Baking basket
阅读说明:本技术 烘烤篮 (Baking basket ) 是由 V.米拉克 D.里特 V.B.德奥利维拉 J.斯克雷明 于 2018-06-14 设计创作,主要内容包括:提供一种用于接收、运输和烘烤烟叶的篮(10),该篮具有大致立方体的形状,具有基座(110)、刚性地附接到基座(110)的相对的侧壁(120,130)、以及刚性地附接到基座(110)和侧壁(120,130)的后壁(140),该篮(10)向前部和顶部敞开。(A basket (10) for receiving, transporting and curing tobacco leaves is provided, the basket having a generally cubic shape with a base (110), opposed side walls (120, 130) rigidly attached to the base (110), and a rear wall (140) rigidly attached to the base (110) and the side walls (120, 130), the basket (10) being open to the front and top.)
1. A basket for receiving, transporting and curing tobacco leaves, the basket having a generally cubic shape, the basket comprising a base, opposing side walls rigidly attached to the base, and a rear wall rigidly attached to the base and the side walls, the basket being open to the front and to the top.
2. The basket according to claim 1, wherein the basket walls and base comprise wire mesh.
3. The basket according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the wire mesh of the base is more closely interwoven than the wire mesh of the wall.
4. The basket according to claim 2 or 3, comprising L-shaped bars configured to be supported by the wire mesh of the wall such that the L-shaped bars are configured to hold tobacco leaves received in the basket in position.
5. The basket according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the rear wall comprises a connector for connecting the rear wall of the basket to a frame of an open front side of an adjacent basket.
6. The basket according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the frame of the open front side of the basket comprises a connector for connecting the frame of the open front side of the basket to the rear wall of an adjacent basket.
7. The basket according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the basket is formed from a precious metal.
8. The basket according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the open front of the basket comprises an attachable barrier for securing tobacco leaves received in the basket, further wherein the attachable barrier is configured to connect to the open front of the basket.
9. A curing barn for curing tobacco comprising:
a plurality of baskets according to any one of the preceding claims.
10. The baking room of claim 9, wherein the baskets are arranged side-by-side such that a rear wall of a first basket is adjacent an open front side of a second basket.
11. Baking room according to claim 9 or 10, comprising a rail on which the basket according to any of claims 1 to 8 is mounted.
12. The baking room of claim 11, wherein the track includes a guide configured to guide the basket into position along the track.
13. The baking room of claim 12, wherein the first basket and the second basket are arranged such that a back wall of the first basket is on a first side of a guide of the rail and an open front side of the second basket is on a second side of the guide, wherein the first and second sides are two opposing surfaces on the guide.
14. The baking room of any one of claims 9 to 13, wherein a floor of the baking room has a size that is an integer multiple of a size of the base of the basket.
15. The baking room of any one of claims 12 to 14, wherein the width of the baking room has a length that is the sum of an integer multiple of the length of the side walls of the baskets and the width of the guides between the baskets.
16. The baking room of any one of claims 9 to 15, wherein the basket is arranged to fill a plane of the baking room, wherein the plane is substantially horizontal.
17. The baking room of any one of claims 9 to 16, wherein there is a space for air flow between the floor of the facility and the basket.
18. The baking room of any one of claims 12 to 17, wherein the guide is tapered.
19. The baking room of any one of claims 9 to 18, wherein the baskets are configured to be stacked one on top of the other to form at least two layers of baskets.
20. A method of receiving, transporting and curing tobacco using a basket having a generally cubic shape, the basket including a base, opposing side walls rigidly attached to the base, and a back wall rigidly attached to the base and the side walls, the basket being open to a front opposite the back wall and open to a top opposite the base, the method comprising:
orienting the basket to a loading position;
loading tobacco leaves into the basket from the open top and front;
securing the open front side of the basket;
orienting the basket to a toasting position;
transporting the basket to a baking room; and
curing the tobacco loaded into the basket in a curing barn.
21. The method of claim 20, wherein a plurality of baskets are loaded into the baking room and the baskets are arranged side-by-side such that a rear wall of a first basket is adjacent an open front side of a second basket.
