CN106358506B - Cotton seeds processing method and the special process equipment of this method - Google Patents
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- B03—SEPARATION OF SOLID MATERIALS USING LIQUIDS OR USING PNEUMATIC TABLES OR JIGS; MAGNETIC OR ELECTROSTATIC SEPARATION OF SOLID MATERIALS FROM SOLID MATERIALS OR FLUIDS; SEPARATION BY HIGH-VOLTAGE ELECTRIC FIELDS
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Abstract
The invention discloses the special process equipment of a kind of cotton seeds processing method and this method, its main points is：Cotton seed to be selected is sent into seed dresser, while adds metal dust and is sufficiently stirred, described metal dust is entered in the gap of broken cotton seed, by the way that the device of metallics can be identified, the broken cotton seed containing metal dust is identified and screens separation.Compared with prior art, the present invention have the advantages of discrimination and high operating efficiency, particularly Magnetic Isolation also have structural establishment simple to operation and can mass disposal the advantages of, production cost can be substantially reduced, raising production efficiency.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to the special process equipment of a kind of cotton seeds processing method and this method.
Background technology
With the popularization and application of precision agriculture, the requirement more and more higher in agricultural planting to seed, make in some economy
In the plantation of thing, the seeding accuracy of seed has been accurate to 1-2 grains.
The broken cottonseed that seed peel is broken or ftractures is had in Seed processing, in cottonseed, because cottonseed that is broken or ftractureing holds
Easy infection germ is damaged by seed coat agent, has influence on the germination of cottonseed.Therefore being needed in Seed processing will be broken or cracking
Cottonseed is removed.
Broken or cracking cottonseed is removed in Seed processing at present mainly to combine using gravity, wind-force either said two devices
Remove.Due to many broken or cracking cottonseeds be full ripe cottonseed by gravity, wind-force or its combine very
Hardly possible separation.
Broken at present or cracking broken cottonseed, which mainly uses, manually to carry out selecting separation, and labor intensity is big, and operating efficiency is low,
Quality is big by artifical influence factor, and it is big to select rear product differentiation, it is difficult to ensure that separating, selecting quality.
Ginning cotton seed color sorting system and implementation method disclosed in CN104438135A and CN1970173A, by with more face
The light-source system of color characteristic, the screening of for example heterochromatic to unqualified cotton seed, flat seed, crackle seed is realized, effectively improve the hair of cotton seed
Bud rate.But above-mentioned technical proposal, can not be effectively by this part kind to very weak with the ripe cotton seed identification compared with gap
Son is removed.
CN102049385A and CN201537596U discloses a kind of by being crushed or being ftractureed provided with the roller for arranging pin
Cottonseed separating, selecting equipment, intensive row's pin is installed in inner wall of rotary drum, roller will be broken or can be held in rotation process
The cottonseed split is pricked on pin, is then removed broken or cracking the cottonseed pricked on pin by device, to realize that machinery is selected
Separation, this method is that seed is widely screened, and operating efficiency is low, and equipment cost is high.
Therefore, a kind of discrimination and operating efficiency are high, the simple cotton seeds processing method of device therefor and this method institute
Special process equipment just arises at the historic moment.
The content of the invention
The purpose of the present invention is for deficiency present in above-mentioned technology, there is provided a kind of discrimination and operating efficiency are high, institute
With the special process equipment of the simple cotton seeds processing method of equipment and this method.
The purpose of the present invention is achieved through the following technical solutions：Cotton seed to be selected is sent into seed dresser, added simultaneously
Metal dust is simultaneously sufficiently stirred, and described metal dust is entered in the gap of broken cotton seed, by that can identify metallics
Device, the broken cotton seed containing metal dust is identified and screens separation.
The above-mentioned device that can identify metallics can be optical fractionation mechanism, the light source of described optical fractionation mechanism
For any of α, β, gamma-rays or X ray, described metal dust be one or both of arbitrary solid metallic with
On alloy, in the gap that described metal dust enters broken cotton seed and after separating excess metal powder, pass through optics point
Structure of disembarking carries out screening separation to the broken cotton seed containing metal dust.
