JP5607553B2

JP5607553B2 - Toroidal vibration channel device

Info

Publication number: JP5607553B2
Application number: JP2011013808A
Authority: JP
Inventors: 良郎山中; 一彦佐藤; 弘昭松藤
Original assignee: 晃栄産業株式会社; 山中エンジニアリング株式会社
Priority date: 2011-01-26
Filing date: 2011-01-26
Publication date: 2014-10-15
Anticipated expiration: 2031-01-26
Also published as: JP2012152692A

Description

本発明は、例えば、粉粒体、塊状物、昆布などの切断チップ等の各種のバラものを進行波の振動を与えられる円環状振動流路上に供給し、平坦な層にして流動させる円環状振動流路装置に関するものである。 The present invention provides, for example, an annular ring that supplies various roses such as cutting pieces such as powder, lump, and kelp on an annular vibrating channel that is provided with traveling wave vibration and flows in a flat layer. The present invention relates to a vibration channel device.

粉粒体は、流動性があるため、進行波の振動が加わると転がり広がって流動する。粉粒体を円環状振動流路上に供給し、粉粒体の上層部と下層部とを入れ替えつつ、平坦な層にして流動させれば、粉粒体同士の混合が図れると共に、粉粒体の表面の位置を絶えず変化させることができる。このような動きのもとで、分級、乾燥、冷却、焙煎、殺菌、解砕、造粒、吸着等の処理を行なうと、その処理を均一かつ効率的に施すことができる。 Since the granular material has fluidity, when the vibration of the traveling wave is applied, it rolls and spreads and flows. If powder is supplied onto the annular vibration channel, and the upper and lower parts of the powder are exchanged and flowed in a flat layer, the powders can be mixed and the powder is mixed. The position of the surface can be constantly changed. Under such a movement, when treatments such as classification, drying, cooling, roasting, sterilization, pulverization, granulation, and adsorption are performed, the treatment can be uniformly and efficiently performed.

そこで、食品、医薬品、化粧品、工業用品等の各分野において、円環状振動流路を備え、この円環状振動流路に粉粒体を供給し振動流動させて前記の処理が行なわれており、この粉粒体を振動流動させる技術は、粉粒体に対して前記の処理を満遍なく行うための基本技術として位置づけられている。 Therefore, in each field of food, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, industrial products, etc., an annular vibration channel is provided, and the above processing is performed by supplying powder particles to the annular vibration channel and vibrating and flowing. The technology for vibrating and flowing the powder particles is positioned as a basic technology for performing the above processing uniformly on the powder particles.

この粉粒体を振動流動させる技術は、今日では、対象を粉粒体とすることに止まらず、塊状物、昆布などの切断チップ、食用粉末を付着させた油脂加工食品、或いは、固液混合液等の各種バラものに対して分級、乾燥、冷却、焙煎、殺菌、解砕、造粒、吸着等の処理装置の基本技術として採用されている。 Today, the technology to vibrate and flow this granular material is not limited to making the target a granular material, but a lump product, cutting chips such as kelp, processed oil and fat foods with edible powder, or solid-liquid mixing It is used as a basic technology for processing equipment such as classification, drying, cooling, roasting, sterilization, pulverization, granulation, adsorption, etc. for various kinds of liquids.

しかしながら、円環状振動流路上に供給された粉粒体原料は、平坦な層となって流れるものではなく、渦を巻きながら外周側と内周側のどちらかに寄って流れる傾向がある。例えば、円環状振動流路の場合、アンバランスウエイトの設定次第で、その振動数が高いほど、供給された原料は外周側に厚みを持って集まり、逆に振動数が低いほど、内周側に厚みを持って集まってしまう。振動数や振動方向を切り替える等の装置側での制御も容易ではない。 However, the granular material supplied on the annular vibration channel does not flow as a flat layer, but tends to flow toward either the outer peripheral side or the inner peripheral side while swirling. For example, in the case of an annular vibrating channel, depending on the setting of the unbalanced weight, the higher the frequency, the thicker the supplied raw material gathers on the outer peripheral side, and vice versa. Will gather with thickness. Control on the device side, such as switching the frequency and vibration direction, is not easy.

そこで、従来において、円環状振動流路上の粉粒体原料を層の厚さが略均一になるように流動させるための発明が提案されている。特許文献１に開示されている円形振動篩は、篩の網面から任意の隙間寸法だけ離れた(浮いた)状態となるように篩枠に取付けられ振動を伝達されて共振する湾曲形状の滞留抑制整流羽を備えている。この円形振動篩は、当該滞留抑制整流羽の下端で高く嵩張った粉粒体を摺り切りして層厚を一定にして通過させる作用があると共に、粉粒体の滞留抑制整流羽の下端よりも高く嵩張る部分については羽湾曲面の案内作用により中心側及び篩網枠側とに分かれさせて篩の中心側及び篩枠側に開口部を通過し、このようにして、篩網上に供給される粉粒体原料を滞留させることなく全体に拡散平坦化させる機能を有する。 Therefore, in the past, an invention has been proposed for allowing the granular material on the annular vibration channel to flow so that the thickness of the layer is substantially uniform. The circular vibration sieve disclosed in Patent Document 1 is a curved-shaped stay that is attached to a sieve frame so as to be in a state of being separated (floating) from the screen surface of the sieve by an arbitrary gap dimension, and is resonated by transmitting vibrations. Suppressing rectifying vanes are provided. This circular vibrating sieve has the effect of scraping and passing a high bulky granular material at the lower end of the retention suppressing rectifying blade and passing it with a constant layer thickness. The higher and bulky part is divided into the center side and the screen mesh side by the guide action of the wing curved surface, passes through the opening to the center side and the screen frame side of the screen, and is thus supplied onto the screen mesh It has a function of diffusing and flattening the whole powder raw material without stagnation.

特開２００６−２６３６９６号公報JP 2006-263696 A

しかしながら、特許文献１に示す円形振動篩に採用されている円環状振動流路装置は、隙間寸法以上の大きな塊状物に対しては、適用できないという問題がある。 However, the annular vibration channel device employed in the circular vibration sieve shown in Patent Document 1 has a problem that it cannot be applied to large lumps larger than the gap size.

粉粒体以外の各種のバラもの、例えば長さを２〜５ｃｍ位にカットしたカット昆布を対象として、乾燥、吸着あるいは冷却の処理を行う場合、該カット昆布は、流動過程で転がらないので、粉粒体の下層部と上層部の入れ変わりによる混合が起こらず、該カット昆布の表面の位置も大きく変化させることができない。 For various roses other than powder, for example, cut kelp cut to a length of about 2-5 cm, when performing drying, adsorption or cooling treatment, the cut kelp does not roll in the flow process, Mixing due to the interchange of the lower layer portion and the upper layer portion of the granular material does not occur, and the surface position of the cut kelp cannot be changed greatly.

＜発明の目的＞
本発明は、上述した点に鑑み、案出されたもので、粉粒体及び粉粒体以外の各種のバラものを対象とし円環状振動流路上に層の厚さが略均一になるように流動させると共に、さらに流動過程で下層部と上層部の入れ替わりによる混合が図り得る好ましい基本技術としての円環状振動流路装置を提供することを目的としている。 <Object of invention>
The present invention has been devised in view of the above-described points, and is intended for various roses other than the granular material and the granular material so that the layer thickness is substantially uniform on the annular vibration channel. An object of the present invention is to provide an annular vibration channel device as a preferable basic technique that can be mixed and can be mixed by switching the lower layer and the upper layer in the flow process.

