KR20230057683A - Apparatus For Supplying Mulberry Leaf And Discharging Excreta For Automation Of Silkworm Breeding - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mulberry leaf supply and silkworm feces processing device for automated silkworm breeding which comprises: a base frame including a pair of transfer rails formed in a longitudinal direction on both sides of an upper part; a mulberry leaf diffusion supplying unit including a body portion receiving mulberry leaves from an opening formed at an upper part and an outlet formed in a width direction of the base frame at a lower end, and including a hopper portion formed and extending from a lower side of the body portion and an impeller diffusing and discharging the mulberry leaves stored in the body portion to the outlet, and moving forward and backward along the transfer rail; a silkworm breeding unit installed on the base frame and including a breeding conveyor circulated and transferred in the longitudinal direction of the base frame; and a silkworm feces processing unit installed on the base frame to be formed on a lower side of the silkworm breeding unit, and including a silkworm feces processing conveyor which is circulated and transferred in the longitudinal direction of the base frame so that feces which fall from the breeding conveyor are placed. Accordingly, automation of silkworm breeding can be achieved.

Description

Apparatus For Supplying Mulberry Leaf And Discharging Excreta For Automation Of Silkworm Breeding}

The present invention relates to a mulberry leaf supply and sleep processing device for automating silkworm breeding.

In general, silkworms have been bred for a long time to obtain silk, etc. as a representative beneficial insect that feeds on mulberry leaves and vomits threads.

In the occult business of cultivating mulberry trees and producing raw silk from reared silkworms to breed these silkworms, the breeding process for large silkworms (4-5 instars) is relatively short at 11-14 days, and at this time As 98% of the total silkworm breeding mulberry leaf supply is consumed, the labor force concentration is intensified, and the productivity of large-scale breeding of large silkworms is reduced because all breeding processes mainly depend on manpower.

In order to solve this problem, in Korean Patent Publication No. 10-1999-0085170, the mulberry leaves collected as shown in FIG. 1 are passed through the fall guide plate 11 by the mulberry leaf supply means 10 such as a conveyor, and the hopper shape An automatic large silkworm breeding device that supplies silkworm breeding space through a mulberry leaf spreading means 20 is disclosed.

More specifically, in such a conventional large silkworm breeding device, the mulberry leaf spreading means 20 spreads the mulberry leaves supplied from the mulberry leaf supply means 10 by a screw-type impeller 21 to form a mulberry leaf guide plate 22 emit with

However, such a conventional large silkworm automatic breeding device frequently occurs when the mulberry leaves are wound around the screw of the impeller 21 and moved in the direction of the screw, so that the mulberry leaves cannot be spread and discharged evenly in the width direction, and furthermore, the impeller ( 21) may flow into bearings for rotation and damage the device.

In addition, such a conventional automatic large silkworm breeding device has a problem in that the volume of the equipment increases as it further includes a separate transfer means for transferring the mulberry leaves spread and discharged by the mulberry leaf spreading means 20 to the silkworm breeding space.

Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-1999-0085170 (published on December 6, 1999)

An object of the present invention was made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and at the same time spreads mulberry leaves evenly into the silkworm breeding space, and at the same time prevents damage to equipment due to jamming of mulberry leaves in the impeller, etc. Mulberry leaf supply and sleeping powder processing device for automation of silkworm breeding is to provide

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a mulberry leaf supply and sleep processing device for automating silkworm breeding, which can alleviate restrictions in installation space by optimizing the volume of equipment.

The objects of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned objects, and other objects and advantages of the present invention not mentioned above can be understood by the following description and will be more clearly understood by the embodiments of the present invention.

It will also be readily apparent that the objects and advantages of the present invention may be realized by means of the instrumentalities and combinations indicated in the claims.

In order to solve the above problems, the mulberry leaf supply and sleep processing device for automating silkworm breeding according to the present invention supplies mulberry leaves from a base frame including a pair of transfer rails formed in the longitudinal direction on both sides of the upper part, and an opening formed on the upper part The transfer rail including a receiving body portion and a discharge port formed at the bottom in the width direction of the base frame, a hopper portion extending from the lower side of the body portion, and an impeller for spreading and discharging mulberry leaves stored in the body portion to the discharge port A mulberry leaf diffusion supply unit moving forward and backward along the base frame, a silkworm breeding unit including a breeding conveyor installed on the base frame and circulating in the longitudinal direction of the base frame, and a silkworm breeding unit installed on the base frame to be formed below the A sleep processing unit including a sleep processing conveyor that is circularly transported in the longitudinal direction of the base frame, and a sleep processing unit in which the sleep processing conveyor falling from the breeding conveyor is seated.

