KR20180053975A - Automated equipment for industry insect harvest - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an automated facility for collecting industrial insects and, more specifically, to an automated facility for collecting industrial insects, which can automatically suck and collect completely-raised insects. According to the present invention, the automated facility for collecting industrial insects comprises: a breeding cage main body which includes a breeding cage in which insects are accommodated, and a pair of rails protruding to face each other in the front and rear of the breeding cage; an electric-driven driving device which is installed to be movable on the upper side of the breeding cage main body, and includes a driving main body surrounded by a side wall to have opened upper and lower sides and a cylindrical body installed to slide along the rails on both sides of the driving main body; and a main collecting device which is installed on the electric-driven driving device to suck and collect insects of the breeding cage as the electric-driven driving device is moved, and includes a case installed on the driving main body with an opened upper side, a suction unit installed in the case to generate pneumatic pressure, a suction pipe connected and installed to the suction unit to suck insects by the pneumatic pressure of the suction unit, and a collecting box connected and installed to the suction unit and receiving the insects sucked from the suction pipe through a transfer hose connected to the suction unit.

Description

{Automated equipment for industry insect harvest}

The present invention relates to an automated facility for harvesting industrial insects, and more particularly, to an automated facility for harvesting industrial insects that can be automatically inhaled and reared.

Generally, industrial insects raised for food are usually harvested in the larval state, but industrial insects raised for medicinal purposes are kept up to the adult state. These industrial insects are known to be used for various purposes, including silkworm pupa and crickets by pair. (See Figs. 1 and 2)

Insects are first raised in the fermented sawdust so that the larvae growing to a certain standard after hatching of insect eggs can not escape from the breeding stock. In other words, industrial insects raised for food are mostly harvested in larval state, but industrial insects raised for medicinal purposes should be raised up to adult condition, which means that the breeding prevention facility is important.

In particular, it is important to judge whether the environment such as temperature and humidity is appropriate while examining the breeding process during the insect breeding period (about 2 months). The breeding image is usually composed of a multi-stage facility structure, It is not easy to look at.

Thus, in order to harvest the insects that have been breeding in the breeding season, there has been a hassle for the manager to directly move to the place where the breeding image is installed. Therefore, the technology development for the automatic facility for automatically harvesting the insects .

Korean Registered Patent No. 10-1499059, Feb. 27, 2015.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an automated facility for harvesting industrial insects that can be harvested by automatically inhaling insects that have been breeding.

In order to attain the above object, the present invention provides a land-based main body comprising a land surface on which insects are raised and a pair of rails protruding from the front and rear sides of the carcass so as to face each other; An electric traveling device comprising a traveling main body movably installed on an upper portion of the land main body and surrounded by side walls so as to have an opened upper and lower portions and a cylindrical body slidably installed on both sides of the traveling main body along the rail; And a case installed in the electric traveling device and sucking and harvesting the reared insects as the electric traveling device moves, the case installed in the traveling main body and having an open top, A suction pipe connected to the suction device and connected to the suction device and connected to the suction device, and a suction hose connected to the suction device and connected to the suction device, And a main harvesting device made up of a harvesting box. The present invention is directed to an automated facility for harvesting industrial insects.

Preferably, the harvesting box comprises: a harvesting body in the form of an open top for receiving insects; A cover coupled to an upper portion of the harvesting body to open and close an upper portion of the harvesting body; And a guide protrusion protruding upwardly from an end of the first horizontal bent surface along a longitudinal direction of the first horizontal bent surface, A second horizontal bent surface formed to be horizontally bent at an end of the upwardly bent surface so as to abut against the upper surface of the first horizontal bent surface, And a third horizontal bent surface formed at an end portion of the bent surface to be bent so that a receiving groove for receiving the guide protrusion is formed along the longitudinal direction of the end portion of the bent surface, And a sliding portion that slides along the receiving groove and opens and closes the harvesting body.

' 형상인 고정레일; 및 상기 고정레일에 장착되어 상기 사육상본체의 일측과 타측간 수평 이동되는 이동식 사다리;를 더 포함하는 것을 특징으로 한다.Preferably, the land vehicle main body is provided along an outer longitudinal direction of the land vehicle main body and includes a first surface fixed to the outer surface of the main land surface body, a second surface that is bent horizontally at upper and lower ends of the first surface, And a third surface bent inward so as to face each other at an end portion of the second surface,

'Shaped fixed rail; And a movable ladder mounted on the fixed rail and horizontally moved between one side and the other side of the land vehicle main body.

