A device for transporting shellfish

By designing a shellfish farming transportation device, the automatic collection and transportation of net cages is achieved using a motor-driven grid assembly and limiting plate. This solves the problem of difficult operation of shellfish farming net cages in existing technologies, improves farming and transportation efficiency, reduces manual operation, and ensures the survival rate of shellfish.

CN116686760BActive Publication Date: 2026-01-23OCEAN UNIV OF CHINA +1
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Application Number
CN202310897636.X
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2023-07-20
Publication Date
2026-01-23
Estimated Expiration
2043-07-20

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Technical Problem

Existing shellfish farming net cages are difficult to operate when loading and unloading mature shellfish and seedlings, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive, especially for single-person operation, and are not convenient for large-scale farming operations.

Method used

A shellfish farming transportation device was designed, including a frame, a fixing cylinder, a grid assembly, a limiting plate, and a transportation unit. The device is driven by a motor to realize the automatic collection and transportation of the net cages, and uses a buoyancy unit and anchor ropes to fix the position, reducing manual operation.

Benefits of technology

The automated collection and transportation of shellfish in net cages has been achieved, reducing the workload of operators, improving the efficiency of aquaculture and transportation, avoiding the problem of water and oxygen deficiency in shellfish during transportation, and ensuring the survival rate of shellfish.

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Abstract

The application provides a shellfish breeding and transporting device, and relates to the technical field of marine breeding and transporting equipment. The device comprises a frame body, which is fixed to the horizontal plane of a breeding area. A plurality of breeding units are uniformly arranged in the frame body. A transporting unit is arranged on the frame body. Each breeding unit comprises a fixed cylinder, which is provided with an opening at the top and is fixedly connected with a buoyancy unit on the top surface. A partition grid assembly is rotatably connected in the fixed cylinder. The partition grid assembly comprises a plurality of uniformly arranged partition grids. A net cage can be arranged between every two adjacent partition grids. Shellfish are arranged in the net cage. A limiting plate is rotatably connected at the opening. A plurality of anchor ropes are arranged at the bottom of the fixed cylinder. The bottom ends of the anchor ropes are fixed to the bottom of the water area by anchor rods. A receiving unit is arranged on the inner side of the frame body. The receiving unit comprises a receiving frame. The transporting unit comprises a transport vehicle arranged on the top surface of the frame body. The device has the advantages of reasonable design, safety and reliability. The device can automatically transport the shellfish net cages, thereby reducing the workload of the operators, saving time and effort, and improving the breeding and transporting efficiency.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of marine aquaculture transportation equipment, and particularly relates to a shellfish aquaculture transportation device. BACKGROUND

[0002] Aquaculture is one of the agricultural production departments, which refers to the utilization of water area for breeding (including planting) according to the ecological habits of breeding objects and the requirements of water area environment conditions, and using aquaculture technology and facilities to breed aquatic economic animals and plants. Some shellfishes (such as scallops) and other aquatic products are usually bred by using net clothes floating on the water. The net clothes are separated into multiple independent breeding cavities by partitions from top to bottom, and a certain amount of shellfishes or fishes are bred in each breeding space. When the bred fishes in the net clothes need to be harvested, the whole net clothes need to be pulled up, and then the bred shellfishes are taken out from each breeding cavity in turn. Then the seedlings are put in, and finally the net clothes are lowered. However, the existing shellfish breeding net cage is very troublesome to take and put the mature shellfishes and seedlings, and needs to be pulled by workers. The net clothes full of shellfishes are heavy, and it is very difficult for a single worker to operate. For most breeding areas, it is inconvenient for workers to pull a large number of net clothes to sort shellfishes, and it is time-consuming and labor-intensive.

[0003] Therefore, how to reduce the workload of workers to realize the breeding and transportation of shellfishes is a problem to be solved by the workers in the field. SUMMARY

[0004] In order to solve the problems of the prior art, the present application provides a shellfish breeding and transportation device which is reasonable in design, simple in structure, safe and reliable, can automatically load the shellfish net cage for transportation, reduce the workload of workers, save time and labor, and improve the breeding and transportation efficiency.

[0005] The technical scheme adopted by the present application to solve the technical problem is that the present application provides a shellfish breeding and transportation device, which comprises a frame body. The frame body is a rectangular frame and is fixed to the horizontal plane of a breeding area. A plurality of breeding units are uniformly arranged in the frame body. A transportation unit is arranged on the frame body.

