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    • 专利摘要:
    According to the simplest embodiment of the device, it consists of a protective shell, an upper plate transmitting the weight of the hive to a lower plate by means of a spacer and a sensor weight. The device also includes an electronic system powered by a battery. The electronic system periodically reads and records the value of the weight sensor. The user proceeds to the downloading of these data and the configuration of the electronic system by a wired link. Some embodiments of the invention are particularly economical and can therefore be proposed to professional operators and individuals.
    公开号:FR3030730A1
    申请号:FR1500370
    申请日:2015-02-25
    公开日:2016-06-24
    发明作者:Guillaume Pierre Dominique Hugues
    申请人:Guillaume Pierre Dominique Hugues；
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    专利说明:

    [0001] The present invention relates to a device allowing the user to obtain the evolution of the weight of a hive. Knowing the evolution of the weight of a hive allows the operator to know the state of the hive and optimize its interventions on it. An abnormal drop in weight will alert the operator of a potential problem in the hive, which may be related to the occurrence of a disease, the attack of a predator, swarming or the loss of a queen . The operator can then quickly concentrate his efforts on the hive in question. In addition, during the honey period, the operator can estimate the amount of honey produced. Finally, during the winter season, the farmer can finely control the sugar intake to the bees. In the current state of the art, such devices are available on the market but they have a unit cost of several hundred euros, or even more than one thousand euros. This high cost is notably due to the use of a GPRS radio means in each of these devices. This high cost limits the generalization of the use of these devices. The technical problem is therefore the realization of such a device for a very low cost. The present invention provides several embodiments of such a device for a very low cost. The present invention follows the patent application bearing the national registration number 14 02947. Unlike the original application, this application relates specifically to the design of the device for weighing the hive. The first feature of the device according to the invention is that it consists of a protective shell, an internal structure, one or more sensors, and an electronic system. According to one embodiment of the invention, the device also comprises a solar panel. The second feature of the device according to the invention is that the protective shell includes, covers, covers, the internal structure, the sensor (s) and the electronic system to protect them from the weather. Only a possible solar panel may be placed outside of this protective shell. Thus the internal structure, the sensor (s), and the electronic system are protected from wind and rain. The hive will be arranged on the upper face this hull. The upper face of the hull will transmit the weight of the hive to the internal structure located inside said hull.
    [0002] This shell may typically be a standard plastic hive roof. These plastic roofs are already massively used and therefore cheap. The shell will preferably be plastic because in some cases, the electronic system encompassed by the shell will use a radio communication means that can be disturbed by a -2- metal shell. According to some embodiments of the invention, the shell also makes it possible to align the constituent elements of the internal structure. The third characteristic of the device according to the invention is that the internal structure makes it possible to transmit the weight of the hive to the sensor (s). This transmission of weight may be intentionally partial, the actual weight of the hive will be extrapolated. This transmission of weight may be almost integral or even integral according to some embodiments of the invention. According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the device comprises only one weight sensor to reduce its cost. Nevertheless, if the price of the used sensors were to fall, the device would then include three or four weight sensors, allowing then to measure the exact weight of the hive, and thus simplifying the internal structure. According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the weight sensor is of piezoelectric technology, directly integrating a temperature amplification and correction circuit. This type of sensor returns a linear proportional voltage to the weight supported. It is therefore sufficient to sample the voltage returned by the sensor. The piezoelectric technology has the advantage of having a very low load drift over time. The invention will preferentially use a button-type sensor. The invention provides several embodiments of the internal structure and the electronic system, described hereinafter by cost and increasing complexity. The internal structure and the electronic system will be detailed independently. Each described internal structure can be associated with any electronic system described. The first characteristic of the internal structure is that it comprises an upper plate receiving the weight of the hive, and transmitting this weight to a lower plate via the one or more sensors, and according to some embodiments, via mechanical elements. The invention provides several embodiments of the internal structure. The second characteristic of the internal structure is that it has a base or feet attached to the lower plate and protruding from the shell in order to be able to put the device on the traditional support of the hive, that is to say a block or metal structure for example. According to a first embodiment of the internal structure, the transmission of weight between the upper and lower trays is carried out using a spacer and a single weight sensor. For example, the spacer may be a cleat section located at the front of the hive and the sensor located at the rear face of the hive. Thus one proceeds voluntarily to a partial measurement of the weight of the hive. The device may provide the user with an extrapolated weight or only the value returned by the weight sensor as an estimator of the actual weight of the hive. The upper plate can be simply placed on the cleat and the sensor. The alignment of the upper plate relative to the lower plate will be provided by the hull.
    [0003] According to a second embodiment of the internal structure, the transmission of weight between the upper and lower trays is performed almost entirely via the weight sensor, the latter being centered with respect to the trays. The two trays are held parallel by several double hinges, for example at the four corners of the trays. According to a third embodiment of the internal structure, the transmission of weight between the upper and lower trays is carried out almost entirely via the weight sensor, the latter being centered with respect to the trays. The upper plate has vertical male feet, slidable into females solid feet of the lower plate. This mechanism keeps both trays parallel. Regarding the last two embodiments of the internal structure, if the weight of the hive is perfectly centered, the sensor will measure the exact weight of the latter.
