WO1988008244A1 - Disinfecting apparatus for an automatic potato planting machine - Google Patents

Disinfecting apparatus for an automatic potato planting machine Download PDF

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WO1988008244A1
WO1988008244A1 PCT/FI1988/000058 FI8800058W WO8808244A1 WO 1988008244 A1 WO1988008244 A1 WO 1988008244A1 FI 8800058 W FI8800058 W FI 8800058W WO 8808244 A1 WO8808244 A1 WO 8808244A1
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planting
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Sven Erlands
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01C—PLANTING; SOWING; FERTILISING
    • A01C1/00—Apparatus, or methods of use thereof, for testing or treating seed, roots, or the like, prior to sowing or planting
    • A01C1/08—Immunising seed
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01C—PLANTING; SOWING; FERTILISING
    • A01C9/00—Potato planters

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  • the present invention concerns a disinfecting apparatus for an automatic potato planting machine, in which machine the potatoes are fed by means of bands or chains one at a time from a potato container into the planting tubes of the machine.
  • the object of the present invention is to eliminate all of the above problems, which is achieved by means of a disinfecting apparatus that is character ⁇ ized in that the disinfecting apparatus comprises a con ⁇ tainer for a powdery disinfecting agent, a mixing chamber communicating with the container through a dosimeter, a blower connected to the mixing chamber , and connecting pipes passing from the mixing chamber into each of the planting tubes in the potato planting machine.
  • the disinfecting apparatus in accordance with the invention comprises a container 1 for the powdery disinfecting agent and a mixing chamber 3 communicating with the container 1 through a dosimeter 2, in which said mixing chamber the disinfecting agent is taken into a strong turbulent air flow from a blower 4 connected to the mixing chamber 3 and is carried from the mixing chamber 3 along separate connecting pipes 5 to each of the planting tubes 7 in the potato planting machine 6 , into which said tubes one potato at a time is fed from a potato container 11 by means of bands or chains 8.
  • the container should preferably be f nnel-shaped, at least in its bottom portion.
  • stirrer By mounting a stirrer in the container 1 for the disinfecting agent right above the dosimeter 2, it is possible to secure a definitely uniform supply of the disinfecting agent to the dosimeter and, thus, to the mixing chamber 3.
  • the function of the stirrer is to keep the powder material in a fluffy state, on one hand, and to feed the powder f rther into the dosimeter 2, on the other hand.
  • a suitable embodiment of the mixing chamber 3 is a substan ⁇ tially vertical ube, to whose bottom end the blower 4 is connected and to whose top end the connecting pipes 5 are connected, preferably by means of a branch piece 9.
  • the connecting pipes 5 may be pro ⁇ vided with a branch piece 10 before the corresponding planting tube 7 , which said branch piece divides the powder-air flow in two component flows, which flow into the planting tube 7 from opposite sides .
  • This arrangement is also justified thereby that, usually, two potato-feed bands or chains 8 placed side by side are arranged in the same planting tube 7, whereat each of the component flows is directed at a band or chain 8 of its own.
  • the advantage of having two chains 8 per planting tube 7 lies, as is well known, therein that, in such a case, the speed of the chains 8 has to be only about one half of the speed that would be required by the running speed of the potato planting machine 6 if only one chain 8 per planting tube 7 were used.

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  • Sowing (AREA)
  • Pretreatment Of Seeds And Plants (AREA)
  • Apparatuses For Bulk Treatment Of Fruits And Vegetables And Apparatuses For Preparing Feeds (AREA)
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Abstract

The present invention concerns a disinfecting apparatus for an automatic potato planting machine (6), in which machine the potatoes are fed by means of bands or chains (8) one at a time from a potato container (11) into the planting tubes (7) of the machine. The invention is characterized in that the disinfecting apparatus comprises a container (1) for a powdery disinfecting agent, a mixing chamber (3) communicating with the container (1) through a dosimeter (2), a blower (4) connected to the mixing chamber (3), and connecting pipes (5) passing from the mixing chamber (3) into each of the planting tubes (7) in the potato planting machine.

