JPH0545057A - Operation control system for cereals processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent mixture of different type cereals by so controlling as to operate a cereals processor having a plurality of dryers as to allow individual operations at the time of operating without movement of the cereals and to drive only a central controller side at the time of operating except it, and inhibiting control of the individual operations. CONSTITUTION:When a single drying of a system operation is selectively set by operating a system set knob 8 and a tank set knob 9, a controller 79 can receive inputs of switches 10, 11 for operating start and stop of ventilation in a spontaneous cooler and switches 12, 13 for operating start and stop of drying in a hot air dryer. On the other hand, when double drying of a system operation is selectively set, it controls to receive inputs of the switches 12, 13 for starting and stopping a drying operation and not to receive the inputs of the switches 10, 12 for starting the cooler-the dryer of starting except it. A message of inhibition of the operation is displayed on a display unit 14.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an operation control system for a grain processing apparatus.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional grain processing apparatus is a staking transfer apparatus for staking and discharging a grain, a discharging transfer apparatus, and a cooling / cooling of the grain.
A plurality of grain drying devices including a cooling device for hot-air drying, a hot-air drying device, and a dryer operating device, a loading / discharging transfer device, and a central control device for controlling the drying device are provided. The operating device is a single operation that operates only the dryer, a system operation that selects the entire operation, a system operation that selects inspection operation, single drying to dry only with the hot air drying device, or double drying with both. Tank setting for selecting whether to dry or not, cooling unit start / stop switch for starting / stopping the cooling device for each work, drying unit start / stop switch for starting / stopping the hot air drying device for each work When the system operation is selected by operating the system setting knob of the dryer operating device and is centrally controlled by the central controller, the dryer is operated by operating the dryer device. It was operated control system which is operated by being manipulated individually.

[0003]

For example, the system setting blade of the dryer operating device is operated for system operation, the tank setting blade is operated for single drying, and the dryer starting switch is operated. , The hot air dryer of the grain dryer is started, and is also centrally controlled by the central controller,
The stake transfer device is started, and the grain supplied to the stake transfer device is transferred by the stake transfer device, supplied to the hot air drying device of the dryer, and circulated in the hot air drying device. While being exposed to hot air and dried, the cooling unit start switch is operated to start the cooling device and the dried grains are supplied into the cooling device, and inside the cooling device. Is cooled for a predetermined time, and when the cooling is completed, it is supplied to the discharge transfer device, transferred by this discharge transfer device, supplied to the huller, and hulled.

During these operations, a plurality of the dryers are used to perform centralized operations by the central control unit, and the central control unit manages the operation including the other stake-in / discharge transfer units. Therefore, when each of the dryers is operated by the operation of the dryer operation device, different kinds of grains may be mixed and operation management error may occur. ..

[0005]

The present invention is directed to a feed transfer device 1 for feeding and discharging grains, a discharge transfer device 6, a cooling device 2 for cooling and drying the grains with hot air, and a hot air drying device. 3, a plurality of grain dryers 5 including a dryer operation device 4 and the like, the stake and discharge transfer devices 1 and 6, a central controller 7 for controlling the dryer 5 and the like, and the dryer operation The device 4 has a system setting gear 8 for selecting a single operation of operating only the dryer 5, a system operation of operating the entire dryer, and an inspection operation,
A tank setting shaving 9 for selecting whether the grain is dried by circulating only the hot air drying device 3 or double drying by circulating both the hot air drying device 3 and the cooling device 2 is installed.
Cooling unit start / stop switches 10 and 11 for starting / stopping operations for ventilation, moving, and discharging operations, and a drying section for starting / stopping hot air drying device 3 for each operation of drying, moving, and discharging. In the grain processing apparatus provided with the start / stop switches 12 and 13, when the single drying of the system operation is selected by the operation of the system setting scoop 8 and the tank setting scoop 9, the cooling is performed. Of the cooling unit start / stop switches 10 and 11 for operating the start / stop of the ventilation work with the device 2, and the drying unit start / stop switches 12, 13 for operating the start / stop of the drying work with the hot air dryer 3. When the operation input is received and the double drying of the system operation is selected by the operation of the system setting scoop 8 and the tank setting scoop 9, the cooling device 2 and the hot air drying device 3 are operated. Start the drying to start the drying operation A control means is provided for accepting the operation input of the stop switches 12 and 13 and not accepting the operation input of the cooling section / drying section start switch 10 or 12 for the start of each work other than the above, and a message indicating that the operation is impossible is provided. The operation control system is configured to display on the display unit 14.