Preferably, the movable ladder includes: a movable locking protrusion slidably inserted into the fixed rail; and a movable locking protrusion, which is slidably movable, between the movable ladder and the movable ladder so as to form a spaced- And is mounted on the fixed rail by a spacer bar connecting between the fixed rail and the fixed rail.

Preferably, at one side of the movable ladder, a fixed frame attached to a ceiling; An upper pulley rotatably installed by a first bracket connected to a lower portion of the fixed frame and a lower pulley installed by a second bracket connected to the harvest box at a lower portion of the upper pulley; A wire coupled to the upper pulley and the lower pulley; And guide rails provided upright on the ground surface of the spacing space and fitted in guide grooves formed on both sides of the harvesting box so as to move the harvesting box in an up and down direction according to the principle of the pulley.

The automation equipment for harvesting industrial insects according to the present invention by the solution of the above-mentioned problems can be economically effective by producing and mass-producing high value-added industrial insects at a low cost / high quality for edible / medicinal purposes, .

In other words, it is an optimal automation facility that produces high added value by protecting from the closed environment of breeding (maintenance of warm, humid, cancer environment) and visually / tactile environment which may be disgusting.

Figure 1 shows the types and uses of industrial insects.
Figure 2 is a photograph of an industrial insect according to Figure 1;
FIG. 3 shows a breeding process according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a plan view of a main body according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
FIG. 5 is an electric traveling apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
Figure 6 is a main harvesting device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 7 is a harvesting box according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a sub-harvesting apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 9 is a portable ladder according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
10 is a pulley apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 11 is an exemplary location view of a harvesting box according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 3 is a breeding process according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, in order to breed insects, the composition of the culture medium for feeding, the bedding, the insect egg-laying or embedding, the feeding operation, the remote observation (ICT application), the first harvesting, the second harvesting, Device, and waste process.

During the breeding process of FIG. 3, the first and second harvests of the present invention will be described in detail.

The land and water main body 100 of the present invention is constituted by a land 120 on which insects are to be raised and a pair of rails 140 protruded to face each other on the front and rear sides of the land 120. [

Fig. 4 is an on-land main body 100 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. 4- (a) shows a state in which a land-based main body 100 having multiple stages is installed in a closed space. FIG. 4- (b) .

Referring to FIG. 4, it can be seen that upper and lower gaps between the land surfaces 120 are stacked in multi-tiers ranging from 550 to 650 mm. If the interval is less than 550 mm, the gap between the land surfaces 120 is too narrow to make the work easier when insects are harvested. If the distance exceeds 650 mm, the space becomes too large, It can be seen that the interval is most preferably from 550 to 650 mm (most preferably, 600 mm) because the space can be inefficient.

For example, as shown in FIG. 4- (b), an elevator 160 may be installed on one side of the main body 100 to adjust the steps to match the vertical intervals of the vertical surfaces 120. The elevator for elevation adjustment 160 has an effect of facilitating the movement between the respective land elevation 120 steps.

The electric traveling device 200 of the present invention is mounted movably on an upper portion of a running body 100 and includes a traveling body 220 surrounded by side walls so as to be opened at upper and lower portions, And a cylindrical body 240 installed to slide along the rail 140.

5 is an electric traveling apparatus 200 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 5, there is shown an electric traveling device 200 that is operated electrically by an internal battery (not shown). The electric traveling device 200 can adjust the traveling speed by designating a traveling section and operates to move the main harvesting device 300.

The electric traveling device 200 includes a traveling main body 220 having side walls so that upper and lower portions thereof are opened and a cylindrical body 220 slidably moving on both sides of the traveling main body 220 along the rails 140 of the main body 100 A pair of cylindrical bodies 240 may be provided.

The slide member 242 is protruded along the circumferential direction of the cylindrical member 240 corresponding to the width of the rail 140 so that the cylindrical member 240 is inserted into the rail 140, So as not to be separated from the rail 140.

As shown in FIG. 5, the netting body 180 may be installed on the land surface 120 of the main body 100 of the living body. The netting body 180 may be formed of a granular material through a medium hopper (not shown) The mesh body 180 is installed on the land 120 while pulling the mesh body 180 through a pull winch (not shown) provided on the outside of the main body 100, It is possible to breed insects by placing a medium on the upper part of the insecticide 180.

