KR102607125B1 - Insect breeding apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention includes a plurality of upright walls 120 standing upright on each side of the floor plate 110, a pair of partition walls 141 and 142 that protrude downward from the lower surface of the floor plate 110 to partition an area, An insect box (10) including one or more opening windows (130) formed through the same size and shape in each upright wall (120), and an insect rearing device in which a plurality of insect boxes (10) are stacked to form a plurality of layers. Includes.

Description

Insect breeding device {INSECT BREEDING APPARATUS}

The present invention relates to an insect box and an insect rearing device using the same.

Quoting from the 2017 revised edible insect safe rearing manual distributed by the National Institute of Agricultural Sciences of the Rural Development Administration, insects are a material with infinite development potential, and 2 billion people around the world eat edible insects. Although mainly concentrated in Africa and Asia, processed foods using insects, such as energy bars, cereals, and snacks, have recently become popular in the United States and Europe. Entering the 21st century, as the global population increases, the price of animal protein (meat) rises, and environmental problems emerge, interest in edible entomology (Entomophagy), which uses insects as an extension of existing livestock farming around the world, is increasing.

Therefore, research and development to use edible insect resources has recently begun, mainly in Western society, and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has also argued that eating insects is an excellent alternative to eradicate hunger, supplement nutrition, and reduce environmental pollution.

Therefore, interest in and investment in insect farming as an alternative food source for the future is increasing recently. The current breeding method is a plastic box (270 Use a bread box (580 × 350 × 150 mm) as a breeding box.

For example, when the thickness of the medium (food layer) is 3 cm in a small plastic breeding box (27 Organic matter (wheat bran, agricultural by-products, livestock feed, etc.) used and fed as food is supplied, and vegetable leaves, fruit peels, and watermelon peels are supplemented two to three times a week for moisture intake, and the food can be stacked in several compartments to utilize space. Use an available breeding shelf.

However, this breeding method requires a lot of labor because vegetable leaves, fruit peels, and watermelon peels must be preprocessed and supplied periodically, and the residue remaining after consumption must be removed to ensure a clean breeding environment.

In particular, breeding shelves typically have a structure in which multiple breeding cabinets are stacked to utilize limited space. This conventional insect rearing method has a structure in which a plurality of cabinets (or boxes) are stacked, so it is difficult to supply a uniform amount of food, and when cleaning, the stacked structure must be dismantled before cleaning. There is a problem that labor costs increase because a lot of labor is required.

Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2022-0130629 (2020.11.19)

Therefore, the present invention was created to solve the above-described conventional problems, and the purpose of the present invention is to provide an insect box (10) that can smoothly manage and feed the insect boxes (10) and an insect rearing device using the same. In providing.

The present invention may include the following examples to achieve the above object.

An embodiment of the present invention includes an insect box consisting of a plurality of upright walls erected on each side of a bottom plate, and the insect box includes a pair of partition walls that protrude downward from the lower surface of the bottom plate and partition the inner area, and each It may include one or more opening windows formed through the upright wall with the same size and shape.

Additionally, the present invention can provide an insect breeding device using the insect box of the above embodiment.

In the insect rearing device, the insect boxes of the above embodiment are stacked to form a plurality of layers, and the insect boxes on each layer are aligned and stacked in a direction that intersects the upper and lower insect boxes with one of the upright walls in close contact. It is characterized by

Therefore, in the present invention, when stacking boxes, balance and space division can be accurately achieved, so that feeding and interior cleaning can be easily performed.

In addition, the present invention has the effect of improving safety by maintaining the stacked state even when external vibration or impact is applied, as the stacked boxes are interlocked.

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the insect box of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a bottom perspective view of Figure 1.
Figure 3 is a side view of Figure 1.
Figure 4 is a perspective view showing an insect rearing device using an insect box.
Figure 5 is an exploded view of Figure 4.
Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA' of Figure 4.
Figure 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB' of Figure 4.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail through exemplary drawings. However, this is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

When adding reference numerals to components in each drawing, it should be noted that identical components are given the same reference numerals as much as possible even if they are shown in different drawings. Additionally, in describing the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known configuration or function may obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description will be omitted.

Additionally, the size or shape of components shown in the drawings may be exaggerated for clarity and convenience of explanation. In addition, terms specifically defined in consideration of the configuration and operation of the present invention are only for describing embodiments of the present invention and do not limit the scope of the present invention.

