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US 2007/0163924 A1Published application
Granular body-processing apparatus
AssigneeToyo Rice Cleaning Machine Co., Ltd.
InventorKeiji Saika
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Abstract
A grain processor comprises a conveyor, air-suction means, and air-blowing means. The conveyor has a surface defining a conveying course on which grains are disposed, and the surface has holes smaller than the grains. The air above the surface is sucked downward through the holes by the air-suction means. The air-blowing means blows air upward through the holes at a predetermined position in the conveying course so as to apply blowing-up force onto the conveyed grains on the surface reaching the predetermined position.
Claims12
A grain processor comprising:
- a conveyor having a surface defining a conveying course on which grains are disposed, wherein the surface is provided with holes smaller than the grains;
- air-suction means, wherein the air above the surface is sucked downward through the holes by the air-suction means;
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- air-blowing means, wherein the air-blowing means blows air upward through the holes at a predetermined position in the conveying course so as to apply blowing-up force onto the conveyed grains on the surface reaching the predetermined position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.