WO2021170282A1

WO2021170282A1 - Autonomous device for extracting honey from a receptacle comprising honeycombs

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Publication number: WO2021170282A1
Application number: PCT/EP2020/087229
Authority: WO
Inventors: Charles-Olivier OUDIN; Julien MOURAUD; Amaury OUDIN
Original assignee: Oudin Charles Olivier
Priority date: 2020-02-28
Filing date: 2020-12-18
Publication date: 2021-09-02

Abstract

The invention relates to an extraction device (1) comprising a honey receptacle (101) and a pressing block (105) which is movable within the honey receptacle, and comprising a pressing plate (125) for pressing honeycombs present in the honey receptacle. The pressing plate (125) comprises at least one outlet opening (127) for extracting the honey from the honeycombs through the pressing plate (125).

Description

Title: SELF-CONTAINED HONEY EXTRACTION DEVICE FROM A RECEPTACLE CONTAINING HONEY RAYS

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The field of the invention relates to a device for extracting honey and an associated stand-alone method.

STATE OF THE ART

Honey consumers can already directly acquire honeycombs allowing the consumer to obtain honey that has not been altered by mechanical centrifugation operations to separate it from the wax from the cells. Obtaining honey this way also assures the consumer that the honey has not been mixed with liquid sugar or additives.

For example, US Pat. No. 4,435,865 is known, making it possible to directly market pods in which bees have built honeycombs. The honey can then be recovered by primitive extraction methods such as scraping the honey from the honeycombs.

One downside to these pods is the difficulty in extracting honey and the mess associated with it, including soiling the utensils and the environment with honey. This drawback generally dissuades consumers from buying comb honey, even if they would prefer to consume it in this way given the better preservation of the organoleptic qualities of the honey thus consumed. A second drawback, beyond extraction, is the need to filter the honey extracted from the honeycombs. A third drawback is the difficulty of extracting partial amounts of honey from the comb when not all of the honey must be used at the same time. In addition, it is often difficult to recover all of the honey from the combs in such pods.

Current efficient extraction methods are mainly based on expensive industrial machines, such as juicers or honey presses, which are not suitable for consumers.

There is therefore no practical device allowing the consumer to buy honeycombs, the honey of which can be extracted instantly, in a simple manner, without disorder and allowing the extraction of all the honey from the combs. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The invention relates to a device for extracting honey comprising a honey receptacle and a pressing unit movable within the honey receptacle. The pressing block includes a pressing plate for pressing honeycombs present in the honey receptacle. The pressing plate includes at least one outlet opening for extracting honey from the honeycombs through the pressing plate, especially when pressing the presser block.

An advantage of the present invention is to recover the honey above the pressing plate, the honey can then be recovered using a spoon or by pouring the honey out of the receptacle. Another advantage of the device according to the invention is its simplicity of manufacture, which may only require two parts in its simplest version. A third advantage is to be able to extract the honey by a simple pressure of the hand by the user on the pressing block. Finally, the device advantageously makes it possible to extract the honey without having to transfer the honeycombs into the receptacle since the invention makes it possible to use the receptacle used to sell the honeycombs.

In one embodiment, the device comprises a push module for initiating the movement of the presser block in the receptacle. One advantage is that it transmits the pressure applied by the user to the pressing block for extracting honey and makes the device easier to use.

In one embodiment, the at least one outlet opening of the pressing plate comprises at least one slot. The slot is optionally arranged in the plane of the pressing plate. The slot crosses the pressing plate for the passage of honey. The slit shape advantageously improves honey extraction. In fact, it allows the honey to be extracted while crushing as many honeycombs as possible.

In one embodiment, the pressing plate comprises at least one cutting element for breaking the cells of the honeycombs and for guiding the honey towards the at least one outlet opening. The sharp element advantageously improves honey extraction by guiding the honey to the outlet openings. The cutting element advantageously makes it possible to reduce the force to be applied to the presser block to break the structure of the honeycombs present in the receptacle.

In one embodiment, the device comprises heating means for heating the honey to a predetermined temperature. The heating means advantageously makes it possible to reduce the viscosity of the honey in the combs. honey. Extraction is thereby facilitated and the force to be applied to the pressing block to extract the honey is advantageously reduced.

In one embodiment, the receptacle is adapted to be placed in a beehive and for the bees to build the honeycombs in the receptacle. One advantage is that it allows the consumer to extract their own honey without having to pour honeycombs into an extraction device. One advantage is to obtain an extraction device suitable for such a receptacle.

In one embodiment, the receptacle comprises cooperative means for superimposing receptacles two by two and in that the side walls of two superimposed receptacles form accesses for the passage of bees inside a receptacle. Such a receptacle advantageously makes it possible to increase the density of receptacles in the volume of the hive while allowing the circulation of bees through the various receptacles by the accesses provided.

