KR20230061881A - Cricket breeding device using a container - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a cricket breeding device, wherein the device is designed to have breeding boxes and hatching boxes built into a container with optimal stacking and moving conditions, thereby allowing workers to easily hatch and breed crickets in large quantities without restrictions on location and space. The device of the present invention comprises: a container sealed by polyurethane sandwich panels for insulation and warmth for hatching and breeding crickets; a cricket breeding room arranged inside the container and equipped with a plurality of breeding boxes; and a hatching room arranged inside the container while separated from the breeding room and equipped with a plurality of hatching boxes, wherein spawning, hatching, and breeding of crickets can be conveniently realized in one space and the hatching process of crickets can be easily recognized.

Description

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The present invention relates to an apparatus for breeding crickets using a container, and in particular, it is designed so that a breeding box and an incubation box are embedded in a movable container under optimal stacking and moving conditions so that workers can incubate crickets without restrictions in place and space. It relates to a cricket breeding device capable of easily mass-breeding.

As the edibleization of insects becomes a problem for the enormous land and feed required for breeding meat and livestock, research is being actively conducted. In general, insects are composed of 50% protein and 30% fat, and 80% of fat is composed of unsaturated fatty acids. It is similar to eggs, which are called complete foods.

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is paying attention to insects as a future alternative food, and in Korea, insects have been listed as food ingredients to expand the insect market and create a source of income for farm households. In Korea, seven species, including twin crickets, rice locusts, and silkworm pupae, have been approved by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety and are used as general foods. population consumes approximately 1,900 species of edible insects.

Such an insect industry is nutritious enough to be recognized as a future food industry by the UN, and insects are eco-friendly. Livestock, for example, requires a lot of water, land and feed to raise a cow, while insects are eco-friendly and have an absolute advantage in water and breeding space required, and only one-tenth of the feed required for a cow is the protein portion of beef. enough can be obtained.

On the other hand, crickets belonging to the order Cricketidae are crustacean insects. Crickets are rich in high protein, vitamins, minerals, and omega-3 unsaturated fatty acids, as well as rich in chitosan. Therefore, insects such as crickets are the 6th industry of the future, and according to FAO, solving the global future food crisis, preventing environmental pollution from methane gas in the livestock sector such as cattle and pigs, and using insects as a stable source of protein, not only for feed but also for food It is recommended that they be bred.

One example of this technique is disclosed in Documents 1 to 3 below.

For example, Patent Document 1 below includes a plurality of unit mass breeding units in which crickets can live, and the unit mass breeding unit includes insects including 6-legged crickets, mealworms (mealworms), white-spotted cornflowers, and rhinoceros beetles. A receiving member made of a flexible material capable of accommodating one or more of the receiving member, a heating element disposed under the receiving member, and a humidity control unit supplying water in a state disposed in the receiving member, to the heating body Disclosed is an insect breeding apparatus in which a constant temperature/humidity is maintained through an automatic temperature control sensor disposed in the humidity control unit and an automatic humidity control sensor disposed in the humidity control unit.

In addition, in Patent Document 2 below, a process of making an egg tray by mixing rice husk charcoal and water at a volume ratio of 6:4 to 7:3, a process of making an artificial egg board by putting the egg tray in a tray with a concave receiving part formed downward on the upper surface, and adult crickets The process of inducing spawning of female crickets by introducing the artificial egg hatching board into the breeding room where male and female are reared, the process of incubating cricket eggs by moving the artificial egg hatching board with cricket eggs to the incubation room, and incubating the cricket chicks at a temperature of 25 to 30°C. Cricket breeding method including the process of moving to a breeding room controlled at ℃ and humidity of 60% and breeding, adding wood vinegar in an amount corresponding to 0.5 to 2% by volume of the water to be used and mixing it with rice husk charcoal is disclosed. .

