KR20200063431A - Egg separation device for mass breeding of edible insects - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an egg separation device for mass breeding of edible insects. More specifically, the present invention relates to the egg separation device for mass breeding of edible insects, which is improved to smoothly separate eggs laid by adult edible insects in order to effectively breed edible insects including Tenebrio molitor.

Description

Egg separation device for mass breeding of edible insects

The present invention relates to a device for separating eggs for mass breeding of edible insects, and more specifically, improved edible to smoothly separate eggs produced by adult insects of these edible insects in order to effectively breed edible insects including brown beetles and the like. It relates to a separation device for mass breeding insects.

Edible insects are mainly food resources that use insects as food.

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

Then, in 2014, the brown larva larvae were recognized as food ingredients by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, and these brown larva larvae are called ``go-ae-ae'' through nickname contests, and longevity scarab larvae and crickets are also temporary food ingredients. Admitted.

In particular, edible insects are recognized for their eco-friendly values, and are emerging as food resources of the future in recognition of their nutritional value in preparation for the fact that greenhouse gas emissions from livestock industry reach 17% of global warming.

In Europe and the United States, famous restaurants are also introducing a lot of insect dishes, and it is true that some religious countries avoid edible insects like beef and pork.

However, edible insect breeding is attracting attention as a cost-effective solution for developing countries that do not have food safety guarantees.

Accordingly, recently, a restaurant selling foods such as cookies, macarons, and pasta has also been created, and the development of related scientific and technological research and recipes to reduce the disgust of edible insects and use them as food in daily life is in progress.

In addition, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), insects have higher levels of protein, minerals, vitamins and fiber than beef. In addition, it can be said that it is a food with a higher content of unsaturated fatty acids than saturated fats, and has a great nutritional value.

In particular, edible insects are cold and warm animals that consume less energy to maintain body temperature, so they require a small amount of feed. Water and greenhouse gas emissions are significantly lower than existing livestock. The small amount of land space required is also an advantage.

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

These edible insects have a life history of 4 generations per year (average life cycle of 3-4 months), usually eggs (5-7 days) → larva (2 months) → pupa (7-14 days) → adult (30- 40 days) → Egg (5-7 days) has a life history.

Therefore, edible insects must be kept separately from larvae, pupae, and adults, and if the cage is closed tightly, it is highly likely to die due to moisture, so keep them open, and larvae and adults must provide sufficient food and moisture.

At this time, it is desirable to feed the bran and water, lettuce or vegetables with moisture, and do not spray water directly. This is because the hating environment is hated, so the breeding environment must be dry.

Also, because it is nocturnal, it likes dark things, so it is desirable to store it in a place where there is no light or cover it with black cloth.

In addition, the eggs are usually scattered by attaching them to wheat bran, etc., and the size is about 1 mm, so they must be carefully separated.

Since conventional edible insect breeding is provided by a edible insect breeding notice of the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, a place for storing bran for feeding edible insects and a place for separating and separating edible insect eggs and a breeding room must be made in a separate place from the storage, There was a problem that time and labor were wasted unnecessarily because the bran had to be taken out of the cellar and moved to the place where the eggs of the edible insects were spawned and separated to the breeding room.

In addition, when wheat bran is produced in factories, it is packaged in tons of bags (ton bags) and sold to breeding farms, but in breeding farms, it must be divided into small amounts in the process of separating and separating edible insect eggs and moving them to the breeding room. There was also a problem of wasting time and labor.

In other words, for breeding edible insects, it was very inconvenient because the bran storage and the place (or breeding room) to separate and separate eggs of edible insects had to work alternately.

Accordingly, it is necessary to introduce equipment capable of maximizing the efficiency of the breeding farmhouse by integrating with the place where the eggs of the edible insects are collected and separated while keeping the bran in a separate position in a tone bag unit.

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The present invention was created to solve the above-mentioned problems in the prior art as described above, and the bran storage and the egg separation device are integrated to effectively breed edible insects, including brown worms, etc. An object of the present invention is to provide a device for separating eggs for mass breeding of edible insects so that they can be separated smoothly.

The present invention as a means for achieving the above object, a food storage container in which bran as a food for edible insects is stored; Chaeban is installed at the lower side of the food storage container, and is configured to discharge the bran with the eggs after a certain amount of edible insects are introduced and lay eggs; A hopper installed at a lower portion of the tray to receive and quantitatively discharge bran-branched bran; Included in the lower portion of the hopper is fed to the breeding room along the conveyor while receiving the bran with a fixed amount of discharged eggs; includes, including, the food storage container and the hopper and the hopper is fixed on one frame to integrate the whole It provides a chaeran separation device for mass breeding of edible insects, characterized in that configured to achieve.

