1. A containing and conditioning system (102, 202) for an agricultural product (104), such as seeds or grains, said system comprising
a container (106) for containing the agricultural product, the container having an inlet (108) and an outlet (110) for the agricultural product,
a conditioning device (112) for conditioning the agricultural product,
a stirring device (114, 204) for stirring the agricultural product,
at least one sensor (116) for sensing characteristics of the agricultural product (104), such as a humidity andor a temperature,
a control device (118) adapted to control said system in response to said characteristics and wherein said sensor (116) is a wireless sensor and said sensor is comprised in said stirring device (114, 204).
2. The system according to claim 1, wherein said sensor (116) is attached to said stirring device (114, 204) at a position which is fixed relatively to at least a part of the stirring device and said sensor is moveable with said part of the stirring device.
3. The system according to claim 2, wherein said part is a stirring part of said stirring device and said sensor (116) is attached to or incorporated in said stirring part.
4. The system according to claim 3, wherein said part is an auger (208) and said sensor (116) is attached to or incorporated in said auger (208).
5. The system according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the stirring device (114, 204) comprises a plurality of said sensors (116).
6. The system according to claim 5, wherein a first of said plurality of sensors (116) is comprised in the stirring device (114, 204) at another vertical height than a second of said plurality of sensors.
7. The system according to any of the preceding claims, wherein said stirring device (204) comprises a member (206) extending in a horizontal or substantially horizontal direction and at least one vertical or substantially vertically extending device (208), such as an auger (208), the vertical or substantially vertical device preferably being moveable along said member (206) in said horizontal or substantially horizontal direction and wherein said vertically or substantially vertically extending device (208) comprises said sensor (116).
8. The system according to claim 7, wherein said vertically or substantially vertically extending device (208) is an auger (208).
9. A method for controlling a containing and conditioning system for an agricultural product (104), such as seeds or grains, said system (102, 202) comprising a container, a stirring device, a conditioning device and a control device, said method comprising
sensing (502) characteristics such as a humidity andor a temperature of said agricultural product within said container with a sensor (116),
controlling said system in response to said characteristics with the control device, wherein the method further comprises
transmitting (504) said characteristics wirelessly from said sensor (116) to said control device, and
operating (506) said stirring device and hereby moving said sensor within said storage.
10. The method according to claim 9, wherein said stirring device comprises an auger (208) and wherein said sensor (116) is attached to or incorporated in said auger (208).
11. The method according to claim 10, wherein operating (506) said stirring device comprises rotating said auger (208) and hereby enabling changed agricultural product matter constantly to be measured by the sensor (116).
12. The method according to claim 9, wherein moving said stirring device in a horizontal or substantially horizontal direction moves said sensor in a horizontal or substantially horizontal direction.
13. The method according to any of the preceding claim 9 or 12, wherein controlling said system is provided in response to a plurality of measurements from a plurality of sensors provided at a plurality of different positions on said stirring device.
14. The method according to claim 13, wherein a first of said plurality of sensors (116) is comprised in the stirring device (114, 204) at another vertical height than a second of said plurality of sensors.
15. The method according to any of the preceding claim 9, 12 or 13, wherein controlling said system comprises at least one of;
adding an amount of the agricultural product to the storage device, such as to a particular position of the storage,
extracting an amount of the agricultural product from the storage device, such as from a particular position of the storage,
controlling an amount of air being added to andor extracted from the storage,
moving the stirring device, such as along a certain path andor to a certain position,
operating the stirring device in a certain mode, such as at a certain speed,
operating the conditioning device, such as to dry or cool the agricultural product to certain extends andor in a certain manner andor in a certain position of the storage.
16. The method according to any of the preceding claim 9, 12, 13 or 15, wherein controlling said system is carried out in order to optimize an amount of energy used upon containing and conditioning an amount of the agricultural product in a certain period andor to optimize a quality of the agricultural product.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A fixing device comprising:
an irradiation section that irradiates a recording medium with light, the recording medium having thereon an image formed by an image forming material to be fixed by absorbing light and being transported along a transporting path; and
a preventing member that is provided with a first hole that allows the light to pass therethrough, and prevents the image forming material irradiated with the light from adhering to the irradiation section.
2. The fixing device according to claim 1, further comprising:
a blowing unit that sends wind for preventing the image forming material irradiated with the light from passing through the first hole.
3. The fixing device according to claim 2,
wherein the blowing unit sends wind that passes through the first hole and goes to the transporting path.
4. The fixing device according to claim 3,
wherein the optical axis of the light irradiated by the irradiation section inclines to the downstream side with respect to the transporting path.
5. The fixing device according to claim 2,
wherein the blowing unit sends wind that goes from the upstream side to the downstream side in the transporting path.
6. The fixing device according to claim 5,
wherein the optical axis of the light irradiated by the irradiation section inclines to the upstream side with respect to the transporting path.
7. The fixing device according to claim 3, further comprising:
a reflective member provided with an opening portion that faces the transporting path and that allows the light irradiated by the irradiation section and reflected light reflected by the recording medium to pass therethrough, and having a reflecting surface that reflects the reflected light passed through the opening portion to the recording medium,
wherein the preventing member is supported by the reflective member in the opening portion, and
wherein the blowing unit sends wind that goes from the inside of a space surrounded by the reflective member and the preventing member to the outside of the space.
8. The fixing device according to claim 4, further comprising:
a reflective member provided with an opening portion that faces the transporting path and that allows the light irradiated by the irradiation section and reflected light reflected by the recording medium to pass therethrough, and having a reflecting surface that reflects the reflected light passed through the opening portion to the recording medium,
wherein the preventing member is supported by the reflective member in the opening portion, and
wherein the blowing unit sends wind that goes from the inside of a space surrounded by the reflective member and the preventing member to the outside of the space.
9. The fixing device according to claim 7,
wherein the reflective member is provided with a second hole that allows the light irradiated by the irradiation section to pass therethrough, and
wherein the blowing unit sends the wind into the space from the second hole.
10. The fixing device according to claim 8,
wherein the reflective member is provided with a second hole that allows the light irradiated by the irradiation section to pass therethrough, and
wherein the blowing unit sends the wind into the space from the second hole.
11. An image forming apparatus comprising:
a transfer section that transfers an image, which is formed by an image forming material to be fixed by absorbing light, to a recording medium;
an irradiation section that irradiates the recording medium with light, the recording medium having thereon the image transferred thereto by the transfer section and being transported along a transporting path; and
a preventing member that is provided with a first hole that allows the light to pass therethrough, and prevents the image forming material irradiated with the light from adhering to the irradiation section.