Earthworm driving device with sound, light and vibration functions for breeding

By designing an earthworm driving device with sound, light, and vibration functions, and utilizing the earthworms' avoidance characteristics, the device enables earthworms to crawl out and be collected efficiently on their own. This solves the problems of high labor demand and high mortality rate in existing technologies and improves breeding efficiency.

CN223554114UActive Publication Date: 2025-11-18JILIN SERICULTURE SCI RES INST
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Application Number
CN202422778385.6
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-11-14
Publication Date
2025-11-18
Estimated Expiration
2034-11-14

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Technical Problem

In existing technologies for artificially raising earthworms, the earthworm collection process requires a large amount of labor and is prone to causing earthworm deaths, making it difficult to efficiently utilize the earthworms' repulsion characteristics for separation.

Method used

Design an earthworm repelling device with sound, light, and vibration functions. Utilize the earthworms' aversion to sound, light, and vibration by using LEDs, a buzzer, and a vibrator to drive the earthworms to the slope of the breeding bed, enabling them to crawl out of the soil and be collected.

Benefits of technology

It reduces the mortality rate of earthworms during the collection process, saves manpower and resources, is easy to operate, and is suitable for the promotion of earthworm farming.

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Abstract

The utility model provides a breeding earthworm driving device with sound, light and vibration functions, which comprises a shell, the shell is a cylindrical hollow barrel, and the lower end of the shell is a closed tip; a plurality of light-emitting devices are distributed on the surface of the shell; the shell is provided with a plurality of sound outlet holes which are communicated with the inside and the outside of the shell, and a sound production device is arranged at the position, corresponding to the sound outlet holes, in the shell; a vibrator is further arranged in the shell, and the vibrator is fixedly connected with an inner cavity of the shell. Compared with the technology that breeding soil and earthworms are placed in a separating device together for separation, the device utilizes the repelling characteristic of the earthworms, the earthworms are driven to climb out of the breeding soil by adopting a physical driving mode, health damage to the earthworms is avoided, and the death rate of the earthworms in the collecting process is reduced; the earthworm collecting device is convenient in earthworm collecting operation, saves manpower and material resources, and is suitable for being widely popularized and used in the earthworm breeding industry.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to an earthworm driving device, in particular to a breeding earthworm driving device with sound, light and vibration functions. BACKGROUND

[0002] Earthworms are invertebrates of the genus Lumbricus in the family Lumbricidae of the class Oligochaeta. They usually live in the surface soil with higher temperature and more humus, and grow in the soil layer under leaf piles, long-stored manure piles and rotten straw, with a habitat depth of 15-20 cm. They are very sensitive to light, salt and tannin, and are afraid of light, salt and tannin. Artificial breeding of earthworms requires regular collection of earthworms in the breeding soil. The existing collection is mostly semi-manual, which requires transporting earthworms together with the breeding soil to a designated position of a machine, and then collecting earthworms through screening. This method still requires a large amount of labor and may cause death of earthworms during the separation process. Therefore, it is particularly important to use a device taking advantage of the avoidance characteristics of earthworms to collect earthworms. SUMMARY

[0003] To solve the above technical problems, the utility model provides a breeding earthworm driving device with sound, light and vibration functions, which comprises a shell, wherein the shell is a cylindrical hollow cylinder with a closed pointed end at the lower end; a plurality of light emitting devices are distributed on the surface of the shell; a plurality of sound outlets are provided on the shell to communicate the inside and outside of the shell, and sound emitting devices are provided in the shell corresponding to the positions of the sound outlets; a vibrator is further provided in the shell and fixedly connected to the inner cavity of the shell.

[0004] Further, the shell is a cylindrical hollow cylinder with a closed conical pointed end at the lower end.

[0005] Further, the light emitting device is a light emitting diode.

[0006] As a preferred embodiment, the light emitting diode is a purple light emitting diode with a wavelength of 380-420 nm.

