Disclosure of Invention
Aiming at various defects in the prior art, in order to solve the problems, the chain type precise quantitative feeding equipment for the breeding hens raised in cages is provided. The invention provides the following technical scheme:
the utility model provides an accurate ration feeding equipment of chain formula for breeding chicken in cages, is including setting up the workbin that is used for the automatic defeated material chain feed mechanism of material, corresponds every layer of cage body trough setting in the trough, is used for the defeated material mechanism of the defeated material of feed box ration and is used for storing the material tower of fodder, and every workbin top all sets up solitary material mouth that connects, the material tower is carried the fodder ration to the difference through defeated material mechanism and is connect the material mouth, the workbin passes through chain feed mechanism and releases the fodder ration to the trough in, the trough top is provided with the dam device when being used for controlling feeding.
Furthermore, the material blocking device comprises a material blocking pipe arranged on the trough, a lifting device connected with the material blocking pipe and used for driving the material blocking pipe to lift and a guide support piece used for guiding the falling position of the material blocking pipe in the trough, wherein the guide support piece is fixed on the inner wall of the trough, the material blocking pipe is connected with the lifting device through a steel wire rope, and the lifting device pulls the steel wire rope to move back and forth to enable the steel wire rope to drive the material blocking pipe to lift so as to realize the material blocking of the material blocking pipe on the trough.
Furthermore, elevating gear includes the rotating electrical machines, is fixed in the spool of rotating electrical machines output shaft tip, is used for changing the pulley of wire rope trend and is used for the spacing eyebolt who promotes the fender material pipe, eyebolt is provided with a plurality ofly, and every keeps off the material pipe and passes the whole lift that realizes keeping off the material pipe of corresponding eyebolt respectively through a plurality of wire ropes.
Further, the material blocking pipe is set to be different in diameter and size based on the sex of breeding hens.
Further, the chain type feeding mechanism comprises a trough material line for conveying the feed, a chain wheel for driving the trough material line to operate and a material line drive for driving the chain wheel to rotate.
Further, the workbin is including the stock chest that is used for temporary storage fodder, the upper and lower opening of stock chest, the lower opening department of stock chest is provided with the thick adjusting device of material that is used for injecing the load, thick adjusting device of material sets up in chain feed mechanism's discharge end.
Furthermore, the lower opening of the storage tank is provided with an anti-overflow mechanism, and the anti-overflow mechanism is arranged at the feed end of the chain type feeding mechanism.
Furthermore, defeated material mechanism is including the main stockline that is used for connecting material tower and workbin, set up the weighing device on the main stockline and set up in the electronic blanking valve of main stockline discharge end, electronic blanking valve is provided with a plurality ofly, and every electronic blanking valve corresponds the difference respectively and connects the material mouth.
Further, the weigher comprises a rack, wherein a weighing mechanism for receiving and quantitatively weighing the feed, a conveying adapter for conveying the feed to a stockline, and a transition bin for connecting the weighing mechanism and the conveying adapter are fixed on the rack.
Further, the weighing mechanism is including the storehouse of weighing that is used for keeping in the fodder, the subassembly of weighing that is used for responding to weight, the switch module that is used for realizing weighing storehouse bottom and opens and shuts and be used for controlling the link assembly that the switch module opened and shut, the switch module is fixed in the storehouse bottom of weighing, link assembly is fixed in the switch module side.
