US 5,282,413 AGranted

Installation for steeping grains

AssigneeNordon et Cie

InventorsRene Sauvage, James Roget, Jean Amstutz, Guy Flament

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Abstract

Installation for steeping grains of the type comprising a tank (1) provided with a cylindrical lateral wall (2), with a bottom (3) and with a perforated platform (11) disposed at a certain distance from the bottom (3) and on which the grain rests in a layer of suitable thickness, the upper surface of this layer of grains being able to be levelled by a rotary system with raking arms (6) carrying blades and associated with a first motor (9) capable of rotating them, a second motor (10) being coupled to the system in order to make it vertically movable. This installation comprises removable connection making it possible to connect, mechanically and temporarily, the perforated platform (11) to the system with raking arms (6) and blades or directly to the second motor (10).

Claims10

Dependent claims

An installation for performing an operation on grain comprising:

a tank having a cylindrical lateral wall and a bottom;
a perforated platform located in said tank above said bottom and movable vertically in said tank to a desired height whereby the grain which is to be subjected to the operation rests on said platform in a layer with an upper surface;
a rotary system located in said tank above said platform for leveling the upper surface of the grain, said rotary system including raking arms, blades carried by said raking arms, and a first motor means for rotating said arms and blades;
a second motor means for vertically moving said rotary system relative to said bottom;
and
a removable connection means for removably connecting said perforated platform to said second motor means such that said perforated platform is movable vertically by said second motor means.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.