More specifically, the impeller includes a round bar formed in the longitudinal direction of the outlet, a '卍'-shaped diffusion ring formed at predetermined intervals on the round bar, and an impeller driving motor for rotationally driving the round bar.

In addition, the mulberry leaf diffusion supply unit may further include an outlet control means installed on the outlet side to adjust the open area of the outlet.

In addition, the mulberry leaf diffusion supply unit further includes four support frames extending vertically from the four corners of the body, a transport wheel provided on the support frame and seated on the transport rail, and a transport motor for driving the transport wheel. can

More preferably, the silkworm breeding unit further includes silkworm escaping prevention skirts protruding upwards on both sides of the breeding conveyor, and the semolina processing unit is a sleep escaping prevention skirt protruding upwards on both sides of the sleep processing conveyor. It further includes, and the base frame may further include separation prevention brackets for preventing the separation of the mulberry leaf diffusion supply unit at the front and rear ends of the transfer rail.

As described above, the mulberry leaf supply and sleep powder processing device for automating silkworm breeding according to the present invention spreads mulberry leaves evenly into the silkworm breeding space and prevents damage to equipment due to mulberry leaves caught in the impeller, etc., thereby maintaining and repairing equipment, etc. Continuous automation of silkworm breeding can be achieved by minimizing the generation of additional labor.

In addition, the mulberry leaf supply and sleep powder processing device for automating silkworm breeding according to the present invention can be widely distributed to small-scale farms with relatively limited space through optimization of the volume of equipment to promote the cultivation industry.

In addition to the effects described above, specific effects of the present invention will be described together while explaining specific details for carrying out the present invention.

1 is a perspective view showing the main configuration of a conventional automatic breeding system for large silkworms.
2 is a perspective view showing the overall configuration of an apparatus for supplying mulberry leaves and processing sleep powder for automating silkworm breeding according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a side view of a mulberry leaf supply and sleep processing device for automating silkworm breeding according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a front view of a mulberry leaf supply and sleep processing apparatus for automating silkworm breeding according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The above objects, features and advantages will be described later in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, and accordingly, those skilled in the art to which the present invention belongs will be able to easily implement the technical spirit of the present invention.

In describing the present invention, if it is determined that the detailed description of the known technology related to the present invention may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description will be omitted.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings, the same reference numerals are used to indicate the same or similar components.

Hereinafter, the arrangement of an arbitrary element on the "upper (or lower)" or "upper (or lower)" of a component means that an arbitrary element is placed in contact with the upper (or lower) surface of the component. In addition, it may mean that other components may be interposed between the component and any component disposed on (or under) the component.

In addition, when a component is described as "connected", "coupled" or "connected" to another component, the components may be directly connected or connected to each other, but other components may be "interposed" between each component. ", or each component may be "connected", "coupled" or "connected" through other components.

Singular expressions used herein include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

In this application, terms such as "consisting of" or "comprising" should not be construed as necessarily including all of the various components or steps described in the specification, and some of the components or some of the steps It should be construed that it may not be included, or may further include additional components or steps.

Throughout the specification, when it says "A and/or B", it means A, B or A and B, unless otherwise specified, and when it says "C to D", it means no particular contrary description As long as there is no, it means C or more and D or less.

Hereinafter, a mulberry leaf supply and sleeping powder processing apparatus for automating silkworm breeding according to some embodiments of the present invention will be described.

2 is a perspective view showing the overall configuration of an apparatus for supplying mulberry leaves and processing sleep powder for automating silkworm breeding according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In addition, Figures 3 and 4 are a side view and a front view of a mulberry leaf supply and sleep processing device for automating silkworm breeding according to an embodiment of the present invention, respectively.

2 to 4, the mulberry leaf supply and sleep powder processing device for automating silkworm breeding according to the present invention includes a base frame 100, a mulberry leaf diffusion supply unit 200, a silkworm breeding unit 300, and a sleep powder processing unit 400. include

More specifically, the base frame 100 is formed in a long table shape as a whole by combining a plurality of frames vertically and horizontally, and a pair of transfer rails 110 extending in the longitudinal direction on both sides of the upper side and formed on the bottom side It includes a plurality of casters 120.

