US3590995A - Grain cleaner - Google Patents
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- B07B—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS BY SIEVING, SCREENING, SIFTING OR BY USING GAS CURRENTS; SEPARATING BY OTHER DRY METHODS APPLICABLE TO BULK MATERIAL, e.g. LOOSE ARTICLES FIT TO BE HANDLED LIKE BULK MATERIAL
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- B02—CRUSHING, PULVERISING, OR DISINTEGRATING; PREPARATORY TREATMENT OF GRAIN FOR MILLING
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- GRAIN CLEANER This invention relates generally to grain cleaning apparatus.
- a principal object of the present invention is to provide an improved grain cleaner which will separate chaff and foreign particles from grain kernels.
- Another object is to provide a grain cleaner which utilizes air, centrifugal force and screens so to achieve separation of the chaff and grain kernels.
- Yet another object is to provide a grain cleaner that gives trouble free operation.
- Yet a further object is to provide a grain cleaner that employs only two moving parts, a separating cone and a fan, thus decreasing wear of component parts.
- FIG. I is a side view of the invention.
- FIG. 2 is atop plan view thereof.
- FIG. 3 is a side view of the machine shown partly in cross section.
- FIG. 4 is a top view ofan internal component of FIG. 3.
- the reference numeral represents a grain cleaner according to the present invention, wherein there is a stationary frame 11.
- the frame includes an upper cross bar 12 and lower cross bar 13, each of which includes bearings for supporting freely a rotatable vertical shaft 14 upon which there are rigidly secured a pair of pulleys l5 and 16 which receive an endless belt, not shown, the belts being driven from a power source.
- a fan blade 17 is also secured on the shaft 14, below the pulleys.
- a rotatable cone 18 is also secured on shaft 14, the cone including an upwardly diverging sidewall that is perforated by openings 19.
- a plurality of upwardly extending tines 20 are formed on the upper periphery of the cone, the tines being spaced apart to form a cylindrical comb, the space between the tines being of a size so to allow only the grain kernels to pass therebetween.
- the frame 11 carries a sheet metal housing 21 within which the fan blade and cone 18 are contained.
- a stationary cone 22 secured below the housing, the lower end of the cone 22 being provided with an outlet spout 23 through which cleaned grain is discharged outwardly of the machine.
- An intake pipe 24 extending sidewardly outwardly of the housing provides access for placing uncleaned grain to the apex area of the rotatable cone. It is to be noted that the openings 19 in the rotary cone are each of smaller size than an individual grain so to prevent the same from falling outwardly therethrough.
- unclean grain is deposited through intake pipe 24, the grain dropping into the apex of the rotatable cone l8.
- Fins and blades 25 in the apex of the cone pick up the grain kernels and throw them upward into the region of the cone containing the perforated openings 19. It is understood that the cone l8 and fan blade 17 are in rotative movement during this time, air current moving upwardly, as indicated by arrows 26 passes through the openings 19 from within the housing area 27, the air current picking up the chaff and foreign debris and delivering it to the fan blade 17 and then outwardly of the machine through a discharge duct 28.
- Centrifugal force developed by the rotating cone 18 causes the remainin grain kernels to be thrown outward, the rain passing t rough the spaces between the tines and then fa ling into the housing area 27 where it drops down into the stationary cone from where it is collected through the discharge spout 23.
- a grain cleaner the combination of a frame, a stationary sheet metal housing carried on said frame, a stationary cone at the lower end of said housing, an apex at the lower end of said cone being provided with an outlet spout, an intake pipe through a side of said housing, said pipe communicating with a grain cleaning mechanism comprising a horizontal upper and lower bar providing bearing means for a vertical shaft, a pair of pulleys secured to said shaft for providing rotational drive to said shaft, a fan blade and a rotatable cone also secured to said shaft, said blade being positioned over said rotatable cone, the apex of said rotatable cone being positioned downward, a fin and blade structure at the apex of said rotatable cone and a discharge end of said intake pipe communicating with said cone apex.
