KR102370693B1 - Apparatus for sorting of insects - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a device for inducing and collecting insects, capable of: being arranged inside a breeding tray in which a larva, a caterpillar, a pupa, and an imago are bred together; separately breeding the only insects in the breeding tray at an appropriate time by inducing only insects with relatively high activity and separately collecting the insects; and preventing productivity degradation caused by allowing the insects to eat the larva, the caterpillar, and the pupa. Even though conventional manual work for selecting the insects in the breeding tray is excluded, the device sufficiently facilitates separation breeding of the insects, thereby significantly improving productivity and work efficiency in mass production of edible insects, and securing high profitability by reducing manpower applied to insect breeding. The present invention comprises: a case; and a plurality of inducing units.

Description

Adult trapping device {Apparatus for sorting of insects}

The present invention relates to an adult attracting and collecting device, and more specifically, larvae, larvae, pupae, adults, etc. are arranged inside a breeding tray where they are being reared in a mixed manner, and only adults with relatively high activity are attracted and separately collected in the breeding tray. By making it possible to separate and rearing only adults at an appropriate time, it is possible to prevent the problem of productivity degradation caused by adult insects eating larvae, larvae, pupae, etc. It relates to a device for attracting adult insects that can significantly improve productivity and work efficiency in mass production of edible insects by sufficiently enabling separate breeding, reduce manpower input for breeding insects, and ensure high profitability.

Edible insects are mainly distributed in Japan, the People's Republic of China, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam, and grasshoppers and pupae are mainly used for food in Korea.

In the meantime, by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety in 2014, brown mealworm larvae were recognized as food raw materials, and these brown mealworm larvae were each called 'Gosoae' through a nickname contest. has been acknowledged

In particular, in preparation for the fact that greenhouse gas emissions due to livestock industry account for 17% of global warming, edible insects are recognized for their eco-friendly value and their nutritional value is recognized as a future food resource.

Insect dishes are also trending in famous European and American restaurants, and it is also true that some religious countries avoid edible insects like beef or pork.

However, in developing countries where food security is not guaranteed, raising edible insects is attracting attention as a cost-effective solution.

Accordingly, recently, restaurants that sell foods such as cookies, macarons, and pasta have been created, and related scientific and technological research and development of recipes to reduce the disgust of edible insects and use them as food in daily life are in progress.

In addition, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), insects have a higher content of not only protein, but also minerals, vitamins, and fiber than beef. In addition, it can be said that the nutritional value is very large as a food with a higher content of unsaturated fatty acids than saturated fat.

In particular, edible insects are cold and warm animals and consume less energy to maintain body temperature, so they require a small amount of feed. Less land space required is also an advantage.

Therefore, it is reported that edible insects are of sufficient value as a future alternative food.

In general, edible insects are bred with larvae, pupae, larvae, and adults mixed in one breeding tray. Considering the spawning of adults, the worker expresses the adults as larvae (hereinafter, for convenience, larvae, pupae, and larvae are expressed as larvae) ) should be separated from

If the adults are not reared separately from the larvae at the appropriate time, the adults may eat the larvae, resulting in a problem of remarkably lowering productivity.

However, it is not physically easy to separate the larvae and adults mixed in one breeding tray from each other, and even if separated, a lot of labor is required because the place (or breeding room) to separate the adults or larvae has to be worked alternately. .

That is, it is urgent to develop an efficient mass breeding method that can consider productivity and work efficiency when mass-producing insects for edible use and, above all, reduce unnecessary manpower wastage.

Registered Patent 10-2188147

The present invention was created to solve the problems in the prior art in consideration of the problems, and larvae, larvae, pupae, adults, etc. are placed inside a breeding tray where they are being reared mixedly, and only adults with relatively high activity are attracted and reared by separately collecting them. It is possible to separate and rear only the adults in the tray at an appropriate time to prevent the problem of productivity degradation caused by the adult eating larvae, larvae, pupae, etc. The purpose of this is to provide a trapping device for attracting adults that can significantly improve productivity and work efficiency during mass production of edible insects by sufficiently enabling separate breeding of adults, reduce manpower input for breeding insects, and ensure high profitability. there is.