上記目的を達成するために、本発明の円環状振動流路装置は、被処理物を振動進行により流動巡回させるための水平面に一致する路面部を有する円環状振動流路を形成する円環状振動流路本体と、この円環状振動流路本体を弾持する支持機構と、円環状振動流路内の被処理物が外周側に寄って振動進行していくように進行波の振動を与える振動付与手段と、を備えて成る。この基本構成により、円環状振動流路本体上に粉粒体原料又は粉粒体以外のバラもの原料を供給し、振動付与手段が円環状振動流路本体に対して進行波の振動を与えると、粉粒体等を円環状振動流路の進行方向に振動流動させることができる。 In order to achieve the above object, the annular vibration channel device of the present invention provides an annular vibration channel that forms an annular vibration channel having a road surface portion that coincides with a horizontal plane for circulating a workpiece by advancing vibration. A vibration that gives a vibration of a traveling wave so that the object to be processed in the annular vibration channel moves closer to the outer periphery side and vibrates toward the outer peripheral side, and a support mechanism that supports the annular vibration channel body. Providing means. With this basic configuration, when a granular material or a raw material other than granular material is supplied onto the annular vibration channel body, and the vibration applying means imparts a traveling wave vibration to the annular vibration channel body. In addition, powder particles and the like can be vibrated and flowed in the traveling direction of the annular vibration channel.

本発明の円環状振動流路装置は、上記の基本構成に加え、路面部に円環状振動流路の進行方向に間隔を空けて複数の***部を設け、この各***部の***面を、円環状振動流路の進行方向の上流側端では路面部と段差なく、進行方向下流に向かって滑らかに傾斜上昇し、下流側端辺で円環状振動流路に対し段差を有して終わると共に、この段差が外周側で大きく内周側に向かって小さくしたことを特徴とする。 In addition to the above basic configuration, the annular vibration channel device of the present invention is provided with a plurality of raised portions at intervals in the traveling direction of the annular vibration channel on the road surface portion, and the raised surface of each raised portion is At the upstream end in the traveling direction of the annular vibration channel, there is no level difference with the road surface portion, and smoothly inclines upward toward the downstream in the traveling direction, and ends with a step with respect to the annular vibration channel at the downstream end. The step is characterized in that it is greatly increased on the outer peripheral side and decreased toward the inner peripheral side.

この構成により、一つの***部は、滑らかに***する傾斜面（三次元曲面も含む）である***面によって被処理物に流動を阻害することなく該被処理物に方向変換を与えてから、段差によって被処理物を落下させ、反転させる機能を有し、複数の***部は、それぞれにこの機能を発揮して被処理物を円環状振動流路に沿って蛇行流動させる機能を有する。このため、本発明の円環状振動流路装置は、粉粒体だけでなく、粉粒体以外の各種のバラものを対象として、円環状振動流路を蛇行流動させることができ、被処理物が路面部を流動するときに外周側に寄って嵩張っても***部上を流動するときには方向変換させて外周部の層の厚さを薄くなるようにして全幅の層の厚さを平均化させるようにし、さらに落下反転により被処理物の下層部と上層部が入れ替わりと落下反転による混合が図れる。 With this configuration, one bulging portion gives a direction change to the object to be processed without hindering the flow of the object to be processed by the raised surface which is an inclined surface (including a three-dimensional curved surface) that smoothly bulges, The workpiece has a function of dropping and inverting the object to be processed by the step, and the plurality of raised portions have a function of causing the object to meander and flow along the annular vibration channel by exhibiting this function. For this reason, the toroidal vibration channel device of the present invention can meanderly flow the toroidal vibration channel not only for the powder body, but also for various roses other than the powder body. Even if it flows near the outer peripheral side when it flows on the road surface, it changes direction when it flows on the raised part, and the thickness of the outer layer is reduced so that the thickness of the outer layer is averaged. Furthermore, the lower layer portion and the upper layer portion of the object to be processed are interchanged by falling inversion, and mixing by falling inversion can be achieved.

本発明の円環状振動流路装置は、流路に設ける複数の***部の全てが、その傾斜面を利用して外周側の被処理物を内周側に方向変換させるように案内し、***部の進行方向下流側端が段差となっていて、外周側で高く、内周壁側に近づくに従い低くなるように前記円環状振動流路本体に分散して設けられている。この構成にすると、円環状振動流路装置は、バラものを流した場合、路面部を流れるときには円環状振動流路の進行方向に、かつ、外周側に寄るように流動し、***部上を流れるときには内周壁の方向に方向変換して流れ、蛇行を繰り返しながら、層の厚さを平坦化して流動する。
又、円環状振動流路本体の路面部には、この円環状振動流路本体上に供給する被処理物を処理した後に回収する回収口及び回収口を開閉する底蓋を備えていることが好ましい。 In the annular vibration channel device of the present invention, all of the plurality of raised portions provided in the channel guide the ridges so as to change the direction of the workpiece on the outer circumferential side to the inner circumferential side using the inclined surfaces. The downstream end of the part in the traveling direction has a step, and is distributed in the annular vibration channel main body so as to be higher on the outer peripheral side and lower toward the inner peripheral wall side. With this configuration, the annular vibration channel device flows in the traveling direction of the annular vibration channel and toward the outer peripheral side when flowing through the road surface portion when a loose thing is flowed, and on the raised portion. When flowing, the flow is changed in the direction of the inner peripheral wall, and the layer is made to flow while the layer thickness is flattened while repeating meandering.
Further, the road surface portion of the annular vibration channel main body is provided with a recovery port for recovering the object to be processed supplied onto the annular vibration channel main body and a bottom lid for opening and closing the recovery port. preferable.

本発明の円環状振動流路装置を分級処理装置の基本技術として採用するときは、路面部及び***部を、被処理物の内の、所定の大きさの粒子径以下の被処理物を選択通過させる機能を有する部材で構成する。 When the annular vibration channel device of the present invention is adopted as the basic technology of the classification processing device, the object to be processed having a particle size of a predetermined size or less is selected as the road surface portion and the raised portion. It is composed of a member having a function of passing through.

本発明によれば、円環状振動流路の進行方向に、間隔を空けて被処理物の流動を阻害することなく方向変換と落下反転とを与える機能を有する複数の***部を設けたので、被処理物が路面部を外周に寄って流れ、外周側が嵩張っても***部により被処理物の流れを方向変換させて層の厚さを平坦化させることができ、さらに***部の段差において被処理物に対し下層部と上層部の入れ替わりと落下反転を行わせるから、被処理物の混合が図れると共に、被処理物の表面位置を絶えず変化させることができ、粉粒体、塊状物、切断チップ、食用粉末を付着させた油脂加工食品、或いは、固液混合液等の各種の原料を被処理物とする分級、乾燥、冷却、焙煎、殺菌、解砕、造粒、吸着等の均一な処理を行う処理装置における基本技術として好ましい円環状振動流路装置を提供することができる。 According to the present invention, in the traveling direction of the annular vibration channel, a plurality of raised portions having a function of giving direction change and fall inversion without interfering with the flow of the object to be processed are provided. Even if the workpiece flows near the outer periphery of the road surface and the outer peripheral side is bulky, the flow of the workpiece can be redirected by the raised portion to flatten the thickness of the layer. Since the lower layer and the upper layer are switched and fall-reversed with respect to the workpiece, the workpiece can be mixed and the surface position of the workpiece can be constantly changed. Classification, drying, cooling, roasting, sterilization, pulverization, granulation, adsorption, etc. with various raw materials such as cutting chips, edible foods with edible powder attached, or solid-liquid mixed liquid Preferred as a basic technology in processing equipment for uniform processing It is possible to provide an annular vibrating channel device.

本発明の円環状振動流路装置に係る第１の実施形態を示す縦断面図である。It is a longitudinal section showing a 1st embodiment concerning the annular vibration channel device of the present invention. 図１に開示された円環状振動流動装置の円環状振動流路本体の平面図である。It is a top view of the annular vibration flow path main body of the annular vibration flow apparatus disclosed by FIG. 図１に開示された円環状振動流路装置の要部斜視図である。It is a principal part perspective view of the annular vibration flow path apparatus disclosed by FIG. 図２におけるIV−IV断面図である。It is IV-IV sectional drawing in FIG. 図４と同様に、他の構成を示す図２におけるIV−IV断面図である。FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line IV-IV in FIG. 2 showing another configuration, similar to FIG. 4. 図２におけるVI−VI断面図である。It is VI-VI sectional drawing in FIG. 本発明の円環状振動流路装置を遠赤外線乾燥／焙煎装置に適用した一実施例を示す縦断面図である。It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows one Example which applied the annular vibration flow path apparatus of this invention to the far-infrared drying / roasting apparatus.