- said rotatable cone includes a conical sidewall perforated by openings smaller than the size of grain kernels, and an upper edge of said conical sidewall being surmounted by upstanding fins spaced apart to allow said grain kernels to pass therethrough and into a space between the rotatable cone and said housing and then down to said spout.
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Abstract
A machine for cleaning grain, the machine comprising a rotating, perforated cone into which uncleaned grain is placed; air blown upwardly through the perforations cause chaff and foreign particles to be blown upward through a fan, while the relatively heavier grain is thrown by centrifugal force sideward out of the cone in a clean condition.
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United. States Patent 90 8mm w 9 2 O 2 1,564,508 12/1925 Bauermeister 2,178,750 11/1939 Garland 2.693,876 11/1954 Ostman (72] Lyle F. Truckenbrod Rural Route 1, Mendota, 111. 61342 [2 1 1 848,889
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Filed Aug. 11,1969 Patented July 6, I971 FOREIGN PATENTS 492,240 3/1919 France.........................
Primary Examiner-Frederick L. Malteson Assistant Examiner-Robert A. Dua
[54] GRAIN CLEANER 3 Claims, 4 Drawing Figs. [52] U.S..
GRAIN CLEANER This invention relates generally to grain cleaning apparatus.
A principal object of the present invention is to provide an improved grain cleaner which will separate chaff and foreign particles from grain kernels.
Another object is to provide a grain cleaner which utilizes air, centrifugal force and screens so to achieve separation of the chaff and grain kernels.
Yet another object is to provide a grain cleaner that gives trouble free operation.
Yet a further object is to provide a grain cleaner that employs only two moving parts, a separating cone and a fan, thus decreasing wear of component parts.
Other objects are to provide a grain cleaner which is simple in design, inexpensive to manufacture, rugged in construction, easy to use and efficient in operation.
These and other objects will be readily evident upon a study of the following specification and the accompanying drawing wherein:
FIG. I is a side view of the invention.
FIG. 2 is atop plan view thereof.
FIG. 3 is a side view of the machine shown partly in cross section.
FIG. 4 is a top view ofan internal component of FIG. 3.
Referring now to the drawing in detail, the reference numeral represents a grain cleaner according to the present invention, wherein there is a stationary frame 11. The frame includes an upper cross bar 12 and lower cross bar 13, each of which includes bearings for supporting freely a rotatable vertical shaft 14 upon which there are rigidly secured a pair of pulleys l5 and 16 which receive an endless belt, not shown, the belts being driven from a power source.
A fan blade 17 is also secured on the shaft 14, below the pulleys.
Additionally a rotatable cone 18 is also secured on shaft 14, the cone including an upwardly diverging sidewall that is perforated by openings 19. A plurality of upwardly extending tines 20 are formed on the upper periphery of the cone, the tines being spaced apart to form a cylindrical comb, the space between the tines being of a size so to allow only the grain kernels to pass therebetween.
The frame 11 carries a sheet metal housing 21 within which the fan blade and cone 18 are contained. A stationary cone 22 secured below the housing, the lower end of the cone 22 being provided with an outlet spout 23 through which cleaned grain is discharged outwardly of the machine. An intake pipe 24 extending sidewardly outwardly of the housing provides access for placing uncleaned grain to the apex area of the rotatable cone. It is to be noted that the openings 19 in the rotary cone are each of smaller size than an individual grain so to prevent the same from falling outwardly therethrough.