In addition, in breeding insects, without special selection, classification, separation, etc., it is a miniaturized and simplified structure to provide a trapping device for attracting adults that can efficiently attract and collect adults just by placing them inside a breeding tray. The purpose of this There is this.

The present invention is a means for achieving the above object, in an adult attracting and collecting device arranged inside a breeding tray in which larvae and adults are mixed to attract and collect adults, the case comprising: a case; and a plurality of attracting units mounted on the left and right sides and rear surfaces of the case to form a passage through which adults enter the case.

In addition, a collection drawer is provided detachably into the case through the open front surface of the case, and the left and right and rear surfaces of the case are characterized in that connection ports to which each of the plurality of attracting units are connected are formed through the case.

In addition, each of the plurality of inducers, the attraction tube made of a tube shape; an insertion rod extending from one end of the guiding tube and being inserted and fixed to the connection port; and a flange formed between the inducer tube and the insert.

In addition, an inlet is formed through the upper surface of the case, and the inlet is configured to be opened and closed by a screen.

In addition, the upper surface of the collection drawer is opened, and communication holes are formed through the connection ports corresponding to the left and right sides and rear surfaces.

The present invention is arranged inside a breeding tray in which larvae, larvae, pupae, and adults are mixed breeding, attracting only adults with relatively high activity and collecting them separately, so that only adults can be reared separately in the breeding tray at an appropriate time, so that adults are larvae , larvae, pupae, etc. are prevented, and the conventional manual work of individually selecting adults in the breeding tray is excluded. It provides the effect of greatly improving productivity and work efficiency, reducing the manpower input for breeding insects, and ensuring high profitability.

1 is a view showing the overall appearance of the adult lure trapping device according to the present invention.
Figure 2 is a view showing an exploded configuration of the adult lure trapping device according to the present invention.
3 is a view showing an inducer;
FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of part A shown in FIG. 3;
Figure 5 is a view showing one side of the adult lure trapping device according to the present invention.
6 is a view schematically showing a cross-sectional configuration based on the line AA shown in FIG.
7 is a view schematically showing a cross-sectional configuration based on the line BB shown in FIG.
FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of part A shown in FIG. 6;
9 is a view showing the use state of the adult lure trapping device according to the present invention is seated on the breeding tray.
10 is a view showing the use state of the adult lure trapping device to which the cutout is not applied is seated on the breeding tray.

Objects, features and advantages of the present invention described above will become more apparent through the following examples in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. The following specific structural or functional descriptions are only exemplified for the purpose of explaining the embodiments according to the concept of the present invention, and the embodiments according to the concept of the present invention may be implemented in various forms, and the implementation described herein It should not be construed as being limited to the examples.

Since the embodiment according to the concept of the present invention may have various changes and may have various forms, specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and described in detail herein. However, this is not intended to limit the embodiments according to the concept of the present invention to a specific disclosed form, and should be understood to include all modifications, equivalents, or substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention.

Terms such as first and/or second may be used to describe various elements, but the elements are not limited to the terms. The above terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from other components, for example, without departing from the scope of rights according to the concept of the present invention, a first component may be named as a second component, and similar The second component may also be referred to as the first component.

When a component is referred to as being “connected” or “connected” to another component, it may be directly connected or connected to the other component, but it is understood that other components may exist in between. it should be On the other hand, when it is said that a certain element is "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that no other element is present in the middle. Other expressions for describing the relationship between elements, that is, expressions such as "between" and "immediately between" or "adjacent to" and "directly adjacent to", should be interpreted similarly.

