US 12,637,639 B2Granted

Residue emptying

AssigneeBuhler AG

InventorRobert Harrer

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Abstract

A germination box having a container for receiving grain. A beam is arranged inside the container. Arranged on the beam is a conveyor device, in particular a worm screw, which is arranged horizontally with respect to a base and serves to load and unload the container, wherein the conveyor device is movable in a vertical direction. A plurality of turning screws, arranged vertically with respect to the base, are mounted on the beam and are operated in pairs in opposite directions in order to turn the grain. Stripping tools are mounted at an end of each of the turning screws facing towards the base. The turning screws are configured to be operated in the same directions in order to empty the germination box. The invention makes available a method for emptying the germination box according to the invention, and a method for retrofitting a germination box.

Claims13

Dependent claims

A germination box, comprising:

a container for receiving grain, wherein the container has a base,
a beam arranged inside the container, and
a conveyor device, comprising a worm screw, which is arranged horizontally with respect to the base and serves for loading and unloading of the container, wherein the conveyor device is movable in a vertical direction, and wherein the conveyor device is attached to the beam, and
a plurality of turning screws arranged vertically with respect to the base and the beam, and,
turning screw rotating means that rotate each of the plurality of turning screws about a respective axis in a first rotation direction and a second rotation direction opposite the first rotation direction,
wherein a stripping tool is arranged at an end of each of the turning screws facing toward the base,
wherein, each turning screw of a corresponding pair of turning screws rotates in a direction that is opposite the other to turn the grain, and
wherein, each turning screw of the plurality of turning screws rotates in a same direction to empty the grain from the germination box.

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