SMALL-SIZE FORMULA FEED APPARATUS Russian patent published in 1995 - IPC

FIELD: fodder production. SUBSTANCE: portioning apparatus is mounted on a wheeled frame and comprises a shredder with receiving hopper, mixer, device for loading of source components and unloading the end product, and a drive mechanism. The shredder is positioned directly on the mixer in the form of a horizontal double-disc mechanism with a lower rotating disc while the mixer is a vertical mechanism with a hollow shaft accommodating the shredder shaft. The loading-and-unloading device is an integral unit and has the form of an auger conveyor adjoining the mixer and having two receiving pipes in the lower part, and two discharge ones in the upper part with a revolving gate therebetween. The shredder, mixer and conveyor are V-belt-griven from a single engine. EFFECT: efficient operating characteristics due to small size, low energy consumption and simplicity of operation and maintenance. 3 cl, 2 dwg