3. Honey extractors with bottom drives
3.1. Diagram for the honey extractor with bottom
drive
1. Rim
2. Extractor controller
3. Emergency switch
4. Extractor drum
5. Drain valve
6. Engine with gear motor
7. Screws to fix the legs
8. Extractor legs
9. Extractor lid
10. Beam
11. Extractor hinges
3.2. Characteristics for honey extractors with
bottom drives
3.2.1. Radial extractors with bottom drives
Radial honey extractors are characterised by a possibility to
place a big number of frames inside the basket. Frame
placing in a radial arrangement makes the spinning occur in
one direction. Bottom drive is applied to honey extractors
with the diameters of 1000 mm and 1200 mm and to 4-
cassette honey extractors with power supply of 230 V
Engine in radial honey extractors
• 1000 – 0,75 kW/400V/50Hz
• 1200 – 0,75/kW/400V/50Hz
3.3. Cassette honey extractors with bottom
drives
• Cassette honey extractor are suitable for bigger
apiaries. They are characterised by a low number
of cassettes inside the basket. The spinning cycle
occurs in two directions, owing to the guides
installed, there is no need to rearrange the
cassettes manually and their jamming is excluded.
3.4. Cassette honey extractors with bottom drive
and the partitions
By the introduction of the partitions made of stainless steel
plates, we can increase the number of cassettes inside the
extractor. The cassettes are placed one on the other but
owing to the partitions, the honey discharging from the
honeycombs during spinning does not get into the adjacent
honeycomb but flows along the partitions.
3.5. TECHNICAL PARAMETERS FOR THE HONEY
EXTRACTOR WITH BOTTOM AND UPPER DRIVES
• Drum:
◦ Stainless and acid-resistant steel plate
0H18N9,
• Basket:
◦ Made of stainless and acid-resistant steel rods
ø 8, ø 10,
◦ Basket placed on bearings, with upper and
lower housing
◦ In case of honey extractors with upper drives,
the basket on the bearings in lower casing, the
gear engine remains the upper housing
• drains:
◦ 1x6/4 (from Ø 720 to Ø 900 )
◦ 2x 2” (from Ø 1000 to Ø 1200)
• Transparent lid, made of metaplex
• Time lock,
• Conical bottom, reinforced,
• Stand stable and easy to dismantle, powder coated,
which strengthens the coating resistance
• Transmission type: worm gear
• Cassette honey extractors from 4 to 8 cassettes,
stainless steel rod ø 3, ø 5 meshing 20x40
• Cassette honey extractors from 12 to 20 cassettes +
partitions, stainless steel rod ø 3, ø 6 meshing 20 x
40