Apparatus for Detaching and Removing Acrospires and Shoots from Malt.
Year: 1890

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Apparatus for Detaching and Removing Acrospires and Shoots
from Malt.
I, SIEGFRIED HIRSCHLER, of Worms-on-the-Rhine, in the Empire of Germany,
Maltster, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improved apparatus for breaking off or detaching the
acrospires and shoots from dried malt and separating or removing such acrospires
and shoots from the malt.
In the accompanying drawing
Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of my improved apparatus,
Figure 2 is a transverse section of the same,
Figure 3 is a side elevation, and
Figure 4 is a front elevation, the collecting funnel hereinafter described being
removed.
A is a cylinder designed to be charged at E with germinated malt; a, a are
radially arranged bolts inside the said cylinder and B is a central shaft provided
with radial arms or beaters b, band adapted to have a rapid rotary movement
imparted to it through the medium of a pulley C.
D is a cover secured at one end of the cylinder A by nuts upon screw studs d, d
in the cylinder walls and d¹, d are curved slots provided in the said cover so that it
can be turned round its axis. H is an opening in the cylinder cover through which
the cleaned malt leaves the cylinder and by turning the said cover, the said opening
can be lowered or raised in order to regulate the working of the machine.
The lower parts of the cylinder are cut away to form openings F, F which openings
are covered with wire gauze perforated sheet metal or other suitable material. The
said openings F, F are enclosed by a funnel G which directs the shoots or acrospires
discharged through the wire gauze or the like into a suitable receptacle.
The upper part of the cylinder is preferably provided with a covered opening M to
allow the armis or beaters b, b to be examined.
The malt introduced at E is thrown by the rotating arms or beaters against the
fixed bolts a, a whereby the shoots and acrospires are caused to break off and fall
through the sifting surfaces into the funnel, the cleaned malt leaving the cylinder
through the opening H.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
(1.) Apparatus for removing the acrospires and shoots from malt characterized by
the combination of a hollow cylinder having radial arms or bolts fixed within it and
a rotating shaft having radial beaters the said cylinder being provided with openings
covered with gauze or other sifting material and surrounded by a funnel all sub-
stantially as and for the purpose described.
(2.) In apparatus of the kind referred to in the preceding claiming clause mounting
the cylinder cover in such a manner that the position of the discharge opening may
be adjusted by turning the said cover, substantially as described.
(3.) The manufacture and use of the improved apparatus herein before described
and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
Dated the 25th day of November 1890.
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.