JP2012214296A - Supply device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To achieve efficient quantitative supply, in a supply device for supplying granular material to a crushing device.SOLUTION: The supply device A includes: a support member 1 including upper, lower, left and right plates 10, 11, 12 and 13, and formed in a hollow state; a measuring member 2 freely slidably inserted in the support member 1; and a driving means 3 for driving the measuring member 2 in a forward and backward direction. The upper plate 10 includes n pieces of supply holes 4a, 4b, 4c arrayed in the forward and backward direction, the lower plate 11 includes n+1 pieces of discharge holes 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d arrayed in the forward and backward direction, the measuring member 2 includes 2n-1 pieces of holding holes 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 6e arrayed in the forward and backward direction. A distance Z between respective holding sections each formed between the supply hole and the discharge hole adjacent to each other is set larger than the width W in the forward and backward direction of each holding hole. The measuring member 2 takes a supply/discharge position such that the supply hole communicates with one holding hole, and also, the discharge hole communicates with the other holding hole.

Description

  The present invention relates to an improvement in a supply device that is disposed upstream of a pulverizing device that crushes particles such as grains and that supplies the particles to the pulverizing device.

  A pulverizing apparatus for pulverizing grains such as grains, for example, comprises a pair of left and right toothed rollers that are arranged in parallel and rotate in opposite directions, as disclosed in FIG. Granules are supplied from a hopper as a supply device.

  The hopper is formed in a funnel shape, as disclosed in FIG. 2 of Patent Document 1, and an amount of an input portion that is expanded toward an input port, and an amount of granules that are reduced in diameter and supplied to a pulverizer. And a discharge unit that regulates.

  However, when using the above hopper when making rice flour from rice using the above pulverizer, if the amount of rice supplied is large, the rice will be crushed by the pulverizer and simultaneously pressed into a plate and will not become powdery There is.

  Further, if the diameter of the discharge part is reduced in order to reduce the amount of rice supplied, the discharge part is clogged and it is difficult to stably supply the granules to the pulverizer.

  Therefore, the applicant has invented a supply device capable of stably supplying a small amount of granules to the pulverizer. As shown in FIG. 18, the supply device according to the present invention has a cylindrical drum 100 having a discharge hole 101, and a plurality of barbs 201 erected on the outer periphery of the drum 100. And a sweeping member 200.

  And the said supply apparatus sweeps out the rice from the discharge hole 101 by the spine 201 by throwing rice into the drum 100 and rotating the sweeping member 200, and throws the rice into the pulverizer.

JP 2002-273253 A

  However, in the supply device according to the above-mentioned invention, it becomes possible to supply the granule to the pulverizer little by little, and it becomes possible to make rice flour by powdering, but it is inefficient and quantitative supply There is a problem that it is difficult.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a supply device that can supply particles to a pulverizer more efficiently than a conventional method, and can supply quantitatively.

  Means for solving the above-described problems include a supply device for supplying granules, a support member that is formed hollow with upper, lower, left, and right plates, and a measuring member that is slidably inserted into the support member. And a driving means for driving the measuring member in the front-rear direction, and the upper plate is formed in a flat plate shape and penetrates up and down and is arranged in n rows at equal intervals in the front-rear direction. The lower plate is formed in a flat plate shape and has n + 1 discharge holes that are vertically arranged and arranged at equal intervals in the front-rear direction. The measuring member is formed in a column shape. And has 2n-1 holding holes arranged vertically at equal intervals in the front-rear direction, and the supply holes and the discharge holes are alternately arranged in the front-rear direction and the above-mentioned The discharge hole is located on both sides of the supply hole, the adjacent supply hole and the adjacent The distance between the shaft centers of the outlet holes is equal to the distance between the shaft centers of the adjacent holding holes, and the interval between the holding sections formed between the adjacent supply holes and the discharge holes is the holding distance. The measuring member is driven by the driving means, and the supply hole and one of the holding holes communicate with each other, and the discharge hole and the other holding hole communicate with each other. It is to take the supply / discharge position.

  According to the present invention, since the interval of the holding section is larger than the front-rear width of the holding hole, the supply hole and the discharge hole do not communicate with each other through the holding hole, and the particles measured by the holding member are crushed. Since it supplies to an apparatus, it becomes possible to supply a fixed quantity to a grinding | pulverization apparatus.

  In addition, when the measuring member is in the supply / discharge position, the particles are supplied into one holding hole and at the same time, the particles are supplied from the other supply hole to the pulverizer. It becomes possible to supply to the pulverizer.

