tray 3 and move the adjustment plate 1
The dog inserts its snout into the gap at the bottom of the feed box and pries out the feed, scattering the feed all the way to the outside of the feeding box.
In addition, since they feed while dripping saliva, if there is a lot of leftover food in the feed tray 3, it may cause rotting of the feed in the feeding chamber 8, the growth of mold, etc., and moisture from the breath from the nose may cause the area under the control board to deteriorate. This causes problems such as solidifying the feed and making it impossible for the feed to flow out.

The present invention uses a special shape for the feed tray 3 to prevent the pig's nose from reaching the feed on the feed tray 3 that flows out from the opening of the adjustment plate 10, and therefore prevents the feed in the lower part of the feed chamber 7 from reaching the feed on the feed tray 3. Of course, the nose does not reach the feed on the feed tray 3, and the feed cannot be scraped out of the feed tray 3 as in the conventional feeder, which saves feed. The purpose of this invention is to eliminate the above-mentioned problems of the conventional feeder by always reducing the amount of feed on the feed tray because the feed is not scraped out onto the feed tray.The present invention will be explained next with reference to the drawings. .

FIG. 3 shows the side shape (cross-sectional view similar to FIG. 2) of a feeder (the upper part is omitted) that uses the feed tray of the embodiment of the present invention.
The structure is similar to the conventional feeding device described above. Also, when the adjustment plate 10 is closed, its lower part becomes the lower part 3a of the bait tray 3.
A short first rising part 3b rises from the lower part 3a at the front surface (inside the feeding chamber 8), then a raised part 3c is formed, and then a second rising part 3d is formed.

FIG. 4 shows the feeding status of pigs when the feed tray 3 is formed as described above. The adjustment plate 10 has the body shape of a pig.
It is opened appropriately depending on the type of feed. At this time, even if the pig sticks its face in to eat the feed in the feed tray 3, the tip of the nose and chin are obstructed by the adjustment plate 10 and the raised portion 3c of the feed tray 3, and the feed on the feed tray 3 is blocked. Since the nose cannot reach the animal's nose, the feed must be carried into the mouth with the tongue, and the feed cannot be scraped out with the tip of the nose. Moreover, it is absolutely impossible to pick the feed in the lower part of feeding chamber 8 with your nose.

As described above, according to the feed tray of the present invention, the pigs do not have to worry about scraping out and scattering the feed, so feed is greatly saved, and the feed on the feed tray is always kept in a small amount, so the pigs saliva. This feeder can be highly effective in preventing the mold formation and rotting of the feed caused by mold, as well as preventing problems such as the feed being hardened by the snort and being unable to flow out.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing a general example of a conventional pig feeder, Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA in Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a feeder using a feed tray according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view similar to that shown in FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a pig eating in the feeder shown in FIG. 3, with the upper part of the feeder omitted. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Feeding box, 3... Feeding tray, 3a... Feeding tray lower part, 3b... First rising part, 3c... Raised part, 3
d...Second rising part, 5...Dividing plate, 7...Feed chamber, 8...Feeding chamber, 10...Adjustment board.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A feeding box 1 is divided into a front feeding chamber 8 and a rear feeding chamber 7 by a partition plate 5, a feed tray 3 is provided at the bottom, and an adjustment plate 1 is provided on the back side of the partition plate 5 for adjusting the amount of feed outflow.
0, the feed tray 3 of the feeding chamber 8 is configured to form a first rising portion 3b, then a raised portion 3c, and then a second rising portion 3d from the bottom of the feed tray 3. A feed tray for a pig feeder.