In this case, the food storage container is provided with a discharge port at the bottom, and a lid provided at the top, so that a solenoid valve is installed at the discharge port to control the discharge amount.

In addition, the food stored in the food storage container is characterized by being maintained in a temperature range of 25-27°C and a range of 50-60%.

In addition, a plurality of openings are formed on the bottom surface of the platen, and a side of the opening is vertically extended to a certain height, and then has a structure in which a cover portion covering the opening is formed, and vertically extended between the cover portion and the opening. It is also characterized by the formation of slits as high as the height.

In addition, the banban is also characterized in that at least one vibration generator is further provided at the center or one side of the floor.

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

First, the yield of the edible insect eggs is efficiently separated and grown into larvae, thereby increasing the yield.

Second, the feeding and egg management of edible insects is handled in one unit, reducing work discomfort and increasing convenience.

Third, since the feeding is configured to automatically supply a fixed amount, it is possible to maintain an accurate life cycle (cycle) of edible insects according to breeding.

Fourth, the wheat bran cellar and the egg separating device can be integrated into a vertical system to prevent waste of manpower and time.

1 is a schematic view showing each part separated to explain the concept of a chaeran separation device for mass breeding of edible insects according to the present invention.
Figure 2 is an exemplary configuration of an egg separation device for mass breeding of edible insects according to the present invention.
Figure 3 is an exemplary view showing the bottom structure of the chaeran separation device for mass breeding of edible insects according to the present invention.
Figure 4 is an exemplary view showing an installation example of a distribution cone constituting a chaeran separation device for mass breeding of edible insects according to the present invention.
Figure 5 is an exemplary view showing an example of the vibration structure of the chaanban constituting the chaeran separation device for mass breeding of edible insects according to the present invention.

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

Prior to the description of the present invention, the following specific structures or functional descriptions are merely exemplified for the purpose of illustrating 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, It should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments described herein.

In addition, embodiments according to the concept of the present invention can be applied to various changes and may have various forms, so specific embodiments will be 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 disclosure form, and it should be understood that it includes all modifications, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention.

As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the chaeran separation device for mass breeding of edible insects according to the present invention is a food storage container 100, a plate 200 installed below the food storage container 100, and the tray It includes a hopper 300 installed in the lower portion of the (200), and a breeding station 400 disposed under the hopper 300 and transferred to a breeding room along a conveyor CON.

At this time, the food storage container 100, the plate 200, and the hopper 300 are fixed on one frame (F) and are configured so that the whole facility is integrated.

Of course, instead of the frame (F) made of a long box body using a plate-like member, the food storage tube 100, the plate 200, and the hopper 300 may be assembled and installed into one unit. Of course.

Therefore, the worker does not need to travel back and forth between the food storage facility and the half-storage facility where the adult lays eggs in order to provide food as before.

In particular, the food storage container 100 is provided with a discharge port 110 at the bottom, and a lid 120 at the top, solenoid valves are installed at the discharge port 110 to control the discharge amount.

In addition, the lid 120 must be provided on the upper portion of the food storage container 100, which is to provide a relatively constant temperature and humidity function.

That is, it is not a perfect constant temperature and humidity function, but the food, that is, the bran is kept in the range of 25-27°C, and the humidity needs to be maintained within the range of 50-60%.

To this end, a temperature detection sensor (not shown) may be installed on the upper side of the inner wall of the food storage container 100, a heating element (not shown) may be further installed around it, and a controller (not shown) is provided to detect the temperature. The temperature of the inside of the food storage container 100 can be maintained within the above range by adjusting the operation of the heating element according to the detection value of the sensor.

Of course, a humidity sensor is also provided to maintain humidity control. In the case of humidity, when the food, that is, wheat bran is newly introduced, the humidity increases due to the moisture content of the wheat bran itself. It is better if you can configure it.

For example, the lid 120 is required to rapidly inject large amounts of wheat bran that is added in a bag unit, and then, when the lid 120 is completely opened, the bran is introduced, and after the injection, a part of the lid 120 The slide-type door included is configured to be opened and closed using a cylinder, and when the controller is controlled, humidity control can be easily performed.