It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the use condition of the supply apparatus which concerns on 1st embodiment of this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the supporting member and measuring member of the supply apparatus which concern on 1st embodiment of this invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the supporting member and measuring member of the supply apparatus which concern on 1st embodiment of this invention. It is a side view which shows partially the supply apparatus which concerns on 1st embodiment of this invention. It is a table | surface which shows the operation | movement process of the supply apparatus which concerns on 1st embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which decomposes | disassembles and shows the supporting member and measuring member of the supply apparatus which concern on 2nd embodiment of this invention. (A) It is a top view which shows the supply apparatus which concerns on 2nd embodiment of this invention, and shows the state which has one row | line | column of a measurement member in a 1st supply / discharge position. (B) It is a top view which shows the supply apparatus which concerns on 2nd embodiment of this invention, and shows the state which has the other row | line | column of a measurement member in a 1st supply / discharge position. (A) It is a top view which shows the supply apparatus which concerns on 2nd embodiment of this invention, and shows the state which has one row | line | column of a measurement member in a 1st interruption | blocking position. (B) It is a top view which shows the supply apparatus which concerns on 2nd embodiment of this invention, and shows the state which has the other row | line | column of a measurement member in a 1st interruption | blocking position. (A) It is a top view which shows the supply apparatus which concerns on 2nd embodiment of this invention, and shows the state which has one row | line | column of a measurement member in a 2nd supply / discharge position. (B) It is a top view which shows the supply apparatus which concerns on 2nd embodiment of this invention, and shows the state which has the other row | line | column of a measurement member in a 2nd supply / discharge position. (A) It is a top view which shows the supply apparatus which concerns on 2nd embodiment of this invention, and shows the state which has one row | line | column of a measurement member in a 2nd interruption | blocking position. (B) It is a top view which shows the supply apparatus which concerns on 2nd embodiment of this invention, and shows the state which has the other row | line | column of a measurement member in a 2nd interruption | blocking position. (A) It is a top view which shows the supply apparatus which concerns on 2nd embodiment of this invention, and shows the state which has one row | line | column of a measurement member in a 3rd supply / discharge position. (B) It is a top view which shows the supply apparatus which concerns on 2nd embodiment of this invention, and shows the state which has the other row | line | column of a measurement member in a 3rd supply / discharge position. It is a top view which decomposes | disassembles and shows the supporting member and measuring member of the supply apparatus which concern on 3rd embodiment of this invention. (A) It is a top view which shows the supply apparatus which concerns on 3rd embodiment of this invention, and shows the state which has one row | line | column of a measurement member in a 1st supply / discharge position. (B) It is a top view which shows the supply apparatus which concerns on 3rd embodiment of this invention, and shows the state which has the other row | line | column of a measurement member in a 1st supply / discharge position. (A) It is a top view which shows the supply apparatus which concerns on 3rd embodiment of this invention, and shows the state which has one row | line | column of a measurement member in a 1st interruption | blocking position. (B) It is a top view which shows the supply apparatus which concerns on 3rd embodiment of this invention, and shows the state which has the other row | line | column of a measurement member in a 1st interruption | blocking position. (A) It is a top view which shows the supply apparatus which concerns on 3rd embodiment of this invention, and shows the state which has one row | line | column of a measurement member in a 2nd supply / discharge position. (B) It is a top view which shows the supply apparatus which concerns on 3rd embodiment of this invention, and shows the state which has the other row | line | column of a measurement member in a 2nd supply / discharge position. (A) It is a top view which shows the supply apparatus which concerns on 3rd embodiment of this invention, and shows the state which has one row | line | column of a measurement member in a 2nd interruption | blocking position. (B) It is a top view which shows the supply apparatus which concerns on 3rd embodiment of this invention, and shows the state which has the other row | line | column of a measurement member in a 2nd interruption | blocking position. (A) It is a top view which shows the supply apparatus which concerns on 3rd embodiment of this invention, and shows the state which has one row | line | column of a measurement member in a 3rd supply / discharge position. (B) It is a top view which shows the supply apparatus which concerns on 3rd embodiment of this invention, and shows the state which has the other row | line | column of a measurement member in a 3rd supply / discharge position. It is a perspective view which shows the conventional supply apparatus.

  Hereinafter, a supply apparatus showing a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The same reference numerals given throughout the several drawings indicate the same or corresponding parts.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the supply device A according to the present embodiment is disposed upstream of a pulverizing device B that crushes the particles into powder and supplies the particles to the pulverizing device B. It is.

  And the supply apparatus A has the upper, lower, left and right plates 10, 11, 12, 13 and is formed in a hollow support member 1, and the measuring member 2 slidably inserted into the support member 1, Drive means 3 for driving the measuring member 2 in the front-rear direction is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the upper plate 10 is formed in a flat plate shape and has three supply holes 4a, 4b, 4c that penetrate vertically and are arranged at equal intervals in the front-rear direction. The side plate 11 is formed in a flat plate shape and has four discharge holes 5a, 5b, 5c, and 5d that penetrate vertically and are arranged at equal intervals in the front-rear direction.

  The measuring member 2 is formed in a columnar shape and has five holding holes 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, and 6e that penetrate vertically and are arranged at equal intervals in the front-rear direction.

  The supply holes 4a, 4b, 4c and the discharge holes 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d are alternately arranged shifted in the front-rear direction, and the discharge holes 5a, 4b, 4c are disposed on both sides of the supply holes 4a, 4b, 4c. 5b, 5c, 5d are located.

  Further, the distance X between the axial centers of the adjacent supply holes 4a, 4b, 4c and the discharge holes 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d and the axial centers of the holding holes 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 6e adjacent to each other. The distance Z between the supply holes 4a, 4b, 4c and the discharge holes 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d adjacent to each other is equal to the distance Y between the holding holes 6a, 6b, It is set larger than the front-rear width W of 6c, 6d, 6e.