[0006]

The operation of the dryer setting device 4 for setting the system 8
Is operated for system operation, the tank setting knob 9 is operated for single drying, and the drying part start switch 12 is operated, so that the hot air drying device 3 of the grain dryer is started, and the central controller is operated. Centrally controlled by 7, the stake transfer device 1 is started, and the grains supplied to the stake transfer device 1 are transferred by the stake transfer device 1 and inside the hot air drying device 3 of the dryer. Is supplied to the hot air drying device 3 and is circulated in the hot air drying device 3 to be exposed to hot air to be dried, and the cooling unit starting switch 10 is operated to start the cooling device 2 to dry the dried grains. It is supplied into the cooling device 2, is cooled for a predetermined time in the cooling device 2, is supplied to the discharge transfer device 6 when the cooling is completed, is transferred by the discharge transfer device 6 and is supplied to the grain huller. It is made and hulled.

During these operations, when single drying for system operation is selected by operating the system setting scoop 8 and the tank setting scoop 9, the cooling device 2
Operation of the cooling unit start / stop switches 10 and 11 for starting / stopping the ventilation work, and of the drying unit start / stop switches 12/13 for starting / stopping the drying work in the hot air drying device 3 Upon receiving the operation input, both the ventilation operation and the single drying operation are performed. Further, when double drying for system operation is selected by operating the system setting scoop 8 and the tank setting scoop 9, the cooling device 2
And the input of the operation of the drying unit start / stop switches 12 and 13 for starting the drying work with the hot air drying device 3,
Double drying work is performed. The input of the operation of the cooling unit / drying unit start switches 10 and 12 at the start of each work other than the above is not accepted, and a message display is displayed on the display unit 4 indicating that the operation is impossible. No work is done.

[0008]

According to the present invention, the individual operation is permitted for the operation without the movement of the grain, but for the other operation, the operation control is performed only on the side of the central controller 7.
By prohibiting the individual operation control, even if the dryer operation device 4 is accidentally operated, the operation is not accepted,
No more mixed grains of different varieties or mistakes in operation management.

[0009]

EXAMPLE The illustrated example shows a grain dryer 5 in which a cooling device 2 for cooling the grain at the upper part and a hot air drying device 3 for drying the grain at the lower part are mounted in a stacked state. Is, for example, 4
A pedestal is provided, and behind the dryer 5, there is provided a stake transfer device 1 that receives and feeds grains supplied from a stake device (not shown) to each of the dryers 5. Further, a discharge transfer device 6 for receiving dried grains from the dryer 5 and transferring them to a huller (not shown) is provided, and each dryer 5, the stake and discharge transfer devices 1, 6 are provided. And a central control unit 7 for controlling the huller or the like
It shows a grain processing device 15 having a configuration.

The cooling device 2 and the hot-air drying device 3 of the dryer 5 have a rectangular shape that is long in the front-rear direction, and the cooling device 2 on the upper part of the machine wall 16 has a cooling transfer spiral rotatable above. An internally-cooled transfer trough 17 and an internally-cooled ceiling plate 18 are provided, and an internally-cooled storage chamber 19 for storing grains is formed on the lower side of the internally-cooled ceiling plate 18 and an upper portion of the naturally-cooled storage chamber 19 is provided. In this configuration, a cooling full amount sensor 20 for detecting the full amount of grain is provided.

