APPARATUS FOR REPROCESSING ORGANIC SUBSTRATE INTO BIOLOGICAL HUMUS Russian patent published in 1996 - IPC

FIELD: agriculture. SUBSTANCE: apparatus has dew worm breeder, bridge crane, containers, nutrient medium preparing machine, container loaders and unloaders, chambers for separating from habitat, washing and disinfecting dew worms. Containers free of inner dividing walls are provided with vertical and horizontal wells positioned adjacent to locations where containers are loaded with nutrient medium. Each well has frame and pipes positioned at an angle of 90 deg for displacement in vertical plane. Pipes have square, round, oval and polygonal section. Pipe lower end is cut at an acute angle. Doors are mounted and hinged on side and lower end of wells. Each door has section area exceeding that of wells. Doors positioned at side of wells are provided with locks. Microswitches united with lifting mechanism and winch drive are positioned at respective points of frames and at different levels. EFFECT: increased efficiency and simplified construction. 3 dwg