JP2001137725A - Sorted matter changeover device of huller - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent the lowering of sorting accuracy by changing over sorted matter from the taking-out to the outside to the circulation within a huller automatically if sorting action becomes unstable to dispense with changeover operation. SOLUTION: A storage tank storing mixed rice fed from a dehulling and winnowing part is suspended in a liftable manner and a release means P for releasing the engagement of an operation lever 1 during the engagement with an outside taking-out position X automatically in connection with the storage tank raised after the mixed rice in the storage tank is discharged is provided to return the operation lever to the circulating position Y within a huller. The release means P is constituted of a switch detecting the empty state of the storage tank and a control motor M releasing the engagement of the operation lever 1 during the engagement with the taking-out position X to the outside. A manual button 5 for turning the control motor M ON/OFF is provided and the shutter of an unhulled rice tank 8 is made openable and closable by the operation lever 1.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a device for removing a separated product flowing out of a mixed rice sorting unit by operating an operation lever to a brown rice take-out path and a mixed rice circulation path to take out the machine and circulate in the machine. The present invention relates to a sorting device switching device for a rice huller that switches to (1).

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a shutter provided at the bottom of a paddy tank of a degassing air selection unit is completely closed by a single operation lever when the operation is stopped, and sorted materials flowing out from a mixed rice sorting unit are circulated in the machine. Stop the swing sorting plate, half-open the shutter at the start of operation, drive the swing sorting plate and drive the sorting material inside the machine, and further drive the swing sorting plate during steady operation to drive the swing sorting plate. In addition, when the shutter is fully closed, that is, when the swinging sorting plate is stopped, the supply of the mixed rice from the storage tank to the swinging sorting plate is stopped (see Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 8-108). 323
221) and a single operation lever to adjust the amount of paddy supplied to the air removal unit, to turn on and off the rocking clutch of the rocking selection plate, and to circulate the sorted material inside the machine and take it out of the machine. Techniques for performing switching (see Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-174894) and the like are publicly disclosed.

[0003]

In contrast to the prior art described above, the present invention is to switch the sorted product flowing out of the mixed rice sorting section by an operation lever between the outside take-out and the internal circulation. When the mixed rice sorting section is in steady operation, the operation lever locked to the outside take-out position for taking out the sorted material is automatically circulated in the machine by detecting that the sorting action becomes unstable. It is an object of the present invention to provide a device that switches to a position and does not require a switching operation of an operation lever and does not reduce the sorting accuracy.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, in order to achieve the object described in the preceding paragraph, the present invention mixes the sorted material flowing out of the mixed rice sorting section by the operation of the operating lever with the brown rice take-out path. The rice circulation path is guided to the outside and switched between out-of-machine removal and in-machine circulation, and a storage tank that supplies mixed rice to the mixed rice sorting section is suspended so as to be able to move up and down, and the storage amount in the storage tank is reduced. Release means for automatically unlocking the operating lever locked at the outside take-out position is provided in association with the storage tank at the time when the storage lever is reduced, risen, and emptied, and the operating lever is released by the releasing means. Since it is configured to return from the external take-out position to the internal circulation position, if the sorting operation in the mixed rice sorting section becomes unstable due to the empty storage amount in the storage tank, it is locked at the external take-out position. The operation lever is automatically locked by the release means. It sorted matter flowing out from his mixed rice sorting unit will switch to machine circulation.

[0005] The releasing means is a control mode for shifting the switch for detecting that the storage amount of the storage tank is empty to the unlock position of the operating lever being locked to the outside take-out position. Connected to the switch and the control mode linked to the switch detection.
When the control motor is configured to operate, it is accurately detected that the storage amount in the storage tank has decreased and the storage tank has been emptied, and the control motor releases the lock of the operation lever at the outside take-out position and releases the inside of the machine. Switching to circulation is performed with good timing.

