JPH07231720A - Grain treating device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain the subject well-looking device of compact design along with ensuring rains to be discharged externally, also improved in operating efficiency. CONSTITUTION:The opening 54 of a guide cylinder 50 mounted slidably on the upper end of a grain elevating cylinder 20 corresponds to a discharge gutter 56 and is connected to a cover 62 via a link 66 etc. Therefore, by operating the cover 62, the guide cylinder 50 is actuated interlockingly, guiding grains 16 to the gutter 56 only when they are discharged. And, when the cover 62 is closed, the subject device is compact in design and looks well. Furthermore, hot or cool air is nor released externally through the gutter 56, resulting in improved operating efficiency.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a grain processing apparatus for drying, storing, stirring, etc. grains.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A grain processing apparatus, for example, a grain drying and storing apparatus for drying and storing grains has already been devised by the present applicant (for example, Japanese Patent Application No.
122120).

In this structure, a box-shaped device body is provided, and a funnel-shaped partition wall having air permeability is arranged in the device body. A grain fried machine is arranged at a substantially central portion in the partition. This fried machine comprises a fried cylinder in the shape of a cylinder that is long along the height direction of the main body of the device, and a vertical screw conveyor arranged at the axis of the fried food. As a result, the grain that has been stretched from the stretching hopper provided at the lower portion of the side wall of the apparatus body or the grain that flows down along the partition wall is conveyed to the upper portion of the apparatus body. Further, a discharge gutter inclined at a predetermined angle is arranged at the upper end of the grain elevator, and a slide body for switching between stake / circulation and discharge is arranged near this connection. . Further, the tip of the discharge gutter is exposed to the outside of the apparatus main body, and a discharge hose or the like is connected.

[0004] When the slide body approaches the upper end of the fried food barrel of the fried machine and is connected to the discharge gutter, the conveyed grain is discharged to the outside of the device through the discharge gutter, and the slide body is moved to the fried machine. In the state where the grain is separated from the upper end of the fried grain cylinder and the connection with the discharge gutter is released, the transported grain is diffused into the device (in the partition wall) and accumulated and circulated.

[0005]

By the way, in the conventional grain processing apparatus having the above-mentioned structure, since the discharge gutter and the operation lever of the slide body are exposed to the outside of the apparatus body as described above, the apparatus is transported. There was a drawback that it was a hindrance and the appearance was not good.

Further, since the discharge gutter is exposed to the outside of the main body of the apparatus, hot air during the drying operation of the apparatus and cold air during the storage operation are slightly discharged to the outside through the discharge gutter to improve the operation efficiency. It was also the cause of the deterioration.

In consideration of the above facts, the present invention not only can reliably guide the grain into the apparatus at the time of staking and circulating and can surely discharge the grain to the outside of the apparatus at the time of discharging, but also has a compact shape. The purpose is to obtain a grain processing device that looks good and that also improves the operation efficiency.

[0008]

A grain processing apparatus according to the present invention is provided with a grain tank provided in the body of the apparatus for accommodating grains, and arranged vertically in the grain tank. And a lid attached to the discharge opening provided on the side wall of the device so as to be openable and closable, and one end opening is located near the upper end of the fried machine. The other end opening is located in the vicinity of the discharge opening inside the device, and the discharge gutter capable of discharging the grain from the one end opening to the other end opening, and the upper end of the fried machine to the fried machine It is slidably attached vertically, and when it is slid to one side, one end of the discharge gutter is closed and the upper end of the fried machine is connected to the grain tank to dissipate the grain into the grain tank. However, in the state of sliding to the other side, the one end opening of the discharge gutter is lifted. A guide cylinder that communicates with the upper end of the machine and guides the grain to the one end opening, the lid and the guide cylinder are connected in the body of the apparatus, and the guide cylinder is connected to one side when the cover is closed. An interlocking mechanism that slides the guide tube to the other side when the lid is open.

[0009]

In the grain processing apparatus having the above construction, the grain in the lower portion of the grain tank is conveyed upward by the grain lifting machine arranged in the grain tank.

