Rice conveying, filling, and discharge apparatus

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a rice conveying, filling, and discharge apparatus, comprising: a supply unit for conveying grain to supply same; a portioning unit comprising a hopper disposed below the supply unit at one side thereof to receive the grain, a metering member disposed below the hopper to meter the grain from the hopper in a predetermined amount, and a chute disposed below the metering member to receive the metered grain; and a post-processing unit comprising a compaction member for receiving the metered grain from the portioning unit, removing foreign substances contained in the grain and compacting the grain, and a weighing member disposed behind the compaction member to measure the weight of the grain.

Description

Rice conveying and filling / discharging device

[0001] Cross-citation with related applications

[0002] This application claims the benefit of priority based on Korean Patent Application No. 10-2024-0161396 filed on November 13, 2024, and all contents disclosed in said Korean Patent Application are incorporated herein as part of this specification.

[0003]

[0004] The present disclosure relates to a rice conveying and filling / discharging device.

[0005] Generally, a rice dispenser is a device that holds a fixed amount of rice inside and automatically dispenses rice continuously so that a recipient can receive it.

[0006] In the case of conventional automatic rice feeders, there is an inconvenient problem in that when a set amount of rice is filled in the dispensing unit, the user must stop the operation of the rice feeder and receive the rice, and must check the amount of rice being filled in the dispensing unit before receiving the rice (KR 20-0464996 Y1).

[0007] Furthermore, since the amount of rice received is inaccurate because recipients or supervisors measure it visually, there are limitations to the supervisors' ability to distribute different amounts of rice to recipients. Additionally, recipients or supervisors can manipulate the device to falsify the amount of rice received, which results in the inability to distribute rice fairly to all recipients, thereby undermining the reliability of the product.

[0008] One objective of the present disclosure is to provide a rice conveying and filling / discharging device capable of increasing product reliability.

[0009] A rice conveying and filling / discharging device for achieving the purpose of the present disclosure as described above comprises: a supply unit for conveying and supplying grain; a distribution unit comprising a hopper provided at the lower side of the supply unit for receiving grain, a mast disposed at the lower side of the hopper for distributing and supplying a certain amount of grain from the hopper, and a chute provided at the lower side of the mast for receiving the distributed grain; and a post-processing unit comprising a compaction member that receives the grain distributed from the distribution unit, removes foreign substances contained in the grain, and compacts it, and a weighing member disposed at the rear of the compaction member for measuring the weight of the grain.

[0010] Here, the supply unit is composed of a conveyor installed to have a certain length to allow the transport of grain, and stirring means capable of stirring the grain may be provided at multiple locations on the conveyor.

[0011] In addition, the stirring means may be composed of a horizontal stirrer that rotates around a horizontal axis arranged in a horizontal direction and a vertical stirrer that rotates around a vertical axis arranged in a vertical direction.

[0012] In addition, the above-mentioned mast may be connected to a driving cylinder having a driving shaft that moves in a linear reciprocating motion on one side so as to repeatedly move in a linear reciprocating motion along the horizontal direction to supply grain to the shooter side without any residual grain.

[0013] In addition, the above-mentioned mast may include a plate-shaped frame portion having a plurality of discharge holes formed through it along the longitudinal direction and fixedly coupled to one side of the drive shaft of the drive cylinder, a side member having a plurality of partitions formed to form a side of a certain height and coupled to the upper part of the frame portion, a variable member coupled to the side member and installed to be movable along the longitudinal direction to vary the space between the partitions, and a cover member coupled to the upper part of the variable member.

[0014] In addition, the compaction member may be composed of an air vibrator that allows the grain to be compacted evenly after removing foreign substances contained inside the grain.

[0015] In addition, the above-mentioned metering member may be composed of a load cell installed on one side of a container in which grain is received.

[0016] In addition, a separate rice shuttle may be further provided between the supply unit and the distribution unit, which is installed to move back and forth along the length direction so that the grain supplied from the supply unit is spread out completely and supplied to the distribution unit in a uniformly agitated state.

