JPH0449855Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Field of industrial application] This invention is used in the technical field of a sprouter that uniformly soaks rice seeds and germinates the seeds. The present invention relates to an improvement of a heat insulating cover that prevents cooling of heating water.

[Conventional technology]

When soaking rice seeds and germinating seeds using a germinator, in order to prevent the temperature of the water that is heated by the heater and returned to the shower head from dropping,
For example, as seen in Utility Model Publication No. 51-54515,
The top surface of the tank containing rice seeds and water is covered with a heat-insulating cover formed in a generally umbrella shape, including the shower head.

[Problem that the invention attempts to solve]

However, when seed soaking and germination are carried out by covering the top surface of the tank with a thermal cover as described above, the heated water evaporates and many water droplets adhere to the inside surface of the thermal cover. There was a problem in that the water droplets gradually flowed downward over time and dripped onto the outside of the tank from the lower edge of the cover, making the floor around the germinator wet and dirty.

The above problem can be prevented by folding the lower edge of the insulation cover into the inner surface of the tank.
A germ generator is unique in that it sprays water into the air from the shower head and atomizes it, keeping the amount of dissolved oxygen in the water high. Therefore, folding the bottom edge of the heat insulating cover prevents a sufficient air supply. Therefore, it is necessary to keep the lower edge open at all times to allow outside air to take in. Therefore, it is not possible to prevent dripping by folding the lower edge as described above. The current situation is to prevent it from getting wet.

Therefore, the technical problem of the present invention is to collect water droplets flowing down along the inner surface of the heat-insulating cover into the inside of the tank without folding the lower edge of the heat-insulating cover.

[Means for solving problems]

The measures taken in the present invention to solve the above technical problems are as follows.

In a germination machine that soaks rice seeds and germinates seeds by spraying and returning water heated by a heater into the tank from the shower head, the lower inner surface of the seat cover that covers the upper side of the tank including the shower head. In addition, a water drop collection band is installed in an annular shape to cause water droplets flowing down along the inner surface of the seat cover to fall into the tank.

[Effect]

The above means works as follows.

In other words, water droplets that evaporate from the tank and adhere to the inner surface of the seat cover during soaking and germination of rice seeds flow down and drip onto the floor surface from the lower edge of the opened seat cover, before they drop onto the inner surface of the lower edge. Since the water is collected dripping into the tank by the water drop collection belt attached in a ring shape, this prevents the floor surface around the germ generator from getting wet with water.

As described above, the above-mentioned technical problem can be solved by the above-mentioned means, and the problems of the above-mentioned conventional technology can be solved.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the heat-insulating cover for a sprout generator according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In Fig. 1, 1 is a tank tank, 2 is a movable cart on which this tank tank 1 is placed, and 3
... indicates the caster of truck 2. In addition, 1p is a punch plate that partitions and forms a circulation chamber 1a at the inner bottom of the tank tank 1, and 4... is a plastic bag loaded in the tank chamber (germination chamber) on this punch plate 1p, and the inside is filled with seed rice.

Further, reference numeral 5 denotes a water pumping tube erected in the center of the tank tank 1 supported by a support rod 5h. A submersible pump 6 is attached to the inside of the mouth to forcefully pump the water E stored in the tank 1 toward the upper side of the water pump 5, and
The area around the suction port is covered with a punch cover 7.

Further, 8 is a control box attached to the upper end of the water pumping tube 5, 8a is a compression chamber formed on the inner surface of the upper end of the water pumping tube 5, and 8h is a heater for heating water provided inside the compression chamber 8a. show. The compression chamber 8a is provided with a water temperature detector, a dry boiling prevention switch, etc., but these are omitted in the drawings.

Furthermore, 8b... is a total of four shower support pipes that are provided on the four sides of the upper end of the water pumping tube 5, respectively, protruding toward the four corners of the tank tank 1, and at the tip of each of these pipes 8b... In this case, a shower head 10 is installed which vigorously sprays water E, which is pumped by the submersible pump 6 through the pipe 9 and the compression chamber 8a, into the tank 1. The rice seeds packed in the Ami bags 4 are soaked and germinated by the heating water E that is sprayed and returned from the shower head 10.

