Queen cell preparation mold

Abstract

The queen cell preparation mold comprises a base and a cover cap, and the cover cap is connected to the base in a sleeving mode and can move up and down along the base; the base comprises a top core column, and a queen cell forming area is formed by a gap between the cap and the top core column. The queen cell preparation mold is small in size, convenient to carry, easy to store, convenient to cool and demold, not prone to damage the queen cell and high in yield.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of bee breeding, and in particular to a queen cell preparation mould. Background Art

[0002] The queen cell is a type of nesting cell used by bees to breed queen bees. In a natural bee colony, when breeding a queen bee, the bees will secrete beeswax to build a queen cell or transform a worker beehive into a queen cell, and use it to breed a new queen bee. However, this method makes it difficult to breed queen bees or select bee species according to the wishes of beekeepers.

[0003] With the advancement of science and technology, humans invented and made wax sticks, and used wax sticks to produce wax queen cells, but this method is time-consuming and labor-intensive, irregular, and its production efficiency is also low. In order to improve production efficiency, molds were made for the production of queen cells, but most of these queen cells are made of plastic. For bee species with a keen sense of smell, such as Chinese honey bees, if plastic queen cells are used in the process of queen breeding, it will cause worker bees to dislike and not easily accept plastic queen cells, thereby affecting queen breeding. The existing queen cell mold made of silicone can use beeswax to prepare queen cells in batches, but the queen cells prepared by the mold are thicker, which worker bees do not like; at the same time, demoulding is difficult, and the queen cells are easily damaged. In addition, the wax queen cells produced by the silicone film also contain the chemical smell of silicone, which affects the acceptance rate of bees. Therefore, there is an urgent need for a mold that can highly restore wild queen cells and can be demoulded quickly. Summary of the invention

[0004] In order to improve the bionics and manufacturing efficiency of the artificial wax queen cell, the present invention provides the following technical solutions:

[0005] A king platform preparation mold comprises a base and a cap, wherein the cap is sleeved on the base and can move up and down along the base; the base comprises a top core column, and a king platform forming area is formed between the cap and the top core column.

[0006] Preferably, the base also includes a base and a middle core column coaxially arranged with the top core column; the middle core column is fixed on the base, and the top core column is fixed on the middle core column; and the diameter of the base is larger than the diameter of the middle core column, and the diameter of the middle core column is larger than the diameter of the top core column.

[0007] Preferably, the cap comprises a first cavity and a second cavity which are coaxially arranged, the diameter of the first cavity is larger than the diameter of the second cavity; the first cavity is sleeved on the middle core column, and the second cavity is sleeved on the top core column.

[0008] Preferably, the diameter of the second cavity is greater than the diameter of the top core column, and the king platform forming area is formed by the upper surface of the middle core column, the outer wall of the top core column and the inner wall of the second cavity.

[0009] Preferably, the height of the first cavity is the same as the height of the middle core column.

[0010] Preferably, the second cavity includes a first opening and a second opening, the first opening is communicated with the first cavity, and the second opening is provided on an end surface of the cap.

[0011] Preferably, the top end of the top core column is arc-shaped, and the top of the second cavity is higher than the top end of the top core column.

[0012] Preferably, the base further comprises a coaxially arranged convex core column, wherein the convex core column is fixed on the top core column; and the height of the second cavity is the sum of the height of the top core column and the height of the convex core column.

[0013] Preferably, the base and the cap are made of aluminum.

[0014] Preferably, the base and the cap are integrally formed.

[0015] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0016] (1) Use a unified mold to prepare the king table, so that the specifications of the finished king table are unified;

[0017] (2) By designing the diameter and height of the top core column and the convex core column in the mold, different sizes of queen cells can be obtained; further, by designing the diameter of the second cavity, queen cells with different wall thicknesses and / or bottom thicknesses can be obtained. The above design can highly restore the characteristics of wild queen cells;

[0018] (3) Compared with manual preparation of the queen cell, the use of the mold of the present invention to prepare the queen cell has low technical requirements for operators, a low defect rate of the finished queen cell, and improved manufacturing efficiency;

[0019] (4) The mold for preparing the king platform is small in size and easy to carry, and is easy to cool and demould, and is not likely to cause damage to the king platform;

[0020] (5) Aluminum is used as the mold material. While reducing costs, it also prevents the finished queen cell from being contaminated by the smell of plastic, reduces odor, and increases the acceptance rate of worker bees. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] Figure 1 This is a cross-sectional view of the mold assembly for preparing the king platform of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 2 A three-dimensional diagram of the base for preparing a mold for the king platform of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 3A three-dimensional diagram of the cap of the mold for preparing the king platform of the present invention;

[0024] Figure 4 A cross-sectional view of a cap of a mold for preparing a king platform of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 5 Another stereoscopic diagram of the base of the mold for preparing the king platform of the present invention;

[0026] Figure 6 Another base is used for the present invention, and Wang Tai prepares the mold assembly diagram;

[0027] Figure 7 Another base is used in the present invention, and a cross-sectional view of the mold assembly is prepared by Wangtai;

[0028] Figure 8 The wax queen cell is obtained by using the queen cell of the present invention to prepare a mold. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0030] Embodiment 1:

[0031] A king platform preparation mold, such as Figures 1 to 3 As shown, it comprises a base 1 and a cover cap 2; the cover cap 2 is sleeved on the base 1; and the cover cap 2 can move up and down relative to the base 1.