以下、本発明に係る円環状振動流路装置の実施形態を、図面を参照して説明する。初めに円環状振動流路装置に係る実施形態を説明し、次に、円環状振動流路装置を遠赤外線乾燥／焙煎装置に適用する実施例を説明する。 Hereinafter, embodiments of an annular vibration channel device according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, an embodiment according to the annular vibration channel device will be described, and then an example in which the annular vibration channel device is applied to a far infrared drying / roasting device will be described.

＜第１の実施形態＞
図１、図２は、第１の実施形態に係る円環状振動流路装置を示す。この円環状振動流路装置１は、粉粒体又は粉粒体以外の、塊状物、昆布などの切断チップ、食用粉末を付着させた油脂加工食品、或いは、固液混合液等の各種バラものを被処理物として分級、乾燥、冷却、焙煎、殺菌、解砕、造粒、吸着等の均一な処理を行う処理装置の基本技術として採用されるものである。 <First Embodiment>
1 and 2 show an annular vibration channel device according to the first embodiment. This annular vibration channel device 1 is a powder or other than powder, lump, cutting chips such as kelp, oil and fat processed food to which edible powder is attached, or various kinds of solid liquid mixture Is used as a basic technique of a processing apparatus that performs uniform processing such as classification, drying, cooling, roasting, sterilization, pulverization, granulation, adsorption, and the like.

この円環状振動流路装置１は、水平面に一致する路面部１１ａを有する円環状振動流路を形成する円環状振動流路本体１０と、この円環状振動流路本体１０に対して進行波の振動（いわゆる篩運動）を与える振動付与手段２０と、円環状振動流路本体１０が振動付与手段２０から進行波の振動を受けて振動するように該円環状振動流路本体１０を弾持する支持機構３０と、を備えて成り、振動付与手段２０により円環状振動流路本体１０に篩運動を与えることにより、円環状振動流路本体１０上に供給する被処理物を円環状振動流路の進行方向に振動流動させる機能を有する。円環状振動流路本体１０が円環状に設けられているので、被処理物を巡回させることができる。 The annular vibration channel device 1 includes an annular vibration channel body 10 that forms an annular vibration channel having a road surface portion 11 a that coincides with a horizontal plane, and a traveling wave is transmitted to the annular vibration channel body 10. Vibration imparting means 20 for applying vibration (so-called sieve motion) and the annular vibration flow path body 10 are elastically supported so as to vibrate upon receiving the traveling wave vibration from the vibration application means 20. And a support mechanism 30, and by applying a sieve motion to the annular vibration channel body 10 by the vibration applying means 20, an object to be processed to be supplied onto the annular vibration channel body 10 is fed into the annular vibration channel. Has a function of vibrating and flowing in the direction of travel. Since the annular vibration channel body 10 is provided in an annular shape, the workpiece can be circulated.

円環状振動流路本体１０は、水平面に一致するように設置される円板１１上に外周壁１２と内周壁１３とを例えば溶接により立設して、円板１１の一対の側壁部１２，１３で囲まれる円環状部分を路面部１１ａとし、この路面部１１ａと一対の側壁部１２，１３で囲まれる上方が開いている円環状部分を円環状振動流路として備えている。 The annular vibration channel main body 10 has an outer peripheral wall 12 and an inner peripheral wall 13 erected, for example, by welding on a circular plate 11 installed so as to coincide with a horizontal plane, and a pair of side wall portions 12 of the circular plate 11, An annular portion surrounded by 13 is defined as a road surface portion 11a, and an annular portion surrounded by the road surface portion 11a and a pair of side wall portions 12 and 13 is provided as an annular vibration channel.

路面部１１ａには、円周方向に等配置に複数の（図２では４つ）傾斜した***面４１を有する***部４０が設けられていると共に、***部４０と***部４０との間の一箇所に回収口１４及び回収口１４を開閉する底蓋１５と複数の突起５０が設けられている。***部４０と回収口１４と底蓋１５と突起５０の詳細な説明は後述するものとする。 The road surface portion 11 a is provided with a plurality of raised portions 40 having a plurality of (four in FIG. 2) inclined raised surfaces 41 arranged at equal intervals in the circumferential direction, and between the raised portions 40 and 40. A recovery port 14 and a bottom lid 15 that opens and closes the recovery port 14 and a plurality of protrusions 50 are provided at one location. A detailed description of the raised portion 40, the recovery port 14, the bottom lid 15, and the protrusion 50 will be described later.

円環状振動流路本体１０を弾持する支持機構３０について説明する。支持機構３０は、例えば、固定台３１と、この固定台３１上に複数のコイルばね３２を介して載置され円環状振動流路本体１０を支持するブラケット３３と、からなる。 The support mechanism 30 that holds the annular vibration channel main body 10 will be described. The support mechanism 30 includes, for example, a fixed base 31 and a bracket 33 that is placed on the fixed base 31 via a plurality of coil springs 32 and supports the annular vibration flow path body 10.

さらに、詳述すると、固定台３１は、例えば、円環形基盤部３１ａと、この円環形基盤部３１ａ上に立設された円筒部３１ｂと、この円筒部３１ｂの上端外側に張り出したフランジ部３１ｃと、からなる。コイルばね３２は、固定台３１のフランジ部３１ｃ上に円周配列状に配列されている。ブラケット３３は、前記円周配列状の複数のコイルばね３２上に載置され固定台３１のフランジ部３１ｃと上下に対峙し連結手段（ボルト、ナットなど）により連結される下部フランジ部３３ａと、振動付与手段２０のモータ２１を支持するモータ支持部３３ｂと、円環状振動流路本体１０の円板１１の外周部を下側から受承して連結され該円環状振動流路本体１０を支持する上部フランジ部３３ｃと、円環状振動流路本体１０の回収口１４より落下させる処理済の被処理物を回収する回収空間３３ｄを形成する円筒部３３ｅ及び上に凸曲面形状の底面部３３ｆと、円筒部３３ｅより外方に凸設された回収用取出口３３ｇと、を有してなる。
これにより、円環状振動流路本体１０は、ブラケット３３とコイルばね３２によって振動し易い状態に固定台３１上に弾持されている。固定台３１は、キャスターを備えていて基礎床（工場床など）を移動可能であることが好ましい。 More specifically, the fixing base 31 includes, for example, an annular base portion 31a, a cylindrical portion 31b erected on the annular base portion 31a, and a flange portion 31c projecting outward from the upper end of the cylindrical portion 31b. And consist of The coil springs 32 are arranged in a circumferential arrangement on the flange portion 31 c of the fixed base 31. The bracket 33 is placed on the plurality of coil springs 32 in the circumferential arrangement, and is opposed to the flange portion 31c of the fixed base 31 in the vertical direction and is connected by connecting means (bolts, nuts, etc.), The motor support part 33b for supporting the motor 21 of the vibration applying means 20 and the outer peripheral part of the disc 11 of the annular vibration channel body 10 are received from below and connected to support the annular vibration channel body 10. An upper flange portion 33c, a cylindrical portion 33e forming a recovery space 33d for recovering a processed object to be dropped from the recovery port 14 of the annular vibration channel body 10, and a bottom surface portion 33f having a convexly curved shape on the upper side. And a recovery outlet 33g that protrudes outward from the cylindrical portion 33e.
As a result, the annular vibration channel main body 10 is elastically supported on the fixed base 31 by the bracket 33 and the coil spring 32 so as to easily vibrate. It is preferable that the fixed base 31 includes a caster and can move on a base floor (such as a factory floor).

