CN110754398B

CN110754398B - Poultry egg incubator

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Publication number: CN110754398B
Application number: CN201911179692.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 景栋林; 李庆山; 李华; 陈家雪; 陈楚杰; 吴金华
Original assignee: Foshan University
Current assignee: Foshan University
Priority date: 2019-11-27
Filing date: 2019-11-27
Publication date: 2022-01-18
Anticipated expiration: 2039-11-27
Also published as: CN110754398A

Abstract

The invention discloses a poultry egg incubator, which comprises a box body, a box door, an egg turning device, a humidifier, a ventilation device, a heating device and an electric cabinet, wherein the egg turning device, the humidifier, the ventilation device and the heating device are arranged in the box body; the egg turning device comprises an egg bracket and an egg turning driving mechanism used for driving the egg bracket to turn forwards and backwards, a plurality of egg holders are vertically arranged on the egg bracket at intervals, each egg holder comprises a plurality of holding seats used for holding a single egg, and each holding seat is provided with an illumination device used for illuminating the egg. The illumination device shines poultry hatching egg, because an illumination device correspondence shines a poultry hatching egg and is nearer with the distance between the poultry hatching egg, so most light that this illumination device sent can concentrate on the poultry hatching egg, guarantees that the illumination intensity that every poultry hatching egg obtained does not have great difference with illumination volume to reach the growth that improves the embryo, improve the hatchability, shorten incubation time's effect.

Description

Poultry egg incubator

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of poultry breeding, in particular to a poultry egg incubator.

Background

The egg incubator is a machine for artificially simulating the mother of an oviparous animal to carry out temperature, humidity, egg turning and other conditions and developing fertilized eggs into lives after a certain time, and is mainly used for hatching eggs, embryonic development and the like. During natural hatching, the embryos can receive light stimulation when the hens leave foraging, etc. In contrast, artificial commercial hatching often employs complete darkness for hatching. However, in modern industries, poultry hatch accounts for nearly 1/2-1/3 of poultry growth, and the quality of the hatchling chicks is a key factor in determining later production performance. In recent years, a great deal of research shows that illumination can affect the development of embryos, the growth of the embryos can be improved by light stimulation in the hatching process, the hatching rate can be improved, and the hatching time can be shortened.

Although some existing egg hatchers are provided with lighting lamps, the lighting lamps are arranged at the top of a hatching cavity and irradiate all eggs, but the eggs are placed on different egg supports, the range from each egg support is inconsistent, and it is difficult to ensure that the illumination of each egg is uniform and the illumination intensity is approximately equal. In addition, the egg tray tilts along with the egg turning mechanism, the eggs tilt, and certain parts of the eggs cannot be irradiated, so that uniform illumination of all parts of the eggs cannot be ensured.

It can be seen that the illumination equipment for eggs in the existing incubator needs to be improved and enhanced.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the defects of the prior art, the invention aims to provide the poultry egg incubator, which aims to ensure that the illumination quantity of each poultry egg on the egg support is consistent, so that the poultry eggs on the egg support can be ensured to obtain proper illumination intensity and illumination quantity.

In order to achieve the purpose, the invention adopts the following technical scheme:

a poultry egg incubator comprises a box body, a box door, an egg turning device, a humidifier, a ventilation device, a heating device and an electric cabinet, wherein the egg turning device, the humidifier, the ventilation device and the heating device are arranged in the box body; the egg turning device comprises an egg bracket and an egg turning driving mechanism for driving the egg bracket to turn forwards and backwards, a plurality of egg holders are vertically arranged on the egg bracket at intervals, each egg holder comprises a plurality of holding seats for holding a single egg, each holding seat is provided with an illumination device for illuminating the egg, each holding seat comprises a support and at least 3 support plates arranged on the inner wall of the support, and each support plate is used for supporting the egg; the egg turning device, the humidifier, the ventilation device and the heating device are all electrically connected with the electric cabinet, and the electric cabinet controls the work of the egg turning device, the humidifier, the ventilation device and the heating device.

In the projection on the horizontal plane, the supporting seats on the egg support are distributed in a matrix form, the illumination device comprises an LED lamp mounting frame arranged on the support and an LED lamp arranged on the LED lamp mounting frame, and the LED lamp is positioned right above the center of the support.