However, it is preferable that the mesh body 180 is made of a nylon material having a fine net shape.

The main harvesting apparatus 300 according to the present invention is installed in an electric traveling apparatus 200 and is configured to suck insects in the private land 120 and harvest them as the electric traveling apparatus 200 moves.

6 is a main harvesting apparatus 300 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. 6, the main harvesting apparatus 300 is for harvesting insects that have been breeding in the main land 100. The main harvesting apparatus 300 includes a case 310, an inhaler 320, a suction pipe 330, Box 340 as shown in FIG. However, the operator can determine the harvest or harvest stop by the operation of the power switch (not shown).

First, the case 310 is installed in the traveling main body 220 and has an open top.

That is, the case 310 is inserted into the traveling body 220 having the side walls so that the upper and lower portions thereof are opened, so that the case 310 moves together with the traveling body 100 along the direction in which the electric traveling apparatus 200 moves.

For convenience of movement of the main harvesting apparatus 300, a handle hole 316, which can be gripped by hand, may be formed on both sides of the case 310.

Second, the inhaler 320 is installed inside the case 310 to generate pneumatic pressure.

In other words, the inhaler 320 acts to provide a suction force so that insects, which have been breeding on the land 120, are sucked into the harvesting box 340.

Third, the suction pipe 330 is connected to the suction device 320 to suck insects by the air pressure of the suction device 320.

That is, the suction pipe 330 is connected to one side of the suction device 320 so as to be exposed to the outside of the case 310, and an end of the inlet side at which the insect is sucked is formed in the form of a bell mouth, It acts to easily suck along the traveling direction shown in Fig.

A sorting bar 312 may be provided to move the suction pipe 330 in the lateral direction along the outer longitudinal direction of the case 310. The suction pipe 312 is connected to the sorting bar 312 by a moving clamp 314, 330 facilitate the lateral movement of the private land 120, the insects are sucked evenly.

Fourth, the harvesting box 340 is connected to the inhaler 320 and receives the insects sucked from the suction pipe 330 through the transfer hose 350 connected to the inhaler 320 and stores the insect.

7 is a harvesting box 340 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. 7 (a) shows a state in which the harvesting box 340 is opened, and Fig. 7- (b) shows a state in which the harvesting box 340 is closed. A lid 344, and a sliding portion 346. [0063]

The harvesting body 342 is of a configuration in which the top is opened to accommodate insects.

Such a harvesting body 342 is made of a transparent plastic material to prevent the escape of harvested insects and to survive insects during transportation. It is also possible to confirm the state of the insects at any time, The breather body 342 may be a means through which the breather body 342 can be breathed so as not to die while the insect is being carried.

The lid 344 is coupled to the upper portion of the harvesting body 342 to open and close the upper portion of the harvesting body 342.

That is, the lid 344 functions to cover the harvesting body 342 so that living insects can not come out or protrude out of the harvesting body 342. The lid 344 is provided with an opening / closing hole 344a formed therethrough, And a lid 344b for opening and closing the lid 344a.

At this time, an aspirator 320 is connected to one end of the conveying hose 350 having a length of 2 m or less, and an opening / closing hole 344a of the lid 344 is connected to the other end of the conveying hose 350, An insect can be delivered to the harvesting body 342.

It should be noted that the main harvesting apparatus 300 is connected to a certain portion of the conveying hose 350 so that the main harvesting apparatus 300 can be connected to and disconnected from the inhaler 320 and the lid 344 when the main harvesting apparatus 300 passes the column portion of the structure of the main body 100. [ It is preferable to be connected by a coupling 352.

The sliding portion 346 is configured to open and close the harvesting body 342 whose upper portion is opened by sliding movement between the harvesting body 342 and the lid 344.

In detail, the sliding portion 346 includes a first horizontal bent surface 346a and a second horizontal bent surface 346b. The first horizontal bent surface 346a and the second horizontal bent surface 346b have a first horizontal bent surface 346a and a second horizontal bent surface 346b. A guide projection 346b protruding upward along the longitudinal direction of the first horizontal bent surface 346a, an upward bent surface 346c bent upward at the front and rear ends of the cover 344, A second horizontal curved surface 346d which is horizontally bent at the end of the upward curved surface 346c so as to abut against the second horizontal curved surface 346d and a guide protrusion 346b along the length direction of the end of the second horizontal curved surface 346d And a third horizontal bent surface 346f bent horizontally at the end of the bent surface 346e so that the guide protrusion 346b is bent upward to form a receiving groove 346e ' And serves to open and close the harvesting body 342 while sliding along the receiving groove 346e '.

