Automatic shellfish harvesting and cleaning system

Abstract

This utility model discloses an automatic shellfish harvesting and cleaning system, belonging to the technical field of aquaculture equipment. It includes a tilting and turning mechanism and a transmission mechanism. The tilting and turning mechanism includes a support frame, on which a tilting drive component is mounted. The tilting drive component includes a tilting frame and a tilting motor. The rotating tilting motor drives the tilting frame to tilt, and the shellfish farming cages are placed inside the tilting frame. The transmission mechanism includes a conveyor belt, a transmission motor, and a transmission frame. The conveyor belt is placed on the transmission frame and directly below the tilting and turning mechanism, and the transmission motor is connected to the conveyor belt. This application provides an automatic shellfish harvesting and cleaning system that employs mechanized harvesting. It can shake and pour the cultured shellfish from the farming cages and transport them to a designated collection box. During transportation, the finished shellfish are automatically rinsed by water pipes, significantly improving the automation of the shellfish harvesting process, reducing labor costs, and becoming an important link in promoting the mechanization of shellfish farming.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the technical field of aquaculture equipment, and in particular to an automatic shellfish harvesting and cleaning system. Background Technology

[0002] Currently, the global fishing resource exploitation rate exceeds 90%, and catch volumes are nearing their limits. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), with the continued growth of the world's population, the global annual seafood shortage will reach 63 million tons by 2025. Against this backdrop, aquaculture has become a major source of incremental growth, not only undertaking the core task of ensuring the supply of high-quality protein for humanity, but also playing an irreplaceable role in promoting the optimization and upgrading of the fisheries industry structure and improving the economic income of fishermen, thus becoming an important support for the sustainable development of global fisheries.

[0003] Shellfish farming is a pillar industry of my country's marine aquaculture, accounting for approximately 70% of the country's total marine aquaculture output and occupying a core position in the marine aquaculture system. Scallops, oysters, and other economically important shellfish are rich in various essential amino acids, fatty acids, vitamins, and minerals, possessing high nutritional and economic value, and are important shellfish species for large-scale aquaculture in my country. Currently, shellfish farming is mainly divided into shallow-sea raft farming and bottom-seeding farming. Bottom-seeding farming commonly uses standardized shellfish cages, which provides a stable growth environment for shellfish and facilitates subsequent management and harvesting, making it the mainstream technical solution for bottom-seeding shellfish farming.

[0004] Regarding the aforementioned technologies, the applicant has observed that the primary method for separating shellfish seedlings and harvesting finished products is currently manual shoreline work. Due to the slow speed and high cost of manual harvesting, harvesting is typically concentrated within a short period, which is neither conducive to mitigating adverse weather conditions nor to adapting to market demand. In China, shellfish harvesting mechanization is still in its early stages, and shellfish harvesting remains largely reliant on manual labor. Therefore, there is an urgent need to promote a highly efficient automated shellfish harvesting device suitable for various scenarios. This device would aim to reduce labor costs, improve harvesting efficiency, and enhance market flexibility, providing crucial equipment support for the mechanization of shellfish farming and driving the industry towards higher efficiency and greater intelligence. Utility Model Content

[0005] This application aims to solve one of the technical problems existing in the prior art or related technologies, and provides an automatic shellfish harvesting and cleaning system. The system adopts mechanized harvesting, which can shake out the finished shellfish and other materials from the breeding cages and transfer them to the designated collection box. This significantly reduces the labor cost of shellfish harvesting and becomes an important link in promoting the mechanization of shellfish farming.

[0006] The technical solution of this utility model to solve the above-mentioned technical problems is as follows:

[0007] An automatic shellfish harvesting and cleaning system includes a tilting mechanism and a transmission mechanism. The tilting mechanism includes a support frame, on which a tilting drive is provided. The tilting drive includes a tilting frame and a tilting motor. The tilting motor rotates to drive the tilting frame to tilt. The shellfish farming cage is placed inside the tilting frame. The transmission mechanism includes a conveyor belt, a transmission motor, and a transmission frame. The conveyor belt is placed on the transmission frame and directly below the tilting mechanism. The transmission motor is connected to the conveyor belt.

[0008] Furthermore, the flipping frame is provided with a vibration drive component, which includes a vibration motor and is in contact with the flipping frame.

[0009] Furthermore, the flipping frame is equipped with a fixing drive component, which includes a fixing cylinder and a fixing rod. The telescopic rod of the fixing cylinder is connected to the fixing rod. When the shellfish farming cage is placed inside the flipping frame, the fixing rod is limited to abut against the shellfish farming cage.

[0010] Furthermore, it includes a funnel mechanism, which is positioned between the tilting mechanism and the transmission mechanism. The funnel mechanism includes a funnel body, which is connected to the transmission frame. When the shellfish farming cage is tilted, the funnel body is directly below the shellfish farming cage.