It is to be noted that separate bearings and V-belt pulleys l5 and 16 are provided for operating the fan 17 and the cone 18. Thus the fan and rotating cone may rotate independently of each other and are driven from an outside power source through a device by which the rotational speed may be varied. This variable speed provides a means of regulating the amount of air and centrifugal force required for various conditions of the grain.
ln operative use, unclean grain is deposited through intake pipe 24, the grain dropping into the apex of the rotatable cone l8. Fins and blades 25 in the apex of the cone pick up the grain kernels and throw them upward into the region of the cone containing the perforated openings 19. It is understood that the cone l8 and fan blade 17 are in rotative movement during this time, air current moving upwardly, as indicated by arrows 26 passes through the openings 19 from within the housing area 27, the air current picking up the chaff and foreign debris and delivering it to the fan blade 17 and then outwardly of the machine through a discharge duct 28. Centrifugal force developed by the rotating cone 18 causes the remainin grain kernels to be thrown outward, the rain passing t rough the spaces between the tines and then fa ling into the housing area 27 where it drops down into the stationary cone from where it is collected through the discharge spout 23.
While various changes may be made in the detail construction, it is understood that such changes will be within the spirit and scope ofthe present invention.
I claim as follows:
I. In a grain cleaner, the combination ofa frame, a stationary sheet metal housing carried on said frame, a stationary cone at the lower end of said housing, an apex at the lower end of said cone being provided with an outlet spout, an intake pipe through a side of said housing, said pipe communicating with a grain cleaning mechanism comprising a horizontal upper and lower bar providing bearing means for a vertical shaft, a pair of pulleys secured to said shaft for providing rotational drive to said shaft, a fan blade and a rotatable cone also secured to said shaft, said blade being positioned over said rotatable cone, the apex of said rotatable cone being positioned downward, a fin and blade structure at the apex of said rotatable cone and a discharge end of said intake pipe communicating with said cone apex.
2. The combination as set forth in claim I, wherein said rotatable cone includes a conical sidewall perforated by openings smaller than the size of grain kernels, and an upper edge of said conical sidewall being surmounted by upstanding fins spaced apart to allow said grain kernels to pass therethrough and into a space between the rotatable cone and said housing and then down to said spout.
3. The combination as set forth in claim 2 wherein a first V- belt pulley is provided between a power source and said fan, and a separate second V-belt pulley is provided between a power source and said rotatable cone, whereby said fan and cone are rotatable independent of each other through a variable speed mechanism so as to regulate the amount of air and centrifugal force.
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1. In a grain cleaner, the combination of a frame, a stationary sheet metal housing carried on said frame, a stationary cone at the lower end of said housing, an apex at the lower end of said cone being provided with an outlet spout, an intake pipe through a side of said housing, said pipe communicating with a grain cleaning mechanism comprising a horizontal upper and lower bar providing bearing means for a vertical shaft, a pair of pulleys secured to said shaft for providing rotational drive to said shaft, a fan blade and a rotatable cone also secured to said shaft, said blade being positioned over said rotatable cone, the apex of said rotatable cone being positioned downward, a fin and blade structure at the apex of said rotatable cone and a discharge end of said intake pipe communicating with said cone apex.
2. The combination as set forth in claim 1, wherein said rotatable cone includes a conical sidewall perforated by openings smaller than the size of grain kernels, and an upper edge of said conical sidewall being surmounted by upstanding fins spaced apart to allow said grain kernels to pass therethrough and into a space between the rotatable cone and said housing and then down to said spout.
3. The combination as set forth in claim 2 wherein a first V-belt pulley is provided between a power source and said fan, and a separate second V-belt pulley is provided between a power source and said rotatable cone, whereby said fan and cone are rotatable independent of each other through a variable speed mechanism so as to regulate the amount of air and centrifugal force.
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US1564508A (en) * | 1924-05-12 | 1925-12-08 | Bauermeister Emil Ludw Hermann | Blast sifter |
US2178750A (en) * | 1938-03-17 | 1939-11-07 | Claude M Garland | Centrifugal drier |
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US4457746A (en) * | 1983-01-07 | 1984-07-03 | Core Industries, Inc. | Apparatus for centrifugal separation |
US4759943A (en) * | 1985-08-23 | 1988-07-26 | Holly Farms Poultry Industries, Inc. | Classification of food meals made from animal by-products |
US6193075B1 (en) | 1996-09-30 | 2001-02-27 | Colgate-Palmolive Company | Air classification of animal by-products |
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