AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT STORAGE Russian patent published in 1998 - IPC

FIELD: agriculture. SUBSTANCE: storage has concreted platform 1 with areaway 2 in its center, wall 3 inclined in outward direction, corrugated column 4 mounted in areaway 2, product lowering device and receptacle formed as hermetically sealed chamber 8 connected with air ventilation system and provided with built-in agitator 9 and chute 10. Elongate basket 11 is hanged on end of chute 10. Cellular basket has wire brushes 12 arranged in basket cells. Dry air is supplied under pressure into chamber. Charging device is made in the form of inclined pipeline 18 extending in parallel with generatrix of conical cover 5 and fixed on concreted platform 1. Partition wall 19 is positioned adjacent to pipeline base. Container 20 for charging product into storage through charging hopper 27 is reciprocating within pipeline 18. Plate-shaped feeder 32 feeds product into hoses 44 mounted on pantographs 41, which are suspended on rotary platform 34. Discharge units are made in the form of grate pyramids 53 radially mounted on circular platform 1 of storage in equally spaced relation. Discharge units are served by movable conveyor 56. EFFECT: increased efficiency, simplified construction and enhanced reliability in operation. 18 dwg