Digital cultivation device

Abstract

A digital cultivation device, which belongs to the technical field of insect cultivation. The present invention solves the problem of low adult insect yield present in current cultivation devices. The digital cultivation device comprises a frame (1) and a plurality of cultivation conveyor belts (2), each cultivation conveyor belt (2) being able to convey insect eggs to an adjacent cultivation conveyor belt (2) below; an unloading mechanism (3) able to unload insect eggs onto the top cultivation conveyor belt (2) is provided on the frame (1), material adding mechanisms (4) able to drop feed onto input ends (21) of corresponding cultivation conveyor belts (2) are provided above the input ends (21) of each cultivation conveyor belt (2); a first elevator (8) is provided at the same end of the two bottom-most cultivation conveyor belts (2), an output end of the first elevator (8) is located above the input end (21) of the second cultivation conveyor belt (2) when counting from bottom to top, and a connection conveyor belt (6) able to convey insect eggs output from an output end (22) of the bottom cultivation conveyor belt (2) to an input end of the first elevator (8) is further provided on the frame (1).

Description

A digital breeding equipment Technical Field

[0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of insect breeding and relates to digital breeding equipment. Background Art

[0002] Houseflies have the advantages of high reproductive capacity, a short life cycle, ease of intensive production, and abundant feed sources. As adults, they provide an excellent source of animal protein. In recent years, insects have gained increasing attention as a new source of protein, and the development and utilization of houseflies in particular has garnered considerable attention. Breeding houseflies requires obtaining eggs from breeding flies, which are then cultured. The process typically takes three and a half days for the eggs to mature into adults. Currently, large-scale breeding is typically carried out using a system of insect culture equipment.

[0003] For example, the fully automatic fly maggot breeding machine disclosed in the patent document (application number: 201220323468.0) includes a multi-layer feed conveyor belt for breeding arranged from top to bottom, an insect inlet, a feed drop-out port and a water inlet are provided at the upper part of the breeding box, and an insect feed outlet is provided at the lower part of the breeding box. Insects and feed continuously enter the first-layer feed conveyor belt from the insect inlet and the feed drop-out port respectively. As the first-layer feed conveyor belt moves to the left, the insects and feed fall onto the second-layer feed conveyor belt. After reaching the right end of the second-layer feed conveyor belt, the insects and feed fall onto the third-layer feed conveyor belt and are spread out. Similarly, the insects and feed that fall onto the fourth-layer feed conveyor belt are also spread out. After about 3 days of breeding, the obtained fly maggots are sent out from the insect feed outlet and enter the next processing flow.

[0004] The above-mentioned small insects and feed are transported from the first conveyor belt to the fourth layer, and then the four conveyor belts are cultured at the same time for 3 days before being sent out. It only realizes three-dimensional culture from top to bottom, but the 3-day feed amount must be spread on the conveyor belt at the same time, which takes up a lot of space on the conveyor belt, resulting in a small amount of insect eggs. At the same time, too much feed makes it difficult to control the feeding rhythm of the insect eggs, resulting in excessive feeding in a short period of time, affecting the growth of the insect eggs, and also causing the eggs on the conveyor belt to be too crowded. The early eggs are relatively weak and can be easily crushed or squeezed to death by the feed. At the same time, too dense feed will also cause the insect eggs to be short of oxygen, and ultimately lead to low adult production.

[0005] Summary of the Invention

[0006] The purpose of the present invention is to address the above-mentioned problems in the existing technology and propose a digital breeding equipment to solve the problem of low adult insect yield in the existing breeding equipment.

[0007] The objectives of the present invention can be achieved through the following technical solutions: a digital breeding equipment, comprising a frame and several breeding conveyor belts horizontally arranged on the frame, the several breeding conveyor belts are arranged in sequence vertically, and each breeding conveyor belt can transport insect eggs from the output end to the input end of the adjacent breeding conveyor belt below, characterized in that the frame is provided with a unloading mechanism capable of delivering insect eggs to the input end of the top breeding conveyor belt, and above the input end of each breeding conveyor belt is provided a feeding mechanism capable of delivering feed to the input end of the corresponding breeding conveyor belt, and an elevator 1 is provided at the same end of the two lowest breeding conveyor belts, the output end of the elevator 1 is located above the input end of the second breeding conveyor belt from bottom to top, and there is a distance for discharging between the output end of the bottom breeding conveyor belt and the input end of the elevator 1, and the frame is also provided with a connecting conveyor belt that can move between the bottom breeding conveyor belt and the elevator 1 and transport the insect eggs output from the output end of the bottom breeding conveyor belt to the input end of the elevator 1.

