Household artemia incubator

Abstract

The utility model relates to a household artemia incubator which comprises a water container and an incubation frame, the top face of the water container is open, only one side of the water container is provided with a light-transmitting face, the rest of the water container is a non-light-transmitting face, a lighting device is arranged outside the light-transmitting face, and the incubation frame is in a non-light-transmitting inverted cone shape and is provided with an inverted-cone-shaped inner cavity. The hatching frame is located in the middle of the water container, an artemia outlet is formed between the bottom of the hatching frame and the bottom face of the water container, and at least part of the artemia outlet is located within the lighting range of the lighting device. The novel artemia incubator is simple in overall structure, small in size and convenient to disassemble, assemble, use and clean, artemia is effectively separated from egg shells and dead eggs while effective incubation of artemia is achieved, and the novel artemia incubator is suitable for being used as a household artemia incubator.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to artemia hatching equipment, which is a household artemia incubator. Background Art

[0002] Artemia, belonging to the phylum Arthropoda, class Branchiopoda, genus Artemia, is an important bait organism due to its short reproduction cycle and high nutritional value. Existing Artemia hatching usually involves pouring salt water into the hatching container with a salinity of 30‰ (1L of water with 30g of seawater, and controlling the water temperature at 25℃-30℃), then pouring Artemia eggs into it and letting it stand for 24h-28h to hatch Artemia. Because Artemia is phototactic, centralized collection of Artemia can be achieved through local lighting. The entire principle process is relatively simple and easy to implement. However, existing Artemia hatching equipment, such as the authorization announcement number CN221429930U published in the Chinese patent literature, with the authorization announcement date of July 30, 2024, On the same day, the utility model was named "Artemia hatching device". From its disclosed content, it can be learned that the Artemia hatching device is large in size and complex in structure, making it difficult to use it as a home Artemia hatching device. Home Artemia hatching devices are generally required to be small in size, easy to use at any time, and have a small hatching capacity to prevent waste. At the same time, it is also necessary to facilitate the effective separation of Artemia from impurities such as egg shells. For this reason, the existing large-volume batch Artemia hatching equipment is difficult to be miniaturized for use as a home Artemia hatching device, and a Artemia hatching device suitable for home use needs to be designed. Summary of the invention

[0003] In order to overcome the above shortcomings, the purpose of the utility model is to provide a home Artemia incubator in the art, which solves the technical problem that the existing Artemia incubators of the same type are large in size, relatively complex in structure, and difficult to be directly used as home Artemia incubators. The purpose is achieved through the following technical solutions.

[0004] A household Artemia incubator comprises a water container and an incubation frame. The key points of the structure are that the water container is open on the top and only one side is provided with a light-transmitting surface, and the rest are non-light-transmitting surfaces. A lighting device is provided outside the light-transmitting surface. The incubation frame is a non-light-transmitting inverted cone and is provided with an inverted cone inner cavity. The incubation frame is located in the middle of the water container, and an Artemia outlet is provided between the bottom of the incubation frame and the bottom surface of the water container, and at least part of the Artemia outlet is located within the lighting range of the lighting device. By this structure, water of required salinity is poured into the water container, and then the required amount of Artemia ova is placed in the inverted cone inner cavity of the hatching frame. Artemia ova are buoyant in salt water, and wait for 24-28 hours to hatch by themselves. Artemia ova after hatching will sink to the bottom of the hatching frame, and the lighting device is turned on. The phototaxis of Artemia ova will make Artemia ova swim out from the Artemia ova outlet at the bottom of the hatching frame and concentrate on the light-transmitting surface side of the water container. At this time, Artemia ova only need to be taken out by a straw and can be used as bait for feeding. The overall hatching and operation are more convenient. And the above-mentioned hatching frame is designed in an inverted cone inner cavity, which is conducive to ensuring the contact area of ​​Artemia ova with water and air in the hatching frame, improving the hatching rate, and having the effect of Artemia ova gathering at the same time. In addition, the effective separation of Artemia ova and egg shell is realized by relying on the hatching frame, that is, the egg shell or dead eggs after hatching are still suspended and concentrated in the hatching frame, and the Artemia ova after hatching swim out to the light-transmitting surface side of the water container by themselves, which is convenient for Artemia ova to be collected in a centralized manner.

