Global Patent Index - EP 3802465 A1

EP 3802465 A1 20210414 - AUTOMATED WORM LINE

Title (en)

AUTOMATED WORM LINE

Title (de)

AUTOMATISIERTE SCHNECKENLINIE

Title (fr)

CHAÎNE DE VERS AUTOMATISÉE

Publication

EP 3802465 A1 20210414 (EN)

Application

EP 19742906 A 20190605

Priority

  • GB 201809167 A 20180605
  • IB 2019054678 W 20190605

Abstract (en)

[origin: GB2574414A] An automated worm line 200 comprising: a container station 10; one or more container conveyors 14; an organic material station 20; one or more organic material conveyors 24; a worm filling station 30; one or more worm conveyors 34 wherein organic material filled containers are filled with working worms 400a; a transfer station 50 for transferring organic material filled containers from the worm line; a storage station 60 for organic material filled containers where the filled containers are stored for a time sufficient for the working worms 400a to work the organic material before being transferred back onto the worm line; a container emptying station 70; a separating station where worms are separated from compost and working worms are separated from worms for harvesting; one or more compost conveyors 74 for conveying the emptied worms 400 and worm compost 300 from the container emptying station 70 to the separating station 80; a worm collecting station 90; a compost collecting station 100; and one or more worm compost conveyors 84 to convey the worm compost 300 for collecting. Also claimed is a method for the production of worms and worm compost. Worms are from the genus Eisenia or Dendrobaena.

IPC 8 full level

C05F 17/00 (2020.01)

CPC (source: EP GB)

A01K 67/0332 (2013.01 - EP GB); C05F 17/05 (2020.01 - EP); C05F 17/939 (2020.01 - EP); Y02P 20/145 (2015.11 - EP); Y02W 30/40 (2015.05 - EP)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2019234653A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

GB 201809167 D0 20180718; GB 2574414 A 20191211; GB 2574414 B 20221102; CN 112512312 A 20210316; CN 112512312 B 20230217; EP 3802465 A1 20210414; WO 2019234653 A1 20191212

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 201809167 A 20180605; CN 201980045894 A 20190605; EP 19742906 A 20190605; IB 2019054678 W 20190605