    [0004] If the weight of the hive is not centered, some of the weight can be supported by the mechanisms put in place to keep the trays parallel. According to a fourth embodiment of the internal structure, the upper plate transmits the weight of the hive to the lower plate by means of three or four weight sensors. The device will then measure the exact weight of the hive. The first characteristic of the electronic system is that it has a processor, a non-volatile memory (EEPROM or Flash), a time base (RTC), a means of interfacing the weight sensor (ADC in the case of the piezoelectric sensor), a source of energy, and a means of communication with the user. The second characteristic of the electronic system is that it is protected by a light housing. This case does not necessarily need to be waterproof since it is already protected by the plastic shell. This reduces the price of the box and save the connectors or glands.
    [0005] The third characteristic of the electronic system according to the invention is that it proceeds autonomously and periodically to read and record the value provided by the (s) sensor (s). The fourth characteristic of the electronic system is that the means of communication with the user enables the latter to download the recorded weight values as well as other parameters related to the device (such as, for example, a battery charge level, for example). ) and perform configuration operations of the electronic system. These operations can be, for example, the management of the memory, the configuration of the recording period or the setting of the time.
    [0006] According to a particular embodiment of the invention, the electronic system has a screen for displaying the measured current weight or, if the resolution of the screen allows, to display a weight change curve. According to a first embodiment of the electronic system, it is powered solely by a battery, and the communication with the user is by wire connection. According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, this wired connection will be USB type. The autonomy of the device should be several months or even a year. In this context, the processor will consume very little or will have to use a mechanism of falling asleep and waking up by the time base. Most of the time the processor will be asleep and the sensor unpowered. The time base periodically wakes up the processor, which then reads the weight and stores it in memory before going back to sleep. When the user wishes to communicate with the electronic system, he must access the box located inside the device and connect a cable connected to a computer terminal (PC, tablet, smartphone). Connecting a cable to the electronics will cause the processor to wake up. According to a second embodiment of the electronic system, the latter is powered by a battery, and the communication with the user is by means of RFID type for performing the same operations as before but without contact. The user must always be next to the device he wants to interrogate but it saves the handling of the case. According to a third embodiment of the electronic system, the latter is powered by a battery, and the communication with the user is carried out by a short-range digital radio means. According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, this radio means will use the ZigBee protocol. This protocol is particularly suitable in terms of signal range, power consumption and simplicity of integration. This protocol also allows the creation of a mesh network, allowing the device to communicate with an entity out of direct radio range through other identical devices that then perform a routing of the communication. However, the radio modules have the disadvantage of having a high standby current that empty the battery in a few days if they were permanently connected. The invention therefore provides two ways to operate this radio module. The first way is for the user to press a button of the box to order the processor to turn on the radio module for a set time (typically a few minutes), to perform the desired operations. This way of using the radio module limits the manipulations at the level of the box of the device. The second way is for the processor to periodically turn on the radio module to communicate with a relay station present on the apiary. This function can be activated or deactivated by the user, depending on the presence or absence of a relay station on the apiary. The processor may for example turn on the radio means every day for one minute. The frequency and duration of ignition of the radio means may be configured by the user. This relay station is constantly on. When the radio means is turned on, the device sends the weight information and potentially other parameters to the relay station, and the device receives any configuration commands desired by the user from the relay station. The user can communicate with the relay station, by any appropriate means, to retrieve the weight values of the device and perform the configuration of the device offline. The configuration of the device will take place at the next ignition of its radio means.
    [0007] According to a fourth embodiment of the electronic system, the system uses a solar panel coupled to the battery as a power source, and uses a short-range digital radio module as a means of communication. The solar panel will be preferentially located on the roof of the hive to maximize its exposure to the sun. The solar panel will be fixed on a support having a slope adapted to the incidence of the rays of the sun. The electronic system thus has a continuous power source, which can take care of the standby current of the radio module and thus keep it on continuously. The processor can also be lit continuously, which saves the sleep and wake mechanism. This allows the user to be able to perform all management operations of the electronic system, without manipulation of the device box, without a relay station and in real time. The user can go to the apiary and perform the desired operations on the device through a computer terminal equipped with short-range radio means.
    [0008] Regarding the third and fourth embodiments, the invention also provides for the use of a relay station having a GPRS, 3G or 4G connection. The user can then proceed to the desired operations on the device from any computer terminal connected to the Internet, without having to physically go to the apiary.
    [0009] Note that the wired, RFID or ZigBee communication means can quite coexist within the electronic system. One does not exclude others. Figure 1 shows an exploded view of the device which illustrates the first embodiment of the internal structure. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the illustrative device of the second embodiment of the internal structure. The hull was elevated on the drawing. Figure 3 shows an exploded view of the device which illustrates the third embodiment of the internal structure.
