Device for sorting insects, allowing the separation of crawling insects from the rest of a mixture

A device for sorting crawling insects having legs, comprising a support structure and:

• a belt conveyor (2) having an upper surface (5) and a lower surface (6) formed by a belt (3) of the conveyor (2), the belt (3) of the conveyor (2) comprising an outside face having a surface state configured for attachment of the insects' legs
• a driving device configured to drive the belt (3) of the conveyor (2), such that on operation of the conveyor (2) the belt (3) runs on the upper surface of a first end (7) towards a second end (8) of the conveyor where the belt (3) is turned over to pass on the lower surface (6) of the conveyor (2) on which the belt runs from the second end (8) towards the first end (7) where the belt (3) is turned over to pass again on the upper surface (5), the device comprising a deposit tub for the deposit of a mixture comprising insects on the upper surface (5) of the belt conveyor (2), such that on turning over of the belt (3) at the second end (8), all or some of the insects remain attached to the belt (3) while a rest of the mixture falls by gravity,
• a blade or a brush extending transversely in relation to the belt (3), in immediate proximity to the surface of the belt (3) to detach the insects attached to the lower surface (6) of the conveyor (2),
• wherein as the upper surface (5) of the conveyor (2) being flat and horizontal over a majority of a length between the first end (7) and the second end (8), said upper surface (5) of the conveyor (2) comprises an end portion (14), adjacent the second end (8), having a downward inclination (α), comprised between 20° and 90° relative to a rest of the upper surface (5) of the conveyor (2).