  The measuring member 2 is driven by the driving means 3 (see FIG. 1), and the supply hole (for example, 4a, 4b, 4c) and one of the holding holes (for example, 6a, 6c, 6e) Is connected to the discharge holes 5b and 5c and the other holding hole (for example, 6b and 6d).

  Describing in detail below, in the present embodiment, the granule supplied by the supply device A according to the present invention to the crushing device B is rice, and the crushing device B crushes the rice to make rice flour. is there.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the pulverizing apparatus B includes a toothed roller 7 having a plurality of teeth 7 a formed along the axial center line on the outer periphery, and a toothless roller disposed in parallel opposite to the toothed roller 7. These rollers 7 and 8 rotate in opposite directions.

  When rice is supplied from the supply device A to the opposing surfaces of the rollers 7 and 8, the rice is sandwiched between the rollers 7 and 8 and crushed into rice flour.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the supply device A supplies the supply device hopper H1 for supplying rice to the supply device A and the rice that is measured and discharged by the supply device A to the grinding device B. Between the hopper H2 for the pulverizer.

  As described above, the supply device A includes the support member 1, the measuring member 2, and the driving means 3, and the support member 1 is a flat plate 10 that is long in the front-rear direction in FIG. 11, 12, and 13 are arranged vertically and horizontally to form a hollow quadrangular prism.

  The upper plate 10 is fixed to the supply device hopper H1, the lower plate 11 is fixed to the crusher hopper H2, and the supply holes 4a, 4b, 4c formed in the upper plate 10 (FIG. 2, FIG. 2). 3), the discharge holes 5a, 5b, 5c, and 5d (FIGS. 2 and 3) drilled in the lower plate 11 are always in communication with the chopper hopper H2.

  The three supply holes 4a, 4b, 4c are provided in series along the longitudinal direction of the upper plate 10, and the first supply hole 4a, the second supply hole 4b, The third supply hole 4c is used.

  On the other hand, the four discharge holes 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d are provided in series along the longitudinal direction of the lower plate 11, and the first discharge hole 5a, the second discharge hole 5a, and the second discharge hole are formed from the left side in FIGS. A discharge hole 5b, a third discharge hole 5c, and a fourth discharge hole 5d are used.

  Further, the supply holes 4a, 4b, 4c and the discharge holes 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d are alternately arranged in the front-rear direction of the support member 1, that is, in the left-right direction in FIG. 2, and each supply hole 4a, 4b, Discharge holes 5a, 5b, 5c and 5d are located on both sides of 4c, respectively.

  Furthermore, the center lines of these (5a, 4a, 5b, 4b, 5c, 4c, 5d) are arranged at equal intervals in the same plane, and the supply holes 4a, 4b, 4c and the discharge holes 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d. The distance Z between the holding sections formed between the two is constant.

  By the way, a groove 10a facing the holding holes 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 6e is always formed on the lower surface of the upper plate 10, and the depth of the groove 10a is the same as the length of the rice in the longitudinal direction. Set to degree.

  Note that the length equivalent to the length in the longitudinal direction of the rice here means that when grains such as rice are granulated as in the present embodiment, the size varies depending on the granule, and thus the length is added. The length in the range from the minimum to the maximum length in the general longitudinal direction of a granular body.

  The measuring member 2 slidably inserted into the support member 1 has an upper surface on the outer peripheral portion outside the groove portion 10a of the upper plate 10, a lower surface on the lower plate 11, and both side surfaces thereof. The left and right plates 12 and 13 are slidably contacted with each other, and are formed in a long rectangular column shape.

  Five holding holes 6 a, 6 b, 6 c, 6 d, 6 e penetrating up and down the measuring member 2 are provided in series along the longitudinal direction of the measuring member 2, and the first holding is performed from the left side in FIGS. 2 and 3. A hole 6a, a second holding hole 6b, a third holding hole 6c, a fourth holding hole 6d, and a fifth holding hole 6e are used.

  The front-rear width W (FIG. 2) of each of the holding holes 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 6e is set to be smaller than the interval Z (FIG. 2) of the holding section, and adjacent holding holes (6a and 6b, 6b and 6c). , 6c and 6d, 6d and 6e), the distance Y between the axial centers of adjacent supply holes and discharge holes (5a and 4a, 4a and 5b, 5b and 4b, 4b and 5c, 5c and 4c, 4c and 5d) Is set equal to the distance X between the axes.

  Moreover, the cross-sectional area of each holding hole 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 6e is set smaller than the cross-sectional area of each supply hole 4a, 4b, 4c.

  And the drive means 3 which drives the said measurement member 2 to the front-back direction is equipped with the crankshaft 31 which converts the rotational motion of the motor shaft 30a into the linear motion of the measurement member 2, as shown in FIG. Thus, the motor shaft 30a is rotated to reciprocate the measuring member 2 in the front-rear direction (left-right direction in FIG. 4).

