Insect release equipment for biological control

Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of biological control, in particular to insect release equipment for biological control, which comprises an unmanned aerial vehicle and a release box, and the release box is detachably connected below the unmanned aerial vehicle through a fixing assembly; the insect releasing device comprises a releasing box, the two ends of the releasing box are provided with opening parts communicating with each other, and the outer side of the releasing box is rotationally connected with a cover plate covering the opening parts. By adopting the design of a pushing assembly, in the insect releasing process, insects in the releasing box can be blown out of the releasing box through airflow by means of pushing of airflow generated by a fan, and the insect releasing effect is improved; in this way, the problem that part of crawling insects are not released thoroughly during natural release can be avoided, and in addition, by means of the design of a partition plate and a conical pipe in the release box, when it is guaranteed that the fan generates airflow to blow the interior of the release box, it is avoided that when the fan blows the interior of the release box, the insects crawl to the fan, and the environment is protected. And air holes are accumulated or blocked at the fan, so that normal release cannot be realized.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of biological control, and in particular to an insect releasing device for biological control. Background Art

[0002] In recent years, with the development of science and technology and the rise of environmentally friendly agriculture, my country has made significant progress in the field of biological control. As a new type of biological pest control method, the UAV biological control system has been widely promoted throughout the country. By combining UAV technology and delivery equipment, the system effectively reduces the environmental pollution caused by chemical control, reduces pest losses, and increases crop yields and vegetation coverage.

[0003] In the UAV biological control system, the insect releaser is a key component. This device is mainly used to be installed on the UAV to achieve precise delivery of insects. However, the existing insect release method is mainly natural release, that is, by opening the silo door, letting the insects fall naturally. But there are certain problems for crawling insects, that is, because the limbs of crawling insects are easily hooked on the silo, it is impossible to smoothly detach from the silo, resulting in the problem of insect accumulation and incomplete release.

[0004] Therefore, in order to solve the above problems, we propose an insect release device for biological control. Summary of the invention

[0005] The purpose of the present invention is to solve the shortcomings of the prior art that the limbs of crawling insects are easily hooked on the silo, resulting in the inability to smoothly escape from the silo, and to propose an insect release device for biological control.

[0006] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention adopts the following technical solutions: Design an insect release device for biological control, including a drone and a release box, wherein the release box is detachably connected to the bottom of the drone through a fixing assembly; The two ends of the release box are openings that are connected to each other, and a cover plate covering the opening is rotatably connected to the outside of the release box, wherein a driving component for driving the two cover plates to rotate is also arranged above the release box, and a pushing component for driving the insects to move is also arranged inside the release box.

[0007] Furthermore, the pushing assembly includes a fan and a partition fixedly installed inside the release box. The partition is located behind the air outlet of the fan, and a plurality of air holes are opened on the end surface of the partition.

[0008] Furthermore, a conical tube is formed inside the air hole, and an end of the conical tube with a smaller diameter faces away from the fan.

[0009] Furthermore, the driving assembly includes an electric push rod mounted on the release box, a rotating arm is fixedly connected to the top of the cover plate, and the rotating arm is rotatably connected to a hinge seat on the release box; A connecting structure is provided between the electric push rod and the rotating arm.

[0010] Furthermore, the connection structure includes a slide seat sliding on the release box, a connecting rod is pinned between the slide seat and the rotating arm, and the two slide seats are respectively connected to the shaft end and the tail end of the electric push rod.

[0011] Furthermore, a guide groove is provided on the end surface of the slide seat, and a guide member located in the guide groove is fixedly installed on the top of the release box; A straight groove is provided on the end surface of the sliding seat at the tail end of the electric push rod, and a spring is fixedly connected between the straight groove and the release box.

[0012] Furthermore, the fixing assembly includes a bracket fixed on the release box, a rod is fixedly connected to the top of the bracket, a support plate is fixedly installed at the bottom of the drone, a sleeve is provided at the bottom of the support plate, and the sleeve is detachably connected to the rod.

[0013] Furthermore, a positioning glass bead is embedded on the outer side of the insertion rod, and a positioning hole matched with the telescopic end of the positioning glass bead is opened on the end surface of the sleeve.

[0014] Furthermore, the sleeve is rotatably connected to the support plate, wherein a motor is fixedly installed above the support plate, and a shaft end of the motor is fixedly connected to the sleeve.