In one embodiment, the receptacle comprises airway primers. In one embodiment, the blister pack primers extend from the interior surface of the underside of the receptacle.

A primary benefit of airway primers is to encourage bees to build honeycombs. The bees can then fill the receptacle with honey more quickly. A second advantage is to be able to control the orientation of the honeycombs constructed by the bees. Preferably, the primers are arranged and designed to obtain honeycombs whose cells extend in a direction substantially perpendicular to the underside, and therefore to the pressing plate when the latter is inserted into the receptacle. A third advantage is to be able to select the position of the honeycomb patterns in order to be able to make them correspond with the outlet openings of the pressing plate.

In one embodiment, the lower face of the receptacle comprises at least one quadrilateral, triangular or hexagonal shape. Such shapes advantageously allow the creation of a network by assembling receptacles side by side. The formation of a network increases the density of receptacles per unit area in the hive.

In one embodiment, the extraction device comprises a filtration unit comprising a filtration surface arranged to filter the honey passing through the outlet opening. An advantage is to clean the honey extracted from any dust and wax debris present in the honey passed through the pressing plate.

In one embodiment, the pushing module is designed to cover the receptacle so as to keep the extracted honey between the pressing block and the pushing module. In one embodiment, the push module includes an orifice for the flow of honey extracted from the receptacle. In one embodiment, said orifice comprises a pouring spout for pouring out the extracted honey. The thrust module then advantageously makes it possible to keep the honey in the receptacle and makes it possible to facilitate the recovery of the extracted honey.

In one embodiment, the filtration unit is integral with the pressing unit or movable in translation inside the pressing unit.

In one embodiment, the width of the slits is less than the length or diameter of the pattern of the honeycomb cells present in the receptacle. In one embodiment, the width of the slits is less than the length or diameter of the pattern of the blister primers. This arrangement advantageously ensures that the structure of each honeycomb cell will be broken by the crushing of the pressure plate.

In one embodiment, the distance between two adjacent slits is less than the length or diameter of the pattern of the honeycomb cells present in the receptacle. In one embodiment, the distance between two adjacent slits is less than the length or diameter of the pattern of the blister primers. This arrangement advantageously makes it possible to allow the honey from each cell to pass through a slot without having to pass through another cell. The pressure to be exerted on the pressing block to extract all the honey is therefore advantageously reduced.

In one embodiment, the pressing plate includes a plurality of cutting elements. In one embodiment, each cutting element extends longitudinally between two adjacent slots.

According to another aspect, the invention relates to a pressing block comprising a pressing plate comprising slot-shaped openings for extracting honey from honeycombs through the pressing plate and cutting elements arranged between the slots for pressing the combs. honey. The pressing unit further comprises a filter plate integral with the pressing plate for filtering the honey extracted through the pressing plate. According to one embodiment, the filter plate comprises circular openings. The circular openings can be arranged between the slots of the pressing plate. According to another aspect, the invention relates to a push module comprising a first part for covering a receptacle comprising honeycombs and a second part designed to be in abutment with a pressing plate or a filter plate inserted in said receptacle. The second part comprises guide walls for guiding the honey passed through the pressing plate towards a passage channel of the thrust module extending to an exhaust. In one embodiment, the guide walls form a cone or a pyramid and the passage channel is arranged at the level of the top of said cone or of said pyramid.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

Other characteristics and advantages of the invention will emerge on reading the following detailed description, with reference to the appended figures, which illustrate: FIG. 1A: a perspective view of a receptacle of an extraction device according to one embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 1B: a perspective view of a plurality of superimposed receptacles arranged in an array according to one embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 2: a perspective view of a presser block of an extraction device according to one embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 3A: a sectional view of a presser block of an extraction device according to one embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 3B: a schematic view from above of the slots of the pressure plate according to one embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 4: a perspective view of a filtration unit of an extraction device according to one embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 5: a perspective view of a thrust module of an extraction device according to one embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 6: a sectional view of a presser block of an extraction device according to one embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 7: a sectional view of an extraction device according to a first embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 8: a sectional view of an extraction device according to a second embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 9: a sectional view of an extraction device according to a third embodiment of the invention. Fig. 10: a sectional view of an extraction device according to the first embodiment of the invention comprising honeycombs in the receptacle.

Fig. 11: a sectional view of an extraction device according to the first embodiment of the invention from which the honey present in the honeycombs has been extracted through the pressing plate of the pressing block.

Fig. 12: a sectional view of an extraction device according to an embodiment where the cover is in abutment against the filter unit and where the push module comprises guide walls for guiding the extracted honey towards a passage channel of the thrust module extending to an exhaust.