  Next, the operation of the supply device A according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 5 is a table showing the operation process of the supply device A, the process sequence and the position name of the measuring member 2 are shown in the first column, and the structure of the support member 1 (supply hole, discharge hole, (Holding section) are shown in order, and the holding hole name is shown in each cell.

  The measuring member 2 reciprocates back and forth in the support member 1, and moves forward when the measuring member 2 moves from the first supply hole 4 a side to the third supply hole 4 c side of the support member 1. The movement of 2 in the opposite direction is called retreat.

  Assuming that the measuring member 2 is in the last retracted state at the start, as shown in FIG. 3, the first, second and third discharge holes 5a, 5b and 5c and the first, third and fifth The holding holes 6a, 6c, 6e are arranged coaxially, and the first and second supply holes 4a, 4b and the second and fourth holding holes 6b, 6d are arranged coaxially.

  Thus, the first, second, and third discharge holes 5a, 5b, and 5c communicate with the first, third, and fifth holding holes 6a, 6c, and 6e, and the first and second supply holes. It is said that the measuring member 2 is in the first supply / discharge position when 4a, 4b and the second and fourth holding holes 6b, 6d are in communication (step 1 in FIG. 5).

  Next, when the measuring member 2 moves forward from the last retreat, all the holding holes 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 6e move into the holding section, and the measuring member 2 has all the holding holes 6a, 6b, 6c, It moves to the 1st interruption | blocking position where communication with 6d, 6e, all the supply holes 4a, 4b, 4c and all the discharge holes 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d is interrupted | blocked (process 2 in FIG. 5).

  When the measuring member 2 further advances, the first, second, and third supply holes 4a, 4b, and 4c communicate with the first, third, and fifth holding holes 6a, 6c, and 6e. At the same time, the second and third discharge holes 5b and 5c move to the second supply / discharge position where the second and fourth holding holes 6b and 6d communicate (step 3 in FIG. 5).

  Further, when the measuring member 2 further advances, the measuring member 2 has all the holding holes 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 6e, all the supply holes 4a, 4b, 4c and all the discharge holes 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d. It moves to the 2nd interruption | blocking position where communication with is interrupted | blocked (process 4 in FIG. 5).

  Further, when the measuring member 2 further advances, the measuring member 2 has the second, third and fourth discharge holes 5b, 5c and 5d and the first, third and fifth holding holes 6a, 6c and 6e. The second and third supply holes 4b and 4c and the second and fourth holding holes 6b and 6d communicate with each other and move to a third feeding position (step 5 in FIG. 5).

  In this third feeding position, the measuring member 2 moves forward most, and the second, third and fourth discharge holes 5b, 5c and 5d and the first, third and fifth holding holes 6a, 6c and 6e. Are arranged coaxially, and the second and third supply holes 4b, 4c and the second and fourth holding holes 6b, 6d are arranged coaxially.

  Next, when the measuring member 2 moves backward, all the holding holes 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, and 6e move into the holding section and return to the second blocking position (Step 6 in FIG. 5).

  When the measuring member 2 is further retracted, the measuring member 2 moves to the second feeding position (step 7 in FIG. 5), passes through the first blocking position (step 8 in FIG. 5), and the first feeding position. Return to (step 9 in FIG. 5).

  That is, in this embodiment, the measuring member 2 moves forward in the order of the first feeding position, the first cutoff position, the second feeding position, the second blocking position, and the third feeding position. To the second shut-off position, the second feed position, the first shut-off position, and the first feed position are repeated in one cycle.

  Therefore, the supply device A in the present embodiment supplies rice into the holding holes 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, and 6e that communicate with the supply holes 4a, 4b, and 4c when the measuring member 2 is in each feeding position. At the same time, the rice can be discharged from the holding holes 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, and 6e communicating with the discharge holes 5a, 5b, 5c, and 5d and supplied to the pulverizer B.

  Therefore, it becomes possible to supply rice to the pulverizer B more efficiently than before.

  Further, when the measuring member 2 moves to each blocking position, the rice stacked on the plate side 10 above the holding holes 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, and 6e is retained in the holding holes 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, and 6e. Is scraped off by the upper plate 10 as it moves into the holding section.

  Therefore, the amount of rice weighed using the holding holes 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, and 6e as a so-called measuring cup is periodically supplied to the pulverizer B, and the amount of rice supplied per cycle is constant. From this, it becomes possible to quantitatively supply rice to the pulverizer B.

  In the present embodiment, the supply holes 4a, 4b, 4c are set to have a cross-sectional area larger than that of the holding holes 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 6e, so that the supply holes 4a, 4b, 4c It is possible to quickly fill the communicating holding holes 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, and 6e with rice, and prevent the holding holes 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, and 6e from moving to the next process before being filled with rice. It becomes.

  Further, in the present embodiment, a groove 10a is provided on the lower surface of the upper plate 10, and the groove 10a has all the holding holes 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 6e even when the measuring member 2 is most advanced and when it is finally retracted. Since the grooves 10a face each other, it is possible to prevent the rice from being sandwiched between the sliding surfaces of the support member 1 and the measuring member 2 and hindering the sliding.

