Repotenciación de una máquina trilladora de chochos para alcanzar una capacidad de producción de 60 kg/h, destinada a una comunidad del cantón Sigchos, provincia de Cotopaxi

Abstract

Small-scale lupine farmers often struggle to acquire necessary machinery like lupine threshers due to their high cost. Consequently, many farmers resort to manual threshing, which not only impacts product quality and results in seed loss, but also necessitates hiring multiple workers. Our project aims to enhance a lupine thresher to increase its throughput from 50 kg/h to 60 kg/h while effectively separating seeds from pods and stems. This initiative addresses the strong demand from small and medium-sized lupine producers in the Sigchos canton community. In essence, the design is based on prioritized criteria aimed at improving the machine and simplifying its fabrication. The redesigned thresher aims to minimize losses of low-quality lupine and eliminate seed destruction during manual threshing. To automate lupine threshing, the machine requires a motor and a cylinder equipped with rotating hammers, designed to shell the lupine by separating the grain from the pod. This design has been developed based on community needs, with rigorous testing planned to ensure its functionality