Further, if a manual button for switching the control motor on and off is provided and the manual button is mounted on a panel having a switching guide groove of the operation lever, the manual button is operated when the operation lever is operated. By switching,
It is possible to freely select whether to automatically or manually switch the sorting from the outside of the sorting machine to the in-machine circulation.

Further, the operation lever allows the shutter provided at the bottom of the paddy tank of the air removal unit to be opened and closed, and the opening and closing guide grooves for guiding the operation lever are controlled by the switching guide grooves in the machine. By communicating with the alligator, the shutter of the paddy tank can be opened and closed by the operation lever, and subsequent to the opening and closing operation, it is possible to switch between the in-machine circulation of the sorted material and the removal from the machine.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a preferred embodiment of the present invention. First, FIG.
Referring to FIG. 5, the huller shown in FIG.
1) A composition in which a degassing air sorting section (B) is arranged on the front side and a rocking mixed rice sorting section (A) is arranged on the rear side.
The paddy thrown into 2) is lifted by a paddy elevator (13), supplied to a degassing air selection section (B), and dehulled and air-selected to remove rice husks and pity, and mixed rice of brown rice and rice is removed. Mixed rice elevator (1
It is lifted by 4), enters the storage tank (4) from the discharge tube (15), and is distributed and supplied from the tank (4) to the oscillating sorting plates (16) stacked in multiple stages, and undergoes sifting action by swaying. The brown rice that has been sorted out is taken out by a brown rice elevator (17).

The above-mentioned storage tank (4) is a spring having upper ends screwed to both ends of a horizontal rod (19) extending over the tip of a support rod (18) (18) extending from the mixed rice elevator (14). (20) The ejection tube (1) supported by (20)
It is suspended so as to be able to move up and down due to fluctuations in the storage weight of mixed rice put in from 5).

A switch (S) is provided for detecting the empty state of the storage tank (4) as the amount of storage in the storage tank (4) decreases and rises, and the switch (S) is a mixed rice elevator (14).
When the storage tank (4) is attached to the supporting metal (21) protruding from the knot and rises and comes into contact with the switch (S), the storage tank (4) is turned on to detect that the storage tank (4) is empty. .

Here, the mixed rice sorting section (A) will be described. The swing sorting plate (16) has a rough surface and is stacked in multiple stages to form several swing support rods (22).・
In this manner, the rice is tilted in both the vertical and horizontal directions, and the eccentric drive mechanism applies a swinging motion to sort the mixed rice.

(23) A brown rice receiving tray for receiving the spilled out of the sifting grain of the swaying sorting plate (16) from the swaying swash to form a brown rice take-out path (2); It is a paddy receiving pad which receives the thing which flows out from alligator, and forms the paddy removal path (25). In (26), a mixed rice receiving path for receiving the substance flowing out from the intermediate portion of the rising and falling rocks forms a mixed rice circulation path (3).

The rice that has flowed into the brown rice take-out path (2) is taken out by the brown rice elevator (17) through the brown rice trough (27), and the rice that has fallen into the mixed rice circulation path (3) is mixed rice. The rice returned to the mixing rice elevator (14) from the gutter (28) and supplied to the swinging sorting plate (16) circulates through the inside of the machine and flows into the paddy take-out path (25). (2
9) Pass through the paddy elevator (13) and remove the wind (B)
Is to be returned.

A brown rice receiving tray (23) forming a brown rice take-out path (2) and a mixed rice receiving tray (2) forming a mixed rice circulation path (3).
At the branching point where 6) intersects, it moves up and down with the axis (30) as a fulcrum, and the mixed rice circulation path (3) guides what flows out of the swinging plate (16) by the upward movement. Then, a switching valve (31) that causes the brown rice take-out path (2) to fall down due to downward movement
Is installed.

