PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve operation efficiency of warm water disinfection and to strictly control a warm water temperature, a warm water immersion time, a cold water temperature, a cold water immersion time, etc.SOLUTION: The warm water disinfection apparatus 1 is equipped with a warm water disinfection tank 3 for immersing seeds in warm water and disinfecting them and a cooling tank 4 for immersing the seeds disinfected by warm water in cold water. The warm water disinfection tank 3 is connected to the cooling tank 4 and a conveying apparatus 5 for successively handing and conveying a plurality of unhulled rice storage bags (seed storage containers) 6 above both the tanks 3 and 4. The plurality of unhulled rice storage bags 6 are successively moved from the warm water disinfection tank 3 through the cooling tank 4 by the conveying action of the conveying device 5 to continuously carry out the warm water disinfection and cooling of seeds.COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT【課題】温湯消毒の作業効率を向上させると共に、温水温度、温水浸漬時間、冷水温度、冷水浸漬時間などを厳密に管理できるようにする。【解決手段】種を温水に浸して消毒する温湯消毒槽3と、温湯消毒された種を冷水に浸して冷却する冷却槽4とを備える温湯消毒装置1であって、温湯消毒槽3と冷却槽4を連設すると共に、両槽3、4の上方に亘って複数の籾収納袋(種収納容器)6を順次吊持搬送する搬送装置5を設け、該搬送装置5の搬送動作により、複数の籾収納袋6を温湯消毒槽3内から冷却槽4内に亘って順次移動させ、種の温湯消毒及び冷却を連続的に行う。【選択図】図1
