Device for uncapping honeycombs

Abstract

A device for uncapping wax cappings ( 13 ) that cover honeycombs ( 14 ). Before extracting, the sealed honeycombs ( 14 ) have to be uncapped in order to be able to spin the honey out of the honeycombs ( 14 ). The cutting system of this device allows, besides full-sized honeycombs ( 14 ), also a precise uncapping of undersized honeycombs ( 14 ) or shallow and deformed honeycomb structures, which cannot be uncapped using traditional cutting systems. The device includes rotatably mounted perforating elements ( 11, 12 ), and supporting elements ( 5, 6 ), on which the perforating elements ( 11, 12 ) are mounted. Secondly, the supporting elements are pivoted on a base for turning movement. Thirdly, the device has supporting elements equipped with a spring for pressing them against the honeycomb ( 14 ) with such a force that enables the piercing elements to go through the wax cappings ( 13 ) and into the honeycombs without damaging the other structures of honeycomb frame ( 2 ).

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         9 . Device for uncapping wax-sealed honeycombs of a honeycomb frame before extracting the honeycomb frame, the device including a mechanism for feeding the honeycomb frame into the device, wherein the device also comprises:
 perforating elements that are pressed against both sides of the honeycomb frame and that are rotatably mounted,   supporting elements, on which the rotating perforating elements are mounted.   
     
     
         10 . The device according to  claim 9 , wherein the device comprises a base, on which the supporting elements are rotatably pivoted. 
     
     
         11 . The device according to  claim 9 , wherein the supporting elements are equipped with a member for pressing them against the surfaces of the honeycomb from both sides of the honeycomb frame. 
     
     
         12 . The device according to  claim 11 , wherein the member is a spring mounted between the supporting elements that pulls the supporting elements toward each other with force due to which the perforating elements mounted on said supporting elements perforate the wax capping. 
     
     
         13 . The device according to  claim 9 , wherein the perforating elements are star-shaped rotating blades, comprising each about 8-12 piercing teeth. 
     
     
         14 . The device according to  claim 13 , wherein the rotating blades are mounted on both sides of the honeycomb frame on blade shafts, which are attached to the supporting elements, the length of one blade shaft being at least the same as the length of the honeycombs in the honeycomb frame. 
     
     
         15 . The device according to  claim 14 , wherein the rotating blades are mounted on separate sets of blades so that each set is individually pivoted and pressed against the wax capping. 
     
     
         16 . The device according to  claim 9 , wherein the mechanism for feeding the honeycomb frame Into the device comprises chains at its both ends, which are connected by a shaft, which transmits the movement of the chains to the honeycomb frames.