22. A method according to claim 20 or 21, wherein the tobacco leaf is loaded into the basket with its stem against the base of the basket so that its tip is directed towards the open top side.
23. The method of any one of claims 20 to 22, wherein L-shaped metal rods are driven through the side walls of the basket, the L-shaped metal rods being supported by the wire mesh of the side walls such that the L-shaped metal rods are configured to hold the tobacco leaves in position.
24. The method of any one of claims 20 to 23, wherein the basket is arranged in the baking chamber to fill the entire area of the cross-section of the baking chamber.
Technical Field
The present disclosure relates to a toasting installation. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a basket for receiving, transporting and curing loose tobacco leaves, the arrangement of the basket in a curing barn and a method of receiving, transporting and curing tobacco leaves using the basket.
Background
The tobacco leaves are usually manually harvested and cured in such a manner that workers cut and collect the tobacco leaves in the field and then transport the harvested tobacco leaves to a tobacco curing barn for curing. This is a long process and results in prolonged exposure of the harvesting worker to the tobacco leaves. This is undesirable because it increases the risk of green smoke disease (GTS) for the worker. GTS is a type of nicotine intoxication caused by the dermal absorption of nicotine from the surface of moist tobacco plants. Since tobacco harvesters' clothing is often saturated with rain or morning dew-wetted tobacco, harvesters are at high risk of developing GTS, and any means of reducing the exposure of the harvesters is beneficial.
There are many different ways of curing tobacco leaves, such as, for example, air drying, fire curing, flue curing and sun curing. Tobacco curing barns are usually provided with wooden racks and the tobacco leaves are manually loaded onto the racks by placing bundles of tobacco leaves on a wooden frame. Thus, the process of loading tobacco into the hothouse also exposes the workers to the tobacco, thus placing the workers at risk of GTS.
Various approaches are described herein that seek to help address at least some of these issues.
Disclosure of Invention
According to a first aspect of certain embodiments described herein, there is provided a basket for receiving, transporting and curing tobacco leaves, the basket having a generally cubic shape, the basket comprising a base, opposing side walls rigidly attached to the base, and a rear wall rigidly attached to the base and the side walls, the basket being open to the front and to the top.
According to a second aspect of certain embodiments described herein, there is provided a baking house for baking tobacco leaves, the baking house comprising a plurality of baskets according to the first aspect.
According to a third aspect of certain embodiments described herein, there is provided a method of receiving, transporting and curing tobacco using a basket having a generally cubic shape, the basket comprising a base, opposing side walls rigidly attached to the base, and a rear wall rigidly attached to the base and the side walls, the basket being open to a front opposite the rear wall and open to a top opposite the base, the method comprising: orienting the basket to a loading position; loading tobacco leaves into the basket from the open top and front; securing the open front side of the basket; orienting the basket to a toasting position; transporting the basket to a baking room; and curing the tobacco loaded into the basket in a curing barn.
It will be appreciated that the features and aspects of the invention described above in relation to the first and other aspects of the invention are equally applicable to, and may be combined with, embodiments of the invention according to other aspects of the invention, as required, and not merely in the specific combinations described above.
Drawings
Embodiments of the invention will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a basket oriented for loading according to some embodiments of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the basket of FIG. 1 oriented for toasting according to some embodiments of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is an image of the basket oriented according to FIG. 1 during loading of loose tobacco leaves according to some embodiments of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is an image of a basket oriented according to FIG. 2 fully loaded with loose tobacco leaves ready for transport according to some embodiments of the invention;
FIG. 5 is an image of a baking room including multiple tracks for positioning loaded baskets according to some embodiments of the present invention;
FIG. 6 is an image of a baking room loaded with baskets positioned on the track of FIG. 5 according to some embodiments of the present invention;
FIG. 7 is an image of loose tobacco leaves positioned within the plurality of baskets of FIG. 6, wherein L-shaped rods are driven through the sidewalls such that the L-shaped metal rods are configured to hold tobacco leaves received in the baskets in place, according to some embodiments of the invention;
FIG. 8A is a schematic diagram showing an example arrangement of baskets in a baking room, and FIG. 8B is a schematic diagram showing an arrangement of baskets in a baking room according to some embodiments of the present invention; and
figure 9 is an image of a baking room loaded with a two-tier basket.