The support is in a square shape surrounded by four vertical plates, the middle part of each vertical plate is integrally provided with one support plate, and the support plates on the two opposite vertical plates are symmetrically arranged; each support plate is vertically arranged and is in a right-angled trapezoid shape, the vertical surface of each support plate is connected with the vertical plate, and the inclined surface of each support plate is used for supporting eggs.

The LED lamp mounting bracket comprises two support arms arranged on the top of the vertical plate capable of facing the front side and a turnover plate positioned between the support arms, the two support arms are connected through a rotating shaft, and the turnover plate is fixedly arranged on the rotating shaft and can swing around the axis relative to the support arms of the rotating shaft.

The two support arms are symmetrically provided with a limiting block, and the turnover plate can be pressed on the upper end faces of the limiting blocks to enable the turnover plate to be parallel to the horizontal plane.

The upper end face of each turnover plate is provided with a stepped hole for mounting an LED lamp and a wire groove for mounting a wire of the LED lamp; under the projection of horizontal plane, the support arm of every row of arranging is connected through a conductive row socket, the positive and negative both ends of LED lamp all are connected with the wire, and the wire that the positive and negative both ends of LED lamp correspond is connected with conductive row socket electricity through binding post respectively.

The egg bracket comprises a plurality of egg support racks arranged at vertical intervals, and the left sides or the right sides of the egg support racks are connected through two vertical rods, the top ends of the two vertical rods positioned on the same side are connected through a connecting plate, the bottom ends of the two vertical rods positioned on the same side are also connected through a connecting plate, the two opposite connecting plates are connected through a positioning shaft and can rotate relative to the positioning shaft, and the two ends of each positioning shaft are fixedly connected with the box body.

The egg turning driving mechanism comprises a driving motor, a chain wheel arranged at the output end of the driving motor and a chain wound on the chain wheel, and the two ends of the chain are hinged with the two vertical rods on any side respectively.

The humidifier comprises a water tank and a heating rod arranged in the water tank.

The top of box is provided with a intercommunication box inner chamber and outside vent, ventilation unit includes the exhaust fan of setting in the vent.

Has the advantages that:

the invention provides a poultry egg incubator, compared with the prior art, before hatching eggs, the poultry eggs are put on the supporting seats of the egg tray one by one, the supporting plates on the bracket effectively support the poultry eggs, then the box door of the incubator is closed to begin hatching eggs, the user controls the lighting device to be opened through the electric cabinet, the egg turning device, the humidifier, the ventilation device and the heating device are automatically controlled to be started and stopped by the electric cabinet, the illumination device irradiates the poultry hatching eggs, because one light device correspondingly irradiates one poultry hatching egg and is close to the poultry hatching egg, therefore, most of light rays emitted by the illumination device can be concentrated on the poultry hatching eggs, and the light intensity and the light quantity obtained by each poultry hatching egg are ensured to have no great difference, so that the effects of improving the growth of embryos, improving the hatching rate and shortening the hatching time are achieved. In addition, because illumination can not move relative to the bearing seat when eggs are incubated, when an egg turning mechanism in the incubator turns eggs on the egg support, the included angle between light rays emitted by the illumination device and the support can not be changed, and therefore the illumination intensity of the eggs of the poultry at various time points in an illumination period is guaranteed to be the same. Further guarantee that the illumination volume of each position of poultry hatching egg is the same, prevent to cause light to block because of the upset.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an egg incubator 1 in accordance with the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view 2 of an egg incubator according to the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view 1 of an egg tray in the egg hatching machine provided by the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view 2 of an egg tray in the egg hatching machine provided by the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a partially enlarged view of the region M in fig. 3.

Fig. 6 is a partially enlarged view of the region L in fig. 4.

Detailed Description

The present invention provides a poultry egg incubator, which is described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples, in order to make the objects, technical schemes and effects of the present invention clearer and clearer. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and do not limit the scope of the invention.

