JP2005305345A - Rice husking plant - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a management function of rice husking information or information itself through a communication means to a system capable of tracking the production process and history of unpolished rice shipped from a grain drying and preparing facility. <P>SOLUTION: In a rice husking plant equipped with a rice husker and a rice husking control panel and prepares unpolished rice from unhulled rice, rice husking history is stored and history tracking is enabled corresponding to a rice tracking system. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a hulling plant installed in a grain drying storage facility such as a country elevator.

  Conventionally, there is a system for managing and providing a production history of livestock meat. (For example, see Patent Document 1)

JP 2003-237143 A

  The conventional grain grinder operation panel in the grain drying storage facility described above is limited to automatic operation of the electric motor provided in the grain grinder, automatic flow rate adjustment according to the conditions of instrumentation equipment such as limit switches and level meters, and sorting control. Because it has only an operation control function such as an electric motor and does not have a function to record or store information such as operation / failure history at the time of hulling, the quality of rice supplied to consumers and From the perspective of ensuring reliability, it is desirable to build a system that can track the production process and history of brown rice shipped at grain drying preparation facilities. Since there is no means for communicating information to an external device, there is a problem that continuous history tracking cannot be performed in a grain drying preparation storage facility.

  However, according to the present invention, the rice hull history is stored and tracked corresponding to the rice tracking survey system in the rice hull plant including the rice huller for preparing the rice bran to brown rice and the rice hull operation panel. It is characterized in that it can be investigated.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, a lot number is assigned to a ridger that performs rice hulling, and the history of brown rice taken out from the rice huller is managed for each lot number.

  The invention according to claim 1 is configured to enable storage and tracking investigation of rice husk history in accordance with a rice tracking survey system in a rice hulling plant including a rice hulling machine for preparing rice bran into brown rice and a rice hull operation panel. For example, a system that can record or store information such as operation / failure history at the time of palletizing, and a system that can track the production process and history of brown rice shipped from a grain drying preparation facility, The management function of hulling information and the information can be provided through the communication means, and the continuous history tracking survey in the grain drying preparation storage facility can be performed.

  In addition, the invention according to claim 2 assigns a lot number to the ridger that performs rice hulling, and manages the history of brown rice taken out from the hulling machine according to the lot number, and is shipped from the grain drying preparation storage facility. It is possible to track the preparation information and each information such as storage, drying and receiving from the lot number added to the rice.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a system explanatory diagram of the follow-up survey, FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a country elevator, a consignment unit 1, a shipping unit 2, and a storage unit 3 for storing dried rice cake having a moisture content reduced below a predetermined level. With. The load receiving unit 1 is provided with two load receiving hoppers 4 for loading the load receiving rods, and the baskets of the hoppers 4 are sent to the loading elevator 8 of the storage bin 7 via the load receiving lift 5 and the load receiving weighing machine 6 with a coarse selector. In addition, the baskets in the storage bins 7 are sent to the dryer 10 by the carry-out conveyor 9 to be dried, sent from the dryer 10 to the plurality of storage silos 11 of the storage unit 3, and the grains are dried and stored. In the shipping unit 2, a preparation unit 13 including a rice huller 12, a brown rice sorter and a grain sorter, a shipping tank 14, a bagging and shipping device 15, a flexible container measuring machine 16, and the like are provided in the shipping unit 2, and the storage silo 11 is removed. It takes out to the preparation part 13 via the carry-out conveyor 17, and it is comprised so that the brown rice from the preparation part 13 may be carried out to the shipping tank 14, and it may ship in a single bag or a container.

  Furthermore, it has a main operation panel computer 17 that manages the overall operation status of the country elevator load receiving process, primary storage process, drying process, storage process, hulling process, and shipping process. It is input from the load receiving and weighing machine operation panel computer 18 for each consignment or individual, and the temperature of the dryer 10 is input from the dryer thermometer 19 and recorded in the main operation panel computer 17.

  In addition, a data recording device 20 that records and stores various data, a consignment quality determination computer 21 that manages determination data of an inspection device that determines the quality of the consignment, and a temperature management computer 23 that records the temperature detected by the thermometer 22. Managing the shipping information of the hulling machine operation panel computer 24 for controlling the hulling operation of the hulling and recording the hulling status data, the shipping quality judging computer 25, the bagging and shipping device 15, and the flexible container measuring machine 16. The shipping management computer 26 and the traceability system management computer 27 that manages the history of the shipped brown rice are connected to the main operation panel computer 17 via a communication network 28 such as a communication network.

  As described above, as the network connection device, the load receiving weighing machine operation panel computer 18 to which the consignment code of the consignment container, the producer, quality, moisture, weight, and cultivation information is input, and the operation state of the entire facility are collectively managed. An operation panel computer 17, a consignment quality judgment computer 21 for judging consignment quality, a data recording device 20 for recording daily consignment information for each producer, a temperature management computer 23 for managing grain temperature during storage, A hulling operation panel computer 24 for controlling the hulling machine 12, a shipping management computer 26 for issuing a bar code or a lot number for pasting container bag or individual bagging shipment information to the container bag or individual bag, It is composed of a shipping quality judgment computer 25 for judging the quality, and the receipt information is communicated from the weighing machine operation panel computer 18 by communication. After stored in the board computer 17 and communicated to the traceability system control computer 27 from the main control panel computer 17.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the work content (process) is the primary step of receiving the cargo into the primary storage bin 7 from the cargo receiving hopper 4 via the weighing machine 6, and receiving the primary cargo in the storage bin 7. The primary storage process for pooling the rice cake, the drying process for drying the primary stored rice cake to a predetermined moisture by the dryer 10, the storage step for storing the dried rice cake in the silo 11, and the rice cake for preparing the stored rice cake in the brown rice Processes are classified into each process of shipping process in which brown rice is shipped in a flexible container or individual bag. The straw put into the primary storage bin 7 has the same variety and the same cultivation (amount of fertilizer and pesticide). A lot of producers are used as a lot (group), and lot numbers are assigned to record the history. Therefore, this lot is generated for each process (work), and each time the lot number is assigned by the traceability system management computer 27, and the lot history is recorded for each lot number. The lot number is an arbitrary code that does not overlap.

