Animal husbandry – Feeding device – Hopper and trough
Patent
1976-03-15
1977-06-28
Chamblee, Hugh R.
Animal husbandry
Feeding device
Hopper and trough
A01K 500
Patent
active
040318575
ABSTRACT:
A volumetric accumulating device for use in combination with a conveyor system. The device is connected to the underside of the conveyor system and includes a housing having two sidewalls with two end walls positioned therebetween. One of the end walls includes a portion which converges downwardly towards a lower end. A discharge opening is formed adjacent to the lower end of the housing. A metering device for selectively controlling the amount of material received within the housing includes an arcuately shaped plate pivotally attached adjacent to the top of the housing and is positioned transversely with respect to the sidewalls. The edges of the plate are complementary to the shape of the sidewalls which permit them to remain adjacent to the sidewalls during pivotal movement of the plate between a vertically oriented position adjacent to the end wall having the converging downwardly portion, and a horizontally oriented position. The housing further includes an upper portion which includes an inlet opening positioned above the downwardly inclined end wall and between the end wall and the pivotal axis of the plate. A shell is attached to the bottom of the discharge opening with a gate positioned between the discharge opening and the shell thereby permitting selectively opening and closing of the discharge opening.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3225742 (1965-12-01), Hagans
patent: 3429299 (1969-02-01), Wolfe et al.
patent: 3504654 (1970-04-01), Geerlings et al.
Chamblee Hugh R.
Intraco, Inc.
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