Patent ID: 6293478
Filing Date: 2001-09-25
Classification: B02C

Abstract:
A device for milling cereals, said device comprising:an upper pair of milling rollers;a lower pair of milling rollers disposed below said upper milling rollers;a sifting mechanism disposed between said upper milling rollers and said lower milling rollers such that the cereal ground by said upper milling rollers is sifted by said sifting mechanism, wherein a portion of the cereal sifted by said sifting mechanism is ground by said lower milling rollers,said sifting mechanism comprising a screening surface and a rotating member provided with a plurality of radially protruding bodies for engaging the cereal ground by said upper milling rollers and propelling the cereal against said screening surface,wherein, upon rotation of said rotating member, said radially protruding bodies move in a circular motion and contact said screening surface so as to perform a skimming operation in order to separate the cereal into a portion that passes through said screening surface and a screened portion that does not pass through said screening surface.