Further, the above-mentioned device that can identify metallics is preferably magnetic seeds sorting mechanism, passes through magnetic kind
Sub- sorting mechanism is in alloys arbitrarily two or more in iron, nickel, cobalt, manganese or iron, nickel, cobalt, manganese to described metal dust
It is arbitrary one or more of.
Further, described metal dust is preferably 70~200 μm of tiny particles content.
Further, the equipment used in above-mentioned method, comprising rabbling mechanism (3), it is sequentially provided with after rabbling mechanism (3)
Separating mechanism A and separating mechanism B.
The separating mechanism A is screen type separating mechanism, and including at least bolter A (5), bolter A (5) is provided with discharging port A
(6) exported with discharging opening B (7), discharging port A (6) for cotton seed, the discharging opening B (7) is metal dust recovery port.
The separating mechanism B is that can identify the separator of metallics, the separation that can identify metallics
Device is one kind in optical fractionation device or magnetic separation device.
The separating mechanism B is alternatively the combination of above two, and optical fractionation device has been combined with magnetic separation device
Come, such as first carry out Magnetic Isolation, in high volume can quickly screen, then carry out optical fractionation, be particularly suitable for high-precision seed and add
Work processing.
The Magnetic Isolation mechanism is：Comprising with magnetic barrel (9), the periphery of barrel (9) is provided with can be by
The magnetic line of force passes through but is free of magnetic soft curtain shape body (8), and the soft curtain shape body (8) forms a conveyer belt with barrel (9)
Shape mechanism, the barrel (9) are arranged at the front portion of conveying band mechanism, and conveying band device front end portion is provided with discharging opening C
(10) with discharging opening D (11), discharging opening C (10) be do not contain metal dust normal cotton seed outlet, discharging opening D (11) be containing
The broken cotton seed outlet of metal dust.
Described optical fractionation mechanism：Including at least conveying mechanism (18), it is provided with after the discharge end of conveying mechanism (18)
Optical detector (16) and cleaning machine (17), the light source of optical detector (16) are any in α, β, gamma-rays or X ray
Kind, described cleaning machine (17) comprises at least air-blast atomizer, is entered the broken cotton seed containing metal dust by air-blast atomizer
Row screening separation, discharging opening C (10) and discharging opening D (11) is provided with the leading section of conveyer belt 18, and discharging opening C (10) is not contain gold
Belong to the normal cotton seed outlet of powder, discharging opening D (11) is the broken cotton seed outlet containing metal dust.
Yet further, separating mechanism C is preferably provided with after above-mentioned discharging opening D (11), separating mechanism C, which is comprised at least, to be divided
From sieve B (12), bolter B (12) is preferably strength oscillatory type sorting mechanism, with further will be containing metal dust crush
Metal dust in cotton seed shakes out to be reclaimed.
Yet further, Gua Zhong mechanisms are preferably provided with above the zone face on said conveyer belt shape mechanism top, will can conveyed
The cotton seed on ribbon mechanism top is further paved.
Compared with prior art, the present invention has the advantages of discrimination and high operating efficiency, and particularly Magnetic Isolation also has
Have structural establishment simple to operation and can mass disposal the advantages of, can substantially reduce production cost, improve production efficiency.
Brief description of the drawings
Fig. 1 is the structural representation of the device therefor of the embodiment of the present invention 1.
Fig. 2 is the structural representation of the device therefor of the embodiment of the present invention 2.
Fig. 3 is the structural representation of conveyer belt used in the embodiment of the present invention 2.
Fig. 4 is the structural representation of the device therefor of the embodiment of the present invention 3.
Shown in figure：1 is cotton seed import, and 2 be metal dust import, and 3 be rabbling mechanism, and 4 be rabbling mechanism discharging opening, 5
It is discharging port A for bolter A, 6,7 be discharging opening B, and 8 be soft curtain shape body, and 9 be barrel, and 10 be discharging opening C, and 11 be discharging
Mouth D, 12 be bolter B, and 13 be discharging opening E, and 14 be discharging opening F, and 15 be scraper plate, and 16 be optical detector, and 17 be cleaning machine,
18 be conveying mechanism, and 19 be groove.