Here, when the grain is loaded and circulated, the lid closes the discharge opening on the side wall of the apparatus. In this state, the guide tube is slid to one side by the interlocking mechanism. As a result, the one end opening of the discharge gutter is closed and the upper end of the grain elevator communicates with the grain tank. Therefore, the grain conveyed by the grain elevator is diffused from the upper end of the grain elevator into the grain tank, and the grain is laid and circulated.

On the other hand, at the time of discharging grain, the lid body opens the discharging opening on the side wall of the apparatus. In this state,
The interlocking mechanism causes the guide tube to slide to the other side. As a result, the one end opening of the discharge gutter communicates with the upper end of the grain elevator. Therefore, the grain conveyed by the grain elevator is guided from the upper end of the grain elevator to the one end opening of the discharge gutter. Therefore, the grain is discharged to the outside of the device by appropriately connecting a discharge hose or the like to the other end opening of the discharge gutter located near the discharge opening.

As described above, in the grain processing apparatus according to the present invention, the grain can be reliably guided into the apparatus during the staking and circulation, and the grain can be reliably discharged out of the apparatus during the discharging. Further, the discharge gutter and the guide tube interlocking mechanism are housed inside the device body, and the discharge opening on the side wall of the device is closed by the lid in a state other than discharging the grain, resulting in a compact shape, It does not get in the way when the device is transported, etc., and the appearance looks good. In addition, hot air during the dry operation and cold air during the storage operation are not discharged to the outside through the exhaust gutter, and the operation efficiency is not reduced.

[0013]

1 is a sectional view showing the construction of a grain drying and storage apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 shows the construction of the main parts of this grain drying and storage apparatus 10. It is shown in cross section.

The grain drying and storage device 10 has a box-shaped device body 12. In this device body 12,
A funnel body 14 formed by assembling plate materials in a quadrangular pyramid shape is provided in the middle portion in the height direction, and the funnel body 14 partitions the internal space of the apparatus body 12 in the height direction.

Device body 1 partitioned by funnel body 14
The upper part of the inner space of 2 is the grain tank 13A, and the grain 16
Are accumulated. A plurality of small holes 18 are formed in the funnel body 14 and are used for inflow of dehumidified room temperature air or dehumidified low temperature air described later.

The lower part of the internal space of the apparatus body 12 partitioned by the funnel body 14 is an air conditioning room 13B.
A heat pump unit 46 is stored. The heat pump unit 46 includes a driving unit (not shown), and is operated by this driving unit. The heat pump unit 46 also includes a fan, a condenser, and an evaporator, which are not shown, and can generate dehumidified room temperature air or dehumidified low temperature air as necessary.

An exhaust port 3 is provided on the ceiling wall 12A of the apparatus body 12.
7 is provided, and an exhaust damper 38 that can be opened and closed is provided in the exhaust port 37. When the exhaust damper 38 is opened, the inside air of the device body 12 is exhausted, and when the exhaust damper 38 is closed, the inside air of the device body 12 is not exhausted. The opening / closing of the exhaust damper 38 is controlled by a controller (not shown).

A temperature sensor 40, a humidity sensor 42 and a moisture meter 44 are provided on the side wall 12B of the apparatus body 12. The temperature sensor 40, the humidity sensor 42, and the moisture meter 44 are all provided near the upper end of the funnel body 14. The temperature sensor 40 detects the temperature inside and outside the apparatus body 12 and the temperature of the grain 16. The humidity sensor 42 detects the humidity inside and outside the apparatus body 12. Also, the moisture meter 4
No. 4 is a non-crushing type, and measures the moisture value of the grain 16 in the funnel body 14 at every predetermined time. These temperature sensors 4
0, the detected value and the measured value of the humidity sensor 42 and the moisture meter 44 are output to a controller (not shown). The moisture meter 44 may be a simple moisture meter instead of an automatic moisture meter.