[0005] A screen with a frame is placed in the middle of the inverted cone-shaped inner cavity of the hatching frame. Through this structure, the Artemia and the egg shell or dead eggs can be separated after the Artemia eggs are hatched, which is convenient for subsequent cleaning operations.

[0006] The hatching frame is an upper frame and a lower frame which are nested and matched up and down, and both the upper frame and the lower frame have an inverted cone-shaped inner cavity, a screen is fixedly provided at the bottom of the upper frame, and the Artemia outlet is provided on the bottom side of the lower frame. Through this structure, the hatching frame is designed as an upper frame and a lower frame, and the upper frame is provided with a screen, which is convenient for separating the Artemia from the egg shell or dead eggs after the Artemia eggs are hatched, that is, the Artemia after hatching passes through the screen and enters the lower frame, while the egg shell and the dead eggs are isolated by the screen, so that when the hatching is completed, the upper frame is taken out in time for cleaning, and there is no need to clean the lower frame and the water container, thereby reducing the influence of the egg shell and the dead eggs on the water quality and ensuring the freshness of the Artemia.

[0007] The water height of the water container is greater than the horizontal plane height of the screen. Through this structure, it is ensured that the water surface in the water container is submerged above the screen, thereby ensuring the conditions for the hatching of Artemia eggs.

[0008] The middle part of the water container is integrated with a limiting convex part for limiting the outer peripheral surface or inner peripheral surface of the bottom of the hatching frame. Through this structure, the hatching frame is placed in the middle part of the water container to form a limit, which prevents the hatching frame from sliding easily and is more stable to use.

[0009] Suction cups are evenly arranged at the bottom of the hatching frame, that is, the Artemia outlet is formed between adjacent suction cups. Through this structure, it is also convenient to form the Artemia outlet at the bottom of the hatching frame, and the hatching frame and the bottom of the water container are conveniently formed to be stable through the suction cups, so that compared with the hatching frame being directly placed in the water container, the overall structure is relatively stable and can cope with the impact of the water container being carried or a slight external collision.

[0010] The suction cup is integrated with an insertion rod, and the bottom of the incubation frame is provided with a corresponding insertion hole, and the incubation frame and the suction cup are plugged in and positioned. Through this structure, the incubation frame and the water container are positioned by active plugging, so that the incubation frame is stabilized to a certain extent, and can also cope with the impact of the water container being carried or a slight external collision, and the incubation frame is easy to extract and disassemble relative to the water container.

[0011] The bottom of the hatching frame is evenly distributed with magnetic blocks, and the middle of the water container is integrated with magnetic protrusions that are attracted to the magnetic blocks and support the hatching frame, and the Artemia outlet is formed between adjacent magnetic protrusions. Through this structure, the hatching frame can also be fixed relative to the water container, improving the stability of the overall structure, and at the same time, it is easy to separate and disassemble the two, which is more convenient to use.

[0012] The top surface of the water container is provided with a detachable non-transparent top cover, and the middle part of the top cover is provided with an opening for forming a nesting support for the hatching frame. Through this structure, the non-light-transmissive top cover is added, so that the Artemia collection effect in the water container is better.

[0013] After the top cover supports the hatching frame, the bottom of the hatching frame is suspended relative to the bottom surface of the water container to form the Artemia outlet. This structure is one of the solutions for forming the Artemia outlet between the bottom of the hatching frame and the bottom surface of the water container.

[0014] The utility model has a simple overall structure, a small size, and is convenient to disassemble, use, and clean. It can effectively hatch Artemia while effectively separating Artemia from egg shells and dead eggs. The utility model is particularly suitable for use as a household Artemia incubator or a structural improvement of similar household Artemia incubators. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of the utility model.

[0016] Figure 2 yes Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the assembly structure of the screen set in the incubation frame.

[0017] Figure 3 yes Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the hatching frame structure after the middle screen is assembled.

[0018] Figure 4 yes Figure 1Replacement scheme for the middle hatch frame - schematic diagram of the overall explosion of the structure.

[0019] Figure 5 yes Figure 4 Schematic diagram of the usage status structure.

[0020] Figure 6 yes Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the structure of the second replacement scheme for the incubation frame.

[0021] Figure 7 yes Figure 6 A schematic diagram of the structure of a transformation scheme, in which the suction cup is fixed to the bottom of the incubation frame and is changed to be movably plugged.

[0022] Figure 8 yes Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the structure of the third replacement scheme for the middle hatch frame.

