Global Patent Index - EP 0444912 A2

EP 0444912 A2 19910904 - Method of skinning and cutting product and apparatus therefor.

Title (en)

Method of skinning and cutting product and apparatus therefor.

Title (de)

Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Enthülsen und Schneiden eines Produktes.

Title (fr)

Procédé pour le décorticage et le coupage d'un produit et appareil pour sa mise en oeuvre.

Publication

EP 0444912 A2 19910904 (EN)

Application

EP 91301614 A 19910227

Priority

GB 9004314 A 19900227

Abstract (en)

A method and an apparatus for skinning and cutting wet grain has a hopper 10 supplying wet, cooked grain via a feed channel 11 to a hopper 9. The hopper 9 is connected to feed grain to one end of a perforated cylinder 1. Located within the cylinder is a shaft 3 rotatable by a motor 5, the motor being controlled by a variable speed device 7. The shaft 3 carries a plurality of axially spaced rectangular knives 4, adjacent knives being oriented at approximately 90 DEG to one another. In use wet grain entering the cylinder is bruised and the skins of the grain are weakened and removed to fall through the cylinder perforations, and the thus skinned grain is subsequently cut by the knives until of such a size that the grain passes through the cylinder perforations 2. The skins and grain are sorted by blowing and the cut grain is dried for subsequent use.

IPC 1-7

B02B 1/08; B02B 3/08; B02B 5/02; B02C 9/02

IPC 8 full level

B02B 1/08 (2006.01); B02B 3/08 (2006.01); B02B 5/02 (2006.01); B02C 9/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B02B 1/08 (2013.01); B02B 3/08 (2013.01); B02B 5/02 (2013.01); B02C 9/02 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IT LI LU NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0444912 A2 19910904; EP 0444912 A3 19920408; GB 9004314 D0 19900425

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 91301614 A 19910227; GB 9004314 A 19900227