Detachable bee feeder

Abstract

The utility model discloses a detachable bee feeding device, relates to the technical field of bee feeding, and aims to solve the problems that a feeding plate needs to be detached every time water is supplemented due to the fact that a bottle opening of a feeding device in the prior art is not provided with an automatic sealing mechanism, and the operation is troublesome. A rectangular opening is formed in the lower end of the middle of the front end face of the beehive, a rectangular supporting seat is arranged at the lower end in the rectangular opening, a flow guide box is arranged in the middle of the upper end of the rectangular supporting seat, and the rear end of the flow guide box penetrates through the rectangular opening, extends into the beehive and is fixedly connected with a water feeding pool. After the front end of the flow guide box extends out of the front end face of the beehive, the upper end of the flow guide box is connected with an inverted water supply bottle, the lower end of the water supply bottle is fixedly connected with an external thread bottle opening, a self-sealing rubber plunger is plugged into the external thread bottle opening, and rapid water supplementing is achieved through a self-sealing rubber plunger mechanism. Flow guiding can be automatically started only by screwing off the water supply bottle for water injection and then screwing again, internal assemblies do not need to be disassembled, and operation is easy, convenient and efficient.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of bee feeding technology, specifically a detachable bee feeder. Background Technology

[0002] Bee feeders are specialized tools used in beekeeping to artificially supplement bee food. They are mainly used for feeding bees with syrup, honey, or pollen, helping bee colonies survive and thrive when nectar sources are scarce or during inclement weather. Common types include entrance feeders (suspended at the hive entrance), frame feeders (placed inside the hive), and top feeders (installed under the hive lid). They are mostly made of plastic, glass, or wood and have anti-drowning designs to prevent bees from falling while foraging.

[0003] For example, patent announcement number CN219593388U discloses a bee feeder, including a feeder body. The feeder body is provided with an inverted water bottle in the vertical direction. The outer circumference of the top of the inverted water bottle has a threaded annular groove, and the outer circumference of the bottom of the inverted water bottle has a thread. A limit ring is provided on the outer circumference of the bottom of the inverted water bottle. A bee sunshade is installed inside the annular groove of the inverted water bottle through the thread. The center of the bee sunshade has a threaded hole that runs vertically through it. A bee feeding plate is installed at the bottom of the inverted water bottle through the thread. The inverted water bottle design makes it convenient for the bee sunshade to be installed on the top of the bee feeding plate through the thread, thereby preventing bees from being exposed to the sun when drinking water in the drinking pool of the bee feeding plate. This solves the problem that the top of the feeder has no sunshade measures and cannot provide sun protection for the bees eating, and it is inconvenient to add a sunshade to the top of the water bottle to provide sun protection for the bees eating.

[0004] However, in the above-mentioned technologies, when the water bottle is replenished, the feeding plate needs to be removed every time water is added because the bottle opening is not equipped with an automatic sealing mechanism, which is quite troublesome. At the same time, placing the entire feeder outside the beehive can easily attract other insects to compete for food. Therefore, there is an urgent need in the market to develop a detachable bee feeder to help people solve the existing problems. Utility Model Content

[0005] The purpose of this utility model is to provide a detachable bee feeder to solve the problem mentioned in the background art that when the feeder is replenishing water in the water bottle, the feeding plate needs to be removed every time water is replenished because the bottle mouth is not equipped with an automatic sealing mechanism, which is quite troublesome. At the same time, placing the entire feeder outside the beehive can easily attract other insects to compete for food.

[0006] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model provides the following technical solution: a detachable bee feeder, comprising a beehive, a rectangular opening at the lower middle of the front face of the beehive, a rectangular support base at the lower end of the rectangular opening, a flow guide box at the upper middle of the rectangular support base, the rear end of the flow guide box extending through the rectangular opening into the beehive and fixedly connected to a water tank, a feeding box fixedly connected to the rear end of the water tank, an inverted water supply bottle connected to the upper end of the flow guide box extending out of the front face of the beehive, an externally threaded bottle mouth fixedly connected to the lower end of the water supply bottle, and a self-sealing rubber plunger inserted inside the externally threaded bottle mouth.

[0007] Preferably, the front end of the rectangular support extends out of the front face of the beehive and is fixedly connected to wing plates on both sides, and both wing plates are fixedly connected to the beehive by screws.

[0008] Preferably, a guide hole is provided in the middle of the rectangular support base, an L-shaped connecting rod is fixedly connected to the middle of the rear end face of the feeding box, a vertical connecting rod is fixedly connected to the lower end face of the flow guide box and the front end of the rectangular support base, and a guide rod is fixedly connected between the L-shaped connecting rod and the vertical connecting rod, with the middle of the guide rod passing through the guide hole.

