TWI798130B - beehive - Google Patents

Abstract

A beehive comprising a box body, a front baffle plate, and an upper cover, the box body including a front inner panel, a front outer panel, a front mesh, and at least one nest door, the front inner panel has a front The front outer panel is combined with the outer side of the front inner panel, the front outer panel is provided with a front opening corresponding to the position of the front ventilation opening, the front mesh covers the front ventilation opening, and the at least one nest door runs through the front The inner panel and the front outer panel, the front baffle is connected with the front outer panel by at least one front hinge, so that it can be turned over relative to the box body, and can be selectively embedded in the front opening of the front outer panel. The upper cover is arranged on the top of the box body, and the beehive of the present invention has good heat preservation effect, and can reduce water vapor and cold air from entering the beehive interior.

Description

beehive

The invention relates to a beehive, in particular to a beehive with good heat retention and reduced moisture entering inside.

Please refer to Fig. 6 to Fig. 8, the existing beehives, such as Lang's beehives, mainly include a casing 91, an upper cover 92, and two baffles 93, and the casing 91 is mainly a single-layer casing made of wooden boards structure, and has two vents 912, two meshes 913, and two nest doors 914, the two vents 912 are respectively formed on the front and rear sides of the box body 91, and the two meshes 913 cover the two vents 912 respectively , and the air circulation inside and outside the box body 91 can be allowed, and the bees can be prevented from directly entering and leaving the two vents 912. The two nest doors 914 are formed on the front side of the box body 91 and are adjacent to the bottom of the box body 91, allowing the bees to The box body 91 can be entered and exited by the two nest doors 914; the upper cover 92 is set on the top of the box body 91; , and can respectively cover the two vents 912, in winter, can prevent the outside air from flowing into the box 91 through the two vents 912, and the opposite sides of each baffle 93 are respectively protruded with a pivot 931, And insert the frame plate 915 of the front side/rear side of this box body 91, so that each baffle plate 93 can be turned up and down relative to the box body 91, and cover the two vents 912, and the baffle plate 93 positioned at the front side is facing When turning down, the nest door 914 of the casing 91 can be covered.

However, existing beehives have the following disadvantages:

1. Poor thermal insulation: Since the box 91 is a single-layer box made of wooden boards, when the temperature in winter is low, the internal temperature of the beehive is easily affected by the low temperature outside. When the internal temperature of the beehive is too high When it is low, it is easy to cause the activity of the queen bee to decrease, reduce the laying eggs, and easily cause dead pupae. Worker bees need to clean the dead pupae inside the beehive from time to time. When the worker bees are overworked, they will start to eat the nectar stored in the beehive, resulting in honey The loss of production. In addition, if the dead pupae are not cleaned up in time, it is easy to cause infectious diseases. In severe cases, it will cause the bees to abandon the entire beehive, thereby reducing the production of honey.

2. Cold air and water vapor easily enter the inside of the beehive: even if the two baffles 93 cover the two ventilation openings 912 of the box 91, since the two baffles 93 are pivotally connected to the frame plate 915 by the pivot 931, the box 91, the cold air and moisture outside can still flow into the two vents 912 through the gap between the lower sides of the two baffles 93 and the box 91, thereby reducing the temperature inside the beehive or increasing the humidity inside the beehive. If the interior of the hive is too humid, the bees are susceptible to chalk disease.

3. The problem of bee theft: foreign bees easily enter the beehive to steal honey, and fight with the worker bees guarding the beehive, causing bee casualties and reducing the production of honey.

4. Pest problem: Ants are easy to build nests in the gap between the baffle and the box, and damage the beehive.

In view of the above-mentioned deficiency, the main purpose of the present invention is to provide a beehive that has good heat retention and can reduce moisture from entering the inside.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the beehive provided by the present invention comprises: A box body, the box body includes a container, a front inner panel, a front outer panel, a front mesh, and at least one nest door, the front inner panel is located on the front side of the container, and has a A front air vent is communicated with, the front outer panel is combined with the side of the front inner panel away from the chamber, the front outer panel is provided with a front opening at a position corresponding to the front air vent, and the front mesh covers the a front air vent, the at least one nest door runs through the front inner panel and the front outer panel; a front baffle, the front baffle is connected with the front outer panel by at least one front hinge, so that it can be turned over relative to the box body, and can be selectively inserted into the front opening of the front outer panel; and An upper cover, the upper cover is arranged on the top of the box body.

Preferably, each of the above-mentioned front hinges is arranged on the lower edge of the front opening, so that the front baffle can be turned up and down relative to the box body.

Preferably, the size of the front opening is larger than the size of the front air vent.