The terms used herein are used only to describe specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present invention. The singular expression includes the plural expression unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. As used herein, terms such as “comprise” or “have” are intended to designate the presence of an embodied feature, number, step, action, component, part, or combination thereof, and include one or more other features or numbers, It should be understood that the existence or addition of steps, operations, components, parts or combinations thereof is not precluded in advance.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical and scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Terms such as those defined in a commonly used dictionary should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning in the context of the related art, and should not be interpreted in an ideal or excessively formal meaning unless explicitly defined in the present specification. does not

The adult insect attracting and collecting device (hereinafter referred to as a collecting device) according to the present invention is arranged inside the breeding tray T in which larvae and adults are mixed, attracts only adults with relatively high activity levels, collects them separately, and breeds only the collecting device. By moving and discharging from the tray (T), it is possible to perform the sorting operation of the grown adults in the breeding tray (T) without relying on manual work one by one.

To this end, the collecting device may be largely defined as including a case 10 , an attracting unit 30 , and a collecting drawer 20 as shown in FIGS. 1 to 2 .

First, the case 10 is made in the form of a rectangular enclosure, and can accommodate the collection drawer 20 therein.

At this time, the front side of the case 10 is formed open to have a structure that allows the collection drawer 20 to be detachably operated inside the case 10 , and the left and right sides and rear surfaces of the case 10 that are not opened like the front side has a structure in which the connection port 11 to which the attracting part 30 is connected is formed through each.

That is, the attracting units 30 may be respectively coupled to the left and right sides and the rear side of the case 10 except for the front side.

An inlet 12 may be formed through the upper surface of the case 10 . Insect food, an attractant, etc. can be supplemented with the collection drawer 20 inside the case 10 through the inlet 12 .

When the collection drawer 20 is built in the case 10, when insect food, an attractant, etc. are inserted through the inlet 12, the injected insect food, attractant, etc. fall freely into the collection drawer 20 and the collection drawer ( 20) can be seated on the bottom surface.

That is, the convenience of use is greatly improved because insect food, an attractant, etc. can be supplemented into the case 10 without separately withdrawing the collection drawer 20 from the case 10 .

On the other hand, the screen 13 may be installed in the inlet 12 that is opened to create a closed atmosphere inside the case 10 .

Accordingly, the opened inlet 12 can be opened and closed by the screen 13 and can be opened by operating the screen 13 only when necessary.

In particular, the screen 13 has a structure that can open and close the inlet 12 by operating in a sliding door manner. For this, a hinge 16 is formed around the inlet 12, and the screen 13 It has a structure in which a hinge pin 17 axially coupled to the hinge 16 is formed on one side of the.

Accordingly, the user holds the handle 18 formed on the upper surface of the other side of the screen 13 and rotates the screen 13 without having to take out the collection drawer 20 to open the collection drawer 20 to open the inlet 12 . It can be opened and closed easily.

The screen 13 may be made of a transparent or translucent material so that the inside of the case 10 can be observed from the outside. A screen 13 may be used.

Next, the collection drawer 20 is exemplified in the form of a rectangular enclosure with an open upper surface to be accommodated inside the case 10, and a handle 21 for gripping when the collection drawer 20 is pulled out may be formed on the front side. there is.

Guide grooves 23 may be recessed in the left and right sides of the collection drawer 20 along the front and rear directions, and guide projections 14 complementary to the guide grooves 23 protrude from the inner left and right sides of the case 10 . Thus, when the collecting drawer 20 is pulled out, the guide protrusion 14 is guided to the guide groove 23 so that the collecting drawer 20 can be pulled out more stably.

Soil, bran, etc. may be laid on the inner bottom surface of the collection drawer 20 as a flooring material in order to simulate the internal environment of the natural environment.

Accordingly, the adult insects collected inside the case 10 can grow independently inside the case 10 .

In the same manner as in the structure of the case 10 , communication holes 22 may be formed through corresponding positions of the connection ports 11 on the left and right sides and rear surfaces of the collection drawer 20 .

