SELF-CLEANING WATER TROUGH FOR LIVESTOCK CAPABLE OF VIBRATING A WATER TROUGH, DRAINING WATER IN THE WATER TROUGH, AND CHARGING FRESH WATER PERIODICALLY

摘要

PURPOSE: A self-cleaning water trough for livestock is provided to clean surroundings of a drainage hole by using fresh water supplied to a water tank before draining or right after draining.;CONSTITUTION: A self-cleaning water trough comprises a water tank(100), a vibrating unit(200), a water pipe(400), a cleaning tube(500), and a controller. The water tank consists of supplying area and collecting area. The floor of the supplying is inclined, and the floor of the collecting area is flat lower than incline of the supplying area. On flat side of the collecting area, a drainage hole is formed. the vibrating unit is mounted to the water tank in order to vibrate the water tank. The water pipe is installed beside the supplying area in order to supply water to the water tank. The cleaning tube is insert-installed in the collecting area. The controller separately controls the operation of the vibrating means, a draining unit, and a supplying unit.;COPYRIGHT KIPO 2012