Detailed Description
Aspects and features of certain examples and embodiments are described herein. Some aspects and features of certain examples and embodiments may be routinely implemented and, for the sake of brevity, are not discussed in detail. Thus, it will be understood that aspects and features of the apparatus and methods discussed herein that are not described in detail may be implemented in accordance with any conventional technique for implementing such aspects and features.
As mentioned above, the present disclosure relates to receiving, transporting, and curing loose tobacco leaves in a single basket.
Fig. 1 and 2 are schematic views of a
In one embodiment, the frame is formed from a tube having a diameter of about 15 mm. However, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention is not limited to this tube diameter.
In one embodiment, the basket is formed of a metal, such as steel. The basket may alternatively be formed of a precious metal (e.g., copper) to provide corrosion resistance.
Each
In the embodiment disclosed in the drawings, a wire mesh is formed across the surface of each rectangle using a set of wires extending parallel to a first dimension of the rectangle and a second set of wires extending parallel to a second dimension of the rectangle. A rectangular gap is formed between the first and second sets of wires. It should be understood that other techniques may be used to form the mesh. Other means of retaining the tobacco in the basket may also be used.
In fig. 1 and 2,
Although specific dimensions have been described, those skilled in the art will also appreciate that different dimensions may be used.
Fig. 3 is an image showing the
As shown in fig. 3, the tobacco leaves are loaded into the
The loose tobacco leaves 300 may be loaded such that the bottom of the stem of the loose tobacco leaves 300 is directed toward the
In this embodiment, the attachable barrier is a string tied around the sidewall to secure loose tobacco leaves in the
Note that after the tobacco leaves 300 are loaded into the
Fig. 4 is an image of
In the flue-cured orientation, the loose tobacco leaves 300 may be arranged vertically with the bottom of the stem of each leaf directed toward the ground and toward the
FIG. 5 shows the interior of a
After transport,
The arrangement of the
FIG. 6 is an image showing a flue-curing
Considering that the
Furthermore, as shown in fig. 6, the
In some embodiments, the
Figure 7 is an enlarged view of one of the
Although in this embodiment L-shaped rods 710 are driven through side walls 120,130 after each row of
It is noted that, since the tobacco leaves 300 are already prepared for baking in the
Fig. 8A shows such an exemplary arrangement of
Fig. 8B illustrates this arrangement of
It can be seen that the open front side enables the tobacco leaves 300 to occupy space even above the
In some embodiments, the
Fig. 9 is an image showing a
In other embodiments, a downward flow of forced air may be utilized. In any event, the arrangement of the basket enables air leakage to be minimised.
According to the present invention, the exposure time of workers to the tobacco leaves 300 is reduced by using the
While the above embodiments have in some respects focused on the loading and curing of loose tobacco, it will be appreciated that the same principles may be applied to curing or drying other agricultural products. That is, the particular manner in which aspects of the loose tobacco leaf system function is not directly related to the principles underlying the examples described herein.
To address various problems and advance the art, the present disclosure shows by way of illustration various embodiments in which the claimed invention may be practiced. The advantages and features of the present disclosure are merely representative examples of embodiments and are not exhaustive and/or exclusive. They are presented only to assist in understanding and teaching the claimed invention. It is to be understood that advantages, embodiments, examples, functions, features, structures, and/or other aspects of the present disclosure are not to be considered limitations on the present disclosure as defined by the claims or limitations on equivalents to the claims, and that other embodiments may be utilized and modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the claims. Various embodiments may suitably comprise, consist of, or consist essentially of various combinations of the disclosed elements, components, features, parts, steps, means/means, etc. in addition to those specifically described herein, and it will therefore be understood that features of the dependent claims may be combined with features of the independent claims in combinations other than those explicitly set out in the claims. The present disclosure may include other inventions not presently claimed, but which may be claimed in the future.
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