Preferably, the front outer panel is provided with a front door positioning part, the front door positioning part has a boss and a door opening buckle block, the boss of the front door positioning part is fixed on the front outer panel, and the front door positioning The door-opening catch block of the front door-opening locating member is rotatably connected to the boss of the front door-opening locating member. When the front baffle is turned down, the door-opening buckling block of the front door-opening locating member can selectively buckle the front baffle.

Preferably, the box body includes a rear inner panel, a rear outer panel, and a rear mesh, the rear inner panel is located at the rear side of the chamber, and the rear inner panel has a The rear air vent, the rear outer plate is combined with the rear inner plate on the side away from the chamber, the rear outer plate is provided with a rear opening at a position corresponding to the rear air vent, and the rear mesh covers the rear air vent; The beehive includes a rear baffle, which is connected with the rear outer panel by at least one rear hinge, can be turned over relative to the box body, and can be selectively embedded in the rear opening of the rear outer panel.

Preferably, each of the rear hinges is arranged on the lower edge of the rear opening, so that the rear baffle can be turned up and down relative to the box body.

Preferably, the size of the rear opening is larger than the size of the rear air vent.

Preferably, the rear outer panel is provided with a rear door positioning member, the rear door positioning member has a boss and a door opening buckle block, the boss of the rear door positioning member is fixed on the rear outer panel, and the rear door positioning The door-opening catch block of the rear door-opening positioning part is rotatably connected to the boss, and when the tailgate is turned down, the door-opening catch block of the rear door-opening positioning member can selectively buckle the tailgate.

Utilize above-mentioned technical characterictic, beehive of the present invention has following effect gain:

1. Better warmth retention: Since the front side of the box has a front inner panel and a front outer panel, increasing the overall thickness of the front side of the box can improve the ability to resist the low temperature of the beehive.

2. Reduce water vapor and cold air from entering the beehive: Since the front baffle is embedded in the front opening of the front outer panel when covering the front air vent, the gap between the front baffle and the front opening is small When the front baffle is closed, moisture and cold air are less likely to enter the inside of the beehive through the gap, which can improve the ability of heat preservation and moisture resistance.

3. Reduce the problem of stealing bees: Since the nest door of the box runs through the front inner panel and the front outer panel, the passage of the nest door is longer, and the light is less likely to enter the inside of the beehive, making the inside of the beehive darker, and the outside bees are less likely to enter the beehive. Will not easily enter the dark beehive to steal honey.

4. Reduce pest damage: Since the front baffle is connected with the front outer panel by at least one front hinge, and the front baffle can be embedded in the front opening of the front outer panel, the gap between the front baffle and the front outer panel The gaps between them are small, which can reduce the chance of ants building nests in the gaps of the beehives and improve the service life of the beehives.

Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 5 , the preferred embodiment of the beehive of the present invention includes a box body 10 , a front baffle 21 , and an upper cover 30 .

The box body 10 is assembled by a plurality of wooden boards, which includes a chamber 102, a bottom board 11, a front inner board 12, a front outer board 13, a front mesh 125, a rear inner board 14, a rear Outer panel 15, a rear net sheet 145, two side panels 16 and at least one nest door 18. The bottom plate 11, the front inner plate 12, the rear inner plate 14, and the two side plates 16 enclose the chamber 102, and the front inner plate 12 and the rear inner plate 14 are respectively located at the front and rear sides of the chamber 102 , the front outer panel 13 is combined with the side of the front inner panel 12 away from the chamber 102, the rear outer panel 15 is combined with the side of the rear inner panel 14 away from the chamber 102, and the two side panels 16 are respectively Located on the left and right sides of the chamber 102 ; the upper cover 30 is disposed on the top of the box body 10 .

The front inner panel 12 has a front vent 122 communicating with the chamber 102, the front outer panel 13 is provided with a front opening 132 corresponding to the position of the front vent 122, and the size of the front opening 132 is larger than the front vent. 122, so that the outer side wall of the front inner panel 12 forms a front frame portion 123 in the area between the front air vent 122 and the front opening 132, the front mesh 125 covers the front air vent 122, and the front mesh 125 covers the front air vent 122. The mesh 125 can be combined on the front inner panel 12 on the side away from the front outer panel 13; the at least one nest door 18 passes through the front outer panel 13 and the front inner panel 12 to communicate with the chamber 102, the at least one A nest door 18 is adjacent to the base plate 11, and the front end of the base plate 11 protrudes from the front outer plate 13 to form a platform.

The front baffle 21 is connected with the front outer panel 13 by at least one front hinge 25, so that it can turn over relative to the box body 10, and can be selectively embedded in the front opening 132 of the front outer panel 13. The front outer panel The thickness of 13 is the same as that of the front baffle 21 , and when the front baffle 21 is inserted into the front opening 132 , it can be reliably attached to the front frame portion 123 of the front inner panel 12 .

