EP3538457A1 - Dispositif d'alimentation pour volaille - Google Patents

Dispositif d'alimentation pour volaille

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EP3538457A1
EP3538457A1 EP17798184.2A EP17798184A EP3538457A1 EP 3538457 A1 EP3538457 A1 EP 3538457A1 EP 17798184 A EP17798184 A EP 17798184A EP 3538457 A1 EP3538457 A1 EP 3538457A1
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conveyor
feed
feeding device
chain link
chain
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Eike-Steffen WIENKEN
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Big Dutchman International GmbH
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
    • A01K39/00—Feeding or drinking appliances for poultry or other birds
    • A01K39/01—Feeding devices, e.g. chainfeeders
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
    • A01K5/00—Feeding devices for stock or game ; Feeding wagons; Feeding stacks
    • A01K5/02—Automatic devices
    • A01K5/0208—Automatic devices with conveyor belts or the like
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
    • A01K39/00—Feeding or drinking appliances for poultry or other birds
    • A01K39/01—Feeding devices, e.g. chainfeeders
    • A01K39/012—Feeding devices, e.g. chainfeeders filling automatically, e.g. by gravity from a reserve
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G19/00—Conveyors comprising an impeller or a series of impellers carried by an endless traction element and arranged to move articles or materials over a supporting surface or underlying material, e.g. endless scraper conveyors
    • B65G19/04—Conveyors comprising an impeller or a series of impellers carried by an endless traction element and arranged to move articles or materials over a supporting surface or underlying material, e.g. endless scraper conveyors for moving bulk material in open troughs or channels
    • B65G19/06—Conveyors comprising an impeller or a series of impellers carried by an endless traction element and arranged to move articles or materials over a supporting surface or underlying material, e.g. endless scraper conveyors for moving bulk material in open troughs or channels the impellers being scrapers similar in size and shape to the cross-section of the trough or channel
    • B65G19/08—Conveyors comprising an impeller or a series of impellers carried by an endless traction element and arranged to move articles or materials over a supporting surface or underlying material, e.g. endless scraper conveyors for moving bulk material in open troughs or channels the impellers being scrapers similar in size and shape to the cross-section of the trough or channel and attached to a single belt, rope or chain
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G2201/00—Indexing codes relating to handling devices, e.g. conveyors, characterised by the type of product or load being conveyed or handled
    • B65G2201/04—Bulk
    • B65G2201/042—Granular material

Definitions

  • the invention relates to a feeding device for livestock, comprising: a conveyor with a plurality arranged along the conveyor, accessible from above for the livestock receiving areas for a feed, a feed feeder for supplying feed to the receiving areas, a guide device for guiding the conveyor along a predetermined path ,
  • Feeding devices of this type are used to promote feed on the one hand starting from a feed supply device, on the other hand to make the livestock accessible on this conveyor along the guide device.
  • Such feeding devices therefore have the particular advantage that, by the combination of promotion and accessibility, they make the feed available to livestock along a large distance and are consequently suitable for carrying out a simultaneous feeding of a plurality of livestock.
  • conveyor chains which may be formed as link chains or the like, with particular effective for the promotion surfaces on the individual chain links.
  • Such conveyor chains are then guided on the one hand along a predetermined path, on the other hand also moved along the path for the purpose of conveying action.
  • spiral conveyors such as coil springs, augers or the like can be used, which also require a guide for exact positioning, but then for the conveying effect can be rotated about an axis extending along the track to thereby a fferrous- effect to exercise the feed.
  • this type of conveying device can also be stationary and effect the conveying effect by rotation about its own longitudinal axis, but according to the invention must also be designed to be flexible enough for a deflection.
  • Conveyor spirals of this kind could alternatively be moved along the track to achieve the conveying effect, in which case the rotation of the conveyor spiral or screw can be dispensed with.
  • Feeding devices of this type are preferably used for feeding poultry such as hens or roosters and may then preferably extend along a residence area of the livestock to promote the feed along the entire extension range and make it accessible to the livestock.
  • Feeding devices of this type often have the disadvantage that they are subject to restrictions as regards their laying along areas of residence of the livestock and thus can not or can not be used well for a number of configurations of such areas.
  • the feed rate of the feed is a disadvantage that makes it difficult to adequately and efficiently provide the livestock with feed.
  • the discharge speed can be increased by increasing the conveying speed of the conveyor, but by the then fast moving conveyor livestock the removal of the feed difficult and increases the risk of injury.