振動付与手段２０は、ブラケット３３のモータ支持部３３ｂに固定されたモータ２１と、該モータの出力軸に取付けた振れ回り振動を生起させるアンバランスウエイト２２，２３及び縦揺れ振動を生起させるアンバランスウエイト２４とで構成されている。アンバランスウエイト２２，２３は、偏心円板である。振動付与手段２０は、起動スイッチ２５をオンすると、モータ２１が図２において時計回りに回転し、アンバランスウエイト２２，２３，２４が回転されて遠心力に作用による振れ回り振動（回転中心も小さい半径で回転する運動）と縦揺れ振動（上下方向に振れる振動）とが生起し、両振動が組み合わさって図２において時計回りの進行波の振動を生じ、この進行波の振動がコイルばね３２を介して固定台３１に弾持されたブラケット３３に伝わり更にこのブラケット３３によって支持された円環状振動流路本体１０に伝わることにより、該円環状振動流路本体１０に対して円環状振動流路の進行方向（円周方向）に進行波の振動（いわゆる篩運動）を与えるように設けられている。尚、被処理物に応じてアンバランスウエイト２２，２３の相対的な取付位置を変えることで、被処理物に適応する触れ回り運動の大きさとなるように調整できて、これによって後述するように、被処理物を蛇行させつつ、図２において時計回りに巡回させることができる。 The vibration applying means 20 includes a motor 21 fixed to the motor support portion 33b of the bracket 33, unbalanced weights 22 and 23 that cause a whirling vibration attached to the output shaft of the motor, and an unbalance that causes a longitudinal vibration. The weight 24 is constituted. The unbalanced weights 22 and 23 are eccentric discs. When the start switch 25 is turned on, the vibration applying means 20 rotates the motor 21 clockwise in FIG. 2, and the unbalanced weights 22, 23, and 24 are rotated, and the vibration is caused by the centrifugal force (the rotation center is small). 2) and a longitudinal vibration (vibration oscillating in the vertical direction) occur, and the two vibrations combine to generate a clockwise traveling wave vibration in FIG. Is transmitted to the bracket 33 supported by the fixed base 31 via the bracket 33 and further transmitted to the annular vibration channel body 10 supported by the bracket 33, so that the annular vibration flow is transmitted to the annular vibration channel body 10. A traveling wave vibration (so-called sieve motion) is provided in the traveling direction (circumferential direction) of the road. In addition, by changing the relative mounting position of the unbalanced weights 22 and 23 according to the object to be processed, it can be adjusted so that the size of the touching movement adapted to the object to be processed can be adjusted. The object to be processed can be rotated clockwise in FIG. 2 while meandering.

円環状振動流路本体１０にバラものである被処理物を供給し篩運動を与えると、被処理物が図２においてＸの方向に振動進行しつつ、外周側に集まっていき外周側で層の高さが高くなって円環状振動流路本体１０を流動するので、処理を均一に、かつ効率的に行うためには、外周側に寄った被処理物の一定割合を内周側へ方向変換させて流動させ、被処理物の高さを平坦化させることが必要になる。さらに、被処理物の上層と下層との入れ替わり、並びに被処理物単体の表面位置の変化が行われて、該被処理物が十分に混合できることが望ましい。
そこで、この円環状振動流路装置１は、路面部１１ａに円環状振動流路の進行方向に間隔を空けて複数の***部４０を備えている。複数の***部４０は、後述するように、エンドレスな円環状振動流路本体１０に供給する被処理物に対し、蛇行を行わせつつエンドレスに流動させると共に、上層と下層との入れ替わりと被処理物単体の表面位置の変化とを与えて該被処理物を混合する機能を備えている。 When the object to be processed is supplied to the annular vibration channel main body 10 and is given a sieving motion, the objects to be processed gather in the outer periphery while vibrating in the direction X in FIG. In order to perform the process uniformly and efficiently, a certain percentage of the workpieces approaching the outer peripheral side is directed toward the inner peripheral side. It is necessary to convert and flow and to flatten the height of the workpiece. Further, it is desirable that the upper layer and the lower layer of the object to be processed are switched and the surface position of the object to be processed is changed so that the object to be processed can be sufficiently mixed.
Therefore, the annular vibration channel device 1 includes a plurality of raised portions 40 at intervals in the traveling direction of the annular vibration channel on the road surface portion 11a. As will be described later, the plurality of raised portions 40 cause the workpiece to be supplied to the endless annular vibration flow channel body 10 to flow endlessly while meandering, and the upper layer and the lower layer are switched and the workpiece is processed. It has a function of mixing the object to be processed by giving a change in the surface position of the object alone.

図４に示すように、各***部４０の***面４１は、円環状振動流路の進行方向の上流側端辺４２でその上流側の路面部１１ａと段差がなく***が始まり、円環状振動流路の進行方向下流側に向かって滑らか、かつ緩やかな傾斜角度で上昇し、円環状振動流路の進行方向の下流側端が路面部１１ａとの間に被処理物を落下させる段差を有して終わっていると共に、円環状振動流路の進行方向と直交する方向（半径方向）については、外周壁１２に対し、進行方向上流側端から下流側端に向かって次第に高くなる上向きに凸の側辺４３で接し、かつ段差に望む下流側端辺４４が外周壁１２から内周壁１３に向かって次第に低くなるように下降傾斜している。***部４０は、エンドレスな円環状振動流路本体１０に被処理物を蛇行させて流動し巡回させる役目を果たす。***部４０は、内周壁１３に接していない。これは、***部４０が内周壁１３に低く接している場合を排除する趣旨ではない。又、***部４０は、路幅の例えば三分の一、好ましくは半分以上の長さを占めて設けられているのがよい。 As shown in FIG. 4, the raised surface 41 of each raised portion 40 starts to rise without a step from the upstream road surface portion 11 a at the upstream side edge 42 in the traveling direction of the annular vibration channel, and the annular vibration is generated. Ascending at a smooth and gentle inclination angle toward the downstream side in the traveling direction of the flow path, there is a step that causes the downstream end in the traveling direction of the annular vibration flow path to drop the object to be processed between the road surface portion 11a. In addition, the direction (radial direction) perpendicular to the traveling direction of the annular vibration channel is convex upward with respect to the outer peripheral wall 12 and gradually increases from the upstream end toward the downstream end in the traveling direction. The downstream side edge 44 that is in contact with the side edge 43 and that is desired for the step is inclined downward so as to gradually decrease from the outer peripheral wall 12 toward the inner peripheral wall 13. The raised portion 40 serves to cause the workpiece to meander through the endless annular vibration channel body 10 to flow and circulate. The raised portion 40 is not in contact with the inner peripheral wall 13. This is not intended to exclude the case where the raised portion 40 is in low contact with the inner peripheral wall 13. Further, the raised portion 40 may be provided so as to occupy a length of, for example, one third, preferably half or more of the road width.

尚、図５に示すように、***部４０は、***面４１を構成する板材４５と、設置座金４６と、板材４５と設置座金４６とを一体に連結しているボルト４７と、ボルト４７の下部のねじ部４７ａを路面部１１ａに設けた孔に通し、このねじ部４７ａに振動が加わっても緩まないように設けるナット４８とからなる構成でも良い。この場合には、被処理物の種類に応じて***部４０を交換することが可能であり、***部４０の大きさや傾斜角度等を適宜に変更できる。この構成では、板材４５の下側にデッドスペースができるが、進行波の振動によって被処理物は、デッドスペースから抜け出る方向に進行するのでこのデッドスペースに溜まることがない。傾斜面は、二次元平面に限定されるものではなく、三次元曲面形状である場合も含むものである。 As shown in FIG. 5, the raised portion 40 includes a plate member 45 constituting the raised surface 41, an installation washer 46, a bolt 47 that integrally connects the plate member 45 and the installation washer 46, The lower screw portion 47a may be passed through a hole provided in the road surface portion 11a, and a nut 48 may be provided so as not to loosen even if vibration is applied to the screw portion 47a. In this case, it is possible to replace the raised portion 40 according to the type of the object to be processed, and the size, inclination angle, and the like of the raised portion 40 can be appropriately changed. In this configuration, a dead space is formed on the lower side of the plate member 45, but the object to be processed proceeds in a direction to escape from the dead space due to the vibration of the traveling wave, so that it does not accumulate in the dead space. The inclined surface is not limited to a two-dimensional plane, but includes a case of a three-dimensional curved surface shape.