[0006] Each breeding unit comprises a fixed cylinder which is horizontally arranged in a cylindrical shape. An opening is arranged at the top of the fixed cylinder, and a buoyancy unit is fixedly connected to the top surface of the opening. A partition assembly is rotatably connected to the fixed cylinder. The partition assembly comprises a plurality of uniformly arranged partitions. A net cage can be arranged between each two adjacent partitions. Shellfishes are arranged in the net cage. A limiting plate is rotatably connected to the opening.

[0007] A plurality of anchor ropes are arranged at the bottom of the fixed cylinder. The bottom ends of the anchor ropes are fixed to the bottom of the water area by anchor rods.

[0008] The inside of the frame body is provided with a receiving unit, which comprises a receiving frame hinged to the inside of the frame body.

[0009] The transportation unit comprises a transportation vehicle on the top surface of the frame body.

[0010] The wall of the fixing cylinder is uniformly provided with a plurality of through holes, and the inner wall of the fixing cylinder is connected with a driving rod through a spring at the middle of one end surface.

[0011] The barrier assembly comprises a rotating pipe, the driving rod is coaxially and slidingly connected in the rotating pipe, the barriers are uniformly distributed on the outer wall of the rotating pipe, and the extension lines of each barrier body intersect at the central axis of the rotating pipe.

[0012] A plurality of displacement units are arranged between the rotating pipe and the driving rod.

[0013] Each displacement unit comprises a limiting groove on the inner wall of the rotating pipe, each limiting groove comprises a plurality of straight grooves uniformly arranged around the inner wall of the rotating pipe and parallel to the length direction of the rotating pipe, and a V-shaped groove is arranged between each adjacent two straight grooves.

[0014] The outer wall of the driving rod is provided with a plurality of limiting columns, the diameter of the limiting column is matched with the groove width of the limiting groove, in the initial state, the limiting column is located in the straight groove, and when the spring of the driving rod is compressed, the limiting column passes through the V-shaped groove and enters the adjacent straight groove.

[0015] The end of the driving rod away from the spring is connected with a telescopic motor.

[0016] The limiting plate comprises a rotating shaft, the rotating shaft is rotatably connected to the opening of the fixing cylinder, the plate body of the limiting plate is a plurality of uniformly arranged slats, the slats are alternately matched with the barrier bodies of the barriers, and the end of the rotating shaft is connected with a driving motor.

[0017] The mesh cage is a cylindrical cage body, the outer wall is uniformly provided with a plurality of through holes, a plurality of partitions are uniformly arranged in the mesh cage, the partitions are provided with through holes, and the mesh cage is provided with a door body.

[0018] The buoyancy unit comprises a rectangular frame body, the area of the rectangular frame body is greater than the floor area of the fixing cylinder, and the rectangular frame body is provided with an air bag.

[0019] The receiving frame comprises a shaft body rotatably connected to the inside of the frame body, the shaft body is connected with a receiving claw, the receiving claw is a V-shaped claw body, and the shaft body is coaxially connected with a driving motor.

[0020] The transportation unit comprises a track on the frame body, the transportation trolley slides on the track, and the transportation trolley is located on one side of the frame body where the receiving frame is arranged;

[0021] The transportation trolley is provided with a flange around the transportation trolley, and the transportation trolley is provided with a handle.

[0022] The opening angle of the fixed cylinder is greater than the included angle of the two barriers.

[0023] The initial state of the present application is that the net cage is not arranged between the two barriers at the top, and the limiting plate is vertically arranged in the fixed cylinder, and the bottom end is offset towards the falling position of the net cage, when the worker needs to take out the net cage in the breeding unit, the motor is opened, at this time the telescopic motor and the driving motor start to work, the telescopic motor is fixed in the closed space at one end of the fixed cylinder, after the telescopic motor drives the driving rod to move and shrink towards the spring side, the limiting column moves to the straight groove end and enters the adjacent straight groove through the v-shaped groove, because the number of limiting grooves matches the number of barriers, when the driving rod is telescoped once, the limiting column passes through a limiting groove, the space between the next group of barriers moves to the opening of the fixed cylinder, at the same time, due to the action of the driving motor, the bottom end of the limiting plate rotates upwards to coincide with the opening edge of the fixed cylinder, at this time the net cage is pushed up by the limiting plate and the barrier and pushed out of the fixed cylinder and falls into the external receiving unit, and so on, after the v-shaped receiving claws of the receiving frame catch all the net cages, the net cages are still in the water and can be stored, when it is needed to be transported to the sorting place, the motor is started to make the receiving frame turn upwards, all the net cages fall into the transportation trolley of the frame body, and are pushed to the working place through the handle;

[0024] When it is needed to place the seedlings again, the limiting plate can be rotated above the fixed cylinder or on one side of the original receiving frame by the driving motor, the telescopic motor is opened for the placement of the net cage, the breeding unit of the present application can be manually pushed slightly, and can be pulled close to the frame body for the placement of the net cage.