[0032] The base 1 is cylindrical and has a stepped cross section; it includes a coaxially arranged base 11, a middle core column 12 and a top core column 13; the middle core column 12 is arranged on the base 11 and fixedly connected to the base 11; the top core column 13 is arranged on the middle core column 12 and fixedly connected to the middle core column 12. The diameter of the base 11 is larger than that of the middle core column 12, and the diameter of the middle core column 12 is larger than that of the top core column 13.

[0033] The cap 2 is cylindrical as a whole, and includes a first cavity 21 and a second cavity 22 which are coaxially arranged; the diameter of the first cavity 21 is larger than the diameter of the second cavity 22. The first cavity 21 is sleeved on the middle core column 12, and has the same height as the middle core column 12; the second cavity 22 is sleeved on the top core column 13. The height of the second cavity 22 is higher than the top core column 13; and the diameter of the second cavity 22 is larger than the diameter of the top core column 13, and the Wangtai forming area is formed by the upper surface of the middle core column, the outer wall of the top core column and the inner wall of the second cavity. The bottom thickness of the Wangtai can be adjusted by adjusting the height difference between the first cavity 22 and the top core column 13; the cup wall thickness of the Wangtai can be adjusted by adjusting the diameter difference between the first cavity 22 and the top core column 13.

[0034] Furthermore, if Figure 3 As shown, the second cavity 22 includes a first opening and a second opening 221, the first opening is connected to the first cavity 21, and the second opening 221 is arranged at the top of the cap 2 to form an inlet at the top of the cap 2 so that the beeswax can flow into the queen cell forming area.

[0035] The material of the base 1 and the cap 2 is preferably aluminum; the base 1 and the cap 2 are preferably integrally formed.

[0036] When in use, first brush lubricating oil on the inner walls of the first cavity 21 and the second cavity 22 in the cap 2 and the outer walls of the middle core column 12 and the top core column to keep the corresponding contact surfaces in the king platform forming area smooth, so as to facilitate the demolding of the wax king platform; then pour the melted beeswax into the king platform mold from the second opening 221 to allow the beeswax to flow into the king platform forming area; the preparation mold can be placed in cold water to cool for about 10 seconds and then taken out to allow the wax king platform 100 to fully solidify; after cooling, take out the king platform preparation mold, open the cap 2, and the wax king platform 100 is attached to the top core column 13 of the base 1; finally, slowly take out the formed wax king platform 100 from the base 1 to obtain the finished wax king platform 100, as shown Figure 8 shown.

[0037] Embodiment 2:

[0038] The difference between this embodiment and the first embodiment lies in the height setting of the second cavity 22 .

[0039] When used to make ordinary finished queen cells, such as Figures 1 to 3 As shown, the top end of the top core column 13 is arc-shaped, and the top of the second cavity 22 is higher than the top core column 13, so that the bottom of the finished king platform has a certain thickness.

[0040] When the finished queen cell needs to be used in a non-transplantation production device, such as Figures 4 to 6 As shown, the base also includes a coaxially arranged convex core column 14, which is arranged on the top core column 13 and fixedly connected to the top core column 13; the diameter and height of the convex core column 14 are consistent with the size and height of the insect support device in the insect-free production device. At this time, the height of the second cavity 22 is the sum of the height of the convex core column 14 and the height of the top core column 13, so as to produce a hollow wax queen cell.

[0041] It should be noted that the technical features in the above-mentioned embodiments 1 to 2 can be combined arbitrarily, and the combined technical solutions all belong to the protection scope of the present application. And in this article, terms such as "including", "comprising" or any other variants thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that the process, method, article or equipment including a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or equipment. In the absence of further restrictions, the elements defined by the sentence "including one..." do not exclude the existence of other identical elements in the process, method, article or equipment including the elements.

[0042] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, and that the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A king platform preparation mold, characterized in that: It comprises a base and a cover cap, wherein the cover cap is sleeved on the base and can move up and down along the base; the base comprises a top core column, and a king platform forming area is formed by a gap between the cover cap and the top core column.

2. The king platform preparation mold according to claim 1, characterized in that: The base also includes a base and a middle core column coaxially arranged with the top core column; the middle core column is fixed on the base, and the top core column is fixed on the middle core column; and the diameter of the base is larger than the diameter of the middle core column, and the diameter of the middle core column is larger than the diameter of the top core column.

3. The king platform preparation mold according to claim 2, characterized in that: The cap comprises a first cavity and a second cavity which are coaxially arranged, wherein the diameter of the first cavity is larger than the diameter of the second cavity; the first cavity is sleeved on the middle core column, and the second cavity is sleeved on the top core column.

4. The king platform preparation mold according to claim 3, characterized in that: The diameter of the second cavity is greater than the diameter of the top core column, and the king platform forming area is formed by the upper surface of the middle core column, the outer wall of the top core column and the inner wall of the second cavity.

5. The king platform preparation mold according to claim 4, characterized in that: The height of the first cavity is the same as the height of the middle core column.

6. The king platform preparation mold according to claim 4, characterized in that: The second cavity includes a first opening and a second opening, the first opening is communicated with the first cavity, and the second opening is arranged on an end surface of the cap.

7. The king platform preparation mold according to claim 4, characterized in that: The top end of the top core column is arc-shaped, and the top of the second cavity is higher than the top end of the top core column.

8. The king platform preparation mold according to claim 4, characterized in that: The base also includes a coaxially arranged convex core column, and the convex core column is fixed on the top core column; the height of the second cavity is the sum of the height of the top core column and the height of the convex core column.

9. The king platform preparation mold according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that: The base and the cap are preferably made of aluminum.

10. The king platform preparation mold according to claim 9, characterized in that: The base and the cap are preferably integrally formed.

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