[0017] The rice conveying and filling / discharging device of the present disclosure continuously agitates the rice and grains transported by the conveyor, thereby preventing grains from accumulating intensively on only one side of the hopper, and ensures that the filling and discharge of rice are carried out at a location where mutual interference does not occur, so that accurate rice supply can be achieved, which has the effect of increasing product reliability.

[0018] FIG. 1 is a plan view illustrating the structure of a rice conveying and filling / discharging device according to the present disclosure, and

[0019] FIG. 2 is an enlarged view illustrating the structure of a distribution section of a rice conveying and filling / discharging device according to the present disclosure.

[0020] FIG. 3 is an enlarged side view illustrating the structure of the distribution section of a rice conveying and filling / discharging device according to the present disclosure, and

[0021] FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating the structure of a mason of a rice conveying and filling / discharging device according to the present disclosure, and

[0022] FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view illustrating the structure of a mast of a rice conveying and filling / discharging device according to the present disclosure, and

[0023] FIG. 6 is a plan view illustrating the structure of the distribution section and post-processing section of a rice conveying and filling discharge device according to the present disclosure.

[0024] Hereinafter, an energy generating device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure will be described in more detail with reference to the attached drawings.

[0025] However, the technical concept of the present disclosure is not limited to some of the described embodiments but can be implemented in various different forms, and within the scope of the technical concept of the present disclosure, one or more of the components among the embodiments may be selectively combined or substituted.

[0026] In addition, terms used in the embodiments of the present disclosure (including technical and scientific terms) may be interpreted in a meaning that is generally understood by those skilled in the art to which the present disclosure belongs, unless explicitly and specifically defined otherwise. Terms that are commonly used, such as terms defined in advance, may be interpreted in consideration of their meaning in the context of the relevant technology.

[0027] Furthermore, the terms used in the embodiments of the present disclosure are for the purpose of describing the embodiments and are not intended to limit the present disclosure.

[0028] In this specification, the singular form may include the plural form unless specifically stated otherwise in the text, and when described as "at least one of A and B and C (or more than one)," it may include one or more of all combinations that can be formed from A, B, and C.

[0029] In addition, terms such as first, second, A, B, (a), (b), etc. may be used to describe the components of the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0030] These terms are intended merely to distinguish a component from other components and are not limited by the essence, order, sequence, etc. of the component.

[0031] And, where it is stated that a component is 'connected', 'combined', or 'connected' to another component, this may include not only cases where the component is directly connected, combined, or connected to the other component, but also cases where it is 'connected', 'combined', or 'connected' due to another component located between the component and the other component.

[0032] Furthermore, when described as being formed or placed "above or below" each component, "above" or "below" includes not only cases where two components are in direct contact with each other, but also cases where one or more other components are formed or placed between the two components. Additionally, when expressed as "above or below," it may include the meaning of a downward direction as well as an upward direction relative to a single component.

[0033]

[0034] FIG. 1 is a plan view illustrating the structure of a rice conveying and filling / discharging device according to the present disclosure; FIG. 2 is an enlarged view illustrating the structure of a distribution section of a rice conveying and filling / discharging device according to the present disclosure; FIG. 3 is an enlarged side view illustrating the structure of a distribution section of a rice conveying and filling / discharging device according to the present disclosure; FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating the structure of a mast of a rice conveying and filling / discharging device according to the present disclosure; FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view illustrating the structure of a mast of a rice conveying and filling / discharging device according to the present disclosure; and FIG. 6 is a plan view illustrating the structure of a distribution section and a post-processing section of a rice conveying and filling / discharging device according to the present disclosure.

[0035]

[0036] As illustrated in these drawings, the rice conveying and filling discharge device according to the present disclosure comprises: a supply unit (100) for conveying and supplying grain; a distribution unit (200) comprising a hopper (210) provided at the lower side of the supply unit (100) for receiving grain, a mass (220) disposed at the lower side of the hopper (210) for distributing and supplying a certain amount of grain from the hopper (200), and a shooter (230) provided at the lower side of the mass (220) for receiving the distributed grain; and a post-processing unit (300) comprising a compaction member (310) for receiving the grain distributed from the distribution unit (200), removing foreign substances contained in the grain, and compacting it, and a weighing member (320) disposed at the rear of the compaction member (310) for measuring the weight of the grain.

