Insect hatching box and use method

Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of insect breeding, in particular to an insect hatching box and a using method thereof.The insect hatching box comprises a box body, an opening and closing door is rotationally arranged on one side of the box body, a tray for containing eggs is arranged in the box body, a heating device and a detecting device are arranged on the box body, a humidifying device is further arranged in the box body, and the box body is provided with a control device. An extension rod penetrating through the box body is fixedly arranged on the humidifying device, and a limiting mechanism matched with the extension rod is arranged on the box body; the limiting mechanism comprises a supporting part fixedly arranged on the box body, a limiting part is arranged on the supporting part, through holes corresponding to the extension rods are formed in the limiting part and the supporting part, a plurality of limiting parts matched with the extension parts are fixedly arranged on the limiting part, and the limiting part is fixedly connected with the box body. By arranging the humidifying device, the humidity in the hatching box is improved, the evaporation speed of water in the eggs is reduced, meanwhile, part of water can be supplemented for the eggs, and excessive water loss of the eggs is avoided.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of insect breeding, and in particular to an insect hatching box and a use method thereof. Background Art

[0002] Hatching is the process of animal embryos breaking through the egg membrane to start their free life in the outside world. The term hatching generally refers to oviparous animals, but it can also be applied to ovoviviparous animals. Hatching refers to the phenomenon that animals break out of the shell after completing embryonic development in the egg. The period from the beginning of hatching to the end of hatching of a batch of eggs is called the incubation period. In terms of agricultural and forestry protection, biological control methods are usually used to eliminate pests, but the number of insects that hatch naturally is limited. Artificial hatching of insects solves this problem. It not only improves the success rate of hatching, but also artificially raises the hatched insects to effectively improve the survival rate, thereby providing the required insects for large-scale biological control.

[0003] In the existing insect hatching device, when hatching insect eggs, a heating structure is usually used to adjust the temperature inside the hatching device to reach a suitable hatching temperature. For example, Chinese patent announcement number CN221979824U discloses a "warehouse natural enemy insect hatching device", which can keep the hatching box warm through a heating device, can hold the insect eggs through an insect egg hatching tube, and can detect the temperature inside the hatching box through a temperature sensor. The sizes of the hatching boxes are made consistent, so that only the temperature of one hatching box needs to be measured to roughly grasp the temperature of the other hatching boxes, and then the optimal temperature range for hatching is set on the temperature control switch, so that the temperature control switch controls the power on or off for heating, and maintains the optimal temperature hatching range, which is conducive to the hatching of insect eggs;

[0004] However, in actual use, as the temperature of the incubator increases, the evaporation rate of the water in the eggs also increases, causing many eggs to die due to excessive water loss during the incubation process, resulting in more eggs being needed to incubate the rated number of insects, which not only reduces the success rate of hatching, but also increases the cost of hatching. Summary of the invention

[0005] The purpose of the present invention is to solve the shortcomings of the prior art that the evaporation rate of water from insect eggs increases with increasing temperature, causing many insect eggs to die due to excessive water loss, which not only reduces the success rate of hatching but also increases the cost of hatching, and to propose an insect hatching box and a method of use.

[0006] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention adopts the following technical solutions:

[0007] An insect hatching box is designed, comprising a box body, a switch door is rotatably provided on one side of the box body, a tray for placing insect eggs is provided in the box body, a heating device and a detection device are provided on the box body, a humidifying device is also provided in the box body, an extension rod penetrating the box body is fixedly provided on the humidifying device, and a limiting mechanism matched with the extension rod is provided on the box body;

[0008] The limiting mechanism includes a supporting portion fixedly arranged on the box body, a limiting member is arranged on the supporting portion, through holes corresponding to the extension rod are arranged on the limiting member and the supporting portion, and a plurality of limiting portions cooperating with the extension portion are fixedly arranged on the limiting member.

[0009] Furthermore, the limiting portion includes an extension plate and an elastic plate, an inclination angle is provided between the elastic plate and the extension plate, and a clamping plate is fixedly provided on the elastic plate.

[0010] Furthermore, a top cylinder cooperating with the elastic plate and the extension rod is fixedly provided on the support portion, and a support cylinder threadedly connected with the limiting member is fixedly provided on the support portion.

[0011] Furthermore, the humidifying device comprises a supporting frame, a plurality of spray tubes are arranged on the supporting frame, a plurality of nozzles are fixedly arranged on the spray tubes, and the spray tubes are all externally connected to a water supply device.

[0012] Furthermore, a connecting groove is provided on the support frame, and a rotating mechanism for controlling the rotation of the spray pipe is provided on the support frame.