    [0010] Figure 4 shows an exploded view of the device which illustrates the fourth embodiment of the internal structure using three weight sensors. Fig. 5 is an exploded view of the device illustrating the fourth embodiment of the internal structure using four weight sensors. Figure 6 shows a perspective view of the device in situation. The hive has been elevated on the drawing. Referring to Figure 1, the device comprises a shell (101) which covers the other elements to protect them against the weather. The hive will be placed on this hull which will transmit the weight of said hive to the upper plate (102). This upper tray transmits the weight of the hive to the lower tray (105) via a spacer (103) and the weight sensor (107). The alignment of the upper plate relative to the spacer and the sensor, is achieved using the hull. The device comprises an electronic system (104) secured to the upper plate by means of a Velcro for example. The lower plate has a lateral recess allowing the user to access the electronic system. The upper plate has a reinforcement (106) at its point of contact with the sensor. The lower tray transmits the weight to the traditional hive stand via two feet (108) and (109). With reference to FIG. 2, the device comprises a protective shell (201), an upper plate (202) transmitting the weight of the hive to a lower plate (203) via the weight sensor (210) and spacers (208) and (209). The two trays are held parallel by the four double hinges (204), (205), (206) and (207). The device comprises an electronic system (211). The lower plate rests on a base (212). With reference to FIG. 3, the device comprises a protective shell (301), an upper plate (302) transmitting the weight of the hive to a lower plate (303) via the weight sensor (313). The upper plate has male feet (304), (305), (306) and (307) which are housed and slide in female feet (308), (309), (310) and (311) integral with the lower plate. . The two trays are thus kept parallel. The upper plate has a reinforcement (314) at its point of contact with the sensor. The device comprises an electronic system (312). With reference to FIG. 4, the device comprises a protective shell (401), an upper plate (402) transmitting the weight of the hive to a lower plate (403) via three weight sensors (404), ( 405) and (406). The upper plate has reinforcements in its contact weight with the sensors. The device comprises an electronic box (407). The lower plate rests on the feet (408) and (409). With reference to FIG. 5, the device comprises a protective shell (501), an upper plate (502) transmitting the weight of the hive to a lower plate (503) via four weight sensors (504), ( 505), (506) and (507). The upper plate has reinforcements at its points of contact with the sensors. The device comprises an electronic box (508). The lower plate rests on the feet (509) and (510). Referring to Figure 6, the hive (601) is placed on the device (602) which distinguishes the protective shell (603) and the feet (604) and (605).
    [0011] The device according to the invention, according to all its embodiments, has a low production cost, and can therefore be used by professional operators and by individuals. Embodiments using a radio communication means are particularly suitable for large professional apiaries.
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    Claims (10)
    [0001]
    CLAIMS1) Device allowing the user to obtain the evolution of the weight of a hive, characterized in that it comprises a protective shell, an internal structure, one or more weight sensors and an electronic system, in that the protective shell covers and encloses the internal structure, the weight sensor (s), and the electronic system, in that the internal structure comprises an upper plate transmitting the weight of said hive to a lower plate via the one or more sensors of weight and mechanical elements, in that the electronic system comprises a processor, a time base, a non-volatile memory, a means for interfacing the weight sensor (s), a power source and a means of communication with the user, in that the communication means enables the user to proceed with the operations of retrieving the values of weight and configuration of the electronic system.
    [0002]
    2) Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the upper plate (102) transmits the weight of the hive to the lower plate (105) via a single weight sensor (107) and a spacer ( 103).
    [0003]
    3) Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the upper plate transmits the weight of the hive to the lower plate by means of a single weight sensor centered with respect to these trays, in that the two trays are maintained parallel by double hinges (204), (205), (206) and (207), or by male feet (304), (305), (306), (307) integral with the upper plate sliding in female feet (308), (309), (310) and (311) integral with the lower plate.
    [0004]
    4) Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the upper plate transmits the weight of the hive to the lower plate via three or four weight sensors.
    [0005]
    5) Device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the electronic system is powered by a battery, in that the means of communication with the user is a wired connection.
    [0006]
    6) Device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the electronic system is powered by a battery, in that the means of communication with the user is a non-contact RFID type connection. 35
    [0007]
    7) Device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the electronic system is powered by a battery, in that the means of communication with the user is a short-range digital radio means, in that the the user can temporarily turn on this radio means by means of a button located on the electronic box, in that, in the case of the presence of a relay station on the apiary, the processor periodically lights the radio means in order to transmit the weight information to the relay station and receive any configuration operations. 45
    [0008]
    8) Device according to any one of claims 4, characterized in that the electronic system is powered by a solar panel coupled to a battery, in that the means of communication with the user is a short-range digital radio means, in that this radio means is lit continuously. 50
    [0009]
    9) Device according to any one of claims 8 there, characterized in that the electronic system has a screen allowing the user to view the current weight of the hive and / or the evolution curve of this weight.
    [0010]
    10) Device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that 55 the weight sensor is of the piezoelectric type.
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