| 摘要 |
Apparatus 1 for feeding granular material e.g. grits or pellets formed from corn, wheat or rice to the nip of a pair of flaking rolls comprises a feed hopper 4, disposed above the rolls 3, a magazine 5 disposed between the hopper 4 and the nip 2, the magazine 5 defining a plurality of internal passageways 6a, 6b for conveying granular material from the hopper 4 to the nip 2, and reciprocatory means 7 for controlling the flow of granular material through the passageways 6a, 6b. The passageways 6a, 6b are disposed in two substantially parallel rows, and are formed by grooves in opposite side surfaces of a plate 10, the grooves being covered by side plates 11, 12 secured to the plate 10. At approximately one third depth of the magazine 5, slot-like apertures 21 are formed, in order to provide access to the otherwise closed passageways 6a, 6b. The apertures in the plate 11 locate resilient fingers 13 and those in the plate 12 resilient fingers 14. The fingers 13, 14 are mounted on laterally-spaced bars 15 and 16 respectively, and reciprocatory movement of the fingers 13, 14 and bars 15, 16, causes the fingers 13, 14 in turn to arrest the falling columns of material moving down the passageways 6a, 6b. The apparatus may be used in the production of flaked breakfast cereals. <IMAGE> |