[0015] Furthermore, the release box is a transparent box, and an opening is provided on a side of the release box, and a sealing cover is threadedly connected to the opening.

[0016] The present invention proposes an insect release device for biological control, which has the following beneficial effects: in the present invention, by adopting the design of a pushing component, during the insect release process, the airflow generated by the fan can be used to push the insects in the release box out of the release box through the airflow, thereby avoiding the problem of incomplete release of some crawling insects during natural release. Secondly, in the present invention, a partition and a conical tube are also provided inside the release box, which ensures that when the fan generates airflow to blow the inside of the release box, the problem of failure to release normally due to insects crawling to the fan, accumulating at the fan or blocking the air holes, is avoided, thereby achieving effective blocking of insects and ensuring the normal operation of the equipment. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 A perspective view of the present invention; Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the support plate structure of the present invention; Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the fixing assembly of the present invention; Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the driving assembly of the present invention; Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the partition structure of the present invention.

[0018] In the figure: 1. UAV; 11. Support plate; 12. Sleeve; 13. Positioning hole; 14. Motor; 2. Release box; 21. Opening; 22. Cover plate; 23. Rotating arm; 24. Cover; 3. Fixing assembly; 31. Bracket; 32. Insert rod; 33. Positioning glass bead; 4. Driving assembly; 41. Electric push rod; 42. Sliding seat; 43. Connecting rod; 44. Guide groove; 45. Slotted groove; 46. Spring; 5. Pushing assembly; 51. Fan; 52. Partition; 53. Air hole; 54. Conical tube. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0019] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be described clearly and completely below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all the embodiments.

[0020] Reference Figure 1-5 An embodiment of the present invention discloses an insect release device for biological control, and the release device specifically comprises a drone 1 and a release box 2, wherein the release box 2 is detachably connected to the bottom of the drone 1 through a fixing component 3; The two ends of the release box 2 are openings 21 that are connected to each other, that is, the release box 2 described in the present invention has a accommodating chamber inside, and the two ends of the accommodating chamber are connected to the opening 21, and the accommodating chamber is used to accommodate insects. When released, the insects are discharged from the accommodating chamber on the rear side, and a cover plate 22 covering the opening 21 is rotatably connected to the outside of the release box 2, wherein a driving component 4 for driving the two cover plates 22 to rotate is also provided above the release box 2, and a pushing component 5 for driving the insects to move is also provided inside the release box 2.

[0021] In some embodiments, the pushing component 5 in the present invention includes a fan 51 and a partition 52 fixedly installed inside the release box 2. The partition 52 is located behind the air outlet of the fan 51. A plurality of air holes 53 are opened on the end face of the partition 52. The air holes 53 are used to guide the airflow generated by the fan 51 to the interior of the release box 2, so as to achieve the purpose of blowing the insects in the release box 2 out of the interior of the release box 2 by airflow pushing, thereby completing the release of the insects.

[0022] Of course, in order to block insects and prevent them from crawling along the air hole 53 to the fan 51, a conical tube 54 is formed inside the air hole 53 in the present invention, and the end of the conical tube 54 with a smaller diameter is away from the side of the fan 51. That is, the present invention is designed to arrange a conical tube 54 inside the air hole 53. When the fan 51 generates airflow to blow the inside of the release box 2, it is avoided that insects crawl to the fan 51, causing accumulation or blocking of the air hole 53 at the fan 51, resulting in the problem of failure to release normally, thereby effectively blocking insects and ensuring the normal operation of the equipment.

[0023] In some embodiments, the driving assembly 4 of the present invention includes an electric push rod 41 installed on the release box 2. Specifically, the electric push rod 41 in this embodiment is slidably installed above the release box 2. The top of the cover plate 22 is fixedly connected to a rotating arm 23, and the rotating arm 23 is rotatably connected to the hinge seat on the release box 2. A connection structure is provided between the electric push rod 41 and the rotating arm 23 .