Inside the funnel body 14, there is arranged a fried grain barrel 20 having a cylindrical shape which is long in the height direction of the grain drying and storage device 10 and constitutes a fried grain machine. A swallowing opening 22 is formed at an axially intermediate portion of the fried food barrel 20 and communicates with a lower space of the funnel body 14. Further, the lower end of the fried food barrel 20 is closed by a pedestal 24. Furthermore, a part of the peripheral surface of the lower end portion of the fried food container 20 is opened and communicates with a grain guiding path 26 disposed adjacent to the fried food container 20. Guideway 26
A stake hopper 28 is attached to the upper end of the slab so as to be openable and closable, and the grain 16 can be put in by opening the stake hopper 28 (the state shown by the solid line). In addition, a vertical screw conveyor 32 that composes a fried machine together with the fried food barrel 20 is disposed at the axial center of the fried food cylinder 20. This vertical screw conveyor 32 is the machine body 12
It operates by receiving the driving force of a motor 36 disposed on the upper part of the. The upper end portion of the vertical screw conveyor 32 (the lifting cylinder 20
A rectangular flat plate-like jumping plate 34 projecting in the radial direction of the vertical screw conveyor 32 is fixed to a portion corresponding to the upper end of the vertical screw conveyor 32. The pop-out plate 34 can rotate together with the vertical screw conveyor 32 to rotate, and discharge the grain 16 conveyed by the vertical screw conveyor 32 to the outside of the fried grain cylinder 20.

At the upper end of the fried food container 20, the fried food container 2 is placed.
A guide cylinder 50 is attached so as to be slidable along the 0 axis direction. The guide cylinder 50 includes an upper wall 50A and a side wall 50.
It is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape having B and an opening in the lower portion, and is attached so that the vertical screw conveyor 32 penetrates the central portion of the upper wall 50A and is vertically slidable while being covered with the upper end portion of the fried cylinder 20. Has been. Side wall 5 of guide tube 50
An opening 52 and an opening 54 are formed in 0B. The opening 52 is located below the opening 54. That is, when the guide tube 50 slides downward,
The opening 52 overlaps the side wall of the fried food container 20 and the opening 5
When the guide cylinder 50 slides upward, the opening 52 faces the jumping plate 34, and the opening 54 is positioned higher than the jumping plate 34 and the guide immediately below the opening. The side wall 50B of the cylinder 50 is the pop-out plate 34.
It is the structure facing.

A discharge gutter 56 is disposed on the side of the guide cylinder 50. The discharge gutter 56 has an opening 58 at one end, which is the fried food container 20.
Is located near the upper end of the guide tube 50, that is, near the guide tube 50, and is inclined at a predetermined slope.
0 is located inside the discharge opening 30 provided on the side wall 12B of the apparatus body 12. In the discharge gutter 56, one end opening 58 faces the opening 54 when the guide cylinder 50 slides downward, while one end opening 58 opens when the guide cylinder 50 slides upward.
It is configured to face the side wall 50B below. Therefore, when the guide cylinder 50 slides downward and the one end opening 58 faces the opening 54, the vertical screw conveyor 3
The grain 16 conveyed by 2 is discharged from the opening 54 to the one end opening 58 by the jumping plate 34, and the grain can be discharged from the one end opening 58 to the other end opening 60.

On the other hand, the discharge opening 30 in which the other end opening 60 of the discharge trough 56 is located is provided with a lid 62 capable of opening and closing the discharge opening 30. This lid 62
The shaft 66 is connected to one end of a link 66 by a shaft 64, and the intermediate portion of the link 66 is supported by the shaft 68 on the apparatus body 12 (the discharge opening 30). Therefore, by moving the lid 62 together with the link 66 (by rotating the link 66 around the axis 68), the lid 62 is moved.
Is in a state in which the discharge opening 30 is opened (indicated by a solid line in FIG. 2) and in a state in which the discharge opening 30 is closed (indicated by a chain double-dashed line in FIG. 2).

On the other hand, the lower end of the rod 70 is connected to the other end of the link 66. The rod 70 is arranged vertically along the side wall 12B of the apparatus body 12, and one end of a link 72 is connected to the upper end thereof. The link 72 is arranged along the ceiling wall 12A of the apparatus body 12, and the intermediate portion is rotatably supported by the shaft 74. The other end of the link 72 is connected to the upper wall 50A of the guide cylinder 50 via the bracket 76.

