Bee breeding anti-stinging honey taking device

Abstract

This utility model discloses a honey-harvesting device for beekeeping, belonging to the field of beekeeping technology. It includes a box unit with a honey-harvesting opening at the top and a hive entrance at the bottom; a honey storage frame unit located inside the box unit; a bee colony isolation unit located below the honey storage frame unit, including a grid plate and an operating handle for rotating the grid plate; and a linkage lifting unit connecting the operating handle to the honey storage frame unit. When the operating handle is rotated, the linkage lifting unit simultaneously lifts the honey storage frame unit, while the grid plate sweeps across the bee colony's concentrated area. This utility model achieves physical isolation between humans and bees through single-handle linkage control of the honey storage frame's lifting and the grid plate's rotation; the rotating grid plate utilizes a composite bee-repelling structure to efficiently disperse the bee colony; a dynamic sealing design prevents bees from swarming upwards; a controllable observation window assists operation; and a quick-release and locking mechanism enhances convenience. Overall, it achieves safe, sting-free, and efficient honey harvesting.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model specifically relates to a honey extraction device for beekeeping that prevents bee stings, belonging to the field of beekeeping technology. Background Technology

[0002] In beekeeping, honey harvesting is a core step, but this process is highly susceptible to triggering defensive stings from the bee colony, posing a direct threat to the safety of operators and disrupting the normal activities of the bees. Efficiently and safely separating bees from the honey storage area to achieve non-contact honey extraction is crucial for ensuring the safety of both humans and bees and maintaining the health of the bee colony. Traditional manual honey harvesting methods often require operators to directly face the bee colony, resulting in insufficient protection, cumbersome procedures, and difficulty in effectively avoiding the risk of bee stings.

[0003] Traditional honey extraction methods generally suffer from drawbacks such as close contact between humans and bees and low operational efficiency. The process of separating bees from honeycombs typically relies on manual herding or smoke sedation, which is not only unreliable and prone to irritating the bee colony, but also requires operators to be in close contact with the bees for extended periods, making protection difficult and risky. Furthermore, when lifting the honeycomb frame for extraction, the lack of effective physical isolation for the bee colony gathered below makes the process unpredictable. In addition, most devices lack the ability to dynamically observe the bee colony's status and the honeycomb's position during extraction, making it difficult for operators to precisely control the separation degree, and there is a lack of convenient locking mechanisms. Utility Model Content

[0004] The purpose of this utility model is to address the shortcomings of the existing technology by providing a honey extraction device for beekeeping that prevents bee stings, so as to achieve the goals of safety without stings, convenient and efficient operation, and minimal interference to bee colonies. The device includes a box unit with an openable and closable honey extraction port at the top and a hive entrance at the bottom.

[0005] The honey storage frame unit is vertically and retractably installed inside the box unit;

[0006] The bee colony isolation unit, located below the honey storage frame unit, includes a horizontally rotatable grid plate and an operating handle for driving the grid plate to rotate.

[0007] A linkage lifting unit connects the operating handle to the honey storage frame unit;

[0008] When the operating handle is rotated, the linkage lifting unit simultaneously lifts the honey storage frame unit and drives the grid plate to rotate horizontally.

[0009] Furthermore, the grating is composed of multiple V-shaped cross-section gratings arranged in parallel;

[0010] The V-shaped opening directions of adjacent V-shaped cross-section grid bars are staggered and opposite;

[0011] The V-shaped cross-section grating has a pointed edge, which faces the front side of the grating plate in the direction of rotation.

[0012] Furthermore, a flexible lever is hinged to the inner side of the opening of the V-shaped cross-section grid bar;

[0013] The free end of the flexible lever extends toward the rotation center axis of the grille plate.

[0014] Furthermore, the pointed edge is provided with raised texture;

[0015] The raised texture is continuously distributed along the axial direction of the V-shaped cross-section grating;

[0016] The flexible lever has a bee-repellent coating on its surface.

[0017] Furthermore, a protective cover is fitted around the honey storage frame unit;

[0018] The bottom of the protective cover is provided with an annular groove;

[0019] The upper surface edge of the grating plate is embedded in the annular groove and can slide along the annular groove.