8 is a sub-harvesting apparatus 360 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. 8, the insects that have been reared in the main body 100 are first harvested through the main harvesting apparatus 300, and then the insects left in the main body 100 can not be sucked into the harvesting box 340, Is a device for secondary harvesting.

This sub-harvesting apparatus 360 collects the remaining insects remaining on the medium so as to be easily sucked into the main harvesting apparatus 300. The sub-harvesting apparatus 360 includes a pair of wipers 362 And a rotation motor 368 that is installed in each of the pair of wipers 362 and rotates the pair of wipers 362 to narrow the gap between the pair of wipers 362 to easily collect the remaining insects. can do.

At this time, the rotation motor 368 is not only capable of adjusting the rotation speed, but also can adjust the height from the surface of the land 120 so that the operator can work under desired conditions.

The movable ladder 400 according to the present invention is mounted on a fixed rail 420 installed along an outer longitudinal direction of the main body 100 and is horizontally moved between one side and the other side of the land-based main body 100.

The harvesting box 340, which has been harvested from the insect, is about 20 kg, so that it is difficult for the operator to set up a separate ladder adjacent to the landing main body 100 and then it is inconvenient to bring the harvesting box 340 down , And a portable ladder 400 according to the present invention.

Figure 9 is a portable ladder 400 in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention. 9, the movable ladder 400 may be moved horizontally between one side of the main body 100 and the other side of the main body 100 in order to allow the operator to easily approach the position of the land vehicle body 100 desired by the operator when performing a harvesting operation. And is mounted on the fixed rail 420 so as to be easily moved in the direction indicated by the arrow.

' 형상을 이룬다.The stationary rail 420 is installed along the outer longitudinal direction of the main body 100 and includes a first surface 422 fixed to the outer surface of the main body 100, And a third surface 426 bent inward so as to face each other at an end of the second surface 424. The second surface 424 has a cross-

'Shape.

The movable ladder 400 includes a movable locking protrusion 440 fitted to the fixed rail 420 and slidably movable and a harvesting box 340 disposed between the movable body 100 and the movable ladder 400, The movable lug 400 is mounted on the fixed rail 420 by a spacing bar 460 connecting the movable lug 440 and the movable ladder 400 so as to form the separated spacing space 480.

It should be noted that the movable ladder 400 is composed of a pair of supports 400a and a pair of supports 400a which are formed in multi-stages and are in contact with the feet of the operator.

The pulley apparatus 500 according to the present invention is configured to easily move the harvesting box 340 of about 20 kg on the one side of the main body 100 in the vertical direction by the pulley principle.

10 is a pulley apparatus 500 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 10, the combined pulley apparatus 500 includes a fixed frame 520, a pulley 540, a wire 560, and a guide rail 580 to reduce the weight of the harvest box 340 to 1/2. Can be confirmed.

First, the fixing frame 520 is attached to the ceiling.

That is, the fixed frame 520 is fixed to the ceiling of the closed space in which the land-based main body 100 is installed, and serves to support the pulley 540.

Second, the pulley 540 includes an upper pulley 542 rotatably installed by a first bracket 542a connected to a lower portion of the fixed frame 520, and a lower pulley 542 disposed below the upper pulley 542, And a lower pulley 544 provided by the second bracket 544a connected thereto.

At this time, the second bracket 544a may be further provided with a fixing clamp 544b capable of holding and fixing the harvesting body 342 and the lid 344. The fixing clamp 544b firmly fixes the left and right sides of the harvesting box 340 from the second bracket 544a before harvesting. When the harvesting operation is completed, the fixing point of the wire 560 is released, Is moved downward along the guide rail (580). Thereafter, when the harvest box 340 reaches the ground, the fixed clamp 544b is separated from the harvest box 340 by the effect of the loosened wire 560. [

Third, the wire 560 is connected to the upper pulley 542 and the lower pulley 544.

Fourth, the guide rails 580 are installed upright on the ground surface of the spacing space 480 and are inserted into the guide grooves 340a formed on both sides of the harvest box 340 so that the harvest box 340 slides according to the principle of the pulley And is moved up and down.

