US 2024/0180065 A1 · APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TREATING SEEDS

Abstract

A device for treating seeds includes a container with an internal space for containing a plurality of seeds, air humidity adjusting means for adjusting relative humidity of the air supplied to the internal space, moisture amount information obtaining means for obtaining moisture amount information about a total amount of moisture in the plurality of seeds, and control means for controlling the air humidity adjusting means on the basis of the moisture amount information obtained by the moisture amount information obtaining means during a treatment period of a treatment process for treating the plurality of seeds so that the relative humidity of the air present in the internal space is such that the total amount of moisture in the plurality of seeds follows a predetermined moisture amount development line, along which the total amount of moisture in the plurality of seeds must run during the treatment period of the treatment process.

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Dependent claims

A device for treating seeds, comprising:

a closable container with an internal space for containing a plurality of seeds therein, comprising an air inlet and an air outlet which are each in fluid connection with the internal space;
air displacing means configured to supply air via the air inlet to the internal space at a flow rate and to discharge the air present in the internal space via the air outlet;
air humidity adjusting means configured to adjust a relative humidity of the air to be supplied to the internal space;
air temperature adjusting means configured to adjust a temperature of the air to be supplied to the internal space;
moisture amount information obtaining means configured to obtain moisture amount information about a total amount of moisture in the plurality of seeds;
and
control means configured to control the air humidity adjusting means on the basis of the moisture amount information obtained by the moisture amount information obtaining means during a treatment period of a treatment process for treating the plurality of seeds, such that the relative humidity of the air present in the internal space is such that the total amount of moisture in the plurality of seeds follows a predetermined moisture amount development line, along which the total amount of moisture in the plurality of seeds must run during the treatment period of the treatment process.

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A method for treating seeds, comprising:

arranging a plurality of seeds for drying in an internal space of a closable container;
supplying air to the internal space and discharging air present in the internal space from the internal space at a flow rate;
obtaining moisture amount information about a total amount of moisture in the plurality of seeds for drying;
determining a moisture amount development line along which the total amount of moisture in the plurality of seeds must run during a treatment period of a treatment process of the method;
and
adjusting a relative humidity of the air to be supplied to the internal space during the treatment period of the treatment process on the basis of the moisture amount information, such that the relative humidity of the air present in the internal space is such that the total amount of moisture in the plurality of seeds follows the moisture amount development line.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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