Accordingly, the connection port 11 of the case 10 and the communication port 22 of the collection drawer 20 may communicate with each other, and the adult insects enter the case 10 through the attracting part 30 to be described later, that is, , may be drawn into the inside of the collection drawer 20 .

At this time, the connection port 11 and the communication port 22 are at least formed to be spaced apart by a predetermined height (h) from the bottom surface of the collection drawer 20, so that the adult insects introduced into the bottom surface of the collection drawer 20 are trapped in the collection drawer ( 20) has a structure that prevents it from escaping to the outside again through the communication hole 22 formed on the side surface.

The height (h) may be set at approximately 20 mm to 40 mm in consideration of the size of the adult insect used as an edible insect, and thus, the adult climbs the side wall of the collection drawer 20 and escapes to the communication port 22 A structure that cannot be

Therefore, the adults attracted to the bottom surface of the collection drawer 20 cannot again escape the inside of the case 10, so the adults in the breeding tray T are separated into the collection device and the larvae are separated into the breeding tray T. breeding becomes possible.

Next, the attracting units 30 are mounted on the left and right and rear surfaces of the case 10 , respectively, to form a passage through which adults enter the case 10 .

Adults relatively active compared to larvae may be attracted to the inside of the case 10 through each of the attracting units 30 connected and installed around the case 10 .

In particular, the inducer 30 is configured to support the case 10 itself spaced apart from the bottom surface of the breeding tray T by a predetermined height, and thus, the case 10 is spaced apart from the bottom surface of the breeding tray T by a predetermined height. can become

The accompanying drawings exemplify an embodiment in which one attracting unit 30 is combined per each side of the left and right and rear surfaces of the case 10, but considering the size of the case 10 and the attracting unit 30, It is revealed that a plurality of inducers 30 may be coupled and installed on one side of the case 10 .

On the bottom surface of the breeding tray (T), in general, the same as in the collection drawer (20), bran, etc., which are fed so that insects can grow, are spread with the flooring material (L). If the case 10 is breeding When it is seated on the bottom surface of the tray (T) while occupying a certain occupied area, the space in which insects can be active is reduced as much as the area occupied by the case (10). If it crawls between the lower surface of the case 10 and the case 10, it directly affects productivity and marketability, such as being crushed or limited in growth.

Therefore, as in this embodiment, when the case 10 is spaced apart from the upper part of the breeding tray T by a predetermined height through the plurality of attracting parts 30, except for the attracting part 30, the Since it does not occupy an unnecessary occupied area on the floor surface, there is an advantage that the inner space area of the breeding tray T can be used more efficiently.

Each of these attracting units 30 separates the case 10 from the breeding tray T by a certain height, and is made to communicate with the inside of the collection drawer 20 so as to protect the bottom surface of the breeding tray T. When an adult crawling approaches the other end of the attracting unit 30 , it naturally climbs on the attracting unit 30 and climbs up in a direction toward one end of the attracting unit 30 , and may be collected into the collection drawer 20 .

As shown in FIG. 3 , each of the plurality of inducers 30 includes an inducer tube 31 in the form of a tube, an insert 32 that extends from one end of the inducer tube 31 and is inserted and fixed in the connector 11, and It may be exemplified as including a flange 33 formed between the guide tube 31 and the insert 32 .

The other end of the inducer tube 31 is in the form of a free end and is supported in contact with the bottom surface of the breeding tray T, and a friction protrusion 34 is formed to protrude on the inner lower surface of the inducement tube 31, so that an adult crawling up the inside of the attracting tube 31 is The friction protrusion 34 makes it possible to climb up the guiding pipe 31 more easily without slipping.

In particular, the inducer pipe 31 is configured to be bent at a certain angle in a portion of its length, so that the inclined pipe 31a inclined at an oblique angle with respect to the bottom surface of the breeding tray T is formed on the other side, and the breeding tray T is formed on one side of the part. Horizontal pipes 31b parallel to the bottom surface are formed one after the other.