[0024] On the basis of the above embodiments, the connection structure in the present invention includes a slide 42 sliding on the release box 2, a connecting rod 43 is pinned between the slide 42 and the rotating arm 23, and the two slides 42 are respectively connected to the axial end and the tail end of the electric push rod 41. It should be noted that the cover plate 22 close to the fan 51 in the present invention is connected to the axial end of the electric push rod 41. Of course, the cover plate 22 on the tail end of the release box 2 is connected to the tail end of the electric push rod 41. Specifically, the cover plate 22 at the fan 51 is used to shield and protect the fan 51 when the drone 1 takes off and cruises, so as to avoid the airflow generated when the drone 1 moves along the fan 51 and enter the interior of the release box 2, thereby reducing the flight wind resistance of the drone 1 and reducing the impact of the airflow on internal insects during flight.

[0025] Obviously, the opening and closing of the release box 2 by the other cover 22 is for the purpose of releasing the insects, that is, when the rear cover 22 is opened, a release channel is formed, and the insects can be discharged along the release channel. After being blown by the airflow of the fan 51, the comprehensiveness and efficiency of the insect discharge are improved.

[0026] In a further embodiment, a guide groove 44 is provided on the end surface of the slide seat 42, and a guide member located in the guide groove 44 is fixedly installed on the top of the release box 2. Preferably, the guide member in the present invention can be a bolt, and the bolt is used to guide the slide seat 42 to avoid the problem of lateral displacement of the slide seat 42. A straight groove 45 is provided on the end surface of the slide seat 42 at the tail end of the electric push rod 41 , and a spring 46 is fixedly connected between the straight groove 45 and the release box 2 .

[0027] That is to say, the rear cover plate 22 of the present invention is elastically resisted by the spring 46. During the release process, when the shaft end of the electric push rod 41 retracts, the rear cover plate 22 will not move due to the resistance of the spring 46, while the front cover plate 22 is retracted by the shaft end of the electric push rod 41, and its slide seat 42 moves backward to pull it to rotate and open, that is, the cover plate 22 at the fan 51 is opened at this time, and the fan 51 can enter the working state to blow air into the inside of the release box 2; When releasing, the electric push rod 41 further contracts. At this time, since the rotating arm 23 on the front cover 22 contacts the top of the release box 2, the front cover 22 cannot continue to rotate. Since the electric push rod 41 further contracts, the electric push rod 41 will move backward as a whole, thereby driving the slide 42 on the rear cover 22 to move and squeeze the spring 46. When the rear slide 42 moves, the rear cover 22 is pulled open by the connecting rod 43 to release the insect.

[0028] That is to say, in the present invention, by adding a spring 46 to the rear cover 22, during the release operation, the cover 22 at the fan 51 can be opened first to ensure that the fan 51 can be in a normal air intake working state, and then the rear cover 22 can be opened to form an insect release channel to complete the release of the insects, which greatly improves the convenience and stability of the insect release.

[0029] In some embodiments, the fixing assembly 3 in the present invention includes a bracket 31 fixed on the release box 2, and a plug rod 32 is fixedly connected to the top of the bracket 31, wherein a support plate 11 is fixedly installed at the bottom of the drone 1, and a sleeve 12 is provided at the bottom of the support plate 11, and the sleeve 12 is detachably connected to the plug rod 32.

[0030] Furthermore, in the present embodiment, a positioning glass bead 33 is embedded on the outer side of the insertion rod 32, and a positioning hole 13 matched with the telescopic end of the positioning glass bead 33 is opened on the end face of the sleeve 12, that is, in the present embodiment, the insertion rod 32 is plugged into the sleeve 12 on the support plate 11 to complete the installation of the entire release box 2, and the positioning glass bead 33 is fixed by snapping into the positioning hole 13, so that the release box 2 can be conveniently disassembled and assembled. When disassembling, it is only necessary to press the telescopic end of the positioning glass bead 33 to disengage it from the positioning hole 13, and the entire release box 2 can be removed, which is simple to operate.

[0031] Of course, in order to achieve different release angle adjustments, the sleeve 12 in the present invention is rotatably connected to the support plate 11, wherein a motor 14 is fixedly installed above the support plate 11, and the shaft end of the motor 14 is fixedly connected to the sleeve 12. That is to say, in the present invention, a motor 14 for driving the sleeve 12 to rotate is installed above the support plate 11. When the motor 14 rotates, it drives the sleeve 12 to rotate, so that the circumferential position of the release box 2 is adjusted to meet the adjustment of different release angles.