[0009] Preferably, an internally threaded tube is fixedly connected to the upper end face of the flow guide box and directly below the water supply bottle, and the externally threaded bottle mouth at the lower end of the water supply bottle is inserted into the internally threaded tube for threaded connection and fixation.

[0010] Preferably, the self-sealing rubber plunger has multiple guide holes arranged in a ring array between its upper and lower end faces, and a lifting rod is provided in the middle of the self-sealing rubber plunger.

[0011] Preferably, the upper end of the lifting rod extends from the upper end face of the closed rubber plunger and is fixedly connected to a sealing plate, and the lower end of the lifting rod extends from the lower end face of the closed rubber plunger and is fixedly connected to a linkage plate.

[0012] Preferably, a spring is provided between the lower end face of the self-sealing rubber plunger and the upper end face of the linkage plate, and on the outside of the lifting rod.

[0013] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of this utility model are:

[0014] (1) This utility model features a unique self-sealing water replenishment mechanism, including a self-sealing rubber plunger, a lifting rod, a sealing plate, a linkage plate, and a spring. During water replenishment, simply unscrew the water supply bottle and pull out the self-sealing rubber plunger to directly inject water. After injecting water, insert the self-sealing rubber plunger and tighten it again to complete the replenishment process. During tightening, the linkage plate is obstructed at the bottom of the flow guide box, forcing the self-sealing rubber plunger to move downwards relative to the sealing plate and compress the spring, automatically opening the flow guide hole to allow liquid to flow out. The entire process does not require disassembling internal components such as the feeding plate, greatly simplifying the water replenishment operation and significantly improving ease of use.

[0015] (2) In this utility model, the core feeding components are located inside the beehive. Bees can feed inside the beehive, while the water replenishment point and flow diversion part that need to be operated extend to the outside of the beehive. This design effectively avoids the feed being directly exposed to the external environment of the beehive, significantly reducing the risk of attracting ants, wasps, or other insects to compete for food, and better protecting bee colony resources.

[0016] (3) In this utility model, the feeder body is designed to slide as a whole. The guide box, water pool and feeding box are connected to the guide hole through the connecting rod. When it is necessary to clean the inside of the feeder or add solid feed, simply pull the guide box outward from the outside of the beehive to smoothly and conveniently pull out the entire internal components of the feeder from the beehive for cleaning or operation. After completion, push it back. Attached Figure Description

[0017] Figure 1 This is a front view of a detachable bee feeder according to the present invention;

[0018] Figure 2 This is a side sectional view of the beehive of this utility model;

[0019] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the feeder structure of this utility model;

[0020] Figure 4 This is a side sectional view of the feeder of this utility model;

[0021] Figure 5 This is a detailed enlarged view of part A of this utility model.

[0022] In the diagram: 1. Beehive; 101. Rectangular opening; 2. Rectangular support base; 201. Wing plate; 202. Screw; 203. Guide hole; 3. Flow box; 301. Water tank; 302. Feeding box; 303. L-shaped connecting rod; 304. Vertical connecting rod; 305. Guide rod; 306. Internally threaded pipe; 4. Water supply bottle; 401. Externally threaded bottle mouth; 5. Self-sealing rubber plunger; 501. Flow hole; 502. Lifting rod; 503. Sealing plate; 504. Linkage plate; 505. Spring. Detailed Implementation

[0023] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments of the present utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments.

[0024] Please see Figure 1-5 This utility model provides an embodiment of a detachable bee feeder, comprising a beehive 1. A rectangular opening 101 is provided at the lower center of the front face of the beehive 1. A rectangular support base 2 is provided at the lower end of the rectangular opening 101. A flow guide box 3 is provided at the upper center of the rectangular support base 2. The rear end of the flow guide box 3 extends through the rectangular opening 101 into the beehive 1 and is fixedly connected to a water tank 301. A feeding box 302 is fixedly connected to the rear end of the water tank 301. The front end of the flow guide box 3 extends out of the front face of the beehive 1 and is connected to an inverted water bottle 4 at its upper end. The front end of the rectangular support base 2 extends out of the front face of the beehive 1 and is fixedly connected to wing plates 201 on both sides. Both wing plates 201 are fixedly connected to the beehive 1 by screws 202. A guide hole 203 is provided in the middle. An L-shaped connecting rod 303 is fixedly connected to the middle of the rear end face of the feeding box 302. A vertical connecting rod 304 is fixedly connected to the lower end face of the guide box 3 and the front end of the rectangular support 2. A guide rod 305 is fixedly connected between the L-shaped connecting rod 303 and the vertical connecting rod 304. The middle of the guide rod 305 passes through the guide hole 203. By pulling the guide box 3, the guide box 3 moves the water pool 301 and the feeding box 302 out of the rectangular opening 101, which facilitates the cleaning of the inside of the water pool 301 and the feeding box 302. At the same time, bee feed is put into the feeding box 302. When the guide box 3, the water pool 301 and the feeding box 302 move as a whole, they are guided by sliding along the guide hole 203 through the guide rod 305.