上記構成により、***面４１は、外周壁１２に沿った円環状振動流路の進行方向上流側から下流側へ向かう傾斜角度が最大傾斜角度となる。この最大傾斜角度を被処理物が進行波の振動によって進行を滞らせずに上っていくことができる角度以下に設定する。これにより、***面４１は、被処理物が進行波の振動によって該***面４１のどの位置でも上って行くことを許容しかつ内周壁１３側へ方向変換して流動していく。 With the above-described configuration, the rising surface 41 has an inclination angle that extends from the upstream side to the downstream side in the traveling direction of the annular vibration channel along the outer peripheral wall 12. The maximum inclination angle is set to be equal to or smaller than an angle at which the workpiece can climb without being delayed by the traveling wave vibration. As a result, the raised surface 41 allows the workpiece to move up at any position on the raised surface 41 due to the vibration of the traveling wave and changes its direction toward the inner peripheral wall 13 and flows.

又、***面４１の外周壁１２から内周壁１３に向かって次第に低くなるように下降傾斜する角度は、被処理物が、***面４１から進行波の振動を受けると傾斜下方へ歩進するように突き上げる分力が作用する角度とするのが好ましい。この角度が大きすぎると、被処理物が***面４１上の進行波により方向変換しつつ流動するのではなくて、被処理物の大半が、***面４１を内周壁１３方向に向かって滑り落ちてしまうか、あるいは、***面４１の内周壁１３寄りに集められて嵩張った層を形成してしまうことになるから、この角度が大きすぎないように設定する。
上記のような観点から、***面４１の外周壁１２に沿った円環状振動流路の進行方向上流側から下流側へ向かう傾斜角度は５〜１５度の範囲とすることが好ましく、又、***面４１の外周壁１２に沿った円環状振動流路の進行方向上流側から下流側へ向かう傾斜角度は１〜１０度の範囲とすることが好ましく、さらに***面４１の外周壁１２から内周壁１３に向かう傾斜角度は３〜５度の範囲とすることが好ましい。 In addition, the angle of the rising surface 41 so as to be gradually lowered from the outer peripheral wall 12 toward the inner peripheral wall 13 is such that the object to be processed advances downward when receiving the vibration of the traveling wave from the rising surface 41. It is preferable that the angle is such that the component force thrusting on the surface acts. If this angle is too large, the object to be processed does not flow while changing its direction due to the traveling wave on the raised surface 41, but most of the object to be processed slides down the raised surface 41 toward the inner peripheral wall 13. Otherwise, it will be gathered near the inner peripheral wall 13 of the raised surface 41 to form a bulky layer, so this angle is set not to be too large.
From the above viewpoint, the inclination angle from the upstream side to the downstream side in the traveling direction of the annular vibration channel along the outer peripheral wall 12 of the raised surface 41 is preferably in the range of 5 to 15 degrees. The inclination angle from the upstream side to the downstream side in the traveling direction of the annular vibration channel along the outer peripheral wall 12 of the surface 41 is preferably in the range of 1 to 10 degrees, and further, the outer peripheral wall 12 to the inner peripheral wall of the raised surface 41 The inclination angle toward 13 is preferably in the range of 3 to 5 degrees.

***面４１が形成する緩やかな傾斜面は、外周壁１２側で高く、内周壁１２側に向かって低くなり、***面４１の円環状振動流路の進行方向の下流側端が段差で終わっているから、被処理物を***面４１の低所側へ方向変換させて流れさせ段差に至ると落下させることになる。複数の***部４０は、粉粒体等に対して、方向変換と転落とを与え、さらに下層部と上層部の入れ替りを行い、かつ粒子の表面の位置を絶えず変化した状態に混同させる機能を有する。そして、円環状振動流路の進行方向の上流側端辺４２が平面状の路面部１１ａと面一に連なっているから、被処理物が、粉粒体だけでなく、塊状物、昆布などの切断チップ、食用粉末を付着させた油脂加工食品、或いは、固液混合液等の各種バラものであっても***面４１上に円滑に乗り上げさせることができる案内機能を有する。
尚、***部４０は、路面部１１ａを構成する部材とは別体として路面部１１ａに対して溶接、ねじによる締結、はめ込み構造等のいずれの構成として備えられていてよい。又、プレス成形もしくはプラスチック成形により、***部４０と路面部１１ａとが一体に設けられていてもよい。***部４０を交換部品として路面部１１ａに対して取り外し可能に設ける構成では、傾斜角度を変えた複数種の***部を予め用意し被処理物の形状、物性等に応じて適切な傾斜角度を有する***部を選択して交換することができる。 The gently inclined surface formed by the raised surface 41 is higher on the outer peripheral wall 12 side and lower toward the inner peripheral wall 12 side, and the downstream end of the raised surface 41 in the traveling direction of the annular vibration channel ends with a step. Therefore, the object to be processed is changed in direction toward the lower side of the raised surface 41 and is allowed to flow, and when it reaches a step, it is dropped. The plurality of raised portions 40 give a direction change and fall to the powder and the like, and further perform a function of switching the lower layer portion and the upper layer portion and confusingly changing the position of the surface of the particles. Have. Since the upstream side edge 42 in the traveling direction of the annular vibration channel is continuous with the planar road surface portion 11a, the object to be processed is not only a granular material but also a lump, kelp, etc. It has a guide function that allows it to smoothly run on the raised surface 41 even if it is a variety of individual products such as cutting chips, processed foods and fats to which edible powder is adhered, or a solid-liquid mixture.
In addition, the protruding part 40 may be provided as any structure such as welding, fastening with a screw, and a fitting structure with respect to the road surface part 11a as a separate body from the members constituting the road surface part 11a. Further, the raised portion 40 and the road surface portion 11a may be integrally provided by press molding or plastic molding. In the configuration in which the raised portion 40 is detachably provided as a replacement part with respect to the road surface portion 11a, a plurality of types of raised portions having different inclination angles are prepared in advance, and an appropriate inclination angle is set according to the shape, physical properties, etc. of the workpiece. The raised ridges can be selected and replaced.

この円環状振動流路装置１で取り扱う被処理物の種類が、例えば重なった状態から解れた状態になり難い昆布などの切断チップなどであり、***部４０による方向変換機能、落下転落機能が十分に行われ難い場合には、***部４０と***部４０との間の路面部１１ａに重なった状態から解れさせる複数の略円錐状の突起５０を散在状に備えていることが好ましい。この突起５０は、例えば、高さ４０ｍｍ×下端直径３０ｍｍ×上端直径１０ｍｍの大きさの円錐台状にして頭部に丸みを付けた形状であり、底面よりボルトが垂下していてこのボルトを路面部１１ａに穿った孔に上から通して下側からナットを振動が加わっても緩まないように設けることにより路面部１１ａに設けられる（図１、図２参照）。 The kind of the object to be handled by the annular vibration channel device 1 is, for example, a cutting tip such as kelp which is difficult to be unwound from the overlapped state, and the direction changing function and the falling-falling function by the raised portion 40 are sufficient. When it is difficult to carry out, it is preferable to have a plurality of substantially conical projections 50 scattered in a state of being overlapped with the road surface portion 11 a between the raised portions 40. The protrusion 50 has, for example, a truncated cone shape with a height of 40 mm, a lower end diameter of 30 mm, and an upper end diameter of 10 mm and a rounded head. The bolt is suspended from the bottom surface, and the bolt is applied to the road surface. It is provided on the road surface portion 11a by passing the nut through the hole formed in the portion 11a from above and preventing the nut from loosening even if vibration is applied from below (see FIGS. 1 and 2).

