A mung bean grinding device for agricultural processing

By introducing a fixed grinding disc, a moving grinding disc and a lifting mechanism into the mung bean grinding device, the sliding and crushing mechanism of the guide column and the guide groove is used to solve the problem of difficult to grind larger particles in the prior art, and the mung bean grinding is improved Effect and continuity.

CN118976565BActive Publication Date: 2024-12-31HEBEI NIHEWAN AGRI DEV CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202411465427.9
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-10-21
Publication Date
2024-12-31
Estimated Expiration
2044-10-21

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Technical Problem

The existing mung bean grinding device for agricultural processing is difficult to effectively grind larger mung bean particles during the grinding process, resulting in unsatisfactory grinding effect.

Method used

A mung bean grinding device including a fixed grinding disc, a moving grinding disc and a lifting mechanism is designed. The support cylinder and grinding disc are driven by the electric telescopic rod, and the grinding disc can be moved up and down and shaken by the sliding of the guide column and the guide groove. Larger particles are crushed and crushing efficiency is improved through crushing mechanisms and sealing tanks.

Benefits of technology

The grinding effect of mung beans is improved, the continuity of mung bean grinding operation is achieved, and the shaking mechanism is used to prevent the powder and residue from filling the grinding disc, maintaining the grinding effect.

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Abstract

The present invention relates to the technical field of grinding devices, and discloses a mung bean grinding device for agricultural processing, comprising a bottom plate, two support plates are symmetrically fixedly installed on the upper surface of the bottom plate, a fixed grinding disc is fixedly installed between the two support plates, the top of the fixed grinding disc is a concave structure, and a plurality of filter holes are evenly penetrated through the bottom of the fixed grinding disc, electric telescopic rods are fixedly installed on the outer surfaces of the two support plates, and a support tube is fixedly installed at the telescopic ends of the two electric telescopic rods, the top of the support tube is a closed structure, and a moving grinding disc is rotatably installed on the inner wall of the bottom of the support tube. In the present invention, when the moving grinding disc drives the grinding disc to rotate, the guide column installed on the grinding disc through the slider will slide in the guide groove opened on the inner wall of the support tube, so that the guide column drives the grinding disc to move up and down under the guiding action of the guide groove, so that the grinding disc can squeeze and crush larger mung bean particles while grinding, so as to improve the grinding effect of the mung beans.
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Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of grinding devices, in particular to a mung bean grinding device for agricultural processing. Background Art

[0002] Mung bean powder is the starch obtained by grinding the seeds of mung bean, a legume plant. Mung bean powder is rich in inorganic salts and vitamins. Drinking mung bean powder soup in a high temperature environment can replenish lost nutrients in time to achieve the therapeutic effect of clearing away heat and relieving summer heat. The chemical components of mung bean powder include protein, fat, carbohydrates, vitamins B1, B2, carotene, niacin, folic acid, minerals calcium, phosphorus, and iron. Mung bean powder has been widely used as a processing raw material for various foods, and the market demand is very large.

[0003] An existing mung bean grinding device for agricultural processing (Announcement No.: CN213669580U) has at least the following disadvantages: the above patent grinds mung beans by means of a grinding block and a grinding seat. Since some larger mung bean particles will exist during the grinding process, it is difficult to grind the larger mung bean particles simply by the rotation of the grinding block, resulting in an unsatisfactory mung bean grinding effect. Summary of the invention

[0004] The purpose of the present invention is to solve the shortcomings of the prior art and to propose a mung bean grinding device for agricultural processing.

[0005] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention adopts the following technical solutions:

[0006] A mung bean grinding device for agricultural processing comprises a bottom plate, two support plates are symmetrically fixedly installed on the upper surface of the bottom plate, a fixed grinding disc is fixedly installed between the two support plates, the top of the fixed grinding disc is a recessed structure, and a plurality of filter holes are evenly penetrated through the bottom of the fixed grinding disc, electric telescopic rods are fixedly installed on the outer surfaces of the two support plates, and a supporting cylinder is fixedly installed at the telescopic ends of the two electric telescopic rods, the top of the supporting cylinder is a closed structure, a moving grinding disc is rotatably installed on the inner wall of the bottom of the supporting cylinder, a mounting cavity is opened at the bottom of the moving grinding disc, a grinding disc is movably installed on the inner wall of the mounting cavity, a feeding hole is penetrated through the upper surface of the moving grinding disc, a conduit matching the feeding hole is penetrated and fixedly installed on the upper surface of the grinding disc, the outer periphery of the conduit is slidably installed with the inner wall of the feeding hole, and a lifting mechanism is installed between the grinding disc and the supporting cylinder.

