FR2608896A1 - PROCESS FOR PROCESSING DEBUGGED ROCK FRAMES AND BASKET FOR CARRYING OUT SAID METHOD - Google Patents

Abstract

THE INVENTION RELATES TO A PROCESS FOR TREATING UNCAPLETED HEDGE FRAMES AS WELL AS A BASKET FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS PROCESS. THIS PROCESS IS CHARACTERIZED IN THAT THE FRAMES 6 ARE ARRANGED PARALLELY SIDE BY SIDE IN A BASKET 1 AT A DISTANCE FROM ONE OF THE OTHERS CORRESPONDING TO THEIR NORMAL DISTANCE IN THE MOBILE PART OF THE HONEY OR RISE 8, IT IS SUBJECT TO THE '' HONEY EXTRACTION OPERATION FROM THE FRAMES 6 THUS POSITIONED IN THE BASKETS 1 IN PARTICULAR IN A ROTARY EXTRACTOR, THEN THE BASKETS 1 CONTAINING THE FRAMES 6 EMPTY OF HONEY ARE REMOVED FROM THE EXTRACTOR 6, THEY ARE PLACED IN THE RISE 8 OF THE HONEY AND THE BASKETS REMOVE 1; THE FRAMES ARE THUS POSITIONED READY TO BE USED. THE INVENTION ALSO RELATES TO A BASKET FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS PROCESS.

Description

"Process of treatment of hives of uncapped hives and basket

  The present invention relates to a process for treating rectangular hive frames.

  uncapped from an uncapping machine.

  It is known that hive frames which are intended to be arranged in the hive, and more especially in the movable part thereof which is generally called hive by beekeepers, consist of a rectangular support element in the plane. median of which is disposed a sheet of embossed wax constituting the strain of the cells which could

be made by bees.

  These cells are of a greater or lesser depth depending on whether the year is more or less good and, when the nectar deposited in these cells by the bees is transformed into honey by dehydration, the bees cover the cell with a lid. of wax

called operculum.

  Before carrying out the extraction of the honey found in the cells, it is necessary to remove the covers, which always corresponds to an operation

  not easy given the fragile nature of the cells.

  This operation was, for a long time, carried out entirely manually, which required retaining a very careful staff for long periods of time.

hours.

  To overcome these drawbacks, automatic uncapping machines have been proposed. French Patent No. 85 09 906 describes, for example, such an automatic uncapping machine where the uncapped frames come out in succession in line with each other.

according to a given direction.

  After this uncapping operation, it is necessary to subject the frames to the honey extraction operation, which operation is most often

  implemented in a rotary extractor.

  Once the harvest of the honey is done, it is only necessary to recover the empty frames and to replace them

  in the hive, most often in the hive of that

this.

  Beekeepers know how much

  rations related to the loading in the extractor of the uncapped frames, the unloading of it and the repositioning in the rise of the empty frames of honey, are

  long and tedious; in fact, given the

  fragile operations, these operations could only be carried out manually and with the utmost care. This need increased, to a large extent, the

  extraction time and therefore the cost price of honey.

  The object of the present invention is to remedy these drawbacks by proposing a method enabling

  to load and unload the

  honey extraction and the replacement of the empty frames in the hive by limiting, as far as possible, the

manual operations.

  According to the invention, this method is characterized in that one arranges the frames parallel side by side in a basket at a distance from each other corresponding to their normal spacing in the moving part of the hive or rise, it is subjected the honey extraction operation to the frames thus positioned in the baskets, in particular in a rotary extractor, and then removed from the extractor the baskets containing empty honey frames, they are put in place in the rise

  from the hive and remove the baskets.

  According to the invention, once the frames set up in the baskets, the beekeeper therefore has only manipulate the latter and not the frames themselves, for

  carry out all operations downstream of the decommissioning

  perculage; it is clear that it can save a considerable amount of time in such a way as to

measure, the cost price of honey.

  According to another characteristic of the invention, the upper crossmember of each frame protrudes on either side of the latter so as to define lugs that are blocked during the introduction of the baskets in the rise, in the shoulders provided for this purpose, in the upper part thereof, the baskets then being removed from below by lifting the rise, the frames then remaining suspended in the

shoulders of it.

  It is clear that, as a result of this configuration,

  The removal of baskets is almost immediate.

  The method which is the subject of the invention is more specifically intended to be associated with an automatic uncapping machine where o the uncapped frames come out in succession, aligned in a first direction. In this case, according to the invention, the baskets are positioned on a moving conveyor moving in a second direction perpendicular to the first, and in a step-by-step motion, of which, on the one hand, the frequency is a function of the speed of movement of the frames in the first direction at the exit of the

  uncapping machine and of which, on the other hand, the

  Study corresponds to the normal spacing of the frames in the hive rise so that the hive is automatically positioned side by side in the baskets at a distance corresponding to their normal spacing

in the rise.