[0032] It should be noted that the release box 2 in this embodiment is a transparent box, which can be specifically set as an acrylic box. The transparent structure is designed to facilitate the observation of the release of the insects inside. An opening is provided on the side of the release box 2, and a cover 24 is threadedly connected to the opening. Of course, the opening described in the present invention is for adding insects before the release operation, that is, before the operation, the insects are first added to the inside of the release box 2 along the middle opening, and then the cover 24 can be covered.

[0033] In summary, the present invention adopts the design of the pushing component 5, and during the process of releasing insects, the airflow generated by the fan 51 can be used to push the insects in the release box 2 out of the interior of the release box 2 through the airflow, thereby avoiding the problem of incomplete release of some crawling insects during natural release. Secondly, the present invention also provides a partition 52 and a conical tube 54 inside the release box 2, which ensures that when the fan 51 generates airflow to blow the interior of the release box 2, it avoids the problem of failure to release normally due to insects crawling to the fan 51, causing accumulation at the fan 51 or blocking the air holes 53, thereby achieving effective blocking of insects and ensuring the normal operation of the equipment.

[0034] The above description is only a preferred specific implementation manner of the present invention, but the protection scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. Any technician familiar with the technical field can make equivalent replacements or changes according to the technical scheme and inventive concept of the present invention within the technical scope disclosed by the present invention, which should be covered by the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A biological control insect release device, comprising a drone (1) and a release box (2), characterized in that: The release box (2) is detachably connected to the bottom of the drone (1) via a fixing assembly (3); The two ends of the release box (2) are mutually connected openings (21), and a cover plate (22) covering the opening (21) is rotatably connected to the outside of the release box (2), wherein a driving assembly (4) for driving the two cover plates (22) to rotate is also provided above the release box (2), and a pushing assembly (5) for driving the insects to move is also provided inside the release box (2).

2. The biological control insect release device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The pushing assembly (5) comprises a fan (51) fixedly mounted inside the release box (2) and a partition (52); the partition (52) is located behind the air outlet of the fan (51); and a plurality of air holes (53) are provided on the end surface of the partition (52).

3. The biological control insect release device according to claim 2, characterized in that: A conical tube (54) is also formed inside the air hole (53), and an end of the conical tube (54) with a smaller diameter faces away from the fan (51).

4. The biological control insect release device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The driving assembly (4) comprises an electric push rod (41) mounted on the release box (2); a rotating arm (23) is fixedly connected to the top of the cover plate (22); and the rotating arm (23) is rotatably connected to a hinge seat on the release box (2); A connecting structure is provided between the electric push rod (41) and the rotating arm (23).

5. The biological control insect release device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The connection structure comprises a slide seat (42) sliding on the release box (2), a connecting rod (43) being pin-connected between the slide seat (42) and the rotating arm (23), and the two slide seats (42) being respectively connected to the shaft end and the tail end of the electric push rod (41).

6. The biological control insect release device according to claim 5, characterized in that: A guide groove (44) is provided on the end surface of the slide seat (42), and a guide member located in the guide groove (44) is fixedly mounted on the top of the release box (2); A straight groove (45) is provided on the end surface of the slide seat (42) at the tail end of the electric push rod (41), and a spring (46) is fixedly connected between the straight groove (45) and the release box (2).

7. The biological control insect release device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The fixing assembly (3) comprises a bracket (31) fixed on the release box (2), a plug rod (32) being fixedly connected to the top of the bracket (31), a support plate (11) being fixedly installed at the bottom of the drone (1), a sleeve (12) being provided at the bottom of the support plate (11), and the sleeve (12) being detachably connected to the plug rod (32).

8. The biological control insect release device according to claim 7, characterized in that: A positioning glass bead (33) is embedded on the outer side of the insertion rod (32), and a positioning hole (13) adapted to the telescopic end of the positioning glass bead (33) is provided on the end surface of the sleeve (12).

9. The biological control insect release device according to claim 7, characterized in that: The sleeve (12) is rotatably connected to the support plate (11), wherein a motor (14) is fixedly mounted above the support plate (11), and a shaft end of the motor (14) is fixedly connected to the sleeve (12).

10. A biological control insect release device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that: The release box (2) is a transparent box, and an opening is provided on the side of the release box (2), and a sealing cover (24) is threadedly connected to the opening.

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