On the other hand, Patent Document 3 below includes a skeleton forming a hexahedron to form a sealed indoor space, an insulating board installed on the bottom, top and side surfaces of the skeleton, and a bottom insulating board to open and close the indoor space. Includes a door formed on one side insulation board selected from each side insulation board except for the top side insulation board, and a movable container that is selectively combined with a seating support member installed on the ground, and a multi-stage pedestal. A rack structure disposed in the indoor space of the container, a feeding trough for providing food to crickets, a space forming member installed to form an activity space, and a breeding box seated on the pedestal In a cricket breeding device equipped with about is disclosed.

Republic of Korea Patent Registration No. 10-1663202 (registered on September 29, 2016) Republic of Korea Patent Registration No. 10-2110364 (registered on 2020.05.07) Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 2018-0073289 (published on July 2, 2018)

As described above, the technology disclosed in Patent Document 1 discloses a technology that enables mass breeding of insects by supplying misted water at regular intervals to maintain humidity, but reduces the manufacturing cost of a device for breeding crickets. However, a technology capable of easily recognizing the incubation process of crickets has not been disclosed.

In addition, the technology disclosed in Patent Document 2 discloses a cricket breeding method with a high rate of increase in crickets and easy management by spawning and incubating crickets using an artificial egg board having a high spawning preference for female crickets. However, a technology capable of conveniently realizing incubation and breeding in one space and optimizing breeding conditions for crickets has not been disclosed.

On the other hand, although Patent Document 3 discloses a cricket breeding device using a movable container, spawning, incubation and breeding cannot be realized in one space, and a technology capable of optimizing breeding conditions of crickets is not disclosed.

An object of the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and to provide a cricket breeding device that can conveniently realize spawning, incubation, and breeding of crickets in one space by providing a breeding room and an incubation room in a container.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a cricket breeding device in which a worker can easily move and manage a spawning box and an incubation box.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a cricket breeding device capable of preventing damage to each box during the stacking process of the breeding box and the hatching box.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a cricket breeding device capable of preventing crickets from escaping to the outside of a container during the breeding process and optimizing breeding conditions for crickets.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a cricket breeding device capable of reducing the manufacturing cost of the device for breeding crickets.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a cricket breeding device in which a manager can easily recognize the incubation process of crickets.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a cricket breeding device that can collect cricket feces and use it as a natural fertilizer.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a cricket breeding device capable of preventing crickets from escaping during the breeding process.

In order to achieve the above object, an apparatus for breeding crickets according to the present invention includes a container sealed with a polyurethane sandwich panel for insulation and heat preservation for hatching and breeding crickets, and a cricket provided inside the container and equipped with a plurality of breeding boxes. A breeding room, and an hatching room provided inside the container to be partitioned from the breeding room and provided with a plurality of hatching boxes, the hatching boxes and breeding boxes are mounted in multiple stages on a support frame, respectively, and made of plastic material. It is made of a box-shaped Danpla box, and inside the breeding box is a support provided for collecting feces of crickets, a habitat member provided on the support and providing a space for cricket habitat, and provided on the habitat member, , It is characterized in that it comprises a feed support member for temporarily supporting the feed for feeding the crickets.

In addition, the cricket breeding apparatus according to the present invention may further include an oasis member for spawning provided on the feed support member, wherein the oasis for spawning is moved from the breeding box to the hatching box.

In addition, in the cricket breeding device according to the present invention, the support is provided to maintain a distance of 6 to 8 cm from the inner bottom surface of the breeding box, and the habitat member is a unit of 20 to 22 commercially available egg cartons. It is used by bundling and standing, and two units are built in the breeding box, and the feed support member is characterized in that it is provided in a wire mesh state.

In addition, in the cricket breeding apparatus according to the present invention, the incubation room is provided as a compartment separating the breeding room, the front surface of the compartment is made of a sliding door structure made of a transparent sash frame, and a heating plate is provided on the wall of the compartment, The hatching room is characterized in that it is maintained at an average of 30 ℃ by the operation of the heating plate.

In addition, in the cricket breeding device according to the present invention, an entrance door is provided on the front side of the container, and a 20 to 40 cm threshold is provided inside the door to prevent the crickets being reared from escaping to the outside through the door, It is characterized in that a ventilation fan and an air conditioner for maintaining constant temperature and humidity inside the container are provided on the upper part of the inner wall surface of the container facing the door.

