Sorting device for cantheconidea furcellata

Abstract

The utility model discloses a cantheconidea furcellata sorting device which comprises a working table and a mixed culture room, a conveying rotating disc is rotationally arranged on the working table, an upper supporting plate is connected to one side of the working table through an upper supporting column, the mixed culture room is arranged on the upper supporting plate, and a leading-in pipe is arranged on one side of the mixed culture room. The inlet pipe is obliquely arranged, a vertical pipe is arranged at the end of the inlet pipe, the vertical pipe is communicated with the upper supporting plate, the inlet pipe, the mixed culture chamber and the vertical pipe are all made of transparent materials, a grating is arranged on the upper supporting plate and comprises an emitter and a receiver, the emitter and the receiver are located on the two sides of the vertical pipe respectively, and the emitter and the receiver are communicated with the vertical pipe. An induction light source and a food containing groove are formed in the upper side wall of the mixed culture chamber and located close to a port of the inlet pipe, a servo motor is arranged at the bottom of the workbench, the output end of the servo motor is connected with a conveying rotary disc, and a sorting box is annularly placed on the conveying rotary disc. According to the utility model, the defects of manual sorting are overcome, and the sorting efficiency is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of insect sorting, in particular to a device for sorting horned bugs. Background Art

[0002] During the breeding process of the forked horn bug, because different individuals grow and develop at different rates, nymphs of different ages are present in the breeding box after the egg mass hatches. These nymphs of different ages must be manually sorted and packaged in large quantities according to customer needs. For biological control, nymphs aged 1-4 or 2-5 are sold. After emerging as adults, the predatory nature of the forked horn bugs is significantly reduced compared to before emergence, and the adults are often used for breeding. Therefore, they need to be sorted and packaged before being sold. The existing sorting process is mostly performed manually. On the one hand, manual judgment errors are large and sorting is slow. On the other hand, because the forked horn bugs are numerous and relatively active in the breeding box, sorting is inconvenient and they are prone to escape from the breeding box during the sorting process. To overcome the shortcomings of manual sorting, the present invention provides a forked horn bug sorting device. Utility Model Content

[0003] The purpose of the utility model is to provide a device for sorting the forked horned bugs, so as to overcome the shortcomings of manual sorting and improve the sorting efficiency.

[0004] In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention adopts the following technical solutions:

[0005] A device for sorting forked horn bugs comprises a workbench and a mixed culture chamber, a conveying turntable is rotatably arranged on the workbench and an upper support plate is connected to one side of the workbench through an upper pillar, the upper support plate is provided with a mixing culture chamber, an inlet pipe is provided on one side of the mixing culture chamber, the inlet pipe is inclined and a vertical pipe is provided at the end of the inlet pipe, the vertical pipe is connected to the upper support plate, the inlet pipe, the mixing culture chamber and the vertical pipe are all made of transparent materials, a grating is provided on the upper support plate, the grating includes a transmitter and a receiver, and the transmitter and the receiver are respectively located on both sides of the vertical pipe, an induced light source and a food placement groove are provided on the upper side wall of the mixing culture chamber, the induced light source and the food placement groove are both located near the port of the inlet pipe, a servo motor is provided at the bottom of the workbench, the output end of the servo motor is connected to the conveying turntable, and a sorting box is placed in a ring on the conveying turntable.

[0006] Furthermore, a feeding water trough is provided at the bottom of the mixed culture chamber, and a box cover is provided on the top of the mixed culture chamber. The box cover is provided with air holes and a guide tube. The guide tube extends into the mixed culture chamber and corresponds to the top of the feeding water trough. A rubber-tipped dropper is inserted at the upper end of the guide tube.

[0007] Furthermore, the conveying turntable is provided with a shallow groove for placing the sorting box, and the sorting box port is in contact with the bottom surface of the upper support plate.

[0008] Furthermore, a lower support is provided at the bottom of the workbench, and a cover is detachably connected to the workbench.

