Oat Processing Apparatus with Segmented Grinding
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Solution Overview
Problem
High-volume oats processing results in grains being broken and crushed due to squeezes and collisions, degrading the quality and yield of whole-grain products.
Innovation Solution
The oats processing equipment includes multiple groups of awners and oat grinders connected in parallel or series, with oats classified by grain size to distribute the load evenly, reducing the workload on individual machines and minimizing collisions, and a bran brushing device for cleaning and quality control.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a large amount of oats are simultaneously inputted into an awner for awn removing, then the processing capacity is improved, but the grains are broken and crushed due to strong squeezes and collisions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the processing system into multiple groups of awners and oat grinders (at least two groups each), with each group containing multiple units connected in parallel or series. This segmentation allows the total processing capacity to be distributed across multiple independent processing lines, so that while overall productivity increases, each individual unit processes fewer oats simultaneously, reducing squeezes and collisions that cause grain breakage.
2Manufacturing precision
If oats are classified by grain sizes after surface treatment, then the quality of processing is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces classification screens that divide oats into different grain size classes after surface treatment. Each class is then directed to separate processing groups, allowing differentiated processing for different oat sizes. This segmentation improves processing quality by matching processing parameters to grain characteristics, while the modular group structure keeps the added complexity manageable.
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AI summary
An oats processing equipment comprises at least two groups of awners and at least two groups of oat grinders, with awners within the same group being connected in parallel or in series, and oat grinders within the same group being connected in parallel or in series, preferably 3 to 4 groups of awners and oat grinders are included. An oat processing method comprises steps of: (S00) classifying oats subjected to surface processing according to grain sizes; (S10) feeding oats of a certain class into a plurality of groups of awners for more than two stages of awn removing; and (S20) feeding the oats subjected to the awn removing into a plurality of groups of oat grinders for more than three stages of grinding. The inputted load of a single awner and an oat grinder is limited, thus achieving the technical effect of grinding oats gently and separating the oats finely.