FODDER MANUFACTURE SYSTEM'S DRY AND COLLECTION MECHANISM

Technical Field

[1] The present invention relates to a drying and collecting apparatus in a feed manufacturing system, and more particularly to a drying and collecting apparatus for drying, collecting and storing in a reservoir the mixture that will be made into feed in a feed manufacturing system for manufacturing feed by crushing and drying scran(foodwaste) . Background Art

[2] The applicant of the present invention filed a patent application(Patent Application

No. 10-2004-0031644) for a feed manufacturing system for obtaining feed of good quality by use of scran(foodwaste).

[3] The prior invention can obtain feed of good quality, but gives out a considerable bad smell in the manufacturing process of the feed because it uses scran as main materials. Therefore, the prior invention has problems that a separate deodorizing system should be operated to remove the bad smell, which raise not only the installation cost due to the establishment of such a system, and but also the maintenance thereof.

[4] Also, since there are cases where vinyl or various foreign materials having light specific gravity are included in the completed feed, it was troublesome to remove these foreign materials separately. It was requested to solve the forgoing problems. Disclosure of Invention Technical Problem

[5] Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a drying and collecting apparatus in a feed manufacturing system, which basically prevents bad smell from being generated during the manufacturing process of feed by use of scran by collecting and burning a bad smell generated from each process, and previously prevents foreign materials from being included in the feed by separating foreign materials having light specific gravity from the feed in the manufacturing process of the feed. Technical Solution

[6] In accordance with an aspect of the present invention, the above and other objects can be accomplished by the provision of to a drying and collecting apparatus in a feed manufacturing system comprising a drying apparatus connected to a plural number of exhaust ducts and exhaust pipes and a collecting apparatus comprising an intake motor

pump and a collecting filter Advantageous Effects

[7] The drying and collecting apparatus(lθ) of the present invention minimizes the bad smell, which are necessarily produced in the feed manufacturing process using the scran as main materials, by collecting the bad smell generated from each constitutional portion of the feed manufacturing system(l) with an exhaust duct(211), and transmitting the bad smell to the drying apparatus(lθ) to burn the bad smell with the flame of the burner(213); and basically prevents impurities from being included in the feed by making pure feed separated and discharged in the collecting apparatus(30). Brief Description of the Drawings

[8] Fig. 1 illustrates a drying and collecting apparatus of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[9] Fig. 2 is a sectional view illustrating the internal structure of the drying apparatus of the present invention.

[10] Fig. 3 is a sectional view illustrating the internal structure of the collecting apparatus of the present invention.

[11] Fig. 4 is a constitution diagram of a drying and collecting apparatus of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[12] Explanation of Reference Numerals Used for Main Parts in the Drawings

[13] 1 : a feed manufacturing system 2: a scran reservoir

[14] 3: a selecting apparatus 4: a pressing apparatus

[15] 5: a crushing apparatus 6; a reservoir of crushed scran

[16] 7: a first mixing apparatus 8: a reservoir of subsidiary material

[17] 10: a drying and collecting apparatus

[18] 20: a drying apparatus 30: a collecting apparatus

[19] 90: a precipitating apparatus 210: a drying housing

[20] 211 : an exhaust duct 212: an exhaust pipe

[21] 213: a burner 214: a crater

[22] 215: a drying piping 216: a dropping hole of impurities

[23] 218: a collecting drum 220: a stacking tank

[24] 310: a collecting housing 311 : a collecting filter

[25] 312: an air solenoid 314: a screen

[26] 40: a feed reservoir B: a discharging valve

[27] Ml : an exhaust motor pump M2: an intake motor pump

[28] M3: a driving motor Pl : a transporting piping

[29] P2: an intake piping R: an opening and shutting member

Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

[30] Fig. 1 illustrates a preferred embodiment of the drying and collecting apparatus(lθ) of the present invention. As illustrated therein, the present invention comprises a drying apparatus(20) having one or more exhaust ducts(211), which is connected to each of the exhaust ducts(211) and exhaust pipe(212); a collecting apparatus(30), which is connected to a transporting pipe(96) and the transporting piping(Pl) installed in a precipitating apparatus(90) to be provided feed and is constituted by installing an intake piping(P2) in a position corresponding to the transporting piping(Pl), and installing an intake motor pump(M2) at the end of the intake piping(P2); and a feed reservoir(40) installed at the bottom of the collecting apparatus(30).

