Novel birch juice collector

Abstract

The invention discloses a novel birch juice collector, and belongs to the technical field of birch juice collection. The problems that in the prior art, damage to trees is large, collecting cost is high, efficiency is low, and environment friendliness is not achieved are solved. According to the technical scheme, a juice collector body is of a long and thin needle-tube-shaped structure and is hollow, a needle tip is sharp, a needle tail is in a steel nail cap shape, three arc-shaped grooves are formed in the surface of the needle tip, three longitudinal grooves are formed along the surface of a needle body, rectangular seepage holes are formed in the longitudinal grooves, and the arc-shaped grooves of the needle tip are connected with transverse grooves of the needle body. The position, 10 mm away from the tail end, of the last rectangular seepage hole extends downwards by 95 degrees to be connected with a flow guide pipe; the needle tip can enter a tree body in an extrusion mode, tree fibers cannot be cut off, juice collection and bag hanging are integrated, secondary damage to the tree is avoided, and sustainable collection of birch resources is achieved; tree juice flows out from the outer walls of the needle holes, pollution and external dust are prevented from entering, the purity of the tree juice is guaranteed, and the resource utilization rate is increased.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of birch sap collection, and particularly to a novel birch sap collector. Background Art

[0002] The traditional object for birch sap collection is adult birch trees with a tree age of over 20 years and a diameter at breast height of over 18 cm. During collection, it is stipulated to drill a hole at a position 70 cm or less above the ground on the tree trunk, with a depth of about 4 cm and a diameter of about 10 mm, and insert an edible transparent catheter to connect to a sterile collection bag to collect the sap. Most types of sterile collection bags need to be fixed to the tree trunk with the assistance of steel nails.

[0003] The above collection method has many limitations. Drilling holes with an electric drill to collect birch sap causes great damage to the trees, and the trees recover slowly, taking three years to be able to collect sap again, which limits the collection frequency of birch sap; during the collection process, the sap is likely to flow out from the gap between the outer wall of the catheter and the edge of the drilled hole, resulting in waste; external dust enters the hole along the gap between the catheter and the drilled hole, contaminating the sap; drilling holes requires manual electric drills, with a minimum drilling diameter of 10 mm, and the tree fibers are cut off within the drilling depth range, and wood chips remain, easily blocking the diversion tube or entering the sterile collection bag; using steel nails to hang the bag causes secondary damage to the trees invisibly; the collection process is cumbersome, relying on manual operation, and it is difficult to achieve large-scale development.

[0004] Therefore, there is an urgent need to propose a novel birch sap collector to solve the problems of great damage to trees, high collection cost, low efficiency, and environmental unfriendliness in the prior art. Summary of the Invention

[0005] In view of the above facts, the present invention designs a novel birch sap collector to solve the problems of great damage to trees, high collection cost, low efficiency, and environmental unfriendliness in the prior art.

[0006] To achieve the above object, the present invention adopts the following technical solutions:

[0007] A novel birch sap collector, comprising a collector main body and a diversion tube;

[0008] The collector main body includes a needle tip, a needle body, and a needle tail integrally formed from left to right;

[0009] The collector main body is a slender needle tube structure with a hollow interior, the needle tip is sharp, and the needle tail is in the shape of a steel nail cap;

[0010] Three arc-shaped grooves are provided on the surface of the needle tip;

[0011] Three longitudinal grooves are provided along the surface of the needle body, and rectangular seepage holes are provided in the longitudinal grooves;

[0012] The arc-shaped groove of the needle tip is connected to the longitudinal groove of the needle body;

[0013] At a position 10 mm from the end of the last rectangular seepage hole, it extends downward at an angle of 95° to connect to the diversion tube.

[0014] Further: The height of the arc-shaped groove of the needle tip is 1.5 mm.

[0015] Further: The length of the longitudinal groove of the needle body is 40 mm, the width is 1.5 mm, the depth of the groove is 0.3 mm, and there are 5 rectangular seepage holes provided;

[0016] The length of the rectangular seepage hole is 5 mm, and the width is 1.03 mm.

[0017] Further: The first rectangular seepage hole is provided at 4 mm of the longitudinal groove of the needle body, and the interval between the rectangular seepage holes is 1 mm.

[0018] Further: The length of the diversion tube is 120 mm, the pipe diameter is 4 mm, and the wall thickness of the pipe is 0.5 mm.

