RU2171571C1 - Hive frame - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: apiculture. SUBSTANCE: hive frame casing has strip of wooden veneer with section of 0.1- 1 mm. Guides are made in bending sites and fixed by hardened wax. Veneer strip joint ends are fixed with wax, attached to hive members and secured by means of unrefined beeswax strip so that frame may be separated upon honey comb sealing without damaging it. Mounting of veneer strips inside casing provides additional fixation of hive frame, particularly, in case of curved frame. Frame casing may be made from several wooden veneer strips secured with wax. Such construction of frame allows useful area of honey comb to be increased and ecologically clean product to be obtained, packed in compact packages and transported. EFFECT: reduced material usage, decreased labor consumption and provision for obtaining product with prolonged shelf life. 3 cl, 4 dwg

Description

 The invention relates to the field of beekeeping and can be used as a part of a bee hive.

 Known beehive frame, universally used in store extensions for bee hives. This hive frame has a case made of wooden blocks that are fastened with carnations, the shoulders protrude beyond the frame, on which it rests when installed in the store's case.

 A disadvantage of the known hive frame is its large material consumption, i.e. wooden blocks are very thick (20-22 mm) and have a very large weight compared to the weight of an empty honeycomb built up by bees enclosed inside the frame. The weight of the frame exceeds the weight of the wax. The presence of a coat hanger does not allow compact packing of honeycombs with honey in boxes individually, for example, when selling honey honey. Making the frame is time-consuming, since it is necessary to make four bars and fasten them with carnations, pull the wire and fasten the wax on it.

 Known beehive reverse frame (a. S. 417130 Cl. MKI A 01 K 47/02, 11/28/07, Bulletin No. 8), which has a slightly increased usable area of the honeycomb and removable hook hanger.

The disadvantage of this framework is the large number of heterogeneous components of its elements:
- lateral rectangular bars in section;
- longitudinal triangular bars in section;
- removable coat hooks:
- nails for fastening;
- wire for fixing wax;
- a wax.

 The above indicates that the frame is a structurally and technologically sophisticated product. Moreover, it is material-intensive, its weight exceeds the weight of an empty cell, enclosed inside the frame.

 The closest analogue to the proposed hive frame is a plastic box-frame made in Germany, the journal "Beekeeping" N 4, 1999, pp. 51-52.

 The disadvantage of this framework is the complexity of the design, the high material consumption and the complexity of its manufacture. The frame must be made by pressing, for this you need to use a mold. When changing the shape or size of the frame, you need to make a new mold, which significantly increases labor costs. For the manufacture of frames using special food grade plastic. At the same time, the material consumption is very large, since not only the frame itself is formed, but also the bottom, replacing the wax, which has characteristic cells. The weight of such a frame exceeds the weight of pure wax enclosed in it, which indicates a high material consumption. After using honeycomb, consumers have a plastic box frame, which with large volumes creates problems of environmental pollution and the need to dispose of used boxes.

 The technical task that was posed during the development of the invention was the creation of a hive frame (for selling honey honey) of various sizes and shapes, simple construction, low material consumption, increased useful area of a honeycomb and technological production of environmentally friendly material, which makes it possible to extract a sealed frame with honey from the hive without violating its tightness and further compact packing of the honeycomb during transportation and sale.

 The result is achieved in that in a hive frame containing a housing with a wax installed, the frame body consists of a strip of wooden veneer with a cross section of 0.1 to 1 mm with a jogging (notch, notch, crease), made in places of bends that are fixed by frozen wax, the junction of the veneer ends is fastened with wax, attached to the elements of the hive and strengthened with a wax made in the form of a strip with the possibility of separating the frame after sealing the cell without damage.

 In addition, the entire inner surface of the frame can be coated with wax with the possibility of fixing a complex curved shape of the frame. Veneer strips with the possibility of fixing the shape of the frame can be installed inside the frame body.

 The frame body, if necessary, is made of several strips of wooden veneer fastened with wax.

 In FIG. 1 shows hive frames of various shapes made of wood veneer.

 In FIG. 2 increased the place of application of the melt wax.

 In FIG. 3 - a beehive-shaped beehive frame made of several strips of veneer.

 In FIG. 1b is a hive frame having a complex shape fixed by wax over the entire inner surface.

 In FIG. 1, 3, the frame case 1 with a strip of wax 2 is attached to the hive element 3.

 In FIG. 2 shows the place of the bend with the jogging 4 and the layer (fixing the shape of the bend) of the wax 5. In FIG. 3 the frame 1 body consists of three veneer strips - 6, 7, 8, fastened with a wax melt. Bonding points are indicated by arrows.

 To make frame 1, a strip 4 is applied on the veneer strip to the places of the subsequent bending, then the veneer is bent and the bending points are fixed with molten wax 5. The junction of the veneer ends is fixed with wax to the hive element 3 and strengthened with a wax strip 2. For the manufacture of a complex shape frame (Fig. 1b), for example, in the form of the outline of a matryoshka, an Easter egg, a “bee tongue”, etc., depending on the consumer’s request, the shape of the frame is fixed by a layer of wax applied to the inner surface of the body. The shape can be fixed in another way - due to the strip of veneer 7 installed inside the frame.

Selected thickness range of wood veneer, wax strip and jogging allows
- bend the veneer and give it any shape and size;
- to keep the desired shape with wax (because the elasticity of the veneer is less than the adhesion forces of the wax):
- a strip of wax prevents the opening of the veneer ends under the action of the elastic forces of the wood veneer and determines the place - the beginning of the detuning by honey bees;
- running limits the place of the bend, determining its specific position on the strip of veneer.

 A frame of wooden veneer with a cross section of 0.1-1 mm by weight is much smaller than the empty honeycomb (wax) placed in it, which indicates a low material consumption in comparison with analogues and prototype, while the useful area of the honeycomb increases. The absence of shoulders and other protruding elements allows you to compactly pack honeycombs with honey. Using the properties of wood veneer, it is easy to automate the production of frames. To do this, it is not necessary to divide the mold, but it is enough to make a simple device with a replaceable mandrel (to obtain frames of various shapes and sizes), on which a strip of veneer is bent, which increases manufacturability and reduces the complexity of manufacturing frames.

 The use of environmentally friendly material - wood - does not create problems of special disposal of the frames used by the consumer. In addition, the cost of wood veneer is much lower than the cost of special food-grade plastic. Honey in a plastic "packaging" loses its useful properties, which limits its shelf life.

 The honeycomb in a thin wooden frame is packed by the bees themselves and can be stored for decades without losing their properties, which is very important when selling the product. In addition, the size of the cell and its shape can be changed at the request of the consumer, at the lowest labor costs.

 Various forms of hive frame construction were tested in the organization of Paseka LLC, V. Novgorod.

 The technical task that was set during the development of the framework has been fully achieved.

 The frame allows the bees to create a beautiful, hermetically packed honeycomb with the maximum usable area.

Claims (3)

 1. An hive frame containing a housing with a wax installed, characterized in that the frame body is made of strips of wood veneer with a cross section of 0.1 to 1 mm with a jogging in the places of bends, which are fixed with frozen wax, and the joints of the veneer ends are bonded with wax in the form wax strips and attach to the elements of the hive with the possibility of removing the frame from it without damage after sealing the honeycomb.  2. The hive frame according to claim 1, characterized in that when the frame is curved to give strength, its entire inner surface is covered with wax or additional veneer strips are installed inside it.  3. The hive frame according to claim 1, characterized in that the frame body is made of several strips of wooden veneer fastened with wax.

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