Fig. 13: a sectional view of an extraction device of Figure 12 from which the honey present in the honeycombs is extracted through the pressing plate of the pressing block and transported through the passage channel.

Fig. 14: a perspective view of a thrust module according to another embodiment in which comprises guide walls for guiding the extracted honey towards a passage channel of the thrust module extending to an exhaust.

Fig. 15: a perspective view of a pressing unit comprising a filter integral with the pressing plate for filtering the extracted honey through the slots of the pressing plate.

Fig. 16A and 16B: a perspective view of one or more adjacent capsules comprising ventilation windows on their side walls.

Fig. 17: a simplified view of a pressing block according to one embodiment of the invention.

DEFINITIONS

In the remainder of the description, the following terms should be understood according to their definition specified below.

The terms "lower" and "upper" should be understood as referring to the axis of movement of the presser block in the receptacle. The lower side being the side towards which the presser block is inserted to press the honeycombs.

The "length of a honeycomb pattern" should be understood as the distance between two opposing vertices of a hexagonal pattern.

The "diameter of a honeycomb pattern" is to be understood as the internal diameter of a hexagonal pattern or, in other words, the distance between the middle of two opposite sides of said hexagonal pattern. By “honey extraction” is meant the separation of honey from its honeycomb structure composed of wax and propolis.

By "honeycombs" we mean a set of cells naturally made of wax by bees.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The invention relates to a device 1 for extracting honey. The device comprises a receptacle comprising honeycombs and a pressing block for extracting the honey.

The invention and its components will be better understood in the description below with reference to the various figures.

Receptacle

The extraction device 1 according to the invention comprises a receptacle 101, one embodiment of which is described below with reference to Figures 1 and 5.

The receptacle 101 comprises a frame formed by side walls 109 and by a lower face 132.

The receptacle 101 includes an upper opening 103.

The receptacle 101 forms a cavity 102 in which honey combs 400 are present. The cavity 102 is delimited by a lower face 132, the side walls 109 and by the upper opening 103 of the receptacle 101.

In a first example, the receptacle 101 is designed to receive honeycombs 400, for example through the upper opening 103 of the receptacle 101.

In a second preferred example, the receptacle 101 is designed to be inserted into a hive so that the bees build the honeycombs 400 in the cavity 102 of the receptacle.

In one embodiment, the receptacle 101 comprises primers, in particular the cellular primers 111. The cellular primers 111 advantageously encourage the bees to build the honeycombs 400 in the receptacle 101 or in the cavity 102 of the receptacle 101.

Usually, bees build honeycombs on either side of a floor. In this case, the receptacle comprising honeycomb patterns on its underside leads the bees to build the combs only towards one side. These alveolar primers 111 thus make it possible to save wax production for the bees. The primers 111 are disposed on one face or one of the receptacle 101. Preferably, the primers 111 are disposed on the lower face 132 of the receptacle 101. The primers 111 extend inside the receptacle from said lower face 132 of the receptacle 101. .

The primers 111 are then arranged on the face opposite the upper opening 103 of the receptacle 101. The cellular primers 111 can comprise a plurality of artificial cells to encourage the bees to build the honeycombs 400 inside the receptacle 101. .

Cellular primers 111 are composed of an array defined by a repeat of a cell pattern. The cell patterns of the primers can be included in a plane parallel or substantially parallel to the plane of the underside 132.

Preferably, the dimensions of the alveolar pattern are similar to the dimensions of the alveoli generally designed by a particular species of bees. Indeed, the dimensions of the cells may vary depending on the species of bee for which the pod is intended. Preferably, the length of each pattern of the cellular primer 111, measured between two opposite vertices of said pattern, is between 4 mm and 8 mm or between 5 mm and 7 mm or between 6 mm and 6.5 mm. Preferably, the diameter of each pattern of the cellular primer 111, measured between two opposite sides of said pattern, is between 4 mm and 7 mm or between 4.5 mm and 6.5 mm or between 5.0 mm and 6.0 mm. These latter dimensions correspond substantially to the dimensions of the cells generally constructed by the most common honey bees such as the black bee (Apis Mellifera Mellifera) or the Caucasian bee (Apis Mellifera caucasica). Indeed, bees spontaneously build cells of about 5 mm in diameter (these dimensions vary according to the varieties of bees and the destination of the cells, i.e. 4.8 mm for the brood cells and 5.3 mm for the cells. honey).

In one embodiment, the blister primers, viewed from above, from the opening of the receptacle, have an array of regular hexagons with sides measuring about 3mm or between 2mm and 4mm. The wall thickness of the cellular primers 111 can be between 20 and 100 µm.

