KR20230126995A - Automatic cleaning smart water dispenser - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an automatic cleaning smart water dispenser which comprises: a drinking water tank which is a container accommodating water with an open upper part thereof and provides water to livestock; a water dispenser body which has the drinking water tank mounted thereon and an installation space therein; a heater which is provided on a back surface of the drinking water tank to heat the water accommodated in the drinking water tank; a temperature sensor which is provided on one side of the drinking water tank to detect a temperature of the water accommodated in the drinking water tank; a drainage pipe which is provided on the installation space and at the same time, connected to the drinking water tank by a pipe and selectively discharges the water in the drinking water tank to the outside; a water supplying pipe which is provided on the installation space and at the same time, connected to the drinking water tank by a pipe and has a water supplying valve supplying water selectively to the drinking water tank; and a water supplying nozzle in a fountain way of supplying water supplied to the water supplying pipe located in the drinking water tank in a radial direction. Accordingly, even when the water in the drinking water tank is contaminated by foreign substances including feeds on the mouth of livestock dropped into the water during livestock drinks water, the water inside is not contaminated to inhibit sphagnum by foreign substances in water from occurring in the drinking water tank. Therefore, the automatic cleaning smart water dispenser can prevent diseases because clean water can be provided to livestock with only cleaning and drainage of the drinking water tank on the regular basis.

Description

Automatic cleaning smart water dispenser

The present invention relates to an automatic cleaning smart waterer, and more specifically, to prevent contamination of the water inside the drinking tank even if the water in the drinking tank is contaminated by foreign matter such as feed that is attached to the mouth in the course of drinking water by livestock. Since the occurrence of sphagnum moss caused by foreign substances in the water is suppressed, the present invention relates to an automatic cleaning smart waterer that can prevent diseases by feeding clean water to livestock only by cleaning and draining the inside of the drinking water tank on a regular basis.

In general, it is common to install a water supply device to solve the thirst of livestock in a barn for raising livestock such as beef cattle, dairy cows, goats, pigs, sheep, or dogs.

These water supply devices have been developed in various structures and forms, but generally, automatic water supply devices in which a certain amount of water from a water tank is always stored in a water fountain are widely used.

A conventional livestock water supply device that is generally used manufactures a water tank through welding, has angles formed at inner corners, and is configured to install a water level control unit for water level control inside the water tank.

Such a livestock watering device is installed outdoors where there is a barn, and over time while the water is contained in the tank due to the influence of sunlight and dissolved nitrogen, contamination caused by breeding of sphagnum moss is inevitably accompanied, so the inside of the tank is cleaned regularly. is required

In addition, in the process of drinking water of livestock, feeds in the mouth fall into the water and contaminate the entire water inside the water tank body, so there was a hassle of frequent cleaning, and foreign substances in the water flowed into the cover through the through hole. Therefore, the life span of the electric heater and the water temperature sensor inside is shortened, and in order to prevent this, the cover covering them has to be completely dismantled and the foreign substances adhered to the electric heater and the water temperature sensor inside have to be washed one by one.

However, the conventional livestock water supply device having such a structure is inconvenient to clean the inside of the tank due to the water level control unit located inside the tank, and moss spores inevitably remain in the corners and inside the water level control unit. As a result, even after cleaning the tank, moss reproduces quickly, and contamination progresses rapidly, resulting in livestock disease.

KR 20-0369071 Y1 KR 10-0982615 B1

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention suppresses the occurrence of foreign substances and sphagnum moss so that foreign substances such as feed that are attached to the mouth of the livestock do not fall into the water in the process of drinking water and contaminate the water in the drinking tank, so that the water can be fed cleanly. It is to provide an automatic cleaning smart water supply that can prevent the occurrence of diseases and minimize the number of times of internal cleaning.

