PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an apparatus for hot-water disinfection and cooling of rice seed, enabling a series of hot-water disinfection treatment of rice seed by a simple operation and having a small size and high capacity.SOLUTION: The apparatus for hot-water disinfection and cooling of rice seed is provided with a hot-water tank having a specific length and a cooling tank placed in a row. The hot-water tank contains a conveyor for conveying in the hot-water tank, the cooling tank contains a conveyor for conveying in the cold tank, the hot-water tank further contains a rice seed bag delivery conveyor at the back of the transfer conveyor in the hot-water tank, and the transfer speed of the rice seed bag delivery conveyor is set to be higher than the transfer speed of the transfer conveyor in the hot-water tank.COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT【課題】種籾の一連の温湯消毒処理が簡単な作業で実現できる小型で大容量の種籾温湯消毒冷却装置を提供すること。【解決手段】所定長の温湯タンクと、冷却タンクとを並べて配置した種籾温湯消毒冷却装置であって、温湯タンク内には温湯タンク内搬送コンベアを備え、冷却タンク内には冷却タンク内搬送コンベアを備え、さらに温湯タンク内には温湯タンク内搬送コンベアの後段に、種籾収納袋受け渡しコンベアを備え、種籾収納袋受け渡しコンベアの搬送速度を温湯タンク内搬送コンベアの搬送速度よりも速くしたことを特徴とする。【選択図】図1