[0007] Further, the light emitting devices are arranged at equal intervals along the circumference of the shell, including one row or multiple rows of arrangement forms, and the two rows of light emitting devices adjacent to each other in the multiple rows of arrangement forms are staggered.

[0008] Further, the sound outlets are arranged at equal intervals along the circumference of the shell, including one row or multiple rows of arrangement forms, and a dust screen is provided on the sound outlets.

[0009] Further, the light emitting devices are arranged above the sound outlets, and the vibrator is arranged below the sound emitting devices.

[0010] Further, the sound emitting device is a buzzer with a sound intensity of 30-45 decibels.

[0011] Further, the vibration frequency of the vibrator is 5-25Hz.

[0012] Further, the upper part of the shell is provided with a controller, and the light emitting device, the sound emitting device and the vibrator are connected with the controller respectively.

[0013] Further, the controller is provided with a parallel plug-in port, and the driving devices are connected in parallel through parallel wires and the parallel plug-in port.

[0014] Further, the shell is provided with a storage battery, and the storage battery is connected with the light emitting device, the sound emitting device and the vibrator respectively to provide electric energy.

[0015] Further, the distance between the light emitting device and the vibrator is 15-20cm.

[0016] Further, the shell is made of hard material, which can be plastic, aluminum alloy or the like.

[0017] The working principle of the utility model is as follows:

[0018] The earthworm driving device with sound, light and vibration functions for breeding provided by the utility model utilizes the avoidance characteristics of earthworms fearing sound, light and vibration and is used for collecting artificially bred earthworms. In an earthworm breeding area, the lower end of the utility model is inserted into breeding soil with the pointed end downward until the sound hole is completely immersed in the soil, and the light emitting device is completely or partially immersed in the soil. The insertion position is located in the middle of the breeding bed, and the purpose is to drive earthworms to move to the upper part of the breeding bed and the slope by using noise, light source and vibration.

[0019] The shell is a cylindrical hollow cylinder, and the inside is used for bearing the light emitting device, the sound emitting device, the vibrator, the controller, the storage battery and various lines. The lower end of the shell is a closed conical pointed end, which facilitates the insertion of the device into the soil.

[0020] The habitat depth of earthworms is generally 15-20cm. The vibrator of the utility model is located at a depth of about 20cm in the breeding soil, the light emitting device is located on the soil surface, and the sound emitting device is located in the soil. By controlling the vibrator to generate vibration, the deep earthworms are driven to move to the soil surface. By controlling the sound emitting device to generate buzzing, the earthworms are driven to move to the soil surface and away from the utility model device. By controlling the light emitting device to generate purple light, the earthworms on the soil surface are driven to move away from the utility model device. After the earthworms are collected in the edge ditch of the breeding bed, the earthworms are collected.

[0021] For a breeding bed with a larger area, multiple driving devices of the utility model can be used, and each driving device is connected in parallel through parallel wires, and the light emitting, sound emitting and vibration are controlled at the same time.

[0022] The present application has the advantages that:

[0023] The earthworm driving device for breeding with sound, light and vibration functions has the advantages that: compared with the technology of separating the earthworms from the breeding soil in the separating device, the device utilizes the avoidance characteristics of the earthworms, drives the earthworms to crawl out of the breeding soil by the physical driving mode, does not cause health damage to the earthworms, and reduces the mortality of the earthworms in the collection process; the operation of driving the earthworms is convenient, manpower and material resources are saved, and the device is suitable for the wide promotion and use in the earthworm breeding industry. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0024] Figure 1 It is a shell structure schematic view of the present application embodiment 1;

[0025] Figure 2 It is an internal structure schematic view of the present application embodiment 1;

[0026] Figure 3 It is a whole structure schematic view of the present application embodiment 1;

[0027] Figure 4 It is a structure schematic view of the present application embodiment 2;

[0028] Figure 5 It is a structure schematic view of the present application embodiment 3;

[0029] Figure 6 It is a structure schematic view of the present application embodiment 5;