[31] Fig. 2 is a sectional view illustrating the internal structure of the drying apparatus(20) of the present invention. As illustrated therein, the drying apparatus(20) is constituted by installing a stacking tank(220) of mixture comprising a discharging pipe(21) on the upper part of a drying housing(210). A burner(213) that is ignited by fuel(gas, oil, etc.) provided from the outside is installed in one side of the drying housing(210), and a crater(214) is formed in the direction of the end piece of an igniting nozzle(213a). One end of an exhaust pipe(212), whose the other end the exhaust duct(211) is connected to, is connected to one side of the drying housing(210) so that the air around the exhaust duct(211) may flow into the drying housing(210).

[32] On the front side of the drying housing(210), a n shaped drying piping(215) is installed. The discharging pipe(221) installed at the stacking tank(220) of mixture is connected to one side of the end portion of the drying piping(215). A dropping hole of impurities(216) is formed right beneath the discharging pipe(221). A collecting drum(218) is installed beneath the dropping hole of impurities(216), and collects impurities included in the mixture(like metals having heavy weight). A rotary-type discharging valve(B) comprising plural opening and shutting members(R) rotating by a driving motor(M) is installed at the dropping hole of impurities(216), and thereby maintains the airtight state of the drying piping(215), while discharging the impurities dropping through the discharging pipe(221) to the collecting drum(218). A separating pipe(219) communicating with the drying piping(215) is installed at one side of the back end of the drying piping(215), and the lower end of the separating pipe(219) is connected to the transporting pipe(96). A rotary-type discharging valve(B) comprising plural opening and shutting members(R) rotating by the driving motor(M3) is installed at the boundary between the separating pipe(219) and the transporting pipe(96), and make the feed discharged through the separating pipe(219) thrown into the transporting pipe(96). The back end of the drying piping(215) is connected to the precipitating apparatus(90).

[33] Here, the diameter of the separating pipe(219) is made to be larger than that of the drying piping(215) to generate vortex(cyclone) phenomenon due to the drop in the air

pressure of the separating pipe(219) when forced exhaust is performed through the drying piping(215).

[34] In the precipitating apparatus(90), an exhaust piping(92) is connected to one side of the precipitating housing(91) and an exhaust motor pump(Ml) is installed at the end of the exhaust piping(92) so that the air inside the drying piping(215) and the precipitating housing(91) may be forcefully exhausted. Plural precipitating filters(93) for filtering particulates are installed inside the precipitating housing(91). An air- solenoid(94) for injecting pneumatic pressure of high pressure inside the precipitating filter(93) is connected to the upper part of the precipitating filter(93). A withdrawing pipe(95) is formed at the bottom of the precipitating housing(91) so that the feed dropping through the withdrawing pipe(95) may be put into the transporting pipe(96).

[35] Fig. 3 is a sectional view illustrating the internal structure of the collecting apparatus(30) of the present invention. As illustrated therein, plural collecting filters(311) are installed inside the collecting housing(310). An air solenoid(12) for injecting pneumatic pressure of high pressure inside the collecting filter(311) is connected to the upper part of the collecting filter(311). A protection plate(313) is installed at the end of the collecting filter(31 l)(in the direction of the transporting piping(Pl)). A screen(314) is formed at the boundary between the collecting housing(310) and the intake piping(P2). A rotary-type discharging valve(B) comprising plural opening and shutting members rotating by a driving motor(M3) is installed at the bottom of the collecting housing(310) to make the feed stacked inside the collecting housing(310) be discharged to the feed reservoir (40). An opening and shutting hole(316) is formed in one side of the collecting housing(310) to remove the impurities inside the collecting housing(310), and clean the collecting housing(310).

[36] The present invention having the foregoing constitution is used, being installed to be connected to a first mixing apparatus(7) of the feed manufacturing system(l) consisting of a reservoir(2), a first selecting apparatus(3), a pressing apparatus(4) for pressing and crushing the scran, a crushing apparatus(5), a reservoir of crushed scran(6) for temporarily storing crushed and pressed scran, and a first mixing apparatus(7) for mixing the crushed scran and the subsidiary materials(please refer to Fig. 4). The bad smell generated from each constitutional portion is taken away by the exhaust duct(211), and is supplied to the drying apparatus(20) through the exhaust pipe(212). The burner(213) installed at the drying apparatus(20) is run(is operated to be flamed) by fuel(oil, gas, etc.) provided from the outside. The air(including the bad smell) supplied through the exhaust duct(211) operates as a source of oxygen(source of combustion) for the smooth operation of the burner(213), and make the igniting state more active. Here, the bad smell included in the air supplied through the exhaust pipe(212) is burned and destroyed by the flame produced in the burner(213).

