PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an automatic feeder with a mixing function, which is moved to the front of cattle, weighs a coarse feed and a concentrate feed for each cattle one by one just before feeding, mixes the feeds in an optimal ratio and feeds the cattle.SOLUTION: The automatic feeder 11 with a mixing function includes a coarse feed sending apparatus 13 for sending the coarse feed 12, a coarse feed discharge amount regulator 14 for regulating the discharge amount of the coarse feed 12, a concentrate feed unloading auger 16 for regulating the discharged amount of the concentrate feed 15, a mixing unit 17 for mixing the fed coarse feed and concentrate feed, a weighing apparatus 18 for weighing the total weight of the coarse feed and the concentrate feed fed to the mixing unit 17 or weighing the weight of the coarse feed, a feeding means 19 for feeding the mixed coarse feed 12 and concentrate feed 15 and further a control means for controlling the coarse feed sending apparatus 13, the coarse feed discharge amount regulator 14, the concentrate feed unloading auger 16, the mixing unit 17, the weighing apparatus 18 and the feeding means 19.COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT【課題】給餌機を牛の前まで移動させ、給餌直前に牛毎に一頭ずつ粗飼料と濃厚飼料とを計量し、最適な比率で混合し給餌することができる混合機能付き自動給餌機を提供する。【解決手段】粗飼料12を送り出す粗飼料送り装置13と、粗飼料12の排出量を調整する粗飼料排出量調整装置14と、濃厚飼料15の排出量を調整する濃厚飼料排出オーガー16と、投入された粗飼料と濃厚飼料とを混合するミキシングユニット17と、ミキシングユニット17に投入された粗飼料と濃厚飼料との合計重量、又は、粗飼料の重量を計量する計量装置18と、混合された粗飼料12と濃厚飼料15とを給餌する給餌手段19とを備え、更に、前記粗飼料送り装置13、粗飼料排出量調整装置14、濃厚飼料排出オーガー16、ミキシングユニット17、計量装置18及び給餌手段19を制御する制御手段を備えた混合機能付き自動給餌機11を提供する。【選択図】図1