[0030] Figure 7 It is a structure schematic view of the present application embodiment 6;

[0031] 1, shell 2, sharp head 3, light emitting device 4, sound hole 5, sound emitting device 6, vibrator 7, controller 8, parallel plug-in port 9, parallel line 10, storage battery 11, power line. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0032] Embodiment 1,

[0033] Refer to Figures 1-3The embodiment provides an earthworm driving device for breeding with sound, light and vibration functions, which comprises a shell 1, the shell 1 is a cylindrical hollow cylinder, the lower end is a closed conical sharp head 2, and the shell 1 is convenient to insert into breeding soil; a plurality of light emitting devices 3 are distributed on the surface of the shell 1; a plurality of sound holes 4 are arranged on the shell 1 and connected between the inside and outside of the shell 1, and sound generating devices 5 are arranged at positions corresponding to the sound holes 4 in the shell 1; a vibrator 6 is further arranged in the shell 1 and fixedly connected with the inner cavity of the shell 1. The light emitting devices 3 are arranged above the sound holes 4, and the vibrator 6 is arranged below the sound generating devices 5. A controller 7 is arranged at the top of the shell 1, and the light emitting devices 3, the sound generating devices 5 and the vibrator 6 are respectively connected with the controller 7 through lines. The controller 7 is connected with a power supply through a power line 11. Control buttons are arranged on the controller 7.

[0034] The length of the shell 1 is 30-40 cm, and the distance between the light emitting devices 3 and the vibrator 6 is 15-20 cm. The shell 1 is made of aluminum alloy material.

[0035] The working principle of the embodiment is as follows:

[0036] The earthworm driving device for breeding with sound, light and vibration functions provided by the embodiment is used for collecting artificially bred earthworms by utilizing the avoidance characteristics of earthworms fearing sound, light and vibration. The breeding soil bed of the artificially bred earthworms is usually loose soil which is higher than the ground by a certain height and has an inclined slope at the edge, and a side ditch is formed between adjacent two breeding soil beds.

[0037] In the earthworm breeding area, the lower end sharp head 2 is inserted into the breeding soil downwards until the sound holes 4 are completely immersed in the soil, and the light emitting devices 3 are located on the soil surface. The insertion position is located in the middle of the breeding bed, and the purpose is to drive the earthworms to move to the slope of the breeding bed.

[0038] The habitat depth of the earthworms is generally 15-20 cm, the vibrator 6 of the embodiment is located at a depth of about 20 cm of the breeding soil, the light emitting devices 3 are located on the soil surface, the sound generating devices 5 are located in the soil, the vibrator 6 is controlled to generate vibration by the controller 7, the deep earthworms are driven to move to the soil surface, the sound generating devices 5 are controlled to generate buzzing by the controller 7, the earthworms are driven to move to the soil surface and away from the direction of the device, the light emitting devices 3 are controlled to generate light by the controller 7, the earthworms on the soil surface are driven to move away from the direction of the device, and the earthworms are collected after gathering to the side ditch of the breeding bed.

[0039] Embodiment 2,

[0040] Reference Figure 4As shown in the figure: the earthworm driving device for breeding provided in this embodiment has sound, light and vibration functions. On the basis of embodiment 1, the light emitting device 3 is arranged in two rows along the circumference of the shell 1, and the two rows of light emitting devices 3 are staggered. The lower row of light emitting devices 3 is immersed in the soil, and the upper row of light emitting devices 3 is located on the soil surface. The lower row of light emitting devices 3 is used to drive the earthworms in the soil, and the upper row of light emitting devices 3 is used to drive the earthworms on the soil surface.

[0041] Embodiment 3,

[0042] Referring to Figure 5 As shown in the figure: the earthworm driving device for breeding provided in this embodiment has sound, light and vibration functions. On the basis of embodiment 1 or 2, the sound outlets 4 are arranged in several rows along the circumference of the shell at equal intervals, and a dustproof screen is arranged on the sound outlets 4. The dustproof screen is used to prevent soil from entering the inside of the shell 1 during the process of inserting the device into the soil, and it is also convenient to remove the soil blocking the sound outlets 4 after each use.

