KR101867280B1

KR101867280B1 - Crops drying equipment

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Publication number: KR101867280B1
Application number: KR1020170171155A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 이수민
Original assignee: 이수민
Priority date: 2017-12-13
Filing date: 2017-12-13
Publication date: 2018-06-14

Abstract

The present invention relates to a crop drying apparatus. More specifically, the crop drying apparatus comprises: a suction part for sucking an external gas; a temperature control part for controlling the temperature of the gas introduced through the suction part; a supply part including a pump for pumping the gas whose temperature is controlled by the temperature control part and a duct from which the gas is sprayed by the pump; and a drying part including a chamber in which a distal end of the duct is connected to one side of a lower portion thereof, and a drain port is formed on the other side of the lower portion thereof, a drying space which is formed in an upper portion of the chamber with an opened upper surface, and accommodates crops therein, and a drying plate which partitions the chamber and the drying space. According to the present invention, since the gas whose temperature is controlled by the temperature control part is sprayed into the chamber by the pump, the gas sprayed into the chamber can dry the crops in the drying space formed in the upper portion of the chamber.

Description

[0001] CROPS DRYING EQUIPMENT [0002]

The present invention relates to a crop drying apparatus.

More particularly, the present invention relates to a crop drying apparatus capable of causing a gas whose temperature is controlled by a temperature regulating unit to be injected into a chamber by a pump, so that the gas injected into the chamber can dry the crop in the drying space formed in the upper portion of the chamber .

It is called as dry that the state of the substance changes depending on the temperature to a gas, a liquid, a solid, and the moisture contained therein is changed from a liquid state to a gaseous state and discharged to the outside air. In particular, Into the air to reduce the moisture content of the tissue.

Generally, the temperature at which the water boils under atmospheric pressure is 100 ° C. Therefore, when the temperature rises to this temperature, the drying time can be shortened to the maximum, and at the same time, the drying efficiency can be increased. When dried, the biotissue changes.

Especially, the red pepper is the typical seasoning of our nation, and it treats the sun dried slowly in the sun sun as the top, but because it takes a lot of drying time, it causes the decay of the red pepper , A rapid drying method using various types of drying apparatus is used.

As one of related arts, Patent No. 10-0989819 discloses a pepper drying apparatus.

1 is a view showing a conventional pepper drying apparatus. Referring to FIG. 1, the conventional red pepper drying apparatus is characterized in that the red pepper is efficiently and rapidly dried to improve the drying quality of the red pepper and to save energy.

To be more specific, the conventional pepper drying apparatus includes a plurality of drying chambers 1 formed in respective internal passages, auxiliary heating means 2 formed on one side of the respective internal passages, (3) for circulating the heated air of the auxiliary heating means (2), and the red peppers loaded in the plurality of drying chambers (1) are heated by the respective forced circulation fans (3) Air is supplied and is provided between the auxiliary heating means 2 and the drying chamber 1 formed in the respective internal passages and is connected to the compressor 4a, the respective heat exchange coils 4b, the inflation side 4c, A heat pump system 4 in which evaporation and condensation of the refrigerant are selectively performed, and a condensed water discharge passage 5, which discharges condensed water generated in the drying process of the pepper to the lower side of the heat exchange coil 4b, And the heat pump The heating step of heating the stem (4) and the auxiliary heating means (2) to a set temperature and the cooling step of cooling the heat pump system (4) to a predetermined temperature, wherein each of the heat exchange coils 4b are provided so as to be able to cool one side of the drying chamber when the drying chamber of one side is cooled by cooling the other side of the drying chamber and heating the other side of the drying chamber when the drying chamber of one side is heated, Side drying chamber and the drying chamber on the other side are mutually heated and cooled repeatedly.

However, in the above-mentioned prior art, since there is no cleaning-related composition for carrying out the cleaning process required before drying the red pepper, there is a problem that the red pepper must be washed separately before the drying process, and it is difficult to uniformly dry the red pepper.

Also, as one of the related arts, Registration Utility Model No. 20-0303774 discloses a pepper sterilization drying apparatus.

2 is a view showing a conventional red pepper sterilization drying apparatus. Referring to FIG. 2, a conventional red pepper sterilization and drying apparatus will be described. The red pepper is dried by using solar heat in the daytime, and dried in the nighttime or overcast by using a hot air heater, a boiler and an ultraviolet sterilizing lamp, It is possible to produce hygienic solar water so that the income of the farmers can be increased and the red pepper powder consumer can be provided with clean red pepper.