[0007] As a further solution of the present invention, the lifting mechanism includes two sliders symmetrically fixedly installed on the outer periphery of the grinding disc, a sliding groove matching the slider is opened through the outer periphery of the movable grinding disc close to the mounting cavity, the slider is slidably installed on the inner wall of the sliding groove, a guide column is fixedly installed on the end of the slider away from the grinding disc, a guide groove is opened on the inner wall of the support tube, and the guide column is slidably installed on the inner wall of the guide groove.

[0008] As a further solution of the present invention, the guide groove includes two annular grooves and two lifting grooves symmetrically opened on the inner wall of the support tube, and the two annular grooves and the two lifting grooves are connected to each other end to end.

[0009] As a further solution of the present invention, a clearance groove is provided on the inner wall of the support tube close to the lifting groove, and a plurality of convex columns are evenly and fixedly installed on the bottom wall of the lifting groove close to the clearance groove.

[0010] As a further solution of the present invention, a crushing mechanism is installed near the drop hole of the movable grinding disc, and the crushing mechanism includes two mounting grooves opened on the top of the movable grinding disc, and a driven gear is rotatably installed on the inner wall of one mounting groove near the drop hole, and a plurality of crushing blades are evenly and fixedly installed on the inner wall of the driven gear, and a sealing groove is opened on the upper surface of the movable grinding disc near the mounting groove, and a sealing plate is detachably installed on the inner wall of the sealing groove by bolts, and a driving gear is rotatably installed on the inner wall of the other mounting groove, and the driving gear is meshed with the driven gear, and a support tube is fixedly installed on the top end of the driving gear, and the top end of the support tube is fixedly installed to the top wall of the support tube.

[0011] As a further solution of the present invention, a transmission shaft is fixedly installed at the rotation center of the top of the movable grinding disc, and the transmission shaft is inserted into the support tube. A driving motor is fixedly installed at the top of the support tube, and the output end of the driving motor passes through the top wall of the support tube and is fixedly installed with the top of the transmission shaft.

[0012] As a further solution of the present invention, a feed hopper connected to the drop hole is fixedly installed through the upper surface of the sealing plate, a baffle is fixedly installed on the top of the feed hopper, the upper surface of the baffle is abutted against the top wall of the support tube, and a through hole connected to the interior of the feed hopper is opened on the baffle, and the support tube passes through the upper surface of the baffle and is rotatably installed therewith.

[0013] As a further solution of the present invention, a feeding hopper is fixedly installed through the top end of the support cylinder.

[0014] As a further solution of the present invention, a discharge hopper is fixedly installed on the bottom end of the fixed grinding disc, and a material receiving bucket is placed on the upper surface of the bottom plate.

[0015] The beneficial effects of the present invention are:

[0016] 1. When the moving grinding disc drives the grinding disc to rotate, the guide post installed on the grinding disc through the slider will slide in the guide groove provided on the inner wall of the supporting tube, so that the guide post drives the grinding disc to move up and down under the guidance of the guide groove, so that the grinding disc can squeeze and crush larger mung bean particles while grinding, so as to improve the grinding effect of mung beans; when the grinding disc moves up, the mung beans in the feed hopper will directly fall between the grinding disc and the fixed grinding disc, so as to achieve the effect of intermittently adding mung bean particles between the grinding disc and the fixed grinding disc, and ensure the continuity of the mung bean grinding operation;

