Improvements in or connected with Malting or Germinating Floors.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Mar., 1891-Accepted, 25th Apr., 1891
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Malting or Germinating
Floors.
I, JOHANN JUNGBLUTH, of Flandrische Strasse 5, Cologne, in the Kingdom of
Prussia and German Empire, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and
in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :-
In order to regulate the temperature of the malting or germinating floor in the
malting of barley, it is of the greatest importance to be able to introduce, at will,
moisture, and also cold or warm air.
The present invention provides for the above requirements, and by means thereof
it is possible to give the floor an even temperature, either warm or cold, and also
when required the floor can be kept evenly moist, and further the floor can be
cleaned with ease.
In the annexed drawings,
Figure 1 is a plan shewing the surface of the floor.
Figure 2 is a cross section through the floor-taken at
y Figure 1.
Figure 3 is a cross section through the floor-taken at a Figure 1.
Figure 4 is a perspective view of the floor and parts.
A malting or germinating floor provided with the improvements according to
this invention consists of two parts, an upper part A. and a lower part B. The
under portion B of the floor consists of slabs made of cement, burnt clay or like
material, or built up of such material in its place, and provided with drain
channels b. The upper portion A of the floor is formed of slabs of cement, burnt
clay, or like material, and is provided with channels to form the crown of the
channels b, and with overflow ducts leading from the drain channels to the
surface of the floor. These ducts are of conical or other suitable shape and are
provided with nozzles a of metal, earthenware, porcelain, or like materials.
All the drain channels lead into a collecting conduit which runs at right
angles to the channels b, the said drain channels having an incline towards the
conduit h, and the conduit has an incline towards one end where it is provided
with a regulating cock k.
A duct or pipe g is provided at the side of the floor, having nozzles or connections
leading into the channels b. This duct or pipe g is connected to a cold or hot
water supply, to a hot or cold air supply, or to a steam supply, and provides for
the introduction of water, steam, or air into the channels band from the channels b
through the nozzles a to the surface of the floor, as may be required.
The stop cock k at the end of the channel h provides for warming or cooling by
means of hot or cold water, namely, by allowing the water to reach the desired
height in the channels b. The floor can be kept moist by letting the water rise in
the channels and ducts d to the required height: also air or steam can be
admitted through the channels b and ducts d to the material on the floor A. The
floor A can be easily and quickly cleaned by flooding it with water through the
channels and ducts d, and the water used in cleaning is easily drained away
through the conduit and cock k.
By means of a floor constructed according to this invention it is a simple matter
to provide the desired amount of moisture and necessary degree of heat to the floor
for the germination of barley.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
:-
1. The herein described improvements in or connected with the malting or

page_text: germinating of barley, consisting in providing in the malting or germinating floor a
series of apertures a, through which the fluid used in the process passes, and
connecting with horizontal channels b, into which the fluid to be used is delivered,
and an outlet conduit communicating with said channels b, from which the dis-
charge of liquid is controlled; operating and arranged substantially as set forth.
2. In a malting or germinating floor having channels therein for the passage
fluid, a collecting conduit common to a plurality of said channels and having a
valve thereon by which the level of liquid in the channels can be controlled
at will.
of
3. The construction and arrangement of malting or germinating floor herein
described comprising an under portion B provided with horizontal channels b, an
upper portion A composed of slabs provided with vertical ducts d and nozzles a, a
fluid supply pipe g, a collecting conduit h, and a regulating cock k, as set forth and
shewn in the drawings hereto annexed.
Dated this 5th day of March 1891.
CHEESBROUGH & ROYSTON,
15, Water Street, Liverpool, Applicant's Patent Agents.