The conventional red pepper sterilization and drying apparatus will be described in detail. In the red pepper dryer for drying fresh pepper, a boiler connection port 6a for connecting a boiler to a heat source and a panel 6 having a buried pipe, and; A frame (7) having an inner frame and an outer frame formed so as to be capable of forming a double vinyl film; A drying table 8a formed in a net shape so as to be able to load the red pepper to be dried; A plurality of ultraviolet sterilizing lamps (8) provided with a timer (8b) capable of time adjustment and arranged to inject ultraviolet rays into red pepper to be dried; A panel height adjuster 9a for adjusting the height of the panel; And a hot air fan (60) for sending hot air of a low temperature or a high temperature to a drying table.

However, there is also a problem in that the red pepper must be cleaned separately before the drying process because there is no cleaning-related composition for performing the necessary cleaning process before the red pepper is dried, and it is difficult to uniformly dry the red pepper.

Patent Registration No. 10-0989819 (October 19, 2010) Registration Utility Model Bulletin No. 20-0303774 (Jan. 28, 2003) Registered Patent Publication No. 10-1285046 (Apr. Patent Registration No. 10-1718663 (Apr. 15, 2017)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a method for controlling a temperature of a chamber, Which is capable of drying the crop in the drying space formed in the drying chamber.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a crop drying apparatus including: a suction unit for sucking an external gas; A temperature controller for controlling the temperature of the gas introduced through the suction unit; A supply unit including a pump for pumping a gas whose temperature is controlled by the temperature regulating unit and a duct through which gas is injected by the pump; A drying space in which an upper surface is opened at an upper portion of the chamber and in which the crops are received, and a drying space in which the chamber and the drying space are partitioned And a drying unit including a drying plate.

Further, the duct is formed by the pump to be gradually widened toward the drying section.

In addition, the drying plate is formed as a wire net in which a plurality of through holes are formed.

In addition, the wing member provided in the chamber is formed with one or a plurality of guide protrusions protruding in the forward direction of the wing member.

In addition, the lower surface of the chamber is formed to be inclined downward along the direction of the gas flowing through the duct.

The drying unit may include one or a plurality of wing members provided on the lower surface of the chamber to guide the gas introduced through the duct to the drying space through the drying plate.

The wing members provided in the chamber include a pair of legs formed on one side and the other side of the chamber, respectively; And a guide plate coupled to an upper portion of the pair of legs and guiding upward the air introduced into the chamber.

In addition, the wing member provided in the chamber is formed such that a central portion except for one side and the other side is inclined along a traveling direction of a gas flowing into the chamber, and a through hole is formed in a lower portion of the chamber.

In addition, when the wing members provided in the chamber are composed of a plurality of wing members, the sizes of the plurality of wing members are different from each other.

The apparatus for drying a crop according to an embodiment of the present invention allows a gas whose temperature is controlled by a temperature regulator to be injected into a chamber by a pump so that the gas injected into the chamber dries a crop in a drying space formed in the upper part of the chamber There is an effect that can be done.

According to the present invention, since the drying plate is formed in the form of a wire net in which a plurality of through holes are formed, and the lower surface of the chamber is formed so as to be inclined downward along the advancing direction of the gas, the washing water supplied by the washing water supplying unit And then discharged through the drain port of the chamber.

According to the present invention, the gas introduced into the chamber is guided to the drying space by the wing member to dry the crop in the drying space, and the wing members are composed of a plurality of members having different sizes, The height from the ground surface is gradually increased along the direction of progress, so that the crops in the drying space can be uniformly dried.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 shows a conventional pepper drying apparatus. FIG.
2 is a view showing a conventional red pepper sterilization drying apparatus.
3 is a view showing a crop drying apparatus according to the present invention.
4A to 4C are views showing ducts of a crop drying apparatus according to the present invention.
5A and 5B are views showing a drying unit and a washing water supply unit of the crop drying apparatus according to the present invention.
6A to 6C are views showing an embodiment of a wing member of a crop drying apparatus according to the present invention.
7A and 7B are views showing another embodiment of a wing member of a crop drying apparatus according to the present invention.

While the invention is susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments thereof are shown by way of example in the drawings and will herein be described in detail. It is to be understood, however, that the invention is not to be limited to the specific embodiments, but includes all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention.