In addition, the contamination level (turbidity) of the water contained in the drinking tank is measured, and if the contamination level is higher than a certain level and livestock drinking the water contained in the drinking tank are not detected, the drain valve is opened to discharge the contaminated water contained in the drinking tank. By automatically discharging foreign substances and putting clean water back into the drinking tank, it is possible to automatically discharge foreign substances from the inside of the drinking tank even in the absence of the manager, preventing the occurrence of livestock diseases, and allowing the manager to automatically An object of the present invention is to provide an automatic cleaning smart water drinker that can minimize the labor required to clean the cleaning smart water drinker.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is a drinking water tank for guiding water to livestock in the shape of a container with an open top for accommodating water; a water supply body having a drinking water tank installed therein and having an installation space therein; a heater provided on the bottom of the drinking tank to heat the water accommodated in the drinking tank; a temperature sensor provided on one side of the drinking water tank to sense the temperature of the water accommodated in the drinking water tank; a drain pipe provided in the installation space, connected to a drinking water tank at the same time, and having a drain valve for selectively draining water from the drinking water tank to the outside; a water supply pipe provided in the installation space, connected to a pipe to the drinking water tank, and having a water supply valve for selectively supplying water to the drinking water tank; Provided is an automatic cleaning smart water drinker comprising a fountain-type water supply nozzle for supplying water to a water supply pipe located in a drinking water tank in a radial direction.

Here, a livestock detection sensor installed on the front or rear part of the water drinker body to detect the motion of an animal emitting infrared rays; A turbidity measurement pipe that bypasses the upper and lower ends of the drinking water tank; a turbidity sensor provided in the turbidity measuring pipe to measure the turbidity of the drinking water tank; It is characterized in that it includes a control unit for controlling the opening and closing operation of the drainage valve and the water supply valve according to signals from the livestock detection sensor, the turbidity detection sensor, and the temperature sensor.

By providing the present invention configured as described above, it is possible to always provide clean water without the need for cleaning by the user, and by measuring the contamination level (turbidity) of the water contained in the drinking tank, the contamination level is higher than a certain level and the water contained in the drinking tank If the livestock eating is not detected, the drain valve is opened to automatically discharge the contaminated water inside the drinking tank along with foreign substances, and clean water is added to the inside of the drinking tank again. It is possible to discharge foreign substances from the inside of the drinking water tank, prevent diseases of livestock, and reduce the labor required for managers to clean the automatic cleaning smart water cistern.

1 is a perspective view showing the configuration of an automatic cleaning smart water supply according to the present invention.
Figure 2 is a front cross-sectional configuration showing the internal structure of the automatic cleaning smart water supply according to the present invention.
Figure 3 is a cross-sectional side view showing the internal structure of the automatic cleaning smart water supply according to the present invention.
Figure 4 is a configuration diagram showing a heater applied to the automatic cleaning smart waterer according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art can easily practice the present invention.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the automatic cleaning smart water supply of the present invention includes a drinking water tank 10, a water supply body 20, a heater 70, a temperature sensor 60, a drain pipe 11, and a water supply pipe 30. ), and a water supply nozzle 33.

The drinking water tank 10 has a container shape with an open upper portion for accommodating water, and can provide water to livestock.

The drinking water tank 10 is installed in the water supply body 20 and has an installation space 21 therein.

The heater 70 is provided on the bottom of the drinking water tank 10 to heat the water accommodated in the drinking water tank 10 .

The temperature sensor 60 is provided on one side of the drinking water tank 10 to sense the temperature of water accommodated in the drinking water tank 10 .

The drain pipe 11 is provided in the installation space 21 and connected to the drinking water tank 10 at the same time, and has a drain valve 12 for selectively draining water from the drinking water tank 10 to the outside.

The water supply pipe 30 is provided in the installation space 21 and connected to the drinking water tank 10 at the same time, and has a water supply valve 31 for selectively supplying water to the drinking water tank 10 .

The water supply nozzle 33 is connected to the water supply pipe 30 located in the drinking water tank 10 and is formed in a fountain manner to spray water supplied in a radial direction.

2, the lower surface of the drinking water tank 10 around the drain pipe 11 is shown as being flat, but the lower surface of the drinking water tank 10 in order to smoothly discharge the water and contaminants contained in the drinking water tank 10. It will be preferable to be formed inclined in the direction of the drain pipe (11).

On the other hand, the water supply body 20 is a component constituting the overall appearance of the automatic cleaning smart water supply 1 according to the present invention, and as shown in FIG. The drinking water tank 10 is inserted and fixed to one side or both sides of the upper surface of the water supply body 20 in a downward direction, and a part of the upper surface has an open shape.

