FR2594638A1 - Weighing device for a beehive - Google Patents
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
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- A01K47/06—Other details of beehives, e.g. ventilating devices, entrances to hives, guards, partitions or bee escapes
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
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Description
DISPOSITIF DE PESEE POUR RUCHE
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La présente invention concerne un dispositif intégré à une ruche permettant de connaître en permanence le poids de la ruche de façon à suivre son évolution dans le temps sans la manipuler, ni la déplacer.WEIGHING DEVICE FOR BEEHIVE
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The present invention relates to a device integrated into a hive making it possible to constantly know the weight of the hive so as to follow its evolution over time without handling or moving it.
L'apiculture est l'application préférée du dispositif selon l'invention ; cependant, d'autres applications peuvent être envisagées dès qu'il s'agit d'une évaluation de poids en évolution, croissante ou décroissante, dans le temps. Beekeeping is the preferred application of the device according to the invention; however, other applications can be envisaged as soon as it is a weight evaluation that is changing, increasing or decreasing, over time.
Actuellement, le contrôle du poids d'une ruche nécessite son déplacement pour effectuer la pesée, entraînant une consommation supplémentaire de miel par les abeilles. Currently, the control of the weight of a hive requires its displacement to carry out the weighing, leading to an additional consumption of honey by the bees.
Le dispositif selon l'invention permet de remédier à cet inconvénient. De plus, il est simple et d'un coûtpeu élevé. The device according to the invention overcomes this drawback. In addition, it is simple and inexpensive.
Brièvement, il s'agit d'un dispositif placé sous la ruche et qui fait office de balance du type "pèse-personne". Briefly, it is a device placed under the hive and which acts as a scale of the "bathroom scale" type.
Plus précisément, le dispositif permettant de contrôler de façon continue le poids du miel contenu dans un ruche (1) est caractérisé par le fait qu'il comporte un plateau supérieur (20) et un plateau inférieur (21) qui coopèrent fonctionnellement entre eux au moyen d'une suspension souple (22) et constituant un ensemble (2) formant balance de type pèse-personne, cet ensemble étant placé entre le bas de la ruche et son support (3). More specifically, the device making it possible to continuously control the weight of the honey contained in a hive (1) is characterized in that it comprises an upper plate (20) and a lower plate (21) which functionally cooperate with one another. by means of a flexible suspension (22) and constituting an assembly (2) forming a scale such as a scale, this assembly being placed between the bottom of the hive and its support (3).
L'invention sera mieux comprise et d'autres caractéristiques apparaîtront à l'aide de la description qui suit faite en référence aux figures annexées qui représentent
- la figure -1- une vue de face de la ruche munie du dispositif de pesée selon l'invention,
- la figure -2- une vue de face de la ruche munie du dispositif de pesée selon la réalisation préférée de l'invention.The invention will be better understood and other characteristics will appear from the following description made with reference to the appended figures which represent
- Figure -1- a front view of the hive fitted with the weighing device according to the invention,
- Figure -2- a front view of the hive provided with the weighing device according to the preferred embodiment of the invention.
En se reportant à la figure -1-, le dispositif de pesée (2) est intercalé entre le corps de la ruche (1) et les pieds (3) formant support. I1 est composé d'un plateau supérieur (20) mobile avec le corps de la ruche et d'un plateau inférieur (21) fixe rigidement lié aux pieds (3). Les dimensions du plateau sont sensiblement égales à celles des planchers des ruches standards. Ils peuvent être cependant de dimensions différentes. Referring to Figure -1-, the weighing device (2) is interposed between the body of the hive (1) and the feet (3) forming a support. I1 is composed of an upper plate (20) movable with the body of the hive and a lower plate (21) fixed rigidly connected to the feet (3). The dimensions of the tray are substantially equal to those of the floors of standard hives. They can however be of different dimensions.
De manière identique à tout système de balance du type "pèse-personne", les deux plateaux (20) et (21) coopérent fonctionnellement entre eux par une suspension souple telle que le plateau (20) descende le plus horizontalement et le plus uniformément possible en s'approchant du plateau (21). La hauteur du dispositif est adaptée à la course verticale de la suspension prévue entre la position haute de la ruche lorsqu'elle est vide et la position basse lorsqu'elle est pleine. La suspension est réalisée, par exemple, au moyen de ressorts tarés (22) placés en coin des plateaux à égale distance du barycentre
B de la ruche. Avantageusement, ces ressorts sont placés contre les plateaux par l'intermédiaire de guides (23).In the same way as any scale system of the "bathroom scale" type, the two plates (20) and (21) functionally cooperate with each other by a flexible suspension such that the plate (20) descends as horizontally and as uniformly as possible. when approaching the plate (21). The height of the device is adapted to the vertical stroke of the suspension provided between the high position of the hive when it is empty and the low position when it is full. The suspension is produced, for example, by means of calibrated springs (22) placed at the corner of the plates at equal distance from the barycenter
B from the hive. Advantageously, these springs are placed against the plates by means of guides (23).