[37] In the present invention, the mixture passing through each constitutional part of the feed manufacturing system(l) is provided to a stacking tank(220), is discharged by a discharging pipe(221) and is dropped inside the drying piping(215), and the dropped mixture is dried and sterilized by the hot wind sent from the burner(213) of the drying apparatus(20) to be made into feed. Here, the inside of the drying piping(215) is forcefully exhausted by the driving of the exhaust motor pump(Ml) installed in the precipitating apparatus(90), and therefore, the mixture is floated and transported to the precipitating apparatus(90) along the inside of the drying piping(215) by the hot wind sent from the burner(213) and the driving of the exhaust motor pump(Ml).

[38] In the foregoing process, the impurities having a heavy specific gravity(like dregs of metal) included in the feed are neither floated nor transported, and are discharged by the dropping hole of impurities(216) installed at the drying piping(215), and are taken away in the collecting drum(218). Here, the opening and shutting member(R) of the discharging valve(B) is rotated continuously by the driving motor(M3). Thus, while the impurities are discharged, the drying piping(215) can be shut off from the outside and thus there is no change in the temperature or air pressure inside the drying piping(215). Therefore, only the mixture that cannot overcome the forceful exhausting power of the hot wind and the exhaust motor pump(Ml) is forcefully floated and transported to the precipitating apparatus(90).

[39] When the feed floated and transported along the drying piping(215) arrives at the separating pipe(219), a vortex(cyclone) phenomenon occurs. Here, the feed having a heavy specific gravity that overcomes the dropped air pressure falls downward and is stacked on the bottom of the separating pipe(219). The stacked feed is discharged to the transporting pipe(96) by the action of the rotary-type discharging valve(B). Here, since the opening and shutting member(R) of the discharging valve(B) is continuously rotated by the driving motor(M3), while the feed is discharged to the transporting pipe(96), the air pressure inside the drying piping(215) is maintained as it is.

[40] The feed transported inside the precipitating housing(91) of the precipitating apparatus(90) through the drying piping(215) is restrained from being transported to the outside by the precipitating filter(93) installed at the precipitating housing(91). Thus, the feed is floated inside the precipitating housing(91) and then falls downward due to its unladen weight, is gathered on the bottom of the precipitating housing(91), and is dropped into the transporting pipe(96) through the withdrawing pipe(95).

[41] Here, the mixture and various floating materials stick to the precipitating filter(93) of the precipitating apparatus(90), which may deteriorate the exhausting power. In such a case, if the air solenoid(94) installed at the upper part of the precipitating filer(93) is operated, the floating materials stuck to the precipitating filter(93) are removed from the precipitation filter(93). When the equipment is continuously

operated, the equipment can be used more efficiently if the air solenoid(94) is set up to operate in a predetermined cycle.

[42] In the present invention, the feed dropped into the transporting pipe(96) of the precipitating apparatus(90) is forcefully floated and transported to the collecting apparatus(30) along the transporting piping(Pl) by the driving of the intake motor pump(M2) connected to the intake piping(P2), and then the feed is restrained by the collecting filter(311) and falls into the bottom of the collecting housing(310). Here, a vortex(cyclone) phenomenon due to the forceful exhausting power of the intake motor pump(Ml) occurs inside the collecting housing(310). Therefore, foreign materials having a light specific gravity(vinyl, etc.) included in the feed floats in the air, and the feed having a heave specific gravity is stacked inside the collecting housing(310). The feed stacked in the collecting housing(310) is discharged into the feed reservoir(40) by the operation of the rotary-type discharging valve(B). Here, since the opening and shutting member(R) of the discharging valve(B) is continuously rotated by the driving motor(M3), while the pure feed is discharged to the feed reservoir(40), the air pressure inside the collecting housing(310) can be maintained as it is.

[43] On the other hand, if the operation of the discharging valve(B) is stopped and then the driving of the intake motor pump(M2) is stopped in a state where the stacking of the feed is completed to a certain degree, foreign materials fall on the top of the feed stacked on the bottom, and thus foreign materials can be easily taken away.

[44] And, the minute feed particles and various floating materials stick to the collecting filter(311) in the operating process of the collecting apparatus, which may deteriorate the exhausting power. In such a case, if the air solenoid(312) installed at the upper part of the collecting filter(311) is operated, the floating materials stuck to the collecting filter(311) are removed from the collecting filter(311). When the equipment is continuously operated, the equipment can be used more efficiently if the air solenoid(312) is set up to operate in a predetermined cycle.

[45] Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been disclosed for illustrative purposes, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications, additions and substitutions are possible, without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention as disclosed in the accompanying claim.