In one embodiment, the blister primers extend vertically toward the opening of the receptacle. Preferably, the walls of the primers 111 do not extend horizontally but with an angle of between 5 ° and 10 ° with a horizontal plane to prevent the honey in the alveoli from flowing out of the cells by capillarity and by gravity. Thus, the bees advantageously do not have to initiate the creation of the cells of the honeycombs in the receptacle 101, but only to extend the structure formed by the primers.

In a first example, the blister primers 111 comprise an imprint on an interior surface of the receptacle 101.

When the receptacle 101 provided with primers 111 is placed in a hive increase, the bees extend the cell impressions in the thickness of the primer by a wax structure so that these cells finally reach the height of the hive. receptacle 101. The bees then fill the honeycombs with honey and finally close them with a wax seal. This honeycomb-like honeycomb structure can be called "combs".

As illustrated in FIG. 1A, the primers 111 preferentially form an alveolar pattern. The honeycomb pattern can be embossed on the inner surface of the underside of the receptacle. In one embodiment, the plurality of primers is formed by a honeycomb pattern grid.

Primers 111 can include a fingerprint. The imprint is formed by grooves in the thickness of the receptacle, drawing honeycomb patterns. The primers can include threads such as metal or plastic threads on the interior surface of the receptacle. The threads preferentially form a honeycomb pattern. The primers can also be printed in three dimensions.

In one embodiment, the primers 111 are covered with a layer of wax. Such a wax layer makes it possible to further encourage the bees to initiate the construction of the honeycombs in the continuity of the primers 111. Preferably, the wax layer can be applied to said primers 111 by means of a spraying method or under spray form.

In one embodiment, the primers are made of wax, for example by inserting a wax plate such as an embossed wax plate.

In an alternative embodiment, the interior face of the receptacle opposite the opening face does not include a cellular primer 111 but may include a layer of wax and may be substantially flat. The wax layer can be applied by applying a spray or by pouring a volume of wax.

In one embodiment, the receptacle 101 is designed to provide access to the bees when the upper opening 103 is obstructed. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 1B, the receptacle 101 can be designed to be able to be superimposed on another identical receptacle 101. The underside 132 of a prime receptacle 101 then obstructs the upper opening 103 of a second receptacle 101. The side walls 109 of the receptacle 101 or of the two superimposed receptacles 101 form an access 21 for the passage of the bees. In an alternate mode, the receptacles are adapted to be inserted into a frame of a beehive hood.

As illustrated in FIG. 1A, the upper part of the side walls 109 of the receptacle 101 comprises a notch 21. Said notch 21 is formed by a variation in the height of the side wall 109. This notch 21 makes it possible to provide access for the passage. bees when two receptacles 101 are superimposed.

In one embodiment, the receptacle 101 comprises cooperation means for superposing several receptacles 101 on top of each other. For example, as illustrated in Figure 1A, the upper part of the receptacle 101 may include a protrusion 22 configured to cooperate with a recess (not shown) of the lower face 132 of a second receptacle 101.

These cooperation means 22 and the access 21 advantageously make it possible to stack at least two, preferably a plurality of receptacles 101, to optimize the volume available to the bees to build the honeycombs 400 while allowing the passage of the bees to the honeycomb. interior of receptacle 101.

As illustrated in FIG. 1A, the lower face 132 of the receptacle 101 has a hexagonal shape. The lower face 132 can also have a triangular or quadrilateral shape. Such shapes advantageously allow the creation of a network by assembling receptacles 101 side by side. Network formation increases the number of 101 receptacles per unit area in the hive and thus optimizes the volume for comb building by bees. The ports formed for the passage of bees are designed to cooperate with each other when two receptacles are placed against each other.

Another advantage of the accesses is the possibility of ventilating the interior of the receptacles 101. The accesses of each receptacle 101 joined to each other until the end of the assembly in the increase allows optimal ventilation of the assembly as in a standard rise.

In one embodiment, the receptacles 101 may be arranged in a beehive frame provided with rails to clamp the space between two receptacles adjacent to the ends of the array of receptacles. Said rails may comprise recesses arranged to correspond to the accesses of the receptacles, further promoting the ventilation of the receptacles and the circulation of bees. Presser block

The extraction device 1 comprises a presser block 105, one embodiment of which is described below with reference to Figures 2, 3A and 3B.

The presser block 105 is designed to be mobile, in particular movable in translation inside the receptacle 101. The presser unit 105 is designed to be inserted into the receptacle 101 through the upper opening 103 of the receptacle 101.

The pressing block 105 comprises a pressing plate 125. The pressing plate 125, during the progression of the pressing block 105 in the receptacle 101, will crush the honeycombs 400 and cause the breakage of the cells. The honey is then released out of the alveoli.