  This is an essential feature of the invention for positioning the hive frames in the baskets at the exit of a machine.

  uncapping without any manual intervention.

  According to another characteristic of the invention,

  the baskets are provided with stops associated with a contact

  driver capable of controlling the advancement of a step of the conveyor as soon as a hive frame has reached its desired position in the basket, namely in abutment against a stop.

  This characteristic makes it possible to adjust

progress of the conveyor.

  The invention also relates to a basket

  allowing the implementation of the method described above.

  This basket is characterized in that it

  consists of an essentially square or rectangular planar frame

  tangular shape corresponding to the section of the rise and slightly smaller dimensions, carrying, on the one hand, frame support bars arranged parallel to one side of the frame, at a distance from each other corresponding to the normal spacing of frames in the hive, protruding slightly from both sides of the frame and ending with a stop at one of their ends, and on the other hand, flat arches arranged between the frame support bars and parallel to these to allow separation

  frames and keeping them in the basket.

  To allow maintenance of hive frames

  at both ends of the basket, it is, of course,

  it is necessary for the chassis to be equipped with

each of its ends.

  Furthermore, to allow simple manipulation of the basket by the beekeeper, it is advantageous to provide it with gripping members, particularly

  fixed handles, particularly welded, to the end hoops

  moth. This basket thus serves as an intermediary allowing the implementation of the method according to the invention, without any manual intervention on the frames between their exit from the uncapping machine and their implementation.

place in the rise of the hive.

  The characteristics of the process as well as the basket which are the subject of the invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a basket according to the invention; FIG. 2 is a view from above of such a basket, FIG. 3 is a side view of a basket containing a honey frame, FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the setting

  in place of a basket at the exit of a machine

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the positioning of the baskets in a rotary extractor; FIGS. 6 and 7 are diagrams showing the operation of setting up the baskets in the rise;

from a hive.

  According to FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, the implementation of the method according to the invention is totally based on the use of baskets 1 as represented on

Figure 1.

  Such a basket consists of a frame 2 of square or rectangular shape which is provided with support bars 3 which are arranged parallel to one of its sides 20. The bars 3 which are intended to receive frames hive uncapped, make slightly protruding from the frame 1 by one of their ends which is provided with a stop 4 whose role will be described

  more precisely in the following of this exposition.

  It should be noted that, for the sake of clarity, the frame 2 shown in Figure 1 is provided with only three bars 3; of course, that number is,

  in the realized, clearly superior.

  Furthermore, the frame 2 also carries flat arches 5 which are arranged between the support bars 3, parallel to these to allow the establishment and separation of hive frames and

keeping them in the basket 1.

  For this maintenance to be effective, hoops

  50 and 50 'are provided at both ends of the frame 2.

  These arches have the particularity of being extended by

  handles 51, 51 'for gripping the arrangement

  by the beekeeper; the whole of this basket is

  most often made of metal or synthetic material

  In this case, the handles 51, 51 'are simply welded to the end hoops 50, 50'. Of course, the frame 2 could be provided with gripping members other than the handles 51, 51 'without it coming out

of the scope of the invention.

  According to Figure 2, the shape and dimensions

  a and b of chassis 2 are determined in such a way as to

  respond to the shape and dimensions of the section of a hive's hips by being slightly smaller than this. The spacing e between two frame support bars 3 corresponds, meanwhile, to the normal spacing

of frames 6 in the hive.

  The position of the frames 6 in the baskets 1 is shown diagrammatically in FIG. 3. It is clear that the frames 6 are held between two arches while being supported on a frame support bar 3,

  and being blocked against the stop 4 thereof.

  According to Figure 3, the upper cross 60 of each of the frames 6 protrudes on either side of the latter so as to define pins 61 whose role will be described in more detail later in this presentation. According to FIGS. 4 to 7, the purpose of the baskets 1 is to enable the beekeeper to implement

  operations downstream of uncapping, is it

  ie extraction and re-establishment of empty frames 6 in the rise of the hive, without intervention

direct manual on frames 6.

  According to FIG. 4, the method according to the invention is implemented at the exit of a machine of

  automatic uncapping as it is, for example

  ple, described in French Patent No. 85 09 906. At the exit of such a machine, the frames 6 uncapped

  come out in succession, aligned according to a first

tion x-x '.

  To implement the method, we begin by positioning the baskets 1 on a mobile conveyor 7

  which moves in a second direction y-y 'perpen-

  dicular to the first x-x 'direction of exit from

frames 6.

  The conveyor 7 is animated by a step-by-step movement

  not whose frequency is a function of the speed of displacement of the frames in the x-x 'direction and whose amplitude corresponds to the normal spacing e of the frames 6 in the rise, corresponding, in itself, to

  the spacing e between two frame support bars 3.