  • the invention is therefore based on the object to provide a feeding device, which is improved over these disadvantages.
  • a feeding device of the type mentioned in which the guide device is designed to the conveyor direction in a first web portion of the predetermined web parallel and in a horizontal direction adjacent to a second web portion of the predetermined web, wherein the conveyor is guided in the first web portion in a first conveying direction, which is opposite to a second conveying direction, in which the conveyor is guided in the second path section.
  • a feeding device in which the conveying device is guided in opposite directions to one another in two horizontally mutually adjacent track sections.
  • the conveyor preferably runs in the first and second track section at the same height, but can also be offset in height from one another.
  • a more compact structure and progression of the conveying device is achieved than in previously known feeding devices with such conveying devices in which the conveying device is guided in a, for example, rectangular trajectory in a spaced, but not adjacent position.
  • the livestock animals are allowed to remove the feed from the conveyors in both the first and the second lane sections, resulting in better accessibility to the livestock feed.
  • the conveyor is designed in such a way that it allows on the one hand a promotion of the feed, on the other hand, a removal of the feed by the livestock already during the promotion and at standstill of the conveyor.
  • the conveyor on corresponding surface portions on which the feed comes to rest, or with which the feed can be pushed in the conveying direction of the conveyor.
  • the conveyor is preferably composed of a plurality of identically formed chain links, which are coupled in such a way that the conveyor can be on the one hand lead, on the other hand allows a deflection such that the conveyor can be deflected from the first track section in the second track section.
  • the feed supply direction can be shown in particular in a feed line or a feed container.
  • the feed feed direction may preferably feed the feed by separate conveyors or by gravity, in particular This can be done from the top of the feed chain, whereby other forms of feed supply, for example, carried by feeding the feed from below in a traversed by the conveyor area or from the side in an area passing through the conveyor.
  • the feed supply direction may be designed for a continuous or periodic feed supply.
  • the guide device may comprise in a simple embodiment, steering means for the conveyor, which are spaced apart and are arranged, for example, at two deflection points, between which the conveyor extends by appropriate voltage along its course.
  • the guide device may further comprise suitable rails, guide elements, guide rollers or the like, which are located along the path of the conveyor or in individual sections along this course.
  • the guide device may be functionally additionally designed to hold the feed in the region of the conveyors, for example by the guide device is formed by lateral boundary walls, which include the conveyor.
  • the conveyor is an endless conveyor.
  • an endless conveying device that is to say a conveying device which is self-contained, a continuous operation of the conveying device can be carried out in circulation about corresponding deflecting devices and thereby the arrangement according to the invention of the first and second web section can be used and run in a particularly efficient manner.
  • the feed supply device is designed to simultaneously supply feed in receiving areas of the conveyor in the first and in the second path section.
  • the specific arrangement and the course of the conveyor in two mutually horizontally adjacent track sections makes it possible to apply the feed to the conveyor in the first and second track section with a single feed feeder, thereby increasing the volume rate at which the feed can be applied , increased, so in a shorter Period as previously known, a specific volume of feed can be introduced into the feeding device.
  • a further advantage of this preferred embodiment is that the distance along which the feed must be distributed starting from the feed direction is shortened, whereby the effect of losing or removing feed along that line feeds the feed to one further spaced location no longer arrives in the desired amount, is reduced or avoided.
  • the feed supply device extends over the first and the second path section.
  • the feed supply is effected by an entry of the feed from above onto the conveyor in the first and the second web section, which allows an efficient, gravity-actuated feed supply in a reliable manner.
  • the first and the second web section extend over at least part of their adjacent and parallel course to a first deflecting device, which is designed for a deflection of the conveying direction of the conveyor by 180 °.
  • a compact arrangement is provided along a course line for the first and second web section up to a deflecting device, which then deflects the conveying device by 180 ° and therefore in particular allows the use of an endless conveyor for the feeding device according to the invention.
  • the first and the second web section extend over at least part of their adjacent and parallel course to a second deflecting device, which is designed for a deflection of the conveying direction of the conveyor by 180 °.
  • the first and second web sections are arranged between a first and a second deflection device, which deflect the conveyor 180 °, so that the entire feeding device forms as a longitudinally extending unit along a straight or curved line between the two deflection points the first and second runway cut and between these two deflection points allows the livestock to access the feed.