A panel (7) having a switching guide groove (6) formed in the front-rear direction is provided on the operation side of the rice paddy tank (8) on the left side of the paddy tank (8). An operation lever (1) for operating the shaft (32) as a fulcrum is inserted into the groove (6), and a lever arm (33) of the operation lever (1) and the switching valve are mounted. The valve arm (34) of (31) is connected with a wire (35) to operate the lever.
When (1) is operated to the in-machine circulation position (Y) at the front end in the switching guide groove (6), the switching valve (31) is moved upward via a wire (35) or the like, and the swinging sorting plate (16) is swung. If the thing flowing out from the upper waist is set to the in-machine circulation position where the mixed rice circulation path (3) guides the waist and operated to the rear take-out position (X) at the rear end, the switching valve (31) moves down and swings. The posture is changed to the outside take-out posture in which the material flowing out of the upper leg is dropped into the brown rice take-out path (2).

The switching guide groove (6) has a locking portion (36) which is bent laterally at the rear end thereof to hold the operation lever (1) at the outside take-out position (X). When the operating lever (1) is disengaged from the engaging portion (36) and is unlocked, the operating lever (1) is moved to the front end in-machine circulation position (Y) by the return spring (37). The switching valve (31) changes from the outside take-out posture to the inside circulation posture.

The release means (P) for unlocking the operating lever (1) locked at the outside take-out position (X) at the rear end of the switching guide groove (6) is described as follows. Control mode
The motor lever (38) is operated by the operation lever during the locking.
(1) The release plate (39) is pivotally mounted on the side,
By rotating the motor shaft (38), the operation lever (1) locked on the locking portion (36) is shifted to release the locking, and the control motor (M) is controlled by the control motor (M). When the switch (S) is connected, the storage tank (4) rises and when the switch (S) is turned on, the control motor (M) is activated and the operation lever (1) is operated by the release plate (39). The lock is released.

The operating lever (1) unlocked.
Is moved to the in-machine circulation position (Y) by the return spring (37) as described above, the mixed rice is accumulated in the storage tank (4) and descends, and the switch (S) is turned off.

That is, as shown in FIG. 3, the operating lever (1) is operated to the rear end of the switching guide groove (6) to engage the locking portion (3).
6), hold it at the outside take-out position (X), and switch the valve (3
When 1) is in the out-of-machine take-out posture, if the storage amount in the storage tank (4) decreases and rises as shown by the arrow (a), becomes empty, and contacts the switch (S), Tab axis (38)
Is rotated as shown by the arrow (b) to release the lock of the operation lever (1) by the release plate (39), and the switching valve (31) is moved upward as shown in (c) to circulate in the machine. Will be switched to

A manual button (5) for turning on / off the control motor (M) independently of the switch (S) is provided on a panel (7) beside the locking portion (36). When switching the switching valve (31), it is possible to select either automatic or manual operation so that the operator can perform a desired operation.

Next, another embodiment shown in FIGS. 6 to 8 will be described. As shown in this figure, the oscillating type mixed rice sorting section (A) described with reference to FIGS.
In addition to the configuration in which the switching valve (31) is switched between the outside take-out position and the in-machine circulation position by (1), a shutter (9) provided at the bottom of the paddy tank (8) of the air removal / selection unit (B)
Can be opened and closed by operating the operation lever (1).

That is, in the pot-hole type mixed rice sorting section (A), mixed rice lifted by the mixed rice elevator (14) is moved from the storage tank (4) to the mixed rice transfer trough (40) through the mixed rice supply trough (40). In 41), the inside of the sorting cylinder (42) is sent to the rear side and dropped on the inner peripheral surface of the barrel to be sorted by the raising action of the pot hole, and dropped into the brown rice receiving trough (43) by the raising action of the pot hole. The stuff is sent to the front and is led out to the brown rice take-out path (2) by the brown rice discharge gutter (44), is selected in the finishing style, and is taken out of the machine from the brown rice gutter (45).

