RU2850431C1 - Unmanned self-propelled system for keeping farm poultry in floor housing - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: poultry farming.

SUBSTANCE: an unmanned self-propelled system for keeping farm poultry on the floor includes a water tank connected to a supply line consisting of pipes with nipple drinkers, a pipe for supplying water to the tank, and a water level sensor. The unmanned self-propelled system for keeping farm poultry on the floor has a box-shaped body mounted on a vehicle, inside which there is a controller, a control unit and connected indicators of the water level in the tank and the system status, which are mounted in the wall of the body, a GPS tracker, a trajectory sensor located under the housing, and proximity sensors located around the perimeter of the housing, on which a water tank is installed, the lower part of which is connected to a supply line made in the form of sections, in each of which the pipe is made of interconnected inner and outer parts. Nipple drinkers are located on the outside. The tank is divided diagonally into four equal compartments, some of which, located opposite each other, are intended for water, and others for feed. The sections connected to the feed compartments are used as feed pipes, on the outer parts of which feeders are installed, Each feeder has a cup with a protective grid, a cone with a cylinder installed above its centre to connect the feeder to the feed chute, a device for regulating the amount of feed in the cup depending on the age of the bird, which is designed as a capacitive sensor, and LED lighting to attract birds to the feed. Inside the feed pipe, there is a motorised screw conveyor connected to a capacitive sensor. The LED lighting is located on the protective grille.

EFFECT: this makes it possible to water and feed the birds at the same time and prevents injury to the birds.

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Description

The invention relates to poultry farming, more precisely to devices for watering and feeding during group floor keeping of birds.

A multi-tiered device for watering agricultural poultry is known, comprising a water reservoir connected to pipes with nipple drinkers, with a tube for supplying water to it, and a water level sensor. (See Patent RU No. 176757, IPC A01K 39/024).

The disadvantages of the known invention include the lack of mobility of the watering system, i.e., the inability to move independently around the farm, untimely water supply, a large number of maintenance personnel, a high probability of nipple clogging, and, due to the presence of maintenance personnel, the birds are subject to stress.

A bunker feeder for raising broilers, comprising a cup, a protective grid, a cone with a cylinder for connecting the feeder to a feed pipeline, characterized in that it is equipped with a device for regulating the amount of feed in the cup depending on the age of the bird.

The disadvantages of this invention are clogging of nipple drinkers, splashing when drinking, silting of residual water in the tank, and an open caterpillar movement system, which can injure the bird during operation.

A device is known that relates to industrial poultry farming, namely to limited feeding of breeding birds, including an electric drive with a programmable starting unit connected to a traction rod that regulates feed doses, a horizontal tubular feed pipeline with a transport element inside the pipe, in which openings are made for pouring out feed through vertical discharge pipes rigidly fixed to the feed pipeline, under which feeders in the form of a round bowl are installed. In the known device, the feeder has a tray with a conical convexity in the center of the bottom with an angle of at least 46° to the horizontal, secured by brackets of a mesh fence to the feed pipeline, and the feeder is equipped with a hopper in the form of a truncated cone with a lower diameter equal to the conical convexity of the tray with a ring rigidly fixed in the upper part of the truncated cone, which is designed with the possibility of vertical movement under the action of a lever connected to a rod, while the feeder is equipped with a measuring cylinder, which coaxially with a free fit covers the lower end of the discharge pipe, and with its upper part is pivotally attached to a movable rocker lever connected to the rod (see patent RU 190923 U1 IPC A01K 39/012, 2019).

The disadvantage of the known technical solution is the high metal consumption, as well as the impossibility of using high-protein feed when keeping poultry on the floor.

An unmanned self-propelled system for watering agricultural crops is also known. poultry kept on the floor, including a water tank connected to a supply line consisting of pipes with drinkers, a tube for supplying water to the tank, a water level sensor, a box-shaped housing with movement elements, inside which a controller is located, a control unit and indicators of the water level in the tank and the state of the system connected to it, which are mounted in the wall of the housing, a GPS tracker, a trajectory sensor located under the housing, and proximity sensors located along the perimeter of the housing on which the water tank is installed, wherein its lower part is connected to the supply line made in the form of sections located on four sides of the tank, in each of which a pipe is made of internal and external parts hingedly connected to each other, on the outer part there are drinkers, and the end of the inner part of the pipe is hingedly connected to the housing, and for transferring the section from the transport position to the working position and back between the inner and outer parts of the pipe a hydraulic drive is installed, and the hinge connecting these parts of the pipe is connected by means of a cable to the upper part of the water tank - a prototype (see patent RU No. 2768843, IPC A01K 39/024, 2022 - prototype).

The disadvantages of the prototype are the lack of feeding capabilities and the open tracked movement system, which can injure the bird during operation.

The technical result is to ensure the possibility of simultaneous watering and feeding and to eliminate injury to the bird.

The technical result is achieved in that in an unmanned self-propelled system for keeping agricultural poultry in floor housing, including a water tank connected to a supply line consisting of pipes with nipple drinkers, a tube for supplying water to the tank, a water level sensor and having a box-shaped housing mounted on the means of transportation, inside which a controller is located, a control unit and indicators of the water level in the tank and the state of the system connected to it, which are mounted in the wall of the housing, a GPS tracker, a trajectory sensor located under the housing, and proximity sensors located along the perimeter of the housing on which the water tank is installed, wherein its lower part is connected to a supply line made in the form of sections, in each of which a pipe is made of internal and external parts connected to each other, on the outer one there are nipple drinkers, according to the invention the tank is divided diagonally into 4 equal containers, some of which, located opposite to each other, are intended for water, and others - for feed, while The sections connected to the feed containers are used as a feed pipeline, on the outer parts of which feeders are installed, each of them has a cup with a protective grid, a cone with a cylinder installed above its center for connecting the feeder with the feed pipeline, a device for regulating the amount of feed in the cup depending on the age of the bird, which is made in the form of a capacitive sensor, and also has LED lighting to attract the bird to the feed, and inside the feed pipeline there is an auger with a drive, connected to the capacitive sensor, and the LED lighting is located on the protective grid.

