Separating and depositing single pieces of grain
AssigneeKarl Becker GmbH & Co. KG
InventorReinhard Becker
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Abstract
A funnel-shaped device is provided with one or two segments serving as brackets to enlarge the bottom opening of the funnel which, when closed, is smaller than the smallest piece of grain to be deposited; a centrally disposed air tube blows air axially toward the bottom opening to cause a single piece of grain to be aerodynamically held on the opening while the remainder of the grains hover at a higher level. A slide element such as a fork or the like can be removably disposed at an intermediate level, possibly to serve for opening a single-bracket element. This permits a lower hovering level and a correspondingly increasing cycle time and depositing rate.
Claims8
An apparatus for separating individual pieces of grain from others and depositing the separated pieces sequentially and individually, there being a funnel-shaped device having a bottom opening smaller than the smallest piece of grain, the improvement comprising:
- a bracket means for temporarily enlarging the opening;
- slide means, being permeable to air and provided for being temporarily disposed above the enlarged opening, in a particular level;
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- means for blowing air into the interior of the funnel sufficient to cause pieces of grain to hover above said level for a closed bracket means while one grain covers the opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.