Has the advantages that:
1. the feed in the feed tower is quantitatively conveyed into each feed box through the material conveying mechanism by arranging the material receiving port on each feed box independently, the feed is quantitatively fed to the feed box corresponding to one material receiving port only by each feeding, and the precise quantitative feeding of the chickens is realized by the uniform feeding of the chain type feeding mechanism and the control of the feeding time of the material blocking device;
2. by arranging the electric blanking valve, the precise control of the control system on the material beating is realized, and the automation degree of feeding equipment and the quantitative material discharging of each layer of the trough are improved;
3. the feed intake time of the chickens is controlled by arranging the material blocking device, and the feed box feed can be uniformly paved in the whole trough by matching with the material thickness adjusting device, so that the feed is quantitatively conveyed, and the feed intake of the breeding chickens is accurately controlled;
4. the overflow prevention mechanism is arranged in the feed box, so that the excessive thick feed brought by a feed line is prevented from overflowing, the feed is prevented from being wasted, and the environment is prevented from being polluted;
5. through set up weighing sensor in the storehouse both sides of weighing, convenient accurate weighing falls into the material in the storehouse of weighing, set up switch module and link assembly bottom the storehouse of weighing, through link assembly control switch module, the accumulation and the release of the interior material of storehouse of conveniently controlling weighing, and switch module can instantaneously accomplish the action of opening and shutting, the overall process relies on the automatic realization of mechanics structure, the complicated cooperation and the energy of multicomponent when avoiding traditional motor control switch are extravagant, and through the sealed setting of box with weighing machine structure, avoid the material raise dust to influence the sensitivity of weighing.
Drawings
FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of a chain type precise quantitative feeding device for breeding hens raised in cages according to an embodiment of the invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a part of the structure of a material box and a material receiving port in the embodiment of the invention;
FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a material thickness adjusting device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 4 is a schematic structural view of a material blocking device in the embodiment of the invention;
FIG. 5 is a schematic structural view of a trough portion of a material blocking device in an embodiment of the invention;
FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a bottom part of the material box in a cross section according to an embodiment of the invention;
FIG. 7 is a schematic view showing a part of the structure of a chain type feeding mechanism in the embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 8 is a schematic perspective view of a weighing device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 9 is a front view of a weighing apparatus in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of a right side view of the weighing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 11 is a schematic perspective view of a weighing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 12 is a schematic perspective view of a weighing mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 13 is a schematic front view of a weighing mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 14 is a schematic bottom view of the weighing mechanism in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 15 is a schematic view of the mating structure of the switch assembly and linkage assembly in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 16 is a partial schematic view of the trough, dam tube and guide support in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 17 is a side view of the trough, the striker tube and the guide support in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;
in the drawings: 101. a trough stockline; 102. a sprocket; 103. driving a material line; 201. a material blocking pipe; 202. a wire rope; 203. a rotating electric machine; 204. a reel; 205. a pulley; 206. a lifting eye screw; 207. a guide support; 300. a material box; 301. a storage tank; 302. a material thickness adjusting device; 303. an anti-flash mechanism; 304. an observation window; 400. a weighing device; 401. a weighing bin; 402. a weighing bin flange; 403. a switch plate; 404. supporting a vertical plate; 405. a first hinge member; 406. a weight lever; 407. a first fastener; 408. a first link; 409. a second link; 410. a second hinge member; 411. an electromagnetic push rod; 412. a guide seat; 413. a guide hole; 414. a third hinge member; 415. a second fastener; 416. a frame; 417. a box body; 418. a transfer adapter; 419. a transition bin; 420. a support beam; 421. a weighing sensor; 422. a weighing fixing plate; 423. overhauling the cover plate; 500. an electric blanking valve; 600. a main stockline; 700. a material tower; 800. a trough.
Detailed Description
In order to make the technical solutions of the present invention better understood, the following description of the technical solutions of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings of the present invention is made clearly and completely, and other similar embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art without any creative effort based on the embodiments in the present application shall fall within the protection scope of the present application. In addition, directional terms such as "upper", "lower", "left", "right", etc. in the following embodiments are directions with reference to the drawings only, and thus, the directional terms are used for illustrating the present invention and not for limiting the present invention.
As shown in fig. 1-17, a chain type accurate quantitative feeding device for breeding hens in cages comprises a chain type feeding mechanism arranged in a trough 800 and used for automatically conveying materials, a material tank 300 corresponding to the arrangement of each layer of the cage body trough 800, a material conveying mechanism used for quantitatively conveying the materials in the material tank 300 and a material tower 700 used for storing the materials, wherein an independent material receiving port is arranged at the top of each material tank 300, the material tower 700 conveys the materials to different material receiving ports through the material conveying mechanism in a quantitative mode, the material tank 300 releases the materials to the trough 800 through the chain type feeding mechanism in a quantitative mode, and a material blocking device used for controlling the feeding time length is arranged above the trough 800. Through setting up every workbin 300 alone and connecing the material mouth, make the fodder in the material tower 700 carry to each workbin 300 in through defeated material mechanism ration, beat at every turn and expect only to one workbin 300 ration that connects the material mouth to correspond, the accurate ration of feeding to the chicken is realized to the even blowing of chain feed mechanism and the control of the time of food intake of dam device to rethread.