この円環状振動流路装置１は、処理済の原料を円環状振動流路本体１０から回収する原料回収手段を備えていることが好ましい。原料回収手段の好ましい構成は、図１、図２、図６に示すように、円環状振動流路本体１０の路面部１１ａに路幅一杯に回収口１４を設けて、この回収口１４を下側から底蓋１５で閉じて原料の処理を行い、処理後は、底蓋１５を開いた状態として、円環状振動流路本体１０に進行波の振動を与えて処理済原料を振動進行させて回収口１４より回収空間３３ｄを通して底面部３３ｆに落下させ、底面部３３ｆに伝わる進行波の振動により底面部３３ｆの周縁部に移行させて更に円周方向に移行させて回収用出口３３ｇを通して回収する構成とする。
尚、この円環状振動流路装置１が分級処理装置に採用される場合には、円環状振動流路本体１０の路面部１０ａ及び***部４０が、被処理物の内の、所定の大きさの粒子径以下の被処理物を選択通過させる機能を有する部材で構成される。又、回収口を外周壁に設けてもよい。 The annular vibration channel device 1 preferably includes a raw material recovery means for recovering the processed raw material from the annular vibration channel body 10. As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 6, a preferred configuration of the raw material recovery means is provided with a recovery port 14 on the road surface portion 11a of the annular vibration flow channel body 10 with the full width of the road, and the recovery port 14 is placed below the recovery port 14. The raw material is processed by closing with the bottom lid 15 from the side, and after the treatment, the processed raw material is vibrated by applying a traveling wave vibration to the annular vibration channel body 10 with the bottom lid 15 opened. Dropped from the recovery port 14 through the recovery space 33d to the bottom surface portion 33f, moved to the peripheral edge of the bottom surface portion 33f by the vibration of the traveling wave transmitted to the bottom surface portion 33f, further shifted in the circumferential direction, and recovered through the recovery outlet 33g. The configuration.
When the annular vibration channel device 1 is employed in the classification processing device, the road surface portion 10a and the raised portion 40 of the annular vibration channel body 10 have a predetermined size within the object to be processed. It is comprised with the member which has the function to selectively pass the to-be-processed object below the particle diameter of this. Further, a recovery port may be provided on the outer peripheral wall.

底蓋開閉手段１６は、円板１１の下側及びブラケット３３の円筒部３３ｅの外側にかけて設けられる。この底蓋開閉手段１６は、ハンドル操作式でも良いが、ここでは、エアシリンダ１６ａを動力源として底蓋１５を開閉する構成を採用している。詳述すると、底蓋開閉手段１６は、円板１１の下面の回収口１４の長辺に沿った位置に設けられる開閉軸１６ｂと、円板１１の下面より設けられ開閉軸１６ｂを軸支する一対の軸受１６ｃ，１６ｃと、底蓋１５を開閉軸１６ｂに固定する一対のブラケット１６ｄ，１６ｄと、開閉軸１６ｂの円筒部３３ｅを貫通した外端に固定したアーム１６ｅと、このアーム１６ｅの揺動端にピストンヘッドがリンクされたエアシリンダ１６ａと、ブラケット３３の円筒部３３ｅの外面に設けられこのシリンダ１６ａの基端部を回動可能に支持するブラケット１６ｆと、を備えてなる。
この構成によれば、シリンダ１６ａを伸長作動させると、ピストンヘッドにリンクされたアーム１６ｅが揺動し、さらにアーム１６ｅと一体連結された開閉軸１６ｂが回動して、回収口１４を閉じていた底蓋１５が下側に開く。シリンダ１６ａを縮小作動させると、底蓋１５が上方へ動き回収口１４を閉じる。
尚、回収口１４及び底蓋１５は、路面部１１ａに設ける構成に限定されず、外周壁１２に設けてもよい。この場合には、処理済の原料を寄せ集める回収ガイドを備えるものとする。さらに、円環状振動流路本体１０をブラケット３３から外せる構成としてもよい。 The bottom lid opening / closing means 16 is provided over the lower side of the disk 11 and the outside of the cylindrical portion 33e of the bracket 33. The bottom lid opening / closing means 16 may be of a handle operation type, but here, a configuration is employed in which the bottom lid 15 is opened and closed using the air cylinder 16a as a power source. More specifically, the bottom lid opening / closing means 16 supports an opening / closing shaft 16b provided at a position along the long side of the recovery port 14 on the lower surface of the disk 11 and an opening / closing shaft 16b provided from the lower surface of the disk 11. A pair of bearings 16c, 16c, a pair of brackets 16d, 16d for fixing the bottom cover 15 to the opening / closing shaft 16b, an arm 16e fixed to the outer end penetrating the cylindrical portion 33e of the opening / closing shaft 16b, and a swing of the arm 16e An air cylinder 16a having a piston head linked to the moving end, and a bracket 16f provided on the outer surface of the cylindrical portion 33e of the bracket 33 and rotatably supporting the base end portion of the cylinder 16a.
According to this configuration, when the cylinder 16a is extended, the arm 16e linked to the piston head swings, and the opening / closing shaft 16b integrally connected to the arm 16e rotates to close the recovery port 14. The bottom cover 15 opens downward. When the cylinder 16a is contracted, the bottom lid 15 moves upward and closes the recovery port 14.
The recovery port 14 and the bottom lid 15 are not limited to the configuration provided in the road surface portion 11a, and may be provided in the outer peripheral wall 12. In this case, a collection guide for collecting processed raw materials is provided. Furthermore, it is good also as a structure which can remove the annular | circular shaped vibration flow path main body 10 from the bracket 33. FIG.

又、一定量の被処理物を円環状振動流路本体１０に均等に分配するために内周壁１３を塞いで円錐板１７を備えると共に、この円錐板１７の中心に一致する上方に被処理物を供給するための落下円筒１８を備えた構成とすることが好ましい。この構成の場合、落下円筒１８は、円環状振動流路装置１に含まないで、この円環状振動流路装置１を基本技術にして採用する処理装置に備えれば足りる。 Further, in order to evenly distribute a certain amount of the object to be processed to the annular vibration channel body 10, the inner peripheral wall 13 is closed and a conical plate 17 is provided, and the object to be processed is located above the center of the conical plate 17. It is preferable to have a configuration provided with a falling cylinder 18 for supplying. In the case of this configuration, the dropping cylinder 18 is not included in the annular vibration channel device 1, and it is only necessary to provide the processing device that employs the annular vibration channel device 1 as a basic technique.

上記のように構成された円環状振動流路装置１は、円環状振動流路本体１０の路面部１１ａに円環状振動流路の進行方向に間隔を空けて複数の***部４０を設け、かつ各***部４０の***面４１を、円環状振動流路の進行方向上流側では路面部１１ａから段差なく滑らかに盛り上がり円環状振動流路の進行方向の下流側端辺４４が路面部１１ａに対して段差で終わっていると共に、外周側から内周側に向かって下降傾斜する形状に設け、***部４０と***部４０との間の路面部１１ａに複数の略円錐状の突起５０を散在状に備えている構成である。このため、円環状振動流路本体１０上に粉粒体又は粉粒体以外のバラものである被処理物を供給し、振動付与手段２０が円環状振動流路本体１０に対して進行波の振動を与えると、被処理物は円環状振動流路の進行方向に振動流動させられ、***部４０では方向変換と、転落による下層部と上層部の入れ替りが与えられて、突起５０では、さらに補助的に反転され、円環状振動流路本体１０を蛇行しながら巡回される。 The annular vibration channel device 1 configured as described above is provided with a plurality of raised portions 40 at intervals in the traveling direction of the annular vibration channel on the road surface portion 11a of the annular vibration channel main body 10, and The raised surface 41 of each raised portion 40 rises smoothly from the road surface portion 11a without any step on the upstream side in the traveling direction of the annular vibration channel, and the downstream side edge 44 in the traveling direction of the annular vibration channel is in relation to the road surface portion 11a. And a plurality of substantially conical projections 50 are scattered on the road surface portion 11a between the raised portion 40 and the raised portion 40. This is a configuration provided for. For this reason, the object to be processed which is a granular material or a material other than the granular material is supplied onto the annular vibration channel body 10, and the vibration applying means 20 generates a traveling wave with respect to the annular vibration channel body 10. When the vibration is applied, the workpiece is vibrated and flowed in the traveling direction of the annular vibration flow path, the ridge 40 is changed in direction, and the lower layer and the upper layer are switched by the fall. It is reversed in an auxiliary manner and is circulated while meandering the annular vibration channel body 10.