[0019] Further: The length of the main body of the sap collector is 60 mm, the length of the needle tip is 5 mm, and the length of the needle body is 54 mm;

[0020] The diameter at the connection of the needle tip and the needle body is 4.5 mm, the diameter of the needle tail is 5.52 mm, and the diameter of the nail cap part is 13.5 mm.

[0021] The beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows:

[0022] 1. The needle tip of the present invention will enter the tree body by extrusion, without cutting the tree fibers, which is equivalent to minimally invasive and non-destructive collection, can reduce the damage to the trees, reduce the risk of pathogen infection, thereby ensuring the healthy growth of birch trees and realizing the sustainable collection of birch tree resources.

[0023] 2. The present invention optimizes the structure of the sap collector, effectively seals the collection part, prevents wood chips from flowing into the sap, prevents the sap from flowing out of the outer wall of the needle hole, avoids pollution and entry of external dust, ensures the purity of the sap, and improves the resource utilization rate.

[0024] 3. The material of the present invention is 304 food-grade stainless steel, which can be sterilized regularly and reused repeatedly according to the later stage of collection. Compared with the pollution to the environment caused by using plastic conduits and plastic sap collectors in the past, this new type of sap collector is more environmentally friendly.

[0025] 4. The present invention simplifies the operation process, reduces the damage to the trees, and saves the raw material costs such as conduits and steel nails.

[0026] 5. The present invention optimizes the structure of the needle body, increases the contact area with birch sap, speeds up the collection speed, reduces manual intervention, and saves the cost of manual care. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0027] Figure 1 is the front view of the present invention;

[0028] Figure 2 is the left view of the present invention;

[0029] Figure 3 is the top view of the present invention.

[0030] In the figure: 1 - main body of the sap collector, 2 - diversion tube, 3 - tip of the needle, 4 - needle body, 5 - tail of the needle, 6 - rectangular seepage holes. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

[0031] In order to enable those skilled in the art to better understand the solution of this application, the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of this application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of this application, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in this application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of this application.

[0032] The terms "arranged", "connected", and "fixed" should be understood in a broad sense. For example, "connected" can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral structure; it can be a mechanical connection, a direct connection, or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, or an internal connection between two devices, components, or parts. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in this application can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0033] It should be noted that, without conflict, the embodiments in this application and the features in the embodiments can be combined with each other. The following will describe this application in detail with reference to the drawings and in conjunction with the embodiments.

[0034] The preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

[0035] Embodiment: A new type of birch sap collector in this embodiment includes a main body 1 of the sap collector and a diversion tube 2;

[0036] The main body 1 of the sap collector includes a tip 3, a needle body 4, and a tail 5 of the needle that are integrally formed from left to right;

[0037] The main body 1 of the sap collector is a slender needle-like tubular structure and is hollow inside. The tip 1 is sharp, and the tail 5 of the needle is in the shape of a steel nail cap;

[0038] Three arc-shaped grooves are arranged on the surface of the tip 3;

[0039] Three longitudinal grooves are arranged on the surface of the needle body 4, and rectangular seepage holes 6 are arranged in the longitudinal grooves. When the needle body 4 is inserted into the tree trunk, it prevents the needle body 4 from being wrapped by tree fibers and affecting the outflow of sap, and helps the birch sap flow more smoothly through the inside of the needle body 4 into the diversion tube 2 and then into the collection bag.

[0040] The arc-shaped groove of the needle tip 3 is connected to the longitudinal groove of the needle body 4.

[0041] The last rectangular seepage hole 6 extends downward at a 95° angle and connects to the diversion tube 2 at a distance of 10 mm from the end.

[0042] More specifically: the height of the arc-shaped groove of the needle tip 3 is 1.5 mm.

[0043] More specifically: the longitudinal groove of the needle body 4 is 40 mm in length, 1.5 mm in width, the groove depth of the groove is 0.3 mm, and 5 rectangular seepage holes 6 are provided.

[0044] The rectangular seepage hole 6 is 5 mm in length and 1.03 mm in width, which can not only ensure the smooth inflow of birch sap, but also prevent impurities from entering the inside of the sap collector main body 1 to a certain extent, playing a preliminary filtering role.

[0045] More specifically: the first rectangular seepage hole 6 is arranged at 4 mm in the longitudinal groove of the needle body 4, and the interval between the rectangular seepage holes 6 is 1 mm.