Further, the material blocking device comprises a material blocking pipe 201 arranged on the trough 800, a lifting device connected with the material blocking pipe 201 and used for driving the material blocking pipe 201 to lift, and a guiding support piece 207 used for guiding the falling position of the material blocking pipe 201 in the trough 800, wherein the guiding support piece 207 is fixed on the inner wall of the trough 800, the material blocking pipe 201 is connected with the lifting device through a steel wire rope 202, and the lifting device pulls the steel wire rope 202 to move back and forth to enable the steel wire rope 202 to drive the material blocking pipe 201 to lift so as to block the material of the material blocking pipe 201 on the trough 800. The guide support member 207 is a sheet structure and is fixed on the inner wall of the crib 800 through an eyebolt 206 and used for guiding the falling position of the material blocking pipe 201, the bottom of the guide support member 207 protrudes and folds to form a triangular structure and used for limiting the falling height of the material blocking pipe 201, and the material blocking pipe 201 is prevented from falling to a low contact material line when the steel wire rope suspended on the material blocking pipe 201 is not well adjusted, so that faults are caused.
Further, the lifting device comprises a rotating motor 203, a reel 204 fixed at the end of an output shaft of the rotating motor 203, a pulley 205 used for changing the trend of the steel wire rope 202, and a plurality of lifting bolts 206 used for limiting and lifting the material blocking pipe 201, wherein the plurality of lifting bolts 206 are arranged, and each material blocking pipe 201 passes through the corresponding lifting bolt 206 through the plurality of steel wire ropes 202 to realize the integral lifting of the material blocking pipe 201. Because the process of pulling material blocking pipe 201 needs constantly to rub wire rope 202, consequently wire rope 202 connected in eyebolt 206 department sets up the great thick steel wire of diameter usually, and the friction is less in other places, only need set up thin steel wire can to reduce equipment cost on the basis of guaranteeing normal operating, reduce the maintenance cost. The lifting eye screw 206 is arranged at each group (generally 1.6m) and used as a fixed point for lifting the material blocking pipe 201, a 5mm steel wire penetrates through the lifting eye screw 206, the front end of the steel wire is connected with a 2mm steel wire rope 202, the steel wire rope 202 is connected to a reel 204 in a steering mode through a pulley 205, a motor of the reel 204 rotates to pull the 5mm steel wire to move back and forth, and the material blocking pipe 201 is fixed on the 5mm steel wire through a thin steel wire rope 202 and moves back and forth along with the 5mm steel wire to drive the material.
Further, the material blocking pipe 201 is set to have different diameter sizes based on the sex of the breeding hens. Hen uses the material pipe 201 that keeps off of diameter 50mm, and cock is first big, consequently needs great trough 800 feeding space, so keeps off material pipe 201 and need not set up very big, and is preferred, and cock uses the material pipe 201 that keeps off of diameter 40 mm.
Further, the chain type feeding mechanism comprises a trough line 101 for conveying the fodder, a chain wheel 102 for driving the trough line 101 to operate, and a line drive 103 for driving the chain wheel 102 to rotate. The stockline driver 103 is positioned on the front end trough and opposite to the feed box, and is driven by a speed reducing motor to drive a chain wheel to drive the whole stockline to circularly run. The chain wheel 102 is driven to rotate by the material line driving 103, so that the lower part of the chain wheel 102 is driven to be in transmission with the groove material line 101 in a tooth joint manner, the feed contained on the groove material line 101 synchronously moves along with the groove material line 101, and the feeding process from the feed box 300 to the feeding trough 800 is completed.