The pressing plate 125 includes at least one outlet opening. The outlet opening allows the passage of honey 401 through the pressing plate 125.

Preferably, the external dimensions of the pressing plate 125 are chosen so that, during the translation of the pressing unit 105 in the receptacle 101, the honey 401 cannot rise between the pressing plate 125 and the side walls 109 of the receptacle 101.

In an example illustrated in Figure 2, the presser block 105 comprises side walls 126. The side walls 126 of the presser block 105 extend from the pressing plate 105, preferably in a plane perpendicular to the plane of the pressing plate. The side walls 126 of the presser block 105 extend towards the upper side of the presser block 105. A first advantage of the side walls 126 of the presser block 105 is to allow contact with the side walls 109 of the receptacle 101 and thus prevent honey 400. to go up above the pressure plate 125 without going through the at least one outlet opening. A second advantage of the side walls 126 of the presser block 105 is to facilitate the guiding of the presser block 105 inside the receptacle 101. A third advantage of the side walls 126 of the presser block 105 is to create a bearing surface 129 at the bottom. The upper end of the side walls 126 of the presser block 105. This bearing surface 129 makes it possible to apply a force to the presser block 105 and cause its insertion into the receptacle 101.

In an embodiment not shown, the presser block 105 comprises a seal (not shown) allowing contact between the presser block 105 and the walls. side 109 of the receptacle 101 to prevent the honey present in the cavity 102 of the receptacle 101 from rising above the pressing plate 105 by its sides.

The pressing plate 125 comprises at least one outlet opening allowing the passage of honey through the pressing plate 125. As the pressing plate 125 advances within the receptacle 101, the pressing plate 125 meets the honeycombs. and crushes them against the lower face 132 of the receptacle 101. This crushing causes the rupture of the wax cells formed by the bees and the flow of honey out of these cells.

By the pressure imposed by the pressing plate 125, the honey 401 rises through the pressing plate 125 through the outlet opening.

In one embodiment, the pressing plate 125 includes a plurality of outlet openings. The increase in the number of outlet openings advantageously optimizes the extraction of honey 401 and the crushing of honey combs 400.

In a preferred embodiment illustrated in Figures 2, 3A and 3B, the outlet openings are slots 127. The slots 127 extend longitudinally in the plane of the pressing plate 125. Each slot 127 extends longitudinally along an axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the adjacent slots 127.

In one embodiment, the distance between two adjacent slits 127 is determined as a function of the dimensions of the honeycomb patterns of the honeycombs 400 present in the cavity 102 of the receptacle 101.

The slots 127 can be formed through the pressing plate 125 so that the distance D between two slots 127 is less than the diameter of a honeycomb pattern of the honeycombs 400. This distance D advantageously makes it possible to extract the honey 401 from each. alveolus of honeycombs 400 without the honey having to move through the adjacent alveoli.

The slots 127 can also be formed through the pressing plate 125 so that the width L of each slot is less than the diameter of a honeycomb pattern of the honeycombs 400. This maximum width makes it possible to ensure that at least a portion of each cell is crushed by the pressure plate 125. This maximum width advantageously makes it possible to ensure that a cell cannot pass through a slot 127 during the progression of the pressure plate 125 through the honeycombs 400. Without breaking. the alveolus, it is then not possible to extract the honey located in this alveolus. A slit width less than the diameter of a pattern honeycomb honeycomb advantageously ensures the breakage of each cell.

Preferably, the width L of each slot and the distance D between two adjacent slots 127 are less than the diameter of a honeycomb pattern. This example allows both crushing and breaking each cell of the honeycomb 400 and extracting the honey directly from each cell by limiting the lateral displacement of the honey to reach a slot 127 or exit opening.

In one embodiment, the width of each slit 127 and / or the distance between two adjacent slits 127 is less than 5.5 mm. Preferably, the width of each slot 127 and / or the distance between two adjacent slots 127 are approximately 3 mm.

In the embodiment where the receptacle 101 comprises cellular primers 111, the width L of each slit 127 and / or the distance D between two adjacent slits 127 may be less than the diameter of a pattern of the cellular primers.

The presser unit 105 can also fulfill a filtering function when the width L of the slots is small enough to retain at least part of the wax debris coming from the crushed honeycomb structure.

As illustrated in FIG. 2, the pressing plate 125 can comprise two rows of slots 127. The two rows of slots 127 can be separated by a central portion 128 of the pressing plate 125. The central portion 128 makes it possible to reinforce the rigidity and the robustness of the pressing plate 125, in particular by reducing the stresses undergone between two slots 127.