[0013] Furthermore, the rotating mechanism includes a gear disposed in the connecting groove and fixedly connected to the spray pipe, and a spur rack meshingly connected to a plurality of the gears is slidably disposed in the connecting groove.

[0014] Furthermore, a motor is fixedly provided on the support frame, an output shaft of the motor is fixedly connected to a cam, a connecting plate is fixedly provided on the spur rack, and the connecting plate and the cam are dynamically connected via a connecting rod.

[0015] Furthermore, the heating device includes an air inlet cylinder, an air inlet fan is arranged in the air inlet cylinder, and a heating component is arranged in the air inlet cylinder.

[0016] Furthermore, the heating assembly includes a plurality of first heating wires fixedly arranged in the air inlet tube, a second heating wire is wound around the outer wall of the air inlet tube, an outer cover of the air inlet tube is provided with an insulation tube, and an inner wall of the insulation tube is fixedly provided with an insulation layer.

[0017] The present invention also provides a method for using an insect hatching box, comprising the above-mentioned insect hatching box, and further comprising the following steps:

[0018] S1. Open the switch door, place the tray with the eggs in the box, close the switch door, and adjust the height of the humidifier;

[0019] S2, turning on the heating device, and detecting the temperature and humidity in the box body through the detection device;

[0020] S3. When the temperature is close to the appropriate temperature, turn on the humidification device to adjust the humidity in the box;

[0021] S4. When the temperature and humidity reach the appropriate level, turn off the heating device and humidifying device and wait for the eggs to hatch. During this process, if the temperature and humidity are lower than the requirements, turn on the heating device and humidifying device for adjustment.

[0022] The present invention provides an insect hatching box and a method of use, which have the following beneficial effects:

[0023] In the present invention, the humidity inside the incubation box is increased by providing a humidifying device, the evaporation rate of water inside the eggs is reduced, and at the same time, part of the water can be replenished for the eggs, so as to avoid the eggs from dying due to excessive water loss, thereby increasing the success rate of hatching and reducing the hatching cost;

[0024] Secondly, in the present invention, an extension rod is provided on the humidifying device, and a limiting mechanism corresponding to the extension rod is provided on the box body, so that the height of the humidifying device can be adjusted to prevent water mist from directly contacting eggs of different sizes and causing water accumulation, which affects the success rate of hatching. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0025] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of an insect hatching box proposed by the present invention;

[0026] Figure 2 It is a structural schematic diagram of the heating device of the present invention;

[0027] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic diagram of the opening and closing door of the present invention;

[0028] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the enlarged structure of the A area of ​​the present invention;

[0029] Figure 5 It is a structural schematic diagram of the support frame of the present invention;

[0030] Figure 6 It is a schematic diagram of the enlarged structure of the B region of the present invention;

[0031] Figure 7 The structural diagram of the tray of the present invention is

[0032] Figure 8 It is a schematic diagram of the enlarged structure of the C region of the present invention;

[0033] Fig. 9 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the motor of the present invention.

[0034] In the figure: 1. box body; 2. switch door; 3. tray; 4. heating device; 41. air inlet tube; 42. air inlet fan; 43. heating assembly; 431. first heating wire; 432. second heating wire; 433. insulation tube; 434. insulation layer; 5. detection device; 6. humidifying device; 61. support frame; 62. spray tube; 63. nozzle; 64. rotating mechanism; 641. gear; 642. spur rack; 643. motor; 644. cam; 645. connecting plate; 646. connecting rod; 7. limiting mechanism; 71. supporting part; 711. top tube; 712. supporting tube; 72. limiting member; 73. limiting part; 731. extension plate; 732. elastic plate; 733. clamping plate. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0035] 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.

[0036] Reference Figure 1-9 An insect hatching box comprises a box body 1, a switch door 2 is rotatably provided on one side of the box body 1, a tray 3 for placing insect eggs is provided in the box body 1, a heating device 4 and a detection device 5 are provided on the box body 1, a humidifying device 6 is also provided in the box body 1, an extension rod penetrating the box body 1 is fixedly provided on the humidifying device 6, and a limiting mechanism 7 cooperating with the extension rod is provided on the box body 1;

[0037] The limiting mechanism 7 includes a support portion 71 fixedly arranged on the box body 1, a limiting member 72 is arranged on the support portion 71, through holes corresponding to the extension rods are arranged on the limiting member 72 and the support portion 71, and a plurality of limiting portions 73 cooperating with the extension portions are fixedly arranged on the limiting member 72.

[0038] In the present invention, the humidity inside the hatching box is increased by the humidifying device 6, the evaporation rate of the water inside the eggs is reduced, and at the same time, part of the water can be added to the eggs to prevent the eggs from dying due to excessive water loss, thereby increasing the hatching success rate and reducing the hatching cost. By arranging an extension rod on the humidifying device 6 and arranging a limiting mechanism 7 corresponding to the extension rod on the box body 1, the height of the humidifying device 6 can be adjusted to prevent the water mist sprayed by the humidifying device 6 from directly contacting eggs of different sizes to cause water accumulation, thereby affecting the hatching success rate.