As described above, the link 66, the rod 70, and the link 72 constitute an interlocking mechanism for connecting and interlocking the lid 62 and the guide tube 50, and the lid 62 opens the discharge opening 30. In the state, the guide tube 50 is slid downward, while in the state where the lid 62 closes the discharge opening 30, the guide tube 50 is slid upward.

When the lid 62 is open, a discharge hose 78 or the like is appropriately connected to the other end opening 60 of the discharge trough 56.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. First, when the grain 16 is put in, the lid 62 is placed in the discharge opening 3
0 is closed (the state shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. 2). As a result, the rod 70 is pulled through the link 66 and the bracket 76 connected to the link 72 is pulled up, and the guide cylinder 50 is slid upward. Therefore, in this state, the one-end opening 58 of the discharge gutter 56 is closed so as to face the side wall 50B of the guide cylinder 50, and the opening 52 faces the pop-out plate 34 and the inside of the guide cylinder 50 has the grain container 13A. Be communicated to.

In this state, the operator puts the grain 16 into the opening hopper 28 which is in an open state. The introduced grain 16 is guided to the lower end of the fried cylinder 20 through the grain guiding path 26. The guided grain 16 is conveyed to the upper part of the apparatus body 12 by the vertical screw conveyor 32. The grain 16 transferred to the upper part of the device body 12 is
By the jumping plate 34 in the rotating state, it is evenly diffused from the opening 52 into the grain tank 13A (funnel body 14) and accumulated.
In this case, the one end opening portion 58 of the discharge gutter 56 is provided with the guide tube 50.
The drain gutter 56 because it is closed by the side wall 50B of the
The grain 16 does not flow into the inside. This staking work is
This is done until the grain 16 reaches a predetermined amount.

Further, the accumulated grains 16 are funnel bodies 14
Is guided to the inside of the fried food container 20 again, and is similarly conveyed toward the upper end of the fried food container 20 by the vertical screw conveyor 32. In this way, the grain 16 is circulated within the machine body 12. In this cycle, grain 1
The drying operation is performed until 6 reaches a predetermined moisture value (15 to 16 (%)). That is, based on the moisture value of the grain detected by the moisture meter 44, the temperature sensor 40, and the humidity sensor 42, the outside air temperature, the inside air temperature, the outside air humidity, etc., the dehumidified room temperature air (dry air) is discharged from the heat pump unit 46 into the funnel body 14. And the grain 16 is dried. When it is not necessary to dehumidify the room temperature air, only the fan may be operated and the outside air may be introduced as it is.

On the other hand, when the water content of the grain 16 reaches a predetermined value, the storage operation is performed. That is, after being dehumidified low-temperature air (cooling air) by the heat pump unit 46, it is directly fed into the grain tank 13A and circulated again. As a result, the air in the device body 12 is controlled to have a low temperature and appropriate humidity, and the grain 1
6 is stored under this environment. In addition, when it is not necessary to dehumidify the low temperature air, only the fan may be operated to circulate the inside air as it is. If it doesn't even need it, the fans are stopped. Further, the operation of the vertical screw conveyor 32 is stopped during this storage operation.

Then, when the grain 16 is discharged to the outside of the apparatus, the lid 62 is operated to open the discharge opening 30 (the state shown by the solid line in FIG. 2). As a result, the rod 70 is pushed up via the link 66 and the bracket 76 to which the link 72 is connected is pushed down, and the guide cylinder 50 slides downward. Therefore, in this state, the one-end opening 58 of the discharge gutter 56 faces the opening 54 of the guide tube 50 and is in an open state, so that the pop-out plate 3
4, the opening 52 overlaps the side wall of the fried food container 20.

Further, a discharge hose 78 or the like is connected to the other end opening 60 of the discharge trough 56 located in the discharge opening 30.

In this state, when the vertical screw conveyor 32 is driven, the grain 16 conveyed to the guide cylinder 50 is discharged from the opening 54 to the one end opening 58 of the discharge gutter 56 by the jumping plate 34, and this one end opening After being guided from 58 to the other end opening 60, it is discharged from the device through the discharge hose 78. In this case, the opening 52 of the guide cylinder 50 is the fried food cylinder 2
Since it overlaps with the side wall of No. 0, the grain 16 conveyed to the guide cylinder 50 by the vertical screw conveyor 32 is not scattered into the grain tank 13A.