[0008] The breeding time from fly eggs to adults is roughly about 3 and a half days. A feeding mechanism is provided above the input end of the top breeding conveyor belt (i.e., the first breeding conveyor belt) for placing insect eggs. Since a feeding mechanism is provided above the input end of each breeding conveyor belt for adding feed, on the first day, the first breeding conveyor belt is started, the feeding mechanism of the first layer adds feed, and then the feeding mechanism places insect eggs until the first breeding conveyor belt is full and bred for 1 day. At this time, the first breeding conveyor belt is one day's feed. On the second day, the first and second breeding conveyor belts are started, and the insect eggs on the first breeding conveyor belt fall from the output end to the input end of the second breeding conveyor belt. The feeding mechanism of the second layer adds the second day's amount of feed until the second breeding conveyor belt is full and bred for 1 day. Of course, while the first breeding conveyor belt transports the insect eggs to the second breeding conveyor belt, the feeding mechanism will place new insect eggs on the first breeding conveyor belt, and there will be no vacancies. In this way, at least 3 layers are filled to complete 3 days of breeding. Furthermore, if the insects grow up, their food intake also increases. In order to avoid overcrowding caused by adding too much feed at a time, the daily food intake will be added multiple times. For this reason, the present application provides an elevator 1 at the same end of the two bottom breeding conveyor belts. The connecting conveyor belt can move between the two and transport the insects on the bottom breeding conveyor belt to the elevator 1. The elevator 1 transports the insects to the input end of the second breeding conveyor belt from bottom to top. The feeding mechanism at the input end of this breeding conveyor belt can add feed until the breeding conveyor belt is filled and bred for several hours. That is, the feed can be transported back and forth on the same day until the adult insects meet the standards, the connecting conveyor belt is reset and the insects on the bottom breeding conveyor belt are output from the output end. Since a feeding mechanism is provided at the input end of each breeding conveyor belt, each breeding conveyor belt only needs to add the daily amount of feed at most. In particular, an elevator and a connecting conveyor belt are provided to return the insects on the bottom breeding conveyor belt to the second breeding conveyor belt from bottom to top, so that the two bottom breeding conveyor belts only need to add the amount of feed for a few hours at a time. This makes it easier to control the feeding amount and feeding rhythm of the insect eggs, so as to improve the growth quality of the insect eggs, especially to avoid crowding or suffocation of the insect eggs due to excessive feed addition, thereby increasing the yield of adult insects.

[0009] In the above-mentioned digital breeding equipment, the breeding conveyor belt has at least five layers. A second elevator is provided at the same end of the second and third breeding conveyor belts. The input end of the third breeding conveyor belt is located above the input end of the second elevator, and the output end of the second elevator is located above the output end of the second breeding conveyor belt. A feeding mechanism is also provided above the output end of the second breeding conveyor belt. Since the breeding time from fly eggs to adults is approximately 3 and a half days, five layers of breeding conveyor belts are provided for this purpose. At the same time, a second elevator is provided at the same end of the second and third breeding conveyor belts. Since the output end of the third breeding conveyor belt needs to be able to deliver eggs to the fourth breeding conveyor belt, in order to avoid interference, the second elevator is provided at the input end of the third breeding conveyor belt, that is, the input end of the third breeding conveyor belt is located above the input end of the second elevator, and the output end of the second elevator is located above the output end of the second breeding conveyor belt. At the same time, the second and third breeding conveyor belts need to cooperate in reverse transmission, wherein the first breeding conveyor belt is The eggs are cultured on the first day, the second conveyor belt carries eggs from the second day, the fourth conveyor belt carries eggs from the third day, and the fifth conveyor belt carries eggs from the fourth day for several hours. When the eggs on the second conveyor belt need to be fed, they are transported forward to the third conveyor belt below, where feed is added. After several hours, the third conveyor belt reverses the process, feeding the eggs from the third conveyor belt's input to the input of elevator 2. Elevator 2 then delivers the eggs to the output of the second conveyor belt. A feeding mechanism is also located above the output of the second conveyor belt, and the second conveyor belt reverses the process until it is filled with eggs and feed. Similarly, when the eggs on the fourth conveyor belt need to be fed after several hours, the adult insects that have been cultured for several hours and meet the requirements are removed from the fifth conveyor belt's output. The fourth conveyor belt then transfers the eggs to the empty fifth conveyor belt. Elevator 1 then returns the eggs from the fifth conveyor belt to the fourth conveyor belt.

[0010] In the aforementioned digital farming equipment, the feeding mechanism includes a feeding hopper with a feeding port, and the discharging mechanism includes a discharging funnel with a discharging port located above the input end of the top-layer farming conveyor belt. The discharging funnel is located in front of the feeding hopper at the input end of the top-layer farming conveyor belt along the conveying direction of the top-layer farming conveyor belt. Because insect eggs are relatively weak in the early stages of farming, the discharging funnel is located in front of the feeding hopper in the conveying direction. This allows the feeding hopper to lay out the feed first, and then the discharging funnel to release the eggs. The eggs are positioned above the feed, preventing the feed from covering the eggs and crushing them.

[0011] In the aforementioned digital breeding equipment, the input ends of the breeding conveyor belts extend longitudinally from the output ends of the adjacent breeding conveyor belts above. The feeding hoppers at the input ends of the breeding conveyor belts from the second layer to the bottom layer are longitudinally located inboard of the output ends of the adjacent breeding conveyor belts above. The eggs begin to wriggle on the second day of breeding, moving upwards. To address this, the feeding hoppers for the breeding conveyor belts from the second layer to the bottom layer are located inboard of the output ends of the adjacent breeding conveyor belts above. Thus, the output end of the upper breeding conveyor belt first deposits eggs onto the lower breeding conveyor belt. Then, the feeding hoppers of the lower breeding conveyor belt add feed, covering the eggs with feed. During breeding, the eggs are able to wriggle upwards and feed. This digital breeding equipment fully considers and adapts to the growth characteristics of fly eggs, thereby improving the quality and yield of adult flies.

