Apparatus for supplying grain and flour to container of food processing machine
US11350636B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 22, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jun 7, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 5, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01F35/718
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A grain and flour supply apparatus is provided, including a holding bin provided above a container and having an exhaust port from which gas is discharged, an introduction port into which grain and flour are introduced, and a supply port which supplies the grain and flour to the container; a first vacuum breaker valve opening and closing the exhaust port; a second vacuum breaker valve opening and closing the introduction port; a third vacuum breaker valve opening and closing the supply port; a temperature sensor measuring the temperature in the holding bin; a vacuum device drawing a vacuum in the holding bin; and a control device configured to control the first vacuum breaker valve, the second vacuum breaker valve, the third vacuum breaker valve, and the vacuum device, and set with a target temperature.
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