As described above, in this embodiment, the grain 16 can be reliably guided to the inside of the apparatus at the time of extension and circulation, and the grain 16 can be reliably discharged to the outside of the apparatus at the time of discharging. Further, the interlocking mechanism of the discharge trough 56 and the guide tube 50 is housed in the device body 12, and the discharge opening 30 provided on the side wall 12B is closed by the lid 62 in a state other than discharging the grain 16. Therefore, the apparatus body 12 has a compact shape, does not interfere with the transportation of the apparatus, and has a good appearance. Further, hot air during the dry operation and cold air during the storage operation are not discharged to the outside through the exhaust gutter 56, and the operation efficiency does not decrease.

Next, FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing the structure of the main part of a grain drying and storage device 80 according to another embodiment of the present invention.

In the grain drying and storage device 80, the fried barrel 2
A guide tube 82 is attached to the upper end portion of 0. An opening 84 and an opening 86 are formed in the side wall 82B of the guide cylinder 82. The opening 84 is located below the opening 86. That is, when the guide cylinder 82 is slid upward, the opening 84 has the pop-out plate 34 (that is, the discharge gutter 5).
6 and the opening 86 is located further above the jumping plate 34, and the side wall 82B of the guide cylinder 82 directly below the opening 86 faces the jumping plate 34, while the guide cylinder 82 moves downward. In the slid state, the opening 84 overlaps the side wall of the fried food barrel 20 and the opening 86 faces the jumping plate 34. Therefore, when the guide tube 82 slides upward and the one end opening 58 faces the opening 84, the grain 16 conveyed by the vertical screw conveyor 32 is discharged from the opening 84 to the one end opening 58 by the jumping plate 34. The grain can be discharged from the one end opening 58 to the other end opening 60.

On the other hand, one end of a link 88 is connected to one end of a link 72 connected to the upper end of the rod 70. An intermediate portion of the link 88 is rotatably supported by a shaft 90. Further, the other end of the link 88 is connected to the above-mentioned upper wall 82A of the guide cylinder 82 via the bracket 76. Therefore, when the lid 62 opens the discharge opening 30, the guide cylinder 82 slides upward, while when the cover 62 closes the discharge opening 30, the guide cylinder 82 slides downward. This is a configuration in which the state is set.

Also in this embodiment, when the grain 16 is stuck, the lid 62 closes the discharge opening 30 (the state shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. 3). As a result, the rod 70 is pulled through the link 66, the bracket 76 to which the links 72 and 88 are connected is pulled down, and the guide cylinder 82 slides downward. Therefore, in this state, the one-end opening 58 of the discharge gutter 56 is closed so as to face the side wall 82B of the guide cylinder 82, and the opening 86 faces the pop-out plate 34 and the inside of the guide cylinder 82 has the grain container 13A. Be communicated to. Therefore, the grain 16 conveyed to the upper part of the apparatus body 12 by the vertical screw conveyor 32 is evenly diffused and accumulated in the grain tank 13A (funnel body 14) from the opening 86 by the jumping plate 34 in the rotating state. It In this case, the one end opening 5 of the discharge gutter 56
Since 8 is closed by the side wall 82B of the guide cylinder 82, the grain 16 does not flow into the discharge gutter 56.

On the other hand, when the grain 16 is discharged to the outside of the apparatus, the lid 62 is operated to open the discharge opening 30 (the state shown by the solid line in FIG. 3). As a result, the rod 70 is pushed up via the link 66, the bracket 76 to which the links 72 and 88 are connected is pulled up, and the guide cylinder 82 slides upward. Therefore, in this state, the one-end opening 58 of the discharge gutter 56 is opened so as to face the opening 84 of the guide tube 82 and faces the jumping plate 34, and the opening 86 is positioned further above the jumping plate 34. The side wall 82B of the guide cylinder 82 immediately below the opening 86 faces the pop-out plate 34. As a result, the grain 16 conveyed to the guide cylinder 82 by the vertical screw conveyor 32 is discharged from the opening 84 to the one end opening 58 of the discharge gutter 56 by the jumping plate 34, and the one end opening 58 to the other end opening 60. Is discharged to the outside of the device. in this case,
Since the opening 86 of the guide cylinder 82 is located higher than the jumping plate 34, the grain 16 conveyed to the guide cylinder 82 by the vertical screw conveyor 32 is not diffused into the grain tank 13A.

