RELOADING DEVICE Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: agricultural engineering; shucker, mill and other hoppers. SUBSTANCE: device has hopper spring-mounted on support frame for movement in vertical direction by means of handle, plate with fitted on rack-and-pinion transmissions with T-shaped slots in between for movement of carrier with spring fitted in slots and fastened by brackets to storage. Gate installed at storage outlet has two ports, one open and one closed. Cord is connected by opposite ends to ports. Cord is reeved over rollers and sheave. When hopper is being unloaded, guide plate is lifted and gears rotate on rack-and-pinion transmission, ratchet gear meshes with rim tubes, spring rotates tubes in opposite direction, sheave rotates in the same direction and shifts gate to open port by cord through roller. Product from storage gets into hopper which compresses the springs downwards, and gears come into meshing with rack-and-pinion transmission. EFFECT: enlarged operating capabilities. 9 cl, 18 dwg