BLADED FEEDER Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: material handling, in particular, gripping apparatus for continuous loader. SUBSTANCE: bladed feeder has chute with two bladed rotors mounted in vertical plane within chute on shafts rotating in opposite directions. Chute is mounted in inclined position in front of conveyor. Feeder further has drive. Each rotor has movable casing mounted on bearings and provided with blades and immovable casing with splined shaft mounted on bearings within it. Spline sleeve is mounted on shaft splines and pressure nut is mounted on shaft end opposed to end where driving mechanism is positioned. Immovable casing is positioned on inclined chute and shaft is connected with driving mechanism and movable casing through spline sleeve, which is rigidly fixed by pressure nut. EFFECT: increased efficiency, simplified construction and enhanced reliability in operation. 2 dwg