DE1242398B - Beehive, especially wandering hive - Google Patents

Description

GERMAN WfWW ^ PATENT OFFICE

EDITORIAL

German class: 45 h -47/06

Number: 1242 398

File number: B 85368III / 45 h

1 242 398 filing date: January 12, 1966

Open date: June 15, 1967

According to the current state of the art, beehives are mainly used for bee migrations be used, provided with equipment that comes from a moving air space between the inner end wall and walking front, with the latter having a flight board for each floor and one above it Ventilation flap included. This idea underlying the innovation at the time, allowing bees to migrate Giving more freedom of movement and air space has proven its worth so far. The disadvantage is too mention that in a two-day camp alone, to make it ready for hiking, two flight boards are closed and two ventilation flaps have to be opened, which requires four hand movements. At a Three-bearing six hand movements are required for this purpose. The same number of manipulations is indispensable when opening the booty. This is used by the migratory beekeeper who wanders with lots of prey, including A considerable amount of work is still required of the time spent. As a defect comes added that so far no device has been created to shut off the bees shortly before the start of a Hike made possible, so that it is still, as it has been since time immemorial, only at dusk or must be done before dawn, which is an extension of several hours the shut-off time for the bees and a forced restriction of the beekeeper's sleep has the consequence.

The problem underlying the subject matter of the invention for eliminating the described Disadvantages and shortcomings comprises four points:

a) Reduction of the time and effort required to close and open the hive to one relatively required minimum size, with no flight boards and ventilation flaps;

b) Darkening of the ventilation space with open and free air supply with closed hive;

c) Shortening the shut-off time by closing the hive at any suitable time of the day with exclusion of bee losses and without being tied to nighttime and twilight;

d) Collective solution of the problems posed in a) to c) with a single movement.

All four problem points are solved according to the invention in that in the case of the initially described Prey with the front that delimits the ventilation space to the outside, the lower part of which is vertical movable slide provided with ventilation openings is designed, which in the open position lifts the beehive, especially hiking booty

Applicant:

Wilhelm Beckenbach,

Heidelberg-Wieblingen, Mannheimer Str. 257
Named as inventor:

Wilhelm Beckenbach, Heidelberg-Wieblingen - -

covers openings of the upper fixed part of the front and releases them in the closed position. In addition, on the lower edge of the sash, known per se, which can only be moved inward Drop flaps are provided which act as an escape barrier, d. H. flown out flying bees return home to the Enable prey, while bees willing to leave can no longer leave it. When open the slide covers the ventilation openings of the outer end wall behind it, around the Darken the vestibule. In the closed position, all ventilation openings in the outer front wall and Slider free for sufficient ventilation of the anteroom.

In a further embodiment of the invention, a common sash is provided for multi-storey buildings, which connects the slide of the individual floors with each other in such a way that they can be moved together are. This advantageous embodiment of the invention has the front sash rectangular, the width of the respective floor board corresponding recesses, which act as flight openings for the upper floors to serve.

Furthermore, the arrangement of an additional entrance gate as a last safeguard before access to mention the case flaps. There is a locking device on the upper edge of the sash provided, which holds the slide in the desired position and its actuation takes place by a handle that is used at the same time to move the slide. The vents of Slider and fixed part of the front can be designed as horizontal slots that are almost Extend over the entire width of the front of the vestibule.

The exemplary embodiments shown in the drawings show in

F i g. I the front view of a two-day rack with moving front slider in the open position,

709 590/84

Claims (2)

FIG. II shows the front view of a two-bearing rack with a traveling front slide in the closed position, FIG. III a vertical section A-B from FIG. I (enlarged view), FIG. IV a twin slide (shown reduced in size), FIG. V a triple slide (shown reduced in size). In front of the well-insulated end walls 1 of a double storey, which contain the entrance holes 13, there are vestibules 2 in a known manner have and below are provided with several horizontal ventilation slots 16, which extend over almost the entire width of the front of the vestibule. A vertically movable twin slide 6 is arranged in front of the front, which in the open position releases a flight opening 4 for the lower floor (brood chamber) and a flight opening 17 for the upper floor (honey chamber) through a recess. In front of the outer end walls 3, the twin slide 6 can be guided down and up in guide rails 5 attached on both sides, depending on the requirement for closing or opening the prey. It is also provided with ventilation slots 15 over almost its entire width. At its upper edge it has a locking device 7, which is designed with a handle 14 so that it holds the slide in the desired position by spring pressure. On the lower edges of the slide 6 or its recess 17, a drop flap device 8, which only opens inwards, with an entrance hole slide 19 fastened in front of it, is provided for each floor. The floor boards 9 and 10 of the brood and honey room and the cover board 11 are designed as rub strips and are used by the bees on the floor boards 9 and 10 to enlarge the take-off and landing area. Foldable flight boards are therefore superfluous. In the front corners of the floor board 10, air ducts 12 covered with wire gauze are arranged in order to additionally enable a better evacuation of the used, warm air from the lower anteroom when hiking. Patent claims: 1. Beehive, especially wandering hive, with an end wall in front of the front wall containing the entrance hole arranged anteroom, its front is provided in the upper part with closable ventilation openings and the lower part is movable to achieve a flight opening, characterized in that the lower part of the front is designed as a vertically movable slide (6) provided with ventilation openings (15) which in the open position opens the ventilation openings (16) of the upper fixed part (3) of the front face covered and released in the closed position, and that on the lower edge of the sash, known per se, acting as an escape barrier, only inwardly movable drop flaps (8) are provided. 2. Beehive according to claim 1, characterized in that for multi-room hives, the front slide (6) of the individual floors are connected to one another in such a way that they can be moved together. 3. Beehive according to claim 2, characterized in that a common front slide (6) is provided for all floors of a multi-room hive, the rectangular, the width of the respective bottom board (10) corresponding recesses (17) , which as flight openings for the upper floors to serve. 4. Beehive according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that an additional entrance hole slide (19) is arranged in front of the drop flaps (8). 5. Beehive according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the ventilation openings of the fixed part (3) of the front and the front sash (6) are designed as slots (15 and 16) . 6. Beehive according to claim 5, characterized in that the slots (15 and 16) run horizontally and extend almost over the entire width of the front of the vestibule (2) . 7. Beehive according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the front slide (6) is provided with a locking device (7) , the actuation of which is carried out by a handle (14) serving at the same time as the slide movement. Considered publications:
German Patent No. 118 227;
German utility model No. 1 758 420;
Swiss patent no.240 175. 1 sheet of drawings 709 590/84 6.67 © Bundesdruckerei Berlin