上記構成によれば、円環状振動流路の進行方向に、間隔を空けて被処理物の流動を阻害することなく方向変換と落下反転とを与える機能を有する複数の***部４０を設けたので、円環状振動流路に粉粒体、塊状物、切断チップ等の被処理物を供給し、円環状振動流路に進行波の振動を与えることにより、被処理物を蛇行流動させることができ、被処理物が路面部を外周に寄って流れ、外周側が嵩張っても***部４０により被処理物の流れを方向変換させて層の厚さを平坦化させることができ、さらに***部の段差において被処理物に対し下層部と上層部の入れ替わりと落下反転を行わせるから、被処理物の混合が図れると共に、被処理物の表面位置を絶えず変化させることができる円環状振動流路装置を実現できる。 According to the above configuration, since the plurality of raised portions 40 having the function of giving the direction change and the fall inversion are provided in the traveling direction of the annular vibration channel without interfering with the flow of the object to be processed. The object to be processed can be caused to flow in a meandering manner by supplying the object to be processed such as a granular material, a lump, and a cutting chip to the annular vibration channel, and applying the traveling wave vibration to the annular vibration channel. Further, even if the object to be processed flows near the outer periphery of the road surface and the outer peripheral side is bulky, the ridge 40 can change the direction of the object to be processed to flatten the thickness of the layer. Since the lower layer and the upper layer are interchanged and fall-reversed with respect to the object to be processed at the level difference, the object to be processed can be mixed and the annular vibration channel device that can constantly change the surface position of the object to be processed Can be realized.

従って、上記構成の円環状振動流動装置は、粉粒体、塊状物、切断チップ、食用粉末を付着させた油脂加工食品、或いは、固液混合液等の各種の原料を対象として均一かつ効率的な処理を行うことができ、これらを被処理物とする分級、乾燥、冷却、焙煎、殺菌、解砕、造粒、吸着等の均一な処理を行う処理装置における基本技術として好ましい円環状振動流路装置を提供することができる。 Therefore, the toroidal vibratory flow device having the above-described configuration is uniform and efficient for various raw materials such as powders, lumps, cut chips, processed oils and fats to which edible powder is attached, or solid-liquid mixed liquids. Circular vibration preferred as a basic technique in a processing apparatus that performs uniform processing such as classification, drying, cooling, roasting, sterilization, pulverization, granulation, adsorption, etc. A flow path device can be provided.

図７は、粉粒体又は粉粒体以外のバラものを乾燥もしくは焙煎する乾燥／焙煎装置を示す縦断面図である。この乾燥／焙煎装置１００は、図１〜図６に開示された実施形態に係る円環状振動流路装置１と実質同一の円環状振動流路装置１Ａを備え、この円環状振動流路装置１Ａに対応した上方エリアに、複数個の遠赤外線ヒーターから成る加熱手段６０と、加熱手段６０の中心を貫通し加熱手段６０に固定して設けられた排気筒兼原料供給筒７１及びその上方に備えた排気ファン７２を有する排気筒７３とからなる熱気排気手段７０と、加熱手段６０と円環状振動流路装置１の円環状路面部との高さ方向のギャップを調整するためのハンドリフター８０と、一定量の原料（被処理物）を排気筒兼原料供給筒７１を介して落下させて円環状振動流路装置１Ａの円環状振動流路に供給する原料定量供給手段９０と、を含んで構成されている。 FIG. 7 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view showing a drying / roasting apparatus for drying or roasting powders or roses other than powders. The drying / roasting apparatus 100 includes an annular vibration channel device 1A that is substantially the same as the annular vibration channel device 1 according to the embodiment disclosed in FIGS. 1 to 6, and this annular vibration channel device. In the upper area corresponding to 1A, a heating means 60 composed of a plurality of far-infrared heaters, an exhaust cylinder / raw material supply cylinder 71 provided through the center of the heating means 60 and fixed to the heating means 60, and above A hot air exhaust means 70 including an exhaust cylinder 73 having an exhaust fan 72 provided, and a hand lifter 80 for adjusting a gap in the height direction between the heating means 60 and the annular road surface portion of the annular vibration channel device 1. And a raw material quantitative supply means 90 for dropping a certain amount of raw material (object to be processed) via the exhaust cylinder / raw material supply cylinder 71 and supplying it to the annular vibration channel of the annular vibration channel device 1A. It consists of

ハンドリフター８０は、フォーク８１と、ハンドル８２と、ボックス８３に内蔵されていてハンドル８２からの入力回転をフォーク８１の上下動出力に運動変換する動力伝達機構（図示しない；符号なし）とを有し、フォーク８１で排気筒兼原料供給筒７１に設けたフランジ７４を受承しハンドル８２を回して加熱手段６０と円環状振動流路装置１の円環状路面部との高さ方向のギャップを調整するように構成されている。 The hand lifter 80 includes a fork 81, a handle 82, and a power transmission mechanism (not shown; not shown) that is built in the box 83 and converts the input rotation from the handle 82 into the vertical movement output of the fork 81. Then, the fork 81 receives the flange 74 provided on the exhaust tube / raw material supply tube 71 and rotates the handle 82 so that the gap in the height direction between the heating means 60 and the annular road surface portion of the annular vibration channel device 1 is increased. Configured to adjust.

原料定量供給手段９０は、サービスタンク９１と、サービスタンク９１の下側に備えられたコンベア９２及びコンベア駆動手段９３とを有してなる。コンベア９２は、搬送方向上流端をサービスタンク９１の下端開口に位置すると共に、搬送方向下流端を排気筒兼原料供給筒７１の上に位置し、コンベア駆動手段９３が一定時間駆動することにより、サービスタンク９１に貯留する一定量の原料をコンベア９２で搬送して排気筒兼原料供給筒７１を落下させ円環状振動流路装置１Ａの円環状振動流路に供給する。コンベア９２及びコンベア駆動手段９３は、電磁フィーダを採用することが好ましい。排気筒兼原料供給筒７１は、図１の落下円筒１８に相当する。尚、この円環状振動流路装置１Ａでは底蓋開閉手段の駆動源として往復回動アクチュエータ１６ｇを採用している。この往復回動アクチュエータ１６ｇは、エアー作動式であり９０度往復回動し得る。 The raw material fixed supply means 90 includes a service tank 91, a conveyor 92 and a conveyor driving means 93 provided below the service tank 91. The conveyor 92 has an upstream end in the transport direction positioned at the lower end opening of the service tank 91, and a downstream end in the transport direction is positioned on the exhaust pipe / raw material supply cylinder 71, and the conveyor driving means 93 is driven for a certain time. A certain amount of raw material stored in the service tank 91 is conveyed by the conveyor 92, and the exhaust tube / raw material supply tube 71 is dropped and supplied to the annular vibration channel of the annular vibration channel device 1A. The conveyor 92 and the conveyor driving means 93 preferably employ electromagnetic feeders. The exhaust cylinder / raw material supply cylinder 71 corresponds to the dropping cylinder 18 of FIG. In this annular vibration channel device 1A, a reciprocating rotation actuator 16g is employed as a drive source for the bottom lid opening / closing means. This reciprocating rotation actuator 16g is air-operated and can reciprocate 90 degrees.