The novelty of the proposed design in comparison with the prototype and other known technical solutions is due to the fact that:

1. The lifting mechanism of the rods has been simplified by eliminating the hinge and hydraulic drive.

2. Prevents birds from getting caught under the body.

3. Reduced labor costs during maintenance by installing a wheeled chassis.

4. The speed of poultry service has been increased due to simultaneous feeding and watering.

5. Added the ability to simultaneously carry out the feeding and watering process.

The essence of the invention is explained by the drawing, where:

Fig. 1 - shows a general view of the unmanned self-propelled system for keeping agricultural poultry in the floor housing position in the transport position, view from the back; Fig. 2 - also, view from above; Fig. 3 - also, in the working position, side view; Fig. 4 - also, an enlarged image of the feed pipeline with an auger, view A; 5 - also, a front view in the working position; Fig. 6 - shows a general view of the feeder, view from above; Fig. 7 - also, section B-B.

An unmanned self-propelled system for keeping agricultural poultry in floor housing includes a tank 1 connected to a supply line consisting of pipes 2 with nipple drinkers 3, a hatch 4 for loading into the tank. The system has a water level sensor 5, a wheeled vehicle 6, a box-shaped housing 7, inside which are located: a controller 8, a control unit 9 and water level sensors in the tank connected to it, which are mounted in the wall of the housing, a GPS tracker 10, a trajectory sensor 11 located under the housing and proximity sensors 12, placed along the perimeter of the housing 7, on which a tank 1 is installed, divided diagonally into 4 equal containers, one of which, located opposite to each other, is intended for water, and the other containers 13 for food, while their lower part is communicated with a supply line 14, made in the form of 4 sections 15, located on four sides of the tank 1, each section is made of internal and external parts connected to each other, on the outer one there are nipple drinkers 3 and feeders 16. On two outer parts of the sections communicated with the water tanks, nipple drinkers 3 are installed, and on the outer parts of the sections that perform the function of a feed pipeline, feeders 16 are installed in communication with the feed containers, each of them has a cup 17 with a protective grid 18 and a cone 19 installed above its center with a measuring cylinder 20 for connecting the feeder 16 with the section that performs the function of a feed pipeline, a device for regulating the amount of feed in the cup depending on the age of the bird, which is made in the form of a capacitive sensor 21 and has an LED backlight 22 for attracting the bird to the feed, while inside the section that performs the function of a feed pipeline, an auger 23 with a drive is installed in communication with the capacitive sensor, and the LED backlight is located on the protective grid.

The unmanned, self-propelled system for floor-housed poultry operates using the following process. The device is wheeled, preventing injury to birds when housed on the floor. The housing houses a control unit (9) and a controller (8), which is responsible for the trajectory of movement and for switching the device from the transport to the working position and back. The control unit (9) is loaded with software for the trajectory of movement around the farm. The water and feed loading points, as well as the operating points for the drinking and feeding systems themselves, are also programmed. Movement is monitored by a trajectory sensor (11), a GPS tracker (10), and a control unit (9). The system moves in the transport position. Upon reaching the drinking and feeding stations, a controller (8) from the control unit (9), which controls the upper part of the structure, activates the sections with nipple drinkers (3) and feeders (16) using a hydraulic drive (not shown in the figure). Water level sensors 5 indicate the current liquid level in the water tanks. As the tanks empty, the control unit sends a signal to the controller, which switches the device to the transport position and the system moves to the water refill location. In accordance with the limited feeding technology, the feeding algorithm is also input into the control unit 9. At the start of each feeding cycle, the control unit 9 commands the rotation of the auger 23 in the feed pipeline via the capacitive sensor 21. If there is no feed in the feeder, the capacitive sensor sends a signal to the control unit, which activates the drive (not shown in the figure) to start the auger rotation and fills the feeder 16, which contains the measuring cylinder 20, which regulates the filling of the feeder.

Claims (1)

An unmanned self-propelled system for keeping agricultural poultry in floor housing, including a water tank connected to a supply line consisting of pipes with nipple drinkers, a tube for feeding water into the tank, a water level sensor, and having a box-shaped housing installed on the means of transportation, inside which a controller is located, a control unit and indicators of the water level in the tank and the state of the system connected to it, which are mounted in the wall of the housing, a GPS tracker, a trajectory sensor located under the housing, and proximity sensors located along the perimeter of the housing on which the water tank is installed, wherein the lower part thereof is connected to the supply line made in the form of sections, in each of which a pipe is made of internal and external parts connected to each other, on the external one there are nipple drinkers, characterized in that the tank is divided diagonally into 4 equal containers, some of which, located opposite to each other, are intended for water, and others - for feed, wherein The sections, connected to the feed containers, are used as a feed pipeline, on the outer parts of which feeders are installed, each of them has a cup with a protective grid, a cone with a cylinder installed above its center for connecting the feeder with the feed pipeline, a device for regulating the amount of feed in the cup depending on the age of the bird, which is made in the form of a capacitive sensor, and also has LED lighting to attract the bird to the feed, and inside the feed pipeline there is an auger with a drive, connected to the capacitive sensor, and the LED lighting is located on the protective grid.