At this time, when the adult enters the other open end of the inducer tube 31 and passes through the gradient tube 31a, it does not slip due to inclination by the friction protrusion 34. ) can be induced to rise.

Adults entering the horizontal pipe (31b) fall freely into the collection drawer (20), and as described above, the adults collected in the collection drawer (20) have a communication hole formed at a predetermined height from the bottom surface of the collection drawer (20). Due to the structure (22), it becomes a structure that prevents backflow into the induction pipe 31 again, so that the collection inside the case 10 is completed.

In particular, as shown in FIG. 4 , the friction protrusions 34 protrude in a lattice shape to form lattice grooves 34a at regular intervals. Accordingly, by repeatedly inducing the process of being inserted into the lattice groove 34a and then ascending again when the adults crawl, the slipping of the adults is more effectively prevented.

As shown in FIG. 7, the longitudinal section of the inducer pipe 31 is formed to extend long in the vertical direction, and in the same way, the connection port 11 and the communication port 22 are also perpendicular to the vertical direction. It has a structure that is formed elongated in the direction.

Due to this structure, a large number of adults can be simultaneously introduced into the inducer tube 31 at once, and the adults do not overlap or interfere with each other while passing through the attracting tube 31 .

In addition, even if a specific adult is blocking the inside of the lure tube 31, it avoids around it and provides a sufficient passage space to allow other adults to pass through the lure tube 31.

On the other hand, the collecting device of this embodiment has a structure that is seated on the bottom surface of the breeding tray (T), and only the other end of the inducer pipe (31) is contacted and supported on the bottom surface of the breeding tray (T).

At this time, the bottom surface of the breeding tray (T) is laid with a floor material (L) with a certain thickness. There is a problem in that it cannot attract adult insects.

In particular, since the flooring L laid on the bottom of the breeding tray T is made of materials with a relatively soft texture, such as soil and bran, when the collecting device is seated on the breeding tray T, it loses its own weight. Accordingly, the collecting device gradually falls into the floor material L, and accordingly, the other end of the lure tube 31 in contact with the floor material L is buried in the floor material L, thereby blocking the entrance of the adult insects.

In addition, when the lure tube 31 is blocked, the diffusion action of the lure agent, etc. built into the case 10 is insufficient, so that it is impossible to effectively induce the adults.

Accordingly, even if the other end of the lure pipe 31 is buried in the flooring L at a certain depth, the other end of the lure pipe 31 is always open to allow the adult insects to enter. By forming (35), the other end of the inducer pipe (31) can be opened more widely.

As such, when the cut-out 35 is formed at the other end of the inducer pipe 31, as shown in FIG. Since the upper part of the other end is wide open, the lure tube 31 is not blocked by the flooring L, and the approach of the adults can be more effectively induced by opening the entryway of the adults with a sufficient area.

On the other hand, if the cut-out 35 is not formed as shown in FIG. 10 , when a part of the other end of the inducer pipe 31 is buried in the flooring L, the other open end portion of the inducer tube 31 is also Due to the problem of being buried in the floor material (L) as it is, the lure tube 31 is blocked by the floor material L, so that the adult cannot enter the lure tube 31 inside.

On the other hand, a fixing protrusion 36 may be formed to protrude outward from the insertion stand 32 of the attracting unit 30 , and a fixing groove 15 may be formed in a peripheral portion corresponding to the fixing protrusion 36 of the connector 11 . ) may be formed.

That is, in the process in which the attracting part 30 is coupled to the case 10 , the insert 32 is inserted into the connector 11 and at the same time the fixing protrusion 36 is fitted into the fixing groove 15 in a groove protrusion manner. Thus, the coupling between the two becomes more robust, such as rotation of the inducer 30 coupled to the case 10 or limited movement of the position.