  Further, since the depth of the groove 10a is set to be substantially the same as the length of the granule (rice in the present embodiment) in the longitudinal direction, the rice is supplied through the groove 10a to the supply holes 4a, 4b, 4c. Can be prevented from moving to the discharge holes 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d.

  Next, a supply device according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. As shown in FIG. 6, in the present embodiment, the support member 1A includes supply holes 4a, 4b, 4c and discharge holes 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d formed in the same manner as in the first embodiment. The rows L10 and L11 are arranged so as not to overlap with the left and right (upper and lower in FIG. 6) and arranged in parallel, and the holding hole 6a formed in the measuring member 2A as in the first embodiment. , 6b, 6c, 6d, and 6e are arranged in parallel so as not to overlap the left and right (up and down in FIG. 6). In addition, the size, shape, and front-rear spacing of the supply holes 4a, 4b, and 4c discharge holes 5a, 5b, 5c, and 5d and the holding holes 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, and 6e in each row L10, L11, L20, and L21 are as follows. Since it is the same as that of 1st embodiment, detailed description here is abbreviate | omitted.

  Further, the interval m1 between the rows L10 and L11 composed of the supply holes 4a, 4b, and 4c and the discharge holes 5a, 5b, 5c, and 5d is equal to or larger than the width of the supply holes 4a, 4b, and 4c (up and down in FIG. 6). , The interval between the holding holes 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, and 6e is set to be equal to the interval m2. For this reason, when the measuring member 2A is inserted into the supporting member 1A, the left side (upper side in FIG. 6) holding holes 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 6e in the insertion direction of the measuring member 2A, and the left side A row L10 composed of supply holes 4a, 4b, 4c (upper side in FIG. 6) and discharge holes 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d overlap, and holding holes 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d on the right side (lower side in FIG. 6). 6e and the row L11 composed of supply holes 4a, 4b, 4c on the right side (lower side in FIG. 6) and discharge holes 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d.

  Furthermore, the two rows L20, L21 of the holding holes 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 6e are displaced in the front-rear direction (left-right direction in FIG. 6), and forward (in FIG. 6) toward the insertion direction of the measuring member 2A. The holding holes 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 6e in one row L20 and the holding holes 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 6e in the other row L21 that are shifted to the middle right) are in the front-rear direction (left-right direction in FIG. 6). It is arranged so as not to overlap.

  For this reason, the first holding hole 6a of the other row L21 is arranged on the rear side (left side in FIG. 6) with respect to the first holding hole 6a of one row L20, and the holding of the one row L20 adjacent to each other. Between the holes (6a and 6b, 6b and 6c, 6c and 6d, 6d and 6e), the second, third, fourth and fifth holding holes 6b, 6c, 6d and 6e of the other row L21 are respectively provided. Has been placed.

  Further, the two rows L10 and L11 composed of the supply holes 4a, 4b, and 4c and the discharge holes 5a, 5b, 5c, and 5d are also displaced in the front-rear direction (left-right direction in FIG. 6), but the displacement The amount n1 is set to be smaller than the amount n2 in which the two rows L20, L21 of the holding holes 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 6e are displaced.

  The rows L10 and L11 composed of the supply holes 4a, 4b, and 4c and the discharge holes 5a, 5b, 5c, and 5d do not have to be displaced in the front-rear direction, and if n1 <n2, the holding holes 6a, 6b, and 6c. , 6d, 6e may be shifted in the opposite direction to the rows L20, L21.

  Next, the effect of the supply device according to the present embodiment will be described. In the supply device according to the present embodiment, when the rows L20, L21 of the measuring member 2A are in the first, second, third supply / discharge positions, the first, second cutoff position, the corresponding rows (L10 and The relationship between the holding holes 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d and 6e with respect to the supply holes 4a, 4b and 4c and the discharge holes 5a, 5b, 5c and 5d in L20, L11 and L21) is the same as that in the first embodiment. .

  Also in the present embodiment, the measuring member 2A is driven by the driving means similarly to the measuring member 2 of the first embodiment, and reciprocates back and forth within the support member 1A.

  Assuming that the measuring member 2A is in the last retracted state at the start, as shown in FIG. 7A, one row L20 of the measuring member 2A is related to one row L10 of the support member 1A corresponding to this row L20. The first supply / discharge position is taken. When the measuring member 2A advances from this position, as shown in FIG. 7B, the other row L21 of the measuring member 2A is in a relationship with the other row L11 of the support member 1A corresponding to this row L21. Take the first supply / discharge position.

  Next, when the measuring member 2A further advances from the above position, as shown in FIG. 8A, one row L20 of the measuring member 2A is in the first blocking position in relation to the one row L10 of the support member 1A. Take. When the measuring member 2A moves forward from this position, as shown in FIG. 8B, the other row L21 of the measuring member 2A is set to the first blocking position in relation to the other row L11 of the supporting member 1A. Take.

  Further, when the measuring member 2A moves forward from the above position, as shown in FIG. 9A, one row L20 of the measuring member 2A is in the second supply / discharge position in relation to the one row L10 of the support member 1A. Take. When the measuring member 2A advances from this position, as shown in FIG. 9B, the other row L21 of the measuring member 2A is in the second supply / discharge position in relation to the other row L11 of the supporting member 1A. Take.