[0025] The present application has the advantages of simple structure, reasonable design, and can be used for shellfish breeding by fixing the position of the shellfish through the fixed cylinder, the buoyancy unit and the anchor rope, and can automatically collect the shellfish net cage through the barriers and the limiting plate in the fixed cylinder, and can realize the collection and transportation of the shellfish net cage through the receiving unit and the transportation unit, most of the device is driven by the motor to realize the collection of the net cage, which can effectively reduce the workload of the workers, save time and effort, at the same time, the receiving unit of the present application is located underwater, and the temperature of the water in the transportation trolley is suitable, and the water has nutrients, the process of collection and transportation can avoid the decrease of the survival rate of shellfish caused by long-term lack of water and oxygen and obvious temperature change, the design of the receiving unit of the present application can temporarily store the net cage, which is convenient for the worker to check the growth of the shellfish or clean the inside of the net cage, and the present application can effectively improve the breeding and transportation efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0026] Figure 1 It is a top view of the present application.

[0027] Figure 2 It is a schematic view of the present application.

[0028] Figure 3 It is a schematic view of the present application.

[0029] Figure 4 It is a schematic view of the present application.

[0030] Figure 5 It is a schematic view of the present application.

[0031] Figure 6 It is a schematic view of the present application.

[0032] Figure 7 It is a schematic view of the present application.

[0033] Figure 8 It is a schematic view of the present application.

[0034] Figure 9 It is a schematic view of the present application. Figure 8 It is a schematic view of the present application.

[0035] Figure 10 It is a schematic view of the present application.

[0036] Wherein, the reference signs are: 1, frame; 101, track; 2, fixed cylinder; 201, anchor rope; 3, fence; 301, rotating pipe; 302, limiting groove; 303, straight groove; 304, V-shaped groove; 4, net cage; 401, partition; 5, limiting plate; 6, receiving frame; 601, receiving claw; 7, transport vehicle; 8, spring; 801, driving rod; 802, limiting column; 803, telescopic motor; 9, air bag. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0037] The technical features of the present application can be clearly explained, and the present application will be described below through specific embodiments.

[0038] Referring to Figures 1 to 9 The present embodiment is a shellfish breeding and transporting device, which comprises a frame 1, the frame 1 is a rectangular frame and is fixed to the horizontal plane of the breeding area, a plurality of breeding units are uniformly arranged in the frame 1, and a transporting unit is arranged on the frame 1.

[0039] Each breeding unit comprises a fixed cylinder 2, which is horizontally arranged in a cylindrical shape, the cylinder wall of the fixed cylinder 2 is uniformly provided with a plurality of through holes, the inner wall of the fixed cylinder 2 is connected with a drive rod 801 at the middle of one end face through a spring 8, the shaft of the drive rod 801 is located on the same axis as the shaft of the fixed cylinder 2, a grating assembly is rotatably connected in the fixed cylinder 2, the grating assembly comprises a plurality of uniformly arranged gratings 3, the grating assembly comprises a rotating pipe 301, the drive rod 801 is coaxially and slidingly connected in the rotating pipe 301, the gratings 3 are uniformly distributed on the outer wall of the rotating pipe 301, and the extension lines of the grating bodies of each grating 3 all intersect at the central axis of the rotating pipe 301, a plurality of sets of displacement units are arranged between the rotating pipe 301 and the drive rod 801, each set of displacement units comprises a limiting groove 302 located on the inner wall of the rotating pipe 301, each limiting groove 302 comprises a plurality of straight grooves 303 uniformly arranged around the inner wall of the rotating pipe 301 and parallel to the length direction of the rotating pipe 301, a V-shaped groove 304 is arranged between each adjacent two straight grooves 303, a plurality of limiting columns 802 are arranged on the outer wall of the drive rod 801, the diameter of the limiting column 802 is matched with the groove width of the limiting groove 302, in the initial state, the limiting columns 802 are all located in the straight grooves 303, when the spring 8 of the drive rod 801 is compressed, the limiting columns 802 pass through the V-shaped grooves 304 and enter the adjacent straight grooves 303, and one end of the drive rod 801 away from the spring 8 is connected with a telescopic motor 803.