  • the first deflection device comprises a first deflection element, which is looped around by the conveying device over a circumferential angle of at least 180 °.
  • a deflection element is provided in the deflection device, which is circulated by the conveyor.
  • Such a deflector may be formed by a fixed body about which the conveyor slidably moves.
  • the deflecting element can be formed by a deflecting wheel, which is rotatably mounted and accommodates and guides the conveying device on its circumferential surface, in order to effect a frictionless and low-resistance deflection of the conveying device.
  • an inner edge of the conveying device runs adjacent to one another and the first deflecting element bears against the inner edge of the conveying device.
  • an inner edge of the conveyor which is defined as the edge, which in the adjacent course region of the conveyor in the first and second track section assigns each other, on the deflecting element and is guided by the deflecting element.
  • the first deflection device has a second deflecting element, which rests against an outer edge lying opposite the inner edge and deflects the conveying device to a neighboring course at a distance which is smaller than the diameter of the circle which the inner edge the conveyor passes in the looping of the first deflecting element.
  • the deflection device is formed by a first and a second deflection element, both in the embodiment described above by fixed elements on which the conveyor slides along or by deflection wheels or the like can be formed.
  • the first deflecting element causes the deflection of the conveyor by 180 ° and would thereby influence the distance, in which the conveyor runs in the first and second track section to each other in the sole deflection function, ie the adjacent distance.
  • a second deflecting element is provided, which guides the conveying device away from one another on its outer edge, that is, in the first and second web sections. Send edges of the conveyor, leading and thereby from the spacing, which dictates the first deflecting leads to a closer distance to each other.
  • a narrow course of the conveying device can be provided in close agreement in the first and second web section, without the conveying device having to be deflected in the deflecting region with a correspondingly small radius, which would mechanically stress the conveying device.
  • the deflection on the first deflecting element with an outer diameter which may be greater than the distance between the inner edges of the conveyor in the first and second web section, carried out and thereby in the deflection at a large distance around the first deflecting extending conveyor through the second deflecting element are guided again into a position of the conveyor device which is closer to one another.
  • the second deflection device is designed in accordance with the first deflection device.
  • the functional construction of the first and second deflection device is identical, in particular the first and second deflection device can be identical, so that a universal use of these deflection devices is possible, for example at two ends of a feed line formed by an endless conveyor device.
  • the first and second deflecting means may also be designed to be coincident in such a way that the first deflecting device is functionally identical but mirror-symmetrical to the second deflecting device, so that the use of equal components is possible or an inverted mounting position of the second deflecting device with respect to the first deflecting device Bypass meets the functional requirements of two opposite ends of a conveyor line.
  • the conveyor is arranged and formed in the first and second track section for taking feed by the livestock.
  • the conveying device in the first and second web section is aligned and arranged so that livestock can take feed from the conveyor means, which may be possible with moving conveyor or stationary conveyor.
  • the conveyor is deflected from the first to the second track section about a vertically oriented deflection axis.
  • This Guide shape allows a deflection of the conveyor from the first to the second track section in a horizontal plane, which is to be understood as meaning that the conveyor undergoes a height offset in the deflection.
  • the vertically oriented deflection axis may be, for example, an axis of rotation of a deflection wheel, which is part of the deflection device.
  • the deflection device can be formed by two deflection wheels whose axes are aligned vertically.
  • the orientation of the deflection axis preferably corresponds to the direction from which the livestock animals can remove the feed from the conveyor.
  • the guide device is formed by a feed trough extending along the first and second web sections, which encloses the first and second web sections below and laterally, wherein the feed trough preferably extends along the entire path of the conveyor.
  • the conveyor runs in a feed trough, which thus extends longitudinally along the conveying path of the conveyor.
  • a feeding trough may be formed by a bottom wall and side walls, as well as a single arched wall or other cross-sectional shapes of such walls.
  • both the first and the second track section can be arranged side by side in a common feed trough, which favors a slim and simple design.
  • the first track section is adjacent to a side wall of the feed trough
  • the second track section is adjacent to another side wall of the feed trough
  • the feed trough prevents losses of feed in a lateral direction to the conveying movement and, on the other hand, makes it possible to introduce the feed from the feed feed direction and also store it in the feed trough, so that the livestock can remove the feed from the feed trough in which the conveyor runs.