  Further, when the measuring member 2A moves forward from the above position, as shown in FIG. 10A, one row L20 of the measuring member 2A has a second blocking position in relation to the one row 10 of the support member 1A. Take. Then, when the measuring member 2A advances from this position, as shown in FIG. 10B, the other row L21 of the measuring member 2A is set to the second blocking position in relation to the other row L11 of the supporting member 1A. Take.

  Further, when the measuring member 2A moves forward from the above position, as shown in FIG. 11A, one row L20 of the measuring member 2A is in the third supply / discharge position in relation to the one row L10 of the supporting member 1A. Take. When the measuring member 2A advances from this position, as shown in FIG. 11B, the other row L21 of the measuring member 2A is in the third supply / discharge position in relation to the other row L11 of the supporting member 1A. Take.

  At this time, the measuring member 2A is in the most advanced state, and then starts to move backward. And in the measuring member 2A, the third supply / discharge position of one row L20, the second cutoff position of the other row L21, the second cutoff position of one row L20, the second supply / discharge position of the other row L21, The second supply / discharge position of the row L20, the first cutoff position of the other row L21, the first cutoff position of one row L20, the first supply / discharge location of the other row L21, the first supply / discharge location of one row L20 Return in the order of (start position) and repeat forward and backward.

  Also in the present embodiment, as in the first embodiment, the holding holes communicating with the supply holes 4a, 4b, 4c when the respective rows L20, L21 of the measuring member 2A are at the respective supply / discharge positions, respectively. 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 6e, rice is put into the pulverizer B by discharging rice from the holding holes 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 6e communicating with the discharge holes 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d at the same time. Can be supplied.

  Therefore, rice can be supplied to the pulverizer more efficiently than in the past.

  Also in the present embodiment, similarly to the first embodiment, each holding hole 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 6e, 6f is used as a measuring cup to periodically measure the measured amount of rice. Since rice is supplied to the pulverizer B, it is possible to quantitatively supply rice to the pulverizer B.

  Further, in the present embodiment, rows L10 and L11 including supply holes 4a, 4b, and 4c and discharge holes 5a, 5b, 5c, and 5d, and rows L20 and L21 of holding holes 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, and 6e are provided. Are provided in two rows, the rows L20, L21 of the holding holes 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 6e are shifted in the front-rear direction, and the holding holes 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 6e of one row L20 are the other row L21. The holding holes 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, and 6e are provided so as not to overlap in the front-rear direction.

  Therefore, even when one row L20 (L21) of the measuring member 2A is in the blocking position, the holding holes 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 6e of the other rows L21 (L20) are supplied to the supply holes 4a, 4b, 4c. And the discharge holes 5a, 5b, 5c, and 5d, it is possible to start supplying and discharging rice.

  Accordingly, in the supply device according to the present embodiment, one measuring member 2A is driven by one driving means 3 as in the case of the supply device of the first embodiment. Compared with the supply device, the rice can be continuously fed into the pulverizer.

  Next, a supply device according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described. As shown in FIG. 12, in the present embodiment, the support member 1B has supply holes 4a, 4b, 4c and discharge holes 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d formed in the same manner as in the first embodiment. The rows L12 and L13 are arranged so as not to overlap the left and right (upper and lower in FIG. 12) and are arranged in parallel, and the measuring member 2B is also formed with the holding holes 6a formed in the same manner as in the first embodiment. , 6b, 6c, 6d, and 6e are arranged in parallel so as not to overlap the left and right (up and down in FIG. 12). In addition, the size and shape of the supply holes 4a, 4b, 4c, the discharge holes 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, and the holding holes 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 6e in each row L12, L13, L22, L23 Since this is the same as that of the first embodiment, detailed description thereof is omitted here.

  Further, the interval m3 between the rows L12 and L13 composed of the supply holes 4a, 4b, and 4c and the discharge holes 5a, 5b, 5c, and 5d is equal to or larger than the width of the supply holes 4a, 4b, and 4c (up and down in FIG. 12). , The distance m4 between the rows L22, 23 of the holding holes 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 6e is set. For this reason, when the measuring member 2B is inserted into the support member 1B, the left side (upper side in FIG. 12) holding holes 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 6e in the insertion direction of the measuring member 2B, and the left side Row L12 consisting of supply holes 4a, 4b, 4c (upper side in FIG. 12) and discharge holes 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d overlap, and holding holes 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d on the right side (lower side in FIG. 12). , 6e and the row L13 including supply holes 4a, 4b, 4c and discharge holes 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d on the right side (lower side in FIG. 12) overlap.

  Further, two rows L12... Each consisting of supply holes 4a, 4b, 4c and discharge holes 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d. L13 is displaced in the front-rear direction (left-right direction in FIG. 12), and the supply holes 4a, 4b, 4c in one row L13 displaced toward the rear side (left side in FIG. 12) in the insertion direction of the measuring member 2B. And the discharge holes 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d and the supply holes 4a, 4b, 4c and the discharge holes 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d in the other row L12 are arranged so as not to overlap in the front-rear direction (left-right direction in FIG. 12). Has been.