At this time, the transfer rail 110 is a means for guiding forward and backward movement of the mulberry leaf diffusion supply unit 200 in the longitudinal direction of the base frame 100, and is formed to protrude vertically at the front and rear ends, respectively, to spread the mulberry leaf A separation prevention bracket 111 is included to prevent the supply unit 200 from being separated from the transfer rail 110 .

On the other hand, the mulberry leaf diffusion supply unit 200 includes a body unit 210, a hopper unit 220, a support frame 230, an impeller 240, an impeller lifting unit 250 and an outlet control unit 260.

More specifically, the body part 210 has a box shape with upper and lower parts open, and mulberry leaves are supplied from an upper opening, stored therein, and discharged downward through the hopper part 220.

In addition, the body portion 210 may include a window 211 made of a transparent material to check the internal space on one side.

In addition, the hopper part 220 is formed extending to the lower side of the body part 210, and is formed to correspond to the width of the base frame 100 at the lower end to discharge the mulberry leaves stored in the body part 210. (221) is formed.

In addition, the support frame 230 is formed at each of the four corners of the body portion 210, and each of them is seated on the transfer rail 110 at the bottom to transfer the mulberry leaf expansion supply unit 200 Includes wheel 231.

At this time, the support frame 230 may further include a transfer motor 232 for rotationally driving the transfer wheel 231 .

In addition, the impeller 240 is formed on the upper part of the outlet 221 and stored in the body 210 as a means for spreading the mulberry leaves discharged to the outlet 221 in the longitudinal direction of the outlet 221 It includes a round bar 240a formed of , a plurality of diffusion rings 240b formed at predetermined intervals on the round bar 240a, and an impeller driving motor 241 for rotationally driving the round bar 240a.

More preferably, each of the diffusion rings 240b is formed in an 'L' shape and coupled to the outer circumferential surface of the round bar by four in a radial direction, so that when viewed from the side, the diffusion ring 240b has a 'B' shape as a whole.

In addition, each of the diffusion rings 240b may be bolted to the round bar 240a so that they can be individually replaced when damaged.

In addition, the impeller elevating means 250 may automatically raise and lower the impeller 240 by applying a hydraulic cylinder, a linear motor, or the like as a means for moving the impeller 240 upwards and downwards.

At this time, it is preferable that the impeller lifting unit 250 is configured to move up and down together with the impeller driving motor 241 .

In addition, the outlet control means 260 is for adjusting the open area of the outlet 221 and includes an outlet bracket 261, an adjustment plate 262, and an adjustment handle 263.

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 3 , the outlet bracket 261 is installed at the lower end of the hopper part 220 and is formed to cover the entire outlet 261 .

In addition, the adjusting plate 262 is coupled to the outlet bracket 261 so as to be slidably movable in the longitudinal direction of the base frame 100 and adjusts the open area of the outlet 221 .

At this time, the control handle 263 is coupled to one side of the upper surface of the control plate 262 and protrudes upward from the outlet bracket 261 so that the user grips the control handle 263 to move the control plate 262. can be moved by sliding.

On the other hand, the silkworm breeding unit 300 is installed on the base frame 100, including a breeding conveyor 310 and a silkworm escaping prevention skirt 320 as a breeding space for silkworms.

More specifically, the breeding conveyor 310 has a lattice structure, and is circularly transported in the longitudinal direction of the base frame 100 by the breeding conveyor driving motor 311 .

At this time, it is preferable that the grid size of the breeding conveyor 310 is smaller than the size of silkworms reared on the breeding conveyor 310.

In addition, the silkworm escaping prevention skirts 320 are formed to protrude upward from both sides of the breeding conveyor 310, respectively, to prevent silkworms reared on the breeding conveyor 310 from escaping.

On the other hand, the sleep processing unit 400 is a sleep processing conveyor 410 in which sleep powder, excretion of silkworms reared on the breeding conveyor 310, falls through the lattice structure of the breeding conveyor 310 and a sleep break away prevention skirt ( 420).

Accordingly, the sleeping minute processing unit 400 is installed on the base frame 100 to be positioned below the silkworm breeding unit 300 .

More specifically, the sleep processing conveyor 410 may be circularly transferred in the longitudinal direction of the base frame 100 by the processing conveyor drive motor 411 .

In addition, the jam-bun separation prevention skirt 420 is formed to protrude upwards on both sides of the jam-bun processing conveyor 410, respectively, to prevent separation of the jam-bun processing conveyor 410, which is loaded by falling onto the jam-bun processing conveyor 410.