[0040] A net cage 4 can be arranged between each adjacent two gratings 3, shellfishes are arranged in the net cage 4, the net cage 4 is a cylindrical cage body, the outer wall of the net cage 4 is uniformly provided with a plurality of through holes, a plurality of partition plates 401 are uniformly arranged in the net cage 4, the partition plates 401 are provided with through holes, and the net cage 4 is provided with a door body.

[0041] An opening is arranged at the top of the fixed cylinder 2, the opening angle of the fixed cylinder 2 is greater than the included angle of the two gratings 3, a limiting plate 5 is rotatably connected at the opening of the fixed cylinder 2, the limiting plate 5 comprises a rotating shaft, the rotating shaft is rotatably connected at the opening of the fixed cylinder 2, the plate body of the limiting plate 5 is a plurality of uniformly arranged slats, the slats are alternately matched with the grating bodies of the gratings 3, and the end portion of the rotating shaft is connected with a drive motor.

[0042] A buoyancy unit is fixedly connected to the top surface of the fixed cylinder 2, the buoyancy unit comprises a rectangular frame body, the area of the rectangular frame body is greater than the occupied area of the fixed cylinder 2, and an air bag 9 is arranged on the rectangular frame body.

[0043] A plurality of anchor ropes 201 are arranged at the bottom of the fixed cylinder 2, and the bottom ends of the anchor ropes 201 are fixed to the bottom of the water area through anchor rods.

[0044] A receiving unit is arranged on the inner side of the frame body 1, the receiving unit comprises a receiving frame 6, the receiving frame 6 is hingedly connected to the inner side of the frame body 1, the receiving frame 6 comprises a shaft body rotatably connected to the inner side of the frame body 1, the shaft body is connected with a receiving claw 601, the receiving claw 601 is a V-shaped claw body, and the shaft body is coaxially connected with a drive motor.

[0045] The transport unit comprises a transport trolley 7 on the top surface of the frame body 1, the transport unit comprises a track 101 on the frame body 1, the transport trolley 7 slides on the track 101, the transport trolley 7 is located on one side of the frame body 1 where the receiving frame 6 is arranged, the transport trolley 7 is provided with a baffle around, and the transport trolley 7 is provided with a handle.

[0046] The initial state of the application is that the net cage 4 is not arranged between the two partitions 3 on the top, and the limiting plate 5 is vertically arranged in the fixed cylinder 2, and the bottom end is offset towards the falling position of the net cage 4, when the working personnel needs to take out the net cage 4 in the breeding unit, the motor is opened, at this time the telescopic motor 803 and the driving motor start to work, the telescopic motor 803 is fixed in the closed space at one end of the fixed cylinder 2, after the telescopic motor 803 drives the driving rod 801 to move towards the side of the spring 8 and contracts, the limiting column 802 moves to the end of the straight groove 303 and enters the adjacent straight groove 303 through the v-shaped groove 304, because the number of limiting grooves 302 matches the number of partitions 3, when the driving rod 801 telescopes once, the limiting column 802 passes through a limiting groove 302, the space between the next group of partitions 3 moves to the opening of the fixed cylinder 2, at the same time, due to the action of the driving motor, the bottom end of the limiting plate 5 rotates upwards to coincide with the opening edge of the fixed cylinder 2, at this time the net cage 4 is pushed up and pushed out of the fixed cylinder 2 by the limiting plate 5 and the partition 3 and falls into the external receiving unit, and so on, after the v-shaped receiving claw 601 of the receiving frame 6 receives all the net cages 4, at this time the net cages 4 are still in the water and can be stored, when it is needed to be transported to the sorting place, the receiving frame 6 is started to rotate upwards, all the net cages 4 fall into the transport trolley 7 of the frame body 1, and are pushed to the working place through the handle;

[0047] When it is needed to place the seedlings again, the limiting plate 5 can be rotated to above the fixed cylinder 2 or one side of the original receiving frame 6 through the driving motor, the telescopic motor 803 is opened for placing the net cage 4, the breeding unit of the application can be manually pushed slightly, and can be pulled close to the frame body 1 for placing the net cage 4.