  For this reason, the first discharge holes 5a of one row L13 are arranged on the rear side (left side in FIG. 12) relative to the first discharge holes 5a of the other row L12, and the adjacent supply of the other row L12 Between the holes and the discharge holes (5a and 4a, 4a and 5b, 5b and 4b, 4b and 5c, 5c and 4c, 4c and 5d), the first supply hole 4a constituting the first row L13, the second A discharge hole 5b, a second supply hole 4b, a third discharge hole 5c, a third supply hole 4c, and a fourth discharge hole 5d are arranged.

  Also, the two rows L22 and L23 of the holding holes 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, and 6e are also displaced in the front-rear direction (left-right direction in FIG. 12), but the amount n3 of the deviation is the supply hole 4a. , 4b, 4c and the discharge holes 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d are set to be smaller than the shift amount n4.

  In the present embodiment, the rows L22 and L23 formed of the holding holes 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, and 6e do not have to be displaced forward and backward. If n3 <n4, the supply holes 4a, 4b, and 4c It may be shifted in the opposite direction to the rows L12 and L13 composed of the discharge holes 5a, 5b, 5c and 5d.

  Next, the effect of the supply device according to the present embodiment will be described. In the supply device according to the present embodiment, when the rows L22 and L23 of the measuring member 2B are in the first, second and third supply / discharge positions, the first and second cutoff positions, the corresponding rows (L12 and The relationship between the holding holes 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, and 6e with respect to the supply holes 4a, 4b, and 4c and the discharge holes 5a, 5b, 5c, and 5d in L22, L13, and L23) is the same as that in the first embodiment. .

  Also in the present embodiment, the measuring member 2B is driven by the driving means similarly to the measuring member 2 of the first embodiment and reciprocates back and forth within the support member 1B.

  Assuming that the measuring member 2B is in the last retracted state at the start, as shown in FIG. 13A, one row L23 shifted to the rear side of the measuring member 2B is one of the supporting members 1B corresponding to this row L23. The first supply / discharge position is taken in relation to the row L13. When the measuring member 2B moves forward from this position, as shown in FIG. 13B, the other row L22 of the measuring member 2B is in a relationship with the other row L12 of the support member 1B corresponding to this row L22. Take the first supply / discharge position.

  Next, when the measuring member 2B further advances from the above position, as shown in FIG. 14A, one row L23 of the measuring member 2B is in the first blocking position in relation to one row L13 of the support member 1B. Take. Then, when the measuring member 2B advances from this position, as shown in FIG. 14B, the other row L22 of the measuring member 2B is set to the first blocking position in relation to the other row L12 of the support member 1B. Take.

  Further, when the measuring member 2B moves forward from the above position, as shown in FIG. 15A, one row L23 of the measuring member 2B is in the second supply / discharge position in relation to the one row L13 of the support member 1B. Take. Then, when the measuring member 2B moves forward from this position, as shown in FIG. 15B, the second row L22 of the measuring member 2B is in the second supply in relation to the second row L12 of the supporting member 1B. Take the drain position.

  Further, when the measuring member 2B moves forward from the above position, as shown in FIG. 16A, one row L23 of the measuring member 2B has a second blocking position in relation to the one row L13 of the supporting member 1B. Take. When the measuring member 2B moves forward from this position, as shown in FIG. 16B, the other row L22 of the measuring member 2B takes the second blocking position in relation to the other row L12 of the support member 1B. .

  Further, when the measuring member 2B moves forward from the above position, as shown in FIG. 17A, one row L23 of the measuring member 2B is in the third supply / discharge position in relation to the one row L13 of the support member 1B. Take. When the measuring member 2B moves forward from this position, as shown in FIG. 17B, the other row L22 of the measuring member 2B is set to the third supply / discharge position in relation to the other row L12 of the support member 1B. Take.

  At this time, the measuring member 2B is in the most advanced state, and then starts to move backward. And in the measuring member 2B, the third supply / discharge position of one row L23, the second cutoff position of the other row L22, the second cutoff position of one row L23, the second supply / discharge position of the other row L22, The second supply / discharge position of the row L23, the first cutoff position of the other row L22, the first cutoff position of one row L23, the first supply / discharge position of the other row L22, the first supply / discharge location of one row L23 Return in the order of (start position) and repeat forward and backward.

  Also in the present embodiment, as in the first embodiment, the holding holes communicating with the supply holes 4a, 4b, 4c when the respective rows L22, L23 of the measuring member 2B are at the respective supply / discharge positions, respectively. 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 6e, rice is put into the pulverizer B by discharging rice from the holding holes 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 6e communicating with the discharge holes 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d at the same time. Can be supplied.

  Therefore, rice can be supplied to the pulverizer more efficiently than in the past.

  Also in the present embodiment, similarly to the first embodiment, each of the holding holes 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, and 6e is used as a measuring cup to periodically grind the measured amount of rice. Since rice is supplied to B, it is possible to quantitatively supply rice to the pulverizer B.