In addition, in the cricket breeding apparatus according to the present invention, the container has a width × length × height of 580 to 600 cm × 280 to 300 cm × 280 to 300 cm as a standard of internal space, and the breeding box is horizontal × vertical. × height is 90 cm × 62 cm × 60 cm, the hatching box has a width × length × height of 40 cm × 30 cm × 20 cm, and the spawning oasis has a width × length × height of 4 It is characterized by consisting of cm × 23 cm × 8 cm.

As described above, according to the cricket breeding apparatus according to the present invention, a cricket breeding room and an incubation room are provided inside a container, and a transparent chassis frame is installed in the hatching room, whereby a manager spawns, incubates, and breeds crickets. It can be conveniently realized, and the effect of easily recognizing the incubation process of crickets is obtained.

In addition, according to the cricket breeding device according to the present invention, since the habitat member providing a space for cricket habitat and the feed support member temporarily supporting the feed for crickets can be manufactured as a commercial product, the device for cricket habitat can be manufactured. The effect of cost reduction is obtained.

In addition, according to the cricket breeding apparatus according to the present invention, by providing a support for collecting cricket feces inside the breeding box, an effect that feces used as natural fertilizer can be easily collected is also obtained.

In addition, according to the cricket breeding device according to the present invention, a threshold of 20 to 40 cm is provided on the inside of the door, so that the escape of crickets can be prevented during the breeding process.

In addition, according to the cricket breeding device according to the present invention, a reinforcing bar is provided in the hatching box and the breeding box, and the movement and management of the spawning box and the hatching box are facilitated by forming a box-shaped Danpla box, In the process of stacking the boxes, the effect of preventing each box from being damaged is obtained.

1 is a perspective view of a container used in an apparatus for breeding crickets according to the present invention;
Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of the inside of the door of the container shown in Figure 1;
3 is a perspective view of a breeding box used in the cricket breeding apparatus according to the present invention;
Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view of a configuration mounted inside the breeding box shown in Figure 3;
5 to 7 are photographs showing an example of breeding conditions of crickets in the breeding box shown in FIG. 4;
Fig. 8 is a perspective view showing a state of use of an incubation box used in the apparatus for breeding crickets according to the present invention;

The above and other objects and novel features of the present invention will become more apparent from the description of this specification and accompanying drawings.

The term "habitat" used in the present invention means a state in which crickets can live in an environment on a habitat member composed of commercially available egg cartons, etc., and "breeding" means that crickets grow by cricket feed under habitat conditions, It refers to the process of spawning and hatching. In addition, the term "oasis" used in the present invention means an oasis for insects, a place where adult crickets lay eggs, and a place where crickets eggs hatch into larvae.

In addition, the cricket applied to the present invention can be applied to the double-spotted cricket, and the double-spotted cricket is an insect of the grasshopper order Cricket. The twin crickets are not native to Korea, but are mainly bred for food, pet food, and frog feeding. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety pushed ahead with an amendment that allows business operators equipped with facilities that meet the standards to use edible insects such as brown mealworm larvae and twin crickets, which are recognized as food ingredients, for food manufacturing, processing, and cooking. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety announced that it has decided to name the twin cricket registered as a food ingredient as 'Ssangbyeol'. The paired cricket is an insect that undergoes incomplete metamorphosis in three stages: egg, nymph and adult. The growth temperature is 26~32℃ and the growth period takes about 50 days. When it becomes an adult, it usually lays 300 to 500 eggs, and the weight of a female adult is about 0.8g, and the weight of a male adult is about 0.7g. The protein content of twin crickets is three times that of beef, and it is known to have effects such as relieving hangovers, protecting the liver, and controlling blood sugar. However, it is not limited thereto, and instead of crickets, it can be applied to breeding insects such as mealworms (mealworms), white-spotted radishes, and beetles.

Hereinafter, an embodiment according to the cricket breeding device of the present invention will be described according to the drawings.