Here, the principle of the pulley means to reduce the magnitude of the force for lifting the harvesting box 340 while changing the direction of the force.

11 is an exemplary positional view of a harvesting box 340 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. 11- (a) shows the opponent in which the harvest box 340 is placed in the spacing space 480 between the foot plate 400b of the movable ladder 400 and the land-based main body 100, and Fig. 11- b) shows that the inside can be extended when the waiting space of the empty harvesting box 340 is needed, and if not, it can serve as a guardrail to the worker.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention may be embodied otherwise without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are not intended to limit the technical spirit of the present invention, but to illustrate them, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments.

The scope of protection of the present invention should be construed according to the claims, and all technical ideas within the scope of the claims should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

100: Land-based main body 120:
140: rail 160: elevator
180: mesh body 200: electric traveling device
220: traveling body 240: cylindrical body
242: slide piece 300: main harvesting device
310: Case 312: Alignment bar
314: moving clamp 316: handle hole
320: inhaler 330: suction pipe
340: harvesting box 340a: guide groove
342: harvesting body 342a: vents
344: cover 344a: opening / closing hole
344b: Lid 346: Sliding part
346a: first horizontal bent surface 346b: guide projection
346c: upward bent surface 346d: second horizontal bent surface
346e: bending projection surface 346e ': receiving groove
346f: third horizontal bent surface 350: transfer hose
352: coupling coupling 360: sub-harvesting device
362: Wiper 364: Connection bar
368: Motor for rotation 400: Movable ladder
400a: Support base 400b: Foot plate
420: fixed rail 422: first side
424: second side 426: third side
440: Moving obstruction 460: Moving bar
480: Spacing space 500: Pulley device
520: stationary frame 540: pulley
542: upper pulley 542a: first bracket
544: lower pulley 544a: second bracket
544b: Fixing clamp 560: Wire
580: guide rail

Claims (5)

And a pair of rails protruding to face each other on the front and rear sides of the cage;
An electric traveling device comprising a traveling main body movably installed on an upper portion of the land main body and surrounded by side walls so as to have an opened upper and lower portions and a cylindrical body slidably installed on both sides of the traveling main body along the rail; And
A case installed in the electric traveling device and sucking and harvesting the rearing insect according to the movement of the electric traveling device, the case installed in the traveling main body and having an opened upper part, A suction pipe connected to the suction device and connected to the suction device and connected to the suction device and connected to the suction device, and a harvesting device connected to the suction device, And a main harvesting device made up of a box. The method according to claim 1,
The harvesting box comprises:
A harvesting body in the form of an open top for receiving insects;
A cover coupled to an upper portion of the harvesting body to open / close an upper portion of the harvesting body; And
A guide protrusion protruding upward along the longitudinal direction of the first horizontal bent surface at an end portion of the first horizontal bent surface; A second horizontal bent surface formed by horizontally bending at an end portion of the upwardly bent surface so as to abut against the upper surface of the first horizontal bent surface; And a third horizontal bent surface formed at an end portion of the bent surface to be bent so that a receiving groove for receiving the guide protrusion is formed along a longitudinal direction of an end portion of the surface, And a sliding part that slides along the receiving groove to open and close the harvesting body. The method according to claim 1,
The above-
A first surface that is fixed to an outer surface of the land surface body, a second surface that is horizontally bent at upper and lower ends of the first surface, and a second surface that is bent at an end of the second surface And a third surface bent inward to face each other,

'Shaped fixed rail; And
And a movable ladder mounted on the fixed rail and horizontally moved between one side and the other side of the land-based main body. The method of claim 3,
The mobile ladder comprises:
A movable locking protrusion slidably mounted on the fixed rail and a separating bar connecting between the movable locking protrusion and the movable ladder so as to form a space between the movable land lid and the movable ladder, Wherein said stationary rail is mounted on said stationary rail. 5. The method of claim 4,
At one side of the movable ladder,
A fixed frame attached to the ceiling;
An upper pulley rotatably installed by a first bracket connected to a lower portion of the fixed frame and a lower pulley installed by a second bracket connected to the harvest box at a lower portion of the upper pulley;
A wire coupled to the upper pulley and the lower pulley; And
And guide rails which are installed upright on the ground surface of the spacing space and are inserted into guide grooves formed on both sides of the harvesting box so as to move the harvesting box in an up and down direction according to the principle of the pulley. Automated equipment for harvesting.

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