[0037] The grains of the present disclosure may include white rice. Specifically, the grains of the present disclosure may be a mixture of white rice and grains other than white rice. More specifically, the grains other than white rice of the present disclosure may be brown rice, barley, soybeans, millet, wheat, sorghum, buckwheat, oats, foxtail millet, corn, and sorghum.

[0038] Also, the grain of the present disclosure may be a milled grain.

[0039] The supply unit (100) is a component that serves to supply such grain to the hopper (200), and the supply unit (100) is composed of a conveyor (110) having a certain length to transport the grain.

[0040] The conveyor (110) is equipped with drive rollers (111) at both ends, and a belt (112) is wound around the outer surface of the drive rollers (111) so that grain is conveyed with the grain resting on the upper surface of the belt (112), and one side is positioned to be inclined downward relative to the central area of ​​the conveyor (110).

[0041] In addition, a plurality of support rollers (113) are installed on the lower side of the belt (112) to support the lower surface of the belt (112), and on one side, a pressure roller (114) is installed to elastically support the belt (112) by pressing it outward from the inside of the belt (112) so as to adjust the tension of the belt (112) wound on the outer surface of the drive roller (111).

[0042] In addition, it is effective to provide stirring means (120) capable of uniformly stirring the grain at multiple locations of the conveyor (110).

[0043] The stirring means (120) preferably consists of a horizontal stirrer (121) that rotates around a horizontal axis arranged in a horizontal direction and a vertical stirrer (122) that rotates around a vertical axis arranged in a vertical direction.

[0044] The horizontal stirrer (121) is configured such that the horizontal axis is installed along the width direction of the belt (112) and rotated, thereby allowing the grain to be stirred and spread out along the width direction of the belt (112).

[0045] Since the vertical agitator (122) is in the form of a vertical shaft installed along the height direction of the belt (112) and rotated, it prevents grains from accumulating on one side of the belt (112) and allows them to spread out along the plate surface direction of the belt (112) and be mixed uniformly.

[0046] The distribution unit (200) is largely composed of a hopper (210), a mace (220), and a shooter (230). The hopper (210) is a component that has an opening formed on its upper surface to allow grain to flow into it and has a certain space to accommodate the grain that has flowed in.

[0047] The mace (220) is configured to be connected to a drive cylinder (240) having a drive shaft (241) that moves in a straight line, so that it can repeatedly move in a straight line along the horizontal direction to supply grain to the shooter (230) without any residual grain.

[0048] The mason (220) is configured to include a plate-shaped frame portion (221) that is fixedly coupled to one side of the drive shaft (241) of the drive cylinder (240) and has a plurality of discharge holes (221a) formed through it along the longitudinal direction, a side member (222) that is coupled to the upper part of the frame portion (221) and has a plurality of partition walls (222a) formed to form a side of a certain height, a variable member (223) that is coupled to the side member (222) and installed to be movable along the longitudinal direction to vary the space between the partition walls (222a) and the partition walls (222a), and a cover member (224) that is coupled to the upper part of the variable member (223).

[0049] The frame portion (221) is a plate-shaped member having a plurality of discharge holes (221a) formed through the plate surface, and allows grain distributed to the Mas (220) side through the discharge holes (221a) to be discharged into a plurality of containers in a distributed state.

[0050] The side member (222) is a member that is coupled to the upper surface of the frame part (221) to form a side having a certain height, and is arranged so that a hollow formed by a plurality of partitions (222a) overlaps with the discharge hole (221a), allowing grain to be discharged through the discharge hole (221a).

[0051] It is preferable that the length of the space formed by the partition wall (222a) be formed to be relatively longer than the length of the discharge hole (221a) so that the space in which grain can be received can be varied by the variable member (223) to be described later.

[0052] The variable member (223) is coupled to the side member (222) and is installed to be movable along the longitudinal direction of the side member (222), serving to vary the volume of the space formed between the partition wall (222a) and the partition wall (222a).

[0053] To this end, it is effective to form a plurality of partitions (223a) having a shorter spacing distance than the spacing distance between partitions (222a) and partitions (222a) in the space formed in the variable member (223).