Below the cold storage chamber 19, cold storage grain gutters 21 and 21 communicating with the cold storage chamber 19 are provided. Grain transfer spiral 22
Is provided inside, and rhombus-shaped guide plates 23, 23 are provided on the upper side of the cold-collecting gutters 21, 21.
The open / close valves 24, 24 are provided below the cold-collecting gutters 21, 21.
The opening / closing valves 24, 24 are configured to be opened / closed by the forward / reverse rotation of the opening / closing valve motors 25, 25.
Reference numerals 6 and 26 denote open / close valve sensors for detecting the open states of the open / close valves 24, 24.
The grains in the cold-collected grain troughs 21 and 21 are configured so as to be dropped and supplied into the hot-air drying device 3 on the lower side. Grain gutter 21,21
This is a configuration in which the grains inside are transferred laterally.
Cooling residual quantity sensor 2 for detecting the presence or absence of grains in 1, 21
7, 27 are provided.

A dry transfer gutter 28, in which a dry transfer spiral is rotatably installed, is provided in a central portion between the cold-collected gutters 21 and 21.
Is provided. A dry storage chamber 29 of the hot air drying device 3 is formed below the drying transfer gutter 28, and a dry full amount sensor 30 for detecting the full amount of grains is provided above the dry storage chamber 29. Yes, this dry storage chamber 29
On the lower side, each of the three air exhaust chambers 3 on the left and right sides and in the center
1 is provided between the blower chambers 32, 32 on both the left and right sides, and four grain drying chambers 33 are provided. At the bottom of each drying chamber 33, each feeding valve 34 for feeding and flowing down the grains is rotated. Each of the feeding valves 34 is rotatably supported, and each feeding valve 34 is rotationally driven by a feeding valve motor 35. A dry remaining amount sensor 36 for detecting the presence or absence of grains in the drying chambers 33 on the left and right outer sides,
36 is provided.

Below the drying chambers 33, a dry grain collecting trough 38 having a dry grain collecting transfer spiral 37 rotatably mounted therein is connected. On the front side of the machine wall 16, a blower passage chamber 39 that can communicate with the blower chambers 32, 32 is formed, and a burner case 41 containing a burner 40 is detachably attached to the blower passage chamber 39. The dryer operation device 4 for starting and stopping the dryer 5 is detachably provided on the outer surface of the machine wall 8.

On the rear side of the machine wall 16, each of the exhaust chambers 3
1. An exhaust passage chamber 43 that can communicate with 1 is formed, and this exhaust passage chamber 4
An exhaust fan 45 is provided in the central rear side exhaust fan 44, and an exhaust fan motor 46 for rotating the exhaust fan 45 is provided. At the central portion in the front-rear direction of the bottom plates of the cooling / drying transfer gutters 17 and 28, supply ports for supplying the transfer grains to the cooling storage chamber 19 and the drying storage chamber 29 are provided. On the side, cooling / drying diffusion plates 47 and 48 are rotatably provided.

The grain raising machine 49 is provided on the outside on the rear side of the machine wall 16 and has a belt with a bucket conveyor 50 stretched inside, and an upper end portion is provided with an ejecting cylinder 51. One side of the cylinder 51 and the start end of the cooling transfer gutter 17 are communicated with each other, and the other side of the cylinder 51 is connected with the start end of the dry transfer gutter 28 via a flow-down cylinder 52. Is provided with a paddy flow sensor 53 for detecting grains passing through the throw-out cylinder 51, and a throw-out switching valve 54 is provided so as to be openable and closable. It is configured to open and close by rotation, and the grains from the grain raising machine 49 are supplied to the cold transfer transfer gutter 17 when the output switching valve 54 is open, and are supplied to the dry transfer gutter 28 when closed. The lower end portion is provided with a supply gutter 56 between the terminal end portion of the dry grain collecting gutter 38 and the lower end portion. And a configuration, 57 is NoboriKokuki motor, a structure for rotating the respective parts of 該昇 grain machine 49 in this NoboriKoku motor 57, 54 'is-projecting can valve 5
4 is a dispensing switching valve sensor that detects the open state of No. 4.