[0039] Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the limiting portion 73 includes an extension plate 731 and an elastic plate 732, and the elastic plate 732 and the extension plate 731 have an inclination angle therebetween. A clamping plate 733 is fixedly arranged on the elastic plate 732, and the clamping plate 733 abuts against the outer wall of the extension rod. When the extension rod moves upward, the clamping plate 733 is forced to drive the elastic plate 732 to deform, so that the angle between the elastic plate 732 and the extension plate 731 is reduced, and the spacing between the clamping plates 733 is increased, which will not affect the upward movement of the extension rod. When the extension rod moves downward, the clamping plate 733 is forced to move downward. At this time, the elastic plate 732 is forced to produce a downward deformation trend, resulting in an increase in the abutment force between the clamping plate 733 and the extension rod, which limits the extension rod from moving downward and prevents the humidifier 6 from moving downward under the action of gravity. The structure of the pneumatic quick-connect connector can be referred to.

[0040] In this embodiment, a top cylinder 711 that cooperates with the elastic plate 732 and the extension rod is fixedly provided on the support portion 71, and a support cylinder 712 that is threadedly connected to the limit member 72 is fixedly provided on the support portion 71. When the limit member 72 is rotated to move it downward, the top cylinder 711 abuts against the elastic plate 732 so that the angle between the elastic plate 732 and the extension plate 731 is reduced, and the spacing between the clamping plates 733 is increased, which will not affect the movement of the extension rod, thereby allowing the extension rod and the humidifier 6 to be moved downward.

[0041] Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the humidifying device 6 includes a supporting frame 61, a plurality of spray tubes 62 are provided on the supporting frame 61, a plurality of nozzles 63 are fixedly provided on the spray tubes 62, and the spray tubes 62 are all externally connected to a water supply device, and water mist is sprayed through the nozzles 63 to increase the humidity inside the box body 1, reduce the dryness of the air inside the box body 1, thereby reducing the evaporation rate of water inside the insect eggs, and at the same time, it can also replenish some water for the insect eggs.

[0042] In this embodiment, a connecting groove is opened on the support frame 61, and a rotating mechanism 64 for controlling the rotation of the spray tube 62 is arranged on the support frame 61. The spray tube 62 and the nozzle 63 are driven to rotate by the rotating mechanism 64, and the angle of the nozzle 63 is adjusted to increase the spray range, thereby preventing the water mist from being concentrated in one place and causing water accumulation to affect the hatching of insect eggs.

[0043] It should be noted that, in this embodiment, the rotating mechanism 64 includes a gear 641 arranged in a connecting groove and fixedly connected to the spray pipe 62, and a spur rack 642 meshingly connected to a plurality of gears 641 is slidably arranged in the connecting groove. The plurality of gears 641 are driven to rotate by the spur rack 642, and the rotation of the plurality of spray pipes 62 is controlled at the same time.

[0044] In this embodiment, a motor 643 is fixedly installed on the support frame 61, and the output shaft of the motor 643 is fixedly connected to the cam 644. A connecting plate 645 is fixedly installed on the spur rack 642. The connecting plate 645 and the cam 644 are connected by a connecting rod 646. The connecting rod 646 is eccentrically connected to the cam 644. The cam 644 is driven to rotate by the motor 643, and the connecting rod 646 is driven to swing back and forth, thereby driving the connecting plate 645 to move back and forth, thereby driving the gear 641 and the spray tube 62 to rotate back and forth, and reciprocating spraying is performed on a specific area.

[0045] In addition, in this embodiment, the heating device 4 includes an air inlet tube 41, an air inlet fan 42 is arranged in the air inlet tube 41, and a heating component 43 is arranged in the air inlet tube 41. Air is sucked from the outside into the box body 1 through the air inlet fan 42, and the air is heated by the heating component 43, so as to increase the temperature inside the box body 1. A gap is arranged under the switch door 2 of the box body 1 for discharging the gas inside the box body 1.

[0046] In this embodiment, the heating component 43 includes a plurality of first heating wires 431 fixedly arranged in the air inlet tube 41, a second heating wire 432 is wound around the outer wall of the air inlet tube 41, an outer cover of the air inlet tube 41 is provided with an insulation tube 433, and an insulation layer 434 is fixedly arranged on the inner wall of the insulation tube 433. The air inlet tube 41 is heated by the second heating wire 432, and the air is heated by the plurality of first heating wires 431, thereby quickly increasing the temperature of the air.

