RU199175U1 - Beekeeping frame separator - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to agriculture, in particular, to beekeeping, and is intended for the mechanization of individual beekeeping operations. The technical problem solved by the claimed utility model is to reduce the user's movements to remove the beekeeping frame from the hive to a minimum, to reduce the likelihood of breakage of the shoulders and the upper bar of beekeepers. The technical problem is achieved by the fact that the device is a lever containing a shorter and longer arm, as well as a support or an axis of rotation. The device contains a longer and shorter arm, and can also contain an axis of rotation, including in the sleeve, which acts as a fulcrum. The longer shoulder is made in the form of an upper plate located on top of the upper bar of the beekeeping frame, along the entire length of which there are two curved unidirectional sidewalls, the width of which does not exceed the thickness of the upper bar of the beekeeper frame. The width of the unbent part of the upper plate does not exceed the width of the upper bar of the beekeeper frame, the length of the upper plate of which does not exceed ½ of the length of the upper bar of the beekeeper, limited by the sides of the side bars of the beekeeper frame facing the hive body. The length of the unidirectional sidewalls exceeds the length of the unbent part of the upper plate by an amount, corresponding to the length of one shoulder of the beekeeping frame. The part of the unidirectional sidewalls extending beyond the upper plate connecting them form a shorter arm, can be connected from the opposite side by another (lower) commensurate plate or axis of rotation, including in the sleeve. The part of the unidirectional sidewalls extending beyond the upper plate connecting them and forming a shorter shoulder has a width not exceeding the thickness of the shoulders of the beekeeper frame (part of the upper bar located outside the outer contour of the side plates of the beekeeper frame). The width and length of the bottom plate does not exceed the width and length of the shoulder of the beekeeping frame. The lower plate or axis of rotation, including in the sleeve, is located in a place that allows these elements of the device to function as a fulcrum. The shape of the longer arm implies the presence of symmetrically located pairs of protrusions on the unidirectional sidewalls, allowing the device to be applied to the device with a commercially available gripper for beekeeping frames The shape of the unidirectional sidewalls allows placing the device over the upper bar of the beekeeper frame, passing the shoulder of the beekeeper frame through the space formed by the sidewalls and the lower plate connecting them or the axis of rotation, including in the sleeve. The technical result of the claimed utility model is to reduce the user's movements to remove the beekeeper frame from the hive to a minimum, reducing the likelihood of breakage of the shoulders and the top bar of the beekeeping frames.

Description

The utility model "Beekeeper frame separator" refers to agriculture, in particular, to beekeeping, and is intended for the mechanization of individual beekeeping operations.

Known beekeeper chisel [Patent for utility model RU 146330 U1 dated 07/15/2014 "Beekeeper chisel" Ponomarenko A.D., Ponomarenko E.A., Ponomarenko A.A., Ponomarenko N.A., Sakhnov A.V.], consisting of a plate with two working zones, with one working zone - the scraper - made bent, and the other - crescent-shaped.

Known beekeeper chisel [Patent for utility model RU 146331 U1 dated 07/15/2014 "Beekeeper chisel" Ponomarenko A.D., Ponomarenko E.A., Ponomarenko A.A., Ponomarenko N.A., Sakhnov A.V.], consisting of consisting of a plate with two working zones, with one working zone made in the form of a trapezoid, and the other in a crescent shape, while the width of the greater part of the trapezoid is equal to the sum of the width of the small part of the trapezoid with the height of the shoulders, the width of the small part of the trapezoid is equal to the width of the frame located in hive, and the width of most of the trapezoid is equal to the sum of the width of the frame and the two gaps between the frames.

Known beekeeper chisel [Patent for utility model RU 2092045 C1 dated 10.10.1997 "Beekeeping tool" Kuznetsov A.P.] containing a handle and a base made in the form of a cutting element at one end and curved at the second, the cutting element has two cutting edges, made in mutually perpendicular directions, and the curved working element is made in the form of a scraper with a straight edge, in addition, the base is equipped with a corkscrew, an awl, a screwdriver, a metal file, a wood file and a chisel, hinged on the base.

The use of these devices requires considerable effort and time: the beekeeper must make an effort to pry the frame by the shoulders of the upper bar, first on one side of the hive, then on the other. After that, it is possible to lift the frame out of the hive body manually or using a special grip. The use of these chisels increases the likelihood of deformation and breakage of the shoulders of the upper bar of the beekeeping frames. In addition, alternate attempts to pry the frame over the shoulders of the upper bar leads to deformation of the entire frame, increasing the risk of injury to bees.

Known commercially available gripper for beekeeping frames, consisting of four steel sidewalls, two spring elements and two flat handles (https://pchelovod.com/zahvaty-dlya-ramok.html). The gripper is designed to facilitate the removal of frames from the hive during the inspection of bee colonies. To remove the frame from the hive, place the gripper so that the top bar of the selected frame is between the gripper's claws. Further, the bar should be clamped by sliding the gripper handles towards each other and carefully remove the selected frame in the clamped position from the hive body.

Independent use of this device requires the preliminary use of chisels, and, consequently, considerable effort and time.

Using this device alone or in combination with a stamet, the beekeeper must make an effort to separate the frame from one side of the hive body, and then from the opposite. After that, it becomes possible to evenly lift the frame out of the hive body. The use of this device with force increases the likelihood of deformation and breakage of the shoulders and the upper bar of the beekeeping frames. In addition, the efforts applied to the device during its independent use can also lead to deformation of the entire frame, increasing the risk of injury to bees.