[0020] Furthermore, the operating handle is equipped with an anti-accidental touch locking mechanism;

[0021] The anti-accidental touch locking mechanism includes a pop-up limit pin and a positioning hole array;

[0022] The limiting pin can be inserted into any hole in the positioning hole array and fixed during the rotation of the operating handle.

[0023] Furthermore, a transparent observation window is provided on the side wall of the enclosure unit;

[0024] The outside of the transparent observation window is covered with a light-shielding plate.

[0025] Furthermore, the center of the grille plate is provided with a quick-release connector;

[0026] The quick-release connector includes a magnetic ring and a snap-fit ​​boss;

[0027] The operating handle drive end is provided with a snap-fit ​​groove for connection with the quick-release connector.

[0028] Beneficial effects:

[0029] The linkage lifting unit enables single-action synchronous control of the operating handle. Rotating the handle simultaneously lifts the honey storage frame unit and drives the grid plate to rotate horizontally, creating a honey-harvesting mechanism that physically isolates humans from bees. The rotating grid plate, through the directional sweeping of its staggered, reverse-arranged V-shaped cross-section bars and their pointed edges, the centrifugal swing of the flexible lever, and the synergistic effect of the bee-repelling coating, effectively drives away bees from areas where swarms gather. The protective cover and annular slide maintain a dynamic seal during lifting, preventing bees from swarming upwards. A transparent observation window combined with a light-shielding plate allows for controllable light adjustment and operational visibility. An anti-accidental-touch locking mechanism ensures precise locking of the operating angle, while quick-release connectors simplify the assembly and disassembly of key components. Overall, this system achieves the core advantages of safety without stings, convenient and efficient operation, and minimal bee swarm interference. Attached Figure Description

[0030] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of this utility model;

[0031] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the housing unit and the anti-accidental touch locking mechanism of this utility model;

[0032] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the grating plate and quick-release connector of this utility model;

[0033] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the operating handle and the locking slot of this utility model;

[0034] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the honey storage frame unit and the bee colony isolation unit of this utility model;

[0035] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the grating plate of this utility model;

[0036] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the V-shaped cross-section grid bar of this utility model.

[0037] In the diagram: 1. Cabinet unit; 101. Honey inlet; 102. Hive entrance; 103. Transparent observation window; 104. Light shield; 2. Honey storage frame unit; 201. Protective cover; 202. Annular slide; 3. Bee colony isolation unit; 301. Grille plate; 302. Operating handle; 303. V-shaped cross-section grille; 304. Sharp edge; 305. Flexible lever; 306. Raised texture; 307. Bee repellent coating; 308. Quick-release connector; 309. Magnetic ring; 310. Snap-on boss; 311. Snap-on groove; 4. Linked lifting unit; 5. Anti-accidental touch locking mechanism; 501. Limit pin; 502. Positioning hole array. Detailed Implementation

[0038] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of the present utility model.

[0039] Please see Figure 1-7 As shown, a honey-harvesting device for beekeeping to prevent bee stings includes a honey-harvesting port 101 of a housing unit 1, which is configured as a flip-openable cover structure. When closed, it is flush with the top surface of the housing unit 1 and sealed. A hive entrance 102 is opened on the bottom side wall of the housing unit 1 for bees to enter and exit. A transparent observation window 103 is embedded in the middle of the side wall of the housing unit 1. A light-shielding plate 104 covers the outer surface of the transparent observation window 103 through a sliding rail structure set on its side and on the housing unit 1. When the light-shielding plate 104 slides along the sliding rail to cover the area of ​​the transparent observation window 103, it prevents external light from entering the interior of the housing unit 1; when the light-shielding plate 104 slides away, it exposes the transparent observation window 103 for observation and allows light to enter.