[0017] 2. When the guide post moves to the multiple protrusions, the guide post passes over the multiple protrusions in turn, so that the guide post can drive the grinding disc to shake up and down through the slider, so as to shake off the mung bean powder and residue adhering to the bottom of the grinding disc, so as to avoid the mung bean powder and residue filling the teeth of the grinding disc and affecting the grinding effect of the grinding disc. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of a mung bean grinding device for agricultural processing proposed by the present invention;

[0019] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the top structure of a movable grinding disc of a mung bean grinding device for agricultural processing proposed by the present invention;

[0020] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the sealing groove structure of a mung bean grinding device for agricultural processing proposed by the present invention;

[0021] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the installation slot structure of a mung bean grinding device for agricultural processing proposed by the present invention;

[0022] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the bottom structure of a grinding disc of a mung bean grinding device for agricultural processing proposed by the present invention;

[0023] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the bottom structure of a movable grinding disc of a mung bean grinding device for agricultural processing proposed by the present invention;

[0024] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the top structure of a grinding disk of a mung bean grinding device for agricultural processing proposed by the present invention;

[0025] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the support cylinder structure of a mung bean grinding device for agricultural processing proposed by the present invention;

[0026] Fig. 9 This is a schematic diagram of the fixed grinding disc structure of a mung bean grinding device for agricultural processing proposed by the present invention;

[0027] Fig.10 for Figure 7A magnified view of the structure at center;

[0028] Fig.11 for Figure 8 Enlarged view of the structure at point B in the middle.

[0029] In the figure: 1. bottom plate; 2. support plate; 3. electric telescopic rod; 4. fixed grinding disc; 5. support cylinder; 6. feeding hopper; 7. moving grinding disc; 8. mounting groove; 9. sealing groove; 10. driven gear; 11. crushing blade; 12. driving gear; 13. support tube; 14. transmission shaft; 15. driving motor; 16. sealing plate; 17. feeding hopper; 18. drop hole; 19. mounting cavity; 20. grinding disc; 21. guide tube; 22. slider; 23. guide column; 24. slide groove; 25. guide groove; 251. annular groove; 252. lifting groove; 253. give way groove; 254. boss; 26. discharging hopper; 27. filter hole; 28. receiving barrel; 29. ​​baffle plate. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be described clearly and completely below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all the embodiments.

[0031] It should be noted that, in the absence of conflict, the embodiments and features in the embodiments of the present application can be combined with each other. The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and in combination with the embodiments.

[0032] Refer to the attached Figure 1 -Attached Fig.11 A mung bean grinding device for agricultural processing comprises a bottom plate 1, two support plates 2 are symmetrically fixedly installed on the upper surface of the bottom plate 1, a fixed grinding disc 4 is fixedly installed between the two support plates 2, the top of the fixed grinding disc 4 is a concave structure, and a plurality of filter holes 27 are evenly penetrated through the bottom of the fixed grinding disc 4, electric telescopic rods 3 are fixedly installed on the outer surfaces of the two support plates 2, and support cylinders 5 are fixedly installed at the telescopic ends of the two electric telescopic rods 3, the top of the support cylinder 5 is a closed structure, and a moving grinding disc 7 is rotatably installed on the inner wall of the bottom of the support cylinder 5, and the moving grinding disc 7 is rotated. A mounting cavity 19 is provided at the bottom, and a grinding disc 20 is movably installed on the inner wall of the mounting cavity 19. A material drop hole 18 is penetrated through the upper surface of the movable grinding disc 7, and a conduit 21 matching the material drop hole 18 is fixedly installed through the upper surface of the grinding disc 20. The outer periphery of the conduit 21 is slidably installed with the inner wall of the material drop hole 18. A lifting mechanism is installed between the grinding disc 20 and the supporting tube 5. A feeding hopper 6 is fixedly installed through the top of the supporting tube 5, a discharging hopper 26 is fixedly installed at the bottom end of the fixed grinding disc 4, and a material receiving bucket 28 is placed on the upper surface of the bottom plate 1.

[0033] In this embodiment, the lifting mechanism includes two sliders 22 symmetrically fixedly installed on the outer periphery of the grinding disc 20, and a slide groove 24 matching the slider 22 is opened through the outer periphery of the movable grinding disc 7 near the installation cavity 19. The slider 22 is slidably installed on the inner wall of the slide groove 24, and a guide column 23 is fixedly installed on the end of the slider 22 away from the grinding disc 20. A guide groove 25 is opened on the inner wall of the support tube 5, and the guide column 23 is slidably installed on the inner wall of the guide groove 25.

