JPH0316450Y2 - - Google Patents

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[Detailed explanation of the idea] (b) Purpose of the idea Industrial applications The present invention relates to a pig feeder used in pig farming.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION In pig farming, many pig feeders are used to feed pigs, which have a feeding tank with an oblique opening at the top. In this type of feeder, the width of the mouth is set so that only one pig's head can fit into the feeding tank, in order to properly feed a fixed amount of feed to each pig and to prevent food from spilling outside the feeder. In addition, a hopper with a feed amount adjustment plate is installed at the top of the tank to adjust the amount of food in the tank to ensure proper feeding and to reduce spillage of food outside the tank. Efforts have been made. In addition, in order to prevent food from spilling out of the container, there is also known a feeding tank in which the edge of the gullet of an iron plate is bent inward to form a bent edge.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, it is difficult to effectively prevent food from spilling out of the feed tank using the above-mentioned hopper with a control plate for adjusting the feed amount; Food adheres to the back side of the rim formed at the edge of the mouth, and this adhering food rots and gives off a foul odor.The pigs dislike this and remove the newly fed food in the tank with their noses. There are disadvantages such as splashes and rotten feed mixed in with the feed, which can cause diarrhea in pigs. However, feed accounts for nearly 70% of the production cost of pigs, and 90% of that feed is currently imported, so waste of feed in pig farming should be avoided, and feed consumption in pig farming should be avoided. Most of the waste is due to the pigs' habit of spilling feed from the feeder's trough.

In view of the above-mentioned circumstances, it is an object of the present invention to provide a pig feeder that can effectively prevent spillage of feed from the feeding tank to the outside of the feeder by improving the simple structure.

(b) Means for solving the structural problems of the device In order to achieve the above purpose, the present device basically consists of left and right side plates and plates covering the lower front, rear and bottom surfaces. In a pig feeder having a feed tank with a diagonal mouth opening on the top surface, the feeder is placed along the edges of the mouth of the left and right side plates 3, 3 of the feed tank 2, which forms the mouth 1 for one pig. The corrugated steel wire 4 is fixed toward the gutter 1, and the corrugated steel wire 4 is fixed along the gutter edge of the front lower plate 5 of the feed box 2 toward the gutter 1. It is something.

Function: When pigs eat food from the tank of a conventional feeder of this type, their habit is to often splash the food horizontally with their noses or scrape it out with their front paws. Also, they will not eat food that has been spilled outside the container. The corrugated steel wire 4 fixed along the edge of the mouth of the left and right side plates 3, 3 of the feeder of the present invention and facing towards the mouth 1 allows the pig to feed laterally with the tip of its nose. The corrugated steel wire 4, which is fixed along the edge of the mouth of the lower front plate 5 toward the mouth 1, effectively prevents the pig from splashing the food with its front legs. In addition to effectively preventing food from spilling out of the container, the corrugated steel wire 4 prevents the pig from hitting the tip of its nose or front legs as a foreign object during each of the above movements without injuring them. According to experiments, it is also useful in correcting the pig's movement habits that cause food to spill outside the container.

Further, the above-mentioned corrugated steel wire 4 acts like a comb to scrape off food stuck to the pig's nose and front legs into the feed tank 2, and also has the advantage that it does not become a hindrance when cleaning the feed tank 2 with water.

Embodiment FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of the present invention, in which a feed tank 2 is formed by left and right side plates 3, 3, a back, a bottom plate 8, and a front lower plate 5 that stands up in series with these. , one gullet 1 is opened on the top surface. This feed tank 2
A corrugated steel wire 4 is fixed along the mouth edges of the left and right side plates 3, 3 and the lower front plate 5 toward the mouth 1. Since each plate of this type of feed tank 2 is generally made of iron plates, the above-mentioned fixing is carried out by welding the corrugated bottom portion of the corrugated steel plate 4 to the inner side of the edge of the feeder.

Next, FIG. 2 shows a second embodiment of the present invention, in which a hopper 10 with a bait amount adjustment plate 9 is provided at the top of the feed tank 2, which is similar to the first embodiment, and the left, A band-shaped flat steel 6 with corrugated steel wire 4 welded in a T-shape as shown in FIG. A steel wire 4 is fixed toward the gutter 1. The above-mentioned band-shaped flat steel 6 is prepared in advance, cut to fit the mouth 1 of the feeder, and bolted 7, but the existing conventional feeder of this kind can be improved by this method. be.

FIG. 3 shows a third embodiment of the present invention, in which several feed tanks 2 each having a feeding mouth 1 for one animal are connected together in the horizontal direction, and the side plates 3 of the adjacent feed tanks 2 are used to form the entire rectangular feed tank. It becomes a partition plate.

(c) Effects of the invention The pig feeder of the invention is as described above,
At the edges of the mouth of the left and right side panels and the lower front panel of the feed tank,
With a simple structure in which a corrugated steel wire is fixed along the corrugated steel wire toward the gullet, it is possible to effectively prevent food from spilling out of the feeding tank of the feeder. The above-described configuration also helps correct the pig's movement habits that cause spills without damaging the pig's snout or front paws.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the first embodiment of the pig feeder of the present invention, Figure 2 is a perspective view of the second embodiment, and Figure 3 is a welded corrugated steel wire used in the second embodiment. FIG. Next, FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of the pig feeder of the present invention. 1...Eating mouth, 2...Feed tank, 3...Side plate, 4...
Corrugated steel wire, 5...Front lower plate, 6...Strip-shaped flat steel,
7... Bolt tightening, 8... Back, bottom plate, 9... Adjustment plate, 10... Hopper.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] (1) A pig feeder comprising left and right side plates and plates covering the front lower part, back and bottom, forming a feed tank with a diagonal mouth opening on the top. A corrugated steel wire 4 is fixed along the edges of the left and right side plates 3, 3 of the feeding tank 2, which form the feeding hole 1 of the head, toward the feeding hole 1, and is attached under the front surface of the feeding tank 2. The corrugated steel wire 4 is attached to the edge of the opening of the plate 5 along the opening 1.
A feeder for pigs, characterized in that it is fixed facing towards. (2) A band-shaped flat steel 6 with corrugated steel wire 4 welded in a T-shape is bolted 7 to the gutter edges of the left and right side plates 3, 3 and the lower front plate 5, and the corrugated steel wire 4 is fixed toward the mouth 1, as claimed in claim 1 of the above-mentioned utility model registration. (3) Claim 1 of the above-mentioned utility model registration, which consists of several feeding tanks 2 each having a feeding mouth 1 for one animal, which are integrally connected in the horizontal direction.
The feeder for pigs according to Items 1 and 2.