Further, the feed box 300 comprises a storage tank 301 for temporarily storing feed, the storage tank 301 is opened at the upper and lower ends, a material thickness adjusting device 302 for limiting the discharge amount is arranged at the lower opening of the storage tank 301, and the material thickness adjusting device 302 is arranged at the discharge end of the chain type feeding mechanism. The material thickness adjusting device 302 comprises a material thickness adjusting plate and a lifting assembly used for lifting the material thickness adjusting plate, the adjusting plate is provided with scales, the discharging thickness can be adjusted, the feed of the feed box 300 can be guaranteed to be uniformly paved on the whole trough 800, and therefore the same feed amount can be obtained by the chickens at different positions in the cage.
Further, the lower opening of the storage tank 301 is provided with an anti-overflow mechanism 303, and the anti-overflow mechanism 303 is arranged at the feed end of the chain type feeding mechanism. Chain feed mechanism's feed end is equipped with anti-overflow material mechanism 303, if the fodder that brings after trough material line 101 rotated the round is too thick, can be at workbin entrance flash, this anti-overflow material mechanism 303 is trough material line 101 driven anti-overflow material sprocket, has the tooth on it, moves along with trough material line 101, can be with the leading-in workbin 300 of unnecessary fodder fast, prevents that the too thick fodder that trough material line 101 brought from leading to extravagant fodder, polluted environment at this flash. Be provided with a plurality of observation windows 304 near chain feed mechanism department in the workbin 300 below outside for whether feed volume and have the jam condition of piling up in the storage silo 301 are observed to the convenience, detachable design, in case the workbin gets into foreign matter or putty, convenient clearance.
Further, defeated material mechanism is including the major ingredient line 600 that is used for connecting material tower 700 and workbin 300, set up weighing device 400 on major ingredient line 600 and set up in the electronic blanking valve 500 of major ingredient line 600 discharge end, be provided with in the major ingredient line 600 and be used for driving the spring auger of fodder conveying defeated material, the defeated material of spiral shell commentaries on classics, the defeated material of plug dish at least one kind in the defeated material, electronic blanking valve 500 is provided with a plurality ofly, and every electronic blanking valve 500 corresponds the difference respectively and connects the material mouth. The main stockline 600 is divided into a front section stockline and a rear section stockline, the front section stockline and the rear section stockline are connected through a weighing device 400, feed in the material tower 700 is firstly conveyed into the weighing device 400 through the front section stockline, the weighing device 400 weighs and quantitatively releases the feed with preset weight to the rear section stockline, an electric blanking valve 500 arranged on the rear section stockline is sequentially opened one by one according to an instruction of a controller, an electric blanking valve 500 is opened corresponding to the feed weighed at each time, the rear section stockline completely puts the feed weighed into a corresponding receiving port through the opened electric blanking valve 500, and therefore quantitative feeding of each material box 300 is achieved. An independent corresponding electric blanking valve 500 is arranged on the main material line 600 above the feeding port of each material box 300, the opening and closing sequence of the electric switch is controlled through a set of control program, and the weighed material quantity is guaranteed to be completely pumped into the designated material box 300. The feed amount of each feed box 300 is determined according to the number of the chickens raised on the layer, and the feed in the feed box 300 is emptied in each feeding. The running time of all stocklines and the lifting time of the material blocking pipe 201 are controlled by a set of control program, and the material blocking pipe can run automatically at regular time.
Further, the weighing device 400 comprises a frame 416, and a weighing mechanism for receiving and quantitatively weighing the fodder, a conveying adapter 418 for conveying the fodder to the stockline, and a transition bin 419 for connecting the weighing mechanism and the conveying adapter 418 are fixed on the frame 416. The fodder falls into weighing machine from weighing machine structure top in to the buffer memory in weighing machine structure, until reaching behind the predetermined standard weight, weighing machine structure release fodder to transition storehouse 419, and transition storehouse 419 is hopper-shaped, collects the fodder to carrying in adapter 418, and then carries to the back end stockline that needs the ration feed, and transition storehouse 419 plays the effect of buffer memory fodder simultaneously.