In one embodiment illustrated on the sectional plane of FIG. 3A, the pressing plate 125 comprises at least one cutting element 130. The cutting element 130 is advantageously arranged to break the cells of the honeycombs. The cutting element 130 is also arranged to guide the honey towards the outlet opening (s) or the slot (s) 127. The cutting element thus advantageously promotes the breaking of the wax structure forming the cells of the honeycombs during pressing. .

Preferably, the cutting element 130 is arranged on the lower surface of the pressing plate 125 to be in contact with the honeycombs 400 during the progression of the pressing block 105 in the receptacle 101.

The cutting element 130 can be arranged between two adjacent slots 127. This configuration advantageously makes it possible to guide the honey towards the two adjacent slots 127 in the middle of which the cutting element 130 is arranged. The cutting element 130 can extend longitudinally along the lower surface of the pressing plate 125, preferably between two adjacent slots 127.

In one embodiment, the pressing plate 125 comprises a plurality of cutting elements 130 each disposed between two adjacent slots 127.

FIG. 17 illustrates an alternative embodiment of the pressing plate in which the cutting elements comprise a plurality of pins. The spikes 2001 can be separated by openings 2002. Preferably, each spike 2001 is separated from an adjacent spike by an opening 2002. This embodiment advantageously makes it possible to improve the perforation of the honeycombs and to improve the extraction of the honey. . In the embodiment where the receptacle 101 comprises cellular primers 111, the distance of the openings between two adjacent pins and / or the distance between two adjacent pins may be less than the diameter of a pattern of the cellular primers.

In one embodiment, the space between two adjacent cutting elements 130 is less than or substantially equal to the length of the honeycomb patterns of the honeycombs present in the cavity of the receptacle. Preferably, the space between two adjacent cutting elements 130 is less than or substantially equal to the length of the patterns of the cellular primer.

Filter block

In one embodiment, the honey extraction device 1 can also include a filter block 300 (or filter block).

The filter block 300 includes a filter 303 (or filtration surface). The filter 303 is arranged to cooperate with the pressing plate 125. Preferably, the filter unit 300 is designed to filter the honey 401 which has passed through the at least one outlet opening of the pressing plate 125.

The filter 303 may be integral with the pressing plate 125. Alternatively, the filter unit 300 is movable within the pressing unit 105.

The filter block 300 may include side walls 306 for guiding the filter block 300 in translation inside the presser block 105. The side walls 306 of the filter block 300 are also designed to prevent honey that has passed through the slots 127 of the block. presser 105 to pass over the filter 303 without being filtered. The filter 303 comprises a plurality of openings 310 for filtering the honey extracted through the pressure plate 125. Said openings 310 may have a circular shape.

In one embodiment, the distance between the center of two adjacent openings 310 is equal to or less than the diameter of a honeycomb pattern of honeycombs 400 present in the receptacle 101 and / or the diameter of the pattern of the blister primers 111 of the receptacle. 101. Preferably, the distance between the center of two adjacent openings 310 is between 3 mm and 7 mm or between 4 mm and 6 mm.

In one embodiment, the diameter of an opening 310 of the filter 303 is less than the diameter of a honeycomb pattern of the honeycombs present in the receptacle 101. Preferably, the diameter of the openings 310 of the filter 303 is between 1 mm. and 5 mm, preferably between 2 mm and 4 mm.

The filter 303 allows the honey extracted by the pressing unit 105 to be filtered and advantageously retains wax debris from the honeycomb structure which is small enough to pass through the slots 127 of the pressing unit 105.

In one embodiment illustrated in FIG. 15, the pressing unit comprises a filter 303 as described above secured to the pressing plate 125. The filter 303 comprises circular openings arranged in the center or substantially in the center of the slots or in the center. cutting elements for the filtration of honey passed through the pressing plate 125.

Push modulus

In one embodiment, the honey extraction device 1 comprises a push module.

An example of a thrust module is shown in FIG. 5. The thrust module makes it possible to cause the translation of the presser unit 105 within the cavity 102 of the receptacle 101.

The push module can include a cover 200. The cover 200 covers the upper opening 103 of the receptacle 101. The cover 200 preferably includes a contact surface 205 to cause the movement of the presser block 105.

The cover 200 may also include side walls 206. The side walls 206 of the cover 200 make it possible to cover the side walls 109 of the receptacle 101. Such a cover 200 advantageously makes it possible, during the progression of the presser unit 105 in the receptacle 101, to hermetically close said receptacle 101. Thus, as illustrated in Figures 10 and 11, the honey 401 extracted through the pressing unit 105 (and optionally the filter 303) can be stored in the receptacle 101, between the pressing unit 105 and the cover 200.