[0040] The honey storage frame unit 2 is suspended inside the center of the box unit 1 by the linkage lifting unit 4. The protective cover 201 is set as a cylindrical structure and is sleeved on the periphery of the honey storage frame unit 2. The bottom of the protective cover 201 extends to form an annular groove 202. The inner wall of the annular groove 202 is fixedly connected to the cylindrical body of the protective cover 201. When the honey storage frame unit 2 is lifted, the protective cover 201 moves vertically synchronously with the honey storage frame unit 2.

[0041] The edge of the upper surface of the grid plate 301 of the beehive isolation unit 3 is embedded in the annular groove 202 of the protective cover 201. The operating handle 302 passes through the side wall of the housing unit 1 and connects to the center of the grid plate 301. The grid plate 301 is composed of multiple V-shaped cross-section grid bars 303 arranged in parallel. The V-shaped openings of the V-shaped cross-section grid bars 303 are uniformly oriented towards the rear side of the rotation direction of the grid plate 301, while their pointed edges 304 are uniformly oriented towards the front side of the rotation direction. The flexible lever 305 is hinged to the inner side wall of the opening of the V-shaped cross-section grid bars 303, and its free end hangs down in the natural state, pointing towards the central axis of the grid plate 301. The surface of the pointed edge 304 is processed with raised textures 306 to form dense friction stripes. The surface of the flexible lever 305 is covered with a bee-repellent coating 307 material. The quick-release connector 308 includes a magnetic ring 309 embedded in the bottom center of the grid plate 301 and snap-fit ​​bosses 310 distributed circumferentially around the magnetic ring 309. The operating handle 302 has a snap-fit ​​groove 311 at its drive end, which has a groove inside that matches the snap-fit ​​boss 310.

[0042] The linkage lifting unit 4 is specifically configured to include a bevel gear set and a gear and rack transmission mechanism. The rotating shaft of the operating handle 302 extends horizontally into the housing unit 1 and is coaxially fixedly connected to a horizontal bevel gear. This horizontal bevel gear meshes with a vertically mounted vertical bevel gear. The vertical bevel gear is coaxially fixedly connected to a driving gear, which meshes with a vertically mounted driven rack. The upper end of the driven rack is fixedly connected to the support of the honey storage frame unit 2. When the operating handle 302 is rotated, its rotating shaft drives the horizontal bevel gear to rotate, thereby driving the meshing vertical bevel gear and the coaxial driving gear. When the wheel rotates, the active gear meshes with the driven rack, causing it to move vertically and linearly under the guidance constraint, thereby raising or lowering the support of the honey storage frame unit 2 and the fixed honey storage frame unit 2. At the same time, the rotating shaft of the operating handle 302 directly drives the center of the grid plate 301 to rotate through its extension end or coaxial connection. This linkage design ensures that a single rotation of the operating handle 302 simultaneously realizes the raising and lowering of the honey storage frame unit 2 and the horizontal rotation of the grid plate 301. The annular groove 202 at the bottom of the protective cover 201 and the sliding cooperation with the edge of the grid plate 301 maintain a dynamic seal to isolate the bee colony.

[0043] The limit pin 501 of the anti-accidental touch locking mechanism 5 is installed at the root of the operating handle 302 by a spring. The positioning hole array 502 is distributed in a ring around the axis of the operating handle 302 on the inner wall of the housing unit 1. When the operating handle 302 is rotated, the limit pin 501 is ejected by centrifugal force and locked into the corresponding hole position of the positioning hole array 502 to lock the angle.

[0044] When the operating handle 302 is rotated, the bevel gear set and gear rack transmission mechanism of the linkage lifting unit 4 drive the honey storage frame unit 2 to rise vertically. At the same time, the operating handle 302 drives the grid plate 301 to rotate horizontally under the constraint of the annular slide groove 202. The sharp edge 304 of the V-shaped cross section grid bar 303 pushes the bee swarm to the sides. The raised texture 306 vibrates when it comes into contact with the bees. The flexible lever 305 swings outward under the action of centrifugal force to dispel the remaining bees. The bee repellent coating 307 continuously releases bee repellent substances. During the process of rising with the honey storage frame unit 2, the protective cover 201 maintains a dynamic seal with the rotating grid plate 301 through the annular slide groove 202 to isolate the bee swarm. The light shield 104 slides to adjust the light intensity inside the box to inhibit bee activity. The limit pin 501 pops into the positioning hole array 502 to fix the operating angle. The magnetic ring 309 adsorbs and the buckle boss 310 deforms to complete the automatic locking of the quick-release connector 308.