Referring to fig. 1-6, the present invention provides a poultry egg incubator, which comprises a box body 1 and a box door (not shown), an egg turning device 2 arranged in the box body, a humidifier 3, a ventilation device 4, a heating device 5 and an electric cabinet 6 arranged on the box body; the egg turning device 2 comprises an egg bracket 2.1 and an egg turning driving mechanism 2.2 for driving the egg bracket to turn forwards and backwards, a plurality of egg holders 8 are vertically arranged on the egg bracket at intervals, each egg holder 8 comprises a plurality of bearing seats 8.1 for bearing a single egg, each bearing seat is provided with an illumination device 9 for illuminating the egg, each bearing seat 8.1 comprises a support 8.1a and at least 3 support plates 8.1b arranged on the inner wall of the support, and each support plate is used for supporting the egg; the egg turning device 2, the humidifier 3, the ventilation device 4, the heating device 5 and the illumination device 9 are all electrically connected with the electric cabinet, and the electric cabinet controls the work of the electric cabinet.

Since the egg tray in this embodiment is designed based on the size of the poultry egg, the use of the incubator will be explained below in accordance with the hatching of the poultry egg. Before hatching egg hatching, place poultry hatching egg A on the bracket seat that the egg held in the palm one by one 8.1, extension board 8.1b on the support 8.1a effectively supports poultry hatching egg, then the chamber door of closing the incubator begins hatching egg hatching, the user passes through opening of electric cabinet control illumination device, and egg turning device 2, humidifier 3, ventilation unit 4, heating device 5 opens through electric cabinet automatic control and stops, illumination device 9 shines poultry hatching egg, because an illumination device corresponds shines a poultry hatching egg and is close with the distance between the poultry hatching egg, so most light that this illumination device sent can concentrate on poultry hatching egg, it does not have great difference to guarantee that the illumination intensity that every poultry hatching egg obtained and illumination volume, thereby reach the growth that improves the embryo, improve the hatchability, shorten the effect of incubation time. In addition, because the light cannot move relative to the bearing seat 8.1 when the eggs are hatched, when the egg turning mechanism in the incubator turns the egg on the egg support, the included angle between the light emitted by the light device and the support cannot be changed, and therefore the light intensity of the eggs of the poultry at various time points in the light period is ensured to be the same. Further guarantee that the illumination volume of each position of poultry hatching egg is the same, prevent to cause light to block because of the upset.

The electric cabinet 6 comprises a case 6.1, a PLC (programmable logic controller) arranged in the case (not visible in the figure), a control button 6.2 arranged on the case body, a display screen 6.3 and a related control circuit. Preferably, be provided with the temperature and humidity sensor that can detect the air humiture in the box, this temperature and humidity sensor and electric cabinet electric connection feed back the humiture information that detects to by opening and closing of PLC controller automatic drive humidifier, ventilation unit, heating device.

In the embodiment, in the projection on the horizontal plane, the supporting seats 8.1 on the egg tray 8 are distributed in a matrix form, and through the arrangement, the egg tray has a compact structure and can be used for placing more poultry eggs. Furthermore, the support 8.1a is formed in a square shape by surrounding four vertical plates, the middle part of each vertical plate is integrally provided with one support plate 8.1b, and the support plates on the two opposite vertical plates are symmetrically arranged; each support plate is vertically arranged and is in a right-angled trapezoid shape, the vertical surface of each support plate is connected with the vertical plate, and the inclined surface 8.1c of each support plate is used for supporting eggs. In addition, because the extension board only supports the lateral wall of hatching egg, can not influence the heat dissipation and the being heated of the bottom of hatching egg to make the temperature of being heated of whole hatching egg balanced.

Specifically, the illumination device 9 includes an LED lamp mounting bracket 9.1 disposed on the support and an LED lamp 9.2 disposed on the LED lamp mounting bracket, and the LED lamp is located right above the center of the support. Here, the LED lamp can be understood as an LED lamp bead, and the LED lamp bead is coaxial with the support. LED lamp pearl can reduce and shine the dead angle to the omnidirectional shining of hatching egg.

