MACHINE FOR SEPARATING SCLEROTIA OF CLAVICEPS PURPUREA TUL. FUNGUS FROM RYE SEEDS Russian patent published in 2023 - IPC B03B5/48 B02B1/00 

FIELD: agriculture.

SUBSTANCE: machine for separating the sclerotia of Claviceps purpurea tul. fungus from rye seeds by specific gravity in an inorganic salt solution is proposed, consisting of a frame and a pan located on it, conveyors for rye seeds and for sclerotia of Claviceps purpurea tul. fungus with scrapers installed at regular intervals along their length in the form of L-shaped blades with the gripping side facing in the direction of rotation of these conveyors, and fixed to closed traction chains, enveloping the drive and driven sprockets, a loading hopper with a feeder. The feeder wall is immersed in a salt solution and separates the pan cavity with the rye seed conveyor from the Claviceps purpurea tul. fungus sclerotia conveyor. Gap Δ between the bottom of the pan and the working edge of the scrapers on the conveyors for rye seeds and Claviceps purpurea tul. fungus sclerotia shall not exceed the thickness of a rye seed kernel. The machine is equipped with an electronic system automatically maintaining the level of salt solution in the pan, containing a make-up tank located above the pan and connected to it with the main pipeline via a shut-off and control valve and a through solenoid valve. A level sensor installed on one of the side walls of the pan, an electronic control unit, is connected to a level sensor and a through solenoid valve.

EFFECT: reduced complexity of the process of cleaning rye grain from impurities, increasing stability of cleaning quality through the use of an electronic system automatically maintaining the level of the salt solution in the pan of the machine.

1 cl, 3 dwg