Seed peeling apparatus
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1. A seed peeling apparatus, comprising:
- a seed container having a seed inlet opening and means defining a bottom opening;
a substantially conical keep plate disposed inside said seed container;
seed agitating means disposed in said seed container for agitating seeds, said seed agitating means having a rotary abrasive member for stirring seeds, said rotary abrasive member having a curved and roughened surface;
a screen means for screen seed cores, said screen means being attached to said means defining bottom opening of said container; and
a collecting receptacle provided under said screen means;
wherein said seed container is provided with abrasive materials therein, said abrasive materials being selected from the group consisting of silicon carbide and emery.
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Abstract
By rotating a seed agitater means such as a rotary cutter within a seed container in which seeds such as of spinach and lawn grass are admitted, the seeds are peeled to separate seed cores from seed coats while being stirred. The seed cores free from the seed coats are allowed to pass through a screen attached to the bottom of the seed container so as to collect stripped seeds thus obtained. The stripped seeds enjoy a very high rate of germination.
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1. A seed peeling apparatus, comprising:
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a seed container having a seed inlet opening and means defining a bottom opening; a substantially conical keep plate disposed inside said seed container; seed agitating means disposed in said seed container for agitating seeds, said seed agitating means having a rotary abrasive member for stirring seeds, said rotary abrasive member having a curved and roughened surface; a screen means for screen seed cores, said screen means being attached to said means defining bottom opening of said container; and a collecting receptacle provided under said screen means; wherein said seed container is provided with abrasive materials therein, said abrasive materials being selected from the group consisting of silicon carbide and emery.
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2. A seed peeling apparatus for seeds having a seed core coated with a seed coat, comprising:
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a seed container having a seed inlet opening and means defining a bottom opening; a rotatable seed agitating means in said seed container for agitating seeds in said seed container; a screen means for screening the seed cores from the seed coats, said screen means being attached to said means defining said bottom opening of said seed container; a collecting receptacle provided under said screen means a substantially conical keep plate disposed inside said seed container; a suction pipe having a suction port positioned adjacent to said keep plate; and a suction means connected to said suction pipes for providing a suction through said suction port for drawing seed coats separated from seed cores out of said seed container.
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3. A seed peeling apparatus, comprising:
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a seed container having a seed inlet opening and means defining a bottom opening; a substantially conical keep plate disposed inside said seed container; seed agitating means disposed in said seed container for agitating seeds, said seed agitating means having a rotary cutter, said rotary cutter comprising a first upper blade and a second lower blade intersecting with said first upper blade, said second lower blade having an auxiliary blade portion extending and curving downward therefrom, wherein said first upper blade includes a flat portion, an upwardly inclined portion extending from said flat portion and a downwardly inclined portion extending from said flat portion, said upwardly and downwardly inclined portions each having a cutting edge; a screen means for screening seed cores, said screen means being attached to said means defining said bottom opening of said container; and a collecting receptacle provided under said screen means. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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