It is to be understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected or connected to the other element, .

On the other hand, when an element is referred to as being "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that there are no other elements in between.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In the present application, the term "comprises" or "having ", etc. is intended to specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, parts, or combinations thereof, And does not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries are to be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning in the context of the relevant art and are to be construed as ideal or overly formal in meaning unless explicitly defined in the present application Do not.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Prior to this, terms and words used in the present specification and claims should not be construed as limited to ordinary or dictionary terms, and the inventor should appropriately interpret the concept of the term appropriately in order to describe its own invention in the best way. The present invention should be construed in accordance with the meaning and concept consistent with the technical idea of the present invention. Further, it is to be understood that, unless otherwise defined, technical terms and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Descriptions of known functions and configurations that may be unnecessarily blurred are omitted. The following drawings are provided by way of example so that those skilled in the art can fully understand the spirit of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the following drawings, but may be embodied in other forms. In addition, like reference numerals designate like elements throughout the specification. It is to be noted that the same elements among the drawings are denoted by the same reference numerals whenever possible.

The present invention relates to a crop drying apparatus capable of causing a gas whose temperature is controlled by a temperature regulating unit to be injected into a chamber by a pump, so that gas injected into the chamber can dry the crop in the drying space formed in the upper portion of the chamber.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a crop drying apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

4A to 4C are views showing a duct of a crop drying apparatus according to the present invention. FIGS. 5A and 5B are views showing a drying apparatus for drying a crop according to the present invention, And a washing water supply unit.

3 to 5B, the apparatus for drying crops according to the present invention includes a suction unit 10 for sucking an external gas, a temperature controller (not shown) for regulating the temperature of the gas introduced through the suction unit 10 A supply part 30 including a pump 31 for pumping a gas whose temperature is controlled by the temperature regulating part 20 and a duct 32 for injecting gas by the pump 31, A chamber 41 in which a distal end of the duct 32 is connected and a drainage hole 41a is formed in a lower portion of the chamber 41 and an upper surface of the chamber 41 is opened, And a drying unit 40 including a drying chamber 42 and a drying plate 43 partitioning the chamber 41 and the drying space 42. 3, the dashed line represents the flow of the gas, and the solid line represents the flow of the fluid.

The crops accommodated in the drying space 42 of the drying unit 40 may be composed of edible crops such as lettuce, shiitake, lettuce, cabbage, mugwort, edible mushroom, and red pepper.

The temperature regulating unit 20 is formed in the shape of a heating pipe and heats the gas sucked through the suction unit 10. The temperature regulated by the temperature regulating unit 20 is controlled by the controller 50, The heating unit heats the gas sucked through the suction unit 10, and the heated gas is configured to dry the crop in the drying space 42.

At this time, the user can control the degree of heating of the gas by the temperature regulating unit 20 by operating the control unit 50.

That is, the temperature regulating unit 20 heats the gas sucked from the outside using hot water, and the pump 31 pumps the heated gas through the duct 32 to the chamber (not shown) of the drying unit 40 41 so that the heated gas is moved to the drying space 42 provided in the upper part of the chamber 41 to dry the crop in the drying space 42.

The duct 32 may be formed to be gradually widened from the pump 31 toward the drying unit 40.

That is, the pump 31 is formed in a shape in which the duct 32 is gradually widened, so that the heated gas injected from the pump 31 may be injected in a fan shape.

A partition 32a may be provided in the duct 32 to uniformly distribute the gas injected by the pump 31 along a gradually widening shape of the duct 32. [

The partition 32a allows the gas injected by the pump 31 to be uniformly introduced into the duct 32. The partition 32a is formed only at one end of the duct 32 connected to the pump 31 Or may extend from one end of the duct 32 to the other end of the duct 32.

The partition 32a may be welded integrally with the duct 32 or may be detachably attached by inserting a partition 32a along a guide rail (not shown) formed in the duct 32 .

The drying plate 43 may be formed in the form of a wire net in which a plurality of through holes 43a are formed and the lower surface 41b of the chamber 41 is connected to the lower surface 41b of the gas flowing through the duct 32 The drying device of the present invention may include a washing water supply unit 60 for supplying washing water to the crops accommodated in the drying space 42.

At this time, the plurality of through-holes 43a formed in the drying plate 43 are separated into the through-holes 43a in which the crops accommodated in the drying space 42 have their respective diameters, The washing water supplied from the washing water supplying unit 60 and the washing water may be of a size allowing only foreign substances separated from the crops to pass therethrough.