[0048] The technical features not described in the application can be realized by or using the prior art, which will not be repeated here, of course, the above description is not a limitation of the application, the application is not limited to the above examples, the changes, modifications, additions or replacements made by ordinary skilled in the art within the essential scope of the application should also belong to the protection scope of the application.

Claims

1. A shellfish aquaculture transportation device, characterized in that, Includes a frame (1), which is a rectangular frame fixed to the horizontal plane of the breeding area. Several breeding units are evenly distributed inside the frame (1), and a transportation unit is provided on the frame (1). Each of the aquaculture units includes a fixed cylinder (2), which is a horizontally arranged cylindrical shape with an opening at the top and a buoyancy unit fixedly connected to the top surface. A grid assembly is rotatably connected inside the fixed cylinder (2), which includes several evenly arranged grids (3). A net cage (4) can be set between each two adjacent grids (3). Shellfish are placed inside the net cage (4), and a limiting plate (5) is rotatably connected to the opening. The bottom of the fixed cylinder (2) is provided with several anchor ropes (201), and the bottom end of the anchor ropes (201) is fixed to the bottom of the water area by anchor rods; The frame (1) is provided with a receiving unit on the inner side, the receiving unit includes a receiving frame (6), the receiving frame (6) is hinged to the inner side of the frame (1); The transport unit includes a transport vehicle (7) located on the top surface of the frame (1); A drive rod (801) is connected to the middle of one end face of the inner wall of the fixed cylinder (2) by a spring (8), and the axis of the drive rod (801) and the axis of the fixed cylinder (2) are located on the same axis. The grid assembly includes a rotating tube (301), and the drive rod (801) is slidably connected coaxially inside the rotating tube (301). Several sets of displacement units are provided between the rotating tube (301) and the drive rod (801). Each set of displacement units includes a limiting groove (302) located on the inner wall of the rotating tube (301). Each limiting groove (302) includes a straight groove (303) that is evenly distributed around the inner wall of the rotating tube (301) and parallel to the length direction of the rotating tube (301). A V-shaped groove (304) is provided between each two adjacent straight grooves (303). The outer wall of the drive rod (801) is provided with a number of limiting posts (802). Initially, the diameter of the limiting post (802) matches the groove width of the limiting groove (302). In the initial state, the limiting posts (802) are all located in the straight groove (303). When the spring (8) of the drive rod (801) is compressed, the limiting post (802) passes through the V-shaped groove (304) and enters the adjacent straight groove (303). The end of the drive rod (801) away from the spring (8) is connected to a telescopic motor (803).

2. The shellfish aquaculture transportation device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The fixed cylinder (2) has several through holes evenly distributed on its cylinder wall.

3. The shellfish aquaculture transportation device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The gratings (3) are evenly distributed on the outer wall of the rotating tube (301), and the extension lines of each grating (3) intersect at the central axis of the rotating tube (301).

4. The shellfish aquaculture transportation device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The limiting plate (5) includes a rotating shaft, which is rotatably connected to the opening of the fixed cylinder (2). The plate body of the limiting plate (5) is a number of evenly arranged strips, which alternately cooperate with the grid body of the grating (3). The end of the rotating shaft is connected to a drive motor.

5. The shellfish aquaculture transportation device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The cage (4) is a cylindrical cage with several through holes evenly distributed on its outer wall. Several partitions (401) are evenly distributed inside the cage (4). The partitions (401) have through holes. The cage (4) has a door.

6. The shellfish aquaculture transportation device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The buoyancy unit includes a rectangular frame, the area of ​​which is larger than the floor area of ​​the fixed cylinder (2), and an airbag (9) is provided on the rectangular frame.

7. The shellfish aquaculture transportation device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The receiving frame (6) includes a shaft that is rotatably connected to the inner side of the frame body (1). The shaft is connected to a receiving claw (601), which is a V-shaped claw. The shaft is coaxially connected to a drive motor.

8. The shellfish aquaculture transportation device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The transport unit includes a track (101) located on the frame (1), the transport vehicle (7) slides on the track (101), and the transport vehicle (7) is located on the side of the frame (1) where the receiving frame (6) is set; The transport vehicle (7) is equipped with side guards on all four sides and handles on all four sides.

9. The shellfish aquaculture transportation device according to claim 4, characterized in that, The opening angle of the fixed cylinder (2) is greater than the included angle of the two grates (3).

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