  Further, in the present embodiment, rows L12 and L13 including supply holes 4a, 4b, and 4c and discharge holes 5a, 5b, 5c, and 5d, and rows L22 and L23 of holding holes 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, and 6e are provided. Are provided in two rows. The rows L12 and L13 including the supply holes 4a, 4b, and 4c and the discharge holes 5a, 5b, 5c, and 5d are shifted in the front-rear direction, and the supply holes 4a, 4b, 4c and the discharge in the one row L13 are provided. The holes 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d are provided so as not to overlap the supply holes 4a, 4b, 4c and the discharge holes 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d in the other row L12 in the front-rear direction.

  Therefore, even when one row L22 (L23) of the measuring member 2B is in the blocking position, the holding holes 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 6e in the other row L23 (L22) are supplied to the supply holes 4a, 4b, 4c. And the discharge holes 5a, 5b, 5c, and 5d, it is possible to start supplying and discharging rice.

  Therefore, the supply device according to the present embodiment drives one measuring member 2B by one drive means 3 as in the first embodiment, but the supply device according to the first embodiment is the same as the supply device of the first embodiment. In comparison, rice can be continuously fed into the pulverizer.

  Although preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, it should be understood that modifications, variations and changes may be made without departing from the scope of the claims.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the supply device A supplies rice to the pulverization device B that produces rice flour. However, the present invention is not limited to this. is there.

  In the above embodiment, the pulverizer B includes the toothed roller 7 and the toothless roller 8. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and both rollers may be toothless rollers, and both rollers may be toothed rollers. Good.

  In the above embodiment, three supply holes, four discharge holes, and five holding holes are provided. However, this is not restrictive, and there are n supply holes, n + 1 discharge holes, and 2n holding holes. −1 may be used. Note that n is an integer of 1 or more.

  In the second and third embodiments, the holding holes 4a, 4b, 4c and the discharge holes 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d (L10 and L11, L12 and L13) and the holding holes 6a and 6b are arranged. , 6c, 6d, and 6e (L20 and L21, L22 and L23) are arranged in parallel in two rows, but three or more rows may be arranged.

  Further, in FIGS. 6 to 17 showing the second and third embodiments, the groove 10a is not shown, but it is preferable that the groove is provided as in the embodiment.

A Supply device B Crushing device X Distance Y between adjacent supply hole and discharge hole shaft centers Distance Z between adjacent support hole shaft centers Z Distance between holding sections W Front and rear widths of each holding hole 1, 1A, 1B Support member 2, 2A, 2B Measuring member 3 Driving means 4a, 4b, 4c Supply holes 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d Discharge holes 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 6e Holding holes 7 Toothed rollers 8 Toothless rollers 10, 11, 12 , 13 Plate 10a Groove

Claims (5)

In a supply device for supplying granules,
A support member that is formed hollow with upper, lower, left, and right plates; a measuring member that is slidably inserted into the support member; and a drive unit that drives the measuring member in the front-rear direction.
The upper plate is formed in a flat plate shape and has n supply holes that penetrate vertically and are arranged at equal intervals in the front-rear direction.
The lower plate is formed in a flat plate shape and has n + 1 discharge holes that penetrate vertically and are arranged at equal intervals in the front-rear direction.
The measuring member has 2n-1 holding holes formed in a columnar shape and penetrating vertically and arranged at equal intervals in the front-rear direction.
The supply holes and the discharge holes are alternately arranged in the front-rear direction and the discharge holes are located on both sides of the supply holes,
The distance between the axis of each of the adjacent supply hole and the discharge hole is equal to the distance between the axes of the adjacent holding hole, and each distance formed between the adjacent supply hole and the discharge hole. The interval of the holding section is set larger than the front and rear width of the holding hole,
The metering member is driven by the driving means and has a supply / discharge position in which the supply hole and the one holding hole communicate with each other and the discharge hole and the other holding hole communicate with each other. Feeding device. A row of the holding holes arranged in the front-rear direction and a row of the supply holes and the discharge holes arranged alternately in the front-rear direction are arranged so as not to overlap in parallel.
The rows of the holding holes are shifted in the front-rear direction and the holding holes in adjacent rows are arranged so as not to overlap in the front-rear direction,
The amount of deviation in the front-rear direction of the row of the supply holes and the discharge holes is set to be smaller than the amount of deviation of the row of the holding holes in the front-rear direction. The supply device described. A row of the holding holes arranged in the front-rear direction and a row of the supply holes and the discharge holes arranged alternately in the front-rear direction are arranged so as not to overlap in parallel.
The supply holes and the discharge holes are arranged so that the rows of the supply holes and the discharge holes are shifted in the front-rear direction and the supply holes and the discharge holes of the adjacent rows do not overlap in the front-rear direction.
The amount of deviation in the front-rear direction of the row of the holding holes is set to be smaller than the amount of deviation in the front-rear direction of the row of the supply holes and the discharge holes. The supply device described.   The upper plate has a groove on the lower surface thereof that faces all of the holding holes even when the measuring member is most advanced and retracted, and the depth of the grooves is the same as the length of the particles in the longitudinal direction. The supply device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the supply device is set to a degree.   The cross-sectional area of the said supply hole is more than the cross-sectional area of the said holding hole, The supply apparatus as described in any one of Claims 1-4 characterized by the above-mentioned.

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