Also known is a commercially available gripper for beekeeping frames, one of the flat handles of which has a continuation made in the form of a chisel (https://bee-box.ru/dlya_pchelovoda/instrumentariy/zahvat_stameska_gvozdoder.html). The specified tool has disadvantages typical for chisels and grips for frames.

The technical problem solved by the claimed utility model "Beekeeping frame separator" is to reduce the user's movements to remove the beekeeper frame from the hive to a minimum, to reduce the likelihood of breaking the shoulders and the upper bar of the beekeeping frames.

The technical problem is achieved in that the device is a lever containing a shorter and longer arm, which are one piece, as well as a support or an axis of rotation. The device contains a longer and shorter arm, and can also contain an axis of rotation, including in the sleeve, which acts as a fulcrum. The longer shoulder is made in the form of an upper plate located on top of the upper bar of the beekeeper frame, along the entire length of which there are two curved unidirectional sidewalls, the width of which does not exceed the thickness of the upper bar of the beekeeper frame. The width of the unbent part of the upper plate does not exceed the width of the upper bar of the beekeeping frame. The length of the top plate of which does not exceed ½ the length of the top bar of the beekeeping frame, limited by the sides of the side bars of the beekeeper frame facing the hive body.

The length of the unidirectional sidewalls exceeds the length of the unbent part of the upper plate by an amount corresponding to the length of one shoulder of the beekeeper frame. The part of the unidirectional sidewalls extending beyond the upper plate connecting them form a shorter shoulder, can be connected from the opposite side by another (lower) commensurate plate or axis of rotation, including in the sleeve. The part of the unidirectional sidewalls, extending beyond the upper plate connecting them and forming a shorter shoulder, has a width not exceeding the thickness of the shoulders of the beekeeper frame (part of the upper bar located outside the outer contour of the side plates of the beekeeper frame). The width and length of the bottom plate does not exceed the width and length of the shoulder of the beekeeping frame. The bottom plate or axis of rotation, including in the sleeve, is located in a place that allows these elements of the device to function as a fulcrum.

The shape of the longer arm assumes symmetrically spaced pairs of protrusions on the unidirectional sidewalls to allow force to be applied to the device with a commercially available beekeeping frame gripper.

The shape of the unidirectional sidewalls allows the device to be positioned over the upper bar of the beekeeper frame, passing the shoulder of the beekeeper frame through the space formed by the sidewalls and the lower plate or axis of rotation connecting them, including in the sleeve.

The technical problem is achieved by the fact that the proposed device is made of metal or solid food grade plastics (for example, polycarbonate, polystyrene, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride, high density polyethylene, polyethylene terephthalate, etc.).

The technical essence of the proposed device is illustrated by a drawing, in which:

fig. 1. Frame separator in plan (option 1);

fig. 2. Frame separator in plan (option 2);

fig. 3. Frame separator in plan (option 3);

fig. 4. Cross section of the frame separator (option 1);

fig. 5. Cross section of the frame separator (option 2);

fig. 6. Cross section of the frame separator (option 3);

fig. 7. Longitudinal section of the frame separator (options 1 and 2);

fig. 8. Longitudinal section of the frame separator (option 3);

fig. 9. Longitudinal section of the frame separator (option 4);

Basically, the design of the frame separator consists of an upper plate 1, sidewalls 6, including sidewalls forming a shorter arm 2, with a through hole 7 for the axis of rotation 3, including in the sleeve 4, or the lower plate 5, as well as containing at least one pair of projections 8.

The principle of operation of the proposed device: when installing the device over the upper bar of the beekeeper frame, the shoulder of the beekeeper frame is passed through the space formed by the sides and the lower plate or axis of rotation connecting them, including in the sleeve, until the lower plate or axis of rotation, including including in the sleeve, does not rest on the outer contour of the side bar of the beekeeper frame.

A beekeeping frame with a device installed on its upper bar is placed in the hive body. To remove the beekeeper frame from the body of the hive, the beekeeper lifts the device by the grip by the longer shoulder. In this case, the clamping lugs of the grip abut against the protrusions located along the lower edge of the sidewalls of the longer arm. The force generated on the long arm generates enough force on the shorter arm to lift the beekeeping frame from the side on which the device is located. In this case, the bottom plate or the axis of rotation, including in the sleeve, act as a fulcrum. To return the device to its original position, the user places the beekeeping frame in the hive body.

The technical result of the claimed utility model "Beekeeper frame separator" is to reduce the user's movements to remove the beekeeper frame from the hive to a minimum, to reduce the likelihood of breaking the shoulders and the upper bar of the beekeeping frames.

Claims (3)

1. Beekeeping frame separator, containing a lever, including a shorter and longer arm, which are one piece, while the longer arm is made in the form of an upper plate located on top of the upper bar of the beekeeper frame, along the entire length of which there are two bent unidirectional sidewalls, length which exceeds the length of the unbent part of the upper plate by an amount corresponding to the length of one shoulder of the beekeeper frame, the part of the unidirectional sidewalls extending beyond the upper plate connecting them forms a shorter shoulder, the width of the unidirectional sidewalls does not exceed the thickness of the upper bar of the beekeeper frame, unidirectional sidewalls contain at least one pair of protrusions, while the width of the unbent part of the upper plate does not exceed the width of the upper bar of the beekeeper frame, and the length of the upper plate does not exceed 1/2 of the length of the upper bar of the beekeeper frame. 2. A beekeeping frame separator according to claim 1, characterized in that a part of the unidirectional sidewalls extending beyond the upper plate connecting them, forming a shorter shoulder, can be connected from the opposite side with a lower proportional plate or an axis of rotation, including in the sleeve. 3. A beekeeping frame separator according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that all elements of the device are made of metal or solid food grade plastics.

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