[0046] More specifically: the diversion tube 2 is 120 mm in length, 4 mm in pipe diameter, and 0.5 mm in pipe wall thickness, so that the hollow part has enough space to accommodate the flow of birch sap.

[0047] More specifically: the sap collector main body 1 is 60 mm in length, the needle tip 3 is 5 mm in length, and the needle body 4 is 54 mm in length, which is convenient for inserting into the tree trunk at an appropriate depth to collect sap.

[0048] The diameter of the connection between the needle tip 3 and the needle body 4 is 4.5 mm, the diameter of the needle tail 5 is 5.52 mm, and the diameter of the nail cap part is 13.5 mm.

[0049] More specifically: the sap collector is made of food-grade 304 stainless steel, which has the characteristics of corrosion resistance, high strength, not easy to rust, etc., can ensure that no chemical reaction occurs with birch sap during the collection process of birch sap, guarantee the purity of birch sap, and can be recycled, disinfected and used, and is not easy to be damaged.

[0050] More specifically: the needle tip 3 is sharp, which is convenient for quickly and smoothly inserting into the tree trunk and reducing the cutting of the tree trunk fiber tissue.

[0051] More specifically: The design of the arc-shaped groove, longitudinal groove, and rectangular seepage holes 6 increases the outflow space of birch sap, enabling the birch sap to flow in with the maximum flow rate and achieving efficient collection.

[0052] More specifically: The diversion tube 2 is directly inserted into the sterile bag, eliminating the traditional external catheter link, reducing the risk of bacterial invasion, and saving the cost of catheter raw materials.

[0053] More specifically: The sterile bag is directly hung on the needle tail 5, without the need to drive nails into the tree trunk to hang the bag separately, reducing the damage to the tree and saving the cost of two steel nails per bag.

[0054] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, rather than to limit it; although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it is still possible to modify the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments, or perform equivalent replacements on some or all of the technical features; as long as there is no structural conflict, the various features in the specific embodiments disclosed in this application can be combined with each other in any way, and will not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions deviate from the scope of the technical solutions of the present invention.

[0055] In addition, it should be understood that although this specification is described according to embodiments, not every embodiment only contains an independent technical solution. This narrative way of the specification is only for clarity. Those skilled in the art should regard the specification as a whole, and the technical solutions in each embodiment can also be appropriately combined to form other embodiments that can be understood by those skilled in the art.

Claims

1. A novel birch sap collector, characterized in that: It comprises a juice collecting device body (1) and a flow guide tube (2); The juice collecting device body (1) comprises, from left to right, a needle tip (3), a needle body (4), and a needle tail (5) which are integrally formed; The juice collector body (1) is a slender needle-tube structure with a hollow interior, the needle tip (1) is sharp, and the needle tail (5) is in the shape of a steel nail cap; The needle tip (3) is provided with three arc-shaped grooves on its surface; Three longitudinal grooves are arranged along the surface of the needle body (4), and rectangular seepage holes (6) are arranged in the longitudinal grooves; The arc-shaped groove of the needle tip (3) is connected to the longitudinal groove of the needle body (4); The last rectangular seepage hole (6) is 10 mm away from the end and extends downward at 95 degrees to connect to the guide pipe (2).

2. A novel birch sap collector according to claim 1, characterized in that: The arc-shaped groove of the needle tip (3) has a height of 1.5 mm.

3. A novel birch sap collector according to claim 1, characterized in that: The longitudinal groove of the needle body (4) is 40 mm long, 1.5 mm wide, and 0.3 mm deep. There are five rectangular seepage holes (6). The rectangular seepage hole (6) has a length of 5 mm and a width of 1.03 mm.

4. A novel birch sap collector according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first rectangular seepage hole (6) is arranged at 4 mm of the longitudinal groove of the needle body (4), and the interval between the rectangular seepage holes (6) is 1 mm.

5. The novel birch sap collecting device according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The flow guide tube (2) has a length of 120 mm, a tube diameter of 4 mm, and a tube wall thickness of 0.5 mm.

6. A novel birch sap collector according to claim 1, characterized in that: The length of the juice collector body (1) is 60 mm, the length of the needle tip (3) is 5 mm, and the length of the needle body (4) is 54 mm; The diameter of the connection between the needle tip (3) and the needle body (4) is 4.5 mm, the diameter of the needle tail (5) is 5.52 mm, and the diameter of the nail cap is 13.5 mm.

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