On the other hand, the mulberry leaf supply and sleep processing device for automating silkworm breeding according to the present invention further includes a control unit (not shown) for controlling the impeller 240, the breeding conveyor 310, and the sleep processing conveyor 410, respectively. can include

More specifically, the control unit is provided on one side of the base frame 100 to control the impeller 240, the breeding conveyor 310, and the sleep processing conveyor 410. A control panel and the mulberry leaf expansion supply unit It is formed on the side of 200 and may include a sensor for detecting the remaining amount of mulberry leaves supplied on the breeding conveyor 310.

In addition, the control unit may further include a sensor capable of detecting the weight of the sleep powder loaded on the sleep processing conveyor 410 .

More preferably, the control unit visualizes the mulberry leaves and silkworms supplied on the breeding conveyor 310, and the rotational speed of the impeller 240 based on the image of the imaging device, the impeller lifting means 250 It can also be configured to automatically control the back.

As described above, the present invention has been described with reference to the drawings illustrated, but the present invention is not limited by the embodiments and drawings disclosed in this specification, and various modifications are made by those skilled in the art within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention. It is obvious that variations can be made.

In addition, although the operational effects according to the configuration of the present invention have not been explicitly described and described while describing the embodiments of the present invention, it is natural that the effects predictable by the corresponding configuration should also be recognized.

100. Base frame
110. Asong Rail
111. Breakaway prevention bracket
120. Caster
200. Mulberry leaf diffusion supply unit
210. Body
211. Windows
220. Hopper part
221. Outlet
230. Support frame
231. Feed wheel
232. Transfer motor
240. Impeller
240a. round bar
240 b. diffusion loop
241. Impeller drive motor
250. Impeller lifting means
260. Outlet control means
261. Outlet bracket
262. Control plate
263. Control handle
300. Silkworm breeding department
310. Breeding conveyor
311. Breeding conveyor drive motor
320. Silkworm Escape Prevention Skirt
400. Sleep processing unit
410. Intermittent handling conveyor
411. Intermittent handling conveyor drive motor
420. Skirt to prevent falling out of sleep

Claims (5)

A base frame including a pair of transfer rails formed in the longitudinal direction on both sides of the upper part;
A hopper portion extending to the lower side of the body portion, including a body portion for receiving mulberry leaves from an opening formed in the upper portion and a discharge port formed in the width direction of the base frame at the lower end, and mulberry leaves stored in the body portion Diffusing and discharging to the discharge port A mulberry leaf diffusion supply unit that moves forward and backward along the transfer rail, including an impeller to do so;
a silkworm breeding unit including a breeding conveyor installed on the base frame and circulating in the longitudinal direction of the base frame; and
Silkworm breeding automation including: a sleep processing conveyor installed on the base frame so as to be formed below the silkworm breeding unit and circularly transported in the longitudinal direction of the base frame, and a sleep processing unit in which the sleep processing unit falling from the breeding conveyor is settled. Mulberry leaf supply and sleep processing device for
According to claim 1,
The impeller
A round bar formed in the longitudinal direction of the outlet;
'卍' shaped diffusion rings formed on the round bar at predetermined intervals; and
And an impeller driving motor for rotationally driving the round bar.
A mulberry leaf supply and sleep processing device for automating silkworm breeding, in which the vertical distance from the outlet is controlled by the impeller lifting means.
According to claim 1,
The mulberry leaf diffusion supply unit
Mulberry leaf supply and sleep processing device for automating silkworm breeding, further comprising an outlet control means installed on the outlet side to adjust the open area of the outlet.
According to claim 1 or 2,
The mulberry leaf diffusion supply unit
Four support frames extending vertically from the four edges of the body portion;
Transfer wheels provided on each of the support frames and seated on the transfer rails; and
A transfer motor for driving the transfer wheel; mulberry leaf supply and sleep processing apparatus for automating silkworm breeding, further comprising.
According to claim 1,
The silkworm breeding department
Further comprising silkworm escape prevention skirts extending in the longitudinal direction on both sides of the breeding conveyor,
The sesame processing unit
Further comprising a jam-bun separation prevention skirt extending in the longitudinal direction on both sides of the sleep processing conveyor,
the base frame
Mulberry leaf supply and sleep processing device for automating silkworm breeding, further comprising breakaway prevention brackets at the front and rear ends of the transfer rail, respectively, to prevent the mulberry leaf diffusion supply unit from departing.

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