Leaf cutter bee larvae extracting device

Details Leaf cutter bee larvae extracting device Leaf cutter bee larvae extracting device

1975-07-21

1976-06-29

Mancene, Louis G.

A01K 5100

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039655091

ABSTRACT:
The apparatus for cleaning bee culture frames of the type having slots for frames, which are formed into blocks by aligning the frames, comprises a suitable framework, an in-feed ramp, a board-breaker assembly, and a board-cleaning assembly. The infeed ramp carries the blocks to a vertically disposed channel provided on the framework, the channel controlling forward movement of the block on the ramp and conducting frames separated from the block downwardly in the apparatus. The board-breaker assembly comprises at least a blade reciprocating vertically in a channel disposed parallelly to the frames with the contact face of the blade being disposed at a pre-determined position to operate adjacently disposed frames in the block, and frame-cleaning teeth which interdigitate with slots of the frame. The board-cleaning assembly is disposed distally below the board-breaker assembly along the vertical channel, the cleaning assembly removing foreign material, larvae and the like from the frames, and a reassembly and off-feed assembly including an off-feed conveyor disposed below the cleaning assembly at the lowermost portion of the channels, the channels being provided with elements for rectilinearly aligning the frames into the block. The apparatus may also include a larvae separator.

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