[0011] Furthermore, the opening at the bottom of the funnel body is provided with an opening and closing drive component, which includes an opening and closing cylinder and an opening and closing plate. The telescopic rod of the opening and closing cylinder is connected to the opening and closing plate, and the opening and closing plate slides at the opening at the bottom of the funnel body. The opening and closing plate is larger than the opening size at the bottom of the funnel body.

[0012] Furthermore, the conveyor belt is provided with several partitions, which are evenly distributed on the conveyor belt.

[0013] In summary, compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the above technical solution are:

[0014] 1. This application provides an automatic shellfish harvesting and cleaning system that uses mechanized harvesting to vibrate and pour finished shellfish and other materials from the aquaculture cages and transfer them to designated collection boxes. During transportation, the finished shellfish are automatically rinsed by water pipes, which significantly reduces the labor cost of shellfish harvesting and becomes an important link in promoting the mechanization of shellfish farming.

[0015] 2. This application enables the automation of shellfish harvesting, reducing labor demand and improving production efficiency.

[0016] 3. This application uses a vibration drive to better dislodge shellfish from the aquaculture cages, thereby improving harvesting efficiency during shellfish harvesting.

[0017] 4. This application uses a fixed driving component to limit the position of the shellfish culture cage, thereby improving the stability of the shellfish culture cage during the flipping process. Attached Figure Description

[0018] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0019] Figure 2 This is a side view of an embodiment of the present utility model.

[0020] Explanation of reference numerals in the attached figures:

[0021] 1. Tilting and tilting mechanism; 11. Support frame; 12. Tilting drive component; 121. Tilting frame; 122. Tilting motor; 13. Fixed drive component; 131. Fixed cylinder; 132. Fixed rod; 2. Transmission mechanism; 21. Conveyor belt; 211. Partition plate; 22. Transmission motor; 23. Transmission frame. Detailed Implementation

[0022] The principles and features of this utility model are described below with reference to all the accompanying drawings. The examples given are only for explaining this utility model and are not intended to limit the scope of this utility model.

[0023] This utility model discloses an automatic shellfish harvesting and cleaning system.

[0024] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, an automated shellfish harvesting and cleaning system includes a tilting and pouring mechanism 1, a transmission mechanism 2, and a funnel mechanism. Employing mechanized harvesting, it vibrates and pours finished shellfish and other materials from the shellfish farming cages into designated collection boxes. During transport, the finished shellfish are automatically rinsed by water pipes, significantly reducing labor costs in shellfish harvesting and becoming an important link in promoting the mechanization of shellfish farming. This application enables automated operation of the finished shellfish harvesting process, reducing labor requirements and improving production efficiency.

[0025] The tilting and tipping mechanism 1 includes a support frame 11, on which a tilting drive 12 is mounted. The tilting drive 12 includes a tilting frame 121, a tilting motor 122, a gear hinge, and a rotating shaft. The tilting motor 122 rotates, causing the tilting frame 121 to tilt. The shellfish farming cage is placed inside the tilting frame 121. A vibration drive is mounted on the tilting frame 121, including a vibration motor, which is in contact with the tilting frame 121. This application uses a vibration drive to better dislodge the shellfish from the farming cage through vibration, thus improving harvesting efficiency during shellfish harvesting.

[0026] The tilting frame 121 is equipped with a fixing drive component 13, which includes a fixing cylinder 131 and a fixing rod 132. The telescopic rod of the fixing cylinder 131 is connected to the fixing rod 132. When the shellfish culture cage is placed inside the tilting frame 121, the fixing rod 132 is positioned to abut against the shellfish culture cage. The end of the fixing rod 132 has a specially designed hook-shaped structure that can open the latch of the shellfish culture cage door. This application uses the fixing drive component 13 to limit the position of the shellfish culture cage, thereby improving the stability of the shellfish culture cage during the tilting process.

[0027] The shellfish farming cage door is equipped with a buckle that cooperates with the fixing rod 132. The shellfish farming cage is placed inside the flipping frame 121. The flipping motor 122 drives the gear hinge to make the shellfish farming cage rotate 180° around the rotation axis. At this time, the shellfish farming cage door opens downwards. After flipping, the vibration motor drives the shellfish farming cage to vibrate, so that the finished shellfish and other materials are poured out of the farming cage.

[0028] The funnel mechanism is positioned between the tilting and tipping mechanism 1 and the transmission mechanism 2. The funnel mechanism includes a funnel body, which is connected to the transmission frame 23. When the shellfish culture cage is tilted, the funnel body is directly below the shellfish culture cage. The funnel body is composed of rigid plastic plates, with a large inlet at the top and a small outlet at the bottom, allowing shellfish to fall onto the transmission mechanism 2 through the funnel body.

[0029] An optional opening and closing drive is provided at the bottom opening of the funnel body. The opening and closing drive includes an opening and closing cylinder and an opening and closing plate. The telescopic rod of the opening and closing cylinder is connected to the opening and closing plate. The opening and closing plate slides at the bottom opening of the funnel body. The opening and closing plate is larger than the size of the bottom opening of the funnel body.