[0012] In the above-mentioned digital breeding equipment, the connecting conveyor belt is slidably connected to the frame along the length direction of the breeding conveyor belt, and when the connecting conveyor belt moves between the bottom breeding conveyor belt and the elevator 1, the input end of the connecting conveyor belt is located below the output end of the bottom breeding conveyor belt, and the output end of the connecting conveyor belt is located above the input end of the elevator 1. The digital breeding equipment also includes a discharging conveyor belt, which is arranged horizontally and perpendicular to the breeding conveyor belt. The output end of the bottom breeding conveyor belt is located directly above the discharging conveyor belt, and the connecting conveyor belt is located between the bottom breeding conveyor belt and the discharging conveyor belt in the vertical direction. The connecting conveyor belt is reciprocatingly driven by a connecting cylinder. When the connecting cylinder contracts, the connecting conveyor belt is located below the bottom breeding conveyor belt. At this time, the output end of the bottom breeding conveyor belt is opposite to the discharging conveyor belt, and can transport adult insects that meet the standards to the discharging conveyor belt. When the insect eggs on the bottom breeding conveyor belt need to be returned to the fourth-layer breeding conveyor belt, the connecting cylinder drives the connecting conveyor belt to extend, so that the input end of the connecting conveyor belt is located below the output end of the bottom breeding conveyor belt, and the output end of the connecting conveyor belt is located above the input end of the first elevator. The bottom breeding conveyor belt transports the insect eggs to the connecting conveyor belt, the connecting conveyor belt transports the insect eggs to the input end of the first elevator, and the first elevator transports the insect eggs to the input end of the fourth-layer breeding conveyor belt.

[0013] In the above-mentioned digital breeding equipment, the discharge port of the discharge funnel is long and strip-shaped and is arranged along the width direction of the breeding conveyor belt. Two mounting plates are fixed at both ends of the discharge funnel, and a distribution roller is rotatably connected between the two mounting plates. The distribution roller is located below the discharge port and is arranged along the width direction of the breeding conveyor belt. The edge of the discharge port abuts against the outer peripheral surface of the distribution roller, and a plurality of long strip-shaped distribution grooves are provided on the outer peripheral surface of the distribution roller. Each distribution groove is arranged along the length direction of the distribution roller, and a plurality of distribution grooves are evenly distributed along the circumference of the distribution roller. A distribution motor is also fixed on the mounting plate, and the motor shaft of the distribution motor is connected to the distribution roller. The dividing roller blocks the discharge port of the discharge funnel. At the same time, when the dividing trough of the dividing roller is facing upward and facing the discharge port, the insect eggs in the discharge funnel can enter the dividing trough and fill the dividing trough. Then the dividing roller rotates, so that the dividing trough gradually faces the top breeding conveyor belt, and the insect eggs can be delivered to the top breeding conveyor belt, thereby achieving quantitative and uniform delivery of insect eggs.

[0014] In the above-mentioned digital breeding equipment, a feeding pipe is fixed horizontally on the frame, and the feeding pipe is arranged along the width direction of the breeding conveyor belt. A plurality of feeding openings are provided on the lower side of the feeding pipe, one of which is located above the discharge hopper and opposite to the upper end of the discharge hopper. The feeding pipe is also provided with a baffle capable of controlling the opening and closing of the feeding opening. A feeding port is provided on the upper side of one end of the feeding pipe. The frame is also provided with a storage bin capable of quantitatively feeding eggs into the feeding port. At least five layers of breeding conveyor belts are grouped together, and several groups are arranged in sequence in the breeding room. The eggs are distributed through a feeding pipe, that is, a predetermined amount of eggs are placed in the storage bin according to the breeding capacity of the breeding room in advance and enter the feeding pipe through the feeding port. The feeding pipe can transport the eggs to the discharge hopper through the feeding port.

[0015] In the above-mentioned digital breeding equipment, the frame is vertically fixed with a drop pipe above one end of the distribution pipe, the lower end port of the drop pipe is opposite to the feed port of the distribution pipe, and the lower end of the drop pipe is also provided with a baffle that can control the opening and closing of the lower end port of the drop pipe, and a plate-shaped weighing platform is horizontally fixed to the upper end of the drop pipe, and a connecting port is provided on the weighing platform, which is relatively connected to the upper end port of the drop pipe, and a number of guide columns are vertically fixed on the weighing platform, and a discharge port is provided at the bottom of the storage bin, and a baffle that can control the opening and closing of the discharge port is provided at the bottom of the storage bin, and a number of guide sleeves distributed around the discharge port are also fixed at the bottom of the storage bin, the storage bin is located above the weighing platform, and a number of guide sleeves are respectively slidably mounted on a number of guide columns, so that the discharge port is opposite to the connecting port, and a weighing sensor is also fixed on the weighing platform, and the bottom of the above-mentioned storage bin is supported downward on the weighing sensor. The guide column limits the floating storage bin to maintain its stability. The eggs are placed in the floating storage bin and weighed by the weighing sensor to accurately control the amount of eggs released and the precise ratio of eggs to feed to improve the quality and yield of eggs.

[0016] In the aforementioned digital farming equipment, the lower end of the hopper is flat, and the feeding port is located at the bottom of the hopper. There are several feeding ports evenly distributed along the width of the farming conveyor belt, and all of them face the farming conveyor belt below. The frame is also provided with a feeding pipe connected to the hopper. The hopper at the input end of the top farming conveyor belt has a single feeding port, and the discharge port is long and arranged along the width of the farming conveyor belt, so that the feed is spread flat on the top farming conveyor belt in a planar manner. The hoppers from the second farming conveyor belt to the bottom farming conveyor belt each have several feeding ports evenly distributed along the width of the farming conveyor belt, so that the feed is distributed in a point-like manner on the farming conveyor belt. There is a certain space between adjacent feed points to allow the eggs to crawl upward and to ensure sufficient air.