Here, the reason for limiting the temperature and humidity to the above range is the safest and proper temperature and humidity to allow adults to take the food directly, and also the bran sticks to each other while stored inside the food storage container 100. It is also to prevent sticking.

In addition, the tray 200 is a square tray with an open top, and is a space in which adult worms of prey bran and edible insects roam.

That is, as a member that induces the adult to eat the bran as it moves and induce eggs to lay in the bran, the bran spreads widely in the process of the adult moving. That is, the bran naturally spreads out.

At this time, the bottom surface of the banban 200, as shown in the example of Figure 3, a plurality of openings 210 are formed, one side of the opening 210 extends vertically to a certain height after the opening 210 ) Has a structure in which a cover part 220 is formed.

Therefore, between the cover part 220 and the opening 210, a slit having a vertically extended height is formed, and the bran can be separated and dropped downward through the slit.

The reason for this is to ensure that only the eggs attached to the bran can escape together with the bran while preventing the adult from exiting.

Therefore, the size of the slit should exceed at least 1 mm.

Then, as the adult eats the bran, it moves through the bran while moving, and in the process, the bran flows through the slit into the opening 210, and falls through the opening 210 downward. The eggs are laid, and the eggs move together while attached to the bran, so that only the eggs can be separated.

Here, in order to facilitate the separation of the eggs, a separate vibration generator 230 may be further installed on the cover part 220 in the center of the bottom surface.

The vibration generator 230 may be vibration generated while the motor is rotating, or may be vibration generated while the cam fixed to the motor shaft is hitting the cover portion by the power of the motor, and also sound wave vibration or ultrasonic vibration. It can also be a cylinder strike vibration.

The vibration generator 230 is sufficient to generate vibration to a certain extent and cause the board 200 to tremble, so that the bran with the eggs can be more smoothly dropped into the opening 210.

Therefore, the vibration generator 230 need not necessarily be installed at the center of the bottom surface, and of course, it may be installed on one side of the board 200.

In addition, the tray 200 may be installed in a drawer-type so that it can be drawn in and out on the frame (F) in order to facilitate the introduction and extraction of adults.

When configured as a drawer type, it can be easily inserted and removed, so that when the adult is introduced or when the adult is laid out to be separated from the bran, simply grab the tray 200 and pull it to expose the upper part of the kitchen 200 completely. It becomes more convenient when the worker works at.

In this case, guide rollers (not shown) may be further installed on both sides of the lower side of the tray 200 in order to make the drawer-type drive more smooth.

On the other hand, the hopper 300 is a means for collecting a certain amount of bran with eggs dropped from the board 200 and sending them to a breeding room for breeding.

At this time, an opening/closing plate 320 is installed on the lower discharge part 310 of the hopper 300, and the opening/closing plate 320 is configured to be rotated by an opening/closing motor 330.

In particular, a weight measuring sensor (not shown) made of a load cell is buried in the opening/closing plate 320 to send a detection signal to the controller when the weight of the wheat bran dropped from the plate 200 reaches a prescribed value, and the controller that receives it By driving the opening/closing motor 330 and tilting the opening/closing plate 320, the wheat bran accumulated on the opening/closing plate 320 is quantitatively discharged downward.

Here, the opening and closing plate 320 may be a circular plate, the shaft may be a fixed structure connected to the motor shaft of the opening and closing motor 330 while the shaft is fixed in the radial direction.

Further, the opening/closing motor 330 may be a step motor in which forward rotation and reverse rotation are repeated only within a certain angle range.

Further, the breeding platform 400 is a rectangular tray with an open top, and is disposed directly under the discharge part 310 of the hopper 300 in a state seated on the top of the conveyor CON.

Then, when a certain amount of bran is discharged from the hopper 300, the conveyor CON is driven according to the control signal of the controller, and the breeding station 400 is transferred to the breeding room along the conveyor CON.

Therefore, the point where the frame (F) is installed and the breeding room are connected through a conveyor (CON), and the feeding zone 400 transferred to the breeding room is managed under conditions suitable for growing as larvae.

In addition, in the present invention, a cone 500 for distribution may be further provided as illustrated in FIG. 4.

The dispensing cone 500 is disposed under the outlet portion 310 of the hopper 300, and it is preferable that the apex of the cone is placed at the center of the circle of the outlet portion 310.

In particular, the distribution cone 500 is fixed to the flow arm 510 on one side, the flow box 510 is fixed to the rotating block 520, the rotating block 520 is fixed to the frame (F) It can take the form.

In this case, the rotation block 520 may be in the form of a bearing, or may be in the form of a sleeve.