  According to this configuration, the frames 6 coming out of the machine A are automatically directed according to the arrow I between two arches 5 of the basket 1 in

  being guided by a bar 3 until they are-

  in support against the stop 4 of the latter. At this moment, the stop 4 sends, to a contactor 18 shown schematically in FIG. 4, a signal II capable of controlling the advance of a step of the conveyor 7. As a result, the movement of the last one is directly controlled from the movement of the frames 6 leaving the machine A: the conveyor 7 advances, indeed, a step as soon as a désoperculé frame 6 has reached its desired position in the basket 1, namely in support against

a stop 4.

  According to FIG. 5, when a basket 1 is "full" of frames 6, the beekeeper only has to grab it manually or by a mechanical conveying process for the

  transfer with its contents in a rotary extractor.

  This is then rotated according to the arrow III to allow the extraction of the

  honey under the action of the centrifugal form which is

felt by the arrows IV.

  For this device to function satisfactorily, it is of course necessary that there is no "unbalance" therefore, to have in the apparatus several full baskets 1 diametrically opposed, for example four as shown in FIG. . According to Figures 6 and 7, after extraction, the beekeeper only has to manually enter the baskets 1 by their handles 51, 51 'to place

in the rise 8 of the hive.

  To enable this operation to be carried out under optimum conditions, the rise 6 is provided at its upper portion 80 with shoulders 9 intended to receive

the lugs 61 of the frames 6.

  According to Figure 6, it is clear that the movement

  frames 6 along the arrow V is limited by the position shown in Figure 7, in which the

  pins 61 abut in the shoulders 9.

  At that moment, according to FIG. 7, it is possible to raise the rise according to the arrow 6, and to withdraw the baskets 1, the frames 6 then remaining suspended in the rise in the desired position.

  As a result of the above description, it is

  therefore possible, thanks to the invention, to perform all the necessary operations downstream of the uncapping without performing any direct manual intervention on the

frames.

Claims (6)

R E V E N D I C A T I 0 N S   1) Process for processing hedges of uncut hops (6) coming out of an uncapping machine (A), characterized in that the frames (6) are arranged parallel side by side in a basket (1) at a distance (e) from each other corresponding to their normal spacing in the moving part of the   hive or hive (8); the operation of extrac-   honey in the frames (6) and positioned in the baskets (1), in particular in a rotary extractor, and then removed from the extractor baskets (1) containing frames (6) empty of honey, they are put in place in the   rise (8) of the hive and remove the baskets (1).   2) Process according to claim 1, characterized   risé in that the upper cross member (60) of each frame (6) protrudes on both sides thereof, so as to define lugs (61) that is blocked during the establishment of baskets (1) in the rise (8), in shoulders (9) provided for this purpose, to the upper part (80) thereof, the baskets (1) being then removed from below by raising the rise (8). ), the frames (6) then remaining suspended in the shoulders (9) thereof.   Process according to any one of the   1 and 2, characterized in that, at the outlet of an automatic uncapping machine (A) from which the uncapped frames (6) exit in succession,   aligned in a first direction (x-x ') on   do the baskets (1) on a mobile conveyor (7)   moving in a second direction (y-y ') perpendicularly   to the first (x-x '), and in a step-by-step motion, the frequency of which is a function of the speed of movement of the frames (6) in the first direction (x-x' ) at the outlet of the uncapping machine (A) and, on the other hand, the amplitude corresponds to the normal spacing (e) of the frames (6)   in the rise (8) of the hive so that these   are automatically positioned next to   in the baskets (1) at a distance (e) corresponding to   laying at their normal spacing in the rise (8).   4) Process according to claim 3, characterized   characterized in that the baskets (1) are provided with stops (4) associated with a contactor (18) capable of controlling the advancement of a step of the conveyor (7) as soon as   that a hive frame (6) has reached its desired position   in the basket (1), namely in support against a stop (4).    ) Basket allowing the implementation of the   process according to any one of claims 1 to   4, characterized in that it consists of a planar frame (2) substantially square or rectangular shaped corresponding to the section of the rise (8) and dimensions (a, b) slightly lower, carrying, a on the other hand, frame support bars (3) arranged parallel to one side (20) of the frame (2) at a distance (e) from each other corresponding to   the normal spacing of the frames (6) in the hive,   slightly protruding from both sides of the frame (2) and ending with a stop (4) at one of their ends (30) and, on the other hand, flat arches (5) arranged between the bars frame supports (3)   and parallel to these to allow separation   executives and keeping them in the basket (1).   6) Basket according to claim 5, characterized   in that the frame is provided with arches (50, 50 ') at each of its ends.   7) Basket according to any one of the   5 and 6, characterized in that it is provided of gripping organs.   8) Basket according to claim 7, characterized   risé in that the gripping members are constituted by handles (51, 51 ') fixed in particular welded to the end hoops (50, 50 ').