Further, the weighing mechanism is including the storehouse 401 of weighing that is used for keeping in the fodder in temporary storage, the subassembly of weighing that is used for the response weight, be used for realizing the switch module that the storehouse 401 bottom of weighing opened and shut and be used for controlling the link assembly that the switch module opened and shut, the switch module is fixed in the storehouse 401 bottom of weighing, link assembly is fixed in the switch module side. Storehouse 401 of weighing is penetrating from top to bottom set up, sets up switch module and link assembly in storehouse 401 bottom of weighing, through link assembly control switch module, conveniently controls the accumulation and the release of the interior fodder of storehouse 401 of weighing to switch module can instantaneously accomplish the action of opening and shutting, and the overall process relies on the automatic realization of mechanics structure, and the complicated cooperation and the energy of multicomponent when avoiding traditional motor control switch are extravagant. Further, the weighing assembly comprises a supporting beam 420 fixed on the frame 416, a weighing sensor 421 fixed on the supporting beam 420, and a weighing fixing plate 422 fixed on the outer wall of the weighing compartment 401, wherein the weighing compartment 401 is fixed on the weighing sensor 421 through the weighing fixing plate 422. Supporting beam 420 is used for supporting storehouse 401 and the switch module and the link assembly that link to each other with storehouse 401 weigh, supporting beam 420 all has the setting in the front and back side of storehouse 401 of weighing, it is provided with weighing sensor 421 respectively to correspond the preceding rear side in storehouse 401 of weighing, the outside extension of fixed plate 422 that weighs that corresponds weighing sensor 421 position forms the ear of weighing, both sides are weighed the ear and are fixed in on weighing sensor 421, when the fodder falls into storehouse 401 of weighing, because bottom switch module's the blocking makes the fodder can be in storehouse 401 of weighing the accumulation, and receive the monitoring of weighing sensor 421 of storehouse 401 both sides on supporting beam 420 of weighing, both sides weighing sensor 421 balance sets up, and then ensure the accuracy of weighing. Further, a box 417 is fixed to the frame 416, and a support beam 420 is fixed to the box 417. Box 417 covers the whole weighing mechanism, avoid fodder raise dust weighing sensor 421, precision parts such as electromagnetic push rod 411 produce the influence, it is equipped with the access panel to correspond the link assembly position on box 417, be connected with maintenance cover plate 423 through the fastener is detachable on the access panel, because link assembly belongs to movable assembly, unusual situation can appear in the difficult meeting of long-time operation in-process, set up the access panel and can conveniently look over or overhaul link assembly fast under the condition of not dismantling box 417. The frame 416 further comprises a transition bin 419 supporting frame for supporting the transition bin 419, and the bottom of the transition bin 419 is fixed on the transition bin 419 supporting frame. Further, the bottom of the weighing bin 401 is fixedly connected with a weighing bin flange 402 through a first fastener 407, and the switch assembly is hinged on the weighing bin flange 402. The storehouse flange 402 central authorities of weighing are equipped with hollow go-between, go-between size cooperation storehouse 401 bottom external diameter design of weighing, the circumference array has a plurality of mounting holes on the go-between, bolt fastening passes the mounting hole with go-between and the 401 section of thick bamboo wall fixed connection of weighing, go-between bottom fixed welding has the horizontally fixed plate, both sides are provided with the protruding edge of buckling down the extension around the fixed plate for fixed connection switch subassembly and link assembly. Further, the switch components are arranged in a bilateral symmetry mode and comprise two switch boards 403 which are formed by splicing left and right, two ends of each switch board 403 are fixedly connected to two supporting vertical boards 404 respectively, and the supporting vertical boards 404 are hinged to the side faces of the weighing bin flanges 402 through first hinge parts 405. The two supporting vertical plates 404 are oppositely arranged on the front side and the rear side of the fixing plate and hinged to the convex edges on the two sides of the fixing plate through first hinges 405, the supporting vertical plates 404 are arranged to be of a triangular structure, and a triangular abdicating space is formed between the two opposite supporting vertical plates 404. Further, a weight rod 406 is disposed outside the switch plate 403, and the weight rod 406 is fixed to the supporting vertical plate 404 by a second fastener 415. The weight rods 406 are located on the left side and the right side of the fixing plate and are respectively fixed on the supporting vertical plates 404 on the two sides through second fasteners 415, preferably, the fixing positions of the weight rods 406 are lower than the vertical height of the first hinge joint 405, and the distance from