動作例を説明する。まず、ハンドリフター８０を操作して加熱手段６０の円環状振動流路に対する高さを調整し、円環状振動流路装置１Ａの振動付与手段を駆動して円環状振動流路に沿った進行波の振動を与える。次いで、原料定量供給手段９０により一定量の被処理物を供給し、この被処理物を排気筒兼原料供給筒８１を介して円環状振動流路装置１Ａの円環状振動流路に一定量の原料（被処理物）を供給する。円環状振動流路に供給された原料は、円環状振動流路に備えられた***部によって方向変換を与えられて平坦な層になり、***部から転落して上層と下層とが入れ替わり、原料単体の表裏が入れ替わるなどして混合されながら巡回され、この巡回過程で加熱手段６０により均一に乾燥されていき、さらに時間経過することにより焙煎される。乾燥焙煎処理が終了すると、往復回動アクチュエータ１６ｇが作動して底蓋１５が開き円環状振動流路上の原料が回収口１４から回収されていく。処理済の原料が全て回収されると、アクチュエータ１６ｇが逆転作動して底蓋１５が閉じた状態になり、原料定量供給手段９０により次の原料供給が行われ、引き続いて次の乾燥焙煎処理が行われる。 An operation example will be described. First, the hand lifter 80 is operated to adjust the height of the heating means 60 with respect to the annular vibration channel, and the vibration applying means of the annular vibration channel device 1A is driven to travel along the annular vibration channel. Give vibration. Next, a fixed amount of the object to be processed is supplied by the raw material quantitative supply means 90, and this object to be processed is supplied to the annular vibration channel of the annular vibration channel device 1A via the exhaust tube / raw material supply tube 81. Supply raw materials (objects to be processed). The raw material supplied to the annular vibration channel is converted into a flat layer by the direction change by the raised portion provided in the annular vibration channel, and the upper layer and the lower layer are dropped from the raised portion to replace the raw material. It is circulated while being mixed by, for example, changing the front and back of a single body, and is uniformly dried by the heating means 60 in this circulation process, and roasted as time elapses. When the drying and roasting process is completed, the reciprocating rotation actuator 16g is actuated to open the bottom cover 15, and the raw material on the annular vibration channel is recovered from the recovery port 14. When all the processed raw materials are collected, the actuator 16g is operated in reverse and the bottom lid 15 is closed, the next raw material supply is performed by the raw material quantitative supply means 90, and then the next drying roasting process. Is done.

＜実験例＞
図７に示す乾燥／焙煎装置を用いて長さを２〜５ｃｍ位にカットしたカット昆布を対象として乾燥を行った。
このカット昆布は、円環状振動流路に本発明に係る***部が設けられていない従来の円環状振動流路装置では振動流動過程で転がらず平坦化させることが難しく、粉粒体の下層部と上層部の入れ変わりによる混合が起こらず、該カット昆布の表面の位置も大きく変化させることができないものである。
しかしながら、このカット昆布は、図７に示す乾燥焙煎装置においては、***部の上を進行する過程で方向変換を伴い平坦化が行われ、また***部の段差端から転落し、粉粒体の下層部と上層部の入れ変わり、掻き混ぜ状態になり、乾燥が効率的に行われた。 <Experimental example>
Using the drying / roasting apparatus shown in FIG. 7, drying was performed on cut kelp cut to a length of about 2 to 5 cm.
This cut kelp is difficult to flatten without rolling in the vibration flow process in the conventional annular vibration channel device in which the raised portion according to the present invention is not provided in the annular vibration channel, and the lower part of the granular material The mixing of the upper layer and the upper layer does not occur, and the surface position of the cut kelp cannot be changed greatly.
However, in the drying roasting apparatus shown in FIG. 7, this cut kelp is flattened with a change of direction in the process of traveling over the raised portion, and falls from the step end of the raised portion, and the granular material The lower layer part and the upper layer part of each other were exchanged and stirred, and drying was performed efficiently.

本発明の円環状振動流路装置によれば、粉粒体及び粉粒体以外の各種のバラものを対象として、円環状振動流路上に層の厚さが略均一になるように流動させることができ、さらに粉粒体に限らず粉粒体以外の各種のバラものついても、流動させる過程で下層部と上層部の入れ変わりによる混合が図れると共に、被処理表面の位置を絶えず変化させることができる。従って、本発明の円環状振動流路装置は、粉粒体及び粉粒体以外の各種のバラものを対象とした分級、乾燥、冷却、焙煎、殺菌、解砕、造粒、吸着等の均一な処理を行うに際して好ましい基本技術を提供することができる。 According to the annular vibration channel device of the present invention, the granular material and various roses other than the powder material are made to flow on the annular vibration channel so that the thickness of the layer is substantially uniform. In addition, not only powder but also various roses other than powder can be mixed by switching the lower layer and upper layer in the process of flowing, and the position of the surface to be treated can be constantly changed Can do. Therefore, the annular vibration channel device of the present invention is suitable for classification, drying, cooling, roasting, sterilization, pulverization, granulation, adsorption, etc. for powders and various roses other than powders. It is possible to provide a preferable basic technique for performing uniform processing.

〔その他の実施形態〕
本発明は、上記の実施形態に限定されるものでなく、特許請求の範囲の技術的範囲には、発明の要旨を逸脱しない範囲内で種々、設計変更した形態が含まれる。本発明は、食品、医薬品、化粧品原料等の粉粒体原料或いは固液混合液を振動させながら解砕、分級、乾燥、焙煎、殺菌、冷却、造粒、吸着操作に応用可能である。 [Other Embodiments]
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and the technical scope of the claims includes various design changes within the scope not departing from the gist of the invention. The present invention is applicable to pulverization, classification, drying, roasting, sterilization, cooling, granulation, and adsorption operations while vibrating powder raw materials such as foods, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetic materials or solid-liquid mixed liquids.

１、１Ａ…円環状振動流路装置、
１０…円環状振動流路本体、
１１…路面部、
１２…外周壁、
１３…内周壁、
１４…回収口、
１５…底蓋、
２０…振動付与手段、
４０…***部、
４１…***面、
４２…上流側端辺、
４３…側辺、
４４…下流側端辺、 1, 1A ... annular vibration channel device,
10 ... annular vibration channel main body,
11 ... road surface,
12 ... outer peripheral wall,
13 ... Inner wall,
14 ... Recovery port,
15 ... Bottom lid,
20 ... vibration applying means,
40 ... Bump,
41 ... raised surface,
42 ... upstream side edge,
43 ... side,
44 ... downstream side edge,

Claims

被処理物を振動進行により流動巡回させるための水平面に一致する路面部を有する円環状振動流路を形成する円環状振動流路本体と、この円環状振動流路本体を弾持する支持機構と、前記円環状振動流路内の被処理物が外周側に寄って振動進行していくように進行波の振動を与える振動付与手段と、を備えて成る円環状振動流路装置において、
前記路面部に円環状振動流路の進行方向に間隔を空けて複数の***部を設け、
この各***部の***面を、円環状振動流路の進行方向の上流側端では路面部と段差なく、進行方向下流に向かって滑らかに傾斜上昇し、下流側端辺で円環状振動流路に対し段差を有して終わると共に、この段差が外周側で大きく内周側に向かって小さくしたことを特徴とする円環状振動流路装置。 An annular vibration channel main body that forms an annular vibration channel having a road surface portion that coincides with a horizontal surface for circulating a workpiece by vibration progression, and a support mechanism that elastically supports the annular vibration channel main body In the annular vibration channel device, comprising: a vibration applying unit that applies vibration of a traveling wave so that the workpiece in the annular vibration channel proceeds to vibrate toward the outer periphery side,
A plurality of raised portions are provided at intervals in the traveling direction of the annular vibration channel on the road surface portion,
The raised surface of each of the raised portions is inclined and raised smoothly toward the downstream in the traveling direction without any step difference from the road surface portion at the upstream end in the traveling direction of the annular vibration channel, and the annular vibration channel at the downstream end. The annular vibration channel device is characterized in that the step ends with a step and the step is greatly reduced on the outer peripheral side and reduced toward the inner peripheral side.

請求項１に記載の円環状振動流路装置であって、
前記円環状振動流路本体の路面部に、この円環状振動流路本体上に供給する被処理物を処理した後に回収する回収口及び該回収口を開閉する底蓋が備えられていることを特徴とする円環状振動流路装置。 The annular vibration channel device according to claim 1,
The road surface portion of the annular vibration channel body is provided with a recovery port for recovering the object to be processed supplied onto the annular vibration channel body and a bottom lid for opening and closing the recovery port. An annular vibration channel device characterized.

請求項１又は２に記載の円環状振動流路装置であって、
前記円環状振動流路本体の路面部及び***部が、前記被処理物の内の、所定の大きさの粒子径以下の被処理物を選択通過させる機能を有する部材で構成されていることを特徴とする円環状振動流路装置。 The annular vibration channel device according to claim 1 or 2,
The road surface portion and the raised portion of the annular vibration channel main body are made of a member having a function of selectively passing a workpiece having a predetermined particle size or less in the workpiece. An annular vibration channel device characterized.