[0034] When the movable grinding disc 7 drives the grinding disc 20 to rotate, the guide column 23 installed on the grinding disc 20 through the slider 22 will slide in the guide groove 25 opened on the inner wall of the supporting tube 5, so that the guide column 23 drives the grinding disc 20 to move up and down under the guiding action of the guide groove 25, so that the grinding disc 20 can squeeze and crush larger mung bean particles while grinding, so as to improve the grinding effect of mung beans; when the grinding disc 20 moves up, the mung beans in the feed hopper 17 will directly fall between the grinding disc 20 and the fixed grinding disc 4, so as to achieve the effect of intermittently adding mung bean particles between the grinding disc 20 and the fixed grinding disc 4, thereby ensuring the continuity of the mung bean grinding operation.

[0035] In this embodiment, the guide groove 25 includes two annular grooves 251 and two lifting grooves 252 symmetrically opened on the inner wall of the support tube 5. The two annular grooves 251 and the two lifting grooves 252 are interconnected end to end. The guide column 23 can be lifted upward through the lifting groove 252, so that the grinding disc 20 can be lifted and dropped accordingly.

[0036] In this embodiment, a clearance groove 253 is opened on the inner wall of the support tube 5 near the lifting groove 252, and the clearance groove 253 is provided for the guide column 23 to pass through a plurality of protrusions 254 in sequence; a plurality of protrusions 254 are evenly fixedly installed on the bottom wall of the lifting groove 252 near the clearance groove 253.

[0037] In this embodiment, a crushing mechanism is installed near the drop hole 18 of the movable grinding disc 7, and the crushing mechanism includes two mounting grooves 8 opened on the top of the movable grinding disc 7, and a driven gear 10 is rotatably installed on the inner wall of one mounting groove 8 near the drop hole 18, and a plurality of crushing blades 11 are evenly fixedly installed on the inner wall of the driven gear 10, and a sealing groove 9 is opened on the upper surface of the movable grinding disc 7 near the mounting groove 8, and a sealing plate 16 is detachably installed on the inner wall of the sealing groove 9 by bolts, and a driving gear 12 is rotatably installed on the inner wall of the other mounting groove 8, and the driving gear 12 is meshed with the driven gear 10, and a support tube 13 is fixedly installed on the top of the driving gear 12, and the top of the support tube 13 is fixedly installed on the top wall of the support tube 5, and a transmission shaft 14 is fixedly installed at the rotation center of the top of the movable grinding disc 7, and the transmission shaft 14 is inserted in the support tube 13, and a driving motor 15 is fixedly installed on the top of the support tube 5, and the output end of the driving motor 15 passes through the top wall of the support tube 5 and is fixedly installed on the top of the transmission shaft 14.

[0038] When the movable grinding disc 7 rotates, it will drive the driven gear 10 installed in the mounting groove 8 to rotate. Since the driving gear 12 meshing with the driven gear 10 is fixedly installed on the top wall of the supporting tube 5 through the supporting tube 13, when the movable grinding disc 7 drives the driven gear 10 to rotate, the driven gear 10 will rotate under the action of the driving gear 12, so that the crushing blade 11 installed on the inner wall of the driven gear 10 can crush the mung beans falling into the dropping hole 18, so as to improve the effect and speed of subsequent grinding.

[0039] In this embodiment, a feed hopper 17 connected to the drop hole 18 is fixedly installed on the upper surface of the sealing plate 16, and a baffle plate 29 is fixedly installed on the top of the feed hopper 17. The upper surface of the baffle plate 29 abuts against the top wall of the support tube 5, and a through hole connected to the inside of the feed hopper 17 is opened on the baffle plate 29. The support tube 13 passes through the upper surface of the baffle plate 29 and is rotatably installed therewith.