[0017] In the above-mentioned digital breeding equipment, the frame is hinged with a baffle plate at the end of the breeding conveyor belt. The baffle plate is long and arranged along the width of the breeding conveyor belt. The baffle plate can be positioned above the end of the breeding conveyor belt, and the lower edge of the baffle plate abuts the upper side of the breeding conveyor belt. The frame is also provided with a mechanism that can drive the baffle plate to flip downward along the surface of the breeding conveyor belt and position it below the upper side of the breeding conveyor belt, and the upper edge of the baffle plate abuts the surface of the breeding conveyor belt. When the baffle plate is located above the breeding conveyor belt, it is in a vertical position, and its lower edge abuts the upper side of the breeding conveyor belt, thereby blocking the end of the breeding conveyor belt and preventing insect eggs from falling from the end. When the breeding conveyor belt needs to transport insect eggs to the lower layer, the baffle plate flips downward to open the output end of the breeding conveyor belt. At the same time, when the baffle plate is positioned below the upper side of the breeding conveyor belt, the upper edge of the baffle plate abuts the surface of the breeding conveyor belt, and can scrape off insect eggs adhering to the breeding conveyor belt to prevent insect eggs from remaining.

[0018] Compared with the existing technology, this digital farming equipment has the following advantages:

[0019] 1. Since each breeding conveyor belt is equipped with a feeding mechanism at the input end, each breeding conveyor belt only needs to add the maximum amount of feed for the day, which makes it easier to control the feeding amount and feeding rhythm of the eggs to improve the growth quality of the eggs, especially to avoid the eggs from being crowded or suffocated due to excessive feed addition, thereby increasing the egg yield.

[0020] 2. Since this digital breeding equipment is also equipped with an elevator and a connecting conveyor belt, the insects on the bottom breeding conveyor belt are returned to the second breeding conveyor belt from bottom to top, so that the two bottom breeding conveyor belts only need to add a few hours of feed at a time. This makes it easier to control the feeding amount and feeding rhythm of the insect eggs, so as to improve the growth quality of the insect eggs, especially to avoid crowding or suffocation of the insect eggs due to excessive feed addition, thereby increasing the egg yield.

[0021] 3. Since the discharge funnel is arranged in front of the conveying direction of the breeding conveyor belt relative to the feeding hopper, when the insect eggs are relatively weak in the early stage of breeding, the feeding hopper can be used to spread the feed first, and then the discharge funnel can be used to put the insect eggs. The insect eggs can be located above the feed to avoid the feed covering the insect eggs and crushing them to death.

[0022] 4. Since the feeding hopper of the second-layer to bottom-layer breeding conveyor belt is set on the inner side of the output end of the upper adjacent breeding conveyor belt, when the insect eggs show peristalsis characteristics on the second day of breeding, the output end of the upper breeding conveyor belt will first put the insect eggs on the lower breeding conveyor belt, and then the feeding hopper of the lower breeding conveyor belt will add feed, so that the feed is spread on the insect eggs. During breeding, the insect eggs can peristalsis upward and eat. This digital breeding equipment fully considers and fits the growth characteristics of fly eggs, thereby improving the quality and yield of adult insects.

[0023] 5. Since the eggs are placed in a floating storage bin, they are weighed by a weighing sensor, which accurately controls the amount of eggs released and the precise ratio of eggs to feed, thereby improving the quality and yield of eggs.

[0024] 6. Since the lower edge of the baffle plate is in contact with the upper side of the breeding conveyor belt when it is located above the breeding conveyor belt, the end of the breeding conveyor belt is blocked to prevent the eggs from falling from the end. When the breeding conveyor belt needs to transport the eggs to the lower layer, the baffle plate flips downward to open the output end of the breeding conveyor belt. The upper edge of the baffle plate fits with the surface of the breeding conveyor belt, which can scrape off the eggs adhering to the breeding conveyor belt to avoid the eggs from remaining. Thus, the functions of blocking and scraping are achieved through a single baffle plate. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0025] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of digital farming equipment.

[0026] FIG2 is a structural side view of the digital breeding equipment.

[0027] Figure 3 is a simplified schematic diagram of digital farming equipment.

[0028] FIG4 is an enlarged view of the structure at point A in FIG1 .

[0029] FIG5 is a partial structural cross-sectional view of the storage bin.

[0030] FIG6 is a cross-sectional view of the local structure of the discharge funnel.

[0031] Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of the partial three-dimensional structure of the breeding conveyor belt at the feeding hopper.

[0032] FIG8 is a partial structural cross-sectional view of the hopper.

[0033] FIG9 is an enlarged view of the structure at point B in FIG1 .

[0034] Figure 10 is a partial structural cross-sectional view of the breeding conveyor belt at the baffle plate.

[0035] FIG11 is a schematic diagram of a partial three-dimensional structure of the connecting conveyor belt.

[0036] FIG12 is an enlarged view of the structure at point C in FIG2 .

[0037] FIG13 is a schematic diagram of a partial three-dimensional structure of the feeding hopper in the second embodiment.

[0038] FIG14 is a schematic diagram of a partial three-dimensional structure of the material blocking plate in Example 3 when the material blocking plate is in a material blocking state.

[0039] FIG15 is a schematic diagram of the partial three-dimensional structure of the material baffle plate in the third embodiment when the material baffle plate is in the scraping state.

[0040] In the figure, 1. frame; 2. breeding conveyor belt; 21. input end; 22. output end; 23. side panel; 231. guide rail; 232. slide rail; 24. mounting bracket; 25. scraper; 3. unloading mechanism; 31. unloading funnel; 311. unloading port; 32. mounting plate; 33. distributing roller; 331. distributing trough; 34. distributing pipe; 341. distributing port; 342. feeding port; 35. dropping pipe; 351. weighing platform; 352. connecting port; 353. guide column; 354. weighing sensor; 36. storage Warehouse; 361, discharge port; 362, guide sleeve; 4, feeding mechanism; 41, feeding hopper; 411, feeding port; 42, feeding pipe; 43, bellows; 44, feeding cylinder; 5, baffle plate; 51, baffle portion; 52, abutment portion; 53, baffle cylinder; 54, rocker arm; 55, gear; 56, slide plate; 57, rack; 6, connecting conveyor belt; 61, bracket plate; 62, connecting plate; 63, connecting cylinder; 7, baffle; 71, push-pull cylinder; 8, elevator 1; 9, elevator 2; 10, discharge conveyor belt. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0041] The following are specific embodiments of the present invention and the accompanying drawings to further describe the technical solutions of the present invention, but the present invention is not limited to these embodiments.