Throughout the specification, when a part is said to “include” a certain element, this means that it may further include other elements rather than excluding other elements, unless specifically stated to the contrary.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the insect box and the insect breeding device using the same according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings.

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the insect box of the present invention, Figure 2 is a bottom perspective view of Figure 1, and Figure 3 is a side view of Figure 1.

Referring to Figures 1 to 3, the insect box 10 according to the present invention has an open top, a bottom plate 110, and a total of four upright walls 120 erected on each side of the bottom plate 110. and an opening window 130 that opens on each wall, a pair of partition walls 141 and 142 that protrude downward from the lower surface of the floor plate 110 and partition a set area, and partition walls 141 and 142. It may include a plurality of extension bars 144 extending in directions that intersect each other in the partitioned area.

The bottom plate 110 is a flat plate extending in one direction and can be made of any one of plastic, wood, metal, synthetic resin, and paper. Here, the opposite sides of each side of the bottom plate 110 have the same length as the first and third sides, and the same length as the second side and the fourth side. Additionally, there is a difference in length between the first and second sides.

The upright wall 120 includes first walls 121 to 4, respectively, upright on the first to fourth sides of the bottom plate 110. Here, the upright walls 120 have the same width at positions facing each other. For example, as shown in the drawing, the first wall 121 and the third wall 123 have the same width, and the second wall 122 and the fourth wall 124 have the same width. The width and length of the first wall 121 and the second wall 122 are not the same.

More preferably, when the second wall 122 and the fourth wall 124 are divided by the center line C_C', the areas on both sides have the same area. This is because when the divided areas are the same, it is very easy to feed a uniform amount within the divided area when feeding insects.

The opening window 130 is formed as a space penetrating the upright wall 120 of the bottom plate 110. Here, the first wall 121 and the third wall 123 facing each other may each have one opening window 130, and the second wall 122 and the fourth wall 124 may each have two openings. A window 130 may be formed. The opening windows 130 formed in each wall 121 to 124 all have the same width, height, and area. The identity of the areas of the opening windows 130 is that, as described above, when the area is divided based on the center line (C_C') of the opposing second wall 122 and the fourth wall 124, the divided area is This is to provide a uniform amount of food through the opening window 130 and to communicate with the insect boxes when they are stacked to enable access to other insect boxes.

The partition walls 141 and 142 extend from the lower surface of the bottom plate 110 to partition the inner area so that the starting point and the ending point are connected. The partition walls 141 and 142 may be formed as a pair to be spaced apart from each other, and the areas of the partitioned inner regions are the same.

In addition, the partition walls 141 and 142 protrude downward at a set distance from the sides of the bottom plate 110 (hereinafter referred to as the first space 143a), and the pair of partition walls 141 and 142 are They are spaced apart from the center with an empty space (hereinafter referred to as the second space 143b).

Referring to FIG. 3, the first separation space 143a has a step shape between the partition walls 141 and 142 and the lower surface of the bottom plate 110, and the second separation space 143ㅠ has partition walls on both sides ( 141, 142) and has the shape of an inward-facing groove.

Here, the first separation space 143a is such that the distance l1 from each side of the bottom plate 110 to the partition walls 141 and 142 is equal to or the width of the top 120a of each upright wall 120. It has a distance (l1) that can accommodate .

Likewise, the second separation space 143b is formed as a space into which the upper end 120a of the other upright walls 120 stacked from the lower side is inserted. Accordingly, the second separation space 143b has a length l2 equal to the width between the partition walls 141 and 142 on both sides plus the upper ends 120a of the two upright walls 120. That is, the second space 143b is at least twice the width of the first space 143a and the top 120a of the upright wall 120.

However, the insect box 10 of the present invention is easy to partition the internal area in order to implement a device that can be easily managed and maintained, such as feeding and cleaning the same amount of food in all directions in the insect breeding device described later, Its characteristic feature is that it can maintain sturdiness from external shock even without any special fixing devices during lamination.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of an insect rearing device using stacking of the above insect boxes 10 will be described.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an insect rearing device using the insect box 10, FIG. 5 is an exploded view of FIG. 4, FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A' of FIG. 4, and FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line B-B' of FIG. 4.