the weight rods 406 to the first hinge joint 405 is smaller than the distance from the first hinge joint 405 to the opening and closing position of the switch plate 403, so that under the action of normal gravity, no external force is needed, and the automatic closing state of the switch plates 403 on the two sides can be realized only by the action of the weight rods 406 on the two sides. Further, the connecting rod assembly comprises a first connecting rod 408 and a second connecting rod 409, one ends of which are hinged to each other, the first connecting rod 408 and the second connecting rod 409 are hinged through a second hinge 410, and the other ends of the first connecting rod 408 and the second connecting rod 409 are hinged to the supporting vertical plates 404 on the two sides through third hinges 414 respectively. Under the closed state of the switch board 403, the first connecting rod 408 and the second connecting rod 409 are both in horizontal positions, so that the hinged connection of the supporting vertical boards 404 on the left and right sides is just realized, and the second hinged parts 410 are arranged at the middle positions of the first connecting rod 408 and the second connecting rod 409, so that the balance of the supporting vertical boards 404 on the two sides is conveniently damaged through external force, and the open state of the switch board 403 is realized. Further, an electromagnetic push rod 411 for pushing the second hinge 410 to move upwards is arranged right below the second hinge 410, and the electromagnetic push rod 411 is fixed on the side surface of the weighing bin flange 402. The electromagnetic push rod 411 is disposed directly below the first link 408 and the second link 409, preferably directly below the second hinge 410, so that only a small pushing force is required to break the balance between the first link 408 and the second link 409, so that the first link 408 and the second link 409 are relatively rotated, thereby achieving the open state of the switch board 403. The electromagnetic push rod 411 is controlled by a signal, the push rod can break the balance between the first connecting rod 408 and the second connecting rod 409 only by applying a small force, at the moment, the switch plate 403 is continuously opened under the action of the gravity of the feed without applying an external force additionally, and after the feed is released, the switch plate 403 automatically returns to the original position under the action of the gravity of the balance weight rods 406 on the two sides, so that the structure can realize the effects of automatic control of the switch plate 403 and energy loss saving. Further, a guide seat 412 is fixed between the weighing bin flange 402 and the weighing bin 401, a guide hole 413 is formed in the guide seat 412, and the first connecting rod 408 or the second connecting rod 409 penetrates through the guide hole 413. The guide seat 412 is a long strip of L-shape, the guide hole 413 is a long strip hole formed on one side of the plate surface, and the other side of the plate surface is used for supporting and fixing the guide seat 412. The guide hole 413 also plays a limiting role, and the phenomenon that the switch board 403 is overturned excessively due to the fact that the first connecting rod 408 or the second connecting rod 409 is hinged excessively is avoided. Further, a guide seat 412 is vertically fixed between the weighing bin flange 402 and the weighing bin 401, a semicircular cushion pad for buffering a connecting rod is fixed on the guide seat 412, and the semicircular cushion pad is fixed below the guide hole 413. The guide holder 412 is vertically fixed, so that the first connecting rod 408 or the second connecting rod 409 passing through the guide hole 413 on the guide holder 412 moves up and down along the vertical direction, and the phenomenon of material deviation and leakage caused by loosening of a hinged part is avoided. Further, a rubber strip for buffer sealing is fixed on the switch board 403. The rubber strips are fixed to the front and rear sides of the switch plate 403, and cushion the impact force between the switch plate 403 and other components when closed. Furthermore, the left and right splicing parts of the two switch boards 403 are provided with bending boards extending downwards. The sealed degree of concatenation department about two switch boards 403 can be guaranteed to the board of bending, plays the effect of mutual butt when two switch boards 403 are closed, avoids leaking the material condition and takes place.
It will be evident to those skilled in the art that the invention is not limited to the details of the foregoing illustrative embodiments, and that the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential attributes thereof. The present embodiments are therefore to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the invention being indicated by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description, and all changes which come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are therefore intended to be embraced therein.
The present invention has been described in detail, and it should be understood that the detailed description and specific examples, while indicating the preferred embodiment of the invention, are intended for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.