[0054] By installing such a variable member (223), the amount of grain to be filled and the amount to be discharged can be controlled collectively. To this end, one side of the variable member (223) is screw-coupled with a hexagonal bolt (223b) that is rotatably coupled to a wall (221b) formed at both ends of the frame part (221), and is formed to have a length that is slightly shorter than the overall length of the frame part (221).

[0055] By rotating the hexagonal bolt (223b) with this configuration, the variable member (223) screwed to the hexagonal bolt (223b) moves forward and backward along the length direction, thereby adjusting the degree of mutual overlap between the space formed between the partition (222a) formed on the side member (222) and the space formed between the partition (223a) formed on the variable member (223), and consequently, the space in which grain can be accommodated can be varied.

[0056] The shooter (230) is a member that receives grains that are supplied to and distributed to the mass (220) and then discharged, and is formed so that the diameter gradually decreases toward the bottom so that the grains can be accurately discharged to the container side, which is the final discharge point of the grains.

[0057] Also, it is effective to provide a mechanism that allows for shaking to be performed by repeatedly moving up and down so that grains discharged from the mascot (220) and supplied inside can be discharged quickly and accurately without remaining.

[0058] The driving cylinder (240) is equipped with a driving shaft (241) that moves in a linear reciprocating motion, and the end of the driving shaft (241) is fixedly connected to one side of the frame part (221) that constitutes the mace (220), thereby allowing the mace (220) to move in a linear reciprocating motion so that the discharge of grain can be made smooth and fast.

[0059] The post-processing unit (300) is configured to include a compaction member (310) that receives grain distributed from the distribution unit (200), removes foreign substances contained in the grain, and compacts it, and a weighing member (320) that is positioned behind the compaction member (310) to measure the weight of the grain.

[0060] The compaction member (310) is effectively composed of an air vibrator that allows the grain to be compacted flat after removing foreign substances contained inside the grain, and the air vibrator has the effect of stably removing only foreign substances without damaging the grain itself by adjusting the intensity of the blown air.

[0061] Also, the weighing member (320) may be composed of a load cell installed on one side of a container in which grain is received, but is not limited to the configuration of a load cell, and any structure capable of measuring weight may be acceptable.

[0062] Additionally, it is effective to further provide a separate rice shuttle (400) installed to move back and forth along the length direction between the supply unit (100) and the distribution unit (200) so that the grain supplied from the supply unit (100) can be spread out evenly and supplied to the distribution unit (200) in a uniformly agitated state.

[0063] By supplying grain to the distribution section (200) and providing a rice shuttle (400) just before distributing the grain, additional mixing of rice and grain is achieved, so that distribution is carried out in a state of uniform stirring, thereby enabling accurate rice supply and increasing the reliability of the product.

[0064]

[0065] The process of transporting and filling grains and then discharging them using the rice transport and filling discharge device according to the present disclosure having the configuration described above is explained as follows.

[0066] First, when a mixture of grain and rice to be transported is placed on the upper surface of the belt (112) of the conveyor (110) constituting the supply unit (100), the drive roller (111) of the conveyor is driven so that the belt (112) wound on its outer surface rotates and transports the grain.

[0067] At this time, the grain passes through a horizontal stirrer (121), which is a stirring means (120), so that the grain and rice are mixed and stirred and spread out, and passes through a vertical stirrer (122) so that the grain is prevented from being transported in a concentrated state on one side, allowing the grain to be distributed uniformly over the entire upper surface of the belt (112).

[0068] In this state, when the belt (112) continuously rotates on the outer surface of the drive roller (111), the grains settled on the upper surface are transferred to the rice shuttle (400), and the rice shuttle (400) that receives the grains moves back and forth to spread the grains evenly throughout.

[0069] After that, the grain spread on the upper surface of the rice shuttle (400) is transferred to the hopper (210) of the distribution unit (200) and then supplied into the interior of the mace (220) located at the lower side of the hopper (210) and distributed in a certain amount.

[0070] Here, in order to adjust the amount of grain distributed to the Mas (220), it is possible to adjust it by rotating the hexagonal bolt (223b) to move the variable member (223) constituting the Mas (220), so the amount of grain distributed is adjusted before it is supplied to the Mas (220) to achieve the desired amount of distribution.

