PROCEDURE FOR COLLECTION AND PROCESSING OF WEED SEEDS AND PRODUCT OBTAINED

Abstract

A procedure for collection and processing of weed seeds of the type which includes: a first step of collecting of a plant material; fourth step of threshing of the harvested material; a fifth step of separating of grains from material other than the grains; a sixth step of cleaning of the main material; a seventh step of transporting the main material to a discharge device; and an eighth step of storing the main material in an appropriate media. Also includes a second step of placing the material obtained by a thresher head assembly into at least one conveyor belt towards a trailer; a third step of transferring the plant material into a transport and hauling vehicle to a stationary processing plant; a ninth step of grinding the residues; a tenth step of introducing the MDG into densification device; and a tenth step of incorporating in a mixer the resulting grinding of the ninth step along with at least one supplement.

Claims

1. A process for collecting and processing weed seeds, the process comprising the steps of: collecting a plant material by using a thresher head assembly; placing the material obtained from the thresher head assembly into at least one conveyor belt toward a trailer; transferring the plant material to a stationary processing plant; threshing the plant material; separating the plant material into grains and material other than the grains; cleaning the grains; transporting the grains to a discharge device; and storing the grains in an appropriate media; grinding the material other than the grains; introducing the grinding material into a densification device; and incorporating the material from the previous step into a mixer and at least one supplement.

2. The procedure according to claim 1, wherein the appropriate media includes silos and silo bags.

3. A product obtained by the process of claim 1, wherein the product includes the grinding material other than the grains, is densified and also includes a high concentration of fibers, proteins, energy, and microelements.

4. The product according to claim 3, wherein the proportion of the fibers, proteins, and the microelements is variable depending on the type of cultivation, as well as the type of weeds.

5. The product according to claim 3, wherein the product has a form of pellets, briquettes, or an extruding process.

6. The process according to claim 1, wherein the grinding step destroys the germination of the material, other than the grains.

Description

FIGURES

[0030] The following schematic figures are included to allow a better understanding of the matter that is disclosed.

[0031] FIG. 1 shows a block diagram, including the different steps that form part of the described procedure.

[0032] On the other hand, FIG. 2 shows a flow diagram showing the different steps that form part of the described procedure, including the references to the components that are involved in each of these steps.

REFERENCES

[0033] In described figures, the same characters represent the same or complementary parts.

[0034] This purpose reference number1indicates a thresher head assembly; reference number2indicates a power device; reference number3indicates a conveyor belt; reference number4indicates a coupling device, and reference number 5indicates a transportation device.

[0035] Reference number6to indicate a stationary processing plant; reference number7indicates a threshing device; reference number8indicates a separation device; reference number9indicates a cleaning device, and reference number10indicates a discharge device.

[0036] Reference number11indicates an appropriate storage device; reference number12indicates a grinder; reference number13indicates a densification device; reference number14indicates a mixer device, and reference number15indicates a product.

[0037] Finally, the Roman numerals I to XI indicate the respective steps.

[0038] Each one of the blocks corresponding to a certain step was included in the reference numbers indicating the device is involved.

OPERATION

[0039] In order to obtain a procedure for collecting and processing weed seeds, and the obtained product, the use of different gadgets that are widely spread in the prior art are required.

[0040] Indeed, as it has been said before, the procedure begins with a first step of collecting a plant material for which is provided a thresher head assembly1also known as a stripper, which is powered from a power device2or tool carrier.

[0041] In a second step, the material obtained by a thresher head assembly (1) is placed into at least one conveyor belt3 , which takes it to a trailer4from which, in a third step, is dumped into a transfer device5whose purpose is to carry the plant material to a stationary processing plant6where there is performed, the processing of the same.

[0042] This stationary processing plant (6) includes a threshing device7where in a fourth step includes the threshing of the harvested material and a separation device8where in a fifth step in which the grain is obtained in one side and on the order side the material is different from the grain (MDG), also known as MOG by the abbreviation in the English language (Materials Other than Grain). The stationary processing plant (6) also includes a cleaning device9where in a sixth step, the cleaning of the main material is performed, which then in a seventh step, is transported to a discharge device10from where, in an eighth step, is stored in an appropriate storage device11such as silos and silo bags.

[0043] In this first step, the proposed thresher head assembly (1), such as in the prior art, extracts the grains or ears as well as a percentage of the MDG, which include the weed seeds.

[0044] In the combined harvesters of the prior art, the harvested material is derived towards the feeder where it enters into the threshing and separation mechanisms. The grain is derived to deposits and residues among which are the weed seeds, that are scattered through the countryside.

[0045] In the second step of the procedure of the present invention, all of the harvested material is placed into at least one conveyor belt (3), avoiding the weed seeds falling in the crop batch.

[0046] Along with the weed seeds, there are crop residues such as pellets, cobs, leaves pieces, stems, and spikes, all of which can be recovered.

[0047] From the separation device (8) in the fifth step, the main material having grains and spikes passes, in the sixth step by the cleaning devices (9) and, in a seventh step, is poured into the discharge device (10), in an eighth step to be derived for storage.

[0048] For its part, in a ninth step, the waste or MDG are entered in a grinder12process during which the weed seeds lose their germination power, thus eliminating the risk of their dissemination by losses, during possible transfers or as a consequence of the excrement of the animals that ingest the product resulting from the grinding.

[0049] The preferred embodiment of the present invention, after the grinding in the ninth step, there is a tenth step, the MDG is introduced into a densification unit13where, according to final destination, will be further processed.

[0050] It may be necessary that cattle receive various supplements such as vitamins, medications, or dietary, in which case, in a tenth step, is proceeded to adding in a mixer 14of the supplements selected together with the resultant grinding of the ninth step.

[0051] So, the final product15may include pellets, briquettes, or even undergo an extruding process.

[0052] With the described procedure is accomplished to remove from the cultivation batch a high percentage of weed seed favoring the future harvests. Moreover, as previously indicated, the production of pellets, briquettes, and extruding, is valued as an energy source or food of a product (15) that was discarded in the own batch affecting future crops or required as an investment to achieve its obtainment and subsequent discard.

[0053] The obtained product (15), with the described procedure, has a high fiber concentration, protein, energy, and microelements. The proportion, in which there are these components, depends on the type of cultivation, as well as the type of weeds.

[0054] Given that the different components involved in the described procedure require an important energy supply, the product (15) can be used for such purposes.

[0055] This way is described and illustrated as a preferred form of carrying out the invention, a procedure that supports variants which are not restrictive of the same.

[0056] In what follows is accompanied by a statement establishing the novel described invention; material that is claimed as exclusive property.