1 is a perspective view of the configuration of a container used in a cricket breeding device according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the inside of the door of the container shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1 , the apparatus for breeding crickets according to the present invention is provided in a container 100 sealed with a polyurethane sandwich panel for heat insulation and heat retention for incubation and breeding of crickets.

The container 100 can easily manage the room temperature in all seasons, can be movably prepared, and incubation and breeding can be performed within the container 100, so it is not limited to a place and space, and can be loaded. Breeding and shipping can be carried out easily. The container 100 has a closed structure without windows, and according to the optimal working conditions of the operator and the growth conditions of the crickets, for example, as a standard of the internal space, the width × length × height is 580 to 600 cm × 280 to 300 cm. × 280 ~ 300 cm can be made.

In addition, an entrance door 400 is provided on the front of the container 100, and inside the door 400, as shown in FIG. Similarly, a threshold 110 of 20 to 40 cm is provided, and a ventilation fan 120 for maintaining constant temperature and humidity inside the container is provided on the upper part of the inner wall of the container 100 facing the door 400. ) and an air conditioner 130 may be provided.

On the other hand, the ventilation fan 120 and the air conditioner 130 or the heating plate mounted on the wall are installed in the indoor space of the container 100 to increase or decrease the humidity and temperature, and are provided for temperature control and humidity control, and the container ( 100) may be provided with a control unit controlling the ventilation fan 120, the air conditioner 130, or the heating plate to adjust the internal temperature to 27 to 32° C. and the humidity to 55 to 65%. That is, the control unit is equipped with a temperature sensor and a humidity sensor, detects the temperature and humidity inside the container 100 in real time, and automatically adjusts the ventilation fan 120 and the air conditioner 130 or the heating plate according to the detection result. It may be provided to control operation.

As shown in FIG. 1, inside the container 100, a cricket breeding chamber 200 equipped with a plurality of breeding boxes is provided and divided from the breeding chamber 200 inside the container 100, and a plurality of hatching boxes are provided. An incubation room 300 equipped with a dragon box may be provided. Accordingly, workers can conveniently realize spawning, incubation and breeding of crickets in one space.

As shown in FIG. 1, the incubation room 300 is provided as a compartment partitioned from the breeding room 200 at the inner part of the container 100, which is on the opposite side of the door 400, and the space of the compartment is, for example, , Width × Length × Height may be 160 cm × 80 cm × 280 ~ 300 cm, and the front of the incubation room 300 is made of a sliding door structure 500 made of a transparent sash frame, and the wall of the compartment is A heating plate 310 may be provided. The heating plate 310 may also be operated so that the temperature of the incubation chamber 300 is maintained at an average of 30° C. by control of the controller as described above.

Next, the breeding box provided in the breeding room 200 will be described according to FIG. 3 .

3 is a perspective view of a breeding box used in the cricket breeding apparatus according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, the breeding box 600 is made of a box-shaped Danpla box made of plastic material, and optimizes working conditions so that a worker can easily work, move, and manage alone, so that the breeding box 600 is horizontal × vertical × The height is 90 cm × 62 cm × 60 cm.

The breeding box 600 is a breeding body 610 with an open top, and a first portion provided on the circumference of the breeding body 610 to maintain a supported state when the box is stacked on the top of the breeding body 610. It is provided with a first handle 630 provided with openings on both sides of the reinforcing rod 620 and the breeding body 610.

That is, since the breeding box 600 is provided with a length of 90 cm, an ordinary adult manager can easily grip the first handle part 630 with both hands spread, so in the process of breeding crickets, the breeding box ( 600) can be easily handled and moved. In addition, since the first reinforcement 620 is provided at the circumferential portion of the upper portion of the breeding box 600, damage to the breeding box 600 can be prevented even when the breeding boxes 600 are stacked.

The breeding box 600 as described above can be mounted in multiple stages on the support frame. In the support frame, the first compartment (floor) is installed at a height of 20 cm from the bottom of the container 100, and the four pillars are equipped with wheels to be movable. For example, the standard is 190 cm wide and 40 cm long. can be provided. Therefore, in the breeding chamber 200 under the structural conditions of the container 100 as described above, two compartments (layers) are created at intervals of 80 cm from the bottom layer of the support frame to load the breeding boxes 600 in three stages. Three support frames may be provided on one side of the container 100 .