[0023] Fig. 9 The utility model is a schematic diagram of the structure of adding a top cover to the top of the water container.

[0024] The serial numbers and names in the figure are: 1. water container, 101. light-transmitting surface, 102. limiting convex part, 2. hatching frame, 201. Artemia outlet, 202. upper frame, 203. lower frame, 204. suction cup, 205. insertion rod, 3. screen, 4. lighting device, 5. magnetic suction convex block, 6. top cover. Implementation

[0025] The utility model is now further described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0026] like Figure 1 As shown, the domestic Artemia incubator comprises a water container 1 and an incubation frame 2, wherein the water container is a cubic container with an open top surface, and the bottom surface and three surrounding surfaces are non-light-transmitting surfaces, and only one side surface is a light-transmitting surface 101, and an illuminating device 4 is arranged outside the light-transmitting surface. The incubation frame is a non-light-transmitting inverted cone with a large upper opening and a small lower opening, and an inverted cone-shaped inner cavity is formed inside. The incubation frame is placed in the middle of the water container, and an Artemia outlet 201 is arranged on the side of the bottom of the incubation frame, and at least part of the Artemia outlet is located within the illumination range of the above-mentioned illuminating device.

[0027] like Figure 2 , Figure 3 As shown, a screen 3 with a frame is placed in the middle of the inverted cone-shaped inner cavity of the hatching frame, and the screen is used to effectively separate the Artemia from the soft shells and dead eggs when the Artemia eggs are hatched. The water height of the water container is greater than the horizontal plane height of the screen.

[0028] like Figure 4 , Figure 5As shown, as an alternative embodiment of the above-mentioned hatching frame 2, specifically: the above-mentioned hatching frame is designed as an upper frame 202 and a lower frame 203 nested and matched, the upper frame and the lower frame are both inverted cones and the interiors are inverted cone cavities, the bottom of the upper frame is fixedly provided with a screen 3, and the bottom side of the lower frame is provided with an artemia outlet 201. The screen plays an effective separation of artemia from egg shells and dead eggs after the artemia eggs are hatched, and the artemia enters the lower frame through the screen. The middle part of the bottom surface of the above-mentioned water container is integrated with a limiting convex portion that forms a limit on the outer peripheral surface or inner peripheral surface of the bottom of the hatching frame, and when the hatching frame is placed in the middle part of the water container, a certain limiting effect is formed, which is not easy to slide relatively, and the overall structure is relatively stable.

[0029] like Figure 6 As shown, as an alternative to the above-mentioned hatching frame 2, the second embodiment is as follows: suction cups 204 are evenly fixed on the bottom of the hatching frame, that is, artemia outlets are formed between adjacent suction cups. By setting the suction cups, the hatching frame and the water container are fixed by suction, and the structure is relatively stable. Figure 7 As shown, the suction cup can also be integrated with an insertion rod 205, and a corresponding insertion hole is provided at the bottom of the incubation frame. The incubation frame and the suction cup are plugged in and positioned, which can also stabilize the incubation frame relative to the water container, and the incubation frame is more convenient to extract vertically.

[0030] like Figure 8 As shown, as a third embodiment of the replacement scheme for the above-mentioned hatching frame 2, specifically: magnetic blocks are evenly distributed at the bottom of the hatching frame 2, and a magnetic protrusion 5 is integrated in the middle of the water container to attract the magnetic blocks and support the hatching frame 2, and an Artemia outlet 201 is formed between adjacent magnetic protrusions. This scheme can also achieve a stable combination of the hatching frame relative to the water container, and when a certain force is applied, the two are easy to separate and convenient for cleaning.

[0031] like Fig. 9 As shown, the top surface of the water container can also be provided with a detachable non-transparent top cover, and the middle of the top cover is provided with an opening for nesting support for the hatching frame 2. When the top cover 6 supports the hatching frame 2, the bottom of the hatching frame is suspended relative to the bottom surface of the water container to form an Artemia outlet 201. This solution can also achieve the purpose of Artemia hatching and collection.