[0025] Please see Figure 3 and Figure 4The lower end of the water supply bottle 4 is fixedly connected to an externally threaded bottle neck 401. An internally threaded tube 306 is fixedly connected to the upper end of the guide box 3 and directly below the water supply bottle 4. The externally threaded bottle neck 401 at the lower end of the water supply bottle 4 is inserted into the internally threaded tube 306 for a threaded connection and fixation. A self-sealing rubber plunger 5 is inserted inside the externally threaded bottle neck 401. Multiple guide holes 501 are arranged in a circular array between the upper and lower end faces of the self-sealing rubber plunger 5. A lifting rod 502 is provided in the middle of the self-sealing rubber plunger 5. The upper end of the lifting rod 502 extends out of the upper end face of the self-sealing rubber plunger 5 and is fixedly connected to a sealing rod. The lower end of the closing plate 503 and the lifting rod 502 extends out to the lower end face of the self-sealing rubber plunger 5 and is fixedly connected to the linkage plate 504. A spring 505 is sleeved between the lower end face of the self-sealing rubber plunger 5 and the upper end face of the linkage plate 504 and on the outside of the lifting rod 502. When it is necessary to fill the water supply bottle 4 with water, the external threaded bottle mouth 401 is disengaged from the internal threaded tube 306 by rotating the water supply bottle 4. The lifting rod 502 is pulled by the linkage plate 504, and the lifting rod 502 drives the closing plate 503 to pull the self-sealing rubber plunger 5 out of the external threaded bottle mouth 401 so that the water supply bottle 4 can be filled with water.

[0026] Please see Figure 4 and Figure 5 After filling with water, the self-sealing rubber plunger 5 is reinserted into the external threaded bottle neck 401 and fixed. The spring 505 pushes the linkage plate 504 away from the self-sealing rubber plunger 5, causing the linkage plate 504 to pull the lifting rod 502. This causes the lifting rod 502 to pull the sealing plate 503 against the end face of the self-sealing rubber plunger 5 facing the inside of the water supply bottle 4, thus sealing the multiple guide holes 501. When the water supply bottle 4 is inverted and connected to the internal threaded tube 306, the lower end face of the linkage plate 504 passes through first. The internal threaded tube 306 is attached to the lower end face of the inner side of the guide box 3. When the external threaded bottle mouth 401 descends through the threaded connection with the internal threaded tube 306, the self-sealing rubber plunger 5 descends with the external threaded bottle mouth 401 and compresses the spring 505 due to the obstruction of the descending of the linkage plate 504. Meanwhile, the sealing plate 503 rises relative to the self-sealing rubber plunger 5, thereby releasing the sealing state of the upper end of the guide hole 501, so that the water inside the water supply bottle 4 can enter the guide box 3 through multiple guide holes 501 and flow into the water supply pool 301.