Next, the internal structure of the breeding box 600 for breeding crickets will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 7 .

4 is an exploded perspective view of a configuration installed inside the breeding box shown in FIG. 3, and FIGS. 5 to 7 are photographs showing an example of a breeding state of crickets in the breeding box shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 4, inside the breeding box 600, there is a support 640 provided for collecting feces of crickets from the bottom, a form provided on the support 640 and a space for the habitat of crickets. A member 650 and a feed support member 660 provided on the habitat member 650 and temporarily supporting the feed for crickets.

As shown in FIG. 4, the support 640 is provided with legs to maintain a gap of 6 to 8 cm from the inner bottom surface of the breeding box 600, and to maintain the formatting member 650. Stands are provided at intervals. The support 640 may be made of wood, but is not limited thereto and may be made of a material such as plastic.

As described above, by providing the legs on the support 640 to maintain a space with the bottom surface of the breeding box 600, feces of crickets generated during the breeding process of crickets can be collected in the space. The feces of the crickets are collected in the same shape as grains of sand and can be usefully used as a natural fertilizer.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the formatting member 650 combines 20 to 22 commercially available egg cartons 651 into one unit by a band 652 to enable crickets to move and to secure passages for habitation. It is used by being tied up, and two units can be built into the breeding box 600. As the egg carton 651, a 30-hole egg carton having a width x length of 30 cm x 30 cm may be applied. In the habitat member 650 according to the present invention, unlike the prior art, since the egg carton 651 is used upright, the temperature difference between the crickets inhabiting the lower part and the crickets living on the upper part of the habitat member 650 is reduced. It can be prevented, and the movement for feeding during breeding can be easily realized, so the breeding conditions of crickets can be optimized. In addition, by using the commercially available egg carton 651 as the formatting member 650, it is possible to reduce a separate manufacturing cost for providing the formatting member, as in the prior art.

As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6 , the feed support member 660 is provided in a wire mesh state in which feed or vegetables of breeding crickets are placed, and crickets can freely move. In such a wire mesh, the size of the mesh is not particularly limited, and a commonly used wire mesh can be used, and it is sufficient if it is provided within a size of 90 cm × 62 cm, which is the size of the breeding box 600, horizontally × vertically.

Meanwhile, an oasis member 670 for cricket spawning may be provided on the feed support member 660 as shown in FIGS. 4 and 7 . The spawning oasis member 670 may include a pair of holders 671 made of wood and an oasis 672 fixed on the holder 671 .

The oasis 672 may have, for example, width × length × height of 4 cm × 23 cm × 8 cm. In FIG. 4, ten oases 672 are fixed to a pair of holders 671. Although the state is shown, it is not limited thereto, and as shown in FIG. 7 , five oases 672 may be provided in a fixed state to a pair of holders 671 . 7 shows a state in which two holders 671 each having five oases 672 are intersecting each other.

In addition, in the cricket breeding apparatus according to the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 7, the support 640, the habitat member 650, the feed support member 660 or the egg-laying member is provided inside the breeding box 600. Since conditions for breeding crickets are met by simply installing the oasis member 670 in sequence, management for breeding crickets can be easily realized and production costs can be reduced.

Normally, when crickets grow for about 40 days, they mate and lay eggs. As shown in FIG. 7 in the wire mesh 660, which is a space where crickets live, when the oasis member 670 for spawning crickets is placed, the crickets lay eggs in the oasis 672. The oasis member 670 receiving eggs from the crickets is moved from the breeding box 600 to the hatching box 700 as shown in FIG. 8 and placed in the hatching room 300.

8 is a perspective view showing a state of use of an incubation box used in the cricket breeding apparatus according to the present invention.