  • the feeding trough surrounds the entire conveying device, ie also encloses any deflection devices of the conveying device, so that a loss of feedstuff can be largely prevented. Still further, it is preferred if the feed trough has an elevation arranged between the first and the second path section and extending along the path sections, which elevation is preferably formed by a deformation of a bottom section of the feed trough. Such a survey prevents one hand, an undesirable contact of the inner edges of the conveyor, which are opposite to each other Having conveying direction and therefore could block the movement of the conveyor in mutual contact.
  • the elevation avoids undesirable shearing of the feed or a risk of injury to livestock grazing or picking in the space between the two conveyors.
  • the elevation may in particular have a triangular cross-sectional contour and extend along the first and second web sections. If the feeding trough is formed from a sheet or a plate material, the elevation can be formed by a corresponding inwardly formed contour, for example by deformation.
  • a further aspect of the invention is a feeding device of the type described above or in the introduction, in which the conveying device is formed from a plurality of chain links coupled to one another, which form a horizontal receiving surface for the feed and for a pivoting of two chain links coupled to one another about a vertically aligned Pivot axis are coupled, each chain link has an upwardly facing, abrasive feed receiving area for receiving feed.
  • a requirement of such feeding devices is to provide the livestock to the livestock in an efficient manner in the area of a livestock residence area.
  • an efficient provision means that the feed is quickly made available to the livestock, ie it can be transported at a high volume rate to the areas where it can be taken from livestock, and low losses of fodder occurs by discharge and scattering of the feed from the feeding device out.
  • a conveying device designed as a conveyor chain from a multiplicity of conveyor elements whose surfaces facing upwards are provided with an abrasive pattern. This is to serve to defuse the beaks of poultry animals, which take feed from this conveyor chain, and to thereby reduce the risk of injury from such beaks in the animal husbandry.
  • a disadvantage of this type of design of conveyor chain links is that due to the abrasive surface design of the leadership of the conveyor chain is not by hold-down or other on the redesignkettenober Structure attacking guide elements can be performed, as this would have the undesirable effect that particles of the guide elements could be deposited by the abrasive effect on the surface of the conveyor chain links and therefore would be taken up undesirably by the livestock, but still a high wear of the guide elements and a high resistance to movement of the conveyor chain would be caused. Conveyor chains that are constructed in this way are therefore not suitable for a pivoting of the chain links about a vertical axis, which guide elements are required as hold-down.
  • each chain link has a guide portion adjacent the abrasive feed receiving portion that is non-abrasive and faces upwardly for slidingly guiding the chain link in a hold-down guide device.
  • a guide portion which is non-abrasive, is provided on the chain link, which faces upwards and thereby allows the possibility of guidance by a hold-down guide device.
  • each chain link has a triangular shape with a base and two legs, wherein the coupling of two chain links is carried out by coupling the base of a first chain link with a formed by the legs tip of another chain link and one or both legs of a Chain link has an upwardly facing surface which chen Scheme in an outer surface area as a non-abrasive guide surface and in an inner region is formed as an abrasive feed receiving surface.
  • the non-abrasive ie suitable for guiding in a hold-guide device surface area outside of a substantially triangular chain link of the conveyor chain and can therefore be taken and guided in a structurally secure manner by a corresponding guide device, without causing a contact the guide device can occur to the abrasive area.
  • each chain link has a triangular shape with a base and two legs, wherein the coupling of two chain links is carried out by coupling the base of a first chain link with a formed by the legs tip of another chain link and one or both legs of a chain link has an upwardly facing surface, which is formed at least in an outer surface area as a non-abrasive guide surface and the base has an upwardly facing surface, which is formed as abrasive Futterage Diagram and vertically offset from the non-abrasive guide surface down and to this is adjacent.
  • an abrasive feed receiving area is also provided on a base of a substantially triangular chain link of a conveyor chain, which extends transversely to the conveying direction so that it lies in the longitudinal direction of the conveyor chain in alignment with a non-abrasive guide portion of the chain link.
  • This arrangement is according to the invention allows, not without this by the abrasive area on the base wear of a guide element would be caused by the base in the vertical direction downwardly staggered to the guide area, the abrasive surface is thus below the guide surface.
  • the coupling between two chain links takes place by means of an eyelet and a chain link, in particular by the eyelet is formed at the base or the tip of a triangular chain link and the web is correspondingly reversed at the top or the base of the chain link, so two identically constructed chain links can be coupled directly to each other via the web and the eyelet.