As described above, also in this embodiment, the grain 16 can be reliably guided into the apparatus during the stake and circulation, and the grain 16 can be reliably discharged outside the apparatus at the time of discharging. Further, the interlocking mechanism of the discharge gutter 56 and the guide cylinder 82 is housed in the device body 12, and the discharge opening 30 provided in the side wall 12B is closed by the lid 62 in a state other than discharging the grain 16. Therefore, the apparatus body 12 has a compact shape, does not interfere with the transportation of the apparatus, and has a good appearance. Further, hot air during the dry operation and cold air during the storage operation are not discharged to the outside through the exhaust gutter 56, and the operation efficiency does not decrease.

In each of the above embodiments, the link 6
6, the guide cylinders 50 and 82 and the lid 62 by the rod 70 and the like.
And the guide tubes 50, 8 linked to the opening / closing movement of the lid 62.
2 is configured to slide up and down, but the guide cylinders 50 and 82 and the lid body 62 are connected to each other via the flexible wire or the like without depending on the link 66 or the rod 70, and the guide cylinder is used for opening and closing movement of the lid body 62. The guide cylinders 50 and 82 may be configured to be interlocked with each other, or the guide cylinders 50 and 82 may be slid to be interlocked with the opening / closing movement of the lid 62 using a motor or the like.

In each of the above embodiments, the lid 62 is
Is configured to open and close by moving up and down to open and close the discharge opening 30, but not limited to this, the lid 62 is attached by a hinge or the like, and the discharge opening 30 is opened and closed by movement around this hinge (so-called double door opening). Alternatively, the lid 62 may be supported by a rail, and the discharge opening 30 may be opened and closed by sliding along the rail.

Further, although the present invention has been applied to the grain drying and storage device 10 in each of the above-described embodiments, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be applied to a stirrer or the like, and the grain 16 is stretched, circulated and discharged. Any grain processing device that requires (especially discharge) can be applied.

[0043]

As described above, the grain processing apparatus according to the present invention can surely guide the grain into the apparatus at the time of mounting and circulating, and can surely discharge the grain out of the apparatus at the time of discharging. Not only that, it has a compact shape, looks good, and also has an excellent effect of improving the operation efficiency.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing the overall structure of a grain drying and storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of a main part of a grain drying and storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of a main part of a grain drying and storage device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Grain drying and storage device (grain processing device) 12 Device body 13A Grain tank 16 Grain 20 Lifting barrel (lifter) 30 Discharge opening 32 Vertical screw conveyor (lifter) 50 Guide barrel 52 Opening 54 Opening 56 Discharge gutter 58 One end opening 60 Other end opening 62 Lid 66 Link (interlocking mechanism) 70 Rod (interlocking mechanism) 72 Link (interlocking mechanism)

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A grain tank provided in the body of the apparatus for accommodating grains, and a grain elevator arranged in the grain vessel along the up-down direction and conveying grain at the lower part of the grain vessel upwards. A lid attached to the side wall of the apparatus for opening and closing the discharge opening, and an opening at one end near the upper end of the fried machine and an opening at the other end near the discharge opening inside the apparatus Located in
A discharge gutter capable of discharging grains from the one end opening to the other end opening, and is attached to the upper end of the fried machine so as to be slidable up and down along the fried machine, and in the state of sliding to one side, The one end of the discharge gutter is closed and the upper end of the fried machine is communicated with the grain tank to dissipate the grain into the grain tank,
In the state of being slid to the other side, a guide cylinder that communicates the one end opening of the discharge gutter with the upper end of the grain fried machine and guides the grain to the one end opening, the lid and the guide cylinder are provided inside the device body. Connected at
A grain processing apparatus, comprising: an interlocking mechanism that slides the guide tube to one side when the lid is closed and slides the guide tube to the other when the lid is open.