[0032] Taking the implementation of the above-mentioned replacement scheme 1 of the hatching frame as an example, the method of using the household Artemia incubator is described as follows: when using, first, the upper frame 202 and the lower frame 203 of the hatching frame 2 are nested and placed in the middle of the water container 1, and then the required salt water or seawater is poured into the water container, the salinity is 30‰ 1L water with 30g seawater, the height of the water surface in the water container is higher than the height of the screen 3 in the hatching frame, that is, the requirements for the hatching of Artemia eggs are met, and at the same time, the water temperature is as close to room temperature as possible, that is, 25℃-30℃; next, the required amount of Artemia eggs are placed on the screen, and it is ensured that the Artemia eggs are dispersed as evenly as possible without piling up. The bromelain is stacked, and left to stand for 24h-28h, and the bromelain eggs are hatched. Because the bromelain size is smaller than the sieve hole of the screen, the bromelain sinks to the bottom of the lower frame after passing through the screen, and the soft shell and the dead eggs are blocked by the screen and are always located in the upper frame; after hatching is completed, the upper frame is promptly removed for cleaning, and the impact of the egg shell and the dead eggs on the water quality is reduced, so that the bromelain survives better in the water container, and the freshness is guaranteed, and the above-mentioned lighting device is turned on at the same time, and the phototaxis of the bromelain is relied on, and the bromelain swims out from the bromelain outlet 201 of the lower frame of the hatching frame and is concentrated on the light-transmitting surface 101 side of the water container, and the bromelain can be sucked by a straw to feed as bait. After feeding is completed, the water container and the lower frame are cleaned up again, and it is convenient to use next time, and the overall taking and placing and cleaning are all more convenient, which is suitable for home use.

[0033] The above contents are intended to illustrate the technical means of the utility model, but not to limit the technical scope of the utility model. Those skilled in the art can make obvious improvements or substitutions to the utility model in combination with existing common knowledge, which also fall within the protection scope of the claims of the utility model.

Claims

1. A domestic Artemia incubator, comprising a water container (1) and an incubation frame (2), characterized in that The water container (1) has an open top surface and is provided with a light-transmitting surface (101) on only one side, while the rest are non-light-transmitting surfaces. An illuminating device (4) is provided outside the light-transmitting surface. The hatching frame (2) is non-light-transmitting inverted cone-shaped and is provided with an inverted cone-shaped inner cavity. The hatching frame is located in the middle of the water container, and an Artemia outlet (201) is formed between the bottom of the hatching frame and the bottom surface of the water container, and at least part of the Artemia outlet is located within the illumination range of the illuminating device.

2. The domestic Artemia incubator according to claim 1, characterized in that A screen (3) with a frame is placed in the middle of the inverted cone-shaped inner cavity of the hatching frame (2).

3. The domestic Artemia incubator according to claim 1, characterized in that The hatching frame (2) comprises an upper frame (202) and a lower frame (203) which are nested in each other, the upper frame and the lower frame both having an inverted cone-shaped inner cavity, a screen (3) being fixedly provided at the bottom of the upper frame, the bottom of the lower frame being placed in the middle of a water container, and the Artemia outlet (201) being provided on the side of the bottom of the lower frame.

4. The domestic Artemia incubator according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that The water filling height of the water filling container (1) is greater than the horizontal plane height of the screen (3).

5. The domestic Artemia incubator according to claim 1, characterized in that The middle part of the water container (1) is integrated with a limiting convex part (102) for limiting the outer peripheral surface or the inner peripheral surface of the bottom of the incubation frame (2).

6. The domestic Artemia incubator according to claim 1, characterized in that Suction cups (204) are evenly distributed on the bottom of the hatching frame (2), and the Artemia outlet (201) is formed between adjacent suction cups.

7. The domestic Artemia incubator according to claim 6, characterized in that The suction cup (204) is integrated with an insertion rod (205), and a corresponding insertion hole is provided at the bottom of the incubation frame (2), so that the incubation frame and the suction cup are plugged and positioned.

8. The domestic Artemia incubator according to claim 1, characterized in that Magnetic blocks are evenly distributed on the bottom of the hatching frame (2), and magnetic protrusions (5) that are attracted to the magnetic blocks and support the hatching frame (2) are integrated in the middle of the water container, and the Artemia outlet (201) is formed between adjacent magnetic protrusions.

9. The domestic Artemia incubator according to claim 1, characterized in that The top surface of the water container (1) is provided with a detachable non-transparent top cover (6), and the middle of the top cover is provided with an opening for forming a nesting support for the incubation frame (2).

10. The domestic Artemia incubator according to claim 9, characterized in that After the top cover (6) supports the hatching frame (2), the bottom of the hatching frame is suspended relative to the bottom surface of the water container to form the Artemia outlet (201).

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