DEVICE FOR ITEM-BY ITEM DELIVERY OF LONG-CUT ARTICLES Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: materials handling devices. SUBSTANCE: device has hopper, shafts with agitators, shafts with drums and chutes. Agitators have projections with form of rods secured along generatrices of their cylindrical surfaces and arranged at minimum clearances over drums. Slots in drums are made with width not exceeding half of pitch. Slots of one drum are located opposite to projections of other drum in zone of delivery of articles. EFFECT: enlarged operating capabilities. 3 dwg