[0042] Example 1:

[0043] As shown in Figures 1, 2, and 3, a digital breeding equipment comprises a frame 1 and a breeding conveyor belt 2 horizontally arranged on the frame 1. The breeding conveyor belt 2 has five layers, which are arranged vertically in sequence. The input end 21 of each layer of breeding conveyor belt 2 extends longitudinally from the output end 22 of the adjacent breeding conveyor belt 2 above. That is, the output end 22 of each layer of breeding conveyor belt 2 is opposite to the upper side of the input end 21 of the adjacent breeding conveyor belt 2 below. Therefore, each breeding conveyor belt 2 can transport insect eggs from the output end 22 to the input end 21 of the adjacent breeding conveyor belt 2 below. The frame 1 is provided with a feeding mechanism 3 capable of delivering insect eggs to the input end 21 of the top breeding conveyor belt 2. Above the input end 21 of each breeding conveyor belt 2, a feeding mechanism 4 is provided, which is capable of delivering feed to the input end 21 of the corresponding breeding conveyor belt 2. Elevator 2 9 is installed at the output end 22 of the second-layer farming conveyor belt 2 and the input end 21 of the third-layer farming conveyor belt 2. The input end 21 of the third-layer farming conveyor belt 2 is located above the elevator input end 21, and the output end of elevator 2 9 is located above the output end 22 of the second-layer farming conveyor belt 2. Correspondingly, a feeding mechanism 4 is also installed above the output end 22 of the second-layer farming conveyor belt 2. Elevator 1 8 is installed at the same end of the two lowest-layer farming conveyor belts 2, namely, at the input end 21 of the fourth-layer farming conveyor belt 2 and the output end 22 of the bottom-layer farming conveyor belt 2. The output end of elevator 1 8 is located above the input end 21 of the fourth-layer farming conveyor belt 2. A gap is provided between the output end 22 of the bottom-layer farming conveyor belt 2 and the input end of elevator 1 8 for discharging. The digital farming equipment also includes a discharging conveyor belt 10, which is arranged horizontally and perpendicular to the farming conveyor belt 2. The output end 22 of the bottom-layer farming conveyor belt 2 is located directly above the discharging conveyor belt 10. The frame 1 is also provided with a connecting conveyor belt 6 that can move between the bottom breeding conveyor belt 2 and the elevator 8. The connecting conveyor belt 6 is slidably connected to the frame 1 along the length direction of the breeding conveyor belt 2, and when the connecting conveyor belt 6 moves between the bottom breeding conveyor belt 2 and the elevator 8, the input end of the connecting conveyor belt 6 is located below the output end of the bottom breeding conveyor belt 2, and the output end of the connecting conveyor belt 6 is located above the input end of the elevator 8. The connecting conveyor belt 6 can transport the insect eggs output from the output end 22 of the bottom breeding conveyor belt 2 to the elevator 8, and the elevator 8 can transport the insect eggs to the input end 21 of the fourth-layer breeding conveyor belt 2, wherein the elevator 8 and the elevator 2 9 are both existing lifting and conveying equipment. In this embodiment, they are both C-type elevators. For example, the patent document with application number 201720445685.X discloses a C-type elevator.

[0044] Specifically, as shown in Figures 4, 5, and 6, the unloading mechanism 3 includes a distribution pipe 34 fixed to the frame 1, a drop pipe 35 located above the distribution pipe 34, a storage bin 36 located above the drop pipe 35, and a unloading funnel 31 located below the distribution pipe 34. As shown in Figure 6, the unloading funnel 31 is located above the input end 21 of the top-layer breeding conveyor belt 2. The upper end of the unloading funnel 31 is open, and the lower end has an elongated unloading port 311, which is opposite to the upper side of the input end 21 of the top-layer breeding conveyor belt 2 below. The feed opening 311 is arranged along the width of the farming conveyor belt 2. Mounting plates 32 are fixed at both ends of the feed hopper 31. A feed roller 33 is rotatably connected between the two mounting plates 32. The feed roller 33 is located below the feed opening 311 and arranged along the width of the farming conveyor belt 2. The edge of the feed opening 311 abuts against the outer circumference of the feed roller 33, which blocks the feed opening 311 of the feed hopper 31. The outer circumference of the feed roller 33 is provided with three elongated feed slots 331, each of which is arranged along the length of the feed roller 33, and the three feed slots 331 are evenly distributed along the circumference of the feed roller 33. A feed motor is also fixed to one of the mounting plates 32, and the motor shaft of the feed motor is connected to the feed roller 33. When the feeding trough 331 of the feeding roller 33 faces upward and is aligned with the discharge opening 311, the insect eggs in the discharge funnel 31 can enter the feeding trough 331 and fill the feeding trough 331. When the feeding roller 33 rotates until the feeding trough 331 faces the top breeding conveyor belt 2, the insect eggs can be delivered to the top breeding conveyor belt 2, thereby achieving quantitative and uniform delivery of the insect eggs. The feeding pipe 34 is horizontally fixed to the frame 1 and is arranged along the width direction of the breeding conveyor belt 2. In actual application, five layers of breeding conveyor belts 2 are grouped together, and several groups are evenly distributed in the breeding room. Each group has a discharge funnel 31. Therefore, several feeding openings 341 are opened on the lower side of the feeding pipe 34, and each feeding opening 341 corresponds to a discharge funnel 31 below. The distribution pipe 34 is provided with a baffle 7 at each distribution opening 341 to control the opening and closing of the distribution opening 341 . A feed opening 342 is provided on the upper side of one end of the distribution pipe 34 . The frame 1 is also provided with a storage bin 36 to quantitatively feed insect eggs into the feed opening 342 .