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The present invention is further detailed explanation with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples.
Embodiment 1, reference picture 1, for the structural representation of the device therefor of the embodiment of the present invention 1.It is used in embodiment 1 to set
It is standby, comprising rabbling mechanism 3, before rabbling mechanism 3 be provided with metrological service, by the cotton seed light seed after lint with can be magnetically attracted
Metal dust is measured to add in rabbling mechanism 3 by cotton seed import 1 and metal dust import 2 respectively and is sufficiently stirred, and is stirred
Mechanism 3 is drum-mixer structure, certainly or other mixes and stirs mechanism, such as slot type, preferably drum-mixer structure.
Separating mechanism A and separating mechanism B, the separating mechanism are sequentially provided with after the cotton seed discharging opening 4 of rabbling mechanism 3
A is screen type separating mechanism, is provided with discharging port A 6 and discharging opening B7 including at least bolter A5, bolter A5, discharging port A 6 is cotton
Kind outlet, the discharging opening B7 is metal dust recovery port, and the Magnetic Isolation mechanism is：Comprising with magnetic barrel 9,
The periphery of barrel 9 is provided with and can be passed through by the magnetic line of force but be free of magnetic soft curtain shape body 8, the soft curtain shape body 8 and rolling
Cylinder 9 and another non-magnetic roller form a conveying band mechanism, and magnetic barrel 9 is arranged at conveying band mechanism
Front portion, conveying band device front end portion is provided with discharging opening C10 and discharging opening D11, and discharging opening C10 is not contain metal dust
Normal cotton seed outlet, discharging opening D11 is that the broken cotton seed containing metal dust exports, above the zone face on conveying band mechanism top
Provided with Gua Zhong mechanisms, the present embodiment is scraper plate 15, can further pave the cotton seed on conveying band mechanism top.
During work, the cotton seed after stirring is laid on the zone face of conveying band mechanism, does not contain the cotton seed of metal dust not
Affected by magnetic forces and preshoot enters discharging opening C10, the cotton seed containing metal dust is affected by magnetic forces and runs to rearward defeated
Send below ribbon mechanism, be affected by gravity or when the soft curtain shape body 8 of conveying band mechanism is away from magnetic barrel 9, contain
The cotton seed for having metal dust drops into discharging opening D11, realizes cleaning for the cottonseed that crushes or ftracture in cottonseed.
Separating mechanism C is provided with after above-mentioned discharging opening D11, separating mechanism C comprises at least bolter B12, bolter
B12 is preferably strength oscillatory type sorting mechanism, further to shake the metal dust in the broken cotton seed containing metal dust
It is dynamic to come out to be reclaimed.
Its process is as follows：Cotton seed to be selected is sent into seed dressing mechanism 3 from cotton seed import 1, cotton seed to be selected is after lint
Light seed, the lint of cottonseed can use acid system, rubbing manipulation or the combination for burning method or above two above method, while from gold
Category powder inlet 2 adds the metal dust that can be magnetically attracted and is sufficiently stirred, and described metal dust is entered broken cotton seed
Gap in, afterwards be sent into separating mechanism A, unnecessary metal dust is separated by vibratory sieve 5 and collects reuse,
Cotton seed then enters separating mechanism B and is laid on the zone face of conveying band mechanism, does not contain the cotton seed of metal dust not by magnetic force
Influence and preshoot enters discharging opening C10, the cotton seed containing metal dust is affected by magnetic forces and runs to conveying band rearward
Below mechanism, it is affected by gravity or when the soft curtain shape body 8 of conveying band mechanism is away from magnetic barrel 9, contains metal
The cotton seed of powder drops into discharging opening D11, realizes cleaning for the cottonseed that crushes or ftracture in cottonseed.
Separating mechanism C is strength oscillatory type sorting mechanism after above-mentioned discharging opening D11, will further contain metal powder
Metal dust in the broken cotton seed at end is reclaimed under being shaken by mode of vibration from cotton seed.