[0009] Furthermore, an insertion rod is provided at the bottom of the cover, and an insertion sleeve is provided at the edge of the workbench. The insertion rod is inserted into the insertion sleeve and the bottom surface of the cover contacts the port of the sorting box.

[0010] Furthermore, the cover and the upper support plate are both provided with ventilation holes, and the cover is also provided with a handle.

[0011] Furthermore, a control display panel is provided on the upper support plate, and the grating and the servo motor are electrically connected to the control display panel respectively.

[0012] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present invention are:

[0013] The utility model is provided with an inlet pipe and a vertical pipe on the side wall of the mixed culture chamber, the vertical pipe is connected with the upper support plate, an induction light source and a food placement groove are provided at the port of the inlet pipe, and the size of the pipe mouth of the inlet pipe matches that of 1-2 instar larvae, so that through light source induction and food induction, 1-2 instar larvae pass through the inlet pipe and the vertical pipe into the sorting box for automatic sorting, receivers and transmitters of the grating assembly are provided on both sides of the vertical pipe, and the number of times the light is disconnected is counted, and in addition, a conveying turntable connected to the servo motor is provided, and the sorting box is placed on the conveying turntable, and when the counting condition is met, the servo motor is started to switch to the next sorting box for feeding the insects, so that the sorting process does not require manual participation, which avoids large errors and dizziness in naked eye judgment on the one hand, and on the other hand, there is no need to open the box cover to prevent insects from running away, and automatic sorting through light source induction and food induction greatly improves the sorting efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0014] Figure 1 This is a schematic structural diagram of the utility model.

[0015] Figure 2 It is a schematic longitudinal section diagram of the present utility model.

[0016] In the figure, 1-lower support, 2-workbench, 3-servo motor, 4-insert sleeve, 5-conveyor turntable, 6-shallow trough, 7-sorting box, 8-insert rod, 9-cover, 10-handle, 11-upper support, 12-upper support plate, 13-mixing culture chamber, 14-box cover, 15-guide tube, 16-rubber-tipped dropper, 17-inlet tube, 18-induced light source, 19-vertical tube, 20-grating, 21-control display panel, 22-air vent, 23-food placement trough, 24-feeding trough. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0017] In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more clearly understood, the present invention is further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present invention and are not intended to limit the present invention.

[0018] Example 1:

[0019] refer to Figure 1-2 As shown, the utility model provides a sorting device for forked horn bugs, including a workbench 2 and a mixed culture chamber 13. A conveying turntable 5 is rotatably provided on the workbench 2 and an upper support plate 12 is connected to one side of the workbench 2 through an upper support 11. A mixed culture chamber 13 is provided on the upper support plate 12, and an inlet pipe 17 is provided on one side of the mixed culture chamber 13. The inlet pipe 17 is inclined, and the inclination direction is inclined downward. The upper end of the inlet pipe 17 needs to be set at a certain distance from the bottom of the mixed culture chamber 13. Preferably, the upper end of the inlet pipe 17 is set in the middle of the mixed culture chamber 13. , thereby preventing blockage of food and adults. In addition, the size of the orifice of the entry tube 17 must be sufficient to allow 1-2 instar larvae to pass through. In actual settings, the average value can be calculated by measuring the sizes of multiple 1-2 instar larvae. The diameter of the orifice of the entry tube 17 only needs to be slightly larger than the average value by 2-3 mm. A vertical tube 19 is provided at the end of the entry tube 17. Further, in order to speed up the entry of 1-2 instar larvae, multiple entry tubes 17 can be provided and connected to the vertical tube 19. The diameter of the vertical tube 19 needs to be larger than the diameter of the entry tube 17. The vertical tube 19 is connected to the upper support plate 12 The inlet pipe 17, the mixed culture chamber 13 and the vertical pipe 19 are all made of transparent materials. A grating 20 is provided on the upper support plate 12. The grating 20 includes a transmitter and a receiver, and the transmitter and the receiver are respectively located on both sides of the vertical pipe 19. The transmitter emits infrared rays and the receiver receives infrared rays. When the larvae pass through the vertical pipe 19, the larvae block the receiver from receiving infrared rays, thereby sending a signal. An induction light source 18 and a food placement slot 23 are provided on the upper side wall of the mixed culture chamber 13. The induction light source 18 and the food placement slot 23 are both located near the end of the inlet pipe 17. The food placement slot 23 is located near the end of the food placement slot 23. Mealworms can be placed in 3, and the induction light source 18 can be a multi-color light source. The larvae are lured into the entry tube 17 by providing an induction light source 18 and a food placement groove 23 at the port of the entry tube 17. A servo motor 3 is provided at the bottom of the workbench 2, and the output end of the servo motor 3 is connected to the conveying turntable 5. A sorting box 7 is placed in a ring on the conveying turntable 5. The sorting box 7 is pre-loaded with food and water. The servo motor 3 needs to be set to a certain rotation angle. Each time the servo motor 3 rotates once, the sorting box 7 needs to be located directly below the vertical tube 19 so that the sorted larvae can enter the sorting box 7.

