Method and apparatus to determine quality of particulate material
First Claim
1. An apparatus for the measurement of quality parameters of granular material comprisingsupport means,loader means, mounted on said support means and capable of receiving said granular material and preparing a volume sample of said granular material,metering means, mounted on said support means and capable of receiving said volume sample and measuring the moisture content of said sample,screen means mounted on said support means and capable of receiving said sample from said metering means and separating said sample into fractions according to kernel size,scale means mounted on said support means and capable of receiving said fractions of granular material and individually weighing said fractions,computer means mounted on said support means, andelectrical connection means connecting said loader means, said metering means, said screen means, said scale means and said computer means for control of the sequence of operation of said loader, metering, screen, scale and computer means and for calculation of moisture content, density and percentage of foreign material contained in said sample.
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Abstract
An apparatus for the measurement of the quality parameters of granular materials includes a loader assembly which delivers precise volume samples of granular material to a meter assembly which measures the moisture content. The apparatus also includes a sieve assembly which separates the samples into fractions according to kernel size. A scale assembly weighs the fractions and feeds this information to a computer which controls the apparatus and calculates the moisture content, density and percentage of foreign material contained in the granular material.
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24 Claims
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1. An apparatus for the measurement of quality parameters of granular material comprising
support means, loader means, mounted on said support means and capable of receiving said granular material and preparing a volume sample of said granular material, metering means, mounted on said support means and capable of receiving said volume sample and measuring the moisture content of said sample, screen means mounted on said support means and capable of receiving said sample from said metering means and separating said sample into fractions according to kernel size, scale means mounted on said support means and capable of receiving said fractions of granular material and individually weighing said fractions, computer means mounted on said support means, and electrical connection means connecting said loader means, said metering means, said screen means, said scale means and said computer means for control of the sequence of operation of said loader, metering, screen, scale and computer means and for calculation of moisture content, density and percentage of foreign material contained in said sample.
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21. A method for measurement of the quality factors of granular material comprising the steps of:
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Providing sufficient granular material for a plurality of samples each of the same predetermined volume, Preparing a plurality of samples of said granular material each of the same predetermined volume, Feeding said samples, one at a time, into a moisture meter, Feeding said samples, one at a time, into a screen assembly, Screening said samples into fractions based on particle size, Weighing each of said fractions, Calculating the moisture content, the density and the percentage of foreign material of each of said samples. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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