Further, LED lamp mounting bracket 9.1 includes that two settings are at the support arm 9.1a that can be towards on the riser top of front side and be located the returning face plate 9.1b between the volume support arm, connects through the pivot between two support arms, and this returning face plate is fixed to be set up in the pivot and can revolute the relative support arm swing of axis of pivot. Put into or take out when accepting the seat at poultry hatching egg, overturn the returning face plate to the rear side fast to avoid the LED lamp to hinder poultry hatching egg to place or take out.

Two support arms of every bearing seat still play another important role, can hold in the palm along with the egg at hatching process and can tilting mechanism reciprocal swing 45 degrees about, so the hatching egg can take place and control the slope, forms a spacing mouth 9.3 between two support arms, carries on spacingly or supports the hatching egg, prevents that the hatching egg from breaking away from the support of bearing seat at the egg turning process, drops to the ground. Preferably, each vertical plate at the most front side of the egg tray is provided with two baffles 9.4 for intercepting the hatching eggs.

Preferably, the two support arms are symmetrically provided with a limit block 9.5, and the turnover plate can be pressed on the upper end faces of the limit blocks to be parallel to the horizontal plane. The turnover plate can be ensured to rotate in place by arranging the limiting block, so that the LED lamp is just opposite to the poultry hatching eggs.

Specifically, the upper end face of each turnover plate is provided with a stepped hole 9.6 for mounting an LED lamp and a wire groove 9.7 for mounting a wire of the LED lamp. Here, the LED lamp 9.2 optional paster type LED lamp pearl, the location installation can be accomplished through the shoulder hole to the LED lamp fast, avoids the LED lamp to take place the skew when the installation, also is convenient for the maintenance and the change of later stage LED lamp simultaneously. The color of the LED lamp beads can be monochromatic green light, monochromatic red light and monochromatic blue light, and light with a proper waveband is selected according to the type of the poultry eggs to irradiate.

Under the projection of horizontal plane, the support arm in every row of row is connected through a electrically conductive row socket 9.8, the positive and negative both ends of LED lamp all are connected with wire 9.9, and the wire that the positive and negative both ends of LED lamp correspond is connected with electrically conductive row socket electricity through binding post 9.9a respectively. The LED lamp is inserted into the conductive extension socket through the wiring terminal to complete electric connection, so that connection is convenient, and the wiring structure is simplified.

Preferably, the egg tray 8 further comprises a main connector 10 electrically connected to all the guide row plugs, and the main connector is electrically connected to an LED dimmer 11 for adjusting the illumination intensity of the LED lamp and connected to a power supply. The illumination intensity of each LED can be adjusted through the LED light modulator, so that the illumination intensity is more suitable for the type of the eggs which are hatched currently.

Specifically, egg bracket 2.1 includes that the egg that a plurality of vertical intervals set up holds in the palm rack 2.1a, the left side or the right side that all eggs held in the palm the rack all connect through two montants 2.1b, the both sides that every egg held in the palm all are articulated with the montant, the montant is located and is connected through a connecting plate 2.1c with two montants 2.1 b's of one side top, it also connects through a connecting plate 2.1c to be located two montants 2.1 b's of one side bottom, two relative connecting plates are connected and can be fixed a position the axle relatively through location axle 2.3 and are rotated, the both ends and the 1 fixed connection of box of every location axle.

Egg turning driving mechanism 2.2 includes driving motor 2.2a, sets up at the sprocket 2.2b of driving motor output to and around establishing the chain 2.2c on the sprocket, the both ends of this chain 2.2c are articulated with two montants 2.1c on any side respectively.

When the egg is turned, the electric cabinet 6 controls the driving motor to do periodic forward and backward rotation movement, so that the chain wheel drives the chain to transmit, the chain pulls the egg bracket to turn over around the positioning shaft, and the egg turning angle is +/-45 degrees. Through sprocket mode transmission, transmission efficiency is high, can adapt to the operational environment in the box.

Preferably, the humidifier 5 comprises a water tank 5.1 and a heating rod 5.2 arranged in the water tank. The electric heating rod heats the water in the water tank to boiling to generate water vapor, so that the air humidity in the box body is increased.