The angle of inclination of the lower surface 41b of the chamber 41 may be 5 to 15 degrees from the surface of the substrate 41. The inclination angle of the lower surface 41b of the chamber 41 may be, The washing water flowing into the chamber 41 may flow in the direction of the drain port and may be discharged through the drain port without any slippage of the crop contained in the drying space 42 .

The washing water supplied from the washing water supply unit 60 may be adjusted to a room temperature to be supplied to the drying space 42 and is preferably adjusted to a temperature ranging from 21 to 23 ° C, ). &Lt; / RTI > This is to prevent the crops from becoming ripe or frozen due to the temperature of the wash water, thereby destroying the nutrients of the crops.

At this time, the washing water supplied from the washing water supplying unit 60 may be used hot water used to control the temperature of the gas introduced through the suction unit 10, and a separate washing water temperature adjusting unit may be provided to adjust the temperature of the washing water .

That is, the washing water supply unit 60 supplies washing water to the crops contained in the drying space 42 to allow the crops to be washed, and the washing water that has washed the crops is passed through the through holes 43a of the drying plate 43 The washing water moved to the chamber 41 is moved along the inclination of the chamber 41 and discharged through the drain port 41a of the chamber 41. [

Accordingly, the crop drying apparatus of the present invention is configured to perform the cleaning and drying of the crop to be dried in one equipment, so that it is necessary to provide separate equipment and to reduce the inconvenience of moving the crop for cleaning and drying There is an effect that can be.

The drying unit 40 is provided with one or a plurality of nozzles on the lower surface of the chamber 41 so that the gas flowing through the duct 32 is moved to the drying space 42 through the drying plate 43. [ And guide wing members 44 may be included.

At this time, the wing member 44 may be formed at a right angle to the ground, or may be formed to be inclined in a direction perpendicular to the ground surface in the direction of the drain port 41a of the chamber 41. [ At this time, the inclination angle of the wing member 44 may be 5 to 15 degrees from a direction perpendicular to the paper, and the inclination angle of the wing member 44 may be modified according to various embodiments.

That is, the wing member 44 is inclined along the advancing direction of the gas flowing into the chamber 41, so that the gas introduced into the chamber 41 flows into the drying space 42 through the drying plate 43 To dry the crops contained in the drying space 42. [0034]

Further, when the wing members 44 provided in the chamber 41 are composed of a plurality of wing members 44, the size of each of the plurality of wing members 44 may be different from each other.

Preferably, when the wing members 44 are composed of a plurality of wing members 44, at least the wing members provided on the side of the water outlet 41a are formed to be larger than the wing members provided on the side of the duct 32 .

That is, the plurality of wing members 44 are formed in such a shape that the height from the ground gradually increases along the traveling direction of the gas introduced through the duct 32.

This is because a part of the gas introduced into the chamber 41 is moved to the drying space 42 by the wing member provided on the side of the duct 32 and the gas introduced into the chamber 41 And the other part is moved to the drying space 42 by a wing member provided on the side of the drain hole 41a so as to uniformly dry the crops accommodated in the drying space 42. [

One or a plurality of guide protrusions (not shown) may be formed on the wing member 44 of the chamber 41 so as to protrude in the forward direction of the wing member 44.

At this time, the guide protrusion is for uniformly dispersing and moving the gas guided by the wing member 44 toward the drying plate 43 toward one side and the other side of the chamber 41.

That is, the guide protrusion 46 may extend from the lower part to the upper part of the wing member 44, and the height of the guide protrusion may be variously changed according to the embodiment.

6A to 6C are views showing an embodiment of a wing member of a crop drying apparatus according to the present invention.

6A to 6C, the wing member 44 of the present invention includes a pair of legs 44a formed on one side and the other side of the chamber 41, and a pair of legs 44a, And a guide plate 44b coupled to an upper portion of the chamber 41 and guiding the air introduced into the chamber 41 upward.

A space is formed between the pair of legs 44a coupled to the lower portion of the guide plate 44b of the wing member 44 so that the washing water supplied from the washing water supplying unit 60 is supplied to the wing member 44 So as to be discharged through the drain port 41a.