[0043] Embodiment 4,

[0044] The earthworm driving device for breeding provided in this embodiment has sound, light and vibration functions. On the basis of embodiment 1 or 2 or 3, the light emitting device 3 is a light emitting diode that emits purple light. The sound emitting device 5 is a buzzer with a sound intensity of 30-45 decibels, and it buzzes once every 2 seconds for 10 seconds.

[0045] Embodiment 5,

[0046] Referring to Figure 6 As shown in the figure: the earthworm driving device for breeding provided in this embodiment has sound, light and vibration functions. On the basis of embodiment 1 or 2 or 3 or 4, the controller 7 is provided with a parallel plug-in port 8, and the driving devices are connected in parallel through the parallel plug-in port 8 and the parallel wires 9. For a larger breeding bed, multiple driving devices of this embodiment can be used, and each driving device is connected in parallel through the parallel wires 9, and the light emitting, sound emitting and vibration are controlled simultaneously.

[0047] Embodiment 6,

[0048] Referring to Figure 7 As shown in the figure: the earthworm driving device for breeding provided in this embodiment has sound, light and vibration functions. On the basis of embodiment 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5, the shell 1 is provided with a storage battery 10, and the storage battery 10 is connected to the light emitting device 3, the sound emitting device 5 and the vibrator 6 to provide electric energy.

Claims

1. A device for repelling earthworms used in aquaculture, characterized by having sound, light, and vibration functions, wherein: The device includes a shell, which is a cylindrical hollow cylinder with a closed pointed end; several light-emitting devices are distributed on the surface of the shell; several sound outlets are provided on the shell, connecting the inside and outside of the shell, and a sound-emitting device is provided inside the shell at the position corresponding to the sound outlet; a vibrator is also provided inside the shell, and the vibrator is fixedly connected to the inner cavity of the shell.

2. The earthworm repelling device for breeding with sound, light, and vibration functions according to claim 1, characterized in that: The shell is a hollow cylindrical tube with a closed conical tip at the bottom.

3. The earthworm repelling device for breeding with sound, light, and vibration functions according to claim 1, characterized in that: The light-emitting device is a light-emitting diode, and the sound-emitting device is a buzzer.

4. The earthworm repelling device for breeding with sound, light, and vibration functions according to claim 1, characterized in that: The light-emitting devices are arranged at equal intervals around the perimeter of the shell, including one or several rows. In the several-row arrangement, adjacent rows of light-emitting devices are staggered.

5. The earthworm repelling device for breeding with sound, light, and vibration functions according to claim 1, characterized in that: The sound outlets are arranged at equal intervals around the perimeter of the shell, including one or more rows, and the sound outlets are provided with dustproof nets.

6. The earthworm repelling device for breeding with sound, light, and vibration functions according to claim 1, characterized in that: The light-emitting device is located above the sound outlet, and the vibrator is located below the sound-emitting device.

7. The earthworm repelling device for breeding with sound, light, and vibration functions according to claim 1, characterized in that: The upper part of the housing is equipped with a controller, and the light-emitting device, the sound-emitting device and the vibrator are respectively connected to the controller.

8. The earthworm repelling device for breeding with sound, light, and vibration functions according to claim 7, characterized in that: The controller is equipped with a parallel connection port, and the driving devices are connected in parallel by connecting parallel wires to the parallel connection port.

9. The earthworm repelling device for breeding with sound, light, and vibration functions according to claim 1, characterized in that: The housing contains a storage battery, which is connected to a light-emitting device, a sound-emitting device, and a vibrator.

10. The earthworm repelling device for breeding with sound, light, and vibration functions according to claim 1, characterized in that: The distance between the light-emitting device and the vibrator is 15-20cm.