Le Plateau supérieur (20) du dispositif de pesée constitue avantageusement le plancher de la ruche et, dans ce cas, un cadre à 3 côtés (10) est intercalé entre les parois de la ruche et le plateau (20) laissant une ouverture (11) du côté de la face avant pour le passage des abeilles . Egalement, le plateau (20) est prolongé pour former le plancher d'envol des abeilles. The upper plate (20) of the weighing device advantageously constitutes the floor of the hive and, in this case, a 3-sided frame (10) is interposed between the walls of the hive and the plate (20) leaving an opening (11 ) on the front side for the passage of bees. Also, the plate (20) is extended to form the flight floor for the bees.
Afin d'effectuer la lecture du poids un index (211) est fixé sur le plateau (20) et une règle graduée (201) est fixée sur le plateau mobile (20). In order to read the weight, an index (211) is fixed on the plate (20) and a graduated rule (201) is fixed on the movable plate (20).
Le fonctionnement se comprend aisément : le plateau supérieur s'abaisse progressivement relativement au plateau inférieur et le poids est ainsi contrôlé en permanence par lecture de la position de l'index sur l'échelle graduée. The operation is easily understood: the upper plate is lowered progressively relative to the lower plate and the weight is thus constantly monitored by reading the position of the index on the graduated scale.
Sur la figure -2-, on a représenté une réalisation préférée de l'invention dans laquelle les plateaux (20) et (21) sont munis de bords latéraux (200) de manière à s'emboîter. Le poids de la ruche étant en général uniformément réparti, un seul ressort (22), dont le diamètre des spire est suffisamment dimensionné, constitue la suspension souple. In Figure -2-, there is shown a preferred embodiment of the invention in which the plates (20) and (21) are provided with lateral edges (200) so as to fit together. The weight of the hive being generally uniformly distributed, a single spring (22), the diameter of the turns of which is sufficiently dimensioned, constitutes the flexible suspension.
Il est placé suivant l'axe vertical passant par le barycentre de la ruche. Enfin, une lumière (202) est pratiquée dans le bord du plateau supérieur pour le passage de l'index. It is placed along the vertical axis passing through the barycenter of the hive. Finally, a light (202) is formed in the edge of the upper plate for the passage of the index finger.
Suivant une variante d'utilisation, le plateau inférieur (21) est posé directement sur le sol ou sur toute surface plate. According to a variant of use, the lower plate (21) is placed directly on the ground or on any flat surface.
Suivant d'autres variantes d'utilisation, le dispositif de pesée est utilisé en série, sur palette ou remorque de transport, pour des ruches sédentaires ou transhumées. According to other variants of use, the weighing device is used in series, on a pallet or transport trailer, for sedentary or transhumed hives.
De manière générale, on pourra apporter toutes modifications de détail à la présente invention sans sortir de son cadre, en particulier sur la suspension souple et le système de lecture du poids. In general, any modification of detail can be made to the present invention without departing from its scope, in particular on the flexible suspension and the weight reading system.
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DE1755882A1 (en) * | 1968-07-04 | 1972-01-13 | Joseph Blomenhofer | Load weight display for trucks or the like. |
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FR2644034A1 (en) * | 1989-03-10 | 1990-09-14 | Repussard Moise | Removable electronic hive weigher and its support |
US20120012404A1 (en) * | 2010-07-19 | 2012-01-19 | Cavanaugh John F | Low power, automated weight logger |
US20120077413A1 (en) * | 2010-09-29 | 2012-03-29 | Stephen Engel | Apparatus for Continuous Weight Monitoring of Beehives |
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FR3047144A1 (en) * | 2016-01-28 | 2017-08-04 | Bee Angels | DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING AT LEAST ONE PARAMETER OF A HAMMER SUCH AS THE WEIGHT AND A HORN COMPRISING SUCH A CONTROL DEVICE |
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