[0020] Example 2:

[0021] Based on the above embodiment, another embodiment of the present invention is that a feeding trough 24 is provided at the bottom of the mixed culture chamber 13, and a box cover 14 is provided on the mixed culture chamber 13. The box cover 14 is provided with air holes 22 and a guide tube 15 to ventilate the mixed culture chamber 13. The guide tube 15 extends into the mixed culture chamber 13 and corresponds to the feeding trough 24. A rubber-tipped dropper 16 is inserted at the upper end of the guide tube 15. Squeezing the rubber-tipped dropper 16 can add water to the feeding trough 24. The conveying turntable 5 is provided with a shallow placement groove 6 for placing the sorting boxes 7, so that the sorting boxes 7 can be placed at a fixed distance. The ends of the sorting boxes 7 are in contact with the bottom surface of the upper support plate 12, thereby preventing larvae from escaping from the ends of the sorting boxes 7.

[0022] Example 3:

[0023] In another embodiment of the present invention, based on the above embodiment, a lower support 1 is provided at the bottom of the workbench 2, and a cover 9 is detachably connected to the workbench 2. Furthermore, a rod 8 is provided at the bottom of the cover 9, and a socket 4 is provided at the edge of the workbench 2. The rod 8 is inserted into the socket 4, and the bottom surface of the cover 9 contacts the end of the sorting box 7. By providing the cover 9, the end of the sorting box 7 can be covered by the cover 9 during the transportation of the sorted sorting box 7 to the outside, preventing the larvae from escaping. Both the cover 9 and the upper support plate 12 are provided with ventilation holes 22 to ventilate the sorting box 7. The cover 9 is also provided with a handle 10. A control display panel 21 is provided on the upper support plate 12. The grating 20 and the servo motor 3 are electrically connected to the control display panel 21 respectively. The signal of the grating 20 being disconnected is transmitted to the control display panel 21. The control display panel 21 counts the number of times this signal is received to calculate the number of larvae sorted out. When the number of larvae reaches a specified value, the control display panel 21 sends a signal to start the servo motor 3 to rotate, thereby switching to the next sorting box 7 for loading. For the control display panel 21, those skilled in the art can configure and program the PLC according to the effect, and this utility model will not explain this.

[0024] The working process of the utility model is as follows: forked horn bugs of various stages are added to the mixed culture chamber 13 for mixed culture and water and food are added, the sorting box 7 is placed in the shallow placement groove 6 of the conveying turntable 5 and water and food are placed in the sorting box 7 in advance, the insertion rod 8 at the lower part of the cover 9 is inserted into the insertion sleeve 4 to cover the sorting box 7, and during sorting, the forked horn bugs are gathered at the port of the access pipe 17 through the food induction of the food placement groove 23 and the induction of the induction light source 18, and the smaller larvae enter from the access pipe 17 through the vertical pipe 19 and fall into the sorting box 7, and the forked horn bugs are counted by the grating 20 during the falling process. When a certain number is reached, the servo motor 3 drives the conveying turntable 5 to rotate a certain angle to switch to the next sorting box 7 for loading the insects.