  Further, FIG. 3 shows the appearance of the huller operation panel 29. An operation panel 30 for driving operation is mounted on the front surface of the operation panel 29, and the operation can be performed by touching the corresponding key displayed on the panel 30 surface. It is like. By using the operation panel 30, it is possible to facilitate visual confirmation and numerical input of history information, and display operation status and maintenance information in the event of a failure, thereby improving operability and maintainability. As shown in FIG. 4, the grinder operation panel 29 is provided with a dedicated computer 24, and information input through the operation panel 30 is managed by this computer 24. The external traceability system management computer 27 and the like are also connected to the LAN. Connected by the communication network 28, the hull information corresponding to the follow-up survey (traceability) is transmitted to the external computer 27 by communication.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, a main screen is displayed on the operation panel 30, and the driving situation is monitored on this screen. There are input keys for displaying each operation screen at the lower part of the main screen, and when the moisture value input is pressed, the screen of FIG. 12 is displayed, and the brown rice moisture measured during rice hulling can be input. When the abnormality factor is pressed, the screen shown in FIG. 11 is displayed, and information and a processing method when the abnormality occurs are displayed.
Further, when various settings are pressed, as shown in FIG. 10, the operation timer and supply amount of the internal device can be adjusted, and basic initial settings at the initial operation are operated on this screen. Further, when the operation data is pressed, the operation history is displayed on the screen shown in FIG. 6, and this screen becomes the main item of the follow-up survey (traceability). Further, when the single action operation is pressed, the screen shown in FIG. 7 is displayed, and the single operation of the electric motor provided in the hulling machine 12 becomes possible, and is operated in the case of failure or inspection. When the sorter is pressed, the screen shown in FIG. 8 is displayed, and the situation and operation of the brown rice (swinging) sorter that is the main part of the hulling machine 12 are enabled. When the current monitor & help is pressed, the screen shown in FIG. 9 is displayed, and the current consumption monitor of the motor and maintenance information such as the operation method are displayed.

The operation data shown in FIG. 6 can be input and stored on the operation panel 30 of the huller operation panel 29 so that the history can be tracked and managed. The contents of the operation data are the items described below. Consists of.
A, Lot number The hail in the hull is defined as a lot, and an arbitrary number is assigned, and the history can be searched by that number.
B, varieties The varieties of persimmons in sardines are automatically or manually entered as a cultivar name or varieties code.
C, Grain sorting mesh width The mesh width of the grain sorter in the hulling is recorded manually. By recording the grain selection mesh width of the corresponding lot, it becomes a guideline for quality confirmation at the time of grain selection.
D, moisture value The moisture value of the brown rice in the rice bran and the measurement date are manually entered. The brown rice moisture information entered in the corresponding lot is recorded for the number of entries.
E, Brown rice discharge destination The discharge destination of brown rice and the date of discharge are automatically recorded. The key to history tracking is when the shipped brown rice was prepared and through which shipping tank it was shipped.
F, Abnormality log Failure history (occurrence date / time, recovery date / time, error code) that occurred during operation of the huller is automatically recorded. By checking the failure information in the corresponding lot while tracking the history, for example, if a screw or a small piece of metal is mixed into the product, it is possible to quickly respond by specifying before and after the failure.
G, Operation management start The operation start date of the lot is automatically displayed.
H, Operation management end The lot operation end date and time is automatically displayed.
I, Operation time The accumulated operation time in the lot is displayed.
J, total accumulated operation time The accumulated operation time from the first operation is displayed. Since the operation time after the initial operation can be confirmed, it becomes a standard for mechanical maintenance time, consumables, rubber roll replacement time, and the like.
The information A to J is stored for each hulling lot and can be searched using the lot number as a key code even after shipment.

  As is apparent from the above, in a rice hull plant comprising a rice huller 12 for preparing rice bran into brown rice and a rice hull operation panel 29, the rice hull history can be stored and traced in correspondence with the rice chase survey system. For example, a system that can record or store information such as operation / failure history at the time of scouring and track the production process and history of brown rice shipped from the grain drying preparation facility, The management function and its information can be provided via the communication means, and the continuous history can be tracked and surveyed at the grain drying preparation storage facility. The history of brown rice taken out from the rice is managed according to the lot number, and the preparation information and each information such as storage, drying and receiving are tracked from the lot number added to the rice shipped from the grain dry preparation storage facility.

System diagram of follow-up survey. Explanatory drawing of a country elevator. The external view of a hulling operation panel. Connection diagram of the computer and the operation panel. Explanatory drawing of the main screen of an operation panel. Explanatory drawing of the same operation data screen. Explanatory drawing of the single action operation screen. Explanatory drawing of the sorter screen. Explanatory drawing of the same current monitor & help screen. Explanatory drawing of the various setting screens. Explanatory drawing of the abnormality factor screen. Explanatory drawing of the moisture value input screen.

Explanation of symbols

12 Hulling machine 29 Hulling operation panel

Claims (2)

  A rice hull plant comprising a rice huller that prepares rice bran into brown rice and a rice hull operation panel, and is configured to store and trace a rice hull history corresponding to a rice chase survey system. plant.   2. The rice hull plant according to claim 1, wherein a lot number is assigned to a rice bran that performs rice hulling, and a history of brown rice taken out from the rice huller is managed for each lot number.

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