Embodiment 2, reference picture 2, Fig. 3, be the device therefor of the embodiment of the present invention 2 structural representation, with the phase of embodiment 1
Than the difference of the present embodiment is：For optical fractionation, the light source of described optical fractionation mechanism is α, β, gamma-rays or X ray
Any of, described metal dust is alloy more than one or both of arbitrary solid metallic, in described gold
After category powder enters in the gap of broken cotton seed and separates excess metal powder, by optical fractionation mechanism to containing metal dust
Broken cotton seed carry out screening separation.
In equipment used, the separating mechanism B is optical fractionation mechanism, and described optical fractionation mechanism comprises at least defeated
Mechanism (18) and controller are sent, conveying mechanism (18) is a conveyer belt, and conveying band mechanism top is provided with the groove 19 of longitudinal direction, leads to
Cross scraper plate 15 further to pave the cotton seed on conveyer belt top, the cotton seed in groove 19 is arranged in rows, conveying mechanism (18)
Be provided with optical detector (16) and cleaning machine (17) after discharge end, the light source of optical detector (16) is α, β, gamma-rays or
Any of X ray, described cleaning machine (17) comprise at least air-blast atomizer, will contain metal dust by air-blast atomizer
Broken cotton seed blow off, realize screening separation, discharging opening C (10) and discharging opening D (11) is provided with the leading section of conveyer belt 18, discharging
Mouth C (10) is the normal cotton seed outlet for not containing metal dust, and discharging opening D (11) is that the broken cotton seed containing metal dust goes out
Mouthful.
Embodiment 3, reference picture 4, for the structural representation of the device therefor of the embodiment of the present invention 3, compared with Example 1, sheet
The difference of embodiment is：The separating mechanism B is the combination of two kinds of optical fractionation device and magnetic separation device, first carries out magnetic
Property separation, can high-volume quickly screen, then carry out optical fractionation, be particularly suitable for high-precision seed working process.
Above-described is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, it is noted that for one of ordinary skill in the art
For, without departing from the concept of the premise of the invention, some changes and improvements can also be made, these belong to the present invention
Protection domain.
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- A kind of 1. cotton seeds processing method, it is characterised in that：Cotton seed to be selected is sent into seed dresser, while adds metal dust And be sufficiently stirred, described metal dust is entered in the gap of broken cotton seed, by the way that metallics device can be identified, to containing The broken cotton seed for having metal dust is identified and screens separation；It is described to identify that metallics device is magnetic seeds sorting mechanism, by magnetic seeds sorting mechanism to described gold Category powder is arbitrary one or more of in any two or more alloy in iron, nickel, cobalt, manganese or iron, nickel, cobalt, manganese；Equipment used is：Comprising rabbling mechanism (3), separating mechanism A and separating mechanism B are sequentially provided with after rabbling mechanism (3)；The separating mechanism A is screen type separating mechanism, including at least bolter A (5), bolter A (5) be provided with discharging port A (6) and Discharging opening B (7), discharging port A (6) export for cotton seed, and the discharging opening B (7) is metal dust recovery port；The separating mechanism B is Magnetic Isolation mechanism；The Magnetic Isolation mechanism is：Being provided with comprising the periphery with magnetic barrel (9), barrel (9) can be by magnetic force Line passes through but is free of magnetic soft curtain shape body (8), and the soft curtain shape body (8) forms a conveying band machine with barrel (9) Structure, the barrel (9) are arranged at the front portion of conveying band mechanism, conveying band device front end portion be provided with discharging opening C (10) and Discharging opening D (11), discharging opening C (10) are the normal cotton seed outlet for not containing metal dust, and discharging opening D (11) is to contain metal powder The broken cotton seed outlet at end；Described metal dust is 70~200 μm of tiny particles content.
- 2. cotton seeds processing method as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that：It is provided with and divides after the discharging opening D (11) Disembark structure C, and separating mechanism C comprises at least bolter B (12).
- 3. cotton seeds processing method as claimed in claim 2, it is characterised in that：The bolter B (12) is vibrated for strength Formula sorting mechanism.
- 4. the cotton seeds processing method as described in claim 1,2 or 3, it is characterised in that：Conveying band mechanism top Zone face above be provided with Gua Zhong mechanisms.
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