[0047] The present invention also provides a method for using an insect hatching box, comprising the above-mentioned insect hatching box, and further comprising the following steps:

[0048] S1, open the switch door 2, place the tray 3 with the eggs in the box body 1, close the switch door 2, and adjust the height of the humidifier 6;

[0049] S2, turn on the heating device 4, and detect the temperature and humidity in the box body 1 through the detection device 5;

[0050] S3. When the temperature is close to the appropriate temperature, the humidifying device 6 is turned on to spray the inside of the box body 1 to adjust the humidity inside the box body 1;

[0051] S4. When the temperature and humidity reach suitable levels, turn off the heating device 4 and the humidifying device 6, and wait for the eggs to hatch. During this process, when the temperature and humidity are lower than required, turn on the heating device 4 and the humidifying device 6 for adjustment.

[0052] 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. An insect hatching box, comprising a box body (1), characterized in that: A switch door (2) is rotatably provided on one side of the box body (1); a tray (3) for placing insect eggs is provided inside the box body (1); a heating device (4) and a detection device (5) are provided on the box body (1); a humidifying device (6) is also provided inside the box body (1); an extension rod that passes through the box body (1) is fixedly provided on the humidifying device (6); and a limiting mechanism (7) that cooperates with the extension rod is provided on the box body (1); The limiting mechanism (7) comprises a supporting portion (71) fixedly arranged on the box body (1), a limiting member (72) being arranged on the supporting portion (71), through holes corresponding to the extension rod being arranged on both the limiting member (72) and the supporting portion (71), and a plurality of limiting portions (73) cooperating with the extension portions being fixedly arranged on the limiting member (72).

2. An insect hatching box according to claim 1, characterized in that: The limiting portion (73) comprises an extension plate (731) and an elastic plate (732), an inclination angle is provided between the elastic plate (732) and the extension plate (731), and a clamping plate (733) is fixedly provided on the elastic plate (732).

3. An insect hatching box according to claim 2, characterized in that: A top cylinder (711) matched with the elastic plate (732) and the extension rod is fixedly arranged on the support portion (71), and a support cylinder (712) threadedly connected with the limiting member (72) is fixedly arranged on the support portion (71).

4. An insect hatching box according to claim 1, characterized in that: The humidifying device (6) comprises a supporting frame (61), a plurality of spray pipes (62) are arranged on the supporting frame (61), a plurality of spray heads (63) are fixedly arranged on the spray pipes (62), and the spray pipes (62) are all externally connected to a water supply device.

5. An insect hatching box according to claim 4, characterized in that: The support frame (61) is provided with a connection groove, and the support frame (61) is provided with a rotating mechanism (64) for controlling the rotation of the spray pipe (62).

6. An insect hatching box according to claim 5, characterized in that: The rotating mechanism (64) comprises a gear (641) disposed in the connecting groove and fixedly connected to the spray pipe (62), and a spur rack (642) meshingly connected to a plurality of the gears (641) is slidably disposed in the connecting groove.

7. An insect hatching box according to claim 6, characterized in that: A motor (643) is fixedly arranged on the support frame (61), an output shaft of the motor (643) is fixedly connected to a cam (644), a connecting plate (645) is fixedly arranged on the spur rack (642), and the connecting plate (645) and the cam (644) are dynamically connected via a connecting rod (646).

8. An insect hatching box according to claim 1, characterized in that: The heating device (4) comprises an air inlet cylinder (41), an air inlet fan (42) is arranged inside the air inlet cylinder (41), and a heating component (43) is arranged inside the air inlet cylinder (41).

9. An insect hatching box according to claim 8, characterized in that: The heating component (43) comprises a plurality of first heating wires (431) fixedly arranged in the air inlet tube (41); a second heating wire (432) is wound around the outer wall of the air inlet tube (41); an outer cover of the air inlet tube (41) is provided with a heat insulating tube (433); and a heat insulating layer (434) is fixedly arranged on the inner wall of the heat insulating tube (433).

10. A method for using an insect hatching box, comprising the insect hatching box according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that: The following steps are also included: S1, open the switch door (2), place the tray (3) with the insect eggs in the box body (1), close the switch door (2), and adjust the height of the humidifying device (6); S2, turning on the heating device (4), and detecting the temperature and humidity in the box body (1) through the detection device (5); S3. When the temperature approaches the appropriate temperature, the humidifying device (6) is turned on to adjust the humidity in the box body (1); S4. When the temperature and humidity reach a suitable level, the heating device (4) and the humidifying device (6) are turned off to wait for the eggs to hatch. During this process, when the temperature and humidity are lower than the required level, the heating device (4) and the humidifying device (6) can be turned on to adjust the level.

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