Each front hinge member 25 is arranged on the lower edge of the front opening 132, and allows the front baffle plate 21 to turn up and down relative to the box body 10. Each front hinge member 25 has two pivot joints 251, 252 that are pivotally connected to each other. , one of the pivotal pieces 251 is fixed to the front outer panel 13 and is located at the lower edge of the front opening 132, and the other pivotal piece 252 is fixed to the front fender 21 and is adjacent to the opposite side when the front fender 21 is closed. The lower edge, when the front baffle 21 is turned up, can be embedded in the front opening 132; when the front baffle 21 is turned down, the front baffle 21 covers the outside of the front outer panel 13 and can block Between the at least one nest door 18 ; the front baffle 21 and the front outer panel 13 , there are a plurality of said front hinges 25 arranged at intervals.

Preferably, please refer to FIG. 2 and FIG. 4 , the rear inner panel 14 has a rear vent 142 communicating with the chamber 102 , and the rear outer panel 15 is provided with a rear opening corresponding to the position of the rear vent 142 152, the size of the rear opening 152 is greater than the size of the rear vent 142, so that the outer side wall of the rear inner panel 14 forms a rear frame portion 143 in the area between the rear vent 142 and the rear opening 152, the Casing 10 has a rear mesh sheet 145, and this rear mesh sheet 145 covers this rear air vent 142, and this rear mesh sheet 145 can be combined in this rear inner panel 14 and is away from this rear outer panel 15 side; This beehive comprises a rear The baffle 22, the rear baffle 22 is connected with the rear outer panel 15 by at least one rear hinge 26, and can be turned over relative to the box body 10, and can be selectively inserted into the rear opening 152 of the rear outer panel 15, The thickness of the rear outer panel 15 is the same as that of the rear baffle 22 , and when the rear baffle 22 is inserted into the rear opening 152 , it can be reliably attached to the rear frame portion 143 of the rear inner panel 14 .

Each rear hinge 26 is arranged on the lower edge of the rear opening 152, so that the rear baffle 22 can be turned up and down relative to the box body 10. The structure of each rear hinge 26 is the same as that of each front hinge 25. , without going into details here, there may be a plurality of said rear hinges 26 arranged at intervals between the rear fender 22 and the rear outer panel 15 .

Please refer to Fig. 1 and Fig. 3, preferably, the front outer panel 13 is provided with a door opening positioning part 41 and a door closing fastener 43, the door opening positioning part 41 has a boss 411 and a door opening buckle block 413, the The boss 411 is fixed on the front outer panel 13, and the door-opening buckle 413 is rotatably connected to the boss 411. When the front baffle 21 turns downward, the door-opening buckle 413 can rotate relatively and buckle the front door. The baffle 21 limits the front baffle 21 to an open position; the door closing fastener 43 is rotatably connected to the front outer panel 13, and when the front baffle 21 is embedded in the front opening 132, the door closing fastener 43 can relatively rotate and buckle the front baffle 21 to limit the front baffle 21 to the closed position; please refer to FIG. A door-opening locator 41 and a door-closing fastener 43 used to limit the tailgate 22 in the closed position, the structure and function of the door-opening locating piece 41 and the door-closing fastener 43 installed on the rear outer panel 15 are related to the installation Assuming that the door-opening positioning piece 41 and the door-closing fastener 43 on the front outer panel 13 are the same, and will not be described in detail here, the door-opening positioning piece 41 and the door-closing fastener 43 arranged on the front outer panel 13 can be called the front door-opening positioning Parts and front door closing fasteners, the door opening locator 41 and door closing fastener 43 that are located on the rear outer panel 15 can be called rear door opening locators and rear door closing fasteners.

Utilize above-mentioned technical characterictic, beehive of the present invention has following effect gain:

1. Better warmth retention: since the front side of the box body 10 has a front inner panel 12 and a front outer panel 13, and the rear side of the box body 10 has a rear inner panel 14 and a rear outer panel 15, increasing the front and rear sides of the box body The overall thickness can improve the ability to resist the low temperature of the beehive.

2. Reduce water vapor and cold air from entering the beehive: when the front baffle 21 covers the front vent 122 and the rear baffle 22 covers the rear vent 142, it is embedded in the front opening 132 of the front outer panel 13 And in the rear opening 152 of the rear outer panel 15, the gap between the front baffle 21 and the front opening 132 and the gap between the rear baffle 22 and the rear opening 152 are smaller, the front baffle 21 and the front opening 152 are relatively small. When the tailgate 22 is closed, moisture and cold air are less likely to enter the inside of the beehive through the gap, which can improve the ability of heat preservation and moisture resistance.

3. Reduce the problem of stealing bees: Since the nest door 18 of the box body 10 runs through the front inner panel 12 and the front outer panel 13, the passage of the nest door 18 is longer, and the light is less likely to enter the interior of the beehive, making the interior of the beehive darker , foreign bees are less likely to enter the dark beehive to steal honey.