The grain raising machine 49 receives a grain falling while being conveyed to the upper portion by the bucket conveyor 50, crushes the grain by pressure, and at the same time, a moisture sensor 58 for detecting the moisture of the crushed grain. Is provided, and each part of the moisture sensor 58 is rotationally driven by a moisture motor 59. Grain drying in the dryer 5 is configured to perform either single drying or double drying. Single drying is performed while the grains circulate in the hot air drying device 3,
In the double drying, the grain is circulated from both inside the cooling device 2 and inside the hot air drying device 3 while being exposed to the hot air while being dried.

When both the drying of the grain in the dryer 5 and the cooling of the grain are performed at the same time, the grain is allowed to cool in the cooling device 2 in a stationary state, and the inside of the hot air drying device 3 is also cooled. While the grains are circulating, the grains are exposed to hot air and dried. Grain cooling in the dryer 5 is performed by cooling the grain in the cooling device 2 in a stationary state, or by cooling both grains in the hot air drying device 3 from inside the cooling device 2. While circulating, one of the two is allowed to cool.

The dryer operation device 4 has a box shape, and each cooling unit start switch is operated to start the cooling device 2 on the surface plate of the box for each work of inserting, ventilating, moving and discharging. 10, a cooling unit stop switch 11 for stopping operation, each drying unit start switch 12 for starting operation for each work of loading, drying, moving and discharging the hot air drying device 3, a drying unit stop switch 13 for stopping operation, a buzzer Stop switch 61, which is operated when the monitor is turned off and the monitor lamp 60 is turned off,
A timer increase switch 62 for increasing or decreasing the set time of the timer, a timer decrease switch 63, a manual measurement switch operated for manual measurement with the moisture sensor 58, a set temperature switch operated for calling the set temperature, and Reserve switch etc. is provided, and tank setting scoop 9 for setting single drying or double drying, moisture setting scoop 64 for setting target finishing moisture of grain, grain for setting hot air temperature generated from burner 40 Type setting blade 65, swelling amount setting blade 66, moisture correction blade for correcting detected moisture value, hot air temperature switching blade for changing the level of hot air temperature generated from the burner 40, grain For changing the drying speed level, for setting the initial drying time and for setting the initial drying time and for two-stage drying, for setting the dwell time, for setting the dwell time, for setting the dwell time, for individual drying , System drying or inspection is set, and when the system is dry, a system setting slot 8 for setting the machine is provided, and the monitor lamp 60 for displaying single drying or double drying, the cooling. The monitor lamp 60 is provided for displaying work-specific and abnormal displays of the device 2 and the hot-air drying device 3, and the display unit 14 is provided for digitally displaying a message display and various displays of the details of the error.

In the dryer operating device 4, the switches 61, 10, 11, 12, 13, 62, 63, the other switches, the setting knobs 9, 54, 55, 56, and so on. A digital input circuit 67 into which the operation of each of the other setting scoops and the detection of the paddy flow sensor 53 are input, and the setting scoop 8
And the detection of the opening / closing valve sensor 26 and the ejection switching valve sensor 54 'are input.
8. C digital input circuit 69 to which the detections of the cooling / drying full amount sensors 20, 30 and the cooling / drying residual amount sensors 27, 36 are input, the detection values detected by the moisture sensor 58 and the hot air temperature sensor A-D converter 7 for A-D converting
0, an analog input circuit 71 to which the converted value converted by the AD converter 70 is input, a communication I-0 circuit 72 for inputting operation information and outputting information to each of the dryers 5, these input circuits 67, 68, 69, 71 and communication IO circuit 72
A CPU 73 for performing arithmetic logic operations, comparison operations, and the like on various input values input from
A control device 79 including an A / B output circuit 75, 76 for receiving and outputting various commands instructed from the CPU 73, a display circuit 77, a communication line switching circuit 78, and a buzzer 80 for issuing an alarm. It has a built-in configuration. The setting knobs 8, 9, 64, 65, 66 and the other setting knobs are of a rotary switch type, and predetermined numerical values, types, etc. are set according to the operation position.