[0045] As shown in Figures 4 and 5, a drop tube 35 is vertically fixed to the frame 1 above the feed port 342 at one end of the distribution tube 34. The lower end port of the drop tube 35 is opposite to the feed port 342 of the distribution tube 34, and the lower end of the drop tube 35 is also provided with a baffle 7 that can control the opening and closing of the lower end port of the drop tube 35. A plate-shaped weighing platform 351 is horizontally fixed to the upper end of the drop tube 35. A connecting port 352 is provided on the weighing platform 351 and is relatively connected to the upper end port of the drop tube 35. Four guide columns 353 are vertically fixed on the weighing platform 351. A discharge port 361 is provided at the bottom of the storage bin 36, and a baffle 7 that can control the opening and closing of the discharge port 361 is provided at the bottom of the storage bin 36. Four guide sleeves 362 distributed around the discharge port 361 are also fixed. The storage bin 36 is located above the weighing platform 351, and several guide sleeves 362 are respectively slidably mounted on several guide columns 353, so that the discharge port 361 is opposite to the connecting port 352. Two weighing sensors 354 are also fixed on the weighing platform 351. The two weighing sensors 354 are symmetrically arranged. The bottom of the storage bin 36 is supported downward on the weighing sensors 354. The insect eggs are placed in the floating discharge storage bin 36, and the weighing sensors 354 weigh them to control the amount of insect eggs released. The distribution pipe 34, the drop pipe 35 and the baffle 7 at the bottom of the storage bin 36 are all horizontally slidably arranged and controlled by the push-pull cylinder 71.

[0046] As shown in Figures 7 and 8 , the feeding mechanism 4 includes a feeding hopper 41 with a feeding port 411. Along the conveying direction of the top-level aquaculture conveyor belt 2, the feeding hopper 31 is located in front of the feeding hopper 41 at the input end 21 of the top-level aquaculture conveyor belt 2. The feeding hoppers 41 from the second level to the input end 21 of the bottom-level aquaculture conveyor belt 2 are all located inwardly of the output end 22 of the adjacent aquaculture conveyor belt 2 along the length direction. The feeding hopper 41 is box-shaped as a whole and is connected to the electric valve through a feeding pipe 42. The lower end of the feeding hopper 41 is flat, and the feeding port 411 is located at the bottom of the feeding hopper 41 and faces the breeding conveyor belt 2. The feeding port 411 of the feeding hopper 41 at the input end 21 of the top breeding conveyor belt 2 is one, and the discharge port 361 is long and arranged along the width direction of the breeding conveyor belt 2, so that the feed is spread flat on the top breeding conveyor belt 2 in a surface shape. There are several clamping ports of the feeding hopper 41 from the second breeding conveyor belt 2 to the bottom breeding conveyor belt 2 and they are evenly distributed along the width direction of the breeding conveyor belt 2, so that the feed is distributed in a point shape on the breeding conveyor belt 2.

[0047] As shown in Figures 9 and 10 , the farming conveyor belt 2 includes side panels 23 on both sides. A retaining plate 5 is hingedly connected between the side panels 23 at the input end 21 and the output end 22 of the farming conveyor belt 2. The retaining plate 5 is elongated and extends along the width of the farming conveyor belt 2. The retaining plate 5 has an L-shaped cross-section and includes a retaining portion 51 and a resting portion 52. Mounting brackets 24 are also fixed to the ends of the side panels 23. A retaining cylinder 53 is provided between the mounting bracket 24 and the retaining plate 5. The cylinder end of the retaining cylinder 53 is hinged to the retaining plate 5, and the piston rod end of the retaining cylinder 53 is hinged to the mounting bracket 24. The retaining cylinder 53 is used to push the retaining plate 5 to flip. When the retaining plate 5 flips to the point where the retaining portion 51 is facing vertically downward, the resting portion 52 rests against the upper side of the farming conveyor belt 2. When the retaining plate 5 flips to the point where the retaining portion 51 is tilted, the resting portion 52 separates from the upper side of the farming conveyor belt 2. A scraper 25 is fixed between the two side plates 23 at both ends of the breeding conveyor belt 2. The scraper 25 is located below the breeding conveyor belt 2, and the upper edge of the scraper 25 is in contact with the lower side of the breeding conveyor belt 2.

[0048] As shown in Figures 11 and 12 , guide rails 231 are fixed to both side panels 23 of the output end 22 of the bottom farming conveyor belt 2. The two guide rails 231 are arranged along the length of the farming conveyor belt 2. Support plates 61 are fixed to both sides of the connecting conveyor belt 6. Connecting plates 62 are fixed to the support plates 61. The two connecting plates 62 are arranged in parallel with each other, and a plurality of sliders are fixed to the inner side surfaces of the two connecting plates 62, which are arranged along the length of the connecting conveyor belt 6. The sliders on the two connecting plates 62 are slidably connected to the two guide rails 231. A connecting cylinder 63 is also fixed on the frame 1, and the piston rod of the connecting cylinder 63 is connected to the connecting conveyor 6. When the connecting cylinder 63 contracts, the connecting conveyor 6 is located below the bottom breeding conveyor belt 2. At this time, the output end 22 of the bottom breeding conveyor belt 2 is opposite to the discharging conveyor belt 10, and the adult insects that meet the standards can be transported to the discharging conveyor belt 10. When the insect eggs on the bottom breeding conveyor belt 2 need to be returned to the fourth breeding conveyor belt 2, the connecting cylinder 63 drives the connecting conveyor belt 6 to extend, so that the input end of the connecting conveyor belt 6 is located below the output end 22 of the bottom breeding conveyor belt 2, and the output end of the connecting conveyor belt 6 is located above the input end of the elevator 8. The bottom breeding conveyor belt 2 transports the insect eggs to the connecting conveyor 6, the connecting conveyor belt 6 transports the insect eggs to the input end of the elevator 8, and the elevator 8 transports the insect eggs to the input end 21 of the fourth breeding conveyor belt 2.