A pair of legs 44a of the wing member 44 may be coupled to a lower surface of the chamber 41 so as to be rotatable with a hinge 44f. On both sides of the guide plate 44b, An adjusting member 44c passing through the outer wall of the chamber 40 may be formed on the outer wall of the chamber 41. A path through which the adjusting member 44c is moved by the rotation of the pair of legs 44a is formed on the outer wall of the chamber 41 And an adjustable groove 44d may be formed in the outer wall 45 of the chamber 41. A rotatable ring (not shown) may be coupled to the distal end of the adjusting member 44c, A plurality of annular projections (not shown) may be formed along the groove 44d.

Although the plurality of adjustment members 44c coupled to the plurality of wing members 44 are driven to control the angle of the wing members 44 according to the present invention, The control member 44c may be electronically controlled by the control unit 50 so that the angle is adjusted at the same time.

Accordingly, when the user adjusts the angle of the guide plate 44b by using the adjusting member 44c, the ring is rotated and fixed to the ring-shaped protrusion so that the angle of the wing member 44 is adjusted As shown in FIG.

The structure for rotating the wing members 44 and the structure for fixing the wing members 44 in a rotated state can be modified according to various embodiments.

7A and 7B are views showing another embodiment of the wing member of the crop drying apparatus according to the present invention.

7A and 7B, the wing member 44 of the present invention may be formed such that a central portion thereof except for one side and the other side is inclined along the traveling direction of the gas flowing into the chamber 41. [

In other words, the wing member 44 may be formed in an inequality shape such as " " or " '

A through hole 44e is formed at the lower center of the wing member 44 so that the washing water supplied from the washing water supplying unit 60 can be easily passed through the wing member 44 and discharged through the drain hole 41a. Lt; / RTI >

The washing water supplied from the washing water supplying unit 60 is collected at the center of the wing member 44 by an inequality shape such as '>' or '<' of the wing member 44, 44 to be drained to the drain port 41a through the through hole 44e.

According to the present invention, since the gas whose temperature is controlled by the temperature regulator is injected into the chamber by the pump, the gas sprayed into the chamber can dry the crop in the drying space formed in the upper part of the chamber.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, It can be seen that branch substitution, modification and modification are possible.

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30: supply part 31: pump
32: duct 32a: partition
40: drying section 41: chamber
41a: Drain port 41b: Lower surface
42: Dry space
43: Dry plate 43a: Through hole
44: wing member 44a: leg
44b: guide plate 44c: adjusting member
44d: adjusting groove 44e: through hole
44f: Hinge
45: outer wall
50: control part 60: washing water supply part

Claims

A suction unit (10) for sucking an external gas;
A temperature control unit 20 for controlling the temperature of the gas introduced through the suction unit 10;
A supply unit 30 including a pump 31 for pumping a gas whose temperature is controlled by the temperature regulating unit 20 and a duct 32 for injecting gas by the pump 31; And
A chamber 41 in which a distal end of the duct 32 is connected to the lower one side and a drainage port 41a is formed on the other side of the lower side, an upper surface is opened at the upper part of the chamber 41, A drying unit 40 including a drying space 42 and a drying plate 43 partitioning the chamber 41 and the drying space 42;
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The drying plate 43 is formed in the form of a wire net in which a plurality of through holes 43a are formed,
The lower surface of the chamber 41 is formed to be inclined downward along the advancing direction of the gas flowing through the duct 32,
And a washing water supply unit (60) for supplying washing water to the crops accommodated in the drying space (42).

The method according to claim 1,
The duct (32)
Is formed to be gradually widened toward the drying unit (40) from the pump (31).

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The method according to claim 1,
In the drying unit 40,
A wing member 44 provided on the lower surface of the chamber 41 for guiding the gas introduced through the duct 32 to the drying space 42 through the drying plate 43, And a drying device for drying the crop.

The method according to claim 6,
The wing members (44) provided in the chamber (41)
A pair of legs 44a formed on one side and the other side of the chamber 41; And
A guide plate (44b) coupled to an upper portion of the pair of legs (44a) and guiding upward the air introduced into the chamber (41);
And a drying device for drying the crop.

The method according to claim 6,
The wing members (44) provided in the chamber (41)
Wherein the central portion except for one side and the other side is inclined along the traveling direction of the gas flowing into the chamber (41), and a through hole (44e) is formed in the center lower portion.

The method according to claim 6,
The wing members (44) provided in the chamber (41)
Wherein each of the plurality of wing members (44) is configured to have a different size.