Reference numeral (31) denotes a switching valve, which is mixed with the outside take-out posture in which the one that moves up and down with the shaft (30) as a fulcrum and that falls from the brown rice discharge gutter (44) flows out through the brown rice take-out path (2). The rice gutter (46) is switched to an in-machine circulation posture in which the rice gutter (46) is caused to flow out and flow into the mixed rice elevator (14).

Further, the wind removal unit (B) is configured to extend the panel (7) attached to the operation paddle of the paddy tank (8) forward and shift it to the side from the switching guide groove (6). An opening / closing guide groove (10) is provided in the front-rear direction, and an opening (Z) at the rear end of the opening / closing guide groove (10) communicates with an internal circulation position (Y) at the front end of the switching guide groove (6). Operation lever
(1) can be operated along the switching guide groove (6) continuously from the opening / closing guide groove (10).

The operating lever (1) has its base loosely fitted on the shaft (32), and has engaging recesses (47) and (48) with the base of the lever (1) sandwiched therebetween. The operating arms (49) and (50) are fitted to the shaft (32), and the boss portion of the base of one of the operating arms (49) is rotatably fitted to the shaft (32). A lever arm (33) is provided so as to protrude, and the boss of the other operating arm (50) is connected to the shaft (3).
A shutter arm (51) is protrudingly fitted to 2).

The projecting lever arm (33) is interlocked with the valve arm (34) via a wire (35), and the shaft (32) extends from the operation side to the opposite side. The boss portion of the arm (52) opposed to the shutter arm (51) is fitted to the extension shaft portion, and a rod-shaped member is provided between the shutter arm (51) and the arm (52). The shutter (9) is interlocked via (53).

Other structures are shown in FIGS.
Since they are the same as those shown in FIG. 1, the same reference numerals are given to avoid duplication, and the description will be omitted.

With this operation, the operating lever (1) is engaged with the other engaging concave portion (48) and is operated to the front end along the opening / closing guide groove (10), and the shutter (9) is moved to the position of the paddy tank (8). When the operation lever (1) is moved to the opening (Z) from the state where the bottom is closed, the shutter (9) is opened and the paddy tank (8) is opened.
The paddy inside falls.

Next, when the operating lever (1) is shifted to the in-machine circulation position (Y) of the switching guide groove (6), it is disengaged from the other engaging recess (48) and engages with the one engaging recess (47). In addition, the switching valve (31) is held in the in-machine circulation position, and is operated from the in-machine circulation position (Y) to the outside take-out position (X) so that the switching valve (31) is changed from the in-machine circulation position to the outside take-out position. Switch. When the mixed rice in the storage tank (4) becomes empty, the operating lever (1) is automatically moved to the in-machine circulation position (Y) by the release means (P) and the switching valve (31).
In the air circulation position.

[0030]

The present invention is embodied in the form described above, and has the following effects.

The separated rice flowing out of the mixed rice sorting section by the operation of the operation lever is guided to the brown rice take-out path and the mixed rice circulation path to switch between outside take-out and in-machine circulation. A storage tank that supplies mixed rice to the sorting unit is suspended so as to be able to move up and down, and is linked to the storage tank when the amount of storage in the storage tank decreases and rises and becomes empty, and is locked at the outside take-out position. Release means for automatically unlocking the operating lever inside is provided, and the operating lever is returned from the outside take-out position to the in-machine circulation position by the release means, so that the storage amount in the storage tank becomes empty. As a result, if the sorting operation in the mixed rice sorting section becomes unstable, the operating lever locked at the outside take-out position is automatically unlocked by the release means and flows out of the mixed rice sorting section. Since the sorted material switches to in-flight circulation, Le - switching operation according to data can prevent a decrease in unnecessary and sorting accuracy.

