Method and apparatus for the scoring of and the preparation for milling of cereal
US5650018A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 14, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jul 22, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 14, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB02B5/02
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The new invention proposes a new method and an apparatus for the preparation of cereal for milling. Before conditioning, the grain is cleaned in a first dry stage and a second moist or wet stage, and the main quantity of water is added before or during the second stage, the grain for the moist or wet cleaning being in intermediate storage for 1 to 120 minutes. Preferably a continuously operating scouring machine is used for the dry cleaning as well as for the moist or wet cleaning, the grain being forcibly conveyed from the inlet to the outlet by conveying means and processed by areas of noses arranged alternately with the conveying means, and the material abraded by the scouring is repeatedly separated out with the rotational movement of the rotor.
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