Referring to Figures 4 to 7, the insect breeding device of the present invention includes a stack (G1, G2, G3) in which a plurality of insect boxes (10a, 10a', 10a'', 10b, 10b', 10b'') are stacked. )am. For example, the insect breeding device of the present invention includes a first stack (G1) consisting of a plurality of insect boxes (10a, 10a', 10a'', 10b, 10b', 10b''), and a first stack ( It may include a second laminate (G2) stacked in a direction crossing the upper part of G1) and a third laminate (G3) stacked in a direction crossing the second stack (G2).

Here, the number of the insect rearing devices is not limited to the first stack (G1) to the third stack (G3) as described in the drawings and the above description. However, this is for convenience of explanation, and the reference numbers for the double insect box are different from those described above in order to distinguish each stack, but the structure is the same as the insect box 10 described above.

In the first laminate G1, the first box 10a and the second box 10b extend in a first direction and the side upright walls 122 and 124 are aligned in close contact. Here, the first box 10a and the second box 10b have upright walls formed on each side of the bottom plate. The opening window 130 is formed at the same position in each wall belonging to the upright wall. That is, the opening window 130 is one opening window 130 in each of the first and third walls 121 and 123 on the front and rear sides among the upright walls 120, and the second and fourth walls on both sides. Two opening windows 130 are formed at each of (122, 124).

Therefore, in the first laminate G1, the second wall 122 of the first box 10a and the fourth wall 124 of the second box 10b are aligned in close contact with each other, and each opening window As the positions of (130) match, they can be connected.

The second stack G2 includes a first box 10a' and a second box 10b' extending in a second direction and stacked on top of the first stack G1. Here, the second direction can be defined as the direction that intersects the first direction.

At this time, a pair of partition walls 141 and 142 formed on the bottom of the bottom plate 110 of the first box 10a' and the second box 10b' of the second laminate G2 are formed on the first laminate G2. (G1) can be stacked in an area with the same area.

For example, the first stack G1 may be divided into a total of four areas with a total of four equal areas as the first box 10a and the second box 10b are disposed adjacent to each other.

The first laminate (G1) is divided into four center lines (C1) and (C2) in the first and second directions, respectively, centered on the intersection point of the first center line (C1) and the second center line (C2). It can be divided into areas (a1, a2, a3, a4).

Therefore, when the second laminate (G2) is aligned in the second direction, which is the direction crossing the first laminate (G1), and is laminated on the first laminate (G1), the first box of the second laminate (G2) Partitioning walls 141' and 142' formed on the bottom of the bottom plate 110 of (10a') and the second box (10b') are inserted into the divided areas as above.

That is, in the second stack G2, the partition walls 141' and 142' of the first box 10a' are respectively inserted into the a1 area and the a2 area of the first box G1, and the second box ( The pair of partition walls 141' and 142' of 10b') are respectively fitted into areas a3 and a4 of the first laminate G1.

Here, the top 120a of the upright wall 120 of the first box 10a and the second box 10b of the first stack G1 is the first box 10a' of the second stack G2. It is inserted into the first space 143a, which is the space between the partition walls 141' and 142', at the side of the bottom plate 110 of the two boxes 10b'.

In addition, the upper ends of the second wall 122 and the fourth wall 124 are in close contact with each other on the upright walls 120 of the first box 10a and the second box 10a of the first laminate G1 ( 120a) is inserted into the second space 143b' between the partition walls 141' and 142' of the second stack G2.

That is, the second stack G2 is inserted into the second space 143b' formed at the center of the bottom plate 110 at the top of the upright walls 120 of the first stack G1, and the first stack G1 Among the upright walls 120 of the laminate G1, for example, the tops of the first and third walls 121 and 123, excluding the second wall 122 and the fourth wall 124, which are in contact with each other. (120a) is stacked so that it is located in the first space (143a').

The third stack G3 is composed of a first box 10a'' and a second box 10b'' aligned in the same direction as the first stack G1. Here, the first box 10a'' and the second box 10b'' of the third laminated body G3 are aligned in the first direction and stacked on the top of the second laminated body G2 aligned in the second direction. do.