[0049] Example 2:

[0050] The structure of the digital breeding equipment is basically the same as that of the first embodiment. The difference is that, as shown in Figure 13, the feeding pipe 42 of the feeding mechanism 4 is connected to the feeding hopper 41 by a bellows 43, and a slide rail 232 is fixed between the two side plates 23 of the breeding conveyor belt 2. The slide rail 232 is set along the width direction of the breeding conveyor belt 2, and the feeding hopper 41 is slidably connected to the slide rail 232. A feeding cylinder 44 is also fixed on one of the side plates 23. The piston rod of the feeding cylinder 44 is connected to the feeding hopper 41. The feeding cylinder 44 can push the feeding hopper 41 to move back and forth. Combined with the transmission of the breeding conveyor belt 2, the distribution points of the feed added to the breeding conveyor belt 2 are more dense and uniform.

[0051] Example 3:

[0052] The structure of this digital breeding equipment is basically the same as that of Example 1. The difference is that, as shown in Figures 14 and 15, the ends of the two side plates 23 of the breeding conveyor belt 2 are rotatably connected to the rocker arms 54, and the two ends of the material baffle plate 5 are respectively fixed to the ends of the two rocker arms 54. The center lines of the hinge points of the two rocker arms 54 are collinear with the center lines of the arc surfaces at the ends of the breeding conveyor belt 2. Therefore, when the rocker arms 54 swing, the edge of the material baffle plate 5 can always be in contact with the belt surface of the breeding conveyor belt 2. A gear 55 is fixed to the hinged end of one of the rocker arms 54, and a slide plate 56 is slidably connected to the frame 1 along the length direction of the breeding conveyor belt 2. A rack 57 is fixed to the slide plate 56 along the sliding direction, and the rack 57 is meshed with the gear 55. A material blocking cylinder 53 that can push the slide plate 56 to slide back and forth is also fixed on the frame 1. When the piston rod of the material blocking cylinder 53 is extended, the material blocking plate 5 can be positioned on the upper side of the end of the breeding conveyor belt 2 and the lower edge of the material blocking plate 5 is abutted against the upper side surface of the breeding conveyor belt 2. At this time, the material blocking plate 5 is in a vertical state when located above the breeding conveyor belt 2, and its lower edge is abutted against the upper side surface of the breeding conveyor belt 2, thereby blocking the end of the breeding conveyor belt 2 to prevent insect eggs from falling from the end of the breeding conveyor belt 2. When the piston rod of the material-blocking cylinder 53 contracts, the material-blocking plate 5 flips downward along the surface of the breeding conveyor belt 2 and is positioned below the upper side of the breeding conveyor belt 2, and the upper edge of the material-blocking plate 5 fits with the surface of the breeding conveyor belt 2, which can scrape off the insect eggs adhering to the breeding conveyor belt 2 to avoid insect eggs remaining.

[0053] Example 4:

[0054] The structure of the device is basically the same as that of Example 1, except that the unloading mechanism 3 does not have a material separation roller 33, but a movable material separation plate is provided at the unloading port 311. The material separation plate is driven by a material separation cylinder, and the insect eggs are quantitatively released by opening and closing the material separation plate.

[0055] The specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the spirit of the present invention. Persons skilled in the art may make various modifications, additions, or substitutions to the described specific embodiments without departing from the spirit of the present invention or exceeding the scope of the appended claims.

Claims

1. A digital breeding equipment, comprising a frame (1) and a plurality of breeding conveyor belts (2) horizontally arranged on the frame (1), wherein the plurality of breeding conveyor belts (2) are arranged in sequence in a vertical direction, and each breeding conveyor belt (2) is capable of conveying insect eggs from an output end (22) to an input end (21) of an adjacent breeding conveyor belt (2) below, characterized in that: The frame (1) is provided with a feeding mechanism (3) capable of feeding insect eggs to the input end (21) of the top layer of aquaculture conveyor belt (2); a feeding mechanism (4) capable of feeding feed to the input end (21) of the corresponding aquaculture conveyor belt (2) is provided above the input end (21) of each aquaculture conveyor belt (2); an elevator (8) is provided at the same end of the two lowest layers of aquaculture conveyor belts (2); the output end of the elevator (8) is located above the input end (21) of the second layer of aquaculture conveyor belt (2) from bottom to top; a gap for discharging is provided between the output end (22) of the bottom layer of aquaculture conveyor belt (2) and the input end of the elevator (8); the frame (1) is also provided with a connecting conveyor belt (6) capable of moving between the bottom layer of aquaculture conveyor belt (2) and the elevator (8) and conveying the insect eggs output from the output end (22) of the bottom layer of aquaculture conveyor belt (2) to the input end of the elevator (8).

2. The digital farming equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The breeding conveyor belt (2) has at least five layers. A second elevator (9) is provided at the same end of the second breeding conveyor belt (2) and the third breeding conveyor belt (2). The input end (21) of the third breeding conveyor belt (2) is located above the input end of the second elevator (9). The output end of the second elevator (9) is located above the output end (22) of the second breeding conveyor belt (2). A feeding mechanism (4) is also provided above the output end (22) of the second breeding conveyor belt (2).

