Radiant energy – Invisible radiant energy responsive electric signalling – Infrared responsive
Patent
1992-05-07
1993-09-14
Dzierzynski, Paul M.
Radiant energy
Invisible radiant energy responsive electric signalling
Infrared responsive
250339, G01N 2135
Patent
active
052451887
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for evaluating the grade of rice grains includes a grain supply unit, vibrating troughs on which the rice grains run in their longitudinal posture, flow-down troughs having slits each opening to each of the flow-down troughs, a reflected light measuring unit having its light sources and its detecting element for detecting the amount of the light reflected from said rice grains, a transmitted light measuring unit having its light sources and its detecting element for detecting the amount of the light transmitted through the rice grains at the positions of said slits, and a calculation control unit for digitally calculating the values measured at the reflected light measuring unit and the transmitted light measuring unit for evaluating the rice grains into a plurality of grades. The light sources for reflection may be of visible light and the light source for transmission may be of infrared light. Also, it is possible to use a single unit, namely, a reflected and transmitted light measuring unit, having a reflected light detecting element and a transmitted light detecting element for measuring both the reflected light amount and the transmitted light amount from the rice grains at the same positions of the slits.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4752689 (1988-07-01), Satake
Mitoma Yasuharu
Satake Satoru
Satake Toshihiko
Dzierzynski Paul M.
Hanig Richard
Satake Engineering Co. Ltd.
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