FIG. 3 is an exploded view illustrating the detailed structure of the shower head 10 described above, and in the figure, 10a is a head cover that is integrally formed with a connection port 10b on one side into which the support pipe 8b is inserted. The shower cup 10c shown in FIG.
Mounting leg 10d of head cover 10a through 0f
By screwing into the nut 10e provided in the
It is designed to be integrally attached to the bottom side of the head cover 10a, and if the holes 10h of the shower cup 10c become clogged with dirt etc. due to use, remove the mounting screws 10g and clean the shower cup 10c. It is structured so that it can be done easily.

Next, in FIG. 1 and FIG.
This is a heat-retaining seat cover attached to the upper end of the water tank 5 so as to cover the entire upper surface.This seat cover is made of a waterproof sheet such as a vinyl sheet and is spread out into an umbrella shape. As shown in the figure, the lower edge 11b is raised above the mouth edge 1t of the tank 1 to maintain a gap, and outside air is taken in from this gap. In addition, 12 in the figure is the seat cover 11.
Water droplets g flowing down along the inner surface 11a of...
This water droplet collection band 12 is made of vinyl or the like and is formed in a long and narrow manner, and its center part is sewn or glued to the inner surface of the lower end of the seat cover 11. 12n and installed in an annular shape, and water droplets g
After hitting the upper edge 12a of the water droplet collection zone 12 and stopping the water from flowing down, the water drops into the tank 1 as shown by the arrow in the figure.
It is designed to fall inside.

In addition, although FIG. 1 shows the state in which the heat insulating cover of the present invention is applied to a so-called internal circulation type germination machine,
This is an example of implementation, and it goes without saying that the present invention can also be implemented in a so-called external circulation type germination machine that draws water out of the tank 1 and circulates it.

Since the heat insulating cover for a sprout generator according to the present invention has the above-described configuration, the sheet cover 11 that covers the top surface of the tank 1 is used to evaporate the heating water E that is sprinkled and returned to the tank 1 from the shower head 10. While it is possible to prevent cooling caused by dust as much as possible, soaking the rice seeds and germination at a set temperature, water droplets g attached to the inner surface 11a of the seat cover 11 due to evaporation of the heating water E... ... hits the water droplet collection zone 12 on the way down and is collected inside the tank 1, preventing it from flowing down to the lower edge 11b of the cover.

〔effect〕

Therefore, according to the heat-insulating cover for a germination machine according to the present invention, since it prevents evaporation of heating water and prevents cooling, soaking of rice seeds and germination can be carried out accurately at the set temperature even in cold regions. This can be done economically and uniformly, and the water droplets flowing down along the inner surface of the seat cover hit the water droplet collection zone and are collected in the tank, so the area around the germinator is There is no need to worry about getting wet and dirty with water droplets, and seed soaking and germination can be carried out in a clean environment.Coupled with the fact that it has a simple configuration and is easy to implement, it can be used in germination machines of various structures. suitable.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a partially cutaway front view showing an example of a germ generator equipped with a heat insulating cover according to the present invention, Fig. 2 is a sectional view showing an enlarged main part of the heat insulating cover, and Fig. 3
The figure is an enlarged exploded view of the shower head. 1 is a tank, 4 is a bag filled with seed rice, 6
is a submersible pump, 8h is a heater, 10 is a shower head, 11 is a seat cover, 12 is a water droplet collection zone,
g is water droplet, E is water.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] The water stored in the tank together with the seed rice is pushed up to the upper side by a pump, and while the raised water is heated by a heater, it is sprayed back into the tank from the shower head to soak the seed rice. In the germination machine that performs germination, water droplets that flow down along the inner surface of the seat cover fall into the inside of the tank on the inner surface of the lower end of the seat cover that covers the upper side of the tank including the shower head mentioned above. A heat-retaining cover for a germination machine characterized by a ring-shaped water droplet collection band.