[0027] Working principle: During use, bees mainly obtain supplementary feed from the feeding box 302 located inside the hive 1. When it is necessary to add liquid (such as syrup or water) to the feeding system, the operator does not need to disassemble the internal parts of the feeder. Simply rotate the water supply bottle 4 from outside the beehive to disengage the external threaded bottle neck 401 from the internal threaded tube 306. Then, pull the lifting rod 502 via the linkage plate 504. The lifting rod 502, in turn, moves the sealing plate 503 to pull the self-sealing rubber plunger 5 out of the external threaded bottle neck 401, allowing water to be filled into the water supply bottle 4. After filling, reinsert the self-sealing rubber plunger 5 into the external threaded bottle neck 401 and secure it. A spring 505 pushes the linkage plate 504 away from the self-sealing rubber plunger 5, causing the linkage plate 504 to pull the lifting rod 502. This pulls the sealing plate 502 to engage with the end face of the self-sealing rubber plunger 5 facing inwards from the water supply bottle 4, sealing the multiple guide holes 501. After filling, invert the water supply bottle 4 and tighten it onto the internal threaded tube 306. During tightening, the water supply bottle 4 moves the self-sealing rubber plunger 5 downwards along with it. When the linkage plate 504 at the lower end of the self-sealing rubber plunger 5 contacts the bottom of the flow guide box 3, the linkage plate 504 stops moving downward. Continuing to tighten the water bottle 4 will cause the self-sealing rubber plunger 5 to continue moving downward relative to the stopped linkage plate 504 and lifting rod 502, compressing the spring 505. Simultaneously, the sealing plate 503 fixed to the upper end of the lifting rod 502 moves upward relative to the self-sealing rubber plunger 5, thereby opening the flow guide hole 501 at the upper part of the self-sealing rubber plunger 5. The liquid in the water bottle 4 then flows into the flow guide box 3 through the opened flow guide hole 501, and then into the rear water feeding tank 301 via the flow guide box 3. When it is necessary to clean the feeding box 302, the water feeding tank 301, or to replenish solid feed, the flow guide box 3 can be pulled outward. At this time, the vertical connecting rod 304 fixed at the lower end of the flow guide box 3 and the L-shaped connecting rod 303 at the rear end of the feeding box 302 together drive the guide rod 305, so that the entire feeder assembly (flow guide box 3, water pool 301, feeding box 302) slides smoothly out of the beehive 1 along the guide hole 203 on the rectangular support 2, which is convenient for operation.

[0028] It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that this invention is not limited to the details of the exemplary embodiments described above, and that it can be implemented in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics of this invention. Therefore, the embodiments should be considered illustrative and non-limiting in all respects, and the scope of this invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the foregoing description. Thus, it is intended that all variations falling within the meaning and scope of equivalents of the claims be included within this invention. No reference numerals in the claims should be construed as limiting the scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A detachable bee feeder comprising a beehive (1), characterised in that: A rectangular opening (101) is provided at the lower middle part of the front face of the beehive (1). A rectangular support base (2) is provided at the lower part of the rectangular opening (101). A flow guide box (3) is provided at the middle of the upper part of the rectangular support base (2). The rear end of the flow guide box (3) extends through the rectangular opening (101) into the beehive (1) and is fixedly connected to a water feeding pool (301). A feeding box (302) is fixedly connected to the rear end of the water feeding pool (301). An inverted water supply bottle (4) is connected to the upper end of the flow guide box (3) after it extends out of the front face of the beehive (1). An external threaded bottle mouth (401) is fixedly connected to the lower end of the water supply bottle (4). A self-sealing rubber plunger (5) is inserted into the external threaded bottle mouth (401).

2. A detachable bee feeder according to claim 1, characterized in that: The front end of the rectangular support base (2) extends out of the front end of the beehive (1) and is fixedly connected to wing plates (201) on both sides. Both wing plates (201) are fixedly connected to the beehive (1) by screws (202).

3. A detachable bee feeder as claimed in claim 1, wherein: The rectangular support base (2) has a guide hole (203) in the middle. The feeding box (302) has an L-shaped connecting rod (303) fixedly connected to the middle of its rear end face. The flow guide box (3) has a vertical connecting rod (304) fixedly connected to the lower end face and the front end of the rectangular support base (2). The L-shaped connecting rod (303) and the vertical connecting rod (304) are fixedly connected together by a guide rod (305). The guide rod (305) passes through the guide hole (203) in the middle.

4. A detachable bee feeder according to claim 1, characterized in that: The upper end of the flow guide box (3) is fixedly connected to an internally threaded tube (306) at the lower end of the water supply bottle (4). The externally threaded bottle mouth (401) at the lower end of the water supply bottle (4) is inserted into the internally threaded tube (306) for threaded connection and fixation.

5. A detachable bee feeder as claimed in claim 1, wherein: The self-sealing rubber plunger (5) has multiple guide holes (501) arranged in a ring array between its upper and lower end faces, and a lifting rod (502) is provided in the middle of the self-sealing rubber plunger (5).

6. A detachable bee feeder according to claim 5, characterised in that: The upper end of the lifting rod (502) extends from the upper end face of the self-sealing rubber plunger (5) and is fixedly connected to a sealing plate (503). The lower end of the lifting rod (502) extends from the lower end face of the self-sealing rubber plunger (5) and is fixedly connected to a linkage plate (504).

7. A detachable bee feeder according to claim 6, characterised in that: A spring (505) is provided between the lower end face of the self-sealing rubber plunger (5) and the upper end face of the linkage plate (504) and on the outside of the lifting rod (502).

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