[0040] By setting the baffle plate 29, when the feed hopper 17 moves to the bottom of the feeding hopper 6, the mung beans in the feeding hopper 6 can fall into the feed hopper 17. After the feed hopper 17 and the feeding hopper 6 are misaligned, the baffle plate 29 will block the discharge port of the feeding hopper 6 to achieve intermittent feeding of the feed hopper 17, avoid adding too much mung beans at one time, and reduce the load of the grinding disc 20 when processing a large amount of mung beans, which helps to improve the working efficiency of the equipment and reduce wear.

[0041] From the above description, it can be seen that the above-mentioned embodiment of the present invention achieves the following technical effects: when in use, the telescopic end of the electric telescopic rod 3 drives the support tube 5 to move downward as a whole, and adjusts the distance between the movable grinding disc 7 and the fixed grinding disc 4, so as to adjust the coarseness of the mung bean powder;

[0042] The mung beans to be ground are poured into the feeding hopper 6, and the transmission shaft 14 is driven to rotate by the driving motor 15, so that the transmission shaft 14 drives the movable grinding disc 7 to rotate, and the movable grinding disc 7 drives the grinding disc 20 to rotate synchronously through the chute 24 and the slider 22, so that the mung beans in the feeding hopper 6 fall into the drop hole 18 through the feed hopper 17, and then fall between the grinding disc 20 and the fixed grinding disc 4 through the guide tube 21, so that the rotating grinding disc 20 and the fixed grinding disc 4 can grind the mung beans;

[0043] When the movable grinding disc 7 drives the grinding disc 20 to rotate, the guide post 23 installed on the grinding disc 20 through the slider 22 will slide in the guide groove 25 provided on the inner wall of the support tube 5, so that the guide post 23 drives the grinding disc 20 to move up and down under the guidance of the guide groove 25, so that the grinding disc 20 can squeeze and crush larger mung bean particles while grinding, so as to improve the grinding effect of mung beans; when the grinding disc 20 moves up, the mung beans in the feed hopper 17 will directly fall between the grinding disc 20 and the fixed grinding disc 4, so as to achieve the effect of intermittently adding mung bean particles between the grinding disc 20 and the fixed grinding disc 4, and ensure the continuity of the mung bean grinding operation;

[0044] When the guide post 23 moves to the plurality of protrusions 254, the guide post 23 passes over the plurality of protrusions 254 in sequence, so that the guide post 23 can drive the grinding disc 20 to shake up and down through the slider 22, so as to shake off the mung bean powder and residue adhering to the bottom of the grinding disc 20, so as to prevent the mung bean powder and residue from filling the tooth pattern of the grinding disc 20 and affecting the grinding effect of the grinding disc 20;

[0045] When the movable grinding disc 7 rotates, it will drive the driven gear 10 installed in the installation groove 8 to rotate. Since the driving gear 12 meshing with the driven gear 10 is fixedly installed on the top wall of the support tube 5 through the support tube 13, when the movable grinding disc 7 drives the driven gear 10 to rotate, the driven gear 10 will rotate under the action of the driving gear 12, so that the crushing blade 11 installed on the inner wall of the driven gear 10 can crush the mung beans falling into the drop hole 18, so as to improve the effect and speed of subsequent grinding;

[0046] The mung bean powder ground into powder will fall into the discharge hopper 26 through the filter hole 27, and finally fall into the receiving bucket 28 through the discharge hopper 26 for collection.

[0047] In addition, it should be understood that although the present specification is described according to implementation modes, not every implementation mode contains only one independent technical solution. This description of the specification is only for the sake of clarity. Those skilled in the art should regard the specification as a whole. The technical solutions in each embodiment may also be appropriately combined to form other implementation modes that can be understood by those skilled in the art.