3. The digital farming equipment according to claim 2, characterized in that: The feeding mechanism (4) comprises a feeding hopper (41) having a feeding port (411), and the unloading mechanism (3) comprises a unloading hopper (31) having a unloading port (311) and located above the input end (21) of the top-layer aquaculture conveyor belt (2); along the conveying direction of the top-layer aquaculture conveyor belt (2), the unloading hopper (31) is located in front of the feeding hopper (41) at the input end (21) of the top-layer aquaculture conveyor belt (2).

4. The digital farming equipment according to claim 3, characterized in that: The input end (21) of the breeding conveyor belt (2) extends from the output end (22) of the breeding conveyor belt (2) above along the length direction, and the feeding hopper (41) of the input end (21) of the breeding conveyor belt (2) from the second layer to the bottom layer is located on the inner side of the output end (22) of the breeding conveyor belt (2) above along the length direction.

5. The digital farming equipment according to claim 4, characterized in that: The connecting conveyor belt (6) is slidably connected to the frame (1) along the length direction of the breeding conveyor belt (2), and when the connecting conveyor belt (6) moves between the bottom breeding conveyor belt (2) and the elevator (8), the input end of the connecting conveyor belt (6) is located below the output end (22) of the bottom breeding conveyor belt (2), and the output end of the connecting conveyor belt (6) is located above the input end of the elevator (8).

6. The digital farming equipment according to claim 3, 4 or 5, characterized in that: The discharge port (311) of the discharge funnel (31) is in the shape of an elongated strip and is arranged along the width direction of the breeding conveyor belt (2). Mounting plates (32) are fixed at both ends of the discharge funnel (31). A distribution roller shaft (33) is rotatably connected between the two mounting plates (32). The distribution roller shaft (33) is located below the discharge port (311) and is arranged along the width direction of the breeding conveyor belt (2). The edge of the discharge port (311) abuts against the outer peripheral surface of the distribution roller shaft (33). The outer peripheral surface of the distribution roller shaft (33) is provided with a plurality of elongated distribution grooves (331). Each distribution groove (331) is arranged along the length direction of the distribution roller shaft (33), and the plurality of distribution grooves (331) are evenly distributed along the circumference of the distribution roller shaft (33). A distribution motor is also fixed on the mounting plate (32), and the motor shaft of the distribution motor is connected to the distribution roller shaft (33).

7. The digital farming equipment according to claim 6, characterized in that: A distribution pipe (34) is horizontally fixed on the frame (1), and the distribution pipe (34) is arranged along the width direction of the breeding conveyor belt (2). A plurality of distribution openings (341) are provided on the lower side of the distribution pipe (34), one of which is located above the discharge hopper (31) and opposite to the upper end of the discharge hopper (31). The distribution pipe (34) is also provided with a baffle (7) capable of controlling the opening and closing of the distribution opening (341). A feed opening (342) is provided on the upper side of one end of the distribution pipe (34), and the frame (1) is also provided with a storage bin (36) capable of quantitatively feeding insect eggs into the feed opening (342).

8. The digital farming equipment according to claim 7, characterized in that: The frame (1) is vertically fixed with a material drop pipe (35) above one end of the material distribution pipe (34), the lower end port of the material drop pipe (35) is opposite to the feed port (342) of the material distribution pipe (34), and the lower end of the material drop pipe (35) is also provided with a baffle (7) capable of controlling the opening and closing of the lower end port of the material drop pipe (35), a plate-shaped weighing platform (351) is horizontally fixed to the upper end of the material drop pipe (35), and a connecting port (352) is provided on the weighing platform (351) and is relatively connected to the upper end port of the material drop pipe (35), a plurality of guide columns (353) are vertically fixed on the weighing platform (351), and a discharge port (361) is provided at the bottom of the storage bin (36). A baffle (7) capable of controlling the opening and closing of the discharge port (361) is provided at the bottom of the storage bin (36), and a plurality of guide sleeves (362) distributed around the discharge port (361) are fixed at the bottom of the storage bin (36). The storage bin (36) is located above the weighing platform (351), and the plurality of guide sleeves (362) are respectively slidably mounted on a plurality of guide columns (353) so that the discharge port (361) and the connecting port (352) are opposite to each other. A weighing sensor (354) is also fixed on the weighing platform (351), and the bottom of the storage bin (36) is supported downwardly against the weighing sensor (354).

9. The digital farming equipment according to claim 3, 4 or 5, characterized in that: The lower end of the feeding hopper (41) is flat, and the feeding port (411) is located at the bottom of the feeding hopper (41). There are a plurality of feeding ports (411) which are evenly distributed along the width direction of the breeding conveyor belt (2), and the plurality of feeding ports (411) are all facing the breeding conveyor belt (2) below. The frame (1) is also provided with a feeding pipe (42) which is connected to the feeding hopper (41).

10. The digital farming equipment according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that: The frame (1) is hinged with a baffle plate (5) at the end of the breeding conveyor belt (2); the baffle plate (5) is in the shape of an elongated strip and is arranged along the width direction of the breeding conveyor belt (2); the baffle plate (5) can be positioned on the upper side of the end of the breeding conveyor belt (2) and the lower edge of the baffle plate (5) is in contact with the upper side of the breeding conveyor belt (2); the frame (1) is also provided with a baffle cylinder (53) which can drive the baffle plate (5) to flip downward along the surface of the breeding conveyor belt (2) and be positioned at a position lower than the upper side of the breeding conveyor belt (2); and the upper edge of the baffle plate (5) is in contact with the surface of the breeding conveyor belt (2).

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