Industrial method and device for germinating cereals and/or leguminous plants
AssigneeSociete Francaise D'Entretian et Montages Industriels Sofremi Zone Industrielle
InventorPedro Omente
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an industrial device for germinating cereals, and/or leguminous plants, comprising an elongate cylindrical drum (10) mounted to be able to rotate about its axis, means (12,13,14) for driving this drum in rotation, means (31,32) for introducing the seeds to be treated into the drum and distributing them therein, means (33) for sprinkling seeds to be treated with an appropriate fluid over the entire length of the drum, and means (16,17) for blowing hot air into the drum.
Claims6
Industrial device for germinating at least one member of the group consisting of cereals and leguminous plants comprising:
- an elongate cylindrical drum (10) capable of rotating about its axis,
- means (12,15,14) for rotating said drum,
- means (31,32) for introducing the seeds to be germinated into the drum (10) and distributing them therein,
- means (33) for sprinkling the seeds to be treated with an appropriate fluid and over the entire length of the drum (10)
- means (16,17) for blowing hot air into the drum (10), and
- means for draining the fluid introduced into the drum, the said means for introducing and distributing the seeds comprises a trap (31) arranged in the wall of the drum (10) facing a screw assembly comprising right and left hand helical portions proceeding from a central point located at the trap to evenly distribute the seeds over the length of the drum.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.