[0025] Although the present invention has been described herein with reference to a number of illustrative embodiments thereof, it should be understood that numerous other modifications and implementations may be devised by those skilled in the art that fall within the scope and spirit of the principles disclosed herein. More specifically, various variations and modifications may be made to the components or arrangements of the subject combination arrangement within the scope of the present disclosure, the drawings, and the claims. In addition to variations and modifications to the components or arrangements, other uses will also be apparent to those skilled in the art.

Claims

1. A device for sorting horned bugs, characterized by: The invention comprises a workbench (2) and a mixed culture chamber (13), wherein a conveying turntable (5) is rotatably provided on the workbench (2) and an upper support plate (12) is connected to one side of the workbench (2) through an upper support plate (11), a mixed culture chamber (13) is provided on the upper support plate (12), an inlet pipe (17) is provided on one side of the mixed culture chamber (13), the inlet pipe (17) is inclined, and a vertical pipe (19) is provided at the end of the inlet pipe (17), the vertical pipe (19) is connected to the upper support plate (12), the inlet pipe (17), the mixed culture chamber (13) and the vertical pipe (19) are all made of transparent materials, and the upper support plate (12) is provided with a plurality of vertical pipes (19). A grating (20) is provided on the upper side, and the grating (20) includes a transmitter and a receiver, and the transmitter and the receiver are respectively located on both sides of the vertical tube (19). An induction light source (18) and a food placement groove (23) are provided on the upper side wall of the mixed culture chamber (13), and the induction light source (18) and the food placement groove (23) are both located near the port of the inlet tube (17). A servo motor (3) is provided at the bottom of the workbench (2), and the output end of the servo motor (3) is connected to the conveying turntable (5), and a sorting box (7) is placed in an annular shape on the conveying turntable (5).

2. The device for sorting horned bugs according to claim 1, characterized in that: A feeding water trough (24) is provided at the bottom of the mixing culture chamber (13), and a box cover (14) is provided on the mixing culture chamber (13). The box cover (14) is provided with an air vent (22) and a guide tube (15). The guide tube (15) extends into the mixing culture chamber (13) and corresponds to the top of the feeding water trough (24). A rubber-tipped dropper (16) is inserted at the upper end of the guide tube (15).

3. The device for sorting horned bugs according to claim 1, characterized in that: The conveying turntable (5) is provided with a shallow placement groove (6) for placing the sorting box (7), and the port of the sorting box (7) is in contact with the bottom surface of the upper support plate (12).

4. The device for sorting horned bugs according to claim 1, characterized in that: A lower support column (1) is provided at the bottom of the workbench (2), and a cover (9) is detachably connected to the workbench (2).

5. The device for sorting horned bugs according to claim 4, characterized in that: The bottom of the cover (9) is provided with an insertion rod (8), and an insertion sleeve (4) is provided at the edge of the workbench (2). The insertion rod (8) is inserted into the insertion sleeve (4) and the bottom surface of the cover (9) contacts the port of the sorting box (7).

6. The device for sorting horned bugs according to claim 1, characterized in that: The upper support plate (12) is provided with air holes (22).

7. The device for sorting horned bugs according to claim 4, characterized in that: The cover (9) is provided with a vent hole (22), and the cover (9) is also provided with a handle (10).

8. The device for sorting horned bugs according to claim 1, characterized in that: A control display panel (21) is provided on the upper support plate (12), and the grating (20) and the servo motor (3) are electrically connected to the control display panel (21) respectively.

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