Theoretical Research of Corn Orientation Device.

Orientation of corn is an essential step in the corn product processing. Corn processing mainly includes cutting root, tip, segment, and grain, and the whole ear packaging, etc., and at each step, the ear needs to be operated in a straight direction. In this paper, the physical parameters of three kinds of corn have been measured, and combined with the characteristics of corn shape geometry, the corn orientation solutions have been put forward. The corn orientation device has been designed, and its working principle has been introduced. When the primary belt speed was 1.426 m/s, all of corn can come off the belt. In order to ensure the requirements of corn processing technology, the orientation device can solve the following problems. When the corn was transmitted in the front of corn small diameter, corn orientation device could make the corn flip in the former of corn big diameter. The corn was transmitted in the front of corn big diameter; corn orientation device keeps its original direction remains the same. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]