At this time, the first box 10a'' and the second box 10b'' of the third laminate G3 have the partition walls 141 and 142 protruding downward from the lower surface of the bottom plate 110, as described above. A first separation space 143a'' and a second separation space 143b'' may be formed. Accordingly, among the upright walls 120 of the second stack G2, the upper ends 120a other than the second wall 122 and the fourth wall 124 that are in contact with each other are the first walls 120 of the third stack G3. It is inserted into the separation space 143a''. And the second wall 122 and the fourth wall 124 of the second stack G2 are in contact with each other and are inserted into the second space 143b'' of the third stack G3.

That is, the insect breeding device according to the present invention can be stacked in such a way that the insect boxes 10 aligned in mutually intersecting directions are interlocked at the top and bottom when stacked, thereby maintaining robustness against external shock or vibration. .

In addition, as described above, according to the present invention, the opening windows 130 formed in each insect box 10 are formed to have the same size, so that each box can be accessed from the front, rear, left and right directions.

For example, in the present invention, the insect boxes 10 included in each laminate are aligned and stacked in directions that intersect each other as opening windows 130 of the same shape are formed at the same location, but are targeted in all directions. Access to the box is possible.

Therefore, for example, if the worker is located from the first direction and needs to approach the first box 10a' of the second stack G2 located on the opposite side, the worker may use a tool or hand to move the second box ( The inside of the first box 10a' can be accessed through the opening window 130 of 10b').

In addition, when the worker is positioned on the second box 10b side of the first laminate G1, the first box 10a and the second box 10b form the same opening window 130, so Access to the first box (10a) is possible by connecting the opening windows (130) of the two boxes (10b).

That is, in the present invention, when each insect box is stacked up and down, the upper and lower insect boxes are aligned in a direction that intersects each other, but the opening window 130 can be formed in the upright wall 120 at the same position and shape. Even if multiple layers are stacked, access to and observation of the target box is possible from all directions.

10, 10a, 10a', 10a'', 10b, 10b', 10b'': Insect box
G1, G2, G3: Laminate
110: bottom plate
120, 121, 122, 123, 124: Upright wall
130: opening window
141, 142: partition wall
143a, 143b: separation space
144: extension bar

Claims (11)

delete delete delete delete delete The upper surface is open, a plurality of upright walls 120 standing upright on each side of the bottom plate 110, and a pair of partition walls 141 and 142 that protrude downward from the lower surface of the bottom plate 110 to partition the area. And, an insect rearing device comprising a plurality of insect boxes (10) stacked with one or more opening windows (130) formed through each upright wall (120) with the same size and shape,
The insect breeding device is
Stacked to form multiple layers,
The same number of a plurality of insect boxes 10 on each floor are arranged in close contact, and the insect boxes 10 on each floor are arranged in close contact with one of the upright walls 120, and the insect boxes 10 on the upper and lower sides are in close contact with each other. aligned and stacked in a direction that intersects with; Characterized by
The insect breeding device is
A first stack (G1) in which a plurality of insect boxes (10) are closely adhered and aligned in a first direction; and a second stack (G2) in which a plurality of insect boxes (10) are closely adhered and aligned in a second direction crossing the first direction; Including,
The first laminate (G1) and the second laminate (G2) are alternately stacked; Characterized by
The sum of the horizontal lengths of the plurality of insect boxes 10 in close contact on each floor is equal to the sum of the vertical lengths of the plurality of insect boxes 10 in close contact with each other, and the plurality of insect boxes 10 in close contact with each floor are formed. An insect breeding device characterized in that the border of the plane forms a square.
delete The method of claim 6, wherein the partition walls (141, 142) are
spaced apart from each other as a pair to form a spaced space 143b between them; Insect breeding device characterized by .
The method of claim 8, wherein the upper ends (120a) of the upright walls (120) in close contact with each other in the first laminate (G1) are between the partition walls (141, 142) formed on the lower surface of the second laminate (G2). Fitted into spaced apart space (143a); Insect breeding device characterized by .
The method of claim 6, wherein each insect box (10) of the first stack (G1) and the second stack (G2) is
An insect rearing device characterized in that a spaced space is formed between the partition walls (141, 142) on each side of the bottom plate (110).
The method of claim 10, wherein at least one of the upright walls (120)
Fitted into spaced spaces between the partition walls 141 and 142 at each side of the bottom plate 110 of the insect boxes 10 stacked on the upper side; Insect breeding device characterized by .

Images