In one embodiment illustrated in FIG. 7, the cover 200 is designed to be able to affix the contact surface 205 of the cover 200 in contact with the end 129 of the side walls 126 of the presser block 105. A push on the cover 200 can be made. thus be transmitted to the presser unit 105 and causes it to move within the receptacle 101.

Advantageously, the use of the cover 200 to exert a thrust on the end 129 of the side walls 126 of the presser block 105 makes it possible to increase the contact surface with the user's hand to optimize the thrust and to reduce the inconvenience of the user. This also allows the movement of the presser block 105 to be started without having to press the press plate 125.

In one embodiment illustrated in FIG. 8, the contact surface 205 of the cover 200 is affixed to the end 305 of the side walls 306 of the filter unit 300. The movement of the filter unit 300 then causes the movement of the presser unit 105 to the end. within the receptacle 101.

In another alternative embodiment illustrated in FIG. 9, the presser block 105 and the filter block 300 are designed so that the ends 129, 305 of their side walls 126, 306 are both in contact with the contact surface 205 of the cover 200 when the filter unit 300 is inserted into the presser unit 105 and the filter 303 is in abutment against the pressing plate 125. This embodiment advantageously allows the cover 200 to be used to insert the filter unit into the presser unit .

In one embodiment, the cover 200 includes an opening (not shown) optionally provided with a pouring spout for pouring the extracted honey 401 which is located between the pressing block 105 and the cover 200.

Another example of a push module is shown alone in Figure 14 and in cooperation with the receptacle and the presser block in Figures 12 and 13. In this example, the push module 500 comprises a first part designed to cover the legs. side walls of the presser block 125, the filter block and / or the receptacle and a second part adapted to be inserted into the presser block 105 and / or the filter block 300. The second part of the push module 500 is designed so that its lower end either in abutment on the pressing plate 125 or on the filter 303 when the thrust module is inserted. In this way, the force exerted on the thrust module is transmitted directly to the filter 303 or to the pressing plate. The stresses undergone by the side walls are therefore advantageously reduced. The push module 500 can also include a passage channel 501 for the passage of the extracted honey through the pressing plate 125. The push module can also include guide walls 503. The guide walls make it possible to guide the honey towards the pressing channel 125. Such walls 503 advantageously make it possible to reduce the leakage of honey between the side walls of the pressing unit and of the pushing module. Preferably, the guide walls 503 extend from the lower end 502 of the thrust module 500 to the passage channel 501. In one embodiment, the lower end 502 of the thrust module 500 extends over the periphery of the second part of said module 500. The guide walls 503 have an inclination with respect to the plane of the pressing plate 125 so as to facilitate the guiding of the honey towards the passage channel 501. The passage channel extends to the plane of the pressing plate 125. to an exhaust 504 arranged on the bearing surface of the thrust module 500. The exhaust 504 may include a spout or a valve (not shown) to more easily control the flow of the extracted honey 401. In one embodiment, the guide walls form a cone or a pyramid, the base of which is a polygon, preferably a regular polygon, and the passage channel 501 is arranged at the top of said cone or pyramid. In the example illustrated in FIG. 14, the base of the pyramid formed by the guide walls 503 is a regular hexagon. FIG. 12 illustrates a single passage channel 501. In an alternative mode, a plurality of passage channels 501 can be arranged through the thrust module 500. The channels can join together to all lead to the same exhaust 504.

Heating medium

In one embodiment, the extraction device 1 comprises a heating means 140. The heating means 140 makes it possible to heat the honeycombs 400 present in the receptacle 101 and thus, reduce the viscosity of the honey present in the combs. The extraction of the honey 401 through the pressing plate 125 (and optionally through the filter 303) is then facilitated and the pressure to be exerted by the user to extract the same quantity of honey is advantageously reduced. Heating means 140 may include a resistor or a Peltier element. The resistor can include a resistive wire extending longitudinally. The extraction device 1 may comprise a power supply for supplying energy to the heating means or a location for receiving such a power supply. The device 1 can also comprise a means of connection to the mains for supplying the heating means 140.

The heating means 140 may be designed to heat the honeycombs to at least above a predetermined temperature, for example 35 or 40 °.

As illustrated in FIG. 2, the press unit 105 may include the heating means 140. The heating means 140 may extend over at least part of the length of the central portion 128 of the pressing plate 125. The means of heating heating 140 can also be arranged on the pressing unit 300, on the cover 200 or on the receptacle 101 so as to heat the honeycombs 400 present in the receptacle 101.