In the case of the flange 33 of the attracting part 30, it is configured in close contact with the outer surface of the case 10, and serves as a stopper to prevent the insert 32 from being over-inserted into the connector 11. It may serve to prevent escape through the gap between the 30 and the case 10 or the attractant component from leaking out to the other open portion of the attracting tube 31 .

Meanwhile, although not shown, a load cell is installed between the case 10 and the collection drawer 20 or in the lower portion of the case 10 to measure the weight of the adults collected by the collection device. Accordingly, the operator can numerically grasp how much of the adult insects have been collected using the weight increase measured by the load cell without opening the collection drawer 20 .

In some cases, it is revealed that a load cell may be installed under the breeding tray (T) to measure the weight of the entire breeding tray (T) including the collecting device.

In addition, a communication means for transmitting the weight information measured by the load cell to an external device may be further provided, and thus, the convenience of insect breeding may be improved by providing the weight information to an external device of a user terminal such as a smartphone in real time. there is.

In summary, the present invention is arranged inside the breeding tray (T) in which larvae, larvae, pupae, adults, etc. are mixed breeding, attracting only adults with relatively high activity and collecting them separately, thereby providing adults in the breeding tray (T) at an appropriate time. Separation of the adult insects is prevented by enabling separate breeding of only the larvae, larvae, pupae, etc., and the problem of productivity decrease caused by the adult insects eating larvae, larvae, pupae, etc. By enabling breeding sufficiently, productivity and work efficiency can be greatly improved during mass production of edible insects, and manpower input for breeding insects can be reduced, thereby ensuring high profitability.

In addition, in insect breeding, it is possible to efficiently attract and collect adults just by placing them inside the breeding tray (T) as a miniaturized and simplified structure without special selection, classification, separation, etc. devices.

The embodiments of the present invention described above are merely exemplary, and those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains will appreciate that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible therefrom. Therefore, it will be well understood that the present invention is not limited to the form mentioned in the above detailed description. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention should be determined by the technical spirit of the appended claims. Moreover, it is to be understood that the present invention covers all modifications, equivalents and substitutions falling within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

10: case
20: collection drawer
30: manned woman
T: breeding tray

Claims (5)

In the adult lure trapping device that is arranged inside a breeding tray in which larvae and adults are mixed to attract and collect adults,
Case made in the form of an enclosure; and
A plurality of attracting units mounted on the left and right and rear surfaces of the case to form a passage through which adults enter the case; includes,
A collection drawer is detachably provided inside the case through the open front surface of the case, and connection ports to which each of the plurality of attracting units are connected are formed through the left and right sides and rear surfaces of the case,
Each of the plurality of attracting units,
an inducer tube in the form of a tube;
an insertion rod extending from one end of the inducer tube and being inserted and fixed to the connection port; and
Including; a flange formed between the guiding tube and the insertion stand,
An inlet is formed through the upper surface of the case, and the inlet is configured to be opened and closed by a screen,
The upper surface of the collection drawer is opened, and communication holes are formed through the connection ports corresponding to the left and right sides and rear surfaces,
The other end of the inducer tube is in the form of a free end and is supported in contact with the bottom surface of the breeding tray (T), and a cut-out hole is formed in a predetermined area on the upper surface of the other end of the inducement tube to open the upper part of the other end of the inducement tube,
Friction protrusions are formed protruding from the inner lower surface of the inducer tube, and the friction protrusions protrude in a lattice form to form lattice grooves at regular intervals,
The inducer pipe is configured to be bent at a certain angle in a portion of its length, and a gradient pipe inclined at an oblique angle to the bottom surface of the breeding tray in a part of the other side, and a horizontal pipe parallel to the bottom of the breeding tray in a part of one side are sequentially formed, respectively,
The connection port and the communication port are adults attracting and collecting device, characterized in that formed to be spaced apart from the bottom surface of the collection drawer at a certain height. delete delete delete delete

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