[0045] As a technical optimization solution of this utility model, such as Figures 3 to 7As shown, when the grid plate 301 rotates, the staggered and oppositely arranged V-shaped cross-section grid bars 303 form alternating airflow channels between their V-shaped openings. The pointed edge 304 acts as a leading cutting edge, directly acting on the surface of the bee colony gathering area, pushing the bees to be diverted to both sides of the rotation direction of the grid plate 301. At the same time, the entire array of staggered and oppositely arranged V-shaped cross-section grid bars 303 generates a continuous sweeping action similar to comb teeth, covering the bee colony gathering area.

[0046] As a technical optimization solution of this utility model, such as Figures 3 to 7 As shown, when the grid plate 301 rotates, the flexible lever 305 swings around its hinge point under the influence of the rotational force, causing the free end of the flexible lever 305 to displace outward in the rotation direction of the grid plate 301. During the swinging process, the side of the flexible lever 305 contacts and pushes the bee located in the inner area of ​​the opening of the V-shaped cross-section grid bar 303 to move outward in the rotation direction of the grid plate 301. At the same time, the free end of the flexible lever 305 forms a continuously swinging dynamic barrier area during the displacement process, covering the opening space of the V-shaped cross-section grid bar 303.

[0047] As a technical optimization solution of this utility model, such as Figure 7 As shown, when the grid plate 301 rotates, the raised texture 306 on the surface of the pointed edge 304 comes into contact with the bees and generates periodic vibration transmission. At the same time, during the swing of the flexible lever 305, the bee-repelling coating 307 continuously releases bee-repelling substances to form an odor barrier. The vibration transmission of the raised texture 306 and the odor barrier of the flexible lever 305 work together to push the bee colony, enhancing the three-dimensional repelling effect on the bee colony gathering area.

[0048] As a technical optimization solution of this utility model, such as Figures 1 to 5 As shown, when the grid plate 301 rotates, the edge of the grid plate 301 slides circumferentially along the annular groove 202 at the bottom of the protective cover 201. The annular groove 202 provides radial constraint and axial positioning for the rotational movement of the grid plate 301, so that the grid plate 301 remains horizontally stable during rotation. At the same time, the protective cover 201 forms a dynamic sealing barrier with the rotating grid plate 301 through the annular groove 202, isolating the bee colony below from the honey storage frame unit 2 area above.

[0049] As a technical optimization solution of this utility model, such as Figure 2As shown, when the operating handle 302 is rotated to the desired position, the pop-out limit pin 501 automatically pops out and inserts into the positioning hole array 502. At this time, the limit pin 501 and the hole wall of the positioning hole array 502 form a rigid abutment, preventing the operating handle 302 from rotating accidentally. When it is necessary to release the lock, external force presses the limit pin 501 to make it disengage from the positioning hole array 502, and the operating handle 302 can continue to rotate. The pop-out action of the limit pin 501 and the equidistant distribution of the positioning hole array 502 work together to realize the segmented positioning function of the rotation angle of the operating handle 302.

[0050] As a technical optimization solution of this utility model, such as Figure 1 As shown, the light-shielding plate 104 can slide along the outer surface of the transparent observation window 103 to selectively cover or expose the observation area of ​​the transparent observation window 103. When the light-shielding plate 104 completely covers the transparent observation window 103, a light-proof environment is formed inside the box unit 1 to inhibit bee activity. When the light-shielding plate 104 slides away from the transparent observation window 103, external light passes through the transparent observation window 103 and enters the box unit 1 to facilitate observation of the bee colony status and the position of the honey storage frame unit 2. The sliding path of the light-shielding plate 104 is set parallel to the plane of the transparent observation window 103.

