Processing of pottery clay at the home scale level, energy efficient home scale pottery clay processing machine for rural indian artisan, 0.5 hp, single phase motor operated pottery clay processing machine.

摘要

This invention is concerned with development of home scale level pottery clay processing machine (Fig- 4 & 5), to reduce the human drudgery of women artisans. This machine is very portable and even a landless artisan can afford to use it in a small corner of his house. The hexagonal tank (Fig -6 & 7) of home scale pottery clay processing machine is made by 2.6 millimeter (12 gauges) thick mild steel sheet for processing of 60 kg of dry clay. It is operated by 0.5 Hp, single phase electric motor and the impeller which is connected by 32 millimeter EN8 shaft (Fig-9) is designed to consume minimum power with best performance output. Within 20 to 30 minutes of operation an artisan can process 60 kg of dry pottery clay for a work of two days or in eight hours he can process around 500 kg of dry pottery clay for a period of one month. The major portion of the material used is iron, which is easily available in sub-urban areas. The machine is very simple, requires low maintenance, portable, operated by domestic electric connection, and it changes the life style of pottery artisans.