  • the coupling of the two adjacent chain links can be realized in such a way that two identical chain links can thereby be coupled together, ie by forming the eye and web on each chain link.
  • the eyelet is provided according to this further development form with an upper surface that is non-abrasive. This makes it possible, for example, to use the surface of this eyelet for guidance in a hold-down device, and consequently to effect an efficient hold-down of the chain link.
  • each chain link is punched from a sheet.
  • the production of the chain link from sheet metal in a punching process allows on the one hand a fast and productive production of chain links, on the other hand can be effected by the punching one hand, the contour, on the other hand, the deformation of an eyelet in one or more manufacturing technology matching or similar operations.
  • such a production process also produces a burr, which has proven to be advantageous for beak defusing.
  • the punching burr is understood to mean an overhang at the edge resulting from the punching process, that is to say in the corner region between a surface and an edge surface of the sheet from which the contour has been punched.
  • edges of a chain link produced by the punching process are at least partially sharp-edged or have a sharp-edged burr.
  • a production of the chain links by a punching process usually produces a sharp edge or a sharp-edged burr at the edges of the chain link. This edge / burr can be defused or removed by subsequent deburring.
  • a sharp-edged burr or edge in the embodiment of the chain link according to the invention is advantageous in order to effect a gentle beak defusing the bird and thereby assumes a natural function. It is not necessary for all of the edges of the chain link produced by the punching process to have such a punching burr.
  • edge portions which also serve to guide the chain link, may be deburred, whereas other edge portions have a punching burr.
  • the punching burr of the chain link points upwards in the path section of the feed chain provided for the purpose of food intake, in order to thereby achieve the beak sharpening in a particularly effective manner.
  • the conveying device is formed from a plurality of chain links which are coupled to one another about a vertically oriented pivot axis for pivoting two chain links coupled to one another, wherein each chain link is formed from a plate semi-finished product and at least one edge between a surface portion and an edge surface, wherein the edge is sharp-edged.
  • an edge that exerts an abrasive effect on the beak of the bird more precisely on the horn material of the beak.
  • this may be an outer edge whose deviation from the ideal geometric shape is approximately zero or which has an overhang (burr).
  • an edge is considered sharp-edged, the one Has no more than 0.05 mm of abrasion and has a burr of not more than 0.05 mm.
  • a ridge on the edge which has an overhang of 0.1 mm or more is also advantageous.
  • each chain link has a central recess.
  • Such a central recess which may be formed, for example, as a continuous opening or as a recess in the chain link, on the one hand allows the intake of feed on the other hand its enclosure by the chain link and consequently the efficient delivery of the feed along the conveyor line.
  • FIG. 1 shows a plan view of an embodiment of the invention
  • Figure 2 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the embodiment of Figure 1
  • Figure 3 is a perspective view of a chain link for a conveyor chain a
  • FIG. 4 shows a plan view of a chain link according to FIG. 3.
  • a feeding device comprises a feed trough 10 extending in a longitudinal direction in which a first web section 21 of a conveyor chain 40 and a second web section 22 of the conveyor chain 40 are parallel and horizontally spaced.
  • the first and second web sections 21, 22 extend from a left-side end 11 of the feed trough to a right-hand end 12 of the feed trough.
  • a Deflection device 30 of the conveyor chain arranged. This deflection device is effected by a first deflection wheel 31 and a second deflection wheel 32.
  • the conveyor chain wraps around the first deflection wheel 31 at an angle of approximately 210 ° and abuts against this first deflection wheel 31 with an inner edge 41 of the conveyor chain 40.
  • the conveyor chain 40 runs from the first path section 21 to the deflection wheel 31, is deflected by the deflection wheel by 210 ° and, as a result, moves toward the first path section 21 again upon detachment from the first deflection wheel.
  • the conveying chain 40 is deflected again by the second deflection wheel 32 by approximately 30 ° in the direction opposite to the deflection in the deflection wheel 31 in order to move parallel to the first path section in the case of detachment from the second deflection wheel to enter the second section of the track.
  • the conveyor chain 40 in this case is in contact with the second deflection wheel 32 with an outer edge 42.
  • the conveyor chain is deflected in a deflecting device 50, which is constructed correspondingly mirror-symmetrically to the first deflecting device 30 and has a first deflecting wheel 51 and a second deflecting wheel 52.
  • a feed feed direction 60 is arranged approximately in the middle of the first and second web section.