In addition, a plurality of discharge holes 5300 are formed on the surface of the distribution cone 500, and the discharge holes 530 should have a diameter in excess of 1 mm.

Therefore, the bran attached to the egg discharged to the discharge part 310 falls to the cone 500 for distribution and then flows down on the surface and then gradually discharges gradually through the discharge hole 530, and then breeds 400 It has the effect of making it evenly distributed.

Of course, if it is not necessary to use the dispensing cone 500, when the operator pushes the dispensing cone 500 to the side, the flow arm 510 and the dispensing cone 500 are used as the starting point of the rotating block 520. As it is rotated, it is possible to fall out of the lower portion of the discharge portion 310 and drop directly to the lower portion of the discharge portion 310 without performing a distribution function.

As such, it can be used smoothly according to the operator's selection.

In addition, in the present invention, as shown in the example of Figure 5, it is possible to improve the vibration structure of the plate 200.

This is to prevent vibration from being transmitted to members other than the plate 200 when the plate 200 is vibrated.

To this end, the frame (F) may be further equipped with a guide plate (G) that can draw the drawer 200 in a drawer type.

The tray guide (G) is preferably a box type with an open top, bottom, and front, and guide rails (R) are provided on both sides of the open bottom, so that the sink 200 can be configured to be drawn out by sliding. have.

In addition, a hitting motor (M) is installed on one side of the shading guide (G) to be configured to hit the corresponding side of the shaving 200, wherein the striking structure is a cylinder according to the rotational direction of the hitting motor (M) It is possible to have a structure that has a hitting function as the rod installed in the front and rear is forward, and a disc having a cam projection on the motor shaft is fixed, and a cam projection is provided with a hitter that is elastically returned by a spring on one side of the guide guide (G). It can be equipped with a variety of well-known hitting methods, such as a method of compressing the spring at the moment of contact with the hitter and hitting the side of the plate 200 while the hitter moves by the elastic return force of the spring when the contact is released.

In addition, the banban 200 is divided into an outer banban 240 and the inner banban 250, the outer banban 240 is the upper and lower surfaces are open, the circumferential surface is closed, a handle 242 is provided on the front It has a structure in which a guide roll 244 mounted on the guide rail R is installed at the bottom.

In addition, the inner collar 250 has a structure in which the circumferential vertex of the outer collar 240 is fixed to the spring by the vibration spring 252, and the upper surface is opened and the lower bottom surface is the opening described above. It is made of a structure having a 210 and a cover 220.

That is, the bran that is fed is only dropped into the internal tray 250.

Therefore, by holding the handle 242 and pushing the external sink 240 into the sink guide G, the drawer can be securely secured, and at this time, one side of the external sink 240 can be hit by the striking motor M State.

Thus, when the blow is made, the true rod is transmitted to the inner banchan 240, and since the inner ban 240 absorbs most of the vibration, there is little transmission of vibration to other parts.

In addition, it can be conveniently used when replacing and using the same structure and inserting new waiting trays.

100: food storage container
200: Chaeban
300: hopper
400: kennel

Claims (5)

A food storage container in which bran, which is food for edible insects, is stored;
Chaeban is installed at the lower side of the food storage container, and is configured to discharge edible bran by a certain amount after laying eggs by feeding adult insects of edible insects;
A hopper installed at a lower portion of the tray to receive and quantitatively discharge bran-branched bran;
Included in the rear of the hopper is a feeder that is transported to the breeding room along the conveyor while receiving the bran with the eggs discharged quantitatively;
The food storage container and the chaeban and hopper is fixed on one frame, the egg separation device for mass breeding of edible insects, characterized in that configured to be integrated as a whole.
The method according to claim 1,
The food storage container is provided with a discharge port at the bottom, and a lid is provided at the top. A solenoid valve is installed at the discharge port to control the discharge rate.
The method according to claim 1,
The egg storage device for mass breeding of edible insects, characterized in that the food stored in the food storage container is maintained at a temperature range of 25-27° C. and 50-60%.
The method according to claim 1,
A plurality of openings are formed on the bottom surface of the tray, and a side of the opening is vertically extended to a certain height, and then has a structure in which a cover portion covering the opening is formed, so as to be vertically extended between the cover portion and the opening. Separation device for mass breeding of edible insects, characterized in that the slit is formed.
The method according to claim 1,
The chaban separating device for mass breeding of edible insects, characterized in that at least one vibration generator is further provided at the center or one side of the bottom surface.

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