The operation control by the control device 79 is configured as follows. That is, the operation of the system setting knob 8 is read (step 101), the system setting input is confirmed (step 102), the system operation is set (step 103), and the cooling units
The operation of the drying section starting switches 10 and 12 is input (step 104), the operation is permitted (step 105), and the operation processing is performed based on the operation of the cooling section / drying section starting switches 10 and 12. Yes (step 106). If the system operation is not set (step 103), the independent operation is set (step 107), the operation of each of the cooling unit / drying unit start switches 10 and 12 is input (step 108), and thereafter (step 106). ) Is a configuration that continues to. If it is not set for the independent operation (step 107), the inspection operation processing is performed (step 109). When the operation is not permitted (step 105), the cooling unit
Input of the operation of the drying unit start switches 10 and 12 is canceled (step 110), and a message display indicating that operation is impossible is displayed on the display unit 14 (step 11).
1) When a certain period of time has passed (step 112), the message display indicating that the vehicle cannot be driven is cleared from the display unit 14 (step 113).

When the operation of the system setting knob 8 is read (step 201) and the input is changed (step 202), the cooling device 2 is stopped (step 2).
03), when the hot air drying device 3 is stopped (step 204), the operation mode is determined and the operation mode is determined (step 205). When the cooling device 2 is in operation (step 203) and the hot air drying device 3 is in operation (step 204), the current operation mode is continued (step 206). The operation modes are the following three types, and the single operation is configured such that all the operation operations are performed by the dryer operation device 4 as one dryer 5. The system operation is configured so that one of a plurality of units is operated and controlled by bidirectional communication with the central control unit 7. The inspection operation is not a normal operation, but is a configuration for inspecting input / output and the like. 3 as above
It can be set as described above, and is set by the system setting knob 8 and the input is accepted only when both the cooling device 2 and the hot air drying device 3 are stopped.

When the operation of the system setting knob 8 is read (step 301) and the input is changed (step 302), a determination process is performed while the cooling device 2 and the hot air drying device 3 are stopped (step). 303), the system setting selection 8 is read (step 304), if there is no input change (step 305), and a certain time has elapsed (step 306), the operation mode determination processing is performed to determine the operation mode (step). 307), a message display of the setting content (operation mode) is displayed on the display unit 14 (step 308), and the content of the message display is, for example, the stand-alone operation in the stand-alone operation.
System operation is System 1 Gokini Sete Sale Mashita. The check operation is displayed as TENKEN MODE INITIATION SALE MASHITA. After a certain period of time (step 30
9), the message display of the setting contents is cleared from the display unit 14 (step 310).

In addition, the control device 79 has the following functions. That is, the set hot air temperature set by the operation of the setting blades 65, 66 is compared with the detected hot air temperature detected by the hot air temperature sensor for the hot air temperature generated from the burner 40, and it is set that they are different. The fuel amount supplied to the burner 40 is controlled so as to be the same temperature as the hot air temperature, and the same grain as the finishing target moisture of the grain set by operating the moisture setting grinder 64. The moisture sensor 5
When 8 is detected, it is determined that the drying is completed, the dryer 5 is automatically stopped, and the drying of the grain is stopped.

The operation of the above embodiment will be described below. When performing single drying of the grains contained in the hot air drying device 3 of the grain dryer 5, the setting scoops 8, 9, 64, 65, 66 and other setting scoops of the dryer operating device 4 are used. Operation of the dryer unit start switch 12 for starting the drying operation to operate each unit of the dryer 5, the burner 40 and the moisture sensor 58.