The release means is a control module for shifting the switch for detecting that the storage amount of the storage tank is empty to the unlock position of the operation lever being locked to the outside take-out position. -It is connected to the motor and operates the control motor in conjunction with the detection of the switch, so it is accurately detected that the storage amount in the storage tank has decreased and the storage tank has become empty, By this detection, the control motor unlocks the operation lever at the outside take-out position, so that switching to the in-machine circulation can be reliably performed without losing time.

Further, a manual button for switching the control motor on and off is provided, and the manual button is mounted on a panel having a switching guide groove of the operation lever, so that the sorting of the sorted objects is performed by switching the manual button. It is possible to freely select whether to switch from taking out to in-machine circulation automatically or manually depending on the operator's request. In addition, a manual button is attached beside the operation lever and the operation is now automatic. It is easy to check whether the operation is manual or manual.

Further, the operation lever allows the shutter provided at the bottom of the paddy tank in the air removal / selection unit to be opened and closed, and the opening and closing guide groove for guiding the operation lever is controlled by the switching guide groove in the machine. By communicating with the alligator, the shutter of the paddy tank can also be opened and closed by the operation lever, and subsequent to the opening and closing operation, it is possible to circulate the sorted material inside the machine and take it out of the machine.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of the present device in which the air removal unit is located.

FIG. 2 is a side view of an oscillating mixed rice sorting unit.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the present apparatus.

FIG. 4 is a side view of the entire hulling machine.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of the rice huller.

FIG. 6 is a side view of the present apparatus in which the air removing / selecting unit is of another embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the present apparatus of the same example.

FIG. 8 is a side view of a pot-type mixed rice sorting unit.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 Operation lever A Mixed rice sorting section 2 Brown rice extraction path 3 Mixed rice circulation path 4 Storage tank X Outside machine position Y Internal circulation position P Release means S Switch M Control motor 5 Manual button 6 Switching guide groove 7 Panel B Air removal unit 8 Paddy tank 9 Shutter 10 Opening / closing guide groove Z Opening

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Tadashi Matsushita 428 Enami, Onami, Okayama Pref.Seirei Industrial Co., Ltd. F term (reference) 4D021 JA09 JB03 KA12 KB01 LA01 LA07 LA10 LA20 MA01 MA10 NA03 NA04 4D043 GA02 GB01 GB11 GB21 GB31 GB41 GB47 MA11 MA30 MB09 MB14 MB19 MB21 MB30

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. The operation of the operation lever (1) guides the sorted material flowing out of the mixed rice sorting section (A) to the brown rice take-out path (2) and the mixed rice circulation path (3). It switches between out-machine removal and in-machine circulation, and suspends a storage tank (4) that supplies mixed rice to the mixed rice sorting section (A) in a vertically movable manner,
When the amount of storage in the storage tank (4) decreases and rises and becomes empty, the operation lever (1) locked in the outside take-out position (X) in conjunction with the storage tank (4) is stopped. A release means (P) for automatically releasing the lock is provided, and the operation lever (1) is returned from the outside take-out position (X) to the internal circulation position (Y) by the release means (P). Characterized sorting device for rice huller. The release means (P) is provided with an operation lever (L) which locks a switch (S) for detecting that the storage amount of the storage tank (4) is empty at the outside take-out position (X). The control motor (M) is connected to the control motor (M) for releasing the lock of (1), and the control motor (M) is operated in conjunction with the detection of the switch (S). Claim 1. Sorting material switching device of the described huller. 3. A panel (5) provided with a manual button (5) for switching the control motor (M) ON / OFF, and having a switching guide groove (6) of the operation lever (1) for the manual button (5). 7. The method according to claim 2, wherein the device is mounted on an upper surface. Sorting material switching device of the described huller. 4. The operation lever (1) enables the shutter (9) provided at the bottom of the paddy tank (8) of the air removal / selection unit (B) to be opened and closed, and guides the operation lever (1). An opening (Z) of the opening / closing guide groove (10) is connected to an in-machine circulation position (Y) of the switching guide groove (6). Sorting material switching device of the described huller.