Description

Disinfecting apparatus for an automatic potato planting machine
The present invention concerns a disinfecting apparatus for an automatic potato planting machine, in which machine the potatoes are fed by means of bands or chains one at a time from a potato container into the planting tubes of the machine.
In prior art, potatoes were disinfected so that powdery disinfecting agent was spread manually over the potatoes as long as the potatoes were still in the potato container. This resulted in a very uneven treatment of the potatoes so that some of the potatoes remained com¬ pletely untreated, whereas others received a highly e'xces- sive dose of the disinfecting agent. Moreover, said procedure involved a great risk to health, because, as is well known, all disinfectants are classified as poisons.
The object of the present invention is to eliminate all of the above problems, which is achieved by means of a disinfecting apparatus that is character¬ ized in that the disinfecting apparatus comprises a con¬ tainer for a powdery disinfecting agent, a mixing chamber communicating with the container through a dosimeter, a blower connected to the mixing chamber , and connecting pipes passing from the mixing chamber into each of the planting tubes in the potato planting machine.
The further characteristics of the invention come out from the accompanying claims 2 to 5.
In the following, the invention will be de- scribed in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawing, which shows an exemplifying embodiment of a disinfecting apparatus in accordance with the invention, mounted on a potato planting machine provided with four planting tubes. The disinfecting apparatus in accordance with the invention comprises a container 1 for the powdery disinfecting agent and a mixing chamber 3 communicating with the container 1 through a dosimeter 2, in which said mixing chamber the disinfecting agent is taken into a strong turbulent air flow from a blower 4 connected to the mixing chamber 3 and is carried from the mixing chamber 3 along separate connecting pipes 5 to each of the planting tubes 7 in the potato planting machine 6 , into which said tubes one potato at a time is fed from a potato container 11 by means of bands or chains 8. By means of this arrangement, it can be guaranteed that each potato is treated separately with the disinfecting agent as it passes through the air-powder curtain in the planting tube 7 concerned.
In order that the disinfecting agent should be supplied to the dosimeter 2 as completely and uniformly as possible as long as there is any disinfecting agent left in the container 1 , the container should preferably be f nnel-shaped, at least in its bottom portion.
By mounting a stirrer in the container 1 for the disinfecting agent right above the dosimeter 2, it is possible to secure a definitely uniform supply of the disinfecting agent to the dosimeter and, thus, to the mixing chamber 3. The function of the stirrer is to keep the powder material in a fluffy state, on one hand, and to feed the powder f rther into the dosimeter 2, on the other hand.
Practical experiments have proved that a suitable embodiment of the mixing chamber 3 is a substan¬ tially vertical ube, to whose bottom end the blower 4 is connected and to whose top end the connecting pipes 5 are connected, preferably by means of a branch piece 9.
In order that each potato could be treated even more uniformly, the connecting pipes 5 may be pro¬ vided with a branch piece 10 before the corresponding planting tube 7 , which said branch piece divides the powder-air flow in two component flows, which flow into the planting tube 7 from opposite sides . This arrangement is also justified thereby that, usually, two potato-feed bands or chains 8 placed side by side are arranged in the same planting tube 7, whereat each of the component flows is directed at a band or chain 8 of its own. The advantage of having two chains 8 per planting tube 7 lies, as is well known, therein that, in such a case, the speed of the chains 8 has to be only about one half of the speed that would be required by the running speed of the potato planting machine 6 if only one chain 8 per planting tube 7 were used.

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WHAT IS CLAIMED IS:
1. Disinfecting apparatus for an automatic potato planting machine (6) , in which machine the potatoes are fed by means of bands or chains (8) one at a time from a potato container (11) into the planting tubes (7) of the machine, c h a r a c t e r i z e d in that the disinfecting apparatus comprises a container (1) for a powdery disinfecting agent, a mixing chamber (3) communi- eating with the container (1) through a dosimeter (2) , a blower (4) connected to the mixing chamber (3) , and connecting pipes (5) passing from the mixing chamber (3) into each of the planting tubes (7) in the potato planting machine.
2. Disinfecting apparatus as claimed in claim
1, c h a r a c t e r i z e d in that the container (1 ) for the disinfecting agent is funnel-shaped at least in its bottom portion.
3. Disinfecting apparatus as claimed in claim 2, c h a r a c t e r i z e d in that a stirrer is provided in the bottom portion of the container (1 ) .
4. Disinfecting apparatus as claimed in claim
3, c h a r a c t e r i z e d in that the mixing chamber (3) consists of a substantially vertical tube, to whose bottom end a blower (4) is connected and to whose top end the connecting pipes (5) are connected, preferably by means of a branch piece (9) .
5. Disinfecting apparatus as claimed in claim
4, c h a r a c t e r i z e d in that , immediately before the planting tube (7) concerned, the connecting pipes
(5) are divided into two branch pipes, each of said branch pipes ending at its own side of the planting tube (7) . (57) Abstract of the Disclosure
The present invention concerns a disinfecting apparatus for an automatic potato planting machine (6) , in which machine the potatoes are fed by means of bands or chains (8) one at a time from a potato container (11) into the planting tubes (7) of the machine. The invention is characterized in that the disinfecting apparatus comprises a container (1) for a powdery disinfecting agent, a mixing chamber (3) communicating with the container (1) through a dosimeter (2), a blower (4) connected to the mixing chamber (3), and connecting pipes (5) passing from the mixing chamber (3) into each of the planting tubes (7) in the potato planting machine.
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FI871816A FI81945C (en) 1987-04-24 1987-04-24 Pickling unit for an automatic potato sewing machine
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DE891635C (en) * 1943-01-15 1953-10-01 Joseph Thygs Potato planter
US2683327A (en) * 1952-05-26 1954-07-13 Walter G Hagens Poison dusting machine
DE1230606B (en) * 1964-01-17 1966-12-15 Cramer & Soehne Maschf Spreading device with movable spreading container
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