In addition, an installation space 21 for the control unit 90 is formed on the front side of the water supply body 20, and a transparent cover 80 is hinged so as to be able to rotate upward on the front side of the installation space 21 for the control unit 90. It is coupled to the body 20.

Meanwhile, the drinker body 20 may include a livestock detection sensor 50, a turbidity measurement pipe 15, a turbidity detection sensor 16, and a control unit 90.

The animal detection sensor 50 may be installed on the front or rear side of the water drinker body 20 to detect an animal's motion emitting infrared rays.

The turbidity measuring pipe 15 bypasses the upper and lower ends of the drinking water tank 10 and partially accommodates the water filled in the drinking water tank 10 .

The turbidity sensor 16 is provided in the turbidity measuring pipe 15 to measure the turbidity of the drinking water tank 10.

The control unit 90 may control opening and closing operations of the drainage valve 12 and the water supply valve 31 according to signals from the livestock detection sensor 50, the turbidity detection sensor 16, and the temperature sensor 60.

On the other hand, on the front of the water supply body 20, the temperature control unit of the control unit 90 installed in the installation space 21 of the water supply body 20, the temperature display unit, the operation lamp of the heater 70, and the earth leakage breaker can be visually confirmed. A transparent cover 80 may be further provided.

At this time, in the case of the drain valve 12 and the water supply valve 31, it may be made of a manual valve or a solenoid, and in particular, when it can be controlled electronically using a solenoid, the user receives a signal from the control unit 90 to drain the valve ( 12) and the water supply valve 31 can be opened and closed to control water supply and drainage.

According to FIG. 4, the heater 70 has a passage groove 71 through which the drain pipe 11 can pass is cut on one side, and a curved portion 73 corresponding to the curved shape formed on the bottom surface of the drinking water tank 10 It is desirable to form

On the other hand, the livestock detection sensor 50 is a sensor for detecting the motion of animals such as livestock emitting infrared rays, and is installed on the front or rear surface of the waterer body 20 according to the direction the livestock approaches to drink water, In general, it is preferable to install both the front and rear parts of the water supply body 20, and in this embodiment, a pyroelectric IR sensor is used.

The HC-SR501 ultra-wide sensor used in this embodiment outputs a HIGH signal during the delay time when motion is detected. The output voltage of the HIGH signal is 3.3V, and when motion is not detected, the output voltage is 0V LOW state.

The control unit 90, which will be described later, using such a livestock detection sensor 50 can sense that livestock approach the automatic cleaning smart waterer 1 according to the present invention to drink or drink water.

On the other hand, as described above, the drain pipe 11 is formed on the lower surface of the drinking water tank 10. In the process of drinking water, livestock feed on their mouths falls into the water and the water contained in the drinking water tank 10 falls into the water. In order to discharge the water and contaminants contained in the drinking water tank 10 when contaminated, a drain pipe 11 connected to the drain pipe 11 formed on the lower surface of the drinking water tank 10 is installed at the bottom of the drinking water tank 10. In this case, a drain valve 12 for opening and closing the drain pipe 11 is installed in the drain pipe 11.

As the drain valve 12, it is preferable to use a solenoid valve or the like whose opening and closing operations can be controlled by the control of a control unit 90 to be described later.

And, as described above, in order to measure the degree of contamination of the water contained in the drinking water tank 10, a turbidity measuring pipe 15 is provided on one side of the drinking water tank 10. As shown in FIG. 2, the turbidity The measuring pipe 15 is formed such that its upper and lower ends communicate with the space inside the drinking water tank 10, and a turbidity sensor 16 is installed below the turbidity measuring pipe 15.

The turbidity sensor 16 is a sensor used to measure the contamination level of the water contained in the drinking water tank 10 .

The word turbid means that it contains suspended matter that hinders the passage of light or limits visual depth. Turbidity is a water quality indicator that indicates the degree of cloudiness of water. Nephelometry, which optically measures the degree of scattering by suspended matter by incident light, is used. As a unit of turbidity, Nephelometry - Turbidity - Unit (NTU) is generally used. used

In this embodiment, DFRobot's analog turbidity sensor SEN0189 was used as the turbidity sensor 16.

