CONTINUOUS-ACTION DRYING PLANT Russian patent published in 1998 - IPC

FIELD: mechanical engineering. SUBSTANCE: this relates to agricultural equipment intended for treating vegetation products such as grain, berry, and stalk crops. Continuous-action drying plant has tunnel housing installed on supporting frame. Arranged in housing is endless belt-and-screen conveyor together with pipe unions for delivery of drying agent under upper line of conveyor through drying sections. Installed between conveyor lines is row of successively located pans provided with lattice-type covers which are used as receivers and distributors of hot and cold drying agents under upper line of conveyor through drying sections. Cover lattices are made in the form of lateral unequal-side V-shaped strips which overlap clearances between each other at top over vertical line. EFFECT: higher efficiency. 5 dwg