The hot air generated from the burner 40 passes from the air blow passage chamber 39 through the air blow chambers 32, 32, the grain drying chambers 33, the air exhaust chambers 31 and the air exhaust passage chambers 43, and the air exhaust unit 45.
The grains stored in the dry storage chamber 29 of the hot air drying device 3 of the dryer 5 by being sucked and discharged at the time of flowing down from the dry storage chamber 29 into the grain drying chamber 33 It is exposed to hot air and dried, and is fed to the lower part by each feeding valve 34 and flows down, and then from the dry grain collecting trough 38 through the supply gutter 56 into the grain raising machine 49. The dry collecting grain in the dry grain collecting trough 38. The grains are transferred and fed by the grain transfer spiral 37, transported to the upper part by the bucket conveyor 50, supplied from the throwing-out cylinder 51 through the downflow cylinder 52 and into the drying transfer trough 28, and from the drying transfer trough 28 onto the drying diffusion board 48. The water is supplied by a dry transfer spiral in the dry transfer gutter 28, uniformly diffused and reduced into the dry storage chamber 29 by the dry diffusion plate 48, circulated and dried, and the moisture sensor 58.
When the grain moisture detected by is the same as the finishing target moisture set by operating the moisture setting knob 64, it is detected that the drying is completed, and the hot air drying is stopped. The dried grains are transferred and supplied from the hot air drying device 3 into the cooling device 2 by the operation of the cooling part start switch 10, and when the cooling is finished for a predetermined time and the cooling is completed, the control device 79 automatically controls. Then, the dryer 5 is automatically stopped to stop the grain drying.

During a series of these operations, when the single drying for system operation is set by the operation of the setting scoops 8 and 9, the cooling device 2 starts and stops the ventilation work. The operation of the section start / stop switches 10 and 11 and the operation of the drying section start / stop switches 12 and 13 for starting / stopping the drying operation in the hot air drying device 3 are accepted, and the ventilation operation and the single drying are performed. Both work and work are done. Further, when the double drying of the system operation is set by the operation of the setting scoops 8 and 9, the drying unit start / stop switch 12, which starts the drying operation by the cooling device 2 and the hot air drying device 3, Upon receiving the input of the operation of 13, the double drying operation is performed. The input of the operation of the cooling unit / drying unit start switches 10 and 12 for starting each work other than the above is not accepted, and a message display is displayed on the display unit 14 indicating that the operation is impossible. No work is done.

[Brief description of drawings]

 The figure shows an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart.

FIG. 5 is a side view of a part of the grain processing device.

6 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged front view of a part of the grain dryer.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Crane Transfer Device 2 Cooling Device 3 Hot Air Drying Device 4 Dryer Operating Device 5 Grain Dryer 6 Discharge Transfer Device 7 Central Control Device 8 System Setting Throwing 9 Tank Setting Throwing 10 Cooling Unit Starting Switch 11 Cooling Drying stop switch 12 Drying start switch 13 Drying stop switch 14 Display

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A squeeze transfer device 1 for squeezing and discharging grains, a discharge transfer device 6, a cooling device 2 for cooling and drying hot air with hot air, a hot air drying device 3, a dryer operating device 4, etc. And a central controller 7 for controlling the plurality of grain dryers 5, the loading / discharging transfer devices 1 and 6, the dryer 5 and the like,
The dryer operating device 4 has a system setting picker 8 for selecting a single operation for operating only the dryer 5, a system operation for operating the whole, an inspection operation, etc., and a grain is circulated only in the hot air drying device 3. To select single drying for drying or double drying for circulating both, tank setting shaving 9, cooling device 2 is started, stopped and operated for each operation of ventilation, movement and discharge Cooling part start / stop switch 10,
11. In the grain processing apparatus provided with drying section start / stop switches 12 and 13 for starting / stopping the hot air drying apparatus 3 for each operation of loading, drying, moving, and discharging, the system setting picker 8 and When the single drying of the system operation is selected by the operation with the tank setting throttle 9, the cooling unit start / stop switches 10 and 11 for starting / stopping the ventilation work by the cooling device 2 are selected. , The drying unit start / stop switch 1 for starting / stopping the drying operation by the hot air drying device 3
When the double drying of the system operation is selected by accepting the input of operations 2 and 13 and the operation of the system setting scoop 8 and the tank setting scoop 9, the cooling device 2 and the hot air drying are selected. The cooling start / drying unit start switches 10 and 12 for accepting the operation input of the drying start / stop switches 12 and 13 for starting the drying work with the device 3 and starting the respective works other than the above.
The operation control method is characterized in that a control means for not accepting the operation input is provided and a message indicating that the operation is impossible is displayed on the display unit 14.