The control unit 90 is a component that functions to control the opening and closing operation of the drain valve 12, and is installed in the installation space 21 of the control unit 90 formed on the front of the water supply body 20.

The control unit 90 uses the signal input from the turbidity sensor 16 to, if the contamination level of the water contained inside the drinking water tank 10 is above a certain level, the inside of the drinking water tank 10 through the drain pipe 11. The drain valve 12 is opened so that water and foreign substances contained therein are discharged.

However, even if the contamination level of the water contained inside the drinking tank 10 is above a certain level, if the livestock discharges the water contained inside the drinking tank 10 while drinking the water contained inside the drinking tank 10, the livestock is surprised. It is preferable not to open the drain valve 12 within a predetermined time from the time when the value of the livestock detection sensor 50 is detected as a high value (HIGH).

Therefore, the control unit 90 detects that the contamination level of the water contained in the drinking water tank 10 measured by the turbidity sensor 16 is above a certain level and the value of the livestock detection sensor 50 is high (HIGH). If it is not within a predetermined time from the set time, the drain valve 12 is opened to discharge water and foreign substances contained in the drinking water tank 10.

When the drain valve 12 is opened, the amount of water supplied into the drinking water tank 10 is smaller than the amount of water discharged through the drain pipe 11, and the water contained in the drinking water tank 10 as a whole is drained through the drain pipe 11. ), water is sprayed through the water supply nozzle 33 to remove foreign substances attached to the surface of the drinking water tank 10, so that no separate cleaning is required.

Then, after opening the drain valve 12 for a certain period of time, the control unit 90 closes the drain valve 12 again so that new water can be contained in the drinking water tank 10 .

In addition to the advantage of minimizing the number of times of internal cleaning, even if the water in the drinking tank 10 is contaminated by foreign substances such as feed that have been in the mouth while the livestock is drinking water, the drinking water tank 10 If the contamination level of the water is above a certain level, the water and foreign substances contained in the drinking water tank 10 are automatically discharged by the control unit 90, and then new water is added again, so that the user can use the automatic cleaning smart Time and labor to be administered for the management of the water drinker 1 can be minimized.

Therefore, in the extreme, even if the user cannot come to the barn for more than a few days, the drinking water tank 10 controls the operation of the water supply valve 31 and the drain valve 12 according to the signal of the control unit 90 to clean water. And water can be easily supplied, and the occurrence of sphagnum moss caused by foreign substances in the water can be suppressed and the water quality of the water contained inside the drinking water tank 10 that livestock can drink can be kept clear, according to the present invention The self-cleaning smart waterer (1) has the advantage of maintaining minimum functions.

At this time, in the heater 70, a passage groove 71 through which the drain pipe 11 can pass is cut on one side, and a curved portion 73 is formed corresponding to the curved shape formed on the bottom surface of the drinking water tank 10. desirable.

Accordingly, as described above, the control unit 90 determines that the degree of contamination of the water contained in the drinking water tank 10 measured by the turbidity sensor 16 is above a certain level and the value of the livestock detection sensor 50 is high. If it is not within a predetermined time from the time detected by the (HIGH) value, the drain valve 12 is opened to discharge water and foreign substances contained in the drinking water tank 10, and the temperature of the water stored in the drinking water tank 10 is increased. The operation of the heater 70 is controlled to reach a temperature input by a user or a predetermined temperature.

In another embodiment, the automatic cleaning smart waterer 1 according to the present invention has a transparent cover 80 installed on the front of the installation space 21 of the control unit 90 and the installation space 21 of the control unit 90 as described above. ), and at least one of a temperature control unit, a temperature display unit, a heater 70 operation lamp, and an earth leakage breaker and the control unit 90 may be installed in the installation space 21 of the control unit 90.

