Honey Extractor Receptacle Axis Reduces Container Diameter
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Solution Overview
Problem
Self-reversing honey extractors require larger spaces and more material due to the mechanical stress on honeycombs, which can lead to breakage and inefficient honey extraction, and the need for careful speed control, making them less efficient and more costly compared to tangential centrifuges.
Innovation Solution
The axis of rotation for the receptacles is moved through the receiving space, reducing the pivoting radius and allowing for a smaller container diameter, and incorporating a hollow shaft to accommodate the axis of rotation, enabling more efficient honey extraction with reduced space and material usage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the axis of rotation of receptacles is positioned at the outer circumference of the basket (prior art), then the receptacles can pivot to throw honey onto the container wall, but the container requires a large diameter (over 600 mm, often 690 mm) to accommodate the pivoting movement
Solution Approach 1:
The patent moves the axis of rotation from the outer circumference to the center of the receiving space, fundamentally changing the spatial dimension of rotation. This dimensional shift allows the receptacle to pivot within a compact radial distance, reducing the container diameter from over 600 mm to under 500 mm while maintaining the automatic honey extraction function
2Area of stationary object
If the axis of rotation is moved through the receiving space, then the container diameter is reduced, but the axis must be positioned precisely to avoid interfering with honeycomb insertion and extraction
Solution Approach 1:
The patent positions the axis of rotation at a specific location within the receiving space - centered but offset to provide clearance. This localized positioning provides different qualities in different areas: the center region accommodates the axis, while the peripheral region allows free movement of the receptacle and honeycomb, resolving the conflict between compact size and ease of manufacture
3Ease of operation
If self-reversing spinners are used to empty both sides of honeycombs automatically, then manual turning is eliminated, but the device requires greater space and more material compared to tangential centrifuges
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the advantages of both tangential and radial centrifuges by integrating the automatic two-sided emptying capability of self-reversing spinners with the compact design of tangential centrifuges. The merged system achieves automatic operation without requiring the large container diameter and material expenditure of traditional self-reversing spinners
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This design reduces the container diameter, allowing for more honeycombs to be processed in the same space, increasing production capacity by 50% and minimizing material expenditure while preventing honeycomb breakage through controlled centrifugal forces.
Implementation Method 1
both sides can be emptied when the direction of rotation of the basket is changed
Implementation Method 2
the holder pivots around the axis of rotation attached to the outer circumference of the basket into a tangential position in order to throw the honey from the honeycomb cells on one side of the honeycomb onto the container wall using centrifugal force
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AI summary
The invention relates to a honey extractor with a container (2) in which a rotatable basket (3) with receptacles (4) for honeycombs and a rotation axis (6) can be set in rotation, wherein each receptacle (4, 4.1, 4.2) has a receiving space (5), is rotatably mounted, and can pivot in two directions depending on the direction of rotation of the basket (3), and wherein the container (2) has an outlet opening (12) from which the extracted honey can be removed, and wherein the honey extractor has a drive (8) for the rotation of the basket (3). In order to reduce the size of honey extractors, it is provided that the rotation axis (10.1) of the receptacles (4, 4.1) passes through the receiving space (5) of the receptacles (4, 4.1).