[0071] The grain supplied to the Mas (220) through the above-described process passes through the Mas (220) again and is delivered to the Shooter (230). At this time, the Mas (220) moves back and forth in the forward and backward directions by driving the driving cylinder (240), so that the remaining amount is quickly discharged to the Shooter (230).

[0072] And, as the grain passes through the shooter (230), the shooter (230) moves repeatedly in an up-and-down direction to shake it, thereby ensuring that there is no residue of grain and allowing the grain to be discharged quickly and accurately toward the container.

[0073] After that, the rice contained in the container is transferred to the compaction member (310) of the post-processing unit (300) to remove foreign substances contained inside using an air vibrator, and once the removal of foreign substances is completed, it is moved to the weighing member (320) to weigh the grain contained in the container using a load cell to check whether the quantity is accurate, and then supplied to the consumer, thereby completing the process of transferring and supplying the grain.

[0074]

[0075] The rice conveying and filling / discharging device according to the present disclosure, having the configuration described above, continuously agitates the rice and grains transported by the conveyor, thereby preventing the grains from accumulating intensively on only one side of the hopper and enabling the filling and discharge of rice to take place at a location where mutual interference does not occur.

[0076] Although the foregoing has focused on preferred embodiments that can be implemented by the present disclosure, this is merely illustrative and not intended to limit the present disclosure. Those skilled in the art will understand that various modifications and applications not exemplified above are possible without departing from the essential characteristics of the embodiments. For example, each component specifically shown in the embodiments may be modified and implemented. Furthermore, differences related to such modifications and applications should be interpreted as being included within the scope of the present disclosure as defined in the appended claims.

Claims

1. A supply unit that transports and supplies grain; A distribution unit comprising a hopper provided at the lower side of one side of the supply unit to receive grain, a mast positioned at the lower side of the hopper to distribute and supply a certain amount of grain from the hopper, and a chute provided at the lower side of the mast to receive the distributed grain; and A post-processing unit comprising a compaction member that receives grain distributed from the above-mentioned distribution unit, removes foreign substances contained in the grain, and compacts it, and a weighing member positioned behind the said compaction member to measure the weight of the grain; Rice conveying and filling / discharging device including.

2. In Paragraph 1, A rice conveying and filling discharge device comprising a conveyor installed to have a certain length to allow the conveying of grain, and a stirring means capable of stirring the grain at a plurality of locations on the conveyor.

3. In Paragraph 2, The above stirring means comprises a horizontal stirrer that rotates around a horizontal axis arranged in a horizontal direction and a vertical stirrer that rotates around a vertical axis arranged in a vertical direction, forming a rice conveying and filling / discharging device.

4. In Paragraph 1, A rice conveying and filling discharge device connected to a driving cylinder that includes a driving shaft that moves in a straight line on one side so as to repeatedly move in a straight line along a horizontal direction to supply grain to the shooter side without any residual grain.

5. In Paragraph 4, The above-mentioned mason is a rice conveying and filling discharge device comprising: a plate-shaped frame portion having a plurality of discharge holes formed through it along the longitudinal direction and fixedly coupled to one side of the drive shaft of the drive cylinder; a side member having a plurality of partitions formed to form a side of a certain height and coupled to the upper part of the frame portion; a variable member coupled to the side member and installed to be movable along the longitudinal direction to vary the space between the partitions; and a cover member coupled to the upper part of the variable member.

6. In Paragraph 1, The above-mentioned compaction member is a rice conveying and filling discharge device comprising an air vibrator that allows the grain to be compacted flat after removing foreign substances contained inside the grain.

7. In Paragraph 1, The above-mentioned metering member is a rice conveying and filling / discharging device comprising a load cell installed on one side of a container in which grain is received.

8. In any one of paragraphs 1 through 7, A rice conveying and filling / discharging device comprising a separate rice shuttle installed to move back and forth along the length direction between the supply section and the distribution section so that the grain supplied from the supply section is spread out completely and supplied to the distribution section in a uniformly agitated state.

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