4. Reduce pest damage: because the front baffle 21 is connected with the front outer panel 13 by at least one front hinge 25, and the front baffle 21 can be embedded in the front opening 132 of the front outer panel 13, and the front baffle 21 The gap between the front outer panel 13 is small, which can reduce the chance of ants building nests in the gaps of the beehive and increase the service life of the beehive.

The beehive of the present invention only needs to slightly change the structure of the existing beehive, that is, it can improve the heat preservation effect inside the beehive, and can reduce the moisture entering the inside of the beehive, so the number of eggs laid by the queen bee can be increased in winter, and the number of worker bees in the beehive can be increased. Increase the number of bees, increase the activity of bees, increase the productivity of honey harvesting, reduce the problem of chalk disease, and thus increase the production of honey in winter.

10: Box 102: Containment room 11: Bottom plate 12: Front inner panel 122:Front air vent 123: front frame 125: front mesh 13: Front outer panel 132: front opening 14: Rear inner panel 142: Rear vent 143: Rear frame 145: rear mesh 15: Rear outer panel 152: rear opening 16: side panel 18: Nest door 21: Front baffle 22: Tailgate 25: Front hinge 251,252: Pivot piece 26: rear hinge 30: top cover 41: Door opening locator 411:Boss 413: Door buckle block 43: Closing fastener 91: Box 912: vent 913:Mesh 914: nest door 915: frame plate 92: top cover 93: Baffle 931:pivot

Fig. 1 is a front perspective appearance view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention, showing the closed state of the front baffle. Fig. 2 is a rear perspective appearance view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention, showing a half-opened state of the tailgate. Fig. 3 is a front perspective appearance view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention, showing a fully opened state of the front baffle. Fig. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 5 is a partially enlarged sectional side view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a conventional beehive. Fig. 7 is a three-dimensional exploded view of an existing beehive. Fig. 8 is a partially enlarged sectional side view of a conventional beehive.

10: Box

11: Bottom plate

13: Front outer panel

15: Rear outer panel

16: side panel

18: Nest door

21: Front baffle

25: Front hinge

251,252: Pivot piece

30: top cover

41: Door opening locator

411:Boss

413: Door buckle block

43: Closing fastener

Claims (8)

A beehive comprising: A box body, the box body includes a container, a front inner panel, a front outer panel, a front mesh, and at least one nest door, the front inner panel is located on the front side of the container, and has a A front air vent is communicated with, the front outer panel is combined with the side of the front inner panel away from the chamber, the front outer panel is provided with a front opening at a position corresponding to the front air vent, and the front mesh covers the a front air vent, the at least one nest door runs through the front inner panel and the front outer panel; a front baffle, the front baffle is connected with the front outer panel by at least one front hinge, so that it can be turned over relative to the box body, and can be selectively inserted into the front opening of the front outer panel; and An upper cover, the upper cover is arranged on the top of the box body. The beehive according to claim 1, wherein each of the front hinges is arranged on the lower edge of the front opening, so that the front baffle can be turned up and down relative to the box body. The beehive according to claim 2, wherein the size of the front opening is larger than the size of the front air vent. The beehive as described in claim 3, wherein the front outer panel is provided with a front door positioning piece, the front door opening positioning piece has a boss and a door opening buckle block, and the boss of the front door positioning piece is fixed on the front outer panel The door-opening buckle of the front door-opening locator is rotatably connected to the boss of the front-door-opening locator, and when the front baffle is turned down, the door-opening buckle of the front-door-opening locator can selectively buckle the front door bezel. The beehive according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein The box body includes a rear inner panel, a rear outer panel, and a rear mesh, the rear inner panel is located on the rear side of the chamber, the rear inner panel has a rear vent communicating with the chamber, the The rear outer panel is combined with the side of the rear inner panel away from the chamber, the rear outer panel is provided with a rear opening at a position corresponding to the rear vent, and the rear mesh covers the rear vent; and The beehive includes a rear baffle, which is connected with the rear outer panel by at least one rear hinge, so that it can turn over relative to the box body, and can be selectively embedded in the rear opening of the rear outer panel. The beehive according to Claim 5, wherein each of the rear hinges is arranged on the lower edge of the rear opening, so that the rear baffle can be turned up and down relative to the box body. The beehive according to claim 6, wherein the size of the rear opening is larger than the size of the rear air vent. The beehive according to claim 7, wherein the rear outer panel is provided with a rear door positioning member, the rear door positioning member has a boss and a door opening buckle, and the boss of the rear door positioning member is fixed on the rear outer panel The door-opening block of the rear door-opening locator is rotatably connected to the boss of the rear-opening locator. When the rear baffle is turned downward, the door-opening block of the rear-door-opening locator can selectively buckle the rear bezel.

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