Ventilation windows

The invention also relates to an extraction device comprising a capsule comprising at least one honeycomb. The capsule includes a frame forming a central cavity and extending from a first end to a second end. The first end of the capsule includes a first opening. In addition, the extraction device comprises a pressing unit movable within the cavity for pressing the honeycombs, and a second opening arranged to extract the honey from the capsule and to retain the wax from the honeycombs. In one embodiment, at least a first side wall of the frame includes at least one ventilation window. The ventilation window advantageously allows fluid communication between the central cavities of several adjacent capsules. In one embodiment, at least a second side wall opposite the first side wall includes at least one ventilation window arranged similarly to the ventilation window of the first side wall. This mode advantageously allows the ventilation windows of two identical capsules placed edge to edge to cooperate. In one embodiment, the capsule includes an insertion plug configured to insert a blister primer into the cavity. In one embodiment, the extraction device comprises at least one cover intended to cover the ventilation windows. In one embodiment, the second end of the capsule further comprises a bee passage opening and a cover for covering said. bee passage opening. In one embodiment, the frame comprises at least one portion, the section of which is of quadrilateral, triangular or hexagonal shape.

In one embodiment illustrated in Figures 16A and 16B, a capsule 1000 includes at least one ventilation window 1006. A capsule is intended to be inserted into a hive for the bees to build the honeycombs inside said. capsule 1000.

The ventilation window 1006 is arranged on the side walls 1001 of the capsule 1000.

Two capsules 1000 according to one embodiment of the invention are illustrated in Figure 16B. The side walls 1001 of the capsules 1000 are arranged edge to edge. Each ventilation window 1006 of a side wall in contact with another capsule 1000 communicates with the ventilation window 1006 of the adjacent capsule 1000. The ventilation windows 1006 advantageously allow fluid communication between the central cavities 1002 of several adjacent capsules 1000.

One advantage of the ventilation window 1006 is that it allows the bees to flow from one 1000 capsule to another in order to make their work of creating the honeycombs more efficient. Another advantage of the ventilation window 1006 is to allow air to circulate between the 1000 capsules and to ventilate the honeycombs under construction to promote dehydration of the nectar.

In one embodiment, each side wall 1001 of the frame comprises at least one ventilation window 1006 arranged similarly to the ventilation window 1006 of the other side walls 1001 of the same capsule 1000. This advantageously allows, when the capsules 1000 are placed edge to edge, to create communication between the ventilation windows 1006 of the adjacent capsules. In one embodiment, the capsule 1000 comprises at least one portion comprising said ventilation windows 1006 and the section of which is of quadrilateral, triangular or hexagonal shape. An advantage of such shapes is that they allow the creation of an edge-to-edge network of capsules. The free volume for the bees is thus increased. Honey production is therefore increased and the risk of swarming is reduced.

The ventilation windows 1006 of the capsules 1000 at the ends of a network of adjacent capsules can be blocked by the beekeeper before being introduced into the hive, thus making it possible to prevent the exit of the bees outside the cavities of the capsules through the ventilation windows 1006.

The ventilation windows 1006 have a surface area greater than 1.5 cm ² . The windows 1006 must in fact be large enough to prevent the bees from blocking these openings with propolis.

Claims

1. Extraction device (1) comprising:

^■ a honey receptacle (101);

^■ a pressing unit (105) movable within the honey receptacle (101) and comprising a pressing plate (125) for pressing the honeycombs (400) present in the honey receptacle; said pressing plate (125) comprising at least one outlet opening (127) for extracting honey (401) from the honeycombs (400) through the pressing plate (125).

2. Extraction device (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises a push module (200) for initiating the movement of the presser block (105) in the receptacle (101).

3. Extraction device (1) according to claim 1 or claim 2, characterized in that the at least one outlet opening (127) of the pressing plate (125) comprises at least one slot arranged in the plane of the plate. pressing (125).

4. Extraction device (1) according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the pressing plate (125) comprises at least one cutting element (130) for breaking the cells of the honeycombs and for guiding honey to the at least one outlet opening (127).

5. Extraction device (1) according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that it comprises a heating means (140) for heating the honey to a predetermined temperature.

6. Extraction device (1) according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the receptacle (101) comprises cooperation means (22) for superimposing receptacles (101) two by two and in that the side walls (109) of two superimposed receptacles (101) form accesses (21) for the passage of bees inside a receptacle (101).

7. Extraction device (1) according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the receptacle (101) comprises cellular primers (111).

8. Extraction device (1) according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that it comprises a filtration unit (300) comprising a filtration surface (303) arranged to filter the honey (401) passing. through the outlet opening (127).

9. Extraction device (1) according to one of claims 2 to 8, characterized in that the thrust module (200) is designed to cover the receptacle (101) so as to keep the extracted honey (401) between the presser block and the push module.

10. Extraction device (1) according to claim 9, characterized in that the thrust module comprises an orifice for the flow of the extracted honey (401) out of the receptacle (101).