  • the feed feed direction comprises a funnel-shaped feed container 61, into which a grain-shaped feed can be filled and from there onto the conveyor chain 40 in the first and second web section 21, 22 in the region below the feed container.
  • the feed is simultaneously applied to the conveyor chain in the first and second web sections and can thereby be conveyed by the conveyor chain simultaneously in the first web section in the direction of the right-hand deflection device 50 and in the second web section in the direction of the left-hand deflection device 30.
  • a drive 70 Adjacent to the feed feeder 60, a drive 70 is arranged, which drives the conveyor chain 40.
  • the drive 70 is formed by an electric motor 71 which is mechanically coupled to a drive wheel 72 which positively engages the conveyor chain.
  • FIG. 2 shows the feeding device according to FIG. 1 in a mounting situation on a livestock living area for poultry.
  • the feed trough is arranged in vertical spacing from the floor 80 of the occupied area and may be attached to a stall wall 81.
  • the feed trough 10 comprises a feed trough bottom 15 and two side walls 16, 17, the upper ends of which are angled inwardly for a short distance and thereby form an inwardly facing edge which prevents the undesirable discharge of feed from the feed trough.
  • the conveyor chain 40 runs in the track section 21 and in the track section 22 parallel and horizontally spaced within the feed trough and rests on the floor of the feed trough. Between the web section 21 of the conveyor chain 40 and the web section 22 of the conveyor chain 40 is a triangular elevation in cross-section with upward pointing tip arranged, which causes a guide and spacing of the conveyor chain 40 in the two web sections 21 and 22 to each other.
  • Figures 3 and 4 show a chain link 90 of the conveyor chain 40.
  • the chain link has a triangular shape and is formed from a base 91 and two legs 92 and 93 which meet at a flattened tip 94.
  • the base 91 and the legs 92, 93 with the rounded tip 94 enclose an opening 95.
  • Formed on the base 91 is an eyelet 96 which is formed by deformation of material originating from the original plate stock material in the region of the opening 95.
  • the base 91 has a left abrasive region 91a and a right abrasive region 91b.
  • the legs 92, 93 each have an inner abrasive region 92a, 93a. Externally adjacent to the legs, a non-abrasive, smooth region 92 b, 93 b is formed.
  • the rounded tip 94 is also formed as a non-abrasive, smooth region of the chain link 90.
  • the eyelet 96 is formed by a tab formed over the base 91 forming an inner, approximately elliptical cavity.
  • This tab has a slot-shaped opening 96a on the underside of the chain link 90.
  • This opening 96a is formed by a distance between the angled end of the tab and the base 91 that is slightly greater than the sheet thickness of the rounded tip 94.
  • the rounded tip 94 of one link can thereby be in a perpendicular orientation to another link in the eye this other chain link are inserted through the gap and locked by pivoting 90 ° in an orientation in which the surfaces of the two chain links are aligned with each other, are locked in the eye of the other chain link.
  • the opening 95 facing edge this can Connection between the rounded tip 94 of a chain link and the eyelet 96 of another chain link to be pivoted about a horizontal axis 100 and thereby allows the deflection of a conveyor chain, which is formed by chain links 90 about a vertical deflection axis.
  • the non-abrasive, smooth guide surfaces 92b, 93b and the smooth, non-abrasive guide surface on the eyelet 96 serve to be guided in sliding contact with such a deflection by a hold-down and thereby to keep the chain link in the horizontal orientation, when it passes through a baffle, such as a baffle 30 or 50.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un moyen de transport comprenant une pluralité de zones de réception d'aliment disposées le long de la chaîne de transport et accessibles depuis le haut par les animaux, un dispositif d'acheminement d'aliment destiné à acheminer l'aliment vers les zones de réception, un dispositif de guidage destiné à guider le moyen de transport le long d'une trajectoire prédéterminée. L'invention est caractérisée en ce que le dispositif de guidage est conçu pour guider en parallèle le moyen de transport dans une première section de la trajectoire prédéterminée et dans une direction horizontale adjacente à une seconde section de la trajectoire prédéterminée. Le moyen de transport est guidé dans la première section de trajectoire dans un premier sens de transport qui est opposé à un second sens de transport dans lequel le moyen de transport est guidé dans la seconde section de trajectoire.
EP17798184.2A 2016-11-10 2017-11-10 Dispositif d'alimentation pour volaille Pending EP3538457A1 (fr)

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