JPH0761Y2 - Livestock feeding equipment - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a livestock feeding device provided in a pig house or the like, more specifically, a feeding means provided at a lower end of a container for storing feed in a lower container through a hopper, a chute pipe or the like. The present invention relates to a feeding device for livestock, which allows a breeding animal to contact the nose or mouth of the breeding animal to smoothly supply an amount of food corresponding to the appetite.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a feeding device of this type,
A certain amount of food is released downward by the animal pushing, pulling, lifting or rotating the disc with the nose or mouth, which is the lever for feeding the food provided at the lower end of the feeding container. There are many known types of devices.

[0003]

However, in the conventional device, the feed supply means in the feeding container is provided with a lever for moving the animal to one side and dropping a predetermined amount of the feed downward by pushing or pulling the animal with its nose or mouth. Since it is configured by such a mechanism, it has a drawback that it is difficult to remember how the animal pushes the lever to open it, or pulls the lever to open it, and it takes time to learn. Therefore, in this type of device, it is desirable for the animal to remember how to operate the lever as easily as possible, but if the feed is easily fed by a simple operation, the feed amount will increase and leftover food will occur. , There is a problem of causing spoilage pollution,
Therefore, when trying to adjust the supply amount to an appropriate amount, the movement of the lever is obstructed, the movement becomes unnatural, and it is difficult for the animal to learn how to use it, which causes a problem of stress.

[0004]

The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems of the conventional feeding device, and the operation of the feeding means by the animal can be naturally obtained by the natural motion according to the appetite of the animal. Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a feeding device that makes it easy for an animal to learn how to use the feeding device and does not cause any adverse effects such as stress and leftover food.

The present invention, as a concrete means for that,
A device for feeding powdered and granular feed, wherein a discharge port is provided at a lower portion of a feed storage container having a lower end opened so that the feed can be dropped downward by an inclined chute plate, and the discharge port A feed receiving plate arranged in a lower portion, and a horizontal shaft rotatably mounted on an upper portion of the discharge port, the lower edge extends downward so that the lower edge approaches the upper surface of the receiving plate, and the horizontal shaft A swing plate within the opening width of the discharge port, and a pendulum arm having a pendulum that rotates below the lower end opening of the container at the shaft end of the horizontal axis outside the container. It is characterized by being worn.

[0006]

In the livestock feeding apparatus according to the present invention, a predetermined amount of food is discharged from the discharge port to the lower feed receiving plate along the inclined chute plate in the container. When the nose or mouth comes into contact with the pendulum suspended below the pendulum, the pendulum oscillates with a very light force, and the swing plate suspended from the horizontal axis above the inside of the container into the discharge port first moves the pendulum on the feed receiving plate. Half of the feed falls below the bottom opening of the container. Then, when the animal releases its nose or mouth from the pendulum in order to eat the food dropped downward, the pendulum returns and half of the food remaining on the backing plate falls. Therefore, for the animal, a predetermined amount of feed is supplied by the reciprocating motion of the pendulum by simply touching the nose or mouth with the pendulum, so that the operation of the supply means responds to the demand of the animal in a very natural manner. This makes it easier to remember how to use the device.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A preferred embodiment of a livestock feeding apparatus according to the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, this feeding apparatus is attached to the lower end of a chute pipe 2 for feeding feed, for example. The container 1 is provided with a feed storage container 1 having an opening 3 on the lower side, and a pair of inclined chute plates 5 is provided below the inside of the container 1 from the front and rear walls 4 to form the container 1
A discharge port 6 is provided at the center of the discharge chute so that the feed can be dropped downward along the inclined chute plate 5, and the lower part of the discharge port 6 receives the feed dropped from the discharge port 6. For this purpose, a feed receiving plate 7 formed of a plate curved in an arc shape or a horizontal plate is provided downward.

A horizontal shaft 8 parallel to the lengthwise direction of the discharge port 6 is rotatably mounted at the center of the upper part of the container 1 so that both ends thereof penetrate both side walls 9 of the container. And
The horizontal axis 8 passes through the discharge port 6 and extends downward so that the lower end approaches the upper surface of the receiving plate 7.
A swing-out plate 10 that swings within the opening width of the discharge port 6 is provided. In addition, this drawing board
By forming a window hole 20 in a part from the horizontal axis 8 to the portion of the discharge chute 5 at the lower end of the inclined chute plate 5, the swing-out plate 10 swings within the opening width of the discharge chute 6. When moving, it is preferable that the resistance received from the feed on the inclined chute plates 5 on both sides can be reduced as much as possible.

Further, on the horizontal axis 8, a bridge peculiar to the granular material in which the feed stored on the inclined chute plate 5 in the container 1 is solidified without dropping downward through the discharge port 6 below. In order to prevent the phenomenon, a bridge prevention protrusion 11 formed by bending a bar material in a U-shape is provided so as to protrude upward on the opposite side to the extending direction of the drawing plate 10.