As described above, the transparent cover 80 is coupled to the water supply body 20 by a hinge so as to be rotatable upward on the front portion of the installation space 21 of the control unit 90, and the user can move the transparent cover 80 upward It is possible to operate the temperature control unit or earth leakage breaker by lifting it or check whether the control unit 90 is normally operating, and water or foreign substances flowing down during the process of livestock drinking water penetrate into the installation space 21 of the control unit 90. It is installed in order to more reliably prevent the failure of the temperature control unit, the temperature display unit, the heater 70 operation lamp, the earth leakage breaker or the control unit 90 in the installation space 21 of the control unit 90.

In addition, the contamination level (turbidity) of the water contained in the drinking tank 10 is measured, and if the contamination level is higher than a certain level and the livestock eating the water contained in the drinking tank 10 is not detected, the drain valve 12 is opened. By automatically discharging the contaminated water contained in the drinking water tank 10 along with foreign substances and putting clean water back into the drinking water tank 10, even in the absence of a manager, the inside of the drinking water tank 10 is automatically minimized. There are advantages of being able to provide an automatic cleaning smart water drinker capable of discharging foreign substances, preventing the occurrence of diseases in livestock, and minimizing the labor required for managers to clean the automatic cleaning smart water drinker.

The terms and words used in the present specification and claims described above should not be construed as being limited to ordinary or dictionary meanings, and the present inventors appropriately use the concept of terms in order to describe their invention in the best way. It should be interpreted as a meaning and concept consistent with the technical spirit of the present invention based on the principle that it can be defined in the following way.

Therefore, the configurations shown in the drawings and embodiments described in this specification are only one of the most preferred embodiments of the present invention, and do not represent all of the technical ideas of the present invention, so they can be replaced at the time of the present application. It should be understood that there may be many equivalents and variations.

1: automatic cleaning smart waterer 10: drinking water tank
11: drain pipe 12: drain valve
15: turbidity measuring pipe 16: turbidity sensor
20: water supply body 21: installation space
30: water supply pipe 31: water supply valve
33: water supply nozzle 50: livestock detection sensor
60: temperature sensor 70: heater
71: through groove 73: curved portion
75: terminal 80: transparent cover
90: control unit

Claims (4)

a drinking water tank (10) having an open upper portion to contain water and to provide water to livestock;
a water supply body 20 in which the drinking water tank 10 is seated and having an installation space 21 therein;
a heater 70 provided on the bottom of the drinking water tank 10 to heat the water accommodated in the drinking water tank 10;
a temperature sensor 60 provided on one side of the drinking water tank 10 to sense the temperature of the water accommodated in the drinking water tank 10;
a drain pipe 11 provided in the installation space 21 and connected to a pipe to the drinking water tank 10 and having a drain valve 12 for selectively draining water from the drinking water tank 10 to the outside;
a water supply pipe (30) provided in the installation space (21) and simultaneously connected to the drinking water tank (10) and having a water supply valve (31) for selectively supplying water to the drinking water tank (10);
Automatic cleaning smart waterer, characterized in that it comprises a water supply nozzle (33) of a fountain method in a radial direction to supply water to the water supply pipe (30) located in the drinking water tank (10).
The method of claim 1,
a livestock detection sensor 50 installed on the front or rear part of the water drinker body 20 to detect an animal motion emitting infrared rays;
a turbidity measuring pipe 15 for bypass connecting the upper and lower ends of the drinking water tank 10;
a turbidity sensor 16 provided in the turbidity measuring pipe 15 to measure the turbidity of the drinking water tank 10;
Including a control unit 90 for controlling the opening and closing operations of the drainage valve 12 and the water supply valve 31 according to signals from the livestock detection sensor 50, turbidity detection sensor 16, and temperature sensor 60 Auto-cleaning smart waterer.
The method of claim 1,
On the front of the water supply body 20,
A transparent cover 80 is further provided to visually check the temperature control unit of the control unit 90, the temperature display unit, the operation lamp of the heater 70, and the earth leakage breaker installed in the installation space 21 of the water supply body 20. Automatic cleaning smart waterer, characterized in that.
The method of claim 1,
The heater 70,
A passage groove 71 through which the drain pipe 11 can pass is cut on one side,
Automatic cleaning smart water supply, characterized in that the curved portion 73 is formed corresponding to the curved shape formed on the bottom surface of the drinking water tank (10).