The hatching box 700, like the breeding box 600 described above, is mounted in multiple stages on a support frame and can be made of a box-shaped Danpla box made of plastic material, and a worker can work alone, move, By optimizing working conditions for easy management, the width × length × height is 40 cm × 30 cm × 20 cm.

As shown in FIG. 8, the incubation box 700 has an incubation body 710 with an open top, and a hatching body 710 to maintain a supported state when boxes are stacked on top of the hatching body 710. ) It is provided with a second reinforcing bar 720 provided at the circumferential portion and a second handle portion 730 provided open at both sides of the hatching body 710.

Since the hatching box 700 is provided with a length of 40 cm in width, an ordinary adult manager can easily grip the second handle part 730 with both hands, so that the hatching box 700 in the process of hatching crickets can be easily handled. In addition, since the second reinforcing bar 720 is provided at the circumference of the upper portion of the hatching box 700, damage to the hatching box 700 can be prevented even when the hatching box 700 is stacked.

An oasis member 670 moved from the breeding box 600 is built into the hatching box 700, and the hatching box 700 is placed in the hatching room 300 as shown in FIG.

In the incubation room 300, an incubation bed that can mount the hatching box 700 is installed near the wall, and the hatching bed has a first compartment (layer) at 20 cm from the floor and a compartment (floor) every 40 cm above it. ) is installed and consists of 5 spaces (floors), and the width can be provided at 150 cm.

Meanwhile, in FIG. 8, a pair of holders 671 are erected on the incubation box 700, but it is not limited thereto and the holders 671 may be laid down.

Although the invention made by the present inventors has been specifically described according to the above embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments and can be changed in various ways without departing from the gist of the invention.

By using the cricket breeding device according to the present invention, spawning, incubation and breeding of crickets can be conveniently realized in one space, and the hatching process of crickets can be easily recognized.

100: container
200: breeding room
300: incubation room
600: breeding box
700: hatching box

Claims (6)

A container made of polyurethane sandwich panels for insulation and heat preservation for incubation and breeding of crickets,
A cricket breeding room provided inside the container and equipped with a plurality of breeding boxes;
Including an hatching room provided inside the container and partitioned from the breeding room and having a plurality of hatching boxes,
The hatching box and the breeding box are mounted in multiple stages on a support frame, respectively, and are made of a box-shaped Danpla box made of plastic material,
Inside the breeding box
A support provided for collecting feces from crickets;
A habitat member provided on the support and providing a space for the habitat of crickets;
and a feed support member provided on the habitat member and temporarily supporting the feed for crickets. In paragraph 1,
Further comprising an oasis member for spawning provided on the feed support member,
The cricket breeding device, characterized in that the egg-laying oasis is transferred from the breeding box to the hatching box. In paragraph 2,
The support is provided to maintain a gap of 6 to 8 cm from the inner bottom surface of the breeding box,
The formatting member is used by bundling 20 to 22 commercially available egg cartons into one unit,
Two units are built into the breeding box,
The feed support member is a cricket breeding device, characterized in that provided in a wire mesh state. In paragraph 3,
The incubation room is provided as a compartment partitioned from the breeding room,
The front of the compartment is made of a sliding door structure made of a transparent sash frame,
A heating plate is provided on the wall of the compartment,
The incubation room is a cricket breeding device, characterized in that maintained at an average of 30 ℃ by the operation of the heating plate. In paragraph 4,
An entrance door is provided on the front of the container,
A threshold of 20 to 40 cm is provided on the inside of the door to prevent the escaping of the crickets being reared to the outside through the door,
Cricket breeding apparatus, characterized in that a ventilation fan and an air conditioner are provided on the upper part of the inner wall of the container facing the door to keep the temperature and humidity inside the container constant. In paragraph 4,
The container is made of 580 to 600 cm × 280 to 300 cm × 280 to 300 cm in width × length × height as a standard of internal space,
The breeding box has a width × length × height of 90 cm × 62 cm × 60 cm,
The hatching box has a width × length × height of 40 cm × 30 cm × 20 cm,
The cricket breeding device, characterized in that the spawning oasis consists of 4 cm × 23 cm × 8 cm in width × length × height.

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