The horizontal shaft 8 protruding outside the side walls 9 of the container 1.
A pendulum arm 12 having a length such that the lower end thereof extends below the lower end opening 3 of the container 1 is suspended at both ends of the pendulum arm 12, and a pendulum 13 is connected to the lower ends of these pendulum arms 12. When the animal comes into contact with the pendulum 13 with its nose or mouth, the pendulum arm 12 rotates the horizontal shaft 8 to swing the swing plate 10 in the container 1 to move the swing plate 7.
The feed placed on the container is discharged from the front-back direction of the receiving plate to below the container lower end opening 3.

Above one side wall 9 of the container 1,
Amplitude adjusting means 14 for the pendulum 13 is provided. The pendulum amplitude adjusting means 14 shown in this embodiment is an amplitude adjusting frame 15 formed by bending a plate material into a U-shape,
A pair of adjusting screws 16 screwed on the front and rear surfaces of the frame 15 so as to face each other, and from one axial end of the horizontal shaft 8 protruding outward of the container side wall 9 toward the inside of the amplitude adjusting frame 15. The pendulum interlocking arm 17 is extended upward, and the stroke of the pendulum interlocking arm 17 is regulated by appropriately adjusting the inner end intervals of the both adjusting screws 16, whereby the pendulum 13 and the container. By adjusting the amplitude of the feeding plate 10 in the apparatus 1, the feeding amount of the feed dropped from the receiving plate 7 can be changed.

As the pendulum amplitude adjusting means 14, as shown in FIG. 4, a pendulum interlocking arm 17 is laterally extended from one axial end of the lateral shaft 8 projecting to the outside of the container side wall 9. Alternatively, one adjusting screw 16 may be provided in the vertical direction on the amplitude adjusting frame 15 provided on the container side wall 9 above the pendulum interlocking arm 17.

[0013]

As described above, the feeding device according to the present invention has a discharge port from the horizontal axis in the container due to the reciprocating motion accompanying the swing of the pendulum suspended from the horizontal axis below the lower end opening of the container. The swaying board hung on the backing plate is configured so that the feed that falls on the backing plate is dispersed in the front-back direction and discharged, so it is easy for the animal to easily touch the pendulum with its nose or mouth. Oscillates, and only the first contact first discharges the prescribed feed on the backing plate, so
When the nose or mouth is removed from the pendulum, the return movement of the swing plate causes the remaining feed on the back plate to be discharged.
Therefore, the animal learns that the feed is supplied by a simple operation, and the animal can be fed in a natural manner without causing stress.

Further, when the pendulum amplitude adjusting means connected to the pendulum arm is provided outside the container, the amplitude associated with the reciprocating movement of the pendulum and the swing plate can be adjusted as appropriate, so that the breeding age of the animal is increased. It is preferable to appropriately adjust the amplitude of the pendulum according to the above and to appropriately control the feeding amount.

Further, when the bridge preventing projection is provided so as to project upward on the horizontal axis in the container, the turning plate and the bridge preventing projection both swing due to the rotation of the horizontal axis accompanying the swing of the pendulum. Since the feed accumulated on the inclined chute plate in the container can be appropriately prevented by the bridge preventing projection, the bridging phenomenon peculiar to the granular material which is solidified without dropping downward through the lower discharge port can be prevented. It is preferable that the feed be supplied smoothly at all times.

The feeding device of the present invention can be used as a single unit by connecting it to the lower end of a hopper or chute pipe that also serves as a tank, and a plurality of feeding devices can be arranged in parallel at the lower end of a large feeding bait tank. Since it can also be used for multiple heads by attaching it to, it is possible to respond appropriately depending on the situation of the barn.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing the structure of a livestock feeding device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line II-II of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the configuration of a feeding device.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing another embodiment of pendulum amplitude adjusting means provided outside the container.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 container 2 chute pipe 3 container lower end opening 4 container front and rear walls 5 inclined chute plate 6 outlet 7 bait receiving plate 8 horizontal axis 9 container side walls 10 swing plate 11 bridge prevention protrusion 12 pendulum arm 13 pendulum 14 pendulum amplitude adjusting means 15 Amplitude adjustment frame 16 Adjustment screw 17 Pendulum interlocking arm 20 Window hole on the swing plate

Claims (3)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A device for feeding powdered and granular feed, comprising a discharge opening provided at a lower portion in a feed storage container having an open lower end so that the feed can be dropped downward by an inclined chute plate. A feed receiving plate disposed below the discharge port and a horizontal axis rotatably mounted above the discharge port and extending downward so that a lower edge of the horizontal axis approaches the upper surface of the receiving plate. A swing plate that swings about the horizontal axis within the opening width of the discharge port, and a pendulum that rotates below the lower end opening of the container at the shaft end of the horizontal shaft outside the container. A livestock feeding device characterized in that a pendulum arm is pivotally mounted. 2. A feed preventing bridge prevention protrusion for storing in a container, which is provided above the horizontal axis in the container and is provided so as to project toward the side opposite to the extending direction of the drawing plate. The feeding device for livestock according to. 3. An amplitude adjusting frame having an adjusting screw provided on the outside of the side surface of the container, and a pendulum interlocking arm extending in the direction of the amplitude adjusting frame from the axial end of the abscissa protruding outside the side surface of the container. The livestock feeding apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a pendulum amplitude adjusting unit including