[0051] As a technical optimization solution of this utility model, such as Figures 3 to 6 As shown, when the driving end of the operating handle 302 is connected to the quick-release connector 308, the magnetic ring 309 first adheres to the bottom surface of the snap-fit ​​groove 311 to achieve a pre-position. Then, the snap-fit ​​boss 310 is squeezed and undergoes elastic deformation and slides into the snap-fit ​​groove 311 to lock in the position. At this time, the snap-fit ​​boss 310 and the side wall of the snap-fit ​​groove 311 form a rigid snap-fit. When it is necessary to remove the grid plate 301, an axial separation force is applied to make the snap-fit ​​boss 310 break away from the constraint of the side wall of the snap-fit ​​groove 311. After the adsorption force of the magnetic ring 309 is overcome, a quick separation is achieved. The pre-positioning of the magnetic ring 309 and the elastic snap-fit ​​of the snap-fit ​​boss 310 work together to complete the axial connection and separation action of the quick-release connector 308.

[0052] 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.

[0053] Furthermore, it should be understood that although this specification describes embodiments, not every embodiment contains only one independent technical solution. This narrative style is merely for clarity. Those skilled in the art should consider 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 honey-harvesting device for beekeeping that prevents bee stings, characterized in that, include: The box unit (1) has an openable and closable honey extraction port (101) at the top and a hive entrance (102) at the bottom. The honey storage frame unit (2) is vertically and retractably installed inside the box unit (1); The bee colony isolation unit (3) is located below the honey storage frame unit (2) and includes a horizontally rotatable grid plate (301) and an operating handle (302) that drives the grid plate (301) to rotate. Linkage lifting unit (4) connects the operating handle (302) and the honey storage frame unit (2); When the operating handle (302) is rotated, the linkage lifting unit (4) simultaneously lifts the honey storage frame unit (2) and drives the grid plate (301) to rotate horizontally.

2. The honey extraction device for beekeeping with anti-bee sting protection as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The grating plate (301) is composed of multiple V-shaped cross-section grating bars (303) arranged in parallel; The V-shaped opening directions of adjacent V-shaped cross-section grating bars (303) are staggered and opposite; The V-shaped cross-section grating (303) has a pointed edge (304) facing the front side of the grating plate (301) in the direction of rotation.

3. The honey extraction device for beekeeping with anti-bee sting protection as described in claim 2, characterized in that: A flexible lever (305) is hinged to the inner side of the opening of the V-shaped cross-section grating (303). The free end of the flexible lever (305) extends toward the rotation center axis of the grille plate (301).

4. The honey extraction device for beekeeping with anti-bee sting protection as described in claim 3, characterized in that: The pointed edge (304) is provided with raised texture (306); The raised texture (306) is continuously distributed along the axial direction of the V-shaped cross-section grating (303); The flexible lever (305) has a bee-repellent coating (307) attached to its surface.

5. The honey extraction device for beekeeping with anti-bee sting protection as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The honey storage frame unit (2) is surrounded by a protective cover (201); The bottom of the protective cover (201) is provided with an annular groove (202); The upper surface edge of the grating plate (301) is embedded in the annular groove (202) and can slide along the annular groove (202).

6. The honey extraction device for beekeeping with anti-bee sting protection as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The operating handle (302) is equipped with an anti-accidental touch locking mechanism (5); The anti-accidental touch locking mechanism (5) includes a pop-up limit pin (501) and a positioning hole array (502). The limiting pin (501) can be inserted into any hole in the positioning hole array (502) and fixed during the rotation of the operating handle (302).

7. The honey extraction device for beekeeping with anti-bee sting protection as described in claim 1, characterized in that: A transparent observation window (103) is provided on the side wall of the box unit (1); The transparent observation window (103) is covered with a light shield (104).

8. The honey extraction device for beekeeping with anti-bee sting protection as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The center of the grating plate (301) is provided with a quick-release connector (308); The quick-release connector (308) includes a magnetic ring (309) and a snap-fit ​​boss (310). The operating handle (302) has a snap-fit ​​groove (311) at its drive end for connection with the quick-release connector (308).

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