Preferably, the top of the box body is provided with a vent 4.1 communicating the inner cavity of the box body with the outside, and the ventilation device comprises an exhaust fan 4.2 arranged in the vent. When the temperature of the box body is higher than a set value, the PLC controls the exhaust fan to be opened, the exhaust fan ventilates and exhausts, or the exhaust fan is arranged to exhaust for 120 minutes, and therefore the temperature in the box body is effectively controlled.

Preferably, the heating device 5 comprises an O-shaped heating pipe 5.1 and a fan 5.2, the O-shaped heating pipe becomes a heat source, and the fan can hot wind to uniformly distribute heat in the box body, so that the eggs are uniformly heated, and the heat in the box body is prevented from being excessively concentrated.

It should be understood that equivalents and modifications of the technical solution and inventive concept thereof may occur to those skilled in the art, and all such modifications and alterations should fall within the protective scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A poultry egg incubator comprises a box body, a box door, an egg turning device, a humidifier, a ventilation device, a heating device and an electric cabinet, wherein the egg turning device, the humidifier, the ventilation device and the heating device are arranged in the box body; the egg turning device is characterized by comprising an egg bracket and an egg turning driving mechanism for driving the egg bracket to turn forwards and backwards, wherein a plurality of egg trays are vertically arranged on the egg bracket at intervals, each egg tray comprises a plurality of supporting seats for supporting a single egg, each supporting seat is provided with an illumination device for illuminating the egg, each supporting seat comprises a support and at least 3 supporting plates arranged on the inner wall of the support, and each supporting plate is used for supporting the egg; the egg turning device, the humidifier, the ventilation device and the heating device are all electrically connected with the electric cabinet, and the electric cabinet controls the work of the electric cabinet; in the projection on the horizontal plane, the supporting seats on the egg tray are distributed in a matrix form, the illumination device comprises an LED lamp mounting frame arranged on the support and an LED lamp arranged on the LED lamp mounting frame, and the LED lamp is positioned right above the center of the support; the support is in a square shape surrounded by four vertical plates, the middle part of each vertical plate is integrally provided with one support plate, and the support plates on the two opposite vertical plates are symmetrically arranged; each support plate is vertically arranged and is in a right-angled trapezoid shape, the vertical surface of each support plate is connected with the vertical plate, and the inclined surface of each support plate is used for supporting the eggs; the LED lamp mounting bracket comprises two support arms arranged on the top of the vertical plate capable of facing the front side and a turnover plate arranged between the two support arms, the two support arms are connected through a rotating shaft, and the turnover plate is fixedly arranged on the rotating shaft and can swing around the axis relative to the support arm of the rotating shaft.

2. An egg incubator as claimed in claim 1, wherein a stop block is symmetrically provided on each of the two arms, and the turnover plate can be pressed against the upper end face of the stop block to be parallel to the horizontal plane.

3. An egg incubator as recited in claim 1, wherein the upper end surface of each flipping panel is provided with a stepped hole for mounting an LED light and a raceway for mounting a LED light wire; under the projection of horizontal plane, the support arm of every row of arranging is connected through a conductive row socket, the positive and negative both ends of LED lamp all are connected with the wire, and the wire that the positive and negative both ends of LED lamp correspond is connected with conductive row socket electricity through binding post respectively.

4. An egg hatching machine according to claim 1, wherein the egg carrier includes a plurality of egg tray racks vertically spaced apart, the left or right sides of all egg tray racks are connected by two vertical bars, the top ends of the two vertical bars located on the same side are connected by a connecting plate, the bottom ends of the two vertical bars located on the same side are also connected by a connecting plate, the two opposite connecting plates are connected by a positioning shaft and can rotate relative to the positioning shaft, and both ends of each positioning shaft are fixedly connected with the box body.

5. An egg hatching machine as claimed in claim 4, wherein the egg turning driving mechanism comprises a driving motor, a chain wheel arranged at the output end of the driving motor, and a chain wound on the chain wheel, and two ends of the chain are respectively hinged with the two vertical rods on either side.

6. An egg incubator as recited in claim 1, wherein the humidifier comprises a water tank and a heating rod disposed in the water tank.

7. An egg incubator as recited in claim 1, wherein said housing has a vent opening at a top portion thereof for communicating an interior chamber of the housing with an exterior, said ventilation means including an exhaust fan disposed within said vent opening.