[0030] The funnel mechanism is located directly below the opening of the inverted shellfish culture cage. The upper inlet can collect the poured-out finished shellfish and other materials and let them slide down through the lower outlet.

[0031] The transmission mechanism 2 includes a conveyor belt 21, a transmission motor 22, and a transmission frame 23. The conveyor belt 21 is placed on the transmission frame 23 and directly below the tilting mechanism 1. The transmission motor 22 is connected to the conveyor belt 21.

[0032] The upstream of the conveyor belt 21 is located at the outlet of the funnel body. It can receive finished shellfish and other materials that slide down from the outlet. Driven by the transmission motor 22, the finished shellfish and other materials are transported to the collection box. During the transportation process, the finished shellfish are automatically washed by water pipes. The entire transmission mechanism 2 is supported by the transmission frame 23, and the conveying height and path can be adjusted according to the needs.

[0033] The conveyor belt 21 is equipped with several baffles 211, which are evenly distributed on the conveyor belt 21. When the shellfish are poured out from the tipping mechanism 1, they are collected by the funnel mechanism and slide onto the transmission mechanism 2. The baffles 211 can better drive the shellfish to be transported on the conveyor belt 21. The transmission motor 22 drives the conveyor belt 21 to transport the finished shellfish to the collection box. During the transportation process, the finished shellfish are automatically rinsed by water pipes.

[0034] The implementation principle of the automatic shellfish harvesting and cleaning system of this utility model is as follows:

[0035] An automatic shellfish harvesting and cleaning system includes a tilting and pouring mechanism 1, a funnel mechanism, and a transmission mechanism 2. When the shellfish farming cage is pulled up, it is fixed to the tilting and pouring mechanism 1 by a fixed drive component 13. The cage is protected by a tilting frame 121. The tilting motor 122 drives the shellfish farming cage to tilt through a gear hinge and a rotating shaft, so that the door panel of the shellfish farming cage faces down. After the tilting is completed, the vibration motor is activated. The vibration motor vibrates the shellfish farming cage, causing all the finished shellfish to be poured out of the farming cage.

[0036] The funnel mechanism 2 is composed of rigid plastic plates. It has a large inlet at the top and a small outlet at the bottom. The funnel mechanism is located below the tilting and pouring mechanism 1, directly below the pouring opening after the shellfish farming cage is tilted. The finished shellfish poured out from above can be collected by the funnel mechanism and slide down onto the transmission mechanism 2. The transmission motor 22 drives the conveyor belt 21 to transport the finished shellfish to the collection box, and the finished shellfish are automatically rinsed by water pipes during the transportation process.

[0037] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present utility model and is not intended to limit the present utility model. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc., made within the principles and rules of the present utility model should be included within the protection scope of the present utility model.

Claims

1. An automatic shellfish harvesting and cleaning system, characterized in that: The device includes a tilting and overturning mechanism (1) and a transmission mechanism (2). The tilting and overturning mechanism (1) includes a support frame (11). The support frame (11) is provided with a tilting drive (12). The tilting drive (12) includes a tilting frame (121) and a tilting motor (122). The tilting motor (122) rotates and drives the tilting frame (121) to tilt. The shellfish farming cage is placed inside the tilting frame (121). The transmission mechanism (2) includes a conveyor belt (21), a transmission motor (22) and a transmission frame (23). The conveyor belt (21) is placed on the transmission frame (23) and is located directly below the tilting and overturning mechanism (1). The transmission motor (22) is connected to the conveyor belt (21).

2. The automatic shellfish harvesting and cleaning system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The flipping frame (121) is provided with a vibration drive component, which includes a vibration motor and is in contact with the flipping frame (121).

3. The automatic shellfish harvesting and cleaning system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The flipping frame (121) is provided with a fixed drive component (13), which includes a fixed cylinder (131) and a fixed rod (132). The telescopic rod of the fixed cylinder (131) is connected to the fixed rod (132). When the shellfish farming cage is placed inside the flipping frame (121), the fixed rod (132) is limited to abut against the shellfish farming cage.

4. The automatic shellfish harvesting and cleaning system according to claim 1, characterized in that: It includes a funnel mechanism, which is placed between the tilting mechanism (1) and the transmission mechanism (2). The funnel mechanism includes a funnel body, which is connected to the transmission frame (23). When the shellfish farming cage is tilted, the funnel body is directly below the shellfish farming cage.

5. The automatic shellfish harvesting and cleaning system according to claim 4, characterized in that: The funnel body has an opening and closing drive at the bottom opening. The opening and closing drive includes an opening and closing cylinder and an opening and closing plate. The extension rod of the opening and closing cylinder is connected to the opening and closing plate. The opening and closing plate slides at the bottom opening of the funnel body. The opening and closing plate is larger than the size of the bottom opening of the funnel body.

6. The automatic shellfish harvesting and cleaning system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The conveyor belt (21) is provided with a number of partitions (211), which are evenly distributed on the conveyor belt (21).

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