Claims

1. A mung bean grinding device for agricultural processing, comprising a bottom plate (1), characterized in that: Two support plates (2) are symmetrically fixedly mounted on the upper surface of the bottom plate (1); a fixed grinding disc (4) is fixedly mounted between the two support plates (2); the top of the fixed grinding disc (4) is a recessed structure, and a plurality of filter holes (27) are evenly penetrated through the bottom of the fixed grinding disc (4); electric telescopic rods (3) are fixedly mounted on the outer surfaces of the two support plates (2); support tubes (5) are fixedly mounted at the telescopic ends of the two electric telescopic rods (3); the top of the support tube (5) is a closed structure; the support tube (5) A movable grinding disc (7) is rotatably mounted on the inner wall of the bottom, a mounting cavity (19) is provided at the bottom of the movable grinding disc (7), a grinding disc (20) is movably mounted on the inner wall of the mounting cavity (19), a material drop hole (18) is provided through the upper surface of the movable grinding disc (7), a guide tube (21) matching the material drop hole (18) is fixedly mounted through the upper surface of the grinding disc (20), the outer periphery of the guide tube (21) is slidably mounted on the inner wall of the material drop hole (18), and the grinding disc (20) is connected to the support A lifting mechanism is installed between the cylinder (5), and the lifting mechanism includes two sliders (22) symmetrically fixedly installed on the outer periphery of the grinding disc (20). A slide groove (24) matching the slider (22) is opened through the outer periphery of the movable grinding disc (7) near the installation cavity (19). The slider (22) is slidably installed on the inner wall of the slide groove (24). A guide column (23) is fixedly installed on the end of the slider (22) away from the grinding disc (20). A guide groove (25) is opened on the inner wall of the support cylinder (5). The guide column (23) is slidably mounted on the inner wall of the guide groove (25), the guide groove (25) comprising two annular grooves (251) and two lifting grooves (252) symmetrically arranged on the inner wall of the support tube (5), the two annular grooves (251) and the two lifting grooves (252) being connected end to end, a clearance groove (253) is arranged on the inner wall of the support tube (5) near the lifting groove (252), and a plurality of protruding columns (254) are evenly and fixedly mounted on the bottom wall of the lifting groove (252) near the clearance groove (253).

2. A mung bean grinding device for agricultural processing according to claim 1, characterized in that: A crushing mechanism is installed near the drop hole (18) of the movable grinding disc (7), and the crushing mechanism comprises two mounting grooves (8) opened on the top of the movable grinding disc (7). A driven gear (10) is rotatably installed on the inner wall of one mounting groove (8) near the drop hole (18), and a plurality of crushing blades (11) are evenly fixedly installed on the inner wall of the driven gear (10). A sealing groove (9) is opened on the upper surface of the movable grinding disc (7) near the mounting groove (8), and a sealing plate (16) is detachably installed on the inner wall of the sealing groove (9) by means of bolts. A driving gear (12) is rotatably installed on the inner wall of the other mounting groove (8), and the driving gear (12) is meshed with the driven gear (10). A support tube (13) is fixedly installed on the top end of the driving gear (12), and the top end of the support tube (13) is fixedly installed on the top wall of the support tube (5).

3. A mung bean grinding device for agricultural processing according to claim 1, characterized in that: A transmission shaft (14) is fixedly mounted at the rotation center of the top of the movable grinding disc (7), and the transmission shaft (14) is inserted into the interior of the support tube (13). A drive motor (15) is fixedly mounted at the top of the support tube (5), and the output end of the drive motor (15) passes through the top wall of the support tube (5) and is fixedly mounted to the top of the transmission shaft (14).

4. A mung bean grinding device for agricultural processing according to claim 2, characterized in that: A feed hopper (17) connected to the drop hole (18) is fixedly mounted through the upper surface of the sealing plate (16); a baffle plate (29) is fixedly mounted on the top of the feed hopper (17); the upper surface of the baffle plate (29) abuts against the top wall of the support tube (5); and a through hole connected to the inside of the feed hopper (17) is formed through the baffle plate (29); and the support tube (13) passes through the upper surface of the baffle plate (29) and is rotatably mounted therewith.

5. The mung bean grinding device for agricultural processing according to claim 1, characterized in that: A feeding hopper (6) is fixedly mounted through the top end of the support tube (5).

6. A mung bean grinding device for agricultural processing according to claim 1, characterized in that: A discharge hopper (26) is fixedly mounted on the bottom end of the fixed grinding disc (4), and a material receiving bucket (28) is placed on the upper surface of the bottom plate (1).